taskit Portux920T EU User manual

Quick Start Guide taskit GmbH
Quick Start Guide
for
Portux920T EU / SW
Portux Mini-PC
Portux Panel-PC
Panel-Card
MoLUX
Sta p
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Table of contents
1.Introduction...................................................................................4
2.Package contents.........................................................................5
2.1.Portux920T EU......................................................................................5
2.2.Portux920T SW.....................................................................................5
2.3.Portux Mini-PC......................................................................................5
2.4.Portux Panel-PC...................................................................................6
2.5.Panel-Card.............................................................................................6
2.6.MoLUX...................................................................................................7
2.7.Sta p....................................................................................................7
3.Setting up the Hardware..............................................................9
3.1.Portux920T EU......................................................................................9
3.2.Portux Mini-PC......................................................................................9
3.3.Portux Panel-PC without alu iniu -case.........................................9
3.4.Portux Panel-PC with alu iniu -case.............................................10
3.5.Panel-Card...........................................................................................10
4.Creating a ter inal connection to a PC...................................11
4.1.Ter inal access under Linux............................................................11
4.2.Ter inal access under Windows......................................................12
5.The boot process / login............................................................13
6.Copying files or applications....................................................14
6.1.Sharing a directory.............................................................................14
6.2.Setting up the ethernet connection..................................................14
6.3.Mounting the directory.......................................................................15
6.4.Copying a file......................................................................................15
6.5.Starting an application.......................................................................15
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1. Introduction
Your product is delivered with an customized Linux and the bootloader U-Boot. To start running
you have to read the Quic StartGuide.
If you want to configure the Linux ernel, install permanent drivers or software or modify the
bootloader you have to wor the LinuxGuide over.
Maybe you want to develop additional hardware components and drivers then you will need the
informations and specifications from the TechnicalReference and the Atmel® Manual.
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2. Package contents
2.1. Portux920T EU
Standard
If you have ordered the Portux920T EU, following parts are delivered:
●Portux920T EU
Starterkit
If you have ordered the Portux920T EU starter it, following parts are delivered:
●Portux920T EU
●PXB-USB
●Firmware CD (Documentation, Linux, U-Boot and GNU-Tools)
●Ethernet cable (patch and crossover)
●Null modem cable
●Power pac
●DBGU adapter
Also available
For the Portux920T EU following parts can be ordered seperatelly:
●PXB-Modem ISDN or Analog
2.2. Portux920T SW
Standard
If you have ordered the Portux920T SW, following parts are delivered:
●Portux920T SW
2.3. Portux Mini-PC
Standard
If you have ordered the Portux Mini-PC, following parts are delivered:
●Robust aluminium housing including:
○Portux920T EU
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○PXB-USB
Starterkit
If you have ordered the Portux Mini-PC starter it, following parts are delivered:
●Robust aluminium housing including:
○Portux920T EU
○PXB-USB
●Firmware CD (Documentation, Linux, U-Boot and GNU-Tools)
●Ethernet cable (patch and crossover)
●Null modem cable
●Power pac
●DBGU adapter
2.4. Portux Panel-PC
If you have ordered the Portux Panel-PC with aluminium case the front panel with Display, matrix
eyboard and an optional touch panel is already installed in the aluminium case. Furthermore a
power jac and a power button are installed on the top.
If you have ordered the Portux Panel-PC without aluminium case the Portux Panel-PC board and
the front panel with Display and matrix eyboard and an optional touch panel comes to you as
separate parts. Furthermore a power connecting cable is provided.
Irrespective of what product you ordered following parts are delivered:
●Firmware CD (Documentation, Linux, U-Boot and GNU-Tools)
●Ethernet cable (patch and crossover)
●Null modem cable
●Power pac
●DBGU adapter
2.5. Panel-Card
Standard
If you have ordered the Panel-Card, following parts are delivered:
●Panel-Card with TFT-Display
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Starterkit
If you have ordered the Panel-Card starter it, following parts are delivered:
●Panel-Card with TFT-Display
●Starter it baseboard
●Firmware CD (Documentation, Linux, U-Boot and GNU-Tools)
●Ethernet cable (patch and crossover)
●Null modem cable
●Power pac
●DBGU adapter
2.6. MoLUX
Standard
If you have ordered the MoLUX, following parts are delivered:
●MoLUX housing including:
○Panel-Card with TFT-Display
○Lithium-ion battery pac
●Firmware CD (Documentation, Linux, U-Boot and GNU-Tools)
Also available
For the MoLUX following parts can be ordered seperatelly:
●Doc ing station with power pac and USB cable
2.7. Sta p
Standard
If you have ordered the Stamp, following parts are delivered:
●Stamp
Starterkit
If you have ordered the Stamp starter it, following parts are delivered:
●Stamp
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●Stampadaptor (for starter it baseboard)
●Starter it baseboard
●Firmware CD (Documentation, Linux, U-Boot and GNU-Tools)
●Ethernet cable (patch and crossover)
●Null modem cable
●Power pac
●DBGU adapter
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3. Setting up the Hardware
3.1. Portux920T EU
First connect a 2-wire power connecting cable to X7 (VIN). Pay attention to connect the red wire
with VIN+ and the blac wire with VIN-. For the safe loc ing of the cable the orange interior of the
mini force clamp must be pressed downward and the cable end be completely introduced. Examine
the firm tightness of the cables.
Then connect a null modem cable from you PC to the first serial port (X6, RS232-1). Due to the
fact that the first serial port provides 2 RS232 interfaces, it is required to connect the DBGU atapter
to X6 and then connect the serial cable to the DBGU adapter to access the first serial interface
(debug port).
Before you turn it on for the first time, start a terminal emulation program on the connected
computer as described below (“Creating a terminal connection to a PC”).
3.2. Portux Mini-PC
Connect a null modem cable from you PC to the first serial port (RS232-1) of the Portux Mini-PC.
Due to the fact that the first serial port provides 2 RS232 interfaces, it is required to connect the
DBGU atapter to RS232-1 and then connect the serial cable to the DBGU adapter to access the first
serial interface (debug port).
Next, connect the Portux Mini-PC to the power pac . This concludes the hardware setup. Before
you turn it on for the first time, start a terminal emulation program on the connected computer as
described below (“Creating a terminal connection to a PC”).
3.3. Portux Panel-PC without alu iniu -case
First connect the matrix eyboard with the Portux Panel-PC board via the slot X41 (Keyb). Ensure
to connect the matrix eyboard in that way the the arrow on the jac is connected to the arrow
(Pin1) on the slot of the Portux Panel-PC board.
Then connect the LCD. First connect the two-wire cable to slot X21 (high voltage) then connect the
data cable to the Portux Panel-PC board using the corresponding slot for your LC-Display:
●connect a monochrome LCD to slot X16 (B/W LCD) on the Portux Panel-PC board
●connect a CSTN-display to slot X22 (CSTN) on the Portux Panel-PC board
●connect a TFT display to slot X28 (TFT) on the Portux Panel-PC board
If you have ordered a Portux Panel-PC with touch-screen then connect the jac of the touch-screen
to slot X18 (Touch) on the Portux Panel-PC board (the arrow points to Pin1).
Now connect the 2-wire power connecting cable to X7 (VIN). Pay attention to connect the red wire
with VIN+ and the blac wire with VIN-. For the safe loc ing of the cable the orange interior of the
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mini force clamp must be pressed downward and the cable end be completely introduced. Examine
the firm tightness of the cables.
Follow the steps described below (“Portux Panel-PC with aluminium-case”) to connect the Portux
Panel-PC to a PC.
3.4. Portux Panel-PC with alu iniu -case
Connect the first serial interface off the Portux Panel-PC (mar ed as RS232-1) using the DBGU
adapter (the DBGU adapter converts the RS232-1 slot from DGBU to standard RS232 pinout) and
the null modem cable to an available serial interface on the computer to which you want to create a
connection.
Next, connect the Portux Panel-PC to the included power pac . This concludes the hardware setup.
Before you turn on the Portux Panel-PC for the first time, start a terminal emulation program on the
connected computer as described below (“Creating a terminal connection to a PC”).
3.5. Panel-Card
Connect a null modem cable from you PC to the first serial port (RS232-1). Due to the fact that the
first serial port provides 2 RS232 interfaces, it is required to connect the DBGU atapter to RS232-1
and then connect the serial cable to the DBGU adapter to access the first serial interface (debug
port).
Next, connect the Panel-Card to the power pac . This concludes the hardware setup. Before you
turn on the Panel-Card for the first time, start a terminal emulation program on the connected
computer as described below (“Creating a terminal connection to a PC”).
Attention: Removing the Panel-Card from the baseboard should be done with care and only when
absolutely essential.
Because if the Panel-Card is cant, the spring contacts will be damaged.
When the spring contacts are damaged, the pins of the baseboard don't have electric contact to the
Panel-Card. In this case the Panel-Card won't be functioning any more.
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4. Creating a ter inal connection to a PC
To use U-Boot and Linux effectively as a development environment, you need terminal access via
the serial port. Later, the system can be configured to start automatically – user interaction is no
longer required. The standard way to create a serial port connection is to connect the target
computer and development computer with a null modem cable and to run a terminal emulator on the
development system.
As described below, you can use either a Linux computer or one running Windows.
4.1. Ter inal access under Linux
In the Linux environment, Kermit fulfils this software requirement. Although also often used for
similar purposes, the Minicom terminal emulator should not be used, since there are many reported
problems when wor ing with the U-Boot boot loader. There are 2 Kermit pac ages in many Linux
distributions. Of these, gKermit is only a command-line tool for implementing the Kermit FTP (File
Transfer Protocol); the appropriate pac age is cKermit. Under Debian GNU/Linux, you can install
the pac age simply with:
apt-get install ckermit
The pac et cKermit belongs to the non-free distribution tree. If the Apt-Pac et Manager couldn't
find the pac age, simply add non-free to the configuration file /etc/apt/sources.list for your Debian
server and execute
apt-get update
Now the apt command should wor successfully.
For configuration, it is a good idea to create the configuration file . ermrc in the home directory
used by Kermit for initialisation. Use the following settings to interact with U-Boot:
# example ~/.kermrc
set line /dev/ttyS0
set speed 5200
set carrier-watch off
set handshake none
set flow-control none
robust
set file type bin
set file name lit
set rec pack 000
set window 5
Normal users need to have read and write permissions for /dev/ttyS0. In most Linux distributions,
this is not the case. The root user must run the following command:
chmod 666 /dev/ttyS0
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Then you can re-start Kermit:
kermit -c
Upon starting U-Boot on the target system, a console is available on the serial port.
4.2. Ter inal access under Windows
Windows operating systems generally offer
HyperTerminal as a free terminal emulator,
already included in the standard
installation. You can execute
HyperTerminal from Start→ Programs→
Accessories→ Communication.
After starting HyperTerminal, enter any
connection name and choose the COM port
to be used. Then configure the interface for
U-Boot interaction, as shown in the
following screen shot (Kein(e) = None).
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5. The boot process / login
After starting the terminal emulation, turn on the device.
The terminal window should now display messages from the U-Boot boot loader. If you press any
ey within the first 3 seconds, the Linux ernel does not boot automatically and the U-Boot entry
screen appears.
After 3 seconds, the ernel is loaded from the Flash memory, and the root file system image
(li ewise stored in the Flash memory) is unpac ed and mounted. After a few seconds, and after
output of the ernel's boot messages, you are presented with the login prompt.
$ xxxxx login:
In standard installations, only the superuser “root” has been created. Log in as “root” with the
password “taskit”. The password of earlier Linux distributions from tas it (before 2007-11-01) is
“portux”.
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6. Copying files or applications
With the ethernet interface it is possible to start applications or to copy files from a PC very fast
(copying big files over the serial interface using ermit will ta e a long period of time).
First connect the crosswired ethernet cable with and an available ethernet slot on the computer to
which you want to create a connection.
6.1. Sharing a directory
To get access to remote files you need to share a directory. Therefore you need to install an NFS
server on the PC you want to connect. On Debian Linux this is done by entering the following line:
apt-get install nfs-common nfs-user-server
Then create the directory you want to share:
mkdir /develop
After that tell the NFS server to share that directory by editing the file /etc/exports.
Insert the following line:
/develop (ro,insecure,all_squash)
To export the directory to a single host insert the following line instead:
/develop 92. 68.4.2 (ro)
At last you have to allow hosts to connect to the PC. To do that your have to edit the file
/etc/hosts.allow and insert 192.168.4.2 (or 192.168.4 for a range of clients).
Changes to the configuration file should be followed by a restart of the NFS server in order to ma e
them active.
/etc/init.d/nfs-user-server restart
6.2. Setting up the ethernet connection
To use the ethernet connection you have to assign an IP-address to the networ device. If the
networ device is already configured (by default done by DHCP), you can s ip this step.
First read out the IP-address and networ mas of the PC you want to connect to by entering
ifconfig eth0 (if you want to use a second installed ethernet card type ifconfig eth ) if the PC is
running Linux. If the PC is running Windows start the command shell and type ipconfig to see the
IP-address for this device.
Then configure the ethernet interface to use a different IP-address but same subnetmas as the
remote PC. For example if the IP-address of the PC is 192.168.4.1 then type: ifconfig eth0
92. 68.4.2.
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6.3. Mounting the directory
You can mount the remote directory to /mnt on the target system by entering the following line into
the terminal:
mount -t nfs -o nolock 92. 68.4. :/develop /mnt
Where 192.168.4.1 is the IP-address if the remote PC and /develop the shared folder.
6.4. Copying a file
Now that you have mounted a directory you can copy files from or the the remote PC. To copy a
file from the remote PC to the user data partition /config you have to enter the following command
into the terminal:
cp /mnt/filename.fil /config
6.5. Starting an application
To start an application that is stored in the shared folder of the remote PC type the following lines:
cd /mnt
./application
For further instructions about configuring drivers and programming applications read the
LinuxGuide.
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