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| 1 | +############################## |
| 2 | +Getting Started with Buildroot |
| 3 | +############################## |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +The SD card Image sdcard.img provided on the |__SDK_DOWNLOAD_URL__| is all you |
| 6 | +need to get started and explore Buildroot on TI microprocessors. |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +The Buildroot Image provided has all the basic packages required to boot with |
| 9 | +Weston as default window manager. The user can install any new package and |
| 10 | +customize the filesystem as required. |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +Follow the steps mentioned in this page to create an SD card Image. |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +************** |
| 15 | +Hardware Setup |
| 16 | +************** |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +In addition to the EVM itself, the following hardware is needed: |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +1. USB Type-C 5V - 15V and 3A power supply |
| 21 | +2. Micro-SD card reader |
| 22 | +3. Micro-SD card (16GB or larger recommended) |
| 23 | +4. USB Micro-B cable for UART serial communication |
| 24 | +5. HDMI display and HDMI cable |
| 25 | +6. USB mouse and Keyboard (For controlling the UI) |
| 26 | +7. Ethernet cable (For network access) |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +********************************* |
| 29 | +Create SD Card using balenaEtcher |
| 30 | +********************************* |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +1. Download the default bootable SD card image available on the release page as |
| 33 | + :file:`tisdk-buildroot-sdcard-image-am62lxx-evm-<version>.img` for Linux image |
| 34 | + or :file:`tisdk-buildroot-sdcard-image-rt-am62lxx-evm-<version>.img` for RT-Linux |
| 35 | + image. |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +2. Download and install the balenaEtcher tool: |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | + Balena Etcher is an open-source utility that can be installed on both Linux and Windows. |
| 40 | + Download the tool from `this link <https://www.balena.io/etcher/>`__ and install it. |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +3. Flash the SD Card image to the SD card: |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | + Insert a micro SD card into the USB SD card reader and start Etcher. Choose the sdcard |
| 45 | + image to be flashed, choose the USB SD card reader as the target, and then click "Flash". |
| 46 | + Etcher will decompress the image and write it to the SD card, as shown below: |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +.. figure:: /images/balena_etcher.png |
| 49 | + :height: 600 |
| 50 | + :width: 800 |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +******************************** |
| 53 | +Set the EVM to SD card Boot mode |
| 54 | +******************************** |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +The simplest way to run Linux on the EVM is through an SD card. For that, the |
| 57 | +EVM will need to be configured for SD card boot. |
| 58 | +Refer to `AM62L EVM User's Guide <https://www.ti.com/tool/EVM-AM62L>`__ for |
| 59 | +detailed information about boot mode configurations. For quick reference, |
| 60 | +the figure below shows the boot mode switch setting for SD card boot. |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +.. figure:: /images/AM62x_SD_boot.jpg |
| 63 | + :height: 600 |
| 64 | + :width: 800 |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +*************************** |
| 67 | +Boot and Validate Buildroot |
| 68 | +*************************** |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | +Make sure to connect the Ethernet cable, HDMI Display, Mouse and Keyboard to the EVM. |
| 71 | +Insert the SD Card in the board and Power ON the EVM. |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +After few seconds the booting prompt will appear. |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +.. figure:: /images/buildroot_homescreen.png |
| 76 | + :height: 600 |
| 77 | + :width: 800 |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +You've successfully booted Buildroot on AM62L. |
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