VAR-SOM-MX8 Debian

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VAR-SOM-MX8 Debian Buster 10

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Debian project is a Linux distributions for embedded devices. Debian big varities of pre-built packages and easy to customization provides rapid prototyping with minimal efforts. This release is based on NXP BSP from Yocto and Debian 10 core libraries. Variscite adds packages and configuration support its i.MX8Q System On Module products: VAR-SOM-MX8 and SPEAR-MX8 (both are under the VAR-SOM-MX8 category of this Wiki).

Release version: buster-4.14.98-var-som-imx8-v1.2

General

General

• First Time? Start Here
• Using the recovery SD card
• VAR-SOM-MX8 Changelog
• SPEAR-MX8 Changelog

Programming

• Hello World 'C' application
• Debugging with Code::Blocks
• Debugging with Eclipse
• Debugging with Visual Studio Code
• TFTP & NFS

Support

• Variscite Customer Portal
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Build

Build Debian, Linux and U-Boot

• Release Notes
• Setting a Development Environment
• Build Debian from source code
• Yocto common build errors
• Customizing U-Boot
• Customizing the Linux kernel
• Toolchain installation for out of Yocto builds
• Build U-Boot from source code
• Build the Linux kernel from source code
• Installing Yocto binaries to eMMC via SD card
• Installing Yocto binaries to eMMC via Ethernet
• U-Boot features
• Adding packages to Debian
• Upgrading packages in Debian
• Replace the Linux logo

• Secure Boot / Advanced High Assurance Boot (AHAB)
• SWUpdate Guide
• Booting from USB using UUU (Universal Update Utility)
• Docker Guide

How-to

Test and use an Interface

• Audio
• Backlight
• Bluetooth
• Bluetooth A2DP
• Bluetooth file transfer
• Bluetooth Low Energy
• OV5640 Camera
• CAN bus
• CPU freq. and number of cores
• Display
• Ethernet
• GPIO
• I2C
• RTC
• SPI
• Static IP address
• Suspend
• UART
• USB Host
• USB OTG
• User Button
• Video streaming - Playback/Capture
• Watchdog
• WiFi

Notes:

• In any "How-to" steps where manual steps to be executed on the target are mentioned, either the serial port or via ssh.
• If a certain interface require changes in the kernel code, then after those changes are done the kernel image and device tree dtbs needs to be rebuilt and flashed on the SOM.

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