VAR-SOM-MX8 B2QT

VAR-SOM-MX8 B2Qt

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B2Qt project is a framework for creating a Linux distributions for embedded devices. It's layering mechanism makes it easy to add Linux to new target devices highly customized for a particular platform; it can include custom start-up scripts, software packages built with a high degree of optimization for a particular architecture, and different user interfaces from full Gnome desktop to a simple a serial console.

This release is based on NXP BSP layer for B2Qt framework. Variscite extends this layer to 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: var-som-mx8-b2qt-v11

General

General

• First Time? Start Here
• Using the recovery SD card

Programming

• Building a Qt Hello World
• TFTP & NFS

Support

• Variscite Customer Portal
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Build

Build B2Qt, Linux and U-Boot

• Release Notes
• Setting a Development Environment
• Build B2Qt from source code
• B2Qt common build errors
• Customizing U-Boot
• Customizing the Linux kernel
• Toolchain installation for out of B2Qt builds
• Build U-Boot from source code
• Build the Linux kernel from source code
• Burning B2Qt binaries to eMMC via SD card
• Burning B2Qt binaries eMMC via Ethernet
• U-Boot features
• Adding packages to B2Qt
• Replace the Linux logo
• Booting from USB using UUU (Universal Update Utility)
• SWUpdate guide
• 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 using connman

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