User`s manual

Getting Started With Linux on the LPC3250 OEM Board Page 5
Copyright 2009 © Embedded Artists AB Rev A
1 Introduction
This document provides you with step-by-step instructions to get Linux up-and-running on the
LPC3250 OEM Board / LPC3250 Developer’s Kit. The instructions cover everything from building the
bootloader, kernel, root file system to transfer the built software to the target board.
Additional documentation you might need is.
• LPC3250 OEM Board User’s Manual – This document is available for download at Embedded
Artists support site.
• Kickstart and Stage 1 Loader – The LPC3250 OEM board has been preprogrammed with the
Kickstart and Stage 1 Loader (S1L). This document gives an introduction to these loaders.
Please note that the document has been written by NXP with a different LPC3250
Development board in mind. Not all information is relevant for Embedded Artists LPC3250
OEM Board. The document is found in the sample application package (CDL) that can be
downloaded from Embedded Artists support site. The location of the document within the
package is software/csps/lpc32xx/bsps/ea3250/docs/lpc32xx_bl.pdf .
1.1 Organization of this Document
• Chapter 2 – Getting Started
This chapter describes how you quickly get Linux up-and-running on the LPC3250 OEM
Board using prebuilt u-boot, Linux kernel and root file system images.
• Chapter 3 – Using the Linux Target Image Builder
This chapter describes how the Linux Target Image Builder (LTIB) is setup and used on a
Fedora 11 and Ubuntu 9.04 distribution.
• Chapter 4 – Universal Boot Loader - u-boot
This chapter describes the u-boot and how to use different booting options.
• Chapter 5 – Peripherals and Drivers
This chapter describes some of the peripherals and drivers that are available on the LPC3250
OEM Board.
1.2 Conventions in This Book
A number of conventions have been used throughout the book to help the reader better understand the
content of the book.
Constant width text – is used for file system paths and command, utility and tool names.
$ This field illustrates user input in a terminal running on the
development workstation, i.e., on the workstation where you edit,
configure and build Linux
# This field illustrates user input on the target hardware, i.e.,
input given to the terminal attached to the LPC3250 OEM Board
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