User's Manual

MediaTek LinkIt™ Smart 7688 User Manual
2. Development Environment
2.1. Operating Systems
The following operating systems can be used to access LinkIt Smart 7688
development boards:
• Windows XP, 7, 8 and 10
• Mac OS X 10.9 and 10.10
• Linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
An overview of the OS capabilities is shown in Table 10:
OS Windows Ubuntu
Mac OS
X
Arduino IDE (LinkIt Smart
7688 Duo only)
Yes Yes Yes
To build bootloader,
firmware and C programs
No Yes Yes
Python, Node.js development
Yes
Yes
Yes
Table 10 OS Capabilities
If you are developing on a Windows computer you’
ll need to install a virtual
machine with Linux development environment to build bootloader, firmware
and
programs in C.
2.2. OpenWrt Introduction
OpenWrt is an open-source embedded Linux operating system used mainly on
embedded devices such as wireless routers. Key features of OpenWrt include
the following:
1) Comprehensive network related functions
2) Provides a fully writable file system with package
management
3) Rich and extendable feature set (over 3,400+ packages and
growing)
2.3. Network Environment
Both LinkIt Smart 7688 development board can be configured in two modes:
Access point or Station.
2.3.1. Access Point Mode
For local area network, LinkIt Smart 7688 acts as an AP. AP mode is used
when you are configuring LinkIt Smart 7688. Figure 9 illustrates how LinkIt
Smart 7688 works in a LAN environment.
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