User Guide

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4 Getting started
4.1 Prerequisites
Before you power up your DB8 for the first time you will need the following:
● DB8 board
● A 96Boards compliant power supply (sold separately by Arrow) Input voltage range of 6.5-18V, recommended
input current of 2A minimum.
● A HDMI or DVI LCD Monitor that supports a minimum resolution of 1080P/30Hz
● HDMI-HDMI cable or HDMI-DVI cable to connect the board to the Monitor
●
A computer keyboard with USB interface
● A computer mouse with USB interface
4.2 Starting the board for the first time
To start the board, follow these simple steps:
step 1. Connect the HDMI cable to the DB8 HDMI connector (marked J6) and to the LCD Monitor.
step 2. Connect the mouse and keyboard to the DB8 USB connectors marked J2 and. (It doesn’t matter which order
you connect them in. You can also connect via an external USB Hub.)
step 3. Ensure that the boot switches S1 are set to ‘0000’, all in Off position.
step 4. Connect the power supply to power connector J23.
step 5.
Plug the power supply into a power outlet.
The board will start the booting process, and you should see Linux or Android boot up. The ’power up’ Green LED
‘LED1’ should illuminate.
Please note that the first boot takes 3-4 minutes due to first time initialization. Subsequent boot times should be faster in
the range of 1-2 minutes.