===== Quickstart guide TQ Support Wiki=====



====Ways to access TQ Support Wiki=====

There are three way to get acces to the wiki :
  * access the wiki directly over the URL [[http://support.tq-group.com]]
  * over the[[http://tq-group.com|TQ Main Homepage]] hover mouse cursor over the support tab at the top righthand corner of the website and click the menu point ++ Support Wiki| 
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  *  On the product page of the respective module, scroll down to the tab bar and select **Support**, then klick on   ++ support wiki entry. | 
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++ with this option you will get direct access to the module startpage. 

==== Wiki Startpage====

The **[[en:start| wiki startpage]]** is splitted in two sections 

  * **General Information** in this scection we discribe the configuration of the development host and simple how to's in [[en:general_information:tutorial|Tutorial]]. The **Supplementary Tools** bar at the top of the startpage is accessible from every wiki page and contains the same information as the **General Information** section.  
  * **Module** section is an overview of all modules that are documented in our wiki, the modules are sorted by CPU arcitectures ARM<sup>®</sup>, Power<sup>®</sup>, X86. When you click on a module you get access to the module startpage.






======Contents of a TQ Module wiki page======

On the module startpage you will find every information availably. The picture shows the Wiki-entry page of the TQMa6X, which will be used as an example in this article.
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**As you can see there are three tabs: 'Product Information', 'Board Support Packages' and 'Starterkit'.**

  *The **__Product Information__** tab contains hyperlinks to the product page and the respective Starterkit on the TQ homepage. Furthermore you can find the latest drivers and a detailed manual by selecting Downloads. The simplified version of said manual can be downloaded as .pdf by selecting Quick start guide.
  *The **__Board Support Packages__** tab consists of an overview of the BSP as well as the newest BSP revisions and respective PTXdist Versions, OSELAS toolchains etc. Furthermore you can find changelogs and information about the latest features of the software. The BSP revisions running Linux can be downloaded without further enquiry. The board support packages running QNX Neutrino and Wind River VxWorks need to be requested and can not be downloaded from the wiki due to license regulations.
  * The **__Starterkit__** tab displays DIP switch settings to set up boot modes or configure CAN interfaces among other things.

======Board Support Packages - Linux======
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The Linux entry in the Board Support Packages tab is always divided into 9 collumns.

  * In **__BSP Overview__** Changelogs you  can find a BSP Matrix with the different BSP Revisions, PTXdist Versions and OSELAS toolchains etc. Furthermore you can find changelogs and a feature overview of BSP and bootloader.
  * The next entry describes the preparation of the **__Development Environment__**. This includes PTXdist setup and a catalogue of all packages required to run it, along with the installation of the toolchain and the BSP.
  * **__Building BSP__** describes the compilation of the basic BSP with PTXdist
  * **__Adapting BSP__** shows how to adapt the basic BSP for custom hardware.
  * **__Deployment__** describes how to move bootloader, kernel and RootFS via network to the eMMC, as well as how to write an image from SD-Card onto the eMMC.
  * **__How-to__** contains various manuals, for example how to change boot-devices and device tree, how to use a display and how to set up the graphics unit.