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 theTQ Main Homepage hover mouse cursor over the support tab at the top righthand corner of the website and click the menu point Support Wiki
- On the product page of the respective module, scroll down to the tab bar and select Support, then klick on support wiki entry. with this option you will get direct access to the module startpage.
Wiki Startpage
The 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 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®, Power®, 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.
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
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.
Disclaimer
TQ-Systems GmbH provides the Board Support Packages (BSP) free of charge. The software included in the shipment has been configured individually for the starter kits. The software is only intended to evaluate the module. The use of the Board Support Packages (BSP) is only allowed within the scope of functionality described by TQ-Systems GmbH. TQ-Systems GmbH does not accept any liability for all further changes of the Board Support Package and for any damage resulting from its use.
TQ-Systems GmbH provides the Board Support Packages (BSP) free of charge. The software included in the shipment has been configured individually for the starter kits. The software is only intended to evaluate the module. The use of the Board Support Packages (BSP) is only allowed within the scope of functionality described by TQ-Systems GmbH. TQ-Systems GmbH does not accept any liability for all further changes of the Board Support Package and for any damage resulting from its use.