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The IGEP Technology is the ISEE Generic Enhanced Platform that was created by ISEE in 2008 based on very small processor boards that can run many Open Source and Property Operating Systems with high performance.
 
 
 
=== Getting started documentation ===
 
Visit the main page of your IGEP Technology device - '''visit the main page of your board [[Which IGEP board do I have|here]]''' - and read the '''getting started''' articles, the main pages at ISEE and at the IGEP Community, and many documentation such hardware manuals, schematics, etc.
 
=== Devices ===
Visit the main page of your IGEP Technology device - '''visit the main page of your board [[Which IGEP board do I have|here]]''' - and read the '''getting started''' articles, the main pages at ISEE and at the IGEP Community, and many documentation such hardware manuals, schematics, etc.
=== Pre-installed software ===
 
If you have a brand new IGEP Processor Board you must know that it comes with a firmware provided and installed on it by ISEE.
 
Therefore, when you power up your board it boots the pre-installed software, which consists on a minimal '''Linux-based distribution''' with a X Window System and GNOME Mobile based applications created with Poky Platform Builder.
 
There are also many other Linux [[:Category:Software distributions|software distributions]] that you can run with IGEP Technology devices, such Ubuntu, Android, Linaro, etc.
=== Software distributions ===
There are also many Linux [[:Category:Software distributions|software distributions]] that you can run with this devices, such Ubuntu, Android, Linaro, Poky Linux, etc.
=== Boot order ===
By default, if you power up your board it will run the pre-installed software on the flash. But you all IGEP Processor Boards can prepare a MicroSD card and [[Boot up sequence|boot from it by inserting it to the many peripherals]], such Serial Port, MicroSD card reader of your IGEP Processor BoardCard, Flash, as it has more priority than the flashetc.
For example, you can create and boot from it by inserting it to the MicroSD card reader of your IGEP Processor Board, as it has more priority than the flash ([[Boot up sequence|Boot device priority]]).
If you have a brand new IGEP Processor Board you must know that it comes with a firmware provided and installed on it by ISEE.
Therefore, when you power up your board it boots the pre-installed software, which consists on a minimal Linux-based distribution with a lite X Window === Bootloader & Root File System and GNOME Mobile based applications created with Poky Platform Builder.===
(explain what it is)
If you want to update your pre-installed software, you can create a MicroSD card in your host PC with the latest sofwtare. Then boot your IGEP Processor Board from that MicroSD card.*Bootloaders*Kernel*Root File System*Kernel Modules
Finally, you can write the updated software from the MicroSD to the flash memory on your IGEP device
=== Create a bootable MicroSD ===
IGEP Processor Boards You can download and [[Boot up sequenceHow to boot from MicroSD Card|create a bootable MicroSD card]] (two partitions: boot from many peripheralsand rootfs) in your host PC with the latest [[:Category:Software distributions|software distributions]], such Serial Port, MicroSD Card, Flash, etc.
With an external computerOnce you have created the MicroSD card, you can download and [[How to boot from MicroSD Card|set a MicroSD card]] and boot your IGEP Processor Board from it by creating two partitions (boot and rootfs) with the right configurationenjoy your new software distribution.
You can also boot your IGEP Processor Board from the MicroSD card and transfer this software to the flash memory, so you can boot from the flash next time, without any MicroSD installed on it.
Once you have created this MicroSD card, you can boot your IGEP Processor Board from it and transfer this software to its flash memory, boot from it next time without the MicroSD.
(Explain: difference between graphical X session and debug console session)
 === Communications ===A Debug Console is a way of interacting with the IGEP Processor operating system [host] by typing commands in your client machine to perform specific tasks. You can communicate and open debug sessions via Serial port, SSH, etc.
You can access to the debug console of your IGEP Processor board via Serial port, Ethernet, Wifi, USB Ethernet Gadget, etc.
* [[Using USB ethernet gadget to communicate|Use USB Ethernet Gadget to communicate]]
* [[Using serial debug port to communicate|Use serial debug port to communicate]]
 
=== SDK and other developing tools ===
 
==== ARM Architecture ====
 
(explain differences between x86 and ARM)
 
 
==== Cross compiling ====
 
You can generate executables for an embedded system or a diferent architecture from which the compiler is running | [[The Linux kernel#How to cross compile the linux kernel|Cross compile the Linux Kernel]] | [[How to setup a cross compiler]]
 
==== SDK ====
*[[Ubuntu 8.04 IGEP v2.0 SDK Virtual Machine]]
*[[How to develop using Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid)]]
==== Other developing resources ====
*
*[[Update the PRE-INSTALLED software image to a current release]]
*[[How to develop using Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid)]]
* [[:Category:Software applications|Software applications]] 
*Examples of [[:Category:Software applications|software applications]] with IGEP Technology devices
*[[Start developing under IGEP Technology|Start developing]] under IGEP Technology
 
*GNU Operating System [http://www.gnu.org/ www.gnu.org]
 
*Ubuntu ARM [http://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM]
*Ubuntu distro http://www.ubuntu.com/
 
 
=See also=
 
[[Category:Work in progress]]
[[Category:Software applications]]
[[Category:Tutorials]]
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