Revision as of 16:30, 23 November 2011

Purpose and guidelines of this article

This glossary aims to simplify the knowledge of the basis of the IGEP Technology environment, so that new users or even experienced users can find what they search as quickly and simply as possible.

Here you will find some basic definitions and their descriptions of the main concepts of the IGEP Technology. You will also find links to some related articles or categories inside the IGEP Community Wiki or to related external sites.

This glossary is dynamic, so feel free to complete or write new definitions, update the related articles, etc.

Glossary shortcuts: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A

• ARM architecture: based on 32-bits processors suitable for low power applications | [1]

B

• Backup the Flash: backup the content of the flash memory of your IGEP Processor Board | (please contribute with this article)
• Backup the MicroSD card: backup the content of the MicroSD card of your IGEP Processor Board (if included) | (please contribute with this article)
• Boot up sequence: Boot up sequence
• Boot loader: a relatively small program that can be stored in ROM, MicroSD Card, etc. with the minimum of data needed to access the nonvolatile devices of the IGEP Processor Boards | Boot loaders | [2]
• Boot partition: is the first primary partition in the MicroSD card to boot from it, configured with the boot flag mark and formated using FAT file system| Boot from MicroSD Card
• Boot device priority: is set up by hardware and cannot be changed by software (except custom designs): 1) USB, 2) UART3, 3) MMC1, 4) OneNAND | Boot priority

C

• Communications with IGEP devices: you can communicate with a IGEP Processor board via Serial port, Ethernet, Wifi, USB Ethernet Gadget, etc. | Comunications
• Debug console: is a mechanism for 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. | Using serial debug port to communicate
• Custom designs: Customized IGEP Technology devices with specific peripherals | [3]
• Cross compile: to generate executables for an embedded system or a diferent platform from which the compiler is run | (please contribute with this article)

D

• Software distribution: definition | Software distributions
• Developing under IGEP Technology devices: (please contribute with this article) (suggestion: developing tools for newbies, compilers, text editors, etc.)
• Documentation: many IGEP Technology devices include Features description, Hardware Manual, Schematics, Pinout or Mechanical characteristics, etc. | [4] (link to support area)

E

• IGEP Expansion Boards: they expand the connectivity of the Processor Boards, making possible to add more features and peripherals | Expansion Boards
• Ethernet: can be used to communicate with an IGEP Processor Board (if included) | (please contribute with this article)

F

• IGEP devices features: check the main features of many IGEP Technology devices | Features

G

• GIT Software Repository: definition | links
• GPIO: definition | (create: how to handle gpios and mux) links
• Gstreamer: definition | links

H

I

• IGEP Technology: 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 | [5]
• ISEE: an integration software and electronic engineering company, specialist in the embedded systems, that offers advanced devices through the application of IGEP Technology | [6]

J

K

• Linux Kernel: definition | Linux Kernel

L

• Linux: definition | Linux

M

• Kernel modules: definition | (please contribute with this article)
• OMAP Mux Configuration: definition | Mux configuration
• MicroSD: those IGEP Processor Boards with MicroSD card readers can boot from MicroSD by setting the right configuration, partitions and software installed on the card | Boot from MicroSD Card

N

O

• OMAP processors: definition, types | links

P

• MicroSD Partitions: (explain two partitions: boot and rootfs) definition | links
• IGEP Processor Boards: boards with low-power consumption and fanless processors that have laptop performance in small and quiet systems | Processor Boards
• Poky-Linux: definition | Get the Poky distribution
• Pre-installed Software: definition | links

Q

R

• Root File System (rootfs): is the filesystem that is contained on the same partition on which the root directory is located (for example: /usr /etc /bin ...). It is necessary to set a separate partition for the rootfs when booting from a MicroSD card | Boot from MicroSD Card
• Boards revisions: definition | Check board revision
• IGEP Radar: definition | IGEP Radar

S

• Schematics: (temp: some boards have, where to find..) | links
• SCP: is a network protocol which supports file transfers between hosts. You can use this protocol to directly transfer files from a host to a IGEP Processor Board via Ethernet, Wifi, USB Ethernet Gadget, etc. | links
• SDK tools: definition | links
• SSH: is a network protocol that can execute commands on a IGEP Processor Board in a Debug Console via Ethernet, Wifi, USB Ethernet Gadget, etc. | Using SSH to communicate
• Support: (resources available) | links

T

U

• UART: definition | links
• U-boot: definition | Bootloader U-Boot
• Update Software: definition | Update the Pre-Installed Software image
• USB Ethernet Gadget: can be used to communicate with an IGEP Processor Board (if included) | Communicate via USB Ethernet Gadget
• USB OTG: definition | links
• USB Host: definition | links

V

X

• X-loader: definition | Bootloader X-loader

Y

W

• Wifi: can be used to comunicate with an IGEP Processor Board (if included) | Communicate via wifi

Z