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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.

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A

• Analog to Digital Converters (ADC): | Category:Peripherals
• ARM architecture: based on 32-bits processors suitable for low power applications | [1]
• Audio In/Out: definition | How to use the audio interface | Category:Audio

B

• Backup the Flash: backup the content of the flash memory of your IGEP Processor Board | How to backup the Flash
• Backup the MicroSD card: backup the content of the MicroSD card of your IGEP Processor Board (if included) | How to backup the MicroSD Card
• 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 | Category: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: See Boot up sequence
• BSP: Buffered Serial Port| BSP | Category:Peripherals

C

• Camera interface: | Category:Peripherals
• Communications with IGEP devices: you can communicate with a IGEP Processor board via Serial port, Ethernet, Wifi, USB Ethernet Gadget, etc. | Category:Peripherals
• 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 | Category:UART
• 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 | Cross compile the Linux Kernel | How to setup a cross compiler | Category:Development

D

• Software distributions: there are many software distributions compatible with IGEP Technology devices| Category:Software distributions
• Developing under IGEP Technology devices: Start developing under IGEP Technology | Category:Development
• Documentation: many IGEP Technology devices include Features description, Hardware Manual, Schematics, Pinout or Mechanical characteristics, etc. | [4]
• DSP: definition | Category:Peripherals
• DVI: definition | Category:Peripherals

E

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

F

• Flash your MicroSD firmware: copy your downloaded firmware from your MicroSD to the flash| Flash your MicroSD firmware | Flash using Ubifs | Category:Software
• IGEP devices features: check the main features of many IGEP Technology devices | Features | [5]
• Boot from the Flash: create a MicroSD card and flash it to your IGEP Processor Board | Flash the latest software image | Category:Software

G

• GIT Software Repository: stable and under developing source code versions and sources of Kernel, Uboot, Xloader, etc. | [6] | Resources
• GPIO: definition | GPIO | Use GPIO's | Category:Peripherals
• GPRS/GSM Modem: use the GPRS/GSM Modem available in some IGEP Technology devices | How to use the Telit Modem | Category:Peripherals
• Gstreamer: a multimedia framework that allows you to create a variety of media-handling software components | Gstreamer | Category:Development

H

I

• I2C: Inter-Integrated Circuit, a multi-master serial computer bus | I2C | Use I2C | Category:Peripherals
• 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 | [7]
• ISEE: an integration software and electronic engineering company, specialist in the embedded systems, that offers advanced devices through the application of IGEP Technology | [8]

J

• Jtag: | Category:Peripherals

K

• Linux Kernel: | Category:Linux Kernel

L

• Linux: There are many Linux distributions compatible with IGEP Technology devices | Software distributions | Category:Software

M

• Kernel modules: | How to manage the kernel modules on Linux | Category:Development
• OMAP Mux Configuration: setup the modes of the OMAP pad multiplexor for using with different peripherals (UART, DSS, GPIO, I2C, etc.) | Mux configuration | Category:Peripherals
• 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 | Category:Software
• MMC: Multimedia Controller, a peripheral than can manage SD/MMC/SDIO | MMC | Category:Peripherals

N

O

• OMAP processors: system on chips (SoCs) for portable and mobile multimedia applications developed by Texas Instruments | [9] | OMAP3530

P

• MicroSD Partitions: (explain two partitions: boot and rootfs) | Boot from MicroSD Card | Category:Software
• IGEP Processor Boards: boards with low-power consumption and fanless processors that have laptop performance in small and quiet systems | Processor Boards | [10]
• Poky-Linux: | Get the Poky distribution | [Update the PRE-INSTALLED software image to a current release]
• Programming under IGEP Technology: Start developing under IGEP Technology

Q

R

• IGEP Radar: the Radar Technology from ISEE with many devices | IGEP Radar | ISEE
• Real Time in IGEP Technology: Real Time can be aproached with IGEP Technology devices by selecting the write software distribution, optimizing the application with the right compiler, reducing the kernel modules, etc. | Software distributions | Category:Development
• 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 | Category:Software
• Boards revisions: | IGEP Technology devices revisions
• RS232: | How to use UARTs | Category:UART
• RS485: | How to use RS485 on IGEP0020 board | How to use UARTs | Category:RS485

S

• Board Schematics: Some boards have public schematics by ISEE. | ISEE
• 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. | Transfer files via SCP
• SDK tools: | Category:Development tools
• Site Map: definition | Site Map
• SPI: | SPI | Use SPI | Category:SPI
• Pre-installed Software: many IGEP Processor Boards come with a firmware provided and installed on it by ISEE | Pre-installed software
• Software applications: a few software applications for IGEP Technology devices | Software applications
• 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
• S-Video: | Category:Peripherals

T

• TFT: | Category:Peripherals
• TPS65950: | TPS65950
• Transfer files between IGEP devices: | Category:Peripherals
• Tutorials: | Category:Tutorials

U

• UART: use UARTs available on the IGEP Processor Boards for your applicacions | UART | Use UART's | How to set up UART2 in J990 | Category:UART
• U-boot: definition | Bootloader U-Boot | Category:Boot loaders
• Update Software: | Update the Pre-Installed Software image | Category:Software
• USB Ethernet Gadget: can be used to communicate with an IGEP Processor Board (if included) | Communicate via USB Ethernet Gadget
• USB OTG: | Category:USB
• USB Host: | Category:USB

V

X

• X-loader: | Bootloader X-loader | Category:Boot loaders

Y

W

• Wifi: can be used to comunicate with an IGEP Processor Board (if included) | Communicate via Wifi | Set Wifi upon system start | Category:Wifi

Z