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BoraX Embedded Linux Kit (BXELK)

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For BXELK 1.0.1 or older, the boot process was based on the FSBL+second-stage bootloader (U-Boot) combination. From BXELK 2.0.0 on, the boot process is based on the first-stage bootloader (U-Boot SPL)+second-stage bootloader (U-Boot) combination.


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UnboxingEdit

 
BoraX SOM


BoraX Embedded Linux Kit (BXELK for short) provides all the necessary components required to set up the developing environment for:

  • building the first-stage bootloader:
    • FSBL for BXELK 1.0.1 or older
    • U-boot SPL for BXELK 2.0.0 or newer
  • building the second-stage bootloader (U-Boot)
  • building and running Linux operating system on BORA Xpress SOM
  • building and debugging applications that will be executed on top of Yocto-based Linux distribution running on the target.

The main kit components are:

  • hardware platform, composed by BORA Xpress SOM and BORA Xpress Evalutation kit
  • source code of target software
  • technical documentation (hardware manuals, mechanical drawings, reference schematics, application notes etc.)


Kit contentsEdit

Component Description Notes
  BORA Xpress SOM (p/n DBXF4110S2R)
  • SoC: Xilinx XC7Z030 (866Mhz, Speed "-3", Tj 0-100°C)
  • SDRAM: 1 GB DDR3
  • NOR: bootable SPI flash 16 MB
  • NAND: 1GB (SLC)
  • For more details, please refer to the BORA Xpress Hardware Manual
  • By default, ARM cores frequency is set to 667 MHz and the example Vivado project is implemented for a "-1" device. This choice makes the software released with the kit compatible with possible variants based on different SoM models. In this regard, see also the order codes section.
  BORA Xpress Carrier board
  AC/DC Single Output Wall Mount adapter

Output: +12V – 2.0 A

  microSDHC card with SD adapter and USB adapter

Order codesEdit

Order code Description
BXELK-H-S This code refers to the default configuration detailed above
BXELK-H-S-D This variant is like BELK-L-S, except the SOM, which is DBXD4110S2R.


Logical structure of BXELKEdit

Please refer to this page.

BXELK software componentsEdit

Please refer to this page.

Quick start guideEdit

Please refer to this page.

Physical devices mappingEdit

Please refer to this page.

Advanced topicsEdit

Debugging with EclipseEdit

Please refer to this page.

ConfigID featureEdit

Please refer to this page.