FAQs (Naon)

Info Box Applies to Naon

Introduction

This page collects all the Frequently Asked Question regarding Naon

General

Q: Where can I found Naon SOM hardware information?

A: please refer to the following pages:

• Naon SOM
• Naon Hardware Manual
• Naon web page on Dave's website

Q: Do you provide an evaluation kit?

A: yes, we provide the Naon Embedded Linux Kit. Please refer to Naon_Embedded_Linux_Kit_(NELK).

Carrier board design

Q: Can you suggest some guidelines for the carrier board design?

A: As a starting point, you can refer to the Carrier_board_design_guidelines_(SOM) page, that will highlight some best practices that applies to all SOMs. For specific information on Naon, please refer to the Naon integration guide.

Using NELK

Q: I've received the NELK package. How am I supposed to start working with it?

A: You can follow the steps listed below:

• Check che kit contents with the packing list included in the box
• If the bootable SD card is available:
  • insert the SD into the card reader on the carrier board
  • connect the power supply adapter and the serial cable as described in NaonEVB-Mid Quick start and NaonEVB-Lite Quick start
  • start your terminal emulator program
  • switch on the power supply
  • monitor the boot process on the serial console
• Install the DVDK virtual machine image (please refer to Starting DVDK)
• Check the virtual machine components (please refer to NELK DVDK layout)
• Build the software components for the Naon platform as described in NELK: Build the whole kit
• Boot the system from network to test the development platform (please refer to Boot the system)

Q: How can I update the NELK version?

A: The NELK update procedure, starting from an existing DVDK installation and updating only the SDK (tools, sources and root file system) without creating a full new DVDK virtual machine, is described in the How_to_update_NELK page.