I purchased a SAM9-L9260 ARM 9 board from Olimex. But there was no CD, no printed manuals etc. I don't know where to satrt. I want to load some version of embedded linux onto the board and do some simple I/O. Even blinking a couple of external LEDs will be a good start. Can someone help me start with this board ? (1) Does the board come with Linux loaded ? If not, how to flash Linux into the board ? Which version of Linux, and where can I get it? (2) Where can I get a C cross compiler for this board ? My OS is Windows XP. (3) Does the board have a boot loader ? How to connect to the board and load my programs ? (4) Where can I get a schematic of the board ? Only then I would know which pins to turn on/off to blink the LEDs. Thanks, Rajaraman
I found the schematic : it is at www.olimex.com/.../SAM9-L9260-sch.gif
The remaining questions need help.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing: Next time, make sure that you have answers to these question before you buy the board!
Have you asked Olimex?
There's lots of information on their website...
"(2) Where can I get a C cross compiler for this board ?"
You don't get a cross-compiler for the board - you get a cross-compiler for the processor that is on the board!
Honestly, I expected a CD will be included in the package with all the information. No scuh luck.