Software Updates

The Part of the Manual You Really Need

Mini2440 Essentials. The last section on driver source locations and devices should be useful. Use these pinouts in conjunction with the S3C2440 data sheet. The FAQ page has downloads for using JTAG and the boot loader.

Windows CE 6.0

Some of the details are finally ironed out with Microsoft. WE must have the boards in our possesion and place a MS CE licensing sticker on the board. Progress is slow but steady.

If you want to use the BSP above from FriendlyARM (and CE has drivers for the VIA wifi) you can still get Platform Builder for 5.0 from Microsoft here. Also note there are links to EVC in case you don't have the DVD. This download says Microsoft® Windows® CE 5.0 Evaluation Edition and it also installs Platform Builder.

Here is a new page on setting up the default Linux tools that come on the DVD

http://equallybad.blogspot.com/2010/02/project-how-to-setup-default-dev-tools.html

Images from latest FriendlyARM DVD

root_qtopia-64M.img Qtopia 2.2.0 for 64MByte NAND

root_qtopia-128M.img Qtopia 2.2.0 for 128MByte NAND

Other Linux

How about complete directions on using Android on your Mini2440?

http://mini2440.spaceopera.org/site/developmentenviroment/stepbystep/index.html

Angstrom + Qt or GPE See

http://labs.kernelconcepts.de/Publications/Micro24401/

http://www.electronics.diycinema.co.uk/

Writing a Linux app.

This is the first four pages of a How To for compiling Linux apps with the FriendlyARM kernel and compiler. Next will be Angstrom with Qt/E and some windows and things. And some stuff. This is a beta (or alpha) doc. Feedback is desired! LinuxManual.pdf

If you are a kernel builder type, please go to bliterness.blogspot.com and get the latest sources and openembedded versions and bake some bits or use BusError's short scripts.

Forrest Bao used xvidcap with Ubuntu to make this youtube video from Florian's directions. He said "I didn't set anything special on my ubuntu box. i just used the toolchain as instructed by the mini2440 google code wiki" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi66srITOcA

Making wifi work.

A TP-Link WN321G USB Wifi will work with this kernel/filesystem. Don't use the GUI wifi setup. Use the console, either serial with a PC or with the console included with GPE.

iwconfig wlan0 essid yourID channel your Channel key your WEP key (In Hex)

ifconfig wlan0 down

ifconfig wlan0 up

ifconfig should give a message that the RT73.bin firmware is being loaded into the WN321G.

Use freq instead of channel if you want to enter a frequency. Now try the browser. Have fun!

Other Resources

A new blog by Doug in the UK is very up to date on BusError's Angstrom and building Qt for embedded.

http://www.electronics.diycinema.co.uk/

English Schematics for the Mini2440.
http://www.bluewatersys.com/quickstart/eclipse.php (Eclipse set up)
http://wiki.openembedded.net/index.php/OEandYourDistrohttp://wiki.openembedded.net/index.php/Getting_started
http://geekswithblogs.net/BruceEitman/archive/2008/06/30/windows-ce-starting-an-application-when-the-system-boots.aspx
http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Android
http://www.ulpower.com/index.html (OK, I really like this engine and the little composite French plane. 160 MPH at 80 miles per gallon)
http://www.eclipse.org/dsdp/tml/start/
http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/p-22-sheevaplug-dev-kit-us.aspx
http://labs.kernelconcepts.de/Publications/Micro24401/
http://www.devbored.com/wiki/index.php?title=WinCE_5.0_Build_Guide

A blog that follows Linux development for the Mini2440. There are several branches at this pont. There is an Openmoko with uboot project, a Debian Emdebian that is working and requires an SD card for a little extra room. QEMU emulation that should work if you can get a good build from one of the scripts. Look at the list on the left of the page. http://bliterness.blogspot.com/

A google code page for the mini2440: Don't try this unless 1) You really know embedded Linux kernel work or 2) You want to learn a LOT of stuff without much help.
http://code.google.com/p/mini2440/

Need a copy of the DNW utility?

DNW for Windows

Note: It is easy to mount the display on the back side of the Mini2440. This is handy for developing hardware that uses the GPIO or other connectors. Works great this way. By the way, that is the Opie desktop.