1. Linux Fox Board introduction
Overview
Writing Applications
Interfacing hardware
Loading scripts at start-up

2. Overview

3. Writing Applications ETRAX 100LX microprocessor, (100MIPS RISC CPU)
by Axis (
Web Compiler
Acmesystems SDK (open source project)
Fox SDK
To flash new OS images
Axis “Cris Cross” compiler, and resources
Importing cross compiler into CodeBlocks
Axis Developer Wiki
Specific for the processor on board the board..

4. Web Compiler

5. FOX Software Development Kit
Difficulties installing it on Ubuntu or OpenSuse

6. Interfacing Hardware
Mounting a USB Flash Drive
# mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/1
# cd /mnt/1
# ls

7. - Setting up the server …
USB Webcam:
- Setting up the server …
“This article explains how to connect a cheap USB Webcam to the FOX Board and see the video stream on a remote Windows or Linux PC via Ethernet”
Flash your FOX Board with this image: fimageLX832.zip
After login type:
/root]106# spcaload
Using /lib/modules/2.4.31/kernel/drivers/media/video/videodev.o
Using /lib/modules/2.4.31/kernel/drivers/usb/spca5xx/spca5xx.o
Start the streaming server typing:
/root]106# servfox -d /dev/video0 -s 640x480 -w 7070
“Waiting .... for connection. CTrl_c to stop !!!!”

8. USB Webcam:
- Receiving Video …

9. Loading scripts at start up
Mounting a flash drive automatically at startup:
The folder /etc/init.d/boottime can be used to save bash scripts that should execute at boot time.
To create an automatic mount script type:
# cd /etc/init.d/boottime
# echo "mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/1" > usbmount.sh
# cat usbmount.sh
mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/1
# chmod +x usbmount.sh

10. More later as progress goes on, Thanks