Athena III User Manual Rev A.03
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Important Safe-Handling Information
WARNING: ESD-Sensitive Electronic Equipment!
Observe ESD-safe handling procedures when working
with this product.
Always use this product in a properly grounded work area
and wear appropriate ESD-preventive clothing and/or
accessories.
Always store this product in ESD-protective packaging
when not in use.
Please refer to page 5 of this manual (“Important Safe-Handling Information”) for further
details.
3.
GETTING STARTED
First-
time Athena III SBC users normally receive the product as part of Diamond’s Athena III Development Kit,
which provides everything needed to ensure rapid application development. This section of the Athena III User
Manual covers basic hardware setup, power connection, system boot-up, and initial software configuration. After
Athena III is up and running, refer to the later sections of this manual for the detailed hardware and software
reference information needed to adapt the product to specific applications.
3.1
Introducing the Athena III Development Kit
The Athena III Development Kit (for example DK-ATHE-A-LNX for the Linux version) provides everything required
for Athena III based rapid application development. The table on the next page lists the boards, cables, and other
items included.