Phytec phyBoard Wega AM335x, Application Manual

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Contents
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PHYTEC Messtechnik GmbH 2014 L-792e_1
i
List of Figures ........................................................................................................... iv
List of Tables ............................................................................................................. v
Conventions, Abbreviations and Acronyms .................................................................... vi
Preface .................................................................................................................... ix
1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Hardware Overview........................................................................................ 1
1.1.1 Features of the phyBOARD-Wega AM335x ............................................... 1
1.1.2 Block Diagram................................................................................... 2
1.1.3 View of the phyBOARD-Wega AM335x..................................................... 3
1.2 Software Overview......................................................................................... 4
1.2.1 Ubuntu ............................................................................................ 4
1.2.2 Eclipse............................................................................................. 4
1.2.3 Qt Creator ........................................................................................ 4
1.2.4 Yocto Project .................................................................................... 4
2 Application Programming..................................................................................... 5
2.1 Working with Eclipse...................................................................................... 5
2.1.1 Programming in the C/C++ Perspective................................................... 5
2.1.1.1 Work with the Demo Project .................................................... 5
2.1.1.2 Creating a New Project ..........................................................11
2.1.1.3 Modifying the Demo Application .............................................18
2.1.1.4 Starting a Program out of Eclipse on the Target..........................21
2.1.2 Debugging an Example Project ............................................................23
2.1.2.1 Starting the GDB Server on the Target ......................................24
2.1.2.2 Configuring and Starting the Debugger in Eclipse .......................24
2.1.2.3 Setting a Breakpoint ............................................................29
2.1.2.4 Stepping through and Watching Variable Contents .....................30
2.1.2.5 Stepping through and Changing Variable Contents .....................32
2.1.2.6 Using the Memory Monitor.....................................................33
2.2 Working with Qt Creator ................................................................................36
2.2.1 Stop the Running Qt Demo on the Target ...............................................36
2.2.2 Importing the Demo Application ..........................................................36
2.2.3 Work with the Demo Application ..........................................................38
2.2.4 Compile and Run the Demo Application on the Target...............................41
2.2.5 Compile and Run the Demo Application on the Host .................................43
2.2.6 Debugging the Demo Application .........................................................44
2.2.6.1 Using QDebug for simple Debugging Messages...........................44
2.2.6.2 Using the integrated Qt Creator Debugger.................................46
3 Accessing the phyBOARD-Wega Features .............................................................. 51
3.1 Overview of the phyBOARD-Wega Peripherals.....................................................51
3.1.1 Connectors and Pin Header .................................................................51
3.1.2 LEDs...............................................................................................52
3.1.3 Switches .........................................................................................52
3.1.4 Jumpers..........................................................................................53
3.2 Functional Components on the phyBOARD-Wega SBC ..........................................54