Prerequisites - ArrowElectronics/Reconfigurable-Industrial-Robotics-Platform GitHub Wiki

The following items are required in order to build the reference design.

A Linux host running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is required to build the hardware and compile the software. A Virtual Machine (VM) is provided to the reader for this purpose. For convenience, the VM also includes the Quartus and SoC EDS development tools.

Micro SD Card

A Micro SD Card with at least 8GB of capacity is required.

USB to Micro SD Card Adapter

A USB to Micro SD card adapter is required. One like this can be used.

Install the VM

  • A core i5 or i7 machine running Windows is required with at least 50 Gbytes of free disk space.
  • The machine must support Virtualization and be enabled in the BIOS.

Getting a VM

  1. Download a VMware Workstation Player® and install it.

  2. Download the Arrow Ubuntu-64bit VM and unzip it.

  3. Open the VMware Workstation Player.

    1. Click on the "Open a Virtual Machine"
    2. Navigate to the unzipped "Ubuntu 64-bit.vmx" file and double-click it.

    Note: The default VM is configured for 32GB memory and 8 Processors. If your machine has less resources, make adjustments in the Edit virtual machine settings.

  4. Click "Play virtual machine". You will be asked about copying or moving it, select "I Copied it" You should see the Ubuntu 64-bit VM in the image below:

  5. The password for this Virtual Machine is soceds1

Next - Build Demo

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