Maxim Integrated 78Q8430 ARM9(920T) Linux Driver Diagnostic Guide - Manual (Page 5)

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2 System Requirements
2.1 Hardware Requirements
The following list describes the minimum hardware requirements for the 78Q8430 ARM9 Linux based
evaluation and testing platform:
• 78Q8430 Embest Evaluation Board (daughter card).
• The Embest ARM9 S3CEB2410 evaluation platform (also called the ARM Board in this document).
• A PC to serve as the Linux host and control the ARM9 S3CEB2410 platform (also called the Linux
Host and the Linux PC in this document).
2.2 Software Requirements
The following list describes the minimum software requirements for the procedures described in this
document:
• 78Q8430 ARM Linux 2.6.13 driver, version 1.1.
• Linux operating system supporting kernel 2.6.13.
The Linux 2.6.13 device driver support for the 78Q8430 is configured by default to include debug
message support. This is required to show test results and facilitate verification. Debug message
support is a compile time build option and can be easily compiled out for production operation.