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Published inJan 2015
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David Lewin
David Lewin
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David Lewin

David Lewin was introduced early to electronics and computers by TRS-80, Atari, and Commodore 64; he has never quit since then. He spends his free time watching out for technology for the next generation of embedded systems when he is not exploring philosophy. David is a passionate and creative embedded developer who spent 20 years working for automotive companies such as Renault, Peugeot, and Faurecia, as well as for satellites with Thales Alenia Space. He currently works in Sophia Antipolis, the French Riviera Silicon Valley, designing industrial embedded systems.
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Installing a system for the expansion board


Chipsee provides different operating systems that you can install to start and manage the display. Having a look at these different OSes will help you to choose the one that will fit your project best.

Looking at the available operating systems

Chipsee proposes a wide range of operating systems, which are provided in the following table:

Operating system

Features

Comments

Android

This is versatile and ergonomic and has a large market to offer

This is unsuitable for embedded boards' customization

Debian

This offers rich apps and is documented and open source

The provided version is more desktop- or server-oriented

TI Linux EZSDK

This is vastly documented, good for exploration and learning, and designed for embedded apps

This is not for beginners and has a non-negligible learning curve

We will now look at how to install Android, Debian, and EZSDK and finally see how Android can be used for some multimedia experiences.

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David Lewin

David Lewin was introduced early to electronics and computers by TRS-80, Atari, and Commodore 64; he has never quit since then. He spends his free time watching out for technology for the next generation of embedded systems when he is not exploring philosophy. David is a passionate and creative embedded developer who spent 20 years working for automotive companies such as Renault, Peugeot, and Faurecia, as well as for satellites with Thales Alenia Space. He currently works in Sophia Antipolis, the French Riviera Silicon Valley, designing industrial embedded systems.
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