2. Evaluating Linux

This Academy Module focuses on evaluating the Processor SDK for Linux. Evaluation is the first step to learning how to use Linux for an embedded design. This module focuses on things that can be done with Linux right “out-of-the-box”. While there are a variety of ways to “evaluate” Linux, the most fun and interesting is actually running it on a TI EVM. So, the focus here is to get Linux up and running with minimal setup.

This module includes a “Tour of Linux” to explore common things that can be done without making any changes to the SDK. This tour is a series of “labs” that allow the user to directly interact with a working Linux system and learn more about the possibilities Linux enables. More advanced activities that require making changes to the SDK will be discussed in later modules, Develop Linux on TI EVM and Porting Linux to Custom Hardware.