Resources and Links

• Hardware Design files

  • Jupiter Nano hardware design files (KiCAD and PDF formats)

  • KiCAD EDA – PCB design tool

• Software Tools

  • Jupiter Nano Tools – software tools for building U-Boot and Linux; and networking scripts

• Datasheets

  • CPU: Microchip SAMA5D27C-LD1G

  • Power management: Qorvo ACT8945A – LiPo battery charging info

  • Console USB-UART converter: Microchip MCP2200

• Operating Systems

  • AT91 Bootstrap bootloader

    • at91bootstrap

  • U-Boot bootloader

    • U-Boot

  • Linux

    • Microchip’s officially supported Linux on the SAMA5 series

    • Apache NuttX Real Time Operating System.

    • Debian Linux

      • Debian Linux 9.x (Stretch)

    • Yocto Linux – custom embedded Linux distribution

      • Yocto for SAMA5D2_Xplained – Jupiter Nano works like a miniaturized SAMA5D2_Xplained board.

  • NuttX

    • Offical Apache NuttX GitHub repository

    • Apache NuttX Documentation – this is a very good resource and has a lot of information for beginners and experienced people too.

    • Starcat NuttX repo – the NuttX version that has Jupiter Nano support changes, since they haven’t been integrated to Apache NuttX mainline. Switch to the jupiter-nano-support branch.

  • Bare-metal programming

    • Microchip (Atmel) bare-metal programming resources – use the SAMA5D2_Xplained target

• Support

  • Jupiter Nano mailing list

  • jupiter-nano@starcat.io.