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Revision as of 19:23, 19 March 2020



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The following guide is based on the official Coral Dev board started guide.

Hardware requirements

Besides the Coral Dev board, you need the following hardware:

  • Linux or Mac computer
  • USB-A to USB-micro-B cable (to connect your PC to the board's serial port)
  • USB-A to USB-C cable (to connect your PC to the board's data port)
  • 2 - 3A (5V) USB Type-C power supply (such as a phone charger)
  • Ethernet cable or Wi-Fi connection

Software requirements

1. Install a console serial program, such as screen, picocom or minicom.

2. Install the latest version of the fastboot tool.

Download it from the Android SDK Platform-tools and then run the following commands:

mkdir -p ~/.local/bin

sudo mv ~/Downloads/platform-tools/fastboot ~/.local/bin/

To verify the installation run the following:

fastboot --version

3. Install the Mendel Development Tool (MDT).

This is the tool that will be used to connect with the Dev board. To install it, run this command:

pip3 install --user mendel-development-tool
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