Installation guide

Supported platforms and devices

  • i.MX 8

    • CCpilot V700

  • i.MX 6

    • CCpilot VI2

    • CCpilot VS

  • i.MX 5

    • CCpilot VA

    • CCpilot VC

    • CCpilot XA/XS

  • Core i7

    • CCpilot X900

  • Cortex A8

    • Crosslink TG

  • LinX Software Suite DevEnv v4

Prerequisites

  • Qt 5.4.0 or newer

Installing Fieldbus Access

i.MX 8

  1. Download fieldbusaccess_<version>_imx8_USB.zip from the support site.

  2. Extract archive content to an USB flash drive.

  3. Attach the USB flash drive to the unit.

  4. Wait for the installer to finish.

    • One beep - Success

    • Two beeps - Failure

  5. A file named install.log is stored on the USB flash drive and contains information regarding the installation. Refer to this log in the case that the installation fails.

  6. Detach the USB flash drive form the unit.

  7. Fieldbus Access will start automatically during next system startup

i.MX 6

  1. Download fieldbusaccess_<version>_imx6_USB.zip from the support site.

  2. Follow steps 2-7 from i.MX 8.

i.MX 5

  1. Download fieldbusaccess_<version>_imx5_USB.zip from the support site.

  2. Follow steps 2-7 from i.MX 8.

Core i7

  1. Download fieldbusaccess_<version>_corei7_USB.zip from the support site.

  2. Follow steps 2-7 from i.MX 8.

Cortex A8

  1. Download fieldbusaccess_<version>_tg.tar.gz from the support site.

  2. Transfer the file to your device /opt folder.

  3. Extract archive content.

    tar -xof fieldbusaccess_<version>_tg.tar.gz
    
  4. Validate execution rights to install.sh

    chmod +x install.sh
    
  5. Install package

    ./install.sh
    

LinX Software Suite DevEnv v4

These steps are intended to be performed in the UX Designer VM.

  1. Download fieldbusaccess_<version>_amd64.deb from the support site

  2. Double-click on the package to open it with GDebi

  3. Follow the instructions to install the package

It’s also possible to install the package using the terminal:

sudo apt install ./fieldbusaccess_<version>_amd64.deb

Troubleshooting

Please refer to our Knowledge Base for further information and troubleshooting guides.