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Quick Start Guide for GuruPlug Server Standard and Server Plus

Thank you for purchasing GuruPlug Server Standard / GuruPlug Server Plus - the most sophisticated compact ARM

based computer ever built. This is running at 1.2GHz yet using less than 10W power consumption. This little

palm-sized powerhouse can handle all your biggest tasks while still saving about 96% on energy costs when

compared to the average 175 Watt desktop computer. You can customize your Plug to work in almost any industry -

Home Automation, Security/Surveillance, Medical Monitoring, Industrial Automation, Smart Grid Electrical, Mesh

and Grid Computing. You can never have enough storage, not to mention fast access to all that data. That's why we

have provided Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0 and eSATA connection options to the Server line of

products. Go ahead give us what you got, we can take it.

A. Package contents

Please check the package you’ve received with the following contents:

Contents

GuruPlug Server Standard

GuruPlus Server Plus

Remark

GuruPlug

1 unit

Detachable AC plug

1 pcs

Detachable AC power cord converter

1 pcs

AC power cord

1 pcs

Ethernet RJ45 cable

1 pcs

Warranty sheet

Yes

Note 1

JTAG debug board

Note 2

Note 1: All files will be put on the following website for downloading

https://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-downloads.aspx

Note 2: Our JTAG debug board module is sold separately.

GTI-2010.05.07

Summary of content (10 pages)

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Quick Start Guide – GuruPlug Server Quick Start Guide for GuruPlug Server Standard and Server Plus page 1 / 10 GTI-2010.05.07 Thank you for purchasing GuruPlug Server Standard / GuruPlug Server Plus - the most sophisticated compact ARM based computer ever built. This is running at 1.2GHz yet using less than 10W power consumption. This little palm-sized powerhouse can handle all your biggest tasks while still saving about 96% on energy costs when compared to the average 175 Watt desktop computer.
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Quick Start Guide – GuruPlug Server B. Appearance and connecting ports a. GuruPlug Server Standard 3 5 2 4 1 7 6 Ports description- GuruPlug Server Standard Connection port Description Remark 1 RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet port CAT5e or CAT6 cable 2 USB port #1 USB 2.0 high speed Host 3 USB port #2 USB 2.0 high speed host 4 Reset button System reset 5 U-SNAP Utility Smart Network Access Port For more information go to www.usnap.
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Quick Start Guide – GuruPlug Server C. LED indication 1 2 3 4 LED indication table Connection port Color/ Pattern Description 1 Power on LED Solid green Upon power on, this LED should light up 2 Boot-up Solid green Bootup has completed successfully.
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Quick Start Guide – GuruPlug Server page 5 / 10 D. Connect to JTAG board 1. Connect 4 pin UART cable 2. Connect 8 pin JTAG cable 3. Connect Mini-usb-USB cable from here. The other end to computer’s USB port. This is the standard 20pin JTAG connector which has the same pin signals as 8 pin cable This DC 2.5V is for Guru CPU e-fuse programming only, do not use it for other purpose.
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Quick Start Guide – GuruPlug Server page 6 / 10 E. Tools and files you need to start debugging 1. Prepare one PC with Fedora 9 (or Fedora 11) Linux operating system 2. Download and install the following tools and utilities 1 File name Description Where to get it Minicom Used as Board console Re-Install command: yum install minicom note 1: Fedora9 has a built-in minicom 2. Ftdi_sio.ko FTDI device driver http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-downloads.aspx module for Linux 3. Ftdi_sio.
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Quick Start Guide – GuruPlug Server page 7 / 10 F. Basic procedures for debugging 1. Connect cables as illustrated in section D. 2. Run terminal program on Linux PC. 3. Type in # minicom –o marvell 4. Power on the GuruPlug Server or plus. Normally , you will see messages on screen as below, You can press any key to stop auto-boot when you see the boot delay timer is counting down.
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Quick Start Guide – GuruPlug Server page 8 / 10 G. Wi-Fi / Bluetooth Both GuruPlug Server Standard and GuruPlug Server Plus have a built-in WiFi module which is compliance with 8.2.11 b/g/n standard and Bluetooth 3.0 + Enhanced data rate (EDR). The WiFi works as both client and AP mode but only one at a time.
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Quick Start Guide – GuruPlug Server page 9 / 10 6. Choose one and click here to connect. 7.
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Quick Start Guide – GuruPlug Server page 10 / 10 8. Open internet browser, enter address: 192.168.1.1, you will see the web page as below. This is the setup page for this GuruPlug Server, please follow the instruction and link on the page for configuration. H. Download sites To download the files for Guruplug server & server PLUS, please visit: http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-downloads.aspx Other useful resource links are: http://www.plugcomputer.org/ http://plugcomputer.org/plugwiki/index.
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Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.