#Getting started with FOX Board G20

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This articles illustrates how to get started with the FOX Board G20
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## Requirements

In order to get started with FOX Board G20 you need:

*  a [FOX Board G20](/FOXG20)
*  a bootable microSD (you can it buy from <a href="/allproducts">our catalog</a> or make it by yourself following <a href="/microsd_format">this article</a>)
*  a PS5V1A power supply
*  an ethernet cable to wire the FOX to your LAN
*  an active DHCP server on your LAN
*  a PC with Linux, Windows or MAC wired on the same LAN
*  a <a href="/DPI">DPI debug port</a> interface

A <a href="/COMBO-2">Starter Kit called COMBO-2</a> with all you need to get started 
with the FOX Board G20 is available at the 
<a href="/allproducts">Acme eShop</a>.


## Step-by-step guide

Insert the bootable Linux microSD into the socket as shown below:

![](microsd_socket.jpg "microSD socket")

*  Plug in the LAN cable
*  Insert the power supply

![](power_and_lan.jpg "Power supply and lan connectors")

FOX Board G20 does not have an on-board power switch, so when the power supply is plugged in, it turns on immediately and the green led labelled <b>3V3</b> lights up.

![](power_led.jpg "Power led")

If you are using the <a href="/DPI">Debug Port Interface</a>, you will see the boot sequence 
on your terminal emulator.
After 2 seconds the red led PC7 will start to blink in this way:

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SHORT ON - SHORT ON - PAUSE
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this means that the Linux Kernel is loading.

If the PC7 led blinks in this way:

SHORT ON - SHORT ON - SHORT ON - LONG ON 

it hasn't found the microSD or the microSD is not valid.

![](pc7_led.jpg "Power led")

After about 30 seconds Linux will be on and you can reach it via LAN or Debug Port.

###Login data

on Old microSD images:

* Login: <b>root</b> Password: <b>netusg20</b>

on recent microSD image:

* Login: <b>root</b> Password: <b>acmesystems</b>
* Login: <b>acme</b> Password: <b>acmesystems</b>

The FOX Board gets its IP address from your DCHP server so in order to know what this IP is, read @article='ip_discovering'.


Knowing the IP address, it is possible to communicate with the FOX Board using:

*  a Web browser like Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome to have access to the FOX Board G20 web page (@article='web_access')
*  a SSH client like **Putty** on Windows or **SSH** on Linux to have access to the command line prompt (@article='ssh')
*  a SCP client like **WINSCP** on Windows or **SCP** on Linux to move the file between your PC and the file systems on the FOX microSD (@article='scp')
*  a Serial Terminal Emulator like **Putty**, **Huperterminal** on Windows or **Minicom** on Linux using the serial debug port and the DPI interface (@article='DPI')


## Links

* @article='DPI'
* @article='USB-3V-SER'

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