Timesys Embedded Linux Demo Images

Timesys demo images highlight the hardware capabilities and potential uses of popular development platforms. You can download any of these free demo images and run them on your board, or use them as a starting point from which to customize your own demo. To download a demo image, right-click on the link and “save target as.”

To view available demo images, select a platform.

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AMD Processor-based Platforms

Timesys Application Launcher

Dev Kit / Board
Gizmosphere Gizmo 2

Demo Description
This demo features a Timesys-powered application launcher. From the app launcher, you can access the following demo applications:

  • XBMC Media Center
  • Video Player (Mplayer)
  • Xfce Desktop Environment

Demo Download   Installation Guide

Demo Manifest   User Guide

XBMC Demo

Dev Kit / Board
Gizmosphere Explorer

Demo Description
This demo features the XBMC Media Center. It also includes the Apache http server and the open source FPS (game), OpenArena, running on the Xfce Desktop Environment.

Demo Download   Installation Guide

Microchip Atmel Processor-based Platforms

Demo video

Qt Home Automation Application

Dev Kit / Board
SAMA5D31-EK, SAMA5D33-EK, SAMA5D34-EK, SAMA5D35-EK, SAMA5D36-EK

Demo Description
This is the latest version of the home automation application that comes pre-loaded on the SAMA5 dev kit.

Demo Download   Demo Upgrade Guide

Demo video

Qt Home Automation Application

Dev Kit / Board
ShiraTech AT-501

Demo Description
This is the latest version of the home automation application that comes pre-loaded on the ShiraTech AT-501.

Demo Download

Qt Based Set of Demos

Dev Kit / Board
ShiraTech AT-501

Demo Description
This set of demos showcases features of the ShiraTech AT-501. Included are the following applications:

  • Home Automation
  • IEEE 1588 (Precision Time Protocol)
  • Same Game
  • Web Browser
  • About

Demo Download   Installation Guide

NXP Processor-based Platforms

Demo video

Multi-Touch with Gestures

Dev Kit / Board
NXP SABRE-SDP

Demo Description
This Timesys-built demo features capacitive multi-touch and gestures in UI running on the NXP i.MX 6 processor based SABRE-SDP. The application, which was written in Qt 5.2 Timesys’ LinuxLink, allows users to load, scale and rotate images, and move the images around within the display.

Demo Download   Installation Guide

Demo video

Timesys Theater – Qt 5

Dev Kit / Board
BD Nitrogen6X, NXP SABRE Lite

Demo Description
This multimedia demo, which was built with Timesys’ LinuxLink and Qt 5, showcases hardware acceleration (GPU, VPU, IPU) and multiple framebuffers.

Demo Download   Installation Guide

Demo video

Timesys Theater – Qt 4.8

Dev Kit / Board
BD Nitrogen6X, NXP SABRE Lite
NOTE: This demo will also run on the Freescale SABRE Lite platform.

Demo Description
This multimedia demo, which was built with Timesys’ LinuxLink and Qt 4.8, showcases hardware acceleration (GPU, VPU, IPU) and multiple framebuffers.

Demo Download   Installation Guide

Standard Out of Box Experience

Dev Kit / Board
NXP TWR-VG65GS10

Demo Description
This is the standard demo image that ships with the TWR-VG65GS10. It was built with Timesys’ LinuxLink and showcases multimedia, WebGL Accelerometer and MCC as well as analog and digital buttons.

Demo Download   Installation Guide

WebGL Accelerometer and MCC

Dev Kit / Board
NXP TWR-VG65GS10

Demo Description
This demo, which was built with Timesys’ LinuxLink, WebGL Accelerometer and MCC.

Demo Download   Installation Guide

TI Processor-based Platforms

Matrix / Medical

Dev Kit / Board
TI AM335x SK

Demo Description
This demo showcases various features of the TI AM335X Starter Kit. Building on the Matrix GUI from TI, we’ve added several example applications, which highlight the hardware capabilities and potential uses of the board.

Demo Download   Installation Guide

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