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Re: [ts-7000] Re: script to allow ts 7260 run a program on boot without

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Subject: Re: [ts-7000] Re: script to allow ts 7260 run a program on boot without log in 'root'
From: Jim Jackson <>
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:45:57 +0100 (BST)


On Mon, 17 Jun 2013, tanganyang1985 wrote:

> Thanks, after reading the materials for initialization script. I think the 
> procedure for running a program when the board boot should be:
> 
> 1) put the c program on the location like: /etc/a

/etc is not generally a good place to put a program

But it in /root/bin or /usr/local/bin

> 2) Put a line at the top of /etc/init.d/rcS:
> export TZ=`cat /etc/a` 

????? sorry this makes no sense at all. Why place the contents of an 
executable into an environemnt variable that should contains the timezone?
 
> 3) Put the same line in /etc/profile

Again this makes no sense. Are youu sure you have read the documents 
recommended?

> 
> Then the program will run when the board power up? But my board fail to run 
> it, any mistakes?
> thx 
> 
> --- In  Don Tucker <> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > On 6/11/2013 11:12 PM, tanganyang1985 wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi, I got a ts 7260 with 3 switches. My questions are:
> > >
> > > 1, how could I 'link' the 3 switches to the ts 7260?
> > >
> > You can use the DIO header on the board to read discrete inputs.
> > 
> > http://wiki.embeddedarm.com/wiki/TS-7260#DIO1_Header
> > http://wiki.embeddedarm.com/wiki/TS-7260#Digital_I.2FO
> > >
> > >
> > > 2, I want the ts 7260 to check the status of the switch (like switch 
> > > 'on' or 'off')
> > >
> > You can write an application to read the values of the discrete inputs 
> > on the DIO header.
> > 
> > http://wiki.embeddedarm.com/wiki/Linux_for_ARM_on_TS-72XX_User%27s_Guide#DIO
> > 
> > > 3, how could I do the switch check without boot in the Linux, 
> > > alternately, I want the ts 7260 check the switch status after connect 
> > > to 5 DC power.
> > >
> > You can write a script that will run your application when the board 
> > boots (receives power).
> > 
> > http://wiki.embeddedarm.com/wiki/Linux_for_ARM_on_TS-72XX_User%27s_Guide#Initialization_Scripts
> > >
> > >
> > > >> TS-SDBOOT - built Aug 10 2009
> > >
> > > >> Copyright (c) 2007, Technologic Systems
> > >
> > > .
> > > .
> > > .
> > > Finished booting in 2.14 seconds
> > > Type 'tshelp' for help
> > >
> > > $
> > >
> > > Any idea or tutorial materials will be great help, thank you & have a 
> > > good night.
> > >
> > >
> >
> 
> 
> 


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