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QNX SDP 8.0 BSP Documentation
The board support package (BSP) documentation includes user guides that describe how to work with the BSPs provided for the QNX Software Development Platform (SDP) 8.0, and release notes that describe the supported features and hardware as well as any known issues for each BSP.
Intel
Generic x86_64
User's Guide
Installation Notes
These installation notes describe how to install and boot a board using this BSP.
Boot the target
After you've transferred your image to a bootable USB device, you can use it to boot the QNX OS on the system.

QNX SDP 8.0 BSP Documentation
The board support package (BSP) documentation includes user guides that describe how to work with the BSPs provided for the QNX Software Development Platform (SDP) 8.0, and release notes that describe the supported features and hardware as well as any known issues for each BSP.
- AMD
- Broadcom
- Intel
  - Generic x86_64
    - Release Notes
    - User's Guide
      - Before You Begin
        Before you begin working with this BSP, you should become familiar with the resources available to you to work with QNX embedded systems.
      - About This BSP
        This chapter lists what's included in the BSP, the supported host system operating systems, and other relevant information to use this BSP.
      - Installation Notes
        These installation notes describe how to install and boot a board using this BSP.
        Download and set up the BSP
        You can download Board Support Packages (BSPs) using the QNX Software Center.
        Working with the hardware
        You must attach the appropriate connectors to your hardware.
        Create and transfer an image to a bootable USB device
        You can transfer the provided prebuilt IFS image to your USB device.
        Boot the target
        After you've transferred your image to a bootable USB device, you can use it to boot the QNX OS on the system.
      - Build the BSP
        You can use the QNX Momentics IDE or the commandline on Linux or Windows to build an image.
      - Generic x86_64_Driver Commands
        The tables below provide a summary of driver commands.
      - Working with Intel Elkhart Lake CRB platform
        The Intel Elkhart Lake CRB platform uses many of the same source and binaries provided for the generic BSP, however, there are a few differences. The boards we provide buildfiles for are Intel Elkhart Lake CRB boards.
      - Working with Nexcobot Elkhart Lake SCB100 platform
        This chapter describes the steps to build the QNX SBL container sbl_os and boot it on the Nexcobot Elkhart Lake SCB100 board.
      - Working with SECO Amston Lake platform
        The SECO Amston Lake platform uses many of the same sources and binaries provided for the generic BSP, with a few differences. This BSP was developed and validated on the SECO Amston Lake SOM-SMARC-ASL (CSE08REVB - L1 config) with Carrier-SM-B79 (CSB79REVB), using UEFI firmware - version 1.00.00.
- NXP
- Texas Instruments
Typographical Conventions, Support, and Licensing
This section describes the typographical conventions used throughout the documentation, explains how to obtain technical support, and provides some information about licensing.

Boot the target

After you've transferred your image to a bootable USB device, you can use it to boot the QNX OS on the system.

To boot QNX OS on your x86_64-based target:

Remove the USB device from your host machine, and insert it into a USB port on your x86_64 target.
Turn on the power for your x86_64 board, and enter the BIOS, to configure the machine to boot from the USB device you're using.
After you configure the BIOS to use the USB device as the primary boot device, reboot the target.

You should see your target boot the QNX IFS image. At this point, you can edit the default buildfile in the BSP to customize the boot image to meet the specific hardware and peripherals on your target, rebuild your customized image (QNX IFS image), and put the new image on your USB device.

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