NVIDIA Tegra Tegra Linux Driver Package
Development Guide
February 23, 2016 | 23.2 Release

 
Overview
Welcome to the NVIDIA Tegra Linux Driver Package Development Guide. It is intended for software engineers to help them understand the NVIDIA® Tegra® Linux Driver Package, sometimes called Linux for Tegra (L4T). Use this documentation to learn how to set up L4T, and to get started developing systems software and applications that target compatible reference hardware from NVIDIA.
This documentation is preliminary and subject to change. Consult your NVIDIA representative for additional information and to request documentation updates.
The following topics are included in the Tegra Linux Driver Package.
Package Manifest—describes the top level directories and files installed when you expand the release TAR file.
Getting Started—provides requirements and set up information to help you get started using the package.
Software Features—describes the software features supported by the release.
U-Boot Guide—describes the U-Boot implementation for L4T.
Secureboot—describes boot security via the Secureboot package.
Lauterbach Debugging Scripts—lists and describes the Lauterbach debugging scripts for L4T.
Video for Linux User Guide—describes how to use the MIPI Camera Serial Interface (CSI) on Tegra® X1 using the L4T package.
Tegra AsoC Driver—describes the AsoC driver implementation.
Building Crosstool-ng Toolchain and glibc—provides instructions to build the cross toolchain suite version 4.5.3 and the glibc suite with an Ubuntu host machine.
Watchdog Timer—describes the L4T implementation of the watchdog timer.
Downloads—provides links to additional information for the L4T package.
Appendix—provides an example configuration file for the crosstool-NG toolchain.
FAQ—provides answers to frequently asked questions.
Glossary—provides definitions of key terms.
Licenses—provides license information for Tegra and 3rd-party software.