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Dynamic Devices Edge Computing - Engineer's Guide

🎯 Get productive in 30 minutes | 🔧 Task-focused workflows | 📋 Concise technical references

This wiki provides engineer-focused documentation for Dynamic Devices Edge Computing platforms. Content is organized by what you need to accomplish, not by board type.


🚀 Quick Start (New engineers start here)

⏱️ 30 minutes to working system

Guide Time Purpose
[[Quick-Start-01-Board-Setup-Checklist 01-Board-Setup-Checklist]] 5 min
[[Quick-Start-02-First-Boot-Validation 02-First-Boot-Validation]] 10 min
[[Quick-Start-03-Development-Environment-Setup 03-Development-Environment-Setup]] 15 min

✅ Success criteria: SSH access, network connectivity, build environment ready


💻 Development Workflows (Daily engineering tasks)

⏱️ 5-30 minutes per task

Workflow Frequency Purpose
[[Development-Workflows-Building-and-Flashing Building-and-Flashing]] Daily
[[Development-Workflows-Board-Programming-With-Foundries-Builds Board-Programming-with-Foundries-Builds]] Daily
Testing-And-Validation Per feature Validate functionality
[[Development-Workflows-Debugging-and-Troubleshooting Debugging-and-Troubleshooting]] As needed
[[Development-Workflows-Boot-Profiling-Guide Boot-Profiling-Guide]] Optimization
[[Development-Workflows-Recipe-Development-Guide Recipe-Development-Guide]] As needed
[[Development-Workflows-Build-Monitoring-Guide Build-Monitoring-Guide]] As needed

🎯 Focus: Get things done efficiently with minimal friction


🔧 Hardware Reference (Technical specifications)

⏱️ 2-5 minutes lookup time

Board-Specific Quick References

Board SoC Key Features Pinout Guide
Edge AI i.MX8MM Audio, USB Audio Gadget, Sensors, Radar [[Hardware-Reference-Edge-AI-Pinout-And-Interfaces
Edge EInk i.MX93 E-Ink, Low Power, Security [[Hardware-Reference-Edge-EInk-Pinout-And-Interfaces

Detailed Hardware Specs

🎯 Focus: Find the pin, spec, or interface you need immediately


🔌 Feature Guides (Functionality deep-dives)

⏱️ 15-60 minutes per feature

Feature Boards Guide
Audio System Edge AI [[Feature-Guides-Audio-Development
USB Audio Integration Edge AI Feature-Guides-USB-Audio-Integration
Wireless All [[Feature-Guides-Wireless-Configuration
IW612 WiFi/BT Edge AI Hardware-Fixes-IW612-Power-Management-Fix
E-Ink Display Edge EInk Hardware-Testing-EInk-Display-Testing
Security Edge EInk [[Feature-Guides-Security-And-Encryption
Power Management Edge EInk Edge-EInk-Power-Management

Integration Guides

Power Optimization Guides

🎯 Focus: Complete implementation guides for specific functionality


📚 Advanced Topics (Complex customization)

⏱️ 1-4 hours per topic

Topic Purpose Guide
CI/CD Setup Automated builds [[Advanced-Topics-Ci-Cd-Setup-Guide
CM33 Firmware Cortex-M33 development [[Advanced-Topics-Cm33-Firmware-Guide
Private Builds Custom repositories Building-With-Private-Repositories

🎯 Focus: Advanced customization and production deployment


🛠️ Development Tools & Setup

Essential Tools

Private Repository Support


🆘 Support & Troubleshooting

Quick Help

Contact Support


📋 Engineer's Workflow Checklist

New Project Setup (First Time)

Daily Development Cycle

Feature Integration


🎯 Quick Navigation by Task

I want to... Go to...
Get my board working [[Quick-Start-01-Board-Setup-Checklist
Build and program [[Development-Workflows-Building-and-Flashing
Find a GPIO pin [[Hardware-Reference-Edge-EInk-Board
Add audio support [[Feature-Guides-Audio-Development
Fix boot problems [[Development-Workflows-Debugging-and-Troubleshooting
Set up WiFi [[Feature-Guides-Wireless-Configuration
Optimize performance [[Development-Workflows-Boot-Profiling-Guide
Deploy to production [[Advanced-Topics-Ci-Cd-Setup-Guide

💡 Pro Tip: Bookmark the Hardware-Reference-Edge-EInk-Board and Development-Workflows-Building-and-Flashing sections - you'll use them daily!

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