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Linux port to skeye.pad POS
| Project: | skeye.pad POS |
|---|---|
| Scope: | Linux port |
| Contributors: | Florian, Nils |
| Started: | 2008 |
| Status: | active, mostly stable |
![[skeye.pad POS]](/static/skeyepad-pos.jpg)
Linux port to the skeye.pad POS
Linux port to the Höft&Wessel skeye.pad POS mobile point of sale device. The skeye.pad POS is a full featured and ruggedized mobile device for point of sales activities and similar tasks. It includes a huge variety of peripherals such as a ticket printer, Smart Card and magnetic stripe card reader, GPRS modem and 2D barcode imager. More details can be found on the official product page and at the shop (German).
Support Status
| Component | Support Status |
|---|---|
| Basic device support (CPU, memory, serial port) | works |
| Framebuffer | works (SM501) |
| NOR flash | works |
| NAMD flash | works |
| CompactFlash | works |
| MMC (if available) | missing |
| Power management | works, suspending possible |
| Booting from flash | works (using the original bootloader) |
| Battery status | works |
| Buttons | works |
| Backlight | works |
| USB client | works |
| USB host | missing |
| Ethernet | works |
| Printer | works |
| Magnetic Stripe Card Reader | works |
| Smart Card Reader | works |
| 2D Barcode Imager | works |
| Bluetooth | missing |
| Wifi | in progress |
| GPRS Modem | works |
How to test...
There is a demo available for download below. It does not require any installation on the device nor changes the installed Windows CE software on your device. Only a hard reset is required so all settings and data stored in RAM will be lost.
You need to copy the two files extracted from the downloadable archive to a CF memory card (FAT filesystem, 512MB or larger). Boot your POS and launch the linux.exe application fromthe CF card ("Storage Card" in WinCE). After a few secons a Tux logo should appear and the device boots into Linux. If you want to return to CE just reboot the device selecting "Log out" from the menu or just removing the battery.
Known limitations:
- Suspending does not work with the bootloader shipped with the devices.
- The performance of the root filesystem on CF is quite bad.
Downloads
Linux Demo to start from WinCE (Compressed Tar archive)
Linux Demo to start from WinCE (ZIP archive)
Screenshot
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