[AUDIO LOGO] In this video, I'll be walking you through how to get started with the AM62A evaluation module. For the Edge AI demo, you will need the AM62A starter kit, a USB-C power supply that can deliver up to 15 volts and 3 amps, an 8-gigabyte or larger micro SD card, plus a reader, a micro USB cable for UART serial communication, an HDMI cable, and a USB mouse. 

To run Linux on the EVM, we need to flash and load an SD card. But first, we need to configure the EVM for SD card boot. Locate the boot mode switches below the two blue buttons on the EVM, and set the switches to this configuration. Now that we have all the hardware ready, let's prepare the Linux bootable SD card. 

Go to the processor SDK download page linked below, click Downloads, and then choose Processor SDK Linux AM62A. Select the Edge AI WIC file and let it download. This is the WIC image that we will flash onto the SD card. Now, insert the micro SD card into a reader and plug your reader into the computer. Next, we have to use an image-writing software to write the WIC image to the SD card. I'm using Balena Etcher, an open source project, which is linked below. 

Once Balena Etcher is installed, open it up, select the WIC image from the download location, choose the SD card reader as the target, and hit Flash. The flashing process should take a couple of minutes. 

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Once flashed, remove the SD card from the reader and insert it into the slot on the back of the EVM. Next, we need to establish a serial connection with the EVM. Use the micro-USB cable to connect your computer to the micro-USB port next to the two USB-C ports on the EVM. For Windows, open up Device Manager, go to the ports section, and you should see four comm ports related to the connected EVM. 

We will use the first port for UART communications. In my case, this is comm 41. Next, launch any serial terminal emulator to connect to the first port. I will be using PuTTY. Be sure to set the baud rate to 115200. We are now ready to run the out-of-box demo. Here's a checklist of what needs to be done. First, make sure you have inserted the flash SD card in the back of the EVM. Check that the boot mode switches are configured correctly, connect the EVM to a display using the HDMI cable, and lastly, connect the USB-C cable from the power adapter to either one of the USB-C ports. 

On the serial UART terminal, you should be able to see booting progress as shown here. At the end of the booting process, enter a root to log in to the Linux system on the SD card. When the EVM boots, you will see the Edge AI gallery application demo launch on the HDMI display as shown here. 

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If you connect your USB mouse to the EVM, you should be able to interact with all the options on the screen. Congratulations. You are now ready to develop your own applications using the AM62A EVM. You can find more demos and resources by going to Edge AI Academy, AM62A Academy, and AM62A Design Gallery, which can be found on dev.ti.com, and are all linked below.