home/root/.nvm/versions/node/v12.18.2/bin/electron -> /home/root/.nvm/versions/node/v12.18.2/lib/node_modules/electron/cli.js Npm WARN deprecated request has been deprecated, see Then, using npm, it is possible to install the electron framework, just execute the following npm install -g -unsafe-perm=true # 100.0%Ĭreating default alias: default -> lts/* (-> Once nvm is installed, simply ask it for installing the latest LTS version of nvm install -ltsĭownloading and installing node v12.18.2. The nvm package manager allows to install multiple node instances and manage them. The node.js runtime environment can be easily installed using its Node Version Manager. Even though the SBCX carrier board is designed to host Axel Lite, in fact, it supports Mito8M as well.įor what concerns software, the following configuration was used:

Testbed configuration ĭue to the Mito8M electrical and mechanical compatibility with AXEL Lite, the testbed used for this TN is pretty similar to the one described here. It is useful to follow the Quick start guide and the complete documentation. More information about electron can be found on its web site. Similarly to the Technical Note written for the SBC Axel platform using the AXEL Lite SOM, this Technical Note (TN) describes how to install the well known node.js runtime and the electron.js application framework.īoth node.js and electron.js allows to create desktop applications in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.Įlectron uses web pages as its GUI, so you could also see it as a minimal Chromium browser, controlled by JavaScript.

Specifically, it is built upon the NXP i.MX8M system-on-chip (SoC). Mito8M is the first DAVE Embedded Systems' product based on a core implementing the ARMv8-A architecture. Nowadays several designs are based on the latest Javascript technologies available for implementing advanced (Industrial) Graphical User Interface in an easy way.

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