Portenta X8 powered by FLECS

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Portenta X8 is a powerful, industrial-grade SOM with Linux OS preloaded onboard, capable of running device-independent software thanks to its modular container architecture. Take advantage of onboard Wi-Fi/Bluetooth® Low Energy connectivity to securely perform OS/application OTA updates. It’s basically two industrial products in one, with the power of no less than 9 cores. Leverage the Arduino environment to carry out real-time tasks while Linux takes care of high-performance processing.

The Portenta X8 features an NXP® i.MX 8M Mini Cortex®-A53 quad-core, up to 1.8GHz per core + 1x Cortex®-M4 up to 400MHz, plus the STMicroelectronics STM32H747 dual-core Cortex®-M7 up to 480Mhz +M4 32-bit Arm® MCU up to 240Mhz.

Portenta X8 enables IT professionals, system integrators and consulting firms to build and boost a wide variety of solutions for industrial contexts, and also lends itself to building automation and smart agriculture applications.

Applications include:

  • Connected edge computer for manufacturing
  • Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGV)
  • Interactive full-HD secure kiosks and digital signage
  • Office & home control systems
  • Navigation and control for smart agriculture
  • Behavioral analytics for offices and factories

The following instructions will help you to set up the Portenta X8 within a few minutes and to take the first steps with FLECS. Enjoy the ride!

Prerequisites

Before you get started, you will need:

  • 1x Portenta X8 board
  • 1x USB-C® cable (either USB-C® to USB-A or USB-C® to USB-C®)
  • 1x Wi-Fi® Access Point or Ethernet with Internet access
  • Latest "Arduino Mbed OS Portenta Boards" Core > 3.0.1
  • Latest Linux image available, check this site to verify if your Portenta X8 is already updated.

Step 1: Install FLECS

    • sudo docker run -d --rm --name flecs-core -p 8951:8951 -v var-flecs:/var/lib/flecs -v /run/docker.sock:/run/docker.sock flecs/flecs:latest-slim

    • sudo docker run -d --rm --name flecs-webapp -p 8081:80 --add-host=host.docker.internal:172.17.0.1 flecs/webapp:latest

Step 2: Use FLECS

You can now access the FLECS UI by just entering the ip address, or hostname of your Portenta x8 followed by the port 8081 in your browser.

Example: http://<ip-address>:8081

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