Quickstart
=============

#. Download the latest Linux SDK Version.

   .. parsed-literal::

        Contact the `BitFlow Sales Department <BitFlow.Sales@advantech.com>`_ to purchase the latest version of the BitFlow Linux SDK.

#. Download the compressed tar file **BitFlow_linux_driver_vX.X.tar.bz2**.

#. Create a directory anywhere on your file system, change in to this directory, and extract the tar file.

   .. code-block:: console

        $ cat BitFlow_linux_driver_vX.X.tar.bz2 | bunzip2 | tar xfBp -

   After this your directory will be populated as shown in :doc:`folderStructure`.

#. Run the install script.

   .. code-block:: console

        $ ./install

#. Load the bitflow.ko module.

   .. code-block:: console

        $ sudo modprobe videodev
        $ cd drv
        $ sudo insmod bitflow.ko

#. Set the **BITFLOW_INSTALL_DIRS** environment variable to the top-level path of the untarred BitFlow Linux driver package, containing the sub-directories “./[32b|64b]/lib/” and “./inc/”

   .. code-block:: console

        $ export BITFLOW_INSTALL_DIRS=/path/to/BitFlow/Linux/driver/package

#. Run CIsimple to test the installation.

   .. code-block:: console

        $ cd src
        $ ./CIsimple -x {N}

   where {N} is the /dev/videoN associated with a BitFlow device.