> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://ruggedboard.gitbook.io/ruggedboard/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://ruggedboard.gitbook.io/ruggedboard/quick-start-with-rb/pre-requisite/hardware-components.md).

# Required Hardware and Software Components

List of Hardware components required:

* ruggedBOARD-A5D2x board.
* USB to microUSB cable.
* A PC with Linux or Windows installed.

List of software components required:\
           \- Download & Prepare the following software components before proceeding.

* Images of OS *`i.e boot.bin, uboot.bin, zImage, at91-sama5d27_som1_ek.dtb, rootfs`*
* Enviornment files `tftp.sh, env.sh, Toolchain`

{% tabs %}
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* Putty Terminal - Download a suitable version of "Putty" based on your PC configuration from the link below.

{% embed url="<https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html>" %}

Note: Keep all the downloaded files in a single folder. Installation and setup process will be shown in the next sections.
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You should have the below components before proceeding further on this tutorials.

* eLinux\_packages Script files.

You can download this scrip file from the link below and keep all the download files in a particular folder.

[eLinux\_pkg.sh](https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Minicom)
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