Table of Contents
- What is Beacon Mountain?
- What are the key features of Beacon Mountain v0.5?
- How can I obtain a copy of the tool?
- What are the system hardware and software requirements to install and run the tool suite?
- How do I receive licenses to the tools Beacon Mountain provides?
- How do I receive updates to the tools Beacon Mountain provides?
- How do I receive updates to Beacon Mountain?
- What tools does Beacon Mountain provide access to?
- There’s a tool I’d like Beacon Mountain to support. How do I share my feedback with Intel?
- Is an Internet connection required to use Beacon Mountain?
What is Beacon Mountain?
Beacon Mountain is a code name for new Intel development environment for creating applications for Intel® Atom™ and ARM processor-based devices running Android* operating systems.
What are the key features of Beacon Mountain v0.5?
Beacon Mountain v0.5 provides development environment setup and maintenance for 64-bit host development systems running Microsoft Windows* 7 and 8 with support for Apple OS X* systems targeted for release by the end of June.
The key features supported with this release are:
- Installation of popular Intel® and third-party tools to create a development environment on the host system for creating Android applications.
- Beacon Mountain installs the tools with a few clicks, allowing the developer to start coding right away.
How can I obtain a copy of the tool?
You can download Beacon Mountain v0.5, free of charge, at intel.com/software/BeaconMountain.
What are the system hardware and software requirements to install and run the tool suite?
Beacon Mountain runs on Windows 7 and 8 operating systems. Your system must have Intel® Virtualization Technology¹ enabled in BIOS in order for Intel® Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager (Intel® HAXM) to run.
How do I receive licenses to the tools Beacon Mountain provides?
Beacon Mountain prompts you to view and accept licenses of all tools the suite offers during installation.
How do I receive updates to the tools Beacon Mountain provides?
Beacon Mountain uses the Intel® Software Manager to check for software updates on a regular basis. Once a software update becomes available, you will be prompted to install it on your system.
How do I receive updates to Beacon Mountain?
When you run Beacon Mountain, it checks to make sure it is the current version. If there is an updated version available, Beacon Mountain will update itself.
What tools does Beacon Mountain provide access to?
Beacon Mountain installs popular Intel and third-party tools to create a development environment on the host system for creating Android applications.
- Intel Tools:
- Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager (Intel HAXM)
- Intel® Graphics Performance Analyzers System Analyzer
- Intel® Integrated Performance Primitives
- Intel® Threading Building Blocks
- Intel Software Manager
- Third-Party Tools:
- Google Android SDK (ADT Bundle)
- Android NDK
- Eclipse* Integrated Development Environment
- Android Design
- Cygwin*
There’s a tool I’d like Beacon Mountain to support. How do I share my feedback with Intel?
Your feedback is important to us. Please use the feedback box on the Beacon Mountain product page and request inclusion of the tool(s) you’d like Beacon Mountain to support.
Is an Internet connection required to use Beacon Mountain?
Yes. If you have proxy settings, you need to set them first as well.
¹ Intel® Virtualization Technology requires a computer system with an enabled Intel® processor, BIOS, and virtual machine monitor (VMM). Functionality, performance or other benefits will vary depending on hardware and software configurations. Software applications may not be compatible with all operating systems. Consult your PC manufacturer. For more information, visit http://www.intel.com/go/virtualization.