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Legato Installation Packages
Dev Host Requirements
What's Next?

Legato Installation Packages

Legato application framework and sample applications (with open source code) can be downloaded from GitHub https://legato.io/

Legato Packages can be downloaded from https://developer.sierrawireless.com/Resources/Resources/Legato/Distribution.aspx

The following packages are available:

Download Legato Linux distribution for Sierra Wireless modules:

  • WP7 series pre-built distribution -> Legato-Dist-PreBuilt-mdm9x15-14.04.tar.bz2
  • Sources package -> Legato-Dist-Source-mdm9x15-14.04.tar.bz2

Download Legato toolchain for Sierra Wireless modules for Linux:

  • toolchain for Linux PC i686 -> Legato-Toolchain-mdm9x15-14.1-i686.tar.bz2
  • toolchain for Linux PC x86 64bits -> Legato-Toolchain-mdm9x15-14.1-x86_64.tar.bz2

Sierra Wireless WP7 modules upgrade:

  • Windows drivers needed to upgrade WP7 Series firmware -> Drivers_Package.zip
  • WP7104 firmware package -> SWI9X15W_06.02.14.00-wp_yocto-cwe.exe
  • WP7100/7102 firmware package -> SWI9X15W_06.03.00.00-wp_yocto-cwe.exe

Legato Developer Zone has some links you might find helpful https://developer.sierrawireless.com/landing/legato.aspx

Quick start :

Follow these steps for a quick start:

Prep Dev Host
Prep Device Dev Kit
Install Packages
Create helloWorld

Dev Host Requirements

Different options are available for development host PCs depending on needs. You can build, install, and work with Legato entirely from a Linux PC, but device recovery is only possible from Windows at this time. See Windows Host.

Linux vs Windows tasks

Linux Host is used to:

  • Compile System software
  • Flash Linux images
  • Develop and debug applications

Windows Host is used to:

  • Flash Linux images
  • Flash new modem firmware
  • Recover device

What's Next?

Complete Get Started info:

Prep Dev Host
Prep Device Dev Kit
Install Packages
Yocto Linux
Developer Studio
Windows Host
Restore or Update


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