NXP Semiconductors 8MNANOD3L-EVK User manual

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i.MX 8M NanoUL

i.MX 8M NANO ULTRALITE

DDR3L EVK

ABOUT THE i.MX 8M NANO ULTRALITE DDR3L EVK

The i.MX 8M Nano UltraLite (UL) applications processor is a member

of the i.MX 8M family of products focused on delivering state-of-the-

art capabilities with high-performance processing while optimized for

low power consumption.

FEATURES

Compute Module:

• i.MX 8M Nano UltraLite applications

processor with up to five cores:

– 4 × Arm®Cortex®-A53

– 1 × Arm®Cortex®-M7

• DDR3L 16-bit, 1 GB

• eMMC 5.1, 32 GB

• QSPI NOR flash, 32 MB

• NXP power management IC (PMIC)

• NXP 88W8987 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth

module:

– Wi-Fi®5 (802.11ac) 1x1 DB (2.5/5

GHz)

– Bluetooth 5.0

Baseboard:

• MicroSD card connector

• Two Type-C connectors:

– Port1 is USB2.0 Type-C connector

– Port2 is the only power supply port

• 1 Gbit/s Ethernet

• Mini-SAS MIPI-CSI connector for

camera

• USB to serial converter for debug

• Infrared receiver

• LEDs for power indication and general-

purpose use

• 3.5 mm audio jack for amplified

speakers

Figure 1: Top view i.MX 8M Nano UL EVK board

On/Off ResetOn/Off Reset

Display: MIPI-CSIDisplay: MIPI-CSI

CPU BoardCPU Board

BOOT SwitchesBOOT Switches

II22C ConnectorC Connector

USB MicroBUSB MicroB

Debug PortDebug Port

Type C

Port1

Type C

Port2

Ethernet Audio

Lineout

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IR ReceiverIR Receiver

Power SwitchPower Switch

JTAGJTAG

Expansion ConnectorExpansion Connector

Wi-FiWi-Fi®®/Bluetooth/Bluetooth®®

AntennaAntenna

Figure 2: Back view i.M X 8M Nano UL DDR3L EVK board

MicroSD CardMicroSD Card

ConnectorConnector

Audio BoardAudio Board

ConnectorConnector

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GETTING STARTED

Unpack the Kit

The i.MX 8M Nano UL DDR3L EVK (8MNANOD3L-EVK) is shipped with the items listed

in Table 1. Ensure the items are available in the EVK box.

Table 1 Kit Contents

ITEM DESCRIPTION

EVK Board i.MX 8M Nano UL DDR3L EVK

Power Supply USB Type C 45 W power delivery supply, 5 V/3 A; 9 V/3 A; 15 V/3 A; 20 V/2.25 A;

20V/2.25A supported

USB Type-C Cable Cable – Assembly, USB 3.0, Type-C Male to Type-A Male

USB micro-B Cable Cable – Assembly, USB 2.0, Type-A Male to micro-B Male

USB Type-C-to-A Adapter Adapter – USB 3.0, Type-C Male to Type-A Female

Software Linux®BSP image programmed in eMMC

Documentation Quick Start Guide

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Download Software and Tools

Installation software and documentation are available at

www.nxp.com/imx8mnanoulevk. The following are available on the website:

Table 2 Software and Tools

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Documentation • Schematics, layout and Gerber files

• i.MX 8M Nano UL DDR3L EVK Board Hardware User’s Guide

• Quick Start Guide

• Hardware Design Guide

• Power Consumption Measurement

Software Development Linux®BSPs

Demo Images Copy of the latest Linux BSP images that are available to program

onto the eMMC or SD Card. i.MX 8M Nano UL software can be found

at nxp.com/imxsw.

SETTING UP THE SYSTEM

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The following will describe how to run the

pre-loaded Linux image on the i.MX 8M

Nano UL DDR3L EVK.

1Confirm Boot

Switches

The boot switches should be set to boot

from the eMMC. Only SW1101[1-4] are

used for boot. See table below.

BOOT DEVICE SW1101 SW1102

eMMC/uSDHC3 0100XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX

1 = ON 0 = OFF X = Don’t Care

2Connect USB

Debug Cable

Connect the micro-B end of a USB cable

into debug port J901. Connect the other

end of the cable to a PC acting as a host

terminal. Two UART connections will

appear on the PC, one for the Cortex-M7

core, one for the Cortex-A53 core. The

console print will output on “Enhanced

COM port,” which can be found in

“Device Manager” of the PC.

If the serial port is not recognized,

download and install updated drivers

as listed in the “Debug Serial Console”

section below.

Open the terminal window (i.e., Hyper

Terminal or Tera Term), choose the COM

port number that corresponds to the

“Enhanced COM port” or the highest

numbered port and apply the following

configuration.

• Baud rate: 115200

• Data bits: 8

• Parity: None

• Flow control: None

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3Connect Power

Supply

Connect the USB Type-C plug of the Power Supply to J302 (USB Type-C Port2), then

power up the board using switch SW101.

Use only J302 for power delivery to the board.

4Board Boot

During the boot process, there will be operating system status information scrolling

on the terminal window of the PC. To work from the terminal window on the host

PC, press enter at the terminal window to get the command prompt. Log in as root.

Congratulations, you are up and running.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Boot Switches

SW1101[1-4] are the boot configuration switches and the default boot device is eMMC/

uSDHC3, as shown in Table 4. If you want to try other boot devices, you need to

change the boot switches to corresponding values as listed in Table 4.

Note: 1 = ON 0 = OFF X = Don’t Care

Table 3 Boot Device Settings

BOOT DEVICE SW1101 SW1102

eMMC/uSDHC3 0100XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX

MicroSD/uSDHC2 1100XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX

QSPI NOR Flash 0110XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX

Serial Download Mode 1000XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX

Debug Serial Console

Windows users may need to update the serial drivers on your computer. The drivers

can be found at https://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm

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Do More with Accessory Boards

MINISASTOCSI: MIPI-CSI CAMERA MODULE

Use this MIPI-CSI camera module

for machine vision, video streaming

and recording. More information

can be found at: https://www.

baslerweb.com/en/embedded-

vision/embedded-vision-portfolio/

embedded-vision-kits/daa3840-

30mc-imx8mp-evk/lease

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