NXP Semiconductors I.MX 8M PLUS EVK User manual

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i.MX 8M Plus EVK

i.MX 8M PLUS EVK

ABOUT THE i.MX 8M PLUS EVK

The i.MX 8M Plus applications processor is the latest member of the i.MX 8M family. It

excels in machine learning, vision, advanced multimedia and industrial IoT applications.

Elevating edge intelligence, i.MX 8M Plus processors are the solid foundation for smart

homes to smart cities, Industry 4.0 and beyond.

Features

Compute Module:

• i.MX 8M Plus applications processor

with up to five cores:

– 4× Arm®Cortex®-A53

– 1× Arm Cortex-M7

• LPDDR4 32-bit, 6 GB

• eMMC 5.1, 32 GB

• QSPI NOR flash, 32 MB

• Power management IC (NXP

PCA9450C)

Base Board:

• MicroSD card connector

• Two Type-C connectors:

• Port0 is the only power supply port;

Port1 is a USB3.0 connector

• One USB3.0 Type-A connector

• Two 1 Gbit/s Ethernet

– Port0 supports 1 Gbit/s Ethernet

– Port1 supports 1 Gbit/s Ethernet

with TSN

• AW-CM276MA (NXP 88W8997): Wi-Fi

5 (802.11ac) 2 x 2 dual-band (2.4/5

GHz) and Bluetooth

5.1

• Mini-SAS MIPI-DSI connector for

display

• Two Mini-SAS LVDS connectors for

display

• HDMI Type-A connector for display

• Two Mini-SAS MIPI-CSI connectors for

camera

• Two female DB9 connectors for CAN

• USB-to-serial converter for debug

• 3.5 mm headset for audio

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GET TO KNOW THE i.MX 8M PLUS EVK

KeysKeys

II22C ConnectorC Connector

ExpansionExpansion

ConnectorConnector

Power SwitchPower Switch

BOOT SwitchesBOOT Switches

JTAGJTAG

CPU BoardCPU Board

Power BoardPower Board

ConnectorConnector

USB MicroBUSB MicroB

Debug PortDebug Port

Base BoardBase Board

Audio HeadsetAudio Headset

DisplayDisplay

MIPI-DSIMIPI-DSI

CameraCamera

MIPI-CSIMIPI-CSI

DisplayDisplay

LVDSLVDS

DisplayDisplay

HDMIHDMI

Type A

Port 2

(USB3.0

Host)

Type C

Port 1

(USB3.0)

Type C Port 0

(Power Supply)

Ethernet

RJ45-2

CAN Bus

DB9-2

Figure 1: Top view i.MX 8M Plus EVK

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MicroSD CardMicroSD Card

ConnectorConnector

M.2 KEY-E SlotM.2 KEY-E Slot

Wi-FiWi-Fi®®/Bluetooth/Bluetooth®®

ModuleModule

Wi-Fi/BluetoothWi-Fi/Bluetooth

AntennaAntenna

Figure 2: Back view i.MX 8M Plus EVK

Figure 3. i.MX 8M Plus EVK with Heatsink

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GETTING STARTED

Unpack the Kit

The i.MX 8M Plus EVK (8MPLUSLPD4-

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 Plus EVK

Power Supply

USB Type C 45 W power delivery

supply, 5V/3A; 9V/3A; 15V/3A;

20V/2.25A supported

USB Type-C

Cable

Cable – Assembly, USB 3.0, Type-C

male to micro-B 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

Prepare Accessories

The following items in Table 2 are

recommended to run with the i.MX 8M

Plus EVK.

Table 2 Customer Supplied

Accessories

ITEM DESCRIPTION

IMX-MIPI-HDMI

Accessory Card MIPI-DSI to HDMI adapter board

IMX-LVDS-HDMI

Accessory Card LVDS to HDMI adapter board

MX8-DSI-

OLED1/MX8-

DSI-OLED1A

MIPI - DSI 1080p OLED display

Mini-SAS cable 8” Mini-SAS cable

HDMI Display HDMI display that supports a minimum

resolution of 1080p60.

HDMI Cable HDMI cable to connect the HDMI

board to HDMI display

Mouse USB mouse

USB Hub 2 or 4 port USB hub

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Download Software and Tools

Installation software and documentation are available at www.nxp.com/imx8mplusevk.

The following are available on the website:

Table 3 Software and Tools

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Documentation

• Schematics, layout and Gerber files

• i.MX 8M Plus EVK Board Hardware User’s Guide

• Quick Start Guide

• Hardware Design Guide

• Power Consumption Measurement

Software Development Linux®BSPs, Android™ BSPs

Demo Images

Copy of the latest Linux and Android BSP images that are available to program on to the eMMC

or SD Card

i.MX 8M Plus software can be found www.nxp.com/IMXLINUX and www.nxp.com/IMXANDROID

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SETTING UP THE SYSTEM

The following will describe how to run the

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

Plus EVK.

1Confirm Boot

Switches

The boot switches should be set to boot

from the eMMC. SW4[1-4] are used for

boot. See table.

BOOT DEVICE SW4 [1-4]

eMMC/uSDHC3 0010

1 = ON 0 = OFF

2Connect USB

Debug Cable

Connect the micro-B end of a USB cable

into debug port J23. Connect the other

end of the cable to a PC acting as a

host terminal. Four UART connections

will appear on the PC, the third port for

the Cortex-A53 core and the fourth for

Cortex-M7 core system debugging.

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 section “Debug Serial Console”

below.

Open the terminal window (i.e., Hyper

Terminal or Tera Term), choose the third

COM port number and apply the following

configuration.

• Baud rate: 115200

• Data bits: 8

• Parity: None

• Stop bits: 1

3Connect HDMI

Display

Connect an HDMI cable to the HDMI

connector Jack J17. Connect the other

end of the cable to a HDMI display panel.

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4Connect

Mouse

Connect the mouse to the USB host

connector J7.

5Connect

Power Supply

Connect the USB Type-C plug of the

Power Supply to J5 (USB Type-C Port0),

then power up the board using switch

SW3.

Use only J5 for power delivery to the

board.

6Board

Boot Up

As the board boots up, you will see 4

penguins appear in the upper left-hand

corner of the monitor, and then you will

see the Linux terminal icon on the top

left and the timer on right top corner.

Congratulations, you are up and running.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Boot Switches

SW4[1-4] is the boot configuration switch, 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.

Table 4 Boot Device Settings

BOOT DEVICE SW4-1 SW4-2 SW4-3 SW4-4

Boot From Fuses 0 0 0 0

USB Serial Download Mode 0 0 0 1

USDHC3 (eMMC boot only, SD3 8-bit) Default 0 0 1 0

USDHC2 (SD boot only, SD2) 0 0 1 1

NAND 8-bit single device 256 page 0 1 0 0

NAND 8-bit single device 512 page 0 1 0 0

QSPI 3B Read 0 1 1 0

QSPI Hyperflash 3.3V 0 1 1 1

ecSPI Boot 1 0 0 0

Note: 1 = ON 0 = OFF X = Don’t Care

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

Do More with Accessory Boards

MX8-DSI-OLED1/MX8-DSI-OLED1A:

MIPI-DSI 1080P OLED DISPLAY

MINISASTOCSI:

MIPI-CSI CAMERA MODULE

Use this OLED display for display and touchscreen

support.

Use this MIPI-CSI camera module for machine vision, video

streaming and recording.

IMX-MIPI-HDMI IMX-LVDS-HDMI

MIPI-DSI to HDMI adapter card (Mini SAS) to connect

MIPI DSI output to HDMI (Color may vary)

LVDS-to-HDMI converter adapter card (Mini SAS) to connect

LVDS output to HDMI (Color may vary)

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