NXP Semiconductors MCIMX6UL-EVK User manual

Quick Start Guide

Evaluation Kit

Based on i.MX 6UltraLite Applications Processor

Quick Start Guide

Figure 1: Main interfaces of i.MX 6UltraLite EVK

GET TO KNOW THE EVALUATION KIT BASED ON i.MX 6ULTRALITE

APPLICATIONS PROCESSOR

i.MX 6UltraLite

MIC

USB OTG

USB HOST

JTAG

Arduino

Ethernet x 2

LCD

NAND/QSPI NOR

EMV

Bluetooth®

connector

(bottom side)

Boot Device

Select Switch

MicroSD/eMMC

SODIMM

Interface

Boot Mode

Select Switch

DDR3L

DC IN: 5 V/4 A

Power SwitchCANAudio Jack ON/OFF

Speaker ResetDebug USB

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ABOUT THE EVALUATION KIT BASED ON i.MX 6ULTRALITE

The Evaluation Kit (EVK) based on i.MX

6UltraLite introduces developers to the

i.MX 6UltraLite applications processor. To

speed up development, hardware design

files, tools and board support packages

(BSPs) for Linux

are available at

www.nxp.com/iMX6ULEVK.

There are some peripheral boards that

work with the i.MX 6UltraLite EVK to

provide additional capabilities such

as resistive touch display, EMV and

Bluetooth/Wi-Fi

connectivity. Refer to

www.nxp.com/iMX6ULEVK for further

information.

Quick Start Guide

The following features are available with the EVK based on i.MX 6UltraLite

applications processor:

• i.MX 6UltraLite applications processor

with a 696 MHz ARM

Cortex

-A7 core

• 4 GB DDR3L SDRAM, 400 MHz

• 256 MB QSPI NOR Flash

• eMMC (unpopulated)

• NAND flash (unpopulated)

• MicroSD

connector

• SD connector

• LCD expansion port connector

• USB OTG connector

• USB Host connector

• 3.5 mm audio stereo headphone jack

• Board-mounted microphone

• L/R speaker connectors

• Two 10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet connectors

• CAN bus connector

• Sensors including:

- three-axis accelerometer

- Digital compass

- Gyroscope (unpopulated)

• JTAG 20-pin 2.54 mm connector

• Debug port for ARM Cortex-A7 core

via USB micro-B connector

• Bluetooth connector

FEATURES

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GETTING STARTED

This section describes how to use the evaluation kit and the required accessories to

develop applications using the evaluation kit.

1Unpacking

the Kit

The evaluation kit is shipped with the items listed in Table 1. Ensure the items are

available in the i.MX 6UltraLite Evaluation Kit.

ITEM DESCRIPTION

CPU board CPU board with i.MX 6UltraLite applications processor, memory,

discrete powers and MicroSD card slot

Base Board Peripherals and connectivity board

Documentation Quick Start Guide

Power Supply Output: 5 V/4 A, Plug: 2.1 mm x 5.5 mm

USB Cable USB cable (micro-B to standard-A)

Micro-SD card Bootable Linux image

Table 1: Contents of the i.MX 6UltraLite Evaluation Kit

Quick Start Guide

2Prepare

Accessories

The following items in Table 2 are required to run the i.MX 6UltraLite Evaluation Kit.

ITEM DESCRIPTION

LCD Module

(optional)

LCD8000-43T is the validated module, which has a 4.3 inch resistive

touch screen and supports a resolution of up to 480x3(RGB)x272.

Note: An LCD module is not a standard part of the evaluation kit.

Table 2: Optional Equipment

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ITEM DESCRIPTION

Documentation • Schematics, layout and Gerber files

• Quick Start Guide

Software development tools Linux BSPs

Demo images Copy of the latest Linux BSP images that are

available to program on to the MicroSD card

Table 3: Download Software and Tools Contents

3Download Software

and Tools

Download installation software and documentation under

“Jump Start Your Design” at www.nxp.com/iMX6ULEVK.

Table 3 lists the documents available on the website.

Quick Start Guide

SETTING UP THE SYSTEM

1Insert MicroSD

Card

Insert the MicroSD card into socket J301

on the CPU board (700-28617).

2Connect USB

Debug Cable

Connect the micro-B end of the supplied

USB cable into debug port J1901 on the

base board (700-28616). Connect the

other end of the cable to a PC acting

as a host terminal. If needed, the serial

to USB drivers can be found at

www.silabs.com/products/mcu/Pages/

USBtoUARTBridgeVCPDrivers.aspx

Open the terminal window (i.e., Hyper

Terminal or TeraTerm) and apply the

following configuration:

• Baud rate: 115200

• Data bits: 8

• Stop bit: 1

• Parity: None

• Flow control: None

3Connect LCD Module

(optional)

Connect the FPC cable of LCD Module

(LCD8000-43T) to the LCD connector

J901 on base board (700-28616), which is

bottom contact.

Note: The LCD Module is not included in the kit. It is sold

separately at www.nxp.com/iMX6ULEVK.

4Connect Ethernet Cable

(Optional)

Connect an Ethernet cable to the right

port of the Ethernet Jack J1501.

5Connect Power

Supply

Connect the plug of the 5 V power

supply to the DC power jack J2001 on

base board (700-28616) and slide power

switch SW2001 to ON. When power is

connected to the EVK, it will automatically

begin the boot sequence.

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Figure 3. SW601 setting for internal boot mode

Figure 2. SW602 setting for internal boot mode

BOOT PROCESS FOR LINUX IMAGE

Boot Process

• Change SW602 to D1:ON,D2:OFF (Refer to Table 4) to enter internal boot mode,

and then switch SW601 to D1:OFF, D2:OFF, D3:ON, D4:OFF (Refer to Table 5) to

boot from the MicroSD card, as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3. After the board

images are programmed and the boot switches are correctly configured, the system

is ready to run.

• Power on the EVK board.

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

on the terminal window of the PC (if connected). The Linux penguin images will

initially appear in the upper left corner of the LCD screen.

• When the boot process is complete, the Linux operating system (Yocto Project) will be

displayed on the LCD screen.

• To work from the terminal window on the host PC, press ‘Enter’ at the terminal

window to get the command prompt. Account name: root, password none.

Quick Start Guide

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DIP SWITCH CONFIGURATION

Table 4 shows the switch configuration of boot mode for i.MX 6UltraLite EVK. Internal

boot is chosen as default.

Table 5 shows the switch configuration of boot device for i.MX 6UltraLite EVK. MicroSD

is chosen as default.

D1/MODE1 D2/MODE0 BOOT MODE

OFF OFF Boot From Fuses

OFF ON Serial Downloader

ON OFF Internal Boot

ON ON Reserved

Table 4: i.MX 6UltraLite EVK DIP switch configuration (SW602)

D1 D2 D3 D4 BOOT DEVICE

OFF OFF ON OFF MicroSD

OFF OFF OFF OFF QSPI

OFF ON ON OFF EMMC

ON ON OFF ON NAND

Table 5: i.MX 6UltraLite EVK DIP switch configuration (SW601)

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