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The i.MX8 EVK has many connectors in all sides of the board. The following images describe the ports available in each of the sides of the board. | The i.MX8 EVK has many connectors in all sides of the board. The following images describe the ports available in each of the sides of the board. | ||
Revision as of 17:58, 2 November 2018
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Contents
Key Features
The iMX8M Evaluation Kit has the following features:
- Processor: i.MX 8M Quad (Based on Cortex-A53 and Cortex-M4F series)
- Memory RAM: 3 GB LPDDR4
- eMMC: 16 GB
- Wireless: WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac MIMO 2x2 + Bluetooth 4.1
- Network: Gigabit Ethernet
- GPU: Vivante GC7000 Lite
- Display specification:
- HDMI (4K@60fps)
- 4-lane MIPI-DSI mini-SAS (1080p@60fps)
- Camera support:
- 2x 4-lane MIPI-CSI mini-SAS (1080p@60fps)
- Audio: 3.5 mm Audio Jack
- Interfaces:
- USB 3.0 Type A
- USB 3.0 Type C
- SD card
- RTC
- M.2 connector (PCIe, USB, UART, I2C and I2S)
- JTAG
- Supported OS :
- Yocto
- FreeRTOS
- Android
- Power supply: 12V
Boot Options
The board is able to boot from more that one way, below you will see how to configure the boot device.
eMMC
By default, the board will boot from eMMC. Just be sure that the Boot Mode Switch is place on left side before connecting the power adapter.
USB Boot
This Boot option requires a Bootable USB stick and a Serial Console Cable, refer to iMX8 Software Support section to download a prebuilt image or create your own image with the instructions provided in the Custom Image section.
Instructions to setting up the USB Boot:
- Connect the iMX8MQ board to a host machine with the Serial Console Cable.
- Start any serial console (i.e minicom or term)
- Power on the board, the console will display the U-boot start-up screen.
- Press any key on your keyboard to stop the boot sequence, this will display the U-Boot console.
- Change the Boot Device with the following command:
setenv boot_targets usb0
- If you do not want to repeat this commands, you can save the selected Boot Device with this command:
saveenv
- Continue the Boot sequence by typing the next command:
boot
After the previous instructions, the board will boot from the USB stick
Out of the box
The package includes the following items:
- iMX8MQ Evaluation Kit Board preloaded with Android 8.1
- 12v power adapter
- USB type A to micro USB
- USB type A to USB type C
Get to know i.MX8 EVK
The i.MX8 EVK has many connectors in all sides of the board. The following images describe the ports available in each of the sides of the board.
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