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- Page 1 Quick Start Guide Evaluation Kit i.MX 8MQuad EVK CPU Board Based on i.MX 8MQuad Application Processor NXP Confidential and Proprietary Preliminary, Subject to Change...
- Page 2 Power Switch Debug port BOOT MODE switch USB Type-C Connector BOOT DEVICE switch DC Jack for 12V power input USB Type-A HDMI 3.5mm 1Gbps Ethernet Connector Connector Connector Audio Jack Figure 1: Main interfaces of i.MX 8MQ EVK CPU Board...
- Page 3 M.2 Connector FPC Connector used to connect Audio Board Figure 2 : Bottom View of i.MX 8MQ EVK CPU Board NXP Confidential and Proprietary Preliminary, Subject to Change...
- Page 4 Quick Start Guide ABOUT THE EVALUATION KIT BASED ON THE i.MX 8MQUAD The i.MX 8MQuad EVK consists of a The Evaluation Kit (EVK) based on i.MX CPU board and an audio board 8MQuad introduces developers to the (ordered separately). i.MX 8MQuad application processor. To...
- Page 5 FEATURES The following features are available with the EVK CPU board based on the i.MX 8 MQuad applications processor: • i.MX 8MQuad processor with 5 cores • USB to serial convertor for debug (4×ARM® Cortex®-A53, and 1× Cortex- •...
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Page 6: Getting Started
This section describes how to use the EVK and the required accessories to develop applications using the kit. Unpacking the Kit The EVK is shipped with the items listed in Table 1. Ensure the items are available in the i.MX 8MQuad EVK. ITEM DESCRIPTION CPU board with i.MX 8MQuad processor, memory and PMIC... - Page 7 Prepare Accessories The following items in Table 2 are required to run the i.MX 8MQuad EVK. ITEM DESCRIPTION HDMI display HDMI display and cable is required to run the HDMI and cable Mouse Mouse with USB interface Table 2: Necessary Equipment...
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Page 8: Software And Tools
Quick Start Guide Download Software and Tools Download installation software and documentation at www.nxp.com/iMX8MQEVK (address may need to be updated). The following documents are available on the website: ITEM DESCRIPTION • Schematics, layout and Gerber files Documentation • Quick Start Guide Software Linux BSPs, Android BSPs Development... -
Page 9: Setting Up The System
www.nxp.com SETTING UP THE SYSTEM Connect HDMI Display Connect USB Debug Cable Connect an HDMI cable to the HDMI Connect the micro-B end of a USB connector Jack J1001. Connect the other cable into debug port J1701. Connect end of the cable to a HDMI display panel. the other end of the cable to a PC acting as a host terminal. -
Page 10: Boot Process
Download BSP Images section on how to load the image) and the boot switches are correctly configured, the system is ready to run. • Power on the EVK board by sliding power switch SW701 to ON. • During the boot process, the Android logo will appear on the HDMI display. -
Page 11: Dip Switch Configuration
POS-3 POS-2 POS-1 BOOT DEVICE microSD eMMC NAND QSPI Table 4: i.MX 8MQuad EVK CPU boot device switch configuration POS-2 POS-1 BOOT MODE Boot From Fuses Serial Downloader Internal Boot Reserved Table 5: i.MX 8MQuad EVK CPU boot mode switch configuration... -
Page 12: Button Functions
ITEM DESCRIPTION SW701 Evaluation board power switch • Switching to the ON position connects the 12V power supply to the EVK main power system. • Switching to the OFF position immediately removes all power from the board. EVK ON/OFF button SW1701 •... -
Page 13: Led Status
UART2 Data RX(Pulses when Transmitting Data via USB) UART1 Data TX(Pulses when Receiving Data via USB) D1703/ORANGE D1703/GREEN UART1 Data RX(Pulses when Transmitting Data via USB) Table 7: i.MX 8MQuad EVK CPU – LED Status NXP Confidential and Proprietary Preliminary, Subject to Change... -
Page 14: Additional Reference
Quick Start Guide Additional Reference Download BSP Images The board images can be downloaded to the target board by using the manufacturing tool, named MFGTool, which runs on a computer with the Windows® operating system. The MFGTool zip file can be found at www.nxp.com/iMX8MQEVK(address may need to be updated). - Page 15 Then slide the power switch SW701 to ON. The i.MX 8MQuad will be enumerated as a HID device on PC. Double click the file *.vbs according to the image type and target device as shown: Target Device Image VBS file Linux mfgtool2-yocto-mx8-evk-emmc1.vbs eMMC Android mfgtool2-android-mx8mq-evk-emmc.vbs eMMC Linux mfgtool2-yocto-mx8-evk-sd2.vbs MicroSD Android mfgtool2-android-mx8mq-evk-sd.vbs...
- Page 16 Quick Start Guide The process bar becomes green once the download is complete. Figure 6 : Download Complete Click “Stop”, then “Exit”.
- Page 17 www.nxp.com Bootup the board Before power up, Switch SW802 to ON, OFF (from 1-2 bit) to enter internal boot mode as shown in Figure 4. The default output device is HDMI, resolution is 3840x2160p60, if user use a different display resolution, then need change the resolution setting in the boot args according to table 7, for example, set 1080p60, setenv mmcargs 'setenv bootargs console=${console} root=${mmcroot} video=HDMI-A-...
- Page 18 Quick Start Guide NXP i.MX Release Distro 4.9.51-mx8-beta imx8mqevk ttymxc0 imx8mqevk login:root root@imx8mqevk:~#...
- Page 19 www.nxp.com Multimedia i.MX provides audio optimized software codecs, parsers, hardware acceleration units, and associated plugins. The i.MX provides GStreamer plugins to access the i.MX multimedia libraries and hardware acceleration units. There are three ways to play video and audio gplay-1.0 gplay-1.0 $filename --audio-sink='alsasink device="hw:X,0"' The audio default output is audio jack, to route to HDMI need set the HDMI sound card, X is the sound card number.
- Page 20 Quick Start Guide MIPI-DSI Except the HDMI, the display can be configured as MIPI-DSI. On EVK board, it uses MINI-SAS interface J1501, connect MIPI-DSI to HDMI cable for display. The user can use fsl-imx8mq-evk-dual-display.dtb to replace the original dtb file to enable the MIPI-DSI.
- Page 21 www.nxp.com This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Attention that changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
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Page 22: Warranty
Quick Start Guide SUPPORT Visit the i.MX community at www.imxcommunity.org. WARRANTY Visit www.nxp.com/warranty for complete warranty information. www.nxp.com/iMX8MQEVK NXP and the NXP logo are trademarks of NXP B.V. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. ARM and Cortex are registered trademarks of ARM Limited (or its subsidiaries) in the EU and/or elsewhere.
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