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NXP Semiconductors i.MX 8M Mini LPDDR4 EVK Hardware User's Manual

NXP Semiconductors i.MX 8M Mini LPDDR4 EVK Hardware User's Manual

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NXP Semiconductors
User's Guide
i.MX 8M Mini LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware
User's Guide

1. Introduction

This document is the hardware User's Guide for the
i.MX 8M Mini LPDDR4 Evaluation Kit (EVK) based
on the NXP Semiconductor's i.MX 8M Mini
Applications Processor. This board is fully supported by
NXP Semiconductor. This manual includes system
setup and configurations, and provides detailed
information on the overall design and usage of the EVK
board from a hardware system perspective.

1.1. Board overview

The LPDDR4 EVK board is a platform designed to
show the most commonly used features of the i.MX 8M
Mini Applications Processor in a small and low cost
package. The i.MX 8M Mini LPDDR4 EVK board is an
entry level development board, which helps developers
get familiar with the processor before investing a large
amount of resources in more specific designs.
Table 1
lists the features of the i.MX 8M Mini
LPDDR4 EVK board.
© 2019 NXP B.V.
Document Number: IMX8MMEVKHUG
Contents
1.
Introduction ........................................................................ 1
1.1.
Board overview ....................................................... 1
1.2.
Board contents ........................................................ 2
2.
Specifications ..................................................................... 2
Processor ............................................................................... 5
2.1.
2.2.
Power Tree .............................................................. 9
2.3.
LPDDR4 DRAM memory .................................... 10
2.4.
eMMC memory (U4) ............................................ 11
2.5.
QSPI Nor Flash (U5) ............................................ 11
2.6.
SD card slot (J701) ............................................... 11
2.7.
2.8.
Ethernet connector (J501) ..................................... 11
2.9.
USB connector (J301, J302) ................................. 11
2.10.
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth (U6)............................................ 12
2.11.
Audio Line output (J401) ...................................... 12
2.12.
Audio Card connector (J1001) .............................. 12
2.13.
JTAG connector (J902) ......................................... 12
2.14.
USB-UART connector (J901) ............................... 12
2.15.
M.2 connector (J601) ............................................ 13
2.16.
Expansion connector (J1003) ................................ 13
2.17.
I2C connector (J1004)........................................... 13
2.18.
User interface buttons ........................................... 14
2.19.
User interface LED indicators ............................... 14
3.
PCB information .............................................................. 15
3.1.
EVK design files ................................................... 16
4.
Errata................................................................................ 17
5.
Revision History .............................................................. 17
Rev. 0 , 02/2019

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Mini Applications Processor in a small and low cost 2.16. Expansion connector (J1003) ........ 13 2.17. I2C connector (J1004)........... 13 package. The i.MX 8M Mini LPDDR4 EVK board is an 2.18. User interface buttons ........... 14 entry level development board, which helps developers 2.19.

  • Page 2: Board Contents

    This section provides the detailed information about the electrical design and practical considerations on Figure 1 the LPDDR4 EVK board. describes each block in the high-level block diagram of the LPDDR4 EVK board. i.MX 8M Mini LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, User's Guide, Rev. 0, 02/2019 NXP Semiconductors...
  • Page 3 Specifications Figure 1. MCIMX8M Mini LPDDR4 EVK Block Diagram Figure 2 shows the overview of the i.MX 8M Mini LPDDR4 EVK board. i.MX 8M Mini LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, User's Guide, Rev. 0, 02/2019 NXP Semiconductors...
  • Page 4 • The power switch must always be at the ON side before adapting the PD charger. • Change the software to disable the PD function, and make it Type-C supply only. i.MX 8M Mini LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, User's Guide, Rev. 0, 02/2019 NXP Semiconductors...

  • Page 5: Processor

    BOOT MODE pins. Table 2 shows the values used in the two methods. BOOT_MODE0 BOOT_MODE1 Figure 3. Boot Mode Selection i.MX 8M Mini LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, User's Guide, Rev. 0, 02/2019 NXP Semiconductors...
  • Page 6 Nano, which must be set to 1 and 0 for i.MX 8M Mini. SW1102 bit 10 is used for Infinit-Loop (Debug use only), which must be set to 0. i.MX 8M Mini LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, User's Guide, Rev. 0, 02/2019 NXP Semiconductors...
  • Page 7 Figure 4. Boot Device settings NOTE SW1101 bit[9:10] for eMMC/SDHC3 boot should be 01 instead of 10, see chapter 4 errata for detailed information. i.MX 8M Mini LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, User's Guide, Rev. 0, 02/2019 NXP Semiconductors...
  • Page 8 Figure 5. Boot Configuration Schematic On the i.MX 8M Mini LPDDR4 EVK board, the default boot mode is from the eMMC device. There are another two boot devices, one QSPI Nor Flash on CPU board, and one MicroSD connector on the Base Board.

  • Page 9: Power Tree

    2.2. Power Tree There is a Type-C power supply that needs to be connected to the i.MX 8M Mini LPDDR4 EVK board at connector J302. The other powers on the EVK board are generated from PMIC and discrete devices to supply the whole system.

  • Page 10: Lpddr4 Dram Memory

    1.0V for 1.8GHz. 2.3. LPDDR4 DRAM memory The i.MX 8M Mini LPDDR4 EVK board has one 512 Meg x 32 (2 channels x 16 I/O) LPDDR4 SDRAM chip (MT53D512M32D2DS-053 WT:D) for a total of 2 GB RAM memory. In the physical layout, the LPDDR4 chip is placed on the TOP side, the data traces are not necessarily connected to the LPDDR4 chips in sequential order, but for ease of routing, are connected as best determined by the layout and other critical traces.

  • Page 11: Emmc Memory (U4)

    J301 is connected to USB1 interface of i.MX 8M Mini, which can act as the download port of the EVK. J302 is connected to USB2 interface of i.MX 8M Mini, which can act the power supply port of the EVK. i.MX 8M Mini LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, User's Guide, Rev. 0, 02/2019 NXP Semiconductors...

  • Page 12: Wi-Fi/Bluetooth (U6)

    FTDI website http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm. After the driver for FT2232D is installed, the PC will enumerate two COM ports when the USB cable is i.MX 8M Mini LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, User's Guide, Rev. 0, 02/2019 NXP Semiconductors...

  • Page 13: Connector (J601)

    One 8-pin dual-row Pin Header connector (J1004) is provided on the EVK board to support I connection. The developers can use the port for some specific application development. i.MX 8M Mini LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, User's Guide, Rev. 0, 02/2019 NXP Semiconductors...

  • Page 14: User Interface Buttons

    — D902 Green light flashing – The UART data transmitted to PC. — D903 Orange light flashing – The UART data received from PC. • A53 UART (D906/D905) i.MX 8M Mini LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, User's Guide, Rev. 0, 02/2019 NXP Semiconductors...

  • Page 15: Pcb Information

    Both the two boards are made with standard 8-layer technology. The material is FR-4, and the PCB stack-up information is shown in Table 8 Table i.MX 8M Mini LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, User's Guide, Rev. 0, 02/2019 NXP Semiconductors...

  • Page 16: Evk Design Files

    59.173 mil 1.503 MM Material: TU768 TU768 3.1. EVK design files You can download the schematics, layout files, gerber files, and BOM from www.nxp.com/imx8mminievk. i.MX 8M Mini LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, User's Guide, Rev. 0, 02/2019 NXP Semiconductors...

  • Page 17: Errata

    Figure 8. Boot Configuration Silkscreen 5. Revision History Table 10. Revision history Revision number Date Substantive changes 02/2019 Initial release. i.MX 8M Mini LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, User's Guide, Rev. 0, 02/2019 NXP Semiconductors...
  • Page 18 Information in this document is provided solely to enable system and software How to Reach Us: implementers to use NXP products. There are no express or implied copyright licenses Home Page: granted hereunder to design or fabricate any integrated circuits based on the www.nxp.com/ information in this document.

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