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- Page 1 Getting Started – iMX Developer’s Kit Copyright 2016 © Embedded Artists AB Getting Started With the iMX Developer’s Kit...
- Page 2 Embedded Artists AB. Disclaimer Embedded Artists AB makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaim any implied warranties or merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Information in this publication is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Embedded Artists AB.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Kit Content ..................6 Hardware Overview ................ 6 Connect FTDI Cable ............... 7 Terminal / Console Application ............. 9 Powering the Board ..............10 USB OTG ..................12 Networking ..................13 Further Information ..............14 Copyright 2016 © Embedded Artists AB Rev D... -
Page 4: Document Revision History
Added information about iMX7 Dual COM. Also specified that a password (pass) is now required for the root user. 2016-09-24 Clarified console connector placement. 2016-12-29 Added more documents in the "Further Information" section. Copyright 2016 © Embedded Artists AB Rev D... -
Page 5: Introduction
Linux # This field illustrates user input on the target hardware, i.e., input given to the terminal attached to the COM Board Copyright 2016 © Embedded Artists AB Rev D... -
Page 6: Getting Started
Hardware Overview Figure 1 and Figure 2 below shows the iMX6 SoloX Developer's Kit but the pictures are generic for all iMX Developer's Kits. Figure 1 - iMX6 SoloX Developer's Kit Top View Copyright 2016 © Embedded Artists AB Rev D... -
Page 7: Connect Ftdi Cable
Figure 2 above illustrates the location (1) of J16 and J35. There are three 6-position pin headers. The one closest to the Ethernet connectors is J35. The middle one is J16 and the pin header closest to the MXM3 connector is J15 (not used in this context). Copyright 2016 © Embedded Artists AB Rev D... - Page 8 NOTE: Figure 3 and Figure 4 shows how to connect the cable to J35, but it should be connected the same way to J16 (the middle connector, located just above J35 in the picture). Pin 6 Pin 1 Figure 3 - Connected FTDI Cable with Independent Wires Copyright 2016 © Embedded Artists AB Rev D...
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Page 9: Terminal / Console Application
1. Start Tera Term and select the virtual COM port that was created when connecting the FTDI cable to your computer. See Figure 5 for an example of how the dialog window looks like for a new connection. Copyright 2016 © Embedded Artists AB Rev D... -
Page 10: Powering The Board
COM port and the board. Figure 6 - Tera Term, setup serial port Powering the Board Connect the power supply to the J4 connector as shown in Figure 7. Copyright 2016 © Embedded Artists AB Rev D... - Page 11 Linux. When Linux has booted you will be requested to login as shown in Figure 8. 1. Enter root to login and pass if asked for password. Older versions of the Linux distribution had by default no password associated with the root user. Copyright 2016 © Embedded Artists AB Rev D...
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Page 12: Usb Otg
For more details about using the manufacturing tool read section Deploying Images in the document Working with Yocto to build Linux. This document can be found on Embedded Artists website. Figure 9 - micro-B to A USB, OTG Copyright 2016 ©... -
Page 13: Networking
Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B) Copyright 2016 © Embedded Artists AB Rev D... -
Page 14: Further Information
Further Information The board is now up-and-running. We recommend you to look at the other documents that are available on Embedded Artists website. These will help you get a better understanding of the hardware as well as the available software. - Page 15 Getting Started With the iMX Developer’s Kit Page 15 If you have any questions, want to discuss your project requirements, need assistance in integrating the board into your product; please don’t hesitate to contact us. www.embeddedartists.com/contact Copyright 2016 © Embedded Artists AB Rev D...
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