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

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

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Document identifier: IMX8MPEVKHUG
User's Guide
Rev. 0, March 9, 2021
i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware
User's Guide

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  • Page 1 NXP Semiconductors Document identifier: IMX8MPEVKHUG User's Guide Rev. 0, March 9, 2021 i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    2.21 Power Measurement Board connector (J25).................14 2.22 User interface buttons......................15 2.23 User interface LED indicators....................16 Chapter 3 PCB information.................. 18 3.1 EVK design files........................19 i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, Rev. 0, March 9, 2021 User's Guide 2 / 20...
  • Page 3: Chapter 1 Introduction

    The LPDDR4 EVK board is a platform designed to show the most commonly used features of the i.MX 8M Plus Applications Processor in a small and low cost package. The i.MX 8M Plus 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.
  • Page 4: Board Contents

    1.2 Board contents The i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK contains the following items: • i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK board, assembled by two separate boards, 8MPLUSLPD4-CPU (CPU Board) and 8MPLUS- BB (Base Board) • USB Type-C 45W Power Delivery Supply, 5V/3A, 9V/3A, 15V/3A, 20V/2.25A supported •...
  • Page 5: Chapter 2 Specifications

    Figure 1. i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK block diagram Figure 2 Figure 3 show the overview of the i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK board. i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, Rev. 0, March 9, 2021 User's Guide 5 / 20...
  • Page 6 Specifications Figure 2. Top view i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK board Figure 3. Back view i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK board i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, Rev. 0, March 9, 2021 User's Guide 6 / 20...
  • Page 7: Processor

    BOOT_MODE1 BOOT_MODE0 Boot From Fuses USB Serial Download USDHC3 (eMMC boot only, SD3 8-bit) Default Table continues on the next page... i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, Rev. 0, March 9, 2021 User's Guide 7 / 20...
  • Page 8 0011 to choose uSDHC2 (SD), and set 0110 to choose QSPI Nor. Set 0001 to enter USB Serial Download. NAND boot is not supported on the i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK board, but it is supported on the i.MX 8M Plus DDR4 EVK board.
  • Page 9: Power Tree

    2.3 Power tree There is a USB Type-C power supply that needs to be connected to the i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK board at connector J5 (Type-C Port0). The other powers on the EVK board are generated from PMIC and discrete devices to supply the whole system.
  • Page 10: Lpddr4 Dram Memory (U2)

    2.4 LPDDR4 DRAM memory (U2) The i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK board has one 1536 Meg × 32 (2 channels × 16 I/O) LPDDR4 SDRAM chip (MT53E1536M32D4DT-046 WT:A) for a total of 6 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: Sd Card Slot (J11)

    The i.MX 8M Plus Processor contains two CAN FD controllers. On the EVK board, the two controllers are connected to the dual high-speed CAN transceiver TJA1048T, then connected to two DB9 female connectors. The connectors are as shown in Figure i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, Rev. 0, March 9, 2021 User's Guide 11 / 20...
  • Page 12: Audio Headset Connector (J18)

    A53 and fourth for M7 system debugging. Developers can use Putty, Tera Term, Xshell, or other terminal tools. The required settings are as listed in Table i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, Rev. 0, March 9, 2021 User's Guide 12 / 20...
  • Page 13: Slot And Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Module (J10)

    EXP_P0_7 Expansion IO signal slave output ECSPI2_SCLK_3V3 SPI2 clock signal ECSPI2_SS0_3V3 SPI2 chip select signal Table continues on the next page... i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, Rev. 0, March 9, 2021 User's Guide 13 / 20...
  • Page 14: I2C Connector (J22)

    Power Output, 5 V Ground VDD_5V Power Output, 5 V Ground VDD_5V Power Output, 5 V Ground Table continues on the next page... i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, Rev. 0, March 9, 2021 User's Guide 14 / 20...
  • Page 15: User Interface Buttons

    The i.MX 8M Plus Applications Processor supports the use of a button input signal to request main SoC power state changes (i.e. ON or OFF) from the PMU. i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, Rev. 0, March 9, 2021 User's Guide...
  • Page 16: User Interface Led Indicators

    — D21 Green light flashing – The UART data transmitted to PC. — D20 Orange light flashing – The UART data received from PC. i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, Rev. 0, March 9, 2021 User's Guide...
  • Page 17 NXP Semiconductors Specifications Figure 7. LED indicator i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, Rev. 0, March 9, 2021 User's Guide 17 / 20...
  • Page 18: Chapter 3 Pcb Information

    Copper (Oz.) Generic Dielectric thickness (mil) Signal 0.5+Plating 1.31 mil Dielectric 1080 RC64% 3.75 2.96 mil Table continues on the next page... i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, Rev. 0, March 9, 2021 User's Guide 18 / 20...
  • Page 19: Evk Design Files

    1.55 MM Material: TU768 3.1 EVK design files You can download the schematics, layout files, gerber files, and BOM from 8MPLUSLPD4-EVK. i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK Board Hardware User's Guide, Rev. 0, March 9, 2021 User's Guide 19 / 20...
  • Page 20 Right to make changes - NXP Semiconductors reserves the right to make changes to information published in this document, including without limitation specifications and product descriptions, at any time and without notice. This document supersedes and replaces all information supplied prior to the publication hereof.

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