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Rev. 1 — 10 March 2023 User manual Document information Information Content Keywords MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM, MCIMX8DXL-WEVK, i.MX 8DXL, i.MX 8DualXLite Abstract The MCIMX8DXL-WEVK board provides a comprehensive platform for design and evaluation of most commonly used features of the NXP i.MX 8DXL applications processor...
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual 1 Overview The MCIMX8DXL-WEVK board provides a comprehensive platform for design and evaluation of most commonly used features of the NXP i.MX 8DXL applications processor, in a small and low-cost package. The MCIMX8DXL-WEVK board is an entry-level development board to familiarize you with the processor, before you invest a large amount of resources in more specific designs.
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 1. Acronyms ...continued Acronym Meaning Media-Independent Interface MPSSE Multi-protocol synchronous serial engine MT/s Megatransfers per second Operating system On-The-Go PMIC Power management integrated circuit Power Measurement Tool QSPI Quad Serial Peripheral Interface RGMII...
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 2. Related documentation ...continued Documents Description Link / how to obtain i.MX 8XLite Industrial Applications Processors Data Sheet i.MX 8QM / i.MX 8QXP / i.MX This purpose of this document is to help hardware 8DXL Hardware Developer’s...
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Figure 1. MCIMX8DXL-WEVK block diagram 1.5 Board features The table below lists the features of the MCIMX8DXL-WEVK board. Table 3. MCIMX8DXL-WEVK features Board feature Processor feature used Description Processor NXP i.MX 8DualXLite processor (PIMX8DL1AVNFZAB), with two Arm Cortex-A35 cores each running at 1.2 GHz and one Arm Cortex-M4F...
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 3. MCIMX8DXL-WEVK features ...continued Board feature Processor feature used Description FlexCAN1 and FlexCAN2 A high-speed dual CAN transceiver terminating at two DB9 female CAN controllers connectors UART UART0 and UART1 UART0 controller is connected to the debug USB host via a USB controllers to UART/MPSSE bridge.
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MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual J32 J29 J37 Figure 4. MCIMX8DXL-WEVK jumpers The figure below shows the push buttons, DIP switch, and LEDs of the board highlighted. MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers.
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 4. MCIMX8DXL-WEVK connectors ...continued Part identifier PCB label Connector type Description Reference section SAI2 Input/output jack for audio codec 2 SAI3 Input/output jack for audio codec 3 WIFI/BT 75-pin M.2 connector M.2 Key-E mini card connector Section 2.16...
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MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 5. MCIMX8DXL-WEVK jumpers ...continued Part identifier PCB label Jumper type Description Reference section • Shorted: Current measurement is disabled for VDD_ENET0_ VSEL- supply I-VDD_ANA 1x2-pin header VDD_ANA supply current measurement disable jumper: • Open: VDD_ANA supply current...
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MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 5. MCIMX8DXL-WEVK jumpers ...continued Part identifier PCB label Jumper type Description Reference section I-VDD_SNVS_4P2 1x2-pin header VDD_SNVS1 supply current measurement disable jumper: • Open (default setting): VDD_ SNVS1 supply current is measured by onboard power monitor U14 •...
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MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 5. MCIMX8DXL-WEVK jumpers ...continued Part identifier PCB label Jumper type Description Reference section • Shorted: Current measurement is disabled for 1V8_6 supply I-VDD_ANA1 1x2-pin header Processor VDD_ANA1_1 P8 power domain current measurement disable jumper: •...
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MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 5. MCIMX8DXL-WEVK jumpers ...continued Part identifier PCB label Jumper type Description Reference section • Open: DDR_VDD2 supply current is measured by onboard power monitor U19 • Shorted (default setting): Current measurement is disabled for DDR_VDD2 supply...
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 5. MCIMX8DXL-WEVK jumpers ...continued Part identifier PCB label Jumper type Description Reference section power-on; otherwise, onboard power supplies are disabled during power-on • Shorted: Onboard power supplies are enabled during power-on, irrespective of processor orientation.
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 7. DIP switch settings ...continued Switches Supported function Description • 001: USB serial download (processor can download a program image from a USB connection) • 010: EMMC0 • 011: USDHC1: SD card • 100: NAND, 128 pages •...
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual 2 Functional description This section describes the features and functions of the MCIMX8DXL-WEVK board. Note: For details of the i.MX 8DXL processor features, see i.MX 8DualXLite/8SoloXLite Applications Processor Reference Manual. 2.1 Processor The i.MX 8DualXLite (8DXL) applications processor is a member of the i.MX 8 family. This series of applications processors is focused on offering powerful solutions and multiple possibilities of development on projects with advanced graphics and safety-critical applications.
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MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Figure 6. Power supply diagram The table below describes the MCIMX8DXL-WEVK power supplies. Table 9. MCIMX8DXL-WEVK power supplies Power source Manufacturer and Power supply Description part number External 12 V DC 12V0 (12 V) • Supplies power to i.MX 8DXL processor, fan header...
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MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 9. MCIMX8DXL-WEVK power supplies ...continued Power source Manufacturer and Power supply Description part number • Produces 3V3_IO supply • One of the source power supplies for VDD_ENET0_ VSEL+ supply • One of the source power supplies for VDD_ENET0_...
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MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 9. MCIMX8DXL-WEVK power supplies ...continued Power source Manufacturer and Power supply Description part number SW3: PMIC_VDD_ Produces 1V8_6 supply V2X_VTT (1.8 V at 2.5 A) SW4: PMIC_VDD_ • Produces VDD_DDR_VDDQ supply DDRIO (1.1 V at 2.5 •...
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MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 9. MCIMX8DXL-WEVK power supplies ...continued Power source Manufacturer and Power supply Description part number From PMIC_VDD_1 1V8_3 (1.8 V at 2.5 Supplies power to i.MX 8DXL SNVS, FlexCAN, V8 supply UART0, and SPI0 From PMIC_VDD_1 1V8_4 (1.8 V at 2.5...
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Figure 7. Power supply sequence 2.2.1 Current measurement The MCIMX8DXL-WEVK board provides the following six quad-channel power monitors for onboard current/ power measurement: • U11 • U12 • U14 • U15 • U18 • U19 Each power monitor is a PAC1934T-I/JQ device from Microchip Technology.
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 10. Measurable power supplies ...continued Power monitor Measurable power Current sense Current measurement Default jumper supply resistors disable jumper setting VDD_ANA Shorted DDR_VDD1 Open 1V8_1 R92 and R93 Open 1V8_2 Open 3V3_PMIC R109...
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Power acquisitions made using BCU can be imported into PMT for post-processing analysis to combine the benefits of both applications, that is higher sampling resolution of BCU, and enhanced visibility of power supply activities of PMT.
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 13. Octal flash memory Processor Octal flash memory controllers Part identifier Manufacturer and part Description number QSPI0A and Micron Technology MT35 512 Mbit (64 Mbit x 8) octal serial peripheral QSPI0B XU512ABA1G12-0AAT interface (SPI) NOR flash memory with maximum frequency 200 MHz and operating voltage 1.8 V...
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 15. SD connections ...continued Processor Peripheral devices controller Part identifiers Manufacturer and part Description number enable/disable power selector switch for SD connector. Rohm Semiconductor Power supply selector switch for SD connector BD2204GUL-E2 SD connector for housing an SD card. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) diodes are used to protect the signals to/from the SD card against discharges.
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MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 16. V2X/Ethernet socket pinout ...continued Pin numbers Signal name Connection details USDHC1_CLK (RGMII_RXC) USDHC1_DAT0 (RGMII_RXD0) USDHC1_DAT1 (RGMII_RXD1) USDHC1_DAT2 (RGMII_RXD2) USDHC1_DAT3 (RGMII_RXD3) ENET0_MODULE_GPIO_1 Connected to EXPANDER2 ENET0_MODULE_GPIO_2 ENET0_MODULE_GPIO_3 ENET0_MODULE_GPIO_4 V2X_PMIC_STBY_B ENET0_MODULE_INH Connected to EXPANDER1...
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual The table below lists the V2X/Ethernet modules/boards from NXP that are supported on the V2X/Ethernet socket. Table 17. Supported V2X/Ethernet modules Part number / how to obtain Description Contact NXP FAE or sales V2X Wi-Fi module based on NXP SAF5400 modem...
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual 2.10 USB interface The i.MX 8DXL processor has two Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 On-The-Go (OTG) controllers, USB_OTG1 and USB_OTG2, which provide host and device functionality with support for OTG. On the MCIMX8DXL-WEVK board, the USB_OTG1 controller is connected to a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C connector or USB interface of the...
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MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 19. USB OTG1 connections ...continued Processor Peripheral devices controller Part identifier Manufacturer and part Description number JAE Electronics DX07 USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C connector that allows external S024JJ2R1300 connection using a USB Type-C cable M.2 connector.
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual USB OTG1 connector mode depends on the PORT pin setting (PORT1 input signal) of CC logic chip U117. Similarly, USB OTG2 connector mode depends on the PORT pin setting (PORT2 input signal) of CC logic chip U114.
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 24. UART connections ...continued Processor Peripheral devices controller Part identifier Manufacturer and part Description number from EXPANDER1. MUX3 is disabled, by default. It can be enabled using the MUX3_EN signal from EXPANDER2. TE Connectivity 5-534237- 5-position receptacle (UART1 connector) for external UART connection.
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 25. SPI connections ...continued Processor Peripheral devices controller Part identifier Manufacturer and part Description number SPI3 Texas Instruments A 4-channel, 2:1 mux/demux switch (referred as MUX4), TMUX1574PWR which drives signals between the processor and SPI3 connector J11 or LCD connector.
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 27. LCD connections ...continued Processor Peripheral devices controller Part identifiers Manufacturer and Description part number Cvilux Corporation 0.5 mm pitch, zero insertion force (ZIF) side entry LCD connector. CF2033SF It houses a WKS Technology WKS101WX001-WCT TFT touch screen module having 10"...
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 28. SAI connections Processor Peripheral devices controller Part identifiers Manufacturer and part Description number SAI0 U46 and U47 Texas Instruments A pair of 4-channel, 2:1 mux/demux switches (referred TMUX1574PWR as MUX5), which drives signals between the processor and M.2 connector or LCD connector.
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MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 29. M.2 connector pinout ...continued Pin numbers Signal name Connection details BT_UART_WAKE_B Connected to EXPANDER2 (U84), which is a 16-bit, I2C-bus input/output expander BT_DIS_B M.2_WIFI_WAKE_B Connected to EXPANDER1 (U80), which is a 16-bit, I2C-bus input/output expander M.2_WIFI_EN...
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 30. Wi-Fi + Bluetooth card ...continued Feature Description Module Murata LBEE5ZZ1XL (also known as 1XL) Chipset NXP 88W9098 WLAN standards 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2x2 MU-MIMO, Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth standards 5.2 BR/EDR/LE 2.17 I2C-bus I/O expanders The MCIMX8DXL-WEVK board provides five 16-bit general-purpose input/output expanders that support remote I/O expansion via the I2C-bus interface.
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MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 32. EXPANDER1 ...continued Port number Signal Direction Description • 1 (default value): Selects M.2 UART signals at MUX3 P0_7 SPI3_SEL To MUX4 • 0: Selects LCD signals at MUX4 • 1 (default value): Selects SPI3 signals at...
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MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 33. EXPANDER2 ...continued Port number Signal Direction Description P0_2 LCD_INT From LCD module • 0: Interrupt handling is ON for LCD module • 1 (default value): Interrupt handling is OFF for LCD module...
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MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 34. EXPANDER3 ...continued Port number Signal Direction Description P0_3 AUD2_INT From audio codec 2 • 0: Interrupt handling is OFF for audio codec 2 • 1 (default value): Interrupt handling is ON for audio codec 2...
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MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 35. EXPANDER4 ...continued Port number Signal Direction Description P1_0 EXP4_P1_0 P1_1 EXP4_P1_1 P1_2 EXP4_P1_2 P1_3 EXP4_P1_3 P1_4 EXP4_P1_4 P1_5 EXP4_P1_5 P1_6 EXP4_P1_6 P1_7 EXP4_P1_7 The table below describes EXPANDER5, which allows to reconfigure the board by debug USB host, via USB to UART/MPSSE bridge (U90).
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Table 36. EXPANDER5 ...continued Port number Signal Direction Description • 1 (default value): PMIC switch for PMIC_ VDD_MEMC supply gets feedback from another board device • 0: PMIC switch for PMIC_VDD_DDRIO P1_2 VDD_DDRIO_I_SW To 2:1 switch U131 supply gets local feedback •...
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual Figure 17. Board control and debug diagram The USB to UART/MPSSE device acts as a bridge to enable communication between the host computer and i.MX 8DXL processor. The USB to UART/MPSSE bridge is connected to a USB micro-B connector J19, which serves as debug USB connector on the board.
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual • Manufacturer and part number: Microchip Technology AT24C02C-XHM-B The EEPROM serves as the system ID memory and stores the following board information: • Board ID and revision • Processor ID and revision • PMIC ID and revision •...
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual 2.19.3 Debug USB connector The MCIMX8DXL-WEVK board provides a USB 2.0 micro-B connector (debug USB connector) J19, which allows connection with the host computer for debugging the board. The debug USB connector is connected to the USBDP and USBDM pins of FT4232H (USB to UART/MPSSE bridge) via PRTR5V0U2F, which is an ultra-low capacitance electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device.
MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual 3 Revision history The table below summarizes the revisions to this document. Table 43. Revision history Revision Date Topic cross-reference Change description 10 March 2023 Section 2.16 Added a link, https://www.embeddedartists.com/ products/1xl-m-2-module/ 29 July 2022...
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