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  • Page 1 - User Guide iMX RT1166 Developer’s Kit Copyright 2021 © Embedded Artists AB iMX RT1166 Developer’s Kit User Guide Get Up-and-Running Quickly and Start Developing Your Application On Day 1!
  • 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    RT1166 Developer’s Kit - User Guide Page 3 Table of Contents 1 Document Revision History 2 Getting Started iMX RT1166 Developer's Kit Content Hardware Overview Mounting the LCD Connecting - Get Started 2.4.1 Console 2.4.2 Tera Term Terminal Emulation Application 2.4.3...

  • Page 4: Document Revision History

    RT1166 Developer’s Kit - User Guide Page 4 1 Document Revision History Revision Date Description 2021-12-17 Initial release. Copyright 2021 © Embedded Artists AB...

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    Please read this chapter first before you start using the board - it will be well spent time! First of all, thank you for buying Embedded Artists’ iMX RT1166 Developer’s Kit based on NXP’s ARM Cortex-M7/M4 i.MX RT1166 Crossover MCU. You will get up-and-running quickly! ...

  • Page 6: Hardware Overview

    3. USB OTG connector - this USB interface can, together with a PC application, be used to program the flash memory of the iMX RT1166 uCOM board. 4. UART-to-USB bridge - this gives access to the console UART for the Cortex-M7 core of the i.MX RT1166 MCU.

  • Page 7: Mounting The Lcd

    RT1166 Developer’s Kit - User Guide Page 7 Figure 17 in chapter 3 gives a slightly more detailed presentation of all interfaces and connectors on the board. Mounting the LCD If you are going to work with a display application and use the parallel RGB interface, when continue with mounting the LCD.
  • Page 8 RT1166 Developer’s Kit - User Guide Page 8 Use the screws to fasten the mounts form the bottom side, as illustrated in the picture below. Do not tighten the screws too much. Figure 3 – Screws for LCD Mounts on Bottom Side of uCOM Carrier Board Next, place the LCD behind the mounts, as illustrated in the picture below.
  • Page 9 RT1166 Developer’s Kit - User Guide Page 9 Remove the protection over the four double-sided tapes and carefully place the LCD in the mounts. Figure 5 – Placing LCD on Mounts The picture illustrates how it will look like from the side. Between the mounts and the LCD, there isthe double-sided tape.
  • Page 10 RT1166 Developer’s Kit - User Guide Page 10 Make sure the flat cable for the capacitive touch panel is carefully bent over the mounts. Flat cable shall be bend carefully over the mount. It shall not be stuck or jammed in-between the mount and LCD.

  • Page 11: Connecting - Get Started

    RT1166 Developer’s Kit - User Guide Page 11 Connecting - Get Started It is recommended to visit the Getting Started with uCOM Developer's Kit landing page: https://www.embeddedartists.com/getting-started-with-ucom-developers-kit/ 2.4.1 Console Begin by connecting the micro-B USB connector to position 1) in Figure 1 above. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the PC.
  • Page 12 RT1166 Developer’s Kit - User Guide Page 12 Figure 10 – Tera Term New Connection Window Configure the serial port settings (using the COM port number identified earlier) to 115200 baud rate, 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit. To do this, go to Setup  Serial Port and change the settings.

  • Page 13: Putty Terminal Emulation Application

    RT1166 Developer’s Kit - User Guide Page 13 2.4.3 PuTTY terminal emulation application Alternatively you can use PuTTY. It is another commonly used terminal emulation application. PuTTY can be downloaded and installed from the link below. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html Launch PuTTY by either double clicking on the *.exe file you downloaded or from the Start menu, depending on the type of download you selected.

  • Page 14: Console Output

    ESD. Never touch directly on the iMX RT1166 uCOM Board and in general as little as possible on the uCOM Carrier Board. The push-buttons on the uCOM Carrier Board have grounded shields to minimize the effect of ESD.

  • Page 15: Note Ucom Orientation When Mounting

    100-pos J6/JB 100-pos J7/JC 40-pos Note: match "A" on the EAuCOM with "A" on the uCOM Carrier Board. Figure 16 – Orientation of iMX RT1166 uCOM Board when Mounted on the uCOM Carrier Board Copyright 2021 © Embedded Artists AB...

  • Page 16: General Handling Care

    RT1166 Developer's Kit. Due to the nature of the iMX RT1166 Developer's Kit – an evaluation board not for integration into an end-product – fast transient immunity tests and conducted radio-frequency immunity tests have not been executed.

  • Page 17: Ucom Carrier Board Design

    Carrier Board. There is also a separate document on how to set the jumpers in the default state for the iMX RT1166 Developer's Kit. The uCOM Carrier Board schematic can be downloaded in pdf format and is recommended to available when working with the iMX RT1166 Developer's Kit.

  • Page 18: Ethernet Interface Adapter

    PCB edge and J37 is the other connector (inside the PCB). Use the J37 connector for the iMX RT1166 uCOM board. Do not use J17, the inner connector (it is for the iMX RT1064 uCOM board). Note that four jumper cables are also needed to connect the adapter.

  • Page 19: Disclaimers

    If any part of this document refers to any third party products or services it shall not be deemed a license grant by Embedded Artists for the use of such third party products or services, or any intellectual property contained therein or considered as a warranty covering the use in any manner whatsoever of such third party products or services or any intellectual property contained therein.

  • Page 20: Definition Of Document Status

    RT1166 Developer’s Kit - User Guide Page 20 for the Embedded Artists’ product or service described herein and shall not create or extend in any manner whatsoever, any liability of Embedded Artists. This document as well as the item(s) described herein may be subject to export control regulations.

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