background image

Copyright 

© 

2022 

congatec 

GmbH 

 

      SMX8_SDS_q10 

 

     

2/7

Preface

This  quick  start  guide  provides  information  about  the  contents  of  the  
conga-SMX8 sample distribution set and how to set it up.

Software Licenses

Notice Regarding Open Source Software

The congatec products contain Open Source software that has been 
released by programmers under specific licensing requirements such as 
the “General Public License“ (GPL) Version 2 or 3, the “Lesser General 
Public License“ (LGPL), the “ApacheLicense“ or similar licenses.

You can find the specific details at https://www.congatec.com/en/
licenses/.

Enter the following command “license” in the bootloader to get the 
complete product related license information.

To the extent that any accompanying material such as instruction manuals, 
handbooks etc. contain copyright notices, conditions of use or licensing 
requirements that contradict any applicable Open Source license, these 
conditions are inapplicable. The use and distribution of any Open 
Source software contained in the product is exclusively governed by the 
respective Open Source license.

The Open Source software is provided by its programmers without ANY 
WARRANTY, whether implied or expressed, of any fitness for a particular 
purpose, and the programmers DECLINE ALL LIABILITY for damages, 
direct or indirect, that result from the use of this software.

congatec’s liability with regards to the open source Software is as set out 
in congatec’s Software License Information.

Disclaimer

The information contained within this quick start guide, including but not 
limited to any product specification, is subject to change without notice.

congatec GmbH provides no warranty with regard to this guide or any 
other information contained herein and hereby expressly disclaims any 
implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose 

with regard to any of the foregoing. congatec GmbH assumes no liability for 
any damages incurred directly or indirectly from any technical or typographical 
errors or omissions contained herein or for discrepancies between the product 
and this guide. In no event shall congatec GmbH be liable for  any incidental, 
consequential, special, or exemplary damages, whether based on tort, 
contract or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with this guide or any 
other information contained herein or the use thereof.

Intended Audience

This guide is intended for technically qualified personnel. It is not intended for 
general audiences.

Lead-Free Designs (RoHS)

All congatec GmbH designs are created from lead-free components and are 
completely RoHS compliant.

 

Electrostatic Sensitive Device 

All congatec GmbH products are electrostatic sensitive devices. They are 
enclosed in static shielding bags, and shipped enclosed in secondary 
packaging (protective packaging). The secondary packaging does not provide 
electrostatic protection. 

Do not remove the device from the static shielding bag or handle it, except at 
an electrostatic-free workstation. Also, do not ship or store electronic devices 
near strong electrostatic, electromagnetic, magnetic, or radioactive fields 
unless the device is contained within its original packaging. Be aware that 
failure to comply with these guidelines will void the congatec GmbH Limited 
Warranty.

Copyright Notice

Copyright © 2022, congatec GmbH. All rights reserved. All text, pictures and 
graphics are protected by copyrights. No copying is permitted without written 
permission from congatec GmbH.

congatec GmbH has made every attempt to ensure that the information in this 
document is accurate yet the information contained within is supplied “as-is”.

Summary of Contents for conga-SMX8

Page 1: ...Copyright 2022 congatec GmbH SMX8_SDS_q10 1 7 conga SMX8 Sample Distribution Set for congatec SMARC 2 1 Development Quick Start Guide Revision 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...ion contained herein and hereby expressly disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose with regard to any of the foregoing congatec GmbH assumes no liability for any damages incurred directly or indirectly from any technical or typographical errors or omissions contained herein or for discrepancies between the product and this guide In no event shall co...

Page 3: ...repaired or exchanged product to the customer Repaired replaced or exchanged product will be warranted for the repair warranty period in effect as of the date the repaired exchanged or replaced product is shipped by congatec or the remainder of the original warranty whichever is longer This Limited Warranty extends to congatec s direct customer only and is not assignable or transferable C ERTIFICA...

Page 4: ...X8 module variant depends on sample availability and customer request The key features and differences of the variants are summarized in the following tables Commercial Variants Part 051000 051001 051002 Processor NXP i MX 8QuadMax NXP i MX 8QuadPlus NXP i MX 8QuadPlus LPDDR4 4 GB 4 GB 2 GB eMMC 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB Temp Range Commercial 0 C to 60 C Commercial 0 C to 60 C Commercial 0 C to 60 C Indus...

Page 5: ...cable port labeled CONSOLE 6 Mount the cooling solution onto the module Final torque 0 4 Nm 7 Mount the module onto the carrier board Final torque 0 4 Nm 8 Set carrier board jumper X54 to position 2 3 CARRIER_PWRON 9 Connect the conga LDVI EPI as shown in the picture 2 10 Connect an ATX Power Supply Unit PSU to the carrier board 11 To start the system switch the ATX PSU on 3 Note 1 Refer to sectio...

Page 6: ...onment settings are parsed and the system boot will go ahead as specified Press any key during startup to stop autoboot and to get to u boot console At the u boot console the environment settings can be displayed using the print command In addition useful functionality is available such as memory dump access to the SPI and the I2C system etc The help command will display any command supported by t...

Page 7: ...me Description mmcboot Boots the system from mmc with the specified parameters for mmcboot i e eMMC SD card microSD card mmcargs Configures the bootargs for mmcboot netboot Boots the system from network with the specified parameters for network boot netargs Configures the bootargs for network boot loadbootscript Used during boot loads an eventually existing boot script loadimage Used during boot l...

Reviews: