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GETTING STARTED

ITEM

DESCRIPTION

CPU board

CPU board with i.MX 8M Quad applications processor, 

memory and PMIC

Power supply

Output: DC 12V/5A, Plug: 1.65 mm x 5.15 mm

USB Type-C Cable

Cable -Assembly, USB 3.0 Type-A Male, USB micro-B 

Male, Shielded, 1m

USB micro-B Cable

Cable -Assembly, USB 2.0 Type-A Male, USB Type-C 

Male, Shielded, 1m

Documentation

Quick Start Guide

1

Unpack  
the Kit

The EVK is shipped with the items listed in Table 1. Ensure the items are available in 
the i.MX 8M Quad EVK.

Table 1:

 Contents of the i.MX 8M Quad Evaluation Kit

Summary of Contents for i.MX 8M

Page 1: ...Quick Start Guide i MX 8M Quad Evaluation Kit ...

Page 2: ...ort LEDs BOOT MODE switch BOOT DEVICE switch RESET Button MIPI CSI1 Connector MIPI CSI2 Connector MIPI DSI Connector Power Switch USB Type C Connector DC Jack for 12V power input USB Type A Connector 1 Gbps Ethernet Connector HDMI Connector 3 5 mm Audio Jack Infrared Receiver JTAG Connector SD Card Connector Power Indication LED ...

Page 3: ...3 www nxp com Figure 2 Back side of i MX 8M Quad EVK bottom M 2 Connector FPC Connector used to connect Audio Board ...

Page 4: ...m Cortex A53 and 1 Cortex M4 3 GB 32 bit LPDDR4 with 1 6 GHz clock eMMC 5 0 16 GB 32 MB Octal SPI NOR flash Micro SD card connector USB3 0 Type C connector with PD support USB3 0 Type A connector HDMI2 0a Type A connector 1 Gbps Ethernet Mini SAS MIPI DSI connector 2x mini SAS MIPI CSI connectors for camera USB to serial convertor for debug Infrared receiver On board MIMO 2x2 WiFi and BT4 2 LEDs f...

Page 5: ...5 mm USB Type C Cable Cable Assembly USB 3 0 Type A Male USB micro B Male Shielded 1m USB micro B Cable Cable Assembly USB 2 0 Type A Male USB Type C Male Shielded 1m Documentation Quick Start Guide 1 Unpack the Kit The EVK is shipped with the items listed in Table 1 Ensure the items are available in the i MX 8M Quad EVK Table 1 Contents of the i MX 8M Quad Evaluation Kit ...

Page 6: ...1080p resolution or higher is required to run the HDMI HDMI cable HDMI cable that is used to connect the board and the HDMI display Mouse Mouse with USB interface 2 Prepare Accessories The following items in Table 2 are required to run the i MX 8M Quad EVK Table 2 Necessary equipment provided by customer ...

Page 7: ...are Development Linux BSPs Android BSPs Demo Images Copy of the latest Linux BSP images and Android images that are available to program on to the eMMC 3 Download Software and Tools Download installation software and documentation at www nxp com imx8mquadevk The following documents are available on the website Table 3 Software and documentation available on NXP website ...

Page 8: ...the PC Open the terminal window i e Hyper Terminal or Tera Term choose the COM port number that corresponds to the Enhanced COM port and apply the following configuration Baud rate 115200 Data bits 8 Stop bit 1 Parity None Flow control None 2 Connect HDMI Display Connect an HDMI cable to the HDMI connector Jack J1001 Connect the other end of the cable to a HDMI display panel 3 Connect Mouse Connec...

Page 9: ...rammed in the eMMC If you want to use Linux image see the documentation provided in the EVK website www nxp com imx8mquadevk on how to load the image Power on the EVK board by sliding power switch SW701 to ON During the boot process the Android logo will appear on the HDMI display Note that the HDMI output resolution is 1080P fixed to change it check the documentation in the EVK website The Androi...

Page 10: ...his product generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this product does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the e...

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Page 12: ...iMX8MQuadEVK NXP and the NXP logo are trademarks of NXP B V All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners Arm and Cortex are registered trademarks of Arm Limited or its subsidiaries in the EU and or elsewhere All rights reserved 2018 NXP B V Document Number IMX8MQUADEVKQSG REV 0 Agile Number 926 29615 REV A ...

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