NXP Semiconductors i.MX31 User manual

i.MX31 3-Stack
Development Kit
Quick Start Guide
for Linux
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1 About the Boards 3
About the 3-Stack Platform System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
CPU Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Debug Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Personality Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2 Getting Started 13
Unpack the Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
CD-ROM Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Provide a Development PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3 Build the Platform 17
Build a Development Platform: Assemble 3 Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Connect Personality Board to Debug Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Connect CPU Board to Debug Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Connect Development Platform to PC; Run Preloaded Image . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Build a Demo Platform: Assemble 2 Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Connect CPU Board to Personality Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Connect Power Supply; Run Preloaded Demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4 Using the Linux Demo Image 25
Linux Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Multimedia Applications Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Connectivity Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Downloading Multimedia to the 3-Stack Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using an SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Using a USB Mass Storage Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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Running the Video, Audio, and Picture Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Running the Video Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Running the Audio Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Running the Picture Viewer Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Running the Camera Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Running the FM Radio Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Supported Codecs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Ready to Begin Your Development?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
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About the Boards
This chapter provides detailed information about the three boards (CPU, Debug,
Personality) and identifies the locations of the connectors and switches.
About the 3-Stack Platform System
Freescale introduces the 3-Stack Platform System, which you use to develop multimedia
and connectivity applications using the i.M31 Applications Processor and the MC13783
Audio and Power Management device.
The 3-Stack Platform System decreases the time between first development and final
product release by providing you (as the system designer) with a near-to-final product
design, which you can use as a development platform for software and hardware.
There are two Board Support Packages (BSP) for the 3-Stack Platform System, with one
BSP for WinCE and one BSP for Linux operating systems. These BSPs contain drivers
optimized for multimedia operations using the i.MX31 and MC13783 devices.
Freescale's 3-Stack Platform System consists of three small boards: CPU, Debug, and
Personality.
• A CPU board contains the i.MX31 CPU, memories and the MC13783 Power
Management IC (PMIC).
• A Debug board provides the debug interfaces (like JTAG), and also has a CPLD that
implements an external Ethernet and serial controller for debug purposes.
• The Personality board implements the functionality of the 3-Stack board system, and
contains hardware for WiFi connectivity, FM receiver, and so on. The Personality
board can be modified to meet your specific requirements without the need to modify
the other two boards (CPU, Debug). The Personality board was designed to support
common multimedia applications, and has a 2.8-inch VGA display, image sensor
Table 1.1 Chapter Summary
Board See
3-Stack Platform “About the 3-Stack Platform System” on page 3
CPU “CPU Board” on page 6
Debug “Debug Board” on page 7
Personality “Personality Board” on page 10
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camera, WiFi 802.11g/b, FM receiver, SD Card connector, USB OTG, USB Host,
2.4 QVGA smart display panel connector, ATA connector and TV-Out connector.
As the 3-Stack Platform continues to evolve, more Personality boards will be created
to meet new multimedia requirements.
Table 1.2 describes the 3-Stack Platform features in detail.
Table 1.2 3-Stack Platform Features
Item Description
All boards • Near to final product form-factor demonstration
modules and working platforms.
• Solid reference schematics that closely resemble
final products to aid customers' designs.
CPU board • i.MX31 ARM-11 Applications Processor
• MC13783 Atlas power management chip
• 256 MB of NAND Flash Memory
• 128 MB of 32 bit DDR SDRAM memory
• 37.914 mm x 67.517 mm
Personality board • Peripheral components
• Interface connectors
• 71.428 mm x 129.462 mm
Debug board • Two RS-232 interfaces
• 10/100 Base-T Ethernet connector
• Current measure connectors
• 71.400 mm x 174.900 mm
Expansion Headers • Utilizing reliable high density connector to interface
between boards, 3 board assembly for software
development and 2-board assembly (without debug
board) for demonstration
Battery Support • +4.2 V 2400mAh Battery power supply and Battery
Charging Function
LCD Display • 2.8 inch TFTLCD display panel with touch panel and
LED backlight
Smart LCD Connector • 2.4 inch QVGA smart display panel connector
Camera Interface • Image sensor camera connector
Selectable Clock
Sources
• Two selectable system clock sources: 32.768 KHz
and 26 Mhz
Debug Port • RealView-ICE debug support
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Video and Audio
Stereo
• Stereo microphone jack, headphone and video jack,
stereo and mono (ear piece) speaker terminals
GPS Connector • One connector to outboard GPS module
FM Receiver
TV Out • TV decoder that supports 8-bit color, NTSC and PAL
formats
PC Card Expansion • SD card connectors, with card sense
Keypad • Onboard keypad and keypad connector
Network Support • WiFi 802.11g/b and BT2.0 + EDR Combo Module
onboard
• One Ethernet jack connector (for application/debug)
USB • One USB OTG high-speed transceiver with mini-
USB connector
• One USB high-speed host transceiver, with
standard USB host connector
ATA Support ATA5 controller with
• One 44-position dual row 2 mm header for small
form-factor disk drivers
• One 40-pin ZIF connector for Toshiba HDD
Accelerometer • Onboard accelerometer with sensitivity in three
separate axes (X, Y, Z)
Serial Port Two RS-232 interfaces with DB-9 connectors
• One RS-232 interface is driven by a UART channel
internal to the MX31, and it supports DCE with
optional full modem controls
• The other RS-232 interface is DTE with optional full
modem controls
Cables • 5.0V/2.4A universal power supply kit
• RS-232 standard serial cable
• High Speed USB cables with mini-AB connectors for
OTG
• High speed cable with standard A-to-mini-B
connectors
• Mini-USB adaptor
• Ethernet cables (2) with RJ45-8 connectors
Table 1.2 3-Stack Platform Features
Item Description
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CPU Board
Figure 1.1 CPU Board
You use the J1 board-to-board connector (500 pins) to connect the CPU board to either of
the other two boards:
• Connect the CPU board to a Personality board, for running demos (no Debug board
is needed).
• Connect the CPU board to a Debug board, (and connect the Personality board to the
Debug board) for developing software. The Personality board plugs into the other
side of the Debug board.
Software • Sample Windows® embedded CE binary image
from Freescale
• Windows embedded CE BSP available from
Freescale
Application
Development Tools
• ATK software
• Platform Builder 5.0/6.0
• Visual Studio 2005
Table 1.2 3-Stack Platform Features
Item Description
J1 Board-to-Board Connector
CPU
Board Top
Bottom
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Debug Board
Figure 1.2 Debug Board
To Personality Board Connector CN74
Current Measure J3
MX31 JTAG CN1
SW5–SW10 See Table 1.5
3.3V LED D9
Power-On S4
DC Power LED D11
DC Power J2
Ethernet J1
UART CON4
female
UART CON3
male
Debug CPLD
JTAG CN2
Personality
CPLD JTAG
CN3
CPLD Test
Debug Reset S2
CPLD Test
Power S1
System Reset
CPLD LEDs D1–D8
SW4 See Table 1.4
Debug
Board
TOP
Bottom
P1
P2
Resettable Fuse F1
To CPU Board Connector
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Table 1.3 Debug Board Physical Features
Type Physical Feature
Switches • S1: Power button
• S2: Debug board reset button
• S3: System reset switch
• S4: Power-on switch
• SW4: Enable switch
Connectors • J1:10/100 Base-T Ethernet RJ45 connector
• J2: 5.0V DC power connector
• J3: Current measure connector
• J4: 500-pin connector to CPU board
• P1: WEIM Address measure connector
• P2: WEIM Data measure connector
• CN1: i.MX31 JTAG connector
• CN2: Debug board CPLD JTAG connector
• CN3: Personality board CPLD JTAG connector (Reserved)
• CN74: 500-pin connector to Personality board
• CON4: UART (DCE) DB9 female connector
LEDs • D1–D8: LEDs for CPLD debug
• D9: LED for debug board 3.3V power
• D11:LED for DC power supply
Buttons • BT1, BT2: Test buttons for CPLD
Fuse • F1: Resettable Fuse
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Table 1.4 Debug Board SW4 Switch
Switch Setting Effect
SW4-1 UART Port Select ON Selects serial port UART (DCE) CON4
SW4-8 Power Enable ON Power is supplied to all three boards.
OFF Power is only supplied to the Debug
board.
Table 1.5 Boot Mode Setting (SW5–SW10)
Boot Mode
Device
SW5 Boot4
SW6
Boot3
SW7
SW8 SW9 SW10
UART/USB
bootloader
X0 0 0 0 0
8-bit NAND Flash
(2KB page) Ext
X1 0 0 0 0
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Personality Board
Figure 1.3 Personality Board
Bluetooth
Antenna
E2
Audio/Video
J19
USB OTG
J10
USB Host
J18
WiFi Antenna
E1
GPS CN13
GiantPlus QVGA Smart
Display J15
CMSO Sensor
CN14 (underneath
LCD)
DebugPort for
WiFi andBluetooth
ZIFF Connector
for HDD CN70
WVGA (notpopulated)
Keypadconnector CN20
Resettable
FuseF1
TOP On-Board
Keypad S1–S7
Fast
Ethernet
J16
SD Card
Socket
CN31
DC
Power
J12
HDD Connector CN12
Board-to-Board
Connector CN73
Coin Cell Battery
B1
Bottom
Personality
Board
Camera
Epson VGA Dis-
play Connector
(underneath LCD)
ResetButton
Battery Connector
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Table 1.6 Personality Board Physical Features
Type Physical Feature
Connectors • CN12: 44-position dual row, 2 mm header for HDD
• CN13: GPS module connector
• CN14: 2.0 M pixel CMOS sensor connector
• CN16: Debug port for WiFi and Bluetooth module
• CN31: SD card socket
• CN70: 40-pin ZIF connector for HDD
• CN73: 500-pin connector to CPU Engine board (in demo
configuration) or Debug board (in development configuration)
• J10: Mini-USBOTG high speed connector
• J12: 5.0 VDC power connector
• J14: Epson VGA display connector
• J15: GiantPlus QVGA smart display connector
• J16: 10/100 BT Fast Ethernet Connector
• J18: Standard USB host high speed connector
• J19: Audio and video connector
Battery • B1: Coin cell battery
Buttons • S7–S17: Onboard keypad
Fuse • F1: Resetable fuse
Antennas • E1: WiFi Antenna
• E2: Bluetooth antenna
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2
Getting Started
Unpack the Kit
The 3-Stack Platform System is shipped with the items listed in Table 2.1.
Verify that all the items are contained in the package. See Figure 2.1.
Take out the three boards from their anti-static bags and check the boards for any visible
damage.
Table 2.1 3-Stack Development Kit Contents
Type Items
Boards • CPU board
• Debug board
• Personality board
Cables • RS-232 serial cable
• Ethernet straight cable
• High-speed USB cables with mini AB
connectors for OTG
• High-speed cable with standard A to
mini B connectors
• Mini-USB adaptor
Power Supply • 5.0V/2.4A universal power supply kit
Paperwork • CD-ROMs: Content CD
• End-User License Agreement
• Quick Start Guide (this document)
• Warranty card
• Freescale Support card
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Figure 2.1 PDK Kit Contents
RS-232
CD-ROM Ethernet
Straight
Min-AB
USB OTG
A to Mini B
USB Cable
CPU
Board
Debug
Board
Universal
Power
Supply
Personality
Board
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CD-ROM Contents
Table 2.2.identifies the items on the CD-ROM set.
Table 2.2 Development PC Requirements
Type Requirement
Product
Documentation
• 3-Stack Platform Product Brief
• Bill of Materials, Schematics, and Gerber files for
CPU Board, Personality Board, and Debug Board
• 3-Stack Platform Hardware User’s Guide
• i.MX31 MAX PDK Readme, Linux 2.6.19
• i.MX31 MAX PDK Quick Start Guide, Linux 2.6.19
• i.MX31 MAX PDK Release Notes, Linux 2.6.19
• i.MX31 MAX PDK User’s Guide, Linux 2.6.19
• i.MX31 MAX PDK Reference Manual, Linux 2.6.19
• i.MX31 MAX PDK Hello World Application Note,
Linux 2.6.19
• Data sheets for the 3-Stack Platform’s
non-Freescale components
• Advanced ToolKit (ATK) User’s Guide
Software
Development Tools
• Linux Toolchain (included in LTIB distribution)
• Linux SDK installation file
• Advanced ToolKit (ATK) software
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Provide a Development PC
To develop applications using the 3-Stack development kit, you need a PC with the
requirements shown in Table 2.3.
Table 2.3 Development PC Requirements
Type Requirement
Operating System Linux OS- the following are platforms on which LTIB was
tested.
• Redhat: 7.3, 8.0, 9.0
• Fedora Core: 1, 2, 3
• Debian: 3.1r0 (stable), unstable
• SuSE: 8.2, 9.2, 10.0
Network • Internet access
PC HW • 933 MHz Pentium II or later processor;
2 GHz processor recommended
• 512 MB of RAM;
1 GB recommended
• 1 GB of available space required on system drive
• 10 GB of available hard-disk space
•DVDROMdrive
• 1024x768 or higher resolution display with 256
colors
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3
Build the Platform
This chapter explains how to connect the three types of 3-Stack boards (Debug,
Personality, CPU) together, to make either a development platform (Personality board +
CPU board + Debug board), or a demonstration platform (Personality board + CPU
board), and how to connect the 3-Stack platform to your PC. See Figure 3.1.
Figure 3.1 3-Stack Platform Configurations
The three 3-Stack boards in your development kit may already be assembled. If the three
boards are already assembled, review the procedures in the following sections, and be sure
to configure the debug board appropriately.
• To build a development platform, follow the procedures in “Build a Development
Platform: Assemble 3 Boards” on page 17.
• To build a demonstration platform, follow the procedures in “Build a Demo
Platform: Assemble 2 Boards” on page 21.
Build a Development Platform: Assemble 3
Boards
This section explains how to connect the Personality, Debug, and CPU boards.
Development
Configuration
Personality Board
Debug Board
CPU Board
Demo
Configuration
Personality Board
CPU Board
3 Board Stack 2 Board Stack
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Connect Personality Board to Debug
Board
The Personality board connects to the Debug board using a 500-pin connector. The
connector is keyed to avoid misconnection, so there is only one way to connect these
boards. Connect the Personality board to the Debug board. See Figure 3.2.
Figure 3.2 Install Personality Board onto Debug Board
Personality
Board
Debug
Board
Align boards
Personality
Board
Debug
Board
1
2Connect boards
Personality
Board
Debug
Board
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