NXP Semiconductors i.MX 8M Plus PEVK User manual

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i.MX 8M PLUS PEVK
i.MX 8M PLUS PEVK

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ABOUT THE i.MX 8M PLUS PEVK
The i.MX 8M Plus applications processor is the latest member of the i.MX 8M family. It
excels in machine learning, vision, advanced multimedia and industrial IoT applications.
Elevating edge intelligence, i.MX 8M Plus processors are the solid foundation for smart
homes to smart cities, Industry 4.0 and beyond. The i.MX 8M Plus PEVK offers all the
functionalities of the i.MX 8M Plus EVK (8MPLUSLPD4-EVK) and additionally, the ability
to measure power consumed by the supply rails of i.MX 8M Plus.
FEATURES
Compute Module:
• i.MX 8M Plus applications processor
with up to five cores:
– 4× Arm®Cortex®-A53
– 1× Arm®Cortex®-M7
• LPDDR4 32-bit, 6 GB
• eMMC 5.1, 32GB
• QSPI NOR flash, 32 MB
• Power Management IC (NXP
PCA9450C)
• Power monitor circuits
Base Board:
• MicroSD card connector
• Two Type-C connectors:
– Port0 is the only power supply port
– Port1 is a USB3.0 connector
• One USB3.0 Type-A connector
• Two 1 Gbit/s Ethernet
– Port0 supports 1 Gbit/s Ethernet
– Port1 supports 1 Gbit/s Ethernet
with TSN
• AW-CM276MA (NXP 88W8997):
– Wi-Fi®5 (802.11ac) 2 x 2 dual-band
(2.4/5GHz) and Bluetooth®5.1
• Mini-SAS MIPI-DSI connector for display
• Two Mini-SAS LVDS connectors for display
• HDMI Type-A connector for display
• Two Mini-SAS MIPI-CSI connectors for
camera
• Two Female DB9 connectors for CAN
• USB-to-serial converter for debug and
power data acquisition
• 3.5 mm headset for audio

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Figure 1: Top view i.MX 8M Plus PEVK board
Keys
Display
MIPI-DSI
Display
MIPI-CSI
Display
LVDS
Display
HDMI
Type-C
Port0
Power
Supply
Type-A
Port2 USB
3.0 Host
Ethernet
RJ45 x2
CAN Bus
DB9 x2
Type-C
Port1 USB
3.0
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II22C ConnectorC Connector
Micro USBMicro USB
Debug PortDebug Port
PWR CPU boardPWR CPU board
Power SwitchPower Switch
BOOT SwitchesBOOT Switches
JTAGJTAG
ExpansionExpansion
ConnectorConnector
HeadsetHeadset
BaseboardBaseboard

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Figure 2: Back view i.MX 8M Plus PEVK board
Figure 3: i.MX 8M Plus PEVK without heatsink
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M.2 Key-E SlotM.2 Key-E Slot
Wi-FiWi-Fi®®/Bluetooth/Bluetooth®®
ModuleModule
Wi-Fi/BluetoothWi-Fi/Bluetooth
AntennaAntenna
MicroSD CardMicroSD Card

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GETTING STARTED
Unpack the Kit
The i.MX 8M Plus PWR EVK
(8MPLUSLPD4-PEVK) is shipped with the
items listed in Table 1. Ensure the items
are available in the PEVK box.
Table 1 Kit Contents
ITEM DESCRIPTION
EVK Board i.MX 8M Plus PEVK
Power Supply USB Type C 45W Power
Delivery Supply, 5V/3A; 9V/3A;
15V/3A; 20V/2.25A supported
USB Type-C
Cable
Cable – Assembly, USB 3.0,
Type-A Male to Type-C Male
USB micro-B
Cable
Cable – Assembly, USB 2.0,
Type-A Male to Micro-B Male
USB Type-C to A
Adapter
Adapter – USB 3.0, Type-C
Male to Type-A Female
Software Linux
®
BSP image
programmed in eMMC
Documentation Quick Start Guide
Prepare Accessories
The following items in Table 2 are
recommended to run the i.MX 8M Plus
PEVK.
Table 2 Customer Supplied
Accessories
ITEM DESCRIPTION
IMX-MIPI-HDMI
Accessory Card
MIPI-DSI to HDMI adapter
board
IMX-LVDS-HDMI
Accessory Card
LVDS to HDMI adapter board
MX8-DSIOLED1/
MX8-DSI-OLED1A
MIPI - DSI 1080p OLED display
HDMI Display HDMI display that supports
a minimum resolution of
1080P60.
HDMI Cable HDMI cable to connect the
HDMI board to HDMI
Mouse USB mouse
USB HUB 2 or 4 port USB Hub
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Download Software and Tools
Installation software and documentation are available at www.nxp.com/imx8mpluspevk.
The following are available on the website:
Table 3 Software and Tools
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Documentation • Schematics,layout and Gerber files
• i.MX 8M Plus PEVK Board Hardware User’s Guide
• Quick Start Guide
• Hardware Design Guide
• Power Consumption Measurement
Software
Development
Linux BSPs, Android BSPs
Demo Images Copy of the latest Linux and Android BSP images that are available to program on to
the eMMC or SD Card.
i.MX 8M Plus software can be found at www.nxp.com/IMXLINUX and
www.nxp.com/IMXANDROID
Software Tool Use BCU (Board Control Utilities) to monitor real-time power consumption or export
the data to Excel for analysis.
The BCU tool and release note can be found at
https://github.com/NXPmicro/bcu/releases
• Note: A GUI tool PMT is also available for power monitoring. Refer to i.MX 8M Plus
PEVK Board Hardware User’s Guide for further details.

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SETTING UP THE SYSTEM
The following will describe how to run
the pre-loaded Linux image on the i.MX
8M Plus PEVK.
1Confirm Boot
Switches
The boot switches should be set to boot
from the eMMC. SW4[1-4] are used for
boot. See table below.
BOOT Device SW4 [1-4]
eMMC/uSDHC3 0010
1 = ON 0 = OFF
2Connect USB
Debug Cable
Connect the micro-B end of a USB
cable into debug port J23. Connect the
other end of the cable to a PC acting
as a host terminal. Four UART serial
port connections will appear on the PC,
the third serial port is assigned to A53
core and the fourth to M7 core system
debugging. The console print will output
on “Enhanced COM port,” which can be
found in “Device Manager” of the PC.
If the serial port is not recognized, then
download and install updated drivers
as listed in the section Debug Serial
Console below.
Open the terminal window (i.e., Hyper
Terminal or Tera Term), choose the
third COM port number and apply the
following configuration.
• Baud rate: 115200
• Data bits: 8
• Parity: None
• Stop bits: 1
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3Running
BCU
Open terminal or command prompt/
PowerShell on the PC, change directory
to the location of BCU files, and then
use below command to monitor voltage/
current/power for each rail:
For Linux:
$ sudo ./bcu monitor -hz=1
-board=imx8mpevkpwra1
For Windows:
.\bcu.exe monitor -hz=1
-board=imx8mpevkpwra1
A TUI for power monitor can be seen on
the screen.
4Connect HDMI
Display
Connect an HDMI cable to the HDMI
connector Jack J17. Connect the other
end of the cable to a HDMI display panel.
5Connect
Mouse
Connect the mouse to the USB host
connector J7.
6Connect Power
Supply
Connect the USB Type-C plug of the
Power Supply to J5 (USB Type-C Port0),
then power up the board using switch
SW3.
Use only J5 for power delivery to the
board.
7Board
Boot Up
As the board boots up, you will see 4
penguins appear in the upper left-hand
corner of the monitor, and then you
will see the Linux terminal icon on the
top left and timer on right top corner.
Congratulations, you are up and running.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Boot Switches
SW4[1-4] is the boot configuration switch, the default boot device is eMMC/uSDHC3,
as shown in Table 4. If you want to try other boot devices, you need to change the
boot switches to corresponding values as listed in Table 4.
Note: 1 = ON and 0 = OFF
Table 4 Boot Device settings
BOOT DEVICE SW4-1 SW4-2 SW4-3 SW4-4
Boot From Fuses 0 0 0 0
USB Serial Download Mode 0 0 0 1
USDHC3 (eMMC boot only, SD3 8-bit) Default 0 0 1 0
USDHC2 (SD boot only, SD2) 0 0 1 1
NAND 8-bit single device 256 page 0 1 0 0
NAND 8-bit single device 512 page 0 1 0 1
QSPI 3B Read 0 1 1 0
QSPI Hyperflash 3.3V 0 1 1 1
ecSPI Boot 1 0 0 0
Debug Serial Console
Windows
®
users may need to update the serial drivers on your computer. The drivers
can be found at https://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
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Do More with Accessory Boards
MX8-DSI-OLED1/MX8-DSI-OLED1A:
MIPI-DSI 1080P OLED DISPLAY
MINISASTOCSI:
MIPI-CSI CAMERA MODULE
Use this OLED display for display and touchscreen
support.
Use this MIPI-CSI camera module for machine vision, video
streaming and recording.
IMX-MIPI-HDMI IMX-LVDS-HDMI
MIPI-DSI to HDMI adapter card (Mini SAS) to connect
MIPI DSI output to HDMI (Color may vary)
LVDS-to-HDMI converter adapter card (Mini SAS) to connect
LVDS output to HDMI (Color may vary)
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