NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM User manual

MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM
MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual
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Keywords MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM, MCIMX8DXL-WEVK, i.MX 8DXL, i.MX 8DualXLite
Abstract The MCIMX8DXL-WEVK board provides a comprehensive platform for design and evaluation of
most commonly used features of the NXP i.MX 8DXL applications processor

NXP Semiconductors MCIMX8DXL-WEVKUM
MCIMX8DXL-WEVK Board User Manual
1 Overview
The MCIMX8DXL-WEVK board provides a comprehensive platform for design and evaluation of most
commonly used features of the NXP i.MX 8DXL applications processor, in a small and low-cost package.
The MCIMX8DXL-WEVK board is an entry-level development board to familiarize you with the processor,
before you invest a large amount of resources in more specific designs. The board is lead-free and RoHS-
compliant.
For information on how to set up and boot the board, see i.MX 8DXL Evaluation Kit Quick Start Guide, which is
available in the MCIMX8DXL-WEVK board kit. To run the preloaded image, the board DIP switch SW1 must be
set to make the board boot from processor internal eFuse (default setting). For more details, see Section 1.10.
This document provides detailed information about the MCIMX8DXL-WEVK board interfaces, power supplies,
clocks, connectors, jumpers, push buttons, DIP switch, and LEDs.
1.1 Acronyms
The table below lists the acronyms used in this document.
Acronym Meaning
ACM Audio clock mux
ADC Analog-to-digital converter
BCU Board Control Utilities
BSP Board support package
CAN Controller Area Network
CC Configuration channel
DFP Downstream-Facing Port
DIP Dual in-line package
DRP Dual-Role Power
EEPROM Electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
eMMC Embedded Multimedia Card
ESD Electrostatic discharge
FlexCAN Flexible Controller Area Network
FlexSPI Flexible Serial Peripheral Interface
I2C Inter-Integrated Circuit
IC Integrated circuit
I2S Inter-IC Sound
JTAG Joint Test Action Group
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LCDIF Liquid Crystal Display Interface
LDO Low-dropout regulator
LED Light-emitting diode
LPDDR4 Low-Power Double Data Rate Gen4
Table 1. Acronyms
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Acronym Meaning
MII Media-Independent Interface
MPSSE Multi-protocol synchronous serial engine
MT/s Megatransfers per second
OS Operating system
OTG On-The-Go
PMIC Power management integrated circuit
PMT Power Measurement Tool
QSPI Quad Serial Peripheral Interface
RGMII Reduced Gigabit Media-Independent Interface
RTC Real-time clock
SAI Serial Audio Interface
SCU System controller unit
SD Secure digital
SDRAM Synchronous dynamic random-access memory
SPI Serial Peripheral Interface
TFT Thin film transistor
UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
UFP Upstream-Facing Port
USDHC Ultra Secured Digital Host Controller
USB Universal Serial Bus
V2X Vehicle-to-everything
WLAN Wireless local-area network
Table 1. Acronyms...continued
1.2 Related documentation
The table below lists and explains the additional documents and resources that you can refer to for more
information on the board. Some of the documents listed below may be available only under a non-disclosure
agreement (NDA). To request access to these documents, contact your local field applications engineer (FAE)
or sales representative.
Documents Description Link / how to obtain
i.MX 8DXL Evaluation Kit Quick
Start Guide
Provides information on how to set up and boot
the MCIMX8DXL-WEVK board
Available in the MCIMX8DXL-
WEVK board kit
i.MX 8DualXLite/8SoloXLite
Applications Processor Reference
Manual
Intended for system software and hardware
developers and applications programmers who
want to develop products with this device
i.MX 8XLite Automotive and
Infotainment Applications
Processors Data Sheet
Provides information about electrical
characteristics, hardware design considerations,
and ordering information
Contact NXP FAE / sales
representative
Table 2. Related documentation
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Documents Description Link / how to obtain
i.MX 8XLite Industrial Applications
Processors Data Sheet
i.MX 8QM / i.MX 8QXP / i.MX
8DXL Hardware Developer’s
Guide
This purpose of this document is to help hardware
engineers design and test their i.MX 8QM/8
QXP/8DXL processor-based designs. It provides
information about board layout recommendations
and design checklists to ensure first-pass
success and avoid board bring-up problems.
i.MX 8DXL Errata Mask set errata to mask 0P23B
MCIMX8DXL-WEVK design files Board schematics, assembly layout
i.MX Linux User's Guide This document describes how to build and install
the i.MX Linux OS BSP (where BSP stands for
board support package) on the i.MX platform.
It also covers special i.MX features and how to
use them. The document also provides the steps
to run the i.MX platform, including board DIP
switch settings, and instructions on configuring
and using the U-Boot boot loader.
Table 2. Related documentation...continued
1.3 Kit contents
The table below lists the items included in the MCIMX8DXL-WEVK hardware kit.
Item Description
Board MCIMX8DXL-WEVK
AC power cord IEC cable assembly with locking system for IEC C14 inlet, US version, 1.83 m
SD card 16 GB SD card
Power supply 12 V AC/DC, 11.5 A, level VI power supply, with 4-pin DIN output type
Worldwide adapter Hardware accessory, universal adapter
Wi-Fi card Wi-Fi card with Wi-Fi 6, 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 5.2 BR/EDR/LE, SDIO 3.0
interface, SDR104 at 208 MHz, NXP 88W9098 chip
Fastner/screw Fastner, screw M2.5x4 machine PHP SS
USB Type-C cable USB 3.0 Type-C male to Type-A male cable assembly for serial download
1.4 Block diagram
The figure below shows the MCIMX8DXL-WEVK block diagram.
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Figure 1. MCIMX8DXL-WEVK block diagram
1.5 Board features
The table below lists the features of the MCIMX8DXL-WEVK board.
Board feature Processor feature used Description
Processor NXP i.MX 8DualXLite processor (PIMX8DL1AVNFZAB), with two Arm
Cortex-A35 cores each running at 1.2 GHz and one Arm Cortex-M4F
core running at 264 MHz frequency.
Note: For details on MIMX8UD7DVP10SA, see i.MX 8DualXLite/8Solo
XLite Applications Processor Reference Manual.
LPDDR4 DDR controller and PHY 1 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM with 16-bit data bus and 4.266 Gbit/s data rate
Octal flash Two FlexSPI controllers,
QSPI0A and QSPI0B
512 Mbit octal SPI NOR flash memory with maximum frequency 200
MHz and operating voltage 1.8 V
eMMC USDHC0 controller 32 GB NAND flash eMMC memory with 8-bit data bus
SD card USDHC1 controller SD card connector
V2X/Ethernet ENET0, USDHC1, USDHC2,
SPI2, and SNVS_TAMPER
controllers
V2X/Ethernet socket for adding a V2X/Ethernet extension board
Gigabit Ethernet ENET1 controller An RGMII Ethernet PHY terminating at an RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet
(10/100/1000 Mbit/s) connector
USB USB_OTG1 and USB_OTG2
controllers
USB_OTG1 controller is connected to a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
connector. USB_OTG2 controller is connected to another USB 3.2 Gen
2 Type-C connector or M.2 connector.
Table 3. MCIMX8DXL-WEVK features
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Board feature Processor feature used Description
CAN FlexCAN1 and FlexCAN2
controllers
A high-speed dual CAN transceiver terminating at two DB9 female CAN
connectors
UART UART0 and UART1
controllers
UART0 controller is connected to the debug USB host via a USB
to UART/MPSSE bridge. UART1 controller is connected to UART1
connector and M.2 connector (software-controlled).
SPI SPI2 and SPI3 controllers SPI2 controller is connected to a V2X/Ethernet socket. SPI3 controller is
connected to SPI3 connector (software-controlled).
LCD LCDIF controller LCD connector with a TFT touch screen module
SAI SAI0, SAI1, SAI2, and SAI3
controllers
SAI0 controller is connected to M.2 connector. Each of the SAI1, SAI2,
and SAI3 controllers is connected to an audio codec terminating at an
audio jack.
M.2 USB_OTG1, SAI0, UART1,
PCIE0, PCIE_IOB controllers
M.2 Key-E mini card connector
I/O expander Five input/output expanders for remote I/O expansion via the I2C-bus
interface
I2C I2C2, I2C3, and PMIC_I2C
controllers
I2C2, I2C3, and PMIC_I2C buses for processor; FTB bus for debug
USB host (via USB to UART/MPSSE bridge)
Board control and
debug
A USB to UART/MPSSE bridge (connected to host computer through
a USB micro-B connector), DIP switch, and JTAG header for board
control and debug
Power The board gets powered from external 12 V DC supply through a DIN
connector. It has a PMIC device for managing board power. It provides
six power monitors for power and energy measurement.
Clock Six crystal oscillators and one two-output PCIe clock generator
Table 3. MCIMX8DXL-WEVK features...continued
1.6 Board pictures
The figure below shows the top-side view of the MCIMX8DXL-WEVK board, with connectors highlighted.
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J18
(JTAG)
J12
(Audio jack 1)
J13
(Audio jack 2)
J14
(Audio jack 3) J9
(LCD)
J1
(Power jack)
J19 (Debug USB)
J8 (Gigabit Ethernet)
J20 (Tamper)
J7 (V2X / Ethernet)
J2 (Fan)
J3 (CAN1)
J11 (SPI3)
J4 (CAN2)
J10 (UART1)
J17 (M.2)
J15 (USB OTG2)
J46 (USB OTG1)
Figure 2. MCIMX8DXL-WEVK connectors (top-side view)
The figure below shows the bottom-side view of the MCIMX8DXL-WEVK board, with one connector highlighted.
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J6 (SD)
Figure 3. MCIMX8DXL-WEVK connectors (bottom-side view)
The figure below shows the board jumpers highlighted.
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J51
J50
J23
J21
J49
J22
J45
J27
J25
J42
J28
J34
J30
J31
J35
J48
J33
J24 J32 J29 J37
J26
J44
J36
J39
J38
J47
J5
Figure 4. MCIMX8DXL-WEVK jumpers
The figure below shows the push buttons, DIP switch, and LEDs of the board highlighted.
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D14 (100 Mbit)
SW2 (Reset)
SW1 (DIP)
D38 (Orientation)
D29 (LED1)
D30 (LED2)
SW3 (Power)
D3 (Power OFF)
D2 (Power)
Figure 5. MCIMX8DXL-WEVK push buttons, DIP switch, and LEDs
1.7 Connectors
The table below describes the connectors of the MCIMX8DXL-WEVK board. The connectors are shown in
Figure 2 and Figure 3.
Part identifier PCB label Connector type Description Reference section
J1 12V DC IN 4-pin DIN connector DC power jack Section 2.2
J6 SD CARD SD card receptacle SD card slot Section 2.7
J7 V2X/ENET0
MODULE
2x30-pin connector V2X/Ethernet socket Section 2.8
J8 ENET1 RJ45 connector Gigabit Ethernet connector Section 2.9
J46 USB_OTG1 USB OTG1 connector
J15 USB_OTG2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
connector USB OTG2 connector
Section 2.10
J3 CAN1 CAN1 connector
J4 CAN2
DB9 female connector
CAN2 connector
Section 2.11
J10 UART1 5-position receptacle UART1 connector Section 2.12
J11 SPI3 5-position receptacle SPI3 connector Section 2.13
J9 LCD 40-pin connector LCD connector Section 2.14
J12 SAI1 5-pin audio jack Input/output jack for audio codec 1 Section 2.15
Table 4. MCIMX8DXL-WEVK connectors
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