NXP Semiconductors SABRE i.MX 6 Series User manual

Quick Start Guide
SABRE Board for Smart Devices
Based on the i.MX 6 Series
SMART APPLICATION BLUEPRINT FOR RAPID
ENGINEERING (SABRE)

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GET TO KNOW SABRE BOARD FOR SMART DEVICES BASED ON
THE i.MX 6 SERIES
P1 – DC Power
Connector CON1 – SIM Card
Connector
J13 – Bluetooth®
Connector
SW2 – Board
Reset Button
J7 – Ethernet
Connector
J9 – DVP Camera
Connector
U18 – Accelerometer
U20 – eCompass
J2 – Headphone
Output Jack
J4 – Microphone
Input Jack
SW1 – Optional Power Button
SW4 – Volume Up Button
SW5 – Volume Down Button
J6 – JTAG Connector
J8 – HDMI Connector
SW3 – Manual Shutdown Switch
SW6 – Boot Mode
Selector Switch
J1 – Mini
PCIeConnector

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J504 – LCD Expansion
Port Connector
J506 – 22-Pin SATA
Connector
J502 – LVDS1
Connector
J505 – Micro USB
Connector
J503 – LVDS0
Connector
CON500 – External
Speaker Connector
BT500 – Lithium
Coin Cell Connector
J509 – Serial-To-USB
Debug Port
J507 – SD3
Card Socket
J500 – SD2 AUX
SDIO Socket

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The Smart Application Blueprint for Rapid Engineering (SABRE) board for smart devices
provides the development kit and software to evaluate the i.MX 6 series of applications
processor. The development kit provides an out-of-box working demonstration to
power-on and run an operating system from an SD card, exercising the features
found on the SABRE board. Design information including documentation, hardware
schematics, software board support packages (BSP) for Linux
®
and Android
™
reference
links are provided.
GET TO KNOW SABRE BOARD FOR SMART DEVICES BASED ON
THE i.MX 6 SERIES
FEATURES
The following features are available with
the SABRE board for smart devices:
• i.MX 6QuadPlus 1 GHz applications
processor
• 1 GB DDR3, 533 MHz
• 8 GB eMMC NAND
• Two SD card slots
• SATA 22-pin connector
• HDMI connector
• Two LVDS connectors
• LCD expansion port connector
• Serial camera connector
• Two 3.5 mm audio ports
(stereo HP and microphone)
• USB OTG connector
• Debug out via USB µAB
device connector
• Gigabit Ethernet connector
• JTAG 10-pin connector
• mPCIe
®
connector
• Sensor package including:
• 3-axis accelerometer
• Digital compass

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STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS
This section describes how to use the
SABRE board for smart devices and the
components in the kit. This section also
describes the PC requirements to develop
applications using the SABRE board for
smart devices.
1Unpack
the Kit
The SABRE board for smart devices is
shipped with the items listed in Table
1. Ensure the items listed in Table 1 are
available in the i.MX 6 series development
kit. Remove the board from the antistatic
bag.
Item Description
Board i.MX 6 SABRE board for smart devices
USB Cable USB cable (micro-B to standard-A)
Power Supply 5 V/5 A universal power supply
Documentation Quick Start Guide (this document)
8 GB SD Card Bootable operating system demonstration image
JTAG cable 10-conductor ribbon cable
JTAG adapter 20-pin adapter card
Development Kit Contents
Table 1: SABRE Board for Smart Devices Based on i.MX 6 Series Development Kit Contents

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STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS
2Download
Software
and Tools
Download installation software
and documentation under
“Jump-Start Your Design”
at nxp.com/SABRESDB.
Table 2 lists the documents available
on the kit website.
Item Description
SABRE board for smart devices documentation
• Schematics, layout and Gerber files
• SABRE Board for Smart Devices Quick Start Guide
(this document)
Software development tools Android
™
and Linux
®
BSPs
SABRE board for smart devices demo images Copy of the bootable operating system demonstration image
provided on the SD card
“Jump-Start Your Design” Contents
Table 2: “Jump-Start Your Design” Contents

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SETTING UP THE SYSTEM
1Insert
SD Card
Insert the supplied SD card into socket
SD3.
2Connect USB Debug
Cable (Optional)
Connect the micro-B end of the supplied
USB cable into debug port J509. Connect
the other end of the cable to a PC acting
as a host terminal. If needed, the Serial-
to-USB drivers can be found at
www.ftdichip.com/FTDrivers.htm.
Terminal window configuration: 115.2
kbaud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity
3Connect
Display
Option 1: HDMI
Connect an HDMI cable to the HDMI
connector J8. Connect the other end of the
HDMI cable to an HDMI-capable monitor.
Linux:
Add “video=mxcfb0:dev=hdmi,1920x1080
M@60,bpp=32” into kernel command line
in U-Boot.
Android:
U-Boot > setenv bootcmd booti mmc2
U-Boot > setenv bootargs
console=ttymxc0,115200 androidboot.
console=ttymxc0 consoleblank=0
vmalloc=400M init=/init video=mxcfb
0:dev=hdmi,1920x1080M@60,bpp=32
video=mxcfb1:off video=mxcfb2:off
video=mxcfb3:off androidboot.
hardware=freescale cma=384M
U-Boot > saveenv

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SETTING UP THE SYSTEM (CONT.)
Option 2: LVDS
Linux:
Add “video=mxcfb0:dev=ldb,bpp=32”
into kernel command line in U-Boot.
Android:
U-Boot > setenv bootcmd booti mmc2
U-Boot > setenv bootargs
console=ttymxc0,115200 init=/
init video=mxcfb0:dev=ldb,bpp=32
video=mxcfb1:off video=mxcfb2:off
video=mxcfb3:off vmalloc=400M
androidboot.console=ttymxc0
consoleblank=0 androidboot.
hardware=freescale cma=384M
U-Boot > saveenv
For more details, please refer to Linux
User Guide document or the Android
Quick Start document.
4Connect
User Interface Devices
The touch screen can be used to
interact with the user interface on the
LVDS display. To interact with the user
interface displayed on the monitor it may
be desirable to attach a keyboard and/
or a mouse. Attach a USB hub to USB
jack J505 and connect the keyboard and
mouse to the hub. If only one device is
used, it can be plugged directly into the
USB jack. A micro B male to A female
adapter cable may be needed.
5Connect
Ethernet Cable (Optional)
Connect an Ethernet cable to the
Ethernet jack J7.
6Connect
Power Supply
Connect the 5 V power supply cable to
the 5 V DC power jack P1. When power
is connected to the smart device, it will
automatically begin the boot sequence.

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BOOT PROCESS FOR SD CARD IMAGE
1Boot
Process
• During the boot process, there will be
operating system status information
scrolling on the terminal window of the
PC (if connected). The Linux penguin
images will initially appear in the upper
left corner of the display, one for each
operating ARM
®
core.
• When the boot process is complete,
the user interface will be displayed.
• To work from the terminal window on
the host PC, press enter at the terminal
window to get the command prompt.
• Linux:
Login credentials
User: root
Password: <no password required, just
press enter>
• Android:
No login credentials necessary,
however if running Lollipop or later, the
serial input is disabled by default and
only serial output is enabled by NXP.
• The uboot bootargs must be
modified to include: androidboot.
selinux=disabled.

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DIP SWITCH CONFIGURATION
D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8
Off On Off Off Off Off On Off
DIP Switch Configuration (SW6)
Table 3: SABRE Board for Smart Devices DIP Switch Configuration (SW6)
Table 3 shows the jumper configuration to boot the smart device from SD card slot SD3.

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SWITCH FUNCTIONS
Item Description
POWER SW1
SABRE board POWER button
• Linux:
Prolonged depress (> 5 sec) will force an immediate hardware shutdown.
• Android:
• Momentary depress of button will place the system in standby.
• Long press of the button will display a software drive shutdown option menu.
• Prolonged depress (> 5 sec) will force an immediate hardware shutdown.
• If board is in the OFF state, momentary depress of button will restart (boot) the
system.
• If board is in the STANDBY state, momentary depress of the button will bring the
system out of standby (resume operations, no boot).
RESET SW2
SABRE board RESET button
Momentary depress of button will reset the system and begin a boot sequence.
SHUTDOWN SW3
SABRE board shutdown switch
• Sliding the switch to the ON position connects the 5 V power supply to the SABRE
board main power system.
• Sliding the shutdown switch immediately removes all power to
the board.
Volume up SW4 Volume +
Volume down SW5 Volume -
Button Operations
Table 4: SABRE Board for Smart Devices Button Operations
Table 4 shows the functions of the five pushbutton switches on the board.

SUPPORT
Visit i.MX community at
imxcommunity.org.
WARRANTY
Visit www.nxp.com/warranty for complete
warranty information.
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Doc Number: SABRE6QUADPLUSQSG REV 1
Agile Number: 926-28857 REV A
Get Started
Download installation
software and documentation
under “Jump Start Your Design”
at nxp.com/SABRESDB.