Variscite DART-MX8M-MINI User manual

DART-MX8M-MINI based on NXP i.MX8M Mini
Evaluation Kit Quick Start Guide
Features:
1. 5V PWR IN (J4)
2. Gigabit Ethernet (J5)
3. USB 2.0 OTG (J6)
4. USB 2.0 Host P2(J7)
5. USB 2.0 Host P1(J8)
6. SD-MMC (J9)
7. USB Debug (J10)
8. RTC BAT. Slot (JBT1)
9. Single MIPI-CSI (J11)
10. Mini PCIe #1 (J23)
11. UART, I2C (J12)
12. SAI2, SAI5, PDM (J13)
13. FAN 5V (J24)
14. GPIO, SPDIF (J14)
15. SAI1 (J25)
16. LVDS CH0 (J15)
17. LVDS CH1 (J26)
18. ECSPI, Host wake(J16)
19. Resistive Touch (J17)
20. Capacitive Touch (J18)
21. User Buttons (SW1-TOP: SW4-BOT)
22. Reset Button (SW5)
23. ON/OFF Button (SW6)
24. Line In (J21)
25. Boot Select Switch (SW7)
26. Headphones (J22)
27. Power ON (SW8)
Evaluation kit initial Setup
1. Carefully remove the 7” LCD and
VAR-DT8MCustomBoard from the package.
2. Connect the 7” LCD Display and Touch cables to
the Evaluation Kit connectors J15, J18
respectively.
Note:
Display cable –connect the cable with the red wire
on pin 1.
Touch cable –connect the cable with the metal
contacts facing down.
3. Plug the USB type A to micro B cable between the
USB debug connector (J10) and a PC USB port.

P/N VSS0154A
DART-MX8M-MINI based on NXP i.MX8M Mini
Evaluation Kit Quick Start Guide
Setting the host PC for debug
1. Download any PC terminal software (e.g.
Putty).
2. Set the PC terminal software parameters as
follows:
- Baud Rate: 115200
- Data bits: 8
- Stop bits: 1
- Parity: None
- Flow Control: None
Booting from eMMC
1. For internal boot:
Set the Boot select switch (SW7) to eMMC
position to boot from the DART-MX8M-MINI
internal storage.
2. Plug the wall adapter into the 5V power jack
(J4) and to a 120VAC~240VAC power
source.
3. Set Power ON switch to ON state.
4. Boot messages should be printed within the
PC terminal window.
Booting from a micro SD card
The microSDcard is supplied within the package.
Updated SD card images can also be downloaded
from the Variscite FTP server.
See more details in the recovery SD card section
in the Variscite Wiki pages.
1. Set Power ON (SW4) to off state.
2. Set Boot select switch (SW7)to SD side in
order to boot from the SD card.
3. Push microSD card into the microSD card
slot (J9) of the VAR-DT8MCustomBoard.
4. Set Power ON switch to ON state.
5. Boot messages should be printed within the
PC terminal window.
(Re-)Installing the file system to
eMMC
Please refer to the recovery SD card section
in the Variscite Wiki pages.
Links
oWiki page:
http://variwiki.com/index.php?title=DART-
MX8M-MINI
oDART-MX8M-MINI Evaluation kits:
https://www.variscite.com/products/evaluatio
n-kits/dart-mx8m-mini-evaluation-kits/
oDART-MX8M-MINI System on Module:
https://www.variscite.com/products/system-
on-module-som/cortex-a53-krait/dart-mx8m-
mini-nxp-i-mx8m-mini/
oVAR-DT8MCustomBoard:
https://www.variscite.com/products/single-
board-computers/var-dt8mcustomboard/
oCustomer portal:
https://varisciteportal.axosoft.com/login
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product.
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