Variscite DART-MX8M-PLUS User manual

DART-MX8M-PLUS based on NXP i.MX 8M Plus
Evaluation Kit Quick Start Guide
Features
1. 5V PWR IN (J4)
2. Gigabit Ethernet (J5)
3. USB 3.0 OTG (J6)
4. USB 3.0 Host P2(J7)
5. USB 3.0 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, CAN (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. HDMI(J19)
22. User Buttons (SW1-TOP:
SW4-BOT)
23. Reset Button (SW5)
24. ON/OFF Button (SW6)
25. Line In (J21)
26. Boot Select Switch (SW7)
27. Headphones (J22)
28. 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:connect the display cable with the red wire on pin
1. Connect the touch cable with the metal contacts
facing down.
3. Plug the USB type Ato micro B cable betweenthe USB
debug connector (J10) and a PC USB port.
4. Peel off the plastic layer on the bottom of the heat sink
and place the exposed sticky surface on top of the
SOC.
5. Connect the supplied antenna to the antenna U.FL
connector on the SOM for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radio.
6. Set Power ON switch (SW7) to ON state.
7. Boot messages are printed within PC’s terminal
window.

P/N VSS0176
DART-MX8M-PLUS based on NXP i.MX 8M Plus
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 microSD card 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 on
the eMMC
Please refer to the recovery SD card section in
the Variscite wiki pages.
Links
oWiki page:
https://variwiki.com/index.php?title=DART-
MX8M-PLUS
oDART-MX8M-PLUS Evaluation kits:
https://www.variscite.com/product/evaluation-
kits/dart-mx8m-plus-evaluation-kits/
oDART-MX8M-PLUS System on Module:
https://www.variscite.com/product/system-on-
module-som/cortex-a53-krait/dart-mx8m-plus-
nxp-i-mx-8m-plus/
oVAR-DT8CustomBoardcarrier board:
https://www.variscite.com/product/single-board-
computers/var-dt8mcustomboard
oCustomer portal:
https://varisciteportal.axosoft.com/login
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