topic Re: Getting started with i.MX6UL EVK and MfgTool L3.14.52 in i.MX Processors

Getting started with i.MX6UL EVK and MfgTool L3.14.52

VladanJovanovic — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 14:17:53 GMT

Quick guide on how to get started with Linux on i.MX 6UL EVK board using MfgTool from L3.14.52 release:

Download MfgTool from here (Version is IMX6_L3.14.52_MFG_TOOL (REV L3.14.52_1.1.0) under “Programmers (Flash, etc.)”):
http://www.nxp.com/products/microcontrollers-and-processors/arm-processors/i.mx-applications-processors/i.mx-6-processors/i.mx6qp/i.mx-6ultralite-processor-low-power-secure-arm-cortex-a7-core:i.MX6UL?fpsp=1&tab=Design_Tools_Tab
Unpack the archive and unpack mfgtools-with-rootfs.tar.gz
edit cfg.ini and change following entries:
- mmc needs to be set to 1
- 6uluboot needs to be set to evk
- 6uldtb needs to be set to 14x14-evk
Connect USB cable, USB debug cable to your PC.Open terminal to serial port (115200, 8N1).
Insert uSD card to the slot on i.MX 6UL CPU module
Set boot switches on SW602 [2:1] to on:off
Power on the board
Start MfgTool2.exe. HID device should be detected.
Press "Start" button. Downloading should start. Executed steps are visible in the debug terminal.
When you see "Done" printed, downloading has succeeded.
1. Set boot switches on SW602 [2:1] to off:on, SW601[4:1] TO off:on:off:on
2. Reset i.MX 6UL EVK (or power off then on), and boot to Linux.
In case of any error, inspect serial output on debug terminal to see what has gone wrong.

Yuri — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 01:33:03 GMT

Hi !

perhaps it makes sense to convert it from Discussion to Document ?

Regards,

Yuri.

prabhatkumar — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 01:08:15 GMT

What is mmc? Why does it have to be 1. I can't find any documentation in that. Please help. Thanks

Yuri — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 02:40:14 GMT

Hello,

‘mmc’ is just a variable ; from “Manufacturing Tool V2 UCL User Guide.docx”
(in documentation package of the MFG) :

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There are two method set a actual value to variable.

1. By cfg.ini.

[variable]

board = sabresd

mmc = 0

2. By command line when launching mfgtool.exe with –s, command line will overwrite the values of same name variables in cfg.ini.

mfgtool2.exe -s "board=sabresd" -s "mmc=0"

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For example, in file “ucl2.xml”, we can find the following :

<CMD state="Updater" type="push" body="$ sh mksdcard.sh /dev/mmcblk%mmc%"> Partitioning...</CMD>

Regards,

Yuri.