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FRDM-i.MX95 Board Not Booting from SD Card or Entering USB Serial Downloader Mode

Issue Summary

  • Flashed the provided base image to the microSD card using Win32DiskImager.
  • Set SW1 = 11 for SD card boot.
  • Connected the board to the PC using one USB-C cable, first through J1 (Debug UART) and later through J3 (USB Device) for USB download testing. The board is powered through J25.
  • The board powers on successfully (power LED is ON).

SD Boot Mode

  • Connected J1 to the PC.
  • Opened PuTTY at 115200, 8N1, No Flow Control.
  • Tried all detected COM ports (COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6).
  • Pressed RESET and power-cycled the board multiple times.
  • No boot logs or serial output are displayed.

USB Serial Downloader Mode

  • Changed SW1 = 01 for USB Serial Downloader mode.
  • Disconnected J1 and connected J3 to the PC.
  • Windows detects an Unknown USB Device (Device Descriptor Request Failed) with Code 43.
  • uuu.exe -lsusb does not detect the board.

Can anyone please help. FRDM-IMX95 #NXP iMX95 

Re: FRDM-i.MX95 Board Not Booting from SD Card or Entering USB Serial Downloader Mode

Hi @shuru_2604 

Your computer does not appear to have successfully updated its USB driver automatically. You can click the following link to download the CH344 driver and install it yourself.

https://file.wch.cn/download/file?id=312https://www.wch.cn/downloads/CH343CDC_ZIP.html

B.R

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