Config Tools for i.MX v12.1 Now Available

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The Config Tools for i.MX is a set of configuration tools that provide an efficient method
for evaluation and configuration of pins routing and DDR memory settings when designing
with NXP's application processors based on Arm® Cortex®-A cores, including i.MX MPUs.

The following tools are currently available:

DDR Tool

DDR Configuration and Validation tool allows you to create a configuration for the DDR component
and to validate the DDR configuration using various validation scenarios
Features:

Support for iMX8M, iMX8MM, iMX8MN, iMX8MP and LX2160A
DDR configuration UI using the tokenized RPA tool
PHY initialization using dynamic library
Import the output of the RPA tool will bypass UI configuration
Support for multiple PHY firmware version including fw2020.06
Diagnostic fw2020.06
DDR PHY support for DDR3, DDR4, and LPDDR4
Cell color code
Basic/Advanced user mode
DDR controller Registers View support
Auto-detect of available COM ports
USB target connection
Basic validation tests support (Write-Read-Compare, Walking Ones, Walking Zeros)
DQ ODT and driver strength test
vTSA (Virtual Timing Signal Analysis) support - RX data eye, TX data eye
Stress tests support
Export vTSA results in JPEG format
Static Code generation in Uboot style
Command line posibility

PBL Tool

PBL tool helps you create and modify pre-boot initialization data used for configuring LX2 devices.
Features:

Support for LX2160A
Configure reset configuration word (RCW), which is 1024 bits of information
Optional configure pre-boot initialization (PBI) command sequence
Allow user to have full access to configuration by using Skip error checking and Display all fields
Option to directly modify the configuration from RCW registers
Import different formats of input
Generate different types of output, including a binary file

SerDes Tool

The SerDes tool allows you to configure the SerDes block and provides you with a GUI application to validate the configuration
Features:

Support for LX2160A
UI for SerDes blocks configuration
Per lane tests
Bist, Power Transmitter/Receiver, Reset Transmitter/Receiver tests
Jitter scope, Pattern Independent Jitter scope, Start/Stop Tx Patter generation tests
Read a configuration from the target

Trusted Execution Environment Configuration tool

The Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) tool facilitates the protection and isolation of the sensitive parts of the code.

Features:

Graphical display of memory layout and resulting access to memory regions
Configuration of access policies for memory areas, bus masters, and peripherals
Configuration of pin and interrupt masking and security, as well as general features related to the ARMv8 core security
Configuration of MPU
Validation of settings
Generation of configuration files (C code or ROM preset data)

Pins Tool

The Pins Tool is used for pin routing configuration, validation and code generation, including pin
functional/electrical properties, power rails, run-time configurations.
Features:

Desktop application
Muxing and pin configuration with consistency checking
Multicore support
Localized for English and Simplified Chinese
Mostly Connected: On-Demand device data download
Integrates with any compiler and IDE
Supports English and Chinese (simplified) languages, based on locale settings. Please refer to user manual for details.
ANSI-C initialization code
Graphical processor package view
Multiple configuration blocks/functions
Easy-to-use device configuration
- Selection of Pins and Peripherals
- Package with IP blocks
- Routed pins with electrical characteristics
- Registers with configured and reset values
- Power Groups with assigned voltage levels
- Source code for C/C++ applications
Documented and easy to understand source code
CSV Report and Device Tree File

Downloads & links

To download the installer for all platforms, please login to our download site via:
- https://www.nxp.com/design/designs/config-tools-for-i-mx-applications-processors:CONFIG-TOOLS-IMX
Please refer to Documentation for installation and quick start guides.
For further information about DDR config and validation, please go to this blog post.

Whats new in v12.1

Pins tool
- Deinit function now sets also the routing and direction to it's default state. It also tries to route the original peripheral signal to it's default pin.