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.