NOTE: Always de-power the target board and the aggregator when plugging or unplugging smart sensors from the aggregator. The aggregator portion of the i.MX Power Profiling System sits between the "smart" current sensor boards and the host computer. It provides power and signal connections to each connected sensor board. The communication is done over I2C, where three I2C bus extenders (PCA9518) effectively provide a dedicated bus to each I2C device, to better allow for cabling.  More information will follow... A photo, layout images and schematic attached below.   MBED source for the FRDM-KL25Z is available here: 30848-KL25Z-AGGREGATOR    Smart Sensor Connections At each smart sensor header JP0-JP13, these are the connections provided: 5V: powers the 3.3V regulator on each sensor board 12V: all the gates of all the switching FETs are pulled pulled up to 12V GND: ground connection SCL/TX0: I2C clock line  SDA/RX0: I2C data line  SWD_CLK:  global line for triggering smart sensors to make measurements RESET_B:  global line for resetting all smart sensor boards SWD_IO_n: individual select line for each smart sensor I2C Bus Connection Three I2C bus extenders (PCA9518) provide buffered connections between the FRDM board and all the connected smart sensors. The bus extenders were added to allow for longer cables between the aggregator and the smart sensor boards. Each bus extender has five ports and along with connections that allow extending the bus to more bus extenders. Gate Supply The aggregator contains a boost regulator that boost the 5V input from the FRDM board to 12V. The boosted voltage is fed to each of the smart sensor headers. It's used by the smart sensor board to pull up the gates of the switching FETs above any of the rails under test by at least 4.5V in order to benefit from a lower Rds(on). Caution must be exercised with some older FRDM boards since the 5V from the USB connection passes through diodes with a maximum current of 200mA.  The boost regulator and the load presented by the smart sensor boards may exceed the diode's limit and damage it. (Yes, it's happened... two older FRDM-KL25Z boards were used during development. One of them failed with the diode shorted (~0.05 Ohms), so everything kept working. The other failed with a  short of ~45 Ohms, so it kind of worked but not really...) Application Code for Aggregator  To date, application code has only been developed for the FRDM-KL25Z board. The latest application code resides at: https://os.mbed.com/users/r14793/code/30848-KL25Z-AGGREGATOR/, with the latest binary attached below. SWD Programming of Smart Sensors  Connectors J5 and JP15 are provided as an adapter for programming the smart sensor boards via SWD. JP15 provides power to the smart sensor board, since they have no direct 3.3V input for the KL05Z. An SWD programmer (or suitably modified FRDM-KL05Z board) connects to J5. Both connections use 10-pin 0.05"-spaced ribbon cables. Additionally, when a smart sensor is connected to JP15, J6 provides access to the UART pins of the smart sensor (the I2C pins on the smart sensor also mux out the UART of the KL05Z). No hardware changes are necessary at all; changing the code running on the smart sensor is all that's required. In fact, during the initial prototyping of the smart sensors, the serial UART connection was used instead of I2C. Modify Aggregator To Use SWD Dongle To Program Smart Sensor:  Add a wire as shown on the bottom side of the aggregator board as shown below. This ties 3.3V on the aggregator to the debug header, enabling the voltage level translators on the dongle to communicate with the KL05Z on the smart sensor board.  

NOTE: Always de-power the target board and the aggregator when plugging or unplugging smart sensors from the aggregator. NOTE: See this link to instrument a board with a Smart Sensor. Overview The i.MX Power Profiler system consists of one to fourteen "smart" current sensors, an aggregator shield, and a Kinetis FRDM board (the FRDM-KL25 has been used in prototyping but the FRDM-K64F and FRDM-K66F should also be fully compatible). One of the biggest improvements of this system over its preceeding dual-range measurement system is that the microcontroller on each sensor board allows near-simultaneous measurement of all instrumented rails on a board. The dual range profiler has only a single MCU for all sensors, so only one measurement can be made at a time.  It is intended to be used to instrument one to fourteen rails of a target i.MX appliation board. Ideally, the target board will have been designed with a matching/mating power sense footprint for each rail to be measured.  Each smart sensor can sense current in three ranges with three current sense amplifiers. They are "smart" because each sensor board has a Kinetis KL05Z on it to control the switching FETs and to digitize the analog signals (the sense amplifier outputs and the target's power supply rail voltage). A 1% voltage regulator on each smart sensor provides a good voltage reference right next to the KL05Z to ensure better ADC accuracy. Each smart sensor board communicates via I2C. The aggregator shield has three I2C bus extenders (PCA9518) which essentially provide a dedicated I2C bus for each of the connected smart sensors. The FRDM board's I2C is also connected to one of the bus extenders ports. Individual GPIO lines are routed to each smart sensor's connected along with a ganged reset and trigger line for all of the connected smart sensors. A boost regulator generates almost 12V from the FRDM board's 5V supply, which is used for all the switching FETs on the smart sensor boards. The FRDM board's 5V rail is also routed to each smart sensor, which is regulated down to 3.3V locally on each connected smart sensor. Here is a photo of the very first prototypes after moving to 10-pin 0.05" spaced headers and ribbon cables instead of FFC: The smart sensor is intended to mate with through-hole current sense tap points on the target i.MX application board. Three holes spaced at 0.05" each. When not instrumented with sensor, a short needs to be placed across the outer two pins so that the board will function normally. The through hole connections provide physical protection to the target board, keeping traces from getting ripped off. The ground connection in the center provides a reference for meauring the rail voltage on the target board. A partial layout example of the implementation of the current sense footprint is below, where two 0805 shorting resistors in parallel are placed on each side of the holes. The top trace connects to the regulator output and the bottom to the load, usually an i.MX power supply rail. To include the current sense footprint into a board during the design phase, it should be configured as in the following partial schematic:  Every effort should be made to place the feedback on the i.MX side of the sense points so that the regulator compensates for the additional series resistance of the smart sensor, which effectively eliminates the additional series resistance the smart sensor adds. The Feedback should be before the smart sensor if the switching supply won't tolerate the additional series resistance (i.e., output becomes unstable).

Host TFTP and NFS Configuration Now configure the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server and Networked File System (NFS) server. U-Boot will download the Linux kernel and dtb file using tftp and then the kernel will mount (via NFS) its root file system on the computer hard drive. 1. TFTP Setup   1.1.1 Prepare the TFTP Service   Get the required software if not already set up. On host for TFTP: Install TFTP on Host $ sudo apt-get install tftpd-hpa   (Note: There are a number of examples in various forums, etc, of how to automatically start the TFTP service - but not all are successful on all Linux distro's it seems! The following may work for you.)   Start the tftpd-hpa service automatically by adding a command to /etc/rc.local. $ vi /etc/rc.local   Now, just before the exit 0 line edit below command then Save and Exit. $ service tftpd-hpa start  Now, To control the TFTP service from the command line use: $ service tftpd-hpa restart    To check the status of the TFTP service from the command line use: $ service tftpd-hpa status   1.1.1 Setup the TFTP Directories Now, we have to create the directory which will contain the kernel image and the device tree blob file. $ mkdir -p /imx-boot/imx6q-sabre/tftp Then, copy the kernel image and the device tree blob file in this directory. $ cp {YOCTO_BUILD_DIR}/tmp/deploy/images/{TARGET}/zImage /imx-boot/imx6q-sabre/tftp $ cp {YOCTO_BUILD_DIR}/tmp/deploy/images/{TARGET}/<dtb file> /imx-boot/imx6q-sabre/tftp   OR we can use the default directory created by yocto {YOCTO_BUILD_DIR}/tmp/deploy/images/{TARGET}/ The tftpd-hpa service looks for requested files under /imx-boot/imx6q-sabre/tftp The default tftpd-hpa directory may vary with distribution/release, but it is specified in the configuration file: /etc/default/tfptd-hpa. We have to change this default directory with our directory   Edit default tftp directory $ vi /etc/default/tftpd-hpa   Now, change the directory defined as TFTP_DIRECTORY with your host system directory which contains kernel and device tree blob file. Using created directory TFTP_DIRECTORY=”/imx-boot/imx6q-sabre/tftp” OR Using Yocto directory path TFTP_DIRECTORY=”{YOCTO_BUILD_DIR}/tmp/deploy/images/{TARGET}” Restart the TFTP service if required $ service tftpd-hpa restart   1.2 NFS Setup 1.2.1 Prepare the NFS Service Get the required software if not already set up. On host for NFS: Install NFS on Host $ sudo apt-get install nfs-kernel-server The NFS service starts automatically. To control NFS services : $ service nfs-kernel-server restart To check the status of the NFS service from the command line : $ service nfs-kernel-server status 1.2.2 Setup the NFS Directories Now, we have to create the directory which will contain the root file system. $ mkdir -p /imx-boot/imx6q-sabre/nfs   Then, copy the rootfs in this directory. $ cp -R {YOCTO_BUILD_DIR}/tmp/work/{TARGET}-poky-linux-gnueabi/{IMAGE}/1.0-r0/rootfs/* /imx-boot/imx6q-sabre/nfs   OR we can use the default directory created by yocto. $ {YOCTO_BUILD_DIR}/tmp/work/{TARGET}-poky-linux-gnueabi/{IMAGE}/1.0-r0/rootfs 1.2.3 Update NFS Export File The NFS server requires /etc/exports to be configured correctly to access NFS filesystem directory to specific hosts. $ vi /etc/exports Then, edit below line into the opened file. <”YOUR NFS DIRECTORY”> <YOUR BOARD IP>(rw,sync,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check) Ex. If you created custom directory for NFS then, /imx-boot/imx6q-sabre/nfs <YOUR BOARD IP>(rw,sync,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check) Ex: /imx-boot/imx6q-sabre/nfs 192.168.*.*(rw,sync,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check) OR /{YOCTO_BUILD_DIR}/tmp/work/{TARGET}-poky-linux-gnueabi/{IMAGE}/1.0-r0/rootfs <YOUR BOARD IP>(rw,sync,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check)   Now, we need to restart the NFS service. $ service nfs-kernel-server restart   2 Target Setup   We need to set up the network IP address of our target. Power On the board and hit a key to stop the U-Boot from continuing. Set the below parameters, setenv serverip 192.168.0.206       //This must be your Host IP address The path where the rootfs is placed in our host has to be indicated in the U-Boot, Ex. // if you choose default folder created by YOCTO setenv nfsroot /{YOCTO_BUILD_DIR}/tmp/work/{TARGET}-poky-linux-gnueabi/{IMAGE}/1.0-r0/rootfs   OR // if you create custom directory for NFS setenv nfsroot /imx-boot/imx6q-sabre/nfs Now, we have to set kernel image name and device tree blob file name in the u-boot, setenv image < zImage name > setenv fdt_file <dtb file name on host> Now, set the bootargs for the kernel boot, setenv netargs 'setenv bootargs console=${console},${baudrate} ${smp} root=/dev/nfs ip=dhcp nfsroot=${serverip}:${nfsroot},v3,tcp' Use printenv command and check loadaddr and fdt_addr environment variables variables for I.MX6Q SABRE, loadaddr=0x12000000 fdt_addr=0x18000000   Also, check netboot environment variable. It should be like below, netboot=echo Booting from net ...; run netargs; if test ${ip_dyn} = yes; then setenv get_cmd dhcp; else setenv get_cmd tftp; fi; ${get_cmd} ${image}; if test ${boot_fdt} = yes || test ${boot_fdt} = try; then if ${get_cmd} ${fdt_addr} ${fdt_file}; then bootz ${loadaddr} - ${fdt_addr}; else if test ${boot_fdt} = try; then bootz; else echo WARN: Cannot load the DT; fi; fi; else bootz; fi; Now, set environment variable bootcmd to boot every time from the network, setenv bootcmd run netboot Now finally save those variable in u-boot: saveenv Reset your board; it should now boot from the network: U-Boot 2016.03-imx_v2016.03_4.1.15_2.0.0_ga+ga57b13b (Apr 17 2018 - 17:13:43 +0530)  (..) Net:   FEC [PRIME] Normal Boot Hit any key to stop autoboot:  0   Booting from net ... Using FEC device TFTP from server 192.168.0.206; our IP address is 192.168.3.101 Filename 'zImage'. Load address: 0x12000000 Loading: #################################################################         #################################################################         #################################################################         #################################################################         #################################################################         #################################################################         ###########################################################         2.1 MiB/s done Bytes transferred = 6578216 (646028 hex) Using FEC device TFTP from server 192.168.0.206; our IP address is 192.168.3.101 Filename 'imx6q-sabresd.dtb'. Load address: 0x18000000 Loading: ####         1.8 MiB/s done Bytes transferred = 45893 (b345 hex) Kernel image @ 0x12000000 [ 0x000000 - 0x646028 ] ## Flattened Device Tree blob at 18000000   Booting using the fdt blob at 0x18000000   Using Device Tree in place at 18000000, end 1800e344 switch to ldo_bypass mode!   Starting kernel ...

The Android O8.0.0_1.3.0 for i.MX 8MQuad(mScale850D) RFP(GA) release is now available on IMX_SW web page. Overview -> BSP Updates and Releases -> Android O8.1.0 for i.MX 8MQuad GA.   Files available:   # Name Description 1 android_O8.1.0_1.3.0_8M_docs.tar.gz Android O8.1.0_1.3.0_8MQ GA Documentation 2 imx-o8.1.0_1.3.0_8m.tar.gz i.MX Android proprietary surce code for Android O8.1.0_1.3.0_8MQ GA 3 android_O8.1.0_1.3.0_8M_image_8mq.tar.gz Prebuilt images with NXP extended features for the i.MX8MQ EVK 4 android_O8.1.0_1.3.0_8M_tools.tar.gz Manufacturing Toolkit and VivanteVTK for Android O8.1.0_1.3.0_8MQ GA 5 fsl_aacp_dec_O8.1.0-8MQ_GA.tar.gz AAC Plus Codec for O8.1.0_1.3.0_8MQ GA   Target boards: i.MX 8MQuad EVK   Features and Known issues For features and known issues, please consult the Release Notes in detail.

The Linux L4.9.51 and SDKv2.3 for i.MX 8MQuad(mScale850D) RFP(GA) release files are now available. Linux on IMX_SW web page, Overview -> BSP Updates and Releases ->Linux L4.9.51 for i.MX 8MQuad GA. SDK on https://mcuxpresso.nxp.com/ web page.   Files available: Linux: # Name Description 1 fsl-yocto-L4.9.51_mx8mq-ga.tar.gz L4.9.51 i.MX 8MQuad GA Linux BSP Documentation. Includes Release Notes, User Guide. 2 L4.9.51-ga_images_mx8mq.tar.gz Linux Binary Demo files for i.MX 8MQuad EVK 3 L4.9.51_8mq-ga_mfg-tools.tar.gz Manufacturing Toolkit for Linux L4.9.51 i.MX8MQuad GA 4 L4.9.51_8mq-ga_gpu-tools.tar.gz VivanteVTK file for L4.9.51 i.MX8MQuad GA 5 imx-aacpcodec-4.3.4.tar.gz AAC Plus Codec for L4.9.51 of iMX 8MQuad GA   SDK:   On https://mcuxpresso.nxp.com/, click the Select Development Board to customize the SDK based on your configuration then download the SDK package. CMSIS pack is also supported.   Target board: i.MX 8MQuad EVK   What’s New/Features: Please consult the Release Notes.   Known issues For known issues and more details please consult the Release Notes.   More information on changes of Yocto, see: README: https://source.codeaurora.org/external/imx/imx-manifest/tree/README?h=imx-linux-morty ChangeLog: https://source.codeaurora.org/external/imx/imx-manifest/tree/ChangeLog?h=imx-linux-morty  

I have finally been able to get multi MSI (not MSI-X) working on the i.MX6 using the Linux kernel v4.1.15 release supported by Freescale/NXP. Attached are four patches which will need to be applied. This has been tested with two different end point FPGA devices with the i.MX6 running in root complex, I can confirm that multi MSI is now working.   Freescale/NXP: Please put these patches in your supported main line so others can have native multi MSI support.   You may have to contact your board manufacturer to find where within Yocto you will need to store these patches. If just building the kernel outside of Yocto then you can directly apply them.   The four kernel (v4.1.15) files which need to be patched are: <kernel source path>/include/linux/msi.h <kernel source path>/drivers/pci/msi.c <kernel source path>/drivers/pci/host/pcie-designware.h <kernel source path>/drivers/pci/host/pcie-designware.c   Once the above patches are applied and you create a new image/build you can start using the multi MSI APIs in your driver and pci_msi_vec_count() and pci_enable_msi_range() will work; this assumes your end point device on the PCIe link is working correctly.   Hopefully this is helpful to those who need multi MSI.   This document was generated from the following discussion: SOLVED: i.MX6 and Multi MSI Working

1) nfs I burn the uboot to board by mfgtool, then starting the kernel by nfs, when the board boot up, I set a) ipaddr and b)serverip, then I set the c)"setenv nfsroot /home/usuario/fsl-release-bsp/buildimx6q/tmp/work/imx6qsabresd-poky-linux-gnueabi/fsl-image-gui/1.0-r0/rootfs", this is sample, you need choose correct folder for yours, this is for imx6q, d) set the mdt file,then run the netboot. 2) program uboot to the qspi, then boot from SD card 3) change the mfgtool to program uboot, kernel to the qspi attched the ucl2.xml setenv bootcmd 'run bootargsset; sf probe; sf read ${loadaddr} 0xA00000 0x600000; sf read ${fdt_addr} 0x800000 0x10000; bootz ${loadaddr} - ${fdt_addr}'

i.MX8M_DDR3L_register_programming_aid is created for DDR3L validation board.

The i.MX Android O8.0.0_1.0.0 GA release is now available from IMX_SW page. Overview -> BSP Updates and Releases -> Android 8.0.0 Oreo (O8.0.0_1.0.0, 4.9 kernel)   Files available: # Name Description 1 android_O8.0.0_1.0.0_docs.tar.gz i.MX Android O8.0.0_1.0.0 BSP Documentation 2 imx-o8.0.0_1.0.0_ga.tar.gz i.MX Android O8.0.0_1.0.0 proprietary surce code for i.MX 6QuadPlus, i.MX 6Quad, i.MX 6DualPlus, i.MX 6Dual, i.MX 6DualLite, i.MX 6Solo  i.MX 6Sololite, i.MX6SX and i.MX7D 3 android_O8.0.0_1.0.0_image_6dqpsabreauto.tar.gz Binary Demo Files of Android O8.0.0_1.0.0 BSP - SABRE for Automotive Infotainment based on i.MX 6QuadPlus, i.MX 6Quad, and i.MX 6DualLite 4 android_O8.0.0_1.0.0_image_6dqpsabresd.tar.gz Binary Demo Files of Android O8.0.0_1.0.0 BSP - SABRE Platform and SABRE Board based on i.MX 6QuadPlus, i.MX 6Quad and i.MX 6DualLite. 5 android_O8.0.0_1.0.0_image_6slevk.tar.gz Binary Demo Files of Android O8.0.0_1.0.0 BSP - i.MX 6Sololite evaluation kit. 6 android_O8.0.0_1.0.0_image_6sxsabresd.tar.gz Binary Demo Files of Android O8.0.0_1.0.0 BSP - SABRE Board based on i.MX 6SoloX 7 android_O8.0.0_1.0.0_image_6sxsabreauto.tar.gz Binary Demo Files of Android O8.0.0_1.0.0 BSP - SABRE for Automotive infotainment based on i.MX 6SoloX 8 android_O8.0.0_1.0.0_image_7dsabresd.tar.gz Binary Demo Files of Android O8.0.0_1.0.0 BSP - SABRE Board based on i.MX 7Dual 9 fsl_aacp_dec_O8.0.0_1.0.0.tar.gz AAC Plus Codec for O8.0.0_1.0.0 10 android_O8.0.0_1.0.0_tools.tar.gz Manufacturing Toolkit and VivanteVTK for O8.0.0_1.0.0   Supported Hardware SoC/Boards: i.MX 6Quad, i.MX 6QuadPlus, and i.MX 6DualLite SABRE-SD board and platform i.MX 6Quad, i.MX 6QuadPlus, and i.MX 6DualLite SABRE-AI board and platform i.MX 6SoloLite EVK platform i.MX 6SoloX SABRE-SD board and platforms i.MX 6SoloX SABRE-AI board and platforms i.MX 7Dual SABRE-SD board and platform   Changes: Compared to the N7.1.2_2.0.0 release, this release has the following major changes: Upgraded the Android code base from android-7.1.2_r9 to android-8.0.0_r25. Removed the device partition and added the vendor partition. Enabled ION-based gralloc and EGL. Feature: For features please consult the release notes.   Known issues For known issues and more details please consult the Release Notes.

If anyone else has been frustrated by the lack of RT1050 support or is new to NXP products, the MCU On Eclipse blog has been a great help.  For example, see the MCUXpresso IDE V10.1.0 with i.MX RT1052 Crossover Processor article for a very clear overview/quickstart on getting the MIMXRT1050-EVK up and running. This document was generated from the following discussion: RT1050 Developer Resource

iMX6DQ TP2854 MIPI CSI2 720P HD-TVI camera surround view solution for Linux BSP.   For iMX6DQ, there are two IPUs, so they can support up to 4 cameras at the same time. But the default BSP can only support up to two cameras at the same time. The attached patch can make the BSP support up to 4 cameras based on 3.14.52 GA 1.1.0 BSP and 4.1.15 GA1.2.0 BSP. The 4 cameras can be: - 1xCSI, 3xMIPI - 2xCSI, 2xMIPI - 4xMIPI For 4xMIPI case, the four cameras should be combined on the single MIPI CSI2 interface, and each camera data should be transfered on a mipi virtual channel. In this patch, we given the example driver for Techpoint TP2854, it was verified working on iMX6DQ SabreAuto board. The input to TP2854 is four 720P30 HD-TVI cameras.   The MIPI CSI2 720P digital camera surround view solution can be found at: iMX6DQ MAX9286 MIPI CSI2 720P camera surround view solution for Linux BSP   The kernel patches: 0001-IPU-update-IPU-capture-driver-to-support-up-to-four-.patch      Updated IPU common code to support up to four cameras.   0002-Remove-the-page-size-align-requirement-for-v4l2-capt.patch      With this patch, the mxc_v4l2_tvin test application can use overlay framebuffer as V4l2 capture buffer directly.   0003-Add-TP2854-support-on-SabreAuto-board-which-can-supp.patch      TP2854 driver.   How to builld the kernel with TP2854 support:       make imx_v7_defconfig       make menuconfig (In this command, you should select the TP2854 driver:             Device Drivers  --->                   <*> Multimedia support  --->                         [*]   V4L platform devices  --->                               <*>   MXC Video For Linux Video Capture                                       MXC Camera/V4L2 PRP Features support  --->                                           <*>Techpoint tp2854 HD CVBS Input support                                           <*>mxc VADC support                                           <*>Select Overlay Rounting (Queue ipu device for overlay library)                                           <*>Pre-processor Encoder library                                           <*>IPU CSI Encoder library)       make zImage       make dtbs   The built out image file:       arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6q-sabreauto.dtb       arch/arm/boot/zImage "mxc_v4l2_tvin_3.14.52.zip" is the test application, test command to capture the four cameras and render on 1080P HDMI display: /mxc_v4l2_tvin.out -ol 0 -ot 0 -ow 960 -oh 540 -d 1 -x 0 -g2d & /mxc_v4l2_tvin.out -ol 960 -ot 0 -ow 960 -oh 540 -d 1 -x 1 -g2d & /mxc_v4l2_tvin.out -ol 0 -ot 540 -ow 960 -oh 540 -d 1 -x 2 -g2d & /mxc_v4l2_tvin.out -ol 960 -ot 540 -ow 960 -oh 540 -d 1 -x 3 -g2d & Details for TP2854, please contact with Techpoint. [2019-04-04] Update Add application to preview + encode at the same time:    /mxc_vpu_test.out -E "-x 0 -o /enc.h264 -w 1280 -h 720 -L 0 -T 0 -W 512 -H 384 -c 5000 -f 2" The camera input data go through CSI->MEM path, and IDMAC 0/1 will convert data from YUV422 ro NV12 for VPU encoder, no resize. Another modification in the mxc_vpu_test, it use different thread to encode and preview.

We are pleased to announce that Pins Tool for i.MX v4 is now available.   The pins Tool for i.MX Application Processors is used for pin routing configuration, validation and code generation, including pin functional/electrical properties, power rails, run-time configurations, with the following main 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 Graphical processor package view Multiple configuration blocks/functions Easy-to-use device configuration Documented and easy to understand source code CSV Report and Device Tree File   To download the installer for all platforms, please login to our download site via:  http://www.nxp.com/pinsimx   Please refer to Pins Tool Documentation  for installation and quick start guides.   Overview of Changes - version 4 Added ability to import configuration from existing MEX file (for selected tools) Added common Functions group toolbar across all tools Added option to not generate YAML Pins tool: multiselect in Routed pins view supported Syntax coloring supported in Sources view Export sources wizard simplified Several bug fixed and performance improved Quick start guide added   Community https://community.nxp.com/community/imx 

Introduction The NFC Reader Library is a feature complete software support library for NXP's NFC Frontend ICs. It is designed to give developers a faster and simpler way to deliver NFC-enabled products. This multi-layer library, written in C, makes it easy to create NFC based applications. The purpose of this document is to provide instructions on how to install the NFC Reader Library on imx7dsabresd and communicate with PN5180, a NFC frontend. It will describe all the steps required to connect the board to an OM25180TWR, the wire connections, the changes in the device tree, and the library configuration. Building the Linux image and the Bal kernel module This section describes how to build the Linux image using Yocto and how to compile the Bal kernel module. Informations specific for this library start from the next section. Requirements: a Linux host PC (ex. Ubuntu 14.04/16.04) and root permissions. To download the required host packages, use: $ sudo apt-get install gawk wget git-core diffstat unzip texinfo gcc-multilib build-essential chrpath socat libsdl1.2-dev Specific for Ubuntu: $ sudo apt-get install libsdl1.2-dev xterm sed cvs subversion coreutils texi2html docbook-utils python-pysqlite2 help2man make gcc g++ desktop-file-utils \ libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev mercurial autoconf automake groff curl lzop asciidoc To setup the repo utility (a tool written on top of git), run the commands: $ mkdir ~/bin (this step may not be needed if the bin folder already exists) $ curl http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/git-repo-downloads/repo > ~/bin/repo $ chmod a+x ~/bin/repo Then add the following line to .bashrc to ensure the ~/bin is in the PATH variable. export PATH=~/bin:$PATH To download the Freescale Yocto Project Community BSP: $ mkdir fsl-release-bsp $ cd fsl-release-bsp $ repo init -u git://git.freescale.com/imx/fsl-arm-yocto-bsp.git -b imx-4.1-krogoth $ repo sync To build the image, in the fsl-release-bsp run the commands: $ mkdir buildDevSpi $ DISTRO=fsl-imx-xwayland MACHINE=imx7dsabresd source fsl-setup-release.sh -b buildDevSpi $ bitbake fsl-image-machine-test To build the toolchain, run: $ bitbake meta-toolchain $ cd buildDevSpi/tmp/deploy/sdk/ $ ./fsl-imx-xwayland-glibc-x86_64-meta-toolchain-cortexa7hf-neon-toolchain-4.1.15-2.1.0.sh Accept the default parameters. In order to deploy the image on an SD card use: $ sudo dd if=fsl-image-machine-test-imx7dsabresd.sdcard of=<sd card> bs=1M && sync The image is found in buildDevSpi/tmp/deploy/images/imx7dsabresd. For the kernel module compilation, setup the console environment: $ . /opt/fsl-imx-xwayland/4.1.14-2.1.0/environment-setup-cortexa7hf-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi Then, in the kernel module directory, replace the path with your linux build directory in the Makefile and run: $ make The bal.ko is the compiled module. To use the kernel menuconfig, run: $ bitbake -c menuconfig linux-imx Another useful command, for rebuilding the linux kernel image, is: $ bitbake -f -c compile linux-imx; bitbake -f -c deploy linux-imx; bitbake -f -c compile fsl-image-machine-test; bitbake -f fsl-image-machine-test Host interface The interface of the PN5180 to a host is based on a SPI interface, extended by the signal line BUSY. Only half-duplex data transfer is supported and no chaining is allowed, meaning that the whole instruction has to be sent, or the whole receiver buffer has to be read out. The module is connected to the i.MX7D board using the mikro bus expansion port in the following way: MK_BUS_CS, MK_BUS_SCK, MK_BUS_MOSI, MK_BUS_MISO are used for the SPI bus lines. MK_BUS_INT, MK_BUS_RX, MK_BUS_TX are used for the BUSY, RESET and IRQ lines. The pin configuration will be the following: GPIO6_IO22 will be the CS, GPIO6_IO14 will be BUSY, GPIO_IO12 will be RESET and GPIO_IO13 will be IRQ. The DWL pin, which can be used for firmware update, will be connected to GND. A common ground is also required. Connections table: Jumper Jumper Pins Description i.MX7D I/O Tower Edge J4 1 - 2 SPI Clk Selection ECSPI3_SCLK (SAI2_RX_DATA) B7 J20 1 - 2 PN5180 Reset GPIO6_IO12 (SAI1_RX_DATA) B8 J1 1 - 2 SPI SS0 GPIO6_IO22 (SAI2_TX_DATA) B9 J3 1 - 2 SPI MOSI ECSPI3_MOSI (SAI2_TX_BCLK) B10 J2 1 - 2 SPI MISO ECSPI3_MISO (SAI2_TX_SYNC) B11 J19 2 - 3 PN5180 BUSY GPIO6_IO14 (SAI1_TX_SYNC) B58 J5 1 - 2 PN5180 IRQ GPIO6_IO13 (SAI1_TX_BCLK) B62 X X PN5180 DWL GND B52 X X GND GND B2 Kernel Configuration In order to allow the library to manage the RESET, IRQ and BUSY pins, the options for Debug GPIO and Userspace I/O drivers must be enabled (in menuconfig, Device Drivers -> GPIO Support -> Debug GPIO and Device Drivers -> Userspace I/O -> Userspace I/O platform driver with generic IRQ). For controlling the SPI, there are two options: spidev or NXP bal. For spidev, it is necessary to select Device Drivers -> SPI support -> User mode SPI and apply the imx7d-sdb_spidev.patch (it also does the pinmuxing, it is attached to the document). When using NXP bal, it is necessary to compile the module, initialize it with insmod and apply the imx7d-sdb_bal.patch (it also does the pinmuxing, the patch and the module are attached to this document). Library Configuration For the library configuration, <lib-folder>/Platform/DAL/Board_Imx6ulevkPn5180.h must be replaced with Board_Imx7dsabresdPn5180_bal.h or Board_Imx7dsabresdPn5180_spidev.h (based on the selected spi interface). For compilation, the command is: $ ./build.sh yocto /opt/fsl-imx-xwayland/4.1.15-2.1.0/sysroots/ The last parameter is the location of the toolchain generated by yocto. A build folder is generated outside of the source code folder. The applications from the ComplianceApp can be deployed on the board in order to test the functionality provided. Other useful resources: – i.MX Yocto Project User's Guide: https://www.nxp.com/webapp/sps/download/preDownload.jsp?render=true – NFC Reader Library for Linux Installation: https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/application-note/AN11802.pdf – PN5180 component: https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/data-sheet/PN5180A0XX-C1-C2.pdf

The i.MX Android N7.1.2_2.0.0 GA release is now available on IMX_SW page.   Files available: # Name Description 1 android_N7.1.2_2.0.0_docs.tar.gz i.MX Android N7.1.2_2.0.0 BSP Documentation 2 android_N7.1.2_2.0.0_source.tar.gz Source Code of Android N7.1.2_2.0.0 BSP (4.1 kernel) for i.MX 6QuadPlus, i.MX 6Quad, i.MX 6DualPlus, i.MX 6Dual, i.MX 6DualLite, i.MX 6Solo i.MX 6Sololite, i.MX6SX and i.MX7D 3 android_N7.1.2_2.0.0_image_6dqpsabreauto.tar.gz Binary Demo Files of Android N7.1.2_2.0.0 BSP - SABRE for Automotive Infotainment based on i.MX 6QuadPlus, i.MX 6Quad, and i.MX 6DualLite 4 android_N7.1.2_2.0.0_image_6dqpsabresd.tar.gz Binary Demo Files of Android N7.1.2_2.0.0 BSP - SABRE Platform and SABRE Board based on i.MX 6QuadPlus, i.MX 6Quad and i.MX 6DualLite. 5 android_N7.1.2_2.0.0_image_6slevk.tar.gz Binary Demo Files of Android N7.1.2_2.0.0 BSP - i.MX 6Sololite evaluation kit. 6 android_N7.1.2_2.0.0_image_6sxsabresd.tar.gz Binary Demo Files of Android N7.1.2_2.0.0 BSP - SABRE Board based on i.MX 6SoloX 7 android_N7.1.2_2.0.0_image_6sxsabreauto.tar.gz Binary Demo Files of Android N7.1.2_2.0.0 BSP - SABRE for Automotive infotainment based on i.MX 6SoloX 8 android_N7.1.2_2.0.0_image_7dsabresd.tar.gz Binary Demo Files of Android N7.1.2_2.0.0 BSP - SABRE Board based on i.MX 7Dual 9 fsl_aacp_dec.tar.gz AAC Plus Codec for N7.1.2_2.0.0 10 android_N7.1.2_2.0.0_tools.tar.gz Manufacturing Toolkit and VivanteVTK for N7.1.2_2.0.0   Supported Hardware SoC/Boards: i.MX 6Quad, i.MX 6QuadPlus, and i.MX 6DualLite SABRE-SD board and platform i.MX 6Quad, i.MX 6QuadPlus, and i.MX 6DualLite SABRE-AI board and platform i.MX 6SoloLite EVK platform i.MX 6SoloX SABRE-SD board and platforms i.MX 6SoloX SABRE-AI board and platforms i.MX 7Dual SABRE-SD board and platform   Changes: Compared to the N7.1.1_1.0.0 release, this release has the following major changes: Upgraded the Android code base from android-7.1.1_r13 to android-7.1.2_r9. Upgraded U-Boot from v2015.04 to v2017.03. Upgraded the kernel from v4.1.15 to v4.9.17. Upgraded the GPU driver from 6.2.0.p2 to 6.2.2.p1. Upgraded the Wi-Fi BCMDHD release version to 1.141.100.6. Refine the Gralloc and HWC HAL. Enable the GPT partition to replace the MBR partition.   Feature: For features please consult the release notes.   Known issues For known issues and more details please consult the Release Notes.

Hi everyone, Can I stream video at some different resolutions at the same time using I.Mx6? Thank you.

The PICO-PI-IMX7 is a TechNexion board defined here. It is now supported in mainline U-Boot, mainline Kernel, FSL Community BSP and Buildroot. In mainline U-Boot it is supported since v2017.07. In mainline Linux Kernel it is supported since 4.13. To generate an image for PICO-PI-IMX7 using FSL Community BSP, please see: The imx7d-pico board is now supported in FSL Community BSP - i.MXDev Blog. To generate an image for PICO-PI-IMX7 using Buildroot, please see: The imx7d-pico board is now supported in Buildroot - i.MXDev Blog.

Wayland:   Wayland is a display SERVER and COMPOSITION protocol. It is relatively new, as its first release was in 2012. The protocol enables applications to allocate their own off-screen buffers and render their window contents directly, using hardware accelerated libraries like OpenGL ES, or high quality software implementations like Cairo. Wayland is ONLY a display server protocol, not a display server itself. Weston is the reference Wayland protocol implementation.   YOCTO Setup . $ mkdir ~/bin $ curl http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/git-repo-downloads/repo > ~/bin/repo $ chmod a+x ~/bin/repo $ export PATH=~/bin:$PATH $ git config --global user.name "Your Name" $ git config --global user.email "Your Email" $ git config –list $ mkdir fsl-release-bsp $ cd fsl-release-bsp $ repo init -u git://git.freescale.com/imx/fsl-arm-yocto-bsp.git -b imx-3.14.52-1.1.0_ga $ repo sync     you will be able to build Yocto and also have all the recipes to do so, we need to add WAYLAND, then execute the following steps: $ DISTRO=fsl-imx-wayland MACHINE=imx6qsabresd source fsl-setup-release.sh -b build-wayland $ bitbake fsl-image-gui After these steps, you will have a wayland based i.MX6Q image where you will be able to play with all the knowledge we provided here.   Once your image has been properly generated, you will find the Weston source codes in: <YOUR YOCTODIR>/build-wayland/tmp/work/cortexa9hf-vfp-neon-mx6qdl-poky-linux-gnueabi/weston/1.9.0-r0/weston-1.9.0     Wayland application for extended desktop: This functionality is only supported using the GAL2D blitter, in order to enable a multiple desktop approach, you need to pass the following parameters to your weston command: /etc/init.d/weston stop echo 0 > /sys/class/graphics/fb4/blank weston --tty=1 --use-gal2d=1 --use-gl=0 --device=/dev/fb0,/dev/fb4 &     Xwayland: Wayland is a complete window system in itself, but even so, if we're migrating away from X, it makes sense to have a good backwards compatibility story. With a few changes, the Xorg server can be modified to use wayland input devices for input and forward either the root window or individual top-level windows as wayland surfaces.   DISTRO=fsl-imx-xwayland MACHINE=imx6qsabresd source ./fsl-setup-release.sh -b build-xwayland bitbake fsl-image-gui Once you have the image your Wayland/Weston image will be able to run X11 applications   Excepting X11 applications that use EGL, we don’t support that, if you plan to use EGL apps, please use the Wayland provided functions to create the buffer.   Application for rotation: Weston allows rotating windows with super-key + middle mouse button. As this works for Wayland clients only, you can run Xwayland in weston, run your X application on Xwayland, and rotate the Xwayland display. For another option: Create a file ~/.config/weston.ini with this content: [core] modules=xwayland.so shell=desktop-shell.so idle-time=0 [shell] background-color=0xff002244 locking=false # panel-location=none    [launcher] icon=/usr/share/icons/gnome/24x24/apps/utilities-terminal.png path=/usr/bin/weston-terminal [launcher] icon=/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/firefox.png path=/usr/bin/firefox [output] name=X1 mode=640x800 transform=90 # wanna get mad? use: transform=flipped-270 scale=1 This weston.ini enables a rootless xwayland.so in weston. The [output] section with name=X1 defines weston's appearance as X client. transform=90 rotates the weston display.   the [launcher] sections can be used to create custom panel starters for your X applications. See  /usr/share/doc/weston/examples/weston.ini for more detailed information for further cases, I will attach in the future.

The Linux L4.9.11_1.0.0 RFP(GA) for i.MX6 release files are now available on www.nxp.com    Files available: # Name Description 1 L4.9.11_1.0.0-ga_images_MX6QPDLSOLOX.tar.gz i.MX 6QuadPlus, i.MX 6Quad, i.MX 6DualPlus, i.MX 6Dual, i.MX 6DualLite, i.MX 6Solo, i.MX 6Solox Linux Binary Demo Files 2 L4.9.11_1.0.0-ga_images_MX6SLEVK.tar.gz i.MX 6Sololite EVK Linux Binary Demo Files 3 L4.9.11_1.0.0-ga_images_MX6UL7D.tar.gz i.MX 6UltraLite EVK, 7Dual SABRESD, 6ULL EVK Linux Binary Demo Files 4 L4.9.11_1.0.0-ga_images_MX6SLLEVK.tar.gz i.MX 6SLL EVK Linux Binary Demo Files 5 L4.9.11_1.0.0-ga_images_MX7ULPEVK.tar.gz i.MX 7ULP EVK Linux Binary Demo Files  6 L4.9.11_1.0.0-ga_mfg-tools.tar.gz i.MX Manufacturing Toolkit for Linux L4.9.11_1.0.0 BSP 7 L4.9.11_1.0.0-ga_gpu-tools.tar.gz L4.9.11_1.0.0 i.MX VivanteVTK file 8 bcmdhd-1.141.100.6.tar.gz The Broadcom firmware package for i.MX Linux L4.9.11_1.0.0 BSP. 9 imx-aacpcodec-4.2.1.tar.gz Linux AAC Plus Codec for L4.9.11_1.0.0 10 fsl-yocto-L4.9.11_1.0.0.tar.gz L4.9.11_1.0.0 for Linux BSP Documentation. Includes Release Notes, User Guide.   Target boards: i.MX 6QuadPlus SABRE-SD Board and Platform i.MX 6QuadPlus SABRE-AI Board i.MX 6Quad SABRE-SD Board and Platform i.MX 6DualLite SABRE-SD Board i.MX 6Quad SABRE-AI Board i.MX 6DualLite SABRE-AI Board i.MX 6SoloLite EVK Board i.MX 6SoloX SABRE-SD Board i.MX 6SoloX SABRE-AI Board i.MX 7Dual SABRE-SD Board i.MX 6UltraLite EVK Board i.MX 6ULL EVK Board i.MX 6SLL EVK Board i.MX 7ULP EVK Board (Beta Quality)   What’s New/Features: Please consult the Release Notes.   Known issues For known issues and more details please consult the Release Notes.   More information on changes, see: README: https://source.codeaurora.org/external/imx/fsl-arm-yocto-bsp/tree/README?h=imx-morty ChangeLog: https://source.codeaurora.org/external/imx/fsl-arm-yocto-bsp/tree/ChangeLog?h=imx-morty

Q:How use USB as both gadget mode and host mode usb USB_OTG? A: Hardware: imx6 sabresd board usb otg diagram, as follow Software:   You can use USB OTG port for both host mode and device gadget mode. There are 2 signals you should care: - USB_OTG_ID - USB_OTG_MODE (control power for usb vbus in host mode, this is EIM_D22 pin)   In device tree: reg_usb_otg_vbus: regulator@0 {                         compatible = "regulator-fixed";                         reg = <0>;                         regulator-name = "usb_otg_vbus";                         regulator-min-microvolt = <5000000>;                         regulator-max-microvolt = <5000000>;                         gpio = <&gpio3 22 0>;                         enable-active-high;                 };   pinctrl_usbotg: usbotggrp {                         fsl,pins = <                                 MX6QDL_PAD_GPIO_1__USB_OTG_ID           0x17059                                 MX6QDL_PAD_EIM_D22__GPIO3_IO22           0x80000000                         >;                 };   &usbotg {         vbus-supply = <&reg_usb_otg_vbus>;         pinctrl-names = "default";         pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_usbotg>;         disable-over-current;         srp-disable;         hnp-disable;         adp-disable;         dr_mode = "otg";                 status = "okay"; };  With above config, one can use OTG port for mouse, usb stick in host mode, and gadget mode for ADB...   https://community.nxp.com/message/943460 

  The mfgtool is the tool download the images to i.MX series of applications processors. It’s convenient and easy use to download the images to your board. About its introductions, work flow and use guide you can see details in the Document file of mfgtool. If customers use our reference boards, they can directly use the default mfgtools we supply for every version BSP and board. But when customers design board and do porting with our i.MX series processors. As they do many changes from our reference board, they need to rebuild the images for their board and for the download tool mfgtool. In the old version BSP, take the L3.0.35_4.1.0_130816 version as an example. When finishing porting the BSP for design board. Run the following command line to generate the manufacturing firmware. ./ltib --profile config/platform/imx/updater.profile --preconfig config/platform/imx/imx6q_updater.cf --continue –batch For android BSP Android4.2.2, one can use the follow command: make distclean make mx6dl_sabresd_mfg_config make In the newest BSP, for linux BSP in yocto use the command: $ bitbake fsl-image-mfgtool-initramfs For the newest android BSP, the command” make mx6dl_sabresd_mfg_config” can not use anymore. So how to get the \Profiles\Linux\OS Firmware\firmware\u-boot-imx6dlsabresd_sd.imx? The easiest way that you can use the u-boot you build for your board, and in the newest BSP, mfgtool can use the same u-boot with the normal u-boot for your board. You do not need to build the u-boot for mfgtool separately. They can use the same one. Hope this can do some help for you.