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Copyright 

© 

2019 

congatec 

AG 

 

      SX8X_SDS_q11 

 

     

5/8

1.4 

Hardware Setup

Follow the steps below to assemble the hardware:

1.  Ensure the hardware is protected from the effects of electrostatic 

discharge (ESD).

2.  On the carrier board, select the boot source via the DIP switches

1,2

:

M18

M17

Selected 

Boot Source

1,2

#1

#2

#1

ON

ON

OFF

SPI flash (default)

OFF

ON

ON

SD card

4.  On the carrier board, set 

DIP switch M12 #1 to OFF (Audio: I²S)

5.  Insert the included SD card into the SD card slot of the carrier board.

6.  Connect the RS232 adapter cable to the connector on the module.

7.  Connect the USB 2.0 to Serial Adapter to the RS232 adapter cable port 

labeled "CONSOLE".

8.  Mount the cooling solution onto the module. (Final torque: 0.4 Nm)

9.  Mount the module onto the carrier board. (Final torque: 0.4 Nm)

10. Connect the conga-LDVI/EPI as shown in the image on the right.

11. Connect a Power Supply Unit (PSU)

3

 to the carrier board.

12. To start the system, switch the PSU on

4

.

 

Note

1  Boot source selection via DIP switches will not be implemented on Mass 

Production (MP) variants. 

2  To enable serial downloader mode, set jumper X45 to position 2-3. Fastboot is 

currently not supported.

3  An AT PSU is recommended. 

4  If an ATX PSU is used in combination with a modified U-Boot, it may be 

necessary to push the reset button several times to start the system.

Summary of Contents for SMARC conga-SMX8-X

Page 1: ...Copyright 2019 congatec AG SX8X_SDS_q11 1 8 conga SMX8 X Prototype Revision Y 1 Sample Distribution Set for congatec SMARC 2 0 Development Quick Start Guide Revision 1 1...

Page 2: ...igns are created from lead free components and are completely RoHS compliant Electrostatic Sensitive Device All congatec AG products are electrostatic sensitive devices They are enclosed in static shi...

Page 3: ...shipped by congatec or the remainder of the original warranty whichever is longer This Limited Warranty extends to congatec s direct customer only and is not assignable or transferable Except as set f...

Page 4: ...10000285 A MicroSDHC Card UHS I Kingston industrial SDCIT EU Class 10 8 GB microSD card with SD card adapter and preinstalled image 1 N A 1 1 Quick Start Guide conga SMX8 X Sample Distribution Set Qu...

Page 5: ...Connect the USB 2 0 to Serial Adapter to the RS232 adapter cable port labeled CONSOLE 8 Mount the cooling solution onto the module Final torque 0 4 Nm 9 Mount the module onto the carrier board Final t...

Page 6: ...er SCFW loading the bootloader is executed and performs basic system initialization serial console etc Afterwards the environment settings are parsed and the system boot continues as specified Press a...

Page 7: ...during boot loads an eventually existing boot script loadimage Used during boot loads the kernel loadfdt Used during boot loads the device tree blob file There are several commands to change the behav...

Page 8: ...Information The software provided on the included SD card is based on the Yocto Project www yoctoproject org and i MX 8QuadXPlus specific add on layers provided by NXP and congatec The conga SMX8 X so...

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