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Chapter 3 Software User Guide
Chapter 3
Yocto Support
(*) is depended on the NXP support.
Component
Support Status
Yocto Version
1.8
Kernel Version
3.14.52
Window System
X11 without QT5 build
eMMC
Support eMMC boot, eMMC v5.1, Linux ext3 file system
Ethernet LAN1
Support "ping", "ifconfig" console commands verify, static IP/DHCP
Dynamic IP, fixed MAC address.
Ethernet LAN2
Support "ping", "ifconfig" console commands verify, static IP/DHCP
Dynamic IP, fixed MAC address. Due to LAN7500 is PCIe over USB2.0
Ethernet card, data transfer throughput limit is below 480Mbps (USB2.0
SPEC limitation).
USB 2.0
1. Support USB HID Keyboard and Mouse Device
2. Support USB Mass Storage by "mount" console command, EXT3/EXT4/
FAT filesystem
USB OTG
1. Support USB HID Keyboard and Mouse Device
2. Support USB Mass Storage by "mount" console command, EXT3/EXT4/
FAT filesystem
3. Support connect to PC to update image by i.MX6 MFGTool
LVDS Panel
1. Single display function
- resolution 800x480, RGB666 (Rev. B default, verified panel: AM-
800480R3TMQW-T31H)
- resolution 1024x600, RGB24 (Rev. A default, verified panel:
OT070UADDBT-00)
2. Multi-panel selection function for backward compatibility (Rev. B Image
only; activation required, please refer to Appendix A).
LVDS Backlight
Support control by Linux device node, level value 0~7
Touch
Support single touch function (Rev. B Image only)
HDMI Video
Output
Support single display function, need to plug in HDMI cable before power
on, resolution 1920x1080@60
DIO
Support read input voltage, set outpout voltage high/low status, control
by Linux device node, 8 pins
Micro SD Card
(SD Slot)
Support SD card boot, support SD storage by "mount" console command,
FAT filesystem. (Support Kingston, micro SDHC 4GB class 4, 4GB/16GB)
For standard product, we do not port any SDIO module.
Mini PCIe
Support "lspci" console command for check PCIe card status. For
standard product, we only port ENLi AP12356 WiFi/BT module.
SATA
(Quad Only)
Support SATA storage only (by "mount" console command, EXT3/
EXT4/FAT filesystem). For standard product, we do not port any SATA
module.
UART1 - RS232
Support Loopback & flow control test, BR 115200 (need DFI Linux user
space utility)
UART1 - RS485
Support Loopback test, BR 115200 (need DFI Linux user space utility)
UART1 - RS422
Support Loopback test, BR 115200 (need DFI Linux user space utility)
UART2 - RS485
Support Loopback test, BR 115200 (need DFI Linux user space utility)
SPI2 Nor-Flash
Support SPI2 Nor-Flash boot (Uboot image only)
RTC
Support Linux "date -s" and "hwclock -w" console commands to set
system time
Thermal Sensor
Support read device temperature (degrees C) by Linux device node
Debug Serial Port
Suport read Linux kernel debug log by serial port, use PC serial
terminal tool (ex. PuTTY), BR 115200
Play Video
Support play MPEG4 file (need DFI Linux user space utility).
Watchdog
Support NXP utility "wdt_driver_test.out"(*) to test Watchdog reboot
function
VNC Server
Support PC control via VNC, disabled by default (Rev. B Image only)
Wifi/BT
1. Support AP12356 Wifi/BT module
2. AP12356 WiFi: Support Wifi STA Mode (connect Wifi AP), Soft AP
Mode (enable DHCP/IPv4 routing); support commands — ifconfig,
wpa_supplicant, wpa_cli, udhcpc, hostapd, iptables console, and
ping console (for verification).
3. AP12356 BT: Support files transfer protocol only (BT OBEX protocol);
support commands — obexd, obexctl, and obexpushd console.
Image Size
1. u-boot.imx : around ~420 KB
2. zImage: around ~6MB
3. rootfs.tar.bz2: around ~245MB (compressed), or around ~830MB
(uncompressed)
Free Storage Size
Around ~5.3G free space (/dev/root)