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2 Getting Started
This chapter contains information about how to get acquainted with the iMX RT1176 uCOM
Developer's Kit . Please read this chapter first before you start using the board - it will be well
spent time!
First of all, thank you for buying Embedded Artists’ iMX RT1176 uCOM Developer’s Kit based on
NXP’s ARM Cortex-M7/M4 i.MX RT1176 Crossover MCU. You will get up-and-running quickly!
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Section 2.1 contains a list of what is included in the iMX RT1176 uCOM Developer's Kit .
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Section 2.2 together with Figure 9 in chapter 3 gives an overview presentation of the
hardware and the interfaces and connectors available.
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Section 2.3 describes how to connect the USB cable, install the UART-to-USB driver and
power-up the board the first time.
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Section 2.4 presents an alternative powering solution via the USB console interfaces.
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Section 2.5 - 2.8 describes important handling and care issues.
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Section Fel! Hittar inte referenskälla. contains information about further reading.
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Chapter 3 presents the hardware design of the uCOM Carrier Board .
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Chapter Fel! Hittar inte referenskälla. contains some troubleshooting information.
To get started with program development and program download/flashing, see document iMX RT1176
uCOM Developer's Kit Program Development Guide .
2.1 iMX RT1176 uCOM Developer's Kit Content
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One iMX RT1176 uCOM board mounted on one uCOM Carrier board , see Figure 1 below.
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One 100/10Mbps Ethernet adapter with 40-pos flat cable
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One MIPI-to-HDMI adapter
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One 12V supply
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One micro-B to A USB cable
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One MCU-Link debug interface
For program development you can optionally use another debug probe (than MCU-Link), like ULINK, J-
LINK or LPC-Link2, and a program development environment, like MCUXpresso, Keil uVision or IAR
Embedded Workbench. For more information about program development, see document iMX RT1062
Developer's Kit Program Development Guide .
2.2 Hardware Overview
Figure 1 below illustrates the top side of the iMX OEM Carrier board . Some key components, relevant
to get started, have been marked in the picture.