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i.MX 8M Plus EVK
SETTING UP THE SYSTEM
The following will describe how to run the
pre-loaded Linux image on the i.MX 8M
Plus EVK.
1
Confirm Boot
Switches
The boot switches should be set to boot
from the eMMC. SW4[1-4] are used for
boot. See table.
BOOT DEVICE
SW4 [1-4]
eMMC/uSDHC3
0010
1 = ON 0 = OFF
2
Connect USB
Debug Cable
Connect the micro-B end of a USB cable
into debug port J23. Connect the other
end of the cable to a PC acting as a
host terminal. Four UART connections
will appear on the PC, the third port for
the Cortex-A53 core and the fourth for
Cortex-M7 core system debugging.
The console print will output on “Enhanced
COM port,” which can be found in “Device
Manager” of the PC.
If the serial port is not recognized,
download and install updated drivers as
listed in the section “Debug Serial Console”
below.
Open the terminal window (i.e., Hyper
Terminal or Tera Term), choose the third
COM port number and apply the following
configuration.
• Baud rate: 115200
• Data bits: 8
• Parity: None
• Stop bits: 1
3
Connect HDMI
Display
Connect an HDMI cable to the HDMI
connector Jack J17. Connect the other
end of the cable to a HDMI display panel.
