8
SETTING UP THE SYSTEM
CONTINUED
3
Running
BCU
Open terminal or command prompt/
PowerShell on the PC, change directory
to the location of BCU files, and then
use below command to monitor voltage/
current/power for each rail:
For Linux:
$ sudo ./bcu monitor -hz=1
-board=imx8mpevkpwra1
For Windows:
.\bcu.exe monitor -hz=1
-board=imx8mpevkpwra1
A TUI for power monitor can be seen on
the screen.
4
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.
5
Connect
Mouse
Connect the mouse to the USB host
connector J7.
6
Connect Power
Supply
Connect the USB Type-C plug of the
Power Supply to J5 (USB Type-C Port0),
then power up the board using switch
SW3.
Use only J5 for power delivery to the
board.
7
Board
Boot Up
As the board boots up, you will see 4
penguins appear in the upper left-hand
corner of the monitor, and then you
will see the Linux terminal icon on the
top left and timer on right top corner.
Congratulations, you are up and running.