OLIMEX© 2015
IMX233-OLinuXino-MAXI user's manual
1.3 Target market and purpose of the board
The boards from the OLinuXino family are ready to use, easy to setup and are suitable for
embedded programming enthusiasts, Linux hobbyists, gadget fans and also professionals (since its
low cost makes it very good solution for application orientated embedded systems). The main usage
of the board is software embedded development without the urge of understanding perfectly the
hardware.
The strong points of the boards are the processor speed, the mobility of the board and the low price.
Customers have full access to the technical documentation of the board. The software is released
under General Purpose License and the board is considered open-hardware.
1.4 Organization
Each section in this document covers a separate topic, organized as follow:
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Chapter 1 is an overview of the board usage and features
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Chapter 2 provides a guide for quickly setting up the board and software notes
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Chapter 3 contains the general board diagram and layout
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Chapter 4 describes the component that is the heart of the board: the iMX233
microcontroller
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Chapter 5 is an explanation of the control circuitry associated with the microcontroller to
reset. Also shows the clocks on the board
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Chapter 6 covers the connector pinout, peripherals and jumper description
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Chapter 7 shows the memory map
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Chapter 8 provides the schematics
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Chapter 9 contains the revision history, useful links and support information
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