P/N
VSS0104C
VAR-SOM-
MX6 based on NXP’s i.MX6
Evaluation Kit Quick Start Guide
Setting the Host PC for Debug
1. Download any PC terminal program. Variscite suggests using
2. Set PC terminal software parameters as follows:
- Baud Rate: 115200
- Data bits: 8
- Stop bits: 1
- Parity: None
- Flow Control: None
Using Default file System
1. Switch ON (leftwards) the On/Off
switch (SW1).
2.
Boot messages are printed within PC’s terminal window.
Booting from SD Card
The SD card is supplied within the package. The image can be also
downloaded from Variscite FTP site. Please refer to “Burning Recovery
File System” section.
1. Verify Switch SW1 is OFF.
2. Push SD card into the SD card slot (J13) of the
VAR-MX6CustomBoard.
3. Press and hold down Boot select button (SW3) to boot from SD Card.
4. Switch ON (leftwards) the On/Off
switch (SW1).
5. Wait for 5 sec and release the Boot Select button.
6.
Boot messages are printed within PC’s terminal window.
Burning Recovery File System
Please refer to Variscite’s wiki pages for preparing recovery SD card
and burning internal storage (NAND/eMMC) at:
https://variwiki.com/index.php?title=Yocto_Recovery_SD_card_latest
Additional Support Links
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Wiki pages:
https://variwiki.com/index.php?title=Main_Page
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Customer portal:
https://varisciteportal.axosoft.com/login
VAR-SOM-MX6 Evaluation Kit:
https://www.variscite.com/product/evaluation-kits/var-som-mx6-kits
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VAR-SOM-MX6:
https://www.variscite.com/product/system-on-module-som/cortex-
a9/var-som-mx6-cpu-freescale-imx6
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VAR-MX6CustomBoard:
https://www.variscite.com/product/single-board-computers/var-
mx6customboard
Thank you for purchasing Variscite’s product.
