NXP 8MMINILPD4-EVKB

This article describes specifics for the NXP 8MMINILPD4-EVKB evaluation board. It can be used to test & verify NXP iMX 8M Nano device support for Cortex-M7.

Minimum requirements

• J-Link software V7.94 or later
• The board should have a bootloader(U-Boot) image on one of the available boot device

Preparing for J-Link

• Connect the J-Link to JTAG connector (J902).
• Connect the onboard USB-UART debug interface to host computer (J901).
• Open a serial interface communication via terminal application(PuTTY).
• Power the board via USB Type-C Power connector (J302).
• Turn on the power switch (SW101).
• Wait until the bootloader is started and interrupt the loading of the operating system(Linux Kernel). The output should look as follows:

• Verify the Connection with e.g. J-Link Commander. The output should look as follows:

Example Project

The following example project was created with the SEGGER Embedded Studio project wizard and runs out-of-the-box on the NXP 8MMINILPD4-EVKB.
It is a simple Hello World sample linked into the internal flash.

SETUP

• J-Link software: V7.94
• Embedded Studio: V8.10
• Hardware: NXP 8MMINILPD4-EVKB
• Link: File:NXP 8MMINILPD4 EVKB M7 TestProject ES 8V10.zip