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8
SETTING UP THE SYSTEM
The following will describe how to run
the pre-loaded Android image on the
i.MX 8M Mini EVK.
1
Confirm Boot
Switches
The boot switches should be set to boot
from the eMMC. See table below
BOOT Device SW1101 SW1102
eMMC/uSDHC3 0110110001 0001010100
1 = ON 0 = OFF
2
Connect USB
Debug Cable
Connect the micro-B end of a USB cable
into debug port J1701. Connect the other
end of the cable to a PC acting as a host
terminal. Two UART connections will
appear on the PC, one for M4 core, one
for A53 core. 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 COM
port number that corresponds to the
“Enhanced COM port” or the highest
numbered port and apply the following
configuration.
• Baud rate: 115200
• Date bits: 8
• Parity: None
• Flow control: None
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