MIMXRT1010-EVK

Overview

The i.MX RT1010 offer a new entry-point into the i.MX RT crossover processor series by providing the lowest-cost LQFP package option, combined with the high performance and ease-of-use known throughout the entire i.MX RT series. This device is fully supported by NXP’s MCUXpresso Software and Tools.

Hardware

  • MIMXRT1011DAE5A MCU

  • Memory

    • 128 Mbit QSPI Flash

  • Connectivity

    • Micro USB host and OTG connectors

    • Arduino interface

  • Audio

    • Audio Codec

    • 4-pole audio headphone jack

    • External speaker connection

    • Microphone

  • Debug

    • JTAG 10-pin connector

    • OpenSDA with DAPLink

For more information about the MIMXRT1010 SoC and MIMXRT1010-EVK board, see these references:

External Memory

This platform has the following external memories:

Device

Controller

Status

AT25SF128A

FLEXSPI

Enabled via flash configurationn block, which sets up FLEXSPI at boot time.

Supported Features

The mimxrt1010_evk board configuration supports the hardware features listed below. For additional features not yet supported, please also refer to the MIMXRT1064-EVK , which is the superset board in NXP’s i.MX RT10xx family. NXP prioritizes enabling the superset board with NXP’s Full Platform Support for Zephyr. Therefore, the mimxrt1064_evk board may have additional features already supported, which can also be re-used on this mimxrt1010_evk board:

Interface

Controller

Driver/Component

NVIC

on-chip

nested vector interrupt controller

SYSTICK

on-chip

systick

GPIO

on-chip

gpio

SPI

on-chip

spi

I2C

on-chip

i2c

UART

on-chip

serial port-polling; serial port-interrupt

USB

on-chip

USB device

ADC

on-chip

adc

GPT

on-chip

gpt

TRNG

on-chip

entropy

PIT

on-chip

pit

The default configuration can be found in boards/nxp/mimxrt1010_evk/mimxrt1010_evk_defconfig

Other hardware features are not currently supported by the port.

Connections and I/Os

The MIMXRT1010 SoC has five pairs of pinmux/gpio controllers.

Name

Function

Usage

GPIO_11

GPIO

LED

GPIO_SD_05

GPIO

SW4

GPIO_10

LPUART1_TX

UART Console

GPIO_09

LPUART1_RX

UART Console

GPIO_01

LPI2C1_SDA

I2C SDA

GPIO_02

LPI2C1_CLK

I2C SCL

GPIO_AD_03

LPSPI1_SDI

SPI

GPIO_AD_04

LPSPI1_SDO

SPI

GPIO_AD_05

LPSPI1_PCS0

SPI

GPIO_AD_06

LPSPI1_SCK

SPI

GPIO_AD_01

ADC

ADC1 Channel 1

GPIO_AD_02

ADC

ADC1 Channel 2

System Clock

The MIMXRT1010 SoC is configured to use SysTick as the system clock source, running at 500MHz.

When power management is enabled, the 32 KHz low frequency oscillator on the board will be used as a source for the GPT timer to generate a system clock. This clock enables lower power states, at the cost of reduced resolution

Serial Port

The MIMXRT1010 SoC has four UARTs. LPUART1 is configured for the console, and the remaining are not used.

Programming and Debugging

This board supports 3 debug host tools. Please install your preferred host tool, then follow the instructions in Configuring a Debug Probe to configure the board appropriately.

Once the host tool and board are configured, build and flash applications as usual (see Building an Application and Run an Application for more details).

Configuring a Debug Probe

For the RT1010, J61/J62 are the SWD isolation jumpers, J22 is the DFU mode jumper, and J16 is the 10 pin JTAG/SWD header.

A debug probe is used for both flashing and debugging the board. This board has an LPC-LINK2 Onboard Debug Probe. The default firmware present on this probe is the LPC-Link2 DAPLink Onboard Debug Probe.

Based on the host tool installed, please use the following instructions to setup your debug probe:

Using CMSIS-DAP with LPC-Link2 Probe

  1. Follow the instructions provided at LPC-LINK2 CMSIS DAP Onboard Debug Probe to reprogram the default debug probe firmware on this board.

  2. Ensure the SWD isolation jumpers are populated

Configuring a Console

Regardless of your choice in debug probe, we will use the OpenSDA microcontroller as a usb-to-serial adapter for the serial console. Check that jumpers J31 and J32 are on (they are on by default when boards ship from the factory) to connect UART signals to the OpenSDA microcontroller.

Connect a USB cable from your PC to J41.

Use the following settings with your serial terminal of choice (minicom, putty, etc.):

  • Speed: 115200

  • Data: 8 bits

  • Parity: None

  • Stop bits: 1

Flashing

Here is an example for the Hello World application.

# From the root of the zephyr repository
west build -b mimxrt1010_evk samples/hello_world
west flash

Open a serial terminal, reset the board (press the SW9 button), and you should see the following message in the terminal:

Hello World! mimxrt1010_evk