NXP Semiconductors UM11483 - i.MX 8 M Quad Evaluation Kit (EVK)

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UM11483
Getting Started with NXP Wireless Modules for i.MX 8M-Quad Platforms
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User manual Rev. 1 — 28 September 2020
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2 i.MX 8M Quad architecture
2.1 Overview
NXP i.MX 8M Quad Evaluation Kit (EVK) provides a platform for rapid evaluation of the
i.MX 8MQuad, i.MX 8MDual and i.MX 8MQuadLite Applications Processors, utilizing
2 to 4x Arm
®
Cortex
®
-A53s and 1x Cortex-M4 cores. The i.MX 8M Quad Linux Board
Support Package (BSP) supports the Linux Operating System (OS) on the i.MX 8M
Quad application processors. The purpose of this software package is to support Linux
OS on the i.MX 8M Quad of Integrated Circuits (ICs) and their associated platforms. It
provides the necessary software to interface the standard open-source Linux kernel to
the i.MX 8M Quad hardware. The i.MX 8M Quad BSP is based on the Linux kernel from
the official Linux kernel website. It is enhanced with the features provided by NXP and
enable to modify the Linux kernel configurations for customization.
2.2 Platform interfaces
Figure 1 shows the high-level block diagram of i.MX 8M Quad and the interface with
NXP Wi-Fi module based on 88W8987. The SDIO hardware interface is used for the
communication between the i.MX 8M Quad and the wireless module based on 88W8987.