NGS-FRDM-LS1012A: Get Started with the FRDM-LS1012A

Booting FRDM-LS1012A

2.1 Attach the USB Cable

Plug the type-A connectors of the Y-type type-A to micro-B cable into the two USB ports of your PC. Connect the type-B connector of the cable to the USB 2.0 debug/UART connector.

2.2 Install the mbed Windows serial port driver

Make sure that the mbed driver for the board serial port is installed. Before you run the driver installer, you MUST have the board plugged in to your PC.

2.3 Setup serial port

With the serial port driver installed, run your favorite terminal application to control and monitor the FRDM-LS1012A from the serial console. Configure the terminal to 115200 baud rate, 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit. To determine the port number of the FRDM-LS1012A's virtual COM port, open the device manager and look under the "Ports" group.

2.4 Tera Term Tutorial

Tera Term is a very popular open source terminal emulation application. This program can be used to display information sent from your NXP development platform's virtual serial port.

1. Download Tera Term from SourceForge. After the download, run the installer and then return to this webpage to continue.
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2. Launch Tera Term. The first time it launches, it will show you the following dialog. Select the serial option. Assuming your board is plugged in, there should be a COM port automatically populated in the list.

3. Configure the serial port settings (using the COM port number identified earlier) to 115200 baud rate, 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit. To do this, go to Setup -> Serial Port and change the settings.
4. Verify that the connection is open. If connected, Tera Term will show something like below in it's title bar.

5. You're ready to go

2.5 PuTTY Tutorial

PuTTY is a popular terminal emulation application. This program can be used to display information sent from your NXP development platform's virtual serial port.

1. Download PuTTY using the button below. After the download, run the installer and then return to this webpage to continue.
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2. Launch PuTTY by either double clicking on the *.exe file you downloaded or from the Start menu, depending on the type of download you selected.
3. Configure In the window that launches, select the Serial radio button and enter the COM port number that you determined earlier. Also enter the baud rate, in this case 115200.

4. Click Open to open the serial connection. Assuming the board is connected and you entered the correct COM port, the terminal window will open. If the configuration is not correct, PuTTY will alert you.
5. You're ready to go

Flashing Binaries on FRDM-LS1012A via U-Boot

3.1 Jump Start Your Design with the LS1012A SDK!

3.2 Updating FRDM-LS1012A board images

The FRDM-LS1012A Getting Started guide provides easy, step-by-step instructions on how to flash prebuilt binaries on FRDM-LS1012A.

Board Documents

• QorIQ FRDM-LS1012A Getting Started Guide
• QorIQ FRDM-LS1012A Reference Manual
• FRDM-LS1012A-PA reference board design files
• FRDM-LS1012A Board Errata