Getting Started with the MIMXRT1060-EVK | NXP Semiconductors

Getting Started with the MIMXRT1060-EVK

Last Modified: 2019-03-21 10:21:00Supports i.MX RT1060 Evaluation Kit

1. Plug It In

Let's take your MIMXRT1060-EVK / EVKB for a test drive! You have the choice of watching the sequence in a short video or following the detailed actions list below. The pictures below show the MIMXRT1060-EVK image, but the steps are also the same for the MIMXRT1060-EVKB.

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1.1 Configure Boot Mode

The device has four boot modes (one is reserved for NXP use). The boot mode is selected based on the binary value stored in the internal BOOT_MODE register. Switch SW7 is used to select the boot mode on the MIMXRT1060-EVK / EVKB / MIMXRT1064-EVK board.

To boot from the QSPI flash, make sure SW7 is set to 0010.

GS-MIMXRT1060-EVK-STEP1-1

GS-MIMXRT1060-EVK-STEP1-1

1.2 Attach the USB Cable

iMX-RT1060-USB

iMX-RT1060-USB

1.3 Run the Out of the Box Demo

Your MIMXRT1060-EVK comes loaded with a "LED blinky" demo that uses the onboard LED. When the board is powered, the Green LED should flash on and off.

iMX-RT1060-LED

iMX-RT1060-LED

2. Get Software

Installing software for the MIMXRT1060-EVK / EVKB.

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2.1 Jump Start Your Design with the MCUXpresso SDK

The MCUXpresso SDK is complimentary and includes full source code under a permissive open-source license for all hardware abstraction and peripheral driver software. You can also use the online SDK Builder  to create a custom SDK package for the MIMXRT1060-EVK / EVKB using the SDK builder.

Click below to download a pre-configured SDK release for the MIMXRT1060-EVK / EVKB. Learn more about SDK

Get MCUXpresso SDK

2.2 Install Your Toolchain

NXP offers a complimentary toolchain called MCUXpresso IDE.

Get MCUXpresso IDE

Want to use a different toolchain? No problem! The MCUXpresso SDK includes support for other tools such as IAR , Keil , and command-line GCC .

2.3 PC Configuration

Many of the example applications output data over the MCU UART so you'll want to make sure that the driver for the board's virtual COM port is installed. Before you run the driver installer, you MUST have the board plugged into your PC.

Download Driver

With the serial port driver installed, run your favorite terminal application to view the serial output from the MCU's UART. Configure the terminal to 115200 baud rate, 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit. To determine the port number of the MIMXRT1060-EVK / EVKB virtual COM port, open the device manager and look under the "Ports" group.

Not sure how to use a terminal application? Try one of these tutorials: Tera Term Tutorial, PuTTY Tutorial, Mixed-Signal Capability.

3. Build, Run

3.1 Build and Run SDK Demos on the MIMXRT1060-EVK

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3.2 Explore the MCUXpresso SDK Example Code

The MCUXpresso SDK comes with a long list of example application code. To see what's available, browse to the SDK boards folder of your SDK installation and select your board, the MIMXRT1060-EVK:

1<sdk_install_directory>/boards/evkmimxrt1060</sdk_install_directory>

or MIMXRT1060-EVKB

1<sdk_install_directory>/boards/MIMXRT1060EVKB</sdk_install_directory>.

To learn more about specific example code, open the readme.txt file in an example's directory.

3.3 Build, Run and Debug

If one or more of the demo applications or driver examples sounds interesting, you're probably wanting to know how you can build and debug yourself. The Getting Started with MCUXpresso SDK guide provides easy, step-by-step instructions on how to configure, build and debug demos for all toolchains supported by the SDK.

Use the guide below to learn how to open, build and debug an example application using MCUXpresso IDE.

Running a demo using MCUXpresso IDE

Import the MCUXpresso SDK

  1. Open MCUXpresso IDE
  2. Choose a directory on your computer as a workspace
  3. Switch to the Installed SDKs view within the MCUXpresso IDE window
  4. Open Windows Explorer, and drag and drop the EVK-MIMXRT1060 SDK zip file into the Installed SDKs view
  5. You will get a prompt as follows. Click on OK to continue the import:
  6. The installed SDK will appear in the Installed SDKs view as shown below:

Build an Example Application

  1. Find the Quickstart Panel in the lower left hand corner
  2. Then click on Import SDK examples(s)
  3. Click on the evkmimxrt1060 board to select that you want to import an example that can run on that board, and then click on Next
  4. Use the arrow button to expand the demo_apps category, and then click the checkbox next to hello_world to select that project. Make sure UART is selected as the SDK Debug Console. Then, click on Finish
  5. Now build the project by clicking on the project name and then click on the Build icon
  6. You can see the status of the build in the Console tab

Run an Example Application

  1. Now that the project has been compiled, you can now flash it to the board and run it
  2. Make sure the USB cable is plugged into the OpenSDA debug connector on the MIMXRT1060-EVK, and click on Debug in the QuickStart Panel
  3. MCUXpresso IDE will probe for connected boards and should find the CMSIS-DAP debug probe that is part of the integrated OpenSDA circuit on the MIMXRT1060-EVK. Click on OK to continue
  4. The firmware will be downloaded to the board and the debugger started.
  5. Open up a terminal program and connect to the COM port the board enumerated as. Use 115200 baud 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit
  6. Start the application by clicking the "Resume" button:
  7. The hello_world application is now running and a banner is displayed on the terminal. If this is not the case, check your terminal settings and connections
  8. Use the controls in the menu bar to pause, step into, and step over instructions, and then stop the debugging session by click on the Terminate icon:

Using a different toolchain?