zephyr/boards/nxp/imx943_evk/doc/index.rst
Yangbo Lu 8dec03ea6b boards: nxp: imx943_evk: add M33 support in doc
Added M33 support in doc.

Signed-off-by: Yangbo Lu <yangbo.lu@nxp.com>
2025-06-10 22:07:17 +02:00

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.. zephyr:board:: imx943_evk
Overview
********
The IMX943LP5EVK-19 board is a design and evaluation platform based on the
NXP i.MX 943 processor. The i.MX 943 processor integrates up to four Arm
Cortex-A55 cores, along with two Arm Cortex-M33 cores and two Arm Cortex-M7
cores for functional safety. With PLCs, I/O controllers, V2X accelerators,
ML acceleration, energy management, and advanced security, the i.MX 943
processor provides optimized performance and power efficiency for industrial,
IoT, and automotive devices. The i.MX943 device on the board comes in a
compact 19 x 19 mm package.
Hardware
********
- i.MX 943 automotive applications processor
- The processor integrates up to four Arm Cortex-A55 cores, and supports
functional safety with built-in Arm Cortex-M33 and -M7 cores
- DRAM memory: 8-Gbit LPDDR5 DRAM
- XSPI interface: 64 MB octal SPI NOR flash memory
- eMMC: 32 GB eMMC NAND flash memory
- uSDHC interface: an SD card slot
- USB interface: Two USB Type-C ports
- Ethernet interface: seven Ethernet ports
- PCIe interface: one M.2 slot and one PCIe x4 slot.
- FlexCAN interface: four CAN controller with four CAN connector.
- LPUART interface
- LPSPI interface
- LPI2C interface
- SAI interface
- MQS interface
- MICFIL interface
- LVDS interface
- ADC interface
- SINC interface
- Debug interface
- One USB-to-UART/MPSSE device, FT4232H
- One USB 3.2 Type-C connector (J15) for FT4232H provides quad serial ports
- JTAG header J16
Supported Features
==================
.. zephyr:board-supported-hw::
System Clock
------------
This board configuration uses a system clock frequency of 24 MHz for Cortex-A55.
Cortex-A55 Core runs up to 1.7 GHz.
Cortex-M33 Core runs up to 333MHz in which SYSTICK runs on same frequency.
Serial Port
-----------
This board configuration uses a single serial communication channel with the
CPU's UART1 for Cortex-A55, and UART8 for Cortex-M33.
Programming and Debugging (A55)
*******************************
.. zephyr:board-supported-runners::
There are multiple methods to program and debug Zephyr on the A55 core:
Option 1. Boot Zephyr by Using JLink Runner
===========================================
Dependency
----------
Need to disable all watchdog in U-Boot, otherwise, watchdog will reset the board
after Zephyr start up from the same A55 Core.
Setup
-----
The default runner for the board is JLink, connect the EVK board's JTAG connector to
the host computer using a J-Link debugger, power up the board and stop the board at
U-Boot command line, execute the following U-boot command to disable D-Cache:
.. code-block:: console
dcache off
then use "west flash" or "west debug" command to load the zephyr.bin
image from the host computer and start the Zephyr application on A55 core0.
Flash and Run
-------------
Here is an example for the :zephyr:code-sample:`hello_world` application.
.. zephyr-app-commands::
:zephyr-app: samples/hello_world
:host-os: unix
:board: imx943_evk/mimx94398/a55
:goals: flash
Then the following log could be found on UART1 console:
.. code-block:: console
*** Booting Zephyr OS build v4.1.0-3650-gdb71736adb68 ***
Hello World! imx943_evk/mimx94398/a55
Debug
-----
Here is an example for the :zephyr:code-sample:`hello_world` application.
.. zephyr-app-commands::
:zephyr-app: samples/hello_world
:host-os: unix
:board: imx943_evk/mimx94398/a55
:goals: debug
Option 2. Boot Zephyr by Using U-Boot Command
=============================================
U-Boot "go" command can be used to start Zephyr on A55 Core0.
Dependency
----------
Need to disable all watchdog in U-Boot, otherwise, watchdog will reset the board
after Zephyr start up from the same A55 Core.
Step 1: Build Zephyr application
--------------------------------
Here is an example for the :zephyr:code-sample:`hello_world` application.
.. zephyr-app-commands::
:zephyr-app: samples/hello_world
:host-os: unix
:board: imx943_evk/mimx94398/a55
:goals: build
Step 2: Download Zephyr Image into DDR Memory
---------------------------------------------
Firstly need to download Zephyr binary image into DDR memory, it can use tftp:
.. code-block:: console
tftp 0xd0000000 zephyr.bin
Or copy the Zephyr image ``zephyr.bin`` SD card and plug the card into the board, for example
if copy to the FAT partition of the SD card, use the following U-Boot command to load the image
into DDR memory (assuming the SD card is dev 1, fat partition ID is 1, they could be changed
based on actual setup):
.. code-block:: console
fatload mmc 1:1 0xd0000000 zephyr.bin;
Step 3: Boot Zephyr
-------------------
Use the following command to boot Zephyr on the core0:
.. code-block:: console
dcache off; icache flush; go 0xd0000000;
Then the following log could be found on UART1 console:
.. code-block:: console
*** Booting Zephyr OS build v4.1.0-3650-gdb71736adb68 ***
Hello World! imx943_evk/mimx94398/a55
.. include:: ../../common/board-footer.rst
:start-after: nxp-board-footer
Programming and Debugging (M33)
*******************************
Step 1. Build Zephyr application
================================
Here is an example to build the :zephyr:code-sample:`hello_world` application.
For TCM target
.. zephyr-app-commands::
:zephyr-app: samples/hello_world
:board: imx943_evk/mimx94398/m33
:goals: build
For DDR target
.. zephyr-app-commands::
:zephyr-app: samples/hello_world
:board: imx943_evk/mimx94398/m33/ddr
:goals: build
Step 2. Build bootable firmware
===============================
The imx-mkimage tool and some other firmware files from `i.MX Linux BSP release`_
are required to make a bootable firmware to program to SD/eMMC.
Below is an operations example on Linux host. (For more detail, refer to
`i.MX Linux BSP release`_ 6.12.3_1.0.0)
.. code-block:: console
# download
git clone https://github.com/nxp-imx/imx-mkimage.git -b lf-6.12.3_1.0.0
git clone https://github.com/nxp-imx/imx-sm.git -b lf-6.12.3-imx943-er1
git clone https://github.com/nxp-imx/imx-oei.git -b lf-6.12.3-imx943-er1
wget https://www.nxp.com/lgfiles/NMG/MAD/YOCTO/firmware-imx-8.27-5af0ceb.bin
wget https://www.nxp.com/lgfiles/NMG/MAD/YOCTO/firmware-ele-imx-2.0.1-0a66c34.bin
# some firmware files need to be unpacked
chmod 777 firmware-imx-8.27-5af0ceb.bin
chmod 777 firmware-ele-imx-2.0.1-0a66c34.bin
./firmware-imx-8.27-5af0ceb.bin --auto-accept
./firmware-ele-imx-2.0.1-0a66c34.bin --auto-accept
# some firmware files need to be built from source
export TOOLS=$ARMGCC_DIR
export SM_CROSS_COMPILE=${TOOLS}/bin/arm-none-eabi-
export OEI_CROSS_COMPILE=${TOOLS}/bin/arm-none-eabi-
make -C imx-oei board=mx943lp5-19 oei=ddr d=1 all
make -C imx-sm config=mx94alt cfg
make -C imx-sm config=mx94alt all
# make bootable firmware flash.bin
cp firmware-imx-8.27-5af0ceb/firmware/ddr/synopsys/lpddr5*v202409.bin imx-mkimage/iMX94/
cp firmware-ele-imx-2.0.1-0a66c34/mx943a0-ahab-container.img imx-mkimage/iMX94/
cp imx-sm/build/mx94alt/m33_image.bin imx-mkimage/iMX94/
cp imx-oei/build/mx943lp5-19/ddr/oei-m33-ddr.bin imx-mkimage/iMX94/
cp zephyr/build/zephyr/zephyr.bin imx-mkimage/iMX94/m33s_image.bin
cd imx-mkimage
make SOC=iMX94 OEI=YES flash_m33s # for TCM target
make SOC=iMX94 OEI=YES flash_m33s_ddr # for DDR target
# Program to SD card
dd if=iMX94/flash.bin of=/dev/sdb bs=1k seek=32 && sync
Note: for this Linux BSP release version, we need to do some changes in imx-sm and imx-mkimage
to support M33 boot and DDR target.
imx-sm changes:
.. code-block:: console
diff --git a/configs/mx94alt.cfg b/configs/mx94alt.cfg
index 4613900..069992a 100755
--- a/configs/mx94alt.cfg
+++ b/configs/mx94alt.cfg
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ FAULT_SWNCF04 OWNER, reaction=sys_shutdown
# Boot EENV #
#==========================================================================#
-LM1 name="Boot", rpc=scmi, boot=2, skip=1, did=3, default
+LM1 name="Boot", rpc=scmi, boot=2, skip=1, did=13, default
DFMT0: sa=secure
DFMT1: sa=secure, pa=privileged
@@ -322,10 +322,6 @@ DATA: perm=rw
PD_NETC stop=6
CPU_M33S start=1, stop=5
-PD_M70 stop=4
-CPU_M7P0 start=2, stop=3
-PD_M71 stop=2
-CPU_M7P1 start=3, stop=1
# Start/Stop (mSel=1)
imx-mkimage changes:
.. code-block:: console
diff --git a/iMX94/soc.mak b/iMX94/soc.mak
index 838d2a2..bc756f9 100644
--- a/iMX94/soc.mak
+++ b/iMX94/soc.mak
@@ -392,6 +392,11 @@ flash_m33s: $(MKIMG) $(AHAB_IMG) $(MCU_IMG) $(M33S_IMG) $(OEI_IMG_M33)
-m33 $(MCU_IMG) 0 $(MCU_TCM_ADDR) \
-m33 $(M33S_IMG) 1 $(M33S_TCM_ADDR) $(M33S_TCM_ADDR_ALIAS) -out flash.bin
+flash_m33s_ddr: $(MKIMG) $(AHAB_IMG) $(MCU_IMG) $(M33S_IMG) $(OEI_IMG_M33)
+ ./$(MKIMG) -soc IMX9 -cntr_version 2 -u 1 -append $(AHAB_IMG) -c $(OEI_OPT_M33) -msel $(MSEL) \
+ -m33 $(MCU_IMG) 0 $(MCU_TCM_ADDR) \
+ -m33 $(M33S_IMG) 1 0x86000000 0x86000000 -out flash.bin
+
flash_m33s_xspi: $(MKIMG) $(AHAB_IMG) $(MCU_IMG) $(M33S_IMG) $(OEI_IMG_M33)
./$(MKIMG) -soc IMX9 -cntr_version 2 -u 1 -append $(AHAB_IMG) -dev flexspi -c $(OEI_OPT_M33) -msel $(MSEL) \
-m33 $(MCU_IMG) 0 $(MCU_TCM_ADDR) \
Step 3. Boot Zephyr
===================
Boot board from SD card. It will display the following console output.
For TCM target
.. code-block:: console
*** Booting Zephyr OS build v4.1.0-5264-g8654b4029d16 ***
Hello World! imx943_evk/mimx94398/m33
For DDR target
.. code-block:: console
*** Booting Zephyr OS build v4.1.0-5264-g8654b4029d16 ***
Hello World! imx943_evk/mimx94398/m33/ddr
Note: there will be 4 serial ports identified when connect USB cable to debug port.
The first serial port will be UART8 for M33. As there is multiplexing between JTAG
and UART8, below bcu (`bcu 1.1.113 download`_) configuration is needed to use UART8.
.. code-block:: console
bcu lsftdi
bcu set_gpio fta_jtag_host_en 0 -board=imx943evk19b1 -id=1-1
.. _bcu 1.1.113 download:
https://github.com/nxp-imx/bcu/releases/tag/bcu_1.1.113
.. _i.MX Linux BSP release:
https://www.nxp.com/design/design-center/software/embedded-software/i-mx-software/embedded-linux-for-i-mx-applications-processors:IMXLINUX