Freescale Semiconductor BSC9131RDB Quick Start Manual

Quick Start Guide

BSC9131RDB

QorIQ Qonverge BSC9131
Reference Design Board

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Quick Start Guide

Get to Know the BSC9131RDB

9-Pin RS232

RJ11 Telephone

Micro USB

Bridge

Ethernet PHY

Ethernet PHY

12 V Power

GPS Antenna

SIM Holder

Figure 1: Front side of QorIQ Qonverge BSC9131RDB.

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BSC9131RDB Overview

This quick start guide provides instruction on the various
resources required to get started with the BSC9131RDB
hardware kit. The BSC9131RDB includes a number of different
connectivity and debugging options for the various internal
systems of the device.

The BSC9131 device itself contains an e500 Power Architecture®
core and an SC3850 StarCore DSP core. The complete system
is controlled by the e500 core, which, by default, is set up to
boot with u-boot and then run Linux with the user interfacing to
u-boot/Linux via a terminal command prompt over the UART
connector from the BSC9131RDB. Additional options of running
code on the DSP will also be covered in this guide.

Quick Start Guide

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Download Software and Tools

Get the installation software
and documentation under

“Jump Start Your Design” at

freescale.com/BSC9131RDB.

Check Hardware
Kit Contents

Hardware Kit Inventory

1. BSC9131RDB board in enclosure (1)

2. Power supply kit (1)
a.) AC plug adapter

b.) Power cable
c.) 12 V, 5.5 A power supply unit

3. USB micro A male to USB A female
cable (1)

4. Telephone RJ11 cable (1)

5. RS 232 serial cable DB9 male to USB A
male (1)

6. Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors (1)

7. RF spacer parts

a.) 16 mm spacer (8)

b.) Screws (16)

8. Active GPS antenna

9. Thumb drive

Step-by-Step Installation Instructions

In this quick start guide, you will learn how to set up the BSC9131RDB board.

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