NXP Semiconductors MIMXRT1050 Owner's Manual

© 2018 NXP B.V.

MIMXRT1050 EVK Board Hardware User’s

Guide

1. Introduction

This document is a Hardware User’s Guide for the
MIMXRT1050 Evaluation Kit (EVK) based on the NXP
Semiconductor i.MX RT1050 Processor. This board is fully
supported by NXP Semiconductor. This manual includes
system setup and debugging, and provides detailed
information on the overall design and usage of the EVK board
from a hardware systems perspective.

1.1. Board overview

This EVK board is a platform designed to showcase the most
commonly used features of the i.MX RT1050 Processor in a
small, low cost package. The MIMXRT1050 EVK board is an
entry level development board, which gives the developer the
option of becoming familiar with the processor before
investing a large amount or resources in more specific
designs.

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Document Number: MIMXRT1050EVKHUG

User's Guide

Rev. 2

,

03/2018

Contents

1. Introduction ........................................................................ 1

Board overview ....................................................... 1

MIMXRT1050 EVK Contents ................................ 3

MIMXRT1050 EVK Board revision history ........... 3

2. Specifications ..................................................................... 4

i.MX RT1050 Processor ......................................... 6

Boot Mode Configurations ...................................... 7

Power Tree .............................................................. 7

SDRAM memory .................................................. 10

SD Card Slot ......................................................... 10

Hyper Flash ........................................................... 11

QSPI Flash ............................................................ 11

Ethernet Connector ............................................... 11

USB PHY Connector ............................................ 11

Audio input / output Connector ............................. 12

OpenSDA circuit (DAP-Link) .............................. 12

JTAG Connector ................................................... 12

Arduino Expansion Port ........................................ 13

Camera Module Connector ................................... 14

User Interface Switch ............................................ 14

Sensor ................................................................... 15

User Interface LED Indicator ................................ 15

LCD Interface ....................................................... 15

3. PCB Information .............................................................. 16

4. EVK Design Files ............................................................ 16

5. Contents of the Evaluation Kit ......................................... 16

6. Revision history ............................................................... 17

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Features of the MIMXRT1050 EVK board are shown in Table 1

Table 1. Board features

Processor

NXP Processor

MIMXRT1052DVL6A(A0 silicon)
MIMXRT1052DVL6B(A1 silicon)

DRAM Memory

SDRAM 256 Mb, 166MHz

MT48LC16M16A2B4-6AIT: G

DCDC

MPS

MP2144GJ

LDO

UNION

UM1550S-18
UM1750S-00

Mass Storage

TF Card Slot

64 Mbit Quad SPI Flash

512 Mbit Hyper Flash

Display Interface

LCD Connector

Ethernet

10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet Connector. PHY Chip: KSZ8081RNB

USB

USB 2.0 OTG Connector

USB 2.0 Host Connector

Audio Connector

3.5 mm Audio Stereo Headphone Jack

Board-Mounted Microphone

Left & Right Speaker Out Connectors

SPDIF Interface(unpopulated)

Power Connector

5V DC-Jack

Debug Connector

JTAG 20-pin Connector (SWD by default)

OpenSDA with DAP-Link

Sensor

FXOS8700CQ: 6-Axis Ecompass (3-Axis Mag, 3-Axis Accel)

Camera

CMOS Sensor Interface

CAN

CAN Bus Connector

User Interface Button

ON/OFF, POR Reset, Reset, USER Button

Led Indicator

Power Status, Reset, OpenSDA, USER LED

Expansion Port

Arduino Interface

PCB

3.937-inch x 5.9055-inch (10cm x 15cm), 4-layer board

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1.2. MIMXRT1050 EVK Contents

The MIMXRT1050 EVK contains the following items:

• MIMXRT1050 EVK Board

• USB Cable (Micro B)

1.3. MIMXRT1050 EVK Board revision history

• EVK Rev A: Prototype.

• EVK Rev A1/2: Pilot Board.

• EVK Rev A3/4/5:Mass Product.

NOTE

EVK Rev A, Rev A1/2/3/4/5 Boards are based on A0 silicon.

• EVKB: Mass Product.
NOTE

EVKB Boards are based on A1 silicon.

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2. Specifications

This chapter provides detailed information about the electrical design and practical considerations of the

EVK Board, and is organized to discuss each block in the following block diagram of the EVK board.

Figure 1. Block diagram

The overview of the MIMXRT1050 EVK Board is shown in Figure 1 & Figure 2.

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Figure 2. Overview of the MIMXRT1050 EVK Board (Front side)

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Figure 3. Overview of the MIMXRT1050 EVK Board (Back side)

2.1. i.MX RT1050 Processor

The i.MX RT1050 is a new processor family featuring NXP's advanced implementation of the ARM
Cortex-M7 Core. It provides high CPU performance and best real-time response. The i.MX RT1050
provides various memory interfaces, including SDRAM, Raw NAND FLASH, NOR FLASH,
SD/eMMC, Quad SPI, HyperBus and a wide range of other interfaces for connecting peripherals, such

as WLAN, Bluetooth™, GPS, displays, and camera sensors. Same as other i.MX processors, i.MX
RT1050 also has rich audio and video features, including LCD display, basic 2D graphics, camera
interface, SPDIF and I2S audio interface.
The i.MX RT1050 applications processor can be used in areas such as industrial HMI, IoT, motor
control and home appliances. The architecture's flexibility enables it to be used in a wide variety of other
general embedded applications too. The i.MX processor provides all interfaces necessary to connect
peripherals such as WLAN, Bluetooth™, GPS, camera sensors, and multiple displays.
The more detail information about i.MX RT1050 can be found in the Datasheet and Reference manual.