
EXTERNAL USE
Getting started instructions and a Guide to all Hardware, Software, Tools and Document resources
www.nxp.com/SBC-S32V234
SBC-S32V234
QUICK START GUIDE (QSG)

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We at NXP continuously strive to provide an easy-to-use enablement package for our devices. This
document serves as a launch-pad to navigate all essential resources that we provide to get started with
S32V23x SoC and SBC-S32V234 board.
It also contains instructions to get started with SoC, the board and a complete ecosystem.
WHAT IS QUICK START GUIDE?

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Contents
• Overview of a complete Ecosystem
• Out-of-box experience: SBC-S32V234
• Getting Started Instructions
• Resource Guide
− Hardware resources
− Software resources
− Operating Systems
− Drivers and other SWs
− Tools
− Documents

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Ecosystem
A high-level
picture
OSs
Linux BSP, QNX
Vision SDK
OpenGL
OpenCL
AUTOSAR
OS & MCAL
Yocto
S32DS for Vision
(Graph tools and
Compilers)
Vivante SDK
EB Tresos
Studio
HW
SW
Tools
A53 Core
Complex
ISP
APEX
CODECS
GPU M4 Core
SoC
Low Cost EVB
SBC-S32V234
Full EVB
S32V234-EVB2
Camera Modules
Sony IMX224,
OV10640, OV10635
Maxim Serializer/Deserializer
Extensive partnership with companies with expertise, ISP tuning,
surround view application, machine learning, hardware design and
more
Partners

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Out-of-box experience: SBC-S32V234 1 of 2
The SBC-S32V234 is a
low-cost development
platform for S32V234
vision processor.
SBC-S32V234 is a systemon-module concept
developed by NXP partner,
MicroSys Electronics
GmbH. It comprises of a
Module board mounted on
a Carrier board. The
module board contains
S32V234 processor,
external memories and
power regulators for
module, while the carrier
contains all system specific
peripherals like Camera
Connectors, Ethernet, SD
card slot, CANs, LIN etc.
This arrangement gives
customers flexibility of
designing their own carrier
board while still reusing the
same module board.
Heat Shield
Module Board
(MPX-S32V234)
Carrier Board
(CRX-S32V234)

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Out-of-box experience: SBC-S32V234 2 of 2
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Connect Power Supply and USB Cable
Connect board with 12V/2A DC power supply. Keep the board
power off.
Connect one end of the USB cable to the PC and the other end to
the micro-B connector on the SBC-S32V234 board. Allow the PC to
automatically configure the USB drivers.
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Install and Start Serial Terminal
Install and open any serial terminal (e.g. TeraTerm, Putty etc.).
Select the port where board is connected and configure it to 115200
baud rate, 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit.
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Insert the SD card and Power on the Device
The box contains SD card loaded with Linux BSP. Please make sure
it is inserted into SD card slot.
Power on the device by pressing Power Button.
You can now see SBC-S32V234 booting U-
boot followed by Linux in
the terminal window.
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Learn More About the SBC-S32V234
Access release notes and documentation at
nxp.com/SBC-S32V234
nxp.com/S32V234
Power
Button

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How To Get Started?
• User often thinks …. “from where should I start working with this device?”
• In this section will walk you through the steps of “how to get started?”
− We will start with the simple out-of-box experience and move forward by understanding
different pieces of HW/SW one by one
Out-of-box
experience
Understand
Linux BSP
and Vision
SDK
Flash Linux BSP
that supports
VSDK
and run demos
Download S32
Design Studio and
run a built-in
example on EVB
Make an ISP and
APEX Graph project
and run it on EVB
First of all, please make sure
your board is working!!!!
Please follow the steps of Out-
of-Box Experience
Congratulations!
You are running
Linux on the
board
Step-1
Advanced: Build a Lane
Detection Application using
APEX-CV libraries
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Understand Linux BSP and Vision SDK
• As a part of the complete ecosystem NXP’s SW team has developed Linux Board
Support Package(BSP) and Vision SDK(VSDK)
• Linux runs on S32V SoC and supports various NXP development boards
− Using Yocto distribution, it can be customized to suit user application as well
• VSDK helps to develop vision processing applications that can run as a standalone
program or on an OS (like Linux, QNX)
• To understand different components of Linux BSP and VSDK please read:
1_Understand_Linux_BSP_and_Vision_SDK.pdf (download Quick Start Package to locate this file)
Out-of-box
experience
Understand
Linux BSP
and Vision
SDK
Flash Linux BSP
that supports
VSDK
and run demos
Download S32
Design Studio and
run a built-in
example on EVB
Make an ISP and APEX
Graph project and run
it on EVB