PINS-TOOL-IMX: Pins Tool for i.MX Application Processors

Overview

The Pins Tool for i.MX Application Processors is the successor of Processor Expert^® Software for i.MX Processors. The new Pins Tool makes pin configuration easier and faster with an intuitive and easy user interface, which then generates normal C code that can then be used in any C and C++ application. The Pins Tool configures pin signals from multiplexing (muxing) to the electrical properties of pins, and it also creates Device Tree Snippets Include (.dtsi) files and reports in CSV format.

The Pins Tool for i.MX Application Processors is installed as a desktop tool which then loads additional device information through a network connection, but does otherwise not need internet connection. It does not require a project setup, as all the settings are stored in text and generated source files, which then can be easily stored in a version control system or exchanged with other users.

The Pins Tool for i.MX Application Processors makes it easy and fast to configure the hardware and pins of the i.MX processors, without the need for extensive hardware knowledge.

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Features

Desktop application, supporting Windows, Mac and Linux
Pin Settings Tool to configure muxing and electrical properties of pins
Consistency checking and cross-view highlighting
Pin Settings with Power Group information
Multicore support
Generation of multiple user defined initialization functions
Multiple and easy-to-use views
- Routed Pins view
- Package view
- Hierarchical Peripheral and Pin view
- Power Groups view
- Tabular Pins view
- C source file and header file view
- Device Tree Snipped Include view
- Registers view with reset and configured values
C code generation which can be used in C/C++ project
Copy-Paste or export of generated files
Generation of CSV report
Generates Device Tree Snippet Include (.dtsi) files
Localized for English and Simplified Chinese
Integrates with any compiler and IDE

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Features

Desktop application, supporting Windows, Mac and Linux
Pin Settings Tool to configure muxing and electrical properties of pins
Consistency checking and cross-view highlighting
Pin Settings with Power Group information
Multicore support
Generation of multiple user defined initialization functions
Multiple and easy-to-use views
- Routed Pins view
- Package view
- Hierarchical Peripheral and Pin view
- Power Groups view
- Tabular Pins view
- C source file and header file view
- Device Tree Snipped Include view
- Registers view with reset and configured values
C code generation which can be used in C/C++ project
Copy-Paste or export of generated files
Generation of CSV report
Generates Device Tree Snippet Include (.dtsi) files
Localized for English and Simplified Chinese
Integrates with any compiler and IDE

User Guide

Download

Pins Tool for i.MX Processors

Pins Tool for i.MX Processors - Pins View

Pins Tool for i.MX Processors - Package View

Pins Tool for i.MX Processors
Pins Tool for i.MX Processors - Pins View
Pins Tool for i.MX Processors - Package View

Pins Tool for i.MX Processors

Pins Tool for i.MX Processors - Pins View

Pins Tool for i.MX Processors - Package View

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Supported Devices

Processors and Microcontrollers
- Arm Processors
  - i.MX 6 Series Applications Processors: Multicore, Arm^® Cortex^®-A7 Core, Cortex-A9 Core, Cortex-M4 Core
    - i.MX6D: i.MX 6Dual Processors - Dual-Core, 3D Graphics, HD Video, Multimedia, Arm^® Cortex^®-A9 Core
    - i.MX6DL: i.MX 6DualLite Processors – Dual-Core, 3D Graphics, HD Video, Arm^® Cortex^®-A9 Core
    - i.MX6DP: i.MX 6DualPlus Processor - Dual-Core, High-Performance, Advanced 3D Graphics, HD Video, Advanced Multimedia, Arm^® Cortex^®-A9 Core
    - i.MX6Q: i.MX 6Quad Processors - High-Performance, 3D Graphics, HD Video, Arm^® Cortex^®-A9 Core
    - i.MX6QP: i.MX 6QuadPlus Processor - Quad-Core, High-Performance, Advanced 3D Graphics, HD Video, Advanced Multimedia, Arm^® Cortex^®-A9 Core
    - i.MX6S: i.MX 6Solo Processors – Single-Core, Multimedia, 3D Graphics, Arm^® Cortex^®-A9 Core
    - i.MX6SL: i.MX 6SoloLite Processors – Single-Core, Low-Power, EPD Controller, Arm^® Cortex^®-A9 Core
    - i.MX6SLL: i.MX 6SLL Processors - Single-Core Processor with Arm^® Cortex^®-A9 Core
    - i.MX6SX: i.MX 6SoloX Processors - Heterogeneous Processing with Arm^® Cortex^®-A9 and Cortex-M4 cores
    - i.MX6UL: i.MX 6UltraLite Processor - Low-power, secure, Arm^® Cortex^®-A7 Core
  - i.MX 7 Series Applications Processors: Multicore Arm^® Cortex^®-A7, Cortex-M4
    - i.MX7D: i.MX 7Dual Processors - Heterogeneous Processing with dual Arm^® Cortex^®-A7 cores and Cortex-M4 core
    - i.MX7S: i.MX 7Solo Processors - Heterogeneous Processing with Arm^® Cortex^®-A7 and Cortex-M4 cores
  - i.MX 8 Series Applications Processors: Multicore Arm^® Cortex^®-A72, Cortex-A53, Cortex-A35, Cortex-M4, Cortex-M7 cores
    - i.MX8M: i.MX 8M Family - Arm^® Cortex^®-A53, Cortex-M4, Audio, Voice, Video
    - i.MX8MNANO: i.MX 8M Nano - Arm^® Cortex^®-A53, Cortex-M7
    - i.MX8MMINI: i.MX 8M Mini - Arm^® Cortex^®-A53, Cortex-M4, Audio, Voice, Video
- Arm Microcontrollers
  - i.MX RT Crossover MCUs
    - i.MX-RT1050: i.MX RT1050 Crossover MCU with Arm^® Cortex^®-M7 core

Target Applications

Smart Home

Set Top Boxes

System Requirements

Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.8 (for desktop version)
4 GB RAM or more
Display with resolution 1024 x 768 or more
Internet connection for device information download

Operating System Support

Microsoft® Windows® 7, 8, 10 (32-bit and 64 bit versions supported)
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Linux-hosted variants of the Pins tools software are distributed as 64-bit binaries, which may not work on 32-bit systems.
Mac OS X operating system (10.11 or later)

Support Policy

Online help and documentation