Getting Started with i-MX RT1010 Evaluation Kit

Last Modified: 2019-09-10 07:00:15Supports i.MX RT1010 Evaluation Kit

1. Plug It In

Let's take your MIMXRT1010-EVK for a test drive! You have the choice of watching the sequence in a short video or following the detailed actions list below.

1.1 Get Started with MIMXRT1010-EVK Development Platform

1.2 Attach the USB Cable

1.3 Run the Out-of-Box Demo

Your MIMXRT1010-EVK comes loaded with a "led blinky" demo that uses the onboard LED. When the board is powered, the green LED should flash on and off.

2. Get Software

2.1 Installing Software for the MIMXRT1010-EVK

2.2 Jump Start Your Design with the MCUXpresso SDK

The MCUXpresso SDK is complimentary and includes full source code under a permissive open-source license for all hardware abstraction and peripheral driver software. Learn about SDK.

Click below to download a pre-configured SDK release for the MIMXRT1010-EVK.

Get MCUXpresso SDK

You can also use the online SDK Builder  to create a custom SDK package for the MIMXRT1010-EVK.

2.3 Install Your Toolchain

NXP offers a complimentary toolchain called MCUXpresso IDE.

Get MCUXpresso IDE

Want to use a different toolchain?

No problem! The MCUXpresso SDK includes support for other tools such as IAR , Keil  and command-line GCC .

2.4 PC Configuration

Many of the example applications output data over the MCU UART so you'll want to make sure that the driver for the board's virtual COM port is installed. Before you run the driver installer, you MUST have the board plugged into your PC.

Download Driver

With the serial port driver installed, run your favorite terminal application to view the serial output from the MCU's UART. Configure the terminal to 115,200 baud rate, 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit. To determine the port number of the MIMXRT1010-EVK virtual COM port, open the device manager and look under the "Ports" group.

Not sure how to use a terminal application? Try one of these tutorials: Tera Term Tutorial, PuTTY Tutorial.

3. Build, Run

3.1 Build and Run SDK Demos on the MIMXRT1010-EVK

3.2 Explore the MCUXpresso SDK Example Code

The MCUXpresso SDK comes with a long list of example application code. To see what's available, browse to the SDK boards folder of your SDK installation and select your board, the MIMXRT1010-EVK: <sdk_install_directory>/boards/evkmimxrt1010.

To learn more about specific example code, open the readme.txt file in an example's directory.

3.3 Build, Run and Debug MCUXpresso SDK Examples

If one or more of the demo applications or driver examples sounds interesting, you're probably wanting to know how you can build and debug yourself. The Getting Started with MCUXpresso SDK guide provides easy, step-by-step instructions on how to configure, build and debug demos for all toolchains supported by the SDK.

Use the guide below to learn how to open, build and debug an example application using the MCUXpresso IDE.

Using a different toolchain?

Tera Term Tutorial

Tera Term Tutorial

Tera Term is a very popular open source terminal emulation application. This program can be used to display information sent from your NXP development platform's virtual serial port.

  1. Download Tera Term from SourceForge. After the download, run the installer and then return to this webpage to continue
  2. Download

  3. Launch Tera Term. The first time it launches, it will show you the following dialog. Select the Serial option. Assuming your board is plugged in, there should be a COM port automatically populated in the list
  4. Configure the serial port settings (using the COM port number identified earlier) to 115,200 baud rate, 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit. To do this, go to Setup → Serial Port and change the settings
  5. Verify that the connection is open. If connected, Tera Term will show something like below in its title bar
  6. You're ready to go

PuTTY Tutorial

PuTTY Tutorial

PuTTY is a popular terminal emulation application. This program can be used to display information sent from your NXP development platform's virtual serial port.

  1. Download PuTTY using the button below. After the download, run the installer and then return to this webpage to continue
  2. Download

  3. Launch PuTTY by either double clicking on the *.exe file you downloaded or from the Start menu, depending on the type of download you selected
  4. Configure in the window that launches, select the Serial radio button and enter the COM port number that you determined earlier. Also enter the baud rate, in this case 115,200
  5. Click Open to open the serial connection. Assuming the board is connected, and you entered the correct COM port, the terminal window will open. If the configuration is not correct, PuTTY will alert you
  6. You're ready to go

Boot Options

The i.MX RT family supports a number of different boot sources and includes the option for memory to be copied to an on-chip or external destination memory as well as Execute in Place (XIP) for some interfaces. Learn more about your choices and which one is best for your design.

Boot Options for i.MX RT Crossover MCUs

Documents and Videos Description
AN12108 How to Enable Boot from QSPI Flash This document describes how to use Flashloader step by step to program a bootable image into the external storage device either by using Open SDA or MfgTool.
AN12107 How to Enable Boot from Octal SPI Flash and SD Card This document describes how to program a bootable image into the external storage device.

Tools and References

Community Resources for Booting . Look for answers to your boot questions or submit new questions in our Community.

External Memory

External Memory

Documents and Videos Description
AN12437 i.MX RT Series Performance Optimization How to optimize the system performance running on different memory devices.
AN12108 How to Enable Boot from QSPI Flash This document describes how to use Flashloader step by step to program a bootable image into the external storage device either by using Open SDA or MfgTool.
AN12107 How to Enable Boot from Octal SPI Flash and SD Card This document describes how to program a bootable image into the external storage device.
AN12183 How to Enable Debugging for FLEXSPI NOR Flash This application note describes how to program, debug and configure a new FLEXSPI NOR Flash.
Developing Code Using the Adesto EcoXip Memory Learn about the hardware and software requirements for configuring the NXP i.MX RT1050 EVKB board with an Adesto EcoXiP Flash device.
AN12564 Implement Read While Write (RWW) on i.MX RT Series How to implement RWW requirement on the i.MX RT series.
AN12239 How to Enable HyperRAM with i.MX RT How to use the HyperRAM with the i.MX RT MCU, including hardware connections, HyperRAM protocol, source code and performance.
AN13028 Advanced HyperRAM/PSRAM Usage on i.MX RT This application note describes the advanced usage of HyperRAM/PSRAM when used with FlexSPI on i.MX RT MCU, including FlexSPI prefetch function, HyperRAM/PSRAM refresh interval and HyperRAM devices supported.

MCUXpresso SDK Examples

Several examples, demos and drivers are available within the SDK to help you get started. Some common examples related to External Memory are listed below.

FlexSPI NOR Polling Example

How to use the FlexSPI driver with polling.

Path: <SDK_PATH>/boards/evkbimxrt1010/driver_examples/flexspi/nor/polling_transfer

EDMA Transfer Example

Multiple data transfer examples using EDMA.

Path: <SDK_PATH>/boards/evkbimxrt1010/driver_examples/flexspi/nor/edma_transfer

Security and Integrity

Security and Integrity

The i.MX RT1010 is secure-by-design and supported by secure software driving the secure System-on-a-Chip (SoC).

Documents and Videos Description
i.MX RT Secure Boot Lab Guide Learn how to use the secure boot features of the i.MX family including generating key pairs and certificates, programming fuses using leftosb tool and signing firmware.
Secure Boot on the i.MX RT10xx Crossover MCUs Learn more about secure boot features and how the MCUXpresso Secure Provisioning Tool allows you to configure them.
Getting Starting with MCUXpresso Secure Provisioning Tool This series of videos covers the basic getting started aspects of the tools with a live demonstration of the tool showcasing a variety of provisioning types and boot devices available on the i.MX RT1060 evaluation kit.
Secure Boot Webinar and demo Using the latest NXP software and tools, you can integrate boot authentication and encrypted execution into your design based on i.MX RT10xx MCUs. Learn more about secure boot features and how the MCUXpresso Secure Provisioning Tool allows you to configure them.
Realizing Today’s Security Requirements: Achieving End-To-End Security with a Crossover Processor Learn about common shared security goals that IoT end, and edge nodes should meet, as well as the steps, tools and procedures needed to achieve root of trust in end devices.
AN12800 i.MX RT10xx Fuse Provisioning for Security For secure applications, there are some fuses that are not related to security features and might need to be configured. This document discusses fuse provisioning for secure applications and provides fuse configuration recommendations.
AN12419 Secure JTAG for iMX RT10xx This document discusses how the Secure JTAG on the i.MX RT10xx MCU family can be used.
AN12901 DCP – How to do Key Management The i.MX RT10xx provides a Data Co-Processor (DCP) block, which supports Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption and hashing functions. This application note describes how to use the AES block with different keys, and how to manage keys.

MCUXpresso SDK Examples

Several examples, demos and drivers are available within the SDK to help you get started. Some common examples related to Security are listed below.

DCP Example

A demonstration program that uses the KSDK software to implement several cryptography algorithms using the DCP software driver.

Path: <SDK_PATH>/boards/evkbimxrt1010/driver_examples/dcp

mbedTLS Examples

Program performs cryptographic algorithm benchmarking and testing.

Path: <SDK_PATH>/boards/evkbimxrt1010/mbedtls_examples/

OTFAD Examples

Two examples of how to use the on-the-fly AES-128 decryption driver.

Path: <SDK_PATH>/boards/evkbimxrt1010/driver_examples/otfad

Tools and References

Security Reference Manual for the i.MX RT1010 Processor.

MCUXpresso Secure Provisioning Tool. GUI-based application provided to simply generation and provisioning of bootable executables on NXP i.MX RT.

One-stop secure boot tool: NXP-MCUBootUtility . A GUI tool specially designed for NXP MCU secure boot. It includes all the features of NXP’s official security enablement toolset with support for full graphical user interface operation.

Wired Communications

Wired Communications

Documents and Videos Description
Wired Communications Middleware for NXP Microcontrollers Learn about wired communications libraries and examples provided through MCUXpresso SDK.
AN12822 Emulating 8080 Bus with the FlexIO on RT1050 How to use the FlexIO module to emulate the 8080 parallel bus and to drive a graphic TFT LCD with the 8080 bus interface.
AN12679 Implement High-Speed RS-485 Application with i.MX RT Based on NXP SDK How to implement RS-485 communication with NXP i.MX RT series EVK and how to design software based on NXP MCUXpresso SDK.

MCUXpresso SDK Examples

Several examples, demos and drivers are available within the SDK to help you get started. Some common examples for Wired Communications are listed below.

LPI2C Examples

How to use the LPI2C driver for EDMA, interrupt and polling.

Path: <SDK_PATH>/boards/evkbimxrt1010/driver_examples/lpi2c

LPSPI Examples

How to use the LPSPI driver for EDMA, interrupt and polling.

Path: <SDK_PATH>/boards/evkbimxrt1010/driver_examples/lpspi

USB Examples

A number of USB examples for host and device operation exist within the SDK.

Path: <SDK_PATH>/boards/evkbimxrt1010/usb_examples

Wireless Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

Documents and Videos Description
Cloud Connectivity on NXP Microcontrollers Integrated support for cloud services including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud IoT.
AN12257 IoT Device Secure Connection with LoRa This document explains how to establish IoT secure connection with LoRa between gateway and end devices.

Power Management

Power Management

Power Management includes device-specific techniques and information on power management and low-power optimization.

Documents and Videos Description
AN12085 How to use i.MX RT Low Power Feature Describes the low-power application design points on the i.MX RT series.
AN12574 Power Consumption and Measurement of i.MX RT1010 This document discusses the power consumption of the i.MX RT1010 including run mode and low-power mode configurations and power consumption under different power modes.

MCUXpresso SDK Examples

Several examples, demos and drivers are available within the SDK to help you get started. A common example related to Power Management is listed below.

Power Mode Switch Demos

Demonstrates the use of power modes in the KSDK for bare metal or RTOS.

Path: <SDK_PATH>/boards/evkbimxrt1010/demo_apps/power_mode_switch

Audio

Audio

Documents and Videos Description
Audio Software on NXP Microcontrollers Middleware, example applications, MCUXpresso Config Tools and partner solutions for advanced audio applications.
AN12090 Using Multi-Channel Feature of SAI This document introduces the technology of a 7.1 surround sound system, including SAI and FLAC, and provides guidance on how to use the multi-channel SAI feature to develop applications running in a correct high-performance way.

MCUXpresso SDK Examples

Several examples, demos and drivers are available within the SDK to help you get started. Some common examples related to Audio are listed below.

SAI Demo

Demonstrates complicated digital audio playback and record case.

Path: <SDK_PATH>/boards/evkbimxrt1010/demo_apps/sai

SAI Driver Examples

How to use SAI driver with EDMA, interrupt, record and playback features.

Path: <SDK_PATH>/boards/evkbimxrt1010/driver_examples/sai

I2S Demos

How to use flexio_i2s driver with EDMA and with interrupt.

Path: <SDK_PATH>/boards/evkbimxrt1010/driver_examples/flexio/i2s

USB Audio Examples

Audio recording and playback examples for bare metal and FreeRTOS.

Path: <SDK_PATH>/boards/evkbimxrt1010/usb_examples

Motor Control

Motor Control

Motor control is a complicated and advanced topic, with a wide range of intricacies and pitfalls that depend on the number of motors, motor type and sensored or sensorless motor drivers.

NXP has a number of ready-to-use motor control algorithms (middleware), and the best way to get started is with the FreeMASTER examples included in the MCUXpresso SDK. These examples utilize the FreeMASTER Run-Time Debugging Tool, a user-friendly real-time debug monitor and data visualization tool that enables runtime configuration and tuning of embedded software applications.

FreeMASTER supports non-intrusive monitoring of variables on a running system and can display multiple variables on oscilloscope like displays as standard widgets (gauges, sliders and more) or as data in text form, offering simple-to-use data recorders. It can link with HTML, MATLAB® or Excel to other scriptable frameworks or even popular visual programming tools like Node-RED .

Documents and Videos Description
Get Your Motor Spinning with i.MX RT This presentation covers the MCU requirements, motor control basics and framework to spin a BLDC, PMSM or ACIM motor and how to implement motor control on the i.MX RT.
AN12214 PMSM Field-Oriented Control on MIMXRT10xx EVK Describes the implementation of the sensor and sensorless speed and position motor control software for 3-phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSM).
PMSM Field-Oriented Control on MIMXRT10xx EVK User’s Guide Step-by-step guide on how to open, compile, debug and run Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) projects in most common IDEs, as well as how to turn the NXP Freedom PMSM power stage and the i.MX RT10xx evaluation kit into a complete motor control reference design.
AN12659 NXP quad motor-control development platform HW overview Describes the NXP quad motor-control development platform modular architecture and provides a detailed hardware description of the different components.
AN12200 Dual FOC Servo Motor Control on i.MX RT Describes the dual servo demo with the NXP i.MX RT1020 processor. You can use it as a reference for motor control application developing based on other i.MX RT products.
FreeMASTER How To A starting guide for engineers using FreeMASTER tool.
FreeMASTER 3.0 Installation Guide This article will walk you through the installation process of FreeMASTER 3.0.
FreeMASTER Four-Part Webinar Series On-demand training provides an overview of the FreeMASTER software, its features, capabilities, available examples, application use cases and how to easily get started.

MCUXpresso SDK Examples

Several examples, demos and drivers are available within the SDK to help you get started. Some common examples related to Motor Control are listed below. All examples require the optional motor control middleware package.

ACIM

AC induction motor middleware.

Path: <SDK_PATH>/middleware/acim

BLDC

Brushless DC electric motor middleware.

Path: <SDK_PATH>/middleware/bldc

FreeMASTER

FreeMASTER middleware for motor control examples.

Path: <SDK_PATH>/middleware/freemaster

PMSM

Permanent magnet synchronous motor middleware.

Path: <SDK_PATH>/middleware/pmsm

Tools and References

RTCESL Libraries. A group of algorithms ranging from basic mathematics operations to advanced transformations and observers, which can be easily incorporated into complex real-time control applications and used in our motor control reference designs.

AMCLIB User’s Guide . Describes the Advanced Motor Control Library (AMCLIB) and optimized functions for the family of ARM Cortex M7F core-based microcontrollers.

Quad Motor Control Development Platform. Shows how a single i.MX RT1050 Crossover MCU can control up to four different motors, while managing wired or wireless connectivity and an HMI interface.

Support

Trainings

To learn what to do next, find your issue below. If you still need help, contact NXP Support.

Training Description
Basic Application Development Using MCUXpresso IDE and MCUXpresso Config Tools This three-part video series covers the basic interactions between the MCUXpresso IDE and Config Tools when working with either an imported SDK example project or creating a new one.
MCU Tech Minute- Key Features and Benefits of the i.MX RT series Short video presentations introduce some of the key features and benefits of the i.MX RT series.
i.MX RT1010 Trainings Full list of on-demand training, how-to videos and webinars from NXP about this product.

Forums

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