Getting Started with the EV Charging Station Development Platform
This page will guide you through the process of getting your EV Charging Station Development Platform up and running.
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Get Hardware
Get the required hardware and miscellaneous hardware and tools
You have the choice of watching the sequence in a short video or following the detailed actions listed below.
1.1 Required hardware
The hardware required to assemble, wire, and run the EasyEVSE is listed below:
- i.MX RT1060 EVK or i.MX RT1064 EVK
- Edge lock SE050 development board
- TWR-KM35Z75M, TWR-KM34Z75M, or TWR-KM34Z50M board
- CLEV6630ARD
- RK043FN02H-CT 4.3-inch TFT 480*272 LCD
1.2 Miscellaneous hardware and tools
The miscellaneous hardware and tools required to assembly the platform is shown below:
- RJ45 Ethernet UTP cable
- 2.54-mm jumper cables: 3 male-to-female cables and 2 male-to-male cables
- NFC passive device; for example, blank NFC MIFARE or NTAG sample cards
- Electronic diagonal cutters
- Soldering Iron and solder core wire
- Double sided foam tape
- ESD tweezers
- Four 2 ½’’ standoff screws
Please note that the i.MX RT106x needs to be connected directly to Internet to operate. Make sure that your router or network does not reject the internet connection.
Get Software
Get the required software
This short video list all the required software for this initial simplified setup.
The below sections provide links to the required software.
2.1 Install the MCUXpresso IDE
Download and install the latest version of the IDE for your operating system.
2.2 Install the MCUXpresso SDK
Build, download and install the MCUXpresso SDK for your i.MX RT106x and TWR-KM3x board variant.
Revision 1.0 of the EasyEVSE software requires SDK v2.10 for i.MX RT106x and TWR-KM3x board variant.
2.3 Get the EasyEVSE software
Unbox and Setup
This video describes the unboxing and setup of each one of the EasyEVSE development boards and LCD. Including the creation and setup of Azure Iot Central Application, using a shareable link template and the configuration of a mutually secure and authenticated connection with the Azure Iot Central.
Assembly
This video shows the steps to stack and connect all the boards of the platform.
Plug it In
This video shows the required power up sequence of the platform. Also, provides recommended steps for testing communication of NFC and Meter boards with the Service processing board (i.MX RT106x EVK).
Once you successfully completed this getting started setup, refer to the available Design resources.
The User Guide provides additional information on how to use your Azure IoT Central application to monitor telemetry, update properties and send commands to your EasyEVSE device.
To simplify the start-up process, the plug-and-trust SE050 secure element was not implemented in this getting started setup. Refer to the User Manual to learn how to implement it and to get a detailed description of each building block of the platform.
The NXP EasyEVSE EV Charging Station Software and Support training will show you how the development platform helps to address key design challenges faced by EV charging station developers and to learn more how to leverage this platform in your EV Charging Station project.
Design Resources
Development Platform Documents
- NXP EasyEVSE EV Charging Station Development Platform User Manual
- NXP EasyEVSE EV Charging Station Development Platform User Guide
Software
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Connect with other engineers and get expert advice on designing with the EasyEVSE EV Charging Station Development Platform on one of our community sites.