CM-FX6: WEC7: Getting Started

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Connecting the module

The following picture shows the recommended evaluation kit setup for the SB-FX6.

- CM-FX6 Properly Connected2.jpg
Admolition note.png In the SB-FX6 the SD card is installed on the base's SDIO 3 slot (P6)

Setting Up a Console

  • Obtain a PC workstation with a serial communication port. If your desktop does not have a serial port, it is possible to use a standard USB to serial adapter.
  • Connect the CM-FX6 to your desktop serial port with the cable supplied in the evaluation kit.
  • Any terminal emulation application can be used to display messages sent from the serial port of the target.
  • Configure the terminal application with the following communications parameters:
    • Baud rate: 115200
    • Parity: None
    • Data bits: 8
    • Stop bits: 1
    • Flow control: None

Creating a bootable SD card

  • Download the latest WEC 7.0 runtime image for CM-FX6 and unzip the package to a directory on the host PC.
  • Use cfimager.exe to create a disk with a partition table geometry which is compatible with the FX6 boot ROM.
Follow the following steps:
  1. Insert the SD card into an SD-Reader attached to the desktop computer (an SD-card is supplied with the CM-FX6 evaluation kit).
  2. Launch Windows standard Command Prompt utility - cmd.exe (located in the Start->Accessories->CommandPromt).
  3. Navigate to the LiveDisk folder that can be found inside the unziped package.
  4. Use the following commands to flash the bootloader and the run-time image:
    - cfimager -f eboot.nb0 -d <sd card reader drive letter without colon> -imx53 -a
    - cfimager -f nk.nb0 -d <sd card reader drive letter without colon> -imx53
    Cfimager.jpg
  5. Your SD card is now ready to boot the CM-FX6.
Admolition note.png The cfimager.exe is a standard utility that is implemented and maintained by Freescale Semiconductor.

Booting the system

  • Install the bootable SD card on the SB-FX6 SDIO 3 slot (P6).
  • Power on the device.
  • Type run run_eboot in U-Boot. For further details about startup boot sequence configuration, please refer to U-Boot Programming.
  • The CompuLab WinCE demo image is loaded from the SD card.
  • A Windows Embedded Compact 7 desktop will appear on the display connected to the HDMI port within a few seconds.
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