Getting started
TX8M Linux Development Kit Quickstart guide
Unboxing
Assembling and connecting
Booting, First steps
PuTTY Terminal Connection
Play a video
(Re)Installing the OS
Customizing the OS
Hardware documentation
TX-Guide
1. Concept
1.1. Disclaimer
1.2. Intended Audience
1.3. Copyright Notice
1.4. Acronyms and Abbreviations
2. Feature Overview
3. Connector Pin Assignments and Signal Descriptions
3.1. Power Supply
3.2. Reset & Bootmode
3.3. RTC & Power-Button
3.4. Ethernet Signals
3.4.1. Ethernet Physical Layer Layout Guidelines
3.4.2. Power and Ground Planes
3.4.3. 4 Layer Stackup
3.4.4. 2 Layer Stackup
3.4.5. Component Placement
3.4.6. Design Techniques for EMI Suppression
3.4.7. Controlled Impedance for Differential Signals
3.4.8. Magnetics Module
3.5. USB
3.5.1. USB Physical Layer Layout Guidelines
3.5.2. Controlled Impedance for USB Traces
3.5.3. Isolation of DP/DM Traces
3.5.4. Isolated shielding on the USB connector
3.5.5. USB recommendations
3.6. I2C
3.6.1. Example I2C Voltage Level Translator (TX27 and TX51 only)
3.6.2. I2C recommendations
3.7. PWM / 1-WIRE
3.8. CSPI - Configurable Serial Peripheral Interface
3.9. SDIO Interfaces
3.9.1. SD-Card example diagram using level shifters
3.9.2. SD-Card example diagram only for 3.3V modules
3.10. UARTs
3.10.1. UART Example diagram
3.11. Keypad Interface
3.12. Digital Audio Ports
3.13. CMOS Sensor Interface
3.14. Extended and 2nd CMOS Sensor Interface (TX51, TX53 and TX6 only)
3.15. LCD Interface
3.16. LVDS option (TX53, TX6, TX8X only)
3.16.1. LVDS pin mapping
3.16.2. LVDS recommendations
3.16.3. USB3 pin mapping (TX8X only)
3.16.4. SATA pin mapping (TX53, TX6Q, TX6QP only)
3.16.5. SATA recommendations
3.17. CAN Interface
3.18. 2nd Ethernet RMII (TX28 only)
3.19. TV out (TX51, TX53 only)
3.19.1. TV Encoder Recommendations
3.20. PCI express (TX6, TX8M, TX8X only)
3.20.1. PCI Express interface recommendations
3.20.1.1. PCI Express general routing guidelines
3.20.1.2. PCI Express coupling lane
3.20.2. PCIe recommendations
3.21. GPIO and module specific signals
4. Optional Debugging Connector
4.1. Debug Connector Signal Assignment
4.2. Debug connector location
5. Mechanical
5.1. TX module outline
5.2. SO-DIMM connector
5.3. DIMM Connector PCB Layout example
5.4. TX Fastener Kit
5.5. TX Heatsink Kit (17 K/W)
5.5.1. Standard extruded heatsink – SK 473 – length 68mm
5.5.2. Heat conductive gel foil – GEL 10
5.6. TX Heatsink Kit (7 K/W)
5.6.1. Standard extruded heatsink – SK 560 – length 68mm
5.6.2. Heat conductive gel foil – GEL 27 S 25
TX-MIPI-LVDS MAINBOARD
Connector Pinout
X3 Header (Debug connector)
X4 Header
X9 Header
X10 Header
X11 Header
Yocto Guide
Choosing the right guide
Yocto Sumo Guide
1. Setup
1.1. References
1.2. Requirements
1.3. Host packages
1.4. Setting up git
1.5. Setting up the repo utility
1.6. Yocto Project Setup
1.7. Configuring the build
1.8. U-Boot version
1.9. Graphics acceleration for QT
1.10. Building the image
1.11. Restarting a build environment
1.12. Image Deployment
2. Enable sstate cache
2.1. sstate cache background
2.2. sstate cache server
2.3. Verify the sstate is working
3. Flashing Images
3.1. Copy files
3.2. Getting uuu
3.3. uuu examples
3.3.1. Booting U-Boot from uuu
3.3.2. Editing environment for future boot
3.3.3. Writing U-Boot to eMMC
3.3.4. Partitioning with uuu
3.3.5. Booting an initram
3.3.6. Formatting partitions with initram
3.3.7. Copying kernel and DTB
3.3.8. Extracting RootFS
3.3.9. End uuu
3.4. Running uuu
3.5. Booting
Yocto Rocko Guide
1. Setup
1.1. References
1.2. Requirements
1.3. Host packages
1.4. Upgrade git version
1.5. Setting up git
1.6. Setting up the repo utility
1.7. Yocto Project Setup
1.8. Choosing a machine
1.9. Set up the environment
1.10. Choosing an image target
1.11. Additional packages
1.12. Building an image target
1.13. Image Deployment
2. Enable sstate cache
2.1. sstate cache background
2.2. sstate cache server
3. Verify the sstate is working
4. Linux Kernel Version
5. Adding Layers to Yocto
If you’re new to Yocto
Debian Guide
TX8 Debian Guide
Debian Stretch Desktop
Before you start
Getting the Root FS
Getting uuu
Running uuu to program your board
Booting
Debian Stretch Headless
Before you start
Getting the root filesystem
Getting uuu
Running uuu to program your board
Booting
Debian Net-Installer
Before you start
Getting uuu
Flash U-Boot
Running Debian Net-Installer
Ramdisk, kernel, devicetree
Preparing your device
Configuring U-Boot
Booting the Installer
Booting your Installation
Kernel and devicetree into eMMC
Installing Desktop
Manual Desktop installation
On-screen keyboard
Time
TX6 Debian Guide
MFG-Tool Setup
Overview
Unpack MfgTool.zip
1. Execute MfgToolSetup.bat
2. Enter p/n
2.1. Installation type
3. Cusom files
MfgTool2 is started
MFG-Tool DEBIAN-STRETCH
Environment
DTB
Kernel and kernel modules
Rootfs
MfgTool DEBIAN-NETINSTALLER
Environment
DTB
Kernel and kernel modules
Initrd RAM disk
Debian Netinstaller on TX6
1. Select language and location
2. Configure the network
3. Choose a mirror and download installer components
4. Set up users and passwords
5. Ignore partitioning warnings
6. Partitioning
7. Popularity-contest
8. Software selection
9. Ignore Grub warning
10. Continue without bootloader
Install Desktop Environment
Frequently Asked Questions
General information
Converting ramdisk .img file for u-boot
Enabling Bootmode
uuu Windows 7 Guide
Installing winusb file
Using Zadig to make UTP work
Troubleshooting
USB connection failures
uuu exits without displaying anything
Wait for Known USB Device Appear
Known U-Boot issues
Loading kernel is very slow
Ka-Ro electronics GmbH
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