NXP MIMXRT1015-EVK

Overview

The i.MX RT1015 expands the i.MX RT crossover processor families by providing high-performance feature set in low-cost LQFP packages, further simplifying board design and layout for customers. The i.MX RT1015 runs on the Arm® Cortex®-M7 core at 500 MHz.

Hardware

• MIMXRT1015DAF5A MCU

• Memory

  • 128 Mbit QSPI Flash

• Connectivity

  • Micro USB host and OTG connectors

  • Arduino interface

• Audio

  • Audio Codec

  • 4-pole audio headphone jack

  • External speaker connection

  • Microphone

• Debug

  • JTAG 10-pin connector

  • OpenSDA with DAPLink

For more information about the MIMXRT1015 SoC and MIMXRT1015-EVK board, see these references:

• i.MX RT1015 Website

• i.MX RT1015 Datasheet

• i.MX RT1015 Reference Manual

• MIMXRT1015-EVK Website

• MIMXRT1015-EVK Quick Reference Guide

• MIMXRT1015-EVK Design Files

External Memory

This platform has the following external memories:

Device	Controller	Status
AT25SF128A	FLEXSPI	Enabled via flash configurationn block, which sets up FLEXSPI at boot time.

Supported Features

The mimxrt1015_evk board configuration supports the hardware features listed below. For additional features not yet supported, please also refer to the NXP MIMXRT1064-EVK , which is the superset board in NXP’s i.MX RT10xx family. NXP prioritizes enabling the superset board with NXP’s Full Platform Support for Zephyr. Therefore, the mimxrt1064_evk board may have additional features already supported, which can also be re-used on this mimxrt1015_evk board:

Interface	Controller	Driver/Component
NVIC	on-chip	nested vector interrupt controller
SYSTICK	on-chip	systick
GPIO	on-chip	gpio
I2C	on-chip	i2c
SPI	on-chip	spi
UART	on-chip	serial port-polling; serial port-interrupt
USB	on-chip	USB device
ADC	on-chip	ADC
GPT	on-chip	gpt
TRNG	on-chip	entropy

The default configuration can be found in the defconfig file: boards/arm/mimxrt1015_evk/mimxrt1015_evk_defconfig

Other hardware features are not currently supported by the port.

Connections and I/Os

The MIMXRT1015 SoC has five pairs of pinmux/gpio controllers.

Name	Function	Usage
GPIO_AD_B0_05	GPIO	LED
GPIO_EMC_09	GPIO	SW4
GPIO_AD_B0_06	LPUART1_TX	UART Console
GPIO_AD_B0_07	LPUART1_RX	UART Console
GPIO_EMC_32	LPUART4_TX	UART Console
GPIO_EMC_33	LPUART4_RX	UART Console
GPIO_AD_B1_15	LPI2C1_SDA	I2C SDA
GPIO_AD_B1_14	LPI2C1_CLK	I2C SCL
GPIO_AD_B0_10	LPSPI1_SCK	SPI
GPIO_AD_B0_11	LPSPI1_PCS0	SPI
GPIO_AD_B0_12	LPSPI1_SDO	SPI
GPIO_AD_B0_13	LPSPI1_SDI	SPI
GPIO_AD_B0_14	ADC	ADC1 Channel 1
GPIO_AD_B1_13	ADC	ADC1 Channel 13

System Clock

The MIMXRT1015 SoC is configured to use SysTick as the system clock source, running at 500MHz.

When power management is enabled, the 32 KHz low frequency oscillator on the board will be used as a source for the GPT timer to generate a system clock. This clock enables lower power states, at the cost of reduced resolution

Serial Port

The MIMXRT1015 SoC has four UARTs. LPUART1 is configured for the console, and the remaining are not used.

Programming and Debugging

Build and flash applications as usual (see Building an Application and Run an Application for more details).

Configuring a Debug Probe

A debug probe is used for both flashing and debugging the board. This board is configured by default to use the OpenSDA DAPLink Onboard Debug Probe, however the pyOCD Debug Host Tools do not yet support programming the external flashes on this board so you must reconfigure the board for one of the following debug probes instead.

J-Link External Debug Probe

Install the J-Link Debug Host Tools and make sure they are in your search path.

Attach a J-Link 10-pin connector to J55. Check that jumpers J47 and J48 are off (they are on by default when boards ship from the factory) to ensure SWD signals are disconnected from the OpenSDA microcontroller.

Configuring a Console

Regardless of your choice in debug probe, we will use the OpenSDA microcontroller as a usb-to-serial adapter for the serial console. Check that jumpers J45 and J46 are on (they are on by default when boards ship from the factory) to connect UART signals to the OpenSDA microcontroller.

Connect a USB cable from your PC to J41.

Use the following settings with your serial terminal of choice (minicom, putty, etc.):

• Speed: 115200

• Data: 8 bits

• Parity: None

• Stop bits: 1

Flashing

Here is an example for the Hello World application.

# From the root of the zephyr repository
west build -b mimxrt1015_evk samples/hello_world
west flash

Open a serial terminal, reset the board (press the SW9 button), and you should see the following message in the terminal:

***** Booting Zephyr OS v1.14.0-rc1-1297-g312d75f2459e *****
Hello World! mimxrt1015_evk