Set up the hardware

Connect the hardware

1. Connect the USB Debug port J10 to the USB port on your host computer with the USB type A to micro B cable.
2. Connect the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet Connector J5 on the board.
3. Connect the provided DC power supply to the board.
4. Press the SW6 ON/OFF switch on the board to turn on the power.
5. Connect the board to a display, a USB keyboard, and a USB mouse. This step is required if you want to use VNC client from the connected display..
   On a Linux host, you can check which port is the host serial port by looking at what port appears when the cable is inserted. To do this, type the command:

   $ ls /dev/ttyUSB*

   On a Windows system, open the Device Manager and expand the Ports (COM and LPT) section. Then, look for a COM port named Gadget Serial or USB Serial Port. The connection is physically made via the microUSB from the board to your host computer. You must also have installed the COM Port (VCP) Driver (see the Before You Begin chapter in this guide).

6. Connect to the COM port using your favorite terminal program with these settings. :
   • Baud rate: 115200
   • Data: 8 bit
   • Parity: none
   • Stop: 1 bit
   • Flow control: none

Set DIP switches on the Variscite i.MX8MP DART

While booting the board, U-boot is loaded from the eMMC i.e. internal storage, so keep the boot select switch to INT position, to boot from eMMC. On the Variscite i.MX8MP DART, the boot select switch is SW7.

Note:

For Internal boot using eMMC: Set Boot select switch (SW7) to eMMC position to boot from the DART-MX8M internal storage i.e. INT position. For External boot using microSD card: Set Boot select switch (SW7) to SD side in order to boot from microSD card i.e. EXT position.

Note:

For booting to QNX using this BSP, U-boot is always loaded from the eMMC, so the position of the SW7 switch should be INT only.