Build the Platform
Build a Development Platform: Assemble Three Boards
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i.MX31 PDK 1.4 Quick Start Guide
Connect Development Platform to PC; Run Preloaded Image
Figure 3.4 Connecting the Platform to your PC
To connect the 3-Stack platform to your host PC:
1. Connect one end of an RS-232 serial cable (include d in the kit) to a serial port
connector (CON4) on the Debug board and co nne ct the ot her end t o a COM port on t he
host PC.
• Configure SW4-1 to ON.
• Make sure that SW4-8 is ON, to supply power to all three boards.
• Configure SW4-2 to OFF.
2. Confirm that the Bootstrap switches (SW5–SW10) are set for NAND boot. See Table
3.1.
Table 3.1 Boot Mode Setting (SW5–SW10)
Boot Mode
Device
SW5 SW6
(Boot4)
SW7
(Boot3)
SW8 SW9 SW10
UART/USB
bootloader
X0 0 00 0
8-bit NAND Flash
(2KB page) Ext
X1 0 00 0
RS-232
cable
COM port
Female
1
3
4
5
6
DC
power
Regulated +5V
DC Supply
J2
S4 Configure serial
console application.
Set Bootstrap switches
(SW5–SW10) to NAND boot
2
Set SW4
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