HummingBoard Gate Quick Start Guide
Revision and Notes
Date | Owner | Revision | Notes |
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Sep 26, 2021 |
| 1.0 | Initial release |
Table of Contents |
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Introduction
The following quick start guide provides background information about the HummingBoard Gate product which use the i.MX6 System on module.
The guide will give a technical overview about the product and by the end of it you should be able to boot an operating system and begin testing your application.
Hardware Setup
Product Specifications
SOM Model | NXP i.MX6 based Solo to Quad Core SOM |
Memory & Storage | Up to 2GB DDR3* |
| uSD |
Connectivity | 1xRJ-45** |
| 4*USB 2.0 |
| Mini-PCIe with SIM card holder |
Media | HDMI-Out |
| MIPI-CSI-2 and MIPI-DSI |
| Parallel Camera |
I/O | Reset Button |
| 36 pins GPIO Header |
| RTC with Battery |
| mikroBUS click interface |
OS Support | Linux |
Dimensions | 102mmx69mm |
Power | 7V-36V, 5.5mm in (Twist and Lock mechanism) |
Environment | Optional metal enclosure |
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Supported with i.MX6 SOM. For more detailed information about our SOM-i.MX6 series please visit this user manual : i.MX6 SOM Hardware User Manual .
Block Diagram
The following figure describes the HummingBoard Gate Block Diagram.
Visual features overview
Please see below the features overview of the connector side of the HummingBoard Gate.
Print side connector overview of the HummingBoard Gate.
Software Setup
Cable setup and prerequisites
Here is what you will need to power up the board:
Linux or Windows PC
HummingBoard Gate with SOM
12V Power adapter (HummingBoard Gate has wide range input of 9V-36V, it is recommended to use 12V power adapter)
USB to UART cable
IP router or IP switch
Booting form an SD card
On the HummingBoard Gate it is possible to boot from different media.
For Booting from an SD card, jumpers need to be setup at J5005 as follows:
Before you set the boot jumpers, please refer to HummingBoard Edge/Gate Boot Jumpers for more information about J5005.
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