i.MX RT1050 Evaluation Kit Flashing Instructions
Before flashing the Thermostat Demo image into i.MX RT1050 Evaluation Kit board the firmware on the device needs to be updated(this is a one time action). Update the firmware as follows:
- Download new firmware. See: OpenSDA_MIMXRT1050-EVK-Hyperflash
- Hold the reset button (The button is next to the USB power connector).
- While still holding the reset button, connect the USB cable from your host machine to the device.
- Release the reset button.
- An additional drive appears in your host's file explorer. Drop the downloaded file (49_OpenSDA_MIMXRT1050-EVK-Hyperflash.bin) there.
- Wait as long as the drive is disconnected from the system. In the file explorer, you see that the drive is disconnected.
- Reboot the device.
- You find the new device under Ports (Com & LPT). For example, its name is JLink CDC UART PORT(COM6).
In order to flash the binary image, you need to install J-Link Software and Documentation pack for Windows. After you have installed the software, please run J-Flash Lite Application and perform the following steps:
- Select proper device from the Device list - MIMXRT1052DVL6B:
- Select OK.
- Select proper demo hex file (thermo_small_nxp_16bpp_96e3d91d_staging_0.1-alpha1.hex)
- Program Device button - the upload process shall start
- Once the process is finished, you see the running application on the device.