iMX RT1011 Nano Kit Quick Start Guide¶

Introduction¶

This guide provides a quick introduction to running the Out-of-Box Demo for iMX RT1011 Nano Kit. The Out-of-Box Demo blinks the Red LED forever and prints logs to the console over USB.

Requirements¶

Before you start, check that you have the required hardware and software:

• 1x iMX RT1011 Nano Kit
• 1x USB-C Cable
• A computer running macOS, Linux, or Windows 7 or newer

Flashing the Demo (Optional)¶

iMX RT1011 Nano Kit is shipped with the UF2 Bootloader and led blinky demo. If the firmware is not present, follow the steps below to flash the demo:

1. Connect iMX RT1011 Nano Kit to your computer using the USB-C Cable.
2. Double-click the RST button to enter UF2 Bootloader mode.
3. The board will mount as a Mass Storage Device called UF2BOOT and the Red LED blinks slow.
4. Download the demo firmware. Drag and drop blinky.uf2 onto the UF2BOOT volume.
5. After the firmware is done flashing, the demo will start running. If not, try to click the RST button to reset the board.

Running the Demo¶

Now, you can run the demo by following the steps below:

1. Connect the board to your computer using the USB-C Cable.

2. When the board is powered, the Green LED should stay on and the Red LED should flash on and off.

   

3. Open up a serial terminal, specifying the correct serial port that your computer uses to communicate with the board:

   macOS/LinuxWindows

   Open up a terminal and run:

   1	screen <serial-port-name> 115200

   1. Start PuTTY.

   2. Configure the correct serial port and click Open:

      

4. Observe the output of the terminal. You should see the output, similar to what is shown in the following:

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   *** Booting Zephyr OS build v3.7.0-189-g988e4cf77094 *** LED state: OFF LED state: ON LED state: OFF LED state: ON LED state: OFF LED state: ON ...

Next steps¶

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