SOM-Q7-MX8 (C26)

This page contains the instructions to flash the eMMC/internal SSD on a SOM-Q7-MX8 (C26) SECO board. This board flashing procedure follows the generic instructions, with some additional steps.

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The instructions provided below refers to the usage of UUU tool under Linux OS, the same instructions can be applied to Windows starting from uuu.exe executable.

Software Requirements

Apart from the software artifacts and tools necessary (see NXP SOC Flashing page), the user needs to download in the same folder where UUU is present:

• flash.bin - Bootloader variant to write the emmc

Instructions

These are the instruction to be followed in order to flash Clea OS on device eMMC/internal SSD:

• Copy the flash.bin file inside the UUU folder.

• Decompress the .wic.bz2 image file, e.g. using $ bzip2 -d <image_name>.wic.bz2.

• Rename the decompressed image file to wic, e.g. using $ mv <image_name>.wic wic.

• If using A42/D59 SECO Q7 carrier board, insert a jumper in JP5 connector in order to select BOOT_ALT mode.

• Connect the USB type-A to microUSB cable to the CN13 connector of the A42/D59 board on one side but wait to connect the other side to the Host PC.

• Power on the SOM-Q7-MX8 board.

• Start flashing the image on the SOM-Q7-MX8 device via the following command:

$ sudo ./uuu flash.lst

• Connect the USB type-A connector of the cable to the Host PC.

• Check that the flashing procedure starts and proceeds without errors, also checking the output of the serial debug port (e.g. via minicom).

• Once the flashing procedure has finished, remove the jumper from JP5 and reboot the board.