iMX8M Industrial Flashing Procedure

Page describe how to flash iMX8M eMMC and SD card

Installing uuu (Universal Upload Utility) =

Linux

git clone ssh://git@github.com/NXPmicro/mfgtools.git
cd mfgtools
mkdir .build && cd .build && cmake .. && make -j`nproc`

In .build/uuu there is binary called uuu which is used for flashing

Windows

TBD

For flashing eMMC or SD card we need to perform several steps:

1. change switch position S1 BOOT to: 1-off, 2-on (serial downloader mode)
2. plug USB-C cable to PC and to board USB C connector
3. prepare imx-boot and *.wic files
4. run following command for flashing emmc

sudo ./uuu -b emmc_all <path to imx-boot file> <path to wic file>

1. run following command for flashing sd card

sudo ./uuu -b sd_all <path to imx-boot file> <path to wic file>

after those steps eMMC or SD card is flashed and perform following steps to boot new image:

1. unplug USB-C cable from PC
2. change switch position S1 BOOT to: 1-on, 2-off (boot mode)
3. be sure that S2 BOOT and S3 BOOT switches are in proper position to boot from desired peripherals (eMMC or SD)
4. connect debug UART and power on board and messages should appear on serial console