MIMXRT1010-EVK

Overview

The i.MX RT1010 offer a new entry-point into the i.MX RT crossover processor series by providing the lowest-cost LQFP package option, combined with the high performance and ease-of-use known throughout the entire i.MX RT series. This device is fully supported by NXP’s MCUXpresso Software and Tools.

Hardware

MIMXRT1011DAE5A MCU
Memory
- 128 Mbit QSPI Flash
Connectivity
- Micro USB host and OTG connectors
- Arduino interface
Audio
- Audio Codec
- 4-pole audio headphone jack
- External speaker connection
- Microphone
Debug
- JTAG 10-pin connector
- OpenSDA with DAPLink

For more information about the MIMXRT1010 SoC and MIMXRT1010-EVK board, see these references:

External Memory

This platform has the following external memories:

Device	Controller	Status
AT25SF128A	FLEXSPI	Enabled via flash configuration block, which sets up FLEXSPI at boot time.

Supported Features

The mimxrt1010_evk board supports the hardware features listed below.

on-chip / on-board: Feature integrated in the SoC / present on the board.
2 / 2: Number of instances that are enabled / disabled.
Click on the label to see the first instance of this feature in the board/SoC DTS files.
vnd,foo: Compatible string for the Devicetree binding matching the feature.
Click on the link to view the binding documentation.

mimxrt1010_evk

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mimxrt1011

Type	Location	Description	Compatible
CPU	on-chip	ARM Cortex-M7 CPU1	`arm,cortex-m7`
ADC	on-chip	NXP MCUA 12B1MSPS SAR ADC1 1	`nxp,mcux-12b1msps-sar`
ARM architecture	on-chip	MCUX XBAR (Crossbar)3	`nxp,mcux-xbar`
Clock control	on-chip	i.MX CCM (Clock Controller Module) IP node1	`nxp,imx-ccm`
	on-chip	Generic fixed factor clock provider2	`fixed-factor-clock`
	on-chip	i.MX CCM Fractional PLL1	`nxp,imx-ccm-fnpll`
	on-chip	i.MX ANATOP (Analog Clock Controller Module) IP node1	`nxp,imx-anatop`
	on-chip	Generic fixed-rate clock provider4	`fixed-clock`
Counter	on-chip	NXP Periodic Interrupt Timer (PIT)1	`nxp,pit`
Counter	on-chip	Child node for the Periodic Interrupt Timer node, intended for an individual timer channel4	`nxp,pit-channel`
Cryptographic accelerator	on-chip	NXP Data Co-Processor (DCP) Crypto accelerator1	`nxp,mcux-dcp`
Debug	on-chip	ARMv7 instrumentation trace macrocell1	`arm,armv7m-itm`
DMA	on-chip	NXP MCUX EDMA controller1	`nxp,mcux-edma`
DMA	on-chip	NXP PXP 2D DMA engine1	`nxp,pxp`
GPIO & Headers	on-chip	i.MX GPIO3	`nxp,imx-gpio`
GPIO & Headers	on-board	GPIO pins exposed on Arduino Uno (R3) headers1	`arduino-header-r3`
I2C	on-chip	NXP LPI2C controller1 1	`nxp,lpi2c`
I2S	on-chip	NXP mcux SAI-I2S controller2	`nxp,mcux-i2s`
Input	on-board	Group of GPIO-bound input keys1	`gpio-keys`
Interrupt controller	on-chip	ARMv7-M NVIC (Nested Vectored Interrupt Controller)1	`arm,v7m-nvic`
LED	on-board	Group of GPIO-controlled LEDs1	`gpio-leds`
Memory controller	on-chip	NXP FlexRAM on-chip ram controller If the flexram,bank-spec property is specified, then the flexram will be dynamically reconfigured to the configuration specified at runtime1	`nxp,flexram`
Miscellaneous	on-chip	NXP FlexIO controller1	`nxp,flexio`
MMU / MPU	on-chip	ARMv7-M Memory Protection Unit (MPU)1	`arm,armv7m-mpu`
MTD	on-board	NXP FlexSPI NOR1	`nxp,imx-flexspi-nor`
MTD	on-board	Fixed partitions of a flash (or other non-volatile storage) memory1	`fixed-partitions`
Pin control	on-chip	This compatible binding should be applied to the device’s iomuxc DTS node1	`nxp,imx-iomuxc`
	on-chip	The node has the ‘pinctrl’ node label set in MCUX RT SoC’s devicetree1	`nxp,mcux-rt-pinctrl`
	on-chip	i.MX IOMUXC1	`nxp,imx-gpr`
PWM	on-chip	NXP eFLEX PWM module with mcux-pwm submodules1	`nxp,flexpwm`
PWM	on-chip	NXP MCUX PWM4	`nxp,imx-pwm`
RNG	on-chip	Kinetis TRNG (True Random Number Generator)1	`nxp,kinetis-trng`
RTC	on-chip	NXP SNVS LP/HP RTC1	`nxp,imx-snvs-rtc`
Sensors	on-chip	NXP MCUX QDEC4	`nxp,mcux-qdec`
Sensors	on-chip	NXP on-die temperature monitor1	`nxp,tempmon`
Serial controller	on-chip	NXP LPUART1 3	`nxp,lpuart`
SPI	on-chip	NXP FlexSPI controller1	`nxp,imx-flexspi`
SPI	on-chip	NXP LPSPI controller1 1	`nxp,lpspi`
Timer	on-chip	ARMv7-M System Tick1	`arm,armv7m-systick`
	on-chip	NXP MCUX General-Purpose HW Timer (GPT)1	`nxp,gpt-hw-timer`
	on-chip	NXP MCUX General-Purpose Timer (GPT)1	`nxp,imx-gpt`
USB	on-chip	NXP USB high speed phy that is used on NXP RTxxxx, RTxxx, MCX, LPC and Kinetis platforms if high speed usb is supported on these platforms2	`nxp,usbphy`
USB	on-chip	NXP EHCI USB device mode1	`nxp,ehci`
Watchdog	on-chip	imxRT watchdog1	`nxp,imx-wdog`

Note

For additional features not yet supported, please also refer to the MIMXRT1064-EVK, which is the superset board in NXP’s i.MX RT10xx family. NXP prioritizes enabling the superset board with NXP’s Full Platform Support for Zephyr. Therefore, the mimxrt1064_evk board may have additional features already supported, which can also be re-used on this mimxrt1010_evk board:

Connections and I/Os

The MIMXRT1010 SoC has five pairs of pinmux/gpio controllers.

Name	Function	Usage
GPIO_11	GPIO	LED
GPIO_SD_05	GPIO	SW4
GPIO_10	LPUART1_TX	UART Console
GPIO_09	LPUART1_RX	UART Console
GPIO_01	LPI2C1_SDA	I2C SDA
GPIO_02	LPI2C1_CLK	I2C SCL
GPIO_AD_03	LPSPI1_SDI	SPI
GPIO_AD_04	LPSPI1_SDO	SPI
GPIO_AD_05	LPSPI1_PCS0	SPI
GPIO_AD_06	LPSPI1_SCK	SPI
GPIO_AD_01	ADC	ADC1 Channel 1
GPIO_AD_02	ADC	ADC1 Channel 2

System Clock

The MIMXRT1010 SoC is configured to use SysTick as the system clock source, running at 500MHz.

When power management is enabled, the 32 KHz low frequency oscillator on the board will be used as a source for the GPT timer to generate a system clock. This clock enables lower power states, at the cost of reduced resolution

Serial Port

The MIMXRT1010 SoC has four UARTs. LPUART1 is configured for the console, and the remaining are not used.

Programming and Debugging

This board supports 3 debug host tools. Please install your preferred host tool, then follow the instructions in Configuring a Debug Probe to configure the board appropriately.

LinkServer Debug Host Tools (Default, Supported by NXP)
J-Link Debug Host Tools (Supported by NXP)
pyOCD Debug Host Tools (Not supported by NXP)

Once the host tool and board are configured, build and flash applications as usual (see Building an Application and Run an Application for more details).

Configuring a Debug Probe

For the RT1010, J61/J62 are the SWD isolation jumpers, J22 is the DFU mode jumper, and J16 is the 10 pin JTAG/SWD header.

A debug probe is used for both flashing and debugging the board. This board has an LPC-LINK2 Onboard Debug Probe. The default firmware present on this probe is the LPC-Link2 DAPLink Onboard Debug Probe.

Based on the host tool installed, please use the following instructions to setup your debug probe:

Using CMSIS-DAP with LPC-Link2 Probe

Follow the instructions provided at LPC-LINK2 CMSIS DAP Onboard Debug Probe to reprogram the default debug probe firmware on this board.
Ensure the SWD isolation jumpers are populated

Using J-Link with LPC-Link2 Probe

There are two options: the onboard debug circuit can be updated with Segger J-Link firmware, or a J-Link External Debug Probe can be attached to the EVK.

To update the onboard debug circuit, please do the following:

Switch the power source for the EVK to a different source than the debug USB, as the J-Link firmware does not power the EVK via the debug USB.
Follow the instructions provided at LPC-Link2 J-Link Onboard Debug Probe to reprogram the default debug probe firmware on this board.
Ensure the SWD isolation jumpers are populated.

To attach an external J-Link probe, ensure the SWD isolation jumpers are removed, then connect the probe to the external JTAG/SWD header

Configuring a Console

Regardless of your choice in debug probe, we will use the OpenSDA microcontroller as a usb-to-serial adapter for the serial console. Check that jumpers J31 and J32 are on (they are on by default when boards ship from the factory) to connect UART signals to the OpenSDA microcontroller.

Connect a USB cable from your PC to J41.

Use the following settings with your serial terminal of choice (minicom, putty, etc.):

Speed: 115200
Data: 8 bits
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1

Flashing

Here is an example for the Hello World application.

# From the root of the zephyr repository
west build -b mimxrt1010_evk samples/hello_world
west flash

Open a serial terminal, reset the board (press the SW9 button), and you should see the following message in the terminal:

Hello World! mimxrt1010_evk

Support Resources for Zephyr

NXP Zephyr Downstream Software Development Kit
MCUXpresso for VS Code, wiki documentation and Zephyr lab guides
NXP Zephyr Knowledge Hub
NXP’s Zephyr landing page (including training resources)
NXP Support Community forum for Zephyr