bcu (Board Control Utilities)

• Install
  • $ sudo snap install --devmode bcu-nxp; sudo snap alias bcu-nxp bcu
• Upgrade
  • $ sudo snap refresh bcu-nxp --devmode

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For more details about BCU, please check the BCU release note(BCU.pdf) in the latest release page.

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Running environment

• Windows 10, 64bit

  • Need install FTDI Driver for Windows.
  • Early Windows version(below 1.2.0) need install vs2017 redistribute package

• Ubuntu 16.04 or above, or all Linux distribution, 64bit

  • Get it from the Snap Store:
    • $ sudo snap install --devmode bcu-nxp; sudo snap alias bcu-nxp bcu
  • If you do not want to run BCU as root in Linux, please follow the steps below to set the rules.
    • $ cd /etc/udev/rules.d/
    • $ sudo vim xx-ftdi.rules
    • Add the line to this file:

    SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0403", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6011", GROUP="dialout", MODE="0660"
    

    • Save the file
    • Re-plug the debug wire
  • To upgrade to the latest BCU version, please use this command:
    • $ sudo snap refresh bcu-nxp --devmode

• Ubuntu 18.04 or above, 64bit, using binary provided from release page

  • Need install these libraries
    • $ sudo apt-get install libftdi1-2 libyaml-dev openssl lsb_release(only needed on 18.04) libssl-dev libconfuse-dev
  • If you do not want to run BCU as root in Linux, please follow the steps below to set the rules.
    • $ cd /etc/udev/rules.d/
    • $ sudo vim xx-ftdi.rules
    • Add the line to this file:

    SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0403", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6011", GROUP="dialout", MODE="0660"
    

    • Save the file
    • Re-plug the debug wire

• Mac OS 11.x Big Sur or above, x64

  • Need install Homebrew first
    • $ /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
  • Then install other libs by Homebrew
    • $ brew install libftdi libyaml

• Mac OS 11.x Big Sur or above, arm64

  • Apple Silicon can run x64 binary, but all libs should be installed to the path which is same as x64.
    • $ arch -x86_64 $SHELL
    • $ /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
  • Install other libs by Homebrew to default path(/usr/local/Cellar)
    • $ brew install libftdi libyaml

Board support

i.MX8MP-EVK

• imx8mpevk: do not have power measurement function
• imx8mpevkpwra0: have power measurement function
• imx8mpevkpwra1: have power measurement function
• imx8mpddr3l: VDB
• imx8mpddr4: VDB

i.MX8DXL-EVK

• imx8dxlevk: have power measurement function
• imx8dxl_ddr3_evk: VDB
• imx8dxl_obx

i.MX8ULP-EVK

• imx8ulpevk: have power measurement function
• imx8ulpevk9: have power measurement function
• imx8ulpwatchval: VDB

Val_board_x

• val_board_1: VDB
• val_board_2: VDB
• val_board_3: VDB

i.MX93

• imx93evk11/imx93evk11b1: have power measurement function
• imx93qsb

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To get support:

• From NXP internal issue: Create Jira ticket in MLK project, component TOOLS
• From Customers: Create new Issue in this repo https://github.com/nxp-imx/bcu

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