| Overview |
Freescale delivers the cost-effective i.MX23 evaluation kit, allowing customers to develop, debug and demonstrate their next great product without compromising performance. The first in our new price, performance and personality series, the evaluation kit supports all the features of the device in a small, singleboard design and an optional LCD add-on module to enable developers a complete development platform at a low price point of less than $600. Based on a powerful and well-proven ARM926EJ-S™ core, the i.MX23 EVK delivers exceptional performance without sacrificing battery life, and for wall-powered devices, will help developers design products that meet today’s demands for energy efficiency. A range of connectivity options makes the i.MX23 EVK suitable for developing many different types of user applications. The provided Board Support Package (BSP) for Linux® enables rapid prototyping to help speed up the processor selection process and quickly deliver a demo into the hands of the project stakeholders. The i.MX23 EVK is preconfigured with Linux to support a wide range of consumer, general embedded and industrial applications.
| Kit Contents |
- DDR1 memory - 128MB of 16 bit DDR memory from two chips.
- Debug support - Proprietary Parallel-to-Serial JTAG converter, supports commercially available JTAG software up to 1MHz operations.
- Flash memory, NAND - 1 GB of MLC NAND Flash Memory.
- Jacks and speaker terminals - Headphone jack, line in jack, and external mono speaker terminals.
- Microphone - Omni-Directional Condenser Microphone.
- Network connector - Ethernet network connector driven by external SPI Ethernet IC. Shares data lines with SD/MMC card connector through a buffer.
- Power supply - +5.0 VDC, 3 A universal power supply.
- Reset - Push button reset forces i.MX23 CPU to shutdown. Must be restarted manually.
- SD/MMC card connector - Card sense functionality.
- USB Connector - One USB fast-speed Micro-AB connector. Host Mode (OTG) option requires stuffing additional components.
- WQVGA LCD Connector - 4.3 inch WVGA display panel connector with touch panel as optional LCD (not included).
| Key Features | Back to Top |
- 128 MB DDR1 SDRAM (with optional power saving mode)
- 1 GB NAND Flash (Can support 4 chip enable 48-TSOP NAND and ONFI packages)
- SD/MMC Card Socket
- Micro USB connector (OTG Host capability optional)
- 3.5mm stereo line-in and Headphone out jacks
- Ethernet Connector
- Debug UART
- 2 Application UARTs (one populated by default, one optional)
- LCD Connector
- 6 User Interface buttons, 3 Functional buttons
- 3-Axis Accelerometer
- JTAG connector with integrated parallel-to-serial converter
- Power supply jack to provide simulated battery power and power to support functions.
- Connectors for Li-ION Battery attachment.
- On-board microphone
- External Speaker connector pins
- Expansion Port Connector (optional)
- SPI Flash and EEPROM (optional)
- Composite Video Out (optional)
- Ability to select different Boot Mode options
- Near form-factor layout.
- Solid reference schematics that closely resemble final products to aid customers’ designs.
- Utilizes reliable high-density connector to interface between boards.
| Ordering Information | Back to Top |
Products
Supplier | Part Number |
| Freescale | MCIMX23LEVKJ |
Associated Products
Supplier | Description | Part Number |
Freescale | WVGA LCD Module for i.MX233 EVK | MCIMX23LCD |
Freescale | USB Cable Assembly | 45-1401-15 |
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| Document List | Back to Top |
Data Sheet
| Part Number | Description | Size |
MCIMX23LEVKJ | Freescale Evaluation Kit (EVK) for the i.MX233 Applications Processor | 412KB |
Application Notes
File Name | Size |
AN3875 Building a Linux Image and Downloading onto i.MX Processors Using a Virtual Machine | 3361KB |
IMX23_EVK_LINUX_HELLO_WORLD Hello World demo and new demo instructions | 107KB |
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