Android Platform Customization

VAR-SOM-MX6

Supported hardware and features

Feature	Description
SOM support	VAR-SOM-MX6 V2 VAR-SOM-SOLO VAR-SOM-DUAL DART-MX6
Carrier Board support	VAR-MX6CustomBoard VAR-SOLOCustomBoard VAR-DVK-DT6
CPU	i.MX6 Quad Plus i.MX6 Quad i.MX6 Dual i.MX6 Dual lite i.MX6 Solo
NAND flash size support	128MB and up
eMMC	up to 64GB
DDR size support configuration	Solo:up to 1GB. DualLite, Dual, Quad: up to 4GB
SD card	+
Wired Network	10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
Wireless Network	Support for Wilink8, 802.11abgn STA, AP, & Wi-Fi Direct Mode SmartConfig Wilink8 page
Bluetooth	+
SPI	+
I2C	+
Canbus	+
USB host	+
USB OTG	Host and Device
Uarts	x3, up to 3.6 Mbps.
RTC	+
Display	HDMI: 720P,1080P LVDS0 (On board LVDS-to-RGB bridge, 800x480 resolution), LVDS1 external display
Audio	Line IN/ Line out and Audio over HDMI
Camera	ov5640 camera sensor. CB402 board can be ordered separately at : sales@variscite.com
PCIE	+
SATA	+

SD card image file tree

/opt/images/
├── Android
│   ├── SPL-mmc
│   ├── SPL-nand
│   ├── boot-imx6q-var-dart.img
│   ├── boot-som-mx6dl-c.img
│   ├── boot-som-mx6dl-r.img
│   ├── boot-som-mx6q-c.img
│   ├── boot-som-mx6q-r.img
│   ├── boot-som-mx6q-vsc.img
│   ├── boot-som-solo-c.img
│   ├── boot-som-solo-r.img
│   ├── boot-som-solo-vsc.img
│   ├── boot-som-solo-vsc.img
│   ├── recovery-imx6q-var-dart.img
│   ├── recovery-som-mx6dl-c.img
│   ├── recovery-som-mx6dl-r.img
│   ├── recovery-som-mx6q-c.img
│   ├── recovery-som-mx6q-r.img
│   ├── recovery-som-mx6q-vsc.img
│   ├── recovery-som-solo-c.img
│   ├── recovery-som-solo-r.img
│   ├── recovery-som-solo-vsc.img
│   ├── system.img
│   ├── u-boot-var-imx6-mmc.img
│   └── u-boot-var-imx6-nand.img
└── Yocto
    ├── SPL-nand
    ├── SPL-sd
    ├── imx6dl-var-som-cap.dtb
    ├── imx6dl-var-som-res.dtb
    ├── imx6dl-var-som-solo-cap.dtb
    ├── imx6dl-var-som-solo-res.dtb
    ├── imx6dl-var-som-solo-vsc.dtb
    ├── imx6dl-var-som-vsc.dtb
    ├── imx6q-var-dart.dtb
    ├── imx6q-var-som-cap.dtb
    ├── imx6q-var-som-res.dtb
    ├── imx6q-var-som-vsc.dtb
    ├── rootfs.tar.bz2
    ├── rootfs.ubi
    ├── u-boot.img-nand
    ├── u-boot.img-sd
    └── uImage

Flash Recovery SD from GUI

Click on the appropriate icon:

• Install Android SOLOCustomBoard: Install Android on eMMC, on VAR-SOLOCustomBoard
• Install Android MX6CB Cap: Install Android with Capacitive touch panel support on eMMC, on VAR-MX6CustomBoard
• Install Android MX6CB Res: Install Android with Resistive touch panel support on eMMC, on VAR-MX6CustomBoard
• Install Android DART: Install Android on eMMC, on VAR-DT6CustomBoard

• Install Yocto SOLOCB NAND: Install Yocto on NAND flash, on VAR-SOLOCustomBoard
• Install Yocto SOLOCB eMMC: Install Yocto on eMMC, on VAR-SOLOCustomBoard
• Install Yocto MX6CB Res NAND: Install Yocto with Resistive touch panel support on NAND flash, on VAR-MX6CustomBoard
• Install Yocto MX6CB Cap NAND: Install Yocto with Capacitive touch panel support on NAND flash, on VAR-MX6CustomBoard
• Install Yocto MX6CB Res eMMC: Install Yocto with Resistive touch panel support on eMMC, on VAR-MX6CustomBoard
• Install Yocto MX6CB Cap eMMC: Install Yocto with Capacitive touch panel support on eMMC, on VAR-MX6CustomBoard.
• Install Yocto DART (eMMC): Install Yocto on eMMC, on VAR-DT6CustomBoard

DART-MX8M

Supported hardware and features

Feature	Description
SOM support	DART-MX8M
Carrier Board support	VAR-DT8MCustomBoard
CPU	i.MX8M
eMMC	up to 64GB
DDR size support configuration	up to 4GB
SD card	+
Wired Network	10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
Wireless Network	Support for LWB5, 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n STA, AP, & Wi-Fi Direct Mode SmartConfig
Bluetooth	4.2 / BLE
SPI	+
I2C	+
Canbus	+
USB host	+
USB OTG	Host and Device
Uarts	x4, up to 4 Mbps.
RTC	+
Display	HDMI: V2.0a up to 4Kp60 LVDS Dual 1920×1080 24-bit MIPI-DSI 1920×1080 24-bit
Audio	Line IN / HP
Camera	2x MIPI-CSI2
PCIE	+

SD card image file tree

/opt/images/
├── Android
│   ├── u-boot-imx8m-var-dart.imx
│   ├── boot-imx8m-var-dart-emmc-wifi-dcss-lvds.img
│   ├── boot-imx8m-var-dart-emmc-wifi-hdmi.img
│   ├── boot-imx8m-var-dart-sd-emmc-dcss-lvds.img
│   ├── boot-imx8m-var-dart-sd-emmc-hdmi.img
│   ├── recovery-imx8m-var-dart-emmc-wifi-dcss-lvds.img
│   ├── recovery-imx8m-var-dart-emmc-wifi-hdmi.img
│   ├── recovery-imx8m-var-dart-sd-emmc-dcss-lvds.img
│   ├── recovery-imx8m-var-dart-sd-emmc-hdmi.img
│   ├── vbmeta-imx8m-var-dart-emmc-wifi-dcss-lvds.img
│   ├── vbmeta-imx8m-var-dart-emmc-wifi-hdmi.img
│   ├── vbmeta-imx8m-var-dart-sd-emmc-dcss-lvds.img
│   ├── vbmeta-imx8m-var-dart-sd-emmc-hdmi.img
│   ├── system_raw.img
│   └── vendor_raw.img
└── Yocto
    ├── imx8m-var-dart-emmc-wifi-dcss-lvds.dtb
    ├── imx8m-var-dart-emmc-wifi-hdmi.dtb
    ├── imx8m-var-dart-sd-emmc-dcss-lvds.dtb
    ├── imx8m-var-dart-sd-emmc-hdmi.dtb
    ├── rootfs.tar.bz2
    ├── u-boot-imx8m-var-dart.imx
    └── zImage

Flash Recovery SD from GUI

Currently no GUI is available for flashing, use console.

Platform Customizations

VAR-SOM-MX6

• RELEASE_NAME = rocko-fslc-4.9.11-mx6-v1.0
• RELEASE_LINK = RELEASE_O8.0.0_1.0.0_VAR-SOM-MX6
• ANDROID_NAME = Oreo
• ANDROID_VERSION = O8.0.0_r25
• NXP_BSP_VERSION = IMX6_8.0.0_1.0.0_ANDROID
• RECOVERY_SD_NAME = mx6-som-recovery-sd.v100.img.gz
• RECOVERY_SD_URL = ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/VAR-SOM-MX6/Software/
• RELEASE_NOTES_LINK = https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQME5GjaLDTjZgNIWaX-vDOSZmIH9u9p30G8FcLpUbO7y2c233AEuqOLdUpHNMZWzmXMcyO52qTUJfq/pubhtml
• MACHINE_NAME = var-som-mx6
• KERNEL_GIT = https://github.com/varigit/linux-imx
• KERNEL_BRANCH = o8.0.0_1.0.0-ga_var01
• KERNEL_IMAGE = uImage
• KERNEL_DEFCONFIG = imx_v7_var_android_defconfig
• U-BOOT_GIT = https://github.com/varigit/uboot-imx.git
• U-BOOT_BRANCH = imx_v2017.03_4.9.11_1.0.0_ga_var01
• U-BOOT_SD_DEFCONFIG = mx6var_som_sd_android_defconfig
• U-BOOT_NAND_DEFCONFIG = mx6var_som_nand_android_defconfig
• U-BOOT_SD_IMAGE_NAME = u-boot.img-sd
• U-BOOT_NAND_IMAGE_NAME = u-boot.img-nand
• SPL_SD_IMAGE_NAME = SPL-sd
• SPL_NAND_IMAGE_NAME = SPL-nand
• YOCTO_GIT = https://github.com/varigit/variscite-bsp-platform.git
• YOCTO_META_GIT = '
• YOCTO_BRANCH = rocko
• YOCTO_BUILD_RESULTS_SECTION = VAR-SOM-MX6_BUILD_RESULTS
• YOCTO_BOOT_BOARD_SECTION = VAR-SOM-MX6_BOOT_BOARD
• KERNEL_DTB_SECTION = VAR-SOM-MX6_DTB
• SD_TREE_SECTION = VAR-SOM-MX6_SD_TREE
• YOCTO_FLASH_SD_FROM_GUI_SECTION = '
• EMMC_FAT_PARTITION_NAME = BOOT-VARMX6
• EMMC_ROOTFS_DEV = mmcblk0
• EMMC_ROOTFS_PARTITION_NUM = p1
• NAND_ROOTFS_DEV = mtd3
• QT_PLATFORM_PLUGIN = eglfs
• RAM_LOAD_ADDRESS = 0x18100000
• UBOOT_CONFIG_FILE = include/configs/mx6var_som.h
• UBOOT_PAD_SIZE = 0x1e0000
• KERNEL_PAD_SIZE = 0x800000
• DTB_START_ADDRESS = 0x3e0000

DART-MX8M

• RELEASE_NAME = morty-imx-4.9.51-v1.0
• RELEASE_LINK = RELEASE_O8.1.0_1.3.0_8M_DART-MX8M
• ANDROID_NAME = Oreo
• ANDROID_VERSION = O8.1.0_r14
• NXP_BSP_VERSION = imx_8.1.0_1.3.0_8m_ANDROID
• RECOVERY_SD_NAME = mx8m-som-recovery-sd.v11.img.gz
• RECOVERY_SD_URL = ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/DART-MX8M/Software/
• RELEASE_NOTES_LINK = TBD
• MACHINE_NAME = imx8m-var-dart
• KERNEL_GIT = https://github.com/varigit/linux-imx
• KERNEL_BRANCH = o8.1.0_1.3.0_8m-ga_var01
• KERNEL_IMAGE = zImage
• KERNEL_DEFCONFIG = imx8m_var_dart_android_defconfig
• U-BOOT_GIT = https://github.com/varigit/uboot-imx.git
• U-BOOT_BRANCH = imx_v2017.03_4.9.51_imx8m_ga_var01
• U-BOOT_SD_DEFCONFIG = imx8m_var_dart_config
• U-BOOT_SD_IMAGE_NAME = u-boot-imx8m-var-dart.imx
• YOCTO_BUILD_RESULTS_SECTION = DART-MX8M_BUILD_RESULTS
• YOCTO_BOOT_BOARD_SECTION = DART-MX8M_BOOT_BOARD
• KERNEL_DTB_SECTION = DART-MX8M_DTB
• SD_TREE_SECTION = DART-MX8M_SD_TREE
• EMMC_ROOTFS_DEV = mmcblk0
• EMMC_ROOTFS_PARTITION_NUM = p0
• UBOOT_CONFIG_FILE = include/configs/imx8m_var_dart.h