Android Platform Customization
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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 |
|
| 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
│ ├── 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 the appropriate button:
- Install Yocto SOLOCB NAND: Flash Yocto on NAND flash, on VAR-SOLOCustomBoard
- Install Yocto SOLOCB eMMC: Flash Yocto on eMMC, on VAR-SOLOCustomBoard
- Install Yocto MX6CB Res NAND: Flash Yocto with Resistive touch panel support on NAND flash, on VAR-MX6CustomBoard
- Install Yocto MX6CB Cap NAND: Flash Yocto with Capacitive touch panel support on NAND flash, on VAR-MX6CustomBoard
- Install Yocto MX6CB Res eMMC: Flash Yocto with Resistive touch panel support on eMMC, on VAR-MX6CustomBoard
- Install Yocto MX6CB Cap eMMC: Flash Yocto with Capacitive touch panel support on eMMC, on VAR-MX6CustomBoard.
- Install Yocto DART (eMMC): Flash Yocto on eMMC, on VAR-DT6CustomBoard
- Android SOLOCustomBoard eMMC: Flash Yocto on eMMC, on VAR-SOLOCustomBoard
- Android MX6CB Cap: Flash Yocto with Capacitive touch panel support on eMMC, on VAR-MX6CustomBoard
- Android MX6CB Res: Flash Yocto with Resistive touch panel support on eMMC, on VAR-MX6CustomBoard
- Android DART: Flash Yocto on eMMC, on VAR-DT6CustomBoard
Platform Customizations
VAR-SOM-MX6
- RELEASE_NAME = morty-fslc-4.1.15-mx6-v1.0-beta
- RELEASE_LINK = RELEASE_N7.1.1_1.0.0_VAR-SOM-MX6
- ANDROID_NAME = Nougat
- ANDROID_VERSION = N7.1.1
- NXP_BSP_VERSION = IMX6_N7.1.1_1.0.0_ANDROID
- RECOVERY_SD_NAME = mx6-som-recovery-sd.v81.img.gz
- RECOVERY_SD_URL = ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/VAR-SOM-MX6/Software/
- RELEASE_NOTES_LINK = https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WN-kGn3r9mcJh0EdSE3wZNBmhw5g5A95facy6gSIFn4/pubhtml
- MACHINE_NAME = var-som-mx6
- KERNEL_GIT = https://github.com/varigit/linux-2.6-imx.git
- KERNEL_BRANCH = n7.1.1_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 = n7.1.1_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 = morty
- 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