Latest revision as of 15:21, 7 September 2025

Device Tree

Available Device Tree Files

The current release includes the following dtb files:

DTB	Hardware Configuration and Features	Jumpers/Connectors Settings
ucm-imx93.dtb	default hardware configuration + lvds display	P7/P8 lvds / touch is in use
ucm-imx93-mipi.dtb	default hardware configuration + mipi dsi display	P11/P12 mipi-dsi / touch is in use
ucm-imx93-headless.dtb	default hardware configuration w/out any display
ucm-imx93-mipi-csi.dtb	default hardware configuration + lvds display + camera	see #Camera
ucm-imx93-eb-eth.dtb	default hardware configuration + lvds display + Ethernet extension board

Set device tree

The current release provides two methods to switch between dtb files:

U-Boot environment

The U-boot fdtfile variable contains the device tree name that will be loaded into the RAM. This variable can be changed by:

Environment	Command
U-Boot	setenv fdtfile <fdt_file_name>; saveenv;
Linux	fw_setenv fdtfile <fdt_file_name>

GRUB environment (if the image was created with the meta-compulab-uefi layer)

Environment	Command/Procedure
GRUB Boot Menu	Goto "Advanced Boot Options" and choose a device tree from the provided dtb list.
Linux	grub-editenv /boot/grub/grubenv set fdtfile=<fdt_file_name>

Serial Console

UCM-iMX93 provides serial console on UART1.
SB-UCMIMX93 evaluation carrier-board exposes the console UART via CP2104 serial-to-USB bridge on connector P16.

Connecting to a host PC

Use a micro-USB cable to connect the console connector P16 to a USB port on your host PC.
Make sure the CP2104 driver is available with your operating system, otherwise install CP2104 driver onto the host PC from https://www.silabs.com/documents/public/software/CP210x_Windows_Drivers_with_Serial_Enumeration.zip
Identify the host PC interface and port number that will be used for communication with the UCM-iMX93 evaluation kit:
- In most Linux PCs, the serial port will be denoted as one of the following (where n is a positive integer): /dev/ttyUSB0, /dev/ttyUSB1 ... /dev/ttyUSBn
- In Windows PCs, the serial port usually will be denoted as one of the following (where n is a positive integer): COM1, COM2 ... COMn
Start a terminal emulation program (such as PuTTY on Windows or minicom on Linux).
In the port configuration section of the terminal emulation program select the port identified in previous step and set the following serial port parameters:

Baud Rate Data Bits Stop Bits Parity Flow Control

115200 8 1 none none

Display

LVDS

The UCM-iMX93 evaluation kit can be optionally supplied with the Startec KD070HDTLA020 7" LVDS LCD panel. Connect the display data cable to connector P7. Connect the display touch-panel cable to connector P8.

LVDS display requires the following device tree: ucm-imx93-lvds.dts.

The Linux device node for the display is described in: arch/arm64/boot/dts/compulab/ucm-imx93-lvds.dtsi.

MIPI-DSI

SB-UCMIMX93 supports direct connection with the Startec KD050HDFIA 5" MIPI-DSI LCD panel.

Connect the MIPI-DSI display to connectors P11 and P12 on the SB-UCMIMX93 carrier-board.

The MIPI-DSI display requires the following device tree: ucm-imx93-mipi.dts.
The MIPI-DSI display is described in the following device tree include file: arch/arm64/boot/dts/compulab/ucm-imx93-mipi.dtsi The Linux device node for the MIPI-DSI display:

/sys/class/drm/card0/card0-DSI-1/

This device node contains information about the display, such as its supported modes and its current configuration.

Display Manager

UCM-iMX93 Yocto uses Weston as the default display manager. It can be configured in /etc/xdg/weston/weston.ini.
For example the transform setting can be set to rotate-90, rotate-180, rotate-270, or commented out.
In order to apply the configuration, you need to restart the weston display manager:

systemctl stop weston
systemctl start weston

Camera

The UCM-iMX93 evaluation kit supports the e-con e-CAM131_CURB 13MP 4K camera module.
Connect the camera to connector P9 on the SB-UCMIMX93 carrier-board.

Use device tree file: ucm-imx93-mipi-csi.dtb The Linux video device node used for capturing: /dev/video0

Video Capturing

Single image capturing:

gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src num-buffers=1 ! jpegenc ! filesink location=single_buffer.jpg

Output to wayland surface:

gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src device=/dev/video0 ! 'video/x-raw,width=1280,height=720,format=BGRA' ! textoverlay text="CLAB UCM-iMX93" ! waylandsink window-width=1280 window-height=720

To find a pipe element run:

gst-inspect-1.0 | grep sink -i

Detailed information on a specific pipe element:

gst-inspect-1.0 <name>

To learn more please refer to:

https://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/V4L_capturing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GStreamer

USB

UCM-IMX93 features two USB2.0 ports that are derived from the i.MX93 USB sub-system.
On SB-UCMIMX93 evaluation carrier-board USB ports are available on the following connectors:

USB port#	HW setting	Connector	Mode
1	P21 is not used	type-A J5	host
1	P21 connected to USB host	micro-USB P21	device
2	jumper E11 is open	type-A J6	host
2	jumper E11 is closed	mini-PCIe P18	host

USB #1 in device mode

USB #1 port can be operated in device mode when connected to a host machine using connector P21.
Available gadgets for the UBS #1 in device mode:

USB gadget	SOM command
usb serial device	modprobe g_serial
usb network device	modprobe g_ether
usb mass storage device	modprobe g_mass_storage file=/dev/sdX

CAN bus

UCM-iMX93 features two Flexible Controller Area Network (FLEXCAN) modules. SB-UCMIMX93 evaluation carrier-board exposes one CAN bus interface on connector J21.

Configure both CAN interface bit-rate to 1 Mbit/sec:

ip link set can0 up type can bitrate 1000000

On one system, dump all received data frames as well as error frames:

candump any,0:0,#FFFFFFFF

  can0  111   [8]  11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88
  can0  11111111   [8]  11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88
...
  can0  03FF0983   [8]  D7 61 FF 03 C1 F7 C1 34
  can0  19C34D32   [8]  F7 5A C2 73 AD 0E 3F 0B
  can0  0675E391   [4]  2B 2D D3 49
  can0  13091C55   [8]  99 32 EC 77 27 81 49 0B
  can0  098D67CF   [8]  22 50 AB 48 AD 7F F4 26
  can0  05263FEC   [5]  1B 4C 02 45 6E
  can0  12B30E20   [0] 
  can0  1F193DF9   [1]  C5
  can0  1EB0B18F   [8]  3E 3F DA 57 C2 FE 73 58
  can0  1E5C64D9   [5]  6F 0D B3 63 6A
  can0  1E1DE3F9   [8]  96 48 AC 79 4E 00 27 71
  can0  0E1A11B7   [8]  75 81 70 7C 86 79 A7 77
  can0  05F8FD8B   [7]  33 F9 9B 1E 77 3D 1F
  can0  1E155FCD   [8]  E6 BA F8 58 ED 6D C8 10
  can0  1D91DF9E   [8]  5D 29 82 7B 97 1D AB 5C
  can0  11FB3CDA   [3]  14 65 C3
  can0  091352C0   [2]  2C ED
...

On second system:

Send standard CAN frame:

cansend can0 111#1122334455667788

Send extended CAN frame:

cansend can0 11111111#1122334455667788

CAN frames (extended mode) generator, random payload, interval between two successive flames 50 msec:

cangen -g 50 -e -D r -v can0

can: raw protocol (rev 20170425)
...
  can0  03FF0983#D7.61.FF.03.C1.F7.C1.34
  can0  19C34D32#F7.5A.C2.73.AD.0E.3F.0B
  can0  0675E391#2B.2D.D3.49
  can0  13091C55#99.32.EC.77.27.81.49.0B
  can0  098D67CF#22.50.AB.48.AD.7F.F4.26
  can0  05263FEC#1B.4C.02.45.6E
  can0  12B30E20#
  can0  1F193DF9#C5
  can0  1EB0B18F#3E.3F.DA.57.C2.FE.73.58
  can0  1E5C64D9#6F.0D.B3.63.6A
  can0  1E1DE3F9#96.48.AC.79.4E.00.27.71
  can0  0E1A11B7#75.81.70.7C.86.79.A7.77
  can0  05F8FD8B#33.F9.9B.1E.77.3D.1F
  can0  1E155FCD#E6.BA.F8.58.ED.6D.C8.10
  can0  1D91DF9E#5D.29.82.7B.97.1D.AB.5C
  can0  11FB3CDA#14.65.C3
  can0  091352C0#2C.ED
...

WiFi

UCM-iMX93 features 802.11ac wireless connectivity solution implemented with an NXP 88W8997 module.
The NetworkManager can be used to manage WiFi interface.

Before working with WiFi, please ensure that WiFi antenna is connected to the SOM.

Enable/Disable WiFi Interface

To enable WiFi interface:

nmcli radio wifi on

To disable WiFi interface:

nmcli radio wifi off

Network Scanning

Sample WiFi scanning:

nmcli dev wifi list

The output will show the list of Access Points and Ad-Hoc cells in range.

Connecting to Access Point

In the following example:

Replace <SSID> and <PASSWORD> with the actual access point parameters:

nmcli device wifi connect <SSID> password <PASSWORD> name WifiCon

Disconnect wireless network:

nmcli connection down WifiCon

Connect wireless network again:

nmcli connection up WifiCon

Creating Access Point

Prepare routing:

iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE
systemctl stop dnsmasq.service
iptables -A FORWARD -m conntrack --ctstate RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT
iptables -A FORWARD -i uap0 -o eth0 -j ACCEPT
iptables-save > /etc/iptables/iptables.rules
sudo sed -i 's/^#\(net.ipv[4,6].*forward\)/\1/' /etc/sysctl.conf

nmcli radio wifi on

In the following example Replace <SSID> and <PASSWORD> with desired access point parameters:

nmcli device wifi hotspot ssid <SSID> password <PASSWORD> con-name HotspotCon ifname uap0

Disable wireless AP:

nmcli connection down HotspotCon

Enable wireless AP again:

nmcli connection up HotspotCon

Bluetooth

UCM-iMX93 features Bluetooth connectivity implemented with an NXP 88W8997 module.

Before working with Bluetooth, please ensure that Bluetooth antenna is connected to the SOM.

To start bluetoothctl use the following command:

bluetoothctl

To start the scan process use the following commands:

[bluetooth]# default-agent
[bluetooth]# power on
[bluetooth]# scan on

Bluetooth device should be turned on and visible. Its MAC-adress and name should appear in bluetoothctl in following format:

[CHG] Device AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF Name: Device_Name

To pair with the Bluetooth device use the following command:

pair AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF

Where AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF is MAC-adress of the Bluetooth device.

To quit bluetoothctl use the following command:

[Device_Name]# quit

Cellular Modem

UCM-IMX93 Yocto includes support for Quectel EC25 mini-PCIe cellular modem that can be installed into the evaluation kit.

Install the modem module into the mini-PCIe socket P18
Close jumper E11
Connect a cellular antenna to the main antenna connector on the modem
Install an active SIM card into SIM socket P20
Boot to linux

Run the following command to verify that the modem is detected correctly:

root@ucm-imx93:~# lsusb                                                                                                                                                                                            
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 2c7c:0125 Quectel Wireless Solutions Co., Ltd. EC25 LTE modem                                                                                                                               

root@ucm-imx93:~# mmcli -L                                                                                                                                                                                         
    /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0 [QUALCOMM INCORPORATED] QUECTEL Mobile Broadband Module

Obtain <apn> of your sim card company ,e.g. rl.internet

Establish connection:

root@ucm-imx93:~# nmcli connection add type gsm ifname '*' con-name CellularCon apn <apn>
root@ucm-imx93:~# nmcli connection
NAME                UUID                                  TYPE      DEVICE   
CellularCon         a1620622-8588-4349-b3fc-66be79fbbede  gsm       cdc-wdm0

Allow up to a minute to connect to wireless network and make sure modem state is connected:

root@ucm-imx93:~#mmcli -m 0

To test the wireless interface run:

root@ucm-imx93:~#ping -c 5 dns.google -I wwan0

UART

The following table outlines default UART routing when UCM-iMX93 is used with the SB-UCMIMX93 carrier-board:

UCM-iMX93 port	Linux device	on SB-UCMIMX93 carrier-board
UART1	/dev/ttyLP0	converted to serial-over-USB debug console, micro-USB connector P16
UART2	/dev/ttyLP1	converted to RS232, DB9 connector P17
UART5	/dev/ttyLP4	routed to 100-mil header P3
UART7	/dev/ttyLP6	converted to RS485, terminal block J22

Example: testing UART5

Short pin P3-1 (UART5-RX) with P3-3 (UART5-TX) on SB-UCMIMX93 to create a loop-back.
Run the following commands:

stty -F /dev/ttyLP4 1:0:1cb2:0:3:1c:7f:15:4:5:1:0:11:13:1a:0:12:f:17:16:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0
cat /dev/ttyLP4 &
echo hello > /dev/ttyLP4

The "hello" string should appear on the terminal.

I2C

The following I2C buses and devices are present when UCM-iMX93 is used with the SB-UCMIMX93 carrier-board:

Device	I2C bus in Linux	Address	HW port in UCM-iMX93
UCM-iMX93 EEPROM	0	0x50	I2C1 (internal)
UCM-iMX93 RTC	0	0x69	I2C1 (internal)
UCM-iMX93 PMIC	1	0x25	I2C2 (internal)
GPIO extender on SB-UCMIMX93 for on-board control signals	2	0x20	I2C3
Camera module control on SB-UCMIMX93 connector P9	2	0x42	I2C3
SB-UCMIMX93 EEPROM	2	0x54	I2C3
Touch-screen controller of MIPI-DSI or LVDS panel on SB-UCMIMX93 connector P8 or P12	2	0x5d	I2C3

To list all mapped devices:

# ls /proc/device-tree/soc@0/bus@*/i2c@*/*@* -d -w 1                                                                                                         
/proc/device-tree/soc@0/bus@42000000/i2c@42530000/goodix@5d
/proc/device-tree/soc@0/bus@42000000/i2c@42530000/mipi2@42
/proc/device-tree/soc@0/bus@42000000/i2c@42530000/pca9555@20
/proc/device-tree/soc@0/bus@44000000/i2c@44340000/rtc@69
/proc/device-tree/soc@0/bus@44000000/i2c@44350000/pmic@25

Note how:

each node is appended with its address.
I2C buses order corresponds to the order of their addresses.

e.g. to inspect bus 0, in which we have RTC, run:

# i2cdetect -y 0
     0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f
00:                         -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
20: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
30: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
40: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
50: 50 51 52 53 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- UU -- -- -- -- -- -- 
70: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

In the above output numbers mark unused devices, UU marks a device that is used by a driver.

Indeed we see RTC in use at offset 0x69.

An example how to dump EEPROM contents:

hexdump -C /sys/devices/platform/soc@0/44000000.bus/44340000.i2c/i2c-0/0-0050/eeprom

SPI

Loopback example:

In order to enable SPI device, it needs to be added to the device tree in the following manner:

Set up the kernel source repository by following the instructions in this guide: https://github.com/compulab-yokneam/meta-bsp-imx9/blob/mickledore-6.1.55-2.0/Documentation/linux_kernel_build.md

However, stop before the final command that builds the kernel.

Instead of building the full kernel, run:

make dtbs

Locate the compiled device tree:

arch/arm64/boot/dts/compulab/ucm-imx93-lpspi.dtb

On the UCM-IMX93, identify your boot partition by running:

lsblk

Then, copy the .dtb file to that partition.

Restart your device and interrupt the boot process to access U-Boot. Then run:

setenv fdtfile ucm-imx93-lpspi.dtb; boot

SPI signals location:

ECSPI3_MOSI - P3.14
ECSPI3_SCLK - P3.16
ECSPI3_MISO/UART7_RX - U25 pin 1 (beside RS485)
ECSPI3_SSO/UART7_TX - U25 pin 4 (beside RS485)

Use jumper cable to connect MOSI and MISO.

On the module, run:

spidev_test -v -D /dev/spidev0.0 -p "hello"

You should see RX same as TX.

GPIO

The following table outlines default GPIO assignments when UCM-iMX93 is used with the SB-UCMIMX93 carrier-board:

Signal Name	Pin on SB-UCMIMX93
GPIO_IO04	P3-20
GPIO_IO05	P3-18
GPIO_IO07	P3-6
GPIO_IO14	P5-4
GPIO_IO15	P5-2
GPIO_IO16	P3-4

Other signals that are reserved for peripheral controls can be reassigned to GPIOs in

arch/arm64/boot/dts/compulab/ucm-imx93-pinctrl.dtsi

Example: controlling pin GPIO_IO16

Checking the pin info

gpioinfo -c 0

This lists all GPIO lines in `gpiochip0`, including GPIO_IO16 (line offset 16).

Writing to a pin

Set to high:

gpioset -c 0 --toggle 0 16=1

Set to low:

gpioset -c 0 --toggle 0 16=0

Reading the logical level from a pin

gpioget -c 0 16

ADC

i.MX93 SoC features integrated 12 bit analog to digital converter.
To use the ADC, enable it in device tree e.g. in arch/arm64/boot/dts/compulab/sbc-mcm-imx93.dts:

&adc1 {
       vref-supply = <&reg_vref_1v8>;
       status = "okay";
};

Sysfs device controls will appear in:

cd /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio\:device0/

SB-UCMIMX93 exposes ADC signals on 100-mil header P3.

Signal Name	pin on P3	sysfs file
ADC_IN0	9	in_voltage0_raw
ADC_IN1	11	in_voltage1_raw
ADC_IN2	13	in_voltage2_raw
ADC_IN3	15	in_voltage3_raw

For example, to read voltage from P3-9 run:

cat /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio\:device0/in_voltage0_raw

Expected output is a value in range 0 - 4095 which spans over the voltage range 0 - 1.8V

Suspend / Resume

The operation below requires root access.

Suspend mode allows minimizing the power consumption.
To enter suspend mode run:

echo mem >/sys/power/state

To resume normal operation press shortly the power button SW5.
To enter suspend mode with RTC as wakeup source that wakes after 5 seconds run:

rtcwake -s 5 -m mem -d /dev/rtc0

WiFi device currently doesn't support suspension. see UCM-iMX93:_Yocto_Linux:_Known_Issues

CPU temperature

i.MX93 SoC features an internal temperature sensor which allows to measure the SoC temperature. Execute the following command to read the current CPU temperature:

cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp

RTC

UCM-iMX93 features two RTC devices:

i.MX93 internal RTC (rtc0) - can be used as wake-up source
AB1805 external RTC (rtc1) - can be used for low current battery powered time keeping

Internal RTC - rtc0

System information:

udevadm info -p /sys/class/rtc/rtc0

P: /devices/platform/soc@0/44000000.bus/44440000.bbnsm/44440000.bbnsm:rtc/rtc/rtc0
N: rtc0
L: -100
S: rtc
E: DEVPATH=/devices/platform/soc@0/44000000.bus/44440000.bbnsm/44440000.bbnsm:rtc/rtc/rtc0
E: DEVNAME=/dev/rtc0
E: MAJOR=251
E: MINOR=0
E: SUBSYSTEM=rtc
E: USEC_INITIALIZED=14959708
E: DEVLINKS=/dev/rtc

Wake up:
rtc0 can be used as a wake up source, as a result an rtcwakeup can be used with this device:

rtcwake --device /dev/rtc0 -s 5 -m mem

External RTC - rtc1