CuBox-i Quick Start Guide
Revision and Notes
Date
Owner
Revision
Notes
26 Sep 2021
1.0
Initial release
Introduction
The following quick start guide provides background information about the CuBox-i.
The guide will give a technical overview about the product and by the end of it you should be able to boot an operating system and begin testing your application.
Hardware Setup
Product Specifications
Model
CuBox i1
CuBox i2
CuBox i2eX
CuBox i4P
I/Os
2 x USB 2.0 1 x eSATA
2 x USB 2.0 1 x eSATA
2 x USB 2.0 1 x eSATA
2 x USB 2.0 1 x eSATA
Networking
1 x Ethernet RJ45 10/100/1000 (max 470 MB/s) 1 x 802.11 a/b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth (2.4 GHz)
1 x Ethernet RJ45 10/100/1000 (max 470 MB/s) 1 x 802.11 a/b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth (2.4 GHz)
1 x Ethernet RJ45 10/100/1000 (max 470 MB/s) 1 x 802.11 a/b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth (2.4 GHz)
1 x Ethernet RJ45 10/100/1000 (max 470 MB/s) 1 x 802.11 a/b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth (2.4 GHz)
Processor
NXP i.MX 6 Single core Arm Cortex A9 up to 1GHz
NXP i.MX 6 Dual Lite core Arm Cortex A9 up to 1GHz
NXP i.MX 6 Dual core Arm Cortex A9 up to 1GHz
NXP i.MX 6 Quad core Arm Cortex A9 up to 1GHz
Memory & Storage
512MB DDR3 8GB eMMC MicroSD
1GB DDR3 8GB eMMC MicroSD
1GB DDR3 8GB eMMC MicroSD
2GB DDR3 8GB eMMC MicroSD
Display
HDMI
HDMI
HDMI
HDMI
Misc.
Reset button RTC IR reciver
Reset button RTC IR reciver
Reset button RTC IR reciver
Reset button RTC IR reciver
Development and Debug interfaces
Micro USB
Micro USB
Micro USB
Micro USB
Power
5V
5V
5V
5V
Expansion card I/Os
None
None
None
None
Temperature
Commercial: 0°C to 40°C
Commercial: 0°C to 40°C
Commercial: 0°C to 40°C
Commercial: 0°C to 40°C
Dimensions
50 x 50 x 50mm
50 x 50 x 50mm
50 x 50 x 50mm
50 x 50 x 50mm
Enclosure
ABS Plastic
ABS Plastic
ABS Plastic
ABS Plastic
Supported with i.MX6 SOM. For more detailed information about our SOM-i.MX6 series please visit this user manual : i.MX6 SOM Hardware User Manual.
Block Diagram
The following figure describes the i.MX6 Block Diagram.
Visual features overview
A demonstration of how to connect your cables and other peripherals to your CuBox-i can be found here : How to connect cables and peripherals to your CuBox-i
Software Setup
Cable setup and prerequisites
Micro USB cable
Power supplier : regulated 5V supply with 2A source capacity (3A for CuBox-i4pro)
Micro SD card
Linux or Windows PC
Router or switch with Ethernet cable
Note that using an adaptor with an output voltage which is higher than 5V will damage your device and possibly other connected USB devices.
Booting form an SD card
1. Downloading the Yocto image
Download the Yocto image by running the following command on your Linux/Windows PC:
For other software releases, please visit images.solid-run.com/IMX6.
2. Writing the image to the SD card
Use the following commands for writing the image to an SD card:
For more information, please visit Flashing an SD Card .
Note: Plug a micro SD into your Linux PC, the following assumes that the micro SD is added as /dev/sdX and all it’s partitions are unmounted.
3. SD card insertion
Please Insert the SD card into your device.
4. Power connection
Connect your power adaptor to the DC jack, and then connect the adaptor to mains supply.
A red LED will light up at the front panel. This is an indication of boot loader firmware is running.If you find you need additional help, please contact us and we’ll do our best to get back to you with more personal support.
5. Serial Connection
Please insert the micro USB into your device, then you can refer to Serial Connection for installing necessary serial connection software in Linux/Windows.
Once you installed the necessary serial connection software, you should be able to see a log-in prompt similar to the following:
In order to be able to log in , please insert “root” as a username, password is empty:
More Features
Internet
If you have purchased CuBox-i1 or CuBox-i2 first connect an Ethernet cable to your CuBox-i (for internet access during boot-up). Models CuBox-i2ex and CuBox-i4Pro (Or CuBox i1 / i2 with WiFi function), can be connected via Wi-Fi or wired Ethernet.
Please check you Ethernet connection.
Wi-fi
You can connect to WiFi using any application, such as : connmanctl or wpa_spplicant
TLDR Connecting to WiFi network using connman:
Bluetooth
For showing all Bluetooth devices, run the following:
2. Choose a device, and turn it on:
3.Set up the Bluetooth name:
4. Make your Bluetooth detectable by other devices:
5. If you want to connect to other devices:
Start by scanning for other Bluetooth devices:
Choose a MAC address and connect :
You can check the communication between the devices by writing :
List Of Supported OS
Build U-Boot & Kernel from sources
Build a Linux kernel - i.MX6 Kernel
Build a U-Boot - i.MX6 U-Boot
Documentation
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