NXP MIMXRT1180-EVK Quick Start Guide

This guide provides essential information to get started with the MIMXRT1180-EVK evaluation kit.

Introduction

The MIMXRT1180-EVK is an evaluation kit for the i.MX RT1180 MCU, featuring 800 MHz Arm® Cortex®-M7 and 240 MHz Cortex®-M33 cores.

The kit includes the MIMXRT1180-EVK board, a power adapter, and a Micro-B USB cable.

Board Overview

The MIMXRT1180-EVK board features numerous components and connectors for development and testing. Key components include:

JTAG: For debugging and programming.
USB<->UART: For serial communication.
Audio Connectors: Audio Aux connector and 3.5mm audio jack, Audio main connector.
Ethernet (ENET): Multiple Ethernet ports (ENET0, ENET1, ENET2, ENET3, ENET4) with RGMII/MII interfaces.
SD Card Slot: For SD card storage.
M.2 socket: For expansion.
Octal Flash: On-board flash memory.
Flash Daughter Card Interface: For additional flash memory.
USB OTG: USB OTG1 and USB OTG2 ports.
Arduino and MC Interface: Connectors for Arduino shields and MikroBUS modules.
8-CH-DMIC Extension Interface: For digital microphone arrays.
Debug USB port: For debugging.
GPIO INT button: General purpose input/output interrupt button.
Boot Mode Switch: To configure boot modes.
LPSPI flash: SPI flash memory.
HyperRAM: High-speed RAM.
SDRAM: Synchronous DRAM.
Power Reset: Button for resetting the board.
5V DC IN Switch: To enable/disable 5V DC input.
5V DC IN: Power input connector.
Wake Up: Button for waking the system.
ON/OFF: Power switch.
POR Reset: Power-On Reset button.
I2C connector: For I2C communication.
FlexIO Header: Flexible I/O header.
Tamper Pin Header: For tamper detection.

Refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 for detailed callouts of the front and back of the board.

How to Get Started

Plug the power adapter wire into the MIMXRT1180-EVK board's 5V DC IN header (J2).
Switch on the 5V DC IN (SW1).
The MIMXRT1180-EVK board comes preprogrammed with a demo. The LED on the board will flash when plugged in, indicating the demo is active.
Explore more out-of-box demos and download software and tools at www.nxp.com/MIMXRT1180-EVK.

Support

For a list of phone numbers within your region, visit www.nxp.com/support.

Warranty

For complete warranty information, visit www.nxp.com/warranty.

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