Introduction#

Config Tools for i.MX is a software tool that helps guide users from first evaluation to production software development. This document describes how to install the Config Tools for i.MX software.

Config Tools for i.MX is available offline (local) installed on the host machine for pin routing configuration, validation and code generation, including pin functional/electrical properties, power rails, and run-time functions.

Config Tools for i.MX is intended for general use and aims to help hardware designers, software engineers, embedded engineers, and field application engineers (FAEs) and consists of several tools.

The Pins tool main features are:

Graphical views to create and change pins configuration
Creation of C source code and Device Tree snippet (DTS) for device initialization
Package with all pins and routable peripherals
Registers with initialization values

The DDR tool main features are:

Graphical view to display and change basic DDR attributes, such as memory type, frequency, or number of channels.
Graphical view to test and validate the DDR settings.

Note: If macOS is set to Traditional Chinese, Config Tools for i.MX starts in English and not Chinese. This is intended.