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Version: Torizon OS 7.x.y

NXP Hardware Support

How to Get Started​

Installing Torizon​

  1. Download the appropriate Torizon OS image from the Toradex Download Center.

  2. Flash the .wic image to the SDCard, replacing <torizon-os-version> with the version you downloaded and <sdcard-device-node> with your SDCard device node, for example: /dev/sdb.

    $ zstdcat if=torizon-docker-imx93-11x11-lpddr4x-frdm-<torizon-os-version>.wic.zst | sudo dd of=<sdcard-device-node>

  3. Change the board boot switch to ON ON OFF OFF (from left to right) to boot from an SDCard. For more information regarding hardware setup, refer to NXP's Quickstart.

    FRDM i.MX 93 Hardware Setup

  4. Insert the SDCard and power on the board.

  5. Establish a serial connection with the board (using picocom, for example), and login with the default credentials. The default password for the user torizon is torizon.

    $ picocom -b 115200 /dev/ttyUSBx

  6. Change the password when prompted and establish a new session.

Deploying an Application​

  1. Create an account on https://app.torizon.io/.

  2. Go to the Hardware > Devices tab.

  3. Click Provision Device.

  4. Choose a pairing method, then follow the on-screen instructions to connect your device to Torizon Cloud.

  5. Access the Torizon Demo Gallery and remotely deploy a sample application to the board.

    tip

    For detailed instructions, see the Torizon Demo Gallery step-by-step guide.

Updating​

  1. Open the Packages list in your Torizon Cloud account.

  2. Select Manage Sources.

  3. Check if Common Torizon Pre-Release source is enabled to provide the Engineering Pre-Release Torizon OS package source for the FRDM i.MX 93.

    Enabling Common Torizon Pre-Release source

    On the Manage Sources page:

    1. Select Add Source.

      Torizon Mirror Add source

    2. Select From URL.

    3. Select Common Torizon Pre-Release from the list.

      Select Common Torizon Pre-Release

    4. Select Fetch Data.

    5. Select Continue.

    6. Review the information, save and exit.

  4. Return to the Packages list, filter for imx93frdm, and trigger the OS update on the target device.

For more information, or if you want to build Torizon OS from source using Yocto, read the full documentation for NXP boards available on the Torizon GitHub.

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