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Verdin iMX95 Module
==========================

- SoM: https://www.toradex.com/computer-on-modules/verdin-arm-family/nxp-imx95
- Carrier board: https://www.toradex.com/products/carrier-board/verdin-development-board-kit

Quick Start
-----------

- Setup environment
- Get ahab-container.img
- Get DDR PHY Firmware Images
- Get and Build OEI Images
- Get and Build System Manager Image
- Get and Build the ARM Trusted Firmware
- Build the Bootloader Image
- Boot

Setup environment
-----------------

Suggested current toolchains are ARM 14.3 (https://developer.arm.com/downloads/-/arm-gnu-toolchain-downloads):

- https://developer.arm.com/-/media/Files/downloads/gnu/14.3.rel1/binrel/arm-gnu-toolchain-14.3.rel1-x86_64-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz
- https://developer.arm.com/-/media/Files/downloads/gnu/14.3.rel1/binrel/arm-gnu-toolchain-14.3.rel1-x86_64-aarch64-none-linux-gnu.tar.xz

.. code-block:: console

    $ export TOOLS=<path/to/directory/with/toolchains>
    $ export CROSS_COMPILE_32=<path/to/arm/toolchain/bin/>arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-
    $ export CROSS_COMPILE_64=<path/to/arm64/toolchain/bin/>aarch64-none-linux-gnu-

Get ahab-container.img
----------------------

Note: `$srctree` is the U-Boot source directory

.. code-block:: console

    $ wget https://www.nxp.com/lgfiles/NMG/MAD/YOCTO/firmware-ele-imx-2.0.2-89161a8.bin
    $ sh firmware-ele-imx-2.0.2-89161a8.bin --auto-accept
    $ cp firmware-ele-imx-2.0.2-89161a8/mx95b0-ahab-container.img $(srctree)

Get DDR PHY Firmware Images
---------------------------

Note: `$srctree` is the U-Boot source directory

.. code-block:: console

    $ wget https://www.nxp.com/lgfiles/NMG/MAD/YOCTO/firmware-imx-8.28-994fa14.bin
    $ sh firmware-imx-8.28-994fa14.bin --auto-accept
    $ cp firmware-imx-8.28-994fa14/firmware/ddr/synopsys/lpddr4x*v202409.bin $(srctree)

Get and Build OEI Images
------------------------

Note: `$srctree` is the U-Boot source directory
Get OEI from: https://git.toradex.com/cgit/imx-oei-toradex.git/
branch: main

.. code-block:: console

    $ git clone -b main https://git.toradex.com/cgit/imx-oei-toradex.git/
    $ cd imx-oei-toradex

    $ make board=toradex-verdin-imx95 oei=ddr DEBUG=1 r=B0 all
    $ cp build/toradex-verdin-imx95/ddr/oei-m33-ddr.bin $(srctree)

The Makefile will set `DDR_CONFIG` automatically based on the selected silicon
revision.

Get and Build the System Manager Image
--------------------------------------

Note: `$srctree` is the U-Boot source directory
Get System Manager from: https://git.toradex.com/cgit/imx-sm-toradex.git/
branch: main

.. code-block:: console

    $ git clone -b main https://git.toradex.com/cgit/imx-sm-toradex.git/
    $ cd imx-sm-toradex
    $ make config=verdin-imx95 all
    $ cp build/verdin-imx95/m33_image.bin $(srctree)

Get and Build the ARM Trusted Firmware
--------------------------------------

Note: `$srctree` is the U-Boot source directory
Get ATF from: https://github.com/nxp-imx/imx-atf/
branch: lf_v2.12

.. code-block:: console

    $ export CROSS_COMPILE=$CROSS_COMPILE_64
    $ unset LDFLAGS
    $ unset AS
    $ git clone -b lf_v2.12 https://github.com/nxp-imx/imx-atf.git
    $ cd imx-atf
    $ make PLAT=imx95 bl31
    $ cp build/imx95/release/bl31.bin $(srctree)

Build the Bootloader Image
--------------------------

.. code-block:: console

    $ export CROSS_COMPILE=$CROSS_COMPILE_64
    $ make verdin-imx95_defconfig
    $ make

Flash to eMMC
-------------

.. code-block:: console

    > tftpboot ${loadaddr} flash.bin
    > setexpr blkcnt ${filesize} + 0x1ff && setexpr blkcnt ${blkcnt} / 0x200
    > mmc dev 0 1 && mmc write ${loadaddr} 0x0 ${blkcnt}

As a convenience, instead of the last two commands, one may also use the update
U-Boot wrapper:

.. code-block:: console

    > run update_uboot

Boot
----

Boot sequence is:

* SPL ---> ATF (TF-A) ---> U-Boot proper

Output:

.. code-block:: console

    U-Boot SPL 2026.04-00756-ge7053d7cab88 (Apr 15 2026 - 12:27:34 +0200)
    SYS Boot reason: pmic, origin: -1, errid: -1
    SYS shutdown reason: pmic, origin: -1, errid: -1
    Trying to boot from MMC1
    Primary set selected
    Load image from MMC/SD 0xca000
    NOTICE:  BL31: v2.12.0(release):lf-6.12.20-2.0.0
    NOTICE:  BL31: Built : 17:34:12, Oct 21 2025


    U-Boot 2026.04-00756-ge7053d7cab88 (Apr 15 2026 - 12:27:34 +0200)

    CPU:   NXP i.MX95 Rev2.0 A55 at 1800 MHz - invalid sensor data
    DRAM:  7.8 GiB
    Core:  323 devices, 28 uclasses, devicetree: separate
    MMC:   FSL_SDHC: 0, FSL_SDHC: 1, FSL_SDHC: 2
    Loading Environment from MMC... Reading from MMC(0)... OK
    In:    serial@44380000
    Out:   serial@44380000
    Err:   serial@44380000
    Model: Toradex 0089 Verdin iMX95 Hexa 8GB WB IT V1.0B
    Serial#: 12594936

    BuildInfo:
      - ELE firmware version 2.0.2-2a118457

    Setting variant to wifi
    Net:   No ethernet found.
    Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0
    Verdin iMX95 #
