# bcu

**Repository Path**: githubmap/bcu

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: bcu
- **Description**: No description available
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: BSD-3-Clause
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2023-12-01
- **Last Updated**: 2023-12-01

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

# bcu (Board Control Utilities)

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  - Install
    - $ sudo snap install --devmode bcu-nxp; sudo snap alias bcu-nxp bcu
  - Upgrade
    - $ sudo snap refresh bcu-nxp --devmode

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## **For more details about BCU, please check the BCU release note(BCU.pdf) in the latest release page.**
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# **Running environment**

 - Windows 10, 64bit
    - Need install FTDI Driver for Windows.
    - Early Windows version(below 1.2.0) need install vs2017 redistribute package

 - Ubuntu 16.04 or above, or **all Linux distribution**, 64bit
    - Get it from the Snap Store:
      - $ sudo snap install --devmode bcu-nxp; sudo snap alias bcu-nxp bcu
    - If you do not want to run BCU as root in Linux, please follow the steps below to set the rules.
      - $ cd /etc/udev/rules.d/
      - $ sudo vim xx-ftdi.rules
      - Add the line to this file: 
      ```
      SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0403", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6011", GROUP="dialout", MODE="0660"
      ```
      - Save the file
      - Re-plug the debug wire
    - To upgrade to the latest BCU version, please use this command: 
      - $ sudo snap refresh bcu-nxp --devmode

 - Ubuntu 18.04 or above, 64bit, using binary provided from release page
    - Need install these libraries
      - $ sudo apt-get install libftdi1-2 libyaml-dev openssl lsb_release(*only needed on 18.04*) libssl-dev libconfuse-dev
    - If you do not want to run BCU as root in Linux, please follow the steps below to set the rules.
      - $ cd /etc/udev/rules.d/
      - $ sudo vim xx-ftdi.rules
      - Add the line to this file: 
      ```
      SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0403", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6011", GROUP="dialout", MODE="0660"
      ```
      - Save the file
      - Re-plug the debug wire

 - Mac OS 11.x Big Sur or above, x64
    - Need install Homebrew first
      - $ /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
    - Then install other libs by Homebrew
      - $ brew install libftdi libyaml
 - Mac OS 11.x Big Sur or above, arm64
    - Apple Silicon can run x64 binary, but all libs should be installed to the path which is same as x64.
      - $ arch -x86_64 $SHELL
      - $ /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
    - Install other libs by Homebrew to default path(/usr/local/Cellar)
      - $ brew install libftdi libyaml

# **Board support**

## i.MX8MP-EVK

- imx8mpevk: do not have power measurement function
- imx8mpevkpwra0: have power measurement function
- imx8mpevkpwra1: have power measurement function
- imx8mpddr3l: VDB
- imx8mpddr4: VDB

## i.MX8DXL-EVK

- imx8dxlevk: have power measurement function
- imx8dxl_ddr3_evk: VDB
- imx8dxl_obx

## i.MX8ULP-EVK

- imx8ulpevk: have power measurement function
- imx8ulpevk9: have power measurement function
- imx8ulpwatchval: VDB

## Val_board_x

- val_board_1: VDB
- val_board_2: VDB
- val_board_3: VDB

## i.MX93

- imx93evk11/imx93evk11b1: have power measurement function
- imx93qsb

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## To get support:

 - From NXP internal issue: Create Jira ticket in MLK project, component TOOLS
 - From Customers: Create new Issue in this repo https://github.com/nxp-imx/bcu


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