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Get started with RZ/V2L Or RZ/G2L SMARC Development Platform

Unpacking

Remove the Development Platform from box and place above the ESD free area. Use anti-static pad/mat with proper grounding to place the Development Platform. Also make sure that, below deliverables are received without any physical damage.

Development kit contains:

  • SMARC Development Platform
  • 12V, 2A Power Supply
  • USB Debug Cable
  • Safety guidelines
Safety guidelines_IMG

Safety guidelines

RZ G2L V2L SMARC Devkit Top view

SMARC DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM

12V Power supply

12V, Power Supply

USB-OTG-Cable

USB OTG cable

Get to know

RZ-G2L-V2L SoM_Top view

Renesas RZ/V2L or RZ/G2L SMARC SOM – Top view

RZ-G2L-V2L SoM_Bottom view

Renesas RZ/V2L or RZ/G2L SMARC SOM – Bottom view

1. SMARC Edge
2. eMMC
3. RGB Connector*
4. JTAG Connector*
5. 3 Pin Debug Header*

6. Fan Header
7. PMIC
8. DDR4
9. Renesas RZ/V2L or RZ/G2L CPU
10. Expansion Connector*

RZ G2L V2L Devkit Top view

Renesas RZ/V2L or RZ/G2L SMARC Development Kit – Top View

1. Power IN Jack
2. USB Debug Conn
3. USB OTG Conn
4. USB Type C Conn
5. USB 3.0 Conn**
6. SMARC MXM Conn
7. USB 2.0 Conn
8. Ethernet Jack
9. Cap Touch Conn
10. MIPI DSI Conn

11. UART Header
12. Backlight Conn
13. CAN0 Conn
14. Camera Conn
15. CAN 1 Conn
16. PCIe Selection Switch**
17. OV5640 Camera Conn
18. Reset Button
19. Power Button
20. PCIe x4 Conn**

21. Audio IN/OUT Jack
22. RS232 Conn
23. Nano SIM Slot**
24. Force Recovery Button
25. Display Port**
26. Audio IN Conn
27. Audio OUT conn
28. HDMI Connector*
29. Carrier Exp. Conn1*
30. SOM Expansion Conn*

31. Carrier Exp.Conn2*
32. Boot Mode Switch
33. General Purpose Dip Switch
34. Power ON/OFF Switch

RZ G2L V2L Devkit Bottom view

Renesas RZ/V2L or RZ/G2L SMARC Development Kit – Bottom View

35. Standard SD Slot
36. M.2 PCIE Conn**
37. LVDS1/MIPI DSI **
38. LVDS0 Conn

*Optional
**Not supported

39. 10.1’’ LVDS Display Touch
40. M.2 SATA Conn**
41. RTC Battery Holder

Boot Switch Setting

Make sure On-Board Switch (SW5) is set properly as shown below image.

RZ G2L V2L Devkit Board Switch

SW5-Boot Selection Switch

Table 1: Boot Media Switch Settings

RZ G2l and V2L Booth Switch Table

Debug Port Setting

Connect Type A end of USB cable to PC and Micro-B end of USB cable to
Development Platform’s Debug USB Micro-AB Connector (J24) as shown below.

RZ G2L and V2L Debug Port Setting

Install the driver for Debug Port in Host PC/Laptop using the below link.https://ftdichip.com/drivers/vcp-drivers/
Setup the Debug Terminal parameters:
Baud Rate :115200, Data bits:8, Parity: None, Stop Bits :1, Flow Control: None

Minicom
Tera Term
Putty

On the command prompt of the Linux host machine, run the following command to determine the port number:
$ ls /dev/ttyUSB*

Minicom

Use the following commands to install and run the serial communication program (minicom as an example):

  • Install Minicom using Ubuntu package manager.
         $ sudo apt-get install minicom
  • Launch Minicom using a console window using the port number determined earlier.
         $ sudo minicom -D /dev/ttyUSB1
  • Configure Minicom as show in below figure
Minicom Window

Next step is to Power ON the board.

Install the driver for Debug USB Port in Host PC/Laptop using the below link.
http://ftdichip.com/drivers/vcp-drivers/

  • Download Tera Term and install it.
    • Launch Tera Term and power ON the board.
      Select the serial option. After your board is plugged in, there should be a COM port automatically populated in the list.
Tera Term connection window
  • Configure the Serial Port Settings.

   Go to Setup – Serial Port and change the settings as shown below.

Tera Term port window
  • Verify the title bar in Tera Term to confirm that the connection is established correctly.
Tera Term Com window
  • Next step is to Power ON the board.

Install the driver for Debug USB Port in Host PC/Laptop using the below link.
http://ftdichip.com/drivers/vcp-drivers/

  • Download PuTTY and install the application. webpage to continue.
  • Launch PuTTY 
  • Power ON the board
    Enter the appropriate COM port and configure the speed (baudrate) to 115200
Putty window
  • Click “Open” to open the serial connection.
  • Next step is to Power ON the board.

Powering ON

Connect the 12V power supply plug to the power connector (J26) of the Development Platform as shown below and switch ON the power supply.

Once power is applied to the Development Platform, the power LEDs in the RZ/V2L Or RZ/G2L SMARC SOM and Carrier board will glow as shown in the below image.

RZ G2L and V2L Powering ON

Warning:

  • Do not try to connect any other Power Supply other than supplied along with Renesas RZ/V2L or RZ/G2L SMARC Development Platform
  • Contact iWave, if power LEDs are not glowing.

Boot screen

User must go through “Software User Guide” and get familiar with software section of iW-RainboW-G56M-RZ/V2L Or RZ/G2L SMARC Development platform

Operating System Support

RZ-G2L and V2L_Operating system

Power is applied to the SBC & once the boot get success, depending upon the supported Operating systems and boot loader on particular Delivery, boot messages being prompted in the terminal window as shown below. Press Enter key in terminal and done with test environment setup on particular delivery.

RZ G2L and V2L Teraterm

Command Prompt (Linux)

RZ-G2l-and-V2L-Linux Screen

Linux Home screen

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