Step through the procedure described in the document below to install a Linux demo to the NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK board in 2 minutes. You will be able to run a Linux session on the board as well as securely connect to the Linux shell on the target over SSH.

Resource	Download	Version #	Date
Linux Demo
Understand how to install a Linux demo to the NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK board			May 19, 2023
Prebuilt Linux demo image			May 19, 2023
Prebuilt U-Boot demo image			May 19, 2023

Here you can purchase the NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK Board Linux BSP on-line. This is a software-only product so as soon as we have received the payment, we will email you instructions on how to download the product files from our site.

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Here is what you get when you purchase the BSP:

• Access to the professionally supported Linux Board Support Package (BSP) and Linux cross-development environment specifically optimised for the NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK board. We provide off-the-shelf support for all the features and capabilities we explicitly claim support for. Refer to Release Notes for the detailed list of currently supported features.
• Ability to download any future releases of the BSP from the Emcraft site at no extra charge, indefinitely.
• Access to the Emcraft support for any questions or issues related to the BSP. Refer to NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK board Linux BSP Support for further details.

To answer one frequently asked question, with your purchase you receive full sources of all software components included in the BSP along with the off-the-shelf procedures required to re-build them. All software components included in the BSP are licensed using various Open-Source Software licenses, such as GPL, LGPL and similar.

To answer another frequently asked question, there are no run-time royalties associated with the BSP. You can install the BSP to as many hardware units as you like, port it to your custom boards and, generally speaking, do with it whatever you like, as long as you comply with software licenses of the included software packages.

Important note: Compliant with the spirit and letter of the GPL, Emcraft makes full sources of the U-Boot and Linux kernel trees for the NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK board available from github.com. Feel free to download these sources and use them in any way you like, with understanding that Emcraft will not be able to support you.

Emcraft supports Linux (uClinux) as an operating system for the NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK board. This page provides the release files of the NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK board Linux BSP (Board Support Package) and the Linux software development environment.

You need to be a customer of the i.MX RT1170 EVK BSP product to download the distribution file below. As soon as you have purchased the BSP online, the system will send you automated email with information on how to access the release files.

Resource	Download	Version #	Date
Release Files
Release Notes. Read this to understand features supported by this release of the product.		2.5.4	May 19, 2023
NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK board Linux Board Support Package (BSP) and software development environment. Refer to Installing and activating cross development environment. (Requires purchase of the BSP)		2.5.4	May 19, 2023
GNU toolchain for uClinux Cortex-M7		gcc 4.7.4	Nov 26, 2018
Prebuilt U-Boot image ready for installation to Flash on the NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK board (u-boot.flexspi). Refer to Installing U-Boot to the NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK board. (Requires purchase of the BSP)		2.5.4	May 19, 2023
Prebuilt Linux image (rootfs.uImage) ready for TFTP boot and installation to Flash on the NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK board. Refer to Loading Linux images via Ethernet and TFTP and Building and installing Linux uImage on the NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK board. (Requires purchase of the BSP)		2.5.4	May 19, 2023
Release Notes. Read this to understand features supported by this release of the product.		2.5.3	Apr 5, 2021
NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK board Linux Board Support Package (BSP) and software development environment. Refer to Installing and activating cross development environment. (Requires purchase of the BSP)		2.5.3	Apr 2, 2021
GNU toolchain for uClinux Cortex-M7		gcc 4.7.4	Nov 26, 2018
Prebuilt U-Boot image ready for installation to Flash on the NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK board (u-boot.flexspi). Refer to Installing U-Boot to the NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK board. (Requires purchase of the BSP)		2.5.3	Apr 2, 2021
Prebuilt Linux image (rootfs.uImage) ready for TFTP boot and installation to Flash on the NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK board. Refer to Loading Linux images via Ethernet and TFTP and Building and installing Linux uImage on the NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK board. (Requires purchase of the BSP)		2.5.3	Apr 2, 2021

NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK Board
Linux BSP Documentation

This page provides various documentation materials for the NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK board Linux BSP (Board Support Package).

If you are just starting to use the BSP, we recommend that you look through the documentation items in the order they are listed below.

Resource	Subject	Download	Date
Application Notes
Installing U-Boot to the NXP i.MX RT1070 EVK board	#kit #uboot		Apr 2, 2021
Connecting serial console to the NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK	#kit #uboot		Feb 19, 2021
Running U-Boot	#uboot		Apr 2, 2021
Loading Linux images via Ethernet and TFTP	#uboot		Apr 2, 2021
Autobooting Linux from U-Boot	#uboot		Apr 2, 2021
Loading Linux images over UART	#uboot		Apr 21, 2023
Support booting from QSPI Flash	#qspi		May 19, 2023
Building and self-updating U-Boot on the NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK board	#uboot		Apr 2, 2021
Building and installing Linux uImage on the NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK board	#uboot		Apr 2, 2021
Installing and activating cross development environment	#tools		Apr 2, 2021
Cross development environment: dependency on host components	#tools		Nov 26, 2018
Cross development environment: distribution tree	#tools		Nov 26, 2018
Building Linux	#tools		Apr 2, 2021
Understanding development workflow	#tools		Apr 21, 2023
What is the minimal footprint of uClinux?	#linux		Nov 26, 2018
Running TCP/IP stack in Linux	#ether, #connectivity		May 17, 2023
Managing U-Boot environment from Linux	#uboot, #init		Apr 21, 2023
Enabling password-protected login	#uart, #connectivity		Dec 24, 2018
Loading application files via UART	#uart, #connectivity		Apr 21, 2023
Supporting CAN in i.MX RT uClinux BSP	#can		May 19, 2023
Accessing I2C Devices in Linux	#i2c		Apr 21, 2023
Using USB Flash with the USB high speed interface on the I.MX RT1170	#usb, #storage		Apr 21, 2023
Using Bluetooth FTP profile	#usb, #bluetooth		Apr 21, 2023
Using Bluetooth serial port profile	#usb, #bluetooth		Apr 21, 2023
Connecting to the Internet over USB WiFi	#usb, #wifi		Apr 21, 2023
Connecting to the Internet over USB GSM modem	#usb, #connectivity		Apr 21, 2023
Using i.MX RT1170 as the USB mass storage gadget	#usb, #connectivity		Apr 21, 2023
Using i.MX RT1170 as the USB Ethernet RNDIS gadget	#usb, #connectivity		Apr 21, 2023
Running animated set of .jpg images on display	#lcd		Apr 21, 2023
Controlling GPIO from Linux user space	#gpio		Apr 21, 2023
Building user-space applications	#tools		Apr 2, 2021
Building multi-threaded applications	#tools		Nov 3, 2017
Building C++ applications	#tools		Nov 3, 2017
Setting the stack size for a user-space application	#tools, #debug		Oct 31, 2017
Understanding what causes SEGV in an application	#debug		Oct 22 2017
Remote debugging with GDB	#debug		Oct 22 2017
Debugging with Eclipse	#tools #debug		Oct 22 2017
Running micropython in Linux	#linux #python		Apr 21, 2023
External Resources
Windows device driver for the USB/UART chip
Windows TFTP server
How to set up NFS
O'Reilly's "Linux Device Drivers"
Joseph Yiu's "Definitive Guide to the ARM Cortex-M3"

Emcraft provides support for installation, configuration and basic use of the NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK Linux BSP during 3 months since the product purchase.

Please note that you must be a customer of the NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK Linux BSP in order to use the services of the Emcraft support team. When contacting Emcraft's support, make sure you include the Order ID emailed to you by the Emcraft on-line store at the time of the BSP purchase. We apologize but we won't be able to respond to non-customers.

If you require support beyond of what is described above, we will be happy to provide it using resources of our contract development team. Please contact us for details.

Before sending a question to the Emcraft support team, please make sure that you read carefully the application notes and other materials available from Docs. There is a good chance that someone has already asked a similar question and your answer is already available in the posted materials.

Important note: Compliant with the spirit and letter of the GPL, Emcraft makes full sources of the Linux kernel tree for the NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK board available from github.com. If you don't want to purchase the BSP from Emcraft, feel free to download these sources and use them in any way you like, with understanding that Emcraft will not be able to support you, if you go down that path.

Emcraft provides software development services for the NXP i.MX RT1170:

• Portation of the Linux (uClinux) i.MX RT1170 BSP to custom hardware boards.
• Development of Linux and U-Boot device drivers.
• Portation of Linux user-space packages and components to the i.MX RT1170.
• Development of application code for the Linux i.MX RT1170.
• GUI development and graphical design.
• RTOS-level development for the i.MX RT1170.