Step through the procedure described in the document below to install a Linux demo to the NXP i.MX RT1050 EVK board in 2 minutes. You will be able to run a Crank Storyboard GUI demo on the LCD 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 RT1050 EVK board			Oct 20, 2017
Linux demo image			Jun 8, 2018

This video shows the Linux demo running on the NXP i.MX RT1050 EVK board:

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Emcraft supports Linux (uClinux) as an operating system for the NXP i.MX RT1050 EVK board. This page provides the release files of the NXP i.MX RT1050 EVK board Linux BSP (Board Support Package) and the Linux software development environment.

You need to be a customer of the i.MX RT1050 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.		2.5.1	Jun 8, 2018
NXP i.MX RT1050 EVK board Linux Board Support Package (BSP) and software development environment. Refer to Installing and activating cross development environment. (Requires purchase of the BSP)		2.5.1	Jun 8, 2018
GNU toolchain for uClinux Cortex-M3/M4		gcc 4.7.4	Oct 22, 2017
Prebuilt U-Boot image ready for load to the NXP i.MX RT1050 EVK board (u-boot-dtb.imx). Refer to Installing U-Boot to the NXP i.MX RT1050 EVK board. (Requires purchase of the BSP)		2.5.1	Jun 8, 2018
Prebuilt Linux image (rootfs.uImage) ready for TFTP boot and installation to Flash on the NXP i.MX RT1050 EVK board. Refer to Loading Linux images via Ethernet and TFTP and Installing Linux images to SD Card. (Requires purchase of the BSP)		2.5.1	Jun 8, 2018

NXP i.MX RT1050 EVK Board
Linux BSP Documentation

This page provides various documentation materials for the NXP i.MX RT1050 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 RT1050 EVK board	#kit #uboot		Nov 10, 2017
Connecting serial console to the NXP i.MX RT1050 EVK	#kit #uboot		Oct 22, 2017
Running U-Boot	#uboot		Nov 28, 2018
Loading Linux images via Ethernet and TFTP	#uboot		Oct 22, 2017
Autobooting Linux from U-Boot	#uboot		Oct 22, 2017
Loading Linux images over UART	#uboot		Oct 22, 2017
Installing Linux images to SD Card	#uboot		Oct 22, 2017
SD Card partitioning	#sd		Oct 22, 2017
Support booting from QSPI Flash	#qspi		May 19, 2023
Building and self-updating U-Boot on the NXP i.MX RT1050 EVK board	#uboot		Oct 22, 2017
Installing and activating cross development environment	#tools		Oct 22, 2017
Cross development environment: dependency on host components	#tools		Oct 22, 2017
Cross development environment: distribution tree	#tools		Oct 22, 2017
Building Linux	#tools		Oct 22, 2017
Understanding development workflow	#tools		Oct 22, 2017
What is the minimal footprint of uClinux?	#linux		Nov 21, 2017
Running TCP/IP stack in Linux	#ether, #connectivity		May 19, 2023
Managing U-Boot environment from Linux	#uboot, #init		Oct 27, 2017
Using i.MX RT1050 UART ports in Linux	#uart, #connectivity		Oct 27, 2017
Enabling password-protected login	#uart, #connectivity		Dec 24, 2018
Loading application files via UART	#uart, #connectivity		Oct 22, 2017
Supporting CAN in i.MX RT uClinux BSP	#can		May 19, 2023
Accessing I2C Devices in Linux	#i2c		Oct 27, 2017
Using USB Flash with the USB high speed interface on the I.MX RT1050	#usb, #storage		Nov 3, 2017
Using Bluetooth FTP profile	#usb, #bluetooth		Oct 22, 2017
Using Bluetooth serial port profile	#usb, #bluetooth		Oct 27, 2017
Connecting to the Internet over USB WiFi	#usb, #wifi		Oct 22, 2017
Connecting to the Internet over USB GSM modem	#usb, #connectivity		Oct 22, 2017
Using i.MX RT1050 as the USB mass storage gadget	#usb, #connectivity		Nov 21, 2017
Using i.MX RT1050 as the USB Ethernet RNDIS gadget	#usb, #connectivity		Nov 23, 2017
Running animated set of .jpg images on display	#lcd		Feb 12, 2019
Controlling GPIO from Linux user space	#gpio		Oct 22, 2017
Building user-space applications	#tools		Oct 31, 2017
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		Dec 1, 2017
Running micropython in Linux	#linux #python		Sep 2, 2019
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 RT1050 EVK Linux BSP during 3 months since the product purchase.

Please note that you must be a customer of the NXP i.MX RT1050 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 RT1050 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.

Here you can purchase the NXP i.MX RT1050 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.

Please note that login/password required to get access to the release files are sent to the email address specified when the order is placed. If credentials should be sent to another email address, please send your request to
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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 RT1050 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 RT1050 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 RT1050 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 provides software development services for the NXP i.MX RT1050:

• Portation of the Linux (uClinux) i.MX RT1050 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 RT1050.
• Development of application code for the Linux i.MX RT1050.
• GUI development and graphical design.
• RTOS-level development for the i.MX RT1050.