Enabling Zephyr on Your Hardware Platform
summary
Step‑by‑step checklist for getting Zephyr running on an i.MX7 Cortex‑M4: add a vendor HAL, SOC folder and SOC.c init hook, write board files with defconfig and device tree, implement drivers (I2C, GPIO, UART) and DTS fixups and Kconfig wiring to expose addresses and clocks. Example reuses code imported FreeRTOS BSP, targets i.MX7 Cortex‑M4 on a Toradex Colibri, uses CMake/menuconfig and CI; early UART brings console output so UART first for early printf and J‑Link or asserts catch boot issues.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:54Agenda
- 4:24Hardware Configuration
- 9:39Adding a new hole
- 17:02SOC Config Files
- 20:13DTS Fixup
- 23:31Config Files
- 25:28Drivers
- 28:33Source Code
- 32:24Colibri
- 35:25Debugging Tips
- 36:38Hardware Support Checklist
- 37:17Contributing to Main Line
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