Unpack the STM32MP157x-EV1 board

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Let's start			Develop on Arm® Cortex®-A7
	Unpack the board	Populate the target and boot the image		Execute basic commands	Use the demo launcher

1. Overview[edit | edit source]

This first step explains how to unpack the STM32MP157x-EV1 Evaluation board and the additional equipment you need.
The following block diagram provides high-level information on how to connect them together.

STM32MP1 connection block diagram

2. Out-of-the-box board[edit | edit source]

STM32MP157x-EV1 back view

STM32MP157x-EV1 front view

STM32MP157x-EV1 with all delivered items

3. Required equipment[edit | edit source]

The following table lists the equipment required to start playing with your STM32MP157x-EV1 board.
Some of them are delivered within the STM32MP157x-EV1 Evaluation board. The others need to be purchased separately.

STM32MP157x-EV1 Evaluation board	Full-featured board for STM32MP15 microprocessor devices	Delivered
MicroSD card	To be populated with the OpenSTLinux Distribution (Linux software) and providing extra storage capacity. A 2-Gbyte minimum microSD card is needed	Delivered
5V/3A power supply	The power supply should be able to output 5V / 3A (15W)	Delivered
Micro USB Type-B to USB Type-A cable	Used to connect the STM32MP157x-EV1 Evaluation board to the PC through the USB micro-B (ST-LINK/V2-1)	Not delivered
Micro USB Type-B to USB Type-A cable	Used to connect the STM32MP157x-EV1 Evautation board to an USB OTG device.	Not delivered
Laptop	A Linux PC running Ubuntu 16.04 is required.	Not delivered
Ethernet cable (optional)	Used to connect the STM32MP157x-EV1 Evaluation board through ssh	Not delivered

4. Connection[edit | edit source]

Connect your laptop to the board ST-LINK/V2-1 port through the micro USB Type-B to USB Type-A cable.
Connect the power supply.
Connect your laptop to the board USB Type-C™ OTG port through the micro USB Type-B to USB Type-A.
Optionally connect your Ethernet network to the board Ethernet port through the Ethernet cable.

STM32MP157x-EV1 Evaluation board connection

Remove JP1 jumper and place JP4 and JP5 jumpers as shown below to enable debugging through ST-LINK/V2-1.

STM32MP157x-EV1 Jumper configuration

Information

Press your fingers on the display to make sure it is correctly connected and screw the screws. The three LEDs located on the right side of the display should be green when the board is powered on.