Hardware setup for NXP RT117X
Required Tools and Equipment
The following tools and equipment are needed to set up and run the project:
- NXP RT117X hardware board with display
- CGI Studio (Minimum version 3.15.1)
- CMake GUI
- Visual Studio Code
- Ninja Build Tool
- Required binary files (.bin)
- IAR Embedded Workbench
- Board Support Packages
- Hardware Variants
Hardware Revision Supported Display Supported BSP versions Notes Rev_a 720 × 1280 only Up to BSP 2.16 BSP versions higher than 2.16 are not supported Rev_b 720 × 1280 or 800 × 480 (Raspberry Pi Display) 2.16 and newer
(e.g., 25_06_00)Supports newer BSP versions
Hardware Connection Setup
- Connect the power cable to the NXP RT117X board.
- Connect the Micro-USB port on the board to a USB-A port on your laptop or PC.
- Make sure the Micro-USB is connected to the USB Debug port.
- Power on the board.
- Check if the power LEDs on the board are glowing.
- Wait for your system to detect the board. You can verify this by checking Device Manager → Ports (COM & LPT) — a new COM port should appear for the NXP RT117X board
Verification after completing the flashing
- Confirm that the display output matches the expected layout from Scene Composer.
- Check that images, colors, and animations render correctly.
- Validate Bitmap Stride behavior for both aligned and unaligned images.
- Ensure there are no visual distortions or flickering.