The STM32MP1 SOM Starter Kit provides a hardware platform enabling development of STM32MP1 applications using the Emcraft STM32MP1 module. The kit includes the following items:

• STM32MP1 module (SOM-STM32MP1)
• Development baseboard (SOM-BSB)
• LCD add-on board with LCD panel (4.3" 480x272 LCD with capacitive touchscreen)
• Mini-USB Y-cable for USB-based power and serial console.

Here is the bottom view of the kit:

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Here is the top (LCD) view of the kit:

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Here is the horizontal (stacked) view of the kit:

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Here you will find hardware specifications, design files and various hardware materials describing the STM32MP1 System-On-Module and the Starter Kit.

If you would like to ask any question about the kit hardware architecture, please do not hesitate to contact us.

STM32MP1 SOM Resources	Download	Version #	Date
Photos
STM32MP1 SOM top view		2A	May 5, 2023
STM32MP1 SOM bottom view		2A	May 5, 2023
STM32MP1 SOM being plugged into SOM-BSB baseboard		2A	May 5, 2023
High-Level Diagrams
STM32MP1 SOM high-level diagram		2A	May 5, 2023
SOM-BSB baseboard high-level diagram		1A	Feb 21, 2019
Hardware Documentation
STM32MP1 SOM hardware architecture specification		1.2	Aug 21, 2019
STM32MP1 SOM pin-out (requires registration and login)		1.0	Feb 26, 2020
STM32MP1 SOM environmental specification		2A	May 5, 2023
STM32MP1 SOM power consumption		2A	May 5, 2023
STM32MP1 SOM CE certificate		2A	May 5, 2023
STM32MP1 SOM RoHS certificate		2A	May 5, 2023
Hardware Materials
STM32MP1 SOM 3D model (requires registration and login)		2A	May 5, 2023
STM32MP1 SOM mechanical drawing (requires registration and login)		2A	May 5, 2023
STM32MP1 SOM symbol and footprint (Altium Designer) and README.txt (requires registration and login)		2A	May 5, 2023
SOM-BSB schematics (requires registration and login)		1A	;May 21, 2019
SOM-BSB Bill-Of-Materials (BOM) (requires registration and login)		1A	May 21, 2019
SOM-BSB mechanical drawing (requires registration and login)		1A	May 21, 2019
SOM-BSB PCB stacked view (requires registration and login)		1A	May 21, 2019
SOM-BSB baseboard CAD design package (Altium Designer)(requires registration and login)		1A	May 21, 2019
LCD-TN43 schematics (requires registration and login)		1A	Feb 21, 2019
LCD-TN43 Bill-Of-Materials (BOM) (requires registration and login)		1A	Feb 21, 2019
LCD-TN43 mechanical drawing (requires registration and login)		1A	Feb 21, 2019
LCD-TN43 baseboard CAD design package (Altium Designer) (requires registration and login)		1A	Feb 21, 2019

Emcraft supports Linux as an operating system for the STM32MP1 Cortex-A processor core.

All STM32MP1 System-On-Modules come preloaded with Linux and U-Boot. Full source files of U-Boot and the Linux BSP are provided for free download, along with the Linux distribution and cross-development environment. Both U-Boot and Linux are royalty-free.

Resources	Download	Version #	Date
Release Files
Release Notes. Read this to understand features supported by this release of the product.		4.0.0	Sep 7, 2023
Prebuilt bootable Linux images (requires registration and  login)		4.0.0	Sep 7, 2023
Prebuilt Yocto toochain (meta-toolchain-qt5) (requires registration and login)		4.0.0	Sep 7, 2023
Bootable image of microSD card (requires registration and login)		4.0.0	Sep 7, 2023

This page provides various documentation materials for the STM32MP1 System-On-Module (SOM).

If you are just starting to use the STM32MP1 Starter Kit, read through the documentation materials in the order they are listed below. If you are looking for an answer to a concrete question, refer to Subject to understand the category of each specific documentation item.

Resource	Subject	Download	Date
Application Notes
Setting up the STM32MP1 SOM starter kit	#kit		May 14, 2019
Selecting boot device	#kit #boot		Aug 25, 2023
Booting Linux from SD Card	#linux #uboot		Aug 25, 2023
Booting Linux from eMMC	#linux #uboot		Aug 25, 2023
Running U-Boot	#uboot		Apr 16, 2019
Building bootable Linux images	#linux #yocto
Building U-Boot	#uboot
Building Linux kernel	#linux #kernel		Aug 25, 2023
Loading Linux kernel images via Ethernet and TFTP	#linux #uboot		Apr 16, 2019
Controlling GPIO in Linux	#linux #gpio		Sep 6, 2023
Building userspace applications	#linux #yocto		Apr 22, 2019
Remote debugging with GDB	#debug #gdb		Apr 22, 2019
Remote debugging with Eclipse	#debug #eclipse		Apr 23, 2019
Loading firmware to the M4 core and using RPMSG for inter-core communications	#linux #m4		Aug 25, 2023
Developing M4 firmware	#m4		Apr 22, 2019

Emcraft provides software development services for the ST STM32MP1:

• Portation of Linux BSPs to custom STM32MP1 hardware boards.
• Development, validation and integration of Linux and U-Boot device drivers.
• Portation of Linux user-space packages and components to the STM32MP1.
• Boot time optimization.
• Power consumption customization.
• Development of Linux application code for the STM32MP1.
• RTOS development for Cortex-M4 core of the STM32MP1.
• GUI development and graphical design.

Emcraft provides hardware development services for the ST STM32MP1:

• Development of custom STM32MP1 boards based on the Emcraft STM32MP1 reference design.

Contact Emcraft to get a quote for required configuration and quantity of the STM32MP1 SOM.