STM32MP15 Evaluation boards - starting for the first time

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This article aims to present how to configure and start for the first time an STM32MP15 Evaluation board that has just been flashed.

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To start efficiently the board, it's recommended to go through the Starter Package article relative to your board: Category:Starter Package


Now that the image is flashed on the STM32MP15 Evaluation board, let's finalize the system configuration:

  • Step 1: check the configuration of the switches and jumpers
    • especially, the boot related switches must be configured so that the device (e.g. microSD card ) on which the image has been flashed, is selected as the boot source
    • note also that the jumpers relative to the UART4 of the STM32MP15 microprocessor device must be set such as this UART4 is used by the ST-LINK/V2-1 controller (7)
The figure below shows the boot switches for the recommended boot from microSD card.
  • Step 2: (optionally) connect a USB keyboard and/or a USB mouse (not provided) using the USB type A ports (10 and 11)
  • Step 3: (optionally) connect an Ethernet cable (not provided) to the dedicated connector (13)


MB1262 motherboardMB1263 daughterboard: STM32MP157x 18x18  PMIC  DDR3MB1230 DSI 720p displayMB1379 daughterboard cameraMicroSD card slotMB1263 power 5V-3AUSB micro-B (ST-LINK/V2-1) → PC virtual COM port and debugDisplay ledsReset button2 x USB type A (host) → E.g. mouse  keyboard  USB driver...2 x USB type A (host) → E.g. mouse  Keyboard  USB driver...UART → PC consoleEthernet → Network
STM32MP157x-EV1 Evaluation board connections

STM32MP157A-EV1 shown here (picture is not contractual)



  • Step 4: if the Flash device is the microSD card, check that it's inserted into the dedicated slot (5)
  • Step 5: connect the delivered power supply (5V, 3A) to the power connector (6) of the MB1263 daughterboard. Check that the display board (MB1230) is well connected. If well connected, the 2 LEDs (8) are lighted in green.
  • Step 6: (optionally) install and configure a remote Terminal program (e.g. Minicom on Ubuntu Linux PC or Tera Term on Windows PC) onto your host PC, and connect
    • either the ST-LINK/V2-1 USB micro-B port (7) to an host PC that runs a Terminal program with ST-LINK/V2-1 virtual port (recommended method)
    • or the RS232 UART4 connector (12) to the host PC that runs a Terminal program with COM1 port
      • the ST-LINK/V2-1 USB micro-B port (7) and the RS232 UART4 connector (12) can't be used simultaneously: see how to set the JP4 and JP5 jumpers to select one of the two configurations
  • Step 7: press the reset button (9) to reset the board

The board boots and the system will be available after few seconds.