NXP i.MX 8ULP

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The NXP i.MX 8ULP are embedded multi-core processors consisting of an Cortex-M33 and two Cortex-A35 cores.

Multi-Core Support

Before proceeding with this article, please check out the generic article regarding Multi-Core debugging here.
The i.MX 8ULP family comes with a variety of multi-core options listed in the following table:

Core J-Link Support
Cortex-A35 core0 YES.png
Cortex-A35 core1 NO.png
1 x Cortex-M33 YES.png
1 x HIFI4 DSP NO.png

In below, the debug related multi-core behavior of the J-Link is described for each core:

Cortex-A35 cores

Init/Setup

The cores are enabled after boot.

Reset

Core reset is not performed.

Cortex-M33 core

Init/Setup

The core is enabled after boot.