.. _BootEssentials-57:

Booting Essentials
==================

This section of the product wiki contains guides to update and boot from different boot sources on the phyCORE-AM57x SOM.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

   sdcard.rst
   emmc.rst
   nand.rst
   copyingFilesToTheTarget.rst
   configuringTheBootloader.rst
   EEPROMFlashtool.rst

Boot Modes
------------

The phyCORE-AM57x development kit supports booting from many different interfaces. By default, the development kit is set to boot from the SD card. To change the boot device, DIP switch S5 can be used. Boot switches should be changed with power off.

.. list-table:: Boot Settings
   :header-rows: 1

   * - SD
     - eMMC
     - NAND
   * - .. image:: ../../images/phycore-am57x/pb-057948_boot-sd.png
     - .. image:: ../../images/phycore-am57x/pb-057948_boot-emmc.png
     - .. image:: ../../images/phycore-am57x/pb-057948_boot-nand.png

.. image:: ../../images/phycore-am57x/pb-057948-bootswitch_closeup.png
   :width: 350px
   :alt: phyCORE-AM57x Boot Switch Location