NEC MPI4E Raspberry Pi Compute Module Setup Guide

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The indicator LED next to the BOOT MODE switch will turn from red to orange color.

At this point Windows may show a message that a new unformatted drive has been connected –

do not open or format the drive.

If the window stays open and displays only “Waiting for BCM2835/6/7/2711…” then the

Compute Module has not been detected. See the Troubleshooting section for

“RPi Boot” is

unable to detect the Compute Module on page 59.

7. Use the Raspberry Pi Imager, balenaEtcher, or Win32DiskImager tool to write the OS image file

a. Run the tool.

b. Select the downloaded OS .img file as the source image to write to the Compute Module.

c. Select the Compute Module “drive” as the target.

d. Click “Flash” or “Write” to begin writing and verifying the image. This process should take

approximately 5 to 15 minutes depending on the size of the OS image file.

e. When finished, the drive should contain the boot files for the OS.

Note: The imaging tool may “eject” the Compute Module’s drives when writing and verification is

complete. If so, disconnect and reconned the USB cable to the PC and the drives should reappear.

8. Configuring boot options:

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NEC MPI4E RaspberryPi 4 System on a Chip Solution