How to Change the serial debug console

Summary

Step-by-step guide

To change the serial console for u-boot, you'll need to modify the u-boot source here:

/opt/PHYTEC_BSPs/imx7/build/tmp/work/imx7d_phyboard_zeta_001-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-phytec/2016.03+git_v2016.03-phy2-r0/git/include/configs/mx7d_phyboard_zeta.h

https://stash.phytec.com/projects/PUB/repos/uboot-phytec/browse/include/configs/mx7d_phyboard_zeta.h?at=refs%2Ftags%2FBSP-Yocto-FSL-iMX7-PD18.1.1

change

/* allow to overwrite serial and ethaddr */
#define CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE
#undef CONFIG_CONS_INDEX
#define CONFIG_CONS_INDEX 5
#define CONFIG_BAUDRATE 115200

to

/* allow to overwrite serial and ethaddr */
#define CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE
#undef CONFIG_CONS_INDEX
#define CONFIG_CONS_INDEX 1
#define CONFIG_BAUDRATE 115200

Make sure the desired UART pins are muxed correctly in u-boot:
/opt/PHYTEC_BSPs/imx7/build/tmp/work/imx7d_phyboard_zeta_001-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-phytec/2016.03+git_v2016.03-phy2-r0/git/board/phytec/mx7d_phyboard_zeta/mx7d_phyboard_zeta.c

https://stash.phytec.com/projects/PUB/repos/uboot-phytec/browse/arch/arm/dts/imx7d-phyboard-zeta-001.dts?at=BSP-Yocto-FSL-iMX7-PD18.1.1

https://stash.phytec.com/projects/PUB/repos/uboot-phytec/browse/arch/arm/dts/imx7-peb-eval-02.dtsi?at=refs%2Ftags%2FBSP-Yocto-FSL-iMX7-PD18.1.1

&uart1 {
	pinctrl-names = "default";
	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_uart1>;
	assigned-clocks = <&clks IMX7D_UART1_ROOT_SRC>;
	assigned-clock-parents = <&clks IMX7D_PLL_SYS_MAIN_240M_CLK>;
	status = "okay";
};

If you would also like to change it for Linux you'll need to make these modifications as well:

/opt/PHYTEC_BSPs/imx7/sources/meta-phytec/meta-phytec-fsl/conf/machine/imx7d-phyboard-zeta-001.conf

change
SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttymxc4"
to
SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttymxc0"

/opt/PHYTEC_BSPs/imx7/build/tmp/work/imx7d_phyboard_zeta_001-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-phytec/2016.03+git_v2016.03-phy2-r0/git/include/configs/mx7d_phyboard_zeta.h

https://stash.phytec.com/projects/PUB/repos/meta-phytec/browse/meta-phytec-fsl/conf/machine/imx7d-phyboard-zeta-001.conf?at=refs%2Ftags%2FBSP-Yocto-FSL-iMX7-PD18.1.1

https://stash.phytec.com/projects/PUB/repos/meta-phytec/browse/meta-phytec-fsl/conf/machine/include/imx7-phyboard-zeta.inc?at=refs%2Ftags%2FBSP-Yocto-FSL-iMX7-PD18.1.1

change

SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttymxc4"

to

SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttymxc0"

/opt/PHYTEC_BSPs/imx7/build/tmp/work/imx7d_phyboard_zeta_001-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-phytec/2016.03+git_v2016.03-phy2-r0/git/include/configs/mx7d_phyboard_zeta.h

change 
#define CONFIG_MXC_UART_BASE        UART5_IPS_BASE_ADDR
to
#define CONFIG_MXC_UART_BASE        UART1_IPS_BASE_ADDR

You'll also want to verify the desired UART pins are muxed in your device tree.

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