SPRAD67A december   2022  – july 2023 AM6411 , AM6412 , AM6421 , AM6422 , AM6441 , AM6442

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1 Introduction
    1. 1.1 Before Getting Started With the Board Design
    2. 1.2 Processor (Device) Selection
      1. 1.2.1 Availability of Tightly Coupled Memory (TCM)
    3. 1.3 Technical Documentation
    4. 1.4 Design Documentation
  5. 2 Block Diagram
    1. 2.1 Creating the Block Diagram
    2. 2.2 Selecting the Boot Mode
    3. 2.3 Confirming Pinmux (Multiplexing Compatibility)
  6. 3 Power Supply
    1. 3.1 Power Supply Architecture
      1. 3.1.1 Integrated Power Architecture
      2. 3.1.2 Discrete Power Architecture
    2. 3.2 Power (Supply) Rails
      1. 3.2.1 Core Supply
      2. 3.2.2 Peripheral Power Supply
      3. 3.2.3 Internal LDO for IO Groups (Processor IO Groups)
      4. 3.2.4 Dual-Voltage IOs (LVCMOS IOs / Processor IOs)
      5. 3.2.5 Dual-Voltage Dynamic Switching IOs for SDIO
      6. 3.2.6 VPP (eFuse ROM Programming Supply)
    3. 3.3 Determining Board Power Requirements
    4. 3.4 Power Supply Filters
    5. 3.5 Power Supply Decoupling and Bulk Capacitors
      1. 3.5.1 Note on PDN Target Impedance
    6. 3.6 Power Supply Sequencing
    7. 3.7 Supply Diagnostics
    8. 3.8 Power Supply Monitoring
  7. 4 Clocking
    1. 4.1 System Clock Input
    2. 4.2 Unused Clock Input
    3. 4.3 Clock Output
    4. 4.4 Single-ended Clock Source
    5. 4.5 Crystal Selection
  8. 5 JTAG (Joint Test Action Group)
    1. 5.1 JTAG / Emulation
      1. 5.1.1 Configuration of JTAG / Emulation
        1. 5.1.1.1 AM64x
        2. 5.1.1.2 AM243x
      2. 5.1.2 Implementation of JTAG / Emulation
      3. 5.1.3 JTAG Termination
  9. 6 Configuration (Processor) and Initialization (Processor and Device)
    1. 6.1 Processor Reset
    2. 6.2 Latching of the Boot Mode Configuration
    3. 6.3 Attach Device Reset
    4. 6.4 Watchdog Timer
  10. 7 Peripherals
    1. 7.1 Selecting Peripherals Across Domains
    2. 7.2 Memory
      1. 7.2.1 Processor DDR Subsystem and Device Register Configuration
    3. 7.3 Media and Data Storage Interfaces
    4. 7.4 Ethernet Interface
      1. 7.4.1 Common Platform Ethernet Switch 3-port Gigabit Ethernet (CPSW3G)
      2. 7.4.2 Programmable Real-Time Unit and Industrial Communication Subsystem - Gigabit (PRU_ICSSG)
    5. 7.5 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Subsystem
    6. 7.6 Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) Subsystem
    7. 7.7 General Connectivity Peripherals
    8. 7.8 Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC)
      1. 7.8.1 Change Summary of AM64x / AM243x SR2.0 ADC Errata
    9. 7.9 Termination of Power Pins, Unused Peripherals and IOs
      1. 7.9.1 External Interrupt (EXTINTn)
  11. 8 Interfacing of IO Buffers and Simulations
    1. 8.1 AM64x
    2. 8.2 AM243x
  12. 9 Power Consumption and Thermal Analysis
    1. 9.1 Power Consumption
    2. 9.2 Maximum Current for Different Supply Rails
    3. 9.3 Power Modes
    4. 9.4 Guidance on Thermal Design
      1. 9.4.1 AM64x
      2. 9.4.2 AM243x
  13. 10Schematic Capture and Review
    1. 10.1 Selection of Components and Components Value
    2. 10.2 Schematic Capture
    3. 10.3 Reviewing the Schematics
  14. 11Floor Planning, Layout and Routing Guidelines
    1. 11.1 Escape Routing Guidelines
    2. 11.2 DDR Layout Guidelines
    3. 11.3 High-Speed Differential Signal Routing Guidance
    4. 11.4 Additional References for Simulation
  15. 12Device Handling and Assembly
  16. 13References
    1. 13.1 AM64x
    2. 13.2 AM243x
    3. 13.3 Common
  17. 14Terminology
  18. 15Revision History

7.2.1 Processor DDR Subsystem and Device Register Configuration

The DDR controller and DDR PHY have a large number of parameters to configure. To facilitate the configuration, an online tool (SysConfig tool) is provided that generates an output file consumed by the driver. Choose DDR Subsystem Register Configuration from the Software Product pulldown menu and choose the required processor. This tool takes system information, timing parameters from DDR device data sheet, and IO parameters as inputs and then outputs a header file that the driver uses to program the DDR controller and DDR PHY. The driver then kicks off the full training sequence.

The SDK will have an integrated configuration file for the device mounted on the EVM. If you need a configuration file for a different device, you need to generate the new configuration file with the DDR Register Configuration tool.

For more information, see [FAQ] AM62A7 or AM62A3 Custom board hardware design – Processor DDR Subsystem and Device Register configuration.