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

7.7 General Connectivity Peripherals

AM64x / AM243x processor supports multiple instances of Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C), Universal Asynchronous Receive/Transmit (UART), 12-Bit Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADC), Multichannel Serial Peripheral Interfaces (MCSPI), Fast Serial Interface Receiver (FSI_RX) cores, Fast Serial Interface Transmitter (FSI_TX) cores, Enhanced Pulse-Width Modulator (EPWM), Enhanced Capture (ECAP), Enhanced Quadrature Encoder Pulse (EQEP), Modular Controller Area Network (MCAN) modules with or without full CAN-FD support and General-Purpose Input Output (GPIO) modules.

For I2C interface with open drain output type buffers (I2C0 and MCU_I2C0), an external pullup is recommended irrespective of peripheral usage and configuration. Refer Pin Connectivity Requirements section in device-specific data sheet. These interfaces have slew rate limit when pulled to 3.3 V.

An external pullup is recommended for the I2C interfaces with LVCMOS type buffers based on the configuration. For the available I2C instances, see the device-specific data sheet.

For more information, see the [FAQ] AM6442, AM6441, AM6422, AM6421, AM6412, AM6411 Custom board hardware design – I2C interface.

Additionally, PRU_ICSSG supports UART0, eCAP0, PWM, IEP0 and IEP1 peripheral modules.

The number of instances available depends on the device selection and can be configured using the SysConfig-PinMux Tool based on the application.

For more details, see the Peripherals chapter of the device-specific TRM.