SPRUJ51A June   2023  – November 2025

 

  1.   1
  2.   Description
  3.   Features
  4.   4
  5. 1Evaluation Module Overview
    1. 1.1 Introduction
    2. 1.2 Kit Contents
    3. 1.3 Device Information
    4. 1.4 EVM Revisions and Assembly Variants
    5. 1.5 Specification
  6. 2Hardware
    1. 2.1  Additional Images
    2. 2.2  Key Features
      1. 2.2.1 Processor
      2. 2.2.2 Memory
      3. 2.2.3 JTAG Emulator
      4. 2.2.4 Supported Interfaces and Peripherals
      5. 2.2.5 Expansion Connectors Headers to Support Application Specific Add On Boards
    3. 2.3  Power
      1. 2.3.1 Power Requirements
      2. 2.3.2 Power Input
      3. 2.3.3 Power Supply
      4. 2.3.4 Power ON OFF Procedures
        1. 2.3.4.1 Power-On Procedure
        2. 2.3.4.2 Power-Off Procedure
        3. 2.3.4.3 Power Test Points
      5. 2.3.5 Power Sequencing
      6. 2.3.6 AM62x 17x17 SoC Power
      7. 2.3.7 Current Monitoring
    4. 2.4  AM62x-Low Power SK EVM Interface Mapping
    5. 2.5  Clocking
    6. 2.6  Reset
    7. 2.7  OLDI Display Interface
    8. 2.8  CSI Interface
    9. 2.9  Audio Codec Interface
    10. 2.10 HDMI Display Interface
    11. 2.11 JTAG Interface
    12. 2.12 Test Automation Header
    13. 2.13 UART Interface
    14. 2.14 USB Interface
      1. 2.14.1 USB2.0 Type A Interface
      2. 2.14.2 USB2.0 Type C Interface
    15. 2.15 Memory Interfaces
      1. 2.15.1 LPDDR4 Interface
      2. 2.15.2 OSPI
      3. 2.15.3 MMC Interfaces
        1. 2.15.3.1 MMC0 - eMMC Interface
        2. 2.15.3.2 MMC1 - Micro SD Interface
        3. 2.15.3.3 MMC2 - M2 Key E Interface
      4. 2.15.4 EEPROM
    16. 2.16 Ethernet Interface
      1. 2.16.1 CPSW Ethernet PHY1 Default Configuration
      2. 2.16.2 CPSW Ethernet PHY2 Default Configuration
    17. 2.17 GPIO Port Expander
    18. 2.18 GPIO Mapping
    19. 2.19 AM62x-Low Power SK EVM User Setup and Configuration
      1. 2.19.1 EVM DIP Switches
      2. 2.19.2 Boot Modes
      3. 2.19.3 User Test LEDs
    20. 2.20 Expansion Headers
      1. 2.20.1 User Expansion Connector
      2. 2.20.2 MCU Connector
      3. 2.20.3 PRU Connector
    21. 2.21 Push Buttons
    22. 2.22 I2C Address Mapping
  7. 3Hardware Design Files
  8. 4Compliance Information
    1. 4.1 EMC, EMI and ESD Compliance
  9. 5Additional Information
    1. 5.1 Known Issues and Modifications
    2.     Trademarks
    3.     72
  10. 6Revision History

2.13 UART Interface

The four UART ports of the AM62x SoC (MCU UART0, WKUP UART0, SOC UART0 and SOC UART1) are interfaced with an FTDI FT4232HL for UART-to-USB functionality and terminated on a USB micro-B connector (J17) on board. When the AM62x-Low Power SK EVM is connected to a Host using USB cable, the computer can establish a Virtual Com Port which can be used with any terminal emulation application. The FT4232HL is bus powered.

Since the circuit is powered through BUS power, the connection to the COM port will not be lost when the SK EVM power is removed.

Table 2-12 UART Port Interface
UART PortUSB to UART BridgeUSB ConnectorCOM Port
SOC_UART0 FT4232HL J17 COM1
SOC_UART1 COM2
WKUP_UART0 COM3
MCU_UART0 COM4

The FT4232 chip is configured to operate in ‘Single chip USB to four channel UART’ mode and will take the configuration file from the external SPI EEPROM connected to it. The EEPROM (93LC46B) supports 1Mbit/s cloc krate. The EEPROM is programmable in-circuit over USB using a utility program called FT_PROG available from FTDI's web site. The FT_PROG is also used for programming the board serial number for users to identify the connected COM port with board serial number when one or more boards are connected to the computer.

UART Interface Block DiagramFigure 2-15 UART Interface Block Diagram