SPRABJ8D September   2022  – May 2025 AM2612 , AM2631 , AM2631-Q1 , AM2632 , AM2632-Q1 , AM2634 , AM2634-Q1 , AM263P2 , AM263P2-Q1 , AM263P4 , AM263P4-Q1

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1 Introduction
  5. 2 Power
    1. 2.1 Discrete DC-DC Power Solution
    2. 2.2 Integrated PMIC Power Solution
    3. 2.3 Power Decoupling and Filtering
      1. 2.3.1 ADC/DAC Voltage Reference Decoupling
    4. 2.4 Estimated Power Consumption
    5. 2.5 Power Distribution Network
      1. 2.5.1 Simulations
        1. 2.5.1.1 Core Digital Power 1.2V
        2. 2.5.1.2 Digital and Analog I/O Power 3.3V
    6. 2.6 eFuse Power
  6. 3 Clocking
    1. 3.1 Crystal and Oscillator Input Options
    2. 3.2 Output Clock Generation
    3. 3.3 Crystal Selection and Shunt Capacitance
    4. 3.4 Crystal Placement and Routing
  7. 4 Resets
  8. 5 Bootstrapping
    1. 5.1 SOP Signal Implementation
  9. 6 OSPI and QSPI Memory Implementation
    1. 6.1 ROM OSPI and QSPI Boot Requirements
      1. 6.1.1 AM263x QSPI Boot Pin Requirements
      2. 6.1.2 AM263Px OSPI and QSPI Boot Pin Requirements
      3. 6.1.3 AM261x OSPI and QSPI Boot Pin Requirements
    2. 6.2 Additional OSPI and QSPI References
  10. 7 Debug Interfaces
    1. 7.1 JTAG Emulators and Trace
    2. 7.2 UART
  11. 8 USB
    1. 8.1 USB Device Mode
    2. 8.2 USB Host Mode
  12. 9 Multiplexed Peripherals
  13. 10Digital Peripherals
    1. 10.1 General Digital Peripheral Routing Guidelines
    2. 10.2 Trace Length Matching
  14. 11Analog Peripherals
    1. 11.1 General Analog Peripheral Routing Guidelines
      1. 11.1.1 Resolver ADC Routing Guidelines
  15. 12Layer Stackup
    1. 12.1 Key Stackup Features
  16. 13Vias
  17. 14BGA Power Fan-Out and Decoupling Placement
    1. 14.1 Ground Return
      1. 14.1.1 Ground Return - ZCZ Package AM26x Devices
      2. 14.1.2 Ground Return - ZNC and ZFG Package AM261x Devices
    2. 14.2 1.2V Core Digital Power
      1. 14.2.1 1.2V Core Digital Power Key Layout Considerations - ZCZ
      2. 14.2.2 1.2V Core Digital Power Key Layout Considerations - ZFG
    3. 14.3 3.3V Digital and Analog Power
      1. 14.3.1 3.3V I/O Power Key Layout Considerations - ZCZ
      2. 14.3.2 3.3V I/O Power Key Layout Considerations - ZFG
    4. 14.4 1.8V Digital and Analog Power
      1. 14.4.1 1.8V Key Layout Considerations - ZCZ
      2. 14.4.2 1.8V Key Layout Considerations - ZFG
  18. 15Summary
  19. 16References
  20. 17Revision History

10.2 Trace Length Matching

AM26x microcontrollers are equipped with several peripherals that require strict adherence to trace length matching guidelines. TI highly recommends that any engineer designing a PCB system using AM26x and utilizing the following device peripherals reviews the contents of High-speed Interface Layout Guidelines and applies these guidelines to the AM26x PCB design.

AM26x digital peripherals that require trace length matching are listed below:

Table 10-1 AM26x Digital Peripherals - Trace Length Matching
AM26x Peripheral Applicable Devices Notes
USB AM261x
QSPI AM263x, AM263Px, AM261x
  • Critical signals are QSPI_D[3:0] and QSPI_CLK
OSPI AM263Px, AM261x
  • Critical signals are OSPI_D[7:0] and OSPI_CLK
MMC AM263x, AM263Px, AM261x
  • Critical signals are MMC0_D[3:0], CLK, and CMD
FSI AM263x, AM263Px, AM261x
  • Lower priority, but helps reduce skew between signals
RGMII Ethernet AM263x, AM263Px, AM261x
  • RX and TX signals are critical
  • RX signals only need to be matched to other RX signals
  • TX signals only need to be matched to other TX signals
  • RX or TX signal groups can be different lengths