SPRACI9A October   2018  – July 2021 AM6526 , AM6528 , AM6546 , AM6548

 

  1.   Trademarks
  2. 1Introduction
  3. 2Recommendations Specific to the AM65x/DRA80x
    1. 2.1  EVM versus Data Sheet
    2. 2.2  Power
    3. 2.3  Reset
    4. 2.4  Boot Modes
    5. 2.5  Unused Signals
    6. 2.6  Clocking
    7. 2.7  System Issues
    8. 2.8  Low Power Considerations
    9. 2.9  DDR
    10. 2.10 MMC
    11. 2.11 OSPI and QSPI
    12. 2.12 GPMC NAND
    13. 2.13 I2C
    14. 2.14 CPSW Ethernet
    15. 2.15 ICSSG
    16. 2.16 USB
    17. 2.17 SERDES - USB3
    18. 2.18 SERDES - PCIe
    19. 2.19 JTAG and EMU
  4. 3References
  5. 4Revision History

Unused Signals

Signals on unused interfaces can typically be left as no connect. Many of the I/Os have a Pad Configuration Register that gives control over the input capabilities of the I/O (INPUTENABLE field in each conf_<module>_<pin> register). For more details, see the Control Module chapter of the AM65x Multicore ARM Keystone III SoC Technical Reference Manual. Software should disable the I/O receive buffers (that is, INPUTENABLE=0) that are not connected in the design as soon as possible during initialization. This INPUTENABLE field defaults to "input active" for most signals, which means there is a potential for some leakage during the power sequencing of the device if the input floats to a mid-supply level before the software can initialize the I/O. This should only be a concern when attempting to power up the design with minimum power consumption. Most designs should be able to tolerate this small amount of leakage in each floating I/O until the software has a chance to disable it. After disabling the receiver of the I/O, no leakage occurs.

Note: For specific guidance on certain unused pins, see the Connections for Unused Pins section in the Data Manual.
Note: For specific guidance configuring I/Os, see the Pad Configuration Registers section in the AM65x Multicore ARM Keystone III SoC Technical Reference Manual.