SPRADG8 March   2024 AM68 , AM69

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1Introduction
  5. 2AM68 Processor
  6. 3AM69 Processor
  7. 4Use Cases on AM68 and AM69
    1. 4.1 HMI
    2. 4.2 Controllers and PLC – Programmable Logic Controller
    3. 4.3 Industrial PC (IPC), Single Board Computers (SBC), and Modules
  8. 5Software Tools and Support
    1. 5.1 Linux Software Development Kit (SDK)
    2. 5.2 SDK Demonstrations and Benchmarks
      1. 5.2.1 TI Apps Launcher
      2. 5.2.2 Seva Store
      3. 5.2.3 Wi-Fi Demo
    3. 5.3 Training Academy
  9. 6Conclusion
  10. 7Relevant Links
  11. 8References

3 AM69 Processor

The AM69 processor is the highest performance device among the AM6x scalable embedded processor family. Along with the octal-core Arm® Cortex® A72 microprocessor, the AM69 provides the most significant levels of processing power, image and video processing, and graphics capability. Compared with the AM62(2) and the AM68, which are excellent choices for the applications with 1-4 A53 cores and 2 A72 cores, respectively, the AM69 enables the capability of up to 8 A72 cores to take your application to the next level of ARM computing with 100k DMIPS. As shown in Figure 3-1, the AM69 processor features the following multiple sub-systems based on the heterogeneous architecture:

  • An octal-core(8x) Arm Cortex A72 microprocessor at 2 GHz provides up to 100k Dhrystone Million Instructions Per Second (DMIPS).
  • BXS-4-64 GPU offers up to 50 Giga Floating-point Operations per Second (GFLOPS) to enable dynamic 2D and 3D rendering for enhanced viewing applications.
  • 4x 4L SERDES interface offers a combination many high-speed interfaces
    • 2x 4L PCIe Gen 3 OR up to 4x 2L PCIe Gen 3 (up to 8(GT/s) per lane)
    • 8x SGMII ethernet ports (TSN) with eight port
      • All ports support 1Gb, 2.5Gb SGMII
      • Two ports support 5Gb, 10Gb USXGMII or 5Gb XFI
    • 1x USB 3.0 dual-role device (DRD) subsystem
    • 1x up to 4 lane DisplayPort/eDP interface (up to 4k resolution)
  • Display Sub-System (DSS) supports multiple displays with the flexibility to interface with different panel types such as e/DP, DSI, and DPI.
  • 2x encoder and decoder with H.264, H.265 support can encode and decode multiple channels simultaneously. This encoder and decoder support H.264 Baseline, Main, High Profile at L5.2 and H.265 Main Profile at L5.1. The 2x CODEC can process 480 MP/s each module at 4K60 throughput.
  • 3x 4-lane MIPI CIS-2 RX are included in the AM68. Three high-resolution (for example, 12MP) cameras can be directly connected to CSI-2 RX ports.
  • Improved memory architecture and high-speed interfaces improve the system throughput and energy efficiency by enabling high utilization of cores and HWAs. AM69 supports up to 64 Giga Bytes Per Second (GBps) DDR memory bandwidth.

GUID-20240207-SS0I-KVS7-JHGZ-ZH8G60SH0PJJ-low.svgFigure 3-1 AM69 Block Diagram with Subsystems