TIDUF35A June   2023  – October 2024 AM6442

 

  1.   1
  2.   Description
  3.   Resources
  4.   Features
  5.   Applications
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  7. 1System Description
    1. 1.1 Terminology
  8. 2System Overview
    1. 2.1 Block Diagram
    2. 2.2 Design Considerations
    3. 2.3 Highlighted Products
      1. 2.3.1  AM6442 Microprocessor
      2. 2.3.2  DP83867 gigabit Ethernet Physical Transceiver
      3. 2.3.3  DP83TD510E Single-Pair Ethernet Physical Transceiver
      4. 2.3.4  MSPM0G1107 Microcontroller
      5. 2.3.5  LMK1C1106 6-Channel Output LVCMOS 1.8V Buffer
      6. 2.3.6  LMK6C Low-Jitter, High-Performance, Bulk-Acoustic-Wave (BAW) Fixed-Frequency LVCMOS Oscillator
      7. 2.3.7  TLVM13630 High-Density, 3V to 36V Input, 1V to 6V Output, 3A Step-Down Power Module
      8. 2.3.8  LM74700-Q1 Reverse-Polarity Protection Ideal Diode
      9. 2.3.9  TPS62825A Synchronous Step-Down DC-DC Converter
      10. 2.3.10 LMR36006 Ultra-Small Synchronous Step-Down Converter
      11. 2.3.11 TLV62568A High-Efficiency Step-Down Buck Converter With Forced PWM
  9. 3System Design Theory
    1. 3.1 Power Subsystem
    2. 3.2 AM6442 System on Module Subsystem
    3. 3.3 Ethernet Subsystem
    4. 3.4 Power Over Data Line (PoDL) Subsystem
    5. 3.5 Additional Subsystems
      1. 3.5.1 USB 3.1 Interface
      2. 3.5.2 Micro SD Card Interface
      3. 3.5.3 SimpleLink CC3301 Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth Low-Energy BoosterPack Interface
      4. 3.5.4 AM6442 UART Interface
  10. 4Hardware, Software, Testing Requirements, and Test Results
    1. 4.1 Hardware Requirements
      1. 4.1.1 Board Interface
        1. 4.1.1.1 Boot Switch Configuration
        2. 4.1.1.2 Starting up the Reference Design
    2. 4.2 Software Requirements
      1. 4.2.1 PoDL PSE Protocol Programming
      2. 4.2.2 Create an SD Card Image With U-Boot and Linux
    3. 4.3 Test Setup and Procedure
  11. 5Design and Documentation Support
    1. 5.1 Design Files
      1. 5.1.1 Schematics
      2. 5.1.2 BOM
    2. 5.2 Documentation Support
    3. 5.3 Support Resources
    4. 5.4 Trademarks
  12. 6About the Author
  13. 7Revision History

Test Setup and Procedure

Perform the following steps to start-up the reference design:

  • Connect a USB cable between a PC and the micro USB connector (J12)
  • Open a serial terminal (for example, TeraTerm) and connect to the USB serial port of the reference design. Configure the serial port to 11500 baud, 8N1.
  • Add a μSD card with Linux image to μSD card slot (J15 )
  • Connect an Ethernet cable between RJ45 connector (J5) and a network Ethernet switch (optional step)
  • Use a bench supply to provide 24V to power connector (J8)
  • Once power is applied, the reference board boots from external μSD card.

When 24V power is applied to J8, the reference board boots from external μSD card. Use the serial terminal console to interface and control the reference design.

Figure 4-3 shows the Linux console boot prompt.

TIDA-010262 Linux Console After BootingFigure 4-3 Linux Console After Booting