The AM261x LaunchPad™ development kit is a simple and inexpensive hardware evaluation module (EVM) for the Texas Instruments™Sitara™ AM261x series of microcontrollers (MCUs). This EVM provides an easy way to start developing on the AM261x MCUs with onboard emulation for programming and debugging as well as buttons and LEDs for a simple user interface. The LaunchPad also features two independent BoosterPack XL expansion connectors, two onboard FLASHes and one FLASH expansion connector, two Ethernet PHY add-on board connectors, onboard Controller Area Network (CAN) transceiver, and an onboard XDS110 debug probe.

The AM261x LaunchPad has the following features:

• PCB dimensions: 195.58mm X 58.43mm
• Powered through 5V, 3A USB type-C input
• Two Ethernet PHY add-on board connectors
• Onboard XDS110 debug probe
• Three push buttons:
  • PORz
  • User interrupt
  • RESETz
• LEDs for:
  • Power status
  • User testing
  • I2C driven array
• CAN connectivity with onboard CAN transceiver
• Dedicated FSI connector
• PMIC with three buck converters and one LDO regulator
• Two independent Enhanced Quadrature Encoder Pulse (EQEP) based encoder connectors
• Two independent BoosterPack XL (40 pin) standard connectors
• Onboard memory:
  • 2x 64Mb OSPI Flash
  • 1 Mb I2C Board ID EEPROM