The AM64B starter kit (SK) is a low-cost stand-alone test and development platform based on the Sitara™ AM6442 processor that is ideal for accelerating the prototype phase of your next design. The kit includes wired (Ethernet) and wireless (2.4GHz and 5GHz) connectivity, three expansion headers, multiple boot options and flexible debug.
During custom board design, customers tend to reuse the SK design files and make edits to the design file. Alternatively, customers reuse some of the common implementations including the SOC, memory and communication interfaces. Since the SK is expected to have additional functionalities, customers optimize the SK implementation to suit their board design requirements. While optimizing the SK schematics, errors get introduced into the custom design that could cause functional, performance or reliability issues. When optimizing customers have queries regarding the SK implementation resulting in design errors. Many of the optimization and design errors are common across designs. Based on the learnings and data sheet pin connectivity recommendations, comprehensive Design Notes (D-Note:), Review Notes (R-Note:) and Cad Notes (Cad Note:) have been added near each section of the SK schematic that customers could review and follow to minimize errors. Additional files as part of the design downloads have been included to support customer evaluation.
The SK-AM64B is best suited for:
- Linux code development
- 2-port Gigabit Ethernet with TSN support
- USB 3.0 + wireless connectivity (both hotspot and endpoint)
- Industrial communication Controller support
See the TMDS64EVM for:
- Linux and MCU+ SDK code development
- 3-port Gigabit Ethernet with TSN support
- PCIe support
- Industrial communication Device & Controller support
- HSE (high speed extension) connector for advanced HW development.
Features
- Software
- TI processor SDK Linux & RT Linux
- Yocto Project®-based file system
- Processing
- 2x Arm Cortex-A53
- 4x Arm Cortex-R5
- 1x Arm Cortex-M4
- x PRU-ICSSG
- Networking
- Dual-band Wi-Fi®
- Bluetooth®/Bluetooth Low Energy 5.1
- Two RJ-45 Ethernet (1000/100 Mbps)
- Connectivity
- One Type-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (SuperSpeed)
- Onboard XDS110 Joint Test Action Group (JTAG) emulator
- Three UARTs via micro-USB
- Expansion and prototyping
- 40-pin Raspberry Pi™ (RPI4) hardware attached on top (HAT)
- PRU-ICSSG real-time I/O
- TI-MCU headers
- Storage
- 2GB LPDDR4
- Bootable interfaces on SK
- Removable microSD
- USB
- 16MB octal serial peripheral interface (OSPI)
- Ethernet
- UART
- SK design files
- Updated Downloadable files in the design files section Zip folder includes the following folders 1_SCHEMATIC, 2_BOM, 3_Board_File, 4_Gerber, 5_Gerber_PDF, 6_Assembly_Models_Package, 7_PCB_LAYER_STACKUP and 8_Power_Supply_Sequencing and additional sub folders.