SK-AM64B

AM64B starter kit for AM64x Sitara™ processors

SK-AM64B

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Overview

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. 

  • SK-AM64B evaluation board
  • Not included: SD card, AC-DC adapter and USB-C cable or USB Micro-B

Arm-based processors
AM6411 Single-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, single-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6412 Dual-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, single-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6421 Single-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, dual-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6422 Dual-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, dual-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6441 Single-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, quad-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6442 Dual-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, quad-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security

 

Ethernet PHYs
DP83867IR Industrial temperature, robust gigabit Ethernet PHY transceiver

 

Multi-channel ICs (PMICs)
TPS65220 2.5-V to 5.5-V PMIC with three step-down DC/DC converters & four LDOs for Sitara AM64x processor
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SK-AM64B — AM64B starter kit for AM64x Sitara™ processors

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Software programming tool

EVM Pinmux Sysconfig File — SPRCAK9.ZIP (31KB)

Online training

AM64-ACADEMY — AM64x Academy

Supported products & hardware

AM64-ACADEMY AM64x Academy

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Latest version
Version: 1.00.00.00
Release date: 16 Nov 2023
Products
Arm-based processors
AM6411 Single-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, single-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6412 Dual-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, single-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6421 Single-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, dual-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6422 Dual-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, dual-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6441 Single-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, quad-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6442 Dual-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, quad-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security
Hardware development
Evaluation board
SK-AM64B AM64B starter kit for AM64x Sitara™ processors TMDS64EVM AM64x evaluation module for Sitara™ processors

Release Infomation

First release of AM62x Academy.

Software development kit (SDK)

PROCESSOR-SDK-LINUX-RT-AM64X — Processor SDK RT-Linux for AM64x

Supported products & hardware
Download options

PROCESSOR-SDK-LINUX-RT-AM64X Processor SDK RT-Linux for AM64x

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Latest version
Version: 10.00.07.04
Release date: 14 Aug 2024

Processor SDK LINUX RT AM64x - RT Linux Installer for sources, pre-built binaries and file system images generated using Yocto build environment

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Processor SDK LINUX RT AM64x Yocto - SD card image

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Processor SDK LINUX RT AM64x Debian Trixie - SD card image

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Arm-based processors
AM6411 Single-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, single-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6412 Dual-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, single-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6421 Single-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, dual-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6441 Single-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, quad-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6442 Dual-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, quad-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6422 Dual-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, dual-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security
Hardware development
Evaluation board
SK-AM64B AM64B starter kit for AM64x Sitara™ processors

Documentation

Learn how to build embedded Linux systems using AM64x processors

Learn how to build embedded systems using AM64x processors

Yocto SDK user manual for developers

Instructions to build RT Linux image for AM64x Starter Kit (SK) using Yocto build environment

Get the various Linux Performance Benchmarks for this release

Debian SDK manual for developers with build instructions

Software manifest - Processor SDK AM64x for Yocto RT Linux

Software manifest - Processor SDK AM64x for Debian RT Linux

Build Sheet of supported features for AM64x

Release Infomation

Thank you for your interest in PROCESSOR SDK LINUX-RT AM64X Software Development Kit (SDK). This SDK is a Linux-RT only package. The Processor SDK is a unified software platform for TI embedded processors providing easy setup and fast out-of-the-box access to benchmarks and demos. All releases of Processor SDK are consistent across TI’s broad portfolio, allowing developers to seamlessly reuse and develop software across devices.

This release adds support for production Silicon Release 2.0 High Security - Field Securable (HS-FS) devices.

TI Linux CI/CD Snapshot

AM64x Snapshot

In order to improve access to the very latest bug fixes and feature enhancements, TI is enabling Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) for AM64x processors. The patches for these changes have always been available on public repositories hosted on git.ti.com, and these source repositories could be built using the Yocto build environment on a daily basis. The new TI Linux CI/CD Snapshot makes it even easier to consume these changes with pre-built binaries of Linux boot images to try out on TI Evaluation Modules (EVMs and SKs) before migrating or picking the patches. A detailed test report is also published to help users understand the status of the build and features being validated. The Linux boot images from a snapshot can be regenerated using sources by following the build instructions provided on the snapshot page.

The daily snapshot is not a replacement for the official Processors SDK releases which have full documentation, training and support. The snapshot is a new easy way to try bug fixes and feature enhancements planned for the next SDK while enabling much more tighter integration with customizations and application development. This improved integration should allow users to release their customized code built  on the SDKs more quickly and confidently.

What's new

  • Linux embedded software support, long-term Stable (LTS) Linux kernel v6.6 support & Board support package
  • Yocto Scarthgap (LTS) based build environment and filesystem
  • Debian distribution upgraded to Trixie from Bookworm and pre-built deb packages
  • Uboot 2024.04 based bootloaders
  • ICSSG SR2.0 PRU Ethernet & Switch firmware updates
  • Improvements to Real-Time Linux Interrupt Latency
IDE, configuration, compiler or debugger

DDR-CONFIG-AM64 — DDR Configuration Tool

Supported products & hardware

DDR-CONFIG-AM64 DDR Configuration Tool

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Latest version
Version: 1.0.0
Release date: 01 Apr 2024
Products
Arm-based processors
AM6411 Single-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, single-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6412 Dual-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, single-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6422 Dual-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, dual-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6441 Single-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, quad-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6442 Dual-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, quad-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security
Hardware development
Evaluation board
SK-AM64B AM64B starter kit for AM64x Sitara™ processors TMDS64EVM AM64x evaluation module for Sitara™ processors

Release Infomation

Available on the TI Developer Zone (dev.ti.com)

IDE, configuration, compiler or debugger

CLOCKTREE-AM64X — Clock tree configuration for AM64x

Supported products & hardware

CLOCKTREE-AM64X Clock tree configuration for AM64x

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Latest version
Version: 1.0.0
Release date: 01 Jan 2023
Products
Arm-based processors
AM6411 Single-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, single-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6412 Dual-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, single-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6421 Single-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, dual-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6422 Dual-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, dual-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6441 Single-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, quad-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6442 Dual-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, quad-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security
Hardware development
Evaluation board
SK-AM64B AM64B starter kit for AM64x Sitara™ processors TMDS64EVM AM64x evaluation module for Sitara™ processors

Release Infomation

Clock tree configuration tool for AM64X

Software development kit (SDK)

PROCESSOR-SDK-LINUX-AM64X — Processor SDK Linux for AM64x

Supported products & hardware
Download options

PROCESSOR-SDK-LINUX-AM64X Processor SDK Linux for AM64x

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Latest version
Version: 10.00.07.04
Release date: 14 Aug 2024

Processor SDK LINUX AM64x - Linux Installer for sources, pre-built binaries and file system images generated using Yocto build environment

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Processor SDK LINUX AM64x Yocto - SD card image

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download tisdk-debian-trixie-am64xx-evm.wic.xz  — 293732 K

Processor SDK LINUX AM64x Debian Trixie - SD card image

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Products
Arm-based processors
AM6411 Single-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, single-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6412 Dual-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, single-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6421 Single-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, dual-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6441 Single-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, quad-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6442 Dual-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, quad-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security AM6422 Dual-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53, dual-core Cortex-R5F, PCIe, USB 3.0 and security
Multi-channel ICs (PMICs)
LP8733 Dual high-current buck converters and dual linear regulators
Hardware development
Evaluation board
SK-AM64B AM64B starter kit for AM64x Sitara™ processors

Documentation

Learn how to build embedded Linux systems using AM64x processors

Learn how to build embedded systems using AM64x processors

Yocto SDK user manual for developers

Instructions to build Linux image for AM64x Starter Kit (SK) using Yocto build environment

Get the various Linux Performance Benchmarks for this release

Debian SDK manual for developers with build instructions

Software manifest - Processor SDK AM64x for Debian Linux

Software manifest - Processor SDK AM64x for Yocto Linux

Build Sheet of supported features for AM64x

Release Infomation

Thank you for your interest in PROCESSOR SDK LINUX AM64x Software Development Kit (SDK). This SDK is a Linux only package. The Processor SDK is a unified software platform for TI embedded processors providing easy setup and fast out-of-the-box access to benchmarks and demos. All releases of Processor SDK are consistent across TI’s broad portfolio, allowing developers to seamlessly reuse and develop software across devices.

This release adds support for production Silicon Release 2.0 High Security - Field Securable (HS-FS) devices.

TI Linux CI/CD Snapshot

AM64x Snapshot

In order to improve access to the very latest bug fixes and feature enhancements, TI is enabling Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) for AM64x processors. The patches for these changes have always been available on public repositories hosted on git.ti.com, and these source repositories could be built using the Yocto build environment on a daily basis. The new TI Linux CI/CD Snapshot makes it even easier to consume these changes with pre-built binaries of Linux boot images to try out on TI Evaluation Modules (EVMs and SKs) before migrating or picking the patches. A detailed test report is also published to help users understand the status of the build and features being validated. The Linux boot images from a snapshot can be regenerated using sources by following the build instructions provided on the snapshot page.

The daily snapshot is not a replacement for the official Processors SDK releases which have full documentation, training and support. The snapshot is a new easy way to try bug fixes and feature enhancements planned for the next SDK while enabling much more tighter integration with customizations and application development. This improved integration should allow users to release their customized code built  on the SDKs more quickly and confidently.

What's new

  • Linux embedded software support, long-term Stable (LTS) Linux kernel v6.6 support & Board support package
  • Yocto Scarthgap (LTS) based build environment and filesystem
  • Debian distribution upgraded to Trixie from Bookworm and pre-built deb packages
  • Uboot 2024.04 based bootloaders
  • ICSSG SR2.0 PRU Ethernet & Switch firmware updates
  • Improvements to Real-Time Linux Interrupt Latency
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