SPRUJF1C November   2024  – December 2025 AM2612

 

  1.   1
  2.   Description
  3.   Get Started
  4.   Features
  5.   5
  6. 1Evaluation Module Overview
    1. 1.1 Introduction
      1. 1.1.1 Preface: Read This First
        1. 1.1.1.1 Sitara MCU+ Academy
        2. 1.1.1.2 Important Usage Notes
    2. 1.2 Kit Contents
    3. 1.3 Device Information
      1. 1.3.1 System Architecture Overview
      2. 1.3.2 Component Identification
      3. 1.3.3 Functional Block Diagram
      4. 1.3.4 BoosterPacks
      5. 1.3.5 Device Information
        1. 1.3.5.1 Security
  7. 2Hardware
    1. 2.1  Setup
      1. 2.1.1 Standalone Configuration
    2. 2.2  Power Requirements
      1. 2.2.1 Power Input Using USB Type-C Connector
      2. 2.2.2 Power Tree
      3. 2.2.3 Power Status LEDs
    3. 2.3  Header Information
      1. 2.3.1 OSPI Expansion Connector
      2. 2.3.2 ADC/DAC External VREF Headers
      3. 2.3.3 FSI Header
      4. 2.3.4 EQEP Headers
    4. 2.4  Push Buttons
    5. 2.5  Reset
    6. 2.6  Clock
    7. 2.7  Boot Mode Selection
    8. 2.8  GPIO Mapping
    9. 2.9  IO Expander
    10. 2.10 Interfaces
      1. 2.10.1  Memory Interfaces
        1. 2.10.1.1 OSPI
        2. 2.10.1.2 Board ID EEPROM
      2. 2.10.2  Ethernet Interface
        1. 2.10.2.1 Ethernet PHY 0 - RGMII2 / PR0_PRU0
        2. 2.10.2.2 Ethernet PHY 1 - RGMII1 / PR0_PRU1
      3. 2.10.3  I2C
        1. 2.10.3.1 Industrial Application LEDs
      4. 2.10.4  SPI
      5. 2.10.5  UART
      6. 2.10.6  MCAN
      7. 2.10.7  SDFM
      8. 2.10.8  FSI
      9. 2.10.9  JTAG
      10. 2.10.10 Test Automation Pin Mapping
      11. 2.10.11 LIN
      12. 2.10.12 ADC and DAC
      13. 2.10.13 EQEP
      14. 2.10.14 EPWM
      15. 2.10.15 USB
    11. 2.11 BoosterPack Headers
      1. 2.11.1 BoosterPack Mode 00: Standard LaunchPad/BoosterPack Pinout
      2. 2.11.2 BoosterPack Mode 01: Servo Motor Control BoosterPacks Mode
      3. 2.11.3 BoosterPack Mode 10: BOOSTXL-IOLINKM-8 Mode
      4. 2.11.4 BoosterPack Mode 11: C2000 DRVx BoosterPacks Mode
    12. 2.12 Pinmux Mapping
    13. 2.13 Test Points
    14. 2.14 Best Practices
  8. 3Software
  9. 4Hardware Design Files
  10. 5Compliance
  11. 6Additional Information
    1. 6.1 Revision E1 Appendix
      1. 6.1.1 TA_POWERDOWNz pulled up by VSYS_TA_3V3 which is powered by VSYS_3V3
      2. 6.1.2 USB2.0_MUX_SEL0 pulled up by R355
      3. 6.1.3 MDIO and MDC of PRU0-ICSS0 needs to be routed to both Ethernet PHYs
      4. 6.1.4 AM261_RGMII1_RXLINK and AM261_RGMII2_RXLINK to be connected to GPIO
    2. 6.2 Revision E2 Appendix
      1. 6.2.1 Revision E2 Changes from E1
      2. 6.2.2 Revision E2 Known Limitations
    3. 6.3 Revision A Appendix
      1. 6.3.1 Revision A Changes from E2
      2. 6.3.2 Revision A Errata
    4.     Trademarks
  12. 7References
    1. 7.1 Reference Documents
    2. 7.2 Other TI Components Used in This Design
  13. 8Revision History

2.10.5 UART

The AM261x LaunchPad uses the XDS110 as a USB2.0 to UART bridge for terminal access. UART0 transmit and receive signals of the AM261x SoC are mapped to the XDS110 with a dual channel isolation buffer (ISO7721DR) for translating from the 3.3V IO voltage supply to the 3.3V XDS supply. The XDS110 is connected to a micro-B USB connector for the USB 2.0 signals. ESD protection is provided to the USB 2.0 signals by a transient voltage suppression device (TPD4E02B04DQAR). The micro-B USB connector's VBUS 5V power is mapped to a low dropout regulator (TPS79601DRBR) to generate the 3.3V XDS110 supply. A separate 3.3V supply for the XDS110 allows for the emulator to maintain a connection when power to the LaunchPad is removed.

Two instances of UART3 are brought out to the BoosterPack headers. If the pinmux on AM261x pins C19 and C18 are configured for UART3 TXD/RXD, the signals can be accessed on header J1. If the pinmux on AM261x pins A14 and B14 are configured for UART, the signals can be accessed on header J5. Multiplexers are included on the paths from the AM261x MCU to the BoosterPack headers to enable other BoosterPack modes. The logic tables for these muxes are shown below:

Table 2-28 U46 Mux Select
BP_MUX_SW_S4 BP_BO_MUX_EN_N Mux Output (1A)
0 0 Hi-Z
0 1 UART3_RXD
1 0 Hi-Z
1 1 SDFM1_D0
Table 2-29 U80 Mux Select
BP_MUX_SW_S5 COM
0 UART3_TXD
1 PR1_PRU1_GPIO3
Table 2-30 U37 Mux Select
BP_MUX_SW_S1 COM
0 UART3_RXD
1 PR1_PRU0_GPIO19

LP-AM261 LP-AM261 UART Interface Figure 2-22 LP-AM261 UART Interface