TIDUEW7 May   2020

 

  1.    Description
  2.    Resources
  3.    Features
  4.    Applications
  5.    Design Images
  6. 1System Description
    1. 1.1 Key System Specifications
  7. 2System Overview
    1. 2.1 Block Diagram
    2. 2.2 Design Considerations
      1. 2.2.1 Processor – i.MX 6ULL Applications Processor
      2. 2.2.2 i.MX 6ULL Memory Interfaces
        1. 2.2.2.1 DDR3L
        2. 2.2.2.2 Quad SPI NOR Flash
        3. 2.2.2.3 eMMC iNAND
        4. 2.2.2.4 SD Card Connector
      3. 2.2.3 USB to UART Converter
      4. 2.2.4 USB Ports
      5. 2.2.5 LCD Screen Connector
      6. 2.2.6 JTAG Header
      7. 2.2.7 USB2ANY Header
      8. 2.2.8 Functional Switches and Status LEDs
      9. 2.2.9 GPIO Expansion Connector
    3. 2.3 Highlighted Products
      1. 2.3.1 TPS6521815 - Power Management IC
      2. 2.3.2 DP83849I - Dual Ethernet PHY
      3. 2.3.3 INA3221 - Current Monitor
      4. 2.3.4 Reset Scheme
      5. 2.3.5 TPS2054B, TPS22964C - Auxiliary Load Switches
    4. 2.4 System Design Theory
      1. 2.4.1 Power Estimation
      2. 2.4.2 Power Sequencing
      3. 2.4.3 I2C Device Chain
      4. 2.4.4 Clock Scheme
      5. 2.4.5 BOOT Configuration
      6. 2.4.6 PCB Floor Planning
  8. 3Getting Started, Testing Setup, and Test Results
    1. 3.1 Getting Started with Hardware and Software
      1. 3.1.1 Hardware
        1. 3.1.1.1 On-board LED Information
      2. 3.1.2 Software
        1. 3.1.2.1 Booting of TIDA-050043
        2. 3.1.2.2 Example Linux Commands for Testing TIDA-050043
  9. 4Design Files
    1. 4.1 Schematics
    2. 4.2 Bill of Materials
    3. 4.3 CAD Files
    4. 4.4 Gerber Files
    5. 4.5 Assembly Drawings
  10. 5Software Files
  11. 6Related Documentation
    1. 6.1 Trademarks
    2. 6.2 Third-Party Products Disclaimer

3.1.2 Software

The primary boot source used for testing TIDA-050043 was the SD card. The primary method for testing was using a pre-built binary image to prepare SD card. The purpose of this section is getting started using the software and assumes the software used is already written onto an SD Card that is inserted into the correct slot on the PCB and the BOOT switches are set properly.

The software used for testing is an embedded Linux Yocto build with drivers written for all of the TI ICs and patches to modify the original SDK written for the NXP i.MX 6ULL processor. Building and installing the image requires a laptop running Ubuntu 16.04 (or later), 120 GB HDD, a fully-assembled TIDA-050043 board, micro-SD card, micro-SD to SD Card adaptor, a micro-USB cable, and a 5-V DC power supply. The procedure for building and installing the software image is outside the scope of this document.