Chapter 1 Overview 1.1 Introduction The QorIQ FRDM-LS1012A board is an ultra-low-cost development platform for LS1012A. The board provides connectivity support for SPI, UART, and I2C based Arduino and freedom boards. Also, the FRDM-LS1012A supports the DDR3L memory, two 1 Gbit/s Ethernet ports, one USB 3.0 5 Gbit/s port, and the Audio in and out interface.
Power supply Power supply unit Reset Configuration Word Serial data line SerDes Serializer/deserializer used to interface with serial interfaces, such as PCIe, SGMII, and SATA Table continues on the next page... QorIQ FRDM-LS1012A Board Reference Manual, Rev. 3, 12/2016 NXP Semiconductors...
On Board Power Supply LED’s 5V from USB (Debug port) (PG & RESET) Figure 1-1. FRDM-LS1012A block diagram 1.6 FRDM-LS1012A top view The following figure shows the top view of the FRDM-LS1012A. QorIQ FRDM-LS1012A Board Reference Manual, Rev. 3, 12/2016 NXP Semiconductors...
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ARM JTAG header (J9) USB 2.0 debug/UART connector (J11) PORST LED (D3) Reset switch (SW1) K20 JTAG SDA_LED (D1) Header for header (J10) USB power (J12) Figure 1-2. FRDM-LS1012A top view QorIQ FRDM-LS1012A Board Reference Manual, Rev. 3, 12/2016 NXP Semiconductors...
The FRDM-LS1012A power supplies (PS) provide all the voltages necessary for the correct operation of the LS1012A processor, DDR3L, QSPI memory, and other onboard peripherals. The following figure shows the FRDM-LS1012A power supplies. QorIQ FRDM-LS1012A Board Reference Manual, Rev. 3, 12/2016 NXP Semiconductors...
The total power required from USB port depends on devices used by an application. Refer to the following table for an estimated power required by each of the board interfaces. QorIQ FRDM-LS1012A Board Reference Manual, Rev. 3, 12/2016 NXP Semiconductors...
EVDD 3.3 V MC34713 VCC_POVDD 1.8 V VR5100 LDO1 Powers the LS1012A SFP fuse programming voltage 2.3 Reset and configuration signals The reset sequence can be triggered from various sources. QorIQ FRDM-LS1012A Board Reference Manual, Rev. 3, 12/2016 NXP Semiconductors...
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PORCFG through the resistor mount option. Mount the resistors to drive the corresponding PORCFG as low in Table 2-5. Table 2-5. Configuration signals Configuration signal Nets sampled Components on board Default state CFG_RCW_SRC1 CLK_OUT QorIQ FRDM-LS1012A Board Reference Manual, Rev. 3, 12/2016 NXP Semiconductors...
• a 2-pin header (J12) to provide 5 V at 1 A power supply to the USB 2.0/3.0 port The following figure shows the USB 2.0/3.0 PHY architecture on the FRDM-LS1012A. QorIQ FRDM-LS1012A Board Reference Manual, Rev. 3, 12/2016 NXP Semiconductors...
LS1012A 1.8 V to 3.3 V signals for the I2C devices, on Arduino/ Freedom expansion connectors. • The I2C1 bus has one possible master - LS1012A processor. 2.10.1 I C devices and addresses QorIQ FRDM-LS1012A Board Reference Manual, Rev. 3, 12/2016 NXP Semiconductors...
The UART interface connects to devices on Arduino/Freedom expansion connectors. • SPI bus interface can also connect to the Ardiuno shield, J2, via level translators. The following table describes the SPI devices used on the FRDM-LS1012A board. QorIQ FRDM-LS1012A Board Reference Manual, Rev. 3, 12/2016 NXP Semiconductors...
This section describes the MBED circuit on the LS1012AFRDM. MBED is an open standard serial and debug adapter. It bridges serial and debug communications between a USB host and an embedded target processor, as shown in the figure below. QorIQ FRDM-LS1012A Board Reference Manual, Rev. 3, 12/2016 NXP Semiconductors...
Connects LS1012A to Arduino EC1_TXD3 DUT_GPIO_2[2] Connects LS1012A to Arduino through 1.8 V to 3.3 V translators EC1_TXD2 DUT_GPIO_2[3] Connects LS1012A to Arduino through 1.8 V to 3.3 V translators QorIQ FRDM-LS1012A Board Reference Manual, Rev. 3, 12/2016 NXP Semiconductors...
The GPIO2[14], GPIO2[12], and GPIO1[11] are used to determine the board revision of FRDM-LS1012A. The following table explains the board revisions. Table 2-13. Revision control {GPIO2[14], GPIO2 [12], GPIO2[11] } VERSION Rev B Rev C QorIQ FRDM-LS1012A Board Reference Manual, Rev. 3, 12/2016 NXP Semiconductors...
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FRDM-LS1012A top-side view • FRDM-LS1012A bottom-side view A.1 FRDM-LS1012A top-side view NOTE For a clear view of the board top-side view, please zoom-in on the Figure. Figure A-1. FRDM-LS1012A top-side view QorIQ FRDM-LS1012A Board Reference Manual, Rev. 3, 12/2016 NXP Semiconductors...
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FRDM-LS1012A bottom-side view A.2 FRDM-LS1012A bottom-side view NOTE For a clear view of the board bottom-side view, please zoom-in on the Figure. Figure A-2. FRDM-LS1012A bottom-side view QorIQ FRDM-LS1012A Board Reference Manual, Rev. 3, 12/2016 NXP Semiconductors...
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Added details for GPIOs used to determine board revision FRDM-LS1012A board drawings Updated top-side and bottom-side assembly drawings GPIO pins Updated Table 2-11 • Remove "SDHC1_VSEL" row • Remove translators details from SDHC1 rows QorIQ FRDM-LS1012A Board Reference Manual, Rev. 3, 12/2016 NXP Semiconductors...
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