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® phyCORE -i.MX8X Hardware Manual Document No.: L-864e.A1 SOM Prod. No.: PCM-065 SOM PCB. No.: 1488.2 CB Prod. No.: PCM-942 CB PCB. No.: 1491.1 Edition: Feb 2021 A product of a PHYTEC Technology Holding company...
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Additionally, PHYTEC offers no guarantee nor accepts any liability for damages arising from the improper usage or improper installation of the hardware or software. PHYTEC further reserves the right to alter the layout and/or design of the hardware without prior notification and accepts no liability for doing so.
PHYTEC supports a variety of Arm-based and other microprocessors in two ways. 1. As the basis for PHYTEC development kits and Single Board Computers, which serves as a reference and evaluation platform.
SOMs and SBCs. End users no longer need to redesign entire CPU circuitry and engage in version control to accommodate new or obsolete parts. Instead, PHYTEC manages this at the SOM-level. PHYTEC ensure continued availability of pin- and function-compatible SOMs and SBCs, further minimizing maintenance costs and risks.
L-864e.A1 Introduction The phyCORE-i.MX8X belongs to PHYTEC’s phyCORE System on Module family. Like its mini, micro, and nanoMODUL predecessors, the phyCORE boards integrate all core elements of a microprocessor system on a subminiature board and are designed in a manner that ensures their easy expansion and embedding in peripheral hardware developments.
Connect all available 3.3V input pins to a power supply on a custom carrier board that provides at least 2000 mA. • At minimum, connect the matching number of ground pins neighboring the 3.3V pins. However, PHYTEC highly recommends connecting all ground pins for proper implementation of the phyCORE-i.MX8X SOM. •...
This may cause current to flow through the IO pins before the processor is properly powered, potentially resulting in damage or unknown behavior after power-up or reset. Therefore, PHYTEC recommends NOT powering external peripherals and circuits that directly interface with the phyCORE-i.MX8X SOM IOs until their respective voltage domains are powered.
CAUTION: As a general design rule, PHYTEC recommends connecting all ground pins which are next to signals that are being used in the application circuitry. For maximum EMI performance, all ground pins should be connected to a solid ground plane.
Pin Resources: • PHYTEC recommends the use of NXP's Pin Muxing Tool • The following file is a pin muxing reference for PHYTEC Hardware: PCM- 065_1488.2_pinmux.xlsx • The following file is a pin mux file for importing into NXP's Pin Muxing Tool: MIMX8QX6xxxFZ.mex...
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