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  • Page 1 Chipsmall Limited consists of a professional team with an average of over 10 year of expertise in the distribution of electronic components. Based in Hongkong, we have already established firm and mutual-benefit business relationships with customers from,Europe,America and south Asia,supplying obsolete and hard-to-find components to meet their specific needs.
  • Page 2 AXEL ULTRA Solo / Dual / Quad ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore CPU Module ULTRA Line HARDWARE MANUAL www.dave.eu DAVE Embedded Systems info@dave.eu...
  • Page 3 v . 1 . 0 . 5 A x e l H a r d w a r e M a n u a l <Page intentionally left blank> October, 2016 2/80...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    v . 1 . 0 . 5 A x e l H a r d w a r e M a n u a l Table of Contents 1 Preface.............................7 1.1 About this manual......................7 1.2 Copyrights/Trademarks.....................7 1.3 Standards..........................7 1.4 Disclaimers........................7 1.5 Warranty..........................7 1.6 Technical Support......................8 1.7 Related documents......................9...
  • Page 5 v . 1 . 0 . 5 A x e l H a r d w a r e M a n u a l 5.6.3 SD/MMC Recovery....................34 5.7 Multiplexing........................35 5.8 RTC..........................35 5.9 Watchdog........................36 6 Pinout table..........................37 6.1 Carrier board mating connector J1.................38 6.2 Carrier board mating connector J2.................42 6.3 Carrier board mating connector J3.................46 7 Peripheral interfaces......................51...
  • Page 6 v . 1 . 0 . 5 A x e l H a r d w a r e M a n u a l 7.10.1 FLEXCAN1......................65 7.10.2 FLEXCAN2......................66 7.11 JTAG..........................67 7.12 SD/SDIO/MMC......................67 7.12.1 MMC/SD/SDIO1....................68 7.12.2 MMC/SD/SDIO2....................69 7.12.3 MMC/SD/SDIO3....................70 7.12.4 MMC/SD/SDIO4....................71 7.13 PCI Express........................72 7.14 SATA..........................72 7.15 Audio interface......................73...
  • Page 7 v . 1 . 0 . 5 A x e l H a r d w a r e M a n u a l Fig. 6: AXEL – Solo / Dual / Quad core ARM Cortex A9............67 October, 2016 6/80...
  • Page 8: Preface

    AXEL is warranted against defects in material and workmanship for the warranty period from the date of shipment. During the warranty period, DAVE Embedded Systems will at its discretion decide to repair or replace defective products. Within the warranty period, the repair of products is free of charge as long as warranty conditions are observed.
  • Page 9: Technical Support

    DAVE Embedded Systems will not be responsible for any defects or damages to other products not supplied by DAVE Embedded Systems that are caused by a faulty AXEL module.
  • Page 10: Related Documents

    . 1 . 0 . 5 A x e l H a r d w a r e M a n u a l Related documents Document Location DAVE Embedded Systems http://wiki.dave.eu/index.php/Main_ Developers Wiki Page NXP/Freescale i.MX6 Dual/ http://cache.freescale.com/files/32 6Quad Applications bit/doc/ref_manual/IMX6DQRM.pdf...
  • Page 11 v . 1 . 0 . 5 A x e l H a r d w a r e M a n u a l Revision History Version Date Notes 0.9.0 October 2013 First Draft 1.0.0 November 2013 First official release with XELK 1.0.0 1.0.1 January 2014 Minor fixes...
  • Page 12: Introduction

    v . 1 . 0 . 5 A x e l H a r d w a r e M a n u a l Introduction AXEL is the new top-class Solo/Dual/Quad core ARM Cortex-A9 CPU module by DAVE Embedded Systems, based on the recent NXP/Freescale i.MX6 application processor.
  • Page 13 v . 1 . 0 . 5 A x e l H a r d w a r e M a n u a l instrumentation, advanced communication systems, critical real-time operations and safety applications. October, 2016 12/80...
  • Page 14: Product Highlights

    v . 1 . 0 . 5 A x e l H a r d w a r e M a n u a l Product Highlights ● Unmatched performances thanks to Solo / Dual / Quad Core @ 1.2 ●...
  • Page 15: Block Diagram

    v . 1 . 0 . 5 A x e l H a r d w a r e M a n u a l Block Diagram October, 2016 14/80...
  • Page 16: Feature Summary

    v . 1 . 0 . 5 A x e l H a r d w a r e M a n u a l Feature Summary Feature Specifications Options NXP/Freescale i.MX6 ARM Cortex A9 MPCore™ Solo, Dual or Quad core @ 1.2 GHz Cache L1: 32Kbyte instruction, 32Kbyte data...
  • Page 17 v . 1 . 0 . 5 A x e l H a r d w a r e M a n u a l Feature Specifications Options (interrupts available) Networks Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps with integrated PHY 2x CAN 2.0B ports (1x with integrated PHY) SD/MMC 4x SD 3.0 /SDIO 3.0/MMC 4.x compliant controllers...
  • Page 18 v . 1 . 0 . 5 A x e l H a r d w a r e M a n u a l Feature Specifications Options insertion / removal Tab. 5: Electrical, Mechanical and Environmental Specifications October, 2016 17/80...
  • Page 19: Design Overview

    v . 1 . 0 . 5 A x e l H a r d w a r e M a n u a l Design overview The heart of AXEL module is composed by the following components: ● NXP/Freescale i.MX6 Solo / Dual / Quad core SoC application processor ●...
  • Page 20 v . 1 . 0 . 5 A x e l H a r d w a r e M a n u a l The i.MX6 application processor is composed of the following major functional blocks: ● ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore 2x/4x CPU Processor, featuring: 1 Megabyte unified L2 cache shared by all CPU ...
  • Page 21: Ddr3 Memory Bank

    v . 1 . 0 . 5 A x e l H a r d w a r e M a n u a l AXEL can mount three versions of the i.MX6 processor. The following table shows a comparison between the processor models, highlighting the differences: Processor Clock...
  • Page 22: Nand Flash Bank

    v . 1 . 0 . 5 A x e l H a r d w a r e M a n u a l NAND flash bank On board main storage memory is a 8-bit wide NAND flash connected to the CPU's Raw NAND flash controller.
  • Page 23: Mechanical Specifications

    This chapter describes the mechanical characteristics of the AXEL module. Mechanical drawings are available in DXF format from the AXEL page on DAVE Embedded Systems website (http://www.dave.eu/products/som/freescale/imx6_axel-ultra). Board Layout The following figure shows the physical dimensions of the AXEL module: Fig.
  • Page 24 v . 1 . 0 . 5 A x e l H a r d w a r e M a n u a l ● Board width: 83.8 mm ● Maximum components height is 2 mm (top) and 4 mm (bottom) ●...
  • Page 25: Connectors

    v . 1 . 0 . 5 A x e l H a r d w a r e M a n u a l Connectors The following figure shows the AXEL connectors layout: Fig. 5: Connectors layout The following table reports connectors specifications: Part number Hirose FX8C-140S-SV Height...
  • Page 26: Power, Reset And Control

    v . 1 . 0 . 5 A x e l H a r d w a r e M a n u a l Power, reset and control Power Supply Unit (PSU) and recommended power-up sequence Implementing correct power-up sequence for i.MX6 processors is not a trivial task because several power rails are involved.

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