Congatec Qseven conga-QMX6 User Manual

Freescale i.mx6 arm cortex a9 processor with ultra low power consumption

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conga-QMX6

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i.MX6 ARM

Cortex A9 processor with Ultra Low Power Consumption

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Revision 0.3 (Preliminary)

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Page 1 Qseven conga-QMX6 ® Freescale i.MX6 ARM Cortex A9 processor with Ultra Low Power Consumption ® ® User’s Guide Revision 0.3 (Preliminary)
Page 2 Changed the eMMC value of industrial variants from 2G to 4G • Deleted the row “RSVD” from table 23 “ Manufacturing Signal Description”. • Edited section 5.2 “UART” and added caution statement. • Updated the whole document. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 2/63...
Page 3 In no event shall congatec AG be liable for any incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary damages, whether based on tort, contract or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with this user’s guide or any other information...
Page 4 Warnings indicate conditions that, if not observed, can cause personal injury. Caution Cautions warn the user about how to prevent damage to hardware or loss of data. Note Notes call attention to important information that should be observed. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 4/63...
Page 5 Input Output Multiplexer Gigabit Ethernet LVDS Low-Voltage Differential Signaling Display Data Channel is an I²C bus interface between a display and a graphics adapter. N.C. Not connected N.A. Not available T.B.D. To be determined Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 5/63...
Page 6 Copyright Notice Copyright © 2010, congatec AG. All rights reserved. All text, pictures and graphics are protected by copyrights. No copying is permitted without written permission from congatec AG. congatec AG has made every attempt to ensure that the information in this document is accurate yet the information contained within is supplied “as-is”.
Page 7 AG shall in no event be liable to the end user for collateral or consequential damages of any kind. congatec shall not otherwise be liable for loss, damage or expense directly or indirectly arising from the use of the product or from any other cause. The sole and exclusive remedy against congatec, whether a claim sound in contract, warranty, tort or any other legal theory, shall be repair or replacement of the product only.
Page 8: Table Of Contents
Heatspreader Dimensions ............24 8.1.1 Temperature Monitor (TEMPMON) .......... 38 Connector Subsystems ............26 Thermal Management .............. 38 Audio Mux ................39 PCI Express™ ................. 27 LVDS Bridge ................39 UART/RS-232 ................27 Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 8/63...
Page 9 10.3 JTAG Interface ................. 61 10.4 SPI Flash ................. 61 10.5 Android Buttons ............... 61 10.6 DDR3 Memory ................. 61 10.7 eMMC ..................62 10.8 Micro SD .................. 62 Industry Specifications ............. 63 Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 9/63...
Page 10 Thermal Management Signal Descriptions ......58 Table 25 Fan Control Signal Descriptions ..........58 Table 26 Bootstrap Signal Descriptions ..........59 Table 27 UART Signal Descriptions............60 Table 28 Android Button Signal Descriptions ......... 61 Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 10/63...
Page 11: Introduction
Additionally, the schematics for the Qseven evaluation ® ® carrier board can be found on the congatec website. Note The conga-QMX6 design is based on the Qseven specification 2.0 and in revision B.0 design, we took into consideration the Qseven Specification 2.0 Errata.
Page 12: Table 1 Commercial Variants
The conga-QMX6 is currently available in nine variants (five commercial and four industrial). This user’s guide describes the features these variants offer. Below you will find an order table showing the base configuration modules that are currently offered by congatec AG. For more information about additional conga-QMX6 variants offered by congatec, contact your local congatec sales representative or visit the congatec website at www.congatec.com.
Page 13: Specifications
Some of the features mentioned in the above feature summary are optional. Check the article number of your module and compare it to the conga-QMX6 options information list on page 12 of this user’s guide to determine what options are available on your particular module. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03...
Page 14: Supported Operating Systems
Dimension is dependent on connector height used Dimension is dependent 1.20 ±0.1 on connector height used All measurements are in millimeters All dimensions without tolerance ±0.2mm Carrier Board PCB Rear View of Qseven Module Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 14/63...
Page 15: Supply Voltage Standard Power
10% to 90% portion of the rise time, the slope of the turn-on waveform must be positive. Note For information about the input power sequencing of the Qseven module, refer to the Qseven specification. ® ® Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 15/63...
Page 16: Power Consumption
Linaro Ubuntu 11.10 (32 bit) • Desktop Idle • 100% CPU workload • 100% CPU workload at approximately 100°C peak power consumption Note With the linux stress tool, we stressed the CPU to maximum frequency. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 16/63...
Page 17: Freescale I.mx6 Cortex A9 1.0 Ghz Single Core 512Kb L2 Cache
Memory Size 1GB onboard Operating System Ubuntu Power State Desktop Idle 100% workload Max. Power Consumption Power consumption (measured in Amperes/Watts) 0.26 A/ 1.3 W 0.44 A/ 2.2 W 0.66 A/ 3.3 W Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 17/63...
Page 18: Freescale ® I.mx6 Cortex A9 1.0 Ghz Dual Core 1Mb L2 Cache
Memory Size 2GB onboard Operating System Ubuntu Power State Desktop Idle 100% workload Max. Power Consumption Power consumption (measured in Amperes/Watts) 0.3 A/ 1.5 W 0.74 A/ 3.7 W 0.94 A/ 4.7 W Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 18/63...
Page 19: Freescale ® I.mx6 Cortex A9 800 Mhz Single Core 512Kb L2 Cache (2Gb Emmc)
Layout Rev. QMX6LB1 /Bootloader Rev. QMX6Rx07 Memory Size 1GB onboard Operating System Ubuntu Power State Desktop Idle 100% workload Max. Power Consumption Power consumption (measured in Amperes/Watts) 0.30 A/ 1.5W 0.42 A/ 2.1 W 0.60 A/ 3.0 W Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 19/63...
Page 20: Freescale ® I.mx6 Cortex A9 800 Mhz Quad Core 1Mb L2 Cache (2Gb Emmc)
CMOS battery lifetime refer to application note AN9_RTC_Battery_Lifetime.pdf, which can be found on the congatec AG website at www.congatec.com. Note To improve the lifetime of the CMOS battery, congatec implemented an external real time clock onboard the conga-QMX6 module. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03...
Page 21: Environmental Specifications
Caution The above operating temperatures must be strictly adhered to at all times. The congatec heatspreader is only suitable for use within commercial temperature ranges (0° to 60°C), it is not designed to be used within industrial temperature ranges (-40° to 85°C). When using a heatspreader with conga-QMX6 commercial grade variants, the maximum operating temperature refers to any measurable spot on the heatspreader’s...
Page 22: Block Diagram
Secure RTC FlexCAN CAN-Bus Ciphers eFuses PCIe SATA PCIE0 SATA Port 0 NOTE: Feature Connector SPI Flash Android Buttons The conga-QMX6 BSPs do no currently support the camera interface. MIPI/CMOS camera onboard onboard connector Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 22/63...
Page 23: Heatspreader
(-40° to 85°C), use of the conga-QMX6 heatspreaders is not recommended by congatec; furthermore, its use is at the risk of the end user. It is the responsibility of the end user to design an optimized thermal solution that meets the needs of their application within the industrial environmental conditions it operates in.
Page 24: Heatspreader Dimensions
Heatspreader Dimensions conga-QMX6/HSP1-B and HSP2-B 1mm for conga-QMX6/HSP1-B 2mm for conga-QMX6/HSP2-B 8 ±0.1 56.5 0.1 A 5.5 ±0.1 D (5:1) ±0.1 Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 24/63...
Page 25 DIN/IS0 specifications. Caution When using the heatspreader in a high shock and/or vibration environment, congatec recommends the use of a thread-locking fluid on the heatspreader screws to ensure the above mentioned torque specification is maintained. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG...
Page 26: Connector Subsystems
1x PCI Express Lane 1x HDMI UART GPIO onboard RS-232 Gigabit Ethernet CAN Bus 1x Serial ATA JTAG 4x USB 2.0 Power Control 1x USB OTG Power Management SDIO/MMC/MicroSD Watchdog I²S Audio I²C Bus LVDS Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 26/63...
Page 28: Gigabit Ethernet
USB_OTG port of the i.MX6 processor. The OTG client port can drop the hosting role and act as a normal USB device when conga-QMX6 is attached to another host. The direction Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03...
Page 29: Sd/Sdio/Mmc
The LVDS interface supports 18 bit and 24 bit dual channel. The LVDS interface also supports various resolutions but with stipulated maximum data rates. The data rates supported are as follows: For single channel output: Up to 85 MHz per interface (e.g 1366x768 @ 60 Hz + 35 % blanking). Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 29/63...
Page 30: Hdmi
When configured as input, the input state can be detected by reading the status of an internal register. To select the GPIO mode, configure the IOMUX. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03...
Page 31: Spi
® i.MX6 processor. The JTAG control fuses are used to allow or disallow JTAG access to secured resources. Note For compatible JTAG adapters, contact the congatec support team or order the Nit6X_JTAG from Boundary Devices. 5.14 Power Control PWGIN (pin 26) can be connected to an external power good circuit or it may also be utilized as a manual reset input. To use PWGIN as a manual reset input, the pin must be grounded through the use of a momentary-contact push-button switch.
Page 33: Power Management
The software must periodically service the watchdog timer once the WDOG is activated. Without the servicing, the timer times out. The Freescale i.MX6 processor on the conga-QMX6 offers two watchdog timers - a watchdog timer integrated within the ARM Cortex A9 ® platform and a TrustZone watchdog timer. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 33/63...
Page 34: I2C Bus
(camera, HDMI) that share the bus. Due to this implementation, the user needs to download the latest kernel from git.congatec.com/public or at least ensure the congatec I2C multiplexer patches (CGT000031, CGT000032) are applied to the desired kernel, to achieve proper behaviour.
Page 35: Additional Features
This scaling is normally carried out during less demanding periods of nominal run speed. In General, it helps in balancing the performance demands of processor with the high amount of power needed to satisfy those demands. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 35/63...
Page 36: Smart Speed Technology
By employing Smart Speed Technology, portable devices can run longer, retain smaller form factors and support more innovative applications without substantially increasing the battery power. Suspend Mode The Suspend Mode feature is available on the conga-QMX6. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 36/63...
Page 37: Arm Technologies
The Floating Point Unit (FPU) provides significant acceleration for both single and double precision scalar Floating-Point operations. It provides industry leading image processing, graphics and scientific computation capabilities. The FPU provides an optimized solution in performance, power and area for embedded applications and high performance for general purpose applications. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 37/63...
Page 38: Conga Tech Notes
During this cooling policy, the operating system turns the fan on/off. Though the active thermal management technique provides better heat dissipation and lower thermal resistances, the cooling solutions are however expensive and have large form factors. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03...
Page 39: Audio Mux
USB device when conga-QMX6 is attached to another host. It is also used as a downstream and upstream port while the Host-only cores are used as downstream ports. For more information refer to the conga-QMX6 USB routing diagram shown below: Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 39/63...
Page 40 USB Routing Diagram USB Device USB 0 (Host only) SMSC USB 2 (Host only) USB Host1 USB 3 (Host only) Freescale® i.MX6 USB 4 (Host only) ARM Cortex A9 Processor USB 1 (Host/Client) USB OTG Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 40/63...
Page 41: Interface - Signal Descriptions And Pinout Tables
The “#” symbol at the end of the signal name indicates that the active or asserted state occurs when the signal is at a low voltage level.
Page 42: Table 5 Edge Finger Pinout
HDA_RST# / I2S_RST# SMB_DAT / GP1_I2C_DAT HDA_BITCLK / I2S_CLK SMB_ALERT# HDA_SDI / I2S_SDI GP0_I2C_CLK HDA_SDO / I2S_SDO GP0_I2C_DAT THRM# WDTRIG# THRMTRIP# WDOUT USB_P7- / USB_SSTX0- USB_P6- / USB_SSRX0- USB_P7+ / USB_SSTX0+ USB_P6+ / USB_SSRX0+ Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 42/63...
Page 43 145 DP_LANE2- / TMDS_LANE0- 146 RSVD (Differential Pair) 147 GND 148 GND 149 DP_LANE0+ / TMDS_LANE2+ 150 HDMI_CTRL_DAT 151 DP_LANE0- / TMDS_LANE2- 152 HDMI_CTRL_CLK 153 DP_HDMI_HPD# 154 RSVD 155 PCIE_CLK_REF+ 156 PCIE_WAKE# 157 PCIE_CLK_REF- 158 PCIE_RST# Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 43/63...
Page 44 221 VCC 222 VCC 223 VCC 224 VCC 225 VCC 226 VCC 227 VCC 228 VCC 229 VCC 230 VCC Note The conga-QMX6 does not support the signals marked with asterisk symbol (*). Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 44/63...
Page 45: Pci Express
Serial Data Reciever I 3.3V UART3_RX signal from Processor UART0_CTS# Handshake signal, ready to send data I 3.3V UART3_CTS# signal from Processor UART0_RTS# Handshake signal, ready to receive data O 3.3V UART3_RTS# signal from Processor Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 45/63...
Page 46: Gigabit Ethernet
The actual measured performance in optimized environment is up to 400 Mbps. For more information, consult Freescale’s Errata ERR004512. Some signals have special functionality during the reset process. They may bootstrap some basic important functions of the module. For more information refer to section 9.21 of this user’s guide. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 46/63...
Page 47: Sata
Multiplexed with receive signal differential pairs for the Superspeed USB_SSRX1- USB data path. USB_P5+ Universal Serial Bus Port 5 differential pair. Not supported USB_P5- USB_SSTX1+ Multiplexed with transmit signal differential pairs for the Superspeed USB_SSTX1- USB data path Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 47/63...
Page 48 If the external USB host is disconnected, this signal should be set to low-active in order to inform the USB client controller that the external host has been disconnected. A level shifter/protection circuitry should be implemented on the carrier board for this signal. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 48/63...
Page 49: Sdio/Mmc
SDIO Power Enable. This signal is used to enable the power being supplied to a SD/ O 3.3V Connected to GPIO MMC card device. SDIO_DAT0 SDIO Data lines. These signals operate in push-pull mode. I/O 3.3V SDIO_DAT1 SDIO_DAT2 SDIO_DAT3 SDIO_DAT4 SDIO_DAT5 SDIO_DAT6 SDIO_DAT7 Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 49/63...
Page 50: Hda /I2S /Spdif
LVDS primary channel differential pair 1. O LVDS LVDS_A1- eDP0_TX1+ Display Port primary channel differential pair 1. eDP0_TX1- LVDS_A2+ LVDS primary channel differential pair 2. O LVDS LVDS_A2- eDP0_TX2+ Display Port primary channel differential pair 2. eDP0_TX2- Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 50/63...
Page 51 The LVDS interface can be used either as a single channel or as a dual channel. It is also possible to use the LVDS interface as two independent single LVDS channels. To do this, it is recommended to configure the LVDS display in the bootloader. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03...
Page 52: Displayport
PU 4k7 3.3V HDMI interface. . DP_HDMI_HPD# Hot plug detection signal that serves as an interrupt request. I 3.3V PD 100k HDMI interface Note On the conga-QMX6, only the HDMI interface supports the Transition Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS) Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 52/63...
Page 53: Lpc/Gpio
The eight LPC pins are configured by default as GPIO’s. Additional eight GPIO pins can be achieved by configuring SDIO pins as GPIO. This can be programmed in the bootloader and in the kernel. The conga-QMX6 does not support LPC interface. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 53/63...
Page 54: Spi
3 V backup cell input. VCC_RTC should be connected to a 3V backup cell for RTC operation and storage register non-volatility in the absence of system power. (VCC_RTC = 2.4 - 3.3 V). Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 54/63...
Page 55: Power Control
LID button. Low active signal used by the ACPI operating system to detect a LID switch I 3.3VSB PU 10k Connected to GPIO and to bring system into sleep state or to wake it up again. 3.3VSB Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 55/63...
Page 56: Miscellaneous
RSVD 56,132,134,144, Do not connect 146,154 GP_1-Wire_Bus General Purpose 1-Wire bus interface. Can be used for consumer electronics I/O 3.3V Currently implemented control bus (CEC) of HDMI. as HDMI Consumer Electronics Control Bus. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 56/63...
Page 57: Manufacturing/Jtag Interface
If you need the UART function on the MFG interface, then you require a customized conga-QMX6. For more information, contact congatec support Copyright © 2013 congatec AG...
Page 58: Thermal Management
General Purpose PWM Output. FAN_TACHOIN Primary functionality is fan tachometer input. When not in use for this primary purpose it can I 3.3V Connected to GPIO /GP_TIMER_IN be used as General Purpose Timer Input. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 58/63...
Page 59: Bootstrap Signals
Additionally, if it is necessary to have link and activity LEDs connected to GBE_LINK# and GBE_ACT# on the carrier board, then you have to use buffers. Without a buffer, the strapping becomes active and this causes the PHY to be programmed with wrong address. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03...
Page 60: Onboard Interfaces And Devices
Purple Note The RS232 adapter cable (PN: 48000023) for the onboard UART interface is included in the congatec Qseven Evaluation kit. You can also order this cable separately from congatec AG. For more information, contact your congatec sales representative. 10.2 MIPI/CMOS Camera The Freescale®...
Page 61: Jtag Interface
10.3 JTAG Interface The conga-QMX6 offers an onboard 10-pin JTAG interface. For compatible JTAG adapters, contact congatec support team or use the Nit6X_JTAG adapter Boundary Devices. 10.4 SPI Flash Onboard the conga-QMX6 is a 32 Mbit SPI flash memory. This flash memory contains the bootloader and is directly connected to the ECSPI-1 interface of the i.MX6 processor.
Page 62: Emmc
Micro SD The conga-QMX6 offers an onboard micro SD connector (backside of the module). It is connected to the SDIO port 2 of the Freescale i.MX6 ® processor. Four lanes are used for data. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG QMX6m03 62/63...
Page 63: Industry Specifications
Industry Specifications The list below provides links to industry specifications that apply to congatec AG modules. Specification Link Qseven ® Specification http://www.qseven-standard.org/ Qseven Design Guide http://www.qseven-standard.org/ ® Low Pin Count Interface Specification, Revision 1.0 (LPC) http://developer.intel.com/design/chipsets/industry/lpc.htm Universal Serial Bus (USB) Specification, Revision 2.0 http://www.usb.org/home...
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