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TQMaX4XxL
Preliminary User's Manual
TQMaX4XxL UM 0001
14.03.2022

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  • Page 1 TQMaX4XxL Preliminary User's Manual TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 14.03.2022...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Preliminary Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page i TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THIS MANUAL ................................. 1 Copyright and license expenses .............................. 1 Registered trademarks ................................1 Disclaimer ....................................... 1 Imprint ......................................1 Tips on safety ....................................2 Symbols and typographic conventions..........................
  • Page 3 Preliminary Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page ii TQMaX4XxL interface ................................21 3.3.1 Pin assignment ................................... 21 3.3.2 Pinout TQMaX4XxL ................................... 22 SOFTWARE ....................................28 MECHANICS ....................................28 TQMaX4XxL dimensions and footprint ..........................28 TQMaX4XxL component placement ...........................
  • Page 4 Preliminary Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page iii TABLE DIRECTORY Table 1: Terms and Conventions ................................2 Table 2: AM64x derivatives (Source: Texas Instruments) ........................ 7 Table 3: AM243x derivatives (Source: Texas Instruments) ....................... 8 Table 4: Selecting the General Boot Configuration..........................
  • Page 5 Preliminary Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page iv FIGURE DIRECTORY Figure 1: Block diagram AM6442 ................................4 Figure 2: Block diagram AM243x ................................5 Figure 3: Block diagram TQMaX4XxL ............................... 6 Figure 4: Block diagram Boot-Strapping ..............................

  • Page 6: About This Manual

    Preliminary User's Manual, or due to usage of erroneous or incomplete information, are exempted, as long as there is no proven intentional or negligent fault of TQ-Systems GmbH. TQ-Systems GmbH explicitly reserves the rights to change or add to the contents of this Preliminary User's Manual or parts of it without special notification.

  • Page 7: Tips On Safety

    Handling and ESD tips General handling of your TQ-products The TQ-product may only be used and serviced by certified personnel who have taken note of the information, the safety regulations in this document and all related rules and regulations. A general rule is: do not touch the TQ-product during operation. This is especially important when switching on, changing jumper settings or connecting other devices without ensuring beforehand that the power supply of the system has been switched off.

  • Page 8: Naming Of Signals

    Preliminary Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 3 Naming of signals A hash mark (#) at the end of the signal name indicates a low-active signal. Example: RESET# If a signal can switch between two functions and if this is noted in the name of the signal, the low-active function is marked with a hash mark and shown at the end.

  • Page 9: Brief Description

    Page 4 BRIEF DESCRIPTION The TQMaX4XxL is a universal TQ-LGA mini module based on the TI Sitara family AM64x and AM243x processors with ARM Cortex A53, Cortex R5 and Cortex M4 cores. This Preliminary User's Manual describes the hardware of the TQMaX4XxL Rev.010x and refers to some software settings.
  • Page 10 Preliminary Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 5 Figure 2: Block diagram AM243x (Source: Texas Instruments) All useful AM64x / AM243x signals are routed to the TQMaX4XxL pads. There are no restrictions for customers using the TQMaX4XxL with respect to an integrated customised design.

  • Page 11: Electronics

    Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 6 ELECTRONICS The information provided in this User's Manual is only valid in connection with the tailored boot loader, which is preinstalled on the TQMaX4XxL, and the BSP provided by TQ-Systems GmbH, see also section 4.

  • Page 12: Pin Multiplexing

    Preliminary Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 7 3.1.3 Pin multiplexing The pin multiplexing of the AM64x / AM243x permits to use many pins for different interfaces. The information provided in this User's Manual is based on the BSP provided by TQ-Systems GmbH.
  • Page 13 Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 8 Table 3: AM243x derivatives (Source: Texas Instruments)

  • Page 14: Booting

    Preliminary Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 9 Attention: Malfunction Please take note of the latest AM64x/AM243x errata (4). 3.2.2 Booting 3.2.2.1 Boot source The boot source is selected via the boot strapping pins of the AM64x / AM243x. The signals are directly routed to the LGA balls and will be available again as GPIO after reading the boot configuration.

  • Page 15: Boot Device Emmc

    Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 10 3.2.2.2 Boot device eMMc Table 5: Boot device selection eMMC Boot configuration pin Setting TQMaX4XxL Primary Boot Mode Config: eMMC in only supported on MMC0 (8-...

  • Page 16: Memory

    Preliminary Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 11 Note: Update When designing a mainboard, it is recommended to plan a redundant update concept for software updates in the field. Furthermore, it is recommended to switch the conversion of the boot strap pins to high impedance after reading in.

  • Page 17: Nor-Flash

    Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 12 3.2.3.3 NOR-Flash A NOR-Flash on the TQMaX4XxL is available as further non-volatile memory. The used OSPI0 signals are not available to the pinout. • OSPI0 Interface is connected to the NOR Flash •...

  • Page 18: Rtc

    Preliminary Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 13 Further information can be obtained from the associated data sheets (1) (2). 3.2.5 An optional RTC can be equipped on the TQMaX4XxL. The connection is realized as follows: •...

  • Page 19: Secure Element

    Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 14 3.2.6 Secure Element A Secure Element Chip can optionally be fitted on the TQMaX4XxL. The connection can be seen in the following figure: Figure 10: Block diagram SEC The SE050C2HQ1/Z01 from NXP is used as the secure element.

  • Page 20: Gpio

    Preliminary Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 15 addition, the PRU-ICSSG also enables additional interfaces in the SoC including sigma delta decimation filters and absolute encoder interfaces. The signals of the PRUs are available as multiplexing options at the pads of the TQMaX4XxL. The IO logic of the interface is 1.8 V.

  • Page 21: Serial Interfaces

    Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 16 Figure 12: Block diagram SerDes (Source: Texas Instruments) 3.2.8.6 Serial interfaces The supported standards, transfer modes and rates of the following interfaces are to be taken from the AM64x / AM243x Data Sheet (1) (2).

  • Page 22: Uart

    Preliminary Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 17 3.2.8.8 UART The TQMaX4XxL provides up to seven UART interfaces. UART0 and UART1 are routed to the TQMaX4XxL pads as primary functions with handshake signals.

  • Page 23: Mcu_Porz

    Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 18 Per default the signal is connected with a pullup to V_5V_IN (5.0V), therefore only a LOW can reset the module with power cycle. 3.2.9.1.2 MCU_PORz The MCU_PORz signal is used to control a cold reset. Between the LGA balls MCU_PORz and the AM64x / AM243x MCU_PORz signal is an AND element and a supervisor, which keeps the signal at LOW during power sequencing and pulls it HIGH afterwards.

  • Page 24: Power Supply

    Preliminary Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 19 3.2.11 Power supply 3.2.11.1 Main power supply The main supply of the TQMaX4XxL is defined to typ. 5V. By applying the 5V voltage the module generates all required voltages.

  • Page 25: Power Sequenzing

    Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 20 Attention: Malfunction If the absolute maximum voltages of the CPU are exceeded, malfunctions and component failures may occur. The mentioned outputs may not be supplied externally under any circumstances.

  • Page 26: Power Consumption

    Preliminary Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 21 3.2.11.5 Power consumption The following table lists some technical parameters of the module supply. The specified current consumptions are to be regarded as a guide value. Since the current consumption of the TQMaX4XxL can differ greatly depending on the application, modes and operating system, the values listed here should only be used for a performance estimate.

  • Page 27: Pinout Tqmax4Xxl

    Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 22 3.3.2 Pinout TQMaX4XxL The following table shows the pad-out as top view through the TQMaX4XxL. Table 13: Pinout TQMaX4XxL, top view through TQMaX4XxL SE_ISO SE_ISO MCU_...
  • Page 28 Preliminary Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 23 3.3.2 Pinout TQMaX4XxL (continued) Table 14: TQMaX4XxL pad description Module Voltage Signal Group Description Ball Level Module Main Power supply B1, C1, C2, Add some blocking capacitors for 5.0 V...
  • Page 29 Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 24 3.3.2 Pinout TQMaX4XxL (continued) Table 32: TQMaX4XxL pad description (continued) RTC Interrupt, Open-Drain. Pullup 1.8 V / RTC_INT# required (typ. 10kΩ) 3.3V RTC_CLK_OUT RTC Clock Output 1.8 V...
  • Page 30 Preliminary Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 25 3.3.2 Pinout TQMaX4XxL (continued) Table 32: TQMaX4XxL pad description (continued) UART1_RXD UART1_TXD UART1_CTS# UART1_RTS# AA17 MCAN0_RX AB17 MCAN0_TX MCAN1_RX AA16 MCAN1_TX I2C0_SCL I2C0_SDA I2C1_SCL I2C1_SDA...
  • Page 31 Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 26 3.3.2 Pinout TQMaX4XxL (continued) Table 32: TQMaX4XxL pad description (continued) PRG0_MDIO0_MDC PRG0_MDIO0_MDIO PRG0_PRU0_GPO0 PRG0_PRU0_GPO1 PRG0_PRU0_GPO2 PRG0_PRU0_GPO3 PRG0_PRU0_GPO4 PRG0_PRU0_GPO5 PRG0_PRU0_GPO6 PRG0_PRU0_GPO7 PRG0_PRU0_GPO8 PRG0_PRU0_GPO9 PRG0_PRU0_GPO10 PRG0_PRU0_GPO11 PRG0_PRU0_GPO12 PRG0_PRU0_GPO13...
  • Page 32 Preliminary Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 27 3.3.2 Pinout TQMaX4XxL (continued) Table 32: TQMaX4XxL pad description (continued) PRG1_PRU0_GPO15 PRG1_PRU0_GPO16 PRG1_PRU0_GPO17 PRG1_PRU0_GPO18 PRG1_PRU0_GPO19 PRG1_PRU1_GPO0 PRG1_PRU1_GPO1 PRG1_PRU1_GPO2 AA12 PRG1_PRU1_GPO3 PRG1_PRU1_GPO4 PRG1_PRU1_GPO5 AA13 PRG1_PRU1_GPO6 PRG1_PRU1_GPO7...

  • Page 33: Software

    Muxing • Clocks • Driver strengths When using a different bootloader this data has to be adapted. Details can be requested from TQ support. More information can be found in the Support Wiki for the TQMaX4XxL. MECHANICS TQMaX4XxL dimensions and footprint The overall dimensions (length ×...
  • Page 34 Preliminary Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 29 Figure 19: TQMaX4XxL side view Figure 20: Recommended PCB land pattern for TQMaX4XxL, top view through TQMaX4XxL...

  • Page 35: Tqmax4Xxl Component Placement

    Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 30 TQMaX4XxL component placement Figure 21: TQMaX4XxL component placement top Figure 22: TQMaX4XxL component placement bottom The labels on the TQMaX4XxL show the following information: TBD Table 15:...

  • Page 36: Structural Requirements

    Preliminary Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 31 Structural requirements The TQMaX4XxL has to be soldered on the carrier board. The TQMaX4XxL is held on the mainboard by the holding force of the solder connections from the LGA pads and requires no further fastening measures.

  • Page 37: Safety Requirements And Protective Regulations

    Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 32 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND PROTECTIVE REGULATIONS The TQMaX4XxL was developed according to the requirements of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). Depending on the target system, anti-interference measures may still be necessary to guarantee the adherence to the limits for the overall system.

  • Page 38: Environment Protection

    SVHC (Substances of very high concern, e.g., carcinogen, mutagen and/or persistent, bio accumulative and toxic). Within the scope of this juridical liability, TQ-Systems GmbH meets the information duty within the supply chain with regard to the SVHC substances, insofar as suppliers inform TQ-Systems GmbH accordingly.

  • Page 39: Appendix

    Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 34 APPENDIX Acronyms and definitions The following acronyms and abbreviations are used in this document: Table 17: Acronyms Acronym Meaning Analog/Digital Converter Analog In Advanced RISC Machine ®...
  • Page 40 Preliminary Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 35 Acronyms and definitions (continued) Table 43: Acronyms (continued) Acronym Meaning n.a. Not Available Not Connected Printed Circuit Board PCMCIA People Can’t Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms...

  • Page 41: References

    Preliminary User's Manual l TQMaX4XxL UM 0001 l © 2022, TQ-Systems GmbH Page 36 References Table 18: Further applicable documents Name Rev. / Date Company AM64x Sitara Processors Datasheet B / August 2021 Texas Instruments AM243x Sitara Microcontrollers Datasheet B / Jul. 2021...
  • Page 42 TQ-Systems GmbH Mühlstraße 2 l Gut Delling l 82229 Seefeld Info@TQ-Group TQ-Group...

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