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QUICK START GUIDE
Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) EVB
(EVB Revision 1.0)
Ultra-low Power Apollo SoC Family
Doc. ID:
QS-A4BP_KXR-1p0
Document Revision 1.0, September 2022

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  • Page 1 QUICK START GUIDE Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) EVB (EVB Revision 1.0) Ultra-low Power Apollo SoC Family Doc. ID: QS-A4BP_KXR-1p0 Document Revision 1.0, September 2022...
  • Page 2 BODY, OR OTHER APPLICATIONS INTENDED TO SUPPORT OR SUSTAIN LIFE, OR FOR ANY OTHER APPLICA- TION IN WHICH THE FAILURE OF THE AMBIQ MICRO PRODUCT COULD CREATE A SITUATION WHERE PER- SONAL INJURY OR DEATH MAY OCCUR. SHOULD BUYER PURCHASE OR USE AMBIQ MICRO PRODUCTS...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2. Document Revision History..................6 3. Reference Documents and Software ..............7 4. Quick Start ......................7 5. Overview of the Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) EVB............8 6. Debug Interface ....................12 7. Software Development Tools................14 8. Power Supply Options and Measuring Current............. 15 9.
  • Page 4 Figure 2. Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) Plus EVB - Major Top Side Components..... 8 Figure 3. Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) Plus EVB - Major Bottom Side Components ..9 Figure 4. Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) Plus EVB - Top Side Parts Location ....9 Figure 5.
  • Page 5 Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) EVB Quick Start Guide List of Tables Table 1: Document Revision History................6 Table 2: Peripherals Supporting Solder Bridge Connections........18 Table 3: EVB Ordering Information................20 Table 4: SoC Ordering Information ................20 Page 5 2022 Ambiq Micro, Inc.

  • Page 6: Introduction

    1, part number AMAP4BPXEVB, to get started executing code examples, measuring power consumption in various configurations, and beginning software development. This version of the EVB contains silicon version C0 of the Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) which supports Bluetooth 5.1 Low Energy...

  • Page 7: Reference Documents And Software

    ▪ Reset the board by pressing switch SW3. ▪ After reset, the Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) will start advertising and Bluetooth traffic will appear in the SWO viewer. One of the messages in the SWO viewer will indicate that this device called “Fit” (EVB) is adver- tising.

  • Page 8: Overview Of The Apollo4 Blue Plus (Kxr) Evb

    Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) EVB Quick Start Guide Overview of the Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) EVB The Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) EVB, version 1, features Arduino-compatible headers and an integrated J- Link debugger: Figure 1. Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) EVB Figure 2.

  • Page 9: Figure 3. Apollo4 Blue Plus (Kxr) Plus Evb - Major Bottom Side Components

    Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) EVB Quick Start Guide Figure 3. Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) Plus EVB - Major Bottom Side Components Figure 4. Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) Plus EVB - Top Side Parts Location Page 9 2022 Ambiq Micro, Inc.

  • Page 10: Figure 5. Apollo4 Blue Plus (Kxr) Plus Evb - Bottom Side Parts Location

    Secure Boot on the Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) SoC Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) SoC parts from the Ambiq factory are preprogrammed with a Secure Bootloader and an uninitialized Customer Info Space, referred to as INFO0. Initial provisioning of the part would include programming a valid INFO0 and programming the main firmware image in the flash.
  • Page 11 INFO0 settings, customer main images, and the creation of images for the Wired Update protocol over UART. NOTE: The Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) EVB Revision 1.0 requires an INFO0 patch for updating the INFO0 UART0 pin configuration settings. Please see the knowledge base article on the Ambiq Support site at the following link for instructions - https://support.ambiq.com/hc/en-us/articles/9000605918861.

  • Page 12: Debug Interface

    Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) EVB Quick Start Guide Debug Interface Figure 6 shows the Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) EVB set up for standard debug using the on-board J-Link debugger and on-board power supply. The on-board J-Link debugger is on the other side of the board and not shown in the figure.

  • Page 13: Figure 7. Apollo4 Blue Plus (Kxr) Evb's Debug In Header (J13)

    Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) EVB Quick Start Guide Figure 7. Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) EVB’s DEBUG IN Header (J13) No jumper changes are required to use an external debug adapter. Simply connect the external debug adapter with a ribbon cable connector to the “DEBUG IN” header.

  • Page 14: Software Development Tools

    Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) EVB Quick Start Guide Software Development Tools The standard Segger J-Link debug interface is used on the Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) EVB. Please install the latest Segger J-Link software, and configure your preferred development IDE (Keil, IAR, or Eclipse) to use J-Link debug interface.

  • Page 15: Power Supply Options And Measuring Current

    Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) EVB Quick Start Guide Power Supply Options and Measuring Current The Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) EVB is intended to operate off of a 5 V supply, which is used to generate downstream voltages. There are two power supply options for the EVB SoC: ▪...

  • Page 16: Figure 9. Apollo4 Blue Plus (Kxr) Evb Usb Load Switch Circuit

    Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) EVB Quick Start Guide Figure 9. Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) EVB USB Load Switch Circuit Similarly, Figure 10 shows the load switch circuit producing the voltage supplied to the MIPI DPHY VDD18 supply through solder-bridge SB9. This solder bridge is also shorted by default.

  • Page 17: Figure 11. Apollo4 Blue Plus (Kxr) Evb Voltage Test Points On Header J2

    SB5 should be shorted or pins 3 and 4 of J3 should be jumped. The external power rail can be applied to VDD_EXT on J3, pin 3. Consult the electrical specifications in the Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) Datasheet for the acceptable operating range for VDD_MCU.

  • Page 18: Non-Power Solder Bridges

    Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) EVB Quick Start Guide Non-Power Solder Bridges Solder Bridges for Reducing Trace Length to Optimize Performance The following peripherals support solder-bridge connections, which allow for optimized performance by reducing overall trace length at the cost of losing connectivity to their respective GPIO headers. Note that these connections can be reset by applying solder across the solder-bridge.

  • Page 19: Figure 13. Audio Jack J18 And Audadc Audio Source Selections

    Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) EVB Quick Start Guide Figure 13. Audio Jack J18 and AUDADC Audio Source Selections Figure 14. Audio Header J17 Page 19 2022 Ambiq Micro, Inc. QS-A4BP_KXR-1p0 All rights reserved.

  • Page 20: 10. Ordering Information

    Apollo4 Blue Plus (KXR) EVB Quick Start Guide 10. Ordering Information Table 3: EVB Ordering Information Orderable Temperature Device Name SoC Package Part Number Revision Range Apollo4 Blue Plus Apollo4 Blue Plus AMAP4BPXEVB 131-pin BGA –20 to 60°C - KXR Pkg...
  • Page 21 2022 Ambiq Micro, Inc. All rights reserved.  Ambiq Micro, Inc. 6500 River Place Boulevard, Building 7, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78730-1156 www.ambiq.com/ sales@ambiqmicro.com https://support.ambiqmicro.com +1 (512) 879-2850 QS-A4BP_KXR-1p0 Version September 2022...

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