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AM243x LaunchPad™ Development Kit User's Guide
The AM243x LaunchPad
the Texas Intruments Sitara
start developing on the AM243x MCUs with on-board emulation for programming and debugging as well as
buttons and LEDs for a simple user interface. The LaunchPad also features two independent BoosterPack XL
expansion connectors, on-board Controller Area Network (CAN) transciever, two RJ45 Ethernet ports, and an
on-board XDS110 debug probe.
1 Preface: Read This
First.........................................................................................................................................................3
1.1 If You Need Assistance......................................................................................................................................................
1.2 Important Usage Notes......................................................................................................................................................
2 Kit Overview............................................................................................................................................................................
Contents........................................................................................................................................................................5
Features......................................................................................................................................................................5
2.3 Component Identification...................................................................................................................................................
2.4 BoosterPacks.....................................................................................................................................................................
2.5 Compliance........................................................................................................................................................................
Setup.............................................................................................................................................................................7
Requirements..........................................................................................................................................................7
3.1.3 Power Tree................................................................................................................................................................
Sequence........................................................................................................................................................11
3.2 Push Buttons....................................................................................................................................................................
3.3 Boot Mode Selection........................................................................................................................................................
Description...........................................................................................................................................................13
4.1 Functional Block Diagram................................................................................................................................................
4.2 BoosterPack Headers......................................................................................................................................................
4.2.1 Pinmux for BoosterPack............................................................................................................................................
4.3 GPIO Mapping.................................................................................................................................................................
4.4
Reset................................................................................................................................................................................27
4.5 Clock................................................................................................................................................................................
4.6 Memory Interface.............................................................................................................................................................
4.6.1 QSPI Interface...........................................................................................................................................................
4.6.2 Board ID
EEPROM....................................................................................................................................................30
4.7 Ethernet
Interface.............................................................................................................................................................31
4.7.1 Ethernet PHY Strapping............................................................................................................................................
4.7.2 Ethernet PHY - Power, Clock, Reset,
4.7.3 LED indication in Ethernet RJ45 Connector..............................................................................................................
4.8 USB 2.0
Interface.............................................................................................................................................................35
4.9 I2C
Interface.....................................................................................................................................................................35
4.10 Industrial Application LEDs............................................................................................................................................
4.11 UART
Interface...............................................................................................................................................................37
4.12 eQEP
Interface...............................................................................................................................................................38
4.13 CAN
Interface.................................................................................................................................................................40
4.14 FSI
Interface...................................................................................................................................................................41
4.15 JTAG Emulation.............................................................................................................................................................
4.16 Test Automation Interface..............................................................................................................................................
4.17 SPI Interface..................................................................................................................................................................
SPRUJ12B - AUGUST 2021 - REVISED OCTOBER 2022
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development kit is a simple and inexpensive hardware evaluation module (EVM) for
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AM243x series of microcontrollers (MCUs). This EVM provides an easy way to
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Connector.................................................................................................................7
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Interrupt..........................................................................................................34
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