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Compatibility Guide - PCL‑063 (phyCORE‑i.MX 6UL/ ULL) and PCL‑077 (phyCORE‑i.MX 91/93) (LAN-114e.A0) A Product of PHYTEC Technology Holding Company...
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Compatibility Guide - PCL‑063 (phyCORE‑i.MX 6UL/ULL) and PCL‑077 (phyCORE‑i.MX 91/93) (LAN-114e.A0) Compatibility Guide - PCL‑063 (phyCORE‑i.MX 6UL/ULL) and PCL‑077 (phyCORE‑i.MX 91/93)(LAN-114e.A0) Document Title Compatibility Guide - PCL‑063 (phyCORE‑i.MX 6UL/ULL) and PCL‑077 (phyCORE‑i.MX 91/93)(LAN-114e.A0) Document Type Hardware Compatibility Guide Article Number LAN-114e.A0 Release Date 05.03.2024 Is Branch of Compatibility Guide - PCL‑063 (phyCORE‑i.MX 6UL/ULL) and PCL‑077 (phyCORE‑i.MX...
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Compatibility Guide - PCL‑063 (phyCORE‑i.MX 6UL/ULL) and PCL‑077 (phyCORE‑i.MX 91/93) (LAN-114e.A0) INDIA CHINA Address: PHYTEC Embedded Pvt. Ltd PHYTEC Information Technology (Shenzhen) No. 1688, 25th A Cross Co. Ltd. 27th Main, 2nd Sector, Opp. PEP School 2106A, Block A, Tianxia Jinniu Square...
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Compatibility Guide - PCL‑063 (phyCORE‑i.MX 6UL/ULL) and PCL‑077 (phyCORE‑i.MX 91/93) (LAN-114e.A0) Introduction The purpose of this guide is to show how to migrate between the phyCORE-i.MX 6UL/ULL to phyCORE-i.MX 91/93 in your applications. In this guide, we highlight the necessary parameters, signals, and power consumption to ensure a smooth migration between the two SoMs. ...
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Compatibility Guide - PCL‑063 (phyCORE‑i.MX 6UL/ULL) and PCL‑077 (phyCORE‑i.MX 91/93) (LAN-114e.A0) Overview The two SOMs, phyCORE-i.MX 6UL/ULL and phyCORE-i.MX 91/93, are mechanically footprint-compatible. They can be substituted for each other if certain electrical parameters are met. This document is intended to guide you through a carrier board design, that will accommodate either the phyCORE-i.MX 6UL/ULL or the phyCORE-i.MX 91/93.
GBit Ethernet and High Speed SD Card Interface but it will also break most of the compatibility to phyCORE-i.MX 6UL/ULL. The table below will show the differences between phyCORE-i.MX 6UL/ULL (PCL-063) and phyCORE-i.MX 91/93 (PCL-077) in either Compatibility or Full Feature Mode. The different voltages of the interfaces are resembled by the different font colors.
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Compatibility Guide - PCL‑063 (phyCORE‑i.MX 6UL/ULL) and PCL‑077 (phyCORE‑i.MX 91/93) (LAN-114e.A0) i.MX 6UL/ULL Default Feature i.MX 91 Compatibility Mode i.MX 93 Compatibility Mode i.MX 91 Full Feature Mode i.MX 93 Full Feature Mode J13, J14 = 1+2 (3.3 V IO voltage) J13, J14 = 2+3 (1.8 V IO voltage) Use for 1GBit ETH operation Use for 1GBit ETH operation 1x A7 @900Mhz...
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Compatibility Guide - PCL‑063 (phyCORE‑i.MX 6UL/ULL) and PCL‑077 (phyCORE‑i.MX 91/93) (LAN-114e.A0) Special Dependencies for Display and Camera Signals Because of the changed muxing options in i.MX 91/93 processor compared to the i.MX 6UL/ULL muxing, things like functions, display, and camera signals have special dependencies. The following table gives you a short overview. More detailed information will follow in the sections below.
Compatibility Guide - PCL‑063 (phyCORE‑i.MX 6UL/ULL) and PCL‑077 (phyCORE‑i.MX 91/93) (LAN-114e.A0) Compatibility Description This section lists all the interfaces available on the phyCORE-i.MX 6UL/ULL and describes the impact of replacing PCL-063 with PCL-077. Solutions to make them compatible are also given. Parallel Camera Interface phyCORE-i.MX 6UL/ULL phyCORE-i.MX 91/93...
PCB can support higher frequencies. Respective IO levels of signals X_SD2_RESET and X_SD2_CD must be considered. It is recommended to use the phyBOARD-Segin (PBA-CD-10) as a reference for new designs. Please contact support@phytec.de for schematics. SD2 Interface phyCORE-i.MX 6UL/ULL phyCORE-i.MX 91/93...
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Compatibility Guide - PCL‑063 (phyCORE‑i.MX 6UL/ULL) and PCL‑077 (phyCORE‑i.MX 91/93) (LAN-114e.A0) 10/100Mbit Ethernet Interface on SOM phyCORE-i.MX 6UL/ULL phyCORE-i.MX 91/93 SOM Pins X1-[12:19] involved Info 10/100Mbit Ethernet PHY on 10/100Mbit Ethernet PHY on SOM connected to ENET2 SOM connected to ENET1 interface interface...
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Compatibility Guide - PCL‑063 (phyCORE‑i.MX 6UL/ULL) and PCL‑077 (phyCORE‑i.MX 91/93) (LAN-114e.A0) Second Ethernet Interface phyCORE-i.MX 6UL/ULL phyCORE-i.MX 91/93 SOM Pins X1-[52:59] X1-[52:59] involved Additional X1-[50:51] SOM pins X1-[60:61] involved Info Second Ethernet MAC interface A second Ethernet MAC interface is available with an RGMII available with RMII signal set.
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Compatibility Guide - PCL‑063 (phyCORE‑i.MX 6UL/ULL) and PCL‑077 (phyCORE‑i.MX 91/93) (LAN-114e.A0) I2C1 Interface phyCORE-i.MX 6UL/ULL phyCORE-i.MX 91/93 SOM Pins X1-[60:61] involved Info I2C1 interface is available for I2C Signals are available via FLEX-IO emulation. connecting external I2C Effect: Since a FLEX-IO unit is used to emulate the I2C devices.
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Compatibility Guide - PCL‑063 (phyCORE‑i.MX 6UL/ULL) and PCL‑077 (phyCORE‑i.MX 91/93) (LAN-114e.A0) USB_OTG1 Interface phyCORE-i.MX 6UL/ULL phyCORE-i.MX 91/93 SOM Pins X1-[65:68] involved X1-97 Info USB-OTG1 interface with USB-OTG1 interface without Charge Detect signal available Charged Detect (CHD) signal on SOM connector. available Effect: No dedicated Charge Detect signal.
Compatibility Guide - PCL‑063 (phyCORE‑i.MX 6UL/ULL) and PCL‑077 (phyCORE‑i.MX 91/93) (LAN-114e.A0) CCM CLK Interface phyCORE-i.MX 6UL/ULL phyCORE-i.MX 91/93 SOM Pins X1-[72:73] involved Info High-speed differential input/ Single-ended output clocks available output clock interface Effect: No differential clock interface available, only two available single-ended output clocks Workaround: If the carrier board provides differential input...
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Compatibility Guide - PCL‑063 (phyCORE‑i.MX 6UL/ULL) and PCL‑077 (phyCORE‑i.MX 91/93) (LAN-114e.A0) SOM Control Interface phyCORE-i.MX 6UL/ULL phyCORE-i.MX 91/93 SOM Pins X1-[98:102] involved Info SOM 3.3V logic control SOM Control interface available with 1.8V logic interface available Effect: For all signals intended to be pulled to GND, no effect is expected.
Compatibility Guide - PCL‑063 (phyCORE‑i.MX 6UL/ULL) and PCL‑077 (phyCORE‑i.MX 91/93) (LAN-114e.A0) POWER Interface phyCORE-i.MX 6UL/ULL phyCORE-i.MX 91/93 Main Power Supply SOM pins X1-[90:93] involved Info 3.3V power directly to SOM and 3.3V SOM power must be supplied first, peripheral power peripherals must follow the SOM power-up sequence Effect: Power up of peripherals connected to SOM must be...
Compatibility Guide - PCL‑063 (phyCORE‑i.MX 6UL/ULL) and PCL‑077 (phyCORE‑i.MX 91/93) (LAN-114e.A0) BOOT Mode Interface phyCORE-i.MX 6UL/ULL phyCORE-i.MX 91/93 SOM Pins X1-[25:49] X1-107 involved X1-[103:104] X1-109 X1-111 X1-116 Info Boot configuration: The Boot configuration is reduced to four IO signals which BOOTCFG[1:2,4] are latched during RESET. The boot mode interface X1-[25:49] ...
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Compatibility Guide - PCL‑063 (phyCORE‑i.MX 6UL/ULL) and PCL‑077 (phyCORE‑i.MX 91/93) (LAN-114e.A0) ECSPI3 / UART2 Interface phyCORE-i.MX 6UL/ULL phyCORE-i.MX 91/93 SOM Pins X1-[109:112] involved Info ECSPI3 / UART2 interface The SPI interface function is given as a dedicated IP core available on SOM connector with compatibility with the SOM connector pins, but there is no dedicated UART interface available on the same pins of the SOM connector.
Compatibility Guide - PCL‑063 (phyCORE‑i.MX 6UL/ULL) and PCL‑077 (phyCORE‑i.MX 91/93) (LAN-114e.A0) GPIO Interface phyCORE-i.MX6 UL/ULL phyCORE-i.MX 91/93 SOM Pins X1-51 involved X1-78 X1-[85:88] X1-[95:96] X1-106 Info Multiple GPIO pins are Several GPIO pins are available via the processor GPIO available for use controller, additionally FLEXIO controller is available for support of additional functions.
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Compatibility Guide - PCL‑063 (phyCORE‑i.MX 6UL/ULL) and PCL‑077 (phyCORE‑i.MX 91/93) (LAN-114e.A0) TAMPER Interface phyCORE-i.MX6 UL/ULL phyCORE-i.MX 91/93 SOM Pins X1-51 X1-2 involved X1-[85:88] X1-104 X1-95 Info Multiple GPIO5 pins available Two dedicated TAMPER pins are available on i.MX 91/93 for the TAMPER function Effect: TAMPER pins are located on different pins of the SOM.
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Compatibility Guide - PCL‑063 (phyCORE‑i.MX 6UL/ULL) and PCL‑077 (phyCORE‑i.MX 91/93) (LAN-114e.A0) RTC_XTAL Interface phyCORE-i.MX6 UL/ULL phyCORE-i.MX 91/93 SOM Pins X1-[140:141] involved Info The SOM's RTC_XTAL interface The RTC_XTAL interface of the SOM connector is directly is connected directly to the connected to the RTC Crystal interface of the PMIC. processor's RTC_XTAL Effect: None interface.
Compatibility Guide - PCL‑063 (phyCORE‑i.MX 6UL/ULL) and PCL‑077 (phyCORE‑i.MX 91/93) (LAN-114e.A0) Revision History Date Version # Changes to this Manual 05.03.2024 LAN-114e.A0 Preliminary Version...
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