Texas Instruments TMDS273EVM User Manual

Texas Instruments TMDS273EVM User Manual

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EVM User's Guide: TMDS273EVM, TMDS273GPEVM, TPR12REVM
AM273x Evaluation Module

Description

The AM273x evaluation module (EVM) is a
standalone test, development and evaluation platform
that lets developers evaluate AM273x functionality
and develop prototypes for a variety of applications.
The TMDS273EVM is equipped with a Sitara
AM2732 microcontroller along with additional
components to allow the user to make use
of the various device interfaces including the
CSI-2 RX, Ethernet
, dual CAN-FD and others
to easily create prototypes. Onboard current
measurement capabilities are available to monitor
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power consumption for power-conscious applications.
The supplied USB cable paired with embedded
emulation logic allows for emulation and debugging
using standard development tools such as Code
Composer Studio

Features

RJ45 Ethernet port capable of 100Mb or 10Mb
speeds
Dual CAN-FD interfaces
Onboard XDS-110 emulator
Onboard power measurement capabilities
Contains AM2732 HS-FS device
TMDS273EVM
Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated
(CCSTUDIO).
AM273x Evaluation Module
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  • Page 1: Description

    Composer Studio ™ (CCSTUDIO). and develop prototypes for a variety of applications. Features The TMDS273EVM is equipped with a Sitara ™ AM2732 microcontroller along with additional • RJ45 Ethernet port capable of 100Mb or 10Mb components to allow the user to make use...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table 2-3. Push Buttons Switches Information.......................... Table 2-4. Switches Information..............................Table 2-5. LED Information................................ Table 2-6. Boot Mode Selection Table............................AM273x Evaluation Module SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 3 Table 2-14. J7 Connector Pin..............................Table A-1. Rev. C Power Solution Changes..........................Table A-2. McASP Mux Select..............................36 Table A-3. eCAP Mux Select..............................SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 AM273x Evaluation Module Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 4: Evaluation Module Overview

    The AM273xEVM is an evaluation module designed to develop software and evaluate the AM273x Radar Controller and Processor SoC from Texas Instruments. The AM273x is a multicore SoC designed to provide an integrated control and processing platform for TI AWR mmWave radar front-end devices in both single-device and cascaded modes of operation.
  • Page 5: Figure 1-1. Am273X Evm Top Component Identification

    One button and LED for basic user interface • 12V power jack to power the board 1.3.3 Component Identification Figure 1-1. AM273x EVM Top Component Identification SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 AM273x Evaluation Module Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 6: Figure 1-2. Am273X Evm Bottom Component Identification

    Evaluation Module Overview www.ti.com Figure 1-2. AM273x EVM Bottom Component Identification AM273x Evaluation Module SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 7: Figure 1-3. Interfacing Dca1000 Evm To Debug Connector Of The Am273X Evm

    AM273x Series microcontroller. Daughter cards are add-on boards that follow a pin-out standard created by Texas Instruments. The TI and third-party ecosystem of daughter cards greatly expands the peripherals and potential applications that you can easily explore with the AM273x EVM.
  • Page 8: Figure 1-4. Security Field Parameter

    TIFS-MCU and SBL need to be signed with active customer key 1.3.6 Compliance All components selected meet RoHS and REACH compliance. AM273x Evaluation Module SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 9: Hardware

    Indication of nRESET pin. If LED is glowing, the device is out of reset 5V_FE Power indicator for 5V FE connectors For further information on the TMDS273GPEVM LEDs, please see Section 2.1.4. SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 AM273x Evaluation Module Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 10: Figure 2-2. Am273X Evm Push Buttons

    PMICOUT_3V3. When idle (not pushed), GPIO_28 (net GPIO_28 MSS_GPIO_28) is pulled to ground via a 10 kilo ohm resistor. AM273x Evaluation Module SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 11: Figure 2-3. Am273X Evm Switches

    DNP resistors R5, R61, R167, and R176 must be populated to bring the MSS_SPIB interface out to the J16 header. SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 AM273x Evaluation Module Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 12: Figure 2-4. Am273X Evm Leds

    Hardware www.ti.com 2.1.4 LEDs Figure 2-4. AM273x EVM LEDs AM273x Evaluation Module SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 13: Table 2-5. Led Information

    Glows if there is any HW error in the AM273x NERR_OUT device. Yellow WRMRST Open drain fail safe warm reset signal. Green GPIO_2 Glows when the GPIO_2 is logic-1. SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 AM273x Evaluation Module Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 14: Hardware Description

    Functional/QSPI Mode (SOP mode 4) Figure 2-5. SOP Jumpers 2.2 Hardware Description 2.2.1 Functional Block Diagram Figure 2-6. AM273x Functional Block Diagram AM273x Evaluation Module SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 15: Figure 2-7. Qspi Interface

    Pins A0, A1, and A2 configure the device address. The WP pin is the Write Protect input. When pulled high, this pin prevents write operations. Figure 2-8. Board ID EEPROM SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 AM273x Evaluation Module Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 16: Figure 2-9. Ethernet Interface Block Diagram

    Ethernet RJ45 Mag-Jack connector, and Table 2-7 provides the connector pin details. Figure 2-9. Ethernet Interface Block Diagram Figure 2-10. Ethernet PHY Schematic AM273x Evaluation Module SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 17: Figure 2-11. Rj45 Connector

    Micro USB connector J8 provides access to the JTAG, MSS_UARTA, and MSS_UARTB interfaces of the AM273x via the XDS110 emulator. SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 AM273x Evaluation Module Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 18: Figure 2-12. Ftdi Usb Block Diagram

    Figure 2-12. FTDI USB Block Diagram Table 2-8. J10 Connector Pin Pin Number Description Pin Number Description FTDI_VBUS FTDI_USBD_N FTDI_USBD_P FTDI_USBID AM273x Evaluation Module SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 19: Figure 2-13. Ftdi Usb Connector

    This is the UART interface used to flash the binary to the onboard serial flash and for OOB demo. Figure 2-14. XDS USB Interface Block Diagram SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 AM273x Evaluation Module Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 20: Figure 2-15. Xds Usb Connector

    When the USB is connected to the PC, the device manager recognizes two XDS110 COM ports under Ports (COM and LPT). XDS110 debug probe and data port are detected under Texas Instruments Debug Probes. If the PC is unable to recognize the above COM ports, then install the EMU pack available at the following link: https://software-dl.ti.com/ccs/esd/documents/xdsdebugprobes/emu_xds_software_package_download.html...
  • Page 21: Figure 2-16. Mss_I2Ca Block Diagram

    – Not available on the AM273x EVM by default • RCSS_I2CB: – Not available on the AM273x EVM by default SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 AM273x Evaluation Module Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 22 One DSP Subsystem Module (DSS_UARTA) – DSS_UARTA_RX and DSS_UARTA_TX are accessible through the FTDI USB port (J10) via the FT4232HL UART - USB Bridge. AM273x Evaluation Module SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 23: Figure 2-17. Uart Interface

    Hardware Figure 2-17. UART Interface SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 AM273x Evaluation Module Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 24: Figure 2-18. Can-A Interface Block Diagram

    (TCAN1042HGVDRQ1). These can be directly wired to the CAN bus. Figure 2-18. CAN-A Interface Block Diagram Figure 2-19. CAN-A Schematic AM273x Evaluation Module SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 25: Figure 2-20. Can-B Interface Block Diagram

    (TCAN1042HGVDRQ1). These can be directly wired to the CAN bus. Figure 2-20. CAN-B Interface Block Diagram Figure 2-21. CAN-B Schematic SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 AM273x Evaluation Module Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 26: Figure 2-22. Jtag Emulation Block Diagram

    'MIPI,' the signals are routed to the MIPI 60 Header (J19) and 60 Pin Debug Header (J7). When S1 is set to 'XDS,' the signals are routed to the emulator and XDS USB port (J8). Figure 2-22. JTAG Emulation Block Diagram AM273x Evaluation Module SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 27: Figure 2-23. Mss Spi Interface

    PHY by default. Please refer to Figure 2-10 for more detail on the Ethernet PHY design. SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 AM273x Evaluation Module Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 28: Connectors

    (NRST, NERR, WRMRST, REFCLK, OSCCLK, SOPs). This can be connected to the AWR2243BOOST EVM board to interface to the front end radar device. Figure 2-25. High Density FE Connector-1 Schematic AM273x Evaluation Module SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 29 HW_SYNC_FE1 CSI2_RX0_3P SOP0_FE1 CSI2_RX0_3N SOP1_FE1 SOP2_FE1 CSI2_RX0_2P WRMRST_FE1 CSI2_RX0_2N REFCLK_FE1 CSI2_RX0_CLKP CSI2_RX0_CLKN OSCCLK_FE1 CSI2_RX0_1P I2CA_SDA CSI2_RX0_1N I2CA_SCL CSI2_RX0_0P CSI2_RX0_0N nRESET_FE1 SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 AM273x Evaluation Module Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 30: Figure 2-26. High Density Fe Connector-2

    (NRST, NERR, WRMRST, REFCLK, SOPs). This can be connected to the AWR2243BOOST EVM board to interface with the second front end radar device in cascade configuration. Figure 2-26. High Density FE Connector-2 Schematic AM273x Evaluation Module SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 31 NERRIN_FE2 HW_SYNC_FE2 CSI2_RX1_3P SOP0_FE2 CSI2_RX1_3N SOP1_FE2 SOP2_FE2 CSI2_RX1_2P WRMRST_FE2 CSI2_RX1_2N REFCLK_FE2 CSI2_RX1_CLKP CSI2_RX1_CLKN CSI2_RX1_1P I2CB_SDA CSI2_RX1_1N I2CB_SCL CSI2_RX1_0P CSI2_RX1_0N nRESET_FE2 SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 AM273x Evaluation Module Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 32: Figure 2-27. Mipi 60 Connector Schematic

    MIPI_RTCK MIPI_TRSTPD MIPI_JTAG_NRST MIPI_VREF MIPI_TRACE_CLK MIPI_DBG_DETECT MIPI_TRACE_CTL MIPI_TRACE0 MIPI_TRACE1 MIPI_TRACE2 MIPI_TRACE3 MIPI_TRACE4 MIPI_TRACE5 MIPI_TRACE6 MIPI_TRACE7 MIPI_TRACE8 MIPI_TRACE9 MIPI_TRACE10 MIPI_TRACE11 MIPI_TRACE12 AM273x Evaluation Module SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 33: Figure 2-28. Debug Connector Schematic

    Pin Number Description XREF_CLK0 MSS_EPWMA0 MSS_SPIB_CS0 MSS_SPIB_CLK MSS_SPIA_HOSTIRQ MSS_SPIB_PICO MSS_SPIB_POCI 3.3V PULL_UP XREF_CLK1 EMU_TCK RCSS_GPIO_49 EMU_TDI GPADC1 EMU_TMS GPADC2 EMU_TDS SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 AM273x Evaluation Module Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 34 To enable an external clock from the J1 connector, the R281 resistor must be populated on board. Refer to the AM273x data sheet for external clock specifications. AM273x Evaluation Module SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 35: Mechanical Mounting Of The Pcb

    AM273x EVM can be connected to the DCA1000 EVM. Figure 2-31. AM273x EVM Interfaced to the DCA1000 EVM SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 AM273x Evaluation Module Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 36: Additional Information

    An additional single pole double throw switch was added to choose between the McASP-A CLK return signal and the eCAP AM273x Evaluation Module SPRUIY1C – NOVEMBER 2020 – REVISED APRIL 2024 Submit Document Feedback Copyright © 2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 37: Revision History

    Changed all instances of legacy terminology to controller and peripheral where SPI is mentioned....• Changed all instances of legacy terminology to POCI and PICO where SPI is mentioned....... • Updated all instances of TMDS273EVM to AM273xEVM ................. • Added Security section............................8...
  • Page 38 STANDARD TERMS FOR EVALUATION MODULES Delivery: TI delivers TI evaluation boards, kits, or modules, including any accompanying demonstration software, components, and/or documentation which may be provided together or separately (collectively, an “EVM” or “EVMs”) to the User (“User”) in accordance with the terms set forth herein.
  • Page 39 www.ti.com Regulatory Notices: 3.1 United States 3.1.1 Notice applicable to EVMs not FCC-Approved: FCC NOTICE: This kit is designed to allow product developers to evaluate electronic components, circuitry, or software associated with the kit to determine whether to incorporate such items in a finished product and software developers to write software applications for use with the end product.
  • Page 40 www.ti.com Concernant les EVMs avec antennes détachables Conformément à la réglementation d'Industrie Canada, le présent émetteur radio peut fonctionner avec une antenne d'un type et d'un gain maximal (ou inférieur) approuvé pour l'émetteur par Industrie Canada. Dans le but de réduire les risques de brouillage radioélectrique à...
  • Page 41 www.ti.com EVM Use Restrictions and Warnings: 4.1 EVMS ARE NOT FOR USE IN FUNCTIONAL SAFETY AND/OR SAFETY CRITICAL EVALUATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EVALUATIONS OF LIFE SUPPORT APPLICATIONS. 4.2 User must read and apply the user guide and other available documentation provided by TI regarding the EVM prior to handling or using the EVM, including without limitation any warning or restriction notices.
  • Page 42: Evm

    Notwithstanding the foregoing, any judgment may be enforced in any United States or foreign court, and TI may seek injunctive relief in any United States or foreign court. Mailing Address: Texas Instruments, Post Office Box 655303, Dallas, Texas 75265 Copyright © 2023, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 43 TI products. TI’s provision of these resources does not expand or otherwise alter TI’s applicable warranties or warranty disclaimers for TI products. TI objects to and rejects any additional or different terms you may have proposed. IMPORTANT NOTICE Mailing Address: Texas Instruments, Post Office Box 655303, Dallas, Texas 75265 Copyright © 2024, Texas Instruments Incorporated...

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