Texas Instruments LaunchPad AM261 Series User Manual

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EVM User's Guide: AM261x
AM261x LaunchPad User Guide
Description
The AM261x LaunchPad
simple and inexpensive hardware evaluation module
(EVM) for the Texas Instruments
series of microcontrollers (MCUs). This EVM provides
an easy way to start developing on the AM261x
MCUs with on-board emulation for programming and
debugging as well as user-controlled buttons and
LEDs for a simple user interface.
Get Started
1. Order the AM261x LaunchPad Evaluation Board
(EVM)
2. Order the DP83826 Industrial Ethernet Add-on
Board if required for your application
3. Download the latest Code Composer Studio
Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
the AM261x MCU PLUS Software Development
Kit
SPRUJF1A – NOVEMBER 2024 – REVISED MAY 2025
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Features
The AM261x LaunchPad has the following features:
• Powered through 5V, 3A USB Type-C input
• PMIC with three buck converters and one LDO
• 2x Ethernet PHY add-on board connectors
• On-board XDS110 debug probe
• 2x independent BoosterPack XL connector sites
(80 total pins) for rapid prototyping and use with
supported TI BoosterPack hardware
• Three push buttons:
– PORz
– User interrupt
– RESETz
• LEDs for:
– Power status
– User testing
– I2C driven array
• USB2.0 interface
• CAN connectivity with onboard CAN transceiver
• Dedicated FSI connector
• 2x independent Enhanced Quadrature Encoder
Pulse (EQEP) based encoder connectors
• On-board memory:
– 1x 64Mb, 1.8V NOR OSPI Flash (Macronix)
– 1x 128Mb, 1.8V PSRAM (AP Memory)
– 1 Mb I2C Board ID EEPROM
• 1x memory expansion connector
Description
AM261x LaunchPad User Guide 1