Requirements - OLIMEX AM3352-SOM User Manual

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3.2 Requirements

In order to set up the AM3352-SOM board optimally one or more additional items may be needed.
These might be generally placed in two categories:
Required – items that are needed in order to achieve minimum functionality;
Recommended – items that is good to have in order to be able to interact with the most important
of the features of the board;
Note that if AM3352-SOM is mounted on AM3352-SOM-EVB – the requirements would be
different! The requirements below are for a stand-alone use of AM3352-SOM. Refer to AM3352-
SOM-EVB's user's manual for adjusted requirements.
Required items:
- 5V-external power supply with proper connectors – AM3352-SOM has no power jack, neither
battery connector, neither USB port; power has to be provided to the suitable pins (+5V, GND)
- Output device – USB-SERIAL-CABLE-F + personal computer with serial terminal program –
AM3352-SOM lacks other options for debugging – you would need a serial cable suitable for the
3.3V UART signals
- SD card with compatible image – official images are available at the wiki article for the board.
Recommended items:
- AM3352-SOM-EVB – reference design of a 2-layer board for AM3352-SOM that adds video and
display output and connectors, 2×100MB Ethernet with connectors, CAN driver with connector,
USB-OTG, JTAG connector, 4×USB HS/FS/LS hosts. The AM3352-SOM-EVB board also adapts
the 0.05'' step GPIO headers of the AM3352 to 0.1'' step headers so you can easily access the
available signals. It has an open source hardware design and the design files are available as Eagle
CAD files. This eases the process of creating custom shields with custom peripherals.
Some of the above-suggested items can be purchased by Olimex, for instance:
USB-SERIAL-CABLE-F – female USB serial console cable – provides the easiest way of
debugging
AM3352-DEBIAN-SD – a tested, class 10 micro SD card suitable for AM3352-SOM with the
latest (by the time of leaving Olimex facilities) official Debian Linux release
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