1 Introduction to Evaluation Board
Chuanglong Technology TL62x-EVM is a high-performance and low-power industrial evaluation board based on TI Sitara series AM62x single/dual/quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 + single-core ARM Cortex-M4F multi-core processor design. base plate composition. The main frequency of the processor ARM Cortex-A53 (64-bit) main processing unit is up to 1.4GHz, and the main frequency of ARM Cortex-M4F real-time processing unit is up to 400MHz. It adopts the latest 16nm process and has a GPMC parallel port that can communicate with FPGA at high speed. It also supports dual Different screen display, 3D graphics accelerator. The core board has been verified by professional PCB layout and high and low temperature tests. It is stable and reliable, and can meet various industrial application environments.
The evaluation board is rich in interface resources, leading to 3x Ethernet (two channels support TSN), 3x CAN-FD, 8x UART, multi-channel DI/DO, GPMC, USB, MIPI, LVDS LCD, TFT LCD, HDMI and other interfaces, onboard WIFI module , supports 4G modules, and the optional shell can be directly applied to industrial sites, which is convenient for users to quickly conduct product solution evaluation and technology pre-research.
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2 typical application fields
- Industrial HMI
- Instrumentation
- Industrial Gateway
- Industrial robot
- Motion Controller
- Distribution terminal
3 Software and hardware parameters
hardware block diagram
Figure 5 Evaluation board hardware block diagram
Figure 6 Evaluation board hardware resource diagram 1
Figure 7 Evaluation board hardware resource diagram 2
hardware parameters
Table 1
| CPU |
TI Sitara AM6231/AM6232/AM6254 |
| 1x ARM Cortex-A53(64bit), main frequency 800M/1.0G/1.4GHz(AM6231), or 2x ARM Cortex-A53(64bit), main frequency 800M/1.0G/1.4GHz(AM6232), or 4x ARM Cortex-A53(64bit), main frequency 800M/1.0G/1.4GHz(AM6254) |
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| 1x Cortex-M4F, dedicated real-time processing unit, main frequency 400MHz |
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| 1x PRU-ICSS, two 32-bit programmable real-time units (PRU0 and PRU1), main frequency 333MHz (AM6232, AM6254 only) Remarks: PRU-ICSS supports GPIO, UART, and I2C expansion, but does not support industrial communication protocols and network port expansion |
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| 3D GPU graphics accelerator, supports OpenGL 3.x/2.0/1.1, Vulkan 1.2(AM6254 Only) |
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| ROM |
4/8GByte eMMC |
| RAM |
512M/1G/2GByte DDR4 |
| B2B Connector |
2x 60pin male B2B connector, 2x 60pin female B2B connector, 240pin in total, 0.5mm pitch, 4.0mm height |
| SPI FLASH |
128Mbit, connected via OSPI0 (evaluation board, default blank sticker) |
| LED |
2x power indicator light (1 on the core board, 1 on the evaluation board) |
| 5x user-programmable indicator lights (2 on the core board, 3 on the evaluation board) Remarks: One of them is M4F control |
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| 1x 4G module communication indicator (evaluation board) |
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| KEY |
1x system reset button, hot reset |
| 1x system reset button (M4F), warm reset |
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| 1x PORz reset button, cold reset |
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| 2x user input buttons Remarks: One of them is M4F control |
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| Micro SD |
1x Micro SD interface |
| RTC |
1x RTC seat, suitable for button battery MR2032 (3V rechargeable), CR2032 (3V not rechargeable) |
| Ethernet |
2x RGMII ETH, RJ45 interface, 10/100/1000M adaptive |
| 1x USB ETH, connected via USB1 HUB, RJ45 interface, 10/100M adaptive |
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| USB |
1x USB1 HOST, USB2.0, lead out through USB1 HUB |
| 1x USB0 DRD, USB2.0, Type-C interface |
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| CAN |
3x CAN, support CAN-FD function, 2x 6pin double-layer green terminal blocks Remarks: Two of them are M4F controls |
| UART |
1x Debug UART, lead out through UART0, Type-C interface |
| 2x RS232 UART, lead out through UART0(WKUP), UART1, DB9 interface, provide 4pin level test port |
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| 4x RS485 UART, lead out through UART2, UART4, UART5, UART6, 2x 6pin double-layer green terminal block |
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| 1x RS422 UART, lead out through UART0(M4F), 2x 6pin double-layer green terminal blocks |
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| CSI |
1x MIPI CSI, 30pin FFC connector, pitch 0.5mm |
| DISPLAY |
1x HDMI OUT interface, extended by RGB parallel interface (TFT LCD) |
| 1x TFT LCD resistive touch screen interface, support 1080P@60fps, 40pin FFC connector, pitch 0.5mm Remarks: TFT LCD and HDMI OUT interface are multiplexed |
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| 1x LVDS LCD resistive touch screen interface, support 1080P@60fps, 2x 15pin (display) + 6pin (backlight) headers, pitch 2.0mm; 4pin (touch) headers, pitch 2.54mm |
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| AUDIO |
1x 3.5mm LINE IN interface |
| 1x 3.5mm LINE OUT interface |
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| GPMC |
2x 25pin white simple horn holder, pitch 2.54mm |
| FAN |
1x FAN, 3pin header terminal, 12V power supply, pitch 2.54mm |
| Watchdog |
1x 3pin header configuration interface, pitch 2.54mm, using external chip solution |
| DI/DO |
2x 6pin 3.81mm double-layer green terminal block, including 4-way DI, 4-way DO expansion signal |
| EXPORT |
2x 10pin 2.54mm female header, lead out A53, M4F control signal, and M4F expansion IO (can be used as I2C or SPI bus) |
| JTAG |
1x 14pin TI Rev B JTAG interface, pitch 2.54mm |
| BOOT SET |
1x 5bit start mode selection DIP switch |
| SWITCH |
1x Power toggle switch |
| 4G |
1x 4G module (optional), connected via USB1 HUB, Mini PCIe socket |
| 1x 4G Micro SIM port |
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| WIFI |
1x WIFI module, connected via USB1 HUB, SMA antenna interface |
| POWER |
1x 12V直流输入DC-005电源接口，可接外径5.5mm、内径2.1mm电源插头 |
| 1x 12V电源输入口，3pin 3.81mm绿色端子座 |
备注：部分硬件接口资源存在复用关系。
软件参数
表 2
| Linux内核版本 |
Linux-5.10.168、Linux-RT-5.10.168 |
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| 文件系统 |
Yocto 3.1(dunfell)、Ubuntu |
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| CCS版本号 |
CCS12.2.0 |
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| 软件开发套件提供 |
Processor-SDK Linux-RT、MCU-PLUS-SDK |
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| 驱动支持 |
SPI FLASH |
DDR4 |
| eMMC |
MMC/SD |
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| GPMC |
Ethernet |
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| ePWM |
eCAP |
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| LED |
KEY |
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| RS232 |
RS485 |
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| RS422 |
CAN-FD |
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| USB2.0 |
RTC |
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| I2C |
USB WIFI |
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| USB 4G |
LVDS LCD |
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| TFT LCD/HDMI OUT |
MIPI CSI |
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| Touch Screen |
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4 开发资料
（1）提供核心板引脚定义、可编辑底板原理图、可编辑底板PCB、芯片Datasheet，缩短硬件设计周期；
（2）提供系统固化镜像、文件系统镜像、内核驱动源码，以及丰富的Demo程序；
（3）提供完整的平台开发包、入门教程，节省软件整理时间，让应用开发更简单；
（4）提供详细的多核架构通信教程，完美解决多核开发瓶颈。
开发案例主要包括：
- Linux/Linux-RT应用开发案例
- Qt开发案例
- Cortex-M4F开发案例
- 多核通信开发案例
- 多网口开发案例
- 双屏异显开发案例
- EtherCAT开发案例
- 4G、5G通信开发案例
- TSN通信开发案例
- MIPI摄像头视频采集开发案例
- 基于GPMC的ARM与FPGA通信开发案例
5 电气特性
工作环境
表 3
| 环境参数 |
最小值 |
典型值 |
最大值 |
| 核心板工作温度 |
-40°C |
/ |
85°C |
| 核心板工作电压 |
/ |
3.3V |
/ |
| 评估板工作电压 |
/ |
12.0V |
/ |
功耗测试
表 4
| 类别 |
工作状态 |
电压典型值 |
电流典型值 |
功耗典型值 |
| 核心板 |
空闲状态 |
3.3V |
0.46A |
1.52W |
| 满负荷状态 |
3.3V |
0.69A |
2.28W |
|
| 评估板 |
空闲状态 |
12.0V |
0.27A |
3.24W |
| 满负荷状态 |
12.0V |
0.34A |
4.08W |
备注：测试数据与具体应用场景有关，仅供参考。
空闲状态：系统启动，评估板不接入其他外接模块，不执行程序。
满负荷状态：系统启动，评估板不接入其他外接模块，运行DDR压力读写测试程序，每个ARM Cortex-A53核心的资源使用率约为100%。
6 机械尺寸
表 5
| 核心板 |
评估底板 |
|
| PCB尺寸 |
34mm*56mm |
140mm*216.5mm |
| PCB层数 |
10层 |
4层 |
| PCB板厚 |
1.6mm |
1.6mm |
| 安装孔数量 |
4个 |
6个 |
图 8 核心板机械尺寸图
图 9 评估底板机械尺寸图
7 产品型号
表 6
| 型号 |
CPU |
主频 |
eMMC |
DDR4 |
| TL6254-EVM-A2.1-1400-64GE8GD-I-A2.0 |
AM6254 |
1.4GHz |
8GByte |
1GByte |
| TL6254-EVM-A2.1-1400-64GE16GD-I-A2.0 |
AM6254 |
1.4GHz |
8GByte |
2GByte |
| TL6232-EVM-A2.1-1400-64GE8GD-I-A2.0 |
AM6232 |
1.4GHz |
8GByte |
1GByte |
| TL6231-EVM-A2.1-1000-32GE4GD-I-A2.0 |
AM6231 |
1.0GHz |
4GByte |
512MByte |
备注：标配为TL6254-EVM-A2.1-1400-64GE8GD-I-A2.0。
型号参数解释
图 10
8 评估板套件清单
表 7
| 名称 |
数量 |
备注 |
| TL62x-EVM评估板 |
1个 |
/ |
| 12V电源适配器 |
1个 |
赠品 |
| 资料光盘/U盘 |
1套 |
赠品 |
| Micro SD系统卡 |
1个 |
赠品 |
| 读卡器 |
1个 |
赠品 |
| Type-C线 |
1条 |
赠品 |
| Type-C转接头 |
1个 |
赠品 |
| 直连网线 |
1条 |
赠品 |
| HDMI线 |
1条 |
赠品 |
| RS232交叉串口母母线 |
1条 |
赠品 |
| USB转RS232公头串口线 |
1条 |
赠品 |
| 2.4G天线 |
1条 |
赠品 |
9 技术服务
（1）协助底板设计和测试，减少硬件设计失误；
（2）协助解决按照用户手册操作出现的异常问题；
（3）协助产品故障判定；
（4）协助正确编译与运行所提供的源代码；
（5）协助进行产品二次开发；
（6）提供长期的售后服务。
10 增值服务
- 主板定制设计
- 核心板定制设计
- 嵌入式软件开发
- 项目合作开发
- 技术培训