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Hi TI Experts,
Can you provide a List of collaterals that can be referred when starting a custom board hardware design.
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Hi Board designers,
The below links are a quick reference to the collaterals that can be referred when starting a custom design.
Device Selection and features
Product Page
https://www.ti.com/product/AM6442
https://www.ti.com/product/AM6441
https://www.ti.com/product/AM6422
https://www.ti.com/product/AM6421
https://www.ti.com/product/AM6412
https://www.ti.com/product/AM6411
Datasheet
AM64x Sitara Processors datasheet (Rev. E) (ti.com)
Silicon Errata
AM64x/AM243x Processor Silicon Revision 1.0, 2.0 (Rev. F) (ti.com)
Technical Reference Manual
AM64x /AM243x Processors Silicon Revision 2.0 Texas Instruments Families of Products (ti.com)
Custom Board design
Hardware Design Guide
Hardware Design Guide for AM64x/AM243x Devices (ti.com)
Evaluation - EVM
SK-AM64B Evaluation board | TI.com
TMDS64EVM Evaluation board | TI.com
TMDS64GPEVM Evaluation board | TI.com
PinMux
CAD symbols
Cad symbol specific to the selected device can be chosen from the device product page. Refer below example
https://www.ti.com/product/AM6442#cad-cae-symbols
Ordering & quality
https://www.ti.com/product/AM6442#order-quality
Lead finish/Ball material
SNAGCU
Package pad diameter and substrate pad dimension
AM64x -> ALV pkg : ball diameter 0.5mm : substrate pad 0.45mm
The recommendation is 1:1 ratio between PCB pad and substrate pad.
Schematic Review Checklist
AM64x/AM243x Schematic Review Checklist (Rev. B)
DDR Board Design and Layout Guidelines
AM64x/AM243x DDR Board Design and Layout Guidelines (Rev. A) (ti.com)
Target impedance
Impedance target values for VDD_CORE on AM64x
Low freq (< 1MHz): 15 mOhm
Mid freq (1 < 20MHz): 35 mOhm
High freq (20 < 50 MHz): 35 mOhm
This is valid for either of the core voltage values. We do not provide target impedance values for other rails on AM64x.
Power Architecture
Powering the AM64x with the TPS65220 or TPS65219 PMIC
https://www.ti.com/lit/an/slvafe9/slvafe9.pdf
Power Distribution Networks: Implementation and Analysis
https://www.ti.com/lit/an/sprac76f/sprac76f.pdf
Design Simulation files
https://www.ti.com/product/AM6442#design-tools-simulation
Simulation files provided includes IBIS, IBIS-AMI, BSDL, Thermal model and power-estimation tool (PET)
IBIS model
https://www.ti.com/lit/zip/sprm730
Thermal model attached in case the thread is not accessible.0268.sprm773a.zip
(23) AM6442: Ansys Compatible Thermal Model - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
High Speed Board design and Signal integrity simulation
https://www.ti.com/lit/an/spracn9d/spracn9d.pdf
https://hands.com/~lkcl/ddr3/sprabi1a.pdf
https://www.ti.com/lit/an/spraar7i/spraar7i.pdf
Technical Documents
Collaterals and app notes
https://www.ti.com/product/AM6442#tech-docs
Technical Support
AM6442, AM6441, AM6422, AM6421, AM6412, AM6411 Custom board design - FAQs
Previous E2E threads - Keywords AM64X, Am644X, AM6442, AM6441, AM6422, AM6421, AM6412, AM6411
Starting a new thread
Notes