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[FAQ] AM6442, AM6441, AM6422, AM6421, AM6412, AM6411 Custom board hardware design - FAQs related to Processor collaterals, functioning, peripherals, interface and EVM/Starter kit

Other Parts Discussed in Thread: TMDS64EVM, SK-AM64B, TPS65219

Hi Board designers, 

Refer FAQs listed below related to custom board design for AM64x family of processors, that could be used along with other available design collaterals.

Excel sheet: FAQs Master list_processor family wise.xlsx, please look AM64x tab

Most up-to-date list of FAQs can be found at this link

Last sync: 7th November 2024

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1 Links to Available Collaterals and Custom Board Design Getting Started  (+) [FAQ] AM6442, AM6441, AM6422, AM6421, AM6412, AM6411 Custom board hardware design – Collaterals to Get started - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
2 Reference during Schematic design and Schematics Review (+) [FAQ] AM64x, AM62x, AM62Ax, AM62Px Custom board hardware design - Collaterals for Reference during Schematic design and Schematics Review - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
3 Reusing EVM design files  (+) [FAQ] AM6442, AM6441, AM6422, AM6421, AM6412, AM6411 Custom board hardware design - Reusing TI EVM design files - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
4 Information related to EVMs or SKs (+) [FAQ] AM6442, AM6441, AM6422, AM6421, AM6412, AM6411 Custom board hardware design – information related to the processor evaluation modules or starter kits - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
5 DDR Subsystem and Device Register configuration (+) [FAQ] AM62A7 or AM62A3 Custom board hardware design – Processor DDR Subsystem and Device Register configuration - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
6 Design and Review notes for Reuse of TMDS64EVM Schematics (+) [FAQ] AM6442 / AM6441 / AM6422 / AM6421 / AM6412 / AM6411 Custom board hardware design - Guidelines for Reuse of TMDS64EVM Schematics - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
7 Design and review notes for Reuse of SK-AM64B Schematics (+) [FAQ] AM6442 / AM6441 / AM6422 / AM6421 / AM6412 / AM6411 Custom board hardware design - Design and review notes for Reuse of SK-AM64B Schematics - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
8 Master (Complete) list of FAQs for all Sitara processor families (+) [FAQ] Custom board hardware design - Master (Complete) list of FAQs for all Sitara processor (AM62x, AM64x, AM243x, AM335x) families - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
9 Processor Functioning, Peripherals and Interface Bootmode implementation without buffers (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM644x / AM243x / AM62A / AM62P - Bootmode implementation without buffers - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
10 Bootmode implementation with buffers (28) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM644x / AM243x / AM62A / AM62P - Bootmode implementation with buffers - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
11 Ferrite (power supply filter) (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 Custom board hardware design – Ferrite (power supply filter) recommendations for SoC supply rails - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
12 VPP  (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM625SIP / AM625-Q1 / AM620-Q1 Custom board hardware design – Queries regarding VPP eFuse programming power supply selection and application - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
13 Power sequencing between SOC (Processor) and the Attached devices (Fail-safe) (+) [FAQ] AM625/AM623 Custom board hardware design – Power sequencing between SOC (Processor) and the Attached devices (Fail-safe) - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
14 Processor power-sequencing requirements for power-up and power-down (+) [FAQ] AM625/AM623 Custom board hardware design – Processor power-sequencing requirements for power-up and power-down - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
15 Crystal selection (10) [FAQ] AM6442, AM6441, AM6422, AM6421, AM6412, AM6411 Custom board hardware design – Queries regarding Crystal selection - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
16 I2C (+) [FAQ] AM6442, AM6441, AM6422, AM6421, AM6412, AM6411 Custom board hardware design – I2C interface - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
17 Internal pull registers of MCU_I2C0 and WKUP_I2C0 (+) [FAQ] AM62A7-Q1: Internal pull registers of MCU_I2C0 and WKUP_I2C0 - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
18 USB2.0 (+) [FAQ] AM6442, AM6441, AM6422, AM6421, AM6412, AM6411 Custom board hardware design – USB2.0 interface - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
19 Ethernet (+) [FAQ] AM6442, AM6441, AM6422, AM6421, AM6412, AM6411 Custom board hardware design - Ethernet - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
20 SERDES (+) [FAQ] AM6442, AM6441, AM6422, AM6421, AM6412, AM6411 Custom board hardware design - SERDES - SERDES0 interface - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
21 EXTINTn pin pullup connection (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM625SIP / AM625-Q1/ AM620-Q1 / AM62A7 / AM62A3 / AM62P / AM62P-Q1 Custom board hardware design – EXTINTn pin pullup connection - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
22 Design Recommendations / Commonly Observed Errors during Custom board hardware design – OSPI/QSPI MEMORY Interface (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62P Design Recommendations / Commonly Observed Errors during Custom board hardware design – OSPI/QSPI MEMORY Interface - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
23 Common design Errors / Recommendations for Custom board hardware design – EVM / SK Schematics Design Update Note (+) [FAQ] AM64x Common design Errors / Recommendations for Custom board hardware design – EVM / SK Schematics Design Update Note - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
24 Design Recommendations / Commonly Observed Errors during Custom board hardware design – eMMC MEMORY Interface (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62P Design Recommendations / Commonly Observed Errors during Custom board hardware design – eMMC MEMORY Interface - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
25 Design Recommendations / Commonly Observed Errors during Custom board hardware design – SOC Unused peripherals and IOs (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62P Design Recommendations / Commonly Observed Errors during Custom board hardware design – SOC Unused peripherals and IOs - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
26 How to handle Used / Unused Pins / Peripherals? (e.g. GPIOs, SERDES, USB, CSI, MMC (eMMC, SD-card), CSI, OLDI, DSI, ......) (+) [FAQ] AM62x, AM64x, AM243x, Custom board hardware design – How to handle Used / Unused Pins / Peripherals ? (e.g. GPIOs, SERDES, USB, CSI, MMC (eMMC, SD-card), CSI, OLDI, DSI, .....) - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
27 Board bring up tips for Sitara devices  (+) [FAQ] Board bring up tips for Sitara devices (AM64x,AM243x, AM62x, AM62Ax, AM62Px) - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
28 JTAG (11) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM625SIP / AM625-Q1 / AM620-Q1 / AM62A7 / AM62A3 / AM62P / AM62P-Q1/ AM6442 / AM2432 Custom board hardware design – JTAG - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
29 POK VMON Design Recommendations (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62P / AM64x / AM243x Design Recommendations / Custom board hardware design – POK VMON - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
30 CAP_VDDSx Design Recommendations (21) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62P / AM64x / AM243x Design Recommendations / Custom board hardware design – CAP_VDDSx CAP_VDDS - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
31 SoC ROC Design Recommendations (21) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62P / AM64x / AM243x Design Recommendations / Custom board hardware design – SOC ROC Recommended Operating Condition - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
32 Using DDR IBIS Models (+) [FAQ] Using DDR IBIS Models for AM64x, AM62x, AM62Ax, AM62Px - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
33 S-parameter and IBIS model of IO-buffer (24) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM625SIP / AM625-Q1 / AM620-Q1 / AM62A7 / AM62A3 / AM62P / AM62P-Q1/ AM6442 / AM2432 Custom board hardware design – S-parameter and IBIS model of IO-buffer - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
34 SK and EVM EXT_REFCLK1 CLKOUT0 use case and configuration (24) [FAQ] AM6422: SK and EVM EXT_REFCLK1 CLKOUT0 use case and configuration - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
35 IBIS Model Inquiry (+) [FAQ] AM62A1-Q1: IBIS Model Inquiry - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
36 Starter kit / EVM variants and Key components list (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62P / AM64x / AM243x Design Recommendations / Custom board hardware design - Starter kit / EVM variants and Key components list - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
37 Dynamic Voltage Scaling (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62P / AM64x / AM243x Design Recommendations / Custom board hardware design – Dynamic Voltage Scaling - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
38 Package parameter description (+) [FAQ] AM625: Package parameter description - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
39 Why is MMC1 powered by two different voltage supplies, VDDSHV0 and VDDSHV5? (+) [FAQ] AM62A7: Why is MMC1 powered by two different voltage supplies, VDDSHV0 and VDDSHV5? - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
40 How to connect the pin net VDDSHV4, VDDSHV5, and VDDSHV6 if SD card is not used (+) [FAQ] AM62A7-Q1: how to connect the pin net VDDSHV4, VDDSHV5, and VDDSHV6 if SD card is not used - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
41 Queries regarding MCU_OSC0 Start-up Time (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM625SIP / AM625-Q1 / AM620-Q1 Custom board hardware design – Queries regarding MCU_OSC0 Start-up Time - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
42 SD card (MMC1) VDD power supply (+) [FAQ] AM625: SD card (MMC1) VDD power supply - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
43 Connection recommendations for RSVD pins (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM625SIP / AM625-Q1 / AM620-Q1 Custom board hardware design – Connection recommendations for RSVD pins - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
44 Common queries for PMIC TPS65219 (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM64x / AM243x Design Recommendations / Custom board hardware design – common queries for PMIC TPS65219 - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums

Note: FAQs Highlighted with yellow color are generic and can be used for AM64x family of processors

Regards,

Sreenivasa