3892 server

Frank Miller1

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Greetings,

I think I posted this in the wrong forum initially. Reposting here...

I'm thinking of starting an ARM server design based on the AM3892 w/SATA. Any advice on such a project? Are there reference designs available?

Thanks,

over 11 years ago

0 Pavel Botev over 11 years ago

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Hi Frank,

Could you please provide more details.

Best Regards,

Pavel

0 Frank Miller1 over 11 years ago in reply to Pavel Botev

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Hi Pavel,

Thanks for the reply. I've initiated a design activity for a Mini-ITX server board that would be based on the Sitara 3892. The board would provide minimal interfaces targeted at a server application. 2 Gb of DDR3, a single SATA port connected to a disk or SSD, and a single Ethernet port. There would also be USB ports. The plan is to provide a basic Linux distro perhaps based on the Sitara Linux. I'm looking for any advice or pitfalls that might be helpful for me with such a project. For example, the reference schematics that are available seem to be older and targted at the Netra device rather than the Sitara device. Are there any more up to date reference materials?

Thanks,

Frank W. Miller, Ph.D.

www.cornfedsystems.com

410-404-8790

0 Pavel Botev over 11 years ago in reply to Frank Miller1

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Hi Frank,

You can start from these links:

http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Sitara

http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/AM335x_Hardware_Design_Guide

http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Device:AM335x:Device_Evaluation

http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/AM389x_C6A816x_DM816x_Hardware_Design_Guide

http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Device:AM389x:C6A816x:DM816x:Device_Evaluation

Best Regards,

Pavel

0 Frank Miller1 over 11 years ago in reply to Pavel Botev

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Hi Pavel,

Thanks for these links. I've seen them already. Any comment on the reference schematics?

Thanks,

0 Frank Miller1 over 11 years ago in reply to Frank Miller1

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Hi,

Sorry, another question. Is it possible to get the ref schematics in a more useful format, perhaps Orcad rather than PDF?

Thanks,

0 Pavel Botev over 11 years ago in reply to Frank Miller1

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Hi Frank,

I do not have more than what we have here: http://support.spectrumdigital.com/boards/evm816x/revg/

See the C6A816x/AM389x EVM Board schematics pdf.

I will check also with our HW engineers and let you know if we can provide something more.

Best Regards,

Pavel

0 Pavel Botev over 11 years ago in reply to Pavel Botev

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Hi Frank,

In the same link : http://support.spectrumdigital.com/boards/evm816x/revg/

Check the Schematic source in Orcad format.

Regards,

Pavel

0 Frank Miller1 over 11 years ago in reply to Pavel Botev

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Ah sorry, I overlooked that Orcad link. Thanks for this help!

0 Biser Gatchev-XID over 11 years ago in reply to Frank Miller1

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Hi Frank,

The AM3892 is a subset of the DM8168. There is no separate reference design for this processor. The DM8168 EVM should be used as a starting point. The processors are pin compatible, but the DM8168 OrCAD graphic part will probably need to be edited regarding pin functions. I don't think there is a ready to use AM3892 OrCAD part.

Best Regards

Biser

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