Mistral TI AM3517 CraneBoard低成本开源开发方案

2012年02月14日 12:47 发布者：1770309616

Mistral公司的CraneBoard开发板是基于TI公司AM3517 Sitara™ ARM® Cortex™-A8微处理器的低成本开源硬件开发平台,提供强健的处理器性能如3D图像加速和现有低成本开发板所没有的外设如DDR2, CAN, EMAC和USB OTG PHY,非常适合工业控制应用.本文介绍了TI AM3517/05主要特性,方框图,以及AM3517 CraneBoard开发板主要特性和功能,详细电路图,PCB元件布局图和材料清单.

AM3517/05 is a high-performance ARM Cortex-A8 microprocessor with speeds up to 600 MHz. The device offers 3D graphics acceleration while also supporting numerous peripherals, including DDR2, CAN, EMAC, and USB OTG PHY that are well suited for industrial apllications.

The processor can support other applications, including:

• Single Board Computers

• Home and Industrial automation

• Human Machine Interface

The device supports high-level operating systems (OSs), such as:

• Linux

• Windows CE

• Android™The following subsystems are part of the device:

• Microprocessor unit (MPU) subsystem based on the ARM Cortex-A8 microprocessor

• POWERVR SGX™ Graphics Accelerator (AM3517 Device only) Subsystem for 3D graphics acceleration to support display and gaming effects

• Display subsystem with several features for multiple concurrent image manipulation, and a programmable interface supporting a wide variety of displays. The display subsystem also supports NTSC/PAL video out.

• High performance interconnects provide high-bandwidth data transfers for multiple initiators to the internal and external memory controllers and to on-chip peripherals. The device also offers a comprehensive clock-management scheme.

AM3517/05 devices are available in a 491-pin BGA package and a 484-pin PBGA package.

AM3517/05主要特性:

图1.AM3517/05功能方框图

The AM3517 is much like the OMAP3530, but includes on-chip 3.3V I/Os, Ethernet, CAN, and USB PHY. These design materials include support for power-over-Ethernet.

ARM Cortex™-A8-based open source development board supports broad range of differentiated peripherals, large software ecosystem and offers collaboration with BeagleBoard.org community.

AM3517 CraneBoard开发板

The CraneBoard is a low-cost, open-source hardware development platform based on the AM3517 Sitara™ ARM® Cortex™-A8 microprocessor. The CraneBoard provides robust processor performance while delivering integrated peripherals not found on existing low-cost development boards.

图2.AM3517 CraneBoard开发板外形图

AM3517 CraneBoard开发板主要特性和功能:

AM3517 Sitara ARM Cortex-A8 – 600MHz

Integrated 3D Graphics Accelerator

Support for on-chip peripherals:

10/100 EMAC

USB OTG utilizing on-processor PHY

3.3V I/O

CAN

DDR2

Power over Ethernet and other power options including USB and DC

Fully open-source four-layer PCB

Fully Open Source Linux Board Support package (2.6.32)

Based on existing AM3517 Sitara ARM evaluation module (EVM) software

All software available via GIT

Arago File System

Flashing tool and board diagnostics

Ethernet / Power Over Ethernet (POE) utilizing on-processor 10/100 EMAC

DVI-D (HDMI Connector)

RS-232

JTAG

TV Out (CVBS)

Expansion