Circuitco: PANDABOARD ES Development Platform based on TI OMAP4460 Processor

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Kit Overview

Pandaboard ESPandaboard ES is an OMAP4460 platform designed to provide access to as many of the powerful features of the OMAP4460 Multimedia Processor as possible, while maintaining a low cost. This will allow the user to develop software to utilize the features of the powerful OMAP4460 processor. In addition, by providing expandability via onboard connectors, the Pandaboard ESPandaboard ES supports development of additional capabilities/functionality.

The heart of Pandaboard ESPandaboard ES is the OMAP4460 processor. The OMAP4460 high-performance multimedia application device is based on enhanced OMAP architecture and uses 45-nm technology. The OMAP 4 processor balances processing across four main engines: a programmable multimedia engine based on TI’s C64x DSP and power-efficient, multi-format hardware accelerators; general-purpose processing based on the dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore supporting symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) and capable of speeds of more than 1 GHz per core; a high-performance programmable graphics engine; and an Image Signal Processor (ISP) for unparalleled video and imaging performance.

Primary persistent storage is via an SD Card slot allowing SDHC cards up to 32 GB to be used. The board includes wired 10/100 Ethernet as well as wireless Ethernet and Bluetooth connectivity. Its size is slightly larger than the ETX/XTX Computer form factor at 4 × 4.5 in (100 × 110 mm). The board can output video signals via DVI and HDMI interfaces. It also has 3.5 mm audio connectors. It has two USB host ports and one USB On-The-Go port, supporting USB 2.0. The Pandaboard ESPandaboard ES also has an integrated SGX540 graphics processor and provides 1080p HDMI output. PandaBoard ES is optimized to run various mobile open source software distributions such as Android, Ubuntu, MeeGo and more.

Key Applications: Streaming video up to full high definition (HD) , 2-dimensional (2D)/3-dimensional (3D) mobile gaming, Video conferencing, High-resolution still image.

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Development Tools

Software Development Tools:

Tool Type	Supplier	MPN	Supported Family	Description
IDE	Texas Instruments	Code Composer Studio (CCStudio)	TI ARM MCUs	CCStudio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for TI embedded processor families. CCStudio comprises a suite of tools used to develop and debug embedded applications. It includes compilers for each of TI's device families, source code editor, project build environment, debugger, profiler, simulators, real-time operating system and many other features. Learn More
IDE	ARM	Keil MDK-ARM	ARM Cortex-M / Cortex-R4 / ARM7 / ARM9	The MDK-ARM is a complete software development environment for Cortex-M, Cortex-R4, ARM7 and ARM9 processor-based devices. MDK-ARM is specifically designed for microcontroller applications, it is easy to learn and use, yet powerful enough for the most demanding embedded applications. Learn More

Hardware Development Tools:

Tool Type	Supplier	MPN	Supported Family	Description
Emulator / Debugger / Programmer	ARM	ULINK2ULINK2	ARM Cortex-M / ARM7 / ARM9	ULINK2 Debug Adapter
Emulator / Debugger / Programmer	ARM	ULINKProULINKPro	ARM Cortex-M / ARM7 / ARM9	ULINKpro Debug and Trace Unit
Emulator	Segger	J-LinkJ-Link	ARM Cortex-M / Cortex-R4 / ARM7 / ARM9	JTAG/SWD Emulator with USB interface
Programmer	Segger	Flasher ARMFlasher ARM	ARM Cortex-M / Cortex-R4 / ARM7 / ARM9	Flash Programmer for ARM and Cortex cores

Technical Documents

Learning Center

Type	Description
User Manual	PANDABOARD: User Manual of PANDABOARDES
User Guide	TI: OMAP4460 Multimedia Device ES1.x Public TRM Version Z (Rev. Z)
User Guide	TI: OMAP44xx ES2.x/ES1.x - ABE and HAL TRM Addendum Version H OCT 2012 (Rev. H)
User Guide	TI: Functional Delta for Public TRM OMAP4430 to OMAP4460 v1.16 (Rev. D)
Product Brief	TI: OMAP4460 Silicon Errata 1.1,1.0 Public Version I
Product Brief	TI: OMAP 4 Mobile Applications Platform (Rev. B)
Datasheet	TI: OMAP4460 ES1.x Public Data Manual Version A (Rev. A)

Design Elements

Type	Description
Schematics	PANDABOARD: Schematics of PANDABOARDES
Layout	PANDABOARD: Gerber File of PANDABOARDES
Layout	PANDABOARD: Allegro Design File (BRD File) of PANDABOARD: PANDABOARDES
BOM	PANDABOARD: BOM File for PandaBoard ES

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Kit Features

Core Logic OMAP4460 applications processor

Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore with Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) at upto 1.2 GHz each.
Full HD (1080p) multi-standard video encode/decode
Imagination Technologies’ POWERVR SGX540 graphics core supporting all major API's including OpenGL ES v2.0, OpenGL ES v1.1, OpenVG v1.1 and EGL v1.3 and delivering 2x sustained performance compared to the previous SGX530 core
Low power audio

Display

HDMI v1.3 Connector (Type A) to drive HD displays
DVI-D Connector (can drive a 2nd display, simultaneous display; requires HDMI to DVI-D adapter)
LCD expansion header
DSI Support

Memory

1 GB low power DDR2 RAM
Full size SD/MMC card cage with support for High-Speed & High-Capacity SD cards

Audio

3.5" Audio in/out
HDMI Audio out
Sterio audio input support

Connectivity

Onboard 10/100 Ethernet

Wireless Connectivity

802.11 b/g/n (based on WiLink 6.0)
Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR (based on WiLink 6.0). Bluetooth Low Energy Capable.

Expansion

1x USB 2.0 High-Speed On-the-go port
2x USB 2.0 High-Speed host ports
General purpose expansion header (I2C, GPMC, USB, MMC, DSS, ETM)
Camera expansion header
LCD signal expansion using a single set of resistor banks

Debug

JTAG
UART/RS-232
2 status LEDs (configurable)
1 GPIO Button
Sysboot switch available on board

Dimensions

Height: 4.5" (114.3 mm)
Width: 4.0" (101.6 mm)
Weight: 2.88 oz (81.5 grams)

Kit Contents

1 Pandaboard ESPandaboard ES board
Board packing material
1 Shipping Box