Embest: Devkit8500D Evaluation Board based on TI DM3730 Processor

Kit Overview     The Embest DevKit8500DDevKit8500D Evaluation Board takes the full features of TI's DM3730DM3730 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor and supports up to 512MB DDR SDRAM and 512MB NAND Flash as well as a reserved iNAND design to expand the flash storage capabilities. The board has exposed many other hardware interfaces including serial ports, LCD/TSP, DVI-D, S-Video, Ethernet, USB, TF, keyboard, camera, SPI, I2C and JTAG. It supports the Linux2.6.32, Android2.2 and WinCE6.0 OS. Embest offers various modules including VGA, WiFi, Analog Camera, GPS, GPRS, 3G and Digital Camera modules to extend the functions of the board.   The DM37xDM37x generation of high-performance, applications processors are based on the enhanced device architecture and are integrated on TI's advanced 45-nm process technology. This architecture is designed to provide best in class ARM and Graphics performance while delivering low power consumption. The device can support numerous HLOS and RTOS solutions including Linux and Windows Embedded CE which are available directly from TI. Additionally, the device is fully backward compatible with previous Cortex-A8 processors and OMAP processors.   The Texas Instruments' DM3730DM3730 DaVinci digital media processor is powered by up to 1-GHz (also supports 300, 600, and 800-MHz operation) ARM Cortex-A8 and 800MHz (also supports 250, 520 and 660-MHz operation) C64x+ DSP core, and has integrated 3D graphics processor, imaging and video accelerator (IVA), USB 2.0, MMC/SD memory card, UART and many more. DaVinci DM3730CUSADM3730CUSA video processor is pin-to-pin compatible with Sitara AM37x devices and software compatible with the OMAP35x processors. The C64x+ DSP and hardware video accelerator enable audio and HD 720p video decoding and encoding independent of the ARM processor.The programmable DSP engine allows multiple signal processing tasks such as image processing and analysis, digital filtering, and math functions.   Ordering Information: MPN Description DEVKIT8500D WITHOUT LCDDEVKIT8500D WITHOUT LCD DEVKIT8500D Evaluation Board for DM3730CUSADM3730CUSA Without LCD DEVKIT8500D WITH 4.3 inch LCDDEVKIT8500D WITH 4.3 inch LCD DEVKIT8500D Evaluation Board for DM3730CUSADM3730CUSA With 4.3 inch TFT LCD Key Applications: Navigation systems, Media players, Medical patient monitoring devices, Industrial test, Measurement devices, Industrial vision, Portable communications.

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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, a source code editor, project build environment, debugger, profiler, simulators, a real-time operating system and many other features. Learn More
IDE	ARM	DS-5	ARM Cortex-A  / Cortex-R / ARM9 / ARM11	The ARM Development Studio 5 (DS-5) tool enable developers to get the best from their ARM technology-based systems. Whether implementing an ARM processor-based SoC or writing software for an Application Specific Standard Product (ASSP), ARM tools enable you to deliver the best solution with the highest performance and lowest power consumption. Learn More

Hardware Development Tools:

Tool Type	Supplier	MPN	Supported Family	Description
Debuggers, Emulators & JTAG Tools	ARM	DSTRM-KT-0181ADSTRM-KT-0181A	ARM7 / ARM9 / ARM11 / Cortex-A / Cortex-R / Cortex-M	DSTREAM Debug and Trace Unit
Debuggers, Emulators & JTAG Tools	Segger	J-LinkJ-Link	ARM Cortex-M  / Cortex-R4 / Cortex-A / ARM7 / ARM9	JTAG/SWD Emulator with USB interface
Programmer	Segger	Flasher ARMFlasher ARM	ARM Cortex-M  / Cortex-R4 / Cortex-A / ARM7 / ARM9	Flash Programmer for ARM and Cortex cores

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Technical Documents

Learning Center

Type	Description
Product Brief	Embest: Product Brief of DevKit8500D/A Evaluation Kit
Datasheet	TI: Datasheet of DM3730, DM3725 Digital Media Processors
Solution Guide	TI: Power Management for AM37xx/DM37xx Processors
Reference Manual	TI: AM/DM37x Multimedia Device Technical Reference Manual
Reference Manual	TI: Delta for AM/DM37x Technical Reference Manual Version O to Version P
Whitepaper	TI: Developing Android applications for ARM Cortex-A8 cores
Whitepaper	TI: ARM Cortex-A8-based DM3730 DaVinci digital media processor powers Kopin’s Golden-i, a monocular, head-mounted device for hands-free communication and control
Training Video	Embest: DevKit8500D Video Interpretation
Training Video	TI: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) available for embedded designs
Training Video	TI: Getting Started: DM37x EVM

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Kit Features

• Mechanical Parameters

  

  • Dimensions: 136.2mm x 105.3mm
  • Power Supply: +5V
  • Working Temperature: 0~70°C
• Processor
  • TI DM3730DM3730 DaVinci Digital Media Processor (pin-to-pin compatible with TI AM3715)

- Up to 1-GHz ARM Cortex-A8 Core, also supports 300, 600, and 800-MHz operation

- Up to 800-MHz TMS320C64x+ DSP Core, Also supports 260, 520 and 660-MHz operation

- NEON SIMD Coprocessor (DM3730 only)

- POWERVR SGX Graphics Accelerator

- ARM: 32KB I-Cache; 32KB D-Cache; 256KB L2 Cache

- Onchip 32KB ROM and 64KB Shared SDRAM

• Memory and Storage
  • 512MB DDR SDRAM, 32bit, 200MHz
  • 512MB NAND Flash, 16bit
  • 2GB iNAND, 4bit (Default: not soldered, optional, reserved for soldering)
  • TF card slot
• Data Transfer Interfaces
  • 10/100M Ethernet interface (RJ45)
  • High-speed USB2.0 OTG port (Mini USB type interface)
  • Four High-speed USB2.0 Host ports (USB A type interface)
  • 5 line Debug serial port, RS232 (DB9 connector)
• Audio/Video Interfaces
  • LCD/Touch Screen interface (50-pin FPC connector, support resolution up to 2048*2048)
  • DVI high-resolution image output port (HDMI interface, support 720p, 30fps signal)
  • S-Video display interface
  • Audio input interface (3.5mm audio jack)
  • 2-channel audio output interface (3.5mm audio jack)
  • Camera interface (30-pin FPC connector, support CCD or CMOS camera)
• Input/Output Interfaces and Other Facilities
  • 6*6 keyboard interface
  • 14-pin Jtag interface
  • Four buttons (One for Reset, one for Wakeup and two for User defined)
  • Expansion connector (2.0mm 40-pin SMT Female Pin Header)

- Two 5 line serial ports, TTL voltage

- One channel McSPI Interface (Multichannel Serial Port Interface)

- One channel McBSP interface (Multi-Channel Buffered Serial Port)

- One channel I2C interface

- One channel HDQ interface (HDQ/1-Wire)

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Kit Contents

The Embest DevKit8500DDevKit8500D is supplied with below contents:

• DevKit8500D Evaluation board  
• 2GB TF card                 
• Serial cable (DB9-DB9)                 
• 5V@2A Power adapter                 
• USB cable (Type A Male to Type Mini-B Male)                 
• USB cable (Type A Female to Type Mini-A Male)                    
• Crossover Ethernet cable                    
• HDMI to DVI-D cable                 
• S-Video cable
• Product DVD (including user manual, schematic in PDF format, datasheet, Linux 2.6.32 BSP, Android 2.2 BSP and WinCE 6.0 BSP)
• Optional :
  • DevKit8500D with 4.3 inch LCDDevKit8500D with 4.3 inch LCD (With touch screen, resolution: 480*272)

Add-on Modules

* = Provided with Source Code

# = Not Provided with Source Code