Embest: SOC8200 Single Board Computer & DevKit Based on TI Sitara AM3517 MPU

atomar — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 11:17:00 GMT

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Overview

The Embest SOC8200SOC8200 is a highly-integrated single board computer with a PC104 form factor. It employs TI’s high-performance AM3517AM3517 microprocessor which is based on 600MHz ARM Cortex-A8 Core with NEON SIMD Coprocessor and POWERVR SGX™ Graphics Accelerator and offers video, image, and graphics processing capable of supporting single board computers, home and industrial automation, and digital signage.

The SOC8200SOC8200 board has onboard 256MB DDR2 SDRAM, 256MB NAND Flash and 4MB NOR Flash and extends various functions through pins including serial port, Ethernet, CAN, RS485, SD/MMC card, CF card, Audio In/Out, Camera, LCD, USB Host, USB Device, expansion connector and JTAG.

Embest has designed an expansion board for the SOC8200SOC8200, along with some accessories, a software package and documents, it is an ideal development kit which is a convenient way for customers to evaluate the functionality of Texas Instruments' Sitara AM3517AM3517 microprocessor. The SOC8200 board supports both Linux 2.6.32 and Windows CE6.0 operation systems. Embest provides all drivers in the source code and together with user manual and some other tools and documents to help the user immediately start with their code development.

The board can be operated in a wide temperature range from -40°C to 85°C which enables it to fit specific industrial needs and can be used in various applications such as industrial control, consumer electronics, medical equipment, instrumentation, security monitoring and so on.

MPN	Description
SOC8200SOC8200	SOC8200 Single Board Computer
SOC8200 with 4.3"LCDSOC8200 with 4.3"LCD	SOC8200 Development Kit with expansion board and 4.3 inch LCD

Key Applications: Industrial control, Consumer electronics, Medical equipment, Instrumentation, Security monitoring.

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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. 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

Technical Documents

Learning Center

Type	Description
User Manual	Embest: User Manual for SOC8200 Development Kit
Quick Start Guide	Embest: Quick Start Guide for SOC8200 Development Kit
Product Brief	Embest: Product Brief for SOC8200 Development Kit
Datasheet	Texas Instruments: Datasheet for AM3517/05 Sitara ARM Microprocessors

Design Elements

Type	Description
Schematics	Embest: Schematics file for SOC8200 Development Kit
Application Library	Embest: Linux image for SOC8200 Development Kit
CAD Model	Texas Instruments: CAD Model for AM3517 (.bxl format file)
Simulation Model	Texas Instruments: BSDL Model for AM35x MCU
Simulation Model	Texas Instruments: IBIS Model for AM35x MCU

Video

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Kit Features

Hardware features:

SOC8200SOC8200 Single Board Computer

Processor
- TI AM3517AM3517 industrial applications processors
  - NEON SIMD Coprocessor
  - 600MHz Sitara ARM Cortex-A8 Core
  - POWERVR SGX Graphics Accelerator (AM3517AM3517 only)
  - 16KB I-Cache, 16KB D-Cache, 256KB L2-Cache, 112KB ROM, 64KB Share SRAM
Memory
- 256MB DDR2 SDRAM, 32bit
- 256MB NAND Flash, 8bit
- 4MB NOR Flash, 16bit (driver has not been provided at present)
Signals Routed to Pins
- 5-wire Debug serial port (RS232)
- 5-wire serial port (TTL)
- Two USB 2.0 Host High-speed ports, 480Mbps
- USB 2.0 Device High-speed port, 480Mbps
- Audio (IIS)
- 16-bit LCD output
- 10-bit Camera video input
- 1-channel S-Video output
- 1-channel AV output
- RS485 serial port
- 1-channel CAN bus
- 10/100Mbps Ethernet port
- SD/MMC card
- Multi-functional expansion interface (McBSP, IIC, McSPI, TV-OUT)
- PC104 expansion interface (GPMC Bus, MMC, USB, McSPI, UART1, Clock, HDQ)
- JTAG interface

SOC8200SOC8200 Expansion Board

Audio/Video Interfaces
- Audio input port
- Stereo audio output port
- 15-pin standard VGA output interface
- Buzzer
Communication Interfaces
- 5-wire RS232 serial port (DB9)
- 9-wire RS232 serial port (DB9)
- 9-wire TTL serial port (2*5pin 2.5mm pitch connector)
- Two High-speed USB 2.0 Host ports, 480Mbps
- High-speed USB 2.0 Device port, 480Mbps
- 10/100Mbps Ethernet port (RJ45)
- 10-bit Camera interface
- Reset button
- SD/MMC card slot
- CF card slot

Mechanical Parameters

SOC8200 Single Board Computer Dimensions: 96mm x 90mm (8 layer PCB design)
SOC8200 Expansion Board Dimensions: 170mm x 190mm
Input Voltage: +5V (CPU board), +12V (Expansion Board)
Working Temperature: -40 ~ 85 °C

Software features:

OS	Item	Feature	Description
Linux	Bootloader	x-loader	NAND/ONENAND
			MMC/SD
			FAT
		u-boot	NAND/ONENAND
			MMC/SD
			FAT
			NET
	Kernel and Drivers	Version	Linux 2.6.32
		File system	ROM/CRAM/EXT2/EXT3/FAT/NFS/JFFS2/UBIFS
		Driver	LED, Serial, RTC, NET, RS485, CAN, Buzzer, MMC/SD, CF, USB Device, USB ehci, Video output, GPIO, LCD, Touch Screen, VGA, Analog camera, Audio out, Analog input, Nand Flash
	Compiler	gcc cross compiler tool	gcc version 4.3.3 (Sourcery G++ Lite 2009q1-203)
WinCE	Boot	Version	x-load-1.41, eboot
		Boot Mode	Boot WinCE from SD card, NAND Flash or Ethernet
		Image update	Support updating image from SD card
	System	Drivers	ILT, Reboot, Watchdog, RTC, NLED, Serial, 6*6 keyboard, Audio out, NAND, LCD, Touch Screen, SD, NET, USB OTG, USB EHCI, VRFB, GPIO, PWM, ADC, Buzzer, CAN
		Function	Power Management (backlight drive, battery-driven, sleep/wake-up function)
			Hive registry support
			ROM file system support
		Software features	Support KITL kernel debug
		Software features	Support .NET Compact Framework 3.5

Kit Contents

1. The Embest SOC8200SOC8200 Single Board Computer supplied with below contents:

Hardware:
- SOC8200 Single Board Computer
Software:
- Preloaded with Linux image, do not provide Linux BSP or technical support

2. The Embest SOC8200 Development Kit supplied with below contents:

Hardware:
- SOC8200 Single Board Computer with Expansion Board
- 2G SD card
- Serial cable
- Ethernet cable
- 12V Power adapter
- 2x5-pin 12cm cable
- 2x10-pin 12cm cable
- 2x20-pin 12cm cable
- CAN8200 Module (CAN Module)
- CD (including software and documents)
- LCD (optional, including touch screen)
  - Remark: 4.3 inch LCD (resolution: 480*272), 7 inch LCD (resolution: 800*480)
Software:
- Documents (user manual, schematic drawing, Datasheet)
- Linux 2.6.32 BSP
- WinCE 6.0 BSP

Add-on Modules

Part Number	Description	Interface to Board	Linux	Android	WinCE
WF8000-UWF8000-U	WiFi Module	USB Host	Support*	Not yet	Not yet
CDMA8000-UCDMA8000-U	3G Module (CDMA2000 standard)	USB Host	Support*	Not yet	Not yet
WCDMA8000-UWCDMA8000-U	3G Module (WCDMA standard)	USB Host	Support*	Not yet	Not yet

* = Provided with Source Code

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