DEVKIT8600 WITH 4.3"LCD - EMBEST

DevKit8600 Evaluation Kit

z 720MHz TI’s Sitara AM3359 ARM Cortex-A8 Microprocessor

z Onboard 512Mbytes of DDR3 SDRAM and 512Mbytes of NAND Flash

z UART, USB Host/OTG, Ethernet, CAN, RS485, WiFi/Bluetooth, TF, JTAG…

z LCD/TSP, Audio input/output

z Optional VGA, USB WiFi, Camera and 3G Modules

z Supports for Linux 3.1.0, Android 2.3 and WinCE 7 OS

Figure 1-1 DevKit8600 Evaluation Board

Overview

Embest DevKit8600 is a complete development platform for Texas Instruments’ Sitara AM3359 ARM

Cortex-A8 processor, it supports running high-level operating systems such as Linux, WinCE and

Android which is a reliable and solid reference design and embedded product for development or

applications such as Gaming Peripherals, Home and Industrial Automation, Consumer Medical

Appliances, Printers, Smart Toll Systems, Connected Vending Machines, Weighing Scales, Educational

Consoles and Advanced Toys.

The DevKit8600 Evaluation Board takes full features of the 720MHz AM3359 processor. It has

512MBytes of DDR3 SDRAM and 512Mbytes of NAND Flash on board. It has exposed rich hardware

peripherals through connectors or headers including serial ports, USB Host, OTG, Ethernet, CAN, RS485,

LCD/TSP, TF, WiFi/Bluetooth, Audio, ADC, SPI, I2C and JTAG. The Board is able to support Linux

3.1.0, Android 2.3 and WinCE7 OS. The software package includes the BSP and drivers of which many

are in source code.

The DevKit8600 Evaluation Kit includes the DevKit8600 evaluation board and all necessary accessories

to help users start their development. It is preloaded with Linux OS in NAND flash and WinCE OS in TF

card. User can display the system by using a 4.3" or 7”TFT LCD and Touch screen. Embest provides user

manual, schematic drawing, datasheet documents and software BSP to help customers better understand

and use the kit. Besides, it is provided with Android 2.3 demo. Embest gives instructions on how to boot

Android demo image from NAND flash or TF card.

Cross Net cable DevKit8600 board

2G TF card

USB cable

A to Mini-A, A to Mini-B

12V@1.25A Power adapter

4.3” or 7”LCD+Touch Screen

DB 9-DB9

Serial cabl e

DVD WiFi antenna

Figure 1-2 DevKit8600 Evaluation Kit (Complete Configuration)

Hardware Features

Embest DevKit8600 is a complete development platform for TI’s Sitara AM3359 ARM Cortex-A8

processor and features as following:

Mechanical Parameters

y Dimensions: 130 mm * 80 mm

y Power Input: +12V

y Power Consumption: 12V@0.19A (boot Linux without external devices)

y Working temperature: 0~70 Celsius

y Humidity Range: 20% ~ 90%

Processor

y TI AM3359 ARM Cortex-A8 microprocessor

- 720-MHz ARM Cortex-A8 32-bit RISC MPU

- NEON™ SIMD Coprocessor

- 32KB/32KB of L1 Instruction/Data Cache with Single-Error Detection (parity)

- 256KB of L2 Cache with Error Correcting Code (ECC)

- SGX530 Graphics Engine

- Programmable Real-Time Unit Subsystem

Memory and Storage

y 512MBytes DDR3 SDRAM

y 512MBytes NAND Flash

y TF Card slot

Audio/Video Interfaces

y An Audio input interface (3.5mm audio jack)

y A two-channel audio output interface (3.5mm audio jack)

y A TFT LCD interface / 4 line Resistive Touch Screen interface (50pin FPC connector)

Data T ransfer Interfaces

y Serial ports:

1 x 5 line Debug serial port, RS232 voltage (brings out by DB9 connector)

1 x 5 line serial port, TTL voltage (brings out by 2.0mm pitch 10-pin dip connector J6)

2 x 3 line serial ports, TTL voltage (brings out by 2.0mm pitch 10-pin dip connector J5)

1 x RS485 serial port (brings out by 8-pin Phoenix Connector)

y USB ports:

1 x USB2.0 OTG port with Integrated PHY, High-speed (Mini USB type)

1 x USB2.0 Host port with Integrated PHY, High-speed (USB-A type)

y WiFi/Bluetooth Module (only support Linux at present)

y 1 x CAN 2.0 interface (8-pin Phoenix Connector)

y 1 x 10/100Mbps Ethernet interface (RJ45 connector)

y 1 x GPMC bus interface (brings out by 2.0mm pitch 30-pin dip connector J14)

Input Interface and others

y Battery backed RTC (User needs to prepare battery himself, CR1220 model is ok)

y 1 x Reset button

y 3 x User buttons (HOME, MENU, BACK)

y 1 x JTAG connector (2.54mm pitch 14-pin dip connector J7)

y 4-channel ADC (brings out by 2.0mm 10-pin dip connector J10)

y 1-channel SPI interface (brings out by 2.0mm 10-pin dip connector J8)

y 1-channel I2C interfaces (brings out by 2.0mm 10-pin dip connector J6)

Figure 1-3 DevKit8600 Evaluation Board with 4.3” LCD

Interface Introduction

The board takes full features of TI’s AM3359 microprocessor and has exposed many hardware

peripherals through connectors or headers. Embest has also designed various function modules to further

enhance the performance of DevKit8600 board including VGA, USB WiFi, Camera and 3G (with

CDMA2000 or WCDMA standard) modules, which are flexible for user selections to meet their own

needs. More other modules are under development and will be released continuously.

Note: The WiFi/BT module and 512MBytes Nand Flash is on rear of the DevKit8600 board

Figure 1-4 DevKit8600 Interface Diagram

Dimensions (Unit: mm)

Figure 1-5 DevKit8600 Dimension Chart

Function Block Diagram

Figure 1-6 DevKit8600 Function Block Diagram

Software Features

The DevKit8600 Evaluation board provides Window CE 7.net BSP, Linux 3.1.0 BSP and Android 2.3

Demo, with steady-going drivers, many of which are all in source code. Please refer to below table.

OS Item Remark

Linux

BIOS

SPL

(First boot loader)

NAND

MMC/SD

FAT

U-boot

(Second boot loader)

NAND

MMC/SD

FAT

NET

Kernel Linux-3.1.0 Supports ROM/CRAM/EXT2/EXT3/FAT/NFS/

JFFS2/UBIFS file systems

Driver Debug serial port, RTC, Ethernet, NAND Flash, TFT LCD, Touch screen,

TF card, USB Device, USB host, Audio input/output, LED, Keypad, CAN,

RS485, WiFi/Bluetooth

Android Demo

(do not provide

source code)

Kernel Linux-3.1.0 Gingerbread

Driver Debug serial port, RTC, Ethernet, NAND Flash, Touch screen,

TF card, USB Device, USB host, Audio input/output, LED, Keypad,

2D/3D

WinCE7

BIOS

X-loader

(First boot loader) NAND

EBOOT

(Second boot loader) NAND

OAL OAL module

Boot parameter

KILT(EMAC)

Serial debug

REBOOT

Watchdog

RTC

Kernel profiler

System timer

Interrupt controller

MMU

Driver

Debug serial port, RTC, Ethernet, NAND Flash, TFT LCD, Touch screen,

TF card, USB Device, USB host, Audio input/output, RS485, NLED,

Keypad, PRU

PowerVR (2D/3D) DDK & SDK

APP Application module Flash Player plug-in and Flash player

Module Description Interface to Board Linux Android WinCE

VGA8000 VGA Module LCD Support* Not yet Support*

WF8000-U WiFi Module USB Host Support* Not yet Not yet

CDMA8000-U 3G Module (CDMA2000 standard) USB Host Support* Not yet Not yet

WCDMA8000-U 3G Module (WCDMA standard) USB Host Support* Not yet Not yet

CAM8100-U Digital Camera Module USB Host Support* Not yet Not yet

LVDS8000 RGB-to-LVDS Module LCD Support* Support* Support*

* = Provided with Source Code # = Not Provided with Source Code

Order Information

Order No. T6010181

Item DevKit8600 Evaluation Board

Deliveries y One DevKit8600 Evaluation board

y One Product DVD (including user manual, schematic in PDF format,

datasheet, Linux 3.1.0 BSP, Android 2.3 BSP and WinCE 7 BSP)

Order No. T6030037

Item DevKit8600 Evaluation Kit Standard Configuration

Deliveries y One DevKit8600 Evaluation board

y One WiFi/BT antenna

y One 2GB TF card

y One Serial cable (DB9-DB9)

y One 12V@1.25A Power adapter

y One USB cable (Type A Male to Type Mini-B Male)

y One USB cable (Type A Female to Type Mini-A Male)

y One Cross Ethernet cable

y One Product DVD (including user manual, schematic in PDF format,

datasheet, Linux 3.1.0 BSP, Android 2.3 BSP and WinCE 7 BSP)

Order No. T6010182 (with 4.3” LCD) T6010183 (with 7” LCD)

Item DevKit8600 Evaluation Kit Complete Configuration

Deliveries y One DevKit8600 Evaluation Kit Standard Configuration

y One 4.3" LCD or 7" LCD (With touch screen)

Remark: 4.3”LCD (resolution: 480*272), 7"LCD (resolution: 800*480)

Options y VGA8000 VGA Module

y WF8000-U USB WiFi Module

y CAM8100-U USB Camera Module

y CDMA8000-U USB 3G Module (CDMA2000 Standard)

y WCDMA8000-U USB 3G Module (WCDMA Standard)

y LVDS8000 RGB-to-LVDS converter module

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