EVM Overview - AM1808

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Welcome!

Your new AM18x EVM Development Kit is a low-cost development platform designed to speed the development of high-precision applications based on TI's AM18x applications processors.

NOTE: AM18x parts are supported by two distinct kits:

AM1808 eXperimenter Kit. A lowest-cost solution that contains the baseboard and AM1808 SOM card. It is available from Logic, and brief product information is available here
AM1808 EVM Development Kit. This solution includes everything in the eXperimenter Kit as well as a AM1808 SOM card and a User Interface daughter board. It is available from Logic. Brief product information about the Logic kit is available here.

To receive a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) for an AM18x board, users should refer to Logic's RMA web site.

This Getting Started Guide focuses on the EVM Development kit. Users of the eXperimenter Kit users need to be aware that some information may not apply.

What's in this Kit?

The AM18x Development Kit includes:

EVM baseboard
AM18x SOM
User Interface (UI) daughter board
Logic software CD
TI software DVD
Serial (null modem) cable
Universal power supply
Ethernet crossover cable
USB A to mini-B cable

What's on the EVM Board?

The AM18x EVM board is actually a baseboard into which a number of daughter cards can be plugged to provide it with the desired functionality. See the Logic's Quick Start Guide that comes with the kit for more details on these boards. A summary is given below.

In addition to the providing a host for daughter cards, the baseboard provides the following:

RS232 serial debug port
Line-in/Line-out stereo 3.5 mm jacks
USB On-the-Go mini-AB port
USB host Type A port
RJ45 Ethernet jack with magnetics
Boot mode selector switch
General purpose user DIP switches (S2)
USB mini-B port (for on-board emulation)
SATA port
ARM/DSP JTAG emulation connectors

Each baseboard will be populated with AM18x System on Module (SOM) daughter card. The SOM provides a flexible way for a single baseboard to host a variety of processor configurations. In addition to the AM18x chip, the SOM cards also include:

128 MB mobile DDR SDRAM
(Note: The SOM included in the eXperimenter kit is configured with 64 MB of mobile DDR SDRAM.)
8 MB SPI flash
10/100 Ethernet PHY

A UI card is included with the Development kit and enables additional peripherals, including:

LCD character display
EMAC RMII interface
Camera (image sensor)
Push button switches
UPP ADC/DAC
Parallel NOR flash memory
NAND flash memory
Video Port Interface (composite, S-Video)

What's next?

To get started evaluating the EVM Development kit and developing applications for the AM18x, begin by following this Getting Started Guide. It will step you through connecting the hardware, testing the software, and beginning to develop applications.

Please continue on to the Hardware setup for AM18x section of the Getting Started Guide.