Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................6
1.1 Purpose ............................................................................................................................................................. 6
1.2 Overview ........................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.3 List of Acronyms................................................................................................................................................ 6
1.4 Terminlogy Description..................................................................................................................................... 8
1.5 References ........................................................................................................................................................ 8
2. ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN......................................................................................................................... 9
2.1 Snapdragon 820 SMARC SOM Block Diagram .................................................................................................. 9
2.2 Snapdragon 820 SMARC SOM Features.......................................................................................................... 10
2.3 SMARC MXM Connector................................................................................................................................. 12
2.4 On Board Switches.......................................................................................................................................... 28
2.5 Serial Interface Features................................................................................................................................. 30
2.5.1 Debug UART Port ........................................................................................................................................ 30
2.5.2 Data UART Header ...................................................................................................................................... 31
2.6 High Speed Interface Features........................................................................................................................ 32
2.6.1 PCIe Ports ....................................................................................................................................................32
2.6.2 USB3.0 Host.................................................................................................................................................37
2.7 Communication Interface Features ................................................................................................................ 38
2.7.1 Gigabit Ethernet Port ..................................................................................................................................38
2.7.2 USB2.0 Host.................................................................................................................................................39
2.7.3 USB2.0 OTG .................................................................................................................................................40
2.7.4 SDIO Port ..................................................................................................................................................... 41
2.8 Audio/Video Features..................................................................................................................................... 41
2.8.1 HDMI ........................................................................................................................................................... 41
2.8.2 MIPI DSI Display ..........................................................................................................................................42
2.8.3 MIPI CSI Camera..........................................................................................................................................44
2.9 Audio & Video Expansion Connector.............................................................................................................. 46
2.10 Carrier Expansion Connector .......................................................................................................................... 49
2.11 Additional Features......................................................................................................................................... 55
2.11.1 SPI Flash ......................................................................................................................................................55
2.11.2 RTC Coin Cell Holder ....................................................................................................................................55
3. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION.......................................................................................................................... 56
3.1 Electrical Characteristics .................................................................................................................................56
3.2 Environmental Characteristics........................................................................................................................ 57
3.2.1 Environmental Specification........................................................................................................................ 57
3.2.2 RoHS Compliance ........................................................................................................................................57
3.2.3 Electrostatic Discharge................................................................................................................................57
3.3 Mechanical Characteristics ............................................................................................................................. 58
3.3.1 Snapdragon 820 SMARC SOM Mechanical Dimensions.............................................................................. 58
4. ORDERING INFORMATION .......................................................................................................................... 60