Texas Instruments AM1810 User manual

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Troubleshooting
• If you are having trouble accessing the demos on
the included SD card, try the following:
•
•Verify that the AM1810 SOM is securely
connected to the baseboard.
•
•Verify that all the DIP switches are set to the
OFF position.
AM1810 Evaluation Module (EVM)
Quick Start Guide
For more information:
www.ti.com/am1810
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Next steps
To prepare your workstation
for software development,
power off the kit, remove
the SD card and insert into
the included USB SD card
reader.
The following items will be used in this Quick Start Guide.
Baseboard, AM1810 SOM-M1,
4.3” LCD, PROFIBUS Daughter Card
(pre-assembled)
Ethernet
cable
USB SD
card reader
Important baseboard locations
(Numbers correspond to the steps on the right.)
4
4
*
*
6
6
1
1
3
3
2
2
5
5
Serial
cable
SD card
(Linux™
SDK)
Power supply & cord
(use power cord
specific to
your region)
* See back of board
Sitara™
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SPRW210
AM1810 EVM
Linux SDK
Quick start setup (OS demo)
2Connect the supplied
serial cable to the
UART-1/2 DB-9
connector. Connect the
other end of the cable to
a PC or workstation
3Connect Ethernet cable to
the RJ-45 jack on the
board. Connect the other
end to a router or Ethernet
switch
1Verify all DIP switches are
set to OFF
6Switch power on
7You are now ready to
explore the application
launcher which contains
various example applica-
tions and demos. Matrix
GUI shown
4Insert the Linux SDK SD
card in the AM1810 EVM
SD slot on back of board 5Connect power to
baseboard
Congratulations on your purchase of the AM1810 EVM and welcome to the Quick Start Guide. This guide
is designed to help you through the initial setup of your EVM. The EVM provides a product-ready hardware
and software platform for evaluating the functionality of the Texas Instruments (TI) AM1810 processor.
8
Connect the USB SD card
reader into your Linux™-based
PC, locate the START HERE
folder on the SD card and
view setup.htm. The setup.
htm file includes the software
development guide which will
provide information to guide
you through the software
installation.
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