Texas Instruments AM1810 User manual

AM1810 Evaluation Module (EVM)
Quick Start Guide
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SPRT591B
513310-0001 Rev B
Troubleshooting
• If you are having trouble accessing the
demos on the included SD card, try the
following:
•
•Verify DIP switches 6 and 7 on S7 are set
to ON and all others are set to OFF.
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The following items will be used in this Quick Start Guide.
Baseboard, AM1810, 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
Power supply,
US cord, and
universal AC adapter
(use AC adapter
for regions outside
the US)
* See back of board
SD card
(Linux™
SDK)
Sitara™
514232-0001A
SPRW210
AM1810 EVM
Linux SDK
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.
Next steps
To prepare your work-
station for software devel-
opment, power off the kit,
remove the SD card and
insert into the included
USB SD card reader
Quick start setup (OS demo)
7You are now ready to
explore the application
launcher which con-
tains various example
applications and demos.
Matrix GUI shown
1Verify DIP switches 6
and 7 on S7 are set to
ON and all others are
set to OFF
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
4Insert the Linux SDK
SD card in the AM1810
EVM SD slot on back
of board
6Switch power on 5Connect power to
baseboard
3Connect Ethernet cable
to the RJ-45 jack on
the board. Connect the
other end to a router or
Ethernet switch
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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