Texas Instruments AM437 Series User manual

AM437x Starter Kit
Quick Start Guide
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Welcome to the AM437x Starter Kit (SK) Quick Start Guide. The guide is designed to help you
through the initial setup of the SK. This SK allows you to experience Linux™ and other operating
systems on the AM437x Cortex®-A9 processor, 3D graphics and more. The AM437x SK contains
the following:
Hardware
• Sitara™ AM437x Cortex-A9 processor,
up to 1 GHz
• TPS65218 power management I/C
• 4.3"capacitivetouchLCD
• 1GBDDR3L
• Onecameramodule
• On-boardQSPI-NORFlash
• 2-portGbEthernetswitch
Printed Documents
• AM437xSKQuickStartGuide(this
document)
Miscellaneous
• Powersupplywithinternationaladapters
• µSDcardwithLinux
• µSD-to-SDcardadapter
• MicroUSB2.0cable
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User LEDs
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+5V supply
Audio Out
Audio In GIGETH1
RESET
PWR ON
PMIC
µSD
USB 2.0
µUSB 2.0 µUSB 2.0
GIGETH2
WiLink8 Connector
AM4378

Default setup (OS boot from µSD card)
RemovetheLCDprotectiveplastic.
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Connectthepowercabletothepowerjackon
theboardandplugintoanACpowersource.
Note: When powering the board, always use the supplied power
supply (WT Part Number WT24-0502500-U) or equivalent
model having output voltage of +5VDC and output current max
3.0 Amp as well as the applicable regional product regulatory/
safety certification requirements such as (by example) UL, CSA,
VDE, CCC, PSE, etc.
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InserttheLinuxµSDcardintotheAM437x
Starter Kit as shown.
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You are now ready to explore the Linux demos. Click on any icon to start the demo and click “exit”
(ifavailable)toquitthedemo.
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Push and hold thepowerbuttonuntilthe
board’spowerLEDisilluminated.
Toturnoff,holdthepowerbuttonfor
10secondsoruntilpowerLEDturnsoff.
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Begin development
Toprepareyourworkstationforsoftwaredevelopment,poweroffthekit,removetheµSDcard,
insertintotheincludedSDcardadapter(ifapplicable)andinsertitintoyourPC.IfyourPCdoesnot
includeanSDslot,USBSDcardadaptersarereadilyavailable.Followtheinstructionsbelow.
Linux™Development:FromaLinuxhostPC,
insert the Linux SD card into the PC, and locate
the START HERE folder. Run setup.htm.
If you need help on setting up a Linux Host PC,
pleasevisitwww.ti.com/startyourlinux.
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ConnectthesuppliedUSBcabletothe
microUSBconnectorontheAM437xbase-
boardandplugtheotherendtoyourPC.
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ConnectanEthernetCable(notincluded)
totheRJ-45jackontheAM437xSKboard
as shown.
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FormoreinformationonAM437xprocessors,including:
• UserGuide • Software
• HowTos • DesignFiles
pleasevisitwww.ti.com/am437x and www.ti.com/am437xsk
Forsupportquestions,pleasecontact:[email protected] or www.ti.com/e2e.
Provide feedback:TakethissurveyandtellusaboutyourexperienceusingtheAM437xStarter
Kit: www.ti.com/survey
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