Variscite VAR-SOM-AM62 User manual

VAR-SOM-AM62 based on TI Sitara™AM625x
Evaluation Kit Quick Start Guide
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Features:
1. Power ON Switch (SW7)
2. 12V DC In Jack (J24)
3. USB Debug (J29)
4. micro SD Card slot (J28)
5. USB 2.0 DRD (J26)
6. USB 2.0 Host (J23)
7. Gigabit Ethernet #0 (J21)
8. Gigabit Ethernet #1 (J20)
9. MIPI-CSI #1 Camera connector [optional] (J19)
10. Miscellaneous Header #1 (J17)
11. HDMI/ MIPI-CSI #2 Camera connector
[not in use] (J13)
12. Mini PCI Express Connector [not in use] (J15)
13. Miscellaneous Header #2 (J3)
14. SOM Connector (J1)
15. LVDS#B Header (J5)
16. LVDS#A Header (J7)
17. Fan Power Connector (J9)
18. Digital Microphone (U1)
19. Resistive Touch (J10)
20. Capacitive Touch (J11)
21. User Buttons (SW1, SW2, SW4)
22. Line-In Connector (J12)
23. Headphones Connector (J14)
24. Boot Select Switch (SW3)
25. McASP/I2C/SPI/CAN Header (J16)
26. Reset Button (SW5)
27. PWR Select Switch (SW6)
28. UART/PWM Header (J18)
29. RTC Battery Holder (JBT1)
Evaluation kit initial Setup
1. Carefully remove the 7” LCD and
Symphony-Board from the package.
2. Connect the 7” LCD Display and Touch cables
to the Evaluation Kit connectors J7, J11
respectively.
Note:connect the display cable with thered
wire on pin 1. Connect the touch cable with the
metal contacts facing down.
3. Plug the USB type A to micro B cable between
the USB debug connector (J29) and a PC USB
port.

P/N VSS0190
VAR-SOM-AM62 based on TI Sitara™AM625x
Evaluation Kit Quick Start Guide
Setting the host PC for debug
1. Download any PC terminal software (e.g. Putty).
2. Set the PC terminal software parameters as
follows:
- Baud Rate: 115200
- Data bits: 8
- Stop bits: 1
- Parity: None
- Flow Control: None
Booting from eMMC
1. Set Boot select switch (SW3) to “Internal”
positionto boot from the VAR-SOM-AM62
internal storage.
2. Plug the wall adapter into the 12V power jack
(J24) and to a 120VAC~240VAC power source.
3. Set Power ON switch (SW7) to ON state.
4. Boot messages are printed within the PC
terminal window.
Booting from a micro SD card
The microSD card is supplied within the package.
Updated SD card images can also be downloaded
from the Variscite FTP server.
See more details in the recovery SD card section in
the Variscite Wiki pages.
1. Set Power ON switch (SW7) to off state.
2. Set Boot select switch (SW3) to “SD”position in
order to boot from SD Card.
3. Push microSD card into the microSD card slot
(J28) of the Symphony-Board.
4. Set Power ON switch (SW7) to ON state.
5. Boot messages are printed within PC’s terminal
window.
(Re-)Installing the file system to
eMMC
Please refer to the recovery SD card section in
the Variscite Wiki pages.
Links
oWiki page:
https://variwiki.com/index.php?title=VAR-SOM-
AM62
oVAR-SOM-AM62 Evaluation kits:
https://www.variscite.com/product/evaluation-
kits/var-som-am62-evaluation-kits/
oVAR-SOM-AM62 System on Module:
https://www.variscite.com/product/system-on-
module-som/cortex-a53-krait/var-som-am62-ti-
am625x/
oSymphonycarrier board:
https://www.variscite.com/product/single-board-
computers/symphony-board/
oCustomer portal:
https://varisciteportal.axosoft.com/login
Thank you for purchasing Variscite’s
product.
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