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AM437x GP EVM Hardware User's Guide
Lawrence Ronk
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Introduction
This document describes the hardware architecture of the AM437x Evaluation Module (EVM) (part number
TMDXEVM437X), which is based on the Texas Instruments (TI) AM437x processor. This EVM is also
commonly known as the AM437x General Purpose (GP) EVM.
1.1
Description
The AM437x GP EVM is a standalone test, development, and evaluation module system that enables
developers to write software and develop hardware around an AM437x processor subsystem. The main
elements of the AM437x subsystem are already available on the base board of the EVM, which gives
developers the basic resources needed for most general purpose type projects that encompass the
AM437x as the main processor. Furthermore, additional, "typical-type" peripherals are built into the EVM,
such as memory, sensors, LCD, Ethernet physical layer (PHY), and so on, so that prospective systems
can be modeled quickly without significant additional hardware resources.
The following sections give more details regarding the EVM.
1.2
System View
The system view of the AM437x GP EVM consists of the main board and the camera board. See
Figure 1
and
Figure 2
of the EVM.
Figure 1. AM437x GP EVM Top View
Figure 2. AM437x GP EVM Bottom View
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