AM3359, AM3358, AM3357, AM3356, AM3354, AM3352
SPRS717H – OCTOBER 2011 – REVISED MAY 2015
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Peripheral Information and Timings
The AM335x device contains many peripheral interfaces. In order to reduce package size and lower
overall system cost while maintaining maximum functionality, many of the AM335x terminals can multiplex
up to eight signal functions. Although there are many combinations of pin multiplexing that are possible,
only a certain number of sets, called IO Sets, are valid due to timing limitations. These valid IO Sets were
carefully chosen to provide many possible application scenarios for the user.
Texas Instruments has developed a Windows-based application called Pin Mux Utility that helps a system
designer select the appropriate pin-multiplexing configuration for their AM335x-based product design. The
Pin Mux Utility provides a way to select valid IO Sets of specific peripheral interfaces to ensure the pin-
multiplexing configuration selected for a design only uses valid IO Sets supported by the AM335x device.
7.1
Parameter Information
The data provided in the following Timing Requirements and Switching Characteristics tables assumes the
device is operating within the Recommended Operating Conditions defined in
, unless otherwise
noted.
7.1.1
Timing Parameters and Board Routing Analysis
The timing parameter values specified in this data manual do
not
include delays by board routings. As a
good board design practice, such delays must
always
be taken into account. Timing values may be
adjusted by increasing or decreasing such delays. TI recommends utilizing the available IO buffer
information specification (IBIS) models to analyze the timing characteristics correctly. If needed, external
logic hardware such as buffers may be used to compensate any timing differences.
The timing parameter values specified in this data manual assume the SLEWCTRL bit in each pad control
register is configured for fast mode (0b).
For the mDDR(LPDDR), DDR2, DDR3, DDR3L memory interface, it is
not
necessary to use the IBIS
models to analyze timing characteristics. TI provides a PCB routing rules solution that describes the
routing rules to ensure the mDDR(LPDDR), DDR2, DDR3, DDR3L memory interface timings are met.
7.2
Recommended Clock and Control Signal Transition Behavior
All clocks and control signals
must
transition between V
IH
and V
IL
(or between V
IL
and V
IH
) in a monotonic
manner.
7.3
OPP50 Support
Some peripherals and features have limited support when the device is operating in OPP50. Below is a
complete list of these limitations.
Not supported when operating in OPP50:
Reduced performance when operating in
OPP50:
•
CPSW
•
DDR2
•
DDR3
•
DEBUGSS-JTAG
•
DEBUGSS-Trace
•
GPMC Synchronous Mode
•
GPMC Asynchronous Mode
•
LCDC Raster Mode
•
LCDC LIDD Mode
•
LPDDR
•
MDIO
•
McASP
•
PRU-ICSS MII
•
McSPI
•
MMCSD
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