APF51

Description

The APF51 is a reduced size processor board benefiting from a highly competitive price/performance ratio.

Fitted with a 800 MHz i.MX51x processor, 64 MB to 512 MB LPDDR RAM, 256 MB to 32 GB SLC FLASH, a 10/100Mbits Ethernet port, 2 USB 2.0 high speed ports, and one USB OTG port, it is easily integrated into an embedded system thanks notably to its regulators and on board PHYs (Ethernet & USB).

As usual at Armadeus systems, this board is equipped with a FPGA, here a Spartan 6A XC6SLX9, which increases considerably the hardware fonctionalities of the module.

Note: no external debugger (BDI, JTAG) is required. A simple RS232 connection is enough for "low-cost" development. A Linux debugger is available (GDB).

V2 Version ( See datasheet for compatibility informations with the V1 version)

Processor

• Freescale 800 MHz i.MX515 processor:
  ARM Cortex A8 with 32KB I and D cache, 256KB L2 and FPU (floating point co-processor)

RAM

• 256/512 MB 32 bits Low Power DDR (64 to 512 MB in option for volumes)

Flash

• 512 MB SLC NAND (up to 16 GB in option for volumes)

Peripherals

• 3 x UARTs
• 2 x I2C
• 3 x SPI
• 2 x SSI (High speed synchronous serial port)
• 1 x USB OTG (Hi-Speed) including PHY
• 2 x USB Host (Hi-Speed) including PHY
• 1 x Ethernet 10/100 Mbits (with PHY & autoMDX)
• 1 x SD/MMC
• 1 x RTC with backup battery
• 1 x PWM 16bits resolution
• 1 x Keypad (8x8)
• 1 x LCD controller STN / TFT interface resolution up to 1920 x 1080 px, 24 bits
• 1 x Touchscreen controller (4/5 wires)
• 1 x CSI (CMOS sensor interface)
• 1 x Codec MPEG/H.264
• 1 x OPEN GL/VG (2D/3D accelerators)
• 1 x Cryptographic accelerator
• 4 x Analog inputs with 12bits ADC
• Up to 34 GPIOs (shared with i.MX peripherals)
• 1 x OneWire
• 1 x Unique ID
• 1 x WatchDog
• 1 x JTAG (Debug (ICE) and test)

FPGA

• Xilinx Spartan 6A XC6SLX9 (XC6SLX4 to XC6SLX16 or none in option for volumes)
• Up to 15 differential pairs
• Up to 32 high current outputs
• Up to 62 GPIOs

Power supplies

• Power supply +5Vdc
• 1 x temperature & power supplies supervisor IC (PMIC)
• Battery charger (LiIon/LiPo) with status LEDs and supervisor

Environment

• Cooling: None for temperature below 60°C*.
• Operating temperature range: -20 to +75°C * (-40° to +85°C in option for volumes)
• Storage temperature range: -45 to +85°C
• Humidity 5-90%
  
  * FPGA not taken into account. Depending on IP used, cooling can be required and max temperature can be decreased.

Mechanical Overview

• Dimensions: 58mm (2.3") x 58mm (2.3")
• Connectors: 2 x Hirose 140 pins fine pitch (0.5mm). Ref: FX8-140P-SV1(91).

ROHS compliant

• Yes

Operating system

• Linux 2.6.38 or higher

The boards are shipped with pre-installed U-Boot and Linux