Texas Instruments SK-AM64B Starter Kit for AM64x Sitara™ Processors

Texas Instruments SK-AM64B Starter Kit for AM64x Sitara™ Processors is a stand-alone test and development platform ideal for accelerating the prototype phase of a design. The AM64x processor consists of a dual-core 64-bit Arm®-Cortex® A53 microprocessor, 2x dual-core Arm Cortex-R5F MCUs, and an Arm Cortex-M4F MCU.

The SK-AM64B kit includes wired and wireless connectivity, three expansion headers, multiple boot options, and flexible debug capabilities. Furthermore, the starter kit is supplied with an AM64x processor and optimized feature set to enable users to build commercial and industrial devices. The feature set implements Ethernet-based, USB, and serial wired interfaces plus 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless communications. Two 1Gbps Ethernet Ports for wired connectivity are on board, and three expansion headers (PRU, MCU, User) to expand the board's functionality. Using standard serial protocols such as UART, I²C, and SPI, the TI SK-AM64B starter kit can interface with many other devices, acting as a communications gateway.

Features

Software: TI Processor SDK Linux/ RT Linux kernel, Yocto file system, out-of-box demos including Wi-Fi
Processing: AM64x with 2x Arm Cortex-A53, 4x Arm Cortex-R5, 2x TI PRU_ICSSG
Networking: Wi-Fi (dual-band), BLUETOOTH®/ BLE 5.1; 2x RJ-45 Ethernet 1000Mbps/100Mbps
Storage: 2GB LPDDR4

Connectivity: 1x Type A USB 3.1 gen1 (SuperSpeed), onboard XDS110 JTAG Emulator and 3x UARTs via micro-USB
Expansion and prototyping: 40-pin Raspberry Pi (RPI4) HATs, PRU-ICSSG Real-Time I/O, and TI-MCU headers
Bootable interfaces on SK: Removable uSD, USB, 16MB OSPI, Ethernet, and UART