NXP SABRE Platform for Automotive Infotainment User Guide

NXP SABRE Platform for Automotive Infotainment

ABOUT SABRE PLATFORM FOR AUTOMOTIVE INFOTAINMENT BASED ON THE i.MX 6QUAD OR 6DUALLITE APPLICATIONS PROCESSORS
The Smart Application Blueprint for Rapid Engineering (SABRE) platform for automotive infotainment offers a solid foundation for next-generation infotainment, instrument cluster, telematics or rear seat entertainment designs. The i.MX 6 series of applications processors represents a scalable family of products powered by single-, dual- and quad-core implementations of the ARM® Cortex®-A9 core for the automotive market. With multicore processing speeds of up to 1 GHz as well as a high level of integration, the SABRE platform for automotive infotainment enables customers to recreate today’s consumer user experiences in the car.

The following features are available with the SABRE platform for automotive infotainment CPU card:

• 1 GHz i.MX 6Quad applications processor or 800 MHz i.MX 6DualLite applications processor

• i.MX 6Quad applications processor:
  4 x 4 Gb DDR3 at 533 MHz (DDR-1066)

• i.MX 6DualLite applications processor: 4 x 4 Gb DDR3 at 400 MHz (DDR-800)

• 32 MB 16-bit parallel NOR flash

• NAND flash socket

• LVDS output

• RGB parallel output

• Ethernet daughter card connector

• Atheros Gigabit Ethernet PHY (included in SABREAI kit)

• Broadcom® BroadR-Reach® Ethernet PHY or Switch (ordered separately) for automotive AVB support

• SD card slot

• High-Speed USB OTG interface

• SATA interface (i.MX 6Quad applications processor only)

• JTAG and UART interfaces

• Capable of running stand-alone on common 5 V DC power supply

• 281 card-edge fingers for base board connection or interface to user’s system

• The following features are available with the SABRE platform for automotive infotainment base board:

• LVDS output

• Multi-channel audio codec analog I/O for up to eight channel outputs, one stereo line input and two microphone inputs

• SPDIF receive interfac

• I2C module connector

• De-serializer input for remote video/camera input

• Dual-channel video ADC to facilitate camera and video analog signal inputs

• USB host connector

• Sirius XM® radio module PCB lands

• Terrestrial broadcast tuner module connector

• GPS module connector (UART)

• MLB25/50 INIC connector

• Low- and high-speed CAN interfaces

• Bluetooth® module connector (I2S + UART)

• SD card interface (Wi-Fi® or data cards)

• 12 V DC input jack

GET TO KNOW SABRE PLATFORM FOR AUTOMOTIVE INFOTAINMENT BASED ON THE i.MX 6 SERIES

GETTING STARTED

This section describes how to use the SABRE platform for automotive infotainment and associated components.

Unpack the Kit
The SABRE platform for automotive infotainment is shipped with the items listed in table 1. Remove the circuit board from the conductive bag and perform a visual inspection to ensure all parts are included.

daughter card attached
USB hardware| Micro-A plug to standard-A receptacle cable
Cable| 3-pin female to 3-pin male power cord (shipped with base board)
Power supply| 12 V DC @ 5.5 A power supply (shipped with base board)
Documentation| Quick Start Guide (this document)

SD card

| The kit will include an SD card with software if available at the time of shipment. Software can be downloaded from www.nxp.com/SABREAI
JTAG| 10-conductor ribbon cable with 20-pin adapter card

Download Software and Tools
Download installation software and documentation under “Jump Start Your Design” at www.nxp.com/SABREAI. Table 2 lists the documents available on the kit website.

“JUMP START YOUR DESIGN” CONTENTS

(this document)
Software development tools| The latest BSPs and other software
SABRE platform for automotive infotainment design files| Design files, including hardware schematics, gerbers and OrCAD files

STEP-BY-STEP INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Insert SD Card
Insert the supplied SD card into the SD card socket J14 on the CPU card. Note: The SD card will be included if ready at date your kit was shipped. If there is no SD card, please visit the www.nxp.com/SABREAI to download software.

Set Up Boot Switches
Verify that the switches are set to boot from SD card per tables 3 and 4. Ensure jumpers are correct per table 6.

Connect RS-232 Cable
Connect a user-supplied RS-232 cable to CPU card debug port J18. Support the connector with one hand while plugging in the cable to minimize flexing the board.

Serial port configuration:
115.2 kbaud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, no flow control

Connect HDMI Monitor
After boot-up, the SD card outputs the OS desktop through the HDMI port.

Connect an LVDS LCD (optional)
Connect a display to CPU card connector J13. Part number MCIMX-LVDS1 is a compatible display with touch panel.

Attach JTAG (optional)
Connect the ribbon cable to both the JTAG adapter card and CPU card connector J17. (The connectors have key slots to ensure proper orientation.) Then, plug in the user-supplied cable to the JTAG interface while supporting the adapter.

Connect USB OTG (optional)
Connect the cable from the kit to micro USB connector J10 on the CPU card.
Note: To avoid damage, the micro USB plug must be carefully inserted upside down.

Connect Power Supply

Setup A—CPU Card Mated with Base Board
First, plug in the 12 V DC supply to base board power jack J1, followed by plugging in the 120/240 V AC cord to a wall outlet. Four green LEDs and one yellow LED on the CPU card plus two red LEDS on the base board should illuminate when the system powers up properly. An additional supply is not needed for the CPU card. Do not plug in a supply to CPU card J8.
Important: To ensure proper boot up and to minimize stress to the system, do not hot-plug a live 12 V DC supply to J1.
Tip: Use a power strip with a switch for convenient power on/off control. To re-boot, press CPU card reset button SW1.

Setup B—CPU Card Stand-Alone
First, plug in a user-supplied 5 V DC supply to the CPU card power jack J8, followed by plugging in the 120/240 V AC cord to a wall outlet. A 5 A supply is recommended. Four green LEDs and one yellow LED should illuminate when the system powers up properly.
Important: To ensure proper boot up and to minimize stress to the system, do not hot plug a live 5 V DC supply to J8.
Tip: Use a power strip with a switch for convenient power on/off control. To re-boot, press CPU card reset button SW1.

DIP SWITCH CONFIGURATION

BOOT CONFIG SWITCH| NAND FLASH 64 GB| NAND FLASH 16 GB|

PARALLEL NOR FLASH

| SD ON CPU CARD| MMC ON CPU CARD|

SATA HDD

| SERIAL NOR FLASH
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
S2-1| | | 0| | | 0| 1
S2-2| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1
S2-3| X| X| 0| 1| 1| 0| 0
S2-4| 1| 1| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0
S1-1| 0| 0| X| | | | X
S1-2| 0| 0| X| 1| | | X
S1-3| 0| 0| X| X| | | X
S1-4| 1| 1| X| 0| 0| | X
S1-5| 0| 0| X| 1| 1| | X
S1-6| X| X| 1| | | X| X
S1-7| X| X| 0| | | X| X
S1-8| 0| 0| X| | X| X| X
S1-9| 0| 0| X| | X| X| X
S1-10| 0| 0| 0| | *| X| X

Notes:
1=High Level 0=Low Level X=Don’t Care *=Switch needs to be configured for high or low depending on the application needs. Please check reference manual for boot configuration options. Default=0.
Default boot configuration=SD on CPU card
To boot from SPI NOR, remove R193 on green base board.
Orange base board requires no change.
SD speed selection on S1-10 and S1-9: 00=SDR25, 01=SDR12, 10=SDR50, 11=SDR104

DIP SWITCH CONFIGURATIONS

BOOT MODE| FUSES| SERIAL DOWNLOADER| INTERNAL (DEVELOPMENT)| RESERVED
---|---|---|---|---
S3-2| 0| 1| 0| 1
S3-3| 0| 0| 1| 1

Notes:
S3-1 TAMPER 0=Tamper detected 1=No tamper
S3-4 SPI NOR WP_B 0=Write protect enable 1=No write protect

MODE CONTROL SWITCH| AVB (LISTENER)| AVB (TALKER)| MLB (LEGACY)
---|---|---|---
SW3-1| On| On| Off
SW3-2| On| Off| Pff

• In AVB modes, AM-FM radio and RGB display should not be used, and USB OTG cable must be unconnected.

J3

| 1–2

2–3

| Do not boot from SPI NOR (default)

Boot from SPI NOR

J4| 1–2

2–3

| Data out of SXM (default) Data out of GPS

J5

| 1–2

2–3

| CAN control of system power Power control to ON fixed by this setting

ENET DAUGHTER CARD OPTIONS

In addition to the Atheros daughter card, two Broadcom daughter cards are available.
There is one ENET board-to-board connector on the SABREAI CPU Card. Therefore, the Atheros ENET daughter card supplied with the CPU card must be removed to install the optional ENET cards. The figures show screw insertion points on the CPU card.
The two 100 Mb/s cards are shipped with FlexRay™ cables.

FUNCTION| DAUGHTER CARD PART NUMBER| PRIMARY ON-BOARD

**IC***

---|---|---
Circuit Boards| IMXAI2ETH-ATH**| Atheros AR8031
100 Mb/s interface to BroadR-Reach automotive Ethernet| IMXAI2ETH-BRC| Broadcom BCM89810
100 Mb/s interface to standard LAN plus 4-port BroadR-Reach automotive Ethernet switch|

IMXAI2SWCH-BRC

|

Broadcom BCM89501

• Our company cannot recommend one supplier over another and we do not suggest that these are the only Ethernet PHY and switch suppliers.
• Supplied with SABREAI kit. This card also can be ordered separately.

SUPPORT

Visit www.nxp.com/support for a list of phone numbers within your region.

WARRANTY

Visit www.nxp.com/warranty for complete warranty information.

Get Started
Download installation software and documentation under “Jump Start Your Design” at www.nxp.com/SABREAI.

www.nxp.com/iMXSABRE
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Document Number: IMX6SABREINFOQSG REV 5
Agile Number: 926-27925 REV E

References

• SABRE|Automotive-Infotainment|i.MX6 | NXP Semiconductors
• Support | NXP Semiconductors
• Returns and Warranty Information | NXP Semiconductors

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