ConnectCore® 6UL Hardware Reference Manual

1 ConnectCore 6 ULSystem-on-modulesolutionHardwareRefere nceManualRevisionhistory 90001523 RevisionDateDescriptionAMarch2017 Addedpowerconsumption,MCA,wirelessinterf aces,socket,assemblyandproductsoldering, cryptoauthentication,bootstrap,andelectr icalcharacteristicssections;modifiedpino uttables; (RadioEquipmentDirective),updatedpower-u ptimediagram, ,updatedvariantstable,addedvariantpowerc onsumptionvalues,added/correctedLGApadva lues,addedovervoltage/undervoltageinform ationtoelectricalspecifications, ,addedBluetoothqualifications,modifiedsi gnalnames,addedparalleldisplaysectionand colorlinemapping,addedabsolutemaximumpow erdomainratings,addedpull-up/pull-downre sistorinformationandRF basebandnotetoLGApadsignalsandmultiplexi ngtable, signal.

2 ,DigiInternational, asis, withoutwarrantyofanykind,expressedorimpl ied,including,butnotlimitedto, (s)and/ortheprogram(s) 6 ULHardwareReferenceManual2 ConnectCore 6 ULFeaturesandfunctionality6 ConnectCore6UL[moduleorSBC ExpressorPro] 26 ConnectCore6 ULmodulelinesrelatedtotheMCA27 Resetcontrol27 IOs29 Watchdog31 Real-timeclock31 Tampersupport31 Powermanagement32 MCAfirmwareupdate35 CryptoAuthenticationdevice35 Modulepinout-generallayout35 Externalsignalsandpinmultiplexing37 ModulespecificationsElectricalspecificat ions108 Absolutemaximumratings108 Withfront-endLDO108 Withoutfront-endLDO108 Undervoltagedetection108 ConnectCore 6 ULHardwareReferenceManual4 ConnectCore 6 ULHardwareReferenceManual5 Overvoltagedetection109 Powerconsumption109 Powerconsumptionusecases109 Globalpowerconsumption112 Powerconsumption:Wirelesspowerconsumptio nincrease112 Powerconsumption.

3 Realwirelesstransmission113 Powerconsumption:Wireless-UART bridge114 Mechanicalspecifications115 Dimensions115 HostPCBfootprintandcutout117 Weight118 Environmentalspecifications118 Socketoptions118 AssemblyinstructionsMoisturesensitivitya ndshelflife121 Mounting121 Solderpasteprint121 Stencil121 Coplanarity121 SMTpickandplace122 SMTprocessparameterreference-forbothcast ellationandLGAapplications122 Reflowprofilesusingaten-zoneoven,SAC305l ead-freesolderpaste(AlphaOM-340)122 VaporPhaseProfileRecommendationUsingIBL3 09 BatchSolderingMachine,SAC305 Lead-FreeSolderPaste(AlphaOM-340)123 VaporPhaseIBL309batchsolderingmachineset tings125 Conformalcoating125 RegulatoryinformationandcertificationsMa ximumpowerandfrequencyspecifications127 Externalantenna127 Bluetoothcertification127 UnitedStatesFCC127 FCCnotices128 FCC-approvedantennas128 RFexposure129 Europe129 CEmark129 OEMlabelingrequirements130 CElabelingrequirements130 DeclarationsofConformity130 Approvedantennas130 Canada(IC)130 Labelingrequirements131 Transmitterswithdetachableantennas131 RFexposure131 Approvedantennas132 Japan132 ApprovalLabel(MICM arking)132 AbouttheConnectCore (patent-pending)

4 Surfacemountformfactorallowsyoutochooses implifieddesignintegrationleveragingprov enandeasy-to-useedge-castellatedSMTtechn ology, ,themoduleistheintelligentcommunicatione nginefortoday ( ) , Cortex-A7coreoperatingatspeedsupto528 MHz:o32 KbL1instructioncacheo32 KbL1datacacheoUpto128 KBunifiedinstruction/dataL2cacheoNEON MPE(mediaprocessingengine)co-processorlU pto1GB,16-bitDDR3-800memorylUpto2GB,8-bi tSLCNAND flashmemorylNXPPF3000powermanagementIC(P MIC):ox4DC/DCbuckconvertersox6 LDOregulatorsox1DC/DCboostconverteroOTP( one-timeprogrammable)memoryoCoincellchar gerandalways-ONRTC supplylGraphicalhardwareaccelerators:oPX P(PiXelProcessingPipeline)oASRC(asynchro noussamplerateconverter)ConnectCore 6 ULHardwareReferenceManual6 AbouttheConnectCore 6 ULFeaturesandfunctionalityConnectCore 6 ULHardwareReferenceManual7lSecureElement lSecurityaccelerators:oARM TrustZoneoCAAM(cryptographicacceleration andassurancemodule)oSNVS(securenon-volat ilestorage)oCSU(centralsecurityunit)oA-H ABv4(advancedhigh-assuranceboot) +MicroControllerAssist (MCA)subsystemlDebuginterfaces:oSystemJT AG controlleroSingleWiredDebug(SWD) :o16-bitdata/addressbusoDisplay:24-bitpa rallelbusoCamera.

5 24-bitparallelbusoKPP(keypadport)oTSC(to uchscreencontroller)ox2 MMC/ ,SPI,I2C,PWM,ADC,CAN,I2S,andGPIOslUltra- miniatureSMTmodule( )basedon245pads(245 LGA,76alsoavailableascastellatedpads)Abo uttheConnectCore 6 ULConnectCore6UL[moduleorSBC ExpressorPro]variantsConnectCore 6 ULHardwareReferenceManual8 ConnectCore6UL[moduleorSBC ExpressorPro]variantsSmartpartnumberPart numberConnectCore6UL[moduleorSBC ExpressorPro]SOMvariantDescriptionCPU1 DDR3/Bus-width2 ,528 MHz,IndustrialTemp,256 MBSLCNAND,256 MBDDR3,Dual10/100 Ethernet, , ,ANT+G2 CVK05-40/+105 C528 MHz256 MiB(1x2 Gbit)/16bit,-40/+95 ,528 MHz,IndustrialTemp,256 MBSLCNAND,256 MBDDR3,Dual10/100 EthernetG2 CVK05-40/+105 C528 MHz256 MiB(1x2 Gbit)/16bit,-40/+95 ,528 MHz,IndustrialTemp,1 GBSLCNAND,1 GBDDR3,Dual10/100 Ethernet, , ,ANT+G2 CVK05-40/+105 C528 MHz1 GiB(1x8Gb)/16bit,-40/+85 ,528 MHz,IndustrialTemp,1 GBSLCNAND,1 GBDDR3,Dual10/100 EthernetG2 CVK05-40/+105 C528 MHz1 GiB(1x8Gb)/16bit,-40/+85 C1 CPUtemperatureisTj(junction)2 DDR3temperatureisTa(ambient)

6 AbouttheConnectCore 6 ULBlockdiagrams ConnectCore 6 ULHardwareReferenceManual9 Blockdiagrams ConnectCore6 ULmoduleAbouttheConnectCore 6 ULBlockdiagrams ConnectCore 6 ULPowerinterfacesConnectCore (PMIC), ( )andPoweringthesystemforbattery-powereda pplications( ) , ( )AbouttheConnectCore 6 ULPowerinterfacesConnectCore 6 ULHardwareReferenceManual12 Poweringthesystemforbattery-poweredappli cations( )NoteIntheimplementationsshownabove,thec oincell/supercapacitorisconnectedtoVCC_L ICELL pinoftheConnectCore6 ULmodule, , (VINtakesprecedence), , ;seeGlobalpowerconsumptionformoreinforma tionTooptimizepowermanagementincoincella pplications: , :lSW1A:3V3_INT,powersseveralinterfacesin sidethemodulelSW2:3V3_EXT,freepowerlinen otusedinsidethemodulenAndanothertwobuckr egulatorsusedforinternalsupply:lSW1B:VDD _ARM_SOC_INlSW3:VCC_DDR3 AbouttheConnectCore 6 ULPowerinterfacesConnectCore 6 ULHardwareReferenceManual13 PowerdomainRegulatortypeOutputaccuracyMa ximumcurrentDropoutvoltage(MAX)Turnontim e(MAX)Turnofftime(MAX)Quiescentcurrentin OFFmode(TYP)SW1 ADC/DC+ + + + :parametersspecifiedatTA=-40 Cto85 C,VIN=VSW1xIN= ,VSW1x= ,ISW1x= :parametersspecifiedatTA=-40 Cto85 C,VIN=VSW2IN= ,VSW2= ,ISW2=.

7 ParametersspecifiedatTA=-40 Cto85 C,VIN=VSW3IN= ,VSW3= ,ISW3= ;themoduleusesLDO1 (MAX)Turnontime(MAX)Turnofftime(MAX)Quie scentcurrentinOFFmode(TYP) + + + + Cto85 C,VIN= ,VLDO1IN= ,VLDO1= ,ILDO1= Cto85 C,VIN= ,VLDO2IN= ,VLDO2= ,ILDO2= Cto85 C,VIN= ,VLDO34IN= ,VLDO3= ,ILDO3= Cto85 C,VIN= ,VLDO34IN= ,VLDO4= ,ILDO4= (MAX)Turnontime(MAX)Turnofftime(MAX)Quie scentcurrentinOFFmode(TYP) +3% 6 ULPowerinterfacesConnectCore 6 ULHardwareReferenceManual14 NoteSWBST parametersspecifiedatTA=-40 Cto85 C,VIN=VSWBSTIN= ,VLSWBST= ,ISWBST= :nVSYS powersSW1A,SW2,LDO1andLDO34(sharedinputf orLDO3andLDO4).nVSYS2powersSW1B, :PowerdomainConnectionNVCC_NAND3V3_INTNV CC_GPIO3V3_INTNVCC_SD13V3_INTNVCC_UART3V 3_INTNVCC_CSI3V3_INTNVCC_LCD3V3_INTOneI/ Ovoltagemustbesetexternallyandisleftunco nnectedontheConnectCore6 , , , NoteElectricalandtimingcharacteristicsof theprocessor( ),PMIC(PF3000),andMCA(KL03P24M48SF0)canb efoundinthecorrespondingdatasheets, [moduleorSBC ExpressorPro], , , , ,thePMIC canbeswitchedonbycontrollingthePWRONpin( theon-offcontrollineofthePMIC).

8 6 ULPowerinterfacesConnectCore 6 ULHardwareReferenceManual15thePMIC afterauser-programmabledelay(bydefault50 ms). , (POR_B_CPU),whichisalsocontrolledbytheMC A, (VSNVS) , , (throughthediodeconfigurationexplainedin thischapter).Bydoingthis, , (charging) 6 ULBootstrapConnectCore 'slowreverseleakagecurrent(300nA) :nBOOT_MODE register, , [1:0] ,whosevaluesarelatchedduringboot-up:BOOT _MODE[1:0]Boottype00 Bootfromfuses01 Serialdownloader10 Internalboot11 ReservedBOOT_MODE[0]andBOOT_MODE[1] ,onthecastellatedpadsonlyBOOT_MODE[1] 6 ULBootstrapConnectCore 6 ULHardwareReferenceManual17 NoteBOOT_MODE[0] , ,onceUbootisrunning,youcanselectadiffere ntbootmode(likeserialdownloader).

9 , , [7:4]bits:BOOT_CFG1[7:4]Bootdevice0000 NOR/OneNAND(EIM)0001 QSPI0011 SerialROM(SPI)010xSD/eSD/SDXC011 , (Chapter8:SystemBoot). , ,thistimethevaluesofsomeregistersareover riddenusingmultipleGPIOs, :BootstrapconfigurationCorrespondingGPIO D efaultconfigurationBOOT_CFG2[1]LCD_DATA9 100 Kpull-downBOOT_CFG2[2]LCD_DATA10100 Kpull-downBOOT_CFG2[3]LCD_DATA11100 Kpull-upBOOT_CFG2[4]LCD_DATA12100 Kpull-downBOOT_CFG2[5]LCD_DATA13100 Kpull-upBOOT_CFG2[6]LCD_DATA14100 Kpull-downBOOT_CFG2[7]LCD_DATA15100 Kpull-downAbouttheConnectCore 6 ULWirelessinterfacesConnectCore 6 ULHardwareReferenceManual18 YoumustalsosetupBOOT_CFG1[7:0] (outsidethemodule)asshowninthefollowingt able.

10 BootstrapconfigurationCorrespondingGPIOC onfigurationBOOT_CFG1[0]LCD_DATA00 BOOT_CFG1[1]LCD_DATA10 BOOT_CFG1[2]LCD_DATA20 BOOT_CFG1[3]LCD_DATA30 BOOT_CFG1[4]LCD_DATA41 BOOT_CFG1[5]LCD_DATA50 BOOT_CFG1[6]LCD_DATA60 BOOT_CFG1[7] , , ,Digirecommendsyouuseaprotectioncircuitr yasshowninsheet3of7,"Bootselection," tsucceed(forinstanceduetowrongbootingdev iceorcorruptedimages) (WLAN) , [moduleorSBC ExpressorPro]. [moduleorSBC ExpressorPro]supports20/40 MHzbandwidths,andthe5 GHzbandsupports20/40 6 ULWirelessinterfacesConnectCore [moduleorSBC ExpressorPro].ModulationanddataratesThef ollowingtableslistmodulationvaluesforthe ConnectCore6UL[moduleorSBC ExpressorPro],whichsupportsthefollowingW LAN standards:ModeModulation& 6 ULWirelessinterfacesConnectCore 6 ULHardwareReferenceManual20 ModeModulation& (Mbps)-NonShortGuardInterval(Non-SGI)Dat arate(Mbps) (Mbps)-ShortGuardInterval(SGI) 6 ULWirelessinterfacesConnectCore [moduleorSBC ExpressorPro] ( ) (2412),2(2417),3(2422),4(2427),5(2432),6 (2437),7(2442),8(2447),9(2452),10(2457), 11(2462),12(2467),13(2472),14(2484)40 MHz5 MHz3(2422),11(2462)5 GHz2