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Expansion#

Pinout Diagrams#

BeagleBone AI-64 P8 & P9 cape headers are designed to be compatible with BeagleBone Black as much as possible. Below pinout diagrams are design to simplify cape header pin usage and cape design process for AI-64. To start using P8 / P9 cape header choose respective pinout diagram tab below.

BeagleBone AI-64 P8 cape header pinout

Fig. 122 BeagleBone AI-64 P8 cape header pinout#

Cape Header Connectors#

Beagle cape expansion interface on the BeagleBone AI-64 like other Beagles is comprised of two headers P8 (46 pin) & P9 (50 pin). All signals on the expansion headers are 3.3V unless otherwise indicated. On some of the cape header pins on AI-64 multiple SoC pins are shorted and only one of them should be used at a time. Information regarding the double/shorted pins is provided in the Pinout Diagrams above (simplified) and cape header pin tables below (detailed).

Danger

Do not connect 5V logic level signals to these pins or the board will be damaged.

NO PINS ARE TO BE DRIVEN UNTIL AFTER THE SYS_RESET LINE GOES HIGH. DO NOT APPLY VOLTAGE TO ANY I/O PIN WHEN POWER IS NOT SUPPLIED TO THE BOARD. IT WILL DAMAGE THE PROCESSOR AND VOID THE WARRANTY.

Connector P8#

The following tables show the pinout of the P8 expansion header. The SW is responsible for setting the default function of each pin. Refer to the processor documentation for more information on these pins and detailed descriptions of all of the pins listed. In some cases there may not be enough signals to complete a group of signals that may be required to implement a total interface.

The column heading is the pin number on the expansion header.

The GPIO row is the expected gpio identifier number in the Linux kernel.

Each row includes the gpiochipX and pinY in the format of X Y. You can use these values to directly control the GPIO pins with the commands shown below.

# to set the GPIO pin state to HIGH
debian@BeagleBone:~$ gpioset X Y=1

# to set the GPIO pin state to LOW
debian@BeagleBone:~$ gpioset X Y=0

For Example:

+---------+----------+
| Pin     | P8.03    |
+=========+==========+
| GPIO    | 1 20     |
+---------+----------+

Use the commands below for controlling this pin (P8.03) where X = 1 and Y = 20

# to set the GPIO pin state to HIGH
debian@BeagleBone:~$ gpioset 1 20=1

# to set the GPIO pin state to LOW
debian@BeagleBone:~$ gpioset 1 20=0

The BALL row is the pin number on the processor.

The REG row is the offset of the control register for the processor pin.

The MODE # rows are the mode setting for each pin. Setting each mode to align with the mode column will give that function on that pin.

Important

DO NOT APPLY VOLTAGE TO ANY I/O PIN WHEN POWER IS NOT SUPPLIED TO THE BOARD. IT WILL DAMAGE THE PROCESSOR AND VOID THE WARRANTY.

NO PINS ARE TO BE DRIVEN UNTIL AFTER THE SYS_RESET LINE GOES HIGH.

P8.01-P8.02#

P8.01

P8.02

GND

GND

P8.03-P8.05#

Pin

P8.03

P8.04

P8.05

GPIO

1 20

1 48

1 33

BALL

AH21

AC29

AH25

REG

0x00011C054

0x00011C0C4

0x00011C088

Page

46

30

50

MODE 0

PRG1_PRU0_GPO19

PRG0_PRU0_GPO5

PRG1_PRU1_GPO12

1

PRG1_PRU0_GPI19

PRG0_PRU0_GPI5

PRG1_PRU1_GPI12

2

PRG1_IEP0_EDC_SYNC_OUT0

~

PRG1_RGMII2_TD1

3

PRG1_PWM0_TZ_OUT

PRG0_PWM3_B2

PRG1_PWM1_A0

4

~

~

RGMII2_TD1

5

RMII5_TXD0

RMII3_TXD0

~

6

MCAN6_TX

~

MCAN7_TX

7

GPIO0_20

GPIO0_48

GPIO0_33

8

~

GPMC0_AD0

RGMII8_TD1

9

~

~

~

10

VOUT0_EXTPCLKIN

~

VOUT0_DATA12

11

VPFE0_PCLK

~

~

12

MCASP4_AFSX

MCASP0_AXR3

MCASP9_AFSX

13

~

~

~

14

~

~

~

Bootstrap

~

BOOTMODE2

~

P8.06-P8.09#

Pin

P8.06

P8.07

P8.08

P8.09

GPIO

1 34

1 15

1 14

1 17

BALL

AG25

AD24

AG24

AE24

REG

0x00011C08C

0x00011C03C

0x00011C038

0x00011C044

Page

51

44

44

45

MODE 0

PRG1_PRU1_GPO13

PRG1_PRU0_GPO14

PRG1_PRU0_GPO13

PRG1_PRU0_GPO16

1

PRG1_PRU1_GPI13

PRG1_PRU0_GPI14

PRG1_PRU0_GPI13

PRG1_PRU0_GPI16

2

PRG1_RGMII2_TD2

PRG1_RGMII1_TD3

PRG1_RGMII1_TD2

PRG1_RGMII1_TXC

3

PRG1_PWM1_B0

PRG1_PWM0_A1

PRG1_PWM0_B0

PRG1_PWM0_A2

4

RGMII2_TD2

RGMII1_TD3

RGMII1_TD2

RGMII1_TXC

5

~

~

~

~

6

MCAN7_RX

MCAN5_RX

MCAN5_TX

MCAN6_RX

7

GPIO0_34

GPIO0_15

GPIO0_14

GPIO0_17

8

RGMII8_TD2

~

~

~

9

~

RGMII7_TD3

RGMII7_TD2

RGMII7_TXC

10

VOUT0_DATA13

VOUT0_DATA19

VOUT0_DATA18

VOUT0_DATA21

11

VPFE0_DATA8

VPFE0_DATA3

VPFE0_DATA2

VPFE0_DATA5

12

MCASP9_AXR0

MCASP7_AXR1

MCASP7_AXR0

MCASP7_AXR3

13

MCASP4_ACLKR

~

~

MCASP7_AFSR

14

~

~

~

~

Bootstrap

~

~

~

~

P8.10-P8.13#

Pin

P8.10

P8.11

P8.12

P8.13

GPIO

1 16

1 60

1 59

1 89

BALL

AC24

AB24

AH28

V27

REG

0x00011C040

0x00011C0F4

0x00011C0F0

0x00011C168

Page

44

33

33

56

MODE 0

PRG1_PRU0_GPO15

PRG0_PRU0_GPO17

PRG0_PRU0_GPO16

RGMII5_TD1

1

PRG1_PRU0_GPI15

PRG0_PRU0_GPI17

PRG0_PRU0_GPI16

RMII7_TXD1

2

PRG1_RGMII1_TX_CTL

PRG0_IEP0_EDC_SYNC_OUT1

PRG0_RGMII1_TXC

I2C3_SCL

3

PRG1_PWM0_B1

PRG0_PWM0_B2

PRG0_PWM0_A2

~

4

RGMII1_TX_CTL

PRG0_ECAP0_SYNC_OUT

RGMII3_TXC

VOUT1_DATA4

5

~

~

~

TRC_DATA2

6

MCAN6_TX

~

~

EHRPWM0_B

7

GPIO0_16

GPIO0_60

GPIO0_59

GPIO0_89

8

~

GPMC0_AD5

~

GPMC0_A5

9

RGMII7_TX_CTL

OBSCLK1

~

~

10

VOUT0_DATA20

~

DSS_FSYNC1

~

11

VPFE0_DATA4

~

~

~

12

MCASP7_AXR2

MCASP0_AXR13

MCASP0_AXR12

MCASP11_ACLKX

13

MCASP7_ACLKR

~

~

~

14

~

~

~

~

Bootstrap

~

BOOTMODE7

~

~

P8.14-P8.16#

Pin

P8.14

P8.15

P8.16

GPIO

1 75

1 61

1 62

BALL

AF27

AB29

AB28

REG

0x00011C130

0x00011C0F8

0x00011C0FC

Page

37

33

34

MODE 0

PRG0_PRU1_GPO12

PRG0_PRU0_GPO18

PRG0_PRU0_GPO19

1

PRG0_PRU1_GPI12

PRG0_PRU0_GPI18

PRG0_PRU0_GPI19

2

PRG0_RGMII2_TD1

PRG0_IEP0_EDC_LATCH_IN0

PRG0_IEP0_EDC_SYNC_OUT0

3

PRG0_PWM1_A0

PRG0_PWM0_TZ_IN

PRG0_PWM0_TZ_OUT

4

RGMII4_TD1

PRG0_ECAP0_IN_APWM_OUT

~

5

~

~

~

6

~

~

~

7

GPIO0_75

GPIO0_61

GPIO0_62

8

~

GPMC0_AD6

GPMC0_AD7

9

~

~

~

10

~

~

~

11

~

~

~

12

MCASP1_AXR8

MCASP0_AXR14

MCASP0_AXR15

13

~

~

~

14

UART8_CTSn

~

~

Bootstrap

~

~

~

P8.17-P8.19#

Pin

P8.17

P8.18

P8.19

GPIO

1 3

1 4

1 88

BALL

AF22

AJ23

V29

REG

0x00011C00C

0x00011C010

0x00011C164

Page

40

40

57

MODE 0

PRG1_PRU0_GPO2

PRG1_PRU0_GPO3

RGMII5_TD2

1

PRG1_PRU0_GPI2

PRG1_PRU0_GPI3

UART3_TXD

2

PRG1_RGMII1_RD2

PRG1_RGMII1_RD3

~

3

PRG1_PWM2_A0

PRG1_PWM3_A2

SYNC3_OUT

4

RGMII1_RD2

RGMII1_RD3

VOUT1_DATA3

5

RMII1_CRS_DV

RMII1_RX_ER

TRC_DATA1

6

~

~

EHRPWM0_A

7

GPIO0_3

GPIO0_4

GPIO0_88

8

GPMC0_WAIT1

GPMC0_DIR

GPMC0_A4

9

RGMII7_RD2

RGMII7_RD3

~

10

~

~

~

11

~

~

~

12

MCASP6_AXR0

MCASP6_AXR1

MCASP10_AXR1

13

~

~

~

14

UART1_RXD

UART1_TXD

~

Bootstrap

~

~

~

P8.20-P8.22#

Pin

P8.20

P8.21

P8.22

GPIO

1 76

1 30

1 5

BALL

AF26

AF21

AH23

REG

0x00011C134

0x00011C07C

0x00011C014

Page

37

49

41

MODE 0

PRG0_PRU1_GPO13

PRG1_PRU1_GPO9

PRG1_PRU0_GPO4

1

PRG0_PRU1_GPI13

PRG1_PRU1_GPI9

PRG1_PRU0_GPI4

2

PRG0_RGMII2_TD2

PRG1_UART0_RXD

PRG1_RGMII1_RX_CTL

3

PRG0_PWM1_B0

~

PRG1_PWM2_B0

4

RGMII4_TD2

SPI6_CS3

RGMII1_RX_CTL

5

~

RMII6_RXD1

RMII1_TXD0

6

~

MCAN8_TX

~

7

GPIO0_76

GPIO0_30

GPIO0_5

8

~

GPMC0_CSn0

GPMC0_CSn2

9

~

PRG1_IEP0_EDIO_DATA_IN_OUT30

RGMII7_RX_CTL

10

~

VOUT0_DATA9

~

11

~

~

~

12

MCASP1_AXR9

MCASP4_AXR3

MCASP6_AXR2

13

~

~

MCASP6_ACLKR

14

UART8_RTSn

~

UART2_RXD

Bootstrap

~

~

~

P8.23-P8.26#

Pin

P8.23

P8.24

P8.25

P8.26

GPIO

1 31

1 6

1 35

1 51

BALL

AB23

AD20

AH26

AC27

REG

0x00011C080

0x00011C018

0x00011C090

0x00011C0D0

Page

50

41

51

31

MODE 0

PRG1_PRU1_GPO10

PRG1_PRU0_GPO5

PRG1_PRU1_GPO14

PRG0_PRU0_GPO8

1

PRG1_PRU1_GPI10

PRG1_PRU0_GPI5

PRG1_PRU1_GPI14

PRG0_PRU0_GPI8

2

PRG1_UART0_TXD

~

PRG1_RGMII2_TD3

~

3

PRG1_PWM2_TZ_IN

PRG1_PWM3_B2

PRG1_PWM1_A1

PRG0_PWM2_A1

4

~

~

RGMII2_TD3

~

5

RMII6_CRS_DV

RMII1_TX_EN

~

~

6

MCAN8_RX

~

MCAN8_TX

MCAN9_RX

7

GPIO0_31

GPIO0_6

GPIO0_35

GPIO0_51

8

GPMC0_CLKOUT

GPMC0_WEn

RGMII8_TD3

GPMC0_AD2

9

PRG1_IEP0_EDIO_DATA_IN_OUT31

~

~

~

10

VOUT0_DATA10

~

VOUT0_DATA14

~

11

GPMC0_FCLK_MUX

~

~

~

12

MCASP5_ACLKX

MCASP3_AXR0

MCASP9_AXR1

MCASP0_AXR6

13

~

~

MCASP4_AFSR

~

14

~

~

~

UART6_RXD

Bootstrap

~

BOOTMODE0

~

~

P8.27-P8.29#

Pin

P8.27

P8.28

P8.29

GPIO

1 71

1 72

1 73

BALL

AA28

Y24

AA25

REG

0x00011C120

0x00011C124

0x00011C128

Page

36

36

36

MODE 0

PRG0_PRU1_GPO8

PRG0_PRU1_GPO9

PRG0_PRU1_GPO10

1

PRG0_PRU1_GPI8

PRG0_PRU1_GPI9

PRG0_PRU1_GPI10

2

~

PRG0_UART0_RXD

PRG0_UART0_TXD

3

PRG0_PWM2_TZ_OUT

~

PRG0_PWM2_TZ_IN

4

~

SPI3_CS3

~

5

~

~

~

6

MCAN11_RX

PRG0_IEP0_EDIO_DATA_IN_OUT30

PRG0_IEP0_EDIO_DATA_IN_OUT31

7

GPIO0_71

GPIO0_72

GPIO0_73

8

GPMC0_AD10

GPMC0_AD11

GPMC0_AD12

9

~

~

CLKOUT

10

~

DSS_FSYNC3

~

11

~

~

~

12

MCASP1_AFSX

MCASP1_AXR5

MCASP1_AXR6

13

~

~

~

14

~

UART8_RXD

UART8_TXD

Bootstrap

~

~

~

P8.30-P8.32#

Pin

P8.30

P8.31

~

P8.32

~

GPIO

1 74

1 32

1 63

1 26

1 64

BALL

AG26

AJ25

AE29

AG21

AD28

REG

0x00011C12C

0x00011C084

0x00011C100

0x00011C06C

0x00011C104

Page

37

50

34

48

34

MODE 0

PRG0_PRU1_GPO11

PRG1_PRU1_GPO11

PRG0_PRU1_GPO0

PRG1_PRU1_GPO5

PRG0_PRU1_GPO1

1

PRG0_PRU1_GPI11

PRG1_PRU1_GPI11

PRG0_PRU1_GPI0

PRG1_PRU1_GPI5

PRG0_PRU1_GPI1

2

PRG0_RGMII2_TD0

PRG1_RGMII2_TD0

PRG0_RGMII2_RD0

~

PRG0_RGMII2_RD1

3

~

~

~

~

~

4

RGMII4_TD0

RGMII2_TD0

RGMII4_RD0

~

RGMII4_RD1

5

RMII4_TX_EN

RMII2_TX_EN

RMII4_RXD0

RMII5_TX_EN

RMII4_RXD1

6

~

~

~

MCAN6_RX

~

7

GPIO0_74

GPIO0_32

GPIO0_63

GPIO0_26

GPIO0_64

8

GPMC0_A26

RGMII8_TD0

UART4_CTSn

GPMC0_WPn

UART4_RTSn

9

~

EQEP1_I

~

EQEP1_S

~

10

~

VOUT0_DATA11

~

VOUT0_DATA5

~

11

~

~

~

~

~

12

MCASP1_AXR7

MCASP9_ACLKX

MCASP1_AXR0

MCASP4_AXR0

MCASP1_AXR1

13

~

~

~

~

~

14

~

~

UART5_RXD

TIMER_IO4

UART5_TXD

Bootstrap

~

~

~

~

~

P8.33-P8.35#

Pin

P8.33

~

P8.34

P8.35

~

GPIO

1 25

1 111

1 7

1 24

1 116

BALL

AH24

AA2

AD22

AD23

Y3

REG

0x00011C068

0x00011C1C0

0x00011C01C

0x00011C064

0x00011C1D4

Page

48

67

41

47

67

MODE 0

PRG1_PRU1_GPO4

SPI0_CS0

PRG1_PRU0_GPO6

PRG1_PRU1_GPO3

SPI1_CS0

1

PRG1_PRU1_GPI4

UART0_RTSn

PRG1_PRU0_GPI6

PRG1_PRU1_GPI3

UART0_CTSn

2

PRG1_RGMII2_RX_CTL

~

PRG1_RGMII1_RXC

PRG1_RGMII2_RD3

~

3

PRG1_PWM2_B2

~

PRG1_PWM3_A1

~

UART5_RXD

4

RGMII2_RX_CTL

~

RGMII1_RXC

RGMII2_RD3

~

5

RMII2_TXD0

~

RMII1_TXD1

RMII2_RX_ER

~

6

~

~

AUDIO_EXT_REFCLK0

~

PRG0_IEP0_EDIO_OUTVALID

7

GPIO0_25

GPIO0_111

GPIO0_7

GPIO0_24

GPIO0_116

8

RGMII8_RX_CTL

~

GPMC0_CSn3

RGMII8_RD3

PRG0_IEP0_EDC_LATCH_IN0

9

EQEP1_B

~

RGMII7_RXC

EQEP1_A

~

10

VOUT0_DATA4

~

~

VOUT0_DATA3

~

11

VPFE0_DATA13

~

~

VPFE0_WEN

~

12

MCASP8_AXR2

~

MCASP6_AXR3

MCASP8_AXR1

~

13

MCASP8_ACLKR

~

MCASP6_AFSR

MCASP3_AFSR

~

14

TIMER_IO3

~

UART2_TXD

TIMER_IO2

~

Bootstrap

~

~

~

~

~

P8.36-P8.38#

Pin

P8.36

P8.37

~

P8.38

~

GPIO

1 8

1 106

1 11

1 105

1 9

BALL

AE20

Y27

AD21

Y29

AJ20

REG

0x00011C020

0x00011C1AC

0x00011C02C

0x00011C1A8

0x00011C024

Page

42

58

43

58

42

MODE 0

PRG1_PRU0_GPO7

RGMII6_RD2

PRG1_PRU0_GPO10

RGMII6_RD3

PRG1_PRU0_GPO8

1

PRG1_PRU0_GPI7

UART4_RTSn

PRG1_PRU0_GPI10

UART4_CTSn

PRG1_PRU0_GPI8

2

PRG1_IEP0_EDC_LATCH_IN1

~

PRG1_UART0_RTSn

~

~

3

PRG1_PWM3_B1

UART5_TXD

PRG1_PWM2_B1

UART5_RXD

PRG1_PWM2_A1

4

~

~

SPI6_CS2

CLKOUT

~

5

AUDIO_EXT_REFCLK1

TRC_DATA19

RMII5_CRS_DV

TRC_DATA18

RMII5_RXD0

6

MCAN4_TX

EHRPWM5_A

~

EHRPWM_TZn_IN4

MCAN4_RX

7

GPIO0_8

GPIO0_106

GPIO0_11

GPIO0_105

GPIO0_9

8

~

GPMC0_A22

GPMC0_BE0n_CLE

GPMC0_A21

GPMC0_OEn_REn

9

~

~

PRG1_IEP0_EDIO_DATA_IN_OUT29

~

~

10

~

~

OBSCLK2

~

VOUT0_DATA22

11

~

~

~

~

~

12

MCASP3_AXR1

MCASP11_AXR5

MCASP3_AFSX

MCASP11_AXR4

MCASP3_AXR2

13

~

~

~

~

~

14

~

~

~

~

~

Bootstrap

~

~

~

~

~

P8.39-P8.41#

Pin

P8.39

P8.40

P8.41

GPIO

1 69

1 70

1 67

BALL

AC26

AA24

AD29

REG

0x00011C118

0x00011C11C

0x00011C110

Page

35

36

35

MODE 0

PRG0_PRU1_GPO6

PRG0_PRU1_GPO7

PRG0_PRU1_GPO4

1

PRG0_PRU1_GPI6

PRG0_PRU1_GPI7

PRG0_PRU1_GPI4

2

PRG0_RGMII2_RXC

PRG0_IEP1_EDC_LATCH_IN1

PRG0_RGMII2_RX_CTL

3

~

~

PRG0_PWM2_B2

4

RGMII4_RXC

SPI3_CS0

RGMII4_RX_CTL

5

RMII4_TXD0

~

RMII4_TXD1

6

~

MCAN11_TX

~

7

GPIO0_69

GPIO0_70

GPIO0_67

8

GPMC0_A25

GPMC0_AD9

GPMC0_A24

9

~

~

~

10

~

~

~

11

~

~

~

12

MCASP1_AXR3

MCASP1_AXR4

MCASP1_AXR2

13

~

~

~

14

~

UART2_TXD

~

Bootstrap

~

~

~

P8.42-P8.44#

Pin

P8.42

P8.43

P8.44

GPIO

1 68

1 65

1 66

BALL

AB27

AD27

AC25

REG

0x00011C114

0x00011C108

0x00011C10C

Page

35

34

35

MODE 0

PRG0_PRU1_GPO5

PRG0_PRU1_GPO2

PRG0_PRU1_GPO3

1

PRG0_PRU1_GPI5

PRG0_PRU1_GPI2

PRG0_PRU1_GPI3

2

~

PRG0_RGMII2_RD2

PRG0_RGMII2_RD3

3

~

PRG0_PWM2_A2

~

4

~

RGMII4_RD2

RGMII4_RD3

5

~

RMII4_CRS_DV

RMII4_RX_ER

6

~

~

~

7

GPIO0_68

GPIO0_65

GPIO0_66

8

GPMC0_AD8

GPMC0_A23

~

9

~

~

~

10

~

~

~

11

~

~

~

12

MCASP1_ACLKX

MCASP1_ACLKR

MCASP1_AFSR

13

~

MCASP1_AXR10

MCASP1_AXR11

14

~

~

~

Bootstrap

BOOTMODE6

~

~

P8.45-P8.46#

Pin

P8.45

P8.46

GPIO

1 79

1 80

BALL

AG29

Y25

REG

0x00011C140

0x00011C144

Page

38

38

MODE 0

PRG0_PRU1_GPO16

PRG0_PRU1_GPO17

1

PRG0_PRU1_GPI16

PRG0_PRU1_GPI17

2

PRG0_RGMII2_TXC

PRG0_IEP1_EDC_SYNC_OUT1

3

PRG0_PWM1_A2

PRG0_PWM1_B2

4

RGMII4_TXC

SPI3_CLK

5

~

~

6

~

~

7

GPIO0_79

GPIO0_80

8

~

GPMC0_AD13

9

~

~

10

~

~

11

~

~

12

MCASP2_AXR2

MCASP2_AXR3

13

~

~

14

~

~

Bootstrap

~

BOOTMODE3

Connector P9#

The following tables show the pinout of the P9 expansion header. The SW is responsible for setting the default function of each pin. Refer to the processor documentation for more information on these pins and detailed descriptions of all of the pins listed. In some cases there may not be enough signals to complete a group of signals that may be required to implement a total interface.

The column heading is the pin number on the expansion header.

The GPIO row is the expected gpio identifier number in the Linux kernel.

Each row includes the gpiochipX and pinY in the format of X Y. You can use these values to directly control the GPIO pins with the commands shown below.

# to set the GPIO pin state to HIGH
debian@BeagleBone:~$ gpioset X Y=1

# to set the GPIO pin state to LOW
debian@BeagleBone:~$ gpioset X Y=0

For Example:

+---------+----------+
| Pin     | P9.11    |
+=========+==========+
| GPIO    | 1 1      |
+---------+----------+

Use the commands below for controlling this pin (P9.11) where X = 1 and Y = 1

# to set the GPIO pin state to HIGH
debian@BeagleBone:~$ gpioset 1 20=1

# to set the GPIO pin state to LOW
debian@BeagleBone:~$ gpioset 1 20=0

The BALL row is the pin number on the processor.

The REG row is the offset of the control register for the processor pin.

The MODE # rows are the mode setting for each pin. Setting each mode to align with the mode column will give that function on that pin.

If included, the 2nd BALL row is the pin number on the processor for a second processor pin connected to the same pin on the expansion header. Similarly, all row headings starting with 2nd refer to data for this second processor pin.

Important

DO NOT APPLY VOLTAGE TO ANY I/O PIN WHEN POWER IS NOT SUPPLIED TO THE BOARD. IT WILL DAMAGE THE PROCESSOR AND VOID THE WARRANTY.

NO PINS ARE TO BE DRIVEN UNTIL AFTER THE SYS_RESET LINE GOES HIGH.

P9.E1-P9.E4#

E1

E2

E3

E4

USB1 DP

USB1 DN

VSYS_5V0

GND

P9.01-P9.05#

P9.01

P9.02

P9.03

P9.04

P9.05

GND

GND

VOUT_3V3

VOUT_3V3

VIN

P9.06-P9.10#

P9.06

P9.07

P9.08

P9.09

P9.10

VIN

VOUT_SYS | VOUT_SYS

RESET#

RESET#

P9.11-P9.13#

Pin

P9.11

P9.12

P9.13

GPIO

1 1

1 45

1 2

BALL

AC23

AE27

AG22

REG

0x00011C004

0x00011C0B8

0x00011C008

Page

39

29

40

MODE 0

PRG1_PRU0_GPO0

PRG0_PRU0_GPO2

PRG1_PRU0_GPO1

1

PRG1_PRU0_GPI0

PRG0_PRU0_GPI2

PRG1_PRU0_GPI1

2

PRG1_RGMII1_RD0

PRG0_RGMII1_RD2

PRG1_RGMII1_RD1

3

PRG1_PWM3_A0

PRG0_PWM2_A0

PRG1_PWM3_B0

4

RGMII1_RD0

RGMII3_RD2

RGMII1_RD1

5

RMII1_RXD0

RMII3_CRS_DV

RMII1_RXD1

6

~

~

~

7

GPIO0_1

GPIO0_45

GPIO0_2

8

GPMC0_BE1n

UART3_RXD

GPMC0_WAIT0

9

RGMII7_RD0

~

RGMII7_RD1

10

~

~

~

11

~

~

~

12

MCASP6_ACLKX

MCASP0_ACLKR

MCASP6_AFSX

13

~

~

~

14

UART0_RXD

~

UART0_TXD

Bootstrap

~

~

~

P9.14-P9.16#

Pin

P9.14

P9.15

P9.16

GPIO

1 93

1 47

1 94

BALL

U27

AD25

U24

REG

0x00011C178

0x00011C0C0

0x00011C17C

Page

56

30

56

MODE 0

RGMII5_RD3

PRG0_PRU0_GPO4

RGMII5_RD2

1

UART3_CTSn

PRG0_PRU0_GPI4

UART3_RTSn

2

~

PRG0_RGMII1_RX_CTL

~

3

UART6_RXD

PRG0_PWM2_B0

UART6_TXD

4

VOUT1_DATA8

RGMII3_RX_CTL

VOUT1_DATA9

5

TRC_DATA6

RMII3_TXD1

TRC_DATA7

6

EHRPWM2_A

~

EHRPWM2_B

7

GPIO0_93

GPIO0_47

GPIO0_94

8

GPMC0_A9

~

GPMC0_A10

9

~

~

~

10

~

~

~

11

~

~

~

12

MCASP11_AXR0

MCASP0_AXR2

MCASP11_AXR1

13

~

~

~

14

~

~

~

Bootstrap

~

~

~

P9.17-P9.18#

Pin

P9.17

~

P9.18

~

GPIO

1 28

1 115

1 40

1 120

BALL

AC21

AA3

AH22

Y2

REG

0x00011C074

0x00011C1D0

0x00011C0A4

0x00011C1E4

Page

49

67

53

68

MODE 0

PRG1_PRU1_GPO7

SPI0_D1

PRG1_PRU1_GPO19

SPI1_D1

1

PRG1_PRU1_GPI7

~

PRG1_PRU1_GPI19

~

2

PRG1_IEP1_EDC_LATCH_IN1

I2C6_SCL

PRG1_IEP1_EDC_SYNC_OUT0

I2C6_SDA

3

~

~

PRG1_PWM1_TZ_OUT

~

4

SPI6_CS0

~

SPI6_D1

~

5

RMII6_RX_ER

~

RMII6_TXD1

~

6

MCAN7_TX

~

PRG1_ECAP0_IN_APWM_OUT

~

7

GPIO0_28

GPIO0_115

GPIO0_40

GPIO0_120

8

~

~

~

PRG0_IEP1_EDC_SYNC_OUT0

9

~

~

~

~

10

VOUT0_DATA7

~

VOUT0_PCLK

~

11

VPFE0_DATA15

~

~

~

12

MCASP4_AXR1

~

MCASP5_AXR1

~

13

~

~

~

~

14

UART3_TXD

~

~

~

Bootstrap

~

~

~

~

P9.19-P9.20#

Pin

P9.19

~

P9.20

~

GPIO

2 1

1 78

2 2

1 77

BALL

W5

AF29

W6

AE25

REG

0x00011C208

0x00011C13C

0x00011C20C

0x00011C138

Page

19

38

19

37

MODE 0

MCAN0_RX

PRG0_PRU1_GPO15

MCAN0_TX

PRG0_PRU1_GPO14

1

~

PRG0_PRU1_GPI15

~

PRG0_PRU1_GPI14

2

~

PRG0_RGMII2_TX_CTL

~

PRG0_RGMII2_TD3

3

~

PRG0_PWM1_B1

~

PRG0_PWM1_A1

4

I2C2_SCL

RGMII4_TX_CTL

I2C2_SDA

RGMII4_TD3

5

~

~

~

~

6

~

~

~

~

7

GPIO1_1

GPIO0_78

GPIO1_2

GPIO0_77

8

~

~

~

~

9

~

~

~

~

10

~

~

~

~

11

~

~

~

~

12

~

MCASP2_AXR1

~

MCASP2_AXR0

13

~

~

~

~

14

~

UART2_RTSn

~

UART2_CTSn

Bootstrap

~

~

~

~

P9.21-P9.22#

Pin

P9.21

~

P9.22

~

GPIO

1 39

1 90

1 38

1 91

BALL

AJ22

U28

AC22

U29

REG

0x00011C0A0

0x00011C16C

0x00011C09C

0x00011C170

Page

52

56

52

54

MODE 0

PRG1_PRU1_GPO18

RGMII5_TD0

PRG1_PRU1_GPO17

RGMII5_TXC

1

PRG1_PRU1_GPI18

RMII7_TXD0

PRG1_PRU1_GPI17

RMII7_TX_EN

2

PRG1_IEP1_EDC_LATCH_IN0

I2C3_SDA

PRG1_IEP1_EDC_SYNC_OUT1

I2C6_SCL

3

PRG1_PWM1_TZ_IN

~

PRG1_PWM1_B2

~

4

SPI6_D0

VOUT1_DATA5

SPI6_CLK

VOUT1_DATA6

5

RMII6_TXD0

TRC_DATA3

RMII6_TX_EN

TRC_DATA4

6

PRG1_ECAP0_SYNC_IN

EHRPWM1_A

PRG1_ECAP0_SYNC_OUT

EHRPWM1_B

7

GPIO0_39

GPIO0_90

GPIO0_38

GPIO0_91

8

~

GPMC0_A6

~

GPMC0_A7

9

VOUT0_VP2_VSYNC

~

VOUT0_VP2_DE

~

10

VOUT0_VSYNC

~

VOUT0_DE

~

11

~

~

VPFE0_DATA10

~

12

MCASP5_AXR0

MCASP11_AFSX

MCASP5_AFSX

MCASP10_AXR2

13

~

~

~

~

14

VOUT0_VP0_VSYNC

~

VOUT0_VP0_DE

~

Bootstrap

~

~

BOOTMODE1

~

P9.23-P9.25#

Pin

P9.23

P9.24

~

P9.25

~

GPIO

1 10

1 119

1 13

1 127

1 104

BALL

AG20

Y5

AJ24

AC4

W26

REG

0x00011C028

0x00011C1E0

0x00011C034

0x00011C200

0x00011C1A4

Page

42

68

43

69

54

MODE 0

PRG1_PRU0_GPO9

SPI1_D0

PRG1_PRU0_GPO12

UART1_CTSn

RGMII6_RXC

1

PRG1_PRU0_GPI9

UART5_RTSn

PRG1_PRU0_GPI12

MCAN3_RX

~

2

PRG1_UART0_CTSn

I2C4_SCL

PRG1_RGMII1_TD1

~

~

3

PRG1_PWM3_TZ_IN

UART2_TXD

PRG1_PWM0_A0

~

AUDIO_EXT_REFCLK2

4

SPI6_CS1

~

RGMII1_TD1

SPI2_D0

VOUT1_DE

5

RMII5_RXD1

~

~

EQEP0_S

TRC_DATA17

6

~

~

MCAN4_RX

~

EHRPWM4_B

7

GPIO0_10

GPIO0_119

GPIO0_13

GPIO0_127

GPIO0_104

8

GPMC0_ADVn_ALE

PRG0_IEP1_EDC_LATCH_IN0

~

~

GPMC0_A20

9

PRG1_IEP0_EDIO_DATA_IN_OUT28

~

RGMII7_TD1

~

VOUT1_VP0_DE

10

VOUT0_DATA23

~

VOUT0_DATA17

~

~

11

~

~

VPFE0_DATA1

~

~

12

MCASP3_ACLKX

~

MCASP7_AFSX

~

MCASP10_AXR7

13

~

~

~

~

~

14

~

~

~

~

~

Bootstrap

~

~

~

~

~

P9.26-P9.27#

Pin

P9.26

~

P9.27

~

GPIO

1 118

1 12

1 46

1 124

BALL

Y1

AF24

AD26

AB1

REG

0x00011C1DC

0x00011C030

0x00011C0BC

0x00011C1F4

Page

67

43

30

69

MODE 0

SPI1_CLK

PRG1_PRU0_GPO11

PRG0_PRU0_GPO3

UART0_RTSn

1

UART5_CTSn

PRG1_PRU0_GPI11

PRG0_PRU0_GPI3

TIMER_IO7

2

I2C4_SDA

PRG1_RGMII1_TD0

PRG0_RGMII1_RD3

SPI0_CS3

3

UART2_RXD

PRG1_PWM3_TZ_OUT

PRG0_PWM3_A2

MCAN2_TX

4

~

RGMII1_TD0

RGMII3_RD3

SPI2_CLK

5

~

~

RMII3_RX_ER

EQEP0_B

6

~

MCAN4_TX

~

~

7

GPIO0_118

GPIO0_12

GPIO0_46

GPIO0_124

8

PRG0_IEP0_EDC_SYNC_OUT0

~

UART3_TXD

~

9

~

RGMII7_TD0

~

~

10

~

VOUT0_DATA16

~

~

11

~

VPFE0_DATA0

~

~

12

~

MCASP7_ACLKX

MCASP0_AFSR

~

13

~

~

~

~

14

~

~

~

~

Bootstrap

~

~

~

~

P9.28-P9.29#

Pin

P9.28

~

P9.29

~

GPIO

2 11

1 43

2 14

1 53

BALL

U2

AF28

V5

AB25

REG

0x00011C230

0x00011C0B0

0x00011C23C

0x00011C0D8

Page

18

29

68

31

MODE 0

ECAP0_IN_APWM_OUT

PRG0_PRU0_GPO0

TIMER_IO1

PRG0_PRU0_GPO10

1

SYNC0_OUT

PRG0_PRU0_GPI0

ECAP2_IN_APWM_OUT

PRG0_PRU0_GPI10

2

CPTS0_RFT_CLK

PRG0_RGMII1_RD0

OBSCLK0

PRG0_UART0_RTSn

3

~

PRG0_PWM3_A0

~

PRG0_PWM2_B1

4

SPI2_CS3

RGMII3_RD0

~

SPI3_CS2

5

I3C0_SDAPULLEN

RMII3_RXD1

~

PRG0_IEP0_EDIO_DATA_IN_OUT29

6

SPI7_CS0

~

SPI7_D1

MCAN10_RX

7

GPIO1_11

GPIO0_43

GPIO1_14

GPIO0_53

8

~

~

~

GPMC0_AD4

9

~

~

~

~

10

~

~

~

~

11

~

~

~

~

12

~

MCASP0_AXR0

~

MCASP0_AFSX

13

~

~

~

~

14

~

~

~

~

Bootstrap

~

~

BOOTMODE5

~

P9.30-P9.31#

Pin

P9.30

~

P9.31

~

GPIO

2 13

1 44

2 12

1 52

BALL

V6

AE28

U3

AB26

REG

0x00011C238

0x00011C0B4

0x00011C234

0x00011C0D4

Page

68

29

18

31

MODE 0

TIMER_IO0

PRG0_PRU0_GPO1

EXT_REFCLK1

PRG0_PRU0_GPO9

1

ECAP1_IN_APWM_OUT

PRG0_PRU0_GPI1

SYNC1_OUT

PRG0_PRU0_GPI9

2

SYSCLKOUT0

PRG0_RGMII1_RD1

~

PRG0_UART0_CTSn

3

~

PRG0_PWM3_B0

~

PRG0_PWM3_TZ_IN

4

~

RGMII3_RD1

~

SPI3_CS1

5

~

RMII3_RXD0

~

PRG0_IEP0_EDIO_DATA_IN_OUT28

6

SPI7_D0

~

SPI7_CLK

MCAN10_TX

7

GPIO1_13

GPIO0_44

GPIO1_12

GPIO0_52

8

~

~

~

GPMC0_AD3

9

~

~

~

~

10

~

~

~

~

11

~

~

~

~

12

~

MCASP0_AXR1

~

MCASP0_ACLKX

13

~

~

~

~

14

~

~

~

UART6_TXD

Bootstrap

BOOTMODE4

~

~

~

P9.32-P9.35#

P9.32

P9.34

VDD_ADC

GND

Pin

P9.33

~

P9.35

~

GPIO

~

1 50

~

1 55

BALL

K24

AC28

K29

AH27

REG

0x00011C140

0x00011C0CC

0x00011C148

0x00011C0E0

Page

20

31

20

32

MODE 0

MCU_ADC0_AIN4

PRG0_PRU0_GPO7

MCU_ADC0_AIN6

PRG0_PRU0_GPO12

1

~

PRG0_PRU0_GPI7

~

PRG0_PRU0_GPI12

2

~

PRG0_IEP0_EDC_LATCH_IN1

~

PRG0_RGMII1_TD1

3

~

PRG0_PWM3_B1

~

PRG0_PWM0_A0

4

~

PRG0_ECAP0_SYNC_IN

~

RGMII3_TD1

5

~

~

~

~

6

~

MCAN9_TX

~

~

7

~

GPIO0_50

~

GPIO0_55

8

~

GPMC0_AD1

~

~

9

~

~

~

~

10

~

~

~

DSS_FSYNC0

11

~

~

~

~

12

~

MCASP0_AXR5

~

MCASP0_AXR8

13

~

~

~

~

14

~

~

~

~

Bootstrap

~

~

~

~

P9.36-P9.37#

Pin

P9.36

~

P9.37

~

GPIO

~

1 56

~

1 57

BALL

K27

AH29

K28

AG28

REG

0x00011C144

0x00011C0E4

0x00011C138

0x00011C0E8

Page

20

32

20

32

MODE 0

MCU_ADC0_AIN5

PRG0_PRU0_GPO13

MCU_ADC0_AIN2

PRG0_PRU0_GPO14

1

~

PRG0_PRU0_GPI13

~

PRG0_PRU0_GPI14

2

~

PRG0_RGMII1_TD2

~

PRG0_RGMII1_TD3

3

~

PRG0_PWM0_B0

~

PRG0_PWM0_A1

4

~

RGMII3_TD2

~

RGMII3_TD3

5

~

~

~

~

6

~

~

~

~

7

~

GPIO0_56

~

GPIO0_57

8

~

~

~

UART4_RXD

9

~

~

~

~

10

~

DSS_FSYNC2

~

~

11

~

~

~

~

12

~

MCASP0_AXR9

~

MCASP0_AXR10

13

~

~

~

~

14

~

~

~

~

Bootstrap

~

~

~

~

P9.38-P9.39#

Pin

P9.38

~

P9.39

~

GPIO

~

1 58

~

1 54

BALL

L28

AG27

K25

AJ28

REG

0x00011C13C

0x00011C0EC

0x00011C130

0x00011C0DC

Page

~

33

20

32

MODE 0

MCU_ADC0_AIN3

PRG0_PRU0_GPO15

MCU_ADC0_AIN0

PRG0_PRU0_GPO11

1

~

PRG0_PRU0_GPI15

~

PRG0_PRU0_GPI11

2

~

PRG0_RGMII1_TX_CTL

~

PRG0_RGMII1_TD0

3

~

PRG0_PWM0_B1

~

PRG0_PWM3_TZ_OUT

4

~

RGMII3_TX_CTL

~

RGMII3_TD0

5

~

~

~

~

6

~

~

~

~

7

~

GPIO0_58

~

GPIO0_54

8

~

UART4_TXD

~

~

9

~

~

~

CLKOUT

10

~

DSS_FSYNC3

~

~

11

~

~

~

~

12

~

MCASP0_AXR11

~

MCASP0_AXR7

13

~

~

~

~

14

~

~

~

~

Bootstrap

~

~

~

~

P9.40-P9.42#

Pin

P9.40

~

P9.41

P9.42

~

GPIO

~

1 81

2 0

1 123

1 18

BALL

K26

AA26

AD5

AC2

AJ21

REG

0x00011C134

0x00011C148

0x00011C204

0x00011C1F0

0x00011C04C

Page

20

38

69

68

45

MODE 0

MCU_ADC0_AIN1

PRG0_PRU1_GPO18

UART1_RTSn

UART0_CTSn

PRG1_PRU0_GPO17

1

~

PRG0_PRU1_GPI18

MCAN3_TX

TIMER_IO6

PRG1_PRU0_GPI17

2

~

PRG0_IEP1_EDC_LATCH_IN0

~

SPI0_CS2

PRG1_IEP0_EDC_SYNC_OUT1

3

~

PRG0_PWM1_TZ_IN

~

MCAN2_RX

PRG1_PWM0_B2

4

~

SPI3_D0

SPI2_D1

SPI2_CS0

~

5

~

~

EQEP0_I

EQEP0_A

RMII5_TXD1

6

~

MCAN12_TX

~

~

MCAN5_TX

7

~

GPIO0_81

GPIO1_0

GPIO0_123

GPIO0_18

8

~

GPMC0_AD14

~

~

~

9

~

~

~

~

~

10

~

~

~

~

~

11

~

~

~

~

VPFE0_DATA6

12

~

MCASP2_AFSX

~

~

MCASP3_AXR3

13

~

~

~

~

~

14

~

UART2_RXD

~

~

~

Bootstrap

~

~

~

~

~

P9.43-P9.46#

P9.43

P9.44

P9.45

P9.46

GND

GND

GND

GND

Cape Board Support#

BeagleBone AI-64 has the ability to accept up to four EEPROM addressable expansion boards or capes stacked onto the expansion headers. The word cape comes from the shape of the expansion board for BeagleBone boards as it is fitted around the Ethernet connector on the main board. For BeagleBone this notch acts as a key to ensure proper orientation of the cape. On AI-64 you can see a clear silkscreen marking for the cape orientation. Most of BeagleBone capes can be used with your BeagleBone AI-64 also like shown in BeagleBone AI-64 cape placement below.

BeagleBone AI-64 cape placement

Fig. 124 BeagleBone AI-64 cape placement#

This section describes the rules & guidelines for creating capes to ensure proper operation with BeagleBone AI-64 and proper interoperability with other capes that are intended to coexist with each other. Co-existence is not a requirement and is in itself, something that is impossible to control or administer. But, people will be able to create capes that operate with other capes that are already available based on public information as it pertains to what pins and features each cape uses. This information will be able to be read from the EEPROM on each cape.

For those wanting to create their own capes this should not put limits on the creation of capes and what they can do, but may set a few basic rules that will allow the software to administer their operation with BeagleBone AI-64. For this reason there is a lot of flexibility in the specification that we hope most people will find it liberating in the spirit of Open Source Hardware. On the other hand we are sure that there are others who would like to see tighter control, more details, more rules and much more order to the way capes are handled.

Over time, this specification will change and be updated, so please refer to the latest version of this manual prior to designing your own capes to get the latest information.

Warning

Do not apply voltage to any I/O pin when power is not supplied to the board. It will damage the processor and void the warranty.

BeagleBone AI-64 Cape Compatibility#

The expansion headers on BeagleBone Black and BeagleBone AI-64 provides similar pin configuration options on P8 and P9 expansion header pins thus provide cape compatibility to a certain extent. Which means most BeagleBone Black capes will also be compatible with BeeagleBone AI-64.

See BeagleBone cape interface spec for compatibility information.

EEPROM#

Each cape must have its own EEPROM containing information that will allow the software to identify the board and to configure the expansion headers pins during boot as needed. The one exception is proto boards intended for prototyping. They may or may not have an EEPROM on them. An EEPROM is required for all capes sold in order for them operate correctly when plugged into BeagleBone AI-64.

The address of the EEPROM will be set via either jumpers or a dipswitch on each expansion board. Expansion board EEPROM without write protect below is the design of the EEPROM circuit.

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Fig. 125 Expansion board EEPROM without write protect#

The addressing of this device requires two bytes for the address which is not used on smaller size EEPROMs, which only require only one byte. Other compatible devices may be used as well. Make sure the device you select supports 16 bit addressing. The part package used is at the discretion of the cape designer.

EEPROM Address#

In order for each cape to have a unique address, a board ID scheme is used that sets the address to be different depending on the setting of the dipswitch or jumpers on the capes. A two position dipswitch or jumpers is used to set the address pins of the EEPROM.

It is the responsibility of the user to set the proper address for each board and the position in the stack that the board occupies has nothing to do with which board gets first choice on the usage of the expansion bus signals. The process for making that determination and resolving conflicts is left up to the SW and, as of this moment in time, this method is a something of a mystery due to the new Device Tree methodology introduced in the 3.8 kernel.

Address line A2 is always tied high. This sets the allowable address range for the expansion cards to 0x54 to**0x57**. All other I2C addresses can be used by the user in the design of their capes. But, these addresses must not be used other than for the board EEPROM information. This also allows for the inclusion of EEPROM devices on the cape if needed without interfering with this EEPROM. It requires that A2 be grounded on the EEPROM not used for cape identification.

I2C Bus#

The EEPROMs on each expansion board are connected to I2C2 on connector P9 pins 19 and 20. For this reason I2C2 must always be left connected and should not be changed by SW to remove it from the expansion header pin mux settings. If this is done, the system will be unable to detect the capes.

The I2C signals require pullup resistors. Each board must have a 5.6K resistor on these signals. With four capes installed this will result in an effective resistance of 1.4K if all capes were installed and all the resistors used were exactly 5.6K. As more capes are added the resistance is reduced to overcome capacitance added to the signals. When no capes are installed the internal pullup resistors must be activated inside the processor to prevent I2C timeouts on the I2C bus.

The I2C2 bus may also be used by capes for other functions such as I/O expansion or other I2C compatible devices that do not share the same address as the cape EEPROM.

EEPROM Write Protect#

The design in Expansion board EEPROM with write protect has the write protect disabled. If the write protect is not enabled, this does expose the EEPROM to being corrupted if the I2C2 bus is used on the cape and the wrong address written to. It is recommended that a write protection function be implemented and a Test Point be added that when grounded, will allow the EEPROM to be written to. To enable write operation, Pin 7 of the EEPROM must be tied to ground.

When not grounded, the pin is HI via pullup resistor R210 and therefore write protected. Whether or not Write Protect is provided is at the discretion of the cape designer.

Todo

  • Variable & MAC Memory

  • VSYS_IO_3V3

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Fig. 126 Expansion board EEPROM with write protect#

EEPROM Data Format#

Expansion Board EEPROM shows the format of the contents of the expansion board EEPROM. Data is stored in Big Endian with the least significant value on the right. All addresses read as a single byte data from the EEPROM, but two byte addressing is used. ASCII values are intended to be easily read by the user when the EEPROM contents are dumped.

Todo

Clean/Update table

Table 18 Expansion Board EEPROM#

Name

Offset

Size (bytes)

Contents

Header

0

4

0xAA, 0x55, 0x33, 0xEE

EEPROM Revision

4

2

Revision number of the overall format of this EEPROM in ASCII =A1

Board Name

6

32

Name of board in ASCII so user can read it when the EEPROM is dumped. Up to developer of the board as to what they call the board..

Version

38

4

Hardware version code for board in ASCII.Version format is up to the developer.i.e. 02.1…00A1….10A0

Manufacturer

42

16

ASCII name of the manufacturer. Company or individual’s name.

Part Number

58

16

ASCII Characters for the part number. Up to maker of the board.

Number of Pins

74

2

Number of pins used by the daughter board including the power pins used. Decimal value of total pins 92 max, stored in HEX.

Serial Number

76

12

Serial number of the board. This is a 12 character string which is: WWYY&&&&nnnn where, WW = 2 digit week of the year of production, YY = 2 digit year of production , &&&&=Assembly code to let the manufacturer document the assembly number or product. A way to quickly tell from reading the serial number what the board is. Up to the developer to determine. nnnn = incrementing board number for that week of production

Pin Usage

88

148

Two bytes for each configurable pins of the 74 pins on the expansion connectors, MSB LSB Bit order: 15..14 ….. 1..0 Bit 15….Pin is used or not…0=Unused by cape 1=Used by cape Bit 14-13…Pin Direction…..1 0=Output 01=Input 11=BDIR Bits 12-7…Reserved……..should be all zeros Bit 6….Slew Rate …….0=Fast 1=Slow Bit 5….Rx Enable…….0=Disabled 1=Enabled Bit 4….Pull Up/Dn Select….0=Pulldown 1=PullUp Bit 3….Pull Up/DN enabled…0=Enabled 1=Disabled Bits 2-0 …Mux Mode Selection…Mode 0-7

VDD_3V3B Current

236

2

Maximum current in milliamps. This is HEX value of the current in decimal 1500mA=0x05 0xDC 325mA=0x01 0x45

VDD_5V Current

238

2

Maximum current in milliamps. This is HEX value of the current in decimal 1500mA=0x05 0xDC 325mA=0x01 0x45

SYS_5V Current

240

2

Maximum current in milliamps. This is HEX value of the current in decimal 1500mA=0x05 0xDC 325mA=0x01 0x45

DC Supplied

242

2

Indicates whether or not the board is supplying voltage on the VDD_5V rail and the current rating 000=No 1-0xFFFF is the current supplied storing the decimal quivalent in HEX format

Available

244

32543

Available space for other non-volatile codes/data to be used as needed by the manufacturer or SW driver. Could also store presets for use by SW.

Todo

Align with other boards and migrate away from pin usage entries for BeagleBone Black expansion

Pin Usage Consideration#

This section covers things to watch for when hooking up to certain pins on the expansion headers.

Expansion Connectors#

A combination of male and female headers is used for access to the expansion headers on the main board. There are three possible mounting configurations for the expansion headers:

  • Single -no board stacking but can be used on the top of the stack.

  • Stacking-up to four boards can be stacked on top of each other.

  • Stacking with signal stealing-up to three boards can be stacked on top of each other, but certain boards will not pass on the signals they are using to prevent signal loading or use by other cards in the stack.

The following sections describe how the connectors are to be implemented and used for each of the different configurations.

Non-Stacking Headers-Single Cape#

For non-stacking capes single configurations or where the cape can be the last board on the stack, the two 46 pin expansion headers use the same connectors. Single expansion connector is a picture of the connector. These are dual row 23 position 2.54mm x 2.54mm connectors.

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Fig. 127 Single expansion connector#

The connector is typically mounted on the bottom side of the board as shown in Single cape expansion connector on BeagleBone Proto Cape with EEPROM from onlogic . These are very common connectors and should be easily located. You can also use two single row 23 pin headers for each of the dual row headers.

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Fig. 128 Single cape expansion connector on BeagleBone Proto Cape with EEPROM from onlogic#

It is allowed to only populate the pins you need. As this is a non-stacking configuration, there is no need for all headers to be populated. This can also reduce the overall cost of the cape. This decision is up to the cape designer.

For convenience listed in Single Cape Connectors are some possible choices for part numbers on this connector. They have varying pin lengths and some may be more suitable than others for your use. It should be noted, that the longer the pin and the further it is inserted into BeagleBone AI-64 connector, the harder it will be to remove due to the tension on 92 pins. This can be minimized by using shorter pins or removing those pins that are not used by your particular design. The first item in**Table 18** is on the edge and may not be the best solution. Overhang is the amount of the pin that goes past the contact point of the connector on BeagleBone AI-64

Table 19 Single Cape Connectors#

SUPPLIER

PARTNUMBER

LENGTH(in)

OVERHANG(in)

Major League

TSHC-123-D-03-145-G-LF

.145

.004

Major League

TSHC-123-D-03-240-G-LF

.240

.099

Major League

TSHC-123-D-03-255-G-LF

.255

.114

The G in the part number is a plating option. Other options may be used as well as long as the contact area is gold. Other possible sources are Sullins and Samtec for these connectors. You will need to ensure the depth into the connector is sufficient

Main Expansion Headers-Stacking#

For stacking configuration, the two 46 pin expansion headers use the same connectors. Expansion Connector is a picture of the connector. These are dual row 23 position 2.54mm x 2.54mm connectors.

Expansion Connector

Fig. 129 Expansion Connector#

The connector is mounted on the top side of the board with longer tails to allow insertion into BeagleBone AI-64. Stacked cape expansion connector is the connector configuration for the connector.

Stacked cape expansion connector

Fig. 130 Stacked cape expansion connector#

For convenience listed in Table 18 are some possible choices for part numbers on this connector. They have varying pin lengths and some may be more suitable than others for your use. It should be noted, that the longer the pin and the further it is inserted into BeagleBone AI-64 connector, the harder it will be to remove due to the tension on 92 pins. This can be minimized by using shorter pins. There are most likely other suppliers out there that will work for this connector as well. If anyone finds other suppliers of compatible connectors that work, let us know and they will be added to this document. The first item in Table 19 is on the edge and may not be the best solution. Overhang is the amount of the pin that goes past the contact point of the connector on BeagleBone AI-64.

The third part listed in Stacked Cape Connectors will have insertion force issues.

Table 20 Stacked Cape Connectors#

SUPPLIER

PARTNUMBER

TAIL LENGTH(in)

OVERHANG(in)

Major League

SSHQ-123-D-06-G-LF

.190

0.049

Major League

SSHQ-123-D-08-G-LF

.390

0.249

Major League

SSHQ-123-D-10-G-LF

.560

0.419

There are also different plating options on each of the connectors above. Gold plating on the contacts is the minimum requirement. If you choose to use a different part number for plating or availability purposes, make sure you do not select the “LT” option.

Other possible sources are Sullins and Samtec but make sure you select one that has the correct mating depth.

Stacked Capes w/Signal Stealing#

Stacked with signal stealing expansion connector figure is the connector configuration for stackable capes that does not provide all of the signals upwards for use by other boards. This is useful if there is an expectation that other boards could interfere with the operation of your board by exposing those signals for expansion. This configuration consists of a combination of the stacking and nonstacking style connectors.

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Fig. 131 Stacked with signal stealing expansion connector figure#

Retention Force#

The length of the pins on the expansion header has a direct relationship to the amount of force that is used to remove a cape from BeagleBone AI-64. The longer the pins extend into the connector the harder it is to remove. There is no rule that says that if longer pins are used, that the connector pins have to extend all the way into the mating connector on BeagleBone AI-64, but this is controlled by the user and therefore is hard to control. We have also found that if you use gold pins, while more expensive, it makes for a smoother finish which reduces the friction.

This section will attempt to describe the tradeoffs and things to consider when selecting a connector and its pin length.

BeagleBone AI-64 Female Connectors#

Connector Pin Insertion Depth shows the key measurements used in calculating how much the pin extends past the contact point on the connector, what we call overhang.

Connector Pin Insertion Depth

Fig. 132 Connector Pin Insertion Depth#

To calculate the amount of the pin that extends past the Point of Contact, use the following formula:

Overhang=Total Pin Length- PCB thickness (.062) - contact point (.079)

The longer the pin extends past the contact point, the more force it will take to insert and remove the board. Removal is a greater issue than the insertion.

Signal Usage#

Based on the pin muxing capabilities of the processor, each expansion pin can be configured for different functions. When in the stacking mode, it will be up to the user to ensure that any conflicts are resolved between multiple stacked cards. When stacked, the first card detected will be used to set the pin muxing of each pin. This will prevent other modes from being supported on stacked cards and may result in them being inoperative.

In Cape Header Connectors section of this document, the functions of the pins are defined as well as the pin muxing options. Refer to this section for more information on what each pin is. To simplify things, if you use the default name as the function for each pin and use those functions, it will simplify board design and reduce conflicts with other boards.

Interoperability is up to the board suppliers and the user. This specification does not specify a fixed function on any pin and any pin can be used to the full extent of the functionality of that pin as enabled by the processor.

DO NOT APPLY VOLTAGE TO ANY I/O PIN WHEN POWER IS NOT SUPPLIED TO THE BOARD. IT WILL DAMAGE THE PROCESSOR AND VOID THE WARRANTY.

NO PINS ARE TO BE DRIVEN UNTIL AFTER THE SYS_RESET LINE GOES HIGH.

Cape Power#

This section describes the power rails for the capes and their usage.

Main Board Power#

The Expansion Voltages describes the voltages from the main board that are available on the expansion connectors and their ratings. All voltages are supplied by connector**P9**. The current ratings listed are per pin.

Table 21 Expansion Voltages#

Current

Name

P9

P9

Name

Current

250mA

VDD_3V3B

3

4

VDD_3V3B

250mA

1000mA

VDD_5V

5

6

VDD_5V

1000mA

250mA

SYS_5V

7

8

SYS_5V

250mA

The VSYS_IO_3V3 rail is supplied by the LDO on BeagleBone AI-64 and is the primary power rail for expansion boards. If the power requirement for the capes exceeds the current rating, then locally generated voltage rail can be used. It is recommended that this rail be used to power any buffers or level translators that may be used.

DC_VDD_5V is the main power supply from the DC input jack. This voltage is not present when the board is powered via USB. The amount of current supplied by this rail is dependent upon the amount of current available. Based on the board design, this rail is limited to 1A per pin from the main board.

The VSYS_5V0 rail is the main rail for the regulators on the main board. When powered from a DC supply or USB, this rail will be 5V. The available current from this rail depends on the current available from the USB and DC external supplies.

Expansion Board External Power#

A cape can have a jack or terminals to bring in whatever voltages may be needed by that board. Care should be taken not to let this voltage be fed back into any of the expansion header pins.

It is possible to provide 5V to the main board from an expansion board. By supplying a 5V signal into the DC_VDD_5V rail, the main board can be supplied. This voltage must not exceed 5V. You should not supply any voltage into any other pin of the expansion connectors. Based on the board design, this rail is limited to 1A per pin to BeagleBone AI-64.

There are several precautions that need to be taken when working with the expansion headers to prevent damage to the board.

  1. Do not apply any voltages to any I/O pins when the board is not powered on.

  2. Do not drive any external signals into the I/O pins until after the VSYS_IO_3V3 rail is up.

  3. Do not apply any voltages that are generated from external sources.

  4. If voltages are generated from the DC_VDD_5V signal, those supplies must not become active until after the VSYS_IO_3V3 rail is up.

  5. If you are applying signals from other boards into the expansion headers, make sure you power the board up after you power up the BeagleBone AI-64 or make the connections after power is applied on both boards.

Powering the processor via its I/O pins can cause damage to the processor.

Todo

Add BeagleBone AI-64 cape mechanical characteristics**

Standard Cape Size#

Cape board dimensions shows the outline of the standard cape. The dimensions are in inches.

Cape board dimensions

Fig. 133 Cape board dimensions#

A notch is provided for BeagleBone Ethernet connector to stick up higher than the cape when mounted. This also acts as a key function to ensure that the cape is oriented correctly. Space is also provided to allow access to the user LEDs and reset button on BeagleBone board. On BeagleBone AI-64 board align it with the notch on the board silkscreen.

Extended Cape Size#

Capes larger than the standard board size are also allowed. A good example would be the new BeagleBone AI-64 robotics cape. There is no practical limit to the sizes of these types of boards. The notch is also optional, but it is up to the supplier to ensure that the cape is not plugged incorrectly on BeagleBone AI-64 such that damage would be cause to BeagleBone AI-64. Any such damage will be the responsibility of the supplier of such a cape to repair. As with all capes, the EEPROM is required and compliance with the power requirements must be adhered to.

Todo

Update everything taken from BBB chapters to BB AI-64 compatible text.

RANDOM PRU STUFF THAT MIGHT NEED A HOME#

Note

I don’t want to blow this information away until I know no work went into it for TDA4VM. It is probably just AM3358 or AM5729 information. :-(

PRU0 and PRU1 Access below shows which PRU-ICSS signals can be accessed on the BeagleBone AI-64 and on which connector and pins they are accessible from. Some signals are accessible on the same pins.

Table 22 PRU0 and PRU1 Access#

PIN

PROC

NAME

P8

11

R12

GPIO1_13

pr1_pru0_pru_r30_15 (Output)

12

T12

GPIO1_12

pr1_pru0_pru_r30_14 (Output)

15

U13

GPIO1_15

pr1_pru0_pru_r31_15 (Input)

16

V13

GPIO1_14

pr1_pru0_pru_r31_14 (Input)

20

V9

GPIO1_31

pr1_pru1_pru_r30_13 (Output)

pr1_pru1_pru_r31_13 (INPUT)

21

U9

GPIO1_30

pr1_pru1_pru_r30_12 (Output)

pr1_pru1_pru_r31_12 (INPUT)

27

U5

GPIO2_22

pr1_pru1_pru_r30_8 (Output)

pr1_pru1_pru_r31_8 (INPUT)

28

V5

GPIO2_24

pr1_pru1_pru_r30_10 (Output)

pr1_pru1_pru_r31_10 (INPUT)

29

R5

GPIO2_23

pr1_pru1_pru_r30_9 (Output)

pr1_pru1_pru_r31_9 (INPUT)

39

T3

GPIO2_12

pr1_pru1_pru_r30_6 (Output)

pr1_pru1_pru_r31_6 (INPUT)

40

T4

GPIO2_13

pr1_pru1_pru_r30_7 (Output)

pr1_pru1_pru_r31_7 (INPUT)

41

T1

GPIO2_10

pr1_pru1_pru_r30_4 (Output)

pr1_pru1_pru_r31_4 (INPUT)

42

T2

GPIO2_11

pr1_pru1_pru_r30_5 (Output)

pr1_pru1_pru_r31_5 (INPUT)

43

R3

GPIO2_8

pr1_pru1_pru_r30_2 (Output)

pr1_pru1_pru_r31_2 (INPUT)

44

R4

GPIO2_9

pr1_pru1_pru_r30_3 (Output)

pr1_pru1_pru_r31_3 (INPUT)

45

R1

GPIO2_6

pr1_pru1_pru_r30_0 (Output)

pr1_pru1_pru_r31_0 (INPUT)

46

R2

GPIO2_7

pr1_pru1_pru_r30_1 (Output)

pr1_pru1_pru_r31_1 (INPUT)

P9

17

A16

I2C1_SCL

pr1_uart0_txd

18

B16

I2C1_SDA

pr1_uart0_rxd

19

D17

I2C2_SCL

pr1_uart0_rts_n

20

D18

I2C2_SDA

pr1_uart0_cts_n

21

B17

UART2_TXD

pr1_uart0_rts_n

22

A17

UART2_RXD

pr1_uart0_cts_n

24

D15

UART1_TXD

pr1_uart0_txd

pr1_pru0_pru_r31_16 (Input)

25

A14

GPIO3_21footnote:[GPIO3_21 is also the 24.576MHZ clock input to the processor to enable HDMI audio. To use this pin the oscillator must be disabled.]

pr1_pru0_pru_r30_5 (Output)

pr1_pru0_pru_r31_5 (Input)

26

D16

UART1_RXD

pr1_uart0_rxd

pr1_pru1_pru_r31_16

27

C13

GPIO3_19

pr1_pru0_pru_r30_7 (Output)

pr1_pru0_pru_r31_7 (Input)

28

C12

SPI1_CS0

eCAP2_in_PWM2_out

pr1_pru0_pru_r30_3 (Output)

pr1_pru0_pru_r31_3 (Input)

29

B13

SPI1_D0

pr1_pru0_pru_r30_1 (Output)

pr1_pru0_pru_r31_1 (Input)

30

D12

SPI1_D1

pr1_pru0_pru_r30_2 (Output)

pr1_pru0_pru_r31_2 (Input)

31

A13

SPI1_SCLK

pr1_pru0_pru_r30_0 (Output)

pr1_pru0_pru_r31_0 (Input)