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NXP i.MX28 EVK Hardware User's Guide

Hardware guide for the NXP i.MX28 Evaluation Kit, detailing the i.MX28 processor, memory, connectivity, and peripheral interfaces for embedded system development.

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Overview

The i.MX28 EVK Hardware User's Guide provides a comprehensive technical overview of the evaluation board based on the NXP i.MX28 processor. It details the hardware architecture, including the ARM926EJ-S core, DDR2 SDRAM (Elpida EDE1116AEBG), and NAND Flash memory systems. The document covers the implementation of key peripherals such as dual 10/100 Ethernet (Microchip LAN8720), USB 2.0 OTG and Host (Richtek RT9706), and CAN bus (Infineon TLE6251DS). Additionally, it describes the audio subsystem using the SGTL5000 codec, UART communications via Maxim MAX3222, and power monitoring utilizing the Linear Technology LTC2487. It includes block diagrams for boot mode selection, JTAG, MMC/SD interfaces, and I/O MUX configurations.

Use Cases

  • Evaluating i.MX28 processor performance and peripheral features
  • Hardware reference design for ARM9-based embedded systems
  • Configuring boot modes and memory interfaces for i.MX series
  • Integrating Ethernet, CAN, and LCD interfaces in industrial designs

Topics

NXP
i.MX28
EVK
Evaluation Kit
ARM926EJ-S
LAN8720
SGTL5000
DDR2 SDRAM
Ethernet
USB OTG
CAN bus
Embedded Design

Referenced Parts

TLE6251DS

Infineon

TLE6251DS Datasheet(Rev3.1), Infineon, 2007.08

EDE1116AEBG

Elpida

EDE1116AEBG, 1Gb DDR2 SDRAM Specification(Rev2.0), Elpida, 2008.01

LAN8720

Microchip

The MDC, MDIO, ENET_FEC_RESET, ENET_INT, and ENET_CLK signals are shared by both LAN8720 PHYs.

SGTL5000

NXP

A stereo audio codec is integrated on i.MX28 EVK board, the part number is SGTL5000.

i.MX28

NXP

The i.MX28 is a low-power, high performance multimedia application processor

LTC2487

Linear Technology

The LTC2487 uses the MX28 USB_0_OC signal as a GPIO pin for power gating Q14.

MAX3222

Maxim Integrated

UART System Block Diagram ... MAX3222

RT9706

Richtek

Power Switch RT9706

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