Variscite VAR-SOM-AM43 Quick Start Manual

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Top side:
1. 5V DC In Jack (J12)
2. USB0 Host
3. RS232 Header (J8)
4. USB1 Host
5. I2C / SPI Connector (J9)
6. 10/100/1000Mbps ETH1 (J5)
7. 10/100/1000Mbps ETH2 (J6) *
8. Camera Header
9. Headphones Jack (J17)
10. Line In (J18)
11. USB Debug (J22)
12. USER Button3 (SW6)
13. USER Button2 (SW5)
14. USER Button1 (SW4)
15. Reset Button (SW3)
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NOTE:
VAR-DVK-AM43 supports dual GbE w/o Wi-Fi / BT
VAR-DVK-AM43_W supports single GbE and Wi-Fi /B
VAR-SOM-AM43 based on TI AM437x
Evaluation Kit Quick Start Guide
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16. Digital Audio / SPI (J21)
17. GPIO Headers (J19 / J20)
18. Boot select switches
19. UART3 Header (J16)
20. LVDS Display Connector
21. UART1 Header (J14)
22. A2D Header (J10)
23. CAN / RS-485 Header
24. Capacitive Touch (J7)
Bottom side:
25. microSD connector (J103)
26. OV2659 Image-sensor
27. USB0 OTG
28. Resistive Touch
29. RTC Battery Holder
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Evaluation Kit initial Setup
1. Carefully remove the 7" LCD and VAR-AM43CustomBoard board from the
package.
2. Connect the 7" LCD Touch and Display cables to the Evaluation Kit connectors
J7, J15 respectively as shown in the upper left picture.
Note: Display cable connector pins 1, 2 (colored in red) should be connected to
J15 pins 1, 2 respectively.
Touch cable – connect the cable with metal contacts facing down.
3. Plug the USB type A to micro B cable between the USB debug connector (J22)
and a PC USB port.
4. Plug the wall adapter's connector into the VAR-AM43CustomBoard
5V power jack (J12).
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