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Expansion

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Important

This page is a work in progress, don’t use if for debugging.

The expansion interface on the board is comprised of two headers P8 (46 pin) & P9 (46 pin). All signals on the expansion headers are 3.3V unless otherwise indicated.

Note

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

Note

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.

Connector P8

The following tables show the pinout of the P8 expansion header. The gateware image is responsible for setting the 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 Name row is the pin name on the processor.

The BALL row is the pin number on the processor.

The rows below BALL are the gateware setting for each pin.

NOTES:

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

Name

HSIO6NB0

HSIO6PB0/CCC_NE_CLKIN_N_11

HSIO12NB0

BALL

V22

W22

V19

DEFAULT

MSS GPIO_2[0]

MSS GPIO_2[1]

MSS GPIO_2[2]

User LED 0

User LED 1

User LED 2

GPIOS

MSS GPIO_2[0]

MSS GPIO_2[1]

MSS GPIO_2[2]

User LED 0

User LED 1

User LED 2

ROBOTICS

MSS GPIO_2[0]

MSS GPIO_2[1]

MSS GPIO_2[2]

User LED 0

User LED 1

User LED 2

P8.06-P8.09

Pin

P8.06

P8.07

P8.08

P8.09

Name

HSIO12PB0/CLKIN_N_9/CCC_NE_CLKIN_N_9

HSIO30NB0

HSIO30PB0/CLKIN_N_3/CCC_NW_CLKIN_N_3

HSIO8NB0

BALL

V20

V15

V14

V21

DEFAULT

MSS GPIO_2[3]

MSS GPIO_2[4]

MSS GPIO_2[5]

MSS GPIO_2[6]

User LED 3

User LED 4

User LED 5

User LED 6

GPIOS

MSS GPIO_2[3]

MSS GPIO_2[4]

MSS GPIO_2[5]

MSS GPIO_2[6]

User LED 3

User LED 4

User LED 5

User LED 6

ROBOTICS

MSS GPIO_2[3]

MSS GPIO_2[4]

MSS GPIO_2[5]

MSS GPIO_2[6]

User LED 3

User LED 4

User LED 5

User LED 6

P8.10-P8.13

Pin

P8.10

P8.11

P8.12

P8.13

Name

HSIO8PB0/CCC_NE_CLKIN_N_10/CCC_NE_PLL0_OUT0

HSIO7NB0

HSIO7PB0/CCC_NE_PLL0_OUT1

GPIO47PB1

BALL

W21

Y21

Y20

B10

DEFAULT

MSS GPIO_2[7]

MSS GPIO_2[8]

MSS GPIO_2[9]

core_pwm[1] @ 0x41500000

User LED 7

User LED 8

User LED 9

PWM_2:1

GPIOS

MSS GPIO_2[7]

MSS GPIO_2[8]

MSS GPIO_2[9]

MSS GPIO_2[10]

User LED 7

User LED 8

User LED 9

User LED 10

ROBOTICS

MSS GPIO_2[7]

MSS GPIO_2[8]

MSS GPIO_2[9]

core_pwm[1] @ 0x41500000

User LED 7

User LED 8

User LED 9

PWM_2:1

P8.14-P8.16

Pin

P8.14

P8.15

P8.16

Name

GPIO47NB1

HSIO34NB0

HSIO34PB0/CCC_NW_CLKIN_N_1

BALL

B9

T12

U12

DEFAULT

MSS GPIO_2[11]

MSS GPIO_2[12]

MSS GPIO_2[13]

User LED 11

GPIO

GPIO

GPIOS

MSS GPIO_2[11]

MSS GPIO_2[12]

MSS GPIO_2[13]

User LED 11

GPIO

GPIO

ROBOTICS

MSS GPIO_2[11]

MSS GPIO_2[12]

MSS GPIO_2[13]

User LED 11

GPIO

GPIO

P8.17-P8.19

Pin

P8.17

P8.18

P8.19

Name

HSIO29PB0

HSIO15PB0/DQS/CCC_NE_PLL1_OUT0

HSIO19NB0

BALL

W13

T16

W18

DEFAULT

MSS GPIO_2[14]

MSS GPIO_2[15]

core_pwm[0] @ 0x41500000

GPIO

GPIO

PWM_2:0

GPIOS

MSS GPIO_2[14]

MSS GPIO_2[15]

MSS GPIO_2[16]

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

ROBOTICS

MSS GPIO_2[14]

MSS GPIO_2[15]

core_pwm[0] @ 0x41500000

GPIO

GPIO

PWM_2:0

P8.20-P8.22

Pin

P8.20

P8.21

P8.22

Name

HSIO15NB0/DQS

HSIO9PB0/DQS/CCC_NE_PLL0_OUT0

HSIO9NB0/DQS

BALL

R16

AA21

AA22

DEFAULT

MSS GPIO_2[17]

MSS GPIO_2[18]

MSS GPIO_2[19]

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

GPIOS

MSS GPIO_2[17]

MSS GPIO_2[18]

MSS GPIO_2[19]

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

ROBOTICS

MSS GPIO_2[17]

MSS GPIO_2[18]

MSS GPIO_2[19]

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

P8.23-P8.26

Pin

P8.23

P8.24

P8.25

P8.26

Name

HSIO18PB0/CLKIN_N_7

HSIO18NB0

HSIO16PB0

GPIO49NB1

BALL

AB18

AA18

V17

A12

DEFAULT

MSS GPIO_2[20]

MSS GPIO_2[21]

MSS GPIO_2[22]

MSS GPIO_2[23]

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

GOIOS

MSS GPIO_2[20]

MSS GPIO_2[21]

MSS GPIO_2[22]

MSS GPIO_2[23]

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

ROBOTICS

MSS GPIO_2[20]

MSS GPIO_2[21]

MSS GPIO_2[22]

MSS GPIO_2[23]

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

P8.27-P8.29

Pin

P8.27

P8.28

P8.29

Name

GPIO49PB1/CLKIN_S_5

GPIO51NB1

GPIO51PB1/CLKIN_S_6

BALL

A13

B14

B13

DEFAULT

MSS GPIO_2[24]

MSS GPIO_2[25]

MSS GPIO_2[26]

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

GPIOS

MSS GPIO_2[24]

MSS GPIO_2[25]

MSS GPIO_2[26]

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

ROBOTICS

MSS GPIO_2[24]

MSS GPIO_2[25]

MSS GPIO_2[26]

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

P8.30-P8.32

Pin

P8.30

P8.31

P8.32

Name

GPIO50NB1/DQS

GPIO50PB1/DQS

GPIO53NB1

BALL

D14

D13

B15

DEFAULT

MSS GPIO_2[27]

core_gpio[0] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[1] @ 0x41100000

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

GPIOS

MSS GPIO_2[27]

core_gpio[0] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[1] @ 0x41100000

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

ROBOTICS

MSS GPIO_2[27]

core_gpio[0] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[1] @ 0x41100000

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

P8.33-P8.35

Pin

P8.33

P8.34

P8.35

Name

GPIO53PB1/CLKIN_S_7

GPIO52NB1/LPRB_B

GPIO52PB1/LPRB_A

BALL

A15

C15

C14

DEFAULT

core_gpio[2] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[3] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[4] @ 0x41100000

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

GPIOS

core_gpio[2] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[3] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[4] @ 0x41100000

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

ROBOTICS

core_gpio[2] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[3] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[4] @ 0x41100000

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

P8.36-P8.38

Pin

P8.36

P8.37

P8.38

Name

GPIO37NB1

GPIO37PB1/CCC_SW_CLKIN_S_1

GPIO3NB1

BALL

B4

C4

C17

DEFAULT

core_gpio[5] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[6] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[7] @ 0x41100000

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

GPIOS

core_gpio[5] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[6] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[7] @ 0x41100000

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

ROBOTICS

core_gpio[5] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[6] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[7] @ 0x41100000

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

P8.39-P8.41

Pin

P8.39

P8.40

P8.41

Name

GPIO3PB1/CCC_SE_CLKIN_S_10/CCC_SE_PLL1_OUT0

GPIO5NB1

GPIO5PB1/CCC_SE_CLKIN_S_11

BALL

B17

B18

A18

DEFAULT

core_gpio[8] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[9] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[10] @ 0x41100000

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

GPIOS

core_gpio[8] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[9] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[10] @ 0x41100000

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

ROBOTICS

core_gpio[8] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[9] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[10] @ 0x41100000

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

P8.42-P8.44

Pin

P8.42

P8.43

P8.44

Name

GPIO36NB1

GPIO36PB1/CCC_SW_CLKIN_S_0

GPIO42NB1

BALL

D6

D7

D8

DEFAULT

core_gpio[11] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[12] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[13] @ 0x41100000

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

GPIOS

core_gpio[11] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[12] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[13] @ 0x41100000

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

ROBOTICS

core_gpio[11] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[12] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[13] @ 0x41100000

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

P8.45-P8.46

Pin

P8.45

P8.46

Name

GPIO42PB1

GPIO4PB1/CCC_SE_PLL1_OUT1

BALL

D9

D18

DEFAULT

core_gpio[14] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[15] @ 0x41100000

GPIO

GPIO

GPIOS

core_gpio[14] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[15] @ 0x41100000

GPIO

GPIO

ROBOTICS

core_gpio[14] @ 0x41100000

core_gpio[15] @ 0x41100000

GPIO

GPIO

Connector P9

The following tables show the pinout of the P9 expansion header. The gateware image is responsible for setting the 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 Name row is the pin name on the processor.

The BALL row is the pin number on the processor.

The rows below BALL are the gateware setting for each pin.

NOTES:

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.

P9.01-P9.05

P9.01

P9.02

P9.03

P9.04

P9.05

GND

GND

VCC_3V3

VCC_3V3

VDD_5V

P9.06-P9.10

P9.06

P9.07

P9.08

P9.10

VDD_5V

SYS_5V

SYS_5V

SYS_RSTN

Pin

P9.09

Name

HSIO19PB0

BALL

W19

P9.11-P9.13

Pin

P9.11

P9.12

P9.13

Name

GPIO38NB1/DQS

GPIO38PB1/DQS/CCC_SW_PLL1_OUT0

GPIO2NB1/DQS

BALL

B5

C5

D19

DEFAULT

MMUART4

core_gpio[1] @ 0x41200000

MMUART4

UART4 RX

GPIO

UART4 TX

GPIOS

core_gpio[0] @ 0x41200000

core_gpio[1] @ 0x41200000

core_gpio[2] @ 0x41200000

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

ROBOTICS

~

core_gpio[0] @ 0x41200000

core_gpio[7] @ 0x41200000

~

GPIO

GPIO

P9.14-P9.16

Pin

P9.14

P9.15

P9.16

Name

GPIO39PB1/CLKIN_S_2/CCC_SW_CLKIN_S_2/CCC_SW_PLL1_OUT0

GPIO40NB1

GPIO40PB1/CCC_SW_PLL1_OUT1

BALL

C6

A5

A6

DEFAULT

core_pwm[0] @ 0x41400000

core_gpio[4] @ 0x41200000

core_pwm[1] @ 0x41400000

PWM_1:0

GPIO

PWM_1:1

GOIOS

core_gpio[3] @ 0x41200000

core_gpio[4] @ 0x41200000

core_gpio[5] @ 0x41200000

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

ROBOTICS

core_pwm[0] @ 0x41400000

core_gpio[1] @ 0x41200000

core_pwm[1] @ 0x41400000

PWM_1:0

GPIO

PWM_1:1

P9.17-P9.19

Pin

P9.17

P9.18

P9.19

Name

GPIO44NB1/DQS

GPIO44PB1/DQS/CCC_SW_PLL0_OUT0

GPIO45PB1/CCC_SW_PLL0_OUT0

BALL

C9

C10

A10

DEFAULT

~

~

MSS I2C0

~

~

I2C0 SCL

GPIOS

core_gpio[6] @ 0x41200000

core_gpio[7] @ 0x41200000

MSS I2C0

GPIO

GPIO

I2C0 SCL

ROBOTICS

~

~

MSS I2C0

~

~

I2C0 SCL

P9.20-P9.22

Pin

P9.20

P9.21

P9.22

Name

GPIO45NB1

GPIO43NB1

GPIO43PB1

BALL

A11

B8

A8

DEFAULT

MSS I2C0

~

~

I2C0 SDA

~

~

GPIOS

MSS I2C0

core_gpio[8] @ 0x41200000

core_gpio[8] @ 0x41200000

I2C0 SDA

GPIO

GPIO

ROBOTICS

MSS I2C0

~

~

I2C0 SDA

~

~

P9.23-P9.25

Pin

P9.23

P9.24

P9.25

Name

GPIO48NB1

GPIO48PB1/CLKIN_S_4

GPIO41NB1

BALL

C12

B12

B7

DEFAULT

core_gpio[10] @ 0x41200000

~

core_gpio[12] @ 0x41200000

GPIO

~

GPIO

GPIOS

core_gpio[10] @ 0x41200000

core_gpio[11] @ 0x41200000

core_gpio[12] @ 0x41200000

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

ROBOTICS

core_gpio[2] @ 0x41200000

~

core_gpio[3] @ 0x41200000

GPIO

~

GPIO

P9.26-P9.28

Pin

P9.26

P9.27

P9.28

Name

GPIO41PB1/CLKIN_S_3/CCC_SW_CLKIN_S_3

GPIO46NB1

GPIO46PB1/CCC_SW_PLL0_OUT1

BALL

A7

D11

C11

DEFAULT

~

core_gpio[14] @ 0x41200000

~

~

GPIO

~

GPIOS

core_gpio[13] @ 0x41200000

core_gpio[14] @ 0x41200000

core_gpio[15] @ 0x41200000

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

ROBOTICS

~

~

~

~

~

~

P9.29-P9.31

Pin

P9.29

P9.30

P9.31

Name

GPIO1PB1/CLKIN_S_9/CCC_SE_CLKIN_S_9

GPIO1NB1

GPIO4NB1

BALL

F17

F16

E18

DEFAULT

~

core_gpio[17] @ 0x41200000

~

~

GPIO

~

GPIOS

core_gpio[16] @ 0x41200000

core_gpio[17] @ 0x41200000

core_gpio[18] @ 0x41200000

GPIO

GPIO

GPIO

ROBOTICS

~

core_gpio[5] @ 0x41200000

~

~

GPIO

~

P9.32-P9.40

P9.32

P9.34

VDD_ADC

GND

P9.33

P9.35

P9.36

P9.37

P9.38

P9.39

P9.40

AIN4

AIN6

AIN5

AIN2

AIN3

AIN0

AIN1

P9.41-P9.42

Pin

P9.41

P9.42

Name

GPIO0PB1/CLKIN_S_8/CCC_SE_CLKIN_S_8/CCC_SE_PLL0_OUT0

GPIO0NB1

BALL

E15

E14

DEFAULT

core_gpio[19] @ 0x41200000

core_pwm[0] @ 0x41000000

GPIO

PWM_0:0

GPIOS

core_gpio[19] @ 0x41200000

core_gpio[20] @ 0x41200000

GPIO

GPIO

ROBOTICS

core_gpio[19] @ 0x41200000

~

GPIO

~

P9.43-P9.46

P9.43

P9.44

P9.45

P9.46

GND

GND

GND

GND