VAR-SOM-AM43 :
TI AM437x

Supporting the 1GHz Sitara™ AM437x ARM® Cortex™-A9 processor from Texas Instruments (TI) with quad 200MHz real-time programmable unit (PRU) and a rich 2D/3D graphics accelerator. The quad PRUs are ideal for offloading real-time processing from the main Cortex CPU, managing deterministic tasks and supporting dedicated industrial protocols. The PRUs alongside the rich industrial connectivity of the VAR-SOM-AM43 System on Module / Computer on Module makes it an optimized solution for products targeting automation, robotics, controllers, HMI and other industrial segments.
With dual GbE, USB, touch controller, audio, certified Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n with optional MIMO and BT/BLE, the VAR-SOM-AM43 is also highly integrated with support for a wide range of operating systems.

Specifications

CPU

1GHz Cortex™-A9 Texas Instruments AM437x

Real-time CPU

Quad 200MHz PRU

Certified WiFi/BT

802.11 a/b/g/n + MIMO

Graphics Acceleration

PowerVR SGX530 Accelerated 2D and 3D

Temperature range

-40 to 85°C

Product Longevity

2024

CPU Name

Texas Instruments AM437x ( AM4376, AM4377, AM4378, AM4379 )

CPU Type

Cortex™-A9

CPU Cores

1 Core

CPU Clock (Max)

1.0 GHz

PRU

4 x 200MHz

Integer performance (DMIPS)

Up to 2,500

RAM

256 – 1024 MB DDR3

SLC NAND

0 – 512 MB SLC NAND

eMMC

8 – 64 GB

Multimedia

2D/3D Graphics Acceleration

PowerVR SGX530 Accelerated 2D and 3D

Camera Interfaces

1x CPI

Display

Parallel RGB

1400 x 1050 24-bit

Touch controller

Resistive, Capacitive

Audio

Headphone driver

Yes

Microphone

Analog, Digital

Line In/Out

Yes

Digital audio serial interface

S/PDIF, IEC60958-1, AES-3

Connectivity

SD / MMC

x3

USB Host / Device

USB 2.0 : 1x Host, 1x OTG

UART

x5, up to 3.6 Mbps

I2C

x3

SPI

x4

1 Wire/HDQ

x1

CAN Bus

x2

RTC

On carrier

Networking

Ethernet

10/100/1000 Mbps + 10/100/1000 RGMII

Wi-Fi

Certified 802.11 a/b/g/n + MIMO

Bluetooth

5.1 + CSA2 support / BLE

Linux

Yes

Android

No

Mechanical Specifications

Dimensions (W x L)

67.8 x 38.6 mm

Electronic Specifications

Supply voltage

3.3 V

Digital I/O voltage

3.3 V / 1.8 V

Environmental Specifications

Commercial operating temperature

0 to 70°C

Extended operating temperature

-20 to 70°C

Industrial operating temperature

-40 to 85°C

Storage temperature

-40 to 85°C

Storage humidity

5% to 95%

VAR-SOM-AM43 Block Diagram Texas Instruments AM437x Diagram

VAR-SOM-AM437[x]_[xxxx]C_[xxxx]R_[xxx]N_[xx]G_[AC]_[EC]_[WB[D]]_[x]T_LO

AM437[x]:

CPU type: 6: AM4376 , 8 : AM4378 , 9 : AM4379

[xxxx]C:

Clock speed: 800 MHz : 800C, 1000 MHz : 1000C

[xxx]R:

RAM size: 256 MB : 256R,512 MB : 512R, 1024 MB : 1024R

[xxx]N:

NAND size: 128 MB : 128N, 256 MB : 256N, 512 MB : 512N

[xx]G:

eMMC size: 8 GB : 8G, 16 GB : 16G, 32 GB : 32G

[AC]:

Audio Codec

[EC]:

10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps Ethernet PHY

[WB[D]]

WB: Built-in certified Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n + Bluetooth 5.1 + CSA2 support/BLE (CT/ET only)
WBD: Built-in certified Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n with MIMO + Bluetooth 5.1 + CSA2 support/BLE

[x]T:

C : 0 to 70°C,E : -20 to 70°C, I : -40 to 85°C

VAR-SOM-AM43 Evaluation Kits

The VAR-SOM-AM43 Starter Kit serves as a complete development kit for evaluation and application development purposes. The VAR-SOM-AM43 Development Kit provides a great showcase of the VAR-SOM-AM43 connectivity features and performance.

VAR-SOM-AM43 Evaluation Kits

Documentation

Carrier board

Mechanic Design files

OS Support

Linux Distributions

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