NVIDIA Jetson TX2/TX2i OEM Product Design Guide
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Table 72. SPI Interface Signal Routing Requirements
Configuration / Device Organization
Max Loading (total of all loads)
Breakout Region Impedance
Via proximity (Signal to reference)
Trace spacing Microstrip / Stripline
Max Trace Length/Delay (PCB Main Trunk) Point-Point
For MOSI, MISO, SCK & CS 2x-Load Star/Daisy
Max Trace Length/Delay (Branch-A) 2x-Load Star/Daisy
for MOSI, MISO, SCK & CS
Max Trace Length/Delay (Branch-B) 2x-Load Star/Daisy
for MOSI, MISO, SCK & CS
Max Trace Length/Delay Skew from MOSI, MISO & CS to SCK
Up to 4 signal Vias can share a single GND return Via
Table 73. SPI Signal Connections
SPI0_CLK has 120
(on the module).
SPI Clock.: Connect to Peripheral CLK pin(s)
SPI Data Output: Connect to Slave Peripheral MOSI pin(s)
SPI Data Input: Connect to Slave Peripheral MISO pin(s)
SPI2_CS[1:0]#
SPI[1:0]_CS0#
SPI Chip Selects.: Connect one CS_N pin per SPI IF to each Slave
Peripheral CS pin on the interface
Table 74. Recommended SPI observation (test) points for initial boards
One for each SPI signal line used
Near the module & Device pins.
12.3 UART
Jetson TX2/TX2i brings five UARTs out to the main connector. One of the UARTs is used for the WLAN/BT on Jetson TX2 or
as UART3 at the connector depending on the setting of a multiplexor. See Table 76 for typical assignments of the UARTs.
Table 75. UART Pin Descriptions
Usage on the Carrier
Board
UART 3 Clear to Send (muxed on TX2)
UART 3 Request to Send (muxed on TX2)
UART 3 Receive (muxed on TX2)
Optional source of
UART on Exp. Header
UART 3 Transmit (muxed on TX2)