Dev Board Micro datasheet

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Features

● NXP i.MX RT1176 MCU

○ ARM Cortex-M7 @ 800 MHz
○ ARM Cortex-M4 @ 400 MHz
● Coral Edge TPU ML accelerator
○ 4 TOPS peak performance (int8)
● 128 MiB NAND flash memory
● 64 MB SDRAM
● On-board color camera (324 x 324 px)
○ 2-lane MIPI CSI also available for
add-on boards
● On-board PDM microphone
○ Three unused PDM lanes also
available for add-on boards
● 24 GPIO header pins
● High-density connectors for add-on boards
○ Coral Wireless Add-on and
Coral PoE Add-on sold separately

Description

The Coral Dev Board Micro is a microcontroller board with a dual-core MCU, Coral Edge TPU, camera, and microphone.
With this board, you can build low-power systems with fast on-device inferencing for vision and audio ML applications. You
can also expand the hardware with custom add-on boards using the high-density board-to-board connectors.

The Edge TPU is a small ASIC designed by Google that accelerates TensorFlow Lite models in a power efficient manner.
One Edge TPU is capable of performing 4 trillion operations per second (4 TOPS). This on-device ML processing reduces
latency, increases data privacy, and removes the need for a constant internet connection.

Ordering information

Part number Description

G650-07968-01 Coral Dev Board Micro

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Table of contents
Features 1

Description 1

Ordering information 1

Table of contents 2

1 System components 3
1.1 Block diagram 5

2 Mechanical dimensions 6

3 Electrical specifications 7
3.1 Recommended operating conditions 7
3.2 Logic threshold levels 7
3.3 Power consumption 8

4 Hardware interfaces 8
4.1 Buttons 8
4.2 USB-C port 8
4.3 LEDs 9
4.4 Camera 9
4.5 Microphone 9
4.6 GPIO headers 10
4.7 Board-to-board connectors 10

5 Peripheral interfaces 11
5.1 Ethernet 11
5.2 SDIO 12
5.3 CSI camera 12
5.4 DSI display 13
5.5 PDM audio 13
5.6 SAI audio 14
5.7 ADC 14
5.8 DAC 14
5.9 I2C 15
5.10 UART 15
5.11 SPI 16
5.12 GPIO 16
5.13 PWM 17
5.14 JTAG 17

6 Board operation 18
6.1 Power supply 18
6.2 Boot modes 18

7 Add-on board developer guide 19

7.1 Design files 19
7.2 Baseboard connectors 19
7.2.1 Connector pinouts 19
7.3 Component max heights and keepouts 20
7.4 Trace impedance recommendations 20
7.5 MIPI trace length compensation 21
7.6 Other recommendations 21

8 Document revisions 22

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1 System components

Table 1. Dev Board Micro components and features

Feature Details

NXP i.MX RT1176 MCU

ARM Cortex-M7 ● 800 MHz

● 32 KB L1 instruction cache
● 32 KB L1 data cache
● Floating Point Unit (FPU) with single-precision and double-precision
support of Armv7-M architecture FPv5
● Supports TensorFlow Lite for Microcontrollers

ARM Cortex-M4 ● 400 MHz

● 16 KB instruction cache
● 16 KB data cache
● Single-precision FPU defined by Armv7-M architecture FPv4-SP
● Supports TensorFlow Lite for Microcontrollers

Memory ● 2 MB SRAM:
○ 512 KB of TCM for Cortex-M7
○ 256 KB of TCM for Cortex-M4
○ 1.25 MB OCRAM
● 4 KB secure always-on RAM
● 256 KB boot ROM

Secure element

NXP A71CH ● Cryptographic device authentication

● Secure credentials provisioning and storage

ML accelerator

Coral Edge TPU coprocessor ● High performance inferencing for TensorFlow Lite models
● 4 trillion operations per second (TOPS)
● USB 2.0 interface with the RT1176 MCU

On-board sensors

Camera ● Himax HM01B0 CMOS sensor

● 324 x 324 px native resolution, or QVGA (320 x 240)
● 110º diagonal FOV
● ƒ/2.0 focal ratio
● Fixed focus

Microphone ● Mono microphone (PDM)

Memory and storage

Random access memory (SDRAM) ● 64 MB

Flash memory (NAND) ● 128 MiB

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Hardware connections

GPIO headers ● 2x 12-pin through-hole interface

● GPIO, PWM, UART, I2C, SPI, DAC, ADC, GND, 3V3, 1V8, and VSYS

Board-to-board connectors ● 2x 100-pin connectors (Hirose DF40C-100DP-0.4V(51))

○ Provides various I/O from the MCU
● Supports Coral Wireless Add-on board (sold separately)
● Supports Coral PoE Add-on board (sold separately)

USB-C plug ● Board power and USB2 data

User interface

LEDs ● 4 on-board LEDs:

○ Green LED that indicates camera activity
○ Green LED that's user programmable
○ Orange LED that indicates board operating status
○ White LED that indicates Edge TPU operating status

Switches ● 2 switch buttons:

○ Reset button for the MCU
○ User programmable button for short presses; also power
cycles the board with a long press

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1.1 Block diagram

Figure 1. Dev Board Micro functional block diagram

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2 Mechanical dimensions

Table 2. Physical specifications

Measurement Value

Size 65.0 × 30.0 × 6.8 mm

Weight 10.4 g

Figure 2. Dev Board Micro dimensions

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3 Electrical specifications

3.1 Recommended operating conditions

Table 3. Board operating conditions

Parameter Min Typical Max

Board supply voltage (VSYS) 4.5 V 5V 5.5 V

Output voltage (VDD_3V3) 3.0 V 3.3 V 3.6 V

Output voltage (VDD_1V8) 1.62 V 1.8 V 1.98 V

RTC supply voltage (VDD_COIN_3V) 2.4 V 3.0 V 3.6 V

GPIO voltage -0.5 V 1.8 V 2.1 V

Operating temperature 0 °C – 50 °C

Storage temperature -30 °C – 85 °C

Typical operation is based on a 5 V / 2 A power supply via USB. For more details, see section 6.1 Power supply.

Caution: The board can become hot during operation and might burn you if touched. If using a case, the board might
require cooling to maintain proper operating temperatures. You must validate safe operation before you deploy.

Warning: Do not connect devices to the voltage rails (VSYS, VDD_3V3, VDD_1V8) that draw significant power. Doing so
can exceed the board's ability to supply power and might cause the board to malfunction or overheat, possibly causing
fire and serious injury. For details about available power on each rail, consult the Dev Board Micro schematic (table 20).

3.2 Logic threshold levels

Table 4. Digital I/O logic thresholds

Parameter Output Input

Low-level max (VOL) High-level min (VOH) Low-level max (VIL) High-level min (VIH)

GPIO pins 0.54 V 1. 3 V 0.45 V 1.35 V

Note: There is considerable variation in capability between I/O banks on the RT1176 MCU, so only the worst case
numbers are provided in table 4. For complete details on I/O drive strengths, refer to the RT1176 datasheet.

When operating within the voltage thresholds in table 4, each I/O pin supports a maximum current of 6 mA, except for the
DAC pin, which can supply a maximum current of 1 mA. Some signals that are available only through the board-to-board
connectors and belong to the GPIO_SNVS domain are limited to 170 µA drive strength.

Warning: If you exceed the max I/O pin current, you can damage the board, possibly causing fire and serious injury.

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3.3 Power consumption

The power consumed by the Dev Board Micro depends on a variety of application behaviors, but most importantly, the
extent to which the Edge TPU is being used. Typical test scenarios when the Edge TPU is active show average power
peaks around 3 W.

Beware that, depending on the type of ML model you're using, the Edge TPU can cause significant spikes in current draw.

For more details about the Edge TPU power consumption, see the Coral Accelerator Module datasheet.

4 Hardware interfaces

Figure 3. User interface and peripheral components

4.1 Buttons

The Dev Board Micro has two tactile switch buttons:

● User button / Power cycle (USR): Programmable for application behaviors with a short press (active low). If held for
7 seconds, it power-cycles the board. If held while booting, it enables Serial Downloader mode.
● Reset button (RST): Resets the MCU.

4.2 USB-C port

There is one USB-C port (USB 2.0) that provides board power and data I/O with a computer.

You can access the serial console through USB while FreeRTOS is running (the connection is lost during resets). You can
instead access the serial console with the UART pins on the GPIO header and maintain the connection during resets.

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4.3 LEDs

All LEDs are programmable, but they have some default behaviors (except the User LED) as described in table 5.

Table 5. Description of the on-board LEDs (see figure 3 for LED locations)
Name Color Description

Camera Green Indicates camera activity. By default, it is on during image capture, for a minimum of 500 ms.*

TPU White Indicates Edge TPU status. By default, it is on while the Edge TPU is powered. It is
programmable, but only while the Edge TPU is powered.

User Green Programmable. Off by default.

Status Orange Indicates board operating status. By default, it turns on briefly when the board boots from flash
and it is programmable.
* The Camera LED gives people awareness that images are being captured by an image sensor for storage, processing,
and/or transmission. We strongly recommend this LED behavior remain unchanged and always be visible to users.

4.4 Camera

The Dev Board Micro has a low-profile camera module:

● Himax HM01B0 CMOS sensor

● 324 x 324 px native resolution, or QVGA (320 x 240 px)
● 110º diagonal FOV
● ƒ/2.0 focal ratio
● Fixed focus

There is also one 2-lane MIPI CSI interface available through the board-to-board connectors for add-on boards.

4.5 Microphone

The Dev Board Micro has one on-board digital PDM microphone (left channel).

There are also 3 unused PDM lanes available through the board-to-board connectors for add-on boards.

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4.6 GPIO headers

Each I/O pin on the two 12-pin headers supports a max current of 6 mA when operating with 1.8 V, except for the DAC pin,
which must be treated differently and can supply a maximum current of 1 mA. However, drive strengths may be lower and
vary between pins. For information about voltage levels and logic thresholds, see section 3 Electrical specifications.

Once FreeRTOS is booted, all I/O pins are set to a high-Z (floating) state, with two exceptions: The I2C pins default to high,
and the UART6_TX and UART6_RX lines are configured for serial port communication so their states vary based on serial
port activity. During reset and boot-up, all pin states may change. If enabled, internal pull-ups and pull-downs are typically
35 kOhms (for more detail, see the RT1176 datasheet).

Figure 4 shows the primary function for each pin, along with the MCU pin name, and the name you can use to address each
pin either as a GPIO with the coralmicro library or as a digital/analog pin with Arduino.

Note: UART6_TX and UART6_RX are configured for serial port communication and should not be used for other
purposes.

Figure 4. Pin layout and names for the GPIO headers

Note: Header pins are not included. For compatibility with Coral cases, solder the header pins facing down.

4.7 Board-to-board connectors

The Dev Board Micro includes high-density board to board connectors on the bottom of the board (indicated in figure 3),
allowing you to connect add-on hardware such as the Coral Wireless Add-on board (sold separately), the Coral PoE Add-on
board (sold separately), or other custom add-on hardware.

For details about designing add-on hardware, see section 7 Add-on board developer guide.

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5 Peripheral interfaces

The following interfaces are available through the board-to-board connectors ("B2B pins") and, in some cases, also through
the GPIO headers ("HDR pins").

5.1 Ethernet

Supports 10/100 Mbps Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 networks via RGMII lanes in the board-to-board connectors. Requires an
Ethernet PHY provided by an add-on board.

Table 6. Ethernet pins (all these pins are used by the Coral PoE Add-on)
MCU name Net name Type B2B pin Voltage Description

GPIO_DISP_B1_00 ENET_RGMII_RX_EN Input J6:76 1.8 V RGMII receive from PHY.

GPIO_DISP_B1_01 ENET_RGMII_RXC Input J6:78 1.8 V RGMII receive from PHY.

GPIO_DISP_B1_02 ENET_RGMII_RXD0 Input J6:70 1.8 V RGMII receive from PHY.

GPIO_DISP_B1_03 ENET_RGMII_RXD1 Input J6:68 1.8 V RGMII receive from PHY.

GPIO_DISP_B1_04 ENET_RGMII_RXD2 Input J6:66 1.8 V RGMII receive from PHY.

GPIO_DISP_B1_05 ENET_RGMII_RXD3 Input J6:72 1.8 V RGMII receive from PHY.

Output J6:55 1.8 V RGMII transmit to PHY.

GPIO_DISP_B1_06 ENET_RGMII_TXD3 Not for general use.*

Output J6:57 1.8 V RGMII transmit to PHY.

GPIO_DISP_B1_07 ENET_RGMII_TXD2 Not for general use.*

Output J6:59 1.8 V RGMII transmit to PHY.

GPIO_DISP_B1_08 ENET_RGMII_TXD1 Not for general use.*

Output J6:61 1.8 V RGMII transmit to PHY.

GPIO_DISP_B1_09 ENET_RGMII_TXD0 Not for general use.*

Output J6:63 1.8 V RGMII transmit to PHY.

GPIO_DISP_B1_10 ENET_RGMII_TX_EN Not for general use.*

Output J6:65 1.8 V RGMII transmit to PHY.

GPIO_DISP_B1_11 ENET_RGMII_TXC Not for general use.*

GPIO_EMC_B2_19 ENET_RGMII_MDC Output J6:44 1.8 V RGMII clock for PHY.

GPIO_EMC_B2_20 ENET_RGMII_MDIO I/O J6:46 1.8 V RGMII MDIO data for PHY.

GPIO_EMC_B2_03 ETHPHY_RST_B Output J6:42 1.8 V PHY reset.

GPIO_EMC_B2_02 RGMII1_PHY_INTB Input J6:40 1.8 V PHY interrupt.

* GPIO_DISP_B1_06 through 11 are not for general use because they require special consideration to avoid driving these
pins at boot. Failure to handle them properly may cause boot failure.

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5.2 SDIO

Table 7. SDIO pins

MCU name Net name Type B2B pin Voltage Description

GPIO_SD_B1_00 WIFI_SDIO_CMD Output J5:100 1.8 V Used by Coral Wireless Add-on.

GPIO_SD_B1_01 WIFI_SDIO_CLK Input J5:92 1.8 V Used by Coral Wireless Add-on.

GPIO_SD_B1_02 WIFI_SDIO_D0 I/O J5:96 1.8 V Used by Coral Wireless Add-on.

GPIO_SD_B1_03 WIFI_SDIO_D1 I/O J5:94 1.8 V Used by Coral Wireless Add-on.

GPIO_SD_B1_04 WIFI_SDIO_D2 I/O J5:85 1.8 V Used by Coral Wireless Add-on.

GPIO_SD_B1_05 WIFI_SDIO_D3 I/O J5:98 1.8 V Used by Coral Wireless Add-on.

GPIO_SD_B2_00 USDHC2_DATA3 I/O J5:71 1.8 V uSDHC data bit 3.

GPIO_SD_B2_01 USDHC2_DATA2 I/O J5:75 1.8 V uSDHC data bit 2.

GPIO_SD_B2_02 USDHC2_DATA1 I/O J5:73 1.8 V uSDHC data bit 1.

GPIO_SD_B2_03 USDHC2_DATA0 I/O J5:77 1.8 V uSDHC data bit 0.

GPIO_SD_B2_04 USDHC2_CLK Output J5:79 1.8 V uSDHC serial clock.

GPIO_SD_B2_05 USDHC2_CMD Output J5:81 1.8 V uSDHC command line.

5.3 CSI camera

One 2-lane MIPI CSI bus with up to 1.5 GHz bit rate clock. Supports 24-bit RGB888/YUV444, CCIR656 video interface, 8-bit
YCbCr, YUV or RGB, and 8-bit/10-bit/16-bit/24-bit Bayer data input. Compatible with MIPI Alliance Standard for Camera Serial
Interface 2 (CSI-2) Version 1.1.

Note: The CSI channels have not been not tested with real-world applications. They have been tested only for nominal
impedance during manufacturing testing.

Table 8. MIPI Camera Serial Interface (CSI) pins

Net name Type B2B pin Voltage Description

MIPI_CSI_CK_P Input J6:92 1.8 V MIPI CSI clock positive.

MIPI_CSI_CK_N Input J6:94 1.8 V MIPI CSI clock negative.

MIPI_CSI_D0_P Input J6:86 1.8 V MIPI CSI data lane 0 positive.

MIPI_CSI_D0_N Input J6:88 1.8 V MIPI CSI data lane 0 negative.

MIPI_CSI_D1_P Input J6:98 1.8 V MIPI CSI data lane 1 positive.

MIPI_CSI_D1_N Input J6:100 1.8 V MIPI CSI data lane 1 negative.

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5.4 DSI display

One 2-lane MIPI DSI bus with up to 1.5 GHz bit rate clock. Conforms to the MIPI D-PHY electrical specifications MIPI Display
Serial Interface (DSI) Version 1.1 and D-PHY specification Rev. 1.0 (and also MIPI Display Pixel Interface version 2.0, MIPI
Display Bus Interface version 2.0, DSC version 1.0a at protocol layer) for MIPI display port x2 lanes.

Note: The DSI channels are not tested with real-world applications. They are only tested for nominal impedance during
manufacturing testing.

Table 9. MIPI Display Serial Interface (DSI) pins

Net name Type B2B pin Voltage Description

MIPI_DSI_CK_P Output J6:85 1.8 V MIPI DSI clock positive.

MIPI_DSI_CK_N Output J6:87 1.8 V MIPI DSI clock negative.

MIPI_DSI_D0_P Output J6:79 1.8 V MIPI DSI data lane 0 positive.

MIPI_DSI_D0_N Output J6:81 1.8 V MIPI DSI data lane 0 negative.

MIPI_DSI_D1_P Output J6:91 1.8 V MIPI DSI data lane 1 positive.

MIPI_DSI_D1_N Output J6:93 1.8 V MIPI DSI data lane 1 negative.

5.5 PDM audio

Table 10. Pulse density modulation (PDM) pins

MCU name Net name Type B2B pin Voltage Description

GPIO_LPSR_00 MIC_CLK Output J5:97 1.8 V Used by on-board microphone.

GPIO_LPSR_01 DMIC_DATA0 Input J5:45 1.8 V Used by on-board microphone.

GPIO_LPSR_13 DMIC_DATA1 Input J5:43 1.8 V Shared with JTAG_MUX_MOD.

GPIO_LPSR_14 DMIC_DATA2 Input J5:41 1.8 V Shared with JTAG_TCK.

GPIO_LPSR_15 DMIC_DATA3 Input J5:39 1.8 V Shared with JTAG_TMS.

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5.6 SAI audio

Table 11. Serial audio interface (SAI) pins

MCU name Net name Type B2B pin Voltage Description

GPIO_EMC_B2_04 SAI2_MCLK I/O J5:66 1.8 V Audio master clock.

GPIO_EMC_B2_05 SAI2_RX_SYNC I/O J5:62 1.8 V Receive frame sync.

GPIO_EMC_B2_06 SAI2_RX_BCLK Output J5:42 1.8 V Receive bit clock.

GPIO_EMC_B2_07 SAI2_RX_DATA Input J5:68 1.8 V Receive channel.

GPIO_EMC_B2_08 SAI2_TX_DATA Output J5:53 1.8 V Transmit channel.

GPIO_EMC_B2_09 SAI2_TX_BCLK Output J5:64 1.8 V Transmit bit clock.

GPIO_EMC_B2_10 SAI2_TX_SYNC I/O J5:40 1.8 V Transmit frame sync.

5.7 ADC

Table 12. General purpose 12-bit analog-digital-converters (ADC) pins

MCU name Net name Type B2B pin HDR pin Voltage Description

GPIO_AD_11 ADC1_CH2B Input J5:6 - 1.8 V

GPIO_AD_06 ADC1_CH0A Input J5:10 J9:3 1.8 V Mux to CAN1_RX.

GPIO_AD_07 ADC1_CH0B Input J5:14 J9:4 1.8 V Mux to CAN1_TX.

5.8 DAC

Table 13. General purpose 12-bit digital-analog-converter (DAC) pins

MCU/Net name Type B2B pin HDR pin Voltage Description

DAC_OUT Output J5:95 J10:9 1.8 V

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5.9 I2C

Table 14. Inter-integrated circuit (I2C) pins

MCU name Name Type B2B pin HDR pin Voltage Description

GPIO_AD_32 I2C1_SCL I/O J5:51 J10:11 1.8 V

GPIO_AD_33 I2C1_SDA I/O J5:52 J10:12 1.8 V

GPIO_LPSR_04 I2C5_SDA I/O J5:15 - 1.8 V Internal I2C bus SDA.

GPIO_LPSR_05 I2C5_SCL I/O J5:17 - 1.8 V Internal I2C bus SCL.

GPIO_LPSR_06 I2C6_SDA I/O J5:72 J10:10 1.8 V

GPIO_LPSR_07 I2C6_SCL I/O J5:35 J9:11 1.8 V

5.10 UART

Table 15. Universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) pins

MCU name Net name Type B2B pin HDR pin Voltage Description

GPIO_AD_24 LPUART1_TXD Output J5:89 - 1.8 V NC to MCU at boot. To use these

pins, drive GPIO_AD_05 high.
GPIO_AD_25 LPUART1_RXD Input J5:91 - 1.8 V

GPIO_DISP_B2_10 LPUART2_TXD Output J6:58 - 1.8 V Used by Coral Wireless Add-on.

GPIO_DISP_B2_11 LPUART2_RXD Input J6:60 - 1.8 V Used by Coral Wireless Add-on.

GPIO_DISP_B2_12 LPUART2_CTS_B Input J6:56 - 1.8 V Used by Coral Wireless Add-on.

GPIO_DISP_B2_13 LPUART2_RTS_B Output J6:54 - 1.8 V Used by Coral Wireless Add-on.

GPIO_EMC_B2_00 LPUART6_CTS Input J5:24 J9:7 1.8 V

GPIO_EMC_B2_01 LPUART6_RTS Output J5:47 J9:8 1.8 V

GPIO_EMC_B1_40 LPUART6_TXD Output J5:2 J9:5 1.8 V

GPIO_EMC_B1_41 LPUART6_RXD Input J5:22 J9:6 1.8 V

GPIO_DISP_B2_08 LPUART8_TXD Output J6:52 - 1.8 V

GPIO_DISP_B2_09 LPUART8_RXD Input J5:82 1.8 V

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5.11 SPI

Table 16. Serial peripheral interface (SPI) pins

MCU name Net name Type B2B pin HDR pin Voltage Description

GPIO_AD_28 LPSPI1_SCK Output J6:69 - 1.8 V

GPIO_AD_29 LPSPI1_PCS0 Output J6:71 - 1.8 V

GPIO_AD_30 LPSPI1_SDO Output J6:73 - 1.8 V

GPIO_AD_31 LPSPI1_SDI Input J6:75 - 1.8 V

GPIO_LPSR_09 LPSPI6_CS0 Output J5:50 J10:5 1.8 V

GPIO_LPSR_10 LPSPI6_SCK Output J5:48 J10:6 1.8 V Shared with JTAG_MUX_TRSTB.

GPIO_LPSR_11 LPSPI6_SDO Output J5:46 J10:7 1.8 V Shared with JTAG_MUX_TDO.

GPIO_LPSR_12 LPSPI6_SDI Input J5:44 J10:8 1.8 V Shared with JTAG_MUX_TDI.

5.12 GPIO

Table 17. General purpose input/output (GPIO) pins

MCU name Net name Type B2B pin Voltage Description

GPIO_DISP_B2_06 WL_ANT_SEL Output J5:88 1.8 V Used by Coral Wireless Add-on.

GPIO_DISP_B2_07 WL_HOST_WAKE Input J5:86 1.8 V Used by Coral Wireless Add-on.

GPIO_DISP_B2_14 BT_DEV_WAKE Output J6:62 1.8 V Used by Coral Wireless Add-on.

GPIO_DISP_B2_15 BT_HOST_WAKE Input J6:50 1.8 V Used by Coral Wireless Add-on.

GPIO_AD_34 WL_REG_ON Output J5:93 1.8 V Used by Coral Wireless Add-on.

GPIO_AD_35 BT_REG_ON I/O J5:87 1.8 V Used by Coral Wireless Add-on.

GPIO_SNVS_00 USER_BUTTON I/O J5:31 1.8 V

GPIO_SNVS_02 BRD_STAT_LED I/O J5:80 1.8 V

GPIO_SNVS_03 USER_LED I/O J5:25 1.8 V

GPIO_SNVS_04 GPIO_SNVS_04 I/O J5:58 1.8 V

GPIO_SNVS_05 CAMERA_INT I/O J5:33 1.8 V

GPIO_SNVS_06 GPIO_SNVS_06 I/O J5:78 1.8 V

GPIO_SNVS_07 GPIO_SNVS_07 I/O J5:34 1.8 V

GPIO_SNVS_08 GPIO_SNVS_08 I/O J5:56 1.8 V

GPIO_SNVS_09 WIFI_POWER_EN I/O J5:27 1.8 V Used by Coral Wireless Add-on.

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5.13 PWM

Table 18. Pulse-width modulation (PWM) pins

MCU name Net name Type B2B pin HDR pin Voltage Description

GPIO_AD_00 FLEXPWM1_PWM0_A Output J5:9 J9:10 1.8 V

GPIO_AD_01 FLEXPWM1_PWM0_B Output J5:7 J9:9 1.8 V

GPIO_AD_02 FLEXPWM1_PWM1_A Output J5:11 - 1.8 V Used internally for TPU LED.

GPIO_AD_03 FLEXPWM1_PWM1_B Output J5:5 - 1.8 V

GPIO_AD_26 FLEXPWM2_PWM1_A Output J5:3 - 1.8 V

GPIO_AD_27 FLEXPWM2_PWM1_B Output J5:1 - 1.8 V

5.14 JTAG

Table 19. JTAG debugging pins

MCU name Net name Type B2B pin HDR pin Voltage Description

GPIO_LPSR_10 JTAG_nTRST Output J5:48 J10:6 (SPI) 1.8 V Shared with LPSPI6_SCK.

GPIO_LPSR_11 JTAG_TDO Output J5:46 J10:7 (SPI) 1.8 V Shared with LPSPI6_TDO.

GPIO_LPSR_12 JTAG_TDI Input J5:44 J10:8 (SPI) 1.8 V Shared with LPSPI6_SDI.

GPIO_LPSR_13 JTAG_MOD Input J5:43 - 1.8 V Shared with DMIC_DATA1.

GPIO_LPSR_14 JTAG_TCK Input J5:41 - 1.8 V Shared with DMIC_DATA2.

GPIO_LPSR_15 JTAG_TMS Input J5:39 - 1.8 V Shared with DMIC_DATA3.

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6 Board operation

6.1 Power supply

You can power the Dev Board Micro through either the USB-C port or the VSYS pins available on the GPIO header and
board-to-board connectors.

The Dev Board Micro requires a DC power supply that can provide 5 V at 2 A. Although applications can operate at lower
currents, the Edge TPU can produce significant power spikes during inferencing, so the supply must be able to handle peak
current transients.

The power supply is intended to support the Dev Board Micro's power requirements only. If using the Dev Board Micro to
control a device that draws significant loads, you should provide that device with a separate power supply. For details about
the Dev Board Micro's output voltage rails, refer to section 3.1 Recommended operating conditions.

Caution: If your power supply cannot deliver 5 V at 2 A, the Dev Board Micro might not operate reliably. If powering the
board from a computer that can't deliver sufficient power, you should connect the board through a powered USB hub.

Warning: Do not connect more than one power source at a time. For example, do not connect the USB port to a power
supply when also delivering power through the Coral PoE Add-on board (or other add-on board) or through the VSYS
header. Doing so can degrade the USB power supply's ability to power the board, and can cause damage to the power
supply at the VSYS pin, possibly causing fire and serious injury.

6.2 Boot modes

The Dev Board Micro has two primary boot modes: Boot from flash memory or boot the Serial Downloader.

During a normal boot, the Dev Board Micro loads an application from flash memory. To instead boot the Serial Downloader,
hold the User button (the button at the center of the board) as the board boots. That is, either tap the Reset button or plug
in the board while you hold the User button.

Note: If you start the Serial Downloader by holding the User button as you connect power to the Dev Board Micro, the
Status LED remains solid because its line is pin-strapped high. (When booting from flash, the Status LED quickly turns off
because the pin changes to an input.) Whereas, if you start the Serial Downloader by holding the User button as you
press the Reset button, all pins maintain their prior state, so the Status LED could be either on or off, depending on the
application that was running at the time.

You can flash the Dev Board Micro while it's in either boot mode. To flash the board, connect it to your computer via the
USB port, and use the Python flashtool provided with the coralmicro source code. For details, see the Dev Board Micro
setup guide.

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7 Add-on board developer guide

This section provides information to help you build custom hardware ("add-on boards") that attaches to the Coral Dev Board
Micro using the board-to-board connectors on the bottom of the board.

7.1 Design files

For help designing add-on boards, refer to the mechanical and electrical documents in table 20.

Table 20. Reference design files

Files Description

Dev Board Micro schematic Electrical schematic for the main board

Dev Board Micro models 3D model files for the main board

Add-on board KiCad templates Design file templates for add-on boards

7.2 Baseboard connectors

The connector layout dimensions are indicated in figure 2, in section 2 Mechanical dimensions.

Table 21 specifies the 100-pin connectors that are compatible with the Dev Board Micro.

Table 21. Dev Board Micro and matching add-on board connectors
Dev Board Micro connector Add-on board connector

2x 100-position plug 2x 100-position receptacle

Hirose Electric DF40C-100DP-0.4V(51) 1.5mm B2B height:
Hirose Electric DF40HC-100DS-0.4V(51)
3.0mm B2B height:
Hirose Electric DF40HC(3.0)-100DS-0.4V(51)

7.2.1 Connector pinouts

For pinout details, refer to the Dev Board Micro schematic in table 20.

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7.3 Component max heights and keepouts

The maximum component height on the bottom is nominally 1 mm, when ignoring the board-to-board connectors. The
minimum board-to-board spacing between the Dev Board Micro and any add-on boards is 1.5 mm.

For detailed component heights, see the Dev Board Micro model files in table 20.

Figure 5. Top view of the Dev Board Micro showing keepout regions for the add-on board antennas

7.4 Trace impedance recommendations

Table 22. Trace impedance recommendations for high-speed signals

Signal group Impedance PCB manufacture tolerance (±)

All single-ended signals (Ethernet), unless specified 50 Ohm single-ended 10%

USB differential signals 90 Ohm differential 10%

Differential signals: including Ethernet, MIPI (CSI and DSI) 100 Ohm differential 10%

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7.5 MIPI trace length compensation

MIPI signals for the CSI/DSI buses are high-speed signals that require that the total etched trace lengths for each line within
a group (the paired clock lanes and four data lanes) be equal to each other. Due to space constraints on the board, the MIPI
signal traces lengths are not exactly equal (as indicated in tables 23 and 24). You must incorporate the length difference on
your add-on hardware traces, as necessary, such that the trace lengths for each MIPI group match each other.

Table 23. MIPI CSI trace lengths on the board

Etch length Manhattan length
Name
mils mm mils mm

MIPI_CSI_CKP 289.3 7.348 288.8 7.336

MIPI_CSI_CKN 288.8 7.336 288.3 7.323

MIPI_CSI_DP0 289.6 7.356 289.1 7.343

MIPI_CSI_DN0 287.8 7.310 287.3 7.297

MIPI_CSI_DP1 286.7 7.282 286.6 7.280

MIPI_CSI_DN1 287.3 7.297 286.6 7.280

Table 24. MIPI DSI trace lengths on the board

Etch length Manhattan length
Name
mils mm mils mm

MIPI_DSI_CKP 369.7 9.390 275.4 6.995

MIPI_DSI_CKN 369.4 9.383 374.8 9.520

MIPI_DSI_DP0 373.8 9.495 379.5 9.639

MIPI_DSI_DN0 373.5 9.487 379.0 9.627

MIPI_DSI_DP1 370.6 9.413 376.3 9.558

MIPI_DSI_DN1 370.8 9.418 376.3 9.558

7.6 Other recommendations

● When placing a pull-up or pull-down resistor on any signals broken out from the Dev Board Micro, check the Dev
Board Micro schematic (table 20) to confirm that pull up/down resistors do not already exist on these signals.

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8 Document revisions

Table 25. History of changes to this document

Version Changes

1.0 Initial release.

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