Verdin Development Board Issue Tracker

The following table contains known issues, scheduled bug fixes, and feature improvements for the Verdin Development Board.

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Issue #	Status	Subject	Affected Versions	Implemented In

HAR-9004	Known Issue	Overvoltage protection triggered when hot plugin Verdin Development Board V1.1A	Verdin Development Board V1.1A Verdin Development Board V1.1B	Verdin Development Board V1.1C
Customer Impact: Hot-plugging a 26.4V power supply to the carrier board may trigger the protection IC (IC25) and prevent the product from powering up. Description: The carrier board features a protection IC (IC25) that protects the product from various power-related error scenarios, namely: overvoltage, overcurrent, undervoltage, reverse polarity. In case a power supply providing a voltage near the high threshold of the input voltage range (26.4V) gets hot-plugged to the carrier board, ringing may form at the input of the protection device. The energy is bouncing between the low-ESR capacitors C98 and C106. This may trigger the overcurrent protection, causing the board to not power up. In this case, the protection IC's fault indication LED (LED17) is going to blink to indicate the fault condition. Workaround: Unsoldering the capacitor C98 will improve the power hot-plug capability of the product. The issue is going to be resolved in newer versions of the product.
HAR-8976	Known Issue	Silkscreen of the USB Type-A indication LEDs is swapped	Verdin Development Board V1.1A Verdin Development Board V1.1B Verdin Development Board V1.1C Verdin Development Board V1.1D
Customer Impact: One needs to pay attention when checking the power status LEDs (LED4, LED5) of the upper and lower ports of the dual stacked USB host connector (X53) as the silkscreen indication is misleading. Description: For the dual stacked USB host connector (X53), the assignments of the upper and lower ports and the related power status indication LEDs are swapped. LED5 is indicating the power status of the lower port, while LED4 is indicating the power status of the upper port. The silkscreen is going to be updated in a future product version. Workaround: There is no workaround to the issue.
HAR-8934	Known Issue	The RC element on the PCIe reset signal contributes to violating the PCIe specification	Verdin Development Board V1.1A Verdin Development Board V1.0B Verdin Development Board V1.1B	Verdin Development Board V1.1C
Customer Impact: PCIe devices connected to the PCIe interface of the carrier board may not get detected properly or malfunction. Description: According to the PCIe specifications, software needs to wait a minimum of 100ms before sending a configuration request to a PCIe device after enabling the power and the clock. The Verdin specification provides a dedicated reset signal for the PCIe interface (PCIE_1_RESET#). The Verdin Development Board features an RC delay circuit on this signal. This circuit consists of a 10uF capacitor and a 10kOhm pull-up resistor, resulting in a time constant of 100ms. The actual time it takes for the device to get out of the reset state is influenced by the threshold level of the device's reset input and component tolerances as well. These factors together make the timing unpredictable. As a consequence, a PCIe device may still be in the reset state when the driver is sending the first configuration requests. The issue does not necessarily manifest in case of all potential PCIe devices, and can be temperature-dependent as well. Workaround: By eliminating the RC delay circuit from the reset signal, the module's reset timing can be fully controlled by the PCI_1_RESET# signal. For achieving that, remove the 10uF capacitor C173. The change prevents the described issue from happening. The change is going to be implemented in future versions of the product. Alternatively, the delay between releasing the reset and initiating the configuration requests can be increased in the driver. However, this is not the preferred method as this requires modifications to be done to the standard drivers.
HAR-8833	Known Issue	The carrier board turns off or resets when a cable is connected to the USB-C FTDI debug connector	Verdin Development Board V1.1A Verdin Development Board V1.0B Verdin Development Board V1.1B	Verdin Development Board V1.1C
Customer Impact: The module may reset or turn off, or the carrier board may turn off when a cable is being connected to the USB-C connector of the FTDI debug port while the board is turned on. Description: Due to a race condition between the pull-up voltage at the gates of the transistor level shifters, the DBG_PWR_BTN#, DBG_FORCE_OFF#, DBG_RESET#, DBG_RECOVERY#, and the FTDI_JTAG_TRST# signals can get unintentionally triggered when connecting a cable to the USB-C connector of the FTDI debug port. This may reset or shut down the module, or shut down the power rails of the carrier board. Workaround: Connect the cable to the USB-C connector of the FTDI debug port before powering on the carrier board. As an alternative solution, the resistors R165, R168, R172, R175, and R319 can be replaced with resistors having a resistance of 1MOhm. This slows down the transistor level shifter circuits and makes sure that the power control signals are not triggered when connecting the cable to the USB-C connector of the FTDI debug port. The same improvement is going to be implemented in future versions of the product.
HAR-8426	Known Issue	Signal distortion on the audio codec's "Line In" input	Verdin Development Board V1.0B	Verdin Development Board V1.1A
Customer Impact: The audio signals from the "Line In" input (connector X21) are distorted and the amplitudes of the signals are smaller than intended. There is crosstalk from the "Line In" input (connector X21) to the "Mic In" input (connector X22). Description: The 10k pull-down resistors R135 and R138 connected to the pins 26 and 24 of the audio codec (IC28) affect the functionality of the device’s internal multiplexers and signal amplifiers. The analog input pins of the audio codec shift the input DC offset to their internal virtual ground VMID. The external pull-down resistors are affecting this DC offset, causing the opening of the internal multiplexer’s analog signal switches and the saturation of the amplifier's outputs. This leads to the distortion of the "Line In" signals (only the positive polarity parts of the input signals are recorded) and crosstalk from the "Line In" input to the "Mic In” input. Workaround: Remove the pull-down resistors R135 and R138 from the carrier board. This makes the audio codec’s "Line In" and "Mic In” inputs work properly. Please see the PDF errata document in the "Errata/Known Issues" section for more information.
HAR-8342	Known Issue	Stitching Capacitors Influence Verdin iMX8M Plus Bluetooth Config Strapping	Verdin Development Board V1.1A	Verdin Development Board V1.1B
Customer Impact: The Bluetooth solution of the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth-equipped Verdin iMX8M Plus SoM is not accessible by the system as the host interface strapping signal of the Bluetooth solution is unintentionally influenced by two stitching capacitors on the carrier board. This leaves the Bluetooth solution in the UART interface mode instead of SDIO. Description: The signal used for strapping the HCI (Host Controller Interface) configuration of the Bluetooth solution at the time of powering up a Verdin iMX8M Plus SoM is also available on the Module-specific pin MSP_8 (#104) of the SoM edge connector. Module-specific pins feature stitching capacitors for providing current return paths for cases when those pins are being used for accommodating high-speed signals. The Verdin Development Board V1.1A features two such capacitors (C250, C313) on the MSP_8 signal. During powering up the system, the stitching capacitors are delaying the transition of the related signal to the intended state and thus result in a wrong configuration being strapped. Instead of SDIO mode, the host interface of the Bluetooth solution gets configured to UART mode. As a result, the Bluetooth solution is not accessible by the system. Workaround: Remove the stitching capacitors C250 and C313 from the carrier board. This makes the Bluetooth interface work in case the carrier board is connected to a Verdin iMX8M Plus SoM with a hardware version of V1.0C or newer. If the carrier board is connected to a Verdin iMX8M Plus V1.0B, then another stitching capacitor needs to be removed from the SoM as well. For more information, please refer to HAR-8341 in the Verdin iMX8M Plus errata. The issue will be resolved in future HW versions of these products.
HAR-8290	Known Issue	The LED status signals of the on-module Ethernet PHY are swapped on the Verdin Development Board	Verdin Development Board V1.1A Verdin Development Board V1.0B
Customer Impact: The roles of the Ethernet link and activity LEDs are swapped (the wrong Ethernet LED is turned on or is blinking). Description: The KSZ9131 Ethernet PHY on the Verdin modules has two LED outputs (ETH_1_LED_1 and ETH_1_LED_2) which are used for indicating the link and activity statuses on the bus. These LEDs are available on pin 235 and 237 of the module edge connector, respectively. ETH_1_LED_1 (pin 235) is intended to indicate the activity status, while ETH_1_LED_2 (pin 237) is intended to indicate the link status. On the PCB versions 1.0 and 1.1, these two signals are swapped. In the next revision of the carrier board PCB, the connections will be corrected. In the Verdin Development Board datasheet, the corrected connections are shown. Workaround: For custom carrier board designs, the correct LED connections should be implemented. A potential workaround could be flipping the roles and behavior of the LED outputs of the on-module Ethernet PHY in software. However, this is not supported by the related driver.
HAR-8016	Known Issue	CSI_1_MCLK Voltage Level is not 3.3V	Verdin Development Board 1.0A Verdin Development Board V1.1A
Customer Impact: In case a MIPI CSI-2 camera requires the CSI_1_MCLK signal (pin #12 of X47), and in case it requires this signal to be at 3.3V level, then the current voltage level of the signal won't be compatible with the camera. Description: On the MIPI CSI-2 interface used on the Verdin Development Board V1.1A, all of the single-ended signals are at 3.3V level, except for the CSI_1_MCLK signal (pin #12 of X47), which is at 1.8V level. Workaround: In case a MIPI CSI-2 camera requires the CSI_1_MCLK signal (pin #12 of X47), and in case it requires this signal to be at 3.3V level, it could be level shifted on custom carrier boards.
HAR-7206	Known Issue	Series capacitor values are too small for the audio codec’s speaker output to be used in a stereo setup	Verdin Development Board V1.1A
Customer Impact: The audio output is significantly attenuated or not audible at all when the audio codec's speaker output is used in combination with external speakers connected in a stereo setup. The issue does not affect the speaker output when the external speakers are connected in a mono setup. Description: The audio codec featured on the Verdin Development Board V1.1 includes an integrated speaker driver. The Verdin Development Board V1.1 provides two operating modes for the audio codec speaker output: mono and stereo. In a mono setup, one or two external speakers are connected as a Bridge Tied Load (BTL) to the connectors X28 and/or X29. In this setup, the speaker output should work fine. In a stereo setup, two external speakers are connected to the connector X13. In this case, one end of each speaker’s coil is connected to the common ground pin (GND), the other ends are connected to the audio codec IC through the capacitors C182 or C183, respectively. The capacitors C182 (1uF) and C183 (1uF), in conjunction with the speaker’s impedance (8Ohm), form high-pass filters. The cut-off frequency of the high-pass filters is around 20 kHz. This frequency is at the upper edge of the audible frequency range, and lower frequencies are attenuated/filtered out by the aforementioned high-pass filter. Workaround: A partial workaround has already been applied to the Verdin Development Board V1.1A: 0Ohm resistors have been assembled instead of the capacitors C182, C183. To complete the workaround, external capacitors connected in series with the external speakers are required (see Figure 3). The exact values of the capacitors depend on the desired cut-off frequency and the impedance of the speakers. Some applications may not require the complete audible frequency range of approx. 20Hz – 20Hz to be available. The low-frequency limit is 100Hz for many low-power speakers, so it may be unnecessary to go below this cut-off frequency. For 8Ohm speakers, our recommendation is to use either 220uF series capacitors for a cut-off frequency of approx. 90Hz or 470uF for 42Hz respectively (minimum 6.3V rated in both cases). Please check Errata #6 in the Verdin Development Board errata for more information.
HAR-6600	Known Issue	Ethernet PHY address strapping resistor for configuring PHYAD2 missing	Verdin Development Board V1.0B	Verdin Development Board V1.1A
Customer Impact: In combination with the Verdin iMX8M Plus, the Ethernet PHY on the carrier board (which is connected to the RGMII interface of the SoM) gets strapped to address 0b00011 rather than the intended 0b00111. This address is not compatible with the default address configuration used in applicable Toradex software, causing the 2nd Ethernet interface of the carrier board to be non- functional. The strapped value and the resulting PHY address - in combination with future Verdin modules - may be different. Description: The last three bits of the PHY address are strapped by the PHYAD0, PHYAD1, and PHYAD2 pin. PHYAD0 and PHYAD1 are located on the LED output signals, which are strapped correctly. PHYAD2 is located on the RXC pin of the PHY (ETH_2_RGMII_RXC signal). The strapping resistors R188 and R189 are both missing in the BOM. Intended by design is to strap the signal high by assembling R188. Since both strapping resistors are missing, the strapping value is dictated by the module’s behavior of the ETH_2_RGMII_RXC signal during the enabling of the Ethernet power rails. The Ethernet power rails are enabled on the carrier board by the PWR_CTRL_4 signal. The Verdin iMX8M Plus has a weak pull-down enabled on the ETH_2_RGMII_RXC by default. Therefore, the PHY address gets strapped to 0b00011 rather than the intended 0b00111. In this case, the module can only communicate over the MDIO interface with the PHY if the driver changes the address to 0b00011. Workaround: The best workaround is to populate R188 with a 10kΩ resistor. The resistor is a 0603 type. See Errata #5 of the Verdin Development Board errata for more information.
HAR-3935	Known Issue	CTRL_FORCE_OFF_MOCI# is pulled-up to wrong voltage rail	Verdin Development Board V1.0B	Verdin Development Board V1.1A
Customer Impact: During a reset cycle (software or button initiated), the CTRL_PWR_EN_MOCI# signal can go low for power cycling the peripherals on the carrier board. This is disabling also the +V1.8_SW which means the CTRL_FORCE_OFF_MOCI# goes low and triggers the kill input of IC16. IC16 will then kill the main power of the module. This means resetting the module can cause an unintentionally power-off of the system. Description: According to the Verdin specifications, the CTRL_FORCE_OFF_MOCI# is an open-drain output of the module which is 5V tolerant and requires a pull-up resistor on the carrier board. On the Verdin Development Board V1.0B, the CTRL_FORCE_OFF_MOCI# is pulled up to the +V1.8_SW rail. Unfortunately, this rail is switched by the CTRL_PWR_EN_MOCI# signal. During a reset cycle (software or button initiated), the CTRL_PWR_EN_MOCI# signal can go low for power cycling the peripherals on the carrier board. This is disabling also the +V1.8_SW which means the CTRL_FORCE_OFF_MOCI# goes low and triggers the kill input of IC16. IC16 will then kill the main power of the module. This means resetting the module can cause an unintentionally power-off of the system. Workaround: Removing R80 disables the CTRL_FORCE_OFF_MOCI# signal on the Verdin Development Board. However, this disables the “kill-feature” entirely. Therefore, after a shutdown, the supplies are not turned off which prevents the system to be turned on by using the power button. For turning on the system, either power cycle the whole board or turn off the main 3.3V rail on the carrier board by pressing the power button >3s. Besides this inconvenience, the modification is compatible with all Verdin module versions.
HAR-3379	Known Issue	Missing pull-up resistor on the WAKE1_MICO# signal	Verdin Development Board V1.0B	Verdin Development Board V1.1A
Description: The Pull-up resistor is missing on the WAKE1_MICO# signal. Workaround: It is recommended to enable the SoM’s internal pull-up of the pin connected to this signal.
HAR-3274	Known Issue	Inconsistency concerning the position of general-purpose LEDs and the order of related signals on connector X38	Verdin Development Board V1.0B	Verdin Development Board V1.1A
Description: The position of LED21, LED22, LED23, LED24 in the general-purpose LEDs and Switches area is not consistentwith the order of related signals available on the connector X38. Workaround: Users should check table 3.14.2.1.5 of the product datasheet to avoid confusion when using this product feature.