ApplicationReportSPRAAS1B–August2011HardwareDesignGuidelinesforTMS320F28xxandTMS320F28xxxDSCsPradeepShinde...............................................................................................................................ABSTRACTTMS320F28xxandF28xxxdigitalsignalcontrollers(DSCs)includemultiplecomplexperipheralsrunningatfairlyhigh-clockfrequencies.Theyarecommonlyconnectedtolowlevelanalogsignalsusinganonboardanalog-to-digitalconverter(ADC).Thisapplicationreportisorganizedasaguideforsystemlevelhardwaredesign,partsselection,andschematicsdesigntoboardlayoutandhelpsinavoidingthosehardwareerrorsthatbecomecostlyandtimeconsumingwhendetectedduringthesystemlevel-debuggingphaseoftheproject,usingtheprototypeofthecustomboardoftheproject.Theissuesrelatedtoclockgeneration,JTAG,powersupply,interfacingofperipheralswithspecialattentiontoanaloginputstoADC,general-purposeinput/output(GPIO)connections,testinganddebug,electromagneticinterference(EMI)andelectromagneticcompatibility(EMC)considerations,etc.,arediscussed.Eachsectionexplainssignalroutingandlayouttips.Contents1Introduction..................................................................................................................22TypicalSystemandChallenges..........................................................................................23HandlingofDifferentHardwareBuildingBlocks........................................................................44SchematicsandBoardLayoutDesign..................................................................................235EMI/EMCandESDConsiderations.....................................................................................276Conclusion..................................................................................................................297References.................................................................................................................30ListofFigures1TypicalTMS320F28xx/28xxxSystem...................................