Firmware for Ambiq Apollo 5

Edge Impulse firmware for Ambiq Apollo 5 EVB (apollo510_evb)

Prerequisites

Apollo 5 EVB GCC v13.x.x Segger Jlink software version should be >= 8.00

Import you model

You can deploy your model as a C++ library, then unzip the content of your deployment and copy the content in sr/edge-impulse.

Build

To build the application:

make -j

To clean the build:

make clean

Flash

To flash the board:

make deploy

Debug on VsCode

Important

You need to install JLink software and Cortex-Debug extension. To start a debug session, make sure to connect the board to J6 (JLINK USB) and press F5.

Connect consolle to the board

Connect USB-C cables to both APOLLO5 USB connector. The board will show as a USB device.

Camera connection

To connect the Arducam to an Apollo5 EVB's IOM2 interface, make the following connections:

1. Camera 5V/VDD to any EVB 5V pin
2. Camera GND to any EVB GND
3. Camera SCK to EVB Pin 25
4. Camera MISO to EVB Pin 27
5. Camera MOSI to EVB 26
6. Camera CS to EVB 29

To connect the Arducam to an Apollo5 Rev0 EVB's IOM5 interface, make the following connections:

1. Camera 5V/VDD to any EVB 5V pin
2. Camera GND to any EVB GND
3. Camera SCK to EVB Pin 47
4. Camera MISO to EVB Pin 49
5. Camera MOSI to EVB 48
6. Camera CS to EVB 60

Arducam pinout: https://docs.arducam.com/Arduino-SPI-camera/MEGA-SPI/MEGA-Quick-Start-Guide/