I suspect that your LCD design is interfering with the boot pins that are
co-located with the LCD pins which is changing the boot order.

I suggest that you read the System Reference Manual for more information.

Gerald


On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 11:49 AM, <lix...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello, Everyone.
>
> I am in the very early stages of interfacing the BBB with a new 4.3" TFT
> LCD, not a cape.  It has a 16-bit data bus setup for 6800 style interface
> with the onboard controller (SSD1963).  This winds up requiring 22 GPIO
> pins.  I have been an engineer in the LCD industry for 6 years now, so I
> know my way around most types of LCDs and configurations...but I am a
> relative newbie to the BBB.
>
> I have disabled the HDMI port in the uenv.txt file and have confirmed it
> to be disabled.  The 6 control lines are connected to P8 pins 9-14, and the
> 16 data pins are connected to P8 pins 29-44.  3.3V power is taken from P9
> and GND is taken from P8.  When I physically connect the display to these
> pins, the board does not boot.  I get an LED to come up but then it seems
> to pause and never boot.  The display requires a max current of 220mA which
> I know is close to the limit for the 3.3V supply, so I left the connections
> made, but removed the power to the LCD.  Same issue.  I checked for shorts
> on the connections...none that I could find.  There is NO buffer between
> the LCD and the uC as the boards have not been spun yet.  I am hooking it
> up using an FPC-to-wire converter cable.
>
> Given my relative noobishness to the BBB hardware, I was hoping someone
> would have some fundamental oversight I am making here.
>
> Thanks.
>
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