The QorIQ T1040 reference design board (T1040RDB-PA) exercises most capabilities of the device, serving as a reference for the customers’ own hardware development. It can also be used as a debug tool to check behaviors on the board compared to behaviors seen on the customer boards, as well as, software development and performance evaluation prior to the customers’ own board being ready. The T1040RDB supports one PCI Express slot, two mini-PCI Express connectors, an SD/MMC connector interface and two USB 2.0 receptacles. These components, integrated with the T1040 processor, provide an application-specific platform that can help the customer get a jump start on the design. The T1040RDB also supports 2 GB of DDR3L at 1600 MHz, 128 MB of NOR flash, 1 GB of NAND flash and a SATA interface.