Advantech EmbCore ROM-7421 User manual

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ROM-7421 Evaluation Board
Quick Start Guide

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Contents
1. Copyright Notice
2. Introduction
3. Quick installation of ROM-7421 evaluation board
3.1 Evaluation Boards Specification
3.2 Proper Handling Method
4. ROM-7421 quick start
4.1 Debug Port handling
4.2 Power on evaluation board
4.3 Jumper setting
5. I/O Specification
5.1 ROM-7421 evaluation board overview
5.2 Connectors and Headers
6. Test Scripts

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1. Copyright Notice
This document is copyrighted, 2016 by Advantech Co., Ltd. All rights are reserved.
Advantech Co., Ltd. reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this
document at any time. Specifications are thus subject to change without notice.
No part of this document may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by
any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Co., Ltd. Information provided in
this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable. However, Advantech Co., Ltd. assumes no
responsibility for its use, or for any infringements upon the rights of third parties which may result
from its use.
All the trademarks of products and companies mentioned in this document belong to their
respective owners.

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2. Introduction
This document is to introduce ROM-7421 evaluation boards and let the end users start module
evaluation easily and smoothly. It includes 2 parts of concepts: Start-up process and the detail
input/output connector and pin header specifications.
ROM-7421 evaluation boards are ROM-7421 RISC Qseven 2.0 module based on NXP i.MX6
Dual/Quad Plus 1GHz SoC and its corresponding carrier board ROM-DB7501 Advantech RISC
Qseven 2.0 Evaluation Carrier Board. It is highly recommended to completely read this document
before starting ROM-7421 board evaluation since it includes critical information as pin define,
handling process and connector information. In the meanwhile, you should also comply with all
warming notices and regulations you read in this document, it can prevent damaging ROM-7421
evaluation boards and spoiling those devices being connected.
Inappropriate installation may cause physical damage to ROM-7421 and its carrier board
ROM-DB7501, result in function loss or abnormal behaviors as kernel panic or unstable electric
currents in the evaluation kit. In this case, we would identify this inappropriate use of evaluation
kit as human negligence and it is excluded from our quality assurance policy.
For more information about Advantech’s product, please go visiting: www.advantech.com
For RISC product offering, please go visiting: risc.advantech.com

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3. Quick installation of ROM-7421 evaluation kit
3.1 Evaluation Boards Specification
Item
Description
Kernel
CPU
Freescale i.MX6 Dual/Quad Plus 1GHz (ARM Cortex-A9)
2D/3D Accelerators
Support OpenGL ES 2.0 and OpenVG™ 1.1 hardware accelerators
System RAM
1GB/2GB
Onboard Flash
4GB
RTC
Yes
Watchdog Timer
Yes
Reset
H/W reset & S/W reset
I/O
COM
-Console, RS-232, 2–wire(TX/RX), Reserved
-COM 1, RS-232, 4–wire(TX/RX/RTS/CTS), Connector
-COM 2, RS-232, 4–wire(TX/RX/RTS/CTS), DB9
Ethernet LAN
1 x 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet(RJ-45)
USB Port
2 x USB 2.0 Type A, 1x USB 2.0 Pin Header (2 USB 2.0)
USB OTG
1 x USB 2.0 OTG
SD/MMC
1 x SD/MMC card slot
PCI-E
1 x PCIe Gen2 LAN1
SATA
1 x
I2C Interface
1 x
I2S Interface
1 for audio codec adapter board
SPI Interface
1 x
CAN BUS
1 x 5V level
GPIO
8 x 3.3V level GPIOs
Battery
1 x
Multimedia
Graphic Chip
CPU internal LCD controller
LCD Resolution
Default: 800 x 480 7” WVGA
Optional: 320 x 240 ~ 1920 x 1080
LVDS
2 x
HDMI
1 x
VGA
1 x
Brightness/
Backlight Control
Yes
Audio
Line-out&Mic-in (with Codec adapter board support)
Camera
1 x MIPI CSI

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Power
Power-on Type
AT/ATX
DC-input
12V
Power Consumption
Normal Run: 2.5W
Full Run: 5W
Power Control
1 x Power button
1 x Reset button
1 x Sleep mode button
Power
Management
-Standard mode
-Sleep mode
Mechanical and Environmental
Board size
ROM-7420: 70x70x5mm (PCB thickness 1.2mm; 10 layers)
ROM-DB7500: 170 x 170 x 30 mm (PCB thickness 1.2mm; 8
layer)
Weight
225g
Operation
Temperature
-40 ~ 85°C (32 ~ 140°F)
Operating
Humidity
5% ~ 95% Relative Humidity, non condensing
Vibration
3.5G, 1000 times
Others
RoHS
Yes
Certification
CE/FCC Class B
O.S
Yocto Linux

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3.2 Proper Handling Method
①Please insert ROM-7421 module to carrier board ROM-DB7501 properly.
②Please fix the screws properly.

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4. ROM-7421 quick start
4.1 Debug Port handling
①Connect debug port cable to debug port adapter board, make sure the jumpers
are set as below:
②Connect debug port to ROM-7421
③Connect debug adapter board to a COM port cable then connect to PC
PC

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④Set hyper terminal in your PC as below
4.2 Power on evaluation board
①Insert power adapter cable to DC-in jack, make sure it is a +12V power adapter
②Press the power button on ROM-DB7501

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4.3 Jumper setting
①LVDS Jumper
LVDS_VDD1
Panel Power Setting
Description
Panel Power for LVDS1
(1-2)
3V
(2-3)
5V
LVDS_VDD3
Panel Power Setting
Description
Panel Power for LVDS2
(1-2)
3V
(2-3)
5V
LVDS_VDD4
Panel Power Setting
Description
Panel Power for LVDS2
(1-2)
12V
②LVDS Backlight Inverter
LVDS_BL1
Panel Power Setting
Description
Panel Inverter for LVDS1
(1-2)
5V
(2-3)
12V
LVDS_BL2
Panel Power Setting
Description
Panel Inverter for LVDS1
(1-2)
5V
(2-3)
12V