Avionic Design Meerkat K1 Eval Kit User manual

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User Guide
Meerkat K1 Eval Kit
Product information

Product: Meerkat K1 Eval Kit
Product number: 1477-002-000
Manufacturer: Avionic Design GmbH
Wragekamp 10
22397 Hamburg
Germany
In cooperation with: NVIDIA®
Revision history
Document number
Date
Version
Remarks
1477-002-315
December 2016
00
Preliminary release
Copyright
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The Meerkat products are subject to change. Please check www.avionic-design.de for updates.

Table of contents
List of illustrations ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
1. Introduction.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
2. Technical properties................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
3. Overview of the Eval Carrier .................................................................................................................................................................... 7
3.1 Structure of the Eval Carrier........................................................................................................................................................... 7
3.2 Function block diagram ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….9
3.3 Main components of the Eval Kit ................................................................................................................................................. 10
3.4 Pinouts of the connectors on the Eval Carrier ............................................................................................................................. 11
4. First steps ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
4.1 Unpack the Meerkat K1 Eval Kit................................................................................................................................................... 22
4.2 Turn on the Eval Kit ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..23
4.3 Get access to the shell of the Eval Kit .......................................................................................................................................... 28
4.3.1 Get access through the Debug USB port ................................................................................... 28
4.3.2 Get access through SSH/Ethernet ............................................................................................. 30
5. Boot concept .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
5.1 Boot loader…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..31
5.2 Bootstrap the system……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………32
5.2.1 Activate recovery mode............................................................................................................. 32
5.2.2 Flash the bootloader.................................................................................................................. 33
5.2.3 Rebuilding and customization the kernel and root filesystem.................................................. 33
Contact ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 34

//List of illustrations 4
List of illustrations
Figure 1: Top view of the Eval Carrier 7
Figure 2: Function block diagram for the Evaluation Kit 9
Figure 3: Packaged Eval Kit and its components 22
Figure 4: Get access to the Eval Kit through these ports 24
Figure 5: Get access to the Eval Kit through these ports 25
Figure 6: Turn on the Eval Kit with these components 26
Explanation of the symbols

Indicates a list of various items

Indicates the result of a step
Indicates additional information

Indicates hyperlinked chapters and sections within the user guide
Abridged list of abbreviations
SOM
System on a Module, here: Meerkat K1 Processor Module
Eval Kit
Meerkat K1 Evaluation Kit
ECB
Meerkat K1 Evaluation Carrier Board
TBD
To be defined

Introduction 5
1. Introduction
Meerkat - Let’s innovate together!
Meerkat is a platform by Avionic Design that features NVIDIA’s Tegra® technology. Meerkat defines the form factor,
the pinout and the function set.
The Meerkat Evaluation Kit consists of two core components: the Meerkat Tegra® K1 Processor Module (SOM) and
the Meerkat Tegra K1 Evaluation Carrier Board (ECB). The ECB is a evaluation reference platform and you can use
it as a basis for development. It carries the Meerkat Tegra K1 Processor Module, which features the NVIDIA®
Tegra® K1 processor. The ECB will help you evaluate a lot of functions that the Meerkat K1 Processor Module has
to offer.
User guide
This user guide will enable you to use the ECB. It will introduce all the relevant functions of the Meerkat Eval Kit.
and the required software for it.
This document will give you an overview of the ECB, its main components and the board connectors. It will show
you how to start the ECB and how to use it properly in combination with the Meerkat K1 Processor Module.
This guide will show you how to use the pre-installed software or, if required, bootstrap the Eval Kit.
Note
Please read all the information in this user guide carefully!
For more information on the Meerkat K1 Processor Module, please read the
Meerkat K1 User Manual. You can find it at ftp://ftp.avionic-
design.de/pub/meerkat/
If you have any questions about this user guide, please contact Avionic Design.

/Technical properties 6
2. Technical properties
The lists below outline the main technical properties of the Meerkat K1 Eval Carrier.
General
Interfaces
Amount
Notes
Size
150 mm x 185 mm
SATA
1x
Including Power
connector
Supply voltage
12 V nominal
HDMI Out
1x
-
CPU name
NVIDIA® Tegra® K1
USB 3.0
3x
-
Cooling
Heatsink with Fan
USB 2.0 client
1x
configurable as host
RS232
1x
Debug, USB2.0
DSI
1x
Display, 4 Lanes
PCIe x4
1x
-
CSI
3x
4x, 4x, 1x
DSI
2x
4x, 4x
LVDS
1x
eDP
1x
SD card
2x
Gigabit Ethernet
1x
Audio In
1x
Audio Out
1x
JTAG
1x

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3. Overview of the Eval Carrier
The following chapter will give you an overview of the Meerkat K1 Eval Carrier and it will explain its main
components.
3.1 Structure of the Eval Carrier
Figure 1: Top view of the Eval Carrier

/Overview of the Eval Carrier 8
The explanation of Figure 1:
Number
Component
Connector
1
PCIe X4
X10
2
CSI Ports, DSI Ports
X22
3
eDP Port
X15
4
LVDS Port
X14
5
HDMI (Type A)
X13
6
SD Card Slot 2
X8
7
SD Card Slot 1
X9
8
Recovery Button
S5
9
Reset Button
S4
10
Power Button
S3
11
Gigabit Ethernet Port
X16
12
Headset Jack
X11
13
Microphone Jack
X12
14
Recovery / Bootstrap USB (Micro B)
X19
15
USB 3 Port 1
X21
16
USB 3 Port 2+3
X20
17
General Purpose ‚Pins
X24
18
General Purpose Pins
X23
19
General Purpose Button
S2
20
Debug UART via USB (Micro B)
X25
21
DC power jack (12 V)
X1
22
SATA Power
X18
23
Configuration Pin Autostart
S1
24
SATA
X17
25
Fan Connector
X26
26
JTAG
X27

/Overview of the Eval Carrier 9
3.2 Function block diagram
In this chapter you will find an overview of the function block diagram for the Meerkat K1 Evaluation Kit. You can
find a larger version of this Schematic under the following Link: ftp://ftp.avionic-design.de/pub/meerkat/
Figure 2: Function block diagram for the Evaluation Kit

/Overview of the Eval Carrier 10
3.3 Main components of the Eval Kit
The Meerkat K1 Evaluation Kit consists of the following main components:
Meerkat K1 Processor Module:
NVIDIA® Tegra™K13 SoC (see Meerkat K1 User Manual at:
ftp://ftp.avionic-design.de/pub/meerkat/)
Meerkat K1 Evaluation Carrier Board:
The Meerkat K1 Processor Module needs to be plugged into the carrier board
connectors.

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3.4 Pinouts of the connectors on the Eval Carrier
In this chapter you will find a list of the pinouts of the connectors of the Meerkat K1 Evaluation Carrier Board.
Connector
Component
Pinout
Pinout
X10
PCI Express
(Molex Card Edge
Connector:
87715-9106)
Pin A1: GND
Pin B1: +12V_EXT
Pin A2: +12V_EXT
Pin B2: +12V_EXT
Pin A3: +12V_EXT
Pin B3: N.C.
Pin A4: GND
Pin B4: GND
Pin A5: N.C.
Pin B5: GEN2_I2C_SCL
Pin A6: N.C.
Pin B6: GEN2_I2C_SDA
Pin A7: N.C.
Pin B7: GND
Pin A8: N.C.
Pin B8: +3,3V_EXT
Pin A9: +3,3V_EXT
Pin B9: PCIE_TRST
Pin A10: +3,3V_EXT
Pin B10: +3,3V_EXT
Pin A11: PEX_L0_NRST
Pin B11: PEX_NWake
Pin A12: GND
Pin B12: PEX_L0_NCLKREQ
Pin A13: PEX1_CLK_P
Pin B13: GND
Pin A14: PEX1_CLK_N
Pin B14: L1_TX_P
Pin A15: GND
Pin B15: L1_TX_N
Pin A16: L1_RX_P
Pin B16: GND
Pin A17: L1_RX_N
Pin B17: NPRSNT2
Pin A18: GND
Pin B18: GND
Pin A19: N.C.
Pin B19: L2_TX_P
Pin A20: GND
Pin B20: L2_TX_N
Pin A21: L2_RX_P
Pin B21: GND
Pin A22: L2_RX_N
Pin B22: GND
Pin A23: GND
Pin B23: L3_TX_P
Pin A24: GND
Pin B24: L3_TX_N
Pin A25: L3_RX_P
Pin B25: GND
Pin A26: L3_RX_N
Pin B26: GND
Pin A27: GND
Pin B27: L4_TX_P
Pin A28: GND
Pin B28: L4_TX_N
Pin A29: L4_RX_P
Pin B29: GND
Pin A30: L4_RX_N
Pin B30: N.C.
Pin A31: GND
Pin B31: NPRSNT2
Pin A32: N.C.
Pin B32: GND

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Connector
Component
Pinout
X1
Power Jack (8-17V Input)
Pin 1: Power
Pin 2: GND
Connector
Component
Pinout
X11
Headphone Out
(3,5mm Audio Jack)
Pin 1: GND
Pin 2: Plug Detect
Pin 3: N.C.
Pin 4: HP_Out_Right
Pin 5: HP_Out_Left
Connector
Component
Pinout
X12
Microphone In
(3,5mm Audio Jack)
Pin 1: GND
Pin 2: N.C.
Pin 3: N.C.
Pin 4: Mic_In_Right
Pin 5: Mic_In_Left
Connector
Component
Pinout
X19
Recovery / Bootstrap USB
(Micro B USB)
Pin 1: VBUS
Pin 2: D-
Pin 3: D+
Pin 4: ID
Pin 5: GND
Connector
Component
Pinout
X25
DEBUG UART USB
(Micro B USB)
Pin 1: VBUS
Pin 2: D-
Pin 3: D+
Pin 4: ID
Pin 5: GND

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Connector
Component
Pinout
Pinout
X22
CSI and DSI Ports
(Tyco Electronics:
5177983-4)
Pin 1: +12V ext
Pin 2: +12V ext
Pin 3: +12V ext
Pin 4: +12V ext
Pin 5: GND
Pin 6: GND
Pin 7: CSI E CLK N
Pin 8: GND
Pin 9: CSI E CLK P
Pin 10: GND
Pin 11: GND
Pin 12: CSI E D0 N
Pin 13: GND
Pin 14: CSI E D0 P
Pin 15: CAM1 PWDN
Pin 16: GND
Pin 17: CAM1 MCLK
Pin 18: DSI_CSI_GPIO0
Pin 19: GND
Pin 20: DSI_CSI_GPIO1
Pin 21: CSI_A_CLK_N
Pin 22: GND
Pin 23: CSI_A_CLK_P
Pin 24: GND
Pin 25: GND
Pin 26: CSI_A_D0_N
Pin 27: GND
Pin 28: CSI_A_D0_P
Pin 29: CSI_A_D1_N
Pin 30: GND
Pin 31: CSI_A_D1_P
Pin 32: GND
Pin 33: GND
Pin 34: CSI_B_D0_N
Pin 35: GND
Pin 36: CSI_B_D0_N
Pin 37: CSI_B_D1_N
Pin 38: GND
Pin 39: CSI_B_D1_P
Pin 40: GND
Pin 41: GND
Pin 42: FLASH_EN
Pin 43: CAM_I2C_SCL
Pin 44: GEN2_I2C_SCL_3V3
Pin 45: CAM_I2C_SDA
Pin 46: GEN2_I2C_SDA_3V3
Pin 47: CAM2_MCLK
Pin 48: CAM_NRST
Pin 49: +1V8_EXT
Pin 50: +1V8_EXT
Pin 51: +3V3_EXT
Pin 52: +3V3_EXT
Pin 53: +3V3_EXT
Pin 54: +3V3_EXT
Pin 55: CAM2_PWDN
Pin 56: GND
Pin 57: GND
Pin 58: DSI_B_CLK_N
Pin 59: GND
Pin 60: DSI_B_CLK_P
Pin 61: DSI_B_D0_N
Pin 62: GND
Pin 63: DSI_B_D0_P
Pin 64: GND
Pin 65: GND
Pin 66: DSI_B_D1_N
Pin 67: GND
Pin 68: DSI_B_D1_P
Pin 69: DSI_B_D2_N
Pin 70: GND
Pin 71: DSI_B_D2_P
Pin 72: GND
Pin 73: GND
Pin 74: DSI_B_D3_N
Pin 75: GND
Pin 76: DSI_B_D3_P
Pin 77:
Pin 78: GND

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DSI_A_CLK_L_N
Pin 79:
DSI_A_CLK_L_P
Pin 80: GND
Pin 81: GND
Pin 82: DSI_A_D0_N
Pin 83: GND
Pin 84: DSI_A_D0_P
Pin 85: DSI_A_D1_L_N
Pin 86: GND
Pin 87: DSI_A_D1_L_P
Pin 88: GND
Pin 89: GND
Pin 90: DSI_A_D2_N
Pin 91: GND
Pin 92: DSI_A_D2_P
Pin 93: DSI_A_D3_L_N
Pin 94: GND
Pin 95: DSI_A_D3_L_P
Pin 96: GND
Pin 97: GND
Pin 98: DSI_CSI_GPIO2
Pin 99: DSI_EN
Pin 100: DSI_PWM
Connector
Component
Pinout
X13
HDMI
(Type A)
Pin 1: TDMS D2+
Pin 2: TDMS D2 SHIELD
Pin 3: TDMS D2-
Pin 4: TDMS D1+
Pin 5: TDMS D1 SHIELD
Pin 6: TDMS D1-
Pin 7: TDMS D0+
Pin 8: TDMS D0 SHIELD
Pin 9: TDMS D0-
Pin 10: CLK+
Pin 11: CLK SHIELD
Pin 12: CLK-
Pin 13: CEC
Pin 14: HEC DATA-
Pin 15: I2C SCL
Pin 16: I2C SDA
Pin 17: HEC DATA-
Pin 18: +5 V

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Connector
Component
Pinout
X16
Ethernet RJ45
Pin 1: ETH_D1_P
Pin 2: ETH_D1_N
Pin 3: ETH_D2_P
Pin 4: ETH_D3_P
Pin 5: ETH_D3_N
Pin 6: ETH_D1_N
Pin 7: ETH_D4_P
Pin 8: ETH_D3_N
Connector
Component
Pinout
X17
Standard SATA
(Molex: 47306-5005)
Pin 1: GND
Pin 2: A+
Pin 3: A-
Pin 4: GND
Pin 5: B-
Pin 6: B+
Pin 7: GND
Connector
Component
Pinout
X18
SATA power
(Tyco Electronics:
770997-1)
Pin 1: Vcc (8-17V)
Pin 2: GND
Pin 3: GND
Pin 4: +5 V

/Overview of the Eval Carrier 16
Connector
Component
Pinout
X27
JTAG Connector
(FCI: 54202-T0810ALF)
Pin 1: 1,8V EXT
Pin 2: 1,8V EXT
Pin 3: JTAG_NTRST_EXT
Pin 4: GND
Pin 5: JTAG_TDI
Pin 6: GND
Pin 7: JTAG_TMS
Pin 8: GND
Pin 9: JTAG_TCK
Pin 10: GND
Pin 11: JTAG_RTCK
Pin 12: GND
Pin 13: JTAG_TDO
Pin 14: GND
Pin 15: JTAG_NSRST
Pin 16: GND
Pin 17: JTAG_PD0
Pin 19: GND
Pin 20: JTAG_PD1
Pin 21: GND

/Overview of the Eval Carrier 17
Connector
Component
Pinout
Pinout
X14
LVDS Output
(IPEX 20455-040E)
Pin 1: N.C.
Pin 2: +3V3_eDP_LVDS
Pin 3: +3V3_eDP_LVDS
Pin 4: +3V3_EXT
Pin 5: N.C.
Pin 6: GEN2_I2C_SCL
Pin 7: GEN2_I2C_SDA
Pin 8: LVDS0_N
Pin 9: LVDS0_P
Pin 10: GND
Pin 11: LVDS1_N
Pin 12: LVDS1_P
Pin 13: GND
Pin 14: LVDS2_N
Pin 15: LVDS2_P
Pin 16: GND
Pin 17: LVDS_CLK_N
Pin 18: LVDS_CLK_P
Pin 19: GND
Pin 20: LVDS3_N
Pin 21: LVDS3_P
Pin 22: GND
Pin 23: N.C.
Pin 24: N.C.
Pin 25: GND
Pin 26: N.C.
Pin 27: N.C.
Pin 28: GND
Pin 29: N.C.
Pin 30: N.C.
Pin 31: GND
Pin 32: GND
Pin 33: GND
Pin 34: N.C.
Pin 35: LVDS_PWM
Pin 36: LVDS_BL_EN
Pin 37: N.C.
Pin 38: +12V_EXT_BL
Pin 39: +12V_EXT_BL
Pin 40: +12V_EXT_BL
Pin M1: GND
Pin M2: GND
Pin M3: GND
Pin M4: GND

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Connector
Component
Pinout
Pinout
X15
eDP Output
(TE Connectivity:
5-2069716-2)
Pin 1: N.C.
Pin 2: GND
Pin 3: EDP_LANE1_N
Pin 4: EDP_LANE1_P
Pin 5: GND
Pin 6: EDP_LANE0_N
Pin 7: EDP_LANE0_P
Pin 8: GND
Pin 9: EDP_AUX_P
Pin 10: EDP_AUX_N
Pin 11: GND
Pin 12: +3V3_eDP
Pin 13: +3V3_eDP
Pin 14: N.C.
Pin 15: GND
Pin 16: GND
Pin 17: EDP_HPD_3V3
Pin 18: GND
Pin 19: GND
Pin 20: GND
Pin 21: GND
Pin 22: EDP_BL_EN
Pin 23. EDP_BL_PWM
Pin 24: N.C.
Pin 25: N.C.
Pin 26: +12V_EXT_BL
Pin 27: +12V_EXT_BL
Pin 28: +12V_EXT_BL
Pin 29: +12V_EXT_BL
Pin 30: N.C.
Pin M1: GND
Pin M2: GND
Pin M3: GND
Pin M4: GND

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Connector
Component
Pinout
Pinout
X23
Extension Header I
(2,54mm Pin Header)
Pin 1: +1V8_EXT
Pin 2: +1V8_EXT
Pin 3: UART1_RX
Pin 4: SPI2D_nCS
Pin 5: UART1_TX
Pin 6: SPI2D_SCK
Pin 7: GPIO_PP1
Pin 8: SPI2D_MOSI
Pin 9: GPIO_PX6
Pin 10: SPI2D_MISO
Pin 11: GPIO_PX7
Pin 12: GND
Pin 13: GPIO_PR4
Pin 14: GPIO_PR5
Pin 15: GND
Pin 16: GPIO_PR7
Pin 17: GPIO_PI5
Pin 18: GPIO_PN2
Pin 19: SPI1A_IRQ
Pin 20: GPIO_PK0
Pin 21: SPI1A_nCS
Pin 22: GND
Pin 23. SPI1A_SCK
Pin 24: GPIO_PK4
Pin 25: SPI1A_MOSI
Pin 26: GEN2_I2C_SDA
Pin 27: SPI1A_MISO
Pin 28: GEN2_I2C_SCL
Pin 29: GND
Pin 30: SPI4_CS1
Pin 31: PMU_GPIOA
Pin 32: PMU_GPIOB
Pin 33: GND
Pin 34: SPI4_nCS
Pin 35: HSIC1_DATA
Pin 36: SPI4_SCK
Pin 37: HSIC_STROBE
Pin 38: SPI4_MOSI
Pin 39: GND
Pin 40: SPI4_MISO

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Connector
Component
Pinout
Pinout
X24
Extension Header II
(2,54mm Pin Header)
Pin 1: +1V8_EXT
Pin 2: +1V8_EXT
Pin 3: DAP4_SCLK
Pin 4: GPIO_
Pin 5: DAP4_FS
Pin 6: GPIO_
Pin 7: DAP4_DIN
Pin 8: GPIO_
Pin 9: DAP4_DOUT
Pin 10: GPIO_
Pin 11: DAP4_MCLK
Pin 12: GPIO_
Pin 13: GND
Pin 14: GPIO_
Pin 15: GPIO_PH6
Pin 16: GPIO_
Pin 17: GPIO_PJ0
Pin 18: GND
Pin 19: GPIO_PO3
Pin 20: GEN1_I2C_SDA
Pin 21: GPIO_PO4
Pin 22: GEN1_I2C_SCL
Pin 23. GND
Pin 24: GND
Pin 25: UART3_RX
Pin 26: UART2_RX
Pin 27: UART3_TX
Pin 28: UART2_TX
Pin 29: UART3_nRTS
Pin 30: UART2_nRTS
Pin 31: UART3_nCTS
Pin 32: UART2_nCTS
Pin 33: GND
Pin 34: GPIO_PH1
Pin 35: USB2_P
Pin 36: SPDIF_OUT
Pin 37: USB2_N
Pin 38: SPDIF_IN
Pin 39: +5_EXT
Pin 40: USB_VBUS_EN2