Avnet MAAXBOARD User manual

avnet.me/MAAXBOARD-oob
Quad Core, 2GB RAM, micro-SD Slot

QUICK START GUIDE
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
Essential (for general use)
– SD card - A minimum of 8GB class 4 or class 10 microSD card, 16GB isrecommended
– Display and connectivity cable - Any HDMI monitor or TV
– Keyboard and mouse
– Power supply - A USB Type-C power supply
(like most standard mobile phone chargers) that can supply at least 3A at 5V
Optional
– Ethernet (network) cable
– MIPI Touch Display - Official 7” muti-touch 720p LCD Display
– Official tailor-made heatsink kit to provide cooling
1

SET UP YOUR SD CARD
Download operating system images
– Visit the downloads page: avnet.me/MAAXBOARD-oob
to download Debian Linux or Android 9 image
Flash the SD Card
– Download and install the flash tool - Etcher from: https://www.balena.io/etcher
– Flash the SD card with Etcher
2

CONNECT YOUR MAAXBOARD
MAAXBOARD Connection Block Diagram
3
Button (Back)
Button (Home)
Button
(Power On/Off/
Suspend/Resume)
MIPI-DSI
Touch Displays
LED0
LED1
802.11 b/g/n/ac
Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 4.2
microSD Card USB Type-C Power 5v/3A MIPI Camera
USB 3.0
Gigabit Ethernet
HDMI Monitors
Audio Expansion
40-Pins GPIO Header - Raspberry Pi HAT Compatible

HOW TO CONNECT
Now get everything connected to your MAAXBOARD. It’s important
to do this in the right order, so that all your components are safe.
1. (Optional) Install the heatsink kit if you have one
2. Insert the microSD card you’ve set up into the microSD card slot
3. Connect the mouse to a USB port
4. Connect the keyboard to a USB port
5. Make sure your HDMI screen is plugged into a wall socket and switched on
6. Use a cable to connect the screen to the HDMI port
7. (Optional) If you have an official MIPI Touch Display and want to use it,
make sure it is switched on
8. (Optional) Use a FPC cable to connect the MIPI Display port
9. If you want to connect to the internet via Ethernet, use an Ethernet cable to
connect the Ethernet port on MAAXBOARD to an Ethernet socket on the wall
or on your internet router. You don’t need to do this if you want to use wireless
connectivity, or if you don’t want to connect to the internet
4

START UP YOUR MAAXBOARD (LINUX)
Your MAAXBOARD doesn’t have a power switch: as soon as you connect
it to a power outlet, it will turn on.
1. Plug the USB Type-C power supply into a socket and connect into the powerport
2. You should see a green LED(LED0) light on the MAAXBOARD, which indicates that
it is connected to power and bootloader (U-Boot) is loaded. As it starts up (this
is also called booting), you will see the other green LED (LED1) blink and many
character lines are printed on your screen.
3. After a few seconds the login screen will appear, the default log in is username:
avnet with the password: avnet.
5

START UP YOUR MAAXBOARD (ANDROID)
Your MAAXBOARD doesn’t have a power switch: as soon as you connect
it to a power outlet, it will turn on.
1. Plug the USB Type-C power supply into a socket and connect it to the power port
2. You should see a green LED(LED0) light on the MAAXBOARD, which indicates that it
is connected to power and bootloader(U-Boot) is loaded. As it starts up(this is also
called booting), you will see the other green LED(LED1) blink and many character
lines are printed on your screen.
3. After a few seconds the Android lock screen will appear, then you can slide to
unlock without password.
6

WHERE TO FIND HELP
Online:
Check out the help section and the troubleshooting guide at:
Avnet.com/MAAXBOARD-help
Check out the documentation at:
Avnet.com/MAAXBOARD
Email:
Technical issues:
suppor[email protected]
avnet.me/maaxboard-forum
Sales:
globalsal[email protected]
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