CompuLab SB-A510 User manual

SB-A510
Reference Guide
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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
1INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................6
1.1 About This Document...................................................................................................... 6
1.2 Related Documents .......................................................................................................... 6
2OVERVIEW........................................................................................................................7
2.1 Highlights......................................................................................................................... 7
2.2 Block Diagram................................................................................................................. 8
2.3 Features ............................................................................................................................ 9
3SYSTEM COMPONENTS ..............................................................................................11
3.1 DC Power Supply........................................................................................................... 11
3.2 DVI Transmitter............................................................................................................. 12
3.3 LVDS Transmitter.......................................................................................................... 12
3.4 PCI-E to PCI Bridge ......................................................................................................12
3.5 Back-Up Battery............................................................................................................. 13
4INTERFACES AND CONNECTORS............................................................................14
4.1 CM-A510 Interface Connectors (P1, P2)....................................................................... 14
4.2 DC Power Jack (J2)........................................................................................................ 14
4.3 RS232 connector (P10).................................................................................................. 14
4.4 USB Host Connectors (P11, P15).................................................................................. 15
4.5 Gigabit Ethernet Connectors (P11, P15)........................................................................ 15
4.6 Analog VGA connector (P7).......................................................................................... 16
4.7 DVI Connector (J4)........................................................................................................17
4.8 LCD FPC (P13)..............................................................................................................18
4.9 LVDS Header (P9)......................................................................................................... 19
4.10 Touch Screen Header (P12).......................................................................................19
4.11 Power Output Terminals (P17, P19) ......................................................................... 20
4.12 S-ATA Connector (P18)............................................................................................20
4.13 S/PDIF Connectors (P22, U6)...................................................................................21
4.14 CompuLab Video Input FPC (P25)........................................................................... 22
4.15 MMC/SD/SDIO Socket (P5)..................................................................................... 23
4.16 Audio Jacks (J1, J3)................................................................................................... 23
4.17 MISC. Signals Headers (P14, P21) ........................................................................... 24
4.18 JTAG Header (P16)................................................................................................... 24
4.19 Boot Source Button (SW1)........................................................................................25
4.20 Reset Button (SW2)...................................................................................................25
4.21 Suspend/Resume Button (SW3)................................................................................25
4.22 Jumpers...................................................................................................................... 26
4.23 LEDs.......................................................................................................................... 26
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5MECHANICAL DRAWINGS.........................................................................................27
6OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS.......................................................................29
6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings .......................................................................................... 29
6.2 Recommended Operating Conditions............................................................................ 29
6.3 DC Electrical Characteristics......................................................................................... 29
6.4 Power Consumption....................................................................................................... 29
6.5 Operating Temperature Ranges......................................................................................30
7ACCESSORIES................................................................................................................31
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Table 1 Document Revision Notes
Date
Description
November 2010
First release
May 2011
Fixed table 4, Jumper E8 description fixed.
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Compare the revision notes of the updated manual from the web site to those of the printed or
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1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 About This Document
This document is part of a set of reference documents providing information necessary to operate and
program CompuLab’s SBC-A510.
1.2 Related Documents
For additional information not covered in this manual, please refer to the documents listed in Table 2.
Table 2 Related Documents
Document
Location
CM-A510 Product Developer Resources
http://www.compulab.co.il/
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2 OVERVIEW
2.1 Highlights
Single board computer implemented
by the combination of a CM-A510
module and a SB-A510 baseboard.
Micro-ATX form factor.
Marvell Armada 510 SoC @1000MHz
1GB DDR3
512MB NAND flash
VMeta video decode sub-system
@500MHz with H.264, MPEG-4 and
MPEG-2 support
Integrated GPU with 2D/3D graphics
acceleration and OpenGL-ES support
WLAN / WiFi 802.11b/g/n interface
1920 x 1080 graphics controller with
interfaces for LVDS, RGB, DVI and
VGA monitors
2 x 1000 BaseT Ethernet ports
SATA hard-drive interface
4 x USB2 high-speed host ports
PCI Express and PCI extension
interfaces
MMC / SD / SDIO socket
Sound codec with stereo output, line
input and S/PDIF output support
Touch-screen interface
Serial ports, GPIO’s
7V - 17V DC power supply, 3 - 8 watt
RTC with lithium back-up battery
The SBC-A510 is a micro-ATX compliant,
single board computer. It is implemented
with a CM-A510 module providing most of
the functions, and a SB-A510 carrier board
providing standard connectors and
additional peripherals. The rich feature set
of the SBC-A510 is customizable according
to the price / performance targets of the
user's application.
The SBC-A510 features expansion
connectors, opening it to a wide range of
standard peripheral cards. Its wide input
range switched power supply is compatible
with the requirements of telecom and
automotive applications.
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2.2 Block Diagram
Figure 1 SB-A510 Block Diagram
NAND
DDR3
Sheeva
ARM v7
Display
controller
MM C /SD-0
1000M b
Ethernet
Audio
Codec
CM -A510
analog VGA
Stereo in
Stereo out
2D / 3D
graphics
accelerator
Vm eta
Video
Decoder
SA TA 2.0
controller
PCI
Express
controller
PCIe-0
24bitRGB
I2C-2
S/PD IF
WiFi b/g/n
COM-C
Cam era
COM-B
I2C-1
SPI Flash
Touch
Screen
controller
GPIO
Pow er
Managem ent
1000M b
Ethernet
USB 2 x4
RTC
COM-A
DC
pow er
supply
5V DC
coin cell battery back-up
DC
conn.
DB-15
audio
jack
audio
jack
SATA
conn.
RJ-45
RJ-45
100-m il
header
mini serial
conn.
SD socket
dual-U S B
dual-U S B
PCIe
mux
PCIe to PCI
bridge
PCIe slot
PC I slot
PCIe
PCI
40-pin FPC
HDMI
conn. R G B to D VI converter
RGB to LVDS
converter
100-m il
header
Com pulab video
input FPC
I2C
12V-DC OPTIC
conn. C OAX conn.
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2.3 Features
SB-A510 does not have assembly options. The "CM Option" column specifies the P/N code of CM-
A510 required to have the particular feature.
"+" means that the feature is always available, regardless of P/N code.
Table 3 SB-A510 Features
Feature
Specifications
CM-A510
Option
CPU
SDRAM
Flash Disk
2D / 3D graphics
Video acceleration
See Feature List of the relevant CoM
COM-A
Partial modem controls, RS-232, ultra mini serial conn.
+
COM-B
Rx/Tx only, 3.3V levels, 100-mil header
+
COM-C
Partial modem controls, 3.3V levels, 100-mil header
+
Gigabit Ethernet
One or two CM-A510 1000 BaseT Ethernet ports.
RJ-45 connectors and activity LED's.
Ex
Hard disk
SATA-II interface, standard SATA connector
+
LCD Panel
TFT panel support. 40-pos FPC connector for direct interface to
certain TFT panels
+
VGA
Analog VGA interface. DB-15 connector
+
DVI
DVI monitor support, HDMI connector
+
LVDS
4 pair LVDS panel interface, 100-mil header
+
USB 2.0 host
Two USB 2.0 host ports, 480 Mbps, type-A connectors
U2
Additional two USB 2.0 high speed port, 480 Mbps, type-A
connectors
U4
PCI Express
Mini PCI Express x1 slot
+
PCI
Single PCI slot, configurable 3.3V or 5V voltage level
Note: only one extension slot is functional at a time: PCI or PCI
Express
+
WiFi
WiFi interface, including on-board antenna connector, provided on
CM-A510
W
MMC / SD / SDIO
MMC / SD / SDIO support (including SDHC up to 32GB).
Standard full-size SD socket.
+
Camera
Direct camera sensor support. 40-pos FPC connector.
+
GPIO
12 lines, 100-mil header.
+
Touch Panel
TSC2046 touch-screen controller. Interface to LCD panel.
I
Sound I/O
I2S compliant audio codec, line input and speakers (stereo) jacks
A
RTC Battery
Real time clock on CM-A510, supplied by back-up lithium battery
on SB-A510
+
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Table 4 Electrical, Mechanical and Environmental Specifications
Supply Voltage
High efficiency switched power supply.
Unregulated 7.5 to 17 volt input
Power consumption
3W to 8W in full activity, depending on CPU speed and selected features
Dimensions
170 mm (L) x 170 mm (W) x 35 mm (H)
Weight
200 gram
Operation temperature
(case)
Commercial: 0o to 70o C
Extended: -20o to 70o C
Industrial: -40o to 85o C
Storage temperature
-40o to 85o C
Relative humidity
10% to 90% (operation)
05% to 95% (storage)
Shock
50G / 20 ms
Vibration
20G / 0 - 600 Hz
MTBF
> 100,000 hours
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