Digi ConnectCore 9P 9215 Application guide

ConnectCore™
9P 9215, Wi-9P 9215, and 
3G 9P 9215
Hardware Reference
90000879_L
Release date: October 2010

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This guide provides information about the Digi ConnectCore 9P 9215 family of
embedded core modules.
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Customer support .............................................................................. 3
Chapter 1: About the Module .............................11
Features and functionality ............................................................12
Module variant ................................................................................13
Module pinout ..........................................................................14
Pinout legend: Type ..........................................................................14
X1 pinout .......................................................................................14
X2 pinout .......................................................................................18
Configuration pins — CPU .............................................................26
Default module CPU configuration .........................................................26
Configuration pins — Module .........................................................27
Identification of the module ................................................................27
Module pin configuration ....................................................................27
Clock generation .......................................................................29
Clock frequencies .............................................................................29
Changing the CPU speed .....................................................................29
Boot process ............................................................................30
Chip selects .............................................................................31
Chip select memory map ....................................................................31
SDRAM banks ............................................................................32
NAND Flash Memory ....................................................................32

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Multiplexed GPIO pins .................................................................32
GPIO multiplex table .........................................................................33
Module LEDs .............................................................................38
ConnectCore 9P 9215 LEDs ..................................................................38
ConnectCore 
Wi-9P 9215 LEDs ...............................................................................38
ConnectCore 3G 9P 9215 LEDs ..............................................................38
External interrupts ............................................................................38
Interfaces ................................................................................39
10/100 Mbps Ethernet port ..................................................................39
UART ............................................................................................39
SPI ...............................................................................................40
I2C bus ..........................................................................................40
RTC ..............................................................................................40
WLAN ............................................................................................40
WWAN ...........................................................................................40
ADC ..............................................................................................40
FIM ...............................................................................................40
External Address/Data Bus ..................................................................41
Antenna .........................................................................................41
Power ....................................................................................44
Power supply ...................................................................................44
Internal voltage ...............................................................................44
Chapter 2: About the Development Board ............... 45
What’s on the Development Board? ........................................................45
User interface ..........................................................................48

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Switches and Pushbuttons ............................................................ 49
Reset control, S3 ............................................................................. 49
Power switch, S2 ............................................................................. 49
User pushbuttons, S6 and S7 ................................................................ 50
Legend for multi-pin switches .............................................................. 50
Module configuration switches, S4 ........................................................ 50
Wake-up button, S8 .......................................................................... 50
Serial Port B MEI configuration switches, S1 ............................................. 51
Jumpers ................................................................................. 52
Jumper functions ............................................................................. 53
Battery and Battery Holder .......................................................... 53
LEDs ...................................................................................... 54
WLAN LED LE7 ................................................................................. 54
Power LEDs, LE3 and LE4 .................................................................... 54
User LEDs, LE5 and LE6 ...................................................................... 55
Serial status LEDs ............................................................................. 55
Status LEDs Serial Port D LEDs .............................................................. 55
Status LEDs Serial Port B LEDs .............................................................. 55
Serial UART Ports ...................................................................... 56
Serial port D, RS232 .......................................................................... 57
Serial port A TTL interface ................................................................. 57
Serialport A, XBee socket ................................................................... 58
Serial port C TTL interface ................................................................. 59
Serial port B, MEI interface ................................................................. 60
I2C Interface ........................................................................... 61
I2C header ..................................................................................... 61

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I2C digital I/O expansion .....................................................................62
SPI interface ............................................................................63
Pin allocation ..................................................................................64
Current Measurement Option ........................................................65
How the CMO works ..........................................................................65
JTAG Interface ..........................................................................66
Standard JTAG ARM connector, X13 ........................................................67
PoE module connectors - IEEE802.3af ..............................................68
The 802.3af PoE Application Kit ............................................................69
X9 ................................................................................................69
X26 ..............................................................................................69
POE_GND .......................................................................................70
Power Jack, X24 ...............................................................................70
Ethernet Interface .....................................................................71
RJ-45 pin allocation, X19 ....................................................................72
LEDs .............................................................................................72
WLAN Interface .........................................................................73
WWAN Interface ........................................................................74
Peripheral (Expansion) Headers ......................................................76
Peripheral application header, X33 ........................................................77
Module and Test Connectors .........................................................78
Module connectors ............................................................................78
Test connectors ...............................................................................78
X10 pinout ......................................................................................79
X11 pinout ......................................................................................79
X20 pinout ......................................................................................80

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X21 pinout ..................................................................................... 81
Appendix A:Specifications .................................................................82
Mechanical Information ............................................................... 82
Network Interface ..................................................................... 83
Ethernet ....................................................................................... 83
WLAN Interface ............................................................................... 83
WWAN Interface .............................................................................. 85
Environmental Information .......................................................... 87
Thermal Specifications ............................................................... 88
Additional design recommendations ...................................................... 90
Safety Statements ..................................................................... 91
Power Requirements .................................................................. 92
IEEE802.11 a/b/g WLAN .............................................................. 93
WWAN Activity ......................................................................... 93
ConnectCore 9P 9215 and ConnectCore Wi-9P 9215 Typical Power Save Current /Power Measurements 94
ConnectCore 3G 9P 9215 Typical Power Save Current /Power Measurements 95
Typical Module Current / Power Measurements .................................. 96
ConnectCore 9P 9215 Module Mechanical Details ................................ 97
Top view ....................................................................................... 97
Side view ...................................................................................... 97
Extended Footprint Option ................................................................. 98
ConnectCore Wi-9P 9215 Module Mechanical Details ............................ 99
Top view ....................................................................................... 99
Side view ...................................................................................... 99
Layout Recommendation ............................................................100
Extended Footprint Option ................................................................101

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Reset and Edge Sensitive Input Timing Requirements .......................... 106
ConnectCore Wi-9P 9215 Antenna Specifications: 2 dBi Dipole ............... 107
Attributes .................................................................................... 107
Dimensions ................................................................................... 107
Antenna strength (radiation pattern) diagram ......................................... 108
ConnectCore Wi-9P 9215 Antenna Specifications: 5.5 dBi Dipoles ........... 109
Attributes .................................................................................... 109
Dimensions ................................................................................... 109
Radiation pattern: H-Plane (2.0 and 5.0 GHz) .......................................... 110
Radiation pattern: E-plane (2.0 and 5.0 GHz) .......................................... 111
ConnectCore 3G 9P 9215 TG-09 Penta-band GSM Hinged R/A SMA antenna 112
Attributes .................................................................................... 112
E-Plane Radiation Pattern Straight ....................................................... 113
H-Plane Radiation Pattern Straight ...................................................... 113
E-Plane Radiation Pattern 90° Bend ..................................................... 114
H-Plane Radiation Pattern 90° Bend ..................................................... 114
ConnectCore 3G 9P 9215 GPS Antenna GPS-X-02021 ........................... 115
Mechanical Data ............................................................................. 115
Electrical Specification .................................................................... 115
Environmental Specification .............................................................. 116
Appendix B:Certifications ................................................................117
FCC Part 15 Class B .................................................................. 117
Appendix C: ConnectCore 3G 9P 9215 Strapping ....................................122
Strapping Options .................................................................... 122
Appendix D: ConnectCore 3G 9P 9215 GPIO ..........................................124
GPIO .................................................................................... 125

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Appendix E: Change Log ................................................................. 127
Revison B ...............................................................................127
Revision C ..............................................................................127
Revision D ..............................................................................127
Revision E ..............................................................................128
Revision F ..............................................................................128
Revision G .............................................................................128
Revision H ..............................................................................128
Revision I ...............................................................................128
Revision J ..............................................................................128
Revision K ..............................................................................128
Revsion L ...............................................................................128