DMP Electronics RoBoard RB-100 User manual

RoBoard RB-100
Manual V2.00
The Heart of Robotics
Jan 2009
DMP Electronics Inc

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Copyright 2009 DMP Electronics Inc.
Manual No. RoBo100-02 Ver.2.0D Apr, 2009
Trademarks Acknowledgment
Vortex86DXis the registered trademark of DMP electronics Inc.
Other brand names or product names appearing in this document are
the properties and registered trademarks of their respective owners. All
names mentioned herewith are served for identification purpose only.

Table of Contents
C h a p t e r 1............................................................................................4
Introduction........................................................................4
1.1 Packing List..........................................................4
1.2 Product Description..............................................5
1.3 Specifications.......................................................6
1.4 Board Dimension .................................................7
C h a p t e r 2.............................................................................................8
Installation..........................................................................8
2.1 Board Outline.......................................................8
2.2 Connectors & Pin 1 Location...............................9
2.3 Connectors & Jumpers Summary ......................10
2.4 Pin Assignments.................................................11
PWM..........................................................11
J2: COM 3 Full Duplex TTL ........................11
J3: USB -- 90 Deg ......................................11
J4: USB .....................................................11
J5: LAN .....................................................11
J7: COM1 RS-232 ......................................12
J8: COM2 RS485........................................12
J9: SPI / I2C...............................................12
J11: A/D 8Ch..............................................13
J12: Power Connector (DC-In 6V-24V) .......13
J14: LINE OUT...........................................13
J15: MIC-IN................................................13
J16: COM4 Half Duplex TTL.......................14
J17: PWM initial Pull up/down switch ........14
2.5 Watchdog Timer.................................................15
C h a p t e r 3........................................................................................16
Driver Installation ............................................................16
A. Library, Sample and development code..............17

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C h a p t e r 1
Introduction
1.1 Packing List
Product Name
Package
RB-100
RoBoard RB-100
Cable-RB-100
Power connector cable x 1
COM port cable x 2 (4 Pin)
COM port cable x 1 (3 Pin)
USB cable x 1 (USB port x 2)
LAN cable x 1
AUDIO Line x 2
2x5 pin Cable x 1

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1.2 Product Description
The RoBoard is the heart of any robotic system making your hobby more active
and intelligent. It does not just offer control but is a complete computer system
based on the Vortex86DX CPU, a 32bit x86 CPU running at 1000MHz with
256MB RAM.
The RoBoard allows users to install a Windows or Linux Operating System onto
a bootable Micro-SD card offering engineers a common storage media to
develop with. The RoHS compliant CPU board measures just 96mm x 50mm
and accepts a voltage input range from 6V-24V DC whilst providing extremely
low power consumption.
RoBoard has the rich I/O interfaces to the servo, DC motors, sensors,
gyroscope, accelerometers and other devices. Also, it has build-in the PWM up
to 24 Ch, GPIO, RS-232 serial, TTL serial, RS-485, USB V2.0 3, A/D converter,
SPI/I2C bus, Audio out & Mic in, 10/100M LAN and Mini PCI socket.

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1.3 Specifications
RB-100
CPU
DM&P Vortex86DX- 1000MHz
BIOS
AMI BIOS
Memory
256MB DDR2 onboard
ADCs
Analog Devices AD-7918 10-bit
I /O Interface
Micro SD slot 1
USB port 1 (USB 2.0 version)
Connectors
2.54 mm 3-pin box header for PWM/GPIO 24
2.54 mm 10-pin box header for RS-232 1
2.54 mm 10-pin box header for USB 1
2.0 mm 4-pin header for RS-485 1
2.0 mm 4-pin header for TTL serial 1
2.54 mm 10-pin box header for SPI & I2C 1
2.54 mm 16-pin header for A/D 1
1.25 mm 3-pin wafer for TTL serial 1
1.25 mm 4-pin wafer for LAN 1
1.25 mm 4-pin wafer for MIC-in 1
1.25 mm 4-pin wafer for Line-out 1
1.25mm 6-pin wafer for JTAG 1
0.8mm 124-Pin Mini PCI Card connector
3.96 mm 2 pin for Power 1
Resolution
SPI : 10Mbps to 150Mbps Half-Duplex;
[CPOL=0/1,CPHA=1] clock modes
PWM : 20ns
I2C : 1Kbps ~ 3.3Mbps
Serial : 115200bps
Power
Consumption
+5V @ 400mA
Power Input
DC-in 6V to 24V
Dimension
96mm 56mm
Weight
40g

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1.4 Board Dimension

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C h a p t e r 2
Installation
2.1 Board Outline

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2.2 Connectors & Pin 1 Location
Connectors
Pin 1 Location

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2.3 Connectors & Jumpers Summary
Summary Table
Description
Type of Connections
Pin
J01
Micro-SD Slot
Micro-SD slot
13-pin
J02
COM3 TTL
Box Header,2.0mm , 4x1
4-pin
J03
USB
USB 90 Deg
4-pin
J04
USB x 2
Pin Header, 2,54mm, 5x2
10-Pin
J05
LAN
Wafer, 1.25mm, 4x1
4-pin
J06
JTAG
Wafer, 2.54mm, 6x1
6-pin
J07
COM1 RS-232
Pin Header, 2.54mm,5x2
10-pin
J08
COM2 RS-485
Box Header, 2.00mm, 4x1
4-pin
J09
SPI / I2C
Pin Header, 2.54mm, 5x2
10-pin
J11
A/D 8Ch
Box Header, 2.54mm, 8x2
16-pin
J12
Power Connector
Pin Header, 3.96mm
2-pin
J13
Mini PCI Socket
Mini PCI Type III
124-pin
J14
Line Out
Wafer, 1.25mm, 4x1
4-pin
J15
Mic In
Wafer, 1.25mm, 4x1
4-pin
J16
COM4 TTL
Wafer, 1.25mm, 3x1
3-pin
J17
PWM initial pull up/down switch
DIP switch