Embest SBC9000 User manual

SBC9000
Single Board Computer
User Manual
Version 1.0 –Jan. 20th, 2015

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Product Overview ........................................................................................1
1.1 About SBC9000.............................................................................................1
1.2 Packing List....................................................................................................1
1.3 Mini9000 CPU Module...................................................................................1
1.3.1 Product Features.............................................................................1
1.3.2 System Block Diagram....................................................................2
1.4 Expansion Board............................................................................................3
1.4.1 Product Features.............................................................................3
1.4.2 System Block Diagram....................................................................4
1.5 Mini9000 Dimensions.....................................................................................5
1.6 Expansion Board Dimensions........................................................................6
1.7 Associated Products......................................................................................6
Chapter 2 Introduction to Hardware............................................................................7
2.1 CPU Introduction............................................................................................7
2.1.1 Clocks..............................................................................................7
2.1.2 Reset Signal....................................................................................7
2.1.3 General Interfaces...........................................................................7
2.1.4 Display Interface..............................................................................7
2.1.5 3D Graphics Acceleration System ..................................................8
2.2 Peripheral ICs around CPU...........................................................................8
2.2.1 eMMC Flash MTFC4GMDEA-4M IT...............................................8
2.2.2 DDR MT41K128M16JT-125 IT........................................................8
2.2.3 AR8035 Ethernet PHY ....................................................................9
2.2.4 USB2514 Hub..................................................................................9
2.2.5 JMB321 SATA Port Multiplier IC......................................................9
2.3 Interfaces/LEDs/Switches on Mini9000.......................................................10
2.3.1 CON1 Interface .............................................................................10
2.3.2 Boot Configuration Switch (SW1)..................................................15
2.3.3 LED Indicators...............................................................................16
2.3.4 LCD Interface (J1).........................................................................16
2.4 Interfaces/LEDs/Switches on Expansion Board..........................................18

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2.4.1 Power Jack (J5).............................................................................18
2.4.2 Audio Input (J1).............................................................................18
2.4.3 Audio Ouput (J2)...........................................................................19
2.4.4 Camera Interface (J3) ...................................................................19
2.4.5 EIM Interface (J14)........................................................................20
2.4.6 GPIO Interface (J29).....................................................................21
2.4.7 I2C Interface (J23).........................................................................21
2.4.8 CAN & SPI Interface (J25)............................................................22
2.4.9 HDMI Interface (J4).......................................................................22
2.4.10 LVDS Interface (J6).......................................................................23
2.4.11 Mini PCIe Interface (CN5).............................................................23
2.4.12 OTG Interface (J7) ........................................................................25
2.4.13 PCIe Interface (CN3).....................................................................25
2.4.14 RGMII Interface (J8)......................................................................26
2.4.15 SATA Interface (CN1/CN7/CN2/CN8)...........................................26
2.4.16 UART Interface (CN4/J28)............................................................27
2.4.17 USB HUB Interface (HUB1/HUB2) ...............................................28
2.4.18 SDIO Interface (J9/J27/J24)..........................................................29
2.4.19 Boot Configuration Switch (SW1)..................................................30
2.4.20 Buttons ..........................................................................................31
2.4.21 LEDs..............................................................................................31
Chapter 3 Preparations...............................................................................................32
3.1 Software Introduction...................................................................................32
3.2 About Linux System.....................................................................................32
3.3 About Android System .................................................................................33
3.4 Setting up HyperTerminal ............................................................................34
Chapter 4 Downloading and Running of System.....................................................36
4.1 Downloading/Runing of Linux/Android ........................................................36
4.1.1 Using Mfgtools to Download Linux/Android..................................36
4.1.2 Using Linux Host to Download Linux to TF Card..........................39
4.2 Configuring Display Modes..........................................................................40
Chapter 5 Making Images ...........................................................................................43
5.1 Making Linux Images...................................................................................43

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5.1.1 Direct Compilation.........................................................................43
5.1.2 Yocto Method.................................................................................45
5.2 Making Android Images ...............................................................................47
5.3 Compiling Linux Upper-LayerApplications with Yocto ................................49
Chapter 6 Tests............................................................................................................51
6.1 LED Test.......................................................................................................51
6.2 Button Test...................................................................................................51
6.3 Touchscreen Test.........................................................................................52
6.4 RTC Test ......................................................................................................52
6.5 TF Card Test ................................................................................................54
6.6 USB HOST Test...........................................................................................54
6.7 USB Device Test..........................................................................................55
6.8 Audio Test ....................................................................................................58
6.9 HDMIAudio Test ..........................................................................................59
6.10 Ethernet Test................................................................................................60
6.11 CAN Test......................................................................................................61
6.12 Serial Interface Test.....................................................................................63
6.13 Mini-PCIe Test..............................................................................................64
6.14 PCI-E Test....................................................................................................66
6.14.1 Test 1.............................................................................................66
6.14.2 Test 2.............................................................................................66
6.15 Backlight Test...............................................................................................68
6.15.1 LCD Backlight Test........................................................................68
6.15.2 Capacitive Touchscreen Backlight Test.........................................68
6.16 SATATest.....................................................................................................69
Appendix 1 –Installing Ubuntu System........................................................................70
Appendix 2 - Installing Linux USB Ethernet/RNDIS Gadget Driver............................81
Technical Support and Warranty....................................................................................84

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Chapter 1 Product Overview
1.1 About SBC9000
SBC9000 is an embedded single board computer designed by Embest Technology based
on i.MX 6Quad processor. It comes in a configuration of a CPU module Mini9000 + an
Expansion board which provides 4 serial ports (one of them supports RS232 debugging),
2 isolated CAN2.0 interfaces, 1 gigabit Ethernet, 1 SPI, 3 I2C, 1 SDIO, 2 SATA, 1 PCIe, 1
Mini PCIe, 4 USB Host and 1 OTG, 1 LCD and 1 LVDS display interface, 1 HDMI, audio
input/output, TF card slot, etc. SBC9000 is compatible with Linux 3.10.17 and Android
4.4.2, aiming to help developer in a wide range of areas such as industrial control,
netbooks, all-in-one PCs, high-end mobile Internet devices, high-end PDAs, high-end
portable medial players, game consoles and compact navigation devices.
1.2 Packing List
SBC9000 (Mini9000 CPU module + expansion board）*1
SATA adapter cable*1
1.3 Mini9000 CPU Module
1.3.1 Product Features
General Features
Product Dimensions: 70 mm×68 mm
Operating Temperature: 0~70℃
Operating Humidity: 20% ~ 90% (Non-condensing)
Input Voltage: 5V
Processor
ARM Cortex™-A9 i.MX 6Quad Processor

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32 KByte L1 Instruction Cache
32 KByte L1 Data Cache
Private Timer and Watchdog
Cortex-A9 NEON MPE (Media Processing Engine) Coprocessor
2D Graphics Processors
On-Board Memories:
4GByte eMMC
4*256MB DDR3 SDRAM
On-Board Interfaces:
TTL232×4 (4-bit×2 + 2-bit×2）
CAN2.0×2
RGMII×1
SPI×1
I2C×3
8-bit SDIO×1
SATA×1
PCIe×1
USB Host×1
USB OTG×1
LVDS×1
HDMI×1
LCD×1
Audio×1
Camera×1
GPMC
Boot Configuration
GPIO
1.3.2 System Block Diagram

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Figure 1-1 Mini9000 block diagram
1.4 Expansion Board
1.4.1 Product Features
General Features
Product Dimensions: 150 mm×120 mm
Operating Temperature: 0~70℃
Operating Humidity: 20% ~ 90% (Non-condensing)
Input Voltage: 12V
Audio/Video Interfaces
HDMI×1
LVDS×1
Audio Input (3.5mm)×1
Stereo Audio Output (3.5mm)×1
Data Transfer Interfaces

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10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet×1
Isolated CAN 2.0×2
SPI×1
I2C×3
SDIO×1
SATA×2
TF card slot×1
PCIe×1
mini PCIe×1
USB host×4
USB OTG×1
Serial Port×4 (One of them supports DB9 debugging)
LEDs&Buttons
User-Defined Button×1
Reset Button×1
LED Power Indicator×1
User-Defined LED×2
1.4.2 System Block Diagram

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Figure 1-2 Expansion board block diagram
1.5 Mini9000 Dimensions
Figure 1-3 Mini9000 dimensions