Embest SBC8600B User guide

SBC8600B
Quick Operation Guide
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Table of Contents
Product Overview ..............................................................................................................1
1. Packing List .......................................................................................................1
2. DVD-ROM Contents..........................................................................................1
3. Factory Default Conditions................................................................................1
Preparations.......................................................................................................................2
1. Setting Up HyperTerminal .................................................................................2
2. Hardware Connects...........................................................................................6
Linux Operating System ...................................................................................................7
1. Updating TF Card and Booting from It..............................................................7
2. Updating NAND Flash and Booting from It .......................................................8
WinCE Operating System ...............................................................................................10
1. Updating TF Card and Booting from It............................................................10
2. Updating NAND Flash and Booting from It .....................................................13
Technical Support and Warranty....................................................................................15

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Product Overview
1. Packing List
SBC8600B×1
Serial Cable (DB9-DB9)×1
12V Power Adapter×1
Cross-Over Network Cable×1
DVD-ROM×1
4.3-inch LCD or 7-inch LCD×1 (Optional)
2. DVD-ROM Contents
SBC8600B Quick Guide
SBC8600B User Manual
SBC8600B Starterware User Manual
SBC8600B Schematic and Chip Datasheets
SBC8600B Software Kits (Linux/Windows Embedded Compact
7/Android/Starterware)
3. Factory Default Conditions
ALinux system is already programmed in the on-board NAND flash and supports
4.3-inch LCD by default; If another display mode is required, please refer to the
Display Mode Configurations in user manual.
SBC8600B has no CR1220 battery installed on board; Please purchase it if
necessary.
SBC8600B Single Board Computer preferably boots from NAND Flash by default,
if you want to boot from TF Card, you need to short the jumper JP5 on the board.

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Preparations
1. Setting Up HyperTerminal
1）Click Start > Programs > Accessories > Communications > HyperTerminal
on your PC’s desktop;
Figure 1 Start HyperTerminal

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2）Enter a name in the Name field and select an icon below, and then click OK;
Figure 2 Enter a Name
3）Select the port to be used and click OK;
Figure 3 Select Port

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4）Please configure the port you selected as shown in the following window, and
then click OK;
Figure 4 Configure Port

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5）HyperTerminal has been set up successfully.
Figure 5 HyperTerminal Window

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2. Hardware Connects
Figure 6 Hardware Connections
Table 1 Connection Details
No.
Descriptions
No.
Descriptions
1
Connect a LCD
3
If you want to boot from TF
card, short the jumper JP5
2
Connect a Serial Cable
4
Connect a Power Adapter
1
2
4
JP5

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Linux Operating System
1. Updating TF Card and Booting from It
1）You can download HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool 2.0.6 from here, and use it to
format TF card; the figure shown below is the tool’s interface;
Figure 7 Format TF Card
Select FAT32 in the File system drop-down menu, and then click Start to format
TF card.
Note:
It is not recommended to use other versions of HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool.
HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool will erase the partitions of TF card.

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2）Copy all the files under \linux\image\ of the DVD-ROM to the TF card, and then
insert it on SBC8600B;
3）Short the jumper JP5 and power on the system, the system boots up
successfully when the following information appears in the HyperTerminal
window; Enter root to log in Linux system;
Table 2 Log in Linux
SBC8600 login: (enter“root”to log in)
4）U-boot configuration
The system image has a default setting for 4.3-inch LCD. You can change the
settings in UBOOT according to the detailed instructions contained in 3.10
Display Mode Configurations.
2. Updating NAND Flash and Booting from It
Updating image files in NAND Flash requires the help of u-boot. No matter whether there
is data in NAND Flash, image files can be updated by running u-boot from TF card.
1）Use HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool 2.0.6 to format a TF card to FAT or
FAT32 filesystem;
2）Copy the files MLO, u-boot.img, zImage, embest-SBC-SBC8600.dtb and
rootfs.tar.xz from \linux\image in the DVD-ROM to the TF card;
3）Insert the TF card on SBC8600B and short the jumper JP5
4）Power the board on;
5）When the LEDs on the board blink quickly, the update is in progress.
6）When the LEDs on the board blink as heart frequency and buzzer alarmed, the

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update is completed; please remove the TF card and JP5 jumper cap, and then
reboot the system;
7）U-boot configuration
The system image has a default setting for 4.3-inch LCD. You can change the
settings in UBOOT according to the detailed instructions contained in 3.10
Display Mode Configurations.

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WinCE Operating System
1. Updating TF Card and Booting from It
1）You can download HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool 2.0.6 from here, and use it
to format TF card; the figure shown below is the tool’s interface;
Figure 8 Format TF Card
Select FAT32 in the File system drop-down menu, and then click Start to format
TF card.
Note:
It is not recommended to use other versions of HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool.
HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool will erase the partitions of TF card. If partitions need to
be retained, please use the format function of Windows system.

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2）After formatting is done, copy MLO, EBOOTSD.nb0 and NK.bin from
\WINCE700\image of the DVD-ROM to TF card;
3）Insert the TF card on SBC8600B and short the jumper JP5, and then power it on;
When you see information counting down in seconds in the HyperTerminal
window, please press Space key on your PC’s keyboard to enter EBOOT menu.
Table 3 Enter EBOOT Menu
Hit space to enter configuration menu [56] 5... (press Space key to enter eboot
menu)
4）Type 2twice as shown in the following EBOOT menu to select TF card as boot
device;
Table 4 Select Boot Device
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Main Menu
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[1] Show Current Settings
[2] Select Boot Device
[3] Select KITL (Debug) Device
[4] Network Settings
[5] SDCard Settings
[6] Set Device ID
[7] Save Settings
[8] Flash Management
[9] Enable/Disable OAL Retail Messages
[a] Select Display Resolution
[b] Select OPP Mode
[0] Exit and Continue
Selection: 2
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Select Boot Device
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[1] Internal EMAC
[2] NK from SDCard FILE
[3] NK from NAND
[0] Exit and Continue

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Selection (actual Internal EMAC): 2
Boot device set to NK from SDCard FILE
5）Type aas shown in the following EBOOT menu to enter Select Display
Resolution sub-menu and then select LCD\LVDS display mode;
Table 5 Select Display Mode
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Main Menu
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[1] Show Current Settings
[2] Select Boot Device
[3] Select KITL (Debug) Device
[4] Network Settings
[5] SDCard Settings
[6] Set Device ID
[7] Save Settings
[8] Flash Management
[9] Enable/Disable OAL Retail Messages
[a] Select Display Resolution
[b] Select OPP Mode
[0] Exit and Continue
Selection: a
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Select Display Resolution
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[1] LCD 480x272 60Hz //For 4.3-inch LCD
[2] DVI 640x480 60Hz(N/A)
[3] DVI 640x480 72Hz(N/A)
[4] LCD 800x480 60Hz //For 7-inch LCD
[5] DVI 800x600 60Hz(N/A) //For LVDS
[6] DVI 800x600 56Hz(N/A)
[7] VGA1024x768 60Hz //For VGA
[8] DVI 1280x720 60Hz(N/A)
[0] Exit and Continue Selection (actual LCD 480x272 60Hz): 4

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6）Type 0as shown in following EBOOT menu to continue booting process;
Table 6 Continue Booting
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Main Menu
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[1] Show Current Settings
[2] Select Boot Device
[3] Select KITL (Debug) Device
[4] Network Settings
[5] SDCard Settings
[6] Set Device ID
[7] Save Settings
[8] Flash Management
[9] Enable/Disable OAL Retail Messages
[a] Select Display Resolution
[b] Select OPP Mode
[0] Exit and Continue
Selection: 0
Wait for the end of booting process and then the updatedWinCE system is ready
for use.
2. Updating NAND Flash and Booting from It
1）Please refer to the previous contents to learn how to format TF card. After TF
card formatting is done, copy MLO, EBOOTSD.nb0, EBOOTND.nb0, NK.bin and
XLDRNAND.nb0 from \WINCE700\image\ of the DVD-ROM to the TF card;
2）Insert the TF card on SBC8600B and short the jumper JP5, and then power it on;
When you see information counting down in seconds, please press Space key
on your PC’s keyboard to enter EBOOT menu.
3）Type 8in EBOOT menu to enter flash management sub-menu;
4）Type character groups 9-4-a, 9-3-b and 9-2-c in sequence to write XLDR,

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EBOOT and NK images into NAND flash;
5）Type 0to go back to main menu and then type 2and 3to select NAND flash as
the boot device;
6）Type aunder main menu to select display mode and then type 7and yunder
main menu to save changes;
7）Remove the TF card and the jump cap from SBC8600B, and then reboot the
system; Now it will boot up from NAND flash;

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Technical Support and Warranty
Technical Support
Embest Technology provides its product with one-year free technical support
including:
Providing software and hardware resources related to the embedded products of
Embest Technology;
Helping customers properly compile and run the source code provided by
Embest Technology;
Providing technical support service if the embedded hardware products do not
function properly under the circumstances that customers operate according to
the instructions in the documents provided by Embest Technology;
Helping customers troubleshoot the products.
The following conditions will not be covered by our technical support service. We will
take appropriate measures accordingly:
Customers encounter issues related to software or hardware during their
development process;
Customers encounter issues caused by any unauthorized alter to the embedded
operating system;
Customers encounter issues related to their own applications;
Customers encounter issues caused by any unauthorized alter to the source
code provided by Embest Technology;
Warranty Conditions
1）12-month free warranty on the PCB under normal conditions of use since the
sales of the product;

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2）The following conditions are not covered by free services; Embest Technology will
charge accordingly:
Customers fail to provide valid purchase vouchers or the product identification
tag is damaged, unreadable, altered or inconsistent with the products.
Products are damaged caused by operations inconsistent with the user manual;
Products are damaged in appearance or function caused by natural disasters
(flood, fire, earthquake, lightning strike or typhoon) or natural aging of
components or other force majeure;
Products are damaged in appearance or function caused by power failure,
external forces, water, animals or foreign materials;
Products malfunction caused by disassembly or alter of components by
customers or, products disassembled or repaired by persons or organizations
unauthorized by Embest Technology, or altered in factory specifications, or
configured or expanded with the components that are not provided or recognized
by Embest Technology and the resulted damage in appearance or function;
Product failures caused by the software or system installed by customers or
inappropriate settings of software or computer viruses;
Products purchased from unauthorized sales;
Warranty (including verbal and written) that is not made by Embest Technology
and not included in the scope of our warranty should be fulfilled by the party who
committed. Embest Technology has no any responsibility;
3）Within the period of warranty, the freight for sending products from customers to
Embest Technology should be paid by customers; the freight from Embest to
customers should be paid by us. The freight in any direction occurs after warranty
period should be paid by customers.
4）Please contact technical support if there is any repair request.
Note:
Embest Technology will not take any responsibility on the products sent back without the
permission of the company.

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Contact Information
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Company Information
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