Kontron SMARC-sAMX6i User manual

SMARC-sAMX6i
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» Table of Contents «
1User Information..................................................................................5
1.1 About This Document.................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 Cop right Notice.......................................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Trademarks................................................................................................................................. 5
1.4 Standards................................................................................................................................... 5
1.5 Warrant .................................................................................................................................... 6
1.6 Technical Support......................................................................................................................... 6
2Introduction........................................................................................7
2.1 Product Description......................................................................................................................7
2.2 SMARC™ Computer-on-Modules.......................................................................................................7
3Product Specification............................................................................8
3.1 SMARC-sAMX6i Feature Set.............................................................................................................8
3.2 Modules & Accessories................................................................................................................... 8
3.3 Functional Specification...............................................................................................................10
3.4 Block Diagram............................................................................................................................ 13
3.5 Electrical Specification................................................................................................................. 14
3.5.1 Suppl Voltage........................................................................................................................... 14
3.5.2 Power Suppl Rise Time................................................................................................................ 14
3.5.3 Suppl Voltage Ripple.................................................................................................................. 14
3.6 Power Control............................................................................................................................ 15
3.7 Power Consumption..................................................................................................................... 15
3.8 RTC Current Consumption............................................................................................................. 16
3.8.1 Measurement Results...................................................................................................................16
3.9 Environmental Specification..........................................................................................................17
3.9.1 Temperature Specification............................................................................................................ 17
3.9.2 Humidit ................................................................................................................................... 17
3.10 Standards and Certifications......................................................................................................... 18
3.11 MTBF........................................................................................................................................ 19
3.12 Mechanical Specification..............................................................................................................20
3.12.1 Module Dimension...................................................................................................................... 20
3.12.2 Height on Top............................................................................................................................ 20
3.12.3 Height on Bottom....................................................................................................................... 20
3.12.4 Mechanical Drawing.................................................................................................................... 20
3.12.5 Dimensions and mounting holes of SMARC-sAMX6..............................................................................21
4Connectors........................................................................................22
4.1 SMARC™ Connector Top Side..........................................................................................................22
4.2 SMARC™ Connector Bottom Side.................................................................................................... 26
5Bootloader Operation..........................................................................30
5.1 Cop rights and Licensing.............................................................................................................. 30
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5.1.1 Obtaining Source Code................................................................................................................. 30
5.2 Introduction to U-Boot................................................................................................................ 30
5.3 Standard U-Boot Commands..........................................................................................................30
5.4 Kontron-Specific Commands..........................................................................................................32
5.4.1 kboardinfo................................................................................................................................ 32
5.4.2 md5sum.................................................................................................................................... 32
5.5 U-Boot Access and Startup............................................................................................................33
5.6 Environment.............................................................................................................................. 33
5.7 Working with U-Boot................................................................................................................... 33
5.7.1 General Operation....................................................................................................................... 33
5.7.2 Using the Network...................................................................................................................... 33
5.7.3 Using SD Cards and onboard eMMC device........................................................................................34
5.8 Bootloader Update...................................................................................................................... 35
5.8.1 Downloading the bootloader.........................................................................................................35
5.8.2 Updating via TFTP Server..............................................................................................................35
5.8.3 Updating via USB Stick................................................................................................................. 35
5.9 Bootlogo.................................................................................................................................. 35
5.10 Panel Control............................................................................................................................. 36
5.11 OS Boot Select........................................................................................................................... 37
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1 User Information
1.1 About This Document
This document provides information about products from Kontron Europe GmbH and/or its subsidiaries. No warrant of
suitabilit , purpose, or fitness is implied. While ever attempt has been made to ensure that the information in this
document is accurate, the information contained within is supplied “as-is” and is subject to change without notice.
For the circuits, descriptions and tables indicated, Kontron assumes no responsibilit as far as patents or other rights of
third parties are concerned.
1.2 Copyright Notice
Cop right © 2003-2015 Kontron Europe GmbH
All rights reserved. No part of this document ma be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval s stem, or
translated into an language or computer language, in an form or b an means (electronic, mechanical, photocop ing,
recording, or otherwise), without the express written permission of Kontron Europe GmbH.
DIMM-PC®, PISA®, ETX®, ETXexpress®, microETXexpress®, X-board®, DIMM-IO® and DIMM-BUS® are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Kontron Europe GmbH. Kontron is trademark or registered trademark of Kontron AG.
1.3 Trademarks
The following lists the trademarks of components used in this board.
» IBM, XT, AT, PS/2 and Personal S stem/2 are trademarks of International Business Machines Corp.
» Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.
» Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corp.
» All other products and trademarks mentioned in this manual are trademarks of their respective owners.
1.4 Standards
Kontron Europe GmbH is certified to ISO 9000 standards.
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1.5 arranty
For this Kontron Europe GmbH product warrant for defects in material and workmanship exists as long as the warrant
period, beginning with the date of shipment, lasts. During the warrant period, Kontron Europe GmbH will decide on its
discretion if defective products are to be repaired or replaced.
Within the warrant period, the repair of products is free of charge as long as warrant conditions are observed.
Warrant does not appl for defects arising/resulting from improper or inadequate maintenance or handling b the bu er,
unauthorized modification or misuse, as well as the operation outside of the product´s environmental specifications and
improper installation and maintenance.
Kontron Europe GmbH will not be responsible for an defects or damages to other products not supplied b Kontron
Europe GmbH that are caused b a fault Kontron Europe GmbH product.
1.6 Technical Support
Technicians and engineers from Kontron Europe GmbH and/or its subsidiaries are available for technical support. We are
committed to make our product eas to use and will help ou use our products in our s stems.
Please consult our Website at http://www.kontron.com/support for the latest product documentation, utilities, drivers
and support contacts. Consult our customer section http://emdcustomersection.kontron.com for the latest BIOS
downloads, Product Change Notifications, Board Support Packages, DemoImages, 3D drawings and additional tools and
software. In an case ou can alwa s contact our board supplier for technical support.
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SMARC-sAMX6i / Introduction
2 Introduction
2.1 Product Description
The small-sized SMARC™ Module with Freescale i.MX6 processor offers a wide range of processor scalabilit with single,
dual and quadcore processors. The X86 alike interfacing of SMARC-sAMX6i allows an eas integration in an kind of
application.
2.2 SMARC™ Computer-on-Modules
The SMARC™ standard was developed especiall for new modules with ARM- and SOC-processors and is characterized b
the extremel flat build of its form factor. It is based on the MXM 3.0 connector with 314 pins and a construction height of
just 4.3 millimeters and it thus allows robust and flatl constructed designs with a cost-effective card edge connector. The
connector is also available in a shock- and vibration-resistant version for rough environmental conditions. Furthermore,
the standard integrates dedicated interfaces for the latest ARM and SOC processors which not onl means LVDS, 24-bit
RGB and HDMI support but also support of embedded Displa Port for future designs. In addition, and for the first time,
dedicated camera interfaces are being incorporated into a COM standard. OEMs profit from minimized design effort and
bill of material costs. SMARC™ defines two different module sizes in order to offer a high level of flexibilit regarding
different mechanical requirements: a short modules measuring 82 mm x 50 mm and a full-size module measuring 82 mm x
80 mm.
SMARC™ is the low-power embedded architecture platform for computer-on-modules based on ARM technolog .
» Creating mobile, embedded, connected solutions
» Scalable building blocks
» Optimized pin-out definition for ARM technolog
» Ultra low-power, low-profile solutions
» Constructed to withstand harsh industrial environments

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3 Product Specification
3.1 SMARC-sAMX6i Feature Set
SMARC™ Feature specification SMARC™ Specification Maximum
Number Possible
SMARC-sAMX6i Feature support SMARC-sAMX6i Featuresupport instances
LVDS Displa support 1 Yes 1
Parallel LCD support 1 Yes 1(24bit)
HDMI Displa support 1 Yes 1
CSI Camera support (Dual and Quad lanes) 2 Yes 1 (Quad lane)
Parallel Camera support 2 Yes 1
USB Interface 3 Yes 3
PCIe Interface 3 Yes 1 (3 PCIe lanes can be realised opionall )
SATA Interface 1 Yes 1 (0 on module with i.MX6 solo)
GbE Interface 1 Yes 1
SDIO Interface (4bit) 1 Yes 1 (max. 25MHz)
SDMMC Interface (8bit) 1 Yes 1 (max. 25MHz)
SPI Interface 2 Yes 2
I2S Interface 3 Yes 1
I2C Interface 5 Yes 5
CAN 2 Yes 2
AFB 1 Yes -
I/O Voltage (1.8V) level support - Yes -
I/O Voltage (3.3V) level support - No -
3.2 Modules & Accessories
The SMARC small sized Computer-on-Module SMARC-sAMX6i (SMX6) is compatible to SMARC V1.0. The SMARC-sAMX6i,
based on Freescale's iMX6 platform, is available in different variants to cover the demand of different performance, price
and power:
Part Number Product Name Processor DDR3 Flash SATA PCIe bridge
51003-0540-08-1 SMARC-sAMX6i 0.8 512/4GB Freescale i.MX6 solo, 800MHz, industrial grade 512MB 4GB SLC - -
51003-1040-08-2 SMARC-sAMX6i 2×0.8 1/4GB Freescale i.MX6 dual, 800MHz, industrial grade 1GB 4GB SLC YES -
51003-1040-08-4 SMARC-sAMX6i 4×0.8 1/4GB Freescale i.MX6 quad, 800MHz, industrial grade 1GB 4GB SLC YES -
51003-2040-08-8 SMARC-sAMX6i 4×0.8 1/4GB Freescale i.MX6 quad, 800MHz, industrial grade 1GB 4GB SLC YES Yes
Memory and onboard Flash configurations 51003-MMFF-xx-x:
» MM = 05: 512MB DDR3 Memor
» MM = 10: 1024MB DDR3 Memor
» MM = 20: 2048MB DDR3 Memor
» FF = 00: without onboard eMMC
» FF = 40: 4GB onboard eMMC (SLC)
» FF = 80: 8GB onboard eMMC (SLC)
» FF = 16: 16GB onboard eMMC (SLC)
» FF = 32: 32GB onboard eMMC (SLC)
On request we can also offer MLC eMMC flash devices
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Optional hardware features:
» 3 PCIe instead of 1 lane
» 3 I2S instead of 1 I2S, but then with onl 16bit parallel LCD interface instead of 24bit
» an other available pin compatible Freescale i.MX6 processor can be mounted
Optional hardware and firmware features are available project based onl for variants not
listed above. Please contact our local sales for customized articles.
Accessories
Product Number Carrier Boards
51000-0000-00-0 SMARC Evaluation Carrier
51000-0000-00-S SMARC Starter Kit
Product Number Cooling & Mounting
51003-0000-99-1 HSP SMARC-sAMX6 full size
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3.3 Functional Specification
Processor
CPU specifications
CPU Freescale i.MX6 solo Freescale i.MX6 dual Freescale i.MX6 quad
Cores 1 2 2
Clock 800MHz 800MHz 800MHz
Memory Speed DDR3-533 DDR3-533 DDR3-533
Max Memory up to 1GB up to 2GB up to 2GB
Cache 512KB L2 1MB L2 + VFPv3 1MB L2 + VFPv3
GFX Vivante Vivante Vivante
GFX core frequency 528MHz 528MHz 528MHz
IPUs (Image Processing Units) 1 2 2
LVDS 1×18/24bit 1×18/24bit 1×18/24bit
LVDS Resolution up to 1366x768x60 up to 1366x768x60 up to 1366x768x60
Parallel LCD Resolution up to TBD up to 1920x1080x60 up to 1920x1080x60
HDMI Resolution up to TBD up to 1920x1200x60 up to 1920x1200x60
Independent Display Support - es es
Memory
Sockets memor down
Memory Type DDR3
Maximum Size 2GB (1GB for Solo)
Technology Single Channel (64bit) (32bit for Solo)
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Graphics Core
The integrated Vivante core based supports:
3D Graphics Core Vivante GC2000
Shader Cores 4 with 21.6 GFLOP
2D Core Vivante GC320
2D Performance 633M pixels / sec raw performance
Vector Graphics Core Vivate GC355
Maximum Resolution (total) 4096x4096
Maximum Pixel Rate 266 MP/s
API (DirectX/OpenGL) OpenGL, OpenCL
Hardware accelerated Video TBD
Independent/Simultaneous Displays 2
HDCP support optional (HDCP 1.4)
LVDS
LVDS max Resolution: WXGA @60Hz
PWM Backlight Control: YES
Supported Panel Data: TBD
Display Interfaces
Parallel Display Bits 24
Parallel Display Max. Resolution WUXGA @60Hz (?)
HDMI
Max Resolution HDMI 1080p @ 60Hz
HDMI version HDMI 1.4a
HDCP support optional (HDCP 1.4)
Storage
onboard SSD 1x eMMC up to 64GB (MLC), 32GB (SLC)
SD Card / eMMC support SDIO support via carrier board
Serial-ATA 1x SATA 3.0GB/s (onl Quad/Dual)
SATA AHCI -
SATA is not available on modules with i.MX6 solo processor.
Connectivity
USB 3x USB 2.0
PCI Express 1x PCIe x1
Max PCI Express 1x PCIe standard (3x optional with brige)
Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbit
Ethernet controller processor integrated (with Broadcom Ph )
Ethernet
The ethernet controller is in the processor integrated (with Broadcom Ph ) and supports:
» Jumbo Frames TBD
» Time S nc Protocol Indicator TBD
» PXE (Preboot eXecution Environment)
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AFB Section
AFB Interface 1 MLB150
Misc Interfaces and Features
Audio I2S interface
Miscellaneous -
External I2C Bus 5x Fast I2C
Watchdog support Single Staged
Bootselect pins Uboot start onl from external or internal SPI
Operating S stem start can be controlled via boot select pins.
Power Features
Singly Supply Support YES
Supply Voltage 3.0-5,25V
Misc Power Management -
Supported Operating Systems
The SMARC-sAMX6i supports:
» Linux
» Android (up on request onl )
» Microsoft Windows Embedded Compact (WEC7 and WEC2013)
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3.4 Block Diagram
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3.5 Electrical Specification
3.5.1 Supply Voltage
Following suppl voltage is specified at the SMARC™ connector:
VCC: 3.0-5,25V
RTC: 2.5V - 3.3V
3.5.2 Power Supply Rise Time
» The input voltages shall rise from ≤10% of nominal to within the regulation ranges within 0.1ms to 20ms.
» There must be a smooth and continuous ramp of each DC input voltage from 10% to 90% of its final set-point
3.5.3 Supply Voltage Ripple
» Maximum 100 mV peak to peak 0 – 20 MHz
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3.6 Power Control
Power Supply
The SMARC-sAMX6i supports a power input from 3.0-5,25V. The suppl voltage is applied through the VCC pins (VCC) of the
module connector.
Power Button (PWR_BTN#)
The power button (Pin P128) is available through the module connector described in the pinout list. To start the module
via Power Button the PWRBTN# signal must be at least 50ms (50ms ≤ t < 4s, t pical 400ms) at low level (Power Button
Event).
Pressing the power button for at least 4seconds will turn off power to the module (Power Button Override).
CB_POWER_BAD#
The SMARC-sAMX6i provides an external input for a Carrier Board Power Bad signal (Pin S150). The implementation of this
subs stem complies with the SMARC Specification. CB_POWER_BAD# is internall pulled up to 3.3V and must be high level
to power on the module.
Reset Button (RST_CB_IN#)
The reset button (Pin P127) is available through the module connector described in the pinout list. The module will sta in
reset as long as RST_CB_IN# is grounded.
3.7 Power Consumption
Following data provides power consumption measurements of single modules with i.MX6 solo (51003-0540-08-1) and
i.MX6 quad (51003-1040-08-4).
PN processor linux shell mem test
51003-0540-08-1 i.MX6 solo 2.46W 3.47W
51003-1040-08-4 i.MX6 quad 2.87W 4.52W
This might not be the maximum load a module can have, but due to the lack of standardized stress test software for ARM
processors this data cannot be provided.
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3.8 RTC Current Consumption
Schematics of RTC circuit on SMARC Evaluation Carrier
3.8.1 Measurement Results
J 5 J85 PWR_ON PWR_OFF Result (µA)
- - - X 0
- X - X 0
X - - X 32,76
X - X - 0,11
- X X - 0
- - X - 0
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3.9 Environmental Specification
3.9.1 Temperature Specification
General Specification Operating Non-operating
Commercial grade 0°C to +60°C -30°C to +85°C
Extended (E1) -25°C to +75°C -30°C to +85°C
Industrial grade (E2) -40°C to +85°C -40°C to +85°C
Standard modules are available for industrial grade temperature range. Please see chapter
Product Specification for available variants for extended or commercial temperate grade
With Kontron heatspreader plate assembly
The operating temperature defines two requirements:
» the maximum ambient temperature with ambient being the air surrounding the module.
» the maximum measurable temperature on an spot on the heatspreader's surface
Without Kontron heatspreader plate assembly
The operating temperature is the maximum measurable temperature on an spot on the module's surface.
3.9.2 Humidity
» Operating: 10% to 90% (non condensing)
» Non operating: 5% to 95% (non condensing)
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3.10 Standards and Certifications
RoHS
The SMARC-sAMX6i
is compliant to the directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances (RoHS) in electrical
and electronic equipment.
CE marking
The SMARC-sAMX6i
is CE marked according to Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC – Test standard EN60950
WEEE Directive
WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC is not applicable for Computer-on-Modules.
Conformal Coating
Conformal Coating is available for Kontron Computer-on-Modules and for validated SO-DIMM memor modules. Please
contact our local sales or support for further details.
EMC
Validated in Kontron reference housing for EMC the SMARC-sAMX6i follows the requirements for electromagnetic
compatibilit standards
» EN55022
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3.11 MTBF
The following MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure) values were calculated using a combination of manufacturer’s test data, if
the data was available, and the Telcordia (Bellcore) issue 2 calculation for the remaining parts.
The calculation method used is “Telcordia Method 1 Case 3” in a ground benign, controlled environment (GB,GC). This
particular method takes into account var ing temperature and stress data and the s stem is assumed to have not been
burned in.
Other environmental stresses (extreme altitude, vibration, salt water exposure, etc) lower MTBF values.
S stem MTBF (hours): 505113 @ 40°C
Fans usuall shipped with Kontron Europe GmbH products have 50,000-hour t pical
operating life. The above estimates assume no fan, but a passive heat sinking arrangement
Estimated RTC batter life (as opposed to batter failures) is not accounted for in the above
figures and need to be considered separatel . Batter life depends on both temperature
and operating conditions. When the Kontron unit has external power; the onl batter
drain is from leakage paths.
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3.12 Mechanical Specification
3.12.1 Module Dimension
» 50mm x 82mm
3.12.2 Height on Top
» Maximum 3.0mm (without printed circuit board)
» Height is depending on (optional) CPU cooler / heat spreader
3.12.3 Height on Bottom
» Maximum approx. 1.3mm (without printed circuit board)
3.12.4 Mechanical Drawing
All dimensions are shown in millimeters. Tolerances should be ± 0.25mm [±0.010”], unless otherwise noted.
CAD drawings will be available at EMD CustomerSection
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