Table of Contents
1General Notes..............................................4
1.1 Warranty........................................................4
1.2 Links..............................................................4
1.3 Liability..........................................................4
1.4 Offer to Provide Source Code of Certain
Software........................................................5
1.5 Symbols, Conventions and Abbreviations.....6
1.5.1 Symbols ........................................................6
1.5.2 Conventions ..................................................6
2Introduction .................................................7
2.1 Safety and Handling Precautions..................7
2.2 Short Description...........................................8
2.3 Shipping List..................................................8
2.4 Feature Changelist for HW Revision 2..........9
2.5 Functional Coverage...................................10
3Quick Start Guide......................................11
3.1 Prerequisites ...............................................11
3.1.1 Minimum Requirements ..............................11
3.1.2 Recommended Items..................................11
3.2 Board Preparation and Power-Up ...............12
3.3 Operation ....................................................13
3.3.1 U-Boot Startup.............................................13
3.3.2 Linux............................................................14
4System Description...................................15
4.1 Block Diagram.............................................15
4.2 Feature Overview........................................15
4.3 Mechanical Dimensions ..............................17
4.3.1 MPX-LS1043A2...........................................17
4.3.2 SBC-LS1043A2...........................................18
4.4 Connector Layout –Top..............................19
4.5 Connector Layout –Bottom.........................20
4.6 Power Supply..............................................21
4.6.1 Input Supply Rating.....................................21
4.6.2 Input Power Connector................................21
4.6.3 Power Supply Structure...............................21
4.6.4 RTC Backup Battery....................................22
4.6.5 Current Measurement .................................23
4.6.6 Fuses ..........................................................23
5System Core, Boot Configuration and
On-Board Memory.....................................24
5.1 Processor NXP LS1043A............................24
5.2Nomenclature..............................................24
5.3 JTAG Chain.................................................24
5.4 Reset Structure ...........................................24
5.5 Clock Distribution ........................................27
5.6 Boot Configuration.......................................29
5.7 NAND Flash.................................................30
5.8 QSPI Flash..................................................31
5.9 I²C Bus.........................................................32
5.9.1 I2C-1............................................................32
5.9.2 I2C-2............................................................33
6Peripherals.................................................35
6.1 Connector References.................................35
6.2 Module Connector.......................................36
6.3 LAN Connections.........................................36
6.3.1 Port 1...........................................................37
6.3.2 Port 2...........................................................37
6.3.3 Port 3...........................................................37
6.3.4 Port 4...........................................................38
6.4 PCIe Connections........................................39
6.4.1 Mini-PCIe Slot..............................................39
6.4.2 Mini-PCIe Slot / mSATA Slot.......................42
6.4.3 PCIe Extension Connector 1 .......................44
6.4.4 PCIe Extension Connector 2 .......................45
6.5 SATA...........................................................47
6.6 MicroSD Card Slot.......................................48
6.7 USB.............................................................49
6.7.1 USB1...........................................................49
6.7.2 USB2...........................................................50
6.7.3 USB3...........................................................51
6.8 UART...........................................................52
6.9 MCU Connector...........................................53
6.10 JTAG Connector..........................................54
6.11 Aurora Connectors (optional).......................55
6.12 General Purpose Inputs / Outputs...............56
6.13 Fan Connector.............................................58
6.14 Smart Card Connector.................................59
6.15 emBRICK Connector...................................60
7Switches, Buttons and Jumpers ..............61
7.1 Boot Device Switch......................................61
7.2 Board Configuration Switch.........................62
7.3 Reset Button................................................63
8LEDs ...........................................................64
8.1 RJ45 LEDs ..................................................64
8.2 Power And Reset LEDs...............................65
8.3 RGB LEDs...................................................66
9Software .....................................................67
9.1 U-Boot .........................................................67
9.2 Operating System Support ..........................67
