Novasom NOVAsomP Instructions for use

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NOVAsomP
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Index
1 Welcome to the NOVAsom P world ............................................................................................................... 6
2 Features.......................................................................................................................................................... 7
3 Description...................................................................................................................................................... 9
4 Board Layout, Connectors description and Configuration........................................................................... 10
4.1 Board Layout.......................................................................................................................................... 10
4.2 Connectors list and function.................................................................................................................. 11
4.3 Connectors pinout................................................................................................................................. 12
4.4 J9 Connector pinout .............................................................................................................................. 15
4.5 J13 Connector pinout ............................................................................................................................ 17
4.6 Connectors table color code.................................................................................................................. 18
4.7 J9 Signal Association and Alternate Functions...................................................................................... 19
4.8 J13 Signal Association and Alternate Functions .................................................................................... 21
5 Electrical characteristics............................................................................................................................... 24
5.1 Absolute maximum ratings.................................................................................................................... 24
5.2 Recommended operating conditions.................................................................................................... 25
5.3 Power consumption and power dissipation.......................................................................................... 25
5.4 LVDS relevant standards........................................................................................................................ 26
5.5 HDMI relevant standards....................................................................................................................... 26
5.6 USB relevant standards ......................................................................................................................... 26
5.7 PCI express relevant standards.............................................................................................................. 26
5.8 SATA relevant standards (QUAD only) .................................................................................................. 27
6 Operational characteristics........................................................................................................................... 28
6.1 Development system requirements...................................................................................................... 28
6.2 The NOVAsom P console ....................................................................................................................... 29
6.3 The first boot ......................................................................................................................................... 29
6.4 Connections to J9 and J13 ..................................................................................................................... 31
6.5 Connecting an external battery to the NOVAsom P board ................................................................... 32
6.6 Developing a NOVAsom P extension board .......................................................................................... 32

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7 Board outline and mechanical dimensions .................................................................................................. 38
8 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................................... 39
9 Contacts........................................................................................................................................................ 41
10 Document revisions, references and notes................................................................................................ 41
10.1 Document revisions............................................................................................................................. 41
10.2 External references.............................................................................................................................. 41
10.3 Notes ................................................................................................................................................... 41

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Index of Tables
Table 1: Connectors list ................................................................................................................................... 12
Table 2: Connectors pinout ............................................................................................................................. 14
Table 3: J9 Connectors pinout......................................................................................................................... 16
Table 4: J13 Connector pinout......................................................................................................................... 18
Table 5: Connectors table color codes ............................................................................................................ 18
Table 6: J9 Signal Association and Alternate Functions .................................................................................. 20
Table 7: J13 Signal Association and Alternate Functions ................................................................................ 23
Table 8: Absolute maximum ratings................................................................................................................ 24
Table 9: Recommended operating conditions ................................................................................................ 25
Table 10: Groups recommendations............................................................................................................... 35
Table 11: Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................... 40

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Index of Figures
Figure 1: NOVAsom P top view........................................................................................................................ 10
Figure 2: NOVAsom P top view........................................................................................................................ 10
Figure 3: NOVAsom P top view........................................................................................................................ 11
Figure 4: NOVAsom P bottom view................................................................................................................. 11
Figure 5: The NOVAsom P first boot................................................................................................................ 30
Figure 6: Power input section.......................................................................................................................... 36
Figure 7: USB Host example ............................................................................................................................ 37
Figure 8: USB OTG example............................................................................................................................. 37
Figure 9:The NOVAsom Dimensions................................................................................................................ 38

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1 Welcome to the NOVAsom P world
Thank you for choosing this NOVAsom Industries product.
Please carefully read this user guide before using the device for the first time to ensure safe and proper
use.
In particular note that:
•Contents and illustrations may differ from your device, depending on the software version, OS
version or product improvements that NOVAsom Industries judges important, and are subject to
change without prior notice. Always stay updated visiting www.novasomindustries.com .
•Descriptions are based on the device default settings.
•Modifying the device, the device’s operating system or installing software from unofficial sources
may damage the device itself and lead to data corruption or data loss, or worst, hardware damage.
Such actions will violate your NOVAsom Industries license agreement and void your warranty.
•Always use genuine NOVAsom Industries accessories. The supplied items are designed only for this
device and may not be compatible with other devices. To have further information on this specific
item visit www.novasomindustries.com .
•Default applications on the device are subject to updates, and support for these applications may
be withdrawn without prior notice. If you have any questions about an application provided with
the device, please contact NOVAsom Industries at www.novasomindustries.com .
•Software, audio, wallpaper, images, and other media supplied with your device or found in the
appropriate SDK are licensed for limited use. If you extract and use these materials for commercial
or other purposes, you may be infringing copyright laws. As a user, you are fully responsible for the
illegal use of media.
The NOVAsom P family is a product line from NOVAsom Industries, targeted toward the low price market
(vending, domotics, IoT, etc.) and designed to compete with low cost boards while maintaining NOVAsom
Industries high quality level.
NOVAsom P is a very small NOVAsom board, approximately credit card size, but with all the necessary to
guarantee an immediate bootstrap, driving a display, connecting via Ethernet and USB.
It’s equipped with two 2.54 mm. dual row strips for external expansions and a mPCIe slot ready for use, i.e.
with a Wi-Fi, a Bluetooth™, a 3G with full PCM audio support or a GPS card, or what you may need.
3 different standard products (with different configurations) are available:
• NOVAsomP6B: with processor NXP® iMX6 SOLO @1GHz,512MB RAM DDR3
• NOVAsomP7D: with processor NXP® iMX6 Dual Lite@1GHz, 1GB RAM DDR3, RS485/CAN drivers
• NOVAsomP8E: with processor NXP® iMX6 Quad @1GHz,1GB RAM DDR3, eMMC (4GB), RS485/CAN
drivers, 3 channel USB on strip, SATA connector, RTC battery connector, remote IR input connector.
This list is only an example and will vary with time, more information about product status and availability
can be found visiting www.novasomindustries.com .

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2 Features
From the integrator point of view the board is a full-fledged SBC, with video and communications
capabilities and requires a single supply from a wall cube or a generic external power supply.
The main characteristics of the NOVAsom P are:
On Board Peripherals:
•Up to 32GBytes bootable eMMC (Option)
•Up to 1GBytes 32 bit wide DDR
•1 bootable µSD slot up to 32GBytes
•1 Ethernet port @ 10/100 Mbit/sec.
•1 Dual Channel LVDS up to 1920x1080 with PWM brightness control and I2C for touch screen
•1 Full Size HDMI connector with audio and CEC
•1 mPCIe slot with optional SIM bay (the SIM bay is for 3G mPCIe boards)
•1 Integrated RTC with optional external battery connector (the RTC draws up to 50 µA)
•1 USB Host connector
•1 Remote IR input with optional connector
•1 Power led and 1 User Driven led, plus one led driven by the mPCIe board if present
•Standard 2.5mm Power Supply Jack for 6.5Vcc to 18Vcc input, central positive
On Expansion Connectors (J9 and J13):
•1 I2C @ 3.3V
•4 SPI @ 50 MHz maximum, 3 of them with 2 Slave Select and 1 with 1 slave select
•8 GPIO @ 3.3V
•1 Full UART @ 3.3V (TX; RX; RTS; CTS)
•1 PCM AUDIO @ 3.3V
•1 SPDIF OUT
•2 LANE CSI for Camera Sensor (Note 1)
•2 LANE DSI for External Display (Note 1)
•1 x OTG port, 2 x HOST port, two of them with power management (Note 1)
•1 x console @ RS232 (Note 2)

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•1 x RS232 (Note 2)
•1 x CAN with optional transceiver (Note 2)
•1 x optional RS485 with transceiver and optional termination (Note 2)
•1 x µSD/eMMC plus 3 GPIO externally powered @ 3.3/1.8V expansion (Note 3)
•1 x TX/RX only UART externally powered @ 3.3/1.8V (Note 3)
•1 x Full UART externally powered @ 3.3/1.8V (TX; RX; RTS; CTS) (Note 3)
•1 x I2C externally powered @ 3.3/1.8V (Note 3)
Note 1: these pins have a dedicated function and cannot be used as GPIO
Note 2: these pins have the appropriate driver
Note 3: these pins are powered externally from a 1.8V or 3.3V source. The 3.3V source can be from the
NOVAsom P shorting the appropriate pin on one of the two expansion connectors (J9), other supplies must
be provided from the expansion board that will utilize them.
All the pins without (Note 1), (Note 2) or (Note 3) can be programmed as GPIO or programmed accordingly
to the functions described in table 6 and table 7 below.
The connectors J9 and J13 are normally not equipped with the pin strip.
The user has so the choice to use a male or female contact type, and to solder the strips on top or bottom
of the NOVAsom P, use partially populated connectors or a mix of them.

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3 Description
The NOVAsom P family is equipped with 3 different processors and different combinations of RAM and
peripherals:
• iMX6 SOLO @1GHz,512MB DDR3
• iMX6 Dual Lite@1GHz, 1GB DDR3, RS485/CAN drivers
• iMX6 Quad @1GHz,1GB DDR3, eMMC (4GB), RS485/CAN drivers, 3 USB on strip, SATA connector, RTC
battery connector, remote IR input connector
Visit www.novasomindustries.com, you can download 3D drawings and detailed mechanical drawing.
Note: the signal names have been maintained the same as in the CPU manual.
Having different GPIOs with different functions, only the functions implemented at DTB kernel level have
been reported below. If you need to combine different functions with the GPIOs this will be possible after
modification of the DTB kernel.
More information on the various possible combinations can be found in the CPU manual.

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4 Board Layout, Connectors description and Configuration
4.1 Board Layout
In Figure 1 you can see the NOVAsom P board TOP General Layout, in figure 2 you can see the NOVAsom
P board BOTTOM general Layout.
Figure 1: NOVAsom P top view
Figure 2: NOVAsom P top view

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4.2 Connectors list and function
In Figure 3 you can see the NOVAsom P board connectors top placement, while in Figure 4 you can see the
NOVAsom P board connectors bottom placement
Figure 3: NOVAsom P top view
Figure 4: NOVAsom P bottom view

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4.3 Connectors pinout
In Table 1 you can see the NOVAsom P board connectors and the mating connectors.
Connector
Manufacturer
Connector Type
Mating Connector
Function
J1
JST
BM03B-SRSS-TB(LF)(SN)(P)
SHR-03V-S-B
IR Detector
J2
Abracon
ARJE-0032
Std RJ45 + USB
Ethernet+USB
J3
Jumper
-
-
2 pin header
J4
Hirose
DF13A-30DP-1.25V
DF13-30DS-1.25C
LVDS
J5
CUI Inc.
PJ-002AH-SMT-TR
-
POWER
J6
Hirose
µSD card
-
µSD
J7
JST
BM06B-SRSS-TB(LF)(SN)
SHR-06V-S-B
SATA
J8
Molex
22232021
22013027
CMOS Battery
J9
NP
-
-
48 pin header
J10
JAE
SF72S006VBAR2500
-
nanoSIM
J11
JAE
MM60-52B1-E1-R650
-
mPCIe
J12
TE AMP
2-1903015-2
-
HDMI
J13
NP
-
-
50 pin header
J14
Molex
53261-0371
-
Console
Table 1: Connectors list
In the Table 2 you can see the NOVAsom P board connectors functions and pin assignment.
Connector
Manufacturer
Connector P/N
Function
Pinout
Signal Name
J1
JST
BM03B-series
IR Detector
4
IR_DETECT
3
3.3V
2
GND
1
IR FEEDBACK
J2
Abracon
ARJE-0032
Ethernet+USB
See ARJE-0032 datasheet
J3
Jumper
Closed: LVDS_BL_POWER from VIN
Open: LVDS_BL_POWER from 5V
J4
Hirose
DF13A-30DP-1.25V
LVDS
1
LVDS_BL_POWER
LVDS_BL_POWER
2
3
LVDS0_TX2_P
LVDS0_TX0_P
4
5
LVDS0_TX2_N
LVDS0_TX0_N
6
7
LVDS0_TX3_P
LVDS0_TX1_P
8
9
LVDS0_TX3_N
LVDS0_TX1_N
10
11
LVDS1_TX0_N
LVDS0_CLK_P
12
13
LVDS1_TX0_P
LVDS0_CLK_N
14
15
LVDS1_TX1_P
LVDS1_CLK_P
16
17
LVDS1_TX1_N
LVDS1_CLK_N
18
19
LVDS1_TX2_N
LVDS1_TX3_N
20
21
LVDS1_TX2_P
LVDS1_TX3_P
22
23
LVDS_POWER
LVDS_POWER
24
25
GND
GND
26
27
BL_PWM
I2C3_SCL
28
29
TOUCH_IRQ
I2C3_SDA
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J5
CUI Inc.
PJ-002AH-SMT-TR
POWER
1
VIN
2
GND
J6
Hirose
µSD card
µSD
1
DATA2(*)
2
DATA3(*)
3
CMD(*)
4
VDD(*)
5
CLK(*)
6
VSS(*)
7
DATA0(*)
8
DATA1(*)
J7
JST
BM06B-series
SATA
1
VCC (***)
2
RXP
3
RXN
4
TXN
5
TXP
6
GND
J8
Molex
22232021
CMOS
Battery
1
VBAT+
2
GND
J9
NP
48 pin header
See below
J10
JAE
SF72S006VBAR2500
nanoSIM
1
SIM VCC
2
SIM RST
3
SIM CLK
5
GND
6
SIM VPP
7
SIM I/O
J11
JAE
MM60-52B1-E1-
R650
mPCIe
1
WAKE#
3.3V
2
3
Reserved
GND
4
5
Reserved
1.5V(*****)
6
7
Reserved
SIM VCC (****)
8
9
GND
SIM I/O(****)
10
11
REFCLK-
SIM CLK(****)
12
13
REFCLK+
SIM RST(****)
14
15
GND
SIM VPP(****)
16
17
Reserved
GND
18
19
Reserved
W_DISABLE#
20
21
GND
PERST#
22
23
PERn0
+3.3Vaux
24
25
PERp0
GND
26
27
GND
+1.5V(*****)
28
29
GND
SMB_CLK
30
31
PETn0
SMB_DATA
32
33
PETp0
GND
34
35
GND
USB_D-
36
37
GND
USB_D+
38
39
3.3V
GND
40
41
3.3V
LED_WWAN#
42
43
GND
LED_WLAN#
44

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AUD3_TXC (**)
LED_WPAN#
46
47
AUD3_RXD(**)
+1.5V(*****)
48
49
AUD3_TXD(**)
GND
50
51
AUD3_TXFS(**)
+3.3V
52
J12
TE AMP
2-1903015-2
HDMI
1
TMDS Data2+
2
GND
3
TMDS Data2–
4
TMDS Data1+
5
GND
6
TMDS Data1–
7
TMDS Data0+
8
GND
9
TMDS Data0–
10
TMDS Clock+
11
GND
12
TMDS Clock–
13
CEC
14
Reserved
15
DDC SCL (******)
16
DDC SDA (******)
17
GND
18
+5V
19
HPG
J13
NP
50 pin header
See below
J14
53261-0371
xxx
Console
3
GND
2
RX
1
TX
Table 2: Connectors pinout
(*) Note: the µSD slot is 3.3V powered and has no provisions to manage the insertion or the removal of the
µSD card with power applied, and thus no ESD protections equip the µSD slot.
The insertion or the removal of a µSD card with applied power may result in a permanent damage to the
card or, worst, to the NOVAsom P board.
The card MUST be inserted without power applied.
The presence switch that equips the µSD slot of the NOVAsom P board signals to the processor that a card
is in the slot, thus allowing the boot process to read the bootloader from the µSD slot.
If the card is not found when the power is applied the boot process will look in eMMC chip for a valid
bootloader code but the presence of the eMMC depends on the NOVAsom P board equipment.
The µSD slot is a push-push operated slot.
Removing the µSD card without pushing will result in mechanical failure of the slot itself.
(**) Note: the audio PCM pins AUD3_TXC, AUD3_RXD, AUD3_TXD and AUD3_TXFS on mPCIe connector J11
are powered externally by NVCC_SD3_FROM_EXP (pin 4 of J9), thus allowing the connections of a low
voltage interface mPCIe device (e.g. 1.8V).
In order to use this feature, the user must connect NVCC_SD3_FROM_EXP to a power source, e.g. 1.8V with
enough available current as specified by the device manufacturer. Consult the mPCIe module manufacturer
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Note also that all the I/O powered from NVCC_SD3_FROM_EXP, marked with the orange box in the
following tables, will be powered by this user provided power, so be careful in order to avoid over voltages
at the pin level, as specified in Absolute Maximum Ratings chapter.
(***) On SATA connector J7 the pin 1, indicated as generic VCC, can be powered from the 3.3V or the 5V.
The default is 3.3V.
The user must indicate the power before ordering the board.
(****) There are no connections between the SIM card and the processor on the NOVAsom P board, as the
SIM is used only when a 3G module is inserted in the mPCIe slot of the NOVAsom P board.
Power and logic signals will be delivered only from the module at the appropriate voltage of the module
itself.
(*****) The 1.5V power rail on the mPCIe slot is actually connected to a 1.45V rail because depends on the
DDR power supply. In case of LP-DDR (powered at 1.35V) the 1.5V rail on the mPCIe slot will be at 1.35V.
This should not be a problem with most of the mPCIe cards like Wi-Fi or LAN, but user should check
carefully with the manufacturer of the mPCIe card if this feature is compatible.
(******) DDC_SCL and DDC_SDA, although are a true I2C bus and ESD protected and cannot be connected
to anything different from an HDMI connector as they have a translator to the +5V of the HDMI powered
interface. In the standard BSP these lines are defined only for DDC functions.
(*******) LVDS_POWER is 3.3V
4.4 J9 Connector pinout
The colors description is at chapter 4.6
Pin
Signal Name
Function
i.MX6 ball
Power
Color
1
VINHIGH
Input Power
-
-
2
NVCC_3V3
3.3V Power
-
-
3
GPIO3_IO19
GPIO
G21
3.3V
4
NVCC_SD3_FROM_EXP
Power
-
-
5
GPIO4_IO26
GPIO
R25
3.3V
6
GPIO3_IO20
GPIO
G20
3.3V
7
GPIO4_IO28
GPIO
R24
3.3V
8
GPIO4_IO27
GPIO
R23
3.3V
9
GPIO1_IO00
GPIO
T5
3.3V
10
GPIO4_IO29
GPIO
R22
3.3V
11
GPIO6_IO05
GPIO
L6
3.3V/1.8V ext
12
GPIO4_IO14
GPIO
T6
3.3V
13
CONSOLE_RS232_TXD
SERIAL
-
-
14
CONSOLE_RS232_RXD
SERIAL
-
-
15
GEN_5V
5V Power
-
-
16
GND
Power
-
-
17
AUX_RS232_TXD (***)
SERIAL
-
-
18
AUX_RS232_RXD (***)
SERIAL
-
-
19
AUD6_TXD
PCM AUDIO
N25
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20
AUD6_RXD
PCM AUDIO
P25
3.3V
21
AUD6_TXFS
PCM AUDIO
N20
3.3V
22
AUD6_TXC
PCM AUDIO
N21
3.3V
23
I2C1_SDA
I2C1
N6
3.3V/1.8V ext
24
I2C1_SCL
I2C1
N5
3.3V/1.8V ext
25
UART1_TXD
UART
M1
3.3V/1.8V ext
26
UART1_RXD
UART
M3
3.3V/1.8V ext
27
SPDIF_OUT
AUDIO
R1
3.3V
28
UART4_RTS_L
UART
L4
3.3V/1.8V ext
29
UART4_TXD
UART
M2
3.3V/1.8V ext
30
UART4_RXD
UART
L1
3.3V/1.8V ext
31
CANH
CAN
-
-
32
UART4_CTS_L
UART
L3
3.3V/1.8V ext
33
CANL
CAN
-
-
34
RS485_RX+ (****)
RS485
-
-
35
RS485_TX- (****)
RS485
-
-
36
RS485_RX- (****)
RS485
-
-
37
RS485_TX+ (****)
RS485
-
-
38
USB_OTG_VBUS
USB
-
-
39
USB_OTG_DP
USB
-
-
40
USB_OTG_DN
USB
-
-
41
USB_PWR3(*)
USB
-
-
42
USB_PWR2(**)
USB
-
-
43
USBDN_DP2
USB
-
-
44
USBDN_DM2
USB
-
-
45
USBDN_DP3
USB
-
-
46
USBDN_DM3
USB
-
-
47
GND
Power
-
-
48
GND
Power
-
-
Table 3: J9 Connectors pinout
(*) The USB_PWR3 is minded to power a user provided USB connector for channel 3 (USBDN_DP3,
USBDN_DM3). The switch in the board protects from overload and disconnect the load when power draw
exceeds 500 mA. No ESD protections are provided on the NOVAsom P board.
(**) The USB_PWR2 is minded to power a user provided USB connector for channel 2(USBDN_DP2,
USBDN_DM2). The switch in the board protects from overload and disconnect the load when power draw
exceeds 500 mA. No ESD protections are provided on the NOVAsom P board.
(***) Connected to ttymxc1. No ESD protections are provided on the NOVAsom P board.
(****) Connected to ttymxc4. ESD protections and default pullups / pulldowns are provided on the
NOVAsom P board, no termination resistor provided.

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4.5 J13 Connector pinout
The colors description is at chapter 4.6
Pin
Signal Name
Function
i.MX6 Ball
Power
1
VINHIGH
Input Power
-
-
2
NVCC_3V3
3.3V Power
-
-
3
EXT_RESET
System Reset
-
3.3V
4
ONOFF_IMX6
Power On Signal
-
3.3V
5
ECSPI1_MISO
SPI1 MISO
V24
3.3V
6
ECSPI1_MOSI
SPI1 MOSI
T20
3.3V
7
ECSPI1_SS0
SPI1 SS0
W24
3.3V
8
ECSPI1_SCK
SPI1 CLOCK
U22
3.3V
9
ECSPI2_SS0
SPI2 SS0
V25
3.3V
10
ECSPI2_SS1
SPI2 SS1
T22
3.3V
11
ECSPI2_MISO
SPI2 MISO
U24
3.3V
12
ECSPI2_MOSI
SPI2 MOSI
T21
3.3V
13
ECSPI2_SCK
SPI2 CLOCK
U23
3.3V
14
ECSPI3_SCK
SPI3 CLOCK
P24
3.3V
15
ECSPI3_MISO
SPI3 MISO
P23
3.3V
16
ECSPI3_MOSI
SPI3 MOSI
P22
3.3V
17
ECSPI3_SS0
SPI3 SS0
P21
3.3V
18
ECSPI3_SS1
SPI3 SS1
P20
3.3V
19
ECSPI4_MISO
SPI4 MISO
E23
3.3V
20
ECSPI4_MOSI
SPI4 MOSI
G23
3.3V
21
ECSPI4_SS0
SPI4 SS0
J19
3.3V
22
ECSPI4_SCK
SPI4 CLOCK
H20
3.3V
23
I2C3_SCL
I2C3 SCL
F21
3.3V
24
I2C3_SDA
I2C3 SDA
D24
3.3V
25
SD3_CMD
µSD 3 CMD
B13
3.3V/1.8V ext
26
32KHZ_CLK_OUT
32KHz Ref Out
R5
3.3V
27
SD3_CLK
µSD 3 CLK
D14
3.3V/1.8V ext
28
GND
Power
-
-
29
SD3_DATA0
µSD3 DATA 0
E14
3.3V/1.8V ext
30
SD3_DATA1
µSD3 DATA 1
F14
3.3V/1.8V ext
31
SD3_DATA2
µSD3 DATA 2
A15
3.3V/1.8V ext
32
SD3_DATA3
µSD3 DATA 3
B15
3.3V/1.8V ext
33
SD3_DATA4
µSD3 DATA 4
D13
3.3V/1.8V ext
34
SD3_DATA5
µSD3 DATA 5
C13
3.3V/1.8V ext
35
SD3_DATA6
µSD3 DATA 6
E13
3.3V/1.8V ext
36
SD3_DATA7
µSD3 DATA 7
F13
3.3V/1.8V ext
37
CSI_D1M
CSI D1 Negative
-
-
38
CSI_D1P
CSI D1 Positive
-
-
39
CSI_D0M
CSI D0 Negative
-
-
40
CSI_D0P
CSI D0 Positive
-
-
41
CSI_CLK0M
CSI CLK Negative
-
-
42
DSI_CLK0P
DSI CLK Positive
-
-
43
DSI_D1M
DSI D1 Negative
-
-
44
DSI_D1P
DSI D1 Positive
-
-

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DSI_D0M
DSI D0 Negative
-
-
46
DSI_D0P
DSI D0 Positive
-
-
47
DSI_CLK0M
DSI CLK Negative
-
-
48
DSI_CLK0P
DSI CLK Positive
-
-
49
NVCC_3V3
Power
-
-
50
GND
Power
-
-
Table 4: J13 Connector pinout
4.6 Connectors table color code
VINHIGH
Input Power, from 6.5V to 18V
NVCC_3V3
3.3V Power generated from the board, maximum 400 mA
Dedicated pin
Dedicated level logic, can be RS232, RS485, CAN or other
5V Power
5V Power generated from the board, maximum 400 mA
GND
GND
NVCC_SD3_FROM_EXP
These pins are powered from the pin called NVCC_SD3_FROM_EXP. The possible values are 1.8V 2.5V or
3.3V. If no power is provided the pins will be constantly low.
3.3V
These pins are 3.3V logic compliant
Table 5: Connectors table color codes

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4.7 J9 Signal Association and Alternate Functions
Each i.MX6 pin has several functions, and some are compiled by default in the BSP.
The user can modify the BSP in order to support different function on a particular pin.
In the following table the functions with colored background are the default settings on the NOVAsom P BSP.
The power domain NVCC_EIM0, NVCC_GPIO, NVCC_LCD are powered from the NVCC_3V3 from the NOVAsom P.
The power domain NVCC_CSI, NVCC_SD3 are powered from the NVCC_SD3_FROM_EXP from the pin 4 of J9 on the NOVAsom P.
The NOVAsom P drives the pin 4 of J9 only if the user shorts it with the pin 2 of J9, thus using NVCC_3V3 from the NOVAsom P power, otherwise
the power for these two domains must be provided externally.
The colors description is at chapter 4.6.
Signal Name
Power
Domain
BGA
Pin
ALT 0
ALT 1
ALT 2
ALT 3
ALT 4
ALT 5
ALT 6
1
VINHIGH
Input Power
2
NVCC_3V3
1.8V or 3.3V Power
Input
3
GPIO3_IO19
NVCC_EIM0
G21
EIM_DATA19
ECSPI1_SS1
IPU1_DI0_PIN08
IPU1_CSI1_DATA16
UART1_CTS_B
GPIO3_IO19
EPIT1_OUT
4
NVCC_SD3_FROM_EXP
Power
5
GPIO4_IO26
NVCC_LCD
R25
IPU1_DISP0_DATA05
LCD_DATA05
ECSPI3_SS2
AUD6_RXFS
GPIO4_IO26
6
GPIO3_IO20
NVCC_EIM0
G20
EIM_DATA20
ECSPI4_SS0
IPU1_DI0_PIN16
IPU1_CSI1_DATA15
UART1_RTS_B
GPIO3_IO20
EPIT2_OUT
7
GPIO4_IO28
NVCC_LCD
R24
IPU1_DISP0_DATA07
LCD_DATA07
ECSPI3_RDY
GPIO4_IO28
8
GPIO4_IO27
NVCC_LCD
R23
IPU1_DISP0_DATA06
LCD_DATA06
ECSPI3_SS3
AUD6_RXC
GPIO4_IO27
9
GPIO1_IO00
NVCC_GPIO
T05
CCM_CLKO1
KEY_COL5
aASRC_EXT_CLK
EPIT1_OUT
GPIO1_IO00
USB_H1_PWR
10
GPIO4_IO29
NVCC_LCD
R22
IPU1_DISP0_DATA08
LCD_DATA08
PWM1_OUT
WDOG1_B
GPIO4_IO29
11
GPIO6_IO05
NVCC_CSI
L06
IPU1_CSI0_DATA19
EIM_DATA15
UART5_CTS_B
GPIO6_IO05
12
GPIO4_IO14
NVCC_GPIO
T06
FLEXCAN2_TX
IPU1_SISG4
USB_OTG_OC
KEY_COL4
UART5_RTS_B
GPIO4_IO14
13
CONSOLE_RS232_TXD
14
CONSOLE_RS232_RXD
15
GEN_5V
5V Power
16
GND
Power
17
AUX_RS232_TXD
18
AUX_RS232_RXD
19
AUD6_TXD
NVCC_LCD
N25
IPU1_DI0_PIN02
LCD_HSYNC
AUD6_TXD
GPIO4_IO18
20
AUD6_RXD
NVCC_LCD
P25
IPU1_DI0_PIN04
LCD_BUSY
AUD6_RXD
SD1_WP
GPIO4_IO20
21
AUD6_TXFS
NVCC_LCD
N20
IPU1_DI0_PIN03
LCD_VSYNC
AUD6_TXFS
GPIO4_IO19
22
AUD6_TXC
NVCC_LCD
N21
IPU1_DI0_PIN15
LCD_ENABLE
AUD6_TXC
GPIO4_IO17
23
I2C1_SDA
NVCC_CSI
N06
IPU1_CSI0_DATA08
EIM_DATA06
ECSPI2_SCLK
KEY_COL7
I2C1_SDA
GPIO5_IO26
24
I2C1_SCL
NVCC_CSI
N05
IPU1_CSI0_DATA09
EIM_DATA07
ECSPI2_MOSI
KEY_ROW7
I2C1_SCL
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UART1_TXD
NVCC_CSI
M01
IPU1_CSI0_DATA10
AUD3_RXC
ECSPI2_MISO
UART1_TX_DATA
GPIO5_IO28
26
UART1_RXD
NVCC_CSI
M03
IPU1_CSI0_DATA11
AUD3_RXFS
ECSPI2_SS0
UART1_RX_DATA
GPIO5_IO29
27
SPDIF_OUT
NVCC_GPIO
R01
ESAI_TX0
ENET_1588_EVENT3_IN
CCM_PMIC_READY
SDMA_EXT_EVENT0
SPDIF_OUT
GPIO7_IO12
28
UART4_RTS_L
NVCC_CSI
L04
IPU1_CSI0_DATA16
EIM_DATA12
UART4_RTS_B
GPIO6_IO02
29
UART4_TXD
NVCC_CSI
M02
IPU1_CSI0_DATA12
EIM_DATA08
UART4_TX_DATA
GPIO5_IO30
30
UART4_RXD
NVCC_CSI
L01
IPU1_CSI0_DATA13
EIM_DATA09
UART4_RX_DATA
GPIO5_IO31
31
CANH
32
UART4_CTS_L
NVCC_CSI
L03
IPU1_CSI0_DATA17
EIM_DATA13
UART4_CTS_B
GPIO6_IO03
33
CANL
34
RS485_RX+
35
RS485_TX-
36
RS485_RX-
37
RS485_TX+
38
USB_OTG_VBUS
39
USB_OTG_DP
40
USB_OTG_DN
41
USB_PWR3
42
USB_PWR2
43
USBDN_DP2
44
USBDN_DM2
45
USBDN_DP3
46
USBDN_DM3
47
GND
Power
48
GND
Power
Table 6: J9 Signal Association and Alternate Functions