Vantron SBC-RK35M User manual

SBC-RK35M Boards User’s Manual
SBC-RK35M
User’s Manual
(Hardware)
Chengdu Vantron Technology Ltd. Co.

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Revision record
Date Version
Change Description
2017-12-25
1.0 Initial Version
2018-03-23
2.0
Revise

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Table of Contents
1.1 COPYRIGHT NOTICE ...................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 NOTES ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 STATEMENT ................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.4 DISCLAIMER ................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.5 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY/NON-WARRANTY ....................................................................................................... 4
1.6 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .................................................................................................................................. 5
1.7 PRECAUTIONS ............................................................................................................................................. 5
1.8 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR POWER CABLES AND ACCESSORIES ............................................................................. 5
2 OVER VIEW ..............................................................................................................................................7
2.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 7
3 SBC-RK35M HARDWARE INSTRUCTIONS ..................................................................................................8
3.1 BOARD DIAGRAM ........................................................................................................................................ 8
3.2 BOARD ASSEMBLY DRAWING ......................................................................................................................... 9
3.3 BOARD STRUCTURE .................................................................................................................................... 10
4 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................................... 11
4.1 IDENTIFY CONNECTOR ................................................................................................................................. 11
4.1.1 Position of connector .................................................................................................................... 11
4.1.2 Confirm the pin direction .............................................................................................................. 11
4.2 SWITCH, BUTTONS, JUMPERS, LEDS.............................................................................................................. 11
4.2.1 Reset button .................................................................................................................................. 11
4.2.2 B1, RTC Battery ............................................................................................................................. 11
4.3 CONNECTORS DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................................... 11
4.3.1 J2, MINI-PCIE connector ................................................................................................................ 12
4.3.2 J17, SIM card slot .......................................................................................................................... 12
4.3.3 J4,I2C port ..................................................................................................................................... 12
4.3.4 J5, Debug port ............................................................................................................................... 12
4.3.5 J7, Optional backlight control port ............................................................................................... 12
4.3.6 J9, Power IN port ........................................................................................................................... 12
4.3.7 J10, RF antenna for WiFi&BT ........................................................................................................ 12
4.3.8 J11, Expand IO`s ports ................................................................................................................... 12
4.3.9 J12,RS232/422 port ....................................................................................................................... 13
4.3.10 J13,USB HUB ports ........................................................................................................................ 13
4.3.11 J14, Speaker port .......................................................................................................................... 13
4.3.12 J15, 10/100/1000M Ethernet port ................................................................................................ 13
4.3.13 J16,UART1,RS232 port .................................................................................................................. 13
4.3.14 J18;J19,HUB USB HOST port .......................................................................................................... 13
4.3.15 J20,Micro USB port ....................................................................................................................... 13
4.3.16 J21, LCD display port ..................................................................................................................... 13
4.3.17 J23, HDMI Port .............................................................................................................................. 15
4.3.18 J24, Micro SD slot .......................................................................................................................... 15
4.3.19 J25, expand Aduio port ................................................................................................................. 15
4.3.20 J26, Internal USB port ................................................................................................................... 15
4.3.21 J27, Internal power port ................................................................................................................ 15
4.4 HARDWARE OPERATION NOTES .................................................................................................................... 16
5 TIPS ........................................................................................................................................................ 17

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1.1 Copyright Notice
While all information contained herein have been carefully checked to assure its accuracy in
technical details and printing, Vantron assumes no responsibility resulting from any error or features
of this manual, or from improper uses of this manual or the software. Please contact our technical
department for relevant operation solutions if there is any problem that cannot be solved according to
this manual.
Vantron reserves all rights of this manual, including the right to change the content, form, product
features, and specifications contained herein at any time without prior notice. The latest version of
this manual is at www.vantrontech.com.cn. Please contact Vantron for further information:
Vantron Technology(Vantron)
E-mail: sales@vantrontech.com
The trademarks and registered trademarks in this manual are properties of their respective owners.
No part of this manual may be copied, reproduced, translated or sold. No changes or other purposes
are permitted without the prior written consent of Vantron.
Vantron reserves the right of all publicly-released copies of this manual.
1.2 Notes
Applicable notes are listed in the following table:
Sign Notice
Type Description
Notice Important information and regulations
Caution Caution for latent damage to system or
harm to personnel
1.3 Statement
It is recommended to read and comply with this manual before operating board, which provides
important guidance and helps decreasing the danger of injury, electric shock, fire, or any damage to
the device.
1.4 Disclaimer
Vantron assumes no legal liability of accidents resulting from failure of conforming to the safety
instructions.
1.5 Limitation of Liability/Non-warranty

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For direct or indirect damage to this device or other devices of Vantron caused by failure of
conforming to this manual or the safety instructions on device label, Vantron assumes neither
warranty nor legal liability even if the device is still under warranty.
1.6 Safety Instructions
Keep and comply with all operation instructions, warnings, and information.
Pay attention to warnings on this device.
Read the following precautions so as to decrease the danger of injury, electric shock, fire, or any
damage to the device.
1.7 Precautions
Pay attention to the product labels/safety instructions printed on silk screens.
Do not try repairing this product unless declared in this manual.
Keep away from heat source, such as heater, heat dissipater, or engine casing.
Do not insert other items into the slot (if any) of this device.
• Keep the ventilation slot ventilated for cooling.
•System fault may arise if other items are inserted into this device.
Installation: ensure correct installation according to instructions from the manufacturer with
recommended installation tools.
Ensure ventilation and smoothness according to relevant ventilation standard.
1.8 Safety Instructions for Power Cables and Accessories
Proper power source only
Start only with power source that satisfies voltage label and the voltage necessary according to this
manual. Please contact technical support personnel of Vantron for any uncertainty about the
requirements of necessary power source.
Use tested power source
This product still contains a button lithium battery as a real-time clock after its external power source
is removed and therefore should not be short-circuited during transportation or placed under high
temperature.
Place cables properly:
Do not place cables at any place with extrusion danger.

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Cleaning Instructions
Please power off before cleaning the device.
Do not use spray detergent.
Clean with a damp cloth.
Do not try cleaning exposed electronic components unless with a dust collector.
Support for special fault: Power off and contact technical support personnel of Vantron in case of
the following faults:
The device is damaged.
The temperature is excessively high.
Fault is still not solved after the operation according to the manual.

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2 Over View
2.1 Introduction
Vantron offers both ARM and ATOM based Single Boards Computer (SBC) platforms
including Cirrus Logic EP9315, Marvell PXA255, PXA270, and PXA320, Intel IXP465, FreeScale
iMX31, Imx53,iMX6, Samsung S3C6410, TI OMAP35xx CortexA8 series, and Intel ATOM Z510
and Z530 processor boards. In additional to offering the standard SBCs, we also provide
professional customization board design services. Our seamless project management, efficient
error-free development process, strong fundamentals in technology, sufficient in human
resources, and on-time delivery will guarantee the success in your project development.
Based on idea of “Application Ready” products and services, our embedded computers have
embedded basic operation system which includes the drivers of its interfaces. So it is easy to be
used by adding your application software only. It can speed Time to Market of your products, and
saving more cost.
SBC-RK35M is a Cortex-A17 processor based board. The CPU is Rockchip, RK3288, Quad
core, 1.4GHz(Max)Low Power Processor. It has pin out most of the extended bus, peripherals,
GPIOs, and others. It is easy to customize connector board to meet different usage.

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3 SBC-RK35M Hardware Instructions
3.1 Board Diagram

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3.2 Board Assembly Drawing

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3.3 Board Structure

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4 Hardware Description
This chapter describe the hardware Features include, switch, jumper, connector and PIN
function
The interface description ought to consult the connector sketch map. And attach
necessary message such as picture. Indicate the figure, PIN1 and match jack
4.1 Identify connector
This section describe how to find the position of connector and PIN1 on SBC-RK35M
single computer board.
4.1.1 Position of connector
As Figure 3.2 show the main part and connector position of SBC-RK35M.
4.1.2 Confirm the pin direction
there is the pin number order in all Vantron’s
product, this picture at right indicate each pin’s
number, that message as show on the top
side(component side) of main board. on double row
connector, one side is naming odd number and another
side is naming even number. Please according to below method to confirm the Pin1 of
connector and jumper:
1. Usually, there is any number and mark at side of connector in main board, such as
trigonal mark, dot and number “1” all indicate the pin1 of connector
2. About the hole connector, you can see pin number on the reversed side
3. Download the SBC-RK35M mechanism from Vantron technology sustain or Vantron net
site: www.vantrontech.com
4.2 Switch, Buttons, Jumpers, LEDs
This section describes the setting of switch, controller, LED on SBC-RK35M board.
4.2.1 Reset button
SW1: SYS_REST#_R: Reset button.(OPT)
SW2: Power ON/OFF button.
SW3: Recovery button for firmware update. Reset button.
S2: OTP_RESET, Reset button
4.2.2 B1, RTC Battery
B1 is for RTC Battery. The suggest part is BR1220 from PANASONIC.
4.3 Connectors Description
This table is the respective describe valid signal of connector on SBC-RK35M board.
Figure type:

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N/C Not connect
GND Ground
/ active low signal
+ Positive of difference signal
- negative of difference signal
Signal type:
I Input
O Output
IO input/output
P Power or ground
A Analog
OD Open drain
4.3.1 J2, MINI-PCIE connector
Mini,52P,0.8mm,6.8mmH,WDT,SMT,RoHS (TYCO: 2041262-1) Support kinds of 3G/4G module with USB
interface
4.3.2 J17, SIM card slot
Micro,Push-Push,6P,WDT,SMT,RoHS (MUP: MUP-C792-2)
4.3.3 J4,I2C port
Box,1x3x1.25,Vert
4.3.4 J5, Debug port
3.6mm,3Pole,1Port,F,RA,CMT,THR,RoHS (KBIT: PJ-320F)
Matched debug cable PN: YC1083R035
4.3.5 J7, Optional backlight control port
1x4,2.54mm, 4A, 8.18mmH, M, RoHS (MOLEX: 22-23-2041)
Pin Name Type Description
1 LCD_BLK P LCD backlight power supply +12V (OPT +5V)
2 GND P Ground
3 PANEL_BKLTCTL O PWM control
4 PANEL_BKLTEN O Backlight ON/OFF control
4.3.6 J9, Power IN port
BOX 1X4 SIP-2.54,3A, ,M, THR,RoHS (GLW: 402-104-199-000)
Pin Name Type Description
1 GND P Ground
2 DC_IN P Type 12V power input (Range:12-36V)
3 DC_IN P Type 12V power input (Range:12-36V)
4 GND P Ground
4.3.7 J10, RF antenna for WiFi&BT
50R,6GHz,N/A,F,Vert,WDT,SMT,RoHS (HIROSE: U.FL-R-SMT(01))
4.3.8 J11, Expand IO`s ports
Box,1x9x1.25,Vert(MOLEX: 53398-0971 )

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4.3.9 J12,RS232/422 port
Box,1x5x1.25,Vert (MOLEX: 53398-0571)
Pin Name Type Description
1 UART4_CTS_N/RS422TX-
IO UART4_CTS_N/RS422TX-
2 UART4_TXD/RS422TX+ IO UART4_TXD/RS422TX+
3 UART4_RXD/RS422RX+ IO UART4_RXD/RS422RX+
4 UART4_RTS_N/RS422RX-
IO UART4_RTS_N/RS422RX-
5 GND P Ground
4.3.10 J13,USB HUB ports
2x4,2x2mm,2A,4.7mmH,M,Vert(NSXD: MXD2-4PBXX1X )
4.3.11 J14, Speaker port
Support 2x2.8W/4Ω speaker
1x2,2.5mm,3A,7mmH,M,Vert,-25~85℃,THR,RoHS (NSXD: S2501WV-2P)
Pin Name Type Description
1 SPK-R- O
2 SPK-R+ O
3 SPK-L- O
4 SPK-L+ O
4.3.12 J15, 10/100/1000M Ethernet port
10/100/1000,MAG,2LED,1Port,SHLD,F,RA,-40~85℃,THR,RoHS(UNE: U50(02-02)G8-09-A122-B12)
4.3.13 J16,UART1,RS232 port
DB9,1Port,NUT,M,RA,IND,THR,RoHS.( MOLEX: 48203-6073)
4.3.14 J18;J19,HUB USB HOST port
4.3.15 J20,Micro USB port
Standard Micro USB type-AB For OTG(MOLEX: 47589-0001)
4.3.16 J21, LCD display port
1x40,0.5mm,0.5A,1.05mm,M,RA,WDT,SMT,RoHS (JAE: HD1S040HA1)
Pin Name Type Description
1 LCD_VDD P LCD digital power supply +3.0V (OPT +5V)
2 LCD_VDD P LCD digital power supply +3.0V (OPT +5V)

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3 LCD_VDD P LCD digital power supply +3.0V (OPT +5V)
4 SEL68 O LVDS 6/8bit select
5 EDP_TX0N/LVDS_A_D0- O EDP/LVDSA data
6 EDP_TX0P/LVDS_A_D0+ O EDP/LVDSA data
7 GND P Ground
8 EDP_TX1N/LVDS_A_D1- O EDP/LVDSA data
9 EDP_TX1P/LVDS_A_D1+ O EDP/LVDSA data
10
GND P Ground
11
EDP_TX2N/LVDS_A_D2- O EDP/LVDSA data
12
EDP_TX2P/LVDS_A_D2+ O EDP/LVDSA data
13
GND P Ground
14
EDP_TX3N/LVDS_A_CLK-
O EDP data/LVDSA clock
15
EDP_TX3P/LVDS_A_CLK+
O EDP data/LVDSA clock
16
GND P Ground
17
EDPAUXN/LVDS_A_D3- O EDP/LVDSA data
18
EDPAUXP/LVDS_A_D3+ O EDP/LVDSA data
19
eDP_HPD I EDP detect
20
LVDS_B_D0- O LVDSB data
21
LVDS_B_D0+ O LVDSB data
22
GND P Ground
23
LVDS_B_D1- O LVDSB data
24
LVDS_B_D1+ O LVDSB data
25
GND P Ground
26
LVDS_B_D2- O LVDSB data
27
LVDS_B_D2+ O LVDSB data
28
GND P Ground
29
LVDS_B_CLK- O LVDSB clock
30
LVDS_B_CLK+ O LVDSB clock
31
GND P Ground
32
LVDS_B_D3- O LVDSB data
33
LVDS_B_D3+ O LVDSB data
34
PANEL_BKLTEN O LCD backlight enable signal
35
PANEL_BKLTCTL O LCD backlight PWM signal
36
LVDS_DDC_CLK O I2C clock
37
LVDS_DDC_DATA IO I2C data

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LCD_BLK P LCD backlight power supply +12V (OPT +5V)
39
LCD_BLK P LCD backlight power supply +12V (OPT +5V)
40
LCD_BLK P LCD backlight power supply +12V (OPT +5V)
4.3.17 J23, HDMI Port
Type A,NoFLN,F,RA,-20~85℃,SMT,RoHS (MOLEX: 47151-1001)
4.3.18 J24, Micro SD slot
Micro,Hinge,NoWP,WDT,SMT,RoHS (PROCONN: MSHN08-A0-1013)
4.3.19 J25, expand Aduio port
2x4,2x2mm,2A,4.7mmH,M,Vert,WDT,SMT,RoHS,( NSXD: MXD2-4PBXX1X)
Pin Name Type Description
1
MIC_IN R
2
MIC_IN L
3
MIC_DET
4
HP_DET
5
HP_OUT_R
6
HP_OUT_L
7
CPGNDREF Charge pump filtering
8
GND P Ground
4.3.20 J26, Internal USB port
1x4,2.54mm,4A,8.18mmH,M,Vert,WDT,THR,RoHS (MOLEX: 22-23-2041)
Pin Name Type Description
1 USBH5_VCC P USB power
2 USBH5- IO USB data-
3 USBH5+ IO USB data+
4 GND P Ground
4.3.21 J27, Internal power port
1x4,2.5mm,3A,7.0mmH,M,Vert,IND,THR,RoHS (ATOM: AWF-2540104-D08)
Pin Name Type Description
1 5V P
2 GND P
3 12V P
4 GND P

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4.4 Hardware Operation Notes
a. Power prepare: Please confirm the power input is 12V. And the reference current is 1A. Make sure
the power input positive is not reversed.
b. Environment: For the assembled or debug platform, be sure there hasn’t any risk of circuit shortness
for the board. And make sure the anti static is done well.
c. Debug message view: Using COM port on P3 (COM1) to view the debug message. It will show the
boot message. In PC side, communication hyper terminal or other serial software tools can be used.
The debug port setting is: baud rate 115,200bps, NO hardware control, no ODD/EVEN checking, 1
Stop bit. Suggest use a cross cable, in two Female header.

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5 Tips
Waste Disposal
It is recommended to disassemble the device before abandoning it in conformity with local regulations.
Please ensure that the abandoned batteries are disposed according to local regulations on waste disposal. Do
not throw batteries into fire (explosive) or put in common waste canister. Products or product packages with
the sign of “explosive” should not be disposed like household waste but delivered to specialized electrical&
electronic waste recycling/disposal center. Proper disposal of this sort of waste helps avoiding harm and
adverse effect upon surroundings and people’s health. Please contact local organizations or
recycling/disposal center for more recycling/disposal methods of related products.
Comply with the following safety tips:
Do not use in combustible and explosive environment
Keep away from combustible and explosive environment for fear of danger.
Keep away from all energized circuits.
Operators should not remove enclosure from the device. Only the group or person with factory certification
is permitted to open the enclosure to adjust and replace the structure and components of the device. Do not
change components unless the power cord is removed. In some cases, the device may still have residual
voltage even if the power cord is removed. Therefore, it is a must to remove and fully discharge the device
before contact so as to avoid injury.
Unauthorized changes to this product or its components are prohibited.
In the aim of avoiding accidents as far as possible, it is not allowed to replace the system or change
components unless with permission and certification. Please contact the technical department of Vantron or
local branches for help.
Pay attention to caution signs.
Caution signs in this manual remind of possible danger. Please comply with relevant safety tips below each
sign. Meanwhile, you should strictly conform to all safety tips for operation environment.
Notice
Considering that reasonable efforts have been made to assure accuracy of this manual, Vantron assumes
no responsibility of possible missing contents and information, errors in contents, citations, examples, and
source programs.
Vantron reserves the right to make necessary changes to this manual without prior notice. No part of this
manual may be reprinted or publicly released in forms of photocopy, tape, broadcast, e-document, etc.

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