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Overall Restrictions and Conditions:................................................................... 67
Heat Plate Only Restrictions and Conditions: ..................................................... 67
Heat Sink Only Considerations: .......................................................................... 67
Heat Sink with Fan Considerations: .................................................................... 67
EPU-4562/4462 Thermal Characterization ...................................................................... 68
Test Results.......................................................................................................... 69
Hardware Assembly............................................................................................. 71
Installing the VL-HDW-417 Passive Heat Sink .................................................. 72
Installing the VL-HDW-418 Heat Sink Fan ........................................................ 73
KNOWN ISSUES ..........................................................................................................74
Figures
Figure 1. Blackbird (VL-EPU-4562/4462) Block Diagram ..........................................................................11
Figure 2. Blackbird Dimensions and Mounting Holes ..................................................................................12
Figure 3. Typical Development Configuration ..............................................................................................14
Figure 4. Jumpers As-Shipped Configuration................................................................................................16
Figure 5. Top Baseboard Connector Locations .............................................................................................20
Figure 6. Bottom Baseboard Connector Locations.......................................................................................21
Figure 7. Main Power Connector Pin Orientation .........................................................................................22
Figure 8. Location and Pin Orientation of the Battery Connector .................................................................25
Figure 9. VL-CBR-0203 Latching Battery Module.......................................................................................26
Figure 10. Location and Pin Orientation of the CPU Fan Connector ............................................................27
Figure 11. Location of Status Indicator LEDs ...............................................................................................28
Figure 12. Location of the SATA Connectors...............................................................................................31
Figure 13. Location of the USB Ports ...........................................................................................................33
Figure 14. Location of Mini PCIe Sockets ....................................................................................................34
Figure 15. Mini PCIe Status LEDs ................................................................................................................37
Figure 16. Location and Pin Orientation of the User I/O Connector .............................................................38
Figure 17. Location and Pin Orientation of the Analog-to-Digital Input Connector .....................................40
Figure 18. SPX Connector Location and Pin Configuration .........................................................................42
Figure 19. Location and Pin Orientation of the Serial I/O Connectors..........................................................44
Figure 20. Location of the Mini DisplayPort++ Connector...........................................................................48
Figure 21. VL-CBR-2032 Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter......................................................................49
Figure 22. Location of the LVDS Connectors ...............................................................................................50
Figure 23. Location and Pin Orientation of the Ethernet Connector .............................................................53
Figure 24. Onboard Ethernet Status LEDs ....................................................................................................55
Figure 25. VL-CBR-4005B Connectors, Switches, and LEDs......................................................................56
Figure 26. Location and Pin Orientation of the User I/O Connector .............................................................57
Figure 27. Location and Pin Orientation of Auxiliary I/O Connector ...........................................................59
Figure 28. VL-CBR-4005B Dimensions and Mounting Holes......................................................................60
Figure 29. Analog I/O and Ground Terminal Block Pinouts.........................................................................62
Figure 30. Digital I/O and Ground Terminal Block Pinouts..........................................................................63
Figure 31. CBR-2004B Dimensions and Mounting Holes ............................................................................63
Figure 32. EPU-4562-EBP Quad Core Temperature Relative to Ambient Temperature ..............................69
Figure 33. EPU-4562-ECP Quad Core Temperature Relative to Ambient Temperature ..............................70
Figure 34. Hardware Assembly with Heat Plate Down .................................................................................71
Figure 35. Installing the Passive Heat Sink ...................................................................................................72
Figure 36. Installing the Heat Sink Fan .........................................................................................................73
