VIA Technologies VAB-1000 User manual

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USER MANUAL
VAB-1000
Pico-ITX Cort x-A9 Board

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Notic 1
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Batt ry R cycling and Disposal
Only us th appropriat batt ry sp cifi d for this product.
Do not r -us , r charg , or r h at an old batt ry.
Do not att mpt to forc op n th batt ry.
Do not discard us d batt ri s with r gular trash.
Discard us d batt ri s according to local r gulations.
Saf ty Pr cautions
Always r ad th saf ty instructions car fully.
K p this Us r's Manual for futur r f r nc .
All cautions and warnings on th quipm nt should b not d.
K p this quipm nt away from humidity.
Lay this quipm nt on a r liabl flat surfac b for s tting it up.
Mak sur th voltag of th pow r sourc and adjust prop rly 110/220V b for conn cting th
quipm nt to th pow r inl t.
Plac th pow r cord in such a way that p opl cannot st p on it.
Always unplug th pow r cord b for ins rting any add-on card or modul .
If any of th following situations aris s, g t th quipm nt ch ck d by authoriz d s rvic p rsonn l:
 Th pow r cord or plug is damag d.
 Liquid has p n trat d into th quipm nt.
 Th quipm nt has b n xpos d to moistur .
 Th quipm nt has not work d w ll or you cannot g t it work according to Us r's Manual.
 Th quipm nt has dropp d and damag d.
 Th quipm nt has obvious sign of br akag .
Do not l av this quipm nt in an nvironm nt uncondition d or in a storag t mp ratur abov
60°C (140°F). Th quipm nt may b damag d.
Do not l av this quipm nt in dir ct sunlight.
N v r pour any liquid into th op ning. Liquid can caus damag or l ctrical shock.
Do not plac anything ov r th pow r cord.
Do not cov r th v ntilation hol s. Th op nings on th nclosur prot ct th quipm nt from
ov rh ating

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Box Cont nts
1 x VAB-1000 board
1 x VAB-1000-T I/O card
1 x Scr w pack for miniPCI modul
1 x Consol cabl
Ord ring Information
Part Numb r D scription
10GBL100400A0 Pico-ITX board with 1.0GHz VIA Elit E1000 Cort x-A9 SoC, 4GB
MMC, 2GB DDR3 SDRAM, Mini HDMI, LVDS, 2 x USB 2.0, Mini USB 2.0,
COM, Gigabit Eth rn t, miniPCI slot, Micro SD card slot, 12V DC-in
(Pack d with VAB-1000-T I/O card)
Optional Acc ssori s
I/O Expansion Cards
Part Numb r D scription
10GBN00000020 VAB-1000-L LVDS conv rt r card
10GBQ00000020 VAB-1000-T I/O card for Lin -in, Lin -out, Mic-in, 2 x USB 2.0 ports, 2 x
activity LEDs, Pow r button
Wir l ss Acc ssori s
Part Numb r D scription
00GO27100BU2B0D0 VNT9271 IEEE 802.11 b/g/n USB Wi-Fi dongl
EMIO-1533-00A2 VNT9271 IEEE 802.11 b/g/n USB Wi-Fi modul with ass mbly kit and
ant nna
EMIO-1541-00A1 VNT9485 IEEE 802.11 b/g/n miniPCI Wi-Fi modul with ass mbly kit
and ant nna
EMIO-2550-00A1 3.75G HSPA/UMTS mobil broadband full siz miniPCI modul with
GPS and SIM card slot, ass mbly kit and ant nna
(Not : GPS function is not curr ntly support d for VAB-1000)

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Tabl of Cont nts
1. Product Ov rvi w ........................................................................................................................ 1
1.1. K y F atur s ........................................................................................................................................................ 1
1.2. Product Sp cifications ...................................................................................................................................... 2
1.3. Layout Diagram .................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.4. Product Dim nsions .......................................................................................................................................... 6
1.5. H ight Distribution ............................................................................................................................................ 7
2. I/O Int rfac ................................................................................................................................... 8
2.1. Ext rnal I/O Ports .............................................................................................................................................. 8
2.1.1. DC-In Jack .................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.1.2. Micro SD Card Slot .................................................................................................................................... 9
2.1.3. Mini USB 2.0 Port ......................................................................................................................................10
2.1.4. Mini HDMI
®
Port .......................................................................................................................................10
2.1.5. Gigabit Eth rn t Port ...............................................................................................................................11
2.2. Onboard Conn ctors ......................................................................................................................................12
2.2.1. RTC Batt ry Conn ctor............................................................................................................................12
2.2.2. SATA Conn ctor ......................................................................................................................................13
2.2.3. SATA Pow r Conn ctor .........................................................................................................................14
2.2.4. SPI Flash Conn ctor .................................................................................................................................15
2.2.5. USB 2.0 Conn ctor ...................................................................................................................................16
2.2.6. VGA Pin H ad r .......................................................................................................................................17
2.2.7. Front Audio Pin H ad r ..........................................................................................................................18
2.2.8. Front Pan l, USB 2.0 and COM Pin H ad r .......................................................................................19
2.2.9. COM and I
²
C Pin H ad r ........................................................................................................................20
2.2.10. SPI and GPIO Pin H ad r .......................................................................................................................21
2.2.11. JTAG Conn ctor .......................................................................................................................................22
2.2.12. LVDS Pan l Conn ctor ............................................................................................................................23
3. Jump rs ........................................................................................................................................ 24
3.1. Backlight Pow r Jump r .................................................................................................................................25
3.2. Pan l Pow r Jump r .......................................................................................................................................25
3.3. Cl ar CMOS Jump r .......................................................................................................................................26
3.4. MiniPCI R vision Jump r ..............................................................................................................................27
3.5. Misc llan ous Jump r ....................................................................................................................................28
4. Hardwar Installation ................................................................................................................ 29
4.1. Installing into a Chassis ..................................................................................................................................29
4.1.1. Sugg st d minimum chassis dim nsions ............................................................................................29
4.1.2. Sugg st d minimum chassis h ight ......................................................................................................30
4.1.3. Sugg st d k p out ar as ......................................................................................................................31
5. Softwar and T chnical Supports ........................................................................................... 32
5.1. Android Support..............................................................................................................................................32
5.2. T chnical Supports and Assistanc .............................................................................................................32
App ndix A. VAB-1000-T I/O Card ............................................................................................... 33
A.1. Sp cifications .......................................................................................................................................................33
A.2. Layout Diagram ....................................................................................................................................................34
A.3. Dim nsions ...........................................................................................................................................................34
A.4. Onboard Conn ctors and Jump r ..................................................................................................................35
A.4.1. Audio Board-to-Board Conn ctor ...........................................................................................................35
A.4.2. Front Pan l, USB 2.0 and COM Board-to-Board Conn ctor ................................................................35
A.4.3. COM Pin H ad r .........................................................................................................................................36
A.4.4. USB/COM Jump r .......................................................................................................................................37
App ndix B. VAB-1000-L LVDS Conv rt r Card ................................................................................. 38
B.1. Sp cifications ........................................................................................................................................................38

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B.2. Layout Diagram ....................................................................................................................................................38
B.3. Dim nsions ............................................................................................................................................................39
B.4. VAB-1000-L Onboard Conn ctors ..................................................................................................................40
B.4.1. Board-to-Board LVDS Conn ctor .............................................................................................................40
B.4.2. 2-Chann l LVDS Pan l Conn ctor ...........................................................................................................41
B.4.3. 1-Chann l LVDS Pan l Conn ctor ...........................................................................................................42
B.4.4. 2-Chann l Backlight Conn ctor ................................................................................................................43
B.4.5. 1-Chann l Backlight Conn ctor ................................................................................................................43
B.4.6. DC-in Conn ctor ..........................................................................................................................................44
App ndix C. Installing I/O Expansion Card .................................................................................. 45
C.1. Installing th VAB-1000-T I/O Card ................................................................................................................45
C.2. Installing VAB-1000-L LVDS Conv rt r Card (optional) ...........................................................................47
App ndix D. Installing Wir l ss Acc ssori s .............................................................................. 52
D.1. Installing th VNT9271 USB Wi-Fi Dongl ...................................................................................................52
D.2. Installing th EMIO-1533 USB Wi-Fi Modul ...............................................................................................53
D.3. Installing th EMIO-1541 miniPCI Wi-Fi Modul ......................................................................................55
D.4. Installing th EMIO-2550 miniPCI Mobil Broadband Modul .............................................................58

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Lists of Figur s
Figur 1: Layout diagram of VAB-1000 (top and bottom vi w) ................................................................................4
Figur 2: Dim nsions of VAB-1000 ..................................................................................................................................6
Figur 3: H ight distribution of VAB-1000 (top and bottom) ...................................................................................7
Figur 4: Back pan l I/O .....................................................................................................................................................8
Figur 5: DC-in jack diagram ..............................................................................................................................................9
Figur 6: Micro SD card slot diagram ..............................................................................................................................9
Figur 7: Mini USB 2.0 port diagram ............................................................................................................................. 10
Figur 8: Mini HDMI port diagram ................................................................................................................................. 10
Figur 9: Gigabit Eth rn t port diagram ...................................................................................................................... 11
Figur 10: RTC batt ry conn ctor diagram .................................................................................................................. 12
Figur 11: SATA conn ctor diagram ............................................................................................................................. 13
Figur 12: SATA pow r conn ctor diagram ............................................................................................................... 14
Figur 13: SPI flash conn ctor diagram ........................................................................................................................ 15
Figur 14: USB 2.0 conn ctor diagram ......................................................................................................................... 16
Figur 15: VGA pin h ad r diagram ............................................................................................................................. 17
Figur 16: Front audio pin h ad r diagram ................................................................................................................. 18
Figur 17: Front pan l, USB 2.0 and COM pin h ad r diagram ............................................................................. 19
Figur 18: COM and I
²
C pin h ad r diagram .............................................................................................................. 20
Figur 19: SPI and GPIO pin h ad r diagram.............................................................................................................. 21
Figur 20: JTAG conn ctor diagram ............................................................................................................................. 22
Figur 21: LVDS pan l conn ctor diagram.................................................................................................................. 23
Figur 22: Jump r s ttings xampl ............................................................................................................................. 24
Figur 23: Backlight pow r jump r diagram ............................................................................................................... 25
Figur 24: Pan l pow r jump r diagram ...................................................................................................................... 25
Figur 25: Cl ar CMOS jump r diagram ...................................................................................................................... 26
Figur 26: MiniPCI r vision jump r diagram .............................................................................................................. 27
Figur 27: Misc llan ous jump r diagram ................................................................................................................... 28
Figur 28: Sugg st d minimum chassis dim nsions .................................................................................................. 29
Figur 29: Sugg st d minimum int rnal chassis c iling h ight ............................................................................... 30
Figur 30: Sugg st d k p out ar as ............................................................................................................................ 31
Figur 31: VAB-1000-T layout ........................................................................................................................................ 34
Figur 32: VAB-1000-T dim nsions ............................................................................................................................... 34
Figur 33: Audio board-to-board conn ctor diagram .............................................................................................. 35
Figur 34: Front pan l, USB 2.0 and COM board-to-board conn ctor diagram ................................................ 35
Figur 35: COM pin h ad r diagram ............................................................................................................................ 36
Figur 36: USB/COM jump r diagram .......................................................................................................................... 37
Figur 37: VAB-1000-L layout (top sid ) ..................................................................................................................... 38
Figur 38: VAB-1000-L layout (bottom sid ) ............................................................................................................. 38
Figur 39: VAB-1000-L dim nsions (top vi w) .......................................................................................................... 39
Figur 40: VAB-1000-L dim nsions (sid vi w) ......................................................................................................... 39
Figur 41: Board-to-board LVDS conn ctor diagram ............................................................................................... 40
Figur 42: 2-Chann l LVDS pan l conn ctor diagram ............................................................................................. 41
Figur 43: 1-Chann l LVDS pan l conn ctor diagram ............................................................................................. 42
Figur 44: 2-Chann l backlight conn ctor diagram .................................................................................................. 43
Figur 45: 1-Chann l backlight conn ctor diagram .................................................................................................. 43
Figur 46: DC-in conn ctor diagram ............................................................................................................................. 44
Figur 47: Installing th VAB-1000-T I/O card ........................................................................................................... 45
Figur 48: S curing th VAB-1000-T I/O card ............................................................................................................ 46
Figur 49: Conn cting th LVDS flat fl x cabl ......................................................................................................... 47
Figur 50: Installing th VAB-1000-L LVDS conv rt r card on th chassis ......................................................... 47
Figur 51: Conn cting th 2-Chann l backlight cabl ............................................................................................. 48
Figur 52: Conn cting th 2-Chann l LVDS cabl .................................................................................................... 49
Figur 53: Conn cting th USB touch pan l cabl ................................................................................................... 50
Figur 54: Conn cting th DC-in cabl ........................................................................................................................ 51
Figur 55: Ins rting VNT9271 USB Wi-Fi dongl ....................................................................................................... 52
Figur 56: Installing EMIO-1533 modul ..................................................................................................................... 53

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Figur 57: Conn cting th USB Wi-Fi cabl diagram ................................................................................................ 53
Figur 58: Installing Wi-Fi ant nna cabl diagram .................................................................................................... 54
Figur 59: Conn cting th Wi-Fi ant nna cabl to EMIO-1533 modul .............................................................. 54
Figur 60: Installing th h x standoff scr w for EMIO-1541 modul ................................................................... 55
Figur 61: Installing th EMIO-1541 modul ............................................................................................................. 55
Figur 62: S curing th EMIO-1541 modul .............................................................................................................. 56
Figur 63: Installing th Wi-Fi ant nna of EMIO-1541 modul .............................................................................. 56
Figur 64: Conn cting th Wi-Fi ant nna cabl to EMIO-1541 modul .............................................................. 57
Figur 65: Installing th h x standoff scr w for EMIO-2550 modul ................................................................... 58
Figur 66: Installing th EMIO-2550 modul ............................................................................................................. 58
Figur 67: S curing th EMIO-2550 modul .............................................................................................................. 59
Figur 68: Installing th 3G ant nna cabl diagram.................................................................................................. 59
Figur 69: Conn cting th 3G ant nna cabl to EMIO-2550 modul .................................................................. 60

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Lists of Tabl s
Tabl 1: Layout diagram d scription tabl of VAB-1000 ...........................................................................................5
Tabl 2: Layout diagram d scription tabl of back pan I I/O ...................................................................................8
Tabl 3: DC-in jack sp cifications ....................................................................................................................................9
Tabl 4: Micro SD card slot pinout .................................................................................................................................9
Tabl 5: Mini USB 2.0 port pinout ................................................................................................................................. 10
Tabl 6: Mini HDMI port pinout .................................................................................................................................... 10
Tabl 7: Gigabit Eth rn t port pinout .......................................................................................................................... 11
Tabl 8: Gigabit Eth rn t port LED color d finition ................................................................................................. 11
Tabl 9: RTC batt ry conn ctor pinout ....................................................................................................................... 12
Tabl 10: SATA conn ctor pinout ................................................................................................................................ 13
Tabl 11: SATA pow r conn ctor pinout ................................................................................................................... 14
Tabl 12: SPI flash conn ctor pinout ........................................................................................................................... 15
Tabl 13: USB 2.0 conn ctor pinout ............................................................................................................................ 16
Tabl 14: VGA pin h ad r pinout ................................................................................................................................. 17
Tabl 15: Front audio pin h ad r pinout ..................................................................................................................... 18
Tabl 16: Front pan l, USB 2.0 and COM pin h ad r pinout................................................................................. 19
Tabl 17: COM and I
²
C pin h ad r pinout .................................................................................................................. 20
Tabl 18: SPI and GPIO pin h ad r pinout ................................................................................................................. 21
Tabl 19: JTAG conn ctor pinout ................................................................................................................................. 22
Tabl 20: LVDS pan l conn ctor pinout ..................................................................................................................... 23
Tabl 21: Backlight pow r jump r s ttings ................................................................................................................ 25
Tabl 22: Pan l pow r jump r s ttings ....................................................................................................................... 25
Tabl 23: Cl ar CMOS jump r s ttings ....................................................................................................................... 26
Tabl 24: MiniPCI r vision jump r s ttings ............................................................................................................... 27
Tabl 25: Misc llan ous jump r s ttings .................................................................................................................... 28
Tabl 26: Layout diagram d scription tabl of VAB-1000-T .................................................................................. 34
Tabl 27: Audio board-to-board conn ctor pinout ................................................................................................. 35
Tabl 28: Front pan l, USB 2.0 and COM board-to-board conn ctor pinout ................................................... 36
Tabl 29: COM pin h ad r pinout ................................................................................................................................ 36
Tabl 30: USB/COM jump r s ttings ............................................................................................................................ 37
Tabl 31: Board-to-board LVDS conn ctor pinout ................................................................................................... 40
Tabl 32: 2-Chann l LVDS pan l conn ctor pinout ................................................................................................. 41
Tabl 33: 1-Chann l LVDS pan l conn ctor pinout ................................................................................................. 42
Tabl 34: 2-Chann l backlight conn ctor pinout ..................................................................................................... 43
Tabl 35: 1-Chann l backlight conn ctor pinout ..................................................................................................... 43
Tabl 36: DC-in conn ctor pinout ................................................................................................................................ 44

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1. Product Ov rvi w
Bas d on th ultra-compact Pico-ITX form factor, m asuring 100mm x 72mm, th VIA VAB-1000 is
pow r d by a 1.0GHz VIA Elit E1000 Cort x-A9 dual-cor SoC. Th board f atur s a high-p rformanc
graphics and vid o ngin with a Unifi d Shad r Archit ctur f aturing 64 str am proc ssors that provid s
support for dual ind p nd nt displays along with th smooth st 3D/2D graphics acc l ration and full HD
playback support for th most d manding vid o formats in r solutions up to 1080p.
Th ultra-compact VAB-1000 board is optimiz d for both p rformanc and pow r to m t th high nd
d mands of advanc d industrial, in-v hicl and multim dia applications, boasting a rugg diz d d sign
with an xt nd d op rating t mp ratur rang from 0°C to 60°C, whil off ring xtr m ly low pow r
consumption.
Th VAB-1000 board has int grat d dual-chann l LVDS pan l conn ctor, miniPCI slot and SATA
conn ctor, USB 2.0 conn ctor for USB Wi-Fi modul and an SPI conn ctor. In addition, VAB-1000
provid s an impr ssiv s l ction of r ar I/O in a compact form factor including Mini HDMI port, Mini USB
2.0 port, Micro SD card slot and Gigabit Eth rn t port.
Th VIA VAB-1000 board supports an optional VAB-1000-T I/O card. Th VAB-1000-T I/O card is
conn ct d through onboard pin h ad rs carrying th I/O such as audio jacks, LED indicators, pow r on/off
button, USB 2.0 ports and COM pin h ad r (TX/RX).
1.1. K y F atur s
 Pow r d by 1.0GHz VIA Elit E1000 Cort x-A9 dual-cor SoC
 Supports int grat d graphics proc ssing (GPU) with Unifi d Shading Archit ctur
 Dual display support including full HD cont nt and dual chann l LVDS
 Small form factor and low pow r d sign
 Fanl ss and ultra-low pow r consumption
 4GB onboard MMC Flash m mory
 Supports dual-chann l 18/24-bit LVDS pan l conn ctor
 Supports miniPCI slot for 3.75G/3G modul
 Supports Micro SD card slot for xpandabl storag up to 32GB siz
 Supports SATA conn ctor for SATA SSD d vic
 Supports Wi-Fi conn ctivity through an optional USB Wi-Fi modul .
 Android softwar solution pack availabl

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1.2. Product Sp cifications
Proc ssor
 1.0GHz VIA Elit E1000 Cort x-A9 dual-cor SoC
Syst m M mory
 2GB DDR3 SDRAM onboard
Storag
 4GB MMC Flash m mory
 1 x SATA conn ctor
Graphics
 Thr int grat d, ind p nd nt 3D/2D and vid o proc ssing units
 Graphics ngin supporting Op nGL
®
ES 3.0 hardwar acc l ration
 Supports MPEG-2, VC1 and H.264 vid o d coding up to 1080p
LAN
 R alt k RTL8111G Gigabit Eth rn t controll r
Audio
 Wolfson WM8960 Audio Cod c
HDMI
 Int grat d HDMI 1.4 transmitt r
Pow r Manag m nt IC’s
 Wolfson WM8326GEFL/RV proc ssor pow r manag m nt subsyst m
EEPROM
 Flash ROM M25P32-VMW6G 32Mbit/4MB SO8W 8-pin for boot load r
LVDS Transmitt r
 Onboard Chront l CH7305A Singl /Dual LVDS transmitt r (DVP to LVDS)
 Support pix l rat up to 165M pix l/s c
 Support up to UXGA r solution (1600x1200)
 18/24-bit LVDS output
Not :
Th LVDS transmitt r has to b us d along with VAB-1000-L LVDS conv rt r card.
Watchdog Tim r
 Wh n syst m hang, th watchdog will r boot th syst m aft r tim out
Back Pan l I/O
 1 x Mini HDMI port
 1 x Mini USB 2.0 port
 1 x Gigabit Eth rn t port
 1 x Micro SD card slot (support up to 32GB)
 1 x DC-in jack

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Onboard Conn ctors
 1 x SATA conn ctor
 1 x SATA pow r conn ctor (supports +12V/+5V)
 1 x RTC batt ry conn ctor
 1 x USB 2.0 conn ctor (for USB Wi-Fi modul )
 1 x SPI flash conn ctor (for Boot Load r EEPROM updat )
 1 x miniPCI slot (for 3.75G/3G modul )
 1 x LVDS pan l conn ctor (dual-chann l 18/24-bit)
 1 x JTAG conn ctor
Onboard Pin h ad rs
 1 x Front pan l, USB 2.0 and COM pin h ad r (for two USB 2.0 ports, on COM (TX/RX),
pow r-on and two activity LEDs indicators)
 1 x SPI and DIO pin h ad r (supports 4-bit GPIO)
 1 x COM and I²C pin h ad r (for two COM (TX/RX) ports and two I²C pair)
 1 x Front audio pin h ad r (for Lin -in, Lin -out and Mic-in)
 1 x VGA pin h ad r (r s rv d for factory production)
Onboard Pin Jump rs
 1 x Backlight pow r jump r
 1 x Pan l pow r jump r
 1 x Misc llan ous jump r (for SD writ prot ct, lin -out and auto pow r-on)
 1 x Cl ar CMOS jump r
 1 x miniPCI v rsion jump r
Op rating Syst m
 Android 4.4.2
Op rating T mp ratur
 0°C ~ 60°C
Op rating Humidity
 0% ~ 95% (r lativ humidity; non-cond nsing)
Pow r Supply
 12V DC-in
Form Factor
 Pico-ITX
 100mm x 72mm (3.9” x 2.8”)
Complianc
 CE
 FCC
Not s:
1. As th op rating t mp ratur provid d in th sp cifications is a r sult of th t st p rform d in VIA’s
chamb r, a numb r of variabl s can influ nc this r sult. Pl as not that th working t mp ratur may vary
d p nding on th actual situation and nvironm nt. It is highly sugg st d to x cut a solid t sting and tak
all th variabl s into consid ration wh n building th syst m. Pl as nsur that th syst m runs w ll und r
th op rating t mp ratur in t rms of application.
2. Pl as not that th lif span of th onboard MMC m mory chip may vary d p nding on th amount of
acc ss. Mor fr qu nt and larg r data acc ss on MMC m mory mak s its lif span short r. Th r for , it is
highly r comm nd d to us a r plac abl xt rnal storag ( .g., Micro SD card) for larg data acc ss.

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1.3. Layout Diagram
Figur 1: Layout diagram of VAB-1000 (top and bottom vi w)

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It m D scription
1 DDR3 SDRAM
2 JM3: Misc llan ous jump r
3 PWR1: SATA pow r conn ctor
4 CN9: SPI and GPIO pin h ad r
5 WLAN1: USB 2.0 conn ctor
6 CN8: COM and I²C pin h ad r
7 JSF1: SPI flash conn ctor
8 CN7: Front pan l, USB 2.0 and COM pin h ad r
9 SATA1: SATA conn ctor
10 CN6: Front audio pin h ad r
11 4GB MMC flash m mory
12 MPCIE_SET1: miniPCI r vision jump r
13 JM1: Cl ar CMOS jump r
14 VGA1: VGA pin h ad r
15 BAT1: RTC batt ry conn ctor
16 1.0GHz VIA Elit E1000 Cort x-A9 dual-cor SoC
17 PBL_SET1: Backlight pow r jump r
18 PVDD_SET1: Pan l pow r jump r
19 MPCIE1: miniPCI slot
20 JTAG1: JTAG conn ctor
21 DDR3 SDRAM
22 LVDS1: LVDS pan l conn ctor
Tabl 1: Layout diagram d scription tabl of VAB-1000

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1.4. Product Dim nsions
Figur 2: Dim nsions of VAB-1000

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1.5. H ight Distribution
Figur 3: H ight distribution of VAB-1000 (top and bottom)

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2. I/O Int rfac
Th VIA VAB-1000 has a wid s l ction of int rfac s int grat d into th board. It includ s a s l ction of
fr qu ntly us d ports as part of th back pan l I/O.
2.1. Ext rnal I/O Ports
Figur 4: Back pan l I/O
It m D scription
1 CN1: DC-in jack
2 SD1: Micro SD card slot
3 USB1: Mini USB 2.0 port
4 HDMIO1: Mini HDMI port
5 LAN1: Gigabit Eth rn t port
Tabl 2: Layout diagram d scription tabl of back pan I I/O

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2.1.1. DC-In Jack
Th VAB-1000 com s with a DC-in jack on th back pan l adjac nt to th Micro SD slot. Th DC-in jack
carri rs 12V DC xt rnal pow r input. Th sp cifications and pinout of pow r DC-in jack ar shown
b low.
Figur 5: DC-in jack diagram
Physical Sp cifications
Out r Diam t r 3.7 mm
Inn r Diam t r 1.3 mm
Barr l D pth 8.25 mm
El ctrical Sp cifications
Input Voltag 12V
Tabl 3: DC-in jack sp cifications
2.1.2. Micro SD Card Slot
Th VAB-1000 com s with a Micro SD card slot locat d on th back pan l. Micro SD card slot off rs
xpandabl storag up to 32GB.
Figur 6: Micro SD card slot diagram
Pin Signal
1 SD0DATA2
2 SD0DATA3
3 SD0CMD
4 VDD (3.3V)
5 SD0CLK
6 GND
7 SD0DATA0
8 SD0DATA1
9 SD0_CD
Tabl 4: Micro SD card slot pinout

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2.1.3. Mini USB 2.0 Port
Th VAB-1000 is quipp d with a Mini USB 2.0 port locat d on th back pan l. Th Mini USB 2.0 int rfac
port giv s compl t Plug and Play and hot swap capability for xt rnal d vic s and it compli s with USB
UHCI, r v. 2.0. Th Mini USB 2.0 port us s th USB Typ AB r c ptacl port conn ctor. Th pinout of th
Mini USB 2.0 port is shown b low.
Figur 7: Mini USB 2.0 port diagram
Pin Signal
1 VCC (+5V)
2 USBH1-
3 USBH1+
4 ID (GND)
5 GND
Tabl 5: Mini USB 2.0 port pinout
2.1.4. Mini HDMI
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Port
Th VAB-1000 has Mini HDMI port on th back pan l. Th Mini HDMI port us s an HDMI Typ C
r c ptacl conn ctor. It is us d to conn ct high d finition vid o and digital audio using a singl cabl .
Th pinout of th Mini HDMI port is shown b low.
Figur 8: Mini HDMI port diagram
Pin Signal
1 TMDS Data2 Shi ld
2 TMDS Data2+
3 TMDS Data2-
4 TMDS Data1 Shi ld
5 TMDS Data1+
6 TMDS Data1-
7 TMDS Data0 Shi ld
8 TMDS Data0+
9 TMDS Data0-
10 TMDS Clock Shi ld
11 TMDS Clock+
12 TMDS Clock-
13 DDC/CEC Ground
14 CEC
15 SCL
16 SDA
17 R s rv d
18 +5V Pow r
19 Hot Plug D t ct
Tabl 6: Mini HDMI port pinout

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2.1.5. Gigabit Eth rn t Port
Th VAB-1000 is quipp d with a Gigabit Eth rn t port. Th Gigabit Eth rn t port is using 8 Position 8
Contact (8P8C) r c ptacl conn ctor or commonly r f rr d to as RJ-45. It is fully compliant with IEEE
802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE-TX), and 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) standards. Th pinout of th Gigabit
Eth rn t port is shown b low.
Figur 9: Gigabit Eth rn t port diagram
Pin Signal
1 LAN1_TD0+
2 LAN1_TD0-
3 LAN1_TD1+
4 LAN1_TD1-
5 LAN1_TD2+
6 LAN1_TD2-
7 LAN1_TD3+
8 LAN1_TD3-
Tabl 7: Gigabit Eth rn t port pinout
Th Gigabit Eth rn t port has two individual LED indicators locat d on th front sid to show its
Activ /Link status and Sp d status.
L ft LED Right LED
Link Off LED is Off LED is Off
Sp d_10Mbit Th LED is On in Gr n color (flash)
LED is Off
Sp d_100Mbit Th LED is On in R d color (flash) LED is Off
Sp d_1000Mbit LED is Off Th LED is On in Orang color(flash)
Tabl 8: Gigabit Eth rn t port LED color d finition