VIA Technologies VAB-820 User manual

Specifications:
•
Processor
• 1.0GHz NXP i.MX 6QuadPlus (or i.MX 6Quad) ortex-A9
quad-core So
•
System Memory
• 1GB DDR3 SDRAM onboard
•
Storage
• 4GB eMM Flash memory
•
Boot Load
• 4MB SPI Flash ROM
•
Graphics
• Support three integrated, independent 3D/2D and video
graphics processing units
• Supports OpenGL
®
ES 3.0, Open L and OpenVG
™
1.1 hardware
acceleration
• Supports MPEG-2, V I and H.264 video decoding up to 1080p
• Supports SD encoding
•
LAN
• Micrel KSZ9031RNX Gigabit Ethernet transceiver with
RGMII support
•
Audio
• NXP SGTL5000 low power stereo codec
•
HDMI
• Integrated HDMI Transmitter
•
USB
• SMS USB2514 USB 2.0 High Speed 4-port hub controller
•
Expansion I/O
• 1 x miniP Ie slot
Powered by a 1.0GHz NXP i.MX 6QuadPlus ortex-A9 ARM So with
enhanced graphics and memory performance or a 1.0GHz NXP i.MX 6Quad
ortex-A9 So , the VAB-820 provides the perfect blend of high performance
and low power consumption to meet the high end demands of advanced
industrial, energy management and in-vehicle applications.
VAB-820
Key Features:
• ompact 10cm x 7.2cm Pico-ITX form factor
• 1.0GHz NXP i.MX 6QuadPlus (or i.MX 6Quad)
ortex-A9 quad-core So
• Flawless HD video performance up to 1080p
• Wide operating temperature range, -20° ~70°
• Fanless and ultra low power consumption
• Linux and Android solution packs available
Quick Guide
Box ontents
Note:
Please ensure that all items in the box are present before using this product.
If any of the items are missing or damaged, contact your distributor or sales
representative immediately.
• 1 x VAB-820 mainboard
• 1 x D power cable
• 1 x Audio cable
• 1 x USB cable
• 1 x onsole cable (3-wired for debugging the console)
Layout Diagram
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Onboard I/O
• 1 x OM connector with power supply (supports 8-wire
DTE mode)
• 1 x OM/ AN connector with power supply (supports one
RS-232 (TX/RX) and two Flex AN TX/RX ports)
• 1 x RT battery connector
• 1 x MIPI SI-2 connector (supports two data lanes)
• 1 x SPI master connector (supports two SPI slave devices)
• 1 x S-Video input pin header
• 1 x Front audio pin header for Line-in, Line-out and Mic-in
• 1 x Boot flash select jumper (for SPI or micro SD)
• 1 x USB 2.0 and USB 2.0 OTG pin header
• 1 x Miscellaneous pin header (for one I² pair, DIO (4 GPI +
4 GPO), system reset button and LEDs for power/WPAN/
Wi-Fi/WWAN
• 1 x Dual-channel, 18/24-bit LVDS panel connector
• 1 x LVDS Inverter connector
• 1 x LVDS power select jumper
• 1 x D -in connector (12V)
• 1 x miniP Ie slot (supports multiple connections and buses
including JTAG)
• 2 x PoE pin headers (support optional PD power board)
•
Front Panel I/O
• 1 x Micro SD ard slot
•
Back Panel I/O
• 1 x HDMI port
• 2 x USB 2.0 ports
• 1 x Gigabit Ethernet port (supports optional IEEE802.3at type 2)
• 1 x omposite input R A jack
•
Watchdog Timer
• Integrated watchdog timer supports two comparison points.
Each comparison point can interrupt ARM core, and a second
comparison point capable of generating external interrupts on
WDOG line
•
Power Supply
• 12V D -in
•
Operating Temperature
• -20° ~ 70° (3G and Wi-Fi not included)
•
Operating Humidity
• 0% ~ 95% (non-condensing)
•
Form Factor
• Pico-ITX
• 10cm x 7.2cm (100mm x 72mm)
•
Operating System
• Android 6.0 and Android 5.0
• Linux Kernel 4.1.15 and Linux Kernel 3.14.28
•
ompliance
• E, F
Note:
For the software evaluation, please visit VIA website: http://www.viatech.com
VAB - 820
PoE Input
LVDS power
select jumper
Audio
PoE Output
DC-in
SPI
DDR3 SDRAM
S-Video
Miscellaneous pin header
I C, DIO, system reset, power LED
and WPAN/Wi-Fi/WWAN LED
2
(
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Boot flash
select jumper
USB 2.0 and
USB 2.0 OTG
eMMC
i.MX 6QuadPlus/i.MX6Q SoC
DDR3 SDRAM
LVDS Inverter
COM/CAN
miniPCIe
COM
MIPI-CSI-2
RTC battery connector LVDS
Bottom side
Top side
External I/O Ports
Micro SD Card slot
Gigabit Ethernet
USB 2.0
HDMI
RCA jack
Front Panel I/O
Back Panel I/O
Product Dimensions
15.42mm
33.58mm
69.49 mm
52.5mm
VAB - 820
61.65mm
7   
6 6
 
O 3.5mm (hole)
100mm
94mm
Pinouts and Jumpers
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 GND 2 -
3 USB_OTG_ID 4 GND
5 OTG_DP 6 USBD_T3+
7 OTG_DN 8 USBD_T3-
9 OTG_VBUS 10 USB_VBUS
Pin Signal
1 +12V
2 GND
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 RESET_N 2 P_LED+
3 GND 4 P_LED-
5 12 3_S L 6 W_LED+
7 12 3_SDA 8 W_LED-
9 5VIN 10 GND
11 GPIO_1 12 GPIO_7
13 GPIO_2 14 GPIO_8
15 GPIO_4 16 GPIO_9
17 GPIO_5 18 GPIO_16
19 GND 20 -
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 2 GND
3 Y 4 -
5 N 6 GND
Pin Signal
1 +VBAT
2 GND
USB 2.0 and USB 2.0 OTG pin header (J8)
D -In connector (J9)
Miscellaneous pin header (J7)
RT Battery connector (J1)
S-Video Input pin header (S-VIDEO1)
Pin Signal
1 SPI3_ LK
2 SPI3_MOSI
3 SPI3_MISO
4 3P3V
5 SPI3_ S0
6 GND
7 SPI3_ S1
SPI connector (J10)
ARM-based Pico-ITX board

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Step 1
Firmly attach the two connectors J7A and J8A on the bottom of the VAB-
820-A daughter board with the pin headers J7 and J8 on the VAB-820
mainboard.
VAB - 820
J  
J8A
VAB - 820-A
OM connector (J4)
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Pin Signal
1 5VIN
2 12 2_S L
3 12 2_SDA
4 GND
5 SI_ LK0P
6 SI_ LK0M
7 GND
8 SI_D0P
9 SI_D0M
10 GND
11 SI_D1M
12 SI_D1P
Pin Signal
1 5VIN
2 OM_RXD1
3 OM_TXD1
4 OM_D D1
5 OM_RI1
6 GND
7 OM_DTR1
8 OM_ TS1
9 OM_RTS1
10 OM_DSR1
Inverter power Pin 1 Pin 3 Pin 5
+12V (default) Short Short Open
+5V Open Short Short
OM/ AN connector (J5)
Pin Signal
1 5VIN
2 OM2_RX
3 OM2_TX
4 N
5 N
6 GND
7 AN_RX2
8 AN_TX2
9 AN_TX1
10 AN_RX1
MIPI SI-2 connector (J18)
Pin Signal
1 IVDD
2 IVDD
3 LVDS_EN
4 DISP0_ ONTRAST
5 LVDS_EN
6 DISP0_ ONTRAST
7 GND
8 GND
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 HEAD_RIGHT 2 HEAD_LEFT
3 LINE_IN_R 4 LINE_IN_L
5 MI _IN 6 MI _IN
7 - 8 N
9 GND_ANALOG 10 GND_ANALOG
Front Audio pin header (AUDIO1)
LVDS Inverter connector (INVERTER)
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 WIRE1 2 WIRE2
3 N 4 -
5 WIRE3 6 WIRE4
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 POE_12V 2 POE_12V
3 N 4 -
5 GND 6 GND
PoE Input pin header (J13) PoE Output pin header (J14)
LVDS power select jumper (J3)
Panel power Pin 2 Pin 4 Pin 6
+3.3V (default) Short Short Open
+5V Open Short Short
Boot select Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3
Micro SD (default) Short Short Open
SPI Open Short Short
Boot flash select jumper (J11)
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 LVDS1_TX0_N 2 PVDD
3 LVDS1_TX0_P 4 PVDD
5 GND 6 GND
7 LVDS1_TX1_N 8 GND
9 LVDS1_TX1_P 10 LVDS0_TX0_N
11 GND 12 LVDS0_TX0_P
13 LVDS1_TX2_N 14 GND
15 LVDS1_TX2_P 16 LVDS0_TX1_N
17 GND 18 LVDS0_TX1_P
19 LVDS1_ LK_N 20 GND
21 LVDS1_ LK_P 22 LVDS0_TX2_N
23 GND 24 LVDS0_TX2_P
25 LVDS1_TX3_N 26 GND
27 LVDS1_TX3_P 28 LVDS0_ LK_N
29 GND 30 LVDS0_ LK_P
31 5VIN 32 GND
33 3P3V 34 LVDS0_TX3_N
35 N 36 LVDS0_TX3_P
37 N 38 LVDS0_EDID_S L
39 N 40 LVDS0_EDID_SDA
LVDS connector (LVDS1)
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 P IE_WAKE_B 2 MP IE_3V3
3 GND 4 GND
5 JTAG_T K 6 V 15
7 JTAG_TMS 8 -
9 GND 10 N
11 P Ie_ REF LKM 12 N
13 P Ie_ REF LKP 14 N
15 GND 16 -
17 JTAG_TD1 18 GND
19 JTAG_TD0 20 P IE_DIS_B
21 GND 22 P IE_RST_B
23 P Ie_ RXM 24 MP IE_3V3
25 P Ie_ RXP 26 GND
27 GND 28 V 15
29 GND 30 P Ie_SMB_ LK
31 P Ie_ TXM 32 P Ie_SMB_DATA
33 P Ie_ TXP 34 GND
35 GND 36 P IE_USB_DM
37 GND 38 P IE_USB_DP
39 MP IE_3V3 40 GND
41 MP IE_3V3 42 LED_WWAN_B
43 GND 44 LED_WLAN_B
45 JTAG_nTRST 46 LED_WPAN_B
47 JTAG_nSRST 48 V 15
49 GND 50 GND
51 N 52 MP IE_3V3
MiniP Ie slot
Daughterboard for VAB-820 mainboard
VAB-820-A
VAB-820-A Specifications:
•
P B Size
• 10cm x 3.7cm (100mm x 37mm)
•
I/O oastline
• 1 x Reset button
• 1 x Power LED
• 1 x WPAN/Wi-Fi/WWAN LED
• 1 x OM port (supports 8-wire DTE mode)
• 1 x OM/ AN port (supports one RS-232 (TX/RX) and
two AN Bus (Supporting AN Protocol specification
Version 2.0 B) through a OM/ AN converter cable
• 1 x USB 2.0 port
• 1 x Micro USB 2.0 OTG port (Type B connector supporting OTG)
•
Onboard onnectors and Jumper
• 1 x OM connector (J4)
• 1 x OM/ AN connector (J5)
• 1 x DIO pin header (4GPI + 4GPO) (DIO)
• 1 x AN Bus jumper (J2)
•
AN Bus Transceiver
• TI SN65HVD1050 EM Optimized AN transceiver
VAB-820-A Layout Diagram
VAB - 820-A
100mm
94mm
1   
O2.5mm (hole)
VAB-820-A Dimensions
Installing VAB-820-A Daughter
board to VAB-820 Mainboard
Bottom side
Top side
I/O oastline
VAB - 820-A
COM/CAN connector COM connector
CAN Bus jumper
DIO pin header
VAB - 820
VAB - 820-A
1
24
3
Step 2
Plug one end of the transmittal cable to the OM connector on the VAB-
820-A daughter board, and the other end of the transmittal cable to the
OM connector on the bottom side of the mainboard.
VAB-820-A Onboard onnector
Pinouts and Jumper
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 N 2 N
3 GPIO_1 4 GPIO_7
5 GPIO_2 6 GPIO_8
7 GPIO_4 8 GPIO_9
9 GPIO_5 10 GPIO_16
11 GND 12 GND
DIO pin header OM connector (J4)
Pin Signal
1 -
2 OM_RXD1
3 OM_TXD1
4 OM_D D1
5 OM_RI1
6 GND
7 OM_DTR1
8 OM_ TS1
9 OM_RTS1
10 OM_DSR1
OM/ AN connector (J5)
Pin Signal
1 -
2 OM2_RX
3 OM2_TX
4 -
5 -
6 GND
7 AN_RX2
8 AN_TX2
9 AN_TX1
10 AN_RX1
AN Bus setting Pin 1 Pin 3 Pin 5
Enabled AN Short Short Open
Termination Pin 2 Pin 4 Pin 6
(default) Short Short Open
AN Bus jumper (J2)