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Product Overview

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Cooling Concept

The ME4 is cooled by natural convection for fanless operation.

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Sides needed for cooling (exemplary system)

Leave the following minimum space to those sides of the system that are

needed for cooling to enable the required airflow:

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15 cm

The following sides are needed for cooling:

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top

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bottom

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Summary of Contents for ME4

Page 1: ...User Manual ME4 DIN Rail Computer Extension Module Fieldbus and Wireless Embedded Connectivity Component with LTE MVB CAN or Audio 2020 02 25 20ME04 00 E2 ...

Page 2: ...e ME4 21 2 3 1 Safety Instructions for Mounting 21 2 3 2 Mounting the ME4 on a DIN Rail 22 2 4 Connecting and Starting 24 2 4 1 Safety Instructions for Connection 24 2 4 2 Connecting Peripherals 24 2 5 Installing Driver Software 24 2 6 Using the ME4 under Linux 25 2 6 1 ME4 Linux BSP 25 2 6 2 Accessing SMBus I2C Devices using Standard Linux I2C Tools 25 2 6 3 Configuring Wireless Functions 25 2 7 ...

Page 3: ...ng terminal blocks exemplary system 23 Figure 6 System positions within a modular DIN Rail system 39 Tables Table 1 General status LEDs at front panel 30 Table 2 Pin assignment M 2 Card USB 2 0 and USB 3 0 32 Table 3 Signal mnemonics M 2 Card connector 33 Table 4 Connector types SMA 34 Table 5 Pin assignment SMA 35 Table 6 Signal mnemonics SMA 35 Table 7 Pin assignment PCI Express Mini Card PCIe a...

Page 4: ... from the following chapters in the standard as far as applicable 12 3 Datasheet 12 4 User manual 12 5 Equipment integration installation documentation History ME4 product page with up to date information and downloads www men de products me4 Issue Comments Date E1 First issue 2019 07 31 E2 Updated figure Front interfaces Updated chapter Technical Data Updated chapter Cooling Concept Updated chapt...

Page 5: ...at links directly to the Internet When no globe icon is present the hyperlink links to specific information within this document Italics Folder file and function names are printed in italics Comment Comments embedded into coding examples are shown in green text IRQ IRQ Signal names followed by a hashtag or preceded by a forward slash indicate that this signal is either active low or that it become...

Page 6: ...ocumentation in particular its warning notices and safety instructions Qualified personnel are those who based on their training and experience are capable of identifying risks and avoiding potential hazards when working with these products systems Computer boards and components contain electrostatic sensitive devices Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage components To protect the PCB and other c...

Page 7: ...tronic products and thus a so called downstream user in terms of REACH The products MEN supplies are solely non chemical goods Moreover and under normal and reasonably foreseeable circumstances of application the goods supplied shall not release any substance Beyond that according to REACH Art 33 MEN will inform the customer immediately should a substance contained in an MEN product with a content...

Page 8: ...se MEN products for any unintended or unauthorized application the customer shall indemnify and hold MEN and its officers employees subsidiaries affiliates and distributors harmless against all claims costs damages and expenses and reasonable attorney fees arising out of directly or indirectly any claim or personal injury or death associated with such unintended or unauthorized use even if such cl...

Page 9: ...ro Elektronik SAS 18 rue René Cassin ZA de la Châtelaine 74240 Gaillard Phone 33 450 955 312 info men de www men de info men france fr www men france fr USA MEN Micro Inc 860 Penllyn Blue Bell Pike Blue Bell PA 19422 Phone 215 542 9575 China MEN Mikro Elektronik Shanghai Co Ltd Room 1212 993 West Nanjing Road Shanghai 200041 Phone 86 21 5058 0963 sales menmicro com www menmicro com info men china ...

Page 10: ...ration Due to MEN s modular concept the ME4 offers flexibility in built to order configurations Via its extension connectors the box can be easily combined with pre fabricated CPU modules or other extension modules for example a PSU or removable storage shuttles providing additional features and short delivery times In the modular system the data transfer between the modules as well as the power d...

Page 11: ...X5 3 4 5 6 3 4 1 2 ME4 Cutout for MVB CAN bus or audio connector SMA antenna connector GNSS Cutout for LTE antenna connector Main LTE 1 Micro SIM card slots for LTE 1 Non func onal micro SIM card slots Status LED 2 User LED 1 Cutout for LTE antenna connector Aux LTE 1 Cutout for MVB or CAN bus connector User LED 3 Status LED 6 User LED 5 ...

Page 12: ...D Sub connectors F PCIe Mini Card Slot for CAN bus MVB or Audio B GNSS F GNSS Receiver USB 2 0 F F 5 LEDs F PCIe x1 Antenna connectors PCIe x1 USB 2 0 Micro SIM Slot F Micro SIM Slot F Extension Connector B Extension Connector B USB to UART I O Expander USB 2 0 USB Controller UART SMB Fieldbus Audio Functionality Wireless Functionality B F Front B Onboard Options ...

Page 13: ... 1 SMA receptacle X3 M 2 Card 1 M 2 Card slot M 2 3042 LTE socket 2 Key B USB 2 0 USB 3 0 PCI Express Mini Card 1 PCI Express Mini Card slot PCIe Full Mini PCIe x1 USB 2 0 SIM card 2 micro SIM externally accessible LED Status power status User configurable 3 Cutout Antenna connector options RP SMA receptacle D Sub options audio CAN bus MVB Electrical Specifications Power consumption 6 W typ Mechan...

Page 14: ...EN 45545 2 2013 A1 2015 HL3 EMC emission EN 50121 3 2 2016 Regelung Nr EMV 06 2014 07 29 Anhang E Messung an Geräten EMC immunity EN 50121 3 2 2016 Protective coatings EN 50155 2017 class PC2 Any PCB protected on both sides Useful life 20 years EN 50155 2017 class L4 Product Compliance Rail Wayside Non Safety Related Operating temperature 40 C to 70 C EN 50125 3 2003 class T2 cubicle with class T2...

Page 15: ... environments EN 61000 3 2 2014 EN 61000 3 3 2013 EMC immunity EN 55024 2010 A1 2015 information technology equipment Product Compliance Radio Equipment EMC basic compliance The product is prepared to comply with the Radio Equipment Directive 2014 53 EU RED Standards compliance depends on the assembled radio wireless device Reliability 200 000 h predicted 40 C according to IEC TR 62380 RDF 2000 So...

Page 16: ...by natural convection for fanless operation Figure 3 Sides needed for cooling exemplary system Leave the following minimum space to those sides of the system that are needed for cooling to enable the required airflow 15 cm The following sides are needed for cooling top bottom 15 cm 15 cm ...

Page 17: ...Article number Indicates the product family and model This is also MEN s main ordering number To be complete it must have 9 characters Revision number Indicates the design revision of the product Serial number Unique identification assigned during production If you need support you should communicate these numbers to MEN Figure 4 Product label Article No 06ME04 10 Serial No 000001 Rev 00 00 00 Rev...

Page 18: ...predictable behavior and characteristics Prevent damaged equipment from being installed and put into operation Mark the damaged equipment and keep it under lock and key Send the equipment to repair immediately Damage from Condensation When the equipment has been subjected to low temperatures or extreme temperature variations condensation can form on or inside the system Humidity causes short circu...

Page 19: ... The following steps are necessary Power down your system Loosen the knurled head screw of the micro SIM cover Open the micro SIM cover as shown in the following illustration MEN offers suitable accessory articles for ME4 See the MEN website for ordering information www men de products me4 ord See Figure 1 Front interfaces on page 11 for the position of the micro SIM card slots On the ME4 only mic...

Page 20: ... card out of the slot Close the micro SIM cover and fasten the knurled head screw 2 2 2 Installing In System Devices The following devices can be installed PCI Express Mini Card M 2 Card See the MEN website for ordering information www men de products me4 ord Opening the ME4 and installing optional components may lead to a loss of the certification and therefore make the declaration of conformity ...

Page 21: ...of the device Conformity to standards expires Mount the equipment only in the mounting position described in this document Adhere to the environmental conditions specified in the Technical Data Leave enough space to the sides of the system that are needed for cooling to enable the required airflow as specified in chapter Cooling Concept Do not cover openings which are required for the airflow Do n...

Page 22: ...t the retain ing clip is placed behind the DIN rail Firmly push the ME4 towards the DIN rail until its lower DIN rail guide groove clicks into place on the rail The DIN rail must be mounted horizontally to ensure optimized convection cooling A tilt angle of 10 is acceptable If the DIN Rail system consists of more than two modules use additional screws for mounting the DIN rail carrying the ME4 3 o...

Page 23: ...4 00 E2 2020 02 25 Page 23 Figure 5 Mounting terminal blocks exemplary system Make sure to mount DIN rail terminal blocks on both sides of the system after having mounted all components of the system DIN rail Terminal block ...

Page 24: ... description on how to install driver software please refer to the respective documentation of the software package to be installed Works on the computer system may only be carried out by personnel qualified for the specific task who based on their training and experience are able to identify risks and avoid potential hazards when working with these products systems To fulfill DIN EN 62368 1 conne...

Page 25: ...ut the number of the SMBus where the configuration register is located on ME4 If you are unfamiliar with the standard Linux tools please read the related applica tion note Usage Examples Use the 7 bit SMB I2C address to access a register The following examples assume that the SMBus number is 1 More information and download www men de products me4 downl BSP documentation www men de products me4 doc...

Page 26: ...x25 Read the current value of the configuration register i2cget y 1 0x25 0xff Write value 0xfe to toggle only bit 0 in order to disable the modem i2cset y 1 0x25 0x00 0xfe b This enables the user LED 1 in a DIN Rail system where Axxx is the first I O module You need to read the current value before writing so you can change only the desired bit The SMB register has device address 0x25 Read the cur...

Page 27: ...cific board management controllers BMC lm63_1 provides access to the LM63 temperature and fan controller Note Not all MEN products provide the devices above Therefore not all MDIS5 devices may be available in your system Note The device name suffix number e g _1 _2 is assigned during the driver installa tion It is an increasing number 1 2 3 and may change after a driver update E g if your CPU prod...

Page 28: ... the command you want to perform E g smb2_ctrl smb2_1 rb Note The command mode is useful to script the tool For a detailed description about all supported tool options just call smb2_ctrl e g Usage Examples List all available SMB devices at SMBus instance smb2_1 Access the board information EEPROM SMB address 0xAC to read byte at offset 8 Access the CPU board BMC in this example at SMB address 0x9...

Page 29: ...description This example disables the LTE 1 module in a DIN Rail system where ME4 is the first I O module You need to read the current value before writing so you can change only the desired bit The first I O module has device address 0x4a Read the current value of the configuration register smb2_ctrl smb2_1 a 0x4a rb 0xff Write value 0xfe to toggle only bit 0 in order to disable the modem smb2_ct...

Page 30: ...ow Indicates status of LTE module 1 On module is active Off module is inactive 3 Yellow User LED 3 4 Yellow Non functional 5 Yellow User LED 5 6 Yellow Indicates status of PCIe Mini Card On module is active Off module is inactive See Chapter 2 6 3 Configuring Wireless Functions on page 25 for more information on how to configure the user LED under Linux See Chapter 2 7 2 Configuring Wireless Funct...

Page 31: ...3 3 1 M 2 Card The ME4 supports M 2 3042 LTE socket 2 Key B USB 2 0 USB 3 0 See Chapter 1 3 Technical Data on page 13 for supported functions See Chapter 3 3 1 1 In System Connection on page 32 for connector pinning and Chapter 3 3 1 2 Signal Mnemonics on page 33 for signal mnemonics ...

Page 32: ...K 65 ANTCTL3 66 SIM_DETECT1 63 ANTCTL2 64 COEX1 61 ANTCTL1 62 COEX2 59 ANTCTL0 60 COEX3 57 GND 58 55 REFCLK 56 53 REFCLK 54 51 GND 52 49 50 47 48 UIM2_PWR 45 GND 46 UIM2_RESET 43 44 UIM2_CLK 41 42 UIM2_DATA 39 GND 40 SIM_DETECT_2 37 SSTX 38 DEVSLP 35 SSTX 36 UIM1_PWR 33 GND 34 UIM1_DATA 31 SSRX 32 UIM1_CLK 29 SSRX 30 UIM1_RST 27 GND 28 GPIO_8 25 DPR 26 W_DISABLE2 23 WoWWAN 24 GPIO_7 21 CONFIG_0 22...

Page 33: ...RST SIM card reset SIM_DETECT SIM card detection Communication specific signals W_DISABLE Wireless disable WWAN_LED WWAN LED Supplemental communication specific signals CARD_PWR_OFF Turn off power RST Reset USB 2 0 USB_D USB 2 0 lines USB 3 0 SSTX SuperSpeed serial transmit lines SSRX SuperSpeed serial receive lines Module Configuration Pins CONFIG 0 3 Module configuration See Figure 1 Front inter...

Page 34: ...ports Sensor u blox NEO M8 Antenna type Active Passive Standard NMEA RTCM 104 UBX GPS L1 GLONASS L1 Galileo E1 Accuracy GPS GLONASS 2 5 m GPS 2 5 m GLONASS 4 m BeiDou 3m Time to first fix Cold start 45 s Hot start 1 s Aided starts 7 s Odometer input for GNSS receiver Table 4 Connector types SMA Connector Type On ME4 SMA receptacle e g Hirose U FL R SMT 1 Mating SMA plug Tightening torque max 0 6 N...

Page 35: ...Page 35 Table 5 Pin assignment SMA Table 6 Signal mnemonics SMA 3 3 5 LTE Optional The ME4 offers cutouts prepared for LTE 1 RX Signal Direction Function RX in Receive signal See Figure 1 Front interfaces on page 11 for the position of the cutouts 1 ...

Page 36: ... 1 In System Connection on page 36 for connector pinning and Chapter 3 4 1 2 Signal Mnemonics on page 37 for signal mnemonics 1 WAKE 2 3 3V 3 COEX1 4 GND 5 COEX2 6 1 5V 7 CLKREQ 8 UIM_PWR 9 GND 10 UIM_DATA 11 REFCLK 12 UIM_CLK 13 REFCLK 14 UIM_RST 15 GND 16 UIM_VPP Mechanical key 17 UIM_IC_DM 18 GND 19 UIM_IC_DP 20 W_DISABLE1 21 GND 22 PERST 23 PERn0 24 3 3Vaux 25 PERp0 26 GND 27 GND 28 1 5V 29 GN...

Page 37: ...ess reference clock PERn0 PERp0 PCI Express receive signals PETn0 PETp0 PCI Express transmit signals Auxiliary Signals CLKREQ Clock request PERST Reset for the Mini Card W_DISABLE Wireless disable WAKE Wake signal SMB_CLK System management bus clock SMB_DATA System management bus data USB 2 0 USB_D USB lines Communications specific signals LED_WWAN WWAN LED LED_WLAN WLAN LED LED_WPAN WPAN LED See ...

Page 38: ...l system on page 39 to find out the relevant SMBus address for each ME module Bus 8 Bit Address 7 Bit Address Function 1 0x64 0x32 System RTC ERTC on CPU module 0x9C 0x4E Board Management Controller BMC on CPU module Dedicated I O for CPU module 0x40 0x20 CPU module position 1 MC50M MC50I CPU Module User LED and Ignition Watchdog Dedicated I O for ME module ME1 User LED and Wireless Card Enable Re...

Page 39: ... as the read write bit is added to the address 0 write 1 read If you use MDIS driver software use 8 bit addresses with any OS 7 bit addressing is used e g under Linux A 0 is added at the beginning of the address so that all consecutive address bits are moved one bit to the right If you use standard I2C commands under Linux use 7 bit addresses 1 2 3 4 5 6 CPU module including carrier ME module ME m...

Page 40: ...3 USR_LED_ 1 PMC_EN LTE_1_EN Access R W R W R W R W R W R W R W R W Reset 1 1 1 1 1 1 Bit Field Description 7 Not used 6 PWR_GD_1 5V Power good signal of 1 5 V 5 USR_LED_5 Enable user LED 5 0 LED on enabled 1 LED off disabled 4 USR_LED_3 Enable user LED 3 0 LED on enabled 1 LED off disabled 3 USR_LED_1 Enable user LED 1 0 LED on enabled 1 LED off disabled 2 PMC_EN Enable PCI Express Mini Card 0 PC...

Page 41: ...y page 2 equipment name and type Title page 3 equipment version if any None b table of contents Chapter Contents c definitions or acronyms used in the document Definitions are provided where applicable in the respective context d general description 1 pictures If any Title page 2 hardware architecture Chapter Product Overview Product Architecture 3 functional purpose and principle of operation of ...

Page 42: ... range Not applicable for ME4 5 interruptions on power supply voltage Class Not applicable for ME4 6 supply change over class if appropriate Not applicable for ME4 7 earth potential reference Not applicable for ME4 f mechanical features 1 overall dimensions Chapter Product Overview Technical Data Mechanical Specifications 2 mechanical drawings Chapter Product Overview Chapter Getting Started 3 wei...

Page 43: ...al Data Product Compliance Rail Rolling Stock 7 pollution degree conformance Chapter Product Overview Technical Data Product Compliance Rail Rolling Stock 8 shock and vibration categories classes Chapter Product Overview Technical Data Product Compliance Rail Rolling Stock 9 rapid temperature variation class Chapter Product Overview Technical Data Product Compliance Rail Rolling Stock 10 conformal...

Page 44: ...tions if any Internal documents and more information are available on request 7 identification of commercial off the shelf equipment components inside the electronic equipment if any None 8 periodic maintenance instructions if any None 9 reliability Chapter Product Overview Technical Data Reliability Mission profile Ambient temp around equipment Tae 40 C Ambient temp near components Tac 50 C Numbe...

Page 45: ... impedance DC or AC frequency isolated signal overcurrent overvoltage protections min max loads characteristics etc where appropriate Chapter Functional Description See the respective function chapter Information is provided as far as appropriate 6 communication ports and protocols descriptions if any at equipment interface level Not relevant 7 RS 232 RS 485 CAN MVB Ethernet Other etc if any Not r...

Page 46: ...al references 1 reference of Commissioning Manual if any Not relevant 2 reference of User Manual if any Not relevant 3 reference of Application Notes if any Information is provided as far as appropriate in the relevant chapter A complete list of documentation is available on the ME4 product web page under Documentation www men de products me4 doc 4 reference of Equipment Integration manual if any ...

Page 47: ... of ATE associated to the electronic equipment if any Not relevant 12 reference of programming tools to use for uploading software if any Not applicable 13 reference of standard software to upload on the electronic equipment if any Chapter Getting Started provides information on supported software A concrete list of software is available on the ME4 product web page under Software www men de produc...

Page 48: ...ation volume for natural cooling Chapter Product Overview Cooling Concept Need of preheating or air outlet Not relevant Need of free space for access to parts or for mounting dismounting Not applicable Mechanical protection constraints screening Not applicable Earth terminals location Not applicable Shielding requirements for input or output wired signals The ME4 requires shielded cables for the f...

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