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ARIES ALPHA 

                                                            

 

    

© March, 2024 Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)

                         

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Product Reference Manual 

 

 

 

Description 

 

The ARIES ALPHA v1.0 is a fully indigenous and a “Made in India” product to get 

started  with  basic  microprocessor  programming  and  embedded  systems.  This  board  is  built 

upon  a  RISC-V  ISA  compliant  VEGA  Processor  with  easy-to-use  hardware  and  software. 

The  VEGA  SDK  also  provides  full  ecosystem  with  numerous  examples  and  support 

documentation.  This  board  is  designed  and  developed  by  Centre  for  Development  of 

Advanced Computing (C-DAC) as part of the Digital India RISC-V (DIR-V) Program, by the 

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. 

Target areas/Applications 

Low  power  IoT,  Sensor  fusion,  Smart  Meter,  System  supervisors,  Remote  sensors, 

Wearable  devices,  Toy  and  electronic  education  equipment,  Legacy  8/16-bit  applications, 

Industrial networking and many more… 

Board overview 

Controller 

 

THEJAS32 SoC with VEGA ET1031 Microprocessor 

 

Summary of Contents for ARIES ALPHA

Page 1: ...provides full ecosystem with numerous examples and support documentation This board is designed and developed by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing C DAC as part of the Digital India RISC V...

Page 2: ...ltage 7 12V DC Current per I O Pin 12 mA IO Voltage 3 3 V ENC28J60 I ML Module Stand Alone Ethernet Controller with SPI Interface IEEE 802 3 Compatible Ethernet Controller Fully Compatible with 10 100...

Page 3: ...t typical 1 A standby current typical Sleep mode Temperature Ranges Supported i Industrial I 40 C to 85 C ii Extended E 40 C to 125 C 5033981892 Micro SD Memory Card Connector 1 10mm Pitch micro SD Me...

Page 4: ...mputing C DAC Page 4 12 The board communicates with the display using I2C interface The board includes designated mounting holes for attaching the display The below figure shows the mounting holes Mou...

Page 5: ...d 6 2 1 Recommended Operating Conditions 6 2 2 Power Consumption 6 3 Functional Overview 7 3 1 Board Topology 7 3 2 Processor 7 3 3 THEJAS32 pinout 8 4 Board Operation 12 4 1 Getting Started 12 5 Bloc...

Page 6: ...e or power it with an AC DC adapter or a battery 2 Handling the Board To avoid causing any damage or malfunctions it is important to be mindful of the following points when handling or operating the b...

Page 7: ...NECTOR U2 THEJAS32 SoC USB C Connector J14 Power Jack Boot Select Header U3 100 MHz Oscillator Reset Button U12 SPI Boot Flash Memory J18 Micro SD card reader Processor HeartBeat LED U8 5V Regulator T...

Page 8: ...logic 10 SPI3MISO SPI 3 Master In Slave Out 11 SPI3CLK SPI 3 Clock 12 SPI3CSN SPI 3 Chip Select 13 PVSSIOC21 Ground reference for IO pins 14 PVDDIO21 Positive supply for IO pins Connect to 3 3V supply...

Page 9: ...ound reference for logic 36 PVDDC14 Positive supply for logic Connect to 1 2V supply 37 PVDDIO17 Positive supply for IO pins Connect to 3 3V supply 38 PVSSIOC17 Ground reference for IO pins 39 SPI1CSN...

Page 10: ...O 64 GPIO0 6 General purpose IO 65 GPIO0 5 General purpose IO 66 GPIO0 4 General purpose IO 67 PVSSC9 Ground reference for logic 68 PVDDC9 Positive supply for logic Connect to 1 2V supply 69 PVDDIO11...

Page 11: ...und reference for IO pins 95 IIC1SDA I2C 1 Serial Data 96 IIC1SCL I2C 1 Serial Clock 97 SPI2MOSI SPI 2 Master Out Slave In 98 SPI2MISO SPI 2 Master In Slave Out 99 PVDDC4 Positive supply for logic Con...

Page 12: ...d reference for logic 114 PVSSIOC2 Ground reference for IO pins 115 PVDDIO2 Positive supply for IO pins Connect to 3 3V supply 116 GPIO1 12 General purpose IO 117 GPIO1 11 General purpose IO 118 GPIO1...

Page 13: ...evelopment of Advanced Computing C DAC Page 13 12 5 BLOCK DIAGRAM VIN VCC_USB VCC_5V VCC_3 3V VCC_1 2V Thejas32 SoC SILICON LABS ADC SPI Flash LEDs ETHERNET Micro SD Card Reader CAN CAN TRANSCEIVER SW...

Page 14: ...inouts THEJAS32 ARIES BOARD REMARKS SPI0_SS J2_7 Connected to HEADER J SPI0_SCLK J2_4 SPI0_MISO J2_5 SPI0_MOSI J2_6 SPI1_SS U6_5 Connected to ETHERNET Module SPI1_SCLK U6_4 SPI1_MISO U6_2 SPI1_MOSI U6...

Page 15: ...UART2_RX J9_1 Connected to HEADER J9 28 UART2_TX J9_2 29 PWM 8 PWM 0 J3_3 Connected to HEADER J3 30 PWM 1 J3_2 31 PWM 2 J3_1 32 PWM 3 J2_10 Connected to HEADER J2 33 PWM 4 J2_9 34 PWM 5 J2_8 Connecte...

Page 16: ...1_3 Connected to GREEN of RGB LED 60 GPIO23 LD1_4 Connected to BLUE of RGB LED 61 GPIO24 LD1_2 Connected to RED of RGB LED 62 CLOCK CLK_100M U3_3 Connected to OSCILLATOR 63 RESET PUSH_RESETN U11_2 Con...

Page 17: ...evelopment of Advanced Computing C DAC Board Outline Mounting Holes Dimensions in mm mil Company Information C DAC Hardware Design Group Centre for Development of Advanced Computing C Thiruvananthapur...

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