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Tetra (VL-EPC-2700) Reference Manual 

 

User I/O (J13) 

Table 16. User I/O Pinouts  

Pin 

Signal 

Description 

 

Pin 

Signal 

Description 

AUD_LIN 

Audio Left Line Input (Stereo 

Left Input) 

 

AUD_RIN 

Audio Right Line Input (Stereo 

Right Input) 

GND_AUD 

Analog Audio Ground 

 

AUD_LOUT 

Audio Left Line Output (Stereo 

Left Output) 

AUD_ROUT 

Audio Right Line Output 

(Stereo Right Output) 

 

GND_AUD 

Analog Audio Ground 

PB_CTL_PWR# 

Open-Drain Push Button 

Control Power Input 

 

GND 

Ground (for PB_CTL_PWR#) 

PB_CTL_RST# 

Open-Drain Push Button 

Control Reset Input 

 

10 

GND 

Ground (for PB_CTL_RST#) 

11 

PLED# 

Open-Drain 3.3V max 

Programmable LED driver 

 

12 

V3P3 

3.3V power for Programmable 

LED 

13 

LED_ETH_GRN# 

Open-Drain 3.3V max Ethernet 

LED driver 

 

14 

V3P3 

3.3V power for Ethernet LED 

15 

WDOG1# 

Watch dog 1 Output 

 

16 

GND 

Ground 

17 

GPIO1 

3.3V General Purpose I/O 

 

18 

GPIO2 

3.3V General Purpose I/O 

19 

GND 

Ground 

 

20 

GPIO3 

3.3V General Purpose I/O 

21 

GPIO4 

3.3V General Purpose I/O 

 

22 

GND 

Ground 

23 

GPIO5 

3.3V General Purpose I/O 

 

24 

GPIO6 

3.3V General Purpose I/O 

25 

GND 

Ground 

 

26 

GPIO7 

3.3V General Purpose I/O 

27 

GPIO8 

3.3V General Purpose I/O 

 

28 

GND 

Ground 

29 

V_BATT 

Battery Input (3.0V Coin Cell) 

 

30 

RETURN_BATT/GND 

Tied to GND on CPU board and 

direct to the battery minus 

terminal on a paddleboard or 

external battery connector. 

31 

GND 

Ground 

 

32 

GND 

Ground 

33 

V_MAIN 

V_MAIN power. Voltage can be 

8V to 17V  (default 12V). 

 

34 

V_MAIN 

V_MAIN power.  Voltage can be 

8V to 17V (default 12V). 

Summary of Contents for Tetra VL-EPC-2700

Page 1: ...Hardware Reference Manual REV June 2018 Tetra VL EPC 2700 Arm i MX6 Single Board Computer with Gigabit Ethernet Video USB SATA Serial I O Digital I O CAN Bus SPI Mini PCIe mSATA and I2C...

Page 2: ...ensure this document is error free VersaLogic makes no representations or warranties with respect to this product and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for an...

Page 3: ...47 2261 VersaLogic support engineers are also available via e mail at Support VersaLogic com Repair Service If your product requires service you must obtain a Returned Material Authorization RMA numbe...

Page 4: ...and Setup 11 Initial Configuration 11 Basic Setup 11 Physical Layout 12 Tetra Dimensions 12 Hardware Assembly 12 External Connectors 13 System Features 16 Power Supply 16 Power Connectors 16 Power Re...

Page 5: ...mental Specifications 7 Table 2 Connector Functions and Interface Cables 14 Table 3 Jumper Information 15 Table 4 J15 Main Power Connector Pinout 16 Table 5 V1 Pinout 17 Table 6 V2 Pinout 17 Table 7 J...

Page 6: ...h impact and vibration A built in power supply permits 8 to 17 volt input such as 12 volt automotive systems This single board computer is an ideal choice for applications that require moderate perfor...

Page 7: ...e specifications Thermal Considerations The operating temperature for the Tetra is 40 C to 85 C de rated 1 1 C per 305m 1 000 ft above 2 300m 7 500 ft Table 1 Environmental Specifications Characterist...

Page 8: ...MIL STD 202G Sinusoidal sweep Method 204 Modified Condition A 2g constant acceleration from 5 to 500 Hz 20 minutes per axis Vibration Random Random vibration Method 214A Condition A 5 35g rms 5 minute...

Page 9: ...rnet Magjack RJ45 CSI Camera Input Accelerometer Magnetometer SATA microSD eMMC 8GB USB HUB 2 Port A A SD2 SD4 B B HDMI TX ESD 5V I2C2 HDMI MRAM 128KB 64K x 16 SPI NOR Flash U Boot Device B V2 Jumper...

Page 10: ...tore the board inside a closed metallic antistatic envelope for protection Note The exterior coating on some metallic antistatic bags is sufficiently conductive to cause excessive battery drain if the...

Page 11: ...the HDMI connector at J6 Plug a USB keyboard and a USB mouse into the USB connectors at J1 Note if using the top USB port you must install the jumper on V2 pins 1 2 for the OTG USB port to be placed...

Page 12: ...on planning and layout Figure 3 Tetra Board Dimensions and Mounting Holes Not to scale All dimensions in millimeters Hardware Assembly The entire assembly can fit on a tabletop When bolting the unit d...

Page 13: ...Configuration and Setup Tetra VL EPC 2700 User s Guide 13 External Connectors Figure 4 Connector Locations Top Side...

Page 14: ...le Linux 2GB microSD card 4GB microSD card 8GB microSD card VL F41 8SBNLINUX1 Standard Temperature VL F41 2EBN ExtendedTemperature VL F41 4EBN Extended Temperature VL F41 8EBN Extended Temperature J5...

Page 15: ...OOT_MODE0 setting to allow use of USB OTG Device communications using the NXP i MX6 Serial Downloader method When this jumper is installed V2 should not be installed Normal eFuse selected boot via SPI...

Page 16: ...und 3 Plug Detection Ground when no plug open otherwise Power Requirements Model Idle Typical Max VL EPC 2700 EDK 02A 3 0W 4 2W 6 9W VL EPC 2700 EDK 02B 3 1W 4 5W 8 5W VL EPC 2700 EDK EVAL 3 1W 4 5W 8...

Page 17: ...that point a new image can be loaded to the on board memory device like the SPI Flash or new DDR device Calibrations and Stress Testing can be run Do not hot plug this jumper There is no ESD protecti...

Page 18: ...ignal 1 Reserved NC WAKE 2 3 3V 3 3V 3 Reserved NC COEX1 4 GND GND 5 Reserved NC COEX2 6 1 5V 1 5V 7 Reserved NC CLKREQ 8 Reserved NC UIM_PWR 9 GND GND 10 Reserved NC UIM_DATA 11 Reserved NC REFCLK_N...

Page 19: ...ignal 37 GND GND 38 Reserved NC USB_P 39 3 3V 3 3Vaux 40 GND GND 41 3 3V 3 3Vaux 42 Reserved NC LED_WWAN 43 No Connect some GND GND 44 Reserved NC LED_WLAN 45 Vendor Specific Reserved 46 Reserved NC L...

Page 20: ...LK 6 VSS GND 7 DAT0 8 DAT1 Network Interface Ethernet Interface J5 The table below lists the pinout of the Ethernet connector Table 10 J5 Ethernet RJ45 Pinout J5 RJ45 Pin Wire Color CAT5E 10 100 Signa...

Page 21: ...HDMI Clock Differential Pair 13 HDMI_CEC_CON I O HDMI CEC Line 14 HDMI_NC_CON N A No Connect Resistor to GND option 15 HDMI_SCL_CON_R Out DDC Serial Clock Line 5V signal 16 HDMI_SDA_CON_R I O DDC Seri...

Page 22: ...put LVDS Data 0 negative 17 GND Power Ground 18 GND Power Ground 19 V3P3_LVDS_PANEL Output LVDS Panel Power 3 3V 20 V3P3_LVDS_PANEL Output LVDS Panel Power 3 3V LVDS Backlight J8 Table 13 LVDS Backlig...

Page 23: ...GND Ground OFFBRD_RST 3 GP_IRQ 3 3V Active Low Interrupt Input 4 GND Ground GP_IRQ 5 CSPI3_SS2 3 3V Slave Select 2 for Bus CSPI3 active low 6 CSPI3_SS1 3 3V Slave Select 1 for Bus CSPI3 active low 7...

Page 24: ...ED driver 12 V3P3 3 3V power for Programmable LED 13 LED_ETH_GRN Open Drain 3 3V max Ethernet LED driver 14 V3P3 3 3V power for Ethernet LED 15 WDOG1 Watch dog 1 Output 16 GND Ground 17 GPIO1 3 3V Gen...

Page 25: ...x_N CANL signal for CAN bus 3 GND Ground 4 V5 5V power for off board use COM1 Interface J16 Table 19 COM1 Pinout Pin Signal Description 1 COM1_RTS COM1 RS 232 Request to Send 2 COM1_TXD COM1 RS 232 Tr...

Page 26: ...I O function depends on camera 12 CSI_GPIO1 3 3V General Purpose I O function depends on camera 13 CLK_I2C3_SCL I 2 C Interface Serial Clock 14 I2C3_SDA I 2 C Interface Serial Data 15 V_CSI_VDD 3 3V P...

Page 27: ...he VL EPC 2700 i MX 6Dual 6 Quad Applications Processors for Industrial Products Datasheet Hardware Development Guide for i MX 6 Families of Application Processors i MX 6Dual 6Quad Applications Proces...

Page 28: ...ower input to the board is still supplied you must either hold the S2 power pushbutton in or drive the PB_CTL_PWR signal on the User IO connector J13 low with an open drain driver since the input is l...

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