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Rev A – January 2011 – 110124-7000A 

 

 

USER MANUAL 

Vector 

Single Board Computer 

 

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR A BETTER WORLD 

www.eurotech.com 

 

Summary of Contents for Vector

Page 1: ...Rev A January 2011 110124 7000A USER MANUAL Vector Single Board Computer DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR A BETTER WORLD www eurotech com ...

Page 2: ... Notes added or revised for SATA USB Client serial port Mini PCIe touch panel and general purpose LEDs Mounting information added Thermal Management section added Revision history revised January 2011 Unless specified otherwise the information in this manual applies to the latest revision of the Vector as described in Board Revision History page 41 For information about previous board revisions ch...

Page 3: ...cation 13 Core Processor 13 Intel Atom Processor 13 Intel System Controller Hub US15W 13 Embedded Controller 13 Trusted Platform Management option 13 Memory 14 Synchronous DRAM 14 Non volatile Memory 14 PATA Solid State Drive option 14 External Memory Interfaces 14 Communications 15 Universal Serial Bus 15 Serial Ports 16 Mini PCIe Expansion Slot 16 Ethernet 17 CAN 2 0B 17 I 2 C Bus 17 System Mana...

Page 4: ...ch Panel 29 Signal Headers 29 J3 ITP Debug Port 29 J4 Stereo Speaker Output 29 J5 Stereo Line Out 29 J6 Microphone Input 30 J9 I 2 C Bus and On Off 30 J10 Power Input 30 J11 JTAG 30 J12 Ethernet 31 J13 VGA Display Output 31 J14 SATA Drive 31 J15 LVDS Display Output Backlight and Touch Panel 32 J18 USB Host 1 and USB Host 5 33 J21 Keypad GPIO 33 J22 USB Host 3 and USB Host 4 34 J23 A D Inputs 34 J2...

Page 5: ... 38 VGA Display Output 38 Touch Panel Controller 38 Backlight 39 Audio Interface 39 Keypad GPIO 39 General 40 Real Time Clock 40 Crystal Frequencies 40 Environmental 40 Board Revision History 41 Appendix A Reference Information 42 Appendix B Development Kit 43 Eurotech Worldwide Presence 44 ...

Page 6: ...y for the safe operation of the equipment in your operating environment Installation in Cupboards and Safes In the event that the product is placed within a cupboard or safe together with other heat generating equipment ensure proper ventilation Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere Do not operate the equipment in the presence of flammable gases or fumes Operation of any electrical equipment i...

Page 7: ...ual is marked with the label in accordance with the 1999 5 EC regulation Eurotech shall not be liable for use of its products with equipment i e power supplies personal computers etc that are not CE marked WEEE The information below is issued in compliance with the regulations as set out in the 2002 96 EC directive subsequently superseded by 2003 108 EC It refers to electrical and electronic equip...

Page 8: ...acked using anti static material and placed in a sturdy box with enough packing material to adequately cushion it Warning Any product returned to Eurotech that is damaged due to inappropriate packaging will not be covered by the warranty Conventions The following table describes the conventions for signal names used in this document Convention Explanation GND Digital ground plane Active low signal...

Page 9: ...lume production options For additional information contact your Eurotech local sales representative Figure 1 Vector Block Diagram Notes Figure 1 represents the full feature set of the Vector as provided by the Vector Development Kit VEC7000 Scaled down feature configurations are available offering lower cost solutions for your specific application For additional information about the various confi...

Page 10: ... USB host ports o Two high current USB host ports for plug in USB modules and additional storage o One internal USB host port o USB client port or internal USB host port Up to two EIA 232 485 serial ports Mini PCI Express slot or SATA drive Gigabit Ethernet port Two CAN2 0 busses I 2 C bus master User Interface and Display Two independent display outputs o LVDS display output o VGA output options ...

Page 11: ... and the VGA output is not populated In the scaled down feature configuration the processor speed is 1 1 GHz the second serial port replaces the touch panel controller and the following features are not populated CAN SATA or Mini PCI Express Audio VGA For additional information about the various configurations of the Vector contact your local Eurotech sales representative Related Documents This do...

Page 12: ...a custom system BIOS developed by Eurotech Boot Options The Vector has the capability to boot and install the operating system from four sources The following are the boot options CF card standard or SD card USB disk drive standard SATA drive PATA SSD Everyware Software Framework Everyware Software Framework ESF is an inclusive software framework that puts a middleware layer between the operating ...

Page 13: ...n embedded controller included on the Vector performs three main functions standard firmware hub FWH logic emulation ACPI power management and system monitoring For electrical specifications of the external I O signals provided by the embedded controller see Embedded Controller page 37 Combined with the system BIOS memory the embedded controller provides logic emulation of standard FWH functions I...

Page 14: ...mware BIOS Setup settings and configuration data on the Vector Standard configuration is 1 MB The flash device performs logically as a firmware hub FWH and connects to the on board embedded controller using a serial peripheral interface SPI Real Time Clock The Vector includes a RTC function It retains the system date and time when the system is powered down as long as backup power is provided to t...

Page 15: ...h current USB host J18 bottom USB Host 5 J22 top USB Host 3 General purpose USB host J22 bottom USB Host 4 J26 USB Client USB client optional USB host J35 USB Host 0 USB host for internal system use Table 1 USB Host Ports The processor can individually enable the USB ports using the SMBus with the exception of the USB Host 0 For details about these control signals see System Management I O page 21...

Page 16: ...e SMBus GPIO signals GPIO00 and GPIO03 which select the mode of operation The serial port enable is also software controlled using the SMBus GPIO04 This signal enables or disables both serial ports For details about these control signals see System Management I O page 21 Notes The on board touch panel controller and second serial port share a serial interface therefore these functions are mutually...

Page 17: ...nd includes interrupt capability using the serial interrupt on the LPC bus I2 C Bus I 2 C Inter IC bus is a multi master two wire synchronous serial bus for communications between integrated circuits ICs and for addressing peripherals in a system The Vector embedded controller acts as bus master and uses this bus to communicate with external devices on header J9 page 30 The following diagram illus...

Page 18: ...olution displays has been meet with design limitations on the interface between the LCD and graphics controller Increased resolution LCDs require an increased clock speed a larger number of data lines and a higher power consumption LVDS serial data transmission addresses these issues by providing a high speed low power interface on a single pair of wires per channel The Vector provides an LVDS out...

Page 19: ...tion in a portable system Applications can dim or turn off the backlighting to reduce power consumption The Vector supplies software controlled backlight power and two backlight control signals on header J15 page 32 For electrical specifications Backlight page 39 The following table describes the backlight signals Signal J15 Description V_BACKLIGHT 2 4 5 V backlight power VIN option L_BKLTEN_B 10 ...

Page 20: ...e Vector embedded controller accepts two analog inputs from header J23 page 34 for general purpose A D conversion The embedded controller performs the A D conversion and the processor reads the result from the LPC bus For electrical specifications see Embedded Controller page 37 Discrete I O The Vector provides various inputs and outputs I O to support an external keypad to provide general purpose...

Page 21: ...able 1 enable 0 disable 5 LED_GREEN O Green LED control D58 0 off 1 on 6 LED_RED O Red LED control D57 0 off 1 on 7 WIFI_PD O Mini PCIe expansion slot WIFI power down 1 on 0 off 8 USB5_EN O USB host 5 power enable 1 off 0 on 9 USB1_EN O USB host 1 power enable 1 off 0 on 10 USB2_EN O USB client enable 1 on 0 off 11 USB3_EN O USB host 3 power enable 1 on 0 off 12 USB4_EN O USB host 4 power enable 1...

Page 22: ...oper sequencing of voltages to allow for proper start up shutdown and power saving transitions In addition it monitors input power voltages and the on module voltage regulators The following diagram illustrates the power supply architecture of the Vector Notice that voltages ending with an A indicate supplies that are always on while voltages ending with an S indicate supplies that are switchable ...

Page 23: ...t may be in low power mode No operating system context is preserved Limited wake events are active Table 7 Low Power States The Vector can be awakened and returned to full operation by initiating a system wakeup The following are some of the methods that can wake the system The actual method implemented depends on your application Sleep Wake input JP2 or J9 pin 3 Keypad GPIO Ethernet USB Mechanica...

Page 24: ...4 7000A Mechanical Drawing The following mechanical drawings specify the dimensions of the Vector as well as locations of key components on the board All dimensions are in inches Figure 5 Vector Top View Figure 6 Vector Side View ...

Page 25: ...tel Atom processor 1 6 GHz 2 2 0 7 W Intel SCH US15W 2 3 1 5 W Notes 1 The values for TDP are taken from the Intel Atom Processor Z5xx Series Datasheet 319535 003US June 2010 and Intel System Controller Hub Datasheet 319537 003US May 2010 Table 8 Thermal Design Power Thermal Design Power Max Point Thermal Design Power Max Point TDP is a representation of the expected peak power dissipation of each...

Page 26: ...lications may utilize more CPU versus I O processing for example and the respective power load will shift between sub systems based on active processing and system state Many applications will consume considerably less power Thermal Interface The following diagram illustrates the component side Vector thermal interface Figure 8 Thermal Interface Component Side For additional details about thermal ...

Page 27: ... Connectors The following diagrams illustrate the location of key components on the Vector Figure 9 Connector Location Top View Figure 10 Connector Location Bottom View J9 J11 J33 J4 J5 J6 J37 J14 J10 J29 JP2 J12 J27 J32 J3 J35 J18 J22 J26 J13 J15 JP3 J23 J31 J25 J24 D56 D55 D54 J21 J34 JP1 D58 D57 ...

Page 28: ...n Notes On the development kit the general purpose LEDs are always on and can be turned off using the BIOS setup utility For details about changing the BIOS settings see the Vector Development Kit Quick Start Eurotech document 110124 7001 Your application can also control these LEDs dynamically For example code contact your local Eurotech representative Ethernet LEDs Ethernet socket J12 includes t...

Page 29: ...luding part numbers mating connectors signal descriptions and references to related sections For the location of the connectors see Identifying Connectors page 27 J3 ITP Debug Port Board connector 24 pin FFC FPC connector 0 5 mm Molex 52435 2472 Connector J3 provides an In Target Probe ITP debug port for the Vector This port is not supported for application use J4 Stereo Speaker Output Board conne...

Page 30: ...e Power Supply page 37 Pin Name Type Description 1 Reserved Use is reserved to Eurotech 2 Reserved Use is reserved to Eurotech 3 BTN_ONOFF I Sleep Wake 4 GND P Ground 5 I2C_DATA IO I2 C data 6 I2C_CLK O I2 C clock J10 Power Input Board connector 4 pin header 0 156 inch Tyco Electronics 1 1318300 4 Mating connector plug housing Tyco Electronics 1 1123722 4 and crimp pins Tyco Electronics 1318912 1 ...

Page 31: ...UT O Horizontal sync 2 PTPB O 3 GND P Ground 4 GND P Ground 5 VSYNC_OUT O Vertical sync 6 CBVS_VIDEO O CBVS option 7 GND P Ground 8 GND P Ground 9 GREEN_OUT O Green data 10 SVIDEO_C O S Video C option 11 GND P Ground 12 GND P Ground 13 RED_OUT O Red data 14 SVIDEO_Y O S Video Y option 15 GND P Ground 16 GND P Ground 17 BLUE_OUT O Blue data 18 DDC_SDA IO DDC I2 C data 19 GND P Ground 20 DDC_SCL O D...

Page 32: ...d 9 GND P Ground 10 L_BKLTEN_B O Backlight power on off buffered 11 LVDS_CLK O LVDS LVDS clock 12 L_BKLTCTL_FIL O LVTTL Backlight intensity control filtered 13 LVDS_CLK O LVDS LVDS clock 14 GND P Ground 15 GND P Ground 16 LVDS_DATA3 O LVDS LVDS data 3 option 17 LVDS_DATA2 O LVDS LVDS data 2 18 LVDS_DATA3 O LVDS LVDS data 3 option 19 LVDS_DATA2 O LVDS LVDS data 2 20 GND P Ground 21 GND P Ground 22 ...

Page 33: ...formation contact your local Eurotech sales representative J21 Keypad GPIO Board connector 2x12 shrouded header 2 mm Samtec STMM 112 02 G D SM Mating device Samtec TCSD series socket The signals included on header J21 support up to a 10 x 8 keypad or eighteen GPIO controlled by the SMBus For further details see Keypad GPIO page 20 Pin Name Type Description 1 GND P Ground 2 COL0 IO Keypad or GPIO 3...

Page 34: ...J23 A D Inputs Board connector 2x4 header 2 mm NSXD MXD2 4PBXX1X Mating device Header J23 accepts two A D inputs for general purpose A D conversion For a description of A D inputs see A D Inputs page 20 Pin Name Type Description 1 Reserved Use is reserved to Eurotech 2 ADC_1 I Analog input 1 3 Reserved Use is reserved to Eurotech 4 GND P Ground 5 Reserved Use is reserved to Eurotech 6 ADC_0 I Anal...

Page 35: ...ound 10 NC NC J29 CompactFlash Card Slot Board connector Type I and II CompactFlash card header 3M N7E50 Q516RB 40 Mating connector CompactFlash card The Vector includes a CF card slot on socket J29 The 50 pin CF socket J29 conforms to the CompactFlash standard for Type I and II cards operating at 3 3 V The CF card must be installed prior to applying power to the board Hot plugging is not supporte...

Page 36: ...NC 9 GND P Ground GND P Ground 10 NC NC J35 USB Host 0 Board connector 1x4 shrouded header 1 25 mm Molex 53398 0471 Mating connector housing Molex 51021 0400 Header J35 provide the USB Host 0 signals This USB port does not include power management and is for internal system use only For further details see Universal Serial Bus page 15 Pin Name Type Description 1 5VS PO 5 V DC power output 2 USB_HO...

Page 37: ...ture page 22 Symbol Parameter Min Typ Max Units Input Voltage VIN Supply voltage 7 12 25 V Output Voltage V3 3S Normal operating power 3 135 3 3 3 465 V BTN_ONOFF VIH High level input voltage 2 5 5 V VIL Low level input voltage 1 0 V RPU Pull up resistance note 3 10 kΩ VPU 5 V Notes 3 BTN_ONOFF includes a pull up resistor to 5V always on Power Consumption The following table lists estimated power ...

Page 38: ...ee LVDS Display Output page 18 Symbol Parameter Min Typ Max Units Display power V3 3S_LCD VV3 3S_LCD Soft start power 3 3 V IV3 3S_LCD 1 A Scan direction DPSR RDPSR Pull up down resistance note 4 10 kΩ VDPSR 0 3 3 V Notes 4 DSPR is pulled high by R602 for reverse scan while R603 pulls the signal low for normal scan The default configuration is normal scan VGA Display Output The Vector drives a VGA...

Page 39: ...nterface page 20 Symbol Parameter Min Typ Max Units DVDD Codec digital supply voltage 3 3 V AVDD Codec analog supply voltage 5 V fS Sample rate 192 kHz A D sample resolution 24 bit Speaker Output note 8 RL Speaker load 4 8 Ω POUT Output power 4Ω load 4 75V 2 W Line Out note 8 VOUT Full scale output voltage 1 00 Vrms POUT Output power 32Ω load 40 60 mW peak Microphone Input note 8 VIN Full scale in...

Page 40: ...ng the Vector for compliance for radio frequency emissions typically need to know the frequencies of on system oscillators The following table lists the frequencies of all crystals on the Vector Crystals Device Typ Units X1 RTC 32 768 kHz X2 Clock Generator 14 31818 MHz X4 Embedded Controller 14 7456 MHz X6 X7 CAN Controller 16 MHz X8 Ethernet 25 000 MHz X9 SATA Controller 25 000 MHz X10 USB Hub 2...

Page 41: ... display header J15 changed from horizontal to vertical mount Touch panel signal pin assignments changed on header J15 Spacing between USB sockets J18 and J22 increased to accommodate large USB devices GPIO header J21 moved to promote improved packaging CAN headers J24 and J25 moved to improve accessibility USB client port J26 changed from mini USB Type B socket to header Option added to reconfigu...

Page 42: ...computinggroup com ACPI Specification ACPI specification www acpi info PCI SIG PCI Express specifications www pcisig com USB Universal Serial Bus specification and product information www usb org SD Card SD Card Association and SDIO specification www sdcard org CompactFlash CompactFlash Association and specification www compactflash org I 2 C Bus I 2 C bus specification and information about the g...

Page 43: ...7000 consists of the following components Vector single board computer 1 6 GHz with 1 GB SODIMM 10 4 inch SVGA TFT LCD with touch screen and backlight inverter 12 VDC adapter with power connector and AC cord Serial port adapter cable for J27 VGA adapter cable for J13 Three CompactFlash CF cards loaded with Windows Embedded Standard WES Windows Embedded CE and Wind River Linux Stylus and screen cle...

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