HB5 Touch Computer Touch Computer ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________ Copyright All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or All rights reserved.
HB5 Touch Computer Touch Computer ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________ Regulatory Statements This product has been designed and assessed to meet assessed to meet the essential protection requirements of the European the essential protection requirements of the European EMC Directive (2004/108/EC), the Low Voltage Directive the Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC), and the R&TTE Directive (1999/5/EC)
We strongly recommend that you study this manual carefully before attempting to interface with the We strongly recommend that you study this manual carefully before attempting to interface with the HB5 or change the standard configurations. Whilst all the necessary information is available in this manual we would change the standard configurations.
_____________________________________ Introduction The Blue Chip Technology HB5 Host Board is designed to support our TMx range of processor modules and Host Board is designed to support our TMx range of processor modules and Host Board is designed to support our TMx range of processor modules and supports a number of low cost, low power integrated touch a number of low cost, low power integrated touch screen computers.
Blue Chip Technology TMx processor modules. Whilst the TM . Whilst the TMx processor modules can support a wide range of interfaces the HB can support a wide range of interfaces the HB5 Host Board dictates the functionality oard dictates the functionality available:...
HB5 Touch Computer ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Beta Model Range Model 432H 712H 432V 712V 712V 432C 712C 432D 712D 1012H 1012V 1012C 1012C LCD 4.3” LCD 7.1” LCD 10.1" Resistive Touch Capactive Touch USB Host USB Device RS232 RS232/ 422/485 GPIO...
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HB5 Touch Computer ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Legend Meaning Legend Meaning Standard Standard - to be confirmed Available - option Available - option - to be confirmed Number available as standard Number available as standard Number available as standard - to be confirmed...
Ports 1 and 2 are fixed as RS232 ports and are both TX + RX only (i.e. no hardware handshaking – which is not usual an issue these days as the HB5 is fast enough to cope with most baud rates, etc).
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RS232 port or as a RS422 or RS485 port. You can make the selection (your HB5 will be delivered set to RS422/485 by default) by changing the links on the will be delivered set to RS422/485 by default) by changing the links on the...
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________ Your HB5 H series Touch Computer is based on the NXP iMX6 Sololite processor . H series Touch Computer is based on the NXP iMX6 Sololite processor . The following graphic and description provides an overview of the processor.
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HB5 Touch Computer Touch Computer ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________ • Dynamic voltage and frequency scaling Dynamic voltage and frequency scaling—The processor improves the power efficiency of devices The processor improves the power efficiency of devices by scaling the voltage and frequency to optimize performance.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________ Connectors - HB5 432H & 432H & HB5 712H All the HB5 H series products have the following industry standard connectors: H series products have the following industry standard connectors: Ethernet RJ45 – 10/100 Mbit LEDs – The Green LED is controlled by the Kernel .
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If you connect two low impedance speakers up in parallel then the audio amplifier will probably sense the low impedance and shut down. The amplifier will probably sense the low impedance and shut down. The HB5 unit will need to be powered off for unit will need to be powered off for a few seconds, one of the speakers removed and then powered on again to re a few seconds, one of the speakers removed and then powered on again to re-activate the audio amplifier.
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HB5 Touch Computer Touch Computer ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________ 0 volts SPI CLK SPI Clock CTX3_P COM Port 3 Transmit Transmit – Positive / SPI SIMO SPI – Output when Output when Master COM 3 RS232 Transmit COM 3 RS232 Transmit – 3volts...
HB5 Touch Computer Touch Computer ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________ Standard Connector PCBs Standard Connector PCBs Screw Terminal version For users who prefer screw terminal connections we offer dual 25 way rows of 3.5mm pitch connectors. Due For users who prefer screw terminal connections we offer dual 25 way rows of 3.5mm pitch connectors. Due For users who prefer screw terminal connections we offer dual 25 way rows of 3.5mm pitch connectors.
HB5 Touch Computer Touch Computer ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________ RS422 & RS485 Operation RS422 is a four wire interface and supports full duplex (both transmit and receive active at the same time) interface and supports full duplex (both transmit and receive active at the same time) interface and supports full duplex (both transmit and receive active at the same time) communications.
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HB5 Touch Computer Touch Computer ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________ Signal Comments Comments 3 volts 3 volts DC source for GPIO signal pull ups etc 3 volts DC source for GPIO signal pull ups etc GPIO 1 GPIO signal – 3 volts level...
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HB5 Touch Computer Touch Computer ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________ All dimensions are shown in millimetres. All dimensions are shown in millimetres. Page | 28...
When the thumb nuts are finger tight the thumb nuts screws onto the nylon studs with your fingers. When the thumb nuts are finger tight the HB5 432H is mounted into your unit.
_____________________________________ General Precautions Your HB5 H series Touch Computer is susceptible to damage by electrostatic discharges. In order to avoid is susceptible to damage by electrostatic discharges. In order to avoid is susceptible to damage by electrostatic discharges. In order to avoid damage, you should work at an anti-static bench and observe normal anti static bench and observe normal anti-static precautions.
HB5 Touch Computer Touch Computer ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________ Electromagnetic Compatibility Electromagnetic Compatibility This product has been assessed operating in This product has been assessed operating in representative, standard configurations. As with any As with any computer product, however, final installation & configuration can vary significantly, and so the fol product, however, final installation &...
HB5 Touch Computer Touch Computer __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Amendment History Issue Level Issue Date Author Author Amendment Details 28/01/2016 Initial release 05/02/2016 Reference to high brightness panel removed 11/02/2016 RS422 & RS485 connectivity explained 21/03/2016 Battery added to C and A series matrix information...
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