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General Instructions on Usage In order to maintain Kontron’s product warranty, this product must not be altered or modified in any way. Changes or modifications to the product, that are not explicitly approved by Kontron and described in this User Guide or received from Kontron’s Technical Support as a special handling instruction, will void your warranty.
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 8.25. GPIO Header (J38) ....................................55 8.26. Enhanced Serial Peripheral Interface Bus (eSPI) Connector (J47) ..................56 8.27. Power Management Header (J45) ..............................56 8.28. Fan Connector (J62) ....................................57 8.29. Power-In Connector (J53) ................................... 57 8.30.
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Figure 6: Front Right View ..................................... 21 Figure 7: Rear Side from SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 ........................... 22 Figure 8: Block Diagram for the SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 ........................23 Figure 9: Red Jumper on position INT ............................... 23 Figure 10: Power LEDs, see board position 21 ............................24 Figure 11: GPIO and Backlight LEDs, see board position 19 ........................
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 1/ Introduction This manual describes the Smart Mobility ARChitecture SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 board. This document describes the electronic, mechanical and thermal design of the SMARC evaluation carrierboard. It is designed for the testing of SMARC-sXAL (2), SMARC_SMX7 and other SMARC 2.0 modules. The board will be equipped with DP++ connector, HDMI connector, LVDS connector, two full-size or half-size mPCIe card slot (PCIe + USB 2.0), two PCIe x1 slot and...
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 2/ Description The SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 is designed on the latest SMARC 2.0 specification. The board will be equipped with DP++ connector, HDMI connector, LVDS connector, two full-size or half-size mPCIe card slot (PCIe + USB 2.0), ...
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 3/ Installation procedure 3.1. Packing Check List The package includes the following basic items accompany with this manual. One board If this item is damaged or missed, please contact your vendor and save all packing materials for future replacement and maintenance.
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 4/ System specifications 4.1. Component Main Data The table below summarizes the features of the motherboard. Table 1: Component Main Data SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 Form factor Testing Hardware with 210 mm x 200 mm, max. thickness 3 mm...
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SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 Controller Area two CAN interfaces Network (CAN) LEDs SMD LEDs for storage activity, board status, device and power status (power good) Internal Header and Jumper GPIO GPIO Header 2.54 mm eSPI header eSPI header (2.54 mm pin header, dual row) Power 2.54 mm pin header, dual row...
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 Table 2: Environmental Conditions Operating 0°C to +70°C Some connectors and supercap has operating temperature only 0°C to +70°C, relative humidity (non-condensing) 10 % to 93 % at 40°C Storage -40°C to +85°C relative humidity (non-condensing) 10 % to 95 % at 40°C...
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 5/ Jumpers and Connectors 5.1. Hardware Configuration Setting This chapter gives the definitions and shows the positions of jumpers, headers and connectors. All of the configuration jumpers on the board are in the proper position. The default settings shipped from factory are marked with an asterisk (*).
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 5.3. Front View Figure 4: Front View CAN Connector CAN_0 CAN Connector CAN_1 UART SER_0 UART SER_1 UART SER_2 UART SER_3 5.4. Front Left View Figure 5: Front Left View μUSB 2.0 OTG Connector USB 3.0 Port 3...
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 5.5. Front Right View Figure 6: Front Right View Power Jack: Main power connector Power-in 4-pin: special power connector, for powering the module only (!) externally, with 3 to 5.25 V. HDMI connector DP connector...
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 6/ Block Diagram Figure 8: Block Diagram for the SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 There are two different ways to power the carrier and module: Default and recommended: Power Connector J53 with 12 V, which also delivers 5 V to the module and 12 V to the board.
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 7/ Maintenance and Status Information 7.1. LEDs Figure 10: Power LEDs, see board position 21 Table 4: Power LEDs LED Color Signal Diode Function Green V_1V8_S5 Voltage V_1V8_S5 is present Green V_1V8_S0 Voltage V_1V8_S0 is...
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 Figure 11: GPIO and Backlight LEDs, see board position 19 Table 5: Backlight voltage LEDs LED Color Signal Diode Function Green PG_BKLT_5V LED is shining when voltage is present Green PG_BKLT_12V0 LED is shining when...
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 Table 7: Watchdog LEDs LED Color Signal Diode Function Watchdog indication from module Figure 12: GPIO and Backlight LEDs, see board position 25 Table 8: Audio selection LEDs LED Color Signal Diode Function Yellow CODEK_OPTION_SW I2S Codec is active;...
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 8/ Pin Definitions The following sections provide pin definitions and detailed description of all on-board connectors. The connector definitions follow the following notation: Table 12: Connector Definitions Column Name Description Shows the pin-numbers in the connector. The graphical layout of the connector definition tables is made similar to the physical connectors.
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 8.1. SMARC Connector (J1) The SMARC connector has different pins on both sides: Top side: 74 pins are on the left side, 82 pins on the right side Bottom side: 75 pins are on the left side, 83 pins on the right side...
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 8.2. LVDS Connector (J3) This connector provides data and power connection between Carrier Board and Display. This 30-pin lockable connector contains the LVDS output signals and the power to the LVDS display. Figure 14: 30-pin LVDS connector...
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SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 Signal Description minus signal LVDS_B_CLK+ LVDS even channel clock plus signal LVDS_B_DATA[3]- LVDS even channel 3, minus signal LVDS_B_DATA[3]+ LVDS even channel 3, plus signal Ground FP_STRAP_1 *) Flat panel strapping pin 1 FP_STRAP_2 *)
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 8.6. DP connector (J12) Figure 18: 20-pin DP connector Signal Signal ML LANE 0+ GND (ML LANE 0) ML LANE 0- ML LANE 1+ GND (ML LANE 1) ML LANE 1- ML LANE 2+...
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 8.9. SIM card socket (J46) Figure 21: 8-pin SIM card socket Signal UIM_PWR UIM_RST UIM_CLK UIM_C4 UIM_VPP / NC UIM_DATA UIM_C8 Never use two mPCIe cards in both slots using UIM interface at the same time. SIM Card is directly shared between both slots.
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 Signal Signal SATA_RX+ +3.3V_S5 SATA_RX- +1.5V_S0 PU 3.3V(S5) (Optional: SMB_CLK) SATA_TX- PU 3.3V(S5) (Optional: SMB_DAT) SATA_TX+ USB_D- USB_D+ +3.3V_S5 +3.3V_S5 PU 3.3V(S0) PU 3.3V(S0) N.C. PU 3.3V(S0) N.C. +1.5V_S0 N.C. PU 3.3V(S5) +3.3V_S5 8.12. Audio Connector Line In (J24/J43)
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 8.15. μUSB 2.0 OTG connector (J39) Figure 27: μUSB 2.0 OTG connector Signal +5 V USB output (500 mA max.) USB Data - USB Data + Ground 8.16. J21 – USB Connections Figure 28: USB 2.0 / 3.0 socket USB 2.0...
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 Signal Description RXn+ RXn- (n= 0,1,2,3) TXn+ TXn- 5 V / SB5 V 5 V supply for external devices. SB5 V is supplied during power-down to allow wakeup on USB device activity. Power is maximum 1 A for each USB 3.0 port (protected with 1 A load switch for each port).
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 8.17. USB 2.0 Header (J59) Figure 31: 9-pin USB Header Signal Signal N.C. +5 V USB output (500 mA max.) USB Data - N.C. USB Data + N.C. Ground N.C. N.C. www.kontron.com // 47...
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 8.18. Double USB 3.0 Connector (J21) This connector provides two USB 3.0 connections (downstream). The 5 V output is electronically fused to 1000 mA each port. Figure 32: Double USB 3.0 Connector Signal Remark VBUS +5V (900mA max.)
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 8.19. LAN Connector (J36 and J41) This connector provides an isolated Ethernet 1000Base-T port, which is connected to an on-board LAN Controller. The galvanic isolated transformers (1500 V , Voltage Regulator Module (VRM)) are integrated in the LAN connectors.
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 8.28. Fan Connector (J62) Figure 42: 4-pin Fan Connector Signal Description V_S0_FAN 12 V by default. Can optionally be changed to 5 V, via removing FB69 and populating FB68. FAN_TACH_J FAN-Tacho signal FAN_PWMOUT_J PWM output for FAN control 8.29.
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 8.30. Module Power-In Connector (J54) Figure 44: Module Power-In Connector Signal Description V_MODULE Module Power from 3.0 V to 5.25 V is independent from Carrier power. Not connected N.C. There are two different ways to power the carrier and module: ...
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 8.32. Boot Selection Jumpers (J28, J32, J33) and other Jumpers There are three Jumpers for Boot Select according to the SMARC 2.0 specification. Figure 47: Jumpers for Boot Select Table 22: Boot Selection Jumpers...
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 Table 26: TEST Jumper (J35) Jumper Position Function description Open (Default) TEST# not active Close TEST# active Table 27: LEDs Enable Jumper (J44) Jumper Position Function description Open (Default) LEDs not active Close LEDs active...
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 Table 32: Audio Channel Jumper for I2S or HDA (J31) Jumper Position Function description Open (Default) HDA Codec Active Close I2S Codec Active Jumper J31 should not be changed when power is present. Table 33: mPCIe-1WLAN Disable Jumper (J49, J50)
SMARC Eval-Carrier-2 – . Rev. 1.1 List of Acronyms Advanced Technology Attachment Serial Communication Port DisplayPort Embedded Controller EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory Electro Static Discharge Flash Non-Volatile Memory FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array Gold Flash Very thin gold plating (e.g. on contacts)
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