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- Page 1 Single Board Computer User Guide Document Reference: RE2 User Guide Document Issue: 2.2 Page | 1...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
P8 – Video Connector ........................... 21 System Software ..............................24 Operating Systems Supported ........................... 24 General Purpose I/O ............................24 RE2 Graphical User Interface(GUI) ......................... 25 System Firmware ..............................27 Operating System Settings ..........................28 Splash Screen ..............................29 Display Configuration ............................30 Custom Settings ............................ - Page 3 RISC Engine II Table Of Contents Amendment History ............................35 Appendix I: Options and Assembly Guidelines .................... 36 RE2 Antennae Guide ............................ 41 Page | 3...
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Page 4: Copyright
RISC Engine II Introduction Copyright All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopied, recorded or otherwise, without the prior permission, in writing, from the publisher. For permission in the UK please contact Blue Chip Technology. Information offered in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing. -
Page 5: Regulatory Statements
RISC Engine II Introduction Regulatory Statements This product has been designed and assessed to meet the essential protection requirements of the European EMC Directive (2004/108/EC), the Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC), and the R&TTE Directive (1999/5/EC) when installed and used in conjunction with the guidelines provided within this document. [Note that compliance with the R&TTE directive is only required for those versions of the product equipped with radio frequency interfaces]. -
Page 6: Manual Organisation
Firmware Setup Maintenance details We strongly recommend that you study this manual carefully before attempting to interface with the RE2 or change the standard configurations. Whilst all the necessary information is available in this manual we would recommend that unless you are confident, you contact your supplier for guidance. -
Page 7: Introduction
MMC socket, if fitted. From 2015, the BCT-RE2 will have two new CPU options based on a 1GHz CPU, which will be offered as a Standard temperature or an Industrial temperature board. Although the 600MHz and 720MHz options will no longer be available, the 1GHz board is able to be clocked down to 600MHz and 800MHz for customers with applications that may not suit the faster CPU. -
Page 8: Functional Overview
RISC Engine II Overview Functional Overview The following block diagram shows the key components of the RE2 RS-232 Camera 2 wire RS-232 NAND Full USB Host OMAP Module Connector RS485 Ant- Bluetooth Device enna GPIO Audio Touch WiFi Screen Card (1.8V... -
Page 9: Specification
RISC Engine II Overview Specification • Texas Instruments OMAP DM3730 Applications Processor • 256 MB SDRAM soldered onboard • 256 MB NAND Flash soldered onboard • Optional μSD Card NAND Flash Storage • Video Controller - 18 bit RGB TTL •... -
Page 10: General Precautions
RISC Engine II Precautions General Precautions Your Single Board Computer 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 precautions. Wear an anti-static wrist strap connected to an earth point before opening any packaging. Where a wrist strap is not available, discharge any static charge you may have built-up by touching an earth point. - Page 11 RISC Engine II Precautions Any metal back plate must be securely screwed to the chassis of the computer to ensure good metal-to- metal (i.e. earth) contact. Metal, screened, connector bodies should be securely connected to the enclosure. The external cabling to boards causes most EMC problems.
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Page 12: Mechanical Specifications
RISC Engine II Installation Mechanical Specifications Outline Dimensions Page | 12... -
Page 13: Connector Locations
RISC Engine II Installation Connector Locations Connector Description Connector Description RJ45 Ethernet USB-A x 2 USB-B P4 / P15 Power Input Audio GPIO Utilities LCD Video USB x 2 RS232 (COM3) RS232 (COM2) and RS422/485(COM1) Connection to CM module Battery Camera Wifi and BlueTooth Antenna Note: Not all connectors may be fitted... -
Page 14: Optional Communications Module
RISC Engine II Installation Optional Communications Module The connections to the Communications Module consist of connectors for GSM and GPS Antennae, and a socket for a SIM Card. Refer to the end of Appendix 1 for more details on Antennae Page | 14... -
Page 15: Connector Details
RISC Engine II Installation Connector Details P1 – Ethernet Connector Signal External Connections Comments (RJ45) Transit Data +ve Transit Data -ve Centre Tap Transmit Ground Electrical Ground Ground Electrical Ground Centre Tap Receive Receive Data +ve Receive Data –ve VCC3 Pull up to 3.3 volt VCC LNK/#ACT Link/Activity LED... -
Page 16: P3 - Usb Device
USB 1 Data Positive Ground Filtered Electrical ground P4/P15 – Power in Connector The RE2 has the option to be powered from either a 2.5/5.5mm Power Jack (P4) or a 2 Pin Screw Terminal (P15) Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 The green shaded area on the left is the Screw Terminal. -
Page 17: P6 - Gpio Connector
The GPIO outputs are designed for flexibility, and will interface to electronics operating with signal levels between 2.3V & 5.5V DC. The function and direction of the GPIO signals is configured by RE2 software (see the software manual for details of GPIO port mappings and configuration). - Page 18 RISC Engine II Installation In order to convert the RE2 to provide GPIO VCC, it is necessary to solder a link across two pads as shown LK7 is on the underside of the PCB just above the green fuse (F2).
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Page 19: P7 - Utilities Connector
RISC Engine II Installation P7 – Utilities Connector Power Wake Power_Off# Wake# Ground Ground Reset Battery Reset# No connect Ground No connect Serial Bus Setup Serial Clock Setup# Serial Data Ground Ground P9 – Dual USB Connector (Header) Signal Comments VBUS +5 volts –... -
Page 20: P10 - Rs232 Full Connector
RISC Engine II Installation P10 – RS232 Full Connector Signal Comments XDCD3# COM 3 Data Carrier Detect XRX3 COM 3 RX XTX3 COM 3 TX XDTR3# COM 3 Data Terminal Ready 0 volts Electrical ground XDSR3# COM 3 Data Send Ready XRTS3# COM 3 Ready To Send XCTS3#... -
Page 21: P8 - Video Connector
RISC Engine II Installation P8 – Video Connector Signal Comments 0 volts Electrical ground Touchscreen Data Touchscreen Data Touchscreen Data Touchscreen Data 0 volts Electrical ground CPWM2 PWM Brightness Control 2 CPWM1 PWM Brightness Control 1 0 volts Electrical ground SDA/GP5 I2C Data or GPIO 5 SDCL/GP4... - Page 22 RISC Engine II Installation P23 Camera Port Signal Comments 0 volts Electrical ground CAM_HS CAM_VS 0 volts Electrical ground CAM_XCLKA CAM_PCLK 0 volts Electrical ground CAM_FLD CAM_D0 CAM_D1 CAM_D2 CAM_D3 CAM_D4 CAM_D5 CAM_D6 CAM_D7 CAM_D8 CAM_D9 CAM_D10 CAM_D11 0 volts Electrical ground CAMXCLKB 0 volts...
- Page 23 RISC Engine II Installation P13 – RE2 to CM1 Interface Connector Signal Signal Description Electrical ground Electrical ground I2C3_SDA_3V C Data bus for Accelerometer and GPIO control Not Connected I2C3_SCL_3V C Clock bus for Accelerometer and GPIO control MCSPI2_CS0 SPI Interface to DUART on CM1...
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Page 24: System Software
RISC Engine II Software Configuration System Software Operating Systems Supported Windows CE 6.0 Linux By Special Request: VxWorks Note: for CE 6 users care should be taken when using both Ethernet and Wireless Network ports at the same time. Windows CE does not support Multi homing. This means that if using both ports, only ONE gateway should be set. -
Page 25: Re2 Graphical User Interface(Gui)
XP Professional or a Windows 7 32bit or 64bit Admin PC. Note that for the new 1GHz product, the latest RE2 Configuration utility must be used however this utility can be used on older boards. The RE2 utility consists of the following files: Step 1: Copy all files to a folder on your Admin PC Step 2: Install the RE2 Utility using the Setup.exe file and follow the prompts... -
Page 26: Software Configuration
Step 3: The first time a RE2 is connected to the Admin PC, Windows Device Manager will launch. This should see two devices; the first is the TI OMAP processor and the driver should install automatically. -
Page 27: System Firmware
5- Open the RE2 GUI on your Admin PC Note: the RE2 GUI can be opened on the Admin PC before powering on the RE2. The GUI will appear as follows As soon as a connection is made, the connection should appear on the GUI within a few seconds as below. -
Page 28: Operating System Settings
Firmware Revision, current Boot device and Display output Operating System Settings The first page provides most of the configuration settings for the RE2. These include Peripheral Selection These settings allow items not required by the application to be disabled, which will reduce the power requirement of the board, as well as preventing the device from being used incorrectly. -
Page 29: Splash Screen
Miscellaneous Options The RE2 supports a built in Watchdog which can be activated in this section. For instance, this can be used to confirm the OS has booted successfully, and after a successful boot, the OS turns off the Watchdog. If the OS boot is unsuccessful then the Watchdog will reset the RE2. -
Page 30: Display Configuration
This settings page allows for the selection of a known display type as well as the option to customise the settings. The default setting is “DVI Automatic”. When this is selected, the RE2 will read the EDID data from the display attached to the DVI port, and select the largest suitable resolution. -
Page 31: Custom Settings
Firmware Custom Settings In order to use the Custom Setting option to use the RE2 on a different display type, you should first select a display type which is close to the one you wish to use. In the above example, the URT 8173 panel has been selected, and then the Custom Setting selected. Once in the custom page, the settings which were previously greyed out are now available for editing. - Page 32 RISC Engine II Firmware If the timings for the custom panel are known, then enter them into the appropriate boxes. Press the “Test Settings” button, and the new settings will be outputted to the display. If the settings are not quite right, then change items one at a time, pressing the “Test Settings”...
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Page 33: Firmware Update
Linux Firmware Refer to the Linux for BCT RE2 User Guide for the equivalent methods of setting up the RE2 under Linux. Note that to clock back the CPU, enter U-boot and append the required value to mmcargs. Eg append maxpcu=600... -
Page 34: Maintenance
The RE2Computer should not require any regular maintenance. On a regular basis the inside of the unit which houses the RE2 should be cleaned out to prevent dust build up which could eventually cause elevated temperatures around key devices and prevent efficient and reliable operation. -
Page 35: Amendment History
RISC Engine II History Amendment History Issue Level Issue Date Author Amendment Details 19/11/10 TMCK Full Release 01/15 TMCK Updated for RE2G2 06/15 TMCK Added P14 details Contact Details Blue Chip Technology Ltd. Chowley Oak Tattenhall Chester CH3 9EX U.K. Telephone: +44 (0)1829 772000 Facsimile: +44 (0)1829 772001 www.bluechiptechnology.co.uk... -
Page 36: Appendix I: Options And Assembly Guidelines
Appendix I: Options and Assembly Guidelines The following parts and accessories may have been supplied by BlueChip Technology. The RE Range Cable Drawings can be downloaded from the RE2 section of the website. These will give connector details, pin outs and cable lengths. - Page 37 Assembly Instructions The RE1 and RE2 RISC Engines are of the same footprint and connecting them to the LCD’s and Blue Chip metalwork is the same. The first step is to fit the LCD to the Metalwork. The UMSH8253, UMSH8065, UMSH8173 and UMSH8376 LCD’s require to be bonded to the metalwork using the VHB adhesive tape which...
- Page 38 (and re-radiating) noise on these cables, their routing should be carefully managed to avoid running close to the underside of the RE2 unit (it is generally good practice to avoid running unscreened, sensitive cables close to active electronics). Folding the FCC cables so that they are managed beneath the Personality Module (between it and the metal support frame) is one way to achieve this.
- Page 39 Note: Depending on the way the FFC cable has been folded and the orientation of the RE2 board on the rear of the metal work, it may be better to attach the 50 way FFC cable to the RE2 before attaching the board it to the metal work The picture on the left shows the UMSH8376 assembly.
- Page 40 Once assembled, apply power and the RE2 is ready to go. If required, the RE1 and RE2 User Guides provide details on setting up and configuring the RE1/RE2. A point to note is that for programming using the Configuration Utility, a standard USB “A to B” cable will be required.
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Page 41: Re2 Antennae Guide
(<=2:1 power recommended) To connect the Antennae to the RE2 or CM1 PCB’s a High Frequency cable, such as shown on the left, is required. The one tested by Blue Chip is from Samtec MH113 series of cables. The 01BJ1 end refers to a SMA Bulkhead Straight Jack connector;...
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