Overview ....................................9 Available extensions ................................10 Key Features ................................... 10 1.3.1 Core Modules ................................10 1.3.2 Active Components on DEV-i.MX53 ........................10 1.3.3 Optional Parts on DEV-i.MX53 ..........................10 Applications .................................... 10 General Description ..................................12 Functional Description ............................... 12 2.1.1...
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® Design Services ................................30 6.4.1 Upcoming Products and Software Releases ....................30 Ordering Information ................................... 31 Predefined mounting options for DEV-i.MX53 ......................31 Dependability ....................................32 MTBF ......................................32 Product History ....................................33 Version Information ................................33 Anomalies ....................................33 Document Revision History ..............................
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Bluetechnix takes no liability for any damages and errors causing of the usage of this board. The user of this board is responsible by himself for the functionality of his application. He is allowed to use the board only if he has the qualification.
i.MX Core Modules CM-i.MX27-C-C-Q26S128F32N512 The Core Module CM-i.MX27 is powered by Freescales' SoC i.MX27 (ARM 926 core, up to 400MHz). It addresses 128MB DDR-RAM, has an onboard NOR-flash of 32MByte and a NAND-flash with 512MByte at a size of 55x45mm. CM-i.MX31-C-C-Q26S128F40N128-E The Core Module CM-i.MX31 is powered by Freescales' SoC i.MX31 (ARM1136JF-S core, up to 532MHz).
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Core Module naming information The idea is to put more Core Module specific technical information into the product name. New Core Module names will have following technical information covered in their names. • Product Family, • CPU-Type, • Connection-Type, • Operating Temperature Range, •...
DEV-i.MX53 The DEV-i.MX53 development board is an extendable development platform for the CM-i.MX53 processor module. The development board provides all interfaces of the connector version (Ethernet, HDMI,4xUSB and USB-OTG) on dedicated extender connectors. Extender boards can be plugged on top of the development board in order to enable additional interfaces.
1 Introduction The DEV-i.MX53 Development Board is a feature rich, low cost rapid development platform designed to decrease time-to-market of customized applications. It supports Bluetechnix’ powerful i.MX53 based Core Module. The development board provides all interfaces on dedicated connectors and features the latest extender socket (bottom side) for upcoming extender boards.
All specifications you need to design a custom board of your own are freely available so you can start your design right away. Bluetechnix also offers design support for your custom extensions. The following extensions are currently planned and will be available soon.
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• Smart Mobile Devices • Human-Machine-Interface • Medical Devices • Video Conference Systems • Imaging and Consumer Multimedia • Set Top Boxes • Video Conference Applications • Portable Media Players • Industrial Applications • High-end Mobile Internet Devices (MID), High-end PDAs •...
2 General Description The DEV-i.MX53 is a development board for i.MX Core Modules based on the ARM Cortex A8™ core (CM-i.MX53). The development board features a broad spread selection of available interfaces from the Core Module, like USB, USBOTG, Ethernet, SATA, SD-Card, HDMI, CAN*, and analog audio. In addition there is the possibility to access unused interfaces by applying an extension board to the extension connectors located on the bottom side.
Table 2-1: CM-i.MX53 Interface routing 2.1.2 Powering The DEV-i.MX53 works with a single power supply of 12V to 16V. This input voltage is also routed to the extension connectors and can be used there, e.g. for TFT backlight etc. If stand-alone operation is desired, an auxiliary plug provides the option to connect a Li-Ion battery pack with an external battery charger.
2.1.10 SATA The DEV-i.MX53 allows connecting one SATA HDD or SSD. The 5.0V supply which is needed for most 2.5” HDDs or SSDs is available on the screw-less terminal connector X25. If a 3.5” HDD is needed, the power supply has to be realized externally.
2.1.13 CAN* A SN65HVD232D CAN transceiver is present on the Development Board, which allows integrating the board into a CAN bus infrastructure. A termination resistor is designed-in, but not populated. If the termination is needed, a 120Ω 0402 SMD resistor can be soldered. Available only for Industrial Core Modules (see chapter 7).
2.2 PCB Placement Figure 2-2: Top connectors placement 2.3 Mechanical Outline This section shows the position of all connectors and mounting holes. All dimensions are given in mm. Preliminary_DEV-i.MX53_HUM_V1.2.docx...
3 Specifications 3.1 Operating Conditions Symbol Parameter Typical Unit Input supply voltage Board Power Consumption VUSBx USB Supply Voltage IUSBx USB Supply Current Table 3-1: Electrical characteristics The Power consumption refers to a CM-i.MX53 with Android running in idle state and no Extension Boards or USB- Devices plugged in.
A 100-pin-0.5mm-pitch mezzanine connector FX-10A-100S/10SV_M from Hirose (mating part is FX10A-100P/10-SV) is used. 4.1.1 Camera Sensor Interface Port (CSI0) A camera or an alternative video device (such as the OV2655 or the ADV7180) can be connected to the DEV-i.MX53 board using the CMOS Sensor Interface 0 (CSI0). Width (bit)
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Pin No Signal Type Description DISP0.D15 Display Port 0 Data DISP0.D17 Display Port 0 Data Power Ground DISP0.CLK Display Port 0 Clock Power Ground CSI0_D10 CMOS sensor interface 0 Data CSI0_D10 CMOS sensor interface 0 Data CSI0_D10 CMOS sensor interface 0 Data CSI0_D10 CMOS sensor interface 0 Data CSI0_D10...
Pin No Signal Type Description GPIO4_0 Camera Trigger GPIO4_2 Global Camera Reset VGAGND Power Ground RGB.R AV Out Red VGAGND Power Ground RGB.G AV Out Green VGAGND Power Ground RGB.B AV Out Black VGAGND Power Ground Not Connected I2C1.SCL I2C Clock I2C1.SDA I2C Data Not Connected...
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Pin No Signal Type Description P_SW3_2V5 Power Supply Not Connected Power Ground ECSPI2.MOSI SPI MOSI ECSPI2.MISO SPI MISO ECSPI2.SS1 SPI Select1 ECSPI2.SS2 SPI Select2 Not Connected ECSPI2.SCLK SPI CLK Power Supply Power Supply Power Ground Power Ground Power Ground Power Ground Power Ground Power Ground Power Supply...
Pin No Signal Type Description Power Ground USBH5_OC USB Over Current USBH5_PWR USB Power Enable USBH5_D_N USB Data- USBH5_D_P USB Data+ Power Ground USBH6_OC USB Over Current USBH6_PWR USB Power Enable USBH6_D_N USB Data- USBH6_D_P USB Data+ Power Supply Power Supply Power Ground Power Ground Power Ground...
4.3 Image Sensor Connector X21 (BLT-ISM-Connector) Name Type Description VCAMA Camera Analog Voltage Supply Power Ground SADDR Not Connected Not Connected GPIO4_2 Global Camera Reset I2C1.SCL Configuration Bus Clock Line I2C1.SDA Configuration Bus Data Line VCAMC Camera Core Voltage Supply Power Ground CSI0.PCLK Pixel Clock...
Auxiliary Power Supply Connector (X5) The auxiliary Power Supply Extension Connector provides the possibility to power the board via a 12-pin Connector (ERNI 063179). It is possible to connect a supply voltage to the Vin Pins, or to connect an external battery charger. Pin No Signal Description...
5.4 Board Configuration Switches (S2, S1) The DEV-i.MX53 supports five different boot modes. For USB/UART boot mode, the i.MX53 is polling for activity on both USBOTG and UART1. For a more detailed explanation please see the software documentation on http://support.bluetechnix.at/wiki.
WinCE is only supported on ARM platforms. Please contact Bluetechnix for support information. 6.4 i.MX Design Services ® Based on more than seven years of experience with Blackfin and i.MX, Bluetechnix offers development assistance as well as custom design services and software development. 6.4.1 Upcoming Products and Software Releases Stay...
Commercial version 100-1472-2-TR CM-i.MX53-C-C-Q24S512F4N256 Tape Reel (Commercial version, 50 pcs per reel) Table 7-1: Ordering information NOTE: Custom hard and software developments are available on request! Please contact Bluetechnix (office@bluetechnix.com) if you are interested in custom hard- and software development. Preliminary_DEV-i.MX53_HUM_V1.2.docx...
30°C of all development board components. We use the MTBF Calculator from ALD (http://www.aldservice.com/) and use the reliability prediction MIL-217F2 Part Stress standard. Please get in touch with Bluetechnix (office@bluetechnix.com) if you are interested in the MTBF result. Preliminary_DEV-i.MX53_HUM_V1.2.docx...
Optional plug to connect an external Li-Ion battery pack with charger. Pin out of extension connector X22 changed (Pin 66 from NC to Cam_OE). 2011 08 23 First DEV-i.MX53 release Table 9-1: Overview product changes 9.2 Anomalies Version Date...
10 Document Revision History Version Date Document Revision 2011 11 24 Updates for HWR V1.2 2011 09 05 First draft release Table 10-1: Revision history Preliminary_DEV-i.MX53_HUM_V1.2.docx...
11 List of Abbreviations Abbreviation Description Analog Digital Converter ADIN Analog Data Input Analog Input Controller Area Network Core Module COMM Communication Camera Sensor Interface Direct Current Double Data Rate Development Board Display Interface DISP Display External Bus Interface Electrostatic Discharge Experimental FIRI Fast Infrared Interface...
UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Universal Serial Bus USBH Universal Serial Bus Host USBOTG USB On The Go WLAN Wireless Local Area Network Zero Insertion Force Table 11-1: List of abbreviations Preliminary_DEV-i.MX53_HUM_V1.2.docx...
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