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  • Page 1 SBC-A62-J Single Board Computer with NXP i.MX6 Processor...

  • Page 2: Revision History

    SECO S.r.l. reserves the right to change precise specifications without prior notice to supply the best product possible. For further information on this module or other SECO products, but also to get the required assistance for any and possible issues, please contact us using the dedicated web form available at http://www.seco.com (registration required).
  • Page 3 S-ATA connectors (i.MX6DP and i.MX6Q versions only) ................................ 28 μSD card slot ............................................29 3.3.8 3.3.9 Optional Audio Jacks ........................................... 30 SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.
  • Page 4 WiFi Modules ............................................37 4.2.3 Cabled RTC battery..........................................38 4.2.4 CSI Dongle Camera VA09 ........................................38 SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.
  • Page 5  Safety  Electrostatic discharges  RoHS compliance  Terminology and definitions  Reference specifications SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.

  • Page 6: Warranty

    All changes or modifications to the equipment not explicitly approved by SECO S.r.l. could impair the equipment s functionalities and could void the warranty SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.

  • Page 7: Information And Assistance

    A RMA Number will be sent within 1 working day (only for on-line RMA requests). SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.

  • Page 8: Electrostatic Discharges

    Check carefully that all cables are correctly connected and that they are not damaged. 1.5 Electrostatic discharges The SBC-A62-J board, like any other electronic product, is an electrostatic sensitive device: high voltages caused by static electricity could damage some or all the devices and/or components on-board.

  • Page 9: Terminology And Definitions

    Open Computing Language, a software library based on C99 programming language, conceived explicitly to realise parallel computing using Graphics Processing Units (GPU) SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.
  • Page 10 Transistor-transistor Logic Universal Serial Bus uSDHC Ultra Secure Digital Host Controller V_REF Voltage reference Pin SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.

  • Page 11: Reference Specifications

    SM Bus http://www.smbus.org/specs TMDS http://www.siliconimage.com/technologies/tmds USB 2.0 and USB OTG http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/usb_20_070113.zip http://www.nxp.com/products/microcontrollers-and-processors/arm-processors/i.mx-applications-processors-based-on-arm- NXP i.MX6 processor cores/i.mx-6-processors:IMX6X_SERIES?cof=0&am=0 SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.
  • Page 12 Chapter 2.  Introduction  Technical specifications  Electrical specifications  Mechanical specifications  Block diagram SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.
  • Page 13 SECO’s website for a description of standard configuration modules offered. Configurations different from the standard offered must be evaluated singularly; please contact a SECO’s sales representative / distributor for this. SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.

  • Page 14: Technical Specifications

    2.2 Technical specifications Processors Networking ® NXP i.MX6 Family, based on ARM CORTEX-A9 processors Gigabit Ethernet connector i.MX6S Solo - Single core up to 1GHz i.MX6DL Dual Lite - Dual core up to 1GHz per core 2 x standard USB 2.0 Type A i.MX6DP Dual Plus - Dual core up to 1GHz per core Internal USB 2.0 connector i.MX6Q Quad - Quad core up to 1GHz per core...

  • Page 15: Electrical Specifications

    2.3.1 RTC Battery The SBC-A62-J board can be equipped with an optional low-power Real Time Clock embedded on the module (which is a NXP PCF2123). In this case, the board also mounts a soldered horizontal 3V coin cell lithium battery to supply such a RTC.

  • Page 16: Power Rails

    3P3V: +3.3V voltage derived from V voltage after that +3P3V_SB Power Good has been asserted. SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.

  • Page 17: Mechanical Specifications

    The printed circuit of the board is made of ten layers, some of them are ground planes, for disturbance rejection. SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.

  • Page 18: Block Diagram

    Camera interface DDR3L System Memory JTAG External battery Power section FAN + GPIO +12V SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.
  • Page 19 Chapter 3.  Introduction  Connectors overview  Connectors description SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.
  • Page 20 3.1 Introduction On SBC-A62-J board, there are several connectors located on the upper plane. Standard connectors are placed on the same side of PCB, so that it is possible to place them on a panel of an eventual enclosure. Please be aware that, depending on the configuration purchased, the appearance of the board could be slightly different from the following pictures.

  • Page 21: Connectors Overview

    Gigabit Ethernet port Power / Reset remote buttons CN24 Optional CAN bus connector Debug UART SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.

  • Page 22: Connectors Description

    3.3.1 LVDS + backlight connector SBC-A62-J board can be interfaced to LCD displays using its LVDS interface, which allows the connection of displays with a colour depth of 18 or 24 bit, single or dual channel. Optional LVDS connector - CN13 It is possible to configure LVDS output so that it can be used as: ...
  • Page 23 TOUCH_IRQ: Touch Screen IRQ line, 3P3V electrical level with a 10kΩ pull-up resistor. TOUCH_RST: Touch Screen Reset signal, 3P3V electrical level with a 10kΩ pull-down resistor. SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.
  • Page 24 Always use HDMI-certified cables for the connection between the board and the HDMI display; a category 2 (High-Speed) cable is recommended for higher resolutions, category 1 cables can be used for 720p resolution. SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.
  • Page 25 I2C3_SDA: general purpose I2C Bus data line. Bidirectional signal, electrical level 3P3V with a 4k7Ω pull-up resistor. It is managed by i.MX6 processor’s I2C3 controller. It is the same signal that is available also on Touch Connector J29. SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.
  • Page 26 GBE0_MDI3+/GBE0_MDI3-: Ethernet Controller Media Dependent Interface (MDI) I/O differential pair #3. It is the fourth differential pair in Gigabit Ethernet mode; it is not used in 10/100Mbps modes. SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.

  • Page 27: Usb Ports

    USB ports The i.MX6 family of processors offer a native USB 2.0 Host port and a USB 2.0 OTG interface. Depending on the factory option purchased, the SBC-A62-J board can be equipped with a SMSC USB2514 USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Hub Controller, so that the total amount of USB 2.0 Host ports can be four instead of the native one only.
  • Page 28 10nF AC series decoupling capacitors are placed on each line of SATA differential pairs. SATA_RXM SATA_RXP SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.
  • Page 29 3P3V power rail. It can be switched on and off via SW (SPIO_PWR signal, managed using the +3.3V voltage SDIO CardDetect SDIO_CD# i.MX6 pad B18). SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.

  • Page 30: Can Bus Connector

    The i.MX6 processor includes two Flexible Controller Area Network (FlexCAN). For this reason, as a factory option, on the SBC-A62-J board it is possible to have a CAN transceiver, for the direct connection of the board to a CAN Bus network.

  • Page 31: Power And Reset Buttons

    SW1 (respectively), so it is not mandatory to connect them externally using J30. Anyway, reset switch SW1 is optional. SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.

  • Page 32: Expansion Connector

    Due to the various pin multiplexing possibilities offered by i.MX6 processor, in the following table are shown the features supported by SECO’s BSP. It is also shown the i.MX6 pad name connected to each pin of connector J8, for the users who want to explore different configurations not directly managed by the BSP provided.
  • Page 33 Configuration #4 is the standard offered with SBC-A62-J modules with i.MX6DP (Dual Plus) and i.MX6Q (Quad) processor. SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.
  • Page 34 RS-232 transceiver module. SECO can provide such an adapter, which is part of the optional accessories of the board. Please also check paragraph 4.2.1. SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.
  • Page 35 Chapter 4.  Thermal Design  Accessories SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.

  • Page 36: Thermal Design

    SECO can provide the customer with SBC-A62-J specific passive heatsinks, which can be useful during the phase of development, in a laboratory, in free - air conditions or just for software development and system tuning.
  • Page 37 4.2.2 WiFi Modules As stated in paragraph 3.3.6, on the SBC-A62-J there is an internal USB port, on a 6- or 7-pin female header, which has been purposely designed for the connection of USB WiFi modules, although it can be used for any USB 2.0 compliant device.
  • Page 38 More info about the camera module is available at http://www.kailaptech.com/product.aspx?id=832&l1=512. Please contact SECO for ordering p/n. SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.
  • Page 39 SECO Srl - Via Calamandrei 91 52100 Arezzo - ITALY Ph: +39 0575 26979 - Fax: +39 0575 350210 www.seco.com SBC-A62-J SBC-A62-J User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.3 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by N.P. Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.

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