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- Page 1 USER MANUAL ANTARES Development Kit 5.25" Single Board Computer Issue A – July 2010 – ETH_ANTARES_DEVKIT_USM DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR A BETTER WORLD www.eurotech.com...
- Page 2 ANTARES Development Kit - user manual WARRANTY For warranty terms and conditions users should contact their local Eurotech Sales Office. TRADEMARKS All trademarks both marked and not marked appearing in this document are the property of their respective owners. REVISION HISTORY Issue no.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Life support policy ............................5 CE notice................................ 5 WEEE................................5 RoHS................................6 Technical assistance............................6 Introduction..............................7 ANTARES Development Kit features......................8 ANTARES ..............................8 ANTARES-Breakout board .......................... 10 Display set (LCD variant only) ........................11 Software specification........................... 12 Operating system support..........................12 Drivers ................................ -
Page 4: Important User Information
Eurotech reserves the right to revise this document and to change its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes. -
Page 5: Life Support Policy
To avoid damage caused by ESD (Electro Static Discharge), always use appropriate antistatic precautions when handing any electronic equipment. Life support policy Eurotech products are not authorized for use as critical components in life support devices or systems without the express written approval of Eurotech. CE notice... -
Page 6: Rohs
Device labelling The ANTARES serial label is affixed to the end panel of the enclosure. This contains the Eurotech part number which in turn contains information on the version and issue of this product. The label also contains a serial number which is unique to each individual ANTARES. -
Page 7: Introduction
Introduction Introduction The ANTARES development kit offers a ready-to-run, rapid development environment which saves valuable engineering time. The ANTARES Development Kit is available in the following variants: ANTARES Standard DevKit, assembled with an 8.4" Flat Panel Display and touchscreen. -
Page 8: Antares Development Kit Features
ANTARES Development Kit - user manual ANTARES Development Kit features ANTARES Chipset ® Mobile Intel QM57 Express chipset. The chipset is comprised of a 32nm processor and a 45nm graphics and memory controller, integrated in a multi-chip package used with an Intel QM57 platform controller hub. - Page 9 ANTARES Development Kit features Serial ATA 3GB/s transfer speed. Four 7-pin SATA connectors for direct cable connect. Graphics One LVDS Hirose DF13 pin header. One CRT 2.54mm 16-way header. Two HDMI 1.3 type A connectors.
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Page 10: Antares-Breakout Board
ANTARES Development Kit - user manual Power supply ATX power supply input. GPIO Sixteen GPIO: 5V signalling level. Eight inputs, eight outputs. SMBus interface. Hardware monitoring SuperIO based hardware monitoring of temperatures and voltages. Thermal solution ... -
Page 11: Display Set (Lcd Variant Only)
ANTARES Development Kit features Display set (LCD variant only) Flat Panel Display 8.4" LVDS FPD display. Inverter +12V operation backlight inverter. Touchscreen 8.4" four wire resistive touchscreen. Touchscreen controller Eurotech TSC1 RS232 touchscreen controller. -
Page 12: Software Specification
ANTARES Development Kit - user manual Software specification Operating system support The ANTARES is supplied with one of the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows 7, Windows XP and XP Embedded. Fedora 13. Drivers All system components have drivers available for Windows XP and Linux. -
Page 13: Hardware Specification
Hardware specification Hardware specification What’s in the Kit Perspex base with the ANTARES and breakout board mounted on it. Perspex panel with the 8.4" Flat Panel Display, inverter and TSC1 mounted on it (LCD variant only). All interconnecting cables. -
Page 14: Expansion Buses
Two PCI Express Mini Card sockets are available for wireless connectivity. Two of the QM57 PCI Express ports and USB 2.0 ports are connected directly to the PCIe Mini Card sockets on the ANTARES. SD card slot A Secure Digital (SD) slot is provided on the ANTARES. ETH_ANTARES_DEVKIT_USM... -
Page 15: Graphics Support
ANTARES board. Serial port 2 also supports RS485/RS422 interface configurable in BIOS. Serial port 3 is a full RS-232 interface port and is connected to the Eurotech TSC1 by default. (This is only fitted for the LCD variant only.) Serial port 4 is a full RS-232 interface ports accessible on standard SUBD9 male connectors on the ANTARES breakout board. -
Page 16: Touchscreen Controller
Sixteen digital inputs and outputs are provided with +5V and GND on a 2 x 10-way connector with push-in spring-cage connections on the ANTARES breakout board. Levels of eight outputs are indicated by 8 LEDs on the ANTARES breakout board. The LEDs are ON with a low logic level and OFF with a high logic level. -
Page 17: Connectors
Connectors Connectors ANTARES-Breakout board The following diagrams show the location of the connectors and jumpers on the ANTARES-Breakout. Top view J19 J2 J11 J10 J21 J22 Front view J6 top D9 top (serial port) (SATA activity) (power button) (USB) (power) -
Page 18: Summary Of Connectors And Jumpers
ANTARES Development Kit - user manual Summary of connectors and jumpers The following table lists the connectors on the ANTARES-Breakout: Connector Function Connector details in section 2 x USB header 2 x USB header, page 19. Dual USB Type A connector Dual USB connector, page 19. -
Page 19: Connectors
Connectors Connectors There are 22 connectors on the ANTARES-Breakout; the use of each one is explained below. J1 – 2 USB headers Connector: OUPIIN, 2011-2x5-G-R W/ROHS Signal name Signal name USB1- USB2- USB1+ USB2+ J2 – Dual USB connector Connector: NELTRON, 5075AR-08B-WH-F1 Mating plug: USB type A plug. - Page 20 ANTARES Development Kit - user manual J4 – 2 USB headers Connector: OUPIIN, 2011-2x5-G-R W/ROHS Signal name Signal name USB3- USB4- USB3+ USB4+ J5 – Dual USB connector Connector: NELTRON, 5075AR-08B-WH-F1 Mating plug: USB type A plug. (top) Signal name...
- Page 21 Connectors J7 – Serial port header Connector: OUPIIN, 3012-10-G-R-B W/ROHS Signal name Signal name J9 – GPIO header Connector: Neltron, 2417RJ-22-PHD Signal name Signal name OUT0 OUT1 OUT2 OUT3 OUT4 OUT5 OUT6 OUT7 SMB DATA SMB CLK J10 – GPIO connector Connector: Phoenix, MCDN 1,5/10-G1-3,5 P26THR Signal name Signal name...
- Page 22 ANTARES Development Kit - user manual J11 – GP input link header Connector: OUPIIN, 2011-2x8-G-S W/ROHS Signal name Signal name J12 – Audio header Connector: OUPIIN, 2011-2x6-G-R W/ROHS Signal name Signal name S/PDIF LINE IN Right LINE IN Left MIC IN Right...
- Page 23 Connectors J13 – Audio jack connector Connector: KYCON STX-4335-5BGP-S1, triple stacked 3.5mm stereo jack. Mating plug: 3.5mm stereo plug. Signal name (BLUE) LINE IN Left Ring LINE IN Right Sleeve Signal name (GREEN) Headphones OUT Left or LINE OUT Left (check JP2 setting) Headphones OUT Right or Ring...
- Page 24 ANTARES Development Kit - user manual J14 – I2C header Connector: OUPIIN, 2011-1x4-G-S W/ROH Signal name SMB DATA (3.3V level!) SMB CLK (3.3V level!) Do not use +5V power for SMB DATA and SMB CLK signals. The voltage level used for these signals is +3.3V.
- Page 25 Connectors J18– POWER output to picoATX Connector: Molex, 39-28-1043 Signal name +12V +12V J19– TAMP header Connector: FCI, 76384-402LF Signal name TAMP J20– POWER IN connector Power IN connector from picoATX Connector: TYCO, 350211-1 Signal name +12V INPUT +5V INPUT J21–...
- Page 26 ANTARES Development Kit - user manual J22– POWER OUT connector Power OUT connector for general use (DVDROM, HDD, …) Connector: TYCO, 770997-1 Signal name +12V OUTPUT +5V OUTPUT J23– POWER OUT connector Power OUT connector for general use (DVDROM, HDD, …)
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Page 27: Jumpers
Connectors Jumpers There are two jumpers on the ANTARES-Breakout; the use of each one is explained below. JP1– LINE OUT Right / Headphones OUT Right selector Connector: OUPIIN, 2011-1x3-G-S W/ROHS Signal name LINE OUT Right Routed to J13 - GREEN... -
Page 28: Appendix A - Reference Information
ANTARES Development Kit - user manual Appendix A – Reference information Product information Product notices, updated drivers, support material: www.eurotech.com PCI special interest group PCI Bus specification and list of manufacturers: www.pcisig.org USB information Universal Serial Bus (USB) specification and product information: www.usb.org... -
Page 29: Appendix B - Rohs Compliance
July 2006. The ANTARES board shall be designed using RoHS compliant components, and manufactured to comply with the RoHS Directive. Eurotech has based its material content knowledge on a combination of information provided by third parties and auditing our suppliers and sub-contractor’s operational activities and arrangements. This information is archived within the associated Technical Construction File. -
Page 30: Eurotech Worldwide Presence
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