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  • Page 1 EPD-X15 Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS What’s the in the box ............................2 TOP EDGE AND BOTTOM SIDE ..........................5 TOP SIDE AND BOTTOM EDGE ..........................6 MAJOR COMPONENTS ............................7 Check It Out ................................8 ............................. 8 HAT YOU WILL NEED ............................11 ETUP NSTRUCTIONS PLUG IN YOUR CABLES ............................
  • Page 3 Figure 4 – TOP Side of X15 Major Interfaces ......................... 6 Figure 5 – X15 Side View Bottom Edge .......................... 6 Figure 6 - Locations of major ICs on the EPD-X15......................7 Figure 7 - Desktop Configuration ..........................11 Figure 8 - ETHERNET PORTS ............................12 Figure 9 –...
  • Page 4 TABLE OF FIGURES - CONT. Figure 33 - Attached drives show up in Debian pop-up window ................22 Figure 34 - Powering OFF using the shutdown command ................... 23 Figure 35 - The RESET Button P2 ..........................23 Figure 36 - Polarity details for Fan connctor ....................... 25 X15 QUICK START GUIDE...

  • Page 5: What's The In The Box

    WHAT’S THE IN THE BOX In the box you will find an EPD-X15 board inside an ESD bag. Alongside the X15 a mini CD was provided containing this Quick Start Guide. Figure 1 Figure 2 - EPD-X15 Kit contents X15 QUICK START GUIDE...

  • Page 6: Top Edge And Bottom Side

    TOP EDGE AND BOTTOM SIDE ENET 0 ENET 1 ENET X2 ESATA HDMI DC JACK PWR ON Figure 3 – X15 Side View of Top Edge RTC XTAL 5A FUSE 20pin JTAG µSD CAGE USB CLIENT Figure 4 – Bottom side of X15 X15 QUICK START GUIDE...

  • Page 7: Top Side And Bottom Edge

    TOP SIDE AND BOTTOM EDGE Figure 4 shows the edge connectors and the on-board headers and optional devices HDMI eSATA ENET x2 DC IN JACK POWER BUTTON Li-ION BATTERY POWER (OPTIONAL) MEASUREMENT HEADERS FAN SOCKET DEBUG HDR HEATSINK CAUTION! THIS AREA CAN GET VERY HOT AUDIO OUT USER LEDs...

  • Page 8: Major Components

    MAJOR COMPONENTS Figure 7 shows the major IC and components on the EPD-X15. PMIC AM5728 nFBGA SERDES CLK GEN 10/100/1000 U14 U15 ENET PHY x2 DDR3 4Gb x4 eMMC 4Gx8 Regulator AUDIO CODEC Figure 7 - Locations of major ICs on the EPD-X15...

  • Page 9: Check It Out

    For power supply and serial cables please observe power requirements when purchasing. The power jack on the EPD-X15 accepts a 2.5mm barrel to differentiate it from other board supplies. Table 1 – LIST OF NEEDED ACCESSORIES DC POWER SUPPLY ...
  • Page 10 ETHERNET CABLE  Two cables needed if both interfaces used  Use Cat5e cables  ENET PHYs have Auto MDI/MDI-x  Crossover or straight cables can be used AUDIO CABLE  3.5mm jacks on both ends  Need two if Speakers do not come with one SPEAKERS ...
  • Page 11 USB THUMB DRIVE  USB3.0 thumb drive  Needed for file storage  Or to boot from USB3 WIRELESS KEYBOARD/MOUSE  Wireless combo will save USB ports used  Less wire clutter Besides the accessories mentioned it is assumed the user has a PC or Laptop running Linux or Windows. X15 QUICK START GUIDE...

  • Page 12: Setup Instructions

    SETUP INSTRUCTIONS Standalone w/Display and Keyboard/Mouse In this configuration, the board works more like a PC, totally free from any connection to a PC as shown in Figure 7. It allows you to create your code to make the board do whatever you need it to do.

  • Page 13: Plug In Your Cables

    PLUG IN YOUR CABLES ETHERNET There are two ports on the Ethernet connector on X15. Plug cable into either port. Notice the orientation of cable insertion between the two ports in Figure 8. Figure 9 - ETHERNET PORTS HDMI Plug in HMDI cable into P11 HDMI connector on the top edge of the X15 board.

  • Page 14: Keyboard And Mouse

    KEYBOARD AND MOUSE To avoid using up multiple USB ports a Wireless keyboard and mouse combination is preferred. The transceiver can be installed in either USB port including P6 eSATA connector. Figure 12 – Keyboard Transmitter AUDIO To playback and record audio, insert speaker cable into Audio OUT jack of the X15 and an audio source into the Audio IN jack.

  • Page 15: Boot Strapping

    BOOT STRAPPING J3, J4 and J6 can be strapped with Shunts for different booting options. See Figure 15 for details. Figure 15 – BOOT JUMPERS SERIAL DEBUG Plug in the USB to Serial cable into the 6 pin header P10. Observe correct orientation.

  • Page 16: Plug In Power

    PLUG IN POWER Once all the needed cables are inserted, plug in the DC power adapter into the P1 jack. This is a 2.5mm center contact and requires a supply that comes with a 2.5mm jack or an adapter to 2.5mm. See Table 1 for more info. Figure 18 –...

  • Page 17: Turn On X15 Power

    TURN ON X15 POWER Though power is plugged in and the terminal is connected there will be no activity observed on the terminal. LED D41 will glow. D41 - 12V Present LED To turn ON the X15 main power press the blue momentary switch S1.
  • Page 18 Once the X15 interfaces are connected your system is ready to test. The next section will go through what you can Figure 24 - Complete X15 system ready for test X15 QUICK START GUIDE...

  • Page 19: Testing

    TESTING DEBUG: The Serial debug port on the processor is UART3 via a single 1x6 pin header. In order to use the interface a USB to TTL adapter will be required. The header is compatible with the one provided by FTDI and can be purchased from various sources.
  • Page 20 ETHERNET Assuming the Ethernet cable is connected to one of the ENET ports on the EPD-X15 a quick test can be performed by pointing the mouse to the bottom left corner of the Desktop and clicking the Debian menu logo. From here point to Internet ...
  • Page 21 SPEAKERS To test the sound of your EPD-X15 you can open a sound file and play it back. In the example below, a simple file is played via the Chromium Web browser. The sound file was present in a USB flash drive plugged into one of the USB3/2 connectors at the bottom edge of the board.
  • Page 22 Click ‘Open in file Manager’ to see the contents of the flash drive. Proceed to open the sound file. In case there is no music player installed yet, open the wav file with Chromium Brower. Then click play Figure 31 - Open and Play sound file To adjust volume make sure your speakers are connected and the speaker volume is turned to a nominal volume.
  • Page 23 ESATA To test the eSATA interface you will need a cable and drive as described in Table 1. Simply plug in the cable into connector P6 and the drive will be detected. The connector also accepts a USB 2.0 flash drive or other USB 2.0 devices.
  • Page 24 POWER ON AND RESET To power OFF the board you can Press-and-Hold the power button for 12 seconds. shutdown’ Another way to power off the board is to use the ‘ command at the terminal prompt. The board will then start powering off. Figure 35 - Powering OFF using the shutdown command To RESET the board you can press the RESET button S2.
  • Page 25 The EPD-X15 is comes with a heatsink installed that can accept an off the shelf fan. The fan will connect to the socket located on the top side of the board, on the left edge as shown in Figure 5 . NOTE, under some conditions the area close to the processor can get very hot to touch.
  • Page 26 Table 2 shows the parts list for the EPD-X15 Fan. Table 2 - Fan Bill of Materials COPAL F251R-05LB FAN AXIAL 25X10MM 5VDC WIRE Machine Screw McMaster 96640A059 Box of 100 4-40 Flat head Machine screws 5/8” Black Connector Housing...

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