Seco SBC-C23 User Manual

Seco SBC-C23 User Manual

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Cn62
SBC-C23
Single Board Computer
with NXP i.MX6SoloX Processor

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  • Page 1 Cn62 SBC-C23 Single Board Computer with NXP i.MX6SoloX Processor...
  • Page 2: Revision History

    SECO S.p.A. 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 M.2 Connectivity Slot: Key E Socket 1 ....................................27 3.3.8 Debug UART Connector ........................................28 SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • Page 4 3.3.15 On-board WiFi + BT Modules ....................................... 31 APPENDICES ....................................32 Thermal Design ............................................33 SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • Page 5 • Safety • Electrostatic discharges • RoHS compliance • Terminology and definitions • Reference specifications SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • Page 6: Warranty

    All changes or modifications to the equipment not explicitly approved by SECO S.p.A. could impair the equipment s functionalities and could void the warranty SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • Page 7: Information And Assistance

    An RMA Number will be sent within 1 working day (only for on-line RMA requests). SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • Page 8: Electrostatic Discharges

    Check carefully that all cables are correctly connected and that they are not damaged. 1.5 Electrostatic discharges The SBC-C23 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

    System Management Bus, a subset of the I2C bus dedicated to communication with devices for system management, like a smart battery and other power supply-related devices SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • Page 10 Transistor-transistor Logic Universal Serial Bus uSDHC Ultra Secure Digital Host Controller V_REF Voltage reference Pin SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • Page 11: Reference Specifications

    SM Bus http://www.smbus.org/specs USB 2.0 and USB OTG http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/usb_20_070113.zip https://www.nxp.com/products/processors-and-microcontrollers/applications-processors/i.mx-applications-processors/i.mx-6- NXP i.MX6 SoloX processor processors/i.mx-6solox-processors-heterogeneous-processing-with-arm-cortex-a9-and-cortex-m4-cores:i.MX6SX SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • Page 12 • Introduction • Technical specifications • Electrical specifications • Mechanical specifications • Block diagram SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • Page 13 ® ® SBC-C23 is a Single Board Computer, measuring just 89.5 x 87 mm (3.52” x 3.43”) based on embedded NXP i.MX6SoloX processors, a Single Core ARM Cortex A9 processor, with frequencies up to 1GHz, which is ideal for applications requiring low power consumptions, security features and connectivity, like i.e. IoT applications.
  • Page 14: Technical Specifications

    Flash Controller for Disk management, so final capacity will be lower SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • Page 15: Electrical Specifications

    Batteries supplied with SBC-C23 are compliant to requirements of European Directive 2006/66/EC regarding batteries and accumulators. When putting out of order SBC-C23, remove the batteries from the board in order to collect and dispose them according to the requirement of the same European Directive above mentioned.
  • Page 16: Power Rails

    NVCC_1V8: +1.8V Switched voltage generated by the PMIC SW2_3V0 switched 3.3V voltage, derived by 3V3_ALW Power rail SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • 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-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • Page 18: Block Diagram

    DDR3L System RS-232 Transceiver terminal block #2 Memory Power section UART3 QSPI2 RS-485 Transceiver SPI Flash SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • Page 19 • Introduction • Connectors overview • Connectors description SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • Page 20 3.1 Introduction On SBC-C23 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 can be significantly different from the following pictures.
  • Page 21: Connectors Overview

    Jumper List Name Description Name Description No Battery Boot Selector Boot Mode Selector SIM Detect SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • Page 22: Connectors Description

    3.3.1 LVDS + backlight connector SBC-C23 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 channel. For the connection, a connector type HR A1014WVB-S-2x15P or equivalent (2 x 15p, male, straight, P1, low LVDS connector - CN3 profile, polarized) is provided, with the pin-out shown in the table below.
  • Page 23: Usb Ports

    Common mode chokes are placed on all USB differential pairs for EMI compliance. For ESD protection, on all data and voltage lines are placed clamping diodes for voltage transient suppression. SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • Page 24: 10/100 Ethernet Port

    NVCC_3V0 power rail. It can be switched on and off via SW (SDIO_PWR signal, managed using CardDetect SDIO_CD# SDIO the i.MX6 pad B15). SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • Page 25 C23 board, specific for M.2 Key B Slot functionalities. M2_DPR_1V8: M.2 Dynamic Power Reduction Output, NVCC_1V8 signal directly managed through i.MX6SX pin KEY_COL1 SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • Page 26: Microsim Slot

    M.2 slot • microSIM Slot + eSIM connected to the onboard module SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • Page 27 SUS_CLK: 32.768kHz Clock provided by the SBC-C23 board to the module plugged in the PCIe_REQ# W_DISABLE2# slot CN28. NVCC_3V0 electrical level. PCIe_WAKE# W_DISABLE1# I2C3_SDA SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • Page 28 UART5_RXD: UART #5 Receive data signal, electrical level NVCC_3V0. UART5_TXD UART5_TXD: UART #5 Transmit data signal, electrical level NVCC_3V0 SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • Page 29 When the jumper is inserted, then the boot will be performed from the uSD Card, otherwise, if the jumper is not placed, the boot will be performed from the internal eMMC. SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • Page 30: Expansion Connector

    QSPIB_SCLK, QSPIB_SS0_B and QSPIB_DATA0 (CTS signal, necessary to manage the direction of RS-485 port) RS485_D+ VCC_OUT_5V: 5V switched voltage for I/Os, max 500mA, derived from VCC_SW voltage. RS485_D- SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • Page 31 CN74 is the antenna connector for Diversity receive feature. CN62 is the antenna connector that must be used for GNSS feature. By default, the SBC-C23 board is configured to use passive antennas. It can be optionally configured (factory configuration), however, for providing power supply for active antennas.
  • Page 32 Thermal Design • SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • Page 33: Thermal Design

    Therefore, it is always necessary that the customer studies and develops a specifically tailored cooling solution for the final system by evaluating processor’s workload, application environment, system enclosure, air flow and so on. SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
  • Page 34 SECO S.p.A. - Via A. Grandi, 20 52100 Arezzo - ITALY Ph: +39 0575 26979 - Fax: +39 0575 350210 www.seco.com SBC-C23 SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.

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