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The MBLS1028A is designed as a carrier board for the TQMLS1028A. All TQMLS1028A interfaces, which can be used, are available on the MBLS1028A, thus the features of the CPU LS1028A can be evaluated and software development for a TQMLS1028A-based project can be started directly.
EEPROM. All TQMLS1028A internal voltages are derived from the 5 V supply voltage. Further information can be found in the TQMLS1028A User’s Manual. The available signals are routed to the MBLS1028A via two connectors. On the MBLS1028A the interfaces provided by the TQMLS1028A are routed to industry standard connectors. Furthermore the MBLS1028A provides all power supplies and configurations required for the operation of the TQMLS1028A.
The TQMLS1028A is held in the mating connectors on the TQMLS1028A by 240 pins with a retention force of approximately 24 N. To avoid damaging the connectors of the MBLS1028A or the TQMLS1028A while removing the TQMLS1028A, the use of the extraction tool MOZI8XX is strongly recommended.
Reset structure The reset structure is designed in such a way that the TQMLS1028A and the Reset button on the MBLS1028A are the control center. This ensures that the Reset is enabled at the right time during power-up. Corresponding reset delays are handled by the TQMLS1028A.
GPIO port expander To control several components on the MBLS1028A, a port expander PCA9538 with 8 ports and a port expander PCA9555 with 16 ports are assembled. Both port expanders are controlled via IIC6. The addresses of the port expanders can be changed by reassembling resistors.
Furthermore the design allows power sequencing of all voltage levels used. All voltages are powered up after the boot process of the TQMLS1028A. At the two headers X25 and X38 on the MBLS1028A 1.8 V, 3.3 V, 5 V and 12 V are available. Both connectors share the available total power of the individual voltage rails.
4.3.1 Ethernet 4.3.1.1 RGMII The LS1028A provides an RGMII Ethernet controller (EC1 – port 1). On the MBLS1028A the interface provides a Gigabit Ethernet ® port. The PHY supports IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, and 1000BASE-T. The 125 MHz reference clock for the MAC of the CPU is generated by a quartz oscillator.
The TSN switch is not routed via the Ethernet controller but via SerDes and is implemented as QSGMII. The QSGMII interface includes PHY reset and interrupt signals. When looking at the MBLS1028A from outside, X8 is on the left, X9 is on the right. Figure 11: Block diagram Ethernet QSGMII The following table shows the pinout of the Ethernet connectors X8, and X9.
The LS1028A has two USB3.0 controllers with integrated PHY. USB1 is used as OTG interface. A USB 3.0 Micro B connector is assembled on the MBLS1028A. In order to use the interface as Host/Device, a suitable adapter comes with the MBLS1028A. Figure 14: Block diagram USB The USB1 port of the TQMLS1028A provides a theoretical data rate of 5 Gbit/s.
Mini PCIe plus SIM card socket The MBLS1028A provides a Mini PCIe slot with one PCIE lane (×1) for full-size cards (50.95 mm × 30 mm). Any standard compliant Mini PCIe card can be used. A SIM card holder is also provided.
Transfer rates of 1.5 Gb/s (Gen I), 3 Gb/s (Gen II) and 6Gb/s (Gen III) are possible. An M.2 slot with B-coding is used on the MBLS1028A. The MBLS1028A supports M.2 sizes 2242, 2260 and 2280. The standard mounting is for type 2280.
The MBLS1028A provides a mikroBUS™ for system extensions. The I2C5 bus is used at the mikroBUS™. mikroBUS™ modules require 3.3 V and 5 V, which are provided by the MBLS1028A. PTC fuses limit the current load at 750 mA. SPI and UART interfaces are connected via a switch in order to use them on headers or to be able to disconnect the mikroBUS™.
For the modes with 1.8 V I/O voltage they are switched by software. When rebooting or resetting the MBLS1028A, the SD card remains at the last used I/O voltage because it does not have a separate reset signal. The SDHC controller, on the other hand, returns to...
Headers The MBLS1028A features a 40-pin and a 60-pin 100 mil header, which provide all unused signals and those which should be easy to access. 1.8 V, 3.3 V, 5 V, and 12 V are available at both headers. The maximum current load of all four voltage rails is 3 A each.
4.4.2 Status LEDs Two green LEDs (V55, V56) are provided on the MBLS1028A for tests. They are controlled by IO1_5 and IO1_6 of the 16-port C expander PCA9538, D69, see Table 5. The presence of all important supply voltages is indicated by green LEDs. They light up when the corresponding voltage is active and simplify developing with the MBLS1028A.
® The JTAG signals of the TQMLS1028A are routed to an OpenSDA microcontroller via level shifters. Between level shifter and MBLS1028A are tri-state buffers, which are switched by the firmware of the OpenSDA. ® ® The JTAG port of the microcontroller for the OpenSDA interface is routed to a 10-pin JTAG connector with standard ARM pinout.
Currently the implementation of OpenSDA for the LS1028A is not available. However, a circuit for an OpenSDA programmer is prepared on the MBLS1028A, but it is currently not supported. A USB Mini-B connector (X24) to connect to a PC is available.
The MBLS1028A has overall dimensions (length × width) of 170 × 170 mm The MBLS1028A has a maximum height of approximately 26.4 mm. The MBLS1028A has six 4.3 mm mounting holes for the housing, and four 3.2 mm mounting holes for a heat sink. The MBLS1028A weighs approximately 200 grams without TQMLS1028A.
The TQMLS1028A is held in its mating connectors with a retention force of approximately 24 N. To avoid damage caused by mechanical stress, the TQMLS1028A may only be extracted from the MBLS1028A by using the extraction tool MOZI8XX that can be obtained separately.
TQMLS1028A and thus malfunction, deterioration or destruction. Protection against external effects Protection class IP00 was defined for the MBLS1028A. There is no protection against foreign objects, touch or humidity. Reliability and service life No detailed MTBF calculation has been done for the MBLS1028A.
By environmentally friendly processes, production equipment and products, we contribute to the protection of our environment. To be able to reuse the MBLS1028A, it is produced in such a way, that it can be easily repaired and disassembled. The energy consumption of this subassembly is minimised by suitable measures.
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