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ARMPAC-6XX(AL) 15”, 15.6” and 21.5” Fanless i.MX6 DualLite ARM Cortex A9 HMI Series User Manual Release Date Revision Oct. 2019 V1.5...
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Revision History Reversion Date Description 2017/07/19 Official Version 2017/10/20 Add motherboard version Add 15”/15.6” Modify software/IP rating 2018/11/09 Delete all QTs data Update OS Support list 2019/02/19 Revise pin9 information 2019/03/18 Update Storage Temperature 2019/10/18 Update Linux and ANDROID information and photos ARMPAC-6XX(AL) Series User Manual...
Warning!________________________ This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions manual, it may cause interference to radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment.
Packing List Accessories (as ticked) included in this package are: □ Adaptor □ Driver & manual CD disc □ Other.___________________(please specify) ARMPAC-6XX(AL) Series User Manual...
Safety Precautions Follow the messages below to prevent your systems from damage: ◆ Avoid your system from static electricity on all occasions. ◆ Prevent electric shock. Don‘t touch any components of this card when the card is power-on. Always disconnect power when the system is not in use.
Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.1 Features ARM based HMI Fanless design Flat front panel touch screen Freescale i.MX6 DualLite/Quad (option) ARM Cortex A9 Processor Onboard 1GB DDR3 DRAM Onboard 4GB eMMC Flash Wide range DC 9~36V power input for 15”, 15.6”; DC 12~36V for 21.5” ...
1.4 Brief Description of ARMPAC-6XX(AL) ARMPAC-6XX(AL) are 15”, 15.6”, and 21.5” with fanless designed ARM based HMI, which comes with flat front panel LED backlight touch designed. It is powered by Freescele i.MX6 DualLite/Quad (option) ARM Cortex A9 processor, 1GB DDR3 onboard memory, and 4GB eMMC NAND flash onboard.
1.5 VESA Mounting The ARMPAC-621 is designed to be VESA mounted as shown in Picture. Just carefully place the unit through the hole and tighten the given screws from the rear to secure the mounting. Figure 1.6: ARMPAC-6XX(AL) VESA Mounting 1.6 Panel Mounting There are four holes located along the four sides of the HMI.
Chapter 2 Hardware 2.1 Motherboard Jumpers Setting and Connectors 1. J5: (Micro USB OTG 5P Connector), it is used to download and connect to Android App. 2. USB1: (Double stack USB type A), Front USB connector, it provides 2 USB2.0 ports, High-speed USB 2.0 allows data transfers up to 480 Mb/s, support USB full-speed and low-speed signaling.
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5. COM1 (Type DB9), Front serial port, standard DB9 Male serial port is provided to make a direct connection to serial devices. Used the SP339E as the driver, which is an advanced multiprotocol transceiver supporting RS-232, RS-485 and RS-422. Pin# Signal Name DCD3-_422TX-_485- RXD3_422TX+_485+...
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Signal Name Pin# Pin# Signal Name 5WSX- M2(U17) 9. SIM1: (SIM Card Socket), Support SIM Card devices. 10. LVDS1: (1.25mm Pitch 2*10 Connector, DF13-20DP-1.25V), For 18-bit LVDS1 output connector. Signal Name Pin# Pin# Signal Name VCC_LVDS0 VCC_LVDS0 LVDS0_TX0_N LVDS0_TX0_P LVDS0_TX1_N LVDS0_TX1_P LVDS0_TX2_N LVDS0_TX2_P...
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BKLT_CTRL1 BKLT_EN_OUT1 VCC_BL1 VCC_BL1 12. INVT1: (2.0mm Pitch 1*6 box Pin Header), Backlight control connector for LVDS1. Pin# Signal Name VCC_BL0 VCC_BL0 BKLT_EN_OUT0 BKLT_CTRL0 13. BT1: (1.0mm Pitch 1*2 box Pin Header), 3.0V Li battery is embedded to provide power for RTC.
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15. J20: (1.0mm Pitch 1*2 box Pin Header), Reserved to connect switch reset button.. 16. MPCIE1: (Mini PCIe Socket 52Pin), mini PCIe socket, it is located at the top, it supports mini PCIe devices with USB2.0 and SIM and SMBUS and PCIe signal. MPCIe card size is 30*30mm or 30*50.95mm.
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21. J4: (2.0mm Pitch 1*3 Pin Header), LVDS2 jumper setting. It is used to provide 5V or 12V voltage to VCC_BL1. J4 Pin# Function Close 1-2 VCC_ BL1 = 5V (option) Close 2-3 VCC_ BL1 = 12V (default) 22. SW2: Dial Switch , it is used to select the voltage for BKLT_CTRL0 and BKLT_EN_OUT0.
Chapter 3 Software images 3.1 Update Linux for SBC-7112 1. Close Chromium Browser and return to desktop, then select the “Terminal” APP. 2. Key-in below command to erase the EMMC data (change to Download Mode). ARMPAC-6XX(AL) Series User Manual...
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3. Connect Micro USB Cable from SBC-7112 to your desktop/laptop and run update tool “Linux 4.9.88-eMMC-MX6DL-ALL.vbs”. 4. It will show up “Hub X--Port Y” on the upper left side if USB cable has been connected well, and then click “Start” to update Linux Firmware ARMPAC-6XX(AL) Series User Manual...
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5. When you finish updating, the screen will show the increasing counting numbers of “Successful Operations”. Click “Stop” and “Exit” then reset machine. 6. Linux 4.9.88+Chromium Browser have been updated successfully!! ARMPAC-6XX(AL) Series User Manual...
3.2 Update Android Firmware To update Android firmware, there must be three files as shown below. 1. File1: latest_usb_driver_windows.zip (ADB Interface Driver for Windows 7) The USB driver should be connected to VITAM-6XX device 2. File2: EraseMMC.zip Erase all data on Flash and switch to download mode before updating Android firmware.
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2) Double click “ADB Interface” to “Update Driver”. 3) Select “Browse my computer for driver software” to locate and install driver software. ARMPAC-6XX(AL) Series User Manual...
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4) Click “Browse” to \lastest_usb_driver_windows\usb_driver\. ARMPAC-6XX(AL) Series User Manual...
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5) Click “Close” to complete the driver installation. PS: Windows 10 OS Please skip step 1. ARMPAC-6XX(AL) Series User Manual...
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Step 2. File2: EraseMMC.zip 1) Switch to Download mode (Erase all data on Flash) via “EraseMMC.bat”. 2) It switches to Download Mode when the screen shows like the picture below, and then you can reset the machine ARMPAC-6XX. ARMPAC-6XX(AL) Series User Manual...
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There will be error message as shown like below picture if the USB hasn’t been connected well. Step 3. File3: MfgToolA601-master.zip 1) Copy all images files include boot-imx6dl.img & recovery-imx6dl.img & system.img & u-boot-imx6dl.imx into “sabresd” folder as below. \MfgToolA601-master\Profiles\Linux\OS Firmware\files\android\sabresd\ ARMPAC-6XX(AL) Series User Manual...
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2) Run “Android6.0.1-eMMC-MX6DL-ALL.vbs” to update firmware utility. The screen will show “HUB X-Port X” if the USB has been connected well. Then click “Start” to update firmware. The screen will show like this picture if the USB has not been connected well. ARMPAC-6XX(AL) Series User Manual...
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3) The screen will show the increasing counting numbers of “Successful Operations” when firmware has been updated successfully. ARMPAC-6XX(AL) Series User Manual...
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