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Technology, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “i-Tech”). Disclaimer i-TECH reserves the right to make changes and improvements to the products described in this document without prior notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the information in the document is correct; however, i-TECH does not guarantee this document is error-free.
-40° C or above 85° C. To prevent from damages, the product must be used in a controlled environment. Care for your i-TECH products: • Before cleaning the PCB, unplug all cables and remove the battery.
-party parts: 12-month (1-year) warranty from delivery for the 3 -party parts that are not manufactured by i-TECH, such as CPU, CPU cooler, memory, storage devices, power adapter, panel and touchscreen. * PRODUCTS, HOWEVER, THAT FAIL DUE TO MISUSE, ACCIDENT,...
Hardware Configuration .......... 9 Mini-PCIe & M.2 Card Installation ............10 Setting the Jumpers ................11 2.2.1 How to Set Jumpers ............. 11 Jumper & Connector Locations on AO-IBR117........12 Jumpers Quick Reference ..............13 2.4.1 LVDS Power Setting (P16) ..........13 2.4.2 LVDS Backlight Power Setting (P15) ........
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SD Card Test ..................35 RS-232 Test ..................36 RS-485 Test ..................37 Audio Test ..................37 Ethernet Test ..................38 LVDS Test ..................39 HDMI Test ..................40 SATA (hard disk) Test ...............41 CAN Test ...................42 3G Test ....................43 Onboard Connector Types ..............44 AO-IBR117 User’s Manual...
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Chapter 1 General Information The information provided in this chapter includes: • Features • Packing List • Specifications • Block Diagram • Board Overview • Board Dimensions...
Introduction AO-IBR117 is a 3.5" Disk-Size SBC w/ ARM Base NXP i.MX6 Cortex-A9 1 GHz CPU. The device offers 2D, 3D graphics and multimedia accelerations, while also supporting numerous peripherals, including RS-232/422/485, CAN bus, COM, GPIO, USB, USB OTG, LAN and audio interfaces.
General Information Packing List Your AO-IBR117 package should include the items listed below. If any of the items below is missing, contact the distributor or dealer from whom you purchased the product. AO-IBR117 3.5” SBC • • This User Manual Optional Accessories I-TECH provides optional accessories as follows.
(up to 1366 x 768 at 60 Hz for 1 channel / 1920 x 1080 for 2 channels) 1 x RJ45 GbE LAN • 2 x USB 2.0 Type A • 1 x USB OTG via mini-USB Type B AO-IBR117 User’s Manual...
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0 ~ 60 °C (32 ~ 140 °F) • Operating Temperature -40 ~ 85 °C (-40 ~ 185 °F) with the optional heatsink • Relative 10 ~ 90 %, non-condensing Humidity All specifications are subject to change without prior notice. AO-IBR117 User’s Manual...
*The photos above are for reference only. Some minor components may differ. I/O View Name Name USB OTG Port USB 2.0 Ports COM RS-232/422/485 Port DC Jack HDMI Port Reset Button LED Indicators (from left to GbE LAN Port right: Power, Wireless, Programmable Setting) AO-IBR117 User’s Manual...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration This section provides information on jumper settings and connectors on the AO-IBR117 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: • M.2 card Installation • Jumper and connector locations • Jumper settings and information of connectors...
Locate the mini-PCIe slot, align the key of the mini-PCIe card to the interface, and insert the card slantwise. (Insert the M.2 card in the same way.) Push the mini-PCIe card down and fix it with 2 flat head screws. (Fix the M.2 card with one screw.) AO-IBR117 User’s Manual...
Hardware Configuration Setting the Jumpers Set up and configure your AO-IBR117 by using jumpers for various settings and features according to your needs and applications. Contact your supplier if you have doubts about the best configuration for your use. 2.2.1...
Hardware Configuration Jumpers Quick Reference Function Jumper Name Page LVDS Power Setting LVDS Backlight Power Setting 2.4.1 LVDS Power Setting (P16) Function Pin closed Illustration 3.3V (default) AO-IBR117 User’s Manual...
SD Card Slot HDMI Port GbE LAN Port Dual USB 2.0 Type-A Port Mini-USB OTG Port NGFF M.2 E2230 Slot Mini-PCIe Slot SIM Card Socket SATA II Connector System Reset Button Factory Use Only SW1, P11, P19 AO-IBR117 User’s Manual...
Assigment DCD, Data carrier detect DSR, Data set ready RXD, Receive data RTS, Request to send TXD, Transmit data CTS, Clear to send DTR, Data terminal ready Ground Assignment RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 DATA- DATA+ Ground Ground Ground AO-IBR117 User’s Manual...
Chapter 3 Software Setup This chapter introduces installation of the following drivers: • Make a recovery SD card (for advanced users only) • Display parameter setting in kernel...
Make a Recovery SD Card Note: This is for advanced users who has I-TECH standard image file only. Basically, AO-IBR117 is preloaded with O.S (Android / Linux) into eMMC by default. Connect the TFT-LCD with AO-IBR117 (or HDMI), and 12V power directly.
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Driver Installation Copy the image to the directory mfgtools-2.3\Profiles\Linux\OS Firmware\files\AO-IBR117\. Select the script of mfgtools sdcard recovery. AO-IBR117 User’s Manual...
Insert the recovery SD card and U disk to the board for upgrade. Power up the board and the recovery program starts. When the recovery finishes, power down the board, pull out the recovery SD card and U disk. AO-IBR117 User’s Manual...
Driver Installation Display Parameter Setting in Kernel AO-IBR117 supports HDMI output by default. If you use HDMI to display, run the command below. /home/root/display_config/config_displag_mode.sh 1 If you use LVDS 7” to display, run the command below. /home/root/display_config/config_displag_mode.sh 2 If you use LVDS 15” to display, run the command below.
Chapter 4 BSP Source Guide This chapter is dedicated for advanced software engineers only to build BSP source. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: • Preparation • Installing Toolchain • Building U-Boot • Building Kernel • Building RAMdisk Image (Optional) •...
Decompress the AO-IBR117 source file AO-IBR117.tar.xz into "/home/" folder. Installing Toolchain Decompress Toolchain poky.tar into directory "/opt". Building U-Boot...
Connect LVDS 15” display panel. Power on and you will see U-Boot prompt. If you want to change to another monitor (or display panel) type, refer to the section 3.2 Display Parameter Setting in Kernel to set video output command. AO-IBR117 User’s Manual...
USB (flash disk) Test Insert the USB flash disk then assure it is in AO-IBR117 device list. Note: This operation may damage the data stored in the USB flash disk. Before starting the test, make sure there is no critical data in the eMMC flash being used.
Appendix SD Card Test When AO-IBR117 is booted from eMMC, SD card is “/dev/mmcblk1” and able to see by “ls /dev/mmcblk1*” command: /dev/mmcblk1 /dev/mmcblk1p2 /dev/mmcblk1p4 /dev/mmcblk1p5 /dev/mmcblk1p6 When AO-IBR117 is booted from SD card, replace test pattern “/dev/ mmcblk1” to “/dev/mmcblk0”.
Appendix SATA (hard disk) Test Insert the hard disk then assure it is in AO-IBR117 device list. Note: This operation may damage the data stored in the hard disk. Before starting the test, make sure there is no critical data in the hard disk being used.
Testing CAN #config can parrameter ip link set can0 type can bitrate 125000 triple-sampling on #enable can ifconfig can0 up #disable ifconfig can0 down #send data cangen can0 & #receive data candump -n 10 can1 -T 5000 AO-IBR117 User’s Manual...
• Testing 3G # the command will connect 3g to network # make sure that the simcard is inserted right, and ANT connected pppd call wcdma echo "ping www.baidu.com to make sure the network ok" ping www.baidu.com AO-IBR117 User’s Manual...
USB Hub Hirose Hirose Connector DF13E-10DP-1.25V DF13E-10DP-1.25C JCTC Digital I/O (GPIO) E-Call 11002H00-1P Connector 0110-01-53101100 Well-Lin, 1010H CAN Bus TechBest Connector WT02M-30002-06132 SHR-03V-S-B TechBest C Connector WT02M-30002-06132 SHR-03V-S-B Connector types may be subject to change without prior notice. AO-IBR117 User’s Manual...