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Kontron QDS-9400 User Manual

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USER GUIDE
QDS-9400
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  • Page 1  USER GUIDE QDS-9400 Doc. User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Doc. ID: [To be Determined] www.kontron.com...
  • Page 2 QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 This page has been intentionally left blank www.kontron.com // 2...
  • Page 3 In cases of doubt, please contact Kontron. This user guide is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved by Kontron. No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the express written permission of Kontron.
  • Page 4 ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE (COLLECTIVELY, "HIGH RISK APPLICATIONS"). You understand and agree that your use of Kontron devices as a component in High Risk Applications is entirely at your risk. To minimize the risks associated with your products and applications, you should provide adequate design and operating safeguards.
  • Page 5 If you have any difficulties using this user guide, discover an error, or just want to provide some feedback, contact Kontron support. Detail any errors you find. We will correct the errors or problems as soon as possible and post the revised user guide on our website.

  • Page 6: Symbols

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Symbols The following symbols may be used in this user guide DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

  • Page 7: For Your Safety

    Therefore, in the interest of your own safety and of the correct operation of your new Kontron product, you are requested to conform with the following guidelines.

  • Page 8: Lithium Battery Precautions

    General Instructions on Usage In order to maintain Kontron’s product warranty, this product must not be altered or modified in any way. Changes or modifications to the product, that are not explicitly approved by Kontron and described in this user guide or received from Kontron Support as a special handling instruction, will void your warranty.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Table of Contents Symbols .......................................... 6 For Your Safety ......................................7 High Voltage Safety Instructions ..................................7 Special Handling and Unpacking Instruction ..............................7 Lithium Battery Precautions ....................................8 General Instructions on Usage ................................8 Quality and Environmental Management ............................

  • Page 10: List Of Tables

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 7.8. GPIO Wafer (GPIO) ......................................36 7.9. AD Key Output Wafer (ADKEY) ................................. 36 7.10. IR Wafer (IR) ........................................37 7.11. RGB LED Wafer (RGB) ....................................37 7.12. eDP Panel Connector (EDP) (Optional) ..............................38 7.13.
  • Page 11 QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Figure 9: USB 2.0 High Speed Cable ................................27 Figure 10: USB 3.0 High Speed Cable ................................28 Figure 11: Audio Phone Jack (PHONE) ................................29 Figure 12: Micro SD Card Cage (TF) ................................. 30 Figure 13: Power Input Wafer (DCIN 12V) ..............................

  • Page 12: 1/ Introduction

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 1/ Introduction This user guide describe the QDS-9400 board made by Kontron. This board will also be denoted QDS-9400 within this user guide. Use of this user guide implies a basic knowledge of PC-AT hardware and software. This user guide focuses on describing the QDS-9400 board's special features and is not intended to be a standard PC-AT textbook.

  • Page 13: 2/ Installation Procedures

     Handle the board only by the edges To get the board running follow these steps. If the board shipped from KONTRON already has components like RAM and CPU cooler mounted, then skip the relevant steps below. 1. Turn off the PSU (Power Supply Unit) Turn off PSU (Power Supply Unit) completely (no mains power connected to the PSU) or leave the Power Connectors unconnected while configuring the board.

  • Page 14: Lithium Battery Replacement

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1  The board must be powered by a CSA or UL approved power supply that limits the maximum input current.  For interfaces having a power pin such as external power or fan, ensure that the connectors and wires are suitably rated.

  • Page 15: 3/ System Specifications

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 3/ System Specifications 3.1. Component Main Data The table below summarizes the features of the QDS-9400 board. Table 1: Component Main Data System Processor  Rockchip RK3399 (64-bit Dual Core ARM® Cortex®-A72 + Quad Core Cortex®-A53 up to 2.0 GHz)

  • Page 16: Environmental Conditions

    146 mm x 80 mm / 5.75" x 3.15" 3.2. Environmental Conditions The QDS-9400 is compliant with the following environmental conditions. It is the customer's responsibility to provide sufficient airflow around each of the components to keep them within the allowed temperature range.

  • Page 17: Processor Support

    The sufficient cooling is also depending on the worst case maximum ambient operating temperature and the actual worst case load of processor. 3.4. System Memory Support The QDS-9400 supports a single DDR3 memory down configuration with a capacity of up to 4GB. The following list describes specific system memory features: ...

  • Page 18: Table 5: Supply Voltages

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Table 5: Supply Voltages Supply Min. Max. Note +12 V 11.4 V 12.6 V Should be ±5 % tolerance www.kontron.com // 18...

  • Page 19: 4/ Connector Locations

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 4/ Connector Locations 4.1. Top Side Figure 1: Top Side Table 6: Jumper List Item Designation Description See Chapter 3V3 5V 12V Panel Power Selection for LVDS 7.13.1 3V3 5V 12V Panel Power Selection for Optional MIPI 7.13.2...

  • Page 20: Table 7: Top Side Internal Connector Pin Assignment

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Table 7: Top Side Internal Connector Pin Assignment Item Designation Description See Chapter DCIN 12V DC 12 V Power Input Wafer 7.1.1 RTC Battery Power Input Wafer 7.1.2 Panel Backlight Power Output Wafer 2-LVDS...

  • Page 21: Connector Panel Side (Rear)

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 4.2. Connector Panel Side (Rear) Figure 2: Connector Panel Side (Rear) Table 8: Connector Panel Side Connector List (Rear) Item Designation Description See Chapter DCIN 12V 12 V DC Jack HDMI HDMI 2.0 Connector...

  • Page 22: Connector Panel Side (Front)

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 4.3. Connector Panel Side (Front) Figure 3: Connector Panel Side (Front) Table 9: Connector Panel Side Connector List (Front) Item Designation Description RECOVERY ADB Button POWERKEY Power Button www.kontron.com // 22...

  • Page 23: 5/ Connector Definitions

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 5/ Connector Definitions The following defined terms are used within this user guide to give more information concerning the pin assignment and to describe the connector's signals. Defined Term Description Shows the pin numbers in the connector...

  • Page 24: 6/ I/O-Area Connectors

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 6/ I/O-Area Connectors 6.1. Power Connector (DCIN 12V) The QDS-9400 has a DC jack on the external I/O connector panel. It must be used to supply the board with +12 VDC (±5 %). Figure 4: DC Jack (DCIN 12V)

  • Page 25: Hdmi Connector (Hdmi)

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 6.2. HDMI Connector (HDMI) The HDMI connector is based on standard HDMI type A and compliant with HDMI 2.0. Figure 5: HDMI Connector (HDMI) Table 11: Pin Assignment HDMI Connector (HDMI) Signal Description Note...

  • Page 26: Ethernet Connector

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 6.3. Ethernet Connector The QDS-9400 supports one channel of 10/100/1000 Mbit Ethernet. In order to achieve the specified performance of the Ethernet port, Category 5 twisted pair cables must be used with 10/100 MByte and Category 5E, 6 or 6E with 1 Gbit LAN networks.

  • Page 27: Usb Connectors (I/O Area)

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 6.4. USB Connectors (I/O Area) The external I/O connector panel supports two USB 3.0 connectors and one USB 2.0 connector. USB 3.0 ports are backward compatible with USB 2.0. Figure 7: USB 3.0 Connectors (USB 3.0) Table 13: Pin Assignment USB 3.0 / USB 2.0 Connectors (USB 3.0)

  • Page 28: Figure 10: Usb 3.0 High Speed Cable

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Polyviny Chloride (PVC) Jacket On-Twisted Power Pair: Red: V Black: Power Ground Twisted Signaling Pair: Inner Shield Aluminum White: D- Green: D+ Metallized Polyester Outer Shield ≥ 65% Interwoven 28 AWG Tinned Copper Drain Wire Tinned Copper Braid For USB 3.0 cabling it is required to use only HiSpeed USB cable, specified in USB 3.0 standard:...

  • Page 29: Audio Phone Jack (Phone)

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 6.5. Audio Phone Jack (PHONE) The external I/O connector panel supports one 3.5 mm single-port audio phone jack for headset. The audio output signals are shared with those of the speaker connector. Figure 11: Audio Phone Jack (PHONE)

  • Page 30: Micro Sd Card Cage (Tf)

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 6.6. Micro SD Card Cage (TF) The external I/O connector panel supports one micro SD card cage for data logging and file storage. Figure 12: Micro SD Card Cage (TF) Table 16: Pin Assignment Micro SD Card Cage (TF)

  • Page 31: 7/ Internal Connectors

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 7/ Internal Connectors 7.1. Power Connector Power connector must be used to supply the board with +12 VDC (±5 %). 7.1.1. Power Input Wafer (DCIN 12V) The 1x6-pin 2.54 mm pitch power input wafer provides +12 V DC to the board and power on / off control.

  • Page 32: Usb Connectors (Internal) (Usb)

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 7.2. USB Connectors (Internal) (USB) The QDS-9400 has three 4-pin 2.0 mm pitch USB port pin headers which support one USB 2.0 port each. Figure 15: USB 2.0 Pin Header (USB) Table 19: Pin Assignment (USB)

  • Page 33: Microphone Input Wafer (Mic)

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 7.4. Microphone Input Wafer (MIC) The microphone input wafer provides microphone (Mic-In) signals through the 2-pin 2.0 mm pitch wafer MIC. Figure 17: Microphone Input Wafer (MIC) Table 21: Pin Assignment (MIC) Signal Description...

  • Page 34: Lvds Panel Connector (2-Lvds)

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 7.6. LVDS Panel Connector (2-LVDS) The 30-pole 2.0 mm pitch connector provides 6/8-bit, 1/2-channel LVDS panel connection. Figure 19: LVDS Panel Connector (2-LVDS) Table 23: Pin Assignment (2-LVDS) Signal Description Note VDD* +3.3 V / +5 V / +12 V panel power supply VDD* +3.3 V / +5 V / +12 V panel power supply...

  • Page 35: Panel Backlight Power Output Wafer (Bl)

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Signal Description Note CLKP LVDS Channel 1 clock differential pair (+) LVDS Channel 1 Data 3 differential pair (-) LVDS Channel 1 Data 3 differential pair (+) * Panel Power can be selected by Jumper 1.

  • Page 36: Gpio Wafer (Gpio)

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 7.8. GPIO Wafer (GPIO) The 6-pin 2.0 mm pitch wafer GPIO supports 4-bit general purpose input / output signals to provide powering-on function of the connected devices. Figure 21: GPIO Wafer (GPIO) Table 25: Pin Assignment (GPIO)

  • Page 37: Ir Wafer (Ir)

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 7.10. IR Wafer (IR) The 3-pin 2.0 mm pitch IR wafer IR supports infrared input signal. Figure 23: IR Wafer (IR) Table 27: Pin Assignment (IR) Signal Description Note Infrared Receiver Ground 3.3 V power supply 7.11.

  • Page 38: Edp Panel Connector (Edp) (Optional)

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 7.12. eDP Panel Connector (EDP) (Optional) The optional 20-pole 2.0 mm pitch eDP panel connector supports quad-channel eDP cable for LCD panel / display. Figure 25: eDP Panel Connector (EDP) Table 29: Pin Assignment (EDP)

  • Page 39: Switches And Jumpers

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 7.13. Switches and Jumpers The product has several jumpers which must be properly configured to ensure correct operation. Figure 26: Jumper Connector For a three-pin jumper (see Figure 29), the jumper setting is designated ‘‘1-2’’ when the jumper connects pins 1 and 2.

  • Page 40: Panel Power Selection For Optional Mipi (3V3 5V 12V) (Optional)

    QDS-9400 - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 7.13.2. Panel Power Selection for Optional MIPI (3V3 5V 12V) (Optional) The optional 2.0 mm pitch "Panel Power Selection for Optional MIPI" jumper can be used to select MIPI panel power voltage. Figure 28: Panel Power Selection for Optional MIPI (3V3 5V 12V)

  • Page 41: About Kontron

    QDS-9400 - - User Guide, Rev. 1.1 About Kontron Kontron is a global leader in Embedded Computing Technology (ECT). As a part of technology group S&T, Kontron offers a combined portfolio of secure hardware, middleware and services for Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 applications.

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