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Symbols ......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
For Your Safety.............................................................................................................................................................. 7
High Voltage Safety Instructions .................................................................................................................................... 7
Lithium Battery Precautions ........................................................................................................................................... 8
General Instructions on Usage ...................................................................................................................................... 8
Disposal and Recycling ................................................................................................................................................. 8
WEEE Compliance ........................................................................................................................................................ 8
Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................................... 9
List of Tables ............................................................................................................................................................... 11
List of Figures .............................................................................................................................................................. 11
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Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 12
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Description ....................................................................................................................................................... 13
2.1. SMARC™ Computer-on-Modules ......................................................................................................................... 13
2.2. Main characteristics .............................................................................................................................................. 14
2.4. SMARC-sAMX8 Feature Set ................................................................................................................................ 15
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System Specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 16
3.1. Component Main Data .......................................................................................................................................... 16
3.2. Environmental Conditions ..................................................................................................................................... 18
3.3. Functional Block Diagram ..................................................................................................................................... 19
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Board and Connectors...................................................................................................................................... 21
4.1.1. Connectors ........................................................................................................................................................ 21
4.3. Bottom Side .......................................................................................................................................................... 22
4.4. Mechanical Drawings ............................................................................................................................................ 23
4.5. Thermal Considerations ........................................................................................................................................ 24
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Pin Definitions .................................................................................................................................................. 25
5.1. Processor Support ................................................................................................................................................ 25
5.2. System Memory Support ...................................................................................................................................... 26
5.3. eMMC Flash Memory ........................................................................................................................................... 26
5.4. WIFI/Bluetooth 1216 ............................................................................................................................................. 26
5.5. Multiplexer ............................................................................................................................................................ 27
5.6. SMARC Connector ............................................................................................................................................... 27
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Installation ........................................................................................................................................................ 44
6.1. Boot Mode ............................................................................................................................................................ 44
6.2. RTC Current Consumption ................................................................................................................................... 45
6.3. UART Interfaces ................................................................................................................................................... 45
6.4. Power Control ....................................................................................................................................................... 47
6.4.1. Power Supply ..................................................................................................................................................... 47
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