VersaLogic Viper VL-EBX-38ECP Hardware Reference Manual page 8

Digital and Analog I/O Paddleboards ......................................................................... 56
Digital I/O (Using VL-CBR-2005A x2 ) .......................................................................... 56
Analog I/O (Using VL-CBR-2004A) ............................................................................... 58
Thermal Considerations ............................................................................................. 60
Selecting the Correct Thermal Solution for Your Application ........................................ 60
EBX-38 Thermal Characterization ................................................................................... 64
Installing the VersaLogic Thermal Solutions ................................................................... 67
Figure 1. Attaching the EBX-38 to Earth Ground .............................................................. v
Figure 2. VL-EBX-38 Viper Single Board Computer (Top Side) ...................................... 2
Figure 3. VL-EBX-38 Viper Single Board Computer (Bottom Side) ................................. 3
Figure 4. EBX-38 Dimensions and Mounting Holes .......................................................... 5
Figure 5. Jumpers Blocks in the As-Shipped Configuration .............................................. 9
Figure 6. Location of SW1 Configuration Switch Block .................................................. 11
Figure 7. Location and Pin Orientation of the Main Power Connector ............................ 15
Figure 8. Location and Pin Orientation of the External Battery Connector ...................... 19
Figure 9. VL-CBR-0203 Latching Battery Module .......................................................... 20
Figure 10. Locations of the LEDs/Indicators .................................................................... 21
Figure 11. Location of the SATA Ports ............................................................................ 23
Figure 12. Location of the microSD Socket...................................................................... 24
Figure 13. Location of the USB Ports ............................................................................... 25
Figure 14. Location of PCIe Mini Card LEDs .................................................................. 28
Figure 15. Location and Pin Orientation of User I/O Connector ...................................... 29
Figure 16. Location and Pin Orientation of Digital I/O Connector .................................. 31
Figure 17. Location and Pin Orientation of Serial Port Connectors ................................. 34
Figure 18. COM1/COM2/COM3/COM4 End-point Termination Jumpers ..................... 36
Figure 19. VGA Connector Location and Pin Orientation ............................................... 37
Figure 20. Location of the Mini DisplayPort Connectors ................................................. 41
EBX-38 Hardware Reference Manual
Cabling ................................................................................................................. 54
On-board Battery ................................................................................................. 54
Auxiliary I/O Connector ...................................................................................... 54
Heat Plate ............................................................................................................. 60
System-level Considerations ............................................................................... 61
CPU Thermal Trip Points .................................................................................... 61
Thermal Specifications, Restrictions, and Conditions ........................................ 63
Overall Restrictions and Conditions .................................................................... 63
Heat Plate Only Restrictions and Conditions: ..................................................... 63
Heat Sink Only Considerations: .......................................................................... 63
Heat Sink with Fan Considerations: .................................................................... 63
Test Results.......................................................................................................... 65
Installing the Passive Heat Sink .......................................................................... 67
Installing the Heat Sink Fan ................................................................................ 67
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