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Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on 1. Introduction 1.1. About this Manual This manual is intended to provide the user with an overview of the board and benefits, complete features specifications, and set up procedures. It contains important safety information as well. 1.2.
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Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on Revision History Description Author Date V1.0 Initial version Liu Yuan 2022-01-21 V1.1 Modified version Zhou Lijun 2022-02-15...
Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on 1 EM3568 Introduction Headphone 2x Gigabit USB3.0 Host Ethernet 2x USB2.0 HDMI Host Power in DC 12V Power in DC 12V PCIe 4G/WiFi card 3x UART Micro SD SATA Power Nano SIM...
Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on 1x Serial port for debug, 3-pin connector Serial 3x UART, 4-pin connectors 1x RS485, 3-pin connector HDMI 2.0, 4Kp60 MIPI DSI/LVDS, 1080p60 (40-pin header) Video EDP 1.3, 2560x1600@60Hz (30-pin header) RGB, up to 1920x1080@60Hz (40-pin FPC connector) 3.5mm audio I/O jack 8-channel audio via HDMI Audio...
Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on 4 Images Operation 4.1 Pack Image Step 1, copy all the files in Android directory rockdev/Image to the windows AndroidTool/rockdev/Image Step 2, enter AndroidTool/rockdev/, double-click to run mkupdate_rk356x.bat. Step 3, the update.img will be generated in rockdev directory.
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Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on 4.2 Unzip Firmware Unzip Firmware in windows. Step1, open RKDevTool.exe (Path:RKDevTool_Release_v2.84\RKDevTool.exe) Step 2, click Advanced Function -> Firmware, select update.img. Click Unpack to Unzip.
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Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on Step 3, Unpack finish as follow: The unzip files will be generated in \RKDevTool\RKDevTool_Release_v2.84\Output\Android\Image directory.
Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on 5 Install Tools 5.1 Install CP2102 Driver USB-to-UART cable CP2102 to the PC, unzip CP2102WIN7.rar on Windows, then click Plug the preInstaller.exe to install Now the device will be listed under Device Manager -> PORTS with unique serial port assigned...
Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on 5.2 Install Rockchip Driver Assistant Path: DriverAssitant_v5.1.1/DriverInstall.exe After the installation is complete, connect the board and PC with Micro USB cable and press the “Recover” key and hold then power the board, in can see the following Computer Management information:...
Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on 5.3 Install Serial Terminal Tool The serial terminal SecureCRT is used for debugging. It can be used directly after decompression. Open SecureCRT.exe after copy to PC (path: tools\windows\SecureCRT.exe), then click the icon Quick Connect to config Set the parameters as follow: Protocol: Serial...
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Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on After all, click connect Illusion: If open more than one serial terminal tools, and they use the same serial port, there will be reported the port is busy. Solution: Turn off the serial tool that unnecessary.
Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on 6 Burn Images Step 1, unzip RKDevTool_Release_v2.84.zip on Windows. Step 2, open RKDevTool.exe (Path:RKDevTool_Release_v2.84\RKDevTool.exe) Step 3, connect PC and development board with Micro USB cable, keep pressing the Recover Key and power the board until the windows PC shows Found one LOADER Device.
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Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on Step 4, click Upgrade Firmware -> Firmware, select update.img. Click Upgrade to flash.
Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on User can also update the firmware separately. Step 1, Click the column on the right side for the path of the file want to flash. Step 2, Select the checkbox on the left. Step 3, Click “run”...
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Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on Note: The system default support HDMI and LVDS synchronous output.
Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on 7.3 USB Host The USB Host can be used to connect USB mouse, USB keyboard, U-Disk or other USB devices. Note: The USB2.0 and USB3.0 interfaces are separate. 7.4 Video Player Copy video file to sdcard/udisk then insert it to the board. After system boot open sdcard/udisk and click video file to play.
Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on If inserted the headset will switch to the headset play audio automatically, plug out the headset will The playback priority : headset > HDMI > speaker switch to the HDMI or speaker play audio.( 7.5 Ethernet Connect the Board and router with an Ethernet cable (default DHCP=Yes).
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Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on # ifconfig # ping www.boardcon.com...
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Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on When two Ethernet interfaces are used at the same time, eth0 ping the Internet and eth1 ping the Intranet by default.
Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on 7.6 Record Step 1, open the APP Sound Recorder in Android. Step 2, click on the APP to start recording, speech in front of the microphone then can record. (The recording priority : headset recording > mic recording) After finish recording, click stop menu and select Save to store file.
Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on The default storage path is Internal Memory/Documents/Records. 7.7 RTC Execute the command hwclock at CRT terminal # hwclock Wait a minute then run hwclock again, it can be seen the time has changed.
Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on 7.8 WiFi Connect the WiFi antenna, then click Settings -> Network&internet -> Wi-Fi -> turn on, select the SSID from the list of available networks and enter the password. After connected, user can ping URL/IP at terminal. or open the browser to test Network. # ping www.boardcon.com...
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Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on 7.9 Bluetooth Settings -> Connected devices -> Pair new device Click Select the available device in the list to pair. After pairing, devices can connect with each other automatically.
Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on 7.10 Camera Connect the camera module (OV13850) to the development board CSI0(front Camera) and CSI1(back camera) before power on,then click the camera app to test. Front camera:...
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Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on Switch buttons for front and back cameras: Back camera:...
Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on 7.11 CAN Connect CAN ports of Board A and Board B with the test line. For Board A, execute the follow commands at Serial terminal A to set CAN_A as Receiver. ip link set can0 down ip link set can0 type can bitrate 1000000 dbitrate 3000000 fd on ip link set can0 up candump can0...
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Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on For Board A, execute the follow commands at Serial terminal A to set RS485 as Receiver or send. # ./system/com /dev/ttyS7 115200 8 0 1 For Board B, execute the follow commands at Serial terminal B to set RS485 as Receiver or send.
Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on 7.13 SATA Connect the sata and the sata power to the board(Sata0). Automatically mount SATA after system boot. Note: EM3568 not support Sata Hot-plug.
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Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on 7.14 4G Step 1, Insert 4G module to PCIe slot (4G model:EC20). Step 2, Connect antenna and insert SIM card. Step 3, The default connection is 4G network after power on (The Network priority : Ethernet > WIFI > 4G).
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