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Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Revision History Version Description Date First release Mar. 1, 2023 VT-SBC-3399 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
Under no circumstances shall any part of this user manual be copied, reproduced, translated, or sold. This manual is not intended to be altered or used for other purposes unless otherwise permitted in writing by Vantron. Vantron reserves the right of all publicly released copies of this manual.
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Email: sales@vantrontech.com Symbology This manual uses the following signs to prompt users to pay special attention to relevant information. Caution for latent damage to system or harm to personnel Attention to important information or regulations VT-SBC-3399 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
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The use or placement of the operation tools shall comply with the code of practice of such tools to avoid short circuit of the Product. • Cut off the power before inspection of the Product to avoid human injury or product damage. VT-SBC-3399 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
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Clean with a damp cloth • Do not try to clean exposed electronic components unless with a dust collector • Power off and contact Vantron technical support engineer in case of the following faults: • The Product is damaged •...
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION VT-SBC-3399 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 1.1 Product Overview VT-SBC-3399 single board computer is based on Rockchip RK3399 processor that integrates dual-core Cortex-A72 and quad-core Cortex-A53 to provide optimized performance at lower power consumption. It supports high-quality video encoding and decoding to maximize display performance.
VT-SBC-3399 works with 12V/5A DC power input supplied by a DC power jack. 1.8 Environmental Specifications VT-SBC-3399 works at a temperature ranging from 0℃ to +60℃ and at relative humidity of 5%-95% for non-condensing purpose. It is designed to be stored at a temperature ranging from -40℃...
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions CHAPTER 2 CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION VT-SBC-3399 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
VT-SBC-3399 implements a 4GB LPDDR4 by default. Users also have the option of 2GB LPDDR4. 2.2.2 eMMC Flash VT-SBC-3399 offers an eMMC 5.1 flash of 32GB, used as the default boot and storage device. 2.2.3 Micro SD Slot VT-SBC-3399 also implements a Micro SD slot for expansion of RAM/storage capacity. It supports hot plug of the Micro SD card.
Specification: HITCONN: DC-044A-2.0-PU, 5.5 x 2.1mm, adapter recommended: 12/3A 2.4.2 J9 Ethernet jack (2) VT-SBC-3399 implements one RJ45 Ethernet jack, supporting up to 1000Mbps of data transmission rate. There are two link/activity LED indicators on the Ethernet jack. A solid green indicator means the network is functioning properly and a blinking amber indicator means there is data transmission.
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Channel B differential data lane output 2 + Ground LVDS_B_CLK- Channel B differential clock output - LVDS_B_CLK+ Channel B differential clock output + Ground LVDS_B_D3- Channel B differential data output lane 3 - LVDS_B_D3+ Channel B differential data output lane 3 + VT-SBC-3399 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 2.4.7 J21 RS232 & RS485 (7) VT-SBC-3399 offers 2 RS232 connectors and 1 RS485 connector. One RS232 connector (UART4) has its signal derived from the CPU, corresponding to device node ttyS4. The other RS232 connector and RS485 connector are expanded from an independent chipset, corresponding to device nodes ttyACM1 and ttyACM0.
Ground 2.4.9 U2 USB 2.0 Type-A & USB 3.0 Type-A (9) VT-SBC-3399 implements a USB 2.0 Type-A and a USB 3.0 Type-A that are stacked in layers to connect peripherals. Specification: FOXCONN: UEA1112C-UHS6-4F. The maximum output of USB 3.0 Type-A is 5V/1A, and the maximum output of USB 2.0 Type-A is 5V/0.5A.
USB host data + Ground 2.4.11 J19 USB 2.0 Type-C (11) VT-SBC-3399 offers a USB 2.0 Type-C interface that supports USB 3.0 OTG and DP 1.2 display output. The maximum output of this interface is 5V/1A. VT-SBC-3399 | User Manual...
Wi-Fi & Bluetooth antenna. 2.4.16 J20 Fan connector (16) VT-SBC-3399 implements a fan connector. The rotating speed of the fan depends on the temperature of the CPU and is controlled by pin PWM1. It is recommended that the power of the fan is less than 6W (12V/0.5A).
You are recommended to use the self-made adapter cable (YC1083R035) with description as follows: Wiring: Black Ground The pins of the debug port correspond to that of the adapter cable as follows: J4 (debug port) J1 (audio end of the adapter cable) RS232_RX RS232_TX VT-SBC-3399 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
2.4.20 SW3 Reset button (20) A short press of the reset button will reset the Board. 2.4.21 J8 MIPI CSI (21) VT-SBC-3399 implements a MIPI DSI interface for connecting a camera. Specification: LZR: FPC031003-31LG, 1 x 31, 0.3mm Pinout description:...
Ground 2.4.22 J15 Micro SD slot (22) VT-SBC-3399 implements a Micro SD card slot on the back, supporting SD/MMC interface. The Micro SD card can be used for RAM expansion or used as mobile storage. Micro SD card hot plug is supported.
2.5 Boot Mode The Board has three modes to boot up. • Normal mode VT-SBC-3399 starts up automatically, with modules loading in sequence to boot up the system normally. • Loader mode Under the Loader mode, bootloader will enter the upgrade mode and wait for commands from the host for firmware upgrade.
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3.1 Interface Definition 3.1.1 Serial port VT-SBC-3399 offers 2 RS232 connectors and 1 RS485 connector. One RS232 connector (UART4) has its signal derived from the CPU, corresponding to device node ttyS4. The other RS232 connector and RS485 connector are expanded from an independent chipset, corresponding to device nodes ttyACM1 and ttyACM0.
64 bytes from 192.168.9.10: seq=0 ttl=64 time=1.296 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.9.10: seq=1 ttl=64 time=1.358 ms VT-SBC-3399 supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth functions. You are recommended to use nmtui to set up the Wi-Fi network. 1. Open a terminal in the console, and input the following command to set up the network;...
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# nmcli dev wifi connect <SSID> password <PASSWD> 2. Use the ping command to check if the network is connected properly; # ping www.baidu.com 3. If the data packets are transmitted and received properly, the network is connected properly. VT-SBC-3399 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
(only AT (ttyUSB2) and Modem (ttyUSB3) nodes of a serial port are used for sending AT commands) to send AT commands. 1. Send AT command via minicom for test; # minicom -D /dev/ttyUSB2 -b 115200 2. In normal cases, the program will return the module information; VT-SBC-3399 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
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# pppd call quectel-ppp & // method 1 # /etc/ppp/peers/quectel-pppd.sh /dev/ttyUSB2 <APN> <username> <password> // method 2 APN, username and password are provided by the carrier, and please modify the argument based on actual information (the figures below are for reference). ……… VT-SBC-3399 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
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4. If the network connection fails, please try to add a default route and continue to test the network connection # route add default gw <xx.xx.xx.xx> xx.xx.xx.xx is the IP address of the route (ppp0) VT-SBC-3399 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
If the device is identified, the watchdog driver is working properly. Kill the watchdog program: # killall watchdog [ 197.034060] dw_wdt: unexpected close, system will reboot soon If the system reboots in a short time, the program is turned off properly. VT-SBC-3399 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions CHAPTER 4 DEBIAN SYSTEM UPGRADE VT-SBC-3399 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
2. Right click the mouse and run the driver program DriverInstall.exe as administrator; 3. Click Install Driver and wait for the installation to proceed; 4. Open the directory of the upgrade tool (path: 700RBAG39P983_VT-SBC-RK-3399- GEN3,debianxxx,Vxxx\tools\RKDevTool_Release_vxxx); 5. Double click the driver for the upgrade tool RKDevTool.exe; VT-SBC-3399 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
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World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 6. Open the upgrade window; 7. Connect VT-SBC-3399 to the Windows host with the USB Type-C cable; 8. Input “reboot loader” command in a terminal to enter the Loader mode and the upgrade window will prompt for the existence of a Loader device;...
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11. Click the Upgrade button and the dev ice will start to download the image and upgrade the firmware automatically; 12. When the upgrade finishes, the device will reboot automatically. VT-SBC-3399 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions CHAPTER 5 DISPOSAL AND WARRANTY VT-SBC-3399 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
& electronic waste recycling/disposal center. Proper disposal of this sort of waste helps avoid harm and adverse effect upon surroundings and people’s health. Please contact local organizations or recycling/disposal center for more recycling/disposal methods of related products. VT-SBC-3399 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
CUSTOMER’s location and no Product so inspected shall be returned to VANTRON unless the cause for the rejection or defect is determined to be the responsibility of VANTRON. VANTRON shall in turn provide the CUSTOMER turnaround shipment on defective Product within fourteen (14) working days upon its receipt at VANTRON.
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