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Handling and ESD tips General handling of your TQ-products The TQ-product may only be used and serviced by certified personnel who have taken note of the information, the safety regulations in this document and all related rules and regulations. A general rule is not to touch the TQ-product during operation. This is especially important when switching on, changing jumper settings or connecting other devices without ensuring beforehand that the power supply of the system has been switched off.
RAS314. ® Core of the MBa8MP-RAS314 is the TQMa8MPxL with an NXP i.MX 8M Plus CPU based on a Dual or Quad Cortex -A53. The TQMa8MPxL connects all peripheral components. In addition to the standard communication interfaces such as USB, Ethernet, SD card, etc., most other available TQMa8MPxL signals are routed on 100 mil pin headers on the MBa8MP-RAS314.
The MBa8MP-RAS314 provides all power supplies and configurations required for the operation of the TQMa8MPxL. The TQMa8MPxL is the central system on the MBa8MP-RAS314. It provides LPDDR4 SDRAM, eMMC, NOR flash, RTC, an EEPROM, power supply and power management functionality. All TQMa8MPxL internal voltages are derived from the 5 V supply voltage.
I2C4 I2C3 GPIO header I2C5 Figure 3: Block diagram I C bus The following table shows the addresses used on the TQMa8MPxL and the MBa8MP-RAS314. Table 4: C devices, address mapping on TQMa8MPxL and MBa8MP-RAS314 Location Device Function 7-bit address...
RTC backup In case of power failure or power down, a Goldcap capacitor on the MBa8MP-RAS314 supplies the RTC on the TQMa8MPxL. The TQMa8MPxL features an i.MX 8M Plus-internal RTC or a discrete RTC PCF85063A. The RTC is supplied in either way.
Power supply At X18, the MBa8MP-RAS314 has to be supplied with 12 V +/-10 % (16 V to 26.4 V). All other voltages required on the MBa8MP- RAS314 are derived from this supply voltage. The MBa8MP-RAS314 has a theoretical maximum power consumption of approx.
Attention: Maximum current of 3.3 V and 5 V rails The currents load of the 3.3 V and 5 V rails add up to the current consumption of the MBa8MP-RAS314. The additional power required must be provided by the power supply of the MBa8MP-RAS314.
3.3.1 Ethernet 1000 Base-T (RGMII) The i.MX 8M Plus CPU has two independent RGMII interfaces. On the MBa8MP-RAS314 both interfaces are used to provide two Gigabit Ethernet ports by means of two DP83867 Ethernet PHYs. The PHY has boot straps to start with adjustable default values. Some boot straps can be customized with placement options.
3.3.2 SD card interface The MBa8MP-RAS314 offers a microSD card slot that can also be used as boot source. All signals are directly connected to the USDHC2 interface of the i.MX 8M Plus. The TQMa8MPxL voltage V_3V3_SD supplies the microSD card slot. This voltage is controlled by SD_RESET#, therefore the microSD card is automatically reset in case of a Reset.
A USB 3.0 hub TUSB8041 is connected to the USB2 interface on the TQMa8MPxL, which provides four USB 3.0 / 2.0 host interfaces. USB Host 1 & 2 of the TUSB8041 are connected to a Dual USB 3.0 Type A socket (X12) on the MBa8MP-RAS314. USB Host 3 & 4 are routed to the connector X13.
3.3.5 WiFi A WiFi module (LBEE5XV1YM from Murata) is available on the MBa8MP-RAS314. It supports IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac and offers a dual-band RF interface (2.4 / 5 GHz). The LBEE5XV1YM is connected to the MBa8MP-RAS314 via PCIe (for WiFi) and UART (for a wireless function). The theoretically achievable maximum data rate of the LBEE5XV1YM is 866 Mbit/s.
The i.MX 8M Plus offers an LVDS controller with a dual LVDS interface. Each of the interfaces uses four differential lanes. On the MBa8MP-RAS314 there is one interface for connecting Single LVDS. In addition, two GPIO (BLT_EN, RESET#), a PWR_EN and a PWM signal are provided.
3.3.10 HDMI The HDMI_TX interface of the TQMa8MPxL is provided on the MBa8MP-RAS314 on an HDMI connector. Between TQMa8MPxL and HDMI socket is a "HDMI signal conditioning chip", which converts the levels and provides ESD protection. The HDMI_ARC_N and HDMI_ARC_P signals have capacitors between the module and the connector according to the EARC specification.
3.3.13 SPDIF The SPDIF interface is not used as such on the MBa8MP-RAS314, but can be provided on the GPIO header if required. By default these module signals are configured as I2C5 and GPIO. Table 15: SPDIF signal usage...
3.4.2 Reset buttons More information can be found in chapter 3.1.6 3.4.3 Status LEDs The MBa8MP-RAS314 offers diagnosis and status LEDs (plus the ones in the RJ45 connectors) to signal the system status. Table 18: Status LEDs Interface Ref. Colour...
TQMa8MPxL or the MBa8MP-RAS314 and thus malfunction, deterioration or destruction. Protection against external effects Protection class IP00 was defined for the MBa8MP-RAS314. There is no protection against foreign objects, touch or humidity. Reliability and service life No detailed MTBF calculation has been done for the MBa8MP-RAS314.
By environmentally friendly processes, production equipment and products, we contribute to the protection of our environment. To be able to reuse the MBa8MP-RAS314, it is produced in such a way (a modular construction) that it can be easily repaired and disassembled. The energy consumption of the MBa8MP-RAS314 is minimised by suitable measures.
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