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Alternatively, in more demanding applications the projected capacitance touch panel is a better choice as it has a glass top surface. The following list the features available on the HB9 PCA when used in conjunction with a Blue Chip Technology TM3 PCA.
Mounting Kits are also available and include VESA mount, panel mount, etc. Operating Systems supported include Android 9 and Ubuntu Linux 22.04 LTS. For any other operating support, please contact the Blue Chip sales team. 7 PCB Layout 7.1 HB9 for 9.7” LCD Figure 7-1 HB9 9.7"...
BCT HB9 User Guide v1_0.docx 8.1 P2 HDMI Type A Figure 8-1 P2 HDMI Type A Pin Numbers Signal Comment DAT2+ HDMI Data Shield DAT2- HDMI Data DAT1+ HDMI Data Shield DAT1- HDMI Data DAT0+ HDMI Data Shield DAT0- HDMI Data...
BCT HB9 User Guide v1_0.docx 8.2 P3 USB3.0 Figure 8-2 P3 USB3.0 Pin Numbers Signal Comment USB Power 5v DATA- USB2.0 differential data - DATA+ USB2.0 differential data + Power ground SSRX- Super-speed receiver data - SSRX+ Super-speed receiver data +...
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BCT HB9 User Guide v1_0.docx 8.3 P4 M.2 Figure 8-3 P4 M.2 Pin Numbers Signal Comment Not Used POWER OFF# Controls power to M.2 module USB+ USB Data+ (USB2.0) DISABLE# USB- USB Data- (USB2.0) Not Used Not Used Mechanical notch B...
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BCT HB9 User Guide v1_0.docx Not Used Not Used Not Used UIM-RESET SIM Card Reset Not Used UIM-CLK SIM Card Clock UIM-DATA Sim Card Data Not Used PCIe Lane 0 Tx- UIM-PWR Not Used PCIe Lane 0 Tx+ Not Used...
BCT HB9 User Guide v1_0.docx Not Used Not Used Not Used SUSCLK 32.768 kHz clock supply input provided by the Platform chipset Not Used Not Used Table 8-3 P4 M.2 Connector Pinout 8.4 P6 Expansion Connector Figure 8-4 P6 Expansion Connector Pin Numbers...
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Apply logic low during power-up to put the system into USB engineering mode. I2C SCK C data at 3v level 3.3v Alternative power INPUT – in parallel with the main power in connector on HB9. BAT+ External battery for RTC Page 14...
BCT HB9 User Guide v1_0.docx 8.6 P8 10/100Base-T Ethernet Figure 8-6 P8 10/100Base-T Ethernet Pin Numbers Signal Comment Transmit data positive Transmit data negative Receive data positive Not used Not used Receive data negative Not used Not used Table 8-6 P8 10/100Base-T Ethernet Connector Pinout...
LVDS_DATA2_N LVDS Data LVDS_DATA2_P LVDS_CLK_N LVDS Clock LVDS_CLK_P VCC5V 5v supply Not Used Table 8-8 P13 LCD Data (HB9 12.1” only) 8.9 P16 LCD Data (HB9 9.7” only) Figure 8-9 P16 LCD Data (HB9 9.7” only) Pin Numbers Page 18...
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LEDK1 Backlight cathode 1 Not Used LEDA Backlight anode LEDA Backlight anode Not Used LVDS_CLK_P LVDS_CLK_N LVDS_DATA2_P LVDS_DATA2_N LVDS_DATA1_P LVDS_DATA1_N LVDS_DATA0_P LVDS_DATA0_N Not Used Not Used Not Used VPNL VPNL Table 8-9 P16 LCD Data (HB9 9.7” only) Page 19...
BCT HB9 User Guide v1_0.docx Signal Comment DAT2 Data line 2 DAT3 Data line 3 Command / Response Power 3.3v Clock DAT0 Data line 0 DAT1 Data line 1 CARD DETECT# Card detected Table 8-10 P20 µSD Card Socket Pinout 8.11 P21 SIM Card Socket...
BCT HB9 User Guide v1_0.docx Not Used Not Used Data in/out Not Used Table 8-11 P21 SIM Card Socket Pinout 8.12 P22 Projected Capacitive Touch Panel Figure 8-12 P22 Projected Capacitive Touch Panel Pin Numbers Signal Comment RES_TOUCH_IRQ# Interrupt shared with on-board resistive touch screen controller.
BCT HB9 User Guide v1_0.docx 9 Jumpers 9.1 J2, J3 COM Port #3 Function Jumper Comment COM Port #3 is RS422/RS485. COM Port #3 is RS232. Table 9-1 J2, J3 COM Port #3 Function Jumpers 10 Expansion Connector PCAs 10.1 Screw Terminal PCA For users who prefer screw terminal connections a dual 25-way row PCA with 3.5mm pitch...
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GPIO signal – 3 volts level GPIO 12 GPIO signal – 3 volts level 0 volts Alternative power INPUT – in parallel with the main power in connector on HB9. 0 volts I2C SDA I2C Data at a 3 volts level I2C SCL...
BCT HB9 User Guide v1_0.docx / COM 3 RS232 Receive – 3volts level for RS422/485, RS232 levels for RS232. See section 9.1 for further information. CTX3_P COM Port 3 Transmit – Positive / COM 3 RS232 Transmit – 3volts level for RS422/485, RS232 levels for RS232.
BCT HB9 User Guide v1_0.docx PWROFF# Apply logic low to power down the unit 0 volts RESET# Apply logic low to reset the unit 0 volts I2C SCL I2C Clock at a 3 volts level I2C SDA I2C Data at a 3 volts level...
BCT HB9 User Guide v1_0.docx 0 volts Audio ground Line in left channel Audio line level signal Line in right channel Audio line level signal 0 volts Audio ground Speaker negative Combined left and right audio channels amplified – Negative (not 0 volts)
2 & 3. For RS485/RS422 operation, place J1 and all three jumpers in J2 to position 1 & 2. See section 9.1 for further information. The HB9 must only be operated when the J1 and J2 links are either linking pins 1 & 2 or 2 & 3 and never with a mixture.
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BCT HB9 User Guide v1_0.docx 12.2 RS232 All RS232 ports have only transmit and receive functionality. There are no modem control lines available and therefore hardware flow control is not possible. RS232 is intended to form a connection between two systems as shown in Figure 12-1. This forms a full duplex system between the devices A and B.
For RS422/RS485 applications which require long cable runs or high data rates it is generally necessary to include terminating resistors. The are placed between the differential pairs at the receiver end. The HB9 does not provide termination resistors, these must be added by the user as required.
16 Power 16.1 Voltage The operating voltage of the HB9 is between 9v and 24v, except when the 12.1” LCD display is fitted. In this case, the minimum is raised to 12v. Power is connected via the jack plug (P12) which has a 2.5mm diameter centre pin. Two suitable mating connectors are given in Table 16-1.
The PhoenixCard tool populates a µSD card with an OS installer. Such a µSD card when booted on HB9 and TM3 installs the full operating system to TM3 internal storage. Pre-built OS binary images are available or these may be created using Buildroot or by the Packlinux tool.
BCT HB9 User Guide v1_0.docx Figure 17-1 PhoenixCard Tool 6. Ensure the TM3 HB9 board is turned off. Plug in the µSD card prepared by the PhoenixCard tool to TM3 HB9 host board µSD card slot. 7. Power on the TM3 HB9 board. An installation progress bar shall be displayed.
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2. Click Start button. The big circular indicator on the top right of the application window shall turn green. At this point TM3 devices can be installed. 3. Power the TM3/HB9 board off. Connect a USB cable between the PC and USB Device port on the HB9 labelled as P6.
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