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- Page 1 Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions IBOX66 Embedded Industrial Computer User Manual Version: 1.7 © Vantron Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
- Page 2 Updated the use of serial ports in Debian system Nov. 15, 2023 V1.6 Added 5.5 Use of the Debug UART Jan. 15, 2024 Modified the definition of the Power button under V1.7 Feb. 16, 2024 Linux system IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
ADB Setup on the Windows host ................33 App Installation via ADB Commands ..............35 4.4.1 Prerequisites ......................35 4.4.2 App installation ....................... 36 Image Flashing on a Windows Host ................ 37 4.5.1 Prerequisites ......................37 4.5.2 Image flashing ......................37 IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com... - Page 4 4G module ......................58 Ethernet ........................59 Wi-Fi ........................59 USB ......................... 60 5.10 RTC ......................... 60 CHAPTER 6 DISPOSAL AND WARRANTY ................61 Disposal ........................62 Warranty ......................... 63 Appendix Regulatory Compliance Statement ..............64 IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
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Page 5: Foreword
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. - Page 6 Please refer to the Appendix for Regulatory Compliance Statement. 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 IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
- Page 7 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. IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
- Page 8 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 •...
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Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction
Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com... -
Page 10: Product Overview
As such, it is capable of dealing with huge volume of data in a timely manner. As IBOX66 provides rich interfaces, a wide choice of peripherals can be connected for extended applications, including barcode scanners, cameras, barcode printers and keyboard plates. -
Page 11: Unpacking
1 x Wi-Fi & BT 1 x DC power connector antenna 2 x 4G LTE antenna Actual accessories might vary slightly from the list above as the customer order might be different from the standard configuration options. IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com... -
Page 12: Specifications
195mm x 110mm x 30mm (With installation bracket) Mechanical Weight 680g Installation Desktop/Wall mounting Storage: -40℃~+85℃ Temperature Operating: 0℃~+60℃ Environment Storage: 5%~95% RH Humidity Operating: 5%~95% RH Condition Certification ESD: ±4KV (contact) and ±8KV (air) IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com... -
Page 13: Product Layout
Installation bracket bracket USB 3.0 DC in Ethernet HDMI switch Type-A Micro SD & jack USB 2.0 Micro SIM slots Type-A 1.4.2 Back view Wi-Fi & BT RS485/RS232 antenna RS232 Installation Installation bracket bracket indicator IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com... - Page 14 Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 1.4.3 Left side view 4G diversity RS232 antenna Backlight MIPI CSI MIPI DSI/ connector LVDS 1.4.4 Right side view Grounding screw Speaker GPIO Backlight connector connector IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
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Page 15: Operating System
IBOX66 works with 12V/24V 3A DC power input supplied by the power terminal. The power consumption of IBOX66 is about 15W. It should be pointed out that the power consumption is largely dependent on the RAM, storage capacity, peripherals, and other configurations of the Product. -
Page 16: Chapter 2 Getting Started
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Page 17: Device Setup
World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 2.1 Device Setup Before you proceed with the configuration of IBOX66, follow the steps below to finish hardware connection. 1. Position the Device on a desired place, for instance, a wall or a desktop;... - Page 18 7. Install the antennas to the antenna connectors and tighten the connectors; If you have only one 4G antenna in hand, please install it to the 4G primary antenna connector next to the ON/OFF button. IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
- Page 19 Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 8. When necessary, plug one end of an Ethernet cable into the RJ45 jack of IBOX66 and the other to a live Ethernet port;...
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Page 20: Using The Device
4. To debug the device remotely, dial the OTG switch up (client mode) and insert a USB Type-A to Type-A cable into the USB OTG port to connect the device and the host computer. USB OTG OTG switch IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com... -
Page 21: Turning On/Off The Device
Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 2.3 Turning on/off the Device Having set up IBOX66 according to the aforementioned steps, users can operate the device following the steps below: The device will automatically boot up after power-on;... -
Page 22: Chapter 3 Harware Description
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Page 23: Power Input
This section briefs on the hardware definition and connector/jumper pinout. Power input IBOX66 is designed to support 12V/24V DC (12V 3A recommended) power input with OVP/OCP protection. Since the terminal block also provides backlight power supply, please take the input voltage of the backlight into consideration when selecting the power supply. -
Page 24: Ethernet Port
10/100Mbps. USB 2.0 IBOX66 offers four USB 2.0 interfaces (Type-A), including one USB OTG on the top right that can switch between host (down) and device (up) modes with the red switch next to the USB interfaces. -
Page 25: Usb 3.0
Micro SD & Micro SIM slots IBOX66 provides a Micro SD card slot that supports a storage device of up to 128GB. The SIM card slot supports SIM card hot plugging. The 4G LTE module of the Device is AT&T and Verizon pre-certified, and you may consult your sales executive for the module name before applying a SIM card from the carrier. - Page 26 World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Pinout description of UART4: Signal Description RXDA RS232_A receive data TXDA RS232_A Transmit data Ground Pinout description of UART5: Signal Description RXDB RS232_B receive data TXDB RS232_B Transmit data Ground IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
- Page 27 Description RS485_1_A RS485_1 A RXDE/RS485_1__B RS232_E receive data /RS485_1 B TXDE RS232_E Transmit data Ground Pinout description of UART7: Signal Description RS485_2_A RS485_2 A RXDF/RS485_2__B RS232_F receive data /RS485_2 B TXDF RS232_F Transmit data Ground IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
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Page 28: Reset Button
Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 3.10 Reset button IBOX66 offers a reset button which will restart the device upon a short press. 3.11 LED indicators IBOX66 offers four LED indicators with definition explained below:... -
Page 29: Gpio
Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 3.12 GPIO IBOX66 provides 8 GPIOs on a 20-pin connector (2 × 10 × 2.0mm) to allow custom development of the Device. Pinout description:... -
Page 30: Edp & Backlight Connector
World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 3.13 eDP & backlight connector IBOX66 implements a 4-lane eDP connector (2 × 10 × 2.0mm) to connect to an external display via an extension cable. Moreover, there is an LCD backlight power connector BL1 (1 x 6 x 2.0mm) that supplies power to the LCD backlight. -
Page 31: Speaker
EDP_BKLT_EN LED driver enabling EDP_BKLT_PWM PWM signal for LED driver Ground Ground 3.14 Speaker IBOX66 provides an L/R speaker connector (1 × 4 × 2.0mm) that allows connection of a 5W/8Ω speaker. Pin 1 Pinout description: Signal Description OUTR- Class-D H-bridge negative output for right channel... -
Page 32: Mipi Dsi/Lvds
World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 3.16 MIPI DSI/LVDS IBOX66 implements a dual-channel 8-lane MIPI DSI connector (2 × 16 × 2.0mm) to connect an external screen via an extension cable, including 4 lanes that can be used as LVDS. - Page 33 Digital Ground Digital Ground BL2 connector pinout description: Signal Description LCD_BLK LCD Power Supply for LED Driver LCD_BLK LCD Power Supply for LED Driver LCD_BKLT_EN LED Driver Enabling LCD_BKLT_PWM PWM Signal for LED Driver Ground Ground IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
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Page 34: Mipi Csi
Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 3.17 MIPI CSI IBOX66 implements a 4-lane MIPI CSI connector (2 × 10 × 2.0mm) for HD cameras via an extension cable. Pinout description:... -
Page 35: Chapter 4 Android System Manual
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Page 36: Time And Date Setup
World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions This chapter briefs on the settings and common use of the interfaces in the Android system. Please connect a mouse, keyboard and monitor to IBOX66 for smooth operation. Time and Date Setup Please confirm if the system time is correct after first bootup. Change of the system settings will synchronize the date and time to the RTC which ensures correct display of the system time and date after recovery from abrupt power failure or system fault. -
Page 37: Enable Developer Options
Enable Developer Options To enable Developer options of IBOX66, follow the steps below: 1. Connect IBOX66 to a mouse, keyboard and monitor for easier operations; 2. After the system has booted, swipe up to access the application drawer; 3. Click Settings > About <Tablet> in sequence;... - Page 38 5. Click in sequence Advanced > Environment Variables > System Variables > Path > Edit, and click New in the pop-up; 6. Paste the path of the Android folder, and click OK one by one to confirm and exit; IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
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Page 39: App Installation Via Adb Commands
Android system and the ADB tool kit is installed and accessible on the Windows host computer. 4.4.1 Prerequisites IBOX66 running Android operating system • A host computer running Windows 7 or later (with ADB setup finished) •... -
Page 40: App Installation
Make sure there is no special character in the app path. If you failed to install the apk, try using the absolute path of the .apk file enclosed in double quotation marks. IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com... -
Page 41: Image Flashing On A Windows Host
World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Image Flashing on a Windows Host Whenever a new image is available, Vantron will provide a release package consisting of all the tools/files necessary so that you can flash the image as needed. This section briefs on the image flashing on a Windows host. - Page 42 World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 4. A pop-up will appear in a second suggesting the driver is installed; 5. Open the directory of the upgrade tool (path: \SW\AndroidTool\RKDevTool_Release_ vxxx\RKDevTool); 6. Double click RKDevTool.exe to open the upgrade window; IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
- Page 43 Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 7. Connect IBOX66 to the Windows host with the USB Type-A to Type-A cable; 8. Press “Win + R” and input cmd in the dialog box to open the command prompt;...
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Page 44: Serial Ports
Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Serial Ports IBOX66 offers two DB9 RS232 connectors (uart4 and uart5) and two DB9 RS232/RS485 connectors (uart0 and uart7) for serial communication. To test if the serial ports function properly: 1. -
Page 45: Gpio
# echo 0 > sys/van-misc/uart7_mode // uart7 RS485 mode GPIO IBOX66 provides 8 GPIOs, starting from GPIO0 to GPIO7. GPIO0 to GPIO7 are mapped as GPIO104, GPIO107, GPIO108, GPIO109, GPIO110, GPIO111, GPIO112, and GPIO113 in the software system, respectively. Please refer to 3.12... -
Page 46: User Indicator Control
User Indicator Control There is a user-defined LED indicator on the REAR enclosure of IBOX66, users can use the following command line to enable and disable the indicator. 1. Install ADB tool on the Linux host, if needed, as set out in step 4 in 4.6;... -
Page 47: Chapter 5 Debian System Manual
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Page 48: About The System
World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions This chapter briefs on the settings and common use of the Interfaces in the Debian system. Please connect a mouse, a keyboard and a monitor to IBOX66 for smooth operation. About the System Debian is a Linux distribution and the Device was built by Debian GNU/Linux 10 operating system. -
Page 49: System Settings
° Network settings: You can connect to Ethernet/Wi-Fi/VPN, or create/edit the connection ° Bluetooth settings: To pair and set up the Bluetooth devices System time ° Screen lock ° ° Power icon IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com... -
Page 50: Language Setup
5. Input sudo su in the terminal to switch to the root mode; 6. Run the following command to check the language currently used by the system; # env | grep LANG LANG= zh_CN.UTF-8 // the system language is simplified Chinese IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com... - Page 51 10. Press “Space” in front of the target locale to select the language; 11. Move down to the current locale (zh_CN.UTF-8) and press “Space” to uncheck the current language; 12. Press “Tab” to move the cursor to the <OK> option and press “Enter” to confirm your choice; IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
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Page 52: Time And Date Setup
5.2.2 Time and date setup Please confirm if the system time is correct after first bootup. To change the system time: 1. Click the Debian icon > Preference > Time and Date to open the Time and Date settings; IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com... - Page 53 Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 2. Click Unlock and enter the password (vantron) before editing; 3. Click Time zone and select the correct one for the Device from the list;...
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Page 54: Network Configuration
Connection Information: 4. To edit the network configurations, you can right click the network icon and select Edit Connections, then select a connection and click the cog icon to edit the settings. IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com... -
Page 55: Image Flashing On A Windows Host
World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Image Flashing on a Windows Host Whenever a new image is available, Vantron will provide a release package consisting of all the tools/files necessary so that you can flash the image as needed. This section briefs on the image flashing on a Windows host. - Page 56 World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 4. A pop-up will appear in a second suggesting the driver is installed; 5. Return to the release package and open the directory of the upgrade tool (path: \RKDevTool_Release\ RKDevTool.exe); IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
- Page 57 World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 6. Double click RKDevTool.exe to open the upgrade window; 7. Connect the USB OTG port (refer to 3.4) of IBOX66 to the Windows host with the USB Type-A to Type-A cable; 8. Press “Win + R” and input cmd in the dialog box to open the command prompt;...
- Page 58 13. Open the image file update.img from the local directory (\rockdev), and the firmware details will be automatically populated; 14. Click the Upgrade button, and the system will start to download the image and upgrade the firmware automatically; 15. When the upgrade finishes, the system will reboot automatically. IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
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Page 59: Serial Ports
World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Serial Ports IBOX66 offers two DB9 RS232 connectors (UART4 and UART5) and two DB9 RS232/RS485 connectors (UART0 and UART7) for serial communication. The ports are mapped as /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyS4, /dev/ttyS5, and /dev/ttyS7 respectively in the system. Please refer for the details of the serial ports. -
Page 60: Use Of Debug Uart
In the event that you would like to debug the device via the debug UART, please unscrew the upper cover of IBOX66 first. 1. Use a Philips screwdriver to remove the screws from the upper cover and open IBOX66; 2. The debug UART is labeled as J18, and the pinout description is shown below;... - Page 61 World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 4. Plug the USB end of the serial-to-USB adapter into the host computer; 5. Power on IBOX66 with a 12V DC adapter; 6. Launch a terminal emulator on a host computer (in the following description, a terminal in ubuntu system is used for illustration) 7.
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Page 62: Module
World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 4G module IBOX66 integrates an automatic dial-up script. The dial-up fails when there is no SIM card in the slot, yet the normal operation of the Device will not be impacted. Before using the cellular communication, please remember to insert the activated SIM card into the SIM slot and install the 4G antennas before power up. -
Page 63: Ethernet
World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Ethernet IBOX66 is configured to connect to Internet once it connects to a live Ethernet. 1. Connect the RJ45 Ethernet jack of the Device to network; 2. Use the ifconfig command to check the information of the network card (eth0 in this case);... -
Page 64: Usb
3. Set the system date & time; # date -s "2023-03-24 14:38:10" 4. Synchronize the RTC time with the system time; # hwclock -w 5. Reboot the Board; # reboot 6. Check the RTC time information. # hwclock -r IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com... -
Page 65: Chapter 6 Disposal And Warranty
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Page 66: Disposal
& 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. IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com... -
Page 67: Warranty
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. -
Page 68: Appendix Regulatory Compliance Statement
Note: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. IBOX66 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
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