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VIA Technologies VAB-3000 User Manual

Fanless low-power platform for edge ai applications with mediatek genio 350 quad-core processor
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USER MANUAL
VIA VAB-3000
Fanless low-power platform for
Edge AI applications with
MediaTek Genio 350 Quad-Core processor
1.03-26082024

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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL VIA VAB-3000 Fanless low-power platform for Edge AI applications with MediaTek Genio 350 Quad-Core processor 1.03-26082024...
  • Page 2 VIA Technologies, Inc. reserves the right the make changes to the products described in this manual at any time without prior notice.
  • Page 3 VIA VAB-3000 User Manual Battery Recycling and Disposal • Only use the appropriate battery specified for this product. • Do not re-use, recharge, or reheat an old battery. • Do not attempt to force open the battery. • Do not discard used batteries with regular trash.
  • Page 4 Optional Accessories Wireless Module Option Part Number Description EMIO-2575-00A0 4G LTE mobile broadband miniPCIe module with two antennas and assembly (Japan only) Development Option Part Number Description VAB-3000-1D00A0 Development kit including USB to UART debug board and 4-pin FFC cable...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    VIA VAB-3000 User Manual Table of Contents Product Overview ............................1 Key Features ............................1 Product Specifications ........................... 1 Layout Diagram ............................. 4 Product Dimensions ..........................5 Height Distribution ..........................6 Coastline I/O Pin Descriptions and Functionality ................... 8 HDMI® Port ............................8 USB 2.0 Port ............................
  • Page 6 VIA VAB-3000 User Manual Appendix A Recommended Mating/Unmating Jig ................... 26 Jig Dimensions ............................ 26 Mating Method of Plug Connector ..................... 27 Appendix B Optional Accessories ........................28 4G LTE PCIe Mini Wireless Module Kit ....................28 Development Kit ..........................31 B.2.1...
  • Page 7 Figure 06: External I/O dimensions of the VIA VAB-3000 board (front coastline I/O).......... 6 Figure 07: External I/O dimensions of the VIA VAB-3000 board (back coastline I/O) .......... 6 Figure 08: Height distribution of the VIA VAB-3000 board (top I/O) ..............6 Figure 09: Height distribution of the VIA VAB-3000 board (bottom I/O) .............
  • Page 8 Figure 45: Debug board power jumper diagram ....................31 Figure 46: Connecting the 4-pin FFC cable to the VIA VAB-3000 board ............. 32 Figure 47: Connecting the 4-pin FFC cable to the debug board and the debug board to a PC ......33...
  • Page 9 VIA VAB-3000 User Manual List of Tables Table 01: HDMI port pinouts ..........................8 Table 02: USB 2.0 port pinouts ........................... 8 Table 03: 10/100Mbps Ethernet port pinouts ....................9 Table 04: 10/100Mbps Ethernet port LED color definitions ................9 Table 05: COM port pinouts ..........................

  • Page 10: Product Overview

    OCR. Based on the 3.5" SBC 14.6cm x 10.2cm form factor, the VIA VAB-3000 board offers a wealth of network connectivity options, including an integrated SIM card slot for 4G LTE, dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, and a 10/100Mbps Ethernet port.
  • Page 11 VIA VAB-3000 User Manual • OpenGL® ES 3.2, OpenCL ES 2.0 full profile, and Vulkan 1.1 hardware acceleration • Supports H.265 and H.264 video encoding and decoding up to 1080p @ 60fps AI Processor • Cadence® Tensilica® Vision P6 NPU (supports up to 0.3 TOPS) Wireless Connectivity •...
  • Page 12 VIA VAB-3000 User Manual Power Supply • 1 x 12V DC-in (supports 9V~15V) • 1 x 2-cell 8.4V Li-on battery (optional) Operating System • Android 12 • Yocto 3.1 Operating Temperature • 0°C ~ 60°C Operating Humidity • 0% ~ 95% (relative humidity ; non-condensing) Form Factor •...

  • Page 13: Layout Diagram

    MIPI 4-Lane CSI for 2-Cell Li-on Battery Front Camera I-PEX Connector DC-in HDMI 2x USB Host COM (RS-232) Reset Button IR Receiver Figure 01: VIA VAB-3000 board top I/O MIPI DSI LCD Connector Touch Panel Connector Figure 02: VIA VAB-3000 board bottom I/O...

  • Page 14: Product Dimensions

    Figure 03: VIA VAB-3000 board front coastline I/O MicroSD Power Button Line-out Micro USB Power LED Figure 04: VIA VAB-3000 board back coastline I/O 1.4 Product Dimensions 134.2mm 6.9mm 67.5mm 146mm Figure 05: Dimensions of the VIA VAB-3000 board (top I/O)

  • Page 15: Height Distribution

    120.7mm 120.7mm 102.4mm 88.9mm 75.7mm 55.5mm 25.4mm 1.6mm Figure 06: External I/O dimensions of the VIA VAB-3000 board (front coastline I/O) 120.7mm 102.4mm 88.9mm 75.7mm 55.5mm 25.4mm Figure 07: External I/O dimensions of the VIA VAB-3000 board (back coastline I/O) 1.5 Height Distribution...

  • Page 16: Figure 09: Height Distribution Of The Via Vab-3000 Board (Bottom I/O)

    VIA VAB-3000 User Manual   Figure 09: Height distribution of the VIA VAB-3000 board (bottom I/O)

  • Page 17: Coastline I/O Pin Descriptions And Functionality

    Table 01: HDMI port pinouts 2.2 USB 2.0 Port The VIA VAB-3000 board is equipped with two USB 2.0 ports, which provide complete Plug and Play, and hot swap capabilities for external devices. The pinouts of the USB 2.0 ports are shown below.

  • Page 18: 10/100Mbps Ethernet Port

    VIA VAB-3000 User Manual 2.3 10/100Mbps Ethernet Port The VIA VAB-3000 board comes with a 10/100Mbps Ethernet port, which uses an 8 Position and 8 Contact (8P8C) receptacle connector commonly known as RJ-45. It is fully compliant with the IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T) and 802.3u (100BASE-TX) standards.

  • Page 19: Ir Receiver

    Figure 14: IR receiver 2.6 DC Jack The VIA VAB-3000 board comes with a DC Jack, to be used for suppling power from the provided 12V AC power adapter. The diagram of the DC Jack is shown below. Figure 15: DC jack 2.7 Reset Button &...

  • Page 20: Micro Usb 2.0 Port

    VIA VAB-3000 User Manual 2.8 Micro USB 2.0 Port The VIA VAB-3000 board is equipped with a Micro USB 2.0 port, to be used for OS image downloading. The pinouts of the Micro USB 2.0 port are shown below. Signal VBUS Figure 17: Micro USB 2.0 port...

  • Page 21: Power Button

    Table 07: Power button behavior description 2.12 MicroSD Slot The VIA VAB-3000 board is equipped with a MicroSD slot, to be used for storage of data, pictures, video, audio, documents and other files. The pinouts of the MicroSD slot are shown below.

  • Page 22: Power Led

    Figure 22: Power LED Table 09: Power LED behavior 2.14 DIO Port The VIA VAB-3000 board is equipped with a DIO port, to be used for digital input/output control. The pinouts of the DIO port are shown below. Figure 23: DIO port...

  • Page 23: On-Board I/O

    VIA VAB-3000 User Manual 3. On-Board I/O 3.1 UART Debug Connector The VIA VAB-3000 board is equipped with a UART debug connector labeled ‘J3’. The pinouts of UART debug connector are shown below. Figure 24: UART debug connector Signal UTXD0...

  • Page 24: I-Pex Connector

    Figure 25: I-PEX connector 3.3 miniPCIe Slot The VIA VAB-3000 board is equipped with a miniPCIe slot labeled ‘J3’ for wireless networking options such as a 4G board (EC-20/EC-25). The pinouts of the miniPCIe slot are shown below. Figure 26: miniPCIe slot...

  • Page 25: Sim Card Slot

    3.4 SIM Card Slot The VIA VAB-3000 board comes with a SIM card slot that supports 4G SIM cards. SIM card usage requires that a 4G board is installed in the miniPCIe slot, otherwise the SIM card slot will be disabled. The SIM card slot is designed for use with 4G boards that do not support built-in SIM card slots.

  • Page 26: Battery Charger Connector

    VIA VAB-3000 User Manual 3.5 Battery Charger Connector The VIA VAB-3000 board is equipped with a battery charger connector labeled 'J17', to be used for charging the rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery and powering the board. The pinouts of the battery charger connector are shown below.

  • Page 27: Rtc Battery Connector

    Table 15: RTC battery connector pinouts 3.7 Speaker Connectors The VIA VAB-3000 board is equipped with two mono speaker-out connectors labeled 'J22' and 'J23', to be used for connecting mono speakers. The pinouts of the speaker connectors are shown below.

  • Page 28: On-Board Mic Connector

    Table 16: Speaker connector pinouts 3.8 On-Board MIC Connector The VIA VAB-3000 board is equipped with an on-board MIC connector labeled 'J20', to be used for collecting the peripheral audio signal. The pinouts of the on-board MIC connector are shown below.

  • Page 29: Mcu Upgrade Pin Header

    3.9 MCU Upgrade Pin Header The VIA VAB-3000 board is equipped with an MCU upgrade pin header labeled as 'J13', to be used for flashing the MCU firmware on the management IC. The pinouts of the MCU upgrade pin header are shown below.

  • Page 30: Mipi Csi 4-Lane Connectors

    VIA VAB-3000 User Manual 3.10 MIPI CSI 4-Lane Connectors The VIA VAB-3000 board is equipped with two MIPI CSI 4-lane connectors labeled 'J15', 'J26'. The 'J15' connector is for connecting the front camera, while the 'J26' connector is for connecting the back camera (ODM request).

  • Page 31: Download Button & Pin

    3.11 Download Button & Pin The VIA VAB-3000 board comes with a download button, and a download pin which is contained within the DIO connector. These are used to enter the firmware download mode. The download button is labeled as ‘SW6’...

  • Page 32: Mipi Dsi 4-Lane Connector

    3.13 MIPI DSI 4-Lane Connector The VIA VAB-3000 board is equipped with a MIPI DSI 4-lane connector labeled 'J7' on the VIA VAB-3000 board, to be used for connecting the MIPI LCD display. The pinouts of the MIPI DSI connector are shown below.

  • Page 33: Touch Panel Connector

    The MIPI DSI 4-lane connector is a top contact type. 3.14 Touch Panel Connector The VIA VAB-3000 board is equipped with a touch panel connector labeled 'J9', to be used for connecting to a touch panel. The pinouts of the touch panel connector are shown below.

  • Page 34: Software And Technical Support

    VIA VAB-3000 User Manual 4. Software and Technical Support 4.1 Android and Yocto Support The VIA VAB-3000 features a complete software evaluation image featuring the Android 12 and Yocto 3.1 operating systems. 4.2 Technical Support and Assistance • For utilities downloads and the latest documentation and information about the VIA VAB-3000, please visit our website at https://www.viatech.com/en/edge/VAB-3000/.

  • Page 35: Appendix A Recommended Mating/Unmating Jig

    This chapter describes how to use the recommended MHF - I mating/unmating jig for fixing the: • Wi-Fi antenna plug connector on the micro-miniature RF antenna connector (I-PEX) located on the VIA VAB-3000 board as described in section 3.2. •...

  • Page 36: Mating Method Of Plug Connector

    VIA VAB-3000 User Manual A.2 Mating Method of Plug Connector Using the jig, align the plug connector with the micro-miniature RF antenna connector (I-PEX). Then push down gently until the plug connector is fully connected. The recommended force is 30N (maximum).

  • Page 37: Appendix B Optional Accessories

    Figure 40: Installing the SIM card Step 2 Align the 4G LTE module's notch with the PCIe Mini slot's notch on the VIA VAB-3000 board, and insert the 4G LTE module at a 30° angle. Figure 41: Installing the 4G LTE module...

  • Page 38: Figure 42: Securing The 4G Lte Module

    Once the 4G LTE module has been fully inserted, gently push down the module until its standoff holes align with the screw holes of the VIA VAB-3000 board, then secure the module with the provided M2 screws. Figure 42: Securing the 4G LTE module Step 4 Insert each antenna cable into an antenna holes from the inside of the back coastline I/O plate.

  • Page 39: Figure 44: Connecting Antennas To The 4G Lte Module

    VIA VAB-3000 User Manual Step 5 Connect the other ends of the antenna cables to the micro-RF (IPEX) connectors labeled 'MAIN' and 'DIV' on the 4G LTE module. Figure 44: Connecting antennas to the 4G LTE module Note: Using a mating/unmating jig is recommended for connecting the antennas to the I-PEX connectors on the 4G LTE module.

  • Page 40: Development Kit

    The power jumper settings are as shown below. Short pins 2 and 3 of the power source and voltage jumpers to set the VIA VAB-3000 device as the power source, and 1.8V as the voltage. It is recommended to use a long- nose plier for installing and removing a jumper cap.

  • Page 41: Installation

    Install the development kit as described in the steps below: Step 1 Insert one end of the 4-pin FFC cable into the UART debug connector labeled ‘J3’ on the VIA VAB-3000 board. Figure 46: Connecting the 4-pin FFC cable to the VIA VAB-3000 board...
  • Page 42 VIA VAB-3000 User Manual Step 4 Connect one end of a micro USB cable (not provided) to the micro USB port located on the debug board, and connect the opposite end of the micro USB cable to the host PC.
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