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RICO-MX8P NXP i.MX 8M Plus Platform User’s Manual 1 Last Updated: August 8, 2024...
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Copyright Notice This document is copyrighted, 2024. All rights are reserved. The original manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the original manufacturer.
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Acknowledgement All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Arm® and Cortex® are registered trademarks of Arm Limited (or its ⚫ subsidiaries). Mali™ is a trademark of Arm Limited (or its subsidiaries). ⚫ ITE is a trademark of Integrated Technology Express, Inc. ⚫...
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Packing List Before setting up your product, please make sure the following items have been shipped: Item Quantity RICO-MX8P ⚫ RTC Battery ⚫ MB Power Cable ⚫ If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately.
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About this Document This User’s Manual contains all the essential information, such as detailed descriptions and explanations on the product’s hardware and software features (if any), its specifications, dimensions, jumper/connector settings/definitions, and driver installation instructions (if any), to facilitate users in setting up their product. Users may refer to the product page on AAEON.com for the latest version of this document.
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Safety Precautions Please read the following safety instructions carefully. It is advised that you keep this manual for future references All cautions and warnings on the device should be noted. Make sure the power source matches the power rating of the device. Position the power cord so that people cannot step on it.
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If any of the following situations arises, please the contact our service personnel: Damaged power cord or plug Liquid intrusion to the device iii. Exposure to moisture Device is not working as expected or in a manner as described in this manual The device is dropped or damaged Any obvious signs of damage displayed on the device...
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FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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China RoHS Requirement (EN) Poisonous or Hazardous Substances or Elements in Products AAEON Main Board/Daughter Board/Backplane Poisonous or Hazardous Substances or Elements Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated Component Lead Mercury Cadmium Chromium Biphenyls Diphenyl Ethers (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) (Cr(VI)) (PBB) (PBDE) PCB & Other ○...
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Product Specifications..................1 Specifications ......................2 Block Diagram ......................5 Chapter 2 – Hardware Information ..................6 Dimensions ....................... 7 Jumpers and Connectors ..................9 List of Jumpers ......................11 2.3.1 COM Pin 9 Power Selection (JP1) ............11 2.3.2 LVDS Backlight Power Selection (JP2) ..........
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Specifications System Form Factor Pico-ITX Plus (100mm x 80mm) NXP i.MX 8M Plus: Quad-Core Arm® Cortex®-A53, 1.6 GHz Arm® Cortex®-M7, up to 800MHz 2.3 TOPS (Optional) Vivante GC7000 UltraLite 3D GPU (2 shaders, OpenGL ES 3.1, Vulkan, OpenCL 1.2) Vivante GC520L 2D GPU Graphics Video Processing Unit (VPU): •...
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System Operating Temperature 32°F ~ 140°F (0°C ~ 60°C) Optional: -4°F ~ 158°F (-20°C ~ 70°C) Storage Temperature -40˚F ~ 176˚F (-40˚C ~ 80˚C) Operating Humidity 0% ~ 90% relative humidity, non-condensing MTBF (Hours) 100,000 Certification CE/FCC Display HDMI HDMI 2.0 x 1 LVDS 4/8 Lane LVDS x 1 MIPI...
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GPIO GPIO x 8 (2x7 Wafer x 1) Expansion Slot Full-size mPCIe Slot x 1 (LTE) FPC Connector x 1 (Daughter Board) SIM Slot Nano SIM (Push-Push Type with Tray) SD Socket Micro SD Card (Push-Push Type) Camera 4-lane MIPI CSI Interface Chapter 1 –...
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Block Diagram Daughter Baord LPDDR4 2GB/4GB(Option) Power Button DC-IN Power LED Max.8GB Power input PMIC Reset Button PCA9450CHNY Power Rail 3 Pin Wafer Clock:32.768KHz USB 3.0/2.0 DC Jack 12V USB Type C RJ45 CN27 Charger Audio CAN 1/2 Audio CODEC Combo Jack FPC CONN CAN BUS...
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List of Jumpers Please refer to the table below for all of the board’s jumpers that you can configure for your application Label Function COM Pin9 Mode (Ring/+5V/+12V) Selection LVDS Inverter/Backlight Voltage Selection LVDS Operating Voltage Selection 2.3.1 COM Pin 9 Power Selection (JP1) 2.3.2 LVDS Backlight Power Selection (JP2) 2.3.3...
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List of Connectors Please refer to the table below for all of the board’s connectors that you can configure for your application. For connector vendor and model information, please refer to Appendix A. Label Function +12V DC Power Jack (Optional) Power Button/Reset Button/Power LED RTC Battery Connector RJ-45 LAN Port 1...
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2.4.1 DC Power Jack (Optional) (CN1) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level DCIN +12V 2.4.2 Power Button/Reset Button/Power LED (CN2) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level ONOFF +1.8V Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level RST_BTN STATUS_LED +1.8V VDD_3V3 +3.3V 2.4.3 RTC Battery Connector (CN3) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level VRTC_BAT +3.3V 2.4.4 RJ-45 LAN Port 1 (CN5) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level MDI0+ DIFF MDI0- DIFF MDI1+ DIFF MDI1-...
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Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level MDI2+ DIFF MDI2- DIFF MDI3+ DIFF MDI3- DIFF LED Color Link Speed LEFT Right Orange 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps Yellow 1000 Mbps 2.4.5 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type C OTG (CN6) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level SSTXP1...
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Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level SSTXP2 DIFF SSTXN2 DIFF VCC50_USB_C TYPEC_CC2 TYPEC_DP_C DIFF TYPEC_DN_C DIFF N.C. VCC50_USB_C SSRXN1 DIFF SSRXP1 DIFF Note: The driving current of VBUS_TYPEC supports up to 2A. 2.4.6 USB 3.2 Gen 1/USB 2.0 Port (CN7) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level...
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Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level USB2_TXN_L DIFF USB2_TXP_L DIFF VCC5V0_TYPEA HUB_USB4_DN_C DIFF HUB_USB4_DP_C DIFF Note: The driving current of 5V_USB_C supports up to 2A. 2.4.7 COM Port (CN8) RS-232 Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level ±10V ±10V ±10V RI/ +5V/ +12V IN/ PWR +5V/+12V RS-485...
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RS-422 Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level RS422_TX- ±5V RS422_TX+ ±5V RS422_RX+ RS422_RX- Note: COM RS-232/422/485 will be set by APP setting. Default is RS-232. 2.4.8 Micro SD Card (CN9) Standard specifications. 2.4.9 External 5V/RS-232/3.3V/Debug Port (CN10) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level RS232_RX_3 +3.3V...
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Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level UART2_RX_DBG +3.3V UART2_TX_DBG +3.3V 3V3_SYS +3.3V 2.4.10 Mini PCIe Connector (CN11) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level VPCIE_3V3 +3.3V VPCIE_3V3 +3.3V N.C. N.C. N.C. VPCIE_3V3 +3.3V USIM_PWR USIM_DATA N.C. USIM_CLK N.C. USIM_RESET Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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2.4.13 MIPI CSI Camera Connector (CN14) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level CSI_nRST +1.8V N.C. I2C3_SDA +1.8V I2C3_SCL +1.8V CSI_MCLK +1.8V CSI_D0N DIFF CSI_D0P DIFF CSI_D1N DIFF CSI_D1P DIFF CSI_CLKN DIFF CSI_CLKP DIFF CSI_D2N DIFF CSI_D2P DIFF CSI_D3N DIFF CSI_D3P DIFF VCC2V8_DVP 2.8V...
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2.4.14 DIO/Buzzer/5V (CN19) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level VSYS_5V GPIOB1 GPIOA1 GPIOB2 GPIOA2 +5V(Default) +3.3V(Option) GPIOB3 GPIOA3 GPIOB4 GPIOA4 For 5V Buzzer Note: CN19 must be used with APP ”RICO-MX8P_GPIO_COMSelect. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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2.4.15 +12V External Power Input (CN27) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level DCIN +12V Note: CN1 and CN27 cannot be used at the same time. 2.4.16 LVDS Inverter/Backlight Connector (CN34) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +5V / DIS_PWR +12V(Default) BKLCTL +3.3V(Default) / +5V ENABLK...
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2.4.17 HDMI (CN38) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level HDMI_TX2P_CONN DIFF HDMI_TX2N_CONN DIFF HDMI_TX1P_CONN DIFF HDMI_TX1N_CONN DIFF HDMI_TX0P_CONN DIFF HDMI_TX0N_CONN DIFF HDMI_TXCP_CONN DIFF HDMI_TXCN_CONN DIFF PORT_CEC +3.3V N.C. DDC_SCL DDC_SDA Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level VCC50_HDMI HDMI_HPD_CONN 2.4.18 LVDS LCD Connector (CN4) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level ENABLK +3.3V(Default) /+5V BKLCTL +3.3V(Default) /+5V VCC_LVDS +3.3V(Default) /+5V LVDS_CLK0N_C DIFF LVDS_CLK0P_C DIFF VCC_LVDS +3.3V(Default) /+5V LVDS_D0N_C DIFF LVDS_D0P_C DIFF LVDS_D1N_C DIFF LVDS_D1P_C DIFF...
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Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level LVDS_D6N_C DIFF LVDS_D6P_C DIFF LVDS_D7N_C DIFF LVDS_D7P_C DIFF LVDS_D8N_C DIFF LVDS_D8P_C DIFF VCC_LVDS +3.3V(Default) /+5V LVDS_CLK1N_C DIFF LVDS_CLK1P_C DIFF 2.4.19 FPC Connector (CN46) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level ENET1_RD0 +1.8V ENET1_RD1 +1.8V ENET1_RD2 +1.8V ENET1_RD3 +1.8V...
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2.4.20 Nano SIM Card Socket (CN45) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level USIM_CLK USIM_DATA USIM_RESET USIM_PWR N.C. Card Detect Note: CN45 must be used with the Nano SIM Card tray (P/N: P2M0410010). Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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2.4.21 Audio Jack w/Mic Function (CN46) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level HP_J_MIC HP_J_R N.C. HP_J_D N.C. N.C. HP_J_L Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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MAC Address Writing As the MAC ID can only be programmed into the CPU once and cannot be altered thereafter, it is advisable to configure it within the operating system. This approach ensures that any potential errors can be corrected without permanently affecting the CPU.
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Step 2: Open MacaddressTool.exe. Step 3: Select the appropriate COM port and click 'Connect.' Then, power on the device by connecting the power source. Chapter 3 – MAC Address...
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Step 4: Enter the MAC address: use ETH1 for the mainboard and ETH2 for the PER-T650. Chapter 3 – MAC Address...
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Step 5: Click 'Send.' The button will display 'PASS' if the write is successful Chapter 3 – MAC Address...
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You can write another MX8P without disconnecting the serial port. You can also verify the MAC address in the system using the ifconfig command. For the mainboard, check eth1, and for the PER-T650, check eth0. Chapter 3 – MAC Address...
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Appendix A Appendix A - Mating Connectors...
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List of Mating Connectors and Cables Onboard Connector Label Function Vendor Model No DC Power Jack +12V Input SWITCHTECH DC-044A-2.5 16525X0001 (Optional) Power Button/Reset Button/Power Aces 50228-00671-001 16535X0008 CN3 RTC Battery Connector ACES 50207-00271-001 1655902025 CN5 LAN Port 1 (RJ45) Connector SPEED TECH RJJL4A-4WH1-FP0-0R 1652814205...
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Mating Connector Label Function Vendor Model No DC Power Jack +12V Input (Optional) Power Button/Reset Button/Power LED WL1010H-6P 1.0PITCH RTC Battery Connector SUR 0.8 2P LAN Port 1 (RJ45) Connector USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type C OTG USB 3.2 Gen 1/USB2.0 Port COM Port Micro SD Card Socket CN10...
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Label Available Cable Cable P/N RTC Cable with Battery 1750X00007 CN10 Combo cable with DB9 and Dupont wire connector 170X000696 CN11 CN12 CN13 CN14 CN19 Combo cable with LED and Buzzer 170X000705 CN27 Power Cable 170302015C CN34 LVDS B/L Cable 170X000707 CN38 CN41...
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