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Advantech EPC-R3720IQ-ALA200 User Manual

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  • Page 1 User Manual EPC-R3720 NXP i.MX 8M Plus Edge AI Box Computer...
  • Page 2 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 Advantech Co., Ltd. Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable. How- ever, Advantech Co., Ltd.
  • Page 3 The equipment shows obvious signs of breakage.  DISCLAIMER: This set of instructions is given according to IEC 704-1. Advantech disclaims all responsibility for the accuracy of any statements contained herein. This product is intended to be supplied by an UL Listed power adapter, or...
  • Page 4 Ce produit est destiné à être alimenté par un adaptateur d'alimentation homologué UL, ou un source d'alimentation, nominale: 12Vdc, 3A, Tma = 60 degrés C, si besoin d'aide supplémentaire, veuillez contacter Advantech pour plus d'informations (Tma 60 degrés C = Fonctionnement Température)
  • Page 6 Safety Precaution – Static Electricity Follow these simple precautions to protect yourself from harm and the products from damage: To avoid electrical shock, always disconnect the power from your PC chassis  before you work on it. Don't touch any components on the CPU card or other cards while the PC is on.
  • Page 7 Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………2 Product Features…………………………………………………………………………………2 1.2.1 Specification…………………………………………………………………………………..2 Mechanical Specification………………………………………………………………………..3 Electrical Specification…………………………………………………………………………...3 Environmental Specifications……………………………………………………………………3 Chapter 2 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………..6 EPC-R3720 I/O Overview………………………………………………………………………..6 EPC-R3720 Front Side Connectors…………………………………………………………….8 2.3.1 DC Power Jack (DC-IN)…………………………………………………………………8 2.3.2 USB Ports…………………………………………………………………………………8 2.3.3 LAN Ports…………………………………………………………………………………9 2.3.4 HDMI……………………………………………………………………………………..170 2.3.5 COM / CAN……………………………………………………………………………...170 Quick Start Guide………………………………………………………………………………..181 Wall Mount Bracket Installation………………………………………………………………...13 DIN Rail Bracket Installation……………………………………………………………………14...
  • Page 8 3.18.2 UIO-4032………………………………………………………………………………………..30 3.18.3 UIO-4034………………………………………………………………………………………..30 3.18.4 UIO-4036………………………………………………………………………………………..31 3.19 PyeIQ Test…………………………………………………………………………………………31 3.19.1 Run Applications and Demos………………………………………………………………...31 Chapter Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………..33 4.1.1 Device Tree Source File Select for EPC-R3720……………………………………………..33 Chapter System Recovery………………………………………………………………………………...34 5.1.1 Recovery by SD Card…………………………………………………………………………..34 Chapter RISC Design-In Services………………………………………………………………………..35 Contact Information………………………………………………………………………………38 Global Service Policy…………………………………………………………………………….39 6.3.1 Warranty Policy………………………………………………………………………………….39 6.3.2 Repair Process…………………………………………………………………………………..39 EPC-R3720 User Manual...
  • Page 9 Chapter General Introduction This chapter details background information on the EPC-R3720. Sections include:  Introduction  Specifications EPC-R3720 User Manual EPC-R3720 User Manual...
  • Page 12 Introduction EPC-R3720 is an ARM® Cortex®-A53 i.MX8MPlus-based secured, compact-sized, low-power consumed Edge AI Box, best for your Edge AI Inference with Neural Network Accelerator up to 2.3 TOPS, HDR-Capable ISP of 375 MPixels/s, with a wide range of I/O extension and oriented for industrial automation.
  • Page 13 Button 1 x Reset button Power supply Power Power Type Lockable DC-Jack as default Consumption Max 9.2W@12V Yocto / Android Mounting Wall mount / Din Rail (Optional) Operating Temp. -40 ~ 70 °C Environment Storage Temp. -40 ~ 85 °C Operating Humidity 5% ~ 95% Relative Humidity, non-condensing Certification...
  • Page 14 EPC-R3720 User Manual...
  • Page 15 Chapter H/W Installation This chapter details mechanical and connector information for the EPC-R3720. Sections include:  Connector Information  Mechanical Diagrams  Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 16 Introduction The following sections show the external connectors and pin assignments. EPC-R3720 I/O Overview Front I/O:  Rear I/O:  EPC-R3720 User Manual...
  • Page 17 Left Side:  Right Side:  EPC-R3720 User Manual...
  • Page 18 EPC-R3720 Front Side Connectors 2.3.1 DC Power Jack (DC-IN) EPC-R3720 supports a lockable DC-jack header that can be connected 12V DC external power input. DC-IN: Pin Name Pin Name +12V 2.3.2 USB Ports EPC-R3720 supports 1 x USB3.2 Gen 1 by 1 Type A port and 1 x USB 2.0 Type A port on the front side, which are Host.
  • Page 19 2.3.3 LAN Ports EPC-R3720 supports 2 x 10/100/1000Mbps LAN ports on the front side. LAN1: Pin Name Pin Name LAN1_MDI0+ LAN1_MDI0- LAN1_MDI1+ LAN1_MDI1- LAN1_MDI2+ LAN1_MDI2- LAN1_MDI3+ LAN1_MDI3- LAN1_ACT# +2.5V_VDDH1 LAN1_LED_1000# LAN1_LED_10_100# LAN2: Pin Name Pin Name LAN0_MDI0+ LAN0_MDI0- LAN0_MDI1+ LAN0_MDI1- LAN0_MDI2+ LAN0_MDI2- LAN0_MDI3+...
  • Page 21 2.3.4 HDMI EPC-R3720 supports 1 HDMI 2.0, for up to 3840 x 2160 resolution at 30Hz. HDMI: Pin Name Pin Name HDMI_TD2+ HDMI_TD2- HDMI_TD1+ HDMI_TD1- HDMI_TD0+ HDMI_TD0- HDMI_CLK+ HDMI_CLK- HDMI_CEC HDMI_Utility/ eARC+ HDMI_DDC_SCL HDMI_DDC_SDA HDMI_HPD/ eARC- 2.3.5 COM / CAN EPC-R3720 supports 1 x DB9 port at the front side which is default used as debug console, but can be configured as RS-232/RS-422/RS-485, and also with 1 x CAN-FD signal.
  • Page 22 Quick Start Guide 2.4.1 Boot Selection 2.4.2 Debug Port Connection EPC-R3720 Debug port is on the front side at COM / CAN, please connect RS-232 female to female cable 1700019474 to your USB-to-RS232 Cable to your PC terminal. Note: Debug cable needs to be purchased separately. 2.4.3 Debug Port Setting EPC-R3720 can communicate with a host servers using serial cables.
  • Page 23 Figure 2.1 HyperTerminal Settings for Terminal Setup EPC-R3720 User Manual...
  • Page 24 Figure 2.2 Power LED Indicator Wall Mount Bracket Installation 1. Screw the mounting bracket to the bottom cover with 4pcs M3x4L screws. Vissez le support de montage au couvercle inférieur avec 4 vis M3x4L 2. Affix EPC-R3720 to the wall via the mounting bracket using 4 M3x6L screws. Fixez l'EPC-R3720 au mur via le support de montage à...
  • Page 25 DIN Rail Bracket Installation 1. Screw the DIN Rail bracket to the bottom cover with 3pcs M3x4L screws. Vissez le support du rail DIN au couvercle inférieur avec 3 vis M3x4L. 2. Affix EPC-R3720 to the rail. Apposez l'EPC-R3720 sur le rail. EPC-R3720 User Manual...
  • Page 26 Chapter Software Functionality This chapter details software functions on EPC-R3720.
  • Page 28 Display 3.1.1 HDMI When the HDMI Cable is connected, the default Weston UI(1920x1080) will be dis- played on the screen. 3.1.1.1 Test Different Resolutions: Step 1: Disable Weston UI # killall -9 weston UI Step 2: Get “connect ID” and “support resolutions # modetest -c modes encoders encoder status...
  • Page 29 Step 5: Weston UI will be displayed on the screen. LVDS1- Panel: G070VW01V0 (VDD: 3.3V, Backlight Power: 12V) Step 1: Connect 96LEDK-A070WV40NB1 LVDS panel with LVDS cable (1700021883-01) to LVDS and Backlight cable (1700032155-01) to BL2. Step 2: Change VDD1 jumper to (1-2 short), BLP2 jumper to (2-3 short). Step 3: Power on.
  • Page 30 Dual Channel LVDS Panel: G215HVN0 (VDD: 5V, Backlight Power: 12V) Step 1: Connect 96LEDK-A215FH30NF2 LVDS panel with LVDS cable to LVDS and Backlight cable to BL1. Step 2: Change VDD1 jumper to (2-3 short), BLP1 jumper to (2-3 short). Step 3: Connect another 12V adapter to the DC-Jack on Backlight cable. Step 4: Power on RSB-3720 and the extra 12V adapter.
  • Page 31 Audio Step 1: Check audio codec # cat /proc/asound/cards 0 [sgtl5000 ]: sgtl5000 - sgtl5000 sgtl5000 1 [audiohdmi ]: audio-hdmi - audio-hdmi audio-hdmi Step 2: Audio codec (sgtl5000): 1. Set MIC and headphone: # amixer set Mic 32% Simple mixer control 'Mic',0 Capabilities: volume volume-joined Playback channels: Mono Capture channels: Mono...
  • Page 32 Mini-PCIE Test 3G/4G with EWM-C117FL06E Module Step 1: Connect the PCIE card to Mini PCIE slot. Step 2: Execute the pppd command to connect the network. # ppd connect 'chat -v -s -t 10 "" "AT" "" "ATDT*99***4#" "CONNECT" ""' user username password password /dev/ttyACM2 460800 nodetach crtscts debug usepeerdns defaultroute &...
  • Page 33 3.4.1 Test Wifi with EWM-W163M201E Module (PCIe Interface) # killall wpa_supplicant # ifconfig wlan0 up # wpa_passphrase “SSID” “PASSWORD” > /tmp/wpa.conf # wpa_supplicant -BDwext -iwlan0 -c/tmp/wpa.conf # udhcpc -b -i wlan0 Ping network ping 8.8.8.8 PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=2.10 ms 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=2 ttl=54 time=2.10 ms 3.4.2...
  • Page 34 Serial Port For COM1 serial port pin definition, please refer to previous chapter 2.4.2.4 for more information. 3.5.1 RS-232 Loopback Test (eg. ttymxc1) # stty -F /dev/ttymxc1 -echo -onlcr 115200 # cat /dev/ttymxc1 & # echo "Serial Port Test" > /dev/ttymxc1 3.5.2 RS-422 Test Step 1: First change the debug console port to UART2 (UIO-4032 COM_3), or use...
  • Page 35 3.5.3 RS-485 Test Step 1: Set GPIO#496, GPIO#497 Set to 0,1 Step 2: Test RS-485 with Adam-4520. Connect Adam-4520 with COM1 with 1700100250 DB9 as the following: Adam-4520 Pin 1: Data- connect to DB9 Pin 1: COM_DCD. Adam-4520 Pin 2: Data+ connect to DB9 Pin 3: COM_RXD..
  • Page 36 Step 2: Test (eg. if usb disk is /dev/sda) # dd if=/dev/urandom of=data bs=1 count=1024 # dd if=/dev/sda of=backup bs=1 count=1024 skip=4096 # dd if=data of=/dev/sda bs=1 seek=4096 # dd if=/dev/sda of=data1 bs=1 count=1024 skip=4096 # diff data data1 # dd if=backup of=/dev/sda bs=1 seek=4096 Step 1: Disable rtc sync service root@imx8mprsb3720a1:~# systemctl disable ntpd.service Removed /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/ntpd.service.
  • Page 37 3.10 Ethernet Step 1: Check Ethernet device Step 2: Connect cable and ping test (eg. Eth0) EPC-R3720 User Manual...
  • Page 38 3.11 GPIO 3.11.1 GPIO Pins Table 3.1: UIO Extension 1 (UIO1) Numbers GPIO2 GPIO4 Table 3.2: UIO Extension 2 (UIO2) Numbers GPIO5 GPIO6 GPIO7 GPIO8 GPIO9 GPIO10 GPIO11 GPIO12 3.11.2 GPIO Loopback Test (Using GPIO2 and GPIO4 as examples) Step 1: Connect GPIO2 and GPIO4 Step 2: Export GPIO interface root@imx8mprsb3720a1:~# echo 501 >...
  • Page 39 3.12 Watchdog 3.12.1 System will reboot after 1 sec root@imx8mprsb3720a1:~# /unit_tests/Watchdog/wdt_driver_test.out 1 2 0 ---- Running < /unit_tests/Watchdog/wdt_driver_test.out > test ---- Starting wdt_driver (timeout: 1, sleep: 2, test: ioctl) Trying to set timeout value=1 seconds The actual timeout was set to 10 seconds Now reading back -- The timeout is 10 seconds U-Boot SPL 2020.04-3720A1AIM30LIVA0070+g121029b89f (Dec 01 2020 - 08:46:32 +0000)
  • Page 40 3.13.3 MIPI-CSI0 (Tested with Basler daA3840-30mc Camera) Step 1: Connect the Basler camera to the mini-SAS to MIPI-CSI Cable, connect the mini-SAS cable to the ROM-EG55 board, and then connect the other side to Basler daA3840-30mc Camera Step 2: Connect the ROM-EG56 (DSI to HDMI Converter board). Step 3: Press enter after boot, system will stop at u-boot as below: Normal Boot Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0...
  • Page 41 3.14 CANBus or CAN-FD (Please note that the CAN function on RSB-3720 COM1 Pin Header is CANBus only with RSB-3720CQ & RSB-3720CD, RSB-3720 COM1 Pin Header is CANB-FD only with RSB-3720WQ & RSB-3720WD) Step 1: Connect the UIO-4034 A101-2 CANbus port Pin 2 and Pin 7 to RSB-3720 COM1 with 1700100250 cable, pin 9 and Pin 6 of the DB9.
  • Page 42 3.16 3.16.1 LED ON/OFF test # echo 255 > /sys/class/leds/user/brightness # echo 0 > /sys/class/leds/user/brightness 3.17 EEPROM # echo -n $'\x06\x05\x04\x03\x02\x01' > test # dd if=test of=/sys/bus/i2c/devices/3-0050/eeprom # hexdump -C /sys/bus/i2c/devices/3-0050/eeprom -n 64 3.18 UIO Extension Boards 3.18.1 UIO-4030 UART 2-wire RS-232 (UIO Extension_UIO2: COM2) UIO-4030 COM_3 /dev/ttymxc1...
  • Page 43 3.18.2 UIO-4032 UART 2-wire RS-232 (UIO Extension_UIO2: COM2) UIO-4032 COM_3 /dev/ttymxc1 2-wire RS-232 (UIO Extension_UIO2: COM4) UIO-4032 COM_4 /dev/ttymxc3 # stty -F /dev/ttymxc3 -echo -onlcr 115200 # cat /dev/ttymxc3 & # echo "Serial Port Test" > /dev/ttymxc3 Can also be used as M7_Debug Port: M7_Debug: (1) emmc boot: U-Boot >...
  • Page 44 For more examples and how to run PyeIQ demos on RSB-3720, please refer to the below page: http://ess-wiki.advantech.com.tw/view/AIMLinux/AddOn/Edge_AI 3.19.1 Run Applications and Demos 3.19.1.1...
  • Page 45 3.19.1.2 Demos Demo Name Framework i.MX Board BSP Release Inference Core Status Object Classifica- TFLite:2.1.0 RSB-3720 5.4.24_2.1.0 GPU, NPU PASS tion Object Detection TFLite:2.1.0 RSB-3720 5.4.24_2.1.0 GPU, NPU PASS Object Detection TFLite:2.1.0 RSB-3720 5.4.24_2.1.0 GPU, NPU PASS YOLOv3 Object Detection OpenCV:4.2.0 RSB-3720 5.4.24_2.1.0 PASS...
  • Page 46 Chapter Embedded O.S This chapter introduces how to build Linux systems...
  • Page 48 The purpose of this chapter is to introduce software configuration and development of RSB-3720 to you, so that you can develop your own application(s) efficiently. For detailed operation, please refer to Yocto Linux BSP Ver.A User Guide for iMX8 series form Wiki page: http://ess-wiki.advantech.com.tw/view/IoTGateway/BSP/ Linux/iMX8/Yocto_LBVA_User_Guide 4.1.1 Device Tree Source File Select for EPC-R3720 4.1.1.1...
  • Page 49 Chapter System Recovery This chapter details system recov- ery for damaged Linux OS.
  • Page 50 System Recovery This section provides detail procedures of restoring the eMMC image. If you destroy the onboard flash image by accident, you can recover a system following steps. 5.1.1 Recovery by SD Card Copy 3720A1AIM30LIVA0070_iMX8MP_flash_tool.tgz package to your desk- top. Insert SD card to PC.
  • Page 51 Chapter Advantech Services This chapter outlines Advantech’s Design-In services, technical sup- port, and warranty policy for EPC- R 3720.
  • Page 52 Comprehensive document support  Design Assistance Service Advantech provides a checklist for engineers to easily check their schematics as well as several services for reviewing customer carrier board schematics. These services aim to help identify design errors before implementation, which saves substantial development time and costs.
  • Page 53 Advantech has been involved in the industrial computer industry for many years and found that customers usually have the following questions when implementing modu- lar designs.
  • Page 54 RISC COM. Design Stage When a product moves into the design stage, Advantech will supply a carrier board design guide for reference. The carrier board design guide provides pin definitions of the COM connector with limitations and recommendations for carrier board design.
  • Page 55 In addition to verifying the product’s functionality, the product’s efficiency must also be tested at this stage, particularly with RISC platforms. Advantech plays a supportive role in helping customers solve problems during the testing and verification process and will provide suggestions and tips as well. Through an efficient verification process backed by our technical support team, cus- tomers are able to optimize their applications with less hassle.
  • Page 56 The DOA cross-shipment excludes any shipping damage, customized and/or build- to-order products. For products that are not DOA, the return fee to an authorized Advantech repair facil- ity will be at the customer’s expense. The shipping fee for reconstructed products from Advantech back to the customer will be at Advantech’s expense.
  • Page 57 “Attn. RMA Service Department”. All products must be returned in properly packed ESD material or anti-static bags. Advantech reserves the right to return unrepaired items at the customer's cost if inap- propriately packed. Door-to-Door transportation, such as speed post, is recommended for delivery. Oth- erwise, the sender should bear additional charges such as clearance fees if air cargo shipment methods are used.
  • Page 58  tomer who is without warranty. If a product has been repaired by Advantech, and within three months after such a repair the product requires another repair for the same problem, Advantech will con- duct the repair free of charge. However, free repairs do not apply to products that have been misused, abused, or subjected to unauthorized disassembly/modification;...
  • Page 60 No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, such as electronically, by photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. © Advantech Co., Ltd. 2022...

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