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Introduction Get your COM Express project off to a fast start with Sealevel’s 12010 COM Express Compact Type 6 Carrier Board. The 12010 supports Compact Type 6 COM Express modules. Standard features include three Gigabit Ethernet ports, four USB 2.0 ports, four open drain digital outputs, two non-isolated RS232 serial ports, two isolated 422/485 serial ports, one mPCIe slot, one CFast slot, and one DisplayPort.
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Before You Get Started What’s Included The 12010 COM Express Type 6 Carrier Board is shipped with the following items. If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact Sealevel at 864.843.4343 for a replacement. • Carrier board •...
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Optional Items Depending upon your application, you are likely to find one or more of the following items useful with the 12010. All items can be purchased from our website (www.sealevel.com) or by calling our sales team at (864)-843-4343. 100-240 VAC to 24 VDC @ 2.7A, Desktop Power Supply (Item# TR152) The TR152 is a desktop (brick style) power supply rated for 100-240VAC input and 24VDC output at 2.7 amps.
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Our COM Express carrier boards leverage Sealevel’s I/O and communication expertise, providing carrier board and full system solutions as rapidly as possible. Common I/O features include serial, analog and digital I/O. Sealevel’s extensive library of proven I/O circuits can be included to meet a specific I/O count, voltage range, and connector type.
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OPEN DRAIN OUTPUTS (J13) The 12010 is equipped with 4 open drain outputs available on the J13 connector (Molex Part# 39506-1006). To view the I/O specifications, see the Digital I/O section under Technical Specifications. The Digital I/O is not isolated from the main system power. If using a secondary power supply, it must share the same ground reference as the main system power (P1).
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OUTPUT WIRING EXAMPLES The 12010 supports multiple wiring options for the Open Drains for maximum flexibility depending on your power source. Each option is described below. Each open drain circuit in the array (ULN2803A) contains a suppression diode for inductive load protection.
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EXTERNAL POWER WIRING EXAMPLE (WITH AND WITHOUT EXTERNAL FLYBACK PROTECTION) Voltage can be provided independently 12010 power supply if VIN is not connected. However, this also removes the integrated flyback protection. You will need to add your own flyback diodes if you are switching inductive loads.
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Express module, thus clearing RTC/CMOS settings. System Operation Power States The 12010 is designed to operate in four Power States as defined by ACPI. S0 – Fully powered and operational S3 – Suspended to memory (known as sleep in Windows) S4 –...
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Any momentary press of the switch for less than 1 second will be ignored. Software Installation At Sealevel Systems, we preinstall all required software needed for the 12010. If for some reason you need to reinstall any software or drivers, you can find what you need at the below links:...
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SeaMAX API. To help simplify application development, the complete API documentation and code samples are automatically installed with the SeaMAX Suite and can be found in Windows by clicking Start à All Programs à Sealevel SeaMAX à Documentation.
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When you run the MaxSSD utility, it will default to the “Connection” tab. Under the Type drop-box, you can select Serial, SeaDAC Lite USB, or Ethernet. The digital I/O on the 12010 carrier board installs as a custom “SeaDAC Lite USB” device, so select this option. MaxSSD will automatically search for SeaDAC Lite devices and display any found on the right side of the window.
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MaxSSD Digital I/O Tab Select the Digital I/O tab after you have successfully connected to the 12010 on the Connect tab. This tab displays the current input and output status in an intuitive and usable manner. Both inputs and outputs are displayed under Bank “1 –...
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Technical Support. Ensure that the Sealevel Systems SeaCOM software has been installed on the machine, so that the necessary files are in place to complete the installation. To confirm installation, click on the Windows ‘Start’...
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If possible, please have the adapter installed in a computer ready to run diagnostics. 3. Sealevel Systems provides an FAQ section on its web site. Please refer to this to answer many common questions. This section can be found at http://www.sealevel.com/faq.asp.
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FCC/EMC directives. UL 94V0 All Sealevel Systems Printed Circuit boards are built to UL 94V0 rating and are 100% electrically tested. These printed circuit boards are solder mask over bare copper or solder mask over tin nickel.
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Sealevel's commitment to providing the best I/O solutions is reflected in the Lifetime Warranty that is standard on all Sealevel manufactured I/O products. We are able to offer this warranty due to our control of manufacturing quality and the historically high reliability of our products in the field. Sealevel products are designed and manufactured at its Liberty, South Carolina facility, allowing direct control over product development, production, burn-in and testing.
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