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Do not try to repair, disassemble, or make modifications to the device. Doing so will void the warranty and may result in damage to the product or personal injury. CAUTION Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries by observing local regulations. ISR215F User’s Manual...
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The arrangement of the peripherals • Software used (such as OS and application software) 3. If repair service is required, please apply for an RMA number from the IBASE’s website or contact your distributor or sales representative for assistance. ISR215F User’s Manual...
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Running Mode (SW1) ............. 15 2.4.5 LVDS DC Power Input (P17, CN18) ........16 2.4.6 Audio Line-In & Line-Out Connector (CN2) ......17 2.4.7 C Connector (CN13) ............. 18 2.4.8 IO Board Port (P18, P19, P20) ..........19 ISR215F User’s Manual...
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BSP Source Guide ..............39 Building BSP Source ................40 4.1.1 Preparation ................40 4.1.2 Building release ..............41 4.1.2.1 For Yocto/Ubuntu/Debian ............41 4.1.2.2 For Android ................41 4.1.3 Installing release to board ............41 Appendix ...................... 43 ISR215F User’s Manual...
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Chapter 1 General Information The information provided in this chapter includes: • Features • Packing List • Specifications • Product View • Dimensions...
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General Information 1.1 Introduction The ISR215F is a rugged edge computer powered by the NXP i.MX 8M Plus ARM Cortex-A53 quad processor, designed for demanding industrial applications. It features 3GB LPDDR4, 16GB eMMC with an SD expansion slot, and multiple connectivity options including COM, USB, HDMI, Ethernet, 5G via an M.2 B-Key (3052), LTE via a Mini-PCIe, and Wi-Fi/BT via an M.2 E-...
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General Information 1.4 Specifications Product Name ISR215F-Q316I ARM-based IOT Gateway, NXP i.MX 8M Plus - ARM ISR215F-Q316I Cortex-A53 Quad 1.6GHz Description processor, 3GB LPDDR4, 16GB eMMC and Expansion IO board IBR215-Q316I 2.5” SBC System Motherboard System • Android 13 • Yocto 4.0 Operating System •...
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1.5 Product View No. Name No. Name OTG Port Boot Setting USB Ports Power On/Off HDMI Port COM Port GbE LAN Port SD card socket and two screw holes for DIN rail mounting DC-in Power input Antenna holes (reserved) ISR215F User’s Manual...
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General Information 1.6 Dimensions Unit: mm ISR215F User’s Manual...
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Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration This section contains general information about: • Installations • Connectors...
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I/O cover to prevent the extension cable from falling off, should the cable becomes loose. 1. Fasten the hex nut and the washer. Then 2. Apply adhesive around here. install the antenna. Info: The diameter of the nut is around 6.35 mm (0.25”-36UNC). ISR215F User’s Manual...
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Wall Mounting Installation 1. Turn the device upside down. 2. Prepare at least 4 screws (M3) to Attach the wall-mount kit to the install the device on the wall. device using 4 screws. ISR215F User’s Manual...
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Open When two pins of a jumper are encased in a jumper cap, this jumper is closed, i.e. turned On. When a jumper cap is removed from two jumper pins, this jumper is open, i.e. turned Off. ISR215F User’s Manual...
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DC Power Input P17, CN18 Audio Line-In & Line-Out Connector C Connector CN13 Micro SD Card Slot HDMI Port GbE LAN Port P2,P3 Dual USB 3.0 Type-A Port Mini-USB OTG Port NGFF M.2 3052 Slot SIM Card Socket ISR215F User’s Manual...
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Hardware Configuration 2.4.1 RTC Lithium Cell Connector (CN1) Signal Name Signal Name RTC_VCC Ground 2.4.2 RS232 Debug Connector (P16) Assigment DEBUG_RX DEBUG_TX ISR215F User’s Manual...
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Hardware Configuration 2.4.5 LVDS DC Power Input (P17, CN18) CN18: DC Input/Output Header Pin Assigment Pin Assigment Ground Ground 12V~24V 12V~24V P17: 12V~24V DC input ISR215F User’s Manual...
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Hardware Configuration 2.4.6 Audio Line-In & Line-Out Connector (CN2) Signal Name Signal Name Ground Line_Out_R Line_Out_L Ground Line_In_R Line_In_L ISR215F User’s Manual...
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Hardware Configuration 2.4.7 C Connector (CN13) Signal Name Signal Name I2C3_SCL I2C3_SDA Ground I2C4_SCL I2C4_SDA Ground ISR215F User’s Manual...
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RS-485 Half Duplex (TX Low-Active) Off On Off On RS-485 Half Duplex (TX High-Active) Off Off Off On RS-422 Full Duplex Off On On Off RS-485 Half Duplex Off On Off Off Shutdown Off Off Off Off ISR215F User’s Manual...
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DSR, Data set ready RXD, Receive data RTS, Request to send TXD, Transmit data CTS, Clear to send DTR, Data terminal ready Refer to the SW3 setting for RS-232/422/485 mode selection. Assignment RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 DATA- DATA+ ISR215F User’s Manual...
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Chapter 3 Software Setup This chapter introduces the following setup on the device: (for advanced users only) • Make a recovery SD card • Upgrade firmware through the recovery SD card...
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PC through the mini-USB port (i.e. the P4 connector), and change the boot mode to download mode. 3) Boot IBR215 and flash SD via CMD command “uuu.exe uuu-sdcard.auto” or double click “FW_down-sdcard.bat” (Same way as PCBA update) ISR215F User Manual...
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A> Yocto/Ubuntu: Copy all recovery files into PATH: /USB_flash_disk/hmsupdate/yocto/ B>Android: Copy all recovery files into PATH: /USB_flash_disk/hmsupdate/android/ Plug (step1)SD and (step2)USB flash disk into IBR215 Normal boot IBR215 (SW1 Pin1 OFF), start recovery eMMC automatically. The update information will show on HDMI. ISR215F User Manual...
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Driver Installation Show “Flashing successfully completed”, then power off and remove recovery SD and USB flash disk. ISR215F User Manual...
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Chapter 4 BSP Source Guide This chapter is intended for advanced software engineers to build BSP source. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: • Preparation • Installing Toolchain • Building release • Installing release to board...
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4.1 Building BSP Source 4.1.1 Preparation The recommended minimum Ubuntu version is 18.04 or later. Install necessary packages before building: sudo apt-get install gawk wget git-core diffstat unzip texinfo gcc-multilib \ build-essential chrpath socat cpio python python3 python3-pip python3-pexpect \ xz-utils debianutils iputils-ping python3-git python3-jinja2 libegl1-mesa libsdl1.2-dev \ pylint3 xterm Download toolchain...
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4.1.2 Building release 4.1.2.1 For Yocto/Ubuntu/Debian cd /home/bsp-folder ./build-bsp-5.4.sh 4.1.2.2 For Android cd /home/bsp-folder source build/envsetup.sh lunch evk_8mp-userdebug make ANDROID_COMPILE_WITH_JACK=false ./imx-make.sh –j4 make –j4 4.1.3 Installing release to board cd /home/bsp-folder for yocto/Ubuntu/debian 1. cp file in release/ to windows 2.
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