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- Page 1 Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions VT-SBC-RK3568-NT Single Board Computer User Manual Version: 1.6 © Vantron Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. VT-SBC-RK3568-NT | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
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Page 2: Revision History
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Revision History Version Description Date V1.0 First release Oct. 27, 2022 V1.1 Updated Wi-Fi connecting description Dec. 14, 2022 V1.2 Separated Android and Debian manuals Mar. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Table of Contents Foreword ..............................1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ........................5 Product Overview ........................6 Terminologies & Acronyms ....................6 Block Diagram ........................7 Specifications ......................... - Page 4 Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 4.1.2 System information ......................39 4.1.3 EEPROM ..........................40 System Settings ........................41 Peripheral I/Os ........................41 4.3.1 CAN ............................41 4.3.2 GPIO ............................. 42 4.3.3 UART ............................
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Page 5: Foreword
Under no circumstances shall any part of this user manual be copied, reproduced, translated, or sold. This manual is not intended to be altered or used for other purposes unless otherwise permitted in writing by Vantron. Vantron reserves the right of all publicly released copies of this manual. -
Page 6: Technical Support And Assistance
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Technical Support and Assistance Should you have any question about the Product that is not covered in this manual, contact your sales representative for solution. Please include the following information in your question: Product name and PO number;... -
Page 7: General Safety Instructions
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions General Safety Instructions The Product is supposed be installed by knowledgeable, skilled persons familiar with local and/or international electrical codes and regulations. For your safety and prevention of damage to the Product, please read and observe carefully the following safety instructions prior to installation and operation. - Page 8 Clean with a damp cloth • Do not try to clean exposed electronic components unless with a dust collector Power off and contact Vantron technical support engineer in case of the following faults: The Product is damaged • The temperature is excessively high •...
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Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION VT-SBC-RK3568-NT | User Manual www.vantrontech.com... -
Page 10: Product Overview
| Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 1.1 Product Overview Vantron Technology recently unveiled NiceLit series to its embedded board family that features an efficient AI processing unit to provide quality computing power for lightweight AIoT applications. -
Page 11: Block Diagram
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 1.3 Block Diagram NiceLit series LPDDR4 SRDAC 1xLoader Test LPDDR4 Point 512Mb*32bit SDIO 3.0 Micro-SD Card solt eMMC eMMC5.1 64GB USB 3.0 USB3.0 HUB... -
Page 12: Specifications
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 1.4 Specifications VT-SBC-RK3568-NT RK3568, Quad-core Cortex-A55, 2.0GHz (Max.) Mali-G52 System Memory 4GB LPDDR4 (Optional: 8GB) 64GB eMMC Storage 1 x Micro SD slot... -
Page 13: Operating System
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 1.5 Operating system VT-SBC-RK3568-NT supports Debian 11 and Android 11 operating systems. 1.6 Mechanical Dimensions • 85mm x 56mm 1.7 Power Supply and Consumption VT-SBC-RK3568-NT works with 5V/3A DC power input supplied via the USB Type-C interface. -
Page 14: Chapter 2 Connector Description
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions CHAPTER 2 CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION VT-SBC-RK3568-NT | User Manual www.vantrontech.com... -
Page 15: Product Layout
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 2.1 Product Layout SPI, I C, CAN, UART, GPIO, POWER_ON 2 x USB 2.0 Type-A (10) Wi-Fi & 2 x USB 3.0... -
Page 16: Identification Of Pin 1
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 2.3 Identification of Pin 1 Unless otherwise stated, pin 1 of a connector is seated on a square pad that is different from the round pads used for other pins. -
Page 17: U5 Usb 2.0 Type-A (2)
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 2.4.2 U5 USB 2.0 Type-A (2) VT-SBC-RK3568-NT implements two USB 2.0 Type-A ports that are stacked in layers for connecting the peripherals. -
Page 18: J4 Mipi Dsi (5)
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 2.4.5 J4 MIPI DSI (5) VT-SBC-RK3568-NT offers a dual-lane MIPI DSI connector for connecting displays. Specifications: 1 x 30, 0.5mm, 0.5A (Max.), SMT, Vert., RoHS... -
Page 19: J10/J11 Micro Hdmi (6)
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Ground MIPI_TX_D1P MIPI_DSI differential lane 1 + (3.3V level) MIPI_TX_D1N MIPI_DSI differential lane 1 - (3.3V level) Ground 2.4.6 J10/J11 Micro HDMI (6) VT-SBC-RK3568-NT implements two Micro HDMI ports supporting extended mode. - Page 20 Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Pinout description: Name Type Description MIPI_CSI_RST Camera reset signal (1.8V level) VCC3V3 Power supply 3.3V (controllable) MIPI_CSI_PDN Camera power down I2C3_SDA_M0 I2C3 data/address (1.8V level) MPI_CSI_DP3 MIP_CSI differential lane 3 + (1.8V level)
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Page 21: J7 Audio Jack (8)
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 2.4.8 J7 Audio jack (8) VT-SBC-RK3568-NT implements a 3.5mm audio jack, supporting left/right stereo sound and microphone functions. It also supports hook identification. The audio jack uses I S signal for communication. -
Page 22: U3 Wi-Fi And Bluetooth (10)
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions SPI3_CLK_M1 SPI3 clock (3.3V level) SPI1_CS0_M1 SPI1 CS signal (3.3V level) Ground SPI1_CLK_M1 SPI1 clock (3.3V level) UART0_RX UART0 data input (3.3V level) UART0_TX UART0 data output (3.3V level) -
Page 23: Connecting The Board With A Touchscreen Monitor
Connecting the Board with a Touchscreen Monitor This section demonstrates the connection of VT-SBC-RK3568-NT with a touchscreen monitor using Vantron TMOM070 as an example. If you do not have a touchscreen monitor available, you can simply use a non-touch monitor along with a mouse and keyboard as a substitute. - Page 24 Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 2. Use the touch USB cable to connect VT-SBC-RK3568-NT and TMO070, with the Type- A end connecting VT-SBC-RK3568-NT and the Type-B end connecting TMO070;...
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Page 25: Chapter 3 Android System Manual
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Page 26: Enable Developer Options
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions VT-SBC-RK3568-NT is running Android 11 operating system. In order to test the functionality of the board described in this chapter, you are advised to prepare the following: •... - Page 27 Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 4. Press “Win + R” and input sysdm.cpl in the dialogue box to open the settings interface; 5. Click in sequence Advanced > Environment Variables > System Variables > Path > Edit, and click New in the pop-up;...
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Page 28: App Installation Via Adb Commands
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 7. Press “Win + R” and input cmd in the dialogue box to open the command prompt; 8. Input adb version in the command prompt to check if the ADB tool is installed. -
Page 29: Testing Micro Hdmi Output
This section demonstrates the process of testing the Micro HDMI output of the board using a touchscreen monitor (Vantron TMOM070 as an example) and a non-touch monitor. If a touchscreen monitor is not available, you can substitute it with a non-touch monitor, along with a mouse and keyboard. - Page 30 Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 5. Unplug the Micro HDMI cable from Micro HDMI 1; 6. Insert the Micro HDMI cable into Micro HDMI 2; 7. Repeat the testing process as described above to check if the monitor displays the output correctly and assess the smoothness of the display.
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Page 31: Dual Output - Duplicate Mode
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 3.4.2 Dual output – duplicate mode 1. Use one Micro HDMI to HDMI Type-A cable to connect VT-SBC-RK3568-NT with TMO070; 2. Use the other Micro HDMI to HDMI Type-A cable to connect VT-SBC-RK3568-NT with a non-touch monitor;... -
Page 32: Dual Output - Extended Mode
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 3.4.3 Dual output – extended mode 1. Use one Micro HDMI to HDMI Type-A cable to connect VT-SBC-RK3568-NT with TMO070; 2. Use the other Micro HDMI to HDMI Type-A cable to connect VT-SBC-RK3568-NT with a non-touch monitor;... - Page 33 Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 10. Tap on ALLOW to give permission to the application; 11. Then you can use the Video app to play the desired file on one display while using the other display to continue with further operations by connecting an additional mouse and keyboard to the board.
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Page 34: Connecting A Usb Camera
World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Connecting a USB Camera This section also involves the use of a touchscreen monitor (Vantron TMOM070 as an example). If you do not have a touchscreen monitor available, you can simply use a regular monitor along with a mouse and keyboard as a substitute. - Page 35 Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 7. Set the location permission as prompted; 8. Tap the camera icon to take a photo; 9. Check the photos in Gallery application after setting the location permission for it.
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Page 36: Usb Otg & Usb 3.0 Host
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 3.6 USB OTG & USB 3.0 Host The OTG function of USB 2.0 Type-C port is designed NOT to be used simultaneously with the host mode of the USB 3.0 port located at the bottom of the stacked structure. -
Page 37: Uart
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 3.7 UART VT-SBC-RK3568-NT offers 5 UART ports on the GPIO header. UART0, UART4, UART7, and UART8 are used for serial communication, corresponding to nodes dev/ttyS0, dev/ttyS4, dev/ttyS7, and dev/ttyS8. -
Page 38: Gpio
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 3.8 GPIO The GPIO header offers one GPIO signal (GPIO3_A6) by default and you can refer to 2.4.9 for the pinout. 1. Run the following command to check the GPIO on the board and identify the specific GPIO port (GPIO3_A6);... -
Page 39: Firmware Flashing In Windows Environment
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 3.9 Firmware Flashing in Windows Environment This method also applies to flashing firmware from other operating systems to Android system provided that the original system supports the ADB feature. - Page 40 Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 7. Open the upgrade window; 8. Connect VT-SBC-RK3568-NT to the Windows host using the USB Type-A to Type-C cable; 9. Press “Win + R” and input cmd in the dialog box to open the command prompt;...
- Page 41 Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 13. Click Upgrade Firmware > Firmware in the upgrade window; 14. Select the upgrade file (update.img) from the directory (\SW\Image) and click Open, and the firmware details will be automatically populated in the boxes;...
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Page 42: Chapter 4 Debian System Manual
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Page 43: About The System
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions VT-SBC-RK3568-NT is running Debian 11 operating system. In order to test the functionality of the board described in this chapter, you are advised to prepare the... -
Page 44: Eeprom
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions You can also use commands to check the board information. 1. Press Ctrl + Alt +T simultaneously or click the LXTerminal ( ) tool from the taskbar at the bottom of the screen to open a terminal;... -
Page 45: System Settings
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions System Settings By clicking on linaro at the top right corner of the screen, you can ° Lock the screen; ° Switch the user;... -
Page 46: Gpio
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 3. To check the interface information of the CAN buses: # ifconfig can0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00- 00-00 UP RUNNING NOARP MTU:16 Metric:1... -
Page 47: Uart
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 4.3.3 UART VT-SBC-RK3568-NT offers 5 UART ports on the GPIO header. UART0, UART4, UART7, and UART8 are used for serial communication, corresponding to nodes dev/ttyS0, dev/ttyS4, dev/ttyS7, and dev/ttyS8, respectively. -
Page 48: Usb
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 4.3.4 USB When a storage device is plugged into any of the USB Type-A ports, input the following commands to check/configure the USB Type-A port. -
Page 49: Micro Hdmi Output
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions From USB 3.0 Host to USB 2.0 Type-C OTG: • # echo otg > /sys/devices/platform/fe8a0000.usb2-phy/otg_mode # gpioset gpiochip0 19=0 4.3.5 Micro HDMI output Follow the steps set out in 2.5 to connect the board to a touchscreen monitor, if needed. -
Page 50: Audio
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 4.3.6 Audio To test the audio features of the board, be sure to plug a 3.5mm audio cable into the audio jack. -
Page 51: Wi-Fi
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 4.4.2 Wi-Fi 1. Click the network icon ( ) on the taskbar in the upper right corner of the screen; 2. Select the desired SSID from the available list;... -
Page 52: Compile A Program
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Compile a Program 1. Download the toolchain package from the FTP server; 2. Unzip the compressed toolchain package; # unzip toolchain.zip 3. Set up the environment variable;... -
Page 53: Firmware Upgrade In Windows Environment
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Firmware Upgrade in Windows Environment 1. Follow the instructions in 3.2 to finish ADB setup on the windows host computer; 2. Unzip the release package, and open the directory of the upgrade driver (\SW \upgrade_tools\windows\ DriverAssitant_vxxx);... - Page 54 Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 8. Open the upgrade window; 9. Connect VT-SBC-RK3568-NT to the Windows host using a USB Type-A to Type-C cable; 10. Press “Win + R” and input cmd in the dialog box to open the command prompt;...
- Page 55 Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 14. Navigate to Upgrade Firmware > Firmware in the upgrade window; 15. Select the upgrade file (update.img) from the release package (\SW\release) and click Open, and the firmware details will be automatically populated in the boxes;...
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Page 56: Firmware Upgrade In Ubuntu Environment
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Firmware Upgrade in Ubuntu Environment 1. Connect VT-SBC-RK3568-NT to the host computer using a USB Type-A to Type-C cable; 2. Open a terminal and input the following command to install the ADB tool on the host computer, if necessary;... -
Page 57: Chapter 5 Yocto System Manual
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Page 58: About The System
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions About the System Yocto Project is an open-source collaboration project for Linux-based systems regardless of the hardware architecture. The project provides a flexible set of tools and a space where embedded developers can share technologies, software stacks, configurations, and best practices to create tailored Linux images for embedded and IoT devices. -
Page 59: Peripheral I/Os
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Peripheral I/Os This section is about the first-use debugging of the I/Os. You can connect VT-SBC-RK3568- NT to a host computer via the USB Type-C port using a USB Type-C to Type-A cable or via the debug UART port (refer to 2.4.9 for the GPIO’s pinout) via a USB-to-UART adapter. -
Page 60: Gpio
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 5.2.2 GPIO The GPIO header offers one GPIO signal (GPIO3_A6) by default and you can refer to 2.4.9 for the pinout. 1. Check the status of the third GPIO group: ~# gpioinfo gpiochip3 2. -
Page 61: Uart
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 5.2.3 UART VT-SBC-RK3568-NT offers 5 UART ports on the GPIO header. UART0, UART4, UART7, and UART8 are used for serial communication, corresponding to nodes dev/ttyS0, dev/ttyS4, dev/ttyS7, and dev/ttyS8, respectively. -
Page 62: Usb
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 5.2.4 When a storage device is plugged into any of the USB Type-A ports, input the following commands to check/configure the USB Type-A port. -
Page 63: Audio
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions From USB 3.0 Host to USB 2.0 Type-C OTG: • # echo otg > /sys/devices/platform/fe8a0000.usb2-phy/otg_mode # gpioset gpiochip0 19=0 5.2.5 Audio To test the audio features of the board, be sure to plug a 3.5mm audio cable into the audio jack. -
Page 64: Communication
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Communication 5.3.1 Ethernet The Ethernet IP configuration is set to use DHCP by default, and the Ethernet interface is mapped as eth0 in the filesystem. -
Page 65: Bluetooth
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 5.3.3 Bluetooth 1. Check HCI device: # hciconfig 2. Enter bluetooth command line interaction mode and power on Bluetooth: (When the board is restarted, Bluetooth will be off again by default) - Page 66 Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 5. When prompted, enter yes to accept pairing and qualify the connection: 6. There will be a prompt for the connection status after pairing with a Bluetooth device: 7.
- Page 67 Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 8. Exit bluetoothctl using the exit or quit command. Then, start the obexd service and initiate the connection over Bluetooth: # hciconfig hci0 piscan # export DISPLAY=:0.0...
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Page 68: Compile A Program
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Compile a Program 1. Download the toolchain package from the FTP server; 2. Install the tools by running the script from the downloaded package;... -
Page 69: Firmware Upgrade In Windows Environment
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Firmware Upgrade in Windows Environment 1. Follow the instructions in 3.2 to finish ADB setup on the windows host computer; 2. Unzip the release package, and open the directory of the upgrade driver (\SW \upgrade_tools\windows\ DriverAssitant_vxxx);... - Page 70 Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 8. Open the upgrade window; 9. Connect VT-SBC-RK3568-NT to the Windows host using a USB Type-A to Type-C cable; 10. Press “Win + R” and input cmd in the dialog box to open the command prompt;...
- Page 71 Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 14. Navigate to Upgrade Firmware > Firmware in the upgrade window; 15. Select the upgrade file (update.img) from the release package (\SW\release) and click Open, and the firmware details will be automatically populated in the boxes;...
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Page 72: Firmware Upgrade In Ubuntu Environment
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Firmware Upgrade in Ubuntu Environment 1. Connect VT-SBC-RK3568-NT to the host computer using a USB Type-A to Type-C cable; 2. Open a terminal and input the following command to install the ADB tool on the host computer, if necessary;... -
Page 73: Chapter 6 Disposal And Product Warranty
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Page 74: Disposal
Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Disposal When the device comes to end of life, you are suggested to properly dispose of the device for the sake of the environment and safety. -
Page 75: Warranty
CUSTOMER’s location and no Product so inspected shall be returned to VANTRON unless the cause for the rejection or defect is determined to be the responsibility of VANTRON. VANTRON shall in turn provide the CUSTOMER turnaround shipment on defective Product within fourteen (14) working days upon its receipt at VANTRON.
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