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VT-SBC-3568-GEN2
Single Board Computer
User Manual
Version: 1.5
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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-3568-GEN2 Single Board Computer User Manual Version: 1.5 © Vantron Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Vantron | Public VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
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Page 2: Revision History
GPIO in Debian system Upgraded the manual as per the new hardware V1.5 design including dual Ethernet jacks, upgraded Jul. 22, 2024 serial ports, GPIO, and CAN V1.6 Updated the Debian system manual Feb. 13, 2025 Vantron | Public VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 User Manual www.vantrontech.com... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
2.4.18 J15 Speaker (18) ......................25 2.4.19 J100 A-Mic/D-Mic (19) ....................26 2.4.20 J17 M.2 Key B slot (20) ....................26 2.4.21 Buttons (21) ........................27 2.4.22 J18 Micro SIM (22) ......................27 2.4.23 RTC ..........................27 Vantron | Public VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 User Manual www.vantrontech.com... - Page 4 CAN ..........................50 4.3.5 GPIO ..........................50 4.3.6 Audio ..........................51 4.3.7 Video ..........................52 4.3.8 Camera ........................... 52 CHAPTER 5 DISPOSAL AND PRODUCT WARRANTY ............... 53 Disposal .......................... 54 Warranty ........................55 Vantron | Public VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
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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
Symbology This manual uses the following signs to prompt users to pay special attention to relevant information. Caution for latent damage to system or harm to personnel Attention to important information or regulations Vantron | Public VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 User Manual www.vantrontech.com... -
Page 7: General Safety Instructions
The use or placement of the operation tools shall comply with the code of practice of such tools to avoid short circuit of the Product. Cut off the power before inspection of the Product to avoid human injury or product • damage. Vantron | Public VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 User Manual www.vantrontech.com... - 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
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Page 10: Product Overview
With support for H.265/H.264 video codec formats, the board can deliver optimized video output performance. In terms of connectivity, VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 offers dual gigabit Ethernet jacks for wired connection, along with wireless options such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and optional 4G/5G, ensuring secure and uninterrupted communication. -
Page 11: Terminology/Acronym
Negative difference signal Serial clock Serial data Input Output Input/output Power/ground Receive data Transmit data PCIe PCI express signal Media dependent interface Interrupt Reset MISO Master in slave out MOSI Master out slave in Vantron | Public VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 User Manual www.vantrontech.com... -
Page 12: Block Diagram
PCIe3.0 For Cell/SSD SGMII USB2.0 RGMII USB 2.0 HOST3 HDMI TX USB 3.0 HOST1 USB_OTG0 YT8511 YT8531S RJ45 3.5mm USB2.0 Type-A USB3.0 Type-A HDMI Type-A USB2.0 Type-C Power Jack With Transformer Audio Jack Vantron | Public VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 User Manual www.vantrontech.com... -
Page 13: Specifications
Device Software management BlueSphere MDM (Optional for Android version) platform Dimensions 146.02mm x 102mm Mechanical Cooling mode Fanless Operating: 0°C~+60°C (Optional: -40°C~+85°C) Environment Temperature Storage: -20°C~+80°C (Optional: -55°C~+85°C Condition Humidity ≤95% RH (Non-condensing) Vantron | Public VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 User Manual www.vantrontech.com... -
Page 14: Operating System
1.9 Environmental Specifications VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 works at a temperature ranging from 0℃ to +60℃, with an option for -40℃ to +85℃ and is designed to be stored at a temperature ranging from -20℃ to +80℃, with an option for -55°C~+85°C. -
Page 15: Chapter 2 Hardware Description
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Page 16: Product Layout
2.2 Memory and Storage 2.2.1 LPDDR4 RAM VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 is equipped with a 4GB LPDDR4 RAM by default, and users also have the option of 8GB RAM. 2.2.2 eMMC Flash VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 provides an eMMC 5.1 flash, offering a default capacity of 32GB, with option for 64GB. -
Page 17: Identification Of Pin 1
This section is going to brief the connectors/jumpers on the Board with corresponsive pinout description. 2.4.1 J1/J107 Power input (1) VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 provides a 4-pin power connector and a power jack to supply power for the Board. Pinout description of the 4-pin power connector:... -
Page 18: U3925 Ethernet Port (2)
& Bluetooth antenna. 2.4.4 J9 HDMI (4) VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 offers a standard HDMI Type-A interface for up to 4K at 60Hz image output. The pinout description of the interface is in line with the pin assignment of a standard HDMI Type-A interface. -
Page 19: J104 Edp (5)
| Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 2.4.5 J104 eDP (5) VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 offers an eDP interface for connecting high-definition displays, with a resolution up to 1920 x 1080. Specification: 1 x 30, 0.5mm, female, SMT, wire to board... -
Page 20: J10 Mipi Dsi/Lvds (6)
Blacklight power 2.4.6 J10 MIPI DSI/LVDS (6) VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 offers a 4-lane MIPI DSI connector that is multiplexed as an LVDS interface for connecting displays. Specification: 1 x 30, 0.5mm, female, SMT, wire to board Vantron | Public VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 User Manual... - Page 21 MIPI/LVDS differential lane 1 negative MIPI_D1P/LVDS_D1P MIPI/LVDS differential lane 1 positive MIPI_D2N/LVDS_D2N MIPI/LVDS differential lane 2 negative MIPI_D2N/LVDS_D2P MIPI/LVDS differential lane 2 positive LED- LED Cathode LED- LED Cathode LED+ LED Anode LED+ LED Anode Vantron | Public VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
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Page 22: J105 Backlight Connector (7)
World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 2.4.7 J105 Backlight connector (7) VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 offers a backlight connector that is designed to connect a backlight to increase readability for the LCD connected to the MIPI DSI/LVDS interface in low light conditions. - Page 23 Camera power down signal, active low Ground MIPI_CSI_MCLK Camera main clock Ground VCC1V8_DVP Power supply 1.8V VCC1V8_DVP Power supply 1.8V VCC1V5_DVP Power supply 1.5V VCC2V8_DVP Power supply 2.8V VCC2V8_DVP Power supply 2.8V Ground Vantron | Public VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
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Page 24: J22 I C (9)
TP reset 2.4.10 U3920 USB Type-A (10) VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 offers a USB 2.0 Type-A and a USB 3.0 Type-A in stacked configuration, allowing users to connect peripherals to expand the board function. The pinout description of the USB interfaces is in line with the pin assignment of standard USB 2.0 Type-A and USB 3.0 Type-A. -
Page 25: J3/J4/J5 Usb 2.0 (11)
5V Power supply for USB 2.4.12 J7 USB 2.0 Type-C (12) VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 offers a USB 2.0 Type-C OTG interface supporting a maximum current output of 0.5A. Users can use this interface for debugging or programming the board. Vantron | Public VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 User Manual... -
Page 26: J101/J102/J103 Rs232/Rs485 (13)
World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 2.4.13 J101/J102/J103 RS232/RS485 (13) VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 implements three RS232/RS485 multiplexers. J103 is named as UART0 and seated away from the other two headers, J102 and J101, which are named as UART4 and UART6. J103, J102, and J101 are mapped as /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyS4, and /dev/ttyS6, respectively in the file system. -
Page 27: J33/J32 Uart (14)
Ground UART transmit data UART UART receive data UART_RX VCC_3V3 3.3V power supply 2.4.15 J31/J031 CAN (15) VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 offers two CAN buses. J31 is named as CAN0, and J031 is named as CAN1. CAN0 J031 CAN1 Pinout description: Name Type... -
Page 28: J21 Gpio (16)
General-purpose input and output GPIO15 (3V3) General-purpose input and output GPIO16 (3V3) General-purpose input and output GPIO17 (3V3) General-purpose input and output GPIO18 (3V3) General-purpose input and output Ground VCC3V3 3.3V power supply Vantron | Public VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 User Manual www.vantrontech.com... -
Page 29: J16 Audio Jack (17)
2.4.18 J15 Speaker (18) VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 offers a speaker connector that offers left and right channel stereo audio signals and is designed to connect speakers up to 15W/8Ω. specifications: 1 x 4, 2.0mm, 2A, 6mm (H), male, vert, WDT, THR, RoHS... -
Page 30: J100 A-Mic/D-Mic (19)
3.3V power supply 2.4.20 J17 M.2 Key B slot (20) VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 offers an M.2 Key B slot that supports PCIe (2242) for interfacing with an SSD for storage expansion, or USB 2.0 (3052) for connecting a 4G/5G module for cellular communication. -
Page 31: Buttons (21)
VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 offers three buttons, including a Recovery button (SW2), an on/off button (SW3), and a reset button (SW4). 2.4.22 J18 Micro SIM (22) VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 offers a Micro SIM card slot at the back of the board. Specifications: Micro SIM, push-push, hot pluggable 2.4.23 RTC The board offers a real-time clock for keeping track of the current time and date even when the board is turned off or rebooted. -
Page 32: Chapter 3 Android System Manual
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Page 33: Enable Developer Options
| Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 is running Android 11 operating system. In order to test the functionality of the board described in this chapter, you are advised to connect the board to a mouse, keyboard, and monitor for easier operations. - Page 34 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. Vantron | Public VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
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Page 35: App Installation Via Adb Commands
The following steps are carried out on a Windows computer. 1. Connect VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 to the host computer via a USB Type-A to Type-C cable; 2. Press “Win + R” and input cmd in the dialogue box to open the command prompt;... -
Page 36: Network Connectivity
| Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Network Connectivity VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 follows a networking priority of Ethernet > Wi-Fi > 4G/5G. 3.4.1 Ethernet VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 offers two RJ45 Ethernet jacks, designated as WAN ports for connecting to a router or switch to establish Internet access. -
Page 37: Wi-Fi
3.4.3 Cellular VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 supports connecting a 4G/5G module via the M.2 B-Key slot for cellular communication. If you select the module provided by Vantron, it comes with a pre-configured script that automatically sets up the system upon bootup. When an activated SIM card is inserted into the Nano SIM slot, the system will automatically register the card and establish an internet connection. -
Page 38: Peripheral I/Os
1. Properly wire the pins (RS232: TX-RX, RX-TX, GND-GND / RS485: A-A, B-B, GND-GND); 2. Connect VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 to a host computer through the USB Type-C port using a USB Type-A to Type-C cable (or through the debug UART based on the pinout set out in 2.4.14);... -
Page 39: Uart
1. Wire the pins of the port (TX-RX, RX-TX, GND-GND); 2. Connect VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 to a host computer through the USB Type-C port using a USB Type-A to Type-C cable (or through the debug UART based on the pinout set out in 2.4.14);... -
Page 40: Can
1. Connect CAN0 to a CAN analyzer (H-H, L-L, GND-GND); 2. Connect VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 to a host computer through the USB Type-C port using a USB Type-A to Type-C cable (or through the debug UART based on the pinout set out in 2.4.14);... -
Page 41: Firmware Upgrade In Windows Environment
6. Open the directory of the upgrade tool (\SW\AndroidTool\RKDevTool_Release_vxxx); 7. Double click the driver for the upgrade tool RKDevTool.exe to open the upgrade window; 8. Connect VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 to the Windows host with the USB Type-A to Type-C cable; Vantron | Public VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 User Manual www.vantrontech.com... - Page 42 15. Click the Upgrade button and the Board will start to download the image and upgrade the firmware automatically; 16. When the upgrade finishes, the Board will reboot automatically. Vantron | Public VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
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Page 43: Firmware Upgrade In Ubuntu Environment
World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Firmware Upgrade in Ubuntu Environment 1. Connect VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 to the Ubuntu host using the USB Type-A to Type-C cable; 2. Open a terminal and input the following command to install the ADB tool if necessary;... -
Page 44: Chapter 4 Debian Sytem Manual
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Page 45: About The Device
| Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 is running Debian 11 operating system. To properly test the functionality of the board described in this chapter, you are advised to connect the board to a mouse, keyboard, and monitor for easier operations. -
Page 46: System Settings
2. Set a software link for the EEPROM device for easy access: # ln -s /sys/devices/platform/fdd40000.i2c/i2c-0/0-0050/eeprom /dev/eeprom 3. Clear the EEPROM information: # vtvdm -i 4. Read the serial number of the board written in EEPROM: # vtvdm -r sn xxxx Vantron | Public VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 User Manual www.vantrontech.com... -
Page 47: Rtc
// replace with your own date and time 7. Synchronize the RTC time with the system time; # hwclock -w 8. Reboot the device; # reboot 9. Check the RTC time information. # hwclock -r Vantron | Public VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 User Manual www.vantrontech.com... -
Page 48: Network Connectivity
World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Network Connectivity 4.2.1 Ethernet After connecting VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 to a router or switch through either of the Ethernet jacks, you can use the GUI to configure the Ethernet network upon clicking the network icon ( ) on the taskbar in the upper right corner of the screen. -
Page 49: Wi-Fi
7. Confirm the pair code on both devices; 8. In the final step, there will be a message indicating that the target device is successfully added and connected; 9. The Bluetooth icon on the taskbar will change accordingly ( Vantron | Public VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 User Manual www.vantrontech.com... -
Page 50: Sending A File To A Bluetooth Device
Otherwise, the transfer may fail, and you’ll need pair the devices before proceeding; 5. Wait for the file to be transferred. 4.2.5 Cellular VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 supports connecting a 4G/5G module via the M.2 B-Key slot for cellular communication. For the FM150-AE module, you can use the following commands for internet access. -
Page 51: Peripheral I/Os
Peripheral I/Os This section focuses on the first-use debugging of the interfaces or programs. You are advised to use a mouse, keyboard, and monitor to connect VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 and test directly in the board’s console. Alternatively, you can connect VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 to a host computer using a USB Type- A to USB Type-C cable through the USB Type-C port or through the debug UART using a USB to UART (3.3V) adapter based on the pinout set out in 2.4.14. -
Page 52: Rs232/Rs422/Rs485
World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 4.3.2 RS232/RS422/RS485 VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 implements three RS232/RS485 multiplexers. J103 is named as UART0 and seated away from the other two headers, J102 (UART4) and J101 (UART6). They are mapped as /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyS4, and /dev/ttyS6, respectively in the software file system. -
Page 53: Uart
// open the port (with flow control disabled) 4.3.3 UART VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 offers two UART headers. UART2 (J33) is for debugging the board, and UART9 (J32) is for serial communication. They are mapped as /dev/ttyS2 and /dev/ttyS9, respectively in the software file system. The pinout of the headers is described in 2.4.14. -
Page 54: Can
| Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 4.3.4 CAN VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 implements two CAN buses (CAN0 & CAN1). Refer to 2.4.15 for the pinout description. Take CAN0 as an example to test if it functions properly: 1. -
Page 55: Audio
1. Use an HDMI cable to connect the board and the audio receiving device; 2. Use the following command to play back the audio clip. $ aplay -D hw:1,0 test.wav // hw is followed by the audio device Vantron | Public VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 User Manual www.vantrontech.com... -
Page 56: Video
MIPI CSI interface to the camera. You can refer to 2.4.8 for the pinout description of the MIPI CSI interface. Use the following command to preview the photos collected: $ gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src device=/dev/video0 ! video/x-raw,width=1920,height=1080, framerate=30/1 ! autovideosink Vantron | Public VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 User Manual www.vantrontech.com... -
Page 57: Chapter 5 Disposal And Product Warranty
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Page 58: Disposal
& electronic waste recycling/disposal center. Proper disposal of this sort of waste helps avoid harm and adverse effect upon surroundings and people’s health. Please contact local organizations or recycling/disposal center for more recycling/disposal methods of related products. Vantron | Public VT-SBC-3568-GEN2 User Manual www.vantrontech.com... -
Page 59: 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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