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USER MANUAL
VAB-820
Pico-ITX Freescale Cortex-A9 board
1.01-10252013-143200

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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL VAB-820 Pico-ITX Freescale Cortex-A9 board 1.01-10252013-143200...
  • Page 2 The information and product specifications within this document are subject to change at any time, without notice and without obligation to notify any person of such change. VIA Technologies, Inc. reserves the right the make changes to the products described in this manual at any time without prior notice.
  • Page 3 Battery Recycling and Disposal Only use the appropriate battery specified for this product. Do not re-use, recharge, or reheat an old battery. Do not attempt to force open the battery. Do not discard used batteries with regular trash. Discard used batteries according to local regulations. Safety Precautions Always read the safety instructions carefully.
  • Page 4 VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual Box Contents and Ordering Information VAB- - - - 820 1 x VAB-820 embedded board (with Freescale i.MX ARM Cortex-A9) 1 x DC-in power cable 1 x Audio cable 1 x USB cable 1 x COM cable (3-wired for the debug of console)

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual Table of Contents 1. 1. 1. 1. Product Overview Product Overview ........ Product Overview Product Overview ........................................................................ 9 9 9 9 1.1.
  • Page 6 VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 3.1. LVDS Power Select Jumper ..............40 3.2. Boot Select Jumper..................42 4. 4. 4. 4. Hardware Installation Hardware Installation ........ Hardware Installation Hardware Installation ..............
  • Page 7 VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual Lists of Figures Figure 1: Layout diagram of the VAB-820 mainboard (top and bottom view) . 14 Figure 2: Mounting holes and dimensions of the VAB-820........16 Figure 3: Height distribution of the VAB-820 mainboard ........
  • Page 8 VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual Lists of Tables Table 1: Layout diagram description table of the VAB-820 mainboard .... 15 Table 2: Layout diagram description table of rear I/O ports ........ 18 Table 3: Gigabit Ethernet port pinout ................

  • Page 9: Product Overview Product Overview

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 1. 1. 1. 1. Product Overv Product Overview Product Overv Product Overv Based on the ultra compact Pico-ITX form factor, measuring 10 cm x 7.2 cm, the VIA VAB-820 is a VIA Pico-ITX board to feature an ARM SoC.

  • Page 10: Key Features

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 1.1. Key Features Supports independent, integrated graphics processing (GPU) for 3D/2D and graphics acceleration and multiple displays ® Supports HDMI port, RJ-45 LAN port and composite input RCA jack Supports four USB 2.0 ports (two as pin header) Supports one dual-channel 18/24-bit LVDS connector Supports two COM connectors with power supply...

  • Page 11: Product Specifications

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 1.2. Product Specifications Processor Processor Processor Processor Freescale i.MX 6Dual/6Quad ARM Cortex-A9 @ 1.0 GHz  Flash Flash Storage Storage Flash Flash Storage Storage 4MB SPI Serial Flash ...
  • Page 12 VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 1 x LVDS Inverter connector  1 x LVDS panel power select jumper  1 X SPI connector  1 X S-Video input pin header  2 X POE pin headers (support optional PD power board) ...
  • Page 13 VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual Form Factor Form Factor Form Factor Form Factor 8-layers PCB  10 cm x 7.2 cm  Note: Note: Note: Note: 1. For the software evaluation, please visit VIA Embedded website to download the image: http://www.viaembedded.com/en/downloads/EvaluationKit.jsp http://www.vi aembedded.com/en/downloads/EvaluationKit.jsp...

  • Page 14: Layout Diagram

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 1.3. Layout Diagram Figure Figure 1 1 1 1 : Layout diagram of the : Layout diagram of the VAB VAB- - - - 820 820 mainboard mainboard (top (top and bottom and bottom view)
  • Page 15 VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual Item Item Item Item Description Description Description Description +12V DC-In connector (J9) S-VIDEO input pin header (S-VIDEO1) LVDS power select jumper (J3) Freescale i.MX 6Dual/6Quad ARM Cortex-A9 processor CMOS Battery connector (J1) eMMC Flash POE Input pin header (J13)

  • Page 16: Product Dimensions

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 1.4. Product Dimensions Figure Figure Figure Figure 2 2 2 2 : : : : Mounting holes and dimensions of the Mounting holes and dimensions of the Mounting holes and dimensions of the VAB Mounting holes and dimensions of the VAB- - - - 820...

  • Page 17: Height Distribution

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 1.5. Height Distribution Figure Figure 3 3 3 3 : Height distribution of the : Height distribution of the VAB VAB- - - - 820 820 mainboard mainboard Figure Figure...

  • Page 18: I/O Interface

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 2. 2. 2. 2. I/O Interface I/O Interface I/O Interface I/O Interface The VAB-820 has a wide selection of interfaces. It includes a selection of frequently used ports as part of the external I/O coastline. 2.1.

  • Page 19: Lan Port: Gigabit Ethernet

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 2.1.1. RJ-45 LAN port: Gigabit Ethernet The integrated 8-pin Gigabit Ethernet port is using an 8 Position 8 Contact (8P8C) receptacle connector (commonly referred to as RJ45). The pinout of the Gigabit Ethernet port is as shown below.

  • Page 20: Usb 2.0 Port

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 2.1.2. USB 2.0 Port The VAB-820 mainboard provides two USB 2.0 ports, Each USB port gives complete Plug and Play and hot swap capability for external devices. The USB interface complies with USB UHCI, Rev.

  • Page 21: Hdmi Port

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual ® 2.1.3. HDMI Port ® ® The integrated 19-pin HDMI port uses an HDMI Type A receptacle ® connector defined in HDMI specification. The HDMI port is used to connect high definition video and digital audio using a single cable.

  • Page 22: Rca Jack

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 2.1.4. RCA Jack The RCA jack connects to external composite video input device. Figure Figure 9 9 9 9 : : : : RCA jack RCA jack diagram diagram Figure Figure...

  • Page 23: Micro Sd Card Slot

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 2.1.5. Micro SD Card slot The VAB-820 comes with a Micro SD card slot located at the front side of the board. Micro SD card slot offers expandable storage. Figure Figure 10 10: : : : Micro SD card slot...

  • Page 24: Onboard Connectors

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 2.2. Onboard Connectors 2.2.1. USB, USBOTG Pin Header The mainboard includes one USB and USBOTG combination pin header block labeled as “J8”. The combination pin header is for connecting USB and USBOTG devices.

  • Page 25: Front Audio Pin Header

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 2.2.2. Front Audio Pin Header The mainboard has a pin header for Line-out, Line-in and MIC-in. The pin header is labeled as “AUDIO1”. The pinout of the pin header is shown below. Figure Figure Figure...

  • Page 26: Dio, I²C, System Reset, P_Led, And Wlan_Led Pin Header

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 2.2.3. DIO, I²C, System reset, P_LED, and WLAN_LED Pin Header The mainboard includes one DIO, I²C, System reset, P_LED, and WLAN_LED combination pin header block labeled as “J7”. The combination pin header is for connecting Digital I/O (GPIO), I²C devices and providing access to system reset switch, power LED and WLAN LED.
  • Page 27 VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal RESET_N P_LED+ P_LED- 12C3_SCL W_LED+ 12C3_SDA W_LED- 5VIN GPIO_1 GPIO_7 GPIO_2 GPIO_8 GPIO_4 GPIO_9 GPIO_5 GPIO_16 Table Table 11 11: : : : DIO DIO, , , , I I I I ²...

  • Page 28: Cmos Battery Connector

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 2.2.4. CMOS Battery Connector The mainboard is equipped with onboard CMOS battery connector used for connecting the external cable battery that provides power to the CMOS RAM. If disconnected all configurations in the CMOS RAM will be reset to factory defaults.

  • Page 29: Spi Connector

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 2.2.5. SPI connector The mainboard has one 7-pin SPI flash connector. The SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) connector is used to communicate with external slave devices. The connector is labeled as “J10”.

  • Page 30: Poe Pin Header

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 2.2.6. POE Pin Header The mainboard has two POE pin headers. The POE pin headers are used to connect to optional PD power board for implementation of Power Over Ethernet.

  • Page 31: Dc-In Connector

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 2.2.7. +12V DC-In Connector The mainboard supports +12V DC-In power connector to provide addition power to the rest of the system. The 2-pin power connector is used to connect the DC-In power jack.

  • Page 32: S-Video Input Pin Header

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 2.2.8. S-Video Input Pin Header The mainboard provides an S-Video Input pin header. The S-Video Input pin header is an analog video connector for connecting TV monitor or S-Video input devices.

  • Page 33: Mini-Pcie Slot

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 2.2.9. Mini-PCIe Slot The Mini-PCIe slot is compatible with all PCIe 2.0 Mini Cards: full-length and half-length. The location of the Mini-PCIe slot is shown below. Figure Figure Figure...
  • Page 34 VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal PCIE_WAKE_B MPCIE_3V3 JTAG_TCK VCC15 JTAG_TMS PCIe_CREFCLKM PCIe_CREFCLKP JTAG_TD1 JTAG_TD0 PCIE_DIS_B PCIE_RST_B PCIe_CRXM MPCIE_3V3 PCIe_CRXP VCC15 PCIe_SMB_CLK PCIe_CTXM PCIe_SMB_DATA PCIe_CTXP PCIE_USB_DM PCIE_USB_DP...

  • Page 35: Lvds1 Connector

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 2.2.10. LVDS1 Connector The mainboard has one 40-pin LVDS panel connector on the bottom side. The onboard LVDS panel connector allows to connect the panel’s LVDS cable to support the dual-channel 18-bit/24-bit display.
  • Page 36 VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal LVDS1_TX0_NC PVDD LVDS1_TX0_PC PVDD LVDS1_TX1_NC LVDS1_TX1_PC LVDS0_TX0_NC LVDS0_TX0_PC LVDS1_TX2_NC LVDS1_TX2_PC LVDS0_TX1_NC LVDS0_TX1_PC LVDS1_CLK_NC LVDS1_CLK_PC LVDS0_TX2_NC LVDS0_TX2_PC LVDS1_TX3_NC LVDS1_TX3_PC LVDS0_CLK_NC LVDS0_CLK_PC 5VIN...

  • Page 37: Lvds Inverter Connector

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 2.2.11. LVDS Inverter Connector The mainboard provides LVDS Inverter connector located on the bottom side of the board for supplying power to the backlight of the LCD panel. The connector is labeled as “INVERTER”.

  • Page 38: Mipi Csi-2 Connector

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 2.2.12. MIPI CSI-2 Connector The mainboard includes one MIPI CSI-2 connector on the bottom side of VAB- 820. The MIPI CSI-2 connector is used to connect to camera serial interface in order to support a wide range of imaging solutions.

  • Page 39: Com1/Com2/Can Connector

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 2.2.13. COM1/COM2/CAN Connector The mainboard includes two onboard COM connectors on the bottom side of VAB-820. The onboard COM1 connector labeled as “J4” is used to attach additional COM port that support RS-232 standard with DTE (Data Terminal Equipment) type.

  • Page 40: Jumpers

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 3. 3. 3. 3. Jumpers Jumpers Jumpers Jumpers 3.1. LVDS Power Select Jumper The mainboard has power select connector that determines the input voltage for the LVDS connector (LVDS1) and LVDS inverter (INVERTER1). The pins 1, 3, and 5 correspond to INVERTER1.
  • Page 41 VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual Inverter Inverter power power Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 3 Pin 3 Pin 5 Pin 5 Inverter Inverter power power Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 3 Pin 3 Pin 5 Pin 5...

  • Page 42: Boot Select Jumper

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 3.2. Boot Select Jumper The Boots Select jumper labeled as “J11” is to specify the boot device. Figure Figure 25 25: : : : Boot Select jumper diagram Boot Select jumper diagram Figure Figure...

  • Page 43: Hardware Installation Hardware Installation

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 4. 4. 4. 4. Hardware Installation Hardware Installation Hardware Installation Hardware Installation 4.1. Installing into a Chassis The VAB-820 can be fitted into any chassis that has the mounting holes compatible with the standard Pico-ITX mounting hole locations.
  • Page 44 VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual coastline should have a buffer of at least 4.00 mm. The two sides adjacent to the I/O coastline should have at least a 10.00 mm buffer.

  • Page 45: Suggested Minimum Chassis Height

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 4.1.2. Suggested minimum chassis height The figure below shows the suggested minimum height requirements for the internal space of the chassis. It is not necessary for the internal ceiling to be evenly flat.

  • Page 46: Suggested Keepout Areas

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 4.1.3. Suggested keepout areas The figure below shows the areas of the mainboard that is highly suggested to leave unobstructed. Figure Figure Figure Figure 28 28 28 28: Suggested keepout areas : Suggested keepout areas : Suggested keepout areas...

  • Page 47: Installation Of Mini-Pcie Module

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 4.2. Installation of Mini-PCIe module Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Align the notch on the Mini-PCIe module with the notch on the Mini-PCIe slot then insert the module at 30°...
  • Page 48 VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 Once the module has been fully inserted, push down the module until the screw holes align with the mounting holes on the hex spacer screws. Secure the module with two screws to the standoffs.

  • Page 49: Appendix A. Mating Connector

    VAB- - - - 820 820 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual Appendix A. Appendix A. Mating Connector Mating Connector Appendix A. Appendix A. Mating Connector Mating Connector Vendor Lists Vendor Lists Vendor Lists Vendor Lists The following table listed the mating connector vendors of VAB-820 mainboard.
  • Page 50 Taiwan Headquarters Europe 1F, 531 Zhong-Zheng Road 940 Mission Court In den Dauen 6 Xindian District, New Taipei City 231, Fremont, CA 94539 53117 Bonn Taiwan Germany TEL: 886.2.2218.5452 TEL: 1.510.683.3300 TEL: 49.228.688565.0 FAX: 886.2.2218.5453 FAX: 1.510.687.4654 FAX: 49.228.688565.19 Email: embedded@via.com.tw Email: embedded@viatech.com Email: embedded@via-tech.de China...