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  • Page 1 ZEUS PXA270 RISC based EPIC Single Board Computer Technical Manual...
  • Page 2 ZEUS Technical Manual Definitions Eurotech is the trading name for Eurotech Ltd. Disclaimer The information in this manual has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate. Eurotech assumes no responsibility for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties, which may result from its use.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ZEUS Technical Manual Contents Contents Product handling and environmental compliance ................5 Introduction ............................6 ZEUS ‘at a glance’ .........................8 ZEUS features ........................10 ZEUS support products......................13 About this manual ..........................14 Conventions .........................14 Getting started ..........................16 Using the ZEUS ........................16 Detailed hardware description ......................18 ZEUS block diagram ......................18...
  • Page 4 ZEUS Technical Manual Contents Appendix B - Specification .......................98 Appendix C - Mechanical diagram ....................100 Appendix D - Reference information....................102 Appendix E - Wireless modem datasheets ..................104 Appendix F - ZEUS Modem details....................118 Appendix G - ZEUS-FPIF details ....................122 Appendix H - ZEUS-FPIF-CRT details...................127 Appendix H - Acronyms and abbreviations ..................130...

  • Page 5: Product Handling And Environmental Compliance

    ZEUS Technical Manual Product handling and environmental compliance Product handling and environmental compliance Anti-static handling This board contains CMOS devices that could be damaged in the event of static electricity being discharged through them. At all times, please observe anti-static precautions when handling the board.

  • Page 6: Introduction

    ZEUS Technical Manual Introduction Introduction The ZEUS is an ultra-low power, high performance, single board computer based on the PXA270 processor. The PXA270 is an implementation of the Intel XScale micro architecture, combined with a comprehensive set of integrated peripherals including: •...
  • Page 7 ZEUS Technical Manual Introduction Variant Details Main features (all other features are included unless ZEUS-M64-F32-003-R6 otherwise stated): • 5V only (No DC/DC PSU) • No CAN bus, LVDS or secondary Ethernet port • 520MHz processor. Main features (all other features are included unless...

  • Page 8: Zeus 'At A Glance

    ZEUS Technical Manual Introduction ZEUS ‘at a glance’ 10-30V input option Audio GPIO SRAM Camera PXA270 DRAM Flat panel LCD Touchscreen Flat panel 4-wire/5-wire LCD – LVDS CAN bus Reset switch Flash JTAG Serial User RS422/485 jumpers 2x serial RS232/...
  • Page 9 ZEUS Technical Manual Introduction 5V input option 5V power input © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...

  • Page 10: Zeus Features

    ZEUS Technical Manual Introduction ZEUS features Microprocessor • PXA270 312/416/520MHz processor (520MHz fitted as standard). Cache • 32K data cache, 32K instruction cache, 2K mini data cache. System memory • Fixed on-board memory: - 64/128/256 MB SDRAM (32-bit wide SDRAM data bus).
  • Page 11 ZEUS Technical Manual Introduction Expansion interfaces • CompactFlash CF+ socket to support Type I,II form factor CF+ cards. • SDIO socket to support MMC/SD/SDIO cards. • 16-bit PC/104 interface. Date/time support • Real time clock – battery backed on-board (external to PXA270).
  • Page 12 ZEUS Technical Manual Introduction Mechanical • EPIC form factor (115mm x 165mm). Environmental • Operating temperature: - Commercial: -20°C (-4°F) to +70°C (+158°F) for speed variants up to 520MHz. - Industrial: -40°C (-40°F) to +85°C (+185°F) for speed variants up to 416MHz.

  • Page 13: Zeus Support Products

    ZEUS Technical Manual Introduction ZEUS support products The following products support the ZEUS: • ZEUS Modem Board 1, a low profile module attached to the solder side of the ZEUS main board. It provides the following wireless connectivity options: - Quad band GSM/GPRS: Sony Ericsson GR64 or Dual band Siemens MC39i module.

  • Page 14: About This Manual

    ZEUS Technical Manual About this manual About this manual This manual describes the operation and use of the ZEUS single board computer. It is designed to be a reference and user manual and includes information about all aspects of the board.
  • Page 15 ZEUS Technical Manual About this manual Tables With tables such as that shown below, the white cells show information relevant to the subject being discussed. Grey cells are not relevant in the current context. Byte lane Most significant byte Least significant byte...

  • Page 16: Getting Started

    ZEUS Technical Manual Getting started Getting started A ZEUS Quickstart Manual is provided with each Development Kit to enable you to set up and start using the ZEUS board. Please read the relevant manual and follow the steps explaining how to set up the board. Once you have completed this task, and your ZEUS system is working, you can start adding further peripherals enabling development to begin.
  • Page 17 ZEUS Technical Manual Getting started Using the Ethernet interface The boot loader configures the Davicom DM9000A 10/100BaseTX Ethernet controller. Connection is made via a dual RJ45 connector. See the sections Ethernet, page 52, J6 – Ethernet connector, page 80, for further details.

  • Page 18: Detailed Hardware Description

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description Detailed hardware description This section provides a detailed description of the functions provided by the ZEUS. This information may be required during development after you have started adding extra peripherals, or are starting to use some of the embedded features.

  • Page 19: Zeus Address Map

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description ZEUS address map PXA270 chip select Physical address Bus width Description CS0# 0x00000000 – 0x03FFFFFE 16-bit Flash memory/Silicon disk CS1# 0x04000000 – 0x07FFFFFE 16-bit Ethernet controller 0 CS2# 0x08000000 – 0x0BFFFFFE 16-bit Ethernet controller 1 CS3# 0x0C000000 –...

  • Page 20: Pxa270 Processor

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description PXA270 processor The ZEUS board is based on a PXA270 processor. The PXA270 processor is an integrated system-on-a-chip microprocessor for high performance, low power portable handheld and handset devices. It incorporates the Intel XScale technology with on-the- fly voltage and frequency scaling and sophisticated power management.
  • Page 21 ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description The design supports 520MHz, 416MHz and 312MHz speed variants of the PXA270 processor. The standard variant of the ZEUS board is fitted with the 520MHz version of PXA270. The maximum speed available for extended temperature versions of the ZEUS is 416MHz.

  • Page 22: Pxa270 Gpio Pin Assignments

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description PXA270 GPIO pin assignments The table below summarizes the use of the 118 PXA270 GPIO pins, their direction, alternate function and active level. Key: Alternate function. Pin direction. Active Function active level or edge.
  • Page 23 ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description GPIO Wake-up No AF Signal name Dir Active Function source See section… 0 ETH0_IRQ# Input Ethernet 0 Interrupt Ethernet, page 2 ETH_CS1# Output Chip Select 1 – Ethernet 0 Ethernet, page LCD backlight Backlight Brightness On/Off...
  • Page 24 ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description GPIO Wake-up No AF Signal name Dir Active Function source See section… 2 MMCLK Output SDIO Clock SDIO, page 2 SRAM_CS5# Output Chip Select 5 - SRAM Static RAM, page Wireless modem and 1 GSM_FFRXD Input...
  • Page 25 ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description GPIO Wake-up No AF Signal name Dir Active Function source See section… 0 MMC_WP Input SDIO Write Protect Status SDIO, page SDIO Card Detect IRQ 0 MMC_CD Input 2 CB_PCE2# Output Card Bus High Byte Enable...
  • Page 26 ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description GPIO Wake-up No AF Signal name Dir Active Function source See section… 2 ETH_CS2# Output Chip Select 2 - Ethernet 1 Ethernet, page Expansion interfaces, 1 CB_PSKTSEL Output Card Bus Socket Select page UART and CPLD...
  • Page 27 ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description GPIO Wake-up No AF Signal name Dir Active Function source See section… Compact Flash Power 0 CF_PWEN Output High CompactFlash, page Enable Quick Capture camera 2 CIF_DD0 Input Camera Interface Data 0 interface, page...

  • Page 28: Interrupt Assignments

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description Interrupt assignments Internal interrupts For details on the PXA270 interrupt controller and internal peripheral interrupts please see the Intel PXA27x Processor Family Developer’s Manual on the Development Kit External interrupts The following table lists the PXA270 signal pins used for external interrupts:...

  • Page 29: On-Board Gpio Expanders Pin Assignments

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description On-Board GPIO expanders pin assignments Two GPIO expanders (MAX7313) are used to provide additional GPIOs for use with different on-board peripherals. The GPIO expanders are connected to the I C bus of PXA270 and are accessible through I C bus addresses 0x21 and 0x22.
  • Page 30 ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description Expander 2 - I2C Address 0x22 Power-up GPIO Signal name Active Function state See section… Clock generator power Clock Synthesizer CLK_SHDN# Output Low management, page Shutdown LVDS interface, LVDS Falling Edge LVDS_FES# Output Low...

  • Page 31: Real Time Clock

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description Real time clock The ZEUS uses an external real time clock (RTC) (Intersil ISL1208) to store the date and time, and provide power management events. The RTC is connected to the I bus of the PXA270 processor and is accessible through I C bus address 0x6F.

  • Page 32: Watchdog Timer

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description Watchdog timer The ZEUS uses an external watchdog timer (MAX6369) which can be used to protect against erroneous software. This is a programmable watchdog timer that can be adjusted for timeout periods of 1ms, 10ms, 30ms, 100ms, 1s, 10s and 60s. The board is reset when timeout occurs.

  • Page 33: Memory

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description Memory The ZEUS has four types of memory fitted: • 32 or 64MB resident Flash disk containing: - Boot loader to boot operating system. - Operating system. - Application images. • 64, 128 or 256MB of SDRAM for system memory.
  • Page 34 ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description Static RAM The PXA270 processor provides 256KB of internal memory-mapped SRAM. The SRAM is divided into four banks, each consisting of 64KB. The ZEUS also has an external 256KB SRAM device fitted, arranged as 256Kbit x 8- bits.

  • Page 35: Wireless Support

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description Wireless support The ZEUS can support various wireless modems, GPS functionality and an IEEE802.15.4 / ZigBee wireless sensor network interface. This is achieved using two optional add-on modules. GPS and cellular functionality are integrated on a single module (ZEUS Modem-n) while the IEEE802.15.4 / ZigBee port is provided by a...
  • Page 36 ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description ZEUS Modem-1 supports the following modules: • Sony Ericsson GR64, a quad-band (850/900/1800/1900) version of GR47/48. Functionally comparable to the Sony Ericsson GR47/GR48 devices, the GR64 offers a broad range of voice and data features. The integrated TCP/IP stack enables effective use of GPRS.
  • Page 37 ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description IEEE802.15.4 / ZigBee module (ZMx) IEEE802.15.4 / ZigBee is the wireless standards-based technology that addresses the unique needs of remote monitoring and control for sensor level network applications. ZigBee enables deployment of wireless networks with low cost, low power solutions sensor devices and offers the ability to run remote sensors for years on inexpensive primary batteries.

  • Page 38: Expansion Interfaces

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description Expansion interfaces There are three expansion interfaces on the ZEUS: SDIO, PC/104 and CompactFlash. PC/104 and CompactFlash interfaces are connected to the PC card memory controller of the PXA270 with the use of some ‘glue logic’ implemented in a CPLD (Xilinx XC9536XL).

  • Page 39: Sdio

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description SDIO The SD card socket J22 is interfaced directly to PXA270’s MMC/SD/SDIO controller. The MMC/SD/SDIO controller supports multimedia card, secure digital and secure digital I/O communications protocols. The MMC controller supports the MMC system, a low cost data storage and communications system.

  • Page 40: Compactflash

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description CompactFlash A CompactFlash extension socket for full I/O mode operation is provided by slot 0 of the PXA270 PC card controller, and supports type I,II CF+ cards. It appears in PC card memory space socket 0.

  • Page 41: Pc/104 Interface

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description PC/104 interface The ZEUS PC/104 interface is emulated from the PXA270 PC card interface to support 8/16 bit ISA bus style signals. As the interface is an emulation, the ZEUS does not support some PC/104 features. Please refer to the section...
  • Page 42 ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description PC/104 interrupts The PC/104 interrupts are combined together so that any interrupt generated on the PC/104 interface generates a single interrupt on the GPIO17 pin of the PXA270 processor. Reading the PC104_IRQ register located at the address 0x12800000 can identify the PC/104 interrupting source.
  • Page 43 ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description Unsupported PC/104 interface features The ZEUS does not support the following PC/104 bus features: • PC/104 IRQ9, IRQ14 and IRQ15 are not available. • DMA is not supported. Therefore, AEN signal is set to a constant logical zero.

  • Page 44: Flat Panel Display

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description Flat panel display The PXA270 processor contains an integrated LCD display controller. It is capable of supporting both colour and monochrome single- and dual-scan display modules. It supports active (TFT) and passive (STN) LCD displays up to 800x600 pixels.
  • Page 45 ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description Panel data bus bit 18-bit TFT 12-bit TFT 9-bit TFT FPD 7 FPD 6 FPD 5 FPD 4 FPD 3 FPD 2 FPD 1 FPD 0 STN panel data bit mapping to the ZEUS...
  • Page 46 ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description LCD logic and backlight power The display signals are +3.3V compatible. The ZEUS contains power control circuitry for the flat panel logic supply and backlight supply. The flat panel logic is supplied with a switched 3.3V (default) or 5V supply (for details see the section JP3 –...
  • Page 47 ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description LCD backlight brightness control GPIO16 of the PXA270 processor is used for backlight brightness control (signal PWM0 on the J14 connector). The control of the backlight brightness is dependent upon the type of backlight inverter used with the display. Some inverters have a ‘DIM’...
  • Page 48 ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description The LVDS transmitter can be programmed for rising edge strobe or falling edge strobe operation through a signal LVDS_FES# (Expander 2 – GPIO1, I2C address 0x22). Details are shown in the following table: LVDS_FES#...

  • Page 49: Audio

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description Audio A Wolfson WM9712L AC’97 audio CODEC is used to support the audio features of the ZEUS. Audio inputs supported by the WM9712L are stereo line in and a mono microphone input. The WM9712L provides a stereo line out that is amplified by a National Semiconductor LM4880 250mW per channel power amplifier, suitable for driving an 8Ω...

  • Page 50: Touchscreen Controller

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description Touchscreen controller The ZEUS supports 4-wire and 5-wire analogue resistive touchscreens using the controller available within the Wolfson WM9712L audio CODEC. The touchscreen controller supports the following functions: • X co-ordinate measurement. • Y co-ordinate measurement.

  • Page 51: Usb

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description There are two USB host interfaces on the ZEUS. These comply with the Universal Serial Bus Specification Rev. 1.1, supporting data transfer at full-speed (12Mbit/s) and low-speed (1.5Mbit/s). There are four signal lines associated with each USB channel: VBUS, DATA+, DATA-, GND.

  • Page 52: Ethernet

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description Ethernet The ZEUS SBC provides two 10/100-BaseTX interfaces with MAC and complies with both the IEEE802.3u 10/100-BaseTX and the IEEE 802.3x full-duplex flow control specifications. Two single 10/100-BaseTX Ethernet controllers, Davicom DM9000A, are used to implement Ethernet interfaces on ZEUS.

  • Page 53: Serial Com Ports

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description Serial COM ports There are seven serial communications ports available on the ZEUS. Three are provided by the PXA270 and are used for the optional wireless modem, GPS and IEEE802.15.4 / ZigBee ports. There are four additional high-speed, 16550 compatible serial UARTs implemented by an EXAR ST16C554Q Quad UART device.
  • Page 54 ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description COM3 – RS232/RS485/RS422 interface Supported on Channel C of the external Quad UART, COM3 port can be configured by software as RS232 or RS485/RS422. The port is buffered to RS232 (or RS485/RS422) levels with ±15kV ESD protection.
  • Page 55 ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description COM4 – RS422/485 interface Supported on Channel D of the external Quad UART, and buffered to RS422/485 levels with ±15kV ESD protection, this channel provides support for RS422 or RS485 (software selectable) interfaces. The maximum baud rate on this channel is 921.6 Kbaud.
  • Page 56 ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description RS485 This is a half-duplex interface that provides combined TX and RX signals (TX+/RX+ and TX-/RX-). A ground connection is also required for this interface. The maximum cable length for this interface is the same as RS422 - 1200m (4000ft), but RS485 supports up to 32 transmitters and receivers on a single network.

  • Page 57: Can Bus

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description CAN bus A Microchip MCP2515 CAN 2.0B protocol compatible controller and MCP2551 transceiver are used on the ZEUS to provide Controller Area Network (CAN) bus connectivity. CAN is a high-integrity serial data communications bus for real-time applications.

  • Page 58: I²C Bus

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description I²C bus The PXA270 I²C interface is brought out to the COMs connector J19. See the section J19 – Serial ports – COM3/4, page 88, for connection details. I²C bus is also used with the Quick Capture interface. See the section...

  • Page 59: Quick Capture Camera Interface

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description Quick Capture camera interface The Quick Capture camera interface is a component of Intel Quick Capture technology which provides a connection between the PXA270 processor and a camera image sensor. The Quick Capture interface is designed to work primarily with CMOS-type image sensors and supports up to 4 Megapixel resolution.

  • Page 60: External General Purpose I/O

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description External General purpose I/O A Maxim MAX7313 I²C I/O Expander provides sixteen general purpose input/output lines on the header J7. Each I/O port can be individually configured as either an open- drain current-sinking output rated at 50mA with10K pull-up to 5V, or a logic input with transition detection.

  • Page 61: Temperature Sensor

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description Temperature sensor There is a Philips LM75A temperature sensor on the ZEUS. The LM75A is a temperature-to-digital converter using an on-chip band-gap temperature sensor and sigma-delta A-to-D conversion technique. The device is also a thermal detector providing an over-temperature detection output (OVERTEMP signal on GPIO96 of PXA270).

  • Page 62: Jtag And Debug Access

    ZEUS Technical Manual Detailed hardware description JTAG and debug access Debug access to the PXA270 processor is via the JTAG connector J5. A standard ARM 20-pin header is used for the JTAG interface. See J5 – JTAG connector, page 79, for details.

  • Page 63: Power And Power Management

    ZEUS Technical Manual Power and power management Power and power management Power supplies The ZEUS is designed to operate from a single +5V±5% (4.75V to +5.25V) input or the onboard 10V to 30V DC/DC PSU. DC input voltage (10-30V) DC input voltage (10-30V) is connected through a front panel locking DC jack J3 (see the section J3 –...
  • Page 64 ZEUS Technical Manual Power and power management On-board supplies There are seven on-board supply voltages derived from the +5V supply. They are listed in the following table: Supply rail Power domains Voltage Reset threshold VCC_BATT PXA270 Sleep-control subsystem, 3.3V or 3.0V 2.25V...
  • Page 65 ZEUS Technical Manual Power and power management Battery backup An on-board non-rechargeable coin cell battery (CR2032) provides a 3V battery backup supply for the ISL1208 RTC, external SRAM and the supply supervisor, when there is no +5V supply to the board. The ZEUS is normally shipped with battery disconnected.

  • Page 66: Processor Power Management

    ZEUS Technical Manual Power and power management Processor power management First available in the PXA270 processor, Wireless Intel SpeedStep Technology dynamically adjusts the power and performance of the processor based on CPU demand. This can result in a significant decrease in power consumption.
  • Page 67 ZEUS Technical Manual Power and power management Conditions Active power Idle power System bus consumption consumption VCC_SRAM = 1.1V; VCC_PLL = 1.3V; VCC_MEM, VCC_BB, Frequency frequency typ. typ. VCC_USIM, VCC_LCD = 1.8V; VCC_IO, VCC_BATT,VCC_USB=3.0V 520MHz 208MHz 747 mW 222 mW VCC_CORE = 1.45V...

  • Page 68: Peripheral Devices Power Management

    ZEUS Technical Manual Power and power management Peripheral devices power management The following table gives the estimated power consumption of on-board peripherals: Low power mode On-board Maximum power peripheral consumption Minimum consumption Operating mode Quad UART 66mW (20mA@3.3V) 10mW (3mA@3.3V)
  • Page 69 ZEUS Technical Manual Power and power management The table below gives examples of power drawn by specific external peripheral devices: Device Part number Condition Power (mW) 64MB Sandisk SDCFJ-64 Sleep CompactFlash Writing consistently Socket WiFi 802.11b WL6200-480 Idle (listening) SDIO...
  • Page 70 ZEUS Technical Manual Power and power management CompactFlash power management The power supply to the CompactFlash interface is controlled via software, and supports hot swap card insertion and CompactFlash power down states. GPIO97 on the PXA270 (signal CF_PWEN) is used to control the power supply switch. Setting this line to logic ‘0’...
  • Page 71 ZEUS Technical Manual Power and power management Ethernet power management The Ethernet controllers (Davicom DM9000A) incorporate a number of features to maintain the lowest power consumption. The device can be put into a power-reduced mode by setting the PHY control register bit 16.4.
  • Page 72 ZEUS Technical Manual Power and power management CAN bus power management The Microchip MCP2515 CAN bus controller has an internal sleep mode that is used to minimize the current consumption of the device. The SPI interface remains active for reading even when the MCP2515 is in sleep mode, allowing access to all registers. To enter sleep mode, the mode request bits are set in the CANCTRL register (REQOP<2:0>).
  • Page 73 ZEUS Technical Manual Power and power management COM Ports power management RS232 transceivers can be placed in low power mode in case they are not used. This can reduce the power consumption of each RS232 transceiver down to 33 μW. GPIO pins 3 and 4 of Expander 2 (I2C address 0x22) are used to shut down COM1 and COM2.

  • Page 74: Connectors, Leds And Jumpers

    ZEUS Technical Manual Connectors, LEDs and jumpers Connectors, LEDs and jumpers The following diagram shows the location of the connectors, LEDs and jumpers on the ZEUS: J9 J24 JP5&JP6 J8 J10 J11 J12&13 D10 © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 75 ZEUS Technical Manual Connectors, LEDs and jumpers The connectors on the following pages are shown in the same orientation as the pictures above, unless otherwise stated. © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...

  • Page 76: Connectors

    ZEUS Technical Manual Connectors, LEDs and jumpers Connectors There are 24 connectors on the ZEUS for accessing external devices: Connector Function Connector details in section… J1 – Touchscreen connector, page Touchscreen controller Power (5V DC) J2 – Power connector (5V...
  • Page 77 ZEUS Technical Manual Connectors, LEDs and jumpers Connector Function Connector details in section… J19 – Serial ports – COM3/4, page Serial ports (COM3/4) J20 – CompactFlash , page CF+ interface IEEE802.15.4 / ZigBee J21 – IEEE802.15.4 / ZigBee connector, page SDIO J22 –...
  • Page 78 ZEUS Technical Manual Connectors, LEDs and jumpers J2 – Power connector (5V option) Connector: Neltron 5566S-08, 8-way, 4.2mm (0.165") pitch mini fit header Mating connector: Molex 39-01-2085, 8-way, 4.20mm (0.165") pitch mini-fit, receptacle housing Mating crimps: Molex 44476-1112 Signal name...
  • Page 79 ZEUS Technical Manual Connectors, LEDs and jumpers J4 – Audio connector Connector: Neltron 2417SJ-12-PHD, 12-way, 2mm header Mating connector: JST PHDR-12VS Mating crimps: JST SPHD-002T-P0.5 Signal name Signal name LEFT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT IN RIGHT OUT AMP LEFT OUT...
  • Page 80 ZEUS Technical Manual Connectors, LEDs and jumpers J6 – Ethernet connector Connector: Dual RJ45 shielded with LEDs, Xmultiple XRJM-S-02-8-8-1 Signal name Signal name TX0+ TX1+ TX0- TX1- RX0+ RX1+ LINK/ACT N.C. N.C. ETH0 ETH1 N.C. N.C. RX0- RX1- N.C. N.C.
  • Page 81 ZEUS Technical Manual Connectors, LEDs and jumpers J7 – GPIO connector Connector: Molex 87832-2020, 20-way, 2mm (0.079") header Mating connector: Molex 51110-2051, 2mm (0.079") pitch, milli-grid crimp housing Mating crimps: Molex 50394 Signal name Signal name J8 – USB connector...
  • Page 82 ZEUS Technical Manual Connectors, LEDs and jumpers J9 – Camera interface connector Connector: Neltron 2417RJ-20-PHD 'LEAD FREE', 20-way, 2mm (0.079") header Mating connector: JST PHDR-20VS Mating crimps: JST SPHD-002T-P0.5 Signal name Signal name +3V3 +2V8 CIF_MCLK CIF_PCLK CIF_LV CIF_FV CIF_DD0...
  • Page 83 ZEUS Technical Manual Connectors, LEDs and jumpers J11 – Serial port – COM1 Connector: 9-pin D-type Plug male type Signal name DCD1 DTR1 DSR1 RTS1 CTS1 © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 84 ZEUS Technical Manual Connectors, LEDs and jumpers J12 & J13 – PC/104 connectors Connector: • Samtec ESQ-132-12-G-D, 64-way, 2.54mm (0.1") PC/104 compatible connector (row A & B) • Samtec ESQ-120-14-G-D, 40-way, 2.54mm (0.1") PC/104 compatible connector (row C & D)
  • Page 85 ZEUS Technical Manual Connectors, LEDs and jumpers J14 – LCD connector Connector: Oupiin 3214-40GRB, 40-way, 1.27mm (0.05") x 2.54mm (0.1") right angled boxed header Mating connector: Oupiin 1203-40GB (available from Eurotech Sales on request - see page for contact details)
  • Page 86 ZEUS Technical Manual Connectors, LEDs and jumpers J15 – Serial port – COM2 Connector: 9-pin D-type plug, male type Signal name DCD2 DTR2 DSR2 RTS2 CTS2 J16 – LVDS connector Connector: Hirose DF13-20DP-1.25V(55), 1.25mm pitch double row straight pin header Mating connector: Hirose DF13-20DS-1.25C...
  • Page 87 ZEUS Technical Manual Connectors, LEDs and jumpers J17 – CAN bus Connector: Neltron 2417SJ-5-F4, 5-way, 2mm (0.079") pitch wire-to-board header Mating connector: Molex 87369-0500 2mm (0.079") pitch crimp housing Mating crimps: Molex 50212 Signal name VCC_CAN (+5V) CANH CAN_SCRN CANL J18 –...
  • Page 88 ZEUS Technical Manual Connectors, LEDs and jumpers J19 – Serial ports – COM3/4 Connector: Oupiin 3012-20GRB W/ROHS, 20-way, 2.54mm (0.1") dual row IDC boxed header Mating connector: FCC 71600-020LF Signal name Signal name I2C_SCL I2C_SDA GND (I²C ) 3.3V (I²C )
  • Page 89 ZEUS Technical Manual Connectors, LEDs and jumpers J20 – CompactFlash connector Connector: 3M N7E50-M516RB-50 50-way CompactFlash type II connector Signal name Signal name CE1# +3.3V IOCS16# CD2# CD1# CE2# IORD# IOWR# RDY/BSY +3.3V RESET# WAIT REG# © 2007 Eurotech Ltd...
  • Page 90 ZEUS Technical Manual Connectors, LEDs and jumpers J21 – IEEE802.15.4 / ZigBee connector Connector: Harwin M50-4321005, 20-way, 1.27mm dual row socket Mating connector: M50-4921005, 20-way, 1.27mm dual row header Pin Signal name Pin Signal name +3V3 +3V3 RESET# ZB_BTRXD ZB_BTTXD...
  • Page 91 ZEUS Technical Manual Connectors, LEDs and jumpers J23 – Wireless modem/GPS module interface Connector: Hirose DF17(4.0)-40DP-0.5V(57), 40-way, 0.5mm pitch header Mating connector: Hirose DF17(3.0)-40DS-0.5V(51), 40-way, 0.5mm pitch socket Signal name Signal name VCC_MODEM VCC_MODEM VCC_MODEM VCC_MODEM VCC_MODEM VCC_MODEM VCC_MODEM VCC_MODEM...
  • Page 92 ZEUS Technical Manual Connectors, LEDs and jumpers J24 – Backlight power (for flat panel displays) 53047-0710, 7-way 1.25mm (0.049") pitch header with friction lock Connector: Molex 51021-0700, 7-way 1.25mm (0.049") housing, female Mating connector: Molex Mating crimps: Molex 50058 Signal name...

  • Page 93: Jumpers

    ZEUS Technical Manual Connectors, LEDs and jumpers Jumpers There are six user selectable jumpers on the ZEUS. Their use is explained below. JP1 – User jumpers Connector: 8-way, 2.54mm (0.1") dual row through-hole header Signal name Signal name GPIO USER_LINK1...
  • Page 94 ZEUS Technical Manual Connectors, LEDs and jumpers JP3 – LCD logic supply selection Connector: 3-way, 2.54mm (0.1") single row through-hole header Signal name LCD Logic Supply +3V3 This jumper selects the supply voltage for the LCD logic supply. Description Supply LCD Logic with 5V Supply LCD Logic with 3.3V (Default)
  • Page 95 ZEUS Technical Manual Connectors, LEDs and jumpers JP5 & JP6 – CAN bus termination Connector: 2-way, 2.54mm (0.1") through-hole header Signal name Signal name CANH Centre tap Centre Tap CANL JP5 & JP6 Description 62 Ω Termination connected 62 Ω Termination disconnected (default) Only insert jumpers JP5 and JP6 if the ZEUS is at the end of the network.

  • Page 96: Status Leds

    ZEUS Technical Manual Connectors, LEDs and jumpers Status LEDs Flash LED There is a single status LED (D10) on the ZEUS, which indicates access to the Flash memory. User LEDs There are three user LEDs on the ZEUS front panel (D3). They are connected to the...

  • Page 97: Appendix A - Contacting Eurotech

    ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix A - Contacting Eurotech Appendix A - Contacting Eurotech Eurotech sales Eurotech’s sales team is always available to assist you in choosing the board that best meets your requirements. Eurotech Ltd 3 Clifton Court Cambridge CB1 7BN...

  • Page 98: Appendix B - Specification

    ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix B - Specification Appendix B - Specification Microprocessor • PXA270 312/416/520MHz processor (520MHz as standard option). Cache • 32K data cache, 32K instruction cache, 2K mini data cache. System memory • Fixed on-board memory: 64/128MB/256MB SDRAM (32-bit wide SDRAM data bus).
  • Page 99 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix B - Specification Video • 18-bit flat panel interface for STN and TFT displays. • Optional LVDS interface. Audio and touchscreen • AC’97 compatible CODEC. ! • Touchscreen support – 4/5-wire analogue resistive. Quick Capture camera interface •...

  • Page 100: Appendix C - Mechanical Diagram

    ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix C - Mechanical diagram Appendix C - Mechanical diagram All dimensions are shown in mm. © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 101 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix C - Mechanical diagram When mounting the ZEUS use only M3 (metric) or 4-40 (Imperial) screws. The mounting pad is 6.35mm (0.25") and the hole is 3.175mm (0.125"), so ensure any washers fitted are smaller than the pad.

  • Page 102: Appendix D - Reference Information

    ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix D - Reference information Appendix D - Reference information Product information Product notices, updated drivers, support material, 24hr-online ordering: www.eurotech-ltd.co.uk EPIC information Embedded Platform for Industrial Computing: www.pc104.org/technology/PDF/EPIC_Spec_2.0.pdf PC/104 Consortium PC/104 Specifications - vendor information and available add on products: www.pc104.org...
  • Page 103 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix D - Reference information Intel PXA270 processor documentation: www.intel.com Marvell PXA270 processor documentation: www.marvell.com Exar Corporation Exar XR16C554DCQ Quad UART documentation: www.exar.com Wolfson Microelectronics Wolfson WM9712L AC’97Codec documentation: www.wolfson.co.uk Spansion S29GL-N MirrorBit Flash Family documentation: www.spansion.com...

  • Page 104: Appendix E - Wireless Modem Datasheets

    ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix E - Wireless modem datasheets Appendix E - Wireless modem datasheets Sony Ericsson GR64 © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 105 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix E - Wireless modem datasheets © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 106 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix E - Wireless modem datasheets Siemens MC39i © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 107 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix E - Wireless modem datasheets © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 108 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix E - Wireless modem datasheets Fastrax iTrax03/08 © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 109 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix E - Wireless modem datasheets © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 110 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix E - Wireless modem datasheets Motorola iO270 © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 111 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix E - Wireless modem datasheets © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 112 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix E - Wireless modem datasheets Telit GE863-GPS © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 113 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix E - Wireless modem datasheets © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 114 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix E - Wireless modem datasheets Sierra Wireless MC8775 © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 115 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix E - Wireless modem datasheets © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 116 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix E - Wireless modem datasheets Sierra Wireless MC5720 © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 117 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix E - Wireless modem datasheets © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...

  • Page 118: Appendix F - Zeus Modem Details

    ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix F - ZEUS Modem details Appendix F - ZEUS Modem details ZEUS Modem-1 The following photos show the ZEUS Modem-1 with Fastrax GPS receiver and three possible options for wireless modem. J9 – iO270 audio ZEUS host...
  • Page 119 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix F - ZEUS Modem details ZEUS Modem-3 The following photos show the ZEUS Modem-3 with Fastrax GPS receiver and several possible options for Sierra Wireless embedded modules. J2 – Sierra wireless USB data (see below) J4 –...
  • Page 120 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix F - ZEUS Modem details ZEUS Modem connector details ZEUS host interface Module connector: Hirose DF17(3.0)-40DS-0.5V(51), 40-way, 0.5mm pitch socket Host connector: Hirose DF17(4.0)-40DP-0.5V(57), 40-way, 0.5mm pitch header Signal name Signal name VCC_MODEM VCC_MODEM VCC_MODEM VCC_MODEM...
  • Page 121 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix F - ZEUS Modem details The following table shows the functions of control/status pins on the host interface: EXP1_GPIO Signal name Active Function Output High Push To Talk. See note 1 GSM_ON Input See note 2 Modem enable...

  • Page 122: Appendix G - Zeus-Fpif Details

    ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix G - ZEUS-FPIF details Appendix G - ZEUS-FPIF details The ZEUS-FPIF allows easy connection between the ZEUS and a variety of TFT or STN LCD flat panel displays. The connectors on the following pages are shown in the same orientation as the picture above.
  • Page 123 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix G - ZEUS-FPIF details J1 – ZEUS LCD cable connector Connector: Oupiin 3215-40GSB/SN, 40-way, 1.27mm (0.05") x 2.54mm (0.1") straight- boxed header Mating connector: Oupiin 1203-40GB/SN (available from Eurotech Ltd on request) Signal name Signal name...
  • Page 124 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix G - ZEUS-FPIF details J2 – Generic LCD connector Connector: Taicom TI34BHS, 34-way, 2.54mm (0.1") x 2.54mm (0.1") straight-boxed header Mating connector: Fujitsu FCN-723-B034/2 Mating connector crimps: Fujitsu FCN-723J-AU/Q. (As it is possible to connect a crimp...
  • Page 125 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix G - ZEUS-FPIF details J3 – Direct connection to a NEC NL3224BC35-20 5.5inch 320x240 TFT display Connector: Oupiin 2345-33TD2/SN Mating cable: Eunsung 0.5x33x190xAx0.035x0.3x5x5x10x10 Signal name Signal name FPD10 PCLK (CLOCK) LCLK (HSYNC) FCLK (VSYNC) FPD0 FPD1...
  • Page 126 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix G - ZEUS-FPIF details J4 – Backlight inverter connector Connector: FCI 76384-407LF Mating connector: FCI 65240-007LF Mating connector crimps: FCI 76357-401LF Signal name BKLSAFE BKLSAFE BKLEN BRT_CTRL J5 – STN Bias connector Connector: FCI 76384-404LF Mating connector: FCI 65240-004LF...

  • Page 127: Appendix H - Zeus-Fpif-Crt Details

    ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix H - ZEUS-FPIF-CRT details Appendix H - ZEUS-FPIF-CRT details The ZEUS-FPIF-CRT allows the ZEUS to drive a CRT Monitor or an analogue LCD flat panel. Sync on green and composite sync monitors are not supported. The connectors on the following pages are shown in the same orientation as the picture above, unless otherwise stated.
  • Page 128 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix H - ZEUS-FPIF-CRT details J1 – ZEUS LCD cable connector Connector: Oupiin 3215-40CSB/SN, 40-way, 1.27mm (0.05") x 2.54mm (0.1") straight- boxed header Mating connector: Oupiin 1203-40GB/SN (available from Eurotech Ltd on request) Signal name Signal name...
  • Page 129 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix H - ZEUS-FPIF-CRT details J2 – CRT connector Connector: Oupiin 7916-15FA/SN, 15-way, female, high density, right-angled D-Sub. Signal name Signal name Signal name RED GND GREEN GREEN GND 12 BLUE BLUE GND HSYNC 5V_VGASAFE 14 VSYNC...

  • Page 130: Appendix H - Acronyms And Abbreviations

    ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix H - Acronyms and abbreviations Appendix H - Acronyms and abbreviations Amplifier BTUART Bluetooth Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter CCCR Core Clock Configuration Register CODEC Coder/Decoder Communication Port CPLD Complex Programmable Logic Device Central Processing Unit (PXA270)
  • Page 131 ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix H - Acronyms and abbreviations SDIO Secure Digital Input/Output SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory SRAM Static Random Access Memory Super Twisted Nematic, technology of passive matrix liquid crystal STUART Standard Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter...

  • Page 132: Appendix I - Rohs-6 Compliance - Materials Declaration Form

    ZEUS Technical Manual Appendix I - RoHS-6 Compliance - Materials Declaration Form Appendix I - RoHS-6 Compliance - Materials Declaration Form Confirmation of Environmental Compatibility for Supplied Products Substance Maximum concentration Lead 0.1% by weight in homogeneous materials Mercury 0.1% by weight in homogeneous materials Hexavalent chromium 0.1% by weight in homogeneous materials...

  • Page 133: Index

    ZEUS Technical Manual Index Index COM1 · 53, 83 abbreviations · 131 COM2 · 53, 86 acronyms · 131 COM3 · 54, 88 active display signal · 45 COM4 · 55, 88 address map · 19 CompactFlash · 16, 34, 40 anti-static ·...
  • Page 134 ZEUS Technical Manual Index LCD · 13, 44, 123, 128 backlight brightness · 47 hardware description · 18 connector · 85 generic connector · 125 SBC cable connector · 124, 129 LCD logic supply selection · 94 I/O expander, power management · 73 LEDs ·...
  • Page 135 ZEUS Technical Manual Index sales team · 97 SDIO · 39 client header · 82 socket · 90 connector · 81 SDRAM · 33 interface · 51 serial ports · 16, 53, 57, 83, 86, 87, 88 ports · 16 silicon disk ·...
  • Page 136 ZEUS Technical Manual Index sales team · 97 SDIO · 39 client header · 82 socket · 90 connector · 81 SDRAM · 33 interface · 51 serial ports · 16, 53, 57, 83, 86, 87, 88 ports · 16 silicon disk ·...

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