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Advantech RISC SOM-A2552 Series Module

User’s Manual

Of

System Module with Intel XScale PXA255 processor, SMI SM501

Graphic chip with Windows® CE.NET

Released Version:V1.00

Released Date: May. 19. 2004

Advantech Co., Ltd

Risc Embedded Computing Division

http://www.advantech.com/risc

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ABSTRACT

This manual describes the SOM-A2552 series module functions.

Copyright

This document is copyrighted, © 2003. All rights are reserved. The original manufacturer
reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this document at any
time without notice.

No part of this document may be reproduced, copied, translated or transmitted in any
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Information provided in this document is intended to be accurate and reliable. However, the
original manufacturer assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringements upon the
rights of third parties that may result from such use.

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Acknowledgements

IBM, PC/AT, PS/2 and VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
Intel® is trademark of Intel Corporation.
Microsoft® Windows® CE.NET is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.
All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

For more information on this and other Advantech products please visit our
website at：

http://www.advantech.com
http://www.advantech.com/risc

For technical support and service for please visit our support website at：

http://eservice.advantech.com.tw/eservice/

Or directly mail to Advantech RISC platform application engineer：

[e-mail]

Advantech RISC SOM design-in member can login-in the Advantech SOM
Design-in Zone for professional & real-time technical support & service：

http://risc-designin.advantech.com.tw

PS. The RISC design-in zone web portal is only for SOM design-in member
only.

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Revision History

Version

V1.00 2004.05.19 1st Official released version. (For

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Date Reason

9696255201, 9696255801, 9696255F01

& 9696255F12)

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Chapter 1 SOM-A2552 series Architecture

1.1 Introduction

The SOM-A2552 is WinCE ready, compact size module platform with

SBC-function-level functionality that is emphasis at high performance VGA
capability that offers Ultra low power consumption with SXGA LCD, Dual
Display, Analogy VGA in/out put, Audio Interface into a compact 68x68x6.8mm
size module.

By the integration of Intel PXA-255 32-bit SoC and SMI SM-501 VGA
controller, SOM-A2552 is perfect for Multimedia, mobility, battery powered,
great heavy display base embedded Internet appliance or so called smart
embedded devices.

SOM-A2552 series Design highlight:

- WinCE.NET-ready platform as functional system engine

- SoC Intel XScale PXA255 & Companion Graphic Chip SMI SM501provide
complete SBC functionality & high performance Graphic function in a
module

- Pre-define I/O Ready bus thru SODIMM-200 interface

- Design-in package: Reference kit with full design-in documentation

- Advantech RISC WinCE builder offers friendly application migration

interface

- Low profit 68x68mm

SOM-A200 architecture

SOM-A255x series are based on Advantech SOM-A200 architecture to
design. SOM-A200 is Advantech RISC ultra-low power series SOM
architecture. The following block diagram is the SOM-A200 architecture.

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Based on SOM-A200 architecture to design, SOM-A255x series have two

kinds of PCB form factors.

l SOM-A2552 & SOM-A2558 series: 68mm x 68mm x 6.8mm
l SOM-A255F series: 68mm x 102mm x 6.8mm

SOM-A2552 benefit

The SOM-A2552 series are very compact (68mm x 68mm x 6.8mm) and

highly integrated system module. SOM-A2552 series products have a
standardized form factor and standardized connectors (DDR-SODIMM
Memory Connector and two 100-pin board-to-board connectors) that carry a
specified set of signals. This standardization allows users to create
application-specified User Solution Board (CSB) which can accept a variety of
present and future SOM-A200 series modules.

SOM-A2552 series include popular & common peripheral functions such
as serial ports, USB, etc. The CSB designer can optimize exactly how each of
these functions is physically implemented. Connectors can be placed precisely
where they are needed for the application, on a baseboard designed to
optimally fit the system configuration and layout.

A CSB design may be used with a range of SOM-A2552 modules. This
flexibility can be used to differentiate products at various price/ performance
points, or to design “future proof” systems that have a built-in upgrade path.
The modularity of an SOM-A2552 solution also insures against obsolescence
as computer technology continues to evolve. A properly designed SOM-A2552
CSB can be used with several successive generations of SOM-A2552
modules. An SOM-A2552 CSB design thus has many of the advantages of a
custom computer board design, but delivers better obsolescence protection,
greatly reduced engineering effort, and faster time to market.

Based embedded platform integrates both low-level hardware and

software design and is always agreed to require heavy R&D resources, huge
development effort, risk as well as long time to market lead-time. Moreover,
the fast develop RISC SoC technology and short product life that has been
challenging System Integrators how to make a right product development
approach while foreseeing the huge advantage & benefit by adopting
RISC-base solution.

SOM-A2552 series are an innovate platform architecture of

WinCE.NET-ready complete functional system in a low profit module with
SODIMM 200-pin unified I/O ready bus interface that is designed to fit into
application-specified User Solution Board (CSB) with easy, risk-less, robust,
fast implementation approach. Dual expansion interface and Pre-select
Embedded OS also are well integrated on module. OS Board Support
Package (BSP) and advantech own-develop system utility & tools are also
supported for an easy design-in business philosophy.

SOM-A2552 series is designed for
l Wireless broadband terminals: Wireless access to video/TV/DVD/PVR,

wireless access to broadband connection, digital picture viewer, remote

access to Internet/email, remote control of AV functions

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l Smart display devices: Kiosks, small DTV, thin client, high end mobile

consumer devices, videoconferencing

l Mobile, battery-powered device platforms with large display demand
l Vehicle computing/telemetric platforms for navigation/entertainment

demands

l Multimedia terminal device platforms with large display
l Security surveillance platforms with digital or analog video input/output

SOM-A2552 series design-in package

The Design-in Kit package provides developer complete reference
design-in suit for application evaluation/ development and own Customer
Solution Board (CSB) development. It contains the needed information,
documentation and tools for starting their hands-on work as the followings
items:

l Target SOM (SOM-A2552-440B0): SOM-A2552 standard version

board.
SOM-A255x series Reference Carrier Board (RCB): Sample CSB
for developer reference. The board can be used in SOM-A255x
series board. (SOM-A255x means SOM-A2552, SOM-A2558 and
SOM-A2552)

l 64MB compact flash card : the CF card is empty without any file

inside.

l SOM-A255x series support CD : includes

- sample image & boot loader

- manuals & datasheets

- SOM-A255x series CSB design guide

- S/W utility(upgrade utility, testing utility)

- SOM-A255x series WinCE 4.2 BSP & SDK

- Application note

l Testing Set:

It is designed for sample CSB or user own CSB/mass production test.
It includes:

- H/W testing tools: RS232 loop-back testing tool, ADAM-4520
for RS485 testing, null MODEM cable, JTAG cable, USB
ActiveSync cable, Audio cable, RS232 cable and RS485
cable.

- S/W testing Utility: Advantech-developed testing Utility. Testing
process will be implemented by S/W testing Utility and H/W
testing tools.

- Document: “User's manual of SOM-A255x series testing kit”.
User can base on the documents to know how to implement
testing process.

l Software Development Tools:

Software tools is the complete package for user developed their
target image to align with their target CSB and applications

- BSP: Binary Board Support Package of target SOM Design-in Kit.

User can integrate their target WinCE platform in components &
Apps & drivers

- SDK: For user target Apps development

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- Reference Image: Reference Image for the selected model of

SOM.

- Bootloader: Bootloader for the SOM-A255x series board.

- Upgrade Utility: User can use Upgrade utility to upgrade boot

logo, image & bootloader.

Except the Design-in package, Advantech also supply many types of LCD
kits for users to reduce their developing effort. The LCD kit include the
following items :

l LCD
l Inverter
l Cables: includes LCD signals cable, Inverter signals cable.
l Document: The LCD kit installation guide.

Advantech supply the following LCD kits for user to choose

l LCD-A057-STQ1-0 (Optional item)

5.7” STN QVGA LCD kit. The kit includes 5.7” STN QVGA LCD
(NAN-YA/ LCBFBTB61M23), 4-wires resistive T/S, inverter, cables
and installation guide. SOM-A2552 & SOM-A255F series don’t
support 320*240 STN panel in this moment, if user have this kind of
requirement, please contact with [e-mail] or
advantech regional sales for further support.
l LCD-A064-TTV1-0 (Optional item)

6.4” TFT VGA LCD kit. The kit includes 6.4” TFT VGA LCD
kit(PRIMEVIEW PD064VT2), 4-wires resistive T/S, inverter, cables
and installation guide. All SOM-A255x series support this LCD kit in
reference image.
l LCD-A104-TTS1-0 (Optional item)

10.4” TFT SVGA LCD kit. The kit includes 10.4” TFT SVGA LCD
(AUO/ G104SN03v2), 4-wires resistive T/S, inverter, cables and
installation guide. Only SOM-A255F & SOM-A2552 series can
support this LCD-out mode.
l LCD-A150-TTX2-0 (Optional item)
15” TFT XGA LCD kit. The kit includes 15” TFT XGA LCD (AUO/
M150XN07), 4-wires resistive T/S, inverter, cables and installation
guide. Only SOM-A255F & SOM-A2552 series can support this
LCD-out mode.

SOM-A2552 series design-in kit(SOM-ADK2552-B00) is not included
any LCD kit. If user needs LCD kit to evaluate, please order your suitable
size LCD kit.

Risc CE-Builder

SOM-A255x series all support the Advantech optional RISC CE-Builder by
which developers can manage the BSP for their own platform development
thru a friendly users interface over the web.

RISC CE-Builder Solution is constituted by two parts: Web Image Builder
and CE-TUner.

Web Image Builder offers developers an online image building
mechanism through a friendly user interface to remotely conduct low-level

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software and platform customization / integration for their target application
without knowing / using Microsoft Platform Builder. The image building
machine links to Advantech’s Board Support Package (BSP) library so
developers can leverage Advantech’s low-level software solution database.

CE-TUner is a powerful value-added system utility / tool suit for
developers easily and simply develop, validate and upgrade their own SW
platform solution. CE-Tuner helps users fine-tune their target SW image for
optimized performance, verify settings, and platform tests before the
production image is certified.

RISC CE-Builder is not included in Design-in kit. If you need more
information about it, please contact with [e-mail] or
advantech regional sales for further support.

1.12 SOM-A2552 Block diagram

SOM-A2552 series bases on Dual-Chips design concept, SoC Intel
XScale PXA255 & Graphic chip SMI SM501. The Block diagram is as
following:

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SoC Intel XScale PXA255 introduction

Intel XScale PXA255 processor is continuing the advance in handheld
multimedia functionality.

PXA255 is Low power, high performance 32-bit Intel XScale® core-based
CPU (200, 300 and 400 MHz). The SoC is ARM Architecture v.5TE compliant.

0.18µ process for high core speeds at low power.
Intel® Media Processing Technology including 40-bit accumulator and 16-bit
SIMD to enhance audio/video decode performance.
In power field, Low Power and Turbo modes enables enhanced optimal
battery life. 32 KB data and 32 KB instruction caches, 2 KB Mini data cache for
streaming data.
About PXA255 I/O expansion function, Integrated Memory and
PCMCIA/Compact Flash Controller with 100 MHz Memory Bus, 16-bit or 32-bit
ROM/Flash/SRAM (six banks), 16-bit or 32-bit SDRAM, SMROM (four banks),
as well as PCMCIA and Compact Flash for added functionality and
expandability. System Control Module includes 17 dedicated general-purpose
interruptible I/O ports, real-time clock, watchdog and interval timers, power
management controller, interrupt controller, reset controller, and two on-chip
oscillators.
Peripheral Control Module offers 16 channel configurable DMA controller,
integrated LCD controller with unique DMA for fast color screen support,
Bluetooth** I/F, serial ports including IrDA, I2C, I2S, AC97, three UARTs(1 Full
H/W flow control), SPI and enhanced SSP, USB end point interface, and
MMC/SD Card Support for expandable memory and I/O functionality.
About Intel PXA255 SoC detail information, user could visit Intel web site
for more.

Enhance Graphic Chip SMI SM501 introduction

The SM501 is a Mobile System-on-a-Chip (MSOC™) device. This robust device
delivers high-performance video and 2D operation, providing a solution for embedded
mADKets. The SM501 also contains a wide variety of I/Os, such as analog RGB and
digital LCD Panel interfaces, an 8-bit parallel interface, USB, UART, IrDA, Zoom
Video, AC97 or I2S, SSP, PWM, and I2C interfaces. These built-in functionalities help
to reduce overall system cost. Additional programmable GPIO bits can be used to
interface to external devices as well.

About SMI SM501 display chip detail information, user could visit SMI web
site for more.

System Memory

SOM-A2552 SDRAM can be configured as 4/8/16/32/64/128/256MB.
Users can base on their requirement to reconfigure the SDRAM size.

There are two functions Flash on SOM-A2552 series. One is Boot Flash,
the other is Storage Flash.

Boot Flash is 1MB NOR flash. In standard SOM-A2552 series product,
Advantech will pre-install the WinCE bootloader in it.

Storage Flash is used to save image & user APs. Storage Flash size is
also reconfigurable. The Storage Flash is M-system Flash. Storage Flash size
could be 0/16/32/64 MB. SOM-A2552 series have Multiple boot options
through the on-board Flash or Compact Flash Card (CFC) for easy maintain
and cost saving. If Storage Flash is 0MB that means user should put the image
in Compact Flash Card.

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CPLD

SOM-A2552 series have one CPLD on board. The CPLD take charges of
the following function:

l System memory assignments

l I/O control

l RTC control

Base on Advantech policy, Advantech won’t release the CPLD code to
user. In fact, when user designs their own target carrier board, they don’t need
to know the CPLD code. Advantech will release memory map of available
memory block and available GPIOs. These are fully enough to users to
develop their own carrier board.

1.2 System Specifications

The following table is SOM-A2552 series functional specifications.

SOM-A2552 standard product specification table

Model Name
Func.

CPU PXA255-400MHz 200/300/400 MHz
Graphic Chip
System Memory(SDRAM)

Booting Flash 1MB NOR Flash ­On-board Flash (Image &

Storage )
OS Image Storage WinCE.NET Linux(By customer request)

AMI Bus(X1 Bus)
Feature Extension

Bus(X2 Bus)
Watch Dog PXA255 internal -

RTC External RTC w/backup power pin
System Backup battery

Serial Port

PCMCIA/Compact flash
I/F

USB Host 1x USB 1.1 Host ­USB Client 1x USB Client -

SD/MMC
CRT-out Up to 1280*1024 -

TV Interface TV out
ZV port Yes -

LCD TTL Interface
Touch Screen Interface 4-wire resistive Yes

100-pin B2B connector with driving

100-pin B2B connector (Provide ZV

SOM-A2552-440B0 Reconfiguration Option

SMI SM501 with 8MB embedded

SDRAM

64MB 16/32/64/128 MB

0MB 0/16/32/64MB

buffers

& SD/MMC I/F)

RTC/SDRAM -

3x Full RS-232 (TTL), 1x 2-wires

RS-232 (TTL),1x 3-wires

RS-232/RS-485

2 slots PCMCIA/CF or

1xPCMCIA, 1xCF

Ix Ch(Support

Memory mode)

SM501 24 bit LCD interface,

resolution up to 1280*1024

SM501 with /without 8MB

embedded SDRAM

Yes
Yes

Yes

-

-

-

-

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AC’97 codec on board, support

Audio Codec

Buzzer control Yes ­SM Bus Interface Yes -

System Reset
Power input 3.3V/5V -

Operating temperature 0~60℃ Optional for -10~60 & ℃ -20~80℃
Operating humidity 0%~90% relative humidity ­Certification FCC/CE ­Form factor 68mm*68mm*6.8mm -

Ps.. “Reconfiguration Option” column provide users many choices. “-“means
no option. If standard product SOM-A2552-440B0’s spec. doesn’t fit user’s
requirement, user could contact with Advantech for SOM-A2552
reconfiguration.

* Advantech SOM-A255x series have wide temperature products. About detail product
information, user could visit website http://www.advantech.com.tw/epc/phoenix/ . User also
could contact with [e-mail] or advantech regional sales for further
information.

Microphone-in, Line-in, Line-out

Speaker-out

H/W Reset, S/W Reset,

Suspend/Wake Up I/F

Yes

-

SOM-A2552-440B0 is off-the-shelf standard product. Advantech welcome
SOM-A2552 re-configuration demand. Users could base on the column of
SOM-A2552 spec. to re-configurate userized SOM-A2552. “Reconfiguration
Option” column provide users many choices. “-“means no option. If standard
product SOM-A2552-440B0’s spec. doesn’t fit user’s requirement, user could
contact with Advantech for SOM-A2552 reconfiguration.

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1.2.1 Mechanical Specification

Following figure shows the mechanical drawing of SOM-A2552 series.

The above figure shows the SOM-A2552 mechanical drawing. Users
could follow the above figure to implement the layout procedure.
1st drawing shows the SOM-A2552 module PCB mechanical data. When
users enter the layout procedure, user could follow the 1st drawing to place the
connector. SOM-A2552 series PCB form factor is 68mm*68mm*68mm.

The 2nd drawing shows the PCB thickness limitation. The component side
height is 2.8mm, and the solder side maximum height is 3.00mm and the PCB
thickness is 1.00mm.

The 3rd drawing shows allied mechanical data of SOM-A2552 series
board and CSB. Users could see that the matting height is 3.00mm and the
solder side maximum height of SOM-A2552 is also 3.00mm. So, Advantech

don’t suggest users to place any components between SOM module and
CSB in layout stage. It could be short!