FDI ELI70-CR Quick Start Manual
ELI70-CR Quick Start Guide
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ELI70-CR Quick Start Guide
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1. Introduction
2. Connecting your ELI70-CR
About ELI
FDI introduced ELI® as a solution to the common customer problems of adding LCD interface to computing
platforms such as the BeagleBone Black, Raspberry Pi and other popular Single Board Computers (SBC’s). ELI is
designed, manufactured and tested here in the US, by FDI’s skilled production team, and every unit is fully
supported by our US based team of engineers and technical specialists.
ELI Compatibility
ELI is designed to play nicely with most products and this list shows some of the more popular units that have been
tested and confirmed to work with ELI.
ELI should also work with almost any SBC that has an HDMI or DVI output, so don’t fret if your unit isn’t shown on
the list above. If you want to know for sure, just drop us an email at support@teamfdi.com, and list the specific
P/N or model for your SBC and our Product Support Team will check it out and let you know.
Quick Start Guide Video
If you would prefer to “watch” the Quick Start Video, rather than “read” the Quick Start Guide then please check
out this link for the same information in a friendly video format.
First let's get familiar with your ELI unit and then we will get it up and running to verify basic functionality.
In most applications ELI requires just three basic connections:
1. An HDMI Cable with a Type A Male end for video
2. A USB cable with Mini USB type B for the touch screen
3. 12V DC power input
For specific information on connectors for individual SBCs, see our SBC Users Manuals here.
Note: Certain SBCs such as the BeagleBone Black will boot up and drive ELI without any software changes, using
these steps. Others may require a few modifications, which are listed in the SBC Manuals above.
1. Connect the HDMI cable and USB cable from your SBC to the ELI70-CR board,
2. Connect the USB Touch Output to your SBC with the Mini USB to USB cable. (See Figure on next page.)
3. Apply Power to the ELI board with a 12VDC +/- 5% 2.0A power supply such as the Digi-key PN: T1071-P5P-
ND or Mouser PN: 552-PSA-24A-120-R (See Figure on next page.)
4. Power on your SBC.
5. The ELI screen should power on and show the basic boot image for your SBC.
6. This confirms proper connectivity and basic operation of the ELI and SBC.
That’s it! Your ELI70-CR is ready!
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