
NESO LT core Manual
For PCB revision 0.7 or for HW 1.1 or later

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Content
1 Introduction 3
2 Safety Hints 4
3 Product Introduction 5
Product introduction 5 3.1
Type plate and device information 5 3.2
Related documents and online support 6 3.3
4 Technical data 7
Block diagram 9 4.1
PCB design and Pin assembly 10 4.2
5 Installation and start up 11
Connection Scheme 11 5.1
6 Internal and external interfaces and Schematics 12
Ethernet (X8) 12 6.1
Power/Digital out (X1) 12 6.2
RS-232/RS-485/CAN (X9) 13 6.3
6.3.1 Option: RS-232/RS-485 13
6.3.2 Option: RS-232/CAN 13
USB - Host (X12) 14 6.4
External USB - OTG (X14) 14 6.5
Speaker (X5/X6) 14 6.6
Line out (X20) 15 6.7
S/PDIF (X7) 15 6.8
Keypad/SPI (X16) 16 6.9
6.9.1 Standard: Keypad/SPI 16
6.9.2 Option: Keypad/SPI/I²C 16
Extension (X18) 17 6.10
Internal USB - Host (X13) 18 6.11
Internal audio (X4) 18 6.12
PCT Controller (X19) 19 6.13
Battery-Holder (X2) 20 6.14
RGB Display Interface (X10/X11) 21
6.15
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C (X17) 22 6.16
7 Document revision history 23
8 Technical support 23
Annex A: Assembly options and accessory 25
A-1 NESO LT Core Version M 25
Annex B: Hardware revision information 26
Annex C: Battery 27
C-1 Battery Specifications 27
C-2 Replacement of the internal battery 28
Annex D: Guidelines and Standards 29
D-1 RoHS Declaration 29
Annex E: Common documentation 30
E-1 Warranty hints 30
E-2 Application notes 31
E-3 Trademarks and service marks 31

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1 Introduction
Thank you very much for purchasing a Garz & Fricke product. Our products are dedicated to professional use
and therefore we suppose extended technical knowledge and practice in working with such products.
The information in this manual is subject to technical changes, particularly as a result of continuous
product upgrades. Thus this manual only reflects the technical status of the products at the time of
printing. Before design-in the device into your or your customer’s product, please verify that this
document and the therein described specification is the latest revision and matches to the PCB
version. We highly recommend contacting our technical sales team prior to any activity of that kind.
The attached documentation does not entail any guarantee on the part of Garz & Fricke GmbH with
respect to technical processes described in the manual or any product characteristics set out in the
manual. We do not accept any liability for any printing errors or other inaccuracies in the manual
unless it can be proven that we are aware of such errors or inaccuracies or that we are unaware of
these as a result of gross negligence and Garz & Fricke has failed to eliminate these errors or
inaccuracies for this reason.
Garz & Fricke GmbH expressly informs that this manual only contains a general description of
technical processes and instructions which may not be applicable in every individual case. In cases of
doubt, please contact our technical sales team.
In no event, Garz & Fricke is liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential
damages arising out of use or resulting from non-compliancy of therein conditions and precautions,
even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
Before using a device covered by this document, please carefully read
Annex E-1 Warranty hints
Annex G-2 Application notes
Embedded systems are complex and sensitive electronic products. Please act carefully and ensure
that only qualified personnel will handle and use the device at the stage of development. In the event
of damage to the device caused by failure to observe the hints in this manual and on the device
(especially the safety instructions), Garz & Fricke shall not be required to honour the warranty even
during the warranty period and shall be exempted from the statutory accident liability obligation.
Attempting to repair or modify the product also voids all warranty claims.

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2 Safety Hints
Please read this section carefully and observe the instructions for your own safety and correct use of the
device. Observe the warnings and instructions on the device and in the manual. Garz & Fricke embedded
systems have been built and tested by us and left the company in a perfectly safe condition.
In order to maintain this condition and ensure safe operation, the user must observe the instructions and
warnings contained in this manual.
I. General handling
Don’t drop or strike the unit: The PCB, display and/or other parts might be damaged.
Keep away from water and other liquids, the unit is not protected against.
Operate the unit under electrical and environmental conditions according to the technical
specification.
The electrical installations in the room must correspond to the requirements of the local (country-
specific) regulations.
Take care that there are no cables, particularly power cables, in areas where persons can trip
over them.
Do not place the device in direct sunlight, near heat sources or in a damp place.
All plugs on the connection cables must be screwed or locked to the housing.
Repairs may only be carried out by qualified specialist personnel authorized by Garz & Fricke
GmbH or their local distributors.
Maintenance or repair on the open device may only be carried out by qualified personnel
authorized by Garz & Fricke GmbH which is aware of with the associated dangers.
II. LCD and touch handling
If equipped with, the soft surface of a resistive touch screen is not suitable for use with stencils
and/or other devices for touch operation. There are special plastics pens available in commercial
shops. A projective capacitive touch screen might be protected by a heat strengthened glass or
acrylic or polycarbonate cover lens. These are dedicated for use with finger tips. There are very
special pens available which might work with a PCT touch.
Protect the LCD/touch/cover lens against scratches and sharp edges. The warranty does not
cover pixel failures resulting from non-compliant handling.
Clean the LCD/touch/cover lens with a soft cotton cloth with alcohol. Don’t use organic solvents,
acid or alkali solutions.
Water drops, finger fat or any similar fouling should be removed immediately from the LCD,
cover lens and metal frame to avoid any staining.
III. Electricity
The embedded systems may only be opened in accordance with the description in this user’s
manual for
replacing of the (rechargeable, where applicable) lithium battery and/or
configuration of interfaces, where applicable
These procedures have to be carried-out only by qualified specialist personnel.
When accessing internal components the device must be switched off and disconnected from the
power source.
When purchased core or basic versions without protecting back cover, don’t touch the PCB
directly with your fingers. Especially these products need to be handled very carefully.
Don’t operate or handle the unit without typical ESD protection measures, such as ground
earthing.
Operate the unit according to the technical specification only.
IV. Damage or permanent malfunction
It must be assumed that a safe operation is no longer possible, in case
the device has visible damage or
the display is dark or shows strange pattern for longer period
the device doesn’t react after a reset
In these cases the device must be shut down and secured against further use

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3 Product Introduction
This document is applicable for hardware revisions 1.0 or later of the NESO LT SERIES.
Please find the hardware version grid in Annex B:
Product introduction 3.1
NESO LT is an Embedded System to be used as human machine interface (HMI) in various applications.
Please refer to Annex E-2 Application notes for further information. The system is equipped with a large
number of industrial interfaces. A wide variety of options is available as well.
Type plate and device information 3.2
For service and later identification of the device, the type plate contains important information.
Barcode for batch traceability

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Related documents and online support 3.3
This document contains product specific information. The following additional documentations are available:
Link to Garz & Fricke Website
GF_RedBoot_User_Manual_V.0.7.pdf
Contains relevant information about
BIOS, boot logo, display settings, etc.
GF_WindowsCE_Manual_Vn.n.pdf
Contains information about Windows
Embedded CE, the tool chain, the
development environment Visual
Studio, Garz & Fricke tools, etc.
GF_Linux_PTX_Manual_Vn.n.pdf
Contains information about Linux BSP,
the tool chain, Qt, etc.
Support for your Garz & Fricke embedded device is available on the Garz & Fricke website. You may find a list
of the documents available, as well as their latest revision and updates for your system:
Link to Garz & Fricke Website
http://www.garz-fricke.com/nesolt-core_en.html?ptab=1

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4 Technical data
ARM9R ARM926EJ-S™ i.MX257
Depending on ambient temperature
Standard time´s deviation: +/- 30 ppm at 25°C
1x 10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet (RJ45)
Serial
1x RS-232 (RX/TX/CTS/RTS)
1x CAN (ISO/DIS 11898) instead of RS-485
1x 12 Mbit/s Full-Speed Host
1x 480 Mbit/s High-Speed OTG
Keypad/SPI/I²C
multiplexed
1x 4x4 Keypad, 1x I²C, 1x SPI
1x external speaker (connector) 1.5 W RMS (8Ω)
1-wire, SDIO, UART, I²C, SPI
1x 480 Mbit/s High-Speed instead of USB OTG Option:
Speaker, Mic In, Line In, Line Out
Backlight driver TPS61161. Current depending on assembly; Typ: 35mA
4-wire resistive touch interface, PCT Interface
Power Supply and Consumption
Internal Backup Battery
Type
3 V lithium manganese dioxide Type CR1220
Approximately 8 years, depending on application

Operating Temperature[°C]
Max. Operating Altitude [m]
Max. Storage/Transit
Altitude [m]
Electrical products use the industrial standard term Mean Time between Failure (MTBF) as a statistical prediction of the
elapsed time between failures in a large population of systems.
The MTBF of all Garz & Fricke HMI products shall be 50,000 hours
A failure is anything that causes the product not to function to its specifications
Reduction in brightness due to backlight lifetime is not a failure
If the LCD used in the system exceeds its pixel defect specification it is considered a failure.

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PCB design and Pin assembly 4.2
As this manual describes a core version, the internal and external interfaces will be mentioned in the following
chapter.
Internal USB - Host (X13)
RGB Display Interface (X10/X11)
Clear all (Bootmode-Select)

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5 Installation and start up
The content of this document is limited to explain the device connectors and how to access NESO LT via FTP
over your local area network (LAN) within a few seconds. For advanced hardware specifications and software
support, please refer to chapter 3.3 Related documents and online support
Link to Garz & Fricke Website
http://www.garz-fricke.com/nesolt-core_en.html?ptab=1
Connection Scheme 5.1
(Exemplary illustration)

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6 Internal and external interfaces and Schematics
Ethernet (X8) 6.1
Power/Digital out (X1)
6.2
Molex_43045-0400 Micro-Fit 4p
Molex_43025-0400 Micro-Fit 4p, crimp contact
Molex 43030-0007

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RS-232/RS-485/CAN (X9) 6.3
6.3.1 Option: RS-232/RS-485
Port#1: Transmit data (Output)
Port#1: Receive data (Input)
Port#1: Request-to-send (Output)
Port#1: Clear-to-send (Input)
RX+
To enable Half-Duplex: bridge with RS485_Y
RXTo enable Half-Duplex: bridge with RS485_Z
To enable RS485-Termination: bridge with
RS485_A
Header: Molex_43045-1200_Micro-Fit_12p
Plug: Molex_43025-1200_Micro-Fit_12p, crimp contact Molex 43030-0007
Identical to RS-485 option (s. 4.3.1.)
To enable CAN1-Termination, bridge with
CAN1_L

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USB - Host (X12) 6.4
Header: USB Type A
External USB - OTG (X14) 6.5
+Header: Micro-USB Type AB
Speaker (X5/X6) 6.6
Max. 1.5 W @ 8 Ω or 3 W @ 4 Ω
(X5 internally connected to X6)
Header: JST S2B-PH-SM3-TB, side entry, RM = 2.0, 2-pin
Plug: JST PHR-2, crimp contact BPH-002T-P0.5S
Max. 1.5 W @ 8 Ω or 3 W @ 4 Ω
(X5 internally connected to X6)
Header: JST B2B-ZR-SM4-TF, top entry, RM = 1.5, 2-pin
Plug: JST ZHR-2, crimp contact SZH-002T-P0.5

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Keypad/SPI (X16) 6.9
6.9.1 Standard: Keypad/SPI
SPI 3 Master out Slave
in
SPI 3 Master in Slave
out
Header: JST SM20B-SRDS-G-TF, side entry, RM = 1.00
Plug: JST SHDR-20V-S-B, crimp contact: SSH-003GA-P0.2
6.9.2 Option: Keypad/SPI/I²C
Identical to standard (pls. see 6.9.1)

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Extension (X18) 6.10
UART 4 Transmit data
(Output)
UART 4 Receive data (Input)
SPI 1 Master in Slave out
SPI 1 Master out Slave in
Header: FFC-ZIF
Plug: FFC Cable, 0.5 mm pitch, 30 pin

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Internal USB - Host (X13) 6.11
Header: STL 1x5p SMD 180 RM = 2.54
Internal audio (X4) 6.12
Typ: 0,75 Vrms;
Impedance Min: 10kOhm
Typ: 0,75 Vrms;
Impedance Min: 10kOhm
Header: Molex 53398-1071, top entry, RM = 1.25
Plug: Molex 51021-1000, cable crimp/open wire 06-66-0015

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PCT Controller (X19) 6.13
Header: FFC-ZIF
Plug: FFC Cable 1mm Pitch

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RGB Display Interface (X10/X11) 6.15
Depending on assembly2
Typ. 42.5 mA
4-wire Touch y+,
Data Enable
Depending on assembly2
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Depending on assembly2
43 44
Header: FFC-ZIF
Plug: FFC Cable Pitch 0.5mm
Different assembly-options on request.

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I2C (X17) 6.16
Header: FFC-ZIF
Plug: FFC Cable 1mm Pitch

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7 Document revision history
The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve reliability, design
and function and does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer.
Initial document release for PCB revision 1.1.b
8 Technical support
Before contacting the Garz & Fricke support team, please try to help yourself by the means of this manual or
any other documentation provided by Garz & Fricke or the related websites.
If this does not help at all, please feel free to contact us.
Our technicans and engineers will be glad to support you. Please note that beyond the support hours included
the Starter Kit, various support packages are available. To keep the pure product cost at a reasonable level, we
have to charge support and consulting services per effort.
Shipping address:
Garz & Fricke GmbH
Tempowerkring 2
21079 Hamburg
Germany
Support contact:
Phone: +49 (0) 40 / 791 899-30
Fax: +49 (0) 40 / 791 899-39
E-Mail: support@garz-fricke.com
URL: www.garz-fricke.com

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Technical Appendix
For PCB revision 0.7 or for HW 1.1 or later

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Annex A: Assembly options and accessory
A-1 NESO LT Core Version M
Clear all (Bootmode-Select)
Internal USB - Host (X13)

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Annex B: Hardware revision information
This document is applicable for all products listed below. Please note that customized variants might possibly
not support all features listed herein. Additional features are documented in specific attachments.

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Annex C: Battery
C-1 Battery Specifications
The internal baseboard is equipped with a Primary Lithium battery (type CR1220), which has a typical lifetime
of 8 years.
Danger of explosion when replaced with wrong type of battery.
Replace the battery only with a Lithium battery that has the same or equivalent type recommended
by Garz & Fricke GmbH.
Do not dispose of used CMOS batteries in domestic waste.
Dispose of the battery according to the local regulations dealing with the disposal of these special
materials (e. g. to the collecting points for disposal of batteries).
Garz & Fricke Article Number

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C-2 Replacement of the internal battery
The internal battery is placed as per figure below.
For replacement, the SD-card and the back cover have to be removed.
The device shall be opened by authorized and skilled personnel only.
Danger of electric hazard! First before opening, please make sure that the unit is completely
disconnected from any power supply, direct or indirect. In order to remove the back cover all other
connectors must be removed as well. Please make sure that the SD-card has been removed as it
blocks the cover. Furthermore take care about the socket and connectors. Especially the micro-USB
connector might be damaged easily.

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Annex D: Guidelines and Standards
D-1 RoHS Declaration
Devices comply with the requirements of Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 8th June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic
equipment.

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Annex E: Common documentation
E-1 Warranty hints
Garz & Fricke embedded systems are subject to manufacturer’s guarantee as long as the products
are handled with adequate care and caution and in accordance to this manual.
The period of guarantee starts from the date of shipment
The products are warranted against defects in material, quality and functionality within the
guaranteed period.
During this period, the repair of the products is free of charge.
Garz & Fricke will decide for repair or replacement at their own discretion.
If the product has been returned with or without prior notice and no failure or malfunction can be
detected or the failure or malfunction is caused by inappropriate handling or the device has been
returned after expiry of warranty period, Garz & Fricke reserve the right to charge the user for repair
or replacement.
The warranty does not cover defects caused by improper or inadequate installation, maintenance or
handling by the user, unauthorized modification or misuse, operation outside the specification a noncompliance of this manual. In case of doubt, please contact the technical sales team prior to
intended activity.
The warranty does also not cover any defects or damages of other equipment connected to the Garz
& Fricke product, faulty or not.
For warranty or repair service, please contact the technical sales team.

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E-2 Application notes
The products covered by this document are designed and manufactured for the following applications (I). If you
intend to use these products in applications as quoted in (II) or (III) we highly recommend a personal contact
with our consultants and/or technical sales team.
(I) Recommended application areas for Garz & Fricke embedded systems
Even for these applications, we recommend to get in contact with our technical sales team. We
offer a wide range of support, even at an early stage of evaluation and/or design-in phase.
Vending machines and gastronomy devices
Industrial controllers and HMI systems
Home automation and facility management
Audiovisual equipment
Instrumentation and measuring equipment
(II) Advanced applications areas, prior consultation is recommended
These applications require a responsibility for fail-safe operation, redundancy and other
measures for ensuring reliability and safety of the equipment and the overall system.
Gas leak detectors
Rescue and security equipment
Safety devices
Control and safety devices for airplanes, trains, automobiles and other transportation
equipment
Mainframe computers
Traffic control systems
(III) Restricted application areas, prior consultation is mandatory
The following appliances demand extremely high performance in terms of functionality,
reliability and/or accuracy. We do not recommend the products covered herein for the
following:
Aerospace equipment
Control equipment for nuclear power industry
Medical equipment related to life support etc.
Gasoline stations and oil raffineries
E-3 Trademarks and service marks
There are a number of proprietary logos, service marks, trademarks, slogans and product designations
("Marks") used in this document. By making the Marks available in this document, Garz & Fricke GmbH is not
granting you a license to use them in any fashion.
The following Marks are the property of Garz & Fricke GmbH. This list is not comprehensive; the absence of a
Mark from the list does not constitute a waiver of intellectual property rights established by Garz & Fricke
GmbH in a Mark.
CUPID, FLASH N´GO, NESO LT, LIVIUS, SANTARO, VINCELL, VINCELL LT related XY Starter Kits and
subversions (XY “core”, “open frame”, “boxed”) are registered trademarks or products of Garz & Fricke GmbH,
Hamburg.
All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners.
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