Table of Contents
1 General Notes .............................................. 4
1.1 Warranty ........................................................ 4
1.2 Links .............................................................. 4
1.3 Liability .......................................................... 4
1.4 Offer to Provide Source Code of Certain
Software ........................................................ 5
1.5 Symbols, Conventions and Abbreviations ..... 6
1.5.1 Symbols ........................................................ 6
1.5.2 Conventions .................................................. 6
2 Introduction ................................................. 7
2.1 Safety and Handling Precautions .................. 7
2.2 Short Description ........................................... 8
2.3 Shipping List .................................................. 8
2.4 Feature Changelist for HW Revision 2 .......... 9
2.5 Functional Coverage ................................... 10
3 Quick Start Guide ...................................... 11
3.1 Prerequisites ............................................... 11
3.1.1 Minimum Requirements .............................. 11
3.1.2 Recommended Items .................................. 11
3.2 Board Preparation and Power-Up ............... 12
3.3 Operation .................................................... 13
3.3.1 U-Boot Startup............................................. 13
3.3.2 Linux ............................................................ 14
4 System Description ................................... 15
4.1 Block Diagram ............................................. 15
4.2 Feature Overview ........................................ 15
4.3 Mechanical Dimensions .............................. 17
4.3.1 MPX-LS1043A2........................................... 17
4.3.2 SBC-LS1043A2 ........................................... 18
4.4 Connector Layout – Top .............................. 19
4.5 Connector Layout – Bottom ......................... 20
4.6 Power Supply .............................................. 21
4.6.1 Input Supply Rating ..................................... 21
4.6.2 Input Power Connector ................................ 21
4.6.3 Power Supply Structure ............................... 21
4.6.4 RTC Backup Battery .................................... 22
4.6.5 Current Measurement ................................. 23
4.6.6 Fuses .......................................................... 23
5 System Core, Boot Configuration and
On-Board Memory ..................................... 24
5.1 Processor NXP LS1043A ............................ 24
5.2 Nomenclature .............................................. 24
5.3 JTAG Chain ................................................. 24
5.4 Reset Structure ........................................... 24
5.5 Clock Distribution ........................................ 27
5.6 Boot Configuration ....................................... 29
5.7 NAND Flash ................................................. 30
5.8 QSPI Flash .................................................. 31
5.9 I²C Bus......................................................... 32
5.9.1 I2C-1 ............................................................ 32
5.9.2 I2C-2 ............................................................ 33
6 Peripherals ................................................. 35
6.1 Connector References ................................. 35
6.2 Module Connector ....................................... 36
6.3 LAN Connections ......................................... 36
6.3.1 Port 1 ........................................................... 37
6.3.2 Port 2 ........................................................... 37
6.3.3 Port 3 ........................................................... 37
6.3.4 Port 4 ........................................................... 38
6.4 PCIe Connections ........................................ 39
6.4.1 Mini-PCIe Slot .............................................. 39
6.4.2 Mini-PCIe Slot / mSATA Slot ....................... 42
6.4.3 PCIe Extension Connector 1 ....................... 44
6.4.4 PCIe Extension Connector 2 ....................... 45
6.5 SATA ........................................................... 47
6.6 MicroSD Card Slot ....................................... 48
6.7 USB ............................................................. 49
6.7.1 USB1 ........................................................... 49
6.7.2 USB2 ........................................................... 50
6.7.3 USB3 ........................................................... 51
6.8 UART ........................................................... 52
6.9 MCU Connector ........................................... 53
6.10 JTAG Connector .......................................... 54
6.11 Aurora Connectors (optional) ....................... 55
6.12 General Purpose Inputs / Outputs ............... 56
6.13 Fan Connector ................................ ............. 58
6.14 Smart Card Connector ................................. 59
6.15 emBRICK Connector ................................... 60
7 Switches, Buttons and Jumpers .............. 61
7.1 Boot Device Switch ...................................... 61
7.2 Board Configuration Switch ......................... 62
7.3 Reset Button ................................................ 63
8 LEDs ........................................................... 64
8.1 RJ45 LEDs .................................................. 64
8.2 Power And Reset LEDs ............................... 65
8.3 RGB LEDs ................................................... 66
9 Software ..................................................... 67
9.1 U-Boot ......................................................... 67
9.2 Operating System Support .......................... 67