VIA Technologies VAB-800 User Manual
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USER MANUAL
VAB-800
Pico-ITX Freescale Cortex-A8 board
Tested To Comply
With FCC Standards
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE
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Regulatory Compliance
FCC
FCCFCC
FCC----A Radio Frequency Interference Statement
A Radio Frequency Interference StatementA Radio Frequency Interference Statement
A Radio Frequency Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC
rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his
personal expense.
Notice 1
Notice 1Notice 1
Notice 1
The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to
operate the equipment.
Notice 2
Notice 2Notice 2
Notice 2
Shielded interface cables and A.C. power cord, if any, must be used in order to comply with the emission limits.
Battery Recycling and Disposal
Only use the appropriate battery specified for this product.
Do not re-use, recharge, or reheat an old battery.
Do not attempt to force open the battery.
Do not discard used batteries with regular trash.
Discard used batteries according to local regulations.
Safety Precautions
Always read the safety instructions carefully.
Keep this User's Manual for future reference.
All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.
Keep this equipment away from humidity.
Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up.
Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V before connecting
the equipment to the power inlet.
Place the power cord in such a way that people cannot step on it.
Always unplug the power cord before inserting any add-on card or module.
If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by authorized service
personnel:
The power cord or plug is damaged.
Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
The equipment has not worked well or you cannot get it work according to User's Manual.
The equipment has dropped and damaged.
The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.
Do not leave this equipment in an environment unconditioned or in a storage temperature
above 60°C (140°F). The equipment may be damaged.
Do not leave this equipment in direct sunlight.
Never pour any liquid into the opening. Liquid can cause damage or electrical shock.
Do not place anything over the power cord.
Do not cover the ventilation holes. The openings on the enclosure protect the equipment
from overheating
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Box Contents and Ordering Information
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1 x DC jack power cable
1 x Audio cable
1 x CAN BUS/USB cable
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Table of Contents
1.
1.1.
1. Product Overview
Product OverviewProduct Overview
Product Overview................................
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1.1.
Key Features................................................................................................... 2
1.2.
Product Specifications................................................................................. 3
1.3.
Layout Diagram ............................................................................................. 5
1.4.
Product Dimensions..................................................................................... 7
1.5.
Height Distribution....................................................................................... 8
2.
2.2.
2. I/O Interface
I/O InterfaceI/O Interface
I/O Interface................................
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2.1.
External I/O Ports ......................................................................................... 9
2.1.1.
LAN port: Fast Ethernet ....................................................................... 10
2.1.2.
USB 2.0 Port ........................................................................................... 11
2.1.3.
Mini HDMI® Port.................................................................................... 12
2.1.4.
VGA Port................................................................................................. 13
2.2.
Onboard Connectors ................................................................................ 14
2.2.1.
LVDS1 & LVDS2 Connectors .............................................................. 14
2.2.2.
SATA Connector ................................................................................... 16
2.2.3.
USB/USB device/CAN/RST/PWNON Combination Pin Header.. 18
2.2.4.
DIO + Touch + I2C Combination Pin Header................................. 20
2.2.5.
F_Audio Pin Header ............................................................................. 21
2.2.6.
External SATA Power Connector...................................................... 22
2.2.7.
SATA DOM Power Select................................................................... 23
2.2.8.
COM1 Connector.................................................................................. 24
2.2.9.
COM2 Connector.................................................................................. 25
2.2.10. RTC Battery Connector ........................................................................ 26
2.2.11. DC-In Power Connector ...................................................................... 27
2.2.12. J_TAG Connector.................................................................................. 28
2.2.13. Boot Select............................................................................................. 29
2.2.14. CAN BUS................................................................................................. 30
3.
3.3.
3. Hardware Installation
Hardware InstallationHardware Installation
Hardware Installation ................................
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Installing into a Chassis............................................................................. 31
3.1.1.
Suggested minimum chassis dimensions ......................................... 31
3.1.2.
Suggested minimum chassis height................................................... 32
3.1.3.
Suggested keepout areas .................................................................... 33
3.2.
Connection of Cables ............................................................................... 34
4.
4.4.
4. Making Ubuntu Demo Image
Making Ubuntu Demo ImageMaking Ubuntu Demo Image
Making Ubuntu Demo Image ................................
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4.1.
Getting Ubuntu demo image................................................................... 35
4.2.
Making demo image into Micro SD........................................................ 38
4.3.
Replace U-boot/Kernel/Modules of VAB-800..................................... 38
4.4.
Setting U-boot ............................................................................................ 43
4.5.
Making demo image to eMMC (optional) ............................................ 46
Appendix A. Starter Kit
Appendix A. Starter KitAppendix A. Starter Kit
Appendix A. Starter Kit................................
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A.1. Starter Kit Assembly .......................................................................................... 47
A.2. VAB-800-A Specifications ................................................................................ 49
A.3. VAB-800-A Layout.............................................................................................. 50
A.4. VAB-800-A Pinouts and Jumpers.................................................................... 51
Appendix B. Mating Connector Vendor Lists
Appendix B. Mating Connector Vendor ListsAppendix B. Mating Connector Vendor Lists
Appendix B. Mating Connector Vendor Lists................................
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Lists of Figures
Figure 1: Layout diagram of the VAB-800 mainboard (top and bottom view) ... 5
Figure 2: Mounting holes and dimensions of the VAB-800 ..................................... 7
Figure 3: Height distribution of the VAB-800 mainboard ........................................ 8
Figure 4: External I/O ports............................................................................................. 9
Figure 5: Fast Ethernet port pinout diagram.............................................................. 10
Figure 6: USB 2.0 port pinout diagram ....................................................................... 11
Figure 7: Mini HDMI® port pinout diagram................................................................ 12
Figure 8: VGA port pinout diagram............................................................................. 13
Figure 9: LVDS1 and LVDS2 connectors .................................................................... 14
Figure 10: SATA connectors ......................................................................................... 16
Figure 11: USB/USB device/CAN/RST/ PWNON combination pin header......... 18
Figure 12: DIO + Touch + I2C combination pin header ........................................ 20
Figure 13: F_Audio pin header ..................................................................................... 21
Figure 14: External SATA Power connector.............................................................. 22
Figure 15: SATA DOM Power select .......................................................................... 23
Figure 16: COM1 connector ......................................................................................... 24
Figure 17: COM2 connector ......................................................................................... 25
Figure 18: RTC Battery connector ................................................................................ 26
Figure 19: DC-In Power connector.............................................................................. 27
Figure 20: J_Tag connector ........................................................................................... 28
Figure 21: Boot Select jumper...................................................................................... 29
Figure 22: CAN BUS jumper ......................................................................................... 30
Figure 23: Suggested minimum chassis dimensions ................................................ 31
Figure 24: Suggested minimum internal chassis ceiling height............................. 32
Figure 25: Suggested keepout areas ........................................................................... 33
Figure 26: Connection of cables (top view) ............................................................. 34
Figure 27: Connection of cables (bottom view)...................................................... 34
Figure 28: Connecting VAB-800-A to VAB-800 mainboard .................................. 47
Figure 29: Connection of panel.................................................................................... 48
Figure 30: VAB-800-A Layout (top view) .................................................................. 50
Figure 31: VAB-800-A Layout (bottom view) ........................................................... 50
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Lists of Tables
Table 1: Layout diagram description table of the VAB-800 mainboard .............. 6
Table 2: Layout diagram description table of external I/O ports .......................... 9
Table 3: Fast Ethernet port pinout .............................................................................. 10
Table 4: Fast Ethernet LED color definition .............................................................. 10
Table 5: USB 2.0 port pinout........................................................................................ 11
Table 6: HDMI® port pinout ......................................................................................... 12
Table 7: VGA port pinout ............................................................................................. 13
Table 8: LVDS1 connector pinout ............................................................................... 15
Table 9: LVDS2 connector pinout ............................................................................... 15
Table 10: SATA connector pinouts............................................................................. 17
Table 11: USB/USB device/CAN/RST/PWNON combination pin header pinout
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Table 12: DIO + Touch + I2C combination pin header pinout ........................... 20
Table 13: F_Audio pin header pinout ........................................................................ 21
Table 14: External SATA Power connector pinout................................................. 22
Table 15: SATA DOM Power select........................................................................... 23
Table 16: COM1 connector pinout............................................................................. 24
Table 17: COM2 connector pinout............................................................................. 25
Table 18: RTC battery connector pinout ................................................................... 26
Table 19: DC-In Power connector .............................................................................. 27
Table 20: J_Tag connector............................................................................................ 28
Table 21: Boot Select jumper settings ....................................................................... 29
Table 22: CAN BUS jumper settings........................................................................... 30
Table 23: VAB-800 mating connector vendor lists ................................................. 53
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1. Product Overview
Product OverviewProduct Overview
Product Overview
Based on the ultra compact Pico-ITX form factor, measuring 10 cm x 7.2 cm,
the VIA VAB-800 is the first VIA Pico-ITX board to feature an ARM SoC. With
the choice of either an 800MHz or 1GHz Freescale Cortex-A8 ARM SoC, the
VIA VAB-800 combines two integrated GPUs for dual displays and 3D/2D
graphics acceleration to provide full HD playback support for resolutions up
to 1080p.
The ultra compact VIA VAB-800 Pico-ITX is optimized for both performance
and power to meet the high end demands of advanced industrial and in-
vehicle applications, boasting a ruggedized design with a wide operating
temperature range from -20 to 70°C, while offering extremely low power
consumption of a maximum 5W TDP. In addition to the ruggedized design VIA
offers up to 7 years longevity support.
The VIA VAB-800 provides an impressive selection of rear I/O in a compact
form factor including VGA and Mini HDMI ports, two USB 2.0 ports and one
Ethernet port. Customers can take advantage of VIA’s industry leading
hardware and software support to create customized designs with a quick time
to market. The VIA VAB-800 is also available with board support packages
(BSP) for the Android and Embedded Linux 2.6 operating systems (BSP for
Windows Embedded Compact 7 is only available through third party).
On board pin headers provide support for an additional of two USB 2.0 ports,
one SATA connectors, two COM pin headers, two single channel LVDS
connectors, one micro SD connector and eight GPIO pin headers, etc.
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Supports integrated graphics processing (GPU) for 3D/2D graphics
acceleration and dual displays
Supports two single-channel 18/24-bit LVDS connectors
Supports four USB ports (two as pin headers) and one USB device port
Supports two COM ports
Supports mini-HDMI and VGA ports
Small form factor and low power design
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1.2. Product Specifications
Processor
ProcessorProcessor
Processor
Freescale Cortex-A8 Single-Core i.MX537 @800MHz (Optional for i.MX535 @1.0GHz)
Flash
FlashFlash
Flash
eMMC Flash (up to 64GB)
SPI Serial Flash (up to 4MB) (Optional and shared with COM1 port)
Graphics
GraphicsGraphics
Graphics
Support two independent, integrated graphics processing units: an OpenGL® ES 2.0
3D graphics accelerator and an OpenVG™ 1.1 2D graphics accelerator
System Memory
System MemorySystem Memory
System Memory
1GB DDR3-800 SDRAM using 128M x16 memory devices
Ethernet
EthernetEthernet
Ethernet
SMSC LAN8720A 10/100 PHY Transceiver with HP Auto-MDIX support
Audio
AudioAudio
Audio
Freescale SGTL5000 Low Power Stereo Codec with Headphone Amp
HDMI
HDMIHDMI
HDMI
Silicon Image SiI9024A HDMI Transmitter
CAN
CANCAN
CAN
TI SN65HVD1050 EMC Optimized CAN transceiver
USB Hub
USB HubUSB Hub
USB Hub
SMSC USB 2.0 High Speed 4-Port Hub Controller
Onboard I/O
Onboard I/OOnboard I/O
Onboard I/O
1 X SATA I connector with voltage select jumper
1 X SATA DOM power supply connector
1 X Micro SD connector
2 X COM connectors with power supply (one supports 8-wire, the other supports 2-
wire)
2 X Single-channel, 18/24-bit LVDS connectors
1 X RTC battery pin header
1 X Front audio pin header for line-in, line-out and MIC-in
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1 X JTAG connector
1 X Boot flash select pin header
1 X miscellaneous pin header for 2 USB2.0 ports, 1 USB device port, 2 CAN bus ports,
system power-on and reset
1 X miscellaneous pin header for 4-wire resistive touch screen interface, 1 I²C pair and
8 GPIOs
1 X 5V DC-in power connector
Back
BackBack
Back Panel I/O
Panel I/O Panel I/O
Panel I/O
1 X VGA port
2 X USB 2.0 ports
1 X Mini HDMI port
1 X RJ-45 LAN port
WatchDog Timer
WatchDog TimerWatchDog Timer
WatchDog Timer
Integrated WatchDog timer supports two comparison points. Each comparison point
can interrupt ARM core, 2nd comparison point capable of generating external
interrupts on WDOG line
Power
PowerPower
Power
2W typical, 5W max.
Operating System
Operating SystemOperating System
Operating System
Android 2.3
Embedded Linux 2.6
Win CE 7.0 (through 3rd party)
Operating Conditions
Operating ConditionsOperating Conditions
Operating Conditions
Operating Temperature
Operating TemperatureOperating Temperature
Operating Temperature
0°C ~60°C (-20°C ~ 70°C for option)
Operating Humidity
Operating HumidityOperating Humidity
Operating Humidity
0% ~ 95% (relative humidity; non-condensing)
Form Factor
Form FactorForm Factor
Form Factor
Pico-ITX (8-layers)
10 cm x 7.2 cm
Note:
Note: Note:
Note:
For the software evaluation, please contact your regional sales or Field Applications Engineer to get
the software download link.
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1.3. Layout Diagram
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Item
ItemItem
Item Description
DescriptionDescription
Description
1 i.MX537
2 J4: Boot Select
3 HDMI transmitter
4 eMMC Flash
5 J8: RTC Battery Connector
6 MC34708 PMIC
7 J10: DIO, Touch and I2C combination pin header
8 SATA connector
9 J2: CAN Bus Jumper
10 J9: USB, USB device, CAN, RST and PWNON combination pin header
11 F_audio
12 PWR1: External SATA Power connector
13 COM1
14 J3: SATA DOM Power select
15 DDR3
16 DDR3
17 DC-in power connector
18 LVDS2 connector
19 LVDS1 connector
20 DDR3
21 DDR3
22 SD
23 COM2
24 J_TAG
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1.4. Product Dimensions
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1.5. Height Distribution
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2.
2.2.
2. I/O Interface
I/O InterfaceI/O Interface
I/O Interface
The VAB-800 has a wide selection of interfaces. It includes a selection of
frequently used ports as part of the external I/O coastline.
2.1. External I/O Ports
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: External I/O ports: External I/O ports
: External I/O ports
Item
ItemItem
Item Description
DescriptionDescription
Description
1 RJ1: Fast Ethernet LAN port
2 USB1: USB 2.0 port
3 USB2: USB 2.0 port
4 HDMI1: Mini HDMI® port
5 VGA1: VGA port
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2.1.1. LAN port: Fast Ethernet
The integrated 8-pin Fast Ethernet port is using an 8 Position 8 Contact (8P8C)
receptacle connector (commonly referred to as RJ45). The Fast Ethernet ports
are controlled by VIA Fast Ethernet controller. The pinout of the Fast Ethernet
port is shown below.
Pin
PinPin
Pin
Signal
SignalSignal
Signal
1 TD+
2 TD-
3 RD+
4 REGOUT
5 REGOUT
6 RD-
7 GND
8 GND
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The RJ-45 port has two individual LED indicators located on the front side to
show its Active/Link status and Speed status.
Active
ActiveActive
Active LED
LED LED
LED
(Left LED on RJ
(Left LED on RJ(Left LED on RJ
(Left LED on RJ----45 connector)
45 connector)45 connector)
45 connector)
Link
LinkLink
Link LED
LED LED
LED
(Right LED on RJ
(Right LED on RJ(Right LED on RJ
(Right LED on RJ----45 connector)
45 connector)45 connector)
45 connector)
Link Off Off Off
Speed_10Mbit Flash in Green color Off
Speed_100Mbit Flash in Green color The LED is always On in Yellow color
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2.1.2. USB 2.0 Port
The VAB-800 mainboard provides two USB 2.0 ports, Each USB port gives
complete Plug and Play and hot swap capability for external devices. The USB
interface complies with USB UHCI, Rev. 2.0. The pinout of the typical USB 2.0
port is shown below.
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USB1
USB1USB1
USB1 USB2
USB2USB2
USB2
Pin
PinPin
Pin Signal
SignalSignal
Signal Pin
PinPin
Pin Signal
SignalSignal
Signal
1 VCC 1 VCC
2 USB data - 2 USB data -
3 USB data + 3 USB data +
4 GND 4 GND
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