THOR96 Hardware Manual FCC ID: 2AFQA-IMX-THOR96 Powered by:
Hardware User Manual Contents 1 1.1 1.2 DOCUMENT DETAIL ................................................................................................................ 3 Document History ............................................................................................................................... 3 Acronyms and abbreviation definitions .............................................................................................. 3 2 KEY FEATURES ........................................
Hardware User Manual 1 DOCUMENT DETAIL 1.1 Document History Version 1.0 Author Description Of Changes Name Date eInfochips 28-Aug-2019 Initial release Table 1: Document History 1.
Hardware User Manual SDA SDI SOM SPI TX UART USB WLAN Serial Data Secure Digital Interface System On Module Serial Peripheral Interface Transmit Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter Universal Serial Bus Wireless Local Area Network 4/17
Hardware User Manual 2 KEY FEATURES The THOR96 board is a 96Boards compliant community board based on NXP iMX8M QUAD Core Processor. The following table lists its key features of Thor96: Device CPU Memory / Storage Video Camera Support Audio Connectivity Debug I/O Interfaces User Interface OS-support Power, Mechanical and Environmental Specification iMX8M QUAD NXP Internal core operation: Four ARM Cortex-A53 (1.3 GHz) One ARM Cortex-M4 (266 MHz) 2GB LPDDR4 1600 MHz SD 3.
Hardware User Manual Board overview 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Power Jack CAN connector Debug UART connector HDMI2 connector (DSI to HDMI) Ethernet connector ONOFF Switch RESET Switch ZigBee connector ZigBee Module Debug JTAG connector Boot Mode Selection Switch A2B connector MIC IN + Headphone out jack LS Expansion connector HS Expansion connector micro SD Card connector HDMI1 connector Micro AB USB OTG connector USB Type A connector User LEDs 1-4 Wi-Fi & BT LEDs Shield
Hardware User Manual 3 WHAT’S IN THE BOX The box contains one THOR96 development board assembled with Base Plate, FAN, Heatsink and EMI Shield.
Hardware User Manual 4 THOR96 BOARD OVERVIEW 4.
Hardware User Manual 4.2 Processor IMX8M QUAD processor is a 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 compliant 1.3 GHz Quad-core application processor from NXP, supports 64-bit Armv8-A architecture, supports Arm Cortex-M4 core platform, Video Processing Unit (VPU), Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), HDMI Display, MIPI DSI Display, Audio, Camera inputs. 4.3 Memory The LPDDR4 2GB (512Mbit x 32) is a 16bit width bus implementation interfacing directly to the iMX8M Processor build-in LPDDR controller.
Hardware User Manual Flash memory: 256 kB, RAM: 32 kB Module has integrated antenna for wireless communication. Application is to control and communicate with the external ZigBee sensors/end devices over SPI interface. Module supports data rate of up to 250kbps. 4.7.4 RGMII THOR96 supports 1Gbps Ethernet connection. Single chip 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Transceiver Suitable for IEEE 802.3 Applications. Programmable LED Outputs for Link, Activity and Speed.
Hardware User Manual 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 I2C0_SCL PCM_FS I2C0_SDA PCM_CLK I2C1_SCL PCM_DO I2C1_SDA PCM_DI GPIO-A GPIO-B GPIO-C GPIO-D GPIO-E GPIO-F GPIO-G GPIO-H GPIO-I GPIO-J GPIO-K GPIO-L +1V8 SYS_DCIN +5V SYS_DCIN GND GND I2C1_SCL SAI2_TXFS I2C1_SDA S AI2_TXC I2C2_SCL SAI2_TXD I2C2_SDA SAI2_RXD LS_GPIO2_A LS_GPIO3_B LS_GPIO3_C LS_GPIO3_D LS_GPIO2_E LS_GPIO3_F LS_GPIO2_G LS_GPIO3_H LS_GPIO2_I LS_GPIO3_J LS_GPIO3_K LS_GPIO3_L VCC_1V8_EXT VCC_12V0
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Hardware User Manual 55 56 57 58 59 60 GND CSI1_CHSIC_STR GND HSIC_DATA RESERVED GND CSI_MC2N_CONN NC GND NC VCC_1V8_EXT MIPI DSI 0 The 96Boards specification calls for a MIPI-DSI to be present on the High Speed Expansion Connector. A minimum of one lane is required and up to four lanes can be accommodated on the connector. The THOR96 implementation supports a full four lane MIPI-DSI interface that is routed to the High Speed Expansion Connector.
Hardware User Manual Sr.no Description Manufacturer MFR part no. 1 AC-DC Industrial desktop adaptor; Output 12Vdc at 5A; 3 pole AC inlet IEC320-C14 5.5/2.1mm to 4.75/1.7mm cable DC plug converter meanwell GST60A12-P1J 96Boards 2.1mm to 1.7mm power adapter 2 The processor and peripherals requires different voltage supplies and current for their normal functionality. The power supply section is designed to generate all required voltage rails with respective current requirements. 4.10.
Hardware User Manual Four to six buck converters, depending on configuration - Single/dual phase/parallel options - DDR termination tracking mode option Boost regulator to 5.0 V output Six general purpose linear regulators Programmable output voltage, sequence, and timing OTP (one-time programmable) memory for device configuration 4.10.6 Two ADP1710 is used in design for low noise output voltage. One LDO is used for processor supply VDD_SNVS_0.
Hardware User Manual 4.13 Boot Configuration 4.13.1 CPU Boot Mode settings Below are the CPU boot mode settings option. Board is designed for boot configuration for Internal Boot. BOOT_MODE1 0 0 1 1 4.13.2 BOOT_MODE 0 0 1 0 1 Boot Source Boot from fuses Serial downloader Internal boot Reserved Boot Mode Selection Switch Below are the Boot mode switch selection settings to boot the board. Board is designed for boot configuration with microSD card.
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Hardware User Manual Additional interfaces THOR96 includes interfaces which are in addition to the base 96boards CE Extended B specification. These include below mentioned interfaces. Audio Codec (MIC IN + Headphone Out) Automotive Audio Bus (A2B) CAN Interface Debug UART JTAG Debug HDMI2 (DSI to HDMI) RGMII Ethernet ZigBee Locations of these connectors are noted on the following drawing.
FCC Warning This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.