Embest: SBC6045 Single Board Computer Based on Atmel’s AT91SAM9G45 MCU

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Overview

The Embest SBC6045 is a high-performance ARM embedded single board computer (SBC) providing versatile communication interfaces to meet a wide variety of applications such as industrial control, automation, equipment monitoring, data logging, medical equipment, embedded web server etc. It is based on the 400MHz Atmel AT91SAM9G45AT91SAM9G45 microprocessor and features wide input range from 12V to 36V with isolated power.

The SBC6045 board uses Mini6045Mini6045 processor card as the CPU core board which has 256MB (2*128MByte) DDR2 SDRAM, 256MB NAND Flash, 4MB Data Flash, 2Kbit EEPROM and integrates UART, Ethernet, USB OTG, LCD, Touch screen, RTC and TF card slot on board. It connects to the expansion board through two 2.0mm pitch 80-pin connectors which enables the expansion board to access to all the core board's I/O through on-board connectors. The SBC6045 also has expansion blocks such as CAN and SD card slot as well as a Mini-PCI slot and SIM card slot which has integrated UART and USB signals. Users can attach a 3G module, GPRS module and other Mini-PCI devices to this interface.

The board is capable of supporting both the Linux 2.6.30 and Windows CE 6.0 operating systems. Embest provides BSP packages, user manuals and some other tools and documents to help with development. This board would make an excellent stand alone platform ideal for evaluation and early development work. It can be also used directly for your next product design.

The Embest Mini6045Mini6045 processor card is a ready-to-use ARM embedded controller based on 400MHz Atmel AT91SAM9G45AT91SAM9G45 ARM 926EJ-S microcontroller which is designed to provide a high performance processor solution with a high flexibility for general and multimedia oriented applications.

The AT91SAM9G45AT91SAM9G45 embedded microprocessor is based on the integration of an ARM926EJ-S processor with fast SRAM, with a wide range of peripherals. It is designed to provide a high performance processor solution with a high flexibility for general and multimedia oriented applications. The internal multi-layer bus architecture associated with a multi-port DDR2, a 32-bit External Bus Interface and 64KBytes of internal SRAM allows the SAM9G45 to sustain the high bandwidth required by its high speed peripherals. The AT91SAM9G45 power management (APMC) features an efficient clock gating which, associated with the ARM926EJ-S low power modes, greatly reduces power consumption under all conditions of use.

Ordering Information:

MPN	Description
SBC6045	SBC6045 Single Board Computer
SBC6045 with 4.3 inch LCD	SBC6045 Single Board Computer with 4.3 inch LCD
SBC6045 with 7 inch LCD	SBC6045 Single Board Computer with 7 inch LCD
Mini6045 PROCESSOR CARDMini6045 PROCESSOR CARD	Mini6045 processor card (Included in SBC6045 Single Board Computer)

Key Applications: Building Automation, Home Entertainment, Industrial Automation, Metering, Mobile Electronics

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Development Tools

Software Development Tools:

Tool Type	Supplier	MPN	Supported Family	Description
IDE	Atmel	Atmel Studio 6	ALL ARM	Atmel Studio 6 Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is the integrated development environment (IDE) for developing and debugging Atmel ARM Cortex-M and Atmel AVR microcontroller (MCU) based applications. The Atmel Studio 6 IDE gives you a seamless and easy-to-use environment to write, build and debug your applications written in C/C++ or assembly code. Learn More
IDE	ARM Keil	MDK ARM	ARM Cortex-M / Cortex-R4 / ARM7 / ARM9	The MDK-ARM (Microcontroller Development Kit) is the complete software development environment for ARM7, ARM9, Cortex-M, and Cortex-R4 processor-based devices. Learn More
RTOS	Micrium	Micrium uc/OSIII	ALL ARM	μC/OS-III is Micrium’s newest RTOS, designed for developers who need to save time on their current and next embedded sytem projects. Learn More
RTOS	ARM Keil	KEIL RTX	ALL ARM	The Keil RTX is a royalty-free, deterministic Real-Time Operating System designed for microcontrollers based on ARM7TDMI, ARM9, and Cortex-M CPU cores. Learn More
RTOS	Segger	embOS	ALL ARM	SEGGER embOS (Real Time Operating System) follows strict, yet efficient coding and documentation standards. embOS is a priority-controlled real time operating system, designed to be used as foundation for the development of embedded real-time applications. Learn More

Hardware Development Tools:

Tool Type	Supplier	MPN	Supported Family	Description
Debuggers, Emulators & JTAG Tools	Atmel	AT91SAM-ICEAT91SAM-ICE	SAM3 / SAM7 / SAM9	USB JTAG In-Circuit Emulator for SAM3, SAM7 and SAM9 ARM-based microcontrollers
Emulator / Debugger / Programmer	ARM	ULINK2ULINK2	ARM Cortex-M / ARM7 / ARM9	ULINK2 Debug Adapter
Emulator / Debugger / Programmer	ARM	ULINKProULINKPro	ARM Cortex-M / ARM7 / ARM9	ULINKpro Debug and Trace Unit
Emulator	Segger	J-LinkJ-Link	ARM Cortex-M / Cortex-R4 / Cortex-A / ARM7 / ARM9	JTAG/SWD Emulator with USB interface
Programmer	Segger	Flasher ARMFlasher ARM	ARM Cortex-M / Cortex-R4 / Cortex-A / ARM7 / ARM9	Flash Programmer for ARM and Cortex cores

Technical Documents

Learning Center

Type	Description
User Guide	Embest: User Guide for SBC6045 Single Board Computer
User Guide	Embest: User Guide for Mini6045 Processor Card
Datasheet	Atmel: Datasheet for AT91SAM9G45 ARM Thumb-based Microcontrollers
Datasheet	Atmel: Datasheet for AT91SAM9G45 MCU

Design Elements

Type	Description
Layout	Embest: Layout file for SBC6045 Expansion Board (Top View)
Layout	Embest: Layout file for SBC6045 CPU Board (Mini6045) (Top View)
Application Library	Atmel: Software Code for AT91SAM9 LCD Controller
Application Library	Atmel: Software Code for NAND Flash Support on AT91SAM9 Microcontrollers
Application Library	Atmel: Software Code for Using SDRAM on AT91SAM9 Microcontrollers
Application Library	Atmel: Software Code for Using the Serial Peripheral Interface with AT91SAMxx Devices

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Kit Features

Hardware Features

Mechanical Parameters

Dimensions: 82mm x 67mm (CPU board Mini6045, 8 layer PCB design),
185mm x 125mm (Expansion board)
Power Supply: +5V (CPU Board), +12V~+36V (Expansion Board, supply DC 12V power adapter as default, with isolation power)
Working Temperature: -10~70°C

SBC6045 CPU Board (Mini6045)

Processor
- Atmel AT91SAM9G45AT91SAM9G45 ARM926EJ-S Core Microprocessor
  - 32 KBytes Data Cache, 32 KBytes Instruction Cache, MMU
  - 64-kbyte internal SRAM and One 64-kbyte internal ROM
  - Can work at up to 400MHz
Memory
- 128MByte*2 DDR2 SDRAM
- 256MBbyte NAND Flash
- 4MByte Data Flash
- 2Kbit EEPROM
Onboard Headers and Signals Routed to Pins
- Precise RTC (extended through DS3231SNDS3231SN)
- Watchdog timer, supported with the microprocessor
- 40-pin LCD interface with 4-wire resistive touch screen interface (24-bit color LCD)
- LVDS interface (Supports 8-bit LCD resolution up to 1280*860)
- TF Card Slot
- 10/100M Ethernet interface
- High-speed USB OTG 2.0 port (480Mps)
- Power indicator
- System working status indicator
- Two 2.0mm pitch 80-pin expansion connectors (UART 0-3, Debug serial port, Ethernet, USB OTG, LVDS, 2 SPI, 2 TWI, SDIO, PWM, ISI, AC97, Touch Screen, JTAG and all IOs are led out via the two connectors.)

SBC6045 Expansion Board

Audio/Video Interfaces
- Audio output port (supports playing MP3)
- 24-bit LVDS signal interface (for large size LCD panel displays, supports resolution up to 1280*860 pixels) 4-wire resistive touch screen interface
- Buzzer
Data Transfer Interfaces
- Serial Port
  - 3-wire RS232 Debug serial port (Debug)
  - 3-wire RS232/RS485 (with isolation) serial port (COM0)
  - 5-wire RS232 serial port (COM1)
  - 3-wire RS232/RS485 (with isolation) serial port (COM2)
  - 3-wire RS232/TTL serial port (COM3)
- Two CAN 2.0 interfaces (extended through 2 SPI, with power and signal isolation)
- High-speed USB 2.0 Host port, 480Mbps
- 10/100Mbps Ethernet port (RJ45)
- SDHC card slot (Hot plug-and-play)
- TWI interface with speeds up to 400kbps
- SPI interface
Input Interface
- DC Power input port
- Standard 20-pin JTAG interface
- IO Button
- Reset Button

Software Features

OS	Item	Feature	Description
Linux	Boot	Version	u-boot 1.3.4
		Boot Mode	Boot from NandFlash
		Download Mode	Download kernel from Ethernet or SAM-BA
	Kernel and drivers	Version	Linux 2.6.30
		File system	Support ROM/CRAM/EXT2/RAMDISK/YAFFS2/FAT32
		Driver	LED, Serial, RTC, NET, RS485, CAN, Buzzer, MMC/SD (MMC mode), USB Host, USB Device, EEPROM, GPIO, LCD, Touch Screen, Audio out, Nand Flash, Data Flash
	File System	Format	yaffs2 file system, can be read and written
	Network protocol and applications	TCP/IP	Complete TCP/IP protocol
	System configuration and service	Network Ping	Ping command, used in checking system
	Basic command	Ifconfig, route, inetd	Used in network configuration and relative service program
	Basic command	Linux command	Cat, chmod, discard, echo, flashwrite, flashfsd, free, genhtml, init, kill, loader, Ls, mkdir, mount, ps, reboot, rm, smanaged, sysconf, yes, insmod, lsmod, rmmod
WinCE	Bootloader	Bootstrap	Boot from NAND Flash
	Bootloader	eboot	Download image from Ethernet or SAM-BA
	Kernel	WinCE6.0	RAM and ROM File System Hive-based Registry
	Driver		NAND Flash, Debug, Serial ports, RS485, CAN, RTC, NET, LCD, Touch Screen, USB Host, USB Device, SD, EEPROM, Audio, LED, Keypad, Buzzer

Kit Contents

The Embest SBC6045 Single Board Computer supplied with below contents:

SBC6045 board (including CPU board Mini6045 and expansion board)
USB cable
Serial cable
Ethernet cable
12V Power adapter
LCD (optional, including touch screen)
Remark: 4.3 inch LCD (resolution: 480*272), 7 inch LCD (resolution: 800*480)