Devkit8000

=Devkit8000 Board Overview= Embest DevKit8000 Evaluation Board is a compact board using TI's OMAP3530 600MHz ARM Cortex-A8 (600MHz ARM Cortex-A8 core paired with a 430MHz TMS320C64x+ DSP core) microprocessor. It takes full features of this processor and supports up to 256MByte DDR SDRAM and 256MByte NAND Flash as well as high-speed USB2.0 OTG function. The board has exposed many other hardware interfaces including RS232 serial port, LCD/TSP, DVI-D, S-Video, Ethernet, SD, keyboard, camera, SPI, I2C and JTAG. The board has two methods to boot the system from either SD card or NAND flash. It is able to support WinCE and Linux OS and provided with WinCE6.0 BSP and Linux2.6.28 BSP. Embest also provides demos of Google Android OS, Angstrom (GPE) and DVSDK for user experience.

=Hardware=

Hardware Features

 * Dimensions: 110mm x 95mm
 * Working temperature: 0°C to 70°C
 * Processor: TI OMAP3530 microprocessor with 600MHz ARM Cortex-A8 RISC Core
 * Power supply: +5V
 * 256MB DDR SDRAM, 166MHz
 * 256MB NAND Flash, 16bit
 * LCD/Touch Screen interface (50-pin FPC connector, support resolution up to 2048*2048)
 * DVI high-resolution image output port (HDMI interface, support 720p, 30fps signal)
 * S-Video display interface
 * One audio input interface (3.5mm audio jack)
 * One 2-channel audio output interface (3.5mm audio jack)
 * One 10/100M Ethernet interface (RJ45)
 * One High-speed USB2.0 OTG port (Mini USB type interface)
 * One High-speed USB2.0 Host port (USB A type interface)
 * Two serial ports (one 3-wire RS232 serial port led out from 2.54mm 10-pin connector and one 5-wire TTL serial port led out from expansion connector)
 * SD card interface (supports 3.3V and 1.8V logic voltage)
 * One camera interface (30-pin FPC connector, support CCD or CMOS camera)
 * 6*6 keyboard interface
 * One 14-pin Jtag interface
 * Four buttons (Reset, Boot, User defined, On/Off)
 * One expansion connector (2.0mm 40-pin SMT Female Pin Header, McSPI, McBSP, I2C, HDQ, GPIO are led out from this connector)

DVI-D
DVI high-resolution display (HDMI interface, 30fps signal), Embest provides a HDMI to DVI-D cable in complete configuration for connection. Signal does not include audio signal.

S-video
S-video display, can output video signal but not including audio signal.

LCD
24-bit LCD display, can output true-color RGB signal, R:B:G=8:8:8, can support resolution up to 2048*2048 pixels. (50-pin 0.5mm pitch FPC connector. Interface Singal Type

USB OTG (Mini-AB) Wire Map
1: VB 2: D- 3: D+ 4: ID 5: GND User needs only to short circuited 4 and 5.

Expansion Interface
Embest Devkit8000 uses a 2.0mm 40-pin SMT Female Pin Header to bring out McSPI, McBSP, I2C, HDQ, GPIO from this interface

LayOut
The Devkit8000 PCB has 6-layer design, each layer is layout as below:

Optional Function Modules
 The VGA8000 module employs PHILIPS 74alvc164245 chip with 240MHz maximum sample rate. It can output standard LCD signal and display smoothly under 1024*768 resolution.
 * VGA Module (VGA8000)

 The CAM8000-A module is designed for using on Devkit8000 Evaluation Board with standard 720*576 PAL resolution. It supports analog camera with BNC connector and connects to Devkit8000 board through an 30-pin FFC cable.
 * Analog Camera Module (CAM8000-A)

 The WF8000-U is a USB based WiFi module relying on the WiFi IEEE 802.11 standards. It is applied to be used on all Embest products which shall have USB interface. This module is hgihly integrated with MAC/BBP and 2.4GHz RF chip and builds a wireless network between PCs or some other terminals.
 * USB WiFi Module (WF8000-U)

 The GPS8000-S is an ARM based embedded GPS module which allows to connect to Devkit8000 board to get position and altitude. It is a high sensitivity module with low power consumption. Devkit8000's UART (the serial port) from the expansion connector is used to communicate with the GPS through a tiny patch board.
 * GPS Module (GPS8000-S)

 The GPRS8000-S is an ARM based embedded GPS module which allows to connect to Embest Devkit8000 board for GSM/GPRS solution. Devkit8000's UART (the serial port) from the expansion connector is used to communicate with the GPRS module.
 * GPRS Module (GPRS8000-S)


 * CDMA8000-U Module (CDMA8000-U)
 * WCDMA8000-U Module (WCDMA8000-U)
 * Digital Camera Module (CAM8100-U)

JTAG Tool
 Available from Embest
 * XDS100v2 - the second release of the XDS100 JTAG emulator technology supporting debug of a variety of TI devices.

=Software=

Linux and WinCE OS support
Embest DevKit8000 supports for both Linux2.6.28 and WinCE6.0 operating systems. Now Linux2.6.29 is ported. Source code download from here

Ubuntu on Devkit8000 (for reference)
Please refer to Devkit8000 Ubuntu.

Port QT on Devkit8000 (for reference)
Please refer to Devkit8000 QT on how to port QT on Devkit8000.

Android
The DevKit8000 can support Android which is a software platform and operating system for mobile devices, based on the Linux kernel, developed by Google and later the Open Handset Alliance. The board can run various applications based on Android. It supports 4.3" and 7" TFT LCD display and touch panel function. It can use the built-in audio player of Android to play kinds of audio files and transfer data through SD card or USB OTG. Please refer to Devkit8000 Android on how to use and port.

Angstrom
DevKit8000 can display Angstrom system on a DVI_D monitor running 720p videos at 30fps. DevKit8000 can use various software of Angsrtom to implement file editing, internet surfing, audio and video files playing and graphics editing and more other functions. User can use USB mouser to operate on Angstrom system. Please refer to Devkit8000 Angstrom on how to use and port.

DVSDK (DSP)
DevKit8000 supports DVSDK package which includes following functions: Supports 2D/3D graphics acceleration; Supports DSP codec (Supports audio and video hardware decoding); Supports S-Video output. Please refer to Devkit8000_DVSDK on how to use and port.

=Devkit8000 Evaluation Kit Overview= Embest DevKit8000 Evaluation Kit includes the DevKit8000 evaluation board and all necessary accessories to help users start their design of multimedia applications. The board is preloaded with Linux OS in NAND flash and WinCE OS in SD card. User can display the subsystem using a 4.3" TFT LCD and Touch screen or using a DVI-D monitor through an HDMI to DVI-D cable, or using TV for NTSC/PAL video out. The USB OTG interface can also be used as USB Host function with a Mini-A to Standard-A cable, or used as USB Device function with a Mini-B to Standard-A cable. Along with the kit, Embest provides user manual, schematic drawing and datasheet documents to help customers better understand and use the kit.



Configurations
Embest DevKit8000 Evaluation Kit has two configurations:

Standard Configuraiton
The standard configuration is focused on evaluating the basic functions of Devkit8000 board.

Complete Configuration
The complete configuration includes complete accessories for Devkit8000 which is convenient for special application development.

Product CD
The Devkit8000 product CD contains following contents:
 * Linux2.6.28 source code (including driver, kernel, startup code and file system)
 * WinCE6.0 BSP (including driver, kernel, startup code and file system all in source code)
 * Schematic in PDF format
 * Onboard chip datasheet
 * Linux cross-compile toolchains
 * User manual

Optional accessories

 * CAM8000-A analog camera module
 * Analog camera
 * VGA8000 VGA module
 * WF8000-U USB WiFi module
 * CAM8100-U digital camera module
 * GPS8000-S GPS module
 * GPRS8000-S GPRS module
 * CDMA8000-U USB 3G module (CDMA2000 standard)
 * WCDMA8000-U USB 3G module (WCDMA standard)
 * XDS100v2 USB JTAG emulator

=FAQ= If you have got some problems when using Devkit8000, please refer to Devkit8000 FAQ.