Chapter 1. Introduction This document introduces the features of TurboX C4290/CM4290 DK (Development Kit), aiming to guide the developer on product design and verification based on Thundercomm TurboX C4290/CM4290 SOM (System‐on‐module). “TurboX” referred to herein is the English text of our registered trademark: . Version identification: You can find the following information on your DK, for example: CM4290 INTERPOSER BOARD Ver.03, which means the hardware version number of your board is 03. Safety precautions: Required output of the power adaptor is 12V, with the current greater than or equal to 2A. It is ...
Chapter 2. Product Overview TurboX C4290/CM4290 DK (Development Kit) is one of the most powerful boards with high‐performance Thundercomm C4290/CM4290 SOM, rich peripherals and flexible interfaces. With integrated Android OS (Operating System), it is designed for evaluating, optimizing, testing, and releasing intelligent hardware products for developers, OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers), ...
2.4. Block diagram Figure 2‐3. Block Diagram 2.5. Components The Thundercomm TurboX C4290/CM4290DK includes the following hardware components: 1 x Common DK board 1 x C4290/CM4290 interposer board 1 x 12V/2A power supply (with a 5.5mm x 2.5mm connector) 1 x Wi‐Fi antenna 1 x GPS antenna 2 x LTE antennas 1 x audio board 1 x sensor board 1 x camera module 1 x FPCA 2 x speakers ...
Chapter 3. Specifications for Common DK Board 3.1. Switches 3.2.1. Dip switch Refer to Figure 3‐1 and Table 3‐1 for the details of the dip switch (No. 23 in Figure 2‐2). Figure 3‐1. Locate Dip Switch Table 3‐1. Status and function description of dip switch A No. Status Function Recommendation Comment ON: PM_GPIO_08_BL_PWM_OUT OUTPUT TO LS Board 1 ON/OFF OFF ‐ OFF: No use ON: PM_GPIO_08_BL_PWM_OUT OUTPUT TO LCD0; display‐functi 2 ON/OFF ON OFF: No use 1‐12/2‐11, only one for use. on ON: SM_GPIO_81 OUTPUT TO LS Board 3 ON/OFF OFF ‐ OFF: No use ON: SM_GPIO_81 OUTPUT TO LCD0 TE; 4 ON/OFF OFF ...
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No. Status Function Recommendation Comment 1 ON/OFF No use ‐ ‐ 2 ON/OFF No use ‐ ‐ ON: SM_GPIO_46 OUTPUT TO LS Board, 3 ON/OFF Cam0_dovdd_1V8_EN OFF ‐ OFF: No use ON: SM_GPIO_46 OUTPUT TO Cam0, csi0 power Cam0_dovdd_1V8_EN; 4 ON/OFF ON on OFF: No use3‐10/4‐9, only one for use. 5 ON/OFF No use ‐ ‐ 6 ON/OFF No use ‐ ‐ C ...
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ON: NFC control signal disable; 4 ON/OFF OFF ‐ OFF: NFC control signal enable 5 ON/OFF No use ‐ ‐ ON: USB2.0 disable; 6 ON/OFF OFF ‐ OFF: USB2.0 enable Table 3‐2. TurboX C4290/CM4290 configuration SOC SKUx Thundercomm Product No. (TPN) Model SKU4 4+64GB TurboX C4290 C4290-E46-ACXPWXX SKU3 3+32GB TurboX C4290 C4290-E33-ACXPWXX QCM4290 SKU6 3+32GB TurboX CM4290 CM4290-EA-E33-ACXPWXX SKU7 4+64GB TurboX CM4290 CM4290-EA-E46-ACXPWXX...
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3.2.2. Boot config switch Refer to Figure 3‐2 to locate the boot config switch (No. 15 in Figure 2‐2). Figure 3‐2. Locate Boot Config Switch Table 3‐3. Boot config switch parameters Pin# Signal Description On Off 1 BOOT_CFG0 WDOG High Low 2 BOOT_CFG1 Fast_BOOT bit 0 1 0 3 BOOT_CFG2 Fast_BOOT bit 1 1 0 4 BOOT_CFG3 Fast_BOOT bit 2 1 0 5 BOOT_CFG4 Fast_BOOT bit 3 1 0 6 CBL_PWR_N ...
3.2. Connectors 3.2.1. Micro USB connector C/CM4290 not support Micro USB connector 3.2.2. Type‐C USB connector Figure 3‐3. Locate Type‐C USB Connector ...
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Major functions: Compatible with both USB 3.0 connector and USB 2.0 connector. 3.2.3. Micro USB connector (for UART debug) The DK board is connected to PC with a USB cable via the micro USB connector (for UART debug) (No. 28 in Figure 2‐2). This connector is a log USB port for SOM. On the SOM side, SOM prints log message on the DK board via this connector. The UART signal is converted to USB signal by specific circuit. Figure 3‐4. Locate Micro USB Connector (for UART Debug) ...
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3.2.4. 12V DC in jack This connector plugs into a 12V power supply of no less than 2A. The physical size of the connector is 5.5mm‐2.5mm. Figure 3‐5. Locate 12V DC in Jack 3.2.5. HDMI out connector C4290/CM4290 complies with D‐PHY1.1 and DSI 1.02, and supports HDMI 1.4 standard. HDMI Type‐A connector supports up to 1080P@30FPS output. Figure 3‐6. Locate HDMI Out Connector ...
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3.2.7. Antenna connectors Figure 3‐8. Locate Antenna Connectors Wi‐Fi/BT antenna connector is used for connecting antenna for 2.4G/5G Wi‐Fi network. The 1x1 (WCN3988) MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) with two spatial streams IEEE802.11 a/b/g/n/ac WLAN standards are supported. Primary antenna connector is used to connect the primary antenna. 3.2.8. SD card slot Figure 3‐9. Locate SD Card Slot Maximum storage capacity: 128GB Power supply voltage: 1.8V/2.95V 3.2.9. Camera module connectors ...
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3.2.10. C/CM4290 only support for Camera0/1/2 Figure 3‐10. Locate Camera Module Connectors 3.2.11. Display panel connector Refer to Figure 3‐12 to connect the display panel to the board. Figure 3‐11. Locate Display Panel Connector ...
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3.2.12. Headset connector Refer to Figure 3‐13 to locate the headset connector (No. 31 in Figure 2‐2). Figure 3‐12. Locate Headset Connector 3.2.13. Main battery Refer to Figure 3‐14 to connect main battery to the DK. Figure 3‐13. Locate Battery Connector ...
3.3. Buttons Figure 3‐14. Locate Buttons Power on button: Used to boot up the device, when the board is running, pressing this button will set the device into sleep mode. Volume down button: Used to turn down the volume. Volume up button: Used to turn up the volume. Force USB button: When this button is pressed, the board will be forced to enter the download mode and boot from the USB_HS port during development or factory production. ...
3.4. LED indicators Refer to Figure 3‐16 and Table 3‐4 for the LED indicators on the board. Figure 3‐15. Locate LEDs Table 3‐4. Function description of LED indicators LED indicator Function ① DC power indicator Indicates the DK power status ② SOM power indicator Indicates the SOM power status ③ Green LED Green LED controlled by the user ④ Red LED Red LED controlled by the user ⑤ Charging indicator Indicates the board charging status ⑥ USB indicator Indicates USB device connection status ...
3.5. Sensors Figure 3‐16. Locate Sensors Pressure sensor, using a BMP280, delivers high performance with an IIC interface in all applications that require precise pressure measurement. Its accuracy is ±0.12 hPa, equivalent to ±1 m difference in altitude. Accelerometer + gyrometer sensor, using a LSM6DS3TR‐C , has a full‐scale acceleration range of ±2/±4/±8/±16 g and an angular rate range of ±125/±250/±500/±1000/±2000 dps. Magnetic sensor, using a AK09915, is a 3‐axis magnetometer device suitable for compass application. ALS/proximity sensor, using a TMD2755, features proximity detection and digital ambient light sensing (ALS). ...
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Appendix 2. Trademarks Thundercomm, Thundercomm TurboX, TURBOX, Thundersoft turbox are trademarks of Thundercomm Corporation or its associate companies in China and/or other countries. Intel, Intel SpeedStep, Optane, and Thunderbolt are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and/or other countries. Microsoft, Windows, Direct3D, BitLocker, and Cortana are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. Mini DisplayPort (mDP), DisplayPort, and VESA are trademarks of the Video ...
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FCC Declaration of Conformity We Thundercomm Technology Co., Ltd declare under our sole responsibility that TurboX C4290 SOM/ TurboX C4290 comply with Part 15 of FCC Rules. FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
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transmitter. This device is intended only for OEM integrators under the following conditions: (1) The antenna must be installed such that 20 cm is maintained between the antenna and users, and (2) The transmitter module may not be co-located with any other transmitter or antenna, IMPORTANT NOTE: In the event that these conditions cannot be met (for example certain laptop configurations or co-location with another transmitter), then the FCC authorization is no longer considered valid...
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Industry Canada Statement This device complies with license-exempt transmitter(s)/receiver(s) that comply with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: this device may not cause harmful interference, and this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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Antenna Information Model Type Connector Peak gain ( dBi ) 1461531100 FPC N/A 3 1461531100 N/A 4 Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with Canada radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator &...
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Note Importante: Dans le cas où ces conditions ne peuvent être satisfaites (par exemple pour certaines configurations d'ordinateur portable ou de certaines co‐localisation avec un autre émetteur), l'autorisation du Canada n'est plus considéré comme valide et l'ID ISED ne peut pas être utilisé sur le produit final. Dans ces circonstances, l'intégrateur OEM sera chargé...
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