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VIM3/3L Hardware Documentation

VIM3/3L Interfaces

Top Side

Component Purpose
1 USB-A USB 3.0 port that swaps to 2.0 when PCI-E is active, 900mA output
2 RJ-45 Gigabit LAN port that supports Wake-On-LAN
3 HDMI HDMI port supporting CEC
4 USB-C USB-C port with USB power delivery (5-20Vinput) and 2.0 speeds, can be used for upgrading the OS
5 USB-A USB 2.0 port that supports 500mA output
6 Fan Header 4-wire fan header utilising pulse width modulation
7 Reset Button Force reboot your VIM3
8 G-Sensor 3-axis accelerometer
9 Function Button Press this 3 times in 2 seconds to enter MaskROM mode
A Power Button This button turns on your VIM3
B RTC Header A header for connecting a real-time clock (button) battery
C M2 Hole M2 clearance holes for a case, or adding a heatsink
D 40-Pin GPIO General input/output pins for VIM3's SoC, or plugging-in a Toneboard
E Infrared Module 2-channel infrared receiver for the Khadas IR remote
F LEDs Indicator LEDs
G GPIO Expander Increases VIM3's available I/O beyond what A311D can provide
H MCU STM8S003 micro-controller with programmable EEPROM
I IPEX Antenna Wi-Fi and Bluetooth antenna connector

Back Side

Component Purpose
1 VIN 5-12V power input, supports Power-Over-Ethernet via M2X Extension
2 Micro-SD Slot Molex Slot, spec version 2.x/3.x/4.x (SDSC/SDHC/SDXC)
3 Current Limit Switch Prevents damage to VIM3 due to faulty loading conditions
4 M.2 Slot PCIe 2.0 (x1 lane), supports M.2 2280 NVMe SSDs
5 TP 10-pin 0.5mm pitch FPC connector for touch input
6 MIPI-DSI 30-pin, 0.5mm pitch FPC connector for 4-lane 1080P displays
7 MIPI-CSI 30-pin, 0.5mm pitch, 4-lane, dual cameras, 8MP image signal processing
8 SPI Flash Flash memory module that interfaces over SPI
9 XPWR Pads Connect an external power switch using these pads
A M-Register Shortcut to mask the eMMC
B S-Register Shortcut to mask the SPI Flash
C Current Limit Switch Prevents damage to VIM3 due to faulty loading conditions

Hardware buttons

Reset Function Power Purpose
x Force Reboot VIM3
x Enter Upgrade Mode (TST)
x Power ON/Wake Up VIM3
x x Enter Upgrade Mode (KEY)

GPIO header pinout

SIGNAL PIN PIN SIGNAL
5V 1 21 GND
5V 2 22 I2C_M3_SCL
USB_DM 3 23 I2C_M3_SDA
USB_DP 4 24 GND
GND 5 25 I2C_AO_SCK
VCC_MCU 6 26 I2C_AO_SDA
MCU_NRST 7 27 3.3V
MCU_SWIM 8 28 GND
GND 9 29 I2SB_SCLK
ADC_CH0 10 30 I2S_MCLK0
1.8V 11 31 I2SB_SDO
ADC_CH3 12 32 I2SB_LRCK
SPDIF_OUT 13 33 I2SB_SDI
GND 14 34 GND
UARTC_RX 15 35 PWM_F
UARTC_TX 16 36 RTC_CLK
GND 17 37 GPIOH_4
Linux_RX 18 38 MCU_PA1
Linux_TX 19 39 GPIODZ_15
3.3V 20 40 GND
2022/07/06 10:15

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Last modified: 2022/09/28 09:17 by nick