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Document Number: 102-2013-100-01 Version: 100 Issue Date: October 2016 Table of Contents Boson Development Board... 1 <9hz Boson... 1 Application Note... 1 Document Number: 102-2013-100-01... 2 1.0 Document... 2 1.1 Revision History... 2 1.2 Scope... 2 1.3 Reference Documents... 3 2.0 Block Diagram overview... 3 3.0 Pinout Description... 4 4.0 Test Points... 12 1.0 Document 1.1 Revision History Version Date Comments 100 12/06/2016 Initial Release 1.2 Scope This note is intended to provide a better understanding of the Boson Development board and how to use it to connect to the various SW interfaces available to Boson. For details regarding the SW interface, please refer to the Datasheet (Ref 1) and Software IDD (Ref 2).
1.3 Reference Documents Ref Number Document Number Description 1 102-2013-43 Boson 9Hz datasheet 2 102-2013-44 Boson Software IDD 2.0 Block Diagram overview The below Block Diagram shows all of the Hardware interfaces available on the development PCB. Please note that not all interfaces are implemented in the Boson software. Interfaces that have not been implemented are marked below in red. Please refer to the datasheet for the most recent updated Boson interface specification. The 80 Pin Main Board Connector can be interfaced with directly by using the header pins J3, J18, and J20. Alternatively, the Boson Test Board has alternate interfaces shown below:
SDR-26 Camera Link External UART Ethernet DC Input Power Jack 5-12V I2C Level Shifter SPI Level Shifter Main Board Interface Connector Internal or External VIO USB 3.0 micro-b Interface 3.0 Quick Connect Guide The following section provides instructions on how to connect to the Boson over USB.
3.1 Step-by-Step a.) Connect the Boson to Main Board Interface Connector P1 b.) Connect USB 3.0 or micro-b cable to Boson test board c.) Apply 5-12V DC to Input Power Jack
d.) Check Device manager to confirm communication port of Boson e.) Open the Boson App and select the matching port
f.) Select FLIR Video From Device Select 4.0 Pinout Description The following sections briefly describe each module and provide a pinout diagram. 4.1 Main Board Interface Connector The Header connectors J3, J18, and J20 connect directly to the Boson s 80 Pin Main Board Interface. For a more detailed definition of each input/output on the Boson, please refer to the Datasheet for more details. The pinout between headers J3, J18, J20 and Main connector P1: 2 39 2 39 1 40 1 40 2 1 19 20
4.2 DC Input Power The Banana plug inputs for DC power take 5-12 Volts of input voltage. This drives a 3.3V power supply for the Boson s input power. Additionally, the DC power input drives an IO Voltage (VIO) power supply on the dev board used for the I2C and SPI level shifter (See section 3.3). 4.3 IO Voltage The IO voltage used in the SPI and I2C Level shifters can be driven by the Dev Board power supply by connecting across the J7 jumper. If the VIO is supplied by the dev board power supply, then connecting across the following jumpers will yield the following IO Voltage: J9 1.8 Volts J10 2.5 Volts Neither 3.3 Volts If a user desires to set VIO by an external power supply, then jumper J7 should be disconnected and the external IO voltage should be applied across J8. Note: External VIO input must be greater than 1.8V External VIO Ground J10 2.5V J9 1.8V J7 VIO Internal Switch 4.4 External UART The external UART interface takes 3.3V serial communication. This signal is level shifted down to 1.8V to be sent to the boson at 921600. Additionally, a signal mux is available to switch between the External UART and the Ethernet PHY. By default the mux is set to
the External UART. Additionally, Ethernet support is currently not available on Boson. The schematic For J12 is shown below: 4.5 VSYNC/External Input Level Shifter (NOT IMPLEMENTED IN SW BOSON RELEASE 1) Currently not implemented 4.6 SPI Level Shifter (NOT IMPLEMENTED IN SW BOSON RELEASE 1) The input voltage of the SPI interface is defined by The IO Voltage described in section 3.3. This input voltage is level shifted down to the appropriate 1.8 volts specified by the Boson GPIO input. The schematic for J15 is shown below: 4.7 I2C Level Shifter (NOT IMPLEMENTED IN SW BOSON RELEASE 1) Similar to the SPI Level shifter, the input voltage of the I2C interface is defined by the IO Voltage described in section 3.3. This input voltage is level shifted down to the appropriate 1.8 bolts specified by the Boson GPIO input. 4.8 Ethernet (NOT IMPLEMENTED IN SW BOSON RELEASE 1) Currently not implemented 4.9 SD Card Interface (NOT IMPLEMENTED IN SW BOSON RELEASE 1) Currently not implemented
5.0 Test Points The following schematic shows the locations of various test points on the PCB: Boson Development Board