Thundercomm C4290 TurboX Development Kit User Guide
- June 17, 2024
- Thundercomm
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Thundercomm C4290 TurboX Development Kit
Product Information
Product Specifications:
- Brand: Thundercomm
- Model: TurboX C4290 CM4290 Development Kit
- Package Contents:
- Interposer Board (With C4290/CM4290 SOM)
- Main IO Board
- Audio board
- Sensor Board
- Wi-Fi/BT Antenna
- GPS Antenna
- Cellular Antenna (x 2)
- Camera Module
- LCD Touch Panel (only in advanced DK package)
- Power Adapter
Product Usage Instructions
Main Board:
The main board features various interfaces including USB ports, camera
interfaces, HDMI out, PCIe expansion module connector, SD card slot, and more.
Interposer Board:
The interposer board includes keys for volume control, power on, and force USB
boot, camera module connector, DIP switches for board function control, FM
antenna connector, and more.
Audio Board:
The audio board is equipped with speaker connectors, a DMIC connection
selection switch, an audio board configuration switch, an ear-out connector, a
line-out connector, and more.
Sensor Board:
The sensor board features an NFC antenna connector, and various sensors
including an ALS+ Proximity sensor, Magnetic sensor, ACC+GYRO sensor, Pressure
sensor, SAR sensor, and battery connector.
Frequently Asked Questions:
-
Q: What is included in the standard DK package?
A: The standard DK package includes the Interposer Board, Main IO Board, Audio Board, Sensor Board, Wi-Fi/BT Antenna, GPS Antenna, Cellular Antenna (x 2), Camera Module, and Power Adapter. Note that the LCD Touch Panel is not included in the standard DK package. -
Q: Which interfaces are available on the CM4290 only?
A: The Wi-Fi/BT Antenna, GPS Antenna, and Cellular Antenna interfaces are available on CM4290 only.
Package List
NOTES:
- Available on CM4290 only.
- All the listed parts are included in the advanced DK package. LCD Touch Panel is not included in the standard DK package.
Development Introduction
Main Board
1| 12V DC jack input, 2.5mm/5.5mm| 11| Camera interface #3 (NC) | 20| SD card
slot| 29| 90-pin B2B connector, for camera interface extension
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
2| UART debug port, UART to USB| 12| Camera interface #0| 21| 6-pin switch,
boot configuration| 30| LCD0 interface
3| USB Type-A port | 13| Camera Interface #1| 22| Key, Force USB boot button|
31| 90-pin B2B connector, for display interface
extension *
4
| ****
USB Type-C port
| ****
14
| LED4408, Flash LED #3 *
LED4409, Flash LED #2
LED4410, Flash LED #1
| ****
23
| ****
Key, Volume up button
| ****
40
| ****
DIP switches for board function control
5| HDMI out interface, 2.0| 15| Nano SIM card slot #2 | 24| Key, Volume down
button| 41| Power slide switch
7| PCIe expansion module connector | 16| Nano SIM card slot #1 *| 25| Key,
Power on button| 42| VDISP0_P/M_OUT
VDISP0_P/M_OUT_B
8| Camera interface #5 (NC) *| 17| Micro USB port| 26| RGB LEDs from PMIC| 43| SW3601
SW3602
9
| ****
Camera interface #4 (NC) *
| ****
18
| ****
RGB LEDs from GPIO *
| ****
27
| Low-speed connector to low-speed expansion board
4 x 80-pin B2B connector
| ****
44
| ****
Home button *
10| Camera interface #2| 19| 500-pin connector to the Interposer Board| 28| LED4401, indicating Main Board 4V2 OK
LED4403, indicating SOM power input OK
| –
indicates that these interfaces are unavailable on C4290.
Interposer Board
1| Key, Volume down button| 6| Power supply indicator| 11| Wi-Fi/BT antenna
connector
---|---|---|---|---|---
2| Key, Volume up button| 7| Camera module connector, CSI0 *| 12| UART debug
port, UART to USB
3| DIP switches for board function control (including camera, USB)| 8| FM
antenna connector| 13| VBUS
Green: indicating debug USB status
4| Key, Power on button| 9| GPS antenna connector| 14| Type-C for debug
5| Key, Force USB boot button| 10| C4290 SOM| –
This connector is reserved for internal CSI signal test only and is thus unavailable to users, please contact us if you need it.
Audio Board
1| Low-speed connector to low-speed expansion board
4 x 80-pin B2B connector
| 6| Left WSA881x speaker connector | 11| Analog microphone connector 1
---|---|---|---|---|---
2| DIP switch for DMIC connection selection| 7| Right WSA883x speaker
connector | 12| Analog microphone connector 3
3| DIP switch to control Audio Board configuration| 8| Left WSA883x speaker
connector | 13| Headset connector
4| Speaker connector| 9| Ear out connector | 21| Low-speed connector to Main
Board
4 x 80-pin B2B connector
5| Right WSA881x speaker connector| 10| Line out connector| 11| –
C4290 uses WSA8815 as the speaker amplifier, and thus J3301M and J3300M are available for C4290 speaker connection.
Sensor Board
1| Low-speed connector to low-speed expansion board
4 x 80-pin B2B connector
| 5| ACC+GYRO sensor, LSM6DS3TR-C| 9| CAN connector (NC)
---|---|---|---|---|---
2| NFC antenna connector| 6| Pressure sensor, BMP280| 10| FAN connector
3| ALS+ PROXIMITY sensor, TMD2755| 7| SAR sensor (NC)| 21| Low-speed connector
to Main Board
4 x 80-pin B2B connector
4| Magnetic, AK09915C| 8| Battery connector| 22| DIP switch
Let’s Get Started
Follow the steps below to boot up your device.
- Remove the interposer board, sensor board, and main IO board carefully from the package.
- Connect the interposer board to the main IO board.
- Connect the sensor board to the main IO board.
- Connect the power adapter to the board assembly via 12V DC in jack (connector 1 on Main Board).
- Connect the board assembly to a computer via
- USB Type-C port (connector 4 on Main Board) if adb tool, supported by Android operating system, is needed.
- UART debug port (connector 2 on Main Board) if debug function is needed.
- Long press the Power on button (connector 25 on the Main Board) to boot up the device.
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