Carrier Board Accessory Kit
Getting Started
What I need to order
The Carrier Board Accessory Kit can be ordered along with specific Apalis, Colibri, and Verdin Carrier Boards.
Where do I order
All the products can be ordered online at the Toradex Webshop as a kit.
See the following table for individual parts from alternate suppliers:
Number | Part | Suppliers |
---|---|---|
1 | Ethernet Cable | Digikey/Mouser |
2 | USB A to Micro B Cable | Digikey/Mouser |
3 | USB A to B Cable | Digikey/Mouser |
4 | Null Modem Cable (RS232) | Digikey/Mouser |
5 | DVI to VGA adapter | Digikey/Mouser |
6 | HDMI to DVI cable | Digikey/Mouser |
7 | USB to Serial Adapter | Digikey/Mouser |
8 | USB Micro B to A Cable | Digikey/Mouser |
9 | Serial Port Adapter (Iris and Ixora) | This cable is custom made. |
10 | Patch Cables | Digikey/Mouser |
11 | Power Supply Adapter (Iris Carrier Board) | This cable is custom made. |
12 | AC/DC Power Adapter | Digikey/Mouser |
USB to Serial Adapter Driver for host PC - Carrier Board Accessory Kit V1.1C
The USB to Serial Adapter should work out of the box on the following host operating systems:
Windows 10
Linux distribution using kernel 5.5 or newer
For older Linux Kernels, you will need to build the driver manually. Download the driver from ProlificUSA website.
Find out the version of your kernel. We recommend that you update your distribution before proceeding. See the example below:
$ uname -r
5.4.0-52-generic
Build the kernel from the folder with the closest version to your kernel, from the example above, it would be the 5.2_ok
folder:
$ cd 5.2_ok
$ make all
After building the driver, remove the existing default driver:
$ sudo rmmod pl2303.ko
Install the built driver:
$ sudo insmod pl2303.ko
For more information about the driver, you can also refer to the readme.txt
in the download package.
Having trouble?
Please contact our technical support. Various options concerning technical support are mentioned in the article below.
Features
The Carrier Board Accessory Kit comes with components that are not compatible with all boards, please see the table below.
Components included and compatibility
In case you want to see more about each accessory and see a brief settings diagram, you can refer to the Product Flyer tab and select the version of the kit. The table below contains the corresponding accessory number in the Product Flyer so you can easily find the device on the flyer.
No. in the product flyer | Accessory | Verdin Carrier Boards | Apalis Carrier Boards | Colibri Carrier Boards |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ethernet Cable | All boards | All boards | All boards |
2 | USB A to Micro B Cable | Only Verdin Development Board | All boards | All boards |
3 | USB A to B Cable | None | Only Apalis Evaluation Board | Only Colibri Evaluation Board |
4 | Null Modem Cable (RS232 Cable) | All Boards | All boards | All boards |
5 | DVI to VGA Adapter | None | All boards | All boards |
6 | HDMI to DVI Cable | All boards | All boards | None |
7 | USB to Serial Adapter | None | All boards | All boards |
8 | USB Micro B to A Cable | All boards | All boards | All boards |
9 | Serial Port Adapter | None * | Only Ixora | Only Iris |
10 | Patch Cables | All boards | All boards | All boards |
11 | Power Supply Adapter | None | None | Only Iris |
12 | AC/DC Power Adapter (international plugs) | All boards | All boards, except Viola and Aster | All boards, except Viola and Aster |
* The Serial Port Adapter can be used as a CAN Port Adapter for the Verdin Development Board V1.1A and the Dahlia V1.1A. See the datasheets of the respective products for more information.
Product Flyer
Compatible Products
- Apalis Evaluation Board
- Ixora Carrier Board
- Colibri Evaluation Board
- Iris Carrier Board
- Verdin Development Board [1]
- Dahlia Carrier Board [1]
- Yavia [1]
[1] Some accessories are not compatible with the Verdin Development Board and the Dahlia Carrier Board, please refer to the Features tab to read more.
Revision History
Click to See the Product Numbering Scheme
Product Number (PID8) Format
The format of the 8-digits Product Number (PID8) is the following:
The below table describes the structure of the Product Number (PID8):
Field | Description |
---|---|
PPPP | 4-digits number, indicating the Product Configuration (PID4) that describes the key properties of the product (e.g. Product Group, RAM capacity, etc.) |
VV | 2-digits number, indicating the Major and Minor Version (in that order) |
AA | 2-digits number, indicating the Assembly Variant |
See the complete list of available combinations on the Revision History table of the corresponding product page.
Example
Product number (PID8): 00291100:
0029: Apalis iMX6D 512MB11: Major Version 1, Minor Version 1, Version V1.1 in short
00: Assembly Variant A
A specific product revision has a lifecycle defined by the product state. Learn more about it on the Product Change Notifications.
0113xxxx - Carrier Board Accessory Kit
Product # | Product Description | Changes from Previous Version | Release Date | PCN Document |
01131000 | Carrier Board Accessory Kit V1.0A | Initial Release | 2014-09-25 | Evaluation Product, No PCN |
01131100 | Carrier Board Accessory Kit V1.1A | Power Adapter with additional PSE, and CB certification Power Adapter efficiency level VI Power Adapter slightly shorter cable (needed to pass level VI) | 2017-03-28 | PCN Carrier Board Accessory Kit V1.1A |
01131101 | Carrier Board Accessory Kit V1.1B | New USB to Serial adapter, see Getting Started for details about the driver. Various cables from different suppliers with slightly different colors, shapes or material. The functionality remains the same. | 2021-01 | PCN Carrier Board Accessory Kit V1.1B |
01131102 | Carrier Board Accessory Kit V1.1C | Replaced the USB Micro A to A cable with a USB Micro B to A cable. Changed the supplier of the serial port adapter. Changed the supplier of the null modem cable. Updated the flyer. | Q4 2022 |
Errata
None