Getting Started with IGEP0022 board

Overview

Important - Please read these documents before continuing with this article:

• Official IGEP0022 Hardware Reference Manual from ISEE
• Official IGEP0020 Hardware Reference Manual from ISEE

Mounting IGEP0022

The IGEP0022 expansion board connects to IGEP0020 via 5 connectors of 10, 22, 28 and 30 pins located on both boards. First align the biggest 28 pin-connector gently press it until the other connectors insert into their corresponding connectors from the other board.

Adding peripherals

You can begin to add peripherals like Serial port, VGA monitor, CAN bus, a SIM card reader, TFT and Touchscreen and the S-Video connectors.

Serial port

Connect a null modem DB9 male-male serial cable between the board and your host machine, use the serial debug port to communicate with the host machine: Using serial debug port to communicate<span class="editsection" />.

VGA monitor

Connect a VGA monitor to the IGEP0022 VGA connector.

CAN bus

Connect any CAN bus device or network to the CAN bus connector of the IGEP0022.

SIM card reader

A SIM card reader is provided with IGEP0022. You may connect a SIM card to use the GSM/GPRS modem to make phone calls or to send SMS or to write and read data from it, etc.

GSM/GPRS antenna

Connect an external GSM/GPRS antenna to the J404 GSC connector.

TFT and Touchscreen

IGEP0022 integrates a LCD backlight driver (Texas instruments TPS61081) and touch screen controller (Texas instruments TSC2046), 4-wire touch screen controller which supports a low-voltage I/O interface which can be directly connected to a SEIKO 7” LCD or to a POWERTIP 4.3” LCD.

S-Video connectors

There are two S-Video input connectors in the IGEP0020.

How to enable IGEP0020 support

(ipeg.ini)