SECO CQ7-A42 Qseven® Rev. 2.0 Carrier Board

SECO CQ7-A42 Qseven® Carrier Board is a 3.5” form factor carrier board for Qseven® Rev.2.0 compliant modules. This carrier board is connectivity-oriented and features multiport video interfaces and embedded industrial interfaces. The CQ7-A42 carrier board from SECO comes with a SATA connector with an HDD power connector, an mSATA slot, and a microSD slot on a combo microSD and SIM connector. This carrier board incorporates up to 2 Gigabit Ethernet connectors and operates in the industrial temperature range.

Features

  • Supported Modules
    • Qseven Rev. 2.0 compliant modules
  • Mass Storage interfaces
    • 1x S-ATA connector with HDD Power connector
    • 1x mSATA Slot
    • microSD Slot on combo microSD + SIM connector
  • Video Interfaces
    • LVDS Dual Channel 24-bit + backlight connectors or 2 x eDP connectors
    • Multimode Display Port or HDMI Connector
  • Audio
    • Audio interface on internal pin header
  • USB
    • 1x USB3.0 Host port on type-A socket
    • 2x USB2.0 Host ports on double Type-A sockets
    • 2x USB2.0 Host ports on internal pin header
    • 1x USB 2.0 OTG port on micro-AB socket (USB port shared with miniPCI-e slot)
    • Optional Debug USB port on mini-B socket
  • PCI Express
    • miniPCI-e slot Full/Half Size, combined with SIM card slot
  • Networking
    • Up to 2x Gigabit Ethernet connections (the second one needs a second PCI-e lane coming from the Qseven module)
  • Serial Ports
    • 4-wires RS-232/RS-422/RS-485 configurable serial port on DB9 male connector
    • Optional 2x RS-232 Full-modem serial ports on internal header (needs LPC interface from Qseven module)
    • CAN interface on PCB terminal block
  • Other Interfaces
    • SPI internal pin header
    • LPC Bus internal pin header
    • SM Bus / I2C GPIO expander, makes available 16 x GPIOs on internal pin header Front Panel Header
    • 1x 28 pin connector for additional features (I2C, ACPI signals, SM Bus, WatchDog, Thermal Management)
    • +12V Tachometric FAN connector
  • Debug Interfaces
    • Optional Debug USB port on miniB socket
    • Optional MFG connector for JTAG programming of Qseven ® module
    • Coin cell battery Holder for CMOS and RTC
  • Power supply voltage
    • +12V DC Mini-fit Standard ATX power connector
  • Operating temperature
    • -40°C to +85°C (industrial temperature range)
  • Dimensions
    • 146mm x 102mm (5.75" x 4.02")

Block Diagram

Block Diagram - SECO CQ7-A42 Qseven® Rev. 2.0 Carrier Board
Published: 2020-05-18 | Updated: 2024-11-18