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Frobobox

<note warning>Deprecated</note> This is the computer on the Armadillo Scout. It is an industrial grade computer built in IP66 aluminum box. It is using Ubuntu as operatingsystem and can be accessed via the built in Wifi.

Frobobox documentation from SDU

This documentation is updated when changes are made to our FroboBox.

Here is the different configurations for the Frobobox to work in Hohenheim

Diagram

Connection List

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Plug Currently connected to
1SICK LMS-111
2Trimble AgGPS542
3Empty
4HoWLAN
5Empty
6Empty
7Empty
8Motorcontroller right
9Motorcontroller left
10Empty
11Empty
12Empty
13Power
14Empty
15Empty
16WI-FI Antenna
17Bluetooth Antenna

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Connector description

The connectors used at the FroboBox is the industrial connector standard M12.

RS232 (M12 a-coded - 8pins female connector)

(8)+(9) on block diagram.

There are no configuration jumpers for COM1 and COM2 since they only operate in RS-232 mode.

pin - 1 white+5V
pin - 2brown +12V
pin - 3green RXD COM1 J18-3 , COM2 J18-12
pin - 4yellowCTS COM1 J18-6 , COM2 J18-15
pin - 5grey GND COM1 J18-9 , COM2 J18-18
pin - 6pink RTS COM1 J18-4 , COM2 J18-13
pin - 7blue TXD COM1 J18-5 , COM2 J18-14
pin - 8red GND

RS232/422/485 (M12 a-coded - 8pins female connector)

(10)+(11) on block diagram.

Use CMOS Setup on the Versalogic mainboard to select between RS-232 4-wire, RS-422, and RS485 operating modes for COM3 and COM4. Jumper block V3 (see datasheet MEBX37-1.pdf for description) is used to enable the RS-422/485 termination resistor for COM3 and COM4. Jumper V3[1-2] enables the RS-422/485 termination resistor for COM3, and jumper V3[3-4] for COM4. The termination resistor should be enabled for RS-422 and the RS-485 endpoint station. It should be disabled for RS-232 and the RS-485 intermediate station.

pin - 1 white+5V
pin - 2brown +12V
pin - 3green RXD / RXD-COM3 J18-23 , COM4 J18-30
pin - 4yellowCTS / RXD+COM3 J18-24 , COM4 J18-31
pin - 5grey GND COM3 J18-22 , COM4 J18-29
pin - 6pink RTS / TXD+COM3 J18-20 , COM4 J18-27
pin - 7blue TXD / TXD-COM3 J18-21 , COM4 J18-28
pin - 8red GND

Analog Inputs (M12 a-coded - 8pins female connector)

(5) on block diagram.

Four analog to digital converters are available on the motherboard

CAN (M12 a-coded - 8pins female connector - based on CANopen)

(6)+(7) on block diagram These ports utilizes a 5-Pin M12 CANopen shown below.

pin - 1brownCAN-Shield
pin - 2white+12V
pin - 3blue GND box header pin 5
pin - 4blackCAN-Highbox header pin 4
pin - 5grey CAN-Low box header pin 3

ETHERNET 10/100 (M12 d-coded - 4 pins female connector)

(1)+(2)+(3) on block diagram.

pin - 1yellowReceive-RJ-45 pin 6
pin - 2white Transmit-RJ-45 pin 3
pin - 3orangeReceive+ RJ-45 pin 2
pin - 4blue Transmit+RJ-45 pin 1

GIGABIT ETHERNET (M12 a-coded - 8 pins female connector)

(4) on block diagram.

pin - 1 orange-whiteTX_D1+RJ-45 pin 1
pin - 2orange TX_D1-RJ-45 pin 2
pin - 3green-whiteRX-D2+RJ-45 pin 3
pin - 4green RX D2-RJ-45 pin 6
pin - 5brown-whiteBI D4+RJ-45 pin 7
pin - 6brown BI D4-RJ-45 pin 8
pin - 7blue-white BI-D3-RJ-45 pin 5
pin - 8blue BI-D3+RJ-45 pin 4

USB

STECKER by Farnell

SCHUTZKAPPE by Farnell

Power Connector

1: GND (black), 2:GND(blue), 3:VCC(brown),4:VCC(White)

pin - 1BlackGND
pin - 2Blue GND
pin - 3Brown+24 VCC
pin - 4White+24 VCC

Power connector - AUX/Display

Currently power connector.

pin - 1BlackGND
pin - 2Blue GND
pin - 3Brown+24 VCC
pin - 4White+24 VCC

Power Cable

pin - 1BlackNot connected
pin - 2Blue GND
pin - 3BrownNot connected
pin - 4White+24 VCC

Wifi/Bluetooth Antenna

The antenna for the Wifi and Bluetooth is identical. Looks like: TL-ANT2408CL from the company TP-Link. The antenna has a RP-SMA Male connection.

Download data sheet of the TL-ANT2408CL (194 KB)

RP SMA reverse female for panel connector: from Conrad

Scaffold

The internal scaffold for the FroboBox consists of three aluminum plates separated by 35 mm spacers. The lower plate is cut in shape to fit exactly into the enclosure and the two top plates are cut in dimensions 150 x 215 mm to fit the motherboard. When mounting the motherboard it is important to align it to the edge to make room for the RJ-45 connections. Get printable drawings of Top deck, middle deck and lower deck (A3).

Wirering

A splitter PCB is needed between the four serial connectors and the J18 connector on the motherboard. This can be done with the big and clumsy PCB that is delivered with the motherboard or with this nice and small PCB.

COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4
1 pink blue grey grey
2 green green pink blue
3 yellow yellow yellow yellow
4 blue pink green green
5 grey grey blue pink
6 white white white white
7 red red red red
8 brown brown brown brown
9 NC NC NC NC
10 NC NC NC NC

Component list

Component Part Link to buy Link to manufacturer PDF documentation Manual
Motherboard VersaLogic EBX37 Mamba EBX-formfactor single board computer with PCI104 carrier/connector. Intel Core2 Duo 2.0Ghz. 2GB DDR2 RAM. VersaLogicVersilogic MambaEBX37 Manual
Harddrive Intel 40GB SSD SATA DustinIntel HarddiskX25V Manual
CAN adaptor Advantech PCM3680 PC/104 2-port CAN module Tri-m PCM 3680Manual
Power supplyM4-ATX, 250w output, 6v to 30v wide input Intelligent Automotive DC-DC Car PC Power SupplyMini-BoxM4-ATXManual
Ethernet/WiFiNetgear MBR624GUNetgearNetgearManual
BluetoothParani-UD100Sena - Paranidocman
EnclosureALUMINIUM 230X330X180MMFarnellRoseRoseBoxDatasheet
DisplaySuggestion…RS
8-pin RS connectorM12 a coded Female for (5)+(8)+(9)+(10)+(11)Phoenix8 Connector
8-pin Ethernet connector (G-bit)M12 a coded Female for (4)Phoenix8 Connector
5-pin CAN connectorM12 a coded Female for (6)+(7)Phoenix5 Connector
4-pin Ethernet connectorM12 a coded Female for (1)+(2)+(3)Phoenix4 Connector
USB connectorUSB Buccaneer panel for (12)+(14)RSUSB Connector
Sealing cappanel sealing cap for (12)+(14)RSSealing cap
RP SMA connectorWifi/Bluetooth antenna (16)+(17)Conrad
Wifi/Bluetooth antenna TP-Linkantenna