Colibri Evaluation Board

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Getting Started
Main Features
Datasheets
Design Guides and Application Notes
Software Downloads
Knowledge Base
Related Products
Product Revision History

Welcome to the product page for the Colibri Evaluation Board.

This page contains a variety of information relating to the Colibri Evaluation Board product and is intended to be used as a single point of access for all information you need.

Getting Started

If you are new to the Colibri family of computer on modules, this section is intended to help get you up and running fast.

What do I need to order?

The Colibri Evaluation Board does not come supplied with a Colibri module. you will need to purchase this seperately. To determine which module is most suitable for your application, please review the modules and their individual specifications here.

All Colibri modules are compatible with the Colibri Evaluation Board.

Do I need anything else in addition?

The following list details other equipement that is either required or optional to get up and running

Required

Regulated DC Power Supply (7-24 VDC) which should be rated at 1A minimum, and ideally 2A, depending upon the various accessories you may wish to add to your setup (e.g. TFT LCD panel, USB peripherals, etc.). On the Evaluaiton board V3.1 you can use a power supply with a regular round power connector (5.5mm x 2.1mm). For example EPS120050-P5P, VEP15US12

Optional

USB Type A to B cable for debugging
USB Mouse and Keyboard
PC Monitor with VGA or DVI cable
5.7" or 7" EDT Touch display
Single channel 18 bit LVDS interface display
Null modem RS-232 or USB Type A to B cable for console/bootloader access

Where do I buy this product?

Toradex distributes directly to customers, exclusively via the internet. To place your order, please use our webshop.

Starting the system for the first time

Please watch our quick start tutorial.

Having trouble?

If you are having trouble getting started, then our support team is here to help you. Please follow these steps to contact the support.

Further information

For further information, please refer to the product documentation for the Colibri module which you are using with the Colibri Evaluation Board.

Main Features

Features of the Colibri Evaluation Board are given below.

Supported Colibri Modules

The entire Colibri family of modules

Features and Interfaces

Breakout connectors for access to all Colibri modules interfaces
External processor bus interface (2.54mm pitch female header)
Compact Flash card slot (on Evaluation Board V2.1 only)
SD card slot
USB host (Type A connector) (USB 2.0 High Speed: on Evaluation Board V3.1 only)
USB shared host/client port (Type A and Type B connectors) (USB 2.0 High Speed: on Evaluation Board V3.1 only)
USB to serial converter for FF UART (on Evaluation Board V3.1 only)
PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard connectors (on Evaluation Board V2.1 only)
Audio interface (3.5mm jack for microphone, line in and headphone out)
10/100MBit Ethernet port (RJ-45 connector)
RS232 ports (x2, dual stack 9 way D-type connector)
RS422/485 port (on Evaluation Board V3.1 only)
VGA display interface (15 way D-type female connector)
DVI-I display interface (on Evaluation Board V3.1 only)
LCD interface
LVDS display interface (on Evaluation Board V3.1 only)
Resistive touch interface
Parallel camera interface
CAN controller with optically isolated CAN transceiver (9 way D-type connector)
Power on/off button
Reset button
Push button switches
Toggle switches
LEDs

Datasheets

Product Datasheet:

Design Guides and Application Notes

Design data Colibri Evaluation Board V3.1:

Design data Colibri Evaluation Board V2.1:

The Migration Guide contains the needed steps to switch between the several Toradex Colibri modules.

Colibri Migration And Design Guide

Software Downloads

Please see the product documentation for the Colibri module you are using for more information.

The Evaluation Board includes a CAN controller. Toradex provides Software libraries which support the CAN functionality on the Evaluation board. You can find more information about the supported SW features here or contact our support.

Knowledge Base

To show all articles applicable to the Colibri Evaluation Board, please click the following link:

Knowledge Base Articles

Product Revision History

Product revision history for the Colibri Evaluation Board.

Product #	Product Description	Changes from Previous Version	Release Date	PCN Document
01012102	Colibri Evaluation Board V2.1C	Initial Version	2006
01013100	Colibri Evaluation Board V3.1A	Rearranged many connectors Support for USB 2.0 HighSpeed Support for DVI-I Support for LVDS Support for RS422/485 Changed CAN controller, using SPI now Removed PCMCIA interface (CF-Card)	2012-09-12	PCN.2012.09.12.1