HDx20 Hardware Interfaces

Power Connector

The power connector on this board is rated for 5 V at 3 A. The plug for the connector is a standard, center-positive 5.5mm plug with a 1.65mm center pin hole. 

DE-9 RS-232 Connector

The RS-232 connector is a male DE-9 (more commonly referred to as DB-9) connector. Like PCs, the BrightSign HD series of players are DTE devices. The input to the chip accepts a range between +30V and -30V, so it is compatible with standard +12V and -12V signaling. The output from the chip is rated at a typical +7V and -7V, which exceeds the voltage required by the RS-232 specification.

The baud rate is 115,200, with no parity, 8 data bits, and 1 stop bit. There is no hardware or software flow control. The maximum cable length is 50 meters, and the total cable capacitance is 2500pF.

The following diagram illustrates the behavior of the TX and RX signal:

The following table illustrates the pinout of the DE9 on the HD series of players:

DA15 Switch/LED Connector

The switch/led connector is a DA15 female. This connector is used to allow the player to control external LEDs or other devices requiring 24 mA of current or less.

Connect the LED outputs to the LED ANODE and connect the LED CATHODE to the ground. If you want to connect another device, then the output is capable of sourcing or sinking up to 3.3 V at 24 mA, but there is a series resistor of 100Ω in each line.

The connector also allows the connecting of external contact closures to the ground. In order to connect a switch, connect one side of the switch to the switch input, and connect the other side to one of the ground pins on the DA15 connector. The connector can also supply 3.3 V at up to 500 mA to an external device. The 3.3 V output is polyfuse-protected and can source up to 500 mA.

If one BrightSign player is driving the inputs on another BrightSign player, then you can drive at most three inputs from one output. The following calculations explain this limitation:

The following table illustrates the pinout of the DA15 on the HD series of players:

Here is the DA15 female as viewed from the front of the BrightSign HD120 and HD1020:

Open

BrightSign provides a button/LED/IR board that can be used to demonstrate how the GPIO and IR functions. An example schematic for connecting to the GPIO connector can be provided upon request

Ethernet

The BrightSign HD220 has a standard RJ45 connector for 10/100 base-T Ethernet. The maximum length for the Ethernet cable is 100 meters. The following table illustrates the pinout of the RJ45:

USB

The HD1020 has a high-speed (480 Mbit) USB host port. The maximum length for the USB cable is 5 meters. The following table illustrates the pinout of the USB host port.

DE15 VGA Connector

The VGA connector is able to output RGB video. The following table illustrates the pinout of the DE15 VGA connector:

RCA Component HD Video Connector

Using a component cable adaptor on the VGA port, the component triple RCA connector is able to output the following formats:

• 480p video: Y from Green jack, Pr from Red jack, and Pb from Blue jack

• 720p video: Y from Green jack, Pr from Red jack, and Pb from Blue jack

• 1080i video: Y from Green jack, Pr from Red jack, and Pb from Blue jack

• 1080p video: Y from Green jack, Pr from Red jack, and Pb from Blue jack

3.5mm Audio Connector

The HD120, HD220, and HD1020 each have one 3.5mm female audio connector, which transmits a stereo signal. The full scale voltage output of the audio is 2 V RMS, with no load. The minimum load resistance connected to the audio output should be 32K Ohms (though Rev D and earlier versions of the HDx20 require 5K Ohms).

The audio connector has the following pinout:

• Tip: Left audio

• Ring: Right audio

• Base: Ground for audio signal

HDMI Connector

The HDMI^® connector is used to send digital video and audio to HDMI-enabled sink devices. The following table illustrates the pinout of the HDMI connector: