Frequently Asked Questions

Are all Card Engines interchangeable on the Zoom Starter Development Kit (SDK) baseboards?

All Card Engines are designed to be interchangable on all Zoom Starter Development Kit (SDK) baseboards with the exception of the NXP LH79524 Card Engine and Freescale MCF5329/MCF5373 Fire Engines which require different versions of the SDK baseboard.

What support comes with Zoom Development Kits?

Logic PD provides a support infrastructure to assist customers in evaluating our products. Avenues for evaluation support include:

Are schematics and PCB layout files available for Logic PD products?

Schematics and PCB layout files are available in PDF format for SOMs and baseboards when the product has been registered on Logic's website.

Orcad schematics and layout files are only available for the baseboards.

What do BoLo, NoLo, and LoLo mean?

These are accronyms for Logic PD's bootloader software.

Do all processor signals come off of the SOM?

Most of the processor signals are available on the SOM's expansion connector(s). Please refer to the specific SOM Hardware Specification manual for a complete reference.

Are the Card Engine connectors industry standard?

Yes, the Card Engine connector consists of a 144-pin SODIMM (widely used as laptop memory connectors) and two high-density 80-pin Hirose connectors (widely used in cell phone applications). Logic has leveraged both the robustness and the cost efficiency of these industry standard connectors to provide a reliable low-cost connection scheme.