XO1.75 A3 B1 Changes
These are the changes planned for the XO-1.75 B1 prototype, from the A3 prototypes.
A3 Electrical Fixes
SMBus Pullups
These correct a mistake omitting the pullup resistors for the SMBus between the EC and the battery charger.
- Add a 1.3K resistor between PR200 and +3.3VSUS.
- Add a 1.3K resistor between PR201 and +3.3VSUS.
External SD Power
Ensure that the EN_SD2_PWR# signal is wired to all components in the layout.
Input Protection
Change to the input protection suggested by S.F. Chen, reducing the number of components.
USB Power
The USB power switch should be improved to actually support close to 1A output on most laptops.
Some number of the A3 prototypes trip with overcurrent at less than 0.9A.
Antitheft System
We need to add antitheft protection to the A3 design. This consists of a circuit which can be triggered from OFW. Once triggered, the circuit should disable:
- write access from the SoC to the OFW SPI Flash
- write access to the EC internal Flash through the EDI interface
The antitheft circuit should be cleared by a signal which also forces a reset of the main/security processor, such as SOC_RESET#.
Vcore Improvements
A solution to Trac ticket #10901 should be implemented.
A3 Layout Fixes
Moving the RTC Battery
The RTC battery should be moved to a location where the battery isn't under the heat spreader and where it can be easily attached to the motherboard. It doesn't have to be close to the battery charger.
EC Connector and the Heat Spreader
The EC connector is under the proposed heat spreader. This is generally agreed to be OK.