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Chapter 3
Board Description
This Chapter provides board description for the Home Monitoring Gateway.
Overview
NA401 is a home gateway/automation, monitoring platform based on the Broadcom chip
BCM5354. Below is an image of the board showing different connection and interfaces.
Components and connectors
• 1 Power connector - The power jack connects to DC12V 1A power source.
• 2 BCM 5354 - The platform processor made by Broadcom.
• 3 Console connector - The RS232 connector is used for debugging purpose. Note inter-
face voltage level is CMOS (3.3V), a logic level converter such as MAX232 will be
required.
Baud rate: 115200
Data bits: 8
Stop bits: 1
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