Hello all, Just to make sure, before connecting a 12V switching power supply I have at home, is this the 12V Vin location to power up all the board? The Vin (12V) pin on the CN12 connector? This is my power supply: https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/delta-electronics/PMT-12V50W1AA/1145-1073-ND/4386544
No, do NOT power up on the CN12 connector. You power it via the DC power jack. Simply buy the proper coaxial connector. What you are looking at in the diagram was POWER OUT for plug in boards for the Arduino Curie section. You need to power in through the appropriate power filtering circuit attached to the DC barrel jack connector in the lower left corner of the diagram. By powering where you listed within CN12, there are limits to the pin current, the traces, and total lack of filtering. Again, that is intended as a limited 12V power source for plug in shields and devices, not a power input. Taken straight from the documentation pages: https://www.udoo.org/docs-x86/Introduction/Introduction.html Heads up! In order to prevent damages to your board, remember to: Never provide more than 5V in input to the GPIOs of the Arduino 101(Intel® Curie™), and never provide more than 1.8V in input to the GPIOs of the Braswell processor. Never keep the board in touch with metal objects or surfaces while it is powered up Power the board with a stabilized power supply (DC-jack with a standard 5.5mm/2.1mm barrel jack, internal positive, Voltage 12V ± 5%) Diagram from the Hardware section of documentation
For ease of connection to a power supply like you linked, there are many, many choices out there but these jacks with screw terminal make simple work and are cheap enough https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M1YA9ST
Again, I realize the diagram you linked says "VIN" implying voltage in, but that is also the Intel Arduino pin names and implies that on a shield that is VIN and just happens to be 12V in this case. Unlike powering a simple Arduino board, this is a much bigger and more powerful board so "borrowing" power from a plug in shield pin to power the entire thing (something you could do with an UNO or Due) is not recommended here with an X86.
