ELI43-CR / ELI43-CPQuick Start GuidePage 112/10/2018 Copyright ©2018, Future Designs, Inc. Revision 1.3Getting your ELI up and running quickly!1. IntroductionAbout ELIELI® is Future Designs, Inc.’s family of long-life, plug-and-play embedded displays. ELI products are true modularembedded display solutions that require no engineering or lead-time. All ELI products are compatible with awide range of single board computers including Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone Black and Windows-based units. FDIdesigned ELI as an embedded display option that requires minimal development time to help customers reachproduction quickly. Once a product is in production, FDI’s 10-15 year ELI product availability guarantee helpsensure production schedules without the risk of expensive or time consuming redesigns. Learn more about ELI atTeamFDI.com/ELI.ELI CompatibilityELI products are compatible with most single board computers, PCs and operating systems. Seehttps://www.teamfdi.com/product-details/eli43-cp under the Compatibility tab for the results of FDI’scompatibility tests with popular operating systems and platforms. Our results, as indicated in the table,demonstrate ELI’s versatility but the table is not exhaustive. ELI products are designed to work with any singleboard computer that has an HDMI or DVI output. To submit a question about ELI’s compatibility with aplatform or operating system that is not included in the table, contact a member of the FDI support team atSupport@teamfdi.com.2. Required Equipment (Not Provided)1. HDMI Cable (Type A Male) to connect to the ELI for the video signal2. USB Cable (Mini USB Type B) to connect to the ELI for the touch screen operation3. 12V DC (+/- 5%) power input, 2.1mm, center positive, 1.2A min (Rev ≥3.0: 5-24VDC +/- 5%)4. Your choice of computer, SBC, or PC, with digital video output (HDMI or DVI) and USB port for touch input3. Getting Started with ELI43-CR & ELI43-CPA few notes prior to powering up your SBC:• BeagleBone Black (and many other SBCs) will boot up and drive ELI without any software changes.• Raspberry Pi requires a few additional steps which are listed in greater detail in the ELI Software UsersManuals which can be found here: https://www.teamfdi.com/wp-content/uploads/ELI-Software-Users-Manual.pdf• For additional information on specific SBCs, see our ELI Software Users Manuals.• Additional documentation and accessories for your ELI can be found here: https://www.teamfdi.com/eli1. Connect the HDMI cable from your SBC to the ELI board.2. Connect the Mini USB to USB cable to your SBC and the ELI43 for touch input (See Figure below).