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# Solidsense AIOT & RZ/V2L SOM Quick Start Guide

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## Introduction

The following quick start guide provides background information about the Solidsense AIOT.

The guide will give a technical overview about the product and by the end of it you should be able to boot an operating system and begin testing your application.

## Revision and Notes

| **Date**   | **Owner** | **Revision** | **Notes**       |
| ---------- | --------- | ------------ | --------------- |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Yazan     | 1.0          | Initial release |

## Hardware Setup

### Product specifications

|                                                 | SolidSense AIoT V2L                                                                                                               |
| ----------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p><strong>Processor</strong><br></p>           | Renesas RZ/V2L Solo/Dual core Arm Cortex A55 up to 1.2GHz + Cortex M33                                                            |
| <p><strong>Neural Network Core</strong><br></p> | AI accelerator; DRP-AI                                                                                                            |
| <p><strong>Vision Subsystem</strong><br></p>    | 4x IF LEDs                                                                                                                        |
| <p><strong>Memory & Storage</strong><br></p>    | <p>Up to 2GByte DDR4 memory<br>Up to 128GB eMMC<br>Eight bits eMMC 5.1 memory or a four bits SD interface</p>                     |
| <p><strong>Camera Interface</strong><br></p>    | 1x MIPI-CSI 4 lanes                                                                                                               |
| <p><strong>Camera Sensor</strong><br></p>       | <p>IMX678 Lens with/out IR CUT<br>Other options upon request<br></p>                                                              |
| <p><strong>Optional Sensors</strong><br></p>    | PIR, Ambient Light, Humidity & Temperature, Accelerometer, Ultrasonic Microphone                                                  |
| <p><strong>Networking</strong><br></p>          | <p>802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax WiFi<br>Bluetooth 5.3<br>LTE Cat1bis (nanoSIM)</p>                                                        |
| <p><strong>I/Os</strong><br></p>                | <p>USB 2.0<br>I2C<br></p>                                                                                                         |
| <p><strong>Misc.</strong><br></p>               | <p>ULP MCU<br>RTC (Part of MCU)<br>EEPROM<br>Battery Management and Charger<br>IR LED FLASH (for low light image capture)<br></p> |
| <p><strong>Power</strong><br></p>               | <p>Li-Ion 3.6V nominal<br>USB-C input charging port</p>                                                                           |
| **Temperature**                                 | Industrial: -40°C to 85°C                                                                                                         |
| **Enclosure**                                   | Plastic ABS IP64 Rated                                                                                                            |
|                                                 | [Buy Now](https://www.solid-run.com/contact-us/)                                                                                  |

{% hint style="info" %}
Supported with RZ/V2L SOM. For more detailed information about our SOM RZ/V2L series please visit this user manual : [RZ/V2L SOM Hardware User Manual](https://dev.solid-run.com/renesas/rz-g2l-v2l/com-som/rz-g2l-and-rz-v2l-som-hardware-user-manual).
{% endhint %}

#### Block Diagram

The following figure describes the Solidsense AIOT Block Diagram.<br>

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#### Visual features overview

Please see below the features overview of the connector side of the Solidsense AIOT & RZ/V2L SOM.

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\
**Flash Card (IR Flash & Sensors)**

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### Powering Up the SolidSense AIOT

The SolidSense AIOT can be powered from any one of three independent sources — pick whichever fits your setup.

#### Power Options

<table><thead><tr><th width="48">#</th><th width="150">Source</th><th width="127">Connector</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td><strong>DC input</strong></td><td><strong>J1</strong> — HDR 2×1, 3.50 mm</td><td>Wide range <strong>5 V–12 V</strong>.</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><strong>Battery</strong></td><td><strong>J2</strong> — HDR 2×1, 2.0 mm</td><td>For portable / embedded use, no wall adapter needed.</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><strong>USB Type-C</strong></td><td>Type-C port</td><td>Powers the board <strong>and</strong> provides the serial console over one cable (onboard FTDI).</td></tr></tbody></table>

{% hint style="info" %}
Only **one** power source is necessary at a time, but it is also acceptable to connect **multiple sources** simultaneously.
{% endhint %}

**DC Power \[J1]**

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**Power Input Polarity \[J1]:**

* **Connector Type**: Green two-terminal connector \[J1].
* **Voltage Range**: 5V-12V.
* **Polarity**:
  * **+ (Positive)**: Left terminal (as marked in the image).
  * **- (Negative)**: Right terminal (as marked in the image).
* **Mating plug:** 2-position terminal block plug, female sockets, 0.138″ (3.50 mm) pitch

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The board includes **reverse-polarity protection**, so an accidentally reversed connection will not damage it. Still, wire J1 with the correct polarity for normal operation.
{% endhint %}

## Software Setup

### Cable Setup & Prerequisites

You will need:

* A **Linux or Windows PC**
* **SolidSense AIOT with SOM** (SolidSense AIOT carrier + module)
* **12 V power adapter** — wide input **5 V–12 V**; or power via **USB Type-C** or **batteries 3.7V+.**
* **Type-C to USB cable** for the console — the onboard **FTDI chip** provides serial-console access over the same cable

## Boot Select

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Before powering up the board for the first time it is recommended to select the boot media using onboard DIP switch **S1**:

| **Switch**            | <p><strong>1</strong><br>(MD0)</p> | <p><strong>2</strong><br>(MD1)</p> | <p><strong>3</strong><br>N/A</p> | <p><strong>4</strong><br>N/A</p> | <p><strong>5</strong><br>(VDD\_3.3V)</p> | <p><strong>6</strong><br>(VDD\_1.8V)</p> |
| --------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| **uSD**               | OFF                                | OFF                                | OFF                              | OFF                              | OFF                                      | **ON**                                   |
| **eMMC**              | OFF                                | **ON**                             | OFF                              | OFF                              | OFF                                      | **ON**                                   |
| **Serial Downloader** | OFF                                | **ON**                             | **ON**                           | OFF                              | OFF                                      | **ON**                                   |

{% hint style="info" %}
**MDx = BOOT\_MODEx.**\
**VDD\_BOOT** can be either **1.8V** or **3.3V** (selectable via **S1\[5]** or **S1\[6]**).
{% endhint %}

## Booting from uSD card

**Set the Boot Switch to uSD Boot Mode**

Here is the correct DIP switch position for uSD boot:

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{% hint style="info" %}
Note: The black rectangle represents the switch position. The unit comes with a pre-programmed bootloader on the eMMC.
{% endhint %}

Once you set the switches, you can apply the following for booting from an uSD card.

1. **Downloading the Yocto image**

Download the Yocto image by running the following command on your Linux/Windows PC:

```
https://solid-run-images.sos-de-fra-1.exo.io/RZ/Yocto/vlp4/2026-07-07_adfb4ad/rzv2l-sr-som/core-image-full-cmdline-rzv2l-sr-som.rootfs.wic.gz
```

* For more Yocto releases, please visit <https://images.solid-run.com/RZ/Yocto/vlp4>.

2. **Writing the image to the SD card**

Use the following commands for writing the image to an SD card:

```
gunzip -dc core-image-full-cmdline-rzv2l-sr-som.rootfs.wic.gz | dd of=/dev/sdX bs=4k conv=fdatasync 
```

* For more information, please visit [Flashing an SD Card](/other-articles/flashing-an-sd-card.md) .

{% hint style="info" %}
Note: Plug a micro SD into your Linux PC, the following assumes that the micro SD is added as /dev/sdX and all it’s partitions are unmounted.
{% endhint %}

3. **SD card insertion**

Please Insert the SD card into your device.

4. **Power connection**

Connect your power adaptor to the DC jack, and then connect the adaptor to mains supply.

5. **Serial Connection**

Please insert the USB Type-C into your device, then you can refer to [Serial Connection](/other-articles/serial-connection.md) for installing necessary serial connection software in Linux/Windows.

Once you installed the necessary serial connection software, you should be able to see the following:

![image-20251120-160133.png](https://1160211108-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FCsmHoAD7oNPYQbYxSWHU%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-de84790543028e2ff7473f8ce6e77f858ddf9b45%2Fimage-20251120-160133.png?alt=media)

* In order to be able to log in, please insert “**root**” as a username and password.

## TLV EEPROM Support

RZ/V2L SoMs are being programmed with identifying information such as the product name, MAC Address and SKUs to allow for programmatic identification of hardware.

## List Of Supported OS

| **OS**                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                       |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ![](https://1160211108-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FCsmHoAD7oNPYQbYxSWHU%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-c1a0fe0107ce3795a03f770af800225e74435dfd%2Fimage-20211024-150854.png?alt=media) | <https://github.com/SolidRun/build_rzg2lc/tree/develop-vlp4>          |
| ![](https://1160211108-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FCsmHoAD7oNPYQbYxSWHU%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-74cb1a237d748282e49d36fc25d7fd143e177cfa%2Fimage-20211024-151110.png?alt=media) | <https://github.com/SolidRun/meta-solidrun-arm-rzg2lc/tree/scarthgap> |
| ![](https://1160211108-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FCsmHoAD7oNPYQbYxSWHU%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-8702f705e95e4f11f22c93c1174fd7c4151d1a1e%2Fimage-20211024-150920.png?alt=media) | <https://github.com/SolidRun/build_rzg2lc/tree/develop-vlp4>          |

## Build from source

* [GitHub - SolidRun](https://github.com/SolidRun/)

## Documentation

Use the attached file below for additional product documentation.

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