5" 800x480 Linux Touch Screen SOM

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  Part Change Notice #10667: CFA-921 revised for backlight and ethernet corrections

  Product Affected:	CFA921-TS
  Date Issued:	July 22, 2015
  Summary:	CFA-921 revised for backlight and ethernet corrections
  Description:	Backlight driver schematic update and roll-up of R_MDIO change from Product Update #10588.
  Reason:	R_MDIO had been unpopulated initially, but corrected by Product Update #10588. Backlight driver schematic had two resistors swapped, making the backlight not able to be set to 0%.
  Impact:	Affects all CFA921 variants. No change will be required on the part of any users.
  Recommendation:	Swap RBL2 and RBL3 on product shipped prior to 2015-07-21 if backlight behavior is inappropriate for your application.
  Availability:	Immediate.
  Price Change:	None.

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  Product Update #10588: R_MDIO needs populated with a 1.5K resistor

  Products Affected:	CFA10037, CFA921-TS, CFA920-TS
  Date Issued:	May 22, 2014
  Summary:	R_MDIO needs populated with a 1.5K resistor
  Description:	R_MDIO needs populated with a 1.5K resistor so that the device gets properly set up by Linux on start-up.
  Reason:	MDIO times out before it can be detected.
  Recommendation:	1. Install 1.5k pull-up to R_MDIO. Or 2. Use kernel version cfa-3.12.17, commit ID 2cbfe6e36266b82daac0a9e9aa92e0706e306411 located: https://github.com/crystalfontz/cfa_10036_kernel/tree/cfa-3.12.17 Please make sure you use the commit above if you decide to use this method.

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  Product Update #10584: The Linux SOM family has had a kernel and a build update.

  Products Affected:	CFA-10036, CFA10037, CFA10055-8, CFA10056-4, CFA921-TS, CFA920-TS
  Date Issued:	April 28, 2014
  Summary:	The Linux SOM family has had a kernel and a build update.
  Description:	Linux kernel update and build update.
  Recommendation:	To access the new build please visit: http://images.crystalfontz.com/releases/

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  Product Update #10573: The CFA921-TS series has had a modification to the part numbering scheme. The part number has changed to signify the selection of the particular CFA10036 module utilized.

  Product Affected:	CFA921-TS
  Date Issued:	November 1, 2013
  Summary:	The CFA921-TS series has had a modification to the part numbering scheme. The part number has changed to signify the selection of the particular CFA10036 module utilized.
  Description:	The CFA921's part number scheme was modified to allow for easier ordering and more efficient order processing. The following part numbers have been created: CFA921-TS1 (Uses a CFA100361) CFA921-TS2 (Uses a CFA100362) CFA921-TS5 (Uses a CFA100365) CFA921-TS6 (USes a CFA100366)
  Reason:	The CFA921 series has had a modification to the part numbering scheme. The part number has changed to signify the selection of the particular CFA10036 module utilized.

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  Product Update #10571: The CFA-10036 modules have been updated to include a heat shield to provide better thermal cooling for the i.MX28 processor.

  Products Affected:	CFA-10036, CFA10037, CFA921-TS, CFA920-TS
  Date Issued:	October 30, 2013
  Summary:	The CFA-10036 modules have been updated to include a heat shield to provide better thermal cooling for the i.MX28 processor.
  Reason:	To provide more efficient thermal cooling for the i.MX28 processor.

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  Product Update #10532: (New Product) CFA921-TS

  New Product:	CFA921-TS
  Date Issued:	August 29, 2013
  Summary:	(New Product) CFA921-TS
  Description:	Linux SOM: Internet Ready Linux SOM w/i.MX283 Processor, 5 inch TFT touchscreen

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  Product Update #10483: (New Product) CFA921-TS

  New Product:	CFA921-TS
  Date Issued:	April 22, 2013
  Summary:	(New Product) CFA921-TS
  Description:	Linux SOM: Internet Ready Linux SOM w/i.MX283 Processor, 5 inch TFT touchscreen