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1. ETXexpress MC User s Guide Document Revision 1 0 June 2007 kontron Kontron America Customer Service Mailing Address Kontron United States 14118 Stowe Drive Poway CA 92064 USA Tel 858 677 0877 Fax 858 677 0895 Technical Support U S and Canadian Customers 24 hours a day Tel 1 510 661 2220 Fax 1 510 490 2360 International Customers 9am to 4pm local time Tel 49 0 991 37024 0 Fax 49 0 991 37024 109 Visit our site at www kontron com Copyright 2007 Kontron Embedded Modules GmbH All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored ina retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the express written permission of Kontron Embedded Modules GmbH DIMM PC PISA ETX ETXexpress X board DIMM 106 and DIMM BUS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Kontron Embedded Modules GmbH Kontron is trademark or registered trademark of Kontron AG All trademarks registered trademarks and trade names used in this user s guide are the property of their respective owners This user s guide contains information proprietary to Kontron The information in this user s guide is provided for reference only Kontron does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of the information or products desc
2. Other Features e LPC e JIDA Support e IrDA enhanced e WakeOnLAN e Watchdog e PC Bus e Real Time Clock e E PROM BIOS Setup LAN Boot e JRC support e Suspend states S0 S3 S4 S5 page 24 ETXexpress MC User s Guide Mechanical Specifications Dimensions 95 0 mm x 125 0 mm Height approx 12 mm 0 4 95 00mm __ 91 0mm Oo O 8 91 0mm 84 5mm e 84 5mm 47 00mm 0 cc LE 47 0mm CPU o e o o Wi A Sa 4 0mm Umm em rt EE eE EEE EEE EE EEE ES 60 0 Nao ZS S 8 ad Figure 2 Dimensions ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 25 Views with Socketed Processor 8 0mm nine E Mee Figure 3 Side View with Socketed Processor Omm D Figure 4 2nd Side View with Socketed Processor 8 0mm Views with BGA Processor 8 0mm Omm P e L en Figure 5 Side View with BGA Processor 8 0mm A AAA Figure 6 2nd Side View with BGA Processor Views with Heat Spreader 25 8mm A 5 8mm WE a CC Omm Figure 7 Side View with Heat Spreader 25 8mm 5 8mm SS 8 0mm Omm 8 IW Figure 8 2nd Side View with Heat Spreader page 26 ETXexpress MC User s Guide Heat Spreader ETXexpress MC Accessories HS amp HW required 22 Electrical Specifications Supply Voltage 12V DC 5 5V for standby operation for ATX mode operation Supply Voltage Ripple Maximum 100 mV peak to peak 0 20 M
3. page 76 oe Serial ATA or SAS Channel 0 transmit differential pair SATAO_TX SATAO_RX Serial ATA or SAS Channel 0 receive differential pair SATAO_RX SATA1_TX Serial ATA or SAS Channel 1 transmit differential pair SATA1_TX SATA1_RX Serial ATA or SAS Channel 1 receive differential pair SATA1_RX SATA2_TX Serial ATA or SAS Channel 2 transmit differential pair SATA2_TX SATA2_RX Serial ATA or SAS Channel 2 receive differential pair SATA2_RX SATA3_TX Serial ATA or SAS Channel 3 transmit differential pair SATA3_TX SATA3_RX Serial ATA or SAS Channel 3 receive differential pair SATA3_RX ATA_ACTH A 3 3V WTA parallel and serial or SAS activity indicator active low CMOS ETXexpress MC User s Guide Description PCI Express Lanes Pin Type Pwr Rail General Purpose Tolerance PCIE_TX 0 4 PCIE_TX 0 4 PCIE_RX 0 4 PCIE_RX 0 4 PCIE_TX 16 31 PCIE_TX 16 31 PCI Express Differential Transmit Pairs 0 through 4 PCI Express Differential Receive Pairs O through 4 PCI Express Differential Transmit Pairs 16 through 31 These are same lines as PEG_TX 0 15 and PCIE_RX 16 31 PCI Express Differential Receive Pairs 16 through 31 PCIE _RX 16 31 These are the same lines as PEG_RX 0 15 and PCIE_CLK_REF 3 3V 3 3V Reference clock output for all PCI Express and PCI Express PCIE_CLK_REF Graphics lanes PCI Express Lanes Pin Type Pwr Rail x16 Graphics Tolera
4. 12 Signal Descriptions The ETXexpress MC signal descriptions are given in the following tables AC97 Audio High Pin Type Pwr Rail Description Definition Audio Tolerance AC_RST O 3 3V 3 3V Reset output to AC97 CODEC active low CMOS Suspend AC_SYNGC O 3 3V 3 3V 48kHz fixed rate sample synchronization signal to the CMOS CODEC s AC_CLK 1 0 3 3V 3 3V 12 228 MHz serial data clock generated by the external CMOS CODEC s AC_SDO O 3 34 3 3V Serial TDM data output to the CODEC Gigabit Ethernet Pin Type Pwr Rail Description Tolerance GBEO_MDI 0 3 1 0 3 3V max Gigabit Ethernet Controller 0 Media Dependent Interface GBE0_MDI 0 3 Analog Suspend Differential Pairs 0 1 2 3 The MDI can operate in 1000 100 and 10 Mbit sec modes Some pairs are unused in some modes per the following 1000BASE T 100BASE TX 10BASE T MDI 0 B1_DA TX TX MDI 1 B1_DB RX RX MDI 2 B1_DC MDI 3 B1_DD GBEO_ACT OD 3 3V 3 3ViGigabit Ethernet Controller O activity indicator active low CMOS Suspend GBEO_LINK OD 3 3V 3 3V Gigabit Ethernet Controller O link indicator active low CMOS Suspend GBEO_LINK100 OD 3 3V 3 3V Gigabit Ethernet Controller 0 100 Mbit sec link indicator active GBEO_LINK1000 OD 3 3V 3 3ViGigabit Ethernet Controller 0 1000 Mbit sec link indicator CMOS Suspend active low GBEO_CTREF REF GND min Reference voltage for Carrie
5. B94 VGA VSYNC C94 PEG_RX 13 D94 PEG_TX 13 A95 RSVD_ADD2_DETECT B95 VGA _I2C_CK C95 PEG_RX 13 D95 PEG_TX 13 A96 GND B96 VGA GC DAT C96 GND D96 GND A97 VCC_12V B97 TV DAC A C97 BB BIOS wP D97 PEG ENABLE A98 VCC_12V B98 Tv DAC B C98 PEG_RX 14 D98 PEG_TX 14 A99 VCC_12V B99 TV DAC C C99_ PEG_RX 14 D99 PEG_TX 14 A100 GND FIXED B100 GND FIXED C100 GND FIXED D100 GND FIXED A101VCC_12V B101 VCC_12V C101 PEG_RX 15 D101 PEG_TX 15 A102 VCC_12V B102 VCC_12V C102 PEG_RX 15 D102 PEG_TX 15 A103 VCC_12V B103 VCC 12V C103 GND D103 GND A104VCC_12V B104 VCC _12V C104 VCC _12V D104 VCC_12V A105 VCC_12V B105 VCC 12V C105 VCC _12V D105 VCC_12V A106 VCC_12V B106 VCC _12V C106 VCC 12V D106 VCC_12V A107 VCC_12V B107 VCC 12V C107 VCC_12V D107 VCC_12V A108 VCC_12V B108 VCC _12V C108 VCC _12V D108 VCC_12V A109VCC_12V B109 VCC 12V C109 VCC_12V D109 VCC_12V A110 GND FIXED 8110 GND FIXED C110 GND FIXED D110 GND FIXED Fan Connector J6 Pin Function 1 Tach 2 V 3 V 4 Soy Note To protect external power lines of peripheral devices make sure that a the wires have the right diameter to withstand the maximum available current b the enclosure of the peripheral device fulfills the fire protection requirements of IEC EN60950 ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 73 This page intentionally left blank page 74 ETXexpress MC User s Guide
6. F9 Load Optimal Defaults ESC Exit Note In the following tables bold text in the Options column denotes default settings ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 55 Main Menu Feature Option System Time System Date Enter date Advanced Menu Feature gt CPU Configuration Submenu gt IDE Configuration Submenu gt Floppy Configuration Submenu gt Super IO Configuration Submenu gt ACPI Configuration Submenu gt Event Log Configuration Submenu General Purpose Inputs Outputs Submenu gt Watchdog Submenu gt Hardware Health Monitor Submenu gt MPS Configuration Submenu gt PCI Express Configuration Submenu Remote Access Configuration Submenu gt USB Configuration Submenu CPU Configuration Menu Feature Description Set system time Set system date Description Configure CPU Configure IDE devices Configure floppy drives Configure Super IO Win267 Configure ACPI Clear or view event log statistics GPIO Configuration Watchdog Timer configuration Configure and monitor hardware Configure Multiprocessor table Configure PCI Express Support Configure remote access Configure USB support Description Configure advanced CPU settings Intel SpeedStep tech Maximum Speed Minimum Speed Automatic Disabled Intel C STATE tech Enabled Disabled page 56 Maximum CPU speed is set to maximum Minimum CPU speed is set to minimum Automatic CPU speed controlled by OS D
7. MEM CHB MEM CHA ITP DEBUG Single uP Intel Core 2 Duo 60 7800 MHz Processor Merom Socket P 200 Pin non ECC 2GB SO DIMM 533 667 MHz DDR2 Clock Generator CK 505 page 21 ETXexpress MC User s Guide This page intentionally left blank page 22 ETXexpress MC User s Guide 4 Specifications Functional Specifications Processors e Intel Core Duo processors up to 2 2GHz e Intel Core Solo Celeron processors up to TBD GHz Buses e 533 800MHz FSB Chipset e Mobile Intel 965GM Express chipset Hard Disk e 3x Serial ATA Type I RAID support per ICH8M Enhanced capabilities e 1x Parallel ATA Cache e Upto 4MB L2 Memory e Up to 4GB 2x 2048MB DDR2 SO DIMM 2x 200 pin USB 2 0 e 8x USB 2 0 Ports for external peripherals supports USB 2 0 PCI Express e 5x PCI Express x1 lanes PCI 32 e PCI 2 1 32 bit 33MHz Ethernet e 1x Gigagit Ethernet Intel 82566DM Sound e AC 97 and Intel High Definition Audio ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 23 Video Controller e Integrated in Intel 965GM chipset with Intel GMA X3000 graphics technology e plus PCI Express Graphics 1 x16 lanes Dual SDVO BIOS e AMI CRT and LVDS Resolution e CRT up to 2048 x 1536 e LVDS up to UXGA 1600 x 1200 JILI EDID support LCD Panel Support e Single and Dual Channel LVDS TV Out HDTV Resolution e TV output Component S Video or composite HDTV Support 480p 720p 1080i 1080p
8. PCI bus Initiator Ready control line active low PCI_TRDY PCI bus Target Ready control line active low PCI_STOP PCI bus STOP control line active low driven by cycle initiator PCI_PAR PCI bus parity PCI_PERR Parity Error An external PCI device drives PERR when it receives data that has a parity error PCI bus master request input lines active low PCI bus master grant output lines active low PCIl_RESET PCI Reset output active low PCI_LOCKH PCI Lock control line active low PCI_SERR System Error SERR may be pulsed active by any PCI device that detects a system error condition PCI_PME PCI Power Management Event PCI peripherals drive PME to wake system from low power states S1 S5 PCI_CLKRUN I O 2 Bidirectional pin used to support PCI clock run protocol for mobile systems PCI_IRQ A D l PCI interrupt request lines PCI_CLK O 3 3V 3 3VIPCI 33MHZ clock output CMOS PCI_M66EN Il 3 3V 5V Module input signal indicates whether an off module PCI device is CMOS capable of 66MHz operation Pulled to GND by Carrier Board device or by Slot Card if the devices are NOT capable of 66 MHz operation If the module is not capable of supporting 66 MHz PCI operation this input may be a no connect on the module If the module is capable of supporting 66 MHz PCI operation and if this input is held low by the Carrier Board the module PCI interface shall operate at 33 MHz page 78 ETXexpr
9. Side View with BGA Processor iii ltd 26 Figure 6 2nd Side View with BGA Processor usina drid 26 Figure 7 Side View with Heat Gpreader AAA 26 Figure 8 2nd Side View with Heat Gpreader ANNE 26 page 6 ETXexpress MC User s Guide 1 User Information About This Manual This document provides information about products from Kontron and or its subsidiaries No warranty of suitability purpose or fitness is implied While every attempt has been made to ensure that the information in this document is accurate the information contained within is supplied as is and is subject to change without notice For the circuits descriptions and tables indicated Kontron assumes no responsibility as far as patents or other rights of third parties are concerned Copyright Notice Copyright 2007 Kontron Embedded Modules GmbH All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored ina retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the express written permission of Kontron Embedded Modules GmbH DIMM PC PISA ETX ETXexpress X board DIMM 106 and DIMM BUS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Kontron Embedded Modules GmbH Kontron is trademark or registered trademark of Kontron AG Trademarks The following lists the trademarks of components used in this board Mi
10. Specifications section for allowable input range If VCC5_SBY is used all available VCC_5V_SBY pins on the connector s shall be used Only used for standby and suspend functions May be left unconnected if these functions are not used in the system design Real time clock circuit power input Nominally 3 0V See Electrical Specifications section for details GND Power Ground DC power and signal and AC signal return path All available GND connector pins shall be used and tied to Carrier Board GND plane VCC_5V_SBY VCC_RTC ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 83 This page intentionally left blank page 84 ETXexpress MC User s Guide 13 Documents and Standards The following publications are used in conjunction with this standard When any of the referenced specifications are superseded by an approved revision that revision shall apply All documents may be obtained from their respective organizations Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification Revision 2 0c August 25 2003 Copyright 1996 2003 Compaq Computer Corporation Intel Corporation Microsoft Corporation Phoenix Technologies Ltd Toshiba Corporation All rights reserved http www acpi info ANSI TIA EIA 644 A 2001 Electrical Characteristics of Low Voltage Differential Signaling LVDS Interface Circuits January 1 2001 http www ansi org ANSI INCITS 361 2002 AT Attachment with Packet Interface 6 ATA ATAPI 6
11. Available Available Specified IRQ is available Reserved for use by PCI PnP devices Reserved Specified IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices Reserved Memory Size Disabled Sets size of memory block to reserve 16k for legacy ISA devices 32k 64k page 64 ETXexpress MC User s Guide Boot Menu Boot Settings Configuration Menu Feature oppen Description Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Enabled Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while Disabled booting This will decrease the time needed to boot the system Quiet Boot Enabled Disabled displays Disabled normal POST messages Enabled displays OEM Logo instead of POST messages AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Set display mode for Option ROM Keep Correct On Disabled if error occurs Disabled Enabled to trap Interrupt 19 Boot Device Priority Submenu Bootup Num Lock Select Power on state for Numlock On Boot Device Priority 1 Boot Device Available Device Specifies the boot sequence from Disabled available devices A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu Security Menu Feature TI Option Description Security Settings Change Supervisor Enter New Password Install or change password Password Change User Password Enter New Password Install or change password Boot Sector Virus Disabled Enable Disable Boot Sector Protection Enable Virus Protection Hard Disk Security Primary Master HDD
12. SDVO Serialized Digital Video Out An Intel defined format for bringing serialized digital video out on a high speed differential interface SDVO signals are electrically compatible with PCI Express and are multiplexed with PCI Express x16 graphics signals on current Intel chipsets such as the 915G and the 945G SDVO signals are routed to third party encoder chips from vendors such as Silicon Image Smart Battery A standard describing a uniform software and hardware interface between a host computer system and a battery subsystem the Smart Battery including charger electronics Communication is over the SM Bus SM Bus System Management SM Bus A two wire bidirectional bus clock and serial data used for system management such as reading parameters from a memory card and reading temperatures and voltages of system components The SM Bus uses the same signaling scheme as an 12C bus SO DIMM Small Outline Dual In line Memory Module a memory socket format defined by JEDEC The format is suitable for small form factor mobile computer systems STN Super Twisted Nematic a passive flat panel display technology that yields very low power consumption displays TFT displays are usually crisper and brighter than STN but some situations call for the lower power consumption that STN can offer STN displays are usually lower resolution up to 640 x 480 monochrome displays Stripline A constant width internal layer PCB tr
13. Slot3 PCI Slot4 PCI Slot5 PCI Slot6 Available Reserved Available Reserved Available Reserved Available Reserved Available Reserved No lets BIOS configure all system devices Yes lets OS configure PnP device not required for boot if system uses PnP OS Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register Yes assigns IRQ to PCI VGA card if card requests IRQ No does not assign IRQ to PCI VGA card even if card requests an IRQ Enable informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed so that the card will function correctly Enable allows BIOS to use PCI busmastering for reading writing to IDE drives Some PCI IDE cards may require this to be set to the PCI slot number that is holding the card Available Specified IRQ is available for use by PCI PnP devices Reserved Specified IRQ is reserved for use by legacy ISA devices Available Specified IRQ is available for use by PCI PnP devices Reserved Specified IRQ is reserved for use by legacy ISA devices Available Specified IRQ is available for use by PCI PnP devices Reserved Specified IRQ is reserved for use by legacy ISA devices Available Specified IRQ is available for use by PCI PnP devices Reserved Specified IRQ is reserved for use by legacy ISA devices Available Specified IRQ is available for use by PCI PnP devices Reserved Specified IRQ is reserved for use by legacy ISA devices page 63 Fe
14. Specification which Kontron played the lead role in developing The ETXexpress MC uses the Pin out Type 2 architecture which includes PCI and IDE interfaces These modules either use onboard graphics capabilities or may use 16 PCI Express Graphics PEG lanes to connect to an external video controller For graphics PEG pins may be alternatively used for two SDVO ports ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 17 Module Pin out Type 2 features include Dual 220 pin connectors Rows A B and Rows C D 440 pins total 32 bit PCI interface IDE port to support legacy ATA devices such as CD ROM drives and Compact Flash storage cards Up to 22 PCI Express lanes up to 6 on Rows A B and up to 16 on Rows C D 16 of 22 PCI Express lanes commonly used for PEG PCI Express Graphics SDVO option in which pins are shared with PEG PCI Express Graphics Maximum module input power capability extended to 188W Up to 8 USB 2 0 ports 4 shared over current lines USB 1 1 compatible Up to 2 Serial ATA or SAS Serial Attached SCSI ports Up to 6 PCI Express lanes Up to 2 Express Cards Dual 24 bit LVDS channels Analog VGA and TV Out Composite Video S Video Component Video YPbPr Intel High Definition Audio Azalia and legacy AC 97 digital audio interface external CODEC Single Ethernet interface 10 100 megabits per second with integrated PHY This feature is pinned for Gigabit Ethernet 120W maximum input power over mod
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16. enable LVDS_BKLT_EN LVDS panel backlight enable LVDS_BKLT_CTRL LVDS panel backlight brightness control LVDS_l2C_CK DC clock output for LVDS display use LVDS_l2C_DAT IFC data line for LVDS display use LPC_AD 0 3 LPC_FRAME 3 3V 3 3V LPC frame indicates the start of an LPC cycle LPC_DRQ 0 1 LPC_SERIRQ ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 79 Analog VGA Pin TypejPwr Rail Description Tolerance VGA_RED Red for monitor Analog DAC output designed to drive a 37 5 Ohm equivalent load VGA_GRN Green for monitor Analog DAC output designed to drive a 37 5 Ohm equivalent load VGA_BLU Blue for monitor Analog DAC output designed to drive a 37 5 Ohm equivalent load VGA_HSYNC 3 3V 3 3V Horizontal sync output to VGA monitor VGA_VSYNC 3 3V 3 3V Vertical sync output to VGA monitor VGA_12C_CK 3 3V 3 3V DDC clock line 12C port dedicated to identify VGA monitor capabilities VGA_I2C_DAT I O OD 8 3V 3 3V DDC data line CMOS TVDAC Channel A Output supports the following Composite video CVBS Component video Chrominance Pb analog signal S Video not used TVDAC Channel B Output supports the following Composite video not used Component video Luminance Y analog signal S Video Luminance analog signal TVDAC Channel C Output supports the following Composite video not used Component Chrominance Pr analog signal S Video Chrominance analog sig
17. general guide for carrier board design with a focus on maximum flexibility to accommodate a range of ETXexpress modules About PCI Express PCI Express has become the primary data path for upcoming x86 based systems Non PCI Express components such as PCI plug in cards can still be supported with the PCI 2 1 32 bit interface ETXexpress COMs will continue supporting the PCI bus for legacy applications PCI Express is an international I O interconnect bus standard that expands on and doubles the data transfer rates of the original PCI bus standard PCI Express is a two way serial connection that carries data in packets along two pairs of point to point data lanes compared to the single parallel data bus of traditional PCI that routes data at a set rate Initial bit rates for PCI Express reach 2 5Gb s per lane direction which equate to data transfer rates of approximately 200MB s A group of companies headed by Kontron developed the COM Express Specification so that high speed interconnects such as 1394b Firewire USB 2 0 InfiniBand and Gigabit Ethernet would have an WO architecture suitable for their high transfer speeds ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 19 Thermal Management Heat spreader The heat spreader is Higher power modules or higher temperature conditions probably require heat removal devices such as a heat sink and fan heat pipe a larger heat sink attached to the heat spreader or it may need to be thermally c
18. implemented in the Winbond 83627HF Super I O You can configure the Watchdog Timer WDT in the BIOS setup to start after a set amount of time after power on boot The application software should strobe the WDT to prevent its timeout Upon timeout the WDT resets and restarts the system This provides a way to recover from program crashes or lockups Configuration You can configure support for the Watchdog Timer from the BIOS Setup Utility Press the Delete button during reboot to see the BIOS Setup Utility Go to the Advanced Menu gt Super UO Configuration Submenu ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 47 This page intentionally left blank page 48 ETXexpress MC User s Guide 9 System Resources Interrupt Request IRQ Lines APIC Mode IRQ Used For Available Comment 0 TimerO No 1 Keyboard No 2 Slave 8259 No 3 COM2 No Note 1 4 COM1 No Note 1 5 PCI LPT2 Yes Note 2 6 Floppy Drive No Note 1 Controller 7 LPT1 No Note 1 8 RTC No 9 SCI Yes System Control Interrupt 10 COM3 Yes Note 2 11 COM4 Yes Note 2 12 PS 2 Mouse No Note 1 13 FPU No 14 IDEO No Note 4 15 IDE1 No Note 4 16 PIRQ A For PCI PCI IRQ line 1 USB UCHI controller 1 Graphics controller 17 PIRQIB For PCI PCI IRQ line 2 AC97 Audio controller 18 PIRQ C For PCI PCI IRQ line 3 USB UCHI controller 3 Native IDE 19 PIRQ D For PCI PCI IRQ line 4 USB UCHI cont
19. read Cancel Clear Event Log OK Discard all events in the Event Log Cancel ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 59 General Purpose Inputs Outputs Feature GPIO 0 Input Output Output Input Output Level High Low Blink Off On GPIO 1 Input Output Output Level Blink GPO 0 Output Level High or Low Bae Off or On Off Off GPI 2 Off Watchdog Timer Feature _____Option_____ Description Disabled Select watchdog operation mode Reset NMI Disabled The time until the watchdog counter starts counting 1S 5S 10S 30S 1min 5min 10m 30m Timeout 0 4s 1s 5s 10s 30s Useful to handle longer boot times im 5m 10m page 60 ETXexpress MC User s Guide Hardware Health Monitor Submenu This submenu allows you to monitor hardware temperatures and voltages Feature Example Readout MPS Configuration Option MPS Revision Select MPS Revision 1 4 PCI Express Configuration Submenu Feature Option Description Disabled Enable Disable PCI Express LOs and L1 link Enabled ower states Remote Access Configuration Submenu Feature Option Description Remote Access Disabled Select Remote Access Type Enabled ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 61 USB Configuration Submenu Feature Option Description USB Configuration USB Function Disabled Enables USB host controllers 2 USB Ports 4 USB Ports 6 USB Ports 8 USB Ports Legacy USB Support Disabled Enables support for
20. soon as you see the following text display in the upper left corner of your screen AMBIOS 2003 American Megatrends BIOS Date 03 14 05 17 36 08 Ver ETX1R003 ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 53 Configuring the System BIOS The AMIBIOS setup utility allows you to change system behavior by modifying the BIOS configuration Setup utility menus allow you to make changes and turn features on or off AMIBIOS setup menus represent those found in most models of the ETXexpress MC The BIOS setup utility for specific models can differ slightly Note Selecting incorrect values can cause system boot failure Load setup default values to recover by pressing lt F9 gt Starting the Setup Utility To start the AMIBIOS setup utility press lt Delete gt when the following string appears during bootup Press lt DEL gt to enter Setup The Main Menu then appears Several sections comprise the Setup Screen Setup Screen Location Function Menu Bar Top Lists and selects all top level menus including Main Advanced PCI PNP Boot Security Chipset Power and Exit Legend Bar Right Lists setup navigation keys Item Specific Help Window Right Help for selected item Menu Window Top Center Selection fields for current menu Menu Bar The menu bar at the top of the window lists different menus Use ENTER TAB OR SHIFT TAB to select a field Legend Bar Use the keys listed in the legend ba
21. A high speed serialized peer to peer bus standard for adding peripheral components to a computer system PCI Express PCle is electrically quite different from PCI but PCI Express software protocols are backward compatible with PCI PCI SIG PCI Special Interest Group a standards organization that maintains the PCI and PCI Express specifications PHY Physical Layer interface of a LAN implementation The PHY drives physical media such as the twisted pair cable Plane split A cut in a power or ground plane to isolate two regions of the plane from each other A power plane often has several regions including 3 3V 2 5V and 1 5V PLD Programmable Logic Device PICMG PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturing Group a non profit industry trade group that issues and maintains technical standards of interest to manufacturers of embedded and industrial computer boards and systems ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 91 Term Definition RJ45 Registered Jack 45 an 8 pin jack used for 10 100 and GbE LAN connections PLL Phase Locked Loop RGB Red Green Blue color components in a VGA or TFT flat panel display RSVD Reserved Pins marked RSVD should be left as no connects SATA Serial AT Attachment device a high speed serial interconnect standard for hard disks SATA is electrically quite different from PATA or IDE but SATA software protocols are backward compatible with PATA
22. ALL I Serial Digital Video Field Stall input differential pair SDVO_FLDSTALL PCIE Multiplexed with PEG_RX 2 and PEG_RX 2 SDVO_12C_CK 2 5V 2 5V SDVO PC clock line to set up SDVO peripherals EE ee pee IFC data line to set up SDVO peripherals CMOS Miscellaneous Pin TypejPwr Rail Description Tolerance 12C_CK O 3 3V 3 3V General purpose TC port clock output CMOS 12C_DAT UO OD 3 34 3 3V General purpose TC port data I O line SPKR 3 3V 3 3V Output for audio enunciator the speaker in PC AT systems 3 3V 3 3V Module BIOS disable input Pull low to disable module BIOS Used to allow off module BIOS implementations wa la indicating that a watchdog time out event has occurred MT Eos ver TI 3V 3 3V Input to module from optional external keyboard controller that can force a reset Pulled high on the module This is a legacy artifact of the PC AT KBD_A20GATE I 3 34 3 3V Input to module from optional external keyboard controller that can CMOS be used to control the CPU A20 gate line The A20GATE restricts the memory access to the bottom megabyte and is a legacy artifact of the PC AT Pulled low on the module ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 81 Power and Pin Pwr Rail Description Management PWRBTN Power button to bring system out of S5 soft off active on rising edge SYS_RESET Reset button input Active low input System is hel
23. CI_CBE O A27 BATLOW B27 WDTOUT C27 PCI_AD 6 D27 PCI_AD 9 A28 ATA_ACT B28 AC _SDIN2 c28 PCI_AD 8 D28 PCI_AD 11 A29 AC_SYNC B29 AC_SDIN1 C29 PCI_AD 10 D29 PCI_AD 13 A30 AC_RST B30 AC_SDINO C30 PCI_AD 12 D30 PCI _AD 15 A31 ND FIXED B31 _ GND FIXED C31_ GND FIXED D31_ GND FIXED A32 AC_BITCLK B32__ SPKR Cc32 PCI_AD 14 D32 PCI_PAR A33 AC_SDOUT B33__ l2C_CK C33 PCI_CBE 1 D33 _ PCI_SERR A34 BIOS_DISABLE B34 I2C_DAT C34_ PCI_PERR D34 PCI_STOP A35 THRMTRIPH B35 THRM C35 PCI_LOCK D35 PCI_TRDY A36 USBI6 B36 USB 7 C36 PCI_DEVSEL D36 PCI_FRAME A37 USB 6 B37 USB 7 C37 PCI_IRDY D37 PCI_AD 16 A38 JusB_6 7 OCH B38 USB 4 5 OC Cc38 PCI_CBE 2 D38 PCI_AD 18 ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 71 Row A Row B Row C Row D A39 USB 4 B39 USB 5 C39 PCI_AD 17 D39 PCI_AD 20 A40 USB 4 B40 USB 5 C40 PCI_AD 19 D40 PCI_AD 22 A41 GND FIXED B41 GND FIXED C41 GND FIXED D41 GND FIXED A42 USB 2 B42 USB 3 C42 PCI_AD 21 D42 PCI_AD 24 A43 USB 2 B43 USB 3 C43 PCI_AD 23 D43 PCI_AD 26 A44 USB 2 3 OC B44 USB 0 1 OCH C44 PCl_CBE 3 D44 PCI_AD 28 A45 JUSB O B45 USBI1 C45 PCI_AD 25 D45 PCI_ADI 30 A46 JUSB O B46 USB 1 C46 PCI_AD 27 D46 PCI_IRQC A47 VCC_RTC B47 EXCD1_
24. CRT and LVDS Resolutions CRT up to 2048 x 1536 LVDS up to UXGA 1600 x 1200 JILI EDID support LCD Panel Support Single and Dual Channel LVDS TV out HDTV Resolution TV output Component S Video or composite e HDTV Support 480p 720p 1080i 1080p Configuration You can configure graphics support from the BIOS Setup Utility Press the Delete button during reboot to see the BIOS Setup Utility Go to the Chipset Menu gt North Bridge Chipset Configuration Submenu gt Video Function Configuration Submenu ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 39 LPC The Low Pin Count LPC Interface Specification for legacy I O has facilitated the industry s transition toward ISA less systems The LPC interface allows legacy I O motherboard components typically integrated in a Super I O chip to migrate from the ISA X bus to the LPC interface while retaining full software compatibility The LPC interface offers several key advantages over ISA X bus such as reduced pin count for easier more cost effective design The LPC interface is software transparent for I O functions and compatible with existing peripheral devices and applications such as parallel and serial ports keyboards and mice The LPC Interface Specification describes memory I O and DMA transactions Unlike ISA which runs at 8MHz LPC uses the PCI 33MHz clock and is compatible with more advanced silicon processes The reduced pin count uses less space and power and is m
25. Chipset Disabled Floppy controller Disabled Serial Port Address Disabled Allows BIOS to select Serial Port1 3F8 IRQ4 base addresses 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address Disabled Allows BIOS to select Serial Port1 2F8 IRQ4 base addresses 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Mode Normal Allows BIOS to select mode for Serial Port2 IrDA ASK IR Onboard CIR Port Disabled Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable CIR port 3E0 Parallel Port Address Disabled Allows BIOS to select Parallel Port Base 378 addresses 278 3BC Parallel Port Mode Normal Allows BIOS to select parallel port mode Bi directional ECP EPP ECP amp EPP Parallel Port IRQ IRQ5 Allows BIOS to select parallel port IRQ IRQ7 page 58 ETXexpress MC User s Guide ACPI Configuration Feature Option Description General ACPI Submenu General ACPI configuration settings Configuration Suspend Mode Auto Select the ACPI state used for system suspends S1 POS S3 STR Resume Yes on S3 STR resume Configuration options No Description Tables ACPI APIC support Enabled Include ACPI APIC table pointer to RSDT pointer Disabled list Include OEMB table pointer to R X SDT pointer Disabled lists Enabled through ACPI Configuration Enabled USB Device Wakeup from Disabled S3 S4 Enabled S3 S4 Event Log Configuration Feature open Description View Event Log Po View all unread events on the Event log Mark all events as read OK Mark all unread events as
26. Connector Locations TOP ici a a AAA AAA ta 69 Connector Locations Bottom ooonniociinnnnnonncnnnnnanicconencccne rca 70 PIQUE o 71 ETX Express COM Express Connectors GCI8l narran cnn nn 71 FANN Connector EE 73 122 SiGNal Eeer eege 75 13 Documents and StandardS ui 85 O AAAAAAA A lt P AA 89 ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 5 Gate OOUING E 95 A O 95 General Ee dE 95 Unit doesn t power up when switched on 96 System gains power but computer doesn t run No disk activity Or beeps oooccoooocccccnococcconanannnnonns 96 System beeps but NO PICture umi o DA 96 Hard disk drive controller failure ON bootup cnc ronca 96 Non Plug and Play ISA card is not functioning properly coooooconocccincciconccononnnnncccononcno nana nan ccnarcncnnnnn 96 When booting the CPU reports No ROM BAG 97 When booting the system gives eight beens cnn mcr nan cnnnrn cnn nnrannnns 97 When booting the system YOU hear WO beeps oooccccccccocccononcconcccnononononcnnnnn cnn nn cono nnn anna nnnn cc nannnrnn nn 97 The system TUNS Very SIOWIY iia A ee i Eege 97 B lleg 98 Common FODIGITS EE 99 Document Revision HiStOrY ooooccccccnnnnnnncncccccnnnnnonnnnnnnnnccnnnnn ronca cnn rrr ener 100 List of Figures Figure 1 ETXexpressS MG us 20 Figure 2 DIMENSION Susa 25 Figure 3 Side View with Socketed Processor uk 26 Figure 4 2nd Side View with Socketed Processor ooococccccoccccconooocccnnonncncncnnnanononnnann cnn nnnnnnnnncnnnns 26 Figure 5
27. Disabled Set or clear password for hard disk User Password Enabled Power must be cycled for disk to lock ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 65 Chipset Menu Feature gt North Bridge Configuration gt South Bridge Configuration Advanced Chipset Seitings Description Configure Settings during System Boot Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence North Bridge Chipset Configuration Submenu North Bridge Chipset Configuration Feature DRAM Frequency Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Memory Hole Auto 400MHz 533MHz IGD Enabled Configure DRAM timing Disabled Disabled Enable Disable memory hole 15MB 16MB Boot Graphics Adapter Priority PEG IGD PEG PCI PCI PEG PCI IGD Enabled 32MB Disabled Internal Graphics Mode Select Select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device IGD Integrated Graphics Device PEG PCI Express Graphics Select amount of system memory used by the internal graphics device Aperture Size Select Boot Display Device Flat Panel Type Local Flat Panel Scaling page 66 Enabled 1MB Enabled 4MB Enabled 8MB Enabled 16MB CRT LFP CRT TV DFP CRT DFP LFP Auto VGA 640x480 1x18 SVGA 800x600 1x18 XGA 1024x768 1x18 XGA2 1280x1024 2x18 SXGA2 1280x1024 2x18 UXGA 1600x1200 2x18 SXGA 1280x1024 1x18 PAID FPID Centered Stretched Disabled 256MB Select aperture size 128MB Video Function Configuration ETXexpress MC User s G
28. Hz Environmental Specifications Temperature Operating with Kontron heat spreader plate assembly 18023 0000 99 0 Ambient temperature 0 to 60 C Maximum heat spreader plate temperature 0 to 60 C Non operating 10 to 85 C Note The maximum operating temperature with the heat spreader plate is the maximum measurable temperature on any spot on the heat spreader s surface You must maintain the temperature according to the above specification Operating without Kontron Embedded Modules heat spreader plate assembly Maximum operating temperature 0 to 60 C Non operating 10 to 85 C Note The maximum operating temperature is the maximum measurable temperature on any spot on a module s surface You must maintain the temperature according to the above specification Humidity Operating 10 to 90 non condensing Non operating 5 to 95 non condensing ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 27 This page intentionally left blank page 28 ETXexpress MC User s Guide 5 CPU Memory Chipset and Super UC For complete information on BIOS setup options when available see the BIOS Operation section in the back of this manual CPU The central processing unit CPU consists of Intel Core 2 Duo 65 nm process processors e BGA and uPGA builds Intel Socket P BGA and PGA e FSB speed options of 533 and 800 MHz e Supported processors to include 2 2 GHz 800 MHz FSB 4MB Cache S
29. LVDS_BO C72 PEG_RX 6 D72 PEG_TX 6 A73 LVDS A1 B73 LVDS B1 C73 SDVO_ DATA D73 SDVO CLK A74 LVDS ATI B74 LVDS B1 C74 PEG_RX 7 D74 PEG_TX 7 A75 LVDS A2 B75 VDS B2 C75 PEG_RX 7 D75 PEG_TX 7 A76 LVDS_A2 B76 LVDS_B2 C76 GND D76 GND A77 VDS VDD EN B77 VDS B3 C77 nu D77 IDE_CBLID A78 LVDS_A3 B78 LVDS B3 C78 PEG_RX 8 D78 PEG_TX 8 A79 LVDS A3 B79 LVDS BKLT EN C79 PEG_RX 8 D79 PEG_TX 8 A80 GND FIXED B80 GND FIXED C80 GND FIXED D80_ GND FIXED A81 LVDS A CK B81 LVDS B CK C81 PEG_RX 9 D81 PEG_TX 9 A82 LVDS A CK B82 LVDS B CK C82 PEG_RX 9 D82 PEG_TX 9 A83 LVDS l2C_CK B83 LVDS BKLT_CTRL C83_ nu D83 nu A84 LVDS DC DAT B84 VCC_5V_ SBY C84 GND D84 GND A85 GPI3 B85 VCC_5V_SBY C85 PEG_RX 10 D85 PEG_TX 10 A86 KBD_RST B86 VCC_5V_SBY C86 PEG_RX 10 D86 PEG_TX 10 A87 KBD_A20GATE B87 VCC_5V_SBY C87 IGND D87 GND A88 PCIEO CK REF B88 nu C88 PEG_RX 11 D88 PEG_TX 11 A89 PCIEO CK_REF B89 VGA_RED C89 PEG_RX 11 D89 PEG_TX 11 page 72 ETXexpress MC User s Guide Row A Row B Row C A90 GND FIXED B90 ND FIXED C90 ND FIXED D90 GND FIXED A91 nu B91 VGA _GRN C91 PEG_RX 12 D91 PEG_TX 12 A92 nu B92 VGA BLU C92 PEG_RX 12 D92 PEG_TX 12 A93 GPOO B93 VGA _HSYNC C93 GND D93 GND A94 nu
30. November 1 2002 http www ansi org ANSI INCITS 376 2003 American National Standard for Information Technology Serial Attached SCSI SAS October 30 2003 http www ansi org ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 2 2 March 2005 Copyright 2002 2005 Intel Corporation Available at www formfactors org ATX Specification Version 2 2 Copyright 2003 2004 Intel Corporation Available at www formfactors org Audio Codec 97 Revision 2 3 Revision 1 0 April 2002 Copyright 2002 Intel Corporation All rights reserved http www intel com labs media audio Display Data Channel Command Interface DDC CI Standard formerly DDC2Bi Version 1 August 14 1998 Copyright 1998 Video Electronics Standards Association All rights reserved http www vesa org summary sumddcci htm Express Card Standard Release 1 0 December 2003 Copyright 2003 PCMCIA All rights reserved http www expresscard org IEEE 802 3 2002 IEEE Standard for Information technology Telecom munications and information exchange between systems Local and metropolitan area networks Specific requirements Part 3 Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection CSMA CD Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications http www ieee org ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 85 Intel Low Pin Count LPC Interface Specification Revision 1 1 August 2002 Copyright 2002 Intel Corporation All rights reserved http developer intel co
31. O LINK_ACT CG IDE DD 7 D2 IDE DD 5 A3 GBEO_MDI3 B3 LPC_FRAMEH C3 JOE _DD 6 D3_ IDE DD 10 A4 GBEO_LINK100 B4 LPC AD O C4 IDE _DD 3 D4 IDE DD 11 A5 GBEO_LINK1000 B5 LC app C5 IDE_DD 15 D5 IDE DD 12 A6 GBEO_MDI2 B6_ LC ao C6 IDE_DD 8 D6 IDE _DD 4 A7 GBEO_MDI2 B7 LC AD 3 C7 JOE DD 9 D7 IDE DD O A8 GBEO_LINK_ACT PS LPC DRQ O H CS JOE _DD 2 D8 IDE DREQ A9 GBEO_MDI1 B9 LPC_DRQ iJH C9 IDE_DD 13 D9 IDE _DIOWH A10 GBEO_MDI1 B10 LPC_CLK C10 IDE_DD 1 D10 IDE_DDACK A11 GND FIXED B11 _ GND FIXED C11 GND FIXED D11 GND FIXED A12 GBEO_MDIO B12 PWRBTN C12 IDE_DD 14 D12_ IDE_IRQ A13 GBEO_MDIO B13__ SMB_CK C13 _ IDE_IORDY D13 IDE_DAO A14 GBEO_CTREF B14 SMB_DAT C14 IDE_DIOR D14 IDE DA A15 SUS_S3 B15 SMB_ALERT C15 PCIl_PME D15 IDE DAG A16 SATAO_TX B16 SATA1_TX C16 PCL _GNT 2 D16 _ IDE_DCS1 A17 SATAO_TX B17 SATA1_TX C17 PCI_REQ 2 D17 IDE _DCS3 A18 SUS _S4 B18 SUS STAT C18 PCI_GNT 1 D18 IDE DEST A19 SATAO RX B19 SATA1_RX C19 PCI_REQ 1 D19 PCI_GNT 3 A20 SATAO_RX B20 SATA1_RX C20 _ PCI_GNT O D20_ PCI_REQ 3 A21 GND FIXED B21 ND FIXED C21 GND FIXED D21 GND FIXED A22 SATA2_TX B22 nu C22 _ PCI_REQ O D22 PCI_AD 1 A23 SATA2_TX B23 nu_ C23 PCI_RESETH D23 PCI_AD 3 A24 SUS_S5 B24 ETX_PWR_OK C24 PCI_AD O D24 PCI_AD 5 A25 SATA2_RX B25 nu C25_ PCI_AD 2 D25 PCI_AD 7 A26 SATA2_RX B26 nu C26 PCI_AD 4 D26 P
32. PERST C47 PCI_AD 29 D47 PCI_IRQD A48 EXCDO_PERST B48 EXCD1_CPPE C48 PCI_AD 31 D48 PCI_CLKRUN A49 EXCDO_CPPE B49 SYS_RESET C49 PCI_IRQA D49 nu A50 LPC_SERIRQ B50 CB_RESET C50 PCI_IRQB D50 PCI_CLK A51 GND FIXED B51 GND FIXED C51 GND FIXED D51 GND FIXED A52 nu B52 nu C52 PEG_RX 0 D52 PEG_TX 0 A53 nu B53 nu C53 PEG_RX 0 D53 PEG_TX 0 A54 GPIO B54 GPO1 C54 TYPEO D54 DEG LANE RV A55 PCIE_TX 4 B55 PCIE_RX 4 C55 PEG_RX 1 D55 PEG_TX 1 A56 PCIE_TX 4 B56 PCIE_RX 4 C56 PEG_RX 1 D56 PEG_TX 1 A57 GND B57 GPO2 C57 TYPE1 D57 TYPE2 A58 PCIE_TX 3 B58 PCIE_RX 3 C58 PEG_RX 2 D58 PEG_TX 2 A59 PCIE_TX 3 B59 PCIE_RX 3 C59 PEG_RX 2 D59 PEG_TX 2 A60 GND FIXED B60 GND FIXED C60 GND FIXED D60 GND FIXED A61 PCIE_TX 2 B61 PCIE_RX 2 C61 PEG_RX 3 D61 PEG_TX 3 A62 PCIE_TX 2 B62 PCIE_RX 2 C62 PEG_RX 3 D62 PEG_TX 3 A63 GPI1 B63 GPO3 C63 nu D63 kLnu A64 PCIE_TX 1 B64 PCIE_RX 1 C64 nu D64 nu A65 PCIE_TX 1 B65 PCIE_RX 1 c65 PEG_RX 4 D65 PEG_TX 4 A66 GND B66 WAKEO C66 PEG_RX 4 D66 PEG_TX 4 A67 GPI2 B67 WAKE1 C67 nu D67 GND A68 PCIE_TX 0 B68 PCIE_RX 0 c68 PEG_RX 5 D68 PEG_TX 5 A69 PCIE_TX 0 B69 PCIE_RX 0 c69 PEG_RX 5 D69 PEG_TX 5 A70 GND FIXED B70 GND FIXED C70 GND FIXED D70 GND FIXED A71 LVDS_A0 B71 LVDS BO C71 PEG_RX 6 D71 PEG_TX 6 A72 LVDS AO B72
33. S An additional chip such as the AD1881 provides the effects such as reverb to the sound signal You can configure Audio support from the BIOS Setup Utility Press the Delete button during reboot to see the BIOS Setup Utility Go to the Chipset Menu gt South Bridge Chipset Configuration Submenu page 38 ETXexpress MC User s Guide Ethernet Integrated LAN capability can be enabled for 10 100 1000 Ethernet LAN and managed 10 100 1000 Ethernet LAN The options utilize Intel SingleDriver Technology which is acommon set of drivers that simplifies network complexity and increases the ease of deployment Configuration By default the Ethernet functionality is enabled in BIOS To disable Ethernet support go to the BIOS Setup Utility by pushing the delete button on the keyboard during startup In the BIOS Setup Utility choose Chipset gt South Bridge Configuration gt Pro NIC Controller Enabled Disabled Graphics The GMCH Graphics and Memory Controller Hub can drive a CRT flat panel Analog TV and or dual display support via two SDVO devices SDVO ports are muxed with PCI Express The display is the defining portion of a graphics controller The display converts a set of source images or surfaces combines them and sends them out at the proper timing to an output interface connected to a display device Data can be converted from one format to another stretched or shrunk and can be color corrected or gamma converted
34. That is a video problem may be caused by the disk controller The simplest diagnostic technique involves replacing the suspect component with a new one Was the system working prior to a change The change may need a different configuration or may be faulty Check for loose connections in drive cables power cables to fans and disk drive cables Occasionally Flash BIOS can be corrupted by hardware or software Check the Kontron Web site for the latest version of BIOS and follow the steps for reflashing When upgrading or adding hardware to an existing system note board positions and cables Putting hardware in different slots and making connections in a different order can change the functionality of a system Confirm jumpers and switch settings for all boards in the system are correct Verify with the individual product manuals the functions and settings of all switches If these quick and simple steps fail to resolve the problem contact Kontron Technical Support for further advanced troubleshooting or reference the Support pages of the Kontron Web site page 98 ETXexpress MC User s Guide Common Problems Symptom Probable Cause Recommended Solution Why does my computer fail to turn on DC converter is not plugged into a reliable power supply or not connected securely to the Computers DC In port Ensure the converter is plugged into an electrical outlet and surge protector if present and int
35. a Intel Dynamic Front Side Bus Frequency Switching Support for DBI Data Bus Inversion Support for MSI Message Signaled Interrupt 36 bit interface to addressing allowing the CPU to access the entire 64 GB of the G MCH s memory address space 12 deep in order queue to pipeline FSB commands AGTL bus driver with integrated AGTL termination resistors System Memory Support Supports dual channel DDR2 SDRAM One SO DIMM connector or memory module per channel Two Memory Channel Configurations supported Dual channel interleaved Dual channel Asymmetric Maximum memory supported 4 GB Intel Flex Memory Technology support 64 bit wide per channel Support for DDR2 at 667 MHz and 533 MHz 256 Mb 512 Mb and 1 Gb memory technologies supported page 30 ETXexpress MC User s Guide Support for x8 and x16 devices Support for DDR2 On Die Termination ODT Supports partial writes to memory using data mask signals DM Dynamic rank power down No support for Fast Chip Select mode No support for ECC PCI Express Graphics Attach Port One 16 lane x16 PCI Express port for external PCI Express based graphics card May also be configured as a PCI Express x1 port for video capture Lane reversal is supported Polarity Inversion is supported Integrated Graphics Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 Mobile Intel GMA X3100 Supports a QXGA maximum resolution of 2048 x 1536 at 60 Hz 32 bpp reduced blanking t
36. ace that is sandwiched between two reference planes If the stripline trace is equidistant between the two reference planes it is said to be symmetric or balanced If the stripline trace is closer to on of the planes it is said to be asymmetric or unbalanced Super UO An integrated circuit that combines common PC I O functions such as serial ports floppy disk controllers parallel ports and PS2 keyboard and mouse The Super I O system interface is typically thru the LPC Low Pin Count bus PCl based Super I Os also are available TFT Thin Film Transistor a reference to a type of flat panel display with an active transistor at each pixel page 92 ETXexpress MC User s Guide Term Definition TMDS Transition Minimized Differential Signaling a low voltage differential signaling scheme for flat panel displays that is an alternative to flat panel LVDS TMDS uses 8b 10b encoding to achieve DC balance and is used for DVD D displays U L Underwriter s Laboratories an industry trade group concerned with safety issues USB Universal Serial Bus a general purpose hot pluggable serial I O interconnect standard VGA Video Graphics Array VESA Video Electronics Standards Association an industry trade group that issues standards relating to CRT and flat panel displays ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 93 This page intentionally left blank page 94 ETXexpress MC User
37. ally left blank page 42 ETXexpress MC User s Guide 7 Secondary Connector Rows C and D The secondary connector Rows C and D provides support for the following buses and UC PCI Express e PCI IDE For complete information on BIOS setup options when available see the BIOS Operation section in the back of this manual PCI Express The ETXexpress MC supports PCI Express Cards via 4 PCI Express lanes as well as established hardware solutions based on current buses such as the 32 bit PCI bus PCI Express is an UO interconnect bus standard which includes a protocol and a layered architecture that expands on and doubles the data transfer rates of the original PCI specification PCI Express is a two way serial connection that carries data in packets along two pairs of point to point data lanes compared to the single parallel data bus of traditional PCI that routes data at a set rate Initial bit rates for PCI Express reach 2 5Gb per second per lane direction which equate to data transfer rates of approximately 200MB per second PCI Express was developed so that high speed interconnects such as Firewire 1394b USB 2 0 InfiniBand and Gigabit Ethernet would have an I O architecture suitable for high speed transfers Configuration The BIOS automatically configures settings for the PCI Express bus However you can configure support for the PCI bus from the BIOS Setup Utility Press the Delete button during reboot to see th
38. ature IRQ10 Available Available Specified IRQ is available Reserved for use by PCI PnP devices Reserved Specified IRQ is reserved for use by legacy ISA devices Available Available Specified IRQ is available Reserved for use by PCI PnP devices Reserved Specified IRQ is reserved for use by legacy ISA devices Available Available Specified IRQ is available Reserved for use by PCI PnP devices Reserved Specified IRQ is reserved for use by legacy ISA devices Available Available Specified IRQ is available Reserved for use by PCI PnP devices Reserved Specified IRQ is reserved for use by legacy ISA devices DMA Channel 0 Available Available Specified IRQ is available Reserved for use by PCI PnP devices Reserved Specified IRQ is reserved for use by legacy ISA devices DMA Channel 1 Available Available Specified IRQ is available Reserved for use by PCI PnP devices Reserved Specified IRQ is reserved for use by legacy ISA devices DMA Channel 3 Available Available Specified IRQ is available Reserved for use by PCI PnP devices Reserved Specified IRQ is reserved for use by legacy ISA devices DMA Channel 5 Available Available Specified IRQ is available Reserved for use by PCI PnP devices Reserved Specified IRQ is reserved for use by legacy ISA devices DMA Channel 6 Available Available Specified IRQ is available Reserved for use by PCI PnP devices Reserved Specified IRQ is reserved for use by legacy ISA devices DMA Channel 7
39. ced Menu gt Floppy Configuration Submenu IrDA The ETXexpress MC is capable of IrDA SIR operation This feature is implemented in the Winbond 83627HF You can use COM2 for IrDA and ASK IR operation The Infrared Data Association IrDA ensures that the infrared communications between computers PDAs printers digital cameras and remote controls are compatible with each other regardless of brand The term also is used to designate an IrDA compliant infrared communications port on a device Configuration You can configure support for IrDA from the BIOS Setup Utility Press the Delete button during reboot to see the BIOS Setup Utility Go to the Advanced Menu gt Super UO Configuration Submenu ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 45 PS 2 Keyboard The ETXexpress MC provides support for a PS 2 keyboard Configuration The keyboard uses I O and IRQ resources The BIOS allocates the resources during POST configuration The resources are set to be compatible with common PC AT settings You can configure support for the PS 2 keyboard from the BIOS Setup Utility Press the Delete button during reboot to see the BIOS Setup Utility Go to the Advanced Menu gt Super I O Configuration Submenu PS 2 Mouse The ETXexpress MC provides support for a PS 2 mouse Configuration The mouse uses I O and IRQ resources The BIOS allocates the resources during POST configuration The resources are set to be compatible with common PC AT settin
40. charge ESD When unpacking a static sensitive component from its shipping carton do not remove the component s antistatic packing material until you are ready to install the component in a computer Just before unwrapping the antistatic packaging be sure you are at an ESD workstation or grounded This will discharge any static electricity that may have built up in your body When transporting a sensitive component first place it in an antistatic container or packaging Handle all sensitive components at an ESD workstation If possible use antistatic floor pads and workbench pads page 14 ETXexpress MC User s Guide Handle components and boards with care Don t touch the components or contacts on a board Hold a board by its edges or by its metal mounting bracket Do not handle or store system boards near strong electrostatic electromagnetic magnetic or radioactive fields ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 15 This page intentionally left blank page 16 ETXexpress MC User s Guide 3 Introduction ETXexpress MC Built around the Intel Core 2 Duo processor 4MB L2 800FSB and Intel 965GM chipset the ETXexpress MC is a robust and power efficient computer on module The ETXexpress MC offers support for GEN4 graphics to meet the requirements of embedded applications that require advanced video capabilities It is one of the first COM Express pin out type 2 compliant modules to support dual channel memory up t
41. configure support for the Super I O from the BIOS Setup Utility Press the Delete button during reboot to see the BIOS Setup Utility Go to the Advanced Menu gt Super I O Configuration Submenu ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 35 This page intentionally left blank page 36 ETXexpress MC User s Guide 6 Primary Connector Rows A and B Connector Rows A and B the primary ETXexpress connector provide support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI Audio Intel s High definition audio Azalia and legacy sound AC97 Ethernet Graphics digital flat panel analog CRT and dual displays Low Pin Count LPC which enables legacy devices Serial ATA for hard drives and USB 2 0 for I O peripherals For complete information on BIOS setup options when available see the BIOS Operation section in the back of this manual Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI is an open industry specification developed by Microsoft and others that establishes industry standard interfaces for OS directed configuration and power management Configuration The BIOS setup utility features ACPI submenus under the Advanced Menu in which to configure the ACPI The submenus cover ACPI Configuration General ACPI Configuration Advanced ACPI Configuration Chipset ACPI Configuration You can configure ACPI support from the BIOS Setup Utility Press the Delete bu
42. crosoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corp All other products and trademarks mentioned in this manual are trademarks of their respective owners Standards Kontron America is certified to AS 9100 quality management standards ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 7 Advisory Conventions Four types of advisories are used throughout this user s guide to provide helpful information or to alert you to the potential for hardware damage or personal injury They are Notes Cautions and Warnings The following is an example of each type of advisory Use caution when servicing any electrical component Note A note is used to make helpful information stand out RY Important An important note indicates information that is important for you to us know CAUTION A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware and tells you how to avoid the problem WARNING A WARNING indicates the potential for bodily harm and tells you how to avoid the problem Disclaimer We have tried to identify all situations that may pose a warning or caution condition in this user s guide However Kontron does not claim to have covered all situations that might require the use of a Caution or Warning page 8 ETXexpress MC User s Guide Guarantee and Warranty Policy Guarantee A thirty day money back guarantee is provided on all standard products sold Special order products are covered
43. ctor Base Board An application specific PC board that accepts a COM Express Module The base board is alternatively referred to as a Carrier Board Basic Form Factor The 125mm x 95mm module size format defined by the PICMG This form factor is used in space constrained systems and typically has a single SO DIMM memory BIOS Carrier Board Basic Input Output System This software runs from non volatile memory on the Module or on the Carrier Board and initializes a system and allocates some resources before the operating system takes over An application specific PC board that accepts a COM Express Module The Carrier Board is alternatively referred to as a Base Board COM Express A small form factor module standard defined by the PICMG for mezzanine style CPU modules that incorporate a rich set of high speed serial interfaces such as PCI Express SATA USB GbE and flat panel LVDS The PICMG refers to the standard as both COM 0 and COM Express CRT Cathode Ray Tube Device Down Device Down refers to a target IC down on the Carrier Board as Device Up opposed to being up on a slot card Device Up refers to a target IC up on a slot card as opposed to being down on the Carrier Board DIMM Dual In line Memory Module a memory socket format defined by JEDEC The format is suitable for desktop and workstation computer systems DVI A Digital Video I
44. ctory for warranty verification The limited warranty is void if the product has been subjected to alteration neglect misuse or abuse if any repairs have been attempted by anyone other than Kontron or its authorized agent or if the failure is caused by accident acts of God or other causes beyond the control of Kontron or the manufacturer Neglect misuse and abuse shall include any installation operation or maintenance of the product other than in accordance with the user s guide No agent dealer distributor service company or other party is authorized to change modify or extend the terms of this Limited Warranty in any manner whatsoever Kontron reserves the right to make changes or improvements in any product without incurring any obligation to similarly alter products previously purchased ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 9 Return Procedure For any Guarantee or Limited Warranty return please contact Kontron Customer Service at 800 480 0044 or 858 677 0877 and obtain a Return Material Authorization RMA Number All product s returned to Kontron for service or credit must be accompanied by a Return Material Authorization RMA Number Freight on all returned items must be prepaid by the customer who is responsible for any loss or damage caused by common carrier in transit Returns for Warranty must include a Failure Report for each unit by serial number s as well as a copy of the original invoice showing the date of purcha
45. d in hardware reset while this input is low and comes out of reset upon release CB_RESET Reset output from module to Carrier Board Active low Issued by module chipset and may result from a low SYS_RESET input a low PWR_OK input a VCC_12V power input that falls below the minimum specification a watchdog timeout or may be initiated by the module software PWR_OK Power OK from main power supply A high value indicates that the power is good SUS_STAT 3 3V 3 3V Indicates imminent suspend operation used to notify LPC devices Suspend SUS_S3 3 3V 3 3V Indicates system is in Suspend to RAM state Active low output SUS_S4 Indicates system is in Suspend to Disk state Active low output SUS_S5 Indicates system is in Soft Off state Also known as PS_ON and can be used to control an ATX power supply WAKEO PCI Express wake up signal WAKE1 General purpose wake up signal May be used to implement wake up on PS2 keyboard or mouse activity BATLOW Indicates that external battery is low THRM Input from off module temp sensor indicating an over temp situation THERMTRIP Active low output indicating that the CPU has entered thermal shutdown SMB_CK System Management Bus bidirectional clock line Power sourced Suspend Rail through 5V standby rail and main power rails SMB_DAT 3 3V 3 3V System Management Bus bidirectional data line Power sourced Suspend Rail through 5V standby rail and main power rails SMB_ALERT 3 3V 3 3V Syste
46. d to install an operating system on the hard drive or insert a bootable diskette in the A drive When booting the system gives eight beeps These beeps indicate a video adapter problem Try the video card in a different slot Try a different video card If the problem persists clear CMOS and re flash the BIOS as described in the motherboard user s manual When booting the system you hear two beeps a b Two beeps signify a memory error Re seat the DIMMs into the DIMM sockets and reboot If the problem persists swap DIMMs from one memory bank to the other If the problem goes away after the swap then switch the memory back to the original installation and see if the original error occurs If the problem continues to persist replace the modules with your spare memory modules If the problem still persists after installing new memory then the ATX motherboard may have faulty DIMM sockets and may need to be returned for repair The system runs very slowly The system will run significantly slower if the cache memory has been disabled in the Advanced Setup in CMOS Cache memory is automatically disabled when you choose the Fail Safe option in CMOS setup ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 97 Troubleshooting Procedures The following table provides troubleshooting procedures for some common problems For problems not addressed in the table use the following guidelines Computer components are all interrelated
47. e BIOS Setup Utility Go to the Advanced Menu gt PCI Express Configuration Submenu and or Chipset Menu gt North Bridge Chipset Configuration Submenu ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 43 PCI Kontron ETXexpress COMs based on the PICMG defined standard for COM Express Type 2 modules will continue to support legacy I O devices No PCI Express components such as PCI plug in cards are supported with the PCI 2 1 32 bit interface PCI is a 64 bit bus though it is usually implemented as a 32 bit bus It can run at clock speeds of 33MHz or 66MHz At 32 bits and 33MHz it yields a throughput rate of 133 megabits per second Configuration The BIOS automatically configures settings for the PCI bus However you can configure support for the PCI bus from the BIOS Setup Utility Press the Delete button during reboot to see the BIOS Setup Utility Go to the PCI PNP Menu for PCI BIOS options IDE The ETXexpress MC provides support for 1 Parallel ATA PATA drive The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices and supports Ultra DMA 33 66 100 mode with data transfer rates up to 100 megabits per second Configuration You can configure support for the Parallel ATA drive from the BIOS Setup Utility Press the Delete button during reboot Go to the Advanced Menu gt IDE Configuration Submenu and or Advanced Menu gt Primary IDE Master Submenu Parallel ATA is available as the Secondary Third and Fourth IDE Master but never as Primary IDE Mast
48. elines on the following pages to prevent damage to the product and to ensure your own personal safety Always use caution when handling or operating a computer Only qualified experienced authorized electronics service personnel should access the interior of a computer The power supplies produce high voltages and energy hazards which can cause bodily harm If you have any problems or questions about the unit please contact Kontron Post Sales Technical Support WARNING High voltages are present inside a computer chassis when the units power cord is plugged into an electrical outlet Turn off system power turn off the power supply and then disconnect the power cord from its source before removing the chassis cover Turning off the system power switch does not remove power to components Unpacking When unpacking follow these steps 1 After opening the box save it and the packing material for possible future shipment 2 Remove all items from the box If any items listed on the purchase order are missing notify Kontron customer service immediately 3 Inspect the product for damage If there is damage notify Kontron customer service immediately Refer to Guarantee and Warranty Policy for the return procedure ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 13 When Working Inside a Computer Before taking covers off a computer perform the following steps 1 Turn off the computer and any peripherals 2 Disconnect the com
49. en 23 ET EE 25 DIMENSIONS 0 A A ai 25 eege ee Sas A odie oo E a EEEE 27 eelere e 27 5 CPU Memory Chipset and Super I O ccccseeseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeneees 29 Eelere 29 Configuratii EEN 29 Memory EE 29 CONPIQUIATION EE 29 ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 3 ele EE 30 Processor EE 30 SY STO MEMOMY SUDO OMT 5 gu EE Eege EES EES ERAEE Se EEN Ainaa Sabanan 30 PCI Express Graphics Attach Port 31 Integrated RE ele e 31 Direct Management Interface oooonocociiconicconniconnccanicccna racer 33 Power Manage e 34 Configuration EE 34 A eege 35 CONPIQUIATION WEE 35 6 Primary Connector Rows A and Biesen EeEe 37 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACHEN 37 Te e A ected serdar gst ue tap Soe E NA 38 AZ Mi AAA a eed bees ovine tied 38 TEE 38 ee EE 39 E e 39 Ee 40 Seia AAT As EE 40 BS E EE 41 7 Secondary Connector Rows C and Di eessen 43 ei 43 PCT EE 44 O 44 8 Super VO Subsystems icuiniiiinici ai 45 FIOPPE DIVER 45 A ege 45 PS2 IO VO AN EE 46 PS MOUSE A bicchbercivancanaesehessesad daceusTueuicis edtcetdere pevcnncentae sd anedbonbeedtonse 46 Parallel Poll EE 46 Seral Ports Ee Ee 47 Watchdog TEE 47 9 System RESOUNCES Siaa a Aia 49 Interrupt ER EE 49 AP IC MOOG ET 49 Re EEN 50 Direct Memory Access DMA Channels AAA 51 Memor e EE 51 WO PORTO SS Matt to AA A ta EA 51 Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI Devices AAA 52 TOC 26 BUS a 52 System Management ER 52 page 4 ETXexp
50. er which is reserved for Serial ATA page 44 ETXexpress MC User s Guide 8 Super I O Subsystems The Winbond W83627HF chip is located on the ETXexpress Carrier Board not the ETXexpress MC Module The chip provides support for legacy I O devices such as the floppy drive IrDA PS 2 keyboard PS 2 mouse parallel port and 2x serial ports Please note that the Winbond W83627HF is an optional baseboard feature the BIOS installed on the ETXexpress MC supports it but if it is not present or if another SIO is used then you must install a different BIOS as appropriate using a Flash utility Floppy Drive The ETXexpress MC provides support for a floppy drive The floppy disk interface shares signals with the parallel communication interface The floppy interface is limited to one drive drive_1 A standard floppy cable has two connectors for floppy drives One connector has a non twisted cable leading to it the other has a twisted cable leading to it When using the floppy interface you must connect the floppy drive to the connector drive_1 that has the non twisted cable leading to it Configuration The floppy drive interface uses I O and IRQ resources The resources are allocated by the BIOS during POST configuration and are set to be compatible with common PC AT settings You can configure support for the floppy drive from the BIOS Setup Utility Press the Delete button during reboot to see the BIOS Setup Utility Go to the Advan
51. ess MC User s Guide Description Pin TypejPwr Rail Tolerance USB 0 7 3 3V 3 3V JUSB differential pairs channels 0 through 7 USB 0 7 USB_OC0_1 3 3V 3 3V USB over current sense USB channels 0 and 1 A pull up for this line shall be present on the module An open drain driver from a USB current monitor on the Carrier Board may drive this line low Do not pull this line high on the Carrier Board USB_OC2_3 3 3V 3 3V USB over current sense USB channels 2 and 3 A pull up for this line shall be present on the module An open drain driver from a USB current monitor on the Carrier Board may drive this line low Do not pull this line high on the Carrier Board USB_OC4_5 3 3V 3 3V USB over current sense USB channels 4 and 5 A pull up for this line shall be present on the module An open drain driver from a USB current monitor on the Carrier Board may drive this line low Do not pull this line high on the Carrier Board shall be present on the module An open drain driver from a USB current monitor on the Carrier Board may drive this line low Do not pull this line high on the Carrier Board LVDS_A 0 3 LVDS Channel A differential pairs LVDS_A O 3 LVDS_A_CK LVDS Channel A differential clock LVDS_A_CK LVDS_B 0 3 LVDS Channel B differential pairs LVDS_B 0 3 LVDS_B_CK LVDS Channel B differential clock LVDS B CK LVDS_VDD_EN LVDS panel power
52. ew pins are involved making LPC easy to implement LVDS Low Voltage Differential Signaling Many modern high speed interfaces such as PCI Express and SATA are LVDS interfaces However the term LVDS commonly refers to a serialized differential interface that is used for flat panel interfacing In this document and in the COM Express Specification LVDS refers primarily to the flat panel interface MAC Media Access Controller the digital hardware control section of a LAN implementation MicroATX Intel defined motherboard form factor 9 6 x 9 6 Microstrip A constant width PCB trace on an outer PCB layer that is a fixed height above a reference plane Module A COM Express compliant or compatible CPU mezzanine board NC No Connect NTSC National Television Standards Committee refers to composite analog video encoding scheme used in North America PAL Phase Alternating Line A composite analog video encoding scheme used in many areas of Europe PATA Parallel AT Attachment device synonymous with IDE a hard disk standard that uses a single ended parallel bus interconnect PC AT Personal Computer Advanced Technology Trademarked term introduced in the 1980s by IBM to identify the current PC technology PCB Printed Circuit Board PEG PCI Express Graphics PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect a parallel bus standard for adding peripheral components to a computer system PCI Express PCle
53. f the IDE controller is either disabled in setup or if in Native IDE mode page 50 ETXexpress MC User s Guide Direct Memory Access DMA Channels DMA Used for Available Comment 0 Yes 1 Yes Unavailable if AC97 Sound controller enabled 2 FDC No If the used for device is disabled in setup the corresponding DMA channel is available for other devices 3 LPT Yes Unavailable if LPT is used in ECP mode 4 Cascade No 5 Yes 6 Yes 7 Yes Memory Area Upper Memory Used for Available Comment C0000h CFFFFh VGA BIOS No D0000h DFFFFh Yes ISA bus or shadow RAM E0000h FFFFFh System BIOS No LO Address Map The l O port addresses of the ETXexpress MC are functionally identical to a standard PC AT The following I O ports are used UO Address Used for Available Comment 2E8 2Efh COM4 No Available if external I O controller not used 370 371h Configuration space for No Available if external UO controller not Super UO controller used 3E8 3Efh COM3 No Available if external I O controller not used 1000h gt PCI No UO ports 1000h and above might be allocated by PCI devices or onboard hardware ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 51 Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI Devices PCI Device Busmaster PCI Interrupt Comment Audio USB and See IRQ resource tables Integrated in the In
54. gs You can configure support for the PS 2 mouse from the BIOS Setup Utility Press the Delete button during reboot to see the BIOS Setup Utility Go to the Boot Menu Settings Menu or the Boot Settings Configuration Submenu Parallel Port The ETXexpress MC provides support for one high speed bi directional SPP EPP ECP parallel port The parallel communication interface shares signals with the floppy disk interface Configuration The parallel communication interface uses I O IRQ and DMA resources The resources are allocated by the BIOS during POST configuration and are compatible with common PC AT settings You can configure support for the Parallel Port from the BIOS Setup Utility Press the Delete button during reboot to see the BIOS Setup Utility Go to the Advanced Menu gt Super I O Configuration Submenu page 46 ETXexpress MC User s Guide Serial Ports 1 and 2 The ETXexpress MC provides support for up to two RS232 serial interfaces TTL You can use COM2 for IrDA and ASK IR operation Configuration The serial communication interface uses I O and IRQ resources The resources are allocated by the BIOS during POST configuration and are compatible with common PC AT settings You can configure support for the Serial Ports from the BIOS Setup Utility Press the Delete button during reboot to see the BIOS Setup Utility Go to the Advanced Menu gt Super I O Configuration Submenu Watchdog Timer This feature is
55. ht 1992 1993 1995 1998 2002 PCI Special Interest Group All rights reserved http www pcisig com e PICMG COM 0 R1 0 COM Express Module Base Specification July 10 2005 www picmg org Paper copies are available for purchase at the PICMG web site for 95 for non PICMG members 45 for PICMG members PDF copies are available to PICMG members only and are more expensive 250 to Executive Members and 500 to Affiliate Members page 86 ETXexpress MC User s Guide Serial ATA High Speed Serialized AT Attachment Revision 1 0a January 7 2003 Copyright 2000 2003 APT Technologies Inc Dell Computer Corporation Intel Corporation Maxtor Corporation Seagate Technology LLC All rights reserved http www sata io org Smart Battery Data Specification Revision 1 1 December 11 1998 www sbs forum org System Management Bus SM Bus Specification Version 2 0 August 3 2000 Copyright O 1994 1995 1998 2000 Duracell Inc Energizer Power Systems Inc Fujitsu Ltd Intel Corporation Linear Technology Inc Maxim Integrated Products Mitsubishi Electric Semiconductor Company PowerSmart Inc Toshiba Battery Co Ltd Unitrode Corporation USAR Systems Inc All rights reserved http www smbus org DC Bus Specification Version 2 1 January 2000 Philips Semiconductors Document order number 9398 393 4001 1 http www semiconductors philips com Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 April 27 2000 C
56. iming driver limited T 500 MHz core render clock at 1 05 V core voltage Supports Analog TV Out LVDS Analog CRT and SDVO Intel Smart 2D Display Technology Intel S2DDT Video Capture via x1 concurrent PCI Express port Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT 4 0 384 Maximum Intel Clear Video Technology MPEG 2 Hardware Acceleration WMV9 Hardware Acceleration ProcAmp Advanced Pixel Adaptive De interlacing Sharpness Enhancement De noise Filter High Quality Scaling Film Mode Detection and Correction Intel TV Wizard ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 31 Microsoft DirectX 9 Intermediate Z OpenGL 1 5 HW Pixel Shader 3 0 HW rotation Note tIndicated maximum resolutions may not be supported on all ports or in all dual display configurations Analog CRT Integrated 300 MHz RAMDAC Support for CRT hot plug Dual Channel LVDS 25 112 MHz single dual channel Single channel LVDS interface support 1 x 18 bpp OR 1 x 24 bpp Type 1 only compatible with VESA LVDS color mapping Dual channel LVDS interface support 2 x 18 bpp panel support or 2 x 24 bpp panel Type 1 only TFT panel type supported Pixel dithering for 18 bit TFT panel to emulate 24 bpp true color displays Panel Fitting Panning and Center mode supported Standard Panel Working Group SPWG v 3 5 specification compliant Spread spectrum clocking supported Panel power sequencing support Integrated PWM in
57. isabled Default CPU speed CState CPU idle is set to C2 C3 C4 ETXexpress MC User s Guide IDE Configuration Menu Feature Option Description IDE Configuration ATA IDE Configuration Disabled Configure ATA IDE hard drives Compatible Enhanced Legacy IDE Channels SATA only Choose legacy IDE channel SATA Pri PATA Sec PATA onl gt Primary IDE Master Submenu When entering setup BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices Hard Disk Write Protect Disabled Disable Enable device Enabled write protection This works only if device is accessed through BIOS IDE Detect Timeout Sec 0 5 10 15 20 25 Select timeout value for detecting 30 35 ATA ATAPI devices ATA PI 80 Pin Cable Detection Host amp Device Select mechanism to detect Host 80 Pin ATA PI Cable Device Primary IDE Cable Type 80 Pin Manually select the type of cable used on the 40 Pin Primary IDE Floppy Configuration Submenu Option __ Description Floppy Configuration Disabled Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system 360KB 5 Vs 1 2MB 5 1 4 720KB 3 1 2 1 44MB 3 5 2 88MB 3 5 Floppy B Disabled Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system 360KB 5 Y 1 2MB 5 1 4 720KB 3 1 2 1 44MB 3 5 2 88MB 3 5 ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 57 Super I O Configuration Feature Option p Configure WIN267 Super IO
58. isk activity or beeps a Check the speaker connection b Remove all cards except video card Turn on system watch for picture and listen for beeps If there is no activity remove video card turn on system and listen for beeps If there are no beeps replace CPU or test it in another chassis If you hear beeps replace video card c If picture comes up replace each card one at a time Faulty card will prevent system from booting System beeps but no picture a Be sure monitor power is connected and monitor is properly connected to the computer b Check switches on video card If correct replace video card c Strip the system down by removing cards until the defective card is identified Hard disk drive controller failure on bootup a If you are using an IDE hard drive to boot ensure that the power connector and the ribbon cable are properly connected b Check that the drive is configured properly as master or slave by jumpers on the drive c Check that the HDD parameters are set up correctly in the CMOS Setup You can use auto detect hard disk to set the correct HDD parameters Non Plug and Play ISA card is not functioning properly a If this card uses an IRQ make sure that the particular IRQ is reserved to the ISA bus in PCI PnP setup in CMOS page 96 ETXexpress MC User s Guide When booting the CPU reports No ROM BASIC a The system cannot find a proper bootable sector on either drive A or C You nee
59. legacy USB AUTO Enabled disables legacy support if no USB devices Auto are connected Disabled High Speed 480Mbps or Full Speed 12Mbps BIOS EHCI Hand off Disabled Workaround for OSes without EHCI hand Enabled off support The EHCI ownership change should claim by EHCI driver Hotplug USB FDD Support Disabled A dummy FDD device is created that will Enabled be associated with the hotplugged FDD Auto later Auto creates this dummy device only if there is no USB FDD present USB Mass Storage Device Submenu Configure the USB Mass Storage Class Configuration Devices USB Mass Storage Reset Number of seconds POST waits for the Delay USB mass storage device after start unit command Emulation Type Auto If Auto USB devices less than 530MB will Floppy be emulated as Floppy and remain as Forced FDD hard drive Force FDD option can be used Hard Disk to force a HDD formatted drive such as a CDROM Zip drive to boot as FDD page 62 ETXexpress MC User s Guide PCI PNP Menu Setting the wrong values in these features may cause the system to malfunction Description Advanced PCI PnP Settings Clear NVRAM Clear NVRAM during System Boot Yes Plug amp Play O S PCI Latency Timer 32 64 95 128 160 192 224 248 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes No Palette Snooping Disabled Enabled PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled Enabled Offboard PCI ISA Card TA ETXexpress MC User s Guide No Yes Auto PCI Slot1 PCI Slot2 PCI
60. m Management Bus Alert active low input can be used to Suspend Rail generate an SMI System Management Interrupt or to wake the system Power sourced through DV standby rail and main power rails Tolerance CMOS outputs should be low GPI 0 3 De 3V 3 3V General purpose input pins Pulled high internally on the module CMOS page 82 ETXexpress MC User s Guide Module Type Pin Pwr Rail Description Definition Type Tolerance TYPE 0 2 PDS The TYPE pins indicate to the Carrier Board the Pin out Type that is implemented on the module The pins are tied on the module to either ground GND or are no connects NC For Pin out Type 1 these pins are don t care X TYPE2 TYPE1 TYPEO X X Pin out Type 1 NC NC Pin out Type 2 NC GND Pin out Type 3 no IDE GND NC Pin out Type 4 no PCI GND GND Pin out Type 5 no IDE no PCI The Carrier Board should implement combinatorial logic that monitors the module TYPE pins and keeps power off e g deactivates the ATX_ON signal for an ATX power supply if an incompatible module pin out type is detected The Carrier Board logic may also implement a fault indicator such as an LED Power and GND Pin Pwr Rail Description Type Tolerance VCC_12V Primary power input 12V nominal See Electrical Specifications section for allowable input range All available VCC_12V pins on the connector s shall be used Standby power input 5 0V nominal See Electrical
61. m design chipsets industry lpc htm IPC 2221 Generic Standard On Printed Circuit Board Design Revision A May 2003 IPC www ipc org JIDA Technical Specification Nr X00391 DOC Revision 2 7 file name jida pdf available from your Kontron FAE JIDA32 Kontron JIDA32 Library API Technical Manual Revision 1 5 file name jida32 paf available from your Kontron FAE JIDA32 BIOS Specification Technical Specification Nr X01363 DOC file name X01363_Jida_ BIOG Spec pdf available from your Kontron FAE JILI Revision 2 0 07 April 2003 Copyright 2003 Kontron Embedded Computers AG http www jumptec de product data jili Jilim 120 pdf microATX Motherboard Interface Specification Version 1 2 Copyright 2003 2004 Intel Corporation Available at www formfactors org e Open LVDS Display Interface Open LDI Specification v0 95 May 13 1999 Copyright National Semiconductor http www national com e PC 104 Plus Specification Version 2 0 November 2003 Copyright 1992 2003 PC 104 Embedded Consortium www pc104 org PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1 1 March 28 2005 Copyright 2002 2005 PCI Special Interest Group All rights reserved http www pcisig com PCI Express Card Electromechanical Specification Revision 1 1 March 28 2005 Copyright 2002 2005 PCI Special Interest Group All rights reserved http www pcisig com PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 3 March 29 2002 Copyrig
62. nal page 80 ETXexpress MC User s Guide Tolerance SDVOB_RED Serial Digital Video B red output differential pair SDVOB_RED Multiplexed with PEG_TX 0 and PEG_TX 0 pair SDVOB_GRN Serial Digital Video B green output differential pair SDVOB_GRN Multiplexed with PEG_TX 1 and PEG_TX 1 SDVOB_BLU Serial Digital Video B blue output differential pair SDVOB_BLU Multiplexed with PEG_TX 2 and PEG_TX 2 SDVOB_CK Serial Digital Video B clock output differential pair SDVOB_CK Multiplexed with PEG_TX 3 and PEG_TX 3 SDVOB_INT Serial Digital Video B interrupt input differential pair SDVOB_INT Multiplexed with PEG_RX 1 and PEG_RX 1 SDVOC_RED Serial Digital Video C red output differential pair SDVOC_RED Multiplexed with PEG_TX 4 and PEG_TX 4 SDVOC_GRN Serial Digital Video C green output differential pair SDVOC_GRN Multiplexed with PEG_TX 5 and PEG_TX 5 SDVOC_BLU Serial Digital Video C blue output differential pair SDVOC_BLU Multiplexed with PEG_TX 6 and PEG_TX 6 SDVOC_CK Serial Digital Video C clock output differential pair SDVOC_CK Multiplexed with PEG_TX 7 and PEG_TX 7 SDVOC_INT Serial Digital Video C interrupt input differential pair SDVOC_INT Multiplexed with PEG_RX 5 and PEG_RX 5 SDVO_TVCLKIN Serial Digital Video TVOUT synchronization clock input SDVO_TVCLKIN differential pair Multiplexed with PEG_RX 0 and PEG_RX 0 SDVO_FLDST
63. nce O AC coupled PCI Express Graphics transmit differential pairs Some of on module these are multiplexed with SDVO lines see SDVO section These are the same lines as PCIE_TX 16 31 and in module pin out types 4 and 5 AC coupled PCI Express Graphics receive differential pairs Some of off module these are multiplexed with SDVO lines see SDVO section These are the same lines as PCIE_RX 16 31 and in module pin out types 4 and 5 PEG_LANE_RV 3 3V 3 3V PCI Express Graphics lane reversal input strap Pull low on CMOS the carrier board to reverse lane order Be aware that the SDVO lines that share this interface do not necessarily reverse order if this strap is low PEG_ENABLE l 3 3V 3 3V Strap to enable PCI Express x16 external graphics interface CMOS Pull low to disable internal graphics and enable the x16 interface ExpressCard Pin Type Pwr Rail Support Tolerance EXCD 0 1 CPPE I 3 3V 3 3V PCI ExpressCard PCI Express capable card request active CMOS low one per card EXCD 0 1 PERST es 3 3V PCI ExpressCard reset active low one per card CMOS Description ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 77 PCI Bus Pin Type Pwr Rail Description Tolerance 5V PC bus multiplexed address and data lines DV PC bus byte enable lines active low PCI bus Device Select active low PCI_FRAME PCI bus Frame control line active low PCI_IRDY
64. neral Purpose Input Output GPO General Purpose Output HD Audio High Definition Audio Hot Swap Inserting or removing a device from the system without powering the Hot Plug system down IC Integrated Circuit DC Inter Integrated Circuit a signaling scheme that uses two wires to allow communication between integrated circuits This is primarily used to read and load register values IDE Integrated Device Electronics IDE is synonymous with PATA and is a hard disk standard that uses a single ended parallel bus interconnect JEDEC Industry standards organization originally the Joint Electron Device Engineering Council JEDEC standards cover memory modules memory sockets IC packaging memory chip organizations and more JIDA Jumptec Intelligent Device Architecture A set of BIOS extensions defined for Kontron modular computer products JILI Jumptec Intelligent LVDS Interface Kontron hardware software standard for interfacing embedded computers to flat panel displays LAN Local Area Network LDI LVDS Display Interface Legacy Free A system without a PS2 keyboard mouse controller Keyboard and mouse if used use USB ports page 90 ETXexpress MC User s Guide Term Definition LPC Low Pin Count interface an Intel defined standard for attaching low bandwidth peripherals such as serial ports keyboard controllers and Super I Os to a computer system As the name implies f
65. nterface Analog format input to digital display DVI D Digital Video Interface Digital format input to digital display EDID Extended Display Identification Data This is a VESA standard for identifying display parameters to the host system by using a dedicated 12C bus EMI Electromagnetic Interference ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 89 Term Definition ETXexpress The original Kontron name for the small form factor module standard that also is known as COM Express ETXexpress and COM Express are used interchangeably in this document Express Card Small form factor hot pluggable card for mobile computing Express Card is the CardBus successor and uses USB or PCI Express x1 as the I O interface The Express Card standard is maintained by the PCMCIA consortium ExpressModule A PCI Express based modular form factor card promoted by the PCI SIG for the server and workstation market Extended Form The 155mm x 110mm module size format defined by the PICMG This Factor form factor is ordinarily used in systems requiring more memory than what is available on Basic Form Factor designs An Extended Form Factor module typically accepts two full size DIMMs FAE Field Application Engineer FFC Flat Foil Connector FPD Flat Panel Display FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array GbE Gigabit Ethernet GND Ground potential GPI General Purpose Input GPIO Ge
66. o 4GB via two DDR2 SO DIMM sockets positioned on the top side of the module This module has 5x PCI Express x1 lanes 3x SerialATA ports and 8x USB 2 0 ports along with Gigabit Ethernet Onboard TPM 1 2 allows the ETXexpress MC to be used in power and thermal sensitive designs All Kontron ETXexpress COMs provide PCI Express PCI 32 SUB and SerialATA in the same physical positions on each module This guarantees scalability between modules They also feature an Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI for optimized power management and are fully compliant with the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturer s Group PICMG COM Express Specification ETXexpress Specification Overview The international COM Express Specification defines two new form factor sizes Basic 95mm x 125mm Module Extended 110mm x 155mm Module The primary difference between the Basic and Extended Modules is that Extended Modules have a larger board size and a thermal envelope Five Module Pin out Types 1 5 exist for Basic and Extended modules each offering different functionalities For a complete explanation of the features pin outs and signals of each of the Module Pin out Types 1 5 please see the COM Express Specification The COM Express Specification is available on the PICMG PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group Web site www picmg org There is a fee for the document All Kontron ETXexpress Modules are based upon the COM Express
67. o the DC In port of computer Often power cords can become inadvertently disconnected Surge protector is not turned on and or plugged in If you are using a surge protector ensure the surge protector is turned on and plugged in to the electrical outlet Power supply cabling is shorted to the computer Ensure the power supply cabling is not shorted to the computer Reposition the power supply cables to the computer chassis so they are not pinched or crimped In case of a short the power supply will sense the short and shut off When the short is removed the power supply should automatically sense the removal of the short and restore operation If cables become damaged contact Kontron for repair or replacement System is not booting just beeping Memory is not seated correctly or is faulty 1 beep 2 beeps or 3 beeps Re seat the memory first If that does not fix the problem replace the memory with known good chips BIOS is corrupt If your system still fails to boot after reseating the memory and checking cables and boards try reflashing the BIOS with the latest version if possible When attempting to boot the system No System cannot find a proper bootable sector on Install an operating system on the hard drive or boot from a floppy disk controller failure connector not installed correctly ROM BASIC is the boot device displayed Hard disk drive Ribbon cable or
68. opyright 2000 Compaq Computer Corporation Hewlett Packard Company Intel Corporation Lucent Technologies Inc Microsoft Corporation NEC Corporation Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V All rights reserved http www usb org VESA Enhanced EDID Standard Video Electronics Standards Organization www vesa org VESA Enhanced Extended Display Identification Guide Version 1 0 June 4 2001 Copyright 2001 Video Electronics Standards Organization www vesa orgANSI TIA EIA 644 A 2001 Electrical Characteristics of Low Voltage Differential Signaling LVDS Interface Circuits January 1 2001 2Hhttp www ansi org ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 87 This page intentionally left blank page 88 ETXexpress MC User s Guide A Terms and Definitions Term Definition AC 97 Audio Coder Decoder 1997 an Intel defined format for digital encoding and decoding of audio signals ADD2 Card Advanced Digital Display 2nd Generation Card an Intel defined slot card that fits in a x16 PCI Express graphics slot but is used with SDVO signals rather than PCI Express SDVO signals are multiplexed with PCI Express graphics on some chipsets and in the COM Express Specification ADD2 cards convert the SDVO data stream to display formats such as TMDS DVI LVDS or TV encoded ADD2 N Normal pin out ADD2 card ADD2 R Reverse pin out ADD2 card ATX Advanced Technology eXtended an Intel defined motherboard form fa
69. ore thermal efficient Configuration The BIOS automatically configures the settings Serial ATA The ETXexpress MC provides 3 Serial ATA SATA connections and 1 Parallel ATA PATA connection Serial ATA supports all ATA and ATAPI devices Serial ATA hard drive connections boost the data transfer rate up to 150MB per second In addition it changes IDE ATA from a parallel interface requiring 40 separate wires to connect components to a serial interface requiring only 6 wires The smaller connector allows better cooling and frees up space in a variety of form factors Configuration You can configure Serial ATA support from the BIOS Setup Utility Press the Delete button during reboot to see the BIOS Setup Utility Go to the Advanced Menu gt IDE Configuration Submenu In addition you also can configure master and slave hard drives in the Primary IDE Master Submenu Go to the Advanced Menu gt Primary IDE Master Submenu page 40 ETXexpress MC User s Guide USB 2 0 The ETXexpress MC provides support for up to 8 USB 2 0 ports for external peripherals USB 2 0 is up to 40 times faster than the original USB standard USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 Configuration You can configure support for the USB 2 0 ports from the BIOS Setup Utility Press the Delete button during reboot to see the BIOS Setup Utility Go to the Advanced Menu gt USB Configuration Submenu ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 41 This page intention
70. oupled to a chassis Photos Note updated photo needed KZ 2 OI e f o am AAA Ke Zeg i S Ise pa ja D E nm L Figure 1 ETXexpress MC page 20 ETXexpress MC User s Guide Baseboard BB Connector Intel Crestline Mobile 965 F ZS pen E T E a 2 y e x E 82566 GBE System S Sa PHY optnl Flash om Si 10 100 PHY w w 2 S o o 3 f E 5 5 x 5 2 E a a e a o O SPI E E o a TPM LPC Bus Intel ICH8M Ki 200 Pin non ECC 2GB SO DIMM 8 3 8 533 667 MHz DDR2 p E KR S 3 2 a o S 2 2 S Za D s 3 z lt E a gs E x x x 9 E a z Hardware D e a I K Monitor LM80 and E LM63 O Baseboard BB Connector D H Power T VCORE 3 3V Power Supplies H gt 12V 5V etc Block D TV Out DUAL LVDS x16 PCIExp x16 GFX SDVO
71. power Confirm correct cabling to the hard drive ribbon cable and power connectors Master Slave jumpers not configured on hard drives Configure the Master Slave jumpers on the hard drives When sharing a single IDE channel one drive must be Master and the second drive must be configured as Slave Hard drive parameters in BIOS are incorrect Hard drive not seen in FDISK ETXexpress MC User s Guide Confirm hard drive parameters in the BIOS setup are correct Auto detect the drives and confirm detected parameters are correct for the hard drives Verify that the hard drive is seen in FDISK and run FDISK mbr from boot floppy page 99 Document Revision History Revision Date Edited by Changes 1 0 13 06 07 RAH 227 Initial release page 100 ETXexpress MC User s Guide
72. puter and peripherals from their power sources or subsystems to prevent electric shock or system board damage This does not apply when hot swapping parts 3 Follow the guidelines provided in Preventing Electrostatic Discharge in the following section 4 Disconnect any telephone or telecommunications lines from the computer In addition take note of these safety guidelines when appropriate To help avoid possible damage to system boards wait five seconds after turning off the computer before removing a component removing a system board or disconnecting a peripheral device from the computer When you disconnect a cable pull on its connector or on its strain relief loop not on the cable itself Some cables have a connector with locking tabs If you are disconnecting this type of cable press in on the locking tabs before disconnecting the cable As you pull connectors apart keep them evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins Also before connecting a cable make sure both connectors are correctly oriented and aligned Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Static electricity can harm system boards Perform service at an ESD workstation and follow proper ESD procedure to reduce the risk of damage to components Kontron strongly encourages you to follow proper ESD procedure which can include wrist straps and smocks when servicing equipment You can also take the following steps to prevent damage from electrostatic dis
73. r Board Ethernet channel 0 3 3V max magnetics center tap The reference voltage is determined by the requirements of the module PHY and may be as low as OV and as high as 3 3V The reference voltage output shall be current limited on the module In the case in which the reference is shorted to ground the current shall be limited to 250 mA or less ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 75 Pin Type Pwr Rail Description Tolerance IDE_D 0 15 Bidirectional data to from IDE device IDE_A 0 2 Address lines to IDE device IDE_lOW I O write line to IDE device Data latched on trailing rising edge IDE_IOR I O read line to IDE device IDE_REQ IDE Device DMA Request It is asserted by the IDE device to request a data transfer IDE_ACK IDE Device DMA Acknowledge IDE_CS1 IDE Device Chip Select for 1FOh to 1FFh range IDE_CS3 IDE Device Chip Select for 3FO0h to 3FFh range IDE_IORDY IDE device I O ready input Pulled low by the IDE device to extend the cycle IDE_RESET Reset output to IDE device active low Input from off module hardware indicating the type of IDE legacy IDE modes Low indicates that an 80 pin cable with IDE_CBLID 3 3V 5V i cable being used High indicates a 40 pin cable used for interleaved grounds is used Such a cable is required for Ultra DMA 66 100 and 133 modes ee ee ee N Pwr Rail ee N Description
74. r on the bottom to make your selections or exit the current menu The table below describes the legend keys and their alternates Key Function or gt Arrow key Select screen tr or Y Arrow key Select item in current menu Change field Tab Select a field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit page 54 ETXexpress MC User s Guide Selecting an Item Use the or Y key to move the cursor to the field you want Then use the and keys to select a value for that field The Save Value commands in the Exit menu save the values displayed in all the menus Displaying Submenus Use the or gt key to move the cursor to the submenu you want Then press lt Enter gt A pointer marks all submenus Item Specific Help Window The Help window on the right side of each menu displays the Help text for the selected item It updates as you move the cursor to each field General Help Window Pressing lt F1 gt on a menu brings up the General Help window that describes the legend keys and their alternates Press lt Esc gt to exit the General Help window General Help Or gt Select System Change Option Field PGDN Next Page HOME Go to Top of Screen F2 F3 Change Colors F8 Load Failsafe Defaults F10 Save and Exit tr or Y Arrow key Select Item Enter Go to subscreen PGUP Previous page END Go to Bottom of Screen F7 Discard changes
75. rallel port DMA floppy drive and LPC bus masters ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 33 Power Management e Supports ACPI 3 0 e S States S0 S3 S4 S5 e C States CO C1 C1E C2 C2E C3 C4 C4E and Intel Enhanced Deeper Sleep states e M States MO M1 M off e PCI Express Link States LO LOs L1 L2 L3 ready L3 e H_SLPCPU output e H_DPWR support e Intel Rapid Memory Power Management Intel RMPM e Intel Dynamic Front Side Bus Frequency Switching e Graphics Display Adapter States DO D3 e Intel Display Power Saving Technology Intel DPST 3 0 e Intel Smart 2D Display Technology Intel S2DDT e Dynamic Display Power Optimization D2PO Panel Support e Intel Automatic Display Brightness e Intel Display Refresh Rate Switching Configuration You can configure support for the Chipset from the BIOS Setup Utility Press the Delete button during reboot to see the BIOS Setup Utility Go to the Advanced Menu gt Chipset ACPI Configuration Submenu Or go to the Chipset Menu gt North Bridge Configuration Submenu and Chipset Menu gt South Bridge Configuration Submenu page 34 ETXexpress MC User s Guide Super I O The Winbond 83627HF Super I O chip is installed on the ETXexpress Carrier Board which carries the ETXexpress MC Module The Winbond Super UO chip supports the following functions e Floppy drive e PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse e Parallel port e Serial Ports 2x Configuration You can
76. ress MC User s Guide MOS BIOS PMA O nawcieusauna nea wtnaummeneds demencuconasiuueatnniwavatneduavaveudiosss 53 LOG A AE aea OARE ERA OAT A A AAT a RET 53 Determining the BIOS Version aizpea A Leite aa Aia 53 Configuring the System EE 54 Starting the Setup Utility ssni iunii ai a area 54 Maii Men EE 56 Advanced EE EE 56 CPU COntiguration Mentee n ai A EA A a DAA ta 56 IDE COntiGQuration Meny EE 57 Floppy Configuration ZGubmen nren neene eneee 57 S per CONG ULATION EE 58 AGP CORP QUlATON EE 59 Event LOG Configura O es eege dee 59 General Purpose Inputs QU pUlS coocccincccnoncconnccnnnccononccnn cnn nc 60 Watchdog TIMOR cat AA RA AAA A AI EA Da 60 Hardware Health Monitor ZGubmen na nncc corn 61 MPS ConfiguraliON 0 ni A it ee 61 PCI Express Configuration Submenu coooocccncccnnnccncnccononcnnnn annonces 61 Remote Access Configuration Submenu cocococcnnccccnccononinononnnnnnn cc co nnnc ronca rre 61 USB Configuration SUDMONU sssri aba 62 PCUPIE EE 63 DOOR MCI een ege EE 65 Boot Settings Configuration Men 65 Boot Device Priority Submenu ooooooccconococonicnanacnanacono cnn nana rca 65 DOCU MB iio 65 E EE 66 North Bridge Chipset Configuration Zubmen cnn rn cnn nn arrancan 66 South Bridge Chipset Configuration Submenu oooconccccccccononinonncccnonncnnonnnnnn anna nn cc nono narran 67 NY A abs an cic Sac baal bel ter ne ans 68 Exit Men deg ia deeg 68 11 Connectors and PINQU S ascitis 69 CONNECIONS A eegene 69
77. ribed herein This user s guide may contain or reference information and products protected by copyrights or patents and does not convey any license under the patent rights of Kontron nor the rights of others Kontron reserves the right to make changes without notice in product or component design as warranted by evolution in user needs or progress in engineering or manufacturing technology Changes which affect the operation of the unit will be documented in the next revision of this user s guide page 2 ETXexpress MC User s Guide Table Of Contents L User INfOrMmatiOn ici EE EEN EEN 7 FID OUl This Manual bias 22 A e AAA A AA AAA AAA AA 7 Copyright ee 7 ee Gen 7 Ee Ee CN 7 Advisory Conventions EE 8 Guarantee and Warranty Polly ca 9 EE TEEN 9 Limited WS aia id Ai AA RAI AAA 9 Diet IO A EE de eR eaten 10 Ee en EE 10 Technica SUD DON EE 11 2 AGOUING State A A A A A AT 13 IN EE EE 13 WD ACKING EE 13 When Working Inside a Computer 14 Preventing Electrostatic DISCHarge iorri mirra 14 K BT e e LE 17 FET ORD CS SANA Casa tacts ih creates i bia ch dai eas uh la de ls EES 17 ETXexpress Specification Overview 1 cccccsesccccseeeeeeeeseeeeeesesseaaeceseseaaeeeeesaaeesesseaaaeeeseenaeeees 17 Understanding ETXexpress Funchionaltfy cancer 18 ETXexpress Reference Documents 19 About EE 19 ere Medi A EEEa a Y 20 Heatspreader Plate iii ata o lanas 20 1581010 1 AEA E E A o 20 e VAAN ee A 21 A SPECICATION eian enan ai 23 e eer nn
78. rior to sales and noted in the original invoice Kontron reserves the right to refuse returns or credits on software or special order items page 10 ETXexpress MC User s Guide Technical Support Technicians and engineers from Kontron Embedded Modules and or its subsidiaries and official distributors are available for technical support We are committed to making our product easy to use and will help you use our products in your systems Before contacting Kontron Embedded Modules technical support please contact your local representative or consult our Web site for the latest product documentation utilities and drivers If the information does not help to solve the problem contact us by telephone or email Asia Europe North South America Kontron Asia Inc Kontron girs Modules Kontron America 4F No 415 Ti Ding Blvd NeiHu District Taipei 114 Taiwan Brunnwiesenstr 16 94469 Deggendorf Germany 3178 Laurelview Court Fremont CA 94538 6535 Tel 886 2 2799 2789 Tel 49 0 991 37024 0 Tel 1 510 661 2220 Fax 886 2 2799 7399 Fax 49 0 991 37024 333 Fax 1 510 490 2360 sales kontron com tw ETXexpress MC User s Guide sales kem kontron com sales us kontron com page 11 This page intentionally left blank page 12 ETXexpress MC User s Guide 2 Getting Started Before You Begin Before handling your ETXexpress MC read the instructions and safety guid
79. roller 2 20 PIRQIE No LAN Controller 21 PIRQI F No 22 PIRQ G No 23 PIRQ H No USB EHCI controller Notes 1 If the Used For device is disabled in setup the corresponding interrupt is available for other devices 2 Unavailable if baseboard is equipped with an I O controller SMC FDC37C669 and the device is enabled in setup 3 Unavailable in Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI mode Used as System Control Interrupt SCI in ACPI mode 4 IRQs are available if IDE controller is either disabled in setup or if in Native IDE mode ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 49 8259 PIC Mode IRQ Used For Available Comment 0 TimerO No 1 Keyboard No 2 Slave 8259 No 3 COM2 No Note 1 4 COM1 No Note 1 5 LPT2 Yes Note 2 6 Floppy Drive Controller No Note 1 7 LPT1 No Note 1 8 RTC No 9 SCl Yes Note 3 10 COM3 Yes Note 2 11 COM4 Yes Note 2 12 PS 2 Mouse No Note 1 13 FPU No 14 IDEO No Note 1 15 IDE1 No Note 1 Notes 1 If the Used For device is disabled in setup the corresponding interrupt is available for other devices 2 Unavailable if baseboard is equipped with an l O controller SMC FDC37C669 and the device is enabled in setup 3 Used as System Control Interrupt SCI in ACPI mode The SCI is a shareable interrupt so IRQ9 can only be used for the PCI bus The ISA bus does not support it 4 IRQs are available i
80. s Guide B Troubleshooting This chapter provides basic troubleshooting information If you need assistance please call Customer Service Troubleshooting General Guidelines The components of a computer are all interrelated That is a video problem may be caused by the disk controller The simplest diagnostic technique involves replacing the suspect card with a new one If that doesn t fix the problem remove all cards except for the minimum required by the system Then run the system replacing each card until the problem shows itself WARNING The following procedures may involve working with high voltage which could injure you Avoid shorting the circuits as this can damage the computer CAUTION The following procedures involve working with a device that is sensitive to static electricity Use proper precautions to protect against electrostatic discharge ESD Only qualified personnel should attempt these procedures ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 95 Unit doesn t power up when switched on a Check the front panel switch b Check that the power cord is completely plugged in and power is available at the source c Check if the power supply cables in the chassis have been crimped or pinched In the case of a short the power supply will sense the short and shut off It will also automatically sense the removal of the short and restore operation System gains power but computer doesn t run No d
81. s and Pinouts Connectors Connector Locations Top The illustration below shows the location of the major components on the top side of the ETXexpress MC Module Connector Description U7 CPU Socket J1 J2 DDR2 SODIMM Sockets 2x 200pin ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 69 Connector Locations Bottom The illustration below shows the location of the major components on the bottom side of the ETXexpress MC Module page 70 Connector Description J3 Reserved for Factory Use Only J4 ITP700 Flex Debug Port J5 ETXexpress Connectors J6 Fan Connector ETXexpress MC User s Guide Pin outs The ETXexpress MC is a COM Express Specification compliant embedded module following the Type 2 pin out configuration The pin outs for the ETXexpress Primary and Secondary Connectors J5 are documented here for convenient reference Please see the COM Express Specification on the PICMG PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group Web site www picmg org for further information including the four other COM Express pin out types There is a fee for the specification ETX Express COM Express Connectors J5 Row A Row B Row C A1 ND FIXED B1 GND FIXED C1 GND FIXED D1 GND FIXED A3 GBEO_MDI3 B2 GBE
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83. td Voltage 35W Dual Core BGA amp PGA 1 6 GHz 800 MHz FSB 4MB Cache Low Voltage 17W Dual Core BGA Merom Celeron Single Core 533 MHz FSB 1MB Cache Single Core PGA Configuration You can configure support for the CPU from the BIOS Setup Utility Press the Delete button during reboot to see the BIOS Setup Utility Go to the Advanced Menu gt CPU Configuration Submenu Memory The ETXexpress MC handles up to 4GB Double Data Rate memory DDR2 at 533 and 667MHz in two 200 pin SO DIMMs DDR allows data to move on the rising and falling edges of clock cycles in a data burst Configuration Memory does not require configuration ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 29 Chipset The Mobile Intel 965GM Express chipset is a component of the Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology Featuring the Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 the 965GM chipset enables 2x the graphics performance of the previous generation of platforms based on the Intel 855GME chipset The 965GM chipset supports up to 4GB of DDR2 system memory which enables a 60 increase in peak memory bandwidth and power benefits over DDR memory The chipset supports PCI Express bus architecture a highly scalable general purpose I O for the latest industry peripherals such as the Express Card The Intel 965GM chipset offers the following features and benefits Processor Support Source synchronous double pumped 2x address Source synchronous quad pumped 4x dat
84. tel chipset Ethernet above No REQx GNTx pair needed Use REQO GNTO REQ1 GNT1 REQ2 GNT2 and REQ3 GNT3 for external PCI devices Inter IC 12C Bus DC Address Used For Available Comment AOh EEPROM No EEPROM for CMOS data BOh Reserved No Reserved for internal use 58h Reserved No Reserved for internal use System Management SM Bus You can use the following SM bus addresses for external devices SM Bus Address SM Device Comment 12h SMART_CHARGER Not to be used with any SM bus device except a charger 14h SMART_SELECTOR Not to be used with any SM bus device except a selector 16h SMART_BATTERY Not to be used with any SM bus device except a battery D2h Clock generator Do not use under any circumstances The standard ETXexpress MC power management BIOS does not support batteries If you require further information please contact Kontron Technical Support page 52 ETXexpress MC User s Guide 10 BIOS Introduction The ETXexpress MC uses an AMIBIOS which is located in the Flash memory The BIOS version displays onscreen during the POST at boot The device has an 8 bit access The shadow RAM feature offers faster access 16 bit You can update the BIOS using a Flash utility For complete AMIBIOS information visit the AMIBIOS Web site Determining the BIOS Version To determine the AMIBIOS version immediately press the Delete key on your keyboard as
85. terface for LCD backlight inverter control Analog TV Out Three integrated 10 bit DACs MacroVision support Overscaling NTSC PAL Component S Video TV D connector and Composite Output Interfaces SDTV 480i supportt EDTV 480p supportt page 32 ETXexpress MC User s Guide HDTV 720p 1080i supportt True HDTV 1080p supportt t The Mobile Intel GM965 Express chipset supports the equivalent PAL resolutions SDVO Ports Two SDVO ports supported SDVO pins are muxed onto the PCI Express Graphics attach port pins DVI 1 0 support for External Digital Monitor HDCP 1 2 support Display Hot Plug support Second CRT support Supports appropriate external SDVO components HDMI DVI LVDS Analog TVOut Analog CRT DC channel provided for control SDTV 480i supportt EDTV 480p supportt HDTV 720p 1080i supportt True HDTV 1080p supportt t The Mobile Intel GM965 Express chipset support the equivalent PAL resolutions Direct Management Interface Chip to chip interface between G MCH and Intel 82801 GBM GHM Configurable as x2 or x4 DMI lanes DMI x2 lanes reversed is not supported DMI polarity inversion is supported 2 GB s 1 GB s each direction point to point interface to Intel 82801 GBM GHM 32 bit downstream address DMI asynchronously coupled to core APIC and MSI interrupt messaging support Supports SMI SCI and SERR error indication Legacy support for ISA regime protocol PHOLD PHOLDA required for pa
86. tton during reboot to see the BIOS Setup Utility Go to the Advanced Menu gt ACPI Configuration Submenu ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 37 Audio The ETXexpress MC offers two audio choices Azalia Intel s High Definition Audio Specification 222 AC97 the legacy audio interface Azalia Azalia Intel s High Definition Audio Specification describes an architecture and infrastructure to support high quality audio implementations for PCs The specification defines the register level interface physical link characteristics and codec programming model as well as codec architectural components Intel s audio interface supersedes AC97 and achieves a 50 per cent reduction in power for audio processing Configuration You can configure Audio support from the BIOS Setup Utility Press the Delete button during reboot to see the BIOS Setup Utility Go to the Chipset Menu gt South Bridge Chipset Configuration Submenu AC97 The AC97 Specification provides low cost high quality sound to board manufacturers This is done by embedding half of the required technology in the motherboard chipset South Bridge and the other half is a separate chip from an OEM supplier As the solution is fitted provided in two locations it sometimes must be disabled in two locations should you add another PCI sound card Configuration The embedded part of the solution south bridge provides the Sound output and can be enabled disabled in the BIO
87. uide South Bridge Chipset Configuration Submenu Feature Option Description S South Bridge Chipset Configuration E Disabled Disabled to enable the Gigabit LAN device Disabled LPC 8Eh Route to LPC or PCI SLP_S4 Min Assertion Width 4 5 seconds 3 4 seconds 2 3 seconds 1 2 seconds Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off Last State e e o Disabled A e a Disabled e ge o Disabled Disabled ETXexpress MC User s Guide page 67 Power Menu A power management system reduces Ee used after periods of inactivity Feature Advanced SMI ae Controls Disabled power management and APM support Disabled Power Savings Level Disabled Disabled disables all timer based Minimum Power Management Medium Maximum provides best battery life Maximum Customized allows you to create your own Customized Power Savings Level Power Button Mode On Off Select Power Button functionality Suspend Advanced Resume Event Controls Disabled Disabled Disabled Exit Menu Feature Description ro Options Save Changes and Exit Exit system setup after Ger saving the changes F10 key can be used for this operation Discard Changes and Exit Exit system setup without saving any changes en ESC key can be used for this operation Cancel F7 key can be used for this operation Cancel F9 key can be used for this operation Cancel F8 key can be used for this operation page 68 ETXexpress MC User s Guide 11 Connector
88. ule connector pins 12V primary power supply input 5V standby and 3 3V RTC power supplies Understanding ETXexpress Functionality An ETXexpress COM contains two mounting connectors each of which has two rows The primary connector holds Row A and Row B The secondary connector holds Row C and D The primary connector Rows A and B features the following functionality Ethernet SATA USB 2 0 LVDS VGA video High definition audio 18 ETXexpress MC User s Guide page LPC an Intel proprietary low pin count LPC which supports low speed devices such as RS 232 serial and parallel ports The secondary connector Rows C and D provides support for the following buses and I O PCI Express PCI IDE ETXexpress Reference Documents This User Guide serves as one of three principal references for an ETXexpress COM design The other two references include The Com Express Specification which defines the two COM Express form factors Basic and Extended the five module types pin outs and signals You should read this document first You can find the COM Express Specification on the PICMG PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group Web site www picmg org There is a fee for the document All Kontron ETXexpress Modules are based upon the COM Express Specification Kontron played a leading role in developing the COM Express Specification The ETXexpress Design Guide serves as a

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