Intel core i9/i7/i5/i3/pentium/celeron lga1200 mini-itx with dual hdmi/edp, 4 com & 8 usb, 2 lan, and m.2 e/m key (118 pages)
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User Manual AIMB-230 Intel® Core™ i5-4300U/ Celeron 2980U Mini-ITX with eDP/DP/ DP++, 2 COM, and Dual LAN...
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The documentation and the software included with this product are copyrighted 2015 by Advantech Co., Ltd. All rights are reserved. Advantech Co., Ltd. reserves the right to make improvements in the products described in this manual at any time without notice.
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Our dealers are well trained and ready to give you the support you need to get the most from your Advantech products. In fact, most problems reported are minor and are able to be easily solved over the phone.
Caution! There is a danger of a new battery exploding if it is incorrectly installed. Do not attempt to recharge, force open, or heat the battery. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the man- ufacturer. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. AIMB-230 User Manual...
1 x mSATA 2 x USB2.0 PCIe AIMB-230G2-U0A1E Celeron LVDS/eDP (optional) Order Number Display GbE COM USB Audio Remark AIMB-B12305-00Y1E i5 DP/HDMI, 4 x USB3.0 Line Out Barebone, with DP++/DVI/ 2 x USB2.0 Mic-In thermal module AIMB-B12300-00Y1E Celeron HDMI AIMB-230 User Manual...
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Because of Advantech’s high quality-control standards and rigorous testing, most of our customers never need to use our repair service. If an Advantech product is defec- tive, it will be repaired or replaced at no charge during the warranty period. For out- of-warranty repairs, you will be billed according to the cost of replacement materials, service time and freight.
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It should be free of marks and scratches and in perfect working order upon receipt. As you unpack the AIMB-230, check it for signs of ship- ping damage. (For example, damaged box, scratches, dents, etc.) If it is damaged or it fails to meet the specifications, notify our service department or your local sales representative immediately.
Table 1.2: Connectors ..............4 Board layout: Jumper and Connector Locations ........6 Figure 1.1 Jumper and Connector Location ........ 6 AIMB-230 Board Diagram ................. 7 Figure 1.2 AIMB-230 Board Diagram .......... 7 Safety Precautions ..................8 Jumper Settings ..................8 1.8.1 How to Set Jumpers..............
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LAN Configuration ......67 Introduction ..................... 68 Features....................68 Installation....................68 Windows® 7 Driver Setup (Realtek RTL8111E) ........69 Appendix A I/O Pin Assignments ......71 USB Header (USB56) ................72 Table A.1: USB Header (USB56) ..........72 AIMB-230 User Manual...
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(COM1_S1~S4) ............82 A.27 Watch dog and Open chassis alarm (JWDT1+JOBS1) ......82 Table A.26:Watchdog and Open Chassis Alarm (JWDT1+JOBS1) .................. 82 A.28 Low Pin Count Bus (LPC1) ..............83 Table A.27:Low Pin Count Bus (LPC1)........83 AIMB-230 User Manual...
Introduction AIMB-230 is designed with the Intel® HASWELL ULT Dual Core for industrial appli- cations that require both performance computing and enhanced power management capabilities. The motherboard supports Intel HASWELL ULT Dual Core i5 1.9 GHz / Celeron 1.6GHz processor up to 3 MB L3 cache and DDR3L SO-DIMM 1600 up to 16GB.
Power consumption: TBD Measure the maximum current value which system under maximum load (CPU: Top speed, RAM & Graphic: Full loading) Board size: 170 mm x 170 mm (6.69" x 6.69") Board weight: 0.365 kg AIMB-230 User Manual...
Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the AIMB-230 motherboard link it to devices such as hard disk drives and a keyboard. In addition, the board has a number of jumpers used to configure your system for your application. The tables below list the function of each of the board jumpers and connectors. Later sections in this chapter give instructions on setting jumpers.
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LAN1 status connector AMPJ1 Amplifier connector EDP1 eDP connector DP-HDMI1 Display port and HDMI connector Display Port connector MINI_PCIE1 Full-sized Mini PCI Express x 1 slot / mSATA X 1 Slot MINI_PCIE2 Half-sized Mini PCI Express x 1 AIMB-230 User Manual...
1, 2, and 3. In this case you connect either pins 1 and 2, or 2 and 3. A pair of needle-nose pliers may be useful when set- ting jumpers. AIMB-230 User Manual...
1.8.2 CMOS Clear (CMOS1) The AIMB-230 motherboard contains a jumper that can erase CMOS data and reset the system BIOS information. Normally this jumper should be set with pins 1-2 closed. If you want to reset the CMOS data, set CMOS1 to 2-3 closed for just a few seconds, and then move the jumper back to 1-2 closed.
1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB and 8 GB. The sockets can be filled in any combination with SODIMMs of any size, giving a total memory size between 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB and 8 GB. AIMB-230 does NOT support ECC (error checking and correc- tion).
LAN Ports and USB Ports (LAN1, LAN2, USB12, USB34, USB56) The AIMB-230 provides up to six USB ports. Four USB3.0 on the real side and two- pin header on the board. The USB interface complies with USB Specification Rev. 2.0 and Rev. 3.0 supporting transmission rate up to 625 Mbps and is fuse protected.
DP/HDMI and DP++ Connector (DP-HDMI1/DP1) DP-HDMI1 DP/HDMI DP++ The AIMB-230 includes DP/HDMI and DP++ interface that can drive conventional DP/HDMI and DP++ displays. DP-HDMI1 is include DP and HDMI connector. AIMB-230 User Manual...
Serial Ports (COM1~COM2) COM1/COM2 AIMB-230 supports two serial ports, and COM1 support RS232/485/422 function and 5V/12V select by jumper,RS-485 without H/W auto flow control function. These ports can connect to serial devices, such as a mouse or a printer, or to a com- munications network.
6-pin wafer box connectors (KBMS1) on the motherboard provide connection to a PS/2 keyboard and a PS/2 mouse, respectively. CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) If a fan is used, this connector supports cooling fans of 500 mA (6 W) or less. AIMB-230 User Manual...
External speaker (JFP2/SPEAKER) JFP2/SPEAKER is a 4-pin connector for an external speaker. If there is no external speaker, the AIMB-230 provides an onboard buzzer as an alternative. To enable the buzzer, set pins 7 & 10 as closed. AIMB-230 User Manual...
Connect pins 1 & 2 to (on back plane) pins 2-3 closed pins 1-2 closed panel switch via cable jumper setting System On System Off Fast flashes Slow flashes Line Out, Mic In Connector (AUDIO1/AUDIO2) Line Out Mic In AIMB-230 User Manual...
2.11 Serial ATA Interface (SATA1 ~ SATA3/ SATA_PWR1 ~ SATA_PWR3) AIMB-230 features a high performance Serial ATA interface (up to 300 MB/s) and Serial ATA III interface (up to 600 MB/s) which eases hard drive cabling with thin, space-saving cables.
2.12 SATA power connector(SATA_PWR1~3) 2.13 Full / Half Size Mini PCI Express Slot The AIMB-230 provides 1 Full size Mini PCI express slot (Co-lay mSATA) and 1 Half size Mini PCI express slot. AIMB-230 User Manual...
I/O module cable. Note! For motherboards with the optional HD Audio feature, we recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this con- nector to take advantage of the motherboard’s high definition audio capability. AIMB-230 User Manual...
180 W. ATX_5V1 for Operation system shutdown command, if you used ATX12V1 input, you can via the connector to power shutdown sys- tem. PSON1 is for AT/ATX mode selection(PSON1) PSON1:1-2 AIMB-230 User Manual...
2.16 SPI Flash Connector(SPI_CN1) The SPI flash card pin header may be used to flash BIOS if the AIMB-230 cannot power on. Clean CMOS(CMOS1) Clean CMOS and reset RTC CMOS1: 1-2 Keep CMOS data* 3-4 Clean CMOS AIMB-230 User Manual...
2.17 LCD Inverter Connector (INV1) Note! Signal Description Signal Signal Description Vadj=0.75 V (Recommended: 4.7 KΩ, >1/16 W) ENBKL LCD backlight ON/OFF control signal AIMB-230 User Manual...
AIMB-230 setup screens. BIOS Setup The AIMB-230 Series system has AMI BIOS built in, with a CMOS SETUP utility that allows users to configure required settings or to activate certain system features. The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS RAM of the motherboard.
Date using the <Arrow> keys. Enter new values through the keyboard. Press the <Tab> key or the <Arrow> keys to move between fields. The date must be entered in MM/DD/YY format. The time must be entered in HH:MM:SS format. AIMB-230 User Manual...
3.2.2 Advanced BIOS Features Select the Advanced tab from the AIMB-230 setup screen to enter the Advanced BIOS Setup screen. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen, such as CPU Configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item. You can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow>...
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This item allows users to enable or disable VGA Palette Snoop. PERR## Generation This item allows users to enable or disable PERR## Generation. SERR## Generation This item allows users to enable or disable SERR## Generation. AIMB-230 User Manual...
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Link Training Timeout (uS) This item allows users to set the Link Training Timeout(uS) Unpopulated Links This item allows users to set the Unpopulated Links Restore PCIE Registers Enable or disable Restore PCIE Registers AIMB-230 User Manual...
This item allows users to set the ACPI sleep state Lock Legacy Resources This item allows users to lock legacy devices’ resources. S3 Video Repost Enable or disable video repost Power on by Modem Disable/Enable power on modem function AIMB-230 User Manual...
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3.2.2.4 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device. AIMB-230 User Manual...
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3.2.2.5 S5 RTC Wake Settings Wake system with fixed time Enable or disable system wake on alarm event 3.2.2.6 CPU Configuration AIMB-230 User Manual...
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This item allows users to enable or disable the Spin up Device. Device Sleep This item allows users to enable or disable the Device Sleep. SATA DEVSLEP idle Timeout Config This item allows users to enable or disable the SATA DEVSLEP idle Timeout Config. AIMB-230 User Manual...
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3.2.2.8 INTEL Rapid Star Technology Intel® Rapid start technology This item allows users to enable or disable Intel rapid start technology. AIMB-230 User Manual...
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3.2.2.9 PCH(FW) Configuration Me FW Image Re-Flash This item allows users to enable or disable Me FW image re-flash function. AIMB-230 User Manual...
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This item allows users to set the Device reset time-out Device power-up delay This item allows users to set the Device power-up delay Generic USB Flash Disk 1100 This item allows users to set the Generic USB Flash Disk 1100 AIMB-230 User Manual...
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This item allows users to set backlight enable polarity. Case Open This item allows users to set Case open enable polarity. Resume on Ring This item allows users to set Resume on Ring enable polarity. AIMB-230 User Manual...
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Serial Port This item will allow users to enable or disable serial port. Change Settings This item allows users to change the serial port setting. Device Mode This item allows users to change the device mode. AIMB-230 User Manual...
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3.2.2.13 PC Health Status 3.2.2.14 Serial Port Console Redirection Console Redirection This item allows users to enable or disable console redirection for Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS). AIMB-230 User Manual...
PCIE Wake Enables or disables LAN1/2 wake up from sleep state. DeeSx Power Policies Enables or disables the DeeSx Power Policies. Restore AC Power Loss This item allows users to select off, on and last state. AIMB-230 User Manual...
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This item allows users to configure Mini PCI Express setting. Mini PCI Express This item allows users to enable or disable the PME SCI function. PCI Express Root Port This item allows users to configure PCI Express Root port setting. AIMB-230 User Manual...
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USB Precondition This item allows user to enable or disable USB Precondition. XHCI Mode This item allows user to enable or disable XHCI Mode. XHCI Idle L1 Enables or disables the XHCI Idle L1. AIMB-230 User Manual...
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3.2.3.3 PCH Azalia Configuration Azalia This item allows user to enable or disable azalea device. AIMB-230 User Manual...
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3.2.3.4 System Agent (SA) Configuration VT-d This item allows users to enable or disable VT-d. AIMB-230 User Manual...
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This item allows users to select DVMT total memory size. Gfx Low Power Mode This item allows users to enable or disable IGD low power mode. Panel Power Enable This item allows users to enable or disable Panel Power. AIMB-230 User Manual...
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3.2.3.6 LCD Control Primary IGFX Boot Display Select Primary IGFX Boot Display. LVDS Panel Type Select LVDS Panel type. AIMB-230 User Manual...
Set the system boot order. GateA20 Active This item allows you to select upon request or Always. Option ROM Messages Sets display mode for option ROM. INT19 Trap Response This item allows option ROMs to trap interrupt 19. AIMB-230 User Manual...
3.2.5 Security Select Security Setup from the AIMB-230 Setup main BIOS setup menu. All Security Setup options, such as password protection and virus protection are described in this section. To access the sub menu for the following items, select the item and press<Enter>: Change Administrator / User Password.
This item allows you to save the changes done so far as user defaults. Restore User Defaults This item allows you to restore the user defaults to all the options. Boot Override Boot device selection can override your boot priority. AIMB-230 User Manual...
Introduction The mission of Advantech Embedded Software Services is to "Enhance quality of life with Advantech platforms and Microsoft® Windows® embedded technology." We enable Windows® Embedded software products on Advantech platforms to more effectively support the embedded computing community. Customers are freed from the hassle of dealing with multiple vendors (hardware suppliers, system integrators, embedded OS distributors) for projects.
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System Throttling Refers to a series of methods for reducing power consump- tion in computers by lowering the clock frequency. This API allows the user to adjust the clock from 87.5% to 12.5%. AIMB-230 User Manual...
The eSOS also provide for remote connection via Telnet server and FTP server so the administrator can attempt to rescue the system. Note: This function requires BIOS cus- tomization. AIMB-230 User Manual...
To facilitate the installation of the enhanced display drivers and utility software, read the instructions in this chapter carefully. The drivers for the AIMB-230 are located on the software installation CD. The driver in the folder of the driver CD will guide and link you to the utilities and drivers under a Windows system.
Windows 7 Driver Setup Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. You can see the driver folder items. Navigate to the "Chipset" folder and click "infinst_autol.exe" to complete the installation of the driver. AIMB-230 User Manual...
Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. You can see the driver folders items. Navigate to the "VGA" folder and click "setup.exe" to complete the installation of the drivers for Windows 7 and Windows XP. AIMB-230 User Manual...
Introduction The AIMB-230 has dual Gigabit Ethernet LANs via dedicated PCI Express x1 lanes (Realtek RTL8111E(LAN1) and RTL8111E (LAN2)) that offer bandwidth of up to 500 MB/sec, eliminating the bottleneck of network data flow and incorporating Gigabit Ethernet at 1000 Mbps.
Windows® 7 Driver Setup (Realtek RTL8111E) Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. Select the LAN folder then navigate to the directory for your OS. AIMB-230 User Manual...
CPU Fan Power Connector (CPUFAN1/ CPUFAN1_1) Table A.6: CPU Fan Power Connector (CPUFAN1/CPUFAN_1) Signal CPU FAN VCC DETECT CPU PWM CPU Fan Speed Control (JCPUFAN1) Table A.7: CPU Fan Speed Control (JCPUFAN1) Signal VCC Control 2-3* PWM Control AIMB-230 User Manual...
You can use an LED to indicate when the single board computer is on. Pin 1 of JFP3 supplies the LED's power, and Pin 3 is the ground. Table A.10: Power LED & Keyboard Lock Connector (JFP2) Function LED power KEYLOCK# AIMB-230 User Manual...
Speaker 4 HDD LED SMB_CLK A.12 USB/LAN Ports (LAN1/LAN2/USB12/USB34) Table A.12: USB Port Signal Signal USB3_RX+ USB2_D- USB2_D+ USB3_TX- USB3_TX+ USB3_RX- Table A.13: Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 Port Signal Signal MDI0+ MDI2- MDI0- MDI1- MDI1+ MDI3+ MDI2+ MDI3- AIMB-230 User Manual...
LVDS Power Jumper (JLVDS1/JLVDS2) JLVDS1 JLVDS2 3.3V Note! JLVDS1 and JLVDS2 can’t be used at the same time, or else M/B would be damaged. A.20 LVDS Inverter (INV1) Table A.19: LVDS Power Jumper Signal +12V BL_EN BL_CLT AIMB-230 User Manual...
EC control A.22 ATX12V/12V DC IN (ATX12V1/DCIN1) ATX12V1 DCIN1 Table A.21: ATX 12 V connector (ATX12V1) Signal Signal aGND aGND CPU_+12V CPU_+12V A.23 HD Digital Audio Interface (SPDIF_O1) Table A.22: HD Digital Audio Interface (SPDIF_OUT1) Signal SPDIF Out AIMB-230 User Manual...
COM1_S3 master 1-2* slave COM1_S4 master A.27 Watch dog and Open chassis alarm (JWDT1+JOBS1) Table A.26: Watchdog and Open Chassis Alarm (JWDT1+JOBS1) Signal Signal EC_Beep Beep Reset JWDT1+JOBS1: 2-3 WDT control by EC* 4-5 Alarm by EC* AIMB-230 User Manual...
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