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With smaller board size and lower height keep-out zones, the conga-IA3 SBC provides manufacturers and enthusiasts with the opportunity to design compact systems for space restricted areas. With appropriate I/O shield, the same conga-IA3 SBC can be used in either a Thin Mini-ITX or a Mini-ITX design.
The conga-IA3 supports only DDR3L memory modules and the memory modules in the sockets must be symmetrical - that is, same raw cards and same memory sizes. This is because the Bay Trail SoC on the conga-IA3 does not support mixed raw cards or same raw cards with mixed memory sizes.
Nonetheless, all electronics contain semiconductor devices which have operating temperature ranges that should be adhered to. This means that for reliable operation, the thermal design of the conga-IA3 must be carefully considered. For this reason, it is imperative to provide sufficient air flow to each of the components, to ensure the specified operating temperature of the conga-IA3 is maintained.
Caution congatec cooling solutions have been specifically designed for use within commercial temperature ranges (0° to 60°C) only. It is the responsibility of the end user to design an optimized thermal solution that meets the needs of their application within the industrial environmental conditions it is required to operate in.
Connector Description Power Supply You can power the conga-IA3 SBC with a 12V-24V laptop type DC power supply (on connector X43) or a 4 pin internal power supply (on connector X44). Additionally, the SBC offers an optional SBM power connector (only BOM option). When this connector (X45) is populated, you can power the SBC with it.
Caution The absolute maximum rating of the input voltage is 36 volts. Do not exceed this rating or expose the conga-IA3 to the absolute maximum voltage for a prolonged time. Doing so may damage the system or affect system reliability.
Caution The absolute maximum rating of the input voltage is 36 volts. Do not exceed this rating or expose the conga-IA3 to the absolute maximum voltage for a prolonged time. Doing so may damage the system or affect system reliability.
Power Status LEDs The conga-IA3 provides two LED signals (FP_LED1 and P_LED2) on pins 2 and 4 of the front panel connector X38. The signals indicate the different power states of the conga-IA3. Possible states and corresponding activity of the LEDs are shown below:...
Rear Audio Connectors The conga-IA3 has a high definition audio codec (Realtek ALC888S) mounted on it. The front channel line output signals and the MIC input signals are routed to connector X48 (audio OUT/MIC) on the rear side. The drivers for this codec can be found in the software section under conga-IA3 on the congatec website at www.congatec.com...
X48: 6 Pin, Single Audio Jack - black color 5.3.2 Internal Audio Connectors The conga-IA3 provides the stereo speaker, digital microphone/SPDIF and front panel HD audio connectors internally. 5.3.2.1 Stereo Speaker Header The first analog line input channels (left and right) of the Realtek ALC888S HDA audio codec are routed via a TPA2012D2 amplifier to internal stereo speaker - connector X19.
Communication Bus The conga-IA3 supports both SMBus and I2C compliant devices. 5.4.1 SMBus The SMBus signals are available in different locations on the conga-IA3, including the feature connector (X34) described in section 6.13 of this document. 5.4.2 I²C Bus The congatec Board controller provides I²C signals. These signals are available in different locations on the conga-IA3, including the feature connector (X34) described in section 6.13 of this document.
Rear USB Connectors The conga-IA3 offers a total of four USB ports on the rear side - two USB 2.0 ports on connector X14 and two USB 3.0 ports on connector X15. The USB 2.0 signals on connector X14 are routed directly from the SoC's USB ports 2 and 3. The USB 3.0 signals on connector X15 are routed from the SoC's USB Superspeed and USB port 0 signals via a USB 3.0 hub.
Internal USB Connectors The conga-IA3 offers 4 USB ports internally - two USB 2.0 ports on connector X12 and two USB 3.0 ports on connector X60. The USB 2.0 signals on connector X12 are routed from the SoC's USB port 1 via a USB 2.0 hub. The USB 3.0 signals on connector X60 are routed from the SoC's USB Superspeed and USB port 0 signals via a USB 3.0 hub.
Ethernet 10/100/1000 The conga-IA3 provides two Gigabit Ethernet ports (connectors X57 and X58) on the rear side. The two Gigabit Ethernet interfaces are supported via the Intel Gigabit Ethernet controller i211. These interfaces do not support the Intel AMT.
Standard SATA Ports The conga-IA3 provides two SATA ports. The SATA ports are routed to connectors CN1/CN2 and support data rates up to 3GB/s. The SATA LED on the front panel connector (X38) is lit when there is activity on any of the SATA interfaces.
Mini SATA The mini SATA connector X6 on the conga-IA3 is used to connect mSATA devices. This connector also supports mini PCIe devices. When an mSATA or mPCIe device is connected to X6, the conga-IA3 automatically detects the type of device that is attached.
The conga-IA3 supports dual simultaneous displays - one Digital Display Interface and one embedded Display or LVDS interface. 5.8.1 Display Port Interface DP++ The conga-IA3 SBC has one DP++ connector (X26) located at the rear I/O panel. The display port supports the connection of DP, HDMI and DVI displays. Connectors X26 Pinout Description.
Embedded Display Port (eDP) The conga-IA3 provides eDP interface on connector X28 - a standard 40 pin DisplayPort connector. The eDP signals are sourced from the SoC's eDP stream via a multiplexer. Depending on the BIOS setup, the multiplexer routes the eDP stream either directly to the eDP connector X28 on the bottom side of the SBC or to the LVDS connector X32 (top side) via an eDP to LVDS bridge.
5.8.3.1 Backlight Power Connector The conga-IA3 provides backlight power on connector X31. The power budget of BKLT_PWR (pins 3 and 4) is limited to 1.5 amps. Connector X31 Pinout Description Backlight Power - Connector X31...
Backlight/Panel Power Selection The conga-IA3 supports different voltages for the panel and backlight. With jumper X29, you can set the panel voltage to 3,3V, 5V or 12V. With jumper X30, you can set the backlight voltage to 5V or 12V.
X51: 2.54mm, 2 Pos. Molex Connector. PCI Express The conga-IA3 provides 3 PCIe interfaces - a x1 PCIe slot on connector X9, a half-size mini PCIe (mPCIe) slot on connector X10 and a full size mini PCIe/mini SATA slot on connector X6. Th 5.9.1...
Mini PCIe (Half Size) The conga-IA3 is equipped with a PCI Express Mini Card socket. PCI Express Mini Card is a unique small size form factor optimized for mobile computing platforms equipped with communication applications. The small footprint connector can be implemented on SBCs, providing the ability to insert different removable PCI Express Mini Cards.
Mini PCIe (Full Size) The conga-IA3 offers an mPCIe slot on connector X6. This connector supports both mPCIe and mSATA devices. The PCIe signals are routed from the SoC's PCIe lane 0 to connector X6 (mPCIe/mSATA slot) via two multiplexers. The first multiplexer switches the PCIe signals between the x1 PCIe slot (connector X9) and the mPCIe/mSATA slot (connector X6).
Front Panel Connector The conga-IA3 SBC supports front panel features such as power button, status LEDs and reset button via connector X38 - a 10-pin internal header. This connector offers one power supply pin (3.3V). The signals FP_LED+ and FP_LED- communicates the system states to two LEDs connected to this header.
Trusted Platform Module – TPM (Optional) The conga-IA3 SBC can optionally be equipped with a TPM 1.2 compliant security chip. The TPM security chip is connected to the LPC bus provided by the integrated Intel Chipset. The basic TPM chip initialization is performed by the SBC’s UEFI Boot firmware.
Serial Ports (COM) The Super IO controller on the conga-IA3 provides two fully featured RS-232 compliant UART interfaces (COM 0 and 1). The COM 1 interface can be optionally used as ccTALK compliant interface. The COM ports can drive up to 115 kbit/s at a maximum cable length of 15 m.
CPU/System Fan Connector & Power Configuration The conga-IA3 supports the connection of 5V or 12V cooling fans. The signals of the CPU and system fans are routed to 4-pin connectors X35 and X37 respectively. Use jumper X33 to select the CPU fan voltage and jumper X36 to select the system fan voltage.
OEM POST Logo This feature allows system designers to replace the congatec POST logo displayed in the upper left corner of the screen during BIOS POST with their own BIOS POST logo. Use the congatec system utility CGUTIL 1.5.4 or later to replace/add the OEM POST logo.
OEM BIOS Code/Data With the congatec embedded BIOS, it is possible for system designers to add their own code to the BIOS POST process. The congatec Embedded BIOS first calls the OEM code before handing over control to the OS loader.
The architecture of the CGOS API driver provides the ability to write application software that runs unmodified on all congatec CPU modules. All the hardware related code is contained within the congatec embedded BIOS on the module. See section 1.1 of the CGOS API software developers guide, which is available on the congatec website .
6.13 Feature Connector The conga-IA3 provides an internal 50 pol. 2mm pin header as feature connector. The pinout is described below: Feature Connector X34 Pinout Description Signal Signal +V5S LAD0 LAD1 LAD2 LAD3 LFRAME# SERIRQ# Feature Connector X34 LPC_CLK (25MHz)
BIOS setup program. Setup Menu and Navigation The congatec BIOS setup screen is composed of the menu bar, left frame and right frame. The menu bar is shown below: Main...
Serial Number No option Displays the serial number of the board. BC Firmware Revision No option Displays the firmware revision of the congatec board controller. MAC Address No option Displays the MAC address of the onboard Ethernet controller. MAC Address #2 No option Displays the MAC address of the second onboard Ethernet controller.
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Note In ACPI mode, it is not possible for a “Watchdog ACPI Event” handler to directly restart or shutdown the OS. For this reason the congatec BIOS will do one of the following: For Shutdown: An over temperature notification is executed. This causes the OS to shut down in an orderly fashion.
Auto detection is performed by reading an EDID data set via the video I²C bus. WVGA 800x480 1x24 (01Bh) The number in brackets specifies the congatec internal number of the respective panel data set. Note: Customized EDID™ utilizes an OEM defined EDID™ data set stored in the BIOS flash device.
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Note 1. The term ‘AC power loss’ stands for the state when the module looses the standby voltage on the 5V_SB pins. On congatec modules, the standby voltage is continuously monitored after the system is turned off. If within 30 seconds the standby voltage is no longer detected, then this is considered an AC power loss condition.
Additional BIOS Features The conga-IA3 uses a congatec/AMI AptioEFI that is stored in an onboard Flash Rom chip and can be updated using the congatec System Utility (version 1.5.0 and later), which is available in a DOS based command line, Win32 command line, Win32 GUI, and Linux version.
Industry Specifications The list below provides links to industry specifications that apply to congatec AG modules. Specification Link Low Pin Count Interface Specification, Revision 1.0 (LPC) http://developer.intel.com/design/chipsets/industry/lpc.htm Universal Serial Bus (USB) Specification, Revision 2.0 http://www.usb.org/home PCI Specification, Revision 2.3 http://www.pcisig.com/specifications Serial ATA Specification, Revision 3.0...
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