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User Manual AIMB-231 Intel® Core™ i5-5350U/i3-5010U Mini-ITX with eDP/DP (HDMI)/ 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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Whether your new Advantech equipment is destined for the labo- ratory or the factory floor, you can be assured that your product will provide the reliability and ease of operation for which the name Advantech has come to be known.
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-231 User Manual...
AIMB-B12315-00Y1E i5 DP/HDMI, 4 x USB3.0 Line Out Barebone, with DP++ 2 x USB2.0 Mic-In thermal module AIMB-B12315-00Y1E i3 AIMB-T12315-00Y1E i5 DP/HDMI, 4 x USB3.0 Line Out Barebone, with DP++ 2 x USB2.0 Mic-In thermal module AIMB-T12315-00Y1E i3 AIMB-231 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-231, 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 ..............5 Board layout: Jumper and Connector Locations ........6 Figure 1.1 Jumper and Connector Location ........ 6 AIMB-231 Board Diagram ................. 7 Figure 1.2 AIMB-231 Board Diagram .......... 7 Safety Precautions ..................8 Jumper Settings ..................8 1.8.1 How to Set Jumpers..............
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Introduction ..................... 66 Features....................66 Installation....................66 Windows® 7 Driver Setup (Intel I210)............. 66 Appendix A I/O Pin Assignments ......67 USB Header (USB56) ................68 Table A.1: USB Header (USB56) ..........68 DP Connector ..................68 AIMB-231 User Manual...
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Table A.27:COM1 RS422/485 Master or Slave Selection (COM1_S1~S4) ............79 A.29 Watch dog and Open chassis alarm (JWDT1+JOBS1) ......80 Table A.28:Watchdog and Open Chassis Alarm (JWDT1+JOBS1) A.30 Low Pin Count Bus (LPC1) ..............80 Table A.29:Low Pin Count Bus (LPC1)........80 AIMB-231 User Manual...
Introduction AIMB-231 is designed with the Intel® BROADWELL ULT Dual Core processor for industrial applications that require both performance computing and enhanced power management capabilities. The motherboard supports Intel BROADWELL ULT Dual Core i5 1.8 GHz / i3 2.1 GHz 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-231 User Manual...
Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the AIMB-231 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.
DC jack 12V Main power connector COM1, 2 COM port LANLED1 LAN1 status connector AMPJ1 Amplifier connector Full-sized Mini PCI Express x 1 slot / mSATA x 1 slot / SIM card MINI_PCIE1 holder MINI_PCIE2 Half-sized Mini PCI Express x 1 AIMB-231 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-231 User Manual...
1.8.2 CMOS Clear (CMOS1) The AIMB-231 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.
System Memory The AIMB-231 has two sockets for a 204-pin DDR3L SODIMM. This socket uses a 3 V unbuffered double data rate synchronous DRAM (DDR SDRAM). DRAM is avail- able in capacities of 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.
LAN Ports and USB Ports (LAN1, LAN2, USB12, USB34, USB56) The AIMB-231 provides up to six USB ports. Four USB3.0 on the real side and two- pin headers 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) HDMI (DP++) (DP) The AIMB-231 includes DP/HDMI and DP++ interface that can drive conventional DP/HDMI and DP++ displays. DP and HDMI only one can be used at same time. default setting is at HDMI. AIMB-231 User Manual...
Serial Ports (COM1~COM2) COM1/COM2 AIMB-231 supports two serial ports, and COM1 supports RS232/485/422 function and 5V/12V selected by jumpers 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.
PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector (KBMS1) 6-pin wafer box connectors (KBMS1) on the motherboard provide connections to a PS/2 keyboard and a PS/2 mouse, respectively. AIMB-231 User Manual...
CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) CPU fan can support Voltage mode and PWN mode by jumper JCPUFAN1.(default is voltage mode) Note! when using a 3 pin cooler, don't use PWM mode. AIMB-231 User Manual...
System FAN Connector (SYSFAN1) System support Voltage mode mode jumper JSYSFAN1.(default is voltage mode). Note! When use 3 pin cooler, don't use PWM mode. AIMB-231 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-231 provides an onboard buzzer as an alternative. To enable the buzzer, set pins 7 & 10 as closed. AIMB-231 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 Slow flashes Fast flashes Slow flashes Line Out, Mic In Connector (AUDIO1/AUDIO2) Line Out Mic In AIMB-231 User Manual...
Digital Audio Connector (SPDIF_O1) 2.11 Serial ATA Interface (SATA1) AIMB-231 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. AIMB-231 User Manual...
2.12 SATA power connector(SATA_PWR1~3) 2.13 Full / Half Size Mini PCI Express Slot The AIMB-231 provides 1 Full size Mini PCI express slot (Co-lay mSATA & SIM card holder) and 1 Half size Mini PCI express slot. AIMB-231 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-231 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-231 User Manual...
2.16 SPI Flash Connector(SPI_CN1) The SPI flash card pin header may be used to flash BIOS if the AIMB-231 cannot power on. Clean CMOS(CMOS1) Clean CMOS and reset RTC CMOS1: 1-2 Keep CMOS data* 3-4 Clean CMOS AIMB-231 User Manual...
2.17 LCD Inverter Connector (INV1) Note! Signal Description Signal Signal Description Vadj=0.75 V (Recommended: 4.7 K, 1/16 W) ENBKL LCD backlight ON/OFF control signal AIMB-231 User Manual...
AIMB-231 setup screens. BIOS Setup The AIMB-231 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.
System 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-231 User Manual...
3.2.2 Advanced BIOS Features Select the Advanced tab from the AIMB-231 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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3.2.2.1 CPU Configuration AIMB-231 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-231 User Manual...
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3.2.2.3 PCH-FW Configuration Me FW Image Re-Flash This item allows users to enable or disable Me FW image re-flash function. AIMB-231 User Manual...
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3.2.2.4 Intel(R) Anti-Theft Technology Configuration Intel(R) Anti-Theft Technology Enabled or disabled Intel(R) Anti-Theft Technology. Enter Intel(R) AT Suspend mode Enabled or disabled Intel(R) AT suspend mode. AIMB-231 User Manual...
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This item allows users to enable or disable trigger CIRA boot. USB Configure This item allows users to enable or disable USB configure function. PET Progress This item allows users to enable or disable PET events progress to receive PET AIMB-231 User Manual...
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Set Parameters of Serial Port 1(COM1_1) Serial Port 2 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 2 (COM1_2) Case Open Enabled or Disabled Case Open warning beep. Wake On Ring Enabled or disabled wake on ring function. AIMB-231 User Manual...
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3.2.2.7 ITE8528E HW Monitor AIMB-231 User Manual...
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3.2.2.8 S5 RTC Wake Setting Wake system from S5 Enabled or disabled wake system from S5. 3.2.2.9 Intel TXT Information AIMB-231 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-231 User Manual...
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3.2.2.11 Intel (R) Smart Connect Technology ISCT Support Enabled or disabled intel smart connect technology. AIMB-231 User Manual...
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Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM. – Video Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM. – Other PCI devices Determines OpROM execution policy for devices other than Network, Stor- age, or Video. AIMB-231 User Manual...
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Maximum time the device will take before it properly report itself to the host con- troller. Mass storage device Mass storage device emulation type. 'AUTO' enumerates devices according to their media format. Optical drives are emulated as 'CDROM', drives with no media will be emulated according to a drive type. AIMB-231 User Manual...
3.2.3 Chipset VT-D Enabled or disabled VT-d. AIMB-231 User Manual...
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3.2.3.1 System Agent (SA) Configuration VT-d This item allows users to enable or disable VT-d. AIMB-231 User Manual...
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DVMT Total Gfx Mem Select DVMT 5.0 total graphic memory size used by the Internal graphics device. Gfx Low Power Mode This item allows users to enable or disable Gfx low power mode. AIMB-231 User Manual...
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Select the video device which will be activated during POST. Secondary boot display selection will appear based on customer's selection. VGA modes will be supported only on Primary display. LVDS Panel Type LVDS Panel Type selection. AIMB-231 User Manual...
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DMI Gen2 This item allows users to enable or disable DMI Gen2 Control. DMI De-emphasis Control Configure the De-emphasis control on DMI. DMI IOT This item allows users to enable or disable DMI IOT Control. AIMB-231 User Manual...
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PCI Express Configuration DMI Link ASPM Control This item allows users to enable or disable DMI Link ASPM Control. DMI Link Extended Synch Control This item allows users to enable or disable DMI Link extended synch Control. AIMB-231 User Manual...
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Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy PXE OpROM. PCIE Wake Enable or disable PCIE to wake the system from S5. Restore AC Power Loss This item allows users to select off, on and last state. AIMB-231 User Manual...
3.2.4 Security Select Security Setup from the AIMB-231 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.
Enabled, an OEM Logo is shown instead of POST messages. FAST Boot This item allows users to enable or disable Fast Boot. Boot Option Priorities Set the system boot order. Hard Drive BBS Priorities Set the Hard drive boot order. AIMB-231 User Manual...
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-231 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-231 User Manual...
The Monitoring is a utility for customer to monitor the sys- tem health, like voltage, CPU and system temperature and fan speed. These items are important to a device, if the critical errors occur and are not solved immediately, per- manent damage may be caused. AIMB-231 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-231 are located on website. The driver in the folder will guide and link you to the utilities and drivers under a Windows system.
Windows 7 Driver Setup From Website, 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-231 User Manual...
See Chapter 5 for information on installing the chipset utility. From website, 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 Win- dows 8. AIMB-231 User Manual...
Introduction The AIMB-231 has dual Gigabit Ethernet LANs via dedicated PCI Express x1 lanes Intel I218(LAN1) and Intel I210(LAN2) that offer bandwidth of up to 500 MB/sec, elim- inating the bottleneck of network data flow and incorporating Gigabit Ethernet at 1000 Mbps.
CPU Fan Power Connector (CPUFAN1/ CPUFAN1_1) Table A.7: CPU Fan Power Connector (CPUFAN1/CPUFAN_1) Signal CPU FAN VCC DETECT CPU PWM CPU Fan Speed Control (JCPUFAN1) Table A.8: CPU Fan Speed Control (JCPUFAN1) Signal VCC Control 2-3* PWM Control AIMB-231 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.11: Power LED & Keyboard Lock Connector (JFP2) Function LED power KEYLOCK# AIMB-231 User Manual...
Speaker 4 HDD LED SMB_CLK A.13 USB/LAN Ports (LAN1/LAN2/USB12/USB34) Table A.13: USB Port Signal Signal USB3_RX+ USB2_D- USB2_D+ USB3_TX- USB3_TX+ USB3_RX- Table A.14: Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 Port Signal Signal MDI0+ MDI2- MDI0- MDI1- MDI1+ MDI3+ MDI2+ MDI3- AIMB-231 User Manual...
EC control A.23 ATX12V/12V DC IN (ATX12V1/DCIN1) ATX12V1 DCIN1 Table A.22: ATX 12 V connector (ATX12V1) Signal Signal aGND aGND CPU_+12V CPU_+12V A.24 HD Digital Audio Interface (SPDIF_O1) Table A.23: HD Digital Audio Interface (SPDIF_OUT1) Signal SPDIF Out AIMB-231 User Manual...
JWDT1+JOBS1: 2-3 WDT control by EC* 4-5 Alarm by EC* A.30 Low Pin Count Bus (LPC1) Table A.29: Low Pin Count Bus (LPC1) Signal Signal CLK24M LPC_AD1 LPC_AD2 80PORT_RST LPC1_SMB_CLK LPC_AD0 SERIRQ LPC_FRAME LPC1_SMB_DAT +3.3V +5VSB LPC_AD3 AIMB-231 User Manual...
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