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Summary of Contents for AXIOMTEK SBC87842
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SBC87842 ® ® Intel Atom E3827 and Celeron N2807 Processor Single Board Computer User’s Manual...
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Table of Contents Disclaimers ..................... ii ESD Precautions ................... iii Chapter 1 Introduction ..........1 Features ....................1 Specifications ..................2 Utilities Supported ................3 Chapter 2 Board and Pin Assignments ....5 Board Dimensions and Fixing Holes ..........5 Board Layout ..................
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Starting ....................27 Navigation Keys ................27 Main Menu ..................28 Advanced Menu ................. 29 Chipset Menu ..................40 Security Menu ..................42 Boot Menu ..................43 Save & Exit Menu ................45 Appendix A Watchdog Timer ........47 About Watchdog Timer ..............47 How to Use Watchdog Timer ............
SBC87842 Single Board Computer Chapter 1 Introduction ® ® The SBC87842, a single board computer, supports Intel Atom E3827 and Celeron N2807 processors. The board delivers outstanding system performance through high-bandwidth interfaces, multiple I/O functions for interactive applications and various embedded computing solutions.
And remove jumper clip from 2 jumper pins to open. The following illustration shows how to set up jumper. Before applying power to SBC87842, please make sure all of the jumpers are in factory default position. Below you can find a summary table of all jumpers and onboard default settings.
SBC87842 Single Board Computer Connectors and LEDs Signals go to other parts of the system through connectors. Loose or improper connection might cause problems, please make sure all connectors are properly and firmly connected. Here is a summary table which shows all connectors and LEDs on the hardware.
SBC87842 Single Board Computer 2.4.1 Front Panel Connector (CN1) Signal HDDLED+ +3.3V HDDLED- +3.3V HW RST+ HW RST- PWRSW+ PWRSW- HDD Activity LED This connection is linked to hard drive activity LED on the control panel. LED flashes when HDD is being accessed. Pin 1 and 3 connect the hard disk drive to the front panel HDD LED, pin 3 is assigned as cathode(-) and pin 1 is assigned as anode(+).
SBC87842 Single Board Computer 2.4.4 Full-size PCI-Express Mini Card and mSATA Connector (CN6) The CN6 is a full-size PCI-Express Mini Card connector applying to either PCI-Express or USB 2.0 with mSATA support. It also complies with PCI-Express Mini Card Spec.
SBC87842 Single Board Computer 2.4.5 VGA Connector (CN7) This is a 15-pin D-Sub connector which is commonly used for VGA display. This VGA interface configuration can be configured via software utility. Signal Signal Green Blue N.C. DETECT N.C. DDC DATA...
SBC87842 Single Board Computer 2.4.8 COM1~COM4 Connectors (CN11~CN12) The board comes with four standard DB-9 connectors on the rear I/O for RS-232/422/485 interfaces. If you need these COM ports to support RS-422 or RS-485, please refer to BIOS setting in section 4.4.
SBC87842 Single Board Computer 2.4.11 CompactFlash™ Socket (CF1) The board is equipped with a CompactFlash disk type-II socket to support an IDE interface CompactFlash disk card with DMA mode supported. The socket is especially designed to avoid incorrect installation. When installing or removing the CompactFlash disk card, please make sure the system power is off.
SBC87842 Single Board Computer 2.4.12 USB Connector (USB1) This is a Universal Serial Bus (compliant with USB 2.0 (480Mbps)) connector on the rear I/O. It is commonly used for installing USB peripherals such as keyboard, mouse, scanner, etc. Signal Signal...
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Make sure all correct settings are arranged for your installed microprocessor to prevent the CPU from damages. BIOS The SBC87842 uses AMI Plug and Play BIOS with a single 64Mbit SPI Flash. System Memory The SBC87842 supports one 204-pin DDR3L SO-DIMM socket for maximum memory capacity up to 8GB DDR3L SDRAMs.
SBC87842 Single Board Computer Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Setup Utility The AMI UEFI BIOS provides users with a built-in setup program to modify basic system configuration. All configured parameters are stored in a flash chip to save the setup information whenever the power is turned off.
SBC87842 Single Board Computer Hot Keys Description Left/Right The Left and Right <Arrow> keys allow you to select a setup screen. The Up and Down <Arrow> keys allow you to select a setup screen or Up/Down sub-screen. The Plus and Minus <Arrow> keys allow you to change the field value of a +...
SBC87842 Single Board Computer BIOS Information Display the auto-detected BIOS information. System Date/Time Use this option to change the system time and date. Highlight System Time or System Date using the <Arrow> keys. Enter new values through the keyboard. Press the <Tab> key or the <Arrow>...
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SBC87842 Single Board Computer ACPI Settings ACPI Sleep State When the suspend button is pressed, the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) sleep state is S3 (Suspend to RAM). AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
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SBC87842 Single Board Computer Serial Port You can use this screen to select options for the Serial Port Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
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SBC87842 Single Board Computer Serial Port 1 (COM1) Serial Port Enable or disable serial port 1. The optimal setting for base I/O address is 3F8h and for interrupt request address is IRQ4. COM Port Type These are settings for RS-232/422/485 mode. The default setting for all serial ports is RS-232.
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SBC87842 Single Board Computer Hardware Monitor This screen monitors hardware health status. This screen displays the temperature of system and CPU and system voltages (VCORE, VBAT, +5.0V, VSB3 and VCC3V). AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
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SBC87842 Single Board Computer RTC Wake Settings This screen allows user to enable system to wake from S5 using RTC alarm. Wake system from S5 Enable or disable system wake on alarm event. The default is Disabled. It allows you to wake up the system in a certain time.
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SBC87842 Single Board Computer Serial Port Console Redirection You can use this screen to select options for Serial Port Console Redirection, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
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SBC87842 Single Board Computer You can use this screen to further change parameters for console redirection settings. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
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SBC87842 Single Board Computer CPU Configuration This screen shows the CPU information, and you can change the value of the selected option. Socket 0 CPU Information This item is for CPU information. Socket 0 CPU Information AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
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SBC87842 Single Board Computer IDE Configuration In this configuration menu, you can see the currently installed hardware in the SATA ports. During system boot up, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. CF/mSATA Select CompactFlash or mSATA support.
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SBC87842 Single Board Computer USB Configuration USB Devices Display all detected USB devices. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
SBC87842 Single Board Computer Chipset Menu The Chipset menu allows users to change the advanced chipset settings. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: ► North Bridge For items marked with “”, please press <Enter>...
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SBC87842 Single Board Computer North Bridge This screen shows system memory information. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
SBC87842 Single Board Computer Security Menu The Security menu allows users to change the security settings for the system. Administrator Password This item indicates whether an administrator password has been set (installed or uninstalled). User Password This item indicates whether an user password has been set (installed or uninstalled).
SBC87842 Single Board Computer Boot Menu The Boot menu allows users to change boot options of the system. Setup Prompt Timeout Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting. Legacy PXE OpROM Control the execution of UEFI and legacy Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) OpROM.
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SBC87842 Single Board Computer Boot Option Priorities [Boot Option #1, …] These are settings for boot priority. Specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. Hard Drive BBS Priorities Set the order of hard drive boot. This option appears only if at least one device of this group is detected.
SBC87842 Single Board Computer Save & Exit Menu The Save & Exit menu allows users to load your system configuration with optimal or fail-safe default values. Save Changes and Reset When you have completed the system configuration changes, select this option to leave Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect.
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SBC87842 Single Board Computer Appendix A Watchdog Timer A.1 About Watchdog Timer After the system stops working for a while, it can be auto-reset by the watchdog timer. The integrated watchdog timer can be set up in the system reset mode by program.
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Before installing the heatspreader to the board, please apply thermal grease on the CPU die. This board has six assembly holes for installing heatspreader plate. Use the six screws to secure the heatspreader plate to the SBC87842. Be careful not to over-tighten the screws.
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