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Summary of Contents for Advantech AIMB-223G2-S2A2E
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User Manual AIMB-223 AIMB-223 Mobile AMD G-series Dual Core/Mini-ITX with VGA/ LVDS/HDMI, 6 COM and Dual...
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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.
Declaration of Conformity FCC Class B This device complies with the requirements in part 15 of the FCC rules: Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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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Initial Inspection Before you begin installing your motherboard, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: 1 x AIMB-223 AMD G-series mini-ITX motherboard 2 x SATA HDD cable 2 x SATA Power cable 1 x Serial port cable(1 to 4) ...
Introduction The AIMB-223 board comes with high connectivity and a variety of expansion options including: a single PCIe x1 and PCI expansion slot, six serial ports, four SATA III 600 MB/s connectors, and eight USB 2.0 ports. Dual display output is supported with sev- eral output interface options: VGA, HDMI, and LVDS (LVDS supports 3.3V, 5V, and 12V for large sized panels).
Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the AIMB-223 motherboard link it to external 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.
Table 1.1: Jumpers and Connectors USB78 USB port 7, 8 (on board) HDMI HDMI connector VGA connector COM12-1 COM PORT CONNECTOR COM12-2 COM PORT CONNECTOR JOBS1 OBS alarm JWDT1 Watchdog reset Table 1.2: LVDS1 Signal VDDSAFE VDDSAFE VDDSAFE VDDSAFE LVDS_L0_N LVDS_U0_N LVDS_L0_P LVDS_U0_P...
Table 1.8: JWDT1+JOBS1 Signal SIO_WG SYS_RST ERR_BEEP BEEP Table 1.9: JFP1+JFP2 Signal Signal Signal HDLED+ PWRBT HDLED- PULL LOW SPK_P3 I2C DATA SYS_RST SPK_P4 I2CCLK 7-10 EN_SPK1 POWER BT 1-10 EXT_SPK 9-12 SYS_RESET Table 1.10: JFP3 Signal Signal POWER LED KEYLOCK Table 1.11: CN21 Signal...
Table 1.19: USB78 Signal +5VPWR +5VPWR USBD4- USBD5- USBD4+ USBD5+ Table 1.20: CMOS Signal VBAT VBAT_IN PULL LO NORMAL CMOS CLEAR Table 1.21: CN4 Signal Signal SPI_MOSI SPI_MISO SPI_CLK SPI_CS# SPI_PWR Table 1.22: JCASE1 Signal CASEOP IN Table 1.23: CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN Signal +12VPWM Sensor...
Safety Precautions Warning! Always completely disconnect the power cord from chassis whenever you work with the hardware. Do not make connections while the power is on. Sensitive electronic components can be damaged by sudden power surges. Only experienced electronics personnel should open the PC chassis.
Jumper Settings This section provides instructions on how to configure your motherboard by setting the jumpers. It also includes the motherboards's default settings and your options for each jumper. 1.8.1 How to Set Jumpers You can configure your motherboard to match the needs of your application by set- ting the jumpers.
1.8.3 JBL3: LVDS power 3.3V/5V Selector Table 1.25: JBL3: LVDS power 3.3V/5V Selector Closed Pins Result JBL3 1-2* For 3.3 V LVDS Panel For 5 V LVDS Panel Default for 3.3V LVDS panel JBL3 for 5V LVDS panel JBL3 1.8.4 PSON1: ATX, AT Mode Selector Table 1.26: PSON1: ATX, AT Mode Selector Closed Pins...
System Memory The AIMB-223 has one socket for a 204-pin SODIMM. This socket uses a 1.5 V unbuffered double-data-rate three synchronous DRAM (DDR3 SDRAM). DRAM is available in capacities of 512 MB, 1 GB and 2 GB. The socket can be filled in any combination with DIMMs of any size, giving a total memory size between 512 MB and 4 GB.
Introduction You can access most of the connectors from the top of the board as it is being installed in the chassis. If you have a number of cards installed or have a packed chassis, you may need to partially remove the card to make all the connections. USB Ports (LAN1_USB01/LAN2_USB23/USB56/ USB78) The AIMB-223 provides up to eight USB ports.
VGA Connector (VGA1) The AIMB-223 includes VGA and HDMI interface that can drive conventional VGA and HDMI displays, respectively. VGA1 is a standard 15-pin D-SUB connector com- monly used for VGA. HDMI is HDMI connector for HDMI signal output. Pin assign- ments for VGA are detailed in Appendix B.
Serial Ports (COM3~6) COM12 AIMB-223 supports six serial ports. 1 of RS-232 - COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5 and COM6. These ports can connect to serial devices, such as a mouse or a printer, or to a communications network. The IRQ and address ranges for both ports are fixed. However, if you want to disable the port or change these parameters later, you can do this in the system BIOS setup.
CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) If a fan is used, this connector supports cooling fans of 500 mA (6 W) or less. System FAN Connector (SYSFAN1) If a fan is used, this connector supports cooling fans of 500 mA (6 W) or less. AIMB-223 User Manual...
Front Panel Connectors (JFP1+JFP2+JFP3) There are several external switches to monitor and control the AIMB-223. JFP1 & JFP2 JFP3 2.7.1 ATX soft power switch ((JFP1+JFP2/ PWR_SW)) If your computer case is equipped with an ATX power supply, you should connect the power on/off button on your computer case to ((JFP1+JFP2/ PWR_SW)), for conve- nient power on and off.
2.7.5 Power LED and keyboard lock connector (JFP1 / PWR_LED & KEY LOCK) (JFP1 / PWR_LED & KEY LOCK) is a 5-pin connector for the power on LED and Key Lock function. Refer to Appendix B for detailed information on the pin assignments. The Power LED cable should be connected to pin 1-3.
Serial ATA Interface (SATA1~4) AIMB-223 features a high performance Serial ATA interface (up to 300 MB/s) which eases cabling to hard drives with long, thin cables. 2.10 PCI & PCI Express x1 AIMB-223 provides 1x PCI and 1x PCIe x1 slot. AIMB-223 User Manual...
2.11 ATX 12V Power Connector (CN19) This connector is for an ATX Micro-Fit power supply. The plugs from the power sup- ply are designed to fit these connectors in only one direction. Determine the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors mate completely. 2.12 SPI Flash connector(CN4) The SPI flash card pin header may be used to flash BIOS if the AIMB-223 cannot...
2.13 LCD Inverter Connector (JBL1) 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-223 User Manual...
Introduction AMI BIOS has been integrated into many motherboards, and has been very popular for over a decade. People sometimes refer to the AMI BIOS setup menu as BIOS, BIOS setup or CMOS setup. With the AMI BIOS Setup program, you can modify BIOS settings and control the special features of your computer.
3.2.1 Main Menu Press <Del> to enter AMI BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu. The Main BIOS setup screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options that can be configured.
3.2.2 Advanced BIOS Features Select the Advanced tab from the AIMB-223 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 PCI Subsystem settings 3.2.2.2 ACPI Setting ACPI Sleep State Select the ACPI state used for system suspend. S3 Report Video Enable or disable video repost. AIMB-223 User Manual...
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Resume on LAN1 Enables or disables GbE LAN1 wake up from S5 function. Resume on LAN2 Enables or disables GbE LAN2 wake up from S5 function. Resume on RTC Alarm Disable/Enable RTC wake event. 3.2.2.3 Trusted Computing ...
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3.2.2.4 CPU configuration Limit CPUID Maximum This item allows you to limit CPUID maximum value. PSS Support This item allows you to enable or disable the ACPI _PPC, _PSS, and _PCT objects. PSTATE Adjustment This item allows you to provide P-state level. ...
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3.2.2.5 IDE configuration IDE Configuration Display SATA Port0 / SATA Port1 / SATA Port2 / SATA Port3 information. 3.2.2.6 USB configuration AIMB-223 User Manual...
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Legacy USB support Enables support for legacy USB. Auto option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. EHCI Hand-off This is a workaround for OS without EHCI hand-off support. The EHCI owner- ship change should claim by EHCI driver. ...
3.2.2.8 H/W monitor Smart Fan Function This item allows you to enable/disable CPU cooler smart function. 3.2.3 Chipset AIMB-223 User Manual...
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North Bridge Configuration Detail of North Bridge items. Display Configuration Select Details of display items. South Bridge Configuration Details of South bridge items. 3.2.3.1 North Bridge Configuration Memory Configuration Details of Bank Interleaving, IOMMU Mode, and Memory Clock items. ...
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3.2.3.2 Display Configuration LVDS This item allows you to enable or disable LVDS function. HDMI This item allows you to enable or disable HDMI function. * LVDS customized definition settings; please refer to the document on CD-ROM: "Chrontel EEPROM Adjust SOP”. AIMB-223 User Manual...
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3.2.3.3 SB Configuration SB SATA Configuration Options for SATA configuration. SB USB Configuration Options for USB configuration. SB GPP port Configuration Options for SB GPP port configuration. SB HD Azalia Configuration Options for SB Azalia. AIMB-223 User Manual...
3.2.4 Boot Setup Prompt Timeout This item allows you to change number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. Bootup NumLock State Select the Power-on state for Numlock. Quiet Boot If this option is set to Disabled, the BIOS display normal POST messages. If Enabled, an OEM Logo is shown instead of POST messages.
3.2.5 Security Select Security Setup from the AIMB-223 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.
3.2.6 Save & Exit Save Changes and Exit This item allows you to exit system setup after saving changes. Discard Changes and Exit This item allows you to exit system setup without saving any changes. Save Changes and Reset This item allows you to reset the system after saving the changes.
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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4.2.1.2 Display Brightness Control The Brightness Control API allows a developer to access embedded devices and easily control brightness. Backlight The Backlight API allows a developer to control the backlight (screen) on/off in embedded devices. 4.2.1.3 Monitor Watchdog A watchdog timer (WDT) is a device that performs a specific operation after a certain period of time if something goes wrong and the system does not recover on its own.
4.2.2 Software Utility BIOS Flash The BIOS Flash utility allows customers to update the flash ROM BIOS version, or use it to back up current BIOS by copying it from the flash chip to a file on customers’ disk. The BIOS Flash utility also provides a command line version and an API for fast implementation into custom- ized applications.
Before You Begin To facilitate the installation of the enhanced display drivers and utility software, read the instructions in this chapter carefully. The drivers for the AIMB-223 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/XP 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-223 User Manual...
Introduction To benefit from the AMD G-series T56N/T40E/T44R integrated graphics controller, you need to install the graphic driver. Windows 7/XP Note! Before installing this driver, make sure the CSI utility has been installed in your system. See Chapter 5 for information on installing the CSI utility.
Introduction The AIMB-223 has dual Gigabit Ethernet LANs via dedicated PCI Express x1 lanes (Realtek RTL8111G-CG for LAN1&2) that offer bandwidth of up to 500 MB/sec, elimi- nating the bottleneck of network data flow and incorporating Gigabit Ethernet at 1000 Mbps.
Windows 7/XP Driver Setup Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. Select the LAN folder then navigate to the directory for your OS. AIMB-223 User Manual...
Programming the Watchdog Timer The AIMB-223's watchdog timer can be used to monitor system software operation and take corrective action if the software fails to function within the programmed period. This section describes the operation of the watchdog timer and how to pro- gram it.
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Unlock W83627DHG-P Select register of watchdog timer Enable the function of the watchdog timer Use the function of the watchdog timer Lock W83627DHG-P AIMB-223 User Manual...
Table A.1: Watchdog Timer Registers Address of Register (2E) Attribute Read/Write Value (2F) & description 87 (hex) ----- Write this address to I/O address port 2E (hex) twice to unlock the W83627DHG-P. 07 (hex) write Write 08 (hex) to select register of watchdog timer. 30 (hex) write Write 01 (hex) to enable the function of the watch-...
A.1.3 Example Program Enable watchdog timer and set 10 sec. as timeout interval ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov dx,2eh ; Unlock W83627DHG-P Mov al,87h Out dx,al Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov al,07h ; Select registers of watchdog timer Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,08h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ;...
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;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov al,07h ; Select registers of watchdog timer Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,08h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al,30h Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,01h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Set minute as counting unit Mov al,0f5h Out dx,al Inc dx...
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Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al,30h Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,01h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Enable watchdog timer to be reset by mouse Mov al,0f7h Out dx,al Inc dx In al,dx Or al,80h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ;...
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;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Lock W83627DHG-P Mov al,0aah Out dx,al Generate a time-out signal without timer counting ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov dx,2eh ; Unlock W83627DHG-P Mov al,87h Out dx,al Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov al,07h ; Select registers of watchdog timer Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,08h Out dx,al...
CN4: SPI Fresh Card Pin Connector Table B.4: CN4: SPI Fresh Card Pin Connector Signal Signal +F1_3V F1_SPI_CS#_Q F1_SPI_CLK_Q F1_SPI_MISO_Q F1_SPI_MOSI_Q CPU Fan Power Connector (CPU_FAN1) Table B.5: CPU Fan Power Connector (CPU_FAN1) Signal +12 V DETECT System Fan Power Connector (SYS_FAN1) Table B.6: System Fan Power Connector (SYS_FAN1) Signal +12VPWM...
Power LED & Keyboard Lock Connector (JFP3) 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 B.7: Power LED & Keyboard Lock Connector (JFP3) Function LED power KEYLOCK#...
USB/LAN ports (LAN1_USB12/LAN2_USB34) Table B.9: USB Port Signal Signal Data0+ Data0- Table B.10: Ethernet 10/100 Mbps RJ-45 Port Signal Signal XMT+ XMT- RCV- RCV+ B.10 Line In, Line Out, Mic In Connector (AUDIO1) Line In Line Out Mic In B.11 Serial ATA0/1 (SATA 1/2/3/4) Table B.11: Serial ATA 0/1 (SATA 1/2/3/4) Signal...
B.16 LVDS Inverter (JBL1) Table B.16: LVDS Power Jumper Signal +12V BL_EN BL_CLT B.17 ATX 12 V connector (ATX12V_1) Table B.17: ATX 12 V connector (ATX12V_1) Signal Signal +12V +12V AIMB-223 User Manual...