Updated section 1.3 “Mechanical Dimension” and section 3 “Heatspreader” to reflect the actual heatspreader thickness of 4mm • Corrected the statement that the Intel® CG82NM10 (NM10) PCH found on the conga-TCA offers a single channel LVDS interface in section 4.1.10 “LCD” •...
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8 / 0 1x DDI The conga-TCA modules use the Type 6 pinout definition and comply with COM Express 2.1 specification. They are equipped with two high performance connectors that ensure stable data throughput. The COM integrates all the core components and is mounted onto an application specific carrier board. COM modules are legacy-free design (no Super I/O, PS/2 keyboard and mouse) and provide most of the functional requirements for any application.
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Options Information The conga-TCA has four variants. The table below shows the different configurations available. Check for the Part No. that applies to your product. This will tell you what options described in this user’s guide are available on your particular module.
2.5 Gb/s bandwidth in each direction per x1 link SM Bus BIOS AMI Aptio ® UEFI 2.x firmware, 4MByte serial SPI with congatec Embedded BIOS features Power ACPI 3.0 compliant with battery support. Also supports Suspend to RAM (S3). Management Note Some of the features mentioned in the above Feature Summary are optional.
Supported Operating Systems The conga-TCA supports the following operating systems. • Microsoft Windows 8 (32 bit) ® ® • Microsoft ® Windows ® • Microsoft ® Windows ® • Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard ® ® • Linux Note The graphics driver for Microsoft ®...
The power consumption values listed in this document were measured under a controlled environment. The hardware used for testing includes a conga-TCA module, conga-Cdebug carrier board, CRT monitor, SATA drive, and USB keyboard. The conga-Cdebug is modified so that the 12V input is only routed to the module and all other circuity on the carrier itself is powered by the 5V input. The SATA drive was powered externally by an ATX power supply so that it does not influence the power consumption value that is measured for the module.
Processor Information The tables below provide additional information about the power consumption data for each of the conga-TCA variants offered. The values are recorded at various operating mode. 2.5.1 conga-TCA Intel Atom™ N2600 Dual Core 1.6 GHz 1MB Cache ®...
Storage: 5% to 95% Caution The above operating temperatures must be strictly adhered to at all times. When using a congatec heatspreader, the maximum operating temperature refers to any measurable spot on the heatspreader’s surface. Humidity specifications are for non-condensing conditions.
Connector Subsystems Rows A, B, C, D The conga-TCA is connected to the carrier board via two 220-pin connectors (COM Express Type 6 pinout) for a total of 440 pins connectivity. These connectors are broken down into four rows. The primary connector consists of rows A and B while the secondary connector consists of rows C and D.
5.1.2 USB 2.0 The conga-TCA offers one EHCI USB host controller that supports USB high speed signalling and four UHCI host controllers that supports both low and full speed signalling through Intel CG82NM10 (NM10) PCH. These controllers comply with USB standard 1.1 and 2.0 and offer a total ®...
PCI Express™ lanes if the optional USB 3.0 is not implemented. The Gen1 PCI Express™ interface offers support for full 2.5 Gb/s bandwidth in each direction per x1 link. The conga-TCA also has a sixth PCI Express™ lane that is utilized by the onboard Gigabit Ethernet interface and therefore not available externally.
• resolution up to 1366x768 for 18 bpp and up to 1440x900 for 24 bpp 5.1.11 A SPI interface that supports booting from an external SPI flash is available on the conga-TCA via the Intel CG82NM10 (NM10) PCH . The ®...
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0.8V when the 12V is applied to the module. Actively driving PWR_OK high is compliant to the COM Express specification but this can cause back driving. Therefore, congatec recommends driving the PWR_OK low to keep the module in reset and tri-state PWR_OK when the carrier board hardware is ready to boot.
Power Supply Implementation Guidelines 12 volt input power is the sole operational power source for the conga-TCA. The remaining necessary voltages are internally generated on the module using onboard voltage regulators. A carrier board designer should be aware of the following important information when designing a power supply for a conga-TCA application: •...
DisplayPort (DP) The conga-TCA offers two DP ports, each capable of supporting link-speeds of 1.62 Gbps and 2.7 Gbps on 1, 2 or 4 data lanes. The DP is multiplexed onto the Digital Display Interface (DDI) of the COM Express connector. The DisplayPort specification is a VESA standard aimed at consolidating internal and external connection methods to reduce device complexity, supporting key cross industry applications, and providing performance scalability to enable the next generation of displays.
Note The conga-TCA module does not support the watchdog NMI mode. COM Express type 6 modules do not support the PCI bus and therefore the PCI_SERR# signal is not available. There is no way to drive a NMI to the processor without the presence of the PCI_SERR# PCI bus signal.
OEM BIOS Code With the congatec embedded BIOS it is even possible for system designers to add their own code to the BIOS POST process. Except for custom specific code, this feature can also be used to support Win XP SLP installation, Window 7 SLIC table, verb tables for HDA codecs, rare graphic modes and Super I/O controllers.
EAPI (Embedded Application Programming Interface) is a programming interface defined by the PICMG that addresses this problem. With this unified API, it is now possible to run the same application on all vendor’s COMs that offer EAPI driver support. Contact congatec technical support for more information about EAPI.
Security Features The conga-TCA can be equipped optionally with a “Trusted Platform Module“ (TPM 1.2). This TPM 1.2 includes coprocessors to calculate efficient hash and RSA algorithms with key lengths up to 2,048 bits as well as a real random number generator. Security sensitive applications like gaming and e-commerce will benefit also with improved authentication, integrity and confidence levels.
Tech Notes The conga-TCA has some technological features that require additional explanation. The following section will give the reader a better understanding of some of these features. This information will also help to gain a better understanding of the information found in the System Resources section of this user’s guide as well as some of the setup nodes found in the BIOS Setup Program description section.
In order for THERMTRIP# to be able to automatically switch off the system, it is necessary to use an ATX style power supply. 7.2.2 Processor Performance Control Intel Atom™ D2000/N2000 series processors found on the conga-TCA run at different voltage/frequency states (performance states), which ® is referred to as Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology (EIST).
ACPI Suspend Modes and Resume Events conga-TCA supports S3 (STR= Suspend to RAM). For more information about S3 wake events see section 10.4.5 “ACPI Submenu”. S4 (Suspend to Disk) is not supported by the BIOS (S4_BIOS) but it is supported by the following operating systems (S4_OS= Hibernate): •...
Signal Descriptions and Pinout Tables The following section describes the signals found on COM Express™ Type VI connectors used for congatec AG modules. The pinout of the modules complies with COM Express Type 6.0 Rev. 2.1. Table 2 describes the terminology used in this section for the Signal Description tables. The PU/PD column indicates if a COM Express™...
PU/PD Comment GPO0 General purpose output pins. O 3.3V SDIO interface is not supported on the conga-TCA Shared with SD_CLK. Output from COM Express, input to SD GPO1 General purpose output pins. O 3.3V SDIO interface is not supported on the conga-TCA Shared with SD_CMD.
Note USB 3.0 is only supported on PN: 047004 conga-TCA/D2550 xHCI modules. Table 21 PCI Express Signal Descriptions (x16 Graphics) Signal Pin # Description PU/PD Comment PEG_RX0+ PCI Express Graphics Receive Input differential pairs. I PCIE Not supported Note: Can also be used as PCI Express Receive Input differential pairs 16 through 31 known PEG_RX0- as PCIE_RX[16-31] + and -.
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The Digital Display Interface (DDI) signals are multiplexed with HDMI, DisplayPort (DP) and SDVO. The signals for these interfaces are routed to the DDI interface of the COM Express connector. The SDVO interface is however not supported on the conga-TCA.
Type 2-6 TYPE2# TYPE1# TYPE0# Pinout standard. Pinout Type 1 The conga-TCA is based Pinout Type 2 on the COM Express Pinout Type 3 (no IDE) Type 6 pinout therefore Pinout Type 4 (no PCI) the pins 0 and 1 are not...
I/O Address Assignment The I/O address assignment of the conga-TCA module is functionally identical with a standard PC/AT. The BIOS assigns PCI and PCI Express I/O resources from FFF0h downwards. Non PnP/PCI/PCI Express compliant devices must not consume I/O resources in that area.
LPC Bus On the conga-TCA, the internal PCI Bus acts as the subtractive decoding agent. All I/O cycles that are not positively decoded are forwarded to the internal PCI Bus. Only specified I/O ranges are forwarded to the LPC Bus by default.
These interrupt lines are virtual (message based) I²C Bus There are no onboard resources connected to the I²C bus. Address 16h is reserved for congatec Battery Management solutions. SM Bus System Management (SM) bus signals are connected to the Intel CG82NM10 (NM10) PCH and the SM bus is not intended to be used by ®...
POST allowing the operator to select either the boot device that should be used or an option to enter the BIOS setup program. 10.2 Setup Menu and Navigation The congatec BIOS setup screen is composed of the menu bar and two main frames. The menu bar is shown below: Main Advanced Boot Security Save &...
Serial Number no option Displays the serial number of the board. BC Firmware Rev. no option Displays the revision of the congatec board controller. MAC Address no option Displays the MAC address of the onboard Ethernet controller. Boot Counter no option Displays the number of boot-ups.
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 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.
If Enabled, a congatec OEM logo or a black screen shows during POST. The black screen shows only if the OEM logo is not found. If Auto, a congatec OEM boot logo loads if present. If no OEM boot logo is found, the system shows POST strings and congatec boot logo.
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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.
The BIOS displays a message during POST and on the main setup screen identifying the BIOS project name and a revision code. The initial production BIOS is identified as TCEDR1xx where TCED is the congatec internal project name, R is the identifier for a BIOS ROM file, 1 is the so called feature number and xx is the major and minor revision number.
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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