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MI963F
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AMD
Embedded G-Series SoC
Mini ITX Motherboard
User's Manual
Version 1.0
(Apr. 2017)

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  • Page 1 MI963F ® Embedded G-Series SoC Mini ITX Motherboard User’s Manual Version 1.0 (Apr. 2017)
  • Page 2 No part of this publication may be reproduced, copied, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior written consent of IBASE Technology, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “IBASE”). Disclaimer IBASE reserves the right to make changes and improvements to the products described in this document without prior notice.
  • Page 3: Compliance

    0.1% by weight (1000 ppm) except for cadmium, limited to 0.01% by weight (100 ppm). • Lead (Pb) • Mercury (Hg) • Cadmium (Cd) • Hexavalent chromium (Cr6+) • Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) • Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 4: Important Safety Information

    Danger of explosion if the internal lithium-ion battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions or recycle them at a local recycling facility or battery collection point. MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 5: Warranty Policy

    Software in use (such as OS and application software, including the version numbers) If repair service is required, you can download the RMA form at http://www.ibase.com.tw/english/Supports/RMAService/. Fill out the form and contact your distributor or sales representative. MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    2.1.1 Installing the Memory ............12 Setting the Jumpers ................13 2.2.1 How to Set Jumpers ............. 13 Jumper & Connector Locations on MI963F........14 Jumpers Quick Reference ..............15 2.4.1 CMOS Data Clearance (JBAT1) .......... 15 2.4.2 COM1 RS-232/422/485 Power Selection (JP1) ....16 2.4.3...
  • Page 7 F81866 Super IO Configuration ..........45 4.4.7 F81866 Hardware Monitor ............46 Chipset Settings ................47 Boot Settings ..................49 Security Settings ................51 Save & Exit Settings ................52 Appendix ..................53 I/O Port Address Map ................54 Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) ............55 Watchdog Timer Configuration ............56 MI963F User’s Manual...
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  • Page 9: Chapter 1 General Information

    Chapter 1 General Information The information provided in this chapter includes: • Features • Packing List • Specifications • Block Diagram • Board Overview • Board Dimensions...
  • Page 10: Introduction

    Introduction ® MI963F is a Mini ITX single board computer based on the platform of AMD Embedded G-series (SoC) APU. It offers high-definition visual experience and high performance on graphics processing and parallel processing. It can also be well utilized for designs of low power consumption in a board range of markets, including industrial control &...
  • Page 11: Packing List

    General Information Packing List Your MI963F package should include the items listed below. If any of the items below is missing, contact the distributor or dealer from whom you purchased the product. • MI963F Motherboard • I/O Shield • SATA Cable (SATA-1) •...
  • Page 12: Specifications

    Yes (256 segments, 0, 1, 2…255 sec / min) Timer BIOS AMI BIOS 170 x 170 mm (6.7” x 6.7”) Dimensions RoHS CE, FCC Class B Certification I/O Ports 2 x HDMI 1.4a HDMI Resolution up to 3840 x 2160 at 30Hz MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 13 1 x PCIe (x4) slot Slots Environment Operation: 0 ~ 60 °C • Temperature Storage: -20 ~ 80 °C • Relative 0 ~ 90 %, non-condensing at 60 °C Humidity All specifications are subject to change without prior notice. MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 14: Block Diagram

    Block Diagram FT3b Processor MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 15: Overview

    General Information Overview Top View Bottom View *The photos above are for reference only. Some minor components may differ. MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 16 I/O View Name Name COM1 Port LAN Port COM2 Port Line-In HDMI Port Line-Out USB 2.0 Port Microphone Input USB 3.0 Port MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 17: Dimensions

    General Information Dimensions 165.1 33.02 10.16 35.52 31.05 29.65 28.38 MI963F User’s Manual...
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  • Page 19: Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration

    Hardware Configuration This section provides information on jumper settings and connectors on the MI963F in order to set up a workable system. On top of that, you will also need to install crucial pieces such as the CPU and the memory before using the product. The topics covered are: •...
  • Page 20: Essential Installations Before You Begin

    Follow the instructions below to install the memory. 2.1.1 Installing the Memory The MI963F board supports two DDR3/L memory sockets for a maximum total memory of 8 GB. To install the modules, locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps: Hold the module so that the key of the module aligned with that on the memory slot.
  • Page 21: Setting The Jumpers

    Hardware Configuration Setting the Jumpers Set up and configure your MI963F by using jumpers for various settings and features according to your needs and applications. Contact your supplier if you have doubts about the best configuration for your use. 2.2.1...
  • Page 22: Jumper & Connector Locations On Mi963F

    Jumper & Connector Locations on MI963F CN10 CN3 & CN4 PCIE2 ® Embedded GX-424CC/ GX-222GC JBAT1 Battery CPU_FAN1 SYS_FAN1 Board diagram of MI963F MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 23: Jumpers Quick Reference

    Hardware Configuration Jumpers Quick Reference Function Jumper Name Page CMOS Data Clearance JBAT1 COM1 RS-232/422/485 Power Selection COM2 RS-232 Power Selection 2.4.1 CMOS Data Clearance (JBAT1) Function Pin closed Illustration Normal (default) Clear CMOS MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 24: Com1 Rs-232/422/485 Power Selection (Jp1)

    2.4.2 COM1 RS-232/422/485 Power Selection (JP1) Function Pin closed Illustration (default) MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 25: Com2 Rs-232 Power Selection (Jp2)

    Hardware Configuration 2.4.3 COM2 RS-232 Power Selection (JP2) Function Pin closed Illustration (default) MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 26: Connectors Quick Reference

    Front Panel Connector COM3 / COM4 / COM5 / COM6 J10, J13, J12, J15 RS-232 Ports Digital I/O Connector CPU Fan Power Connector CPU_FAN1 System Fan Power Connector SYS_FAN1 PCIe (x4) Slot PCIE2 Factory Use Only J8, J11 MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 27: Com1 & Com2 Port (Cn1)

    DCD, Data carrier detect DSR, Data set ready RXD, Receive data RTS, Request to send TXD, Transmit data CTS, Clear to send DTR, Data terminal ready RI, Ring indicator GND, ground Assignment RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 DATA- DATA+ Ground Ground Ground MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 28: Hdmi Port (Cn2, Cn3)

    2.5.2 HDMI Port (CN2, CN3) CN2: CN3: 2.5.3 USB 2.0 Ports (CN4) 2.5.4 LAN Port & USB 3.0 Ports (CN6) MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 29: Lan Port & Usb 2.0 Ports (Cn7)

    Hardware Configuration 2.5.5 LAN Port & USB 2.0 Ports (CN7) 2.5.6 HD Audio Jacks (CN10) 2.5.7 SATA III Port (CN8, CN9) MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 30: Usb2.0 Connectors (Cn5)

    2.5.8 USB2.0 Connectors (CN5) Assigment Assigment Ground Ground 2.5.9 Amplifier Connector (JP5) Assigment Assigment OUTR+ OUTL- OUTR- OUTL+ MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 31: Atx Power Supply Connector (J2)

    Hardware Configuration 2.5.10 ATX Power Supply Connector (J2) Assigment Assigment 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V -12V Ground Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Power good 5VSB +12V MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 32: Atx 12V Power Connector (J4)

    2.5.11 ATX 12V Power Connector (J4) J16 connector supplies the CPU operating voltage. Assigment Assigment Ground +12V Ground +12V 2.5.12 DDR3/L UDIMM Socket (J5, J6) MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 33: Front Panel Function Connector (J7)

    Orientation is not required when making a connection to this header. • Power LED: Pins 7 and 8 This connector connects to the system power LED on control panel. This LED will light when the system turns on. MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 34: Com3 ~ Com6 Rs-232 Ports (J10, J13, J12, J15)

    2.5.14 COM3 ~ COM6 RS-232 Ports (J10, J13, J12, J15) COM3: J10 COM4: J13 COM5: J12 COM6: J15 Assigment Assigment DCD# DSR# RTS# SOUT CTS# DTR# MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 35: Digital I/O (J14)

    Hardware Configuration 2.5.15 Digital I/O (J14) Assigment Assigment OUT3 OUT1 OUT2 OUT0 2.5.16 CPU Fan Power Connector (CPU_FAN1) Assigment Assigment Ground Rotation detection +12V MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 36: System Fan1 Power Connector (Sys_Fan1)

    2.5.17 System Fan1 Power Connector (SYS_FAN1) Assigment Assigment Ground Rotation detection +12V 2.5.18 PCIe (x4) Slot (PCIE2) MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 37: Chapter 3 Drivers Installation

    Chapter 3 Drivers Installation This chapter introduces installation of the following drivers: • VGA Driver • HD Audio Driver • LAN Driver...
  • Page 38: Introduction

    AMD drivers installation. VGA Driver Installation Insert the disk enclosed in the package with the board. Click AMD on the left pane and then AMD Steppe Eagle Drivers on the right pane. Click AMD Steppe Eagle Graphics Drivers. MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 Driver Installation When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. Select your language and click Next. Select Express and assign a default installation location. Click Next. Accept the end user license agreement. MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 40 The AMD Catalyst will require a system reboot. Click Yes. MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 41: Hd Audio Driver Installation

    Realtek High Definition Audio Driver on the right pane. On the Welcome screen of the InstallShield Wizard, click Next for installation. The installation is complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 42: Lan Driver Installation

    LAN Driver Installation Insert the disk enclosed in the package with the board. Click LAN Card on the left pane and then Intel LAN Controller Drivers on the right pane. Click Intel(R) I21x Gigabit Network Drivers.. MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 43 On the Setup Options screen, click the checkbox to select the desired driver(s) for installation. Then click Next to continue. The wizard is ready for installation. Click Install. As the installation is complete, click Finish and restart the computer for changes to take effect. MI963F User’s Manual...
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  • Page 45: Chapter 4 Bios Setup

    Chapter 4 BIOS Setup This chapter describes the different settings available in the AMI BIOS that comes with the board. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: • Main Settings • Advanced Settings • Chipset Settings • Boot Settings •...
  • Page 46: Introduction

    These defaults have been carefully chosen by both AMI and your system manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability. Changing the defaults could make the system unstable and crash in some cases. MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 47: 4.3 Main Settings

    BIOS Setup 4.3 Main Settings BIOS Setting Description System Date Sets the date. Use the <Tab> key to switch between the data elements. System Time Set the time. Use the <Tab> key to switch between the data elements. MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 48: 4.4 Advanced Settings

    4.4 Advanced Settings This section allows you to configure, improve your system and allows you to set up some system features according to your preference. MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 49: Acpi Computing

    Enables / Disables the system ability to hibernate (OS/S4 Sleep State). This option may be not effective with some OS. ACPI Sleep State Selects an ACPI sleep state where the system will enter when the Suspend button is pressed. MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 50: Cpu Configuration

    4.4.2 CPU Configuration BIOS Setting Description PSS Support Enables / Disables the generation of ACPI _PPC, _PSS, and _PCT objects. 4.4.2.1. Node 0 Information MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 51: Ide Configuration

    BIOS Setup 4.4.3 IDE Configuration 4.4.4 Shutdown Temperature Configuration MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 52: Usb Configuration

    The maximum time the device will take before it delay properly reports itself to the Host Controller. “Auto” uses default value for a Root port it is 100ms. But for a Hub port, the delay is taken from Hub descriptor. MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 53: F81866 Super Io Configuration

    4.4.6 F81866 Super IO Configuration BIOS Setting Description Serial Port Sets parameters of Serial Ports. Configuration Enables / Disables the serial port and select an optimal setting for the Super IO device. 4.4.6.1. Serial Port 0 Configuration MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 54: F81866 Hardware Monitor

    Enables / Disables the smart fan feature. Temperatures / These fields are the parameters of the hardware Voltages monitoring function feature of the motherboard. The values are read-only values as monitored by the system and show the PC health status. MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 55: 4.5 Chipset Settings

    BIOS Setup 4.5 Chipset Settings MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 56 BIOS Setting Description OnChip SATA Enables / Disables Serial ATA. Channel MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 57: 4.6 Boot Settings

    BIOS Setup 4.6 Boot Settings MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 58 BIOS Setting Description Launch CSM Enables / Disables the launch of CSM. MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 59: 4.7 Security Settings

    BIOS Setup 4.7 Security Settings BIOS Setting Description Administrator Sets an administrator password for the setup Password utility. User Password Sets a user password. MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 60: 4.8 Save & Exit Settings

    Restore Defaults Restores / Loads defaults values for all the setup options. Save as User Defaults Saves the changes done so far as User Defaults. Restore User Defaults Restores the user defaults to all the setup options. MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 61: Appendix

    Appendix This section provides the mapping addresses of peripheral devices and the sample code of watchdog timer configuration.
  • Page 62: I/O Port Address Map

    Direct memory access controller 00F0h-00FFh Numeric data processor AMD Radeon™ R5E Graphic 03B0h-03BBh 0238H-023Fh Communications Port (COM5) 02E8H-02EFh Communications Port (COM4) 02F8H-02FFh Communications Port (COM2) 0338H-033Fh Communications Port (COM6) 03E8H-03EFh Communications Port (COM3) 03F8H-03FFh Communications Port (COM1) MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 63: Interrupt Request Lines (Irq)

    Communications Port (COM6) IRQ 13 Numeric data processor IRQ 16 High Definition Audio Controller IRQ 18 Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller IRQ 18 Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller IRQ 19 AMD SATA Controller MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 64: Watchdog Timer Configuration

    **endptr; char SIO; printf("Fintek 81866 watch dog program\n"); SIO = Init_F81866(); if (SIO == 0) printf("Can not detect Fintek 81866, program abort.\n"); return(1); }//if (SIO == 0) if (argc != 2) printf(" Parameter incorrect!!\n"); return (1); MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 65 DisableWDT(void) unsigned char bBuf; Set_F81866_LD(0x07); //switch to logic device 7 bBuf = Get_F81866_Reg(0xFA); bBuf &= ~0x01; Set_F81866_Reg(0xFA, bBuf); //disable WDTO output bBuf = Get_F81866_Reg(0xF5); bBuf &= ~0x20; bBuf |= 0x40; Set_F81866_Reg(0xF5, bBuf); //disable WDT //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 66 Init_Finish; F81866_BASE = 0x00; result = F81866_BASE; Init_Finish: return (result); //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- void Unlock_F81866 (void) outportb(F81866_INDEX_PORT, F81866_UNLOCK); outportb(F81866_INDEX_PORT, F81866_UNLOCK); //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- void Lock_F81866 (void) outportb(F81866_INDEX_PORT, F81866_LOCK); //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- void Set_F81866_LD( unsigned char LD) Unlock_F81866(); outportb(F81866_INDEX_PORT, F81866_REG_LD); outportb(F81866_DATA_PORT, LD); Lock_F81866(); MI963F User’s Manual...
  • Page 67 #define F81866_DATA_PORT (F81866_BASE+1) //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #define F81866_REG_LD 0x07 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #define F81866_UNLOCK 0x87 #define F81866_LOCK 0xAA //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- unsigned int Init_F81866(void); void Set_F81866_LD( unsigned char); void Set_F81866_Reg( unsigned char, unsigned char); unsigned char Get_F81866_Reg( unsigned char); //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #endif // F81866_H MI963F User’s Manual...
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