Introduction - Kontron pITX-E38 Manual

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Introduction

This manual describes the pITX-E38 boards made by KONTRON Technology A/S. In this manual the boards
will also be denoted E38.
The E38 boards are based on Intel Atom E38xx SoC (System on Chip) "Intel Bay Trail" and will be available
in three versions. The three types of boards are listed in this table:
Feature
Bay Trail SoC
Kontron PN
Core speed
Cooling (integrated)
Battery module
Total Design Power
Warning: If changing the premounted cooling system, then the system might get overheated
!
resulting in instable system or defects if the cooling system is sufficient.
Use of this Users Guide implies a basic knowledge of PC-AT hard- and software. This manual is focused on
describing the E38 board's special features and is not intended to be a standard PC-AT textbook.
New users are recommended to study the short installation procedure stated in the following chapter
before switching-on the power.
All configuration and setup of the CPU board is either done automatically or manually by the user via the
BIOS setup menus. Only exceptions are the "Clear CMOS" Jumper and the "Always On" jumper.
Latest revision of this manual, datasheet, BIOS, drivers, BSP's (Board Support Packages), Mechanical
drawings (2D and 3D) can be downloaded from here:
http://www.kontron.com/products/boards-and-mezzanines/embedded-sbc/pitx-25-sbc/pitx-e38.html
Battery Module:
PN 1055-7645
Active cooler:
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pITX-E3815 pITX-E3826
E3815 (1 core) E3826 (2cores) E3845 (4 cores)
810602-4500 810601-4500
1,46GHz 1,46GHz
Passive Passive
Included Included
5W 7W
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pITX-E3845
810600-4500
1,91GHz
Active
Included
10W