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USER GUIDE
mITX-SKL-H
User Guide, Rev.1.1
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  • Page 1  USER GUIDE mITX-SKL-H User Guide, Rev.1.1 Doc. ID: 1060-7483...
  • Page 2 In cases of doubt, please contact Kontron. This user guide is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved by Kontron. No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the express written permission of Kontron.
  • Page 3 ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE (COLLECTIVELY, "HIGH RISK APPLICATIONS"). You understand and agree that your use of Kontron devices as a component in High Risk Applications is entirely at your risk. To minimize the risks associated with your products and applications, you should provide adequate design and operating safeguards.

  • Page 4: Revision History

    If you have any difficulties using this user guide, discover an error, or just want to provide some feedback, contact Kontron support. Detail any errors you find. We will correct the errors or problems as soon as possible and post the revised user guide on our website.

  • Page 5: Symbols

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Symbols The following signs and symbols may be used in this user guide: DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
  • Page 6 Therefore, in the interest of your own safety and of the correct operation of your new Kontron product, you are requested to conform with the following guidelines.
  • Page 7 General Instructions on Usage In order to maintain Kontron’s product warranty, this product must not be altered or modified in any way. Changes or modifications to the product, that are not explicitly approved by Kontron and described in this user guide or received from Kontron Support as a special handling instruction, will void your warranty.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    2.2. Installing the Board ....................................12 2.3. Lithium Battery Replacement ................................13 3/ Product Variants ....................................... 14 4/ System Specifications ................................... 15 4.1. System Block Diagram mITX-SKL-H ..............................15 4.2. Component Main Data .................................... 16 4.3. Environmental Conditions ..................................18 4.4. Standards and Certifications................................19 4.5.

  • Page 9: List Of Tables

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 8.11. Feature Connector (J26) ..................................50 8.12. SPI Connector (J9) ....................................53 8.13. SPI Connector for External Fast GPIO Expander (J36) ....................... 54 8.14. Switches and Jumpers ..................................54 8.14.1. Always On Jumper Setting (J39) ..............................54 8.14.2.

  • Page 10: List Of Figures

    Table 40: Save and Exit Setup Menu Functions ............................. 91 List of Figures Figure 1: System Block Diagram mITX-SKL-H ............................15 Figure 2: CPU Cooler mITX-SKL-H, height above PCB = 44.7 mm ....................20 Figure 3: Top Side ......................................26 Figure 4: Connector Panel Side ................................... 28 Figure 5: Rear Side ......................................

  • Page 11: 1/ Introduction

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 1/ Introduction This user guide describes the mITX-SKL-H motherboard made by Kontron AG. This board will also be denoted mITX-SKL-H within this user guide. Use of this user guide implies a basic knowledge of PC-AT hard- and software. This user guide focuses on describing the mITX-SKL-H motherboard’s special features and is not intended to be a standard PC-AT textbook.

  • Page 12: 2/ Installation Procedures

     Handle the board only by the edges To get the board running follow these steps. If the board shipped from KONTRON already has components like RAM and CPU cooler mounted, then skip the relevant steps below. Turn off the PSU (Power Supply Unit) Turn off PSU (Power Supply Unit) completely (no mains power connected to the PSU) or leave the Power Connectors unconnected while configuring the board.

  • Page 13: Lithium Battery Replacement

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Power Button If the board does not start by itself when switching on the ATX/DC PSU AC mains, then follow these instructions to start the board. Install the “Always On” Jumper in the “Always On” position or toggle the PWRBTN_IN# signal (available in the FRONTPNL connector), by momentary shorting pins 16 (PWRBTN_IN#) and pin 18 (GND).

  • Page 14: 3/ Product Variants

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 3/ Product Variants The mITX-SKL-H supports the Intel® Skylake processor family Intel® Xeon®, Core™ i7, Core™ i5, or Celeron® and is available as the following processor variants at the standard operating temperature (0°C to +60°C).

  • Page 15: 4/ System Specifications

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 4/ System Specifications 4.1. System Block Diagram mITX-SKL-H Figure 1: System Block Diagram mITX-SKL-H www.kontron.com // 15...

  • Page 16: Component Main Data

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 4.2. Component Main Data The table below summarizes the main features of the mITX-SKL-H embedded motherboard components. Form Factor mITX-SKL-H – 170mm x 170 mm x 1.6 mm (PCB) Height approx. 50 mm from top of heat sink (highest point) to bottom of PCB ( lowest point) Processor Generation Intel ®...
  • Page 17 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Peripheral  Four USB 3.0 (2 x Rear I/O and 2 x optional from Internal connector) Interfaces  Four USB 2.0 ( 2x Rear I/O and 2 x Front panel connector)  Optional internal USB 2.0 from mPCIe connector ...

  • Page 18: Environmental Conditions

     Yocto-2.1.2 (64-bit) 4.3. Environmental Conditions The mITX-SKL-H is compliant with the following environmental conditions. It is the customer’s responsibility to provide sufficient airflow around each of the components to keep them within the allowed temperature range. Operating Temperature 0°C to +60°C operating temperature (forced cooling) Storage Temperature -40°C to +70°C lower limit of storage temperature...

  • Page 19: Standards And Certifications

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 4.4. Standards and Certifications The mITX-SKL-H meets the following standards and certification tests. Electrostatic All Peripheral interfaces intended for connection to external equipment are ESD/EMI Discharge (ESD) protected. Radiated Emissions EN55022:2010 Class B - Electromagnetic compatible: Emission Standard for commercial...

  • Page 20: Supported Processors

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 4.5. Supported Processors The mITX-SKL-H supports a factory mounted BGA CPU (BGA1440) Intel® Xeon®, Core™ i7, Core™ i5, or Celeron® processor. All board versions are based on embedded CPUs.  Intel® Xeon® E3 1505M 45W GT2, CM236 WS PCH, VPro™, non-ECC/ECC ...

  • Page 21: Memory Operating Frequencies

    EOL modules. As a minimum, it is recommended to use Kontron memory modules for prototype system(s) in order to prove the stability of the system and as a reference.

  • Page 22: Table 2: Display Resolutions

    (computer, digital set top boxes, and so on) and the sink (panels, monitor, and TVs). The mITX-SKL-H supports HDCP 1.4 for content protection over-wired displays (HDMI, DVI, and DP). The HDCP 1.4 keys are integrated into the processor and customers are not required to physically configure or handle the keys.

  • Page 23: External Graphics

    +12.6 V to +13.5 V is not recommended. The mITX-SKL-H is powered by either a single+ 12 V to +24V DC jack rear-barrel supply or by using a standard ATX power supply to the internal ATX +12 V 4-pin connector with a suitable cable kit and PS_ON# active.
  • Page 24 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 mITX-SKL-H Low Power Setup: Standard system configuration equipped with: Internal graphics, 1x SATA SSD disks, Intel® Core™ i7-6820EQ CPU, 1x SO-DIMM (4 GB module), 1x Display Port monitor, keyboard & mouse (USB), 1x 16 GB USB flash drive, +12 V CPU active cooler, 1x Ethernet connected and >90 W DC power supply.
  • Page 25 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 High Power – Windows 10 64-bit – 3Dmark (Cloud Gate) Supply (Actual) Current Draw Power Consumption +12 V (12.05 V) 6963 mA 83.90 W +24 V (24.03 V) 3744 mA 89.97 W High Power – Windows 10 64-bit – Intel TAT 100% all CPU cores and GFX...

  • Page 26: 5/ Connector Locations

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 5/ Connector Locations 5.1. Top Side Figure 3: Top Side Item Designation Description See Chapter COM Port 1 (RS232) MicroSIM-Card Connector 8.15.2 Feature Connector 8.11 DDR4 SO-DIMM Slot 2 DDR4 SO-DIMM Slot 1 www.kontron.com // 26...
  • Page 27 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Item Designation Description See Chapter Front Panel Connector LVDS Flat Panel Connector 8.10 CPU Fan Connector PCIe Graphics x 16 Connector 8.15.1 SPK1 Speaker ATX+12V 4-pin Power Connector SPDIF Connector Headphone/Speaker Connector SATA 1 Connector...

  • Page 28: Connector Panel Side

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 5.2. Connector Panel Side Figure 4: Connector Panel Side Designation Item Description See Chapter J6-blue Line-In 1 J6-green Line-Out (Speaker) J6-pink Microphone 1 J8-top Ethernet Port 3 (10/100/1000 Mb) J8-bottom Ethernet Port 4 (10/100/1000 Mb)

  • Page 29: Rear Side

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 5.3. Rear Side Figure 5: Rear Side Item Designation Description See Chapter Backplate CPU Cooler XDP Connector (NC) www.kontron.com // 29...

  • Page 30: 6/ Connector Definitions

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 6/ Connector Definitions The following defined terms are used within this user guide to give more information concerning the pin assignment and to describe the connector’s signals. Defined Term Description Shows the pin numbers in the connector Signal The abbreviated name of the signal at the current pin.

  • Page 31: 7/ I/O-Area Connectors

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 7/ I/O-Area Connectors The following connectors are available on the connector panel of the mITX-SKL-H. For information regarding the connector’s position on the panel, see Chapter 5.2 Connector Panel Side. 7.1. DP Connectors DP1, DP2 (J14) The mITX-SKL-H display port (DP) connectors are based on standard DP type Foxconn 3VD11203-DPA1-4H or similar.

  • Page 32: Mini Dp Connector Dp3 (J15)

    Fused by 1.5 A resettable PTC fuse 7.1.1. mini DP Connector DP3 (J15) The mITX-SKL-H mini DP connector is based on the standard Mini DP type ASTRON 6990020-X04-H or similar. Figure 7: Mini DP Connector DP3 Table 5: Pin Assignment mini DP Connector DP3 (J15)

  • Page 33: Ethernet Connectors (J5, J8 And J21)

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 7.2. Ethernet Connectors (J5, J8 and J21) The mITX-SKL-H supports up to four channels of 10/100/1000 Mbit Ethernet:  ETH1 (J21) is based on Intel® Jacksonville i219LM Gigabit PHY with AMT 9.0 support  ETH2 (J5), ETH3 (J8) and ETH4 (J8) are based on Intel® Pearsonville i211AT PCI Express controller In order to achieve the specified performance of the Ethernet port, Category 5 twisted pair cables must be used with 10/100 MB and Category 5E, 6 or 6E with 1 Gbit LAN networks.

  • Page 34: Usb Connectors (I/O Area)

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 7.3. USB Connectors (I/O Area) The mITX-SKL-H contains an xHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface) controller that supports six USB 2.0 ports allowing data transfers up to 480 Mb/s. The XHCI controller supports up to four USB 3.0 ports allowing data transfers up to 5 Gb/s. Two of the USB 3.0 ports are shared with two of the USB 2.0 ports (USB1 –...

  • Page 35: Usb Port 3 And Usb Port 4 (J5)

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Signal Description Signal Description TXn+, TXn-, RXn+, Differential pair works as serial differential receive/transmit data lines. TXn-, Dn+, Dn- (n= 2,3) VBus 5 V supply for external devices. VBUS is supplied during power-down to allow wakeup on USB device activity.
  • Page 36 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 For USB2.0 cabling it is required to use only HiSpeed USB cable, specified in USB2.0 standard: USB 2.0 High Speed Cable Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Jacket On-Twisted Power Pair: Red: V Black: Power Ground Twisted Signaling Pair:...

  • Page 37: Audio Jack Connector (J6)

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 7.4. Audio Jack Connector (J6) The mITX-SKL-H provides audio output, line-in and microphone signals via a 3-pin audio Jack connector on the connector panel. Figure 10: Audio Jack Connectors Line 1 Speaker Ring Mic 1...

  • Page 38: Power Connector Dc Jack (J32)

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 7.5. Power Connector DC Jack (J32) The mITX-SKL-H is designed to be supplied from a DC jack (J32). For more information on the input tolerance of the +12 V and +24 V DC jack, see Chapter 4.8 Power Consumption.

  • Page 39: 8/ Internal Connectors

    8.1. Power Connector 4-Pin ATX+12 V (J31) The mITX-SKL-H is designed to be supplied from a standard 4-pin ATX+12 V supply or an DC jack For more information see, Chapter 4.8 Power Consumption, or refer to the ATX Specification version 2.2.

  • Page 40: Fan Connectors (J33, J34)

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 8.2. Fan Connectors (J33, J34) The system fan connector (J34) can be used to power, control and monitor a fan for chassis ventilation. The CPU fan connector (J33) is used for the connection of the fan for the CPU. The 4-pin connector is recommended for driving a 4- wire type fan, in order to implement fan speed control.

  • Page 41: Sata (Serial Ata) Disk Interfaces (J10, J11, J12, J13)

    8.3. SATA (Serial ATA) Disk Interfaces (J10, J11, J12, J13) The mITX-SKL-H supports an integrated SATA host controller (PCH in the CM236 chipset) that supports independent DMA operation on six ports. One device can be installed on each port for a maximum of six SATA devices via four SATA connectors, one mSATA connector and one M.2 SATA connector.

  • Page 42: Usb 3.0 Internal Connector (J3)

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 8.4. USB 3.0 Internal Connector (J3) The following mITX-SKL-H USB ports are available on internal connectors:  USB 3.0 Port 5 and 6 on the internal USB 3.0 connector (J3)  USB 2.0 Port 7 and 8 are available on the internal FRONT PANEL connector (J27) Table 17: Pin Assignment USB 3.0 Internal Connector (J3)

  • Page 43: Headphone/Speaker Connector (J29)

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 8.5. Headphone/Speaker Connector (J29) The mITX-SKL-H headphone interface is available through the 4-pin connector (J29). This output is shared with the speaker audio jack connector (J6, green). Figure 14: Speaker Connector Table 18: Pin Assignment Speaker Connector (J29)

  • Page 44: Front Panel Connector (Frontpnl) (J27)

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 8.7. Front Panel Connector (FRONTPNL) (J27) Figure 16: Front Panel Connector Table 20: Pin Assignment Front Panel Connector (J27) Signal Type Ioh / Iol Pull U / D Note VBUS VBUS USB2-D9- USB 2.0 USB2-D10- USB 2.0...
  • Page 45 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Signal Description RSTIN# Reset input. When pulled low for a minimum 16 ms, the reset process will be initiated. The reset process continues, even though the reset input is kept low. LINE2 Line2 is second stereo line signals. (Line 2 does not have Jack detection capabilities.) MIC2 MIC2 is second stereo microphone input.

  • Page 46: Serial Com1 Port (J22)

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 8.8. Serial COM1 Port (J22) The mITX-SKL-H supports one RS232 serial port. Figure 17: Serial COM 1 Table 21: Pin Assignment Serial COM1 Port (J22) Signal Type Ioh / Iol Pull U / D Note The COM1 5 V supply is fused with common 1.5 A resettable fuse.

  • Page 47: Serial Com2 Port (J35)

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 8.9. Serial COM2 Port (J35) The mITX-SKL-H supports one RS422/485 serial port. Full-duplex and half-duplex can be configured from the BIOS menu. Table 22: Pin Assignment Serial COM 2 Port (J35) Signal Type Ioh / Iol...

  • Page 48: Lvds Flat Panel Connector (J7)

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 8.10. LVDS FLAT PANEL CONNECTOR (J7) The mITX-SKL-H LVDS connector is based on a 40-pin connector type Samtec SHF-120-10-F-D. Figure 18: LVDS Connector Table 23: Pin Assignment LVDS Flat Panel Connector (J7) Signal Type Note +12 V Max.
  • Page 49 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Signal Type Note LVDS B2- LVDS LVDS B2+ LVDS LVDS BCLK- LVDS LVDS BCLK+ LVDS LVDS B3- LVDS LVDS B3+ LVDS The on-board LVDS connector supports single and dual channel, 18/24 bit SPWG panels, up to a resolution of 1600x1200 px or 1920x1080 px and with limited frame rate up to 1920x1200 px.

  • Page 50: Feature Connector (J26)

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 8.11. Feature Connector (J26) Figure 19: Feature Connector Table 24: Pin Assignment Feature Connector (J26) Signal Type Ioh / Iol Pull U / D Note INTRUDER# 2 MΩ / … Pull-up to on-board Battery SMBC /4 mA 10 KΩ...
  • Page 51 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Signal Type Ioh / Iol Pull U / D Note EGAD 8 /8 mA TMA0 +12 V 25 /25 mA Signal Description Signal Description INTRUDER# Also known as, CASE OPEN. Used to detect if the system case has been opened. This signal’s status is readable, so it may be used like a GPI when the intruder switch is not required.
  • Page 52 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Signal IT8528E Pin Name Type Description GPIO2 DAC2/GPJ2 AO/IOS GPIO3 DAC3/GPJ3 AO/IOS GPIO4 PWM2/GPA2 O8/IOS GPIO5 PWM3/GPA3 O8/IOS GPIO6 PWM4/GPA4 O8/IOS GPIO7 PWM5/GPA5 O8/IOS GPIO8 ADC0/GPI0 AI/IS GPIO9 ADC1/GPI1 AI/IS GPI10 ADC2/GPI2 AI/IS GPI11 ADC3/GPI3...

  • Page 53: Spi Connector (J9)

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 8.12. SPI Connector (J9) The SPI Connector is normally not used, it is for Kontron use. In case of BIOS corruption, it can be used to recover the BIOS SPI chip via an external SPI Flash IC Programmer.

  • Page 54: Spi Connector For External Fast Gpio Expander (J36)

    8.13. SPI Connector for External Fast GPIO Expander (J36) The mITX-SKL-H supports a 6-pin external SPI for external fast General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) support. The configurable input output pins are implemented to support the mITX –SKL-H with clock, chip select and two configurable signal options (Master to Slave or Slave to Master).

  • Page 55: Clear Cmos Jumper (J37)

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 8.14.2. Clear CMOS Jumper (J37) The “Clear CMOS” jumper (J37) can be used to reset the Real Time Clock (RTC) and drain the RTC well. The jumper has one position: Pin 1-2 and not mounted (default position). More information on setting the “Clear CMOS”...

  • Page 56: Slot Connectors (Pcie, Minipcie, Sim-Card And M.2)

    1x SIM-card socket (J20)  1x optional M.2 (J18) 8.15.1. PCI-Express x16 Connector (J4) The mITX-SKL-H supports PCI express x 16 via slot J4 and supports PEG Bifurcation. PEG Bifurcation enables the PCI Express lanes to be divided into:  2x PCIe x8 ...
  • Page 57 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Side B Connector Side A Connector Ground PEG_RXP[1] Receiver Lane 1, Differential pair Ground PEG_RXN[1] PEG_TXP[2] Transmitter Lane 2, Ground Differential pair PEG_TXN[2] Ground Ground PEG_RXP[2] Receiver Lane 2, Differential pair Ground PEG_RXN[2] PEG_TXP[3] Transmitter Lane 3,...

  • Page 58: Minipcie, Msata, Usb2.0 (J17) And Sim-Card Support ( J20)

    8.15.2. miniPCIe, mSATA, USB2.0 (J17) and SIM-Card Support ( J20) The mITX-SKL-H supports either mPCIe or mSATA cards, and USB 2.0 via slot (J17). MicroSIM-cards are supported via slot (J20). The SIM-card socket makes it possible to use a 2G/3G-wireless modem in this mPCIe slot.
  • Page 59 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Signal Type Ioh / Iol Pull U / D Note PCIE_REFCLK5+ W_Disable# 10 KΩ pull-up to 3.3 V RST# PCIE14/SATA_RX 1B- +3.3 V PCIE14/SATA_RX 1B+ +1.5 V SMB_CLK PCIE14/SATA_TX 1B- SMB_DATA PCIE14/SATA_TX 1B+ USB_D8- USB1_D8+...

  • Page 60: J18)

    8.15.3. M.2 (J18) The mITX-SKL-H supports M.2 via one socket 3, M key, 2280 slot (J18). The M.2 specification enables four PCIe 3.0 lanes and one SATA 3.0 (6 Gb/s) to be exposed through the same slot. The M.2 option is only available for specific part numbers.
  • Page 61 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Signal Type Note PCIE10_TX- PCIE10_TX+ SSO_Deep_SLP PCIE9_SATA0A_RX- PCIE9_SATA0A_RX+ PCIE9_SATA0A_TX- PCIE9_SATA0A_TX+ PCH_PLT_RST_BUFF M2_CLKREQ M2_REFCLK6- PCH_WAKE M2_REFCLK6+ Connector key (NC) Connector key (NC) Connector key (NC) Connector key (NC) Connector key (NC) Connector key (NC) Connector key (NC)

  • Page 62: 9/ Bios

    Supervisor Password (see Chapter 9.2.4 Security Setup Menu), press <RETURN>, and proceed with step 5. A setup menu will appear. The mITX-SKL-H UEFI BIOS setup program uses a hot key-based navigation system. A hot key legend bar is located on the bottom of the setup screens.

  • Page 63: Setup Menus

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 9.2. Setup Menus The setup utility features six menus listed in the selection bar at the top of the screen:  Main  Advanced  Chipset  Security  Boot  Save & Exit The left and right arrow keys selects the setup menu The currently active menu and the currently active UEFI BIOS setup item are highlighted in white.

  • Page 64: Advanced Setup Menu

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 9.2.2. Advanced Setup Menu The Advanced setup menu provides sub-screens and functions for advanced configurations. The following sub-screen functions are included in the menu:  CPU Configuration  Power & Performance  PCH-FW Configuration Information ...
  • Page 65 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Sub-screen Function Second level Sub-screen/Description Intel (VMX) Enable/disable Intel (VMX) to use additional hardware capabilities provided Configuration> Virtualization by Vanderpool Technology (continued) Technology> PECI> Enable/disable PECI Active Processor Display number of cores to enable in each processor package Cores>...
  • Page 66 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Sub-screen Function Second level Sub-screen/Description Power & CPU – Power Boot Select performance state set by BIOS, starting from reset Performance> Management Performance vector Control> Mode> Intel ® Enable/disable support for more than two frequency Speedstep™>...
  • Page 67 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Sub-screen Function Second level Sub-screen/Description Power & CPU – Power Config TDP Custom Settings Setting for power limit 1, power limit 2, Performance> Management Configuration> Down power limit 1 time window, config.TDP Control> (continued) (continued)
  • Page 68 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Sub-screen Function Second level Sub-screen/Description Power & CPU – Power CPU VR VR Mailbox Display VR mailbox command options Performance> Management Settings> Command 1: MPS VR command Control> (continued) (continued) Options> 2: PS4 Exit VR command...
  • Page 69 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Sub-screen Function Second level Sub-screen/Description Power & CPU – Power Thermal Enable/disable thermal monitoring Performance> Management Monitor> Control> (continued) Interrupt Select interrupt redirect mode for interrupt redirection (continued) Redirection Mode> Timed Mwait> Enable /disable timed MWAIT support...
  • Page 70 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Sub-screen Function Second level Sub-screen/Description AMT Configuration> PCH-FW CIRA Active Remote Trigger CIRA boot Configuration (continued) Configuration> Assistance Information> Process> (continued) CIRA Timeout> Display CIRA timeout PET Progress> Enable/disable PET events progress Configuration> to receive PET events Watchdog>...
  • Page 71 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Sub-screen Function Second level Sub-screen/Description PCH-FW ME Debug HECI Retry Disable> Setting this option disables retry mechanism Configuration> Configuration for all HECI APIs Information> (continued) HECI Message check Setting this option disables message check (continued) Disable>...
  • Page 72 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Sub-screen Function Second level Sub-screen/Description RTD3 Settings> PCIe Remapped Display PCIe remapped CR2 (continue) CR2> PCIe Remapped Display PCIe remapped CR3 CR3> RST Raid Volumes> Valid only with RST storage driver Over Clocking Over Clocking...
  • Page 73 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Sub-screen Function Second level Sub-screen/Description IT8528 Serial Port 2 RS422 Duplex Mode> Set full or half duplex mode Super IO Configuration> RTS Control> Select receiver controlled RTS enable or Configuration> (continued) permanently enable RTS (continued) Intel ®...
  • Page 74 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Sub-screen Function Second level Sub-screen/Description Intel TXT Chipset> Read Only field - production fused Information> BiosAcm> Read Only field - production fused Chipset Txt> Read Only field - supported Cpu Txt> Read Only field - supported Error Code>...
  • Page 75 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Sub-screen Function Second level Sub-screen/Description Hardware System Fan Cruise Disable = full speed Health Control> Thermal = does regulate fan speed according to specified temperature Configuration> Speed = does regulate according to specified speed (continued) CPU Fan Speed>...

  • Page 76: Chipset Setup Menu

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 9.2.3. Chipset Setup Menu On entering the Chipset setup menu, the screen lists two setup menu options:  System Agent (previously Northbridge)  PCH-IO (previously Southbridge) 9.2.3.1. System Agent Configuration The System Agent Configuration setup menu provides sub-screens and functions for high performance data configurations.
  • Page 77 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Function Second level Sub-screen / Description Memory Memory Thermal Memory Throttler On/Off Configurations> Configurations> Power and CKEMin Thermal (continued) (continued) Defeature> Throttling> Throttler Timer value for CKEMin, (continued) CKEMin Timer> Range: [255;0] DRAM Power Use User Enable- user provided Meter>...
  • Page 78 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Function Second level Sub-screen / Description Memory HOB Buffer Size> Select HOB buffer size Configurations> ECC Support> Enable/disable DRR ECC support (continued) Max TOLUD> Maximum TOLUD value ( from 1 GB to 3.5 GB) Dynamic assignment adjusts TOLUD automatically based on the largest MMIO length of the installed graphic controller.
  • Page 79 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Function Second level Sub-screen / Description Memory Channel A DIMM Enable/disable DIMMs on channel A Configurations> Control> (continued) Channel B DIMM Enable/disable DIMMs on channel B Control> Force Single Rank> If enabled, only Rank 0 will be used in each DIMM Memory Remap>...
  • Page 80 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Function Second level Sub-screen / Description Graphics Cd Clock Frequency> Select highest Cd clock frequency supported by platform Configuration> IUER Button Enable> Enable/disable IUER button functionality (continued) DMI/OPI DMI Max Link Speed> Set DMI maximum link speed Gen1 / Gen2 / Gen3 / Auto Configuration>...
  • Page 81 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Function Second level Sub-screen / Description PEG Port PWG Port Feature Detect non-compliance Enable/disable non-compliance PCI Configuration> Configuration> express device in PEG Device> (continued) Program PCIe ASPM Enable/disable PCIe ASPM programming before or after OpROM After OpROM>...

  • Page 82: Pch-Io Configuration

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Function Second level Sub-screen / Description GMM Device Enable/disable SA GMM device (B0:D4:F0)> CRID Support> Enable/disable CRID control for Intel SIPP Above 4GB Enable/disable above 4 GB memory mapped IO BIOS assignment MMIO BIOS Disabled automically if aperture size is set to 2048 MB.

  • Page 83: Table 37: Chipset Setup Menu -Pch-Io Configuration Sub-Screens And Functions

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1  PMC Read Disable  Flash Protection Range Registers (FPRR)  SPD Write Disable  ChipsetInit HECI Message  Bypass ChipsetInit Sync Reset Table 37: Chipset Setup Menu –PCH-IO Configuration Sub-screens and Functions Function Second level Sub-screen / Description...
  • Page 84 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Function Second level Sub-screen / Description PCI Express PCIe Root Port # CTO> Enable/disable PCI Express completion timer Configuration> Links to I211 Eth2 (continued) 2 – Links to I211 Eth3 SEFE> Enable/disable Root PCI Express system error on fatal error SECE>...
  • Page 85 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Function Second level Sub-screen / Description SATA and RST SATA Test Mode> Enable/disable test mod Configuration> SAT Feature Mask HDD Unlock> Enable/disable HDD password unlock in OS (continued) Configuration> LED Locate> LED/SGPIO hardware is attached and ping to...
  • Page 86 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Function Second level Sub-screen / Description HD Audio HDA-Link Codec Platform onboard codec (single verb table installed) or Configuration> Select> External codec kit (multiple verb table installed ) (continued) (continued) iDisplay Audio Disconnects SDI2 signal to hide/disable iDisplay audio codec Disconnect>...
  • Page 87 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Function Second level Sub-screen / Description HD Audio HD Audio DSP Icepower IP EFX sub module> Configuration> Features Icepower IP SFX sub module> Configuration> (continued) (continued) Custom Module ‘Alpha’> Custom Module ‘Beta’> Custom Module ‘Gamma’>...
  • Page 88 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Function Second level Sub-screen / Description Serial IO Serial IO Timing Serial IO Timing Parameters> Serial IO timing parameter ( test only) Configuration> Parameters> (continued) UCSI/UCMC If enabled, ACPI reports UCSI/UCMC device Device> ISH Controller>...
  • Page 89 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 Function Second level Sub-screen / Description Wake on WLAN Enable/disable PCI express wireless LAN and Bluetooth to wake the system. and BT Enable> Disable DSX Disable PCH internal ACPRESENT pulldown when DeepSx or G3 exit ACPRESET PullDown>...

  • Page 90: Security Setup Menu

    The Security setup menu provides information about the passwords and functions for specifying the security settings. The passwords are case-sensitive. The mITX-SKL-H provides no factory-set passwords. If there is already a password installed, the system asks for this first. To clear a password, simply enter nothing and acknowledge by pressing <RETURN>.

  • Page 91: Boot Setup Menu

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 9.2.5. Boot Setup Menu The boot setup menu lists the for boot device priority order, that is generated dynamically. Table 39: Boot Setup Menu Functions Function Description Setup Prompt Timeout> Displays number of seconds that the firmware waits before initiating the original default boot selection.

  • Page 92: List Of Acronyms

    – User Guide, Rev.1.1 List of Acronyms The following table does not contain the complete acronyms used in signal names, signal type definitions or similar. A description of the signals is included in the I/O Connector and Internal connector chapters within this user guide.
  • Page 93 – User Guide, Rev.1.1 MTBF Mean Time Between Failures SIM card, subscriber identification module Native Command Queuing System Management Bus, single- ended simple two-wire bus for the OpenGL Application programming interface (API) purpose of lightweight communication for rendering vector graphics...

  • Page 94: About Kontron

    Kontron is a listed company. Its shares are traded in the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on other exchanges under the symbol “KBC”. For more information, please visit: http://www.kontron.com/...

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