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- Page 1 COM Express™ conga-TC175 7th Generation Intel Core™ i7, i5, i3 and Celeron Single Chip Ultra Low TDP Processors ® ® User’s Guide Revision 1.0 Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 1/71...
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Page 2: Revision History
Updated sections 2.5 “Power Consumption” and 2.6 “Supply Voltage Battery Power” • Updated table 35 “Connector C-D Pinout” • Updated the note in section 6.1.2.6 “Fan Control” • Updated section 10 “BIOS Setup Description” Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 2/71... -
Page 3: Intended Audience
In no event shall congatec AG be liable for any incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary damages, whether based on tort, contract or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with this user’s guide or any other information... -
Page 4: Copyright Notice
Copyright © 2017, congatec AG. All rights reserved. All text, pictures and graphics are protected by copyrights. No copying is permitted without written permission from congatec AG. congatec AG has made every attempt to ensure that the information in this document is accurate yet the information contained within is supplied “as-is”. - Page 5 (c) arising from course of performance, course of dealing, or usage of trade. congatec AG shall in no event be liable to the end user for collateral or consequential damages of any kind. congatec shall not otherwise be liable for loss, damage or expense directly or indirectly arising from the use of the product or from any other cause.
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Page 6: Technical Support
Technical Support congatec AG technicians and engineers are committed to providing the best possible technical support for our customers so that our products can be easily used and implemented. We request that you first visit our website at www.congatec.com for the latest documentation, utilities and drivers, which have been made available to assist you. -
Page 7: Table Of Contents
Rise Time ................. 14 Additional Features ..............32 Power Consumption ..............15 eMMC 5.0 ................32 Supply Voltage Battery Power ..........16 congatec Board Controller (cBC) ..........32 Environmental Specifications ........... 17 6.2.1 Board Information ..............32 Block Diagram ................18 6.2.2... - Page 8 BIOS Setup Description ............69 10.1 Navigating the BIOS Setup Menu ........... 69 10.2 BIOS Versions................69 10.3 Updating the BIOS ..............69 10.4 Supported Flash Devices ............70 Industry Specifications ............. 71 Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 8/71...
- Page 9 Table 31 HDMI Signal Descriptions ............59 Table 32 DisplayPort (DP) Signal Descriptions ........60 Table 33 Module Type Definition Signal Description ......62 Table 34 Power and GND Signal Descriptions ........62 Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 9/71...
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Page 10: Introduction
This versatility allows the designer to create a dense and optimized package, which results in a more reliable product while simplifying system integration. Most importantly, COM Express™ Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10... -
Page 11: Table 2 Conga-Tc175 Variants
2133 MT/s dual channel 2133 MT/s dual channel 2133 MT/s dual channel 2133 MT/s dual channel LVDS DisplayPort (DP) HDMI Processor TDP (cTDP) 15 (7.5) W 15 (7.5) W 15 (7.5) W 15 (10) W Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 11/71... -
Page 12: Specifications
3x SATA ® (6Gb/s with RAID 0/1/5 support) port is implemented. BIOS AMI Aptio UEFI 5.x firmware, 8 or 16 MByte serial SPI with congatec Embedded BIOS features. ® Storage Optional eMMC 5.0 onboard flash Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10... -
Page 13: Supported Operating Systems
18 mm. If the 8 mm (height) carrier board connector is used, then approximate overall height is 21 mm. Heatspreader Module PCB 4.00 13.00 7.00 18.00 5.00 2.00 4.50 Carrier Board PCB Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 13/71... -
Page 14: Supply Voltage Standard Power
The input voltages shall rise from 10 percent of nominal to 90 percent of nominal at a minimum slope of 250 V/s. The smooth turn-on requires that, during the 10 percent to 90 percent portion of the rise time, the slope of the turn-on waveform must be positive. Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10... -
Page 15: Power Consumption
Power Consumption The power consumption values were measured with the following setup: • conga-TC175 COM • Modified congatec carrier board • conga-TC175 cooling solution • Microsoft Windows 10 (64 bit) Note The CPU was stressed to its maximum workload with the Intel Thermal Analysis Tool ®... -
Page 16: Supply Voltage Battery Power
3. Consider the self-discharge of the battery when calculating the lifetime of the CMOS battery. For more information, refer to application note AN9_RTC_Battery_Lifetime.pdf on congatec AG website at www.congatec.com/support/application-notes. 4. We recommend to always have a CMOS battery present when operating the conga-TC175. -
Page 17: Environmental Specifications
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. -
Page 18: Block Diagram
LPC Bus SM Bus SATA USB 2.0 USB 3.0 SDIO SM Bus congatec System (TX BC) Management congatec custom Controller GPIOs/SDIO GPIOs I2C Bus LID#/SLEEP# FAN control Note: Not supported by default (assembly option) Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 18/71... -
Page 19: Cooling Solutions
Cooling Solutions congatec AG offers two cooling solutions for the conga-TC175: • Passive cooling solution (CSP) • Heatspreader The dimensions of the cooling solutions are shown below and all measurements are in millimeters. The mechanical system assembly mounting shall follow the valid DIN/ISO specifications. -
Page 20: Heatspreader
The application specific thermal solution may use heatsinks with fans, and/or heat pipes, which can be attached to the heatspreader. Some thermal solutions may also require that the heatspreader is attached directly to the systems chassis thereby using the whole chassis as a heat dissipater. Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 20/71... - Page 21 Note The gap pad material used on all congatec heatspreaders contains silicon oil that can seep out over time depending on the environmental conditions it is subjected to. For more information about this subject, contact your local congatec sales representative and request the gap pad material manufacturer’s specification.
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Page 22: Connector Rows
Speed, Full-Speed and Low-Speed USB signaling. The controller complies with USB standard 1.1 and 2.0. 5.1.3 High Definition Audio (HDA) Interface The conga-TC175 provides an interface that supports the connection of HDA audio codecs. Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 22/71... -
Page 23: Gigabit Ethernet
I²C Bus Fast Mode The I²C bus is implemented through the congatec board controller (Texas Instruments Tiva™ TM4E1231H6ZRB) and accessed through the congatec CGOS driver and API. The controller provides a fast-mode multi-master I²C bus that has the maximum I²C bandwidth. 5.1.7 PCI Express™... -
Page 24: Vga
General Purpose Serial Interface The conga-TC175 offers two UART interfaces via the congatec Board Controller. These interfaces support up to 1 MBps and can operate in low-speed, full-speed and high-speed modes. They do not support hardware handshake and flow control. -
Page 25: Gpios
A sample screenshot is shown below: Note The module is kept in reset as long as the PWR_OK is driven by carrier board hardware. Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 25/71... - Page 26 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.
- Page 27 Do this during the power supply qualification phase to ensure that the above mentioned problem does not occur in the application. For more information about this issue visit www.formfactors.org and view page 25 figure 7 of the document “ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide V2.2”. Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 27/71...
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Page 28: Power Management
Deep Sx. The Deep Sx on resumption, puts system back into the state it is entered from. In other words, if Deep Sx state was entered from S3 state, then the resume path will place system back into S3. Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10... -
Page 29: Secondary Connector Rows C And D
PCI Express Graphics (PEG) The conga-TC175 supports an optional x1 or x2 PEG port on the CD connector. To support this optional interface, you need a customized conga-TC175 variant. For more information, contact congatec technical support team. 5.2.3 Digital Display Interface The conga-TC175 offers up to two Digital Display Interfaces (digital port B and C). -
Page 30: Hdmi
DisplayPort peripherals. Note The conga-TC175 supports a maximum of two independent DisplayPort displays. Revisions equipped with optional VGA interface support only one DP interface. See table 2 above for possible display combinations. Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 30/71... -
Page 31: Usb 3.0
100 Series PCH-LP, which is integrated in the Multi-Chip Package. The host controller allows data transfers of up to 5 Gb/s and ® supports SuperSpeed, High-Speed, Full-Speed and Low-Speed traffic. Note The xHCI controller supports USB debug port on all USB 3.0 capable ports. Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 31/71... -
Page 32: Additional Features
I²C bus from the x86 core architecture, which results in higher embedded feature performance and more reliability, even when the x86 processor is in a low power mode. It also ensures that the congatec embedded feature set is fully compatible amongst all congatec modules. -
Page 33: General Purpose Input/Output
OEM BIOS Customization The conga-TC175 is equipped with congatec Embedded BIOS, which is based on American Megatrends Inc. Aptio UEFI firmware. The congatec Embedded BIOS allows system designers to modify the BIOS. For more information about customizing the congatec Embedded BIOS, refer to the congatec System Utility user’s guide CGUTLm1x.pdf on the congatec website at www.congatec.com or contact technical... -
Page 34: Oem Default Settings
OEM POST Logo This feature allows system designers to replace the congatec POST logo displayed in the upper left corner of the screen during BIOS POST with their own BIOS POST logo. Use the congatec system utility CGUTIL 1.5.4 or later to replace/add the OEM POST logo. -
Page 35: Congatec Battery Management Interface
The architecture of the CGOS API driver provides the ability to write application software that runs unmodified on all congatec CPU modules. All the hardware related code is contained within the congatec embedded BIOS on the module. See section 1.1 of the CGOS API software developers guide, which is available on the congatec website. -
Page 36: Conga Tech Notes
This technology enables the use of low cost, small capacity SSDs as cache to boost the performance of higher capacity HDDs. Note This feature requires an Intel ® Core Processor and a solid state hybrid drive with minimum capacity of 16GB and support for SATA-IO Hybrid Information. Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 36/71... -
Page 37: Intel Processor Features
The Adaptive Thermal Monitor controls the processor temperature using two methods: • Adjusting the processor’s operating frequency and core voltage (EIST transitions) • Modulating (start/stop) the processor’s internal clocks at a duty cycle of 25% on and 75% off Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 37/71... -
Page 38: Processor Performance Control
With this feature enabled, the processor autonomously selects performance states based on workload demand and thermal limits while also considering information provided by the OS; for example, the performance limits and workload history. Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 38/71... -
Page 39: Intel ® 64 Architecture
When using virtualization capabilities, one computer system can function as multiple “virtual” systems. With processor and I/O enhancements to Intel ® ’s various platforms, Intel ® Virtualization Technology can improve the performance and robustness of today’s software-only virtual machine solutions. Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 39/71... -
Page 40: Thermal Management
You can find more information about Intel ® Virtualization Technology at: http://developer.intel.com/technology/virtualization/index.htm Note congatec does not offer virtual machine monitor (VMM) software. All VMM software support questions and queries should be directed to the VMM software vendor and not congatec technical support. 7.2.6 Thermal Management ACPI is responsible for allowing the operating system to play an important part in the system’s thermal management. -
Page 41: Acpi Suspend Modes And Resume Events
They operate at a voltage of 1.2V. With this low voltage system memory interface on the processor, the conga-TC175 offers a system optimized for lowest possible power consumption. The reduction in power consumption due to lower voltage subsequently reduces the heat generated. Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 41/71... -
Page 42: Signal Descriptions And Pinout Tables
Signal Descriptions and Pinout Tables The following section describes the signals found on COM Express™ Type 6 connectors used for congatec AG modules. The pinout of the modules complies with COM Express Type 6 Rev. 2.1. The table below describes the terminology used in this section. The PU/PD column indicates if a COM Express™ module pull-up or pull-down resistor has been used. -
Page 43: A-B Connector Signal Descriptions
Gigabit Ethernet Controller 0 link indicator, active low. O 3.3VSB GBE0_LINK100# Gigabit Ethernet Controller 0 100Mbit/sec link indicator, active low. O 3.3VSB GBE0_LINK1000# Gigabit Ethernet Controller 0 1000Mbit/sec link indicator, active low. O 3.3VSB Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 43/71... -
Page 44: Table 12 Sata Signal Descriptions
Serial ATA channel 3, Transmit Output differential pair. O SATA Not supported. SATA3_TX- The Intel chipset supports only 3 SATA ports. (S)ATA_ACT# ATA (parallel and serial) or SAS activity indicator, active low. I/O 3.3v Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 44/71... -
Page 45: Table 13 Pci Express Signal Descriptions (General Purpose)
PCI Express Graphics Lanes. on the carrier board if the design involves more than one PCI Express device. Note PCIe lanes 4 and 5 are not supported if the optional PEG port is implemented. Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 45/71... -
Page 46: Table 14 Expresscard Support Pins Signal Descriptions
USB 2.0 compliant. Backwards compatible to USB 1.1 USB7+ USB Port 7, data + or D+ USB 2.0 compliant. Backwards compatible to USB 1.1 USB7- USB Port 7, data - or D- USB 2.0 compliant. Backwards compatible to USB 1.1 Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 46/71... -
Page 47: Table 17 Crt Signal Descriptions
To support the VGA interfac, you need a customized conga-TC175 variant. Table 18 LVDS Signal Descriptions Signal Pin # Description PU/PD Comment LVDS_A0+ LVDS Channel A differential pairs O LVDS LVDS_A0- LVDS_A1+ LVDS_A1- LVDS_A2+ LVDS_A2- LVDS_A3+ LVDS_A3- Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 47/71... -
Page 48: Table 19 Embedded Displayport Signal Descriptions
O 3.3V eDP_AUX+ eDP AUX+. AC coupled off module. eDP_AUX- eDP AUX-. AC coupled off module. eDP_HPD Detection of Hot Plug / Unplug and notification of the link layer. I 3.3V Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 48/71... -
Page 49: Table 20 Spi Bios Flash Interface Signal Descriptions
This signal is used to indicate Physical Presence to the TPM. optional. Note Some signals have special functionality during the reset process. They may bootstrap some basic important functions of the module. For more information refer to section 8.5 of this user’s guide. Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 49/71... -
Page 50: Table 22 General Purpose I/O Signal Descriptions
(also known as “PS_ON”) may be used to enable the non-standby power on a typical ATX power supply. SUS_S4# Indicates system is in Suspend to Disk state. Active low output. O 3.3VSB Not supported SUS_S5# Indicates system is in Soft Off state. O 3.3VSB Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 50/71... -
Page 51: Table 24 General Purpose Serial Interface Signal Descriptions
A60, A66, A70, A80, A90, A100, All available GND connector pins shall be used and tied to Carrier Board GND plane. A110, B1, B11, B21, B31, B41, B51, B60, B70, B80, B90, B100, B110 Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 51/71... -
Page 52: A-B Connector Pinout
AC/HDA_RST# AC/HDA_SDIN0 GPI3 VCC_5V_SBY GND (FIXED) GND (FIXED) RSVD VCC_5V_SBY AC/HDA_BITCLK SPKR eDP_HPD VCC_5V_SBY AC/HDA_SDOUT I2C_CK PCIE0_CK_REF+ BIOS_DIS1# BIOS_DIS0# I2C_DAT PCIE0_CK_REF- VGA_RED THRMTRIP# THRM# GND (FIXED) GND (FIXED) USB6- USB7- SPI_POWER VGA_GRN (*) Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 52/71... - Page 53 A108 VCC_12V B108 VCC_12V GPI0 GPO1 A109 VCC_12V B109 VCC_12V PCIE_TX4+ PCIE_RX4+ A110 GND (FIXED) B110 GND (FIXED) Note The signals marked with asterisk symbol (*) are not connected on the conga TC175. Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 53/71...
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Page 54: C-D Connector Signal Descriptions
Additional transmit signal differential pairs for the Superspeed USB data path O USB_SSTX2- USB_SSRX3+ Additional receive signal differential pairs for the Superspeed USB data path USB_SSRX3- USB_SSTX3+ Additional transmit signal differential pairs for the Superspeed USB data path O USB_SSTX3- Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 54/71... -
Page 55: Table 29 Pci Express Signal Descriptions (X16 Graphics)
5 and/or 6) PEG_RX1- PEG_RX2+ PEG_RX2- PEG_RX3+ PEG_RX3- PEG_RX4+ PEG_RX4- PEG_RX5+ PEG_RX5- PEG_RX6+ PEG_RX6- PEG_RX7+ PEG_RX7- PEG_RX8+ PEG_RX8- PEG_RX9+ PEG_RX9- PEG_RX10+ PEG_RX10- PEG_RX11+ PEG_RX11- PEG_RX12+ PEG_RX12- PEG_RX13+ PEG_RX13- PEG_RX14+ PEG_RX14- PEG_RX15+ C101 PEG_RX15- C102 Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 55/71... - Page 56 The conga-TC175 offers optional x1/x2 PEG port via PCIe lanes 5 or/and 6. The x1/x2 PEG port is not available by default. To support this feature, you need a customized conga-TC175 variant (assembly option) . Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10...
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Page 57: Table 30 Ddi Signal Description
DDI2_CTRLCLK_AUX- is a boot strap DP AUX- function if DDI2_DDC_AUX_SEL is no connect. I/O PCIE 3.3V signal (see note below). HDMI/DVI I2C CTRLDATA if DDI2_DDC_AUX_SEL is pulled high. I/O OD 3.3V DDI enable strap already populated. Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 57/71... - Page 58 DDI interface of the COM Express connector. Refer to the HDMI and DisplayPort signal description tables in this section for information about the signals routed to the DDI interface of the COM Express connector. Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10...
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Page 59: Table 31 Hdmi Signal Descriptions
Not supported TMDS3_DATA2- Multiplexed with DDI3_PAIR0+ and DDI3_PAIR0-. HDMI3_HPD HDMI/DVI Hot-plug detect. I PCIE Not supported Multiplexed with DDI3_HPD. HDMI3_CTRLCLK HDMI/DVI I C Control Clock I/O OD 3.3V Not supported Multiplexed with DDI3_CTRLCLK_AUX+ Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 59/71... -
Page 60: Table 32 Displayport (Dp) Signal Descriptions
Uni-directional main link for the transport of isochronous streams and O PCIE DP2_LANE1- secondary data. Multiplexed with DDI2_PAIR1+ and DDI2_PAIR1- DP2_LANE0+ Uni-directional main link for the transport of isochronous streams and O PCIE DP2_LANE0- secondary data. Multiplexed with DDI2_PAIR0+ and DDI1_PAIR0- Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 60/71... - Page 61 EDID access. Note Some signals have special functionality during the reset process. They may bootstrap some basic important functions of the module. For more information refer to section 8.5 of this user’s guide. Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 61/71...
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Page 62: Table 33 Module Type Definition Signal Description
C60, C70,C73, C76, C80, C84, C87, C90, C93, C96, C100, C103, C110, D1, D2, D5, D8, D11, D14, D21, D31, D41, D51, D60, D67, D70, D73, D76, D80, D84, D87, D90, D93, D96, D100, D103, D110 Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 62/71... -
Page 63: C-D Connector Pinout
GND (FIXED) PEG_RX10- (*) PEG_TX10- (*) DDI2_CTRLCLK_AUX+ DDI1_PAIR2+ DDI2_CTRLDATA_AUX- DDI1_PAIR2- PEG_RX11+ (*) PEG_TX11+ (*) DDI2_DDC_AUX_SEL DDI1_DDC_AUX_SEL PEG_RX11- (*) PEG_TX11- (*) RSVD RSVD GND (FIXED) GND (FIXED) DDI3_CTRLCLK_AUX+ (*) DDI1_PAIR3+ PEG_RX12+ (*) PEG_TX12+ (*) Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 63/71... - Page 64 D108 VCC_12V TYPE0# PEG_LANE_RV# (*) C109 VCC_12V D109 VCC_12V PEG_RX1+ (*) PEG_TX1+ (*) C110 GND (FIXED) D110 GND (FIXED) Note The signals marked with an asterisk symbol (*) are not supported on the conga-TC175. Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 64/71...
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Page 65: Boot Strap Signals
No external DC loads or external pull-up or pull-down resistors should change the configuration of the signals listed in the above table. External resistors may override the internal strap states and cause the COM Express™ module to malfunction and/or cause irreparable damage to the module. Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 65/71... -
Page 66: System Resources
On the conga-TC175, the PCI Express Bus acts as the subtractive decoding agent. All I/O cycles that are not positively decoded are forwarded to the PCI Bus not the LPC Bus. Only specified I/O ranges are forwarded to the LPC Bus. In the congatec Embedded BIOS the following I/O address ranges are sent to the LPC Bus: 2Eh –... -
Page 67: Pci Configuration Space Map
PCI Express Port 0 02h (Note3) PCI Express Port 1 03h (Note3) PCI Express Port 2 04h (Note3) PCI Express Port 3 05h (Note3) PCI Express Port 4 06h (Note3) PCI Express Port 5 Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 67/71... -
Page 68: Sm Bus
4. Internal PCI devices not connected to the conga-TC175 are not listed. Onboard resources are not 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 ®... -
Page 69: Bios Setup Description
10.1 Navigating the BIOS Setup Menu The BIOS setup menu shows the features and options supported in the congatec BIOS. To access and navigate the BIOS setup menu, press the <DEL> or <F2> key during POST. The right frame displays the key legend. Above the key legend is an area reserved for text messages. These text messages explain the options and the possible impacts when changing the selected option in the left frame. -
Page 70: Supported Flash Devices
The flash devices listed above can be used on the carrier board to support external BIOS. For more information about external BIOS support, refer to the Application Note AN7_External_BIOS_Update.pdf on the congatec website at http://www.congatec.com. Copyright © 2017 congatec AG... -
Page 71: Industry Specifications
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 http://www.serialata.org PICMG COM Express Module™ Base Specification http://www.picmg.org/ ® PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 2.0 http://www.pcisig.com/specifications Copyright © 2017 congatec AG TCKLm10 71/71...
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