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AXIOMTEK PICO300 User Manual

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  • Page 1 PICO300 ® ® ® Intel Pentium N3710/ Celeron N3060 Processors Pico-ITX Board User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Disclaimers

    Axiomtek does not make any commitment to update the information in this manual. Axiomtek reserves the right to change or revise this document and/or product at any time without notice. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Axiomtek Co., Ltd.

  • Page 3: Esd Precautions

    It discharges static electricity from your body.  Wear a wrist-grounding strap, available from most electronic component stores, when handling boards and components. Trademarks Acknowledgments Axiomtek is a trademark of Axiomtek Co., Ltd. ® ® Intel and Celeron are trademarks of Intel Corporation.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Disclaimers ..................... ii ESD Precautions ................... iii Chapter 1 Introduction ..........1 Features ....................2 Specifications ..................2 Utilities ....................3 Chapter 2 Board and Pin Assignments ....5 Board Dimensions and Fixing Holes ..........5 Board Layout ..................7 Assembly Drawing ................
  • Page 5 System Memory ................. 23 I/O Port Address Map ................ 24 Interrupt Controller (IRQ) Map ............25 Memory Map ..................28 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Setup Utility ......29 Starting ....................29 Navigation Keys ................29 Main Menu ..................31 Advanced Menu ................. 32 Chipset Menu ..................
  • Page 6 A.12.2 High Speed Board to Board Connectors (CN2 and CN3) ......70 A.12.3 LAN and USB 3.0 Connector (CN4) ............72 A.12.4 System Power Switch (CN5) ..............72 A.12.5 USB 3.0 Stack Connector (CN6) ............... 73 A.12.6 COM1 and COM2 D-Sub Connector (CN7A and CN7B) ......73 A.12.7 HDMI Connector (CN8) ................

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Chapter 1 Introduction ® ® ® The PICO300 is a Pico-ITX board with Intel Pentium N3710 and Celeron N3060 processors that deliver outstanding system performance through high-bandwidth interfaces, multiple I/O functions for interactive applications and various embedded computing solutions.

  • Page 8: Features

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Features ® ® ®  Intel Pentium N3710 and Celeron N3060 processors  1 DDR3L SO-DIMM supports up to 8GB memory capacity  1 USB 2.0 port and 1 Gigabit Ethernet port  1 PCI Express Mini Card with mSATA supported Specifications ...

  • Page 9: Utilities

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board  Audio  HD audio compliant with Realtek ALC662.  Support line-out/MIC-in  Expansion Interface  One PCI-Express Mini Card socket complies with PCI-Express Mini Card Spec. V1.2.  Two High speed board to board connectors. ...
  • Page 10 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board This page is intentionally left blank. Introduction...

  • Page 11: Board And Pin Assignments

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Chapter 2 Board and Pin Assignments Board Dimensions and Fixing Holes Top View Board and Pin Assignments...
  • Page 12 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Bottom View Side View Board and Pin Assignments...

  • Page 13: Board Layout

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Board Layout Top View Side View Board and Pin Assignments...
  • Page 14 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Bottom View Board and Pin Assignments...

  • Page 15: Assembly Drawing

    Heatsink for PICO300 (see image below): First of all, use the following four screws to secure heatsink on heatspreader. The PICO300 has four assembly holes for installing thermal solution. Align and firmly secure the plate to the PICO300. Be careful not to over-tighten the screws.
  • Page 16 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Board and Pin Assignments...

  • Page 17: Jumper And Switch Settings

    And remove jumper clip from 2 jumper pins to open. Below illustration shows how to set up jumper. Properly configure jumper and switch settings on the PICO300 to meet your application purpose. Below you can find a summary table of jumpers, switch and onboard default settings.

  • Page 18: Restore Bios Optimal Defaults (Jp1)

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board 2.4.1 Restore BIOS Optimal Defaults (JP1) Put jumper clip to pin 2-3 for a few seconds then move it back to pin 1-2. Doing this procedure can restore BIOS optimal defaults. Function Setting Normal (Default) 1-2 close...

  • Page 19: Connectors

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Connectors Signals go to other parts of the system through connectors. Loose or improper connection might cause problems, please make sure all connectors are properly and firmly connected. Here is a summary table which shows all connectors on the hardware.

  • Page 20: High Speed Board To Board Connectors (Cn2 And Cn3)

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board 2.5.1 High Speed Board to Board Connectors (CN2 and CN3) CN2 is a 2x30-pin high speed board to board connector. The pin assignments of CN2 are given as follows. Signal Signal MIC_L AUDIO_OUT_L MIC_R AUDIO_OUT_R AUDIO_GND AUDIO_GND...

  • Page 21: Sata Power Connector (Cn4)

    +V5S +V3.3_SBY +V5S It is suggested to insert I/O board (AX93275, AX93276 or AX93292 ) into CN2 and CN3 on PICO300 (see Appendix A for details of I/O board). Note 2.5.2 SATA Power Connector (CN4) The CN4 is a 4-pin (pitch=2.0mm) wafer connector which is compliant with JST B4B-PH-K-S for SATA power interface.

  • Page 22: Usb 2.0 Wafer Connector (Cn5)

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board 2.5.3 USB 2.0 Wafer Connector (CN5) This is a 4-pin (pitch=1.25mm) wafer connector which is compliant with Molex 530470410 for USB 2.0 interface. Signal USB_PWR 2.5.4 Fan Power Connector (CN6) The CN6 is a 2-pin (pitch=1.5mm) wafer connector which is compliant with JST B2B-ZH-K-S for fan power interface.

  • Page 23: Lvds Connector (Cn8)

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board 2.5.6 LVDS Connector (CN8) This board has a 2x20-pin connector for LVDS LCD interface. It is strongly recommended to use the matching JST SHDR-40VS-B connector for LVDS interface. Pin 1~6 VCCM can be set to +3.3V, +5V or +12V by setting JP2 (see section 2.4.2).
  • Page 24 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board 24-bit single channel 18-bit dual channel Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM 10 GND 10 GND 11 N.C 12 N.C 11 N.C 12 Channel B D0- 13 N.C...

  • Page 25: External Speaker And Internal Buzzer Header (Cn9)

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board 2.5.7 External Speaker and Internal Buzzer Header (CN9) Pin 1, 2 and 3 connect the case-mounted speaker unit or internal buzzer. While connecting to an internal buzzer, please set pin 2 and 3 closed (default); while connecting to an external speaker, you need to set pins 2 and 3 opened and connect the speaker cable to pin 1(+) and pin 2(-).

  • Page 26: Dc Jack Power Connector W/ Screw (Cn14)

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board 2.5.11 DC Jack Power Connector w/ Screw (CN14) The CN14 is a DC jack with screw. Firmly insert at least 60W adapter into this connector. Loose connection may cause system instability make sure components/devices properly installed before connecting.

  • Page 27: Ethernet Port (Lan1)

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board 2.5.14 Ethernet Port (LAN1) The board has one RJ-45 Ethernet connector. Connection can be established by plugging one end of the Ethernet cable into this RJ-45 connector and the other end (phone jack) to a 1000/100/10-Base-T hub.

  • Page 28: Full-Size Pci-Express Mini Card And Msata Connector (Scn1)

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board 2.5.17 Full-size PCI-Express Mini Card and mSATA Connector (SCN1) This is a PCI-Express Mini Card connector on the bottom side supporting PCI-Express x1 or SATA and USB 2.0. It complies with PCI-Express Mini Card Spec. V1.2. To enable or disable SATA for mSATA card, please refer to BIOS setting in section 4.4.

  • Page 29: Chapter 3 Hardware Description

    CPU from damages. BIOS The PICO300 uses AMI Plug and Play BIOS with a single 64Mbit SPI Flash. System Memory The PICO300 supports one 204-pin DDR3L SO-DIMM socket for maximum memory capacity up to 8GB DDR3L SDRAMs.

  • Page 30: I/O Port Address Map

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board I/O Port Address Map ® ® ® The Intel Pentium N3710 and Celeron N3060 processors communicate via I/O ports. Hardware Description...

  • Page 31: Interrupt Controller (Irq) Map

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Interrupt Controller (IRQ) Map The interrupt controller (IRQ) mapping list is shown as follows: Hardware Description...
  • Page 32 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Hardware Description...
  • Page 33 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Hardware Description...

  • Page 34: Memory Map

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Memory Map The memory mapping list is shown as follows: Hardware Description...

  • Page 35: Ami Bios Setup Utility

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Setup Utility The AMI UEFI BIOS provides users with a built-in setup program to modify basic system configuration. All configured parameters are stored in a flash chip to save the setup information whenever the power is turned off. This chapter provides users with detailed description about how to set up basic system configuration through the AMI BIOS setup utility.
  • Page 36 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Hot Keys Description  Left/Right The Left and Right <Arrow> keys allow you to select a setup screen. The Up and Down <Arrow> keys allow you to select a setup screen or  Up/Down sub-screen. The Plus and Minus <Arrow> keys allow you to change the field value of a +...

  • Page 37: Main Menu

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Main Menu When you first enter the setup utility, you will enter the Main setup screen. You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab. System Time/Date can be set up as described below.

  • Page 38: Advanced Menu

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Advanced Menu The Advanced menu also allows users to set configuration of the CPU and other system devices. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: ►...
  • Page 39 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board  ACPI Settings You can use this screen to select options for the ACPI configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
  • Page 40 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board  Trusted Computing This screen provides function for specifying the TPM settings. Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device. The default setting is Enable. TPM State Once the Security Device Support is enabled, TPM can be used by the operating system.
  • Page 41 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board  CPU Configuration This screen shows the CPU Configuration and you can change the value of the selected option. Intel Virtualization Technology Enable or disable Intel Virtualization Technology. When enabled, a VMM (Virtual Machine Mode) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities. It allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications independently, hence enabling a computer system to work as several virtual systems.
  • Page 42 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board  SATA Configuration In the SATA Configuration menu, you can see the current installed hardware in the SATA ports. During system boot up, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. SATA Controller Enable or disable the SATA controller feature.
  • Page 43  USB Configuration USB Devices Display all detected USB devices which are installed in connector CN5 on PICO300, CN7 and CN8 on AX93275, CN4 and CN6 on AX93276 or CN3 on AX93292 (see section 2.5.3 and Appendix A). AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 44 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board  Super IO Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Super IO Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
  • Page 45 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board  Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port The default is Enabled. The optimal setting for base I/O address is 3F8h and for interrupt request address is IRQ4. COM Mode Use this option to set RS-232/422/485 communication mode for CN6B on AX93275, CN7B on AX93276 or CN4 on AX93292 (see Appendix A for details of I/O Board).
  • Page 46 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board  Serial Port 2 Configuration Serial Port The default is Enabled. The optimal setting for base I/O address is 2F8h and for interrupt request address is IRQ3. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 47 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board  Hardware Monitor This screen monitors hardware health status. This screen displays the temperature of system and CPU, system voltages (VBAT and +5V).  Utility Configuration BIOS Flash Utility BIOS flash utility configuration. For more detailed information, please refer to Appendix C.

  • Page 48: Chipset Menu

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Chipset Menu The Chipset menu allows users to change the advanced chipset settings. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: ► North Bridge ►...
  • Page 49 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board  North Bridge This screen allows users to configure parameters of North Bridge chipset. LCD Control Open sub menu for parameters related to LCD configuration. Memory Information Show the information related to system memory. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 50 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board  LCD Control For PICO300 with VGA: For PICO300 with HDMI: Primary IGFX Boot Display Select the video device which will be activated during POST (Power-On Self Test). The default is Auto. The image above shows option list in Primary IGFX Boot Display when no I/O board is installed.
  • Page 51 When AX93275 is installed, the Primary IGFX Boot Display option list will be [Auto, CRT1, LVDS and CRT2] or [Auto, HDMI, LVDS and CRT], see image below. For PICO300 with VGA: For PICO300 with HDMI: Otherwise when AX93276 is installed, the Primary IGFX Boot Display option list will be [Auto, CRT, LVDS and HDMI] or [Auto, HDMI1, LVDS and HDMI2], see image below.
  • Page 52 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board For PICO300 with VGA: For PICO300 with HDMI: Secondary IGFX Boot Display Select secondary display device. This option appears only when Primary IGFX Boot Display is set to CRT, LVDS or HDMI. The default is Disabled. The image above shows option list in Secondary IGFX Boot Display when no I/O board is installed.
  • Page 53 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board When AX93275 is installed, the option list in Secondary IGFX Boot Display will be Disabled, LVDS and CRT2, see image below. Otherwise when AX93276 is installed, the option list in Secondary IGFX Boot Display will be Disabled, LVDS and HDMI.
  • Page 54 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board LVDS Panel Type Select LVDS panel resolution; see the selection options in image above. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 55 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board  South Bridge This screen shows TXE information. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...

  • Page 56: Security Menu

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Security Menu The Security menu allows users to change the security settings for the system.  Administrator Password This item indicates whether an administrator password has been set (installed or uninstalled).  User Password This item indicates whether an user password has been set (installed or uninstalled).

  • Page 57: Boot Menu

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Boot Menu The Boot menu allows users to change boot options of the system.  Setup Prompt Timeout Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting.  Bootup NumLock State Use this item to select the power-on state for the keyboard NumLock.

  • Page 58: Save & Exit Menu

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Save & Exit Menu The Save & Exit menu allows users to load your system configuration with optimal or fail-safe default values.  Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes, select this option to leave Setup and return to Main Menu.
  • Page 59 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board  Discard Changes Select this option to quit Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration. Select Discard Changes from the Save & Exit menu and press <Enter>. Select Yes to discard changes.  Restore Defaults It automatically sets all Setup options to a complete set of default settings when you select this option.
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  • Page 61: Appendix A I/O Boards (Optional)

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Appendix A I/O Boards (Optional) The AX93275, AX93276 and AX93292 are I/O expansion boards which are suggested to insert carefully into CN2 and CN3 on PICO300. Their specifications and detailed information are given in this chapter. AX93275 Specifications ...

  • Page 62: Ax93275 Board Layout

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Bottom View AX93275 Board Layout Top View Side View I/O Boards (Optional)

  • Page 63: Ax93275 Assembly Drawing

    AX93275 Assembly Drawing Installing Thermal Solution and I/O Board Gently insert I/O Board into CN2 and CN3 on PICO300. Align and firmly secure the thermal solution plate and I/O board to PICO300. Be careful not to over-tighten the screws. I/O Boards (Optional)

  • Page 64: Ax93275 Jumper Settings

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board AX93275 Jumper Settings Properly configure jumper settings on the AX93275 I/O board to meet your application purpose. Below you can find a summary table of all jumpers and onboard default settings. Once the default jumper setting needs to be changed, please do it under power-off condition.

  • Page 65: Ax93275 Connectors, Switches And Led

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board AX93275 Connectors, Switches and LED Signals go to other parts of the system through connectors. Loose or improper connection might cause problems, please make sure all connectors are properly and firmly connected. Here is a summary table which shows all connectors, buttons and LED on the hardware.

  • Page 66: High Speed Board To Board Connectors (Cn2 And Cn3)

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board A.6.2 High Speed Board to Board Connectors (CN2 and CN3) CN2 is a 2x30-pin high speed board to board connector. The pin assignments of CN2 are given as follows. Signal Signal AUDIO_OUT-L MIC-L AUDIO_OUT-R MIC-R AUDIO_GND AUDIO_GND...
  • Page 67 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board CN3 is a 2x30-pin high speed board to board connector. The pin assignments of CN3 are given as follows. Signal Signal USB3_RXP1 USB3_RXN1 USB3_TXP1 USB3_TXN1 USB3_RXP2 USB3_RXN2 DDI2_TXP0 USB3_TXP2 DDI2_TXN0 USB3_TXN2 DDI2_TXP1 USB3_RXP3 DDI2_TXN1 USB3_RXN3 USB3_TXP3 USB3_TXN3...

  • Page 68: Com2 Connector (Cn4)

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board A.6.3 COM2 Connector (CN4) The board comes with 2x5-pin box header for COM2 serial port interface, see table below. Signal Data Carrier Detect (DCD) Data Set Ready (DSR) Receive Data (RXD) Request to Send (RTS) Transmit Data (TXD)

  • Page 69: Vga And Com1 D-Sub Connector (Cn6A And Cn6B)

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board A.6.5 VGA and COM1 D-Sub Connector (CN6A and CN6B) The lower 15-pin D-Sub connector (CN6A) is for VGA interface and the upper 9-pin D-Sub connector (CN6B) is for COM1 serial port interface. Note that CN6B is also equipped with power capability on DCD and RI pins by setting JP1 (see section A.5.1).

  • Page 70: Usb 3.0 Stack Connectors (Cn7 And Cn8)

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board A.6.6 USB 3.0 Stack Connectors (CN7 and CN8) The board comes with two double-deck Universal Serial Bus (compliant with USB 3.0 (5Gb/s)) connectors on the rear I/O which are for installing USB peripherals such as keyboard, mouse, scanner, etc.

  • Page 71: Ax93276 Specifications

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board AX93276 Specifications  Size  118mm x 40mm  Features  HDMI port.  LAN port.  Four USB 3.0.  Serial Ports: One port for RS-232/422/485 and one port for RS-232.  Power-on, reset and red/green LED.

  • Page 72: Ax93276 Board Layout

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Bottom View AX93276 Board Layout Top View Side View I/O Boards (Optional)

  • Page 73: Ax93276 Assembly Drawing

    AX93276 Assembly Drawing Installing Thermal Solution and I/O Board Gently insert I/O Board into CN2 and CN3 on PICO300. Align and firmly secure the thermal solution plate and I/O board to PICO300. Be careful not to over-tighten the screws. I/O Boards (Optional)

  • Page 74: Ax93276 Jumper Settings

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board A.11 AX93276 Jumper Settings Properly configure jumper settings on the AX93276 I/O board to meet your application purpose. Below you can find a summary table of all jumpers and onboard default settings. Once the default jumper setting needs to be changed, please do it under power-off condition.

  • Page 75: Ax93276 Connectors, Switches And Led

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board A.12 AX93276 Connectors, Switches and LED Signals go to other parts of the system through connectors. Loose or improper connection might cause problems, please make sure all connectors are properly and firmly connected. Here is a summary table which shows all connectors, buttons and LED on the hardware.

  • Page 76: High Speed Board To Board Connectors (Cn2 And Cn3)

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board A.12.2 High Speed Board to Board Connectors (CN2 and CN3) CN2 is a 2x30-pin high speed board to board connector. The pin assignments of CN2 are given as follows. Signal Signal DSR2 DCD2 RTS2 RXD2 CTS2 TXD2...
  • Page 77 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board CN3 is a 2x30-pin high speed board to board connector. The pin assignments of CN3 are given as follows. Signal Signal PCIE_IO_RXP USB3_RXP1 PCIE_IO_RXN USB3_RXN1 PCIE_IO_TXP USB3_TXP1 PCIE_IO_TXN USB3_TXN1 B2B_PCIE_CLK USB3_RXP2 B2B_PCIE_CLK# USB3_RXN2 DDI2_TXP0 USB3_TXP2 DDI2_TXN0 USB3_TXN2...

  • Page 78: Lan And Usb 3.0 Connector (Cn4)

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board A.12.3 LAN and USB 3.0 Connector (CN4) The board comes with one high performance plug and play Ethernet interface (RJ-45) which is fully compliant with the IEEE 802.3 standard. Connection can be established by plugging one end of the Ethernet cable into this RJ-45 connector and the other end to a 1000/100/10-Base-T hub.

  • Page 79: Usb 3.0 Stack Connector (Cn6)

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board A.12.5 USB 3.0 Stack Connector (CN6) The board comes with a high rise double-deck Universal Serial Bus (compliant with USB 3.0 (5Gb/s)) connector on the rear I/O which are for installing USB peripherals such as keyboard, mouse, scanner, etc.

  • Page 80: Hdmi Connector (Cn8)

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board A.12.7 HDMI Connector (CN8) The HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact digital interface which is capable of transmitting high-definition video and high-resolution audio over a single cable. Its interface is available through connector CN8. Signal Signal...

  • Page 81: Ax93292 Specifications

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board A.13 AX93292 Specifications  Size  118mm x 29.25mm  Features  Audio (MIC-in/line-out/line-in).  Four USB 2.0.  Serial Ports: One port for RS-232/422/485 and one port for RS-232.  Power-on, reset and power/HDD LED. All specifications and images are subject to change without notice.

  • Page 82: Ax93292 Board Layout

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Side View A.15 AX93292 Board Layout Top View I/O Boards (Optional)

  • Page 83: Ax93292 Assembly Drawing

    AX93292 Assembly Drawing Installing Thermal Solution and I/O Board Gently insert I/O Board into CN2 and CN3 on PICO300. Align and firmly secure the thermal solution plate and I/O board to PICO300. Be careful not to over-tighten the screws. I/O Boards (Optional)

  • Page 84: Ax93292 Jumper Settings

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board A.17 AX93292 Jumper Settings Properly configure jumper settings on the AX93292 I/O board to meet your application purpose. Below you can find a summary table of all jumpers and onboard default settings. Once the default jumper setting needs to be changed, please do it under power-off condition.

  • Page 85: High Speed Board To Board Connectors (Cn1 And Cn2)

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board A.18.1 High Speed Board to Board Connectors (CN1 and CN2) CN1 is a 2x30-pin high speed board to board connector. The pin assignments of CN1 are given as follows. Signal Signal AUDIO_OUT-L MIC-L AUDIO_OUT-R MIC-R AUDIO_GND AUDIO_GND...
  • Page 86 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board CN2 is a 2x30-pin high speed board to board connector. The pin assignments of CN2 are given as follows. Signal Signal IO_BRD_BIT1 IO_BRD_BIT0 +V5S +V3.3_SBY +V5S +V3.3_SBY I/O Boards (Optional)

  • Page 87: Low Speed Io Connector (Cn3)

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board A.18.2 Low Speed IO Connector (CN3) This is a 39-pin connector which is compliant with AMP 4-1734507-0 for low speed signal interface consisting of a set of HD Audio, four USB 2.0 ports, power/reset button and power/HDD LED indicator signals.

  • Page 88: Com1 And Com2 Connector (Cn4)

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board A.18.3 COM1 and COM2 Connector (CN4) This is a 2x10-pin connector which is compliant with AMP 2-1734507-0 for COM1 and COM2 serial port interface. Only COM1 port has +5V level power capability on DCD and +12V level on RI by setting JP1 (see section A.17.1). If you need COM1 port to support RS-422 or RS-485, please refer to BIOS setting in section 4.4.

  • Page 89: Appendix B Watchdog Timer

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Appendix B Watchdog Timer About Watchdog Timer Software stability is major issue in most application. Some embedded systems are not watched by human for 24 hours. It is usually too slow to wait for someone to reboot when computer hangs.

  • Page 90: Sample Program

    PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Sample Program Assembly sample code : ;Enable WDT: dx,2Eh al,87 ;Un-lock super I/O dx,al dx,al ;Select Logic device: dx,2Eh al,07h dx,al dx,2Fh al,07h dx,al ;Enable WDT base address: dx,2Eh al,30h dx,al dx,2Fh al,01h dx,al ;Activate WDT: dx,2Eh...
  • Page 91 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board If N=79h, the time base is set to minute. M = time value 00: Time-out Disable 01: Time-out occurs after 1 minute 02: Time-out occurs after 2 minutes 03: Time-out occurs after 3 minutes FFh: Time-out occurs after 255 minutes...
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  • Page 93: Appendix Cbios Flash Utility

    Please read and follow the instructions below carefully. In your USB flash drive, create a new folder and name it “Axiomtek”, see figure below. Copy BIOS ROM file (e.g. PICO300.005) to “Axiomtek” folder.
  • Page 94 Select the USB drive containing BIOS ROM file you want to update using the <> or <> key. Then press <Enter> to get into “Axiomtek” folder. Now you can see the BIOS ROM file on the screen, press <Enter> to select.
  • Page 95 PICO300 Pico-ITX Board Please wait while BIOS completes the entire flash update process: erase data, write new data and verify data. 10. When you see the following figure, press <Enter> to finish the update process. After that the system will shut down and restart immediately.
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