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With smaller board size and lower height keep-out zones, the conga-IC175 SBC provides manufacturers and system designers with the opportunity to design compact systems for space restricted areas. With appropriate I/O shield, the same conga-IC175 SBC can be used in either a Thin Mini-ITX or a Mini-ITX design.
Table 2 Cooling/IO Shield Accessories Part No. Description conga-IC97/CSA 052252 12 V active cooling solution with Thin Mini-ITX height (compatible with conga-IC175) conga-IC97/Retention Frame 052254 Retention frame for conga-IC97/CSA (compatible with conga-IC175) conga-IC97/CSP 052260 Passive cooling solution with Thin Mini-ITX height (compatible with conga-IC175)
052232 eDP to standard HDMI evalutiona adapter conga-Thin MITX/LVDS Adapter 052233 LVDS pin header evaluation adapter for congatec Thin Mini-ITX boards conga-Thin MITX/Debug Card 047858 Evaluation debug card with post code display, buttons, status LED's and other useful IO's conga-DP2VGA...
Core™ i7,i5, i3 and Celeron Single Chip Ultra Low TDP Processors ® Memory Two memory sockets (located on the top side of the conga-IC175). Supports SO-DIMM non-ECC DDR4 modules Data rates up to 2133 MT/s Maximum 32 GB capacity (16 GB each)
Thermal and voltage monitoring CMOS Battery Beeper congatec standard BIOS (also possible to boot from an external BIOS by triggering the BIOS_DISABLE# signal on the feature connector) BIOS AMI Aptio UEFI 5.x firmware, 8/16 MByte serial SPI with congatec Embedded BIOS features.
The power consumption values were measured using the following test setup: • Input voltage +12V • conga-IC175 SBC • conga-IC175 cooling solution • Microsoft Windows 10 (64 bit) Note The CPU was stressed to its maximum workload with the Intel Thermal Analysis Tool.
Table 10 Power Consumption Values The tables below provide additional information about the power consumption data for each of the conga-IC175 variants offered. The values are recorded at various operating mode. Part Memory BIOS OS (64 bit) Current (Amp.) Size Rev.
Nonetheless, all electronics contain semiconductor devices which have operating temperature ranges that should be adhered to. For this reason, it is imperative to provide sufficient air flow to each of the components, to ensure the specified operating temperature of the conga-IC175 is maintained.
• Connect the fan’s power cable. Caution The congatec heatspreaders/cooling solutions are tested only within the commercial temperature range of 0° to 60°C. Therefore, if your application that features a congatec heatspreader/cooling solution operates outside this temperature range, ensure the correct operating temperature of the module is maintained at all times.
Connector Description Power Supply You can power the conga-IC175 SBC with a 12V – 24V laptop type DC power supply (on connector X48) or a 4-pin internal power supply (on connector X49). Additionally, the SBC offers an optional SBM power connector (only BOM option). When this connector (X47) is populated, you can power the SBC with it.
X49 : 2x2-pin, 4.2 mm pitch connector Mating connector: Molex 87427-0442 Note The conga-IC175 turns on immediately you connect a power supply. To change this behavior, set the “Power Loss Control” in the BIOS Boot Settings Configuration menu to “Remain OFF”. 5.1.3...
Optional SBM3 Signal Connector As mentioned in section 5.1.3, you need the optional power connector X47 and the signal connector X47 for designs with SBM battery kit. The signal connector ensures the conga-IC175 communicates flawlessly with the battery kit. Table 15...
5.1.4 Power Status LEDs The conga-IC175 provides two LED signals (FP_LED+ and P_LED-) on pins 2 and 4 of the front panel connector X39. The signals indicate the different power states of the conga-IC175. Table 16 LED States State FP_LED+...
Rear Audio Connectors The conga-IC175 has a high definition audio codec (Realtek ALC888S) mounted on it. The line output signals and the MIC signals are routed to connectors X31 (Line-OUT) and X29 (MIC-IN) on the rear side respectively. You can find the drivers for this codec at: http://www.congatec.com/en/products/mini-itx-single-board-computer/conga-ic175.html...
5.3.2 Internal Audio Connectors The conga-IC175 provides the stereo speaker, digital microphone/SPDIF, front panel HD and surround audio connectors internally. 5.3.2.1 Stereo Speaker Header The first analog line input channels (left and right) of the Realtek ALC888S HDA audio codec are routed to connector X30, via a TPA2012D2 amplifier.
The SPI signals are connected to the onboard SPI flash and the feature connector (X38). With the SPI signals on the feature connector, you can start the conga-IC175 from an external flash. This however requires a customized adapter to trigger the BIOS_DISABLE# signal (pin 46) of the feature connector.
(X38) described in section 6.13 of this document. LPC Super I/O Device The conga-IC175 has an onboard Super I/O controller. The controller is connected to the SoC’s LPC bus and provides additional interfaces such as two serial interfaces, optional ccTALK, GPOs, 4-wire CPU and system fans. .
CPU/System Fan Connector & Power Configuration The conga-IC175 supports 5V or 12V CPU and system fans. The signals of the CPU and system fans are routed to connectors X33 and X36 respectively. Use jumper X32 to select the voltage of the CPU fan and jumper X35 to select the voltage of the system fan.
5.6.1 Rear USB Connectors The conga-IC175 offers four USB 3.0 ports (port 1-4) on the rear side. These ports are routed directly from the SoC to connectors X13 and X14. The ports support also USB 2.0 devices. USB Port 2...
5.6.2 Internal USB Connectors The conga-IC175 offers four USB ports (ports 7-10) internally. Ports 7 and 8 are routed to connector X16 while ports 9 and 10 are routed to connector X15. Table 24 Connector X16 Pinout Description Internal USB - Connector X16...
Ethernet 10/100/1000 The conga-IC175 provides two Gigabit Ethernet ports (connectors X5 and X6) on the rear side. Only the LAN interface on connector X5 supports Intel AMT technology. Connector X5/X6 Table 26 LED Description LED Left Side Description LED Right Side Description...
3. Connector X52 supports SATADOM devices on hardware revision A.x and later. 5.8.2 SATA Power The conga-IC175 provides an internal SATA power for hard drives on connector X12. This connector supplies 3.3V, 5V and 12V. Table 27 Connector X12 Pinout Description.
5.8.3 M.2 Slot The conga-IC175 offers an M.2, type 3042/2242 slot (X10) for connecting SATA or PCIe x2 SSDs and WWAN devices. Table 28 Connector X10 Pinout Description (Revision B.x and later) Pin Signal Pin Signal CONFIG_3 +3.3V +3.3V FULL_CARD_PWROFF# M.2 Type B Slot - Connector X10...
LVDS The conga-IC175 offers LVDS interface on connector X25 – a 40-pin LVDS connector. The LVDS signals are sourced from incoming eDP stream, via a multiplexer. The multiplexer routes the eDP signals to LVDS connector X25 (via an eDP to LVDS bridge) by default.
Embedded Display Port (eDP) The conga-IC175 provides eDP interface on connector X20 - a standard 40-pin DisplayPort connector. The eDP signals are sourced from incoming eDP stream via a multiplexer. The multiplexer routes the eDP signals to LVDS connector X25 (via an eDP to LVDS bridge) by default.
Mating connector: ACES 88441-40 or ACES 50204-40 Note congatec offers cables and adapter for the eDP interface (see section 1.2.2 “Optional Accessories/Cables”). For more information, contact the congatec technical solution department. 5.9.3.1 Backlight Power Connector The conga-IC175 provides backlight power on connector X22.
Backlight/Panel Power Selection The conga-IC175 supports different voltages for the panel and backlight. With jumper X23, you can set the panel voltage to 3,3V, 5V or 12V. With jumper X24, you can set the backlight voltage to 5V or 12V.
5.9.4 PCI Express The conga-IC175 provides 3 PCIe interfaces - a PCIe M.2 slot on connector X10 (see section 5.8.3), a PCIe x4 slot on connector X7 and a full/ half size mini PCIe slot on connector X8 5.9.4.1 PCIe x4 Slot The conga-IC175 offers a PCIe x4 slot on connector X7.
Full/half-size Mini PCIe The conga-IC175 offers a mini PCIe socket on connector X8. This socket is optimized for mobile computing platforms and provides the ability to insert different removable mini PCIe cards. This approach makes it possible to upgrade standard PCIe mini card devices on the SBC, without extra cost of a redesign.
Front Panel Connector The conga-IC175 SBC supports front panel features such as power button, status LEDs and reset button via connector X39 - a 10-pin internal header. The FP_LED+ and FP_LED- signals communicate the system states to two LEDs connected to this header. See section 5.1.5 “Power Status LED”...
2. The slot can optionally be connected to the UIM interface of the mPCIe slot. Micro-SD Card The conga-IC175 offers a micro-SD slot on connector X60. The SD card slot complies with SDXC card specification 3.0 with support for up to 104 MBps data rate.
MIPI CSI-2 The conga-IC175 offers an onboard camera interface on connector X9. The interface supports up to two independent cameras - four data lanes for the first camera and two data lanes for the second camera. Each lane operates at up to 1.5 Gbps depending on the camera’s resolution. It also supports up to 24 MP image capture @ 15fps, full HD 1080p60.
GPIO for Camera 1 (1.8V) Connector Type X9: 36-pin, 0.5 mm pitch flat-foil connector Integrated Sensor Hub The conga-IC175 offers an Integrated Sensor Hub (ISH) on connector X61. ISH - Connector X61 Table 41 ISH (Connector X61) Pinout Description Pin 1...
X2: 2.54 mm, 2-pin Molex KK series connector Trusted Platform Module – TPM (Optional) The conga-IC175 SBC can be equipped optionally with a TPM 2.0 compliant security chip. The chip is connected to the LPC bus provided by the integrated Intel chipset.
OEM BIOS Code With the congatec embedded BIOS it is even possible for system designers to add their own code to the BIOS POST process. Except for custom specific code, this feature can also be used to support Window 7 SLIC table, verb tables for HDA codecs, rare graphic modes and Super I/O controllers.
The CGOS API (congatec Operating System Application Programming Interface) is the congatec proprietary API that is available for all commonly used Operating Systems such as Win32, Win64, Win CE and Linux.
The conga-IC175 supports LAN, USB, PCIe and PWRBTN driven wake up events. 6.13 Feature Connector The conga-IC175 provides an internal 50-pin, 2mm pin header as feature connector. The pinout is described below: Table 43 Feature Connector X38 Pinout Description Feature Connector X38...
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GPI0 Input 3.3V PU 10k General purpose input to Board controller GPI1 Input 3.3V PU 10k General purpose input to congatec Board controller GPI2 Input 3.3V PU 10k General purpose input to congatec Board controller GPI3 Input 3.3V PU 10k...
OEMs often use BIOS updates to correct platform issues discovered after the board has been shipped or when new features are added to the BIOS. The conga-IC175 uses a congatec/AMI AptioEFI firmware, which is stored in an onboard flash ROM chip and can be updated using the congatec System Utility.
Industry Specifications The list below provides links to industry specifications that apply to congatec AG modules. Specification Link Low Pin Count Interface Specification, Revision 1.0 (LPC) http://developer.intel.com/design/chipsets/industry/lpc.htm 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...
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