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Introduction 1.1 The Product ITX-a55E3 is built on standard form factor to allow system upgrade without much of the concern on compatibility. The Industrial Motherboard coming with mounting holes and a piece of I/O bracket is designed to reduce cabling and total cost.
1.4 Inside the Package Before you begin installing your Industrial motherboard, make sure the following materials have been shipped: 1 x ITX-a55E3 Mini-ITX industrial motherboard 1 x Driver CD 1 x Quick Installation Guide 1 x DVI cable (DVI-29M to DVI-29F+DB-15F) If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your vendor im- mediately.
Find the drivers on CD by the following paths: Windows 7 Driver Path CHIPSET \ITX-a55E3\Win7\Chipset \ITX-a55E3\Win7\Ethernet AUDIO \ITX-a55E3\Win7\Audio Touch Panel \ITX-a55E3\Win7\Touch Panel Net Framework 4.0 \ITX-a55E3\Win7\Net framework 4.0 Windows XP Driver Path CHIPSET \ITX-a55E3\WinXP\Chipset \ITX-a55E3\WinXP\Ethernet AUDIO \ITX-a55E3\WinXP\Audio Touch Panel \ITX-a55E3\WinXP\Touch Panel\WinXP Net Framework 4.0 \ITX-a55E3\WinXP\Net framework 4.0...
Board Overview 2.1 Board Dimensions The following illustration shows the dimension of ITX-a55E3, with the measure- ments in width, depth, and height called out. 170.00 6.33 157.48 20.0 44.50 66.41 91.50 108.90 126.41 145.80 163.81 Unit: mm - 8 -...
Board Overview 2.3.3 Jumpers The jumper is “short” (closed) when the jumper cap is placed on pins. If not, that means the jumper is “open.” The following in this section will explicate each of the components one-by-one. Pin short Pin 2-3 short Pin 1-2 short Pin open (closed)
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Board Overview J13 (2) JBAT1 (5) Function: Back Light Brightness Setting Function: Clear CMOS Selection Jumper type: 2.54mm pitch 1x3-pin Jumper type: 2.54mm pitch 1x3-pin header header Setting: Setting: Mode Mode Keep CMOS data For LED Panel (default) (default) Clear CMOS data For CCFL Panel JPWR1 JVLCD1...
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Board Overview JBTM1 (3) Function: Reserved Jumper type: 2.00mm pitch 2x3-pin header Pin 2/4/6 are used only for updating firmware. General user doesn’t need to set them. JPWR1 JVLCD1 JCOM6 JBAT1 JBTM1 JCOM5 - 15 -...
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Board Overview JVLCD1 (7) Function: LCD Panel Voltage Selection The voltage of LCD panel is selected by JVLCD. Jumper type: 2.54mm pitch 1x3-pin header Setting: Mode VCC_LCD=5V VCC_LCD=3.3V (default) JPWR1 JVLCD1 JCOM6 JBAT1 JBTM1 JCOM5 - 16 -...
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Board Overview JCOM5/6 (4, 6) Function: 5V/12V (Pin 10) Selection JCOM5 controls COM Port 1/2; JCOM6 controls COM Port 5/6. Jumper type: 2.00mm pitch 2x3-pin header Setting: Mode 2 4 6 2 4 6 2 4 6 2 4 6 COM Port 1 or 5 supports outputting 5V power (default) 1 3 5...
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Board Overview PCIE1 (33) Function: PCIe x1 Slot Connector type: PCIe x1 Gen 2.0 slot The pin assignments conform to the industry standard. PCI1 (34) Function: PCI Slot Connector type: 32-bit PCI slot The pin assignments conform to the industry standard. LVDS1 12VIN1 5W_T1...
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Hardware Installation 3.1 Installing the Heatsink 1. Find the heatsink accomanied with the board. 2. Screw the heatsink to ITX-a55E3 as shown at red circles. PCIe x1 connector Mini-card socket mSATA socket - 34 -...
3. Press down the Mini-card and fix it in place using two screws. 3.3 Installing SIM Card 1. Position SIM card socket on ITX-a55E3. 2. Slightly press SIM socket lid and move it rightards. Lift socket lid. 3. Slip SIM card along grooves on lid's inside as below, close it and move leftwards.
Hardware Installation 3.4 Installing PCI Card 1. Position PCI slot on ITX-a55E3. 2. Insert PCI card into its slot as illustration. 3.5 Installing PCIe Card 1. To Install PCIex1 card, need purchase another riser card included in optional items. (1.5.1...
Choose the system default BIOS Vendor American Megatrends language Core Version 4.6.5.1 Compliancy UEFI 2.3; PI 1.2 Project Version iTX-a55E3 1.01 Build Date and Time 03/28/2013 10:16:03 Memory Information Total Memory 2032 MB (DDR3) Select Screen Select Item Enter Select...
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BIOS Set the system time. Use Tab to switch between Time elements. System Time The time format is: Hour: 00 to 23 ► Minute: 00 to 59 Second: 00 to 59 Key Commands BIOS Setup Utility is mainly a key-based navigation interface. Please refer to the following key command instructions for navigation process.
BIOS 4.2 Advanced The “Advanced” setting page provides you the options to configure the details of your hardware, such as PCI, ACPI, IDE, USB and Super IO. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Chipset Boot Security Save &...
BIOS 4.2.1 PCI Subsystem Settings Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced V 2.05.01 PCI Bus Driver Version In case of multiple Option ROMs (Legacy and EFI Compatible), PCI Option ROM Handling specifies what PCI Option ROM [Legacy ROM] PCI ROM Priority to launch.
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BIOS PCI Express Settings Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced PCI Express Device Register Settings Set the ASPM Level: Force L0s - Force all links to L0s State: AUTO PCI Express Link Register Settings - BIOS auto configure: DISABLE [Disabled] ASPM Support - Disables ASPM...
BIOS 4.2.3 IDE Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced IDE Configuration SATA Port0 Not Present SATA Port1 Not Present SATA Port2 Not Present Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt. General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save &...
BIOS 4.2.4 USB Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Enable Legacy USB support. USB Configuration AUTO option disables legacy USB Devices: support if no USB devices are 1 Keyboard, 1 Mouse, 1 Point connected. DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only Legacy USB Support [Enabled]...
BIOS 4.2.5 F81866 Super IO Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Set Parameters of Serial Port 0 F81866 Super IO Configuration (COMA) F81866 Super IO Chip F81866 Serial Port 0 Configuration Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port 2 Configuration Serial Port 3 Configuration Serial Port 4 Configuration...
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BIOS Serial Port 0~5 Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Enable or Disable Serial Port Serial Port 0~5 Configuration (COM) Serial Port [Enabled] Device Settings IO=3F8h; IRQ=4; Change Settings [IO=3F8h; IRQ=4;] Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt.
BIOS 4.2.6 F81866 H/W Monitor Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Pc Health Status CPU temperature : +39 C System temperature : +33 C Fan1 Speed : 6493 RPM VCORE : +1.344 V 5VALW : +5.087 V : +5.129 V Select Screen : +11.968 V...
BIOS 4.3 Chipset Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit Main North Bridge Parameters North Bridge North Bridge LVDS Config Select South Bridge Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt. General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults...
BIOS 4.3.1 North Bridge Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Chipset North Bridge Configuration Select Primary Video Device that BIOS will use for output. Primary Video Device [IGD Video] Memory Information Memory Clock: 533 MHz Total Memory: 2032 MB (DDR3) Select Screen Select Item Enter...
BIOS 4.3.3 South Bridge Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Chipset SB CIM Version : 1.1.1.3 Options for SATA Configuration SB SATA Configuration SB USB Configuration Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt. General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save &...
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BIOS SB SATA Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Chipset OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] Enable or Disable Serial ATA OnChip SATA Type [Legacy IDE] SATA IDE Combined Mode [Enabled] Combined Mode Option [SATA as primary] Select Screen Select Item Enter...
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BIOS SB USB Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Chipset OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 0) [Enabled] Enable or Disable OHCI HC (Bus OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 0) [Enabled] 0 Dev 18 Fn 0) OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 22 Fn 0) [Enabled] OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 20 Fn 5)
BIOS 4.4 Boot Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit Main Number of seconds to wait for Boot Configuration Setup Prompt Timeout setup activation key. Boot NumLock State [On] 65535 (0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting.
BIOS 4.5 Security The Security menu sets up the administrator password. Once an administrator password is set up, this BIOS SETUP utility is limited to access and will ask for the password each time any access is attempted. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Chipset Boot...
BIOS 4.6 Save & Exit Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit Main Exit system setup after saving Save Changes and Exit Restore Defaults the changes. Boot Override Select Screen Select Item Enter Select...
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Appendix Appendix A: I/O Port Address Map Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I/O port addresses which also becomes the identity of the device. The following table lists the I/O port addresses used. Address Device Description 0x00000000-0x0000000F Direct memory access controller 0x00000000-0x0000000F...
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Appendix 0x000003B0-0x000003BB PCI bus 0x000003C0-0x000003DF AMD Radeon HD 6250 Graphics 0x00000061-0x00000061 System speaker 0x000003E0-0x00000CF7 PCI bus 0x00000D00-0x0000FFFF PCI bus 0x00000070-0x00000071 System CMOS/real time clock 0x00000010-0x0000001F Motherboard resources 0x00000022-0x0000003F Motherboard resources 0x00000044-0x0000005F Motherboard resources 0x00000062-0x00000063 Motherboard resources 0x00000065-0x0000006F Motherboard resources 0x00000072-0x0000007F Motherboard resources 0x00000080-0x00000080 Motherboard resources...
Appendix Appendix B: Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) Peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the service required. The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board. Level Function IRQ 0 System timer IRQ 1 Standard PS / 2 Keyboard IRQ 3 Communications Port (COM2)
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Appendix 0xFEB00000-0xFEB3FFFF AMD Radeon HD 6250 Graphics 0xA0000-0xBFFFF AMD Radeon HD 6250 Graphics 0xA0000-0xBFFFF PCI bus 0xC0000-0xDFFFF PCI bus 0x7F000000-0xFFFFFFFF PCI bus 0xFEB40000-0xFEB43FFF High Definition Audio Controller Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Con- 0xFEB48000-0xFEB480FF troller 0xE0000000-0xEFFFFFFF System board 0xFEB4E000-0xFEB4EFFF Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller 0x67000000-0x7EFFFFFF Motherboard resources...
Appendix Appendix D: Watchdog Timer (WDT) Setting WDT is widely used for industry application to monitor the activity of CPU. Ap- plication software depends on its requirement to trigger WDT with adequate timer setting. Before WDT time out, the functional normal system will reload the WDT.
Appendix Appendix E: Digital I/O Setting Below are the source codes written in C, please take them for Digital I/O application examples. The default I/O address is 6Eh. /*----- Include Header Area -----*/ #include “math.h” #include “stdio.h” #include “dos.h” #define SIO_INDEX 0x2E /* or index = 0x4E */ #define SIO_DATA...
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