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Summary of Contents for Advantech AIMB-581
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The documentation and the software included with this product are copyrighted 2011 by Advantech Co., Ltd. All rights are reserved. Advantech Co., Ltd. reserves the right to make improvements in the products described in this manual at any time without notice.
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Whether your new Advantech equipment is destined for the labo- ratory or the factory floor, you can be assured that your product will provide the reliability and ease of operation for which the name Advantech has come to be known.
PASS 1333 HCH9 (256x8) Ordering Information Part Number Chipset Memory USB 3.0 VGA DVI1/2 LVDS USB COM TPM GbE LAN AIMB-581QG2-00A1E Non-ECC 2 1/(1) ECC/ AIMB-581WG2-00A1E C206 1/(1) Non-ECC *() means do not populated on MP version. AIMB-581 User Manual...
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It should be free of marks and scratches and in perfect working order upon receipt. As you unpack the AIMB-581, check it for signs of ship- ping damage. (For example, damaged box, scratches, dents, etc.) If it is damaged or it fails to meet the specifications, notify our service department or your local sales representative immediately.
USB port: Supports up to 10 USB 2.0 ports with transmission rates up to 480 Mbps and 2 USB 3.0 ports with transmission rates up to 5 Gbps. GPIO: AIMB-581 supports 8-bit GPIO from super I/O for general purpose con- trol application. 1.3.4 Graphics ...
Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the AIMB-581 motherboard link it to devices such as hard disk drives and a keyboard. In addition, the board has a number of jumpers used to configure your system for your application. The tables below list the function of each of the board jumpers and connectors. Later sections in this chapter give instructions on setting jumpers.
1, 2, and 3. In this case you connect either pins 1 and 2, or 2 and 3. A pair of needle-nose pliers may be useful when set- ting jumpers. AIMB-581 User Manual...
1.11 Cache Memory The AIMB-581 supports a CPU with one of the following built-in full speed L3 ca hes: 8 MB for Intel Xeon E3-1275 6 MB for Intel Xeon E3-1225...
AIMB-581 setup screens. BIOS Setup The AIMB-581 Series system has AMI BIOS built in, with a CMOS SETUP utility that allows users to configure required settings or to activate certain system features. The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS RAM of he motherboard.
System Date using the <Arrow> keys. Enter new values through the keyboard. Press the <Tab> key or the <Arrow> keys to move between fields. The date must be entered in MM/DD/YY format. The time must be entered in HH:MM:SS format. AIMB-581 User Manual...
3.3.1 Advanced BIOS Features Select the Advanced tab from the AIMB-581 setup screen to enter the Advanced BIOS Setup screen. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen, such as CPU Configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item. You can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow>...
Enable or disable BIOS ACPI auto configuration. Make System with Fixed Time PowerOn by Modem Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake-up sig- nal from a modem that supports wake-up function. AIMB-581 User Manual...
Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT) is a set of hardware enhancements to Intel server and client platforms that provide software-based virtualization solu- tions. Intel VT allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions, allowing one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. AIMB-581 User Manual...
Set to [AHCI mode] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). The AHCI allows the onboard storage r to enable advanced serial ATA features that increase storage perfor- mance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands. AIMB-581 User Manual...
This is just a workaround item under OS without EHCI hand-off support. Device Reset time out USB mass storage d vic start unit command time out. Mass Storage Devices Show the USB ma s storage device detail information. AIMB-581 User Manual...
3.3.7 Super IO Configuration AIMB-581 User Manual...
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Serial Port 1/2 Configuration Serial port 1/2 IRQ /IO/ mode resource configuration. Users can choose IRQ,IO and MODE. CIR Controller Configuration AIMB-581 User Manual...
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This item allows users to enable or disable console redirection or Microsoft Win- dows Emergency Management Services (EMS) Out-of-Band Mgmt Port Select the port for Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) to allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS. AIMB-581 User Manual...
Warning T mperature Use this t set the CPU warning temperature threshold. When the system CPU reache the warning temperature, the buzzer will beep. CPUFAN0 Mode Setting To enable or disable the smart fan control feature. AIMB-581 User Manual...
3.3.9 Intelligent Power Sharing Intelligent Power Sharing This item allows you to enable o disable Intelligent Power Sharing function. 3.3.10 AMT Configuration AIMB-581 User Manual...
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AMT CIRA Timeo t OEM defined time out for MPS connection to be established. Watchdog This item allows users to enable or disable WatchDog Timer. OS Timer Sets OS Watchdog Timer. BIOS Timer Sets BIOS Watchdog timer. AIMB-581 User Manual...
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Intel Anti-Theft Technology This item allows users to enable or disable Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel? AT), which helps stop laptop the by making computers useless to thieves with immediate shut down. AIMB-581 User Manual...
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TPM Support This item allows users to enable or disable Trusted Platform Module function. ME FW Image Re-Flash This item allows users to enable or disable Me FW image re-flash function. AIMB-581 User Manual...
Enable or disable the high precision timer. SLP_S4 Assertion Width This item allows users to set a delay of sorts. Restore AC Power Loss This item allows users to select off, on and last state. AIMB-581 User Manual...
3.4.2 North Bridge Configuration 3.4.2.1 System Agent(SA) Configuration VT-d This item allows users to enab e or disable VT-d. NB PCIe Configurati n AIMB-581 User Manual...
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This item allows users to enable or disable PEG always. PEG ASPM This item allows users to enable or disable PEG ASPM. Primary Display This item allows users to select which graphic controllers to use as the primary boot device AIMB-581 User Manual...
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LCD Panel Type This item allows users to s lect panel resolution. Panel Scaling This item allows us rs t enable or disable panel scaling. Active LFP This item allows users to select LFP configuration. AIMB-581 User Manual...
This item allows you to set a delay of a set number of seconds. Azalia HD Audio Enables or disables the HD Audio controller. Azalia internal HDMI codec Enables or disables the internal HDMI codec. High Precision Timer Enables or disables High Precision Event Timer (HPET) AIMB-581 User Manual...
3.4.5 USB Configuration USB Configuration Disable / Enable the USB contro ler (EHCI #1) and (EHCI #2) and allow users to disable/ enable USB ports AIMB-581 User Manual...
Enable/disable option for ROM to trap int 19. Boot Option Priority Boot Option #1 Boot Option #2 Show the boot device choices. Hard Drive BBS Priorities: Select the main hard disk device type to be a boot hard drive. AIMB-581 User Manual...
Select this option and press <ENTER> to access the sub menu, and then type in the password. Set the Administrator password. User Password Select this option a d press <ENTER> to access the sub menu, and then type in the password. Set the User password. AIMB-581 User Manual...
Select Restore Defaults from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. Save as User Default Save the all current settings as a user default. Restore User Default Restore all settings to user default values. Boot Override Shows the boot device types on the system. AIMB-581 User Manual...
Introduction The mission of Advantech Embedded Software Services is to "Enhance quality of life with Advantech platforms and Microsoft® Windows® embedded technology." We enable Windows® Embedded software products on Advantech platforms to more effectively support the embedded computing community. Customers are freed from the hassle of dealing with multiple vendors (hardware suppliers, system integrators, embedded OS distributors) for projects.
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System Throttling Refers to a series of methods for reducing power consump- tion in computers by lowering the clock frequency. This API allows the user to adjust the clock from 87.5% to 12.5%. AIMB-581 User Manual...
The eSOS also provide for remote connection via Telnet serve and FTP server so the administrator can attempt to rescue the system. Note: This function requires BIOS cus- tomization. AIMB-581 User Manual...
Windows XP/Windows 7 Driver Setup Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. You can see the driver folder items. Navigate to the "Chipset" folder and click "infinst_autol.exe" to complete the installation of the driver. AIMB-581 User Manual...
Windows® 7/XP Driver Setup (Intel 82579LM/ 82583V) Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. Select the LAN folder then navigate to the directory for your OS. AIMB-581 User Manual...
Programming the Watchdog Timer The AIMB-581's watchdog timer can be used to monitor system software operation and take corrective action if the software fails to function within the programmed period. This section describes the operation of the watchdog timer and how to pro- gram it.
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Bit 5: Write 1 to generate a timeout signal immedi- ately and automatically return to 0. [default=0] Bit 4: Read status of watchdog timer, 1 means timer is “timeout”. Write this address to I/O port 2E (hex) to lock the AA (hex) watchdog timer 2. AIMB-581 User Manual...
Mov al,10 Out dx,al ;- ------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Lock NCT6776F Mov al,0aah Out dx,al Enable watchdog timer and set 5 minutes as timeout interval ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov dx,2eh ; Unlock NCT6776F Mov al,87h Out dx,al Out dx,al AIMB-581 User Manual...
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E able watchdog timer to be reset by mouse ; ---- ----------------------------------------------------- Mov dx,2eh ; Unlock NCT6776F Mov al,87h Out dx,al Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov al,07h ; Select registers of watchdog timer Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,08h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- AIMB-581 User Manual...
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Mov al 30h Out dx al Inc dx Mov al,01h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Enable watchdog timer to be strobed reset by keyboard Mov al,0f7h Out dx,al Inc dx In al,dx Or al,40h Out dx,al AIMB-581 User Manual...
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Dec dx ; Generate a time-out signal Mov al,0f7h Out dx,al ;Write 1 to bit 5 of F7 register Inc dx In al,dx Or al,20h Out dx,al ;------ --- ---------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Lock NCT6776F Mov al,0aah Out dx,al AIMB-581 User Manual...
DCD_5 DSR_5 RXD_5 RTS 5 TXD_5 CTS_5 DTR_5 RRI_5 GND_5 GND_5 DCD_6 DSR_6 RXD_6 RTS_6 TXD_6 CTS_6 DTR_6 RRI_6 GND_6 GND_6 CPU Fan Power Connector (CPU_FAN1) Table B.7: CPU Fan Power Connector (CPU_FAN1) Signal +12V PWM DETECT AIMB-581 User Manual...
You can use an LED to indicate when the single board computer is on. Pin 1 of JFP3 supplies the LED's power, and Pin 3 is the ground Table B.9: Power LED & Keyboard Lock Connector (JFP2) Function LED power KEYLOCK# AIMB-581 User Manual...
Table B.10: Power Switch/HDD LED/SMBus/Speaker (JFP1) Signal Signal SPK_P1 HDDLED+ HDDLED- SPK_P3 SMB_DAT SYS_RST SPK_P4 SMB_CLK B.11 USB/LAN ports (LAN1_USB12/LAN2_USB34) Table B.11: USB Port Signal Signal Data0+ Data0- Table B.12: Ethernet 10/100 Mbps RJ-45 Port Signal Signal XMT+ XMT- RCV- RCV+ AIMB-581 User Manual...
B.20 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) Table B.20: ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) Signal Signal +3.3 V 3.3 V +3.3 V -12 V +5 V PSON -5 V 5 VSB +5 V 12 V +5 V AIMB-581 User Manual...
Table B.21: ATX 12 V connector (ATX12V1) Signal Signal aGND aGND CPU_+12V CPU_+12V B.22 DMA Channel Assignments Table B.22: DMA Channel Assignments Channel Function Available Available Floppy disk (8-bit transfer) Available Cascade for DMA controller 1 Available Available Available AIMB-581 User Manual...
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