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COMe-bSL6
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  • Page 1  USER GUIDE COMe-bSL6 Doc. User Guide Rev. 1.4 Doc. ID: 1060-7484...
  • Page 2 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 This page has been intentionally left blank www.kontron.com // 2...
  • Page 3 In cases of doubt, please contact Kontron. This user guide is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved by Kontron. No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the express written permission of Kontron.
  • Page 4 ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE (COLLECTIVELY, "HIGH RISK APPLICATIONS"). You understand and agree that your use of Kontron devices as a component in High Risk Applications is entirely at your risk. To minimize the risks associated with your products and applications, you should provide adequate design and operating safeguards.

  • Page 5: Revision History

    If you have any difficulties using this user guide, discover an error, or just want to provide some feedback, contact Kontron support. Detail any errors you find. We will correct the errors or problems as soon as possible and post the revised user guide on our website.

  • Page 6: Symbols

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Symbols The following symbols may be used in this user guide. DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
  • Page 7 Therefore, in the interest of your own safety and of the correct operation of your new Kontron product, you are requested to conform to the following guidelines.
  • Page 8 General Instructions on Usage In order to maintain Kontron’s product warranty, this product must not be altered or modified in any way. Changes or modifications to the product, that are not explicitly approved by Kontron and described in this user guide or received from Kontron Support as a special handling instruction, will void your warranty.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    2.4.7. Power Supply Modes ..................................33 2.5. Thermal Management ................................... 34 2.5.1. Heatspreader and Cooling Solutions .............................. 34 2.5.2. Operating with Kontron Heatspreader Plate (HSP) Assembly ..................... 34 2.5.3. Operating without Kontron Heatspreader Plate Assembly ....................34 2.5.4. On-board Fan Connector ................................... 35 2.6.
  • Page 10 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 2.6.2. Humidity ........................................36 2.7. Standards and Certifications ................................37 2.8. MTBF ..........................................38 2.9. Mechanical Specification ..................................39 2.9.1. Dimensions ......................................39 2.9.2. Height ........................................39 Features and Interfaces ................................. 40 3.1. LPC ..........................................40 3.2.

  • Page 11: List Of Tables

    6.5. Firmware Update ..................................... 94 List of Tables Table 1: Pin Assignment of Type 6 and COMe-bSL6 ..........................14 Table 2: Product Number for Commercial Temperature Grade Modules (0°C to +60°C operating) ........15 Table 3: R E2S Modules (R E2S, -40°C to +85°C) ............................ 16 Table 4: Product Specific Accessories ...............................
  • Page 12 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Figure 5: Advanced Setup Menu Initial Screen............................67 Figure 6: System Agent Configuration Menu Initial Screen ....................... 78 Figure 7: PCH-IO Configuration Menu Initial Screen ..........................82 Figure 8: Security Setup Menu Initial Screen............................88 Figure 9: Boot Setup Menu Initial Screen..............................

  • Page 13: 1/ Introduction

    Kontron's Computer-on-Module COMe-bSL6 is a COM Express® Basic Type 6 pinout based on the Intel® 6 Generation Core ™ / Xeon® E3 v5 family processors, known as Skylake-H in this user guide. The COMe-bSL6 supports additional communication interfaces via a separate Chipset (CM236/QM170 PCH). Due to Intel’s 14nm technology, the Skylake–H offers increased efficiency and performance with TDP as low as 25 W, and no more than 45W.

  • Page 14: Com Express® Functionality

    COM Express® Functionality All Kontron COM Express® basic and compact modules contain two 220-pin connectors; each of which has two rows called row A & B on the primary connector and row C & D on the secondary connector. The COM Express® Computer- On-Module (COM) features the following maximum amount of interfaces according to the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG) module pinout type.

  • Page 15: 2/ Product Specification

    2/ Product Specification 2.1. Module Variants The COM Express® basic sized, Computer-on-Module COMe-bSL6, uses pinout Type 6 and is compatible with the PICMG specification COM.0 Rev 2.1. The COMe-bSL6 is available in different variants to cover demands in performance, price and power.

  • Page 16: Industrial Temperature Grade Modules (E2S, -40°C To +85°C)

    For further information, contact your local sales representative. Alternatively, consider using the R E2S variants. 2.1.3.1. R E2S Modules (R E2S, -40°C to +85°C) The following table provides a list of R E2S modules available with Kontron Rapid Shutdown support and E2 temperature grade (-40°C to +85°C) by screening.

  • Page 17: Accessories

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 2.2. Accessories The following tables provide a list of specific and general COMe-bSL6 accessories. For more information, contact your local Kontron sales representative or Kontron Inside Sales. Table 4: Product Specific Accessories Part Number...

  • Page 18: Table 7: Memory Modules

    DDR4-2400, 16GB, ECC, E2, 260P, 1200MHz, PC4-2400 SODIMM The COMe-bSL6 supports memory modules with a maximum bus frequency of 2133 MHz. The memory modules above can support bus frequencies up to 2400 MHz but have been validated for the COMe-bSL6 at a reduced bus frequency of 2133 MHz.

  • Page 19: Functional Specification

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 2.3. Functional Specification 2.3.1. Block Diagram COMe-bSL6 The following figure displays the system block diagram applicable to all COMe-bSL6 modules. Figure 1: Block Diagram COMe-bSL6 www.kontron.com // 19...

  • Page 20: Processor

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 2.3.2. Processor The Intel® 6 Generation Core™ series Skylake-H product family uses the 14 nm process technology, with 42 mm x 28 mm package size and BG1440. In general, the Intel® Skylake-H series of processors supports the following technologies: ...

  • Page 21: Table 8: Specifications Of The Come-Bsl6 Processor Variants

    The following table lists the Intel® 6 Generation Core™ series, Skylake-H processor specifications. Not all the items specified in Table 8 are compatible with the COMe-bSL6 functional specification. For items marked with (*) see the relevant subheading in Chapter 2.3: Functional Specification, for COMe-bSL6 specific compatibility information.
  • Page 22 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Not all the items specified in Table 8 are compatible with the COMe-bSL6 functional specification. For items marked with (*) see the relevant subheading in Chapter 2.3: Functional Specification, for COMe-bSL6 specific compatibility information.

  • Page 23: Chipset

    EOL memory modules with another similar type of qualified module. As a minimum, it is recommend to use Kontron memory modules for prototype system(s) in order to prove the stability of the system and as a reference.

  • Page 24: Graphics

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 2.3.5. Graphics 2.3.5.1. Digital Display Interfaces Up to three independent Digital Display Interfaces can be used simultaneously and in combination, to implement an independent or cloned display configuration using DP 1.2 ‘Multi Media Stream Transport.

  • Page 25: Audio

    2.3.8. PCI Express (PCIE) Configuration The COMe-bSL6 supports eight general-purpose PCIe lanes and one PEG port with 16 lanes 2.3.8.1. General Purpose PCI-Express Lanes The eight PCIe lanes are available on the COMe connector. The COMe signals PCIE0-PCIE3 serve as the Intel PCIe Storage Device #1.

  • Page 26: Table 10: Pci-Express Graphics X16 (Peg) Port Bifurcation And Lane Mapping

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Table 10: PCI-Express Graphics x16 (PEG) Port Bifurcation and Lane Mapping COMe PEG (1x16) (2x8) (1x8 + 2x4) Linked with:[0:1:0] Lane 0 Linked with [0:1:0] Linked with [0:1:0] [Segment:Bus:Device] [Segment:Bus:Device] [Segment:Bus:Device] Lane 1 Lane 2...

  • Page 27: 2.3.9. Usb

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 2.3.9. USB Both USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports are available, where USB3.0 ports are backwards compatible with the USB 2.0 specification. The following table lists the supported USB feature. USB Ports 4x USB 3.0 ports ( including USB 2.0) 4x USB 2.0 ports...

  • Page 28: Ethernet

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 2.3.11. Ethernet The COMe-bSL6 supports Ethernet connectivity with the Intel® i219LM Ethernet controller. Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbit Ethernet Controller Intel® I219LM Additional features of the Intel i219LM Ethernet controller are:  10 Base-T/100 Base-TX and 1000 Base-T (IEEE 8082.3 conformity) ...

  • Page 29: Come High Speed Interfaces

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 2.3.12. COMe High Speed Interfaces The following table lists the COMe connector’s port usage for the possible PCH high-speed I/O Interfaces USB 3.0, PCIe 3.0, SATA 3.0 and LAN. Table 13: COMe Connector PCH High Speed I/O Port Interfaces COMe USB 3.0...

  • Page 30: Come Features

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 2.3.15. COMe Features The following table lists supported COMe specification features. For more information, see the COMe specification. Boot from an external SPI Supported UART 2x UART (RX/TX) LID Signals Supported Sleep Signals Supported...

  • Page 31: Electrical Specification

    Power Supply Voltage The supply voltage is applied through the VCC pins (VCC) of the module connector. The COMe-bSL6 supports a power supply input from 8.5 V to 20 V and operation in both single supply power supply mode and ATX power supply mode The following table lists the power supply specifications.

  • Page 32: Power Supply Control Settings

    The Wake-Up event (S0) requires VCC power, as the board is running. 2.4.6. Power Supply Control Settings The following table provides a description of the COMe-bSL6’s power supply control settings. Power Button To start the module using the power button, the PWRBTN# signal must be at (PWRBTN#) least 50 ms (50 ms ≤...

  • Page 33: Power Supply Modes

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 2.4.7. Power Supply Modes 2.4.7.1. ATX Mode By connecting an ATX power supply with VCC and 5 VSB, PWR_OK is set to low and VCC is off. Pressing the power button sets the ATX PSU setting PWR_OK to high and powers VCC. The PS_ON# signal generated by SUS_S3# (A15) indicates that the system is in Suspend to RAM state.

  • Page 34: Thermal Management

    Heatspreader and Cooling Solutions A heatspreader plate assembly is available from Kontron for the COMe-bSL6. The heatspreader plate on top of this assembly is NOT a heat sink. The heatspreader works as a COM Express® standard thermal interface to be use with a heat sink or external cooling devices.

  • Page 35: On-Board Fan Connector

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 2.5.4. On-board Fan Connector The modules 3-pin fan connector powers, controls and monitors a fan for chassis ventilation. Fan connector specification:  Part number (Molex) J3: 53261-0371  Mates with: 51021-0300  Crimp terminals: 50079-8100...

  • Page 36: Environmental Specification

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 2.6. Environmental Specification 2.6.1. Temperature Kontron defines the following temperature grades for Computer-on-Modules. For more information on the available temperature grades for the COMe-bSL6, see Chapter 2.1 Module Variants. Table 19: Temperature Grade Specifications Temperature Grades Operating...

  • Page 37: Standards And Certifications

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 2.7. Standards and Certifications The COMe-bSL6 complies with the following standards and certifications. All Peripheral interfaces intended for connection to external equipment are ESD/EMI protected. Table 21: Standards and Certifications Emission EN55022:2019 Class B...

  • Page 38: Mtbf

    (as opposed to battery failures) is not accounted for in the above figure and needs to be considered separately. Battery life depends on both temperature and operating conditions. When the Kontron unit has external power, the only battery drain is from leakage paths.

  • Page 39: Mechanical Specification

    Figure 3: Module Height Cooling solutions provided by Kontron for basic sized Computer-on-Modules are 27 mm in height from module bottom to heatsink top. Universal Cooling solutions to be mounted on the heatspreader are 14.3 mm in height for an overall height of 27.3 mm from module bottom to heatsink top.

  • Page 40: 3/ Features And Interfaces

    The SPI interface can only be used with a SPI flash device to boot from the external BIOS on the baseboard. 3.2.1. SPI boot The COMe-bSL6 supports boot from a 16 MB 3V serial external SPI Flash. Pin A34 (BIOS_DIS0#) and pin B88 (BIOS_DIS1#) configure the SPI Flash as follows: Table 24: SPI Boot Pin Configuration Configuration...

  • Page 41: Using An External Spi Flash

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 BIOS does not support being split between two chips. Booting takes place either from the module SPI or from the baseboard SPI. The following table provides a list of supported SPI Boot Flash types for the 8-SOIC package.

  • Page 42: External Spi Flash On Modules With Intel® Me - In The Prd

    SMART_CHARGER 0x0A SMART_SELECTOR 0x0B SMART_BATTERY 3.4. Fast I2C Fast I2C supports transfer between components on the same board. The COMe-bSL6 features an on-board I2C controller connected to the LPC Bus. The I2C controller supports:  Multimaster transfers  Clock stretching ...

  • Page 43: Triple Staged Watchdog Timer (Wtd)

    Possible fault conditions are a hang, or neglecting to service the watchdog regularly. Such as writing a “service pulse” to it, also referred to as “kicking the dog”, “petting the dog”, “feeding the watchdog” or “triggering the watchdog”. The COMe-bSL6 offers a watchdog that works with three stages that can be programmed independently and used stage by stage.

  • Page 44: Gpio

    RTC to continue to keep time while the primary source of power is off or unavailable. The COMe-bSL6’s RTC battery voltage range is 2.5 V to 3.47 V. 3.9. Trusted Platform Module (TPM 2.0) A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) stores RSA encryption keys specific to the host system for hardware authentication.
  • Page 45 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 changing the CPU ratios) and voltage, thus conserving battery life while maintaining a high level of performance. The frequency is automatically set back to the high frequency, allowing you to customize performance. In order to use the Intel® Enhanced SpeedStep™ technology the operating system must support SpeedStep™...

  • Page 46: 4/ System Resources

    Free for PCI devices IDE0 Not used IDE1 Not used 4.2. Memory Area The following table specifies the memory address range and COMe-bSL6 memory usage. Designated memory Locations Address Range (hex) Size Project Usage 00000000-0009FBFF 639 KB Real mode memory...

  • Page 47: I/O Address Map

    I/O Address Map The I/O port addresses of the COMe-bSL6 are functionally identical to a standard PC/AT. All addresses not mentioned in this table should be available. We recommend that you do not use I/O addresses below 0100h with additional hardware for compatibility reasons, even if the I/O address is available.
  • Page 48 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 I/O Address Range General Usage Project Usage 200-207 Gameport Not used 220-22F Soundblaster® Not used ISA PnP ISA PnP 278-27F Parallel port LPT2 Not used 295-296 Hardware monitor (Winbond default) Reserved (If SuperIO present)

  • Page 49: Peripheral Component Interconnect (Pci) Devices

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 4.4. Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Devices All devices follow the Peripheral Component Interconnect 2.3 (PCI 2.3) and PCI Express Base 1.0a specification. The BIOS and Operating Software (OS) control the memory and I/O resources. For more information, refer to the PCI 2.3 specification.

  • Page 50: 5/ Interface Connectors X1A And X1B

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 5/ Interface Connectors X1A and X1B The COMe-bSL6 is a COM Express® basic module containing two 220-pin connectors; each with two rows called row A & B on primary connector and row C & D on secondary connector.

  • Page 51: X1A And X1B Pin Assignment

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Table 28: General Signal Description Type Description Type Description O-1,8 Not Connected (on this product) 1.8 V Output I/O-3,3 O-3,3 Bi-directional 3.3 V I/O-Signal 3.3 V Output I/O-5T Bi-dir. 3.3 V I/O (5 V Tolerance)

  • Page 52: Connector X1A Row A

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 5.2.1. Connector X1A Row A The following table lists the pins for connector X1A row A. Table 29: Connector X1A Row A Pinout List COME Signal Description Type Termination Comment Power Ground PWR GND...
  • Page 53 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 COME Signal Description Type Termination Comment USB_6_7_OC# USB overcurrent indicator port 6/7 I-3.3 PU 10 kΩ, 3.3 V (S5) USB4- USB 2.0 data differential pair port 4 DP-I/O PD 14.25 kΩ to 24.8 kΩ in PCH...
  • Page 54 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 COME Signal Description Type Termination Comment Power Ground PWR GND LVDS_A_CK+ LVDS channel A clock or EDP lane 3 transmit DP-O Clock 20 MHz to 80 MHz LVDS_A_CK- LVDS_I2C_CK I2C Clock for LVDS display use or eDP AUX + I/O-3.3...

  • Page 55: Connector X1A Row B

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 5.2.2. Connector X1A Row B The following table lists the pins for connector X1A row B. Table 30: Connector X1A Row B Pinout List COME Signal Description Type Termination Comment Power Ground PWR GND...
  • Page 56 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 COME Signal Description Type Termination Comment USB7- USB 2.0 differential data pairs port 7 DP-I/O PD 14.25 kΩ to 24.8 kΩ in PCH USB7+ USB_4_5_OC# USB overcurrent indicator port 4/5 I-3.3 PU 10 kΩ, 3.3 V (S5) USB5- USB 2.0 differential data pairs port 5...
  • Page 57 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 COME Signal Description Type Termination Comment VCC_5V_SBY 5V Standby PWR 5 V Optional, not necessary in (S5) single supply mode VCC_5V_SBY VCC_5V_SBY VCC_5V_SBY BIOS_DIS1# BIOS selection strap to determine BIOS boot I-3.3 PU might be powered PU 10 kΩ, 3.3 V...

  • Page 58: Connector X1B Row C

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 5.2.3. Connector X1B Row C The following table lists the pins for connector X1B row C. Table 31: Connector X1B Row C Pinout List COME Signal Description Type Termination Comment Power Ground PWR GND...
  • Page 59 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 COME Signal Description Type Termination Comment DDI3_PAIR1+ DDI3 data pair 1 DP-O DDI3_PAIR1- DDI3_HPD DDI Hotplug Detect I-3.3 PD 100 kΩ RSVD Reserved for future use DDI3_PAIR2+ DDI3 data pair 2 DP-O DDI3_PAIR2- RSVD...
  • Page 60 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 COME Signal Description Type Termination Comment PEG_RX12+ PCI Express Graphics (PEG) receive lane 12 DP-I PEG_RX12- Power Ground PWR GND PEG_RX13+ PCI Express Graphics (PEG) receive lane 13 DP-I PEG_RX13- Power Ground PWR GND...

  • Page 61: Connector X1B Row D

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 5.2.4. Connector X1B Row D The following table lists the pins for connector X1B row D. Table 32: Connector X1B Row D Pinout List COME Signal Description Type Termination Comment Power Ground PWR GND...
  • Page 62 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 COME Signal Description Type Termination Comment DDI2_PAIR2+ DDI2 pair 2 DP-O DDI2_PAIR2- RSVD Reserved for future use DDI2_PAIR3+ DDI2 pair 3 DP-0 DDI2_PAIR3- Power Ground PWR GND PEG_TX0+ PCI Express Graphics (PEG) transmit lane 0...
  • Page 63 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 COME Signal Description Type Termination Comment RSVD Reserved for future use PEG_TX14+ PCI Express Graphics (PEG) transmit lane 14 DP-O PEG_TX14- D100 Power Ground PWR GND D101 PEG_TX15+ PCI Express Graphics (PEG) transmit lane 15...

  • Page 64: 6/ Uefi Bios

    A Setup menu appears. The COMe-bSL6 uEFI BIOS Setup program uses a hot key navigation system. The hot key legend bar is located at the bottom of the Setup screens. The following table provides a list of navigation hot keys available in the legend bar.

  • Page 65: Setup Menus

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 6.2. Setup Menus The Setup utility features menus listed in the selection bar at the top of the screen:  Main  Advanced  Chipset  Security  Boot Save & Exit  The left and right arrow keys select the Setup menus. The currently active menu and the currently active uEFI BIOS Setup item are highlighted in white.

  • Page 66: Main Setup Menu

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 6.2.1. Main Setup Menu On entering the uEFI BIOS the Setup program displays the Main Setup menu. This screen lists the Main Setup menu sub-screens and provides basic system information as well as functions for setting the system language, time and date.

  • Page 67: Advanced Setup Menu

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 6.2.2. Advanced Setup Menu The Advanced Setup menu provides sub-screens and second level sub-screens with functions, for advanced configuration and Kontron specific configurations. Setting items, on this screen, to incorrect values may cause system malfunctions.
  • Page 68 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Sub-Screen Function Second level Sub-Screen / Description CPU Power Power and Intel® Speed Intel Speed Shift Technology support. Enable exposes Performance> management Shift CPPC v2 interface to allow for hardware controlled Control> (continued) Technology>...
  • Page 69 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Sub-Screen Function Second level Sub-Screen / Description CPU Power Config TDP Power and Customer Settings Ratio:8, TAR:7, PL1:7.500 W Performance> management Configurations> Down ConfigTDP Control> (continued) (continued) level 1> (continued) Power Limit 1> Displays power limit value in mili Watts (mW).
  • Page 70 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Sub-Screen Function Second level Sub-Screen / Description Power and CPU Power Enhanced C- Enables or disables C1E. If enabled CPU switches to Performance> management state> minimum speed when all cores enter C-state. Control> (continued)
  • Page 71 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Sub-Screen Function Second level Sub-Screen / Description Thermal Platform Automatic Enable -configures ACPI thresholds according to INTEL Configuration> Thermal Thermal thermal management settings and disable allows for (continued) Configuration> Reporting> manual configuration. [Enabled, Disabled]...
  • Page 72 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Sub-Screen Function Second level Sub-Screen / Description Trusted Pending Schedules operation for Security Device Note: Computer reboots on restart Computing> Operation> in order to change the state of the security device. (continued) [None, TPM Clear]...
  • Page 73 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Sub-Screen Function Second level Sub-Screen / Description Miscellaneous> inside the BIOS and therefore can only be used in a customized BIOS solution. (continued) Timeouts that can be set to eight different fixed values between 1 second and 30 minutes.
  • Page 74 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Sub-Screen Function Second level Sub-Screen / Description H/W Monitor> CPU Fan – Displays temperature at which the fan accelerates. (Range: 20°C – 80°) (continued) Fan Trip Point> [50] CPU Fan – Displays Fan speed at trip point in %. Minimum value is 30 %.
  • Page 75 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Sub-Screen Function Second level Sub-Screen / Description Serial Port COM2 Console redirection via COM3, available with an optional Winbond SuperIO Console on the baseboard. (Default is disabled) Console Redirection> Redirection> If redirection is enabled, then the port settings such as Terminal type, Bits (continued) per second, Data bits, Parity etc.
  • Page 76 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Sub-Screen Function Second level Sub-Screen / Description Additional Information SIO: Configuration> If they exist, additional interfaces such as Serial Port 2, Serial Port 3 and Parallel Port will be (continued) included within the SIO Configuration setup page.
  • Page 77 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Sub-Screen Function Second level Sub-Screen / Description CSM Support> Note: ‘Network’ must be changed to’ Legacy’ for legacy boot. (Default Configuration> setting is ‘Do not launch’). (continued) (continued) [Enabled, Disabled] Additional Information CSM: Compatibility Support Module (CSM) configuration is important for legacy operating systems By default, CSM is disabled for modern OS such as Windows 8, 10 and Linux.

  • Page 78: Chipset Setup Menu

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 6.2.3. Chipset Setup Menu On entering the Chipset Setup menu, the screen lists two sub-screen options:  System Agent (previously Northbridge)  PCH-IO (previously Southbridge) 6.2.3.1. Chipset > System Agent Configuration Figure 6: System Agent Configuration Menu Initial Screen The following table shows System Agent Configuration sub-screens and functions, and describes the content.
  • Page 79 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Function Second level Sub-Screen / Description Graphics Internal Graphics> To keep IGFX enabled, based on setup options Configuration > [Auto, Enabled, Disabled] (continued) GTT Size> Select GTT size [2 MB, 4 MB, 8 MB] Aperture Size>...
  • Page 80 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Function Second level Sub-Screen / Description Graphics IGD Configuration> PWM Frequency> Set LCD backlight PWM frequency Configuration > (continued) [200 Hz, 400 Hz, 1 kHz, 2 kHz, 4 kHz, 8kHz, 20 kHz, (continued) 40 KHz ] Backlight Value>...
  • Page 81 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Function Second level Sub-Screen / Description PEG Port PCIe Spread Allows spreader clocking to be disabled for compliance testing Configuration> Spectrum Clocking> [Enabled, Disabled] (continued) Memory Read only field Configuration> Memory RC version, Memory frequency, Memory timings (tCL, tRCD, tRP, tRAS), Channel 0 slot 0, Size, Channel 0 slot 1, Channel 1 slot 0 and Channel 1, slot 1.

  • Page 82: Table 37: Chipset Set > Pch-Io Configuration Sub-Screens And Functions

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 6.2.3.2. Chipset > PCH-IO Configuration Figure 7: PCH-IO Configuration Menu Initial Screen The following table shows the PCH-IO sub-screens and functions, and describes the content. Default settings are in bold and some functions include additional information.
  • Page 83 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Function Second level Sub-Screen / Description PCI Express Compliance Enable when using compliance load board Configuration> Test [Enabled, Disabled] (continued) Mode> PCIe-USB Glitch For bad USB device(s) connected behind PCIE/PEG Port [Enabled, Disabled] PCIe Function If disables, prevents PCIE root port function swap.
  • Page 84 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Function Second level Sub-Screen / Description PCI Express PCI Root Port 1 PME SCI> PCI Express PME SCI Configuration> (COMe PCIe#4)> [Enabled, Disabled] (continued) Hot Plug> PCI Express hot plug PCI Root Port 2 [Enabled, Disabled] (COMe PCIe#5)>...
  • Page 85 Name Extension [0..3] Default (8x1) Alternative 1 1x4_4x1 Alternative 2 Other layouts are available on customer request, contact Kontron Support if you require a different PCIe layout for your project. SATA and RST SATA Controller> SATA device Configuration> [Enabled, Disabled] SATA Mode Selection>...
  • Page 86 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Function Second level Sub-Screen / Description SATA and RST Serial ATA Port 0 or Hot Plug> Designates port as Hot plug Configuration> Serial ATA Port 1 or [Enabled, Disabled] (continued) Serial ATA Port 2 or...
  • Page 87 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Function Second level Sub-Screen / Description HD Audio HDA-Link Codec Selects the codec Configuration> Select> Platform on-board codec (single verb table) or (continued) External codec kit (multiple verb table ) [Platform Onboard, External Kit]...

  • Page 88: Security Setup Menu

    If the system cannot be booted because the User Password or the Supervisor Password are not known, see Chapter6.5 Firmware Update for information about clearing the uEFI BIOS settings, or contact Kontron Support for further assistance.

  • Page 89: Boot Setup Menu

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 HDD security passwords cannot be cleared using the above method. 6.2.5. Boot Setup Menu The Boot Setup menu lists dynamically generated boot device priority order. Figure 9: Boot Setup Menu Initial Screen The following table shows Boot sub-screens and functions, and describes the content. Default settings are in bold.

  • Page 90: Save And Exit Setup Menu

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Function Description for BBS boot options. [Enabled, Disabled] New Boot Option Policy> Controls placement of newly detected UEFI boot options [Default, Place First, Place Last] 6.2.6. Save and Exit Setup Menu The Save and Exit Setup menu provides functions for handling changes made to the uEFI BIOS settings and exiting of the Setup program.
  • Page 91 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Function Description Restore User Defaults> Restores user defaults to all setup options UEFI Built-in EFI shell> Attempts to launch the built in EFI Shell Launch EFI Shell from File System Attempts to launch EFI Shell application (Shell.efi) from one of the Device>...

  • Page 92: The Uefi Shell

    The uEFI Shell The Kontron uEFI BIOS features a built-in and enhanced version of the uEFI Shell. For a detailed description of the available standard shell scripting, refer to the EFI Shell User Guide. For a detailed description of the available standard shell commands, refer to the EFI Shell Command Manual.

  • Page 93: Uefi Shell Scripting

    Initially searches for Kontron flash-stored startup script. If there is no Kontron flash-stored startup script present then the uEFI-specified startup.nsh script is used. This script must be located on the root of any of the attached FAT formatted disk drive.

  • Page 94: Firmware Update

    If you fail to flash during the next boot then you might have to repeat steps under 3. Do not forget to apply –SAVEMAC. If SAVEMAC is not applied then your system will lose its system MAC address. If the MAC address is accidentally deleted, contact Kontron Support. www.kontron.com...

  • Page 95: Table 41: List Of Acronyms

    COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 Appendix A: List of Acronyms Table 41: List of Acronyms Application Programming Interface PICMG Hardware Platform Management BIOS Basic Input Output System specification family Base Management Controller Inter integrated Circuit Communications Board Support Package...
  • Page 96 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 SMBus System Management Bus SOIC Small Outline Integrated Circuit Serial Over LAN Serial Peripheral Inteface Secure Shell Trusted Platform Module UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Ultra High Definition Universal Serial Bus...
  • Page 97 COMe-bSL6 – User Guide Rev. 1.4 About Kontron Kontron is a global leader in embedded computing technology (ECT). As a part of technology group S&T Kontron offers a combined portfolio of secure hardware, middleware and services for Internet of Thing (IoT) and Industry 4.0 applications.

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