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The cExpress-HL features a single onboard Gigabit Ethernet port, two USB 3.0 ports and six USB 2.0 ports, and 4 SATA 6 Gb/s ports. Support is provided for SMBus and I C.
Watchdog Timer and Fan Control 2.10 Debug 40-pin flat cable connector to be used with DB-40 debug module Supports: BIOS POST code LED, BMC access, SPI BIOS flashing, power testpoints, debug LEDs 60-pin XDP header for ICE debug of CPU/chipset Page 8 cExpress-HL...
Thermal Stress, Vibration Stress, Thermal Shock and Combined Test 2.14 Specification Compliance PICMG COM.0: Rev 2.1 Type 6, Basic size 125 x 95 mm 2.15 Operating Systems Standard Support: Windows 7/8 32/64-bit, Linux 32/64-bit Extended Support (BSP): WEC7/8, Linux , VxWorks cExpress-HL Page 9...
The cExpress-HL is a Type 6 module supporting USB 3.0 and DDI channels on the CD connector All pins in the COM Express specification are described, including those not supported on the cExpress-HL. Those not supported on the cExpress-HL module are crossed out...
Pull-down strap. This is an output pin on the module that is either tied to GND or not connected. The signal is used to indicate the PICMG module type to the Carrier Board. ADLINK implemented pull-up resistor on module ADLINK implemented pull-down resistor on module cExpress-HL Page 15...
VGA_VSYNC Vertical sync output to VGA monitor O 3.3V Not supported VGA_I2C_CK DDC clock line (I²C port dedicated to identify I/O OD 3.3V Not supported VGA monitor capabilities) VGA_I2C_DAT DDC data line. I/O OD 3.3V Not supported Page 16 cExpress-HL...
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Module PHY and may be as low as 0V and as high as 3.3V. The reference voltage output shall be current limited on the Module. In the case in which the reference is shorted to ground, the current shall be 250 mA or less. cExpress-HL Page 17...
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PCI Express channel 4, Transmit Output differential O PCIE Connected to LAN PCIE_TX4- pair. PCIE_RX4+ PCI Express channel 4, Receive Input differential I PCIE Connected to LAN PCIE_RX4- pair. PCIE_TX5+ PCI Express channel 5, Transmit Output differential O PCIE Not supported PCIE_TX5- pair. Page 18 cExpress-HL...
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I 3.3VSB PU 10k 3.3VSB Do not pull high on for this line shall be present on the module. An open carrier drain driver from a USB current monitor on the carrier board may drive this line low. cExpress-HL Page 19...
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Selection strap to determine the BIOS boot device. PU 10K 3.3V Carrier shall pull to GND or leave no- connect. BIOS_DIS1# Selection strap to determine the BIOS boot device. PU 10K 3.3V Carrier shall pull to GND or leave no- connect Page 20 cExpress-HL...
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Comment GPO[0] General purpose output pins. O 3.3V After hardware RESET output low GPO[1] General purpose output pins. O 3.3V After hardware RESET output low GPO[2] General purpose output pins. O 3.3V After hardware RESET output low cExpress-HL Page 21...
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BATLOW# Battery low input. This signal may be driven low by external circuitry to I 3.3VSB PU 10k signal that the system battery is low, or may be used to signal some other 3.3VSB external power-management event. Page 22 cExpress-HL...
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Real-time clock circuit-power input. Nominally +3.0V. A1, A11, A21, A31, Ground - DC power and signal and AC signal return path. A41, A51, A57, A66, A80, A90, A96, A100, A110, B1, B11, B21 ,B31, B41, B51, B60, B70, B80, B90, B100, B110 cExpress-HL Page 23...
PCI Express channel 6, Receive Input differential pair. I PCIE PCIE_RX6- Not supported PCIE_TX7+ PCI Express channel 7, Transmit Output differential pair. O PCIE PCIE_TX7- Not supported PCIE_RX7+ PCI Express channel 7, Receive Input differential pair. I PCIE PCIE_RX7- Page 24 cExpress-HL...
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DDI1_CTRLDATA_AUX-. This pin shall have a 1M pull-down to logic ground on the Module. If this input is floating the AUX pair is used for the DP AUX+/- signals. If pulled-high the AUX pair contains the CRTLCLK and CTRLDATA signals. cExpress-HL Page 25...
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DDI3_CTRLDATA_AUX-. This pin shall have a 1M pull- down to logic ground on the Module. If this input is floating the AUX pair is used for the DP AUX+/- signals. If pulled-high the AUX pair contains the CRTLCLK and CTRLDATA signals. Page 26 cExpress-HL...
This chapter describes connectors and pinouts, LEDs and switches that are used on the module but are not included in the PICMG standard specification Connector and LED Locations 60-pin to CPU BIOS Defaults Reset Switch 40-pin Debug 4-pin Connector Page 30 cExpress-HL...
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Connect to Jumper for Program COM module Debug interface 3.3V_BMC always power 3.3V provide from BMC_STATUS COM module Reserved Note: The pin definition on the debug module is the inverse of that on the COM Express module. Page 32 cExpress-HL...
Rebooted after WD RESET WD LED = LED ON Rebooted after PWRBTN WD LED = LED ON Rebooted after RESET BTN WD LED = LED OFF Note: only a RESET not initiated by the BMC can clear the WD LED (user action) cExpress-HL Page 33...
These CFG signals can be left as Open/No Connect if not used as a strapping signal and top side probe will be used to debug processor. Refer to the "Shark Bay, Denlow and Broadwell U/Y Platforms Debug Port Design Guide", Document Number: 479493, Revision: 2.0 Page 34 cExpress-HL...
Press the BIOS Setup Defaults RESET Button continuously and boot up the system. You can release the button when the BIOS prompt screen appears The BIOS prompt screen will display a confirmation that BIOS defaults have been reset and request that you reboot the system. cExpress-HL Page 35...
‧ Board Identify. Vendor / Board / Serial number / Production Date ‧ Main-current & voltage. Monitors drawn current and main voltages For a detailed description of SEMA features and functionality, please refer to SEMA Technical Manual and SEMA Software Manual, downloadable at: http://www.adlinktech.com/sema/. Page 36 cExpress-HL...
Main Current The BMC of the cExpress-HL implements a current monitor. The current can be read by calling the SEMA function “Get Main Current”. The function returns four 16-bit values divided in high-byte (MSB) and low-byte (LSB). These 4 values represent the last 4 currents drawn by the board.
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The BMC Flags register returns the last detected Exception Code since power-up and shows the BIOS in use and the power mode. Description [ 0 ~ 4 ] Exception Code [ 6 ] 0 = AT mode 1 = ATX mode [ 7 ] 0 = Standard BIOS 1 = Fail-safe BIOS. Page 38 cExpress-HL...
Primary IDE Controller (AT Drive) 1FB-22F Available 230 -23F Available 240 -25F Serial Port 3/4 260-2F7 Available 2F8-2FF Serial Port 2 300-36F Available 370-377 Alt. Floppy Disk Controller 378-37F Available 380-3AF Available 3B0-3BB and 3BF Mono/VGA mode video Page 40 cExpress-HL...
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F040 Smbus base address for SB. 1C00 GPIO Base Address for SB 1800 PM (ACPI) Base Address for SB 1860 Alias for ICH TCO base address. 0A00~0AFF Reserved for SIO functions base address (ex: PME /GPIO etc) cExpress-HL Page 41...
- Super IO ► - System Time - ACPI and ► Power Management - Sound ► - Serial Port ► Console - Thermal ► - Miscellaneous ► Notes: ► indicates a submenu Gray text indicates info only Page 46 cExpress-HL...
Display total memory information 7.2.5 PCH Information Feature Options Description Premium SKU Info only Display PCH SKU. ME FW Version Info only Display version of ME. ME Firmware SKU Info only Display ME Firmware Kit SKU number. cExpress-HL Page 47...
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Display input current Current Input Power Read only Display input power GPU-Vcore Read only Display actual GPU-Vcore voltage GFX-Vcore Read only Display actual GFX-Vcore voltage V1.05 Read only Display actual V1.05 voltage V1.35 Read only Display actual V1.35 voltage Page 48 cExpress-HL...
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Remain Off: To start the machine the power button has to be effect, if the module is in ATX-Mode. pressed. Last State: When powered on during a power failure the system will automatically power on when power is restored. cExpress-HL Page 49...
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Requires the alpha-numeric entry of the day of the week, day of the month, calendar month, and all 4 digits of the year, indicating the century and year (Fri XX/XX/20XX) System Time HH/MM/SS Presented as a 24-hour clock setting in hours, minutes, and seconds Page 50 cExpress-HL...
Vanderpool Technology. Enabled VT-d Disabled Check to enable VT-d function on MCH. Enabled CPU Processor Power Management (PPM) Info only EIST Disabled Enable/Disable Intel SpeedStep Enabled Turbo Mode Disabled Enable / Disable turbo mode. Enabled cExpress-HL Page 51...
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Maximum value of TOLUD MRC Fast Boot Enabled Enable / Disable MRC fast boot. Disabled Memory Remap Enabled Enable / Disable e memory remap above 4G. Disabled Memory Thermal Management Enabled Enable / Disable Memory Thermal Management. Disabled Page 52 cExpress-HL...
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Primary IGFX Boot Display VBIOS Default Select the Video Device which will be activated during POS. EFP2 LCD Panel Type VBIOS Default Select LCD panel used by Internal Graphics Device by selecting the appropriate setup item. 640X480 800X600 1024X768 cExpress-HL Page 53...
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Enabled Test Mode enable/disable Disabled Aggressive LPM Support Enabled Enable PCH to aggressively enter link power state. Disabled SATA Controller Speed Default SATA speed support Gen1 or Gen2. Gen1 Gen2 Gen3 Intel ® Rapid Start Technology Submenu Page 54 cExpress-HL...
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Enable / Disable SATA Port. Enabled HotPlug Enabled Enable/Disable SATA port X hotplug. Disabled Mechanical Presence Disabled Controls reporting if this port has an Mechanical Presence Switch.\n\nNote: Requires hardware support. Enabled External SATA Disabled External SATA Support. Enabled cExpress-HL Page 55...
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Host Controller. 'Auto' uses default value: for a Root Manual port it is 100 ms, for a Hub port the delay is taken from Hub descriptor. Mass Storage Devices Info only List current USB mass storage devices. Page 56 cExpress-HL...
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Un-Configure ME without password. Disabled Amt Wait Timer Set timer to wait before sending ASF_GET_BOOT_OPTIONS. Disable ME Enabled Set ME to Soft Temporary Disabled. Disabled Enabled Enable/Disable Alert Specification Format. Disabled Activate Remote Assistance Process Enabled Trigger CIRA boot. Disabled cExpress-HL Page 57...
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1024 Bytes 2048 Bytes 4096 Bytes Maximum Read Request Auto Set maximum read request size of PCI Express device or 128 Bytes allow system BIOS to select the value. 256 Bytes 512 Bytes 1024 Bytes 2048 Bytes Page 58 cExpress-HL...
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[1x2 2x1]: Port 1 (x2), Port 2 (disabled), Ports 3 and Port 4 (x1) [2x2] : Port 1-2 (x2) and Port 3-4 (x2) / [1x4]:Port 1 (x4), 1X4 Port Ports 2-4 (disable) PCI Express Root Port 1~4 Submenu Configure PCI Express Root Port 1~4 setting. cExpress-HL Page 59...
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Reserved Memory Range for this Root Bridge. Prefetchable Memory Prefetchable Memory Range for this Root Bridge. Reserved I/O Reserved I/O (4K/8K/12K/16K/.../48K) Range for this Root Bridge. PCIE LTR Disable PCIE Latency Reporting Enable/Disable. Enable PCIE LTR Lock Disable PCIE LTR Configuration Lock. Enable Page 60 cExpress-HL...
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Disabled State). This option may be not effective with some OSes. Emulation AT/ATX Select Emulation AT or ATX function. If this option is set to "AT", BIOS will not report suspend functions to ACPI OS. In Windows cExpress-HL Page 61...
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Console Redirection enable or disable. Enabled Console Redirection Settings Submenu The settings specify how the host computer and the remote computer (which the user is using) will exchange data. Both computers should have the same or compatible settings. Page 62 cExpress-HL...
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Management settings. Set to Disabled for manual configuration. Critical Trip Point Disabled This value controls the temperature of the ACPI Critical Trip Point - the point at which the OS will shut the system down. 85 C 95 C cExpress-HL Page 63...
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Enable or disable GPIO lockdown. Enable BIOS interface Lock Disable Enable or disable BIOS interface lockdown. Enable RTC RAM Lock Disable Enable or disable bytes 38h-3Fh in the upper and lower 128- byte bank of RTC RAM lockdown. Enable Page 64 cExpress-HL...
RT code is executed above 1MB. Option ROM Messages Force BIOS Keep Current INT19 Trap Response Immediate BIOS reaction on INT19 trapping by Option ROM: IMMEDIATE - execute the trap right away; POSTPONED - execute the trap Postponed during legacy boot. cExpress-HL Page 65...
1. System running in User mode with enrolled Platform Key Enabled (PK) 2. CSM function is disabled. Secure Boot Mode Standard Secure Boot mode selector. 'Custom' Mode enables users to change Image Execution policy and manage Secure Boot Custom keys. Page 66 cExpress-HL...
Save the changes done so far as User Defaults. Restore User Defaults Yes No Restore the User Defaults to all the setup options. 7.6.3 Boot Override Feature Options Description Boot Override Choose boot device Choose the boot device cExpress-HL Page 67...
Keep in mind that not all computers using AMI Aptio BIOS enable this feature. In most cases, a checkpoint card is the best tool for viewing AMI Aptio BIOS checkpoints. Analogous to “bootblock” functionality of legacy BIOS Analogous to “POST” functionality in legacy BIOS Page 68 cExpress-HL...
North Bridge initialization after microcode loading South Bridge initialization after microcode loading OEM initialization after microcode loading Cache initialization SEC Error Codes 0xC – 0xD Reserved for future AMI SEC error codes Microcode not found Microcode not loaded cExpress-HL Page 69...
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Post-Memory North Bridge initialization is started 0x38 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specific) 0x39 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specific) 0x3A Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specific) 0x3B Post-Memory South Bridge initialization is started Page 70 cExpress-HL...
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0xEA S3 Resume Boot Script Error 0xEB S3 OS Wake Error 0xEC-0xEF Reserved for future AMI error codes Recovery Progress Codes 0xF0 Recovery condition triggered by firmware (Auto recovery) 0xF1 Recovery condition triggered by user (Forced recovery) cExpress-HL Page 71...
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CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specific) 0x67 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specific) 0x68 PCI host bridge initialization 0x69 North Bridge DXE initialization is started 0x6A North Bridge DXE SMM initialization is started 0x6B North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module specific) Page 72 cExpress-HL...
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Super IO Initialization 0x9A USB initialization is started 0x9B USB Reset 0x9C USB Detect 0x9D USB Enable 0x9E – 0x9F Reserved for future AMI codes 0xA0 IDE initialization is started 0xA1 IDE Reset 0xA2 IDE Detect 0xA3 IDE Enable cExpress-HL Page 73...
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No Console Output Devices are found 0xD7 No Console Input Devices are found 0xD8 Invalid password 0xD9 Error loading Boot Option (LoadImage returned error) 0xDA Boot Option is failed (StartImage returned error) 0xDB Flash update is failed Page 74 cExpress-HL...
Step 1: Before mounting the heatsink, install the required memory modules onto the SODIMM socket(s) on the COM Express module. Step 2: Remove the protective membranes from the thermal pads. Step 3: Assemble the heatsink onto the COM Express module. cExpress-HL Page 77...
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Step 6: Use the five M2.5, L=16mm screws provided to secure the COM Express module to the carrier board from the solder side. Step 7: If you are installing a heatsink with a fan, plug the fan connector into the carrier board as shown. Page 78 cExpress-HL...
5 mm or 8mm board-to-board connectors, there is the choice of Top and Bottom mounting. In Top mounting, the threaded standoffs are on the carrier board and the thermal solution is equipped with through-hole standoffs. In Bottom mounting, the threaded standoffs are on the thermal solution and the carrier board has through-hole standoffs. cExpress-HL Page 79...
If the equipment will not be used for long periods of time, turn off and unplug the equipment from its power source. • Never attempt to fix the equipment. Equipment should only be serviced by qualified personnel. cExpress-HL Page 81...
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