VIA Technologies COMe-9X90 Quick Manual

COMe-9X90
COM Express Module
and
COMEDB4
Carrier Board
Quick Guide

Key Features:

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1.2GHz VIA Nano ® X2 E-Series processor
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Supports up to 16GB 1333 DDR3 SDRAM
•
DX11 3D/2D graphics with MPEG-2, WMV9,
VC1 and H.264 decoding acceleration
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Supports 18/24-bit dual-channel LVDS panel,
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two DisplayPort ports, or two HDMI ports
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Supports two USB 3.0 and six USB 2.0 ports

COMEDB4 Carrier Board Specifications

COM Express Module Type
▪ Support basic/compact form factor Type 6
Audio
▪ VIA VT2021 High Definition Audio Codec
Super I/O
▪ Fintek F71869ED

BIOS

▪ AMI BIOS
▪ 32Mbit SPI BIOS for uEFI
Front Panel I/O
▪ 1 x SD card slot (SDIO), shared with DIO1 pin header
Rear Panel /O
▪ 1 x VGA port
▪ 1 x COM port
▪ 2 x DisplayPort
▪ 2 x USB 2.0 ports
▪ 2 x USB 3.0 ports
▪ 1 x Gigabit Ethernet port
▪ 6 x Audio jacks (supports multi-channel audio outputs)
Onboard Slots, Buttons and Power Connectors
▪ 1 x AUX power connector (for AT mode)
▪ 1 x ATX power connector (for ATX mode)
▪ 1 x MiniPCIe slot
▪ 1 x Power button
▪ 1 x Reset button
▪ 3 x PCIe x1 slots
▪ 2 x SATA connectors

COMe-9X90 Module Specifications

Core
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Processor ▪ 1.2GHz VIA Nano X2 E-Series
▪ 1.0GHz VIA QuadCore E-Series (manufacturing optional)

Chipset

▪ VIA VX11 Media System Processor

System Memory

▪ 2 x DDR3 1333/1066 SODIMM slots
▪ Supports up to 16GB memory size
BIOS ▪ AMI eEFI BIOS
▪ 32Mbit SPI flash memory

Operating System

▪ Windows 7, XP, XPe and CE 6.0
▪ Windows Embedded System 7
▪ Linux
Hardware Monitoring ▪ CPU temperature reading
▪ CPU fan speed reading
▪ System voltage monitoring
System Monitoring ▪ Wake-on-LAN
and Management ▪ System power management
▪ AC power failure recovery
▪ Watchdog Timer (software programmable)
Expansion Bus ▪ 4 x PCIe x1
Video

Graphics

▪ Integrated VIA C-645/640 DX11 3D/2D graphics
processor and video decoding acceleration
Graphics memory ▪ Optimized Unified Memory Architecture (UMA)
supports frame buffer size from 64MB to 1GB (BIOS)
CRT Interface ▪ 1 x VGA port supports up to 2048 x 1536 resolution
LVDS Interface ▪ 1 x LVDS channel supports dual-channel 18-bit or
24-bit LVDS panel (VIA VT1636 or Chrontel CH7305)
DisplayPort Interface ▪ DisplayPort 1: Support DisplayPort/HDMI interface
▪ DisplayPort 2: Support DisplayPort/HDMI interface
Onboard Pin Headers and Connectors
▪ 1 x CD-In connector
▪ 1 x Front Audio pin header
▪ 1 x COM2 pin header
▪ 1 x LPT pin header
▪ 1 x LPC pin header
▪ 1 x SPI pin header
▪ 1 x DIO1 pin header, shared with SDIO slot
▪ 1 x DIO2 pin header (from Fintek F71869ED)
▪ 1 x CPU fan connector
▪ 1 x Serial Port pin header
▪ 2 x SATA power connectors
▪ 1 x LVDS panel connector (dual-channel 18/24-bit)
▪ 1 x Inverter connector
▪ 1 x System fan connector
▪ 1 x SMBus pin header
▪ 1 x I 2 C pin header
▪ 2 x USB 2.0 pin headers for four USB 2.0 ports
▪ 1 x Front LAN LED pin header
▪ 1 x Front Panel pin header (for HDD LED, Power LED, Switch
and Speaker)
▪ 1 x S/PDIF connector
Onboard Jumpers
▪ 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
▪ 1 x Inverter power select jumper
▪ 1 x LCD panel power select jumper
▪ 1 x COM1 voltage select jumper (+5V/+12V power select option)
▪ 1 x COM2 voltage select jumper (+5V/+12V power select option)
▪ 1 x MiniPCIe slot enabled select jumper
▪ 1 x USB 2.0 port 3 enabled select jumper
▪ 1 x BIOS select jumper (for selecting module/carrier board BIOS)
▪ 5 x AT/ATX mode select jumpers
▪ 1 x EDID power select jumper
Form Factor and Dimension
▪ Micro-ATX
▪ 10" x 9.6"
Audio
Controller ▪ VIA VT2021 High Definition Audio Codec
Ethernet
Controller ▪ Realtek RTL8111G/GS 10/100/1000M PCIe Gigabit
Ethernet Controller
Input/Output
Audio ▪ 1 x High Definition audio digital interface
LAN ▪ 1 x Gigabit Ethernet port

USB

▪ 2 x USB 3.0 ports
▪ 6 x USB 2.0 ports
SATA ▪ 2 x SATA 3.0 Gbps connectors
Serial ▪ 2 x Serial ports with TX and RX signals
DisplayPort ▪ 2 x DisplayPort
Expansion Buses ▪ 1 x System Management Bus (SMBus) interface
▪ 1 x I ² C bus
▪ 1 x SDIO interface as default (shared with GPIO 4INs
and 4 OUTs via VX11)
▪ 1 x LPC bus
▪ 1 x SPI
▪ Support Express Card, speaker out, reset function,
thermal protection, suspend/wake signals, power
button, power good and fan control signals
Mechanical and Environment
▪ COM Express ™ Type 6, basic module
COM Express Compliance
Dimension ▪ 95mm x 125mm (3.73" x 4.92")
Storage Temperature ▪ -40°C ~ 70°C
Operating Temperature ▪ 0°C ~ 60°C
Operating Humidity ▪ 0% ~95% (relative humidity; non-condensing)
Compliance ▪ CE, FCC, BSMI and RoHS
Operating Temperature
▪ 0°C ~ 60°C
Storage Temperature
▪ -40°C ~ 70°C
Operating and Storage Humidity
▪ 0% ~ 95% relative humidity

COMEDB4 Carrier Board Layout Diagram

Front Panel I/O
SD card slot
Rear Panel I/O
Center/Subwoofer
Surround Left/Right
COM
DisplayPort 1
Line-in
Gigabit Ethernet
Front Left/Right
USB 3.0
Mic-in
Surround Back Left/Right VGA DisplayPort 2 USB 2.0

COMe-9X90 Module Layout Diagram

Top View
DDR3 SODIMM slot 1
CPU fan connector
VIA Nano X2 E-Series CPU
VIA VX11 Chipset
Bottom View
DDR3 SODIMM slot 2
D1
Pin Connector B
C1
B1
Pin Connector A
A1
Onboard Slots, Buttons and Power Connectors
ATX power connector
AUX power connector
Connector B
Connector A
SATA connectors
PCIe x1 slots
COMEDB4 COMEDB4
miniPCIe slot
Power button
Reset button