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AXIOMTEK PICO312 User Manual

Intel pentium n4200/ celeron n3350 processor pico-itx board
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  • Page 1 PICO312 ® ® ® Intel Pentium N4200/ Celeron N3350 Processor Pico-ITX Board User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Disclaimers

    Axiomtek does not make any commitment to update the information in this manual. Axiomtek reserves the right to change or revise this document and/or product at any time without notice. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Axiomtek Co., Ltd.

  • Page 3: Esd Precautions

    It discharges static electricity from your body.  Wear a wrist-grounding strap, available from most electronic component stores, when handling boards and components. Trademarks Acknowledgments Axiomtek is a trademark of Axiomtek Co., Ltd. ® ® Intel and Celeron are trademarks of Intel Corporation.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Disclaimers ..................... ii ESD Precautions ................... iii Chapter 1 Introduction ..........1 Features ....................2 Specifications ..................2 Utilities ....................3 Chapter 2 Board and Pin Assignments ....5 Board Dimensions and Fixing Holes ..........5 Board Layout ..................7 Assembly Drawing ................
  • Page 5 System Memory ................. 23 I/O Port Address Map ................ 24 Interrupt Controller (IRQ) Map ............25 Memory Map ..................31 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Setup Utility ......33 Starting ....................33 Navigation Keys ................33 Main Menu ..................35 Advanced Menu ................. 36 Chipset Menu ..................
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  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board Chapter 1 Introduction ® ® ® The PICO312 is a Pico-ITX board with Intel Pentium N4200/ Celeron N3350 processor that deliver outstanding system performance through high-bandwidth interfaces, multiple I/O functions for interactive applications and various embedded computing solutions.

  • Page 8: Features

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board Features ® ® ®  Intel Pentium N4200 and Celeron N3350 processors  1 DDR3L SO-DIMM supports up to 8GB memory capacity  1 USB 2.0 port and 1 Gigabit Ethernet port  1 PCI-Express Mini Card with mSATA supported Specifications ...

  • Page 9: Utilities

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board  Expansion Interface  One PCI-Express Mini Card socket complies with PCI-Express Mini Card Spec. V1.2.  One board to board connector (high speed signal).  One board to board connector (low speed signal).  Power Input ...
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  • Page 11: Board And Pin Assignments

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board Chapter 2 Board and Pin Assignments Board Dimensions and Fixing Holes Top View Board and Pin Assignments...
  • Page 12 PICO312 Pico-ITX Board Bottom View Side View Board and Pin Assignments...

  • Page 13: Board Layout

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board Board Layout Top View Side View Board and Pin Assignments...
  • Page 14 PICO312 Pico-ITX Board Bottom View Board and Pin Assignments...

  • Page 15: Assembly Drawing

    Heatsink for PICO312 (see image below): First of all, use the following four screws to secure heatsink on heatspreader. The PICO312 has four assembly holes for installing thermal solution. Align and firmly secure the plate to the PICO312. Be careful not to over-tighten the screws.
  • Page 16 PICO312 Pico-ITX Board Board and Pin Assignments...

  • Page 17: Jumper And Switch Settings

    And remove jumper clip from 2 jumper pins to open. Below illustration shows how to set up jumper. Properly configure jumper and switch settings on the PICO312 to meet your application purpose. Below you can find a summary table of jumpers, switch and onboard default settings.

  • Page 18: Lvds +3.3V/+5V/+12V Voltage Selection (Jp2)

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board 2.4.1 LVDS +3.3V/+5V/+12V Voltage Selection (JP2) The board supports voltage selection for flat panel displays. Use these jumpers to set LVDS connector (CN5) pin 1~6 +DVCCM1 to +3.3V, +5V or +12V. To prevent hardware damage, before connecting please make sure that the input voltage of flat panel is correct.

  • Page 19: Connectors

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board Connectors Signals go to other parts of the system through connectors. Loose or improper connection might cause problems, please make sure all connectors are properly and firmly connected. Here is a summary table which shows all connectors on the hardware.

  • Page 20: Board To Board Connectors (Cn2 And Cn3)

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board 2.5.1 Board to Board Connectors (CN2 and CN3) CN2 is a 2x30-pin board to board connector. The pin assignments of CN2 are given as follows. Signal Signal HDA_SYNC_1P8 HDA_CLK_1P8 HDA_SDI0_1P8 HDA_RST_1P8_N HDA_SDO_1P8 HDA_VDDIO DCD2/COM3_EN DSR2/COM4_EN RXD2/COM3_TERM RTS2/COM4_TERM...
  • Page 21 DDI1_TX3_DN USB3_P4_TX_DP DDI1_DDC_DATA USB3_P4_TX_DN DDI1_DDC_CLK DDI1_AUX_DP DDI1_HPD_C DDI1_AUX_DN PCIE_WAKE2_N SMB_DATA_MAIN +V12S SMB_CLK_MAIN +3.3V_SBY +V5S +3.3V_SBY +V5S It is suggested to insert I/O board (AX93A00, AX93A01, AX93A02 or AX93A09 ) into CN2 and CN3 on PICO312. Note Board and Pin Assignments...

  • Page 22: Fan Power Connector (Cn4)

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board 2.5.2 Fan Power Connector (CN4) The CN4 is a 2-pin (pitch=1.5mm) wafer connector, which is compliant with JST B2B-ZH-K-S, for fan power interface. Signal 2.5.3 LVDS Connector (CN5) This board has a 2x20-pin connector for LVDS LCD interface. It is strongly recommended to use the matching JST SHDR-40VS-B connector for LVDS interface.
  • Page 23 PICO312 Pico-ITX Board 24-bit single channel 18-bit dual channel Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal +DVCCM1 +DVCCM1 +DVCCM1 +DVCCM1 +DVCCM1 +DVCCM1 +DVCCM1 +DVCCM1 +DVCCM1 +DVCCM1 +DVCCM1 +DVCCM1 10 GND 11 N.C 12 N.C 11 N.C 12 Channel B D0- 13 N.C...

  • Page 24: Usb 2.0 Wafer Connector (Cn6)

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board 2.5.4 USB 2.0 Wafer Connector (CN6) This is a 4-pin (pitch=1.25mm) wafer connector, which is compliant with Molex 530470410, for USB 2.0 interface. Signal USB_PWR (+5V_SBY level) 2.5.5 Inverter Connector (CN7) This is a Hirose DF13-8P-1.25C 8-pin connector for inverter. We strongly recommend you to use the matching DF13-8P-1.25C connector to avoid malfunction.

  • Page 25: Front Panel Connector (Cn10)

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board 2.5.8 Front Panel Connector (CN10) The CN10 is 2x5-pin header (pitch=2.0mm) for front panel interface. Signal PWR_PSON# PWRLED- PWRLED+ PWRSW- PWRSW+ HW RST- HW RST+ HDDLED- HDDLED+ Power LED Pin 4 connects anode (+) of LED and pin 3 connects cathode(-) of LED. The power LED lights up when the system is powered on.

  • Page 26: Hdmi Connector (Cn13)

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board 2.5.10 HDMI Connector (CN13) The HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact digital interface which is capable of transmitting high-definition video and high-resolution audio over a single cable. Signal Signal HDMI_OUT_DATA2+ HDMI_OUT_DATA2- HDMI_OUT_DATA1+ HDMI_OUT_DATA1- HDMI_OUT_DATA0+ HDMI_OUT_DATA0- HDMI_OUT_Clock+ HDMI_OUT_Clock- N.C.

  • Page 27: Cmos Battery Connector (Bat1)

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board 2.5.13 CMOS Battery Connector (BAT1) This is a 2-pin (pitch=1.25mm) wafer connector for CMOS battery interface. Signal +3.3V 2.5.14 Ethernet Port (LAN1) The board has one RJ-45 Ethernet connector. Connection can be established by plugging one end of the Ethernet cable into this RJ-45 connector and the other end (phone jack) to a 1000/100/10-Base-T hub.

  • Page 28: Full-Size Pci-Express Mini Card And Msata Connector (Scn1)

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board 2.5.16 Full-size PCI-Express Mini Card and mSATA Connector (SCN1) This is a PCI-Express Mini Card connector on the bottom side supporting PCI-Express x1 or SATA and USB 2.0. It complies with PCI-Express Mini Card Spec. V1.2. To enable or disable SATA for mSATA card, please refer to BIOS setting in section 4.4.

  • Page 29: Chapter 3 Hardware Description

    Make sure all correct settings are arranged for your installed microprocessor to prevent the CPU from damages. BIOS The PICO312 uses AMI Plug and Play BIOS with a single 64Mbit SPI Flash. System Memory The PICO312 supports one 204-pin DDR3L SO-DIMM socket for maximum memory capacity up to 8GB DDR3L SDRAMs.

  • Page 30: I/O Port Address Map

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board I/O Port Address Map ® ® ® The Intel Pentium N4200 and Celeron N3350 processors communicate via I/O ports. Hardware Description...

  • Page 31: Interrupt Controller (Irq) Map

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board Interrupt Controller (IRQ) Map The interrupt controller (IRQ) mapping list is shown as follows: Hardware Description...
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  • Page 37: Memory Map

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board Memory Map The memory mapping list is shown as follows: Hardware Description...
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  • Page 39: Ami Bios Setup Utility

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Setup Utility The AMI UEFI BIOS provides users with a built-in setup program to modify basic system configuration. All configured parameters are stored in a flash chip to save the setup information whenever the power is turned off. This chapter provides users with detailed description about how to set up basic system configuration through the AMI BIOS setup utility.
  • Page 40 PICO312 Pico-ITX Board Hot Keys Description  Left/Right The Left and Right <Arrow> keys allow you to select a setup screen. The Up and Down <Arrow> keys allow you to select a setup screen or  Up/Down sub-screen. The Plus and Minus <Arrow> keys allow you to change the field value of a +...

  • Page 41: Main Menu

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board Main Menu When you first enter the setup utility, you will enter the Main setup screen. You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab. System Time/Date can be set up as described below.

  • Page 42: Advanced Menu

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board Advanced Menu The Advanced menu also allows users to set configuration of the CPU and other system devices. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: ►...
  • Page 43 PICO312 Pico-ITX Board  Hardware Monitor This screen monitors hardware health status. This screen displays the temperature of system and CPU, system voltages (VBAT, +3.3V, +3.3V_SBY and +5V). AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 44 PICO312 Pico-ITX Board  ACPI Settings You can use this screen to select options for the ACPI configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
  • Page 45 PICO312 Pico-ITX Board  Trusted Computing This screen provides function for specifying the TPM settings. Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device. The default setting is Enable. TPM Device Enable or disable TPM device that supports TPM 1.2 specifications.
  • Page 46 PICO312 Pico-ITX Board  CPU Configuration This screen shows the CPU Configuration and you can change the value of the selected option. Socket 0 CPU Information Socket specific CPU information. Intel Virtualization Technology Enable or disable Intel Virtualization Technology. When enabled, a VMM (Virtual Machine Mode) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities.
  • Page 47 PICO312 Pico-ITX Board  CPU Information AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 48 PICO312 Pico-ITX Board  SATA Configuration In the SATA Configuration menu, you can see the current installed hardware in the SATA ports. During system boot up, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. Chipset SATA Enable or disable the SATA chipset.
  • Page 49 PICO312 Pico-ITX Board  USB Configuration USB Devices Display all detected USB devices. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 50 PICO312 Pico-ITX Board  Utility Configuration BIOS Flash Utility BIOS flash utility configuration. For more detailed information, please refer to Appendix B. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 51 This option appears only if an I/O board is installed. BIOS will auto-detect all supported functions and you can use it to change settings on the I/O board. The PICO312 supports the following I/O boards: AX93A00, AX93A01, AX93A02 and AX93A09.
  • Page 52 PICO312 Pico-ITX Board  Module Device Configuration This screen is available only if an I/O board with serial ports is connected. For items marked with “”, please press <Enter> for more options.  AxiomType3 Super IO Configuration Serial Port 1~2 Configuration Set parameters related to serial port 1~2 on I/O board.
  • Page 53 PICO312 Pico-ITX Board  Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port Enable or disable serial port 1 on I/O board. The optimal setting for base I/O address is 3F8h and for interrupt request address is IRQ4. COM Port Type Use this item to set RS-232/422/485 communication mode.
  • Page 54 PICO312 Pico-ITX Board  Serial Port 2 Configuration Serial Port Enable or disable serial port 2 on I/O board. The optimal setting for base I/O address is 2F8h and for interrupt request address is IRQ3. COM Port Type Use this item to set RS-232/422/485 communication mode.

  • Page 55: Chipset Menu

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board Chipset Menu The Chipset menu allows users to change the advanced chipset settings. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: ► North Bridge For items marked with “”, please press <Enter> for more options.
  • Page 56 PICO312 Pico-ITX Board  North Bridge This screen allows users to configure parameters of North Bridge chipset. LVDS Panel Type Select LVDS panel resolution; see the selection options in image above. Memory Information Show the information related to system memory.

  • Page 57: Security Menu

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board Security Menu The Security menu allows users to change the security settings for the system.  Administrator Password This item indicates whether an administrator password has been set (installed or uninstalled).  User Password This item indicates whether an user password has been set (installed or uninstalled).

  • Page 58: Boot Menu

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board Boot Menu The Boot menu allows users to change boot options of the system.  Setup Prompt Timeout Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting.  Bootup NumLock State Use this item to select the power-on state for the keyboard NumLock.
  • Page 59 PICO312 Pico-ITX Board  Quiet Boot Select to display either POST output messages or a splash screen during boot-up.  Launch UEFI PXE OpROM policy Control the execution of UEFI PXE OpROM. Boot Option Priorities [Boot Option #1, …] ...
  • Page 60 PICO312 Pico-ITX Board  Boot Mode Use this item for boot mode settings. UEFI Boot: Select support to boot any UEFI-capable OS. Legacy Boot: Select support to boot non UEFI-capable OS that expects a legacy BIOS interface. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 61 Select the video device which will be activated during POST (Power-On Self Test). With no I/O board connected, the default is LVDS. With I/O board connected, the default is display device on PICO312 (onboard HDMI or onboard VGA). AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 62 PICO312 Pico-ITX Board Secondary IGFX Boot Display Select secondary display device. With no I/O board connected, the default is display device on PICO312 (onboard HDMI or onboard VGA). With I/O board connected, the default is display device on I/O board (VGA on AX93A00 or HDMI on AX93A01).

  • Page 63: Save & Exit Menu

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board Save & Exit Menu The Save & Exit menu allows users to load your system configuration with optimal or fail-safe default values.  Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes, select this option to leave Setup and return to Main Menu.
  • Page 64 PICO312 Pico-ITX Board  Discard Changes Select this option to quit Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration. Select Discard Changes from the Save & Exit menu and press <Enter>. Select Yes to discard changes.  Restore Defaults It automatically sets all Setup options to a complete set of default settings when you select this option.

  • Page 65: Appendix A Watchdog Timer

    PICO312 Pico-ITX Board Appendix A Watchdog Timer A.1 About Watchdog Timer After the system stops working for a while, it can be auto-reset by the watchdog timer. The integrated watchdog timer can be set up in the system reset mode by program.
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  • Page 67: Appendix Bbios Flash Utility

    Please read and follow the instructions below carefully. In your USB flash drive, create a new folder and name it “Axiomtek”, see figure below. Copy BIOS ROM file (e.g. PICO312.005) to “Axiomtek” folder.
  • Page 68 Select the USB drive containing BIOS ROM file you want to update using the <> or <> key. Then press <Enter> to get into “Axiomtek” folder. Now you can see the BIOS ROM file on the screen, press <Enter> to select.
  • Page 69 PICO312 Pico-ITX Board Please wait while BIOS completes the entire flash update process: erase data, write new data and verify data. 10. When you see the following figure, press <Enter> to finish the update process. After that the system will shut down and restart immediately.

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