Usb Connectors (J6, J7) - Kontron mITX-BDW-U User Manual

6.3. USB Connectors (J6, J7)

The mITX-BDW-U board contains a EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface) and a XHCI (Extensible Host Controller
Interface). The EHCI controller supports six USB 2.0 ports allowing data transfers up to 480 Mb/s. The XHCI controller
supports up to four USB 3.0 ports allowing data transfers up to 5 Gb/s. Four of the USB 3.0 ports are shared with four
of the USB 2.0 ports (USB0 – USB3).
Not all USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports are physically connected to the board.
Legacy Keyboard/Mouse and wakeup from sleep states are supported. Over-current detection on all USB ports is
supported. The following USB connectors are available:
 USB 2.0/3.0 Port 0, 1, 2 & 3 are supplied on the dual USB connectors in the I/O Area (J6 & J7) and supports
USB3.0/USB2.0.
 USB 2.0 Port 4, 5 are supplied on the combined Front Panel connector (J23).
 USB 2.0 Port 7 is available in the mPCIe connector (J27).
For USB2.0 cabling it is required to use only HiSpeed USB cable, specified in USB2.0 standard:
For USB3.0 cabling it is required to use only HiSpeed USB cable, specified in USB3.0 standard:
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