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User Manual SOM-6897 COM Express Compact Module...
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No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Co., Ltd. Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable. How- ever, Advantech Co., Ltd.
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Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C and D indoor hazards. Technical Support and Assistance Visit the Advantech website at http://support.advantech.com where you can find the latest information about the product. Contact your distributor, sales representative, or Advantech's customer service center for technical support if you need additional assistance.
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Before setting up the system, check that the items listed below are included and in good condition. If any item does not accord with the table, please contact your dealer immediately. SOM-6897 CPU module 1 x Heatspreader (1960073722N011) SOM-6897 User Manual...
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The sound pressure level at the operator's position according to IEC 704-1:1982 is no more than 70 dB (A). DISCLAIMER: This set of instructions is given according to IEC 704-1. Advantech disclaims all responsibility for the accuracy of any statements contained herein.
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Don't touch any components on the CPU card or other cards while the PC is on. Disconnect power before making any configuration changes. The sudden rush of power as you connect a jumper or install a card may damage sensitive elec- tronic components. SOM-6897 User Manual...
Chapter General Information This chapter gives background information on the SOM-6897 CPU Computer on Module. Sections include: Introduction Specification Functional Block Diagram...
Introduction SOM-6897 is a COM Express Compact module with pin-out Type 6 that fully com- plies with the PICMG (PCI Industrial Computer Manufactures Group) COM.0 R2.1 specification. The CPU module uses an Intel 6th Generation Core i processor and other peripheral chips to fulfill a basic size 95x95mm COM Express form factor.
(support up to 5 devices and 8 lanes) To PCIe Gen2* (5.0 GT/s) specification, several configurable combinations may need BIOS modifies. Please contact Advantech sales or FAE for more detail. (PCIe x1 Port #7 option with SATA2) PCIe #0-3 PCIe #4-7...
PCIe #4-7 * Default Setting WDT / GPIO* / I iManager RS1/ RS2/ FAN Option with GPIO SMBus SPI Bus * The thrird SATA (SATA port2) only support on SPI BIOS Core i7/i5 platform, will use PCIe port7 SOM-6897 User Manual...
Chapter Mechanical Information This chapter gives mechanical information on the SOM-6897 CPU Computer on Module. Sections include: Board Information Mechanical Drawing Assembly Drawing...
Board Information The figures below indicate the main chips on SOM-6897 Computer-on-Module. Please aware of these positions while designing your own carrier board to avoid mechanical issues, as well as designing thermal solution contact points for best ther- mal dissipation performance.
Mechanical Drawing For more details about 2D/3D models, please look on the Advantech COM support service website http://com.advantech.com. 87.18 81.28 48.65 Figure 2.3 Board Mechanical Drawing - Front R2.00 87.18 83.5 31.75 Figure 2.4 Board Mechanical Drawing - Back SOM-6897 User Manual...
These figures demonstrate the assembly order from the thermal module, COM mod- ule to the carrier board. Semi-cooler Heatspreader SOM-6897 Stand off Carrier Board Figure 2.5 Assembly Drawing (For Reference Only) There are 3 reserved screw holes for SOM-6897 to be pre-assembled with the heat spreader. SOM-6897 User Manual...
Chapter BIOS Operation This chapter gives BIOS setup information for the SOM-6897 CPU Computer on Module. Sections include: Introduction Entering Setup Hot / Operation Key Exit BIOS Setup Utility...
Entering Setup SOM-6897 BIOS has been stored into a flash ROM which is inserted into a BIOS socket on the board. With the BIOS Setup program, users can modify BIOS settings and control various system features. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the SOM-6897 BIOS setup screens.
Use this option to change the system time and date. Highlight System Time or System Date using the <Arrow> keys. Enter new values through the keyboard. Press the <Tab> key or the <Arrow> keys to move between fields. - System Date: mm/dd/yyyy - System Time: hh/mm/ss SOM-6897 User Manual...
3.1.2 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Select the Advanced tab from the SOM-6897 setup screen to enter the Advanced BIOS Setup screen. Users can select any item in the left frame of the screen, such as CPU Configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item. Users can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow>...
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3.1.2.1 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security devices. OS will not show security device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. SOM-6897 User Manual...
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This item allows users to select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the suspend button is pressed. S3 Video Repost This item allows users to enable or disable S3 Video Repost. SOM-6897 User Manual...
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Activate Remote Assistance Process Trigger CIRA boot. USB Provisioning of AMT Enable or disable of AMT USB provisioning. PET Progress This item for users to enable or disable PET events progress to receive PET events or not. SOM-6897 User Manual...
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ME Unconfig on RTC Clear State Disabling this option will cause ME not to unconfigure on RTC clear state. ME State Sets ME to soft temporary disabled. Firmware Update Configuration Configures management engine technology parameters. SOM-6897 User Manual...
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W83627DHG Super IO Configuration Serial Port 1 Configuration Set parameters of serial Port 1 (COMA). Serial Port 2 Configuration Set parameters of serial Port 2 (COMB). Parallel Port Configuration Set parameters of parallel Port (LPT/ LPTE). SOM-6897 User Manual...
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Serial Port 1 Configuration – Serial Port Enable or disable Serial Port (COM). – Change Settings Select an optimal setting for Super IO device. Serial Port 2 Configuration SOM-6897 User Manual...
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Select an optimal setting for Super IO device. Parallel Port Configuration – Parallel Port Enable or disable parallel port (LPT/LPTE). – Change Settings Select an optimal setting for Super IO device. – Device Mode Change the printer port mode. SOM-6897 User Manual...
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Power Saving Mode Selects ite8518 power saving mode. Serial Port 3 Configuration Sets parameters of serial port 3 (COMA). Serial Port 4 Configuration Sets parameters of serial port 4 (COMB). Hardware Monitor Monitors hardware status. SOM-6897 User Manual...
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Serial Port 3 Configuration – Serial Port Enable or disables serial port (COM). – Change Settings Select an optimal setting for Super IO device. Serial Port 4 Configuration SOM-6897 User Manual...
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– Serial Port Enable or disables. serial port (COM). – Change Settings Selects an optimal setting for Super IO device. Hardware Monitor SOM-6897 User Manual...
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Serial Port Console Redirection COM1 Console Redirection Console Redirection enable or disable COM2 Console Redirection Console Redirection enable or disable COM3 Console Redirection Console Redirection enable or disable COM4 Console Redirection Console Redirection enable or disable SOM-6897 User Manual...
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This item allows users to enable for Windows XP and Linux (OS optimized for Hyper Threading technology) and disable for other OS (OS not optimized for Hyper Threading technology). When disabled only one thread per enabled core is activated. SOM-6897 User Manual...
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SATA Configuration SATA Controller (S) Enable or disable SATA device. SATA Mode Selection Determines how SATA controller (s) operate. Port 0 Enable or disable SATA port. Port 1 Enable or disable SATA port. SOM-6897 User Manual...
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3.1.2.10 Network Stack Configuration Network Stack Enable or disable UEFI Network Stack. 3.1.2.11 CSM Configuration CSM Support Enable or disable CSM support. SOM-6897 User Manual...
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Disable option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications. XHCI Hand-off This is a workaround for OS without XHCI ownership change should be claimed by XHCI driver. USB Mass Storage Driver Support Enable or disable USB Mass Storage Driver Support. SOM-6897 User Manual...
3.1.3 Chipset Select the chipset tab from the SOM-6897 setup screen to enter the chipset BIOS Setup screen. You can display a chipset BIOS setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow> keys. All Plug and Play BIOS setup options are described in this section.
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Graphics Configuration – LCD Control This item allows customers to performs LCD control. LCD Control SOM-6897 User Manual...
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LCD Panel Type Select an LCD panel used by Internal Graphics Device by selecting the appropriate setup item. Panel Scaling Select an LCD panel used by internal graphics device. Memory Configuration SOM-6897 User Manual...
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Enable or disable integrated LAN to wake the system. (The wake on LAN can- not be disabled if ME is on at Sx state.) State After G3 Specify what state to go to to when power is re-applied after a power failure (G3 state). SOM-6897 User Manual...
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PCI Express Root Port 0 settings. – PCI Express Root Port 1 PCI Express Root Port 1 settings. – PCI Express Root Port 2 PCI Express Root Port 2 settings. – PCI Express Root Port 4 PCI Express Root Port 4 settings. SOM-6897 User Manual...
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Control the PCI Express Root Port. ASPM Support Set the ASPM level: Force L0s – Force all links to L0s state. Auto – BIOS auto configure Disable – disable ASPM. PCIe Speed Select PCI Express port speed. SOM-6897 User Manual...
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Control the PCI Express Root Port. ASPM Support Set the ASPM level: Force L0s – Force all links to L0s state. Auto – BIOS auto configure Disable – disable ASPM. PCIe Speed Select PCI Express port speed. SOM-6897 User Manual...
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This item allows users to select PCI Express Active State Power Manage- ment settings. PCIe Speed This item allows users to select PCIe Speed. Detect Non-Compliance Device Detect Non-Compliance Device PCI Express Device. If enabled, it will take more time during POST. SOM-6897 User Manual...
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Controls the PCI Express Root Port. ASPM Support Set the ASPM level: Force L0s - Force all links to L0s state. Auto - BIOS auto configure Disable - disables ASPM. PCIe Speed Select PCI Express port speed. SOM-6897 User Manual...
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Controls the PCI Express Root Port. ASPM Support Set the ASPM level: Force L0s - Force all links to L0s state. Auto - BIOS auto configure Disable - disable ASPM. PCIe Speed Select PCI Express port speed. SOM-6897 User Manual...
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USB Configuration – XHCI Disable Compliance Mode Options to disable compliance mode. Default is FALSE which does not dis- able compliance mode. Set TRUE to disable compliance mode. SOM-6897 User Manual...
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HD Audio Configuration – HD Audio Control detection of the HD-Audio device. Disable = HDA will be unconditionally disabled. Enable = HDA will be unconditionally enabled. Auto = HDA will be enabled if present, disabled otherwise. SOM-6897 User Manual...
3.1.4 Security Setting Select Security Setup from the SOM-6897 Setup main BIOS setup menu. All Security Setup options, such as password protection is described in this section. To access the sub menu for the following items, select the item and press <Enter>: Change Administrator / User Password: Select this option and press <ENTER>...
Sets the system boot order. Fast Boot This item allows users to enable or disable boot with initialization of a minimal set of devices required to launch active boot option. Has no effect for BBS boot options. SOM-6897 User Manual...
3.1.6.5 Save Changes When users have completed system configuration, select this option to save changes without exit BIOS setup menu. 3.1.6.6 Discard Changes Select this option to discard any current changes and load previous system configu- ration. SOM-6897 User Manual...
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3.1.6.7 Restore Defaults The SOM-6897 automatically configures all setup items to optimal settings when users select this option. Optimal Defaults are designed for maximum system perfor- mance, but may not work best for all computer applications. In particular, do not use the Optimal Defaults if the user's computer is experiencing system configuration problems.
S/W Introduction The mission of Advantech Embedded Software Services is to "Enhance quality of life with Advantech platforms and Microsoft Windows embedded technology." We enable Windows Embedded software products on Advantech platforms to more effectively support the embedded computing community. Customers are freed from the hassle of dealing with multiple vendors (Hardware suppliers, System integrators, Embedded OS distributor) for projects.
Appendix Pin Assignment This appendix gives you the infor- mation about the hardware pin assignment of the SOM-6897 CPU System on Module. Sections include: SOM-6897 Type 6 Pin Assign- ment...
This section gives SOM-6897 pin assignment on COM Express connector which compliant with COMR.0 R2.1 Type 6 pin-out definitions. More details about how to use these pins and get design reference, please contact to Advantech for design guides, checklists, reference schematics, and other hardware/software support.
Appendix Watchdog Timer This appendix gives you the infor- mation about the watchdog timer programming on the SOM-6897 CPU System on Module. Sections include: Watchdog Timer Programming...
EC. Only Win XP, Win7 and Win8 supports it. In other OS, it will still use IRQ number from BIOS setting as usual. For details, please refer to iManager & Software API User Manual: SOM-6897 User Manual...
Appendix Programming GPIO This Appendix gives the illustra- tion of the General Purpose Input and Output pin setting. Sections include: System I/O Ports...
Appendix System Assignments This appendix gives you the infor- mation about the system resource allocation on the SOM-6897 CPU System on Module. Sections include: System I/O ports DMA Channel Assignments Interrupt Assignments Memory Map...
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