Kontron microETXexpress-OH User Manual
Kontron microETXexpress-OH User Manual

Kontron microETXexpress-OH User Manual

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Version 0.65
If it's embedded, it's Kontron.

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  • Page 1 Computer-on-Module (COM) Version 0.65 If it’s embedded, it’s Kontron.
  • Page 2 www.kontron.com...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Environmental Specifications ....................10     3.5.1 Temperature ......................... 10     MTBF ............................ 11     COM Connectors ................12     Pin-Outs ..........................13     4.1.1 Connectors X1A and X1B: microETXexpress® Interface ..............13     www.kontron.com...
  • Page 4 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines ....................39     Memory Area .......................... 41     I/O Address Map ........................41     Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Devices ................. 41     System Management Bus (SMBus) ....................41     K-Station Resources ........................ 41     www.kontron.com...
  • Page 5   Ports ............................ 47     9.3.1 RS-232 Serial ........................47     9.3.2 Serial ATA ..........................47     9.3.3 USB ............................. 47     Programming ......................... 47     Appendix C: Document Revision History..........48     www.kontron.com...
  • Page 6: User Information

    While every attempt has been made to ensure that the information in this document is accurate, the information contained within is supplied “as-is” and is subject to change without notice. For the circuits, descriptions and tables indicated, Kontron assumes no responsibility as far as patents or other rights of third parties are concerned.
  • Page 7: Technical Support

    Kontron will not be responsible for any defects or damages to other products not supplied by Kontron that are caused by a faulty Kontron product.
  • Page 8: Introduction

    IDE or parallel ATA (PATA) to Low Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS) interfaces including the PCI bus, PCI Express*, and Serial ATA (SATA). ETXexpress® modules are Kontron COM Express® modules in the basic form factor (125mm x 95mm) that follow »...
  • Page 9: Understanding The Com Functionality

    The primary connector rows are Row A and Row B (connector X1A). The secondary connector rows are Row C and Row D (connector X1B). The microETXexpress-OH COM uses the PICMG COM Express® pin-out Type 6 definition, which is a new addition to the PICMG COM Express standard and documented in Revision 2.0 of the PICMG specification. The Type 6 pin-out is based on Type 2 and also supports new features on the secondary connector (rows C and D).
  • Page 10: Com Express® Documentation

    PICMG COM Express® specification (PICMG COM.0.R2). This standardization lets designers create a single-system baseboard that can accept present and future microETXexpress modules. Kontron microETXexpress® modules include common personal computer (PC) peripheral functions such as: Graphics »...
  • Page 11 Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide modularity of a COM Express solution also ensures against obsolescence as computer technology evolves. A properly designed COM Express baseboard can work with several successive generations of COM Express modules. A COM Express baseboard design has many of the advantages of a custom, computer-board design, but delivers better...
  • Page 12: Specifications

    Graphics Processing: General purpose graphics processing unit (GPGPU) » AMD Radeon HD6310 with support for DirectX® 11, OpenCL 1.0, and OpenGL 3.2 and 2.1 Instruction Set: Kontron Embedded Application Programming Interface (Kontron EAPI) » Package: 19mm x 19mm » Thermal Spec: Operation: 0°...
  • Page 13 Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Display Interfaces Features: 2 Digital Display Interfaces 0 and 1 (as defined by COM Express Rev. 2 Type 6) » Dual independent display pipes - two active display interfaces allowed Display Port – resolution to 2560 x 1200 x 60 Hz HDMI/DVI - resolution to 1920 x 1200 x 60 Hz Single channel (18 bit) LVDS channel A (as defined by COM Express Rev.
  • Page 14: Functional Block Diagram

    Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Functional Block Diagram Figure 1 is t he microETXexpress®-OH COM block diagram Figure 1: microETXexpress®-OH COM Block Diagram To be supplied in a later version Mechanical Specifications Module Dimensions 95 mm x 95 mm ±0.2 mm (3.47 in. x 3.47 in) »...
  • Page 15: Electrical Specifications

    3.4.2 Supply Current (Windows XP SP3) The testing performed to capture the supply current data used tested modules mounted on a Kontron evaluation board with a mouse and keyboard connected. The power consumption tests were executed in Windows XP (with SP3) using a tool to stress the CPU at 100 % load.
  • Page 16: Mtbf

    NOTES: *1) The maximum operating temperature with the heat spreader plate installed is the maximum measurable temperature on any spot on the heat spreader surface. You must maintain the temperature according to the specification above. Operating (without Kontron heat spreader plate assembly): Maximum operating temperature: TBD°C »...
  • Page 17: Com Connectors

    The pin-outs for microETXexpress® interface connectors X1A (primary connector, rows A and B) and X1B (secondary connector, rows C and D) are documented for convenient reference. See the PICMG COM Express® Specification on the PICMG website and COM Express® Design Guide on the Kontron website for detailed, design-level information. Figure 3: COM Interface Connector Locations...
  • Page 18: Pin-Outs

    Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Pin-Outs 4.1.1 Connectors X1A and X1B: microETXexpress® Interface Table 2: Connector X1A - Row A Signal Description Type Termination Comment GND (Fixed) Power Ground GBE0_MDI3- Ethernet Receive Data- DP-I Intel® 82577 GBE0_MDI3+ Ethernet Receive Data+ DP-I Intel®...
  • Page 19 Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Signal Description Type Termination Comment AC/HDA_SDOUT HD Audio Data O-3.3 BIOS_DIS0# Disable Module BIOS I-3.3 Enables boot from a BIOS on Baseboard THRMTRIP# CPU thermal shutdown O-3.3 indicator USB6- USB Data- Port #6 DP-I/O USB6+ USB Data+ Port #6...
  • Page 20 Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Signal Description Type Termination Comment LVDS_A0- LVDS Channel A DP-O (negative) LVDS_A1+ LVDS Channel A (positive) DP-O LVDS_A1- LVDS Channel A DP-O (negative) LVDS_A2+ LVDS Channel A (positive) DP-O LVDS_A2- LVDS Channel A DP-O (negative) LVDS_VDD_EN LVDS Panel Power O-3.3...
  • Page 21 Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Signal Description Type Termination Comment A104 VCC_12V 12V VCC A105 VCC_12V 12V VCC A106 VCC_12V 12V VCC A107 VCC_12V 12V VCC A108 12V VCC VCC_12V A109 VCC_12V 12V VCC A110 Power Ground Table 3: Connector X1A - Row B...
  • Page 22 Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Signal Description Type Termination Comment AC/HDA_SDIN0 Audio CODEC Serial Data In I-3.3 GND (Fixed) Power Ground SPKR Speaker Interface O-3.3 C Clock IO-3.3 I2C_CK I2C_DAT C Data IO-3.3 THRM# Over Temperature Indicator I-3.3 USB7- USB Data- Port #7...
  • Page 23 Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Signal Description Type Termination Comment LVDS_B0+ LVDS Channel B0 (Positive) DP-O LVDS_B0- LVDS Channel B0 (Negative) DP-O LVDS_B1+ LVDS Channel B1 (Positive) DP-O LVDS_B1- LVDS Channel B1 (Negative) DP-O LVDS Channel B2 (Positive) DP-O LVDS_B2+ LVDS_B2-...
  • Page 24 Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide NOTE: The termination resistors in this table are already mounted on the microETXexpress® board. Refer to the PICMG COM Express® Design Guide for information about additional termination resistors. Table 4: Connector X1B - Row C Signal...
  • Page 25 Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Signal Description Type Termination Comment detect DDI1_PAIR4+ Digital Display Not connected Interface DDI1_PAIR4- Digital Display Not connected Interface Reserved Not connected RSVD RSVD Reserved Not connected DDI1_PAIR5+ Digital Display Not connected Interface DDI1_PAIR5- Digital Display Not connected...
  • Page 26 Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Signal Description Type Termination Comment Receive Lane 0 Positive PEG_RX0- PCI Express Graphics DP-I Receive Lane 0 Negative TYPE0# Not connected for Not connected Type 6 module PEG_RX1+ PCI Express Graphics DP-I Receive Lane 1 Positive...
  • Page 27 Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Signal Description Type Termination Comment Receive Lane 7 Positive PEG_RX7- PCI Express Graphics DP-I Receive Lane 7 Negative GND (Fixed) Power Ground RSVD Reserved Not connected PEG_RX8+ PCI Express Graphics DP-I Receive Lane 8 Positive PEG_RX8-...
  • Page 28 Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Signal Description Type Termination Comment Receive Lane 14 Negative C100 GND (Fixed) Power Ground C101 PEG_RX15+ PCI Express Graphics DP-I Receive Lane 15 Positive C102 PEG_RX15- PCI Express Graphics DP-I Receive Lane 15 Negative C103 Power Ground...
  • Page 29 Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Signal Description Type Termination Comment DDI1_CTRLCLK_AUX+ HDMI/DVI I C CRTLCLK I/O-3.3 DDI1_CTRLDATA_AUX- HDMI/DVI I I/O-3.3 CRTLDATA RSVD Reserved Not connected Reserved Not connected RSVD PCIE_TX6+ PCI Express Differential DP-O Transmit Pair 6+ PCIE_TX6- PCI Express Differential...
  • Page 30 Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Signal Description Type Termination Comment DDI2_HPD Digital Display I-3.3 Interface Hot-Plug Detect RSVD Reserved Not connected DDI2_PAIR2+ Digital Display DP-O Interface2+ DDI2_PAIR2- Digital Display DP-O Interface2- RSVD Reserved Not connected Digital Display DP-O DDI2_PAIR3+ Interface3+ DDI2_PAIR3-...
  • Page 31 Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Signal Description Type Termination Comment Positive PEG_TX4- PCI Express Graphics DP-O Transmit Data Lane 4 Negative Power Ground PEG_TX5+ PCI Express Graphics DP-O Transmit Data Lane 5 Positive PEG_TX5- PCI Express Graphics DP-O Transmit Data Lane 5...
  • Page 32 Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Signal Description Type Termination Comment Power Ground PEG_TX11+ PCI Express Graphics DP-O Transmit Data Lane 11 Positive PEG_TX11- PCI Express Graphics DP-O Transmit Data Lane 11 Negative GND (Fixed) Power Ground PEG_TX12+ PCI Express Graphics DP-O...
  • Page 33: Connector J1 - Fan

    Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide NOTE: The termination resistors in this table are already mounted on the microETXexpress® board. Refer to the PICMG COM Express® Design Guide for information about additional termination resistors. Figure 4: Onboard Connectors To be supplied in a later version J1 - CPLD Debug 4.1.2 Connector J1 –...
  • Page 34: Pci Express Interface

    Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide 4.1.5 PCI Express Interface The PCI Express*1.0 or 2.0 general purpose lanes provide a fast connection interface for many different system devices, such as network controllers, I/O controllers or express card devices. The implementation of this subsystem complies with the ETXexpress®...
  • Page 35: Sata Interface

    Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Figure 5 shows the internal USB mapping from the AMD FCH. Figure 5: USB Mapping To be supplied in a later version NOTE: Additional USB connections can be added using external USB hubs. Configuration The USB controllers are PCIe bus devices The BIOS allocates the required system resources during configuration of the PCIe bus.
  • Page 36: Ethernet Interface

    Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide LVDS Flat Panel Interface The AMD Dual Core processor has integrated 18-bit single channel LVDS for WXGA. The processor LVDS channel A is multiplexed to share two outputs; the 18-bit LVDS channel to COM Express LVDS A and a Digital Display Interface (DDI) to COM Express DDI 1 4.1.10 Ethernet Interface...
  • Page 37: Power Control Interface

    Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide NOTE: When using a standard clock buffer on the baseboard, be aware that the generated delay must be considered for the length matching of the layout. Clock Buffer Reference Schematic The schematic in Figure 7 shows an implementation example for the clock buffer.
  • Page 38: Miscellaneous Circuits

    Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Power Supply The microETXexpress®-OH COM has a wide range of power inputs, from TBDV to TBDV DC. The supply voltage is applied through TBD pins (VCC) on the module connector. In ATX mode with optional 5V standby voltage, the VCC input must be higher than the standby voltage.
  • Page 39 For additional information, refer to the PICMG COM Express® Design Guide on the PICMG website and I C application notes, which are available on the Kontron website at http://emdcustomersection.kontron.com/. See the Chapter 8, “BIOS Operation” for supported I C features.
  • Page 40: Special Features

    Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Special Features Parallel Processing Watchdog The implementation complies with the COM Express® specification. Timer modes 1, 2, and 3 are supported. For additional implementation information, refer to the PICMG COM Express® Design Guide on the PICMG website General Purpose Input and Output (GPIO) The microETXexpress®-OH COM provides four interrupt-capable general purpose inputs and four general purpose...
  • Page 41 Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide S5 ECO deep soft-off » NOTE: The S5 ECO state is an ultra low power state in which the module power draw from the available supplies (VCC_12V and/or optional VCC_5V_SBY) is under TBD mW. In addition to these Suspend modes, all AMD defined ‘C’ states for power savings are supported.
  • Page 42: Design Considerations

    Kontron also has defined a passive heat sink (TBD) that can be used in place of the heat spreader plate to provide additional cooling. You can use many thermal-management solutions with the heat spreader plates, including active and passive approaches.
  • Page 43: Fan Connector Electrical Characteristics

    Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Power 12V Figure 9: Fan Connector Schematic To be supplied in a later version Part number: (Molex) J8: 53261-0371 » Mates with: 51021-0300 » » Crimp terminals: 50079-8100 » » 6.3.1 Fan Connector Electrical Characteristics The fan connector supply pin is connected to a PWM made directly from the VCC_12V supply from the COM Express connector CAUTION: Be aware of the wide range input voltage and acceptable fan voltage).
  • Page 44: System Resources

    Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide System Resources Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines Table 16: TBD Mode...
  • Page 45 Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Table 17: TBD Mode...
  • Page 46: Memory Area

    Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Memory Area To be supplied in a later version. I/O Address Map To be supplied in a later version. Table 18: I/O Address Assignments To be supplied in a later version Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Devices All devices follow the PCI Express Base 1.0a specifications.
  • Page 47 Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Table 24: Hardware Monitor Sensor Function Temp 0 Nuvoton CPU ACPI temperature (measured with NCT5577D SIO HWM) Temp 1 Module temperature (internal IC temperature of onboard ADT7476 HWM) FAN 0 NCT5577D SIO Module CPU fan sensor (measured with...
  • Page 48: Bios Operation

    Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide BIOS Operation Determining the BIOS Version To be supplied in a later version Setup Guide The AMIBIOS Setup Utility changes system behavior by modifying the BIOS configuration. The setup program uses a number of menus to make changes and turn features on or off.
  • Page 49 Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Menu Bar The menu bar at the top of the window lists different menus. Use the  arrow key or the  arrow key to make a selection. Legend Bar Use the keys listed on the bottom of the legend bar to make your selections or exit the current menu. The table below describes the legend keys and their alternates.
  • Page 50: Bios Setup

    Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide BIOS Setup This whole section to be supplied in a later version 8.3.1 Main Menu 8.3.2 Advanced Settings Menu 8.3.3 PCIPnP Settings 8.3.4 Boot Settings 8.3.5 Hard Disk Drives 8.3.6 Security Settings 8.3.7 Chipset Settings 8.3.8 Exit Options...
  • Page 51: Appendix B: Architecture Information

    Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Appendix B: Architecture Information The following sources of information can help you better understand PC architecture. Buses 9.1.1 ISA, Standard PS/2 – Connectors AT Bus Design: Eight and Sixteen-Bit ISA, E-ISA and EISA Design, Edward Solari, Annabooks, 1990, ISBN 0- »...
  • Page 52: Ports

    Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Ports 9.3.1 RS-232 Serial EIA­232­E standard » The EIA-232-E standard specifies the interface between (for example) a modem and a computer so that they can exchange data. The computer can then send data to the modem, which then sends the data over a telephone line.
  • Page 53: Appendix C: Document Revision History

    Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide 10 Appendix C: Document Revision History Revision Date Changes 07-04-11 Initial review draft 0.65 16-06-11 Updated with first review changes...
  • Page 54 Kontron microETXexpress-OH User’s Guide Corporate Offices Europe, Middle East and Africa North America Asia Pacific Oskar-von-Miller-Str. 1 85386 Eching/Munich 14118 Stowe Drive 17 Building, Block #1, ABP. Germany Poway, CA 92064-7147 188 Southern West 4th Ring Tel.: +49 (0)8165/ 77 777 Beijing 100070, P.R.China...

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