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  • Page 1 Artisan Technology Group is your source for quality new and certified-used/pre-owned equipment SERVICE CENTER REPAIRS WE BUY USED EQUIPMENT • FAST SHIPPING AND DELIVERY Experienced engineers and technicians on staff Sell your excess, underutilized, and idle used equipment at our full-service, in-house repair center We also offer credit for buy-backs and trade-ins •...
  • Page 2 User's Guide CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 3 WEEE is processed in accordance with the requirements of the WEEE Directive. Abaco Systems will evaluate requests to take back products purchased by our customers before August 13, 2005 on a case by case basis. A WEEE management fee may apply.
  • Page 4 About This Manual Conventions Notices This manual may use the following types of notice: WARNING Warnings alert you to the risk of severe personal injury. CAUTION Cautions alert you to system danger or loss of data. NOTE Notes call attention to important features or instructions. Tips give guidance on procedures that may be tackled in a number of ways.
  • Page 5 NOTE Technical literature describing components used on the VMIVME-1160A is available from the manufacturers’ websites. 4 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 6 Technical Support Contact Information You can find technical assistance contact details on the website Embedded Support page. LINK https://www.abaco.com/embedded-support Abaco will log your query in the Technical Support database and allocate it a unique Case number for use in any future correspondence. Alternatively, you may also contact Abaco’s Technical Support via: LINK support@abaco.com...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    4.6.1 Wake System With Fixed Time ............................33 4.6.2 Wake System With Dynamic Time ..........................33 6 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 8 4.7 CPU Configuration .............................. 34 4.7.1 New Max Non-Turbo Ratio .............................. 34 4.7.2 Execute Disable Bit ................................. 35 4.7.3 Hyper-Threading ................................35 4.7.4 Active Processor Cores ..............................35 4.7.5 Limit CPUID Maximum ..............................36 4.7.6 Intel Virtualization Technology ............................36 4.7.7 EIST ....................................
  • Page 9 8 • Security Screen ........................96 8.1 Access Level ................................ 96 8.2 Setup Administrator Password User Password ....................98 8 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 10 8.2.1 Password Request During POST ............................ 99 8.2.2 POST Password Lost ..............................99 8.2.3 Reset POST Password ..............................99 8.3 HDD Security Configuration ..........................99 8.3.1 Security Supported ..............................100 8.3.2 Security Enabled................................100 8.3.3 Security Locked ................................100 8.3.4 Security Frozen ................................100 8.3.5 HDD User Password Status ............................
  • Page 11 Figure 6-2 BMC Self Test Log ............................85 Figure 6-3 System Event Log ............................87 10 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 12 Figure 6-4 View FRU Information ..........................88 Figure 7-1 Boot Setup Screen ............................89 Figure 7-2 Floppy Drive and Hard Drive BBS Priorities ....................93 Figure 7-3 Add New Boot Option ........................... 94 Figure 7-4 Delete Boot Option ............................95 Figure 8-1 Security Setup Screen ..........................
  • Page 13 Table 2-1 Hot Keys Legend ............................17 Table 8-1 Access Level Coverage ..........................97 Table 14-1 Default Values ............................114 12 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 14: Introduction

    1.1 Safety Notices The following general safety precautions represent warnings of certain dangers of which Abaco Systems is aware. Failure to comply with these or with specific Warnings and/or Cautions elsewhere in this manual violates safety standards of design, manufacture and intended use of the equipment. Abaco Systems assumes no liability for the user’s failure to comply with these requirements.

  • Page 15: Emi/Emc Regulatory Compliance

    1.4 Handling Only handle the Abaco product by the edges, ejector handles, or front panel. 14 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 16: Starting Aptio ® Setup Utility

    This chapter describes the layout and the basic navigation of the Aptio Setup Utility. NOTES For convenience, Aptio® Setup Utility is further referred to just as Setup. CR12/CT12 CPCI Single Board Computers and VR12/VP12 VME Single Board Computers are further referred to just as SBC. 2.1 Starting Setup To enter the Setup, follow the next steps: 1.

  • Page 17: Setup Screens Layout

    The Setup uses a key‐based navigation system called hot keys. Most of the Setup hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process. 16 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 18: Figure 2-3 Setup Navigation Overview

    Figure 2-3 Setup Navigation Overview NOTE There is a Hot Key legend located in the right lower frame on all Setup screens Table 2-1 Hot Keys Legend Hot Key Description Enter The <Enter> key allows the user to select an option to edit its value, access a Sub menu or go to another Setup screen.
  • Page 19 No and then press the <Enter> key to abort this function and return to the previous screen. 18 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 20 Hot Key Description The <F3> key allows you to load the optimized default values. Press the <Enter> key to load optimized values and exit. The Optimized Defaults allow the SBC to boot up with the best performance and less conflicting settings known. However, some options cannot be determined and need to be changed by user afterwards.

  • Page 21: Main Screen

    The Project Version represents the SBC UEFI firmware version. Different SBC UEFI firmware versions may all have the same Core Version in common. 20 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 22: Uncore Information

    The Build Date refers to the date the SBC UEFI firmware was built. This may not be the same as the release date show on Startup screen. Figure 3-2 Startup Screen Showing Release Information The Release Date represents the date the SBC UEFI firmware release was made available to the customer.

  • Page 23: Access Level

    Select Platform Information option from the Main screen to jump to the Platform Information screen. Figure 3-3 Platform Information Screen 22 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 24: Advanced Screen

    4 • Advanced Screen The Advanced screen provides access to various features for device configuration and power management. Select the Advanced tab from the Setup screen by using the <Left Arrow> and <Right Arrow> keys. Press <Enter> to jump to the Advanced screen. Figure 4-1 Advanced Setup Screen 4.1 Launch Storage OpROM The optimal default is Enabled.

  • Page 25: Pxe Boot Option

    Select the PCI Subsystem Settings option from the Advanced screen to jump to the PCI Subsystem Settings screen. 24 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 26: Pci Bus Driver Version

    Figure 4-2 PCI Subsystem Settings 4.4.1 PCI Bus Driver Version Displays the version of the PCI Bus Driver module built in UEFI firmware. This information is for reference only. 4.4.2 PCI ROM Priority The optimal default is EFI Compatible ROM. Specifies which type of option ROM is launched in cases of multiple option ROMs are available by your extension card.

  • Page 27: Vga Palette Snoop

    Otherwise, when an error is detected, SERR is still logged but the PCI (‐ X,‐E) device will continue operation as normal and no NMI is generated. 26 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0...

  • Page 28: Pci-X Latency Timer

    4.4.7 PCI-X Latency Timer The optimal default is 64 PCI Bus Clocks. This feature defines how long a PCI‐X device can keep the PCI‐X bus before another PCI‐X device takes over. The timer starts when the device gains bus ownership, and counts down at the rate of the PCI‐X clock.

  • Page 29: No Snoop

    NOTE Customer should benchmark his system performance to determine the optimal Maximum Payload size. 28 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 30: Maximum Read Request

    4.4.12 Maximum Read Request The optimal default is Auto. This feature determines the largest read request any PCI‐Express device can generate. Setting this feature to 4096 maximizes performance by allowing all PCI‐Express devices to generate as large a read request as they require. However, this will impact devices that generate smaller read requests.

  • Page 31: Extended Synch

    Select the ACPI Settings option from the Advanced screen to jump to the ACPI Settings screen. Figure 4-3 ACPI Settings 30 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 32: Enable Acpi Auto Configuration

    4.5.1 Enable ACPI Auto Configuration The optimal default is Disabled. The user should turn on Enable ACPI Auto Configuration to allow UEFI firmware to decide the best ACPI settings. 4.5.2 Enable Hibernation The optimal default is Enabled. Enabled Hibernation (S4 Sleep State) allows the operating system to store the contents of RAM to non‐volatile storage device such as a hard disk, before powering off the computer.

  • Page 33: S3 Video Repost

    Select the S5 RTC Wake Settings option from the Advanced screen to jump to the S5 RTC Wake Settings screen. 32 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 34: Wake System With Fixed Time

    Figure 4-4 S5 RTC Wake Settings 4.6.1 Wake System With Fixed Time The optimal default is Disabled. Enable or disable System wake on alarm event. When enabled, System will wake from S5 state on the hr:min:sec specified. 4.6.2 Wake System With Dynamic Time The optimal default is Disabled.

  • Page 35: Cpu Configuration

    It is not possible to set the Non-Turbo frequency any higher than the base frequency of the processor, even so this field allows value up to 255. 34 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 36: Execute Disable Bit

    CAUTION This feature might not be supported by the current SBC. 4.7.2 Execute Disable Bit The optimal default is Enabled. When enabled, the processor prevents the execution of code in data‐only memory pages; otherwise the processor will not restrict code execution in any memory area. It is highly recommended that user enables this feature for increased protection against buffer overflow attacks.

  • Page 37: Limit Cpuid Maximum

    NOTE It is recommended to enable this feature. It should only be disabled for troubleshooting purposes. 36 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 38: Power & Performance

    This Setup feature is not intended to be used. To control Enhanced Speed Step Technology (EIST) see Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) at Power & Performance screen on next page. 4.7.8 Power & Performance This screen allows the user to tune processor specific power savings and performance settings.

  • Page 39: Intel(R) Speedstep(Tm)

    When Disabled, the processor will not overclock any of its cores. All its processing cores will run at the same clock speed. 4.7.12 C-States 38 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 40: Enhanced C-States

    The optimal default is Enabled. This feature allows the CPU to enter different power saving modes (C‐States) when itʹs not 100 % utilized.  C0 (Active) is the operating state.  C1 (Halt) is a state where the processor is not executing instructions, but can return to an executing state essentially instantaneously.

  • Page 41: Onboard Intel Gbe Configuration

    For more information please refer to the various TSI 148 documents available from website www.idt.com. 40 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 42: Reserve Vme Space

    Select the VMEbus TSI148 option from the Advanced screen to jump to the VMEbus TSI148 screen. NOTE Please note that this feature is not available with CR12/CT12 CPCI Single Board Computer. Figure 4-8 VMEbus TSI148 4.9.1 Reserve VME Space The optimal default is 0 MBytes.

  • Page 43: Vmebus Reset Out

    Select the ME Configuration option from the Advanced screen to jump to the ME Configuration screen. 42 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 44: Me Firmware

    Figure 4-9 ME Configuration 4.10.1 ME Firmware Shows information about the version and type of ME Firmware integrated into this SBC firmware release. 4.10.2 End of POST Message The optimal default is Enabled. The user can disable notification of End Of Post status. 4.11 Thermal Configuration The next generations of 64‐bit, multi‐core processors coming with this SBC are based on the low‐power/high‐performance Nehalem micro‐architecture with an integrated...

  • Page 45: Intelligent Power Sharing

    Select the Intelligent Power Sharing from the Thermal Configuration screen to jump to the Intelligent Power Sharing screen. 44 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 46: Intelligent Power Sharing

    Figure 4-11 Intelligent Power Sharing 4.11.2 Intelligent Power Sharing The optimal default is Enabled. Enable this feature to utilize processor core and internal graphics controller dynamic frequency performance states to achieve their highest performance within the rated MCP TDP. 4.11.3 CPU Turbo The optimal default is Enabled.

  • Page 47: Ips Policy

    The user can set the Core Temperature Limit value in Grad Celsius. NOTE [°C] = ([°F] - 32) × 5/9 46 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 48: Processor Power Limit

    4.11.7 Processor Power Limit The optimal default is Disabled. When the power consumption of the processor (cores and graphic) reaches the given limit the performance will be reduced. The user can generally control setting with this feature. 4.11.8 Processor Power Limit Value The optimal default is 1023.

  • Page 49: Usb Devices

    UFEI firmware to hand‐ over the EHCI host controllers to the operating system. 48 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 50: Device Reset Timeout

    4.12.4 Device Reset Timeout The optimal default is 20 sec. Some USB mass storage devices are slow to come online after the USB port has been initialized. The user can tune this control to a delay long enough to let your USB devices to be detected reliable by UEFI firmware.

  • Page 51: Super Io Chip

    Select the Serial Port 0 / 1 Configuration option from the Super IO Configuration screen to jump to the Serial Port 0 / 1 Configuration screen. 50 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 52: Figure 4-14 Serial Port 0/1 Configuration

    Figure 4-14 Serial Port 0/1 Configuration Serial Port The optimal default is Enabled. In general this option allows enabling or disabling the serial port. Device Settings Shows the serial port address (IO) and interrupt (IRQ) selected by user or UEFI firmware.

  • Page 53: Serial Port 2 / 3 Configuration

    Select the Serial Port 2 /3 Configuration option from the Advanced screen to jump to the Serial Port 2 / 3 Configuration screen. 52 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 54: Figure 4-15 Serial Port 2/3 Configuration

    Figure 4-15 Serial Port 2/3 Configuration Serial Port The optimal default is Enabled. In general this option allows enabling or disabling the serial port Device Settings Shows the serial port address (IO) and interrupt (IRQ) automatically selected by UEFI firmware. NOTE The serial port driver is always RS232.

  • Page 55: Serial Port Console Redirection

    4.14.2 Serial Port for Out-Of-band Management / Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) Console Redirection The optimal default is Disabled. 54 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 56 Out-Of-Band Mgmt Port The optimal default is COM0. Terminal type The optimal default is VT‐UTF8. The user can select the terminal protocol type. COM 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 Console Redirection Settings The user can select one or more serial ports for console redirection. The next screens allow individually settings for each of them.

  • Page 57: Figure 4-17 Serial Port Console Redirection

    Terminal control codes are needed to give specific commands to your terminal such as switching colors or positioning the cursor. 56 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 58 Bits Per Second The optimal default is 115200. The user can select the baud rate (transmitted bits per second). This should be the same speed the terminal receiver is set to. Data Bits The optimal default is 8. The user can select the data bit in each character. This should be the same data bit the terminal receiver is set to.

  • Page 59: Network Stack

    Select the Network Stack option from the Advanced screen to jump to the Network Stack screen. 58 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 60: Network Stack

    Figure 4-18 Network Stack 4.15.1 Network Stack The optimal default is Disabled. The user can control UEFI PXE support with this feature. NOTE UEFI PXE once enabled is valid for all existing SBC Ethernet ports. Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Advanced Screen 59 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ...

  • Page 61: Chipset Setup Screen

    Arrandale_Clarkdale following on the next pages. Select the North Bridge tab from the Chipset screen to enter the North Bridge screen. 60 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 62: Figure 5-2 North Bridge Configuration

    Figure 5-2 North Bridge Configuration Primary Display The optimal default is Auto. Common North Bridge Control Select the Common North Bridge Control tab from the North Bridge Configuration screen to enter the Common North Bridge Control screen. Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Chipset Setup Screen 61 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ...

  • Page 63: Figure 5-3 Common North Bridge Control

    Select the PEG Port Configuration tab from the Common North Bridge Control screen to enter the PEG Port Configuration screen. 62 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 64: Figure 5-4 North Bridge Configuration

    Both PEG ports work as standard PCI Express links on this SBC. Force X1 Dependent from the product the PEG1 interfaces connects to PMC2 / XMC2 (VR12) or CPCI‐Bridge (CR12). PEG0 always connects to PMC1 / XMC1. The optimal default is Disabled. ASPM This feature enabled forces both PEG ports to work with x1 link width regardless of the supported width from the connected devices.

  • Page 65: Arrandale_Clarkdale

    5.2.1 SSVID Workaround The optimal default is Disabled. 5.2.2 IGD – LCD Control This section describes 64 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 66: Dvmt Pre-Allocated

    Select the IGD – LCD Control tab from the Chipset screen to enter the IGD – LCD Control screen. Figure 5-6 IGD – LCD Control 5.2.3 DVMT Pre-Allocated The optimal default is 32M. 5.2.4 DVMT Total Gfx Mem The optimal default is 256M. 5.2.5 Render Standby The optimal default is Enabled.

  • Page 67: Igd - Boot Type

    The feature PCI-to-PCI Bridge is not applicable for this SBC and will be deleted with the next firmware release. 66 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 68: Ibexpeak Options

    Figure 5-7 South Bridge Configuration 5.3.1 Ibexpeak Options This screen controls general options of the South Bridge Ibex Peak. Select the Ibexpeak Options feature from the South Bridge Configuration screen to jump to the Ibexpeak Options screen. Figure 5-8 Ibexpeak Options Publication No.

  • Page 69: Display Logic

    Enabling this feature allow HPET get used during early boot and programmable interval timer PIT will be not used in early boot. 68 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 70: Clock Spread Spectrum

    5.3.6 Clock Spread Spectrum The optimal default is Disabled. The user can enable spread‐spectrum clock generation to additionally reduce the spectral density of the electromagnetic interference (EMI) that SBC generates. NOTE This feature is not required to pass EMI compliance this SBC is specified for until otherwise noted. This feature should not be enabled with VR12 since malfunction of the VME interface might be the result.

  • Page 71: Figure 5-9 Sata Configuration

    Screen shot was tweaked to show all options in one page. Actual Setup screen offers scroll bar to show all options. SATA Controller(s) 70 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 72 The optimal default is Enabled. User can disable all SATA ports if not used. SATA Mode Selection The optimal default is AHCI. This option defines the operating mode for SATA controller. Legacy mode for older operating systems like DOS and Windows 98. AHCI Recommended mode for modern operating systems.
  • Page 73 Only SATA Port 4 and 5 support Feature is not available in IDE mode. Aggressive Link Power Mode Select 72 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 74 The optimal default is Slumber Mode. Aggressive Link Power Mode (ALPM) moves a SATA link to a very low power state when during idle time (no I/O request). The SATA link is automatically set to active power state once I/O requests are queued to that link. Power savings come at the expense of disk latency.

  • Page 75: Software Feature Mask Configuration

    Software Feature Mask Configuration screen. RAID0 Figure 5-10 Software Feature Mask Configuration The optimal default is Enabled. RAID1 74 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 76 The optimal default is Enabled. RAID10 The optimal default is Enabled. Support depends on SBC SATA port availability. RAID5 SATA port Matrix vs. RAID capability must be defined by HW engineer. The optimal default is Enabled. Support depends on SBC SATA port availability. SATA port Matrix vs.

  • Page 77: Pci Express Configuration

    Select the PCI Express Configuration option from the South Bridge Configuration screen to jump to the PCI Express Configuration screen. Figure 5-11 PCI Express Configuration 76 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 78: Figure 5-12 Pci Express Root Port 1 : Vmebus / Pmc2 / Xmc2

    PCI Express Clock Gating The optimal default is Enabled. The user can achieve power savings through enabling Clock‐gating by turning off the clock to portions of each PCI Express root port at times. DMI Link ASPM Control The optimal default is Disabled. The DMI Link connects the processor and the PCH chipset similar to a four‐lane PCI Express.
  • Page 79 PMC2 / XMC2 extension slots. NOTES VMEbus controller is connecte to PCIe Root Port 1 at VR12. PMC2 / XMC2 extension slot is connected to PCIe Root Port 1 at CR12 / CT12. Automatic ASPM The optimal default is Disabled.
  • Page 80 It is not recommended to enable this feature with VR12. On CR12 this feature should not enabled unless the extension card in PMC2 / XMC2 extension slot explicitly supports Hot Plug feature. Please consult documentation from your extension card vendor.

  • Page 81: Figure 5-13 Pci Express Root Port 5 / 6 / 7 / 8: Eth 3 / 4 / 1 / 2 (Rear / Front)

    PCI Express Root Port 5 / 6 / 7 / 8: ETH 3 / 4 / 1 / 2 (rear / front) The optimal default is Enabled. 80 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 82: Pci-To-Pci Bridge

    The user can individually control PCI Express port if the port is not in use by Ethernet controller. 5.3.12 PCI-to-PCI Bridge NOTE This feature is not applicable for this SBC and will be deleted with the next firmware release. Select the PCI‐to‐PCI Bridge option from the PCI Express Configuration screen to jump to the PCI‐to‐PCI Bridge screen.

  • Page 83: Server Mgmt Screen

    All values changed on the Server Mgmt Setup screen do not take effect until SBC is restarted. Select the Server Mgmt tab from the Setup screen to enter Server Mgmt screen. 82 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0...

  • Page 84: Timer Timeout

    Figure 6-1 Server Mgmt 6.1 FRB-2 Timer Timeout The optimal default is 6 minutes. The Fault Resilient Booting (FRB) timer 2 is designed to guarantee that the system completes POST. Near the end of POST, before the Option ROMs are initialized, the UEFI firmware disables the FRB‐2 timer in the BMC.

  • Page 85: O/S Watchdog Timer

    Select the BMC self test log tab from the Server Mgmt screen to enter BMC self test log screen. 84 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 86: Erase Log

    6.6.1 Erase Log Figure 6-2 BMC Self Test Log The optimal default is Yes, on every reset. The user can decide if the logging buffer is cleared on every reset or continued. 6.6.2 When Log Is Full The optimal default is Clear Log. The user can decide what happens if the logging buffer is full.

  • Page 87: Log Empty

    Select the System Event Log tab from the Server Mgmt screen to enter System Event Log screen. 86 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 88: Enabling / Disabling Options Sel Components

    Figure 6-3 System Event Log 6.7.1 Enabling / Disabling Options SEL Components The optimal default is Disabled. Enable this feature to allow information collected during POST to be sent to SEL. 6.7.2 Erasing Settings Erase SEL The optimal default is No. User can decide if the SEL buffer is always cleared on every reset, one time on next reset or never.

  • Page 89: Custom Efi Logging Options Log Efi Status Codes

    System product Name is identical with the order code of the SBC. System Serial Number represents the serial number of the SBC. The same information can be found on labels attached to the PCB. 88 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0...

  • Page 90: Boot Screen

    7 • Boot Screen This section describes how to enable boot devices, define boot priority and tune the behavior during POST. NOTE Available features and device names shown in the screenshots in this chapter are for reference only and will differ remarkable from User System configuration. Select the Boot tab from the Setup screen to enter the Boot screen.

  • Page 91: Uefi Boot

    PS2 mouse. 90 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 92: Gate A20 Active

    7.2.1 Gate A20 Active The optimal default is Upon Request. Selecting Upon Request allows A20 gate to be disabled by BIOS services. This is useful for legacy support on older operating systems like MS‐DOS and Microsoft Windows 98 and has no negative effect on modern operating systems such as Vista or Linux. Set this feature to Always turns A20 gate on forever but does only work with modern operating systems.

  • Page 93: Floppy Drive Bbs Priorities Hard Drive Bbs Priorities Cd/Dvd Drive Bbs Priorities Network Device Bbs Priorities

    Some devices like USB sticks can emulate different classes depending on the formatting, e.g. as HDD or FDD. CD/DVD and Network BBS screens TBD 92 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 94: Boot Option #1

    Figure 7-2 Floppy Drive and Hard Drive BBS Priorities 7.4.1 Boot Option #1 CD/DVD and Network BBS sub menus TBD This feature let the user organize all devices within a legacy BBS class. NOTE The ordering of devices within a device class will remain valid as long as no physical changes are made to the system.

  • Page 95: Figure 7-3 Add New Boot Option

    When a removable device, such as a USB key, is detected in EFI Boot Mode, a boot option is automatically added to point to the following location: 94 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 96: Figure 7-4 Delete Boot Option

    \EFI\BOOT\BOOTx64.EFI. Selecting this feature creates a new native EFI Boot item according to the parameters defined before. Delete Boot Option All manually added EFI boot options can be deleted on this screen. Select Delete Boot Option tab from the Boot screen to enter the Delete Boot Option screen.

  • Page 97: Security Screen

    Administrator. The current active Access Level is shown at the bottom of the Main screen. Select the Main tab from the Setup screen to enter Main screen. 96 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 98: Figure 8-2 Access Level

    Figure 8-2 Access Level The level of POST protection is controlled by two passwords, User and Administrator. The table below details the protection coverage after power on (PON). Table 8-1 Access Level Coverage Admin Setup Access User PWD Flow after Poweron (PON) during POST Level Normal Operation...

  • Page 99: Setup Administrator Password User Password

    Please contact factory to discuss. 8.2 Setup Administrator Password User Password The optimal default is Blank. 98 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 100: Password Request During Post

    User can define User Password and Administrator Password. A restricted access to Setup features is only given with Administrator Password set; otherwise user gains Administrator access to all Setup features with User password only. The password must be entered twice for verification. When a password is already set it can only be modified with the existing password known.

  • Page 101: Security Supported

    The device media access is denied. Booting is not possible. 8.3.4 Security Frozen All device commands are allowed except those which can set/change password. 100 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 102: Hdd User Password Status

    8.3.5 HDD User Password Status The security protection is enabled when password is installed. 8.3.6 HDD Master Password Status An installed password can unlock the HDD and override the User password. 8.3.7 Set User Password Set Master Password The locking is activated immediately by setting the User Password. An empty password (no character) disables the Security feature.

  • Page 103: Password Request For Hdd

    Using the correct Master Password unlocks the HDD, clears the User Password and disables the Security Feature. 102 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 104: Erase Hdd Password(S)

    The user can also try to enter User Password again. If the current User Password is correctly verified, setting a new empty User Password will unlock the HDD and disables the Security feature also. NOTE Once a HDD is locked, entering a User or Master Password is only valid one time at Setup screen. When it fails another try needs a prior power cycle.

  • Page 105: Save & Exit

    Some Setup features require a Reset after changing. When such a configuration item has been modified a reset instead of POST will be performed. 104 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 106: Discard Changes And Exit

    9.2 Discard Changes and Exit The default selection is Yes. Press the <Enter> key to discard changes, exit Setup and continue POST. You can also use the <Left Arrow> and <Right Arrow> key to select No and then press the <Enter> key to abort this function and return to the previous screen. 9.3 Save Changes and Reset The default selection is Yes.

  • Page 107: Save Options

    You can also use the <Left Arrow> and <Right Arrow> key to select No and then press the <Enter> key to abort this function and return to the previous screen. 106 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0...

  • Page 108: Save As User Defaults

    9.5.4 Save As User Defaults The default selection is Yes. Press the <Enter> key to save current values as User Defaults and return to the previous screen. You can also use the <Left Arrow> and <Right Arrow> key to select No and then press the <Enter>...
  • Page 109 You can also use the <Left Arrow> and <Right Arrow> key to select No and then press the <Enter> key to abort this function and return to the previous screen. 108 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0...

  • Page 110: Efi Shell

    10 • EFI Shell The EFI shell allows you to explore the EFI environment, load EFI device drivers and execute other EFI applications. A command‐line interface with text commands is used to manage files and system environment variables. Figure 10-1 EFI Shell 10.1 Start EFI Shell The EFI shell is part of the boot process.

  • Page 111: Efi Shell Commands & Script

    Extensive details on commands and scripting can be found on the official UEFI homepage www.uefi.org 110 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 112: Bbs Popup

    11 • BBS Popup A Boot Selection Popup Menu (BBS POPUP) can be displayed by pressing <F7>. This key can be pressed at the same time the <Delete> or <F2> key for entering Setup can be pressed. Figure 11-1 Startup Screen with BBS POPUP option The BBS POPUP menu allows you to select a boot device for one single start.

  • Page 113: Uefi Firmware Update

    IPMI controller automatically switches to the other Flash and resets the board. Description TBD 112 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 114: Uefi Powerup Checkpoints And Status Codes

    13 • UEFI Powerup Checkpoints and Status Codes A status code is a data value used to indicate progress during the boot phase. A subset of these status codes, known commonly as checkpoints, indicate common phases of the UEFI firmware boot process. The UEFI firmware displays the progress of the boot process at the bottom of the system’s video screen, once the firmware has progressed far enough to initialize the video part.

  • Page 115: Default Values

    CPU Configuration New Max Non-Turbo Ratio Execute Disable Bit Enabled Hyper-Threading Enabled Active Processor Cores 114 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 116 Top Menu Next SubMenu Setup Item Optimal Default Limit CPUID Maximum Disabled Intel Virtualization Technology Enabled EIST Enabled Power & Performance Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) Enabled Boot performance mode Max Performance Turbo Mode Enabled C states Enabled Enhanced C-states Enabled CPU C6 report Disabled CPU C7 report Disabled...
  • Page 117 Legacy OS Redirection 80x24 Resolution COM1 Terminal Type ANSI Bits per second 115200 Data Bits 116 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 118 Top Menu Next SubMenu Setup Item Optimal Default Parity None Stop Bits Flow Control None Resolution 100x31 Disabled Legacy OS Redirection 80x24 Resolution COM2 Terminal Type VT-UTF8 Bits per second 115200 Data Bits Parity None Stop Bits Flow Control None Resolution 100x31 Enabled Legacy OS Redirection...
  • Page 119 Aggressive Link Power Mode Slumber Mode Select Spin Up Device Disabled Serial ATA Port 3 Port Enable Enabled 118 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 120 Top Menu Next SubMenu Setup Item Optimal Default Hot Plug Disabled Port Multiplier Disabled Aggressive Link Power Mode Slumber Mode Select Spin Up Device Disabled Serial ATA Port 4 Port Enable Enabled Hot Plug Disabled Port Multiplier Disabled FIS-Based Port Multiplier Aggressive Link Power Mode Slumber Mode Select...
  • Page 121 Yes, On every reset When log is full Clear Log System Event Log SEL Components Disabled 120 CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 122 Top Menu Next SubMenu Setup Item Optimal Default Erase SEL When SEL is Full Do Nothing Log EFI Status Codes Both Boot Quiet Boot Disabled UEFI Boot Enabled Setup Prompt Timeout Bootup NumLock State GateA20 Active Upon Request Option ROM Messages Force BIOS Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled...
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