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PICO-APL4 PICO-ITX Board User’s Manual 1 Last Updated: May 16, 2018...
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AAEON assumes no liabilities resulting from errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. AAEON reserves the right to make changes in the product design without notice to its users.
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Acknowledgement All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. ® ITE is a trademark of Integrated Technology Express, Inc. IBM, PC/AT, PS/2, and VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines ...
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Packing List Before setting up your product, please make sure the following items have been shipped: Item Quantity PICO-APL4 Product DVD with drivers If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately.
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(if any), its specifications, dimensions, jumper/connector settings/definitions, and driver installation instructions (if any), to facilitate users in setting up their product. Users may refer to the AAEON.com for the latest version of this document. Preface...
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Safety Precautions Please read the following safety instructions carefully. It is advised that you keep this manual for future references All cautions and warnings on the device should be noted. Make sure the power source matches the power rating of the device. Position the power cord so that people cannot step on it.
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If any of the following situations arises, please the contact our service personnel: Damaged power cord or plug Liquid intrusion to the device iii. Exposure to moisture Device is not working as expected or in a manner as described in this manual The device is dropped or damaged Any obvious signs of damage displayed on the device...
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FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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China RoHS Requirement (EN) Poisonous or Hazardous Substances or Elements in Products AAEON Main Board/ Daughter Board/ Backplane Poisonous or Hazardous Substances or Elements Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated Component Lead Mercury Cadmium Chromium Biphenyls Diphenyl Ethers (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) (Cr(VI)) (PBB) (PBDE) PCB &...
Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Product Specifications..................1 Specifications ......................2 Chapter 2 – Hardware Information ..................4 Dimensions ....................... 5 Jumpers and Connectors ..................8 List of Jumpers ......................10 2.3.1 Auto Power Button Enable/Disable Selection (JP1) ......11 2.3.2 Clear CMOS Jumper (JP2) ..............
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LPC Port (CN22) ..................38 Electrical Specifications for I/O Ports ..............40 Function Block ......................41 Assembly Options ....................42 2.7.1 PICO-APL4-HSK01 ..................42 2.7.2 PICO-APL4-HSP01................... 43 Chapter 3 - AMI BIOS Setup ....................44 System Test and Initialization ................45 AMI BIOS Setup .....................
Specifications System PICO-ITX Form Factor Intel® Atom™ Processor SoC Up to 2.4GHz CPU Frequency Intel® Atom™ Processor SoC Chipset Onboard DDR3L 2G (Optional to 4G) Memory Type Up to 4GB Max. Memory Capacity AMI / SPI BIOS ...
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Certification CE, FCC Display Chipset Intel® Atom™ Processor SoC HDMI 1.4b: 3840 x 2160@30Hz) Resolution Internal eDP: 3840x2160@60Hz (Optional) DDI (Optional from BIO) LCD Interface SATA 6.0Gb/s x 1, 5V Power reserved Storage M.2 2280 (B Key) x 1 eMMC 16G (optional to 32/64G) Realtek 8111G x 2 Ethernet...
List of Jumpers Please refer to the table below for all of the board’s jumpers that you can configure for your application Label Function Auto Power Button Enable/Disable Selection Clear CMOS Jumper Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.3.1 Auto Power Button Enable/Disable Selection (JP1) 1 2 3 Enable/AT (Default) Disable/ATX ※ When disabled, the power button of CN3 (1-2) will be used to power on the system 2.3.2 Clear CMOS Jumper (JP2) Normal (Default) Clear CMOS Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
List of Connectors Please refer to the table below for all of the board’s connectors that you can configure for your application Label Function COM Port 2 COM Port 1 Front Panel Connector M.2 Key-E Slot (2230) M.2 Key-B Slot (2280) BIO Port (Optional) Digital I/O SATA Port...
2.4.1 COM Port 2 (CN1) RS232 Pin Name Signal Type Pin Name DCD2 DSR2 RTS2 ±5V ±5V CTS2 DTR2 ±5V RI2/+5V/+12V +5V/+12V Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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RS485 Pin Name Signal Type Pin Name RS485_ D2- ±5V RS485_D2+ ±5V NC/+5V/+12V +5V/+12V RS422 Pin Name Signal Type Pin Name RS422_TX2- ±5V RS422_TX2+ ±5V RS422_RX2+ RS422_RX2- NC/+5V/+12V +5V/+12V ※ COM2 RS-232/422/485 can be set by BIOS setting. Default is RS-232. ※...
2.4.8 SATA Port (CN8) Pin 1 Pin 7 Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level SATA_TX+ DIFF SATA_TX- DIFF SATA_RX- DIFF SATA_RX+ DIFF Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.4.9 SPI Flash Programming Port (CN9) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level SPI_MISO SPI_CLK +3.3VSB +3.3V SPI_MOSI SPI_CS Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.4.10 +5V Output for SATA HDD (CN12) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level 2.4.11 HDMI Port (CN11) Pin Name Signal Type Signal level TMDS_DAT2+ DIFF TMDS_DAT2- DIFF TMDS_DAT1+ DIFF TMDS_DAT1- DIFF TMDS_DAT0+ DIFF TMDS_DAT0- DIFF Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
Pin Name Signal Type Signal level TMDS_CLK+ DIFF TMDS_CLK- DIFF DDC_CLK DDC_DATA HPLG_DETECT 2.4.12 Battery (CN12) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level 3.3V +3.3V Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level USB1_SSRX+ DIFF USB1_SSTX− DIFF USB1_SSTX+ DIFF 2.4.16 External Power Input (CN17) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +VIN +12V 2.4.17 +12V DC Power Jack (Optional) (CN18) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +12V +12V Chapter 2 –...
2.4.20 USB 2.0 Port 1 (CN21) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +5VSB USB_D- DIFF USB_D+ DIFF 2.4.21 LPC Port (CN22) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +3.3V LAD0 +3.3V LAD1 +3.3V LAD2 Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
Electrical Specifications for I/O Ports Reference Signal Name Rate Output COM Port 2 +5V/+12V +5V/0.5A or +12V/0.5A M.2 Key-E Slot (2230) +3.3VSB +3.3V/2A M.2 Key-B Slot (2280) +3.3V +3.3V/2.5A Digital IO Port +5V/1A +5V Output for SATA HDD CN10 +5V/1A USB Ports 0 and 1 CN15 +5VSB...
4. The CMOS memory has lost power and the configuration information has been erased. The PICO-APL4 CMOS memory has an integral lithium battery backup for data retention. However, you will need to replace the complete unit when it finally runs down.
AMI BIOS Setup AMI BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM and BIOS NVRAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. Entering Setup Power on the computer and press <Del>or <ESC>...
3.4.1 Trusted Computing Options summary: Security Device Disable Support Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enables or Disables BIOS support for security device. O.S. will not show Security Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. SHA-1 PCR Bank Disable Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default...
3.4.3 SATA Configuration Options summary: Chipset SATA Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enables or Disables the Chipset SATA Controller. The Chipset SATA controller supports the 2 black internal SATA ports (up to 3Gb/s supported per port). Port 0 Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or Disable SATA Port...
3.4.5.1 Serial Port 1 Configuration Options summary: Use This Device Disable Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or Disable this Logical Device. Possible: Use Automatic Settings Optimal Default, Failsafe Default IO=3F8h; IRQ=4 IO=2F8h; IRQ=3 Allows user to change Device's Resource settings. New settings will be reflected on This Setup Page after System restarts.
3.4.5.1 Serial Port 1 Configuration Options summary: Use This Device Disable Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or Disable this Logical Device. Possible: Use Automatic Settings Optimal Default, Failsafe Default IO=2F8h; IRQ=3 IO=3F8h; IRQ=4 Allows user to change Device's Resource settings. New settings will be reflected on This Setup Page after System restarts.
3.4.5 Digital IO Port Configuration Options summary: DIO Port* Output Input Set DIO as Input or Output Output Level High Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Set output level when DIO pin is output Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
3.4.6 Power Management Options summary: Power Mode ATX Type Optimal Default, Failsafe Default AT Type Select system power mode Restore AC Power Last State Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Loss Always On Always Off RTC wake system Disable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default from S5 Fixed Time Fixed Time: System will wake on the hr::min::sec specified.
3.5.2 South Bridge Options summary: M.2 PCI Express Disable Root Port Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Auto Control the PCI Express Root Port. AUTO: To disable unused root port automatically for the most optimum power savings. Enable: Enable PCIe root port Disable: Disable PCIe root port M.2 PCIe Speed Auto...
Setup submenu: Security Change User/Supervisor Password You can install a Supervisor password, and if you install a supervisor password, you can then install a user password. A user password does not provide access to many of the features in the Setup utility. If you highlight these items and press Enter, a dialog box appears which lets you enter a password.
Product CD/DVD The PICO-APL4 comes with a product DVD that contains all the drivers and utilities you need to setup your product. Insert the DVD and follow the steps in the autorun program to install the drivers. In case the program does not start, follow the sequence below to install the drivers.
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Step 4 – Install Audio Driver Open the STEP4 - AUDIO folder and open the 0006-64bit_Win7_Win8_Win81_Win10_R279.exe file Follow the instructions Driver will be installed automatically Step 5 – Install TXE Driver Open the STEP5 - TXE folder and open the SetupTXE.exe file Follow the instructions Driver will be installed automatically Step 6 –...
Watchdog Timer Registers Table 1 : Watch dog relative IO address Default Value Note I/O Base I/O Base address for Watchdog operation. 0x2E Address This address is assigned by SIO LDN7 Table 2 : Watchdog relative register table Register Offset BitNum Value Note...
List of Mating Connectors and Cables The table notes mating connectors and available cables. Connector Function Mating Connector Available Cable P/N Label Cable Vendor Model no COM Port #2 Serial Port SHR-09V-S-B 1701090122 Connector Cable COM Port #1 Serial Port SHR-09V-S-B 1701090122 Connector...
The PICO-APL4 provides one serial access interface, I2C Bus, to read/write internal registers. The address of Serial Bus is 0x6E (0110_1110) The related register for configuring DIO is list as follows: Configuration and Control Register – Index 01h Power-on default [7:0] =0000_1000b...
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The following is a sample code for 8 input .MODEL SMALL .CODE begin: mov cl,01h mov al,80h call CT_I2CWriteByte call Delay5ms mov al,00h mov cl,20h call CT_I2CWriteByte mov cl,22h call CT_I2CReadByte ;Input : CL - register index Appendix D –DIO...
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; CH - device ID ;Output : AL - Value read Ct_I2CReadByte Proc Near mov ch,06eh mov dx, F040h + 00h ; Host Control Register xor al, al ; Clear previous commands out dx, al call Delay5ms mov dx, F040h + 04h ; Transmit Slave Address Register inc ch ;...
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in al, dx Ct_I2CReadByte Endp ;Input : CL - register index ; CH - device ID ; AL - Value to write ;Output: none Ct_I2CWriteByte Proc Near mov ch,06eh xchg ah, al mov dx, F040h + 00h ; Host Control Register xor al, al ;...
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out dx, al mov dx, F040h + 00h ; Host Control Register mov al, 12h ; Start a byte access out dx, al call CT_Chk_SMBus_Ready ;R14 Ct_I2CWriteByte Endp ; Wait until the busy bit clears, indicating that the SMBUS ; activity has concluded. CT_Chk_SMBus_Ready Proc Near mov dx, F040h + 01h ;...
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