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Congatec Compact COM Express conga-CLX User Manual

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Compact COM Express™
conga-CLX
AMD Geode™ LX800 processor and AMD Geode™ CS5536 companion device
User's Guide
Revision 1.0

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  • Page 1 Compact COM Express™ conga-CLX AMD Geode™ LX800 processor and AMD Geode™ CS5536 companion device User’s Guide Revision 1.0...
  • Page 2 Revision History Revision Date (dd.mm.yy) Author Changes 11.04.06 Preliminary release 06.08.07 Official release. Changed document format and updated throughout. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 2/65...
  • Page 3 In no event shall congatec AG be liable for any incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary damages, whether based on tort, contract or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with this user’s guide or any other information...
  • Page 4 Thermal Design Power PCIe PCI Express SATA Serial ATA PATA Parallel ATA T.O.M. Top of memory = max. DRAM installed High Definition Audio Interface N.C. Not connected N.A. Not available To be determined Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 4/65...
  • Page 5 Copyright Notice Copyright © 2006, congatec AG. All rights reserved. All text, pictures and graphics are protected by copyrights. No copying is permitted without written permission from congatec AG. congatec AG has made every attempt to ensure that the information in this document is accurate yet the information contained within is supplied “as-is”.
  • Page 6 (c) arising from course of performance, course of dealing, or usage of trade. congatec AG shall in no event be liable to the end user for collateral or consequential damages of any kind. congatec AG shall not otherwise be liable for loss, damage or expense directly or indirectly arising from the use of the product or from any other cause.

  • Page 7: Specifications 11

    AG technicians and engineers are committed to providing the best possible technical support for our customers so that our products can be easily used and implemented. We request that you first visit our website at www.congatec.com for the latest documentation, utilities and drivers, which have been made available to assist you.
  • Page 8 This user’s guide describes both of these options. Below you will find an order table showing the different configurations that are currently offered by congatec AG. Check the table for the Part no./Order no. that applies to your product. This will tell you what options described in this user’s guide are available on your particular module.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Power Consumption ..............1 Suspend to Ram ..............27 1.5.1 conga-CLX 500MHz with 128 kByte cache ......14 congatec Battery Management Interface ......... 27 1.5.2 conga-CLX 500MHz with 128 kByte cache ......14 Signal Descriptions and Pinout Tables ........28 Supply Voltage Battery Power ..........
  • Page 10 Boot Screen Configuration Submenu ........5 Performance Control ..............60 Power Management ..............61 Boot Device Priority ..............6 Additional BIOS Features ............64 Updating the BIOS ..............64 Industry Specifications ............. 65 Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 10/65...

  • Page 11: Specifications

    Pinout • 1x EIDE (UDMA-66/100) BIOS Based on Insyde XpressROM 1MByte Flash BIOS with congatec Embedded BIOS features. Power Management ACPI 2.0 compliant with battery support. Also supports Suspend to RAM (S3). Note Some of the features mentioned in the above Feature Summary are optional. Check the article number of your module and compare it to the option information list on page 8 of this user’s guide to determine what options are available on your particular module.

  • Page 12: Supported Operating Systems

    Height approx. 18 or 21mm (including heatspreader) depending on the carrier board connector that is used. If the 5mm (height) carrier board connector is used then approximate overall height is 18mm. If the 8mm (height) carrier board connector is used then approximate overall height is 21mm. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 12/65...

  • Page 13: Supply Voltage Standard Power

    Laptop”. The screen resolution was set to 800x600 32bit High Color. The conga-CLX was tested while using a swissbit ® DDR PC2700 512MB memory module. Using different sizes of RAM will cause slight variances in the measured results. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10...

  • Page 14: Conga-Clx 500Mhz With 128 Kbyte Cache

    Layout Rev. /BIOS Rev. Memory Size 512MB Operating System Windows XP Professional SP2 Power State Desktop Idle 100% workload Standby Suspend to Ram (S3) 5V Input Power Power consumption (measured in Amperes/Watts) (12V) (12V) (12V) (5V) Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 14/65...

  • Page 15: Supply Voltage Battery Power

    The self-discharge of the battery must also be considered when determining CMOS battery lifetime. For more information about calculating CMOS battery lifetime refer to application note AN9_RTC_Battery_Lifetime.pdf, which can be found on the congatec AG website at www.congatec.com.

  • Page 16: Environmental Specifications

    If for some reason it is not possible to use the appropriate congatec module heatspreader, then it is the responsibility of the operator to ensure that all components found on the module operate within the component manufacturer’s specified temperature range.

  • Page 17: Block Diagram

    PCI Bus PCI Bus AMD GEODE™ LX800 AMD GEODE™ LX800 Socket Socket AMD GEODE™ AMD GEODE™ 500MHz 500MHz Memory Bus Memory Bus (200MHz) (200MHz) Companion Device Companion Device 128kbyte L2 cache 128kbyte L2 cache Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 17/65...

  • Page 18: Heatspreader

    The combination of the two threads may be staggered, which could lead to stripping or cross-threading of the threads in either the standoffs of the heatspreader or carrier board. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10...

  • Page 19: Heatspreader Dimensions

    Heatspreader Dimensions Note All measurements are in millimeters. Torque specification for heatspreader screws is 0.5 Nm. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 1/65...

  • Page 20: Connector Subsystems Rows A, B, C, D

    I²C Bus 400 kHz VGA (CRT) VGA (CRT) LVDS LVDS TV-Out TV-Out Power Control Power Control Power Management Power Management top view top view In this view the connectors are seen “through” the module. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 20/65...

  • Page 21: Primary Connector Rows A And B

    If a hard drive is attached to either of the SATA channels and is to be used as an installation drive, then the driver must be installed before beginning the installation process. The driver for this controller can be found on the congatec website. There are also special instructions included as a README file within the driver package that explains how to use the hard drive as an OS installation drive for Windows XP and 2000.

  • Page 22: Lpc Bus

    The user interface for flat panels is called EPI (Embedded Panel Interface based on VESA EDID™ 1.3) and is implemented for LVDS (National Semi. DS90C363 transmitter) flat panels. Auto detection and backlight control are also supported. 4.1.11 TV-Out (optional) TV-Out support is implemented via the Focus FS453 found on the conga-CLX. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 22/65...

  • Page 23: Power Control

    For more information about this issue visit www.formfactors.org and view page 25 figure 7 of the document “ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide V2.2”. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10...

  • Page 24: Power Management

    The implementation of the PCI bus complies with PCI specification Rev. 2.2 and provides a 32bit parallel PCI bus that is capable of operating at 33/66MHz. 4.2.2 The conga-CLX provides one IDE channel (primary) that originates from the CS5536 AMD Geode™ companion device. It is capable of UDMA-66/100 operation. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 24/65...

  • Page 25: Additional Features

    The conga-CLX is equipped with an ATMEL Atmega168 microcontroller. This onboard microcontroller plays an important role for most of the congatec BIOS features. It fully isolates some of the embedded features such as system monitoring or the I²C bus from the x86 core architecture, which results in higher embedded feature performance and more reliability, even when the x86 processor is in a low power mode.

  • Page 26: Simplified Overview Of Bios Setup Data Backup

    = congatec Embedded BIOS enhancements Once the automatic reset has been Once the automatic reset has been triggered the congatec module can be triggered the congatec module can be = standard Insyde XpressROM BIOS processes = standard Insyde XpressROM BIOS processes...

  • Page 27: Suspend To Ram

    After the Automatic Reset has been triggered the congatec module can be powered off and, if need be, removed from the baseboard without losing the new CMOS settings.

  • Page 28: Signal Descriptions And Pinout Tables

    Signal Descriptions and Pinout Tables The following section describes the signals found on COM Express™ Type II connectors used for congatec AG modules. The table below describes the terminology used in this section for the Signal Description tables. The PU/PD column indicates if a COM Express ™...

  • Page 29: A-B Connector Signal Descriptions

    PHY and may be as low as 0V and as high as 3.3V. The reference voltage output shall be current limited on the module. In the case in which the reference is shorted to ground, the current shall be limited to 250mA or less. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 2/65...
  • Page 30 PCI Express Reference Clock output for all PCI Express and Not supported PCIE_CLK_REF- PCI Express Graphics Lanes. Table 7 ExpressCard Support Pins Descriptions Signal Description PU/PD Comment EXCD[0..1]_CPPE# ExpressCard capable card request. Not supported EXCD[0..1]_RST# ExpressCard Reset Not supported (EXCD[0..1]_PERST#) Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 0/65...
  • Page 31 An open drain driver from a USB current monitor on the Carrier Board USB_2_3_OC# are connected together may drive this line low. Do not pull this line high on the Carrier Board. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 1/65...
  • Page 32 LVDS panel backlight brightness control Not supported LVDS_I2C_CK DDC lines used for flat panel detection and control. O 3.3V PU 10k 3.3V LVDS_I2C_DAT DDC lines used for flat panel detection and control. I/O 3.3V PU 10k 3.3V Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 2/65...
  • Page 33 PU 10k 3.3V See note below GPI[0:3] General purpose input pins. Pulled high internally on the module. PU 10k 3.3V See note below Note For more information about the GPIOs available on the conga-CLX contact congatec technical support. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 /65...
  • Page 34 Some signals have special functionality during the reset process. They may bootstrap some basic important functions of the module. For more information refer to section 6.5 of this user’s guide. For more information about this signal contact congatec technical support. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG...
  • Page 35 VCC_RTC Real-time clock circuit-power input. Nominally +3.0V. Ground - DC power and signal and AC signal return path. All available GND connector pins shall be used and tied to Carrier Board GND plane. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 5/65...

  • Page 36: A-B Connector Pinout

    KBD_A20GATE (*) VCC_5V_SBY AC_SDOUT I2C_CK PCIE0_CK_REF+(*) B88 RSVD BIOS_DISABLE# I2C_DAT PCIE0_CK_REF- (*) B89 VGA_RED THRMTRIP# (*) THRM# GND (FIXED) GND (FIXED) USB6- (*) USB7- (*) RSVD VGA_GRN USB6+ (*) USB7+ (*) RSVD VGA_BLU Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 6/65...
  • Page 37 B108 VCC_12V GPI0 GPO1 A10 VCC_12V B109 VCC_12V PCIE_TX4+ (*) PCIE_RX4+ (*) A110 GND (FIXED) B110 GND (FIXED) Note The signals marked with an asterisk symbol (*) are not supported on the conga-CLX. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 7/65...

  • Page 38: C-D Connector Signal Descriptions

    Carrier Board, the module PCI interface shall operate at 33MHz. Note The PCI bus on the conga-CLX is not 5V tolerant. Caution Connecting 5V PCI devices to the conga-CLX will cause damage to hardware and/or loss of data. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 8/65...
  • Page 39 SDVO lines that share this interface do not necessarily reverse order if this strap is low. PEG_ENABLE# Strap to enable PCI Express x16 external graphics interface. Pull low to disable internal graphics and enable the x16 Not supported interface. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 /65...
  • Page 40 SDVO_FLDSTALL- SDVO I ² C clock line to set up SDVO peripherals. SDVO_I2C_CK Not supported (SDVO_CLK) SDVO I ² C data line to set up SDVO peripherals. SDVO_I2C_DAT I/O OD Not supported (SDVO_DATA) Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 40/65...
  • Page 41 Primary power input: +12V nominal. All available VCC_12V pins on the connector(s) shall be used. Ground - DC power and signal and AC signal return path. All available GND connector pins shall be used and tied to carrier board GND plane. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 41/65...

  • Page 42: C-D Connector Pinout

    PCI_C/BE1# PCI_SERR# (*) PEG_RX11+ (*) PEG_TX11+ (*) PCI_PERR# (*) PCI_STOP# PEG_RX11- (*) PEG_TX11- (*) PCI_LOCK# (*) PCI_TRDY# GND (FIXED) GND (FIXED) PCI_DEVSEL# PCI_FRAME# PEG_RX12+ (*) PEG_TX12+ (*) PCI_IRDY# PCI_AD16 PEG_RX12- (*) PEG_TX12- (*) Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 42/65...
  • Page 43 VCC_12V D108 VCC_12V TYPE0# PEG_LANE_RV# (*) C10 VCC_12V D10 VCC_12V PEG_RX1+ PEG_TX1+ C110 GND (FIXED) D110 GND (FIXED) Note The signals marked with an asterisk symbol (*) are not supported on the conga-CLX. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 4/65...

  • Page 44: Boot Strap Signals

    No external DC loads or external pull-up or pull-down resistors should change the configuration of the signals listed in the above table. External resistors may override the internal strap states and cause the COM Express ™ module to malfunction and/or cause irreparable damage to the module. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 44/65...

  • Page 45: System Resources

    Note T.O.M. = Top of memory = max. DRAM installed * VGA graphics memory can be configured to 1MB in setup. ** Only if ACPI Aware OS is set to YES in setup. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 45/65...

  • Page 46: I/O Address Assignment

    The I/O addresses for floppy port, parallel port and serial ports are only reserved, if an off-board Winbond W83627HG LPC Super I/O controller is located on the carrier board and the devices are enabled in the BIOS Setup Program. The default I/O address for this device can be changed using the BIOS Setup program. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 46/65...

  • Page 47: Interrupt Request (Irq) Lines

    The default value can be changed to another interrupt using the BIOS Setup Program. In ACPI mode, IRQ9 is used for the SCI (System Control Interrupt). The SCI can be shared with a PCI interrupt line. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10...

  • Page 48: Direct Memory Access (Dma) Channels

    If the corresponding device is disabled in BIOS setup, or if no external Winbond W83627HG LPC Super I/O controller is located on the baseboard, then the DMA channel can be used by customers hardware. Not available if Parallel Port is used in ECP mode (Enhanced Parallel Port). Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 48/65...

  • Page 49: Pci Configuration Space Map

    PCI Interrupt Routing Map PCI Bus INT line (see note below) Geode LX800 Companion CS5536 Ethernet RTL8110SCL SATA VT6421 INTA INTB INTC INTD Note These interrupts are available for external devices/slots via the C-D connector rows. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 4/65...

  • Page 50: Pci Bus Masters

    PCI devices can not be guaranteed. I²C Bus There are no on-board resources connected to the I²C bus. Address 16h is reserved for congatec Battery Management solutions. SM Bus System Management (SM) bus signals are not connected to the AMD Geode™ CS5536 companion device. The SM bus is not intended to be used by off-board non-system management devices.

  • Page 51: Bios Setup Description

    Setup Menu and Navigation The congatec BIOS setup screen is composed of main frames, with submenu selections. The main frame displays all the options that can be configured in the selected menu. Grayed-out options cannot be configured, only the highlighted options can be configured. An option setting can be chosen by pressing the ↑↓Up/Down keys.

  • Page 52: Main Setup

    Displays the hardware revision of the board. Serial Number no option Displays the serial number of the board. BC Firmware Rev. no option Displays the revision of the congatec board controller. Boot Counter no option Displays the number of boot-ups (max. 16777215). Running Time no option Displays the time the board is running [in h] (max.

  • Page 53: Device Configuration

    Disable/Enable PXE network boot support to LAN. Disabled Note: When set to ‘Enabled’, the system must be rebooted in order for the Intel Boot Agent device to be visible in the Boot Device Priority Menu. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 5/65...

  • Page 54: Graphics Configuration Submenu

    The first and the second SATA channels are handled by the VIA VT6421 Serial ATA controller located on the conga-CLX. The driver for this controller can be found on the congatec website. There are also special instructions included as a README file within the driver package that explains how to use a hard drive that is attached to this controller as an OS installation drive for Windows XP and 2000.

  • Page 55: Cache Configuration Submenu

    PCI INTD# 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 Select fixed IRQ for PCI interrupt line. Note: Make sure that the selected IRQ is not assigned to a legacy I/O. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 55/65...

  • Page 56: I/O Interface Configuration Submenu

    None Specifies the DMA channel for the parallel port in ECP mode. DMA1 DMA3 Network Controller Disabled Enables/Disables the onboard PCI network controller. Enabled System Beeper Disabled Enables/Disables the external system beeper. Enabled Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 56/65...

  • Page 57: Usb Configuration Submenu

    Enables/Disables legacy USB support for keyboard/mouse emulation and legacy USB boot support. Disabled Note: If legacy USB support is disabled, it is not possible to enter the system Setup program with USB keyboard. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 57/65...

  • Page 58: Watchdog Configuration Submenu

    5sec 10sec 0sec 1min 2min Timeout 2 see above Selects the timeout value for the second stage watchdog event. Timeout 3 see above Selects the timeout value for the third stage watchdog event. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 58/65...

  • Page 59: Hardware Monitoring Submenu

    Determines the time, the splash screen is displayed during option ROM initialization. Summary Screen Disabled Enable/Disable the summary screen during bootup. Enabled Summary Screen Timeout 0 - 65535 Determines the time, the summary screen is displayed before booting any OS. Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 5/65...

  • Page 60: Performance Control

    Note congatec strongly recommends that when using the ‘Manual Settings’ option the ‘CPU Clock Speed’ should be set to the default value, which is 500MHz. If an alternative setting for the ‘CPU Clock Speed’ must be used then it’s recommended that this setting be extensively evaluated in conjunction with the complete system.

  • Page 61: Power Management

    Sleep Note 1 In ACPI mode it is not possible for a “Watchdog ACPI Event” handler to directly restart or shutdown the OS. For this reason the congatec BIOS will do one of the following: For Shutdown: An over temperature notification is executed. This causes the OS to shut down in an orderly fashion.
  • Page 62 If this option is not selected then Windows will remain at a blue-screen after a ‘Watchdog ACPI Event” that has been configured for ‘Restart’ has been generated. The following is a Windows screen-shot showing the proper configuration. Win XP/2000 Watchdog ACPI Event restart configuration Copyright © 2006 congatec AG C800m10 62/65...

  • Page 63: Boot Device Priority

    Note 2 The term ‘AC power loss’ stands for the state when the module looses the standby voltage on the ‘VCC_5V_SBY’ pins. On congatec modules, the standby voltage is continuously monitored after the system is turned off. If after 30 seconds the standby voltage is no longer detected, then this is considered an AC power loss condition.

  • Page 64: Additional Bios Features

    The BIOS displays a message during POST and on the main setup screen identifying the BIOS project name and a revision code. The initial production BIOS is identified as C800R110, where C800 is the congatec internal project name, R is the identifier for a BIOS ROM file, 1 is the so called feature number and 10 is the major and minor revision number.

  • Page 65: Industry Specifications

    Industry Specifications The list below provides links to industry specifications that apply to congatec AG modules. Specification Link Audio Codec ‘97 Component Specification, Version 2.3 (AC ’97) http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets/audio/ Low Pin Count Interface Specification, Revision 1.0 (LPC) http://developer.intel.com/design/chipsets/industry/lpc.htm Universal Serial Bus (USB) Specification, Revision 2.0 http://www.usb.org/home...

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