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GENE-WHU6 3.5” Subcompact Board User’s Manual 1 Last Updated: March 20, 2020...
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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. ⚫ Intel, Pentium, Celeron, and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation ⚫ Core, Atom are trademarks of Intel Corporation ⚫...
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Packing List Before setting up your product, please make sure the following items have been shipped: Item Quantity GENE-WHU6 with Heat-spreader If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately. Preface...
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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 product page at 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 &...
Specifications System 3.5” Subcompact Board Form Factor Intel® 8th Generation Core™ i7/i5/i3/Celeron i7-8665UE (4 Cores, 1.7 GHz, up to 4.4 GHz) i5-8365UE (4 Cores, 1.6 GHz, up to 4.1 GHz) i3-8145UE (2 Cores, 2.2 GHz, up to 3.9 GHz) Celeron 4305UE (2 Cores, 2 GHz) Up to 4.4GHz CPU Frequency Generation Intel®...
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System -40°F ~ 176°F (-40°C ~ 80°C) Storage Temperature 0% ~ 90% relative humidity, non-condensing Operating Humidity MTBF (Hours) CE/FCC Certification Display VGA/LCD Controller Intel® 8th Generation Core™ i7/i5/i3/Celeron Video Output LVDS/eDP x 1 (Default: LVDS) VGA x 1 HDMI 2.0 x 1 Backlight inverter supply Intel®...
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Full size mSATA/mPCIe x 1 with NANO-SIM (mSATA as default, select by BIOS) M.2 2280 B-Key (PCIe as default, SATA select by BIOS) M.2 2230 E-Key x 1 (For WIFI/BT, PCIe/USB signal Expansion Slot only) SMBUS/I2C/LPC/eSPI x 1 8 Bit SIM Slot x 1 (NANO-SIM) —...
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 Front Panel Connector COM2 Pin8 Function Selection LVDS Port Backlight Inverter VCC Selection and Operating VDD Selection LVDS Port2 Backlight Lightness Control Mode Selection Touch Screen 4/5/8-wire Mode Selection Clear CMOS Jumper...
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 +5V Output for SATA HDD SATA Port External Power Input Audio I/O Port External +5VSB Input DDR4 SO-DIMM Slot COM Port 1 RS-232/422/485 COM Port 2 RS-232/422/485...
Label Function CN25 LAN (RJ-45) Port1 CN26 Dual USB3.1 Port 0/Port 1 CN27 Dual USB3.1 Port 2/Port 3 CN28 HDMI Connector CN29 VGA Port CN30 M.2 B-Key 2280 CN31 LAN SDP CONN 2.4.1 +5V Output for SATA HDD (CN1) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level 2.4.2...
Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level SATA_RX- DIFF SATA_RX+ DIFF 2.4.3 External Power Input (CN3) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +12V +9~+36V (or +12V) Note: There are two types of power input, 9~36V or 12V only; by BOM change. 2.4.4 Audio I/O Port (CN5) MIC_L...
Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level GND_AUDIO LINE_L_IN LINE_R_IN GND_AUDIO LEFT_OUT GND_AUDIO RIGHT_OUT +5V_AUDIO 2.4.5 External +5VSB Input (CN6) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level PS_ON# +5VSB 2.4.6 DDR SO-DIMM Slot (CN7) Standard Specifications Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.4.7 COM Port 1 (CN8) RS-232 Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level DCD1 DSR1 RTS1 ±5V ±5V CTS1 DTR1 ±5V RI1/+5V/+12V +5V/+12V Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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RS-485 Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level RS485_ D- ±5V RS485_D+ ±5V NC/+5V/+12V +5V/+12V RS-422 Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level RS422_TX- ±5V RS422_TX+ ±5V RS422_RX+ RS422_RX- NC/+5V/+12V +5V/+12V Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.4.8 COM Port 2 (CN9) RS-232 Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level DCD2 DSR2 RTS2 ±5V ±5V CTS2 DTR2 ±5V RI2/+5V/+12V +5V/+12V Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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RS-485 Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level RS485_ D2- ±5V RS485_D2+ ±5V NC/+5V/+12V +5V/+12V RS-422 Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level RS422_TX2- ±5V RS422_TX2+ ±5V RS422_RX2+ RS422_RX2- NC/+5V/+12V +5V/+12V Note 1: COM2 RS-232/422/485 can be set by BIOS setting. Default is RS-232. Note 2: Pin 8 function can be set by JP3 (See Ch 2.3.2).
Pin Name Signal Type Signal level +3.3VSB +3.3V 2.4.10 DDR SO-DIMM Slot (CN11) Standard Specifications 2.4.11 M.2 E-Key 2230 (CN12) Standard Specifications 2.4.12 LVDS Port Inverter /Backlight Connector (CN3) Pin Name Signal Type Signal level BKL_PWR +5V / +12V BKL_CONTROL BKL_ENABLE Note 1: LVDS BKL_PWR can be set to +5V or +12V by JP4.
2.4.13 LVDS Port (CN14) Note: LVDS LCD_PWR can be set to +3.3V or +5V by JP4. (See Ch 2.3.3) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level BKL_ENABLE BKL_CONTROL LCD_PWR +3.3V/+5V LVDS_A_CLK- DIFF LVDS_A_CLK+ DIFF LCD_PWR +3.3V/+5V LVDS_DA0- DIFF LVDS_DA0+ DIFF LVDS_DA1- DIFF LVDS_DA1+ DIFF...
Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level LVDS_DA3+ DIFF DDC_DATA +3.3V DDC_CLK +3.3V LVDS_DB0- DIFF LVDS_DB0+ DIFF LVDS_DB1- DIFF LVDS_DB1+ DIFF LVDS_DB2- DIFF LVDS_DB2+ DIFF LVDS_DB3- DIFF LVDS_DB3+ DIFF LCD_PWR +3.3V/+5V LVDS_B_CLK- DIFF LVDS_B_CLK+ DIFF 2.4.14 USB 2.0 Port 5 (CN15) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level...
Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level USB5_D+ DIFF 2.4.15 BIOS Debug Port (CN16) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level SPI_MISO SPI_CLK +3.3VSB +3.3V SPI_MOSI SPI_CS Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.4.16 USB 2.0 Port 6 (CN17) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +5VSB USB6_D- DIFF USB6_D+ DIFF G ND 2.4.17 LPC Port (CN18) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level LAD0 +3.3V LAD1 +3.3V LAD2 +3.3V LAD3 +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V LFRAME# LRESET# +3.3V LCLK...
Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level SMB_CLK/I2C_CLK SMB_ALERT/SERIRQ +3.3V 2.4.18 Digital I/O Port (CN19) DIO0 DIO1 DIO2 DIO3 DIO4 DIO5 DIO6 DIO7 Signal Description Signal Description +V5S 2.4.19 Nano SIM Card Socket (CN20) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level UIM_PWR UIM_RST UIM_CLK Chapter 2 –...
Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level UIM_VPP UIM_DATA 2.4.20 Touchscreen Connector (Optional) (CN21) Note: Touch mode can be set by BIOS. 8-Wire Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level TOP EXCITE BOTTOM EXCITE LEFT EXCITE RIGHT EXCITE TOP SENSE BOTTOM SENSE LEFT SENSE RIGHT SENSE Chapter 2 –...
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4-Wire Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level BOTTOM LEFT RIGHT 5-Wire Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
5-Wire Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level UL(Y) UR(H) LL(L) LR(X) SENSE(S) 2.4.21 CPU Fan (CN22) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level FAN_POWER +12V FAN_TAC Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.4.22 Battery Connector (CN23) Pin Name Signal Type Signal level +3.3V 3.3V 2.4.23 LAN (RJ-45) Port 1/Port 2 (CN24/CN25) ACT/LINK SPEED Pin Name Signal Type Signal level MDI0+ DIFF MDI0- DIFF MDI1+ DIFF MDI2+ DIFF MDI2- DIFF MDI1- DIFF MDI3+ DIFF MDI3- DIFF...
2.4.27 VGA Port (CN29) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level GREEN BLUE RED_GND_RTN GREEN_GND_RTN BLUE_GND_RTN DDC_DATA HSYNC VSYNC DDC_CLK 2.4.28 M.2 B-Key 2280 (CN30) Standard Specifications Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
System Test and Initialization The GENE-WHU6 board uses certain routines to perform testing and initialization during the boot up sequence. If an error, fatal or non-fatal, is encountered, the module will output a few short beeps or display an error message. The module can usually continue the boot up sequence with non-fatal errors.
AMI BIOS Setup The AMI BIOS ROM has a pre-installed Setup program that allows users to modify basic system configurations, which is stored in the battery-backed CMOS RAM and BIOS NVRAM so that the information is retained when the power is turned off. To enter BIOS Setup, press <Del>...
3.4.1 Advanced: Trusted Computing Options Summary Security Device Support Disable 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...
3.4.2 Advanced: CPU Configuration Options Summary Hyper-Threading Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable/Disable Hyper-Threading Technology Active Processor Cores Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Number of cores to enable in each processor package. Intel (VMX) Virtualization Disabled Technology Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology.
3.4.4.1 Smart Fan Mode Configuration Auto Duty Cycle Mode Options Summary FAN1 Output Output PWM mode (open drain) mode Linear Fan Application Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Output PWM mode (push pull) FAN1 Output mode Select Fan Mode Manual RPM Mode Manual Duty-Cycle Mode Auto RPM Mode Auto Duty-Cycle Mode...
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Auto RPM Mode Options Summary RPM Percentage Auto fan speed control. Fan speed will follow different temperature by different RPM 1-100 Temperature Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
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Manual Duty Mode Options Summary Manual Duty Mode Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Manual mode fan control, user can write expected duty cycle (PWM fan type) 1-100 Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
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Linear Fan Application Options Summary Auto RPM Mode 3000 Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Manual mode fan control, user can write expected RPM count 500-10000 Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
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.
3.4.5.2 Serial Port 2 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.
3.4.6 Advanced: 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 IO Restore AC power Loss RTC wake system Disable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default from S5...
3.4.7 Advanced: 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...
Setup submenu: Security Change User/Administrator Password You can set an Administrator Password or User Password. An Administrator Password must be set before you can set a User Password. The password will be required during boot up, or when the user enters the Setup utility. A User Password does not provide access to many of the features in the Setup utility.
3.6.1 Security: Secure Boot Options Summary Secure Boot Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled Secure Boot feature is Active if Secure Boot is Enabled, Platform Key(PK) is enrolled and the System is in User mode. The mode change requires platform reset Secure Boot Mode Custom Optimal Default, Failsafe Default...
3.6.1.1 Key Management Options Summary Factory Key Provision Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled Secure Boot feature is Active if Secure Boot is Enabled, Platform Key(PK) is enrolled and the System is in User mode. The mode change requires platform reset Restore Factory Keys Force System to User Mode.
Driver Download/Installation Drivers for the GENE-WHU6 can be downloaded from the product page on the AAEON website by following this link: https://www.aaeon.com/en/p/3and-half-inches-subcompact-boards-gene-bt06 Download the driver(s) you need and follow the steps below to install them. Step 1 – Install Chipset Drivers Open the Step 1 –...
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Step 4 – Install Serial IO Drivers Open the Step 4 – Intel Serial IO folder and select your OS Run the SetupSerialIO.exe file in the folder Follow the instructions Drivers will be installed automatically Step 5 – Install LAN Driver Open the Step 5 –...
Mating Connectors and Cables Mating Connector Connector Available Function Cable P/N Label Cable Vendor Model no +5Vout 2 Pins for PHR-2 1702150155 Connector HDD Power SATA Molex 88750-5318 SATA Cable 1709070500 Connector +9~24V Vin Power Cable 1702002010 Connector Audio Molex 51021-1000 Audio Cable 1709100254...
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Mating Connector Connector Available Function Cable P/N Label Cable Vendor Model no Digital I/O CN19 Neltron 2026B-10 Connector Touch Screen CN21 SHR-9V-S-B Connector CPU Fan CN22 Molex 22-01-2035 Connector External RTC CN23 Molex 51021-0200 Battery Cable 175011901C Connector Appendix B – Mating Connectors and Cables...