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AL701
Qseven (Q7) Board
User's Manual
A-550-M-2010
Preliminary
Preliminary
Version
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  • Page 1 AL701 Qseven (Q7) Board User’s Manual Preliminary Preliminary Version Version A-550-M-2010...
  • Page 2: Copyright

    1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for com- pliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    LPC Interface Signals ....................20 SPI Interface Signals .....................20 CAN Bus Interface Signals ...................21 Power Control Signals ....................21 Power Management Signals ..................21 Miscellaneous Signals ....................22 Manufacturing Signals ....................22 Thermal Management Signals ..................23 Fan Control Implementation ..................23 Input Power Pins ......................23 User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 4: About This Manual

    • To reduce the risk of electric shock, unplug the power cord before removing the sys- tem chassis cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing, cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 5: About The Package

    • Storage device such as hard disk drive, CD-ROM, etc. • Power adaptor External system peripherals may also be required for navigation and display, including at least a keyboard, a mouse and a video display monitor. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 6: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Please visit the download page at go.dfi. ETHERNET Controller 1 x Intel ® I211AT (10/100/1000Mbps) (0~60°C) com/AL701, or via the QR code to the right for the latest datasheet. 1 x Intel ® I210IT (10/100/1000Mbps) (-40 to 85°C) User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 7: Features

    “clear” the system at the set time interval. If the system hangs or fails to function, it will reset at the set time interval so that your system will Battery low alarm continue to operate. Thermal control FAN control User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 8: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

    When the Standby Power LED on the carrier board lights up, it indicates that there is power on the system board. Power-off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any devices. Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the mother- board and components. Bottom View User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 9: System Memory

    LPDDR4 3200MHz Memory Down The heat sink is only included in certain standard package options. A heat spread- • Up to 4G or 8G Memory Down er may be included instead. • Dual channel memory interface User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 10: Assembly

    4. Press down the end of the module that is close to the bracket and away from the con- nector. Notch Bracket Screw Hole Bracket Screw Hole Bracket Screw Hole Bracket Screw Hole Stand-off Screw Hole Stand-off Bracket MXM Connector User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 11: I/O Connectors

    Assignment Assignment GBE_MDI3- GBE_MDI2- GBE_MDI3+ GBE_MDI2+ GBE_LED_100- GBE_LED_1000- GBE_MDI1- GBE_MDI0- GBE_MDI1+ GBE_MDI0+ GBE_LED_LINK- GBE_LED_ACT- EC_PM_SLP_S4- WAKE- EC_PM_SLP_S3- GPIO0_C CB_PWRBTN- SLP_BTN- LID_BTN- CB_PWROK_C User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 12 USB67_OC- USB45_OC- USB3_TXP2N (option USB_P5-) USB3_RXP2N (option USB_P4-) DDI0_0P DDI0_DDC_SDA_C USB3_TXP2P (option USB_P5+) USB3_RXP2P (option USB_P4+) DDI0_0N DDI0_DDC_SCL_C USB23_OC- USB01_OC- DDI0_HDMI_HPD DDI0_DP_HPD USB2_DN3 USB2_DN2 PCIE_CLK_REF+ PCIE_WAKE2- USB2_DP3 USB2_DP2 PCIE_CLK_REF- CB_PLTRST-_BUFF USB_VBUS_SUS_C USB_OTG_ID_3V3 USB2_DN0 USB2_DN1 PCIE_P3_TXP_C PCIE_P3_RXP User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 13 LPC_SERIRQ VCC_RTC_BTB HDA_SPKR_3V3 SYSFAN PWMOUT SPI_MOSI_D0_3VSB SPI_CS0_CB SPI_MISO_D1_3VSB SPI_CLK_3VSB JTAG_TRST# 5VSB_P VCC_5V_SB EC_CTS0# / JTAG_TCK EC_SIN0 / JTAG_TDI EC_SOUT0 / JTAG_TDO EC_RTS0# / JTAG_TMS CB_VIN CB_VIN CB_VIN CB_VIN CB_VIN CB_VIN CB_VIN CB_VIN CB_VIN CB_VIN CB_VIN CB_VIN User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 14: Signal Descriptions

    Reset Signal for external devices. UART Interface Signals Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance AL701 Carrier Board Description EC_SOUT1 O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to EC Serial Data Transmitter EC_SIN1 I CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to EC Serial Data Reciever User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 15: Gigabit Ethernet Signals

    Serial ATA channel 1, Receive Input differential pair. SATA_RX1N AC Coupling capacitor SATA_TX1P O SATA SATA AC Coupling capacitor Connect to SATA1 Conn TX pin Serial ATA channel 1, Transmit Output differential pair. SATA_TX1N AC Coupling capacitor User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 16: Usb Interface Signals

    USB ID pin.Configures the mode of the USB Port 1. If the signal is detected as being ‘high active’ the BIOS will automatically configure USB Port 1 as USB Client and enable USB Client support. This signal should be driven as OC signal by external circuitry. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 17: Sdio Interface Signals

    Multiplexed with I2S Serial Data Input from Codec. LVDS Flat Panel Signals Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance AL701 Carrier Board Description LVDS_VDD_EN_R O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to enable control of LVDS panel power circuit Controls panel power enable. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 18 AC Coupling capacitor Connect to LVDS connector LVDS secondary channel differential pair 3. (option eDP1_TX3+) Display Port secondary channel differential pair 3. LVDS_B3-_R eDP AC Coupling capacitor (option eDP1_TX3-) LVDS_BKLT_EN_R O LVDS 3.3V/3.3V Controls panel backlight enable User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 19: Displayport Interface Signals

    Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device DDI0_2N O TMDS TMDS AC coupled off Module Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device TMDS differential pair lines lane 0. DDI0_2P Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 20: Lpc Interface Signals

    SPI chip select 0 output. CS# pin O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V SPI Chip Select 1 signal is used as the second chip select when two devices are used. Do not use when only one SPI device is used. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 21: Can Bus Interface Signals

    3.3V Suspend/3.3V LID button. Low active signal used by the ACPI operating system to detect a LID switch and to bring system into sleep state or to wake it up again. Open/Close state may be software configurable. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 22: Miscellaneous Signals

    May be used as JTAG_TDO signal for boundary scan purposes during production. May also be used, via a multiplexer, as a UART_TX signal to connect a simple UART for firmware and boot loader implementations. In this case the multiplexer must be controlled by the MFG_NC4 signal. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 23: Thermal Management Signals

    RTC operation and storage register non-volatility in the absence of system power. (VCC_RTC = 2.4 - 3.3 V). 1-2, 23-25, 34, 39-40, 57-58, 73-74, 97-98, 117-118, 135-136, 141-142, 147-148, 159-160, 165-166, 183-184, 197-198. Pin Type: Power Ground 211-218 NC User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 24: Chapter 3 - Supported Software

    Please refer to the following sections that correspond to your selection for more information. 2. Read the license agreement then click “Accept”. Note: This step can be ignored if the applications are standalone files. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 25: Intel Hd Graphics Drivers

    We recommend that you skip this process by disabling this function then click “Next”. 2. Read the license agreement then click “Yes”. 5. After completing installation, click “Restart Now” to exit setup. Restarting the system will al- low the new software installa- tion to take effect. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 26: Audio Drivers

    5. Click “Yes, I want to restart this computer now” then click “Fin- ish”. Restarting the system will al- low the new software installa- tion to take effect. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 27: Intel Lan Driver

    5. The step displays the installing status in the progress. 2. Click “I accept the terms in the license agreement” then click “Next”. 6. After completing installation, click “Finish”. 3. Select the program features you want installed then click “Next”. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 28: Intel Serial Io Drivers

    “Next”. 2. Read the license agreement carefully. Tick “I accept the terms in the License Agreement” then click 4. Setup is ready to install the “Next”. driver. Click “Next”. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 29: Intel Trusted Execution Engine Drivers

    6. Click “Yes, I want to restart this computer now” then click “Fin- ish”. Restarting the system will al- low the new software installa- tion to take effect. 2. The step shows the compo- nents which will be installed. Then, Click Next. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 30: Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3

    3. The step displays the installing 1. Click “Next” to install or click status in the progress. “Change Destination Folder” to select another folder. 4. Click “Finish“ when the installa- 2. Click “Install” to begin installa- tion is complete. tion. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 31 Chapter 3 SUPPORTED SOFTWARE 3. Setup is now installing the driver. 4. Click “Finish” to exit installa- tion. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 32 When “X” appears on the left of a particular field, it indicates that a submenu which contains additional options are available for that field. To display the submenu, move the highlight to that field and press <Enter>. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 33 The time format is <hour>, <minute>, <second>. The time is based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. Hour displays hours from 00 to 23. Minute displays min- utes from 00 to 59. Second displays seconds from 00 to 59. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 34 The system enters soft-off state after power failure. Power-on signal input is required to power up the system. Last State The system returns to the last state right before power failure. DRAM ECC Enable Enable or disable (Error-correcting code) ECC function of the memory. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 35 Enable or disable the SATA controller, or select Auto for auto-detection. Select which graphics controller will be the primary video adaptor — Int Graphics (IGD) or Ext Graphics (PEG). The information of the SATA devices installed on the system is shown. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 36 Select the color depth of the LCD Panel — 18 Bit, 24 Bit, 36 Bit, 48 Bit. Note: The configuration must match the specifications of your LCD Panel in order for the LCD Panel to display properly. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 37 The Super IO Chip information is displayed. Select a submenu for more settings. Serial Port Enable or disable the current serial COM port. Change Settings Select an I/O Address and IRQ for the current serial Port, or select Auto to assign automati- cally. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 38 Enable or disable the protection function that keeps no-execute codes from being executed by the CPU. XHCI Hand-off SVM Mode Enable or disable XHCI Hand-off. Enable or disable Secure Virtual Machine (SVM) for CPU virtualization. USB Mass Storage Driver Support Enable or disable USB Mass Storage Driver Support. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 39 This field controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM. Video This field controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM. Other PCI devices This field determines OpROM execution policy for devices other than Network, Storage or Video. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 40 When Enabled, the system will automatically power up at a designated time every day. Once it’s switched to [Enabled], please set up the time of day — hour, minute, and second — for the system to wake up. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 41 Select data bits: 7 bits or 8 bits. Parity Select parity bits: None, Even, Odd, Mark or Space. Stop Bits Select stop bits: 1 bit or 2 bits. Flow Control Select flow control type: None or Hardware RTS/CTS. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 42 Set the wait time in seconds to press ESC key to abort the PXE boot. Use either +/- or numeric keys to set the value. Media detect count Set the number of times the presence of media will be checked. Use either +/- or numeric keys to set the value. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 43 Secure Boot. Press Enter and a prompt will show up for you to confirm. Reset To Setup Mode Clear the database from the NVRAM, including all the keys and signatures installed in the Key Management menu. Press Enter and a prompt will show up for you to confirm. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 44 Export the Secure Boot settings (i.e. all keys and signatures) as files to the root directory of a file system device. Press Enter and select a storage device listed in the pop-up menu. The saved files will be named automatically according to the type of key/signature as listed below. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 45 If “Boot option filter” of “CSM Configuration” is set to “UEFI and Legacy” or “UEFI only”, and “Quiet Boot” is set to enabled, “BGRT Logo” will show up for configura- tion. Refer to the Advanced > CSM Configuration submenu for more information. User's Manual | AL701...
  • Page 46 When the BIOS IC needs to be replaced, you have to populate it properly onto the system board after the EEPROM programmer has been burned and follow the technical person's instructions to confirm that the MAC address should be burned or not. User's Manual | AL701...

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