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Hardware
Reference
Manual
REV. March 2019
Lion
(VL-EPMe-42)
Intel
Core™-based Single Board
®
Computer with Dual Ethernet,
Video, USB, SATA, Serial I/O,
Digital I/O, Trusted Platform
Module security, Counter/Timers,
Mini PCIe, mSATA, SPX, and
PCIe/104™ OneBank™ Interface
Lion (VL-EPMe-42) Reference Manual
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  • Page 1 Reference Manual REV. March 2019 Lion (VL-EPMe-42) Intel Core™-based Single Board ® Computer with Dual Ethernet, Video, USB, SATA, Serial I/O, Digital I/O, Trusted Platform Module security, Counter/Timers, Mini PCIe, mSATA, SPX, and PCIe/104™ OneBank™ Interface Lion (VL-EPMe-42) Reference Manual...
  • Page 2 VersaLogic Corp. All rights reserved. Notice: Although every effort is made to ensure this document is error-free, VersaLogic makes no representations or warranties with respect to this product and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.
  • Page 3 Customer Support If you are unable to solve a problem after reading this manual, visiting the product support page, or searching the KnowledgeBase, contact VersaLogic Technical Support at (503) 747-2261. VersaLogic support engineers are also available via e-mail at Support@VersaLogic.com.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Dimensions and Mounting ....................8 Lion Dimensions ....................8 Hardware Assembly ....................9 External Connectors ......................9 Lion Connector Functions and Interface Cables ..........11 VL-CBR-4005 Connector Functions ..............13 User I/O Connector ....................13 On-board Battery ....................15 Auxiliary I/O Connector ..................15 VL-CBR-4005 Dimensions .................
  • Page 5 Heat Sink with Fan Considerations: ..............41 EPMe-42 Thermal Characterization ................. 42 Test Results ........................43 Installing the VersaLogic Thermal Solutions ..............45 Installing the Passive Heat Sink ................45 Installing the Heat Sink + Fan Assembly ............46 Installing the VL-HDW-408 Heat Pipe Block ............. 46...
  • Page 6 Figure 2. Major Components and Connectors (Bottom Side) ................. 3 Figure 3. Lion Board Block Diagram ......................4 Figure 4. Lion Dimensions and Mounting Holes ..................... 8 Figure 5. Connector Locations (Top Side) ...................... 9 Figure 6. Connector Locations (Bottom) ....................... 10 Figure 7.
  • Page 7 Table 24. CPU Thermal Trip Points ......................40 Table 25. Temperature Monitoring Programs ....................40 Table 26. Absolute Minimum and Maximum Air Temperatures ..............41 Table 27. EPMe-42 Thermal Testing Setup ....................42...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    Careful parts sourcing and US-based technical support ensure the highest possible quality, reliability, service, and product longevity for this exceptional single-board computer (SBC). Figure 1 and Figure 2 show the locations of the Lion board’s connectors and major components on the top side and bottom side of the board, respectively.

  • Page 9: Figure 1. Major Components And Connectors (Top Side)

    Introduction Figure 1. Major Components and Connectors (Top Side) Lion (VL-EPMe-42) Reference Manual...

  • Page 10: Technical Specifications

    Thermal Considerations The operating temperature for the Lion is -40°C to +85°C, de-rated -1.1 °C per 305m (1,000 ft.) above 2,300m (7,500 ft.). All Lion models include a rigid-mount heat plate thermal solution. Refer to Chapter 6 for information on additional thermal solutions.

  • Page 11: Block Diagram

    Introduction Block Diagram Figure 3. Lion Board Block Diagram On-Board Peripheral Key : Dediprog Header Socket SDIO Kaby Lake-U 2+2 BIOS & ME Flash SPI Flash (Primary) DDR3L SPI Flash SDRAM (backup) SPI I/F DDR3 (x64) Chan A SMBus mini-DP...

  • Page 12: Cautions

    Ship and store the board inside a closed metallic antistatic envelope for protection. Note: The exterior coating on some metallic antistatic bags is sufficiently conductive to cause excessive battery drain if the bag comes in contact with the bottom side of the Lion. Handling Care CAUTION: Avoid touching the exposed circuitry with your fingers when handling the board.

  • Page 13: Configuration And Setup

    Support@VersaLogic.com immediately if any items are damaged or missing. Gather all the peripheral devices you plan to attach to the Lion and their interface and power cables. Attach standoffs to the board to stabilize the board and make it easier to work with.

  • Page 14: Bios Setup Utility

    Plug the SATA data cable VL-CBR-0702 into one of the SATA connectors. Attach a hard drive to the connector on the cable.  Optionally, attach a LAN cable to one of the Ethernet connectors on the Lion using the VL-CBR-1604 dual RJ-45 adapter cable. 3. Install Thermal Solution ...

  • Page 15: Physical Layout

    Physical Layout Dimensions and Mounting Lion Dimensions The Lion complies with PC/104-Plus dimensional standards. The figure below shows the boards dimensions to help with pre-production planning and layout. Figure 4. Lion Dimensions and Mounting Holes (Not to scale. All dimensions in inches.)

  • Page 16: Hardware Assembly

    Physical Layout Hardware Assembly The Lion provides both PCI and PCIe/104 OneBank connectors for adding expansion modules to the bottom of the stack. The entire assembly can fit on a tabletop or be secured to a base plate. When bolting the unit down, make sure to secure all four standoffs to the mounting surface to prevent circuit board flexing.

  • Page 17: Figure 6. Connector Locations (Bottom)

    Physical Layout Figure 6. Connector Locations (Bottom) Lion (VL-EPMe-42) Reference Manual...

  • Page 18: Lion Connector Functions And Interface Cables

    Physical Layout Lion Connector Functions and Interface Cables The table below provides information about the function, mating connectors, and transition cables for Lion connectors. Page numbers indicate where additional information is available. Table 1. Connector Functions and Interface Cables Connector...

  • Page 19: Figure 7. Vl-Cbr-4005 Connectors

    Physical Layout Figure 7. VL-CBR-4005 Connectors Lion (VL-EPMe-42) Reference Manual...

  • Page 20: Vl-Cbr-4005 Connector Functions

    C clock and data signals  Push-button power switch  Push-button reset switch  Speaker output This connector uses IEC 61000-4-2-rated TVS components to help protect against ESD damage. Table 3 provides the pinout of the user I/O connector. Lion (VL-EPMe-42) Reference Manual...

  • Page 21: Figure 8. Location And Pin Orientation Of The User I/O Connector

    V_BATT_RETURN FPGA GPIO1 FPGA GPIO2 FPGA GPIO3 FPGA GPIO4 FPGA GPIO5 FPGA GPIO6 FPGA GPIO7 FPGA GPIO8 +3.3 V ETH0 LED ETH1 LED Notes: VBUS power for USB1 and USB2 VBUS power for USB3 and USB4 Lion (VL-EPMe-42) Reference Manual...

  • Page 22: On-Board Battery

    The life expectancy under normal use is approximately five years. Auxiliary I/O Connector The next figure shows the location and pin orientation of the auxiliary I/O connector. Figure 9. Location and Pin Orientation of Auxiliary I/O Connector Lion (VL-EPMe-42) Reference Manual...

  • Page 23: Vl-Cbr-4005 Dimensions

    Ethernet Port 1 LED VL-CBR-4005 Dimensions The figure below shows the dimensions and mounting holes for the VL-CBR-4005.  All dimensions are in inches  Illustration is not to scale Figure 10. VL-CBR-4005 Dimensions and Mounting Holes Lion (VL-EPMe-42) Reference Manual...

  • Page 24: Jumper Blocks

    A jumper should be used for RS-485 only when the port is used as an endpoint. Configuration Switches The next figure shows the as-shipped switch configuration with all switches in the Off position. The Off position is toward the center of the board. Lion (VL-EPMe-42) Reference Manual...

  • Page 25: Figure 12. Location Of Sw1 Configuration Switch Block

    2 must be set to the Off position. If it is set to On, the battery will discharge quickly.  If you do not use a battery, switch position 2 should be set to the ON position. Otherwise, boot times could increase (by as much as 30 seconds in low temperature environments). Lion (VL-EPMe-42) Reference Manual...

  • Page 26: System Features

    System Features Power Supply Power Connectors Main power is applied to the Lion through a 12-pin polarized connector (J19), with mating connector Molex 55959-1230 (housing) + Molex 51353-1200 (pins). See Table 7 for connector pinout. CAUTION: To prevent severe and possibly irreparable damage to the system, it is critical that the power connectors are wired correctly.

  • Page 27: Power Requirements

    In addition, the specifications for typical operating current do not include any off-board power usage that may be fed through the Lion power connector. Expansion boards and USB devices plugged into the board will source additional power through the Lion power connector.

  • Page 28: Cpu

    System Features The Lion uses one of three Intel Core* (formerly “Kabylake”) system-on-chip (SoC) processors:  i7-7600U (dual core) – 4 MB Cache - Specifications  i5-7300U (dual core) – 3 MB Cache - Specifications  i3-7100U (dual core) – 3 MB Cache -...

  • Page 29: Real Time Clock (Rtc)

    The Lion features a real-time clock/calendar (RTC) circuit. The RTC can be set using the BIOS Setup utility. The Lion supplies RTC voltage in S5, S3, and S0 states, but requires an external +2.75 V to +3.3 V battery connection to maintain RTC functionality and RTC CMOS RAM when the Lion is not powered.

  • Page 30: Pcie/104 * Onebank

    System Features PCIe/104 OneBank The Lion provides a high-speed stack-down PCIe/104 OneBank connector on the bottom side of † † the board. See the PCI/104-Express & PCIe/104 Specification for a complete description of this interface. The table below lists the interfaces provided by the OneBank connector.

  • Page 31: Interfaces And Connectors

    USB4_N +3.3V (S0) SPKR# PLED# PWR_BTN# RST_BTN# I2C_SCK V_BATT I2C_SDA RETURN_BATT GPIO1 GPIO2 GPIO3 GPIO4 GPIO5 GPIO6 GPIO7 GPIO8 +3.3V (Sx) ETH0_LINKSTAT_LED ETH1_LINKSTAT_LED Notes: VBUS power for USB1 and USB2 VBUS power for USB3 and USB4 Lion (VL-EPMe-42) Reference Manual...

  • Page 32: Com Port Configuration (Com1, Com2)

    Interfaces and Connectors Serial Ports The Lion features four on-board 16550-based serial communications channels Two are standard PC I/O address (COM1,COM2) and two are via HSUARTs in the Kaby Lake processor (COM3, COM4). COM1, COM2 are multiprotocol RS-232/422/485 ports. COM3, COM4 are RS-232.

  • Page 33: Battery Connector

    RXD4# Signal Ground Battery Connector Connector J12 can be used to connect an external battery to the Lion board. A compatible battery is available from VersaLogic, part number VL-CBR-0203. Figure 14. Location and Pin Configuration of J12 Battery Connector Signal...

  • Page 34: Usb Interfaces

    SSRXp1 SSTXp1 ("A" Side) ("B" Side) Signal Ground Signal Ground The Kaby Lake-U uses an xHCI USB controller (there is no legacy EHCI USB controller). Some older operating systems (such as MS-DOS) may not support xHCI. Lion (VL-EPMe-42) Reference Manual...

  • Page 35: Leds

    (open-collector or open-drain) capable of sinking 1 mA. The input must be driven to a voltage between 0 V and 500 mV to be recognized by the Lion. Do not add an external pull-up resistor to this signal.

  • Page 36: Supported Power States

    (open-collector or open-drain) capable of sinking 1 mA. The input must be driven to a voltage between 0 V and 500 mV to be recognized by the Lion. Do not add an external pull-up resistor to this signal.

  • Page 37: Displayport

    PTC Console Redirection The Lion board can be configured for remote access by redirecting the console to a serial communications port. The BIOS Setup utility and some operating systems (such as MS-DOS) can use this console for user interaction.

  • Page 38: Ethernet

    Interfaces and Connectors Ethernet The Lion features two standard Ethernet interfaces for 1000Base-T, 100Base-TX, and 10Base-T applications. Drivers are available to support a variety of operating systems. These interfaces are protected against ESD damage. Ethernet Connectors Two Ethernet interfaces are provided at connector location J4. The I219 Ethernet controller (Ethernet 0) and I210-IT Ethernet controller (Ethernet 1) auto-negotiate connection speed.

  • Page 39: Ethernet Status Led

    Note: The same LED signals also go to J13 Ethernet LED signals Table 19. Ethernet Status LEDs Ref Des State Description Green (Activity) Cable connected (pulses with activity) Cable not connected Green (Activity) Cable connected (pulses with activity) Cable not connected Lion (VL-EPMe-42) Reference Manual...

  • Page 40: Figure 17. Location Of Ethernet Status Leds

    Interfaces and Connectors Figure 17. Location of Ethernet Status LEDs Lion (VL-EPMe-42) Reference Manual...

  • Page 41: Sata Port

    Interfaces and Connectors SATA Port The Lion provides a latching SATA connector. Table 20. SATA Port Pinout Signal Direction Signal Ground SATA0_TX_P SATA0_TX_N Signal Ground SATA0_RX_N SATA0_RX_P Signal Ground PCIe Mini Card / mSATA The mini PCIe/mSATA socket accepts a full-height PCI Express Mini Card or an mSATA module.
  • Page 42 Some PCIe modules use this signal as a second Mini Card wireless disable input. This signal is available for use for mSATA versus PCIe Mini Card detection. There is an option in BIOS setup for setting the mSATA detection method. Lion (VL-EPMe-42) Reference Manual...

  • Page 43: Pcie Mini Card Leds

    Interfaces and Connectors PCIe Mini Card LEDs Two dual-colored PCIe Mini Card LEDs are provided on the Lion at locations D9 and D10. The next table lists the states of the LEDs. Table 22. PCIe Mini Card LED States Color...

  • Page 44: Table 23. Spx Expansion Bus Pinout

    MHz. Because this clock is divided from a 24Mhz LPC clock, the actual generated frequencies are not discrete integer MHz frequencies. All four common SPI modes are supported through the use of clock polarity and clock idle state controls. Lion (VL-EPMe-42) Reference Manual...

  • Page 45: Thermal Considerations

    This section provides guidelines for the overall system thermal engineering effort. Heat Plate The heat plate supplied with the Lion is the basis of the thermal solution. The heat plate draws heat away from the CPU chip as well as other critical components such as the power supply / management unit, the PCIe-to-PCI Bridge, and the Ethernet interfaces.

  • Page 46: System-Level Considerations

    Other PC/104 boards stacked under the Lion and any other nearby heat sources (power supplies or other circuits), all contribute to how the EPMe-42 will perform from a thermal standpoint.

  • Page 47: Cpu Thermal Trip Points

    Thermal Considerations CPU Thermal Trip Points The CPU cores in the Lion have their own thermal sensors. Coupled with these sensors are specific reactions to four thermal trip points. The table below describes the four thermal trip points. Table 24. CPU Thermal Trip Points...

  • Page 48: Thermal Specifications, Restrictions, And Conditions

    Due to the unknown nature of the entire thermal system, or the performance requirement of the application, VersaLogic cannot recommend a particular thermal solution. This information is provided for user guidance in the design of their overall thermal system solution.

  • Page 49: Epme-42 Thermal Characterization

    Test Scenario 3: Dual core EPMe-42ECP (Core i7 processor) with passive and active thermal solutions  The table below describes the thermal testing setup for the board. Table 27. EPMe-42 Thermal Testing Setup EPMe-42 (Lion) dual core CPU with:  HDW-406 (passive heat sink)  HDW-413 (heat sink + fan assembly) ...

  • Page 50: Test Results

    Figure 18. EPMe-42EAP CPU Core Temperature Relative to Ambient Temperature Test Scenario 2: Dual Core EPMe-42EBP - Passive and Active Performance This figure shows the thermal performance of the EPMe-42EBP using the Core i5 processor. Figure 19. EPMe-42EBP CPU Core Temperature Relative to Ambient Temperature Lion (VL-EPMe-42) Reference Manual...

  • Page 51: Figure 20. Epme-42Ecp Cpu Core Temperature Relative To Ambient Temperature

    Test Scenario 3: Dual Core EPMe-42ECP - Passive and Active Performance The active and passive performance of the Core i7 version of the Lion will typically require a heat sink + fan for operation above 70ºC, at >90% CPU utilization. As noted in the graph below, the CPU temperature is maintained at or below 100ºC, but the CPU is performance constricted to limit...

  • Page 52: Installing The Versalogic Thermal Solutions

    Thermal Considerations Installing the VersaLogic Thermal Solutions The following thermal solution accessories are available from VersaLogic:  VL-HDW-401 Thermal Compound Paste - used to mount the heat sink to the heat plate  VL-HDW-406 Passive Heat Sink  VL-HDW-413 Heat Sink and Cooling Fan Assembly mounts to standard product.

  • Page 53: Installing The Heat Sink + Fan Assembly

    J18 CPU fan connector. 3. Connect power to the fan  Connect the fan’s power cable to the J18 CPU fan connector on the Lion board. Installing the VL-HDW-408 Heat Pipe Block 1. Apply the Arctic Silver Thermal Compound (VL-HDW-401) ...
  • Page 54 Thermal Considerations  Affix the heat pipe block to the heat plate using Phillips, pan head screws.  Using a torque screwdriver, tighten the screws to 4.0 inch-pounds. Lion (VL-EPMe-42) Reference Manual...

  • Page 55: Appendix A - References

    (dual core) – 3 MB Cache - Specifications Ethernet Controllers  Intel I210-IT Gigabit Ethernet Controller - Intel I210-IT Datasheet  PC/104-Plus - PC/104-Plus Specification  Intel I219-IT Gigabit Ethernet Controller - Intel I219-IT Datasheet  PC/104-Plus - PC/104-Plus Specification Lion (VL-EPMe-42) Reference Manual...
  • Page 56 Sometimes hangs when entering S3 sleep. Operating Systems  Windows 7 – SD card not currently usable  Windows 7 – Special install steps required to install since Windows 7 install does not support xHCI and Lion only supports xHCI. Lion (VL-EPMe-42) Reference Manual...

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