Warranty This Kontron AG product is warranted against defects in material and workmanship for the warranty period from the date of shipment. During the warranty period, Kontron AG will, at its discretion, decide to repair or replace defective products. Within the warranty period, the repair of products is free of charge as long as warranty conditions are observed.
Kontron AG will not be responsible for any defects or damages to other products not supplied by Kontron AG that are caused by a faulty Kontron AG product.
Directive. Components and sub-assemblies are not subject to product compliance. In other words, since Kontron Compact Computers AG does not deliver ready-made products to end users, the WEEE Directive is not applicable for KCC AG. Users are nevertheless encouraged to properly recycle all electronic products that have reached the end of their life cycle.
The SQS Certificate ISO 9001:2000 has been issued to Kontron Compact Computers AG in the field of development, manufacturing and sales of embedded computer boards, embedded computer modules and computer systems. The certification is valid for three years, after which time an audit is performed for recertification.
MSM-PC104 CK Interfaces: DVI, Line-In/Out or Mic-In, S/PDIF, 1Gb Ethernet Cables: USB, VGA, COM single, SATA, LAN, audio, IDE Evaluation Kit This kit is used for the evaluation of the MSM-LP product family and is ready-to-use. Part No. Article Remarks...
MSM-LP-D425/D525 Mode [A] 5V Full load average values MSM-LP Environmental Specifications Temperature Operating with Kontron Compact Computers AG cooling solution: » Standard operating temperature: 0 to +70°C » Extended operating temperature: -40 to +85°C » Storage temperature: -40 to +85°C...
MSM-LP / Specifications External Real-Time Clock Battery » Nominal voltage: 3.6V » Capacity: 1100mAh Lithium Battery Precautions: CAUTION! VORSICHT! Danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly Explosionsgefahr bei unsachgemässem Austausch der replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type Batterie.
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MSM-LP / MSM-LP Connectors & Jumpers Photo of an MSM-LP board with optional PCI-104 (X9) connector assembled on the bottom (pins visible through the board). www.kontron.com...
MSM-LP / MSM-LP Connectors & Jumpers Connector Descriptions – Top 3.2.1 CRT Interface – X2 The board provides an onboard analogue CRT interface. Header Signal Name Function 2.54mm grid Ground Red video signal Not connected GREEN Green video signal Not connected...
MSM-LP / MSM-LP Connectors & Jumpers 3.2.3 Serial Port Interfaces – X5/X11/X13/X15 Four serial ports for asynchronous serial communication are defined. By default, they all support TTL levels. An external conversion to RS-232 and RS-422/485 is possible for all ports.
MSM-LP / MSM-LP Connectors & Jumpers 3.2.5 Power Supply – X8 A power connector for the main power supply is provided. The SBCs function with a single +5V power supply. Additional voltages for PC/104 peripherals (+12V, -5V, -12V) must be generated externally.
MSM-LP / MSM-LP Connectors & Jumpers 3.2.7 IDE Interface (P-ATA) – X16 The design supports one IDE interface that can drive up to two hard disks. When two devices share a single adapter, they must be connected in a master-slave, daisy-chain configuration.
MSM-LP / MSM-LP Connectors & Jumpers 3.2.9 Audio Interface – X18 The audio interface provides stereo analogue and digital audio signals. Header Signal Name Function 2.00mm grid LINE_R Line right GND_A Analogue ground LINE_L Line left MIC_R Mic right GND_A...
Ground 3.2.12 LVDS Interface The LVDS implementation complies with the JILI specification of Kontron (JILI30). When using an LCD, additional voltages may be required to drive the display logic and supply the backlight converter therefore an additional connector for supply voltages is provided.
MSM-LP / MSM-LP Connectors & Jumpers Connector Descriptions – Bottom 3.4.1 LPC/POD Interface – X1 This is a connector for additional LPC devices such as POD, SuperIO or TPM. It can also be used for a second BIOS flash interface (SPI or LPC)
MSM-LP / Special Features Special Features INT15 Support The INT15 SFR (Special Function Register) functions support access to an I2C EEPROM. Addresses 0h-3FFh are reserved for manufacturer information and counters; addresses 400h-7FFh are for customer purposes. www.kontron.com...
Note: "System Controller USB" function must be enabled in the BIOS setup for using the ADC and PWM functions. MSM-LP on-board 4-channel ADC and 2-channel PWM are accessible over a USB-serial port interface. » In the Windows Device Manager it is represented as "KCC ADC/PWM Control Serial Interface". For a driver installation under Windows, the "KCCUSBserial.inf"...
4.4.1 BIOS Setup With this setting, the watchdog timer of the MSM-LP can be enabled and the time until a reset is asserted can be selected. The watchdog timer is part of F81216 chip and can be reset by directly accessing the F81216.
MSM-LP / Special Features 4.4.2 Watchdog Hardware Access The watchdog registers of the F81216 chip are accessible over I/O mapped registers with indexed access. The following table shows the addresses used. The F81216 chip has few devices and the watchdog is device number 8.
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MSM-LP / Special Features Example: Enable/Retrigger Watchdog ; Watchdog device activation mov dx, 4Eh ; Store port in dx for in/out instruction mov al, 77h ; Configuration mode value out dx, al ; Output 2 times to enter config mode...
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MSM-LP / Special Features Example: Disable Watchdog ; Watchdog device activation mov dx, 4Eh ; Store port in dx for in/out instruction mov al, 77h ; Configuration mode value out dx, al ; Output 2 times to enter config mode...
Thermal Management The heat spreader plate assembly is delivered by Kontron Compact Computers AG for the MSM-LP. The heat spreader plate on top of this assembly is not a heat sink. It works as a standard thermal interface to be used with a heat sink or other cooling device.
MSM-LP / Design Considerations Heat Spreader Dimensions Figures: heat spreader plate showing the pads for the heat-generating components of the MSM-LP boards. www.kontron.com...
MSM-LP / BIOS Operation BIOS Operation ® The module is equipped with the AMI Aptio BIOS located in an onboard SPI serial flash memory. The BIOS can be updated using a flash utility. Determining the BIOS Version ® The AMI Aptio BIOS version can be determined on the BIOS setup screen.
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MSM-LP / BIOS Operation Menu Bar The menu bar at the top of the window lists the different menus. Use the left/right arrow keys to make a selection. Legend for Menu Bar Function → or ← Arrow key Select Screen ↑...
MSM-LP / BIOS Operation 6.3.2 Exit Menu Feature Description Save Changes and Reset Exit utility and save your changes to CMOS. Discard Changes and Exit Exit utility without saving setup data to CMOS. Save Changes Save setup data to CMOS.
MSM-LP / BIOS Operation BIOS Update Before downloading a BIOS, please check the following: Make a bootable diskette which includes the following files: » DLDELEP.exe » afudos.exe core BIOS (MSMLPxxx.ROM) » » Rename the MSMLPxxx.ROM file to bios.rom IMPORTANT: Do not use boot disks created in a Windows operating system. If you do not have an MSDOS 6.22 disk available, you can download a boot disk from www.bootdisk.com.
MSM-LP / Appendix B: Document Revision History Appendix B: Document Revision History Revision Date Edited by Changes 12.Oct.2011 Initial released version. BRM: table in Section 4.3.1 corrected. AVM: 4GB DDR3 correction. BRW: 29.Nov.2011 clarification of Watchdog timeout settings. NK 10957: Eval Kit has PCI-104 assembled. MEG: X24 connector description.
MSM-LP / Index Index Heat Spreader Display Interfaces Documentation Assembly Views Bottom Audio Interface Environmental Protection Evaluation Kit Backlight Connector BIOS Fan Connector Setup Guide FPC Connector 20, 23 BIOS Setup Exit Menu Main Menu BIOS Setup Utility GPIO and AD/DA Interface...
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MSM-LP / Index Processor Supply Current Supply Voltage Modules Available Temperature Video Standards Options Available Storage Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems System Controller Power Input Power Management Power Supply Temporary Boot Menu Thermal Management Trademarks Real-Time Clock Register Attributes...
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MSM-LP / Index Corporate Offices Europe, Middle East & Africa North America Asia Pacific Oskar-von-Miller-Str. 1 14118 Stowe Drive 17 Building, Block #1, ABP. 85386 Eching/Munich Poway, CA 92064-7147 188 Southern West 4th Ring Germany Beijing 100070, P.R. China Tel.: +49 (0)8165/ 77 777 Tel.: +1 888 294 4558...