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- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Symbols The following symbols may be used in this user guide DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
Therefore, in the interest of your own safety and of the correct operation of your new Kontron product, you are requested to conform with the following guidelines.
General Instructions on Usage In order to maintain Kontron’s product warranty, this product must not be altered or modified in any way. Changes or modifications to the product, that are not explicitly approved by Kontron and described in this user guide or received from Kontron Support as a special handling instruction, will void your warranty.
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Table of Contents Symbols ..........................................6 For Your Safety ........................................7 High Voltage Safety Instructions .................................. 7 Special Handling and Unpacking Instruction ............................7 Lithium Battery Precautions ..................................8 General Instructions on Usage ..................................8 Quality and Environmental Management ..............................
Table 61: Main Setup Menu Sub-Screens and Functions ........................69 Table 62: List of Acronyms ................................... 94 List of Figures Figure 1: System Block Diagram mITX-HSW-S ............................18 Figure 2: Top Side ......................................23 Figure 3: Connector Panel Side ................................... 25 Figure 4: DP Connector CN22 ..................................
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- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Figure 6: VGA Connector CN3 - VGA ................................29 Figure 7: Ethernet Connectors CN5 - LAN1, CN6 - LAN2 ........................30 Figure 8: USB 2.0 Connector CN6 - USB 2.0 Port 8 / 9 ......................... 31 Figure 9: USB 3.0 Connector CN5 - USB 3.0 Port 0 / 1 ..........................
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- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Figure 62: BIOS Power Setup Menu - WatchDog Timer Configuration ..................89 Figure 63: BIOS Boot Setup Menu ................................90 Figure 64: BIOS Boot Setup Menu ................................92 Figure 65: BIOS Boot Setup Menu ................................93 www.kontron.com...
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 1/ Introduction This user guide describe the mITX-HSW-S board made by Kontron. This board will also be denoted mITX-HSW-S within this user guide. Use of this user guide implies a basic knowledge of PC-AT hardware and software. This user guide focuses on describing the mITX-HSW-S board's special features and is not intended to be a standard PC-AT textbook.
Handle the board only by the edges To get the board running follow these steps. If the board shipped from KONTRON already has components like RAM and CPU cooler mounted, then skip the relevant steps below. Turn off the PSU (Power Supply Unit) Turn off PSU (Power Supply Unit) completely (no mains power connected to the PSU) or leave the Power Connectors unconnected while configuring the board.
> 7 mm. Do not use washers with teeth, as they can damage the PCB and cause short circuits. 2.2. Chassis Safety Standards Before installing the mITX-HSW-S in the chassis, users must evaluate the end product to ensure compliance with the requirements of the IEC60950-1 safety standard: ...
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- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Levér det brugte batteri tilbage til leverandøren ADVARSEL! Eksplosjonsfare ved feilaktig skifte av batteri. Benytt samme batteritype eller en tilsvarende type anbefalt av apparatfabrikanten Brukte batterier kasseres i henhold til fabrikantens instruksjoner VARNING! Explosionsfara vid felaktigt batteribyte.
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 3.2. Component Main Data The table below summarizes the features of the mITX-HSW-S motherboard. Table 1: Component Main Data System Processor 4th Gen Intel® Core™ / Celeron® S-Series Processors (FCLGA1150 Socket) Chipset Intel® H81 ...
Mini-ITX (170 mm x 170 mm / 6.70" x 6.70") 3.3. Environmental Conditions The mITX-HSW-S is compliant with the following environmental conditions. It is the customer's responsibility to provide sufficient airflow around each of the components to keep them within the allowed temperature range.
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 3.5. Processor Support The mITX-HSW-S is designed to support the following processors which are connected to a discrete Intel® H81 or Q87 Chipset Platform Controller Hub on the motherboard. Intel® Core i7, i5, i3 processors (FCLGA1150 Socket) Sufficient cooling must be applied to the CPU in order to remove the effect defined as TDP (Thermal Design Power).
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 3.7. On-board Graphics Subsystem The mITX-HSW-S supports Intel® HD Graphics technology for high quality graphics capabilities. All mITX-HSW-S versions support three displays pipes. Up to three displays can be used simultaneously and be used to implement independent or cloned display configuration.
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 4/ Connector Locations 4.1. Top Side Figure 2: Top Side Table 7: Jumper List Item Designation Description See Chapter Panel & Backlight Power Selection for LVDS1 7.15.1 mPCIE / mSATA Selection for MPCIE1 7.15.2 Keyboard Lock Selection 7.15.3...
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- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Item Designation Description See Chapter ATX2 2x2-pin ATX Power Supply Wafer 7.1.2 BAT1 CR2032 Battery Holder 7.1.3 Backlight Power Output Wafer for LVDS1 SIM Interface Wafer for MPCIE1 7.12 USB3.0 Port-5, 6 Box Header (models w/ Q87 only) Digital Input / Output Pin Header 7.10...
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 5/ Connector Definitions The following defined terms are used within this user guide to give more information concerning the pin assignment and to describe the connector's signals. Defined Term Description Shows the pin numbers in the connector...
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 6.4. Ethernet Connectors (CN5 - LAN1 & CN6 - LAN2) The mITX-HSW-S supports two channels of 10/100/1000 Mbit Ethernet, which are based Intel® I217-LM and Intel® I210-AT controllers. In order to achieve the specified performance of the Ethernet port, Category 5 twisted pair cables must be used with 10/100 MByte and Category 5E, 6 or 6E with 1 Gbit LAN networks.
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 6.5. USB Connectors (I/O Area) The external I/O connector panel supports one dual USB 2.0 connector and one dual USB 3.0 connector. USB 3.0 ports are backward compatible with USB 2.0. Figure 8: USB 2.0 Connector CN6 - USB 2.0 Port 8 / 9 Table 14: Pin Assignment USB 2.0 Connector CN6 - USB 2.0 Port 8 / 9...
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Signal Note USB3_SSTX- USB 3.0 Tx. Differential Pair (-) USB3_SSTX+ USB 3.0 Tx. Differential Pair (+) Table 16: Signal Description Signal Description USB3_SSTX+, Differential pair works as serial differential receive/transmit data lines. USB3_SSTX-, (n= A, B)
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 6.6. Serial COM1 Port (CN3) The external I/O connector panel supports one DB-9 RS-232/422/485 COM male port. Figure 12: Serial COM1 Port CN3 - COM1 Table 17: Pin Assignment Serial COM1 Port CN3 - COM1...
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- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Signal Description Power Supply GND signal www.kontron.com // 34...
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 6.7. Audio Jack (CN20) The external I/O connector panel supports one 3.5 mm dual-port Azalia audio phone jack for headset and microphone. The audio output signals are shared with those of the speaker connectors CN9 & CN13.
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 7/ Internal Connectors 7.1. Power Connector The mITX-HSW-S is designed to be supplied from a 2x12-pin ATX main power supply and a 2x2-pin +12 VDC power supply. Hot plugging any of the power connector is not allowed.
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Signal Description Ground Ground Ground Table 22: Signal Description Signal Description POWER OK POWER_OK is a power good signal and should be asserted high by the power supply to indicate that the +5VDC and +3.3VDC outputs are above the undervoltage thresholds of the power supply.
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 7.2. Fan Wafers (FAN1 & FAN2) The CPU FAN Wafer (FAN2) is used for the connection of the FAN for the CPU while the System FAN Wafer (FAN1) for the connection of the FAN for the system.
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 7.3. SATA (Serial ATA) Disk Interfaces (SATA1, SATA2, SATA3 & SATA4) The SATA connectors supply the data connection for the SATA hard disk. Four connectors are SATA 3.0 compatible for the model with Intel® Q87 chipset while up to only two connectors support SATA 3.0 for the model with Intel® H81 chipset.
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 7.4. USB Connectors (Internal) (CN1, CN3 & CN4) The USB 2.0 Port 2, 3, 10 and 11 are supplied via the internal pin headers (CN10 & CN12). The USB 2.0 Port 6 and 7 are supplied via the internal pin header (CN11) only for the models with Intel® Q87 chipset.
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Table 31: Pin Assignment CN4 Signal Note USBA_VBUS USBA_RX- USBA_RX+ USBA_TX- USBA_TX+ USBA_D- USBA_D+ USBB_D+ USBB_D- USBB_TX+ USBB_TX- USBB_RX+ USBB_RX- USBB_VBUS Table 32: Signal Description Signal Description +USBVCC, 5 V supply for external devices. SB5V is supplied during power down to allow wakeup on USB device USBn_VBUS activity.
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 7.5. Speaker Connector (CN9 & CN13) The Speaker audio-out interface is available through the wafers CN9 and CN13. These outputs are shared with the audio output (Line-out) signals of the audio jack CN21. Figure 22: 3W Audio AMP Output Wafer CN9 (Left Channel), CN13 (Right Channel)
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Signal Note Power Button + Power Button - Power LED - SM_ALERT# BAT_LOW# SMBus Data SMBus Clock Table 37: Signal Description Signal Description Power LED - System Power LED. The power LED lights up when users turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode.
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 7.7. Serial COM2 - COM6 Ports (CN16 - CN20) Figure 25: Serial COM CN16 - CN20 Table 38: Pin Assignment CN16 RS232 Signal RS422 Signal Half Duplex Full Duplex Note RS485 Signal RS485 Signal...
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Table 40: Signal Description Signal Description Transmitted Data, sends data to the communications link. The signal is set to the marking state (-12 V) on hardware reset when the transmitter is empty or when loop mode operation is initiated.
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 7.8. LVDS Panel Connector (LVDS1) The LVDS connector is based on 30-pole connector type HOMETOM WF30H6-7AJA178 and supports dual channel 24- bit LVDS cable for LCD panel / display. Figure 26: LVDS Connector LVDS1...
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Signal Note TxoutB2+ TxoutA3- TxoutB3- TxoutA3+ TxoutB3+ DDC_Data DDC_Clock * Panel Power can be selected by JP3. Table 42: Signal Description Signal Description TxoutA0..A3 LVDS A Channel data TxclkA LVDS A Channel clock TxoutB0..B3...
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 7.9. Backlight Power Output Wafer for LVDS1 (CN1) Figure 27: Backlight Power Output Wafer CN1 Table 43: Pin Assignment CN1 Signal Note BL_EN** BL_ADJ_PWM +5V / +12V* +5V / +12V* * Backlight Power can be selected by JP3.
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 7.11. mPCIE / mSATA Socket (MPCIE1 & MPCIE2) Full-sized Mini-PCI Express V1.2 socket (MPCIE1). Socket MPCIE1 supports mPCIe, USB2.0 and SIM-card socket. The SIM-card socket makes it possible to use a 3G/4G-wireless modem in this mPCIe slot. The model with Intel® Q87 chipset supports mSATA additionally.
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- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Signal Note Ground / NC* LED_WLAN# Reserved LED_WPAN# Reserved +1.5V Reserved Ground Reserved +3.3VSB * These pins are switchable to mPCIe or mSATA mode via the jumper JP6. www.kontron.com // 56...
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 7.12. SIM Interface Wafer for MPCIE1 (CN2) Figure 30: SIM Interface Wafer CN2 Table 48: Pin Assignment CN2 Signal Description Note UIM_PWR Power +5V or +3.3V UIM_DATA Input or Output for serial data UIM_RESET...
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Table 49: Pin Assignment PEG1 Side B Side A Signal Description Signal Description +12V +12 V power PRSNT1# Hot plug presence detect +12V +12 V power +12V +12 V power Reserved +12V +12 V power...
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- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Side B Side A Signal Description Signal Description Reserved Ground Ground REFCLK+ Reference clock, differential pair HSOP0 Transmitter Lane 0, Differential pair REFCLK- HSON0 Ground Ground HSIP0 Receiver Lane 0, Differential pair PRSNT2# Hot plug presence detect...
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- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Side B Side A Signal Description Signal Description Ground HSIP8 HSOP9 Transmitter Lane 9, Differential pair Ground HSON9 Ground Ground HSIP9 Receiver Lane 9, Differential pair Ground HSIN9 HSOP10 Transmitter Lane 10, Differential Ground...
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 7.15. Switches and Jumpers The product has several jumpers which must be properly configured to ensure correct operation. Figure 33: Jumper Connector For a three-pin jumper (see Figure 33), the jumper setting is designated “1-2” when the jumper connects pins 1 and 2.
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 7.15.2. mPCIE / mSATA Selection for MPCIE1 & MPCIE2 (JP4 & JP6) These jumpers are available only for the models with Intel® Q87 Chipset. JP4 is intended to be used to select mPCIE or mSATA mode for the socket MPCIE1 while JP6 is for the socket MPCIE2.
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Jumper 1 Position Description Pin 1-3 Pin 3-5 Backlight Enable Voltage = +3.3V Backlight Enable Voltage = +5V Jumper 2 Position Description Pin 2-4 Pin 4-6 Active High Active Low “X” = Jumper set (short) and “-” = jumper not set (open) 7.15.5.
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Do not leave the jumper in position 2-3, otherwise if the power is disconnected, the battery will fully deplete within a few weeks. 7.15.9. AT / ATX Power Mode Selection (JP14) Figure 42: AT / ATX Power Mode Selection JP14...
Supervisor Password (see Security menu), press <RETURN>, and proceed with step 5. 5. A setup menu will appear. The mITX-HSW-S uEFI BIOS setup program uses a hot key-based navigation system. A hot key legend bar is located on the bottom of the setup screens.
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 8.2. Setup Menus The Setup utility features shows six menus in the selection bar at the top of the screen: Main Advanced Power Security Boot Save & Exit The Setup menus are selected via the left and right arrow keys.
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Figure 43: BIOS Main Menu Screen System Data and Time BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Security Boot Save & Exit Product Information Product Name mITX-HSW-S-Q87 BIOS Version R0.03 (x64) BIOS Build Date 07/16/2015 ME FW Version 9.1.25.1005...
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 8.2.2. Advanced Setup Menu The Advanced setup menu provides sub-screens and functions for advanced configurations. The following sub- screen functions are included in the menu: LAN & Audio Configuration Display Configuration ...
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Figure 46: BIOS Advanced Menu - Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Security Boot Save & Exit Super IO Chip Parameters > Serial Port 1 Configuration → ←: Select Screen > Serial Port 2 Configuration ↑...
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Feature Option Description Serial Port 1 Type [RS232], [RS422], Select an appropriate type for Serial Port 1. [RS485] RS485 Duplex Mode [Half Duplex], [Full Select an appropriate RS485 Duplex Mode. Duplex] Figure 48: BIOS Advanced Menu - Super IO Configuration - Serial Port 2 Configuration...
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Figure 49: BIOS Advanced Menu - Super IO Configuration - Serial Port 3 Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Security Boot Save & Exit Serial Port 3 Configuration Serial Port [Enabled] → ←: Select Screen Device Settings IO=3E8h;...
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Feature Option Description Serial Port [Disabled], [Enabled] Select whether to enable or disable Serial Port (COM). Change Settings [Auto], [IO=2E8h; Select an optional setting for Super IO device. IRQ=7;], [IO=3E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12;], [IO=2E8h;...
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- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Security Boot Save & Exit Serial Port [Enabled] → ←: Select Screen Device Settings IO=2E0h; IRQ=7; ↑ ↓: Select Item Enter: Select Change Setting [Auto] +/-: Change Opt.
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Figure 54: BIOS Advanced Menu - SATA Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Security Boot Save & Exit SATA Configuration SATA Controller(s) [Enabled] SATA Mode Selection [AHCI] SATA Controller Speed [Default] Serial ATA Port 1...
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Figure 55: BIOS Advanced Menu - USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Security Boot Save & Exit USB Configuration USB Devices: → ←: Select Screen 2 Hubs ↑ ↓: Select Item Enter: Select...
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Figure 56: BIOS Advanced Menu - AMT Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Security Boot Save & Exit AMT Configuration Intel AMT [Disabled] → ←: Select Screen Un-Configure ME [Disabled] ↑ ↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt.
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Figure 59: BIOS Advanced Menu - DIO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Security Boot Save & Exit DIO Configuration User Configuration [Disabled] DIO_0* [Output Low] DIO_1* [Output Low] DIO_2* [Output Low] DIO_3*...
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Figure 60: BIOS Advanced Menu - H/W Monitor BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Security Boot Save & Exit PC Health Status CPU Warning Temperature [Disabled] > Smart FAN Configuration CPU Temperature : +45 C...
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- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Feature Option Description CPU FAN Setting [Manual], [Smart] Switch the CPU FAN control mode. System FAN Setting [Manual], [Smart] Switch the System FAN control mode. www.kontron.com // 87...
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 8.2.3. Power Setup Menu The Power setup menu provides functions and a sub-screen for power configurations. The following sub-screen function is included in the menu: WatchDog Timer Configuration Figure 61: BIOS Power Setup Menu...
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Feature Option Description on your system on a special day of the month. Figure 62: BIOS Power Setup Menu - WatchDog Timer Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Security Boot Save & Exit...
The Security setup menu provides information about the passwords and functions for specifying the security settings. The passwords are case-sensitive. The mITX-HSW-S provides no factory-set passwords. If there is already a password installed, the system asks for this first. To clear a password, simply enter nothing and acknowledge by pressing <RETURN>.
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 8.2.4.1. Remember the password It is highly recommended to keep a record of all passwords in a safe place. Forgotten passwords results in being locked out of the system. If the system cannot be booted because the User Password or the Supervisor Password are not know, contact Kontron Support for further assistance.
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 8.2.5. Boot Setup Menu The boot setup menu lists the for boot device priority order, that is generated dynamically. Figure 64: BIOS Boot Setup Menu BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Security Boot Save & Exit...
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 8.2.6. Save & Exit Setup Menu The exit setup menu provides functions for handling changes made to the UEFI BIOS settings and the exiting of the setup program. Figure 65: BIOS Boot Setup Menu...
- User Guide, Rev. 1.1 Appendix A: List of Acronyms The following table does not contain the complete acronyms used in signal names, signal type definitions or similar. A description of the signals is included in the I/O Connector and Internal connector chapters within this user guide.
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