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USER USER Echo236F Manual Manual Quad Core Intel ® Core ™ i7/i5/i3 w/C236 Fanless Embedded System High Performance, Rugged, -40°C to 75°C Extended Temp. 1.1.0 Edition 20161125...
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Record of Revision Version Date Page Description Remark 11/25/2016 Official Release...
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This manual is released by Unicomp Labs, Inc. for reference purpose only. All product offerings and specifications are subject to change without prior notice. It does not represent commitment of Unicomp Labs, Inc. Unicomp shall not be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of the product or documentation or any infringements upon the rights of third parties, which may result from such use.
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Order Information Part Number Description Echo-236F, 9 GigE LAN with 4 PoE , M2DOM, 6 USB 3.0, Echo-236F-G9 4 COM, 3 SIM, 16 Isolated DIO Echo-236F, 9 GigE LAN with 4 PoE , 2 Front-access SSD Tray, Echo-236F-G9R M2DOM, 6 USB 3.0, 4 COM, 3 SIM, Isolated DIO Echo-236F, 6 GigE LAN with 4 PoE , 2 Front-access SSD Tray, Echo-236F-PoER...
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Order Accessories Part Number Description ® 6th Gen Intel Core™ i7-6700 Processor i7-6700 (8M Cache, up to 4.00 GHz) ® 6th Gen Intel Core™ i7-6700TE Processor i7-6700TE (8M Cache, up to 3.40 GHz) ® 6th Gen Intel Core™ i5-6500 Processor i5-6500 (6M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) ®...
Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overview 1.2 Features 1.3 Product Specification 1.3.1 Specifications of Echo-236F-G9 1.3.2 Specifications of Echo-236F-G9R 1.3.3 Specifications of Echo-236F-PoER 1.3.4 Specifications of Echo-236F-PoE 1.3.5 Specifications of Echo-236F-G6 1.3.6 Specifications of Echo-236F-G6R 1.3.7 Specifications of Echo-236F-G4 1.3.8 Specifications of Echo-236F-G4R 1.3.9 Specifications of Echo-236F 1.3.10 Specifications of Echo-236FR...
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2.5 Main Board Jumper & Deep Switch Settings 2.6 Ignition Control CHAPTER 3 SYSTEM SETUP 3.1 How to Open Your Echo-236F 3.2 Installing CPU 3.3 Installing DDR4 SO-DIMM Modules 3.4 Installing Mini PCIe Card 3.5 Installing Antenna Cable 3.6 Installing CFast Card 3.7 Installing SIM Card 3.8 Installing SSD/ HDD 3.9 Installing M2DOM...
Others Optional Infineon SLB9665 supports TPM 2.0, LPC interface Watchdog Timer Reset : 1 to 255 sec./min. per step Smart Management Wake on LAN, PXE supported HW Monitor Monitoring temperature, voltages. Auto throttling control when CPU overheats. Software Support Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Linux Mechanical Dimensions (WxDxH) 260mm x 175mm x 79mm (10.24"...
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Memory • DDR4 2133MHz • Up to 32GB • 2 260-pin SO-DIMM Socket I/O Interface Serial 4 COM RS-232/ 422/ 485 w/ auto flow control • 6 USB 3.0 (External) • 1 USB 2.0 (Internal) Isolated DIO 16 Isolated DIO (8 DI, 8 DO) Power, HDD, Wireless, PoE SIM Card 3 SIM Card Socket (External)
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® LAN 5 GigE IEEE 802.3at (25.5W/48V) PoE by Intel I210 ® LAN 6 GigE IEEE 802.3at (25.5W/48V) PoE by Intel I210 Power Input Voltage 6V to 36V, DC-in Power Interface • 3-pin Terminal Block : V+, V-, Frame Ground •...
Environment Operating Temperature • 35W TDP CPU (i7-6700TE, i5-6500TE, i3-6100TE) : -40°C to 75°C (-40°F to 167°F) • 65W TDP CPU (i7-6700/ i5-6500/ i3-6100) : -40°C to 55°C (-40°F to 131°F) Storage Temperature -40°C to 85°C (-40°F to 185°F) Humidity 5% to 95% Humidity, non-condensing Relative Humidity 95% at 70°C...
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Graphics ® Graphics Processor Intel HD Graphics 530 Interface • DVI-I : Up to 1920 x 1200 @ 60Hz • DVI-D : Up to 1920 x 1200 @ 60Hz • DisplayPort : Up to 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz Storage SATA 2 SATA III (6Gbps) mSATA...
Software Support Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Linux Mechanical Dimensions (WxDxH) 260mm x 175mm x 79mm (10.24" x 6.89" x 3.11") Weight 3.8 kg (8.38 lb) Mounting • Wallmount by mounting bracket • DIN Rail Mount (Optional) • 2U Rackmount (Optional) Environment Operating Temperature •...
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I/O Interface Serial 4 COM RS-232/ 422/ 485 w/ auto flow control • 6 USB 3.0 (External) • 1 USB 2.0 (Internal) Isolated DIO 16 Isolated DIO (8 DI, 8 DO) Power, HDD, Wireless SIM Card 3 SIM Card Socket (External) Expansion Mini PCIe 3 Mini PCIe Socket :...
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Ignition Control 16 Mode (Internal) Remote Switch 3-pin Terminal Block : On, Off, IGN Surge Protection Up to 80V/1ms Transient Power Others Optional Infineon SLB9665 supports TPM 2.0, LPC interface Watchdog Timer Reset : 1 to 255 sec./min. per step Smart Management Wake on LAN, PXE supported HW Monitor...
1.3.7 Specifications of Echo-236F-G4 System ® Processor Intel Core™ i7-6700/ i7-6700TE/ i5-6500/ i5-6500TE/ i3-6100/ i3-6100TE Processor (Skylake-S) ® Chipset Intel C236 BIOS IT8786E Memory • DDR4 2133MHz • Up to 32GB • 2 260-pin SO-DIMM Socket I/O Interface Serial 4 COM RS-232/ 422/ 485 w/ auto flow control •...
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® LAN 1 Intel I219LM GigE LAN supports iAMT 11.0 ® LAN 2 Intel I210 GigE LAN ® LAN 3 Intel I210 GigE LAN ® LAN 4 Intel I210 GigE LAN Power Input Voltage 6V to 36V, DC-in Power Interface •...
1.3.8 Specifications of Echo-236F-G4R System ® Processor Intel Core™ i7-6700/ i7-6700TE/ i5-6500/ i5-6500TE/ i3-6100/ i3-6100TE Processor (Skylake-S) ® Chipset Intel C236 BIOS IT8786E Memory • DDR4 2133MHz • Up to 32GB • 2 260-pin SO-DIMM Socket I/O Interface Serial 4 COM RS-232/ 422/ 485 w/ auto flow control •...
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® LAN 1 Intel I219LM GigE LAN supports iAMT 11.0 ® LAN 2 Intel I210 GigE LAN ® LAN 3 Intel I210 GigE LAN ® LAN 4 Intel I210 GigE LAN Power Input Voltage 6V to 36V, DC-in Power Interface •...
1.4 Supported CPU List Processor No. Cache Max. Frequency Embedded ® Intel Core™ i7-6700 Up to 4.70 GHz ® Intel Core™ i7-6700TE Up to 3.40 GHz ® Intel Core™ i5-6500 Up to 3.60 GHz ® Intel Core™ i5-6500TE Up to 3.30 GHz ®...
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR Echo-236F 2.1 Packing List Item Description Echo-236F Fanless Embedded System (According to the configuration of you order, the Echo-236F series may contain SSD/HDD and DDR4 SO-DIMM. Please verify these items if necessary.) Echo-236F-G9/PoE/G6/G4 accessory box, which contains ●...
2.2 Front Panel I/O Functions In Echo-236F series family, all I/O connectors are located on front panel and rear panel. Most of the general connections to computer device, such as USB, LAN Jack, Display, DVI-D, Display Port and any additional storage, are placed on the front panel.
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To power on the system, press the power button and then the blue LED is lightened. To power off the system, you can either command shutdown by OS operation, or just simply press the power button. If system error, you can just press the power button for 4 seconds to shut down the machine directly.
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2.2.4 PWR and HDD LED Indicator Reset SIM 1 SIM 2 DVI-D LAN 2 LAN 1 SIM 3 WLAN CFast DVI-I HDD LED/ Yellow: A Hard Disk/ CFast LED. If the LED is on, it indicates that the system’s storage is functional. If it is off, it indicates that the system’s storage is not functional.
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2.2.6 DVI-I Connector Reset SIM 1 SIM 2 DVI-D LAN 2 LAN 1 SIM 3 WLAN CFast DVI-I The DVI-I connector on the front panel supports both DVI and VGA display modes. This connector can output DVI signals. The DVI output mode supports up to 1920x1200 resolution.
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2.2.8 USB 3.0 Reset SIM 1 SIM 2 DVI-D LAN 2 LAN 1 SIM 3 WLAN CFast DVI-I There are 4 USB 3.0 connections available supporting up to 5GB per second data rate in the front side of Echo-236F. It also compliant with the requirements of Super Speed (SS), high speed (HS), full speed (FS) and low speed (LS).
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CN10 Note: The SIM card sockets do not support hot-plug. Please make sure to unplug the system power before inserting the SIM card(s). 2.2.9 Ethernet Port Reset DVI-D LAN 2 LAN 1 SIM 1 SIM 2 SIM 3 WLAN CFast DVI-I There are 2 8-pin RJ-45 jacks supporting 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet connections in the front side.
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Each LAN port is supported by standard RJ-45 connector with LED indicators to present Active/ Link/ Speed status of the connection. The LED indicator on the right bottom corner lightens in solid green when the cable is properly connected to a 100 Mbps Ethernet network; The LED indicator on the right bottom corner lightens in solid orange when the cable is properly connected to a 1000Mbps Ethernet network;...
2.3 Rear Panel I/O and Functions 2.3.1 Power Terminal Block PoE+ PoE+ DC-IN Isolated COM 1 COM 3 PIN 1 ~ 8 PIN 11 ~ 18 COM 2 COM 4 LAN 3 LAN 5 LAN 4 LAN 6 On / Off Power Switch This system supports 6V to 36V DC power input by terminal block in the rear side.
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2.3.3 Isolated DIO PoE+ PoE+ DC-IN Isolated COM 1 COM 3 PIN 1 ~ 8 PIN 11 ~ 18 COM 2 COM 4 LAN 3 LAN 5 LAN 4 LAN 6 On / Off Power Switch There is a 16-bit (8-bit DI, 8-bit DO) connectors in the rear side. DI/DIO support NPN(sink) and PNP(Source) mode, Each DI channel is equipped with a photocouper for isolated protection.
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Sink Mode (NPN) Power DIO Connector Supply DI_COM (Pin 9) 6-48V DC DI (Pin1-8) Source Mode (PNP) Power DIO Connector Supply DI_COM (Pin 9) 6-48V DC DI (Pin1-8) DO Jumper Setting Table: Jumper Setting Status NPN (Sink Mode): DIO1 1-2 (Default) Max.
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2.3.4 Serial Port PoE+ PoE+ DC-IN Isolated COM 1 COM 3 PIN 1 ~ 8 PIN 11 ~ 18 COM 2 COM 4 LAN 3 LAN 5 LAN 4 LAN 6 On / Off Power Switch Serial port 1 to 4 (COM 1 to 4) can be configured for RS-232, RS-422, or RS- 485 with auto flow control communication.
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2.3.5 PoE (Power over Ethernet) Ports PoE+ PoE+ DC-IN Isolated COM 1 COM 3 PIN 1 ~ 8 PIN 11 ~ 18 COM 2 COM 4 LAN 3 LAN 5 LAN 4 LAN 6 On / Off Power Switch There are 4 RJ45 connectors in the rear side of Echo-236F. It supports IEEE 802.3at (PoE ) Power over Ethernet (PoE) connection delivering up to 37W/ 54V per port and 1000BASE-T GigE data signals over standard Ethernet Cat...
POE LED LED Color POE Status LED 3 - 6 Solid Green POE ON 2.4 Main Board Expansion Connectors 2.4.1 Top View of Echo-236F Main Board With Connector Location M2 CN1 FAN1 SATA2 SATA1 CN14 Battery Mini PCIe 1 SATA3 SUMITB CN37 BIOS...
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2.4.2 Bottom View of Echo-236F Main Board With Connector Location CN10 2.4.3 Miscellaneous Pin Header 2.0mm 2x4p header This pin header can be used as a backup for following functions, hard drive LED indicator, reset button, power LED indicator, and power-on/ off button, which already can be accessed by front panel and top panel.
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FP_RST_BTN_N RESET BUTTON Ground PWR_LED_P POWER LED PWR_LED_N FP_PWR_BTN_IN POWER BUTTON Ground 2.4.4 SATA III Connector There are 3 onboard high performance Serial ATA III (SATA III) on Echo-236F. It supports higher storage capacity with less cabling effort and smaller required space.
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2.4.5 SATA Power Connector The Echo-236F also equip with a SATA power connector. The one port supports 5V (Up to 2A) and 12V (Up to 2A) current to the hard drive or SSD. The pin assignments of J3 , J4 are listed in the following table: Pin No.
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Model No. Definition S20 / S30 16GB M2DOM 3ME3 S20 / S30 32GB S20 / S30 64GB 128GB 2.4.7 Internal USB CN14 The USB 3.0 connections available supporting up to 5GB per second data rate. It also compliant with the requirements of SuperSpeed (SS), high speed (HS), full speed (FS) and low speed (LS).
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2.4.10 SUMIT A, SUMIT B This system have standard SUMITA and SUMITB for SUMIT type add on cards. SUMITB SUMITA SUMIT A Pin Out: Pin No. Function Pin No. Function +5V_AUX +12V +3.3V SMB_DATA +3.3V XMB_CLK Reserved Reserved Reserved SPI_MISO USB_OC# SPI_MOSI Reserved...
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+3.3V +3.3V +3.3V +5V_AUX 2.4.11 Mini PCIe Standard full length Mini PCIe slot: Mini PCIe 1 Mini PCIe 2 Mini PCIe 3 Pin Out: Pin No. Function Pin No. Function Reserved +3.3Vaux Reserved Reserved +1.5V Reserved Reserved Reserved +3.3Vaux Reserved +3.3Vaux USB_D+ USB_D-...
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SMB_CLK +1.5V PERn0 PERp0 +3.3Vaux PERST# Reserved reserved Reserved Mechanical Key UIM_VPP REFCLK+ UIM_RESET REFCLK- UIM_CLK UIM_DATA CLKREQ# UIM_PWR Reserved 1.5V Reserved WAKE# 3.3Vaux 2.4.12 RTC Battery The system’s real-time clock is powered by a lithium battery. It is equipped with Panasonic BR2032 190mAh lithium battery.
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2.4.13 FAN Header FAN power connector supports for additional thermal requirements. The pin assignments of FAN 1 are shown in the following diagram: Pin out: Pin No. Function Pin No. Function +12V (1.5A max) Fan speed sensor Fan PWM 2.4.14 LPC Port 80 Header The system's provide a LPC Port 80 Header for debug card.
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2.4.15 Speed LED Header The system's provide a LPC Port 80 Header for debug card. Pin out: Pin No. Function Pin No. Function LAN3 LINK100# LAN5 LINK100# LAN4 LINK100# LAN6 LINK100# LAN3 LINK1000# LAN5 LINK1000# LAN4 LINK1000# LAN6 LINK1000# LAN3 ACT# LAN5 ACT#...
2.5 Main Board Jumper & Deep Switch Settings 2.5.1 Top View of Echo-236F With Jumper and Deep Switch CN14 The figure below is the top view of the system board, and it shows the location of the jumpers and the switches. You may configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers.
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2.5.2 USB Power Jumper Jumper Setting Function Non Wake Up support Supported Wake Up (Default) 2.5.3 COM Port RI pin Select Pin Header Pin No. Description +5V (1A max.) COM1 +12V (0.5A max.) RI (Default) Pin Header Pin No. Description +5V (1A max.) COM2 +12V (0.5A max.)
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Pin Header Pin No. Description +5V (1A max.) COM4 +12V (0.5A max.) RI (Default) 2.5.5 POE Power ON Select Jumper Setting Function POE power on at standby power ready POE power on after system power on (Default) 2.5.6 CMOS & ME Clear Jumper Setting Function...
Jumper Setting Function *Normal (Default) Clear ME 2.6 Ignition Control Echo-236F series provides ignition power control feature for in-vehicle applications. The built-in MCU monitors the ignition signal and turns on/off the system according to pre-defined on/off delay periods. 2.6.1 Adjust Ignition Control Modes Echo-236F series provides 16 modes of different power on/off delay periods adjustable via SW5 switch.
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The modes are listed in the following table: Item Power on delay Power off delay Switch Position ATX mode No delay No delay No delay 5 seconds No delay 10 seconds No delay 20 seconds 5 seconds 30 seconds 5 seconds 60 seconds 5 seconds 90 seconds...
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2.6.2 Ignition Control Wiring To activate ignition control, you need to provide IGN signal via the 3-pin pluggable terminal block located in the back panel. It is below the general wiring configuration. Pin No. Definition Ignition (IGN) External Power S/W + External Power S/W + For testing purpose, you can refer to the picture above to simulate ignition signal input controlled by a latching switch.
SYSTEM SETUP 3.1 How to Open Your Echo-236F 3.1.1 Echo-236F R Series Step 1 Remove front panel six KHS#6-32 screws then pick up front panel. Step 2 Remove rear panel five KHS#6-32 screws. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
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3.1.2 Echo236-F/ G/ PoE Serise Step 1 Remove front panel six KHS#6-32 screws then pick up front panel. Step 2 Remove rear panel five KHS#6-32 screws. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
3.2 Installing CPU Step 1 Remove one F #6-32 and pick up chock bracket. Step 2 Remove eleven PH-M3 screws and pick up mother board. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
3.6 Installing CFast Card Step 1 Remove two F-M3x4 screws on CFast Card and SIM Card cover from the front panel. Step 2 Remove CFast Card and SIM Card cover. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
3.7 Installing SIM Card Step 1 Remove two F-M3x4 screws on CFast Card and SIM Card cover from the front panel. Step 2 Remove CFast Card and SIM Card cover. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
3.10 Mounting Your Echo236 3.10.1 Wall Mount Bracket Step 1 Ensure the screw holes on the right and left side of the upper case match the ones on Echo236 wall mount bracket. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
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3.10.3 Din Rail Kit Step 1 Echo236 and Din Rail Kit. Step 2 Take Echo236 and VESA Mount with fasten four KHS#6-32 screws HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
BIOS SETUP 4.1 BIOS Settings Figure 4-1: Entering Setup Screen BIOS provides an interface for users to check and change system configuration. The BIOS setup program is accessed by pressing the <Del> key when POST display output is shown. BIOS AND DRIVER SETTING...
4.2 Main Figure 4-2: BIOS Main Menu The main menu displays BIOS version and system information. There are two options on the main menu, system date and system time. System Date Set the date. Use <Tab> to switch between date elements. System Time Set the time.
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4.3.1 ACPI Settings Figure 4 3-1: ACPI Settings Enable Hibernation Enables or disables system's ability to hibernate (OS/S4 sleep state). This option may not be effective with some OS. ACPI Sleep State Selects the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the SUSPEND button is pressed.
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4.3.3 PCH-FW Configuration Figure 4 3-3: PCH-FW Settings ME Unconfig on RTC Clear State Disabling this option will cause ME not to unconfigure on RTC clear. ME State Set ME to Soft temporarily disabled. 4.3.4 SMART Settings Figure 4 3-4: SMART Settings SMART Self Test Run SMART self test on all HDDs during POST.
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Serial Port 3 Configuration Set parameters of serial port 3 (COM3). Serial Port 4 Configuration Set parameters of serial port 4 (COM4). 4.3.6 Hardware Monitor Figure 4 3-6: Hardware Monitor Settings The IT8786 SIO features an enhanced hardware monitor providing thermal, fan speed, and system voltages' status monitoring.
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4.3.8 CPU Configuration Figure 4 3-8: CPU Function Settings Hyper-threading Enabled for Windows XP and Linux (OS optimized for Hyper-Threading Technology) and disabled for other OS (OS not optimized for Hyper-Threading Technology). When disabled, only one thread per core is enabled. Active Processor Cores Number of cores to enable in each processor package.
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CPU C state Enable or disable CPU C states. Enhanced C-states Enable/disable C1E. When enabled, CPU will switch to minimum speed when all cores enter C-State. Package C State limit Package C State limit. Intel TXT(LT) Support Enables or disables Intel (R) TXT (LT) support. 4.3.9 Intel TXT Information Figure 4 3-9: Intel TXT Information Display Intel TXT information.
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SATA Controller(s) Enable or disable SATA Device. SATA Mode Selection Determines how SATA controller(s) operate. Software Feature Mask Configuration RAID OROM/RST driver will refer to the SWFM configuration to enable or disable the storage features. Aggressive LPM Support Enable PCH to aggressively enter link power state. SATA Controller Speed Indicates the maximum speed the SATA controller can support.
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4.3.12 CSM Configuration Figure 4 3-12: CSM Settings CSM Support Enable/disable CSM support GateA20 Active UPON REQUEST - GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services. ALWAYS - do not allow GA20 to be disabled; this option is useful when any RT code is executed above 1MB.
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4.3.13 USB Configuration Figure 4 3-13: USB Settings Legacy USB Support Enables Legacy USB support. AUTO option disables Legacy support if no USB devices are connected. DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications. XHCI Hand-off This is a workaround for OS-es without XHCI hand-off support. The XHCI ownership change should be claimed by XHCI driver.
4.4 Chipset Figure 4-4: BIOS Chipset Menu System Agent (SA) Configuration System Agent (SA) parameters. PCH-IO Configuration PCH parameters. GPIOManager Configuration GPIOManager parameters. 4.4.1 System Agent (SA) Configuration Figure 4-4-1: System Agent Settings VT-d VT-d capability. GMM Device (B0:D8:F0) Enable/disable SA GMM device. Above 4GB MMIO BIOS assignment Enable/disable above 4GB MemoryMappedIO BIOS assignment.
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4.4.2 Graphics Configuration Figure 4-4-2: Graphics Settings GTT Size Select the GTT Size. Aperture Size Select the Aperture Size. Note: Above 4GB MMIO BIOS assignment is automatically enabled when selecting 2048MB aperture. To use this feature, please disable CSM Support. DVMT Pre-Allocated Select DVMT 5.0 Pre-Allocated (Fixed) Graphics Memory size used by the Internal Graphics Device.
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4.4.4 Memory Information Figure 4-4-4: Memory Information Displays memory information. 4.4.5 PCH-IO Configuration Figure 4-4-5: PCH-IO Settings PCH LAN Controller Enable or disable onboard NIC. Wake on LAN Enable or disable integrated LAN to wake the system. (The wake On LAN cannot be disabled if ME is on at Sx state.) Serial IRQ Mode Configure serial IRQ mode.
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4.4.6 PCI Express Configuration Figure 4-4-6: PCH-IO Settings DMI Link ASPM Control Enable/disable the control of active state power management on SA side of the DMI link. Native PCIE Enable PCI Express Native Support Enable/Disable. This feature is available in vista and beyond Windows OS.
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4.4.8 SB Porting Configuration of PCH-IO Figure 4-4-8: RAID ROM Settings SATA RAID ROM Legacy ROM: Legacy option ROM UEFI Driver: UEFI Raid Driver Both: Run the Legacy Option ROM and UEFI driver. 4.4.9 GPIO Manager Configuration Figure 4-4-9: GPIO Manager Settings VGA Enable Enable: VGA display output enabled Disable: VGA display output disabled...
4.5 Security Figure 4-5: BIOS Security Menu Administrator Password Set administrator password. User Password Set user password. 4.5.1 HDD Security Configuration Figure 4-5-1: HDD Security Settings Set User Password Set HDD user password. *** Advisable to power cycle system after setting hard disk passwords *** Discard or save changes option in setup does not have any impact on HDD when password is set or removed.
4.6 Boot Figure 4-6: BIOS Boot Menu Setup Prompt Timeout Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting. Bootup NumLock State Select the keyboard NumLock state. Quiet Boot Enables or disables Quiet Boot option. Boot Option #x Sets the system boot order.
4.7 Save & Exit Figure 4-7: Bios Save and Exit Menu Save Changes and Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes. Discard Changes and Exit Exit system setup without saving any changes. Save Changes and Reset Reset the system after saving the changes. Discard Changes and Reset Reset system setup without saving any changes.
APPENDIX A : Isolated DIO Guide A.1 IO Pin Definition GPIO Pin Base Address Usage 70 ~ 77 0xA06 80 ~ 87 0xA07 A.2 Function Description The Echo236 offers a 16-bit DIO (8-DI/ 8-DO) 20-pin terminal block connector. Each bit of DI and DO equipped with a photo-coupler for isolated protection. All IO pins are fixed by Hardware design and cannot change in/out direction in runtime process.
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A.3 DIO Signal Circuit DI reference circuit: Sink Mode (NPN) Power DIO Connector Supply DI_COM (Pin 9) 6-48V DC DI (Pin1-8) Source Mode (PNP) Power DIO Connector Supply DI_COM (Pin 9) 6-48V DC DI (Pin1-8) DO reference circuit: Sink Mode Device DIO Connector (NPN, Default)
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A.4 Software Package contain There are two folders with the following inside: ● Driver folder includes x32 & x64 versions ● Runtime folder includes DLL and header file for software developer or system integration ● Sample folder includes sample program A.5 Driver Install In Driver folder, you can find the files below inside.
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A.6 DIO Demo Tool Execute DIO demo tool. Operation on DIO demo tool utility. Operation on DIO / WDT / PoE Demo tool utility. Click “Read” Button to get value; Input any number in Write and Write Mask textbox, and click “Write” Button to set value. On DIO Panel, Check the DO circuit for “NPN”...
APPENDIX B : GPIO - WDT Functions B.1 IOMem.Dll API Kernel access for GPIO, WDT & POE. int Outp(unsigned int Port, unsigned char Value); Description: Set Byte-Data to Port. Return: if success return 1; else return 0. unsigned char Inp(unsigned int Port); Description: Get Byte-Data from Port.
APPENDIX C : RAID Functions C.1 SATA Mode for RAID Please select SATA device to RAID mode on BIOS menu. Advanced → SATA Configuration → SATA Mode Selection C.2 OS Installation Echo236 is featured with seven SATA, include two internal SATA, two mSATA, 1 SATA DOM, 1 M2DOM, and 1 CFast.
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C.4 Install “Intel Rapid Storage Technology” Software You can get the software on Echo236 driver CD. Also, you can find latest information and software directly from Intel website. http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/highlights/chpsts/imsm The RAID environment has been done if you completed the steps above. C.5 Insert SATA HDD for RAID 1 Please notice, you can use seven SATA ports for SATA storage devices.
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C.7 Disk Management : Partition the Disk After RAID 1 volume created, you can see the figure of SATA device allocation. You will find “Volume_0000” in SATA device at BIOS menu. To start Disk Management tool, select "initialize disk." Then add “Logical Device” for Windows access. C.8 If One SATA HDD on RAID Volume is Out-of-use After RAID 1 volume created, you can see the figure of SATA device allocation.
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C.9 Recovery and Auto Re-build When Use the SAME RAID HDD C.10 Recovery and Auto Re-build When Use DIFFERENT RAID HDD There is a warning will pop-up to ask you if the disk is not a member of original RAID volume. If you press “Rebuild”, it will replace the broken SATA HDD to the last one SATA HDD of RAID volume.
APPENDIX D : Power Consumption Testing Board Echo236 16GB X 2 USB-1 USB Keyboard Logitech K120 USB-2 USB Mouse Microsoft 1113 USB-3 USB Flash Transcend 3.0 8GB USB-4 USB Flash Transcend 3.0 8GB CFAST Transcend CFX600 SATA 0 Transcend SSD370 64GB SATA 1 TOSHIBA SSD 64GB LAN 1 (i219)
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™ D.1 Intel® Core i7-6700@3.4GHz (8M Cache, 4.0 GHz) Power on and boot to Win7 64bit Idle Status : Standby Mode CPU usage less 3% Power Input Current Consumption Current Consumption Core™ i7- 0.984A 05.90W 3.166A 19.00W 6700 Core™ i7- 0.650A 05.85W 2.391A...
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™ D.2 Intel® Core i5-6500TE@2.3GHz (6M Cache, 4.0 GHz) Power on and boot to Win7 64bit Idle Status : Standby Mode CPU usage less 3% Power Input Current Consumption Current Consumption Core™ i5- 1.057A 06.34W 3.497A 20.98W 6500TE Core™ i5- 0.693A 06.24W 2.263A...
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™ D.3 Intel® Core i3-6100@3.7GHz (3M Cache, 3.70 GHz) Power on and boot to Win7 64bit Idle Status : Standby Mode CPU usage less 3% Power Input Current Consumption Current Consumption Core™ i3- 1.196A 07.18W 3.504A 21.02W 6100 Core™ i3- 0.773A 06.96W 2.313A...
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