Detailed description of the congatec com-hpc evaluation carrier board for server modules (54 pages)
Summary of Contents for Congatec conga-PA5 Pico-ITX SBC
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Pico-ITX SBC Detailed Description Of The congatec Pico-ITX Based On 5 Generation Intel® Atom®, Celeron® and Pentium® User's Guide Revision 1.12...
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DECLINE ALL LIABILITY for damages, direct or indirect, that result from the use of this software. OEM/ CGUTL BIOS BIOS/UEFI modified by customer via the congatec System Utility (CGUTL) is subject to the same license as the BIOS/UEFI it is based on. You https://www.congatec.com/en/licenses/...
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All congatec GmbH products are created from lead-free components and are completely RoHS compliant. Electrostatic Sensitive Device All congatec GmbH products are electrostatic sensitive devices. They are enclosed in static shielding bags, and shipped enclosed in secondary packaging (protective packaging). The secondary packaging does not provide electrostatic protection.
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(c) arising from course of performance, course of dealing, or usage of trade. congatec GmbH shall in no event be liable to the end user for collateral or consequential damages of any kind. congatec shall not otherwise be liable for loss, damage or expense directly or indirectly arising from the use of the product or from any other cause.
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Trademarks Product names, logos, brands, and other trademarks featured or referred to within this user’s guide, or the congatec website, are the property of their respective trademark holders. These trademark holders are not affiliated with congatec GmbH, our products, or our website.
Additionally, the SBC supports onboard LPDDR4 memory up to 2400 MT/s, maximum system memory capacity of 8 GB, multiple I/O interfaces, up to three independent displays and various congatec embedded features. With smaller board size and lower height keep-out zones, the conga-PA5 SBC provides manufacturers and system designers with the opportunity to design compact systems for space restricted areas.
Thermal and voltage monitoring, RTC Battery, congatec standard BIOS BIOS AMI Aptio ® UEFI 5.x firmware, 8 MB SPI flash with congatec embedded BIOS features. Power ACPI 4.0 compliant with battery support. Also supports Suspend to RAM (S3). Ultra low standby power consumption.
3. Consider also the self-discharge of the battery when calculating the lifetime of the CMOS battery. For more information, refer to application note AN9_RTC_Battery_Lifetime.pdf on congatec GmbH website at www.congatec.com/support/application-notes. 4. We recommend to always have a CMOS battery present when operating the conga-PA5.
1. We recommend a maximum torque of 0.3 Nm for the mounting screws. 2. The gap pad material used on congatec heatspreaders may contain silicon oil that can seep out over time depending on the environmental conditions it is subjected to. For more information about this subject, contact your local congatec sales representative and request the gap pad material manufacturer’s specification.
The commercial conga-PA5 variants provide a DC power jack (X21), protected against short transient overvoltage and ESD. Optionally, the industrial conga-PA5 variants can also provide a DC power jack. Optionally, congatec can also assemble a DC power jack with locking mechanism, including screw type connectors.
If termination is required, a 120Ohm termination must be added externally across pin 4 (RX+) and 5 (RX-). Note congatec offers adapter cables for the COM ports (see section 1.2.3 “Optional Cables) with embedded termination (for RS422 / RS485) and without embedded termination (for RS232).
2. The GbE + cBC UART option requires a customized BIOS. The cBC UART is not fully legacy compatible, only supports TTL, and requires a a special driver to work under Windows . For more information, contact congatec technical support. ®...
The conga-PA5 is equipped with a Texas Instruments Tiva™ TM4E1231H6ZRBI microcontroller. This onboard microcontroller plays an important role for most of the congatec BIOS features. The cBC fully isolates some of the embedded features such as system monitoring, I²C bus from the x86 core architecture.
OEM BIOS Customization The conga-PA5 is equipped with congatec Embedded BIOS, which is based on American Megatrends Inc. Aptio UEFI firmware. The congatec Embedded BIOS allows system designers to modify the BIOS. For more information about customizing the congatec Embedded BIOS, refer to the congatec System Utility user’s guide CGUTLm1x.pdf and can be found on the congatec website or contact technical support.
OEM POST Logo This feature allows system designers to replace the congatec POST logo displayed in the upper left corner of the screen during BIOS POST with their own BIOS POST logo. Use the congatec system utility CGUTIL 1.5.4 or later to replace/add the OEM POST logo.
The architecture of the CGOS API driver provides the ability to write application software that runs unmodified on all congatec CPU modules. All the hardware related code is contained within the congatec embedded BIOS on the module. See section 1.1 of the CGOS API software developers guide, which is available on the congatec website.
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If you do not have access to the restricted area of the congatec website, contact your local congatec sales representative. Navigating the BIOS Setup Menu The BIOS setup menu shows the features and options supported in the congatec BIOS. To access and navigate the BIOS setup menu, press the <DEL> or <F2> key during POST.
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BIOS updates are recommended to correct platform issues or enhance the feature set of the SBC. The conga-PA5 features a congatec/AMI AptioEFI firmware on an onboard flash ROM chip. You can update the firmware with the congatec System Utility. The utility has five versions—...
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