Table Of Contents - Avnet COM Express MSC C6C-AL User Manual

Contents
1 USER INFORMATION ....................................................................................... 8
1.1 About this Manual ............................................................................... 8
1.2 Symbols and Signal Words................................................................. 8
1.3 Table Cells with Gray Text .................................................................. 8
1.4 Intended Use ...................................................................................... 8
1.5 Non-intended use ............................................................................... 9
1.6 Electrostatic Sensitive Device............................................................. 9
1.7 Module Photos .................................................................................. 10
2 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION ............................................................................ 12
2.1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 12
2.2 Key Features .................................................................................... 13
2.3 Block Diagram .................................................................................. 14
2.4 COM Express Implementation .......................................................... 15
2.5 Functional Units ................................................................................ 17
2.6 Power Supply .................................................................................... 19
2.7 Power Dissipation ............................................................................. 19
2.7.1 Running Mode ..................................................................................... 19
2.7.2 Power Dissipation (Standby Modes) ................................................... 21
2.8 System Memory ................................................................................ 22
2.9 Mechanical Dimensions .................................................................... 23
2.9.1 Compact module ................................................................................. 23
2.10 Thermal specifications ...................................................................... 24
2.11 Use Conditions ................................................................................. 25
2.12 Signal description ............................................................................. 25
2.12.1 High Definition Audio ........................................................................... 26
2.12.2 Ethernet ............................................................................................... 26
2.12.3 Serial ATA ........................................................................................... 27
2.12.4 PCI Express Lanes .............................................................................. 27
2.12.5 Express Card Support ......................................................................... 28
2.12.6 USB ..................................................................................................... 28
2.12.7 LPC Bus .............................................................................................. 30
2.12.8 LVDS / eDP ......................................................................................... 31
2.12.9 Digital Display Interfaces ..................................................................... 33
2.12.10 Serial Interface Signals........................................................................ 36
2.12.11 Miscellaneous ...................................................................................... 36
2.12.12 Power and System Management ........................................................ 37
2.12.13 General Purpose I/O ........................................................................... 39
2.12.14 SDIO.................................................................................................... 39
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2.12.15 SPI Interface ........................................................................................ 40
2.12.16 Module Type Definition ........................................................................ 41
2.12.17 Power and GND ................................................................................... 42
2.13 Pin List for MSC C6C-AL Module (Type 6) ....................................... 42
3 JUMPERS AND CONNECTORS ...................................................................... 48
3.1 Jumpers ............................................................................................. 48
3.2 Fan Connector ................................................................................... 49
3.3 Camera Connector ............................................................................ 49
4 WATCHDOG..................................................................................................... 50
5 SYSTEM RESOURCES ................................................................................... 51
5.1 PCI IRQ Routing ................................................................................ 51
5.2 SMB Address Map ............................................................................ 52
6 BIOS ................................................................................................................. 53
6.1 Introduction ........................................................................................ 53
6.2 Startup Screen Overview .................................................................. 53
6.3 Activity Detection Background........................................................... 53
6.4 Aptio Setup Utility .............................................................................. 53
6.5 Configuring the System BIOS ........................................................... 53
6.6 BIOS Menu Structure ........................................................................ 53
6.6.1 Menu Bar ............................................................................................. 55
6.6.2 Legend Bar .......................................................................................... 56
6.7 Main Menu ......................................................................................... 57
6.7.1 Board Info ............................................................................................ 58
6.7.2 Hardware Monitoring............................................................................ 59
6.7.3 System Information .............................................................................. 60
6.7.4 Firmware Update ................................................................................. 60
6.7.5 Network Configuration ......................................................................... 62
6.8 Advanced Menu ................................................................................ 63
6.8.1 Trusted Computing (TPM) ................................................................... 64
6.8.2 ACPI Settings ...................................................................................... 65
6.8.3 SMART Settings .................................................................................. 65
6.8.4 Serial Port Console Redirection ........................................................... 65
6.8.5 Console Redirection Submenu ............................................................ 66
6.8.6 CPU Configuration ............................................................................... 68
6.8.7 CPU Power Management Submenu .................................................... 69
6.8.8 AMI Graphic Output Protocol Policy .................................................... 70
6.8.9 PCI Subsystem .................................................................................... 70
6.8.10 Network Stack Configuration ............................................................... 71
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