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  • Page 1 NANO840/842 ® Intel Atom Processor E3845/E3827 ® ® Intel Celeron Processor J1900/N2807 Nano-ITX Board User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Disclaimers

    Axiomtek does not make any commitment to update the information in this manual. Axiomtek reserves the right to change or revise this document and/or product at any time without notice. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Axiomtek Co., Ltd.

  • Page 3: Esd Precautions

     Wear a wrist-grounding strap, available from most electronic component stores, when handling boards and components. Trademarks Acknowledgments Axiomtek is a trademark of Axiomtek Co., Ltd. ® Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. AMI is trademark of American Megatrend Inc.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Disclaimers ..................... ii ESD Precautions ................... iii Chapter 1 Introduction ..........1 Features ....................2 Specifications ..................2 Utilities Supported ................4 Chapter 2 Board and Pin Assignments ....5 Board Dimensions and Fixing Holes ..........5 Board Layout ..................
  • Page 5 Microprocessors ................23 BIOS ....................23 System Memory ................. 23 I/O Port Address Map ................ 24 Interrupt Controller (IRQ) Map ............25 Memory Map ..................31 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Setup Utility ......33 Starting ....................33 Navigation Keys ................33 Main Menu ..................
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  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Both of them deliver outstanding system performance through high-bandwidth interfaces, multiple I/O functions for interactive applications and various embedded computing solutions. The NANO840/842 have one 204-pin SO-DIMM socket for single channel DDR3L 1333/1066MHz memory with maximum capacity up to 8GB. It also features two Gigabit/Fast Ethernet ports, one SATA port with transfer rate up to 3Gb/s, five USB 2.0, one USB 3.0, and...

  • Page 8: Features

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board Features ®  NANO840 - Intel Atom quad core E3845 (1.91GHz) and dual core E3827 (1.75GHz) ® ®  NANO842 - Intel Celeron quad core J1900 (2GHz) and dual core N2807 (1.58GHz)  1 DDR3L SO-DIMM supports up to 8GB memory capacity ...
  • Page 9 NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board  Display  One 15-pin D-Sub as VGA connector.  One 2x20-pin connector for 18/24-bit single/dual channel LVDS and one 8-pin inverter connector. LVDS resolution is up to 1920x1200 in 24-bit dual channels.  One HDMI. ...

  • Page 10: Utilities Supported

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board Utilities Supported  Chipset and graphics driver  Ethernet driver  Audio driver  XHCI driver  Sideband Fabric Device  Trusted Execution Engine Introduction...

  • Page 11: Board And Pin Assignments

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board Chapter 2 Board and Pin Assignments Board Dimensions and Fixing Holes Top View Board and Pin Assignments...
  • Page 12 NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board Bottom View Side View Board and Pin Assignments...

  • Page 13: Board Layout

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board Board Layout SATA1 CN4 CN5 CN14 CN18 CN16 CN19 CN13 CN12 CN17 Top View Side View Board and Pin Assignments...
  • Page 14 NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board Bottom View Board and Pin Assignments...

  • Page 15: Jumper Settings

    And remove jumper clip from 2 jumper pins to open. Below illustration shows how to set up jumper. Properly configure jumper settings on the NANO840/842 to meet your application purpose. Below you can find a summary table of all jumpers and onboard default settings.

  • Page 16: Com1 Data/Power Selection (Jp1)

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board 2.3.1 COM1 Data/Power Selection (JP1) The COM1 port has +5V level power capability on DCD and +12V level on RI by setting this jumper. When COM1 is set to +5V or +12V level, please make sure its communication mode is RS-232 (see section 2.3.2).

  • Page 17: Lvds Voltage Selection (Jp8)

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board 2.3.5 LVDS Voltage Selection (JP8) The board supports voltage selection for flat panel displays. Use JP8 to set LVDS connector (CN10) pin 1~6 VCCM to +3.3V, +5V or +12V voltage level. To prevent hardware damage, before connecting please make sure that input voltage of the flat panel is correct.

  • Page 18: Connectors

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board Connectors Signals go to other parts of the system through connectors. Loose or improper connection might cause problems, please make sure all connectors are properly and firmly connected. Here is a summary table which shows all connectors on the hardware.

  • Page 19: Digital I/O Connector (Cn1)

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board 2.4.1 Digital I/O Connector (CN1) The board is equipped with an 8-channel digital I/O connector that meets requirements for a system customary automation control. The digital I/O can be configured to control cash drawers and sense warning signals from an Uninterrupted Power System (UPS), or perform store security control.

  • Page 20: Sata Power Connector (Cn4)

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board 2.4.3 SATA Power Connector (CN4) This is a 4-pin p=2.5mm wafer connector which is complaint with JST B4B-XH-K-S for interfacing to SATA 2.5" HDD power supply. Signal +12V level +5V level 2.4.4 Fan Connector (CN5) This is a 3-pin p=2.54mm wafer connector which is complaint with Molex 5045 for fan interface.

  • Page 21: Front Panel Connector (Cn9)

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board 2.4.7 Front Panel Connector (CN9) Signal PWRLED+ EXT SPK- N.C. Buzzer PWRLED- N.C. N.C. EXT SPK+ PWRSW- PWRSW+ HW RST- HW RST+ HDDLED- HDDLED+ Power LED Pin 1 connects anode(+) of LED and pin 5 connects cathode(-) of LED. The power LED lights up when the system is powered on.

  • Page 22: Lvds Connector (Cn10)

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board 2.4.8 LVDS Connector (CN10) This board has a 2x20-pin connector for LVDS LCD interface. It is strongly recommended to use the matching JST SHDR-40VS-B connector for LVDS interface. Pin 1~6 VCCM can be set to +3.3V, +5V or +12V by setting JP8 (see section 2.3.5).
  • Page 23 NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board 24-bit single channel 18-bit dual channel Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C. 10 GND 10 GND 11 N.C.

  • Page 24: Internal Usb Connector (Cn11)

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board 2.4.9 Internal USB Connector (CN11) This is a 2x5-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector for installing versatile USB 2.0 compliant interface peripherals. The CN11 is designed with +5V level standby power which can provide power when system is in suspend mode.

  • Page 25: Vga Connector (Cn14)

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board CN13 (for LAN2, USB 2.0 port 4 and 5): LAN Signal LAN Signal MDI0+ MDI2- MDI0- MDI1- MDI1+ MDI3+ MDI2+ MDI3- 100 LAN LED (Green) / 1000 LAN LED (Orange) Active LED (Yellow) USB Signal USB Signal...

  • Page 26: Audio Jack (Cn17)

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board 2.4.13 Audio Jack (CN17) This is audio jack with HD audio support. Install audio driver, and then attach audio devices to CN17. Pin Color Signal Green Line_OUT Pink Mic_IN 2.4.14 HDMI Connector (CN18) The HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact digital interface which is capable of transmitting high-definition video and high-resolution audio over a single cable.

  • Page 27: Sata Connector (Sata1)

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board 2.4.16 SATA Connector (SATA1) This connector is for high-speed Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Serial ATA or SATA) interface. It is a computer bus interface for connecting to devices such as hard disk drive. Signal SATA_TX+ SATA_TX- SATA_RX- SATA_RX+ 2.4.17...

  • Page 28: Half-Size Pci-Express Mini Card Connector (Scn2)

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board 2.4.18 Half-size PCI-Express Mini Card Connector (SCN2) This is a half-size PCI-Express Mini Card connector on the bottom side applying to either PCI-Express or USB 2.0. It also complies with PCI-Express Mini Card Spec. V1.2. Signal Signal WAKE# +3.3VSB...

  • Page 29: Chapter 3 Hardware Description

    CPU from damages. BIOS The NANO840/842 uses AMI Plug and Play BIOS with a single SPI Flash. System Memory The NANO840/842 supports one 204-pin DDR3L SO-DIMM socket for maximum memory capacity up to 8GB DDR3L SDRAMs.

  • Page 30: I/O Port Address Map

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board I/O Port Address Map ® ® ® The Intel Atom E3845/E3827 and Intel Celeron J1900/N2807 processors communicate via I/O ports. Hardware Description...

  • Page 31: Interrupt Controller (Irq) Map

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board Interrupt Controller (IRQ) Map The interrupt controller (IRQ) mapping list is shown as follows: Hardware Description...
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  • Page 37: Memory Map

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board Memory Map The memory mapping list is shown as follows: Hardware Description...
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  • Page 39: Ami Bios Setup Utility

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Setup Utility The AMI UEFI BIOS provides users with a built-in setup program to modify basic system configuration. All configured parameters are stored in a flash chip to save the setup information whenever the power is turned off. This chapter provides users with detailed description about how to set up basic system configuration through the AMI BIOS setup utility.
  • Page 40 NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board Hot Keys Description  Left/Right The Left and Right <Arrow> keys allow you to select a setup screen. The Up and Down <Arrow> keys allow you to select a setup screen or  Up/Down sub-screen. The Plus and Minus <Arrow> keys allow you to change the field value of a +...

  • Page 41: Main Menu

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board Main Menu When you first enter the setup utility, you will enter the Main setup screen. You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab. System Time/Date can be set up as described below.

  • Page 42: Advanced Menu

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board Advanced Menu The Advanced menu also allows users to set configuration of the CPU and other system devices. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: ►...
  • Page 43 NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board  Trusted Computing This screen provides function for specifying the TPM settings. Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device. The default setting is Disabled. TPM State Once the Security Device Support is Enabled, TPM can be used by the operating system.
  • Page 44 NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board  ACPI Settings You can use this screen to select options for the ACPI configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
  • Page 45 NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board  F81803 Super IO Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Super IO Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
  • Page 46 NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board  Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port Enable or disable serial port 1. The optimal setting for base I/O address is 3F8h and for interrupt request address is IRQ4.  Serial Port 2 Configuration Serial Port Enable or disable serial port 2. The optimal setting for base I/O address is 2F8h and for interrupt request address is IRQ3.
  • Page 47 NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board  Hardware Monitor This screen monitors hardware health status. This screen displays the temperature of system and CPU, system voltages (VCore and 5VSB). AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 48 NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board  CPU Configuration This screen shows the CPU information, and you can change the value of the selected option. Intel Virtualization Technology Enable or disable Intel Virtualization Technology. When enabled, a VMM (Virtual Machine Mode) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities. It allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications independently, hence enabling a computer system to work as several virtual systems.
  • Page 49 NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board  IDE Configuration In the IDE Configuration menu, you can see the currently installed hardware in the SATA ports. During system boot up, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. Serial-ATA (SATA) Enable or disable the SATA controller feature. The default is Enabled.
  • Page 50 NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board MiniCard Switch This option appears only after SATA port is enabled. The default is PCIE. If you want to insert mSATA card to SCN1 (see section 2.4.18), please change setting to mSATA. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 51 NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board  USB Configuration USB Devices Display all detected USB devices. Legacy USB Support Use this item to enable or disable support for USB device on legacy operating system. The default setting is Enabled. Auto option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected.
  • Page 52 NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board  Utility Configuration BIOS Flash Utility BIOS flash utility configuration. For more detailed information, please refer to Appendix C. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...

  • Page 53: Chipset Menu

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board Chipset Menu The Chipset menu allows users to change the advanced chipset settings. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: ► North Bridge ►...
  • Page 54 NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board  North Bridge This screen shows system memory information and allows users to configure parameters of North Bridge chipset. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 55 NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board LVDS Panel Type Select LVDS panel resolution; see the selection options in image above. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 56 NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board  South Bridge This screen allows users to configure parameters of South Bridge chipset. Audio Controller Control detection of the HD Audio device. - Disabled: Audio device will be unconditionally disabled. - Enabled: Audio device will be unconditionally enabled.

  • Page 57: Security Menu

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board Security Menu The Security menu allows users to change the security settings for the system.  Administrator Password This item indicates whether an administrator password has been set (installed or uninstalled).  User Password This item indicates whether a user password has been set (installed or uninstalled).

  • Page 58: Boot Menu

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board Boot Menu The Boot menu allows users to change boot options of the system.  Setup Prompt Timeout Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting.  Bootup NumLock State Use this item to select the power-on state for the NumLock.
  • Page 59 NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board  OS Selection ® ® Use this item to select Windows 8.x or Windows 7 operating system. The default is ® Windows 8.x.  Legacy PXE OpROM Use this item to enable or disable the boot ROM function of the onboard LAN chip when the system boots up.

  • Page 60: Save & Exit Menu

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board Save & Exit Menu The Save & Exit menu allows users to load your system configuration with optimal or fail-safe default values.  Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes, select this option to leave Setup and return to Main Menu.
  • Page 61 NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board Discard Changes  Select this option to quit Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration. Select Discard Changes from the Save & Exit menu and press <Enter>. Select Yes to discard changes.  Restore Defaults It automatically sets all Setup options to a complete set of default settings when you select this option.
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  • Page 63: Appendix A Watchdog Timer

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board Appendix A Watchdog Timer A.1 About Watchdog Timer Software stability is major issue in most application. Some embedded systems are not watched by operator for 24 hours. It is usually too slow to wait for someone to reboot when computer hangs.

  • Page 64: A.3 Sample Program

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board A.3 Sample Program Assembly sample code : ;Enable WDT: dx,2Eh al,87 ;Un-lock super I/O dx,al dx,al ;Select Logic device: dx,2Eh al,07h dx,al dx,2Fh al,07h dx,al ;Enable WDT base address: dx,2Eh al,30h dx,al dx,2Fh al,01h dx,al ;Activate WDT:...
  • Page 65 NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board If N=79h, the time base is set to minute. M = time value 00: Time-out disable 01: Time-out occurs after 1 minute 02: Time-out occurs after 2 minutes 03: Time-out occurs after 3 minutes FFh: Time-out occurs after 255 minutes...
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  • Page 67: Appendix B Digital I/O

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board Appendix B Digital I/O B.1 Digital I/O Software Programming  C to GPIO PCA9554PW GPIO.  C address: 01001000. Command byte Command Protocol Function Read byte Input port register Read/write byte Output port register Read/write byte Polarity inversion register...
  • Page 68 NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board Register 1: Output port register. This register reflects the outgoing logic levels of the pins defined as outputs by Register 3. Bit values in this register have no effect on pins defined as inputs. Reads from this register return the value that is in the flip-flop controlling the output selection, not the actual pin value.

  • Page 69: Appendix Cbios Flash Utility

    Please read and follow the instructions below carefully. In your USB flash drive, create a new folder and name it “Axiomtek”, see figure below. Copy BIOS ROM file (e.g. NANO84X.005) to “Axiomtek” folder.
  • Page 70 Select the USB drive containing BIOS ROM file you want to update using the <> or <> key. Then press <Enter> to get into “Axiomtek” folder. Now you can see the BIOS ROM file on the screen, press <Enter> to select.
  • Page 71 NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board Please wait while BIOS completes the entire flash update process: erase data, write new data and verify data. 10. When you see the following figure, press <Enter> to finish the update process. After that the system will shut down and restart immediately.
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  • Page 73: Appendix D Window

    NANO840/842 Nano-ITX Board Appendix D ® Window 7 Installation Guide ® Before you install Windows 7, please follow the instructions below: ® Enter BIOS setup utility, and ensure that Boot\OS Selection option is set to Windows (see section 4.7). Save changes and exit BIOS utility.

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