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USER GUIDE
COMe-mEL10
User Guide Rev. 1.1
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  • Page 1  USER GUIDE COMe-mEL10 User Guide Rev. 1.1 Doc. ID: 1067-7493 www.kontron.com // 1...
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  • Page 3 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1  COME-MEL10 - USER GUIDE Disclaimer Kontron would like to point out that the information contained in this user guide may be subject to alteration, particularly as a result of the constant upgrading of Kontron products. This document does not entail any guarantee on the part of Kontron with respect to technical processes described in the user guide or any product characteristics set out in the user guide.
  • Page 4 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Intended Use THIS DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED SOFTWARE ARE NOT DESIGNED, MANUFACTURED OR INTENDED FOR USE OR RESALE FOR THE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES, THE NAVIGATION, CONTROL OR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR AIRCRAFT OR OTHER TRANSPORTATION, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, LIFE SUPPORT OR LIFE SUSTAINING APPLICATIONS, WEAPONS SYSTEMS, OR ANY OTHER APPLICATION IN A HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT, OR REQUIRING FAIL-SAFE PERFORMANCE, OR IN WHICH THE FAILURE OF PRODUCTS COULD LEAD DIRECTLY TO DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR...
  • Page 5 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Revision History Revision Brief Description of Changes Date of Issue Author/ Editor Initial version 2021-July-23 Added Tjuntion temperature range to Table 5: Processor 2021-Sept-09 Specification Terms and Conditions Kontron warrants products in accordance with defined regional warranty periods. For more information about warranty compliance and conformity, and the warranty period in your region, visit http://www.kontron.com/terms- and-conditions.

  • Page 6: Symbols

    COMe-mEL10 - 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.

  • Page 7: For Your Safety

    COMe-mEL10 – User Guide Rev. 1.1 For Your Safety Your new Kontron product was developed and tested carefully to provide all features necessary to ensure its compliance with electrical safety requirements. It was also designed for a long fault-free life. However, the life expectancy of your product can be drastically reduced by improper treatment during unpacking and installation.

  • Page 8: Lithium Battery Precautions

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Lithium Battery Precautions If your product is equipped with a lithium battery, take the following precautions when replacing the battery. Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced incorrectly.  Replace only with same or equivalent battery type recommended by the manufacturer. ...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    COMe-mEL10 - 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 ..............................
  • Page 10 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 2.5.5. Temperature Sensors ..................................31 2.5.6. On-Module Fan Connector ................................32 2.6. Environmental Specification................................32 2.7. Standards and Certifications ................................33 2.7.1. MTBF ......................................... 33 2.8. Mechanical Specification ..................................35 2.8.1. Module Dimensions ..................................... 35 2.8.2.

  • Page 11: List Of Tables

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 6.5. The uEFI Shell ......................................86 6.5.1. Entering the uEFI Shell ..................................86 6.5.2. Exiting the uEFI Shell ................................... 86 6.6. uEFI Shell Scripting ....................................87 6.6.1. Startup Scripting ....................................87 6.6.2. Create a Startup Script ..................................87 6.6.3.
  • Page 12 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Figure 3: Block Diagram COMe-mEL10 ..............................18 Figure 4: Module Temperature Sensors ..............................31 Figure 5: Fan Connector 3-Pin ..................................32 Figure 6: MTBF De-rating Values ................................34 Figure 7: Module Dimensions ..................................35 Figure 8: Module and Carrier Height .................................

  • Page 13: 1/ Introduction

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 1/ Introduction This user guide describes the COMe-mEL10 module made by Kontron and focuses on describing the modules special features. Kontron recommends users to study this user guide before powering on the module. 1.1. Product Description The COMe-mEL10 is small form factor COM Express®...

  • Page 14: Product Naming Clarification

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Figure 2: COM-mEL10 Bottom Side COMe interface connector (X1A) 4x Mounting points for stand offs eMMC 1.2. Product Naming Clarification COM Express® defines a Computer-On-Module (COM), with all the components necessary for a bootable host computer, packaged as a super component.

  • Page 15: Com Express® Documentation

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 1.3. COM Express® Documentation The COM Express® specification defines the COM Express® module form factor, pinout and signals. For more information about the COM Express® specification, visit the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG®) website.

  • Page 16: 2/ Product Specification

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 2/ Product Specification The COMe-mEL10 is available in different processor, memory and temperature variants to cover demands in performance, price and power. The following tables list the module variants for the commercial and industrial temperature grades.
  • Page 17 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Part Number Carrier Description 34105-0000-00-x COMe RefCarrier-i T10 TNIP COM Express® Reference Carrier-i Type 10 Thin- nano ITX Professional Part Number Heatspreader Description 34013-0000-99-0 HSP COMe-mEL10 (E2) THREAD Heatspreader for COMe-mEL10 commercial and E2, threaded mounting holes 34013-0000-99-1 HSP COMe-mEL10 (E2) THROUGH Heatspreader for COMe-mEL10 commercial and...

  • Page 18: Functional Specification

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 2.3. Functional Specification 2.3.1. Block Diagram Figure 3: Block Diagram COMe-mEL10 LPDDR4-4267 memory down DP++ Gen11 up to 16GB – IB-ECC (DDI0) eDP2LVDS iGFX Intel Atom® x6000E, PTN3460 HSIO Pentium® and Celeron® Series #6,8,9 (not used) USB 2.0 Host...

  • Page 19: Table 5: Processor Specification

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 The following table lists the specification of the COMe-mEL10 processor variants. Table 5: Processor Specification Intel® Celeron® Pentium® Celeron® Pentium® J6413 J6426 N6211 N6415 # of Cores # of Threads Cache 1.5 MByte 1.5 MByte 1.5 MByte 1.5 MByte Base Frequency...

  • Page 20: Platform Controller Hub (Pch)

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Intel® Atom™ Atom® Atom® Atom™ Atom™ Atom™ X6211E X6413E X6425E X6212RE X6414RE X6425RE Premium IO Intel®PSE Intel®PSE Intel®PSE Intel®PSE/TSN Intel®PSE/TSN Intel®PSE/TSN Intel®TCC Intel®TCC Intel®TCC Use Condition Embedded Embedded Embedded Industrial Industrial Industrial Tjunction Min. -40°C -40°C -40°C...

  • Page 21: Graphics (Lvds Or Edp, And Dp++)

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 2.3.5. Graphics (LVDS or eDP, and DP++) The COMe-mEL10 supports up to two simultaneous displays on the Digital Display Interface (DDI), where DDIO (port A) is LVDS by default with the option to overlay to eDP requiring a hardware assembly and DDI1 (port B) supports DP++. The following table lists the display features.

  • Page 22: Usb

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 To change the default PCIe configuration (4x1), a new BIOS version is required. For BIOS version information, visit Kontron’s Customer Section or contact Kontron Support. 2.3.8. USB The COMe-mEL10 supports two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports backwards compatible with USB 2.0 and six dedicated USB 2.0 ports. The USB Client is an option and if implemented one USB 2.0 port is required to support the USB client functionality.

  • Page 23: Sata

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 2.3.9. SATA The COMe-mEL10 supports two SATA high-speed storage interface (6 Gb/s) lanes. The following table lists the SATA connector connections. COMe Connector HSIO lane # HSIO Port Description SATA0 SATA#0 SATA Gen 3, 6 Gb/s SATA1 SATA #1 SATA Gen 3, 6 Gb/s...

  • Page 24: Come High-Speed Serial Interfaces Overview

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 2.3.11. COMe High-speed Serial Interfaces Overview The COMe-mEL10 supports 12 high-speed serial input output lanes for PCIe Gen 3.0, USB 3.1, SATA, GBE and Universal Flash Storage (UFS). The following table lists the high-speed lane combinations. HSIO High-Speed IO Description...

  • Page 25: Features

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 2.3.14. Features The following table lists General, Special and Optional COMe-mEL10 features. General Features On-module and external carrier boot from SPI LPC bus (default) pins shared with eSPI (eSPI overlay on request) LID Signal Supported Sleep Signal Supported...

  • Page 26: Electrical Specification

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 2.4. Electrical Specification The module powers on by connecting to a carrier board via the COMe interface connector. Before connecting the module to the carrier board, ensure that the carrier board is switch off and disconnected from the main power supply at the time of connection.

  • Page 27: Power Management

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 2.4.1.1. Power Supply Voltage Rise Time The input voltage rise time is 0.1 ms to 20 ms from input voltage ≤10% to nominal input voltage. To comply with the ATX specification there must be a smooth and continuous ramp of each DC input voltage from 10 % to 90 % of the DC input voltage final set point.

  • Page 28: Power Supply Modes

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 COMe Signal Description Reset Button When the “SYS_RESET#“ pin is detected active (falling edge triggered), it allows the processor to perform a “graceful” reset, by waiting up to 25 ms for the SMBus (SYS_RESET#) to enter the idle state before forcing a reset, even though activity is still occurring.

  • Page 29: Table 9: Single Power Supply Mode Settings

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 2.4.3.2. Single Power Supply Mode To start the module in single power supply mode, connect VCC power and open PWR-OK at the high level. VCC can be 4.75 V to 20 V. To power on the module from S5 state, press the power button or reconnect VCC. Suspend/Standby states are not supported in single power supply mode.

  • Page 30: Thermal Management

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 2.5. Thermal Management 2.5.1. Heatspreader Plate Assembly and Metal Heat Slug A heatspreader plate (HSP) assembly is NOT a heat sink. The heatspreader plate works as a COM Express® standard thermal interface to be used in conjunction with a heat sink or external cooling devices. External cooling must be provided to maintain the heatspreader plate at proper operating temperatures.

  • Page 31: Temperature Sensors

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 2.5.5. Temperature Sensors The thermal resistor (Figure 4,pos. 2) measures the Multi Chip Package (MCP) temperature. The thermal resistor is not capable of measuring very fast rises and falls in temperature and measurements may show a certain non-linearity. The thermal resistor gives a general indication of the ambient temperature close to the MCP.

  • Page 32: On-Module Fan Connector

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 2.5.6. On-Module Fan Connector The fan connector powers, controls and monitors an external fan. To connect a standard 3-pin connector fan to the module, use Kontron’s fan cable, see Table 4: Accessories. Figure 5: Fan Connector 3-Pin 3-pin fan connector Table 11: Fan Connector (3-Pin) Pin Assignment Signal...

  • Page 33: Standards And Certifications

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 2.7. Standards and Certifications The COMe-mEL10 complies with the following standards and certificates. If modified, the prerequisites for specific approvals may no longer apply. For more information, contact Kontron Support. Table 13: Standards and Certifications Emission EN 55032 Class B Electromagnetic compatibility of multimedia equipment -...

  • Page 34: Figure 6: Mtbf De-Rating Values

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 The MTBF estimated value assumes no fan, but a passive heat sinking arrangement. Estimated RTC battery life (as opposed to battery failures) is not accounted for and needs to be considered separately. Battery life depends on both temperature and operating conditions.

  • Page 35: Mechanical Specification

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 2.8. Mechanical Specification The COMe-mEL10 is compliant with the COM Express® PICMG COM.0 Rev 3.0 mechanical specification. 2.8.1. Module Dimensions The mini module dimensions are 84 mm x 55 mm (3.3“ x 2.17“). Figure 7: Module Dimensions *All dimensions are in mm.

  • Page 36: Module Height

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 2.8.2. Module Height The COM Express® specification defines a module height of approximately 13 mm, when measured from the bottom of the module’s PCB board, to the top of the heatspreader, see Figure 8. The overall height of the module and carrier board depends on the implemented cooling solution.

  • Page 37: 3/ Features And Interfaces

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 3/ Features and Interfaces 3.1. ACPI Power States ACPI enables the system to power down and save power when not required (suspend) and wake up when required (resume). The ACPI controls the power states S0-S5, where S0 has the highest priority and S5 the lowest priority. The COMe-mEL10 supports ACPI 6.0 and the power states S0, S3, S4, S5 only.

  • Page 38: Fast I2C

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 3.4. Fast I2C The fast I2C bus transfer data between components on the same module with transfers at up to 400 kHz clock speeds. The I2C controller supports:  Multi-master transfers  Clock stretching ...

  • Page 39: Lpc

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 3.7. LPC The Low Pin Count (LPC) interface is pin shared with eSPI. The LPC is the default connection to the COMe connector. The signal pin B47 (ESPI_EN#) indicates whether ESPI-mode or LPC-mode is enabled/disabled. In LPC mode “ESPI_EN#”...

  • Page 40: Sdio (Option)

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 3.11. SDIO (option) The SDIO features is supported from the processor. To find out more about SDIO, contact Kontron Support. 3.12. Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) The Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) bus is a synchronous serial data link where devices communicate in master/slave mode, where the master device initiates the data frame.

  • Page 41: Booting The Spi Flash Chip

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 3.12.2. Booting the SPI Flash Chip Initially, the EFI Shell is booted with an USB key containing the binary used to flash the on-module SPI Flash chip. program the external SPI Flash chip on the carrier board with the BIOS binary, use an external programmer. Register for Kontron’s Customer Section to get access to BIOS downloads and PCN service.

  • Page 42: Uart (Option)

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 3.14. UART (option) The UART serial communications interface option supports up to two serial RX/TX ports defined in the COMe specification on pins A98 (SERO_TX) and A99 (SERO_RX) for UART0, and pins A101 (SER1_TX) and A102 (SER1_RX) for UART1.

  • Page 43: 4/ System Resources

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 4/ System Resources 4.1. I2C Bus The following table specifies the devices connected to the accessible I2C bus including the I2C address. The I2C bus is available at the COM Express® connector pin A83, I2C_CK and pin A84, I2C_DAT. Table 19: I2C Bus Port Address 8-bit 7-bit...

  • Page 44: 5/ Come Interface Connector

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 5/ COMe Interface Connector The COMe interface connector (X1A) mounted on the bottom side of the module contains 220-pins with two rows where row A contains pins A1 to A110 and row B contains pins B1 to B110. Figure 10: COMe Interface Connector COMe interface connector (X1A) X1A, Pin B1...

  • Page 45: X1A Signals

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 5.2. X1A Signals The terms used in the connector pin assignment tables and a description of the signal type can be found in Table 21: General Signal Description. If additional information is required refer to the Appendix at the end of this user guide and the PICMG specification COM.0 Rev 3.0 Type 10 standard.

  • Page 46: Come Interface Connector (X1A) Pin Assignment

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 5.3. COMe Interface Connector (X1A) Pin Assignment The following tables list the pin assignment of the 220-pin COMe interface connector X1A (Row A1 to A110) and (Row B1 to B110). 5.3.1. Connector X1A Row A1 - A110 Table 22: Connector X1A Row A1 to A110 Pin Assignment COMe Signal Description...
  • Page 47 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 COMe Signal Description Type Termination Description THRMTRIP# Thermal Trip indicates CPU has entered O-3.3 OD PU 10 kΩ, Thermal trip event thermal shutdown transition to S5 indicator 3.3 V (S0) USB6- USB 2.0 data differential pair port 6 DP-I/O PD 14.25 KΩ...
  • Page 48 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 COMe Signal Description Type Termination Description LVDS_A0+ LVDS channel A DAT0 or EDP Lane 2 DP-O Optional EDP_TX2+ transmit LVDS_A0- Optional EDP_TX2- LVDS_A1+ DP-O Optional EDP_TX1+ LVDS channel A DAT1 or EDP Lane 1 transmit LVDS_A1- Optional EDP_TX1-...

  • Page 49: Connector X1A Row B1 - B110

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 COMe Signal Description Type Termination Description A102 SER1_RX Serial port 1 RXD I-5T PU 47 kΩ, 20 V protection circuit implemented on-module 3.3 V (S0) A103 LID# LID switch input I-3.3 PU 47 KΩ, 3.3 V (S5) A104 VCC_12V...
  • Page 50 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 COMe Signal Description Type Termination Description SMB_DAT SMBus bidirectional data line I/O-3.3 PU 3.74 kΩ 3.3 V (S5) SMB_ALERT# SMBus alert generates a SMI# or I-3.3 PU 10 kΩ, wakes the system 3.3 V (S5) SATA1_TX+ SATA transmit data pair 1 DP-O...
  • Page 51 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 COMe Signal Description Type Termination Description SYS_RESET# Reset button input I-3.3 PU 10 kΩ, 3.3 V (S5) CB_RESET# Carrier board reset O-3.3 PD 10KΩ Resets output from module to carrier board Power Ground PWR GND RSVD Reserved for future use RSVD...
  • Page 52 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 COMe Signal Description Type Termination Description DDO_HPD DDIO hot plug detect I-3.3 PD 100 kΩ Power Ground PWR GND DDI0_PAIR5+ DDIO data pair 5 Not supported DDI0_PAIR5- DDI0_PAIR6+ DDIO data pair 6 Not supported DDI0_PAIR6- DDI0_DCC_AUX_SEL DDIO DCC/ Aux select...

  • Page 53: 6/ Uefi Bios

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 6/ UEFI BIOS 6.1. Starting the uEFI BIOS The COMe-mEL10 uses a Kontron-customized, pre-installed and configured version of AMI Aptio V BIOS ® based on the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (uEFI) specification and the Intel® Platform Innovation Framework for EFI. The uEFI BIOS provides a variety of new and enhanced functions specifically tailored to the hardware features of the COMe-mEL10.

  • Page 54: Getting Help

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 The currently active menu and the currently active uEFI BIOS setup item are highlighted in white. Use the left and right arrow keys to select the setup menu. Each setup menu provides two main frames. The left frame displays all available functions and configurable functions are displayed in blue.

  • Page 55: Main Setup Menu

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 6.4.1. Main Setup Menu The Main setup menu lists sub-screens and second level sub-screens of the functions supported within the Main setup menu. Figure 12: Main Setup Menu The following table shows the Main Menu sub-screens and describes the function. Default settings are in bold. Table 25: Main Setup Menu Sub-screens and Functions Sub-screen Description...

  • Page 56: Advanced Setup Menu

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 6.4.2. Advanced Setup Menu The Advanced Setup menu lists sub-screens and second level sub-screens of the functions supported within the Advanced setup menu. Setting items, on this screen, to incorrect values may cause system malfunctions. Figure 13: Advanced Setup Menu The following table shows the Advanced sub-screen and describes the function.
  • Page 57 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description RC ACPI Settings> Wake System System wake on alarm event. When enabled system will wake on the (continued) from S5 via RTC> hr:min::sec::specified [Enabled, Disabled] Low Power S0 Idle Determines If ACPI Lower power S0 idle capability (mutually exclusive Capability>...
  • Page 58 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description Power and CPU Power Read only field Perfomance> Management> P1 to P3 Fused Max Core Ratio Boot Select the performance state that the BIOS will set Performance starting from rest vector. Mode>...
  • Page 59 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description CPU Power View/Configure Power and 2-Core Ratio Range 0 to 83. Minimum range Performance> Management> Turbo Options> Limit Override> varies between processors. This 2- (continued) (continued) (continued) Core ration limit must be less than or equal to 1-Core ratio limit.
  • Page 60 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description CPU Power Power and Package Maximum c-state limit setting. Performance> Management> C-State Limit> CPU Default: leaves factory default (continued) (continued) Auto: initializes to deepest available c state limit [C0/C1, C2, C3, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, CPU Default, Auto] C6/C7 Short Latency Control (MSR 0x60B) Time Unit>...
  • Page 61 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description Power and CPU Power CPU Lock Overclocking Over clocking lock (Bit 20) in Performance> Management> Configuration> Lock> FLEX_Ratio (194) MSR (continued) (continued) (continued) [Enabled, Disabled] GT- Power RC6 (Render Checks Enable render standby support Management Standby)>...
  • Page 62 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description PCH-FW Firmware Update OEM Key Automatic Enable: Bios automatically sends Configuration> Configuration> Revocation OEM Key HECI command to revoke OEM keys. (continued) (continued) Configuration> Revocation> [Enabled, Disabled] Invoke OEM Enable: HECI command sent to revoke OEM key Revocation>...
  • Page 63 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description Thermal Platform Thermal Critical trip [Enabled, Disabled] Consideration> Configuration> Points> (continued) (continued) PCH Temp [Enabled, Disabled] Read> CPU Energy [Enabled, Disabled] Read> [Enabled, Disabled] CPU Temp Read> Alert Enable Locks all Alert enable settings.
  • Page 64 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description WWAN> Read only field ACPI D3Cold Settings> [D0/L1.2] (continued) SATA Port 0> Control the SATA port RTD3 functionality [Enabled, Disabled] SATA Port 1 Control the SATA port RTD3 functionality [Enabled, Disabled] SATA Port 2>...
  • Page 65 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description Trusted Storage [Enabled, Disabled] Computing> Hierarchy> (continued) Endorsement [Enabled, Disabled] Hierarchy> TPM 2.0 UEFI Spec TCG_1_2: compatible mode for WIN8/WIN10 Version> TCG_2: support for TCG2 protocol and event format for win 10 or later [TCG_1_2, TCG_2] Physical presence OS supports PPI Spec 1.2 or 1.3.
  • Page 66 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description Miscellaneous> ACPI Temperature Sets mode for temperature polling through OSPM (0: disabled, (continued) Polling> 1: enabled) [Enabled, Disabled] TZ00 Interval (sec) between two temperature measuring attempts in ACPI Temperature thermal zone 00 (Ambient temperature) Polling Time>...
  • Page 67 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description Hardware Fan Trip Point Temperature at which the fan accelerates (range 20 to 80 C) [50] Monitor> Speed> (continued) Trip Point Speed> Fan speed at trip point in % (30 Min.) Fan always runs at 100% at TJMax 10 C.[50] Reference Determines the temperature source used for automatic fan control...
  • Page 68 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description Active Serial Possible: Use Allows the user to change the device’s resource port> Automatic settings. New settings are reflected on the setup Configuration> (continued) Settings> page after system restart. (continued) [Use Automatic Settings, IO=3F8h;...
  • Page 69 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description USB hardware delays and timeouts: Configuration> USB Transfer Time out value for control, Bulk and interrupt transfers. (continued) Time-outs> [20 sec] Device Reset USB Mass Storage device start unit command timeout Timeout>...

  • Page 70: Chipset Setup Menu

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 6.4.3. Chipset Setup Menu The Chipset Setup menu lists sub-screens and second level sub-screens of the functions supported within the Chipset setup menu. Figure 14: Chipset Setup Menu The following table shows sub-screens and describes the function. Default settings are in bold. Table 27: Chipset Setup Menu Sub-screens and Functions Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description...
  • Page 71 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description System Agent Memory Memory Memory Refresh_2X_ [Disables, 1- Enabled for Configuration> Thermal Power and (SA) Mode> Warm or Hot, 2- Enabled Configuration> Thermal (continued) Configuration> Hot only] Throttling> (continued) (continued) LPDDR...
  • Page 72 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description System Agent Memory Train On Warm [Enabled, Disabled] Configuration> (SA) Boot> (continued) Configuration> BDAT Memory Read Only field (continued) Test Type> [Rank margin Tool Rank] Graphics Skip Scanning of Enabled- will not scan for external Gfx card on PEG and Configuration>...
  • Page 73 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description System Agent CRID Support> SA CRID and TCSS CRID control for Intel SIPP (SA) [Enabled, Disabled] Configuration> Above 4 GB Enables automatically when aperture size is set to 2048 MB. (continued) MMIO BIOS [Enabled, Disabled]...
  • Page 74 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description PCH-IO PCI Express PCIE Express EDPC> Extensions for Downstream Port Configuration> Root Port Configuration> Containment [1 to 4]> (continued) (continued) [Enabled, Disabled] (continued) URR> Unsupported Request Reporting [Enabled, Disabled] FER>...
  • Page 75 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description PCH-IO PCI Express PCIE Express Non Snoop Disabled- disable override Configuration> Root Port Configuration> Latency Manual- Manually enter override values [1 to 4]> (continued) Override> (continued) Auto- maintain default BIOS flow (continued) [Disabled, Manual, Auto] Force LTR...
  • Page 76 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description PCH-IO SATA Aggressive LPM Enable PCH to aggressively enter link power state Configuration> Configuration> Support> [Enabled, Disabled] (continued) Serial ATA> Read only field CT120BX500SSD1 (120.0 GB) Software Preserve> Read only Field SUPPORTED Port [#]>...
  • Page 77 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description PCH-IO USB3 Link Speed Selects USB3 link speed Configuration> Configuration> Selection> [GEN 1, GEN2] (continued) (continued) USB PDO Select if port Disable Override (PDO) used Programming> [Enabled, Disabled] USB Overcurrent>...
  • Page 78 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description PCH-IO HD Audio HD Audio Advanced iDisplay Audio Selects iDisplay Link frequency Configuration> Configuration> Configuration> Link [48 MHz, 96 MHz] (continued) (continued) Frequency> (continued) iDisplay Audio Indicates whether SDI is operating in Link T-Mode>...
  • Page 79 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description PCH/IO Enable HS400 Software tuning should improve eMMC HS400 Configuration> Configuration> Software Tuning> stability at the expense of boot time. (continued) (continued) [Enabled, Disabled] Driver strength> Sets I/O driver strength [33 Ohm, 40 Ohm, 50 Ohm] SD Card 3.0 [Enabled, Disabled]...
  • Page 80 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description PCH/IO LPM S0i3.0> Configuration> LPM S0i3.1> (continued) LPM S0i3.2> LPM S0i3.3> LPM S0i3.4> IEH Mode> Enable or Bypass IEH Mode [Bypass, Enabled] Enable TCO When disables, it disables PCH ACPI timer, stops TCO timer abs ACPI WDAT Timer>...
  • Page 81 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description PWM Frequency> Set LCD backlight PWM frequency. Configuration> [200 Hz, 400 Hz, 1 kHz, 2 kHz, 4 kHz, 8 kHz, 20 kHz, 40 kHz] (continued) Backlight Value> Set LCD Backlight brightness (1-255). [255] LVDS Clock Center Spreading>...

  • Page 82: Security Menu

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 6.4.4. Security Menu The security Setup menu lists sub-screens and second level sub-screens of the functions supported within the Security setup menu. Figure 15: Security Setup Menu The following table shows the Security sub-screens and describes the function. Default settings are in bold. Table 28: Security Setup Menu Sub-screens and Functions Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description...
  • Page 83 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 Sub-screen Next Level Sub-screens / Description PO: CT120BX500SSD1> Set User Set HDD user password. (continued) 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.

  • Page 84: Boot Setup Menu

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 6.4.5. Boot Setup Menu The Boot Setup menu lists sub-screens of the functions supported within the Boot setup menu. Figure 16: Boot Setup Menu The following table shows the Boot Setup sub-screens and describes the function. Default settings are in bold. Table 29: Boot Setup Menu Sub-screens and Functions Sub-screen Description...

  • Page 85: Save And Exit Setup Menu

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 6.4.6. Save and Exit Setup Menu The Save and Exit Setup menu lists sub-screens of the functions supported within the Save and Exit setup menu. Figure 17: Save and Exit Setup Menu The following table shows the Save and Exit sub-screens and describes the function. Table 30: Save and Exit Setup Menu Sub-screens and Functions Sub-screen Description...

  • Page 86: The Uefi Shell

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 6.5. The uEFI Shell The Kontron uEFI BIOS features a built-in and enhanced version of the uEFI Shell. For a detailed description of the available standard shell scripting, refer to the EFI Shell User Guide. For a detailed description of the available standard shell commands, refer to the EFI Shell Command Manual.

  • Page 87: Uefi Shell Scripting

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 6.6. uEFI Shell Scripting 6.6.1. Startup Scripting If the <ESC> key is not pressed and the timeout has run out, then the uEFI Shell automatically tries to execute some startup scripts. The UEFI shell searches for scripts and executes them in the following order: Initially searches for Kontron flash-stored startup script.

  • Page 88: Firmware Update

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 6.7. Firmware Update Firmware updates are typically delivered as a ZIP archive. Please find the latest available BIOS-ZIP archive on Kontron's Customer Section. Further information about the firmware update procedure can be found in the included "flash_instruction.txt"-file.

  • Page 89: 7/ Technical Support

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 7/ Technical Support For technical support contact our Support Department:  E-mail: support@kontron.com  Phone: +49-821-4086-888 Make sure you have the relevant product information available:  Product (ID) Number (PN)  Serial Number (SN) ...

  • Page 90: 8/ Warranty

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 8/ Warranty Kontron defines product warranty in accordance with regional warranty definitions. Claims are at Kontron’s discretion and limited to the defect being of a material nature. To find out more about the warranty conditions and the defined warranty period for your region, follow the steps below: Visit Kontron’s Term and Conditions webpage.

  • Page 91: List Of Acronyms

    COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 List of Acronyms Table 31: List of Acronyms Application Programming Interface HD/HDD Hard Disk /Drive BIOS HDMI Basic Input Output System High Definition Multimedia Interface Base Management Controller Hardware Monitor bits per second Integrated Circuit Board Support Package Inter integrated Circuit Communications Controller Area Network...
  • Page 92 COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 pSLC pseudo Single Level Cell Serial Presence Detect Power Supply Unit Serial Peripheral Interface RoHS Restriction of the use of certain Time Coordinate Computing Hazardous Substances Time Sensitive Networking Real Time Clock Trusted Platform Module Serial Attached SCSI –...

  • Page 93: About Kontron

    COMe-mEL10 – User Guide Rev. 1.1 About Kontron Kontron is a global leader in Embedded Computing Technology (ECT). As a part of technology group S&T, Kontron offers a combined portfolio of secure hardware, middleware and services for Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 applications.

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