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Disclaimer BCM Advanced Research reserves the right to make changes, without notice, to any product, including circuits and/or software described or contained in this manual in order to improve design and/or performance. BCM Advanced Research assumes no responsibility or liability for...
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Manual Objectives This manual describes in detail the BCM MX6210N and MX6412J Main board. We strongly recommend that you study this manual carefully before attempting to interface with this mainboard or change the standard configurations. Whilst all the necessary information is available in this manual we would recommend that unless you are confident, you contact your supplier for guidance.
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Thin Mini-ITX Board Features This chapter briefly describes the features of Thin Mini-ITX Board MX6210N and MX6412J. Below to summarize the major features of the Desktop Board. Feature Summary : MX6210N and MX6412J F ABLE EATURES General SPEC ...
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MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Type PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Ethernet 2 Intel® i225‐LM (HSIO LANE #3) Type PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Ethernet 3 Intel® i211‐AT (HSIO LANE #4) Type PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Ethernet 4 Intel® i211‐AT (HSIO LANE #5) Type PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Audio Realtek® ALC888S or ALC897 or Equivalent Type HD Audio Codec Amplifier 2W Per Channel Stereo Amplifier BIOS *AMI® 256Mb SPI BIOS Expansion Slots PCI‐E ...
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MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual DC output: 5V SPI 1 x SPI Header (2x4 2.0mm Header) eSPI 1 x eSPI Header (2x5 2.0mm Header) SATA 1 x SATA III Connectors (Red) SATA Power 1 x 15 pin SATA Power Connector Front Audio 1 x Front Audio Header (2x5 2.54mm Pitch) Front Panel 1 x Front Panel Header (2x5 2.54mm Pitch) Amp 1 x Amplifier Locking Type Header (1x4 2.00mm Pitch) Buzzer 1 x Onboard Buzzer CMOS Battery 1 x Horizontal Socket Type Battery DC‐In 1 x Mini‐Fit Jr 4 Pin DC‐In Connector Back I/O Panel HDMI 2 x HDMI Connectors LAN 2 x RJ45 Connectors 2 x RJ45 Connectors USB 4 x USB 3.0 Connectors ...
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MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Temperature ‐10 C to 60 C Humidity 5% to 85% non‐condensing Accessories SATA Signal 1 x SATA Signal Cable SATA Power 1 x SATA Power Cable I/O Shield 1 x Full Size I/O Shield 1 x Half Size I/O Shield Packaging Mini‐ITX Bulk Pack *Notes 1: It’s a normal behavior that POST will be stayed at "A2" for about 50s. *Notes 2: Linux kernel 5.11 has hang code issue during reboot and power off. ...
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MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual … NPI … PVT# 1.0 MP R01 Production Release 2.0 MP R02 Production PCB re‐spin … MP … Production PCB # S/N# Label Rule for Serial number: BCM SN# 705010646100001 SN# is in 15 alphanumeric barcode format on a label. Defined as: First 5 digits = Part Number (70501), 6th and 7th digits = Year (06), 8th and 9th digits = Week (46 = 46th week of that year), 10th = BCM internal control code, contact Wing for details. 11th ‐ 15th digits = Serial Number (start with 00001). Intel® Elkhart Lake N6210 Dual Core SoC MX6210N: PN# 71822 ...
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual 2.3 Onboard Graphics Board must support all integrated graphics features supported by the processor through the PCH (including but not limited to DirectX, HD/Blu‐ray video hardware decoding, PAVP‐Lite and HDCP). Support 3 Display pipes, simultaneous multi‐streaming on all three display pipes (1x Internal and 2x External Displays) Supports Intel® Display Power Saving Technology (DPST) 6.3, Panel Self Refresh (PSR) and Display Refresh Rate Switching Technology (DRRS) 1. HDMI 1.4b x 2ea 2. LVDS x1 / eDP 1.3 internal connector (optional) HDMI feature: High‐Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI*) HD – HDMI1.4 flush mount graphics connector: back panel video Data Rate: 5.4 GT/s HDCP 2.3 Yes HD Audio Yes Compressed Audio Yes ...
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MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Supports Audio on HDMI LVDS feature: eDP to LVDS bridge IC: Parade PS8625QFN56GTR ™ Enables the use of LVDS display panels with DisplayPort or eDP™ video Source devices Single link or dual link LVDS output, clock speed up to 135MHz Supports up to 1920×1200@60Hz at 18 or 24 bit color depth ...
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual 2.4.2 eDP (Optional) Connector: TF-CON;SBU,40Pin,0.5mm,FM,R/A,Gold Flash,WHITE ACES ELECTRONIC CO.,LTD 88341‐4001 2.4.3 M.2 M Key & E Key Expansion Slot Slot Configuration Electrical Physical Connector Color M2_KE1 M.2 key E socket M.2 Key E socket Black M2_KM1 M.2 key M socket M.2 key M socket Black M.2 Support key‐E Type 2230 for WLAN/USB2.0 feature PCI Express GEN1 USB 2.0 M.2 Support key‐M 1 x 2280 / 2260 (SATA III or PCie x1/x2 Signal) feature PCI Express GEN3 SATA GEN3 ...
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual GND 75 2.4.4 USB 3.0 Port 4ea USB 3.0: dual USB3.0 port x2 connector USB3.0 bus control by USB3.0 Gen1 hub ( ) Genesys® GL3523 USB2.0 bus control by EHL SOC USB3.0 Internal – Type A 1ea USB 3.0 Type-A connector USB3.0 /USB2.0 bus control by EHL SOC ...
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 +5V DC 2 +5V DC 3 Data (negative) 4 Data (negative) 5 Data (positive) 6 Data (positive) 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Key (no pin) 10 No Connect TF‐CON;HDR,SBU,5Pin*2,‐P9,MA,2.54mm,BLACK,ST,Gold Flash,PA6T(Nylon 6T),NO P9,DIP Joint Tech A2546WV‐2X05PR6BG0NQ9G GRAND‐TEK HPH‐212050‐006 SUPERIOR TECH PHED‐DS010G1ABONA‐N012 ...
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Pin Name Color Description 1 +3.3VDC Orange +3.3 VDC 2 +3.3VDC Orange +3.3 VDC 3 +3.3VDC/ NC NC DevSleep 4 COM Black Ground 5 COM Black Ground 6 COM Black Ground 7 +5VDC Red +5 VDC 8 ...
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MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual or LAN disable LAN link is established or Link Green on LAN port disable Link Green blinking LAN activity occurring 10/100 M b/s data rate Speed NA off or LAN disable Speed Green on 2500 M b/s data rate 1000 M b/s data rate Speed Orange on or LAN port disable Onboard I211/I210 RJ45 connectors must have integrated magnetics and support dual status LEDs per port, as Below Diagram LED Color State Condition LAN link is not ...
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual 2.4.8 Audio Combo Jack Codec driver cannot support Headset type auto detection from iPhone‐type and Nokia‐type parts Here is jumper setting guide to support iPhone‐type or Nokia‐type parts JMIC1 Jumper setting iPhone‐type headset CITA CITA (1‐2) (3‐4) Default BOM Nokia‐type headset CMTP CMTP (1‐3) (2‐4) TP Headset Connector Pinout from web data ...
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual 2.4.13 Front Panel Header Pin Signal Name Description Pin Signal Name Description 1 HDD_POWER_LED Pull‐up resistor (750 ) to +5V 2 POWER_LED_MAIN [Out] Front panel LED (main color) 3 HDD_LED# [Out] Hard disk activity LED 4 POWER_LED_ALT [Out] Front panel LED (alt color) 5 GROUND Ground 6 POWER_SWITCH# [In] Power switch 7 RESET_SWITCH# [In] Reset switch 8 GROUND Ground 9 +5V_DC Power ...
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MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual 2 GND pin2 link pin2 2 GND 3 SPI_CS0_R_N pin3 link pin3 3 CS 4 SPI0_CLK_FLSH pin4 link pin4 4 CLK 5 SPI0_IO1_MISO pin5 link pin5 5 MISO 6 SPI0_IO0_MOSI pin6 link pin6 6 MOSI 7 SPI0_IO3_HOLD_N pin7 link pin8 8 I/O3 8 SPI0_IO2_WP_N NC 7 NC Step6: Run “program BIOS code” at SF100/SF600 tool ...
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Support RI signal (Default) JPCOM_1/JPCOM_2/JPCOM_3/JPCOM_4 P2 V_12P P3 NRI1 P4 COM1_P9 P6 V+5P 2.5.2 CMOS Jumper Setting Pins 3&2: Jumper position for CMOS Clear Pin Signal Name 1 NC 2 SRTC_RTEST_N 3 GND 2.5.3 Backlight Power Jumper Setting Pin Signal Description ...
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual 2.6 Power Management Wake‐Up Event From ACPI State Comments Power button S3, S4, S5, deep S5/S4 Deep sleep doesn’t support Deep S3 function Doesn’t support “S5/S4 WOL disable” and RTC alarm S3, S4, S5 “Deep power enable mode at S4/S5” “S5 WOL after G3” must be supported; monitor LAN S3, S4, S5 to remain in sleep state USB S3 PCIe M2 Key E S3, S4, S5 PCI None None CIR None None PS2 None None ...
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual 1 Main Page Main Advanced EventLogs Security Boot Save & Exit Item help BIOS Information BIOS Vendor American Megatrends Core Version 5.19 Compliancy UEFI 2.7 ; PI 1.6 BIOS Version MX6211N (71821) BIOS V0.04 Build Date 03/30/2021...
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MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Comment This field is not selectable. There is no help text associated with it. Field Name Processor Information Value Display the installed CPU brand. Comment This field is not selectable. There is no help text associated with it.
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Field Name Network Stack Configuration Help Network Stack Settings. Comment Press Enter when selected to go into the associated Sub-Menu. Field Name NVMe Configuration Help NVMe Device Options Settings Comment Press Enter when selected to go into the associated Sub-Menu.
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MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Help Select DVMT 5.0 Pre-Allocated (Fixed) Graphics Memory size used by the Internal Graphics Device. Field Name DVMT Total Gfx Mem Default Value [256M] Possible Value 128M 256M Help Select DVMT5.0 Total Graphic Memory size used by the Internal Graphics Device.
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Help Select LCD panel used by Internal Graphics Device by selecting the appropriate setup item. Field Name Dual Mode USB3.0 Port Default Value [USB Host Mode] Possible Value USB Host Mode USB Device Mode Help Select USB Operation Mode.
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MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Default Value Displays the CPU Speed Comment This field is not selectable. There is no help text associated with it. Field Name L1 Data Cache Default Value L1 Data Cache Size Comment This field is not selectable. There is no help text associated with it.
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual PCH-FW Configuration Main Advanced EventLogs Security Boot Save & Exit Item help ME Firmware Version 15.40.10.2204 ME Firmware Mode Normal Mode ME Firmware SKU Consumer SKU ME Firmware Status 1 0x90000255 ME Firmware Status 2 0x8B100106 ME State [Enabled] →←: Select Screen...
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Help When Disabled ME will be put into ME Temporarily Disabled Mode. Field Name ME Unconfig on RTC Clear Default Value [Enabled] Possible Value Disabled Enabled Help When disabled ME will not be unconfigured on RTC Clear.
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual NCT6126D Super IO Configuration Main Advanced EventLogs Security Boot Save & Exit NCT6126D Super IO Configuration Item help Super IO Chip NCT6126D ►Serial Port 1 Configuration →←: Select Screen ►Serial Port 2 Configuration ↑↓: Select Item ►Serial Port 3 Configuration Enter: Select ►Serial Port 4 Configuration...
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Serial Port 1 Configuration Main Advanced EventLogs Security Boot Save & Exit Serial Port 1 Configuration Item help →←: Select Screen Serial Port [Enabled] ↑↓: Select Item Device Settings IO=3F8h; IRQ=4; Enter: Select +/- : Change Opt...
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Serial Port 2 Configuration Main Advanced EventLogs Security Boot Save & Exit Serial Port 2 Configuration Item help →←: Select Screen Serial Port [Enabled] ↑↓: Select Item Device Settings IO=2F8h; IRQ=3; Enter: Select +/- : Change Opt...
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Serial Port 3 Configuration Main Advanced EventLogs Security Boot Save & Exit Serial Port 3 Configuration Item help →←: Select Screen Serial Port [Enabled] ↑↓: Select Item Device Settings IO=220h; IRQ=11; Enter: Select +/- : Change Opt...
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Serial Port 4 Configuration Main Advanced EventLogs Security Boot Save & Exit Serial Port 4 Configuration Item help →←: Select Screen Serial Port [Enabled] ↑↓: Select Item Device Settings IO=3F8h; IRQ=4; Enter: Select +/- : Change Opt...
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Hardware Monitor Main Advanced EventLogs Security Boot Save & Exit PC Health Status Item help : xx ˚C CPU Temperature : xx ˚C VR Temperature : xx ˚C System Temperature System Fan Speed : xxxx RPM CPU Fan Speed : xxxx RPM →←: Select Screen...
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Smart Fan Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit ►System Fan Setting →←: Select Screen ►CPU Fan Setting Enter: Select +/- : Change Opt F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit Version 2.20.1271.
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual System Fan Setting Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit Item help System Fan Setting System Fan Mode [SMART FAN IV] Step up time Step down time Temperature 1 Temperature 2 Temperature 3 Temperature 4 FD/RPM 1...
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MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Default Value Possible Value 0 ~ 255 Help The value of temperature 1. Temperature 2 Field Name Default Value Possible Value 0 ~ 255 Help The value of temperature 2. Temperature 3 Field Name Default Value Possible Value...
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MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Help Enable critical duty, if enable will use critical duty value for fan out. If not will use full speed for fan out. Tolerance value Field Name Default Value Possible Value 0 ~ 7 Help Tolerance value.
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual CPU Fan Setting Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit Item help CPU Fan Setting CPU Fan Mode [SMART FAN IV] Step up time Step down time Temperature 1 Temperature 2 Temperature 3 Temperature 4 FD/RPM 1...
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MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Help The amount of time Fan takes to increase its values by one step. (Units are intervals of 0.1 second) Temperature 1 Field Name Default Value Possible Value 0 ~ 255 Help The value of temperature 1.
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MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Enable critical duty Field Name Default Value [Disabled] Possible Value Disabled Enabled Help Enable critical duty, if enable will use critical duty value for fan out. If not will use full speed for fan out. Tolerance value...
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual S5 RTC Wake Settings Main Advanced EventLogs Security Boot Save & Exit Item help Wake system from S5 [Disabled] Wake up hour Wake up minute Wake up second →←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/- : Change Opt...
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MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Default Value Possible Value 0 - 59 Help Select 0 – 59 for Second...
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual 3 Event Logs Field Name Change Smbios Event Log Settings Help Press <Enter> to change the Smbios Event Log configuration. Comment Press Enter when selected to go into the associated Sub-Menu. Field Name View Smbios Event Log Help Press <Enter>...
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Change Smbios Event Log Settings Field Name Smbios Event Log Default Value [Enabled] Possible Value Enabled Disabled Help Change this to enable or disable all feature of Smbios Event Logging during boot. Field Name Erase Event Log...
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual View Smbios Event Log Field Name DATE / TIME / ERROR CODE / SEVERITY / COUNT Default Value MM/DD/YY HH:MM:SS Smbios 0x16 N/A N/A Possible Value By Events. Help By Events.
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual 4 Security Page Main Advanced EventLogs Security Boot Save & Exit Item help Password Description If Only the Administrator's password is set, then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup.
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MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Help Secure Boot Configuration Comment Press Enter when selected to go into the associated Sub-Menu. Field Name BIOS Update Help BIOS Update support Comment Press Enter when selected to go into the associated Sub-Menu.
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual HDD Security Main Advanced EventLogs Security Boot Save & Exit Item help HDD Password Description : Allows Access to Set, Modify and Clear Hard Disk User Password Master Password. User Password is mandatory to Enable HDD Security.
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MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Help Allow the image to run in Secure Boot mode. Enroll SHA256 Hash certificate of a PE image into Authorized Signature Database (db) Field Name Remove ‘UEFI CA’ from DB Help Device Guard ready system must not list 'Microsoft UEFI CA' Certificate in...
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MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual b)EFI_CERT_X509 (DER) c)EFI_CERT_RSA2048 (bin) d)EFI_CERT_SHAXXX 2.Authenticated UEFI Variable 3.EFI PE/COFF Image(SHA256) Key Source: Factory,External,Mixed comment Press Enter when selected to go into the associated Sub-Menu. Field Name Authorized TimeStamps Default Value Size:0, Keys:0, Key source: No Keys...
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual BIOS Update Main Advanced EventLogs Security Boot Save & Exit Item help ►Path for ROM Image Notice : ROM Image must in the root folder of storage device. →←: Select Screen File name must match with current BIOS project.
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual 5 Boot Page Main Advanced EventLogs Security Boot Save & Exit Item help Boot Configuration Setup Prompt Timeout Bootup NumLock State [On] FIXED BOOT ORDER Priorities Boot Option #1 [USB Floppy] Boot Option #2 [CD/DVD] Boot Option #3 [USB CD/DVD] →←: Select Screen...
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MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual Default Value [USB Floppy] Possible Value USB Floppy, CD/DVD, USB CD/DVD, Hard Disk , USB Key, USB Hard Disk , NVME, Network, Disabled Help Sets the system boot order Field Name Boot Option #2 Default Value [CD/DVD]...
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MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual CDROM/DVD Drives. Comment Press Enter when selected to go into the associated Sub-Menu. Field Name UEFI USB CDROM/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Help Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence from available UEFI USB CDROM/DVD Drives. Comment Press Enter when selected to go into the associated Sub-Menu.
MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual (List Boot Device Type) Drive BBS Priorities Main Advanced EventLogs Security Boot Save & Exit Item help Boot Option #1 [Boot Device Name 1] Boot Option #2 [Boot Device Name 2] →←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item...
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MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual 6 Save & Exit Page Main Advanced EventLogs Security Boot Save & Exit Item help Save Changes and Reset Discard Changes and Reset Restore Defaults →←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/- : Change Opt...
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MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual 7 Recovery Page (Active for 4.3 Secure Flash Update only) Main Advanced EventLogs Security Boot Save & Exit Recovery Item help Please select block you want to update Reset NVRAM [Disabled] ►Process with flash update →←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item...
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MX6210N/MX6412J User’s Manual 5. Press “Process with flash update”. 6. When the BIOS is updating, you will see the following screen. 7. When BIOS update is done, you will see the information as below. Press any key to reboot the system.