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COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 Symbols The following symbols may be used in this manual 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.
Therefore, in the interest of your own safety and of the correct operation of your new Kontron product, you are requested to conform with the following guidelines.
General Instructions on Usage In order to maintain Kontron’s product warranty, this product must not be altered or modified in any way. Changes or modifications to the product, that are not explicitly approved by Kontron and described in this user guide or received from Kontron Support as a special handling instruction, will void your warranty.
COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 WEEE Compliance The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive aims to: Reduce waste arising from electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) Make producers of EEE responsible for the environmental impact of their products, especially when the product become waste ...
COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 Table of Contents Disclaimer ..........................................3 Intended Use ........................................4 Revision History ........................................5 Symbols ..........................................6 For Your Safety ........................................7 High Voltage Safety Instructions .................................. 7 Lithium Battery Precautions ..................................8 General Instructions on Usage..................................
Table 35: Adapter Cards ....................................53 List of Figures Figure 1: COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) with four PCIe slots ........................ 14 Figure 2: Block Diagram COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) ......................... 19 Figure 3: Top View of COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) ..........................20 Figure 4: Front Panel .......................................
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COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 Figure 44: Block Diagram CS4223 with 4x SFP+ interfaces ......................58 Figure 45: Block Diagram CS4227 with 2x SFP+ interfaces ....................... 59 www.kontron.com // 13...
External BIOS flash socket and header for emulator connection Prepared to support BMC card + NCSI support on separate expansion Prepared to support Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IPMB) on separate expansion Figure 1: COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) with four PCIe slots www.kontron.com // 14...
1.3. Understanding COM Express® Functionality All Kontron COM Express® extended, basic and compact modules contain two 220pin connectors; each of it has two rows called Row A & B on primary connector and Row C & D on secondary connector. The COM Express® Computer- On-Module (COM) features the following maximum amount of interfaces according to the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG) module Pin-out type.
COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 1.4. COM Express® Documentation The COM Express® Specification defines the COM Express® module form factor, pin-out, and signals. This document is available at the PICMG® website by filling out the order form.
COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 2/ System specifications 2.1. Component Main Data The table below summarizes the features of the motherboard. Table 2: Component Main Data COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) Form factor Testing Hardware with 244.0 mm x 305.0 mm...
COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 2.2. Environmental Conditions Table 3: Environmental Conditions Operating -0°C to +60°C Some connectors and supercap has operating temperature only 0°C to +70°C, relative humidity (non-condensing) 10 % to 93 % at 40°C (acc. to IEC 60068-2-78) Storage -30°C to +85°C...
COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 4/ Mechanical Specification 4.1. Dimensions The dimensions of the carrier board (see Figure 5) are 244.0 mm x 305.0 mm. Figure 5: Board Dimensions www.kontron.com // 22...
COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 5.2. USB 3.1 Double Connector (J68) Figure 7: USB 3.1 Double Connector Table 6: USB 3.1 Double Connector Signal Name - J17 Signal Name - J18 V_5V0_M_USB1_CONN V_5V0_M_USB3_CONN USB20_D1_CONN- USB20_D3_CONN- USB20_D1_CONN+...
COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 5.3. COM Ports (J68) Figure 8: Double COM Ports Bottom Table 7: Double COM Ports Signal Name SER0_RX_RS M0 SER0_TX_RS232_COM0 SER1_RX_RS232_COM0 SER1_TX_RS232_COM0 www.kontron.com // 25...
COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 5.6. SATA 6 GB (J15, J16) Figure 11: SATA 6 GB Table 10: SATA 6 GB Connector Signal Name - J15 Signal Name – J16 SATA0_TX+ SATA1_TX+ SATA0_TX- SATA1_TX- SATA0_RX+ SATA1_RX+...
COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 5.11. SPI Connector (J62) Figure 15: SPI Connector with 8 pins Table 15: SPI Connector Signal Name SPI_CS# SPI_VCC SPI_MISO SPI_HOLD# SPI_WP# SPI_CLK SPI_MOSI 5.12. GPIO - General Purpose Input and Output (J20) The COMe-bBD7 offers four General Purpose Input (GPI) pins and four General Purpose Output (GPO) pins.
COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 Signal Name SYS_RESET_R# THRM_R# THRMTRIP# SATA_ACT# 5.15. Status Signal Header (J10) Figure 19: Status Signal Header Table 19: Status Signal Header Signal Name FAN_PWMOUT FAN_TACHIN PWR_OK SUS_STAT#_ESPI_RESET# CB_RESET# SUS_S3# GBE0_SDP SUS_S4#...
COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 5.16. Front Panel Connector (J11) Figure 20: Front Panel Connector Table 20: Front Panel Connector Signal Name SATA_LED+ POWER_LED+ SATA_ACT# SYS_RESET_R# V_5V0_S0 5.17. I2C (J51) The I2C Interface supports clock from 127 Hz to 400 kHz (limited by on board devices and capacitive loading) and can be configured in Setup.
COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 5.19. ATX Power connector (J54) Figure 23: ATX Power connector with 24 pins Table 23: ATX Power connector with 24 pins Signal Cable Colour 3,3 V Orange 3,3 V Orange Black...
COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 5.20. ATX Power connector (J53) Figure 24: ATX Power connector with 8 pins Table 24: ATX Power connector with 8 pins Signal +12 V +12 V +12 V +12 V 5.21. RTC Socket (J21)
COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 5.24. Jumper 5.24.1. Jumper (J43, J46) Figure 28: Jumper J43, J46 Table 28: Jumper J43, J46 Jumper Position Function description (Default) J43 (closed) USB_HOST J46 (closed) TPM_PP Module USB client may detect the presence of a USB host on USB0. A high value indicates that a host is present.
COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 6/ Electrical Specification 6.1. Supply Voltage one ATX Main Power 24pin Power supply for the module: the ATX_12V P4 connector provides a wide range of input, depending on module specification.
7/ Features 7.1. Rapid Shutdown (SW5) Kontron has implemented a rapid shutdown function. It works as follows: An active-high shutdown signal is asserted by the COMe Eval Type T7 carrier board through button switch SW5. The characteristics of the shutdown signal are as follows: ...
COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 7.2. LEDs and Indicators Indicators and LEDs indicate only presence of voltage on certain signal, but not necessarily a correct shape and level of the voltage. This is important especially for power supplies – power good signal would provide more accurate indication, but it is not possible to provide this for all signals (for example ATX power signals share one power good).
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COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 Reference Indicator Color A Color B designator CPLD LED0 [OFF] Debug inactive [Yellow] Debug active CPLD LED1 [OFF] Debug inactive [Yellow] Debug active www.kontron.com // 48...
COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 8/ COMe Connector Pin-out List Figure 34: COMe Connector with 220 pins This table lists the pins and signals according to the PICMG specification COM.0 Rev 3.0 Type 7 standard. Figure 35: COMe Connector Pinout...
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COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 Signal Name Signal Name Signal Name Signal Name LPC_CLK_ESPI_C USB31_SSTX2 GBE0_MDI1+ USB31_SSRX2+ USB31_SSTX3 GBE0_MDI0- PWRBTN# USB31_SSRX3- USB31_SSTX3 GBE0_MDI0+ SMB_CLK USB31_SSRX3+ GBE0_CTREF SMB_DAT 10G_PHY_MDC_S 10G_PHY_MDI SUS_S3# SMB_ALERT# O_SDA3 10G_PHY_MDC_S 10G_PHY_MDI SATA0_TX+ SATA1_TX+...
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COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 Signal Name Signal Name Signal Name Signal Name 10G_PHY_MDC_S 10G_PHY_MDI USB20_D0+ USB20_D1+ O_SDA0 V_3V0_RTC ESPI_EN# 10G_INT0 10G_INT1 USB_HOST_PRS GBE0_SDP SYS_RESET# 10G_KR_RX0+ 10G_KR_TX0+ LPC_SERIRQ_ES CB_RESET# 10G_KR_RX0- 10G_KR_TX0- PI_CS1# PCIE_TX5+ PCIE_RX5+ PCIE_RX16+ PCIE_TX16+...
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COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 Signal Name Signal Name Signal Name Signal Name CLK_100M_PE_ BIOS_DIS1# PCIE_RX27+ PCIE_TX27+ REFCLK+ CLK_100M_PE_ NCSI_RX_ERR PCIE_RX27- PCIE_TX27- REFCLK- V_SPI_POWER NCSI_CLK_IN PCIE_RX28+ PCIE_TX28+ SPI_MISO NCSI_RXD1 PCIE_RX28- PCIE_TX28- GPIO_GPO0 NCSI_RXD0 SPI_CLK NCSI_CRS_DV PCIE_RX29+...
RMA number. The buyer accepts responsibility for all freight charges for the return of goods to Kontron's designated facility. Kontron will pay the return freight charges back to the buyer's location in the event that the equipment is repaired or replaced within the stipulated warranty period. Follow these steps before returning any product to Kontron.
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COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 Goods returned to Kontron Europe GmbH in non-proper packaging will be considered as customer caused faults and cannot be accepted as warranty repairs. Include the RMA-Number with the shipping paperwork and send the product to the delivery address provided in the RMA form or received from Kontron RMA Support.
COMe Eval Carrier T7 (A2T7) User Guide Rev 1.1 List of Acronyms ACPI Advanced Configuration & Power Interface COMe COM Express® - Computer on Module Express ElectroMagnetic Compatibility IPMB Intelligent Platform Management Bus Management Engine NC-SI Network controller sideband interface...
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