2.5" pico-itx single board computer with intel elkhar lake processor atom x6000e, pentium and celeron j series (51 pages)
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Manual iBase IB956 11th Gen Intel® Core™ / Celeron® 3.5" Single Board Computer The information contained in this document has been carefully researched and is, to the best of our knowledge, accurate. However, we assume no liability for any product failures or damages, immediate or consequential, resulting from the use of the information provided herein.
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Compliance This product has passed CE Class B tests for environmental specifications and limits. This product is in accordance with the directives of the European Union (EU). In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference in which case users may be required to take adequate measures.
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Important Safety Information Environmental conditions: • Use this product in environments with ambient temperatures between 0˚C and 60˚C. • Do not leave this product in an environment where the storage temperature may be below -20° C or above 80° C. To prevent from damages, the product must be used in a controlled environment.
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Warranty Policy • IBASE standard products: 24-month (2-year) warranty from the date of shipment. If the date of shipment cannot be ascertained, the product serial numbers can be used to determine the approximate shipping date. • -party parts: 12-month (1-year) warranty from delivery for the 3 -party parts that are not manufactured by IBASE, such as CPU, CPU cooler, memory, storage devices, power adapter, panel and touchscreen.
Chapter 1 General Information The information provided in this chapter includes: • Features • Packing List • Optional Accessories • Specifications • Block Diagram • Board Pictures • Board Dimensions...
Introduction IB956 is a 3.5” disk-size single board computer based on the platform of 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3/ Celeron® processor and Intel® QM580E/HM570E chipsets. It features one DDR4 SO-DIMM socket with 32GB capacity and display interfaces including DisplayPort, and 24-bit dual-channel LVDS.
General Information Packing List Your IB956 package should include the items listed below. If any of the items below is missing, contact the distributor or dealer from whom you purchased the product. • IB956 SBC • Disk (including chipset drivers and flash memory utility) •...
General Information Board Pictures Top View Bottom View *The photos above are for reference only. Some minor components may differ. IB956 User’s Manual...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration This section provides information on jumper settings and connectors on the IB956 in order to set up a workable system. On top of that, you will also need to install crucial pieces such as the CPU and the memory before using the product.
Essential Installations 2.1.1 Installing the Memory The IB956 supports one DDR4 memory socket. To install the modules, locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps: Align the key of the memory module with that on the memory slot and insert the module slantwise.
Hardware Configuration Setting the Jumpers Set up and configure your IB956 by using jumpers for various settings and features according to your needs and applications. Contact your supplier if you have doubts about the best configuration for your use. 2.2.1 How to Set Jumpers Jumpers are short-length conductors consisting of several metal pins with a non-conductive base mounted on the circuit board.
Hardware Configuration Connectors Quick Reference Function Connector SPI Flash Connector (factory use only) eSPI Debug (Factory use only) Battery Connector DDR4 UDIMM CH-A M.2 M-Key 2280 USB Type C Connector USB 3.1 Connector Dual USB 3.1 Ports CN6, CN7 Two 2.5 GbE Ports CN3, CN4 M.2 E-Key with CNVi SATA Connectors...
Hardware Configuration 2.5.10 COM2 RS-232 Port (J15) Signal Name Signal Name Data carrier detect Receive data Transmit data Data terminal ready Ground Data set ready Request to send Clear to send Ring indicator IB956 User’s Manual...
Hardware Configuration 2.5.12 Front Panel Setting Connector (J22) * E-CALL_0126-01-203-080 Assignment Assignment Power BTN Power BTN HDD LED+ HDD LED- Reset BTN Reset BTN Power LED+ Power LED- This connector provides interfaces for the following functions. • ATX Power ON Switch (Pins 1 and 2) The 2 pins make an “ATX Power Supply On/Off Switch”...
Hardware Configuration 2.5.14 CPU Fan Power Connector (CPU_FAN1) Remarks: PWM only Assignment Ground +12V Rotation detection Control IB956 User’s Manual...
Introduction This section describes the installation procedures for software and drivers. The software and drivers are included with the motherboard. If you find anything missing, please contact the distributor where you made the purchase. The contents of this section include the following: Note: After installing your Windows operating system, you must install the ®...
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Driver Installation Click Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility. ® When the Welcome screen to the Intel Chipset Device Software appears, click Next to continue. Accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process. On the Readme File Information screen, click Install. After completing the installation, click Finish to complete the setup process.
VGA Driver Installation Insert the drivers disk in the disk drive. Click Intel on the left pane and then Intel(R) TigerLake-H Chipset Drivers on the right pane. Click Intel(R) HD Graphics Driver. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. Click Yes to accept the license agreement.
Driver Installation HD Audio Driver Installation Insert the drivers disk in the disk drive. Click Intel on the left pane and then Intel(R) TigerLake-H Chipset Drivers on the right pane. Click Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. On the Welcome screen of the InstallShield Wizard, click Next. Click Next until the installation starts.
LAN Driver Installation Insert the drivers disk in the disk drive. Click Intel on the left pane and then Intel(R) TigerLake-H Chipset Drivers on the right pane. Click Intel(R) PRO LAN Network Drivers.. On the Network Connections screen, click Install Drivers and Software.
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Driver Installation When the Welcome to the install wizard for Intel(R) Network Connections screen appears, click Next. On the next screen, accept the license agreement and click Next. On the Setup Options screen, click the checkbox to select the desired driver(s) for installation.
Intel® Management Engine Components Drivers Installation Insert the disk enclosed in the package with the board. Click Intel on the left pane and then Intel(R) TigerLake-H Chipset Drivers on the right pane. Click Intel(R) ME Drivers. IB956 User’s Manual...
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Driver Installation When the Welcome screen appears, click Next. Accept the license agreement and click Next. After Intel Management Engine Components have been successfully installed, click Finish. IB956 Series User’s Manual...
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Chapter 4 BIOS Setup This chapter describes the different settings available in the AMI BIOS that comes with the board. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: • Main Settings • Advanced Settings • Chipset Settings • Security Settings •...
4.1 Introduction The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) installed in the ROM of your ® computer system supports Intel processors. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as disk drives, serial ports and parallel ports. It also provides password protection as well as special support for detailed fine-tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system.
BIOS Setup 4.3 Main Settings BIOS Setting Description Sets the date. Use the <Tab> key to switch System Date between the data elements. Set the time. Use the <Tab> key to switch System Time between the data elements. IB956 User’s Manual...
4.4 Advanced Settings This section allows you to configure system features according to your preference. IB956 Series User’s Manual...
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BIOS Setup 4.4.1 Connectivity Configuration BIOS Setting Description This option configures Connectivity. – means that if Discrete solution is Auto Detection CNVI Mode discovered it will be enabled by default. Otherwise Integrated solution (CNVi) will be enabled; – disables Integrated Solution. Disable Integrated This will be used to enable Preboot Bluetooth Preboot BLE...
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4.4.2 CPU Configuration This section displays the type, ID and speed of the CPU. BIOS Setting Description Intel (VMX) When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional Virtualization hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology Technology. Active Processor Number of cores to enable in each processor Cores package Hyper-Threading...
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BIOS Setup 4.4.3 Power & Performance BIOS Setting Description Allows more than two frequency ranges to be Intel Speedstep supported Enable/Disable Intel Speed Shift Technology Intel Speed Shift support. Enabling will expose the CPPC v2 interface Technology to allow for hardware controlled P-states. IB956 User’s Manual...
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4.4.4 PCH-FW Configuration BIOS Setting Description When disabled, ME will be put into ME Temporarily ME State Disabled Mode. When disabled, AMT BIOS Features are no longer AMT BIOS supported and user is no longer able to access MEBx Features Setup.
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BIOS Setup 4.4.5 Trusted Computing BIOS Setting Description Enables / Disables BIOS support for security Security Device device. OS will not show security device. TCG EFI Support protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. Pending operation Schedule an operation for the security device. Note: Your computer will reboot during restart in order to change state of security device.
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4.4.6 ACPI Settings BIOS Setting Description Enables / Disables the system ability to hibernate Enable Hibernation (OS/S4 Sleep State). This option may be not effective with some OS. Select the highest ACPI sleep state the system ACPI Sleep State will enter when SUSPEND button is pressed. IB956 Series User’s Manual...
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BIOS Setup 4.4.7 LVDS Configuration BIOS Setting Description LVDS (eDP/DP) LVDS (eDP/DP) ON/OFF Support Selects the panel color depth. Panel Color Depth Options: 18 bit, 24bit (VESA/JEIDA) LVDS Channel Type Chooses the LVDS as single or dual channel. Panel Type (Resolution) Options: 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, 1280 x 768, 1280 x 800, 1280 Panel Type x 960, 1280 x 1024, 1366 x 768, 1440 x 900, 1600...
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4.4.8 F81804 Super IO Configuration BIOS Setting Description Sets parameters of serial ports. Serial Ports Enables / Disables the serial port and select an Configuration optimal setting for the Super IO device. IB956 Series User’s Manual...
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4.4.9 Hardware Monitor BIOS Setting Description CPU Fan Smart Fan Enables / Disables smart fan control. Control These fields are the parameters of the hardware Temperatures / monitoring function feature of the motherboard. Voltages The values are read-only values as monitored by the system and show the PC health status.
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BIOS Setup 4.4.10 USB Configuration BIOS Setting Description • Enabled enables Legacy USB support. • Auto disables legacy support if there is no USB Legacy USB device connected. Support • Disabled keeps USB devices available only for EFI applications. This is a workaround for OSes without XHCI XHCI Hand-off hand-off support.
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4.4.11 Network Stack Configuration BIOS Setting Description Network Stack Enable/Disable UEFI Network Stack If disabled, IPv4 PXE boot support will not be Ipv4 PXE Support available. If disabled, IPv4 HTTP boot support will not be Ipv4 HTTP Support available. If disabled, IPv6 PXE boot support will not be Ipv6 PXE Support available.
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4.5.2 PCH-IO Configuration 4.5.2.1 SATA and RST Configuration: BIOS Setting Description SATA and RST SATA device options and settings Configuration SATA Controller(s) Enables / Disables the Serial ATA. Power-On after Power Specify what state to go to when power is failure re-applied after a power failure (G3 state).
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BIOS Setup 4.5.2.2 SATA and RST Configuration: BIOS Setting Description Power-On after Power Specify what state to to when power is re-applied failure after a power failure (G3 state) IB956 User’s Manual...
4.6 Security Settings BIOS Setting Description Setup Administrator Sets an administrator password for the setup Password utility. User Password Sets a user password. Secure Boot feature is Active if Secure Boot is enabled. Platform Key(PK) is enrolled and the Secure Boot system is in user mode.
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BIOS Setup BIOS Setting Description Secure Boot feature is Active if Secure Boot is enabled. Platform Key (PK) Is enrolled and the Secure Boot system is in User mode. The mode change requires platform reset. Secure Boot mode options: Standard or Custom. Secure Boot Mode In Custom mode, Secure Boot Policy variables can be configured by a physically present user without full...
BIOS Setup 4.7 Boot Settings BIOS Setting Description Setup Prompt Number of seconds to wait for setup activation Timeout key. 65535 (0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting. Bootup NumLock Selects the keyboard NumLock state. State Quiet Boot Enables / Disables Quiet Boot option. FIXED BOOT ORDER Sets the system boot order.
4.8 Save & Exit Settings BIOS Setting Description Save Changes and Exits system setup after saving the changes. Exit Discard Changes and Exits system setup without saving any changes. Exit Save Changes and Resets the system after saving the changes. Reset Discard Changes and Resets system setup without saving any...
I/O Port Address Map Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I/O port addresses which also becomes the identity of the device. The following table lists the I/O port addresses used. Address Device Description 0x00000A00-0x00000A0F Motherboard resources 0x00000A10-0x00000A1F Motherboard resources 0x00000A20-0x00000A2F...
Watchdog Timer Configuration The Watchdog Timer (WDT) is used to generate a variety of output signals after a user programmable count. The WDT is suitable for use in the prevention of system lock-up, such as when software becomes trapped in a deadlock.
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// THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY // KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE // IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR // PURPOSE. //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #include " F81804.H" #include <dos.h>...
Onboard Connector Reference Types Compatible Function Connector Onboard Type Mating Type Hao Guo Xing Ye Hirose Audio DF11-12S-PA DF11-12DS-2C SATA HDD E-CALLl Power 0110-071-040 XHP-4 E-CALL Dupont Front Panel 2.5 mm-pitch 2.0 mm-pitch Setting pin header (Female) (Female) Hao Guo Xing Ye Hirose USB 2.0 DF11-8S-PA6...
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Our company network supports you worldwide with offices in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the UK and the USA. For more information please contact: Headquarters Germany FORTEC Elektronik AG Augsburger Str. 2b 82110 Germering Phone: +49 89 894450-0 E-Mail: info@fortecag.de Internet: www.fortecag.de Fortec Group Members Austria Distec GmbH Office Vienna...
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