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Pentium N4200/ Celeron N3350 processor and ® ® the PICO317 is with Intel Atom x5-E3940 that deliver outstanding system performance through high-bandwidth interfaces, multiple I/O functions for interactive applications and various embedded computing solutions. The board has one 204-pin unbuffered SO-DIMM socket for single channel DDR3L 1600MHz memory with maximum memory capacity up to 8GB.
PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board ⚫ Ethernet ® ◼ One RJ-45 LAN port by Intel I211-AT (co-layout with I210) supports 1000/100/10Mbps Gigabit/Fast Ethernet with Wake-on-LAN and PXE Boot ROM. ⚫ Audio ◼ HD audio compliant with Realtek ALC888S. ◼ Line-out in 3.5 phone jack on the rear I/O. ⚫...
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2.3.1 Installing Heatsink (Optional) For thermal dissipation, a thermal solution enables the PICO316 and PICO317 components to dissipate heat efficiently. All heat generating components are thermally conducted to the plate in order to avoid hot spots. Images below illustrate how to install heatsink on PICO316 or PICO317.
Images below illustrate how to install the heatspreader on PICO316 or PICO317. And there is a protective plastic covering on the thermal pads. This must be removed before the heatspreader can be mounted.
PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board Jumper and Switch Settings Jumper is a small component consisting of jumper clip and jumper pins. Install jumper clip on 2 jumper pins to close. And remove jumper clip from 2 jumper pins to open. Below illustration shows how to set up jumper.
PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board 2.4.1 LVDS +3.3V/+5V Voltage Selection (JP2) This is a 2x3-pin (pitch=2.0mm) jumper. The board supports voltage selection for flat panel displays. Use these jumpers to set LVDS connector (CN6) pin 1~6 VCCM to +3.3V, or +5V. To prevent hardware damage, before connecting please make sure that the input voltage of flat panel is correct.
PICO316/317 Pico-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 of connectors on the hardware. Connector Description Inverter Connector...
PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board 2.5.1 Inverter Connector (CN2) This is a 8-pin (pitch=1.25mm) connector which is compliant with Hirose DF13-8P-1.25V for inverter. We strongly recommend you to use the matching connector, DF13-8S-1.25C, to avoid malfunction. Signal VBL2 (+5V level) VBL_ENABLE VBL Brightness Control 2.5.2 Front Panel Connector (CN3) Signal...
PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board 2.5.3 Power Connector (CN4) This is a 2x2pin (pitch=2.5mm) connector which is compliant with Molex 1054051104. Signal 2.5.4 SMBus Connector (CN5) This is a 3-pin (pitch=1.25mm) for SMBus interface which is compatible with I Signal CLK_SBY DAT_SBY Board and Pin Assignments...
PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board 2.5.5 LVDS Connector (CN6) It is a 2x20-pin (pitch=1mm) connector which is compliant with JST SM40B-SRDS-G-TF for LVDS LCD interface. It is strongly recommended to connect it with matching connector, SHDR-40VS-B. Pin 1~6 VCCM can be set to +3.3V or +5V by setting JP2 (see section 2.4.1).
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PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board 24-bit single channel 18-bit dual channel Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM 10 GND 10 GND 11 N.C 12 N.C 11 N.C 12 Channel B D0- 13 N.C 14 N.C 13 N.C...
PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board 2.5.6 USB 3.0 Type C Connectors (CN7 and CN8) The board comes with two Universal Serial Bus (compliant with USB 3.0 (5Gb/s)) type C connectors for installing USB peripherals such as keyboard, mouse, scanner, etc. CN7: Signal Signal SSTX2+ SSTX1+...
PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board 2.5.8 USB 2.0 Wafer Connector (CN10) This 2x5-pin (pitch=2mm) wafer connector is compliant with Hirose DF11-10DP-2DSA and a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector for installing versatile USB 2.0 compliant interface peripherals. Signal Signal USB VCC USB VCC (+5V_SBY) (+5V_SBY) USB #7_D-...
PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board 2.5.11 HDMI Connector (CN13) 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. Its interface is available through connector CN13. Signal Signal HDMI DATA2+ HDMI DATA2- HDMI DATA1+...
PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board 2.5.14 SATA Connector (SATA1) This Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Serial ATA or SATA) connector is for high-speed SATA interface. It is a computer bus interface for connecting to devices such as hard disk drive. Signal SATA_TXP0 SATA_TXN0 SATA_RXN0 SATA_RXP0 2.5.15...
PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board 2.5.16 Full-size PCI-Express Mini Card or mSATA Connector (SCN3) This is a full-size PCI-Express Mini Card connector on the bottom side complying with PCI-Express Mini Card Spec. V1.2. It supports either PCI-Express, USB 2.0 or SATA (mSATA). Since the default setting is PCI-Express Mini Card, if mSATA is needed to insert, please refer to section 4.4 to change the setting.
PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board Chapter 3 Hardware Description Microprocessors ® ® ® The PICO316 supports Intel Pentium N4200 and Celeron N3350 processors and the ® ® PICO319 supports Intel Atom x5-E3940 which enable your system to operate under ® Windows 10 environments. The system performance depends on the microprocessor. Make sure all correct settings are arranged for your installed microprocessor to prevent the CPU from damages.
PICO316/317 Pico-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.
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PICO316/317 Pico-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 +−...
PICO316/317 Pico-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.
PICO316/317 Pico-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: ►...
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PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board Serial Port Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Serial Port Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. For items marked with “”, please press <Enter> for more options. Serial Port 1~2 Configuration Use these items to set parameters related to serial port 1~2.
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PICO316/317 Pico-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. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
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PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board ⚫ 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. ⚫ Hardware Monitor This screen monitors hardware health status. This screen displays the temperature of system and CPU and system voltages (VBAT, +3.3V, +3.3VSB and +5VSB).
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PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board ⚫ ACPI Settings ACPI Sleep State Select the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) sleep state. Configuration options are Suspend Disabled and S3 (Suspend to RAM). The S3 (Suspend to RAM) option selects ACPI sleep state the system will enter when suspend button is pressed. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
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PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board ⚫ CPU Configuration This screen shows the CPU Configuration. 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.
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PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board ⚫ SATA Configuration During system boot up, BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. In SATA Configuration menu, you can see the current installed hardware in SATA ports. Chipset SATA Enable or disable Chipset SATA Controller. The default is Enable. SATA Mode Selection The SATA mode is AHCI.
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PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board ⚫ USB Configuration USB Devices Display all detected USB devices. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
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PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board ⚫ Utility Configuration BIOS Flash Utility BIOS flash utility configuration. For more detailed information, please refer to Appendix B. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
PICO316/317 Pico-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 ► South Bridge For items marked with “”, please press <Enter>...
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PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board ⚫ North Bridge This screen allows users to configure parameters of North Bridge chipset. LCD Control This item allows you to select LCD panel control options. Please press <Enter> to go to the sub menus. Memory Information Display system memory information.
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PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board LVDS Panel Device Enable or disable LVDS panel support. LVDS Panel Type Select LVDS panel resolution for the display device by selecting the appropriate setup item. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
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PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board ⚫ South Bridge This screen shows the information of South Bridge chipset. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board Security Menu The Security menu allows users to change the security settings for the system. ⚫ Setup Administrator Password Set setup administrator password. ⚫ User Password Set user password. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
PICO316/317 Pico-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 keyboard NumLock. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
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PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board ⚫ Quiet Boot Select to display either POST output messages or a splash screen during boot-up. ⚫ Launch UEFI PXE OpROM policy Control the execution of UEFI PXE OpROM. ⚫ Boot Option Priorities These are settings for boot priority. Specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices.
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PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board ⚫ Boot Mode Use this option for boot mode settings. UEFI Boot: Select support to boot any UEFI-capable OS. Legacy Boot: Select support to boot non UEFI-capable OS that expects a legacy BIOS interface. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
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PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board Note that the Primary IGFX Boot Display option appears only if Legacy Mode is selected, see image below. Primary IGFX Boot Display Select the video device which will be activated during POST (Power-On Self Test). The following image shows the option list when LVDS Panel Device is disabled. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
PICO316/317 Pico-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.
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PICO316/317 Pico-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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PICO316/317 Pico-ITX Board Appendix A Watchdog Timer A.1 About Watchdog Timer After the system stops working for a while, it can be auto-reset by the watchdog timer. The integrated watchdog timer can be set up in the system reset mode by program. A.2 How to Use Watchdog Timer Assembly sample code : dx,fa10...
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