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3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 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.
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.
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 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 ..............................
Table 56: Main Setup Menu Sub-Screens and Functions ........................60 Table 57: List of Acronyms ................................... 82 List of Figures Figure 1: System Block Diagram 3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 ..........................17 Figure 2: Top Side ......................................22 Figure 3: Rear Side ......................................24 Figure 4: Connector Panel Side ...................................
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3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 Figure 12: CR2032 Battery Power Input Wafer BAT1 ........................... 32 Figure 13: DC5V Fan Wafer FAN1 ................................. 33 Figure 14: SATA Port 0 Connector SATA1 ..............................34 Figure 15: HDD Power Output Wafer CN2 ..............................35 Figure 16: USB 2.0 Port DN_1, DN_2 Pin Header CN6 ...........................
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 1/ Introduction This user guide describe the 3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 board made by Kontron. This board will also be denoted 3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 within this user guide. Use of this user guide implies a basic knowledge of PC-AT hardware and software. This user guide focuses on describing the 3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 board's special features and is not intended to be a standard PC-AT textbook.
Handle the board only by the edges To get the board running follow these steps. If the board shipped from KONTRON already has components like RAM and CPU cooler mounted, then skip the relevant steps below. Turn off the PSU (Power Supply Unit) Turn off PSU (Power Supply Unit) completely (no mains power connected to the PSU) or leave the Power Connectors unconnected while configuring the board.
> 7 mm. Do not use washers with teeth, as they can damage the PCB and cause short circuits. 2.2. Chassis Safety Standards Before installing the 3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 in the chassis, users must evaluate the end product to ensure compliance with the requirements of the IEC60950-1 safety standard: ...
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 3.2. Component Main Data The table below summarizes the features of the 3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 single board computer. Table 1: Component Main Data System Processor Intel® Atom® E3900 Series & Pentium® / Celeron® N- / J-Series Processors...
3.5" ECX (146 mm x 105 mm / 5.75" x 4.13") 3.3. Environmental Conditions The 3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 is compliant with the following environmental conditions. It is the customer's responsibility to provide sufficient airflow around each of the components to keep them within the allowed temperature range.
3.5. Processor Support The 3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 is designed to support Intel® Atom® E3900 Series & Pentium® / Celeron® N- / J-Series Processors. The BGA CPU is remounted from factory. Kontron has defined the board versions as listed in the following table, so far all based on Embedded CPUs.
Memory modules have in general a much lower longevity than embedded motherboards, and therefore EOL of modules can be expected several times during lifetime of the motherboard. As a minimum it is recommend using Kontron memory modules for prototype system(s) in order to prove stability of the system and as for reference.
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 4/ Connector Locations 4.1. Top Side Figure 2: Top Side Table 8: Jumper List Item Designation Description See Chapter SIM Card Selection 7.17.1 Backlight Enable Selection 7.17.2 Panel & Backlight Power Selection 7.17.3 AT / ATX Power Mode Selection 7.17.4...
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3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 Item Designation Description See Chapter CN16 Right Channel 3W Audio AMP Output Wafer CN11 Audio Input / Output Pin Header Front Panel 1 Pin Header Front Panel 2 Pin Header CN17 COM1 RS-232/422/485 Port Wafer...
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 5/ Connector Definitions The following defined terms are used within this user guide to give more information concerning the pin assignment and to describe the connector's signals. Defined Term Description Shows the pin numbers in the connector...
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 6/ I/O-Area Connectors 6.1. HDMI Connector (CN15) The HDMI connector is based on standard HDMI type A. Figure 5: HDMI Connector CN15 Table 12: Pin Assignment HDMI Connector CN15 Signal Description Note TMDS Data2+ Ground TMDS Data2–...
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 6.3. Ethernet Connectors (CN9 & CN10) The 3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 supports two channels of 10/100/1000 Mbit Ethernet, which are based Intel® I210-AT controller. In order to achieve the specified performance of the Ethernet port, Category 5 twisted pair cables must be used with 10/100 MByte and Category 5E, 6 or 6E with 1 Gbit LAN networks.
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 Table 16: Signal Description Signal Description USBn_TX+, USBn_TX-, Differential pair works as serial differential receive/transmit data lines. USBn_RX+, USBn_RX-, (n= A, B) USBn_D-, USBn_D- +USBn_VCC 5 V supply for external devices. VCC is supplied during power-down to allow wakeup on USB device activity.
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 7/ Internal Connectors 7.1. Power Connector Power connector must be used to supply the board with +12 VDC (±10%). Hot plugging any of the power connector is not allowed. Hot plugging might damage the board. In other words, turn off main supply etc. to make sure all the power lines are turned off when connecting to the motherboard.
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 7.2. DC5V Fan Wafer (FAN1) The CPU Fan Wafer (FAN1) is used for the connection of the Fan for the CPU. Figure 13: DC5V Fan Wafer FAN1 Table 19: Pin Assignment FAN1 Signal...
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 7.3. SATA (Serial ATA) Port 0 Connector (SATA1) The SATA connector supplies the data connection for the SATA hard disk and is SATA 3.0 compatible. Figure 14: SATA Port 0 Connector SATA1 Table 21: Pin Assignment SATA1...
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 7.5. USB Connectors (Internal) (CN6, CN26 optional) The USB port pin header CN6 supports two USB 2.0 ports and the optional USB port wafer CN26 supports one USB 2.0 port. CN26 shares the USB 2.0 signal of M.2 Key B (CON1).
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3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 Signal Description +USBVCC 5 V supply for external devices. SB5V is supplied during power down to allow wakeup on USB device activity. Protected by active power switch 1 A fuse for each USB port.
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 7.6. Audio AMP Output Wafer (CN12 & CN16) The Speaker audio-out interface is available through the wafers CN12 and CN16. These outputs are shared with the audio output (Line-out) signals of the audio pin header CN11.
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 PWRBTN PLED KLOCK Table 31: Pin Assignment FP2 Signal Note Power LED + Power Button + Power Button - Power LED - SMB_ALERT# BATLOW# SMBus Data SMBus Clock Table 32: Signal Description Signal...
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 Signal Description V) on hardware reset when the transmitter is empty or when loop mode operation is initiated. Received Data, receives data from the communications link. Data Terminal Ready, indicates to the modem etc. that the on-board UART is ready to establish communication link.
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 7.13. mPCIe Socket (MPCIE1) Full-sized Mini-PCI Express V1.2 socket (MPCIE1). Socket MPCIE1 supports mPCIe, USB2.0 and SIM-card socket. The SIM-card socket makes it possible to use a 3G/4G-wireless modem in this mPCIe slot. The USB does support WAKE function.
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3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 Signal Note Ground Ground +1.5V Ground SMB_CLK PETn0 SMB_DATA PETp0 Ground Ground USB_D- Ground USB_D+ +3.3VSB Ground +3.3VSB LED_WWAN# Ground LED_WLAN# Reserved LED_WPAN# Reserved +1.5V Reserved Ground Reserved +3.3VSB * These pins are connected to CN7 SIM Interface directly.
7.14. NGFF M.2 Key B Socket (CON1) The 3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 supports M.2 modules in format 2242 with Key B. The M.2 specification enables one SATA3.0 (6 Gb/s), one USB2.0 and SIM-card socket to be exposed through the same slot. The SIM-card socket makes it possible to use a 3G/4G-wireless modem in this M.2 slot.
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 7.15. SIM Interface Wafer for MPCIE1 and M.2 Key B (CN7) Figure 28: SIM Interface Wafer CN7 Table 43: Pin Assignment CN7 Signal Description Note UIM_PWR Power +5V or +3.3V UIM_DATA Input or Output for serial data...
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 7.17. Switches and Jumpers The product has several jumpers which must be properly configured to ensure correct operation. Figure 30: Jumper Connector For a three-pin jumper (see Figure 35), the jumper setting is designated “1-2” when the jumper connects pins 1 and 2.
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 Table 48: Pin Assignment JP4 Jumper 1 Position Description Pin 1-2 Pin 2-3 ATX Mode AT Mode “X” = Jumper set (short) and “-” = jumper not set (open) 7.17.5. M.2 Key B Activity LED Pin Header (JP5) Figure 35: M.2 Key B Activity LED Pin Header JP5...
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 The jumper has one position: Pin 1-2 and not mounted (default position). More information on setting the "RTC Reset" jumper can be found in the following table. Figure 37: RTC Reset Selection JP8...
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 Table 53: Pin Assignment JP10 Jumper Position Description Pin 1-2 ME F/W Disabled Normal Operation “X” = Jumper set (short) and “-” = jumper not set (open) www.kontron.com // 57...
The Mating connectors / Cables are connectors or cable kits which are fitting the On-board connector. The cable kits marked with "*" are included in the "3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 Cable & Driver Kit". Table 54: On-Board Connectors & Mating Connector Types...
Supervisor Password (see Security menu), press <RETURN>, and proceed with step 5. 5. A setup menu will appear. The 3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 uEFI BIOS setup program uses a hot key-based navigation system. A hot key legend bar is located on the bottom of the setup screens.
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 9.2. Setup Menus The Setup utility features shows six menus in the selection bar at the top of the screen: Main Advanced Power Boot Security Save & Exit The Setup menus are selected via the left and right arrow keys.
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 Figure 40: BIOS Main Menu Screen System Data and Time BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Security Save & Exit Product Information Product Name 3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0-N4200 BIOS Version R0.07 (x64) BIOS Build Date...
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 9.2.2. Advanced Setup Menu The Advanced setup menu provides sub-screens and functions for advanced configurations. The following sub- screen functions are included in the menu: LAN ,Audio & M.2 Device Type Configuration ...
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 Figure 43: BIOS Advanced Menu - Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Security Save & Exit Super IO Configuration > Serial Port 1 Configuration → ←: Select Screen > Serial Port 2 Configuration ↑...
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 Feature Option Description Serial Port 1 Type [RS232], [RS422], Select an appropriate type for Serial Port 1. [RS485] RS485 Duplex Mode [Half Duplex], [Full Select an appropriate RS485 Duplex Mode. Duplex] RS485 Auto Flow [Disabled], [Enabled] Select whether to enable or disable RS485 Auto Flow Control.
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 Figure 46: BIOS Advanced Menu - Super IO Configuration - Serial Port 3 Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Security Save & Exit Serial Port 3 Configuration Serial Port [Enabled] → ←: Select Screen Device Settings IO=3E8h;...
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 Feature Option Description Serial Port [Disabled], [Enabled] Select whether to enable or disable Serial Port (COM). Change Settings [Auto], [IO=2E8h; Select an optional setting for Super IO device. IRQ=7;], [IO=3E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12;], [IO=2E8h;...
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 Figure 49: BIOS Advanced Menu - Super IO Configuration - Serial Port 6 Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Security Save & Exit Serial Port 6 Configuration Serial Port [Enabled] → ←: Select Screen Device Settings IO=2E0h;...
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 Figure 51: BIOS Advanced Menu - SATA Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Security Save & Exit SATA Configuration SATA Controller [Enabled] → ←: Select Screen SATA Mode Selection [AHCI] ↑ ↓: Select Item...
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 Figure 52: BIOS Advanced Menu - USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Security Save & Exit USB Configuration USB Devices: → ←: Select Screen 1 Keyboard ↑ ↓: Select Item...
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 Figure 53: BIOS Advanced Menu - DIO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Security Save & Exit DIO Configuration User Configuration [Disabled] DIO_0* [Output Low] DIO_1* [Output Low] DIO_2* [Output Low]...
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 Figure 55: BIOS Advanced Menu - H/W Monitor BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Security Save & Exit PC Health Status > Smart FAN Configuration CPU Temperature : +39 C System Temperature : +39 C →...
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 9.2.3. Power Setup Menu The Power setup menu provides functions and a sub-screen for power configurations. The following sub-screen function is included in the menu: WatchDog Timer Configuration Figure 56: BIOS Power Setup Menu...
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 9.2.4. Boot Setup Menu The boot setup menu lists the for boot device priority order, that is generated dynamically. Figure 58: BIOS Boot Setup Menu BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Security Save &...
The Security setup menu provides information about the passwords and functions for specifying the security settings. The passwords are case-sensitive. The 3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 provides no factory-set passwords. If there is already a password installed, the system asks for this first. To clear a password, simply enter nothing and acknowledge by pressing <RETURN>.
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 9.2.5.1. Remember the password It is highly recommended to keep a record of all passwords in a safe place. Forgotten passwords results in being locked out of the system. If the system cannot be booted because the User Password or the Supervisor Password are not know, contact Kontron Support for further assistance.
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 9.2.6. Save & Exit Setup Menu The exit setup menu provides functions for handling changes made to the UEFI BIOS settings and the exiting of the setup program. Figure 60: BIOS Boot Setup Menu...
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 - User Guide, Rev. 2.2 Appendix A: List of Acronyms The following table does not contain the complete acronyms used in signal names, signal type definitions or similar. A description of the signals is included in the I/O Connector and Internal connector chapters within this user guide.
3.5"-SBC-APL V2.0 – User Guide, Rev. 2.2 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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