Contents Table of Contents Revision History .................i Table of Contents ................ii Preface....................v Copyright Notice ..................v Declaration of Conformity ............... v CE ....................v FCC Class A ................... vi RoHS ....................vi SVHC / REACH ................vi Replacing Lithium Battery ..............vii Technical Support ..................vii Warranty....................viii Chapter 1 - Introduction ..............1...
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Contents Appendices ..................43 Appendix A. I/O Port Address Map ............44 Appendix B. Memory Address Map ............46 Appendix C. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) .......... 48 Appendix D: Watchdog Timer (WDT) Setting........49 - iii -...
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Preface Preface Copyright Notice All Rights Reserved. The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve the reliability, design and function. It does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer. Under no circumstances will the manufacturer be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising from the use or inability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such...
(PBDE) in electrical and electronic products. Member states of the EU are to enforce by 7/1/2006. ARBOR Technology Corp. hereby states that the listed products do not contain unintentional additions of lead, mercury, hex chrome, PBB or PBDB that exceed a maximum concentration value of 0.1% by weight or for cadmium exceed...
Preface (Substances of Very High Concern) in (EC) 1907/2006 (REACH --Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals) regulated by the European Union. All substances listed in SVHC < 0.1 % by weight (1000 ppm) Warning Single Board Computers and their components contain very delicate Integrated Circuits (IC).
Preface Warranty This product is warranted to be in good working order for a period of two years from the date of purchase. Should this product fail to be in good working order at any time during this period, we will, at our option, replace or repair it at no additional charge except as set forth in the following terms.
Introduction 1.1. The Product • Fanless Design • Support Intel Atom™ E3800 Family ® • Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports • LVDS, Analog RGB Port • Support Dual Independent Displays • Wide-Range Operating Temp.: -40 ~ 85°C 1.2. About this Manual This manual is intended for experienced users and integrators with hardware knowledge of computers.
Introduction 1.4. Inside the Package Before starting to install the single board, make sure the following items are shipped: 1 x Em104-i230F 1 x Heat Sink 1 x Driver CD 1 x Quick Installation Guide If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your vendor immediately.
Getting Started 2.2. Block Diagram PWR1 +5 DC-in DDR3L-1333MHz (up to 8GB) 1 x DDR3L USB3 1 x USB 2.0/3.0 port SO-DIMM socket Type A conn. Analog RGB VGA1 USB1 2 x USB 2.0 ports 1x13-pin headers 2x5-pin 2.00mm pitch latching box header 1 x eDP port Dual Channels 24-bit LVDS...
Getting Started 2.3. Jumpers and Connectors The board comes with some connectors to join some devices and also some jumpers to alter the hardware configuration. The following in this chapter will explicate each of these components one-by-one. 2.3.1. Layout This section will provide an overview of this board, both the top and bottom sides. Jumpers Location ❶...
Getting Started 2.3.2. Jumpers ❶ JINV1 Function: Sets LCD inverter voltage. (This jumper sets the voltage of LCD connector INV1, which means this jumper decides the pin 1 of the LCD connector INV1.) Jumper Type: 2.00mm pitch, 1x3-pin header Setting: Description +12V +5V (default)
Getting Started 2.3.3. Connectors USB1 Description: USB 3.0/2.0 Connector Connector Type: Type A connector Setting: The pin assignments conform to the industry standard. 1 2 3 4 Board Top C19 D19 1 3 5 USB1 ① - 13 -...
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Getting Started LAN1~2 Description: Ethernet Connectors Connector Type: 2.00mm pitch 2x5-pin wafer connector Setting: Description Description TX_MDI0- TX_MDI0+ MDI2+ RX_MDI1+ RX_MDI1- MDI2- MDI3- MDI3+ Board Top C19 D19 1 3 5 ② ③ LAN2 LAN1 - 14 -...
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Getting Started KBMS1 Description: Connector for keyboard and mouse. Connector Type: 1x6-pin CVILUX 1.25mm CI4406P1V00- LF 4-wall connector Setting: Description KB_DATA KB_CLK PS2_VCC MS_DATA MS_CLK Board Top C19 D19 1 3 5 ⑧ KBMS1 - 19 -...
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Getting Started CON1 Description: PC/104 interface Connector Type: The pin assignments conform to the industry standard. Board Top C19 D19 1 3 5 ⑨ CON1 - 20 -...
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Getting Started COM3~4 Description: RS232-interfaced serial port Connector Type: 2.00mm pitch 2x5-pin header Setting: RS-232 Desc. DCD# DSR# RTS# CTS# DTR# Board Top C19 D19 1 3 5 ⑬ COM4 ⑫ COM3 - 22 -...
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Getting Started JFRT1 Description: Connector for reset, power LED, HDD LED and speaker Connector Type: 2.54mm pitch 1x8-pin header Setting: Description RESET PWR LED+ HDD LED+ HDD LED- SPKOUT+ SPKOUT- Board Top C19 D19 ⑭ JFRT1 1 3 5 - 23 -...
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Getting Started SATA1 Description: Serial ATA connector Connector Type: High speed transfer rates (300MB/s). Setting: Description Board Top SATA1 ⑮ C19 D19 1 3 5 - 24 -...
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Getting Started FAN1 Description: FAN Connector Connector Type: 1.25mm pitch 1x3-pin wafer connector Setting: Description Board Top FAN1 ⑲ C19 D19 1 3 5 - 28 -...
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Getting Started CON3 Description: mSATA Full-Size Socket Connector Type: 52-pin mSATA Full-Size Socket Setting: The pin assignments conform to the industry standard. (Socket shared and BIOS selectable with Mini-card) As for configuration, please refer to Mini PCI Express Support in 3.2.2.
Getting Started 2.4. Driver Installation Notes The CPU board supports Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. Find the necessary drivers on the CD that comes with your purchase. For different OS, the driver/ utility installation may vary slightly, but generally they are similar. Windows 7 Device Driver Path...
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BIOS The BIOS Setup utility is to configure the system settings stored in the system’s BIOS ROM. BIOS is activated once the computer powers on. After entering the utility, use the left/right arrow keys to navigate between the top menus and use the down arrow key to access one. Menu Description Main...
BIOS 3.1. Main The Main menu displays some BIOS info and features the settings of System Date and System Time. The BIOS info displayed is: Info Item Description BIOS Version Delivers the computer’s BIOS version. Project name Delivers the name of the project Delivers the date and time when the BIOS Setup utility was created/ Build Date and Time updated.
BIOS 3.2. Advanced The Advanced menu controls the system’s CPU, IDE, Super IO, AHCI and USB. It also helps users monitor hardware health. The featured submenus are: Submenu Description Boot Configuration 3.2.1. Boot Configuration on page 35. On Board Device Support 3.2.2.
BIOS 3.2.1. Boot Configuration Setting Description Numlock Select Power-on state for Num lock 3.2.2. On Board Device Support Configures On-board devices by the following settings: Setting Description RTL8111E Gigabit Enables/Disables On Board LAN Configuration Ethernet Controller 1/2 Mini PCI Express Support Options are: Enabled, Disabled, mSATA Enabled is the default.
BIOS 3.2.3. Video Configuration Configure video settings The featured setting is: 3.2.3.1 Video Configuration Setting Description Set Logo & SCU Resolution. Logo & SCU Resolution Options are Auto/640 x480/800 x 600/1024 x 768 3.2.3.2 VBT Hook Configuration Setting Description Set the option of CRT. Configure CRT as Options are CRT / No Device CRT EDID Support...
BIOS 3.2.4. SATA Configuration Select this submenu to configure the SATA controller and HD. Setting Description Enables/disables the present SATA controller. SATA Controller Enabled is the default. Configures how to sun the SATA drives. Configures SATA Mode Options available are AHCI (default) and IDE. SATA Port 0 Hot Plug Enables/disables hot-pluggable feature for the SATA Capability...
BIOS 3.2.5. SIO FINTEK81866D Configures SIO by the following settings: Setting Description Voltage Display the voltage info Display thermal info Thermal CPU Temperature SYSTEM Temperature Set the state of Power Loss mode Power Loss mode Options are Always On(default)/Always Off Serial Port A/B Enables/disables the Serial port.
BIOS 3.3. Security The Security menu sets up the password for the system’s administrator account. Once the administrator password is set up, this BIOS Setup utility is limited to access and will ask for the password each time any access is attempted. The featured setting is: Setting Description...
BIOS 3.4. Boot The Boot menu configures how to boot up the system such as the configuration of boot device priority. The featured settings are: Setting Description Set the boot type. Boot Type Options are Legacy Boot Type , UEFI Type. Allow InsydeH20 to Skip certain tests while booting .
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BIOS Boot Device Priority Normal Boot Menu Select Normal boot option priority or Advance boot option Priority. Legacy Boot type order Change boot type order Hard Disk Drive Change CD/DVD-ROM Drive Boot order - 41 -...
BIOS 3.5. Exit The Save & Exit menu features a handful of commands to launch actions from the BIOS Setup utility regarding saving changes, quitting the utility and recovering defaults. The features settings are: Setting Description Exit Saving Changes Saves the changes and quits the BIOS Setup utility. Save Changes Without Exit Save Changes but does not quit the BIOS.
Appendices Appendix A. 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 0x000003F8-0x000003FF Communications Port (COM1) 0x000002F8-0x000002FF...
Appendices Appendix C. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) Peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the service required. The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board. Level Function IRQ0 System timer IRQ1 Standard PS/2 Keyboard IRQ3 Communications Port (COM2) IRQ4...
Appendices Appendix D: Watchdog Timer (WDT) Setting WDT is widely used for industrial application to monitor CPU activities. The application software depends on its requirement to trigger WDT with adequate timer setting. Before WDT timeout, the functional normal system will reload the WDT.
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