COMh-caRP User Guide Table of Contents 1. General Information ........................1.1 Disclaimer ..........................1.2 Intended Use ........................... 1.3 Terms and Conditions ......................1.4 Customer Support ........................1.5 Customer Service ........................1.6 Customer Comments ......................1.7 Symbols ............................ 1.8 For Your Safety ........................
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3.7 Thermal Management ......................3.7.1 Heatspreader Plate Assembly .................... 3.7.2 Active/Passive Cooling Solutions ..................3.7.3 Operating with Kontron Heatspreader Plate (HSP) Assembly ..........3.7.4 Operating without Kontron Heatspreader Plate (HSP) Assembly ........3.7.5 Temperature Sensors ......................3.7.6 On-Module Fan Connector ....................
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COMh-caRP User Guide 5.6.1 Startup Scripting ........................ 5.6.2 Create a Startup Script ...................... 5.6.3 Example of Startup Scripts ....................5.7 Firmware Update ........................6. Technical Support ........................6.1 Warranty ..........................6.2 Returning Defective Material ..................... 7. Document Revision ........................www.kontron.com...
1. General Information 1.1 Disclaimer Kontron would like to point out that the information contained in this user guide may be subject to alteration, particularly as a result of the constant upgrading of Kontron products. This document does not entail any guarantee on the part of Kontron with respect to technical processes described in the user guide or any product characteristics set out in the user guide.
PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE (COLLECTIVELY, “HIGH RISK APPLICATIONS”). You understand and agree that your use of Kontron devices as a component in High Risk Applications is entirely at your risk. To minimize the risks associated with your products and applications, you should provide adequate design and operating safeguards.
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COMh-caRP User Guide 1.7 Symbols The following symbols may be used in this user guide of COMh-caRP simple Box Info-Box Important-Box Alert-Box Tip-Box Help-Box Todo-Box Download-Box www.kontron.com 4/79...
COMh-caRP User Guide 1.8 For Your Safety Your new Kontron product was developed and tested carefully to provide all features necessary to ensure its compliance with electrical safety requirements. It was also designed for a long fault-free life. However, the life expectancy of your product can be drastically reduced by improper treatment during unpacking and installation.
Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions. 1.12 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.
COMh-caRP User Guide 1.13 Quality and Environmental Management Kontron aims to deliver reliable high-end products designed and built for quality, and aims to complying with environmental laws, regulations, and other environmentally oriented requirements. For more information regarding Kontron’s quality and environmental responsibilities, visit https://www.kontron.com/en/quality-management.
COMh-caRP User Guide 2. Introduction This user guide describes the COM-HPC® Client Size A Computer-On-Module COMh-caRP made by Kontron and focuses on describing the module’s special features. Kontron recommends users to study this user guide before powering on the module.
2.4 COM-HPC® Client Functionality All Kontron COM-HPC® Client modules contain two 400-pin connector, each of which has 4 rows called A to D on the primary connector and row E to H on the secondary connector. The COM-HPC® Client Computer-on-Module features the following maximum amount of interfaces according to the PICMG module pinout type.
COMh-caRP User Guide host computer, packaged as a highly integrated computer. All Kontron COM-HPC® modules are very compact and feature a standardized form factor and a standardized connector layout that carry a specified set of signals. Each COM module is based on the COM-HPC® specification. This standardization allows designers to create a single-system carrier board that can accept present and future COM-HPC®...
HCA02-0000-20-3 CCOMh-caRP E2 i3-1320PRE i3-1320PRE industrial Table 3: Product Number for Extended temperature (E2, -40°C to +85°C) 3.2 Accessories Accessories are product specific, COM-HPC® specific or general COMe accessories. For more information, contact your local Kontron Sales Representative or Kontron Inside Sales. www.kontron.com 11/79...
COMh-caAP Heat Spreader Standard COM-HPC Heat Spreader for COMh- HCA0A-0000-99-1 through hole caAP through hole Table 4: Cooling Equipment for COMh-caAP/COMh-caRP available from Kontron 3.2.2 Evaluation Carrier Kontron PN Product Name Description COM-HPC Client Carrier with 10mm Connector...
COMh-caRP User Guide 3.3 Functional Specification 3.3.1 Technical Data Function Definition Compliance COM HPC Client, Size A Dimension 120mm x 95 mm (H X W) Processors Board comes Intel® 13 generation RaptorLake H/P/U Core® I processors Chipset lntel® 600/700 Series Chipset Family - On-Package Platform Controller Hub...
CPU and PCH memory socket 2x Ethernet PHY optional NVME 3-pin fan connector 3.3.4 Back Side Figure 3: COMh-caRP Back Side COM-HPC® Connector J1 COM-HPC® Connector J2 DDR5 SO-DIMM memory socket Programming connector for embedded controller 3.3.5 Processor (CPU) The 13th Gen Intel® Core™ mobile processors combine power efficiency, performance, flexibility, and industrial-grade features to drive success for demanding AI, graphics, and rugged edge use cases.
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COMh-caRP User Guide Intel® 7 process technology Up to 14 cores, up to 20 threads in IoT SKUs Up to 24 MB Intel® Smart Cache Processor base power range of 15W to 45W Intel® Iris® X Graphics with up to 96 execution units (EUs)...
Table 10: Processor lineup - 13th Gen Intel® Core™ processors (U-series 15W) 3.3.6 System Memory The COMh-caRP supports up to 2 x 32 GByte of SODIMM DDR5-4800 non-ECC memory. One SO-DIMM socket is on the top side, on on the bottom side available.
RAM Stress Test program in a heat chamber at 60°C, for a minimum of 24 hours. 3.3.7 High-Speed Interface Overview The different variants of the chipset populated on the COMh-caRP offered High-Speed IOs and the following table will give an overview of it. HSIO USB 3.2...
COMh-caRP User Guide 3.4 Interfaces 3.4.1 PCIe COM-HPC allows for up to 49 PCIe lanes on the Client Module pin-out, and for up to 65 PCIe lanes on the Server Module. The PCIe lanes are divided into 5 Groups: Group 0 Low: PCIe lanes 0:7 and also an additional lane for BMC use...
USB[0:3] pool must be used along with the SuperSpeed pins. COMh-caRP support up to 8x USB 2.0, 2 USB 4.0 and 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 To support USB4 on USB0 SS or USB1 SS USB2 ports can not be swapped. USB0 SS has to use USB2 port 0 and USB1 SS has to use USB2 port1.
COMh-caRP User Guide COMh connector ADL P Description USB1_LS[TX:RX] TBT_LSX3_[RX:TX]D sideband TX/RX interface USB0_AUX± TCP2_AUX_[P:N] DisplayPort Aux channel for USB4 DP modes USB1_AUX± TCP3_AUX_[P:N] DisplayPort Aux channel for USB4 DP modes SML[0:1]_DAT SML0[CLK:DATA] SM Link to support Carrier USB4 Re-Timers...
If more than one active display port is connected, then the processor frequency may be lower than base frequency in thermally limited scenarios. COMh-caRP supports the full range of COM-HPC addressed graphic interfaces. Additionally there is also graphical use of both USB4 interfaces possible.
Mini-PCIe or M.2 cards. Care has to be taken that the logic I/O levels match up. The UART interface on COMh-caRP is by default driven from the embedded controller. It can be reconnected on a custom version to the PCH's UART.
COM-HPC Client and Server modules can support a General Purpose SPI interface (GP_SPI) to connect multiple peripherals. The COMh GP_SPI interface on COMh-caRP is handle by the embedded controller. There is an option to handle it by PCH as well.
It is also possible to boot the BIOS over eSPI. The eSPI bus runs from a 1.8V supply. COM-HPC does not support LPC. Booting from eSPI is not yet supported on COMh-caRP. Using eSPI devices on the carrier will require a customized BIOS version.
The default speed is 200 kHz. 3.4.12 GPIO The COMh-caRP offers GPIO pins on the dedicated pins of COM-HPC®. The type of termination resistor used sets the direction of the GPIO; where GPI terminations are pull-up resistors, and GPO terminations are pull-down resistors.
The COMh-caRP supports typical RTC values of 3 V and less than 10 μA. When powered by the main power supply on-module regulators generate the RTC voltage, to reduce RTC current draw. The RTC’s battery voltage range is 2.8 V to 3.47 V.
COMh-caRP User Guide On COMh-caRP a PCIe NVMe NAND Flash SSD (with a capacity up to 1TB) can be populated optionally, connected to the PCIEX4_B[0:3] lanes instead of COMh PCIe[12:16] lanes. There are different types of NVMe SSDs available from different vendors.
5 V standby and 3.3 V RTC battery input Supply Voltage (VCC) 12 V ± 5% COMh-caRP: Widerange Input 8V - 20V Standby Voltage (VCC_5V_SBY) 5 V ± 5% - Note: Standby voltage is not mandatory for operation RTC Voltage (VCC_RTC) 2.8 V to 3.47 V...
COMh-caRP User Guide time long enough to allow the internal board voltages to discharge sufficiently. If the OFF time is not observed, parts of the board or attached peripherals may work incorrectly or even suffer a reduction of MTBF. The minimum OFF time depends on the implemented PSU model and other electrical factors and must be measured individually for each case.
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COMh-caRP User Guide Power Supply Control Signals Power supply control settings are set in the BIOS and enable the module to shut down, reset and wake from standby. COM-HPC Signal Pin Description A PWRBTN# falling edge signal creates power button event (50 ms ≤ t <...
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COMh-caRP User Guide COM-HPC Signal Pin Description GP Wake UP General purpose wake up signal. May be used to implement wake-up on (WAKE1#) PS2 keyboard or mouse activity. Indicates that external battery is low. Battery Low This port provides a battery-low signal to the Module for orderly (BATLOW#) transitioning to power saving or power cut-off...
3.7 Thermal Management 3.7.1 Heatspreader Plate Assembly A heatspreader plate assembly is available from Kontron for the COMh-caRP. The heatspreader plate assembly is NOT a heat sink. The heatspreader plate transfers heat as quickly as possible from the processor using a copper core positioned directly above the processor and a Thermal Interface Material (TIM).
Temperature Sensor in Board Management Controller 3.7.6 On-Module Fan Connector The module's fan connector powers, controls and monitors an external fan. To connect a standard 3- pin connector fan to the module, use Kontron's fan cable, KAB-HSP 200 mm (96079-0000-00-0). www.kontron.com 35/79...
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COMh-caRP User Guide Figure 5: On-module fan connector Pin Signal Description Type Fan_Tach_IN# Fan input voltage from COMe connector Input V_FAN 12 V ±10% (max.) across module input range PWR Power GND Table 32: Fan Connector (3-Pin) Pin Assignment Always check the fan specification according to the limitations of the supply current and supply voltage.
COMh-caRP User Guide 3.8 Mechanical Specification The COMh-caRP is compatible with the COM-HPC® mechanical specification. 3.8.1 Module Dimensions Figure 6: Module Dimensions 3.8.2 Module Height The COM-HPC specification defines a module height of approximatly 15mm, when measured from the bottom of the module's PCB board to the top of the heatspreader. The overall height of the module and carrier board depends on www.kontron.com...
Please check our Customer Section for Heatspreader 3D models and drawings. 3.9 Environmental Specification The COMh-caRP support commercial temperature grades with on option of extended temperature grades (E1). The E1 is only available for customized versions only. Environmental Description Operating 0°C to +60°C (32°F to 140°F)
COMh-caRP User Guide 3.10 Compliance The COMh-caRP complies with the following or the latest status thereof. If modified, the prerequisites for specific approvals may no longer apply. For more information, contact Kontron Support. Europe - CE Mark 2014/30/EU: Electromagnetic Compatibility...
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COMh-caRP User Guide 3.11 MTBF The MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure) values were calculated using a combination of the manufacturer’s test data (if available) and the Telcordia (Bellcore) issue 2 calculation for the remaining parts. The Telcordia calculation used is “” in a ground benign, controlled environment. This particular method takes into account varying temperature and stress data and the system is assumed to have not been burned-in.
4. COM-HPC Interface Connector The COMh-caRP is a COM-HPC® Client module containing two 400-pin connectors J1 and J2; each with 4 rows called rows and all rows are named A to D on the primary connector J1 and E to H on the secondary connector J2.
COMh-caRP User Guide To protect external power lines of peripheral devices, make sure that the wires have the right diameter to withstand the maximum available current. The enclosure of the peripheral device fulfills the fire-protection requirements of IEC/EN 62368. 4.2 J1 and J2 signals The type of an interface pin consists of the pin type and the buffer type.
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COMh-caRP User Guide 4.3 Connector J1 4.3.1 Pins A1 - A100 Pin Signal Description Type Termination Comment Main Input Voltage PWR 8.0-20V — — (8.0V-20V) Main Input Voltage PWR 8.0-20V — — (8.0V-20V) Main Input Voltage PWR 8.0-20V — —...
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COMh-caRP User Guide Pin Signal Description Type Termination Comment A28 GND Power Ground PWR GND — — A29 DDI1_PAIR2- DDI1 Pair 2 - DP-O — — A30 DDI1_PAIR2+ DDI1 Pair 2 + DP-O — — A31 GND Power Ground PWR GND —...
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COMh-caRP User Guide Pin Signal Description Type Termination Comment PCI Express Lane 9 Transmit A65 PCIe09_TX- O PCIe — — - Group 0 High PCI Express Lane 9 Transmit A66 PCIe09_TX+ O PCIe — — + Group 0 High A67 GND...
COMh-caRP User Guide Pin Signal Description Type Termination Comment General purpose PU 100k 3.3V A92 GPIO_04 I/O-3.3 — input/output 4 (S5) General purpose PU 100k 3.3V A93 GPIO_05 I/O-3.3 — input/output 5 (S5) General purpose PU 100k 3.3V A94 GPIO_06 I/O-3.3...
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COMh-caRP User Guide Pin Signal Description Type Termination Comment B12 GND Power Ground — — USB 2.0 Data Pair B13 USB5- I/O-3.3 — — Port 5 - USB 2.0 Data Pair B14 USB5+ I/O-3.3 — — Port 5 + B15 GND Power Ground —...
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COMh-caRP User Guide Pin Signal Description Type Termination Comment B29 SML1_CLK SML 1 Clock Line I/O-3.3 — B30 SML1_DAT SML 1 Data Line I/O-3.3 — Active low Alert PU 10k 3.3V B31 PMCALERT# I-3.3 — signal (SML 1) (S5) B32 SML0_CLK SML 0 Clock Line I/O-3.3...
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COMh-caRP User Guide Pin Signal Description Type Termination Comment PCI Express Diff NA on B58 PCIe_BMC_RX- Receive - for Carrier I PCIe — standard variants PCI Express Diff NA on B59 PCIe_BMC_RX+ Receive + for Carrier I PCIe — standard...
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COMh-caRP User Guide Pin Signal Description Type Termination Comment PCI Express Lane 13 B77 PCIe13_RX+ Receive + Group 0 I PCIe — — High B78 GND Power Ground — — PCI Express Lane 14 B79 PCIe14_RX- Receive - Group 0 I PCIe —...
COMh-caRP User Guide Table 41: Connector J1 Pins B1 - B100 4.3.3 Pins C1 - C100 Pin Signal Description Type Termination Comment Main Input Voltage (8.0V-20V) PWR 8.0-20V — — RSTBTN# Reset button input I-3.3 — Main Input Voltage (8.0V-20V) PWR 8.0-20V —...
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COMh-caRP User Guide Pin Signal Description Type Termination Comment USB Super Speed Pair 1 C38 USB1_SSRX0- I USB SS — — Receive 0 - USB Super Speed Pair 1 C39 USB1_SSRX0+ I USB SS — — Receive 0 C40 GND...
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COMh-caRP User Guide Pin Signal Description Type Termination Comment NA on PCI Express Lane 2 Receive - C68 PCIe02_RX- I PCIe — standard Group 0 Low variants NA on PCI Express Lane 2 Receive + C69 PCIe02_RX+ I PCIe —...
COMh-caRP User Guide Pin Signal Description Type Termination Comment NBASE-T Ethernet Port 0 C99 NBASET0_CTREF 0-3.3 1µF capacitor — Reference voltage C100 TYPE1 Pin-out Type indication — Tie to GND — Table 42: Connector J1 Pins C1 - C100 4.3.4 Pins D1 - D100...
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COMh-caRP User Guide Signal Description Type Termination Comment D36 GND Power Ground PWR GND — — USB Super Speed Pair 1 D37 USB1_SSTX0- O USB SS — — Transmit 0 - USB Super Speed Pair 1 D38 USB1_SSTX0+ O USB SS —...
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COMh-caRP User Guide Signal Description Type Termination Comment NA on PCI Express Lane 2 Transmit + D68 PCIe02_TX+ O PCIe — standard Group 0 Low variants D69 GND Power Ground PWR GND — — NA on PCI Express Lane 3 Transmit -...
COMh-caRP User Guide Signal Description Type Termination Comment NBASE-T Ethernet Port 0 MDI D95 NBASET0_MDI3+ I/O-3.3 — — Pair 3 - D96 GND Power Ground PWR GND — — NBASE-T Ethernet Port 0 MAX D97 NBASET0_LINK_MAX# O-3.3 — — speed Link indicator...
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COMh-caRP User Guide Pin Signal Description Type Termination Comment PCI Express Lane 33 Transmit - E24 PCIe33_TX- — — Group 2 PCI Express Lane 33 Transmit + E25 PCIe33_TX+ — — Group 2 E26 GND Power Ground PWR GND —...
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COMh-caRP User Guide Pin Signal Description Type Termination Comment E53 GND Power Ground PWR GND — — PCI Express Lane 19 Transmit - E54 PCIe19_TX- O PCIe — — Group 1 PCI Express Lane 19 Transmit + E55 PCIe19_TX+ O PCIe —...
COMh-caRP User Guide Pin Signal Description Type Termination Comment E87 ETH0_RX- Ethernet KR Receive Port 0 - — — E88 ETH0_RX+ Ethernet KR Receive Port 0 + — — E89 GND Power Ground PWR GND — — E90 ETH1_RX- Ethernet KR Receive Port 1 - —...
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COMh-caRP User Guide Pin Signal Description Type Termination Comment PCI Express Lane 32 Receive + Group F21 PCIe32_RX+ — — F22 GND Power Ground — — PCI Express Lane 33 Receive - Group F23 PCIe33_RX- — — PCI Express Lane 33 Receive + Group F24 PCIe33_RX+ —...
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COMh-caRP User Guide Pin Signal Description Type Termination Comment F46 GND Power Ground — — PCI Express Lane 17 Receive - Group F47 PCIe17_RX- I PCIe — — PCI Express Lane 17 Receive + Group F48 PCIe17_RX+ I PCIe —...
COMh-caRP User Guide Pin Signal Description Type Termination Comment F72 NBASET1_MDI0+ NBASE-T Ethernet Port 1 MDI Pair 0 - I/O-3.3 — — F73 GND Power Ground — — F74 NBASET1_MDI1- NBASE-T Ethernet Port 1 MDI Pair 1 - I/O-3.3 —...
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COMh-caRP User Guide Signal Description Type Termination Comment USB2_SSRX0- USB Super Speed Pair 2 Receive 0 - I USB SS — — USB2_SSRX0+ USB Super Speed Pair 2 Receive 0 + I USB SS — — Power Ground PWR GND —...
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COMh-caRP User Guide Signal Description Type Termination Comment G38 GND Power Ground PWR GND — — PCI Express Lane 46 Receive - Group G39 PCIe46_RX- — — PCI Express Lane 46 Receive + G40 PCIe46_RX+ — — Group 2 G41 GND...
COMh-caRP User Guide Signal Description Type Termination Comment PCI Express Lane 31 Receive + G67 PCIe31_RX+ — — Group 1 G68 GND Power Ground PWR GND — — G69 RSVD — — G70 RSVD — — G71 GND Power Ground PWR GND —...
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COMh-caRP User Guide Signal Description Type Termination Comment USB2_SSTX0+ USB Super Speed Pair 2 Transmit 0 + O USB SS — — Power Ground PWR GND — — USB2_SSTX1- USB Super Speed Pair 2 Transmit 1 - — — USB2_SSTX1+ USB Super Speed Pair 2 Transmit 1 + —...
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COMh-caRP User Guide Signal Description Type Termination Comment PCI Express Lane 47 Transmit + Group H42 PCIe47_TX+ — — H43 GND Power Ground PWR GND — — H44 PCIe24_TX- PCI Express Lane 24 Transmit - Group 1 NA — —...
COMh-caRP User Guide 5. UEFI BIOS 5.1 Starting the UEFI BIOS The COMh-caRP uses a Kontron-customized, pre-installed and configured version of AMI Aptio® V BIOS based on the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specification and the Intel® Platform Innovation Framework for EFI.
COMh-caRP User Guide 5.2 Navigating the UEFI BIOS The COMh-caRP UEFI BIOS Setup program uses a hot key navigation system with a corresponding legend bar displayed on the setup screens. The following table provides a list of navigation hot keys available in the legend bar.
COMh-caRP User Guide 5.4 Getting Help The right frame displays a help window. The help window provides an explanation of the respective function. www.kontron.com 74/79...
COMh-caRP User Guide 5.5 UEFI Shell The Kontron UEFI BIOS features a built-in and enhanced version of the UEFI Shell. For a detailed description of the available standard shell scripting, refer to the EFI Shell User Guide. For a detailed description of the available standard shell commands, refer to the EFI Shell Command Manual.
Initially searches for Kontron flash-stored startup script If there is no Kontron flash-stored startup script present, then the UEFI-specified startup.nsh script is used. This script must be located on the root of any of the attached FAT-formatted disk...
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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.
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COMh-caRP User Guide Download the RMA Request sheet for Kontron Europe GmbH and fill out the form. Take care to include a short detailed description of the observed problem or failure and to include the product identification information (Name of product, Product Number and Serial Number). If a delivery includes more than one product, fill out the above information in the RMA Request form...
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COMh-caRP User Guide 7. Document Revision The following table shows the revision of this document. Revision Author Date Comment 2023-06-20 initial preliminary release- derived from COMh-caAP 2023-07-19 updated ripple voltage requirement 2023-08-02 corrected PEG speed Table 49: Document Revision Table From: https://dokuwiki.kontron.local/...
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