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COM Express
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Type 6 Reference Carrier Board
3 PCIe Slot, up to 3 displays
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  • Page 1 USER USER VCOM-BASE Manual Manual COM Express ® Type 6 Reference Carrier Board 3 PCIe Slot, up to 3 displays 1.0.0 Edition 20231012...
  • Page 2 Record of Revision Version Date Page Description Remark 1.00 2023/10/12 All Official Release ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual...
  • Page 3 This manual is released by Vecow Co., Ltd. for reference purpose only. All product offerings and specifications are subject to change without prior notice. It does not represent commitment of Vecow Co., Ltd. Vecow shall not be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of the product or documentation or any infringements upon the rights of third parties, which may result from such use.
  • Page 4 Order Information Part Number Description ® VCOM-BASE COM Express Type 6 Reference Carrier Board in ATX form factor ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    1.1 Overview 1.2 Features 1.3 Product Specification 1.4 Block Diagram 1.5 Mechanical Dimension CHAPTER 2 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE 2.1 Packing List 2.2 Front Panel I/O Functions 2.3 Carrier Board Connectors 2.4 Carrier Board Jumper Settings CHAPTER 3 SYSTEM SETUP 3.1 How to Install Your COM Module...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 General Introduction

    GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overview ® Vecow COM Express product adheres to the PICMG standard. The Vecow ® VCOM-BASE COM Express Type 6 Reference Carrier Board comes in an ® ATX form factor and conforms to the COM Express Carrier Design Guides. It supports up to 3 PCIe slots and up to 3 independent displays.

  • Page 7: Features

    Carrier Design Guide, supports type 6 modules in compact form factor • 1 PCIe x16 slot, 1 PCIe x4 slot, 1 PCIe x1 slot • Supports 3 Digital Display Interface (DDI) with VGA/DVI/DisplayPort • Dual BIOS (SPI and LPC) ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GENERAL INTRODUCTION...

  • Page 8: Product Specification

    ATX: 12V±5% / 5Vsb ±5%; or AT: 12V±5% Power Interface ATX Power Connector Environment Operating Temperature 0°C to 60°C Storage Temperature -40°C to 85°C Humidity 5% to 95% Humidity, Non-condensing Relative Humidity 95% at 60°C CE, FCC ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GENERAL INTRODUCTION...
  • Page 9 • 1 ATX 24-pin Power Connector (for carrier) • 1 ATX 12V 4-pin Connector (for module) • 1 Smart Battery connector • 1 Miscellaneous header • 1 Clear CMOS header • 2 BIOS Selection header ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GENERAL INTRODUCTION...

  • Page 10: Block Diagram

    DP x2 I2C Bus EEPROM DDI (Lane 3) DVI-D SPI BIOS BOX LPC Bus/eSPI COM Port x2 PCIe x16 LPC SIO PCIe X16 Slot eSPI SIO SM Bus PCIe Clock Buffer PCIe x1/x16 Slot ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GENERAL INTRODUCTION...

  • Page 11: Mechanical Dimension

    1.5 Mechanical Dimension Unit : mm (inch) 304.80 ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GENERAL INTRODUCTION...

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 Getting To Know Your Vcom-Base

    GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE 2.1 Packing List Item Description VCOM-BASE, equipped with 1 PCIe x16, 1 PCIe x4, 1 PCIe x1 slot and supports up to 3 independent displays ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...

  • Page 13: Front Panel I/O Functions

    2.2 Front Panel I/O Functions In Vecow's VCOM-BASE series family, all I/O connectors are located on the front panel. Most of the general connections to the computer device, such as audio, USB, RJ45,DVI-D, Display Port, SIM Card, Serial Port and VGA are placed on the front panel 2.2.1 Audio Connector...
  • Page 14 There are 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 connections available supporting up to 5GB per second data rate in the front side of VCOM-BASE. They are also compliant with the requirements of Super Speed (SS), high speed (HS), full speed (FS) and low speed (LS).
  • Page 15 You will need a DVI-D cable when connecting to a display device. 2.2.5 DISPLAY PORT VCOM-BASE supports single Display Port and up to 4096 x 2304 pixels resolution. 2.2.6 VGA VCOM-BASE supports single VGA and up to 1920 x 1200 pixels resolution.
  • Page 16 Port (5-wire) (9-wire) (3-wire) TXD- TXD- DATA- TXD+ TXD+ DATA+ RXD+ RXD+ ----------- RXD- RXD- ----------- 1 to 2 ----------- RTS- ----------- ----------- RTS+ ----------- ----------- CTS+ ----------- ----------- CTS- ----------- ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...

  • Page 17: Carrier Board Connectors

    2.3 Carrier Board Connectors 2.3.1 Front View of VCOM-BASE Carrier Board With Connector Location M2B_SIM1 MPCIE_SIM1 MSATA1 MPCIE1 CN10 CN1 CN2 M2E_CN1 M2B_CN1 CN11 CN23 CPU_FAN1 CON1 CN21 CN22 CON18 ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...
  • Page 18 Fan speed sensor Fan PWM 2.3.3 CON1, J1: LVDS Connector CON1 VCOM-BASE supports dual-channel 24-bit LVDS display and up to 1920 x 1200 pixels resolution. The pin assignments of LVDS are listed in the following table : Pin No. Definition Pin No.
  • Page 19 The LCD inverter is connected to J6 via a JST 7-pin, 2.5mm connector providing +5V/+12V power to LCD display. The pin assignments are listed in the following table : Pin No. Definition Pin No. Definition +12V +12V LBKLT_CTL LBKLT_EN ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...
  • Page 20 There are 3 onboard high performance Serial ATA III. It supports higher storage capacity with less cabling effort and smaller required space. The pin assignments of SATA 1 to 3 are listed in the following table : ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...
  • Page 21 2.3.6 CN10,CN11 : Internal USB2.0 CN10 CN11 The VCOM-BASE carrier board provides maxima eight expansion USB ports. The USB interface supports 480 Mbps transfer rate which comply with high speed USB specification Rev. 2.0. The pin assignments of CN10 and CN11 are listed in the following table: Pin No.
  • Page 22 GPI0 GPO0 GPI1 GPO1 GPI2 GPO2 GPI3 GPO3 2.3.9 CN19, CN20 : I2C and SMB Bus CN19: I2C Bus CN20: SMB Bus Pin No. Definition I2C_DAT / SMB_DAT I2C_CK / SMB_CK ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...
  • Page 23 LPC_SERIRQ 2.3.11 M2B_SIM1, MPCIE_SIM1: Nano SIM card Sockets The SIM card sockets do not support hot-plug. Please make sure to unplug the system power before inserting the SIM card(s). M2B_SIM1 MPCIE_SIM1 ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...
  • Page 24 Definition Pin No. Definition Reserved +V12 +V12 +V12 +V12 +V12 SMB_CK SMB_DAT +3.3V +3.3V TRST# +3.3 V +3.3VSB PERST# WAKE# REFCLK+ REFCLK- TXP_0 TXN_0 RXP_0 RXN_0 Reserved Reserved TXP_1 TXN_1 RXP_1 ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...
  • Page 25 2.3.13 CN12 : PCIe x16 Slot The pin assignments of CN12 are listed in the following table : Pin No. Definition Pin No. Definition Reserved +V12 +V12 +V12 +V12 +V12 SMB_CK ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...
  • Page 26 +3.3VSB PERST# WAKE# REFCLK+ REFCLK- TXP_0 TXN_0 RXP_0 RXN_0 Reserved Reserved TXP_1 TXN_1 RXP_1 RXN_1 TXP_2 TXN_2 RXP_2 RXN_2 TXP_3 TXN_3 RXP_3 RXN_3 Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved TXP_4 TXN_4 RXP_4 RXN_4 ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...
  • Page 27 TXP_5 TXN_5 RXP_5 RXN_5 TXP_6 TXN_6 RXP_6 RXN_6 TXP_7 TXN_7 RXP_7 RXN_7 Reserved Reserved TXP_8 TXN_8 RXP_8 RXN_8 TXP_9 TXN_9 RXP_9 RXN_9 TXP_10 TXN_10 RXP_10 RXN_10 TXP_11 TXN_11 RXP_11 RXN_11 TXP_12 ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...
  • Page 28 TXN_12 RXP_12 RXN_12 TXP_13 TXN_13 RXP_13 RXN_13 TXP_14 TXN_14 RXP_14 RXN_14 TXP_15 TXN_15 RXP_15 RXN_15 Reserved Reserved ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...
  • Page 29 The pin assignments of CN14 are listed in the following table : Pin No. Definition Pin No. Definition Reserved +V12 +V12 +V12 +V12 +V12 SMB_CK SMB_DAT +3.3V +3.3V TRST# +3.3 V +3.3VSB PERST# WAKE# REFCLK+ REFCLK- TXP_0 TXN_0 RXP_0 RXN_0 Reserved ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...
  • Page 30 Signal Name Ground Ground 3.3V Ground 3.3V CONFIG_1 3.3V SIM DETECT Ground REFCLKp REFCLKn PEWAKE# Ground CLKREQ# PETp0/SATA-A+ PERST# PETn0/SATA-A- Ground PERp0/SATA-B- PERn0/SATA-B+ Ground PETp1/USB3.1-Tx+ DEVSLP PETn1/USB3.1-Tx- UIM-PWR Ground UIM-DATA PERp1/USB3.1-Rx+ UIM-CLK ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...
  • Page 31 Pin No. Signal Name Pin No. Signal Name PERn1/USB3.1-Rx- UIM-RESET Ground Mechanical Key Ground USB- LED_1# USB+ W_DISABLE1 FULL_CARD_PWR_OFF/ Ground Ground 3.3V 3.3V ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...
  • Page 32 Ground ALERT I2C_CLK Ground I2C_DATA PEWAKE0# CLKREQ0# Ground PERST0# REFCLKn0 REFCLKp0 Ground PERn0 PERp0 Ground PETn0 DEVSLP PETp0 Ground Mechanical Key Ground Ground Ground Ground USB- LED1# USB+ 3.3V Ground 3.3V ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...
  • Page 33 Reserved +3.3Vaux USB_D+ USB_D- PETp0 PETn0 SMB_DATA SMB_CLK +1.5V PERp0 PERn0 +3.3Vaux PERST# Reserved reserved Reserved Mechanical Key UIM_VPP REFCLK+ UIM_RESET REFCLK- UIM_CLK UIM_DATA CLKREQ# UIM_PWR Reserved 1.5V Reserved WAKE# 3.3Vaux ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...
  • Page 34 Reserved +3.3Vaux USB_D+ USB_D- SATA_TXP SATA_TXN SMB_DATA SMB_CLK +1.5V SATA_RXN SATA_RXP +3.3Vaux PERST# Reserved reserved Reserved Mechanical Key UIM_VPP REFCLK+ UIM_RESET REFCLK- UIM_CLK UIM_DATA CLKREQ# UIM_PWR Reserved 1.5V Reserved WAKE# 3.3Vaux ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...
  • Page 35 PS_ON PWR_GOOD +5VSB +12V +12V +3.3V 2.3.19 CN3: ATX 12V 4-pin Connector Connect(CN3) the ATX 12V 4-pin connector to power supply to the Express- BASE6 carrier. Pin No. Definition +12V +12V ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...
  • Page 36 (S )ATA_ ACT# AC /HDA_ S DIN2 RSVD RSVD AC /HDA_ SY NC AC /HDA_ S DIN1 DDI1_ PAIR5+ DDI1_ PAIR1+ AC /HDA_ RST# AC /HDA_ S DIN0 DDI1_ PAIR5- DDI1_ PAIR1- ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...
  • Page 37 GND(FIXE D) LVDS_A0+ LVDS_B0+ PEG_ RX6+ PEG _ TX6+ LVDS_A0- LVDS_B0- PEG_ RX6- PEG _ TX6- LVDS_A1+ LVDS_B1+ LVDS_A1- LVDS_B1- PEG_ RX7+ PEG _ TX7+ LVDS_A2+ LVDS_B2+ PEG_ RX7- PEG _ TX7- ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...
  • Page 38 VCC_ 12V C108 VCC_ 12V D108 VCC_ 12V A109 VCC_ 12V B109 VCC_ 12V C109 VCC_ 12V D109 VCC_ 12V A110 GND(FIXE D) B110 GND(FIXE D) C110 GND(FIXE D) D110 GND(FIXE D) ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...
  • Page 39 2.3.21 CN23: Secondary SPI BIOS Socket CN23 Pin No. Definition HOLD# +3.3V ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...

  • Page 40: Carrier Board Jumper Settings

    2.4 Carrier Board Jumper Settings 2.4.1 Front View of VCOM-BASE Main Board With Jumper Location The figure below is the top view of the VCOM-BASE main board. It shows the location of the jumpers. JRI_PWR1 LED12 JP10 JP19 JP27 JP18...
  • Page 41 +5V (1A max.) +12V (0.5A max.) COM1 RI (Default) +5V (1A max.) 9-10 +12V (0.5A max.) COM2 11-12 RI (Default) 2.4.3 JP27 : CMOS Clear JP27 Pin No. Function Normal (Default) Clear CMOS ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...
  • Page 42 I2C passes through PCA9511 Buffer Bypass Buffer(Default) JP20: SMBus Buffer Data Pin No. Function SMBus passes through PCA9511 Buffer Bypass Buffer(Default) JP21: SMBus Buffer CLK Pin No. Function SMBus passes through PCA9511 Buffer Bypass Buffer(Default) ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...
  • Page 43 In AT mode, shorts PS_ON# to ground directly to force power on. JP24 Pin No. Function ATX Mode(Default) AT Mode 2.4.6 JP25 : PS_ON# Signal Source VCOM-BASE carrier board support S3 mode and S5 mode power up. JP25 Pin No. Function SUS_S3# (Default) SUS_S5# ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual...
  • Page 44 Pin No. Definition +3.3V (Default) 2.4.8 JP26 : 5VSB to Module Source Pin No. Function 5VSB from ATX Power Supply (Default) P5V from AT Power Supply NO JUMPER No 5VSB to module ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...
  • Page 45 Secondary SPI BIOS. Open the BIOS socket and insert the secondary BIOS flash chip on the carrier board. Pin No. Function BIOS flash chip on the CPU module(Default) BIOS flash chip on the carrier board ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...
  • Page 46 2.4.11 JP10 : DDI3 Signals JP10 On VCOM-BASE carrier board, DDI3 Signals support front side DVI-D connector. Pin No. Function HDMI (Default) Display Port 2.4.12 JP5 : Super I/O To enable or disable Super I/O on the carrier board, the Express-BASE6 enables the carrier board ITE 8786E Super I/O, short pins 1-2 of Jumper JP5 by default.
  • Page 47 The LED1~LED4 are indicators for the general purpose output. When the output signal is low, the LED will light. These signals control from the COM Express module. LED1-4 The LED12 indicate the type of COM Express module installed on the Express-BASE6. LED12 ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM-BASE...

  • Page 48: Chapter 3 System Setup

    Then press down on the module until it is firmly seated on the carrier board. Use the five M2.5, L=16 mm screws provided to secure the COM Express module to the carrier board. ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual SYSTEM SETUP...

  • Page 49: Installing Mini Pcie Card

    Fasten two pan head M2.5, L=6 mm screws. 3.3 Installing M.2 M.2 Key E 2230 Install M.2 Key E 2230 module card into slot, and fasten I head M3, L=4 mm screw. ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual SYSTEM SETUP...
  • Page 50 I head M2, L=2 mm screw. M.2 Key B 3042 Step 1 Remove hexagon M3 standoff on the position of Key B 2280, and install hexagon M3 standoff on the position of Key B 3042. ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual SYSTEM SETUP...
  • Page 51 Step 2 Install M.2 Key B 3042 module card into slot, and fasten I head M2, L=2 mm screw. ©Vecow VCOM-BASE User Manual SYSTEM SETUP...
  • Page 52 No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electric, photocopying, or recording, without prior authorization from the publisher. The rights of all the brand names, product names, and trademarks belong to their respective owners. © Vecow Co., Ltd. 2023. All rights reserved.

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