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Intel® Atom™ Processor and Intel® System Controller Hub US15W Development Kit User’s Manual July 2008 Document #: 320264 Revision 1.0...
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DEATH MAY OCCUR. Intel may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time, without notice. Designers must not rely on the absence or characteristics of any features or instructions marked "reserved" or "undefined." Intel reserves these for future definition and shall have no responsibility whatsoever for conflicts or incompatibilities arising from future changes to them.
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Figure 13. Front Chassis View ................53 Figure 14. Rear Chassis View with Board Installed ..........54 Tables Table 1. Intel Literature Centers................ 10 Table 2. Related Documents................10 Table 3. Crown Beach Feature Set Summary............13 Table 4. Crown Beach Supported LVDS Displays ..........17 Table 5.
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Revision History Document Revision Description Number Number 394649 Initial release. 320264 Release for public posting § User’s Manual Document Number: 320264...
Introduction This manual describes the typical hardware set-up procedures, features, and use of the evaluation board and other components included in the Intel® Atom™ processor and Intel® System Controller Hub US15W Development Kit. This reference board supports the Intel® Atom™ processor and Intel® System Controller Hub (Intel®...
Technical Support Support Services for your hardware and software are provided through the secure Intel® Premier Support Web site at https://premier.intel.com. After you log on, you can obtain technical support, review “What’s New,” and download any items required to maintain the platform. Support is provided through the following product: Dev Kit (Embedded/Atom/US15W).
Introduction Product Literature You can order product literature from the following Intel literature centers. Table 1. Intel Literature Centers U.S and Canada 1-800-548-4725 U.S. (from overseas) 708-296-9333 Europe (U.K.) 44(0)1793-431155 Germany 44(0)1793-421333 France 44(0)1793-421777 Japan (fax only) 81(0)120-47-88-32 Related Documents Table 2 is a partial list of the available collateral.
Figure 2. Crown Beach Board (Top View) Getting Started This section identifies the key components, features and specifications of the Intel® Atom™ processor with Intel® System Controller Hub US15W Development Kit. It also describes how to set up the board for operation. Development software is included in the kit.
Note: This manual assumes a familiarity with basic concepts involved with installing and configuring hardware for a PC. Overview The development kit contains a baseboard with an Intel® Atom™ processor Z530, Intel® System Controller Hub US15W, other system board components and peripheral connectors.
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2 x8 option for cable-up to SDVO Option for 3.3-V and 1.5-V operation for HDMI+ Soft Audio/ Soft through jumper. Modem One Intel® HD Audio MDC 2 x4 for Mott Canyon 4 support Header x1 connector Revision 1.0a compliant PCI Express* x1...
S4 – Suspend to Disk Form Factor S5 – Soft Off Processor Support The reference board supports the Intel® Atom™ processor Z530 with 512-KB cache in a 441-pin, FCBGA package. No heatsink is required by this processor during room temperature ambient operation. 2.4.1 Processor Voltage Regulators The reference board uses an onboard Intel®...
Raw Cards A or C as defined by JEDEC. • Supports 400- or 533-MHz memory bus frequencies. Note: SO-DIMM support is only provided for validation purposes. The Intel® Centrino® Atom™ Processor Technology Platform Design Guide provides component implementations for memory down solutions. The DDR2 SODIMM Architecture’s Implementation for Intel®...
Mini Card B (J2G1) is designed for use with Wireless WAN cards from Sierra Wireless* and Option*. 2.5.5 Soft Audio/Soft Modem High Definition Soft Audio/Soft Modem functionality is enabled through the Mott Canyon 4 daughter card. No direct connection is provided for Intel® HD Audio on User’s Manual Document Number: 320264...
• LPC slot and sideband header are supported. • Docking and DMA are not supported by the Intel® SCH on Crown Beach. • Port 80-83 is implemented using the EPM7064AE device down on the motherboard with 4, seven-segment displays on the LPC bus.
Crown Beach Board • Two PS/2 ports. Note: The two PS/2 ports are for a legacy keyboard and mouse. The keyboard plugs into the bottom port and the mouse plugs into the top port. • EMA support • Wake/runtime SCI events •...
Crown Beach Board 2.5.15 In-Target Probe (ITP) and Debug Support Crown Beach provides on-board ITP support with an XDP connector. Users can debug from the reset vector without EFI or OS dependency (up to OS functionality). Ports 80-83 are provided as a troubleshooting tool to monitor POST output during EFI execution.
Tolerance Value 10 mΩ NOTE: Intel recommends that larger (~10 mΩ) resistors be stuffed for greater accuracy. Power on a particular subsystem is calculated using the following formula: Equation 1. R = value of the sense resistor (typically 0.01 Ω) V = the voltage difference measured across the sense resistor.
Power Management Agilent 34401A (6½ digit Fluke 79 (3 digit display) display) Specification (±0.0030 % of reading) ±0.09% ±2 digits + (±0.0030 % of range) Min Voltage displayed 1.49193 mV 1.47 mV Calculated power 0.22258 mW 0.216 mW Max voltage displayed 1.49206 mV 1.51 mV Calculated power...
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Power Management 0.01, 1.5 V +V1.5S_SCH +V1.5S_PCIe_SCH R6T6 PCIe* 0.01, 1.8 V +V1.8 +V1.8_SM_SCH R5T3 DDR2_VR +V1.5S_DPLLA_SCH, +V1.5S_DPLLB_SCH, +V1.5S_PCIePLL_SCH, +V1.5S_HPLL_SCH, 0.01, 1.5 V +V1.5S_SCH +V1.5S_AUSBPLL_SCH R6T1 PLLs 0.01, mini PCIe 1.5 V +V1.5S V1.5S_MINIPCIE R7W9 1.5-V mini PCIe 0.01, 3.3-V aux mini mini PCIe 3.3 V +V3.3...
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Power Management 0.01, 3.3-V TPM 3.3 V +V3.3S V3.3S_TPM R8P1 HEADER PCIe, 0.01, slot0 12 V +V12_SLOTS V12S_PCIE_SLOT0 R8B1 12-V PCIe slot 0 PCIe, 0.01, 3.3-V PCIe slot0 3.3 V +V3.3_SLOTS V3.3S_PCIE_ SLOT0 R8C2 slot 0 PCIe, 0.01, slot1 12 V +V12_SLOTS V12S_PCIE_ SLOT1 R8B3...
Reference Board Summary Reference Board Summary Crown Beach Board Features Figure 3. Crown Beach Board Feature Placement Note: The actual labeling on the board is Port 80 and 81. Connectors Many of the connectors supply operating voltages of (+5V DC and +12V DC) to devices inside the computer chassis, such as fans and internal peripherals.
Reference Board Summary by the external devices could damage the computer, the interconnecting cable, or the attached external device. 4.2.1 Back Panel Connectors This section describes the board’s connectors. Figure 4 shows the location of the back panel connectors on the board. Figure 4.
Reference Board Summary Configuration Settings 4.3.1 Configuration Jumpers/Switches Caution: Do not move jumpers with the power on. Switches may be moved while power is on. Always turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the computer before changing jumper settings. Otherwise, damage to the board could occur. Figure 5 shows the location of the major configuration jumpers and switches.
Reference Board Summary BSEL Jumper Settings The jumper settings in Table 10 are provided to accommodate frequency selection for the processor. The CK-540 clock chip accepts two signals from the Intel® Atom™ processor. Table 10. BSEL Jumper Settings Processor Intel® SCH...
Reference Board Summary Figure 6. Crown Beach Manual VID Power On and Reset Push Buttons The Crown Beach board has two pushbuttons, POWER and RESET. The POWER button releases power to the entire board causing the board to boot. The RESET button forces all systems to warm reset.
Reference Board Summary LEDs Figure 8 reveals the location of the LEDs and Table 11 describes the function of the LEDs and their reference designators Table 11. Crown Beach LEDs Function Reference Designator Keyboard number lock CR8E2 Keyboard scroll lock CR8E3 Keyboard caps lock CR8E1...
Reference Board Summary Figure 8. Crown Beach LEDs PCI Express* X1 Slots and Mini Card Connectors 4.8.1 Mini Card A connector (J7H1) is enabled by default To enable PCI Express* Slot 1 (J8C1) Mini Card A (J7H1) must be redirected to Slot 1. Table 12.
Reference Board Summary 4.8.2 Mini Card B connector (J2G1) is disabled by default To enable the port for Mini Card B (J2G1), PCI Express* Slot 0 (J7C1) and USB Port 0 (J2A1) devices must be redirected to the Mini Card B connector. Table 13.
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Reference Board Summary 1. Extract all files (keep them in the same folder) to a single directory of your choice on the host machine or on a floppy disk (recommended). 2. Connect a NULL modem cable to the serial ports of each platform (host and unit to be flashed).
Quick Start Quick Start The CRB is configured in a protective chassis. To access to the board with chassis open, use caution when configuring the hardware and observe proper safety cautions and warnings. The following sections summarize the necessary hardware and power- on instructions.
Quick Start Complete the following steps to operate the reference board with the Samsung 15 inch (381.00 mm), 1024 x 768 (LTN150XG-L08) Panel. These steps will change if using different displays. Step 1: Remove the Orange/Yellow tape from the Crown Beach Board. Figure 10.
Quick Start Step 3: Connect the Back Light Inverter (BLI) to the Samsung panel and LVDS cable. Step 4: In the Firmware Configuration Menu, go to: Chipset -> North Bridge Configuration -> Boot Display Configuration -> Flat Panel Type to 1024x768 Samsung 15 inch (381.00 mm).
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The following steps are optional depending on the user’s needs: 1. Attach the Mott Canyon 4 MDC to the MDC header at J9E2 and J9E3. An Intel® HD Audio card can be piggybacked onto the Mott Canyon 4 card to provide soft audio and soft modem functionality.
Quick Start EFI Firmware Updates To update the EFI image to a newer release, use the EFI binary image and AFUDOS utility included in the latest embedded Intel® Atom™ processor technology firmware kit. Do the following: 1. Boot into a DOS environment using media which is DOS-bootable and includes AFUDOS and the ROM file.
Appendix A Daughter and Plug-In Cards Mott Canyon 4 Interposer Card The Mott Canyon 4 Interposer card is provided to enable Intel® HD Audio functionality on the Crown Beach Board. Functionality includes: • Supports three Mobile Daughter Card (MDC) headers and up to two Intel® High Definition codecs simultaneously •...
MDC2 supports an Intel® HD Audio modem-only codec. The Intel® SCH supports up to two SDATA_IN channels (0, 1). Two jumpers, J27 and J28 are used to select the appropriate SDATA_IN channels for each of the MDCs. Be aware that SDATA_IN channels 1 and 2 can be also overridden through jumpers on the evaluation platform.
Quick Start Table 15 summarizes the default and optional settings for the jumper/switches. Table 15. Mott Canyon 4 Interposer Card Configuration Jumper/Switches Reference Description Default Setting Optional Setting Designator 3-4 for MDC0 codec B ACZ_SD_0 Destination 5-6 for MDC1 codec A 1-2 for MDC0 codec A (MDC-0-1-2) 7-8 for MDC1 codec B...
Quick Start A.1.2 Firmware Configuration To enable Mott Canyon 4 Interposer card High Definition Audio functionality, the Firmware settings may need to be modified. To modify the Firmware settings do the following: 1. With the system powered off, press the power button located at SW3J1. 2.
Quick Start Appendix C External Features External Feature Locations The section describes the modifications that directly support the Crown Beach CRB motherboard and the general chassis information. C.1.1 External Feature Location (Front of Chassis) Figure 13. Front Chassis View 1. Power switch 2.
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