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AICSYS Inc. shall not be liable for any incidental or consequential damages resulting from the performance or use of this product. AICSYS Inc. does not issue a warranty of any kind, express or implied, including without limitation implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
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Packing List Please check the content: SBC-6512 Single Board Computer 1 PC Utility CD (including user manual) 1 PC SATA Cable 2 PCS...
Chapter 1 Product Introduction 1.1 Product Overview The SBC-6512 is a full-size PICMG 1.3 Single Board Computer, based on the 12 Generation Intel® Core™ i7/ i5/ i3/ Celeron® processors in LGA1700 socket with Intel® R680E/H610E PCH. The optimized SBC-6512 is specially designed for better computing and visual performance;...
1.2 Product Specifications General Specification Form Factor PICMG 1.3 Full-size Single Board Computer LGA1151 for 12 generation Intel® Core™ processors, TDP up to 125W Memory (2) 288-pin DDR5-4400 un-buffered DIMM max. up to 128 GB, R680E supports ECC Chipset Intel® R680E/H610E Express Chipset BIOS AMI BIOS via SPI interface with socket Watchdog Timer...
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Smart Fan One CPU fan and one chassis fan connectors for fan speed controllable Display Graphic Engine Intel® Core™ integrated HD Graphics Technology Frame Buffer Up to 1.7GB shared with system memory Display Type DVI-I with DVI-D and VGA output Onboard internal DP 1.4 connector Resolution DVI/VGA Resolution max.
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Power & Environment Power Requirement Standard 24-pin ATX power supply Dimension 338 (L) x 126 (H) mm Temperature Operating within 0° ~ 60°C (32° ~ 140°F) Storage within -20° ~ 85°C (-4° ~ 185°F)
2.3 Connector & Jumper List Connector Function CN13 ATX Power Connector DIMM0/DIMM1 DDR5 DIMM Socket TPM Pin Header FAN2 FAN Connector FAN3 FAN Connector Parallel Port Connector COM1 Serial Port Connector COM2 Serial Port Connector COM3 Serial Port Connector COM4 Serial Port Connector Optional Audio Digital Module Header CN10~CN12/CN17~19...
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CN33 Internal USB 2.0 Connector CN28 Internal PS/2 Mouse Connector CN29 Internal PS/2 Keyboard Connector BAT1 RTC Battery Socket CN22 RJ45 LAN Port CN22 RJ45 LAN Port CN31 DVI-I Connector CN35/CN36 USB 3.2 Gen2x1 Connector...
2.4 Jumpers Jumper is a small component consisting of jumper clip and jumper pins. Install jumper clip on 2 jumper pins for close. And remove jumper clip from 2 jumper pins for open. The following illustration shows how to set up jumper.
2.4 CPU Installation The LGA1151 processor socket comes with a cover to protect the processor. Please install the processor into the CPU socket step by step as below: Step 1: Open the socket Disengage load lever by releasing down and out on the hook. This ...
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Step 3: Processor installation Lift processor package from shipping media by grasping the substrate edges. Scan the processor package gold pads for any presence of foreign material. If necessary, the gold pads can be wiped clean with a soft lint-free cloth and isopropyl alcohol. Locate connection 1 indicator on the processor which aligns with ...
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Step 5: Fan and Heatsink handling 1. Orientate the CPU cooling fan to fixing holes on the board. 2. Screw the CPU cooling fan onto the board. 3. Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector.
2.5 Memory Installation The board supports two 288-pin DDR5 DIMM memory sockets with maximum 128GB. Please follow steps below to install the memory modules: Push down latches on each side of the DIMM socket. Align the memory module with the socket that notches of memory ...
2.6 CMOS Setup JP2 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to short pin 2 and pin 3 on JP2 for 5 seconds.
2.7 Serial ATA Ports The board has six Serial ATA III interfaces with RAID function, the transfer rate of the Serial ATA III can be up to 600MB/s, but not supports SATAII device. Based on Intel® PCH, it supports Intel® Matrix Storage Technology with combination of RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10.
2.8 Ethernet Interface The board integrates with one Intel I226V 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet & one Intel I226- LM controllers, as the PCI Express bus. The Intel I226V & I226-LM supports triple speed of 100/1000/2500 Base-T, with IEEE802.3 compliance and Wake-On-LAN supported.
2.10 USB Ports Besides two USB 3.1 ports on the I/O panel, there are three headers on this board. Each USB 2.0 header can support two ports. CN33: USB 2.0 Port Description Description USB DX- USB DY- USB DX+ USB DY+ Ground Ground Ground...
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The CN24 & CN25 are internal box connectors for versatile USB 3.2 Gen. 1x1 compliant peripherals. These connectors are compatible with LOTES AUSB0418-P001A. CN24/CN25: internal USB 3.2 Gen.1x1 Port Description Description SSTX2+ SSTX3- SSTX2- SSTX3+ SSRX2+ SSRX3- SSRX2- SSRX3+ USBP3P_C USBP4P_C USBP3N_C USBP4N_C...
2.11 Serial Ports (COM1~4) COM1 to COM4 are 10-pin (Pitch = 2.54mm) connectors, which are compliant with CATCH 1137-000-10S, and support RS/232/422/485 modes through BIOS settings. RS-232: Description Description RS-422: Description Description RS-485: Description Description RTX- RTX+...
2.12 Parallel Port (CN2) The board provides one parallel port with multiple mode. 1. Standard Mode: IBM PC/XT, PC/AT and PS/2 are compatible with bi- direction. 2. Enhanced Mode: Enhance Parallel Port (EPP) is compatible with EPP 1.7 and EPP 1.9 (IEEE 1284 compliant). 3.
2.13 Temperature Sensor Connector (CN15/CN16) This is a 2-pin connector for temperature sensor (NTC thermistor) interface. The thermistor value should be 10K and its B value is 3435K. Description Sensor Input Ground CN15/CN16...
2.14 Fan Connectors (CPUFAN/FAN2/FAN3) The CPUFAN is for CPU fan interfaces, FAN1 & FAN2 are for system cooling. Please connect the CPU fan cable to the connector and match the black wire to the ground pin. FAN3 Signal +12V CPU_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL FAN1 &...
2.15 Power Connectors (CN13) The CN13 is an 8-pin ATX power connector. Please connect a 12V ATX power supply to this connector. Description Description +12V +12V +12V +12V...
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Auto Power On (JP1) If JP1 is enabled for power input, the system will be automatically powered on without pressing the soft power button. If JP 3 is disabled for power input, it is necessary to manually press the soft power button to power on the system.
2.17 Front Panel Header (CN26) This header accommodates several system front panel functions. PWRBTN (Power Switch) Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may configure the way to turn off your system using the power switch. RESET (Reset Switch) Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel.
Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup Utility The AMI UEFI BIOS provides users with a built-in setup program to modify basic system configuration. All configured parameters are stored in a flash chip to save the setup information whenever the power is turned off. This chapter provides users with detailed description about how to set up basic system configuration through the AMI BIOS setup utility.
3.2 Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: Menu Bar Description Main To set up the system time/date information. Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features. H/W Monitor To display current hardware status. Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System.
3.3 Navigation Keys The BIOS setup/utility uses a key-based navigation system called hot keys. Most of the BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process. These keys include <F1>, <F7>, <Enter>, <ESC>, <Arrow> keys, and so on. Hot Keys Description The Left and Right <Arrow>...
3.4 Main Menu When you first enter the setup utility, you will enter the Main setup screen. You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab. System Time/Date can be set up as described below. The Main BIOS setup screen is shown below.
3.5 Advanced Menu The Advanced menu also allows users to set configuration of the CPU and other system devices. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus:...
3.5.1 ACPI Settings You can use this menu to select options for the ACPI configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. ACPI Sleep State Select the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) sleep state.
3.5.2 Trusted Computing This menu provides function for specify the Trusted Computing. Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device. The default setting is Disabled. TPM State Once the Security Device Support is Enabled, TPM (Trusted Platform Module) can be used by the operating system.
3.5.3 Platform Misc Configuration This screen allows you to set Platform Misc Configuration. Native PCIE Enable Bit PCIe Native * control n 0 ~ Hot Plug n 1 SHPC Native Hot Plug control n 2 ~ Power Management Events n 3 PCIe Advanced Error Reporting control n 4 PCIe Capability Structure control n 5 Latency Tolerance Reporting control Native ASPM Enabled OS Controlled ASPM, Disabled BIOS Controlled ASPM...
3.5.4 CPU Configuration This menu shows the CPU information, and let you change the value of the selected option. Hyper-threading Enable or disable Hyper-Threading Technology. When enabled, it allows a single physical processor to multitask as multiple logical processors. When disabled, only one thread per enabled core is enabled.
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Enable / Disable AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) Boot performance mode Select the performance state that the BIOS will set starting from reset vector. Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) Allows more tha n two frequency ranges to be supported.
3.5.7 AMT Configuration This screen displays Active Management Technology information. AMT BIOS Features Enable or disable Active Management Technology BIOS features. The default is Enabled.
3.5.8 F81966 Super IO Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Super IO Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. For items marked with “”, please press <Enter>...
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Serial Port 1~4 Configuration Use these items to set parameters related to serial port 1 ~4.
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Parallel Port Configuration This screen displays Active Management Technology information.
3.5.9 Hardware Monitor This screen monitors hardware health status. This screen displays the temperature of system and CPU, cooling fans speed in RPM and system voltages (VCC_CPU, DDR, +12V, +5V and +3.3V).
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Smart fan configuration This screen allows you to configure Smart Fan mode.
3.5.12 PCI Subsystem Settings This screen allows you to set PCI Subsystem mode. PCI Latency Timer Set the value to be programmed into PCI Latency Timer Register. VGA Palette Snoop Enables or Disables VGA Palette Registers Snooping.
3.6 Chipset Menu The Chipset menu allows users to change the advanced chipset settings. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: ► System Agent (SA) Configuration ► PCH-IO Configuration ►...
3.6.1 System Agent (SA) Configuration This screen shows System Agent information VT d capability Above 4GB MMIO BIOS assignment Enable/Disable above 4GB Memory Mapped IO BIOS assignment. This is enabled automatically when Aperture Size is set to 2048MB. Graphics Configuration Open the sub menu for parameter s related to graphics configuration CPU PCI Express Root Port Set the ASPM Level and PCI Express Speed.
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Graphics Configuration This screen shows graphics configuration. Internal Graphics Keep IGFX enabled based on the setup options.
3.6.2 PCH-IO Configuration This screen shows system memory information. PCI Express Configuration Configure PCIe Speed. HD Audio Configuration Enable or disable HD Audio. Wake on LAN Enable Enable or disable integrated LAN to wake the system.
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PCIe Speed Configure PCIe Speed. ASPM Set the ASPM Level: L1 - Force all links to L1 State. AUTO - BIOS auto configure. DISABLE - Disables ASPM. Detect Non-Compliance Device Detect Non-Compliance PCI Express Device. If enabled, it will take more time at POST time.
3.7 Security Menu The Security menu allows users to change the security settings for the system. Administrator Password This item indicates whether an administrator password has been set (install or uninstalled). User Password This item indicates whether a user password has been set (installed or uninstalled).
3.8 Boot Menu The Boot menu allows users to change boot options of the system. Setup Prompt Timeout Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting. Bootup NumLock State Use this item to select the power-on state for the keyboard NumLock. Quiet Boot Select to display either POST output messages or a splash screen during boot- Network Stack...
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Boot Option Priorities These are settings for boot priority. Specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices...
3.9 Save & Exit Menu Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save configuration changes and exit setup?”. Select OK to save the changes and exit the UEFI setup utility. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard changes and exit setup?”.
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from the Save & Exit menu and press <Enter>. Select Yes to save the changes and reset. Discard Changes and Rest Select this option to quit Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer. Select Discard Changes and Reset from the Save &...
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Select a drive to immediately boot that device regardless of the current boot order.
Chapter 4 System Configuration 4.1 Watchdog Timer After the system stops working for a while, it can be auto-reset by the watchdog timer. #include "stdafx.h" #include <windows.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <tchar.h> #include <stdlib.h> #ifdef _DEBUG #define new DEBUG_NEW #endif #pragma comment (lib, "User32.lib" ) #define IDT_TIMER WM_USER + 200 #define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS 1 #define setbit(value,x) (value |=(1<<x))
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58 Watchdog Timer if (hinstLibDLL == NULL) hinstLibDLL = LoadLibrary(TEXT("diodll.dll")); if (hinstLibDLL == NULL) //MessageBox("Load diodll dll error", "", MB_OK); if (hinstLibDLL) lpFnDll_Get_IO = (LPFNDLLGETIOSPACE)GetProcAddress(GetModuleHandle("diodll.dll"), "GetIoSpaceByte"); lpFnDll_Set_IO = (LPFNDLLSETIOSPACE)GetProcAddress(GetModuleHandle("diodll.dll"), "SetIoSpaceByte"); printf("Input Watch Dog Timer type, 1:Second ; 2:Minute :"); scanf("%d",&unit); printf("\nInput Timer to countdown:");...
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WDTDATA = setbit(WDTDATA, 5); lpFnDll_Set_IO(0x2f, WDTDATA); system("pause"); return 0; Timeout Value Range ◼ 1 to 255 ◼ Minute / Second Note: If N=00h, the time base is set to second. M = time value 00h: Time-out Disable 01h: Time-out occurs after 1 second 02h: Time-out occurs after 2 seconds 03h: Time-out occurs after 3 seconds FFh: Time-out occurs after 255 seconds...
4.2 VMD (RAID) Configuration 4.2.1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) for RAID (Controller: Intel® R680E) Before you begin the SATA configuration, please prepare: Two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is recommend that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). If you do not want to create RAID with the SATA controller, you may prepare only one hard drive.
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In SATA Configurations, enabled VMD Controller and save & reset. After Restart, enter <del> to Bios Setup Menu. In Advanced Page, choose Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology.
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In Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology page, choose RAID Volume Select the disk to be merged.
4.3 iAMT Settings The Intel Active Management Technology (Intel iAMT) has decreased a major barrier to IT efficiency, that use built-in platform capabilities and popular third- party management and security applications to allow IT a better discovering, healing, and protection their networked computing assets. In order to utilize Intel iAMT you must enter the ME BIOS (<Ctrl+P>...
4.3.2 Set and Change Password Go to MEBx page, enter the default password “admin” for first time login, and then enter new password (complex password) twice to access AMT page. Select Network Setup to configure iAMT.
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Go back to Intel® AMT Configuration, then select Activate Network Access and press <Enter>. Exit from MEBx after completing the iAMT settings.
4.3.3 iAMT Settings On a web browser, type http://(IP ADDRESS):16992, which directs to iAMT Web. Example: http://10.1.40.214:16992 To log in, you will be required to type in your username and password for access to the Web. USER: admin (default) PASS: (MEBx password)
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Enter the iAMT Web. Click Remote Control, and select commands on the right side.
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When you have finished using the iAMT Web console, close the Web browser.
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