COM Express Specification Reference • Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits. PICMG® COM Express® Module Base Specification. http://www.picmg.org/ User's Manual | ASL9A2...
Pin List for Pin-Out Type 10 ..................22 Module Feature Fill Order ....................24 Feature Fill Order ......................24 Cooling Option ........................25 Heat Sink ........................25 Installing ASL9A2 onto a Carrier Board ................25 Chapter 4 - BIOS Setup .......................27 Main ............................28 Advanced ..........................28 RC ACPI Configuration ....................29 CPU Configuration ......................29...
• To reduce the risk of electric shock, unplug the power cord before removing the sys- tem chassis cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing, cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord. User's Manual | ASL9A2...
• Storage devices such as hard disk drive, etc. You will also need external system peripherals you intend to use which will normally include at least a keyboard, a mouse and a video display monitor. User's Manual | ASL9A2...
1 x Intel I226IT / I226-LM (10/100/1000Mbps/2.5Gbps) ® 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 8 x USB 2.0 SATA 2 x SATA 3.0 (up to 6Gb/s) eMMC 1 x 8GB/16GB/32GB/64GB*/128GB eMMC 5.1 (available upon request) 1 x 8-bit DIO User's Manual | ASL9A2...
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Humidity Operating: 5 to 90% RH Storage: 5 to 90% RH MTBF MECHANICAL Dimensions COM Express® Mini 84mm (3.3") x 55mm (2.16") Compliance PICMG COM Express R3.1, Type 10 ® STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS Certification CE, FCC User's Manual | ASL9A2...
Chapter 2 - Concept X COM Express Module Standards The figure below shows the dimensions of the different types of COM Express modules. ASL9A2 is a COM Express Mini. The dimension is 84mm x 55mm. Common for all Form Factors Extended only...
COM Express Connector COM Express connector The COM Express connector is used to interface the ASL9A2 COM Express board to a carrier board. Connect the COM Express connector (located on the solder side of the board) to the COM Express con- nector on the carrier board.Refer to the following pages for the pin functions of the connector.
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The table below shows the COM Express standard specifications and the corresponding specifications supported on the ASL9A2 module. Type 10 Modules support a single 24 bit LVDS panel interface, a single DDI and an eDP overlayed on LVDS Channel A.Two of the 8 USB ports can be used as USB 3.0.
I SATA AC coupled on Module AC Coupling capacitor Serial ATA activity LED. Open collector output pin driven during Single buffer (S)ATA_ACT# I/O CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V Serial ATA (activity indicator), active low. SATA command activity. User's Manual | ASL9A2...
An open drain driver from a USB current monitor on the Carrier Board Do not pull up these lines to 3.3V on the Carrier Board – this shall be may drive this line low. done on the Module. Do not pull this line high on the Carrier Board. User's Manual | ASL9A2...
I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V Data in to Module from Carrier SPI Data in to Module from Carrier SPI SPI_MOSI O CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V Data out from Module to Carrier SPI Data out from Module to Carrier SPI User's Manual | ASL9A2...
Data out to Module SPI Master from Carrier SPI Slave Data out to Module SPI Master from Carrier SPI Slave GP_SPI_CK O CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V Clock from Module SPI Master to Carrier SPI Slave Clock from Module SPI Master to Carrier SPI Slave User's Manual | ASL9A2...
When HDMI/DVI is directly done on the Carrier Board, this pin shall be pulled to 3.3V with a 100k Ohm resistor to configure the DDI[0]_AUX If pulled-high the AUX pair contains the CRTLCLK and CTRLDATA signals. pairs as DDC channels. User's Manual | ASL9A2...
PD 10KΩ to GND. TPM chip has an internal pull down. This signal is used to indicate Physical CMOS an internal pull down. Thissignal is used to indicate Physical Presence to the TPM. Presence to the TPM. User's Manual | ASL9A2...
Power and System Management Signals Descriptions Pwr Rail Signal Pin# Pin Type ASL9A2 PU/PD Module Base Specification R3.1 Description COM Express Carrier Design Guide R2.0 Description /Tolerance PU 10KΩ to 3.3V A falling edge creates a power button event. Power button events can be used to bring a system out of S5 soft off Power button low active signal used to wake up the system from S5 state (soft off).
SDIO: SDIO Data lines. These signals operate in push-pull mode. Maps to GPI[0:3]. usage. The signals are pulled up by the Module. I CMOS / GPI2 PU 10KΩ to 3.3V @GPI IO CMOS I CMOS / GPI3 PU 10KΩ to 3.3V @GPI IO CMOS User's Manual | ASL9A2...
VCC_12V pins. In R2.0 this pin is defined as a no connect for types 1-6. A Carrier can detect a R1.0 12V Pin-out R1.0 Module by the presence of 12V on this pin. R2.0 Module types 1-6 will no connect this pin. Type 10 Modules shall pull this pin to ground through a 47K resistor. User's Manual | ASL9A2...
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1. ** eDP (in place of LVDS) is BOM option supported by project basis. DDI0_PAIR3- eDP_TX3-** 2. ** SNDW (in place of HDA) is BOM option supported by project basis. 3. ASL9A2 (Mini module) allows wide range input voltage wtih 4.75V to 20V from LVDS_I2C_CK/ LVDS_BKLT_TRL/ eDP_AUX+** eDP_BKLT_CTRL** VCC_12V power pins.
USB Channel 7 only USB 2.0 (Option for static changing, select the USB2.0 port client port in the BIOS Client setup and reset the BIOS) USB 3.0 USB channel 0 SuperSpeed USB channels 0,1 DDI 1 User's Manual | ASL9A2...
The carrier board (COM335) used in this section is for reference purpose only and The COM Express connector is used to interface the ASL9A2 COM Express board to a carrier may not resemble your carrier board. These illustrations are mainly to guide you on board.
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Be careful when pressing the module to avoid damaging it. You will hear a distinctive “click”, indicating the module is correctly locked into position. COM Express Mini Module COM Express Mini Module T6 transfer T10 card User's Manual | ASL9A2...
“Press DEL to run setup” will appear on the screen. If the message that field and press <Enter>. disappears before you respond, restart the system or press the “Reset” button. You may also restart the system by pressing the <Ctrl> <Alt> and <Del> keys simultaneously. User's Manual | ASL9A2...
The time format is <hour>, <minute>, <second>. The time is based on the 24-hour military- time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. Hour displays hours from 00 to 23. Minute dis- plays minutes from 00 to 59. Second displays seconds from 00 to 59. User's Manual | ASL9A2...
S0 State The system automatically powers on after power failure. • S5 State The system enter soft-off state after power failure. Power-on signal input is required to power up the system. • Last State The system returns to the last state right before power failure. User's Manual | ASL9A2...
Enable / Disable Me FW Image Re-Flash function. This field will only be displayed when EIST is enabled. C states Enable or disable CPU Power Management. It allows CPU to enter "C states" when it’s idle and nothing is executing. User's Manual | ASL9A2...
2.0 to achieve hardware-level security via cryptographic keys. Pending operation To clear the existing TPM encryption, select "TPM Clear" and restart the system. This field is not available when "Security Device Support" is disabled. User's Manual | ASL9A2...
BIOS SETTINGS Advanced Advanced IT5782 Super IO Configuration IT5782 Super IO Configuration ► Serial Port 1, 2 Configuration Serial Port Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Ports. See next page. Serial Port Enable or disable serial port. User's Manual | ASL9A2...
The enable delay allows time for the OS to boot and the application to load and initialize. The unit is 1 sec. Timeout Delay The timeout delay allows time for period of the watchdog timer. The unit is 0.1 sec. User's Manual | ASL9A2...
Select serial port transmission speed: 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 or 115200. Data Bits Select data bits: 7 bits or 8 bits. Parity Select parity bits: None, Even, Odd, Mark or Space. Stop Bits Select stop bits: 1 bit or 2 bits. User's Manual | ASL9A2...
Set the wait time in seconds to press ESC key to abort the PXE boot. Use either +/- or nu- meric keys to set the value. Media detect count Set the number of times the presence of media will be checked. Use either +/- or numeric keys to set the value. User's Manual | ASL9A2...
Keep IGFX "Enabled" or "Disabled" based on the setup options, or select "Auto" for auto-detec- tion. 0: Functional Mode protects requests based on the address range, 1: Makes all requests non protected and ignore range checks, 2: Makes all requests protected and ignore range checks. User's Manual | ASL9A2...
SATA And RST Configuration Control the PCI Express Root Port. SATA Device Otpions Settings HD Audio Configuration HD Audio Subsystem Configuration Settings SMBus Source Choose where SMBus comes from. I2C Bus Source Choose where I2C Bus comes from. User's Manual | ASL9A2...
The mode selection determines how the SATA controller(s) operates. • Enabled HDA will be unconditionally enabled. • AHCI This option allows the Serial ATA controller(s) to use AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). Ports Enable or disable the Serial ATA ports. User's Manual | ASL9A2...
Clear the database from the NVRAM, including all the keys and signatures installed in the Key Management menu. Press Enter and a prompt will show up for you to confirm. Key Management Enables expert users to modify Secure Boot Policy variables without full authentication. User's Manual | ASL9A2...
Select this option to save BIOS configuration settings to a USB flash device. ► Restore Setting from file This field will appear only when a USB flash device is detected. Select this field to restore setting from the USB flash device. User's Manual | ASL9A2...
MAC address should be burned or not. c. After updating unique MAC Address from manufacturing, NVM will be protected immediately after power cycle. Users cannot update NVM or MAC address. User's Manual | ASL9A2...
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