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ㆍDescription of your software (operating system, version, application software, etc.) ㆍA complete description of the problem ㆍThe exact wording of any error messages To receive the latest version of the user’s manual; please visit our Web site at: www.avalue.com 4 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
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On the other hand, if the new product defect is resulting from incorrect configuration or erroneous use by the user instead of any problem of the hardware itself, the customer will also be requested to pay for relevant handling fees. ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
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Lacking detailed statement of fault steps also makes the problem hard to be identified, sometimes resulting in second-time repairs. 6 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
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• Product has been altered or its label of the serial number has been torn off. • Product functionality issues resulting from improper use by the user, unauthorized dismantle or alteration, unfit operation environment, improper maintenance, accident ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
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If the customer demands an additional maintenance analysis report, a service fee of various level will be charged depending on the warranty status. In case the analysis result shows that the defect attributes to Avalue’s faulty design or process, the analysis fee will be exempted. 8 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
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9. Position the power cord so that people cannot step on it. Do not place anything over the power cord. 10. All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted. 11. If the equipment is not used for a long time, disconnect it from the power source to ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
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The equipment has obvious signs of breakage. 14. CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. 15. Equipment intended only for use in a RESTRICTED ACCESS AREA. 10 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
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A NOTE provides additional information intended to avoid Note inconveniences during operation. Direct current. Alternating current Stand-by, Power on FCC Certification CE Certification Follow the national requirements for disposal of equipment. Stacking layer limit This side up ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 11...
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ECM-ALUC User’s Manual Fragile Packaging Beware of water damage, moisture-proof Carton recyclable Handle with care Follow operating instructions of consult instructions for use. 12 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
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EXPLOSION ou une fuite de liquide ou de gaz inflammable. - UNE BATTERIE soumise à une pression d'air extrêmement basse pouvant entraî ner une EXPLOSION ou une fuite de liquide ou de gaz inflammable. ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 13...
Item Description Q’ty ECM-ALUC Motherboard SATA Cable SATA Power Cable DB9M COM Cable Note: Before using the motherboard power, ensure the power pinout, cables, and voltage match to avoid equipment damage. ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 17...
We strongly recommend that you study this manual carefully before attempting to set up ECM-ALUC or change the standard configurations. Whilst all the necessary information is available in this manual, we would recommend that unless you are confident, you contact your supplier for guidance.
1 x M.2 Key-M 2280 (PCIe x4/SATA) slot for storage NVMe/SATA SSD *Default PCIe x4. Storage 1 x M.2 Key-M 2280 (PCIe x4/SATA) slot for storage NVMe/SATA SSD *Default PCIe x4. SATA 1 x SATA III (blue color connector) Edge I/O ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 19...
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2 x 4 pin, pitch 2.00mm Wafer for Front panel (F_PANEL1, white color connector) 1 x 2 pin, pitch 1.25mm Wafer horizontal type connector for CR2032 (J_BAT1) RTC Battery (-20~60C Battery) Battery 3V/220mAh 85mm CR2032 Lithium Coin Cell AT/ATX Only support ATX model, No HW and BIOS AT model 20 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
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1 x Intel® i226V 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Only support 1G) LAN Chipset 1 x Intel® WGI219V Gigabit Ethernet Controller LAN1: Intel® I226V 10/100/1000 Base-Tx GbE compatible LAN Spec. LAN2: Intel® WGI219V 10/100/1000 Base-Tx GbE compatible ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 21...
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4. Test Axis: X,Y and Z axis Vibration Test 5. 30 min. per each axis 6. IEC 60068-2-64 Test:Fh Random Vibration Operation Reference IEC60068-2-64 Testing procedures Test Fh : Vibration broadband random Test 1. PSD: 0.00454G²/Hz, 1.5 Grms 2. Operation mode 22 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
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1 One corner, three edges, six faces 2 ISTA 2A, IEC-60068-2-32 Test:Ed Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2021 LTSC, Windows 10 (21H2), OS Information Windows 11 (21H2) or later, Linux Kernel 5.17 or later Note: Specifications are subject to change without notice. ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 23...
ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 1.5 Architecture Overview—Block Diagram The following block diagram shows the architecture and main components of ECM-ALUC. 24 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 2.1 Product Overview Note: Before using the motherboard power, ensure the power pinout, cables, and voltage match to avoid equipment damage. 26 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
User’s Manual 2.3.5 CPU fan connector (CPU_FAN1) Signal VCC12S SIO_FANTAC1 SIO_FANCTL1 2.3.6 Serial port 1 connector (J_COM1) Signal PIN1_COM1 COM_DSR#1 COM_SIN1 COM_RTS#1 COM_SOUT1 COM_CTS#1 COM_DTR#1 PIN9_COM1 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 31...
User’s Manual 2.3.9 Serial port 4 connector (J_COM4) Signal COM4_RXD COM4_TXD 2.3.10 Serial port 5 connector (J_COM5) Signal COM5_RXD COM5_TXD ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 33...
ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 2.3.11 Serial port 6 in RS-232 mode (J_COM6) Signal COM6_RXD COM6_TXD 2.3.12 Serial port 6 in RS-485 mode (J_COM6_1) Signal COM6_RS485+ COM6_RS485- 34 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
Signal PIN PIN Signal VCC5 VCC5 USB2.0_1- USB2.0_2- USB2.0_1+ USB2.0_2+ 2.3.16 SATA Power connector (P_SATA1) Signal VCC12S VCC5S Note: Before using the motherboard power, ensure the power pinout, cables, and voltage match to avoid equipment damage. 36 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
Enter to find all the relevant software, utilities, and documentation. (For reference only) Note: Installation procedures and screen shots in this section are for your reference and may not be exactly the same as shown on your screen. 42 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
Windows 10 operation system. If the warning message appears while the installation process, click Continue to go on. Step 3. Click Install. Step1. Click Next. Step 4. Click Finish to complete setup. Step 2. Click Accept. ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 43...
Note: The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows 10 operation system. Step 3. Click Next. Step 1. Click Next to continue installation. Step 4. Click Finish to complete setup. Step 2. Click Next. ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 45...
All drivers can be found on the Avalue Official Website: www.avalue.com. Note: The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows 10 operation system. Step 3. Click Finish to complete setup. Step 1. Click Next. Step 2. Click Install. 46 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
All drivers can be found on the Avalue Official Website: www.avalue.com. Step 3. Setup completed. Note: The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows 10 operation system. Step 1. Click Install Drivers. Step 2. Click OK. 48 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
All drivers can be found on the Avalue Official Website: www.avalue.com. Note: The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows 10 operation system. Step 1. Click Next. Step 2. Setup completed. ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 49...
If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the "RESET" button on the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys. ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 51...
Note: Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another. • To Display a Sub Menu Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the sub menu you want. Then press <Enter>. A “➢” pointer marks all sub menus. 52 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
BIOS Vendor and your systems manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability. Even a seemingly small change to the chipset setup has the potential for causing you to use the override. ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 53...
Note: The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. Visit the Avalue website (www.avalue.com) to download the latest product and BIOS information. 54 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
0= no custom override. For 12.50w, enter 12500. Overclocking SKU: Power Limit 1/2 Value must be between Max and Min Power Limits (specified by PACKAGE_POWER_SKU_MSR). Other SKUs: This value must be between Min Power Limit and Processor Base Power ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 57...
Custom value for Turbo Activation Ration. ConfigTDP Turbo Activation Needs to be configured with valid values Ratio from LFM to Max Turbo. 0 means don’t use custom value. 4.6.2.2 PCH-FW Configuration 4.6.2.3 Trusted Computing 58 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
Hibernate (OS/S4 Sleep State). This option Enabled[Default], may not be effective with some OS. Select the highest ACPI sleep state the Suspend Disabled, ACPI Sleep State system will enter when the SUSPEND button S3 (Suspend to RAM)[Default] is pressed. ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 59...
Set Parameters of Serial Port 3 (COMC). Serial Port 4 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 4 (COMD). Serial Port 5 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 5 (COME). Serial Port 6 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 6 (COMF). 60 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
4.6.2.5.1 Serial Port 1 Configuration Item Option Description Enabled[Default], Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM). Disabled 4.6.2.5.2 Serial Port 2 Configuration Item Option Description Enabled[Default], Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM). Disabled ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 61...
4.6.2.5.3 Serial Port 3 Configuration Item Option Description Enabled[Default], Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM). Disabled 4.6.2.5.4 Serial Port 4 Configuration Item Option Description Enabled[Default], Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM). Disabled 62 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM). Disabled 4.6.2.5.6 Serial Port 6 Configuration Item Option Description Enabled[Default], Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM). Disabled RS232[Default] Change Settings Select an optimal settings for Super IO Device. RS485 DE#/RE ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 63...
Full on Mode CPU_FAN1 Mode Automatic Mode[Default], CPU_FAN1 Mode Select. Manual Mode Fan will off when temperature lower than this Fan off temperature limit limit. Fan will work when temperature higher than Fan start temperature limit this limit. 64 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
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Fan will work when temperature higher than Fan start temperature limit this limit. Fan start PWM Fan will start with this PWM value. 1 PWM 2 PWM PWM SLOPE SETTING PWM SLOPE Selection. 3 PWM 4 PWM ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 65...
Specify what state to got to when power is re-applied PowerOn after PowerFail Power Off after a power failure (G3 state). Last State Instant-Off[Default] Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN. Delay 4 Sec. 4.6.2.9 S5 RTC Wake Settings ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 67...
Maximum time the device will take before it Auto[Default] properly reports itself to the Host Controller. Device power-up delay ‘Auto’ uses default value: for a Root port it is Manual 100ms, for a Hub port the delay is taken form 68 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
Optical drives are emulated as ‘CDROM’, drives with no media will be Hard Disk CD-ROM emulated according to a drive type. 4.6.2.11 Network Stack Configuration Item Options Description Enabled Network Stack Enable/Disable UEFI Network Stack. Disabled[Default] 4.6.2.12 NVMe Configuration ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 69...
IGFX Select which of IGFX/PEG/PCI Graphics device Primary Display PEG Slot should be Primary Display Or select HG for PCH PCI Hybrid Gfx. Auto[Default] Internal Graphics Disabled Keep IGFX enabled based on the setup options. Enabled ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 71...
Enabled[Default] BIOS assignment. This is enabled automatically assignment Disabled when Aperture Size is set to 2048MB. 4.6.3.1.3 VMD setup menu Item Option Description Disabled[Default] Enable VMD controller Enable/Disable to VMD controller. Enabled 4.6.3.1.4 PCI Express Configuration 72 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
Configure PCIe Speed. Gen2 Gen3 4.6.3.2.2 SATA Configuration Item Options Description Enabled[Default] SATA Controller(s) Enable/Disable SATA Device. Disabled, SATA Mode Selection AHCI[Default] Determines how SATA controller(s) operate. Enabled[Default] Port 1 Enable or Disable SATA Port. Disabled 76 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
Platform Key(PK) is enrolled and the System is in User Enabled mode. The mode change requires platform reset. Secure Boot mode selector: Standard/Custom. In Standard Secure Boot Mode Custom mode Secure Boot Variables can be configured Custom[Default] without authentication. 4.6.4.1.1 Key Management 78 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
Factory Key Provision the platform reset and while the System is in Enabled Setup mode. 4.6.5 Boot Item Option Description Number of seconds to wait for setup activation Setup Prompt Timeout 1~ 65535 key. 65535(0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting. ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 79...
Set the system boot order. 4.6.6 Save and Exit 4.6.6.1 Save Changes and Exit Use the save changes and reset option to save the changes made to the BIOS options and to exit the BIOS configuration setup program. 80 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
This option restores all BIOS settings to the user defaults. This option is useful for restoring previously preserved custom BIOS setup configurations. 4.6.6.10 Boot override This option lists all possible bootable devices and allows the user to override the Boot ECM-ALUC User’s Manual 81...
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If BIOS setup options have been changed and saved, a reboot will be required and the boot override selection will not be valid. 82 ECM-ALUC User’s Manual...
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