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Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User's Guide
Express-BASE7 Plus
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Rev. 0.2
Date:
2024-07-12
Part Number:
50M-77105-1000
Copyright © 2024 ADLINK Technology, Inc.
PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1
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  • Page 1 Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 Express-BASE7 Plus User’s Guide Revision: Rev. 0.2 Date: 2024-07-12 Part Number: 50M-77105-1000 Page 1 Copyright © 2024 ADLINK Technology, Inc.
  • Page 2: Revision History

    Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 Revision History Revision Description Date Author Preliminary release 2023-12-20 Adapter card spec added 2024-07-12 Page 2 Copyright © 2024 ADLINK Technology, Inc.
  • Page 3: Preface

    Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 Preface Disclaimer Information in this document is provided in connection with ADLINK products. No license, expressed or implied, by estoppel or otherwise, to any intellectual property rights is granted by this document. Except as provided in ADLINK´s Terms and Conditions of Sale for such products, ADLINK...
  • Page 4 Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 Safety Instructions For user safety, please read and follow all Instructions, WARNINGs, CAUTIONs, and NOTEs marked in this manual and on the associated equipment before handling/operating the equipment. Read these safety instructions carefully.
  • Page 5 Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 Conventions The following conventions may be used throughout this manual, denoting special levels of information Note: This information adds clarity or specifics to text and illustrations. Caution: This information indicates the possibility of minor physical injury, component damage, data loss, and/or program corruption.
  • Page 6 Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 Getting Service Ask an Expert: https://www.adlinktech.com/en/Askanexpert ADLINK Technology, Inc. No. 66, Huaya 1st Rd., Guishan District, Taoyuan City 333411, Taiwan Tel: +886-3-216-5088 Fax: +886-3-328-5706 Email: service@adlinktech.com Ampro ADLINK Technology, Inc.
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 Table of Contents Revision History ..............................................................2 Preface .................................................................. 3 1. Introduction ............................................................... 10 2. Special Features ............................................................11 2.1. Core System ..................................................................... 12 2.2. 32x PCI Express Lanes ................................................................12 2.3.
  • Page 8 Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 6.15. Fan Connectors..................................................................37 6.16. Power Connectors ................................................................. 38 6.17. Power Jumper Settings ............................................................... 39 6.18. Other Connectors .................................................................. 41 6.19. Other Jumper Settings ................................................................ 43 7. Secondary BIOS ............................................................45 7.1.
  • Page 9 PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 List of Figures Figure 1 – Carrier top view .......................................................... 11 Figure 2 – Express-BASE7 Plus component locations ..............................................14 Figure 3 – Express-BASE7 Plus functional diagram ................................................15 Figure 4 – Express-BASE7 Plus mechanical dimensions ..............................................16 Page 9 Copyright ©...
  • Page 10: Introduction

    OEM board. The Express-BASE7 Plus, based on PICMG COM-Express R3.1, is a standard ATX size carrier board. Together with a COM Express Type 7 module of your choice and off-the-shelf adapter cards, you can quickly emulate the functionality of your desired end product for software development and hardware verification.
  • Page 11: Special Features

    Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 Special Features Figure 1 – Carrier top view Page 11 Copyright © 2024 ADLINK Technology, Inc.
  • Page 12: Core System

    2.1. Core System The Express-BASE7 Plus features a PCI Express x16 slot with proprietary pinout for COM Express COM.0 R3.1 Type 7 modules. This slot can route up to four 10GBASE-KR signals from the COM Express Type 7 R3.1 module to a 10GbE Ethernet adapter card for up to four SFP+ signals or 10GBASE-T ports.
  • Page 13: Primary Lpc-Based Super I/O

    Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 2.4. Primary LPC-based Super I/O A Super I/O is placed on the carrier board as an optional item (due to COMe modules not having a Super I/O chip onboard). The carrier provides a Winbond W83627DHG-PT with the following features: •...
  • Page 14: Component Location

    Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 Component Location Figure 2 – Express-BASE7 Plus component locations Page 14 Copyright © 2024 ADLINK Technology, Inc.
  • Page 15: Functional Diagram

    Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 Functional Diagram Figure 3 – Express-BASE7 Plus functional diagram Page 15 Copyright © 2024 ADLINK Technology, Inc.
  • Page 16: Mechanical Dimension

    PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 Mechanical Dimension Figure 4 – Express-BASE7 Plus mechanical dimensions Note: All dimensions are shown in millimeters with a tolerance of ± 0.25mm unless otherwise noted. Module connector locating peg holes (dimensions [16.50, 6.00] and [16.50, 18.00]) shall have tolerances of ± 0.10mm.
  • Page 17: Connectors, Pinouts, And Jumpers

    Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 Connectors, Pinouts, and Jumpers 6.1. Carrier Board Signals — Type 7 AB Connector CD Connector 1 Gigibit Ethernet Port USB 3.0 Support, LPC / eSPI Interface extended signaling on four USB 2.0 ports...
  • Page 18: Connector And Pinout Compatibility

    A110 Express-BASE7 Plus is a type-7 module reference carrier board supporting up to 32 PCIe lanes and 10G Ethernet on the CD connection and NC-SI on the AB connector. The following table describes all standard pins of the COM Express specification, including those not supported on Express-BASE7 Plus.
  • Page 19 Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 Row A Row B Row C Row D GND (fixed) GND (fixed) GND (fixed) GND (fixed) GBE0_MDI3- GBE0_ACT# GBE0_MDI3+ LPC_FRAME#/ESPI_CS0# USB_SSRX0- USB_SSTX0- GBE0_LINK100# LPC_AD0/ESPI_IO_0 USB_SSRX0+ USB_SSTX0+ GBE0_LINK1000# LPC_AD1/ESPI_IO_1 GBE0_MDI2- LPC_AD2/ESPI_IO_2...
  • Page 20 Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 Row A Row B Row C Row D PCIE_TX13- PCIE_RX13- RSVD10G RSVD RSVD10G RSVD10G PCIE_TX12+ PCIE_RX12+ CEI_SDA CEI_SCL PCIE_TX12- PCIE_RX12- 10G_SDP0 10G_SDP1 GND (fixed) GND (fixed) GND (fixed) GND (fixed)
  • Page 21 Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 Row A Row B Row C Row D PCIE_TX9+ PCIE_RX9+ PCIE_RX23+ PCIE_TX23+ PCIE_TX9- PCIE_RX9- PCIE_RX23- PCIE_TX23- PCIE_TX10+ PCIE_RX10+ RSVD RSVD PCIE_TX10- PCIE_RX10- PCIE_RX24+ PCIE_TX24+ PCIE_RX24- PCIE_TX24- GND (fixed) GND (fixed)
  • Page 22: 10Gbe Slot

    Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 6.5. 10GbE Slot PCIEKR: Insert the 10GbE adapter card into PCI Express x16 slot (proprietary pinout), and route the 10G-KR and sideband signals from the module to the adapter card.
  • Page 23 Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 B58 NC A58 GND B67 NC A67 GND B76 GND A76 NC B59 NC A59 GND B68 GND A68 NC B77 GND A77 NC B60 GND A60 NC B69 GND...
  • Page 24: Gbe

    Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 6.6. GbE CN18: RJ-45 GbE Pin Signal BI_DA+ BI_DA- BI_DB+ BI_DC+ BI_DC- BI_DB- BI_DD+ BI_DD- 6.7. MiniBMC (optional) CN46/47/48: MiniBMC mode selection Jumper Status Normal Mode (default) Debug Mode CN49: MiniBMC mode selection...
  • Page 25 Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 CN1001: Communication port Sends out debug message(s) for firmware development Signal UART0_RXD UART0_TXD U502: MiniBMC SPI socket EEPROM for storing MiniBMC firmware Jumper Status IPMC_SPICS0 IPMC_SPIMISO IPMC_WP-L IPMC_SPIMOSI IPMC_SPICK IPMC_HOLD-L + 3.3V...
  • Page 26: Pci Express Slots

    Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 6.8. PCI Express Slots PCI Express x8 PCIE 8(1): PCIe 0-7 Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal + 12V B18 GND A18 GND B35 GND...
  • Page 27 Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 PCIE 8(2): PCIe 8-15 Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal + 12V B18 GND A18 GND B35 GND A35 PCIE12_RXP + 12V + 12V...
  • Page 28 Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 PCI Express x16 (up to Gen4 speed) PCIE 16: PCIe 15-31 Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal + 12V B24 PCIE18_TXN A24 GND B47 GND...
  • Page 29: Lpc Debug

    Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 B70 PCIE29_TXP A70 GND B75 PCIE30_TXN A75 GND B80 GND A80 PCIE31_RXP B71 PCIE29_TXN A71 GND B76 GND A76 PCIE30_RXP B81 NC A81 PCIE31_RXN B72 GND A72 PCIE29_RXP B77 GND...
  • Page 30 Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 CN40: LPC Test Connector Pin Signal Signal LPC_DRQ0# LPC_AD0 LPC_DRQ1# LPC_AD1 LPC_SERIRQ LPC_AD2 LPC_FRAME# LPC_AD3 LPC_RST# LPC_CLK JP26/25: External LPC EEPROM address selection JP25 and JP26 configure the address of the external EEPROM connected to the LPC Debug Header (CN37)
  • Page 31: I 2 C And Smb Bus (For User Access)

    Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 6.10. I C and SMB Bus (for user access) CN33: I2C Bus Pin Signal + 3.3V I2C_DAT I2C_CK CN34: SMBus Pin Signal + 3.3V SMB_DAT SMB_CK JP19-21: I2C/SMBus Buffers These buffer settings are for isolating I2C and SMBus (test feature)
  • Page 32: Usb

    Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 JP29-31: I2C EEPROM Address Selection JP29 to JP31 configure the address of the A0, A1, and A2 bits of the I2C EEPROM JP29: I2C EEPROM A0 JP30: I2C EEPROM A1...
  • Page 33: Keyboard And Mouse

    Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 6.12. Keyboard and Mouse CN19: Mouse [top] Signal MSDAT KB5V MSCLK Keyboard [bottom] Signal KBDAT KB5V KBCLK 6.13. SATA CN12/13: SATA Pin Signal Signal Page 33 Copyright © 2024 ADLINK Technology, Inc.
  • Page 34: Serial Ports

    Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 6.14. Serial Ports CN1002: Serial ports from Super I/O COM3 [DB9] [top] COM4 [DB9] [bottom] Pin Signal Signal DCD# RTS# CTS# DTR# CN22: IrDA connector Pin Signal + 5V IrRXD...
  • Page 35 Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 JP10: Super I/O address Selects Super I/O address Jumper Status 2Eh (default) JP11: Super I/O clock Selects Super I/O clock Jumper Status 48Mhz 24Mhz (default) CN1003/1004: Enable of Serial over LAN (optional) Enables Serial over LAN through CN1003, CN1004.
  • Page 36 Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 CN6-7: Serial ports from COM Express Module CN6: COM1 [header]. Source from SER0 Signal Signal SER0_RX SER0_TX CN7: COM2 [header]. Source from SER1 Signal Signal SER1_RX SER1_TX Note: CN6 and CN7 are General Purpose Serial Interface ports from the module.
  • Page 37: Fan Connectors

    Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 6.15. Fan Connectors JP35, JP36, JP37 Jumper Status 4-pin (default) 3-pin FAN1-3: 12V Fan Power Pin Signal Fan Power 12V Fan Speed Sense Fan Speed Control (PWM) Note: FAN3 PWM is controlled by the module (B101: FAN_PWMOUT, B102: FAN_TACHIN). The “sense” and “speed” signals of FAN 1/2 are connected to the Super I/O.
  • Page 38: Power Connectors

    Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 6.16. Power Connectors CN1: ATX 24-pin Power Connector Connect the ATX 24-pin (or 20-pin) connector to supply power to the Express-Base7 Plus carrier. Signal Signal +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V -12V PWR_ON...
  • Page 39: Power Jumper Settings

    Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 2. To avoid damage to the carrier board and installed components, be sure to connect the ATX power supply to the proper connectors. See 8.5 ATX Power Connectors for details.
  • Page 40 SUS_S3# (default) SUS_S5# JP3: 5VSB to Module Source When an AT power supply is connected to the Express-BASE7 Plus, JP3 can be used to provide 5VSB to the COM Express module from the carrier board. Jumper Status 5VSB produced on carrier from Vcc...
  • Page 41: Other Connectors

    PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 Power Strategies JP34 AT PSU / AT to COM Express module 6.18. Other Connectors CN36/CN39: GPIO headers GPIOs of CN36 come from the COM Express module. GPIOs to CN39 come from Express-BASE7 Plus. Signal Signal GPI0 GPO1 GPI1...
  • Page 42 PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 CN41/42: Digital I/O The Express-BASE7 Plus provides GPIO expansion for I2C applications via a Phillips PCA955 with 16-bit I2C I/O port and interrupt (for CN41 n=0, for CN42 n=1). See 8.4 Digital I/O LEDs for CN41 LED descriptions.
  • Page 43: Other Jumper Settings

    Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 U55: Secondary SPI BIOS socket See JP23/JP24 BIOS Selection Jumpers in 6.19 Other Jumper Settings and 7.1 SPI Secondary BIOS for details. Signal HOLD# + 3.3V 6.19. Other Jumper Settings...
  • Page 44 Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 JP23/JP24: BIOS Select Status Module BIOS (default) Reserved Carrier SPI BIOS Reserved JP32: TPM Signal jumper Configuring the jumper to “on” pulls the TPM signal high while “off” does nothing to the TPM signal (dependent on module used).
  • Page 45: Secondary Bios

    Secondary BIOS The Express-BASE7 Plus carrier board supports Secondary BIOS, using the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) port for the COM-Express R3.1 module installed. The Secondary BIOS can be used as an alternative to the on-module BIOS and provide support for the following: Testing new BIOS versions •...
  • Page 46 Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 • To use the SPI BIOS on the carrier board, short pins 1-2 on JP23 and pins 2-3 on JP24. Then open the SPI BIOS socket and insert the secondary...
  • Page 47: Switches, Post, And Leds

    Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 Switches, POST, and LEDs 8.1. Switches (S1-S5) There are two mini switches at the upper-left corner of the carrier. The S1 switch is the ATX Power button. The S2 switch is the Reset button.
  • Page 48: Module Type Display

    There is another switch near the top of the carrier. The S5 switch is the MiniBMC Reset button. 8.2. Module Type Display At the right side of the Express-BASE7 Plus carrier, 7 mini LEDs (LED 6-11 and LED24) indicate the type of COM Express module installed. Page 48...
  • Page 49: Post And Indicator Leds

    Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 8.3. POST and Indicator LEDs An LPC-based POST display is added for debugging. The two 7-SEG LEDs show the actual POST data. A row of mini-LEDs below the POST display indicates the following:...
  • Page 50: Atx Power Connectors

    PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 8.5. ATX Power Connectors The Express-Base7 Plus carrier board has one ATX 24-pin connector to supply power to the carrier board and one ATX 12V 4-pin connector to supply power to the COM Express module.
  • Page 51: At Power Mode

    Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 8.6. AT Power Mode To operate the system in AT Mode with an ATX power supply, use the AT mode PSU converter cable (no 5VSB) to connect the ATX 20/24-pin power connector to the carrier board as shown.
  • Page 52: Appendix

    Express-Base7 Plus Carrier User’s Guide PICMG COM Express Rev 3.1 Appendix The main updates in the PICMG COM Express R3.1 specifications include: Adding support for PCIe Gen4 • Adding a second PCIe Clock (PCIE1_CK_REF+ at B29, PCIE1_CK_REF- at B30) •...

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