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KIWI330 ® ® Intel Atom Alder Lake N Processor 1.6” Board User’s Manual...
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Table of Contents Disclaimers ..................... ii ESD Precautions ................... iii Section 1 Introduction ..........1 Features ....................1 Specifications ..................2 Utilities ....................3 Block Diagram ..................4 Section 2 Board and Pin Assignments ....5 Board Dimensions and Fixing Holes ..........5 Board Layout ..................
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Navigation Keys ................27 Main Menu ..................29 Advanced Menu ................. 30 Chipset Menu ..................44 Security Menu ..................48 Boot Menu ..................51 Save & Exit Menu ................52...
4GB LPDDR5 memory, and 64GB NVMe SSD, it ensures high efficiency and fast data processing. The KIWI330 is equipped with Alder Lake CPU on board, it also features 4GB LPDDR5 RAM and 64GB NVMe on board. With M.2 Key E for wireless expansion, eDP and Type C-DP support for display connectivity, it can be expanded into a MIO board required by various scenarios through the Type-C connector.
KIWI330 1.6” Board ⚫ Power Management ◼ ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) ⚫ Form Factor ◼ 1.6” form factor All specifications and images are subject to change without notice. Note Utilities ⚫ Chipset driver ⚫ Graphic driver ⚫ ME driver ⚫...
For thermal dissipation, a heatsink enables the KIWI330’s components to dissipate heat efficiently. All heat generating components are thermally conducted to the heatsink in order to avoid hot spots. Images below illustrate how to install the thermal solution on KIWI330. Board and Pin Assignments...
KIWI330 1.6” Board Switch Settings Properly configure switch setting on the KIWI330 to meet your application purpose. Below you can find a summary table of onboard default settings. Once the default switch setting needs to be changed, please do it under power-off condition.
KIWI330 1.6” Board Connectors Signals go to other parts of the system through connectors. Loose or improper connection might cause problems, please make sure all connectors are properly and firmly connected. Here is a summary table of connectors on the hardware.
KIWI330 1.6” Board 2.5.1 eDP Connector (CN1) The embedded DisplayPort (eDP) interface is available through 30-pin connector (IPEX-20453-030T-01), which is compliant with I-PEX-CABLINE II HT1 20143. Signal Signal +12V_EDP_BKLT +12V_EDP_BKLT eDP_VCCM +12V_EDP_BKLT eDP_VCCM +12V_EDP_BKLT eDP_AUX_DN eDP_AUX_DP eDP_BKLT_CTL eDP_BKLT_EN eDP_TX0_P eDP_TX0_N...
KIWI330 1.6” Board 2.5.4 M.2 Key E Connector (CN4) The board comes with a M.2 2230 Key E connector. It is suggested to install the M.2 wireless module via PCIe x1 and USB 2.0 with 22mm width and 30mm length.
KIWI330 1.6” Board 2.5.5 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type C Vertical Connector (CN5) The board comes with a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port, which is compliant with USB 3.2 Gen2 (10 Gbps) and mounted in a vertical orientation on the circuit board. You can connect expansion MIO modules using this Type-C connector.
KIWI330 1.6” Board 2.5.7 ALT Mode Type C Connector (CN8) The board comes with a USB Type-C connector that supports Alternate Mode (ALT Mode), enabling the transmission of non-USB signals such as DisplayPort, while also supporting high-speed data transfer and power delivery.
KIWI330 1.6” Board 2.5.9 USB 2.0 Wafer Connector (CN10) This is a 4-pin wafer connector for installing versatile USB 2.0-compliant interface peripherals, supporting data transfer speeds of up to 480 Mbps. Note that we also offer a USB wired cable (PN:594P8802810E). If you wish to purchase it, please contact your sales representative.
Make sure all the correct settings are arranged for your installed microprocessor to prevent the CPU from damage. BIOS The KIWI330 uses AMI Plug and Play BIOS with a single 256Mbit SPI Flash. System Memory The KIWI330 supports onboard LPDDR5 4GB memory.
KIWI330 1.6” Board Section 4 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 section provides users with detailed description about how to set up basic system configuration through the AMI BIOS setup utility.
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KIWI330 1.6” Board Hot Keys Description → Left/Right The Left and Right <Arrow> keys allow you to select a setup screen. The Up and Down <Arrow> keys allow you to select a setup screen or Up/Down sub-screen. The <Enter> key allows you to display or change the setup option listed for a Enter particular setup item.
KIWI330 1.6” Board 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.
KIWI330 1.6” Board 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: ►...
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KIWI330 1.6” Board ⚫ PCH DIO Configuration Use this screen to set parameters related to digital I/O configuration. DIO Modification Enable or disable digital I/O modification. If modification is disabled, the DIO status sub screen is as follows: Once it is enabled, you can access the DIO status sub screen to set output or input, see image below.
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KIWI330 1.6” Board ⚫ ACPI Settings You can use this screen 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.
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KIWI330 1.6” Board ⚫ Trusted Computing This screen provides function for specifying the TPM settings. Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device, typically a TPM. When enabled (default setting), the BIOS initializes and makes the TPM available for use by the operating system and other system components.
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KIWI330 1.6” Board Storage Hierarchy Enable or disable storage hierarchy, used to manage keys and operations related to data storage. Endorsement Hierarchy Enable or disable endorsement hierarchy, used to manage keys and operations related to the TPM's endorsement keys. Physical Presence Spec Version This setting allows you to select the version of the Physical Presence Interface (PPI) Specification: Spec Version 1.2 or 1.3.
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KIWI330 1.6” Board ⚫ Platform Misc Configuration Use this screen to configure platform-related features. Native PCIE Enable Enable or disable OS to control below features: Hot Plug, SHPC Native Hot Plug control, Power Management Events, PCIe Advanced Error Reporting control, PCIe Capability Structure control and Latency Tolerance Reporting control.
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KIWI330 1.6” Board ⚫ CPU Configuration This screen shows the CPU Configuration, and you can change the value of the selected option. Hardware prefetcher To turn on/off the MLC (Mid-Level Cache) streamer prefetcher. Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch To turn on/off prefetching adjacent cache lines.
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KIWI330 1.6” Board Enable or disable AES (Advanced Encryption Standard). Boot performance mode Select the performance state that the BIOS will set starting from reset vector. The options are: Max Battery Max Non-Turbo Performance Turbo Performance Intel(R) Speed Shift Technology Enable or disable Intel(R) Speed Shift Technology support.
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KIWI330 1.6” Board ⚫ NVMe Configuration This screen shows related information and settings for NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) storage device. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
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KIWI330 1.6” Board ⚫ NCT7802Y HW Monitor This screen monitors hardware health status. This screen displays the temperature of system and CPU, fan speed in RPM and system voltage (VCC). AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
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KIWI330 1.6” Board ⚫ NCT7802Y Smart Fan Configuration There are two modes: “FAN MANUAL CONTROL” and “FAN SMART IV MODE”. NCT7802Y Smart Fan1 Config In FAN MANUAL CONTROL, the fan speed is controlled by fan PWM duty, and the range is from 0 to 255.
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KIWI330 1.6” Board In FAN SMART IV MODE, the fan speed is controlled by T1(temperature level1)/F1(fan duty 1), T2(temperature level2)/F2(fan duty 2) and T3(temperature level3)/F3(fan duty 3). Please base on the specification of the fan to set these parameters. We suggest that the range of fan duty is from 120 to 255.
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KIWI330 1.6” Board ⚫ USB Configuration USB Devices Display all detected USB devices. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
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KIWI330 1.6” Board ⚫ SOC I2C WDT Configuration SOC I2C WDT Enable or disable SOC I2C WDT function. Mode Set the SOC I2C WDT mode: Minute or Second. Timer Timer countdown. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
KIWI330 1.6” Board 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 ►...
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KIWI330 1.6” Board System Agent (SA) Configuration ⚫ This screen allows users to configure System Agent (SA) parameters. System Agent (SA) configuration options: VT-d Control Iommu Pre-boot Behavior Above 4GB MMIO BIOS assignment Graphics Configuration VT-d Enable or disable the VT-d (Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O) function. The default setting is Enabled.
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KIWI330 1.6” Board Above 4GB MMIO BIOS assignment Enable or disable above 4GB Memory Mapped IO BIOS assignment. This is enabled automatically when Aperture Size is set to 2048MB. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
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KIWI330 1.6” Board Graphics Configuration ⚫ Internal Graphics Use this item to set parameters related to internal graphics controller. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
KIWI330 1.6” Board Security Menu The Security menu allows users to change the security settings for the system. ⚫ Administrator Password Set administrator password. ⚫ User Password Set user password. ⚫ Secure Boot Use this item to set parameters related to Secure Boot.
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KIWI330 1.6” Board ⚫ Secure Boot The Secure Boot feature is designed to ensure and protect the system from unauthorized access and malwares during boot-up. Secure Boot Secure Boot feature is Active if Secure Boot is Enabled, Platform Key (PK) is enrolled and the System is in User mode.
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KIWI330 1.6” Board ⚫ Key Management Factory Key Provision Enable or disable provision factory default keys on next reboot only when System in Setup mode. Restore Factory Keys Force System to User mode. Install factory default Secure Boot key databases.
KIWI330 1.6” Board 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.
KIWI330 1.6” Board Save & Exit Menu The Save & Exit menu allows users to load your system configuration with optimal or fail-safe default values. ⚫ Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes, select this option to leave Setup and return to Main Menu.
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KIWI330 1.6” Board ⚫ Discard Changes Select this option to quit Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration. Select Discard Changes from the Save & Exit menu and press <Enter>. Select Yes to discard changes. ⚫ Restore Defaults It automatically sets all Setup options to a complete set of default settings when you select this option.
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