Introduction; Features - Advantech ASMB-784 User Manual

1.1

Introduction

ASMB-784 motherboard is designed with the most advanced Intel® C226 PCH for
industrial server grade applications that require high-performance computing. The
motherboard supports Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 processor with DDR3 ECC 1066/1333/
1600MHz memory for up to 32 GB. ASMB-784 also provides cost-effective Intel HD
graphics integrated on processor, and the graphics VRAM is 1 GB maximum shared
memory with 2 GB and above system memory installed. To fulfill varieties demand of
PCIe interface card from video surveillance and factory automation markets, ASMB-
784 offers maximum up to four PCIe slots, including one PCIe x16 slot with x16 link
or switchable to two PCIe x16 slots with x8 link(Gen III) from CPU, and two PCIe x1
slot (Gen II) from PCH. In addition, ASMB-784 also comes with three PCI slots via a
discrete PCIe to PCI bridge chip to support legacy PCI expansion cards and has four
or two Gigabit Ethernet LAN via dedicated PCIe bus, which offers bandwidth up to
300 MB/s eliminating network bottlenecks.
By using the Intel® C226 chipset, the ASMB-784 offers a variety of features such as
six onboard SATA III interfaces (bandwidth = 600 MB/s) with software RAID; 4 x USB
3.0 and 10 x USB 2.0 connectors plus 4 x USB 3.0. These powerful I/O capabilities
and outstanding performance on ASMB-784 ensures even more reliable data storage
capabilities and high-speed I/O peripheral connectivity.
The ASMB-784 also adopts Advantech's unique, patented Sleep Mode Control
Circuit for AT Power Mode. With all the excellent features and outstanding perfor-
mance, it makes ASMB-784 the ideal platform for today's industrial applications.
1.2

Features

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Triple Display: ASMB-784 has one VGA and two DVI-D ports, and users are
able to connect all three display port simultaneously for triple display purpose.
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PCIe architecture: ASMB-784 support one PCe X16 with Gen III x16 link or two
PCIe x16 slots with Gen III x8 link from Intel CPU, and two x1 slots from Intel
C226 PCH.
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High Performance I/O capability: 4 or 2 x Gigabit LAN via PCIe bus, 3 x PCI
32-bit/33 or 66 MHz PCI slots, 4 x USB 3.0, 9 x USB 2.0 ports. (1*Type A USB
2.0), 6 x SATA III connectors.
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Standard ATX form factor with industrial features: ASMB-784 provides
industrial features like long product life, reliable operation under wide tempera-
ture range, watchdog timer functions, etc.
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Automatic power on after power failure: It is often necessary to have an unat-
tended system come back into operation when power resumes after a power
failure. Advantech's industrial motherboard allows users to set the system to
power on automatically without anyone hitting power button. Please refer to the
detailed "AT" mode settings in Table 1.8 of Section 1.8.1.5.
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Active Management Technology 9.0: The hardware and firmware base solu-
tion is powered by the system auxiliary power plane to remotely monitor net-
worked systems. Intel AMT (iAMT) stores hardware and software information in
non-volatile memory. Built-in management provides out-of-band management
capabilities, allowing remote discovery and KVM to repair systems after OS fail-
ures or when a system has crashed. Alert and event logging features detect
problems and quickly reduce downtime, pro-actively blocking incoming threats,
containing infected clients before they impact the network, and proactively noti-
fying the user when critical software agents are removed. To enable iAMT,
please refer 3.3.7 AMT Configuration.
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