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Introduction Introduction This manual describes the KTQ67/Flex-Medical made by KONTRON Technology A/S. In this manual the board will also be denoted KTQ67. The KTQ67/Flex-Medial is based on the Q67 chipset, support 2nd and 3rd generation Intel® i7 -, i5 -, i3 2Core and 4Core processor and the Celeron B810 2Core, see “Processor Support Table for more...
1 Installation procedure 1.1 Installing the board To get the board running, follow these steps. If the board shipped from KONTRON has already components like DRAM, CPU and cooler mounted, then relevant steps below, can be skipped. 1. Turn off the PSU (Power Supply Unit) Warning: Turn off PSU (Power Supply Unit) completely (no mains power connected to the PSU) or leave the Power Connectors unconnected while configuring the board.
KTD-N0849-C Page 9 Installation procedure 1.2 Requirement according to IEC60950 Users of KTQ67 should take care when designing chassis interface connectors in order to fulfil the IEC60950 standard: When an interface/connector has a VCC (or other power) pin, which is directly connected to a power plane like the VCC plane: To protect the external power lines of the peripheral devices, the customer has to take care about: •...
2 System Specification 2.1 Component main data The table below summarizes the features of the KTQ67/Flex –Medical embedded motherboard. Form factor KTQ67/Flex-Medical: Flex-ATX (190,5 mm by 228,6 mm) Processor Support the following Intel® Core™ processors via Socket H2 (LGA1155), ZIF Socket •...
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KTD-N0849-C Page 11 System Specification Video Intel ® HD Graphics 4000 or Intel ® HD Graphics 3000 or Intel ® HD Graphics 2500 or Intel ® HD Graphics 2000 or Intel ® HD Graphics, depending on actual CPU. Analogue VGA and digital display ports via the Mobile Intel ® Q67 Chipset. •...
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Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions. BIOS • Kontron Technology / AMI BIOS (EFI core version) • Support for ACPI 3.0 ( Advanced Configuration and Power Interface), Plug & Play Suspend (S1 mode)
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-20°C – 70°C; lower limit of storage temperature is defined by specification restriction of on-board CR2032 battery. Board with battery has been verified for storage temperature down to -40°C by Kontron. 5% - 95% relative humidity (non-condensing) Electro Static Discharge (ESD) / Radiated Emissions (EMI): (Pending) All Peripheral interfaces intended for connection to external equipment are ESD/ EMI protected.
KTD-N0849-C Page 14 System Specification 2.2 System overview The block diagram below shows the architecture and main components of the KTQ67. The key ® component on the board is the Intel Q67 (Cougar Point) Mobile Express Chipset. More detailed block diagram on next page. KTQ67/Flex -Medical Users Guide...
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System Specification KTD-N0849-C Page 15 Ivy Bridge or Dual Channel DDR3 Sandy Bridge PCIe x16 Graphics 1067/1333/1600 LGA1155 4 x DIMM Intel 82574L 10/100/GBe 2x DisplayPort Intel Lewisville PHY 14x USB (Gen2.0) Q67 PCH 6x SATA PCIe x4 Slot SDVO to LVDS (option) PCI slot PCI slot VIA Codec...
CPU’s are indicated by text. Some processors in the list are distributed from Kontron, those CPU’s are marked by an * (asterisk). However please notice that this marking is only guide line and maybe not fully updated. Processor...
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Different coolers are available on the market and some is not generating any airflow or is blocking the airflow around these components, causing reduced lifetime. It is recommended to use a cooler like the Kontron PN 1046-6305 “KTQ67 Cooler”.
KTD-N0849-C Page 19 System Specification 2.4 System Memory support The KTQ67/Flex-Medical has four DDR3 UDIMM sockets. The sockets support the following memory features: • 4x DDR3 1.5V UDIMM 240-pin • Dual-channel with 2 UDIMM per channel • Single/dual rank unbuffered 1066/1333MT/s (PC3-8500/PC3-10600) From 256MB and up to 4x 8GB.
KTD-N0849-C Page 20 System Specification 2.5 KTQ67 Graphics Subsystem The KTQ67 support Intel ® HD Graphics 4000, 3000, 2500, 2000 or Intel ® HD Graphics, depending on actual CPU. However please notice that even though an Ivy Bridge CPU supporting Triple Independent Displays are used then on the KTQ67 only Dual Independent Displays are supported.
KTD-N0849-C Page 21 System Specification 2.6 Power Consumption In order to ensure safe operation of the board, the ATX12V power supply must monitor the supply voltage and shut down if the supplies are out of range – refer to the hardware manual for the actual power supply specification.
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KTD-N0849-C Page 22 System Specification Low Power Setup results: DOS Idle, Mean, No external load Supply Current draw Power consumption +12V 0.258A 3.096W +12V P4 1.363A 16.366W 1.417A 7.083W +3V3 0.490A 1.618W -12V 0.035A 0.416W 5VSB 0.006A 0.030W Total 28.6W Windows 7, mean 3DMARK2005 (first scene) &...
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KTD-N0849-C Page 23 System Specification High Power Setup results: DOS Idle, Mean, No external load Supply Current draw Power consumption +12V 1.978A 23.737W +12V P4 1.827A 21.924W 2.061A 10.306W +3V3 1.032A 3.404W -12V 0.032A 0.384W 5VSB 0.006A 0.030W Total 59.8W Windows 7, mean 3DMARK2005 (first scene) &...
KTD-N0849-C Page 26 Connector Definitions 4 Connector Definitions The following sections provide pin definitions and detailed description of all on-board connectors. The connector definitions follow the following notation: Column Description name Shows the pin-numbers in the connector. The graphical layout of the connector definition tables is made similar to the physical connectors.
5 IO-Area Connectors 5.1 Display connectors (IO Area) The KTQ67/Flex-Medical has two DVI connectors (stacked) and optionally one on-board LVDS panel interface. Both DVI connectors support single channel digital signals in a DVI-I type connector. Only the lower DVI connector support also analogue signals. Two graphic pipes are supported; meaning that up to two independent displays can be implemented using any two of the above mentioned graphic ports.
KTD-N0849-C Page 28 IO-Area Connectors 5.1.2 DVI-D (upper) connector – DVI-D The DVI-I connector is based on stacked DVI-I connector type Kycon KVI42X-DA29S-S-A4N-W or similar. It is supporting only digital signals (single channel). Pin No. Signal Description Type Pull Up TMDS Data 2- Digital Red –...
IO-Area Connectors 5.2 Ethernet Connectors (IO Area) The KTQ67/Flex-Medical support two channels of 10/100/1000Mb Ethernet ports, ETH1 and ETH2. Both ports are Galvanic Isolated. ETH1 (left Ethernet connector) is based on Intel® Lewisville 82579LM Gigabit PHY with AMT 8.0 support and ETH2 (right Ethernet connector) is based on Intel® Hartwell 82574L PCI Express controller.
(EHCI1 and EHCI2) that support up to fourteen USB 2.0 ports, twelve are available on the KTQ67/Flex-Medical. The USB2.0 ports allowing data transfers up to 480Mb/s and legacy Keyboard/Mouse and wakeup from sleep states are supported. Over-current detection on all fourteen USB ports is supported.
IO-Area Connectors 5.4 COM1 and COM2 Connectors (IO Area) Four RS232 serial ports are available on the KTQ67/Flex-Medical, COM1 and COM2 are available in the IO Area while the other COM ports are available on internal pin header connectors. The typical definition of the signals in the COM ports is as follows:...
KTD-N0849-C Page 32 Internal Connectors 6 Internal Connectors 6.1 Power Connector (ATX/BTXPWR) The KTQ67 board is designed to be supplied from a standard ATX (or BTX) power supply. Use of BTX supply is not required for operation, but may be required to drive high-power PCIe cards. ATX/ BTX Power Connector (J45): Note Type...
KTD-N0849-C Page 33 Internal Connectors 6.2 Fan Connectors (FAN_CPU) (J28) and (FAN_SYS) (J29) The FAN_CPU is used for the connection of the FAN for the CPU. The FAN_SYS can be used to power, control and monitor a fan for chassis ventilation etc. The 4pin header is recommended to be used for driving 4-wire type Fan in order to implement FAN speed control.
KTD-N0849-C Page 34 Internal Connectors 6.3 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse connector (KBDMSE) (J15) Attachment of a PS/2 keyboard/mouse can be done through the pinrow connector KBDMSE (J15). Both interfaces utilize open-drain signalling with on-board pull-up. The PS/2 mouse and keyboard is supplied from SB5V when in standby mode in order to enable keyboard or mouse activity to bring the system out from power saving states.
KTD-N0849-C Page 35 Internal Connectors 6.4 Display connectors (Internal) The KTQ67 provides optionally internal on-board LVDS panel interface. For IO Area Display Connectors Internal Connectors (DVI-D and DVI-I), see earlier section. Two graphic pipes are supported; meaning that up to two independent displays can be implemented using any two display connectors in IO Area - and Internal (LVDS) connector (optionally).
KTD-N0849-C Page 36 Internal Connectors 6.5 SATA (Serial ATA) Disk interface (J22 – J27) The KTQ67 board has an integrated SATA Host controller (integrated in the PCH) that supports independent DMA operation on six ports. One device can be installed on each port for a maximum of six SATA devices.
KTD-N0849-C Page 37 Internal Connectors 6.6 USB Connectors (USB) The KTQ67 board contains two EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface) host controllers (EHCI1 and EHCI2) that support up to fourteen USB 2.0 ports allowing data transfers up to 480Mb/s. Legacy Keyboard/Mouse and wakeup from sleep states are supported. Over-current detection on all fourteen USB ports is supported.
KTD-N0849-C Page 38 Internal Connectors 6.6.3 USB Connector 10/11 (USB10/11) (J17) USB Ports 10 and 11 are supplied on the internal USB10/11 pinrow connector J17. Note Type Signal Signal Type Note PWR 5V/SB5V 5V/SB5V PWR USB10- USB11- USB10+ USB11+ 9 10 Signal Description USB10+ USB10-...
KTD-N0849-C Page 39 Internal Connectors 6.7 Serial COM3 – COM4 Ports (J20, J21) Three RS232 serial ports are available on the KTQ67 via pin-row connector. (COM1 and COM2 are in the IO area and is based on standard DB9 connector, see other section for more info). The typical definition of the signals in the COM ports is as follows: Signal Description...
KTD-N0849-C Page 40 Internal Connectors 6.8 Audio Connector The on-board Audio circuit implements 7.1+2 Channel High Definition Audio with UAA (Universal Audio Architecture), featuring five 24-bit stereo DACs and three 20-bit stereo ADCs. 6.8.1 Line2 and Mic2 Internal Connectors Line2 and Mic2 are accessible via Feature Connector, see Feature connector description. 6.8.1 Audio Header Connector (AUDIO_HEAD) (J47) Note Type Signal...
KTD-N0849-C Page 41 Internal Connectors 6.9 Power Button Connector (PWRBTN) (J48) Pull Signal Type Ioh/Iol Note PWRBTN_IN# PWR_LED SLEEP_LED Signal Description PWRBTN_IN# Power Button In. Toggle this signal low to start the ATX/TX PSU and boot the board. PWR_LED PoWeR LED, active high (+5V via 470Ω). SLEEP_LED Sleep LED, active high (+5V via 470Ω).
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KTD-N0849-C Page 44 Internal Connectors GPIO in more details. The GPIO’s are controlled via the ITE IT8516F Embedded Controller. Each GPIO has 100pF to ground, clamping Diode to 3V3 and has multiplexed functionality. Some pins can be DAC (Digital to Analogue Converter output), PWM (Pulse Width Modulated signal output), ADC (Analogue to Digital Converter input), TMRI (Timer Counter Input), WUI (Wake Up Input), RI (Ring Indicator Input) or some special function.
KTD-N0849-C Page 45 Internal Connectors 6.12 ”Load Default BIOS Settings” Jumper (J11) The “Load Default BIOS Settings” Jumper (J11) can be used to recover from incorrect BIOS settings. As an example, incorrect BIOS settings coursing no display to turn on can be erased by the Jumper. The Jumper has 3 positions: Pin 1-2, Pin2-3 (default position) and not mounted.
KTD-N0849-C Page 46 Internal Connectors 6.14 SPI Recover Jumper (J41) The SPI Recover Jumper is used to select BIOS Recovery SPI Flash instead of the BIOS Default SPI Flash. Normally Jumper is not installed and board boots on the BIOS Default SPI Flash. Only in case the Default BIOS gets corrupted and board do not boot: Then turn off power Install Jumper (J41)
KTD-N0849-C Page 47 Internal Connectors 6.15 SPI Connector (SPI) (J40) The SPI Connector is normally not used. If however a SPI BIOS is connected via the SPI Connector then the board will try to boot on it. Note Pull U/D Ioh/Iol Type Signal Signal Type Ioh/Iol Pull U/D Note SB3V3...
KTD-N0849-C Page 48 Internal Connectors 6.16 XDP-CPU (Debug Port for CPU) (J14) The XDP-CPU (Intel Debug Port for CPU) connector is not mounted and not supported. XDP connector layout (pads) is located on the backside of PCB and is prepared for the Molex 52435-2671 (or 52435- 2672).
KTD-N0849-C Page 49 Internal Connectors 6.17 XDP-PCH (Debug Port for Chipset) (J13) The XDP-PCH (Intel Debug Port for Chipset) connector is not mounted and not supported. XDP-PCH connector layout (pads) is prepared for the Molex 52435-2671 (or 52435-2672). Pin Signal Description Type Pull Up/Down Note HOOK0 RSMRST#...
KTD-N0849-C Page 50 Slot Connectors 7 Slot Connectors (PCIe, PCI) 7.1 PCIe Connectors The KTQ67 support one (x16) (16-lane) PCI Express port and one x4 PCI Express port (in a x16 PCI Express connector). The 16-lane (x16) PCI Express (PCIe 2.0) port can be used for external PCI Express cards inclusive graphics card.
KTD-N0849-C Page 52 Slot Connectors 7.1.3 PCI-Express x4 Connector (PCIe x4) (J33) The KTQ67 support one PCIex4 in a PCIex16 slot. All GND pins in the PCIEx16 connector are connected to GND, but all signal pins from pin 33 and above are all unconnected. Note Type Signal Signal...
KTD-N0849-C Page 54 Slot Connectors 7.2.1 Signal Description – PCI Slot Connector SYSTEM PINS Clock provides timing for all transactions on PCI and is an input to every PCI device. All other PCI signals, except RST#, INTA#, INTB#, INTC#, and INTD#, are sampled on the risingedge of CLK and all other timing parameters are defined with respect to this edge.
Interrupt D is used to request an interrupt and only has meaning on a multi-function device. INTD# 7.2.2 KTQ67 PCI IRQ & INT routing Board type Slot IDSEL INTA INTB INTC INTD KTQ67/Flex-Medical REQ0 GNT0 INTA INTB INTC INTD REQ1 GNT1 INTF...
System Resources KTD-N0849-C Page 60 9.4 IO Map Address range (hex) Size (hex) Description 0x0000F130 0x0000F137 Standard Dual Channel IDE Controller 0x0000F120 0x0000F123 Standard Dual Channel IDE Controller 0x0000F110 0x0000F117 Standard Dual Channel IDE Controller 0x0000F100 0x0000F103 Standard Dual Channel IDE Controller 0x0000F0F0 0x0000F0FF Standard Dual Channel IDE Controller...
4.6.5.4 Compliancy UEFI 2.3.1; PI 1.2 BIOS Version Build Date and Time 01/07/2014 13:58:49 EC Firmware Version V0.19 03/31/13 Board Information Product Name KTQ67/FLEX-Medical PCB ID Serial # 01170492 Part 64620000 Boot Count →← : Select Screen System Language [English] ↑↓...
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KTD-N0849-C Page 65 BIOS - Advanced Function Selection Description Disabled Enables or Disables PCI Express Device Relaxed Ordering Relaxed Ordering. Enabled Disabled If ENABLED allows Device to use 8-bit Tag Extended Tag field as a requester. Enabled Disabled Enables or Disables PCI Express Device No No Snoop Snoop option.
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KTD-N0849-C Page 67 BIOS - Advanced Function Selection Description In device Functions that support Completion Default Timeout programmability, modify the Completion Timeout range value is allowed. Completion Timeout Shorter Default: 50us to 50ms. Longer Shorter: shorter ranges supported by HW. Disabled Longer: longer ranges implemented by SW.
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KTD-N0849-C Page 71 BIOS - Advanced Notes: Intel HT Technology (Hyper Threading Technology) is a performance feature which allows one core on the processor to appear like 2 cores to the operating system. This doubles the execution resources available to the O/S, which potentially increases the performance of your overall system. Intel VT-x Technology (Virtualization Technology) Previously codenamed "Vanderpool", VT-x represents Intel's technology for virtualization on the x86 platform.
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KTD-N0849-C Page 74 BIOS - Advanced Submenu Software Feature Mask Configuration description: Function Selection Description Disabled RAID0 Enable or disable RAID0 feature. Enabled Disabled RAID1 Enable or disable RAID1 feature. Enabled Disabled RAID10 Enable or disable RAID10 feature. Enabled Disabled RAID5 Enable or disable RAID5 feature.
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KTD-N0849-C Page 75 BIOS - Advanced Remaining SATA Configuration menu description: Function Selection Description Disabled Port 0 Enable or Disable SATA Port. Enabled Disabled Hot Plug Designates this port as Hot Pluggable. Enabled Disabled External SATA External SATA Support. Enabled Hard Disk Drive Identify the SATA port is connected to Solid SATA Device Type...
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KTD-N0849-C Page 80 BIOS - Advanced Function Selection Description Set timer to wait before sending AMT Wait Timer (Note1) 0 - 65535 (Note4) ASF_GET_BOOT_OPTIONS. Disabled Disable ME (Note1) Set ME to Soft Temporary Disabled. Enabled Disabled (Note1) Enable/Disabled Alert Specification Format. Enabled Disabled Active Remote Assistance...
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KTD-N0849-C Page 91 BIOS - Advanced Function Selection Description Disabled System Temperature Ext Use external connected sensor instead of Type LM75 @ 0x90 onboard. (note1) OneWire @ GPIO16 Disabled Disabled = Full speed. Fan Cruise Control Thermal (note2) Thermal: Regulate according to specified ºC. (System Fan) Speed Speed: Regulate according to specified RPM.
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KTD-N0849-C Page 108 BIOS - Chipset Function Selection Description Graphics Turbo IMON Graphics turbo IMON current values supported Current (14 – 31). Auto Select which of IGFX/PEG/PCI Graphics device IGFX Primary Display should be Primary Display Or select SG for Switchable Gfx.
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KTD-N0849-C Page 110 BIOS - Chipset Function Selection Description Select the Video Device which will be VBIOS Default activated during POST. (DVI-A, default 1) This has no effect if external graphics (DVI-D, default 1) present. Primary IGFX Boot Display (LVDS display) Secondary boot display selection will EFP3 (DP2 display)
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KTD-N0849-C Page 111 BIOS - Chipset Function Selection Description VBIOS Default NTSC_M NTSC_M_J NTSC_433 PAL_B PAL_G PAL_D PAL_H PAL_I PAL_M PAL_N SECAM_L Select the ability to configure a TV1 Standard SECAM_B TV Format. SECAM_D SECAM_G SECAM_H SECAM_K HDTV_STD_SMPTE_240M_1080i59 HDTV_STD_SMPTE_240M_1080i60 HDTV_STD_SMPTE_295M_1080i50 HDTV_STD_SMPTE_295M_1080p50 HDTV_STD_SMPTE_296M_720p50 HDTV_STD_SMPTE_296M_720p60...
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KTD-N0849-C Page 112 BIOS - Chipset Function Selection Description Valid only for ACPI. Legacy = ALS Support through the IGD INT10 Enabled ALS Support function. Disabled SCPI = ALS support through an ACPI ALS driver. Select the Active LFP Configuration. No LVDS: VBIOS does not enable LVDS.
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KTD-N0849-C Page 115 BIOS - Chipset Function Selection Description Auto Configure PEG0 B0:D1:F0 PEG0 – Gen X GEN1 Gen1-Gen3 Gen2 Disabled Auto Control ASPM support for the PEG: Device 1 PEG0 ASPM ASPM L0s Function 0. This has no effect if PEG is not the currently active device.
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KTD-N0849-C Page 117 BIOS - Chipset Table continued: Function Selection Description Dynamic 1 GB 1.25 GB 1.5 GB Maximum Value of TOLUD. 1.75 GB Dynamic assignment would adjust TOLUD Max TOLUD 2 GB automatically based on largest MMIO length of installed graphic controller.
BIOS – Beep/POST 11 AMI BIOS Beep Codes It is normal for Kontron AMI UEFI BIOS to generate some beeps after POST has passed successfully: The first beep indicates that POST has successfully passed. Then a number of beeps indicate the number of attached USB devices.
KTD-N0849-C Page 129 OS Setup 12 OS Setup Use the Setup.exe files for all relevant drivers. The drivers can be found on KTQ67 Driver CD or they can be downloaded from the homepage http://www.kontron.com/ KTQ67/Flex -Medical Users Guide...
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