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KONTRON Technology warrants its products to be free from defects in material and workmanship during the warranty period. If a product proves to be defective in material or workmanship during the warranty period, KONTRON Technology will, at its sole option, repair or replace the product with a similar product.
Page 7 Introduction Introduction This manual describes the KTQ67/Flex and KTQ67/ATXE boards made by KONTRON Technology A/S. The boards will also be denoted KTQ67 family if no differentiation is required. The KTQ67 boards, all based on the Q67 chipset, support 2 generation Intel®...
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-N0829-C Page 9 Installation procedure 1.2 Requirement according to IEC60950 Users of KTQ67 family boards 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: •...
Page 10 System Specification 2 System Specification 2.1 Component main data The table below summarizes the features of the KTQ67/Flex and KTQ67/ATXE embedded motherboards. Form factor KTQ67/Flex: Flex-ATX (190,5 mm by 228,6 mm) KTQ67/ATXE: ATX (190,5 mm by 304,8 mm) Processor Support the following 2nd Generation Intel®...
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Wake On LAN (WOL) supported • Expansion PCI Bus routed to PCI slot(s) (PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 3.0, 33MHz) Capabilities KTQ67/Flex: 2 KTQ67/ATXE: 5 • PCI-Express slot(s) (PCIe 2.0), for all KTQ67 family members: 1 slot PCIe x16 1 slot PCIe x4 (in a x16 slot) (EFT samples support only PCIe x1) 1 slot miniPCI-Express •...
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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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Product Category CCN: NWGQ2, NWGQ8 File number: E194252 Theoretical MTBF: 211.994 / 100.475 hours @ 40ºC / 60ºC for the KTQ67/Flex 200.897 / 94.529 hours @ 40ºC / 60ºC for the KTQ67/ATXE Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS): All boards in the KTQ67 family are RoHS compliant.
KTD-N0829-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 QM67 (Cougar Point) Mobile Express Chipset. Some components (PCI/PCIe/miniPCIe slots) are optional depending on board type. More detailed block diagram on next page.
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KTD-N0829-C Page 15 System Specification KTQ67 Users Guide...
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. Clock...
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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-N0829-C Page 18 System Specification 2.4 System Memory support The KTQ67/FLEX and /ATXE have 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-N0829-C Page 19 System Specification 2.5 KTQ67 Graphics Subsystem The KTQ67 equipped with Intel ® i3, i5 or i7 processor, supports Intel ® HD Graphics 2000/3000. The KTQ67 equipped Intel ® Pentium Desktop ® Processor, supports Intel ® HD Graphics. All KTQ67 versions support analogue VGA and digital display ports (2x DP) via the Intel ®...
KTD-N0829-C Page 20 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-N0829-C Page 21 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-N0829-C Page 22 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-N0829-C Page 27 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.
KTD-N0829-C Page 28 IO-Area Connectors 5 IO-Area Connectors 5.1 Display connectors (IO Area) The KTQ67 family provides one on-board Analogue VGA port, two on-board DP’s (DisplayPort) and optionally one on-board LVDS panel interface. 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-N0829-C Page 29 IO-Area Connectors 5.1.2 DP Connectors (DP0/DP1) The DP (DisplayPort) connectors are based on standard DP type Foxconn 3VD51203-H7JJ-7H or similar. Signal Description Type Note Lane 0 (p) LVDS Lane 0 (n) LVDS Lane 1 (p) LVDS Lane 1 (n) LVDS Lane 2 (p) LVDS...
KTD-N0829-C Page 30 IO-Area Connectors 5.2 Ethernet Connectors (IO Area) The KTQ67 boards supports three channels of 10/100/1000Mb Ethernet, one (ETH1) is based on Intel® Lewisville 82579LM Gigabit PHY with AMT 7.0 support and the two other controllers (ETHER2 & ETHER3) are based on Intel®...
KTD-N0829-C Page 31 IO-Area Connectors 5.3 USB Connectors (IO Area) The KTQ67 board contains two EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface) host controllers 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. The following USB connectors are available in the IO Area.
KTD-N0829-C Page 32 IO-Area Connectors 5.3.2 USB Connector 2/3 (USB2/3) USB Ports 2 and 3 are mounted together with DP1 port. Note Type Signal Signal Type Note 5V/SB5V USB3- USB3+ 5V/SB5V USB2- USB2+ Note 1: In order to meet the requirements of USB standard, the 5V input supply must be at least 5.00V. Signal Description USB2+ USB2-...
KTD-N0829-C Page 33 IO-Area Connectors 5.4 Audio Connector (IO Area) 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. The Following Audio connector is available in IO Area. Audio Speakers, Line-in and Microphone are available in the stacked audiojack connector Note Type Signal...
KTD-N0829-C Page 34 IO-Area Connectors 5.5 COM1 Connector (IO Area) Four RS232 serial ports are available on the KTQ67, COM1 is 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: Signal Description Transmitted Data, sends data to the communications link.
KTD-N0829-C Page 35 Internal Connectors 6 Internal Connectors 6.1 Power Connector (ATX/BTXPWR) The KTQ67 boards are 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-N0829-C Page 36 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-N0829-C Page 37 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-N0829-C Page 38 Internal Connectors 6.4 Display connectors (Internal) The KTQ67 family provides optionally internal on-board LVDS panel interface. For IO Area Display Connectors (VGA and two DP’s), see earlier section. Internal Connectors 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-N0829-C Page 39 Internal Connectors 6.5 SATA (Serial ATA) Disk interface (J22 – J27) The KTQ67 boards have an integrated SATA Host controller (PCH in the QM67 chipset) that supports independent DMA operation on six ports. One device can be installed on each port for a maximum of six SATA devices.
KTD-N0829-C Page 40 Internal Connectors 6.6 USB Connectors (USB) The KTQ67 board contains two EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface) host controllers 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. The following USB ports are available on Internal Pinrows: USB Port 6 and 7 are supplied on the USB6/7 internal pinrow FRONTPNL connector.
KTD-N0829-C Page 41 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-N0829-C Page 42 Internal Connectors 6.7 Serial COM2 – COM4 Ports (J19, J20, J21) Three RS232 serial ports are available on the KTQ67 via pin-row connector. (COM 1 is 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-N0829-C Page 43 Internal Connectors 6.8 Audio Connectors 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. The following Audio connectors are available as internal connectors. 6.8.1 CDROM Audio Input (CDROM) (J44) CD-ROM audio input may be connected to this connector or it can be used as secondary line-in signal.
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KTD-N0829-C Page 47 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-N0829-C Page 48 Internal Connectors 6.11 Clear CMOS Jumper (J11) The Clear-CMOS Jumper (J11) is used to clear the CMOS content. J11 pin 3 ClrCMOS Jumper (in Clear CMOS position) pin1-2 pin2-3 Description Clear CMOS data Default positions Secure CMOS function is disabled and Default values are used Warning: Don’t leave the jumper in position 1-2, otherwise the battery will fully depleted within a few weeks if power to the board is disconnected.
KTD-N0829-C Page 49 Internal Connectors 6.13 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-N0829-C Page 50 Internal Connectors 6.14 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-N0829-C Page 51 Internal Connectors 6.15 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-N0829-C Page 52 Internal Connectors 6.16 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-N0829-C Page 53 Slot Connectors 7 Slot Connectors (PCIe, mSATA, miniPCIe, PCI) 7.1 PCIe Connectors All members of the KTQ67 family supports one (x16) (16-lane) PCI Express port, one x4 PCI Express port (in a x16 PCI Express connector) and two miniPCI Express ports. The 16-lane (x16) PCI Express (PCIe 2.0) port can be used for external PCI Express cards inclusive graphics card.
KTD-N0829-C Page 55 Slot Connectors 7.1.2 mSATA (J43) The mSATA support mSATA SSD cards (up to full size). mPCI Express is not supported. When mSATA card is installed then SATA2 (J25) is disabled. Note Type Signal Signal Type Note WAKE# +3V3 +1.5V CLKREQ#...
KTD-N0829-C Page 57 Slot Connectors 7.1.4 PCI-Express x4 Connector (PCIe x4) (J33) The KTQ67 supports 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. (EFT samples support only PCIe x1).
KTD-N0829-C Page 59 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 REQ0 GNT0 INTA INTB INTC INTD REQ1 GNT1 INTF...
KTD-N0829-C Page 68 AMI BIOS Beep Codes 11 AMI BIOS Beep Codes Boot Block Beep Codes: Number of Description Beeps Insert diskette in floppy drive A: ‘AMIBOOT.ROM’ file not found in root directory of diskette in A: Base Memory error Flash Programming successful Floppy read error Keyboard controller BAT command failed...
KTD-N0829-C Page 69 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 Users Guide...
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