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  • Page 1 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 Axiomtek does not make any commitment to update the information in this manual. Axiomtek reserves the right to change or revise this document and/or product at any time without notice. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Axiomtek Co., Ltd.

  • Page 3: Esd Precautions

     Wear a wrist-grounding strap, available from most electronic component stores, when handling boards and components. Trademarks Acknowledgments Axiomtek is a trademark of Axiomtek Co., Ltd. ® Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. AMI is trademark of American Megatrend Inc.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Disclaimers ..................... ii ESD Precautions ................... iii Chapter 1 Introduction ..........1 Features ....................2 Specifications ..................2 Utilities Supported ................3 Chapter 2 Board and Pin Assignments ....5 Board Dimensions and Fixing Holes ..........5 Board Layout ..................
  • Page 5 Chapter 3 AX93277 I/O Board ........ 25 AX93277 Specifications ..............25 AX93277 Dimensions and Fixing Holes .......... 25 AX93277 Board Layout ..............27 AX93277 Jumper Settings ..............28 3.4.1 COM1 Data/Power Selection (JP1 and JP2) ..........28 AX93277 Connectors, Switches and LED ........29 3.5.1 High and Low Speed Board to Board Connectors (CN2 and CN10) ..
  • Page 6 Chipset Menu ..................60 Boot Menu ..................64 Security Menu ..................65 Save & Exit Menu ................66 Chapter 7 Drivers Installation ........ 69 Installing Chipset Driver ..............69 Installing Ethernet Driver ..............75 Installing Audio Driver ..............78 Chapter 8 DASH User Guide .........

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Chapter 1 Introduction The PICO121 is a Pico-ITX board with AMD G-Series Embedded SoC GX-210HA and GX-210JA that delivers outstanding system performance through high-bandwidth interfaces, multiple I/O functions for interactive applications and various embedded computing solutions.

  • Page 8: Features

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Features  AMD G-Series embedded SoC GX-210HA and GX-210JA  1 DDR3/3L SO-DIMM supports up to 8GB memory capacity  4 USB 2.0 ports  2 COM ports  1 full-size PCI-Express Mini Card ...

  • Page 9: Utilities Supported

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board  Watchdog Timer  1~255 seconds or minutes; up to 255 levels.  Ethernet  One 16-pin wafer connector.  One port with Realtek RTL8111DP for Gigabit/Fast Ethernet.  Audio  HD audio compliant with Realtek ALC662.
  • Page 10 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board This page is intentionally left blank. Introduction...

  • Page 11: Board And Pin Assignments

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Chapter 2 Board and Pin Assignments Board Dimensions and Fixing Holes Top View Board and Pin Assignments...
  • Page 12 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Bottom View Side View Board and Pin Assignments...

  • Page 13: Board Layout

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Board Layout Top View Board and Pin Assignments...
  • Page 14 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Bottom View Board and Pin Assignments...

  • Page 15: Assembly Drawing

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Assembly Drawing Heatsink for PICO121 (see image below): First of all, screw heatsink into heatspreader. Board and Pin Assignments...
  • Page 16 For thermal dissipation, a heatspreader enables the PICO121’s components to dissipate heat efficiently. Images below illustrate how to install the heatspreader. Installing Heatspreader The PICO121 has four assembly holes for installing heatspreader plate. Align and firmly secure heatspreader plate to PICO121. Be careful not to over-tighten the screws. x4 (8mm)
  • Page 17 Gently connect AX93277 and AX93267 I/O boards to PICO121. Align assembly holes and firmly secure the heatspreader plate and I/O boards to the PICO121, see image below. Be careful not to over-tighten the screws. See chapter 3 and chapter 4 for details of AX93277 and AX93267 I/O boards, respectively.

  • Page 18: Jumper Settings

    And remove jumper clip from 2 jumper pins to open. Below illustration shows how to set up jumper. Properly configure jumper settings on the PICO121 to meet your application purpose. Below you can find a summary table of all jumpers and onboard default settings.

  • Page 19: Lvds +12V Voltage Selection (Jp1) (Optional)

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board 2.4.1 LVDS +12V Voltage Selection (JP1) (Optional) The board supports voltage selection for flat panel displays. Use JP1 to set LVDS connector (CN8) pin 1~6 VCCM to +12V. To prevent hardware damage, before connecting please make sure that the input voltage of flat panel is correct.

  • Page 20: Ddr3/3L Voltage Selection (Jp5)

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board 2.4.5 DDR3/3L Voltage Selection (JP5) This jumper is for DDR3/3L voltage selection. The +1.35V is for DDR3 low voltage module (DDR3L). Function Setting +1.5V (Default) 1-2 close +1.35V 2-3 close 2.4.6 RCC Enable (JP6) RCC is a Remote Control Controller for DASH function.

  • Page 21: Connectors

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX 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 showing connectors on the hardware.

  • Page 22: Power Led Header (Cn3)

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board 2.5.1 Power LED Header (CN3) This header is for power LED interface. Signal 2.5.2 High and Low Speed Board to Board Connectors (CN4 and CN5) CN4 is a 2x20-pin high speed board to board connector. The pin assignments of CN4 are given as follows.
  • Page 23 USB1_GND +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V_DUAL FP_PSIN_N +3.3V_DUAL HW_RESET_N HDD_ACT# +12V +12V It is suggested to insert I/O board (AX93277 or AX93278) into CN4 and CN5 on PICO121 (see Chapter 3/Appendix A for details of I/O board). Note Board and Pin Assignments...

  • Page 24: Smbus Connector (Cn6)

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board 2.5.3 SMBus Connector (CN6) This connector is for SMBus interface. The SMBus (System Management Bus) is a simple 2-wire bus for the purpose of lightweight communication. Signal SMBus clock SMBus data 2.5.4 Fan Power Connector (CN7) This is a 2.5mm pitch wafer connector for fan power interface.
  • Page 25 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board 24-bit single channel 18-bit dual channel Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM VCCM 10 GND 10 GND 11 N.C 12 N.C...

  • Page 26: Serial Ata Power Connector (Cn9)

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board 2.5.6 Serial ATA Power Connector (CN9) This is a 2.0mm pitch wafer connector for Serial ATA (SATA) power interface. Signal +12V 2.5.7 Inverter Connector (CN10) This is a DF13-8S-1.25C 8-pin connector for inverter. We strongly recommend you to use the matching DF13-8S-1.25C connector to avoid malfunction.

  • Page 27: Vga Connector (Cn13)

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board 2.5.10 VGA Connector (CN13) This is a 16-pin wafer connector for VGA interface. Signal RSVD GREEN BLUE DDC_DATA HSYNC VSYNC DDC_CLK 2.5.11 Ethernet Connector (LAN1) This is a 16-pin wafer connector for Ethernet interface.

  • Page 28: Serial Ata Connector (Sata1)

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board 2.5.12 Serial ATA Connector (SATA1) This Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Serial ATA or SATA) connector is for high-speed SATA interface port. It is a computer bus interface for connecting to devices such as hard disk drives.

  • Page 29: Full-Size Pci-Express Mini Card And Msata Connector (Scn1)

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board 2.5.14 Full-size PCI-Express Mini Card and mSATA Connector (SCN1) The SCN1 features full-size PCI-Express Mini Card with mSATA support. It supports the PCI-Express Mini Cards which are applied to either PCI-Express x1 or USB. It also complies with PCI-Express Mini Card Spec.

  • Page 30: Sim Card Slot (Scn2)

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board 2.5.15 SIM Card Slot (SCN2) The SCN2 is for inserting SIM Card. It is mainly used in 3G wireless network application. In order to work properly, the SIM Card must be used together with 3G module which is inserted to SCN1 or SCN3.

  • Page 31: Chapter 3 Ax93277 I/O Board

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Chapter 3 AX93277 I/O Board The AX93277 is an I/O expansion board which is suggested to insert carefully into CN4 and CN5 on PICO121. Its specifications and detailed information are given in this chapter. AX93277 Specifications  Size ...
  • Page 32 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Bottom View Side View AX93277 I/O Board...

  • Page 33: Ax93277 Board Layout

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board AX93277 Board Layout Top View Side View AX93277 I/O Board...

  • Page 34: Ax93277 Jumper Settings

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board AX93277 Jumper Settings Properly configure jumper settings on the AX93277 I/O board to meet your application purpose. Below you can find a summary table of all jumpers and onboard default settings. Once the default jumper setting needs to be changed, please do it under power-off condition.

  • Page 35: Ax93277 Connectors, Switches And Led

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board AX93277 Connectors, Switches and LED 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 which shows connectors, switches and LED on the hardware.
  • Page 36 USB_PWR0 C_USB_PN6 C_USB_PN7 C_USB_PP6 C_USB_PP7 USB0_GND USB0_GND USB_PWR1 USB_PWR1 C_USB_PN8 C_USB_PN9 C_USB_PP8 C_USB_PP9 USB1_GND USB1_GND +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V_DUAL FP_PSIN_N +3.3V_DUAL HW_RESET_N HDD_ACT# +12V +12V Please gently insert CN2 and CN10 into CN4 and CN5 on PICO121. Note AX93277 I/O Board...

  • Page 37: System Power Switch (Cn5)

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board 3.5.2 System Power Switch (CN5) This switch is for turning on/off the system power. Function Description Turn on/off system Keep system status 3.5.3 COM Connector (CN6) CN6 is a double-deck DB-9 connector for COM1 (lower) and COM2 (upper). COM1 comes with power capability on DCD and RI pins by setting jumpers (see section 3.4.1).

  • Page 38: System Reset Switch (Cn9)

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board 3.5.5 System Reset Switch (CN9) This switch reboots your computer without turning off the power supply. It is a better way to reboot your system for a longer life of the system power supply.

  • Page 39: Chapter 4 Ax93267 I/O Board

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Chapter 4 AX93267 I/O Board The AX93267 is an I/O expansion board which is suggested to connect to PICO121. Its specifications and detailed information are given in this chapter. AX93267 Specifications  Size ...

  • Page 40: Ax93267 Dimensions And Fixing Holes

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board AX93267 Dimensions and Fixing Holes Top View Side View AX93267 I/O Board...

  • Page 41: Ax93267 Board Layout

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board AX93267 Board Layout Top View Side View AX93267 I/O Board...

  • Page 42: Ax93267 Connectors

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board AX93267 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 which shows all connectors on the hardware.

  • Page 43: Vga Connector (Cn3)

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board 4.4.3 VGA Connector (CN3) This is a 16-pin wafer connector for VGA interface. Gently connect this CN3 to PICO121’s CN13. Signal RSVD GREEN BLUE DDC_DATA HSYNC VSYNC DDC_CLK 4.4.4 D-Sub VGA Connector (CN4) The CN4 is a standard 15-pin D-Sub connector.

  • Page 44: Ethernet Connector (Cn5)

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board 4.4.5 Ethernet Connector (CN5) This is a 16-pin wafer connector for Ethernet interface. Gently connect this CN5 to PICO121’s LAN1. Signal 1000 LAN LED 100 LAN LED MDI3- MDI3+ MDI1- MDI2- MDI2+ MDI1+...

  • Page 45: Chapter 5 Hardware Description

    CPU from damages. BIOS The PICO121 uses AMI Plug and Play BIOS with a single 16Mbit SPI Flash. System Memory The PICO121 supports one 204-pin DDR3/3L SO-DIMM socket for a maximum memory of 8GB DDR3/3L SDRAMs.

  • Page 46: I/O Port Address Map

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board I/O Port Address Map The AMD G-Series Embedded SoC GX-210HA/GX-210JA processors communicate via I/O ports. Total 1KB port addresses are available for assigning to other devices via I/O expansion cards. Hardware Description...
  • Page 47 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Hardware Description...

  • Page 48: Interrupt Controller (Irq) Map

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Interrupt Controller (IRQ) Map The interrupt controller (IRQ) mapping list is shown as follows: Hardware Description...
  • Page 49 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Hardware Description...
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  • Page 51: Memory Map

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Memory Map The memory mapping list is shown as follows: Hardware Description...
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  • Page 53: Chapter 6 Ami Bios Setup Utility

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Chapter 6 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.
  • Page 54 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX 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.

  • Page 55: Main Menu

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX 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.

  • Page 56: Advanced Menu

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX 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: ►...
  • Page 57 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board  ACPI Settings ACPI Sleep State When the suspend button is pressed, the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) sleep state is S3 only (Suspend to RAM). AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 58 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board  CPU Configuration This screen shows the CPU Configuration. SVM Mode Enable or disable CPU virtualization (SVM). AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 59 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board  IDE Configuration In the IDE Configuration menu, you can see the currently installed hardware in the SATA ports. During system boot up, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. ...
  • Page 60 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board  F81801 Super IO Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Super IO Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
  • Page 61 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board  Serial Port 1 (COM1) Serial Port Enable or disable serial port 1. The optimal setting for base I/O address is 3F8h and for interrupt request address is IRQ4. COM Mode Use this option to set RS-232/RS-422/RS-485 communication mode for serial port 1.
  • Page 62 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board  Serial Port 2 (COM2) Serial Port Enable or disable serial port 2. The optimal setting for base I/O address is 2F8h and for interrupt request address is IRQ3. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 63 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board  F81801 H/W Monitor This screen monitors hardware health status. This screen displays the temperature of system and CPU, and also system voltages (VCore and 5V). AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 64 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board  DASH Setting You can use this screen to select options for the Desktop Architecture for System Hardware (DASH) providing the capability to remotely change BIOS settings. Further information about how to use the DASH can be found in Chapter 8.
  • Page 65 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board  Console Redirection Settings You can use this screen to set parameters for console redirection settings. Further information about how to use the DASH can be found in Chapter 8. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...

  • Page 66: Chipset Menu

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX 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: ►...
  • Page 67 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board  GFX Configuration This screen is for GFX configuration. Display Port 0 Output Mode Choose display port 0 output mode. The default is Disabled. Once AX93278 is installed, please choose HDMI (refer to Appendix A for AX93278 related information).
  • Page 68 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board  South Bridge This screen allows users to configure parameters of South Bridge chipset. OnChip SATA Type Configuration options are Native IDE and AHCI. Select Mini Card / mSATA Device This setting is for SCN1 (see section 2.5.14). The default is mSATA. If PCI-Express Mini Card in PCI-Express x1 link is needed to insert to SCN1, please change setting to Mini Card.
  • Page 69 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board  North Bridge Configuration This screen shows the North Bridge configuration related information. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...

  • Page 70: Boot Menu

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX 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.

  • Page 71: Security Menu

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Security Menu The Security menu allows users to change the security settings for the system.  Administrator Password This item indicates whether an administrator password has been set (installed or uninstalled).  User Password This item indicates whether an user password has been set (installed or uninstalled).

  • Page 72: Save & Exit Menu

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX 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.
  • Page 73 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX 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.
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  • Page 75: Chapter 7 Drivers Installation

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Chapter 7 Drivers Installation The device drivers are located on the product information CD that comes with the PICO121 Series package. The auto-run function of drivers will guide you to install the utilities and device ®...
  • Page 76 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Click “Install” to allow users to install AMD software components. Drivers Installation...
  • Page 77 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Select “Express” and you are suggested to use the default installation folder. Then click “Next” to continue. Drivers Installation...
  • Page 78 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board When End User License Agreement screen appears, please click “Accept” to next step. If the installation folder name does not exist, the following screen pops up. Click “Yes” to create a new folder.
  • Page 79 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Please wait while setup processes the analyzing operations. Drivers Installation...
  • Page 80 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Wait till the following screen appears, click “Finish” to continue. Click “Yes” to complete the setup process and reboot. Drivers Installation...

  • Page 81: Installing Ethernet Driver

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Installing Ethernet Driver Run setup program from the driver directory in product information CD. Click “Next” to continue. Drivers Installation...
  • Page 82 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board When the following screen appears, select the features you want to install. Click “Next” to continue. In order to support DASH implementation, you must select the DashClient feature within Select Features screen. Note...
  • Page 83 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Now setup wizard is ready. Click “Install” to begin the installation. Please wait while setup processes the installation operations. When driver installation is complete, the following screen appears. Click “Finish” to exit. Drivers Installation...

  • Page 84: Installing Audio Driver

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Installing Audio Driver Run the setup.exe for audio from driver directory in product information CD. Click “Next” to continue. Drivers Installation...
  • Page 85 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Please wait while driver configures your new software installation. You are suggested to select “Yes, I want to restart my computer now”. Click “Finish” to complete the setup process and restart computer. Drivers Installation...
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  • Page 87: Chapter 8 Dash User Guide

    Figure 2(a). You need to supply a valid login username and password pair for authentication. The default account name is Administrator with the corresponding password Axiomtek as Figure 2(b). After successful authentication, you can change the network settings along with the account information. Figure 3 shows the screen shoot of the agent.
  • Page 88 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Figure 2(a): Enter into DASH Configuration Setup Agent Figure 2(b): Login to Setup Agent DASH User Guide...
  • Page 89 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Figure 3: Active DASH Configuration Setup Agent Please enable MTCP support and ASF support in the Advanced\DASH Setting as Figure 4(a), (b). Without these settings, firmware cannot perform remote control operations and PLDM transfers through SMBus.
  • Page 90 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Figure 4(b): DASH Setting After pressing Console Redirection Settings, please follow the settings shown in Figure 5 for best performance and compatibility. Figure 5: Console Redirection Settings for AMI BIOS DASH User Guide...

  • Page 91: Software Installation

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board 8.1.2 Software Installation ® After setting BIOS as section 8.1.1 shown and installing OS, such as Windows 7 or ® Windows 8, when you install Ethernet driver, please check DashClient (see section 7.2). Then it turns the device into a DASH enabled computer on the client side. You can use a console device with Realtek Management Console installed to control and monitor a remote DASH enabled computer (see section 8.2.1).
  • Page 92 IP address and port number, which would be automatically filled into corresponding fields whenever you have completed the discovery phase. Please use Administrator as user name and Axiomtek as password to login. After successful login, a new pop-out window with all supported profiles would appear, such as shown in Figure...
  • Page 93 Figure 8: Remote Control and Boot Device Order Change  Console Redirection The DASH on PICO121 supports two redirection services, text console redirection and USB redirection services. These two features can be found in the Console Redirection tab, such as shown in Figure 9.
  • Page 94 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board After Start TCR button is pressed, the remote control function would also be invoked, according to the selected check box in the After Rebooting field. This means that you can do text console redirection right now without doing any remote operation, or do it the next time when the computer boots.
  • Page 95 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board  Firmware Update This console tool can be used to do a remote DASH firmware update regardless of the power state. This means that even in the S5 state (without any operating system), we can do a firmware update process.

  • Page 96: Built-In Web Server

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board 8.2.2 Built-in Web Server It also has a built-in web server with HTTP and HTTPS (TLS). The default port for HTTP is 623 while that for HTTPS is 664. You can login the web server to perform some simple management functions, such as basic hardware information query, remote control, event log browsing and network settings.

  • Page 97: Appendix Aax93278 I/O Board (Optional)

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Appendix A AX93278 I/O Board (Optional) The AX93278 is an I/O expansion board which is suggested to insert carefully into CN4 and CN5 on PICO121. Its specifications and detailed information are given in this Appendix. AX93278 Specifications  Size ...
  • Page 98 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Bottom View Side View AX93278 I/O Board (Optional)

  • Page 99: Ax93278 Board Layout

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board AX93278 Board Layout Top View Side View AX93278 I/O Board (Optional)

  • Page 100: Ax93278 Assembly Drawing

    Gently connect AX93278 and AX93267 I/O boards to PICO121. Align assembly holes and firmly secure the heatspreader plate and I/O boards to the PICO121, see image below. Be careful not to over-tighten the screws. See chapter 4 for details of AX93267 I/O board.

  • Page 101: Ax93278 Jumper Settings

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board AX93278 Jumper Settings Properly configure jumper settings on the AX93278 I/O board to meet your application purpose. Below you can find a summary table of all jumpers and onboard default settings. Once the default jumper setting needs to be changed, please do it under power-off condition.

  • Page 102: Ax93278 Connectors, Switches And Led

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board AX93278 Connectors, Switches and LED 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 which shows connectors, switches and LED on the hardware.
  • Page 103 C_USB_PN6 C_USB_PN7 C_USB_PP6 C_USB_PP7 USB0_GND USB0_GND USB_PWR1 USB_PWR1 C_USB_PN8 C_USB_PN9 C_USB_PP8 C_USB_PP9 USB1_GND USB1_GND +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V_DUAL FP_PSIN_N +3.3V_DUAL HW_RESET_N HDD_ACT# +12V +12V Please gently insert CN2 and CN1 into CN4 and CN5 on PICO121. Note AX93278 I/O Board (Optional)

  • Page 104: Ethernet And Usb 2.0 Connector (Cn3)

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board A.6.2 Ethernet and USB 2.0 Connector (CN3) This board has one RJ-45 connector. Ethernet connection can be established by plugging one end of the Ethernet cable into this RJ-45 connector and the other end (phone jack) to a 1000/100/10-Base-T hub.

  • Page 105: Usb 3.0 Connector (Cn5)

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board A.6.4 USB 3.0 Connector (CN5) The board comes with a Universal Serial Bus (compliant with USB 3.0 (5Gb/s)) connector on the rear I/O for installing USB peripherals such as keyboard, mouse, scanner, etc.

  • Page 106: Hdmi Connector (Cn7)

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board A.6.6 HDMI Connector (CN7) The HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact digital interface which is capable of transmitting high-definition video and high-resolution audio over a single cable. Its interface is available through connector CN7.

  • Page 107: Appendix B Watchdog Timer

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board Appendix B Watchdog Timer B.1 About Watchdog Timer Software stability is major issue in most application. Some embedded systems are not watched by human for 24 hours. It is usually too slow to wait for someone to reboot when computer hangs.

  • Page 108: B.3 Sample Program

    PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board B.3 Sample Program Assembly sample code : ;Enable WDT: dx,2Eh al,87 ;Un-lock super I/O dx,al dx,al ;Select Logic device: dx,2Eh al,07h dx,al dx,2Fh al,08h dx,al ;Activate WDT: dx,2Eh al,30h dx,al dx,2Fh al,01h dx,al ;Set Second or Minute :...
  • Page 109 PICO121 AMD G-Series Embedded SoC Pico-ITX Board If N=08h, the time base is set to minute. M = time value 00: Time-out Disable 01: Time-out occurs after 1 minute 02: Time-out occurs after 2 minutes 03: Time-out occurs after 3 minutes...

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