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AXIOMTEK CAPA831 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Product User Manual and enterprise branch and head offices CAPA831 www.enochsystems.com 1-877-722-1116 sales@enochsystems.com Copyright © 2013 Enoch Systems, LLC, Enoch Systems and the Enoch Systems logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Enoch Systems, LLC and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries.
  • Page 2 CAPA831 ® Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC User’s Manual...

  • Page 3: Disclaimers

    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 4: 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 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Disclaimers.....................ii ESD Precautions ...................iii Chapter 1 Introduction..........1 Features ....................1 Specifications ..................2 Utilities Supported ................3 Chapter 2 Board and Pin Assignments ....5 Board Dimensions and Fixing Holes ..........5 Board Layout ..................7 Jumper Settings ..................9 2.3.1 Auto Power On (JP1) ................10 2.3.2 LVDS Voltage Selection (JP2)..............
  • Page 6 2.4.16 Power Connector (ATX1) ................22 2.4.17 Serial ATA Connector (SATA1) ..............22 2.4.18 USB Connector (USB1) ................23 2.4.19 CFast™ Socket (SCFAST1)..............23 2.4.20 Ethernet Ports (LAN1 and LAN2).............. 24 Chapter 3 Hardware Description ......25 Microprocessors ................25 BIOS ....................25 System Memory.................25 I/O Port Address Map................26 Interrupt Controller (IRQ) Map ............28...
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  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Introduction

    CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC Chapter 1 Introduction ® The CAPA831, a Capa board, supports Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 processors . The ® board integrates the Intel NM10 chipset and delivers outstanding system performance through high-bandwidth interfaces, multiple I/O functions for interactive applications and various embedded computing solutions.

  • Page 9: Specifications

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC Specifications  ® Intel Atom dual core D2550 1.86 GHz.  ® Intel Atom dual core N2800 1.86 GHz.  ® Intel Atom dual core N2600 1.6 GHz   Thermal Solution With Atom dual core D2550 1.86 GHz;...

  • Page 10: Utilities Supported

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC  Expansion Interface One PCI-Express Mini Card socket complies with PCI-Express Mini Card Spec.  V1.2.  Power Input 2x2 pin connector  +12V DC-in only  AT Auto Power ON function supported ...
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  • Page 12: Board And Pin Assignments

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC Chapter 2 Board and Pin Assignments Board Dimensions and Fixing Holes Top View Board and Pin Assignments...
  • Page 13 ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC Bottom View Side View Board and Pin Assignments...

  • Page 14: Board Layout

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC Board Layout Top View Side View Board and Pin Assignments...
  • Page 15 ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC Bottom View Board and Pin Assignments...

  • Page 16: 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 CAPA831 to meet your application purpose. Below you can find a summary table of all jumpers and onboard default settings.

  • Page 17: Auto Power On (Jp1)

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC 2.3.1 Auto Power On (JP1) If JP1 is enabled for AC power input, the system will be automatically power on without pressing soft power button. If JP1 is disabled for AC power input, it is necessary to manually press soft power button to power on the system.

  • Page 18: Com1 Rs-232/422/485 Mode Setting (Jp8, Jp9, Jp10)

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC 2.3.5 COM1 RS-232/422/485 Mode Setting (JP8, JP9, JP10) Use these jumpers to set COM1 port to operate as RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485 communication mode. When these jumpers are set to operate as RS-422 or RS485, please make sure COM1 is on data mode (see section 2.3.10)

  • Page 19: Restore Bios Optimal Defaults (Jp14)

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC 2.3.9 Restore BIOS Optimal Defaults (JP14) Put jumper clip to pin 2-3 for a few seconds then move it back to pin 1-2. Doing this procedure can restore BIOS optimal defaults. Function...

  • Page 20: Connectors

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC 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 21: Inverter Connector (Cn1)

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC 2.4.1 Inverter Connector (CN1) 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. Signal VBL1 (+12V level) VBL1 (+12V level)

  • Page 22: Lvds Connector (Cn3)

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC 2.4.3 LVDS Connector (CN3) This board has a 40-pin connector for LVDS LCD interface. It is strongly recommended to use the matching JST SHDR-40VS-B 40-pin connector for LVDS interface. Pin 1~6 VCCM can be set to +3.3V level or +5V level by setting JP2 (see section 2.3.2).
  • Page 23 ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC 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 N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C. 10 GND 10 GND 11 N.C.

  • Page 24: Pci-Express Mini Card Connector (Cn4)

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC 2.4.4 PCI-Express Mini Card Connector (CN4) This is a PCI-Express Mini Card connector which supports PCI-Express x1 link and USB 2.0 link. A PCI-Express Mini Card can be applied to either PCI-Express or USB 2.0. It complies with PCI-Express Mini Card Spec.

  • Page 25: Front Panel Connector (Cn6)

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC 2.4.6 Front Panel Connector (CN6) Signal PWRLED+ EXT SPK- N.C. Buzzer PWRLED- N.C. N.C. EXT SPK+ PWRSW- PWRSW+ HW RST- HW RST+ HDDLED- HDDLED+ Power LED Pin 1 connects anode(+) of LED and pin 5 connects cathode(-) of LED. The power LED lights up when the system is powered on.

  • Page 26: Power Output Connector (Cn7)

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC 2.4.7 Power Output Connector (CN7) Use CN7 for interfacing to SATA 2.5" HDD power supply. Signal +12V level +5V level 2.4.8 COM3 and COM4 Connector (CN9) Both COM3 and COM4 ports have +5V level power capability on DCD and 12V level on RI by setting JP12 and JP11, respectively (see section 2.3.7 and 2.3.6).

  • Page 27: Com2 Connector (Cn11)

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC 2.4.10 COM2 Connector (CN11) The COM2 port has +5V level power capability on DCD and +12V level on RI by setting JP13 (see section 2.3.8). The pin assignments of RS-232/RS-422/RS-485 are listed in table below.

  • Page 28: Usb Wafer Connectors (Cn14 And Cn16)

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC 2.4.13 USB Wafer Connectors (CN14 and CN16) These 2x5 pin wafers are Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors. They are for installing versatile USB 2.0 compliant interface peripherals. CN14 carries USB port 4 and 5 while CN16 carries USB port 2 and 3.

  • Page 29: Vga Connector (Cn17)

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC 2.4.15 VGA Connector (CN17) The CN17 is a slim type 15-pin D-Sub connector which is commonly used for CRT VGA monitor. This VGA interface configuration can be configured via software utility. Signal...

  • Page 30: Usb Connector (Usb1)

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC 2.4.18 USB Connector (USB1) This Universal Serial Bus (compliant with USB 2.0 (480Mbps)) connector on the rear I/O are for installing USB peripherals such as keyboard, mouse, scanner, etc. Signal Signal USB VCC (+5V...

  • Page 31: Ethernet Ports (Lan1 And Lan2)

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC 2.4.20 Ethernet Ports (LAN1 and LAN2) The board has two RJ-45 connectors; LAN1 and LAN2. 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 32: Chapter 3 Hardware Description

    Make sure all correct settings are arranged for your installed microprocessor to prevent the CPU from damages. BIOS The CAPA831 uses AMI Plug and Play BIOS with a single 16Mbit SPI Flash. System Memory The CAPA831 supports one 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM socket for a maximum memory of 4GB DDR3 SDRAMs.

  • Page 33: I/O Port Address Map

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC I/O Port Address Map ® The Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 processors communicate via I/O ports. Total 1KB port addresses are available for assigning to other devices via I/O expansion cards. Hardware Description...
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  • Page 35: Interrupt Controller (Irq) Map

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC Interrupt Controller (IRQ) Map The interrupt controller (IRQ) mapping list is shown as follows: Hardware Description...
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  • Page 38: Memory Map

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC Memory Map The memory mapping list is shown as follows: Hardware Description...
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  • Page 40: Ami Bios Setup Utility

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC Chapter 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.

  • Page 41: Main Menu

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC 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 ...

  • Page 42: Advanced Menu

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC  System Date/Time Use this option to change the system time and date. Highlight System Time or System Date using the <Arrow> keys. Enter new values through the keyboard. Press the <Tab>...
  • Page 43 ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC  ACPI Settings ACPI Sleep State When the sleep button is pressed, the system will be in the ACPI sleep state. The default is S1 (CPU Stop Clock). AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 44 ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC  Trusted Computing This screen provides function for specifying the TPM settings. TPM Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device. “Disable” is the default. Current Status Information Display current TPM status information.
  • Page 45 ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC  CPU Configuration This screen shows the CPU Configuration. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 46 ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC  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 47 ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC  NCT6627UD 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 48 ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC  NCT6627UD HW Monitor This screen monitors hardware health status. This screen displays the temperature of system and CPU, cooling fan speed in RPM and system voltages (VCORE, +1.05V, +3.3V and +12V).

  • Page 49: Chipset Menu

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC 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 50 ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC  Host Bridge This screen allows users to configure parameters of Host Bridge chipset. Memory Frequency and Timing Use this item to refer to the information related to memory frequency. Intel IGD Configuration Use this item to configure internal graphics controller.
  • Page 51 ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC  Intel IGD Configuration IGFX – Boot Type Select the video device which will be activated during POST (Power-On Self Test). This has no effect if external graphics present. DP-LVDS Panel Type Select LVDS panel resolution.
  • Page 52 ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC Brightness Use this item to select the brightness percentage of LVDS panel. Its range is from 30% to 100%. The default is 70%. Control Mode Use this item for brightness control mode. The default is PWM Mode.

  • Page 53: Boot Menu

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC 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. ...

  • Page 54: Security Menu

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC 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). ...

  • Page 55: Save & Exit Menu

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC 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 56 ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC  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 58: Chapter 5 Drivers Installation

    Chapter 5 Drivers Installation The device drivers are located on the product information CD that comes with the CAPA831 Series package. The auto-run function of drivers will guide you to install the utilities and device drivers under Windows system. You can follow the onscreen instructions to install these...
  • Page 59 ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC 2. A Readme File Information screen appears to show you the system requirements and installation information. Click “Next” to next step. 3. Please wait while setup processes the following operations. Drivers Installation...
  • Page 60 ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC 4. You are suggested to select “Yes, I want to restart this computer now”. Click “Finish” to complete the setup process and reboot. Drivers Installation...

  • Page 61: Installing Graphics Media Accelerator Driver

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC Installing Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Run the setup.exe program from the driver directory in product information CD. Click “Next” to next step. Drivers Installation...
  • Page 62 ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC ® When Intel License Agreement screen appears, please click “Yes” to next step. A Readme File Information screen appears to show you the system requirements and installation information. Click “Next” to next step.
  • Page 63 ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC Please wait while setup processes the following operations. When the following screen appears, please click “Next”. Drivers Installation...
  • Page 64 ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC You are suggested to select “Yes, I want to restart this computer now”. Click “Finish” to complete the setup process and reboot. Note: After the computer reboots, the display is in extended mode. Please click hot key <Ctrl+Alt+F1>...

  • Page 65: Installing Ethernet Driver

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC Installing Ethernet Driver Unzip PROWin32 for ethernet driver from the driver directory in product information CD. Click “Next” to start the installation. Drivers Installation...
  • Page 66 ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC When the following screen appears, please select the program features you want to install. Click “Next” to continue. Click “Finish” to complete the installation. Drivers Installation...

  • Page 67: Installing Audio Driver

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC Installing Audio Driver Run the setup.exe for audio from the driver directory in product information CD. Click “Next” to continue. Drivers Installation...
  • Page 68 ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC You are suggested to select “Yes, I want to restart my computer now”. Click “Finish” to complete the setup process and reboot. Drivers Installation...
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  • Page 70: Appendix A Watchdog Timer

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC Appendix A Watchdog Timer 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 71: Sample Program

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC 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 72 ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC 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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  • Page 74: Appendix B Digital I/O

    ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC Appendix B Digital I/O About Digital I/O The onboard digital I/O has 8 bits (DIO0~7). Each bit can be set to function as input or output by software programming. In default, all pins are pulled high with +5V level (according to main power).
  • Page 75 ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC ;Programming DIO as in/out. dx,2Eh al,0E0h dx,al dx,2Fh al,Nh ;If N=07h, DIO is programmed as 3 inputs Note1 dx,al ;and 5 outputs (see below Digital Input: ;Read digital input data. dx,2Eh al,0E1h...
  • Page 76 ® CAPA831 Intel Atom D2550/N2800/N2600 Processor 3.5” SBC When DIO0~2 are connected to external device, the device sets DIO0~2 to high DIO7 DIO6 DIO5 DIO4 DIO3 DIO2 DIO1 DIO0 Output Output Output Output Output When DIO0~2 are connected to external device, the device sets DIO0 to low and DIO1~2 to high...

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