Available Video Modes ......................15 Extended VESA Modes....................... 15 Backlight Connector......................... 16 6.7.1 External Voltage............................16 6.7.2 Backlight Voltage Jumper ..........................16 6.7.3 Connector ...............................17 Simultaneous Mode........................17 USB Interface..................18 Standard Connector ......................... 18 Extension Connectors....................... 18 Limitations..........................18 KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
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Connector ...............................33 Setup Guide ..................34 18.1 Determining the BIOS Version ....................34 ® 18.2 Start AMI BIOS Setup Utility ..................... 34 18.3 Menu Bar ..........................36 18.4 Main Menu ..........................36 18.4.1 Board Information Submenu ........................36 KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
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Top Side ..............................52 B.1.2 Bottom Side ............................53 B.1.3 Battery Module ............................53 Mechanical Dimensions ......................54 Mating Connectors........................55 Pinout Tables.......................... 56 Appendix C: Reference Documents ............... 58 Appendix D: Certifications.................. 59 Appendix E: Document Revision History ..............63 KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
KONTRON Technology A/S will not be responsible for any defects or damages to third party products that are caused by a faulty KONTRON Technology A/S product.
Page 2 User Information Life Support Policy KONTRON Technology's products are not for use as critical components in life support devices or systems without express written approval of the general manager of KONTRON Technology A/S. As used herein: Life support devices or systems are devices or systems which...
Introduction Introduction pITX Embedded Line Family Each pITX is a member of the 2.5" SBC family of KONTRON Technology A/S based on the Pico-ITX specifi- cation (only mechanical outer dimensions) from the Small Form Factor Special Interest Group (SFF-SIG). pITX embedded line modules are characterized by the same front-line pinouts and interfaces for reset logic and simple power supply, 2 x USB, Gigabit LAN, S-ATA, Audio, GPIOs, DVI and LVDS interface.
18/24 bit color depth and resolutions up to 1920x1200 pixel Highly optimized 128 bit 2D accelerator ® 3D accelerator with full DirectX 11, Open CL 1.1 and Open GL 2.1/3.2 support Full hardware acceleration of following video decode standards: H.264, MPEG2, MPEG4 and VC-1 KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
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® Gigabit LAN (PCI Express ): Intel 82574L Full duplex operation at 10/100/1000 Mbps Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u and IEEE 802.3ab Trusted Platform Module (LPC): Infineon SLB9635TT Chipset LPC bus supports TPM 1.2 devices KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
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KTD-S0031-E Page 6 Specifications Watchdog Timer (CPLD) Seven discrete time-out values from 1 second to 10 minutes ® BIOS: AMI , 4 MB Flash BIOS Real-Time Clock (RTC) with CMOS RAM and battery KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
3D graphic. The boards were ran with 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM, DVI monitor, USB keyboard & mouse and S-ATA (Solid State Drive, external powered) as boot device (default BIOS settings). Full Load Idle Standby S3 3.15 15.75 1.45 7.25 0.11 0.55 KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
Hävitä käytetty använt batteri enligt fabrikantens instruktion. paristo valmistajan ohjeiden mukaisesti. Environmental Specifications Temperature Operating (with original KONTRON heat-spreader plate and heat-sink): Ambient temperature: 0 to +60°C Non operating: Ambient temperature: -10 to +85°C Note: It is the customer's responsibility to provide sufficient airflow around each of the components to keep them within the allowed temperature range.
MTBF calculation. The RTC battery lifetime has to be considered separately. Battery life depends on both temperature and operating conditions. When the KONTRON unit has external power; the only battery drain is from leakage paths.
KTA55/pITX. Unified Memory Architecture (UMA) manages the sharing of the system memory between graphic controller and processor. Therefore the full memory size is not available for software applications. Attention: KONTRON Technology A/S cannot guarantee the correct functionality of the KTA55/pITX when a module faster then DDR3-1066 is used.
To protect the external power lines of peripheral devices make sure that - the wires have the right diameter to withstand the maximum available current. - the enclosure of the peripheral device fulfills the fire-protecting conditions of IEC/EN 60950. KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
This connector represents the JILI interface. The implementation of this subsystem complies with the JILI specification of KONTRON Technology A/S. A variety of cables for different display types are available from KONTRON. Please refer to the actual Display Cable Guide on the same product web site.
Check jumper J1203 for correct panel voltage Connect an external power supply for the correct backlight voltage (exception: +5V). Connect the cable to the flat panel connector J1202 on the KTA55/pITX and connect the other end to your display. Connect a DVI monitor to the DVI-I connector. Hint: the default boot display setting in the BIOS Setup is DVI.
Note: The backlight voltage that is sourced through connector J2901 can be chosen freely. 6.7.1 External Voltage Parameter Min. Typ. Max. Units Input voltage +12.0 +30.0 Continuous input current 6.7.2 Backlight Voltage Jumper (Pos. 1-2 = +5V 2-3 = external voltage). Check the jumper J1201 for the correct backlight voltage KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
For simultaneous digital and analog connection from the DVI-I connector a Y-cable is needed. It is impor- tant that the DDC lines are routed to the DVI monitor otherwise only the analog CRT output is available. Y-Cable Note: Without the right DDC connection you have no output on the DVI monitor. KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
The other USB ports are available through the extension connectors J1802/J1803 and J1805/J1806 (4 pins). To have the signals available on the standard USB interface connectors an adapter cable is required. An USB interface cable is available from KONTRON (KAB-USB-2, part number 96054-0000-00-2). Header...
Serial-ATA Interface (S-ATA) Serial-ATA Interface (S-ATA) The KTA55/pITX has realized two S-ATA III ports. Serial-ATA connections boost the transfer rate theoreti- cally up to 600 MB/sec. In addition it changes the parallel interface requiring 40 separate wires to a serial interface requiring only 6 wires.
LAN Controller LAN Controller ® ® The KTA55/pITX uses an Intel 82574L Gigabit PCI Express LAN controller. The controller support 10/100/ 1000 Base-T interfaces. The device auto-negotiates the use of a 10, 100 or 1000 Mbps connection. Additionally it is possible to enable the LAN PXE Boot in the BIOS Setup to allow the system to boot up via a network connection from a PXE server.
44.1/48/96 Input signal-to-noise ratio (LINE IN) 10.2 Analog Connector The analog audio interface is available through the connector J2201 (6 pins). A prototype adapter cable (open ended) is deliverable from KONTRON (KAB-SOUND-CMP-2, part number 96063-0000-00-1). Header Signal Name Function LINE_IN_L...
To protect the external power lines of peripheral devices make sure that - the wires have the right diameter to withstand the maximum available current. - the enclosure of the peripheral device fulfills the fire-protecting conditions of IEC/EN 60950. KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
KTD-S0031-E Page 23 Digital I/O Interface Digital I/O Interface The KTA55/pITX features eight bidirectional I/O lines. 12.1 Electrical Specifications Digital Inputs Parameter Min. Typ. Max. Units Input LOW voltage +1.5 Input HIGH voltage +1.5 +3.45 Input rate (direct access) Digital Outputs Parameter Min.
When the board is shipped the digital I/O pins are routed to a 10 pin Molex connector on the RTC battery module. The digital I/O interface is available through the Molex connector J2 (10 pins). An interface cable (open ended) is deliverable from KONTRON (KAB-GPIO-PROTO-10, part number 62038). Header Signal Name Function Power +3.3V...
To protect the external power lines of peripheral devices make sure that - the wires have the right diameter to withstand the maximum available current. - the enclosure of the peripheral device fulfills the fire-protecting conditions of IEC/EN 60950. KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
KTD-S0031-E Page 26 Power Supply Power Supply The KTA55/pITX SBC has a power input voltage range from +4.75 to +5.25V DC. All other voltages are gene- rated onboard (e.g. +3.3V system and +1.5V memory voltage). 14.1 Connector The power supply is injected through the connector J2900 (3 pins, DC power jacket 2.1mm).
Power Supply 14.3 Power Front Panel Header The power button and other power signals are available through the pin strip J2401 (10 pins). A button set (two buttons) is deliverable from KONTRON (BUTTON-SET, part number 60905-0000-00-0). Header Signal Name Function...
To protect the external power lines of peripheral devices make sure that - the wires have the right diameter to withstand the maximum available current. - the enclosure of the peripheral device fulfills the fire-protecting conditions of IEC/EN 60950. KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
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KTD-S0031-E Page 29 Power Supply When the board is shipped the RTC battery is mounted on the RTC battery module. KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
Put a jumper on pin 3 and 5 (pins side by side) to the Front Panel Header (J2401). Power up the board. The BIOS bootblock starts the recovery process and loads the new BIOS. After the programming the BIOS performs a reset. Before the reset is executed the jumper should be removed. KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
KTD-S0031-E Page 31 Autostart Function Autostart Function When the KTA55/pITX should start directly when the power is applied (without a power button signal) the autostart jumper J2403 must be set. KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
The aluminum slugs and thermal pads on the underside of the heat-spreader plate implement thermal interfaces between the heat-spreader plate and the major heat generating components on the KTA55/pITX. The optimum cooling solution varies - depending on the application and environmental conditions.
To protect the external power lines of peripheral devices make sure that - the wires have the right diameter to withstand the maximum available current. - the enclosure of the peripheral device fulfills the fire-protecting conditions of IEC/EN 60950. KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
Selection fields for current menu General Help Window Overlay (center) Help for selected menu Menu Bar The menu bar at the top of the window lists different menus. Use the left/right arrow keys to make a selec- tion. KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
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General Help Window Pressing <F1> on a menu brings up the general help window that describes the legend keys and their alternates. Press <Esc> to exit the general help window. KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
18.4.1 Board Information Submenu Feature Option Description Product Name N / A Show the KONTRON specific product name Serial Number N / A Show the KONTRON specific serial number Manufacturing Date N / A Show the KONTRON specific manufacturing date...
Enable or disable the generation of ACPI _PPC, _PSS, and _PCT objects Enabled PSTATE Adjustment PState 0 Provide to adjust startup P-state level PState 1 PPC Adjustment PState 0 Provide to adjust _PPC object. _PPC = number of performance states PState 1 KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
Display the drive size on port 0 and/or port 1 Serial-ATA Controller Disabled Enable or disable the S-ATA controller Enabled Serial-ATA Mode AHCI Configure the S-ATA mode Native IDE Legacy IDE RAID IDE->AHCI RAID Mode RAID 5 Define the RAID mode RAID 0/1 KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
Enable or disable the onboard PCIe LAN controller Enabled Network Stack Disabled Enable or disable the network stack Enabled Legacy LAN PXE Boot Disabled Enable or disable the option ROM to allow LAN boot functio- nality Enabled KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
USB 2.0 (EHCI) ownership Port 60h/64h Emulation Disabled Emulation support should be enabled for the complete USB keyboard legacy support for non-USB aware OSes Enabled 8 USB Mass Storage Submenu Display the status of USB mass storage devices Device Configuration KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
Configuration 18.5.5.1 Cooling Monitor Submenu Feature Option Description CPU Temperature N / A Show the CPU temperature Chipset Temperature N / A Show the chipset/southbridge temperature (Hudson E1) Fan Speed N / A Show the fan speed KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
Temperature Averaging Disabled Enable or disable temperature averaging Enabled Temperature Hysteresis 0°C ... 5°C ... 16°C Define the temperature hysteresis for fan on/off 8 Enhanced Fan Control Submenu Define the temperature and PWM values for fan ramping KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
Show the current status Information TPM Enabled Status N / A Show the TPM 'Enabled' status TPM Active Status N / A Show the TPM 'Active' status TPM Owner Status N / A Show the TPM 'Owner' status KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
If enabled 'Addon ROMs' can be trapped interrupt 19h (boot IRQ) Enabled 18.8 Security Menu Feature Option Description Administrator Password N / A Press 'Enter' to change the administrator password User Password N / A Press 'Enter' to change the user password KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
Restore Defaults Restore or load default values for all the setup options Save as User Defaults Save the changes done so far as user defaults Restore User Defaults Restore the user defaults to all the setup options KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
PCI IRQ for PCI PCI IRQ for PCI Real Time Clock (RTC) ACPI Power Management PCI IRQ for PCI PCI IRQ for PCI Floating Point Unit (FPU) S-ATA (Legacy IDE) Note (1) Note (1) S-ATA (Legacy IDE) KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
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ACPI Power Management Floating Point Unit (FPU) S-ATA (Legacy IDE) Note (1) S-ATA (Legacy IDE) Note (1) PCI IRQ for PCI PCI IRQ for PCI PCI IRQ for PCI PCI IRQ for PCI Note: Default mode is 'Native IDE'. KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
System BIOS I/O Address Map The I/O port addresses of the KTA55/pITX are functionally identical to a standard PC/AT. All addresses not mentioned in this table should be available. We recommend that you do not use I/O addresses below 0100h with additional hardware for compatibility reasons even though they are available.
KTD-S0031-E Page 51 Appendix A: System Resources System Management Bus (SMBus The KTA55/pITX uses three onboard System Management Buses (SMBus ). These buses are not available on a peripheral connector and therefore cannot be used for external SMBus devices. SMBus 0...
(Line in, Line out J2201 (MOLEX 51021-0600 or comp.) and Microphone) 2.5 mm 6 pin external power connector J2901 (Yimtex 510XW1*06STR) 1.25 mm 10 pin for digital I/O interface J2 (Battery Module) (MOLEX 51021-1000 or comp.) KTA55/pITX User's Guide...
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