LP-172 User’s Manual Packing List: Please check the package content before you starting using the board. Hardware: LP-172 Pico-ITX Miniboard x 1 Cable Kit: USB Cable x 1 SATA Cable x 1 (OALUSBA-3)/ (1040173) (OALSATA22B-PM15SH15)/ (1040512) DC_IN Power Cable x 1 (OALDC-B)/ (1040513) Dual COM PORT cable OALES-BKU2NB)/ (1040090)
LP-172 User’s Manual 1.2 <Product Specification> General Specification Form Factor PICO-ITX miniboard Intel® Atom™ CedarTrail Processor with optional D2550 or N2800 Memory 1 x 204-pin DDR3 800/1066 SO-DIMM SDRAM up to 4G Chipset Intel® NM10 System reset programmable watchdog timer with 1 ~ 255 Watchdog Timer sec./min.
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Support Intel® Atom™ CedarTrail N2800 processor with LP-172NS onboard VGA, 18 bit LVDS, Audio, Giga LAN, USB2.0 .SATAII, PCIE mini card mSATA The specifications may be different as the actual production. For further product information please visit the website at http://www.commell.com.tw...
LP-172 User’s Manual 1.4 <Block Diagram> DDR3 SO-DIMM 4GB max. Intel Atom CRT / LVDS D2550/N2800 PCIE Mini card HD Audio Intel 4 x USB port NM10 Giga LAN 1 x SATA 2 x Serial Port PS2 KB/MS W83627DHG-P...
LP-172 User’s Manual 2.4 <Memory Setup> Non-ECC, unbuffered memory is supported only. The board provides one 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM to support DDR3 800/1066 memory modules up to 4GB. Suggestion: DDR3 SO-DIMM Modules: –Raw Card C = Single-sided x 8 –Raw Card F = Double-sided x 8 SO-DIMM...
LP-172 User’s Manual 2.5 <CMOS & ATX Setup> The board’s data of CMOS can be setting in BIOS. If the board refuses to boot due to inappropriate CMOS settings, please remove battery to clear (reset) the CMOS to its default values. JRTC Battery The board has a jumper to switch AT power mode (automatic power on) or standard...
LP-172 User’s Manual 2.6 <SATA Interface> Based on Intel NM10, the board provides one Serial ATAII interfaces with up to 300MB/s of transfer rate. CN_SATA DC_OUT...
LP-172 User’s Manual 2.7 <LAN Interface> The Intel® 82583V supports triple speed of 10/100/1000Base-T, with IEEE802.3 compliance and Wake-On-LAN supported.
LP-172 User’s Manual 2.8 <Onboard Display Interface> Based on Intel Atom CedarTrail Processor chipset with built-in Intel® integrated extreme GMA 3650, the board provides one DB15 connector on real external I/O port, and LVDS interface with 5-pin LCD backlight inverter connector. The board provides dual display function with clone mode and extended desktop mode for CRT and LVDS.
LP-172 User’s Manual 2.8.2 <CN_LVDS> The board provides one 20-pin LVDS connector for 18 bit or 24bit single channel panel, with one LCD backlight inverter connector and one jumper for panel voltage setting. CN_LVDS JVLCD CN_INV...
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LP-172 User’s Manual Connector: CN_INV Type: 5-pin Inverter power connector Connector model: molex_53261-5pin or compatible Description +3.3V CTLBKL Enable Jumper: JVLCD Type: 3-pin Power select jumper Description +3.3V Default: 2-3 Connector: CN_LVDS Type: onboard 20-pin connector for LVDS connector Connector model: E&T 3950-B20C-00R or similar (HIROSE DF13-20DP-1.25V compatible) Signal Signal...
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LP-172 User’s Manual To setup the LCD, you need the component below: A panel with LVDS interfaces. An inverter for panel’s backlight power. A LCD cable and an inverter cable. For the cables, please follow the pin assignment of the connector to make a cable, because every panel has its own pin assignment, so we do not provide a standard cable;...
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LP-172 User’s Manual After setup the devices well, you need to select the LCD panel type in the BIOS. The panel type mapping is list below: LP-172 BIOS panel type selection form On board Single channel LVDS 18bit (LP-172N) 24bit (LP-172D5) Output format Output format 640 x 480...
LP-172 User’s Manual 2.10 <USB2.0 Interface> Based on Intel® NM10 FCH, the board provides 4 USB2.0 ports. The USB2.0 interface provides up to 480Mbps of transferring rate. Interface USB2.0 Controller NM10 Transfer Rate Up to 480Mb/s Output Current 500mA CN_USB1 CN_USB2 Connector: CN_USB Type: 10-pin (5 x 2) header for USB Port...
LP-172 User’s Manual 2.12 <Power & FAN Connector > The board requires DC input with 2-pin header, the input voltage range is from 5V for the input current, please take a reference of the power consumption report on appendix. 2.12.1 <Power Input> Connector: DC_IN Type: 2-pin header Description...
LP-172 User’s Manual 2.13 <Indicator and Switch> The JFRNT provides front control panel of the board, such as power button, reset and beeper, etc. Please check well before you connecting the cables on the chassis. Connector: JFRNT Type: onboard 10-pin (2 x 5) 2.54-pitch header Function Signal Signal...
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LP-172 User’s Manual Chapter 3 <BIOS Setup> The motherboard uses the Phoenix BIOS for the system configuration. The Phoenix BIOS in the single board computer is a customized version of the industrial standard BIOS for IBM PC AT-compatible computers. It supports Intel® x86 and compatible CPU architecture based processors and computers.
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LP-172 User’s Manual A.4 <LAN LED Port> Connector: JSPD1 Type: 2-pin header for LAN Speed LED connector RJ45 connector with LED on rear panel When Lan speed 10/100Mbps Description LED- LED+ When Lan speed 1Gbps Description LED+ LED- Connector: JACT Type: 5-pin header for LAN Activity LED connector Description LED-...
The board is based on phoenix BIOS and can be updated easily by the BIOS auto flash tool. You can download the tool online at the address below: http://www.phoenix.com/en/home/ http://www.commell.com.tw/Support/Support_SBC.htm File name of the tool is “Pflash.exe”, it’s the utility that can write the data into the BIOS flash ship and update the BIOS.
LP-172 User’s Manual Appendix D <Watch Dog timer Setting> The watchdog timer makes the system auto-reset while it stops to work for a period. The integrated watchdog timer can be setup as system reset mode by program. Timeout Value Range - 1 to 255 - Second or Minute Program Sample...
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