Kontron COMe-bHL6 User Manual

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COMe-bHL6 / Introduction2.4 COM Express® DocumentationThis product manual serves as one of three principal references for a COM Express® design. It do

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationFeature Options Description Graphics Turbo IMON Current 31 Graphics turbo IMON current value supported (14-31)Primary Disp

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationIGD ConfigurationFeature Options Description IGD - Boot Type Auto CRT EFP LFP EFP3 EFP2 Select the Integrated Graphics Vid

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationEFP2 Type EFP3 Type DP with HDMI/DVI DP with DVI HDMI/DVI External ConnectorsMode Persistence Disabled Enabled Enables/Disab

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationPEG Port ConfigurationFeature Options Description PEG Configuration 1×16 2×8 1×8 + 1×4 Set PEG Configuration to 1×16, 2×8

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationGen3 Endpoint Hint 2 Endpoint Hint value for Gen3 EqualizationGen3 Eq Preset Search Disabled Enabled Perform PEG Gen3 SW Pr

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationSouth Bridge ConfigurationFeature Options Description SMBUS Device Disabled Enabled Enable/Disable SMBUS Device State Aft

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationSB PCI Express ConfigFeature Options Description PCIe Root Port Clock Gating Disabled Enabled Enable or Disable PCI Expre

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationPCI Express Root Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6Feature Options Description PCI Express Root Port # Disabled Enabled Control the PCI E

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationSB USB ConfigFeature Options Description USB Precondition Disabled Enabled Precondition work on USB host controller and r

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationSB Azalia ConfigFeature Options Description Azalia Disabled Enabled Control Detection of the Azalia HD Audio Device 109

COMe-bHL6 / Product Specification3 Product Specification3.1 Module definitionThe COM Express® basic sized Computer-on-Module COMe-bHL6 (BHL6 / BBL6) f

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationNetwork ConfigurationFeature Options Description PCH Internal LAN Disabled Enabled Enable/Disable PCH internal LAN LAN OP

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationCPLD ConfigurationFeature Options Description Serial Port 0 Disabled Enabled Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM) 0 Base A

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationLPC SIO ConfigurationThis setup option is only available with LPC SuperI/O Nuvoton 83627 present on the carrier board. By de

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationAMT Configuration (vPRO Version only)Feature Options Description Intel® AMT Disabled Enabled Enable/Disable Intel® Active

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationMEBx Resolution Setting (vPRO Version only)Feature Options Description Non-UI Text Mode resolution Auto 80×25 100×31 Text

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationME Configuration (default)115

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationME Configuration (vPRO Version only)Feature Options Description ME Debug Event Service Disabled Enabled Enable or Disable

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationThermal Configuration117

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationCPU Thermal ConfigurationFeature Options Description Thermal Monitor Disabled Enabled Enable processor Thermal Monitor th

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationPlatform Thermal ConfigurationFeature Options Description Critical Trip Point POR 15°C … 95°C This value controls the temp

COMe-bHL6 / Product Specification3.2 Functional SpecificationProcessorThe 22nm Intel® 4th Gen Core™ i7/i5/i3/Celeron® embedded (Haswell-H (Halo) / Cry

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationPassive CoolingThe ACPI OS assesses the optimum CPU performance change necessary to lower the temperature using the followin

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationICC ConfigurationFeature Options Description Use Watchdog Timer for ICC Disabled Enabled Enable Watchdog Timer operation f

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationFeature Options Description New SSC spread percent 50 Clock spectrum spread in 0.01% increments. Determines spectrum devi

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationIntel® Rapid Start TechnologyFeature Options Description Intel® Rapid Start Technology Support Disabled Enabled Enable/Dis

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationIntel® Smart Connect TechnologyFeature Options Description ISCT Configured Disabled Enabled Enable Intel® Smart Connect Te

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS Operation8.5.3 SecurityFeature Options Description Set Supervisor Password Enter Set or clear the Supervisor account's passwor

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationSecurityFeature Options Description TPM Action No Change Enable Disable Activate Deactivate Clear Enable and Activate Disa

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS Operation8.5.4 Boot127

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COMe-bHL6 / Product SpecificationThe integrated Intel® HD Graphics 5200/4600 supports:» GraphicsTechnology GT3 with 40 Execution Units (HD5200)» Graph

COMe-bHL6 / Product Specification CPU FeaturesIntel® Core™ Core™ Core™ Core™ Core™ Core™ Core™ Celeron@ Celeron@ - i7-4860EQ i7-4850EQ i7

COMe-bHL6 / Product Specification Intel® Core™ Core™ Core™ Core™ - i5-4410E i5-4422E i3-4110E i3-4112E # of Cores 2 2 2 2 # of Threads 4

COMe-bHL6 / Product SpecificationMemorySockets 2x DDR3 SO-DIMM Memory Type DDR3L-1600 (ECC on RXT Ver.) Maximum Size 2x8GB Technology Dual Channel Chi

COMe-bHL6 / Product Specification HighSpeed I/O Port Configuration- QM87 I/O HM86 I/O COMe-bHL6 with QM87 COMe-bHL6 with HM86 Port1 USB3 #1 USB3

COMe-bHL6 / Product SpecificationPEG ConfigurationThe x16 PCI Express Graphics Port (PEG) is compatible to standard PCI Express devices like Ethernet

COMe-bHL6 / Product SpecificationConnectivityUSB 2.0 8x USB 2.0 USB 3.0 up to 4x USB 3.0 USB Client - PCI - PCI External Masters - PCI Express 7x PCIe

COMe-bHL6 / Product SpecificationKontron FeaturesExternal I2C Bus Fast I2C, MultiMaster capable Smart Battery (M.A.R.S.) support YES Embedded API KEAP

COMe-bHL6 / Product Specification3.3 Block Diagram 21SMBGPIOCtrlMgmtLPC HDA VGA SATA#0-3SPIIntel® 8-Series PCHQM87/HM86 GPIOPCIe #6PEG x16USB #0-3(USB

COMe-bHL6 / Product Specification3.4 AccessoriesProduct specific accessoriesProduct Number Heatspreader and Cooling Solutions Comment 38025-0000-99-

COMe-bHL6 / Product Specification3.5 Electrical Specification3.5.1 Supply VoltageFollowing supply voltage is specified at the COM Express® connector:V

COMe-bHL6 / Product Specification3.5.5 ATX ModeBy connecting an ATX power supply with VCC and 5VSB, PWR_OK is set to low level and VCC is off. Press t

COMe-bHL6 / Product Specification3.6 Power ControlPower SupplyThe COMe-bHL6 supports a power input from 8.5V - 20V. The supply voltage is applied thro

COMe-bHL6 / Product Specification3.7 Environmental Specification3.7.1 Temperature SpecificationKontron defines following temperature grades for Comput

COMe-bHL6 / Product Specification 3.8 Standards and CertificationsRoHS IIThe COMe-bHL6 is compliant to the directive 2011/65/EU on the Restriction of

COMe-bHL6 / Product SpecificationShock & VibrationThe COM Express® basic form factor Computer-on-Modules successfully passed shock and vibration t

COMe-bHL6 / Product Specification3.9 MTBFThe following MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure) values were calculated using a combination of manufacturer’s te

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COMe-bHL6 / Product Specification3.10 Mechanical SpecificationDimension» 95.0 mm x 125.0 mm» Height approx. 12mm (0.4”)CAD drawings are available at E

COMe-bHL6 / Product Specification3.11 Module Dimensions 4+2 DIE: CPU with GT1 or GT2 graphics 4+3 DIE: CPU with GT3 graphics OPCM DIE: eDRAM for GT3 g

COMe-bHL6 / Product Specification3.12 Thermal Management, Heatspreader and Cooling SolutionsA heatspreader plate assembly is available from Kontron Eu

COMe-bHL6 / Product Specification3.13 Onboard Connectors3.13.1 FAN Connector J6 - PCB bottomSpecification » Part number (Molex) J8: 53261-0371» Mates

COMe-bHL6 / Product Specification3.13.2 CPU JTAG connector J3 - PCB bottomThe XDP connector is for internal use only. Do not use under any circumstanc

COMe-bHL6 / Features and Interfaces4 Features and Interfaces4.1 S5 Eco ModeKontron’s new high-efficient power-off state S5 Eco enables lowest power-co

COMe-bHL6 / Features and Interfaces4.2 Rapid ShutdownOverviewFor “R” or the “RXT” version of the COMe-bHL6, Kontron has implemented a rapid shutdown f

COMe-bHL6 / Features and InterfacesMOSFET. In some cases, the peak pulse power dissipation in the resistor(s) is low enough that specialty “pulse with

COMe-bHL6 / Features and Interfaces4.3 LPCThe Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface signals are connected to the LPC Bus bridge located in the CPU or chipset.

COMe-bHL6 / Features and Interfaces4.4 Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)The Serial Peripheral Interface Bus or SPI bus is a synchronous serial data li

COMe-bHL6 / 4.2 Rapid Shutdown...

COMe-bHL6 / Features and InterfacesUsing an external SPI flashTo program an external SPI flash follow these steps:» Connect a SPI flash with correct s

COMe-bHL6 / Features and Interfaces4.6 M.A.R.S.The Smart Battery implementation for Kontron Computer-on-Modules called Mobile Application for Recharge

COMe-bHL6 / Features and Interfaces4.7 UARTThe COMe-bHL6 supports up to two Serial RX/TX only Ports defined in COM Express® specification on Pins A98/

COMe-bHL6 / Features and Interfaces4.8 Fast I2CThe COMe-bHL6 supports a CPLD implemented LPC to I2C bridge using the WISHBONE I2C Master Core provided

COMe-bHL6 / Features and Interfaces4.9 Dual Staged Watchdog TimerBasicsA watchdog timer (or computer operating properly (COP) timer) is a computer har

COMe-bHL6 / Features and Interfaces4.10 Intel® Fast Flash Standby™ / Rapid Start Technology™The target of Intel® Fast Flash Standby™ (iFFS) (also know

COMe-bHL6 / Features and InterfacesBenefits» System transitions from S3 to S4 automatically» Up to 6x battery life compared to Standby» Resume time re

COMe-bHL6 / Features and Interfaces4.11 Speedstep TechnologyThe Intel® processors offer the Intel® Enhanced SpeedStep™ technology that automatically s

COMe-bHL6 / Features and Interfaces4.12 C-StatesNew generation platforms include power saving features like SuperLFM, EIST (P-States) or C-States in O

COMe-bHL6 / Features and Interfaces4.13 Hyper ThreadingHyper Threading (officially termed Hyper Threading Technology or HTT) is an Intel®-proprietary

COMe-bHL6 / User Information8.4 Setup Guide...

COMe-bHL6 / Features and Interfaces4.14 Dynamic FSB Frequency SwitchingDynamic FSB frequency switching effectively reduces the internal bus clock freq

COMe-bHL6 / Features and Interfaces4.15 VID-xThe processor implements the VID-x feature for improved control of core voltage levels when the processor

COMe-bHL6 / Features and Interfaces4.16 Intel® Turbo Boost Technology and AVXFor applications that are particularly power-hungry, the new processors p

COMe-bHL6 / Features and Interfaces4.17 Display ConfigurationMaximum supported Resolutions in Single Display ConfigurationPort Max Resolution DP 384

COMe-bHL6 / Features and Interfaces3 independent Display SupportThe COMe-bHL6 supports up to 3 independent displays in Windows 7/8 and Linux by using

COMe-bHL6 / Features and InterfacesDDI Design Consideration» For sufficient signal quality baseboard designs with long signal lanes or impedance leaps

COMe-bHL6 / Features and Interfaces4.18 Hybrid Graphics / Multi-monitorThe COMe-bHL6 supports Hybrid Multi-monitor function which is one form of Intel

COMe-bHL6 / Features and Interfaces4.19 Intel® Wireless DisplayIntel® Wireless Display, most commonly known as WiDi, is a wireless display standard de

COMe-bHL6 / Features and Interfaces» HDTV's with built in WiDi Support (e.g. LG Smart TV …)» Any other WiDi compatible CE Devices (e.g. Netgear M

COMe-bHL6 / Features and Interfaces4.20 Intel® vPro™ technologyKontron and Intel® are addressing the security and manageability challenges facing embe

COMe-bHL6 / User Information1 User Information1.1 About This DocumentThis document provides information about products from Kontron Europe GmbH and/or

COMe-bHL6 / Features and Interfaces4.21 ACPI Suspend Modes and Resume EventsThe COMe-bHL6 supports the S-states S0, S3, S4, S5. S5eco Support: YESThe

COMe-bHL6 / System Resources5 System Resources5.1 Interrupt Request (IRQ) LinesIRQ # Used For Available Comment 0 Timer0 No - 1 Keyboard No -

COMe-bHL6 / System Resources 5.2 Memory AreaThe first 640 kB of DRAM are used as main memory. Using DOS, you can address 1 MB of memory directly. Mem

COMe-bHL6 / System Resources 5.4 Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) DevicesAll devices follow the Peripheral Component Interconnect 2.3 (PCI 2.3

COMe-bHL6 / System Resources 5.7 System Management (SM) BusThe 8-bit SMBus addresses uses the LSB (Bit 0) for the direction. Bit0 = 0 defines the wri

COMe-bHL6 / Connectors6 ConnectorsThe pin-outs for Interface Connectors X1A and X1B are documented for convenient reference. Please see the COM Expres

COMe-bHL6 / Pinout List7 Pinout List7.1 General Signal DescriptionType Description I/O-3,3 Bi-directional 3,3 V IO-Signal I/O-5T Bi-dir. 3,3V I/O (5V

COMe-bHL6 / Pinout List7.2 Connector X1A Row APin Signal Description Type Termination Comment A1 GND Power Ground PWR GND - - A2 GBE0_MDI3-

COMe-bHL6 / Pinout ListA63 GPI1 General Purpose Input 1 I-3.3 PU 10k 3.3V (S0) - A64 PCIE_TX1+ PCI Express Lane 1 Transmit + DP-O - - A65 P

COMe-bHL6 / Pinout List7.3 Connector X1A Row BPin Signal Description Type Termination Comment B1 GND Power Ground PWR GND - - B2 GBE0_ACT

COMe-bHL6 / User Information1.5 WarrantyFor this Kontron Europe GmbH product warranty for defects in material and workmanship exists as long as the wa

COMe-bHL6 / Pinout ListB63 GPO3 General Purpose Output 3 O-3.3 PD 10k - B64 PCIE_RX1+ PCI Express Lane 1 Receive + DP-I - - B65 PCIE_RX1-

COMe-bHL6 / Pinout List7.4 Connector X1B Row CPin Signal Description Type Termination Comment C1 GND Power Ground PWR GND - - C2 GND Power

COMe-bHL6 / Pinout ListC63 RSVD Reserved for future use nc - - C64 RSVD Reserved for future use nc - - C65 PEG_RX4+ PCI Express Graphics L

COMe-bHL6 / Pinout List7.5 Connector X1B Row DPin Signal Description Type Termination Comment D1 GND Power Ground PWR GND - - D2 GND Power

COMe-bHL6 / Pinout ListD63 RSVD Reserved for future use nc - - D64 RSVD Reserved for future use nc - - D65 PEG_TX4+ PCI Express Graphics L

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS Operation8 BIOS OperationThe BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) or UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) records hardware pa

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationMenu BarThe menu bar at the top of the window lists different menus. Use the left/right arrow keys to make a selection. Lege

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationFeature Options Description System Date [mm/dd/yyyy] Set the Date. Use 'Tab' to switch between Date elements S

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationSystem Information78

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationBoot FeaturesFeature Options Description NumLock On Off Selects Power-on state for NumLock Timeout 1 Number of seconds tha

COMe-bHL6 / Introduction2 Introduction2.1 Product DescriptionThe brand new application-ready COMe-bHL6 offers increased performance density and up to

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationRTS/CTS XON/XOFF control, RTS/CTS = Hardware flow control, XON/XOFF = Software flow control- Continue C.R. after POST Enable

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationNetwork StackFeature Options Description Network Stack Enabled Disabled Enable / Disable UEFI Network Stack IPv4 Enabled D

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationPlatform Information82

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS Operation8.5.2 Advanced83

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationSilicon Information84

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationProcessor ConfigurationFeature Options Description Active Processor Cores All 1 2 3 Number of cores to enable in each proc

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationProcessor Power ManagementFeature Options Description Intel® SpeedStep(TM) Enabled Disabled Enable/Disable processor perfo

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationLock TDP Settings Disabled Enabled Lock TDP in MSR_CONFIG_TDP_CONTROL C-States Enabled Disabled Enable processor idle power

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationMiscellaneousFeature Options Description S5 Eco Disabled Enabled Enable/Disable Kontron S5 Eco mode. Reduces supply curren

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationI2C SpeedFeature Options Description I2C Speed 200 Select I2C Bus Speed in kHz from 1kHz to 400kHz 89

COMe-bHL6 / Introduction2.3 Understanding COM Express® FunctionalityAll Kontron COM Express® basic and compact modules contain two 220pin connectors;

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationWatchdogFeature Options Description Auto-reload Disabled Enabled Enable automatic reload of watchdog timers on timeout Glo

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationGeneric LPC Decode RangesFeature Options Description Generic LPC Decode 1 Disabled Enabled Enable generic LPC decode range

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationH/W MonitorFeature Value/Options Description CPU Temperature xx°C Shows the measured temperature of the CPU Diode with o

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationReference Temperature PCH Temperature Module Temperature CPU Temperature Determines the temperature source which is used fo

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationHDD ConfigurationFeature Options Description SATA Device Enabled Disabled Enable/Disable SATA DeviceInterface Combination

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationSoftware Feature Mask ConfigurationFeature Options Description HDD Unlock Enabled Disabled If enabled, indicates that the

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationMemory ConfigurationFeature Options Description Memory Frequency Limiter Auto 2067 1333 1600 1867 2133 2400 2667 Select th

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationSystem Agent (SA) ConfigurationFeature Options Description CPU Audio Device (D0:D3:F0) Enabled Disabled Enable/Disable CPU

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationIntel® VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)Feature Options Description Intel® VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) Enabled Disabled Enable/Dis

COMe-bHL6 / BIOS OperationGraphics Configuration99