Kontron COMe-bSC6 User Manual

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COMe-bSC6 / Product Specification3 Product Specification3.1 Module definitionThe COM Express® basic sized Computer-on-Module COMe-bSC6 (CHR6) follows

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationFor SDVO2DVI solutions select 'SDVO - DVI 1.0' or 'SDVO - DVI-I'. For SDVO2CRT select 'SDVO- DVI-I&

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationSystemAgent PCIe ConfigurationFeature Options Description PEG0 - Gen X Auto Gen1 Gen2 Configure PEG0 B0:D1:F0 Gen1-Gen2PE

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationMemory ConfigurationFeature Options Description DIMM Profile Default DIMM profile XMP profile 1 XMP Profile 2 Select DIMM

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationGT - Power Management ControlFeature Options Description RC6 (Render Standby) Disabled Enabled Check to enable render sta

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationPCH-IO ConfigurationFeature Options Description Launch Storage OpROM Disabled Enabled Enable or Disable Boot Option for L

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationLAN ConfigurationFeature Options Description PCH LAN Controller Enabled Disabled Enable/Disable onboard NICLaunch PXE OpRO

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationSATA ConfigurationFeature Options Description SATA Controller Enabled Disabled Enable/Disable SATA DeviceSATA Mode Selecti

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS Operation Serial ATA Port 0/1/2/3 ConfigurationFeature Options Description PORT 0 PORT 1 PORT 2 PORT 3 Enabled Disabled Enable or

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationHDA ConfigurationFeature Options Description High Definition Audio Disabled Enabled Auto Control Detection of the High de

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationUSB ConfigurationFeature Options Description EHCI1 Enabled Disabled Control the USB EHCI (USB 2.0) functions. One EHCI con

COMe-bSC6 / Product Specification3.2 Functional SpecificationProcessorThe 32nm Intel® 2nd Gen Core™ i7/i5/i3/Celeron® embedded (Sandy Bridge) CPU fam

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationPCI Express ConfigurationFeature Options Description PCIe Clock Gating Disabled Enabled Enable or Disable PCI Express Clo

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationPCI Express Root Port 0/1/2/3/4/5Feature Options Description PCI Express Root Port Disabled Enabled Control the PCI Expre

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS Operation8.5.4 BootFeature Options Description Setup Prompt Timeout 1 Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535 (0x

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS Operation Boot Option PriorityBy default, AMI APTIO uses following boot priority if at least one device of a group is connected:» Bo

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS Operation8.5.5 SecurityFeature Options Description Set Administrator Password - Set the Administrator Password for Setup Access U

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationSet HDD PasswordFeature Options Description Set User Password - Set HDD User Password. Advisable to Power Cycle System a

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS Operation8.5.6 Save & ExitFeature Options Description Save Changes and Exit - Exit system setup after saving the changes Disc

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COMe-bSC6 / Product SpecificationIntel® Core™ Core™ Core™ Core™ Core™ Core™ Celeron® Celeron® Celeron® Celeron® - i7-2715QE i7-2655LE i7-

COMe-bSC6 / Product SpecificationPCH comparisonFeature QM67 HM65 TDP 3.9W 3.9W VT-d YES NO TXT YES NO vPRO YES NO AMT YES NO Rapid Storage

COMe-bSC6 / Product SpecificationPEG ConfigurationThe x16 PCI Express Graphics Port (PEG) is compatible to standard PCI Express devices like Ethernet

COMe-bSC6 / Product SpecificationPCI Express ConfigurationThe COMe-bSC6 only supports x1 PCIexpress lane configuration by default. Following x2/x4 con

COMe-bSC6 / Product SpecificationPower FeaturesSingly Supply Support YES Supply Voltage 8.5V - 18V (20V@nonECC) ACPI ACPI 4.0 S-States S0, S3, S4, S5

COMe-bSC6 / Product Specification 3.3 Block Diagram3.4 Variant MatrixThe COMe-bSC6 is available with different PCB and featureset. The following tabl

COMe-bSC6 / Product Specification3.5 AccessoriesProduct specific accessoriesProduct Number Heatspreader and Cooling Solutions Comment 38013-0000-99-

COMe-bSC6 / Product Specification3.6 Electrical Specification3.6.1 Supply VoltageFollowing supply voltage is specified at the COM Express® connector:V

COMe-bSC6 / Product Specification3.6.5 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-bSC6 / Product Specification3.7 Power ControlPower SupplyThe COMe-bSC6 supports a power input from 8.5V - 18V (20V@nonECC). The supply voltage is

COMe-bSC6 / Product Specification3.8 Environmental Specification3.8.1 Temperature SpecificationKontron defines following temperature grades for Comput

COMe-bSC6 / Product Specification 3.9 Standards and CertificationsRoHS IIThe COMe-bSC6 is compliant to the directive 2011/65/EU on the Restriction of

COMe-bSC6 / Product SpecificationShock & VibrationThe COM Express® basic form factor Computer-on-Modules successfully passed shock and vibration t

COMe-bSC6 / Product Specification3.10 MTBFThe following MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure) values were calculated using a combination of manufacturer’s t

COMe-bSC6 / Product Specification3.11 Mechanical SpecificationDimension» 95.0 mm x 125.0 mm» Height approx. 12mm (0.4”)CAD drawings are available at E

COMe-bSC6 / Product Specification3.12 Module Dimensions27

COMe-bSC6 / Product Specification3.13 Thermal Management, Heatspreader and Cooling SolutionsA heatspreader plate assembly is available from Kontron Eu

COMe-bSC6 / Product Specification3.14 Onboard Fan ConnectorLocation of the FAN Connector Specification of the FAN Connector: » Part number (Molex) J8:

» Table of Contents «1 User Information...61.1 About This Document...

COMe-bSC6 / Features and Interfaces4 Features and Interfaces4.1 S5 Eco ModeKontron’s new high-efficient power-off state S5 Eco enables lowest power-co

COMe-bSC6 / Features and Interfaces4.2 LPCThe Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface signals are connected to the LPC Bus bridge located in the CPU or chipset.

COMe-bSC6 / Features and Interfaces4.3 Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)The Serial Peripheral Interface Bus or SPI bus is a synchronous serial data li

COMe-bSC6 / Features and InterfacesUsing an external SPI flashTo program an external SPI flash follow these steps:» Connect a SPI flash with correct s

COMe-bSC6 / Features and Interfaces4.5 M.A.R.S.The Smart Battery implementation for Kontron Computer-on-Modules called Mobile Application for Recharge

COMe-bSC6 / Features and Interfaces4.6 UARTThe COMe-bSC6 supports up to two Serial RX/TX only Ports defined in COM Express® specification on Pins A98/

COMe-bSC6 / Features and Interfaces4.7 Fast I2CThe COMe-bSC6 supports a CPLD implemented LPC to I2C bridge using the WISHBONE I2C Master Core provided

COMe-bSC6 / Features and Interfaces4.8 GPIO - General Purpose Input and OutputThe COMe-bSC6 offers 4 General Purpose Input (GPI) pins and 4 General Pu

COMe-bSC6 / Features and Interfaces4.9 Dual Staged Watchdog TimerBasicsA watchdog timer (or computer operating properly (COP) timer) is a computer har

COMe-bSC6 / Features and Interfaces4.10 Speedstep TechnologyThe Intel® processors offer the Intel® Enhanced SpeedStep™ technology that automatically s

COMe-bSC6 / 4.3 Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)...3

COMe-bSC6 / Features and Interfaces4.11 C-StatesNew generation platforms include power saving features like SuperLFM, EIST (P-States) or C-States in O

COMe-bSC6 / Features and Interfaces4.12 Hyper ThreadingHyper Threading (officially termed Hyper Threading Technology or HTT) is an Intel®-proprietary

COMe-bSC6 / Features and Interfaces4.13 VID-xThe processor implements the VID-x feature for improved control of core voltage levels when the processor

COMe-bSC6 / Features and Interfaces4.14 Intel® Turbo Boost Technology and AVXFor applications that are particularly power-hungry, the new processors p

COMe-bSC6 / Features and Interfaces4.15 Display ConfigurationThe chapter describes possible display configurations and supported features for the inte

COMe-bSC6 / Features and InterfacesDual Display configurations in Setup and POST Display N/A CRT LVDS fix LVDS DID LVDS2DVI DP/eDP DP2DVI DP2HDM

COMe-bSC6 / Features and InterfaceseDP - embedded Display PortIntel® 6 & 7-Series Chipset based Computer-on-modules support the embedded Display P

COMe-bSC6 / Features and Interfaces DDI Design Consideration» For sufficient signal quality baseboard designs with long signal lanes or impedance lea

COMe-bSC6 / Features and Interfaces4.16 Hybrid Graphics / Multi-monitorThe COMe-bSC6 supports Hybrid Multi-monitor function which is one form of Intel

COMe-bSC6 / Features and Interfaces4.17 Intel® vPro™ technologyKontron and Intel® are addressing the security and manageability challenges facing embe

COMe-bSC6 / 8.5 BIOS Setup...

COMe-bSC6 / Features and Interfaces4.18 ACPI Suspend Modes and Resume EventsThe COMe-bSC6 supports the S-states S0, S3, S4, S5. S5eco Support: YESThe

COMe-bSC6 / Features and Interfaces4.19 USBThe COMe-bSC6 is available in different variants affecting the USB routing: COM COMe-bSC6 ECC w/QM67 COMe

COMe-bSC6 / System Resources5 System Resources5.1 Interrupt Request (IRQ) LinesIRQ # Used For Available Comment 0 Timer0 No - 1 Keyboard No -

COMe-bSC6 / 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-bSC6 / System Resources 5.4 Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) DevicesAll devices follow the Peripheral Component Interconnect 2.3 (PCI 2.3

COMe-bSC6 / System Resources 5.8 System Management (SM) BusThe 8-bit SMBus addresses uses the LSB (Bit 0) for the direction. Bit0 = 0 defines the wri

COMe-bSC6 / Connectors6 ConnectorsThe pin-outs for Interface Connectors X1A and X1B are documented for convenient reference. Please see the COM Expres

COMe-bSC6 / 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-bSC6 / Pinout List7.2 Connector X1A Row APin Signal Description Type Termination Comment A1 GND Power Ground PWR - - A2 GBE0_MDI3- GB

COMe-bSC6 / Pinout ListA65 PCIE_TX1- PCI Express lane 1 - Transmit DP-O - - A66 GND Power Ground PWR - - A67 GPI2 EXT_GPI2 / General Purpo

COMe-bSC6 / User Information1 User Information1.1 About This DocumentThis document provides information about products from Kontron Europe GmbH and/or

COMe-bSC6 / Pinout List7.3 Connector X1A Row BPin Signal Description Type Termination Comment B1 GND Power Ground PWR - - - B2 GBE0_ACT GB

COMe-bSC6 / Pinout ListB65 PCIE_RX1- PCI Express lane 1 - receive DP-I - - B66 WAKE0# PCIE_WAKE# I/O-3,3 PU 10k 3,3V (S5) - B67 WAKE1# WAK

COMe-bSC6 / Pinout List7.4 Connector X1B Row CPin Signal Description Type Termination Comment C1 GND Power Ground PWR - - C2 GND Power Gro

COMe-bSC6 / Pinout ListC65 PEG_RX4+ PCIexpress Graphics receive + (4) DP-I - - C66 PEG_RX4- PCIexpress Graphics receive - (4) DP-I - - C67

COMe-bSC6 / Pinout List7.5 Connector X1B Row DPin Signal Description Type Termination Comment D1 GND Power Ground PWR - - D2 GND Power Gro

COMe-bSC6 / Pinout ListD65 PEG_TX4+ PCIexpress Graphics Transmit + (4) DP-O - - D66 PEG_TX4- PCIexpress Graphics Transmit - (4) DP-O - - D67

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS Operation8 BIOS OperationThe module is equipped with AMI® Aptio, which is located in an onboard SPI serial flash memory.8.1 Determini

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationBackup the BIOS / Create a BIOS with custom defaults:» Change your BIOS settings according your needs» Save and Exit Setup w

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS Operation8.3 Setup GuideThe Aptio Setup Utility changes system behavior by modifying the Firmware configuration. The setup program us

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationItem Specific Help WindowThe Help window on the right side of each menu displays the Help text for the selected item. It upd

COMe-bSC6 / User Information1.5 WarrantyFor this Kontron Europe GmbH product warranty for defects in material and workmanship exists as long as the wa

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS Operation8.5 BIOS Setup8.5.1 MainFeature Options Description System Language English Choose the system default language System Date

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationPlatform Information71

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS Operation8.5.2 Advanced72

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationPCI Subsystem SettingsFeature Options Description PCI ROM Priority Legacy ROM EFI Compatible ROM In case of multiple Opti

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationACPI SettingsFeature Options Description Enable ACPI Auto Congiguration Disabled Enabled Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI Aut

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationTrusted ComputingFeature Options Description TPM Support Disable Enable Enables or Disables TPM support. O.S. will not sho

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationCPU ConfigurationFeature Options Description Hyper-Threading Disabled Enabled Enables/Disables the Intel® Hyper Threading

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationCPU Information77

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationCPU PPM ConfigurationFeature Options Description CPU DTS Disabled Enabled Enable/Disable CPU DTS SMI. If disabled, ACPI c

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationMiscellaneousFeature Options Description S5 Eco Disabled Enabled Reduce supply current in Soft Off State S5 to less than 1

COMe-bSC6 / Introduction2 Introduction2.1 Product DescriptionIn 2011, Intel® introduced its first quad core CPU suitable for the COM Express® platform

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationWatchdogFeature Options Description Auto-reload Disabled Enabled Enable automatic reload of watchdog timers on timeout Glo

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationSmart Battery ConfigurationFeature Options Description M.A.R.S. Disabled AUTO Charger Manager Preset M.A.R.S. Smart Batte

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationBattery Information82

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationGeneric LPC Decode RangesFeature Options Description Generic LPC Decode 1 Disabled Enabled Enable generic LPC decode range

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationThermal ConfigurationFeature Options Description Critical Trip Point POR 15°C … 119°C This value controls the temperature

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationPassive Cooling85

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationThe ACPI OS assesses the optimum CPU performance change necessary to lower the temperature using the following equation ΔP[%

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationPCH-FW Configuration87

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationUSB ConfigurationFeature Options Description Legacy USB Support Enabled Disabled AUTO Enables Legacy USB support. AUTO opt

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationModule COM Port Configuration89

COMe-bSC6 / Introduction2.4 COM Express® DocumentationThis product manual serves as one of three principal references for a COM Express® design. It do

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationSerial Port 3 ConfigurationFeature Options Description Serial Port Disabled Enabled Enable or Disable COMe Serial Port 0

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationSerial Port 4 ConfigurationFeature Options Description Serial Port Disabled Enabled Enable or Disable COMe Serial Port 1

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationH/W MonitorHardware Monitor measurements and configuration for the onboard Analog Devices ADT7490.Feature Value/Options De

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationSerial Port Console RedirectionFeature Options Description Console Redirection Disabled Enabled Enable/Disable Serial Port

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationConsole Redirection SettingsFeature Options Description Terminal Type VT100 VT100+ VT_UTF8 ANSI VT100: ASCII char set. VT

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationIntel ICCFeature Options Description Use Wdog Timer w/ ICC Disabled Enabled Enable Watchdog Timer operation for ICC. If en

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS Operation8.5.3 Chipset96

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationSystemAgent ConfigurationFeature Options Description VT-d Disabled Enabled Check to enable Intel® Virtualization Technolo

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationGraphics ConfigurationFeature Options Description Gfx Turbo IMON Curr 31 Graphics turbo IMON current values supported (14-

COMe-bSC6 / BIOS OperationLCD ControlFeature Options Description Prim IGFX Boot Disp Auto CRT LVDS EFP 1 EFP 2 EFP 3 Select the Integrated Graphics