nanoX-TCR (Computer-on-Module) Reference Manual P/N 50-1Z108-1000
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Contents Chapter 1 About This Manual ....................................................................................................1 Purpose of this Manual ....................................................................................................................1 References ..................................................................................................................................1 Chapter 2 Product Overview...............................................................
Contents Chapter 4 BIOS Setup .............................................................................................................. 31 Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 31 Entering BIOS Setup (Local Video Display) ........................................................................... 31 Entering BIOS Setup (Serial Port Console) ........................................................
Chapter 1 About This Manual Purpose of this Manual This manual is for designers of systems based on the nanoX-TCR (Computer-on-Module). This manual contains information that permits designers to create an embedded system based on specific design requirements.
Chapter 1 About This Manual Chip Specifications • Intel® Corporation and the Atom™ E6XXT series CPU, used as integrated processor core and graphics memory hub Datasheet: http://download.intel.com/embedded/processor/datasheet/324208.pdf • Intel Corporation and the EG20T chip, used as Platform Controller Hub (PCH) Datasheet: http://download.intel.com/embedded/chipsets/datasheet/324211.pdf • National Semiconductor and the LM96163 chip, used as Temperature Sensor Datasheet: http://www.national.
Chapter 2 Product Overview This introduction presents general information about the COM Express™ architecture and the nanoX-TCR Computer-on-Module (COM). After reading this chapter you should understand: • COM Express Concept • COM Express Architecture • nanoX-TCR Product Description • nanoX-TCR Major Components • nanoX-TCR Connector Description • nanoX-TCR Specifications COM Express Concept COM Express is an open industry standard defined specifically for COM boards.
Chapter 2 Product Overview Baseboard designers can utilize as little or as many of the I/O interfaces as necessary. The baseboard can therefore provide all the interface connectors required to attach the system to the application specific peripherals. This versatility allows the designer to create a dense and optimized package, which results in a more reliable product while simplifying system integration.
Chapter 2 Product Overview Product Description The nanoX-TCR is an exceptionally high integration, high performance, rugged Intel® Atom™ E6XXT processor based system, compatible with the COM Express standard. This rugged and high quality module system contains all the component subsystems of an ATX motherboard plus the equivalent of several PCI Express expansion boards.
Chapter 2 • Product Overview COM Express Interface ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ SATA Interface • Provides up to two SATA ports • Supports up to 3 Gb/s transfer speed • Supports Native Command Queuing for up to 32 entries • Provides Auto Activate for DMA • Supports Hot Plug features HD Audio • Provides Intel HD Audio controller • Supports Audio Docking • Provides 32-bit sample depth • Supports sample rates up to 192kHz USB Port Interface • Supports six EHCI USB 2.
Chapter 2 ♦ • Product Overview CAN Interface (Optional) • Supports bit rate up to 1 Mbps • Supports 32 message objects Miscellaneous ♦ Real Time Clock (RTC) with external battery ♦ Watchdog Timer (WDT) ♦ CPU Temperature Sensor ♦ OEM Logo Screen (Splash) nanoX-TCR Reference Manual 7
Chapter 2 Product Overview Block Diagram Figure 2-2 shows the functional components of the module. LVDS SDVO 667/800MHz, 1.5V, 2GB Max. HD Audio SPI Flash - BIOS CPU Intel“ Atom™ E620T, E660T, or E680T (0.6, 1.3, or 1.
Chapter 2 Product Overview Major Components (ICs) Table 2-2 lists the major integrated circuits on the nanoX-TCR, including a brief description of each IC. Figures 2-3 and 2-4 show the locations of the major ICs. Table 2-2. Major Integrated Circuit Descriptions and Functions Chip Type Mfg. Model Description Function CPU (U31) Intel Atom E620T, E660T, and E680T 600MHz, 1.3GHz, or 1.
Chapter 2 Product Overview Table 2-2.
Chapter 2 Product Overview Key: U3 - SSD [Optional] U5 - SD/GPIO Switch U7 - Gigabit Ethernet Controller U10 - Board Controller U31 - CPU U38 - DDR2 SDRAM U39 - DDR2 SDRAM U40 - DDR2 SDRAM U41 - DDR2 SDRAM U42 - PCH U115 - Power Management (IC) U39 U38 U40 U5 U31 U41 U10 U115 nanoX-TCR_Top_Comp_a U3 U42 U7 Figure 2-3.
Chapter 2 Product Overview Connector Table 2-3 describes the COM Express connector (CN2) shown in Figure 2-5. Table 2-3. Module Connector and Socket Descriptions Connector # Board Access Description CN2 – COM Express A-B Bottom 220-pin connector for Northbridge Video and Southbridge I/O functions. Key: CN2A - COM Express pins A1-A110 CN2B - COM Express pins B1-B110 110 110 1 nanoX-TCR_Bottom_Conn_a CN2 1 A B Figure 2-5.
Chapter 2 Product Overview Specifications Physical Specifications Table 2-4 lists the physical dimensions of the module. Table 2-4. Weight and Footprint Dimensions NOTE Item Dimension Weight 0.04 kg (0.10 lb) Height (overall) 3.10 mm (0.12 inches) Board thickness 2.36 mm (0.093 inches) Width 55.00 mm (2.17 inches) Length 84.00 mm (3.31 inches) nanoX-TCR Reference Manual Overall height is measured from the upper board surface to the highest permanent component on the upper board surface.
Chapter 2 Product Overview Mechanical Specifications 0.16 (4.00mm) 0.00 0.08 (2.00mm) 1.84 (47.00mm) 2.01 (51.00mm) The following figure provides mechanical dimensions of the nanoX-TCR. Figure 2-6 shows the top-side view of the board with measurements between mounting holes. 3.15 (80.00mm) 2.99 (76.00mm) nanoX-TCR_mech_dwg_a 2.74 (69.60mm) 1.14 (28.96mm) 0.49 (12.50mm) 0.00 0.16 (4.00mm) 0.16 (4.00mm) 0.00 0.08 (2.00mm) 0.74 (18.80mm) Figure 2-6.
Chapter 2 Product Overview Power Specifications Table 2-5 provides the power requirements for the nanoX-TCR with 600MHz, 1.3GHz, and 1.6GHz CPUs and a 430 watt power supply. Table 2-5. Power Supply Requirements Parameter 600MHz E620T CPU 1.3GHz E660T CPU 1.6GHz E680T CPU Input Type +12V Regulated DC voltage +12V Regulated DC voltage +12V Regulated DC voltage In-rush Voltage & Current 1.59A (19.00W) 1.57A (19.00W) 1.58A (19.00W) Typical Idle Voltage & Current (Windows XP) 0.41A (5.00W) 0.
Chapter 2 Product Overview Thermal/Cooling Requirements The nanoX-TCR is designed to operate at its maximum CPU speeds of 600MHz, 1.3GHz, and 1.6GHz and requires a thermal solution to cool the CPU, PCH, and voltage regulators. ADLINK offers one optional cooling solution as well as a heat spreader platform on which to build a cooling solution. (See Table 2-7 for descriptions of cooling options.) NOTE The overall system design must keep the ICs within their operating temperature specifications. Table 2-7.
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview This chapter discusses the module features in the following order: • CPU • Graphics • Memory • Interrupt Channel Assignments • Memory Map • I/O Address Map • COM Express Connector A-B ♦ LPC interface ♦ SATA interface ♦ USB interface ♦ Power interface ♦ Power Management ♦ Video interfaces ♦ HD Audio interface ♦ Gigabit Ethernet interface ♦ I²C interface ♦ PCI Express interface ♦ SMBus ♦ CAN Bus [Optional] ♦ GPIO interface • COM Express A-
Chapter 3 Hardware CPU The nanoX-TCR offers three versions of the Intel® Atom™ E6XXT CPU—the E620T, E660T, and E680T—operating at 600MHz, 1.3GHz, and 1.6GHz, respectively. The E6XXT integrates a highperformance x86 Processor Core with Memory Controller and 3D Graphics Engine. This single chip is based on 45-nm process technology and provides an open-standard PCI Express v1.0 interface, supporting user-defined PCH, ASIC, FPGA, and off-the-shelf discrete components, ideal for deeply embedded applications.
Chapter 3 Hardware Interrupt Channel Assignments The interrupt channel assignments are shown in Table 3-1. NOTE Table 3-1 is only for reference. Interrupt channel assignments are tied to the specific legacy Super I/O device residing on the baseboard. This table can be used with the baseboard in ADLINK’s Quick Start Kit. Table 3-1. Interrupt Channel Assignments Device vs IRQ No.
Chapter 3 Hardware Memory Map The following table provides the common PC/AT memory allocations. Memory below 000500h is used by the BIOS. Table 3-2.
Chapter 3 Hardware I/O Address Map Table 3-3 shows the I/O address map. NOTE Table 3-3. Table 3-3 is only for reference. I/O addresses are tied to the specific legacy Super I/O device residing on the baseboard. This table can be used with the baseboard in ADLINK’s Quick Start Kit.
Chapter 3 Hardware COM Express A-B Connector This section provides descriptions of interfaces and signals within the COM Express A-B connector.
Chapter 3 Hardware Video Interfaces The Atom™ E6XXT CPU provides an integrated 2D/3D graphics engine, which supports video decode such as MPEG2, MPEG4, VC1, WMV9, H.264 (main, baseline at L3 and High-profile level 4.0/4.1), and DivX* as well as video encode such as MPEG4, H.264 (baseline at L3). The CPU supports LVDS and SDVO display ports, permitting simultaneous, independent operation of two displays. The video interface features are listed in the following two bullet lists.
Chapter 3 Hardware I²C™ Bus The I²C bus is implemented through the use of the Atmel ATmega168 board controller. The board controller provides a Fast Mode (400kHz max.) multi-master I²C bus that has maximum I²C bandwidth. Use the ADLINK Intelligent Device Interface (AIDI) Library for access to the I²C bus. AIDI driver information is available in the Utilities link of the nanoX-TCR product page at: http://www.adlinktech.com.
Chapter 3 Hardware GPIO The nanoX-TCR provides GPIO (General Purpose I/O) pins for custom use through the COM Express A-B connector. Use the ADLINK Intelligent Device Interface (AIDI) Library to configure the GPIO interface. AIDI driver information is available in the Utilities link of the nanoX-TCR product page at: http://www.adlinktech.com. An AIDI demo program and the AIDI User’s Manual describing how to use the GPIO pins also reside in the Utilities link of the nanoX-TCR product page.
Chapter 3 Hardware Table 3-5. COM Express A-B Connector Signal Descriptions (Continued) 26 A32 AC/HDA_BITCLK Down) A33 (Int. weak Pull- B32 SPKR AC/HDA_SDOUT B33 I2C_CK A34 BIOS_DISABLE# (PU 10k 3.3V S5 Standby) B34 I2C_DAT A35 THRMTRIP# (PU 1k 3.3V) B35 THRM# A36 NC (Not Connected) B36 USB7- (Client Port) A37 NC (Not Connected) B37 USB7+ (Client Port) A38 USB_6_7_OC# (PU 10k 3.
Chapter 3 Hardware Table 3-5. COM Express A-B Connector Signal Descriptions (Continued) A62 PCIE2_TX- A63 B62 PCIE2_RX- GPI1 B63 GPO3 A64 PCIE1_TX+ B64 PCIE1_RX+ A65 PCIE1_TX- B65 PCIE1_RX- A66 GND B66 WAKE0# (PU 1k 3.3V S5 Standby) A67 GPI2 B67 WAKE1# (PU 1k 3.
Chapter 3 Hardware Table 3-5.
Chapter 3 Hardware Temperature Sensor The nanoX-TCR provides a temperature sensor to ensure the health of your embedded system with built-in support for monitoring and control of system temperatures, fan speeds, and critical module voltage levels. The AIDI Library provides simple APIs at the application level to support these functions and adds alarm functions when voltage or temperature levels exceed the upper or lower limits set by the user.
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Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Introduction This section assumes the user is familiar with general BIOS Setup and does not attempt to describe the BIOS functions. Refer to “BIOS Setup Menus ” on page 33 in this chapter for a map of the BIOS Setup settings. If ADLINK has added to or modified any of the standard BIOS functions, these functions will be described. Entering BIOS Setup (Local Video Display) To enter BIOS Setup using a local video display for the nanoX-TCR: 1.
Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 8. Restore power to the nanoX-TCR. 9. Press the F2 key to enter Setup (early in the boot sequence if Fast Boot is set to [Enabled].) If Fast Boot is set to [Enabled], you may never see the screen prompt. 10. Use the key to select the screen menus listed in the Opening BIOS screen. NOTE The serial console port is not hardware protected. Diagnostic software that probes hardware addresses may cause a loss or failure of the serial console functions.
Chapter 4 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Menus This section provides illustrations of the six top-level setup screens in the nanoX-TCR BIOS Setup Utility. Below each illustration is a bullet list of the screen’s submenus and setting selections. The setting selections are presented in brackets after each submenu or menu item, and the optimal default settings are presented in bold. For more detailed definitions of the BIOS settings, refer to the AMI Aptio TSE User Manual: http://www.ami.
Chapter 4 • BIOS Setup ♦ Manufacture Date [XX/XX/20XX] ♦ Last Repair Date [XX/XX/20XX] ♦ Serial Number [XXXXXXXXXX] ♦ Hardware Rev [XXXXX-XXXX-XXXX] ♦ LAN MAC ID [XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX] ♦ Boot Counter [XXXXXXXX] ♦ Running Time [XXXXX HRs] System Date System Date (day of week, mm:dd:yyyy) – This field requires the alpha-numeric entry of the day of week, day of the month, calendar month, and all 4 digits of the year, indicating the century plus year (Fri XX/XX/20XX).
Chapter 4 • • • BIOS Setup Trusted Computing ♦ TPM SUPPORT [Disabled; Enabled] ♦ Current TPM Status Information [no TPM on board] CPU Configuration ♦ Processor Type Genuine Intel(R) CPU ♦ EMT64 ♦ Processor Speed XXXX MHz ♦ System Bus Speed XXX MHz ♦ Ratio Status XX ♦ Actual Ratio XX ♦ Processor Stepping XXXXX ♦ Microcode Revision XXX ♦ L1 Cache RAM XX k ♦ L1 Cache RAM XXX k ♦ Processor Core Single ♦ Hyper-Threading Supported ♦ Intel SpeedStep [Disabled; Enabled]
Chapter 4 • BIOS Setup Super IO Configuration ♦ Serial Port 0 Configuration • Serial Port [Disabled; Enabled] • Device Settings IO=3F8h; IRQ=4 • Change Settings [Auto; IO=3F8h; IRQ=4; IO=3F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12; IO=2F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12; IO=3E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12; IO=2E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12;] ♦ Serial Port 1 Configuration • Serial Port [Disabled; Enabled] • Device Settings IO=2F8h; IRQ=3 • Change Settings [Auto; IO=2F8h; IRQ=3; IO=3F8h; IRQ=
Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Chipset BIOS Setup Screen Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 20XX American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit [Setting Description] North Bridge Chipset Configuration South Bridge Chipset Configuration : : Select Screen Select Item Enter : Select +/- : Change Opt. F1 : General Help F2 : Previous Values F3 : Optimized Defaults F4 : Save & Exit ESC: Exit nanoX-TCR_BIOS_Chipset_a Main Version X.XX.XXXX. Copyright (C) 20XX American Megatrends, Inc.
Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 800x600 18bit(generic); 1024x600 18bit; 1024x768 18bit; 1280x768 18bit; 640x480 24bit; 800x600 24bit; 1024x600 24bit; 1024x768 24bit; 1280x768 24bit] • • 38 LVDS Backlight Controller [0%; 20%; 40%; 60%; 80%; 100%] South Bridge Chipset Configuration ♦ Audio Controller [Disabled; Enabled; Auto] ♦ SMBus Controller [Enabled; Disabled] ♦ PCI Express Ports Configuration • PCI Express Root Port 0 [Disabled; Enabled] • PCI Express Root Port 1 [Disabled; Enabled] • PCI Express Ro
Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Boot BIOS Setup Screen Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 20XX Amreican Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit [Setting Description] Boot Configuration Quiet Boot Fast Boot Setup Prompt Timeout [Disabled] [Disabled] 1 Bootup NumLock State [On] Boot Option Priorities Boot Option #1 Boot Option #2 [P1SILICONMOTION S. . .] [UEFI: Hard Drive] Hard Drive BBS Priorities Select Screen Select Item Enter : Select +/- : Change Opt.
Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Security BIOS Setup Screen Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 20XX American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit Password Description [Setting Description] If ONLY the Administrator’s password is set, then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup. If ONLY the User’s password is set, then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup. In Setup the User will have Administrator rights.
Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Save & Exit BIOS Setup Screen Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 20XX American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Save Changes and Reset Discard Changes and Reset [Setting Description] Save Options Save Changes Discard Changes Restore Defaults Save as User Defaults Restore User Defaults : : Select Screen Select Item Enter : Select +/- : Change Opt.
Chapter 4 ♦ BIOS Setup Save as User Defaults • ♦ Restore User Defaults • • 42 Save configuration? [Yes; No] Restore User Defaults? [Yes; No] Boot Override ♦ P1-SILICONMOTION SM631GX8AB ♦ SDHC - SDC ♦ UEFI: Hard Drive Reference Manual nanoX-TCR
Appendix A Technical Support ADLINK Technology, Inc. provides a number of methods for contacting Technical Support listed in the Table A-1 below. Requests for support through Ask an Expert are given the highest priority, and usually will be addressed within one working day. • ADLINK Ask an Expert – This is a comprehensive support center designed to meet all your technical needs. This service is free and available 24 hours a day through the Ampro By ADLINK web page at http://www.adlinktech.com/AAE/.
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Index A AMI BIOS User’s Guide ...................................... 1 Ask an Expert ..................................................... 43 Atom E6XXT CPU ......................................... 5, 18 B BIOS Setup Utility access ............................................................ 31 Advanced screen ........................................... 34 Boot screen .................................................... 39 Chipset screen ............................................... 37 Main screen ....
Index SD/GPIO switch ................................................... 9 SDVO description ............................................... 23 serial console accessing BIOS ............................................. 31 site preparation environmental requirements .......................... 15 SMBus ................................................................ 24 specification references ......................................... 1 Splash Screen ......................................................
