Aaeon COM-KB User manual

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COM-KB
AMD®Embedded G-series APU (SoC)
AMD® GX-420CA Quad-core 2.0GHz SOC
with AMD Radeon™ HD 8400E Graphics
AMD® GX-217GA Dual-core 1.65GHz SOC
with AMD Radeon™ HD 8280E Graphics
Gigabit Ethernet
2 SATA 6.0Gb/s
8 USB2.0, 2 USB3.0
5 PCI-E[x1]
COM Express CPU Module
COM-KB Manual 1st Ed.
February 21, 2014

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Copyright Notice
This document is copyrighted, 2014. All rights are reserved. The
original manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to the
products described in this manual at any time without notice.
No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or
transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written
permission of the original manufacturer. Information provided in this
manual is intended to be accurate and reliable. However, the original
manufacturer assumes no responsibility for its use, or for any in-
fringements upon the rights of third parties that may result from its
use.
The material in this document is for product information only and is
subject to change without notice. While reasonable efforts have been
made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy,
AAEON assumes no liabilities resulting from errors or omissions in
this document, or from the use of the information contained herein.
AAEON reserves the right to make changes in the product design
without notice to its users.

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Acknowledgments
All other products’name or trademarks are properties of their
respective owners.
AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc.
Intel®, Core™and Celeron®are trademarks of Intel®
Corporation.
Microsoft Windows®is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.
ITE is a trademark of Integrated Technology Express, Inc.
IBM, PC/AT, PS/2, and VGA are trademarks of International
Business Machines Corporation.
SoundBlaster is a trademark of Creative Labs, Inc.
All other product names or trademarks are properties of their
respective owners.

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Packing List
Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the
following materials have been shipped:
4 M2.5 Screw
1 DVD-ROM for manual (in PDF format) and
drivers
1 COM-KB
If any of these items should be missing or damaged, please
contact your distributor or sales representative immediately.

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Contents
Chapter 1 General Information
1.1 Introduction................................................................1-2
1.2 Features .................................................................... 1-3
1.3 Specifications ............................................................ 1-4
Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide
2.1 Safety Precautions ....................................................2-2
2.2 Location of Connectors and Jumpers .......................2-3
2.3 Mechanical Drawing..................................................2-5
2.4 List of Jumpers..........................................................2-7
2.5 List of Connectors .....................................................2-8
2.6 Setting Jumpers ........................................................ 2-9
2.7 DP0 (DDI1) Selection/DP1 (DDI2) Selection (SW1).2-10
2.8 Power Type Selection/RTC Clear/DDR3 Voltage
Selection/LVDS Backlight Selection (SW2) ....................2-11
2.9 AMD Debug Connector (CN1) ..................................2-11
2.10 FAN Connector (CN2)............................................. 2-11
2.11 SPI BIOS Program Connector (CN3)......................2-11
2.12 Battery Connector (CN4)......................................... 2-12
2.13 EDP/18BIT LVDS Connector (CN5)........................2-12
2.14 18BIT LVDS Connector (CN6)................................ 2-13
2.15 LPC Connector (CN7).............................................2-13
2.16 SPI EC Program Connector (CN8) .........................2-14

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2.17 ROW_AB Connector (CN9) .................................... 2-14
2.18 ROW_CD Connector (CN10).................................. 2-14
2.19 DDR3 SODIMM Connector (DIMM1)...................... 2-14
2.20 Standard DDR3 SODIMM Connector .....................2-15
Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup
3.1 System Test and Initialization. ..................................3-2
3.2 AMI BIOS Setup........................................................3-3
Chapter 4 Driver Installation
4.1 Installation .................................................................4-3
Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer
A.1 Watchdog Timer Initial Program ............................A-2
Appendix B I/O Information
B.1 I/O Address Map....................................................B-2
B.2 Memory Address Map............................................B-4
B.3 IRQ Mapping Chart................................................B-5
B.4 DMA Channel Assignments...................................B-8
Appendix C Programming the Digital I/O
C.1 DIO Programming................................................. C-2
C.2 Digital I/O Register................................................ C-3
C.3 Digital I/O Sample Program.................................. C-4
Appendix D RAID Setting
D.1 Setting RAID......................................................... D-2

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General
Information
Chapter
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1.1 Introduction
AAEON, a leading embedded board manufacturer, is pleased to
announce the debut of their new generation COM Express Module--
COM-KB. The COM-KB is a cutting-edge product that provides high
performance and low power consumption in the embedded market.
COM-KB adopts the latest AMD embedded G-Series SoC processor.
The system memory deploys with one SODIMM 204-pin
DDR3/DDR3L-1600 memory up to 16 GB. In addition, Realtek
RTL8111E supports Gigabit Ethernet that allows faster network
connections. This model applies five PCI-Express[x1], one LPC bus
and two SMBus. Moreover, two SATA 3.0Gb/s are configured on the
COM-KB. COM-KB also equips eight USB2.0 (included two USB3.0)
for flexible I/O expansions.
The display of COM-KB supports up to three independent displays
simultaneously. This brand new COM Express Module is developed to
cater to the requirements of Automation, Medical, ticket machine,
transportation, gaming, KIOSK, and POS/POI applications.

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1.2 Features
AMD® Embedded G-Series SOC APU
AMD® GX-415GA Quad-core 1.5GHz SOC with AMD
Radeon™ HD 8330E Graphics
AMD® GX-210HA Dual-core 1.0GHz SOC with AMD
Radeon™ HD 8210E Graphics
AMD® GX-420CA Quad-core 2.0GHz SOC with AMD
Radeon™HD 8400E Graphics
AMD® GX-217GA Dual-core 1.65GHz SOC with AMD
Radeon™HD 8280E Graphics
DDR3/DDR3L-1600 SODIMM, Max. 16GB
Realtek RTL8111E Gigabit Ethernet
HDMI x 1, DDI x 2, eDP x 1/ LVDS x 1 (18-bit
Single-channel LVDS LCD; 24-bit Dual-channel LVDS LCD)
(Shared Between eDP and LVDS)
High Definition Audio Interface
SATA 6.0Gb/s x 2
USB2.0 x 8 (Included USB3.0 x 2)
PCI-Express[x1] x 5; or PCI-Express[x4] x1 + PCI-Express
[x1] x 4
DC Input Range, +12V
COM Express Basic Module, Pin-out Type 6, COM.0 Rev.
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1.3 Specifications
System
Form Factor
COM Express Basic module, Pin-out Type
6, COM. 0 Rev. 2.1
Processor
Onboard AMD Embedded G-series APU
(SoC) Processors
System Memory
DDR3 SODIMM x 1
Supports non-ECC DDR3 1866(1.5V),
1600(1.35V),1333(1.25V), Max. 16GB
Chipset
AMD® Embedded G-Series SoC APU
I/O Chipset
ITE 8518 (196-pin)
Ethernet
Realtek RTL8111E (Gigabit Ethernet)
TPM
N/A
BIOS
AMI BIOS
SPI type, 8MB ROM
EEPROM
Atmel®AT24C02, save BIOS and
configuration data
Wake On LAN
Yes
Watchdog Timer
ITE8518, 255 levels
H/W Status
Monitoring
Supports CPU Temperature Monitoring
Expansion Interface
PCI-Express [x1] x 5
LPC bus x 1
1PEGx4 or x1
DDI1 & DDI2
Power Requirement
Nominal: +12V (ATX/AT)
Board Size
3.75" (L) x 3.75"(W) (95mm x 95mm)
Gross Weight
0.66lb (0.3kg)
Operating
Temperature
32°F ~ 140°F (0°C ~ 60°C)

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Storage Temperature
-40°F ~ 176°F (-40°C ~ 80°C)
Operating Humidity
0% ~ 90% relative humidity,
non-condensing
OS Support
Windows®7, Windows®8, Linux Fedora
Display
Chipset
AMD® GX-415GA Quad-core 1.5GHz
SOC with AMD Radeon™ HD 8330E
Graphics
AMD® GX-210HA Dual-core 1.0GHz
SOC with AMD Radeon™ HD 8210E
Graphics
AMD® GX-420CA Quad-core 2.0GHz
SOC with AMD Radeon™ HD 8400E
Graphics
AMD® GX-217GA Dual-core 1.65GHz
SOC with AMD Radeon™ HD 8280E
Graphics
Memory
Shared system memory up to 512MB/
DVMT 5.0
Resolution
VGA: up to 1920x1200 from CH7511
HDMI: up to 1920x 1080
LCD Interface
HDMI x 1, DDI x 2, eDP x 1/ LVDS x 1
(18-bit Single-channel LVDS LCD;
24-bit Dual-channel LVDS LCD)
(Shared Between eDP and LVDS)
I/O
Storage
SATA2/3 x 2 up to 6Gb/s
Serial Port
2
USB
USB2.0 x 8 (included USB 3.0 x 2)
Audio
High definition audio
GPIO
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Quick
Installation
Guide
Chapter
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2.1 Safety Precautions
Always completely disconnect the power cord
from your board whenever you are working on
it. Do not make connections while the power is
on, because a sudden rush of power can
damage sensitive electronic components.
Always ground yourself to remove any static
charge before touching the board. Modern
electronic devices are very sensitive to static
electric charges. Use a grounding wrist strap at
all times. Place all electronic components on a
static-dissipative surface or in a static-shielded
bag when they are not in the chassis

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2.2 Location of Connectors and Jumpers
Component Side

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2.3 Mechanical Drawing
Component Side

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Solder Side

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2.4 List of Jumpers
The board has a number of jumpers that allow you to configure your
system to suit your application.
The table below shows the function of each of the board's jumpers:
Jumpers
Label
Function
SW1
DP0 selection/DP1 selection
SW2
Power type selection/RTC Clear/DDR3 Voltage selection/LVDS
backlight selection

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2.5 List of Connectors
The board has a number of connectors that allow you to configure your
system to suit your application. The table below shows the function of
each board's connectors:
Connectors
Label
Function
CN1
AMD Debug Connector
CN2
FAN Connector
CN3
SPI BIOS Program Connector
CN4
Battery Connector
CN5
EDP/LVDS Connector
CN6
LVDS Backlight Connector
CN7
LPC Connector
CN8
SPI EC Program Connector
CN9
ROW_AB Connector
CN10
ROW_CD Connector
DIMM1
DDR3 SODIMM Connector

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2.6 Setting Jumpers
You configure your card to match the needs of your application by
setting jumpers. A jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch. It
consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a
plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them. To “close” a
jumper you connect the pins with the clip.
To “open” a jumper you remove the clip. Sometimes a jumper will have
three pins, labeled 1, 2 and 3. In this case you would connect either
pins 1 and 2 or 2 and 3.
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Open Closed Closed 2-3
A pair of needle-nose pliers may be helpful when working with jumpers.
If you have any doubts about the best hardware configuration for your
application, contact your local distributor or sales representative before
you make any change.
Generally, you simply need a standard cable to make most
connections.