Aaeon EMB-A70M User manual

Mini-ITX EMB-A70M
EMB-A70M
AMD R-460L(Quad-core)/
R-260H (Dual-core) APU
Mini-ITX
2 Realtek 8111E Ethernet
2 USB3.0, 5 USB2.0, 2 COM
1PCI-e,1MiniPCI-e
1mSATA
EMB-A70M Manual 1st Ed
August 2013

Mini-ITX EMB-A70M
Copyright Notice
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AAEON reserves the right to make changes in the product design
without notice to its users.
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Acknowledgments
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Association.
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Please be notified that all other products’ name or trademarks
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Mini-ITX EMB-A70M
Packing List
(Standard, not bulk pack)
Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that
the following materials have been shipped:
1 9657666600 Jumper Kit
1 1709070800 SATA Cable
1 1702151201 SATA Power CABLE
1 M20A70M000 I/O Shield
1 17592A70M1 CPU Cooler
1 Utility DVD
1 EMB-A70M
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 .....................................................2-7
2.6 Setting Jumpers .......................................................2-9
2.7 Auto Power Button Setting (CN8) ..........................2-10
2.8 CHASSIS INTRUDER (CHASSIS) (JP2)................2-10
2.9 Pin Header (USB 56, 78) ........................................2-10
2.10 USB 3.0 Connector (USB 3_34) ...........................2-10
2.11 RS-232 Pin Header (COM 1, 3, 4)........................2-10
2.12 RS-232/422/485 Pin Header (COM 2)..................2-11
2.13 Digital I/O Pin Header (DIO 1)...............................2-11
2.14 4-pin ATX Power Connector (ATX 1)....................2-11
2.15 24-pin ATX Power Connector (ATX 2)..................2-11
2.16 SATA Connector (SATA 1~5) ...............................2-12
2.17 Front Panel Connector (F_Panel).........................2-12
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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-5
B.3 IRQ Mapping Chart...................................................B-6
B.4 DMA Channel Assignments.………………………..B-10
Appendix C Mating Connector
C.1 List of Mating Connectors and Cables......................C-2
Appendix D Programming the Digital I/O
D.1 DIO Programming.....................................................D-2
D.2 Digital I/O Register....................................................D-3
D.3 Digital I/O Sample Program......................................D-4
Appendix E AHCI Setting
E.1 Setting AHCI.............................................................E-2

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Chapter 1 General Information 1- 1
General
Chapter
1
Information

Mini-ITX EMB-A70M
Chapter 1 General Information 1-2
1.1 Introduction
The EMB-A70M supports AMD Embedded R-460L
(Quad-core)/ R-260H (Dual-core) APU processor which paired
with the AMD Hudson M3/A70M chipset offers a high
performance computing platform with low power consumption.
This new product supports two DDR3 SODIMMs at speeds of
1333/1066 MHz, up to 8 GB. Two SATA interfaces provide
ample storage. With dual Gigabit Ethernet, two COM ports, five
USB2.0 ports, two USB3.0 ports, one keyboard/mouse port and
one Line-in, Mic-in, Line-out port, the EMB-A70M meets the
requirements of today’s demanding applications.
Display requirements are met with an abundance of interfaces
such as HDMI. Display memory is shared from the system
memory up to 512MB. EMB-A70M has an integrated AMD
Radeon™ HD7 Series graphics engine, up to 1920 x 1200 for
HDMI output resolutions.
With all of its integrated features, the EMB-A70M strikes a
balance of performance and price. This versatile product targets
Industrial Automation, Entertainment, Networking, KIOSK/POS,
Transportation, Banking, Healthcare and Digital Signage
applications that require high performance and high reliability.

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Chapter 1 General Information 1-3
1.2 Features
AMD R-Series APU FP2 Processor
AMD Hudson M3/A70M
204-pin SODIMM x 2 DDR3 1333/1066MHz up to 8 GB
Realtek 8111E for Gigabit LAN, RJ-45 x 2
Supporting Static Full HD display by HDMI x 4
(Note: 1. Minimum of 3 identical monitors for 4 independent display.
2. Static playback could support 4 independent displays up
to FHD 1080P.)
SATA 6.0Gb/s x 2, mSATA x 1
USB 2.0 x 1 with Type A Connectors; USB 3.0 x 2, USB
2.0 x 4 with Pin Headers
MiniPCIe (Full Size) with SIM Socket x 1 , 1 x mini PCIe
( Optional PCIe & SATA signal, default for mSATA)
PCIe [x4] x 1
DC 12V Power Input

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Chapter 1 General Information 1-4
1.3 Specifications
System
Processor AMD R-260H (Dual-core) and
optional R-460L (Quad core) APU
System Memory 2 x SoDIMM, DDR3 1333/1066
Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory,
Max. 8GB
Chipset AMD® Hudson M3/ A70M
I/O Chipset ITE IT8728
Ethernet LAN1: Realtek® 8111E PCIe
Gigabit LAN controller, RJ-45 X1
LAN2: Realtek® 8111E PCIe
Gigabit LAN controller, RJ-45 X1
BIOS 32 Mb Flash ROM , AMI BIOS,
PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, ACPI
2.0a, SM BIOS 2.6
Wake On LAN Yes
Watchdog Timer System reset: 1~255 steps
programmable
H/W Status Monitoring Supports system temperature,
voltage and cooling fan status
monitoring
Expansion Interface 1 x miniPCIe (Full Size) with SIM
Socket
1 x mini PCIe ( Optional PCIe &
SATA signal, default for mSATA)
1 x PCIe [x4]
1x PCIe [x1] Board to board
connector for HDA and DP
signal(optional reserved)