Acrosser Technology AMB-N280S1 User manual

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AMB-N280S1 Board
User Manual

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registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction...........................................................................................................................4
1.1. Specifications.................................................................................................................... 4
1.2. Package Contents.............................................................................................................. 5
Chapter 2 H/W Information...................................................................................................................6
2.1 Mainboard illustration (Top Side)..................................................................................... 6
2.2 Location & Definition of Jumpers and Headers............................................................... 8
Chapter 3 BIOS Settings......................................................................................................................15
3.1. Main Setup...................................................................................................................... 16
3.2. Advanced Setup.............................................................................................................. 18
3.3. Chipset Setup.................................................................................................................. 29
3.4. Boot Setup....................................................................................................................... 34
3.5. Security setup.................................................................................................................. 36
3.6. Save & Exit Setup........................................................................................................... 37
Chapter 4 Function Description...........................................................................................................38
4.1. DC Power input connection............................................................................................ 38
4.2. Digital Inputs .................................................................................................................. 38
4.3. Digital Outputs................................................................................................................ 38
4.4. RS-232 Ports................................................................................................................... 38
4.5. Serial ATA (SATA).......................................................................................................... 38
4.6. USB................................................................................................................................. 38

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Chapter 1 Introduction
AMB-N280S1 Series with Intel Atom N2800 processor is a multi-function Industrial Main-board,
which is suitable for using in all kind of applications. Besides basic I/O ports like VGA, HDMI, USB,
COM. LAN, and GPIO. It also compliant with most industry standards for computing usage
including CE and FCC.
1.1. Specifications
CPU Intel Atom N2800
Dual-core, clock speed 1.86G，TDP 6.5W
Chipset Intel NM10，TDP 2.0 W
Display 1 * VGA and 1 * HDMI Onboard
1 * LVDS (18-bit, single channel, up to 1366x768 resolution)
Memory Support DDR3 1066/800 MHz
1 * SO-DIMM slot，Up to 4 GB
Storage Intel Serial ATA2 (3 Gbps) controller
1 * Serial ATA port
Ethernet 2 * Realtek RTL8111E PCI-E Gigabit LAN
Audio Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec
Support MIC/Line-out Ports
Serial 5 * RS232+1 * RS232 or RS485
(COM 5 ~6 supports RX & TX only)
Other Ports
4 * USB2.0 (2 * Rear I/O + 2 * Pin Header)
8 * GPIO, 1 * LPT
1 * SIM Card Socket
1 * PS/2 Header
2 * Mini-PCIE（Support 3G Device and mSATA Module）
1 * F_AUDIO
2 * SYS_FAN Socket
BIOS AMI BIOS
OS Support Windows 7 32-bit, Fedora 14 32-bit
Form Factor 3.5 Inch (146*105mm)

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1.2. Package Contents
Check if the following items are included in the package.
 Quick Manual
 AMB-N280S1 board
 1 x Driver CD
 1 x COM port cable with four DB9 connectors
 1 x SATA Cable
 1 x SATA Power Cable
 1 x DC Power Cable

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Chapter 2 H/W Information
This chapter describes the installation of AMB-N280S1. At first, it shows the Function
diagram and the layout of AMB-N280S1. It then describes the unpacking information that you
should read carefully, as well as the jumper/switch settings for the AMB-N280S1 configuration.
2.1Mainboard illustration
Top Side
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5
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4 3

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Bottom Side
* The Mini-PCIE1 supports 3G module but cannot supports mSATA module.
Intel N2800 CPU 1.86GHz Mini PCI-E1*
Mini-PCIe Socket
DIMM 1
204-Pin DDR3 Socket Intel NM10 PCH
SIM Card slot Mini PCI-E2*
Mini-PCIe Socket
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And Mini-PCIe2 supports mSATA module only.

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2.2Location & Definition of Jumpers and Headers
ATX1
Power Input Header LVDS_P1
Pin Header for LVDS backlight J485_1
Pin Header for RS485 signal
JCMOS1
Pin Header for CMOS LVDS1
Pin Header for LVDS SYS_FAN1
Pin Header for System Fan1
F_PANEL1
Pin Header for front panel LED and
SW SATA_P1
Pin Header for SATA Power SYS_FAN2
Pin Header for System Fan2
J_VGA1
Pin Header for DB15 VGA connector J_COM1-4 Pin Header for 4 Serial ports F_USB2
Pin Header for front USB port
J_AUDIO1
Pin Header for front SPK and MIC J_COM5
Pin Header for COM5, RX/TX only J_KBMS1
Pin Header for PS/2 KB and MS
J_GPIO1
Pin Header for GPIO J_COM6
Pin Header for COM6, RX/TX only,
RS485 supported
SATA1
SATA Port1
LPT1
Pin Header for LPT
JP3 & JP4
For RS-232, RS-485 function
selection of COM6
ATX2
Power output Header
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4
5
19
7
18
6
10
11 16
13 15
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14
3 12 9 817 21
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[1] Power Input Header（4*1 Pin 2.54mm）
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 +12V IN 2 +12V IN
ATX1 3 GND 4 GND
* Please use the DC Power Cable in accessory to avoid the System damage.
[2] CMOS Control Jumper (3*1 Pin 2.54mm)
Setting Function
1-2 Normal (Default)
JCMOS1 2-3 Clear CMOS
[3] Front Panel Header（5*2 Pin 2.54mm）
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 HD LED+ 2 Power LED+
3 HD LED- 4 Power LED-
5 GND 6 PW+
7 RESET 8 PW-
F_PANEL1 9 N/C
[4] KBMS Header (6*1 Pin 2.0mm)
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 KB_CK1 2 KB_DT1
3 MS_CK1 4 GND
J_KBMS1
5 +5V 6 MS_DT1
[5] F_AUDIO Header（4*1 Pin 2.54mm）
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 OUT_R 2 MIC_R
3 GND 4 GND
5 GND 6 GND
J_AUDIO1 7 OUT_L 8 MIC_L

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[6] GPIO Header（5*2 Pin 2.00mm）
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 GPIO6 (0500 Bit6) 2 GPIO22(0502 Bit6)
3 GPIO15 (0501 Bit7) 4 GPIO38(0x504 Bit6)
5 GND 6 GPIO7(0500 Bit7)
7 GPIO33(0504 Bit1) 8 GPIO36(0x504 Bit4)
J_GPIO1
9 GPIO39(0x504 Bit7) 10 +5V
[7] LPT Header (13*2 Pin 2.0mm)
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 LPT1 2 LPT14
3 LPT2 4 -ERR
5 LPT3 6 LPT16
7 LPT4 8 LPT17
9 LPT5 10 GND
11 LPT6 12 GND
13 LPT7 14 GND
15 LPT8 16 GND
17 LPT9 18 GND
19 -ACK 20 GND
21 BUSY 22 GND
23 PE 24 GND
LPT1
25 SLCT 26 GND
[8] LVDS Back Light Control Header（5*1 Pin 2.54mm）
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 +12V 2 GND
3 LVDS_ENABKL 4 N/C
LVDS_P1 5 +5V
* LVDS_P1 is not support Brightness control

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[9] LVDS Header（20*2 Pin 1.25mm）
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 VDD_PANEL 2 VDD_PANEL
3 GND 4 GND
5 VDD_PANEL 6 VDD_PANEL
7 LVDS_A_DATA0- 8 N/A
9 LVDS_A_DATA0+ 10 N/A
11 GND 12 GND
13 LVDS_A_DATA1- 14 N/A
15 LVDS_A_DATA1+ 16 N/A
17 GND 18 GND
19 LVDS_A_DATA2- 20 N/A
21 LVDS_A_DATA2+ 22 N/A
23 GND 24 GND
25 LVDS_A_CLK- 26 N/A
27 LVDS_A_CLK+ 28 N/A
29 GND 30 GND
31 LDDC_DATA 32 LDDC_CLK
33 GND 34 GND
35 N/A 36 N/A
37 N/A 38 N/A
LVDS1
39 NC 40 GND
*Attention: The output default value of VDD_PANEL is 3.3V ， it also can be 5V or 12V by changing
the hardware!
[10]SATA Power Supply Header (4*1 Pin 2.00mm)
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 +12V 2 GND
SATA_P1 3 GND 4 +5V

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[11] Serial Port 1-4 Header（20*2 Pin 2.0 mm）
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 DCD [2] 2 RXD
3 TXD 4 DTR
5 GND 6 DSR
7 RTS 8 CTS
9 RI 10 GND
11 DCD [2] 12 RXD
13 TXD 14 DTR
15 GND 16 DSR
17 RTS 18 CTS
19 RI[3] 20 N/A
21 DCD [2] 22 RXD
23 TXD 24 DTR
25 GND 26 DSR
27 RTS 28 CTS
29 RI [3] 30 GND
31 NC [4] 32 RXD
33 TXD 34 DTR
35 GND 36 DSR
37 RTS 38 CTS
J_COM1-4
39 NC [4] 40 GND
[12] Serial Port 5 Header（3*1 Pin 2.54mm）
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 RXD 2 TXD
J_COM5 3 GND
[13] Serial Port 6 Header（3*1 Pin 2.54mm）
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 RXD 2 TXD
J_COM6 3 GND
*Workable in RS-232 mode only

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[14] Serial Port 6 Working Mode selection Header（two 3*1 Pin 2.54mm）
Header Settings Working Mode
JP3 1-2
JP4 1-2 RS-485
JP3 2-3
JP3、JP4
JP4 2-3 RS-232（Default）
[15] RS485 Header（2*1 Pin 2.54mm）
Pin Definition Pin Definition
J485_1 1 RS485+ 2 RS485-
*Workable in RS-485 mode only
[16] System Fan1 Header (3*1 Pin 2.54 mm)
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 GND 2 + 12V
SYS_FAN1 3 FANIO1
[17] System Fan2 Header (3*1 Pin 2.54 mm)
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 GND 2 + 12V
SYS_FAN2 3 FANIO2
[18] USB Header（5*2 Pin 2.54 mm）
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 + 5 V 2 + 5 V
3 USBP4- 4 USBP5-
5 USBP4+ 6 USBP5-
7 GND 8 GND
F_USB2
10 N/C
* It cannot use USB Hub with power adaptor that connects to USB port.

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[19] VGA Header（12*1 Pin 2.00 mm）(Reserve for Test)
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 CRT_ON 2 VSYNC
3 HSYNC 4 GND
5 RED 6 GND
7 GREEN 8 GND
9 BLUE 10 GND
J_VGA1
11 DDCDAT 12 DDCCLK
[20] ATX2 Power Output Header （4*1 Pin 2.54mm）
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 +12V 2 GND
ATX2 3 GND 4 +5V
[1] The Mini-PCIe1 supports 3G module but cannot supports mSATA module.
And Mini-PCIe2 supports mSATA module only.
[2]The output default value (Pin 1 of COM1，COM3) is DCD and also can be 5V or 12V by changing the
hardware.
[3] The output default value (Pin 9 of COM3) is RI and also can be 5V or 12V by changing the hardware.
[4] The output default value (Pin 1 and Pin 9 of COM3，COM4) is NC, and also can be 5V or 12V by
changing the hardware.
[5] It cannot use USB Hub with power adaptor that connects to all USB port.

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Chapter 3 BIOS Settings
This chapter describes the BIOS menu displays and explains how to perform common tasks
needed to get the system up and running. It also gives detailed explanation of the elements found
in each of the BIOS menus. The following topics are covered:
 Main Setup
 Advanced Setup
 Chipset Setup
 Boot Setup
 Security Setup
 Save & Exit

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3.1. Main Setup
Once you enter the AMI BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen.
Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <Pg Up> <Pg Dn> keys to select the
value you want in each item.
Note: Listed at the bottom of the menu are the control keys. If you need any help with the item fields,
you can press the <F1> key, and it will display the relevant information.
Option Choice Description
BIOS Information N/A This item displays the BIOS Information
BIOS Vendor N/A This item displays the BIOS vendor
Core Version NA This item displays the Core Version
Compliancy N/A This item displays the BIOS Compliancy

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Project Version N/A This item displays the Project Information.
Motherboard Version N/A This item displays the Mother Board Model.
Built Data & Time N/A This item displays the Built information
System Date N/A Set the date. Use Tab to switch between Date elements
System Time N/A Set the time. Use Tab to switch between Date elements
Access Level N/A Set the system access level.

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3.2. Advanced Setup
Option Choice Description
ACPI Settings N/A ACPI Options Settings
Power On N/A Power Fail settings
CPU Configuration NA This item displays the CPU and Parameters.
IDE Configuration N/A SATA and IDE port configuration.
USB Configuration NA Monitor hardware status
SMART Settings NA Power Sub System
Super IO NA System Super IO Chip Parameters.
HW Monitor NA This item displays the HW Monitor Parameters

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3.2.1 ACPI Settings
Option Choice Description
Enable ACPI Auto
Configuration Enabled / Disabled Enable or disable APCI Settings
Enable Hibernation Enabled / Disabled Enable or disable Hibernation
ACPI Sleep State Disable / S1 Only /
S3 Only Define ACPI State while Suspend button pressed

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3.2.2 Power On Configuration
Option Choice Description
PowerOn After
Power Fail
Power On/ Power
Off / Last Status Define the system Power status after Power Fail.