ADLINK Technology NuPRO-A331 User manual

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Manual Rev.: 2.02
Revision Date: May 27, 2016
Part No: 50-13067-1020
NuPRO-A331
Full-Size PICMG 1.0 Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3
Q57 Express Chipset SBC
User’s Manual

Revision History
Revision Release Date Description of Change(s)
2.00 2010/12/31 Initial release
2.01 2011/02/17 Correct PICMG “1.3” to “1.0”, update DVI cable
P/N, remove SATA power cable from packing list
2.02 2016/5/27 I/O spec listing adjusted

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NuPRO-A331
Preface
Copyright 2016 ADLINK Technology Inc.
This document contains proprietary information protected by copy-
right. All rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be repro-
duced by any mechanical, electronic, or other means in any form
without prior written permission of the manufacturer.
Disclaimer
The information in this document is subject to change without prior
notice in order to improve reliability, design, and function and does
not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer.
In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, spe-
cial, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or
inability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of
the possibility of such damages.
Environmental Responsibility
ADLINK is committed to fulfill its social responsibility to global
environmental preservation through compliance with the Euro-
pean Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) direc-
tive and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
directive. Environmental protection is a top priority for ADLINK.
We have enforced measures to ensure that our products, manu-
facturing processes, components, and raw materials have as little
impact on the environment as possible. When products are at their
end of life, our customers are encouraged to dispose of them in
accordance with the product disposal and/or recovery programs
prescribed by their nation or company.
Trademarks
Product names mentioned herein are used for identification pur-
poses only and may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks
of their respective companies.

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Using this Manual
Audience and Scope
The NuPRO-A331 User’s Manual is intended for hardware
technicians and systems operators with knowledge of installing,
configuring and operating industrial grade single board computers.
Manual Organization
This manual is organized as follows:
Preface: Presents important copyright notifications, disclaimers,
trademarks, and associated information on the proper understand-
ing and usage of this document and its associated product(s).
Chapter 1, Introduction: Introduces the NuPRO-A331, its fea-
tures, specifications and mechanical drawing.
Chapter 2, Hardware Information: Provides information on
board layout, connectors and jumpers for configuring the
NuPRO-A331.
Chapter 3, Getting Started: Illustrates how to install components
on the NuPRO-A331 such as CPU, heatsink, and memory mod-
ules.
Chapter 4, Driver Installation: Provides information on how to
install the NuPRO-A331 device drivers.
Chapter 5, BIOS Setup: Describes basic navigation for the
AMIBIOS®8 BIOS setup utility.
Appendix A, Watchdog Timer: Presents information on imple-
menting the watchdog timer.
Appendix B, System Resources: Presents information on I/O
mapping, IRQ routing, and resource allocation.
Important Safety Instructions: Presents safety instructions all
users must follow for the proper setup, installation and usage of
equipment and/or software.
Getting Service: Contact information for ADLINK’s worldwide
offices.

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Conventions
Take note of the following conventions used throughout this
manual to make sure that users perform certain tasks and
instructions properly.
Additional information, aids, and tips that help users perform
tasks.
Information to prevent minor physical injury, component dam-
age, data loss, and/or program corruption when trying to com-
plete a task.
Information to prevent serious physical injury, component
damage, data loss, and/or program corruption when trying to
complete a specific task.
NOTE:
NOTE:
CAUTION:
WARNING:

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Table of Contents vii
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Table of Contents
NuPRO-A331..............................................................................i
Revision History...................................................................... ii
Preface.................................................................................... iii
Table of Contents.................................................................. vii
List of Figures........................................................................ xi
List of Tables........................................................................ xiii
1 Introduction ........................................................................ 1
1.1 Overview.............................................................................. 1
1.2 Features............................................................................... 2
1.3 Specifications....................................................................... 3
1.4 Block Diagram ..................................................................... 5
1.5 Functional Description ......................................................... 6
1.6 Mechanical Drawing ............................................................ 8
1.7 I/O Connectivity ................................................................... 9
1.8 Power Consumption .......................................................... 10
1.9 Package Contents ............................................................. 14
2 Hardware Information...................................................... 15
2.1 Rear Panel I/O Ports.......................................................... 15
2.2 Board Layout ..................................................................... 18
2.3 Onboard Connectors ......................................................... 19
2.4 Jumpers............................................................................. 28
3 Getting Started ................................................................. 29
3.1 Installing the CPU.............................................................. 29
3.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink................................. 33

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3.3 Installing Memory Modules................................................ 34
3.4 Installing the Power Connectors........................................ 36
4 Driver Installation.............................................................. 37
4.1 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver ........................... 37
4.2 Intel® Q57 Express Chipset Driver.................................... 38
4.3 Display Driver..................................................................... 38
4.4 Ethernet Driver................................................................... 39
4.5 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Utility............................ 39
4.6 TPM Driver......................................................................... 40
4.7 ISA Driver........................................................................... 40
4.8 Audio Driver....................................................................... 41
4.9 Management Engine.......................................................... 41
5 BIOS Setup........................................................................ 43
5.1 Starting the BIOS............................................................... 43
5.2 Main Setup......................................................................... 47
5.3 Advanced BIOS Setup....................................................... 48
5.3.1 CPU Configuration.........................................................49
5.3.2 IDE Configuration ..........................................................50
5.3.3 Super IO Configuration..................................................51
5.3.4 Hardware Health Configuration .....................................52
5.3.5 ACPI Settings ................................................................55
5.3.6 AHCI Configuration........................................................56
5.3.7 Remote Access Configuration .......................................57
5.3.8 Trusted Computing ........................................................59
5.3.9 USB Configuration.........................................................60
5.4 PCI/PnP Settings............................................................... 62
5.4.1 IRQ/DMA .......................................................................62
5.4.2 Enable ISA PnP Configuration.......................................62
5.5 Boot Settings ..................................................................... 63
5.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration...........................................63
5.5.2 Boot Device Priority.......................................................65

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5.5.3 Boot Device Groups.......................................................65
5.6 Security Setup ................................................................... 66
5.7 Chipset Setup.................................................................... 68
5.7.1 Graphics and Memory Configuration.............................69
5.7.2 PCH Configuration.........................................................70
5.8 Exit Menu........................................................................... 71
A Appendix: Watchdog Timer..............................................73
A.1 Sample Code..................................................................... 73
B Appendix: System Resources..........................................77
B.1 System Memory Map......................................................... 77
B.2 Direct Memory Access Channels....................................... 77
B.3 IO Map............................................................................... 78
B.4 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines............................................ 79
Important Safety Instructions.............................................. 85
Getting Service...................................................................... 87

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List of Figures xi
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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: NuPRO-A331 Block Diagram ..........................................5
Figure 1-2: NuPRO-A331 Board Dimensions ....................................8
Figure 2-1: Rear Panel I/O Ports......................................................15
Figure 2-2: Connectors and Jumpers...............................................18

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List of Tables xiii
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List of Tables
Table 1-1: NuPRO-A331 General Specifications..............................4
Table 1-2: NuPRO-A331 I/O Connectivity ........................................9
Table 1-3: Core™ i7-860 Processor Power Consumption..............10
Table 1-4: Core™ i5-660 Processor Power Consumption..............11
Table 1-5: Core™ i3-540 Processor Power Consumption..............12
Table 1-6: Pentium® G6950 Processor Power Consumption ........13
Table B-1: System Memory Map.....................................................77
Table B-2: Direct Memory Access Channels...................................77
Table B-3: IO Map...........................................................................78
Table B-4: IRQ Lines PIC Mode......................................................79
Table B-5: IRQ Lines APIC Mode ...................................................81
Table B-6: PCI Configuration Space Map.......................................83
Table B-7: PCI Interrupt Routing Map.............................................84

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Introduction 1
NuPRO-A331
1 Introduction
1.1 Overview
The ADLINK NuPRO-A331 is a PICMG 1.0 Single Board
Computer (SBC) supporting the next-generation Intel® Core™
i7/i5/i3 and Pentium® processors in LGA1156 package to deliver a
scalable high performance platform for a wide array of industrial
applications. The NuPRO-A331 supports 32nm and 45nm process
CPUs at up to 3.33GHz with integrated graphics and memory
controllers, Direct Media Interface (DMI) and Flexible Display
Interface (FDI) connectivity to the Intel® Q57 Express Chipset.
Dual-channel DDR3 1066/1333 MHz memory is supported up to a
maximum of 8GB in two DIMM slots.
These advanced features, coupled with dual PCI Express®-based
Gigabit Ethernet, PCI Express Mini Card slot and diverse I/O and
storage make the NuPRO-A331 ideal for instrumentation and
automation control applications.

2 Introduction
1.2 Features
Supports Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 and Pentium® processors in
LGA1156 package
Integrated Intel® HD Graphics on dual core 32nm (Clarkdale)
processors
PCI Express Mini Card slot
Dual Gigabit Ethernet
8x USB 2.0 ports (2x on bracket, 6x onboard)
6x SATA 3 Gb/s ports onboard
6x COM ports (including 2x RS-232/422/485/485+)
Watchdog Timer, Hardware Monitor
Optional HD audio kit (DB-Audio2 daughter board)
TPM hardware security chip (optional)
RoHS compliant
To purchase the optional DB-Audio2 daughter board, please
contact your ADLINK sales representative.
NOTE:
NOTE:

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1.3 Specifications
System
CPU
Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 and Pentium® Dual Core processors
in LGA1156 package:
• Intel® Core™ i7-860 Processor, 2.80 GHz, 8M Cache,
45nm, 95W, 4 cores/8 threads
• Intel® Core™ i5-750 Processor, 2.66 GHz, 8M Cache,
45nm, 95W, 4 cores/4 threads
• Intel® Core™ i5-660 Processor, 3.33 GHz, 4M Cache,
32nm, 73W, 2 cores/4 threads, HD Graphics
• Intel® Core™ i3-540 Processor, 3.06 GHz, 4M Cache,
32nm, 73W, 2 cores/4 threads, HD Graphics
• Intel® Pentium® G6950 Processor, 2.80 GHz,
3M Cache, 32nm, 73W, 2 cores/2 threads, HD Graphics
Chipset • Intel® Q57 Platform Controller Hub
Memory • Two 240-pin DIMM sockets support dual-channel
1066/1333MHz DDR3 (up to 8GB)
BIOS • AMI BIOS in 64-Mbit SPI Flash
Audio • Intel® High Definition Audio support via DB-Audio2
daughter board
Watch Dog Timer • 1-255 second/minute programmable and can generate
system reset.
Hardware
Monitor • CPU/System temperature, fan speed and onboard DC voltage
TPM • Infineon SLB 9635 TT 1.2 (NuPRO-A331DV only)
Operating
Systems • Windows® XP, 7 32/64-bit, Server 2008;  Fedora™ 12, Redhat Enterprise Linux 5

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Table 1-1: NuPRO-A331 General Specifications
I/O Interfaces
Serial ATA • 6x SATA 3 Gb/s ports onboard
I/O Ports
• 2x USB 2.0 port on rear panel, 6x via onboard header
• 6x serial ports via onboard pin-header 
(4x RS-232, 2x RS-232/422/485/485+)
• 2x GbE RJ45 ports (1x GbE on NuPRO-A331LV)
• VGA port (Dsub-15)
• Optional DVI-D via onboard header to bracket
(NuPRO-A331DV only)
• PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse (onboard header)
• 1 Parallel port
Expansion • PCI 32bit/33MHz • PCI-to-ISA Bridge: IT8888 (DMA not supported)
• PCI Express Mini Card slot
Display
Integrated
Graphics • Integrated Intel® HD Graphics on dual core 32nm (Clarkdale) processors
External
Graphics • Onboard PCI Express Mini Card slot for optional
mPCIe-8770
Ethernet
Controller • Dual Intel® 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers • Supports Preboot Execution Environment (PXE),
Wake-On-LAN
Ports • Two RJ-45 Ethernet ports
Mechanical and Environment
Form Factor • Standard full-size PICMG 1.0 SBC
Dimensions • 338 x 122 mm (L x W)
Operating Temp. • 0ºC to 60ºC
Storage Temp. • -20ºC to 80ºC
Relative Humidity • 10% to 90% non-condensing
Safety • CE, FCC Class A

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1.4 Block Diagram
BIOS
PCH
Q57
CPU
Core i7/i5/i3
Pentium G6950
FDI
SPI
PCIe
Controller
SATA
DDR3
Memory
Controller
PCI
Controller
USB
2.0
HDA Audio
LPC
DMI
VGA
DDR3 DIMM
1066/1333
Channel A
Integrated
HD Graphics
DDR3 DIMM
1066/1333
Channel B
CRT
DB-15 PCI
32-bit/33MHz
KB/Mouse
LPT
RS-232
RS-232/
422/485/485+
ITE IT8783F
Super I/O
IT8888
PCI to ISA
PCIe
Mini Card
PCIe x1
PCIex1
Intel 82574L
Intel 82574L
Header for
DB-Audio2
USB 2.0
(2x bracket, 6x onboard)
SATA ports
(6x onboard)
LPC
ASM 1442
Level Shift IC
DVI-D
onboard header
ISA
MAX4885
Figure 1-1: NuPRO-A331 Block Diagram

6 Introduction
1.5 Functional Description
Processor Support
The NuPRO-A331 is a single processor design for the latest Intel
Clarkdale (32nm) and Lynnfield (45nm) processors in LGA1156
socket (Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3, Pentium® G6950). An integrated
memory controller supports dual channel 1066/1333 MHz DDR3
and integrated Intel® HD Graphics is supported on dual core
32nm (Clarkdale) processors. Direct Media Interface (DMI) and
Flexible Display Interface (FDI) provide connectivity to the Intel®
Q57 Express Chipset.
Intel® Q57 Express Chipset
The Intel® BD82Q57 Platform Controller Hub (PCH) combines
with the processor to provide a compact yet powerful 2-chip solu-
tion. Direct Media Interface (DMI) is the chip-to-chip connection
between the processor and PCH. Intel® Flexible Display Interface
carries display traffic from the integrated graphics in the processor
to the legacy display connectors in the PCH. The PCH supports all
other required interfaces including PCI Express, Serial ATA, USB
2.0, PCI, LPC, and SPI.
Dual-Channel DDR3 Memory
To meet the requirements of memory-intensive applications, the
NuPRO-A331 has a dual-channel memory architecture supporting
DDR3 1066/1333 MHz DIMMs. The key advantages of DDR3 are
the higher bandwidth and the increase in performance at lower
power than DDR2. DDR3 memory technology meets the require-
ments of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and network applica-
tion, and boosts system performance by eliminating bottlenecks.
Gigabit Ethernet
The NuPRO-A331 utilizes two Intel® 82574L Gigabit Ethernet
Controllers connected to the PCIe bus of the Q57 PCH.
Wake-on-LAN and PXE are supported.