ADLINK Technology COM Express nanoX-BASE User manual

nanoX-BASE
User’s Manual
Manual Revision: 2.02
Revision Date: September 2, 2013
Part Number: 50-1J030-1020

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Revision History
Release Date Change
2.00 2010/10/19 Intial Release
2.01 2012/07/11 Add COM.0 R2.0 Type 10 module support (PCB rev. A2)
2.02 2013/09/02 Correct USB Client connector description (CN13 )

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Table of Contents
Preface ............................................................................................................................5
1 Introduction...............................................................................................................7
2 Special Features .......................................................................................................9
2.1 Primary LPC based Super I/O...............................................................................................9
2.2 Secondary BIOS ...................................................................................................................9
2.3 OnboardAudio......................................................................................................................9
2.4 GPIO on Carrier....................................................................................................................9
2.5 Information LEDs ..................................................................................................................9
2.6 Power, Reset, Lid and Sleep Switches .................................................................................9
3 Component Location..............................................................................................10
4 Function Block Diagram ........................................................................................11
5 Mechanical Dimensions.........................................................................................12
6 Connectors and Pinouts ........................................................................................13
6.1 Carrier Board Signals..........................................................................................................13
6.2 Connector and Pinout Compatibility....................................................................................13
6.3 Carrier Board Design ..........................................................................................................13
6.4 COM Express Board-to-Board Connector...........................................................................14
6.5 PCI Express and SDVO Slots.............................................................................................16
6.6 PCI Slots.............................................................................................................................20
6.7 LPC Debug .........................................................................................................................21
6.8 SD Card Slot.......................................................................................................................21
6.9 SMBus ................................................................................................................................21
6.10 I2C Bus ...............................................................................................................................22
6.11 USB and LAN......................................................................................................................23
6.12 Audio...................................................................................................................................24
6.13 LVDS Panel Connectors .....................................................................................................25
6.14 LVDS Panel Jumpers..........................................................................................................26
6.15 Serialand IrDAPorts ..........................................................................................................27

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6.16 Keyboard & Mouse .............................................................................................................28
6.17 Parallel Port ........................................................................................................................28
6.18 SATA...................................................................................................................................29
6.19 Smart Battery Management................................................................................................29
6.20 Fans....................................................................................................................................29
6.21 GPIO...................................................................................................................................30
6.22 Other Connectors................................................................................................................31
6.23 Power Connectors ..............................................................................................................32
6.24 Power Jumper Settings.......................................................................................................33
6.25 Other Jumper Settings........................................................................................................34
7 Secondary BIOS......................................................................................................35
7.1 FWH Secondary BIOS - COM.0 Rev. 1.0 ...........................................................................35
7.2 SPI Secondary BIOS - COM.0 Rev. 2.0..............................................................................36
8 Switches, LEDs & Power........................................................................................37
8.1 Mini Switches (SW1~4).......................................................................................................37
8.2 POSTDisplay .....................................................................................................................38
8.3 Information LEDs ................................................................................................................38
8.4 ATX Power Connectors.......................................................................................................39
8.5 AT Power Mode ..................................................................................................................40
Important Safety Instructions .....................................................................................41
Getting Service.............................................................................................................42

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Preface
Copyright 2010-13 ADLINK Technology, Inc.
This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright.All rights are reserved. No
part of this manual may be reproduced 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, special, 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 European Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
directive and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive. Environmental
protection is a top priority forADLINK. We have enforced measures to ensure that our products,
manufacturing 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
COM Express® and PICMG® are registered trademarks of the PCI Industrial Computer
Manufacturers Group.
Product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trade-
marks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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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 damage, data loss,
and/or program corruption when trying to complete a task.
Information to prevent serious physical injury, component damage, data
loss, and/or program corruption when trying to complete a specific task.

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1Introduction
The COM Express approach of custom carrier combined with off the shelf system cores is an
excellent solution when you need to customize but lack the time or quantity for a complete
redesign. It fits most system integration projects with production volumes from 500 to 10,000 pcs
per year. The COM Express concept has a great many advantages over full custom designs. It
reduces engineering complexity, lowers the threshold for total project quantity and last but not
least brings your product to the market in no time. The average time to design a carrier board is
less than half the time of a full custom OEM board.
The nanoX-BASE is a standardATX size carrier board. Together with the COM Express module
of your choice and off the shelf add-on cards you can quickly emulate the functionality of your
desired end product for software development and hardware verification.
To build a functional prototype of your target system you will need:
fCOM Express module
fnanoX-BASE carrier board
fPCI Express or PCI add on cards
fSATAstorage or flash disk solution
The nanoX-BASE is compatible with COM Express Type 1 and Type 10 pinout Mini form factor
modules and accommodates up to four PCI Express x1 slots, one PCI Express Graphics x16 slot
(x1 link), one ExpressCard slot and two PCI slots.
The nanoX-BASE is based on the PICMG COM Express® (COM.0 Rev. 2.0) specification and
closely follows the PICMG COM Express® Carrier Design Guide (see 6.3 Carrier Board Design).

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Package Contents
Before unpacking, check the shipping carton for any damage. If the shipping carton and/or
contents are damaged, inform your dealer immediately. Retain the shipping carton and packing
materials for inspection. Obtain authorization from the dealer before returning any product to
ADLINK.
fnanoX-BASE Reference Carrier Board
fSDVO flat cable
f7-pin SATAcable
f4-pin Molex to 2x SATAPower cable
fLVDS panel cable for HannStar HSD100IFW1-A00
fUSB 2.0 TypeAto mini-B cable 2m
fLPT Flat cable IDC to DB25, L=215mm
fPSU converter cable forAT mode usingATX power supply (no 5Vsb)

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2Special Features
2.1 Primary LPC based Super I/O
COM Express modules do not have a Super I/O chip onboard as this is considered legacy.
Therefore, a Super I/O is placed on the carrier board as an optional item. The nanoX-BASE
equipped with a Winbond W83627DHG-P that supports LPT, COM and PS/2 keyboard/mouse.
2.2 Secondary BIOS
The Express-BASE using firmware hub (FWH) for COM.0 Rev. 1.0 modules and Serial Peripheral
Interface (SPI) for COM.0 Rev. 2.0 modules. Selection of active BIOS can be made by jumper
setting. See Chapter 7: Secondary BIOS.
2.3 Onboard Audio
The nanoX-BASE is equipped with a RealtekALC888 audio codec onboard.
2.4 GPIO on Carrier
The nanoX-BASE is equipped with an NXP PCA9535 I/O Port to provide 8-bit GPIO over the
SMBus.
2.5 Information LEDs
General information is obtained through signaling LEDs for HDD, Power and Watchdog status.
See 8.3 Information LEDs.
2.6 Power, Reset, Lid and Sleep Switches
The nanoX-BASE is equipped four mini switches (SW1~4) forATX Power, Reset, and COM.0
Rev.2.0 specified "Lid" and "Sleep" functions. See 8.1 Mini Switches (SW1~4).

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3Component Location
88
SW1 SW2
CN21
CN23
U45
JPX3
CN24
FN3
CN8
CN10
SDVO1
PCI2
PCIE5
PCIE1
PCIE2
PCIE3
PCIE6
LED5LED6
CN32
CN33
CN6
CN1
CN21
CN15
CN12
JPX1
JP1
JPY7
JP18
CN31
Winbond W83627DHG-P
ALC
883
CN28
nanoX-BASE 51-77102-0A20
PCI1
JP9
JP19
CN38 CN39
S1
1 2 3 4
ON DIP
CN18
JP16
JP17
JP15
CN34
LED4 LED3 LED2
LED1
SW3
SW4
CN37
CN7
JP11 JP12
JP13 JP14
PCIE4
CN30
CNX5 CN13
CNX4
CN26
CN14
JP10
JP24
CN41
JP21
JPX2
BT1
FN1 FN2 CNX1CNX2
JP6
CNX3
CN35
JP3 JP4
JP23
JP20
U48
CN15
CN17
CN20