Advantech AIMB-218 Series Installation and operation manual

AIMB-218 Startup Manual 1
Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that
the following items have been shipped:
1. AIMB-218 Intel® Pentium J6425 & Celeron J6413 &
Celeron N6211 & Atom x6413E Mini-ITX motherboard
2. SATA HDD cable x 1
3. SATA Power cable x 1
4. Serial port cable (1 to 4) x 1 (by SKU)
5. Serial port cable (1 to 2) x 1
6. I/O port bracket x 1
7. Startup manual x 1
8. Warranty card x 1
9. CPU heatsink
If any of these items are missing or damaged, please con-
tact your distributor or sales representative immediately.
Note: Acrobat Reader may be used to view any PDF
le on the CD. Acrobat Reader can be down-
loaded at:
www.adobe.com/Prodindex/acrobat/readstep.
html (Acrobat is a trademark of Adobe).
AIMB-218 Intel® Pentium J6425 & Celeron J6413 & Cel-
eron N6211 & Atom x6413E Mini-ITX HDMI/DP/LVDS(or
eDP), 6 x COM, and Dual LAN, 8 x USB, 1 x M.2 B key, 1 x
M.2 E key, and PCIe x1
Startup Manual
Standard SBC Functions
• CPU: Intel®Pentium J6425 Quad core 1.8 GHz & Celeron
J6413 Quad core 1.8 GHz & Celeron N6211 Dual core
1.2GHz & Atom x6413E Quad core 1.5 GH/z
• BIOS: AMI 256M bit SPI
• System memory:
- Up to 32 GB; 260-pin SODIMM x 2, dual channel DDR4
3200 MHz SDRAM
• SATA Interface: One onboard Serial ATA connectors and
data transfers up to 600 MB/s
• Serial ports: Six serial ports, COM1, COM3, COM4,
COM5, and COM6 are RS-232; COM2 is RS-232/422/485
• Watchdog timer: 1~255 level timer intervals
• USB 3.2/2.0: Supports up to three USB 3.2 Gen2 and
four USB 2.0 ports; four external ports and two onboard
pin headers
• GPIO: 8-bit general purpose Input/Output
Graphic Interface
• Controller: Intel Gen 11 graphics engine
• DP++: Supports up to resolution 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
• HDMI: Supports up to 4K @ 60Hz
• LVDS: Supports 24-bit dual channel and up to 1920 x
1200, colay DP
• eDP: Supports up to 4096 x 2160 @ 60 Hz, colay LVDS
(eDP is BOM optional)
• Triple Display: DP + HDMI + LVDS(or EDP)
Ethernet Interface
• Connector: RJ-45 x 2
• LAN1: 10/100/1000 Mbps GbE Realtek 8111H
• LAN2: 10/100/1000 Mbps GbE Realtek 8111H
Mechanical and Environmental
• Dimensions (L x W): 170 mm x 170 mm (6.69” x 6.69”)
• Power supply voltage: +12 V
• Power requirements:
+12 V @ 1.71A (Intel J6425 1.8 GHz processor/DDR4
2666 MHz 32 GB x 2)
• Operating temperature: 0 ~ 60° C (32 ~ 140° F)
• Weight: 0.365 kg (weight of board)
SpecicationsPacking List
For more information on this and other Advantech
products, please visit our website at:
http://www.advantech.com
http://www.advantech.com/eplatform
For AIMB-218 drivers and user manual download,
technical support and service, please visit our support
website at:
http://support.advantech.com/
This manual is for the AIMB-218 series Rev.A1.
Part No. 2046021800
Printed in China
1st Edition,
December 2020

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The board has a number of connectors and jumpers that
help congure the system to suit your application require-
ments. The tables below list the function of each of the
connectors and jumpers.
Connector / Header List
Description Part Reference
1 DC-IN adaptor connector DCIN1
2 Display Port connector DP1
3
EDP panel POWER
3.3V/5V/12V SELECTION
(optional)
JLVDS2
4 VGA connector VGA1
5 Serial ATA interface connector SATA2
6 Serial ATA interface connector SATA1
7 CMOS battery wafer box BAT1
8 USB3.0 stack connector USB0102 &
USB0304
9 SPI BIOS socket BIOS1_1
10 COM1 box header COM1
11 Watchdog timer output and
OBS beep JWDT1+JOBS1
12 RJ45(LAN1+LAN2) connector LAN12
13 HD Digital Audio Interface SPDIF_OUT1
14 HD Analog Audio Interface AUDIO1
15 Front HD Analog Audio
Interface FP_AUDIO1
16 Audio amplier output pin
header (optional) JAMP1
17 PCI-Express x1 slot PCIEX1_1
18 LVDS VESA, JEIDA format
selection pin header JLVDS_VCON1
19 LVDS panel connector LVDS1
20 Dual port USB2.0 pin header USB0506
21 DDR3L SO-DIMM socket DIMM1, DIMM2
22 LVDS1 panel power
3.3V/5V/12V selection JLVDS1
23 COM6 RI# selection pin
header JSETCOM6_V1
24 LVDS Backlight inverter power
connector INV1
25 8-bits General Purpose I/O
pin header GPIO1
26 COM3 ~ COM6 box header COM3456
27 AT/ATX Mode selection PSON1
Jumpers and Connectors
28 ATX Power supply(5VSB)
connector ATX_5VSB1
29 COM3 RS232,RS422,RS485
selection pin header JSETCOM3
30 SATA power connector SATA_PWR1
31 COM2 box header COM2
32 System fan connector SYSFAN1
33 Case open selection pin
header JCASEOP_SW1
34 Case-Open Detect Connector JCASE1
35 PS/2 keyboard and PS/2
mouse connector KBMS1
36 MINIPCIE connector MINI-PCIE1
37 M.2 E key connector M.2_1
38 Low pin count interface
header LPC1
39 SPI Programming Pin Header SPI_CN1
40 CMOS Clear Jumper JCMOS1
41 SATA Power connector SATA_PWR2
42 Dual port USB2.0 pin header USB0708
43
Dual port USB2.0 pin header
(optional)
USB0910
44
Dual port USB2.0 pin header
(optional)
USB1112
45 eDP connector (optional) eDP1
46 Power LED and keyboard lock
pin header JFP2
47 Power switch/HDD LED/
SMBus/Speaker pin header JFP1
48 eDP Backlight inverter power
connector (optional) INV2
49 ATX 12V power supply con-
nector ATX12V1
Jumper Setting List
Case open selection pin header (JCASEOP_SW1)
Function Setting
Normal Open
Normal Close (Default)
123
1 2 3
Jumpers and Connectors (Cont.)

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COM1 RI# pin RI#/5V/12V selection (JSETCOM1_V1)
Function Setting
Jumper position for RI#
(Default)
Jumper position for +5V
Jumper position for +12V
Pin Signal Pin
Denition Pin Signal Pin Denition
1 RI# [1] 2 Advantech dene
3Advantech dene 4 +5V
5 +12V 6 Advantech dene
COM2 RS232/485 selection jumber (JSETCOM2)
Function Setting
(Default RS-232)
Pin Signal Pin
Denition Pin Signal Pin Denition
1 UART2_SIN 2 RXD485_2
3 UART2_SIN 4 RXD422_2
5 UART2_SIN 6 RXD232_2
7 DCDB SOUTB 8 SOUTB
9 #COM2_DCD 10 COM2_SOUT
11 COM2_TXD485N 12 COM2_RXD485P
13 SINB 14 DTRB
15 COM2_SIN 16 #COM2_DTR
17 COM2_TXD485P 18 COM2_RXD485N
Jumpers and Connectors (Cont.)
Power switch/HDD LED/SMBus/Speaker pin header
(JFP1)
Function Setting
JFP1(7-10) (Default)
Watchdog timer output and OBS beep
(JWDT1+JOBS1)
Function Setting
Watchdog Timer Out-
put(2-3) (Default)
OBS BEEP(4-5) (Default)
1 2 3 4 5
Watchdog Timer Dis-
able(1-2)
OBS BEEP(4-5) (Default)
1 2 3 4 5
CMOS Clear Jumper (JCMOS1)
Function Setting
Keep COMS Data
(Default)
Clear CMOS Data
Pin SignalPinDenition
1 VBAT
3 RTC RESET#
5 GND
AT/ATX Mode selection (PSON1)
Function Setting
AT Mode
ATX Mode (Default)
1 2 3
1 2 3
123
12 3
Jumpers and Connectors (Cont.)

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Jumpers and Connectors (Cont.)
LVDS/eDP panel voltage selection (JLVDS1/JLVDS2)
Function Setting
Set LVDS Panel as +5V
(2-4)
Set LVDS Panel as +3.3V
(Default) (4-6)
Set LVDS Panel as +12V
(3-4)
JEIDA / VESA selection (JLVDS_VCON1)
Function Setting
Pull high to +3.3V.
(JEIDA or VESA base on
panel denition)
Pull down to GND.
(Default)
(JEIDA or VESA base on
panel denition)
1
1
CAUTION
The CD disc contains a driver installer program that will lead you through the installation as various device drivers are needed
to take full advantage of your motherboard.
Software Installation
The computer is supplied with a battery-powered real-time clock circuit. There is a danger of explosion if the battery is incor-
rectly replaced. Replace only wih same or equivalent type recommended by the manufaturer. Discard used batteries accord-
ing to manufaturer’s instructions.
Board Diagram