Aetina M3N950M-JN User manual

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User Manual
GeForce GTX 950M MXM GRAPHICS BOARD
Aetina M3N950M-JN
UM-M3N950M-JN-V3

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Document Change History
Version
Date
Description
Authors
V1
2015, 10, 19
Initial Release
Jackal Chen
V2
2016/7/28
Rename: document no.
JC
V3
2016/10/17
Added extended temp PN.
JC

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Contents
1. General Overview.......................................................................................................................................- 1 -
1.1 Features................................................................................................................................................- 2 -
1.1.1 GPU................................................................................................................................................- 2 -
1.1.2 Board .............................................................................................................................................- 2 -
1.1.3 Memory Configuration..................................................................................................................- 2 -
1.1.4 Support..........................................................................................................................................- 3 -
1.1.5 Display Support .............................................................................................................................- 3 -
1.1.6 Cooling System ..............................................................................................................................- 3 -
1.1.7 Operating System Support ............................................................................................................- 3 -
1.2 Configuration........................................................................................................................................- 4 -
2. Display Options ..........................................................................................................................................- 5 -
3. Functional Description ...............................................................................................................................- 6 -
3.1 Board Architecture ...............................................................................................................................- 6 -
3.2 General Purpose Graphics Processing Unit..........................................................................................- 7 -
3.2.1 Gpu Resoures ................................................................................................................................- 7 -
3.3 Display Interface (Optional) .................................................................................................................- 7 -
3.3.1 Graphics Output channels.............................................................................................................- 7 -
3.3.2 Digital Output................................................................................................................................- 8 -
3.3.4 Analog Output ...............................................................................................................................- 8 -
3.3.5 DDC/AUX .......................................................................................................................................- 8 -
3.3.6 Hot Plug .........................................................................................................................................- 8 -
3.4 PCI Express ...........................................................................................................................................- 8 -
4. Pin Definition..............................................................................................................................................- 9 -
4.1 Board Interface.....................................................................................................................................- 9 -
4.2 Pin Assignments .................................................................................................................................- 10 -

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4.2.1 MXM Connector (Card TOP)........................................................................................................- 10 -
4.2.2 MXM Connector (Card BOTTOM)................................................................................................- 10 -
4.2.3 Connector Pinout ........................................................................................................................- 10 -
4.2.4 MXM OEM and GPIO Pin Assignment .........................................................................................- 13 -
5. Mechanical Specifications ........................................................................................................................- 14 -
5.1 Dimensions.........................................................................................................................................- 14 -
6. Thermal Specifications .............................................................................................................................- 15 -
7. Certificates and Agencies .........................................................................................................................- 15 -
7.1 Certifications ......................................................................................................................................- 15 -
7.2 Agencies .............................................................................................................................................- 15 -
8. Appendix ..................................................................................................................................................- 16 -
8.1 Order Information..............................................................................................................................- 16 -

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1. General Overview
Powered by NVIDIA advanced Maxwell™ architecture GeForce GTX 950M GPU, it’s
designed to deliver ample CUDA GPGPU capabilities and unmatched power
efficiency for the GPU-accelerated computation applications. Plus with the
cutting-edge features and Aetina dedicated firmware engineering support.
The Aetina M3N950M-JN MXM module brings the desktop-class performance to
the embedded systems, driving superior graphics and computing performance
with crystal-quality imaging at high resolution. Ideal graphics and parallel
computation solution for medical imaging, casino gaming, Radar, UAV, defense
and aerospace applications.

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1.1 Features
Powered by the 1st-generation NVIDIA Maxwell ™ architecture.
Ideal for Performance driven system such as casino gaming, medical imaging,
defense and aerospace systems.
Stunning graphics performance on 1080p HD gaming.
Convenient way to gain high CUDA computing performance.
Blistering 3D performance and crystal-image quality.
Support NVIDIA CUDA ™, DSR, PhysX ™, Optimus™, DirectX® 11, OpenGL® 4.4
and Direct Compute.
1.1.1 GPU
NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 950M
CUDA cores: 640
Core clock: 914MHz + Boost
Voltage: Variable
Package size: 29 mm x 29 mm, 908 balls flip-chip, plastic ball grid array
(FCPBGA)
1.1.2 Board
8-layer printed circuit board (PCB)
16-lanes PCI Express 3.0 capable (x8/x4/x1)
MXM3.1 Type A form factor
Physical dimensions: 70mm x 82mm
Board power : 55 W
High-Bandwith Digital Content Protection (HDCP) support
1.1.3 Memory Configuration
Memory clock: 2500 MHz (5 Gbps)
Interface: 128-bit
Local frame buffer: 2 GB (4 pieces 128M x 32 GDDR5, FBGA-170 package)

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1.1.4 Support
Microsoft DirectX compute
Multi-Frame sampled Anti-Aliasing (MFAA)
NVIDIA CUDA Technology(Compute capability 5.0)
NVIDIA Optimus Technology
NVIDIA H.264 video encoding
NVIDIA PureVideo HD Technology
NVIDIA PhysX-ready
NVIDIA GPU Boost 2.0
OpenCL
OpenGL
1.1.5 Display Support
LCD –eDP 1.2
Maximum resolution over eDP 1.2 port: 3840 x 2160
LCD –LVDS
Maximum resolution over LVDS port: 1920 x 1200
VGA analog display
400MHz integrated RAMDACs; maximum resolution/refresh: 2048 x 1536 x
30 bpp at 75 Hz
DisplayPort Dual-mode
Maximum resolution over DisplayPort: 3840 x 2160
1.1.6 Cooling System
N/A
1.1.7 Operating System Support
Windows® 10
Windows® 8.1
Windows® 7
Linux

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1.2 Configuration
Table 1 lists the SKU configuration currently available for the GeForce GTX 950M
MXM graphics module.
Table 1. Board configuration
Specification
M3N950M-JN Description
Chip
GeForce GTX 950M
Core clock
914MHz + Boost
Memory clock
2500MHz (5.0 Gbps)
Frame buffer
2 GB GDDR5
Memory interface
128-bit
Memory type
128M x 32 GDDR5 FBGA-170 package
Memory AVL
Samsung K4G41325FC-HC03
Maximum board power
55 W
Connectors
MXM 3.0 Connector Interoperability
HDCP support
Yes
Operating Temperature
Standard: 0 to +55 °C
Extreme temperature: -20 to +70 °C
-40 to +85 °C
Operating Humidity
20~90%, No Condensation.

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2. Display Options
Table 2 list the M3N950M-JN MXM graphics module display options.
Table 2. Display Options
Displays Supported for Each Interface
DP_A
DP_B
DP_C
DP_D
LVDS
VGA
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI (single-link
or dual-link
with DP_B)
DisplayPort
DVI (dual-link
with DP_A)
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI (single-link)
DisplayPort
eDP
LVDS (single-link
or dual-link)
DVI (single-link or
dual-link)
VGA
Note:
1. Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) is supported on DP_D only.
2. System without Dual-link display can be supported up to four digital displays among
DP-A/B/C/D and LVDS at the same time.
3. All display interfaces that support DisplayPort can be support dual-mode DisplayPort.

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3. Functional Description
3.1 Board Architecture
The AETINA M3N950M-JN is based on MXM 3.1 Type A form factor.
Figure 1. Block diagram

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3.2 General Purpose Graphics Processing Unit
The AETINA M3N950M-JN is based on GeForce GTX 950M GPU from NVIDIA. 640
CUDA core enabled. Base core clock is 914MHz. The M3N950M-JN is compliant with
NVIDIA’s CUDA compute capability 5.0.
3.2.1 Gpu Resoures
GDDR5 SDRAM
-4 pieces 128M x 32 GDDR5, total capacity of 2048 Mbytes
-128bit data bus width
-5.0 Gbps clock frequency
BIOS ROM
-2Mbit SPI FLASH for BIOS image
3.3 Display Interface (Optional)
The M3N950M-JN provides five digital and one analog output channels. Four
channels can be active at same time.
3.3.1 Graphics Output channels
Figure 2. Output channels

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3.3.2 Digital Output
The M3N950M-JN supported 5x digital outputs via MXM connector.
DP_A/DP_B/DP_C/DP_D; dual-mode DisplayPort; maximum resolution
over digital port: 3840 x 2160 at 30 Hz.
LVDS; single-link or dual-link LVDS; maximum resolution over digital port:
1920 x 1200.
3.3.4 Analog Output
The analog output channels have provision for RED, GREEN, BLUE,Horizontal-Sync
and Vertical-Sync. Display resolutions up to 2048 x 1536 x 30 bpp at 75 Hz are
available on RGB analog output channel and rout to MXM connector.
3.3.5 DDC/AUX
The M3N950M-JN supports DDC for VGA monitor and AUX for DisplayPort monitor.
3.3.6 Hot Plug
The M3N950M-JN supports Hot Plug detect for digital monitors.
3.4 PCI Express
The GeForce GTX 950M supports a native x16 PCI Express Gen3/2/1 bus interface
and also supports x8, x4, x1 lane widths.

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4. Pin Definition
4.1 Board Interface
Figure 3. Board layout
The table 3 shows the board layout and connector to familiarize users with
M3N950M-JN MXM graphics module.
Table 3. Board layout and connectors
Specification
Describe
G1
GeForce GTX 950M GPU
CN1
MXM connector
G1
CN1

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4.2 Pin Assignments
4.2.1 MXM Connector (Card TOP)
Figure 4. MXM connector (card TOP)
4.2.2 MXM Connector (Card BOTTOM)
Figure 5. MXM connector (card BOTTOM)
4.2.3 Connector Pinout

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Table 4. MXM connector pinout

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Table 5. MXM connector pinout (continued)

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4.2.4 MXM OEM and GPIO Pin Assignment
Table 6. MXM/GPIO pin assignment
MXM OEM/GPIO1
Signal Name
IO Type
OEM 4
GPU_EVENT#
IN
OEM 5
GC6_FB_EN
OUT
OEM 6
GPIO7_STEREO
OUT
OEM 7
RESERVE2
RESERVE2
GPIO 0
NC
NC
GPIO 1
GPIO1
Tri-state
GPIO 2
NC
NC
Note:
1. If OEM/GPIO pin is not in use, keep it NC in the system board.
2. Keep the RESERVE pin as NC in the system board.

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5. Mechanical Specifications
5.1 Dimensions
The Actual dimensions of the M3N950M-JN are shown in below.
Figure 6. Dimensions

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6. Thermal Specifications
Table 7. Thermal slowdown policy table
TSENSE (℃)
Action
101
HW 16x Divide and Catastrophic Shutdown (OVERT) Event
99
HW 8x Divide
96
HW 4x Divide
93
GPS Thermal Control Limit
Note:
1. TSENSE is the GPU internal temperature sensor readout value through the I2CS bus.
2. Hot spot offset is not required to add to the thermal throttling point to determine the worst
die temperature. Worst die temperature is (TSENSE + Hotspot offset). GTX950M Hotspot is 9℃.
7. Certificates and Agencies
7.1 Certifications
Driver for WHQL certified Windows 7/8.1 and Windows 10 available from NVIDIA.
7.2 Agencies
Bureau of Standards, Metrology, and Inspection (BSMI): TBD
Conformité Européenne (CE): TBD
Federal Communications Commission (FCC): TBD

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8. Appendix
8.1 Order Information
Table 8. Models available
Part Number
Display Support
Operating Temperature
M3N950M-JN
Please refer section 2
0 to +55 °C
M3N950M-JN-A
Please refer section 2
-40 to +85 °C
M3N950M-JN-B
Please refer section 2
-20 to +70 °C