AXIOMTEK PICO300 User manual

PICO300
Intel®Pentium®N3710/ Celeron®
N3060 Processors Pico-ITX Board
User’s Manual

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CAUTION
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manufacturer that you follow the manufacturer’s instructions to only replace the same or
equivalent type of battery, and dispose of used ones.
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ESD Precautions
Computer boards have integrated circuits sensitive to static electricity. To prevent chipsets
from electrostatic discharge damage, please take care of the following jobs with precautions:
Do not remove boards or integrated circuits from their anti-static packaging until you are
ready to install them.
Before holding the board or integrated circuit, touch an unpainted portion of the system
unit chassis for a few seconds. It discharges static electricity from your body.
Wear a wrist-grounding strap, available from most electronic component stores, when
handling boards and components.
Trademarks Acknowledgments
Axiomtek is a trademark of Axiomtek Co., Ltd.
Intel®and Celeron®are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Windows®is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
AMI is trademark of American Megatrend Inc.
IBM, PC/AT, PS/2, VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
Other brand names and trademarks are the properties and registered brands of their
respective owners.

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Table of Contents
Disclaimers.....................................................................................................ii
ESD Precautions...........................................................................................iii
Chapter 1 Introduction............................................. 1
1.1 Features...............................................................................................2
1.2 Specifications......................................................................................2
1.3 Utilities.................................................................................................3
Chapter 2 Board and Pin Assignments.................... 5
2.1 Board Dimensions and Fixing Holes.................................................5
2.2 Board Layout.......................................................................................7
2.3 Assembly Drawing..............................................................................9
2.4 Jumper and Switch Settings ............................................................11
2.4.1 Restore BIOS Optimal Defaults (JP1)....................................................... 12
2.4.2 LVDS +3.3V/+5V/+12V Voltage Selection (JP2)....................................... 12
2.4.3 Auto Power On (SW1)............................................................................... 12
2.5 Connectors ........................................................................................13
2.5.1 High Speed Board to Board Connectors (CN2 and CN3)......................... 14
2.5.2 SATAPower Connector (CN4).................................................................. 15
2.5.3 USB 2.0 Wafer Connector (CN5).............................................................. 16
2.5.4 Fan Power Connector (CN6)..................................................................... 16
2.5.5 SMBus Connector (CN7) .......................................................................... 16
2.5.6 LVDS Connector (CN8)............................................................................. 17
2.5.7 External Speaker and Internal Buzzer Header (CN9)............................... 19
2.5.8 Power LED Header (CN10)....................................................................... 19
2.5.9 Inverter Connector (CN11)........................................................................ 19
2.5.10 Power and Reset Button Connector (CN12)............................................. 19
2.5.11 DC Jack Power Connector w/ Screw (CN14) ........................................... 20
2.5.12 HDMI Connector (CN15)........................................................................... 20
2.5.13 VGA Connector (CN16)............................................................................. 20
2.5.14 Ethernet Port (LAN1)................................................................................. 21
2.5.15 SATA Connector (SATA1).......................................................................... 21
2.5.16 CMOS Battery Connector (BAT1) ............................................................. 21
2.5.17 Full-size PCI-Express Mini Card and mSATAConnector (SCN1)............. 22
Chapter 3 Hardware Description ........................... 23
3.1 Microprocessors ...............................................................................23
3.2 BIOS ...................................................................................................23

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3.3 System Memory.................................................................................23
3.4 I/O Port Address Map........................................................................24
3.5 Interrupt Controller (IRQ) Map .........................................................25
3.6 Memory Map ......................................................................................28
Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Setup Utility .......................... 29
4.1 Starting...............................................................................................29
4.2 Navigation Keys ................................................................................29
4.3 Main Menu..........................................................................................31
4.4 Advanced Menu.................................................................................32
4.5 Chipset Menu.....................................................................................42
4.6 Security Menu....................................................................................50
4.7 Boot Menu..........................................................................................51
4.8 Save & Exit Menu ..............................................................................52
Appendix A I/O Boards (Optional)............................. 55
A.1 AX93275 Specifications....................................................................55
A.2 AX93275 Dimensions and Fixing Holes ..........................................55
A.3 AX93275 Board Layout .....................................................................56
A.4 AX93275 Assembly Drawing ............................................................57
A.5 AX93275 Jumper Settings ................................................................58
A.5.1 COM1 Data/Power Selection (JP1)........................................................... 58
A.6 AX93275 Connectors, Switches and LED .......................................59
A.6.1 Power Connector (CN1)............................................................................ 59
A.6.2 High Speed Board to Board Connectors (CN2 and CN3)......................... 60
A.6.3 COM2 Connector (CN4)............................................................................ 62
A.6.4 System Power Switch (CN5)..................................................................... 62
A.6.5 VGA and COM1 D-Sub Connector (CN6A and CN6B)............................. 63
A.6.6 USB 3.0 Stack Connectors (CN7 and CN8).............................................. 64
A.6.7 Audio Jack (CN9)...................................................................................... 64
A.6.8 System Reset Switch (CN10).................................................................... 64
A.6.9 Power and HDD LED Indicator (D6) ......................................................... 64
A.7 AX93276 Specifications....................................................................65
A.8 AX93276 Dimensions and Fixing Holes ..........................................65
A.9 AX93276 Board Layout .....................................................................66
A.10 AX93276 Assembly Drawing ............................................................67
A.11 AX93276 Jumper Settings................................................................68
A.11.1 COM1 Data/Power Selection (JP1)........................................................... 68
A.12 AX93276 Connectors, Switches and LED .......................................69
A.12.1 Power Connector (CN1)............................................................................ 69

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A.12.2 High Speed Board to Board Connectors (CN2 and CN3)......................... 70
A.12.3 LAN and USB 3.0 Connector (CN4).......................................................... 72
A.12.4 System Power Switch (CN5)..................................................................... 72
A.12.5 USB 3.0 Stack Connector (CN6)............................................................... 73
A.12.6 COM1 and COM2 D-Sub Connector (CN7A and CN7B).......................... 73
A.12.7 HDMI Connector (CN8)............................................................................. 74
A.12.8 System Reset Switch (CN9)...................................................................... 74
A.12.9 Power and HDD LED Indicator (D1) ......................................................... 74
A.13 AX93292 Specifications....................................................................75
A.14 AX93292 Dimensions and Fixing Holes ..........................................75
A.15 AX93292 Board Layout.....................................................................76
A.16 AX93292 Assembly Drawing ............................................................77
A.17 AX93292 Jumper Settings................................................................78
A.17.1 COM1 Data/Power Selection (JP1)........................................................... 78
A.18 AX93292 Connectors ........................................................................78
A.18.1 High Speed Board to Board Connectors (CN1 and CN2)......................... 79
A.18.2 Low Speed IO Connector (CN3) ............................................................... 81
A.18.3 COM1 and COM2 Connector (CN4)......................................................... 82
Appendix B Watchdog Timer................................... 83
B.1 About Watchdog Timer.....................................................................83
B.2 How to Use Watchdog Timer............................................................83
B.3 Sample Program................................................................................84
Appendix C BIOS Flash Utility ................................ 87

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Introduction 1
Chapter 1
Introduction
The PICO300 is a Pico-ITX board with Intel®Pentium®N3710 and Celeron®N3060 processors
that deliver outstanding system performance through high-bandwidth interfaces, multiple I/O
functions for interactive applications and various embedded computing solutions.
The board has one 204-pin unbuffered SO-DIMM socket for DDR3L 1600MHz SO-DIMM
memory with maximum capacity up to 8GB. It also features one Gigabit/Fast Ethernet, one
SATAport with transfer rates up to 6Gb/s, one USB 2.0 high speed compliant, and built-in high
definition audio codec that can achieve the best stability and reliability for industrial
applications. Additionally, it provides you with unique embedded feature such as Pico-ITX form
factor that applies an extensive array of PC peripherals. The board can be enhanced by its
built-in watchdog timer function, a special industrial feature not commonly seen on other
motherboards.

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1.1 Features
Intel®Pentium®N3710 and Celeron®N3060 processors
1 DDR3L SO-DIMM supports up to 8GB memory capacity
1 USB 2.0 port and 1 Gigabit Ethernet port
1 PCI Express Mini Card with mSATA supported
1.2 Specifications
CPU
Intel®Pentium®N3710 1.6GHz quad core.
Intel®Celeron®N3060 1.6GHz dual core.
Thermal Solution
Passive.
BIOS
American Megatrends Inc. UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) BIOS.
64Mbit SPI Flash, DMI, Plug and Play.
PXE Ethernet Boot ROM.
System Memory
One 204-pin unbuffered DDR3L SO-DIMM socket.
Maximum up to 8GB DDR3L 1600MHz memory.
Onboard Multi I/O
Controller: Fintek F81803U.
Two UARTs.
Serial ATA
One SATA-600 connector.
mSATA support (optional).
USB Interface
One USB port with fuse protection and complies with USB Spec. Rev. 2.0.
Display
A standard 15-pin D-Sub VGA connector which is co-layout with a HDMI connector.
One 2x20-pin connector for 18/24-bit single and dual channel LVDS and one 8-pin
wafer connector for inverter control. LVDS resolution is up to 1920x1200 in 24-bit
dual channel.
Watchdog Timer
1~255 seconds or minutes; up to 255 levels.
Ethernet
One 1000/100/10Mbps Gigabit/Fast Ethernet port in RJ-45 connector.
Support Wake-on-LAN, PXE Boot ROM with Intel®i211AT.

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Audio
HD audio compliant with Realtek ALC662.
Support line-out/MIC-in
Expansion Interface
One PCI-Express Mini Card socket complies with PCI-Express Mini Card Spec.
V1.2.
Two High speed board to board connectors.
Power Input
DC jack power connector, co-layout with 1x2-pin right angle connector.
+12V DC-in only.
AT auto power on function supported.
Power Management
ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface).
Form Factor
Pico-ITX form factor.
Note
All specifications and images are subject to change without notice.
1.3 Utilities
Chipset and graphics driver
Ethernet driver (i211AT)
Audio driver
XHCI driver
Intel®Trusted Execution Engine (Intel®TXE) driver

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Chapter 2
Board and Pin Assignments
2.1 Board Dimensions and Fixing Holes
Top View

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Bottom View
Side View

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2.2 Board Layout
Top View
Side View

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Bottom View

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2.3 Assembly Drawing
For thermal dissipation, a thermal solution enables the PICO300’s components to dissipate
heat efficiently. All heat generating components are thermally conducted to the heatsink in
order to avoid hot spots. Images below illustrate how to install the thermal solution on
PICO300.
1. Heatsink for PICO300 (see image below):
2. First of all, use the following four screws to secure heatsink on heatspreader.
x4
3. The PICO300 has four assembly holes for installing thermal solution. Align and firmly
secure the plate to the PICO300. Be careful not to over-tighten the screws.
x4 x4 x4 (8mm)

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2.4 Jumper and Switch Settings
Jumper is a small component consisting of jumper clip and jumper pins. Install jumper clip on 2
jumper pins to close. And remove jumper clip from 2 jumper pins to open. Below illustration
shows how to set up jumper.
Properly configure jumper and switch settings on the PICO300 to meet your application
purpose. Below you can find a summary table of jumpers, switch and onboard default settings.
Note
Once the default jumper or switch setting needs to be changed, please do it under
power-off condition.
Jumper and Switch
Description
Setting
JP1
Restore BIOS Optimal Defaults
Default: Normal Operation
1-2 Close
JP2
LVDS +3.3V/+5V/+12V Voltage Selection
Default: +3.3V
1-2 Close
SW1
Auto Power On
Default: Enable
2-3 Close

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2.4.1 Restore BIOS Optimal Defaults (JP1)
Put jumper clip to pin 2-3 for a few seconds then move it back to pin 1-2. Doing this
procedure can restore BIOS optimal defaults.
2.4.2 LVDS +3.3V/+5V/+12V Voltage Selection (JP2)
The board supports voltage selection for flat panel displays. Use these jumpers to set
LVDS connector (CN8) pin 1~6 VCCM to +3.3V, +5V or +12V. To prevent hardware
damage, before connecting please make sure that input voltage of flat panel is correct.
2.4.3 Auto Power On (SW1)
If SW1 is enabled for power input, the system will be automatically power on without
pressing soft power button. If SW1 is disabled for power input, it is necessary to
manually press soft power button to power on the system.
Function
Setting
Normal (Default)
1-2 close
Restore BIOS optimal defaults
2-3 close
Function
JP2 Setting
+3.3V level (Default)
1-2 close
+5V level
3-4 close
+12V level
5-6 close
Function
Setting
Disable auto power on
1-2 close
Enable auto power on (Default)
2-3 close

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2.5 Connectors
Signals go to other parts of the system through connectors. Loose or improper connection
might cause problems, please make sure all connectors are properly and firmly connected.
Here is a summary table which shows all connectors on the hardware.
Connector
Description
CN2
High Speed Board to Board Connector 1
CN3
High Speed Board to Board Connector 2
CN4
SATA Power Connector
CN5
USB 2.0 Wafer Connector
CN6
Fan Power Connector
CN7
SMBus Connector
CN8
LVDS Connector
CN9
External Speaker and Internal Buzzer Header
CN10
Power LED Header
CN11
Inverter Connector
CN12
Power and Reset Button Connector
CN14
DC Jack Power Connector w/ Screw
CN15
HDMI Connector
CN16
VGA Connector
LAN1
Ethernet Port
SATA1
SATA Connector
BAT1
CMOS Battery Connector
SCN1
Full-size PCI-Express Mini Card and mSATA Connector
SDIMM1
DDR3L SO-DIMM Connector

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2.5.1 High Speed Board to Board Connectors (CN2 and CN3)
CN2 is a 2x30-pin high speed board to board connector. The pin assignments of CN2
are given as follows.
1 59
2 60
Pin
Signal
Pin
Signal
1
MIC_L
2
AUDIO_OUT_L
3
MIC_R
4
AUDIO_OUT_R
5
AUDIO_GND
6
AUDIO_GND
7
DCD2
8
DSR2
9
RXD2
10
RTS2
11
TXD2
12
CTS2
13
DTR2
14
RI2
15
DCD1
16
DSR1
17
RXD1
18
RTS1
19
TXD1
20
CTS1
21
DTR1
22
RI1
23
GND
24
GND
25
SIO_PSIN#
26
GPO_485_EN_N
27
SATA_LED
28
GPO_485TERM_EN
29
HW_RESET#
30
GPO_485_MODE0
31
PLTRST_SIO
32
GPO_485_MODE1
33
USB_OC01
34
USB_OC23
35
GND
36
GND
37
DP0
38
DP2
39
DN0
40
DN2
41
GND
42
GND
43
DP1
44
DN3
45
DN1
46
DP3
47
GND
48
GND
49
LINE_IN_L
50
+V5_SBY
51
LINE_IN_R
52
+V5_SBY
53
AUDIO_GND
54
+V5_SBY
55
+V12S
56
+V5_SBY
57
+V3.3S
58
+V5S
59
+V3.3S
60
+V5S