Connect Tech PCIe/104 User manual

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Xtreme/SBC PCIe/104 Single Board Computer
& PCIe/104 Qseven Carrier Board
User Manual
Connect Tech Inc.
42 Arrow Road
Guelph, Ontario
N1K 1S6
Tel: [phone]
Toll: 800-426-8979 (North America only)
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[email protected]
Web: www.connecttech.com
CTIM-000058 Revision 0.02 March 8, 2011

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Table of Contents
Customer Support Overview .......................................................................................................................... 4
Contact Information........................................................................................................................................ 4
Limited Lifetime Warranty............................................................................................................................. 5
Copyright Notice ............................................................................................................................................ 5
Trademark Acknowledgment ......................................................................................................................... 5
Revision History............................................................................................................................................. 5
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 6
Features..................................................................................................................................................................... 6
What is Qseven? ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
System Block Diagram ............................................................................................................................................. 7
Hardware Description..................................................................................................................................... 8
Connector Locations................................................................................................................................................. 8
Qseven Module Interface.......................................................................................................................................... 9
Description..................................................................................................................................................... 9
Connector....................................................................................................................................................... 9
Graphics.................................................................................................................................................................... 9
VGA.................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Description..................................................................................................................................................... 9
Connector....................................................................................................................................................... 9
LVDS...............................................................................................................................................................10
Description....................................................................................................................................................10
Connectors & Jumpers..................................................................................................................................10
Gigabit Ethernet...................................................................................................................................................... 12
Description....................................................................................................................................................12
Connector & LEDs .......................................................................................................................................12
USB 2.0................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Description....................................................................................................................................................13
Connector......................................................................................................................................................13
SATA...................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Description....................................................................................................................................................13
Connector & LEDs .......................................................................................................................................14
PCI/104-Express..................................................................................................................................................... 14
Description....................................................................................................................................................14
Connectors....................................................................................................................................................14
LPC Super I/O ........................................................................................................................................................ 16
Serial................................................................................................................................................................17
Description....................................................................................................................................................17
Connectors....................................................................................................................................................18
PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse...............................................................................................................................19
Description....................................................................................................................................................19
Connectors & Jumpers..................................................................................................................................19
Power...................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Description....................................................................................................................................................20
Connectors & Jumpers..................................................................................................................................20
Fan Control............................................................................................................................................................. 22
Description....................................................................................................................................................22
Connectors & Jumpers..................................................................................................................................22

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Battery..................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Description....................................................................................................................................................23
Connector & LEDs .......................................................................................................................................23
Hardware Installation ....................................................................................................................................23
Software Installation & Configuration ..........................................................................................................24
Operating System Notes.......................................................................................................................................... 24
Linux................................................................................................................................................................24
General..........................................................................................................................................................24
US15W Specific ...........................................................................................................................................24
Windows..........................................................................................................................................................24
General..........................................................................................................................................................24
US15W Specific ...........................................................................................................................................24
Cables & Interconnect...................................................................................................................................25
Dimensions....................................................................................................................................................26
Specifications ................................................................................................................................................27

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Customer Support Overview
If you experience difficulties after reading the manual and/or using the product, contact the
Connect Tech reseller from which you purchased the product. In most cases the reseller can help
you with product installation and difficulties.
In the event that the reseller is unable to resolve your problem, our highly qualified support staff
can assist you. Our support section is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on our website at:
www.connecttech.com/sub/support/support.asp. See the contact information section below for
more information on how to contact us directly. Our technical support is always free.
Contact Information
We offer three ways for you to contact us:
Mail/Courier
You may contact us by letter at:
Connect Tech Inc.
Technical Support
42 Arrow Road
Guelph, Ontario
Canada N1K 1S6
Email/Internet
You may contact us through the Internet. Our email and URL addresses on the Internet are:
[email protected]m
[email protected]m
www.connecttech.com
Note:
Please go to the Download Zone or the Knowledge Database in the Support Center on the Connect
Tech website for product manuals, installation guides, device driver software and technical tips.
Submit your technical support questions to our customer support engineers via the Support Center
on the Connect Tech website.
Telephone/Facsimile
Technical Support representatives are ready to answer your call Monday through Friday, from
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Our numbers for calls are:
Toll Free: 800-426-8979 (North America only)
Telephone: [phone] (Live assistance available 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST,
Monday to Friday)
Facsimile: 519-836-4878 (on-line 24 hours)

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Limited Lifetime Warranty
Connect Tech Inc. provides a Lifetime Warranty for all Connect Tech Inc. products. Should this
product, in Connect Tech Inc.'s opinion, fail to be in good working order during the warranty
period, Connect Tech Inc. will, at its option, repair or replace this product at no charge, provided
that the product has not been subjected to abuse, misuse, accident, disaster or non-Connect Tech
Inc. authorized modification or repair.
You may obtain warranty service by delivering this product to an authorized Connect Tech Inc.
business partner or to Connect Tech Inc. along with proof of purchase. Product returned to
Connect Tech Inc. must be pre-authorized by Connect Tech Inc. with an RMA (Return Material
Authorization) number marked on the outside of the package and sent prepaid, insured and
packaged for safe shipment. Connect Tech Inc. will return this product by prepaid ground
shipment service.
The Connect Tech Inc. Lifetime Warranty is defined as the serviceable life of the product. This is
defined as the period during which all components are available. Should the product prove to be
irreparable, Connect Tech Inc. reserves the right to substitute an equivalent product if available or
to retract Lifetime Warranty if no replacement is available.
The above warranty is the only warranty authorized by Connect Tech Inc. Under no
circumstances will Connect Tech Inc. be liable in any way for any damages, including any lost
profits, lost savings or other incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or
inability to use, such product.
Copyright Notice
The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Connect Tech
Inc. shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental consequential damages in
connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. This document contains
proprietary information that is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this
document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language without the prior
written consent of Connect Tech, Inc.
Copyright 1997 - 2010 by Connect Tech, Inc.
Trademark Acknowledgment
Connect Tech, Inc. acknowledges all trademarks, registered trademarks and/or copyrights referred
to in this document as the property of their respective owners.
Not listing all possible trademarks or copyright acknowledgments does not constitute a lack of
acknowledgment to the rightful owners of the trademarks and copyrights mentioned in this
document.
Revision History
Revision 0.00 –May 28, 2010
Revision 0.01 –August 18, 2010

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Introduction
Connect Tech’s Xtreme/SBC is a small embedded carrier board that utilizes the PCI/104-Express
form factor, which has the standard PC/104 dimensions with 4 x1 PCIe lanes. This carrier board
includes the required connectors and cables for easy connection to 2x SATA, 2x RS-232, 2x RS-
422/485, 4x USB 2.0, 1x Gigabit Ethernet, LVDS and VGA Video.
The PCIe/104 Single Board Computer allows complete integration with any industry standard
Qseven module, transforming it into a robust Single Board Computer (SBC) in the PC/104 form
factor. Xtreme/SBC is ideal for a broad range of embedded applications. The Qseven standard
allows upgrading to the latest processor and memory technology with ease, while maintaining the
I/O interfaces.
Features
Qseven module carrier
PCIe-104 form factor
Four x1 PCIe Lanes
Dual display, VGA (via SDVO) and 1x24 LVDS
2x SATA
2x RS232
2x RS485
1x 10/100/1000 Ethernet
ATX power input or +5V/+12V only operation
What is Qseven?
Qseven is a standard that enables integration of Computer-on-Modules with mobile and embedded
applications. To learn more about Connect Tech’s PCIe/104 Single Board Computer, visit
http://www.connecttech.com/sbc.

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System Block Diagram
The Qseven module implements the core processing features including: processor, memory, and system
physical interfaces via the southbridge.
Many of the Qseven modules are based on the mobile Intel Atom architecture (Z series processor + Poulsbo
/ SCH US15W chipset); shown in the block diagram below.
This document will generally refer to the features of the US15W.

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Hardware Description
Connector Locations
PCI/104-Express Single Board Computer –Top
PCI/104-Express Single Board Computer –Bottom
Connector Summary
Jumper Summary
Location
Connection
P1
Q7
P2
PCIe-104
P3A, P3B
USB
P4
GBE
P5
VGA
P6
ATX Power
P7
LVDS Video
P8
LVDS Backlight
P9
RS232 serial
P10A, P10B
SATA
P11
RS485 serial
P12
PCI-104
P13
PS/2 Keyboard &
Mouse
P14
Fan Power
P16
Battery holder
Jumper
Function
J1
PS/2 power
J2
Fan Power
J3
Fan PWM polarity
J4
LVDS panel power
J5
LVDS backlight
enable polarity
J6
LVDS Backlight
Power
J7
Suspend Selection
J8
Power Supply On
J9
Power Button

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Qseven Module Interface
Description
The processor and Chipset are implemented on the Qseven CPU module, which connects to the
Xtreme/SBC via a MXM connector. As previously mentioned, many of the existing Qseven Modules use
the Intel Atom mobile architecture, Z series processor + Poulsbo / SCH US15W chipset. The Xtreme/SBC
implements a subset of the Qseven features, as describe in the introduction.
For a list of Qseven module vendors, visit http://www.qseven-standard.org/
Connector
Function
Qseven interface
Location
P1
Type
MXM
Foxconn AS0B326-S78N-7F (or equivalent)
Pinout
Refer to Qseven specification
Graphics
The availability of the graphics interfaces depends on the Qseven module selected.
US15W: The US15W chipset provides GMA 500 graphics sub-system and provides two display interfaces:
SDVO (serial digital video output) and LVDS (low voltage differential signalling). The resolution is
generated by the by GMA 500 is limited 1280x1024.
The configuration of either interface as the primary or secondary display depends on the Qseven module’s
BIOS capabilities and settings. Refer to the Qseven module’s documentation for more details.
VGA
Description
The VGA interface is implemented using the Qseven SDVO interface, with a SDVO to VGA converter
(Chrontel CH7317B) which supports resolutions up to 1920x1200; however actually resolutions depend on
the Qseven module.
Connector
Function
VGA graphics
Location
P5
Type
2x5 2mm header
MLE TSHSM-205-D-06-G-V-L (or equivalent)
Pinout
Pin
Signal
Pin
Signal
1
DAC_RED
2
GND
3
DAC_GREEN
4
N/C
5
DAC_BLUE
6
SC_DDC
7
HSYNC
8
SD_DDC
9
VSYNC
10
GND

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LVDS
Description
The Xtreme/SBC provides dual 18 or 24 bit LVDS display channels via P7, which are connected directly
from the Qseven module . LVDS panel supply power is selected with jumper J4 and backlight power is
selected with jumper J6. Both are current limited to 500 mA.
US15W: The US15W provides only a single 18 or 24 bit display channel. Each LVDS data pair carries two
bits, each channel has four data pairs.
Connectors & Jumpers
Function
LVDS Graphics
Location
P7
Type
Hirose DF14-30P-1.25H connector
Pinout
Pin
Signal
Description
1
VCC_PNL
Panel Power
2
VCC_PNL
Panel Power
3
GND
Digital ground
4
GND
Digital ground
5
LVDS_A3_N
Channel A Data
6
LVDS_A3_P
Channel A Data
7
LVDS_CLK_N
Channel A Clock
8
LVDS_ACLK_P
Channel A Clock
9
GND
Digital ground
10
LVDS_A2_N
Channel A Data
11
LVDS_A2_P
Channel A Data
12
LVDS_A1_N
Channel A Data
13
LVDS_A1_P
Channel A Data
14
LVDS_A0_N
Channel A Data
15
LVDS_A0_P
Channel A Data
16
GND
Digital ground
17
LVDS_B3_N
Channel B Data
18
LVDS_B3_P
Channel B Data
19
LVDS_BCLK_N
Channel B Clock
20
LVDS_BCLK_P
Channel B Clock
21
GND
Digital ground
22
LVDS_B2_N
Channel B Data
23
LVDS_B2_P
Channel B Data
24
LVDS_B1_N
Channel B Data
25
LVDS_B1_P
Channel B Data
26
LVDS_B0_N
Channel B Data
27
LVDS_B0_P
Channel B Data
28
GND
Digital ground
29
LVDS_DID_CLK
Display ID Clock
(3.3V)
30
LVDS_DID_DATA
Display ID Data (3.3V)