IEI Technology WAFER-ULT4 User manual

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User Manual
MODEL:
WAFER-ULT3/ULT4
3.5” SBC with 6th/7th Generation Intel® Mobile Core™ i7/i5/i3 or
Celeron® SoC, DDR4 SO-DIMM, Triple Display, Dual GbE,
PCIe Mini, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.1 Gen1, COM and RoHS
Rev. 1.04 – June 18, 2019

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Revision
Date Version Changes
June 18, 2019 1.04 Clarified the LVDS connector pinouts (Section 3.2.9)
February 27, 2019 1.03 Corrected Ta b l e 4-4: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper
Settings
October 30, 2018 1.02 Modified Section 4.7: Motherboard Installation
Modified the part number of the optional
RS-232/422/485 cable.
May 24, 2018 1.01 Added a note for the LVDS connector (Section 3.2.9)
Updated Section 4.11: Available Drivers
October 23, 2017 1.00 Initial release

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Manual Conventions
WARNING
Warnings appear where overlooked details may cause damage to the
equipment or result in personal injury. Warnings should be taken
seriously.
CAUTION
Cautionary messages should be heeded to help reduce the chance of
losing data or damaging the product.
NOTE
These messages inform the reader of essential but non-critical
information. These messages should be read carefully as any directions
or instructions contained therein can help avoid making mistakes.

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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................... 2
1.2 MODEL VARIATIONS ................................................................................................... 3
1.3 FEATURES................................................................................................................... 3
1.4 CONNECTORS ............................................................................................................. 4
1.5 DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................... 6
1.6 DATA FLOW ................................................................................................................ 8
1.7 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................... 9
2 PACKING LIST ............................................................................................................11
2.1 ANTI-S TAT I C PRECAUTIONS ...................................................................................... 12
2.2 UNPACKING PRECAUTIONS....................................................................................... 12
2.3 PACKING LIST........................................................................................................... 13
2.4 OPTIONAL ITEMS ...................................................................................................... 14
3 CONNECTORS ........................................................................................................... 15
3.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 16
3.1.1 WAFER-ULT3/ULT4 Layout............................................................................ 16
3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 17
3.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............................................................... 18
3.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS ...................................................................... 18
3.2.1 +12V Power Connector ................................................................................... 18
3.2.2 5 V SATA Power Connector ............................................................................. 20
3.2.3 Audio Connector .............................................................................................. 20
3.2.4 Battery Connector............................................................................................ 21
3.2.5 CPU Fan Connector ........................................................................................ 23
3.2.6 Digital I/O Connector ...................................................................................... 24
3.2.7 Internal DisplayPort Connector ...................................................................... 25
3.2.8 LVDS Backlight Control Connector................................................................. 26
3.2.9 LVDS Connector .............................................................................................. 27

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3.2.10 PCIe Mini Card Slot (with mSAT Support).................................................... 28
3.2.11 PCIe Mini Card Slot (with SIM Card Socket) ................................................ 30
3.2.12 Power and HDD LED Connector .................................................................. 32
3.2.13 Power Button Connector................................................................................ 33
3.2.14 Reset Button Connector ................................................................................. 34
3.2.15 RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connectors ....................................................... 34
3.2.16 SATA 6Gb/s Connector................................................................................... 36
3.2.17 SIM Card Slot................................................................................................. 37
3.2.18 SMBus Connector .......................................................................................... 38
3.2.19 SO-DIMM Slot ............................................................................................... 39
3.2.20 SPI Flash Connector...................................................................................... 40
3.2.21 USB 2.0 Connector ........................................................................................ 41
3.3 EXTERNAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS ....................................................................... 42
3.3.1 GbE Connectors............................................................................................... 42
3.3.2 HDMI Connector ............................................................................................. 43
3.3.3 USB 3.1 Gen 1 Ports........................................................................................ 44
3.3.4 VGA Connector ................................................................................................ 45
4 INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 46
4.1 ANTI-S TAT I C PRECAUTIONS ...................................................................................... 47
4.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 47
4.3 SO-DIMM INSTALLATION ....................................................................................... 49
4.4 PCIE MINI CARD INSTALLATION .............................................................................. 49
4.5 SIM CARD INSTALLATION ........................................................................................ 51
4.6 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION......................................................................................... 53
4.6.1 AT/ATX Power Mode Selection........................................................................ 53
4.6.2 Clear CMOS Button......................................................................................... 54
4.6.3 Flash Descriptor Security Override Jumper.................................................... 54
4.6.4 LVDS Panel Type Selection.............................................................................. 55
4.6.5 LVDS Voltage Selection ................................................................................... 57
4.6.6 Serial Port Mode Selection Switch .................................................................. 58
4.6.7 VGA/iDP Selection Switch............................................................................... 59
4.7 MOTHERBOARD INSTALLATION ................................................................................ 60
4.7.1 Heat Spreader .................................................................................................. 60
4.7.2 Motherboard Installation Example.................................................................. 61

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4.8 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS........................................................ 62
4.8.1 AT/ATX Power Connection .............................................................................. 62
4.8.2 SATA Drive Connection ................................................................................... 64
4.9 ADDING USB 3.1 GEN 1DRIVERS TO A WINDOWS 7INSTALLATION IMAGE (6TH
GENERATION INTEL®MOBILE ULT ON-BOARD SOCONLY) ......................................... 65
4.10 INTEL®AMT SETUP PROCEDURE ........................................................................... 67
4.11 AVAILABLE DRIVERS .............................................................................................. 68
4.11.1 Driver Download............................................................................................ 68
5 BIOS .............................................................................................................................. 70
5.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 71
5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 71
5.1.2 Using Setup ...................................................................................................... 71
5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 72
5.1.4 Unable to Reboot after Configuration Changes .............................................. 72
5.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar................................................................................................ 72
5.2 MAIN........................................................................................................................ 73
5.3 ADVANCED ............................................................................................................... 74
5.3.1 CPU Configuration.......................................................................................... 75
5.3.2 PCH-FW Configuration................................................................................... 77
5.3.3 ACPI Settings ................................................................................................... 78
5.3.4 F81866 Super IO Configuration...................................................................... 79
5.3.4.1 Serial Port n Configuration ....................................................................... 79
5.3.5 iWDD H/W Monitor......................................................................................... 82
5.3.5.1 Smart Fan Mode Configuration ................................................................ 83
5.3.6 RTC Wake Settings ........................................................................................... 84
5.3.7 Serial Port Console Redirection ...................................................................... 85
5.3.7.1 Console Redirection Settings.................................................................... 86
5.3.7.2 Legacy Console Redirection Settings ....................................................... 88
5.3.8 USB Configuration........................................................................................... 89
5.3.9 iEi Feature ....................................................................................................... 90
5.4 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................... 91
5.4.1 System Agent (SA) Configuration .................................................................... 91
5.4.1.1 Memory Configuration ............................................................................. 92
5.4.1.2 Graphics Configuration............................................................................. 93

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5.4.2 PCH-IO Configuration .................................................................................... 96
5.4.2.1 PCI Express Configuration ....................................................................... 97
5.4.2.2 SATA Configuration.................................................................................. 99
5.4.2.3 HD Audio Configuration......................................................................... 100
5.5 SECURITY............................................................................................................... 101
5.6 BOOT...................................................................................................................... 102
5.7 SAV E &EXIT .......................................................................................................... 104
A REGULATORY COMPLIANCE ............................................................................ 105
B BIOS OPTIONS ........................................................................................................ 107
C TERMINOLOGY ......................................................................................................110
D DIGITAL I/O INTERFACE......................................................................................114
D.1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................115
D.2 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLE 1...........................................................................116
D.3 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLE 2...........................................................................116
E WATCHDOG TIMER................................................................................................117
F HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE........................................................ 120

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: WAFER-ULT3/ULT4.....................................................................................................2
Figure 1-2: Connectors (Front Side) .............................................................................................4
Figure 1-3: Connectors (Solder Side)...........................................................................................5
Figure 1-4: WAFER-ULT3/ULT4 Dimensions (mm) .....................................................................6
Figure 1-5: Dimensions with Optional Heatsink (mm) ................................................................7
Figure 1-6: Data Flow Diagram......................................................................................................8
Figure 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors .............................................................................16
Figure 3-2: Power Connector Location ......................................................................................19
Figure 3-3: 5 V SATA Power Connector Location .....................................................................20
Figure 3-4: Audio Connector Location.......................................................................................21
Figure 3-5: Battery Connector Location.....................................................................................22
Figure 3-6: CPU Fan Connector Location ..................................................................................23
Figure 3-7: Digital I/O Connector Location ................................................................................24
Figure 3-8: Internal DisplayPort Connector Location ...............................................................25
Figure 3-9: LVDS Backlight Control Connector Location ........................................................26
Figure 3-10: LVDS Connector Location......................................................................................27
Figure 3-11: PCIe Mini Card Slot (with mSATA Support) Location .........................................29
Figure 3-12: PCIe Mini Card Slot (with SIM Card Socket) Location.........................................31
Figure 3-13: Power and HDD LED Connector Location............................................................32
Figure 3-14: Power Button Connector Location........................................................................33
Figure 3-15: Reset Button Connector Location.........................................................................34
Figure 3-16: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Locations..............................................................35
Figure 3-17: SATA 6Gb/s Connector Location ..........................................................................36
Figure 3-18: SIM Card Slot Location...........................................................................................37
Figure 3-19: SMBus Connector Location...................................................................................38
Figure 3-20: SO-DIMM Slot Location ..........................................................................................39
Figure 3-21: SPI Flash Connector Location...............................................................................40
Figure 3-22: USB 2.0 Connector Location .................................................................................41
Figure 3-23: External Interface Connectors...............................................................................42
Figure 3-24: LAN Connector........................................................................................................42

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Figure 3-25: HDMI Connector Pinout Locations........................................................................43
Figure 3-26: USB 3.1 Gen 1 Port Pinout Locations...................................................................44
Figure 3-27: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................45
Figure 4-1: SO-DIMM Installation ................................................................................................49
Figure 4-2: Removing the Retention Screw ...............................................................................50
Figure 4-3: Inserting the PCIe Mini Card into the Slot at an Angle..........................................50
Figure 4-4: Securing the PCIe Mini Card....................................................................................51
Figure 4-5: Unlock SIM Card Slot Cover ....................................................................................52
Figure 4-6: SIM Card Installation.................................................................................................52
Figure 4-7: Lock SIM Card Slot Cover ........................................................................................53
Figure 4-8: AT/ATX Power Mode Switch Location ....................................................................53
Figure 4-9: Clear CMOS Button Location...................................................................................54
Figure 4-10: Flash Descriptor Security Override Jumper Location ........................................55
Figure 4-11: LVDS Panel Type Selection Switch Location.......................................................56
Figure 4-12: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Location ...........................................................57
Figure 4-13: Serial Port Mode Selection Switch Location........................................................58
Figure 4-14: VGA/iDP Selection Switch Location......................................................................59
Figure 4-15: Heat Spreader Retention Screws ..........................................................................61
Figure 4-16: Motherboard Installation Example ........................................................................61
Figure 4-17: Power Cable to Motherboard Connection ............................................................62
Figure 4-18: Connect Power Cable to Power Supply................................................................63
Figure 4-19: SATA Drive Cable Connection...............................................................................64
Figure 4-20: Windows 7 USB 3.0 Creator Utility........................................................................66
Figure 4-21: Update Process is Complete .................................................................................66
Figure 4-22: IEI Resource Download Center..............................................................................68

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: Model Variations ...........................................................................................................3
Table 1-2: WAFER-ULT3/ULT4 Specifications...........................................................................10
Table 2-1: Packing List.................................................................................................................13
Table 2-2: Optional Items.............................................................................................................14
Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors ...............................................................................17
Table 3-2: External Peripheral Connectors................................................................................18
Table 3-3: Power Connector Pinouts..........................................................................................19
Table 3-4: 5 V SATA Power Connector Pinouts ........................................................................20
Table 3-5: Audio Connector Pinouts ..........................................................................................21
Table 3-6: Battery Connector Pinouts ........................................................................................22
Table 3-7: CPU Fan Connector Pinouts......................................................................................23
Table 3-8: Digital I/O Connector Pinouts....................................................................................24
Table 3-9: Internal DisplayPort Connector Pinouts ..................................................................26
Table 3-10: LVDS Backlight Control Connector Pinouts..........................................................27
Table 3-11: LVDS Connector Pinouts.........................................................................................28
Table 3-12: PCIe Mini Card Slot (with mSATA Support) Pinouts.............................................30
Table 3-13: PCIe Mini Card Slot (with SIM Card Socket) Pinouts ............................................32
Table 3-14: Power and HDD LED Connector Pinouts ...............................................................33
Table 3-15: Power Button Connector Pinouts ...........................................................................33
Table 3-16: Reset Button Connector Pinouts ............................................................................34
Table 3-17: RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connector Pinouts .....................................................35
Table 3-18: DB-9 RS-232/422/485 Pinouts..................................................................................36
Table 3-19: SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connector Pinouts....................................................................37
Table 3-20: SMBus Connector Pinouts ......................................................................................38
Table 3-21: SPI Flash Connector Pinouts ..................................................................................40
Table 3-22: USB 2.0 Connector Pinouts.....................................................................................41
Table 3-23: LAN Pinouts ..............................................................................................................43
Table 3-24: HDMI Connector Pinouts .........................................................................................43
Table 3-25: USB 3.1 Gen 1 Port Pinouts.....................................................................................44
Table 3-26: VGA Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................45

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Table 4-1: AT/ATX Power Mode Switch Settings.......................................................................53
Table 4-2: Flash Descriptor Security Override Jumper Settings.............................................54
Table 4-3: LVDS Panel Type Selection .......................................................................................56
Table 4-4: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Settings................................................................57
Table 4-5: Signal Mode Settings for Serial Port 1 .....................................................................58
Table 4-6: Signal Mode Settings for Serial Port 2 .....................................................................58
Table 4-7: VGA/iDP Selection Switch Settings ..........................................................................59
Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys ................................................................................................72

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BIOS Menus
BIOS Menu 1: Main .......................................................................................................................73
BIOS Menu 2: Advanced ..............................................................................................................74
BIOS Menu 3: CPU Configuration ...............................................................................................75
BIOS Menu 4: PCH-FW Configuration ........................................................................................77
BIOS Menu 5: ACPI Settings .......................................................................................................78
BIOS Menu 6: F81866 Super IO Configuration ..........................................................................79
BIOS Menu 7: Serial Port n Configuration Menu.......................................................................79
BIOS Menu 8: iWDD H/W Monitor ...............................................................................................82
BIOS Menu 9: Smart Fan Mode Configuration ..........................................................................83
BIOS Menu 10: RTC Wake Settings ............................................................................................84
BIOS Menu 11: Serial Port Console Redirection .......................................................................85
BIOS Menu 12: Console Redirection Settings...........................................................................86
BIOS Menu 13: Legacy Console Redirection Settings .............................................................88
BIOS Menu 14: USB Configuration .............................................................................................89
BIOS Menu 15: iEi Feature...........................................................................................................90
BIOS Menu 16: Chipset ................................................................................................................91
BIOS Menu 17: System Agent (SA) Configuration ....................................................................91
BIOS Menu 18: Memory Configuration.......................................................................................92
BIOS Menu 19: Graphics Configuration.....................................................................................93
BIOS Menu 20: LCD Control ........................................................................................................95
BIOS Menu 21: PCH-IO Configuration........................................................................................96
BIOS Menu 22: PCI Express Configuration ...............................................................................97
BIOS Menu 23: M_PCIE2 Configuration Menu...........................................................................98
BIOS Menu 24: SATA Configuration ...........................................................................................99
BIOS Menu 25: PCH Azalia Configuration ...............................................................................100
BIOS Menu 26: Security .............................................................................................................101
BIOS Menu 27: Boot ...................................................................................................................102
BIOS Menu 28: Save & Exit........................................................................................................104

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Chapter
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1 Introduction

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1.1 Introduction
Figure 1-1: WAFER-ULT3/ULT4
The WAFER-ULT3/ULT4 3.5” SBC is a 6th/7th generation Intel® mobile ULT SoC platform
that supports one 2133 MHz DDR4 SO-DIMM and on-board memory (optional, by
request). The WAFER-ULT3/ULT4 provides two GbE interfaces through the Intel®
I219LM (with Intel® AMT 11.0 support) and the Intel® I211AT GbE controllers. In addition,
the WAFER-ULT3/ULT4 includes HDMI, VGA, LVDS and iDP interfaces for triple
independent display. Four USB 3.1 Gen 1 on the rear panel, two USB 2.0 by pin header,
two RS-232/422/485, two PCIe Mini card slots, one SATA 6Gb/s and one audio connector
provide flexible expansion options.

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1.2 Model Variations
The model variations of the WAFER-ULT3/ULT4 are listed below.
Model On-board SoC
7th Generation Intel® Mobile ULT On-board SoC
WAFER-ULT4-i7
(MOQ: 100 pcs/lot) Intel® Core™ i7-7600U (up to 3.9 GHz, dual-core, 4 MB cache, TDP=15W)
WAFER-ULT4-i5 Intel® Core™ i5-7300U (up to 3.5 GHz, dual-core, 3 MB cache, TDP=15W)
WAFER-ULT4-i3
(MOQ: 100 pcs/lot) Intel® Core™ i3-7100U (up to 2.4 GHz, dual-core, 3 MB cache, TDP=15W)
6th Generation Intel® Mobile ULT On-board SoC
WAFER-ULT3-i7 Intel® Core™ i7-6600U (up to 3.4 GHz, dual-core, 4 MB cache, TDP=15W)
WAFER-ULT3-i5 Intel® Core™ i5-6300U (up to 3 GHz, dual-core, 3 MB cache, TDP=15W)
WAFER-ULT3-i3 Intel® Core™ i3-6100U (up to 2.3 GHz, dual-core, 3 MB cache, TDP=15W)
WAFER-ULT3-C Intel® Celeron® 3955U (up to 2 GHz, dual-core, 2 MB cache, TDP=15W)
WAFER-ULT3-CE Intel® Celeron® 3855U (up to 1.6 GHz, dual-core, 2 MB cache, TDP=15W)
Table 1-1: Model Variations
1.3 Features
Some of the WAFER-ULT3/ULT4 motherboard features are listed below:
3.5” form factor
6th/7th generation Intel® mobile ULT SoC
One 260-pin 2133 MHz DDR4 SO-DIMM slot support (on-board memory
supported, by request)
Triple display with selection of HDMI, VGA, iDP and LVDS
Two Intel® GbE connectors (LAN1 with Intel® AMT 11.0 support)
Two PCIe Mini card slots with SIM card socket/mSATA support
Four USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gb/s) external connectors
IEI One Key Recovery solution allows you to create rapid OS backup and
recovery

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1.4 Connectors
The connectors on the WAFER-ULT3/ULT4 are shown in the figure below.
Figure 1-2: Connectors (Front Side)

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Figure 1-3: Connectors (Solder Side)

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1.5 Dimensions
The main dimensions of the WAFER-ULT3/ULT4 are shown in the diagram below.
Figure 1-4: WAFER-ULT3/ULT4 Dimensions (mm)