IEI Technology NANO-ULT3 User manual

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User Manual
NANO-ULT3
MODEL:
EPIC SBC with 14nm Intel® Corei7/i5/i3 or Celeron® On-board SoC,
LVDS, HDMI, iDP, Dual PCIe GbE, USB 3.0, PCIe Mini, SATA 6Gb/s,
mSATA, RS-232/422/485, Audio, and RoHS
Rev. 1.00 - May 26, 2016
NANO-ULT3 CPU Card

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Revision
Date Version Changes
May 26, 2016 1.00 Initial release

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Copyright
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
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improve reliability, design and function and does not represent a commitment on the part
of the manufacturer.
In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or
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owners.

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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.
HOT SURFACE
This symbol indicates a hot surface that should not be touched without
taking care.

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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............................................................................................................... 5
1.6 DATA FLOW................................................................................................................ 6
1.7 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................... 7
2 UNPACKING............................................................................................................... 10
2.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS.......................................................................................11
2.2 UNPACKING PRECAUTIONS........................................................................................11
2.3 PACKING LIST........................................................................................................... 12
2.4 OPTIONAL ITEMS...................................................................................................... 13
3 CONNECTORS ........................................................................................................... 14
3.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 15
3.1.1 NANO-ULT3 Layout ........................................................................................ 15
3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 15
3.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............................................................... 17
3.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS...................................................................... 17
3.2.1 +12V DC-IN Power Connector ....................................................................... 17
3.2.2 Audio Connector .............................................................................................. 18
3.2.3 Battery Connector............................................................................................ 19
3.2.4 Buzzer Connector............................................................................................. 20
3.2.5 Digital I/O Connector...................................................................................... 21
3.2.6 Fan Connectors................................................................................................ 22
3.2.7 Front Panel Connector .................................................................................... 23
3.2.8 Internal DisplayPort Connector...................................................................... 24
3.2.9 Keyboard and Mouse Connector ..................................................................... 25
3.2.10 LVDS Backlight Inverter Connector.............................................................. 26

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3.2.11 LVDS LCD Connector.................................................................................... 27
3.2.12 LAN LED Connectors.................................................................................... 28
3.2.13 PCIe Mini Card Slot, Full-size ...................................................................... 29
3.2.14 PCIe Mini Card Slot, Half-size...................................................................... 30
3.2.15 Power Button ................................................................................................. 32
3.2.16 Power Button Connector................................................................................ 32
3.2.17 Reset Button Connector ................................................................................. 33
3.2.18 RS-232 Serial Port Connectors...................................................................... 34
3.2.19 RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connector......................................................... 35
3.2.20 SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connectors....................................................................... 36
3.2.21 SATA Power Connectors................................................................................ 37
3.2.22 SMBus Connector .......................................................................................... 37
3.2.23 SIM Card Slot................................................................................................. 38
3.2.24 SPI Flash Connector, BIOS............................................................................ 39
3.2.25 SPI Flash Connector, EC............................................................................... 39
3.2.26 USB Connector .............................................................................................. 40
3.2.27 USB Connector, Type A.................................................................................. 41
3.3 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR PANEL ......................................... 42
3.3.1 HDMI Connectors............................................................................................ 43
3.3.2 LAN Connectors............................................................................................... 44
3.3.3 USB Connectors............................................................................................... 45
4 INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 46
4.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 47
4.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 47
4.3 SO-DIMM INSTALLATION ....................................................................................... 49
4.4 PCIE MINI CARD INSTALLATION .............................................................................. 49
4.4.1 Full-size PCIe Mini Card Installation............................................................. 49
4.4.2 Half-size PCIe Mini Card Installation............................................................. 51
4.5 SIM CARD INSTALLATION........................................................................................ 53
4.6 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION......................................................................................... 54
4.6.1 AT/ATX Mode Select Switch............................................................................. 54
4.6.2 Clear CMOS Button......................................................................................... 55
4.6.3 Flash Descriptor Security Override Jumper.................................................... 56
4.6.4 HDMI/DP Select Switch................................................................................... 57

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4.6.5 LVDS Panel Resolution Select Switch ............................................................. 58
4.6.6 LVDS Voltage Select Jumper............................................................................ 60
4.7 CHASSIS INSTALLATION............................................................................................ 61
4.7.1 Heat Sink.......................................................................................................... 61
4.7.2 Motherboard Installation................................................................................. 62
4.8 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS........................................................ 64
4.8.1 AT Power Connection ...................................................................................... 64
4.8.2 Audio Kit Installation....................................................................................... 65
4.8.3 RS-232 Cable Connection................................................................................ 66
4.8.4 SATA Drive Connection ................................................................................... 67
4.9 INTEL®AMTSETUP PROCEDURE............................................................................. 69
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
5.3ADVANCED............................................................................................................... 74
5.3.1 ACPI Settings................................................................................................... 75
5.3.2 AMT Configuration.......................................................................................... 76
5.3.3 F81866 Super IO Configuration...................................................................... 77
5.3.3.1 Serial Port n Configuration....................................................................... 78
5.3.3.1.1 Serial Port 1 Configuration................................................................ 78
5.3.3.1.2 Serial Port 2 Configuration................................................................ 79
5.3.3.1.3 Serial Port 3 Configuration................................................................ 80
5.3.4 iWDD H/W Monitor......................................................................................... 81
5.3.4.1 Smart Fan Mode Configuration................................................................ 82
5.3.5 RTC Wake Settings........................................................................................... 85
5.3.6 Serial Port Console Redirection ...................................................................... 86
5.3.6.1 Legacy Console Redirection Settings....................................................... 87
5.3.6.2 Console Redirection Settings.................................................................... 88
5.3.7 CPU Configuration.......................................................................................... 90

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5.3.8 SATA Configuration ......................................................................................... 92
5.3.9 USB Configuration........................................................................................... 94
5.3.10 IEI Feature..................................................................................................... 95
5.4 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................... 96
5.4.1 System Agent (SA) Configuration .................................................................... 96
5.4.1.1 Graphics Configuration............................................................................. 97
5.4.1.1.1 LCD Control ...................................................................................... 99
5.4.1.2 Memory Configuration ........................................................................... 101
5.4.2 PCH-IO Configuration .................................................................................. 101
5.4.2.1 PCI Express Configuration..................................................................... 102
5.4.2.2 HD Audio Configuration......................................................................... 104
5.5 SECURITY............................................................................................................... 105
5.6 BOOT...................................................................................................................... 106
5.7 EXIT....................................................................................................................... 108
6 SOFTWARE DRIVERS.............................................................................................110
6.1 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .......................................................................................111
6.2AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS .............................................................................112
6.3 INSTALLING WINDOWS 7FROM USB 3.0 DRIVES....................................................113
A REGULATORY COMPLIANCE.............................................................................114
B PRODUCT DISPOSAL.............................................................................................116
C BIOS MENU OPTIONS............................................................................................118
D TERMINOLOGY ..................................................................................................... 121
E DIGITALI/O INTERFACE..................................................................................... 126
E.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 127
E.2ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLE 1.......................................................................... 128
E.3ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLE 2.......................................................................... 128
F WATCHDOG TIMER............................................................................................... 129
G HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE....................................................... 132

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: NANO-ULT3 .................................................................................................................2
Figure 1-2: Connectors ..................................................................................................................4
Figure 1-3: Dimensions (mm)........................................................................................................5
Figure 1-4: Data Flow Diagram......................................................................................................6
Figure 3-1: Connector and Jumper Locations...........................................................................15
Figure 3-2: +12V DC-IN Power Connector Location..................................................................18
Figure 3-3: Audio Connector Location.......................................................................................19
Figure 3-4: Battery Connector Location.....................................................................................20
Figure 3-5: Buzzer Connector Location .....................................................................................21
Figure 3-6: Digital I/O Connector Location ................................................................................21
Figure 3-7: Fan Connector Locations.........................................................................................22
Figure 3-8: Front Panel Connector Location .............................................................................23
Figure 3-9: Internal DisplayPort Connector Location...............................................................24
Figure 3-10: Keyboard and Mouse Connector Location...........................................................25
Figure 3-11: Backlight Inverter Connector Location.................................................................26
Figure 3-12: LVDS Connector Location......................................................................................27
Figure 3-13: LAN LED Connector Locations .............................................................................28
Figure 3-14: Full-size PCIe Mini Card Slot Location .................................................................29
Figure 3-15: Half-size PCIe Mini Slot Location ..........................................................................31
Figure 3-16: Power Button Location...........................................................................................32
Figure 3-17: Power Button Connector Location........................................................................33
Figure 3-18: Reset Button Connector Location.........................................................................33
Figure 3-19: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Locations..............................................................34
Figure 3-20: RS-232/422/485 Connector Location.....................................................................35
Figure 3-21: SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connectors Locations............................................................36
Figure 3-22: SATA Power Connector Locations .......................................................................37
Figure 3-23: SMBus Connector Location...................................................................................38
Figure 3-24: SIM Card Slot Location...........................................................................................38
Figure 3-25: SPI Flash Connector Location...............................................................................39
Figure 3-26: SPI Flash Connector Location...............................................................................40
Figure 3-27: USB Connector Location........................................................................................41

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Figure 3-28: USB Connector Location (Type A)........................................................................42
Figure 3-29: External Peripheral Interface Connector..............................................................43
Figure 3-30: HDMI Connector Pinout Locations........................................................................44
Figure 3-31: LAN Connector........................................................................................................44
Figure 4-1: SO-DIMM Installation................................................................................................49
Figure 4-2: Removing the Retention Screw...............................................................................50
Figure 4-3: Inserting the Full-size PCIe Mini Card into the Slot at an Angle..........................50
Figure 4-4: Securing the Full-size PCIe Mini Card ....................................................................51
Figure 4-5: Removing Retention Screw .....................................................................................51
Figure 4-6: Inserting the Half-size PCIe Mini Card into the Slot at an Angle..........................52
Figure 4-7: Securing the Half-size PCIe Mini Card....................................................................52
Figure 4-8: Unlock SIM Card Slot Cover ....................................................................................53
Figure 4-9: SIM Card Installation.................................................................................................53
Figure 4-10: Lock SIM Card Slot Cover......................................................................................54
Figure 4-11: AT/ATX Mode Select Switch Location ..................................................................55
Figure 4-12: Clear CMOS Button Location.................................................................................55
Figure 4-13: Flash Descriptor Security Override Jumper Location ........................................56
Figure 4-14: HDMI/DP Select Switch Location...........................................................................58
Figure 4-15: LVDS Panel Resolution Select Switch Location..................................................59
Figure 4-16: LVDS Voltage Select Jumper Location.................................................................60
Figure 4-17: Heat Sink Retention Screws ..................................................................................62
Figure 4-18: Motherboard Installation Example ........................................................................63
Figure 4-19: Power Cable to Motherboard Connection............................................................64
Figure 4-20: Connect Power Cable to Power Supply................................................................65
Figure 4-21: Audio Kit Cable Connection ..................................................................................66
Figure 4-22: Single RS-232 Cable Installation ...........................................................................67
Figure 4-23: SATA Drive Cable Connection...............................................................................68

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: NANO-ULT3 Model Variations.....................................................................................3
Table 1-2: Technical Specifications..............................................................................................9
Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors...............................................................................17
Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors..............................................................................................17
Table 3-3: +12V DC-IN Power Connector Pinouts.....................................................................18
Table 3-4: Audio Connector Pinouts ..........................................................................................19
Table 3-5: Battery Connector Pinouts........................................................................................20
Table 3-6: Buzzer Connector Pinouts.........................................................................................21
Table 3-7: Digital I/O Connector Pinouts....................................................................................22
Table 3-8: Fan Connector Pinouts..............................................................................................22
Table 3-9: Front Panel Connector Pinouts.................................................................................23
Table 3-10: Internal DisplayPort Connector Pinouts ................................................................25
Table 3-11: Keyboard and Mouse Connector Pinouts..............................................................26
Table 3-12: Backlight Inverter Connector Pinouts....................................................................26
Table 3-13: LVDS Connector Pinouts.........................................................................................28
Table 3-14: LAN LED Connector Pinouts...................................................................................28
Table 3-15: Full-size PCIe Mini Card Slot Pinouts.....................................................................30
Table 3-16: Half-size PCIe Mini Slot Pinouts..............................................................................32
Table 3-17: Power Button Connector Pinouts...........................................................................33
Table 3-18: Reset Button Connector Pinouts............................................................................34
Table 3-19: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Pinouts...................................................................34
Table 3-20: RS-232/422/485 Connector Pinouts........................................................................35
Table 3-21: DB-9 RS-422/485 Pinouts.........................................................................................36
Table 3-22: SATA Power Connector Pinouts.............................................................................37
Table 3-23: SMBus Connector Pinouts ......................................................................................38
Table 3-24: SPI Flash Connector Pinouts ..................................................................................39
Table 3-25: SPI Flash Connector Pinouts ..................................................................................40
Table 3-26: USB Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................41
Table 3-27: USB Connector Pinouts (Type A) ...........................................................................42
Table 3-28: HDMI Connector Pinouts .........................................................................................43
Table 3-29: LAN Pinouts ..............................................................................................................45

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Table 3-30: USB 3.0 Port Pinouts................................................................................................45
Table 4-1: AT/ATX Mode Select Switch Settings.......................................................................54
Table 4-2: Flash Descriptor Security Override Jumper Settings.............................................56
Table 4-3: HDMI/DP Select Switch Settings...............................................................................57
Table 4-4: LVDS Panel Resolution Selection.............................................................................59
Table 4-5: LVDS Voltage Select Jumper Settings.....................................................................60

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List of BIOS Menus
BIOS Menu 1: Main.......................................................................................................................73
BIOS Menu 2: Advanced..............................................................................................................74
BIOS Menu 3: ACPI Settings .......................................................................................................75
BIOS Menu 4: AMT Configuration...............................................................................................76
BIOS Menu 5: F81866 Super IO Configuration ..........................................................................77
BIOS Menu 6: Serial Port n Configuration .................................................................................78
BIOS Menu 7: iWDD H/W Monitor ...............................................................................................81
BIOS Menu 8: Smart Fan Mode Configuration ..........................................................................82
BIOS Menu 9: RTC Wake Settings..............................................................................................85
BIOS Menu 10: Serial Port Console Redirection.......................................................................86
BIOS Menu 11: Legacy Console Redirection Settings .............................................................87
BIOS Menu 12: Console Redirection Settings...........................................................................88
BIOS Menu 13: CPU Configuration.............................................................................................90
BIOS Menu 14: SATA Configuration...........................................................................................92
BIOS Menu 15: USB Configuration.............................................................................................94
BIOS Menu 16: IEI Feature...........................................................................................................95
BIOS Menu 17: Chipset................................................................................................................96
BIOS Menu 18: System Agent (SA) Configuration....................................................................96
BIOS Menu 19: Graphics Configuration.....................................................................................97
BIOS Menu 20: LCD Control........................................................................................................99
BIOS Menu 21: Memory Configuration.................................................................................... 101
BIOS Menu 22: PCH-IO Configuration..................................................................................... 101
BIOS Menu 23: PCI Express Configuration ............................................................................ 102
BIOS Menu 24: HD Audio Configuration................................................................................. 104
BIOS Menu 25: Security............................................................................................................ 105
BIOS Menu 26: Boot.................................................................................................................. 106
BIOS Menu 27: Exit.................................................................................................................... 108

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Chapter
1
1 Introduction

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1.1 Introduction
Figure 1-1: NANO-ULT3
The NANO-ULT3 series is an EPIC form factor single bard computer. It has an on-board
14nm Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 or Celeron® processor, and supports two 260-pin
2133/1866 MHz dual-channel DDR4 non-ECC unbuffered SDRAM SO-DIMM slots with
up to 32.0 GB of memory.
The NANO-ULT3 series includes an internal DisplayPort connector, two HDMI connectors
and an 18-/24-bit LVDS connector for triple independent display.
Expansion and I/O include one full-size PCIe Mini slot supporting mSATA and 3G
modules, one half-size PCIe Mini slot for expansion, four USB 3.0 connectors on the rear
panel, two USB 2.0 connectors by pin header, one USB 2.0 type A connector on board
and two SATA 6Gb/s connectors. Serial device connectivity is provided by two internal
RS-232 connectors and one internal RS-232/422/485 connector. Two RJ-45 GbE
connectors provide the system with smooth connections to an external LAN. One
on-board SIM card socket also supports for 3G/LTE expansion.

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1.2 Model Variations
The model variations of the NANO-ULT3 series are listed below.
Model No. SoC mSATA
NANO-ULT3-i7-R10 Intel® Core™ i7-6600U on-board SoC
(up to 3.4 GHz, dual-core, 4 MB cache, TDP=15 W) Supported
NANO-ULT3-i5-R10 Intel® Core™ i5-6300U on-board SoC
(up to 3.0 GHz, dual-core, 3 MB cache, TDP=15 W) Supported
NANO-ULT3-i3-R10 Intel® Core™ i3-6100U on-board SoC
(up to 2.3 GHz, dual-core, 3 MB cache, TDP=15 W) Supported
NANO-ULT3-C-R10 Intel® Celeron® 3955U on-board SoC
(up to 2.0 GHz, dual-core, 2 MB cache, TDP=15 W) Not
supported
Table 1-1: NANO-ULT3 Model Variations
1.3 Features
Some of the NANO-ULT3 motherboard features are listed below:
Thin EPIC motherboard with 6th generation Intel®ULT processor
Triple independent display
Two 2133/1866 MHz DDR4 SO-DIMM slots support up to 32 GB of memory
Easy assembly heat spreader for thermal management
Full-size PCIe Mini card slot with SIM card socket for 3G/LTE expansion
Two SATA 6Gb/s connectors with power output
Four USB 3.0 external connectors
Two RS-232 connectors and one RS-232/422/485 connector
Optional 8 GB eMMC 5.0
Support mSATA modules
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 NANO-ULT3 are shown in the figure below.
Figure 1-2: Connectors

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1.5 Dimensions
The dimensions of the board are listed below:
Figure 1-3: Dimensions (mm)

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1.6 Data Flow
Figure 1-4 shows the data flow between the system chipset, the CPU and other
components installed on the motherboard.
Figure 1-4: Data Flow Diagram