IEI Technology tKINO-ULT3 User manual

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User Manual
tKINO-ULT3
MODEL:
Thin Mini-ITX SBC with 14nm Intel® Corei7/i5/i3 or Celeron®
On-board SoC, Dual HDMI, LVDS/eDP, Dual GbE, USB 3.0, PCIe Mini,
SATA 6Gb/s, eMMC 5.0, RS-232/422/485, HD Audio, and RoHS
Rev. 1.00 - March 30, 2017
tKINO-ULT3 CPU Card

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Revision
Date Version Changes
March 30, 2017 1.00 Initial release

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Copyright
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of the manufacturer.
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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............................................................................................................... 6
1.6 DATA FLOW................................................................................................................ 8
1.7 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................... 9
2 UNPACKING............................................................................................................... 12
2.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 13
2.2 UNPACKING PRECAUTIONS....................................................................................... 13
2.3 PACKING LIST........................................................................................................... 14
2.4 OPTIONAL ITEMS...................................................................................................... 15
3 CONNECTORS ........................................................................................................... 16
3.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 17
3.1.1 tKINO-ULT3 Layout ........................................................................................ 17
3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 18
3.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............................................................... 19
3.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS...................................................................... 20
3.2.1 Audio Connector .............................................................................................. 20
3.2.2 Battery Connector............................................................................................ 21
3.2.3 Chassis Intrusion Connector............................................................................ 22
3.2.4 DC-IN Power Connector ................................................................................. 23
3.2.5 Digital I/O Connector...................................................................................... 24
3.2.6 eDP Connector................................................................................................. 25
3.2.7 Fan Connector, CPU........................................................................................ 27
3.2.8 Fan Connector, System..................................................................................... 28
3.2.9 Front Panel Connector .................................................................................... 29
3.2.10 I2C Connector ................................................................................................ 30

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3.2.11 LVDS Backlight Inverter Connector .............................................................. 31
3.2.12 LVDS LCD Connector ................................................................................... 32
3.2.13 LAN LED Connectors.................................................................................... 33
3.2.14 Memory Slot................................................................................................... 34
3.2.15 PCI Express x4 Slot........................................................................................ 34
3.2.16 PCIe Mini Card Slot (for mSATA Modules)................................................... 35
3.2.17 PCIe Mini Card Slot (for 3G Modules) ......................................................... 36
3.2.18 Power Button ................................................................................................. 38
3.2.19 RS-232 Serial Port Connectors...................................................................... 39
3.2.20 RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connector......................................................... 40
3.2.21 SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connectors....................................................................... 41
3.2.22 SATA Power Connectors................................................................................ 42
3.2.23 SMBus Connector .......................................................................................... 43
3.2.24 SIM Card Slot................................................................................................. 44
3.2.25 SPI Flash Connector, BIOS............................................................................ 45
3.2.26 SPI Flash Connector, EC............................................................................... 46
3.2.27 USB Connector .............................................................................................. 47
3.3 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR PANEL ......................................... 48
3.3.1 Audio Jacks...................................................................................................... 48
3.3.2 HDMI Connector............................................................................................. 49
3.3.3 HDMI/DP Combo Connector .......................................................................... 50
3.3.4 LAN Connectors............................................................................................... 51
3.3.5 Power Connector (Power Adapter)................................................................. 52
3.3.6 USB 3.0 Connectors......................................................................................... 52
4 INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 53
4.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 54
4.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 54
4.3 SO-DIMM INSTALLATION ....................................................................................... 56
4.4 PCIE MINI CARD INSTALLATION .............................................................................. 56
4.5 SIM CARD INSTALLATION........................................................................................ 58
4.6 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION......................................................................................... 60
4.6.1 AT/ATX Mode Select Switch............................................................................. 60
4.6.2 Clear CMOS Button......................................................................................... 61
4.6.3 Flash Descriptor Security Override Jumper.................................................... 61

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4.6.4 HDMI/DP Select Switch................................................................................... 63
4.6.5 LVDS/eDP Select Switch.................................................................................. 64
4.6.6 LVDS Panel Resolution Select Switch ............................................................. 65
4.6.7 LVDS Voltage Select Switch............................................................................. 66
4.6.8 USB Power Select............................................................................................ 67
4.7 CHASSIS INSTALLATION............................................................................................ 68
4.7.1 Airflow.............................................................................................................. 68
4.7.2 Motherboard Installation................................................................................. 68
4.8 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS........................................................ 68
4.8.1 RS-232 Cable Connection................................................................................ 68
4.8.2 SATA Drive Connection ................................................................................... 69
4.9 INTEL®AMTSETUP PROCEDURE ............................................................................. 71
5 BIOS.............................................................................................................................. 72
5.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 73
5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 73
5.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 73
5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 74
5.1.4 Unable to Reboot after Configuration Changes.............................................. 74
5.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar................................................................................................ 74
5.2 MAIN........................................................................................................................ 75
5.3ADVANCED............................................................................................................... 76
5.3.1 ACPI Settings................................................................................................... 77
5.3.2 AMT Configuration.......................................................................................... 78
5.3.3 Super IO Configuration ................................................................................... 79
5.3.3.1 Serial Port n Configuration....................................................................... 80
5.3.3.1.1 Serial Port 1 Configuration................................................................ 80
5.3.3.1.2 Serial Port 2 Configuration................................................................ 81
5.3.3.1.3 Serial Port 3 Configuration................................................................ 82
5.3.3.1.4 Serial Port 4 Configuration................................................................ 83
5.3.3.1.5 Serial Port 5 Configuration................................................................ 84
5.3.3.1.6 Serial Port 6 Configuration................................................................ 85
5.3.4 iWDD H/W Monitor......................................................................................... 86
5.3.4.1 Smart Fan Mode Configuration................................................................ 87
5.3.5 RTC Wake Settings........................................................................................... 90

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5.3.6 Serial Port Console Redirection ...................................................................... 91
5.3.6.1 Legacy Console Redirection Settings....................................................... 92
5.3.6.2 Console Redirection Settings.................................................................... 93
5.3.7 CPU Configuration.......................................................................................... 95
5.3.8 SATA Configuration ......................................................................................... 97
5.3.9 USB Configuration........................................................................................... 99
5.3.10 IEI Feature................................................................................................... 100
5.4 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................. 101
5.4.1 System Agent (SA) Configuration .................................................................. 101
5.4.1.1 Graphics Configuration........................................................................... 102
5.4.1.1.1 LCD Control .................................................................................... 104
5.4.1.2 Memory Configuration ........................................................................... 105
5.4.2 PCH-IO Configuration .................................................................................. 106
5.4.2.1 PCI Express Configuration..................................................................... 107
5.4.2.2 HD Audio Configuration......................................................................... 108
5.5 SECURITY............................................................................................................... 109
5.6 BOOT.......................................................................................................................110
5.7 EXIT........................................................................................................................112
6 SOFTWARE DRIVERS.............................................................................................114
6.1 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .......................................................................................115
6.2AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS .............................................................................116
6.3 INSTALLING WINDOWS 7FROM USB 3.0 DRIVES....................................................117
A REGULATORY COMPLIANCE.............................................................................118
B PRODUCT DISPOSAL............................................................................................ 120
C BIOS MENU OPTIONS........................................................................................... 122
D TERMINOLOGY ..................................................................................................... 126
E DIGITAL I/O INTERFACE..................................................................................... 129
F WATCHDOG TIMER............................................................................................... 132
G HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE....................................................... 135

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: tKINO-ULT3..................................................................................................................2
Figure 1-2: Connectors (Front Side).............................................................................................4
Figure 1-3: Connectors (Solder Side)...........................................................................................5
Figure 1-4: Dimensions with Standard Heatsink (mm)...............................................................6
Figure 1-5: Dimensions with Optional Heatsink (mm)................................................................7
Figure 1-6: Data Flow Diagram......................................................................................................8
Figure 3-1: Connector and Jumper Locations...........................................................................17
Figure 3-2: Audio Connector Location.......................................................................................20
Figure 3-3: Battery Connector Location.....................................................................................21
Figure 3-4: Chassis Intrusion Connector Location...................................................................22
Figure 3-5: DC-IN Power Connector Location ...........................................................................23
Figure 3-6: Digital I/O Connector Location ................................................................................24
Figure 3-7: eDP Connector Location..........................................................................................25
Figure 3-8: CPU Fan Connector Location..................................................................................27
Figure 3-9: System Fan Connector Location.............................................................................28
Figure 3-10: Front Panel Connector Location ...........................................................................29
Figure 3-11: I2C Connector Location ..........................................................................................30
Figure 3-12: Backlight Inverter Connector Location.................................................................31
Figure 3-13: LVDS Connector Location......................................................................................32
Figure 3-14: LAN LED Connector Locations .............................................................................33
Figure 3-15: Memory Slot Locations...........................................................................................34
Figure 3-16: PCIe x4 Slot Location .............................................................................................34
Figure 3-17: Full-size PCIe Mini Card Slot Location .................................................................35
Figure 3-18: Half-size PCIe Mini Slot Location ..........................................................................37
Figure 3-19: Power Button Location...........................................................................................38
Figure 3-20: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Locations..............................................................39
Figure 3-21: RS-232/422/485 Connector Location.....................................................................40
Figure 3-22: SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connectors Locations............................................................41
Figure 3-23: SATA Power Connector Locations .......................................................................42
Figure 3-24: SMBus Connector Location...................................................................................43
Figure 3-25: SIM Card Slot Location...........................................................................................44

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Figure 3-26: SPI Flash Connector Location...............................................................................45
Figure 3-27: SPI Flash Connector Location...............................................................................46
Figure 3-28: USB Connector Location........................................................................................47
Figure 3-29: External Peripheral Interface Connector..............................................................48
Figure 3-30: HDMI Connector Pinout Locations........................................................................49
Figure 3-31: HDMI/DP Combo Connector Pinout Locations....................................................51
Figure 3-32: LAN Connector........................................................................................................51
Figure 3-33: Power Jack ..............................................................................................................52
Figure 4-1: SO-DIMM Installation................................................................................................56
Figure 4-2: Removing the Retention Screw...............................................................................57
Figure 4-3: Inserting the Full-size PCIe Mini Card into the Slot at an Angle..........................57
Figure 4-4: Securing the Full-size PCIe Mini Card ....................................................................58
Figure 4-5: Unlock SIM Card Slot Cover ....................................................................................58
Figure 4-6: SIM Card Installation.................................................................................................59
Figure 4-7: Lock SIM Card Slot Cover........................................................................................59
Figure 4-8: AT/ATX Mode Select Switch Location ....................................................................60
Figure 4-9: Clear CMOS Button Location...................................................................................61
Figure 4-10: Flash Descriptor Security Override Jumper Location ........................................62
Figure 4-11: HDMI/DP Select Switch Location...........................................................................63
Figure 4-12: LVDS/eDP Select Switch Location........................................................................64
Figure 4-13: LVDS Panel Resolution Select Switch Location..................................................66
Figure 4-14: LVDS Voltage Select Switch Location..................................................................67
Figure 4-15: Single RS-232 Cable Installation ...........................................................................69
Figure 4-16: SATA Drive Cable Connection...............................................................................70

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: tKINO-ULT3 Model Variations......................................................................................3
Table 1-2: Technical Specifications............................................................................................11
Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors...............................................................................19
Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors..............................................................................................19
Table 3-3: Audio Connector Pinouts ..........................................................................................20
Table 3-4: Battery Connector Pinouts........................................................................................21
Table 3-5: Chassis Intrusion Connector Pinouts......................................................................22
Table 3-6: DC-IN Power Connector Pinouts...............................................................................23
Table 3-7: Digital I/O Connector Pinouts....................................................................................24
Table 3-8: eDP Connector Pinouts..............................................................................................26
Table 3-9: CPU Fan Connector Pinouts......................................................................................27
Table 3-10: System Fan Connector Pinouts ..............................................................................28
Table 3-11: Front Panel Connector Pinouts...............................................................................29
Table 3-12: I2C Connector Pinouts..............................................................................................30
Table 3-13: Backlight Inverter Connector Pinouts....................................................................31
Table 3-14: LVDS Connector Pinouts.........................................................................................33
Table 3-15: LAN LED Connector Pinouts...................................................................................33
Table 3-16: PCIe Mini Slot Pinouts (for mSATA Modules)........................................................36
Table 3-17: PCIe Mini Card Slot Pinouts (for 3G Modules).......................................................38
Table 3-18: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Pinouts...................................................................39
Table 3-19: RS-232/422/485 Connector Pinouts........................................................................40
Table 3-20: DB-9 RS-232/422/485 Pinouts..................................................................................41
Table 3-21: SATA Power Connector Pinouts.............................................................................42
Table 3-22: SMBus Connector Pinouts ......................................................................................43
Table 3-23: SPI Flash Connector Pinouts ..................................................................................45
Table 3-24: SPI Flash Connector Pinouts ..................................................................................46
Table 3-25: USB Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................47
Table 3-26: HDMI Connector Pinouts .........................................................................................49
Table 3-27: HDMI/DP Combo Connector Pinouts......................................................................50
Table 3-28: LAN Pinouts ..............................................................................................................51
Table 3-29: USB 3.0 Port Pinouts................................................................................................52

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Table 4-1: AT/ATX Mode Select Switch Settings.......................................................................60
Table 4-2: Flash Descriptor Security Override Jumper Settings.............................................62
Table 4-3: HDMI/DP Select Switch Settings...............................................................................63
Table 4-4: LVDS/eDP Select Switch Settings.............................................................................64
Table 4-5: LVDS Panel Resolution Selection.............................................................................65
Table 4-6: LVDS Voltage Select Switch Settings.......................................................................66
Table 4-4: USB Power Selection BIOS Options.........................................................................67

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List of BIOS Menus
BIOS Menu 1: Main.......................................................................................................................75
BIOS Menu 2: Advanced..............................................................................................................76
BIOS Menu 3: ACPI Settings .......................................................................................................77
BIOS Menu 4: AMT Configuration...............................................................................................78
BIOS Menu 5: Super IO Configuration........................................................................................79
BIOS Menu 6: Serial Port n Configuration .................................................................................80
BIOS Menu 7: iWDD H/W Monitor ...............................................................................................86
BIOS Menu 8: Smart Fan Mode Configuration ..........................................................................87
BIOS Menu 9: RTC Wake Settings..............................................................................................90
BIOS Menu 10: Serial Port Console Redirection.......................................................................91
BIOS Menu 11: Legacy Console Redirection Settings .............................................................92
BIOS Menu 12: Console Redirection Settings...........................................................................93
BIOS Menu 13: CPU Configuration.............................................................................................95
BIOS Menu 14: SATA Configuration...........................................................................................97
BIOS Menu 15: USB Configuration.............................................................................................99
BIOS Menu 16: IEI Feature........................................................................................................ 100
BIOS Menu 17: Chipset............................................................................................................. 101
BIOS Menu 18: System Agent (SA) Configuration................................................................. 101
BIOS Menu 19: Graphics Configuration.................................................................................. 102
BIOS Menu 20: LCD Control..................................................................................................... 104
BIOS Menu 21: Memory Configuration.................................................................................... 105
BIOS Menu 22: PCH-IO Configuration..................................................................................... 106
BIOS Menu 23: PCI Express Configuration ............................................................................ 107
BIOS Menu 24: HD Audio Configuration................................................................................. 108
BIOS Menu 25: Security............................................................................................................ 109
BIOS Menu 26: Boot.................................................................................................................. 110
BIOS Menu 27: Exit.................................................................................................................... 112

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Chapter
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1 Introduction

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1.1 Introduction
Figure 1-1: tKINO-ULT3
The tKINO-ULT3 series is a Mini-ITX 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 MHz
dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM SO-DIMM slots with up to 32.0 GB of memory.
The tKINO-ULT3 series includes an internal LVDS/eDP connector, one HDMI connector
and one HDMI/DP combo connector for triple independent display.
Expansion and I/O include two full-size PCIe Mini slots supporting mSATA and 3G
modules, four USB 3.0 connectors on the rear panel, four USB 2.0 connectors by pin
header and two SATA 6Gb/s connectors. Serial device connectivity is provided by four
internal RS-232 connectors and two internal RS-232/422/485 connectors. 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 tKINO-ULT3 series are listed below.
Model No. SoC
tKINO-ULT3-i7-R10 Intel®Core™ i7-6600U on-board SoC
(up to 3.4 GHz, dual-core, 4 MB cache, TDP=15 W)
tKINO-ULT3-i5-R10 Intel®Core™ i5-6300U on-board SoC
(up to 3.0 GHz, dual-core, 3 MB cache, TDP=15 W)
tKINO-ULT3-i3-R10 Intel®Core™ i3-6100U on-board SoC
(up to 2.3 GHz, dual-core, 3 MB cache, TDP=15 W)
tKINO-ULT3-C-R10 Intel®Celeron®3955U on-board SoC
(up to 2.0 GHz, dual-core, 2 MB cache, TDP=15 W)
tKINO-ULT3-CE-R10 Intel®Celeron®3855U on-board SoC
(up to 1.6 GHz, dual-core, 2 MB cache, TDP=15 W)
Table 1-1: tKINO-ULT3 Model Variations
1.3 Features
Some of the tKINO-ULT3 motherboard features are listed below:
Thin Mini-ITX motherboard with 6th generation Intel®ULT processor
Triple independent display
Two 2133 MHz DDR4 SO-DIMM slots support up to 32 GB of memory
Easy assembly heatsink module (with or without fan) for thermal management
One full-size PCIe Mini card slot with SIM card socket for 3G/LTE expansion
One full-size PCIe Mini card slot supports mSATA modules
Two SATA 6Gb/s connectors with power output
Four USB 3.0 external connectors
Four RS-232 connectors and two RS-232/422/485 connectors
Optional eMMC 5.0 up to 32 GB
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 tKINO-ULT3 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
Figure 1-4 shows the dimensions of the tKINO-ULT3 installed with the standard heatsink
(with fan).
Figure 1-4: Dimensions with Standard Heatsink (mm)