IEI Technology WAFER-ULT5 User manual

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User Manual
WAFER-ULT5
MODEL:
3.5" SBC with 14nm Intel® Core™i7/i5/i3 or Celeron® On-board SoC,
LVDS, HDMI, Triple PCIe GbE, USB 3.2 Gen 2, M.2, PCIe Mini,
SATA 6Gb/s, RS-232/422/485, Audio and RoHS
Rev. 1.02 - September 28, 2020
WAFER-ULT5 CPU Card

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Revision
Date Version Changes
September 28, 2020 1.02 Modified Appendix D
August 6, 2020 1.01 Clarified the LVDS connector pinouts (Section 3.2.7)
December 30, 2019 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.

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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................................................................................................................. 9
2.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 10
2.2 UNPACKING PRECAUTIONS....................................................................................... 10
2.3 PACKING LIST............................................................................................................11
2.4 OPTIONAL ITEMS...................................................................................................... 12
3 CONNECTORS ........................................................................................................... 13
3.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 14
3.1.1 WAFER-ULT5 Layout...................................................................................... 14
3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 14
3.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............................................................... 15
3.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS...................................................................... 16
3.2.1 Audio Connector.............................................................................................. 16
3.2.2 Battery Connector............................................................................................ 17
3.2.3 Digital I/O Connector...................................................................................... 18
3.2.4 Fan Connector................................................................................................. 19
3.2.5 Front Panel Connector .................................................................................... 20
3.2.6 LAN LED Connectors...................................................................................... 21
3.2.7 LVDS LCD Connector ..................................................................................... 21
3.2.8 LVDS Backlight Inverter Connector................................................................ 23
3.2.9 M.2 Slot, A-key................................................................................................. 24
3.2.10 DDR4 SO-DIMM Socket................................................................................ 26

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3.2.11 PCIe Mini Card Slot, Full-size....................................................................... 26
3.2.12 Power Connector........................................................................................... 28
3.2.13 Power Button Connector................................................................................ 29
3.2.14 Reset Button Connector ................................................................................. 30
3.2.15 RS-232 Serial Port Connector....................................................................... 31
3.2.16 RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connector......................................................... 32
3.2.17 SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connector ........................................................................ 33
3.2.18 SATA Power Connector.................................................................................. 34
3.2.19 SMBus/I2C Connector.................................................................................... 35
3.2.20 SPI Flash Connector...................................................................................... 36
3.2.21 USB 2.0 Connector ........................................................................................ 37
3.3 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR PANEL ......................................... 38
3.3.1 HDMI Connectors............................................................................................ 39
3.3.2 LAN Connectors............................................................................................... 40
3.3.3 USB 3.2 Gen 2 Connectors.............................................................................. 41
4 INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 42
4.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 43
4.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 43
4.3 SO-DIMM INSTALLATION ....................................................................................... 45
4.4 M.2 MODULE INSTALLATION.................................................................................... 46
4.5 PCIE MINI CARD INSTALLATION .............................................................................. 47
4.6 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION......................................................................................... 48
4.6.1 AT/ATX Mode Select Switch............................................................................. 48
4.6.2 Clear CMOS Button......................................................................................... 49
4.6.3 Flash Descriptor Security Override Jumper.................................................... 50
4.6.4 LCD Voltage Selection..................................................................................... 51
4.7 CHASSIS INSTALLATION............................................................................................ 52
4.7.1 Heat Spreader.................................................................................................. 52
4.7.2 Motherboard Installation Example.................................................................. 53
4.8 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS........................................................ 54
4.8.1 AT Power Connection ...................................................................................... 54
4.8.2 7.1 Channel Audio Kit Installation.................................................................. 55
4.8.3 RS-232 Cable Connection................................................................................ 56
4.8.4 SATA Drive Connection ................................................................................... 57

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5 BIOS.............................................................................................................................. 59
5.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 60
5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 60
5.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 60
5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 61
5.1.4 Unable to Reboot after Configuration Changes.............................................. 61
5.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar................................................................................................ 61
5.2 MAIN........................................................................................................................ 62
5.3ADVANCED............................................................................................................... 63
5.3.1 CPU Configuration.......................................................................................... 64
5.3.2 PCH-FW Configuration................................................................................... 66
5.3.2.1 PTT Configuration.................................................................................... 67
5.3.3 ACPI Settings................................................................................................... 68
5.3.4 RTC Wake Settings........................................................................................... 69
5.3.5 iWDD H/W Monitor......................................................................................... 70
5.3.5.1 Smart Fan Mode Configuration................................................................ 71
5.3.6 F81866 Super IO Configuration...................................................................... 73
5.3.6.1 Serial Port n Configuration....................................................................... 74
5.3.7 Serial Port Console Redirection ...................................................................... 75
5.3.7.1 Legacy Console Redirection Settings....................................................... 76
5.3.7.2 Console Redirection Settings.................................................................... 77
5.3.8 USB Configuration........................................................................................... 79
5.3.9 NVMe Configuration........................................................................................ 80
5.3.10 IEI Feature..................................................................................................... 81
5.4 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................... 82
5.4.1 System Agent (SA) Configuration .................................................................... 82
5.4.1.1 Memory Configuration ............................................................................. 83
5.4.1.2 Graphics Configuration............................................................................. 84
5.4.2 PCH-IO Configuration .................................................................................... 86
5.4.2.1 PCI Express Configuration....................................................................... 88
5.4.2.1.1 MINI_PCIE1 / M2_A1 Configuration.................................................. 88
5.4.2.2 SATAAnd RST Configuration.................................................................. 90
5.5 SECURITY................................................................................................................. 92
5.6 BOOT........................................................................................................................ 93

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5.7 EXIT......................................................................................................................... 95
6 SOFTWARE DRIVERS.............................................................................................. 97
6.1AVAILABLE DRIVERS ................................................................................................ 98
6.2 DRIVER DOWNLOAD ................................................................................................ 98
A REGULATORY COMPLIANCE............................................................................ 100
B PRODUCT DISPOSAL............................................................................................ 102
C BIOS MENU OPTIONS........................................................................................... 104
D DIGITAL I/O INTERFACE..................................................................................... 107
E WATCHDOG TIMER................................................................................................110
F ERROR BEEP CODE................................................................................................113
F.1 PEI BEEP CODES .....................................................................................................114
F.2 DXE BEEP CODES...................................................................................................114
G HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE........................................................115
G.1 ROHS II DIRECTIVE (2015/863/EU) ......................................................................116
G.2 CHINA ROHS..........................................................................................................117

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: WAFER-ULT5...............................................................................................................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...........................................................................14
Figure 3-2: Audio Connector Location.......................................................................................16
Figure 3-3: Battery Connector Location.....................................................................................17
Figure 3-4: Digital I/O Connector Location................................................................................18
Figure 3-5: Fan Connector Location...........................................................................................19
Figure 3-6: Front Panel Connector Location.............................................................................20
Figure 3-8: LAN LED Connector Locations ...............................................................................21
Figure 3-9: LVDS Connector Location........................................................................................22
Figure 3-10: Backlight Inverter Connector Location.................................................................23
Figure 3-11: M.2 A-key Slot Location..........................................................................................24
Figure 3-13: DDR4 SO-DIMM Socket Location ..........................................................................26
Figure 3-14: Full-size PCIe Mini Card Slot Location .................................................................26
Figure 3-15: +12V DC-IN Power Connector Location................................................................28
Figure 3-16: Power Button Connector Location........................................................................29
Figure 3-17: Reset Button Connector Location.........................................................................30
Figure 3-18: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Location................................................................31
Figure 3-19: RS-232/422/485 Connector Location.....................................................................32
Figure 3-20: SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connectors Location..............................................................33
Figure 3-21: SATA Power Connector Location .........................................................................34
Figure 3-22: SMBus Connector Location...................................................................................35
Figure 3-24: SPI Flash Connector Location...............................................................................36
Figure 3-26: USB Connector Location........................................................................................37
Figure 3-27: External Peripheral Interface Connector..............................................................38
Figure 3-29: HDMI Connector Pinout Locations........................................................................39
Figure 3-30: LAN Connector........................................................................................................40
Figure 3-32: USB 3.2 Gen 2 Port Pinouts...................................................................................41
Figure 4-1: SO-DIMM Installation ................................................................................................45

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Figure 4-2: Inserting the M.2 Module into the Slot at an Angle ...............................................46
Figure 4-3: Securing the M.2 Module..........................................................................................46
Figure 4-4: Removing the Retention Screw...............................................................................47
Figure 4-5: Inserting the Full-size PCIe Mini Card into the Slot at an Angle..........................47
Figure 4-6: Securing the Full-size PCIe Mini Card ....................................................................48
Figure 4-10: AT/ATX Mode Select Switch ..................................................................................48
Figure 4-11: Clear CMOS Button Location.................................................................................49
Figure 4-13: Flash Descriptor Security Override Jumper Location ........................................50
Figure 4-14: LCD Voltage Selection Jumper Location..............................................................51
Figure 4-16: Heat Sink Retention Screws ..................................................................................53
Figure 4-17: Motherboard Installation Example........................................................................53
Figure 4-18: Power Cable to Motherboard Connection............................................................54
Figure 4-19: Connect Power Cable to Power Supply................................................................55
Figure 1-72: 7.1 Channel Audio Kit.............................................................................................56
Figure 4-21: Single RS-232 Cable Installation ...........................................................................57
Figure 4-22: SATA Drive Cable Connection...............................................................................58
Figure 6-1: IEI Resource Download Center................................................................................98

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: WAFER-ULT5 Model Variations ..................................................................................3
Table 1-2: Technical Specifications..............................................................................................8
Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors...............................................................................15
Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors..............................................................................................16
Table 3-3: Audio Connector Pinouts ..........................................................................................16
Table 3-4: Battery Connector Pinouts........................................................................................18
Table 3-5: Digital I/O Connector Pinouts....................................................................................18
Table 3-6: Fan Connector Pinouts..............................................................................................19
Table 3-7: Front Panel Connector Pinouts.................................................................................20
Table 3-9: LAN LED Connector Pinouts.....................................................................................21
Table 3-10: LVDS Connector Pinouts.........................................................................................23
Table 3-11: Backlight Inverter Connector Pinouts....................................................................23
Table 3-12: M.2 A-Key Slot Pinouts ............................................................................................25
Table 3-14: Full-size PCIe Mini Card Slot Pinouts.....................................................................27
Table 3-15: +12V DC-IN Power Connector Pinouts...................................................................28
Table 3-16: Power Button Connector Pinouts...........................................................................29
Table 3-17: Reset Button Connector Pinouts............................................................................30
Table 3-18: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Pinouts...................................................................31
Table 3-19: RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connector Pinouts.....................................................32
Table 3-18: DB-9 RS-232/422/485 Pinouts..................................................................................33
Table 3-20: SATA Power Connector Pinouts.............................................................................34
Table 3-21: SMBus Connector Pinouts ......................................................................................35
Table 3-22: SPI Flash Connector Pinouts..................................................................................36
Table 3-24: USB Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................37
Table 3-26: HDMI Connector Pinouts .........................................................................................39
Table 3-27: LAN Pinouts..............................................................................................................40
Table 3-28: LAN Connector LEDs...............................................................................................40
Table 3-30: USB 3.2 Gen 2 Port Pinouts.....................................................................................41
Table 4-3: Flash Descriptor Security Override Jumper Settings.............................................50
Table 4-4: LCD Voltage Selection Jumper Settings..................................................................51

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List of BIOS Menus
BIOS Menu 1: Main.......................................................................................................................62
BIOS Menu 2: Advanced..............................................................................................................63
BIOS Menu 3: CPU Configuration...............................................................................................64
BIOS Menu 4: PCH-FW Configuration........................................................................................66
BIOS Menu 3: PTT Configuration................................................................................................67
BIOS Menu 6: ACPI Settings .......................................................................................................68
BIOS Menu 7: RTC Wake Settings..............................................................................................69
BIOS Menu 8: iWDD H/W Monitor ...............................................................................................70
BIOS Menu 9: Smart Fan Mode Configuration ..........................................................................71
BIOS Menu 10: F81866 Super IO Configuration ........................................................................73
BIOS Menu 11: Serial Port n Configuration ...............................................................................74
BIOS Menu 12: Serial Port Console Redirection.......................................................................75
BIOS Menu 13: Legacy Console Redirection Settings .............................................................76
BIOS Menu 14: Console Redirection Settings...........................................................................77
BIOS Menu 15: USB Configuration.............................................................................................79
BIOS Menu 17: NVMe Configuration...........................................................................................80
BIOS Menu 18: IEI Feature...........................................................................................................81
BIOS Menu 19: Chipset................................................................................................................82
BIOS Menu 20: System Agent (SA) Configuration....................................................................82
BIOS Menu 21: Memory Configuration.......................................................................................83
BIOS Menu 22: Graphics Configuration.....................................................................................84
BIOS Menu 23: PCH-IO Configuration........................................................................................86
BIOS Menu 24: PCI Express Configuration ...............................................................................88
BIOS Menu 25: MINI_PCIE1 / M2_A1 Configuration....................................................................88
BIOS Menu 26: SATA and RST Configuration...........................................................................90
BIOS Menu 27: Security...............................................................................................................92
BIOS Menu 28: Boot.....................................................................................................................93
BIOS Menu 29: Exit.......................................................................................................................95

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Chapter
1
1 Introduction

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1.1 Introduction
Figure 1-1: WAFER-ULT5
The WAFER-ULT5 series is a 3.5" form factor single bard computer. It has an on-board 8th
generation 14nm Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 or Celeron® processor, and supports one 260-pin
2400 MHz dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM SO-DIMM slot with up to 32.0 GB of memory.
The WAFER-ULT5 series includes 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 modules, one
M.2 A-key slot for expansions, four USB 3.2 Gen 2 connectors on the rear panel, two
USB 2.0 connectors by pin header and one SATA 6Gb/s connector. Serial device
connectivity is provided by one internal RS-232 connector and one internal
RS-232/422/485 connector. Three RJ-45 GbE connectors provide the system with smooth
connections to an external LAN.

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1.2 Model Variations
The model variations of the WAFER-ULT5 series are listed below.
Model No. SoC
WAFER-ULT5-i7 Intel® Core™ i7-8665UE on-board SoC
(1.9 GHz, quad-core, 8 MB cache, TDP=15 W)
WAFER-ULT5-i5 Intel® Core™ i5-8365UE on-board SoC
(1.6 GHz, quad-core, 6 MB cache, TDP=15 W)
WAFER-ULT5-i3 Intel® Core™ i3-8145UE on-board SoC
(2.1 GHz, dual-core, 4 MB cache, TDP=15 W)
WAFER-ULT5-C Intel® Celeron® 4305UE on-board SoC
(2.2 GHz, dual-core, 2 MB cache, TDP=15 W)
WAFER-ULT5-CE Intel® Celeron® 4205U on-board SoC
(1.8 GHz, dual-core, 2 MB cache, TDP=15 W)
Table 1-1: WAFER-ULT5 Model Variations
1.3 Features
Some of the WAFER-ULT5 motherboard features are listed below:
3.5" SBC with 8th generation Intel®ULT processor
Triple independent display via dual HDMI and LVDS
One 260-pin 2400 MHz dual-channel DDR4 SO-DIMM slot
(system max. 32 GB)
Easy assembly heat spreader for thermal management
Three RJ-45 Ethernet ports
One M.2 2230A-key slot for function expansions
Full-size PCIe Mini card slot with mSATA support
One SATA 6Gb/s connectors with power output
Four USB 3.2 Gen 2 external connectors
One RS-232 connector and one RS-232/422/485 connector

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1.4 Connectors
The connectors on the WAFER-ULT5 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

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1.7 Technical Specifications
WAFER-ULT5 technical specifications are listed below.
Specification WAFER-ULT5
SoC 8th generation Intel®mobile ULT on-board SoC:
Intel®Core™ i7-8665UE on-board SoC
(1.9 GHz, quad-core, 8 MB cache, TDP=15 W)
Intel®Core™ i5-8365UE on-board SoC
(1.6 GHz, quad-core, 6 MB cache, TDP=15 W)
Intel®Core™ i3-8145UE on-board SoC
(2.1 GHz, dual-core, 4 MB cache, TDP=15 W)
Intel®Celeron®4305UE on-board SoC
(2.2 GHz, dual-core, 2 MB cache, TDP=15 W)
Intel®Celeron®4205U on-board SoC
(1.8 GHz, dual-core, 2 MB cache, TDP=15 W)
BIOS AMI UEFI BIOS
Memory One 260-pin 2400 MHz dual-channel DDR4 SO-DIMM slots
(system max. 32 GB)
Graphics Intel®UHD Graphics 620
Display Output Triple independent display
2 x HDMI (up to 4096x2160@30Hz)
1 x 18/24-bit dual-channel LVDS by CH7511B DP to LVDS
converter (up to 1920x1200@60Hz)
Ethernet LAN1/LAN2: Intel® I211-AT PCIe GbE controller (colay with
Intel® I210)
LAN3: Intel® I219-LM PHY
Digital I/O 8-bit digital I/O by 10-pin (1x10) header
Super IO Fintek F81866D-I
Embedded Controller ITE IT8587VG
Watchdog Timer Software programmable support 1~255 sec. system reset

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I/O Interface
Audio Connector 1 x HD Audio (2x5 pin, support 7.1 channel HD audio by
AC-KIT-892HD-R10)
Ethernet 3 x RJ-45 GbE port
Serial Ports 1 x RS-232 by 9-pin (1x9) wafer
1 x RS-232/422/485 by 9-pin (1x9) wafer
USB Ports 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 on rear I/O
2 x USB 2.0 by 8-pin (2x4) header
Front Panel 1 x Power LED and HDD LED connector by 6-pin (1x6) wafer
1 x Power button connector by 2-pin wafer
1 x Reset button connector by 2-pin wafer
LAN LED 3 x LAN link LED connector by 2-pin header
Fan 1 x Smart fan connector by 4-pin (1x4) wafer
SMBus/I2C 1 x SMBus/I2C connector by 4-pin (1x4) wafer
Storage 1 x SATA 6Gb/s with 5 V SATA power connectors
Expansions 1 x M.2 2230A-key slot (USB 2.0 / PCIe x2)
1 x Full-size PCIe Mini card slot (PCIe x1 / USB 2.0 / SATA)
Environmental and Power Specifications
Power Supply 12 V DC input only (AT/ATX support)
Power Connector 1 x Internal power connector by 4-pin (2x2) connector
Power Consumption [email protected]A (Intel® Core™ i7-8665UE CPU with two
16 GB 2666 MHz DDR4 memory modules)
Operating Temperature -20°C ~ 60°C
Storage Temperature -30°C ~ 70°C
Humidity 5% ~ 95%, non-condensing
Physical Specifications
Dimensions 107mm x 157 mm
Weight GW/NW 600g / 250g
Table 1-2: Technical Specifications