Intel 1-N450 User manual

Document Number: 324421
Intel® Embedded Development
Board 1-N450 and
Intel® Embedded Development
Board 1-D510
User Guide
June 2011
Revision 003

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Contents
1Introduction ...................................................................................................... 7
1.1 Content Overview ................................................................................... 7
1.2 Terminology ........................................................................................... 8
1.3 Technical Support ................................................................................... 9
1.4 Product Literature ..................................................................................10
1.5 Related Documents ................................................................................10
1.6 Notes, Cautions and Warnings .................................................................11
2Development Kit Overview.................................................................................12
2.1 Intel® Atom™ Processor N450 and D510 Compute Modules........................12
2.1.1 General Features ......................................................................13
2.1.2 Connector Features...................................................................14
2.2 Mini-ITX Carrier .....................................................................................15
2.2.1 Features..................................................................................15
2.3 Software Overview.................................................................................17
2.3.1 OS Support..............................................................................17
2.3.2 UEFI Firmware .........................................................................18
2.3.3 EC Firmware ............................................................................18
2.4 Before You Begin ...................................................................................18
3OS Installations ................................................................................................19
3.1 Driver Overview.....................................................................................19
3.1.1 Network Drivers .......................................................................19
3.1.2 Graphics Drivers.......................................................................19
3.1.3 Chipset Drivers.........................................................................19
3.2 Windows 7 ............................................................................................19
3.2.1 Requirements...........................................................................19
3.2.2 Installation Instructions.............................................................20
3.3 Windows XP ..........................................................................................20
3.3.1 Requirements...........................................................................20
3.3.2 Installation Instructions.............................................................21
3.4 MeeGo..................................................................................................22
3.4.1 Requirements...........................................................................22
3.4.2 OS Installation Instructions........................................................22
4Platform Firmware Update .................................................................................24
4.1 BIOS Update .........................................................................................24
4.1.1 Windows..................................................................................24
4.1.2 MS- DOS .................................................................................24
4.2 Management Controller Update................................................................25
4.2.1 Requirements...........................................................................25
4.2.2 Installation Steps .....................................................................25
5Obtaining Support ............................................................................................29
6Hardware Overview...........................................................................................30
6.1 Certified Devices....................................................................................30

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6.1.1 MINI-PCI Express .....................................................................30
6.2 Mini-ITX Carrier Overview .......................................................................30
6.2.1 Back-panel ..............................................................................30
6.2.2 Internal Interfaces....................................................................31
6.2.3 Fan Headers ............................................................................32
6.2.4 USB5 ......................................................................................33
6.2.5 Serial Ports ..............................................................................33
6.2.6 LPT Port ..................................................................................34
6.2.7 Lane Setup ..............................................................................34
6.2.8 Management Header .................................................................36
7BIOS Overview .................................................................................................38
7.1 BIOS Main Screen ..................................................................................38
7.1.1 Platform Version Information .....................................................39
7.2 Advanced Configuration ..........................................................................39
7.2.1 Serial Port Console Redirection...................................................40
7.3 Chipset Configuration Screen ..................................................................41
7.3.1 South Bridge Configuration ........................................................42
8Inserting/Removing the Module ..........................................................................44
8.1 Removal ...............................................................................................44
8.2 Insertion...............................................................................................44
9Cable Solutions ................................................................................................46
9.1 EC Serial Console Cable ..........................................................................46
9.1.1 Requirements...........................................................................46
9.1.2 Wiring Instructions ...................................................................46
9.2 Serial Port Cable (COM1 –COM4) ............................................................47
9.2.1 Requirements...........................................................................47
9.2.2 Wiring Instructions ...................................................................47
10 Regulatory Compliance......................................................................................48
Figures
Figure 1 Compute Module (without heat-sink) ......................................................13
Figure 2 Carrier with Compute Module Installed....................................................17
Figure 3 Terminal Window Settings .....................................................................26
Figure 4 Boot Manager Screen............................................................................27
Figure 5 Boot Manager Interface Menu in HyperTerminal .......................................27
Figure 6 Xmodem Send File ...............................................................................28
Figure 7 Mini-ITX Back-Panel .............................................................................30
Figure 8 Front Panel Header (J2103) ...................................................................31
Figure 9 Fan Header..........................................................................................32
Figure 10 USB Port 5 Header..............................................................................33
Figure 11 Serial Port Header ..............................................................................33
Figure 12 LPT Header ........................................................................................34
Figure 13 Lane Configuration Header ..................................................................35
Figure 14 Management Header...........................................................................36
Figure 15 LC1 Headers and Connectors ...............................................................37
Figure 16 BIOS Main Screen...............................................................................38
Figure 17 Platform Information Screen ................................................................39

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Figure 18 Advanced Configuration Screen ............................................................40
Figure 19 Serial Port Console Redirection.............................................................41
Figure 20 Chipset Configuration Screen ...............................................................42
Figure 21 South Bridge Configuration Screen .......................................................42
Figure 22 Compute Module Insertion Step#1 .......................................................45
Figure 23 Compute Module Insertion Step#2 .......................................................45
Tables
Table 1 Intel®Literature Centers ........................................................................10
Table 2 Related Documents................................................................................10
Table 3 Power Front Panel LED States .................................................................31
Table 4 Front Panel Power Switch Behavior ..........................................................32
Table 5 Management Port Wiring ........................................................................46
Table 6 Serial Port Wiring ..................................................................................47

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Revision History
Document
Number
Revision
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Description
Revision Date
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Initial release.
September 2010
324421
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Added Fan header information (For use with D510
module).
March 2011
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Removed cable options from chapter 2.
June 2011
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Introduction
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1Introduction
This document describes the Intel® Embedded Development Board features and
functions. The platform is a modular solution consisting of a compute module and a
Mini-ITX carrier.
Two Compute Modules and a single carrier board are available for this platform. The
carrier will be populated with one of the following configurations:
Intel® Atom™ Processor N450 with Intel® 82801HM I/O Controller Compute
Module with Intel® Compute Module Mini-ITX Carrier
Intel® Atom™ Processor D510 with Intel® 82801HM I/O Controller with
Intel® Compute Module Mini-ITX Carrier
This manual is written for OEMs, system evaluators, and embedded system
developers. This document describes all jumpers, headers, LED functions, and their
location of the development board along with subsystem features. This manual
assumes basic familiarity with the fundamental concepts involved with installing and
configuring hardware for a personal computer system.
Read this document in its entirety prior to applying power to the motherboard. Intel
recommends having both the schematic and board present while reading this
document.
1.1 Content Overview
Chapter 1, ”Introduction”: Explains the content in this document, key terminology,
where to get product literature and related documents
Chapter 2, “Development Kit Overview” : Explains the high-level features of the
development kit.
Chapter 3, “OS Installations”: Explains how to install Windows and Linux-based OS.
Chapter 4, “Platform Firmware Update”: Explains how to update the Compute Module
and the Compute Module Embedded Controller Firmware.
Chapter 5, “Obtaining Support”: Explains how to obtain support.
Chapter 6, “Hardware Overview”: Explains the Hardware in detail.
Chapter 7 , “Bios Overview”: Gives details on BIOS.
Chapter 8, “Inserting/Removing Modules”: Gives details on how to insert/remove the
compute module into/from carrier.
Chapter 9, “Cable Solutions”: Gives details on building cables for the module.
Chapter 10, “Regulatory and Compliance Information”

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1.2 Terminology
Term
Description
ACPI
Advanced Configuration Power Interface
BGA
Ball Grid Array
Compute Module
A compute module and CPUDIMM are synonyms
CPUDIMM
A compute module based on the Intel Compute Module Interface
Definition.
DDR
Double Data Rate
DMA
Direct Memory Access
EC
Embedded Controller
EFI
Extensible Firmware Interface
FAE
Field Application Engineer
FSB
Front Side Bus
FWH
Firmware Hub
GPIO
General Purpose Input Output
IDE
Integrated Device Electronics
IEGD
Intel® Embedded Graphics Driver
IMVP
Intel® Mobile Voltage Positioning
Intel® HD Audio
Intel® High Definition Audio
ITP
In-Target Probe
JEDEC
Joint Electron Device Engineering Council
KBC
Keyboard Controller
LAN
Local Area Network
LED
Light Emitting Diode
LPC
Low Pin Count
LVDS
Low Voltage Differential Signaling
OS
Operating System
PATA
Parallel AT Attachment

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Term
Description
PC
Personal Computer
PCB
Printed Circuit Board
PCIe*
PCI Express*
PGA
Pin Grid Array
PLL
Phase Lock Loop
RTC
Real Time Clock
SIO
Super I/O (Input Output)
SMC
System Management Controller
SO-DIMM
Small Outline Dual In-line Memory Module
SPI
Serial Peripheral Interface
TPM
Trusted Platform Module
TSSOP
Thin Shrink Small Outline Package
UART
Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (COM/Serial Port)
UEFI
Unified Extensible Framework Infrastructure
USB
Universal Serial Bus
VGA
Video Graphics Array
VID
Voltage Identification
VR
Voltage Regulator
VTT
Voltage Termination
XDP
eXtended Debug Port
1.3 Technical Support
Support Services for your hardware and software are provided through the secure
Intel® Embedded Developers Support Web site at http://edc.intel.com/Support.

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1.4 Product Literature
You can order product literature from the following Intel® literature centers.
Table 1 Intel®Literature Centers
U.S and Canada
1-800-548-4725
U.S. (from overseas)
708-296-9333
Europe (U.K.)
44(0)1793-431155
Germany
44(0)1793-421333
France
44(0)1793-421777
Japan (fax only)
81(0)120-47-88-32
Product literature and information can also be found on the following sites:
Intel® Developer Center: http://developer.intel.com/design/index.htm
Intel® Embedded Design Center: http://edc.intel.com/
1.5 Related Documents
Table 2 is a partial list of the available collateral. For the complete list, contact your
local Intel representative.
Table 2 Related Documents
Document
Document
No./Location
Processor and I/O Controller -Related Documents
Intel® Atom™ Processors 400 and 500 Series with the Intel®
82801HM I/O Controller Platform Design Guide
Contact your local Intel
representative for the latest
revision
Intel® Atom™ Processors 400 and 500 Series with the Intel®
82801HM I/O Controller Platform Schematics
Intel® Atom™ Processors 400 and 500 Series with the Intel®
82801HM I/O Controller Mechanical and Cadence / OrCad
Symbol Files
Intel® Atom™ Processor N400 Series Datasheet Volumes I & II
Intel® Atom™ Processor D400 and D500 Series Datasheet
Volumes I & II
Intel® Atom™ Processor N400 Series – Sightings Report (SR)
Intel® Atom™ Processor D400 and D500 Series– Sightings
Report (SR)
Intel® Atom™ Processors 400 and 500 Series with the Intel®
82801HM I/O Controller Platform Datasheet Addendum
Intel® I/O Controller Hub 8 (ICH8) Family Datasheet

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Document
Document
No./Location
Intel® I/O Controller Hub (Intel® ICH8M) Specification Update
Processor and I/O Controller -Related Documents
Aptio 4.x Whitepaper
http://www.ami.com/aptio
1.6 Notes, Cautions and Warnings

Note
Calls attention to important information
Caution
Cautions are included to help you avoid damaging hardware and losing data
Warnings
Warnings indicated conditions, which if not observed, can cause personal
injury
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2Development Kit Overview
The development kit is shipped with the following:
Platform:
oIntel® Atom™N450 or D510 Compute Module
oMini-ITX carrier board
External Power Supply Brick
2.1 Intel® Atom™ Processor N450 and D510
Compute Modules
The Intel® Atom™ Processor N450 and D510 Compute Modules are a new class of
platforms which are part of a broader family of compute modules. The Compute
Module family is a set of interchangeable compute modules and reference platforms.
The platforms are based on a new module design which emphasizes minimal PCB
footprint, while maintaining scalability across a broad range of price, performance and
power consumption vectors. Each module implements a JEDEC 244-pin DIMM
connector to provide unmatched I/O capability in a small form-factor. This high
density connector architecture allows each module in the family to support all of the
I/O required to support a range of embedded computing requirements.
The first modules in the family are based on the Intel® Atom™ Processor N450 and
D510 with the Intel® 82801HM I/O Hub (ICH8M).

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Figure 1 Compute Module (without heat-sink)
2.1.1 General Features
2.1.1.1 Processor
The module is available with either an Intel®Atom™ processor N450 or Intel®Atom™
processor D510.
2.1.1.2 Chipset
The compute Module is built around the Intel® 82801HM I/O Controller.
2.1.1.3 Discrete LAN Adapter
The module has a discrete Intel® 82574 LAN Adapter with side-band support.
2.1.1.4 Integrated LAN adapter
The compute module implements the Intel® 82567 LAN Physical Interface for the
integrated LAN adapter in the Intel® 82801HM I/O Controller.
2.1.1.5 24-pin SFF ITP/XDP JTAG Connector
A 24-pin SFF ITP/XDP Processor Debug Connector is provided that allows for 3rd party
debuggers to be used for debugging for custom BIOS development.

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2.1.1.6 Renesas Embedded Controller
The µController is responsible for the power management of the module, and provides
a serial console interface to allow for basic management of the compute module.
2.1.1.7 Memory
The module supports either a 1 or 2 GB DDR2-667 SODIMM.
2.1.2 Connector Features
2.1.2.1 PCI Express*
The module provides 4 PCI Express lanes. The PCI Express lanes can be configured as
follows:
One PCI Express* X4
One PCI Express* X2 and two PCI Express* X1
Four PCI Express* X1
2.1.2.2 SATA-300
The module provides 3 discrete SATA ports.
2.1.2.3 USB 2.0
The module provides 6 USB 2.0 ports.
2.1.2.4 LAN
The module provides two 1 Gigabit Ethernet MDI interfaces.
2.1.2.5 DISPLAY
The module supports both VGA and Single Channel LVDS.
2.1.2.6 LPC
The module provides an LPC interface.
2.1.2.7 Management Interface
The module provides a:
Serial Console to the Module Management controller.
I2C Interface to read Carrier Configuration Data and other management
sensors on the carrier.

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Power Management signals to support ACPI Power Management of the carrier.
2.1.2.8 Power
12V and 3.3V power
2.2 Mini-ITX Carrier
The carrier platform, as shown in Figure 2, provides all the required interfaces to the
capabilities exposed by the Compute Module. In addition, the carrier provides
additional interfaces that are typically common across multiple compute module
definitions (e.g. Super I/O). The carrier provided as part of this development kit
provides a super-set of the interfaces required by the Intel® Atom™ Processor N450
and D510 Compute Modules.
2.2.1 Features
2.2.1.1 PCI Express*
The carrier can be configured to support the following combination:
1 PCI Express* X1 and Mini-PCI Express
1 PCI Express* X2 and Mini-PCI Express
1 PCI Express* X4
2.2.1.2 USB 2.0
The carrier supports 4 external rear-panel over-current protected USB ports and 1
unprotected USB port on an internal header.
2.2.1.3 LAN
The carrier supports 2 X 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports.
2.2.1.4 SATA-300
The carrier supports 6 SATA
1
connectors.
2.2.1.5 Flexible Display Interfaces
The carrier provides the following display interfaces on rear-panel connectors:
VGA
Display Port
2
1
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HDMI
3
In addition a 50-pin LVDS connector is provided on the carrier. Panel specific cables
are required for each display supported.
2.2.1.6 Legacy PS2 Keyboard and Mouse
A legacy keyboard and mouse rear-panel socket is provided.
2.2.1.7 Serial Interfaces
Four RS232 Serial Interfaces are provided on internal headers.
2.2.1.8 Parallel Port
1 Parallel port is provided on an internal header
2
Display Port is not available with Atom based Compute Module
3
HDMI is not available with an Atom Based Compute Module

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Figure 2 Carrier with Compute Module Installed
2.2.1.9 LPC
A 20-pin extension LPC header is provided on the ITX.
2.2.1.10 RTC Battery
Battery-backed real time clock.
2.2.1.11 Port 80 Decode
Support down on Mini-ITX with 2 seven segment displays.
2.3 Software Overview
2.3.1 OS Support
The following Operating Systems have been tested:

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Windows XP* Service Pack 3
Windows 2007*
Moblin* (Linux based)
Fedora* (Linux based)
2.3.2 UEFI Firmware
This development kit ships with a pre-boot EFI firmware pre-installed. This industry
standard EFI firmware runs most standard operating systems, including Microsoft
Windows XP*, Microsoft Windows 7*, Microsoft Windows XP Embedded*, Linux, and
others.
The following features of the EFI firmware are enabled in the development board:
DDR2 SDRAM detection, configuration, and initialization
Intel® Atom™ Processor N450 and D510 with the Intel® 82801HM I/O
Controller Hub configuration
PCI/PCI Express* device enumeration and configuration
Integrated video configuration and initialization
Super I/O configuration
CPU microcode update
2.3.3 EC Firmware
The Compute Module includes an Embedded Microcontroller that is designed to
manage the overall module. All power management and system compatibility
management is handled through the Embedded Controller. At times it may be required
to upgrade the EC firmware. Refer to Section 4.2 for this process.
2.4 Before You Begin
The following additional hardware may be necessary to successfully set up and
operate the development board.
VGA Monitor: Any standard VGA monitor may be used. The setup instructions in this
chapter assume the use of a standard VGA monitor, TV, or flat panel monitor.
Keyboard: The development board can support either a PS/2 or USB style keyboard.
Mouse: The development board can support either a PS/2 or USB style mouse.
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3OS Installations
The following section provides an overview for installing some of the more common
variants of operating systems. Additional OS Live images and instructions are posted
at http://bit.ly/devboard.
3.1 Driver Overview
Drivers for the various operating systems are either included by default by the OS
vendor (depending on release cycle), are available from Intel‟s support site,
http://downloadcenter.intel.com or at http://bit.ly/devboard.
3.1.1 Network Drivers
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Ethern
et+Components&ProductLine=Ethernet+Controllers&ProductProduct=Intel%c2%ae+8
2574+Gigabit+Ethernet+Controller&ProdId=3023&LineId=976&FamilyId=2280
3.1.2 Graphics Drivers
The Intel® Atom™ Processor N450 and D510 graphics engine is the Intel® Graphics
Media Accelerator 3150. The latest drivers can be found at:
http://support.intel.com/support/graphics/intelgma3150
3.1.3 Chipset Drivers
The Intel® Atom™ Processor N450 and D510 compute module uses the Intel®
82801HM I/O Hub. The drivers for this chipset are part of the Intel® 900 Series family
of chipsets. The drivers can be found at:
http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/sb/CS-025753.htm
3.2 Windows 7
3.2.1 Requirements
Windows 7 Installation Disk
Windows Driver and Tools Release-Package

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3.2.2 Installation Instructions
3.2.2.1 Base OS
1. Install the Base OS following the instructions as outlined by the Windows 7
Installer.
2. After installation is complete copy the Release-Package-X-Windows.zip to your
local hard-drive and extract.
3.2.2.2 Chipset Drivers
Windows does not have the default drivers for the 82801HM I/O Controller Hub
(ICH8M) as part of its installation package.
1. Download the latest chipset drivers from the link provided in the Driver
Overview Section.
2. Execute the downloaded file
3. Follow the onscreen instructions
3.2.2.3 LAN Drivers
The LAN Driver package supports both LAN Devices on the Compute Module.
1. If you have installed a version before, please uninstall first.
2. Download drivers from the link provided in the Driver Overview section
3. Follow the instructions provided with the LAN Driver Package
The system may require a reboot. It is suggested at this time to carry out the reboot.
3.2.2.4 Display Drivers
Windows 7 does not include the latest display drivers.
1. Download drivers from the link provided in the Driver Overview section
2. Follow the instructions provided with the Display Driver Package
The system may require a reboot. It is suggested at this time to carry out the reboot.
3.3 Windows XP
3.3.1 Requirements
Windows XP SP3 Installation Disk