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» Table of Contents «
1Introduction ...........................................................................................9
2Installation Procedure ............................................................................ 10
2.1 Installing the Board ...............................................................................................................10
2.2 Requirements IEC60950 ..........................................................................................................11
3System Specifications ............................................................................. 12
3.1 Component main data.............................................................................................................12
3.2 System overview ....................................................................................................................16
3.3 Processor Support Table ..........................................................................................................17
3.4 System Memory support ..........................................................................................................19
3.5 KTQ87/KTH81 Graphics Subsystem.............................................................................................20
Intel® HD Graphics 4600 ...........................................................................................................................20
Display Configurations: .............................................................................................................................21
Graphics Adapters ....................................................................................................................................21
3.6 Power Consumption................................................................................................................22
mITX, Total System power example...............................................................................................................23
Flex, Total System power example................................................................................................................26
4Connector Locations ............................................................................... 30
4.1 KTQ87/mITX (KTH81/mITX) - frontside .......................................................................................30
4.2 KTQ87/Flex (KTH81/Flex) - frontside..........................................................................................31
5Connector Definition .............................................................................. 32
6IO-Area Connectors ................................................................................ 33
6.1 DP Connectors (DP0, DP1, DP2).................................................................................................33
6.2 Ethernet Connectors...............................................................................................................34
6.3 USB Connectors (IO Area)........................................................................................................35
USB Connector 0/1 (USB0/1) .....................................................................................................................36
USB Connector 2/3 (USB2/3) .....................................................................................................................37
6.4 Audio Jack Connector Stack (Audio)...........................................................................................38
7Internal Connectors................................................................................ 39
7.1 Power Connector (ATX24P).......................................................................................................39
7.2 Power Connector (ATX4p) ........................................................................................................39
7.3 Fan Connectors (CPU_Fan, SYS_Fan1, SYS_Fan2) ..........................................................................40
7.4 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse connector (KBD/MSE) (PS2) ..................................................................41
7.5 LVDS Flat Panel Connector (LVDS)..............................................................................................42
7.6 SATA (Serial ATA) Disk interface ................................................................................................43
7.7 USB Connectors (USB) ............................................................................................................44
USB 4 & 5 (USB4/5) (USB1) .......................................................................................................................45
USB 6 & 7 (USB6/7) (USB2) .......................................................................................................................45

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USB 8 & 9 (USB8/9) (USB3) .......................................................................................................................45
7.8 Serial COM1 – COM2 Ports (COM1, COM2) .....................................................................................46
7.9 Audio Connectors ..................................................................................................................47
Headphone and Mic2.................................................................................................................................47
Front Speakers (LINEOUT) ..........................................................................................................................47
SPDIF (SP-DIF)......................................................................................................................................... 47
7.10 Front Panel Connector (FRONTPNL) (J2)......................................................................................48
7.11 Feature Connector (Feature) (J1) ..............................................................................................49
7.12 “Load Default BIOS Settings” (Load default) (CMOS)......................................................................51
7.13 “Always On” (Always On) (A_ON)...............................................................................................52
7.14 SPI Connector (SPI_HEAD).......................................................................................................53
7.15 LPC Connector (J30)...............................................................................................................53
7.16 XDP_CPU (Debug Port for CPU) (XDP_CPU)...................................................................................54
7.17 XDP_PCH (Debug Port for Chipset) (XDP_PCH)..............................................................................55
8Slot Connectors (PCIe, mPCIe, mSATA, PCI) ................................................. 56
8.1 PCIe Connectors ....................................................................................................................56
PCI-Express x16 Connector (PCIex16) (SLOT1_16X).........................................................................................56
PCI-Express x2 Connector (PCIex2) in x16 slot (PCIE2).....................................................................................58
PCI-Express x1 Connector (PCIex1) (PCIE3) ...................................................................................................59
miniPCI-Express mPCIe (MPCIE)...................................................................................................................60
8.2 mSATA (MSATA).....................................................................................................................61
8.3 PCI Slot Connector .................................................................................................................62
Signal Description – PCI Slot Connector ........................................................................................................63
KTQ81/Flex & KTH81/Flex PCI IRQ & INT routing .............................................................................................64
9On-board - & mating connector types......................................................... 65
10 BIOS.................................................................................................... 66
10.1 Main ...................................................................................................................................66
System Information ..................................................................................................................................67
Boot Features ..........................................................................................................................................68
Error Manager..........................................................................................................................................69
10.2 Advanced.............................................................................................................................70
Silicon Information...................................................................................................................................71
Processor Configuration.............................................................................................................................72
HDD Configuration....................................................................................................................................73
System Agent (SA) Configuration.................................................................................................................74
South Bridge Configuration ........................................................................................................................79
LAN Configuration ....................................................................................................................................84
PCI bridge Configuration............................................................................................................................85
Hardware Health Configuration ...................................................................................................................87
SMBIOS Event Log ....................................................................................................................................89
AMT Configuration .................................................................................................................................... 90
ME Configuration......................................................................................................................................93
Intel ® Rapid Start Technology ...................................................................................................................94
10.3 Security ...............................................................................................................................95

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TPM Configuration ....................................................................................................................................96
10.4 Boot ...................................................................................................................................97
10.5 Exit.....................................................................................................................................98

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Document Revision History
Revision
Date
By
Comment
I March 5
th
2015 MLA I7-4790S, I5-4590S added. EXT_BAT max. 3.47 V.
Always On jumper
description corrected.
H July 16th 2014 MLA
Top text correction. Improved cooler information. Feature connector
corrections. BIOS part upgraded.
G May 27th 2014 MLA Display configuration table improved. BIOS part added.
F Feb. 26th 2014 MLA
Mating connector list updated. Pentium data added. Added KTH81/Flex and
KTQ87/Flex. Updated document layout.
E Sep. 23rd 2013
JS
MLA
CPU table updated, Graphics data, FAN3 & 4 not supported. Audio Connector
description correction. KTH81 included. Connector list updated.
D July 3rd 2013 JS Audio section update, page 30. CPU table updated. Picture update.
C May 24th 2013 JS Entire document revised
B May 24
th
2013 JS Section 2.5 revised
A May 15th 2013 JS Feature port revised (FAN3/4 not supported)
0 April 14th 2013 JS Preliminary version

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Copyright Notice
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No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronically or
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Trademark Acknowledgement
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Disclaimer
KONTRON Technology A/S reserves the right to make changes without notice to any product, including
circuits and/or software described or contained in this manual in order to improve design and/or
performance.
Specifications listed in this manual are subject to change without notice. KONTRON Technology assumes no
responsibility or liability for the use of the described product(s), conveys no license or title under any
patent, copyright or mask work rights to these products and makes no representations or warranties that
these products are free from patent, copyright or mask work right infringement unless otherwise specified.
Applications that are described in this manual are for illustration purposes only. KONTRON Technology A/S
makes no representation or warranty that such application will be suitable for the specified use without
further testing or modification.

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Life Support Policy
KONTRON Technology’s PRODUCTS ARE NOT FOR USE AS CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN LIFE SUPPORT DEVICES OR
SYSTEMS WITHOUT EXPRESS WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL MANAGER OF KONTRON Technology A/S.
As used herein:
Life support devices or systems are devices or systems which (a) are intended for surgical implant into body
or (b) support or sustain life and whose failure to perform when properly used in accordance with
instructions for use provided in the labelling can be reasonably expected to result in significant injury to
the user.
A critical component is any component of a life support device or system whose failure to perform can be
reasonably expected to cause the failure of the life support device or system or to affect its safety or
effectiveness.
Warranty
KONTRON Technology warrants its products to be free from defects in material and workmanship during the
warranty period. If a product proves to be defective in material or workmanship during the warranty period
KONTRON Technology will, at its sole option, repair or replace the product with a similar product.
Replacement Product or parts may include remanufactured or refurbished parts or components.
The warranty does not cover:
1. Damage, deterioration or malfunction resulting from:
A. Accident, misuse, neglect, fire, water, lightning or other acts of nature, unauthorized
product modification or failure to follow instructions supplied with the product.
B. Repair or attempted repair by anyone not authorized by KONTRON Technology.
C. Causes external to the product, such as electric power fluctuations or failure.
D. Normal wear and tear.
E. Any other causes which does not relate to a product defect.
2. Removal, installation and set-up service charges.
Exclusion of damages:
KONTRON TECHNOLOGY LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE COST OF REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT.
KONTRON TECHNOLOGY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR:
1. DAMAGE TO OTHER PROPERTY CAUSED BY ANY DEFECTS IN THE PRODUCT, DAMAGES BASED UPON
INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT, LOSS OF TIME, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, LOSS OF GOODWILL, INTERFERENCE WITH BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS OR
OTHER COMMERCIAL LOSS, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THEIR POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
2. ANY OTHER DAMAGES, WHETHER INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHERWISE.
3. ANY CLAIM AGAINST THE CUSTOMER BY ANY OTHER PARTY.

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KONTRON Technology Technical Support and Services
If you have questions about installing or using your KONTRON Technology Product, then please notice that
you will find many answers in this Users Guide. To obtain support please contact your local Distributor or
Field Application Engineer (FAE).
Before Contacting Support: Please be prepared to provide as much information as possible:
CPU Board
1. Type.
2. Part Number (find PN on label)
3. Serial Number if available (find SN on label)
Configuration
1. DRAM Type and Size.
2. BIOS Revision (find the version info in the BIOS Setup).
3. BIOS Settings different than Default Settings (refer to the BIOS Setup section).
System
1. O/S Make and Version.
2. Driver Version numbers (Graphics, Network, and Audio).
3. Attached Hardware: Harddisks, CD-Rom, LCD Panels etc.
If the Kontron Technology product seems to be defect and you want to return it for repair, please follow the
guide lines from the following page:
http://kontron.com/services/rma-information/kontron-technology-a-s/

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KTQ87/KTH81 Users Guide
1Introduction
This manual describes the KTH81/mITX, KTQ87/mITX, KTH81/Flex & KTQ87/Flex boards made by KONTRON
Technology A/S. The boards will also be denoted KTQ87 & KTH81.
The KTQ87/KTH81 boards are based on the Q87/H81 chipsets supporting 4rd generation Intel® Haswell i7 -,
i5 2Core and 4Core desktop processors, Haswell Dual Core Pentium and Haswell Dual Core Celeron. See
“Processor Support Table” for more specific details.
The differences between the four types of boards are listed in this table:
Feature KTH81/mITX KTQ87/mITX KTH81/Flex KTQ87/Flex
Form factor mITX mITX Flex ATX Flex ATX
PCIex16 Gen2 Gen3 Gen2 Gen3
Vpro - Depends on CPU - Depends on CPU
AMT - Yes - Yes
RAID - Yes - Yes
DP 2x (DP0, DP1) 3x (DP0, DP1,DP2) 2x (DP0, DP1) 3x (DP0, DP1,DP2)
LVDS - - Yes (=> no DP1) Yes (=> no DP1)
USB
2x USB3.0/2.0
8x USB2.0
4x USB3.0/2.0
6x USB2.0
2x USB3.0/2.0
8x USB2.0
4x USB3.0/2.0
8x USB2.0
LPC - - 2x10 pin row 2x10 pin row
DIMM slots 2x 2x 2x 4x
PCIe slots PCIex16, Gen2.
mPCIe (w. USB)
PCIex16, Gen3
mPCIe (w. USB)
PCIex16, Gen2
PCIex2 (x16 slot)
+ PCIex1
PCIex16, Gen3
PCIex4 (x16 slot)
+ PCIex1
mSATA 1x (w. USB, LPC) 1x (w. USB,LPC) - -
SATA
1x Gen3
2x Gen2
5x, Gen3
2x Gen3
2x Gen2
6x, Gen3
PCI Slot - - 1x 1x
Kbd/Mse - - 6-pin row 6-pin row
Fan connectors CPU, Sys CPU, Sys CPU, Sys1, Sys2 CPU, Sys1, Sys2
Use of this Users Guide implies a basic knowledge of PC-AT hard- and software. This manual is focused on
describing the KTQ87 / KTH81 board’s special features and is not intended to be a standard PC-AT textbook.
New users are recommended to study the short installation procedure stated in the following chapter
before switching-on the power.
All configuration and setup of the CPU board is either done automatically or manually by the user via the
BIOS setup menus. Only exceptions are the “Clear CMOS” Jumper and the “Always On” jumper.
Latest revision of this manual, datasheet, BIOS, drivers, BSP’s (Board Support Packages), Mechanical
drawings (2D and 3D) can be downloaded from here: http://www.kontron.com/products/boards-and-
mezzanines/embedded-motherboards/

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Warning: Turn off PSU (Power Supply Unit) completely (no mains power connected to the PSU) or
leave the Power Connectors unconnected while configuring the board. Otherwise components
(RAM, LAN cards etc.) might get damaged. Make sure only to use standard ATX PSU. Running the
board with non-compliant ATX PSU may damage the board within minutes.
!
2Installation Procedure
2.1 Installing the Board
To get the board running follow these steps. If the board shipped from KONTRON has already components
like RAM and CPU cooler mounted, then relevant steps below can be skipped.
1. Turn off the PSU (Power Supply Unit)
2. Insert the DDR3 DIMM 240pin DIMM module(s)
Be careful to push it in the slot(s) before locking the tabs. For a list of approved DDR3 DIMMs contact your
Distributor or FAE. See also chapter “System Memory Support”.
3. Install the processor
The CPU is keyed and will only mount in the CPU socket in one way. Use finger to open/ close the CPU
socket. Refer to supported processor overview for details.
4. Cooler Installation
Make sure the heat paste etc. on the cooler is intact and cover the full area of the CPU. Connect Cooler
Fan electrically to the FAN_CPU connector.
5. Connecting Interfaces
Insert all external cables for hard disk, keyboard etc. A monitor must be connected in order to change
BIOS settings.
6. Connect and turn on PSU
Connect PSU to the board by the ATXPWR (24pole power plug) and the ATX4p (4-pole power plug).
7. Power Button
If the board does not start by itself when switching on the ATX PSU AC mains, then follow these
instructions to start the board. Install the Always On Jumper in the Always On position or toggle the
PWRBTN_IN# signal (available in the FRONTPNL connector), by momentary shorting pins 16
(PWRBTN_IN#) and pin 18 (GND). A “normally open” switch is recommended.
8. BIOS Setup
Enter the BIOS setup by pressing the <F2> key during boot up.
Enter “Exit Menu” and Load Setup Defaults.
Refer to the “BIOS Configuration / Setup“ section of this manual for details on BIOS setup.
Note:
To clear all BIOS settings, including Password protection, activate “Load Default BIOS Settings”
Jumper for ⋲10 sec (without power connected).

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!
Warning: When mounting the board to chassis etc. please notice that the board contains
components on both sides of the PCB which can easily be damaged if board is handled without
reasonable care. A damaged component can result in malfunction or no function at all.
9. Mounting the board in chassis
When fixing the Motherboard on a chassis it is recommended using screws with integrated washer and a
diameter of ⋲7mm. Do not use washers with teeth, as they can damage the PCB and cause short circuits.
2.2 Requirements IEC60950
Take care when designing chassis interface connectors in order to fulfil the IEC60950 standard.
Lithium battery precautions
CAUTION!
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly re- placed.
Replace only with same or equivalent type recommended
by manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to
the manufacturer’s instruc- tions.
VORSICHT!
Explosionsgefahr bei unsachgemäßem Austausch der
Batterie. Ersatz nur durch den selben oder einen vom
Hersteller empfohlenen gleichwertigen Typ.
Entsorgung gebrauchter Batterien nach Anga- ben des
Herstellers.
ATTENTION!
Risque d'explosion avec l'échange inadéquat de la
batterie. Remplacement seulement par le même ou un
type équivalent recommandé par le producteur.
L'évacuation des batteries usagées conformément à des
indications du fabricant.
PRECAUCION!
Peligro de explosión si la batería se sustituye
incorrectamente. Sustituya solamente por el mismo o
tipo equivalente recomendado por el fabricante.
Disponga las baterías usadas según las instrucciones
del fabricante.
ADVARSEL!
Lithiumbatteri –
Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagtig
håndtering. Udskiftning må kun ske med batteri af
samme fabrikat og type. Levér det brugte batteri tilbage
til leverandøren.
ADVARSEL!
Eksplosjonsfare ved feilaktig skifte av batteri. Benytt
samme batteritype eller en tilsvarende type anbefalt av
apparatfabrikanten. B
rukte batterier kasseres i
henhold til fabrikantens instruksjoner.
VARNING!
Explosionsfara vid felaktigt batteribyte. Använd samma
batterityp eller en ekvivalent typ som rekommenderas av
apparattillverkaren. Kassera använt batteri enligt
fabrikantens instruktion.
VAROITUS!
Paristo voi räjähtää, jos se on virheellisesti asennettu.
Vaihda paristo ainoastaan lalteval- mistajan
suosittelemaan tyyppiln. Hävitä käytetty paristo
valmistajan ohjeiden mukaisesti.
When an interface or connector has a VCC (or other power) pin which is directly connected to a power plane
like the VCC plane:
To protect the external power lines of the peripheral devices the customer has to ensure:
•Wires have suitable rating to withstand the maximum available power.
•That the enclosure of the peripheral device fulfils the fire protecting requirements of IEC60950.

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3System Specifications
3.1 Component main data
The table below summarizes the features of the KTH81/mITX, KTQ87/mITX, KTH81/Flex and KTQ87/Flex.
Form factor
mITX (miniITX) 170,18 mm by 170,18 mm
Flex (Flex-ATX) 190,5 mm by 228,6 mm
Processor
Support the following 4rd Generation Intel® Core™ (Haswell Desktop) processors via
LGA1150 H3 Socket (max 65W TDP)
•Intel® Core™ i7
•Intel® Core™ i5
•Intel® Core™ i3
•Intel® Pentium
•Intel® Celeron
(4x 5 GT/s point-to-point DMI interface to PCH and 2/3/4/6/8MB internal cache).
Chipset
Intel Q87 PCH (Platform Controller Hub)
•Intel ® VT-d (Virtualisation Technology for Directed I/O)
•Intel ® TXT (Trusted Execution Technology)
•Intel ® vPRO
•Intel ® AMT (Active Management Technology) version 9.0
•Intel ® AT (Anti-Theft Technology)
•Intel ® HD Audio Technology
•Intel ® RST (Rapid Storage Technology)
•Intel ® RRT (Rapid Recover Technology)
•SATA (Serial ATA) 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s.
•USB revision 2.0
•USB revision 3.0
•PCI Express revision 2.0
•ACPI 3.0b compliant
•Triple Display support (Triple Graphic Pipes)
•Blue-ray HD video playback
Intel H81 PCH (Platform Controller Hub)
•Intel ® VT-d (Virtualisation Technology for Directed I/O)
•Intel ® TXT (Trusted Execution Technology)
•Intel ® Rapid storage technology: ACHI Only
•Intel ® HD Audio Technology
•SATA (Serial ATA) 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s.
•USB revision 2.0
•USB revision 3.0
•PCI Express revision 2.0
•ACPI 3.0b compliant
•Dual Display support (Two Graphic Pipes)
•Blue-ray HD video playback

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Security
Intel® Integrated TPM 1.2 support
Memory
•
DDR3 DIMM 240pin socket (2/4 sockets on mITX/Flex)
•Support single and dual ranks DDR3 1333/1600MT/s
(PC3-10600/PC3-12800)
•Support system memory from 1x 1GB up to 2x/4x 8GB on mITX/Flex.
Notes: Less than 4GB displayed in System Properties using 32bit OS
(Shared Video Memory/PCI resources is subtracted)
•ECC not supported (PGA processors do not support ECC)
Management
Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) 9.0 (KTQ87 only)
Audio
Audio, 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec using the VIA VT1708S codec
•Line-in
•Headphone stereo signals.
•Surround output: SIDE, LFE, CEN, BACK and FRONT
•Microphone: MIC1 and MIC2
•SPDIF-Out (electrical Interface only)
•On-board speaker (Electromagnetic Sound Generator like Hycom HY-05LF)
Video
Intel ® i5 & i7 4rd Generation Desktop processors support Intel ® HD Graphics 4600.
2 or 3x digital display ports via the Intel® Haswell CPU.
•2x DP (DisplayPorts), comply with DisplayPort 1.2 specification. (H81 only)
•3x DP (DisplayPorts), comply with DisplayPort 1.2 specification. (Q87 only)
•HDMI panel support via DP to HDMI Adapter Converter.
•DVI panel support via DP to DVI Adapter Converter.
•VGA panel support via DP to VGA Adapter Converter.
•LVDS panel JEIDA/VESA up to 2x24 bit (Flex only)
•Triple independent pipes (Q87 only)
•Triple independent or cloned displays are supported from OS.
•
Any 3 or 2 displays via DP0, DP1, DP2 (Q87 only) or LVDS (Flex only) can be used.
(DP1 and LVDS cannot both be active at the same time).
Peripheral
interfaces
•
4x USB3.0 / USB2.0 on I/O area (Q87 only)
•2x USB3.0 / USB2.0 plus 2x USB2.0 on I/O area (H81 only)
•4x USB2.0 ports on internal pinrows (KTQM87/mITX, KTHM81/mITX, KTHM81/Flex)
•6x USB2.0 ports on internal pinrows (KTQM87/Flex)
•1x USB2.0 ports on internal mPCIe connector (mITX only)
•1x USB2.0 ports on internal mSATA connector (mITX only)
•2x Serial ports (RS232) on internal pinrows
•1x SATA3.0, 2x SATA2.0 and 1x mSATA (SATA3.0, USB, LPC) (KTH81/mITX)
•5x SATA3.0 and 1x mSATA (SATA3.0, USB, LPC) (KTQ87/mITX)
•2x SATA3.0 and 2x SATA2.0 (KTH81/Flex)
•6x SATA3.0 (KTQ87/Flex)
•RAID 0/1/5/10 support (Q87 only)

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LAN Support
•
1x 10/100/1000Mbits/s LAN (ETHER1):
Intel® Clarksville WGI218-LM Gigabit PHY w. AMT 9.0 (Q87 only)
Intel® Clarksville WGI218-V Gigabit PHY (H81 only)
•1x 10/100/1000Mbits/s LAN (ETHER2) Intel®Pearsonville I211AT
•PXE Netboot supported.
•Wake On LAN (WOL) supported
I/O Control
Via ITE IT8516E Embedded Controller via LPC Bus interface
Expansion
Capabilities
•
1x PCIe x16 (Gen 2.0), 1x mPCIe (w. USB2.0) (KTH81/mITX)
•1x PCIe x16 (Gen 2.0 & 3.0), 1x mPCIe (w. USB2.0) (KTQ87/mITX)
•1x PCIe x16 (Gen 2.0), 1x PCIe x2 (x16 slot), 1x PCIe x1 (KTH81/Flex)
•1x PCIe x16 (Gen 2.0 & 3.0), 1x PCIe x4 (x16 slot), 1x PCIe x1 (KTQ87/Flex)
•PCI (Flex only)
•SMBus, compatible with ACCES BUS and I2C BUS, (via Feature connector)
•SPI bus routed to SPI connector (BIOS Recovery module interface)
•DDC/AUX Bus routed to DP connector (Auto detect to DDC when using passive DP to
HDMI or DVI adapters)
•18 x GPIOs (General Purpose I/Os), (via Feature connector)
•DAC, ADC, PWM and TIMER (Multiplexed), (via Feature connector)
•WAKE UP / Interrupt Inputs (Multiplexed), (via Feature connector)
•3 Wire Bus for GPIO Expansion (up to 152 GPIOs), (via Feature connector)
•8 bit Timer output, (via Feature connector)
Hardware
Monitor
Subsystem
•
Smart Fan control system, support Thermal® and Speed® cruise for two on-board
Fan connectors: CPU Fan (on-board) and System Fan (on-board)
•Thermal inputs: CPU Die temperature (precision +/- 3ºC), System temperature
(precision +/- 3ºC)
•Intrusion (Case Open) detect input, (via Feature connector)
•Sleep S5# Indication, (via Feature connector)
•System Powergood Signal, (via Feature connector)
Power
Supply Unit
ATX/BTX (w. ATX+12V) PSU, 24-pin and 4-pin
Battery
Exchangeable 3.0V Lithium battery for on-board Real Time Clock and CMOS RAM.
Manufacturer Panasonic / Part-number CR-2032L/BN, CR2032N/BN or CR-2032L/BE.
Approximate 6.2 years retention.
Current draw is less than 4.2µA when PSU is disconnected and 0 µA in S0 – S5.
CAUTION: Danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only
with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of
used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

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Environmental
Conditions
Operating:
0°C – 60°
C operating temperature (forced cooling). It is the customer’s responsibility
to provide sufficient airflow around each of the components to keep them within
allowed temperature range.
10% - 90% relative humidity (non-condensing)
Storage:
-20°C – 70°
C; lower limit of storage temperature is defined by specification restriction
of on-
board CR2032 battery. Board with battery has been verified for storage
temperature down to -40°C by Kontron.
5% - 95% relative humidity (non-condensing)
Electro Static Discharge (ESD) / Radiated Emissions (EMI):
All Peripheral interfaces intended for connection to external equipment are ESD/ EMI
protected.
EN 61000-4-2:2000 ESD Immunity
EN55022:1998 class B Generic Emission Standard.
Safety:
IEC 60950-1: 2005, 2nd Edition
UL 60950-1
CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1
Product Category: Information Technology Equipment Including Electrical Business
Equipment
Product Category CCN: NWGQ2, NWGQ8
File number: E194252
Shock:
IAW IEC 60068-2-27, Test Ea, shock, 18 shocks 3 per axis, 6 directions.
Shock pulse 50g, 11ms halfsine.
Bump:
IAW IEC 60068-2-29, Test Eb, Bump, 3000 bumps, 500 per axis, 6 directions.
Half Sine Waveform Acceleration 2g; Pulse Duration 11ms.
Vibration:
IAW IEC 60068-2-64, Test Fh, Random Vibration. 90 min per axis, 3 axes, at 1.9 grms,
with PSD: 10-20 Hz: 0.05 g²/Hz and 20-500 Hz: -3dB/octave.
Theoretical MTBF:
599.559 / 398.053 hours @ 40°C / 50°C for the mITX boards.
464.021 / 329.037 hours @ 40°C / 50°C for the Flex boards.
Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS):
All boards in the KTQ87 / KTH81 family are RoHS compliant.
Capacitor utilization:
No Tantalum capacitors on board
Only Japanese brand Solid capacitors rated for 100 °C used on board

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3.2 System overview
The block diagram below shows the architecture and main components of the KTQ87 / KTH81. The key
component on the board is the Intel®Q87/H81 (Lynx Point) Desktop Platform controller Hub
Intel
Processor
HASWELL
LGA1150
240 pins DDR3 UDIMM Dual Channel,
PC3 10600/12800:
2 slots, 1-16GB total.
4 slots, 1-32GB total (KTQ87/Flex).
PCIe x16 (x16slot) Graphics
LVDS / DP (DisplayPort 1.2):
2x DP (KTH81/mitx)
3x DP (KTQ87/mitx)
DP + DP or LVDS (KTH81/Flex)
2x DP + DP or LVDS (KTQ87/Flex)
Embedded
Controller
ITE8516
Intel
PCH
Lynx Point
Q87/H81
SPI BIOS Flash (64MBit)
Feature connector:
SMBus/I2C
GPIO/DAC/ADC/PWM
GPIO expansion (up to 152)
Intruder detection
Fans: CPU, System, System2 (flex)
6-pin PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
2x COM (RS232)
TPM (Infineon)
LAN2 Intel Pearsonville
LAN1 Intel Clarkville
Audio Codec VIA VT1708S:
2x3 Audio Jack
SPDIF Out
Line-Out
Frontpanel: Line-out2 & Mic2
PCIe x2 (x16slot) (KTH81/Flex)
PCIe x4 (x16slot) (KTQ87/Flex)
PCIe x1 (Flex)
mPCIe w. & USB2.0 (mITX)
SATA
3.0
SATA
2.0
mSATA
3.0
KTH81/mITX
1x
2x
1x
KTQ87/mITX
5x
-
1x
KTH81/Flex
2x
2x
-
KTQ87/Flex
6x
-
-
Raid 0/1/5/10 (Q87)
mSATA w. LPC Debug & USB2.0
IO area
Int.
USB
3.0/
2.0
2.0
2.0
KTH81/mITX
2x
2x
6x
KTQ87/mITX
4x
-
6x
KTH81/Flex
2x
2x
6x
KTQ87/Flex
4x
-
8x

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3.3 Processor Support Table
KTQ87 is designed to support the following LGA1150 Desktop processors (up to 65W power consumption):
4rd generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor
4rd generation Intel® Core™ i5 processor
Haswell™ Dual Core Pentium
Haswell™ Duel Core Celeron
In the following list you will find all CPU’s supported by the PCH in according to Intel but also other CPU’s if
successfully tested. Embedded CPU’s are indicated by green text, successfully tested CPU’s are indicated by
highlighted text, successfully tested embedded CPU’s are indicated by green and highlighted text and
failed CPU’s are indicated by red text. Some processors in the list are distributed from Kontron, those CPU’s
are marked by an * (asterisk). However please notice that this marking is only guide line and maybe not
fully updated.
Processor
Brand
Clock Speed Turbo Speed
Cores
Threads
Bus Speed Cache
CPU
Number
QDF/sSpec
number
Stepping
Thermal Design Power
[GHz]
[GHz]
[MHz]
[MB]
[ºC/W]
Core™ i7
3.2
4.0
4
8
1333/1600
8
4790S
SR1QM
C0
71/65
4th gen.
3.1
3.9
4
8
1333/1600
8
4770S
SR14H
C0
71/65
2.5
3.7
4
8
1333/1600
8
4770T
SR14N
C0
71/45
2.3
3.3
4
8
1333/1600
8
4770TE
SR183
C0
71/45
2.0
3.0
4
8
1333/1600
8
4765T
SR14Q
C0
66/35
Core™ i5 3.1 3.8 4 4 1333/1600 6 4670S SR14K C0 71/65
4th gen.
3.0
3.7
4
4
1333/1600
4
4590S
SR1QN
C0
71/65
2.9
3.6
4
4
1333/1600
4
4570S
SR14J
C0
71/65
2.8
3.3
4
4
1333/1600
6
4440S
SR14L
C0
/65
2.7
3.2
4
4
1333/1600
6
4430S
SR14M
C0
71/65
2.3
3.3
4
4
1333/1600
6
4670T
SR14P
C0
71/45
2.9
3.6
2
4
1333/1600
4
4570T
SR1CA
C0
66/35
2.7
3.3
2
4
1333/1600
4
4570TE
SR17Z
C0
66/35
Core™ i3
3.6
-
2
4
1333/1600
4
4340
SR1NL
C0
72/54
4th gen.
3.5
-
2
4
1333/1600
4
4330
SR1NM
C0
72/54
3.4 - 2 4 1333/1600 3 4130 SR1NP C0 72/54
3.1 - 2 4 1333/1600 4 4350T SR1PA C0 66/35
3.0 - 2 4 1333/1600 4 4330T SR1NK C0 66/35
2.9 - 2 4 1333/1600 3 4130T SR1NN C0 66/35
2.4 - 2 4 1333/1600 4 4330TE SR180 C0 72/35
Haswell™
3.2 - 2 2 1333/1600 3 G3420 SR1NB C0 72/54
Dual Core
2.3
-
2
2
1333/1600
3
G3320TE
SR181
C0
72/35
Pentium
Haswell™
2.7
-
2
2
1333
2
G1820
SR1CN
C0
/53
Dual Core
2.2
-
2
2
1333
2
G1820TE
SR1T6
C0
/35
Celeron
Note that ECC not supported on KTQ87 / KTH81.

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!
Warning: Make sure sufficient airflow is always present around the components located below
the cooler. Different coolers are available on the market and some is not generating any airflow
or is blocking the airflow around these components, causing reduced lifetime.
Not all CPU even of same type support all functions ex. i7-4770S & i5-4570S supports VPRO other CPU types
may not. Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 is supported by i5 and i7, as indicated in above list of
processors, and is enabling overclocking of all cores, when operated within the limits of thermal design
power, temperature and current.
Note: KTH81 do not support VPRO.
Sufficient cooling must be applied to the CPU in order to remove the effect as listed in above table (Thermal
Guideline). The sufficient cooling is also depending on the maximum (worst-case) ambient operating
temperature and the actual load of processor.
It is recommended to use a cooler like the Kontron
PN 1046-6305 “KTQ77 Cooler”.
The design of this cooler makes sure airflow is
always present around the components below the
cooler. Even if Fan is set to be off, it is still running
a minimum RPM (Rotation Per Minute).
Air sucked in to the cooler
Air blown out of the cooler
Components below the cooler
Note: The temperature of the air blown out of the cooler must be less than 60°C maximum, in order not to
overheat components near the CPU. However most CPU’s requires maximum 57,4°C, so in general, not to
violate the CPU specification the temperature of the air should be maximum ~55°C. Some of the 65W CPU’s
running full load and cooled by above cooler, might start throttling at 50°C ambient air temperature.

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3.4 System Memory support
The KTH81/mITX, KTQ87/mITX and KTH81/Flex have two DDR3 UDIMM sockets while the KTQ87/Flex has
four DDR3 UDIMM sockets. The sockets support the following memory features:
•DDR3 1.5V/1.35V UDIMM 240-pin
•Dual-channel with 1 UDIMM per channel (2 UDIMM for KTQ87/Flex)
•Single/dual rank unbuffered 1333/1600MT/s (PC3-10600/PC3-12800)
•The supported 4rd Generation Core i5/i7 support 1333/1600 MT/s
•From 1GB and up to 2x 8GB (4x 8GB for KTQ87/Flex).
oNote: Less than 4GB displayed in System Properties using 32bit OS
o(Shared Video Memory/PCI resources is subtracted)
•SPD timings supported
•ECC supported
The installed DDR3 DIMM should support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data structure. This allows the
BIOS to read and configure the memory controller for optimal performance. If non-SPD memory is used, the
BIOS will attempt to configure the memory settings, but performance and reliability may be impacted.
Memory Operating Frequencies
Regardless of the DIMM type used, the memory frequency will either be equal to or less than the processor
system bus frequency. For example, if DDR3 1600 memory is used with a 1333 MHz system bus frequency
processor, the memory clock will operate at 167 MHz. The table below lists the resulting operating memory
frequencies based on the combination of DIMMs and processor.
DIMM Type
Module
name
Memory Data
transfers
[MT/s]
Processor system
bus frequency
[MHz]
Resulting memory
clock frequency
[MHz]
Peak
transfer rate
[MB/s]
DDR3 1333
PC3-10600
1333
1333 / 1600
167
10666
DDR3 1600
PC3-12800
1600
1333
167
10666
DDR3 1600
PC3-12800
1600
1600
200
12800
Notes: Kontron offers the following memory modules:
1GB DDR3 1333 PC3-10600, P/N: 1031-9872
2GB DDR3 1333 PC3-10600, P/N: 1054-3702
4GB DDR3 1333 PC3-10600, P/N: 1054-3703
8GB DDR3 1333 PC3-10600, P/N: 1054-3704
1GB DDR3 1600 PC3-12800, P/N: 1054-3706
2GB DDR3 1600 PC3-12800, P/N: 1054-3707
4GB DDR3 1600 PC3-12800, P/N: 1054-3708
8GB DDR3 1600 PC3-12800, P/N: 1052-5601
Memory modules have in general a much lower longevity than embedded motherboards, and therefor EOL
of modules can be expected several times during lifetime of the motherboard. Kontron guarantees that the
above P/N will be maintained so that EOL module will be replaced by other similar type of qualified module.
As a minimum it is recommend using Kontron memory modules for prototype system(s) in order to prove
stability of the system and as for reference.
For volume production you might request to test and qualify other types of RAM. In order to qualify RAM it
is recommend configuring 3 systems running RAM Stress Test program in heat chamber at 60⁰C for a
minimum of 24 hours.

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3.5 KTQ87/KTH81 Graphics Subsystem
The KTQ87 / KTH81 equipped with Intel ® i5 or i7 processor supports Intel ® HD Graphics 4600.
KTQ87/KTH81 supports three/two DisplayPort directly from processor.
The DP interface supports the DisplayPort 1.2 specification. The PCH supports High-bandwidth Digital
Content Protection for high definition content playback over digital interfaces. The PCH also integrates
audio codecs for audio support over DP interfaces.
Up to three displays (any three display outputs: DP0, DP1 & DP2 can be activated at the same time and be
used to implement independent or cloned display configuration. PCIe cards can be used to replace on-
board graphics or in combination with on-board graphics.
Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Features of the Intel HD Graphics 4600 build into the i3, i5 and i7 processors, includes:
•High quality graphics engine supporting
o3 Symmetric Pipe Support
oDirectX11.1 and OpenGL 4.x compliant and lower
oOpen CL 1.2 and lower
oCore frequency of 350 - 1250 (Turbo) MHz
oMemory Bandwidth up to 25.6 GB/s
oDynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0
oDP 1.2 MST (Multi-Stream Transport)
oPAVP
oHDCP
oAudio (Protected Content)
oFull AVC/VC1/MPEG2 HW Decode and full MVC HW Decode
•DP0, DP1 & DP2
o16/32bit colours in WQXGA 3840x2160 @ 60 Hz.
oMax HDMI resolution 4096x2304 @ 24 Hz
oDisplayPort standard 1.2
•LVDS supports single and dual channel, 18/24bit VESA/JEIDA panels up to a resolution of
1600x1200 or 1920x1080 and with limited frame rate up to 1920x1200.