Kontron mITX-BDW-U User manual

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USER GUIDE
mITX-BDW-U
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TABLE OF CONTENTS01/
TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................................................201/
USER INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................................................................402/
DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY...............................................................................................................................402.01.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE ......................................................................................................................................................402.02.
TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT......................................................................................................................402.03.
DISCLAIMER.....................................................................................................................................................................402.04.
LIFE SUPPORT POLICY .................................................................................................................................................402.05.
WARRANTY...................................................................................................................................................................... 502.06.
KONTRON AG TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND SERVICES....................................................................................... 502.07.
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................................ 703/
INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ...................................................................................................................................................804/
INSTALLING THE BOARD.............................................................................................................................................804.01.
...............................................................................................................................................................................................904.02.
SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................................................................................1105/
COMPONENT MAIN DATA..........................................................................................................................................1105.01.
mITX-BDW-U BLOCK DIAGRAM ............................................................................................................................1405.02.
PROCESSOR SUPPORT TABLE ................................................................................................................................1405.03.
SYSTEM MEMORY SUPPORT .................................................................................................................................. 1505.04.
mITX-BDW-U GRAPHICS SUBSYSTEM................................................................................................................ 1605.05.
POWER CONSUMPTION ............................................................................................................................................ 1705.06.
CONNECTOR LOCATIONS....................................................................................................................................................... 2206/
mITX-BDW-U - FRONTSIDE.................................................................................................................................... 2206.01.
CONNECTOR DEFINITION....................................................................................................................................................... 2307/
IO-AREA CONNECTORS.......................................................................................................................................................... 2408/
DP CONNECTORS DP1 & DP2 (J8 & J9)............................................................................................................... 2408.01.
ETHERNET CONNECTORS (J4 & J5)......................................................................................................................2508.02.
USB CONNECTORS (IO AREA) ................................................................................................................................ 2608.03.
AUDIO JACK CONNECTORS (J1 & J2) ................................................................................................................... 2808.04.
INTERNAL CONNECTORS....................................................................................................................................................... 3009/
DC POWER - ATX CONNECTOR (INT12V - J10)................................................................................................. 3009.01.
DC POWER - JACK CONNECTOR (EXT19 V – J3) .............................................................................................. 3009.02.
FAN CONNECTORS (J34 AND J29)........................................................................................................................ 3009.03.
PS/2 KEYBOARD AND MOUSE CONNECTOR (KBDMSE) (J15) .................................................................... 3109.04.
SATA (SERIAL ATA) DISK INTERFACE ................................................................................................................. 3209.05.
USB CONNECTORS (INTERNAL)............................................................................................................................ 3409.06.
SPEAKER CONNECTOR (J13) ................................................................................................................................... 3409.07.

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SPDIF-OUT (J14) ......................................................................................................................................................... 3409.08.
FRONT PANEL CONNECTOR (FRONTPNL) (J23)............................................................................................. 3409.09.
SERIAL COM1 – COM2 PORTS (J21, J25).............................................................................................................. 3609.10.
LVDS FLAT PANEL CONNECTOR (J33)...................................................................................................................3709.11.
FEATURE CONNECTOR (J28)................................................................................................................................... 3809.12.
“LOAD DEFAULT BIOS SETTINGS” JUMPER (JP1)............................................................................................. 4209.13.
ALWAYS ON JUMPER SETTING (JP1).................................................................................................................... 4209.14.
SPI CONNECTOR (J30) ............................................................................................................................................... 4209.15.
LPC CONNECTOR (J31)............................................................................................................................................... 4309.16.
SLOT CONNECTORS (MINIPCIE)...........................................................................................................................................4410/
ON-BOARD -& MATING CONNECTOR TYPES .................................................................................................................. 4511/
BIOS................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4712/
MAIN.................................................................................................................................................................................. 4712.01.
ADVANCED......................................................................................................................................................................5312.02.
SECURITY........................................................................................................................................................................9812.03.
BOOT ...............................................................................................................................................................................10112.04.
MISC................................................................................................................................................................................ 10212.05.
EXIT................................................................................................................................................................................. 10312.06.

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USER INFORMATION02/
DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY02.01.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE02.02.
Copyright 2015, Kontron AG, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronically or
mechanically, for any purpose without the express written permission of Kontron AG.
TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT02.03.
Brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
DISCLAIMER02.04.
Kontron AG 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 AG 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 AG
makes no representation or warranty that such application will be suitable for the specified use without
further testing or modification.
LIFE SUPPORT POLICY02.05.
KONTRON AG PRODUCTS ARE NOT FOR USE AS CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN LIFE SUPPORT DEVICES OR
SYSTEMS WITHOUT EXPRESS WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL MANAGER OF KONTRON AG.
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.
REVISION DATE BY COMMENT
0.0 20-02-2015 CDO Preliminary version
0.1 21-04-2015 CDO Removed fan assembly drawing.

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WARRANTY02.06.
Kontron AG 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 AG 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:
Accident, misuse, neglect, fire, water, lightning or other acts of nature, unauthorized product
modification or failure to follow instructions supplied with the product.
Repair or attempted repair by anyone not authorized by KONTRON Technology.
Causes external to the product, such as electric power fluctuations or failure.
Normal wear and tear.
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.
KONTRON AG TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND SERVICES02.07.
If you have questions about installing or using your Kontron AG 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).

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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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INTRODUCTION03/
This manual describes the mITX-BDW-U board made by Kontron AG. This board will also be denoted
mITX-BDW-U within this Users Guide.
The mITX-BDW-U board is based on the BDW-U chipset, support 5th generation Intel® Broadwell i7 -, i5 -,
i3 2Core mobile processors. See “Processor Support Table” for more specific details.
Use of this Users Guide implies a basic knowledge of PC-AT hard- and software. This manual is focused
on describing the mITX-BDW-U 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.
Latest revision of this manual, datasheet, thermal simulations, 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/mini-itx-
motherboards/

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INSTALLATION PROCEDURE04/
INSTALLING THE BOARD04.01.
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)
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.
2. Insert the DDR3L SO-DIMM 204pin SO-DIMM module(s)
Be careful to push it in the slot(s) before locking the tabs. For a list of approved DDR3L SO-DIMMs
contact your Distributor or FAE. See also chapter “System Memory Support”.
3. Cooler Installation
The mITX-BDW-U comes with a passive heatsink pre-installed and a separate fan, which can be
mounted onto the heatsink, should the system require additional airflow. Connect Cooler Fan
electrically to the FANCPU connector.
4. Connecting Interfaces
Insert all external cables for hard disk, keyboard etc. A monitor must be connected in order to change
BIOS settings.
5. Connect and turn on PSU
Connect PSU to the board by the ATX+12 V- 4p connector or alternatively connect a 19 V power adapter
to the Rear I/O power jack.
6. 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.
7. 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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8. Mounting the board in chassis
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.
When fixing the Motherboard on a chassis it is recommended using screws with integrated
washer and a diameter of ⋲7 mm. Do not use washers with teeth, as they can damage the
PCB and cause short circuits.
04.02.
Take care when designing chassis interface connectors in order to fulfil the IEC60950 standard.
Users of mITX-BDW-U (T4006) must evaluate the end-product to ensure compliance the requirements of
the 60950-1 safety standard are met:
The motherboard must be installed in a suitable mechanical, electrical and fire enclosure.
The system in its enclosure must be evaluated for temperature and air flow considerations.
The motherboard must be powered by a CSA or UL approved power supply that limits the maximum
input current to 10A via external barrel-type 19Vdc connector, and to 16A via internal square 12Vdc
ATX connector.
For interfaces having a power pin such as external power or fan, ensure that the connectors and
wires are suitably rated. All connections from/to the product shall be with SELV circuits only.
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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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
Angaben 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. Brukte
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.

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SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS05/
COMPONENT MAIN DATA05.01.
The table below summarizes the features of the mITX-BDW-U embedded motherboard.
FORM FACTOR mITX-BDW-U: miniITX (170.18 mm by 170.18 mm), Height approx. 23 mm from top of
PCB board.
PROCESSOR On board CPU variants Support 5th Generation Intel® Core™ (Broadwell-U Mobile)
processors on a BGA 1168 in a Multi-chip package with the PCH (max. 15 W TDP)
Intel® Core™ i7
Intel® Core™ i5
Intel® Core™ i3
MEMORY DDR3L SO-DIMM 204pin socket (2 sockets)
Support single and dual ranks DDR3L 1333/1600MT/s
(PC3-10600/PC3-12800)
Support system memory from 1x 1GB up to 2x 8GB.
Notes: Less than 4 GByte displayed in System Properties using 32 bit OS
(Shared Video Memory/PCI resources is subtracted)
ECC not supported
CHIPSET Intel Series 9 PCH-LP (Platform Controller Hub)
Intel ® VT-d (Virtualisation Technology for Directed I/O)
Intel ® TXT (Trusted Execution Technology)
Intel ® HD Audio Technology
Intel ® RST (Rapid Storage Technology)
SATA (Serial ATA) 6Gb/s
USB revision 2.0
USB revision 3.0
PCI Express revision 2.0
ACPI 4.0a compliant
Triple Display support (Triple Graphic Pipes)
Blue-ray HD video playback
Enhanced DMA controller, interrupt controller and timer functions
AUDIO Audio, 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec using the Realtek ALC662 codec
Line-in and Line-out
Microphone: MIC1 and MIC2
SPDIF-Out (electrical Interface only)
On-board speaker (Electromagnetic Sound Generator like Hycom HY-05LF)
VIDEO Intel ® i3, i5 & i7 5th Generation Mobile processors support 3x digital display ports via
the Intel® Broadwell-U CPU:
2x DP (DisplayPorts), comply with DisplayPort 1.2a specification.
HDMI panel support via DP to HDMI Adapter Converter.
LVDS panel support up to 2 pixel/clock 24 bit colors (VESA and JEIDA)
Triple independent pipes for Mirror or Triple independent display support
Triple independent pipes for triple independent or cloned displays are
supported from OS. Any 3 displays via DP1, DP2 and LVDS can be used.
I/O CONTROL Via ITE IT8528E Embedded Controller via LPC Bus interface

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PERIPHERAL
INTERFACES
Four USB 3.0 / USB 2.0 on I/O area
Four USB 2.0 ports on internal pinrows
Two Serial ports (RS232) on internal pinrows
Two Serial ATA-600 (one further SATA port implemented in M.2 connector)
RAID 0/1 support
LAN SUPPORT 1x 10/100/1000Mbits/s LAN (ETHER1) using Intel® Clarksville WGI218LM Gigabit
PHY connected to BDW-U
1x 10/100/1000Mbits/s LAN (ETHER2) using Intel® Pearsonville I211AT PCI
Express controller
PXE Netboot supported.
Wake On LAN (WOL) supported
EXPANSION
CAPABILITIES
PCI-Express slots:
1x mPCIe connector with USB 2.0 port support for 3G modem (SIM socket)
1x M.2 connector with 1x SATA/ PCIe x2
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 adapters)
18x 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 +/- 3º C), System temperature
(precision +/- 3º C)
Intrusion (Case Open) detect input, (via Feature connector)
Sleep S5# Indication, (via Feature connector)
System Powergood Signal, (via Feature connector)
POWER SUPPLY
UNIT
ATX+12 V PSU 4-pin on internal 2x 2 pin connector.
Or:
19V notebook-style Power adapter through Rear I/O power jack.
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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BIOS Kontron Technology / Phoenix BIOS (EFI core version)
Support for ACPI 4.0 ( Advanced Configuration and Power Interface), Plug &
Play
Suspend (S1 mode)
Suspend To Ram (S3 mode)
Suspend To Disk (S4 mode)
“Always On” BIOS power setting
RAID Support (RAID modes 0 and 1)
OPERATING
SYSTEMS
SUPPORT
Windows 7 (32 b* + 64 b )
Windows 8 (32 b* + 64 b )
Linux
*= Out Of The Box installation test only.
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. Please refer to the thermal simulation report for
information about airflow.
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
EN55022:2006+A1:2007 class B Generic Emission Standard.
Electrical Fast Transients (EFT) (Burst):
EN 61000-4-4 Burst Immunity.
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.

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Theoretical MTBF:
365475 hours @ 30º C for the mITX-BDW-U
Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS):
All boards in the mITX-BDW-U family are RoHS compliant.
Capacitor utilization:
No Tantalum capacitors on board
Only Japanese brand Solid capacitors rated for 100 ºC used on board
mITX-BDW-U BLOCK DIAGRAM05.02.
PROCESSOR SUPPORT TABLE05.03.
mITX-BDW-U is designed to support the following BGA1168 Mobile processors:
5th generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor
5th generation Intel® Core™ i5 processor
5th generation Intel® Core™ i3 processor
The BGA CPU is premounted from factory. Kontron has defined the board versions as listed in the
following table, so far all based on Embedded CPUs. Later other versions are expected.

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MITX-BDW-U VARIANTS CPU
NAME SALES PN SPEED EMBED. CACHE
mITX-BDW-U i7-5650U 810610-4500 3.2 GHz Yes 4 MByte
mITX-BDW-U i5-5350U 810611-4500 2.9 GHz Yes 3 MByte
mITX-BDW-U i3-5010U 810612-4500 2.1 GHz Yes 3 MByte
Sufficient cooling must be applied to the CPU in order to remove the effect as listed as TDG
(Thermal Design Guideline) in above table. The sufficient cooling is also depending on the worst-
case maximum ambient operating temperature and the actual worst-case load of processor.
The mITX-BDW-U is delivered with premounted heatsink:
SYSTEM MEMORY SUPPORT05.04.
The mITX-BDW-U has two DDR3L SO-DIMM sockets. The sockets support the following memory features:
2x DDR3L 1.35 V SO-DIMM 204-pin
Dual-channel with 1 SO-DIMM per channel
From 1 GByte and up to 2x 8 GByte.
Note: If using 32bit OS then less than 4GB in displayed in System
(Shared Video Memory/PCI resources is subtracted)
Single/dual rank unbuffered 1333/1600MT/s (PC3-10600/PC3-12800)
SPD timings supported
ECC not supported
The installed DDR3L SO-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 SO-DIMM type used, the memory frequency will either be equal to or less than the
processor system bus frequency. For example, if DDR3L 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 SO-DIMMs and processor.

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SO-DIMM TYPE MODULE NAME MEMORY DATA
TRANSFERS
[MT/S]
PROCESSOR
SYSTEM BUS
FREQUENCY
[MHZ]
RESULTING
MEMORY
CLOCK
FREQUENCY
[MHZ]
PEAK
TRANSFER
RATE
[MB/S]
DDR3L 1333 PC3-10600 1333 1333 / 1600 167 10666
DDR3L 1600 PC3-12800 1600 1333 167 10666
DDR3L 1600 PC3-12800 1600 1600 200 12800
Notes : Kontron offers the following memory modules:
2 GByte DDR3L 1600 PC3-12800, P/N: 1055-9939
4 GByte DDR3L 1600 PC3-12800, P/N: 1055-9941
8 GByte DDR3L 1600 PC3-12800, P/N: 1055-9942
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 60° C for a minimum of 24 hours.
mITX-BDW-U GRAPHICS SUBSYSTEM05.05.
The mITX-BDW-U equipped with Intel ® i3, i5 or i7 processor, supports Intel ® Gen 8 HD Graphics core. All
mITX-BDW-U versions support three displays pipes. The DP interface supports the DisplayPort 1.2a
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 (DP1, DP2 & LVDS) can be used simultaneously 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
Features of the Intel Gen 8 Graphics core built into the i3, i5 and i7 processors, includes:
High quality graphics engine supporting
3 Symmetric Pipe Support
DirectX11.1 and OpenGL 4.x compliant and lower
Full AVC/VC1/MPEG2 HW Decode
Extension of H.264 format
VP8* Decode HW Acceleration
Advanced Scheduler 2.0, 1.0, XPDM support

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OpenGL* 4.0, OpenGL* 4.2 support
DP1 & DP2
16/32bit colours in WQXGA 3840x2160 @ 60 Hz.
Max HDMI resolution 4096x2304 @ 24 Hz
DisplayPort standard 1.2a
LVDS
One or two pixels per clock, up to 1920x1200 - 24b bit colors.
12V for backlight, up to 2.5A
3.3V or 5V for panel power, up to 1.0A
PWM Brightness/Dimming
VESA and JEIDA color coding
3-displays Configurations:
DISPLAY1 DISPLAY2 DISPLAY3
MAX RESOLUTION @60 HZ
DISPLAY1 DISPLAY2 DISPLAY3
LVDS DP DP 1920x1200 3840x2160 3840x2160
LVDS HDMI DP 1920x1200 2560x1600 3840x2160
LVDS HDMI HDMI 1920x1200 2560x1600 2560x1600
By HDMI means using “DP to HDMI passive adapter”.
If using “Active adapter” the HDMI resolution will be increased to match “DP” in above table.
DP Adapters
Use of DP Adapter Converters (3rd party accessories) can provide HDMI panel support.
The DP to HDMI supports the HDMI 1.4a specification including audio codec.
DP to HDMI
PN 1045-5781
Cable DP Extender cable 200mm
PN1051-7619
For alle the above adapter’s the maximum resolution is: 1920 x 1200. Extension cable available:
POWER CONSUMPTION05.06.
In order to ensure safe operation of the board, the input power supply must monitor the supply voltage
and shut down if the supply is out of range – refer to the actual power supply specification. Please note,

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In order to keep the power consumption to a minimal level, boards do not implement a guaranteed
minimum load. In some cases, this can lead to compatibility problems with ATX power supplies, which
require a minimum load to stay in regulation. The mITX-BDW-U board must be powered through either
the ATX+12V-4p (4-pole) connector using standard ATX power supply or by an external 19V power
adapter through the Rear I/O power jack.
ATX12V supply: Both ATX+12V-4p connector must be used in according to the ATX12V PSU standard.
Warning: Hot Plugging power supply is not supported. Hot plugging might damage the board.
The requirements to the supply voltages are as follows:
SUPPLY MIN MAX NOTE
+12 V 11.4 V 12.6 V Should be ±5 % for compliance with the ATX specification
+19 V - 13.2 V - 10.8 V Should be ±10 % for mITX-BDW-U compatibility
Total System power example
More detailed Static Power Consumption
On the following pages the power consumption of the T4006 Board is measured under:
1- Windows 7 Idle
2- Windows 7 3Dmark 2006
3- Windows 7 Intel® TAT, 100 % on all CPU cores and GFX
4- Windows 7 S3 (Sleep)
5- Windows 7 S5 (Shutdown)
The principal test system and test equipment used
1. Tektronix DPO7254
2. Tektronix TCP202
3. HP 34401A
4. ATX rail switch
Note: Power consumption of PSU (power loss), Monitor and HDD are not included.
mITX-BDW-U Low Power Setup:
Standard system configuration equipped with Internal graphics, 1x SATA disks, Intel® Core™ i3 CPU, 1x
SO-DIMM (2 GByte Module), DP Monitor, Keyboard & Mouse (USB),1x 8 GByte USB2 Stick, 12 V active
cooler, >90 W 12 V ATX PSU.
mITX-BDW-U High Power Setup:
Standard system configuration equipped with PCIe M.2 SSD, 2x SATA disks, mPCI Wifi, Intel® Core™ i3 CPU,
2x SO-DIMM (8 GByte Modules), DP Monitor, Keyboard & Mouse (USB), 4x 1-8 GByte USB2 Sticks, 12 V
active cooler, 1x Ethernet connected, >120 W 12 V ATX PSU.
mITX-BDW-U Low Power Setup results:
ATX supplies
BDW-U
PSU
Gnd
Current
Probe
Oscilloscope

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WINDOWS 7 - IDLE
SUPPLY CURRENT DRAW / [MA] POWER CONSUMPTION / [W]
+12 V 636 7.808
+19 V x x
TOTAL 7.808
WINDOWS 7 – 3DMARK2006
SUPPLY CURRENT DRAW / [MA] POWER CONSUMPTION / [W]
+12 V 1688 20.72
+19 V x x
TOTAL 20.72
WINDOWS 7 – INTEL® TAT 100% ALL CPU CORES AND GFX
SUPPLY CURRENT DRAW / [MA] POWER CONSUMPTION / [W]
+12 V 1733 21.26
+19 V x x
TOTAL 21.26
WINDOWS 7 – S3 (SLEEP)
SUPPLY CURRENT DRAW / [MA] POWER CONSUMPTION / [W]
+12 V 74 0.9102
+19 V x x
TOTAL* 0.9102
WINDOWS 7 – S5 (SHUTDOWN)
SUPPLY CURRENT DRAW / [MA] POWER CONSUMPTION / [W]
+12 V 67 0.824
+19 V x x
TOTAL* 0.824