Lippert Thunderbird-E3100 User manual

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Thunderbird-E3100
Mini-ITX Motherboard
Technical Manual

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Technical Manual Thunderbird-E3100
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Table of Contents
1. Overview 1
1.1 Introduction .......................................................................................... 1
Features................................................................................................. 1
Block Diagram......................................................................................... 2
1.2 Ordering Information............................................................................. 3
Thunderbird-E3100 Models ....................................................................... 3
Cable Sets and Accessories ....................................................................... 3
1.3 Specifications ........................................................................................ 4
Electrical Specifications ............................................................................ 4
Environmental Specifications..................................................................... 4
MTBF ..................................................................................................... 4
Mechanical.............................................................................................. 4
Mounting in Mini-ITX enclosure.................................................................. 5
Mounting in ATX enclosure........................................................................ 5
2. Getting Started 6
2.1 Connector Locations .............................................................................. 6
Top........................................................................................................ 6
Bottom................................................................................................... 7
2.2 Jumper Locations................................................................................... 8
2.3 LED Indicators ....................................................................................... 10
2.4 Hardware Setup..................................................................................... 11
3. Module Description 12
3.1 Processor............................................................................................... 12
3.2 Intel® 3100 Chipset .............................................................................. 12
3.3 Graphics Controller (xgi, Volari™ Z9M Series) ....................................... 13
VGA Connector.......................................................................................13
LVDS Transmitter / Connector (optional) ...................................................14
Display Backlight Connector (optional) ......................................................15
Display Voltage Selector ..........................................................................15
3.4 Gigabit Ethernet..................................................................................... 16
3.5 USB 2.0 Ports......................................................................................... 17

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USB 0…3 ...............................................................................................17
USB 4…5 ...............................................................................................17
3.6 SATA Ports............................................................................................. 18
3.7 Serial Ports ............................................................................................ 18
COM Connector ......................................................................................18
RS485-Termination Jumpers ....................................................................19
3.8 On Board Power Supply ......................................................................... 20
Power Connector ....................................................................................20
Real Time Clock Backup...........................................................................20
3.9 System Panel Connector ........................................................................ 21
Power-Button.........................................................................................21
Power-LED.............................................................................................21
Reset-In ................................................................................................21
HDD-LED...............................................................................................21
Watchdog-LED .......................................................................................22
Intruder-Detect ......................................................................................22
3.10 Mini-PCIe............................................................................................... 23
3.11 PCI Express x4 Slots.............................................................................. 23
3.12 LEMT functions ...................................................................................... 24
Board Specific LEMT function - Get Voltage................................................24
3.13 ASF System Management....................................................................... 25
3.14 CPU Fan Supply...................................................................................... 25
3.15 Chassis Fan Supply ................................................................................ 25
4. Using the Module 26
4.1 BIOS ...................................................................................................... 26
Setup....................................................................................................26
Initialize BIOS at first startup...................................................................26
Booting from alternative device ................................................................26
Reload default BIOS values......................................................................27
BIOS Screens.........................................................................................28
5. Address Maps 34
Memory Address Map ..............................................................................34
I/O Address Map.....................................................................................35
Interrupts..............................................................................................36

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DMA Channels........................................................................................37
6. Troubleshooting 38
Appendix A, Contact Information 1
Appendix B, Getting Help 2
Appendix C, Further Resources 3
Appendix D, Revision History 4

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1. Overview
1.1 Introduction
The brand name for the product is defined as Thunderbird-E3100.
The Mini ITX board Thunderbird-E3100 is designed for applications where a high performance x86
compatible dual core processor board is necessary. The board concept offers a lot of standard I/O
interfaces.
The Thunderbird-E3100 is designed by using the E3100 chipset technology platform from Intel. The
CPU/chipset will be found on Intel’s embedded roadmap ensuring long time availability.
Features
•Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 (FSB 800MHz, 6MB Cache) with Intel E3100 chipset
•VGA, 1600 x 1200 Pixels
•LVDS, 18 Bit, 1600 x 1200 Pixels (optional)
•Gigabit LAN with ASF support
•Gigabit LAN
•4 x USB 2.0
•2 x USB 2.0 internal (µDOC)
•6 x SATA 1.5Gbit/s
•2 x RS232 or RS422/RS485, software selectable
•1 x Mini-Card PCIe x1 (+ 1x USB 2.0)
•2 x PCI Express x4 Slot
•2 x DDR2 400MHz DIMM Sockets (up to 2 x 4GB modules), registered ECC
•LEMT management functions
•System Panel Header
•Low power consumption
•Optionally extended temperature range -40 ... +85°C

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Block Diagram

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1.2 Ordering Information
Thunderbird-E3100 Models
Order number Description
705-0010-10 Thunderbird-E3100 Mini-ITX CPU board with T9400 Intel Core 2 Processor
(1.9 GHz, 6MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB)
Operating temp. range: 0°C … +60°C
705-0010-11 Thunderbird-E3100 Mini-ITX CPU board with T7500 Intel Core 2 Processor
(2.2 GHz, 4MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB)
Operating temp. range: 0°C … +60°C
Cable Sets and Accessories
Order number Description
862-0055-10 Cable, IDC10 (2.54mm) to 2x USB (A)
323-0038-00 I/O Panel, Thunderbird-E3100, standard
323-0039-00 I/O Panel, Thunderbird-E3100, shifted

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1.3 Specifications
Electrical Specifications
Supply voltage 12V ± 5% or ATX power supply +3.3V, +5V, +5VSB, +12V
Rise time < 10 ms
Supply voltage ripple ± 50 mV
Inrush current 12 V Power supply: 3A
Power consumption
705-0010-10
ATX Power supply: typical values
+5VSB: 0.17A
+5V: 0.7A
+3.3V: 0.4A
+12V: 1.5A
12 V Power supply: typical value
+12V: 2.0 A
Power consumption depending on usage and operating system
typical 24 W
Environmental Specifications
Temperature range 0 … 60 °C (standard, for models with serial numbers 7xx-xxxx-xx)
-20 … 60 °C (standard, for models with serial numbers 8xx-xxxx-xx)
-40 … 85 °C (extended, for models with serial numbers 9xx-xxxx-xx)
Storage temperature -40 … 85 °C
Temperature change max. 10K / 30 minutes
Humidity (relative) 10 … 90 % (non-condensing)
Pressure 450 … 1100 hPa
MTBF
MTBF at 25°C 178.802 hours
MTBF at 40°C 138.553 hours
Mechanical
Dimensions (L x W) 170 mm x 170 mm (6.689 x 6.689-inch) 6.689" by 6.689"
Height approx. 37 mm with CPU / chipset cooler above PCB
approx. 4 mm below PCB
PCB thickness 1.6 mm
total height approx. 42.6 mm
Weight 500 gr
Mounting 6 mounting holes:
4 mounting holes for mounting in Mini-ITX case with support of one
PCI Express x 4 Slot at the bracket
2 additional mounting holes for shifted mounting in ATX case
with support of two PCI-Express x 4 Slots at the brackets

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Caution
Never create a short circuit with the components located around the
mounting holes when the board is mounted on metal spacers. This can
damage the board!
Mounting in Mini-ITX enclosure
In a Mini-ITX enclosure the board is mounted by using the 4 standard mounting holes. Only one PCI
Express x 4 Slot is useable at the slot bracket.
Please use standard I/O shield, part number 323-0038-00.
Mounting in ATX enclosure
In an ATX or Micro ATX enclosure the board can be mounted by using the 2 inner mounting holes.
The board is shifted to the right and both PCI Express x 4 Slots are useable at the slot brackets.
Please use shifted I/O shield, part number 323-0039-00.

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2. Getting Started
2.1 Connector Locations
Top
SATA0
Power Supply
DDR2 DIMM
Sockets
PCI Express x4
Slot0 Slot1
Ethernet
(82573)
with
ASF
&2xUSB
VGA
Serial Ports
COM1 top
COM2 Bottom
Mini-PCIe
CPU
Fan
Chassis
Fan
System
Panel
2x USB
(µDOC)
SATA1
SATA2
SATA3
SATA5
SATA4
Ethernet
(82574)
&2xUSB
2 1
2
1

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Bottom
Backlight
LVDS
1
1

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2.2 Jumper Locations
Jumper Jumper-Pos. Function
1 1 – 2 Init CMOS – load setup def. –
1 – 2 Init CMOS NL (def.)
2 1 – 3 LCD Voltage Selection 3.3V (def.)
3 – 5 LCD Voltage Selection 5V
3 2 – 4 Backlight Voltage Selection 12V (def.)
4 – 6 Backlight Voltage Selection 5V
X19 1 – 2 & 3 – 4 RS485 termination of COM1
5 – 6 & 7 – 8 RS485 termination of COM2
JP2
JP3
JP1
5
3
1
6
4
2

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JP’s X19
1 3 5 7
2 4 6 8

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2.3 LED Indicators
To facilitate problem solving, the Thunderbird-E3100 provides LED indicators for the following
conditions:
LED Name Function
1 WWAN Status of wireless add-in card (WAN)
2 WLAN Status of wireless add-in card (LAN)
3 WPAN Status of wireless add-in card (PAN)
4 HDD Harddisk: SATA accesses
5 P10 (SBY) Standby Power Supply
6 P11 (PM) Power Mode
7 P12 (MAIN) Main Power Supply
8 WD Watchdog activated
4
6 8 2
5 7 1 3
HDD LED 4
Status LED

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2.4 Hardware Setup
Installing the Thunderbird-E3100 is very straightforward. First, unpack the board observing the usual
electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions.
Caution
Before you touch the board, make sure that you have discharged yourself
and your gear towards a grounded terminal. Damages due to ESD are usually
not immediately visible and will only show up later as failures in the field.
Mount the cooling device.
Caution
Never operate the Thunderbird-E3100 without suitable cooling devices.
Failing this can destroy the module.
Check the RAM module assembly. The RAM modules must be installed properly in the sockets.
Note
The Thunderbird-E3100 is using registered DDR2 ECC DIMM. If only one DIMM is
used it must be installed in the outside RAM socket near the board edge because
of the termination of the memory bus.
Connect a display monitor to the VGA connector and keyboard and mouse to USB connectors. Add a
suitable hard drive and/or a CD drive to the configuration.
Caution
Never connect or disconnect peripherals like hard drives while the board's
power supply is connected and switched on!
Connect a standard ATX supply and switch on the power.
The display shows the BIOS messages. If you want to change the standard BIOS settings, press the
<DEL> key to enter the BIOS menu. See BIOS chapter for more details.
If you need to load the BIOS default values, press the <Insert> key during startup. This forces the
BIOS to load the factory settings from FlashPROM.
The Thunderbird-E3100 can boot from CD drives, USB floppy, USB stick, harddisk, or network.
Provided that any of these is connected and contains a valid operating system image, the display
then shows the boot screen of your operating system.
Note
Not all USB devices are suitable to boot the Thunderbird-E3100.
If there are problems, please try to use another device from another
manufacturer.

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3. Module Description
3.1 Processor
Intel®
The Penryn processor on 45-nanometer process technology is the next generation high-performance,
low-power mobile processor based on the Intel® Core™ microarchitecture. Available in:
CoreTM 2 Duo Processor, 1.9 GHz (T9400) … 2.2 GHz (T7500).
•Dual Core Extreme edition (DC-XE)
•Standard voltage (SV)
•Low voltage (LV)
•Ultra-low voltage (ULV)
In this document, the Penryn processor will be referred to as the processor and the chipset will be
referred to as the MCH. The following list provides some of the key features on this processor:
•Supports L1 cache-to-cache (C2C) transfer
•On-die, primary 32-kB instruction cache and 32-kB write-back data cache in each core
•The Penryn processor in DC-XE, SV and LV have an On-die, up to 6-MB second level shared
cache with Advanced Transfer Cache architecture
•The Penryn processor in ULV have an On-die, up to 3-MB second-level shared cache with
Advanced Transfer Cache architecture
•Streaming SIMD extensions 2 (SSE2), streaming SIMD extensions 3 (SSE3), supplemental
streaming SIMD extensions 3 (SSSE3) and SSE4.1 instruction sets
•The Penryn processor in DC-XE, SV and LV are offered at 1066-MHz source synchronous front
side bus (FSB)
•The Penryn processor in ULV are offered at 800-MHz source-synchronous front side bus (FSB)
•Advanced power management features including Enhanced Intel Speed Step® Technology and
dynamic FSB frequency switching
•Digital thermal sensor (DTS)
•Intel® 64 architecture
•Intel® Dynamic Acceleration Technology and Enhanced Multi Threaded Thermal Management
(EMTTM)
•Supports PSI2 functionality
•The Penryn processor in SV is offered in Micro-FCPGA and Micro-FCBGA packaging technologies
•The Penryn SFF processor in LV and ULV are offered in Micro-FCBGA packaging technologies
only
•Execute Disable Bit support for enhanced security
•C6 Low Power Feature with P_LVL6 I/O Support
3.2 Intel® 3100 Chipset
The Intel® 3100 Chipset is a single integrated chip that contains the functionality of a Memory
Controller Hub and an I/O Controller Hub. In this document the Memory Controller Hub unit and I/O
Controller Hub unit in the Intel® 3100 Chipset are referenced as IMCH (Integrated Memory
Controller Hub) and IICH (Integrated I/O Controller Hub) respectively. The IMCH and IICH units are
connected internally through the NSI (North South Interface). The NSI is an internal bus that is not
externally accessible.
The Intel® 3100 Chipset provides customers an integrated system controller with an ECC memory
solution in combination with high-performance, low-power processors to enable small form factor
designs in the Storage, Wireless, Wire-line and Security market segments. To accomplish this, the
Intel® 3100 Chipset implements numerous RASUM (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability, Usability
and Manageability) features on multiple interfaces.

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A Intel® 3100 Chipset system implementation consists of:
• One processor socket operating at 100/133/167/200 MHz
• One Intel® 3100 Chipset
• One to four DDR2-400 DIMMs (a maximum of 4 ranks are supported)
• Bridge devices providing I/O subsystem connectivity
• Several I/O devices such as USB, SATA, etc.
The Intel® 3100 Chipset also provides one x8 PCI Express interface, which may be split into a pair
of independent x4 PCI Express interfaces. Additionally, the Intel® 3100 Chipset provides one x4 PCI
Express interface, which may be configured as four independent x1 PCI Express interfaces.
I/O Controller Hub (IICH) functions are integrated into the Intel® 3100 Chipset, eliminating the
requirement for a legacy I/O bridge.
The Intel® 3100 Chipset also supports:
• Four USB 2.0 ports
• Six SATA ports
• One LPC bus
• Two UART port
• Two SMBus ports
3.3 Graphics Controller (xgi, Volari™ Z9M Series)
Volari™ Z9M GPU is the extreme programmable GPU of the XGI™ 2D GPU family that comes in a
297-ball, 23mmx23mm BGA package (lead-free). The Volari™ Z9M integrates a PCI 2.2 controller
and a 64-bit 2D graphics engine. It integrates a 16-bit DDR memory. The Z9M also incorporates a
configurable 3.3V/2.5V DVO digital interface to support a third party LVDS/TMDS transmitter. It can
achieve high 2D performance with a memory interface supporting a bandwidth of up to 0.33 GB/s
(DDR @166MHz).
Volari™ Z9M GPU Features:
•PCI Bus Interface
•High Performance 2D Accelerator
•High Efficient BroadBahn™ Memory Architecture
•High Performance Flat Panel Display Interface
•High Integration
•Resolution, Color & Frame Rate
•Power Management
•Multimedia Application
VGA Connector
Connector type: DSUB15 HD
Matching connector:
Pin
DSUB15 connector, male
Signal Pin Signal
1 Red 2 Green
3 Blue 4 Reserved
5 GND 6 GND
7 GND 8 GND
9 +5V 10 GND
11 Reserved 12 DDC_DAT
13 HSYNC 14 VSYNC
15 DDC_CLK
Caution: The 5 VDC signal at pin 9
is protected by a 3A fuse.
The fuse gets damaged if
this pin is shorted to
ground!

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LVDS Transmitter / Connector (optional)
Note
The LVDS and VGA port are using same timing and resolution parameters. The
VGA controller does not support using both interfaces at the same time, either
VGA is active (standard) or LVDS is active (optional). Therefore the LVDS port is
intended to be used in special consumer applications only. The LVDS and
backlight connector is not equipped on the standard version of the board. Please
contact us regarding a special offer for a board with LVDS and backlight
connector and a necessary VGA bios adaption if the LVDS port is planned to be
used.
Connector type: Hirose DF14 30 pin header 1.25 mm, single row
Matching connector:
Pin
Hirose DF14-30S-1.25C, Part number 538-0012-3 00
Signal Pin Signal
1 VCC_LCD 2 VCC_LCD
3 GND 4 GND
5 TX3- 6 TX3+
7 TXCLK- 8 TXCLK+
9 GND 10 TX2-
11 TX2+ 12 TX1-
13 TX1+ 14 TX0-
15 TX0+ 16 GND
17 NC 18 NC
19 NC 20 NC
21 GND 22 NC
23 NC 24 NC
25 NC 26 NC
27 NC 28 GND
29 DDC_CLK 30 DDC_DAT
Caution: Maximum current on all
supply pins is 1A!

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Display Backlight Connector (optional)
Connector type: Hirose DF13 8 pin header 1.25 mm
Matching connector:
Pin
Hirose DF13-8S-1.25C, part number 536-0007-0 00
Signal
1 +12V
2 +12V
3 +5V
4 +5V
5 EN
6 VCC_BL
7 GND
8 GND
Display Voltage Selector
Connector type: IDC6 pin header 2.0 mm
Matching connector:
Use a jumper between 1-3 or 3-5 to select the backlight voltage.
2.0 mm jumper
Use a jumper between 2-4 or 4-6 to select the display voltage.
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 +12V 2 +5V
3 Backlight
Voltage 4 Display
Voltage
5 +5V 6 +3,3V
Default setup is 3,3V for LVDS display and 12V for the inverter.
Caution: Maximum current on all
supply pins is 1A!
VCC_BL is switched
Inverter Power.
EN is Backlight Enable
Signal with 3.3V leveling.
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