MSC C6B-8S User Manual
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Content
1General Information......................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 Revision History........................................................................................................................ 5
1.2 Reference Documents............................................................................................................... 6
1.3 Introduction............................................................................................................................... 7
1.4 Module Photos.......................................................................................................................... 8
2Technical Description....................................................................................................................... 9
2.1 Key Features ............................................................................................................................ 9
2.2 Block Diagram .........................................................................................................................10
2.3 COM Express Implementation..................................................................................................11
2.4 Functional units........................................................................................................................13
2.5 Power Supply...........................................................................................................................15
2.6 Power Dissipation....................................................................................................................15
2.6.1 Running Mode...................................................................................................................15
2.6.2 Power Dissipation (Standby Modes)..................................................................................16
2.7 System Memory.......................................................................................................................16
2.8 Mechanical Dimensions ...........................................................................................................17
2.8.1 Compact module...............................................................................................................17
2.9 Thermal specifications..............................................................................................................18
2.10 Signal description.................................................................................................................19
2.10.1 High Definition Audio.........................................................................................................19
2.10.2 Ethernet............................................................................................................................20
2.10.3 Serial ATA.........................................................................................................................20
2.10.4 PCI Express Lanes ...........................................................................................................21
2.10.5 PCI Express x16 Graphic Lanes........................................................................................21
2.10.6 Express Card Support.......................................................................................................21
2.10.7 USB..................................................................................................................................22
2.10.8 LPC Bus ...........................................................................................................................22
2.10.9 LVDS Flat Panel ...............................................................................................................23
2.10.10 Analog VGA......................................................................................................................23
2.10.11 Digital Display Interfaces...................................................................................................24
2.10.12 Miscellaneous...................................................................................................................27
2.10.13 Power and System Management.......................................................................................27
2.10.14 General Purpose I/O.........................................................................................................29
2.10.15 SPI Interface.....................................................................................................................29
2.10.16 Module Type Definition......................................................................................................30
2.10.17 Power and GND................................................................................................................31
2.11 Pin List for MSC C6B-8S module (Type 6)............................................................................32
3Jumpers and Connectors................................................................................................................34
3.1 Jumpers...................................................................................................................................34
3.2 Fan Connector.........................................................................................................................34
4Watchdog .......................................................................................................................................35
5System resources ...........................................................................................................................36
5.1 PCI IRQ Routing......................................................................................................................36
5.2 IRQ Lines in APIC Mode..........................................................................................................37
5.3 SMB Address Map...................................................................................................................37
6BIOS...............................................................................................................................................38
6.1.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................................38
6.1.2 Startup Screen Overview...................................................................................................38
6.1.3 Activity Detection Background...........................................................................................38
6.1.4 Aptio Setup Utility..............................................................................................................38
