Portwell COM Express PCOM-B656VGL User manual

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COM Express™
PCOM-B656VGL
User's Guide Revision 1.1

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Revision History
R0.1
Preliminary
R0.2
Content check
R0.3
Content check
R0.4
Update environment spec & support OS
R1.0
Add power consumption data ( Section 3.11 )
Minor description modification
R1.1
Correct the pinout table

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Contents
Preface..........................................................................................................................................................................................7
1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................10
2. Block Diagram.............................................................................................................................................................................11
3. Specifications..............................................................................................................................................................................12
3.1. PCOM-B656VGLSoC list ..............................................................................................................................................14
3.2. Supported Operating Systems......................................................................................................................................15
3.3. Windows OS driver .......................................................................................................................................................15
3.4. Electrical Characteristics...............................................................................................................................................16
3.5. Power sequence ...........................................................................................................................................................17
3.6. Circuit protection design ...............................................................................................................................................19
3.7. Mechanical Dimensions ................................................................................................................................................21
3.8. PCOM-B656VGL and Cooler weight.............................................................................................................................22
3.9. Environmental Specifications........................................................................................................................................22
3.10. Optional function rework SOP.......................................................................................................................................23
3.11. Power Consumption .....................................................................................................................................................27
4. Thermal Solutions .......................................................................................................................................................................29
4.1. Packaging .....................................................................................................................................................................33
4.2. Ordering Guide .............................................................................................................................................................34
5. Pinout Tables...............................................................................................................................................................................35
6. BIOS Setup Items .......................................................................................................................................................................40
6.1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................40
6.2. BIOS Setup...................................................................................................................................................................41
6.2.1 Main ......................................................................................................................................................................42
6.2.2 Configuration ........................................................................................................................................................43

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6.2.3 Security...................................................................................................................................................................70
6.2.4 Boot ........................................................................................................................................................................71
6.2.5 Save & Exit .............................................................................................................................................................73
7. BIOS Update...............................................................................................................................................................................75
8. Portwell Software Service ...........................................................................................................................................................76
9. Industry Specifications ................................................................................................................................................................77
9.1. Industry Specifications ..................................................................................................................................................77

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List of Tables
Table 1 PCOM-B656VGLSpecification 1-2.........................................................................................................................................12
Table 2 PCOM-B656VGL Specification 2-2........................................................................................................................................13
Table 3 Supported Operating Systems...............................................................................................................................................15
Table 4 Windows OS driver list...........................................................................................................................................................15
Table 5 Electrical Characteristics .......................................................................................................................................................16
Table 6 Net weight..............................................................................................................................................................................22
Table 7 Environmental Specifications.................................................................................................................................................22
Table 8 Power consumption of PCOM-B656VGL...............................................................................................................................28
Table 9 Packaging..............................................................................................................................................................................33
Table 10 Ordering Guide - PCOM-B656VGL......................................................................................................................................34
Table 11 Ordering Guide - Accessory .................................................................................................................................................34

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List of Figures
Figure 1 Block Diagram......................................................................................................................................................................11
Figure 2 Power sequence ATX Mode .................................................................................................................................................17
Figure 3 Power Sequence AT Mode...................................................................................................................................................18
Figure 4 Circuit protection design.......................................................................................................................................................20
Figure 5 Mechanical Dimensions - Top/Bottom ..................................................................................................................................21
Figure 6 HS Assembly guide ..............................................................................................................................................................32

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Preface
This PCOM-B656VGL User’s Guide contains information about the product features, functions and BIOS Setup.
◆COM Express™ Design Guide
◆COM Express™ Specification

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Disclaimer
The information contained within this user’s guide, including but not limited to any product specification, is subject to change without
notice.
PORTWELL provides no warranty with regard to this user’s guide or any other information contained herein and hereby expressly
disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose with regard to any of the foregoing.
PORTWELL assumes no liability for any damages incurred directly or indirectly from any technical or typographical errors or
omissions contained herein or for discrepancies between the product and the user’s guide. In no event shall PORTWELL be liable
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Warranty
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Beginning on the date of shipment to its direct customer and continuing for the published warranty period, PORTWELL represents
that the products are new and warrants that each product failing to function properly under normal use, due to a defect in materials
or workmanship or due to non conformance to the agreed upon specifications, will be repaired or exchanged, at PORTWELL’s option
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Certification
PORTWELL is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 standard.
Technical Support
PORTWELL technicians and engineers are committed to providing the best possible technical support for our customers so that our
products can be easily used and implemented.
We request that you first visit our website at https://www.portwell.com.tw/support-center/ for the latest documentation, utilities and
drivers, which have been made available to assist you. If you still require assistance after visiting our website, you can contact our
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1.Introduction
This PCOM-B656VGL User’s Guide contains detail information of the product specifications, features, mechanical dimensions, cooler
and BIOS Setup.
PCOM-B656VGL is designed according to COM (Computer On Module) PICMG Open Modular Computing Standards COM
Express™ Specification Rev3.0 Type 6 and Compact form factor (95x95cm).
PCOM-B656VGL, a COM Express Module with Intel 11th Generation processor code name Tiger lake UP3. PCOM-B656VGL is the
successor of PCOM-B653VG (Intel Whiskey lake U platform) targeted on Ultra low power processors 12-28W, new Powerful &
Efficient architecture on 10nm processor includes a Platform Controller Hub (PCH) on the same die and suitable for wide working
temperature for Embedded and Industrial use condition. PCOM-B656VGL supports dual channel DDR4 memory. Display interfaces
are VGA, LVDS, dual DDI and DP display with 4K x 2K high resolution.

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2.Block Diagram
Figure 1 Block Diagram
Intel® Core®
Tiger Lake U Processor
SO-DIMM
DDR4 Dual Channel
PCOM-B656VGL
SO-DIMM
COM Express® Type 6
Compact Module 95x95mm AT / ATX Mode -40ﾟC ~ +85ﾟC
For Selection model
+12VDC
,+5VSB
Row AB Row CD
2x USB 3.1
SMBus
USB 3.1 #1~#2
CH0
SMBus
eSPI
HSIO #0~1
GPIO
SER 0/1
I2C
Misc.
Embedded Controller
IT5121
4x GPI / 4x GPO
SER0 / SER1
I2C
WDT / HW Monitor / FAN
LPC
TPM 2.0
SPI
BIOS
EC
EEPROM
SPI1
USB 3.1 #3~#4
HSIO #2~3
TCP #0 DDI1 DDI1 (HDMI/DP)
PCIe Gen4 #0~3 PEG #0~#3
1x PCIe 4.0 x4
DDIA
eDP / LVDS CHA
LVDS
eDP to LVDS
eDP x4
LVDS MUX
TCP #1 DDI2 (HDMI/DP) DDI2
DP to VGA DPVGA DDIB
1x PCIe 3.0 x 4
PCIe #0~#3 HSIO #4~7
HSIO #8
1x PCIe 3.0 x1
PCIe #4
PCIe
PCIe #5
USB 2.0 #0~#7 8x USB 2.0 USB #0~#7
PCIe #6~#7
VGA
SATA #0~#1
eSPI to LPC Switch
SMBus
MUX
1x PCIe 3.0x2
CH1
2x USB 3.1
HDA
HDA HDA
LVDS CHB LVDS
MUX
eDPx2
2x SATA III HSIO #10~11
2.5GbE Intel I225IT PCIe HSIO #9
GbE

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3.Specifications
Product
➢PCOM-B656VGL
Form Factor
➢COM Express™ standard pinout Type 6 Rev. 3.0 (Basic95 x 95mm / 3.74” x 3.74”).
Processor
➢11th generation Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7/ Celeron® processor, up to 4 cores/8 threads:
- Embedded: i7-1185G7E / i5-1145G7E / i3-1115G4E/ Celeron 6305E
- Industrial: i7-1185GRE / i5-1145GRE / i3-1115GRE
Chipset
➢Integrated SoChttp://ark.intel.com/products/90593/Intel-GL82CM236-PCH
BIOS
➢AMI Aptio5 BIOS
Memory
➢2x SODIMM DDR4 Non-ECC
➢Dual channel
➢Up to 32GB 3200 MHz
Graphics Options
➢LVDS (24bit, dual channel ) (up to1920x1200@60Hz)
➢2 DDI(DP++)(up to 4096x2304@60Hz)
➢VGA(up to1920x1200@60Hz)
PCI Express
➢1 PCI Express x4 (PEG) Gen4 (16.0 GT/s)
➢8 PCI Express Gen3 (8.0 GT/s); can be configured to x1,x2,x4
USB
➢8 x USB2.0 (480 Mbps)
➢4 x USB3.2 Gen2 x1(10 Gbps)
SATA
➢2 x SATA3.0 (6Gbps)
Ethernet
➢1x 2.5 GbE(I225IT/AT)
Table 1 PCOM-B656VGLSpecification 1-2

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Audio
➢Intel® High Definition Audio
Security
➢TPM 2.0(Infineon SLB9670)
➢Intel® AES
Enable Intel TXT and TPM at same time cause system un-stable
(Intel TXT default Disable in BIOS setting)
Legacy IO
➢8 GPIO (default 4x GPI / 4x GPO)
➢I2C
➢2 Serial Ports (TX / RX)
➢SMBus
Power DC IN
➢+12V DC
Hardware Monitors
➢IT Embedded Controller, Voltage, Fan and Temperature
Power Management
➢ACPI 4.0
Environment
➢Operating Temperature 0°C to 60°C/-40°C to 85°C(wide temp SKU)
➢Storage Temperature -40°C to 85°C
➢Relative Humidity 0%~95%
Table 2 PCOM-B656VGL Specification 2-2

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3.1. PCOM-B656VGL SKU list
Series
PCOM-B656VGL
Ordering P/N
AB1-3L45
AB1-3L47
AB1-3L49
AB1-3L50
AB1-3L28
AB1-3L48
AB1-3L46
CPU Specifications
Processor
i7-1185G7E
i5-1145G7E
i3-1115G4E
C-6305E
i7-1185GRE
i5-1145GRE
i3-1115GRE
# of Cores
4
4
2
2
4
4
2
# of Threads
8
8
4
2
8
8
4
Cache
12MB
8MB
6MB
4MB
12MB
8MB
6MB
Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
2.6GHz
3.0GHz
1.8GHz
2.8 GHz
2.6GHz
3.0GHz
Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4.1GHz
3.9 GHz
N/A
4.4 GHz
4.1GHz
3.9 GHz
cTDP
28/15/12W
28/15/12W
28/15/12W
15W
28/15/12W
28/15/12W
28/15/12W
Wide-Temp
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Memory Specifications
Capacity
2x SO-DIMM
2x SO-DIMM
2x SO-DIMM
2x SO-DIMM
2x SO-DIMM
2x SO-DIMM
2x SO-DIMM
Speed
3200 Mhz
3200 Mhz
3200 Mhz
3200 Mhz
3200Mhz
3200 Mhz
3200Mhz
ECC
No
No
No
No
IB-ECC
IB-ECC
IB-ECC
I/O Specifications
PCIe
8x PCIe 3.0
1x PCIe 4.0
8x PCIe 3.0
1x PCIe 4.0
8x PCIe 3.0
1x PCIe 4.0
8x PCIe 3.0
1x PCIe 4.0
8x PCIe 3.0
1x PCIe 4.0
8x PCIe 3.0
1x PCIe 4.0
8x PCIe 3.0
1x PCIe 4.0
USB 3.0/2.0
4/8
4/8
4/8
4/8
4/8
4/8
4/8
SATA
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Ethernet
2.5 GbE
2.5 GbE
2.5 GbE
2.5 GbE
2.5 GbE
2.5 GbE
2.5 GbE

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3.2. Supported Operating Systems
The PCOM-B656VGL supports the following operating systems.
Vendor
Operating System
Supported
Microsoft
Windows 10 (64bit)
Yes
Linux LTS
Kernel Ver 5.4
Yes
Table 3 Supported Operating Systems
3.3. Windows OS driver
Please download the drivers from Portwell download center website https://www.portwell.com.tw/support-center/download-center/
Item
Driver version
Description
Chipset
10.1.18460.8229
Chipset Driver Windows 10 64bits
Graphic
27.20.100.9415
Graphics Driver for Windows 10 64bit
LAN I225
1.0.2.14
Ethernet Driver for Windows 10 64bits
ME
2040.100.0.1029
ME Driver for Windows 10 64bit
GNA
02.00.00.1097
GNA Driver for Windows 10 64bit
Dynamic Tuning
Technology
8.7.10401.16510
DTT Driver for Windows 10 64bit
HID Event Filter
2.2.1.384
HID Event Filter Driver for Windows 10 64bit
Rapid Storage
Technology
18.6.1.1016
RST Driver for Windows 10 64bit
Table 4 Windows OS driver list

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3.4. Electrical Characteristics
Input voltage
⚫+5VSB (Nominal)
⚫+12VDC (Nominal)
RTC Battery
1.7μA
Power on mode
AT / ATX
Table 5 Electrical Characteristics

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3.5. Power sequence
ATX Mode
Figure 2 Power sequence ATX Mode

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AT Mode
Figure 3 Power Sequence AT Mode

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3.6. Circuit protection design
PCOM-B656VGL Type 6 is also compatible with COM Express Type 6 carrier, Schottky diode protection has been design on the
COM Express module for Serial Port, FAN(PWMOUT & TACHIN), LID and SLEEP. Considerations must be taken while designing
carrier board.

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Figure 4 Circuit protection design