Portwell ROBO-6912VG2AR User manual

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HalfsizePICMG1.3SingleHostBoard
Version 1.0
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Revision History
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Contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
2 Specifications .............................................................................................................................................................................. 11
2.1 Supported Operating Systems ............................................................................................................................................. 12
2.2 Mechanical Dimensions ....................................................................................................................................................... 13
2.3 Power Consumption ............................................................................................................................................................. 14
2.4 Environmental Specifications ............................................................................................................................................... 16
3 Hardware Configuration ............................................................................................................................................................. 18
3.1 Jumpers and Connectors ............................................................................................................................................. 18
3.2 Jumpers Settings ......................................................................................................................................................... 20
3.3 Connector Settings ...................................................................................................................................................... 23
4 System Resources ..................................................................................................................................................................... 37
4.1 Intel® Coffee Lake -S PCH .......................................................................................................................................... 37
4.2 Main Memory ............................................................................................................................................................... 37
4.3 Installing the Single Board Computer ........................................................................................................................... 37
4.3.1 Chipset Component Driver ........................................................................................................................................... 38
4.3.2 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 ............................................................................................................................................ 38
4.3.3 Intel LAN I210AT/I219LM Gigabit Ethernet Controller .................................................................................................. 38
5 BIOS Setup Items ...................................................................................................................................................................... 40
5.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................. 40
5.2 BIOS Setup .................................................................................................................................................................. 40
5.2.1 Main ............................................................................................................................................................................. 42

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5.2.2 Configuration ............................................................................................................................................................... 44
5.2.3 Security .......................................................................................................................................................................... 68
5.2.4 Boot ............................................................................................................................................................................... 69
5.2.5 Save & Exit .................................................................................................................................................................... 71
6 Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................................................................................... 72
6.1 Hardware Quick Installation ......................................................................................................................................... 72
6.2 BIOS Setting ................................................................................................................................................................ 73
6.3 FAQ .............................................................................................................................................................................. 74
7 Portwell Software Service .......................................................................................................................................................... 76
8 Industry Specifications ............................................................................................................................................................... 77
8.1 Industry Specifications ................................................................................................................................................. 77

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Preface
This user’s guide provides information about the components, features, connectors and BIOS Setup menus available on the ROBO-6912VG2AR. This
document should be referred to when designing PICMG 1.3 application. The other reference documents that should be used include the following:
 Intel Coffee Lake-S Design Guide
 Intel Coffee Lake-S Specification
Please contact Portwell Sales Representative for above documents.
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 for any incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary damages, whether based on tort, contract or otherwise, arising out of or in
connection with this user’s guide or any other information contained herein or the use thereof.
Trademarks
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Warranty
Portwell makes no representation, warranty or guaranty, express or implied regarding the products except its standard form of limited warranty (“Limited
Warranty”). Portwell may in its sole discretion modify its Limited Warranty at any time and from time to time.
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 and expense.
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 http://www.portwell.com.tw/support/ for the latest documentation, utilities and drivers, which have been made
available to assist you. If you still require assistance after visiting our website then contact our technical support department by email at
[email protected]for further assistance. Thank you!

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 Handling and Installing SBC
Caution:Donotjusthold any single side of the SBC; hold evenly on both sides!
 Heavy processor cooler may bend the SBC when SBC being held just on one side.
 The bending may cause soldering or components damaged.
Notice
SBC Handling and Installation Notice

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 Fix your SBC in System
Caution: Suggest your S.I or vendor to use ametal bracket to hold/fix the desktop or server grade SBC to avoid the vibration damage during transportation. Heavy processor
cooler may bend the SBC when systems are during transportation without any holder.
Example:
 4U chassis :
Use Ltype mental or plastic or rubber bracket to hold SBC.

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 2U or 1U chassis: a mental bracket on the bottom of chassis to balance and support SBC from bending.

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1 Introduction
ROBO-6912VG2AR, a Half size PICMG 1.3 Single Host Board (SHB) with the latest Intel 8th Generation Core processors supported from E3 class Xeon
processors to Core i3 processors. Portwell's ROBO-6912VG2AR implements flexible PCI Express Gen 3 expansion by one PCI Expressx16 or two PCI
Express x 8 or one PCI Express x8 and two PCI Express x4 with dedicated processor sku, which is ideal for a range of applications, such as Industrial
Automation, Digital Signage, and Medical.
ROBO-6912VG2AR adopt Intel C246 and Q370 PCH. Providing up to 64GB DDR4 system memory supported with ECC or non-ECC option on SODIMM
sockets. ROBO-6912VG2AR with the 8th generation Intel® processor family features and integrated, enhanced graphics engine which provides significant 3D
performance, up to DirectX® 12. It supports triple display function via dual mini DPports and one DVI-D port. Rich I/O functions are also provided by
ROBO-6912VG2AR single host board, which is 4x USB 3.0, 2x USB 3.1 (on bracket), 2x SATAIII ports, 1x smart COM ports which select RS232/422/485 mode
by bios adjustment, and dual Intel GbE LAN ports. It also provide one mSATAsocket for storage use.
For the industries who already have installed based systems, ROBO-6912VG2AR not only provides a way to upgrade to use the latest Intel processors, but also
supporting legacy element such as Serial port, and flexible PCI Express combination for add-on cards.

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2 Specifications
Main Processor ◆Intel® Coffee Lake –S Core™ i 8x00/Xeon E3-21xx series Processors
System BIOS ◆AMI UEFI BIOS
Main Memory ◆Up to 64 GB ECC or non-ECC DDR4 on two SODIMM sockets. Supports dual channel DDR4
2133/2400 MHz
Graphics ◆Controller: Intel® Gfx Gen 9, HD graphics
◆DVI-D: Resolution up to 1920 x 1200 @ 60Hz
◆Mini DP: Resolution up to 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Expansion Interface ◆From CPU: 1x PCI Express x16 or 2x PCI Express x8 or 1x PCI Express x8 + 2x PCI Express x4 by jumper setting (Gen3 up to 8.0 GT/s)
◆From PCH: 1x PCI Express x4 or 4x PCI Express x1 by different bios support (Gen 3 up to 8.0 GT/s)
SATA Interface ◆Two on-board SATA III ports (SATA 6Gb/s)
Input/Output
◆Serial Ports: 1x RS-232/422/485 selectable by bios
◆USB Port: 2x USB 3.1 on bracket, 4x USB 3.0 on board header
◆GPIO connector: N/A
◆Audio Interface: Mic-In / Line-Out / Line-in (on-board header)
Ethernet ◆Supports dual 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet port (s) via PCI Express x1 interface by Intel WGI219LM and WGI210AT controller
◆Dual RJ45 connector on bracket
High Drive GPIO ◆N/A

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Mechanical and
environmental specifications
◆Operating temperature: 0 ~ 60° C
◆Storage temperature:-20 ~ 80° C
◆Humidity: 5 ~ 90% non-condensing
◆Power supply voltage: ATX
◆Board size: 167.64mm x 126.39mm, 6.6" (L) x 4.98" (W)
2.1 Supported Operating Systems
The ROBO-6912VG2AR supports the following operating systems.
 Windows 10 full support
 Kernel.org Distribution

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2.2 Mechanical Dimensions

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2.3 Power Consumption
CPU T
yp
e Intel® Core™ i7-8700 CPU
@
3.20 GHz
SBC BIOS Portwell, Inc. ROBO_6912VG2AR BIOS Rev.: 0.0.3 (09162019)
Memory Waris DDR4 SO-DIMM 2133/16GB *2
VGA Card Onboard, Intel®UHD Graphics 630
VGA Driver Intel®UHD Graphics 630, version: 26.20.100.7063
LAN I219 Card Onboard, Intel®Ethernet Connection(7) I219-LM
LAN I219 Driver Intel®Ethernet Connection(7) I219-LM, version: 12.17.10.8
LAN I210 Card Onboard, Intel® I210 Gigabit Network Connection
LAN I210 Driver Intel® I210 Gigabit Network Connection, version: 12.12.226.0
LAN I210 FW 3.25
Audio Card Onboard, Realtek High Definition Audio
Audio Driver Realtek High Definition Audio, version:6.0.8720.1
Chip Driver 8th Gen Intel®Core™, version: 10.1.14.7
USB3.0 Driver Intel® USB3.1 eXtensible Host Controller-1.10(Microsoft),
version:10.0.18362.1
EC Version R00.E03
CPU ID 000906EA
Microcode Patch 000000B4
CDROM LG GH24NS95
Power Supply PLUTO-D5001PJ

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Backplane PBPE-07A-MED
Boot Mode Select UEFI mode
Item Power ON
Full Loading
10Min
Full Loading
30Min
CPU +12V 0.6A 6.1A 6.2A
System +12V 1.1A 1.7A 1.6A
System +3.3V 0.9A 1.0A 1.2A
System +5V 0.3A 0.3A 0.3A
System+ Device +12V 1.9A 2.3A 2.2A
System+ Device +5V 0.5A 0.7A 0.6A
CPU +Device +12V 0.6A 6.1A 6.4A
USB3 Loading Test (J14) 4.92V / 1.1A
USB3 Loading Test (J13) 4.92V / 1.0A
USB3 Loading Test (J1 up) 4.87V / 1.1A
USB3 Loading Test (J1 down) 4.87V / 1.1A
USB3 Loading Test (J7 up) 4.87V / 1.1A
USB3 Loading Test (J7 down) 4.88V / 1.1A

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2.4 Environmental Specifications
Storage Temperature : -20~80°C
Operation Temperature : 0~60°C
Storage Humidity : 5~90%
Operation Humidity: 10~90%

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Block Diagram

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3 Hardware Configuration
3.1 Jumpers and Connectors
This chapter indicates jumpers’, headers’and connectors’ locations. Users may find useful information related to hardware settings in this chapter.
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3.2 Jumpers Settings
For users to customize ROBO-6912VG2AR’s features. In the following sections, Short means covering a jumper cap over jumper pins; Open or N/C (Not
Connected) means removing a jumper cap from jumper pins. Users can refer to Figure 1 for the Jumper allocations.
Jumper Table
The jumper settings are schematically depicted in this manual as follows:
Jump Function List:
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Jumper Function Remark
JP4 IR35201FWupdate/debugheader(Reserve) PH3Px1/2mm
JP1 LPC80PortPinHeader Header5Px2/2.54mm
JP3 ConfigurePCIEx16,x8,x4 Header2Px2/2mm
JP5 ClearCMOSSetup PH3Px1/2mm
JP2 ATX/ATSelectPin PH3Px1/2mm