1 Box contents
Make sure you receive all items of your shipment:
• One COMX-P2020 COM Express Module
• One printed copy of Quick Start Guide (this document)
• One printed copy of Safety Notes Summary
• Optional items that were ordered
When installing or servicing the system or accessories,
strictly observe the safety precautions in the Safety Notes
Summary. Ignoring these instructions can void the system
warranty and cause personal injury or property damage.
2 ESD
Electrostatic discharge and incorrect installation or
removal of the card can damage circuit or shorten its life.
Use a properly grounded ESD wrist strap or work in an
ESD-safe environment.
Connect to the ESD connector at the front or the rear of
the system.
3 Site preparation
1. Make sure that all environmental and power requirements
defined in the COMX-P2020 Installation and Use manual are
met.
2. The COMX-P2020 module must be in good condition, without
defects such as oxidation, chemical corrosion, missing
components, or transportation damage.
3. Confirm the position where the COMX-P2020 module will be
installed.
4 Install the memory module
1. Wear an ESD-preventive wrist strap.
2. Lay the COMX-P2020 module on an ESD workbench.
3. Take the memory module out of the anti-static package, holding
it by its edges.
4. Line up the notch located on the row of the metal pins at the
bottom of the memory module with the key in the SODIMM slot
on the board.
5. Insert the memory module into the top side SODIMM memory
socket.
6. Press down on the memory module against the COMX-P2020
module until you hear it snap into place.
7. The modules must be properly aligned before you press it down
into its final position.
Note: You can remove the module from the socket and reinstall
it if you cannot easily press it down into its final position.
Do not touch the memory chips when handling the
module.
Do not press on the memory chips when you push it
into its final position.
Do not touch the metal pins.
5 Install the MicroSD card
1. Insert the MicroSD card to the MicroSD socket.
2. Make sure that the metallic contact point of the MicroSD card
and the MicroSD socket are lined up correctly.
6 Install the heat spreader/
cooler
1. Check the thermal interface material pads on the heat
spreader/cooler. Make sure the pads are aligned to their
corresponding components on the COMX-P2020 module.
2. Align the standoffs of the heat spreader/cooler with the screw
holes on the COMXP2020 module.
3. Hold the heat spreader/cooler and COMX-P2020 module.
4. From the backside of COMX-P2020 module, use two screws to
fasten the module to the heat spreader/cooler through two
internal mounting holes.
7 Install COMX-P2020 on
the carrier board
1. Line up the board-to-board connector of the COMX-P2020
module assembly with the board-to-board connector of the
carrier board.
2. Make sure that the inter-connectors are properly aligned and that
the bottom surface of the COMX-P2020 module have contact
with the four standoffs on the carrier board.
3. From the topside of the COMX-P2020 module assembly, locate
the screw holes on the heat spreader/cooler.
4. Use the screws to fasten the COMX-P2020 module assembly to
the carrier board.
5. n the input LEDs on the power supplies illuminate green.
COMX-P2020
Quick Start Guide
P/N: 6806800K98C November 2019
