SMART Embedded Computing COMX-CORE-2610-ET Guide

COMX-CORE-2610-ET
Installation and Use
P/N: 6806800P11E
January 2020

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About this Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Safety Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Sicherheitshinweise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
1.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
1.2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
1.3 Standard Compliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
1.4 EMC Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
1.5 Mechanical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
1.6 Ordering and Support Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
1.7 Production Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
2 Hardware Preparation and Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
2.1 Environmental and Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
2.1.1 Environmental Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
2.1.2 Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
2.2 Board Thermal Management and Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
2.2.1 Board Thermal Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
2.3 Unpacking and Inspecting the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2.4 Installing Heat Spreader / Heat Sink Assembly to COM Express Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
2.5 Installing and Removing COM Express Module to/from the Carrier Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2.5.1 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2.5.2 Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
3 Controls, LEDs, and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.1 Connectors and Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
3.1.1 COM Express Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
3.2 Onboard LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
3.3 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
3.4 XDP Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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4 Functional Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
4.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
4.2 Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
4.3 Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
4.4 Chipset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
4.5 I2C Serial Interface and Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
4.6 System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
4.7 PCI Express X16 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
4.8 Ethernet Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
4.9 PCI Express Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
4.10 SATA Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
4.11 USB Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
4.12 VGA, LVDS, LPC And Audio Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
4.13 Digital Display Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
4.14 Trusted Platform Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
4.15 SPI Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
4.16 Hardware Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
4.17 Real Time Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
5 BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
5.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
5.2 POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
5.3 Boot Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
5.4 Initializing Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
5.5 Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
5.5.1 Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
5.5.2 Advance Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
5.5.3 Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
5.5.4 Boot Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
5.5.5 Exit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
5.6 Other Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
5.6.1 Supported Operating Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
5.6.2 Driver Controllers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
5.6.3 ACPI Wake Up Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
5.6.4 Boot Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
5.7 POST Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
5.7.1 Status Code Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

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5.7.2 Standard Status Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
A Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
A.1 SMART Embedded Computing Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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List of Figures
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Figure 1-1 COMX-CORE-2610-ET Mechanical Dimensions (Top and Side View) . . . . . . . . . 29
Figure 1-2 COMX-CORE-2610-ET Cooler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Figure 1-3 COMX-CORE-2610-ET Heat Spreader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Figure 1-4 Location of Product Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Figure 2-1 Board Thermal Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Figure 2-2 Installing the Heat Spreader and Heat Sink to the COMX Module . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Figure 2-3 Installation and Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Figure 3-1 COMX-CORE-2610-ET Board Layout (Top view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Figure 3-2 COMX-CORE-2610-ET Board Layout (Bottom view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Figure 3-3 PCI Express X16 Lanes Bifurcation Configuration Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Figure 4-1 COMX-CORE-2610-ET Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Figure 4-2 Board SM Bus Device Connection Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Figure 4-3 PCI Express Connection Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Figure 4-4 SATA Interface Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Figure 4-5 USB ports Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Figure 4-6 Digital Display Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Figure 5-1 Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Figure 5-2 Advanced Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Figure 5-3 Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Figure 5-4 Boot Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Figure 5-5 Exit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

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List of Tables
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Table 1-1 COMX-CORE-2610-ET Features Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Table 1-2 Standard Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Table 2-1 Environmental Requirements for Module with CORE i7 2610UE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Table 2-2 Module with CORE i7 2610UE Power Requirement (with 2x2 GB non-ECC memory) 33
Table 3-1 COM Express Connector Pin Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Table 3-2 COM Express Connector Pin Assignment (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Table 3-3 Onboard LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Table 3-4 S1 Switch Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Table 3-5 J1 XDP Debug Port Connector Pin-out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Table 4-1 PCI Express x16 Interface Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Table 4-2 Configuration Pin Mapping for DDI Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Table 5-1 Setup Utility Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Table 5-2 Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Table 5-3 System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Table 5-4 Boot Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Table 5-5 Advanced Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Table 5-6 Boot Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Table 5-7 Processor Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Table 5-8 Processor Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Table 5-9 Peripheral Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Table 5-10 HDD Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Table 5-11 Software Feature Mask Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Table 5-12 Memory Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Table 5-13 System Agent Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Table 5-14 Intel® VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Table 5-15 Graphics Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Table 5-16 IGD Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Table 5-17 South Bridge Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Table 5-18 SB USB Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Table 5-19 SB Azalia Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Table 5-20 Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Table 5-21 Hardware Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Table 5-22 AMT Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Table 5-23 ME Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Table 5-24 Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Table 5-25 TPM Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Table 5-26 Exit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

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Table 5-27 Driver Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Table 5-28 ACPI Wake Up Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Table 5-29 Status Code Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Table 5-30 Component Status Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Table 5-31 Progress Status Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Table 5-32 Architectural Status Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Table A-1 SMART Embedded Computing Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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About this Manual
Overview of Contents
This manual is divided into following chapters and appendix.
About this Manual, lists all conventions and abbreviations used in this manual and outlines
the revision history.
Safety Notes on page 17, describes the safety information which has to be regarded.
Sicherheitshinweise on page 21, provides the German translation of the safety notes
section.
Chapter 1, Introduction on page 25, provides an overview of the product's features.
Chapter 2, Hardware Preparation and Installation on page 33, provides instructions for
installing and removing the module.
Chapter 4, Functional Description on page 53 describes the functions of the various
components on the board.
Chapter 3, Controls, LEDs, and Connectors on page 39, provides information's on the pin
assignments on the various connectors on the board
Chapter 5, BIOS on page 65, describes the boot process and the setup utility used to
configure the product.
Appendix A, Related Documentation on page 89, list all related documents.
Abbreviations
These are the abbreviations used in this manual.
Abbreviations Definitions
A Amps.
AC '97 Audio CODEC (Coder-Decoder).
ACPI Advanced Configuration Power Interface - software standard to
implement power saving modes in PC-AT systems.
Basic Module COM Express™ 125mm x 95mm module form factor.
Carrier Board An application specific circuit board that accepts a COM Express™
module.
EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory.
GPI General Purpose Input.

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GPIO General Purpose Input Output.
GPO General Purpose Output.
I2C Inter Integrated Circuit - 2 wire (clock and data) signaling scheme allowing communication between integrated circuits, primarily used to
read and load register values.
IDE Integrated Device Electronics - parallel interface for hard disk drives -
also known as PATA.
LPC Low Pin-Count Interface: a low speed interface used for peripheral circuits such as Super I/O controllers, which typically combine legacy-
device support into a single IC.
LVDS
Low Voltage Differential Signaling - widely used as a physical interface
for TFT flat panels. LVDS can be used for many high-speed signaling
applications. In this document, it refers only to TFT flat-panel
applications.
PCI Peripheral Component Interface.
PCIE Peripheral Component Interface Express - next-generation high speed
Serialized I/O bus.
PHY Ethernet controller physical layer device.
Pin-out Type A reference to one of five COM Express definitions for what signals
appear on the COM Express module connector pins.
SPD Serial Presence Detect - refers to serial EEPROM on DRAMs that has
DRAM module configuration information.
S0, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5
System states describing the power and activity level.
S0 Full power, all devices powered S1 S2 S3 Suspend to RAM System
context stored in RAM; RAM is in standby.
S4 Suspend to Disk System context stored on disk.
S5 Soft Off Main power rail off, only standby power rail present.
SATA Serial AT Attachment: serial-interface standard for hard disks.
SDVO
Serialized Digital Video Output - Intel defined format for digital video
output that can be used with Carrier Board conversion ICs to create
parallel, TMDS, and LVDS flat panel formats as well as NTSC and PAL
TV outputs.
Super I/O An integrated circuit; typically interfaced via the LPC bus that provides legacyPCI/OfunctionsincludingPS2keyboardandmouseports,serial
and parallel port(s) and a floppy interface.
HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface.

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Conventions
The table below describes the conventions used throughout this manual.
DVI Digital Visual Interface
VGA Video GraphicsAdapter - PC-AT graphics adapter standard defined by
IBM.
WDT Watch Dog Timer.
Notation Description
0x00000000 Typical notation for hexadecimal numbers (digits are 0 through F), for
example used for addresses and offsets
0b0000 Same for binary numbers (digits are 0 and 1)
bold Used to emphasize a word
Screen Used for on-screen output and code related elements or commands.
Sample of Programming used in a table (9pt)
Courier + Bold Used to characterize user input and to separate it from system output
Reference Used for references and for table and figure descriptions
File > Exit Notation for selecting a submenu
<text> Notation for variables and keys
[text] Notation for software buttons to click on the screen and parameter
description
... Repeated item for example node 1, node 2, ..., node 12
.
.
.
Omission of information from example/command that is not necessary at
the time
.. Ranges, for example: 0..4 means one of the integers 0,1,2,3, and 4 (used
in registers)
| Logical OR
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death
or serious injury

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Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor
or moderate injury
Indicates a property damage message
Indicates a hot surface that could result in moderate or serious injury
Indicates an electrical situation that could result in moderate injury or death
Indicates that when working in an ESD environment care should be taken
to use proper ESD practices
No danger encountered, pay attention to important information
Notation Description

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Summary of Changes
Part Number Date Description
6806800P11E January 2020 Rebranded to SMART EC template.
6806800P11D May 2017 Re-branded to Artesyn template.
6806800P11C July 2012 Correctedthepin numberas204 intheSystem Memory on
page 57.
6806800P11B March 2012 Updated the Standard Compliances on page 28 section.
6806800P11A March 2012 Initial version.

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Safety Notes
This section provides warnings that precede potentially dangerous procedures throughout
this manual. Instructions contained in the warnings must be followed during all phases of
operation, service, and repair of this equipment. You should also employ all other safety
precautions necessary for the operation of the equipment in your operating environment.
Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this manual
could result in personal injury or damage to the equipment.
SMART EC intends to provide all necessary information to install and handle the product in
this manual. Because of the complexity of this product and its various uses, we do not
guarantee that the given information is complete. If you need additional information, ask
your SMART EC representative.
Theproduct has beendesigned tomeetthe standard industrialsafety requirements.Itmust
only be used in its specific area of office telecommunication industry, industrial control, and
development. It must not be used in safety critical components, life supporting devices or
on aircraft.
Only personnel trained by SMART EC or persons qualified in electronics or electrical
engineeringareauthorized to install,remove or maintainthe product.Theinformation given
in this manual is meant to complete the knowledge of a specialist and must not be used as
replacement for qualified personnel.
Keep away from live circuits inside the equipment. Operating personnel must not remove
equipment covers. Only factory authorized service personnel or other qualified service
personnel is allowed to remove equipment covers for internal subassembly or component
replacement or any internal adjustment.
Do not install substitute parts or perform any unauthorized modification of the equipment or
the warranty may be voided. Contact your local SMART EC representative for service and
repair to make sure that all safety features are maintained.
SMARTEC and oursuppliers takesignificant stepsto makesure that thereare nobent pins
on the backplane or connector damage to the boards prior to leaving the factory. Bent pins
caused by improper installation or by inserting boards with damaged connectors could void
the SMART EC warranty for the backplane or boards.
Thisproduct operateswith dangerousvoltages that cancause injury ordeath. Use extreme
caution when handling, testing, and adjusting this equipment and its components.

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Safety Notes
System Installation
Damage of Circuits
Electrostatic discharge and incorrect installation and removal of the product can damage
circuits or shorten its life.
Before touching the product make sure that you are working in an ESD-safe environment
or wearing an ESD wrist strap or ESD shoes. Hold the product by its edges and do not
touch any components or circuits.
Pin Diagram
Forcing the module into the system may damage connector pins.
If the module hangs during insertion, pull it out and insert it again.
Damage of the Product and Additional Devices and Modules
Incorrect installation or removal of additional devices or modules damages the product or
the additional devices or modules.
Before installing or removing additional devices or modules, read the respective
documentation and use appropriate tools.
Operation
System Damage
During the course of handling, shipping, and assembly, pins, mounting screws, fans and
other items can become loose or damaged.
Do not operate a damaged shelf, this can cause damage to devices that interact with it.
System Overheating - Cooling Vents
Improper cooling can lead to blade and system damage and can void the manufacturer’s
warranty.
To ensure proper cooling and undisturbed airflow through the system always operate the
system in a horizontal position. Do not obstruct the ventilation openings at the top, sides
and back of the system. Keep the fresh air intake at the bottom-front side of the chassis
completely clear. Make sure that the fresh air supply is not mixed with hot exhaust from
other devices. Make sure that all slots are populated with either blades, filler blades, or
dummy blades.

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Product Damage
High humidity and condensation on surfaces cause short circuits.
Do not operate the product outside the specified environmental limits. Make sure the
product is completely dry and there is no moisture on any surface before applying power.
Expansion and FRU Replacement
Product Damage
Bent pins or loose components can cause damage to the product, the backplane, or other
system components.
Carefullyinspecttheproductandthebackplane for both pinandcomponentintegritybefore
installation.
Personal Injury
During operation, hot surfaces may be present on the heat sinks and components of the
product.
To prevent injury from hot surfaces do not touch any of the exposed components or
heatsinks on the product when handling. Use the handle and face plate when removing the
product from the enclosure.
Battery
Data Loss
If the battery does not provide enough power anymore, the RTC is initialized and the data
in the NVRAM is lost.
Replace the battery before seven years of actual battery use have elapsed.
Exchanging the battery always results in data loss of the devices which use the battery as
power backup.
Back up affected data before exchanging the battery.
Installing another battery type than the one that is mounted at product delivery may cause
data loss since other battery types may be specified for other environments or may have a
shorter lifetime.
Only use the same type of lithium battery as is already installed.

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Safety Notes
PCB and Battery Holder Damage
Removing the battery with a screw driver may damage the PCB or the battery holder.
Do not use a screw driver to remove the battery from its holder.
Environment
Environmental Damage
Improperly disposing of used products may harm the environment.
Always dispose of used products according to your country’s legislation and
manufacturer’s instructions.