BCM Advanced Research ECM-3455J, User Manual

Page 1: ...ECM 3455J User s Manual 1 ECM 3455J Intel J3455 SoC 3 5 Inch Single Board Computer SBC User s Manual Edition 1 00 Aug 2021 ...

Page 2: ...ED AND USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL MAY CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO RADIO COMMUNICATIONS OPERATION OF THIS EQUIPMENT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA IS LIKELY TO CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE IN WHICH CASE THE USER WILL BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE INTERFERENCE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE Notice This guide is designed for experienced users to setup the system within the shortest time For detailed info...

Page 3: ...earch makes no representation or warranty that such application will be suitable for the specified use without further testing or modification Life Support Policy BCM Advanced Research PRODUCTS ARE NOT FOR USE AS CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN LIFE SUPPORT DEVICES OR SYSTEMS WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF BCM Advanced Research As used herein 1 Life support devices or systems are devices or systems ...

Page 4: ...d answers in your product documentation These answers are normally a lot more detailed than the ones we can give over the phone So please consult the user s manual first To receive the latest version of the user s manual please visit our Web site at http www bcmcom com If you still cannot find the answer gather all the information or questions that apply to your problem and with the product close ...

Page 5: ... service time and freight Please consult your dealer for more details If you think you have a defective product follow these steps 1 Collect all the information about the problem encountered For example CPU type and speed BCM products model name hardware BIOS revision number other hardware and software used etc Note anything abnormal and list any on screen messages you get when the problem occurs ...

Page 6: ...s concerning this manual and want to inform us of these please contact our Customer Service department with the relevant details Safety Precautions Warning Always completely disconnect the power cord from your chassis whenever you work with the hardware Do not make connections while the power is on Sensitive electronic components can be damaged by sudden power surges Only experienced electronics p...

Page 7: ...the DDR4 SODIMM 23 1 5 4 Removing the DDR4 SODIMM 24 1 6 Back Panel Rear I O Ports 25 1 6 1 Back Panel Connectors 25 1 7 Connectors Headers 27 1 7 1 4 Pins Power Connector DCIN_PWR 27 1 7 2 Front Panel Connector F_Panel 28 1 7 3 System Fan Connector SYS_FAN 28 1 7 4 Seriall ATA 3 0 Connector SATA3 29 1 7 5 SATA Power Connector SATA_PWR 29 1 7 6 mSATA Mini PCIE Connector MSATA_MPCIE 30 1 7 7 uSIM C...

Page 8: ...GPIO Selection for header LPT_GPIO LPT_SEL 40 1 8 6 GPIO Power Select GPIO_PWRSEL 40 1 8 7 Clear CMOS Header CLR_CMOS 41 Chapter 2 Starting Up the System 42 2 1 Starting Up Your System 42 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 44 3 1 BIOS Falsh Related Procedure 44 3 2 Introducing BIOS 44 3 3 Entering BIOS Setup Menu 45 3 4 Getting Help 46 3 5 BIOS Menu Screen 47 3 6 Main Menu 48 3 6 1 System Information 48 3 6 2 S...

Page 9: ...nfiguration 57 3 7 15 1 Socket 0 CPU Information 57 3 7 15 2 CPU Power Management 57 3 7 15 2 1 EIST 57 3 7 15 2 2 Turbo Mode 57 3 7 15 2 3 C State 58 3 7 15 2 4 Enhanced C States 58 3 7 15 3 Active Processor Cores 58 3 7 15 4 Intel Virtualization Technology 58 3 7 15 5 VT d 58 3 7 16 USB Configuration 59 3 7 16 1 Onboard USB Feature 59 3 7 16 2 Legacy USB Support 59 3 7 16 3 XHCI Hand Off 59 3 7 ...

Page 10: ...Drive BBS Priorties 66 3 9 8 UEFI Application Boot Priorties 66 3 10 Save Exit Menu 67 3 10 1 Save Change and Exit 67 3 10 2 Discard Change and Exit 67 3 10 3 Load Optimized Defaults 67 3 10 4 Boot Override 68 3 10 5 AMIFWUpdate 68 Chapter 4 Application Note 69 4 1 Windows 10 Drivers Installation 69 4 2 Boot Mode 69 4 3 Video Support 70 4 4 OTG Support 70 4 5 eDP Support Available with ECM 3455J e...

Page 11: ...0 ports 2x stack up Rear I O 4 x USB 2 0 ports 2x Header F_USB2 header port 0 USB set on pin 2 4 6 8 10 only rear IO USB3 0 port 0 the bottom USB3 0 port right next to the HDMI port support OTG when BIOS XDCI Support is set at Device Mode Super I O Controller Nuvoton NCT6126D Serial Ports 1 x RS 232 Ring In 1x 2 0mm Locking Type Header with Voltage Selection 1 x RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 Ring In 1x 2 0...

Page 12: ...S 1 x Header for LVDS Panel Connection 1 x Header for LVDS Panel Backlight Control SMBUS 1 x Header I2C 1 x Header SPI 1 x Header LPT GPIO 1 x Header LPC 1 x Header Volume Control 1 x Header Chassis Intrusion 1 x Header Onboard Jumpers COM Port Ring In Power Select 2 x Headers provides power selection of 12V or 5V or Ring In on COM ports AT ATX Select 1 x Header GPIO Power Select 1 x Header GPIO H...

Page 13: ...ECM 3455J User s Manual 13 Power Connector 1 x Wide Range DC In 9V 36V 6A Max 19V Recommended 1x Header uses a 1x4 2 54mm to AC adapter barrel connector cable Form Factor 3 5 SBC 5 7 x 4 ...

Page 14: ... new features and latest technologies making it another line of BCM long life mainboards Before you start installing the mainboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below If any of the items listed below is damaged of missing please contact with your vendor 1 2 Packing Contents Mainboard 1 x ECM3455J Accessories 1 x ECM3455J Heat Spreader ...

Page 15: ...tal object such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the power supply is switched off or the power c...

Page 16: ...it Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the mainboard Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage mainboard components 1 4 1 Mounting Holes Place the screws into the mounting holes indicated by red squares to secure the mainboard to the chassis or heat spreader Do not over tighten the screws This may damage the mainboard ...

Page 17: ...s the system is either in the standby state or the power cable is still connected to the power source The Power On LED lights on off to indicate that the system status in sleep mode or in soft off mode This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any mainboard component The illustration below shows the locations of onboard LEDs ...

Page 18: ...ECM 3455J User s Manual 18 1 4 3 Mainboard Layout Top View ...

Page 19: ...LVDS Backlight Enable Voltage Select 3 3V default 5V 1 x 3 header pitch 2 54mm 38 COMA_PW COMA 12V 5V Ring In Select 2 x 3 header pitch 2 54mm 39 COMB_PW COMB 12V 5V Ring In Select 2 x 3 header pitch 2 54mm 39 GPIO_SET GPIO High 3V default Low Select 1 x 3 header pitch 2 54mm 39 LPT_SEL LPT GPIO Selection Jumper for header LPT_GPIO 1 x 2 header pitch 2 54mm 40 GPIO_PWRSEL GPIO Power Select 5V defa...

Page 20: ...der pitch 2 54mm F_USB2 header port 0 the USB set on pin 2 4 6 8 10 only Supports OTG when BIOS XDCI Support is set at Device Mode 31 COMA Serial Port A 2 x 5 wafer header pitch 2 00mm 32 COMB Serial Port B 2 x 5 wafer header pitch 2 00mm 32 LVDS LVDS Panel Connector 2 x 20 header 1 25mm pitch wire to board connector WTB Mating Cable Reference Cable Housing Hirose DF13 40DS 1 25C or eq Cable Termi...

Page 21: ...er 36 CI Chassis Intrusion Connector 1 x 2 wafer header 2 54mm 37 1 4 4 4 Back Panel Connectors Rear I O Label Function Note Page DC_PWR DC In Jack DC In Jack for AC Adapter Power Connection 9V 36V 6A max 25 HDMI HDMI Port 25 R_USB30_1 USB3 0 Ports 25 R_USB30_2 USB3 0 Ports 25 LAN1 Gigabit LAN 25 LAN2 Gigabit LAN 26 Audio Jack Line Out MIC Port support audio jack with 3 black rings This port conne...

Page 22: ...ECM 3455J User s Manual 22 1 5 System Memory 1 5 1 Overview The mainboard comes with one 204 pin DDR3L SODIMM socket The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets ...

Page 23: ...he system Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the mainboard and the peripherals 1 Locate the SODIMM socket onboard 2 Hold two edges of the SODIMM module carefully and keep away of touching its connectors 3 Align the notch key on the SODIMM module with the rib on the slot 4 Firmly press the SODIMM module into the socket which will be snapped into the mounting notch automatically Do not...

Page 24: ...y modules are not interchangeable with DDR or DDR2 or DDR4 Do not install DDR DDR2 or DDR4 SODIMMs to this board s SODIMM socket 1 5 4 Removing the DDR3L SODIMM Follow these steps to remove a SODIMM 1 Press the two ejector tables on the slot outward simultaneously 2 Remove the SODIMM module from the socket NOTE Hold the SODIMM module gently when pressing the ejector tabs The SODIMM might get damag...

Page 25: ...nnect the HDMI monitor connection to ECM 3455J board in order for the video signal to be switched to the LVDS panel 3 R_USB30_2 USB3 0 Ports The USB3 0 Port Connectors The port 0 The bottom USB3 0 port right next to the HDMI port will support OTG when BIOS XDCI Support is set at Device Mode 4 R_USB30_1 USB3 0 Ports The USB3 0 Port Connectors 5 LAN1 Gigabit LAN RJ 45 Connectors This port allows Gig...

Page 26: ...to the table below for the LAN port LED indications ACT Link LED Speed LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10Mbps connection Orange Linked Green 100Mbps connection Blinking Data activity Orange 1Gbps connection 7 Audio Jack Line out MIC port This port connects a headset audio jack with 3 black rings OMTP or CTIA types or speaker NOTE Check Application Notes section 8 for deta...

Page 27: ...for the system chassis which doesn t provide the access to DC_PWR AC adapter connection through ECM 3455J rear IO A 4 pin 2 54mm to AC adapter barrel connector cable is required NOTE 1 If AC adapter is connected with DC_PWR connector at rear IO then this 4 pin connector doesn t need any power connection 2 9V 36V 6A Max 19V recommended ...

Page 28: ... 7 3 System Fan Connector SYS_FAN The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with 12V When connecting the wire to fan connector please note that the red wire is designated as Power and should be connected to 12V pin the black wire is designated as Ground and connected to Ground In order to take the advantage of System Hardware Monitor and Smartfan feature be sure to use the fan which is s...

Page 29: ...A 3 0 Connector SATA3 This SATA port supports SATA3 0 standard Do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90 degree angle Otherwise data loss may occur during data transmission 1 7 5 SATA Power Connector SATA_PWR The SATA hard drive power connection ...

Page 30: ...ECM 3455J User s Manual 30 1 7 6 mSATA Mini PCIE Connector MSATA_MPCIE This connector supports mSATA type SSDs 1 7 7 uSIM Card Slot U_SIM This slot provides connection to uSIM card ...

Page 31: ...0 Only This connector supports WIFI cards in 2230 1 7 9 Front USB2 0 Headers F_USB1 F_USB2 This header provides two USB2 0 connections An USB2 0 cable is required NOTE 1 F_USB2 header port 0 the USB set on pin 2 4 6 8 10 only Supports OTG when BIOS XDCI Support is set at Device Mode ...

Page 32: ...aders provide serial connections with serial port COMA and COMB COMA provides RS232 or Ring In support COMB supports RS232 RS422 RS485 or Ring In 1 7 11 LVDS Panel Connector LVDS This header provides connection to LVDS type panels in18 24 bit Single Dual channels ...

Page 33: ...5J User s Manual 33 1 7 12 LVDS Panel Backlight Connector BACKLIGHT This header provides connection for LVDS panel backlight control connections 1 7 13 I2C Header I2C This header provides I2C signal connection ...

Page 34: ...ECM 3455J User s Manual 34 1 7 14 SPI Header SPI This header provides SPI signal connection 1 7 15 SMBUS Header SMBUS This header provides SMBUS signal connections ...

Page 35: ...ECM 3455J User s Manual 35 1 7 16 Volume Control Header VOLUME_CONTROL This header provides volume control signal 1 7 17 LPT GPIO Header LPT_GPIO This header provides LPT or GPIO signal connections ...

Page 36: ...ECM 3455J User s Manual 36 1 7 18 LPC Header LPC This header provides LPC signal connections 1 7 19 Speaker Header SPEAKER This header supports 4 ohms 2W speaker ...

Page 37: ...ECM 3455J User s Manual 37 1 7 20 Chassis Intrusion Header CI This 2 pins header provides chassis intrusion warning connection ...

Page 38: ...t or AT mode When the system is set in AT mode the system power on off will be controlled directly by the power switch on the power supply And some of the power saving modes will not function as ATX mode provided 1 8 2 LVDS Backlight Enable Voltage Select BL_EN This jumper provides selection of LVDS Backlight Enable Voltage level in 3 3V default or 5V ...

Page 39: ...l 39 1 8 3 COM Port 12V 5V Ring In Select COMA_PW COMB_PW These jumpers provide selection between 12V 5V and Ring In default 1 8 4 GPIO High Low Select GPIO_SET This jumper provides selection for GPIO High 3V default or Low ...

Page 40: ... LPT_GPIO LPT_SEL This jumper selects will designate the function of LPT_GPIO header in LPT or GPIO 1 8 6 GPIO Power Select GPIO_PWRSEL When LPT_GPIO header is set in GPIO mode this jumper selects its pin 10 12 GPIOPWR GPIO Power at the level of 12V or 5V default ...

Page 41: ...ault the jumper is set on pin location 2 and 3 To clear the CMOS here is the procedure 1 Disconnect all power connections to ECM 3455J first 2 Set the CLR_CMOS jumper to pin location 1 and 2 for at least 30 seconds while the system is disconnected from the power 3 Place the jumper back to pin location 2 and 3 for mainboard normal operation 1 Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is ON which may...

Page 42: ...you need to turn on the power supply and press the ATX power switch on the front side of the case 5 The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light on The system will then run power on test While the test is running the BIOS will alarm beeps or additional message will appear on the screen If you do not observe any activity on the screen within 30 seconds from the time you turn on th...

Page 43: ...the system power on system post a menu with all detected bootable devices which are attached to the system will be displayed Then you may select the desired first bootable device from this menu 3 Power off your computer You must first exit or shut down your operating system before switch off the power switch If you use Windows Operating Systems click Start button click Shut down and then click Shu...

Page 44: ...iagnostic test called POST power on self test for all the necessary hardware it detects the entire hardware device and configures the parameters of the hardware synchronization Only when these tasks are completed done it gives up control of the computer to operating system OS Since the BIOS is the only channel for hardware and software to communicate it is the key factor for system stability and i...

Page 45: ...r Setup restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the RESET button on the system case You may also restart by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt and Delete keys The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance Therefore the description may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held fo...

Page 46: ... be launched from this field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter You can use arrow keys to highlight the field and press Enter to call up the sub menu Then you can use the control keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub menu If you want to return to the main menu just press the ESC General Help F1 The BI OS setup program provides a General Help scree...

Page 47: ...wing screen appears The BIOS menu screen displays the items that allow user to make changes to the system configuration To access the menu items press the up down right left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted then press Enter to access the specific menu ...

Page 48: ...user an overview of the general system specifications such as time date etc 3 6 1 System Information Displays the auto detected BIOS information 3 6 2 System Date The date format is in Day Month Year 3 6 3 System Time The time format is in Hour Minute Second ...

Page 49: ...ion when change the settings of the Advanced menu items Incorrect field setting could cause the system not to function properly 3 7 1 AC Power Loss System s state after AC power loss Options Always Off System stays off upon power return Always On System turns on when power return Last State System returns to last known awake state upon power return ...

Page 50: ...onfigure the ErP mode configuration 3 7 7 Reset Case Open Status Select enable to clear the record of previous chassis intrusion status notifications 3 7 8 LVDS Support LVDS Support Enabled Disabled 3 7 9 XDCI Support Enable Disable XDCI The USB OTG will be enabled when setting in Device Mode then the F_USB2 header port 0 the USB set on pin 2 4 6 8 10 only rear IO USB3 0 port 0 the bottom USB3 0 p...

Page 51: ...nd reboot the system in order to initiate the TPM support at BIOS CAUTION When TPM is enabled and utilized through TPM software under OS there is a possibility that the encrypted data will not be accessible or recoverable if one of the following situations occurred 1 Lost of TPM password 2 System or board failure or being replaced 3 Hard Drive failure ...

Page 52: ...tem Super IO chip parameters 3 7 13 1 Serial port 1 Configuration Set parameters of Serial Port 1 COMA header 3 7 13 2 Serial port 2 Configuration Set parameters of Serial Port 2 COMB header 3 7 13 3 Parallel port Configuration Set parameters of parallel Port LPT header ...

Page 53: ...ECM 3455J User s Manual 53 3 7 14 Hardware Monitor Monitor hardware status ...

Page 54: ... up time The amount of time fan takes to increase its value by one step Units are intervals of 0 1 second 10 x 0 1 sec 1 sec as default Step down time The amount of time fan takes to decrease its value by one step Unite are intervals of 0 1 second 10 x 0 1 sec 1 sec as default Manual PWM Fan will work with this manual PWM value 0 255 for 0 to 100 ...

Page 55: ... and min value of Fan target Temperature tolerance value stop duty startup value can be set from 0 to 127 Thermal Cruise mode controls the fan speed to keep the temperature in a specified range First this range is defined in BIOS by a temperature and the interval e g 55 C 3 C As long as the current temperature remains below the low end of this range i e 52 C the fan is off Once the temperature exc...

Page 56: ...g at full speed but the temperature still exceeds the high end a warning message is issued to protect the system 2 If the temperature falls below the high end e g 58 C but remains above the low end e g 52 C fan output remains the same 3 If the temperature falls below the low end e g 52 C fan output decreases slowly to zero or to a specified stop value ...

Page 57: ...on CPU Configuration Parameters 3 7 15 1 Socket 0 CPU Information Socket specific CPU information 3 7 15 2 CPU Power Management CPU Power Management options 3 7 15 2 1 EIST Enable Disable Intel Speedstep 3 7 15 2 2 Turbo Mode Tubo mode enable disable ...

Page 58: ...led CPU will switch to minimum speed when all cores enter C State 3 7 15 3 Active Processor Cores Number of cores to enable in each processor package 3 7 15 4 Intel Virtualization Technology When enabled a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology 3 7 15 5 VT d Enable disable CPU VT d ...

Page 59: ... 7 16 2 Legacy USB Support Enable Legacy USB support Auto option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected Disable option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications 3 7 16 3 XHCI Hand Off This is a workaround for OSes without XHCI hand off support The XHCI ownership change should be claimed by XHCI driver ...

Page 60: ...ECM 3455J User s Manual 60 3 7 16 4 USB Mass Storage Driver Support Enable disable USB Mass Storage Driver Support ...

Page 61: ...work Stack 3 7 17 2 Ipv4 PXE Support Enable Ipv4 PXE Boot Support If disabled IPV4 PXE boot option will not be created 3 7 17 3 Ipv4 HTTP Support Enable Ipv4 HTTP Boot Support If disabled IPV4 HTTP option will not be created 3 7 17 4 Ipv6 PXE Support Enable Ipv6 PXE Boot Support If disabled IPV6 PXE boot option will not be created ...

Page 62: ...Boot Support If disabled IPV6 HTTP option will not be created 3 7 17 6 PXE boot wait time Wait time too press ESC key to abort the PXE boot 3 7 17 7 Media detect count Number of times presence of media will be checked 3 7 18 SDIO Configuration SDIO Configuration parameters ...

Page 63: ...dministrator Password Setup Administrator Password If only the administrator s password is set then this only limits access to BIOS menu and is only asked for when entering BIOS 3 8 2 User Password Set User Password If only the User s password is set then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter BIOS menu ...

Page 64: ...64 3 8 3 Secure Boot Customizable Secure Boot settings Customer needs to provide the code to the board manufacture in order to insert the code to the BIOS Customer also needs to embedded the corresponding key in their OS image ...

Page 65: ...ait for setup activation key 3 9 2 Bootup NumLock State Select the keyboard NumLock state 3 9 3 Full Screen LOGO Show Enable or disables Quiet Boot option 3 9 4 Fast Boot Enables or disables boot with initialization of a minimal set of devices required to launch active boot option Has no effect for BBS boot options ...

Page 66: ...y Boot Option 4 CD DVD connected to SATA port Boot Option 5 Hard Disk connected to SATA ports or MSATA port Boot Option 6 Network Boot Option 7 UEFI Shell only available when boot mode is set in UEFI mode User can override the boot priorities manually by highlight the preferred boot option and change the boot device Then save and exit BIOS 3 9 7 UEFI Hard Disk Drive BBS Priorities Specifies the bo...

Page 67: ...anges and Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes 3 10 2 Discard Changes and Exit Exit BIOS without saving any changes made 3 10 3 Load Optimized Defaults Automatically load optimal BIOS settings NOTE Loading this option is recommended after BIOS update Then save and exit BIOS ...

Page 68: ...at next reboot NOTE This function will only function once after rebooted If user prefers to set the boot device boot order permanently then the change will need to be made under Boot Fixed Boot Order Priorties menu 3 10 5 AMIFWUpdate User may use this utility to update BIOS by selecting the desired BIOS file ...

Page 69: ...evice under Windows Device Manager NOTE 1 If any of the driver listed above can t be installed you may update Win10 to the latest version through Windows Update by connecting ethernet cable to one of two ECM 3455J onboard LANs 2 If the Intel video driver is installed and the video installer shows again after the system reboot just close it 3 Win10 user may download Intel Graphics Command Center ap...

Page 70: ...VDS panel 4 4 OTG Support When need to utilize an OTG device at Port 0 of A F_USB2 header the USB port pin 2 4 6 8 10 right next to the SATA header B Rear IO R_USB30_2 the bottom USB3 0 connector right next to HDMI connector 1 Set the BIOS option Advanced XDCI Support to Device Mode then save and exit BIOS 4 5 eDP Support Available with ECM 3455J eDP version ONLY For eDP version of ECM 3455J 1 Con...

Page 71: ...oot Option 1 NOTE a LAN1 the one next to USB ports is described as PXE iP4 Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller LAN1 under BIOS UEFI NETWORK Drive BBS Priorities list b LAN2 the one next to audio port is described as PXE iP4 Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller LAN2 under BIOS UEFI NETWORK Drive BBS Priorities list 6 Press ESC key to get back to Boot menu 7 Under BIOS option Boot Boot Option 1 change ...

Page 72: ...ice to the desired PXE LAN that selected under step 4 7 Save and Exit BIOS 8 The system will be prompted with PCIe version and establish link with PXE server 4 7 The SPEAKER Header The SPEAKER header supports 4 ohms 2W speaker 4 8 The MIC support under Win10 The rear audio port supports headset the headphone with lineout microphone with 3 black rings OMTP or CTIA types Here is the installation pro...