Seco SBC-C41-pITX, User Manual

Page 1: ...SBC C41 pITX Single Board Computer with Intel Celeron J N Series Intel Pentium N Series formerly Apollo Lake Processors on picoITX form factor...

Page 2: ...e the accuracy of this manual However SECO S p A accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies errors or omissions herein SECO S p A reserves the right to change precise specifications without prior...

Page 3: ...pecifications 15 2 3 Electrical specifications 16 2 3 1 Power available 16 2 3 2 Power consumption 17 2 3 3 RTC Battery 18 2 3 4 Power rails naming convention 18 2 4 Mechanical specifications 19 2 5 B...

Page 4: ...nfiguration submenu 46 4 3 6 AMI graphic Output Protocol Policy submenu 47 4 3 7 PCI Subsystems Settings 47 4 3 8 Network Stack configuration submenu 48 4 3 9 CSM configuration submenu 48 4 3 10 NVMe...

Page 5: ...on 1 1 Author A R S B Reviewed by M B Copyright 2021 SECO S p A 5 4 5 1 Secure Boot submenu 63 4 6 Boot menu 64 4 7 Save Exit menu 65 APPENDICES 66 5 1 Thermal Design 67 5 2 Accessories 68 5 2 1 Acces...

Page 6: ...t Edition 1 0 Last Edition 1 1 Author A R S B Reviewed by M B Copyright 2021 SECO S p A 6 Warranty Information and assistance RMA number request Safety Electrostatic discharges RoHS compliance Termino...

Page 7: ...he RMA authorization number must be put both on the packaging and on the documents shipped with the items which must include all the accessories in their original packaging with no signs of damage to...

Page 8: ...r centre it is possible to send the faulty product to the SECO Repair Centre In this case follow this procedure o Returned items must be accompanied by a RMA Number Items sent without the RMA number w...

Page 9: ...designed using RoHS compliant components and is manufactured on a lead free production line It is therefore fully RoHS compliant Always switch the power off and unplug the power supply unit before ha...

Page 10: ...r interface a high speed controller for USB ports able to support USB2 0 standard FFC FPC Flexible Flat Cable Flat Panel Cable GBE Gigabit Ethernet Gbps Gigabits per second GND Ground GPI O General pu...

Page 11: ...Bus System Management Bus a subset of the I2C bus dedicated to communication with devices for system management like a smart battery and other power supply related devices SPI Serial Peripheral Interf...

Page 12: ...cs en user guide UM10204 pdf Intel Front Panel I O connectivity DG Intel Technical Library LVDS http www ti com lit ug snla187 snla187 pdf M 2 http www pcisig com specifications pciexpress MMC eMMC ht...

Page 13: ...pITX User Manual Rev First Edition 1 0 Last Edition 1 1 Author A R S B Reviewed by M B Copyright 2021 SECO S p A 13 Introduction Technical specifications Electrical specifications Mechanical specific...

Page 14: ...500 series controller with up to 18 Execution Units which offer high graphical performances with support for Microsoft DirectX12 OpenGL 4 3 OpenCL 1 2 OpenGLES 3 0 and HW acceleration for video encod...

Page 15: ...Card slot combo with miniSIM slot Networking 2x Gigabit Ethernet connector WWAN modem M 2 Socket 2 Key B 2242 3042 slot excludes SSD interface Connectivity M 2 Socket 1 Key E 2230 Slot for WiFi BTLE...

Page 16: ...ipherals will be connected Internal power section is able to supply a maximum of 8A 5V for external devices supplied directly by the module i e USB devices optionally SSD or SATA disks display Conside...

Page 17: ...onnected Independently by the SOC mounted onboard the following power consumptions are common to all boards Battery Backup power consumption 3 68 A Soft Off State power consumption 58mA Suspend State...

Page 18: ...ant to requirements of European Directive 2006 66 EC regarding batteries and accumulators When putting out of order SBC C41 remove the batteries from the board in order to collect and dispose them acc...

Page 19: ...uthor A R S B Reviewed by M B Copyright 2021 SECO S p A 19 2 4 Mechanical specifications According to picoITX form factor board dimensions are 72 x 100 mm 4 53 x 6 50 The printed circuit of the board...

Page 20: ...SBC C41 pITX SBC C41 pITX User Manual Rev First Edition 1 0 Last Edition 1 1 Author A R S B Reviewed by M B Copyright 2021 SECO S p A 20 2 5 Block diagram...

Page 21: ...SBC C41 pITX SBC C41 pITX User Manual Rev First Edition 1 0 Last Edition 1 1 Author A R S B Reviewed by M B Copyright 2021 SECO S p A 21 Introduction Connectors overview Connectors description...

Page 22: ...place them on a panel of an eventual enclosure BOTTOM SIDE TOP SIDE Please be aware that depending on the configuration purchased the appearance of the board could be slightly different from the follo...

Page 23: ...Socket 1 Key E Connectivity Slot CN4 LVDS Connector CN16 GPIO Header CN5 LCD Voltage selector CN17 Dual USB 3 0 Type A connector 0 1 CN6 Backlight Voltage Selector CN18 Dual USB 2 0 Internal Header 4...

Page 24: ...anel Bidirectional signal electrical level 5VHDMI with a 1k8 pull up resistor SCL DDC Clock line for HDMI panel Output signal electrical level 5VHDMI with a 1k8 pull up resistor CEC HDMI Consumer Elec...

Page 25: ...y Port differential data pair 1 DP_LANE3 DP_LANE3 Display Port differential data pair 2 DP_LANE4 DP_LANE4 Display Port differential data pair 4 DP_CLK_AUX DP_DAT_AUX Display Port auxiliary channel dif...

Page 26: ...a cable for connection of LVDS displays please take care of twist as tight as possible differential pairs signal wires in order to reduce EMI interferences Shielded cables are also recommended Here f...

Page 27: ...controller 4 TOUCH_SDA I2C Bus data line Bidirectional signal electrical level 3 3V_RUN with a 2K2 pull up resistor It is managed by I2C controller 4 TOUCH_RST 3 3V_ALW electrical level output active...

Page 28: ...5 Table 7 Using this dedicated connector it will be possible to connect any Azalia compliant panel audio jack to remote audio connectors in the preferred position Signals Description Mic_In_L Analog...

Page 29: ...ND RST_SW_P Reset button input signal This signal has to be connected to an external momentary pushbutton contacts normally open When the pushbutton is pressed the pulse of Reset signal will cause the...

Page 30: ...SB ports voltages 5VUSBx are derived from 5V_ALW standby voltages This means that the ports can be powered also when the OS is in Suspend to RAM S3 state in order to support if enabled e the Wake Up o...

Page 31: ...I 6 0 Gbps interfaces Of these interfaces one SATA channel is carried out to a standard male S ATA connector CN11 the other SATA channel is available on the M 2 Key B socket CN14 please check par 3 3...

Page 32: ...2 USB_P2 USB Port 2 differential pair it is managed by xHCI controller WAKE_ON_WWAN V_ALW active low signal with 100k pull up resistor It must be externally driven by the Connectivity module plugged i...

Page 33: ...active low output UIM_RESET Reset signal line sent from M 2 WWAN card to the UIM module UIM_DATA Bidirectional Data line between M 2 WWAN card and UIM module UIM_CLK Clock line output from M 2 WWAN c...

Page 34: ...l pair it is managed by xHCI controller PCIe0_Tx PCIe0_Tx PCI Express lane 0 Transmitting Output Differential pair PCIe0_Rx PCIe0_Rx PCI Express lane 0 Receiving Input Differential pair PCIe0_CLK PCIe...

Page 35: ...ccept also miniSIM cards for use of M 2 Key B modems Both these cards can be inserted in the dedicated slot of connector CN13 which is a combo SD MMC miniSIM connector push push type 2 7 mm global hei...

Page 36: ...for each port Left LED shows 10 100 or 1000 connection green means 100Mbps connection yellow means 1000Mpbs connection when the LED is Off then 10Mpbs or no connection is available The right LED blin...

Page 37: ...air COM1_TX COM1_TX COM port 1 RS 422 Transmit differential pair COM2_RX COM2_RX COM port 2 Full Duplex RS 485 RS 422 Receive differential pair COM2_TX COM2_TX COM port 2 Full Duplex RS 485 RS 422 Tra...

Page 38: ...ses on the board it has been placed a 3 way switch which can be used to restore the BIOS to factory default configuration To do so it is necessary to place the contact of the switch in 1 2 position th...

Page 39: ...1 pITX User Manual Rev First Edition 1 0 Last Edition 1 1 Author A R S B Reviewed by M B Copyright 2021 SECO S p A 39 Aptio setup Utility Main setup menu Advanced menu Chipset menu Security menu Boot...

Page 40: ...ced Security Power Boot Select a setup item or a submenu and keys allows to change the field value of highlighted menu item F1 The F1 key allows displaying the General Help screen F2 Previous Values F...

Page 41: ...r type Bus Speed and memory configuration Only two options can be configured 4 2 1 System Date System Time Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using...

Page 42: ...ttings See submenu PCI Subsystems Settings Network Stack Configuration See submenu Network Stack Settings CSM Configuration See submenu NVMe Configuration See submenu NVMe Device Options Settings SDIO...

Page 43: ...ierarchy TPM2 0 UEFI Spec Version TCG_1_2 TCG_2 Select the TCG Spec Version support TCG_1_2 is the compatible mode for Windows 8 Windows 10 TCG 2 supports the new TCG2 protocol and event format for Wi...

Page 44: ...ge 0 23 Enter 3 for 3am 15 for 3pm Wake up minute 0 59 Select the wake up hour in range 0 59 Wake up second 0 59 Select the wake up hour in range 0 23 Enter 3 for 3am 15 for 3pm Day of Month 1 31 Only...

Page 45: ...f 1s in the data bits is odd Mark parity bit is always 1 Space parity bit is always 0 Mark and Space do not allow for error detection Stop bits 1 2 Stop bits indicate the end of a serial data packet A...

Page 46: ...on Technology Disabled Enabled When enabled a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology VT d Disabled Enabled Enables or disables CPU VT d Bi directional P...

Page 47: ...Auto 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Power Limit 1 in Watts Auto will program Power Limit 1 based on silicon default support value Power Limit 1 Time Windows Auto 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 16 20 24 28 32 40 48 56 64...

Page 48: ...ted PXE boot wait time 0 5 Wait time to press ESC key to abort the PXE boot Media detect count 1 50 Number of times that the presence of media will be checked Menu Item Options Description CSM Support...

Page 49: ...rive to boot as FDD Menu Item Options Description Legacy USB Support Enabled Disabled Auto Enables Legacy USB Support AUTO Option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected DISABLE option...

Page 50: ...art of the ACPI Passive Cooling Formula TSP seconds 2 32 Period of temperature sampling when Passive Cooling Menu Item Options Description HSUART 0 Interface RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 Select among RS232 de...

Page 51: ...n pixels a k a Horizontal resolution e g 1024 on a 1024x768 LFP Horizontal Blank 1 4095 Horizontal Blanking in pixels equals to Horizontal Total Horizontal Active and Horizontal Front Porch Horizontal...

Page 52: ...Timing 0 255 Minimum T12 timing of panel power sequence to enforce expressed in units of 50ms Default is 20 1s T2 Delay Enabled Disabled When Enabled T2 is delayed by 20ms 50 T5 Delay Enabled Disabled...

Page 53: ...ower failure Always Off Resume Type or Laste State when Last State was OFF will therefore require an immediate shutdown No C MOS battery handling Disabled Enabled In systems with no C MOS battery the...

Page 54: ...re Happened Not happened If a Power Failure occurs this parameter will automatically be set as Happened Clear from log Enabled Disabled If a Power Failure occurs and Clear from log parameter is enable...

Page 55: ...ycle between AC1 and AC0 low speed Speed change duration 0 50 Duration in seconds of linear FAN speed change Allowed range from 0 to 50 Menu Item Options Description Watchdog Disabled Enabled Enables...

Page 56: ...means no changes with respect to the last boot GPIx shows input x current value Menu Item Options Description WiFi on M 2 Disabled Enabled Enable Wifi capabilities of a WiFi M 2 Key E Card Bluetooth...

Page 57: ...tion South Cluster Configuration Parameters Menu Item Options Description Serial IRQ Mode Quiet Mode Continuous Mode Select Serial IRQ Mode In continuous mode the host will continually check for devic...

Page 58: ...after power enable HG Delay After Hold Reset 0 1000 Delay in milliseconds after hold reset RC6 Render Standby Enabled Disabled Permits to enable the render standby features which allows the on board g...

Page 59: ...tion See submenu Storage Control Cluster Configuration Settings USB Configuration See submenu USB configuration Settings Miscellaneous Configuration See submenu Miscellaneous Settings Menu Item Option...

Page 60: ...n PCIE Root Port 3 M 2 TYPE 2230 PCIE Root Port 4 Internal LAN 0 PCIE Root Port 5 Internal LAN 1 Auto Enabled Disabled Controls the PCI Express Root Port Auto disable unused root port automatically fo...

Page 61: ...function disabled none of the USB devices will be detectable and usable during the boot and in the OS Do not disable it unless for debug purposes USB Port Disable Override Enable Disable Allows enabl...

Page 62: ...N Feature BIOS Lock Enabled Disabled Enables or disables the SC BIOS Lock enable feature It is required that it is enabled to ensure SMM protection of flash Flash Protection Range Registers Enabled Di...

Page 63: ...rt users to modify Secure Boot Policy variables without full authentication Menu Item Options Provision Factory Default keys Enabled Disabled Provision factory default keys on next re boot only when S...

Page 64: ...ff Select the Keyboard NumLock State at boot Quiet Boot Enabled Disabled Enables or Disables Quiet Boot options New Boot Option Policy Default Place First Place Last Controls the placement of newly de...

Page 65: ...card Changes and Reset Reset the system without saving any changes Save Changes Save the changes done so far to any of the setup options Discard Changes Discard the changes done so far to any of the s...

Page 66: ...SBC C41 pITX SBC C41 pITX User Manual Rev First Edition 1 0 Last Edition 1 1 Author A R S B Reviewed by M B Copyright 2021 SECO S p A 66 Thermal Design Accessories...

Page 67: ...ks fans heat pipes and so on When using SBC C41 pITX boards it is necessary to consider carefully the heat generated by the module in the assembled final system and the scenario of utilization Until t...

Page 68: ...he board itself For fixing of the front panel I O board to the external enclosure s panel the module is equipped with two brackets and screws for the fixing of the brackets to the module Cables for co...

Page 69: ...tor and of RJ 45 socket for all kind of modules 120 termination resistors on differential pairs are available both on RS 422 and on RS 485 modules Ordering Code Description VA13 0000 1100 C0 USB to RS...

Page 70: ...C41 pITX User Manual Rev First Edition 1 0 Last Edition 1 1 Author A R S B Reviewed by M B Copyright 2021 SECO S p A 70 SECO S p A Via A Grandi 20 52100 Arezzo ITALY Ph 39 0575 26979 Fax 39 0575 3502...