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User Manual

AIMB-233

Intel

®

 Core™ 8th Gen ULT     

Mini-ITX with Type C Alt./HDMI/

LVDS(eDP), 6 COM, Dual LAN, 

miniPCIe, 

M.2, PCIex1, DDR4, DC Input

Summary of Contents for AIMB-233

Page 1: ...User Manual AIMB 233 Intel Core 8th Gen ULT Mini ITX with Type C Alt HDMI LVDS eDP 6 COM Dual LAN miniPCIe M 2 PCIex1 DDR4 DC Input...

Page 2: ...f Advantech Co Ltd Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable However Advantech Co Ltd assumes no responsibility for its use nor for any infringements of the rights of...

Page 3: ...aximum performance from your products So if you run into technical difficulties we are here to help For the most frequently asked questions you can easily find answers in your product documentation Th...

Page 4: ...te radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Opera tion of this device in a residential area...

Page 5: ...8GN 21 SG PASS Advantech 16 GB 2400 DDR4 N PASS Advantech 16 GB 3200 DDR4 N 96SD4 16G 3200NN MI 9CJ45 D9WSM PASS Order Number CPU Display GbE TPM Storage USB PCIe PCI AIMB 233G2 U7A1E i7 8665UE HDMI T...

Page 6: ...cost of replacement materials 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...

Page 7: ...repre sentative immediately We have carefully inspected the AIMB 233 mechanically and electrically before shipment It should be free of marks and scratches and in perfect working order upon receipt A...

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Page 9: ...le 1 4 JLVDS1 JLVDS2 LCD Power 3 3 V 5 V 12 V Selector 7 1 8 4 PSON1 ATX AT Mode Selector 8 Table 1 5 PSON1 ATX AT Mode Selector 8 1 8 5 JWDT1 JOBS1 Watchdog Timer Output and OBS Alarm Option 8 Table...

Page 10: ...2 4 Boot 47 3 2 5 Security 48 3 2 6 Save Exit 49 Chapter 4 Software Introduction Service 51 4 1 Introduction 52 4 2 Value Added Software Services 52 4 2 1 Software API 52 4 2 2 Software Utility 53 Ch...

Page 11: ...ATX Mode PSON1 67 A 12 HD Audio Interface FP_AUDIO1 67 Table A 12 AC 97 Audio Interface FPAUD1 67 A 13 GPIO Pin Header GPIO1 67 Table A 13 GPIO Pin Header GPIO1 67 A 14 LVDS Connector LVDS1 68 Table A...

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Page 13: ...Chapter 1 1 General Information...

Page 14: ...ion of storage devices SATA HDD customers benefit from the flexibility of using the most suitable storage device for larger capacity Optimized integrated graphic solution With Intel Graphics Flexible...

Page 15: ...500 MB s data transmission rate Controller LAN1 Intel I219LM GbE PHY LAN2 Intel I211AT GbE co lay intel I210IT 1 3 6 Industrial features Watchdog timer Can generate a system reset The watchdog timer i...

Page 16: ...control by DC or PWM mode selection Table 1 2 Connectors Label Function LVDS_EDP1 LVDS eDP Optional connector INV1 LVDS inverter connector USB0102 USB port 1 2 connector USB03 USB04 USB port 3 4 conn...

Page 17: ...pter 1 General Information 1 5 Board layout Jumper and Connector Locations Figure 1 1 Jumper and Connector Location BAT1 Battery connector DCIN1 DC jack 12 24V Main power connector AMP1 Amplifier conn...

Page 18: ...t strap at all times Place all electronic components on a static dissipative surface or in a static shielded bag when they are not in the chassis Caution The computer is provided with a battery powere...

Page 19: ...mes a jumper consists of a set of three pins labeled 1 2 and 3 In this case you connect either pins 1 and 2 or 2 and 3 A pair of needle nose pliers may be useful when set ting jumpers 1 8 2 CMOS Clear...

Page 20: ...ption Default Table 1 5 PSON1 ATX AT Mode Selector Closed Pins Result 1 2 AT Mode 2 3 ATX Mode AT Mode 1 2 closed ATX Mode 2 3 closed Table 1 6 JWDT1 JOBS1 Watchdog Timer Output and OBS Alarm Option C...

Page 21: ...ODIMM module along the plastic guides on both ends of the socket Then firmly but gently avoid pushing down too hard press the SODIMM module well down into the socket until you hear a click when the tw...

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Page 23: ...Chapter 2 2 Connecting Peripherals...

Page 24: ...LAN Ports and USB Ports LAN12 USB0102 USB03 USB04 USB0506 USB0809 The AIMB 233 provides up to eight USB ports Four USB3 1 on the rear side two USB3 0 and two USB2 0 on the board The USB interface can...

Page 25: ...B 233 User Manual Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 2 3 HDMI Connector HDMI1 The AIMB 233 includes HDMI and Type C alt USB04 interface that can drive conventional HDMI and DP displays HDMI1 USB04 Type...

Page 26: ...o serial devices such as a mouse or a printer or to a com munications network The IRQ and address ranges for both ports are fixed However if you want to disable the port or change these parameters lat...

Page 27: ...15 AIMB 233 User Manual Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 2 5 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 If a fan is used this connector supports cooling fans of 500 mA 6 W or less...

Page 28: ...AIMB 233 User Manual 16 2 6 System FAN Connector SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 If a fan is used this connector supports cooling fans of 500 mA 6 W or less 1 4 3 2...

Page 29: ...uter case to JFP1 PWR_BTN for convenient power on and off 2 7 2 Reset JFP1 RST_BTN Many computer cases offer the convenience of a reset button Connect the wire for the reset button 2 7 3 HDD LED JFP2...

Page 30: ...AIMB 233 User Manual 18 2 8 Line Out Mic In Connector AUDIO1 AUDIO2 2 9 Digital Audio Connector SPDIF1 Line Out Mic In...

Page 31: ...Peripherals 2 10 Serial ATA Interface SATA1 SATA2 SATAPWR1 SATAPWR2 AIMB 233 features a high performance Serial ATA interface up to 300 MB s and Serial ATA III interface up to 600 MB s which eases har...

Page 32: ...AIMB 233 User Manual 20 2 11 SATA power connector SATA_PWR1 2 2 12 M 2 M key E key connector The AIMB 233 provides 1 M 2 M key_2242 2280 1 M 2 E key_2230 colay with full size miniPCIe back side...

Page 33: ...le that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC 97 optional audio standard Connect this connector with the front panel audio I O module cable Note For motherboards with the optional HD Audio feature we...

Page 34: ...connectorfor12 24VDCIN The plugs from the power supply are designed to fit these connectors in only one direction Determine the proper orienta tion and push down firmly until the connectors mate compl...

Page 35: ...r 2 Connecting Peripherals 2 15 SPI Flash Connector SPI_CN1 The SPI flash card pin header may be used to flash BIOS if the AIMB 233 cannot power on Clean CMOS JCMOS1 Clean CMOS and reset RTC CMOS1 1 2...

Page 36: ...AIMB 233 User Manual 24 2 17 LCD Inverter Connector INV1 Note Signal Description Signal Signal Description VR Vadj 0 75 V Recommended 4 7 K 1 16 W ENBKL LCD backlight ON OFF control signal...

Page 37: ...25 AIMB 233 User Manual Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 2 18 LVDS Connector LVDS_EDP1 2 19 General Purpose I O Connector GPIO1 3 3...

Page 38: ...AIMB 233 User Manual 26...

Page 39: ...Chapter 3 3 BIOS Operation...

Page 40: ...stem features The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS RAM of the motherboard When the power is turned off the battery on the board supplies the necessary power to preserve the CMOS RAM When...

Page 41: ...t be configured options in blue can The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is high lighted...

Page 42: ...ect any of the items in the left frame of the screen such as CPU Configuration to go to the sub menu for that item You can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the Arrow keys...

Page 43: ...31 AIMB 233 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Operation 3 2 2 1 CPU Configuration...

Page 44: ...AIMB 233 User Manual 32 3 2 2 2 ACPI settings...

Page 45: ...Enable Hibernation This item allows users to enable or disable hibernation ACPI Sleep state This item allows users to set the ACPI sleep state Lock Legacy Resources This item allows users to lock leg...

Page 46: ...AIMB 233 User Manual 34 3 2 2 3 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device...

Page 47: ...nual Chapter 3 BIOS Operation 3 2 2 4 SATA configuration SATA Controller s This item allows users to enable or disable the SATA controller s SATA Mode Selection This item allows users to select mode o...

Page 48: ...to enable or disable the Spin up Device Device Sleep This item allows users to enable or disable the Device Sleep SATA DEVSLEP idle Timeout Config This item allows users to enable or disable the SATA...

Page 49: ...s are connected XHCI Hand off This is a workaround for OS without XHCI hand off support The XHCI owner ship change should claim by XHCI driver USB transfer time out This item allows users to set the U...

Page 50: ...AIMB 233 User Manual 38 3 2 2 7 Serial port Configuration...

Page 51: ...39 AIMB 233 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Operation...

Page 52: ...anual 40 Serial Port This item will allow users to enable or disable serial port Change Settings This item allows users to change the serial port setting Device Mode This item allows users to change t...

Page 53: ...41 AIMB 233 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Operation 3 2 2 9 Serial Port Console Redirection 3 2 2 8 IT5121 HW Monitor...

Page 54: ...n Details of USB items LAN controller Enables or disables the LAN1 2 controller PCIE Wake Enables or disables LAN1 2 wake up from sleep state 3 2 3 Chipset Console Redirection This item allows users t...

Page 55: ...43 AIMB 233 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Operation USB Precondition This item allows user to enable or disable USB pre condition 3 2 3 2 USB Configuration 3 2 3 1 PCI Express Configuration...

Page 56: ...AIMB 233 User Manual 44 HD Audio This item allows user to enable or disable azalea device 3 2 3 3 HD Audio Configuration 3 2 3 4 System Agent SA Configuration...

Page 57: ...disable IGD Aperture Size This item allows users to select aperture size DVMT Pre Allocated This item allows users to select DVMT pre allocated memory size DVMT Total Gfx Mem This item allows users t...

Page 58: ...AIMB 233 User Manual 46 LVDS Panel Type Select LVDS Panel type 3 2 3 6 LCD Control 3 2 3 7 M 2 configration...

Page 59: ...Ie configration M 2 Enabled Enable or disable PCI Express Root Port controller ASPM Support Auto L1 Substates L1 1 L1 2 PCIe Speed Auto PCIEx1 Enabled Enable or disable PCI Express Root Port controlle...

Page 60: ...of seconds to wait for setup activation key Bootup NumLock State Select the Power on state for Numlock Quiet Boot If this option is set to Disabled the BIOS display normal POST messages If Enabled an...

Page 61: ...the AIMB 233 Setup main BIOS setup menu All Security Setup options such as password protection and virus protection are described in this section To access the sub menu for the following items select...

Page 62: ...p without saving any changes Save Changes This item allows you to save changes done so far to any of the options Discard Changes This item allows you to discard changes done so far to any of the optio...

Page 63: ...Chapter 4 4 Software Introduction Service...

Page 64: ...rms It plays the role of catalyst between developer and solution and makes Advantech embedded platforms easier and simpler to adopt and operate with customer applications 4 2 1 Software API 4 2 1 1 Co...

Page 65: ...system health super vision API that inspects certain condition indexes such as fan speed temperature and voltage CPU Speed Makes use of Intel SpeedStep technology to save power con sumption The syste...

Page 66: ...utility for customer to monitor the sys tem health like voltage CPU and system temperature and fan speed These items are important to a device if the critical errors occur and are not solved immediate...

Page 67: ...Chapter 5 5 Chipset Software Installation Utility...

Page 68: ...levant operating system commands and the pertinent sections of your application software s user manual before performing the installa tion 5 2 Introduction The Intel Chipset Software Installation CSI...

Page 69: ...Chapter 6 6 VGA Setup...

Page 70: ...ble it supports versa tile display options and 32 bit 3D graphics engine Dual independent display enhanced display modes for widescreen flat panels for extend twin and clone dual display mode and opti...

Page 71: ...Chapter 7 7 LAN Configuration...

Page 72: ...ed RISC core with 24 KB cache On chip voltage regulation Wake on LAN WOL support PCI Express X1 host interface 7 3 Installation The AIMB 233 s Intel i219LM GbE PHY LAN1 and Intel i211AT GbE LAN2 Gigab...

Page 73: ...Appendix A A I O Pin Assignments...

Page 74: ...ble A 1 USB Header USB56 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VBUS 2 VBUS 3 D1 4 D2 5 D1 6 D2 7 GND 8 GND 9 Key 10 Table A 2 HDMI Connector HDMI1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 D2 11 GND 2 GND 12 CLK 3 D2 13 NC 4 D1 14 N...

Page 75: ...lt Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal A3 TX1 B3 TX2 A4 VBUS B4 VBUS A5 CC1 B5 CC2 D A7 D B7 D A8 SBU1 B8 NC A9 VBUS B9 VBUS A10 RX2 B10 RX1 A11 RX2 B11 RX1 A12 GND B12 GND Table A 4 SPI_CN1 SPI Fresh Car...

Page 76: ...er Manual 64 A 5 Line Out Mic In Connector AUDIO1 AUDIO2 A 6 CPU Fan Power Connector CPUFAN1 Table A 6 CPU Fan Power Connector CPUFAN1 Pin Signal 1 GND 2 CPU FAN VCC 3 DETECT 4 CPU PWM 1 4 3 2 Line Ou...

Page 77: ...u can also connect it to the external speaker on your computer chassis Table A 7 System Fan Power Connector SYSFAN1 2 Pin Signal 1 GND 2 SYS FAN VCC 3 DETECT 4 SYS FAN PWM 1 4 3 2 Table A 8 Power Swit...

Page 78: ...D2 3 D1 12 D2 4 GND 13 GND 5 RX1 Signal Pin Signal C1 MDI0 C5 MDI2 C2 MDI0 C6 MDI2 C3 MDI1 C7 MDI3 C4 MDI1 C8 MDI3 Table A 11 Serial ATA 0 1 SATA1 SATA2 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 SATA_0TX 3 SATA_0...

Page 79: ...TX Mode PSON1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VCCAT 2 3 3V_AUX 3 VCCATX Table A 13 AC 97 Audio Interface FPAUD1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 MIC L 2 GND 3 MIC R 4 PRESENT 5 LINE R 6 MIC JD 7 SENSE 8 KEY 9 LINE L 1...

Page 80: ...7 A0N EDP_TXN2 8 A4N 9 A0P EDP _TXP2 10 A4P 11 GND 12 GND 13 A1N EDP _TXN1 14 A5N 15 A1P EDP_TXP1 16 A5P 17 GND 18 GND 19 A2N EDP_TXN0 20 A6N 21 A2P EDP_TXP0 22 A6P 23 GND 24 GND 25 CLK1N EDP_TXN3 26...

Page 81: ...17 HD Digital Audio Interface SPDIF1 Table A 16 LVDS Power Jumper Pin Signal 1 12V 2 GND 3 BL_EN 4 BL_CLT 5 5V Table A 17 ATX 12 V connector ATX12V1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 12V 24VD 3 12V 24V 4...

Page 82: ...Table A 20 COM1 COM2 Box Header COM1 COM2 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 DCD 2 DSR 3 SIN 4 RTS 5 SOUT 6 CTS 7 DTR 8 RI 9 GND 10 NC Table A 21 COM3456 Box Header COM3456 Pin Signal Signal Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7...

Page 83: ...by EC A 21 Low Pin Count Bus LPC1 Table A 21 Watchdog and Open Chassis Alarm JWDT1 JOBS1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 NC 2 EC_WG 3 SYS_RESET 4 ERR_BEEP 5 OBS_BEEP Table A 22 Low Pin Count Bus LPC1 Pin Sign...

Page 84: ...tions are subject to change without notice No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic photocopying recording or otherwise without prior written permis sion of...

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