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User Manual

AIMB-U233

Intel 8th Gen U Series CORE i3/

i5/i7 CPU, eDP (LVDS), 2 HDMI, 2 

LAN, 2 USB3.2 Gen2 x1, 4 COM 

(RS-232/422/485), M.2 E-Key, M.2 

B-Key, M.2 M-Key NVMe

Summary of Contents for AIMB-U233

Page 1: ...User Manual AIMB U233 Intel 8th Gen U Series CORE i3 i5 i7 CPU eDP LVDS 2 HDMI 2 LAN 2 USB3 2 Gen2 x1 4 COM RS 232 422 485 M 2 E Key M 2 B Key M 2 M Key NVMe...

Page 2: ...laboratory or fac tory floor be assured that your product can provide the reliability and ease of operation for which the name Advantech is renowned Your satisfaction is our primary concern A guide t...

Page 3: ...ich case users are required to correct the interference at their own expense The user is advised that any equipment changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for complia...

Page 4: ...erials ser vice time and freight Please consult your dealer for more details If you believe your product is defective please follow the steps listed below 1 Collect all information about the problem e...

Page 5: ...All AIMB U233 devices are mechanically and electrically inspected before shipment Thus your product should be free of marks and scratches and in perfect working order upon receipt While unpacking AIMB...

Page 6: ...AIMB U233 User Manual vi...

Page 7: ...Mode Selection PSON1 8 Table 1 4 ATX AT Mode selection PSON1 8 Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 9 2 1 Introduction 10 2 2 LAN and USB Ports LAN12 USB12 USB34 10 Table 2 1 LAN LED Indicators 10 2 3 DC...

Page 8: ...Installation 54 5 2 Introduction 54 Chapter 6 Graphics Setup 55 6 1 Introduction 56 6 2 Windows 10 56 Chapter 7 LAN Configuration 57 7 1 Introduction 58 7 2 Features 58 7 3 Installation 58 7 4 Windows...

Page 9: ...Serial ATA Power connector 1 SATAPWR1 70 A 1 21 Coin Battery wafer box BAT1 70 A 1 22 Low pin count interface connector LPC1 70 A 1 23 16 bits General Purpose I O Pin Header GPIO1 71 A 1 24 COM3 and...

Page 10: ...AIMB U233 User Manual x...

Page 11: ...Chapter 1 1 General Information...

Page 12: ...E i5 8365UE i7 8665UE processors 1 x SO DIMM Up to 16 GB DDR4 2400 MHz SDRAM Supports 1 x eDP LVDS co lay 2 x HDMI 3 Independent Displays Supports 2 x LAN 2 x USB3 2 Gen2 x1 Type A Ports 4 COM Ports R...

Page 13: ...l Jacksonville I219LM GbE PHY LAN2 Intel Springville I211AT GbE 1 3 6 Industrial Features Watchdog timer Can generate a system reset The watchdog timer is pro grammable with each unit equal to one sec...

Page 14: ...HDMI1 7 AT ATX Mode selection PSON1 8 LVDS VESA JEIDA format selection pin header JLVDS_VCON1 9 HDMI 2 HDMI2 10 VDD select for LVDS1 Panel JLVDS1 11 Low Voltage Differential Signaling EDP LVDS_EDP1 1...

Page 15: ...5 AIMB U233 User Manual Chapter 1 General Information 1 5 Board Layout Jumper and Connector Locations Figure 1 1 Jumper and Connector Locations...

Page 16: ...AIMB U233 User Manual 6 Figure 1 2 Jumper and Connector Locations 1 6 AIMB U233 Board Diagram Figure 1 3 AIMB U233 Board Diagram...

Page 17: ...m the chassis when working with the hardware Do not connect devices while the power is on Sensitive electronic components can be damaged by sudden power surges Only experienced electronics personnel s...

Page 18: ...SON1 Table 1 2 CMOS Mode Selection JCOMS1 Function Jumper Setting Normal Default Clear CMOS Data Table 1 3 VDD select for LVDS1 Panel JLVDS1 Function Jumper Setting Jumper position for 3 3 V Default J...

Page 19: ...Chapter 2 2 Connecting Peripherals...

Page 20: ...12 USB12 USB34 AIMB U233 provides 2 USB3 2 Gen2 x1 which are located on the rear side The USB interface complies with the USB specification revision 3 2 that supports transmission rates of up to 10 Gb...

Page 21: ...tor DCIN1 2 4 Serial Ports COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 AIMB U233 supports four serial ports COM1 and COM3 are RS 232 COM2 is RS 232 422 485 Selected via BIOS and COM4 is RS 232 422 485 Selected via BIOS The I...

Page 22: ...12 port or change the parameters via the system BIOS setup Users who experience problems with a serial device are advised to check the connector pin assignments 2 5 Display Port Connector HDMI 1 2 2...

Page 23: ...13 AIMB U233 User Manual Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 2 7 CPU FAN CPUFAN1 2 8 Front Panel Connectors JFP1 Several external switches are provided for monitoring and controlling the AIMB U233...

Page 24: ...er to Appendix A for detailed information regarding the pin assignments Two power supply connection modes exist The first is the ATX power mode where the system is powered on off by momentarily pressi...

Page 25: ...ser Manual Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 2 9 HD Audio Interface LINE OUT Mic In AUDIO1 AUDIO2 2 10 Serial ATA Interface SATA1 and SATAPWR1 AIMB U233 features a high performance Serial ATA interface...

Page 26: ...11 AT ATX Mode Selection Connector PSON1 AIMB U233 supports ATX AT mode selection by jumper the default setting is pin 2 3 ATX mode 2 12 SPI Flash Connector SPI_CN1 The SPI flash card pin header may...

Page 27: ...17 AIMB U233 User Manual Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 2 13 Backlight Inverter Power Connector INV1 2 14 LVDS eDP Panel Connector LVDS_EDP1 BOM Options...

Page 28: ...AIMB U233 User Manual 18 2 15 LVDS Panel Voltage Selection Header JLVDS1 2 16 General Purpose I O Connector GPIO1...

Page 29: ...19 AIMB U233 User Manual Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 2 17 CMOS Battery Connector BAT1 2 18 DDR4 SODIMM DIMMA1...

Page 30: ...AIMB U233 User Manual 20 2 19 M 2 M Key NGFF_M1 2 20 M 2 B Key and SIM slot NGFF_B1 SIM1...

Page 31: ...21 AIMB U233 User Manual Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 2 21 M 2 E Key NGFF_E1 2 22 CMOS Clear Pin Header JCMOS1...

Page 32: ...AIMB U233 User Manual 22 2 23 Low Pin Count Header LPC1...

Page 33: ...Chapter 3 3 BIOS Operation...

Page 34: ...tures The CMOS Setup Utility saves the configuration in the CMOS RAM of the mother board When the system power is turned off the battery on the board supplies the necessary power to preserve the CMOS...

Page 35: ...cannot 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 lig...

Page 36: ...AIMB U233 User Manual 26 3 2 1 1 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable or Disable BIOS support for security device...

Page 37: ...33 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Operation 3 2 1 2 ACPI Settings Enable ACPI Auto Configuration Enable or Disable ACPI Auto Configuration Enable Hibernation This item allows users to Enable or Disable hi...

Page 38: ...IMB U233 User Manual 28 ACPI Sleep State This item allows users to set the ACPI sleep state Lock Legacy Resources This item allows users to lock legacy device resources 3 2 1 3 Super I O Configuration...

Page 39: ...29 AIMB U233 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Operation...

Page 40: ...AIMB U233 User Manual 30 Serial Ports 1 2 3 4 This item allows users to Enable or Disable serial ports 1 2 3 4 Change Settings This item allows users to change the serial port 1 2 3 4 setting...

Page 41: ...ows the AIMB U233 PC health status Wake On Ring This item allows users to Enable or Disable Wake On Ring functionality ACPI Shutdown Temperature This item allows users to set the CPU temperature thres...

Page 42: ...ual 32 Watchdog Timer This item allows users to Enable or Disable the Watchdog timer 3 2 1 5 Digital I O Configuration Digital I O Configuration This item will allow users to set up Digital I O 1 16 t...

Page 43: ...33 AIMB U233 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Operation 3 2 1 6 Smart Settings Smart Fan Settings Users are allowed to Enable Disable smart fan and they can also configure smart fan...

Page 44: ...AIMB U233 User Manual 34 3 2 1 7 S5 RTC Wake Settings Wake System From S5 Enable or Disable system wake on alarm event...

Page 45: ...35 AIMB U233 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Operation 3 2 1 8 Serial Port Console Redirection Console Redirection This item allows users to Enable or Disable console redirection...

Page 46: ...AIMB U233 User Manual 36 3 2 1 9 CPU Configuration This page shows CPU Information Active Processor Cores Number of cores to enable in each processor package Intel Virtualization Technology...

Page 47: ...ble disable Monitor Mwait Intel Trusted Execution Technology Intel Trusted Execution Technology Setting CPU Power Management Configuration Boot performance mode Boot performance mode settings Intel Sp...

Page 48: ...Manual 38 Enabled or disabled Package C State Limit Package C State Limit Setting Platform PL1 Enable Disable Platform PL1 Platform PL2 Enable Disable Platform PL1 Power Limit 4 Override 3 2 1 10 AMT...

Page 49: ...39 AIMB U233 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Operation 3 2 1 11 CSM Configuration CSM Support Enable or Disable CSM Support...

Page 50: ...AIMB U233 User Manual 40 3 2 1 12 NVMe Configuration 3 2 1 13 Network Stack Configuration...

Page 51: ...41 AIMB U233 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Operation 3 2 1 14 USB Configuration...

Page 52: ...Driver USB Transfer Time Out Time out value for control bulk and interrupt transfers Device Reset Time Out USB mass storage device start unit command time out Device Power Up Delay Maximum time the de...

Page 53: ...43 AIMB U233 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Operation 3 2 1 15 PCI Express Configuration...

Page 54: ...AIMB U233 User Manual 44 3 2 1 16 SATA And RST Configuration SATA Configuration SATA port SATA mode RAID Settings...

Page 55: ...45 AIMB U233 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Operation 3 2 2 Security This page provides information of the Security on AIMB U233 3 2 2 1 Secure Boot Secure Boot Enabled Disabled...

Page 56: ...AIMB U233 User Manual 46 Secure Boot Mode Secure Boot Mode Custom Setting Restore Factory Key Restore to Setup mode Key Management 3 2 3 Save Exit...

Page 57: ...47 AIMB U233 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Operation 3 2 4 Boot Bootup NumLock State Select the keyboard Numlock state Quiet Boot Enables or Disables Quiet Boot option...

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Page 59: ...Chapter 4 4 Software and Service Introduction...

Page 60: ...ly intelligent and integrated interfaces that speed development enhance security and offer add on value for Advantech platforms Furthermore this software serves as a catalyst between developers and so...

Page 61: ...and the system cannot recover on its own A watch dog timer can be programmed to perform a warm booting system restart after a certain number of seconds Hardware Monitor The Hardware Monitor API is a s...

Page 62: ...tions are the most important responsibil ities for system integrators because they contain valuable intellectual property design knowledge and innovations and are easily copied This Embedded Security...

Page 63: ...Chapter 5 5 Chipset Software Installation Utility...

Page 64: ...soft ware applications and operating system commands is assumed Thus users are advised to review relevant operating system commands and pertinent sections of the application software user manual befor...

Page 65: ...Chapter 6 6 Graphics Setup...

Page 66: ...nstall the graphics driver 6 2 Windows 10 Download the driver from website on your computer Navigate to the Graphics folder and click setup exe to complete the installation of the drivers for Windows...

Page 67: ...Chapter 7 7 LAN Configuration...

Page 68: ...ingville I211AT GbE Gigabit integrated controllers support all major network operating systems However the installation procedure varies between systems Please follow the driver setup proce dure instr...

Page 69: ...Appendix A A Pin Assignments...

Page 70: ...Interface LINE OUT AUDIO1 14 HD Audio Interface MIC IN AUDIO2 15 PWRBTN RESET HDD LED PWR LED JFP1 16 COM1 and COM2 Box Header COM12 17 Serial ATA interface connector 1 SATA1 18 M 2 KEY M connector NG...

Page 71: ...A 1 2 ATX 12V power supply connector ATX12V1 A 1 3 System Fan 1 connector SYSFAN1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 SPI_CS0 2 SPI_PWR 3 SPI_MISO 4 NC 5 NC 6 SPI_CLK 7 GND 8 SPI_MOSI Pin Signal 1 GND 2 GND 3 12...

Page 72: ...nal 1 VCC Center 2 GND Pin Signal 1 Advantech Define 2 Advantech Define 3 Advantech Define Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 TMDS Data2 2 GND 3 TMDS Data2 4 TMDS Data1 5 GND 6 TMDS Data1 7 TMDS Data0 8 GND 9 TM...

Page 73: ...header JLVDS_VCON1 A 1 9 HDMI 2 HDMI2 Pin Signal 1 AT 2 3 3V 3 ATX Pin Signal 1 3 3V 2 Advantech define 3 GND Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 TMDS Data2 2 GND 3 TMDS Data2 4 TMDS Data1 5 GND 6 TMDS Data1 7 T...

Page 74: ...ignal 1 VDD 2 VDD 3 LVDS DETECT 4 GND 5 VDD 6 VDD 7 LVDS_OD0 8 LVDS_ED0 9 LVDS_OD0 10 LVDS_ED0 11 GND 12 GND 13 LVDS_OD1 14 LVDS_ED1 15 LVDS_OD1 16 LVDS_ED1 17 GND 18 GND 19 LVDS_OD2 20 LVDS_ED2 21 LV...

Page 75: ...GND 5 VDD 6 VDD 7 EDP_TX2 8 N C 9 EDP_TX2 10 N C 11 GND 12 GND 13 EDP_TX1 14 N C 15 EDP_TX1 16 N C 17 GND 18 GND 19 EDP_TX0 20 N C 21 EDP_TX0 22 N C 23 GND 24 GND 25 EDP_TX3 26 N C 27 EDP_TX3 28 N C 2...

Page 76: ...14HD Audio Interface MIC IN AUDIO2 A 1 15PWRBTN RESET HDD LED PWR LED Header JFP1 Pin Signal 1 LINE OUT L 2 LINE OUT R Pin Signal 1 MIC IN L 2 MIC IN R 3 GND 4 Jack Detection Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 H...

Page 77: ...COM12 A 1 17Serial ATA interface connector 1 SATA1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 DCD 1 2 DSR 1 3 RXD 1 4 RST 1 5 TXD 1 6 CTS 1 7 DTR 1 8 RI 1 9 GND 10 GND 11 DCD 2 12 DSR 2 13 RXD 2 14 RST 2 15 TXD 2 16 CTS...

Page 78: ...8 NC 29 PERn1 30 NC 31 PERp1 32 NC 33 GND 34 NC 35 PETn1 36 NC 37 PETp1 38 DEVSLP 39 GND 40 NC 41 PERn0 SATA B 42 NC 43 PERp0 SATA B 44 NC 45 GND 46 NC 47 PETn0 SATA A 48 NC 49 PETp0 SATA A 50 PERST 5...

Page 79: ...24 Connector Key 25 Connector Key 26 Connector Key 27 Connector Key 28 Connector Key 29 Connector Key 30 Connector Key 31 Connector Key 32 UART TXD 33 GND 34 UART CTS 35 PETp0 36 UART RTS 37 PETn0 38...

Page 80: ...SATAPWR1 A 1 21Coin Battery wafer box BAT1 A 1 22Low pin count interface connector LPC1 Pin Signal 1 5V 2 GND 3 GND 4 12V Pin Signal 1 VBAT 2 GND Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 LPC CLK 2 LPC AD1 3 LPC RESET...

Page 81: ...Pin Signal 1 GPIO0 2 GPIO8 3 GPIO1 4 GPIO9 5 GPIO2 6 GPIO10 7 GPIO3 8 GPIO11 9 GPIO4 10 GPIO12 11 GPIO5 12 GPIO13 13 GPIO6 14 GPIO14 15 GPIO7 16 GPIO15 17 5V AUX 18 GND Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 DCD 3 2...

Page 82: ...U233 User Manual 72 A 1 25USB2 0 Front panel Header USB34 A 1 26COMS Mode selection JCMOS1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VBUS 3 2 VBUS 4 3 D 3 4 D 4 5 D 3 6 D 4 7 GND 8 GND 10 GND Pin Signal 1 VBAT 2 RTC 3...

Page 83: ...ector USB12 A 1 28Dual port RJ45 Connector LAN1 LAN2 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VBUS 1 2 D 1 3 D 1 4 GND 5 RX 1 6 RX 1 7 GND 8 TX 1 9 TX 1 10 VBUS 2 11 D 2 12 D 2 13 GND 14 RX 2 15 RX 2 16 GND 17 TX 2 18...

Page 84: ...9 Connector Key 20 NC 21 CONFIG_0 22 NC 23 WAKE_ON_WWAN 24 NC 25 DPR 26 W_DISABLE2 27 GND 28 NC 29 PERn1 USB3 1 Rx 30 UIM RESET 31 PERp1 USB3 1 Rx 32 UIM CLK 33 GND 34 UIM DATA 35 PETn1 USB3 1 Tx 36 U...

Page 85: ...4 SO DIMM Socket CH A DIMMA1 Please see JEDEC STANDARD A 1 32CPU FAN 1 connector CPUFAN1 69 CONFIG_1 70 3 3V 71 GND 72 3 3V 73 GND 74 3 3V 75 CONFIG_2 Pin Signal C1 SIM PWR C2 SIM RESET C3 SIM CLK C5...

Page 86: ...ations 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 f...

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