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Chapter 2
Specification Comparison Table
The table below shows the COM Express standard specifications and the corresponding specifications supported on the AL9A2 module.
Module Pin-out - Required and Optional Features C-D Connector. PICMG
®
COM Express
®
Revision 2.1
Note:
• 5 Indicates 12V-tolerant features on former VCC_12V signals.
• 6 Cells in the connected columns spanning rows provide a rough approximation of
features sharing connector pins.
Connector
Feature
COM Express Module Base
Specification Type 10
(Single Connector) Min / Max
DFI AL9A2
Type 10
A-B
A-B
PCI Express Lanes 0 - 5
1 / 4
4
A-B
LVDS Channel A
0 / 1
1
A-B
LVDS Channel B
NA
NA
A-B
eDP on LVDS CH A pins
0 / 1
1(option)
A-B
VGA Port
NA
NA
A-B
TV-Out
NA
NA
A-B
DDI 0
0 / 1
1
A-B
5
Serial Ports 1 - 2
0 / 2
2
A-B
CAN interface on SER1
0 / 1
1
A-B
SATA / SAS Ports
1 / 2
2
A-B
AC’97 / HDA Digital Interface
0 / 1
1
A-B
USB 2.0 Ports
4 / 8
8
A-B
USB Client
0 / 1
0
A-B
USB 3.0 Ports
0 / 2
2
A-B
LAN Port 0
1 / 1
1
A-B
Express Card Support
0 / 2
2
A-B
LPC Bus
1 / 1
1
A-B
SPI
1 / 2
1
A-B
SDIO (muxed on GPIO)
0 / 1
1(option)
General Purpose I/O
8 / 8
8
A-B
SMBus
1 / 1
1
A-B
I2C
1 / 1
1
A-B
Watchdog Timer
0 / 1
1
A-B
Speaker Out
1 / 1
1
A-B
External BIOS ROM Support
0 / 2
1
A-B
Reset Functions
1 / 1
1
System I/O
System Management
A-B
6
Connector
Feature
COM Express Module Base
Specification Type 10
(Single Connector) Min / Max
DFI AL9A2
Type 10
A-B
A-B
Thermal Protection
0 / 1
1
A-B
Battery Low Alarm
0 / 1
1
A-B
Suspend/Wake Signals
0 / 3
3
A-B
Power Button Support
1 / 1
1
A-B
Power Good
1 / 1
1
A-B
VCC_5V_SBY Contacts
4 / 4
4
A-B
5
Sleep Input
0 / 1
1
A-B
5
Lid Input
0 / 1
1
A-B
5
Fan Control Signals
0 / 2
2
A-B
Trusted Platform Modules
0 / 1
0
A-B
A-B
VCC_12V Contacts
12 / 12
12
Power
Power Management
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Connector
Feature
COM Express Module Base
Specification Type 10
(Single Connector) Min / Max
DFI AL9A2
Type 10
C-D
PCI Express Lanes 16 - 31
NA
NA
PCI Express Graphics (PEG)
NA
NA
Muxed SDVO Channels 1 - 2
NA
NA
PCI Express Lanes 6 - 15
NA
NA
PCI Bus - 32 Bit
NA
NA
PATA Port
NA
NA
LAN Ports 1 - 2
NA
NA
DDIs 1 - 3
NA
NA
USB 3.0 Ports
NA
NA
C-D
C-D
VCC_12V Contacts
NA
NA
System I/O
C-D
6
C-D
6
Power