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Chapter 1
- Introduction
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CS101-Q370/C246/H310
► Features
Watchdog Timer
The Watchdog Timer function allows your application to regularly “clear” the system at the set
time interval. If the system hangs or fails to function, it will reset at the set time interval so
that your system will continue to operate.
DDR4
DDR4 delivers increased system bandwidth and improves performance at a lower power than
DDR3/DDR2.
Graphics
The integrated Intel
®
UHD graphics engine delivers an excellent blend of graphics performance
and features to meet business needs. It provides excellent video and 3D graphics with out-
standing graphics responsiveness. These enhancements deliver the performance and compat-
ibility needed for today’s and tomorrow’s business applications. Supports 1 x LVDS/eDP (eDP
available upon request), 1 x HDMI, and 2 x DP++ interfaces for display outputs.
PCI Express
PCI Express is a high bandwidth I/O infrastructure that possesses the ability to scale speeds
by forming multiple lanes. The PCI Express architecture also supports high performance graph-
ics infrastructure by enhancing the capability of a PCIe x4.
Serial ATA
Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0a specification. With speed of
up to 6Gb/s (SATA 3.0), it improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel
ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB/s.
Gigabit LAN
Two Intel
®
Gigabit LAN controllers (Intel
®
I211AT PCIe and Intel
®
I219V PCIe) support up to
1Gbps data transmission. (CS101-H310)
Two Intel
®
Gigabit LAN controllers (Intel
®
I211AT PCIe and Intel
®
I219LM PCIe) support up to
1Gbps data transmission. (CS101-Q370/C246)
Audio
The Realtek ALC888S-VD2-GR audio codec provides High Definition audio output.
Wake-On-LAN
This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. It is
supported via the onboard LAN port or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power Man-
agement Event) signal. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on
the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.
Wake-On-USB
This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the
S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.
RTC Timer
The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power-on on the
set date and time.
ACPI STR
The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
specification. ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Manage-
ment and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management.
ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM
function.
With the Suspend to RAM function enabled, you can power-off the system at once by pressing
the power button or selecting “Standby” when you shut down Windows
®
without having to go
through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files, applications and operating system.
This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire
operating session into RAM (Random Access Memory) when it powers-off. The operating ses-
sion will resume exactly where you left off the next time you power-on the system.
Power Failure Recovery
When power returns after an AC power failure, you may choose to either power-on the system
manually or let the system power-on automatically.
USB
The CS101-Q370/C246 board supports the new USB 3.1 Gen2. The CS101-H310 board sup-
ports the USB 3.1 Gen1. USB 3.1 Gen2 is capable of running at a maximum transmission
speed of up to 10 Gbit/s (1.2 GB/s) and is faster than USB 3.1 Gen1 (5 Gbit/s, or 625 MB/s),
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/s, or 60 MB/s) and USB 1.1 (12Mb/s). USB 3.1 reduces the time required
for data transmission, reduces power consumption, and is backward compatible with USB 2.0.
It is a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide
range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.
