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Chapter 1 Introduction
EC531/EC532-HD/DL
Modular-Designed Embedded System
User’s Manual
A-392-M-2008
Page 1: ...www dfi com 1 Chapter 1 Introduction EC531 EC532 HD DL Modular Designed Embedded System User s Manual A 392 M 2008...
Page 2: ...owners FCC and DOC Statement on Class A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed t...
Page 3: ...elect 24 COM 1 COM 2 RS232 Power Select 25 Mini PCIe Signal Select 25 Mini PCIe Power Select 26 Jumper Setting I O Board USB Power Select 26 COM 7 COM 8 RS232 422 485 Select 27 COM 7 COM 8 RS232 Power...
Page 4: ...discharge can damage computer components without causing any signs of physical damage You must take extra care in han dling them to ensure against electrostatic build up 1 To prevent electrostatic bui...
Page 5: ...e the system on a stable surface Dropping it or letting it fall may cause damage The openings on the system are for air ventilation to protect the system from overheating DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS Pla...
Page 6: ...del Name EC531 EC532 HD DL Processor 4th Generation Intel CoreTM processors Chipset Intel H81 Express Chipset EC531 EC532 HD Intel C226 Express Chipset EC532 DL LAN 2 LAN ports COM 6 COM ports Display...
Page 7: ...5W Intel CoreTM i3 4330TE 4M Cache 2 4 GHz 35W Intel Pentium G3320TE 3M Cache 2 3 GHz 35W Intel Celeron G1820TE 2M Cache 2 2 GHz 35W EC532 DL 4th Generation Intel CoreTM Intel Xeon processors 22nm pro...
Page 8: ...DC in Used to plug a power adapter DVI I Port Used to connect a DVI device GPIO Supports 8 bit digital output and input Line in Used to connect any audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player tape play...
Page 9: ...www dfi com 9 Chapter 1 Introduction Mechanical Dimensions Chassis Dimensions Chapter 1 Front View Right View Left View 235 00 153 80 222 00...
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Page 11: ...onfigurations such as the date time and the type of hard disk drive 1 Power on the system 2 After the memory test the message Press DEL to run setup will appear on the screen Press the Delete key to e...
Page 12: ...er cords and cables 3 The 4 mounting screws on the side of the system are used to secure the cover to the chassis Remove these screws and then put them in a safe place for later use 4 After removing t...
Page 13: ...dges align the module into the socket at an approximately 30 degrees angle Apply firm even pressure to each end of the module until it slips down into the socket The contact fingers on the edge of the...
Page 14: ...holes on the SATA drive bay and then use the provided mount ing screws to secure the drive with the HDD bracket in place HDD bracket SATA power data cable 3 Connect the SATA power data connector on t...
Page 15: ...Connect the SATA power cable and SATA data cable to the SATA power connector and the SATA data connector respectively on the system board SATA data connector SATA power connector SATA power data conne...
Page 16: ...ni PCIe card 4 Push the Mini PCIe card down until the clips at each end of the latch lock into position You will hear a distinctive click indicating the card is correctly locked into position Clip Cli...
Page 17: ...ansion cards To install the expansion cards you need to remove the brackets from the chassis Brackets PCI PCIe x16 PCI EC531 HD PCI PCIe x16 PCIe x16 Brackets EC532 HD DL Important When inserting expa...
Page 18: ...lots and PCI slots respectively that are on the riser card and secure the bracket in place PCIe x16 card PCI card Rear View Rear View PCI PCIe x16 H320 1P2E for EC532 HD DL PCI PCIe x16 H320 2P1E for...
Page 19: ...h the protective cap 4 The system board is equipped with a surface mount LGA 1150 socket This socket is exclu sively designed for installing a LGA 1150 packaged Intel CPU 5 Unlock the socket by pushin...
Page 20: ...o the socket s alignment key Alignment key Gold triangular mark Alignment key 7 Remove the protective cap from the CPU socket The cap is used to protect the CPU sock et against dust and harmful partic...
Page 21: ...b Retention tab Load lever Important The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force 9 Close the load plate then push the load lever down While closing t...
Page 22: ...it for a few seconds and set JP4 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now plug the power cord and power on the system 2 3 On Clear CMOS Data 1 2 On Normal default JP1 and JP2 are used to sele...
Page 23: ...1 and 2 to On When using the JP7 Power On feature to power the system back on after a power failure occurs the system may not power on if the power lost is resumed within 5 seconds power flicker PS 2...
Page 24: ...rs allow you to configure the Serial COM ports to RS232 RS422 Full Duplex or RS485 JP8 JP11 and JP13 are used to configure the Serial COM port 1 JP12 JP15 and JP17 are used to configure the Serial COM...
Page 25: ...A 2 1 9 COM 2 RS232 422 485 COM 1 RS232 422 485 1 3 RI 2 4 DCD On RS232 default 6 4 2 5 3 1 3 5 5V 4 6 12V On RS232 with power 6 4 2 5 3 1 JP14 for COM 1 and JP18 for COM 2 are used to configure Seria...
Page 26: ...3 1 2 1 2 On 5V default 2 3 On 5V_standby JP4 and JP5 are used to select the power of the USB ports Selecting 5V_standby will allow you to use a USB device to wake up the system Important If you are...
Page 27: ...in accordante to JP11 COM 7 COM 8 RS485 RS422 Full Duplex RS232 DATA DATA N C N C N C COM 7 COM 8 RS232 422 485 These jumpers allow you to configure Serial COM ports to RS232 RS422 Full Duplex or RS48...
Page 28: ...or COM 7 and JP14 for COM 8 are used to configure Serial COM ports to pure RS232 or RS232 with power The pin functions of COM 7 and COM 8 will vary according to these jumpers settings respectively JP1...
Page 29: ...al I O selected on JP10 JP9 DIO pin 1 4 and JP8 DIO pin 6 9 are used to select the state of DIO output pull high or pull low When selecting pull high the power selection will be the same as JP10 s set...
Page 30: ...rts 3 RS232 422 485 Serial COM ports 6 USB 3 0 Type A ports 2 USB 2 0 Type A ports 1 8 bit GPIO via DB 9 D Sub 1 Power button 1 Reset button 1 Status LED 1 HDD LED EC532 HD1040 1 DC in power jack 3 po...
Page 31: ...f a net work hub BIOS Setting Configure the onboard LAN in the Chipset menu PCH IO Configuration submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 7 for more information Driver Installation Install the LAN drivers...
Page 32: ...chassis then insert the serial port cable to the COM connector Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of the COM connector BIOS Setting Configure the serial ports in t...
Page 33: ...port 2A Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse The Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function J...
Page 34: ...nnector Pins Digital Output Input Pin Assignment 1 DIO0 2 DIO1 3 DIO2 4 DIO3 5 GND 6 DIO4 7 DIO5 8 DIO6 9 DIO7 DC in This jack provides maximum of 120W power and is considered a low power solution Con...
Page 35: ...oard is equipped with 3 audio jacks A jack is a one hole connecting interface for inserting a plug Line in Surround Jack Light Blue This jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi fi set CD...
Page 36: ...1 26 25 I O Connectors Power Connector Use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1 1 An ATX12V power supply unit has a standard 4 pin ATX main power connector...
Page 37: ...uate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components BIOS Setting The Advanced menu PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the...
Page 38: ...ing accessed RESET SW Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system PWR BTN Power Switch This switch is used to power on or off the system PWR LED Power Standby...
Page 39: ...o your Serial ATA device The power cable must be connected from the system board s Serial ATA power connector to the SATA drive s power connector in order to provide power to the drive BIOS Setting Co...
Page 40: ...rd port PS 2 mouse port Connect to the board s Keyboard Mouse connector Important The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support 720mA Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse The Wake On PS 2 Keybo...
Page 41: ...press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot The retaining clip of the slot will automatically hold the graphics card in place PCI Express x4 Slot Install PCI Express cards such as...
Page 42: ...the system is in the standby mode It indicates that there is power on the system board Power off the PC and then unplug the power cord prior to installing any devices Failure to do so will cause sever...
Page 43: ...lock and CMOS memory It is an auxiliary source of power when the main power is shut off Safety Measures Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent typ...
Page 44: ...llowing 2 Wall mount brackets 4 Bracket screws 1 The wall mounting holes are located on the bottom side of the system unit Mounting hole 2 Use the provided mounting screws to secure the wall mount bra...
Page 45: ...u power up the system the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the message Press DEL to run setup will appear on the screen If the message disappears be...
Page 46: ...hoose the system default language Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Save Exit Chipset Version 2 15 1236 Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item En...
Page 47: ...keup event Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Trusted Computing This section configures settings relevant...
Page 48: ...P and Linux which are optimized for Hyper Threading technology Select disabled for other OSes not optimized for Hyper Threading technol ogy When disabled only one thread per enabled core is enabled Ac...
Page 49: ...reserve Serial ATA Port 1 Software Preserve mATA Port Software Preserve CFAST Port Software Preserve Advanced Enabled IDE Empty Unknown Empty Unknown Empty Unknown Empty Unknown Select Screen Select I...
Page 50: ...volumes are Normal Smart Response Technology Enables or disables the Smart Response Technology OROM UI Dealy When enabled it indicates the delay of the OROM UI Splash Screen in a normal status PCH FW...
Page 51: ...nds Inc USB Configuration USB Module Version USB Devices 1 Keyboard 2 Hubs Legacy USB Support USB3 0 Support XHCI Hand off EHCI Hand off Advanced 8 10 27 Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Select Screen...
Page 52: ...e power failure occurs If the system s power is off when AC power failure occurs it will remain off when power returns If the system s power is on when AC power failure occurs the system will power on...
Page 53: ...Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Reset ESC Exit Enable or Disable Serial Port COM Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 Americ...
Page 54: ...t F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Reset ESC Exit Smart Fan Function CPU Smart Fan 1 Control Boundary 4 Boundary 3 Boundary 2 Boundary 1 Speed Count 5 Speed Count 4 Spe...
Page 55: ...Port 0 COMA Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 15 1236 Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Second Super IO Configuration Second Super IO Chip Serial Port 0 Con...
Page 56: ...2012 American Megatrends Inc Network Stack Advanced Disabled Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 15 1236 Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Network Stack Ipv4...
Page 57: ...e created Chipset This section configures relevant chipset functions Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 15 1236 Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc System Agen...
Page 58: ...isplay Auto When the system boots it will auto detects the display device IGFX When the system boots it will first initialize the onboard VGA PEG When the system boots it will first initialize the PCI...
Page 59: ...to 32M 256M Chipset DVMT Total Gfx Mem 128M 256M MAX Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Reset ESC Exit Select the Video...
Page 60: ...evious Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Reset ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 15 1236 Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Memory Information Me...
Page 61: ...ect Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Reset ESC Exit PCI Express Configuration This field is used to configure the PCI Express settings PCI Express Root Port...
Page 62: ...egatrends Inc Version 2 15 1236 Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc PCI Express Root Port 6 PCIe Speed Chipset Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values...
Page 63: ...es F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Reset ESC Exit XHCI Mode Selects the operation mode of XHCI controller These options are Auto Enabled and Disabled When Disabled is selected in the XHCI Mode it will d...
Page 64: ...led Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Chipset USB Port 0 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 11 Enables or disables these USB ports Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Opti...
Page 65: ...in Boot 1 On Disabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Reset ESC Exit This option controls if CSM will be launched Apt...
Page 66: ...and Reset To save the changes select this field and then press Enter A dialog box will ap pear Select Yes to reset the system after saving all changes made Discard Changes and Reset To discard the cha...
Page 67: ...ing Disabling Options Smbios Event Log Erasing Settings Erase Event Log When Log is Full Smbios Event Log Standard Settings Log System Boot Event Note All values changed here do not take effect until...
Page 68: ...ng flash Writing flash Verifying flash Erasing BootBlock Writing BootBlock Verifying BootBlock C AFU AFUDOS done done done done done done done DESCRIPTION Log Area Reset Aptio Setup Utility Copyright...
Page 69: ...and cannot be used to replace one which has been utilized on other system boards 3 If you do not follow the methods above the Intel Management Engine will not be updated and will cease to be effectiv...
Page 70: ...auto run screen Mainboard Utility CD will appear If the Autorun does not automatically start please go to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup If your product package does not include...
Page 71: ...www dfi com 71 Chapter 8 Supported Software Chapter 8 Auto Run Page For Windows 7...
Page 72: ...ver click Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 on the main menu 1 Read the license agreement care fully Click I have read and accept the terms of the License Agree ment then click Install 2 Setup is now instal...
Page 73: ...ation Utility is used for updating Windows INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility click Intel Chipset Software Installation...
Page 74: ...n tips then click Next 4 Click Finish to exit setup 1 Click I accept the agreement then click Next Microsoft DirectX 9 0C For Windows XP To install the utility click Microsoft DirectX 9 0C Driver on t...
Page 75: ...tart installation click Next 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes 3 Go through the readme document for system require ments and installation tips then click Next 5 Click Yes I want to restart t...
Page 76: ...raphics driver and the system rebooted the screen will turn blank for 1 to 2 minutes while WinSAT is running before the Windows Vista desktop appears The blank screen period is the time Windows is tes...
Page 77: ...ws 8 To install the driver click Intel Management Engine Drivers on the main menu 1 Setup is ready to install the driver Click Next 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes 3 Setup is currently ins...
Page 78: ...p is ready to install the driver Click Next Intel LAN Drivers For Windows XP The LAN drivers for Windows XP supporting on the Haswell system board has to be installed manually When you want to install...
Page 79: ...5132 inf 7 Select the device driver you want to install for this hardware and then click Next 8 Check the software you are installing Then click Continue Anyway to start the installation 9 Click Finis...
Page 80: ...iver click Intel LAN Drivers on the main menu 1 Setup is ready to install the driver Click Next 2 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement then click Next 3 Select the program featuers you wa...
Page 81: ...t then click Next HW Utility DFI Utility provides information about the board Watchdog and DIO To access the utility click HW Utility on the main menu Note If you are using Windows 7 you need to acces...
Page 82: ...www dfi com 82 Chapter 8 Supported Software Chapter 8 The DFI Utility icon will appear on the desktop Double click the icon to open the utility Information HW Health WatchDog HW Health Set...
Page 83: ...pported Software Chapter 8 DIO Intel USB 3 0 Drivers For Windows 7 To install the driver click Intel USB 3 0 Driver on the main menu 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes 1 Setup is ready to ins...
Page 84: ...installing the driver After installation has com pleted click Next 5 After completing installation click Finish Intel USB 3 0 Host Drivers For Windows 7 and Windows 8 To install the driver click Inte...
Page 85: ...ity that allows you to monitor the current status of the SATA drives It enables enhanced performance and power management for the storage subsystem To install the driver click Intel Rapid Storage Tech...
Page 86: ...requirements and instal lation tips then click Next 5 Setup is now installing the utility Click Next to continue 3 Read the license agreement then click Yes 6 Click Yes I want to restart my computer n...
Page 87: ...and tool option on the main menu 1 The setup program is preparing to install the driver 2 The setup program is now ready to install the utility Click Next 3 Click I accept the terms in the license ag...
Page 88: ...e Chapter 8 7 TPM requires installing the Micro soft Visual C package prior to installing the utility Click Install 8 The setup program is currently installing the Microsoft Visual C package 9 Click F...
Page 89: ...lick Nuvton SIO on the main menu 1 The setup program is preparing to install the driver 2 The setup program is now ready to install the utility Click Next 3 Click Install to begin the instal lation 4...
Page 90: ...Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 3 To install the reader click Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 3 on the main menu 1 Click Next to install or click Change Destination Folder to select another folder 2 Click Install to be...
Page 91: ...reads from this register reflect the value that is in the flip flop contolling the output selection not the actual pin value BIT O 7 O 6 O 5 O 4 O 3 O 2 O 1 O 0 DEFAULT 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Register 0 Inpu...
Page 92: ...ta if Mode 1 SetBit Data TempPinNum Input else ClrBit Data TempPinNum Output I2C_WriteByte SLAVE_ADDR CONFIG_PORT Data return 1 GPIO Output Process define SLAVE_ADDR define INPUT_PORT define OUTPUT_PO...
Page 93: ...WDT Control WDT timer MOV DX 4EH MOV AL 07H Ready to Program Logical Device OUT DX AL MOV DX 4FH MOV AL 08H Select Logical Device 8 OUT DX AL MOV DX 4EH MOV AL F1H Select watchdog timer register OUT...
Page 94: ...which setting is correct either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection FLOPPY DISK S fail 80 Unable to reset floppy subsystem FLOPPY DISK S fail 40 Fl...
Page 95: ...hat the video input cable is properly attached to the monitor and the system s display adapter 4 Adjust the brightness of the display by turning the monitor s brightness control knob The picture seems...
Page 96: ...ks by attaching it to a serial port that is working and configured correctly If the serial device does not work either the cable or the serial device has a problem If the serial device works the probl...
