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Signal

Pin#

Pin Type

Pwr Rail /Tolerance

KB968

Carrier Board

Description

LPC_AD0

B4

LPC_AD1

B5

LPC_AD2

B6

LPC_AD3

B7

LPC_FRAME#

B3

O CMOS

3.3V / 3.3V

LPC frame indicates the start of an LPC cycle

LPC_DRQ0#

B8

LPC_DRQ1#

B9

LPC_SERIRQ

A50

I/O CMOS

3.3V / 3.3V

PU 40-50K to 3.3V

LPC serial interrupt

LPC_CLK

B10

O CMOS

3.3V / 3.3V

LPC clock output - 33MHz nominal

Signal

Pin#

Pin Type

Pwr Rail /Tolerance

KB968

Carrier Board

Description

SPI_CS#

B97

O CMOS

3.3V Suspend/3.3V

Connect a series resistor 33

ȟ

 to Carrier

Board SPI Device CS# pin

Chip select for Carrier Board SPI - may be sourced from chipset SPI0 or SPI1

SPI_MISO

A92

I CMOS

3.3V Suspend/3.3V

Connect a series resistor 33

ȟ

 to Carrier

Board SPI Device SO pin

Data in to Module from Carrier SPI

SPI_MOSI

A95

O CMOS

3.3V Suspend/3.3V

Connect a series resistor 33

ȟ

 to Carrier

Board SPI Device SI pin

Data out from Module to Carrier SPI

SPI_CLK

A94

O CMOS

3.3V Suspend/3.3V

Connect a series resistor 33

ȟ

 to Carrier

Board SPI Device SCK pin

Clock from Module to Carrier SPI

SPI_POWER

A91

O

3.3V Suspend/3.3V

Power supply for Carrier Board SPI – sourced from Module – nominally
3.3V. The Module shall provide a minimum of 100mA on SPI_POWER.
Carriers shall use less than 100mA of SPI_POWER. SPI_POWER
shall only be used to power SPI devices on the Carrier

BIOS_DIS0#

A34

BIOS_DIS1#

B88

Signal

Pin#

Pin Type

Pwr Rail /Tolerance

KB968

Carrier Board

Description

VGA_RED

B89

O Analog

Analog

PD 150R to GND

PD 150R

Red for monitor. Analog output

VGA_GRN

B91

O Analog

Analog

PD 150R to GND

PD 150R

Green for monitor. Analog output

VGA_BLU

B92

O Analog

Analog

PD 150R to GND

PD 150R

Blue for monitor. Analog output

VGA_HSYNC

B93

O CMOS

3.3V / 3.3V

PD 1K to GND

Horizontal sync output to VGA monitor

VGA_VSYNC

B94

O CMOS

3.3V / 3.3V

Vertical sync output to VGA monitor

VGA_I2C_CK

B95

I/O OD CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V

PU 4.7K to 3.3V

DDC clock line (I2C port dedicated to identify VGA monitor capabilities)

VGA_I2C_DAT

B96

I/O OD CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V

PU 4.7K to 3.3V

DDC data line.

Signal

Pin#

Pin Type

Pwr Rail /Tolerance

KB968

Carrier Board

Description

SER0_TX

A98

O CMOS

5V/5V

PD 4.7K

General purpose serial port 0 transmitter

SER0_RX

A99

I CMOS

3.3V/5V

PU 47K to 3.3V

General purpose serial port 0 receiver

SER1_TX

A101

O CMOS

5V/5V

PD 4.7K

General purpose serial port 1 transmitter

SER1_RX

A102

I CMOS

3.3V/5V

PU 47K to 3.3V

General purpose serial port 1 receiver

3.3V / 3.3V

LPC serial DMA request

I/O CMOS

3.3V / 3.3V

VGA Signals Descriptions

 NA

Selection straps to determine the BIOS boot device.
The Carrier should only float these or pull them low, please refer to
COM Express Module Base Specification Revision 2.1 for strapping options of BIOS disable signals.

LPC Signals Descriptions

Serial Interface Signals Descriptions

I CMOS

I CMOS

LPC multiplexed address, command and data bus

SPI Signals Descriptions

Connect to LPC device

Summary of Contents for KB968

Page 1: ...www dfi com Chapter 1 Introduction 1 KB968 COM Express Compact Module User s Manual A28710428...

Page 2: ...M Express ModuleTM Base Specification http www picmg org FCC and DOC Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Pa...

Page 3: ...em Memory 12 Installing the DIMM Module 13 Connectors 14 CPU Fan Connector 14 COM Express Connectors 15 COM Express connector Signal Discription 16 Standby Power LED 26 Cooling Option 26 Installing KB...

Page 4: ...r system unit Static electrical 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 u...

Page 5: ...rmation listed above This may differ in accordance with the sales region or models in which it was sold For more information about the standard package in your region please contact your dealer or sal...

Page 6: ...DRAM technologies are supported for x8 and x16 devices unbuffered non ECC Graphics Advanced discrete level GPU integrated in the processor Supports VGA DP LVDS and DP interfaces VGA resolution up to...

Page 7: ...be compact and low power Supports VGA DP LVDS and DP interfaces for display outputs Serial ATA Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1 0a specification With speed of up to 6Gb...

Page 8: ...Basic Compact Mini 74 20 80 00 91 00 121 00 151 00 Common for all Form Factors Extended only Basic only Compact only Compact and Basic only Mini only COM Express Module Standards The figure below sho...

Page 9: ...B Express Card Support 1 2 2 A B LPC Bus 1 1 1 A B SPI 1 2 1 A B SDIO muxed on GPIO 0 1 1 optional 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...

Page 10: ...d Controller IT8518E 8 bit DIO WDT I2 C Bus SMBus AMD Embedded G Series SoC UNBUFFERED DDR3 SODIMM PCIe GEN2 GFX 1 x4 TDP1 TDP1 DDI Port 1 USB_SS 0 1 USB 3 0 LPC TPM 1 2 SLB9635 Optional Serial Port1...

Page 11: ...ide View of the Module with Thermal Solution and Carrier Board KB968 Module Bottom View Top View 4 00 0 00 76 00 91 00 4 00 0 00 87 00 91 00 4 00 0 00 87 00 91 00 0 00 4 00 87 00 91 00 2 00 0 00 14 00...

Page 12: ...e establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection System Memory Important When the Standby Power LED lit red it indicates that there is power...

Page 13: ...ive click indicating the module is correctly locked into position 5 Grasping the module by its edges align the module into the socket at an approximately 30 degrees angle Apply firm even pressure to e...

Page 14: ...OS will display the current speed of the cooling fan Refer to the chapter 4 of the manual for more information COM Express Connectors The COM Express connectors are used to interface the KB968 COM Exp...

Page 15: ...B52 PCIE_RX5 A107 VCC_12V B107 VCC_12V A53 PCIE_TX5 B53 PCIE_RX5 A108 VCC_12V B108 VCC_12V A54 GPI0 B54 GPO1 A109 VCC_12V B109 VCC_12V A55 PCIE_TX4 B55 PCIE_RX4 A110 GND FIXED B110 GND FIXED RowA Row...

Page 16: ...e AC Coupling capacitor SATA0_TX A17 O SATA AC coupled on Module AC Coupling capacitor SATA0_RX A19 I SATA AC coupled on Module AC Coupling capacitor SATA0_RX A20 I SATA AC coupled on Module AC Coupli...

Page 17: ...on board LAN Default setting as NC O PCIE AC coupled on Module NA PCI Express Differential Receive Pairs 7 O PCIE PCIE Reference clock output for all PCI Express and PCI Express Graphics lanes PCI Ex...

Page 18: ...8 O PCIE O PCIE AC coupled on Module PCI Express Graphics transmit differential pairs 6 NA NA NA NA NA O PCIE AC coupled on Module PCI Express Graphics receive differential pairs 8 O PCIE AC coupled...

Page 19: ...rier with a 100K Ohm resistor to configure the DDI n _AUX pair as the DDC channel Carrier DDI n _DDC_AUX_SEL should be connected to pin 13 of the DisplayPort Default setting as NC DDI2_PAIR0 D39 NA NA...

Page 20: ...C43 NA NA DDI3_PAIR2 C46 NA NA DDI3_PAIR2 C47 NA NA DDI3_PAIR3 C49 NA NA DDI3_PAIR3 C50 NA NA I O PCIE AC coupled on Module NA NA DP AUX function if DDI3_DDC_AUX_SEL is no connect I O OD CMOS 3 3V 3...

Page 21: ...or USB_SSRX0 C4 USB_SSRX0 C3 USB_SSTX1 D7 AC Coupling capacitor USB_SSTX1 D6 AC Coupling capacitor Connect 90 100MHz Common Choke in series and ESD suppressors to GND to USB connector Connect 90 100MH...

Page 22: ...Module Additional receive signal differential pairs for the SuperSpeed USB data path O PCIE NA LVDS Channel A differential clock O LVDS LVDS Connect to LVDS connector O LVDS NA Connect 90 100MHz Commo...

Page 23: ...IOS_DIS0 A34 BIOS_DIS1 B88 Signal Pin Pin Type Pwr Rail Tolerance KB968 Carrier Board Description VGA_RED B89 O Analog Analog PD 150R to GND PD 150R Red for monitor Analog output VGA_GRN B91 O Analog...

Page 24: ...K to 3 3V Power OK from main power supply A high value indicates that the power is good This signal can be used to hold off Module startup to allow Carrier based FPGAs or other configurable devices ti...

Page 25: ...onnector s shall be used Only used for standby and suspend functions May be left unconnected if these functions are not used in the system design VCC_RTC A47 Power Real time clock circuit power input...

Page 26: ...re on KB968 Top View of the Heat Sink Bottom View of the Heat Sink Important Remove the plastic covering from the thermal pads prior to mounting the heat sink onto KB968 Note The system board used in...

Page 27: ...KB968 onto a Carrier Board Mounting hole 1 Now install the module and heatsink assembly onto the carrier board The photo below shows the locations of the mounting holes on carrier board 2 Insert the p...

Page 28: ...Note The above illustration shows the pressing points of the module onto the carrier board Be careful when pressing the module it may damage the socket 6 Grasping KB968 by its edges position it on top...

Page 29: ...s cable to the fan connector on KB968 The photo below shows the locations of the long mounting screws Long screws 10 And then connect the cooling fan s cable to the fan connector on KB968 Fan connect...

Page 30: ...rd designed for COM Express Compact modules to debug and display signals and codes of COM Express modules COMe LINK1 Bottom view Top view COMe DEBUG Connector COM Express Connectors 2 Connect the COMe...

Page 31: ...provided bolts to fix the COMe LINK1 debug card onto the carrier board Bolts COMe LINK1 Carrier Board 5 Grasp KB968 by its edges to press it down on the top of the COMe LINK1 debug card Bolts Mountin...

Page 32: ...7 Use the long mounting screws to secure the heat sink on the top of the KB968 and the COMe LINK1 debug card and connect the cooling fan s cable to the fan connector on KB968 The photo below shows th...

Page 33: ...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 34: ...MB DDR3 English Fri 17 01 2014 13 45 30 Administraor Advanced Boot Security Main AMI BIOS Setup Utility Advanced The Advanced menu allows you to configure your system for basic operation Some entries...

Page 35: ...nables the Suspend to RAM function Enter F1 F2 F3 F4 ESC Select Screen Select Item Select Change Opt General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save Changes and Reset Exit Trusted Computing This...

Page 36: ...tio Setup Utility Copyright C 2013 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 16 1240 Copyright C 2013 American Megatrends Inc DFI Wakeup ACPI Power Management Configuation Resume by PME Resume by USB Advanced...

Page 37: ...the system Enabled Enabled Automatic mode Enter F1 F2 F3 F4 ESC Select Screen Select Item Select Change Opt General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save Changes and Reset Exit Node 0 Informati...

Page 38: ...etting Advanced 1 5V Enter F1 F2 F3 F4 ESC Select Screen Select Item Select Change Opt General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save Changes and Reset Exit IDE Configuration This section is use...

Page 39: ...Mass Storage Driver Support Port 60 64 Emulation Advanced 8 10 27 Enabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enter F1 F2 F3 F4 ESC Select Screen Select Item Select Change Opt General Help Previous Values Optimi...

Page 40: ...is used to enable or disable the Watchdog timer function WatchDog1 function For KB968 module board Reset KB968 by hardware WatchDog2 function For carrier board usage Ipv4 PXE Support When enabled Ipv...

Page 41: ...GURATION INFORMATION UEFI Driver Adapter PBA Chip Type PCI Device ID PCI Bus Device Function Link Status Factory MAC Address Alternate MAC Address Advanced 0 Intel R 1GbE DEV 5 1 00 001300 000 Intel i...

Page 42: ...PCIe Slot Video Integrated Graphics Enables the integrated graphics controller Enter F1 F2 F3 F4 ESC Select Screen Select Item Select Change Opt General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save Ch...

Page 43: ...2013 American Megatrends Inc XHCI Controller 0 OHCI HC Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 0 EHCI HC Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 2 OHCI HC Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 0 EHCI HC Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 2 USB Port 0 USB Port 1 USB Port 2 USB Port 3 USB P...

Page 44: ...ight C 2013 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 16 1240 Copyright C 2013 American Megatrends Inc Chipset Memory Clock This field allows user to select different memory clock Default value is Auto Memory...

Page 45: ...Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save Changes and Reset Exit Memory Hole Remapping Memory Hole 15MB 16MB Memory Hole 15MB 16MB for some ISA expansion cards Socket 0 Information Aptio Setup Util...

Page 46: ...40 Copyright C 2013 American Megatrends Inc Specify INT15 options for LVDS DP0 Output Mode LVDS Panel Config Select LVDS Backlight Control LVDS LVDS Option 1 800x6 127 Chipset Enter F1 F2 F3 F4 ESC Se...

Page 47: ...set to Off the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys Quiet Boot Enables or disables the quiet boot function This option controls if CSM will be launched Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 201...

Page 48: ...aults Restore User Defaults Boot Override Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Chipset Advanced Main Boot Security Save Exit Enter F1 F2 F3 F4 ESC Select Screen Select Item Select Change Opt Genera...

Page 49: ...Inc All Rights Reserved Reading file Erasing flash Writing flash Verifying flash Erasing BootBlock Writing BootBlock Verifying BootBlock C AFU AFUDOS done done done done done done done After finishing...

Page 50: ...inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Mainboard Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup For Windows 7 8...

Page 51: ...xpress and then click Next Intel LAN Driver To install the driver click Intel LAN Drivers on the main menu 1 Setup is ready to install the driver Click Install Drivers and Sofeware 3 Click I accept th...

Page 52: ...ext 1 Setup is now ready to install the audio driver Click Next 2 Follow the remainder of the steps on the screen clicking Next each time you finish a step 3 Click Yes I want to restart my computer no...

Page 53: ...optional 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 agreement...

Page 54: ...4 Chapter 5 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 55: ...2 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement then click Next 1 Setup is ready to install the DFI Utility drifer Click Next Note If you are using Windows 7 you need to access the operating syst...

Page 56: ...www dfi com Chapter 5 Supported Software 56 Chapter 5 The DFI Utility icon will appear on the desktop Double click the icon to open the utility Information HW Health WatchDog DIO...

Page 57: ...light 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...

Page 58: ...Sample Code GPIO Input Process EC_DIO_Read_Input BYTE Data Pin0 3 Input Mode Data Get_EC_Data 0xBA Data 0x80 Write_EC_Data 0xBA Data while Get_EC_Data 0xBA 7 0x01 Data Get_EC_Data 0xBA Return Data GPI...

Page 59: ...the operating system and chipset used by your computer The downloaded driver files should include iaahci cat iaAHCI inf iastor cat iaStor inf IaStor sys license txt and TXTSETUP OEM 4 Insert the XP in...

Page 60: ...table ISO Click Next 9 Click Insert and then select Multiple driver folder to select the drivers you will integrate Click Next 10 Select only the drivers ap propriate for the Windows version that you...

Page 61: ...e uncertain of the southbridge chip used on your motherboard select all RAID AHCI controllers and then click OK 12 Click Next 13 The program is currently integrating the drivers and applying changes t...

Page 62: ...16 Or you can choose to burn it directly to a disc by selecting the Direct Burn mode under the General section Select the optical device and all other necessary settings and then click Next 17 You hav...

Page 63: ...ted by the motherboard chip set from Intel s website Transfer the downloaded driver files to C AHCI 4 Open Device Manager and right click on one of the Intel Serial ATA Storage Con trollers then selec...

Page 64: ...1 A warning message appeared because the selected SATA controller did not match your hardware device Ignore the warning and click Yes to proceed 12 Click Finish 13 The system s settings have been chan...

Page 65: ...int count_L Set Count WriteEC 0xB7 count_H High Byte WriteEC 0xB8 count_L Low Byte Enable Watch Dog Timer WriteEC 0xB4 0x02 int GetWDTime void int sum data_h data_l Select EC Read Type outportb EC_En...

Page 66: ...Y HAS FAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR Checksum of CMOS is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt This error may have been ca...

Page 67: ...or s power switch is on 2 Check that one end of the monitor s power cord is properly attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a working AC outlet If necessary try another outlet 3 Che...

Page 68: ...attaching it to a serial port that is work ing 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 problem ma...

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