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Chapter 1 Introduction
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KU968
COM Express Compact Module
User’s Manual
A-456-M-2007
Page 1: ...www dfi com Chapter 1 Introduction 1 KU968 COM Express Compact Module User s Manual A 456 M 2007...
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: ...s 8 Specification Comparison Table 9 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation 10 Board Layout 10 System Memory 11 Connectors 12 CPU Fan Connector 12 COM Express Connectors 13 COM Express connectors Signal Disc...
Page 4: ...You must take extra care in han dling them to ensure against electrostatic build up 1 To prevent electrostatic build up leave the system board in its anti static bag until you are ready to install it...
Page 5: ...ted 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 sales represen...
Page 6: ...DP resolution up to 4096x2304 60Hz Triple Displays VGA LVDS DDI DDI eDP DDI EXPANSION Interface 5 PCIe x1 or 4 PCIe x1 1 PCIe x4 or 3 PCIe x1 2 PCIe x2 support up to 5 devices and 8 lanes 1 x LPC 1 x...
Page 7: ...pports 1 x VGA DDI DDI available upon request 1 x LVDS eDP eDP available upon request and 1 x DDI display interfaces Serial ATA Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1 0a speci...
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: ...NA A B LAN Port 0 1 1 1 A 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 0 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...
Page 10: ...ation Board Layout Top View Bottom View iTE IT8528VG TPM optional DDR4 DDR4 DDR4 DDR4 SPI Flash BIOS Intel BGA 1356 Intel I219LM NXP PTN3460 Chrontel CH7517 CPU Fan 1 3 Standby Power LED COM Express C...
Page 11: ...n is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wear ing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and mainta...
Page 12: ...l display the current speed of the cooling fan Refer to chapter 4 of the manual for more information 3 1 Sense 12V Ground COM Express Connectors The COM Express connectors are used to interface the KU...
Page 13: ...SLEEP A49 EXCD0_CPPE B49 SYS_RESET A104 VCC_12V B104 VCC_12V A50 LPC_SERIRQ B50 CB_RESET A105 VCC_12V B105 VCC_12V A51 GND FIXED B51 GND FIXED A106 VCC_12V B106 VCC_12V A52 PCIE_TX5 B52 PCIE_RX5 A107...
Page 14: ...acitor SATA0_RX A19 I SATA AC coupled on Module AC Coupling capacitor SATA0_RX A20 I SATA AC coupled on Module AC Coupling capacitor SATA1_TX B16 O SATA AC coupled on Module AC Coupling capacitor SATA...
Page 15: ...hics transmit differential pairs 9 O PCIE AC coupled on Module PCI Express Graphics transmit differential pairs 8 I PCIE AC coupled off Module PCI Express Graphics receive differential pairs 5 O PCIE...
Page 16: ...rs 0 1uF to Device DDI2_PAIR1 D42 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0 1uF to Device DDI2_PAIR1 D43 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0 1uF to Device DDI2_PAIR2 D46 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0 1uF to De...
Page 17: ...D3 AC Coupling capacitor USB_SSRX0 C4 USB_SSRX0 C3 USB_SSTX1 D7 AC Coupling capacitor USB_SSTX1 D6 AC Coupling capacitor USB_SSRX1 C7 USB_SSRX1 C6 USB_SSTX2 D10 AC Coupling capacitor USB_SSTX2 D9 AC C...
Page 18: ...resistor 33 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 shal...
Page 19: ...Description PWRBTN B12 I CMOS 3 3V Suspend 3 3V PU 10K to 3V3_DU_EC PU 4 7K to 3V3_SB A falling edge creates a power button event Power button events can be used to bring a system out of S5 soft off a...
Page 20: ...Signal Pin Module Pin Type Pwr Rail Tolerance KU968 Carrier Board Description VCC_12V A104 A109 B104 B109 C104 C109 D104 D109 Power Primary power input 12V nominal All available VCC_12V pins on the c...
Page 21: ...n of the thermal pad designed to contact the corresponding components that are on the KU968 Top View of the Heat Sink Important Remove the plastic covering from the thermal pads prior to mounting the...
Page 22: ...oard 2 Press KU968 down firmly to seat it in the COM Express connectors of the carrier board Note The illustration above shows the pressing points of the module onto the carrier board Be careful when...
Page 23: ...om Chapter 3 Hardware Installation 23 Chapter 3 3 Use the provided mounting screws to secure KU968 with heat sink to the carrie board The photo below shows the locations of the long mounting screws Lo...
Page 24: ...g card 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...
Page 25: ...OMe LINK1 debug card onto the carrier board COMe LINK1 Carrier Board 4 Then use the instructions from the previous section to install SU968 and heat sink on the top of the COMe LINK1 debug card Screws...
Page 26: ...ty does not require an operating system to run After you 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...
Page 27: ...tup Utility Security F1 Help Select Item F5 F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Item Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit Project Name BIOS Version EC Version Processor Type CPUID CPU...
Page 28: ...ing state Always Off Off except for trickle current to devices such as the power button Wake On RTC Automatically power the system on at a particular time every day from the Real time clock battery Wa...
Page 29: ...InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev 5 0 Video Configuration This section configures the video settings Primary Display Set the initial priority Internal Graphics Device Keep IGFX enabled or disabled based on...
Page 30: ...olor depth configuration 18 Bit 24 Bit 36 Bit or 48 Bit LCD Panel Type Select LCD Panel Type 800x480 800x600 1024x768 1366x768 1280x1024 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 Backlight Type Select Backlight Type Nor...
Page 31: ...ort 2 Port 0 Hot Plug Port 1 Hot Plug Port 2 Hot Plug Advanced F1 Help Select Item F5 F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Item Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit InsydeH2O Setup Uti...
Page 32: ...up Defaults Esc Exit Select Item Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev 5 0 Control the PCI Express Root Port PCI Express Root Port 1 PCIe Speed Hot Plug Disabled Advanced...
Page 33: ...tem F5 F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Item Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev 5 0 Disabled Me Fw Image Re Flash This field is used to enable or disa...
Page 34: ...anagement Technology Un Configure ME This field is used to enable or disable to un configure ME with resetting MEBX pass word to default Debug Configuration This section configures debug setting Enabl...
Page 35: ...Enable User Configuration COM Port 1 Base I O Address Interrupt COM Port 2 Base I O Address Interrupt WDT CPU Smart Fan Control Boundary 1 Boundary 2 Boundary 3 Boundary 4 Fan Speed Count 1 Fan Speed...
Page 36: ...s the PC health status PC Health Status Voltage VBAT VCORE VDDQ 5V 12V Temperature CPU o C o F Fan Speed SYS FAN CPU FAN Advanced F1 Help Select Item F5 F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Sel...
Page 37: ...ar like below Enable Console Redirec tion Function Console Redirection Setup Console Serial Redirect Terminal Type Baud Rate Data Bits Parity Stop Bits Flow Control COMA Enable VT 100 115200 N81 COMB...
Page 38: ...l setting When enabled the global set ting setting of the COM port will be the same as those in Console Redirection section When disabled the global setting setting of the COM port can be configured i...
Page 39: ...oot Selects Power on state for Numlock Numlock Boot Type Network Stack PXE Boot capability USB Boot Quiet Boot Main Advanced F1 Help Select Item F5 F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select I...
Page 40: ...ress Enter to exit the system setup without saving your changes Save Setting to file Select this option to save BIOS configuration settings to a USB flash device Restore Setting from file This field w...
Page 41: ...rom this system board and used on another system board of the same model 2 The BIOS SPI ROM on this system board must be the original equipment from the factory and cannot be used to replace one which...
Page 42: ...el chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility download KU968 Chipset Driver zip file at our website 1 Setup is ready to install the utility Click Next 2 Rea...
Page 43: ...driver and the system rebooted the screen will turn blank for 1 to 2 minutes while WinSAT is running before the Windows 10 desktop appears The blank screen period is the time Windows is testing the gr...
Page 44: ...sh Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect 1 Setup is ready to install the driver Click Next Intel LAN Drivers To install the driver download KU968 LAN Driver zip...
Page 45: ...all to begin the installation 6 After completing installa tion click Finish Intel Management Engine Drivers To install the driver download KU968 MEI Driver zip file at our website 1 Setup is ready to...
Page 46: ...Rapid Storage Technology The Intel Rapid Storage Technology is a utility that allows you to monitor the current status of the SATA drives It enables enhanced performance and power management for the...
Page 47: ...m requirements and installa tion information then click Next 5 Confirm the installation and click Next 4 Click Next to install to the default folder or click Change to choose another destination folde...
Page 48: ...he reader download KU968 Driver Package iso file at our website Click Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 3 1 Click Next to install or click Change Destination Folder to select another folder 2 Click Install to be...
Page 49: ...d KU968 SIO Driver zip file at our website 1 Setup is ready to install the driver Click Next 2 Read the license agreement care fully Click I accept the terms in the Li cense Agreement then click Next...
Page 50: ...Chapter 5 www dfi com Chapter 5 Supported Software 50 5 Setup is now installing the driver 6 Click Finish...
Page 51: ...lerant and provides better hard drive performance and more storage capacity RAID Level Min Drives Protection Description RAID 0 2 None Data striping without redundancy RAID 1 2 Single Drive Failure Di...
Page 52: ...AID volumes To set the boot type enter the Insyde BIOS and go to Boot Boot Type 1 Go to the Advanced menu of the Insyde BIOS and select Device Manager Device Manager Setting ACPI Configuration CPU Con...
Page 53: ...nt create delete migrate from within the operating system It will also display useful SATA device and RAID volume information The user interface tray icon service and monitor service allow you to moni...
Page 54: ...figuration Console Redirection Main Advanced F1 Help Select Item F5 F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Item Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit InsydeH2O Setup Utility Security Boot...
Page 55: ...y Security Boot Rev 5 0 Exit MEBX Configuration Set ting ACPI Configuration CPU Configuration Video Configuration Audio Configuration SATA Configuration USB Configuration PCI Express Configuration ME...
Page 56: ...ion v11 0 0 0010 Intel R ME v11 8 50 3434 Copyright C 2003 16 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved MAIN MENU MEBx Login Intel R ME General Settings Intel R AMT Configuration MEBx Exit Intel R ME Pass...
Page 57: ...provided under Intel R ME Password then press Enter Intel R Management Engine BIOS Extension v11 0 0 0010 Intel R ME v11 8 50 3434 Copyright C 2003 16 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved INTEL R ME...
Page 58: ...Control Disabled Enabled INTEL R AMT CONFIGURATION Move Highlight Enter Complete Entry Esc Discard Changes 14 In the Intel R AMT Configuration menu select SOL Storage Redirection KVM then press Enter...
Page 59: ...bled Move Highlight Enter Complete Entry Esc Discard Changes 18 Select KVM Feature Selection then press Enter Select Enabled or Disabled then press Enter Intel R Management Engine BIOS Extension v11 0...
Page 60: ...ose to use a password only during setup and configuration or to use a pass word anytime the system is being accessed Intel R Management Engine BIOS Extension v11 0 0 0010 Intel R ME v11 8 50 3434 Copy...
Page 61: ...E SETTINGS Host Name Domain Name Shared Dedicated FQDN Dynamic DNS Update 26 Select Domain Name then press Enter Enter the computer s domain name then press Enter Intel R Management Engine BIOS Extens...
Page 62: ...Copyright C 2003 16 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Move Highlight Enter Select Entry Esc Exit TCP IP SETTINGS Wired LAN IPV4 Configuration 29 Select Periodic Update Interval then press Enter E...
Page 63: ...0 Preferred DNS Address 0 0 0 0 Alternate DNS Address 0 0 0 0 Enter Complete Entry Esc Discard Changes 34 Select Subnet Mask Address then press Enter Enter address then press Enter Intel R Management...
Page 64: ...2003 16 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved WIRED LAN IPV4 CONFIGURATION DHCP Mode Disabled IPV4 Address 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask Address 0 0 0 0 Default Gateway Address 0 0 0 0 Preferred DNS Address 0...
Page 65: ...nt Provisioning Mode Provisioning Record Provisioning Server IPV4 IPV6 _ Provisioning Server FQDN _ RCFG TLS PKI Provisioning Mode PKI 42 In the Intel R Remote Setup And Configuration menu select Prov...
Page 66: ...INTEL R REMOTE CONFIGURATION Start Configuration Move Highlight Enter Select Entry Esc Exit This will activate Remote Configuration Continue Y N 46 Press Esc until you return to the Intel R Remote Se...
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