Developer’s Kit User Manual
3
Contents
1
About This Manual ............................................................................................7
1.1
Content Overview...................................................................................7
1.2
Text Conventions ...................................................................................8
1.3
Glossary of Acronyms .............................................................................9
1.4
Technical Support.................................................................................10
1.4.1
Additional Technical Support .....................................................10
1.5
Product Literature ................................................................................11
1.6
Related Documents ..............................................................................12
2
Getting Started...............................................................................................13
2.1
Overview ............................................................................................13
2.2
Development Board Features .................................................................15
2.3
Included Hardware and Documentation ...................................................16
2.4
Software Key Features ..........................................................................17
2.4.1
EFI firmware...........................................................................17
2.5
Before You Begin..................................................................................18
3
Theory of Operation ........................................................................................19
3.1
Block Diagram .....................................................................................19
3.2
Mechanical Form Factor.........................................................................19
3.3
Thermal Management ...........................................................................19
3.3.1
Thermal Solution.....................................................................20
3.4
Power Management ..............................................................................20
3.4.1
Power Management States........................................................20
3.4.2
Power Measurement Support ....................................................20
3.5
Intel
®
Atom™ Processor N270................................................................21
3.5.1
Processor Voltage Regulators ....................................................21
3.5.2
FSB.......................................................................................21
3.5.3
Power Management .................................................................21
3.5.4
Debug Interfaces.....................................................................21
3.5.5
Testability ..............................................................................21
3.6
Mobile Intel
®
945GSE Express Chipset GMCH ...........................................22
3.6.1
Memory .................................................................................22
3.6.2
Graphics ................................................................................22
3.7
ICH7M ................................................................................................22
3.7.1
PCI Expansion Slot ..................................................................22
3.7.2
PCIe* x1 Expansion Slot...........................................................22
3.7.3
PCIe* Mini-Card ......................................................................23
3.7.4
LAN.......................................................................................23
3.7.5
USB 2.0 .................................................................................23
3.7.6
Audio ....................................................................................23
3.7.7
SATA.....................................................................................23
3.7.8
IDE .......................................................................................24
3.7.9
TPM.......................................................................................24
3.7.10
GPIO .....................................................................................25
