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COMe-mEL10 - User Guide Rev. 1.1 

 

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pSLC 

pseudo Single Level Cell 

PSU 

Power Supply Unit 

RoHS 

Restriction of the use of certain 
Hazardous Substances 

RTC 

Real Time Clock 

SAS 

Serial Attached SCSI – high speed serial 
version of SCSI 

SATA 

Serial AT Attachment:  

SCSI 

Small Computer System Interface  

SEL 

System Event Log 

SFX 

Small Formfactor ATX 

SGMII 

Serial Gigabit Media Independent 
Interface 

SLC 

Single Level Cell 

SMB 

System Management Bus 

SoC 

System on a Chip 

SOIC 

Small Outline Integrated Circuit 

SOL 

Serial Over LAN 

SPD 

Serial Presence Detect 

SPI 

Serial Peripheral Interface 

TCC 

Time Coordinate Computing 

TSN 

Time Sensitive Networking 

TPM 

Trusted Platform Module 

UART 

Universal Asynchronous Receiver 
Transmitter 

UEFI 

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface 

UFS 

Universal Flash Storage 

UHD 

Ultra High Definition 

USB 

Universal Serial Bus 

VGA 

Video Graphics Adapter 

VLP 

Very Low Profile 

WDT 

Watch Dog Timer 

WEEE 

Waste Electrical and Electronic 
Equipement ( directive) 

WOL 

Wake On LAN 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Kontron COMe-mEL10

Page 1: ...USER GUIDE www kontron com 1 COMe mEL10 User Guide Rev 1 1 Doc ID 1067 7493...

Page 2: ...COMe mEL10 User Guide Rev 1 1 www kontron com 2 This page has been intentionally left blank...

Page 3: ...suitable for the specified use without further testing or modification Kontron expressly informs the user that this user guide only contains a general description of processes and instructions which m...

Page 4: ...y at your risk To minimize the risks associated with your products and applications you should provide adequate design and operating safeguards You are solely responsible for compliance with all legal...

Page 5: ...ort Find Kontron contacts by visiting https www kontron com support and services kontron europe and asia support contact support Customer Service As a trusted technology innovator and global solutions...

Page 6: ...cribed by the law may endanger your life health and or result in damage to your material ESD Sensitive Device This symbol and title inform that the electronic boards and their components are sensitive...

Page 7: ...grounding point shall remain connected The earth ground cable shall be the last cable to be disconnected or the first cable to be connected when performing installation or removal procedures on this p...

Page 8: ...oduct then re pack it in the same manner as it was delivered Special care is necessary when handling or unpacking the product See Special Handling and Unpacking Instruction Quality and Environmental M...

Page 9: ...2 Industrial Temperature Grade Modules E2 40 C to 85 C 16 2 2 Accessories 16 2 3 Functional Specification 18 2 3 1 Block Diagram 18 2 3 2 Processors 18 2 3 3 Platform Controller Hub PCH 20 2 3 4 Syst...

Page 10: ...2 1 SPI Boot 40 3 12 2 Booting the SPI Flash Chip 41 3 12 3 External SPI Flash Boot on Modules with Intel Management Engine 41 3 13 TPM 2 0 41 3 14 UART option 42 3 15 Watchdog Timer WTD Dual Stage 42...

Page 11: ...rature Specification 30 Table 11 Fan Connector 3 Pin Pin Assignment 32 Table 12 Temperature Grades and Humidity Specification 32 Table 13 Standards and Certifications 33 Table 14 MTBF 33 Table 15 Supp...

Page 12: ...ues 34 Figure 7 Module Dimensions 35 Figure 8 Module and Carrier Height 36 Figure 9 Metal Heat Slug Dimensions 36 Figure 10 COMe Interface Connector 44 Figure 11 Setup Menu Selection Bar 54 Figure 12...

Page 13: ...h an integrated PCH to combine increased efficiency and performance with TDP as low as 6 W and no more than 12 W and includes Intel s extensive HD Graphics capabilities Key COMe mEL10 features are Int...

Page 14: ...packaged as a super component The product name for Kontron COM Express Computer On Modules consists of Industry standard short form COMe Module form factor b basic 125mm x 95mm c compact 95mm x 95mm...

Page 15: ...On Module COM with all the components necessary for a bootable host computer packaged as a highly integrated computer All Kontron COM Express modules are very compact and feature a standardized form...

Page 16: ...ade Modules E2 40 C to 85 C Table 3 Product Number for Industrial Grade Modules 40 C to 85 C operating Product Number Product Name Description 34013 0416 R1 2 COMe mEL10 E2 x6212RE 4G 16G COM Express...

Page 17: ...mEL10 commercial and E2 threaded mounting holes 34013 0000 99 3 HSP COMe mEL10 E2 SLIM THROUGH Heatspreader slimline 6 5mm for COMe mEL10 commercial and E2 through holes Part Number Fan Cables Descri...

Page 18: ...IO 2 5 LAN HSIO 7 TPM Intel GPY115 GPY215 SATA HSIO 10 11 HSIO 6 8 9 not used TPM 2 0 SATA alternatively conf as GbE eMMC LPC eSPI HDA GP SPI LPDDR4 4267 memory down up to 16GB IB ECC 2x CAN 2 3 2 Pro...

Page 19: ...Premium IO Intel PSE Intel PSE Intel PSE Intel PSE Use Condition PC Client PC Client PC Client PC Client Tjunction Min 0 C 105 C 2 0 C 105 C 2 0 C 105 C 2 0 C 105 C 2 Max Intel Atom Atom Atom Atom At...

Page 20: ...pecific COMe mEL10 features see the relevant section in Chapter 2 3 Funtional Specification 2 3 3 Platform Controller Hub PCH The COMe mEL10 s Multi Chip Package MCP includes an integrated Platform Co...

Page 21: ...Mode standard Display detection issues may occur with use of with FET level shifter adapters for DDC translation At 4K resolution to increase link margin a DP redriver on the carrier is recommended 2...

Page 22: ...en2 10 Gb s USB 2 0 backwards compatible 6x USB 2 0 USB Over Current Signals 4x USB Client Port 1 x USB 2 0 host client mode option The following table lists the USB 3 1 port connections COMe Connecto...

Page 23: ...SyncE Smart AZ for legacy MAC to support IEEE 802 3az power saving in idle mode Auto MDI MDI X and auto polarity correction Wake on LAN WOL Jumbo frame up to 10 KB Auto down for Cat3 four wire or bad...

Page 24: ...Gen 3 6 Gb s 2 3 12 Storage The COMe mEL10 support the following storage features eMMC 1x eMMC 5 1 NAND Flash option Capacity up to 64 GB pSLC or up to 128 GB MLC Embedded EEPROM EeeP 1x Eeep EEprom...

Page 25: ...cted to module EEPROM carrier EEPROM and RTC clock Watchdog Support Dual staged RTC Internal RTC with external RTC on request Display DDI Up to 4k resolutions Special Kontron Features Temperature Grad...

Page 26: ...of 12 V single power rail voltage and a wide input voltage range of 4 75 V to 20 V Other supported voltages are 5 V standby and 3 3 V RTC battery input Table 6 COMe mEL10 Electrical Specification Sup...

Page 27: ...ns are available within the BIOS set up menu Advance ACPI Settings 2 4 2 1 Suspend States If power is removed 5 V can be applied to the V_5V_STBY pins to support the ACPI suspend states Suspend to RAM...

Page 28: ...indicates an imminent suspend operation Used to notify LPC devices After a complete power loss including battery voltage there is an additional cold reset This additional reset will not happen on any...

Page 29: ...power button or reconnect VCC Suspend Standby states are not supported in single power supply mode Table 9 Single Power Supply Mode Settings State PWRBTN PWR_OK V5_Standby VCC G3 0V x 1 0V x 1 0V x 1...

Page 30: ...p package comes with a preconfigured heatspreader and the supplied metal heat slug is not required 2 5 2 Active Passive Cooling Solutions Both active and passive thermal management approaches can be u...

Page 31: ...i e DTS based values differences are expected These differences are due to the design and are not to be considered as an error The MCP s temperature is referred to as CPU temperature in the BIOS set...

Page 32: ...odule fan connector is 350 mA The maximum supply current is reduced to 150 mA if the input voltage to the module is between 13 V and 20 V Always check the fan specification according to the limitation...

Page 33: ...OT8 E147705 Environment Shock IEC EN 60068 2 27 Non operating shock test half sinusoidal 11 ms 15 g Vibration IEC EN 60068 2 6 Non operating vibration sinusoidal 10 Hz 2000 Hz 0 15 mm 2 g RoHS II Dire...

Page 34: ...y life depends on both temperature and operating conditions When the module is connected to external power the only battery drain is from leakage paths Figure 6 shows MTBF de rating values for the com...

Page 35: ...Mechanical Specification The COMe mEL10 is compliant with the COM Express PICMG COM 0 Rev 3 0 mechanical specification 2 8 1 Module Dimensions The mini module dimensions are 84 mm x 55 mm 3 3 x 2 17...

Page 36: ...the implemented cooling solution The height of the cooling solution is not specified in the COMe specification Figure 8 Module and Carrier Height 1 Heatspreader 2 Module PCB board 3 Carrier PCB board...

Page 37: ...Card eMMC is eMMC 5 1 compatible The standard COMe mEL10 variants support MLC On request eMMC pSLC can be offered During the manufacturing process Multi Level Cell MLC eMMC is reconfigured to act as...

Page 38: ...g external pull ups pull downs or IOs Overriding the termination resistors means that the eight GPIO pins can be considered as bi directional since there are no restrictions whether you use the availa...

Page 39: ...engine for IoT functions such as embedded controller low DMIP computing network proxy out of band device management network proxy real time and sensor hub The COMe mEL10 supports Intel PSE For more in...

Page 40: ...The SPI Flash chip stores the BIOS to be booted The COMe mEL10 supports SPI boot from the 32 MByte SPI Flash chip on the module and an external 32 MByte SPI Flash chip on a carrier board The pins A34...

Page 41: ...during the next start The Management Engine ME binds itself to every module it has previously flashed which in the case of an external SPI Flash is the module present when flashed To avoid this issue...

Page 42: ...s after a specific time with the aim to bring the system back from a non responsive to normal state The COMe mEL10 supports an independently programmable watchdog that works with two stages that can b...

Page 43: ...on 58h 2Ch Internally reserved No A0h 50h Module EEPROM YES AEh 57h Carrier board EEPROM Optional 64h 32h External RTC Optional 4 2 System Management SM Bus The 8 bit SMBus address uses the LSB bit 0...

Page 44: ...ight of the carrier board s connector The module is powered on by connecting to the carrier board using the interface connector Before connecting the module s interface connector to the carrier board...

Page 45: ...re information contact Kontron Support Table 21 General Signal Description Type Description Type Description NC Not Connected on this product O 1 8 1 8 V Output I O 3 3 Bi directional 3 3 V I O Signal...

Page 46: ...Reference Voltage O 100 nF capacitor to GND A15 SUS_S3 Indicates Suspend to RAM or deeper O 3 3 PD 10 k A16 SATA0_TX SATA transmit data pair 0 DP O AC Coupled on Module A17 SATA0_TX A18 SUS_S4 Indicat...

Page 47: ...PWR 3V Voltage range 2 8 V to 3 47 V A48 RSVD Reserved for future use NC A49 GBE0 SDP Gigabit Ethernet Controller 0 Software Definable pin I O 3 3 PD 10 k A50 LPC_SERIRQ ESPI_CS1 Serial interrupt req...

Page 48: ...ed for future use NC A87 eDP_HPD Detection of Hot Plug Unplug I 3 3 PD 400 k LVDS 100 k EDP A88 PCIE_CK_REF Reference PCI Express Clock for all PCI Express and PCI Express Graphics lanes DP O 100 MHz...

Page 49: ..._0 LPC multiplexed command address and data bus 0 eSPI Master data I O 0 I O 3 3 PU 20 K 3 3 V S0 PU only for LPC option 1 O 1 8 B5 LPC_AD1 ESPI_IO_0 LPC multiplexed command address and data bus 1 eSP...

Page 50: ...d B29 HDA_SDIN1 Audio Codec serial data input 1 I 3 3 B30 HDA_SDIN0 Audio Codec serial data input 0 I 3 3 B31 GND Power Ground PWR GND B32 SPKR Speaker output provides the PC beep signal and is mainly...

Page 51: ...IE_RX1 B66 WAKE0 PCI Express Wake Event wake up signal I 3 3 PU 10 K 3 3 V S5 B67 WAKE1 General purpose Wake Event I 3 3 PU 10 K 3 3 V S5 Implement on PS2 keyboard or mouse B68 PCIE_RX0 PCI Express re...

Page 52: ...2 2 k if DCC is selected B99 DDI0CTRLDATA_AUX DDIO auxiliary data control signal I O 3 3 Pu 100 k 3 3V S0 B100 GND Power Ground PWR GND B101 FAN_PWMOUT Fan speed control by PWM Output O 3 3 20 V prote...

Page 53: ...til the first characters appear on the screen POST messages or splash screen 3 Press the DEL key 4 If the uEFI BIOS is password protected a request for password will appear Enter either the User Passw...

Page 54: ...p window provides an explanation of the respective function 6 4 Setup Menus The setup utility features a selection bar at the top of the screen that lists the menus Figure 11 Setup Menu Selection Bar...

Page 55: ...eens and Functions Sub screen Description BIOS Information Read only field BIOS Information BIOS vendor Core version Compliancy Project version Access level FSP information Build date Board informatio...

Page 56: ...The following table shows the Advanced sub screen and describes the function Default settings are in bold Table 26 Advanced Setup Menu Sub screens and Functions Sub screen Next Level Sub screens Descr...

Page 57: ...ed CPU Flex Ratio Setting Read only field CPU Flex Ratio setting 18 Hardware Prefetcher Turns on OFF the MLC streamer prefetcher Enabled Disabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Turns on OFF prefetching...

Page 58: ...P State When set to 0 disables access to ENERGY_PERFORMANCE BIAS MSR and CPUID function 6 ECX reads 0 indicating no support for energy efficient policy setting When set to 1 enables access to ENERGY...

Page 59: ...power limit programming Enable activated the PL1 value to be used by the processor to limit the average power of given time window Enabled Disabled Platform PL2 Enable Platform power limit programming...

Page 60: ...or IRTL value bits 12 10 1ns 32ns 1024ns 32768ns 1048576ns 33554432ns Latency Interrupt response time limit value bits 9 0 Enter 0 to 1023 0 C9 Latency Control MSR 0x634 Time Unit Unit of measurement...

Page 61: ...on RTC Clear When disables ME will not unconfigured on RTC clear Enabled Disabled Extended CSME Measured to TPM PCR Read only field Enabled Disabled Core BIOS Done Message Enables or disable the core...

Page 62: ...et TCC active Offset rage 0 to 63 Temperature at which the thermal control circuit must be activated 0 TCC Offset Time Window For Running Average Temperature Limits RATL feature the offset time range...

Page 63: ...ot Enable or disable Intel trusted setup boot on the next boot Enabled Disabled Sub screen Next Level Sub screens Description ACPI D3Cold Settings ACPI D3Cold Support Enabled Disabled VR Ramp up Delay...

Page 64: ...RTD3 Enabled Disabled PCIe Remapped CT3 PCIe RTD3 setup conflicts with SATA RTD3 Enabled Disabled Sub screen Next Level Sub screens Description PCIE Configuration IMR Configuration PCIe IMR Enabled Di...

Page 65: ...ion may not be effective with some operating systems Enabled Disabled ACPI Sleep State Selects the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when suspend is pressed Suspend Disabled S3 suspend to...

Page 66: ...vent Enabled Disabled Local FW Update Allows BIOS re flashing if Relax Security Configuration is set as enabled Only Valid for one reset cycle Enabled Disabled Last System Reset Through Read only fiel...

Page 67: ...rt Consol Redirection COM0 PCI Bus0 Dev30 Func0 Port1 Console Redirection Enabled Disabled Console redirection settings COM1 PCI Bus0 Dev30 Func1 Port1 disabled Console Redirection Port is disabled CO...

Page 68: ...IRQ 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 2E8h IRQ 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 Mode STD Printer Mode SPP Mode EPP 1 9 and SPP mode EPP 1 7 and SPP mode ECP Mode ECP and EPP 1 9 Mode ECP and EPP 1 7 mode Warning Disabling SIO log...

Page 69: ...A SDMA PIO Mass Storage Devices eMMC SOJ57X 31 8GB Mass storage device emulation type Auto enumerates devices less than 530 MB as floppies Forced FDD forces HDD formatted drive to boot FDD Auto Floppy...

Page 70: ...re Configuration Firmware Configuration option Note Ignore policy update is to skip policy update and will only work on a platform Ignore Policy Update Production Test Sub screen Next Level Sub screen...

Page 71: ...isabled Maximum Memory Frequency Maximum frequency MHz must divide by 133 or 100 according to RefCLK In GEAR2 must divide by 2666 or 200 Lowest GEAR2 speed is 2133 Auto 1067 1200 4200 4267 Max TOULD D...

Page 72: ...to PCIE15 of D29 FO to FF7 PCIE16 to PCIe19 of D27 F0 to F3 Graphics device should be primary PCIE Auto PCIE1 PCIe2 PCIE18 PCIE19 Internal Graphics Auto Disabled Enabled GTT Size 2MB 4MB 8MB Aperture...

Page 73: ...Disabled prevents PCIe root port function swap If any function other than 0th is enabled 0th will become visible Enabled Disabled PCIe EQ Settings PCIe EQ Override Choose PCIe EQ setting Only use when...

Page 74: ...rrectable error Enabled Disabled PME SCI Enabled Disabled Hot Plug Enabled Disabled Advance Error Reporting Enabled Disabled PCIE Speed Configure PCIe Speed Auto Gen1 Gen2 Gen3 Transmitter Half Swing...

Page 75: ...eserved Memory Alignment Range 0 to 31 bits 1 Prefetchable Memory Alignment Range 0 to 31 bits 1 PCI Clock Clock0 Assignment Platform POR clock assigned to PCIe port or LAN according to module layout...

Page 76: ...boot Enabled Disabled SATA Device Type Identified the drive type Hard Disk Drive Solid State drive Topology Identify the SATA topology Unknown SATA Direct Connect Flex M2 SATA Port 0 DevSLP For DevSL...

Page 77: ...en Next Level Sub screens Description PCH IO Configuration Security Configuration RTC Memory Lock Enable Locks bytes 38h 3Fh in the lower upper 128 byte bank of RTC RAM Enabled Disabled BIOS Lock PCH...

Page 78: ...t be disabled when Child device is enabled like CNVi Bluetooth _SB PC00 UA00 BTH0 UART 0 00 30 00 cannot be enabled when I2S Audio codec is enabled Disabled enabled Communication port COM UART2 Contro...

Page 79: ...nment is not NONE Enabled Disabled PSE TSN GBE 0 Link Speed PSE TSN GBE 0 link speed configuration RefClk 38 4MHz 2 5Gbps RefClk 38 4MHz 1Gbps Flex IO Lane Assignment Read only field Lane 7 Sub screen...

Page 80: ...y Range Decode Enabled Disabled Extended BIOS Range Decode Enable redirects memory cycles falling in a specific area to SPI flash controller Enabled Disabled Sub Screen Next level Sub screens Descript...

Page 81: ...GD Configuration continued PWM Frequency Set LCD backlight PWM frequency 200 Hz 400 Hz 1 kHz 2 kHz 4 kHz 8 kHz 20 kHz 40 kHz Backlight Value Set LCD Backlight brightness 1 255 255 LVDS Clock Center Sp...

Page 82: ...d Functions Sub screen Next Level Sub screens Description Setup Administrator Password Sets administrator password User Password Sets user password HDD Security Configuration PO CT120BX500SSD1 HDD Pas...

Page 83: ...Reset to Set Up Mode Key Management Factory Key Provision Restore factory default after platform rest and while system is in setup mode Enabled Disabled Restore Factor Keys Restore factor defaults Ye...

Page 84: ...t the firmware waits for setup activation key The value 65535 0xFFFF means an indefinite wait 1 Bootup NumLock State Selects keyboard NumLock state ON OFF Quiet Boot Quiet Boot Enabled Disabled Boot O...

Page 85: ...anges and Exit Exits system setup without saving changes Yes No Save Changes and Reset Resets system after saving changes Yes No Discard Changes and Reset Resets system setup without saving changes Ye...

Page 86: ...ault 6 5 1 Entering the uEFI Shell To enter the uEFI Shell follow the steps below 1 Power on the board 2 Press the F7 key instead of DEL to display a choice of boot devices 3 Select UEFI Built in EFI...

Page 87: ...e startup script terminates then the default boot order is continued 6 6 2 Create a Startup Script Startup scripts can be created using the uEFI Shell built in editor edit or under any OS with a plain...

Page 88: ...ivered as a ZIP archive Please find the latest available BIOS ZIP archive on Kontron s Customer Section Further information about the firmware update procedure can be found in the included flash_instr...

Page 89: ...repaired or replaced within the stipulated warranty period Follow these steps before returning any product to Kontron 1 Visit the RMA Information website http www kontron com support and services sup...

Page 90: ...s General Terms and Conditions of Sale 8 1 Limitation Exemption from Warranty Obligation In general Kontron shall not be required to honor the warranty even during the warranty period and shall be ex...

Page 91: ...Field Replaceable Unit Gb Gigabit GBE Gigabit Ethernet GPI General Purpose Input GPIO General Purpose Input Output GPO General Purpose Output HDA High Definition Audio HD Audio HD HDD Hard Disk Drive...

Page 92: ...rface SLC Single Level Cell SMB System Management Bus SoC System on a Chip SOIC Small Outline Integrated Circuit SOL Serial Over LAN SPD Serial Presence Detect SPI Serial Peripheral Interface TCC Time...

Page 93: ...ailor made solutions based on highly reliable state of the art embedded technologies Kontron provides secure and innovative applications for a variety of industries As a result customers benefit from...

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