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Q7-A29

Qseven

Rel. 2.0 Compliant Module with the

AMD Embedded G-series family SOCs

Summary of Contents for Q7-A29

Page 1: ...Q7 A29 Qseven Rel 2 0 Compliant Module with the AMD Embedded G series family SOCs...

Page 2: ...O S r l reserves the right to change precise specifications without prior notice to supply the best product possible Some of the information found in the BIOS SETUP Chapter has been extracted from the...

Page 3: ...ecifications 11 OVERVIEW 13 Chapter 2 2 1 Introduction 14 2 2 Technical Specifications 15 2 3 Electrical Specifications 16 2 3 1 Power Rails meanings 16 2 3 2 Power Consumption 16 2 4 Mechanical Speci...

Page 4: ...I Table features submenu 51 4 3 7 CPU related setting submenu 51 4 3 8 Memory configurations submenu 52 4 3 9 SDIO Configuration submenu 52 4 4 Security menu 53 4 5 Power menu 54 4 5 1 Advanced CPU co...

Page 5: ...ast Edition 1 0 Author S B Reviewed by G G Copyright 2016 SECO S r l 5 Chapter 1 Warranty Information and assistance RMA number request Safety Electrostatic Discharges RoHS compliance Terminology and...

Page 6: ...e The RMA authorisation number must be put both on the packaging and on the documents shipped with the items which must include all the accessories in their original packaging with no signs of damage...

Page 7: ...ible to send the faulty product to the SECO Repair Centre In this case follow this procedure o Returned items must be accompanied by a RMA Number Items sent without the RMA number will be not accepted...

Page 8: ...voltages caused by static electricity could damage some or all the devices and or components on board 1 6 RoHS compliance The Q7 A29 module is designed using RoHS compliant components and is manufactu...

Page 9: ...play Port a type of digital video display interface DVI Digital Visual interface a type of digital video display interface eDP embedded Display Port a type of digital video display interface specifica...

Page 10: ...interface to drive different Input Output devices like cameras GPS Tuners and so on SM Bus System Management Bus a subset of the I2C bus dedicated to communication with devices for system management...

Page 11: ...s product specifications high definition audio specification pdf HDMI http www hdmi org index aspx I2C http www nxp com documents other UM10204_v5 pdf LPC Bus http www intel com design chipsets indust...

Page 12: ...r S B Reviewed by G G Copyright 2016 SECO S r l 12 xHCI http www intel com content www us en io universal serial bus extensible host controler interface usb xhci html wapkw xhci AMD GX SOC http www am...

Page 13: ...29 Rev First Edition 1 0 Last Edition 1 0 Author S B Reviewed by G G Copyright 2016 SECO S r l 13 Chapter 2 Introduction Technical Specifications Electrical Specifications Mechanical Specifications Bl...

Page 14: ...l for boards with sizes so reduced as for Qseven boards which offers all functionalities of standard PC boards in just 70x70mm Interface to the board comes through the single card edge connector as de...

Page 15: ...external adapter is required Video Resolutions HDMI Up to 1920x1200 60Hz Display Port eDP Up to 2560x1600 60Hz CRT Up to 2048x1536 60Hz Optional LVDS interface Up to 1920x1200 60 Hz USB 1 x USB3 0 Ho...

Page 16: ...card edge fingers see connector s pinout All remaining voltages needed for board s working are generated internally from 5V_S power rail 2 3 1 Power Rails meanings In all the tables contained in this...

Page 17: ...tor heights for different carrier board applications needs Qseven specification suggests two connector heights 7 8mm and 7 5mm but it is also possible to use different connector heights also remaining...

Page 18: ...STMicroelectronics STM32F100R4 microcontroller Embedded SATA Drive Internal FAN connector VGA connector AMD G Series SOC Intel Ethernet Controller I210 IT DDR3L System Memory DDR3L System Memory FACT...

Page 20: ...C connector card slot is present on the left side of the board to take advantage of the native CRT interface of AMD G Series SOCs Moreover an additional FAN connector has been placed on the right side...

Page 21: ...gnal video output A 150 pull down resistor is placed on the line CRT_BLUE Embedded AMD HD RADEON GPU s internal DAC s Blue Signal video output A 150 pull down resistor is placed on the line CRT_HSYNC...

Page 22: ...ut shown in the table on the left Mating connector MOLEX 51021 0300 receptacle with MOLEX 50079 8000 female crimp terminals Please be aware that the use of an external fan depends strongly on customer...

Page 23: ...re available on top side of CPU board odd pins are available on bottom side of CPU board Please refer to board photos Qseven Golden Card Edge Connector CN4 BOTTOM SIDE TOP SIDE SIGNAL GROUP Type Pin n...

Page 24: ...DA_SYNC 59 60 SMB_CLK I O MISC AUDIO O HDA_RST 61 62 SMB_DAT I O MISC AUDIO O HDA_BCLK 63 64 SMB_ALERT I O MISC AUDIO I HDA_SDI 65 66 GP0_I2C_CLK I O MISC AUDIO O HDA_SDO 67 68 GP0_I2C_DAT I O MISC MI...

Page 25: ...eDP O LVDS_A_CLK eDP0_AUX 119 120 LVDS_B_CLK O LVDS LVDS eDP O LVDS_A_CLK eDP0_AUX 121 122 LVDS_B_CLK O LVDS LVDS eDP O LVDS_BLT_CTRL 123 124 HDMI_CEC I O HDMI LVDS O LVDS_DID_DAT 125 126 eDP0_HPD I e...

Page 26: ...UART I UART0_RX 177 178 UART0_CTS I UART PCI E O PCIE0_TX 179 180 PCIE0_RX I PCI E PCI E O PCIE0_TX 181 182 PCIE0_RX I PCI E PWR GND 183 184 GND PWR LPC I O LPC_AD0 185 186 LPC_AD1 I O LPC LPC I O LPC...

Page 27: ...lane 3 Receiving Input Differential pair This lane is not externally available with GX 210JA SOC PCIE_CLK_REF PCIE_CLK_REF PCI Express Reference Clock Differential Pair Please consider that only one r...

Page 28: ...on the right shows an example of implementation of RS 232 transceiver on the Carrier board All schematics henceforth also referred to as material contained in this manual are provided by SECO S r l fo...

Page 29: ...GBE_LINK Ethernet controller link indicator Active Low Output signal electrical level 3 3V_A GBE_LINK100 Ethernet controller 100Mbps link indicator Active Low Output signal electrical level 3 3V_A GB...

Page 30: ...th that device the maximum data rate supported is 3 0 Gbps Here following the signals related to SATA interface SATA0_TX SATA0_TX Serial ATA Channel 0 Transmit differential pair SATA0_RX SATA0_RX Seri...

Page 31: ...A with 10k pull up resistor This pin has to be used for overcurrent detection of USB Port 0 and 1 of Q7 A29 module USB_2_3_OC USB Over Current Detect Input Active Low Input signal electrical level 3 3...

Page 32: ...121SN1 C61 CC 100nF C52 CC 47uF 10V JP8 JUMPER 1 2 JP9 JUMPER 1 2 R10 R 28K7 1 L42 BLM18PG121SN1 C51 CC 47uF 10V L45 BLM18PG121SN1 CN9 Dual_USB connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 G1 G2 G3 G4 CN10 Dual_USB conn...

Page 33: ...lots this signal must be tied to GND otherwise the OS will always consider the card as protected from writing SDIO_LED Transfer indicator output electrical level 3 3V_S This signal can be used to driv...

Page 34: ...ial clock LVDS_B0 LVDS_B0 LVDS Secondary Channel 0 differential data pair 0 LVDS_B1 LVDS_B1 LVDS Secondary Channel 0 differential data pair 1 LVDS_B2 LVDS_B2 LVDS Secondary Channel 0 differential data...

Page 35: ...signals related to eDP management eDP0_TX0 eDP0_TX0 eDP channel differential data pair 0 eDP0_TX1 eDP0_TX1 eDP channel differential data pair 1 eDP0_TX2 eDP0_TX2 eDP channel differential data pair 2...

Page 36: ...eral Purpose 1_wire bus interface that can be used for implementation of HDMI_CEC Real usage of this signal depends on Q7 A29 dedicated API libraries DP_HDMI_HPD Hot Plug Detect Input signal 3 3V_S el...

Page 37: ...002 D2 IP4283CZ10 TBA 1 3 2 5 4 8 10 9 7 6 HDMI_CTRL_CLK HDMI_CTRL_DAT U1 SN74LVC1G14DBVR 2 3 4 5 L1 BLM18PG121SN1 TYPE A GND CN1 WHDM 19D5L1BF3U4W 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2...

Page 38: ...1 DP_LANE1 Display Port differential pair 1 DP_LANE0 DP_LANE0 Display Port differential pair 0 DP_AUX DP_AUX Display Port auxiliary channel differential pair DP_HPD DisplayPort Hot Plug Detect Input s...

Page 39: ...ANE1 DP_LANE0 DP_LANE1 DP_LANE2 DP_LANE2 DP_LANE3 DP_LANE3 U1 SN74LVC1G14DBVR 2 3 4 5 3 3V_S DP_HPD C11 CC 100nF C12 CC 100nF 3 3V_S L1 BLM18PG121SN1 C9 CC 100nF R3 R 100K C10 CC 100nF R1 R 100K 3 3V_...

Page 40: ...pecifications Q7 A29 can optionally offer one SPI interface which is derived from AMD G series SOC s USB port 6 by using the same USB to Serial bridge Cypress CY7C65215 used for deriving the UART inte...

Page 41: ...d if not used SUS_STAT Suspend status output active low 3 3V_A electrical voltage signal This output can be used to report to the devices on the carrier board that the module is going to enter in one...

Page 42: ...braries WDOUT Watchdog event indicator Output It is an active high signal 3 3V_S voltage When this signal goes high active it reports out to the devices on the Carrier board that the embedded microcon...

Page 43: ...omer must avoid to place on the carrier board pull up or pull down resistors on signals that are used as strap signal since it could result in malfunctions of Q7 A29 module The following signals are u...

Page 44: ...A29 Q7 A29 Rev First Edition 1 0 Last Edition 1 0 Author S B Reviewed by G G Copyright 2016 SECO S r l 44 Chapter 4 Introduction Main setup menu Advanced menu Security menu Power menu Boot menu Exit m...

Page 45: ...curity Power Boot Select a setup item or a submenu F5 F6 F5 and F6 keys allows to change the field value of highlighted menu item F1 The F1 key allows to display the General Help screen F9 F9 key allo...

Page 46: ...ed and memory configuration Only two options can be configured 4 2 1 System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the Arrow key...

Page 47: ...on Chipset Configuration See submenu Configure Chipset s parameters ACPI Table Features Control See submenu Configures the parameters for ACPI management CPU Related settings See submenu Configures CP...

Page 48: ...ble or disable the selected OHCI controller which is needed for driving USB 1 1 devices connected to USB ports 0 1 at Low Speed Full Speed EHCI 3 USB 0 1 Disabled Enabled Can be changed only when xHCI...

Page 49: ...DP LFP Color Mode VESA 24 bpp JEIDA 24 bpp 18 pp Select the color depth of LVDS interface For 24 bit color depth it is possible to choose also the color mapping on LVDS channels i e if it must be VESA...

Page 50: ...t single PCI express ports features see the following menu items GPP Enabled Auto Disabled Enabled Use this item to enable this GPP Speed Mode Auto Gen1 Gen2 This menu item is available only when GPP...

Page 51: ...ove HPET controller should not been seen in Windows XP no matter if enabled disabled in SCU If this feature is enabled the HPET table will be added into ACPI Tables _OSC Support Enabled Disabled Enabl...

Page 52: ...nu item is available only when Memory clock setting mode select is not set to Auto Specifies the memory clock limit or set a specific memory clock according to previous setting Memory ECC enable Disab...

Page 53: ...than one character Password Storage C MOS RAM BIOS Flash Power on Password Selects the place where the password will be saved Please be aware that selecting BIOS Flash the password will be kept also...

Page 54: ...State Power Fail Resume Type Always OFF Last State Always ON Determine the System Behavior after a power failure event In case the option is Always ON the board will start every time the power supply...

Page 55: ...the lowest temperature under which the onboard FAN must be Off High Threshold C 0 C 115 C This submenu is available only when Onboard FAN is set to Enabled Select the highest temperature above which...

Page 56: ...of the voltage swing and the pre emphasis for Display port Menu Item Options Description Watchdog Enabled Disabled Enable Disable Watchdog Watchdog Action System Reset Power Button 1s Power Button 4s...

Page 57: ...gh legacy devices When enabled it will happen first from EFI devices When disabled it will happen first from Legacy devices Windows 8 Fast Boot Enabled Disabled This submenu is available only when Boo...

Page 58: ...e list shown under this item will allows selecting the boot from different devices Use the and Keys to change the boot order priority Hard Disk Drive List of HD Drives found connected This voice will...

Page 59: ...t Exit Save all changes made but doesn t exit from setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Exit system setup without saving any changes ESC key can be used for this operation Load Optimal Defaults Load...

Page 61: ...cooler like heatsinks fans heat pipes and so on Conversely heatsinks in some situation can represent the cooling solution Until the module is used on a development Carrier board on free air just for...

Page 64: ...cessors chipsets including AMD G series SOCs As previoulsy written in paragraph 3 2 1 however Qseven specifications Rel 2 0 define an area on the PCB that can be used to place optional I O connectors...

Page 65: ...A29 Q7 A29 Rev First Edition 1 0 Last Edition 1 0 Author S B Reviewed by G G Copyright 2016 SECO S r l 65 SECO Srl Via Calamandrei 91 52100 Arezzo ITALY Ph 39 0575 26979 Fax 39 0575 350210 www seco c...

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