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VIA EPIA-M930 User Manual

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Page 1: ...USER MANUAL VIA EPIA M930 Highly integrated low power platform with rich feature set and multimedia capabilities 1 00 06092022...

Page 2: ...ch change VIA Technologies Inc reserves the right the make changes to the products described in this manual at any time without prior notice Regulatory Compliance FCC A Radio Frequency Interference St...

Page 3: ...t place the power cord where people will step on it Always unplug the power cord before inserting any add on card or module If any of the following situations arise get the equipment checked by author...

Page 4: ...Celeron Quad Core processor with HDMI 2 LVDS 2 USB 3 0 3 1 2 USB 2 0 2 COM 2 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe x 1 slot SATA 2 M 2 slots 12V DC in Optional Accessories Wireless Modules Part Number Description EMI...

Page 5: ...VIA EPIA M930 User Manual v Revision History Revision Date Description 1 00 21 09 2022 Initial release...

Page 6: ...oard I O 12 2 2 1 ATX Power Connector 12 2 2 2 LVDS Panel Connectors 12 2 2 3 Backlight Control Connectors 13 2 2 4 Digital I O Pin Header 14 2 2 5 Front Panel Pin Header 15 2 2 6 CPU Fan Connector 16...

Page 7: ...k PCIe GBE Family Controller 39 6 6 10 User Password Management 40 6 7 Chipset Settings 41 6 7 1 System Agent SA Configuration 42 6 7 2 PCH IO Configuration 43 6 8 Security Settings 45 6 9 Boot Settin...

Page 8: ...Figure 30 LVDS1 and LVDS2 power jumpers diagrams 24 Figure 31 DDR4 memory slot diagram 25 Figure 32 Inserting the memory module 25 Figure 33 Locking the memory module 26 Figure 34 Disengaging the lock...

Page 9: ...tings screen 46 Figure 62 Illustration of the Save Exit screen 47 Figure 63 Installing and securing VIA EMIO 8530 module 50 Figure 64 Installing the antennas and connecting the USB Wi Fi cables VIA EM...

Page 10: ...X power connector pinouts 12 Table 13 LVDS panel connectors pinouts 13 Table 14 Backlight control connectors pinouts 14 Table 15 Digital I O pin header pinouts 14 Table 16 Front panel pin header pinou...

Page 11: ...1 1 1 Intel Celeron Quad Core Processor The 1 8GHz Intel Celeron Quad Core Processor is Intel Elkhart Lake Platform enhanced for IoT It is based on advanced 22 nanometer or newer process technology T...

Page 12: ...for inverter power and brightness control 2 x COM pin headers powered with selectable 5V 12V 1 x Digital I O pin headers 4GPI 4 GPO 1 x Front audio pin header 1 x Smart Fan pin headers for CPU and Sy...

Page 13: ...ting performed in a testing chamber a number of variables can influence this result Please note that the working temperature may vary depending on the actual situation and environment It is highly rec...

Page 14: ...DS1_BL1 15 LVDS1 Panel Back Light Power Select Pin Header LVDS1_PWR1 16 SIM Card Socket SIM1 17 SPI Flash ROM Pin Header SPI1 18 M 2 B Key 2280 SSD LTE Slot M2_B_2280_1 19 Clear CMOS RTC Register Pin...

Page 15: ...mm 33 0mm 6 4mm 6 4mm 132 1mm 154 9mm 157 4mm Figure 02 Mounting holes and dimensions of the VIA EPIA M930 29 11mm 0mm 10 09mm 17 19mm 7 31mm 0mm 11 79mm 27 94mm 48 93mm 76 83mm 107 81mm 131 81mm 151...

Page 16: ...VIA EPIA M930 User Manual 6 1 5 Height Distribution 35 5mm 31mm 32mm 16 2mm 7 4mm 31 8mm 33 4mm 100mm Figure 04 Height distribution of the VIA EPIA M930...

Page 17: ...MI port 3 COM ports 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports 5 Line in 6 Line out 7 MIC 8 USB 2 0 ports 9 USB 3 0 3 1 ports Table 02 Layout diagram description table of the back panel I O ports 2 1 1 HDMI Port The in...

Page 18: ...rt pinouts 2 1 2 COM Ports The two integrated 9 pin COM ports use a male DE 9 connector The COM ports support the RS 232 standard The pinouts of the COM port are shown below Figure 07 COM port diagram...

Page 19: ...2 4 Signal pair 3 5 Signal pair 3 6 Signal pair 2 7 Signal pair 4 8 Signal pair 4 Table 05 Gigabit Ethernet port pinouts Each Gigabit Ethernet port has two individual LED indicators located on the fr...

Page 20: ...ht channel in Right channel Right channel Sleeve Ground Ground Ground Table 07 Audio jack receptacle pinouts 2 1 5 USB 3 0 Ports The VIA EPIA M930 is equipped with two USB 3 0 ports Each USB 3 0 port...

Page 21: ...GND Table 09 USB 2 0 port pinouts 2 1 7 DC in Jack The VIA EPIA M930 comes with a DC power input jack on the back I O panel The power connector carriers 12V DC external power input The specifications...

Page 22: ...e ATX power connector are shown below 1 1 2 3 4 Figure 14 ATX power connector diagram DC IN ATX1 Pin Signal 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V Table 12 ATX power connector pinouts 2 2 2 LVDS Panel Connectors The...

Page 23: ...LVDS1_B3 26 GND 25 LVDS2_B3 28 LVDS1_ACLK 27 LVDS1_B3 28 LVDS2_ACLK 27 LVDS2_B3 30 LVDS1_ACLK 29 NC 30 LVDS2_ACLK 29 NC 32 GND 31 GND 32 GND 31 GND 34 LVDS1_A3 33 V3 3 34 LVDS2_A3 33 V3 3 36 LVDS1_A3...

Page 24: ...8 GND Table 14 Backlight control connectors pinouts 2 2 4 Digital I O Pin Header The VIA EPIA M930 includes one Digital I O pin header that supports four GPO and four GPI pins The pinouts of the Digi...

Page 25: ...provides access to system LEDs power reset system speaker and HDD LED The pinouts of the front panel pin header are shown below F_PANEL1 1 1 Figure 18 Front panel pin header diagram Pin Signal Pin Sig...

Page 26: ...ts of the fan connector is shown below 1 1 Fan1 Figure 19 CPU fan connector diagram FAN1 Pin Signal 1 F_I01 2 F_PWM1 3 GND Table 17 CPU fan connector pinouts 2 2 7 SATA Connector The onboard SATA conn...

Page 27: ...A M930 has 1 USB 2 0 pin header block that supports up to two USB 2 0 ports The pin header block is labeled as USBH2_1 The pinouts of the USB 2 0 pin headers are shown below USBH2_1 1 1 Figure 21 USB...

Page 28: ...m COM3 COM4 Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 COM_DCD 2 COM_RXD 1 COM_DCD 2 COM_RXD 3 COM_TXD 4 COM_DTR 3 COM_TXD 4 COM_DTR 5 GND 6 COM_DSR 5 GND 6 COM_DSR 7 COM_RTS 8 COM_CTS 7 COM_RTS 8...

Page 29: ...2 2 11 SPI Pin Header The VIA EPIA M930 has one 8 pin SPI pin header The SPI pin header is used to connect to the SPI BIOS programming fixture The pin header is labeled as SPI1 The pinouts of the SPI...

Page 30: ...ompatible with CR2032 coin batteries The CMOS battery slot is labeled as BAT1 When inserting a CR2032 coin battery be sure that the positive side is facing the locking clip The pinouts of the CMOS bat...

Page 31: ...in 1 and pin 2 or pin 2 and 3 to Short it Some jumpers size are small or mounted on a crowded location on the board that makes it difficult to access Therefore using a long nose plier in installing an...

Page 32: ...The voltage for COM1 and COM2 is controlled by the jumper labeled as COM_S1 The voltage can be either 5V or 12V 5V is the default setting The odd pin numbers correspond to COM1 The even pin numbers co...

Page 33: ...tting The odd pin numbers correspond to COM3 The even pin numbers correspond to COM4 The jumper settings are shown below 1 5V default 12V 1 Figure 29 COM3 and COM4 voltage jumper diagram COM3 Settings...

Page 34: ...nnector 1 1 Inverter1 Voltage 5V Panel1 Voltage 5V 1 Inverter1 Voltage 12V Panel1 Voltage 3 3V 1 1 Inverter2 Voltage 12V Panel2 Voltage 3 3V 1 Inverter2 Voltage 5V Panel2 Voltage 5V 1 1 default defaul...

Page 35: ...memory The memory slot is labeled as SO_DIMM1 The location of the DDR4 memory slot is shown below SO_DIMMM1 Figure 31 DDR4 memory slot diagram 4 1 1 Installing the Memory Module Step 1 Disengage the...

Page 36: ...o the closed position Figure 33 Locking the memory module 4 1 2 Removing a Memory Module Step 1 Disengage the locking clips at both ends of the memory slot Figure 34 Disengaging the locking clips Step...

Page 37: ...ts The VIA EPIA M930 is equipped with two M 2 slots for storage and wireless networking options such as a 5G 4G LTE and Wi Fi modules The M 2 E Key 2230 slot labeled as M2_E_2230_1 is intended for Wi...

Page 38: ...alled in the M2_2 slot enabling the 5G 4G functionality otherwise the SIM card slot will be disabled The SIM card slot is designed for use with 5G 4G modules that do not support built in SIM card slot...

Page 39: ...nsions The figure below shows the suggested minimum space requirements that a chassis should have in order to work well with the VIA EPIA M930 10 0mm 10 0mm 5 0mm 0 5mm Figure 39 Suggested minimum cha...

Page 40: ...he chassis It is not necessary for the internal ceiling to be evenly flat What is required is that the internal ceiling height must be strictly observed for each section that is highlighted The highes...

Page 41: ...faults F4 Save all the changes and exit Note 1 Must be pressed using the 10 key pad 2 The General help contents are only for the Status Page and Option Page setup menus 6 3 Navigating the BIOS Menus T...

Page 42: ...01 2022 00 11 14 Security Chipset Boot Save Exit Advanced Main Figure 41 Illustration of the Main menu screen BIOS Information The content in this section of the screen shows the information about the...

Page 43: ...Panel Type Configuration Wake up Configuration RAM Disk Configuration Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller MAC 00 40 63 C6 50 A3 Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller MAC 00 40 63 C6 50 A4 User Password M...

Page 44: ...0661 1800 MHz 32 KB x 4 32 KB x 4 1536 MB x 4 4 MB N A Supported Not Supported Advanced Figure 43 Illustration of the CPU Configuration screen 6 6 2 Hardware Health Monitor The Hardware Health Monitor...

Page 45: ...V 12 144 V Advanced Figure 45 Illustration of the Hardware Monitor screen 6 6 4 S5 RTC Wake Settings The S5 RTC Wake Settings screen provides settings to enable disable the system to wake from S5 usi...

Page 46: ...gories that can provide access to sub screens Sub screens can be selected by using the Up and Down arrows on the number pad Aptio Setup AMI Version 2 22 1282 Copyright C 2022 AMI Select Screen Select...

Page 47: ...t Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Enable or Disable this Logical Device Serial Port 1 Configuration Use This Device Logical Device Settings Cu...

Page 48: ...pe LB121S03 TL03 800x600 G070VAT01 800x480 G156HAN02 302 1920x1080 M240UW01 V0 19020x1080 B156HTN01 0 1920x1080 LP156WF1 1920x1080 Advanced Figure 50 Illustration of the Serial Port Configuration scre...

Page 49: ...ontroller information Aptio Setup AMI Version 2 22 1282 Copyright C 2022 AMI Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC...

Page 50: ...f it was set then you can change the password to a new one After the change action you may need input the new password when you enter UI The new password must be between 8 and 32 chars include lowerca...

Page 51: ...the number pad Aptio Setup AMI Version 2 22 1282 Copyright C 2022 AMI Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit S...

Page 52: ...Agent SA Configuration screen 6 7 1 1 Memory Configuration The Memory Configuration screen provides detailed information for the installed system memory Aptio Setup AMI Version 2 22 1282 Copyright C 2...

Page 53: ...ation SATA Configuration HD Audio Configuration State After G3 Enable TCO Timer PinCntrl Driver GPIO Scheme S0 State Disabled Enabled SATA Device Options Settings Chipset Figure 57 Illustration of the...

Page 54: ...AHCI Empty Enabled Hard Disk Drive Empty Enabled Hard Disk Drive Advanced Figure 58 Illustration of the SATA Configuration screen SATA Controllers Enabled or disable the SATA controllers SATA Mode Sel...

Page 55: ...ettings screen provides a way to restrict access to the BIOS or even the entire system Aptio Setup AMI Version 2 22 1282 Copyright C 2022 AMI Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 Gener...

Page 56: ...Exit ESC Exit Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 0xFFFF means indefinite waiting Boot Configuration Setup Prompt Timeout Bootup NumLock State Quiet Boot Boot Option Priorities F...

Page 57: ...Figure 62 Illustration of the Save Exit screen Save Options Save Changes and Exit Save all changes to the BIOS and exit the BIOS Setup Utility The F4 hotkey can also be used to trigger this command D...

Page 58: ...options Save as User Defaults Save the changes done so far as User Defaults Restore User Defaults Restore the User Defaults to all the setup options Boot Override Launch EFI Shell from File System Dev...

Page 59: ...o a distribution package Installing a third party driver such as the ALSA driver from the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture project for integrated audio 7 2 Technical Support and Assistance For driver...

Page 60: ...arge ESD can damage some components A 1 Installing the VIA EMIO 8530 Wi Fi Bluetooth M 2 Module Kit Step 1 Align the notch on the VIA EMIO 8530 module with the counterpart on the M2_E_2230_1 slot Then...

Page 61: ...nds of the Wi Fi antenna cables to the micro RF connectors I PEX labeled 1 and 2 on the VIA EMIO 8530 module Figure 64 Installing the antennas and connecting the USB Wi Fi cables VIA EMIO 8530 A 2 Ins...

Page 62: ...with one of the screws included in the M 2 screw pack 1 2 3 Figure 66 Installing VIA EMIO 8570 module Step 2 To assemble the 4G Main antenna place the washer over the threaded end of the antenna cabl...

Page 63: ...he GPS antenna VIA EMIO 8570 A 4 Installing the M 2 SATA SSD Step 1 Insert the standoff included in M 2 screw pack into the appropriate hole on the VIA EPIA M930 board that matches the length of the M...

Page 64: ...mory Innodisk DDR4 3200MHz 8GB HDD SATAII 500GB TOSHIBA MQ01ABF050 System OS Windows 10 64 bit AC adaptor DC Output 12V 8 5A 102W Max Display HDMI monitor x2 LVDS Panel B 1 1 IDLE Status Test Conditio...

Page 65: ...ront audio pin header F_AUDIO1 99G30 05458I Neltron 2207S XXG N A Neltron 2207R XXG Neltron 2207SM XXG 45 System fan connector SYSFAN 99H30 172492 Molex 51021 0300 N A Backlight control connectors INV...

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