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USER

Manual

USER

Manual

1.0.0 Edition 20231012

COM Express

®

 Type 6 Reference Carrier Board

3 PCIe Slot, up to 3 displays 

VCOM-BASE

Summary of Contents for VCOM-BASE

Page 1: ...USER Manual USER Manual 1 0 0 Edition 20231012 COM Express Type 6 Reference Carrier Board 3 PCIe Slot up to 3 displays VCOM BASE...

Page 2: ...ii Vecow VCOM BASE User Manual Record of Revision Version Date Page Description Remark 1 00 2023 10 12 All Official Release...

Page 3: ...o frequency energy and if it is not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual it may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential...

Page 4: ...iv Vecow VCOM BASE User Manual Part Number Description VCOM BASE COM Express Type 6 Reference Carrier Board in ATX form factor Order Information...

Page 5: ...on 3 1 4 Block Diagram 5 1 5 Mechanical Dimension 6 CHAPTER 2 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM BASE 7 2 1 Packing List 7 2 2 Front Panel I O Functions 8 2 3 Carrier Board Connectors 12 2 4 Carrier Board Jump...

Page 6: ...1 Overview Vecow COM Express product adheres to the PICMG standard The Vecow VCOM BASE COM Express Type 6 Reference Carrier Board comes in an ATX form factor and conforms to the COM Express Carrier De...

Page 7: ...CTION 1 2 Features Conforms to COM Express Carrier Design Guide supports type 6 modules in compact form factor 1 PCIe x16 slot 1 PCIe x4 slot 1 PCIe x1 slot Supports 3 Digital Display Interface DDI wi...

Page 8: ...dio Audio Interface 1 Mic in 1 Line out 1 Line in Storage SATA 3 SATA III 6Gbps mSATA 1 SATA III Mini PCIe Type 6Gbps M 2 1 M 2 Key B Socket PCIe Interface Expansion PCIe 1 PCIe x1 Slot 1 PCIe x4 Slot...

Page 9: ...Connector 2 COM Connector 1 Line in out Mic in Internal I O RAW AB CD connector 3 SATA Connector 1 FAN Connector 1 GPIO Header GPI x4 GPO x4 1 SPI BIOS BOX 1 LPC Debug Header 1 I2C Bus header 1 SMB Bu...

Page 10: ...Jack Line in out Mic in ALC888S VD LAN RJ45 Transformer GPIO GPI x4 GPO x4 GPIO Header I2C Bus EEPROM SPI SPI BIOS BOX LPC Bus eSPI LPC SIO COM Port x2 eSPI SIO SM Bus PCIe Clock Buffer PCIe x1 x16 S...

Page 11: ...6 Vecow VCOM BASE User Manual GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1 5 Mechanical Dimension 37 70 1 484 304 80 243 84 Unit mm inch...

Page 12: ...User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM BASE 2 GETTINGTO KNOWYOURVCOM BASE 2 1 Packing List Item Description Qty 1 VCOM BASE equipped with 1 PCIe x16 1 PCIe x4 1 PCIe x1 slot and supports up to 3 indep...

Page 13: ...o and fully complies with Intel High DefinitionAudio Azalia specifications To utilize the audio function on the Windows platform you need to install corresponding drivers for both Intel chipset and Re...

Page 14: ...ed to a 100Mbps Ethernet network and solid orange when the cable is properly connected to a 1000Mbps Ethernet network The left LED will keep blinking off when Ethernet data packets are being transmitt...

Page 15: ...ts up to 1920 x 1200 resolution and output mode supports up to 1920 x 1200 resolution The DVI is automatically selected according to the display device connected You will need a DVI D cable when conne...

Page 16: ...232 If you want to change to RS 422 or RS 485 you can find the setting in BIOS BIOS Setting Function COM 1 COM 2 RS 232 RS 422 5 wire RS 422 9 wire RS 485 RS 485 w z auto flow control The pin assignm...

Page 17: ...3 Carrier Board Connectors 2 3 1 Front View of VCOM BASE Carrier Board With Connector Location M2B_SIM1 MPCIE_SIM1 CN1 CN2 CN10 CN3 CN19 CN20 CON18 CN22 CN16 CN12 CN13 CN14 CN21 J1 CON1 CN23 CPU_FAN1...

Page 18: ...inition Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V 1A max 3 Fan speed sensor 4 Fan PWM 4 1 2 3 3 CON1 J1 LVDS Connector VCOM BASE supports dual channel 24 bit LVDS display and up to 1920 x 1200 pixels resolution T...

Page 19: ...TXE1 27 GND 28 TXE1 29 GND 30 TXE2 31 GND 32 TXE2 33 GND 34 TXEC 35 GND 36 TXEC 37 GND 38 TXE3 39 LVDS_DET 40 TXE3 The LCD inverter is connected to J6 via a JST 7 pin 2 5mm connector providing 5V 12V...

Page 20: ...of Miscellaneous port are listed in following table 2 3 5 SATA 1 SATA3 SATA III Connector Standard 7 PIN SATA Connector There are 3 onboard high performance Serial ATA III It supports higher storage c...

Page 21: ...nition 1 Ground 2 TX DP 3 TX DN 4 Ground 5 RX DN 6 RX DP 7 Ground 1 7 CN10 CN11 2 3 7 CN21 CN22 Serial Ports from Module CN22 CN21 The VCOM BASE carrier board provides maxima eight expansion USB ports...

Page 22: ...8 NC 4 NC 9 NC 5 GND 10 NC Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 GPI0 2 GPO0 3 GPI1 4 GPO1 5 GPI2 6 GPO2 7 GPI3 8 GPO3 Pin No Definition 1 5V 2 I2C_DAT SMB_DAT 3 I2C_CK SMB_CK 4 GND 1 1 1 9 7 2 3 8 J...

Page 23: ...AD3 8 LPC_AD2 9 3 3V 10 LPC_AD1 11 LPC_AD0 12 GND 13 SMB_CK 14 SMB_DAT 15 SPD_A1 16 SPD_A0 17 GND 18 LPC_SERIRQ 19 NC 20 NC 1 19 2 3 10 CN16 LPC Debug Header CN16 2 3 11 M2B_SIM1 MPCIE_SIM1 Nano SIM c...

Page 24: ...Definition A1 Reserved B1 V12 A2 V12 B2 V12 A3 V12 B3 V12 A4 GND B4 GND A5 TCK B5 SMB_CK A6 TDI B6 SMB_DAT A7 NC B7 GND A8 TMS B8 3 3V A9 3 3V B9 TRST A10 3 3 V B10 3 3VSB A11 PERST B11 WAKE A12 GND B...

Page 25: ...e x16 Slot Pin No Definition Pin No Definition A1 Reserved B1 V12 A2 V12 B2 V12 A3 V12 B3 V12 A4 GND B4 GND A5 TCK B5 SMB_CK A22 RXN_1 B22 GND A23 GND B23 TXP_2 A24 GND B24 TXN_2 A25 RXP_2 B25 GND A26...

Page 26: ...A15 GND B15 TXN_0 A16 RXP_0 B16 GND A17 RXN_0 B17 Reserved A18 GND B18 GND A19 Reserved B19 TXP_1 A20 GND B20 TXN_1 A21 RXP_1 B21 GND A22 RXN_1 B22 GND A23 GND B23 TXP_2 A24 GND B24 TXN_2 A25 RXP_2 B2...

Page 27: ...GND B45 TXP_7 A46 GND B46 TXN_7 A47 RXP_7 B47 GND A48 RXN_7 B48 Reserved A49 GND B49 GND A50 Reserved B50 TXP_8 A51 GND B51 TXN_8 A52 RXP_8 B52 GND A53 RXN_8 B53 GND A54 GND B54 TXP_9 A55 GND B55 TXN...

Page 28: ...XP_12 B68 GND A69 RXN_12 B69 GND A70 GND B70 TXP_13 A71 GND B71 TXN_13 A72 RXP_13 B72 GND A73 RXN_13 B73 GND A74 GND B74 TXP_14 A75 GND B75 TXN_14 A76 RXP_14 B76 GND A77 RXN_14 B77 GND A78 GND B78 TXP...

Page 29: ...N14 Pin No Definition Pin No Definition A1 Reserved B1 V12 A2 V12 B2 V12 A3 V12 B3 V12 A4 GND B4 GND A5 TCK B5 SMB_CK A6 TDI B6 SMB_DAT A7 NC B7 GND A8 TMS B8 3 3V A9 3 3V B9 TRST A10 3 3 V B10 3 3VSB...

Page 30: ...3 3V 69 CONFIG_1 70 3 3V 67 NC 68 NC 65 NC 66 SIM DETECT 63 NC 64 NC 61 NC 62 NC 59 NC 60 NC 57 Ground 58 NC 55 REFCLKp 56 NC 53 REFCLKn 54 PEWAKE 51 Ground 52 CLKREQ 49 PETp0 SATA A 50 PERST 47 PETn0...

Page 31: ...OM BASE Pin No Signal Name Pin No Signal Name 29 PERn1 USB3 1 Rx 30 UIM RESET 27 Ground 28 NC 25 NC 26 NC 23 NC 24 NC 21 NC 22 NC 20 NC Mechanical Key 11 Ground 9 USB 10 LED_1 7 USB 8 W_DISABLE1 5 Gro...

Page 32: ...64 NC 61 NC 62 ALERT 59 NC 60 I2C_CLK 57 Ground 58 I2C_DATA 55 PEWAKE0 56 NC 53 CLKREQ0 54 NC 51 Ground 52 PERST0 49 REFCLKn0 50 NC 47 REFCLKp0 48 NC 45 Ground 46 NC 43 PERn0 44 NC 41 PERp0 42 NC 39...

Page 33: ...48 1 5V 45 Reserved 46 Reserved 43 GND 44 Reserved 41 3 3Vaux 42 Reserved 39 3 3Vaux 40 GND 37 GND 38 USB_D 35 GND 36 USB_D 33 PETp0 34 GND 31 PETn0 32 SMB_DATA 29 GND 30 SMB_CLK 27 GND 28 1 5V 25 PER...

Page 34: ...ved 46 Reserved 43 GND 44 Reserved 41 3 3Vaux 42 Reserved 39 3 3Vaux 40 GND 37 GND 38 USB_D 35 GND 36 USB_D 33 SATA_TXP 34 GND 31 SATA_TXN 32 SMB_DATA 29 GND 30 SMB_CLK 27 GND 28 1 5V 25 SATA_RXN 26 G...

Page 35: ...er to the Express BASE6 carrier Pin No Defnition Pin No Defnition 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 GND 17 GND 6 5V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 PWR_GOOD 20 5V 9 5VSB 21 5V 10 12V 22...

Page 36: ...SMB _ DAT C14 GND D14 GND A15 SUS _ S3 B15 SMB _ ALE RT C15 DDI1_ PAIR6 D15 DDI1_CTRLCLK_ AUX A16 SATA0_ TX B16 SATA1_ TX C16 DDI1_ PAIR6 D16 DDI1_ CTRLDATA_AUX A17 SATA0_ TX B17 SATA1_ TX C17 RSVD D...

Page 37: ...3_ PAIR3 D49 DDI2_ PAIR3 A50 LPC _ SERIRQ B50 CB_ RESET C50 DDI3_ PAIR3 D50 DDI2_ PAIR3 A51 GND FIXE D B51 GND FIXE D C51 GND FIXE D D51 GND FIXE D A52 PCIE _ TX5 B52 PCIE _ RX5 C52 PEG_ RX0 D52 PE G...

Page 38: ...D C90 GND FIXE D D90 GND FIXE D A91 SPI POWE R B91 VGA GRN C91 PEG RX12 D91 PEG TX12 A92 SPI MISO B92 VGA BLU C92 PEG RX12 D92 PEG TX12 A93 GPO0 B93 VGA_ HSYNC C93 GND D93 GND A94 SPI CLK B94 VGA VSY...

Page 39: ...34 Vecow VCOM BASE User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VCOM BASE Pin No Definition 1 CS 2 DO 3 WP 4 GND 5 DI 6 CLK 7 HOLD 8 3 3V 2 3 21 CN23 Secondary SPI BIOS Socket CN23...

Page 40: ...jumpers A jumper is a metal bridge used to close an electric circuit It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip often protected by a plastic cover that slides over the pins to connect them...

Page 41: ...2 JRI_PWR1 COM Port RI pin Select Pin No Function Function 1 2 5V 1A max COM1 3 4 12V 0 5A max 5 6 RI Default 7 8 5V 1A max COM2 9 10 12V 0 5A max 11 12 RI Default 2 4 3 JP27 CMOS Clear Pin No Functi...

Page 42: ...ffer Default Pin No Function 1 2 SMBus passes through PCA9511 Buffer 2 3 Bypass Buffer Default Pin No Function 1 2 SMBus passes through PCA9511 Buffer 2 3 Bypass Buffer Default 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 J...

Page 43: ...ATX MODE In AT mode shorts PS_ON to ground directly to force power on 2 4 6 JP25 PS_ON Signal Source VCOM BASE carrier board support S3 mode and S5 mode power up JP24 JP25 Pin No Function 1 2 ATX Mod...

Page 44: ...Default 2 3 P5V from AT Power Supply NO JUMPER No 5VSB to module Pin No Function 1 2 3 3v 2 3 5v 3 3 1 1 JP4 JP3 JP3 Backlight Control Level Select JP4 Power Selection JP4 provides LVDS voltage select...

Page 45: ...module Default 2 3 BIOS flash chip on the carrier board 3 3 1 1 ON pulls the TPM signal high OFF pulls the TPM signal low for nothing to the TPM signal Dependent upon module s design for the TPM sign...

Page 46: ...n No Function 1 2 Enable Default 2 3 Disable 3 3 1 1 On VCOM BASE carrier board DDI3 Signals support front side DVI D connector To enable or disable Super I O on the carrier board the Express BASE6 en...

Page 47: ...utput signal is low the LED will light These signals control from the COM Express module The SW1 SW2 switchs are the Sleep and the Lid Button Both buttons support COM Express Type 6 modules for ACPI p...

Page 48: ...r COM Module 3 Place the COM Express module and heatsink assembly onto the connectors on the carrier board Then press down on the module until it is firmly seated on the carrier board Use the five M2...

Page 49: ...l SYSTEM SETUP 3 2 Installing Mini PCIe Card Install mini PCIe card into slot Fasten two pan head M2 5 L 6 mm screws 3 3 Installing M 2 M 2 Key E 2230 Install M 2 Key E 2230 module card into slot and...

Page 50: ...ETUP M 2 Key B 2280 Install M 2 Key B 2280 module card into slot and fasten I head M2 L 2 mm screw M 2 Key B 3042 Step 1 Remove hexagon M3 standoff on the position of Key B 2280 and install hexagon M3...

Page 51: ...46 Vecow VCOM BASE User Manual SYSTEM SETUP Step 2 Install M 2 Key B 3042 module card into slot and fasten I head M2 L 2 mm screw...

Page 52: ...fications are subject to change without prior notice No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means electric photocopying or recording without prior authorization from the p...

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