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REVISION HISTORY
RevisionReason for ChangeDate
1000Initial ReleaseNov/10
1010Replaced N450, D410, and D510 CPUs with N455 and D525; added
JP3 and JP4 to Tab le 2- 3 and removed JP1 (CMOS reset); changed
J10 to J19 in Tab le 3- 10 caption; revised Tab le 3- 9 caption to J10;
revised voltage of battery in Ta ble 3 -17 from 5V to 3.3V; changed
width in Tab le 2- 4 from 3.76" to 3.8"; added heatsink dwg and table;
changed pitch in Tab le 3- 15 to 0.079"; revised Ethernet Interface
description on page 27; added Gb Ethernet controller to table
Tab le 3- 14; revised Appendix A address information
1020Added airflow diagrams to “Thermal/Cooling Requirements” on
page 16; added details to descriptions of Copper and Aluminum
heatsink qualifications in Tab le 2-7 ; changed Serial Console to
Remote Access in Chapter 3; changed voltage of battery header to
This manual provides reference only for computer design engineers, including but not limited to hardware
and software designers and applications engineers. ADLINK Technology, Inc. assumes you are qualified to
design and implement prototype computer equipment.
iiReference ManualCoreModule 745
Contents
Chapter 1About This Manual ....................................................................................................1
Purpose of this Manual ....................................................................................................................1
Appendix ATechnical Support .................................................................................................. 45
Index .................................................................................................................................................. 49
List of Figures
Figure 2-1.Stacking PC/104-Plus Modules with the CoreModule 745 ...................................... 4
Table A-1.Technical Support Contact Information..................................................................45
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viReference ManualCoreModule 745
Chapter 1About This Manual
Purpose of this Manual
This manual is for designers of systems based on the CoreModule® 745 Single Board Computer (SBC). This
manual contains information that permits designers to create an embedded system based on specific design
requirements.
Information provided in this reference manual includes:
•Product Overview
•Hardware Specifications
•BIOS Setup information
•Technical Support Contact Information
Information not provided in this reference manual includes:
•Detailed chip specifications
•Internal component operation
•Internal registers or signal operations
•Bus or signal timing for industry standard busses and signals
•Pinout definitions for industry standard interfaces
References
The following list of references may help you successfully complete your custom design.
•Linear Technology and the LTC1334CG, RS-232/422/485 Serial Port transceiver
Web site: http://www.linear.com/products/rs485%7C422_transceivers
•Analog devices and the ADM213EARSZ, RS-232 Serial Port transceiver
Web site: http://www.analog.com/en/interface/rs-232/adm213e/products/product.h
tml
•Greenliant and the GLS85LP1004P Solid State Drive (SSD)
Web site: http://www.greenliant.com/products/?inode=46780
•Integrated Technology Express, Inc. and the PCI-to-ISA bridge, IT8888G-L
Web site: http://www.iteusa.com
NOTEIf you are unable to locate the datasheets using the links provided, go to the
manufacturer’s web site where you can perform a search using the chip datasheet
number or name listed.
or http://www.ite.com.tw
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Chapter 2Product Overview
This introduction presents general information about the PC/104 architecture and the CoreModule 745
Single Board Computer (SBC). After reading this chapter you should understand:
•PC/104 architecture
•Product description
•CoreModule 745 features
•Major components (ICs)
•Headers and Connectors
•Specifications
PC/104 Architecture
The PC/104 architecture affords a great deal of flexibility in system design. You can build a simple system
using only a CoreModule 745 SBC, input/output devices connected to the serial, USB, or SATA ports, and
the on-board Solid State Disk storage device. To expand a simple CoreModule system, simply add selfstacking PC/104 and PC/104-Plus expansion boards to provide additional capabilities, such as:
•Additional serial and parallel ports
•Analog or high-speed digital I/O
Data Acquisition (Analog In/Out)
USB 2.0 expansion modules
IEEE 1394 (FireWire) expansion modules
Standard VGA video output
PC/104 or PC/104-Plus expansion modules can be stacked with the CoreModule 745 avoiding the need for
large, expensive card cages and backplanes. The PC/104-Plus expansion modules can be mounted directly to
the PC/104 and PC/104-Plus connectors of the CoreModule 745. PC/104-compliant modules can be stacked
with an inter-board spacing of ~0.6 inches, so that a 3-module system fits in a 3.6" x 3.8" x 2.4" space. See
Figure 2-1.
One or more MiniModule products or other PC/104 modules can be installed on the CoreModule expansion
connectors, so that the expansion modules fit within the CoreModule outline dimensions. Most MiniModule
products have stackthrough connectors compatible with the PC/104-Plus Version 2.0 specification. Several
modules can be stacked on the CoreModule headers. Each additional module increases the thickness of the
package by ~17mm (0.66"). See Figure 2-1.
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CM745stackthru
Nuts (4)
or Chassis Standoffs
ISA Bus
Stackthrough
Connectors
Expansion
0.6 inch Spacers (4)
PCI Stack
Connectors
through
Screws (4)
0.6 inch Spacers (4)
PC/104 Module
0.6 inch Spacers (4)
PCI Stack
Connectors
through
PC/104-Plus Module
CoreModule 745
Figure 2-1. Stacking PC/104-Plus Modules with the CoreModule 745
Product Description
The CoreModule 745 SBC is an exceptionally high integration, high performance, Intel Atom™ N455 or
D525 processor based system, compatible with the PC/104 standard. This rugged and high quality singleboard system contains all the component subsystems of an ATX motherboard plus the equivalent of several
PCI expansion boards.
The Intel Atom N400 and D500 series CPUs integrate processor cores with Graphics and Memory Hubs
(GMHs), providing low-power, high-performance processors, memory controllers for up to 2GB DDR3
memory, and graphics controllers which provide LVDS and VGA signals for most LCD video panels and
CRT monitors.
The ICH8-M chipset provides controllers for the I/O Hub (Southbridge) featuring four USB ports, two
SATA ports, one Ultra DMA 33/66/100 IDE port supporting two IDE devices, one SMBus port, one SPI
port, one GPIO port, one PCIe bus for Gigabit Ethernet, and one PCI bus for PC/104 and PC/104-plus
devices. The CoreModule 745 provides legacy interfaces through the SMSC SCH3112I-NU Super I/O
featuring three serial ports and a PS/2 keyboard and mouse port.
The CoreModule 745 can be expanded through the PCI expansion bus using the PC/104 and PC/104-Plus
connectors for additional system functions. This bus offers compact, self-stacking, modular expandability.
The PC/104 bus is an embedded system version of the signal set provided on a desktop PC’s ISA bus. The
PC/104-Plus bus includes this signal set plus additional signals implementing a PCI bus, available on a
120-pin (4 rows of 30 pins) PCI expansion bus connector. This PCI bus operates at a clock speed of 33MHz.
The CoreModule 745 is particularly well suited to either embedded or portable applications and meets the
size, power consumption, temperature range, quality, and reliability demands of embedded system
applications. It can be stacked with ADLINK MiniModules™ or other PC/104-compliant expansion
modules, or it can be used as a powerful computing engine. The CoreModule 745 requires a single +5V AT
power source.
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Module Features
•CPU
Provides an Intel Atom 1.67GHz N455 or 1.83GHz D525 processor core
DMI (Direct Media Interface) with 1 GB/s of bandwidth in each direction
Enhanced SpeedStep® technology
On die 512-kB, 8-way L2 cache
•Memory
Single standard 204-pin DDR3 SODIMM socket
Supports +1.5V DDR3, 800MHz RAM up to 2GB
Supports non-ECC, unbuffered memory
•Interface Buses
PC/104 and PC/104-Plus Interfaces
PC/104 bus speeds up to 8MHz (16-bit ISA Bus)
PC/104-Plus bus speed at 33MHz (32-bit PCI Bus)
PCI 2.2 compliant
•IDE Channel
Supports one enhanced IDE controller
Supports on-board Solid State Drive (SSD) with default 4GB capacity
•SATA
Supports two SATA ports from the ICH8-M I/O Hub
Provides two standard SATA connectors
•Serial Ports
Provide three buffered serial ports with full handshaking
Provide 16550-equivalent controllers, each with a built-in 16-byte FIFO buffer
Support full modem capability
Support RS-232 operation
Support RS-232, RS-485, or RS-422 operation on two ports (COM1 and COM2)
Support programmable word length, stop bits, and parity
Support 16-bit programmable baud-rate generator and an interrupt generator
•USB Interface
Provides two root USB hubs
Provides up to four USB ports
Supports USB boot devices
Supports USB v2.0 EHCI and v1.1 UHCI
Supports over-current detection status
•Keyboard/Mouse Interface
Provides PS/2 keyboard interface
Provides PS/2 mouse interface
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•Ethernet Interface
Provides one fully independent Ethernet port
Provides integrated LEDs (Link/Activity and Speed)
Provides one Intel 82574IT controller chips
Provides header for LAN LED signals (gigabit only)
Supports IEEE 802.3 10/100BaseT and 10/100/1000BaseT compatible physical layers
Supports Auto-negotiation for speed, duplex mode, and flow control
Supports full duplex or half-duplex mode
•Full-duplex mode supports transmit and receive frames simultaneously
•Supports IEEE 802.3x Flow control in full duplex mode
Provide VGA outputs (resolutions up to 1400x1050 @ 60Hz for the N455 CPU and 2048x1536 @
60Hz for the D525 CPU)
Provide LVDS flat panel outputs (resolutions up to 1280x800 for the N455 CPU and 1366x768 for
the D525 CPU) [single channel, three differential signals]
•Utility Interface
Power Button
Reset Switch
Speaker
•Miscellaneous
Battery-less boot
Oops! Jumper support
Remote Access support
Watchdog Timer
Logo Screen (Splash)
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CM745BlkDiag_b
PC/104
PCI to ISA
Connector
Bridge
IT8888G-L
CPU
Intel Atom 1.67GHz
N455 or 1.83GHz D525
(with integrated
Northbridge)
PC/104-Plus
Connector
I/O Hub
Intel
ICH8-M
(Southbridge)
PS/2
Keyboard/
Mouse
Header
Super I/O
SCH3112I-NU
DDR3
SODIMM
Video Header
VGA
LVDS
Memory Bus
ISA Bus
LPC Bus
COM2
Header
(RS-232/485/422)
COM1
Header
(RS-232/485/422)
RS-232
Transceiver
(COM1
and COM2)
RS-485/422
Transceiver
(COM1
and COM2)
PCI Bus
DMI
USB
Header
USB
Header
USB (2)
USB (2)
Serial 1
Serial 2
Serial 3
PS/2
SPI Flash
GPIO
Header
SATA
SATA
IDE
SMBus
SPI
GPIO
SMBus
Header
Utility Header
Solid State
Drive
SATA 0
Connector
SATA 1
Connector
RS-232
Transceiver
(COM3)
COM3
Header
(RS-232)
Magnetics
Gigabit Ethernet
Controller
82574IT
Gigabit Ethernet
Header
MDI
PCIe Bus
Block Diagram
Figure 2-2 shows the functional components of the CoreModule 745.
Figure 2-2. Functional Block Diagram
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Major Component (ICs) Definitions
Table 2- 1 lists the major ICs, including a brief description of each, on the CoreModule 745. Figures 2-3 and
2-4 show the locations of the major ICs.
Table 2-1. Major Component Descriptions and Functions
Chip TypeMfg.ModelDescriptionFunction
CPU (U1)IntelAtom N455 or D5251.67GHz or 1.83GHz
processor with 8-way
L2 cache
I/O Hub (U2)Intel82801HBM
(ICH8-M)
Gigabit Ethernet
Controller (U4)
PCI-to-ISA Bridge
(U8)
Super I/O Hub
(U9)
RS-232 Transceiver
(U11 - on bottom
side) [see Figure 2-4]
RS-422/485
Transceiver (U12 on bottom side) [see
Figure 2-4]
CPLD (U17 - on
bottom side) [see
Figure 2-4]
SPI Flash (U32) - on
bottom side [see
Figure 2-4]
SSD (Solid State
Drive, U33 - on
bottom side [see
Figure 2-4])
Intel82574ITGigabit Ethernet
ITEITE8888G-LInterface between PCI
SMSCSCH3114I-NUSuper I/O controllerProvides
Analog
Devices
Linear
Technology
XilinxXC9536XLComplex
WinbondW25Q64BVSSIGSerial Peripheral
GreenliantGLS85LP1004PIndustrial-grade,
ADM213EARSZTransceiver for Serial 1
LTC1334CGTransceiver for Serial 1
I/O Hub for some
common user
interfaces
controller
bus and ISA bus
and Serial 2 RS-232
signals
and Serial 2 RS-485/
422 signals
Programmable Logic
Device (not user
programmable)
Interface Flash
Memory chip (for
firmware)
soldered solid-state
storage module
Integrates
Processor core
and Graphics
Memory
Controller Hub
Provides
Southbridge
interfaces and
off loads some
Northbridge
functions from
the CPU
Generates PCIe
10T/100TX/
1000T Ethernet
signals
Migrates legacy
ISA bus
complete legacy
Super I/O
functionality
Transmits and
receives RS-232
signals for
COM1 and
COM2
Transmits and
receives RS485/422 signals
for COM1 and
COM2
Provides control
for Power
Sequencing
Stores BIOS in
Flash Memory
Provides solid
state storage
through the IDE
channel
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CM745_Top_Comp_b
Key:
U1 - CPU
U2 - ICH8-M (Southbridge)
U4 - Gigabit Ethernet Controller
U8 - PCI-to-ISA Bridge
U9 - Super I/O
U33 - SSD (Solid State Drive)
T1 - Gigabit Ethernet Transformer
U1
U2
U4
T1
U8
U9
U33
Table 2-1. Major Component Descriptions and Functions (Continued)
RS-232 Transceiver
(U38 - on bottom
side) [see Figure 2-4]
Analog
Devices
ADM213EARSZTransceiver for Serial 3
RS-232 signals
Transmits and
receives RS-232
signals for
COM3
Ethernet Transformer
(T1)
Wurth
Elektronik
7490200110Gigabit Ethernet
Magnetics
Provides
electrical
isolation for
Gigabit Ethernet
controller
Table 2- 2 describes the headers and connectors of the CoreModule 745 shown in Figure 2-6.
Table 2-2. Module Header, Connector, and Socket Descriptions
Header #Board
J1 A, B, C, D –
PC/104-Plus
J2 A, B, C, D –
PC/104
J3 – COM1 SerialTop10-pin, 0.079" (2mm) shrouded header used for COM1 signals
J4 – COM2 SerialTop10-pin, 0.079" (2mm) shrouded header used for COM2 signals
J5 – COM3 SerialTop10-pin, 0.079" (2mm) shrouded header used for COM3 signals
J6 – BatteryTop2-pin, 0.049" (1.25mm) shrouded header for power from external
Figure 2-4. Component Locations (Bottom Side)
Description
Access
Top/Bottom120-pin, 0.079" (2mm) connector used for PC/104-Plus signals
Top/Bottom104-pin, connector used for PC/104 signals
battery
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1
234
5
678910
2030
1929
30-pin, two rows,
Odd/Even, (1, 2)
CM745_ConNum_b
Table 2-2. Module Header, Connector, and Socket Descriptions (Continued)
J7 – PowerTop10-pin, 0.100" (2.54mm), right-angle, shrouded header used for
external power connection
J8 – SATA0Top7-pin, 0.050" (1.27mm) standard connector used for SATA devices
J9 – SATA1 Top7-pin, 0.050" (1.27mm) standard connector used for SATA devices
J10 – EthernetTop10-pin, 0.079" (2mm) shrouded header used for Gigabit Ethernet
signals
J11 – Ethernet LEDTop4-pin, 0.049" (1.25mm) shrouded header used for Gigabit Ethernet
LED signals
J12 – NSBottomNot Supported
J14 – DNPTopDo Not Populate
J15 – Keyboard/MouseTop10-pin, 0.079" (2mm), shrouded header for PS/2 keyboard and
mouse signals
J16 – USB0 and USB1Top10-pin, 0.079" (2mm), shrouded header for USB0 and USB1
signals
J17 – USB2 and USB3Top10-pin, 0.079" (2mm), shrouded header for USB2 and USB3
signals
J18 – GPIOTop10-pin, 0.079" (2mm) header for General Purpose IO signals
J19 – VideoTop30-pin, 0.079" (2mm), shrouded header for LVDS and VGA video
signals
J20 – SMBUSTop5-pin, 0.079" (2mm), single-row header for SMBus signals
J22 – FanTop3-pin, 0.079" (2mm), shrouded header for System Fan signals
J23 – UtilityTop5-pin, 0.100" (2.54mm), single-row header for Power Button,
Reset Switch, and Speaker signals
J24 – DDR3 SODIMMTop204-pin, standard socket for DDR3 SODIMM
NOTEThe pinout tables in Chapter 3 of this manual identify pin sequence using the
following method: A 30-pin header with two rows of pins, using odd/even
numbering, where pin 2 is directly across from pin 1, is noted as 30-pin, 2 rows, odd/
even (1, 2) sequence. The second number in the parenthesis is always directly across
from pin 1. See Figure 2-5.
Figure 2-5. Connector Pin Sequences
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