ADLINK Express-BASE6 User Manual

Express-BASE6

User’s Manual

Manual Revision: 2.01
Revision Date: September 11, 2013
Part Number: 50-1J035-1010

Revision History

Release Date Change

2.00 2012/6/25 Initial release

2.01 2013/09/11 Update to B1 PCB version (COM.0 Rev.2.1, W83627DHG-PT SIO)

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Table of Contents

Preface ............................................................................................................................5

1 Introduction...............................................................................................................7

2 Special Features .......................................................................................................8

2.1 Primary LPC based Super I/O...............................................................................................8

2.2 Secondary BIOS ...................................................................................................................8

2.3 Integrated Debug Port with Single Step Execution ...............................................................8

2.4 Onboard Audio......................................................................................................................8

2.5 Information LEDs ..................................................................................................................8

2.6 Power, Reset, Lid and Sleep Switches .................................................................................8

3 Component Location................................................................................................9

4 Function Block Diagram ........................................................................................10

5 Mechanical Dimensions......................................................................................... 11

6 Connectors and Pin-outs.......................................................................................12

6.1 Carrier Board Signals - Type 6............................................................................................12

6.2 Connector and Pinout Compatibility....................................................................................12

6.3 Carrier Board Design ..........................................................................................................12

6.4 COM Express Board-to-Board Connectors.........................................................................13

6.5 PCI Express Slots...............................................................................................................15

6.6 Digital Display Interface ......................................................................................................18

6.7 LPC Debug .........................................................................................................................19

6.8 I2C and SMB Bus (for user access)...................................................................................20

6.9 USB and LAN......................................................................................................................22

6.10 Audio...................................................................................................................................23

6.11 VGA, LVDS ......................................................................................................................... 24

6.12 LVDS Jumper Settings........................................................................................................25

6.13 Keyboard & Mouse .............................................................................................................26

6.14 Storage: SATA ....................................................................................................................26

6.15 Serial and IrDA Ports ..........................................................................................................27

6.16 Fan Connectors ..................................................................................................................28

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6.17 Power Connectors ..............................................................................................................29

6.18 Power Jumper Settings.......................................................................................................30

6.19 Other Connectors................................................................................................................31

6.20 Other Jumper Settings........................................................................................................33

7 Secondary BIOS......................................................................................................34

7.1 SPI Secondary BIOS - COM.0 Rev. 2.0..............................................................................35

8 Switches, POST, LEDs & Power ............................................................................36

8.1 Mini Switches (SW1~4).......................................................................................................36

8.2 Module Type Display...........................................................................................................36

8.3 POST & Indicator LEDs ......................................................................................................37

8.4 Digital I/O LEDs ..................................................................................................................37

8.5 ATX Power Connectors.......................................................................................................38

8.6 AT Power Mode ..................................................................................................................39

Important Safety Instructions .....................................................................................40

Getting Service.............................................................................................................41

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Preface

Copyright 2012-2013 ADLINK Technology, Inc.

This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No
part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical, electronic, or other means in any form
without prior written permission of the manufacturer.

Disclaimer

The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve
reliability, design, and function and does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufac­turer.

In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential
damages arising out of the use or inability to use the product or documentation, even if advised
of the possibility of such damages.

Environmental Responsibility

ADLINK is committed to fulfill its social responsibility to global environmental preservation
through compliance with the European Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
directive and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive. Environmental
protection is a top priority for ADLINK. We have enforced measures to ensure that our products,
manufacturing processes, components, and raw materials have as little impact on the
environment as possible. When products are at their end of life, our customers are encouraged to
dispose of them in accordance with the product disposal and/or recovery programs prescribed by
their nation or company.

Trademarks

COM Express® and PICMG® are registered trademarks of the PCI Industrial Computer
Manufacturers Group.

Product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trade­marks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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Conventions

Take note of the following conventions used throughout this manual to make sure that users
perform certain tasks and instructions properly.

Additional information, aids, and tips that help users perform tasks.

Information to prevent minor physical injury, component damage, data loss,
and/or program corruption when trying to complete a task.

Information to prevent serious physical injury, component damage, data
loss, and/or program corruption when trying to complete a specific task.

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1 Introduction

The COM Express approach of custom carrier combined with off the shelf system cores is an
excellent solution when you need to customize but lack the time or quantity for a complete
redesign. It fits most system integration projects with production volumes from 500 to 10,000 pcs
per year. The COM Express concept has a great many advantages over full custom designs, it
reduces engineering complexity, lowers the threshold for total project quantity and last but not
least brings your product to the market in no time. The average time to design a carrier board is
less than half the time of a full custom OEM board.

Express-BASE6 is a standard ATX size carrier board. Together with the COM Express Type 6
module of your choice and off the shelf add-on cards you can quickly emulate the functionality of
your desired end product for software development and hardware verification.

To build a functional prototype of your target system you will need:

f COM Express Type 6 module
f Express-BASE6 carrier board
f PCI Express add on cards
f SATA storage or Flash disk solution

The Express-BASE6 is compatible with Basic and Compact form factor Type 6 pinout COM
Express modules and accommodates up to three PCI Express x1 slots, one PCI Express x4 slot,
one PCI Express Graphics x16 slot and one ExpressCard slot.

The Express-BASE6 is based on the PICMG COM Express (COM.0 Rev. 2.1) specification and
ifollows the PICMG COM Express Carrier Design Guide (CDG) where possible. (see 6.3 Carrier
Board Design on page 12).

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2 Special Features

2.1 Primary LPC based Super I/O

COM Express modules do not have a Super I/O chip onboard as this is considered legacy.
Consequently, a Super I/O is placed on the carrier board as an optional item. The Express­BASE6 uses a Winbond W83627DHG-PT supporting COM and PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse. The
Winbond W83627DHG-PT supports a -40°C to 85°C temperature range and is pin compatible
with the W83627DHG-P.

2.2 Secondary BIOS

The Express-BASE6 supports the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) for COM.0 Rev. 2.0 modules.
Selection of active BIOS can be made by jumper settings. The location of the secondary BIOS is
U55 (see 3. Component Location).

2.3 Integrated Debug Port with Single Step Execution

In addition to a two-digit POST code display, the board also provides a four-digit address display.
By jumper selection the board can be switched into single step BIOS execution mode. Steps are
executed using a manually operated onboard mini switch.

2.4 Onboard Audio

The Express-BASE6 has a Realtek ALC886 audio codec onboard. Audio I/O is provided by a six­jack connector.

2.5 Information LEDs

General information is obtained through signaling LEDs for HDD, Power and Watchdog status.
Additionally the Express-BASE6 gives information about module types being plug into the board.
See 8.2 Module Type Display on page 35 and 8.3 POST & Indicator LEDs on page 36.

2.6 Power, Reset, Lid and Sleep Switches

The Express-BASE6 is equipped four mini switches (SW1~4) for ATX Power, Reset, and COM.0
Rev.2.0 specified "Lid" and "Sleep" functions.

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3 Component Location

CN32

CN34

LED5

88

LED4

LED23
LED20

LED3
LED1

SW4

SW3

JP7
JP6
JP5

CN36

JP21JP22

CN35

JP26
JP25

JP20

JP19

CN34

CN37

CN40

SATA0 SATA1

CN39

JP28

JP18

CN33

ON DIP

1 2 3 4

S1

JP14

CN31

U55

JP32

PCIE6

LED11

LED10

LED9

LED8

LED7

LED6

LED19
LED18
LED17
LED16
LED15
LED14
LED13
LED12

JP29
JP30
JP31

BT1

JP4

CN41 CN42

Express-BASE6

S/N

51-77104-0B10

PCIE7

PCIE5

PCIE4

PCIEA1

DDI1

PEG1

CN10

CN44
JP34

CN5

CN1

CN18

SATA2 SATA3

JP9

JP8

CN3

CN4

FAN3

CN31

JP37

CN15

CN45

CN9

JP3

886

ALC

CN26

CN30

CN28

CN27

CN29

CN25

JP10

JP2

CN2

JP35 JP36

JP1

JP11

JP23

JP24

U52

CN8

886

Winbond

ALC

W83627DHG-PT

CN19

SW1 SW2

CN6CN7

CN21FAN2FAN1

CN22

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4 Function Block Diagram

Header DB25

Header 2x17

Header DB9

RJ45

SATA
SATA
SATA
SATA

Audio 7.1

Channel

S/PDIF out

PS/2 KB/MS

COM1
COM2

Header

Analog VGA

Dual Channel LVDS

Flat Panel Control signals

LPC

LAN

H

LPC

D

Trans

former

SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

Audio
Codec

ALC886

Super I/O

Winbond

W83627DHG-PT

A

PCIe lane 0 to 3

AB

USB0
USB1

USB2

USB3

USB4
USB5
USB6
USB7

PCIe lane 4

PCIe lane 5

USB 2.0/3.0
USB 2.0/3.0

USB 2.0/3.0
USB 2.0/3.0

4x

USB 2.0

PCIe x4
PCIe x1

PCIe x1

PCIe x1
Express

Card

CD

PCIe lane 7

PCIe lane 6

Header

Header

Header

Header

Header

2nd SPI BIOS

4

G

–

P

4

I

G

P

O

SMBus

GPIO

PCA9535

I2C

EEPROM

Feature / Control Signals

SPI

PCIe x16

PCIe x16

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DDI 1

DDI 2

DDI 3

PEG x16

5 Mechanical Dimensions

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6 Connectors and Pin-outs

6.1 Carrier Board Signals - Type 6

AB Connector

1 Gigabit Ethernet port
LPC interface
4 Serial ATA channels
High Definition Audio
8 USB 2.0 ports
COM1/2 from SIO
6 PCI Express Lanes x1
Dual 24-bit LVDS channels
Analog VGA
8 GPIO pins
SMBus and I2C bus
+12V primary power input
+5V standby and 3V RTC
Smart fan

C D

A B

6.2 Connector and Pinout Compatibility

Connectors positions and pinouts comply with pinout and signal descriptions in the “PICMG®
COM.0 - COM Express Module Base specification, Revision 2”. This document includes:
description of pinouts, signal descriptions and mechanical characteristics of the COM Express
specification. The Express-BASE6 is compatible with COM Express modules in Basic and

Compact form factor, Type 6 pinout, COM.0 Rev. 2.1.

CD Connector

USB 3.0 support,
extended signaling on four of
eight USB 2.0 ports

2 PCI Express x1 lanes
1 PCI Express x16
+12V primary power input
3 Digital Display Interfaces

(DDI) supporting SDVO/HDMI/
DVI/DisplayPort output

6.3 Carrier Board Design

The Express-BASE6 follows the PICMG COM Express Carrier Design Guide (CDG) where
possible. However, the CDG was written for COM Express Type 2 modules and currently does
not cover areas such as USB 3.0 or the newly introduced DDI channels on the new pinout of the
Type 6 CD connector. So while the CDG is still a valuable design tool, be forewarned where
signals specific to Type 6 modules are concerned. The Express-BASE6 design and schematics
are fully verified, and we recommend that you follow them as a reference for your carrier board
design.

Express-BASE6 Schematics and Mechanical files as well as the CDG for Type 2 modules can be
downloaded from the ADLINK Express-BASE6 product webpage:

http://www.adlinktech.com/PD/web/PD_detail.php?cKind=&pid=1074

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6.4 COM Express Board-to-Board Connectors

_

Q

_

Signals and Pinout for:

COM Express Type 6.

D1

D110

C D

C1

B1

A1

C110

B110

A110

A B

Row A Row B Row C Row D

Pin No. Pin Nam e Pin No. Pin Name Pin No. Pin Na me Pin No. Pin Nam e

A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8

A9
A10
A11
A12
A13

A14
A15
A16
A17
A18
A19
A20
A21
A22
A23
A24
A25
A26
A27

A28
A29
A30

A31

A32
A33
A34

A35
A36
A37
A38
A39
A40
A41
A42
A43
A44
A45
A46
A47
A48
A49
A50

GND(F IXE D)
GBE 0_ MDI3­GBE 0_ MDI3+
GBE 0_ LINK100#
GB E 0_ LINK1000#
GBE 0_ MDI2­GBE 0_ MDI2+
GBE 0_ LINK#
GBE 0_ MDI1­GBE 0_ MDI1+
GND(F IXE D)
GBE 0_ MDI0­GBE 0_ MDI0+
GBE 0_ C TRE F

SUS_S3#

SATA0_TX+
SATA0_TX-

SUS_S4#

SATA0_RX+
SATA0_RX­GND(F IXE D)
SATA2_TX+
SATA2_TX-

SUS_S5#

SATA2_RX+
SATA2_RX-

BATLOW#

(S )ATA_AC T#
AC/HDA_S Y NC
AC/HDA_R S T#
GND(F IXE D)
AC/HDA_B ITC LK
AC/HDA_S DOUT

BIOS _DIS0#

THRMTRIP#
US B 6­US B 6+
US B _ 6_ 7_ OC #
US B 4­US B 4+
GND(F IXE D)
US B 2­US B 2+
US B _ 2_ 3_ OC #
US B 0­US B 0+
VCC_RTC
EXCD0_PERST#
EXCD0_ CPPE#

SERIR

LPC

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
B8

B9
B10
B11
B12
B13

B14
B15
B16
B17
B18
B19
B20
B21
B22
B23
B24
B25
B26
B27

B28
B29
B30

B31
B32
B33
B34
B35
B36
B37
B38
B39
B40
B41
B42
B43
B44
B45
B46
B47
B48
B49
B50

GND(FIXE D)
GBE 0_ACT#
LPC_ FRAME #
LPC_ AD0
LPC_ AD1
LPC_ AD2
LPC_ AD3
LPC_ DRQ0#
LPC_ DRQ1#
LPC_CLK
GND(FIXE D)

PWRBTN#
SMB_CK
SMB_DAT
SMB_ALERT#

S ATA1_ TX+
S ATA1_ TX-

SUS_STAT#

SATA1_RX+
SATA1_RX­GND(FIXE D)
S ATA3_ TX+
S ATA3_ TX-

PWR_OK

SATA3_RX+
SATA3_RX-

WDT

AC/HDA_S DIN2
AC/HDA_S DIN1
AC/HDA_S DIN0
GND(FIXE D)

SPKR
I2C_CK
I2C_ DAT

THRM#
US B 7­US B 7+
USB _ 4_ 5_ OC#
US B 5­US B 5+
GND(FIXE D)
US B 3­US B 3+
USB _ 0_ 1_ OC#
US B 1­US B 1+
EXCD1_PERST#
EXCD1_CPPE#
SYS_RESET#

RES E T#

CB

C1

GND(FIXE D)

C2

GND

C3

USB_SSRX0-

C4

USB_SSRX0+

C5

GND

C6

USB_SSRX1-

C7

USB_SSRX1+

C8

GND

C9

USB_SSRX2-

C10

USB_SSRX2+

C11

GND(FIXE D)

C12

USB_SSRX3-

C13

USB_SSRX3+

C14

GND

C15

DDI1_PAIR6+

C16

DDI1_PAIR6-

C17

RSVD

C18

RSVD

C19

PCIE_RX6+

C20

PCIE_RX6-

C21

GND(FIXE D)

C22

PCIE_RX7+

C23

PCIE_RX7-

C24

DDI1_HPD

C25

DDI1_PAIR4+

C26

DDI1_PAIR4-

C27

RSVD

C28

RSVD

C29

DDI1_PAIR5+

C30

DDI1_PAIR5-

C31

GND(FIXE D)

C32

DDI2_ C TRLCLK_ AUX+

C33

DDI2_C TR LDATA_ AUX-

C34

DDI2_DDC_AUX_SE L

C35

RSVD

C36

DDI3_ C TRLCLK_ AUX+

C37

DDI3_C TR LDATA_ AUX-

C38

DDI3_DDC_AUX_SE L

C39

DDI3_PAIR0+

C40

DDI3_PAIR0-

C41

GND(FIXE D)

C42

DDI3_PAIR1+

C43

DDI3_PAIR1-

C44

DDI3_HPD

C45

RSVD

C46

DDI3_PAIR2+

C47

DDI3_PAIR2-

C48

RSVD

C49

DDI3_PAIR3+

C50

DDI3_PAIR3-

D1

GND(FIXE D)

D2

GND

D3

US B _ S S T X 0-

D4

US B _ S S T X 0+

D5

GND

D6

US B _ S S T X 1-

D7

US B _ S S T X 1+

D8

GND

D9

US B _ S S T X 2-

D10

US B _ S S T X 2+

D11

GND(FIXE D)

D12

US B _ S S T X 3-

D13

US B _ S S T X 3+

D14

GND

D15

DDI1_CTRLCLK_AUX+

D16

DDI1_ C TRL DATA_ AUX-

D17

RSVD

D18

RSVD

D19

PCIE_TX6+

D20

PCIE_TX6-

D21

GND(FIXE D)

D22

PCIE_TX7+

D23

PCIE_TX7-

D24

RSVD

D25

RSVD

D26

DDI1_P AIR 0+

D27

DDI1_P AIR 0-

D28

RSVD

D29

DDI1_P AIR 1+

D30

DDI1_P AIR 1-

D31

GND(FIXE D)

D32

DDI1_P AIR 2+

D33

DDI1_P AIR 2-

D34

DDI1_DDC_AUX_SEL

D35

RSVD

D36

DDI1_P AIR 3+

D37

DDI1_P AIR 3-

D38

RSVD

D39

DDI2_P AIR 0+

D40

DDI2_P AIR 0-

D41

GND(FIXE D)

D42

DDI2_P AIR 1+

D43

DDI2_P AIR 1-

D44

DDI2_HPD

D45

RSVD

D46

DDI2_P AIR 2+

D47

DDI2_P AIR 2-

D48

RSVD

D49

DDI2_P AIR 3+

D50

DDI2_PAIR3-

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