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Table of Contents
Revision History ............................................................................................................ 2
3.3.2. Analog VGA ......................................................................................................................................17
3.3.5. Serial ATA .........................................................................................................................................19
3.3.14. General Purpose I/O (GPIO) ........................................................................................................23
3.3.15. Power And System Management................................................................................................23
3.3.16. Power and Ground ......................................................................................................................24
3.4. CD Signal Descriptions ........................................................................................................... 25
3.4.1. USB 3.0 extension ............................................................................................................................25
8.1. Status Code Ranges ............................................................................................................... 71
8.2. Standard Status Codes........................................................................................................... 71
8.2.1. SEC Status Codes..............................................................................................................................71
8.2.3. PEI Status Codes...............................................................................................................................72
8.2.5. DXE Status Codes .............................................................................................................................74
Getting Service ............................................................................................................ 79
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1. Introduction
The Express-IB is a COM Express® COM.0 R2.1 Type 6 module supporting the 64-bit 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5/3 and Celeron®
processor with CPU, memory controller, and graphics processor on the same chip. Based on the latest Mobile Intel® QM77 Express chipset,
the Express-IB is specifically designed for customers who need high-level processing and graphics performance in a long product life
solution.
The Express-IB features the Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 processor supporting Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (up to 4 cores, 8 threads) and
DDR3 dual-channel memory at 1066/1333/1600 MHz to provide excellent overall performance. Intel® Flexible Display Interface and Direct
Media Interface provide high speed connectivity to the Intel® QM77 Express chipset.
Integrated HD Graphics 4000 includes features such as OpenGL 3.1, DirectX11, Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, Advanced Scheduler
2.0, 1.0, XPDM support, and DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) support for full AVC/VC1/MPEG2 hardware decode. Graphics outputs
include VGA, LVDS and three DDI ports supporting HDMI / DVI / DisplayPort or SDVO. The Express-IB is specifically designed for
customers with high-performance processing graphics requirements who want to outsource the custom core logic of their systems for
reduced development time.
The Express-IB has dual stacked SODIMM sockets for up to 16 GB DDR3 memory. The Intel® Mobile QM77 Express chipset integrates
VGA and dual-channel 18/24-bit LVDS display output. In addition to the onboard integrated graphics, a multiplexed PCI Express x16
Graphics bus is available for discrete graphics expansion or general purpose x8 or x4 PCI Express connectivity.
The Express-IB features a single onboard Gigabit Ethernet port, four USB 3.0 ports and four USB 2.0 ports, two SATA 6 Gb/s ports and two
SATA 3 Gb/s ports. Support is provided for SMBus and I2C. The module is equipped with SPI AMI EFI BIOS with CMOS backup, supporting
embedded features such as remote console, CMOS backup, hardware monitor, and watchdog timer.
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2. Specifications
2.1. Core System
¾ CPU: 3rd Generation Intel® Core™, Celeron® Processor, 2/4-core mobile processor with Integrated Graphics, BGA 1023 type
• Intel® Celeron® 1020E dual-core 2.2 GHz (no Turbo) 35W
• Intel® Celeron® 1047UE dual-core 1.4 GHz (no Turbo) 17W
• Intel® Celeron® 927UE dual-core 1.5 GHz (no Turbo) 17W
¾ Cache: 2MB to 16MB LLC cache depending on CPU type
¾ Memory: dual stacked SO-DIMM socket memory on top
Dual channel DDR3 Memory DDR3 data transfer rates of 1066 MT/s, 1333 MT/s and 1600 MT/s
¾ Chipset: Mobile Intel® QM77 Express Chipset
¾ BIOS: AMI EFI with CMOS backup in 16 Mbit SPI BIOS
¾ Hardware Monitor: Supply voltages and CPU temperature
¾ Fan Control: through AB conenctor or mini connector on module routed from the same PWM source (ADMT controller)
¾ Debug Interface: XDP SFF-26 extension for ICE debug
¾ Management: Intel® AMT 8.0 (availability dependent on processor)
2.2. Expansion Busses
¾ PCI Express x16 Gen3/2* supporting up to 8GT/Sec transactions
Configurable as 1 x16 , 2 x8 or 1 x8-lane and 2 x4-lane (routed to CB connector PCIe x16)
*Core™ i7/i5 support Gen3, Core™ i3/Celeron support Gen2
¾ 6x PCIe x1 Gen2 (port 0~5) on AB connector
1x PCIe x1 Gen2 (port 6) on CD connector
¾ LPC bus, SPI bus (BIOS only)
2
¾ SMBus (system) , I
C (user)
2.3. Video
¾ Integrated in processor: Intel® HD Graphics 4000 or HD Graphics (dependent on processor)
¾ Supports: DirectX 11, OpenGL 3.1, OpenCL 1.1
¾ Features (dependent on processor):
• Intel Clear Video HD Technology
• Advanced Scheduler 2.0, 1.0, XPDM support
• DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) support for full AVC/VC1/MPEG2 hardware decode
¾ Multi-display Support: 3 independent displays
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¾ Display Types
• VGA Interface support with 300 MHz DAC Analog monitor support up to QXGA (2048 x 1536)
¾ Integrated: Intel® HD Audio integrated in PCH QM77
¾ Audio Codec: Realtek ALC888/886 on Express-BASE6
2.5. LAN
¾ Integrated: LAN MAC integrated in PCH QM77
¾ Intel PHY: 82579 Gb Ethernet
¾ Interface: 10/100/1000 GbE connection
2.6. Multi I/O and Storage
¾ Integrated in PCH QM77
¾ USB ports: 4 ports USB 3.0 (USB0,1,2,3) and 4 ports USB 2.0 (USB4,5,6,7)
¾ SATA ports: two ports SATA 6Gb/s (SATA0, SATA1) two ports SATA 3 Gb/s (SATA2, SATA3)
¾ Chipset: NXP PCA9535
¾ Description: 16-bit I2C-bus and SMBus, low power I/O port with interrupt
¾ GPO: 4 ports
¾ GPI: 4 ports with interrupt
2.10. Board Controller
¾ Type: Atmega168
¾ Functions:
•AT mode control
2
C supports 100/200/400 speed selectable in BIOS
• I
• Vdde control
• Backlight Enable
• Brightness through DDC to PWM on Carrier
• Watchdog
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2.11. TPM (Trusted Platform Module)
¾ Chipset: Infineon SLB9635TT1.2
¾ Type: TPM 1.2
2.12. Fan Control
¾ Control Source: Temperature Sensor
¾ Location
• On AB connector (B101/102): PWM and TACH 12V based on carrier
• 4-pin Mini connector on module: PWM and TACH 5V based on module
¾ Connection: route single source to dual locations
2.13. Debug
¾ JTAG: SFF connector for XDP to CPU
¾ LPC header: for mounting POST CODE assembly
2.14. Power Specifications
¾ Power Modes: AT and ATX mode (AT mode start controlled by ADMT)
¾ Standard Voltage Input: ATX = 12V±5% / 5Vsb or AT = 12V±5%
¾ Wide Voltage Input: ATX = 8.5~19V / 5Vsb or AT = 8.5 ~19V
¾ Power Management: ACPI 3.0 compliant, Smart battery support.
¾ Power States: supports C1-C6, S0, S1, S4, S3, S5 (Wake on USB S3/S4, WOL S3/S4/S5)
2.15. Mechanical and Environmental
¾ Standard Operating Temperature: 0 to 60°C (Wide Voltage Input)
2.16. Specification Compliance
¾ PICMG COM.0: Rev 2.1 Type 6, basic size 125 x 95
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2.17. Functional Diagram
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2.18. Mechanical Drawing
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3. Pinouts and Signal Descriptions
The following information is a summary of the most important information regarding pinout and signal description in the official PICMG
COM.0 Rev 2.0 (soon 2.1)
The pinout is noted here to emphazise issues that have not been followed in the past. The following might have small inacuaracies so in
case of doubt the offical design guide of PICMG should be consulted.
3.1. AB / CD Pin Definitions
The Express-IB is a Type 6 module supporting USB3.0 and DDI channels on the CD connector
All pin in the specification are described also those not supported on the Express-IB. Those not supported on the Express-IB module are
crossed out
Gigabit Ethernet Controller 0: Media Dependent Interface Differential
Pairs 0, 1, 2, 3. The MDI can operate in 1000, 100, and 10Mbit/sec
modes. Some pairs are unused in some modes according to the
following:
GBE0_ACT# B2 Gigabit Ethernet Controller 0 activity indicator, active low. O 3.3VSB
GBE0_LINK# A8 Gigabit Ethernet Controller 0 link indicator, active low. O 3.3VSB
GBE0_LINK100# A4 Gigabit Ethernet Controller 0 100Mbit/sec link indicator, active low. O 3.3VSB
GBE0_LINK1000# A5 Gigabit Ethernet Controller 0 1000Mbit/sec link indicator, active low. O 3.3VSB
GBE0_CTREF A14 Reference voltage for Carrier Board Ethernet channel 1 and 2
magnetics center tap. The reference voltage is determined by the
requirements of the Module PHY and may be as low as 0V and as high
as 3.3V. The reference voltage output shall be current limited on the
Module. In the case in which the reference is shorted to ground, the
current shall be 250 mA or less.
GND min
3.3V max
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3.3.5. Serial ATA
Signal Pin # Description I/O PU/PD Comment
SATA0_TX+
SATA0_TX-
SATA0_RX+
SATA0_RX-
SATA1_TX+
SATA1_TX-
SATA1_RX+
SATA1_RX-
SATA2_TX+
SATA2_TX-
SATA2_RX+
SATA2_RX-
SATA3_TX+
SATA3_TX-
SATA3_RX+
SATA3_RX-
(S)ATA_ACT# A28 ATA (parallel and serial) or SAS activity
A16
A17
A19
A20
B16
B17
B19
B20
A22
A23
A25
A26
B22
B23
B25
B26
Serial ATA channel 0, Transmit Output
differential pair.
Serial ATA channel 0, Receive Input
differential pair.
Serial ATA channel 1, Transmit Output
differential pair.
Serial ATA channel 1, Receive Input
differential pair.
Serial ATA channel 2, Transmit Output
differential pair.
Serial ATA channel 2, Receive Input
differential pair.
Serial ATA channel 3, Transmit Output
differential pair.
Serial ATA channel 3, Receive Input
differential pair.
PCI Express Reference Clock output for all PCI
Express and PCI Express Graphics Lanes.
O PCIE AC coupled on Module
I PCIE AC coupled off Module
O PCIE
3.3.7. Express Card
Signal Pin # Description I/O PU/PD Comment
EXCD0_CPPE#
EXCD1_CPPE#
EXCD0_PERST#
EXCD1_PERST#
A49
B48
A48
B47
PCI ExpressCard: PCI Express capable card request I 3.3V PU 10k
3.3V
PCI ExpressCard: reset O 3.3V Cannot be tested on Express-
BASE6 (DVT issue)
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3.3.8. LPC bus
Signal Pin # Description I/O PU/PD Comment
LPC_AD[0:3] B4-B7 LPC multiplexed address, command and data bus I/O 3.3V
LPC_FRAME# B3 LPC frame indicates the start of an LPC cycle O 3.3V
LPC_DRQ0#
LPC_DRQ1#
LPC_SERIRQ A50 LPC serial interrupt I/O OD 3.3V PU 8k2 3.3V
LPC_CLK B10 LPC clock output - 33MHz nominal O 3.3V
B8
B9
LPC serial DMA request I 3.3V
3.3.9. USB
Signal Pin # Description I/O PU/PD Comment
USB0+
USB0-
USB1+
USB1-
USB2+
USB2-
USB3+
USB3-
USB4+
USB4-
USB5+
USB5-
A46
USB differential data pairs for Port 0 I/O 3.3VSB USB 1.1/ 2.0 compliant
A45
B46
USB differential data pairs for Port 1 I/O 3.3VSB USB 1.1/ 2.0 compliant
B45
A43
USB differential data pairs for Port 1 I/O 3.3VSB USB 1.1/ 2.0 compliant
A42
B43
USB differential data pairs for Port 2 I/O 3.3VSB USB 1.1/ 2.0 compliant
B42
A40
USB differential data pairs for Port 3 I/O 3.3VSB USB 1.1/ 2.0 compliant
A39
B40
USB differential data pairs for Port 4 I/O 3.3VSB USB 1.1/ 2.0 compliant
B39
USB6+
USB6-
USB7+
USB7-
USB_0_1_OC# B44 USB over-current sense, USB ports 0 and 1. A pull-up
USB_2_3_OC# A44 USB over-current sense, USB ports 2 and 3. A pull-up
USB_4_5_OC# B38 USB over-current sense, USB ports 4 and 5. A pull-up
USB_6_7_OC# A38 USB over-current sense, USB ports 6 and 7. A pull-up
A37
USB differential data pairs for Port 5 I/O 3.3VSB USB 1.1/ 2.0 compliant
A36
B37
USB differential data pairs for Port 6 I/O 3.3VSB USB 1.1/ 2.0 compliant
B37
for this line shall be present on the module. An open
drain driver from a USB current monitor on the carrier
board may drive this line low.
for this line shall be present on the module. An open
drain driver from a USB current monitor on the carrier
board may drive this line low. .
for this line shall be present on the module. An open
drain driver from a USB current monitor on the carrier
board may drive this line low.
for this line shall be present on the module. An open
drain driver from a USB current monitor on the carrier
board may drive this line low.
I 3.3VSB PU 10k 3.3VSB Do not pull high on carrier
I 3.3VSB PU 10k 3.3VSB Do not pull high on carrier
I 3.3VSB PU 10k 3.3VSB Do not pull high on carrier
I 3.3VSB PU 10k 3.3VSB Do not pull high on carrier
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3.3.10. SPI (BIOS only)
Signal Pin # Description I/O PU/PD Comment
SPI_CS# B97 Chip select for Carrier Board SPI BIOS Flash. O 3.3VSB
SPI_MISO A92 Data in to module from carrier board SPI BIOS flash. I 3.3VSB
SPI_MOSI A95 Data out from module to carrier board SPI BIOS flash. O 3.3VSB
SPI_CLK A94 Clock from module to carrier board SPI BIOS flash. O 3.3VSB
SPI_POWER A91 Power supply for Carrier Board SPI – sourced from Module
– nominally 3.3V.
The Module shall provide a minimum of 100mA on
SPI_POWER.
Carriers shall use less than 100mA of SPI_POWER.
SPI_POWER shall only be used to power SPI devices on
the Carrier
BIOS_DIS0# A34 Selection strap to determine the BIOS boot device. I PU 10K 3.3V Carrier shall pull to GND
BIOS_DIS1# B88 Selection strap to determine the BIOS boot device. I PU 10K 3.3V Carrier shall pull to GND
O P 3.3VSB
or leave no- connect.
or leave no- connect
3.3.11. Miscellaneous
Signal Pin # Description I/O PU/PD Comment
SPKR B32 Output for audio enunciator, the “speaker” in PC-AT
systems
WDT B27 Output indicating that a watchdog time-out event has
occurred.
THRM# B35 Input from off-module temp sensor indicating an over-temp
situation.
THERMTRIP# A35 Active low output indicating that the CPU has entered
thermal shutdown.
O 3.3V
O 3.3V
I 3.3V
O 3.3V
FAN_PWMOUT B101 Fan speed control. Uses the Pulse Width Modulation
(PWM) technique to control the fan’s RPM.
FAN_TACHIN11 B102 Fan tachometer input for a fan with a two pulse output. I OD 3.3V PU 10k 3.3V
Active high. TPM chip has an internal pull down. This
signal is used to indicate Physical Presence to the TPM.
O OD 3.3V
I 3.3V PD 3.3V If TPM not installed on
module than remove PD
3.3V
3.3.12. SMBus
Signal Pin # Description I/O PU/PD Comment
SMB_CK B13 System Management Bus bidirectional clock line. Power
sourced through 5V standby rail and main power rails.
SMB_DAT# B14 System Management Bus bidirectional data line. Power
sourced through 5V standby rail and main power rails.
SMB_ALERT# B15 System Management Bus Alert – active low input can
be used to generate an SMI# (System Management
Interrupt) or to wake the system. Power sourced
through 5V standby rail and main power rails.
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I/O OD 3.3VSB PU 2k2 3.3VSB
I/O OD 3.3VSB PU 2k2 3.3VSB
I 3.3VSB
3.3.13. I2C Bus
Signal Pin # Description I/O PU/PD Comment
I2C_CK B33 General purpose I²C port clock output/input I/O OD 3.3VSB PU 2k2 3.3VSB
I2C_DAT B34 General purpose I²C port data I/O line I/O OD 3.3VSB PU 2k2 3.3VSB
3.3.14. General Purpose I/O (GPIO)
Signal Pin # Description I/O PU/PD Comment
GPO[0] A93 General purpose output pins. O 3.3V
GPO[1] B54 General purpose output pins. O 3.3V
GPO[2] B57 General purpose output pins. O 3.3V
GPO[3] B63 General purpose output pins. O 3.3V
GPI[0] A54 General purpose input pins.
Pulled high internally on the module.
GPI[1] A63 General purpose input pins.
Pulled high internally on the module.
GPI[2] A67 General purpose input pins.
Pulled high internally on the module.
GPI[3] A85 General purpose input pins.
Pulled high internally on the module.
I 3.3V PU 10K 3.3V PU not in PICMG
suggest 10K
I 3.3V PU 10K 3.3V PU not in PICMG
suggest 10K
I 3.3V PU 10K 3.3V PU not in PICMG
suggest 10K
I 3.3V PU 10K 3.3V PU not in PICMG
suggest 10K
3.3.15. Power And System Management
Signal Pin # Description I/O PU/PD Comment
PWRBTN# B12 Power button to bring system out of S5 (soft off), active on falling edge. I 3.3VSB PU 10k
3.3VSB
SYS_RESET# B49 Reset button input. Active low request for module to reset and reboot. May
be falling edge sensitive. For situations when SYS_RESET# is not able to
reestablish control of the system, PWR_OK or a power cycle may be used.
CB_RESET# B50 Reset output from module to Carrier Board. Active low. Issued by module
chipset and may result from a low SYS_RESET# input, a low PWR_OK
input, a VCC_12V power input that falls below the minimum specification, a
watchdog timeout, or may be initiated by the module software.
I 3.3VSB PU 10k
3.3VSB
O 3.3VSB
PWR_OK B24 Power OK from main power supply. A high value indicates that the power is
good. This signal can be used to hold off Module startup to allow carrier
based FPGAs or other configurable devices time to be programmed.
SUS_STAT# B18 Indicates imminent suspend operation; used to notify LPC devices. O 3.3VSB
SUS_S3# A15 Indicates system is in Suspend to RAM state. Active-low output. An inverted
copy of SUS_S3# on the carrier board (also known as “PS_ON”) may be
used to enable the non-standby power on a typical ATX power supply.
SUS_S4# A18 Indicates system is in Suspend to Disk state. Active low output. O 3.3VSB
SUS_S5# A24 Indicates system is in Soft Off state. O 3.3VSB
WAKE0# B66 PCI Express wake up signal. I 3.3VSB PU 10k
I 3.3V TBD by R&D
in CPLD
O 3.3VSB
3.3VSB
Should have
weak pull up
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Signal Pin # Description I/O PU/PD Comment
WAKE1# B67 General purpose wake up signal. May be used to implement wake-up on
PS/2 keyboard or mouse activity.
BATLOW# A27 Battery low input. This signal may be driven low by external circuitry to
signal that the system battery is low, or may be used to signal some other
external power-management event.
LID# LID button. Low active signal used by the ACPI operating system for a LID
switch.
SLEEP# Sleep button. Low active signal used by the ACPI operating system to bring
the system to sleep state or to wake it up again.
I 3.3VSB PU 10k
3.3VSB
I 3.3VSB PU 10k
3.3VSB
I OD
3.3VSB
I OD
3.3VSB
PU 10k
3.3VSB
PU 10K
3.3VSB
3.3.16. Power and Ground
Signal Pin # Description I/O PU/PD Comment
VCC_12V A104-A109
B104-B109
VCC_5V_SBY B84-B87 Standby power input: +5.0V nominal. See section 7 “Electrical
Primary power input: +12V nominal (5 ~ 19V). See section 7
“Electrical Specifications“ for allowable input range. All available
VCC_12V pins on the connector(s) shall be used.
Specifications“ for allowable input range. If VCC5_SBY is used,
all available VCC_5V_SBY pins on the connector(s) shall be used.
Only used for standby and suspend functions. May be left
unconnected if these functions are not used in the system design.
P 8.5~19 V
P 5Vsb ±5%
VCC_RTC A47 Real-time clock circuit-power input. Nominally +3.0V. P