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Packing List:
Please check the package content before you starting using the board.
LP-170G /H /A /C is the PICO-ITX miniboard, with Intel® Atom N450 /D410 /D510 /D525
processor, integrated GMA3150 graphics, Intel® ICH8-M, DDR2 SO-DIMM memory,
Realtek HD Audio, CF, SATAII and Intel® 82583V Gigabit LAN.
Intel® Atom Processor
The Intel® Atom N450 (D410 /D510 /D525) processor supports one channel of 667
(667/800)MHz DDR2 SDRAM. The chipset features power-efficient graphics with an
integrated 18-bit 3D graphics engine based on Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3150
architecture with LVDS, CRT display ports. The DMI is designed into the Pineview-M(D)
processor to provide an efficient high-bandwidth communication channel between the
processor and the ICH8M.
Embedded Intel® ICH8-M
The board integrates Intel® ICH8M. It provides I/O capabilities and flexibility via
high-bandwidth interfaces such as PCIE and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 connectivity. Serial
ATA. HD Audio.
Flexible Extension Interface
The board also provides Compact Flash Type II socket and one PCIE mini card socket.
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1.2 <Product Specification>
General Specification
Form Factor PICO-ITX miniboard
CPU Intel® Atom N450 processor 1.66GHz (LP-170G)
Intel® Atom D410 processor 1.66GHz (LP-170H)
Intel® Atom D510 processor 1.66GHz (LP-170A)
Intel® Atom D525 processor 1.8GHz (LP-170C)
Package type: FCBGA559
Memory 1 x 200-pin DDR2 SO-DIMM 667MHz SDRAM up to 2GB
(LP-170G Only)
1 x 200-pin DDR2 SO-DIMM 667MHz SDRAM up to 4GB
(LP-170H/ A/ C Only)
Unbufferred, none-ECC memory supported only
Chipset Intel® ICH8M
BIOS Phoenix-Award v6.00PG 8Mb SPI flash BIOS
Green Function Power saving mode includes doze, standby and suspend modes.
ACPI version 1.0 and APM version 1.2 compliant
Watchdog Timer System reset programmable watchdog timer with 1 ~ 255
sec./min. of timeout value
Real Time Clock Intel® ICH8-M built-in RTC with lithium battery
Enhanced IDE One CompactFlash Type II socket on solder side
Serial ATA Intel® ICH8M integrates 1 Serial ATAII interfaces
(No RAID Function)
Up to 300MB/s of transfer rate
Multi-I/O Port
Chipset Intel® SCH with Winbond® W83627DHG controller
Serial Port Two RS-232 serial port
USB Port Four internal Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ports with 480Mbps of transfer
rate
K/B & Mouse PS/2 keyboard and mouse port
VGA Display Interface
Chipset Intel® Atom N450 processor (System Controller Hub) (LP-170G)
Intel® Atom D410 processor (System Controller Hub) (LP-170H)
Intel® Atom D510 processor (System Controller Hub) (LP-170A)
Intel® Atom D525 processor (System Controller Hub) (LP-170C)
Frame Buffer Up to 384MB shared with system memory
Display Type CRT, LCD monitor with analog display, LVDS
Connector External DB 15 female connector
Onboard 20-Pin LVDS and 5-Pin inverter connector
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Ethernet Interface
Controller 1 x Intel® 82583V Gigabit Ethernet controller
Type Triple speed 10/100/1000Base-T
auto-switching Fast Ethernet
Full duplex, IEEE802.3U compliant
Connector 1 X External RJ 45 connector with LED
Audio Interface
Chipset REALTEK ALC888
Interface Stereo audio Line-out and MIC-in
Connector Onboard audio connector with pin header
Expansive Interface
PCIE mini card 1 x PCIE mini card socket
Power and Environment
Power
Requirement
Dimension 100 (L) x 72(H) mm
Temperature Operating within 0 ~ 60℃
Ordering Code
LP-170G Support Intel® AtomN450 processor with onboard VGA,
DC 12V input with onboard 2-pin connector
Storage within -20 ~ 85℃
LVDS for 18bit, Audio, Giga LAN, USB2.0, CF, PCIE mini card
LP-170H Support Intel® Atom D410 processor with onboard VGA,
LVDS for 18bit, Audio, Giga LAN, USB2.0, CF, PCIE mini card
LP-170A Support Intel® AtomD510processor with onboard VGA,
LVDS for 18bit, Audio, Giga LAN, USB2.0, CF, PCIE mini card
LP-170C Support Intel® Atom D525processor with onboard VGA,
LVDS for 18bit, Audio, Giga LAN, USB2.0, CF, PCIE mini card
The specifications may be different as the actual production.
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1.3 <Mechanical Drawing>
Unit: inch
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1.4 <Block Diagram>
CRT
18bit Single Channel LVDS
Serial A TA II
Intel® Atom
N450 / D410/
D510 / D525
DDR2 SODIMM 2GB max (170G)
DDR2 SODIMM 4GB max (170H/ A/ C)
DDRII 200 -pin DDR2 SO-DIMM SDRAM slotStandard
SATA1 7-pin Serial ATA connector Standard
CF Compact Flash Type II socket Standard
MINI_CARD PCIE mini card socket Standard
CN_LVDS 10 x 2-pin LVDS connector Standard
CN_INV 5-pin LCD inverter connector Standard
CN_USB1/2 5 x 2-pin USB connector Standard
CN_AUDIO 5 x 2-pin audio connector Slim
CN_COM1/2 10 x 2-pin com connector Slim
JFRNT 10-pin switch/indicator connector Standard
FAN 3-pin system cooler fan connector Standard
DC_OUT 6-pin power output connector Standard
DC_IN DC input connector Standard
2.3.2 <External Connector>
Connector Function Remark
CRT DB15 VGA connector Standard
PS2 PS/2 keyboard and mouse connector Standard
RJ45 RJ45 LAN connector Standard
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2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup>
Non-ECC, unbuffered memory is supported only.
LP-170G provides one 200-pin DDR2 SO-DIMM to support DDR2 667 memory
modules support up to 2GB of capacity.
Suggestion:
DDR2 SO-DIMM Modules:
–Raw Card A = 2 Ranks of x16 SDRAMs (Double-sided)
–Raw Card C = 1 Rank of x16 SDRAMs (Single-sided)
LP-170H/ A/ C provides one 200-pin DDR2 SO-DIMM to support DDR2 667 memory
modules support up to 4GB of capacity.
Suggestion:
DDR2 SO-DIMM Modules:
–Raw Card C = 1 Rank of x16 SDRAMs (Single -sided)
–Raw Card D = 1 Rank of x8 SDRAMs (Single-sided)
–Raw Card E = 2 Ranks of x8 SDRAMs (Double -sided)
DDRII
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2.5 <CMOS & ATX Setup>
The board’s data of CMOS can be setting in BIOS. If the board refuses to boot due to
inappropriate CMOS settings, here is how to proceed to clear (reset) the CMOS to its
default values.
Jumper: JRTC
Type: Onboard 3-pin jumper
JRTC Mode
1-2 Clear CMOS
2-3 Normal Operation
Default setting
Jumper: JAT
Type: onboard 3-pin jumper
JAT Mode
1-2 AT Mode
2-3 ATX Mode
Default setting
AT: auto-power-on
ATX: no auto-power-on
JAT
3
1
JRTC
3
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2.6 <CF Interface>
The board has one Compact Flash Type II socket on the solder side.
CF
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2.7 <Serial ATA Interface>
Based on Intel ICH8M, the board provides one Serial ATAII interfaces with up to
300MB/s of transfer rate.
SATA
2.8 <LAN Interface>
The Intel® 82583v supports triple speed of 10/100/1000Base-T, with IEEE802.3
compliance.
LAN
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2.9 <Onboard Display Interface>
Based on Intel® Atom N450 with built-in GMA (Graphic Media Accelerator) 3150
graphics, the board provides one DB15 on real external I/O port, and one 20-pin LVDS
interface with 5-pin LCD backlight inverter connector. The board provides dual display
function with clone mode and extended desktop mode for CRT and LVDS.
2.9.1 <Analog VGA Interface>
Please connect your CRT or LCD monitor with DB15 male connector to the onboard
DB15 female connector on rear I/O port.
LP-170G supports 1400 x 1050 (WUXGA) resolution displays.
LP-170H/ A / C supports 2048 x 1536 (WUXGA) resolution displays.
CRT
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2.9.2 <Digital Display>
The board provides one 20-pin LVDS connector for 18 bit single channel panels,
LP-170G supports 1280 x 800 (WUXGA) resolution displays.
LP-170H/ A/ C supports 1366 x 768 (WUXGA) resolution displays, with one LCD
backlight inverter connector and one jumper for panel voltage setting
JVLCD
CN_LVDS
20
19
2
1
5
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CN_INV
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Connector: CN_INV
Type: 5-pin Inverter power connector
Connector model: molex_53261-5pin or compatible
Pin Description
1 +12V
2 GND
3 GND
4 GND
5 ENABKL
Jumper: JVLCD
Type: 3-pin Power select jumper
Pin Description
1-2 +5V
2-3 +3.3V
Default: 2-3
Connector: CN_LVDS
Type: onboard 20-pin connector for LVDS connector
Connector model: HIROSE DF13-20DP-1.25V or compatible
For the cables, please follow the pin assignment of the connector to make a c able, becaus e
every panel has its own pin assignment, so we do not provide a standard cable; ple ase fin d
a local cable manufacture to make cables.
LCD Installation Guide:
1. Preparing the LP-170, LCD panel and the backlight inverter
2. Please check the datasheet of the panel to see the voltage of the
panel, and set the jumper JVLCD to +5V or +3.3V.
3. You would need a LVDS type cable.
Panel side
4.
To
For sample illustrator only
connect all of the devices well.
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After setup the devices well, you need to select the LCD panel type in the BIOS.
The panel type mapping is list below:
LP-170 BIOS panel type selection form
On board Single channel LVDS
18bit
NO. Output format
1 640 x 480
2 800 x 480
3 800 x 600
4 1024 x 600
5 1024 x 768
6 1280 x 768
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2.10 <Onboard Audio Interface>
T he board provides the onboard high definition audio with Realtek ALC888
Connector: CN_AUDIO
Type: 10-pin (2 x 5) 1.27mm x 2.54mm-pitch header
Pin Description PinDescription
1 MIC_L 2 Ground
3 MIC_R 4 N/C
5 LINE OUT_R 6 MIC Detect
7 SENSE 8 N/C
9 LINE OUT_L 10 LINE OUT Detect
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2.11 <USB2.0 Interface>
Based on Intel® ICH8-M, the board provides 4 USB2.0 ports. The USB2.0 interface
provides up to 480Mbps of transferring rate.
Interface USB2.0
Controller ICH8-M
Transfer Rate Up to 480Mb/s
Output Current500mA
1 2
2 10
CN_USB2
9 10
CN_USB1
Connector: CN_USB
Type: 10-pin (5 x 2) header for USB Port
PS: The USB2.0 will be only active when you connecting with the USB2.0 devices, if you
insert an USB1.1 device, the port will be changed to USB1.1 protocol automatically. The
transferring rate of USB2.0 as 480Mbps is depends on device capacity, exact
transferring rate may not be up to 480Mbps.
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2.12 <Serial Port Jumper Setting >
The board provides two RS232 serial ports.
Connector: CN_COM1/2
Type: 20-pin (10 x 2) 1.27mm x 2.54mm-pitch header for COM1/2
The board requires DC input with 2-pin header, the input voltage is 12V, for the input
current, please take a reference of the power consumption report on appendix.
2.13.1 <Power Input>
Connector: DC_IN
Type: 2-pin header
Pin Description Pin Description
1 Ground 2 +12V
DC_IN
1
2
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2.13.2 <Power Output>
Connector: DC_OUT
Type: 6-pin connector for +5V/+12V output
Pin Description
1 +12V
2 +12V
3 GND
4 GND
5 +5V
6 +5V
Note: Maximum output current 12V/1A, 5V/1A
DC_OUT
1
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2.13.3 <Fan Connector>
Connector: SYSFAN, CPUFAN
Type: 3-pin fan wafer connector
Pin Description PinDescription Pin Description
1 Ground 2 +12V 3 Speed detect
4 1
FAN
1
3
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2.14 <Indicator and Switch>
The JFRNT provides front control panel of the board, such as power button, reset and
beeper, etc. Please check well before you connecting the cables on the chassis.
Connector: JFRNT
Type: onboard 10-pin (2 x 5) 2.54-pitch header
Function Signal PIN Signal
Power
Speaker
HDD LED
Power LED
Reset
JFRNT
1 2
PWRBT- 1 2 PWRBT+
SPK- 3 4 SPK+
HLED- 5 6 HLED+
PWRLED- 7 8 PWRLED+
Reset+ 9 10 Reset-
9 10
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Chapter 3 <BIOS Setup>
The motherboard uses the Award BIOS for the system configuration. The Award
BIOS in the single board computer is a customized version of the industrial standard
BIOS for IBM PC AT-compatible computers. It supports Intel® x86 and compatible
CPU architecture based processors and computers. The BIOS provides critical
low-level support for the system central processing, memory and I/O sub-systems.
The BIOS setup program of the single board computer let the customers modif y the
basic configuration setting. The settings are stored in a dedicated battery-backed
memory, NVRAM, retains the information when the power is turned off. If the battery
runs out of the power, then the settings of BIOS will come back to the default setting.
The BIOS section of the manual is subject to change without notice and is provi ded
here for reference purpose only. The settings and configurations of the BIOS are
current at the time of print, and therefore they may not be exactly the same as that
displayed on your screen.
To activate CMOS Setup program, press <DEL> key immediately after you turn
on the system. The following message “Press DEL to enter SETUP” should appear in
the lower left hand corner of your screen. When you e nter the CMOS Setup Utility,
the Main Menu will be displayed as Figure 4-1. You can use arrow keys to select
your function, press <Enter> key to accept the selection and enter the sub-menu.
Figure 4-1 CMOS Setup Utility Main Screen
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Appendix A <I/O Port Pin Assignment>
A.1 <LPC Port>
Connector: CN_LPC
Type: 10-pin header for LPC Port
File name of the tool is “awdflash.exe”, it’s the utility that can write the data into the
BIOS flash ship and update the BIOS.
B.2 Flash Method
1. Please make a bootable floppy disk.
2. Get the last .bin files you want to update and copy it into the disk.
3. Copy awardflash.exe to the disk.
4. Power on the system and flash the BIOS. (Example: C:/ awardflash XXX.bin)
5. Re-star the system.
Any question about the BIOS re-flash please contact your distributors or visit the
web-site at below:
http://www.commell.com.tw/support/support.htm
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Appendix C <System Resources>
C.1 <I/O Port Address Map> (LP-170G)
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C.2 <Memory Address Map > (LP-170G)
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C.3 < System IRQ Resources > (LP-170G)
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Appendix E <Watch Dog timer Setting >
The watchdog timer makes the system auto-reset while it stops to work for a period. The
integrated watchdog timer can be setup as system reset mode by program.
Timeout Value Range
- 1 to 255
- Second or Minute
Program Sample
Watchdog timer setup as system reset with 5 second of timeout
2E, 87
2E, 87
2E, 07
2F, 08 Logical Device 8
2E, 30
2F, 01 Activate
2E, F5
2F, 00 Set as Second*
2E, F6
2F, 05 Set as 5
* Minute: bit 3 = 1; Second: bit 3 = 0
You can select Timer setting in the BIOS, after setting the time options, the system
will reset according to the period of your selection.
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