Commell LP-179 Manual

LP-179

Pico-ITX Motherboard

User’s Manual

Edition 1.8

2023/06/21

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1 x LP-179 Pico-ITX Motherboard

(Including Cooler Fan)

1 xUSB2.0 cable

(OALUSBA-3 / 1040173)

1 x Audio cable

(OALPJ-HDUNB / 1040123)

+ _

1 xDC Input Power Cable

(OALDC-B / 1040513)

1 x Driver CD

(Including User’s Manual)

1 x Dual COM Cable

(OALES-BKU2-H14NB / 1040379)

ADP-3355 ADP-3460E

DisplayPort to VGA module DisplayPort to LVDS module

1 x SATA & SATA Power Cable

OALSATA22B-PM10SL10/ (1040671)

Packing List:

Please check the package content before you starting using the board.

Optional module:

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Index

Chapter 1 <Introduction> ........................................................................................ 5

1.1 <Product Overview> ................................................................................. 5

1.2 <Product Specification> ........................................................................... 6

1.3 <Block Diagram> ...................................................................................... 7

Chapter 2 <Hardware setup> ................................................................................. 8

2.1 <Connector Location and Reference> ..................................................... 8

2.1.1 <Internal connectors list> ............................................................. 9

2.1.2 <External connectors list> ............................................................ 9

2.2 <Jumper Location and Reference> ........................................................ 10

2.2.1 <Jumper list> .............................................................................. 10

2.2.2 <Clear CMOS and Power on type selection> ............................ 11

2.3 <Installing the Memory> ......................................................................... 12

2.4 <I/O interface> ........................................................................................ 13

2.4.1 <Serial ATA interface> ................................................................ 13

2.4.2 <Ethernet interface> ................................................................... 14

2.4.3 <Display interface> ..................................................................... 14

2.4.4 <Serial Port interface> ................................................................ 16

2.4.5 <USB interface> ......................................................................... 17

2.4.6 <Audio interface> ....................................................................... 18

2.4.7 <Expansion slot> ........................................................................ 19

2.4.8 <Front panel switch and indicator> ............................................ 20

2.4.9 <SMBus and Other Interface> .................................................... 21

2.5 <Power supply>...................................................................................... 23

2.5.1 <Power input> ............................................................................ 23

2.5.2 <Power output> .......................................................................... 23

Appendix A <Flash BIOS> .................................................................................... 25

Appendix B <LCD Panel Type select> .................................................................. 26

Appendix C <Programmable Watch Dog Timer> .................................................. 27

Appendix D <Hardware Monitor> ......................................................................... 29

Appendix E <Setup ADP-3355,ADP-3460E> ....................................................... 29

Contact information ............................................................................................... 30

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Chapter 1 <Introduction>

1.1 <Product Overview>

LP-179 is a Pico-ITX Motherboard which supports 11th Generation Intel® Core™ U-Series

processors, integrated Intel® UHD Graphics, DDR4 memory, Realtek High Definition Audio, Intel Gigabit LAN, USB3.2 Gen2, SATA3 with AHCI function for a system.

New feature for Tiger Lake

Tiger Lake UP3 processors are based on the 10nm process node, and offer long-life availability. They have a PCIe Gen4 for M.2 2280 slot.

All in One multimedia solution

The board provides high performance onboard graphics, and supports DisplayPort, HDMI, and High Definition Audio, to meet the very requirement of the multimedia application.

Tiger Lake support Windows10 version 2004 64bit and Linux kernel 5.8

Intel recommends using Windows 10 version 2004 64bit. It may lose some drivers if you use other Windows version.

Support OpenVINO for AI Computing

You can find more information at Intel website

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System

Processor

Intel® Tiger Lake UP3 Processor

FCBGA1449 package

Memory

1 x DDR4 SO-DIMM 3200 MHz up to 32GB, Support Non-ECC, unbuffered memory

Watchdog Timer

Generates a system reset with internal timer for 1min/s ~ 255min/s

Real Time Clock

Chipset integrated RTC with onboard lithium battery

Expansion

1 x M.2 (Key E) for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2230mm

1 x M.2 2280 (Key M) support PCIe Gen4

Graphics

Chipset

Intel® UHD Graphics

Display Interface

1 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI

LAN

Chip

1 x Intel® I219-LM Gigabit PHY LAN

1 x Intel® I225-LM Gigabit LAN (up to 2.5GbE)

I/O

Serial ATA

1 x SATA3

Audio

Realtek ALC262 HD Audio

Internal I/O

1 x SATA3, 2 x USB2.0, 2 x RS232, 1 x Header for LVDS or VGA, 1 x Audio, 1 x SMBus, 1 x RJ45 LED Connector

Rear I/O

1 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI, 2 x USB3.2 Gen2, 2 x LAN

Mechanical & Environmental

Power Requirement

DC input 12V±5%

Size

100 mm x 72mm (L x W)

Temperature

Operating within 0°C~60°C (32°F~140°F) Storage within -20°C~80°C (-4°F~176°F)

Relative Humidity

10%~90%, non-condensing

1.2 <Product Specification>

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Header for LVDS or VGA

DP

HDMI

DDR4 3200 SO-DIMM

I219-LM

I225-LM

2 x USB3.2 Gen2

2 x USB2.0

1 x SATA

1 x M.2 (Key E)

1 x M.2 (Key M)

ALC262

2 x RS232

CPUFAN

SYSFAN

Super I/O

NCT6126D

Tiger Lake UP3

Processor

SMBus

1.3 <Block Diagram>

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M.2 (KEY E)

CN_AUDIO DDR4

CN_USB

DC_OUT

JFRNT

CN_LVDS

SATA_PWR

CN_SMBUS CPUFAN CN_COM1/2

DC_IN

SYSFAN

M.2 (KEY M)

SATA

CN_BAT JLANLED

Chapter 2 <Hardware setup>

2.1 <Connector Location and Reference>

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Connector

Function

DDR4

260-pin DDR4 SO-DIMM slot

CN_AUDIO

5 x 2-pin audio pin header

CN_LVDS

11-pin connector (For ADP-3460E or ADP-3355)

CN_COM1/2

19-pin RS232 connector

CN_USB

5 x 2-pin USB2.0 pin header

CN_SMBus

5-pin SMBus connector

CPUFAN

4-pin CPU fan connector

SYSFAN

4-pin System fan connector

JFRNT

5 x 2-pin front panel switch/indicator pin header

JLANLED

8 pin RJ45 LED connector

M2 (KEY E)

75-pin M.2 Key E slot

M2 (KEY M)

75-pin M.2 Key M slot 2280 only

DC_OUT

6-pin Power connector

SATA_PWR

6-pin SATA Power connector

DC_IN

2-pin power input Terminal Block (DC 12V±5% ONLY)

Connector

Function

HDMI

HDMI connector

DP

DisplayPort connector

USB

2 x USB3.2 Gen2 connector

RJ-45-1

RJ45 connector (I219)

RJ-45-2

RJ45 connector (I225)

USB DP HDMI RJ-45-1 RJ-45-2

2.1.1 <Internal connectors list>

2.1.2 <External connectors list>

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Jumper

Function

JAT

Power mode select

JRTC

CMOS Normal/Clear Setting

JRTC

JAT

2.2 <Jumper Location and Reference>

2.2.1 <Jumper list>

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Jumper settings

Function

1-2

Clear CMOS

2-3

Normal (Default)

Jumper settings

Function

1-2

AT mode

2-3

ATX mode (Default)

JAT

1

3

JRTC

1

3

2.2.2 <Clear CMOS and Power on type selection>

JRTC: Clear CMOS data jumper

JAT: AT/ATX mode select jumper

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Key

Mounting notch

Press down

Latch

2.3 <Installing the Memory>

LP-179 has 260-pin DDR4 SODIMM support up to 32GB of memory capacity and

1.2 Voltage. Only Non-ECC memory is supported.

In the process, the board must be powered off.

1. Put the memory tilt into the slot. Note the Memory notch key aligned slot key.

2. Then press down till lock into the mounting notch.

3. To remove the memory, push outward on both sides of the latch.

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Signal

1

GND

2

TX+ 3 TX-

4

GND

5

RX- 6 RX+

7

GND

SATA

7

1

2.4 <I/O interface>

2.4.1 <Serial ATA interface>

SATA : SATA3 7-pin connector

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CN_LVDS

I219 I225

1

11

DP HDMI

2.4.2 <Ethernet interface>

The board provides I225-LM and I219-LM Gigabit Ethernet which support Wake on LAN.

2.4.3 <Display interface>

Based on the 11th Gen CPU with built-in Intel® UHD Graphics, the DisplayPort resolution up to 3840x2160 @ 60Hz or 4096x2304 @ 60Hz, the HDMI up to 4096x2304 @ 24Hz and LVDS up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz supports single bus or dual bus LVDS signaling with color depths of 18 bits or 24 bits. About select LCD Panel Type in BIOS, please refer Appendix B.The built-in HD Graphics support triple display function with clone mode and extended mode.

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Signal

1

eDP_0+

2

eDP_0-

3

GND

4

eDP_1+

5

eDP_1-

6

GND

7

eDP_AUX+

8

eDP_AUX-

9

GND

10

HPD

11

3.3V

CN_LVDS: 11-pin connector

There are two modules ADP-3355 and ADP-3460E, you can choose the one to support VGA or LVDS, please refer Appendix E.

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Signal

1

DCD1

2

RXD1

3

TXD1

4

DTR1

5

GND

6

DSR1

7

RTS1

8

CTS1

9

RI1

10

NC

11

DCD2

12

RXD2

13

TXD2

14

DTR2

15

GND

16

DSR2

17

RTS2

18

CTS2

19

RI2

20

Key

CN_COM1/2

20 1

2.4.4 <Serial Port interface>

CN_COM1/2: RS232 20-pin connector

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Signal

1

5VSB

2

5VSB

3

DATA0-

4

DATA1-

5

DATA0+

6

DATA1+

7

GND

8

GND

9

GND

10

Key

CN_USB

9

2 1

USB3.2 Gen2

2.4.5 <USB interface>

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CN_USB: Front panel USB2.0 10-pin header (Pitch 2.54mm)

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Signal

1

MIC_L

2

GND

3

MIC_R

4

NC

5

FP_OUT_R

6

MIC_DETECT

7

SENSE

8

Key

9

FP_OUT_L

10

FP_OUT_DETECT

9 1 10 2

CN_AUDIO

2.4.6 <Audio interface>

CN_AUDIO: Front panel audio 10-pin header (Pitch 1.27mm x 2.54mm)

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M.2 (M KEY)

M.2 (E KEY)

2.4.7 <Expansion slot>

M2 (Key E) with 2 x PCI Express x1 support WI-FI and Bluetooth Module

M2 (Key M) with 4 x PCIe Gen4 support NVMe SSD

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Signal

1

Power_ON-

2

Power_ON+

3

Speaker-

4

Speaker+

5

HDD_LED-

6

HDD_LED+

7

Power_LED-

8

Power_LED+

9

Reset+

10

Reset-

10

1

9

2

JFRNT

2.4.8 <Front panel switch and indicator>

JFRNT: Front panel switch and indicator 10-pin header (Pitch 2.00mm)

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SYSFAN

4 1 4 1

CPUFAN

CN_SMBus

5 1

JLANLED

1

8

2.4.9 <SMBus and Other Interface>

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Signal

1

I219 SPEED LED+ (1G) / I219 SPEED LED- (10/100M)

2

I219 SPEED LED- (1G) / I219 SPEED LED+ (10/100M)

3

I219 ACT LED-

4

I219 ACT LED+

5

I225 SPEED LED+ (2.5G) / I225 SPEED LED- (1G)

6

I225 SPEED LED- (2.5G) / I225 SPEED LED+ (1G)

7

I225 ACT LED-

8

I225 ACT LED+

Signal

1

5V 2 NC

3

SMBDAT

4

SMBCLK

5

GND

Pin 1 2 3 4

Signal

GND

5V

Sensor

Control

Pin 1 2 3 4

Signal

GND

5V

Sensor

Control

JLANLED: RJ45 LED 8-pin connector

CN_SMBus: SMBus 5-pin connector

CPUFAN: CPU cooler fan 4-pin connector

SYSFAN: System cooler fan 4-pin connector

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Signal

1

GND

3

12V ±5%

Signal

1

12V

2

12V 3 GND

4

GND

5

5V 6 5V

DC_IN

1

3

+

_

DC_OUT

6

1

2.5 <Power supply>

2.5.1 <Power input>

DC_IN: Terminal block 2-pin power connector

2.5.2 <Power output>

DC_OUT: power 6-pin connector

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Signal

1

NC 2 NC 3 GND

4

GND 5 5V 6 5V

6

1

SATA_PWR

SATA_PWR: power 6-pin connector

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Appendix A <Flash BIOS>

A.1 <Flash tool>

The board is based on Phoenix BIOS and can be updated easily by the BIOS auto flash tool. You can download the tool online at the address below:

FPT Tool

The tool’s file name is “FPT.efi”, it’s the utility that can write the data into the BIOS flash chip and update the BIOS.

A.2 <Flash BIOS process>

1.Extract the zip file(re-flash tool and BIOS file) to root of the USB flash drive.

2.Insert your USB flash drive in USB port of the board and power on the system.

3.Press F5 in the Phoenix Logo screen

4.Click the Internal Shell, then input the “fs0:” command to switch to the root of the USB flash drive.

5. Type the ” fpt -savemac -f xxx.bin” command to start flash BIOS processes. ( xxx.bin means the BIOS file that you want to update)

6. When it finished all update processes, restart the system.

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Appendix B <LCD Panel Type select>

According your panel, it needs to select the correct resolution in the BIOS. If there is no fit your panel type, please feedback for us to make OEM model.

Find the setting from Advanced->Motherboard Advanced menu->LVDS Configuration EDID Panel type: There are 7 resolutions in LCD Panel Type, if your panel is not in the list, please contact [email protected]

LVDS Bus: Select Single / Dual channel Panel Color Depth: Select VESA 24 bit / JEIDA 24 bit / VESA and JEIDA 18 bit

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Appendix C <Programmable Watch Dog Timer>

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. You can select Timer setting in the BIOS, after setting the time options, the system will reset according to the period of your selection. Find the setting from AdvancedMotherboard Advanced Menu->Power Advanced menu-> Watch dog timer select

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…

Program sample

Watchdog timer setup as system reset with 5 second of timeout

-o 4E 87 ;enter configuration

-o 4E 87

-o 4E 07

-o 4F 08 ;select Logical Device

-o 4E 30

-o 4F 01 ; activate WDTO# function

-o 4E F0

-o 4F 00 ;set “00” is second mode, set “08” is minute mode

-o 4E F1

-o 4F 05 ;00h: Timeout Disable ;01h: Timeout occurs after 1 minute only

;02h: Timeout occurs after 2 second/minute ;03h: Timeout occurs after 3 second/minute

;FFh: Timeout occurs after 255 second/minute (The deviation is approx 1 second.)

For further information, please refer to Nuvoton NCT6126D datasheet

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Appendix D <Hardware Monitor>

Find the setting from Advanced Motherboard Advanced Menu AdvancedSuper IO ConfigurationHardware Monitor

Appendix E <Setup ADP-3355,ADP-3460E>

LP-179 have a Header for VGA or LVDS , it’s no need install extra driver. You have to connect SMBus cable to LP-179 (Please see the picture below), then LVDS Configuration in BIOS Setup menu can work.

For further information, please refer to the manual.

ADP-3355 manual ADP-3460 manual

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