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Mini-ITX Motherboard with Intel® Atom™™™™ CPU, UPS Battery Backup,
DDR2, VGA, DVI, LVDS, HDTV, Dual PCIe GbE, Compact Flash®, Dual
SATA and PCIe Mini
eKINO-945GSE
Quick Installation Guide
Version 1.10
Nov. 03, 2010
Package Contents
eKINO-945GSE package includes the following items
1 x eKINO-945GSE Single Board Computer
2 x SATA 5V power output cable Kit
1 x I/O shielding
1 x KB/MS Y cable
1 x Mini Jumper Pack
1 x Utility CD
1 x One Key Recovery CD
1 x QIG(Quick Installation Guide)
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Specifications
CPU : Intel® Atom™ N270 1.6GHz with 533MHz FSB 512K L2 Cache
System Chipset : Intel® 945GSE+ICH7M
BIOS : AMI BIOS
System Memory : 1x 200-pin DDR2 400/533MHz SDRAM SO-DIMM
supported, max up to 2GB
Ethernet : Dual Realtek RTL8111CP GbE Controllers
I/O Interface :
3 x RS-232 (COM1,COM2, COM4)
1 x RS-232/422/485 (COM3)
6 x USB 2.0
2 x SATA with 5V DC output
1 x IDE
1 x 6-pin header for KB/MS
Infrared Interface:
1x Infrared Interface by pin header
Display Output :
VGA integrated in Intel® 945GSE
Support HDTV resolution up to 1080i by component interface
18-bit Dual-Channel LVDS by Intel® 945GSE
DVI-D support by SDVO to DVI Transmitter: Silicon Image Sil1362
Expansions :
1 x PCI slot
1 x PCIe mini card slot
Graphic : Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (Intel® GMA 950)
Digital I/O : 8-bit digital I/O, 4-bit input/4-bit output
Super IO :
First Super IO: ITE IT8718F
Second Super IO: Fintek 81216D
Audio : Realtek ALC655 AC'97 Codec
SSD : CF Type II
WDT : Software Programmable support 1~255 sec. system reset
Power Supply :
Maximum input voltage range 9V~28V
Recommend operating input voltage range 12V~24V
1 x external DIN 4-pin DC jack
1 x internal 2x2-pin power connector
DC Output Connector :
2 x 4-pin (1x4) 5V/12V power connector (Major for 2.5” HDD use)
Power Consumption :
12V@1A (Intel® Atom
TM
N270 1.6GHz with 1GB DDR2 DRAM)
Temperature :

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Operation: 0°C ~ 40°C with AUPS sub-system
Operation: 0°C ~ 60°C without AUPS sub-system
Humidity : Operation: 5% ~95% non-condensing
Dimensions : 170mm x 170mm
Weight : GW: 1100 g / NW: 400 g
Ordering Information
eKINO-945GSE-N270UPS-R11
Mini-ITX SBC support AUPS sub-system, Intel® Atom™ N270 1.6GHz, Wide
range 9-28VDC input, VGA/DVI/HDTV
CB-USB02-RS
Dual ports USB cable with Bracket
HDTVCABLESET-01
HDTV Cable Set with S-Video, Composite and Component Interfaces
WMPCIE-V01-R20
PCIe Mini card wireless LAN Module
BATKIT-2S2P3800-R10
2S2P 7.4V 3800mAh AUPS BATTERY KIT
BAT-LI-2S2P3800
2S2P 7.4V 3800mAh SMART BATTERY
BATKIT-4S2P3800-R10
4S2P 14.8V 3800mAh AUPS BATTERY KIT
BAT-LI-4S2P3800
4S2P 14.8V 3800mAh SMART BATTERY
63000-FSP096AHB-RS
96W/12V Power Adaptor 90VAC~260VAC, DIN 4 PIN
63000-FSP120AAB-RS
120W/19V Power adapter, 90VAC~264VAC, DIN 4PIN
32200-000009-RS
44-pin 2.5" IDE cable
32100-192900-RS
One 4-pin (2x2) to one 4-pin(1x4) DC power cable with terminal block
19800-000300-100-RS
RS-232 cable with bracket
32200-833600-RS
RS-422/485 Cable

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Connector /Jumper List
LABEL FUNCTION
J_CMOS1 CMOS state setting jumper
J_VLVDS1 LCD Voltage Selector jumper
ATXCTL1 Power on mode setup(eKINO-945GSE-N270 only)
J_CF1 CF Card Master/Slave setting jumper
J_U/B1
BATTERY setting (eKINO-945GSE-N270UPS only)
JP1 RS-232/422/485 Mode jumper
JP3 UPS Terminal Switch (eKINO-945GSE-N270UPS only)
JP2 COM3 RS-422/485 connector
USB1 Internal USB Connector
MS/KB1 PS/2 MOUSE & KEYBOARD Connector
J_LCD_TYPE1 LVDS Panel Re solution Selection jumper
F_PANEL1 PWR,RST Buttons,Indicators and Speaker
J2 CF Card Slot
VGA 15-pin Female Connector & DVI-D Connector
LAN/USB1
LAN/USB2
RJ-45 LAN and USB Connectors
LVDS1 LVDS Panel Connector
COM1 External 2 Ports Serial Port DB-9 Connectors (RS-232)
AUDIO1 Audio Connector (Line out/MIC in)
PWR1 ADAPTER IN Connector (9V~28V Input)
CN2 Power Input Connector
DIO1 Digital I/O Connector
J1 Fan Connector
PW1,PW2 Serial ATA Device Power Connectors
IR1 Infrared Interface Connector
COM3
Internal Serial Port Connector
(RS-232/422/485,RS-422/485 in JP2)
COM4 Internal Serial Port Connector (RS-232)
SATA1,SATA2 Serial ATA Connectors
INVERTER1 LVDS Panel Voltage Supply Connector
SPDIF1 SPDIF Connector
MCU1 MCU Flash Connector (eKINO-945GSE-N270UPS only)
J3 LED Indicator Connector(eKINO-945GSE-N270UPS only)
TV1 HDTV Out Connector
LCD Brightness Control Connector
(eKINO-945GSE-N270UPS only)
BT1 Battery Connector

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PCN1
Battery Module Connector (eKINO-945GSE-N270UPS
only)
J11
10M MCU LAN Connector (eKINO-945GSE-N270UPS
only)
IDE1 IDE Connector
PIN DESCRIPTION
1-2 Normal (Default)
2-3 Clear CMOS Setup
J_CMOS1 : Clear CMOS Setup
(1*3 pin header, pitch 2.00mm)
PIN DESCRIPTION
1-2 3.3V (Default)
2-3 5V
J_VLVDS1 : LCD Voltage Setup
(1*3 pin header, pitch 2.00mm)
PIN DESCRIPTION
Open ATX
Short AT (Default)
ATXCTL1 : Power On Mode Setup
(1*2 pin header, pitch 2.00mm)
PIN DESCRIPTION
Open Slave (Default)
Short Master
J_CF1 : CF Card Master / Slave Setup
(1*2 pin header, pitch 2.00mm)
PIN DESCRIPTION
1-2 UPS (Default)
2-3 Battery
J_U/B1 : UPS / Battery Mode Setup
(1*3 pin header, pitch 2.00mm)
PIN DESCRIPTION
1-2 RS-232(Default)
3-4 RS-422
5-6 RS-485
JP1 : COM3 RS-232& RS-422/485
Type Select(2*3 pin header, pitch
2.00mm)
PIN DESCRIPTION
Open
Disable Battery function
(Default)
Short Enable Battery function
JP3 : UPS Terminal Switch
(1*2 pin header, pitch 2.00mm)
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 TX_422- 2 RX_4223 TX_422+ 4 RX_422+
5 D_485+ 6 D_485-
(2*3 pin header, pitch 2.00mm)

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PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 VCC (+5V) 2 GND
3 DATA- 4 DATA+
5 DATA+ 6 DATA4 GND 8 VCC (+5V)
USB1 : Internal USB Connector
(2*4pin header,pitch 2.54mm)
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 VCC (+5V)
2 MS_DATA
3 MS_CLK
4 KB_DATA
5 KB_CLK
6 GND
MS/KB1 : PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse
Connector(1*6pin header,pitch
2.00mm)
1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8
Open Open Open Open LVDS1 640x480 18bit
Short Open Open Open LVDS1 800x480 18bit
Open Short Open Open LVDS1 800x600 18bit (Default)
Short Short Open Open LVDS1 1024x768 18bit
Open Open Short Open LVDS1 1280x10240 18bit
Short Open Short Open LVDS1 1400x1050 18bit
Open Short Short Open LVDS1 1400x900 18bit
Short Short Short Open LVDS1 1600x1200 18bit
J_LCD_TYPE1 : LVDS Panel Resolution Seletion Jumper
(2*4pin header, pitch 2.00mm)
Function PIN DESCRIPTION Function PIN DESCRIPTION
1 VCC (+5V) 2 VCC (+5V)
3 N/C 4 N/C
5 GND 6 N/C
7 PWRBTN+ 8 SPKOUT
9 GND 10 N/C
11 VCC (+5V) 12 Reset+
13 HDLED- 14 GND
F_PANEL1 : System Panel Connector
(2*7pin header, pitch 2.54mm)
RESET
SPEAKER
HDDLED
PWRBTN
Power LED

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PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 GND 26 N/C
2 DATA 3 27 DATA 11
3 DATA 4 28 DATA 12
4 DATA 5 29 DATA 13
5 DATA 6 30 DATA 14
6 DATA 7 31 DATA 15
7 HDC_CS0# 32 HDC_CS1#
8 N/C 33 N/C
9 GND 34 IOR#
10 N/C 35 IOW#
11 N/C 36 VCC (+5V)
12 N/C 37 IRQ14
13 VCC (+5V) 38 VCC (+5V)
14 N/C 39 CSEL
15 N/C 40 N/C
16 N/C 41 HDD_RESET#
17 N/C 42 IORDY
18 SA2 43 SDREQ
19 SA1 44 SDACK#
20 SA0 45 HDD_ACTIVE#
21 DATA 0 46 66DET
22 DATA 1 47 DATA 8
23 DATA 2 48 DATA 9
24 N/C 49 DATA 10
25 N/C 50 GND
J2 : Compact Flash Connector
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 DVI_DATA2# 26 GND
2 DVI_DATA2 27 GND
3 GND 28 GND
4 N/C C1 N/C
5 N/C C2 N/C
6 DDC_CLK C3 N/C
7 DDC_DATA C4 N/C
8 N/C C5 GND
9 DVI_DATA1# C6 N/C
10 DVI_DATA1 V1 RED
11 GND V2 GREEN
12 N/C V3 BULE
13 N/C V4 N/C
14 VCC (+5V) V5 GND
15 GND V6 GND
16 HPDET V7 GND
17 DVI_DATA0# V8 GND
18 DVI_DATA0 V9 N/C
19 GND V10 GND
20 N/C V11 N/C
21 N/C V12 DDC_DATA
22 GND V13 HSYNC
23 DVI_CLK V14 VSYNC
24 DVI_CLK# V15 DDC_CLK
25 GND
VIDEO1 : Daul Video Display
Connector
TOP: DB-15 CRT Connector
Bottom: DVI-D Connector
DVI CRT

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PIN DESCRIPTION
1 GND
2 MDIO0+
3 MDIO04 MDIO1+
5 MDIO16 MDIO2+
7 MDIO28 MDIO3+
9 MDIO310 GND
11 LED0
12 VCC (+3.3V)
13 LED1
14 LED3
15-22 GND
RJ-45 Connector
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 GND 2 GND
3 LVDS_A0+ 4 LVDS_A05 LVDS_A1+ 6 LVDS_A17 LVDS_A2+ 8 LVDS_A2-
9 LVDS-_ACLK+ 10 LVDS-_ACLK11 N/C 12 N/C
13 GND 14 GND
15 LVDS_B0+ 16 LVDS_B017 LVDS_B1+ 18 LVDS_B119 LVDS_B2+ 20 LVDS_B221 LVDS_BCLK+ 22 LVDS_BCLK23 N/C 24 N/C
25 GND 26 GND
27 VCC_LCD 28 VCC_LCD
29 VCC_LCD 30 VCC_LCD
LVDS1 : LCD LVDS Interface
Connector
(30 pin Connector)
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 GND NC1 GND
2 MIC_IN NC2 GND
3 N/C NC3 GND
4 N/C NC4 GND
5 MIC_IN NC5 GND
22 LINEOUT_L 32 LINEIN_L
23 N/C 33 N/C
24 LINEOUT_R 34 LINEIN_R
25 N/C 35 N/C

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PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 VCC (+5V) 5 VCC (+5V)
2 DATA- 6 DATA-
3 DATA+ 7 DATA+
4 GND 8 GND
USB0~USB3 Connector
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 Vin
2 GND
3 Vin
4 GND
5 GND
PWR1 : ADAPTER IN connector
(9V~28V Input)
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 GND
2 GND
3 Vin
4 Vin
CN2 : Power Input connector
(9V~28V Input)
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 GND 2 VCC (+5V)
3 D_OUT3 4 D_OUT2
5 D_OUT1 6 D_OUT0
7 D_IN3 8 D_IN2
9 D_IN1 10 D_IN0
DIO1 : Digital I/O Connector
(2*5 pin header, pitch 2.00mm)
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 FAN_IO
2 VCC (+12V)
3 GND
J1 : Fan connector
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 12V
2 GND
3 GND
4 5V
PW1,PW2 : SATA Power Connectors
(1*4 pin wafer, pitch 2.50mm)
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 VCC (+5V)
2 N/C
3 IR_RX
4 GND
5 IR_TX
IR1 : Infrared Interface Connector
(1*5 pin header, pitch 2.00mm)
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 DCD# 2 DSR#
3 RX 4 RTS#
5 TX 6 CTS#
7 DTR# 8 RI#
9 GND 10 N/C
COM3,COM4 : Internal Serial Port
Connectors
(2*5 pin header, pitch 2.00mm)

PIN DESCRIPTION
1 GND
2 SATA_TX+
3 SATA_TX4 GND
5 SATA_RX6 SATA_RX+
7 GND
SATA1,SATA2 : SATA connectors
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 BRIGHTNESS
2 GND
3 VCC (+12V)
4 GND
5 BKLT_EN
INVERTER1 : LCD Inverter Power
Connector
(1*5 pin header, pitch 2.00mm)
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 VCC (+5V)
2 N/C
3 SPDIF_OUT
4 GND
5 SPDIF_IN
(1*5 pin header, pitch 2.54mm)
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 MCLR
2 VCC (+3.3V)
3 GND
4 ICSPCLK
5 ICSPDAT
MCU1 : MCU's Flash Connector
(1*5 pin header, pitch 2.00mm)
Function PIN DESCRIPTION
1 VCC (+5V)
2 DIS_LED
3 VCC (+5V)
4 BAT_LED
5 VCC (+5V)
6 DC_LED
J3 : LED Indicator Connector
(1*6 pin header, pitch 2.00mm)
Discharged
LED
Charged
LED
Power LED
(DC-IN)
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 GND 2 GREEN_Y
3 GND 4 RED_C
5 GND 6 BULE_CVBS
(2*3 pin header, pitch 2.54mm)

PIN DESCRIPTION
1 BRIGHT+
2 GND
3 BRIGHT-
BRIGHTNESS : LCD Brightness
Control connector
(1*3 pin wafer, pitch 2.00mm)
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 VCC (+3.3V)
2 GND
(1*2 pin wafer, pitch 1.25mm)
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 VBAT 7 BAT_TH
2 VBAT 8 BAT_ID
3 VBAT 9 GND
4 VBAT 10 GND
5 BAT_CLK 11 GND
6 BAT_DATA 12 GND
PCN1 : Battery Module Connector
(2*5 pin wafer, pitch 2.50mm)
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 N/C 2 N/C
3 RX+ 4 RX5 N/C 6 PAIR3
7 N/C 8 PAIR2
9 TX+ 10 TX-
J11 : 10M MCU LAN Connector for
MCU use
(2*5 pin header, pitch 2.00mm)
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 DCD1# 12 DCD2#
2 RX1 13 RX2
3 TX1 14 TX2
4 DTR1# 15 DTR2#
5 GND 16 GND
6 DSR1# 17 DSR2#
7 RTS1# 18 RTS2#
8 CTS1# 19 CTS2#
9 RI1# 20 RI2#
10 GND 21 GND
11 GND 22 GND
COM1 : Daul COM Ports Connector
(COM1,COM2)
(9-pin Male Connector*2)

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 RESET# 2 GND
3 DATA 7 4 DATA 8
5 DATA 6 6 DATA 9
7 DATA 5 8 DATA 10
9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11
11 DATA 3 12 DATA 12
13 DATA 2 14 DATA 13
15 DATA 1 16 DATA 14
17 DATA 0 18 DATA 15
19 GND 20 N/C
21 IDE_DRQ 22 GND
23 IOW# 24 GND
25 IOR# 26 GND
27 IDE_CHRDY 28 GND
29 IDE_DACK 30 GND
31 INTERRUPT 32 N/C
33 SA1 34 66DET
35 SA0 36 SA2
37 HDC_CS0# 38 HDC_CS1#
39 HDD_ACTIVE# 40 GND
41 VCC (+5V) 42 VCC (+5V)
43 GND 44 N/C
IDE1 : Primary IDE Interface