Lanner VES-8X2 User Manual

Embedded &
Industrial Computing

Hardware Platforms for Embedded and Industrial Computing

VES-8X2
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User's Manual

Publication date:2014-05-19

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Compliances and Certification

CE Certication

This product has passed the CE test for environmental
specifications. Test conditions for passing included the
equipment being operated within an industrial enclosure.
In order to protect the product from being damaged by
ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) and EMI leakage, we strongly
recommend the use of CE-compliant industrial enclosure
products.

FCC Class A Certication

This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when
the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. Operation
of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause
harmful interference in which case the user will be required
to correct the interference at his own expense.

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This document is copyrighted, © 2014. All rights are
reserved. The original manufacturer reserves the right to
make improvements to the products described in this
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any infringements upon the rights of third parties that
may result from such use.

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TTaTTable of Contentsbeable of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction 4

System Specication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Chapter 2: System Components 6

System Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

External Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Chapter 3: Board Layout 8

External Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Internal Connectors and Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Connectors and Jumpers List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Jumper Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Appendix A: Terms and Conditions 15

Warranty Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

RMA Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

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Chapter 1

Introduction

Chapter 1:
Introduction

Thank you for choosing the VES-8X2. The VES-8X2 is
Lanner’s flagship Micro ATX COM Express Type 2 carrier
board. It is a standard Micro ATX size carrier board which
allows embedded application developers to deploy
their applications quickly on the COM Express modular
platform.

This carrier board has the following highlighted features:

Expansion Interfaces from Module

-LVDS, IrDA, TV-out

-USB 2.0 (7x), IDE

-PCI Express (1 x PCI, 2x PCIex1, 1 x PCIex16, Express Card)

-COM (1x RS-232/422/485, 1x RS232), and GPIO (4 in, 4
out)

-CF type I/II (1x), SATA (4x), and floppy disk drivers

-LPT (1x)

-Line-in, Mic-in, Line-out, CD Audio-in (provided by
Realtek ALC883)

Outline Dimension

243.84 mm x 243.84 mm

Operating Temperature

0 ~ 60°C (32 ~ 140°F)

Storage Temperature

-20 ~ 80°C (-4 ~ 176°F)

Relative Humidity

0% ~ 90% Relative Humidity, Non-condensing

System Specification

System

Form Factor Micro-ATX

BIOS

I/O Chip Winbond W83627HG-AW

Expansion

MIO

USB Connector 7 x USB 2.0

DIO 8-bit GPIO

External I/O Connector

Internal I/O Connector

Audio Codec Realtek ALC883 Supports 7.1-CH Audio

Audio Interface Line-in, Mic-in, Line-out, CD Audio-in

LVDS Connector One HIROSE DF13-40DP-1.25V

Power Connector

Power Type AT / ATX

Operating Temperature 0 ~ 60°C (32 ~ 140°F)

Ordering Information

Storage Temperature -20 ~ 80°C (-4 ~ 176°F)

Operating Humidity 0% ~ 90% Relative Humidity, Non-condensing

Size (L x W) 243.84 mm x 243.84 mm

Weight 0.5 Kg (1.10 lbs)

VES-8x2 COM Express® R2.0 Type 2 Module with Intel® AtomTM D2550

VES-8X2

CPU and NM10 Chipset

Carrier Board BIOS Socket (Enable/Disable by 2-pin
Jumper)

1 x PCI, 2 x PCIex1, 1 x PCIex16, Express Card

I/O

1 x EIDE, 4 x SATA, 1 x LPT, 1 x FDD, 1 x RS-232,
1 x RS-232/ 422/ 485, 1 x KB, 1 x Mouse

PS/2 Mouse (Mini-DIN) & PS/2 KB (Mini-DIN)
LPT (DB-25) over COM2 (DB-9) & VGA (DB-15)
Dual Deck USB ports
RJ45 over Dual USB
6-Ports Audio Jack
LVDS Connector (HIROSE DF13-40DP-1.25V)
USB: One 5x1, 5x2, pitch 2.54mm Header
IDE: One 20 x 2, pitch 2.54mm Header
IrDA: One 5 x 1, pitch 2.54mm Header
TV-out: One 3 x 2, pitch 2.54mm Header (Supports
CBVS, S-Video, Y/PB/PR)
COM: One 5 x 2, pitch 2.54mm Header (RS-232
/422/485 & Pin-9 5/12V Set by Jumper)
CPU Fan; One 3 x 1, pitch 2.54mm Header
System Fan: Two 3 x 1, pitch 2.54mm Header
Carrier Board Power: One Switch Button
Carrier Board Switch: One Switch Button
GPIO: One 5 x 2, pitch 2.54mm Header
Power Connector: One ATX, One Aux Power (2x2-pin
12V) Connector
Miscellaneous Setting Connector: One 13 x 2, pitch

2.54mm Header (Including Power/Reset Switch,
Power/HDD/Suspend LED, K/B Locked, Speaker Out,
Case Open Detection, Thermal Detection, LCD Bright­ness Setting & CF Master/Salve Setting)

Audio

Connectors

One ATX 2 (12 x 2-pin),
One Aux 1 (2 x 2-pin 12V) Power Connectors

Mechanical & Environmental

Supported COM Express CPU Modules

COM Express® R2.0 Type 2 Module with Intel®
AtomTM D2550 CPU and NM10 Chipset

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Chapter 1

Package Contents

Your package contains the following items:

VES-8X2 Embedded Board •

Drivers and User’s Manual CD •

Introduction

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Chapter 2

Chapter 2:
System Components

System Drawing

Mechanical dimensions of the VES-8X2.

Unit: mm

System Components

243.84mm

243.84mm

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Chapter 2

External Connectors

System Components

F1

Connectors Description

F1 Keyboard and Mouse PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse
F2 Print Port Connector A print port connector in D-sub 25-pin, female form
F3 COM1 Port and VGA An RS-232 Serial Port and VGA connector. In additional

F4 USB 0 & 1

LAN1 and USB 2 & 3

F5 Audio Port Blue: Line-in Port

F2

F3

to this COM1 port, there is a COM2 port capable of RS­232/422/485 mode (refer to JCOM1 and JRS422/1 pin
headers in Chapter 3).
One RJ-45 (network) jacks with LED indicators as

described below

LINK/ACT (Yellow)

SPEED (Green/Amber)

Four USB type A connectors

Green: Line-out Port

Pink: Microphone Port

Orange: Center Speaker/Subwoofer out

Black: Rear Speaker Out

Gray: Side Speaker Out

F4

On/Flashing: The port is linking and active in data •
transmission.

Off: The port is not linking.•

Amber: The connection speed is 1000Mbps.•

Green: The connection speed is 100Mbps•

Off: .The connection speed is 10Mbps.•

F5

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Chapter 3

Chapter 3:
Board Layout

External Connectors

The following picture highlights the location of internal
connectors and jumpers. Refer to the table 3.1 Connector
List for more details.

KB_MS1

Board Layout

CM1

CN1

CN3

CN2

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Chapter 3

Internal Connectors and Jumpers

The following picture highlights the location of internal
connectors and jumpers. Refer to the table 3.1 Connector
List for more details.

Board Layout

JRS422/1

JP4

JP2

JP3

JUSB2

JUSB1

CN3

JCOM1

CN6

C_FAN1

S_FAN1

S_FAN2

JIR1

RESET1

POWER_ON1

ATX1

ATX2

CN2

CN5

JCD1

PCIE_3

PCIE_2
CN4

PCIE_1

PCI1

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SATA2

SATA3

PEC1

SATA4

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Chapter 3

Connectors and Jumpers List

The tables below list the function of each of the board
jumpers and connectors by labels shown in the above
section. The next section in this chapter gives pin
definitions and instructions on setting jumpers.

Table 3.1 Connector List for VES-8X2
Labels Function Pin Denition Reference Page
JP2
JP3
JP4
JP5
ATX1
ATX2
C_FAN1
CN1
CN2
CN3
CN4
CN5
CN6
JBKL1
JBKL2
JCD1
JCOM1
JDIO1
JFP1
JIR1
JLVDS1
JTV1
JRS422/1
JUSB1
JUSB2
KB_MS1
PCI1
PCIE_1
PCIE_2
PCIE_3
PEC1
POWER_ON1
RESET1
S_FAN1
S_FAN2
SATA1/2/3/4

COM1 pin 9 signal select
COM2 pin 9 signal select
COM2 RS-232/422/485 select
Clear CMOS
ATX Power connector
ATX Power connector
CPU fan connector
USB connector 2&3
Audio input connector
USB connector 0&1
SPDIF connector
CD-ROM audio input connector
Floppy connector
LCD inverter connector
LCD inverter connector
CD-ROM audio input connector
Serial Port 2 in RS-232 mode
General purpose I/O connector
Miscellaneous setting connector
IrDA connector
LVDS connector
TV out connector
Serial Port 2 in RS422/485 mode
USB connector 7
USB connector 4 and 5
PS/2 keyboard & PS/2 mouse connector
PCI slot 1
PCI Express x1 connector
PCI Express x1 connector
PCI Express x16 connector
PCI Express card
Power on button
Reset button
System fan connector 1
System fan connector 2
Serial ATA connector 1/2/3/4

P12
P12
P12
P14
P11
P11
P13

P12
P12
P14
P14
P14
P14

P11
P14
P12
P13
P13
P11
P13
P13

P13
P13

Board Layout

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Board Layout

Jumper Settings

ATX Power Connector (ATX1):

2 4

1 3

ATX Power Connector (ATX2))

12 24

Pin No. Pin Name

1 GND
2 GND

3 +12V
4 +12V

General Purpose I/O Connector (JDIO1)

1

9

Pin No. Pin Name Pin No. Pin Name

1 +5v 2 GND
3 GPO0 4 GPI0
5 GPO1 6 GPI1
7 GPO2 8 GPI2
9 GPO3 10 GPI3

2

10

COM2 Pin Definition in RS-422/485 Mode (JRS422/1):

5
6

1
2

1 13

Pin No. Description Pin No. Description

1 3.3V 13 3.3V
2 3.3V 14 -12V
3 GND 15 GND
4 +5V 16 PS_ON
5 GND 17 GND
6 +5V 18 GND
7 GND 19 GND
8 PWROK 20 -5V

9 AUX5V 21 +5V
10 +12V 22 +5V
11 +12V 23 +5V
12 3.3V 24 GND

Pin No. Mode

RS-422 RS-485

1 TX- DATA­2 RX- RX­3 TX+ DATA+
4 RX+ RX+
5 +5V +5V
6 GND GND

Note: Use this connector instead of JCOM1 when
communicating in RS422/485 mode.

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Board Layout

Select COM2 Protocol Setting (JP4):

JP4

5
6

1
2

RS-232

5
6

1
2

RS-422

5
6

1
2

Select COM1 and COM2 Pin9 Function (in RS-232)
respectively (JP2, JP3):. The Ring indicator pinout of

the RS-232 COM port can be altered according to the
following jumper settings.

JP2 (COM1) JP3 (COM2)

1

1

3

5

2

3

4

5

6

Pin No. Function

1-2 Ring-in (default)

2

4

6

3-4 Supply +5V to

5-6 Supply +12V to

the device

the device

SPDIF connector (CN4)

4 3 2 1

Pin No. Pin Name

1 SPDIFIN
2 GND
3 GND
4 SPDIFOUT

RS-485

5
6

Switch

1
2

SCT1

Protocol

RS-232 (default) 1-2

RS-422 3-4
RS-485 5-6

Note: Replace JCOM1 by JRS422/1 when the using
RS-422/485 mode.

CD-ROM Audio Input Connector (CN5)

1
2
3
4

Pin No. Pin Name

1 CD_R
2 GND
3 GND
4 CD_L

IrDA Connector (JIR1)

5 4 3 2 1

Pin No. Pin Name

1 +5V
2 NC
3 IRRX
4 GND
5

IRTX

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Board Layout

LVDS Connector (JLVDS1)

39

1

PIN Pin Name PIN Pin Name

1 LVDS_+3.3V 2 LVDS_+5V
3 LVDS_+3.3V 4 LVDS_+5V
5 I
7 GND 8 GND
9 LCDDO3 10 LCDDO1

11 LCDDO2 12 LCDDO0
13 GND 14 GND
15 LCDDO9 16 LCDDO5
17 LCDDO8 18 LCDDO4
19 GND 20 GND

21 LCDDO13 22 LCDDO11
23 LCDDP12 24 LCDDO10
25 GND 26 GND
27 LCDDO19 28 LCDDO15
29 LCDDO18 30 LCDDO14
31 GND 32 GND
33 LCDDO17 34 LCDDO7
35 LCDDO16 36 LCDDO6
37 GND 38 GND
39 +12V_LVDS 40 +12V_LVDS

2

C_CLK 6 I2C_DAT

TV Out Connector (JTV1)

1
2
3

Pin No. Description Pin No. Description

1 Pb 2 GND
3 Y 4 C
5 GND 6 GND

Signal Description for JTV1:

Signal Description

Pb TVDAC Channel A Output:

supports CVBS signal of
Composite; Chrominance (Pb)
analog signal of Component.

Pr TVDAC Channel B Output:

supports Chrominance analog
signal of S-Video; Chromi­nance (Pr) analog signal of
Component.

Y TVDAC Channel C Output:

supports Luminance signal of
S-Video; Luminance (Y) ana­log signal of Component.

USB Connector 7, 4 & 5 (JUSB1, JUSB2)

Signal Description for JLVDS1

Signal 1 Pixel / Clock LVDS

LCDDO0 Txout0# Odd Txout0#
LCDDO1 Txout0 Odd Txout0
LCDDO2 Txout1# Odd Txout1#
LCDDO3 Txout1 Odd Txout1
LCDDO4 Txout2# Odd Txout2#
LCDDO5 Txout2 Odd Txout2
LCDDO6 Txclk# Odd Txclk#
LCDDO7 Txclk Odd Txclk
LCDDO8 Txout3# Odd Txout3#

LCDDO9 Txout3 Odd Txout3
LCDDO10 - Even Txout0#
LCDDO11 - Even Txout0
LCDDO12 - Even Txout1#
LCDDO13 - Even Txout1
LCDDO14 - Even Txout2#
LCDDO15 - Even Txout2
LCDDO16 - Even Txclk#
LCDDO17 - Even Txclk
LCDDO18 - Even Txout3#
LCDDO19 - Even Txout3

I2C_DAT, I2C_CLK I

Mode

2

C interface for panel parameter EEPROM.
This EERPOM is mounted on the LVDS
receiver. The data in the EEPROM allows the
COM Express module to automatically set the

proper timing parameters for a specic LCD

panel.

2 Pixel / Clock LVDS

Mode

1
3

9

Pin No. Pin Name Pin No. Pin Name

1 +5V 2 GND
3 D6-/D4- 4 GND
5 D6+/D4+ 6 D7+/D5+
7 GND 8 D7-/D5­9 GND 10 +5V

CPU Fan connector/ System Fan connector 1/ System
Fan connector 2

(C_FAN1/ S_FAN1/ S_FAN2)

3 2 1

Pin Signal

1 GND
2 +12V
3 FANIO2/ FANIO3/

FANIO1

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Clear CMOS (JP5)

3
2
1

Pin No. Pin Name

1-2 Normal (default)
2-3 Clear CMOS

Miscellaneous Setting Connector (JFP1)

1
3

25

2

26

LCD Inverter Connector (JBKL1)

1

2

5

Pin No. Pin Name

1 +12V_BKL
2 GND
3 ENBKL
4 BRIGHT
5 +5V

Signal Description for JBKL1

Pin No. Pin Name
BRIGHT Vadj = 0.75V ~ 4.25V (Recommended: 4.7KΩ, >1/16W)

ENBKL LCD backlight ON/OFF control signal

LCD Inverter Connector (JBKL2)

1

2

Pin No. Pin Name Pin No. Pin Name

1 RESET+ 2 VCCSB
3 GND 4 GND
5 +5V 6 +5V
7 HDLED- 8 GND

9 VCCSB 10 VCCSB
11 PANSWIN 12 SUS_LED­13 KB_LOCK- 14 +5V
15 GND 16 SPKIN
17 CASEOPEN- 18 VTIN3
19 GND 20 THRMDN­21 +5V 22 +5V
23 BRIGHT 24 MASTER­25 GND 26 GND

Note: To set the CF Card as Master , please short
JFP1 pin 24 and 26.

CD-ROM Audio Input Connector (JCD1)

4
3

1

Pin No. Pin Name

1 NC
2 CD_L
3 GND
4 CD_R

Pin No. Pin Name

1 +12V
2 GND

Floppy connector (CN6)

17

34

Pin No. Pin Name Pin No. Pin Name

1 GND 2 RWC#
3 GND 4 NC
5 GND 6 DRVDEN1
7 GND 8 INDEX#

9 GND 10 MOA#
11 GND 12 DSB#
13 GND 14 DSA#
15 GND 16 MOB#
17 GND 18 DIR#
19 GND 20 STEP#
21 GND 22 WD#
23 GND 24 WE#
25 GND 26 TRAK0#
27 GND 28 WP#
29 NC 30 RDATA#
31 GND 32 HEAD#
33 NC 34 DSKCHG#

1

2

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Appendix A

Terms and Conditions

Appendix A:
Terms and Conditions

Warranty Policy

All products are under warranty against defects in 1.
materials and workmanship for a period of one year
from the date of purchase.

The buyer will bear the return freight charges for 2.
goods returned for repair within the warranty period;
whereas the manufacturer will bear the after service
freight charges for goods returned to the user.

The buyer will pay for repair (for replaced components 3.
plus service time) and transportation charges (both
ways) for items after the expiration of the warranty
period.

If the RMA Service Request Form does not meet the 4.
stated requirement as listed on “RMA Service,” RMA
goods will be returned at customer’s expense.

The following conditions are excluded from this 5.
warranty:

RMA Service

Requesting a RMA#

To obtain a RMA number, simply fill out and fax the 1.
“RMA Request Form” to your supplier.

The customer is required to fill out the problem code 2.
as listed. If your problem is not among the codes listed,
please write the symptom description in the remarks
box.

Ship the defective unit(s) on freight prepaid terms. 3.
Use the original packing materials when possible.

Mark the RMA# clearly on the box. 4.

Note: Customer is responsible for shipping

damage(s) resulting from inadequate/loose
packing of the defective unit(s). All RMA# are valid
for 30 days only; RMA goods received after the
effective RMA# period will be rejected.

Improper or inadequate maintenance by the customer
Unauthorized modification, misuse, or reversed
engineering of the product Operation outside of the
environmental specifications for the product.

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Appendix A

RMA Service Request Form

When requesting RMA service, please fill out the following form. Without
this form enclosed, your RMA cannot be processed.

RMA No:

Reasons to Return: Ŀ Repair(Please include failure details)
Ŀ Testing Purpose

Company: Contact Person:

Phone No. Purchased Date:

Fax No.: Applied Date:

Return Shipping Address:
Shipping by: Ŀ Air Freight Ŀ Sea Ŀ Express ___
Ŀ Others:________________

Item Model Name Serial Number Configuration

Item Problem Code Failure Status

*Problem Code:
01:D.O.A.
02: Second Time
R.M.A.
03: CMOS Data Lost
04: FDC Fail
05: HDC Fail
06: Bad Slot

07: BIOS Problem
08: Keyboard Controller Fail
09: Cache RMA Problem
10: Memory Socket Bad
11: Hang Up Software
12: Out Look Damage

13: SCSI
14: LPT Port
15: PS2
16: LAN
17: COM Port
18: Watchdog Timer

19: DIO
20: Buzzer
21: Shut Down
22: Panel Fail
23: CRT Fail
24: Others (Pls specify)

Request Party

Confirmed By Supplier

Authorized Signature / Date Authorized Signature / Date

Terms and Conditions

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