VIA Technologies EITX-3000 User Manual

user manual

EITX-3000

Em-ITX Form Factor SBC

100-07152009-1620

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Regulatory Compliance

FCC-A Radio Frequency Interference Statement

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 t his 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 personal expense.

Notice 1

The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's aut hority to operate the equipment.

Notice 2

Shielded interface cables and A.C. power cord, if any, must be used in order to comply
with the emission limits.

Tested To Comply
With FCC Standards
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Battery Recycling and Disposal

Only use the appropriate battery specified for this product.
Do not re-use, recharge, or reheat an old battery.
Do not attempt to force open the battery.
Do not discard used batteries with regular trash.
Discard used batteries according to local regulations.

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Safety Precautions

Do’s

o Always read the safety instructions carefully.
o Keep this User's Manual for future reference.
o All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be

noted.

o Keep this equipment away from humidity.
o Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting

it up.

o Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust

properly 110/220V before connecting the equipment to the
power inlet.

o Place the power cord in such a way that people cannot

step on it.

o Always unplug the power cord before inserting any add-on

card or module.

o If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment

checked by authorized service personnel:

o The power cord or plug is damaged.
o Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
o The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
o The equipment has not worked well or you cannot

get it work according to User's Manual.

o The equipment has dropped and damaged.
o The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.

Don’ts

o Do not leave this equipment in an environment

unconditioned or in a storage temperature above 60°C
(140°F). The equipment may be damaged.

o Never pour any liquid into the opening. Liquid can cause

damage or electrical shock.

o Do not place anything over the power cord.
o Do not cover the ventilation holes. The openings on the

enclosure protect the equipment from overheating

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EITX-3000 Series Model

Part Number Description

EITX-3000-1N13A1 VIA Nano 1.3GHz CPU based Fanless Embedded ITX board

EITX-3000-2N13A1 VIA Nano 1.3GHz CPU based Fanless Embedded ITX board

EITX-3000-1N10A1 VIA Nano 1.0GHz CPU based Fanless Embedded ITX board

EITX-3000-2N10A1 VIA Nano 1.0GHz CPU based Fanless Embedded ITX board

with full cable kit

with full cable kit

Packing Lists

For EITX-3000-1N13A1 and EITX-3000-1N10A1

 1 x EITX-3000 SBC
 1 x Software driver and utility CD
 1 x Mini-jumper pack
 1 x Screw pack of 7 pieces of Nickel-Plated Round Head M3*14mm screw
 1 x Screw pack of 10 pieces of Hex screw (For 4 COM and VGA ports)
 1 x Power cable, 2-pole Phoenix plug to DC-Jack
 1 x SATA data cable
 1 x SATA power cable

For EITX-3000-2N13A1 and EITX-3000-2N10A1

 1 x EITX-3000 SBC
 1 x Software driver and utility CD
 1 x Mini-jumper pack
 1 x Screw pack of 7 pieces of Nickel-Plated Round Head M3*14mm screw
 1 x Screw pack of 10 pieces of Hex screw (For 4 COM and VGA ports)
 1 x Power cable, 2-pole Phoenix plug to DC-Jack
 2 x SATA data cable
 2 x SATA power cable
 1 x Dual USB cable
 1 x Dual connector Cable for one USB mini-DIN connector and a 1x6-pin

header for connecting with VIA EMIO-1530 Wireless LAN

 1 x Audio Cable
 1 x Digital I/O Cable
 1 x Thermal Sensor Cable
 1 x LPT Cable

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Product Overview............................................................................................ 1

Key Features........................................................................................................ 2

Specifications...................................................................................................... 3

EITX-3000 Dimensions................................................................................... 7

Top Layer ........................................................................................................ 7

Bottom Layer................................................................................................. 7

Top Layer with heatsink ........................................................................... 8

Bottom Layer with heatsink.................................................................... 8

Front I/O with heatsink ............................................................................ 9

Rear I/O with heatsink .............................................................................. 9

EITX-3000 Layout (top) ................................................................................10

EITX-3000 Layout (bottom)........................................................................11

Front I/O Layout.............................................................................................12

Power Button..............................................................................................12

Power Input Connector .........................................................................12

USB Port Connector: USB Port 1 and 2...........................................13

COM Port Connectors.............................................................................14

LED Indicators.............................................................................................15

Rear I/O Layout...............................................................................................16

VGA Connector.........................................................................................16

LVDS Connectors: LVDS1 and LVDS2.............................................17

LAN ports: Gigabit Ethernet Port 1 and 2......................................19

2 Onboard Connectors & Slots....................................................................21

Topside connectors and slots ...................................................................22

System Fan: SYS Fan.................................................................................22

SATA Connectors : SATA1 and SATA2............................................23

SATA-Power Connectors: S-Power 1 and S-Power 2 ..........24

LVDS LCD Panel connector: PANEL.................................................25

SODIMM SDRAM Memory slot............................................................26

USB connectors..........................................................................................28

LPT pin connector.....................................................................................30

Digital I/O pin connector: DIO............................................................31

Front Panel Audio pin connector: F_Audio..................................32

SPI pin connector: JSPI ............................................................................33

System Thermal Sensor pin connector: SEN .................................33

Em-IO Expansion Connector................................................................34

Bottom side connectors and slots...........................................................35

Compact Flash slot: CF............................................................................35

3 Onboard Jumpers.........................................................................................37

CLEAR_CMOS: Clear CMOS jumper......................................................38

AT/ATX Power mode Select......................................................................39

PVDD1_SEL: LCD power jumper............................................................40

PVDD2_SEL: LCD power jumper............................................................41

RST: System reset jumper.............................................................................42

4 BIOS Setup.........................................................................................................43

Entering the BIOS Setup Menu................................................................44

Control Keys......................................................................................................44

Navigating the BIOS Menus......................................................................45

Getting Help.....................................................................................................45

Main Menu........................................................................................................46

Standard CMOS Features ......................................................................46

Advanced BIOS Features.......................................................................46

Advanced Chipset Features..................................................................46

Integrated Peripherals.............................................................................46

Power Management Setup ..................................................................46

PnP/PCI Configurations..........................................................................46

PC Health Status.........................................................................................47

Frequency/Voltage Control .................................................................47

Load Optimized Defaults.......................................................................47

Set Supervisor Password.........................................................................47

Set User Password.....................................................................................47

Save & Exit Setup .......................................................................................47

Exit Without Saving..................................................................................47

Standard CMOS Features ...........................................................................48

Date.................................................................................................................48

Time.................................................................................................................48

Video ..............................................................................................................48

Halt On ..........................................................................................................48

IDE Channels....................................................................................................49

Advanced BIOS Features............................................................................50

Virus Warning ............................................................................................50

CPU L1 & L2 Cache..................................................................................50

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking..............................................................50

Quick Power On Self-Test......................................................................50

First/Second/Third Boot Device..........................................................51

Boot Other Device....................................................................................51

Boot Up NumLock Status ......................................................................51

Typematic Rate Setting............................................................................51

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)..................................................................51

Typematic Delay (Msec) .........................................................................51

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Security Option...........................................................................................52

MPS Version Control for OS..................................................................52

OS Select for DRAM > 64 MB...............................................................52

HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability.......................................................................52

Video BIOS Shadow.................................................................................52

Full Screen Logo Show...........................................................................52

Summary Screen Show ..........................................................................52

CPU Feature......................................................................................................53

Thermal Management............................................................................53

Thermal Monitor Bus Ratio....................................................................53

Thermal Monitor Bus VID......................................................................53

Hard Disk Boot Priority.................................................................................54

Advanced Chipset Features.......................................................................55

Memory Hole..............................................................................................55

System BIOS Cacheable..........................................................................55

Video RAM Cacheable............................................................................55

GFX & PCIE VGA Co-Exist......................................................................55

Internal VGA Control....................................................................................56

VGA Share Memory Size........................................................................56

Direct Frame Buffer..................................................................................56

Select Display Device...............................................................................56

Panel Type ....................................................................................................56

CPU & PCI Bus Control.................................................................................57

PCI Master 0 WS Write............................................................................57

PCI Delay Transaction..............................................................................57

VIA PWR Management..........................................................................57

Integrated Peripherals..................................................................................58

VIA OnChip IDE Device ..............................................................................59

CF Card ATA66 ..........................................................................................59

SATA Controller..........................................................................................59

IDE DMA Transfer Access......................................................................59

OnChip IDE Channel 1...........................................................................59

IDE Prefetch Mode....................................................................................59

Secondary Master PIO.............................................................................59

Secondary Slave PIO ................................................................................59

Secondary Master UDMA......................................................................60

Secondary Slave UDMA.........................................................................60

IDE HDD Block Mode..............................................................................60

VIA OnChip PCI Device...............................................................................61

Azalia HDA Controller.............................................................................61

OnBoard LAN Boot ROM......................................................................61

SuperIO Device ...............................................................................................62

Onboard Parallel Port..............................................................................62

Parallel Port Mode.....................................................................................62

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Watch Dog Timer Select........................................................................62

SuperIO COM Ports (UARTs).....................................................................63

Onboard Serial Port 1..............................................................................63

COM1 RS232/422/485 Type...............................................................63

Onboard Serial Port 2..............................................................................63

COM2 RS232/422/485 Type...............................................................63

Onboard Serial Port 3..............................................................................63

Onboard Serial Port 4..............................................................................63

USB Device Setting........................................................................................64

USB 1.0 Controller.....................................................................................64

USB 2.0 Controller.....................................................................................64

USB Operation Mode..............................................................................64

USB Keyboard Function.........................................................................64

USB Mouse Function...............................................................................64

USB Storage Function.............................................................................65

USB Wireless LAN Support....................................................................65

USB WLAN (EMIO-3430).......................................................................65

USB Bluetooth Support...........................................................................65

Power Management Setup .......................................................................66

ACPI Suspend Type ..................................................................................66

Power Management Option ...............................................................66

HDD Power Down...................................................................................66

Suspend Mode...........................................................................................66

Video Off Option.......................................................................................67

Video Off Method.....................................................................................67

MODEM Use IRQ......................................................................................67

Soft-Off by PWRBTN.................................................................................67

Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume..................................................................67

AC Loss Auto Restart................................................................................67

Wakeup Event Detect..................................................................................68

PowerOn by PCI Card.............................................................................68

RTC Alarm Resume...................................................................................68

Date (of Month).........................................................................................68

Resume Time (hh:mm:ss).......................................................................68

PnP/PCI Configurations...............................................................................69

Init Display First...........................................................................................69

PNP OS Installed.........................................................................................69

Reset Configuration Data ......................................................................69

Resources Controlled By ........................................................................70

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop..........................................................................70

Assign IRQ for VGA..................................................................................70

Assign IRQ for USB....................................................................................70

Maximum Payload Size...........................................................................70

PC Health Status..............................................................................................71

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Frequency/Voltage Control ......................................................................72

DRAM Frequency......................................................................................72

DDR CAS Latency Control.....................................................................72

DDR Burst Length.....................................................................................72

DDR 1T Command Rate.........................................................................72

DRDY Table..................................................................................................72

ODT.................................................................................................................72

Spread Spectrum.......................................................................................73

Load Optimized Defaults ............................................................................74

Set Supervisor/User Password..................................................................75

Save & Exit Setup ............................................................................................76

Exit Without Saving.......................................................................................77

5 Driver Installation............................................................................................79

Driver Utilities....................................................................................................80

Getting Started ...........................................................................................80

Running the Driver Utilities CD ...........................................................80

CD Content.......................................................................................................81

A Disassembling the EITX-3000 Board from Heatsink.......................83

Disassembling..................................................................................................84

B EM-IO : Embedded IO Expansion Bus Interface...............................87

Introduction......................................................................................................88

The Flexible Embedded Board with Em-IO Expansion ............88

Modularized Expansion of Em-IO Interface...................................89

Em-IO connector Pin definition................................................................90

Em-IO connector Pin definition...........................................................90

Selection of Em-IO expansion modules................................................92

Faster Time to Market Cycles................................................................92

EMIO-3110...................................................................................................92

EMIO-3210...................................................................................................93

EMIO-3430...................................................................................................93

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Product Overview

1

The VIA EITX-3000 is a high performance single board computer
(SBC) with low power requirements based on the Embedded ITX
(Em-ITX) form factor. Its low power requirements are made
possible by its usage of energy efficient VIA CPUs (either VIA
Nano™ or Eden™ ULV).

The EITX-3000 is designed for ultra-thin embedded applications
and can withstand temperatures ranging from -10° up to 70°C.
The powerful VIA Nano processor and VIA VX800 media system
processor are placed on the bottom side of the board, enabling
an efficient space-saving design that easily accommodates quiet
and passive cooling thermal solutions.

The EITX-3000 includes an onboard DC-to-DC converter that
supports both AT and ATX power modes. The power converter
can support a wide range of power input voltage from DC 7V to
DC 30V and can be configured through an onboard switch.

With generous support for multiple display options, the EITX-3000
is ideally suited for high-end multimedia applications including
POS, kiosks, ATM, HMI, factory automation, POI, and digital
signage. The dual I/O coastline design of the EITX-3000 provides
ample space for multiple ports such as two LVDS ports, one VGA
port, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, two USB 2.0 ports, two RS-232
COM ports, and two RS-232/422/485 configurable COM ports.

KEY FEATURES

• Onboard VIA Nano ULV processor (1MB L2 Cache)

• Em-ITX (Embedded ITX) form factor with 17cm (W) x 12 cm (L)

• Dual-side multiple I/O connector-coastlines

• Onboard Em-IO expansion bus socket

• Integrated VIA Chrome9 HC3, DC9 3D/2D graphics with

MPEG-2/4 and WMV9 video decoding acceleration

• Onboard two of single channel LVDS display ports

• Onboard two Gigabit Ethernets

• Onboard two RS-232 and two RS-232/422-485, setup

through BIOS

• Onboard six USB ports

• Fan-less and Ultra Low power consumption

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SPECIFICATIONS

Processor Core
Logic System

System Memory

Graphic

CPU

• VIA Nano Ultra Low Voltage Processor, compact
21 mm x 21 mm NanoBGA2 package:

• Nano 1.3 GHz (for Model of EITX-3000-1N13A1 and

EITX-3000-2N13A1)

• Nano 1.0 GHz (for Model of EITX-3000-1N10A1 and

EITX-3000-2N10A1)

System Chipset

• VIA VX800 Unified Digital Media IGP chipset

• Supports 800 MHz Front Side Bus

BIOS

• Award BIOS

• 8Mbit SPI Flash BIOS

•Supports Plug & Play, APM 1.2

System Power Management

• Times Power On

• ACPI Supported

Battery

• Lithium 3V/48mAh

Technology

• One 200-pin SODIMM Socket support DDR2 533/667
SDRAM

Maximum Capacity

• Support memory size up to 2 GB

Controller

• Integrated VIA Chrome9 HC3 DX9 3D/2D graphics
engine with MPEG-2/4 WMV9 video decoding
acceleration built-in VIA VX800 Unified Digital Media IGP
chipset

Display Memory

• Optimized Unified Memory Architecture (UMA), supports
up to 256 MB frame buffer using system memory

CRT Interface

• Onboard one VGA connector

• Pixel resolution support up 1920 x 1200(VGA)

LVDS Interface

• Support two of 24-bit single-channel LVDS interface
connectors as LVDS1/PANEL and LVDS2

• Up to 1280 x 1024 panel resolution (Single Channel LVDS)

• Built-in Inverter control signals into the DB-26 connectors

• Onboard 5V/3.3V LCD power switch (default at 3.3V)

Dual Independent Display

• Support LVDS1 + LVDS2 at same resolutions, same pixel
depths, and same refresh rates

• Support CRT + LVDS2 at same resolutions, same pixel
depths, and same refresh rates

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Gigabit Ethernet

Audio

USB 2.0

Serial Ports

Parallel Port

DIO

Storage
Interface

Hardware
Monitoring

System Indicator

Controller

• Onboard two VIA VT6130 Gigabit Ethernet controllers

Interface

• Support two RJ45 connectors

• Supports Wake On LAN (WOL)

• Support Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)

Controller

• VIA VT1708B High Definition Audio Codec

Interface

• Support Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in connectors

Onboard Six USB ports

• Two USB ports by a pair of mini-DIN connector

• Four USB ports by a pin headers with support of
individual VCC power

Controller

• Onboard Fintek F81865 LPC I/O controller

Interface

• Support 4 COM ports

• Two RS-232/422/485 by two DB-9 connectors as

COM 1 and COM 2, configurable via BIOS setup

• Two RS-232 by two DB-9 connectors of COM 3 and 4

• Support RS-485 AutoFlow Control functions of COM1
and COM2

Printer Port

• One PS/2 compatible bi-directional parallel port by a
2x13-pin header onboard

Digital I/O

• One 2x6-pin header- array to support 8-bit Digital IO

• Support 5V/12V power source

Serial ATA

• Onboard two SATA II ports, Maximum data transfer rate
up to 300MB/s

• Only Support 2.5-inch of SATA Hard Disk (no support to

3.5” SATA HDD)

CompactFlash

• Onboard one socket support type I/II CompactFlash disk

Temperature Sensor

• Built-in one Thermal Sensor by a 1x3-pin header onboard

Power Status LED

• One green color LED

HDD Activity LED

• One red color LED

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Watchdog Timer

System
Expansion

Onboard I/O
connectors

Onboard I/O pin
headers

Output

• System reset

Interval

• Programmable 1~255 sec.

Onboard one 160-pin Em-IO Bus Expansion Interface socket,
integrated the following bus interface signals of:

• One PCIe x8 (8-Lane PCIe)

• Two PCIe x1 (1-lane PCIe)

• USB 2.0

• SMBus 2.0

• ACPI 3.0

• DVP (Digital Video Port interface signals from VIA system
chipset)

• VCC Power Signals of 5V, 5VSB, 3.3V, 3.3VSB and 12V

Front I/O coastline

• One HDD & PWR LED

• Two RS-232/422/485 COM port connectors as COM 1
and COM2

• Two RS-232 COM port connectors as COM3 and COM4

• Two USB mini-DIN connectors

• One 2-pole of Phoenix power input connector

• One ATX power On/Off switch

Rear I/O coastline

• One VGA connector

• Two DB-26 connectors for dual 24-bit single channel

LVDS interface as LVDS1 and LVDS2

• Two RJ45 connectors for dual Gigabit Ethernet

connection

Pin-headers

• One 2x15-pin box headers for LVDS1 (co-lay with LVDS1)

• Two 1x3-pin headers for LCD Power 3.3v/5V selection

• One 2x5-pin headers; plus a 2x6-pin by 2-array, with
individual VCC power support for 4 x USB 2.0 ports

• One 2x13-pin headers or LPT port

• One 2x5-pin headers for Line-out, Line-in and Mic-in

• One 2x5-pin headers for thermal sensor

• Two SATA data connectors, only support connection
with 2.5” HDD

• Two SATA power connectors, only support 5V power

• One 1x3-pin header for selecting the AT or ATX mode

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Onboard
DC to DC Power
Supply

Physical
Characteristics

Heatsink

Environment
Specifications

Power Consumption

• Typical 18.5W, Maximum 25.8W

Input Voltage

• Built-in onboard DC-to-DC converter

• Accept wide range of Power Input of DC 7V ~ 36V

• Typical Power Input

• 7 V

• 12 V

• 16 V

• 19 V

• 24 V

• 36 V

@ 2.64 A

DC

@ 1.54 A

DC

@ 1.15 A

DC

@ 0.97 A

DC

@ 0.77 A

DC

@ 0.51 A

DC

• Support AT and ATX mode

Power Input Connector

• One 2-pole Phoenix connector

AT/ATX

• Onboard AT/ATX switch by a 1x3-pin headers

Fuse Rating

• 7A / 125V

Form Factor

• Em-ITX

Board Dimension (W x L)

• 17 cm (W) x 12 cm (L)

Weight

• 0.98Kg (net weight of board plus heatsink only)

Construction

• Aluminum Alloy mixed with Copper Heatsink

Dimension (W x H x D)

• 232.6 mm x 53 mm x 124.8 mm

Operating Temperature

• Nano 1.3GHz version

(Part Number: EITX-3000-1N13A1 and EITX-3000­2N13A1) is -10 to 65° C

• Nano 1.0GHz version

(Part Number: EITX-3000-1N10A1 and EITX-3000­2N10A1) is -10 to 70° C

Operating Humidity

• 10% ~ 90%, relative humidity, non-condensing

Vibration loading during operation

• 5Grms, IEC 68-2-64, random, 5~500Hz, 1 Oct./min, 1hr/axis

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EITX-3000 DIMENSIONS

Top Layer

Bottom Layer

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Top Layer with heatsink

Bottom Layer with heatsink

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Front I/O with heatsink

Rear I/O with heatsink

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EITX-3000 LAYOUT (TOP)

Item Description Item Description

1 AT/ATX power mode select 12 Em-IO connector
2 SATA1 connector 13 Thermal sensor connector
3 SATA2 connector 14 Front Audio pin connector
4 USB 4/5 pin connector 15 Buzzer
5 SODIMM memory slot 16 System Fan Power pin

connector

6 SATA-Power 2 connector 17 PVDD1 LCD power select

pin jumper
7 SATA-Power 1 connector 18 LPT pin connector
8 USB 2/3 pin connector 19 Onboard LVDS Panel

connector
9 JSPI pin connector 20 PVDD2 LCD power select

pin jumper
10 System Reset pin jumper 21 Battery socket
11 Digital I/O pin connector 22 Clear CMOS pin jumper

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EITX-3000 LAYOUT (BOTTOM)

Symbol Description

23 VIA Nano CPU
24 VIA VX800 system chipset
25 Compact Flash socket

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FRONT I/O LAYOUT

Symbol Description

26 Power button (Power On/Off)
27 Power input connector
28 USB 2.0 port 1
29 USB 2.0 port 2
30 COM 1 port (RS-232/422/485)
31 COM 2 port (RS-232/422/485)
32 COM 3 port (RS-232)
33 COM 4 port (RS-232)
34 Power LED indicator
35 HDD LED indicator

Power Button

The board comes with a Power On/Off button, that Support dual
function of Soft Power -On/Off (Instant off or Delay 4 Second),
and Suspend.

Power Input Connector

The board comes with a Phoenix connector that carries 7~36 VDC
external power input.

Pin Signal

1 GND
2 +7V ~ 36V DC

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USB Port Connector: USB Port 1 and 2

The EITX-3000 can support up to six USB-interface connectors. By
default it provides two USB interface by one double-deck of mini­DIN connectors located on the front I/O coastline as USB_0 and
USB_1, and an additional four USB-interface connectors can be
supported through adding two pieces of the Dual-USB Cable to
connect with onboard pin headers location of “USB_2/3” and
“USB_4/5”. These USB-interface connectors give complete Plug &
Play and hot swap capability for up to 127 external devices. The
USB interface complies with USB UHCI, Rev. 2.0 compliance.

The USB-interface connector is used for connecting any device
that conforms to the USB interface. Many recent digital devices
conform to this standard. The USB interface supports Plug and
Play, which enables you to connect or disconnect a device
whenever you want, without turning off the computer

Pin Signal

1 VCC
2 USB_P0­3 USB_P0+
4 GND

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COM Port Connectors

The EITX-3000 board provides four D-Sub 9-pin connectors as
COM 1, COM 2, COM 3 and COM 4 serial communications.

COM 1 and COM 2 ports

The EITX-3000 provides two D-Sub 9-pin connectors as COM 1
and COM 2 for RS-232/422/485 serial communications.

RS-232 RS-422 RS-485
Pin Signal Signal Signal

1 DCD Tx- DATA­2 RxD Tx+ DATA+
3 TxD Rx+ NC
4 DTR Rx- NC
5 GND GND GND
6 DSR NC NC
7 RTS NC NC
8 CTS NC NC
9 RI NC NC

The default setting of COM 1 and COM 2 is RS-232, both COM 1
and COM 2 can be configured to operate in RS-232, RS-422 or RS­485 mode by adjusting the BIOS setup items of “COM1 RS­232/422/485 Type” and “COM2 RS-232/422/485 Type” in “Super
I/O COM Ports (UARTS)” of “Super I/O Device” of “Integrated
Peripherals” section at Award BIOS setup.

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COM 3 and COM 4 ports

The EITX-3000 provides two D-Sub 9-pin connectors, which offers
standard RS-232 serial communications interface port as COM 3
and COM 4. Please refer to the table list below for the pin
assignments of COM 3 and COM 4.

Pin Signal

1 DCD
2 RxD
3 TxD
4 DTR
5 GND
6 DSR
7 RTS
8 CTS
9 RI

Note:
NC represents “No Connection”

LED Indicators

There are two LEDs on the EITX-3000 front I/O coastline for
indicating system status:

• PWR LED is for power status and Flash in green color; and

• HDD LED is for hard disk and compact flash disk status, which
Flash in red color.

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REAR I/O LAYOUT

Symbol Description

36 VGA port
37 LVDS port 1
38 LVDS port 2
39 RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 2
40 RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 1

VGA Connector

The EITX-3000 provides a high resolution VGA interface on the
rear I/O coastline by a D-sub 15-pin connector to support a VGA
CRT monitor. It supports resolution up to 1920 x 1200. The pin
assignments for the VGA display are listed below.

Pin Signal

1 Red
2 Green
3 Blue
4 NC
5 GND
6 GND
7 GND
8 GND
9 NC
10 GND
11 NC
12 NC
13 H-SYNC
14 V-SYNC
15 NC

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LVDS Connectors: LVDS1 and LVDS2

The EITX-3000 supports two 24-bit single channel LVDS interface
connectors by two D-Sub 26-pin connectors as “LVDS1” and
“LVDS2” on rear I/O coastline, both connectors also carry the
inverter control signals, and can direct connect to two of LVDS
LCD Display via external cables.

Built in LCD Backlight On/Off and Brightness
control signals

Both LVDS1 and LVDS2 connectors all build in the control signals
of “BLON” signal, “BRIGHTNESS_CTL
Ground Pin signals that allow developers/applicants to connect
these signals to LCD Inverter to implement the LCD backlight
On/Off control and brightness control.

• Provides “BLON” signal that inverter Module require for

controlling the Backlight On/Off.

• Provides the 12V, 5V as the Inverter Power Source.

• The “BRIGHTNESS_CTL

Inverter that allow applicant to implement brightness adjustment

” signal pin could be connected to LCD’s

through customer’s software utility.

LVDS1

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 +LCLK1 14 GND
2 -LCLK1 15 +LD1C3
3 GND 16 -LD1C3
4 +LD1C2 17 GND
5 -LD1C2 18 GND
6 GND 19 +LD1C1
7 +LD1C0 20 -LD1C1
8 -LD1C0 21 GND
9 SPCLK1 22 SPD1
10 PVDD1 23 PVDD1
11 IVDD1_12V 24 IVDD1_12V
12 BLON1 25 BRIGHTNESS_CTL1
13 IVDD1_5V 26 IVDD1_5V

” as well as +12V, +5V and

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LVDS2

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 +LCLK2 14 GND
2 -LCLK2 15 +LD2C3
3 GND 16 -LD2C3
4 +LD2C2 17 GND
5 -LD2C2 18 GND
6 GND 19 +LD2C1
7 +LD2C0 20 -LD2C1
8 -LD2C0 21 GND
9 SPCLK2 22 SPD2
10 PVDD2 23 PVDD2
11 IVDD2_12V 24 IVDD2_12V
12 BLON2 25 BRIGHTNESS_CTL2
13 IVDD2_5V 26 IVDD2_5V

Onboard “PANEL” connector share same signals of
LVDS1

The EITX-3000 also supports an onboard 24-bit single channel
LVDS interface by a high density of 2x15-pin wafer box connector
as “PANEL” connector which shares the same pin assignments
from LVDS1. Please refer to chapter 2 in “LVDS Panel connector”
to find out the details of pin assignment of onboard “PANEL”
connector.

Onboard LCD signal power 3.3V/5V switch

The system also provide two jumper headers of “PVDD1_SEL” and
“PVDD2_SEL” onboard for selecting the LCD signal power of 3.3V
or 5V for LVDS1 and LVDS2, please refer to chapter 3 for the
jumper table of PVDD1 and PVDD2. The default setting of PVDD1
and PVDD2 is 3.3V

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LAN ports: Gigabit Ethernet Port 1 and 2

The EITX-3000 is equipped with two high performance of 1 Lane
of PCI-Express bus interface of VIA VT6130 Gigabit Ethernet
controllers, which supports two Gigabit Ethernet ports, both are
fully compliant with IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE-TX),
and 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) standards. This two Gigabit Ethernet
ports provides two standard RJ-45 jack connectors as LAN1 and
LAN2. The pin assignments of LAN1 and LAN2 connectors are
listed below.

LAN1 LAN2

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 LAN1_TD0+ 1 LAN2_TD0+
2 LAN1_TD0- 2 LAN2_TD0­3 LAN1_TD1+ 3 LAN2_TD1+
4 LAN1_TD1- 4 LAN2_TD1­5 LAN1_TD2+ 5 LAN2_TD2+
6 LAN1_TD2- 6 LAN2_TD3­7 LAN1_TD3+ 7 LAN2_TD3+
8 LAN1_TD3- 8 LAN2_TD3-

Both LAN1 and LAN2 of RJ-45 connectors equip with 2 individual
LED indicators located on the front side to show its Active/Link
status and Speed status.

LAN LED Status

Link LED

(Left LED on RJ-45 connector)

Active The LED always On in

different color, and it
depends on different of LAN
connection speed

Link The LED always On in

different color, and it
depends on different of LAN
connection speed

Speed_10Mbit The LED is always On in

Orange color

Speed_100 Mbit The LED is always On in

Green color

Speed_1000 Mbit Th e LED is a lways O n i n Red

color

Active LED

(Right LED on RJ-45 connector)

Flash in Orange color

LED is off

Flash in Orange color

Flash in Orange color

Flash in Orange color

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