Congatec COM Express conga-TC87 User Manual

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COM Express™ conga-TC87
4th Generation Intel
Core™ i7, i5, i3 and Mobile Intel
Celeron Single Chip Ultra Low TDP Processors
®
®
User's Guide
Revision 1.0
Copyright © 2013 congatec AG
TU87m10
1/108

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  • Page 1 COM Express™ conga-TC87 4th Generation Intel Core™ i7, i5, i3 and Mobile Intel Celeron Single Chip Ultra Low TDP Processors ® ® User’s Guide Revision 1.0 Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 1/108...
  • Page 2: Revision History

    Updated section 2.5 “Power Consumption”. • Updated section 3 “Block Diagram”. • Corrected the name of the congatec board controller in section 5.1.6 “I2C Bus Fast Mode”. • Corrected pins D63 and D64 in section 8.4 “C-D Connector Pinout”. •...
  • Page 3: Intended Audience

    In no event shall congatec AG be liable for any incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary damages, whether based on tort, contract or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with this user’s guide or any other information...
  • Page 4 PCI Express SATA Serial ATA PCI Express Graphics Platform Controller Hub Embedded DisplayPort T.O.M. Top of memory = max. DRAM installed High Definition Audio N.C. Not connected N.A. Not available To be determined Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 4/108...
  • Page 5 (c) arising from course of performance, course of dealing, or usage of trade. congatec AG shall in no event be liable to the end user for collateral or consequential damages of any kind. congatec shall not otherwise be liable for loss, damage or expense directly or indirectly arising from the use of the product or from any other cause.
  • Page 6: Technical Support

    AG technicians and engineers are committed to providing the best possible technical support for our customers so that our products can be easily used and implemented. We request that you first visit our website at www.congatec.com for the latest documentation, utilities and drivers, which have been made available to assist you.
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Additional Features ..............33 2.5.1 Intel Core™ i7-4650U 1.7 GHz Dual Core™ 4MB Cache ..16 ® congatec Board Controller (cBC) ..........33 2.5.2 Intel Core™ i5-4300U 1.9 GHz Dual Core™ 3MB Cache ..16 ® Board Information ..............33 2.5.3...
  • Page 8 PCI Express Settings Submenu ..........79 Industry Specifications ............108 10.4.5.2 PIRQ Routing & IRQ Reservation Submenu ......80 10.4.5.3 PCI Express Port Submenu ............. 81 10.4.6 ACPI Submenu ................ 82 10.4.7 RTC Wake Submenu ............... 83 Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 8/108...
  • Page 9 Power and GND Signal Descriptions ........64 Table 29 Connector C-D Pinout .............. 65 Table 30 Boot Strap Signal Descriptions ..........67 Table 31 PCI Configuration Space Map ..........69 Table 32 PCI Interrupt Routing Map ............70 Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 9/108...
  • Page 10: Introduction

    Most importantly, COM Express™ modules are scalable, which means once an application has been created there is the ability to diversify the product range through the use Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10...
  • Page 11 HD graphics (GT2) ® ® ® ® Graphics Max. Dynamic Freq 1.1 GHz 1.1 GHz 1.0 GHz 1.0 GHz LVDS DisplayPort (DP) HDMI Processor TDP (Max) 15 W 15 W 15 W 15 W Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 11/108...
  • Page 12: Specifications

    • 2x USB 3.0 (XHCI) BIOS AMI Aptio UEFI 2.x firmware, 8/16 MByte serial SPI with congatec Embedded BIOS features. ® Power Management • ACPI 4.0 compliant with battery support. Also supports Suspend to RAM (S3) and Intel AMT 9.5.
  • Page 13: Supported Operating Systems

    (height) carrier board connector is used, then approximate overall height is 18mm. If the 8mm (height) carrier board connector is used, then approximate overall height is 21mm. Heatspreader Module PCB 4.00 13.00 7.00 18.00 5.00 2.00 4.50 Carrier Board PCB Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 13/108...
  • Page 14: Supply Voltage Standard Power

    The input voltages shall rise from 10% of nominal to 90% of nominal at a minimum slope of 250V/s. The smooth turn-on requires that, during the 10% to 90% portion of the rise time, the slope of the turn-on waveform must be positive. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10...
  • Page 15: Power Consumption

    • 100% CPU workload at approximately 100°C peak power consumption (power plan = Balanced) • Suspend to RAM. Supply power for S3 mode is 5V. Note A software tool was used to stress the CPU to Max Turbo Frequency. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 15/108...
  • Page 16: Intel ® Core™ I7-4650U 1.7 Ghz Dual Core™ 4Mb Cache

    (turbo mode disabled) (turbo mode enabled) 100% CPU and GPU workload 1.53 A/18.4 W (12V) 100% CPU and GPU workload (turbo mode disabled) (turbo mode enabled) Peak Power Consumption 1.95 A/23.4 W (12V) Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 16/108...
  • Page 17: Intel ® Core™ I3-4010U 1.7 Ghz Dual Core™ 3Mb Cache

    (turbo mode enabled) 100% CPU and GPU workload 100% CPU and GPU workload (turbo mode disabled) (turbo mode enabled) Peak Power Consumption Supply Voltage Battery Power • 2.0V-3.5V DC • Typical 3V DC Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 17/108...
  • Page 18: Cmos Battery Power Consumption

    If for some reason it is not possible to use the appropriate congatec module heatspreader, then it is the responsibility of the operator to ensure that all components found on the module operate within the component manufacturer’s specified temperature range.
  • Page 19: Block Diagram

    PCIe LPC Bus GPIOs SATA Port 2 SATA Port 3 congatec System (TX BC) SATA USB 2.0 USB 3.0 LPC Bus congatec custom Management Controller SM Bus I2C Bus GPIOs LID#/SLEEP# FAN control Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 19/108...
  • Page 20: Heatspreader

    The combination of the two threads may be staggered, which could lead to stripping or cross-threading of the threads in either the standoffs of the heatspreader or carrier board. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10...
  • Page 21: Heatspreader Dimensions

    DIN/IS0 specifications. Caution When using the heatspreader in a high shock and/or vibration environment, congatec recommends the use of a thread-locking fluid on the heatspreader screws to ensure the above mentioned torque specification is maintained. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG...
  • Page 22: Connector Subsystems Rows A, B, C, D

    2x DisplayPort (DP) I²C Bus Fast Mode (Routed to DDI interface at LVDS/eDP connector) SM Bus 1x VGA (optional) (supported only on rev. C.x and GPIOs later) Power Control Power Management Fan Control top view Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 22/108...
  • Page 23: Primary Connector Rows A And B

    10/100/1000 BaseT RJ45 connector with integrated or external isolation magnetics on the carrier board. Note The GBE0_LINK# output is only active during a 100Mbit or 1Gbit connection. It is not active during a 10Mbit connection. This is a limitation Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 23/108...
  • Page 24: Lpc Bus

    I²C Bus Fast Mode The I²C bus is implemented through the congatec board controller (Texas Instruments Tiva™ TM4E1231H6ZRB) and accessed through the congatec CGOS driver and API. The controller provides a Fast Mode multi-master I²C Bus that has maximum I²C bandwidth. 5.1.7 PCI Express™...
  • Page 25: Lcd (Lvds/Edp)

    The conga-TC87 offers two UART interfaces via two UART controllers integrated in the congatec Board Controller. These controllers support up to 1MBit/s and can operate in low-speed, full-speed and high-speed modes. The UART interfaces are routed to the AB connector and require congatec driver to function..
  • Page 26: Power Control

    A sample screenshot is shown below: Note The module is kept in reset as long as the PWR_OK is driven by carrier board hardware. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 26/108...
  • Page 27 0.8V when the 12V is applied to the module. Actively driving PWR_OK high is compliant to the COM Express specification but this can cause back driving. Therefore, congatec recommends driving the PWR_OK low to keep the module in reset and tri-state PWR_OK when the carrier board hardware is ready to boot.
  • Page 28: Power Supply Implementation Guidelines

    For more information about this issue visit www.formfactors.org and view page 25 figure 7 of the document “ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide V2.2”. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10...
  • Page 29: Power Management

    Deep Sx. The Deep Sx on resumption, puts system back into the state it is entered from. In other words, if Deep Sx state was entered from S3 state, then the resume path will place system back into S3. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10...
  • Page 30: Secondary Connector Rows C And D

    The DP and eDP resolutions in the table above are supported for 4 lanes with link data rate HBR2 at 24 bits per pixel and single stream mode of operation. The DisplayPort Aux CH, DDC channel, panel power sequencing and HPD are supported through the PCH. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10...
  • Page 31: Hdmi

    DisplayPort peripherals. Note The conga-TC87 supports a maximum of 2 independent DisplayPort displays. Revisions equipped with optional VGA interface support only 1 DP interface. See table 2 above for possible display combinations. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 31/108...
  • Page 32: Usb 3.0

    8 Series PCH-LP integrated in the MCP. The host controller allows data transfers of up to 5 Gb/s and supports SuperSpeed, high- ® speed, full-speed and low-speed traffic. Note The xHCI controller supports USB 3.0 debugging. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 32/108...
  • Page 33: Additional Features

    I²C bus from the x86 core architecture, which results in higher embedded feature performance and more reliability, even when the x86 processor is in a low power mode. It also ensures that the congatec embedded feature set is fully compatible amongst all congatec modules.
  • Page 34: Embedded Bios

    OEM BIOS Code With the congatec embedded BIOS it is even possible for system designers to add their own code to the BIOS POST process. Except for custom specific code, this feature can also be used to support Win XP SLP installation, Window 7 SLIC table, verb tables for HDA codecs, rare graphic modes and Super I/O controllers.
  • Page 35: Congatec Battery Management Interface

    EAPI (Embedded Application Programming Interface) is a programming interface defined by the PICMG that addresses this problem. With this unified API it is now possible to run the same application on all vendor’s COMs that offer EAPI driver support. Contact congatec technical support for more information about EAPI.
  • Page 36: Security Features

    RSA algorithms with key lengths up to 2,048 bits as well as a real random number generator. Security sensitive applications like gaming and e-commerce will benefit also with improved authentication, integrity and confidence levels. Suspend to Ram The Suspend to RAM feature is available on the conga-TC87. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 36/108...
  • Page 37: Conga Tech Notes

    It allows configuration of a computer systems with the advantage of having HDDs for maximum storage capacity with system performance at or near SSD performance levels. Note This feature requires an Intel® Core Processor Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 37/108...
  • Page 38: Intel ® Rapid Start Technology

    Only conga-TC87 module variants that feature the Core™ i7 and i5 processors support Intel Turbo Boost 2 Technology. Refer to the power ® consumption tables in section 2.5 of this document for information about the maximum turbo frequency available for each variant of the conga-TC87. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 38/108...
  • Page 39: Thermal Monitor And Catastrophic Thermal Protection

    The Windows family of operating systems links its processor performance control policy to the power scheme setting. You must ensure that the power scheme setting you choose has the ability to support Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology. ® ® Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 39/108...
  • Page 40: Intel ® 64 Architecture

    • 64-bit pointers • 64-bit wide general purpose registers • 64-bit integer support • Up to one Terabyte (TB) of platform address space You can find more information about Intel 64 Technology at: http://developer.intel.com/technology/intel64/index.htm ® Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 40/108...
  • Page 41: Intel ® Virtualization Technology

    You can find more information about Intel Virtualization Technology at: http://developer.intel.com/technology/virtualization/index.htm ® Note congatec does not offer virtual machine monitor (VMM) software. All VMM software support questions and queries should be directed to the VMM software vendor and not congatec technical support. 7.2.6 Thermal Management ACPI is responsible for allowing the operating system to play an important part in the system’s thermal management.
  • Page 42: Acpi Suspend Modes And Resume Events

    Caution The usage of DDR3@1.5V SO-DIMM modules may affect the stability or boot-up of the conga-TC87. Therefore use only non-ECC, unbuffered DDR3L SO-DIMM memory modules up to 1600 MT/s on the conga-TC87. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 42/108...
  • Page 43: Usb 2.0 Ehci Host Controller Support

    Ports swapped on revision C.x and later to support Debug Port on COM Express Port 0 COM Express Port: Port 0 Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 Port 5 Port 6 Port 7 Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 43/108...
  • Page 44: Signal Descriptions And Pinout Tables

    Signal Descriptions and Pinout Tables The following section describes the signals found on COM Express™ Type VI connectors used for congatec AG modules. The pinout of the modules complies with COM Express Type 6 Rev. 2.1. Table 3 describes the terminology used in this section for the Signal Description tables. The PU/PD column indicates if a COM Express™...
  • Page 45: A-B Connector Signal Descriptions

    Gigabit Ethernet Controller 0 link indicator, active low. O 3.3VSB GBE0_LINK100# Gigabit Ethernet Controller 0 100Mbit/sec link indicator, active low. O 3.3VSB GBE0_LINK1000# Gigabit Ethernet Controller 0 1000Mbit/sec link indicator, active low. O 3.3VSB Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 45/108...
  • Page 46: Table 6 Serial Ata Signal Descriptions

    SATA3_RX- SATA3_TX+ Serial ATA channel 3, Transmit Output differential pair. O SATA Supports Serial ATA specification, Revision 3.0 SATA3_TX- (S)ATA_ACT# A28 ATA (parallel and serial) or SAS activity indicator, active low. I/O 3.3v Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 46/108...
  • Page 47: Table 7 Pci Express Signal Descriptions (General Purpose)

    Table 8 ExpressCard Support Pins Signal Descriptions Signal Pin # Description PU/PD Comment EXCD0_CPPE# ExpressCard capable card request. I 3.3V PU 10k 3.3V EXCD1_CPPE# EXCD0_PERST# ExpressCard Reset O 3.3V PU 10k 3.3V EXCD1_PERST# Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 47/108...
  • Page 48: Table 9 Lpc Signal Descriptions

    Do not pull this line high on the carrier board. be present on the module. An open drain driver from a USB current 3.3VSB 3.3VSB monitor on the carrier board may drive this line low. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 48/108...
  • Page 49: Table 11 Crt Signal Descriptions

    LVDS panel backlight brightness control O 3.3V LVDS_I2C_CK DDC lines used for flat panel detection and control. O 3.3V PU 2k2 3.3V LVDS_I2C_DAT DDC lines used for flat panel detection and control. I/O 3.3V PU 2k2 3.3V Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 49/108...
  • Page 50: Table 13 Embedded Displayport Signal Descriptions

    Selection strap to determine the BIOS boot device. I 3.3VSB PU 10K Carrier shall be left as no-connect. 3.3VSB BIOS_DIS1# B88 Selection strap to determine the BIOS boot device. I 3.3VSB PU 10K Carrier shall be left as no-connect 3.3VSB Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 50/108...
  • Page 51: Table 15 Miscellaneous Signal Descriptions

    Shared with SD_DATA2. Bidirectional signal GPI3 General purpose input pins. Pulled high internally on the module. I 3.3V PU 10K 3.3V SDIO interface is not supported on the conga-TC87 Shared with SD_DATA3. Bidirectional signal. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 51/108...
  • Page 52: Table 17 Power And System Management Signal Descriptions

    O 3.3V SER1_TX A101 General purpose serial port transmitter O 3.3V SER0_RX General purpose serial port receiver I 3.3V PU 50k 3.3V SER1_RX A102 General purpose serial port receiver I 3.3V PU 50k 3.3V Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 52/108...
  • Page 53: Table 19 Power And Gnd Signal Descriptions

    A51, A57, A60, A66, All available GND connector pins shall be used and tied to Carrier Board GND plane. A70, A80, A90, A100, A110, B1, B11, B21, B31, B41, B51, B60, B70, B80, B90, B100, B110 Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 53/108...
  • Page 54: A-B Connector Pinout

    GND (FIXED) RSVD VCC_5V_SBY AC/HDA_BITCLK SPKR eDP_HPD VCC_5V_SBY AC/HDA_SDOUT I2C_CK PCIE0_CK_REF+ BIOS_DIS1# BIOS_DIS0# I2C_DAT PCIE0_CK_REF- VGA_RED (*) THRMTRIP# THRM# GND (FIXED) GND (FIXED) USB6- USB7- SPI_POWER VGA_GRN (*) USB6+ USB7+ SPI_MISO VGA_BLU (*) Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 54/108...
  • Page 55 B108 VCC_12V GPI0 GPO1 A109 VCC_12V B109 VCC_12V PCIE_TX4+ (*) PCIE_RX4+ (*) A110 GND (FIXED) B110 GND (FIXED) Note The signals marked with asterisk symbol (*) are not supported on the conga TC87. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 55/108...
  • Page 56: C-D Connector Signal Descriptions

    Additional receive signal differential pairs for the Superspeed USB data path Not supported. USB_SSRX3- Not supported. USB_SSTX3+ Additional transmit signal differential pairs for the Superspeed USB data path O Not supported. USB_SSTX3- Not supported. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 56/108...
  • Page 57: Table 23 Pci Express Signal Descriptions (X16 Graphics)

    PCIE_RX[16-31] + and -. PEG_RX1+ PEG_RX1- PEG_RX2+ PEG_RX2- PEG_RX3+ PEG_RX3- PEG_RX4+ PEG_RX4- PEG_RX5+ PEG_RX5- PEG_RX6+ PEG_RX6- PEG_RX7+ PEG_RX7- PEG_RX8+ PEG_RX8- PEG_RX9+ PEG_RX9- PEG_RX10+ PEG_RX10- PEG_RX11+ PEG_RX11- PEG_RX12+ PEG_RX12- PEG_RX13+ PEG_RX13- PEG_RX14+ PEG_RX14- PEG_RX15+ C101 PEG_RX15- C102 Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 57/108...
  • Page 58 PCI Express Graphics lane reversal input strap. Pull low on the carrier board to reverse lane PU 10k 3.3V Not supported. order. Note The PCI Express Graphics interface is not supported on the conga-TC87. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 58/108...
  • Page 59: Table 24 Ddi Signal Description

    DDI2_CTRLCLK_AUX- is a boot strap DP AUX- function if DDI2_DDC_AUX_SEL is no connect. I/O PCIE 3.3V signal (see note below). HDMI/DVI I2C CTRLDATA if DDI2_DDC_AUX_SEL is pulled high. I/O OD 3.3V DDI enable strap already populated. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 59/108...
  • Page 60 DDI interface of the COM Express connector. Refer to the HDMI and DisplayPort signal description tables in this section for information about the signals routed to the DDI interface of the COM Express connector. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10...
  • Page 61: Table 25 Hdmi Signal Descriptions

    Not supported TMDS3_DATA2- Multiplexed with DDI3_PAIR0+ and DDI3_PAIR0-. HDMI3_HPD HDMI/DVI Hot-plug detect. I PCIE Not supported Multiplexed with DDI3_HPD. HDMI3_CTRLCLK HDMI/DVI I C Control Clock I/O OD 3.3V Not supported Multiplexed with DDI3_CTRLCLK_AUX+ Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 61/108...
  • Page 62: Table 26 Displayport (Dp) Signal Descriptions

    Uni-directional main link for the transport of isochronous streams and O PCIE DP2_LANE1- secondary data. Multiplexed with DDI2_PAIR1+ and DDI2_PAIR1- DP2_LANE0+ Uni-directional main link for the transport of isochronous streams and O PCIE DP2_LANE0- secondary data. Multiplexed with DDI2_PAIR0+ and DDI1_PAIR0- Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 62/108...
  • Page 63 EDID access. Note Some signals have special functionality during the reset process. They may bootstrap some basic important functions of the module. For more information refer to section 8.5 of this user’s guide. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 63/108...
  • Page 64: Table 27 Module Type Definition Signal Description

    C76, C80, C84, C87, C90, C93, C96, C100, C103, C110, D1, D2, D5, D8, D11, D14, D21, D31, D41, D51, D60, D67, D70, D73, D76, D80, D84, D87, D90, D93, D96, D100, D103, D110 Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 64/108...
  • Page 65: C-D Connector Pinout

    DDI1_PAIR2+ DDI2_CTRLDATA_AUX- DDI1_PAIR2- PEG_RX11+ (*) PEG_TX11+ (*) DDI2_DDC_AUX_SEL DDI1_DDC_AUX_SEL PEG_RX11- (*) PEG_TX11- (*) RSVD RSVD GND (FIXED) GND (FIXED) DDI3_CTRLCLK_AUX+ (*) DDI1_PAIR3+ PEG_RX12+ (*) PEG_TX12+ (*) DDI3_CTRLDATA_AUX- (*) DDI1_PAIR3- PEG_RX12- (*) PEG_TX12- (*) Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 65/108...
  • Page 66 D108 VCC_12V TYPE0# PEG_LANE_RV# (*) C109 VCC_12V D109 VCC_12V PEG_RX1+ (*) PEG_TX1+ (*) C110 GND (FIXED) D110 GND (FIXED) Note The signals marked with an asterisk symbol (*) are not supported on the conga-TC87. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 66/108...
  • Page 67: Boot Strap Signals

    No external DC loads or external pull-up or pull-down resistors should change the configuration of the signals listed in the above table. External resistors may override the internal strap states and cause the COM Express™ module to malfunction and/or cause irreparable damage to the module. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 67/108...
  • Page 68: System Resources

    On the conga-TC87, the PCI Express Bus acts as the subtractive decoding agent. All I/O cycles that are not positively decoded are forwarded to the internal PCI Bus not the LPC Bus. Only specified I/O ranges are forwarded to the LPC Bus. In the congatec Embedded BIOS, the following I/O address ranges are sent to the LPC Bus: 2Eh –...
  • Page 69: Pci Configuration Space Map

    3. The table represents a case when a single function PCI/PCIe device is connected to all possible slots on the carrier board. The given bus numbers will change based on actual hardware configuration. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 69/108...
  • Page 70: Pci Interrupt Routing Map

    Interrupt used by multifunction PCI Express devices (INTD). I²C Bus There are no onboard resources connected to the I²C bus. Address 16h is reserved for congatec Battery Management solutions. SM Bus System Management (SM) bus signals are connected to the Intel 8 Series PCH-LP and the SM bus is not intended to be used by off-board ®...
  • Page 71: Bios Setup Description

    BIOS setup program. 10.2 Setup Menu and Navigation The congatec BIOS setup screen is composed of the menu bar, left frame and right frame. The menu bar is shown below: Main Advanced...
  • Page 72: Main Setup Screen

    Serial Number no option Displays the serial number of the board. BC Firmware Revision no option Displays the firmware revision of the congatec board controller. MAC Address no option Displays the MAC address of the onboard Ethernet controller. Boot Counter no option Displays the number of boot-ups.
  • Page 73: Platform Information Submenu

    Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit Graphics Watchdog Module Serial Ports Hardware Health Monitoring PCI & PCI Express ACPI RTC Wake Trusted Computing SATA Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 73/108...
  • Page 74: Graphics Submenu

    Secondary IGD Boot Display Disabled Select the Secondary IGD display device(s) used for boot up. Device VGA modes will be supported only on Primary display. EFP2 For other details see Primary IGD Boot Display Device. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 74/108...
  • Page 75 Auto detection is performed by reading an EDID data set via the video I²C bus. WVGA 800x480 1x24 (01Bh) The number in brackets specifies the congatec internal number of the respective panel data set. SVGA 800x600 1x18 (01Ah) Note: Customized EDID™ utilizes an OEM defined EDID™ data set stored in the BIOS flash device.
  • Page 76: Gop Configuration Submenu

    If set to ‘Repeated Event’ the last stage will be executed repeatedly until a reset occurs. Delay Disabled Select the delay time before the runtime watchdog becomes active. This ensures that an operating system has enough time 10sec to load. 30sec 1min 2min 5min 10min 30min Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 76/108...
  • Page 77 Note In ACPI mode, it is not possible for a “Watchdog ACPI Event” handler to directly restart or shutdown the OS. For this reason the congatec BIOS will do one of the following: For Shutdown: An over temperature notification is executed. This causes the OS to shut down in an orderly fashion.
  • Page 78: Module Serial Ports Submenu

    Disabled Enable or disable VGA palette registers snooping. Enabled PERR# Generation Disabled Enable or disable PCI device to generate PERR#. Enabled SERR# Generation Disabled Enable or disable PCI device to generate SERR#. Enabled Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 78/108...
  • Page 79: Pci Express Settings Submenu

    Enable or disable PCI Express device 'No Snoop' option. Enabled Maximum Payload Auto Set maximum payload of PCI Express devices or allow system BIOS to select the value. 128 Bytes 256 Bytes 512 Bytes 1024 Bytes 2048 Bytes 4096 Bytes Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 79/108...
  • Page 80: Pirq Routing & Irq Reservation Submenu

    The interrupt reserved here will not be assigned to any PCI or PCI Express device and thus maybe available for some IRQ4, IRQ5, IRQ6, legacy bus device. IRQ10, IRQ11, IRQ14, IRQ15 Reserve Legacy Interrupt 2 same as Reserve same as Reserve Legacy Interrupt 1 Legacy Interrupt 1 Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 80/108...
  • Page 81: Pci Express Port Submenu

    Try to detect also a non-compliant PCI Express device. If enabled, POST time will be longer. Enabled Extra Bus Reserved Extra bus reserved (0-7) for bridges behind this root bridge. Default : 0 Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 81/108...
  • Page 82: Acpi Submenu

    S3 Video Repost Enable or disable video BIOS re-post on S3 resume. Required by some operating systems. Enabled ACPI Low Power S0 Idle Disabled Enable or disable ACPI Low Power S0 Idle support. Enabled Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 82/108...
  • Page 83: Rtc Wake Submenu

    Enable system to wake from S5 using RTC alarm. Enabled Wake up hour Specify wake up hour. For example, enter “3” for 3am and “15” for 3pm. Wake up minute Specify wake up minute. Wake up second Specify wake up second. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 83/108...
  • Page 84: Trusted Computing Submenu

    Range: 8 - 23. This sets the boot ratio. If ratio is out of range, maximum ratio is used. Non-ACPI OSes will use this Default : 255 ratio. The range 8-23 is just an example as the possible range depends on processor variant. Hyper-Threading Disabled Enable or Disable Hyper-Threading technology. Enabled Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 84/108...
  • Page 85 When enabled, PLATFORM_POWER_LIMIT MSR will be locked and a reset will be required to unlock the register. Enabled CPU Power Limit3 0-255 CPU Power Limit3 value Default : 0 CPU Power Limit3 Time 0-255 Time window in which the Power Limit3 is maintained. Default : 0 Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 85/108...
  • Page 86 Enable or disable CPU C10 report to OS. Enabled Note: Not displayed/supported on all Processors types. C1 State Auto Demotion Disabled Processor will conditionally demote C3/C6/C7 requests to C1 based on uncore auto-demote information. Enabled Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 86/108...
  • Page 87 Default : 0 IOUT Offset 0-625 VR IOUT offset configuration Default : 0 The range is 0 - 625. IOUT Slope 0-1023 VR IOUT slope configuration Default : 512 The range is 0 - 1023. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 87/108...
  • Page 88: Sata Submenu

    When enabled, the controller runs an initialization sequence for the connected device during startup at the Enabled relevant SATA port. Some hard disks and special Solid-state Drives (SSD) will function correctly only when this feature is enabled. Not possible in Native IDE mode. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 88/108...
  • Page 89: 10.4.10.1 Software Feature Mask Configuration Submenu

    Disabled Support RST with small partition. Enabled Active Memory Threshold 0-65535 Try to support RST when partition size > Active Page Threshold size in MB. Value 0 means automatic Default : 0 mode. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 89/108...
  • Page 90: Acoustic Management Submenu

    Bypass Same as at SATA Port 0. Disk drive name Quiet Acoustic Mode Max Performance Note This menu displays only the SATA ports on which the optical or hard disk drive is detected. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 90/108...
  • Page 91: Usb Submenu

    USB3.0 Pins Select Per-Pin Enable or disable xHCI SuperSpeed support. Disable all Pins Enable all Pins USB3.0 Port 0 Pins Disabled Enable or disable the xHCI SuperSpeed support on respective USB port. Enabled Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 91/108...
  • Page 92 Define the maximum time a USB device might need before it properly reports itself to the host controller. Selection Manual Auto selects a default value which is 100ms for a root port or derived from the hub descriptor for a hub port. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 92/108...
  • Page 93: Smart Settings Submenu

    Set the parallel port mode. EPP Mode ECP Mode EPP Mode & ECP Mode Note This setup menu is only available if an external Winbond W83627 Super I/O has been implemented on the carrier board. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 93/108...
  • Page 94: Serial Port Console Redirection Submenu

    With recorder mode enabled, only text output will be sent over the terminal. This is helpful to capture and Enabled record terminal data. Resolution 100x31 Disabled Enables or disables extended terminal resolution. Enabled Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 94/108...
  • Page 95: Uefi Network Stack Submenu

    Displays the PCI Bus:Device:Function number of the Ethernet controller. Link Status no option Displays the Link Status. MAC Address no option Displays the MAC Address. Note The MAC address is also displayed in the submenu title. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 95/108...
  • Page 96: Nic Configuration Submenu

    Enable or disable xHCI Idle L1. xHCI Idle L1 can be set to disable for PCH Ax stepping (early prototype) to Disabled workaround USB3.0 hot plug will fail after 1 hot plug removal. Enabled BTCG Enable or disable USB related trunk clock gating. Disabled Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 96/108...
  • Page 97 Disabled Select a minimum assertion width of the SLP_S4# signal. 1-2 Seconds 2-3 Seconds 3-4 Seconds 4-5 Seconds LPC Bus Port 80h Redirection Control where the port 80h cycles are sent. PCIe Bus Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 97/108...
  • Page 98: Processor (Integrated Components) Submenu

    Enabled Enable or disable DMI extended synchronization. Control Disabled Auto DMI Gen 2 Enable or disable DMI Gen2. Enabled Disabled -6 dB DMI De-emphasis Configure the de-emphasis control on DMI. Control -3.5 dB Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 98/108...
  • Page 99: Memory Configuration Submenu

    Ch Hash Interleaved Bit BIT06, BIT07, BIT08, Select the bit to be used for channel interleaved mode. Note: BIT07 will interleave the channels at a 2 BIT09 cacheline granularity, BIT08 at 4 and BIT09 at 8. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 99/108...
  • Page 100: Gt - Power Management Control Submenu

    Overclocked RP0 frequency (MLCClk) in multiples of 50 MHz. Frequency Default : 22 GT Overclocking 0-255 Extra voltage needed above the original RP0 voltage. The unit is 1/256 volt. Voltage Default : 0 Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 100/108...
  • Page 101: Boot Setup

    Moreover, the “Device Based” boot priority list might change dynamically in cases when devices are physically removed or added to the system. The “Type Based” boot menu is static and can only be changed by the user. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 101/108...
  • Page 102 Note 1. The term ‘AC power loss’ stands for the state when the module looses the standby voltage on the 5V_SB pins. On congatec modules, the standby voltage is continuously monitored after the system is turned off. If within 30 seconds the standby voltage is no longer detected, then this is considered an AC power loss condition.
  • Page 103: Csm & Option Rom Control Submenu

    Set display mode for option ROMs. Keep Current INT19 Trap Response Immediate BIOS reaction on INT19 trapping by Option ROM Postponed Immediate: Execute the trap right away. Postponed: Execute the trap during legacy boot. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 103/108...
  • Page 104: Security Setup

    Exit setup menu after saving the changes. The system is only reset if settings have been changed. Discard Changes and Exit Exit setup menu without saving any changes. Save Changes and Reset Save changes and reset the system. Discard Changes and Reset Reset the system without saving any changes. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10 104/108...
  • Page 105 List of all boot devices currently detected. Select device to leave setup menu and boot from the selected device. Only visible and active if Boot Priority Selection setup node is set to “Device Based”. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10...
  • Page 106: Additional Bios Features

    Additional BIOS Features The conga-TC87 uses a congatec/AMI AptioEFI that is stored in an onboard Flash Rom chip and can be updated using the congatec System Utility (version 1.5.0 and later), which is available in a DOS based command line, Win32 command line, Win32 GUI, and Linux version.
  • Page 107: Bios Security Features

    BIOS disables the ATA security features at the end of POST to prevent their misuse. Without this protection it would be possible for viruses or malicious programs to set a password on a drive thereby blocking the user from accessing the data. Copyright © 2013 congatec AG TU87m10...
  • Page 108: Industry Specifications

    Industry Specifications The list below provides links to industry specifications that apply to congatec AG modules. Specification Link Low Pin Count Interface Specification, Revision 1.0 (LPC) http://developer.intel.com/design/chipsets/industry/lpc.htm Universal Serial Bus (USB) Specification, Revision 2.0 http://www.usb.org/home PCI Specification, Revision 2.3 http://www.pcisig.com/specifications Serial ATA Specification, Revision 3.0...

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