Congatec conga-PA3 User Manual

Summary of conga-PA3

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    Conga-pa3 pico-itx sbc detailed description of the congatec pico-itx based on 3rd generation intel atom user's guide revision 0.1 ( preliminary ).

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 2/44 revision history revision date (yyyy.Mm.Dd) author changes 0.1 2015.10.30 aem • preliminary release.

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 3/44 preface this user's guide provides information about the components, features and connectors available on the conga-pa3 pico-itx single board computer. Disclaimer the information contained within this user’s guide, including but not limited to any product sp...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 4/44 symbols the following symbols are used in this user's guide: warning warnings indicate conditions that, if not observed, can cause personal injury. Caution cautions warn the user about how to prevent damage to hardware or loss of data. Note notes call attent...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 5/44 trademarks product names, logos, brands, and other trademarks featured or referred to within this user’s guide, or the congatec website, are the property of their respective trademark holders. These trademark holders are not affiliated with congatec ag, our ...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 6/44 technical support congatec 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 ...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 7/44 contents 1 introduction ............................................................................... 8 1.1 pico-itx concept ....................................................................... 8 1.2 conga-pa3 ..............................................

  • Page 8: Introduction

    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 8/44 1 introduction 1.1 pico-itx concept the pico-itx form factor provides system designers and manufacturers with a standardized ultra compact platform for development. With a footprint of 100mm x72mm, this scalable platform promotes the design of highly integra...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 9/44 1.2.1 options information the conga-pa3 is currently available in four variants (two commercial and two industrial). This user’s guide describes all of these variants. The tables below show the different configurations available. Check for the part no. That ...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 10/44 1.2.2 optional accessories/cables accessories part no. Description conga-pa3/hsp-b 047750 standard conga-pa3 heatspreader with 2.7mm bore hole stand-offs. Conga-pa3/hsp-t 047751 standard conga-pa3 heatspreader with threaded stand-offs. Conga-pa3/csp-b 04775...

  • Page 11: Specification

    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 11/44 2 specification 2.1 feature list table 1 feature summary form factor based on pico-itx form factor (100 x 72 mm). Processor intel ® 3 rd generation atom soc. Memory single channel non-ecc ddr3l onboard memory with up to 4gb capacity and up to 1333 mt/s. Cbc...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 12/44 note some of the features mentioned in the above feature summary are optional. Check the article number of your module and compare it to the options information list on page 9 of this user’s guide to determine what options are available on your particular m...

  • Page 13: Block Diagram

    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 13/44 3 block diagram * 1 the msata/mpcie connector supports both mpcie and msata devices. The devices are detected automatically. * 2 industrial variants are equipped with intel i210 controller. * 3 revision b.X and later are equipped with a multiprotocol transc...

  • Page 14: Cooling Solution

    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 14/44 4 cooling solution the conga-pa3 sbc offers ultra low power boards with high computing performance and outstanding graphics. Due to its low power consumption, the sbc generates less heat and therefore requires less active cooling, allowing the use of quiete...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 15/44 congatec ag strongly recommends that you use the appropriate congatec heatspreader on the conga-pa3 and within operating temperatures of 0 o c to 60 o c. If you use heatspreaders that are not specified for the conga-pa3 or use the conga-pa3 industrial varia...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 16/44 4.2 heatspreader dimension note all measurements are in millimeters. Torque specification for the screws is 0.6 nm. Mechanical system assembly mounting shall follow the valid din/is0 specifications. Caution when using the heatspreader in a high shock and/or...

  • Page 17: Connector Description

    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 17/44 5 connector description 5.1 power supply you can power the conga-pa3 sbc with a 12v, 5.5x2.5mm laptop type dc power supply (on connector x42) or with a 2 pin power supply (on connector x41). Note the supplied voltages must be within a tolerance of ± 10%. Th...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 18/44 5.1.2 power supply (internal connector) the conga-pa3 offers an internal 2-pin power connector. This connector makes it possible to use customized power supply cables/connector and also offers over voltage protection to the input voltage. Connector x41 pino...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 19/44 note for the feature connector pinout description, see section 6.1 “feature connectors”. 5.2 rtc battery the conga-pa3 provides an rtc battery on connector x10. The battery monitors and maintains the system clock. The specified battery type is cr2032. Batte...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 20/44 5.3 audio interface the conga-pa3 has a high definition audio codec (realtek alc888s-vd2) mounted on it. The audio codec's s/pdif output, analog line (left and right) and microphone input channels (left and right) are routed to connector x5. This connector ...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 21/44 5.4 universal serial bus (usb) the conga-pa3 provides 5 usb ports both on the rear side and internally. The rear side has two usb 3.0 ports on connector x52. Internally, the conga-pa3 provides two usb 2.0 ports on connector x53 and one usb client port on co...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 22/44 5.4.2 internal usb connectors the conga-pa3 offers 3 usb ports internally - two usb 2.0 ports on connector x53 and one usb client on connector x34. The signals on connector x53 are routed directly from the soc while the signals on connector x34 are routed f...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 23/44 5.5 ethernet 10/100/1000 the conga-pa3 provides one gigabit ethernet port (connector x40) on the rear side. The gigabit ethernet interface is supported via the intel gigabit ethernet controller i211. The controller does not support the intel amt feature. Co...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 24/44 5.6 sata interfaces the conga-pa3 provides two sata ports - a standard sata port and a mini sata port (shared with mini pcie slot). 5.6.1 standard sata port the conga-pa3 provides one standard sata port on connector cn1. This interface is routed directly fr...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 25/44 note for card type recognition, pin 43 of the msata card must not be connected. 5.7 display interfaces the conga-pa3 supports dual simultaneous displays - one digital display interface and one lvds interface. 5.7.1 display port interface dp++ the conga-pa3 ...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 26/44 5.7.2 lvds the conga-pa3 offers lvds interface on connector x48 - a 40 pin lvds connector. The lvds signals are sourced from the soc's edp stream via an edp to lvds bridge ic. The edp to lvds bridge processes incoming displayport stream and converts the dp ...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 27/44 note the lvds interface is supported on conga-pa3 commercial variants only. Congatec offers lvds cable for 17" auo optronics g170eg01 v.1 panel only (see section 1.2.2 “optional accessories/cables”). For more information, contact congatec technical solution...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 28/44 connector x54 pinout description pin signal name 1 3.3v 2 selected lcd power 3 5v connector type x54: 2mm, 3 pos. Pin header 5.8 serial ports (com) the conga-pa3 provides an rs-232 compliant uart interface on connector x16. The com port is located at the bo...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 29/44 5.9 mipi-csi 2.0 (camera) the conga-pa3 provides a camera interface on connector x55. The interface supports up to two independent cameras - four data lanes for the first camera and one data lane for the second camera. Each lane operates at up to 1 gt/s dep...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 30/44 23 cam1_i2c_clk camera 1 control interface, clk 24 cam1_i2c_dat camera 1 control interface, data 25 gnd 26 cam1_csi_clk+ csi2 camera 1 differential clock+ (strobe) 27 cam1_csi_clk- csi2 camera 1 differential clock- (strobe) 28 gnd 29 cam1_csi_d0+ csi2 camer...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 31/44 mpcie (connector x8) pinout description pin signal pin signal 1 wake# 2 +3.3vaux 3 n.C. 4 gnd 5 n.C. 6 +1.5v 7 clkreq# 8 n.C. 9 gnd 10 n.C. 11 refclk- 12 n.C. 13 refclk+ 14 n.C. 15 gnd 16 n.C. 17 n.C. 18 gnd 19 n.C. 20 w_disable# 21 gnd 22 perst# 23 pern0 2...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 32/44 5.10.2 mini pcie (shared with mini sata) the conga-pa3 offers a mini pcie slot on connector x9. This connector supports both mpcie and msata devices. The pcie and sata signals are routed from the soc to connector x9 (mpcie/msata slot) via a multiplexer. The...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 33/44 pin signal pin signal 49 cl_rst# 50 gnd 51 n.C. 52 +3.3vaux 53 gnd 54 gnd connector type x9: pcie mini card socket note for the conga-pa3 to detect the type of card inserted as described in the mpcie/msata specification, pin 43 of the mpcie card must be con...

  • Page 34: Additional Features

    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 34/44 6 additional features 6.1 feature connectors the conga-pa3 has three feature connectors (x13, x15 and x33) onboard. The sbc supports front panel features such as power button, status leds, i2c, watchdog, gpios via these connectors. 6.1.1 buttons & leds the ...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 35/44 6.1.2 gpios the conga-pa3 offers gpios via the feature connector x15. The pinout is described below: feature connector x15 pinout description pin signal name 1 gpi0 2 gpi1 3 gpi2 4 gpi3 5 gnd 6 gpo0 7 gpo1 8 gpo2 9 gpo3 10 +3.3v connector type x15: 1.25mm p...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 36/44 feature connector x33 pinout description pin signal name 1 batlow# 2 +3.3v 3 n.C. * 4 i2c_clk 5 i2c_dat 6 gn d 7 wdtrig# 8 wdout connector type x33: 1.25mm pitch, 8x1 pos. Picoblade header. Mating connector: possible mating connector for x15 is molex 51021-...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 37/44 6.2.2 power loss control the cbc has full control of the power-up of the sbc, therefore can be used to specify the behavior of the system after an ac power loss condition. Supported modes are “turn on”, “remain off” and “last state”. 6.2.3 board information...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 38/44 the customization features supported are described below: 6.3.1 oem default settings this feature allows system designers to create and store their own bios default configuration. Customized bios development by congatec for oem default settings is no longer...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 39/44 6.3.5 oem dxe driver this feature allows designers to add their own uefi dxe driver to the congatec embedded bios. Contact congatec technical support for more information on how to add an oem dxe driver. 6.4 congatec battery management interface in order to...

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 40/44 6.6 gpios the conga-pa3 sbc provides four gpis and four gpos via the congatec board controller. The gpi/gpo signals are routed to the feature connector x15. 6.7 thermal/voltage monitoring the cpu onboard the conga-pa3 monitors the system temperature while t...

  • Page 41: Conga-Pa3 Mechanical Drawing

    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 41/44 7 conga-pa3 mechanical drawing.

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    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 42/44 8 conga-pa3 bios setup description tbd.

  • Page 43: Additional Bios Features

    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 43/44 9 additional bios features tbd.

  • Page 44: Industry Specifications

    Copyright © 2015 congatec ag pa3cm01 44/44 10 industry specifications the list below provides links to industry specifications that apply to congatec ag products. Specification link low pin count interface specification, revision 1.0 (lpc) http://developer.Intel.Com/design/chipsets/industry/lpc.Htm ...