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NanoCOM-APL COM Express Module User’s Manual 1 Last Updated: February 26, 2018...
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Copyright Notice This document is copyrighted, 20188. All rights are reserved. The original manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the original manufacturer.
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Acknowledgement All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Intel, Pentium, Celeron, and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Core, Atom are trademarks of Intel Corporation ...
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Packing List Before setting up your product, please make sure the following items have been shipped: Item Quantity NanoCOM-APL Product DVD with User’s Manual (in pdf) and drivers If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately.
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About this Document This User’s Manual contains all the essential information, such as detailed descriptions and explanations on the product’s hardware and software features (if any), its specifications, dimensions, jumper/connector settings/definitions, and driver installation instructions (if any), to facilitate users in setting up their product. Users may refer to the AAEON.com for the latest version of this document.
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Safety Precautions Please read the following safety instructions carefully. It is advised that you keep this manual for future references All cautions and warnings on the device should be noted. Make sure the power source matches the power rating of the device. Position the power cord so that people cannot step on it.
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If any of the following situations arises, please the contact our service personnel: Damaged power cord or plug Liquid intrusion to the device iii. Exposure to moisture Device is not working as expected or in a manner as described in this manual The device is dropped or damaged Any obvious signs of damage displayed on the device...
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FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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China RoHS Requirement (EN) Poisonous or Hazardous Substances or Elements in Products AAEON Main Board/ Daughter Board/ Backplane Poisonous or Hazardous Substances or Elements Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated Component Lead Mercury Cadmium Chromium Biphenyls Diphenyl Ethers (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) (Cr(VI)) (PBB) (PBDE) PCB &...
Specifications System Form Factor COM Express Mini size, Type 10 Onboard Intel® Atom™/Celeron®/Pentium® CPU Frequency E39xx series, N4xxx series Chipset Intel® Atom™/Celeron® Processor SoC Memory Type Onboard LPDDR4 Max. Memory Capacity 8GB LPDDR4 Onboard BIOS AMI BIOS, Legacy free ...
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Certification CE/FCC Class A Display Display Controller Intel® HD Graphic Gen. 9 Video Output LVDS LCD/eDP, DDI x 1 LVDS Interface Supports 18bit and 24bit Single channel Intel® I210IT Ethernet Audio High Definition Audio Interface ...
List of Switches and Connectors Please refer to the table below for all of the board’s jumpers that you can configure for your application Label Function CN32 MIPI CSI CONNECTOR ROW A/B Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
System Test and Initialization The board uses certain routines to perform testing and initialization. If an error, fatal or non-fatal, is encountered, a few short beeps or an error message will be outputted. The board can usually continue the boot up sequence with non-fatal errors. The system configuration verification routines check the current system configuration against the values stored in the CMOS memory.
AMI BIOS Setup The AMI BIOS ROM has a pre-installed Setup program that allows users to modify basic system configurations, which is stored in the battery-backed CMOS RAM and BIOS NVRAM so that the information is retained when the power is turned off. To enter BIOS Setup, press ...
3.4.2 Advanced: SATA Configuration Options summary: Chipset SATA Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Disabled Enable or Disable the Chipset SATA Controller. The Chipset SATA Controller support the 2 black internal SATA ports ( up to 3Gb/s supported per port ). Port 0 Disabled Enabled...
3.4.4.1 Fan 1 Mode Configuration: Full Mode Options summary: CPU Smart Fan Full Mode Optimal Default, Failsafe Default control Manual Mode by PWM Auto Mode by PWM PWM signal Non-inverting Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Inverting Select output PWM of inverting or non-inverting signal Chapter 3 –...
3.4.4.2 Fan Mode Configuration: Manual Mode by PWM Options summary: Manual Setting Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Set Fan at fixed Duty-Cycle Min=0 Max=100 Please input Dec number: PWM signal Non-inverting Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Inverting Select output PWM of inverting or non-inverting signal Chapter 3 –...
3.4.5 Advanced: On-Module FEATURES Options summary: Battery Management Disable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default One battery Enable to support battery in ACPI OS by I2C_CK, I2C_DAT( B33, B34 ) Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
3.4.6.1 SIO Configuration: Serial Port 1 Configuration Options summary: Use This Device Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable/Disable this Logical Device Possible: Use Automatic Settings Optimal Default, Failsafe Default IO=3F8; IRQ=4; DMA; IO=2C8; IRQ=11; DMA; Allow user to change Device’s Resource settings. New settings will be reflected on This Setup Page after System restarts.
3.4.6.2 SIO Configuration: Serial Port 2 Configuration Options summary: Use This Device Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable/Disable this Logical Device Possible: Use Automatic Settings Optimal Default, Failsafe Default IO=2F8; IRQ=3; DMA; IO=2D8; IRQ=10; DMA; Allow user to change Device’s Resource settings. New settings will be reflected on This Setup Page after System restarts.
3.4.7 Advanced: Power Management Options summary: Power Mode ATX Type Optimal Default, Failsafe Default AT Type Select power supply mode. Restore AC Power Last State Loss Always On Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Always Off Select power state when power is re-applied after a power failure. RTC wake system Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default...
3.4.8 Advanced: Digital IO Port Configuration Options summary: GPI* Output Input Set DIO as Input or Output Interrupt Disable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable Enable interrupt function with low pulse mode. This triggered pulse needs more than the 10ms. GPO* Output Input Set DIO as Input or Output...
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Set output level when DIO pin is output Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
3.5.2.1 South Bridge: PCI Express Configuration Options summary: PCIE_* Port Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Control the PCI Express Root Port. AUTO : To disable unused root port automatically for the most optimum power savings. Enable : Enable PCIe root port. Disable : Disable PCIe root port.
Setup submenu: Security Change User/Administrator Password You can set a User Password once an Administrator Password is set. The password will be required during boot up, or when the user enters the Setup utility. Please Note that a User Password does not provide access to many of the features in the Setup utility. Select the password you wish to set, press Enter to open a dialog box to enter your password (you can enter no more than six letters or numbers).
Setup submenu: Boot Options summary: Quiet Boot Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable / Disable Quiet Boot option. Monitor Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable / Disable Monitor Mwait. To install Linux OS, please set this item to disable. Ipv4 PXE Support Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default...
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SD card support requires HW change. Contact your AAEON Tech support or Contact your AAEON Support for detail. SCC eMMC Support Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable / Disable eMMC Support. eMMC Max Speed HS400 Optimal Default, Failsafe Default HS200 DDR50 Select the eMMC max Speed allowed.
Setup submenu: Save & Exit Save Change and Reset Reset the system after saving the changes. Discard Changes and Exit Exit system setup without saving any changes. Restore Defaults Restore / Load Default values for all the setup options. Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
Product CD/DVD The NanoCOM-APL comes with a product DVD that contains all the drivers and utilities you need to setup your product. Insert the DVD and follow the steps in the autorun program to install the drivers. In case the program does not start, follow the sequence below to install the drivers. Step 1 –...
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Step 5 – Install USB 3.0 Driver (Windows 7 only) Open the Step5 - USB3.0 folder followed by Setup.exe Follow the instructions Drivers will be installed automatically Chapter 4 – Driver Installation...
Watchdog Timer Initial Program Table 1 : Embedded BRAM relative register table Default Value Note Index 0x284(Note1) BRAM Index Register Data 0x285(Note2) BRAM Data Register Logical Device Number 0xA8(Note3) Watch dog Logical Device Number Function and Device Number 0x00(Note4) Watch dog Function/Device Number Table 2 : Watchdog relative register table Option BitNum...
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************************************************************************************ // Embedded BRAM relative definition (Please reference to Table 1) #define byte EcBRAMIndex //This parameter is represented from Note1 #define byte EcBRAMData //This parameter is represented from Note2 #define byte BRAMLDNReg //This parameter is represented from Note3 #define byte BRAMFnDataReg //This parameter is represented from Note4 #define void EcBRAMWriteByte(byte Offset, byte Value);...
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************************************************************************************ Main VOID // Procedure : AaeonWDTConfig // (byte)Timer : Time of WDT timer.(0x00~0xFF) // (boolean)Unit : Select time unit(0: second, 1: minute). AaeonWDTConfig(); // Procedure : AaeonWDTEnable // This procudure will enable the WDT counting. AaeonWDTEnable(); ************************************************************************************ Appendix A – Watchdog Timer Programming...
DI/O Programming NanoCOM-APL utilizes AAEON chipset as its Digital I/O controller. Below are the procedures to complete its configuration which you can develop customized program to fit your application. Appendix C –Programming Digital I/O...
Digital I/O Register Table 1 : Embedded BRAM relative register table Default Value Note Index 0x284(Note1) BRAM Index Register Data 0x285(Note2) BRAM Data Register Logical Device Number 0xA2(Note3) Watch dog Logical Device Number IO Direction DIO Input/Output Function/Device Function and Device 0x00(Note4) Number Number...
Digital I/O Sample Program ************************************************************************************ // Embedded BRAM relative definition (Please reference to Table 1) #define byte EcBRAMIndex //This parameter is represented from Note1 #define byte EcBRAMData //This parameter is represented from Note2 #define byte BRAMLDNReg //This parameter is represented from Note3 #define byte BRAMFnData0Reg //This parameter is represented from Note4 #define byte BRAMFnData1Reg //This parameter is represented from Note5 #define void EcBRAMWriteByte(byte Offset, byte Value);...
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************************************************************************************ Main VOID Boolean PinStatus ; // Procedure : AaeonReadPinStatus // Input : Example, Read Digital I/O Pin 3 status // Output : InputStatus : 0: Digital I/O Pin level is low 1: Digital I/O Pin level is High PinStatus = AaeonReadPinStatus(DIO0ToDIO7Reg, DIO3Bit); // Procedure : AaeonSetOutputLevel // Input : Example, Set Digital I/O Pin 6 level...