Hardware manual the Front I/O extender card for our popular EPIA-P910 quad-core x86 Pico-ITX board. Get them at http://www.viaembeddedstore.com/boards/x86-boards/via-epia-p910-10q-pico-itx.html

1. Operating Guide of P910-A PVT Rev: A
P910-A PVT Rev:A
Operating Guide of P910-A
Preliminary
Version 1.0
July 11, 2012
Prepared by Ben Shih
Approved by Robert Kuo

2. Operating Guide of P910-A PVT Rev: A
REVISION HISTORY
Revision Date Description Initials
0.1 2012/05/18 Initial internal draft release Ben Shih
1.0 2012/7/11 Chnage stage from P910-A R2 to P910-A RA Ben Shih
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Revision History ..........................................................................................................................................................................ii
Table of Contents.........................................................................................................................................................................3
1: Specification ...................................................................................................................................................................4
2: System Design Block Diagram......................................................................................................................................5
3: Mechanism Design Specification ..................................................................................................................................6
3.1: Layout Placement and Connector Location......................................................................................................................6
3.2: Interface Introduce .........................................................................................................................................................7
4: Onboard I/O Connectors Introduce.............................................................................................................................8
4.1: External I/O...................................................................................................................................................................8
4.2: Onboard Cnnectors Introduce .........................................................................................................................................9
4.2.1: KB & MS & LPC & SMBUS & GPIO [CN1] .................................................................................................9
4.2.2: USB2X3 & FRONT PANEL & AUDIO [CN2] .............................................................................................10
4.2.3: LPC/GPIO Pin Header [CN4] ........................................................................................................................11
4.2.4: Front Panel Pin Header [FRONT_PANEL] ..................................................................................................12
4.2.5: USB 2.0 for WlAN Connector [J2] .................................................................................................................13
4.2.6: SPDIF OUT [SPDIF1] .....................................................................................................................................14
4.2.7: KB & MS & LPC & SMBUS & GPIO [CN1] ...............................................................................................15
4.2.8: USB2X3 & FRONT PANEL & AUDIO [CN2] .............................................................................................16
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1: SPECIFICATION
Item Description
Model Name - P910-A
PCB - 100mm × 31mm 4 layers
CN1 Connector - Support one Connector for KB&MS, LPC, SMBUS, and GPIO.
Wire-To-Board
Connector
CN2 Connector
- Support one Connector for Front Panel, Audio (LINE-OUT/LINE-IN/MIC-IN/
SPDIF OUT), and USB2 X 3
J1 - Support one Pin Header for KB&MS, LPC, SMBUS, and GPIO.
Board-To-Board
Connector
J2
- Support one Pin Header for Front Panel, Audio (LINE-OUT/LINE-IN/MIC-IN/
SPDIF OUT), and USB2 X 3
USB Connector - Support one USB Connector for WLAN module
SDPIF - Support one SPDIF Out Connector.
F_Panel Pin Header - Support one F_Panel pin header (Same as P900/P830)
Onboard
Connector
LPC & GPIO - Support one LPC & GPIO pin header (Same as P900/P830)
Power button - Support one Power button
USB2 - Support two USB 2.0 Connector
Audio Jack - Support three Audio jack for Line out, Line in and Mic-in
Rear I/O
LED - Support two LED for HD & Power
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2: SYSTEM DESIGN BLOCK DIAGRAM
LPC & SMBUS PIN HEADERGPIO PIN HEADER
LINE-IN
LINE-OUT
GREEN BLUE
MIC-IN
PINK
HD/PW LED
PW_BN, Reset_BN
WIRE 2 BOARD CONNECTOR
BOARD 2 BOARD PIN HEADER
(LPC/SMBUS/GPIO/KBMS)
WIRE 2 BOARD CONNECTOR
BOARD 2 BOARD PIN HEADER
(USBX3/FRONT PANEL/AUDIO)
USBX3
FRONT PANEL
Vertical TypeVertical Type
FOR WLAN
SPDIF-OUT
KB/MS
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3: MECHANISM DESIGN SPECIFICATION
3.1: Layout Placement and Connector Location
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3.2: Interface Introduce
CN1 CN2
LPC_SM_DIO Front-Panel
LINE-OUT LINE-IN MIC-IN
LINE-OUT
WLAN
SPDIF-OUT
PW_BT
HD+PW LED
LINE-OUT
J1 J2
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4: ONBOARD I/O CONNECTORS INTRODUCE
4.1: External I/O
The external I/O panel has the following ports:
PW_BN
HD&PW USB USB
LED
HD&PW LED:
LINE-OUT
Support One HDD & Power LED.
AUDIO Jacks:
LINE-IN MIC-IN
Support three Audio Jack for Line-Out, Line-in, and Mic-in.
USB 2.0 Ports:
Two standard USB 2.0 ports are provided.
Power button:
Support one power button for system power on.
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4.2: Onboard Cnnectors Introduce
4.2.1: KB & MS & LPC & SMBUS & GPIO [CN1]
Connectors/Location Discription VIA Cable Part no.
CN1
99G30-170162
WIRE TO BOARD CONN 87209-3040-06
2*15PIN/1.25mm SMD IVORY,PA9T MALE,W/CAP
STRAIGHT,H=4.8mm ACES
99G33-191566
CN1
1
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 LAD3 2 GND
3 LAD2 4 SIO_CLK1
5 LAD1 6 PCICLK3
7 -LFRAME 8 -LDRQ0
9 LAD0 10 SERIRQ
11 -PCIRST 12 GND
13 SMBDT_+3.3V 14 SMBCK_+3.3V
15 +3.3V 16 +5V
17 GPIO34 18 -INTB/GPIO8
19 -THRM/GPI9 20 -INTC/GPIO9
21 -EXTSMI/GPI5 22 GPIO12/GPIO12
23 -BATLOW/GPI4 24 GPIO32/GPIO32
25 GND 26 +5VSUS
27 KBDT 28 KBCK
29 MSDT 30 MSCK
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4.2.2: USB2X3 & FRONT PANEL & AUDIO [CN2]
Connectors/Location Discription VIA Cable Part no.
CN2
99G30-170162
WIRE TO BOARD CONN 87209-3040-06
2*15PIN/1.25mm SMD IVORY,PA9T MALE,W/CAP
STRAIGHT,H=4.8mm ACES
99G33-191576
CN2
1
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 GND 2 +5VSUSH1
3 USB_VD0- 4 USB_VD0+
5 USB_VD1- 6 USB_VD1+
7 USB_VD5- 8 USB_VD5+
9 GND 10 GND
11 +5V 12 +5VSUS
13 -HD_LED 14 -PWR_LED
15 PW_BN1- 16 GND
17 GND 18 SPEAK_BZ
19 RST_SW 20 GND
21 GND_AUD 22 LINER
23 MICIN_L 24 LINEL
25 MICIN_R 26 LINEOUT_R
27 SENSE_A 28 LINEOUT_L
29 SPDIF_TX0 30 GND
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4.2.3: LPC/GPIO Pin Header [CN4]
Connectors/Location Discription VIA Cable Part no.
LPC_SM_DIO
99G30-05192I
CONN HEADER 2208SM-26G-BK-CR 2*13PIN/2.0mm
SMD STRAIGHT BLACK,PA6T W/CAP 繼德
99G33-091238
(To Connector LPC-01)
LPC/DIO
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 GND 2 LAD3
3 SIO_CLK1 4 LAD2
5 PICLCK2 6 LAD1
7 -LDRQ0 8 -LFRAME
9 SERIRQ 10 LAD0
11 NC 12 -PCIRST
13 SMBCK_+3.3V 14 SMBDT_+3.3V
15 +5V 16 +3.3V
17 -INTB/GPIO8 18 -RING/GPI8
19 -INTC/GPIO9 20 -THRM/GPI9
21 GPIO12 22 -EXTSMI/GPI5
23 GPIO32 24 -BATLOW/GPI4
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4.2.4: Front Panel Pin Header [FRONT_PANEL]
Connectors/Location Discription VIA Cable Part no.
FRONT_PANEL
99G30-05382I
CONN HEADER 2208SM-18G-BK-CR 2*9PIN/2.0mm
SMD BLACK,PA6T W/CAP 繼德
N/A
FRONT_PANEL
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 +5VSUS 2 +5V
3 +5VSUS 4 -HD_LED
5 GND 6 PW_BN-
7 SPEAK_BZ 8 GND
9 GND 10 RST_SW
11 -PWR_LED 12 GND
13 +5VSUS 14 GND
15 KBCK 16 KBDT
17 MSCK 18 MSDT
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4.2.5: USB 2.0 for WlAN Connector [J2]
Connectors/Location Discription VIA Cable Part no.
WLAN
99G30-170332
WIRE TO BOARD CONN 87212-06G0 1*6PIN/1.0mm
SMD IVORY,PA46 W/CAP STRAIGHT,H=4.8mm ACES
N/A
1
USB FOR WLAN
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 NC 2 WLAN_LED
3 GND 4 USBVD5+
5 USBVD5- 6 +5VSUSH1
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4.2.6: SPDIF OUT [SPDIF1]
Connectors/Location Discription VIA Cable Part no.
SPDIF1
99G30-02093C
CONN WAFER 209-90-03GB20 1*3PIN/2.54mm DIP
STRAIGHT BLACK PINREX
N/A
SPDIF1
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 +5VSPDF 2 SPDIF_TX0
3 GND
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4.2.7: KB & MS & LPC & SMBUS & GPIO [CN1]
Connectors/Location Discription VIA Cable Part no.
J1
99G30-05748K
CONN HEADER 638-92-15GBE0 2*15PIN/1.27mm
SMD STRAIGHT BLACK,PA46 FEMALE,W/CAP PINREX
N/A
J1
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 GND 2 LAD3
3 SIO_CLK1 4 LAD2
5 PCICLK3 6 LAD1
7 -LDRQ0 8 -LFRAME
9 SERIRQ 10 LAD0
11 GND 12 -PCIRST
13 SMBCK_+3.3V 14 SMBDT_+3.3V
15 +5V 16 +3.3V
17 -INTB/GPIO8 18 -LID
19 -INTC/GPIO9 20 -THRM/GPI9
21 GPIO12/GPIO12 22 -EXTSMI/GPI5
23 GPIO32/GPIO32 24 -BATLOW/GPI4
25 +5VSUS 26 GND
27 KBCK 28 KBDT
29 MSCK 30 MSDT
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4.2.8: USB2X3 & FRONT PANEL & AUDIO [CN2]
Connectors/Location Discription VIA Cable Part no.
CN2
99G30-05748K
CONN HEADER 638-92-15GBE0 2*15PIN/1.27mm
SMD STRAIGHT BLACK,PA46 FEMALE,W/CAP PINREX
N/A
J2
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 +5VSUSH1 2 GND
3 USB_VD0+ 4 USB_VD0-
5 USB_VD1+ 6 USB_VD1-
7 USB_VD5+ 8 USB_VD5-
9 GND 10 GND
11 +5VSUS 12 +5V
13 -PWR_LED 14 -HD_LED
15 GND 16 PW_BN1-
17 SPEAK_BZ 18 GND
19 GND 20 RST_SW
21 LINER 22 GND_AUD
23 LINEL 24 MICIN_L
25 LINEOUT_R 26 MICIN_R
27 LINEOUT_L 28 SENSE_A
29 GND 30 SPDIF_TX0
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