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NanoCOM-TGU COM Express Module User’s Manual 2nd Ed Last Updated: November 23, 2021...
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Copyright Notice This document is copyrighted, 2021. 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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Acknowledgements All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Intel® and Celeron® are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Intel Core™ is a trademark 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-TGU If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately. Preface...
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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 product page at 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 11th Generation Intel® Core™ Series Processor CPU Frequency Up to 1.80 GHz, i7-1185GRE Chipset 11th Generation Intel® Core™ Series SoC Memory Type Onboard LPDDR4x-4266, in-band ECC support based on SKU Max.
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Display Display Controller Intel® UHD Graphics Video Output Dual Display: eDP, DDI x 1 Ethernet Intel® i225LM, up to 2.5 Gbps Ethernet x 1 Audio High Definition Audio Interface USB port USB3.2 Gen 2 x 2 USB2.0 x 8 Serial Port 2-wire UART (TX/RX) x 2 HDD Interface SATA III x 2...
System Test and Initialization The system uses certain routines to perform testing and initialization during the boot up sequence. If an error, fatal or non-fatal, is encountered, the system will output a few short beeps or an error message. The board can usually continue the boot up sequence with non-fatal errors.
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 <Del>...
3.4.2 CPU Configuration Options Summary Active Processor Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Cores Number of cores to enable in each processor package. Turbo Mode Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable/Disable processor Turbo Mode (requires EMTTM enabled too). AUTO means enabled Hyper-Threading Disabled Enabled...
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Options Summary Intel (VMX) Disabled Virtualization Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Technology When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
3.4.3 Memory Configuration Note: In-Band ECC Support availability depends on CPU. Options Summary In-Band ECC Disabled Support Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable/Disable In-Band ECC. Either the IBECC or the TME can be enabled In-Band ECC Error Enabled Injection Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default By enabling this Error Injection feature, the user acknowledges the security risks.
3.4.4.1 Fan 1 Mode Configuration Fan 1: Full Mode Options Summary FAN 1 Full Mode Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Manual Mode by PWM Auto Mode by PWM Smart Fan Mode Select PWM signal Non-inverting Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Inverting Select output PWM of inverting or non-inverting signal. Chapter 3 –...
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Fan 1: 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: Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
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Fan 1: Auto Mode by PWM Options Summary Monitor Thermal CPU Temperature (PECI) Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Thermal Source 1(T1) Thermal Source 2(T2) Select monitor thermal source Temperature Of Start 30 Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Temperature Of Start Temperature of Off Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Temperature of Off Start PWM...
3.4.7 Power Management Options Summary Power Mode ATX Type Optimal Default, Failsafe Default AT Type Select system power mode. Restore AC Power Last State Loss Always On Always Off Optimal Default, Failsafe Default SIO Restore AC Power Loss: To decide the behavior after system power cut then resupply.
3.4.8 AAEON BIOS Robot Options Summary Sends watch dog Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default before BIOS POST. Enabled Enabled - Robot set Watch Dog Timer (WDT) right after power on, before BIOS start POST process. And then Robot will clear WDT on completion of POST. WDT will reset system automatically if it is not cleared before its timer counts down to zero.
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Options Summary Delayed POST (DXE Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default phase) Enabled Enabled – Robot holds BIOS from starting POST, right after power. This allows BIOS POST to start with stable power or start after system is physically warmed-up. Note: Robot does this before ‘Sends watch dog’. Reset System once Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled...
3.5.1 PCI Express Configuration Options Summary PCI Express Root Disabled Port 1 Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Control the PCI Express Root Port. PCIe Speed Auto Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Gen1 Gen2 Gen3 Gen4 Configure PCIe Speed Hot Plug Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled PCI Express Hot Plug Enable/Disable...
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Options Summary PCIe 0_3 Select PCIE Controller are four ×1 Optimal Default, Failsafe Default PCIE Controller are one ×2 and two ×1 PCIE Controller are two ×2 PCIE Controller is one ×4 PCIE Controller Selection PCI Express 0 Disable Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Control the PCI Express Root Port.
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Options Summary PCI Express 3 Disable Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Control the PCI Express Root Port. PCIe Speed Auto Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Gen1 Gen2 Gen3 Configure PCIe Speed Hot Plug Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled PCI Express Hot Plug Enable/Disable PCI Express 4 Disable Enable...
3.5.2 Storage Configuration Options Summary SATA Controller(s) Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Disabled Enable/Disable SATA Device. Port 0 Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or Disable SATA Port Hot Plug Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled Designates this port as Hot Pluggable SATA Device Type Hard Disk Drive Optimal Default, Failsafe Default...
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Options Summary Hot Plug Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled Designates this port as Hot Pluggable SATA Device Type Hard Disk Drive Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Solid State Drive Identify the SATA port is connected to Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive Chapter 3 –...
3.5.3 HD Audio Configuration Options Summary HD Audio Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Control Detection of the HD-Audio device. Disabled: HD-Audio will be unconditionally disabled. Enabled: HD-Audio will be unconditionally enabled. Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
3.5.4 Digital IO Port Configuration Options Summary GPI* Output Input Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Set DIO as Input or Output GPO* Output Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Input Set DIO as Input or Output Output Level High Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Set output level when DIO pin is output Chapter 3 –...
3.5.5.1 Serial Port 1 Configuration Options Summary Use This Device Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or Disable this Logical Device. Possible Use Automatic Settings Optimal Default, Failsafe Default IO=3F8h; IRQ=4; DMA; IO=2C8h; IRQ=11; DMA Allows the user to change the device resource settings. New settings will be reflected on this setup page after system restarts.
3.5.5.2 Serial Port 2 Configuration Options Summary Use This Device Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or Disable this Logical Device. Possible Use Automatic Settings Optimal Default, Failsafe Default IO=2F8h; IRQ=3; DMA; IO=2D8h; IRQ=10; DMA Allows the user to change the device resource settings. New settings will be reflected on this setup page after system restarts.
Setup Submenu: Security Change User/Administrator Password You can set an Administrator Password or User Password. An Administrator Password must be set before you can set a User Password. The password will be required during boot up, or when the user enters the Setup utility. A User Password does not provide access to many of the features in the Setup utility.
3.6.1 Trusted Computing Options Summary Security Device Disable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Support Enable Enables or Disables BIOS support for security device. O.S. will not show Security Device. TGU EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. SHA-1 PCR Bank Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled...
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Options Summary SM3_256 PCR Bank Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled Enable or Disable SM3_256 PCR Bank Pending operation None Optimal Default, Failsafe Default TPM Clear Schedule an Operation for the Security Device. Note: Your Computer will reboot during restart in order to change State of Security Device. Platform Hierarchy Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default...
3.6.2 Secure Boot Options Summary Secure Boot Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled Secure Boot feature is Active if Secure Boot is Enabled, Platform Key (PK) is enrolled and the System mode is in User mode. Changing the mode requires platform reset. Secure Boot Mode Standard Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Custom...
3.6.2.1 Key Management Options Summary Factory Key Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Provision Enabled Install factory default Secure Boot keys after the platform reset and while the System is in Setup mode. Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
Driver Download and Installation Drivers for the NanoCOM-TGU can be downloaded from the product page on the AAEON website by following this link: https://www.aaeon.com/en/p/com-express-cpu-modules-nanocom-tgu Download the driver(s) you need and extract the zip. Then, follow the steps below to install the drivers. Audio Driver (Windows 10) Open the folder where you unzipped the Audio Drivers Run the Setup.exe in the folder...
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LAN Drivers (Windows 10) Open the folder where you unzipped the LAN Drivers Read the ReadMe.txt file before proceeding. Caution: Be sure to install the driver package before installing the Intel® PROSet package. Open the Wired_driver_26.3_x64 folder Run the Wired_driver_26.3_x64.exe file in the folder Follow the instructions, drivers will be installed automatically.
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Peripheral Driver (Linux) Open the folder where you unzipped the Peripheral Drivers Follow the instructions contained within the user guides to install the related drivers. 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 Register 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...
DIO Programming NanoCOM-TGU utilizes an AAEON chipset as its Digital I/O controller. Below are the procedures to complete its configuration which you can use to develop a 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 0x00(Note4) Function and Device Number Number IO Value/Status DIO Output Data Function/Device...
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...
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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...