Contents
Issue C
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Contents
Handling your board safely.......................................................................................................5
Conventions..............................................................................................................................5
Introduction...............................................................................................................................6
Features of standalone variants ...............................................................................................7
Features of COM Express variants.........................................................................................10
Comparison of PROTEUS variants ........................................................................................13
Power consumption ................................................................................................................16
Support products ....................................................................................................................17
Getting started with your PROTEUS ......................................................................................20
What do need? ...........................................................................................................20
Connecting your PROTEUS .......................................................................................20
Identifying your PROTEUS.........................................................................................21
Connecting a SATA hard disk .....................................................................................21
Connecting a CD-ROM...............................................................................................21
Connecting a keyboard...............................................................................................22
Connecting a mouse...................................................................................................22
Turning on/off your PROTEUS ...................................................................................22
Using the serial interface (RS232)..............................................................................22
Using the audio features.............................................................................................22
Using the on board FLASH.........................................................................................22
Using the USB ports ...................................................................................................23
Using Ethernet interface .............................................................................................23
Using the flat panel interface ......................................................................................23
Using the backlight connector ....................................................................................24
Using the touchscreen interface .................................................................................24
Using the PCIE minicard sockets ...............................................................................24
Using the micro SD.....................................................................................................24
Using the general purpose inputs/outputs (GPIO)......................................................25
Using the GPS............................................................................................................25
Using the ZigBee (optional) ........................................................................................25
Using the Bluetooth (optional) ....................................................................................25
Software specification.............................................................................................................26
Operating system support ..........................................................................................26
Drivers ........................................................................................................................26
BIOS ...........................................................................................................................26
Hardware implementation.......................................................................................................27
COM Express specification ........................................................................................27
Type 1 module pinout feature set ...............................................................................27
Power .........................................................................................................................28
Block diagram.............................................................................................................29
Layout and dimensions...............................................................................................31
COM Express Type 1 carrier board expansion...........................................................33
Processor and chipset ................................................................................................33
US15W System Controller Hub ..................................................................................33
Graphics support ........................................................................................................34