3.6 Power Consumption
In order to ensure safe operation of the board, the ATX12V power supply must monitor the supply voltage
and shut down if the supplies are out of range – refer to the hardware manual for the actual power supply
specification. Please note, In order to keep the power consumption to a minimal level, boards do not
implement a guaranteed minimum load. In some cases, this can lead to compatibility problems with ATX
power supplies, which require a minimum load to stay in regulation. The KTQ87/mITX / KTH81/mITX board
must powered through the ATX4P (4-pole) and the ATX24P (24-pole) connector using standard ATX power
supply.
ATX12V supply: Both ATX4P connector and ATX24P connector must be used in according to the ATX12V PSU
standard.
Warning: Hot Plugging power supply is not supported. Hot plugging might damage the board.
The requirements to the supply voltages are as follows:
Supply Min Max Note
VCC3.3 3.135V 3.465V
Should be ±5% for compliance with the ATX specification
Vcc 4.75V 5.25V
Should be ±5% for compliance with the ATX specification.
Should be +5/ -0% to meet the USB standard.
+12V 11.4V 12.6V
Should be ±5% for compliance with the ATX specification
–12V –13.2V –10.8V
Should be ±10% for compliance with the ATX specification
-5V -5,50V -4.5V Not required for the KTQ87 boards
5VSB 4.75V 5.25V
Should be ±5% for compliance with the ATX specification
On the following pages you will find “total system power examples” for mITX and Flex boards in different
configurations:
mITX, Total System power example:
mITX, Low Power Configuration
mITX, High Power Configuration
Flex, Total System power example:
Flex, Low Power Configuration
Flex, Medium Power Configuration
Flex, High Power Configuration