Document Outline

• cExpress-BL
• Revision History
• Preface
• Table of Contents
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Specifications
  • 2.1 Core System
  • 2.2 Expansion Busses
  • 2.3 Video
  • 2.4 Audio
  • 2.5 LAN
  • 2.6 Multi I/O and Storage
  • 2.7 Serial I/O on Module
  • 2.8 Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
  • 2.9 SEMA Board Controller
  • 2.10 Debug
  • 2.11 Power Specifications
  • 2.12 Operating Temperatures
  • 2.13 Environmental
  • 2.14 Specification Compliance
  • 2.15 Operating Systems
  • 2.16 Functional Diagram
  • 2.17 Mechanical Drawing
• 3 Pinouts and Signal Descriptions
  • 3.1 AB/CD Pin Definitions
  • 3.2 Signal Description Terminology
  • 3.3 AB Signal Descriptions
    • 3.3.1 Audio Signals
    • 3.3.2 Analog VGA
    • 3.3.3 LVDS/eDP
    • 3.3.4 Gigabit Ethernet
    • 3.3.5 Serial ATA
    • 3.3.6 PCI Express
    • 3.3.7 Express Card
    • 3.3.8 LPC Bus
    • 3.3.9 USB
    • 3.3.10 USB Root Segmentation
    • 3.3.11 SPI (BIOS only)
    • 3.3.12 Miscellaneous
    • 3.3.13 SMBus
    • 3.3.14 I2C Bus
    • 3.3.15 General Purpose I/O (GPIO)
    • 3.3.16 Serial Interface Signals
    • 3.3.17 Power and System Management
    • 3.3.18 Power and Ground
  • 3.4 CD Signal Descriptions
    • 3.4.1 USB 3.0 extension
    • 3.4.2 PCI Express x1
    • 3.4.3 DDI Channels
    • 3.4.4 DDI to DP/HDMI/SDVO Mapping
    • 3.4.5 PCI Express Graphics x16 (PEG)
    • 3.4.6 Module Type Definition
    • 3.4.7 Power and Ground
• 4 Connector Pinouts on Module
  • 4.1 40-pin Debug Connector
  • 4.2 Status LEDs
  • 4.3 XDP Debug header
  • 4.4 Fan Connector
  • 4.5 BIOS Setup Defaults Reset Button
• 5 Smart Embedded Management Agent (SEMA)
  • 5.1 Board Specific SEMA Functions
    • 5.1.1 Voltages
    • 5.1.2 Main Current
    • 5.1.3 BMC Status
    • 5.1.4 Exception Codes
    • 5.1.5 BMC Flags
• 6 System Resources
  • 6.1 System Memory Map
  • 6.2 Direct Memory Access Channels
  • 6.3 I/O Map
  • 6.4 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines
  • 6.5 PCI Configuration Space Map
  • 6.6 PCI Interrupt Routing Map
  • 6.7 SMBus Address Table
• 7 BIOS Setup
  • 7.1 Menu Structure
  • 7.2 Main
    • 7.2.1 Main > System Information
    • 7.2.2 Main > Processor Information
    • 7.2.3 Main > PCH Information
    • 7.2.4 Main >System Management > System Management
    • 7.2.5 Main >System Management > Board Information
    • 7.2.6 System Management > Temperatures and Fan Speed
    • 7.2.7 System Management > Power Consumption
    • 7.2.8 System Management > Runtime Statistics
    • 7.2.9 System Management > Flags
    • 7.2.10 System Management > Power Up
    • 7.2.11 System Management > LVDS Backlight
    • 7.2.12 System Management > Smart Fan
    • 7.2.13 Main > System Date and Time
  • 7.3 Advanced Menu
    • 7.3.1 Advanced > CPU Submenu
    • 7.3.2 Advanced > Memory Submenu
    • 7.3.3 Advanced > Graphics Submenu
    • 7.3.4 Advanced > SATA Submenu
    • 7.3.5 Advanced > SATA > Intel® Rapid Start Technology
    • 7.3.6 Advanced > SATA > SATA Port Configuration
    • 7.3.7 Advanced > USB Submenu
    • 7.3.8 Advanced > USB > PCH USB Configuration
    • 7.3.9 Advanced > Network Submenu
    • 7.3.10 Advanced > PCI and PCIe Submenu
    • 7.3.11 Advanced > PCI and PCIe > PCH-PCIe Configuration
    • 7.3.12 Advanced > PCI and PCIe > PCH-PCIe Configuration >PCI Express Root Port
    • 7.3.13 Advanced > Super IO Submenu
    • 7.3.14 Advanced > ACPI and Power Management Submenu
    • 7.3.15 Advanced > Sound Submenu
    • 7.3.16 Advanced > Serial Port Console Submenu
    • 7.3.17 Advanced > Serial Port Console > Console Redirection
    • 7.3.18 Advanced > Thermal Submenu
    • 7.3.19 Advanced > Miscellaneous Submenu
  • 7.4 Boot Menu
    • 7.4.1 Boot > Boot Configuration
    • 7.4.2 Boot > CSM parameters
  • 7.5 Security Menu
    • 7.5.1 Security > Password Description
    • 7.5.2 Security > Secure Boot menu
  • 7.6 Save & Exit Menu
    • 7.6.1 Save and Exit > Reset Options
    • 7.6.2 Save and Exit > Save Options
• 8 BIOS Checkpoints, Beep Codes
  • 8.1 Status Code Ranges
  • 8.2 Standard Status Codes
    • 8.2.1 SEC Phase
    • 8.2.2 SEC Beep Codes
    • 8.2.3 PEI Phase
    • 8.2.4 PEI Beep Codes
    • 8.2.5 DXE Status Codes
    • 8.2.6 DXE Beep Codes
    • 8.2.7 ACPI/ASL Checkpoint
  • 8.3 OEM-Reserved Checkpoint Ranges
• 9 Mechanical Information
  • 9.1 Board-to-Board Connectors
  • 9.2 Thermal Solution
    • 9.2.1 Heat Spreaders
    • 9.2.2 Heat Sinks
    • 9.2.3 Installation
  • 9.3 Mounting Methods
  • 9.4 Standoff Types
• Safety Instructions
• Getting Service