BIOS Version 1.36

1- Getting Started

1.1- Introduction

The UEFI BIOS is a small program that runs when your computer starts, and configures its basic functions. That configuration is automatic, and most users will be satisfied with the default configuration. If the default configuration is not sufficient, the BIOS has setup menus which can be used to reconfigure the computer.

The purpose of this manual is to document the function of the BIOS and its available configuration options. The text of this document lists the BIOS menus and options exactly as they appear in the BIOS menus: in the correct order, with the correct default values for this BIOS version. Some options are hidden based on how other options are set and the particular hardware that is detected in the system, so some options may not appear on all systems. Informative screenshots are also provided throughout, but their contents may not exactly match this BIOS version.

1.2- Navigating the Setup Menu

To access the BIOS setup menu, hold the Delete key on the keyboard while turning on the system. After a few seconds, the BIOS front page menu is shown (see below).

On each menu, the selected option is shown in white, other options are shown in blue, and read-only options are shown in gray. Some menus have multiple screens, which are shown at the top of the screen. The active screen is shown with a gray background and inactive screens are shown with blue backgrounds.

BIOS menus are navigated by pressing keys on the keyboard:

• F1 shows help on available keyboard shortcuts

• ↑/↓ arrow keys select the option above or below the currently-selected option

• →/← arrow keys activate the screen to the right or left of the currently-activated screen

Several options are available on the front page:

• Continue: continues the boot process normally, booting the installed operating system

• Boot Manager: opens a menu to select which device should be booted

• Device Management: opens a menu which shows the status of the system hardware

The boot manager menu shows the devices available to be booted. The installed operating system and any attached USB drives will be listed. If enabled in the setup utility, the UEFI shell is also listed. Selecting an option boots it.

The setup utility shows the status of the system and allows many configuration options to be changed. These options affect the functionality, stability and security of the system, and should not be changed without an understanding of their meaning.

The setup utility has many screens. Press the →/← arrow keys to select between them. Each screen is described below.

Several configuration options are frequently used.

Default value: S5 State; possible values: S0 State, S5 State, Last

Controls the state the system enters after G3 (power loss). If set to S5, the system remains off when initially connected to power. If set to S0, the system boots when connected to power.

The main screen shows the BIOS version, information about the installed CPU, and the system date and language.

The Advanced menu contains the following options:

• SFB Chipset Feature (menu)

  • SFB Chipset Feature

• ACPI Settings (menu)

The SFB Chipset Feature menu contains the following options:

• Rotate Screen (default value: Disable; possible values: Disable, 90 degrees clockwise, 180 degrees clockwise, 270 degrees clockwise)

Enable/Disable Rotate Screen feature, support 90 and 270 degrees clockwise

The ACPI Settings menu contains the following options:

• ACPI Version

ACPI Version details

• Enable ACPI Auto Configuration (default value: unchecked; possible values: unchecked, checked)

Enable or Disable BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration

• Enable Hibernation (default value: checked; possible values: unchecked, checked)

Enables or Disables System ability to Hibernate (OS/S4 Sleep State). This option may not be effective with some OSs

• PTID Support (default value: checked; possible values: unchecked, checked)

PTID Support will be loaded if enabled

• PECI Access Method (default value: Direct I/O; possible values: Direct I/O, ACPI)

PECI Access Method is Direct I/O or ACPI

• ACPI S3 Support (default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enable ACPI S3 support

• Native PCIE Enable (default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Bit - PCIe Native * control

0 - ~ Hot Plug

1 - SHPC Native Hot Plug control

2 - ~ Power Management Events

3 - PCIe Advanced Error Reporting control

4 - PCIe Capability Structure control

5 - Latency Tolerance Reporting control

• Native ASPM (default value: Auto; possible values: Auto, Enabled, Disabled)

Enabled - OS Controlled ASPM, Disabled - BIOS Controlled ASPM

• D3 Setting for Storage (default value: D3Hot; possible values: Disabled, D3Hot)

RTD3 support for Storage. PCIE storage PEP constraint needs to be set as D0/F1 (Intel Advanced -> ACPI Settings -> PEP PCIe Storage) when this setup is disabled/D3Hot

• Low Power S0 Idle Capability (default value: Disabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

This variable determines if we enable ACPI Lower Power S0 Idle Capability (Mutually exclusive with Smart connect). While this is enabled, it also disable 8254 timer for SLP_S0 support

The CPU Configuration menu contains the following options:

• Efficient-core Information (menu)

Displays the E-core Information

• Performance-core Information (menu; disabled)

Displays the P-core Information

• ID

Displays the Processor ID.

• Brand String

Brand String of the Performance Processor

• VMX

VMX Supported or Not

• SMX/TXT

SMX/TXT Supported or Not

• TXT Crash Code

TXT Crash Code Register value

• TXT SPAD

TXT SPAD Register value

• Boot Guard Status

Boot Guard Status Register value

• Boot Guard ACM Policy Status

Boot Guard ACM Policy Status value

• Boot Guard SACM Information

Boot Guard SACM Info MSR value

• C6DRAM (default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enable/Disable moving of DRAM contents to PRM memory when CPU is in C6 state

• CPU Flex Ratio Override (only in expert mode; default value: Disabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enable/Disable CPU Flex Ratio Programming

• CPU Flex Ratio Settings (read-only; only in expert mode; possible values: numbers between 0 and 63)

This value must be between Max Efficiency Ratio (LFM) and Maximum non-turbo ratio set by Hardware (HFM).

• Intel (VMX) Virtualization Technology (default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology.

• AP threads Idle Manner (only in expert mode; default value: MWAIT Loop; possible values: HALT Loop, MWAIT Loop, RUN Loop)

AP threads Idle Manner for waiting signal to run

• AES (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enable/Disable AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)

• MachineCheck (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enable/Disable Machine Check

• MonitorMWait (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enable/Disable MonitorMWait, if Disable MonitorMwait, the AP threads Idle Manner should not set in MWAIT Loop

• CPU SMM Enhancement (menu)

The Power & Performance menu contains the following options:

• CPU - Power Management Control (menu)

CPU - Power Management Control Options

• GT - Power Management Control (menu)

GT - Power Management Control Options

• Intel(R) Speed Shift Technology Interrupt Control (default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enable/Disable Intel(R) Speed Shift Technology Interrupts

The Memory Configuration menu contains the following options:

• Memory Thermal Configuration (menu; only in expert mode)

Memory Thermal Configuration Options

• Memory Training Algorithms (menu; only in expert mode)

Enable/Disable Memory Training Algorithms.

• Memory (menu; only in expert mode)

Memory Overclocking Menu

• Memory RC Version (only in expert mode)

Memory RC Version

• Memory Frequency (only in expert mode)

Displays the Frequency of Memory

• tCL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS (only in expert mode)

Memory Timings

• MC 0 Ch 0 DIMM 0 (only in expert mode)

Controller Channel Slot Subtitle

• Size (only in expert mode)

Memory Size in the Slot.

• Number of Ranks (only in expert mode)

Number of Ranks in the slot

• Manufacturer (only in expert mode)

DIMM / DRAM Manufacturer Value

• MC 0 Ch 0 DIMM 1 (only in expert mode)

Controller Channel Slot Subtitle

• Size (only in expert mode)

Memory Size in the Slot.

• Number of Ranks (only in expert mode)

Number of Ranks in the slot

• Manufacturer (only in expert mode)

DIMM / DRAM Manufacturer Value

• MC 0 Ch 1 DIMM 0 (only in expert mode)

Controller Channel Slot Subtitle

• Size (only in expert mode)

Memory Size in the Slot.

• Number of Ranks (only in expert mode)

Number of Ranks in the slot

• Manufacturer (only in expert mode)

DIMM / DRAM Manufacturer Value

• MC 0 Ch 1 DIMM 1 (only in expert mode)

Controller Channel Slot Subtitle

• Size (only in expert mode)

Memory Size in the Slot.

• Number of Ranks (only in expert mode)

Number of Ranks in the slot

• Manufacturer (only in expert mode)

DIMM / DRAM Manufacturer Value

• MC 0 Ch 2 DIMM 0 (only in expert mode)

Controller Channel Slot Subtitle

• Size (only in expert mode)

Memory Size in the Slot.

• Number of Ranks (only in expert mode)

Number of Ranks in the slot

• Manufacturer (only in expert mode)

DIMM / DRAM Manufacturer Value

• MC 0 Ch 2 DIMM 1 (only in expert mode)

Controller Channel Slot Subtitle

• Size (only in expert mode)

Memory Size in the Slot.

• Number of Ranks (only in expert mode)

Number of Ranks in the slot

• Manufacturer (only in expert mode)

DIMM / DRAM Manufacturer Value

• MC 0 Ch 3 DIMM 0 (only in expert mode)

Controller Channel Slot Subtitle

• Size (only in expert mode)

Memory Size in the Slot.

• Number of Ranks (only in expert mode)

Number of Ranks in the slot

• Manufacturer (only in expert mode)

DIMM / DRAM Manufacturer Value

• MC 0 Ch 3 DIMM 1 (only in expert mode)

Controller Channel Slot Subtitle

• Size (only in expert mode)

Memory Size in the Slot.

• Number of Ranks (only in expert mode)

Number of Ranks in the slot

• Manufacturer (only in expert mode)

DIMM / DRAM Manufacturer Value

• MC 1 Ch 0 DIMM 0 (only in expert mode)

Controller Channel Slot Subtitle

• Size (only in expert mode)

Memory Size in the Slot.

• Number of Ranks (only in expert mode)

Number of Ranks in the slot

• Manufacturer (only in expert mode)

DIMM / DRAM Manufacturer Value

• MC 1 Ch 0 DIMM 1 (only in expert mode)

Controller Channel Slot Subtitle

• Size (only in expert mode)

Memory Size in the Slot.

• Number of Ranks (only in expert mode)

Number of Ranks in the slot

• Manufacturer (only in expert mode)

DIMM / DRAM Manufacturer Value

• MC 1 Ch 1 DIMM 0 (only in expert mode)

Controller Channel Slot Subtitle

• Size (only in expert mode)

Memory Size in the Slot.

• Number of Ranks (only in expert mode)

Number of Ranks in the slot

• Manufacturer (only in expert mode)

DIMM / DRAM Manufacturer Value

• MC 1 Ch 1 DIMM 1 (only in expert mode)

Controller Channel Slot Subtitle

• Size (only in expert mode)

Memory Size in the Slot.

• Number of Ranks (only in expert mode)

Number of Ranks in the slot

• Manufacturer (only in expert mode)

DIMM / DRAM Manufacturer Value

• MC 1 Ch 2 DIMM 0 (only in expert mode)

Controller Channel Slot Subtitle

• Size (only in expert mode)

Memory Size in the Slot.

• Number of Ranks (only in expert mode)

Number of Ranks in the slot

• Manufacturer (only in expert mode)

DIMM / DRAM Manufacturer Value

• MC 1 Ch 2 DIMM 1 (only in expert mode)

Controller Channel Slot Subtitle

• Size (only in expert mode)

Memory Size in the Slot.

• Number of Ranks (only in expert mode)

Number of Ranks in the slot

• Manufacturer (only in expert mode)

DIMM / DRAM Manufacturer Value

• MC 1 Ch 3 DIMM 0 (only in expert mode)

Controller Channel Slot Subtitle

• Size (only in expert mode)

Memory Size in the Slot.

• Number of Ranks (only in expert mode)

Number of Ranks in the slot

• Manufacturer (only in expert mode)

DIMM / DRAM Manufacturer Value

• MC 1 Ch 3 DIMM 1 (only in expert mode)

Controller Channel Slot Subtitle

• Size (only in expert mode)

Memory Size in the Slot.

• Number of Ranks (only in expert mode)

Number of Ranks in the slot

• Manufacturer (only in expert mode)

DIMM / DRAM Manufacturer Value

• Debug Value (only in expert mode; default value: 0; possible values: numbers between 0 and 4294967295)

Debug Value

• MRC ULT Safe Config (only in expert mode; default value: Disabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

MRC ULT Safe Config for PO

• LPDDR DqDqs Re-Training (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Disable/Enable LPDDR DqDqs Re Training

• Safe Mode Support (only in expert mode; default value: Disabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Safe Mode enable support. Option will be used for changes/WAs that may affect an stable MRC

• Memory Test on Warm Boot (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enable Or Disable Base Memory Test Run on Warm Boot

• Maximum Memory Frequency (only in expert mode; default value: Auto; possible values: Auto, 1067, 1333, 1400, 1600, 1800, 1867, 2000, 2133, 2200, 2400, 2600, 2667, 2800, 2933, 3000, 3200, 3467, 3600, 3733, 4000, 4200, 4267, 4400, 4600, 4800, 5000, 5200, 5400, 5600, 5800, 6000, 6200, 6400, 10000, 12800)

Maximum Memory Frequency Selections in Mhz.

• LP5 Bank Mode (only in expert mode; default value: Auto; possible values: Auto, LP5 8 Bank Mode, LP5 16 Bank Mode, LP5 BG Mode)

LP5 Bank Mode

• Frequency Limit for Mixed 2DPC DDR4 (only in expert mode; default value: 0; possible values: numbers between 0 and 65535)

Override the reduced speed in mixed 2DPC config or non-POR 2DPC config. 0=Auto, otherwise speed in MT/s

• Frequency Limit for Mixed 2DPC DDR5 1 Rank 8GB and 8GB (only in expert mode; default value: 2000; possible values: numbers between 0 and 65535)

Override the reduced speed in mixed 2DPC config or non-POR 2DPC config. 0=Auto, otherwise speed in MT/s

• Frequency Limit for Mixed 2DPC DDR5 1 Rank 16GB and 16GB (only in expert mode; default value: 2000; possible values: numbers between 0 and 65535)

Override the reduced speed in mixed 2DPC config or non-POR 2DPC config. 0=Auto, otherwise speed in MT/s

• Frequency Limit for Mixed 2DPC DDR5 1 Rank 8GB and 16GB (only in expert mode; default value: 2000; possible values: numbers between 0 and 65535)

Override the reduced speed in mixed 2DPC config or non-POR 2DPC config. 0=Auto, otherwise speed in MT/s

• Frequency Limit for Mixed 2DPC DDR5 2 Rank (only in expert mode; default value: 2000; possible values: numbers between 0 and 65535)

Override the reduced speed in mixed 2DPC config or non-POR 2DPC config. 0=Auto, otherwise speed in MT/s

• LCT Cmd Eye Width (only in expert mode; default value: 96; possible values: numbers between 0 and 65535)

LCT Cmd Eye Width 0= Auto

• HOB Buffer Size (only in expert mode; default value: Auto; possible values: Auto, 1B, 1KB, Max (assuming 63KB total HOB size))

Size to set HOB Buffer

• ECC Support (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enable/disable DDR Ecc Support

• Error Injection Address Match (only in expert mode; default value: 0; possible values: numbers between 0 and 8589934591 in steps of 64)

Address to match against for ECC error injection

• Error Injection Mask (only in expert mode; default value: 0; possible values: numbers between 0 and 8589934591)

Mask to match against for ECC error injection

• Error Injection Insertion Count (only in expert mode; default value: 15; possible values: numbers between 0 and 4294967295)

Number of transactions between ECC error injection

• Max TOLUD (only in expert mode; default value: Dynamic; possible values: Dynamic, 1 GB, 1.25 GB, 1.5 GB, 1.75 GB, 2 GB, 2.25 GB, 2.5 GB, 2.75 GB, 3 GB, 3.25 GB, 3.5 GB)

Maximum Value of TOLUD. Dynamic assignment would adjust TOLUD automatically based on largest MMIO length of installed graphic controller

• SA GV (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled, Fixed to 1st Point, Fixed to 2nd Point, Fixed to 3rd Point, Fixed to 4th Point)

System Agent Geyserville. Can disable, fix to a specific point, or enable frequency switching.

• Gear Ratio (only in expert mode; default value: 0; possible values: numbers between 0 and 4)

Gear ratio when SAGV is disabled. 0-Auto, 1-G1, 2-G2, 4-G4

• First Point Frequency (only in expert mode; default value: 0; possible values: numbers between 0 and 65535)

Specify the frequency for the given point. 0 - MRC auto, Else a specific frequency as an integer: 1333

• First Point Gear (only in expert mode; default value: 0; possible values: numbers between 0 and 4)

Gear ratio for this SAGV point. 0-Auto, 1-G1, 2-G2, 4-G4

• Second Point Frequency (only in expert mode; default value: 0; possible values: numbers between 0 and 65535)

Specify the frequency for the given point. 0 - MRC auto, Else a specific frequency as an integer: 1333

• Second Point Gear (only in expert mode; default value: 0; possible values: numbers between 0 and 4)

Gear ratio for this SAGV point. 0-Auto, 1-G1, 2-G2, 4-G4

• Third Point Frequency (only in expert mode; default value: 0; possible values: numbers between 0 and 65535)

Specify the frequency for the given point. 0 - MRC auto, Else a specific frequency as an integer: 1333

• Third Point Gear (only in expert mode; default value: 0; possible values: numbers between 0 and 4)

Gear ratio for this SAGV point. 0-Auto, 1-G1, 2-G2, 4-G4

• Fourth Point Frequency (only in expert mode; default value: 0; possible values: numbers between 0 and 65535)

Specify the frequency for the given point. 0 - MRC auto, Else a specific frequency as an integer: 1333

• Fourth Point Gear (only in expert mode; default value: 0; possible values: numbers between 0 and 4)

Gear ratio for this SAGV point. 0-Auto, 1-G1, 2-G2, 4-G4

• SAGV Switch Factor IA (only in expert mode; default value: 30; possible values: numbers between 1 and 50)

SAGV Switch Factor of IA Load Percentage To Trigger Switching Up And Down

• SAGV Switch Factor GT (only in expert mode; default value: 30; possible values: numbers between 1 and 50)

SAGV Switch Factor of GT Load Percentage To Trigger Switching Up And Down

• SAGV Switch Factor IO (only in expert mode; default value: 30; possible values: numbers between 1 and 50)

SAGV Switch Factor of IO Load Percentage To Trigger Switching Up And Down

• SAGV Switch Factor Stall (only in expert mode; default value: 30; possible values: numbers between 1 and 50)

SAGV Switch Factor of IA/GT Stall Percentage To Trigger Switching Up And Down

• Threshold For Switch Up (only in expert mode; default value: 1; possible values: numbers between 1 and 50)

Duration In MS Of High Activity After Which SAGV Will Switch Up

• Threshold For Switch Down (only in expert mode; default value: 1; possible values: numbers between 1 and 50)

Duration In MS Of Low Activity After Which SAGV Will Switch Down

• Retrain on Fast Fail (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Restart MRC in Cold mode if SW MemTest fails during Fast flow. Default = Enabled

• DDR4_1DPC (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled on DIMM0 only, Enabled on DIMM1 only, Enabled)

DDR4 1DPC performance feature for 2R DIMMs. Can be enabled on DIMM0 or DIMM1 only, or on both

• Row Hammer Mode (only in expert mode; default value: RFM; possible values: Disabled, RFM, pTRR)

Row Hammer Prevention Mode. RFM will fall back to pTRR if not available

• RH LFSR0 Mask (only in expert mode; default value: 1/2^11; possible values: 1/2^1, 1/2^2, 1/2^3, 1/2^4, 1/2^5, 1/2^6, 1/2^7, 1/2^8, 1/2^9, 1/2^10, 1/2^11, 1/2^12, 1/2^13, 1/2^14, 1/2^15)

LFSR0 mask for RH pTRR

• RH LFSR1 Mask (only in expert mode; default value: 1/2^11; possible values: 1/2^1, 1/2^2, 1/2^3, 1/2^4, 1/2^5, 1/2^6, 1/2^7, 1/2^8, 1/2^9, 1/2^10, 1/2^11, 1/2^12, 1/2^13, 1/2^14, 1/2^15)

LFSR1 mask for RH pTRR

• MC Refresh Rate (only in expert mode; default value: NORMAL Refresh; possible values: NORMAL Refresh, 2x Refresh, 4x Refresh)

Select refresh rate on the MC

• Refresh Watermarks (only in expert mode; default value: High; possible values: Low, High)

Sets Refresh Panic Watermark and Refresh High-Priority Watermark to HIGH or LOW values

• LPDDR ODT RttWr (only in expert mode; default value: 0; possible values: numbers between 0 and 255)

Initial RttWr ODT override for LP4/5 in Ohms. Range 0x01 - 0xFF, default 0 = AUTO

• LPDDR ODT RttCa (only in expert mode; default value: 0; possible values: numbers between 0 and 255)

Initial RttCa ODT override for LP4/5 in Ohms. Range 0x01 - 0xFF, default 0 = AUTO

• Exit On Failure (MRC) (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Exit On Failure for MRC training steps

• New Features 1 - MRC (only in expert mode; default value: Disabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enabling/Disabling Generic New Features 1

• New Features 2 - MRC (only in expert mode; default value: Disabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enabling/Disabling Generic New Features 2

• Ch Hash Override (only in expert mode; default value: Disabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Override Channel Hash settings

• Ch Hash Support (read-only; only in expert mode; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enable/Disable Channel Hash Support. NOTE: ONLY if Memory interleaved Mode

• Ch Hash Mask (read-only; only in expert mode; possible values: numbers between 1 and 16383)

Set the BIT(s) to be included in the XOR function. NOTE BIT mask corresponds to BITS [19:6}

• Ch Hash Interleaved Bit (read-only; only in expert mode; possible values: BIT6, BIT7, BIT8, BIT9, BIT10, BIT11, BIT12, BIT13)

Select the BIT to be used for Channel Interleaved mode. NOTE: BIT7 will interlave the channels at a 2 cacheline granularity, BIT8 at 4 and BIT9 at 8

• Extended Bank Hashing (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enable/disable Extended Bank Hashing.

• Per Bank Refresh (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enables and Disables the per bank refresh. This only impacts memory technologies that support PBR: LPDDR4, LPDDR5 and DDR5

• VC1 Read Metering (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enable/Disable VC1 Read Metering Feature (RdMeter)

• Strong Weak Leaker (only in expert mode; default value: 7; possible values: numbers between 1 and 7)

Value for StrongWkLeaker

• Power Down Mode (only in expert mode; default value: Auto; possible values: Auto, No Power Down, APD, PPD-DLLoff)

CKE Power Down Mode Control

• Pwr Down Idle Timer (only in expert mode; default value: 0; possible values: numbers between 0 and 255)

The minimum value should = to the worst case Roundtrip delay + Burst_Length. 0 means AUTO: 64 for ULX/ULT, 128 for DT/Halo

• Page Close Idle Timeout (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Enabled, Disabled)

Page Close Idle Timeout Control

• Memory Scrambler (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enable/Disable Memory Scrambler support.

• Force ColdReset (only in expert mode; default value: Disabled; possible values: Enabled, Disabled)

Force ColdReset OR Choose MrcColdBoot mode, when Coldboot is required during MRC execution. Note: If ME 5.0MB is present, ForceColdReset is required!

• Controller 0, Channel 0 Control (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Enabled, Disabled)

Controller 0, Channel 0 Control - Enable or Disable Controller 0, Channel 0.

• Controller 0, Channel 1 Control (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Enabled, Disabled)

Controller 0, Channel 1 Control - Enable or Disable Controller 0, Channel 1.

• Controller 0, Channel 2 Control (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Enabled, Disabled)

Controller 0, Channel 2 Control - Enable or Disable Controller 0, Channel 2.

• Controller 0, Channel 3 Control (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Enabled, Disabled)

Controller 0, Channel 3 Control - Enable or Disable Controller 0, Channel 3.

• Controller 1, Channel 0 Control (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Enabled, Disabled)

Controller 1, Channel 0 Control - Enable or Disable Controller 1, Channel 0.

• Controller 1, Channel 1 Control (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Enabled, Disabled)

Controller 1, Channel 1 Control - Enable or Disable Controller 1, Channel 1.

• Controller 1, Channel 2 Control (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Enabled, Disabled)

Controller 1, Channel 2 Control - Enable or Disable Controller 1, Channel 2.

• Controller 1, Channel 3 Control (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Enabled, Disabled)

Controller 1, Channel 3 Control - Enable or Disable Controller 1, Channel 3.

• Force Single Rank (only in expert mode; default value: Disabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

When enabled, only Rank 0 will be used in each DIMM

• In-Band ECC Support (default value: Disabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enable/Disable In-Band ECC. Will be enabled if memory has symmetric configuration

• Memory Remap (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Enabled, Disabled)

Enable/Disable Memory Remap above 4GB

• Time Measure (only in expert mode; default value: Disabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enable/Disable printing of the time it takes to execute MRC.

• Fast Boot (only in expert mode; default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enable/Disable fast path thru the MRC

• Rank Margin Tool Per Task (only in expert mode; default value: Disabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enables/Disables RMT running at every major training step

• Training Tracing (only in expert mode; default value: Disabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enables/Disables printing of the current trained state at every major training step.

• Lpddr Mem WL Set (only in expert mode; default value: Set B; possible values: Set A, Set B)

Only applicable to LPDDR, Memory Write Latency Set selection (A is default, B will be used if memory devices support it)

• BDAT Memory Test Type (read-only; only in expert mode; possible values: Rank Margin Tool Rank, Rank Margin Tool Bit, Margin 2D)

Indicates the type of Memory Training data to populate into the BDAT ACPI table.

• Rank Margin Tool Loop Count (only in expert mode; default value: 0; possible values: numbers between 0 and 32)

Specifies the Loop Count to be used during Rank Margin Tool Testing. 0 - AUTO

• ECC DFT (only in expert mode; default value: Disabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enable/Disable ECC DFT feature

• Write0 (only in expert mode; default value: Disabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Write0 feature for LP5/DDR5

• Periodic DCC (only in expert mode; default value: Disabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enable / Disable Periodic DCC

• LPMode (only in expert mode; default value: Auto; possible values: Auto, Enabled, Disabled)

Control LPMode feature

• PPR Enable (only in expert mode; default value: Disabled; possible values: Disabled, Hard PPR)

PPR permanently repairs failed rows (if possible).

• SAM Overloading (only in expert mode; default value: Disabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enable: copy the sagv frequency point. Disable: not copy.

The PCIE Configuration menu contains the following options:

• IMR Configuration (menu)

IMR Configuration

The PCH-IO Configuration menu contains the following options:

• PCI Express Configuration (menu)

PCI Express Configuration settings

• SATA Configuration (menu)

SATA Device Options Settings

• USB Configuration (menu)

USB Configuration settings

• Security Configuration (menu)

Security Configuration settings

• Pch Thermal Throttling Control (menu; only in expert mode)

Pch Thermal Throttling Control

• TSN GBE Configuration (menu; disabled)

Time Sensitive Network GBE Configuration.

• DeepSx Power Policies (default value: Disabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled in S4-S5, Enabled in S5)

configure the DeepSx Mode configuration.

• State After G3 (default value: S5 State; possible values: S0 State, S5 State)

Specify what state to go to when power is re-applied after a power failure (G3 state).

The PCH-FW Configuration menu contains the following options:

• ME Firmware Version

ME Firmware Version

• ME Firmware Mode

ME Firmware Mode

• ME Firmware SKU

ME Firmware SKU

• ME Firmware Status 1

ME Firmware Status 1

• ME Firmware Status 2

ME Firmware Status 2

• ME Firmware Status 3

ME Firmware Status 3

• ME Firmware Status 4

ME Firmware Status 4

• ME Firmware Status 5

ME Firmware Status 5

• ME Firmware Status 6

ME Firmware Status 6

• PTT Configuration (menu)

Configure PTT

The Thermal Configuration menu contains the following options:

• Enable All Thermal Functions (default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enable All Thermal Functions" is Enabled it Enables 'Memory Thermal Management','Active Trip Points', 'Critical Trip Points'.Set to disabled for Manual Configuration

• CPU Thermal Configuration (menu)

CPU Thermal Configuration options

• Platform Thermal Configuration (menu)

Platform Thermal Configuration options

• Intel(R) Dynamic Tuning Technology Configuration (menu)

Intel(R) Dynamic Tuning Technology Configuration options

The Boot Configuration menu contains the following options:

• Numlock (default value: Off; possible values: Off, On)

Selects Power-on state for Numlock

The USB Configuration menu contains the following options:

• USB BIOS Support (default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled, UEFI Only)

USB keyboard/mouse/storage support under UEFI and DOS environment. It will supporting UEFI environment only if set to UEFI Only

The Chipset Configuration menu contains the following options:

• Platform Trust Technology (default value: Enabled; possible values: Enabled, Disabled)

Enable/Disable Platform Trust Technology.

The ACPI Table/Features Control menu contains the following options:

• FACP - RTC S4 Wakeup (default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Value only for ACPI. Enable/Disable for S4 Wakeup from RTC

• APIC - IO APIC Mode (default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

This item is valid only for WIN2k and WINXP.Also,a fresh install of the OS must occur when APIC Mode is desired.Test the IO ACPI by setting item to Enable.The APIC Table will then be pointed to by the RSDT,the Local APIC will be initialized,and the proper enable bits will be set in ICH4M

• FACP - Fixed Power Button (default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enable/Disable the FACP Fixed Power Button feature. If S0Ix is enabled, the fixed power button will be disabled.

• DSDT - APIC Power Button (default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled, Auto)

Controls the APIC power button, please disable this option if fixed power button is enabled for FWTS.

The Advanced Platform Information menu contains the following options:

• Memory Information (menu)

Memory Information

• NVM Express Information (menu)

NVM Express Information

• PCI Device Information (menu)

PCI Device Information

• CPU Information (menu)

CPU Information

• SATA Drive Information (menu)

SATA Drive Information

• USB Device Viewer (menu)

Shows information of all attached USB devices

The OnLogic Feature Configuration menu contains the following options:

• I226 LAN Controller (default value: Enabled; possible values: Enabled, Disabled)

Enable/Disable I226 LAN controller.

• Pseudo G3 (default value: Disabled; possible values: Enabled, Disabled)

Enable/Disable Pseudo G3.

• Prevent boot when no display detected (default value: Disabled; possible values: Enabled, Disabled)

Enable: Prevent boot

Disable: Allow boot

• Intrusion Detect (default value: Disabled; possible values: Enabled, Disabled)

Enable/Disable Intrusion Detect.

• Wake on LAN (default value: Enabled; possible values: Enabled, Disabled)

Enable/Disable Wake on LAN.

The Console Redirection Configuration menu contains the following options:

• Console Serial Redirect (default value: Enabled; possible values: Enabled, Disabled)

Enable or disable the serial console redirection function.

• Terminal Type (default value: VT_100; possible values: VT_100, VT_100+, VT_UTF8, PC_ANSI, LOG_TERM, TTY_TERM, LINUX_TERM, XTERM_R6, VT_400, SCO_TERM)

Select the target terminal emulation type for console redirection.

• Baud Rate (default value: 115200; possible values: 115200, 57600, 38400, 19200, 9600, 4800, 2400, 1200)

Select the baud rate for console redirection.

• Data Bits (default value: 8 Bits; possible values: 7 Bits, 8 Bits)

Select the data transmission size for console redirection.

• Parity (default value: None; possible values: None, Even, Odd, Mark, Space)

Select an option for sending parity bits with regular data bits to detect data transmission errors.

• Stop Bits (default value: 1 Bit; possible values: 1 Bit, 2 Bits)

Select a stop bit to indicate the end of a serial data packet.

• Flow Control (default value: None; possible values: None, RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF)

Select the flow control for console redirection.

• Information Wait Time (default value: 5 Seconds; possible values: 0 Second, 2 Seconds, 5 Seconds, 10 Seconds, 30 Seconds)

Set Console Redirection port information display time.

• C.R. After Legacy Boot (default value: Yes; possible values: Yes, No)

Console Redirection continue works after Legacy Boot.

Text Mode Resolution (default value: AUTO; possible values: AUTO, Force 80x25, Force 80x24 (DEL FIRST ROW), Force 80x24 (DEL LAST ROW), Limit 128x40)

Console Redirection Text Mode Resolution. Changing this setting will affect the VGA resolution.

Auto:

Follow VGA text mode.

Force 80x25:

Don't care VGA, force text mode be 80x25 (VGA 640x480).

Force 80x24 (DEL FIRST ROW):

Don't care VGA, force text mode be 80x24, Del First Row.

Force 80x24 (DEL LAST ROW):

Don't care VGA, force text mode be 80x24, Del Last Row.

Limit 128x40:

Limit the VGA max text mode on 128x40 (VGA 1024x768).

• Auto Refresh (default value: Disabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

When feature enable, screen will be auto refresh once after detect remote terminal was connected.

Auto adjust Terminal resolution (default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Through send extra ESC sequencs code to adjust terminal resolution to fit host screen.

Supporting terminals:

1.PuTTY:

Please uncheck the "Disable remote-controlled terminal resizing" in Terminal->Features setting.

2.Tera Term:

Please check the "Term Size = win size" in Setup->Terminal.

• CR Policy Override (menu)

Override the CR policy

The SIO NCT5525D menu contains the following options:

• UART Port 1 Configuration (menu)

UART Configuration

• UART Port 2 Configuration (menu)

UART Configuration

• Hardware Monitor (menu)

Monitor all hardware sensors like voltage/temperature/fan speed

The H2O Event Log Config Manager menu contains the following options:

• Configuration Pages (menu)

Show all of the configuration pages.

• Event And Message Pages (menu)

Show all of the Event And Message pages.

The Security menu contains the following options:

• Current TPM Device (read-only; possible values: Not Detected, TPM 1.2, TPM 2.0)

Current TPM Device: TPM1.2, or TPM2.0.

• TPM Active PCR Hash Algorithm (read-only)

TPM Active PCR Hash Algorithm: SHA1, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, SM3_256

• TPM Hardware Supported Hash Algorithm (read-only)

TPM Hardware Supported Hash Algorithm: SHA1, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, SM3_256

• BIOS Supported Hash Algorithm (read-only)

BIOS Supported Hash Algorithm: SHA1, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, SM3_256

• TrEE Protocol Version (default value: 1.1; possible values: 1.0, 1.1)

TrEE Protocol Version: 1.0 or 1.1

• TPM Availability (default value: Available; possible values: Available, Hidden)

When Hidden, don’t exposes TPM to OS

• Supervisor Password (read-only)

The Power menu contains the following options:

• Wake on PME (default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Determines the action taken when the system power is off and a PCI Power Management Enable wake up event occurs.

• Wake on RTC from S5 (default value: Disabled; possible values: Disabled, By Every Day, By Day of Month)

Wake on RTC from S5 state, By Day of Month, Fixed time of every day, By sleep time or By OS utility.

• S5 Long Run Test (default value: Disabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enable : force to enable RTC S5 wake up, even if OS disables it. Support ipwrtest to do RTC S5 wakeup.

The Boot menu contains the following options:

• Boot Type (default value: UEFI Boot Type; possible values: Dual Boot Type (non-POR), Legacy Boot Type (non-POR), UEFI Boot Type)

Select boot type to Dual type, Legacy type or UEFI type

• Quick Boot (default value: Enabled; possible values: Enabled, Disabled)

Allows InsydeH2O to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system.

• Quiet Boot (default value: Enabled; possible values: Enabled, Disabled)

Disables or enables booting in Text Mode.

• Network Stack (default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Network Stack Support:

Windows 8 BitLocker Unlock

UEFI IPv4/IPv6 PXE

Legacy PXE OPROM

• PXE Boot capability (default value: Disabled; possible values: Disabled)

Disabled : Support Network Stack

UEFI PXE : IPv4/IPv6

Legacy : Legacy PXE OPROM only

• PXE/ HTTP Boot Retry Policy (default value: 0; possible values: numbers between 0 and 255)

PXE/ HTTP boot retry setting.

The max value is 255, if you Enter 255, the retry will go INFINITELY.

• Power Up In Standby Support (default value: Disabled; possible values: Enabled, Disabled)

Disable or enable Power Up In Standby Support.

The PUIS feature set allows devices to be powered-up into the Standby power management state to minimize inrush current at power-up and to allow the host to sequence the spin-up of devices.

• Add Boot Options (default value: Auto; possible values: First, Last, Auto)

The policy of how to insert new boot option into Boot Order. If boot options are not grouped, Auto is the same as First.

• USB Boot (default value: Enabled; possible values: Enabled, Disabled)

Disables or enables booting to USB boot devices.

• UEFI OS Fast Boot (default value: Enabled; possible values: Enabled, Disabled)

If enabled the system firmware does not initialize keyboard and check for firmware menu key.

• USB Hot Key Support (default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enable/Disable to support USB hot key while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system.

• Timeout (default value: 3; possible values: numbers between 0 and 10)

The number of seconds that the firmware will wait before booting the original default boot selection.

• Automatic Failover (default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enable: if boot to default device fail, it will directly try to boot next device.

Disable: if boot to default device fail, it will pop warning message then go into firmware UI.

• Secure Boot (default value: Do Nothing; possible values: Do Nothing, Enabled)

Enable secure boot by H2OEZE.

• Group Boot Options (default value: Non-Grouped; possible values: Grouped, Non-Grouped)

Boot options are grouped or not.

• Sync Order (read-only; possible values: Disabled, Sync Boot Order, Sync Boot Device Type Order)

Disabled: No effect.

Sync Boot Order: Group boot options in Boot Order is adjusted to follow boot device type priority.

Sync Boot Device Type Order: Boot device type order is adjusted to follow the order of group boot options in Boot Order.

• Adjust Non-BIOS Boot Options (default value: Disabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

When enabled, position of Non-BIOS created boot options will be adjusted to follow boot options position policy each time before enumerate boot devices.

• Group Auto Boot Order (default value: Disabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

When enabled, keep boot option order of each group in "Auto" position policy.

• Device Type in Boot Manager (default value: Enabled; possible values: Disabled, Enabled)

Enabled: Show Boot Device Type Label in Boot Manager.

Disabled: Hide Boot Device Type Label in Boot Manager.

The exit screen provides options to leave the setup utility and to load and save settings.

• Exit Saving Changes: saves the current configuration and restarts the system to apply it

• Save Change Without Exit: saves the current configuration but does not restart the system

• Exit Discarding Changes: returns to the front page without saving or applying the current configuration

1- Product Overview

1.1- Introduction

The Tacton 401 (TC401) harnesses the enhanced power and capabilities of Intel “Alder Lake N” Atom and Core i processors, in a low profile fanless system built for the challenges of the IoT edge. With support for an additional Industrial Panel or independent 4K display, a -20°C to 70°C operating temperature range (Panel Option Dependent), and a wealth of ModBay™ configuration options, the Tacton 401 was engineered with versatility in mind. The systems also feature compliance testing for IT Equipment EMC and Safety and pre-compliance testing for IEC 60601-1-2 (4th edition) medical immunity.

1.2- Safety

1.3- Product Specifications

Radio Specifications when equipped with INT-9260 Wifi/BT (device for indoor use)

If you purchased additional items such as mounting brackets, power supplies or terminal block connectors, they will be located in the system box or within the outer shipping carton.

All drivers and product guides can be found on the corresponding product page. For more information on accessories and additional features, visit the Tacton Product pages.

TC401 Product Page:

Tacton Series Page:

Standard Brightness, High Brightness, Resistive & PCAP (Optically Bonded) touch options.

Note: Tacton PCAP screens have the ability to have wet touch tracking when water is on the screen, because of this some interactions may seem slower than when the screen is dry

The built-in proximity sensor inside the panel can wake up the system upon object detection within a range of 35 - 70 cm. This is documented further in the Wake Up Events section (2.6).

The camera is 2MP FHD USB with built-in microphone.

The power button can be used to turn on and off the Tacton system. The power button is a momentary contact button with a blue LED backlight used to display the status of the system. A single press while the system is on will initiate a graceful shutdown operation from the OS. Pressing and holding the button for 4 seconds while the system is running will cause a hard reset of the system. The system can be woken by a single press of the power button from any state.

The LED on the chassis will indicate the system status. A solid blue light indicates that the system is powered in the S0 state. A flashing blue light indicates the system is in the sleep state. The LED is off in S5 and deep sleep states.

There are two dual stack USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports on the Tacton mainboard. Each port is capable of linking at 10Gb/s transfer rates.

There are two USB 2.0 headers on the Tacton System. Each USB 2.0 port is capable of linking at 480 Mb/s transfer rates.

Audio input and output is provided by way of a 3.5mm CTIA standard (mic-in/line-out) audio jack on the panel of the Tacton platform. A pinout is provided below. The audio codec used is a Realtek ALC888. Proper drivers must be installed.

Tacton 401 provides the following: an 8-bit (4-in, 4-out) Digital Input Output (DIO) or General Purpose Input Output (GPIO) with optically isolated terminals, and an optional external power switch connection.

The DIO is optically isolated, meaning that the terminal is separated from other motherboard features for protection. The DIO terminal requires external power from a 5~48V DC source through Pin 12 with GND to Pin 11 in order to function.

The Isolated Power Supply (ISO PSU) can be a voltage source from 5~48V to interface with external digital IO. The maximum power draw from the supply should not exceed 0.6A under normal operating conditions. Individual DOut pins will be damaged by loads in excess of 150mA. The ISO PSU must be a DC Limited Power Source (LPS) power supply.

DIO and Remote Switch connection Diagram

Remote Switch\

Digital IN

Digital Out

From Windows Command Prompt:

or, from Ubuntu Terminal:

When the intrusion detection feature is enabled, DIO In0 is preserved as the intrusion detection pin, and a falling edge on DIO In0 is seen as an intrusion event.

TC401 provides intrusion detection feature which defaults to disable. DIO In0 signal is assigned for intrusion detection. To enable intrusion detection feature it is required to configure the TC401 in the BIOS setup menu as well as via LPMCU Tool (Reference Section 4- Software & firmware).

To enable intrusion detection:

1. From BIOS Setup Utility menu > Advanced > OnLogic Feature Configuration > Intrusion Detect > Set to Enabled

1. From Windows Command Prompt, enable intrusion feature by lpmcu-tool.exe

• or, from Ubuntu Terminal, enable intrusion feature by lpmcu-tool

As soon as an intrusion event is detected, the system would shut down immediately. Rebooting the system with a previous intrusion event existing, the BIOS would prompt a password dialog to clear the intrusion event (if a password has been set).

Optional: Password Setup

From BIOS Setup Utility menu > Security > Set Supervisory Password, set a password to clear the intrusion event. if no supervisory password set, the BIOS would automatically clear the intrusion event.

Tacton utilizes Intel’s Integrated Gen 12 processor graphics that power the onboard DisplayPort 1.4a. This means resolutions up to 4096x2160 @ 60Hz are supported on outputs. The DisplayPort supports Multi-Stream Transport (MST).

Tacton utilizes Intel’s I225 LAN controller and supports up to 2.5Gbps link speeds over standard shielded CAT5e or CAT6 cables. The connector is the industry standard RJ45 connector. The LAN link state is shown by the two LEDs enclosed in the port. The description is included below.

Tacton utilizes Intel’s I225 LAN controller and supports up to 2.5Gbps link speeds over standard shielded CAT5e or CAT6 cables. The connector is the industry standard RJ45 connector. The LAN link state is shown by the two LEDs enclosed in the port. The description is included below.

The serial port mode and voltage between Off/5V on Pin 9 on Tacton can be selected in the BIOS configuration. The serial ports support RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485 configurations. Refer to the for configuration instructions.

The CAN port on Tacton supports CAN2.0 A/B at baud rates from 100-1000 kbaud. The system CAN port is not internally terminated, and a properly terminated (120 Ohms, typical) cable should be used. The communication protocol used to send and receive messages is detailed on the .

There are two variants of power distribution board, targeting rugged and industrial applications. The system is operational from 12V~24V using the industrial power board, and 12V~48V using the rugged power board. The maximum rated current of the connector is 15A per pin. Use a wire gauge that is rated for the operational current. Cables should be properly terminated with wire ferrules. Do not use the terminal block with tinned wire ends or solid core wire. See below for the connector pinout which is also indicated on the terminal block mounting panel adjacent to the connector. Installation of DC Mains connection shall only be performed by skilled personnel and in accordance with your local and national electrical code (Example: NEC, CEC).

The rugged power board with 5-pin power input terminal offers automotive ignition sensing. The ignition sensing timing for power on and off delays can be modified through OnLogic’s microcontroller (MCU) using serial commands. These commands can be used to enable or disable the ignition sensing feature, to set the timing delay for system startup after ignition is detected, and to set the timing delay for system soft and hard shutdown after ignition is lost.

An M.2 B-Key port is present on the Tacton motherboard to allow support for B-Key form-factor expansion cards. Supported cards include 3042, 2242, 3052, 2280 form-factors. The B-Key connector on the Tacton platform supports PCIe Gen 3 x1, USB 3.2 10Gb/s, USB 2.0 devices.

The 3FF Micro SIM card slot is available for OnLogic 4G modules.

An M.2 E-Key port is present on the Tacton motherboard to allow support for E-Key form-factor wireless expansion cards. Only 2230 form-factor cards are supported. The E-Key connector on the Tacton platform supports PCIe Gen 3 x1 and USB 2.0.

An M.2 M-Key port is present on the Tacton motherboard to allow support for M-Key form-factor expansion cards. 2260 and 2280 form-factor cards are supported. The M-Key connector on the Tacton platform includes support for PCIe Gen3 x1/ SATA |||

The Tacton platform has one onboard DDR5 SO-DIMM Slots. Below find the specifications of the the SO-DIMM Slots:

• Maximum Capacity: DDR5-4800 16GB with a single SO-DIMM Module

• Channel configuration: 1DIMM Per Channel (DPC)

• Only Intel In-Band ECC Support no ECC RAM supported

A 3FF Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card slot is present on the motherboard of the TC401 allowing native support for OnLogic 4G LTE modules. The SIM signals are connected to the M.2 B-Key internal expansion slot.

The SIM slot is a Push-Push type receptacle. To insert or remove the SIM card under M.2 Key B in the Tacton platform, please use a small implement to push the card into the slot until it clicks. To remove the card, push with a small implement until the card clicks, then pull on the free end of the card to remove it.

The on-board COM2 headers utilize standard 9-pin 2.00mm pitch male pin headers with the pin configuration in the chart below. These serial ports support RS-232, RS-422 Full-Duplex, and RS-485 half-Duplex configurations. The serial port communication mode can be selected in the BIOS configuration. In addition, 5V power can be enabled on pin 9 in the same BIOS menu. Pin 9 is rated to provide 150mA of current. Refer to the for configuration instructions.

If the BIOS needs to be updated, please refer to the for reflashing instructions.

Auto Power ON selection made via BIOS Menu

Tacton features an RTC reset button that can be accessed using a paperclip or SIM card removal tool. Be sure the system is powered off and unplugged before resetting with the button. The RTC reset button is found next to the power button.

The RTC coin-cell battery on the Tacton platform is used to retain BIOS CMOS settings and maintain the real-time clock for the system. If the RTC battery is low, CMOS settings will not be retained and you may receive an alert in the operating system. The RTC coin-cell battery should be replaced with a Murata CR2032W (or UL listed equivalent).

The TC401 model features one ModBay expansion slot. The Modbay slot supports PCIe Gen 3 x2, USB 3.1 Gen 2, and USB 2.0. OnLogic offers a variety of ModBay cards including RJ45 LAN, M12 LAN, USB3, and RS232.

The on-board USB 2.0 header provides a single USB 2.0 signal. It utilizes a WR-WTB 4-pin 1.25mm pitch male pin connector with the pin configuration in the chart below. The 5V power pin (Pin 1) can provide up to 1A of current.

Mainboard power is applied by the power board through the power board header. The power board will take in the main input power, and convert it to the voltage needed by the mainboard. See below for connector pinout.

Four Intel Gen12 N-Series CPU options are available for the Tacton TC401.

• TSN (Time-Sensitive Networking)

  • TSN is supported by I226-IT Ethernet controllers on the Motherboard

• Intel TCC (Time Coordinated Computing)

The Tacton platform supports multiple power states. The wake-up events can be configured in the BIOS. This section describes the supported power management functions and gives information on protection circuitry for power adapters. Low power shutdown is an additional option in the BIOS.

The Tacton’s built-in proximity sensor inside the panel can wake up the system upon object detection with a range of 35 – 50 cm. It uses an infrared emitter (IRED) transmitter for the proximity measurement. This is a Wake event that can be configured using the LPMCU tool via the proximity-wake command:

Windows Command Prompt:

Linux Terminal:

The “proximity-wake” attribute can range from 0 to 65535 (number 0 for the furthest, and the closest distance is 65535). When fine-tuning this value, the reading varies based on the installation environment, so it is recommended to test the customer’s specific installation area.

These DC levels specified are the absolute max values for the pins for function and safety of the system. The protection circuitry allows for brief transient voltages above these levels without the system turning off or being damaged. A transient voltage suppressor on the power input allows momentary excursions above stated limits.

The power consumption of the TN101 system was measured for each panel size of normal brightness and high brightness display of the highest end system configurations.

The power consumption of the TC401 system was measured for various system configurations, workloads, and power states at both 12V and 24V system input voltages. Tests were performed using Burnintest v9.0 build 1012 to stress system components with and without graphics enabled. The build configurations and power consumption are listed in the tables below.

*The configurations below are using representative samples of internal devices, the specific components mentioned below may vary from the devices provided by OnLogic. The power consumption for each system configuration is recorded below.

*Measured with an all-white screen

The Tacton TC401 is configured to turn on automatically when DC power is connected. This is useful for power outage recovery or if the unit is mounted in a hard to reach location. You can adjust Auto Power On settings by following the steps listed below.

• Note: In future revisions the name of this setting will be changed. “Auto power ON’ under the Power tab will be the new name and location.

1. Power on the system and press Del a few times to access the “Front Page” menu

2. Choose “Setup Utility”

3. Navigate to Advanced > PCH-IO Configuration

4. Locate “State After G3”

Using the optional The ignition sense feature can be used to turn TC401 on and off with a battery, a vehicle’s ignition, or other variable voltage source. It can also be used in non-automotive applications using a switch instead.

The switch connects positive DC power to the IGN pin. The unit will turn on when power is applied to the IGN pin, and turn off when power is removed. These events have configurable delays.

Ignition sensing can be enabled and adjusted through LPMCU-tool. The following shows an example configuration for automotive timings. Enter each command one by one.

Ignition sensing simulates a power button press. In Windows, the default behavior of the power button press is to put the system into Sleep mode. You will want to change that to “Shut Down” instead.

• Temperature Range: -20ºC to 70°C

• Step size: 5°C

• i3-N305 Processor, 1TB PCIe Gen3 x4 SSD, and 16GB RAM loaded @ 80% with BurnInTest 10.1

The TC401 with i3-N305 operated upwards of 80% of its rated base clock speeds on the CPU cores while sustaining significant processor, memory and storage stress loads in an ambient temperature of 50ºC.

Camera: 2MP FHD USB camera supports: 1080p (1920x1080), 720p (1280x720), VGA (640x480), QVGA(320x240), QQVGA (160x120)

An optional CAN add-in card is available on TC401. The add-in card adds a microcontroller that can communicate with the host processor over USB. The card provides an interactive shell for configuration on a virtual COM port, and two CAN interfaces accessible through two additional virtual COM ports. It supports CAN 2.0 A/B and configurable baud rates from 100k – 1M.

To provide access to these features, the microcontroller supports a composite USB-CDC VCOM connection (VID: 0x353F, PID: 0xA103):

• Interface 0: An USB serial terminal supporting shell commands

• Interface 1: A dedicated USB serial VCAN1 interface

• Interface 2: A dedicated USB serial VCAN2 interface

The CAN add-in card has two on-board CAN 2.0 A/B interfaces. Both CAN interfaces supports configurable baud rates from 100k – 1M, and two message parsing modes:

SLCAN

When in slcan parsing mode, the CAN add-in card interface can be used with linux ‘slcand’ utilities, which support SocketCan over serial. To get up and running with slcan:

Using slcand in Linux

On Linux, the slcand utility can configure the add-in card’s interfaces as a regular SocketCAN network interface. Make sure the interface is configured for slcan usage by entering “set can-mode VCAN1 slcan” (and similar for “VCAN2”) in the shell.

On most Linux distributions, slcand is part of a package called can-utils; on Ubuntu, it can be installed with “sudo apt install can-utils”. Once installed, start the utility by running e.g. “slcand -oc -s6 /dev/serial/by-id/usb-OnLogic_USB-CAN-*-if02 slcan0” to create a SocketCAN interface named slcan0 running at 500k (“-s6”) from the first CAN interface’s virtual COM port.

The slcan Message Format

The slcan message format is widely supported. High-quality libraries are available for most programming languages that handle the details of the protocol. It can also be implemented manually if needed.

The slcan protocol is stateful; each interface needs to be configured and opened before it can be used, and must be closed before it can be reconfigured. Make sure the interface is configured for slcan usage by entering “set can-mode VCAN1 slcan” (and similar for “VCAN2”) in the shell.

Each CAN interface has a corresponding virtual COM port. Commands are sent on that port to configure the interface and send frames. Each command consists of an ASCII letter, optionally followed by other ASCII text, ending with a newline (“\n”) character.

The interface baudrate is set with the “S” command. Nine baudrates are supported:

Once the baudrate is set, the interface should be opened by sending the open command (“O\n”). Once open, frames can be sent to the microcontoller in the format documented in . As frames arrive, the microcontroller will send messages back on the virtual COM port. To stop it, close the interface with the close (“C\n”) command.

Configuring the Add-in Card in Windows

The add-in card is configured interactively through its shell using a serial terminal emulator program. The shell is accessed differently depending on operating system.

To access the shell on Windows:

1. Open Device Manager by pressing Win+X M. Open the “Ports (COM & LPT)” menu.

2. Note the “COM#” numbers on each port listed. The shell is typically the lowest-numbered “USB Serial Device” port. The first and second CAN interfaces typically have higher port numbers.

3. Download and install PuTTY from the link above.

To access the shell on Linux:

1. Install picocom, e.g. “sudo apt install picocom” on Ubuntu.

2. Open the shell’s virtual COM port with picocom by running “picocom /dev/serial/by-id/usb-OnLogic_USB-CAN-*-if00”.

3. Some Linux distributions may not configure udev to produce by-id links. If those links are missing, try /dev/ttyACM0 and similar devices.

Once the shell is open, type “help” for usage information.

The following repository, , demonstrates how to use the CAN bus on I.MX RT1052 based, CAN 2.0 A/B-enabled, OnLogic CAN Add-in Cards. It includes detailed instructions on how to setup and program the interface using an included Python CAN utitilty (Linux or Windows) and Bash shell commands (Linux).

Alternate CAN Format

The legacy “std” message format is supported for backwards compatibility with other devices, but is not recommended for new development. The standard slcan format should be used instead due to the availability of high-quality tools and libraries for working with that message format in most programming languages.

TN101

TC401

Step 1: Prepare the cutout for the surface. Edges must be smooth and free of burrs or debris.

Step 2: Remove dust plugs from Mounting Clamp holes on the rear of the panel.

Step 3: Attach Mounting Bar MTW111 to the rear of the panel. Adjust clamp distance so that it is only slightly greater than mounting surface thickness.

Step 4: Holding the panel at an angle, insert the panel into the hole.

Step 5: On the rear side of the panel, install and tighten the Mounting Clamp MTW110. To ensure even clamping force, tighten clamps on opposite edges following a diagonal pattern across the panel. Example tightening order indicated below. Continue tightening until the gasket is no longer visible on the panel side.

Step 1: Locate the threaded holes for the VESA 75 and VESA 100 Mounting on the heatsink of the system.

Step 2: Install the system to VESA 75 or VESA 100 mounting pattern on the heatsink using screws no larger than M4 x 10mm on the VESA Mount.

Opening the system does not void the manufacturer’s warranty, however, some precautions are necessary to avoid damaging the unit. Damage caused while opening or modifying the system internals may not be covered by the warranty.

To open your TC401 system, follow these steps: Tools required: Flat-head screwdriver, Torx T8 screwdriver, P2 Phillips screwdriver

1. Remove the branding plates using a flat-head screwdriver. You may need to push the branding plates “outward” to allow them to move passed the aluminum heatsink. Repeat on both sides of the branding plates, and on both ends of the TC401 computer module.

1. You will now have access to the Torx T8 screws (part no. HWS151). Remove all x6 and lift straight up, away from the screen, to remove the computer module.

1. You will now have access to the internals of the system. Some components are installed to the Tacton mid-plate, such as ModBays, optional CAN bus port, and the power-control board.

For a detailed overview of the BIOS screens and individual settings, please refer to the full

Update the BIOS with the downloaded file(s) above. You can follow for assistance on installing the update.

Drivers are provided in INF formats, allowing for either server/network deployment or installation via Device Manager. You can follow our How-To: .

The TN101 defaults to 100% of backlight brightness. The brightness could be adjusted down by the lpmcu-tool. On the TC401 platform, brightness is controlled by the OS.

For TN101 brightness adjustments, access the lpmcu-tool from Windows Command Prompt. For example, set the brightness to 50%:

or, from Ubuntu Terminal, set the brightness to 50% duty.

The panel backlight is able to be controlled via the native EDP function. In Win10/Win11, the backlight is adjustable by the Brightness control bar under the System -> Display settings, the setting is also available under the Windows Action Center.

The brightness control bar is also available in Ubuntu

It is under the system menu on the right side of the top bar.

*This applies only to TC401. This feature is not currently supported on TN101.

This guide will walk you through lowering the minimum backlight brightness on your TC401. This will only affect minimum brightness level and will still allow for the system to be used under bright conditions as well. This can be helpful in extremely dark environments such as maritime vessels at night.

The backlight setting is controlled via a setting in a UEFI region not accessible to users. This value range from 0-255, by default this is set to 6. We can apply a BIOS update to change this setting.

An empty USB drive will be used to flash the files onto the TC401.

Perform a BIOS update (How-To: ).

Download the file above for “Level 0” and use the above guide to create the auto-update media. Important reminders:

• Once the USB drive is flashed, ensure it is installed into one of the USB 2.0 ports next to the terminal block power connector. This will allow the UEFI boot manager to see the device.

• Ensure Secure Boot is disabled before attempting to update.

Once the update is finished, remove the USB when prompted to do so. When booting to the operating system, you should now see that moving the brightness slider to the minimum you will see a darker screen than previously.

If you would like to reset the minimum brightness level, you can follow the steps above with the file for brightness level 5.

Additional files are available upon request for values between 1 – 4.

This setting can also be included as part of a customized BIOS by default if desired.

The Tacton platform uses an embedded low-power microcontroller unit (LPMCU) to access the DIO, brightness controls, and more. The LPMCU Command Line Tool is provided to interact with the microcontroller. You can download it from the link at the top of this page.

Download and unzip the file. Folders are available for both Linux and Windows tools.

If your screen has issues with sensing touch inputs and the Windows/Ubuntu calibration tools are not resolving the issue, we have found that the eGalaxTouch Utility can often help get the system working again.

The EGalaxTouch tool can be found at the following links:

Ubuntu: Current Version: eGTouch_v2.5.13219.L-x

Windows: Current Version: 5.15.0.24308

1. Download and install the version that matches your Operating System.

   1. Linux for all Linux/Ubuntu distributions.

   2. Windows for all Windows Operating Systems (XP - Windows 11)

Windows Uninstaller:

1. Navigate to Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program

2. Select eGalaxTouch from the list of applications, and choose Uninstall

3. Confirm removing the selected application and all of its features.

Ubuntu Uninstaller:

1. Open Terminal

2. Type sudo apt-get remove eGTouchU and hit Enter

3. Confirm your password

If the TC401 fails to power on or is otherwise unresponsive, a CMOS/RTC reset may help. This will reset the motherboard to default settings and re-initialize low-level firmware configurations. Follow the procedure outlined below to clear the CMOS.

1. Unplug the system completely – remove power and all peripherals

2. Use a long, thin tool, such as a straightened a paperclip

3. Locate the “RTC reset” hole next to the power button

1. Reconnect the system and turn it back on. Do not touch the system for ~2 minutes. It may reboot several times while it reconfigures the CMOS.

2. If successful, the unit should boot back up and run normally. The BIOS settings will also return to their default values. If the unit is still not responsive, reboot it one more time and then contact OnLogic Tech Support.

Please be informed that Digital Microphone on Panel (DMIC) only works in Windows based operating systems. The Ubuntu and Redhat OSes are not supported and pending resolution.

Please be informed that the optional feature CAN BUS add-in card is not supported on Redhat OS.

Please be informed that the RX 232 COM ModBay Kit is not supported on secure boot for Redhat. For the non-secure boot, the RX232 COM ModBay Kits is operating normally for Redhat.

Please be informed that in certain cases where external intervention is required for TC401 to proceed with the boot process into operating systems, TC401 will indicate ‘Boot Issue’ by slowly blinking the Status LED. Such cases could be caused by swapping the original bootable device to another, quality issues existing in the original bootable device, etc.

This device has been tested to the relevant EMC and Safety standards. Modifications by the user may invalidate certifications. Testing included EN 55032, EN 55035, EN 60601-1-2, EN 62368-1, IEC 60945 Ed. 4, and many others, please see specifications for details.

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules as a Class A device. 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.

This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L'exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes : (1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et (2) l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d'en compromettre le fonctionnement.

CAN ICES-003(A) / NMB-003(A)

The computer system was evaluated for medical, IT equipment, automotive, maritime and railway EMC standards as a class A device. The computer complies with the relevant IT equipment directives for the UKCA mark.

This product must be used with an in-line EMI filter when connected directly to a DC mains supply in maritime and DNV applications. The recommended EMI filter is a Delta 30DKCS5. Any filter used must be appropriately rated to handle the voltage and current draw of the system and must have a minimum insertion loss of 30dB at 1MHz.

Datasheet for the 30DKCS5 including electrical specifications, wiring diagram, and dimensions.

This is a Class A product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI). If this equipment is used in a domestic environment, radio interference may occur, in which case the user may be required to take corrective actions.

For the latest security advisories concerning OnLogic products, including vulnerability disclosures and necessary updates, please refer to our official Security Advisories page. It is recommended to regularly check this resource for critical security information.