1 Introduction
1.1 Objective
1.2 COM.0R2.0 Changes from R1.0
1.3 COM.0 Revision 1.0 vs. 2.0 Compatibility Considerations
1.4 COM.0 R2.1 Changes from R2.0
1.5 Name and Logo Usage
1.6 Intellectual Property
1.6.1 Necessary Claims (referring to mandatory or recommended features)
1.6.2 Unnecessary Claims (referring to optional features or non-normative elements)
1.6.3 Third Party Disclosures
1.7 Copyright Notice
1.8 Special Word Usage
1.9 Acronyms / Definitions
Table 1.1: Terms and Definitions
1.10 Applicable Documents and Standards
1.11 Statement of Compliance
2 Module Overview
2.1 Module Configuration
2.2 Feature Overview - Size
2.2.1 Mini Module
2.2.2 Compact Module
2.2.3 Basic Module
2.2.4 Extended Module
2.3 Feature Overview - Pin-out Types
2.3.1 Pin-out Type 1
2.3.2 Pin-out Type 10
2.3.3 Pin-out Type 2
2.3.4 Pin-out Type 3
2.3.5 Pin-out Type 4
2.3.6 Pin-out Type 5
2.3.7 Pin-out Type 6
3 Required and Optional Features
3.1 Module Pin-out Type Definitions
Table 3.1: Module Pin-out Type Overview
3.2 Module Pin-out Types 1-6 & 10 - Required and Optional Features
Table 3.2: Module Pin-out - Required and Optional Features A-B Connector
Table 3.3: Module Pin-out - Required and Optional Features C-D Connector
3.3 Feature Fill Order
Table 3.4: Module Feature Fill Order
3.4 EAPI - Embedded Application Programming Interface
4 Signal Descriptions
4.1 Signal Naming Convention
4.2 Pin and Signal Buffer Types
4.2.1 Pin Types
4.2.2 Buffer Types
4.2.3 Power Rails and Tolerances
4.3 Signal List
4.3.1 AC97 Audio / High Definition Audio
Table 4.1: AC97/HDA Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.2 Ethernet
Table 4.2: Gigabit Ethernet Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.3 IDE
Table 4.3: IDE Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.4 Serial ATA
Table 4.4: SATA Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.5 General Purpose PCI Express Lanes
Table 4.5: PCI Express Lanes Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.6 PEG PCI Express Lanes
Table 4.6: PEG Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.7 ExpressCard
Table 4.7: ExpressCard Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.8 PCI Bus
Table 4.8: PCI Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.9 USB
Table 4.9: USB Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.10 LVDS Flat Panel
Table 4.10: LVDS Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.11 LPC Interface
Table 4.11: LPC Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.12 SPI Interface
Table 4.12: SPI Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
Table 4.13: Effect of the BIOS disable signals
4.3.13 Analog VGA
Table 4.14: VGA Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.14 PEG Multiplexed SDVO
Table 4.15: SDVO Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.15 Digital Display Interfaces (DDI) - Module Type 6 and 10
Figure 4-1: Dual-Mode COM Express Module Implementation
Table 4.16: Module and Carrier Combinations
Table 4.17: Type 6 DDI Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
Table 4.18: Type 10 DDI Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
Table 4.19: Type 6 DDI
Table 4.20: Type 10 DDI
4.3.16 DDI Signals: DisplayPort
Table 4.21: DisplayPort Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.17 DDI Signals: SDVO
Table 4.22: SDVO Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.18 DDI Signals: HDMI / DVI
Table 4.23: HDMI/DVI Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.19 General Purpose Serial Interface
Table 4.24: Serial Interface Signals (Type 10), Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.20 I2C Bus
Table 4.25: I2C Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.21 Miscellaneous
Table 4.26: Misc Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.22 Power and System Management
Table 4.27: Power and System Management Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.23 Thermal Protection
Table 4.28: Thermal Protection Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.24 SM Bus
Table 4.29: SM Bus Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.25 General Purpose Input Output
Table 4.30: GPIO Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.26 SDIO
Table 4.31: SD card interface signals
Table 4.32: SDIO Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.27 Module Type Definition
Table 4.33: Module Type Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.28 Power and Ground
Table 4.34: Power Signals, Pin Types, and Descriptions
4.3.29 eDP - Embedded DisplayPort
Table 4.35: Module and Carrier Combinations Type 6 and Type 10 Modules
Table 4.37: LVDS / eDP Pin Assignment
4.3.30 CAN Bus
4.4 Signals Requiring Carrier Board Termination
4.4.1 Ethernet
4.4.2 Analog VGA
4.4.3 LVDS
4.4.4 USB
4.4.5 SDVO (Types 2-5)
4.4.6 Digital Display Interfaces (DDI)
4.4.7 VCC_RTC
4.5 Signals Requiring Module Termination
4.5.1 AC coupled on the Module
4.5.2 Misc
4.6 Pin-out Tables
4.6.1 Type 1
Table 4.39: Pin List for Pin-out Type 1
4.6.2 Type 10
Table 4.40: Pin List for Pin-out Type 10
4.6.3 Type 2
Table 4.41: Pin List for Pin-out Type 2
4.6.4 Type 3
Table 4.42: Pin List for Pin-out Type 3
4.6.5 Type 4
Table 4.43: Pin List for Pin-out Type 4
4.6.6 Type 5
Table 4.44: Pin List for Pin-out Type 5
4.6.7 Type 6
Table 4.45: Pin List for Pin-out Type 6
5 Module and Carrier Board Implementation Specifications
5.1 PCI Express Link Configuration Definitions
5.2 PCI Express Link Configuration Guidelines
Table 5.1: PCI Express Lane Numbers and Bucket Groupings
Table 5.2: Module Pin-out Type 1 - Preferred PCI Express Lane Groupings
Table 5.3: Module Pin-out Types 2 and 3 - Preferred Lane Groupings: Bucket B1
Table 5.4: Module Pin-out Types 2 and 3 - Preferred Lane Groupings: Buckets B3 and B4
Table 5.5: Module Pin-out Types 4 and 5 - Preferred PCI Express Lane Groupings
Table 5.6: Module Pin-out Type 6 - Preferred Lane Groupings: Bucket B1
Table 5.7: Module Pin-out Type 6 - Preferred Lane Groupings: Buckets B3 and B4
5.3 COM Express EEPROMs
5.3.1 EEPROM Device Information
5.3.2 COM Express Module EEPROM
5.3.3 COM Express Carrier Board EEPROM
5.4 Loss Budgets for High Speed Differential Interfaces
5.4.1 PCI Express Insertion Loss Budget with Slot Card
Figure 5-1: PCI Express Insertion Loss Budget with Slot Card
Table 5.8: PCI Express Insertion Loss Budget, 1.25 GHz with Carrier Board Slot Card
Table 5.9: PCI Express Insertion Loss Budget, 2.5 GHz with Carrier Board Slot Card
5.4.2 PCI Express Insertion Loss Budget with Carrier Board PCIE Device
Figure 5-2: PCI Express Insertion Loss Budget with Carrier Board PCIE Device
Table 5.10: PCI Express Insertion Loss Budget, 1.25 GHz with Carrier Board PCIE Device
Table 5.11: PCI Express Insertion Loss Budget, 2.5 GHz with Carrier Board PCIE Device
5.4.3 SATA Insertion Loss Budget
Figure 5-3: SATA Insertion Loss Budget
Table 5.12: SATA Gen 1 Insertion Loss Budget, 1.5 GHz
Table 5.13: SATA Gen 2 Insertion Loss Budget, 3.0 GHz
5.4.4 USB 2.0 Insertion Loss Budget
Figure 5-4: USB 2.0 Insertion Loss Budget
Table 5.14: USB Insertion Loss Budget, 400 MHz
5.4.5 SuperSpeed USB Insertion Loss Budget
Figure 5-5: SuperSpeed USB Insertion Loss Budget
Table 5.15: SuperSpeed USB Insertion Loss Budget
5.4.6 10/100/1000 Ethernet Insertion Loss Budget
Figure 5-6: 10/100/1000 Ethernet Insertion Loss Budget
Table 5.16: 10/100/1000 Ethernet Insertion Loss Budget, 100 MHz
5.4.7 DDI Loss Budget
Figure 5-7: DDI Loss Budget
5.5 PCI Bus Implementation
5.5.1 Carrier Board PCI Resource Allocation
Table 5.17: Carrier Board PCI Resource Allocation
5.5.2 PCI Clocks
Figure 5-8: PCI Clocks - Carrier Board PCI Device
Figure 5-9: PCI Clocks - Slot Card PCI Device
5.6 Carrier Board LPC Devices
Figure 5-10: Typical routing topology for a Module LPC device
5.7 SPI Devices
Figure 5-11: Typical SPI topology
5.8 10 Gigabit Ethernet Option
Table 5.18: 10 Gigabit Ethernet Pin Mapping
5.9 Watchdog Timer
5.9.1 Output Modes and Characteristics
Table 5.19: Watchdog Timer Output Modes
5.9.2 Watchdog Enable and Strobe
Table 5.20: Watchdog Enable and Strobe Parameter Range
5.10 Protecting COM.0 Pins Reclaimed From the VCC_12V Pool
5.10.1 Logic Level Signals on Pins Reclaimed from VCC_12V
5.10.2 TYPE10# Strap - Reclaimed from VCC_12V
6 Mechanical Specifications
6.1 Module Size – Mini Module
Figure 6-1: Mini Module Form Factor
6.2 Module Size - Compact Module
Figure 6-2: Compact Module Form Factor
6.3 Module Size - Basic Module
Figure 6-3: Basic Module Form Factor
6.4 Module Size - Extended Module
Figure 6-4: Extended Module Form Factor
6.5 Module Connector
Figure 6-5: Module Receptacle
6.6 Carrier Board Connector
Figure 6-6: Carrier Board Plug
6.7 Connector PCB Pattern
Figure 6-7: Connector PCB Pattern
6.8 Module Connector Pin Numbering
Figure 6-8: Module Connector Pin Numbering
6.9 Carrier Board Connector Pin Numbering
Figure 6-9: Carrier Board Connector Pin Numbering
6.10 Heat-Spreader
Figure 6-10: Overall Height for Heat-Spreader in Mini, Compact, Basic and Extended Modules
Figure 6-11: Mini Module Heat-Spreader
Figure 6-12: Compact Module Heat-Spreader
Figure 6-13: Basic Module Heat-Spreader
Figure 6-14: Heat-Spreader Specification for Extended Module
6.11 Component Height - Module Back and Carrier Board Top
Figure 6-15: Component Clearances Underneath Module
7 Electrical Specifications
7.1 Input Power - General Considerations
7.2 Input Power - Current Load
Table 7.1: Input Power - Pin-out Type 1/10 Modules (Single Connector, 220 pins)
Table 7.2: Input Power - Pin-out Type 2/3/4/5/6 Modules (Dual Connector, 440 pins)
7.3 Input Power - Sequencing
Figure 7-1: Power Sequencing
Table 7.3: Power Sequencing
7.4 Input Power - Rise Time
Figure 7-2: Input Power Rise Time
7.5 Signal Integrity Requirements
Table 7.4: Signal Integrity Requirements
8 Environmental Specifications
8.1 Thermal Specification
8.1.1 Objectives
8.1.2 Definitions
8.1.3 Tcase_max Measurement Setup
Figure 8-1: Tcase_Max Measurement Point
8.1.4 Module Thermal Specification Requirements
8.1.5 Shock and Vibration
9 Appendix
9.1 Mounting positions and connector location for Carrier Boards
Figure 9-1: Carrier Board mounting positions
9.2 Comparison of single connector Types 1 and 10
Table 9.1: Comparison of Type 1 and Type 10 Pin-Out vs. 84X55 (Mini)
9.3 Comparison of Types 2 and 6
Table 9.2: Comparison of Type 2 and Type 6 Pin-Out
9.4 Comparison of Types 2 to 5
Table 9.3: Comparison of Type 2, Type 3, Type 4 and Type 5 Pin-Out