
Catalyst LP - Design-In Guide
Intel High Definition Audio............................................................................................................................ 23
Power Requirements.................................................................................................................................... 24
Low Power States................................................................................................................................... 24
Power Supply Architecture ..................................................................................................................... 25
Power State Signals ............................................................................................................................... 27
Mechanical Specifications ............................................................................................................................ 31
Mechanical Design....................................................................................................................................... 31
Mechanical Drawing ............................................................................................................................... 31
Total Stack Height .................................................................................................................................. 32
Mounting Holes....................................................................................................................................... 33
Insertion and Removal............................................................................................................................ 33
Thermal Management .................................................................................................................................. 33
Carrier Board Design..................................................................................................................................... 35
Design Guidelines ........................................................................................................................................ 35
Design Constraints ................................................................................................................................. 35
EMI/RFI Protection ................................................................................................................................. 35
Routing Guidelines ................................................................................................................................. 36
Power Planes.......................................................................................................................................... 37
Requirements and Recommendations ................................................................................................... 37
Test and Debug............................................................................................................................................ 38
Connectors..................................................................................................................................................... 39
Identifying Connectors ................................................................................................................................. 39
Signal Headers............................................................................................................................................. 40
J1: Docking Connector: Data................................................................................................................ 40
J2: Docking Connector: Power ............................................................................................................. 44
J3: ITP Debug Port ................................................................................................................................ 44
System Specifications................................................................................................................................... 45
Power ........................................................................................................................................................... 45
Power Supply.......................................................................................................................................... 45
Power Consumption ............................................................................................................................... 46
Performance................................................................................................................................................. 46
Electrical....................................................................................................................................................... 46
Reset Signals.......................................................................................................................................... 46
PCIe Clock Generator............................................................................................................................. 47
USB......................................................................................................................................................... 47
Carrier I2C Bus........................................................................................................................................ 47
SMBus .................................................................................................................................................... 47
LVDS Display and Backlight................................................................................................................... 48
VGA Display ........................................................................................................................................... 48
General-purpose Inputs and Outputs ..................................................................................................... 49
Intel High Definition Audio ...................................................................................................................... 49
General......................................................................................................................................................... 49
Crystal Frequencies................................................................................................................................ 49
Real-Time Clock ..................................................................................................................................... 50
Environmental .............................................................................................................................................. 50
Appendix A – Reference Information .......................................................................................................... 51
Appendix B – Board Revision ...................................................................................................................... 52
Eurotech Worldwide Presence..................................................................................................................... 53