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GENE-ADP6 3.5” Subcompact Board User’s Manual 1 Last Updated: September 16, 2022...
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Copyright Notice This document is copyrighted, 2022. All rights are reserved. The original manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the original manufacturer.
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Acknowledgements All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. ⚫ Intel® and Celeron® are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation ⚫ Intel Core™ is a trademark of Intel Corporation ⚫...
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Packing List Before setting up your product, please make sure the following items have been shipped: Item Quantity GENE-ADP6 MB If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately. Preface...
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About this Document This User’s Manual contains all the essential information, such as detailed descriptions and explanations on the product’s hardware and software features (if any), its specifications, dimensions, jumper/connector settings/definitions, and driver installation instructions (if any), to facilitate users in setting up their product. Users may refer to the product page at AAEON.com for the latest version of this document.
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Safety Precautions Please read the following safety instructions carefully. It is advised that you keep this manual for future references All cautions and warnings on the device should be noted. Make sure the power source matches the power rating of the device. Position the power cord so that people cannot step on it.
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If any of the following situations arises, please the contact our service personnel: Damaged power cord or plug Liquid intrusion to the device iii. Exposure to moisture Device is not working as expected or in a manner as described in this manual The device is dropped or damaged Any obvious signs of damage displayed on the device...
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FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 FCC Rules. 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.
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China RoHS Requirement (EN) Poisonous or Hazardous Substances or Elements in Products AAEON Main Board/ Daughter Board/ Backplane Poisonous or Hazardous Substances or Elements Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated Component Lead Mercury Cadmium Chromium Biphenyls Diphenyl Ethers (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) (Cr(VI)) (PBB) (PBDE) PCB &...
Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Product Specifications..................1 Specifications ......................2 Block Diagram ......................6 Chapter 2 – Hardware Information ..................7 Dimensions ....................... 8 Jumpers and Connectors ..................10 List of Jumpers ......................12 2.3.1 Auto Power Button Enable/Disable Selection (JP1) ........ 12 2.3.2 COM 1 Pin 9 Function Selection (JP2) ............
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2.4.10.2 COM Port 4 RS-422/RS-485 ............24 2.4.11 COM Port1/Port2 (CN12) ................25 2.4.11.1 COM Port 1 RS-422/RS-485 ............26 2.4.11.2 COM Port 2 RS-422/RS-485 ............27 2.4.12 USB 2.0 Port 5/Port 6 (CN13) ..............28 2.4.13 Digital IO Port (CN14).................. 29 2.4.14 USB 2.0 Port 7/Port 8 (CN15) ..............
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2.5.2 Heatspreader - GENE-ADP6-HSP01 ............54 Chapter 3 - AMI BIOS Setup ....................56 System Test and Initialization ................57 AMI BIOS Setup ..................... 58 Setup Submenu: Main ..................59 Setup Submenu: Advanced ................. 60 3.4.1 CPU Configuration ..................61 3.4.2 PCH-FW Configuration ................
Specifications System Form Factor 3.5” SubCompact Board Processor Intel® 12th Generation Core™/Celeron CPU i7-1270PE (12C/16T, 3.30GHz, up to 4.50GHz, 28W, TDP-up to 64W) i7-1265UE (10C/12T, 3.50GHz, up to 4.70GHz, 15W, TDP-up to 55W) i5-1250PE (12C/16T, 3.20GHz, up to 4.40GHz, 28W, TDP-up to 64W) i3-1220PE (8C/12T, 3.10GHz, up to 4.20GHz, 28W, TDP-up to 64W)
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Power Power Requirement +9-36V or +12V Power Supply Type AT/ATX Connector Phoenix 2-pin Connector Power Consumption (Typical) Intel® Core™ i7-1270 PE, DDR5 32GB x 2, 5.72A@ +12V (Typical) Intel® Core™ i7-1270 PE, DDR5 32GB x 2, 7.95A@ +12V (Max) Display Controller Intel®...
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External I/O Ethernet Intel® i219, 10/100/1000Base Intel® i226, 2.5G USB 3.2 Gen 2 x 3 USB Type C x 1 (DP 1.4a, PD 5V/3A) Serial Port Video HDMI 2.1 x 1 DP 1.4a x 1 Internal I/O USB 2.0 x 4 Serial Port COM 1, COM 2 (RS232/422/485, supports 5V/12V/RI)
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Expansion Mini PCIe/ mSATA M-Key 2280 x 1 (PCIe x4 Gen 4) B-Key 3052/3042/2242 x 1 (PCIe x2, USB 3.2+SATA, USB 2.0, default: USB 3.2+SATA) E-Key 2230 x 1 (PCIe, USB 2.0) Other FPC x 1 (PCI x4 Gen 4, only supports Graphic or NVME) Environmental Operating Temperature...
List of Jumpers Please refer to the table below for all of the board’s jumpers that you can configure for your application Label Function Auto Power Button Enable/Disable Selection COM1 Pin9 Function Selection COM2 Pin9 Function Selection LVDS Operating Voltage Selection LVDS Backlight Inverter Voltage Selection Clear CMOS Jumper LVDS Backlight Lightness Control Mode Selection...
List of Connectors Please refer to the table below for all of the board’s connectors that you can configure for your application Label Function +5V Output for SATA HDD SATA Port External +12V Input (Optional) External Power Input Audio I/O Port M.2 (Key B) Connector DDR5 SO-DIMM Channel 1 Front Panel...
Label Function CN25 3-pin FAN Connector (Optional) CN26 4-pin FAN Connector CN27 LAN (RJ-45) Port1/Port2 CN28 LAN Port1 LED Connector CN29 USB 3.2/USB2.0 Port3 CN30 USB 3.2/USB2.0 Port1/Port2 CN31 DP Connector CN33 HDMI Connector CN34 USB Type C CN35 FPC Connector CN36 LAN Port2 LED Connector 2.4.1...
2.4.3 External +12V Input (Optional) (CN3) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +12V +12V +12V +12V 2.4.4 External Power Input (CN4) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +12V +12V Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.4.8 Front Panel (CN9) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level EXT_PWRBTN# SATA_LED- SATA_LED+ BUZZER- BUZZER+ PWR_LED+ HWRST# 2.4.9 DDR5 SO-DIMM Channel 2 (CN10) Standard Specifications. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.4.10 COM Port 3/Port 4 (CN11) COM Port 3/ Port 4 RS-232 (Default) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level DCD3 DCD4 ±9V ±9V DTR3 ±9V DTR4 ±9V DSR3 DSR4 RTS3 ±9V RTS4 ±9V CTS3 CTS4 Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
COM Port 3/ Port 4 RS-232 (Default) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level RI3/ +5V/ +12V IN/ PWR +5V/+12V RI4/ +5V/ +12V IN/ PWR +5V/+12V 2.4.10.1 COM Port 3 RS-RS-422/RS-485 COM Port 3 RS-422 Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level RS422_TX- ±9V RS422_TX+...
2.4.10.2 COM Port 4 RS-422/RS-485 COM Port 4 RS-422 Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level RS422_TX- ±9V RS422_TX+ ±9V RS422_RX+ RS422_RX- COM Port 4 RS-485 Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level RS485_D- ±9V RS485_D+ ±9V Note: COM 4 RS-232/422/485 can be set by BIOS setting. Default is RS-232. Chapter 2 –...
2.4.11 COM Port1/Port2 (CN12) COM Port 1/ Port 2 RS-232 (Default) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level DCD1 DCD2 ±9V ±9V DTR1 ±9V DTR2 ±9V DSR1 DSR2 RTS1 ±9V RTS2 ±9V CTS1 CTS2 Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
COM Port 1/ Port 2 RS-232 (Default) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level RI1/ +5V/ +12V IN/ PWR +5V/+12V RI2/ +5V/ +12V IN/ PWR +5V/+12V 2.4.11.1 COM Port 1 RS-422/RS-485 COM Port 1 RS-422 Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level RS422_TX- ±9V RS422_TX+...
2.4.11.2 COM Port 2 RS-422/RS-485 COM Port 2 RS-422 Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level RS422_TX- ±9V RS422_TX+ ±9V RS422_RX+ RS422_RX- COM Port 1 RS-485 Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level RS485_D- ±9V RS485_D+ ±9V Note: COM4 RS-232/422/485 can be set by BIOS setting. Default is RS-232. Note: Pin 18 function can be set by JP3.
2.4.12 USB 2.0 Port 5/Port 6 (CN13) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +5VSB +5VSB USB2_5_DN DIFF USB2_6_DN DIFF USB2_5_DP DIFF USB2_6_DP DIFF Note: The driving current of +5VSB supports up to 0.5A/Port. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.4.13 Digital IO Port (CN14) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level DIO_0 IN/OUT DIO_1 IN/OUT DIO_2 IN/OUT DIO_3 IN/OUT DIO_4 IN/OUT DIO_5 IN/OUT DIO_6 IN/OUT DIO_7 IN/OUT +V5S Note: The driving current of +V5S supports up to 0.5A. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.4.14 USB 2.0 Port 7/Port 8 (CN15) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +5VSB +5VSB USB2_7_DN DIFF USB2_8_DN DIFF USB2_7_DP DIFF USB2_8_DP DIFF Note: The driving current of +5VSB supports up to 0.5A/Port. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.4.15 SPI Flash Programming Port (CN16) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level SPI_MISO SPI_CLK +V3P3A_SPI +3.3V SPI_MOSI SPI_CS Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.4.16 LVDS Inverter/ Backlight Connector (CN17) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level BKL_PWR +5V(Default)/+12V BKL_PWR +5V(Default)/+12V BKL_CONTROL BKL_ENABLE +3.3V Note: LVDS/BKL_PWR can be set to +12V or +5V by JP4. Note: LVDS/BKL_CONTROL can be set by JP6. Note: The driving current of BKL_PWR supports up to 2A. Chapter 2 –...
2.4.19 eDP Connector (CN20) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +VDD +3.3V +VDD +3.3V +VDD +3.3V EDP_LANE2_DN DIFF EDP_LANE2_DP DIFF EDP_LANE1_DN DIFF EDP_LANE1_DP DIFF EDP_LANE0_DN DIFF EDP_LANE0_DP DIFF EDP_LANE3_DN DIFF EDP_LANE3_DP DIFF EDP_AUX_DN DIFF EDP_ AUX _DP DIFF Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level EDP_BKLTCTL EDP_BKLT_EN EDP_HPD +VCC_EDP_BKLT +12V +VCC_EDP_BKLT +12V +VCC_EDP_BKLT +12V +VCC_EDP_BKLT +12V Note: The driving current of +VCC_EDP_BKLT supports up to 1.2A. Note: The driving current of +VDD supports up to 1A. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.4.23 RTC Battery Connector (CN24) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +3.3V +3.3V 2.4.24 4-Pin FAN Connector (CN26) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level FAN_POWER +12V FAN_TAC FAN_CTL Note: The driving current of FAN_POWER supports up to 1A. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.4.26 LAN Port 1 LED Connector (CN28) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level LINK1_ACT# +V3P3A +3.3V LAN1_1000# LAN1_100# LAN1_100# LAN1_1000# Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.4.27 USB 3.2/USB 2.0 Port 3 (CN29) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +5VSB USB2_3_DN DIFF USB2_3_DP DIFF USB3_3_RXN DIFF USB3_3_RXP DIFF USB3_3_TXN DIFF USB3_3_TXP DIFF Note: The driving current of +5VSB supports up to 0.9A. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.4.31 USB Type C (CN34) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level TCP2_TX0_DP DIFF TCP2_TX0_DN DIFF +5VSB CON_CC1 USB2_10_DP DIFF USB2_10_DN DIFF CONN_TYPEC1_SBU1 DIFF +5VSB TCP2_TXRX1_DN DIFF TCP2_TXRX1_DP DIFF TCP2_TX1_DP DIFF TCP2_TX1_DN DIFF +5VSB CONN_TYPEC1_CC2 Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level USB2_10_DP DIFF USB2_10_DN DIFF CONN_TYPEC1_SBU2 DIFF +5VSB TCP2_TXRX0_DN DIFF TCP2_TXRX0_DP DIFF Note: The driving current of +5VSB supports up to 3A. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level PCIE4_B_3_TXN DIFF PCIE4_B_3_TXP DIFF PCIE4_B_2_TXN DIFF PCIE4_B_2_TXP DIFF PCIE4_B_1_TXN DIFF PCIE4_B_1_TXP DIFF PCIE_3_GEN4_CLK_DN DIFF PCIE_3_GEN4_CLK_DP DIFF PCIE4_B_0_TXN DIFF PCIE4_B_0_TXP DIFF +V12S +12V +V12S +12V +V12S +12V +V12S +12V +V12S +12V Note: The driving current of +V12S supports up to 2.1A. Note: The driving current of +V3P3A supports up to 0.375A.
2.4.33 LAN Port 2 LED Connector (CN36) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level LINK2_ACT# +V3P3A +3.3V LAN2_1000# LAN2_2500# LAN2_2500# LAN2_1000# Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
System Test and Initialization These routines test and initialize board hardware. If the routines encounter an error during the tests, you will either hear a few short beeps or see an error message on the screen. There are two kinds of errors: fatal and non-fatal. The system can usually continue the boot up sequence with non-fatal errors.
AMI BIOS Setup AMI BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM and BIOS NVRAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. Entering Setup Power on the computer and press <Del>or <ESC>...
Options Summary Disabled C states Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable/Disable CPU Power Management. Allows CPU to go to C states when it’s not 100 utilized. 3.4.2 PCH-FW Configuration Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
3.4.4 PTT Configuration Options Summary dTPM Optimal Default, Failsafe Default TPM Device Selection Selects TPM device: PTT or discrete TPM. PTT - enables PTT in SkuMgr dTPM - disables PTT is SkuMgr Warning ! PTT/dTPM will be disabled and all data saved on it will be lost. Chapter 3 –...
3.4.5 Trusted Computing Options Summary Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Security Device Support Disable Enables or Disables BIOS support for security device. O.S. will not show Security Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default SHA256 PCR Bank Disabled Enable or Disable SHA256 PCR Bank.
Options Summary Temperature 1 Duty Cycle 1 Auto fan speed control. Fan speed will follow different temperature by different duty cycle 1-100. 3.4.8 SIO Configuration Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
3.4.8.1 Serial Port 1 Configuration Options Summary Disable Use This Device Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or Disable this Logical Device. Use Automatic Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Settings Possible: IO=3F8h; IRQ=4 IO=2F8h; IRQ=3 Allows user to change Device's Resource settings. New settings will be reflected on This Setup Page after System restarts.
3.4.8.2 Serial Port 2 Configuration Options Summary Disable Use This Device Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or Disable this Logical Device. Use Automatic Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Settings Possible: IO=3F8h; IRQ=4 IO=2F8h; IRQ=3 Allows user to change Device's Resource settings. New settings will be reflected on This Setup Page after System restarts.
3.4.8.3 Serial Port 3 Configuration Options Summary Disable Use This Device Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or Disable this Logical Device. Use Automatic Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Settings Possible: IO=3E8h; IRQ=11 IO=2E8h; IRQ=11 Allows user to change Device's Resource settings. New settings will be reflected on This Setup Page after System restarts.
3.4.8.4 Serial Port 4 Configuration Options Summary Disable Use This Device Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or Disable this Logical Device. Use Automatic Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Settings Possible: IO=2E8h; IRQ=11 IO=3E8h; IRQ=11 Allows user to change Device's Resource settings. New settings will be reflected on This Setup Page after System restarts.
3.4.10 Legacy Console Redirection Settings Options Summary COM0 Optimal Default, Failsafe Default COM1(Pci Bus0, Redirection COM Port Dev0, Func0) (Disabled) Select a COM Port to display redirection of Legacy OS and Legacy OPROM message. 80x24 Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Resolution 80x25 On Legacy OS, the number of Rows and Columns supported redirection.
3.4.11 AAEON BIOS Robot Options Summary Sends watch dog before Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default BIOS POST Enabled Enabled - Robot set Watch Dog Timer (WDT) right after power on, before BIOS start POST process. Then Robot will clear WDT on completion of POST. WDT will reset system automatically if it is not cleared before its timer counts down to zero.
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Options Summary OS Timer (minute) Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Timer count set to Watch Dog Timer for OS loading. Delayed POST (PEI phase) Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled Enabled - Robot holds BIOS from starting POST, right after power on. This allows BIOS POST to start with stable power or start after system is physically warmed-up.
3.4.12 Power Management Options Summary ATX Type Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Power Mode AT Type Select power supply mode. Last State Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Restore AC Power Loss Always On Always Off Select power state when power is re-applied after a power failure. Disable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default RTC wake system from S5...
3.4.13 Digital IO Port Configuration Options Summary Output DIO Port* Input Set DIO as Input or Output. High Output Level Set output level when DIO pin is output. Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
Setup Submenu: Security Change User/Supervisor Password You can install a Supervisor password, and if you install a supervisor password, you can then install a user password. A user password does not provide access to many of the features in the Setup utility. If you highlight these items and press Enter, a dialog box appears which lets you enter a password.
3.6.1 Secure Boot Options Summary Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Secure Boot Enabled Secure Boot feature is Active if Secure Boot is Enabled, Platform Key (PK) is enrolled and the System is in User mode. The mode change requires platform reset Custom Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Secure Boot Mode...
3.6.2 Key Management Options Summary Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Factory Key Provision Enabled Secure Boot feature is Active if Secure Boot is Enabled, Platform Key (PK) is enrolled and the System is in User mode. The mode change requires platform reset. Restore Factory Keys Force System to User Mode.
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Options Summary Remove 'UEFI CA' from DB Device Guard ready system must not list 'Microsoft UEFI CA' Certificate in Authorized Signature database (db). Restore DB defaults Restore DB variable to factory defaults. Details Export Platform Key (PK) Update Delete Details Export Key Exchange Keys Update...
Setup Submenu: Save & Exit Options Summary Save Changes and Reset Reset the system after saving the changes. Discard Changes and Exit Exit system setup without saving any changes. Restore Defaults Restore/Load Default values for all the setup options. Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
3.9.1 Intel® AMT Configuration Options Summary Default Password Only Password Policy During Setup and Configuration Anytime Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Network Active Network Access State Network Inactive Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Full Unprovision Changes network state of ME. When disabling, it will also clear some other settings. Chapter 3 –...
3.9.3 User Consent Options Summary None User Opt-in Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Configure When User Consent Should be Required. Disabled Opt-in Configurable from Remote IT Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable/Disable Remote Change Capability of User Consent Feature. Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
3.9.4 Power Control Options Summary Mobile: ON in S0 Optimal Default, Failsafe Default ME ON in Host Sleep Mobile: ON in S0, States ME Wake in S3, S4-5(AC only) Idle Timeout Timeout Value (1-65536). Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
Driver Download/Installation Drivers for the GENE-ADP6 can be downloaded from the product page on the AAEON website by following this link: https://www.aaeon.com/en/p/subcompact-boards-gene-adp6 Download the driver(s) you need and follow the steps below to install them. Audio Driver (Windows 10) Open the folder where you unzipped the Audio Drivers. Run the Setup.exe in the folder.
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LAN Drivers (Windows 10/11) Open the folder where you unzipped the LAN Drivers. Run the Autorun.exe file in the folder. Follow the instructions. Drivers will be installed automatically. Peripheral Driver (Windows 10/11) Open the folder where you unzipped the Peripheral Drivers. Run the SetupSerialIO.exe file in the folder.
Mating Connectors and Cables Mating Connector Connector Function Cable P/N Label Vendor Model no SATA Power PHR-2 1702150155 SATA Molex 887505318 Power 170204010R Audio with detect Aces 50247-012H0H0-001 170X000156 Front Panel ACES 50247-010H0H0-001 1709100108 CN11 COM Port 3/4 ACES 50247-020H0H0-001 170X000231 CN12 COM Port 1/2...