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conga-PA3 (EOL)

Pico ITX board based on 3rd Generation Intel® Atom™ Processor

  • Compact and complete for small Industry 4.0
  • 3rd Generation Intel® Atom™ / Celeron® Processor
  • Low Power 5 to 10 Watt TDP
  • Extended temperature version available
  • End of Life

Specification

Formfactor
Pico ITX
CPU
Intel® Atom™ E3845 (4 x 1.91 GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 10W)
Intel® Atom™ E3826 (2 x 1.46 GHz, 1MB L2 cache, 7W)
DRAM
max. 4GB Single channel DDR3L-1600
Ethernet
LAN Gbit / 100 Mbit / 10 Mbit | Intel Gigabit Ethernet i211 controller (I210 for industrial temperature)
I/O Interfaces
1 x DisplayPort
1 x LAN RJ45
2 x USB 3.0
1 x DC-In (external input)
Graphics
Intel® HD Graphics
with OpenCL 1.2, OpenGL 4.0 and DirectX11.1 support; up to three independent displays: DDI, DVI, DP, VGA
Internal Connectors
1x mPCIe Half Size
1x mPCIe Half Size shared with mSATA
1x mSATA Half Size shared with miniPCIe
2x USB 2.0
1x LVDS (2x24 bit)
1x Backlight power connector
1x Line Out
1x Mic In
1x S/PDIF Out
1x Power In (+12V)
1x COM (RS-232)
1x Fan Connector
1x Feature Connectors
2x SATA (3G)
congatec Board Controller
Multi Stage Watchdog, non-volatile User Data Storage, Manufacturing and Board information, Board Statistics, BIOS Setup, Data Backup, I²C bus (fast mode, 400 kHz, multi-master), Power Loss Control
embedded BIOS Features
AMI Aptio® 2.X (UEFI) firmware
SM-BIOS
BIOS Update
Logo Boot
Quiet Boot
HDD Password
Operating Systems
Microsoft® Windows® 7
Linux
Microsoft® Windows® embedded Standard
Temperature
Extended
Commercial : Operating: 0 to +60°C Storage: -20 to +70°C Industrial: Operating: -40 to +85°C Storage: -40 to +85°C
Humidity
Operating: 10 - 90% r. H. non cond.
Size
100 x 72 mm (3.9” x 2,8”)

Documents

All documents found on this page are updated without notification. Always check this page forthe latestversion.

Data Sheet

26.03.2021

Software

DOS

CGOSAPIm14.pdf
04.04.2017 / 1.07 Mo
CGOS API programmers manual

Linux

CGOSAPIm14.pdf
04.04.2017 / 1.07 Mo
CGOS API programmers manual
cgoslx-x32-1.03.022.tar.gz
12.09.2016 / 50.38 Ko
CGOS legacy driver 1.03.022 for 32bit Linux (Kernel version 2.6.x, 3.x and 4.x)
cgoslx-x64-1.03.032.tar.xz
09.05.2022 / 52.03 Ko
CGOS legacy driver 1.03.032 for 64bit Linux (Kernel version 3.x, 4.x, 5.x and 6.x).For kernel versions >= 5.8 please refer to readme.txt and/or consider using the cgoslx-x64-1.03.032_vmalloc.tar.xz package.
CGOS legacy driver 1.03.032 for 64bit Linux (Kernel versions 5.8 or higher). Modified driver package with Kernel patch as a workaround for memory allocation issues with Kernels >= 5.8
CgosPy_1_2.zip
28.10.2021 / 360.10 Ko
CgosPy is a Python package containing the cgos module which provides ctypes wrapper functions for accessing the CGOS API.
CGOS direct driver for Linux.
cgutillx.tar
01.12.2021 / 3.91 Mo
congatec System Utility Rev. 1.6.1
Use for BIOS update or customization and panel configuration.Linux source version.
cgutillx.tar
04.07.2023 / 3.93 Mo
congatec System Utility Rev. 1.6.2
Use for BIOS update or customization and panel configuration.Linux source version.
CGUTILm16.pdf
02.07.2020 / 2.67 Mo
congatec System Utility Users Guide
CGUTLGUI_Qt_v100.zip
25.03.2019 / 30.28 Mo
Qt based GUI version of the congatec System Utility for Windows and Linux; Rev. 1.0.0.Supports BIOS and Firmware update as well as BIOS customization and panel configuration. Provides easy access to all CGOS functions and includes a CGOS based hardware monitor with logging functionality.

Windows 10

CgbcSer.zip
13.09.2019 / 3.90 Mo
Driver for on-module UART realized using the congatec board controller.Please make sure to use this driver together with congatec Board Controller firmware revision CGBCP426 or higher.
CgMlfTools_2019_10_24.zip
25.03.2024 / 16.68 Mo
The congatec Menu Layout File Viewer (CgMlfViewer) and the congatec Menu Layout File Editor (CgMlfEditor) are Qt based applicationsmeant to read Menu Layout Files (*.mlf) created by a congatec BIOS, to display all setup nodes and options and for the CgMlfEditor also to edit them.
CgMlfViewer_v100_bin.zip
25.10.2019 / 7.99 Mo
The congatec Menu Layout File Viewer (CgMlfViewer) is a Qt based applicationmeant to read Menu Layout Files (*.mlf) created by a congatec BIOS and to display all setup nodes and options.
Cgos-x64-Windows10.zip
05.09.2021 / 225.62 Ko
CGOS legacy driver 1.03.021 for 64bit Windows 10/11 only.
CGOSAPIm14.pdf
04.04.2017 / 1.07 Mo
CGOS API programmers manual
CgosClr.zip
22.02.2016 / 40.98 Ko
CGOS API Library for the .NET FrameworkThe CgosClr.dll is an assembly that allows easy access to the CGOS API from CLR (Common Language Runtime) .NET Framework languages like C#, Visual Basic, J#, and managed C++.
CgosPy_1_2.zip
28.10.2021 / 360.10 Ko
CgosPy is a Python package containing the cgos module which provides ctypes wrapper functions for accessing the CGOS API.
CGOS direct driver for Windows 10 and Windows 11.Please refer to readme.txt for supported functions and boards.
CGUTILm16.pdf
02.07.2020 / 2.67 Mo
congatec System Utility Users Guide
cgutil_v161.zip
01.12.2021 / 10.81 Mo
congatec System Utility Rev. 1.6.1
Use for BIOS update or customization and panel configuration.
CGUTLGUI_Qt_v100.zip
25.03.2019 / 30.28 Mo
Qt based GUI version of the congatec System Utility for Windows and Linux; Rev. 1.0.0.Supports BIOS and Firmware update as well as BIOS customization and panel configuration. Provides easy access to all CGOS functions and includes a CGOS based hardware monitor with logging functionality.
Chipset_10.1.1.14_Public.zip
27.04.2016 / 2.70 Mo
Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility for installing the Windows* INF files. Rev. 10.1.1.14
Intel HD Graphics Driver for Windows 10 32Bit Rev. 15.33.41.4338
Intel HD Graphics Driver for Windows 10 64 Bit Rev. 15.33.41.4338
BSP for Microsoft Windows* 10 32 bit for Intel(R) Atom™E3800 Platforms (GPIO, I2C, SPI, UART)
BSP for Microsoft Windows* 10 64 bit for Intel(R) Atom™E3800 Platforms (GPIO, I2C, SPI, UART)
High Definition Audio Codec driver for Realtek chips. For Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 64Bit. Rev. 2.79.
Driver for Microsoft Windows* 7/8/10 32 and 64 bit for Intel(R) Atom™ E3800 Platforms (GPIO, I2C, SPI, UART) (PCI Mode)
PROWin32_20.7.exe
27.04.2016 / 25.42 Mo
Intel Network Connections Software and Driver for Windows 32Bit. Rev. 20.7
PROWinx64_20.7.exe
30.05.2016 / 39.36 Mo
Intel Network Connections Software and Driver for Windows 64Bit. Rev. 20.7. 64 Bit
Bay Trail M/D Platform – Intel®Trusted Execution Engine 1.1.5.1162v3 for Windows 10
High Definition Audio Codec driver for Realtek chips. Supports Windows 7 32Bit, Windows 8.1 32Bit and Windows 10 32Bit

Windows 10 IoT

CgosPy_1_2.zip
28.10.2021 / 360.10 Ko
CgosPy is a Python package containing the cgos module which provides ctypes wrapper functions for accessing the CGOS API.
cgutil_v161.zip
01.12.2021 / 10.81 Mo
congatec System Utility Rev. 1.6.1
Use for BIOS update or customization and panel configuration.
cgw10ltx64_r17.zip
23.05.2016 / 938.15 Mo
Board Support Package for congatec CPU modules - Rev. 1.7. Contains 64bit Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSB driver files for video, SATA, sound, network.

Windows 10 IoT Core

cgw10core_r10.zip
20.11.2018 / 196.88 Mo
Board Support Package for congatec CPU modules - Rev. 1.0. Contains 64bit Windows 10 IoT Core driver files for video, SATA, sound, network.

Windows 7

CgbcSer.zip
13.09.2019 / 3.90 Mo
Driver for on-module UART realized using the congatec board controller.Please make sure to use this driver together with congatec Board Controller firmware revision CGBCP426 or higher.
Cgos-x32-x64.zip
17.08.2018 / 384.88 Ko
CGOS legacy driver 1.03.021 for 32bit and 64bit Windows.
CGOSAPIm14.pdf
04.04.2017 / 1.07 Mo
CGOS API programmers manual
CgosClr.zip
22.02.2016 / 40.98 Ko
CGOS API Library for the .NET FrameworkThe CgosClr.dll is an assembly that allows easy access to the CGOS API from CLR (Common Language Runtime) .NET Framework languages like C#, Visual Basic, J#, and managed C++.
CgosPy_1_2.zip
28.10.2021 / 360.10 Ko
CgosPy is a Python package containing the cgos module which provides ctypes wrapper functions for accessing the CGOS API.
cgutil_v161.zip
01.12.2021 / 10.81 Mo
congatec System Utility Rev. 1.6.1
Use for BIOS update or customization and panel configuration.
Chipset_10.0.22_Public.zip
27.07.2015 / 2.60 Mo
Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility for installing the Windows* INF files. Rev. 10.0.22
EapiCgos-x32-x64.zip
07.08.2013 / 71.75 Ko
EAPI (Embedded Application Programming Interface) wrapper DLLs for 32bit and 64bit Windows.
High Definition Audio Codec driver for Realtek chips. For Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 64Bit. Rev. 2.79.
Driver for Microsoft Windows* 7/8/10 32 and 64 bit for Intel(R) Atom™ E3800 Platforms (GPIO, I2C, SPI, UART) (PCI Mode)
Intel® Embedded Media and Graphics Configuration Editor for Windows 7 32 Bit Version Number 36.15.0.1127
Intel® Embedded Media and Graphics Configuration Editor for Windows 7 64 Bit Version Number 37.15.0.1127
Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller driver Rev. 3.0.5.69.
PROWin32_19.5.exe
26.05.2015 / 21.29 Mo
Intel Network Connections Software and Driver for Windows 32Bit. Rev. 19.5.
PROWinx64_19.5.exe
26.05.2015 / 33.08 Mo
Intel Network Connections Software and Driver for Windows 64Bit. Rev. 19.5.
High Definition Audio Codec driver for Realtek chips. Supports Windows 7 32Bit, Windows 8.1 32Bit and Windows 10 32Bit
SD_eMMC_Patch.zip
27.07.2015 / 307.61 Ko
Windows hotfix to be applied before I/O driver installation to fix the known SD / eMMC data corruption issue.
SMSC USB Hub driver for Windows 7 Rev. 4.1.8.0
TXE_Drivers_Win7.zip
27.07.2015 / 35.13 Mo
Bay Trail M/D Platform – Intel®Trusted Execution Engine v1.1.0.1113
win64_153332.exe
27.07.2015 / 123.54 Mo
Intel HD Graphics Driver for Windows 7 and Windows 8 64Bit Rev. 15.33.32
Windows6.1-KB2732471-v2-x64.msu
27.04.2016 / 312.62 Ko
Windows Update Windows6.1-KB2732471-v2-x64.msu needs to be installied in order to make SD-Cards and eMMC work reliably on Windows 7 64 bit.

Windows 8

CgbcSer.zip
13.09.2019 / 3.90 Mo
Driver for on-module UART realized using the congatec board controller.Please make sure to use this driver together with congatec Board Controller firmware revision CGBCP426 or higher.
CGOSAPIm14.pdf
04.04.2017 / 1.07 Mo
CGOS API programmers manual
CgosClr.zip
22.02.2016 / 40.98 Ko
CGOS API Library for the .NET FrameworkThe CgosClr.dll is an assembly that allows easy access to the CGOS API from CLR (Common Language Runtime) .NET Framework languages like C#, Visual Basic, J#, and managed C++.
CgosPy_1_2.zip
28.10.2021 / 360.10 Ko
CgosPy is a Python package containing the cgos module which provides ctypes wrapper functions for accessing the CGOS API.
cgutil_v161.zip
01.12.2021 / 10.81 Mo
congatec System Utility Rev. 1.6.1
Use for BIOS update or customization and panel configuration.
Chipset_10.0.22_Public.zip
27.07.2015 / 2.60 Mo
Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility for installing the Windows* INF files. Rev. 10.0.22
EapiCgos-x32-x64.zip
07.08.2013 / 71.75 Ko
EAPI (Embedded Application Programming Interface) wrapper DLLs for 32bit and 64bit Windows.
High Definition Audio Codec driver for Realtek chips. For Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 64Bit. Rev. 2.79.
Driver for Microsoft Windows* 7/8/10 32 and 64 bit for Intel(R) Atom™ E3800 Platforms (GPIO, I2C, SPI, UART) (PCI Mode)
PROWin32_19.5.exe
26.05.2015 / 21.29 Mo
Intel Network Connections Software and Driver for Windows 32Bit. Rev. 19.5.
PROWinx64_19.5.exe
26.05.2015 / 33.08 Mo
Intel Network Connections Software and Driver for Windows 64Bit. Rev. 19.5.
High Definition Audio Codec driver for Realtek chips. Supports Windows 7 32Bit, Windows 8.1 32Bit and Windows 10 32Bit
TXE_Drivers_Win8.zip
27.07.2015 / 33.67 Mo
Bay Trail M/D Platform – Intel®Trusted Execution Engine v.1.1.0.1113
win32_153332.exe
27.07.2015 / 68.91 Mo
Intel HD Graphics Driver for Windows 8 and 8.1 32Bit Rev. 15.33.32
win64_153332.exe
27.07.2015 / 123.54 Mo
Intel HD Graphics Driver for Windows 7 and Windows 8 64Bit Rev. 15.33.32

Windows 8 Embedded

CgosPy_1_2.zip
28.10.2021 / 360.10 Ko
CgosPy is a Python package containing the cgos module which provides ctypes wrapper functions for accessing the CGOS API.
cgwes8x64_r171.zip
19.08.2016 / 659.19 Mo
Board Support Package for congatec CPU modules Rev. 1.7.1. Contains 64 Bit Windows Embedded Standard 8 driver files for video, SATA, sound, network and CGOS API.
cgwes8_r171.zip
19.08.2016 / 372.86 Mo
Board Support Package for congatec CPU modules Rev. 1.7.1. Contains 32 Bit Windows Embedded Standard 8 driver files for video, SATA, sound, network and CGOS API.

Windows CE

cgce7.zip
09.11.2016 / 20.41 Mo
Board Support Package Rev. 2.7.4.1 for congatec CPU modules. Contains Windows Embedded Compact 7 driver files for video, sound and network.
cgce8.zip
09.11.2016 / 12.28 Mo
Board Support Package Rev. 2.8.1.1 for congatec CPU modules. Contains Windows Embedded Compact 2013 driver files for video, sound and network.
CGOSAPIm14.pdf
04.04.2017 / 1.07 Mo
CGOS API programmers manual
CgosCe.zip
03.04.2017 / 53.16 Ko
CGOS API Rev. 1.03.xxx for Windows CE 6.0, Windows Embedded Compact 7 and Windows Embedded Compact 2013.

Windows Embedded Standard 7

CgosPy_1_2.zip
28.10.2021 / 360.10 Ko
CgosPy is a Python package containing the cgos module which provides ctypes wrapper functions for accessing the CGOS API.
cgutil_v161.zip
01.12.2021 / 10.81 Mo
congatec System Utility Rev. 1.6.1
Use for BIOS update or customization and panel configuration.
cgwes7s1.zip
20.06.2011 / 16.53 Ko
Board Support Package Update for congatec CPU modules. Update for WES7 SP1. Requires cgwes7.zip
cgwes7x64S1.zip
15.12.2011 / 16.48 Ko
Board Support Package Update for congatec CPU modules. Update for 64bit WES7 SP1. Requires cgwes7x64.zip
cgwes7x64_r17.zip
13.01.2016 / 906.88 Mo
Board Support Package for congatec CPU modules Rev. 1.7. Contains 64bit Windows Embedded Standard 7 driver files for video, SATA, sound, network.
cgwes7_r17.zip
13.01.2016 / 548.62 Mo
Board Support Package for congatec CPU modules Rev. 1.7. Contains 32 Bit Windows Embedded Standard 7 driver files for video, SATA, sound, network and CGOS API.

yocto

core-image-minimal-congatec-qa3-64.180814.hddimg.sha256
Yocto 2.5.1 (sumo) sample image for Baytrail based boards
(core-image-minimal)yocto-2-5-1_release.180814
Yocto 2.3 (pyro) sample image for congatec Bay Trail based boards
(core-image-sato)yocto-2-3_release.170825
core-image-sato-congatec-qa3-64-release.170825.hddimg.sha256
core-image-sato-congatec-qa3-64.180814.hddimg.sha256
Yocto 2.5.1 (sumo) sample image for Baytrail based boards
(core-image-sato)yocto-2-5-1_release.180814
image_deployment.7z
09.06.2017 / 4.80 Ko
Instructions and tool for x86 Yocto demo image deployment.
README_Yocto-2-3-bsp.txt
17.11.2017 / 15.33 Ko
Documentation for the congatec Yocto 2.3 (pyro) BSP for x86 platforms.
README_Yocto-2-5-1-bsp.txt
25.03.2019 / 15.49 Ko
Documentation for the congatec Yocto 2.5.1 (sumo) BSP for x86 platforms.
README_Yocto-2-6-1-bsp.txt
25.03.2019 / 15.84 Ko
Documentation for the congatec Yocto 2.6.1 (thud) BSP for x86 platforms.For sample images please contact congatec support.
README_Yocto-2-7-1-bsp.txt
05.07.2019 / 18.45 Ko
Documentation for the congatec Yocto 2.7.1 (warrior) BSP for x86 platforms.For sample images please contact congatec support.
README_Yocto-3-0-1-bsp.txt
03.03.2020 / 17.92 Ko
Documentation for the congatec Yocto 3.0.1 (zeus) BSP for x86 platforms.For sample images please contact congatec support.
README_Yocto-3-1-1-bsp.txt
04.01.2021 / 16.98 Ko
Documentation for the congatec Yocto 3.1.1 BSP for x86 platforms.For sample images please contact congatec support.
README_Yocto-3-2-1-bsp.txt
24.06.2021 / 17.99 Ko
Documentation for the congatec Yocto 3.2.1 BSP for x86 platforms.For sample images please contact congatec support.
README_Yocto-3-3-1-bsp.txt
20.10.2021 / 18.10 Ko
Documentation for the congatec Yocto 3.3.1 BSP for x86 platforms.For sample images please contact congatec support.
README_Yocto-3-4-1-bsp.txt
01.06.2022 / 19.52 Ko
Documentation for the congatec Yocto 3.4.1 BSP for x86 platforms.For sample images please contact congatec support.

Product Variants

conga-PA3/E3826-2G (P/N 047701)

pico-ITX mainboard based on Intel® Atom™ E3826 dual core processor (1.46GHz, 1MB cache, 7W TDP), DDR3L 2GB on-board Temperature range: 0°C to +60°C

conga-PA3/E3845-4G (P/N 047700)

pico-ITX mainboard based on Intel Atom E3845 quad-core processor (1.91GHz, 2MB cache, 10W TDP), DDR3L 4GB on-board Temperature range: 0°C to +60°C

conga-PA3/i-E3826-2G (P/N 047721)

pico-ITX board based on Intel® Atom™ E3826 dual core processor with 1.46GHz, 1MB L2 cache and 2GB 1066MT/s onboard memory. Extended temperature version -40°C to 85°C without audio functionality.

conga-PA3/i-E3845-4G (P/N 047720)

pico-ITX board based on Intel® Atom™ E3845 quad core processor with 1.91GHz, 2MB L2 cache and 4GB 1333MT/s onboard memory. Extended temperature version -40°C to 85°C without audio functionality.

Ecosystem Details

Cooling solutions

conga-PA3/CSP (P/N 047753)

Passive cooling solution for conga-PA3 pico-ITX. Includes conga-PA3/HSP heatspreader and heat sink with 12mm fins.

conga-PA3/HSP (P/N 047750)

Heatspreader solution for conga-PA3 pico-ITX.