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Acknowledgments
• Award is a trademark of Award Software International, Inc.
• CompactFlash™ is a trademark of the Compact Flash
Association.
• Intel
• Microsoft Windows
• ITE is a trademark of Integrated Technology Express, Inc.
• IBM, PC/AT, PS/2, and VGA are trademarks of International
• SoundBlaster is a trademark of Creative Labs, Inc.
All other product names or trademarks are properties of their
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®
, Atom™ are trademarks of Intel® Corporation.
®
is a registered trademark of Microsoft
Corp.
Business Machines Corporation.
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Packing List
Before you begin operating your PC, please make sure that the
following materials have been shipped:
1 AEC-6831 Embedded Controller
1 Phoenix Power Connector
2 Wallmount Brackets
1 Screw Package
1 Heat Spreading
1 CD-ROM for manual (in PDF format) and
drivers
If any of these items should be missing or damaged, please
contact your distributor or sales representative immediately.
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Safety & Warranty
1. Read these safety instructions carefully.
2. Keep this user's manual for later reference.
3. Disconnect this equipment from any AC outlet before cleaning. Do
not use liquid or spray detergents for cleaning. Use a damp cl oth.
4. For pluggable equipment, the power outlet must be installed near
the equipment and must be easily accessible.
5. Keep this equipment away from humidity.
6. Put this equipment on a firm surface during installation. Dropping
it or letting it fall could cause damage.
7. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection. Protect the
equipment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS.
8. Make sure the voltage of the power source is correct before
connecting the equipment to the power outlet.
9. Position the power cord so that people cannot step on it. Do not
place anything over the power cord.
10. All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.
11. If the equipment is not used for a long time, disconnect it from the
power source to avoid damage by transient over-voltage.
12. Never pour any liquid into an opening. This could cause fire or
electrical shock.
13. Never open the equipment. For safety reasons, only qualified
service personnel should open the equipment.
14. If any of the following situa t ions arises, get the equipment
checked by service personnel:
a. The power cord or plug is damaged.
b. Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
c. The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
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d. The equipment does not work well, or you cannot get it
to work according to the user’s manual.
e. The equipment has been dropped and damaged.
f. The equipment has obvious signs of breaka ge.
15. DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT
WHERE THE STORAGE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW -20°C
(-4°F) OR ABOVE 60°C (140°F). IT MAY DAMAGE THE
EQUIPMENT.
FCC
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.
Caution:
There is a danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly
replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type
recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of use d batteries
according to the manufacturer’s instructions and your local
government’s recycling or disposal directives.
The AEC-6831 is an Embedded Control PC with Intel Atom
Processor. The Anti-vibration and high temperature tolerances
are the main design features of the AEC-6831. This allows the
AEC-6831 to be installed in a rugged transportation environment
despite high ambient vibration and temperature.
In addition to the Atom CPU, the AEC-6831 have DVI + VGA
output for video output and DC power supply is commonly used
in most vehicles and factory equipments, the AEC-6831 can
powered by a DC 9~30V input with low power consumption and
high performance. You can also choose an additional external
AC power adapter for power redundancy purposes.
Transportation has become part of most people’s life and forms a
necessary part of their lifestyle. From cars to trains to ships, we
rely on those tools a lot. The AEC-6831 is designed to improve
transportation control and enhance the quality of our lives.
Chapter 1 General Information1-2
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1.2 Features
• Fanless Design with Intel® Atom (N270) 1.6 GHz processor
• Mini PCI slots inside for expansion
• DC 9~30V input with Phoenix connector and optional
external AC power adapter
• Front accessible USB port.
• CFD / Optional 2.5” HDD kit
• Dual GbE LAN/ 2 COM/ Audio
• Operating Temperature: -15°C ~55°C (-5°F~131°F)
• Anti-vibration up to 5 g rms / Anti-shock up to 100g (CFD)
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. Non-fatal error messages
usually appear on the screen along with the following instructions:
Press <F1> to RESUME
Write down the message and press the F1 key to continue the boot
up sequence.
System configuration verification
These routines check the current system configuration against the
values stored in the CMOS memory. If they do not match, the
program outputs an error message. You will then need to run the
BIOS setup program to set the configuration information in memory.
There are three situations in which you will need to change the
CMOS settings:
1. You are starting your system for the first time
2. You have changed the hardware attached to your system
3. The CMOS memory has lost power and the configuration
information has been erased.
The AEC-6831 CMOS memory has an integral lithium battery
backup for data retention. However, you will need to replace the
complete unit when it finally runs down.
Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 3-2
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3.2 Award BIOS Setup
Awards 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 so that it retains the Setup
information when the power is turned off.
Entering Setup
Power on the computer and press <Del> immediately. This will
allow you to enter Setup.
Standard CMOS Features
Use this menu for basic system configuration. (Date, t ime, IDE,
etc.)
Advanced BIOS Features
Use this menu to set the advanced features available on your
system.
Advanced Chipset Features
Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and
optimize your system performance.
Integrated Peripherals
Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.
(Primary slave, secondary slave, keyboard, mouse etc.)
Power Management Setup
Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.
(HDD power down, power on by ring, KB wake up, etc.)
PnP/PCI Configurations
This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI.
Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 3-3
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PC Health Status
This menu allows you to set the shutdown temperature for your
system.
Frequency/Voltage Control
Use this menu to specify your settings for auto detect DIMM/PCI
clock and spread spectrum.
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the
minimal/stable performance for your system to operate.
Load Optimized Defaults
Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory
settings for optimal performance system operations. While AWARD
has designated the custom BIOS to maximize performance, the
factory has the right to change these defaults to meet their needs.
Set Supervisor/User Password
Use this menu to set Supervisor/User Passwords.
Save and Exit Setup
Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.
Exit Without Saving
Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.
You can refer to the "AAEON BIOS Item Description.pdf" file in
the CD for the meaning of each setting in this chapter.
Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 3-4
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Installation
Chapter
4
Driver
.
Chapter 4 Driver Installation 4 -1
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The AEC-6831 comes with an AutoRun CD-ROM that contains all
drivers and utilities that can help you to install the driver
automatically.
Insert the driver CD, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the
installation guide. If not, please follow the sequence below to install
the drivers.
USB 2.0 Drivers are available for download using Windows®
Update for both Windows
information regarding USB 2.0 support in Windows
Windows
®
2000, please visit www.microsoft.com/hwdev/usb/.
®
XP and Windows® 2000. For additional
®
XP and
Please read instructions below for further detailed installations.
Chapter 4 Driver Installation 4 -2
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4.1 Installation:
Insert the AEC-6831 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. And install
the drivers from Step 1 to Step 4 in order.
Step 1 – Install INF Driver
1. Click on the Step 1 - INF Update Utility v8.2.0.1014 folder
and double click on the Setup.exe
2. Follow the instructions that the window shows
3. The system will help you install the driver automatically
Step 2 – Inst all VGA Driver
1. Click on the Step 2 - Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver folder and select the OS folder your system is
2. Double click on the Setup.exe file located in each OS
folder
3. Follow the instructions that the window shows
4. The system will help you install the driver automatically
Step 3 –Install LAN Driver
1. Click on the Step 3 - Intel Ethernet Driver folder an d
select the OS folder your system is
2. Double click on the .exe file located in each OS folder
3. Follow the instructions that the window shows
4. The system will help you install the driver automatically
Chapter 4 Driver Installation 4 -3
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Step 4 –Install Audio Driver
1. Click on the Step 4 - Realtek ALC655 Audio Driver v3.71
folder and select the OS folder your system is
2. Double click on setup.exe file located in each OS folder
3. Follow the instructions that the window shows
4. The system will help you install the driver automatically
Chapter 4 Driver Installation 4 -4
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A
Appendix
Programming the
Watchdog Timer
Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer A-1
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A.1 Programming
AEC-6831 utilizes ITE 8781 chipset as its watchdog
timer controller. Below are the procedures to complete its
configuration and the AAEON initial watchdog timer
program is also attached based on which you can
develop customized program to fit your application.
Configuring Sequence Description
After the hardware reset or power-on reset, the ITE 8781 enters the
normal mode with all logical devices disabled except
KBC. The initial state (enable bit ) of this logical device (KBC) is
determined by the state of pin 121 (DTR1#) at the falling edge of
the system reset during power-on reset.
Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer A-2
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There are three steps to complete the configuration setup: (1) Enter
the MB PnP Mode; (2) Modify the data of configuration re gisters; (3)
Exit the MB PnP Mode. Undesired result may occur if the MB PnP
Mode is not exited normally.
(1) Enter the MB PnP Mode
To enter the MB PnP Mode, four special I/O write operations are to
be performed during Wait for Key st ate. To ensure the initial st ate of
the key-check logic, it is necessary to p erform four write opera-tio ns
to the Special Address port (2EH). Two different enter keys are
provided to select configuration ports (2Eh/2Fh) of the next step.
(2) Modify the Data of the Regist ers
All configuration registers can be accessed after entering the MB
PnP Mode. Before accessing a selected register, the content of
Index 07h must be changed to the LDN to which the register
belongs, except some Global registers.
(3) Exit the MB PnP Mode
Set bit 1 of the configure control register (Index=02h) to 1 to exit the
MB PnP Mode.
Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer A-3
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WatchDog Ti mer Configuration Registers
Configure Control (Index=02h)
This register is write only. Its values are not sticky; that is to say, a
hardware reset will automatically clear the bits, and does not
require the software to clear them.
Watch Dog Timer 1, 2, 3 Control Register (Index=71h,81h,91h
Default=00h)
Watch Dog Timer 1,2,3 Time-Out Value (LSB) Register
(Index=73h,83h,93h, Default=38h)
Watch Dog Timer 1,2,3 Time-Out Value (MSB) Register
(Index=74h,84h,94h Default=00h)
Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer A-5
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A.2 ITE8781 Watchdog Timer Initial Program
.MODEL SMALL
.CODE
Main:
CALL Enter_Configuration_mode
CALL Check_Chip
mov cl, 7
call Set_Logic_Device
;time setting
mov cl, 10 ; 10 Sec
dec al
Watch_Dog_Setting:
;Timer setting
mov al, cl
mov cl, 73h
call Superio_Set_Reg
;Clear by keyboard or mouse interrupt
mov al, 0f0h
mov cl, 71h
call Superio_Set_Reg
;unit is second.
mov al, 0C0H
mov cl, 72h
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call Superio_Set_Reg
; game port enable
mov cl, 9
call Set_Logic_Device
Initial_OK:
CALL Exit_Configuration_mode
MOV AH,4Ch
INT 21h
Enter_Configuration_Mode PROC NEAR
MOV SI,WORD PTR CS:[Offset Cfg_Port]
MOV DX,02Eh
MOV CX,04h
Init_1:
MOV AL,BYTE PTR CS:[SI]
OUT DX,AL
INC SI
LOOP Init_1
RET
Enter_Configuration_Mode ENDP
Exit_Configuration_Mode PROC NEAR
MOV AX,0202h
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CALL Write_Configuratio n_Data
RET
Exit_Configuration_Mode ENDP
Check_Chip PROC NEAR
MOV AL,20h
CALL Read_Configuration_Data
CMP AL,87h
JNE Not_Initial
MOV AL,21h
CALL Read_Configuration_Data
CMP AL,81h
JNE Not_Initial
Need_Initial:
STC
RET
Not_Initial:
CLC
RET
Check_Chip ENDP
Read_Configuration_Data PROC NEAR
MOV DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+04h]
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OUT DX,AL
MOV DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+06h]
IN AL,DX
RET
Read_Configuration_Data ENDP
Write_Configuration_Data PROC NEAR
MOV DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+04h]
OUT DX,AL
XCHG AL,AH
MOV DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+06h]
OUT DX,AL
RET
Write_Configuration_Data ENDP
Superio_Set_Reg proc near
push ax
MOV DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+04h]
mov al,cl
out dx,al
pop ax
inc dx
out dx,al
ret
Superio_Set_Reg endp.Set_Logic_Device proc near
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Set_Logic_Device proc near
push ax
push cx
xchg al,cl
mov cl,07h
call Superio_Set_Reg
pop cx
pop ax
ret
Set_Logic_Device endp
;Select 02Eh->Index Port, 02Fh->Data Port
Cfg_Port DB 087h,001h,055h,055h
DW 02Eh,02Fh
END Main
Note: Interrupt level mapping
0Fh-Dh: not valid
0Ch: IRQ12
.
.
03h: IRQ3
02h: not valid
01h: IRQ1
00h: no interrupt selected
Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer A-10
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Appendix
I/O Information
B
Appendix B I/O Information B - 1
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B.1 I/O Address Map
Appendix B I/O Information B - 2
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B.2 1st MB Memory Address Map
Appendix B I/O Information B - 3
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B.3 IRQ Mapping Chart
B.4 DMA Channel Assignments
Appendix B I/O Information B - 4
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