Acrosser AR-B1542 User Manual

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AR-B1542
Half Size Pentium (586)
CPU BOARD
User’ s Guide
Book Number: AR-B1542-02.0805
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Table of Contents
0. PREFACE...........................................................................................................................................................0-3
0.1 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER.................................................................................................................0-3
0.2 WELCOME TO THE AR-B1542 CPU BOARD............................................................................................................0-3
0.3 BEFORE YOU USE THIS GUIDE .............................................................................................................................. 0-3
0.4 RETURNING YOUR BO AR D FO R SERVICE.............................................................................................................0-3
0.5 TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND USER COMMENTS.................................................................................................... 0-3
0.6 ORGANIZATION........................................................................................................................................................0-4
0.7 STATIC ELECTRICITY PRECAUTION S....................................................................................................................0-4
1. OVERVIEW.........................................................................................................................................................1-1
1.1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.2 PACKING LIST...........................................................................................................................................................1-1
1.3 FEATURES................................................................................................................................................................ 1-1
2. SYSTEM CONTROLLER....................................................................................................................................2-2
2.1 DMA CONTROLLER.................................................................................................................................................. 2-2
2.2 KEYBOARD CONTROLLER......................................................................................................................................2-2
2.3 INTERRUPT CONTROLLER...................................................................................................................................... 2-2
2.3.1 I/O Port Address Map....................................................................................................................................2-3
2.3.2 PCI Bus Assignment (Bus1)..........................................................................................................................2-4
2.3.3 Real-Time Clock and Non-Volatile RAM........................................................................................................ 2-5
2.3.4 Timer.............................................................................................................................................................2-6
2.4 SERIAL PORT............................................................................................................................................................2-6
2.5 PARALLEL PORT...................................................................................................................................................... 2-8
3. SETTING UP THE SYSTEM.............................................................................................................................3-10
3.1 OVERVIEW..............................................................................................................................................................3-10
3.2 SYSTEM SETTING.................................................................................................................................................. 3-10
3.2.1 PC/104 Connector....................................................................................................................................... 3-11
3.2.2 Keyboard Connector ................................................................................................................................... 3-13
3.2.3 PS/2 Mouse Connector (CN4)..................................................................................................................... 3-14
3.2.4 Hard Disk (IDE) Connector (CN2)................................................................................................................3-14
3.2.5 FDD Port Connector (CN1) ................................................................................................. ........................ 3-15
3.2.6 Parallel Port Connector (CN3)..................................................................................................................... 3-15
3.2.7 Serial Port................................................................................................................................................... 3-16
3.2.8 USB Connector (J7).................................................................................................................................... 3-18
3.2.9 External Speaker Header (J8)..................................................................................................................... 3-18
3.2.10 Reset Header (J4).................................................................................................................................... 3-18
3.2.11 LED Header.............................................................................................................................................. 3-19
3.2.12 Power Connector (J1)............................................................................................................................... 3-19
3.2.13 CRT CONNECTOR (DB1)........................................................................................................................ 3-20
3.2.14 CPU Setting..............................................................................................................................................3-20
3.2.15 DRAM Configuration................................................................................................................................. 3-23
3.2.16 D.O.C. Memo r y Ad d r e ss Select (SW2-7 & SW2-8)................................................................................... 3-24
4. INSTALLATION..................................................................................................................................................4-1
4.1 OVERVIEW................................................................................................................................................................4-1
4.2 UTILITY DISKETTE....................................................................................................................................................4-1
4.2.1 WIN 3.1 Driver...............................................................................................................................................4-2
4.2.2 WIN 95 Driver................................................................................................................................................4-2
4.2.3 WINNT 4.0 Driver.......................................................................................................................................... 4-3
4.2.4 OS/2 Warp 3.0 Driver.................................................................................................................................... 4-3
4.3 WATCHDOG TIMER.................................................................................................................................................. 4-4
4.3.1 Watchdog Timer Setting................................................................................................................................ 4-4
4.3.2 Watchdog Timer Enabled..............................................................................................................................4-5
4.3.3 Watchdog Timer Trigger................................................................................................................................ 4-5
4.3.4 Watchdog Timer Disabled............................................................................................................................. 4-5
5. BIOS CONSOLE.................................................................................................................................................5-1
5.1 BIOS SETUP OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................................................... 5-1
5.2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP....................................................................................................................................... 5-2
5.3 ADVANCED CMOS SETUP....................................................................................................................................... 5-3
5.4 ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP.................................................................................................................................. 5-7
5.5 POWER MANAGEMENT........................................................................................................................................... 5-8
5.6 PCI/PLUG AND PLAY................................................................................................................................................ 5-9
5.7 PERIPHERAL SETUP.............................................................................................................................................. 5-10
5.8 AUTO-DETECT HARD DISKS................................................................................................................................. 5-11
5.9 PASSWORD SETTING............................................................................................................................................ 5-11
5.10 LOAD DEFAULT SETTING..................................................................................................................................5-11
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5.10.1 Auto Configu r a tio n with Optimal Se ttin g....................................................................................................5-11
5.10.2 Auto Configu r a tio n with Fail Safe Sett in g.................................................................................................. 5-11
5.11 BIOS EXIT............................................................................................................................................................5-11
5.11.1 Save Settings and Exit.............................................................................................................................. 5-11
5.11.2 Exit Without Saving................................................................................................................................... 5-12
5.12 BIOS UPDATE..................................................................................................................................................... 5-12
6. SPECIFICATIONS.............................................................................................................................................. 6-1
7. PLACEMENT & DIMENSIONS...........................................................................................................................7-1
7.1 PLACEMENT............................................................................................................................................................. 7-1
7.2 DIMENSIONS.............................................................................................................................................................7-1
8. PROGRAMMING RS-485 & INDEX....................................................................................................................8-2
8.1 PROGRAMMING RS-485...........................................................................................................................................8-2
8.2 INDEX........................................................................................................................................................................ 8-4
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0.PREFACE
0.1 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER
September 1998
This document is copyrighted, 1998, by Acrosser Technology Co., Ltd. All rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means, such as electronic, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or other means without the prior written permission of original manufacturer. Acrosser technology assumes no responsibility or warranty with respect to the contents in this manual and specifically disclaims any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Furthermore, Acrosser Technology reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any times without notice. Such revisions will be posted on the Internet (WWW.ACROSSER.COM Possession, use, or copying of the software described in this publication is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from Acrosser or an authorized sub licensor.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Acrosser, AMI, IBM PC/AT, SiS, AMD, Cyrix, Intel, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT, OS/2 Warp, IDT Winch i p , … a r e registered trademarks. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders. This document was produced with Adobe Acrobat 3.01.
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0.2 WELCOME TO THE AR-B1542 CPU BOARD
This guide introduces the Acrosser AR-B1542 CPU board. The information provided in this manual describes this card’s functions and features. It also helps you start, set up and operate your AR-B1542. General system information can also be found in this publication.
0.3 BEFORE YOU USE THIS GUIDE
Please refer to the Chapter 3, “Setting Up the System,” in this guide, if you have not already installed this AR­B1542. Check the packing list before you install and make sure the accessories are completely included. The AR-B1542 CD provides the newest information regarding the CPU card. Please refer to the README.DOC file of the enclosed utility diskette. It contains the modification, hardware & software information, it has updated to product functions that may not be mentioned here.
0.4 RETURNING YOUR BOARD FOR SERVICE
If your board requires any services, contact the distributor or sales representative from whom you purchased the product for service information. If you need to ship your board to us for service, be sure it is packed in a protective carton. We recommend that you keep the original shipping container for this purpose.
You can help assure efficient servicing for your product by following these guidelines:
1. Include your name, address, telephone, facsimile number and E-mail.
2. A description of the system configuration and/or software at the time is malfunction.
3. A brief description of problem occurred.
0.5 TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND USER COMMENTS
Users’ comments are always welcome as they assist us in improving the quality of our products and the comprehension of our publications. They form a very important part of the input used for product enhancement and revision. We may use and distribute any of the information you provide in any way appropriate without incurring any obligation. You may, of course, continue to use the information you supply. If you have any suggestions for improving particular sections or if you find any errors on it, please send your comments to Acrosser Technology Co., Ltd. or your local sales representative and indicate the manual title and book number. Internet electronic mail to: webmaster@acrosser.com
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0.6 ORGANIZATION
This information for users covers the following topics (see the Table of Contents for a detailed listing):
! Chapter 1, “Overview”, provides an overview of the system features and packing list. ! Chapter 2, “System Controller”, describes the major structure. ! Chapter 3, “Setting Up the System”, describes how to adjust the jumpers and the connector settings. ! Chapter 4, “Installation”, describes setup procedures and information on the utility diskette. ! Chapter 5, “BIOS Console”, provides the BIOS options settings. ! Chapter 6, Specifications ! Chapter 7, Placement & Dimensions ! Chapter 8, Programming RS-485 & Index
0.7 STATIC ELECTRICITY PRECAUTIONS
Before removing the board from its anti-static bag, read this section about static electricity precautions. Static electricity is a constant danger to computer systems. The charge that can build up in your body may be more than sufficient to damage integrated circuits on any PC board. It is, therefore, important to observe basic precautions whenever you use or handle computer components. Although areas with humid climates are much less prone to static build-up, it is always best to safeguard against accidents may result in expensive repairs. The following measures should generally be sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge:
Touch a grounded metal object to discharge the static electricity in your body (or ideally, wear a grounded wrist strap).
When unpacking and handling the board or other system component, place all materials on an antic static surface.
Be careful not to touch the components on the board, especially the “golden finger” connectors on the bottom of every board.
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1. OVERVIEW
This chapter provides an overview of your system features and capabilities. The following topics are covered:
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Introduction
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Packing List
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Features
1.1 INTRODUCTION
The AR-B1542 makes 333Hz, industrial computing a reality. Developed the small size and high speed systems, this half-size PCI card is excellent for embedded applications due to its stand alone operation.
Great speeds are attained through the PCI-driven IDE controllers. By providing a PCI interface to these two controllers, the AR-B1542 offers an exciting option for engineers involved in high performance projects. Also, the BIOS are available for the interface peripherals quickly and easily. The system’s 4MB maximum shared memory for VGA display; 512KB synchronous pipeline burst SRAM, one RS-232C and one RS-232C/RS-485 serial port, and two 72-pin SIMM connectors that can support up to 128MB of DRAM.
The AR-B1542 is perfect for medical and telecommunications applications, factory floor networks, use as an MMI for high-speed processes, or a controller for graphics intensive systems.
1.2 PACKING LIST
The accessories are included with the system. Before you begin installing your AR-B1542 board, take a moment to make sure that the following items have been included inside the AR-B1542 package.
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The quick setup manual
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1 AR-B1542 CPU board
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1 Hard disk drive adapter cable
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1 Floppy disk drive adapter cable
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1 Parallel port adapter cable & 1 RS-232C interface cable mounted on one bracket
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1 USB device adapter cable
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4 Software utility CD
1.3 FEATURES
The system provides a number of special features that enhance its reliability, ensure its availability, and improve its expansion capabilities, as well as its hardware structure.
! Half size Pentium grade signal board computer ! Supports from 75MHz to 450MHz CPUs (ref. Section CPU Setting of Chapter 3) ! Up to 128MB DRAM system ! Up to 512KB PBSRAM L2 cache system ! On-board CRT display ! Supports IDE hard disk drives ! Supports floppy disk drives ! Supports 1 bi-directional parallel port ! Supports 2 serial ports (RS-232C and RS-485) ! PC/AT compatible keyboard and PS/2 mouse interface ! Programmable watchdog timer ! Flash BIOS ! Built-in status LEDs indicator ! Multi-layer PCB for noise reduction ! Dimensions: 122mmX185mm
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2. SYSTEM CONTROLLER
This chapter describes the major structures of the AR-B1542 CPU board. The following topics are covered:
! DMA Controller ! Keyboard Controller ! Interrupt Controller ! Real-Time Clock and Non-Volatile RAM ! Serial Port ! Parallel Port
2.1 DMA CONTROLLER
The equivalent of two 8237A DMA controllers are implemented in the AR-B1542 board. Each controller is a four­channel DMA device that will generate the memory addresses and control signals necessary to transfer information directly between a peripheral device and memory. This allows high speeding information transfer wit h less CPU intervention. The two DMA controllers are internally cascaded to provide four DMA channels for transferring to 8-bit peripherals (DMA1) and three channels for transferring to 16-bit peripherals (DMA2). DMA2 channel 0 provides the cascade interconnection between the two DM A dev ices, thereby maintaining IBM PC/AT compatibility.
The following is the system information of DMA channels:
DMA Controller 1 DMA Controller 2
Channel 0: Spare Channel 4: Cascade for controller 1 Channel 1: IBM SDLC Channel 5: Spare Channel 2: Diskette adapter Channel 6: Spare Channel 3: Spare Channel 7: Spare
Table 2-1 DMA Channel Controller
2.2 KEYBOARD CONTROLLER
The 8042 processor is programmed to support the keyboard serial interface. The keyboard controller receives serial data from the keyboard, checks its parity, translates scan codes, and presents it to the system as a byte data in its output buffer. The controller can interrupt the system when data is placed in its output buffer, or wait for the system to poll its status register to determine when data is available.
Data can be written to the keyboard by writing data to the output buffer of the keyboard controller.
Each byte of data is sent to the keyboard controller in series with an odd parity bit automatically inserted. The keyboard controller is required to acknowledge all data transmissions. Therefore, another byte of data will not be sent to keyboard controller until acknowledgment is received for the previous byte sent. The “output buffer full” interruption may be used for both send and receive routines.
2.3 INTERRUPT CONTROLLER
The equivalent of two 8259 Programmable Interrupt Controllers (PIC) are included on the AR-B1542 board. They accept requests from peripherals, resolve priorities on pending interrupts in service, issue interrupt requests to the CPU, and provide vectors which are used as acceptance indices by the CPU to determine which interrupt service routine to execute.
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Following is the system information of interrupt levels:
InInterrupt Level NMI
Description Parity check
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CTRL1 IRQ 0
IRQ 1 IRQ 2
IRQ8 : Real time clock IRQ9 : Reroutin IRQ10 : USB (Ref. section Advanced Chipset Setup) IRQ11 : spare IRQ12 : spare (PS/2 mouse) IRQ13 : Math. coprocessor
IRQ14 : Hard disk adapter IRQ15 : Reserved for watchdog
IRQ 3 IRQ 4 IRQ 5 IRQ 6 IRQ 7
2.3.1 I/O Port Address Map
Hex Range Device
000-01F DMA controller 1 020-021 Interrupt controller 1 022-023 AR-B1542 : SiS 5598 Chipset Address 040-04F Timer 1 050-05F Timer 2 060-06F 8042 keyboard/controller 070-071 Real-time clock (RTC), non-maskable interrupt (NMI) 076-077 Watchdog 080-09F DMA page registers
0A0-0A1 Interrupt controller 2
0C0-0DF DMA controller 2
0F0 Clear Math Co-processor 0F1 Reset Math Co-processor
0F8-0FF Math Co-processor
170-178 Fixed disk 1
1F0-1F8 Fixed disk 0
201 Game port
208-20A EMS register 0
214-215 Watchdog
218-21A EMS register 1
278-27F Parallel printer port 3 (LPT 3)
2E8-2EF Serial port 4 (COM 4)
2F8-2FF Serial port 2 (COM 2)
300-31F Prototype card/Streaming Type Adapter 378-37F Parallel printer port 2 (LPT 2)
380-38F SDLC, bisynchronous 3A0-3AF Bisynchronous 3B0-3BF Monochrome display and printer port 1 (LPT 1) 3C0-3CF EGA/VGA adapter 3D0-3DF Color/Graphics monitor adapter 3E8-3EF Serial port 3 (COM 3)
3F0-3F7 Diskette controller 3F8-3FF Serial port 1 (COM 1)
Table 2-2 I/O Port Address Map
CTRL2 System timer interrupt from timer 8254
Keyboard output buffer full
to INT 0Ah from hardware IRQ2
Serial port 2 Serial port 1 Spare Floppy disk adapter Parallel port 1
Figure 2-1 Interrupt Controller
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2.3.2 PCI Bus Assignment (Bus1)
Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name
A1 NC B1 -12V A2 +12V B2 NC A3 NC B3 GND A4 NC B4 NC A5 +5V B5 +5V A6 -INTA B6 +5V A7 -INTC B7 -INTB A8 +5V B8 -INTD
A9 PCICLK2 B9 -PREQ3 A10 +5V B10 -PREQ1 A11 PCICLK3 B11 -PGND3 A12 GND B12 GND A13 GND B13 GND A14 -PGNT1 B14 PCICLK0 A15 -PCIRST B15 GND A16 +5V B16 PCICLK1 A17 -PGNT0 B17 GND A18 GND B18 -PREQ0 A19 -PREQ2 B19 +5V A20 AD30 B20 AD31 A21 NC B21 AD29 A22 AD28 B22 GND A23 AD26 B23 AD27 A24 GND B24 AD25 A25 AD24 B25 NC A26 -PGND2 B26 C/BE3 A27 NC B27 AD23 A28 AD22 B28 GND A29 AD20 B29 AD21 A30 GND B30 AD19 A31 AD18 B31 NC A32 AD16 B32 AD17 A33 NC B33 C/BE2 A34 -FRAME B34 GND A35 GND B35 -IRDY A36 -TRDY B36 NC A37 GND B37 -DEVSEL A38 -STOP B38 GND A39 NC B39 -PLOCK A40 NC B40 -PERR A41 NC B41 NC A42 GND B42 -SERR A43 PAR B43 NC A44 AD15 B44 C/BE1 A45 NC B45 AD14 A46 AD13 B46 GND A47 AD11 B47 AD12 A48 GND B48 AD10 A49 AD9 B49 GND
Table 2-3 PCI Bus Assignment
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Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name
C1 C/BE0 D1 AD8 C2 NC D2 AD7 C3 AD6 D3 NC C4 AD4 D4 AD5 C5 GND D5 AD3 C6 AD2 D6 GND C7 AD0 D7 AD1 C8 +5V D8 +5V
C9 -REQ64 D9 -ACK64 C10 +5V D10 +5V C11 +5V D11 +5V
Table 2-4 PCI Bus Assignment
2.3.3 Real-Time Clock and Non-Volatile RAM
The AR-B1542 contains a real-time clock compartment that maintains the date and time in addition to storing configuration information about the computer system. It contains 14 bytes of clock, control registers and 114 bytes of general purpose RAM. Because of using CMOS technology, it consumes very little power and can be maintained for long period of time using an internal Lithium battery. The contents of each byte in the CMOS RAM are listed as follows:
Address Description
00 Seconds 01 Second alarm 02 Minutes 03 Minute alarm 04 Hours 05 Hour alarm 06 Day of week 07 Date of month 08 Month 09 Year 0A Status register A
0B Status register B 0C Status register C 0D Status register D 0E Diagnostic status byte 0F Shutdown status byte
10 Diskette drive type byte, drive A and B
11 Fixed disk type byte, drive C
12 Fixed disk type byte, drive D
13 Reserved
14 Equipment byte
15 Low base memory byte
16 High base memory byte
17 Low expansion memory byte
18 High expansion memory byte
19-2D Reserved 2E-2F 2-byte CMOS checksum
30 Low actual expansion memory byte
31 High actual expansion memory byte
32 Date century byte
33 Information flags (set during power on)
34-7F Reserved for system BIOS
Table 2-5 Real-Time Clock & Non-Volatile RAM
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2.3.4 Timer
The AR-B1542 provides three programmable timers, each with a timing frequency of 1.19 MHz.
Timer 0 The output of this timer is tied to interrupt request 0. (IRQ 0)
Timer 1 This timer is used to trigger memory refresh cycles.
Timer 2 This timer provides the speaker tone.
Application programs can load different counts into this timer to generate various sound frequencies.
2.4 SERIAL PORT
The ACEs (Asynchronous Communication Elements ACE1 to ACE4) are not only used to convert parallel data to a serial format on the transmit side but also used to convert serial data to parallel on the receiver side. The serial format, in order of transmission and reception, is a start bit, followed by five to eight data bits, a parity bit (if programmed) and one, one and half (five-bit format only) or two stop bits. The ACEs are capable of handling divisors of 1 to 65535, and produce a 16x clock for driving the internal transmitter logic.
Provisions are not only included the use of 16x clock to drive the receiver logic but also included the ACE as a completed MODEM control capability, and a processor interrupt system that may be software tailored to the computing time required handle the communications link.
The following table is summary of each ACE accessible register
DLAB Port Address Register
Receiver buffer (read) 0 base + 0
Transmitter holding register (write) 0 base + 1 Interrupt enable X base + 2 Interrupt identification (read only) X base + 3 Line control X base + 4 MODEM control X base + 5 Line status X base + 6 MODEM status X base + 7 Scratched register 1 base + 0 Divisor latch (least significant byte) 1 base + 1 Divisor latch (most significant byte)
Table 2-6 ACE Accessible Registers
(1) Receiver Buffer Register (RBR)
Bit 0-7: Received data byte (Read Only)
(2) Transmitter Holding Register (THR)
Bit 0-7: Transmitter holding data byte (Write Only)
(3) Interrupt Enable Register (IER)
Bit 0: Enable Received Data Available Interrupt (ERBFI) Bit 1: Enable Transmitter Holding Empty Interrupt (ETBEI) Bit 2: Enable Receiver Line Status Interrupt (ELSI) Bit 3: Enable MODEM Status Interrupt (EDSSI) Bit 4: Must be 0 Bit 5: Must be 0 Bit 6: Must be 0 Bit 7: Must be 0
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(4) Interrupt Identification Register (IIR)
Bit 0: “0” if Interrupt Pending Bit 1: Interrupt ID Bit 0 Bit 2: Interrupt ID Bit 1 Bit 3: Must be 0 Bit 4: Must be 0 Bit 5: Must be 0 Bit 6: Must be 0 Bit 7: Must be 0
(5) Line Control Register (LCR)
Bit 0: Word Length Select Bit 0 (WLS0) Bit 1: Word Length Select Bit 1 (WLS1)
WLS1 WLS0 Word Length
0 0 5 Bits 0 1 6 Bits 1 0 7 Bits
1 1 8 Bits Bit 2: Number of Stop Bit (STB) Bit 3: Parity Enable (PEN) Bit 4: Even Parity Select (EPS) Bit 5: Stick Parity Bit 6: Set Break Bit 7: Divisor Latch Access Bit (DLAB)
(6) MODEM Control Register (MCR)
Bit 0: Data Terminal Ready (DTR) Bit 1: Request to Send (RTS) Bit 2: Out 1 (OUT 1) Bit 3: Out 2 (OUT 2) Bit 4: Loop Bit 5: Must be 0 Bit 6: Must be 0 Bit 7: Must be 0
(7) Line Status Register (LSR)
Bit 0: Data Ready (DR) Bit 1: Overrun Error (OR) Bit 2: Parity Error (PE) Bit 3: Framing Error (FE) Bit 4: Break Interrupt (BI) Bit 5: Transmitter Holding Register Empty (THRE) Bit 6: Transmitter Shift Register Empty (TSRE) Bit 7: Must be 0
(8) MODEM Status Register (MSR)
Bit 0: Delta Clear to Send (DCTS) Bit 1: Delta Data Set Ready (DDSR) Bit 2: Training Edge Ring Indicator (TERI) Bit 3: Delta Receive Line Signal Detect (DSLSD) Bit 4: Clear to Send (CTS) Bit 5: Data Set Ready (DSR) Bit 6: Ring Indicator (RI) Bit 7: Received Line Signal Detect (RSLD)
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(9) Divisor Latch (LS, MS)
LS MS
Bit 0: Bit 0 Bit 8 Bit 1: Bit 1 Bit 9 Bit 2: Bit 2 Bit 10 Bit 3: Bit 3 Bit 11 Bit 4: Bit 4 Bit 12 Bit 5: Bit 5 Bit 13 Bit 6: Bit 6 Bit 14 Bit 7: Bit 7 Bit 15
Table 2-7 Serial Port Divisor Latch
Desired Baud Rate Divisor Used to Generate 16x Clock
300 384
600 192 1200 96 1800 64 2400 48 3600 32 4800 24 9600 12
14400 8 19200 6 28800 4 38400 3 57600 2
115200 1
2.5 PARALLEL PORT
(1) Register Address
Port Address Read/Write Register
base + 0 Write Output data base + 0 Read Input data base + 1 Read Printer status buffer base + 2 Write Printer control latch
Table 2-8 Registers Address
(2) Printer Interface Logic
The parallel portion of the SMC37C669 makes the attachment of various devices that accept eight bits of parallel data at standard TTL level.
(3) Data Swapper
The system microprocessor can read the contents of the printer’s Data Latch through the Data Swapper by reading the Data Swapper address.
(4) Printer Status Buffer
The system microprocessor can read the printer status by reading the address of the Printer Status Buffer. The bit definitions are described as follows:
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12345670
XXX
-ERROR SLCT PE
-ACK
-BUSY
Figure 2-2 Printer Status Buffer
NOTE: X presents not used.
Bit 7: This signal may become active during data entry, when the printer is off-line during printing, or when the
print head is changing position or in an error state. When Bit 7 is active, the printer is busy and cannot accept data.
Bit 6: This bit represents the current state of the printer’s ACK signal. A 0 means the printer has received the
character and is ready to accept another. Normally, this signal will be active for approximately 5 microseconds before receiving a BUSY message stops.
Bit 5: A 1 means the printer has detected the end of the paper.
Bit 4: A 1 means the printer is selected.
Bit 3: A 0 means the printer has encountered an error condition.
(5) Printer Control Latch & Printer Control Swapper
The system microprocessor can read the contents of the printer control latch by reading the address of printer control swapper. Bit definitions are as follows:
XX
12345670
STROBE AUTO FD XT INIT SLDC IN IRQ ENABLE
DIR(write only)
Figure 2-3 Bits Definition
NOTE: X presents not used.
Bit 5: Direction control bit. When logic 1, the output buffers in the parallel port are disabled allowing data driven
from external sources to be read; when logic 0, they work as a printer port. This bit is writing only.
Bit 4: A 1 in this position allows an interrupt to occur when ACK changes from low state to high state.
Bit 3: A 1 in this bit position selects the printer.
Bit 2: A 0 starts the printer (50 microseconds pulse, minimum).
Bit 1: A 1 causes the printer to line-feed after a line is printed.
Bit 0: A 0.5 microsecond minimum highly active pulse clocks data into the printer. Valid data must be present
for a minimum of 0.5 microseconds before and after the strobe pulse.
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3. SETTING UP THE SYSTEM
This chapter describes pin assignments for the system’s external connectors and jumpers setting.
! Overview ! System Setting ! How to Use the D.O.C.
3.1 OVERVIEW
The AR-B1542 is Pentium single CPU board. This section provides hardware’s jumpers settings, connectors’ locations, and the pin assignments.
JP1
CN4
DB1
JP3
DB2
CN8
J2 J3 J4
M1
1
D1 D2
J5
J6
U4
1
J10
M5
M3
CN3
CN7
CN1
U12
U6
1
JP4
BUS1
CN6
2 1
CN5
J7
SW2
CN2
M4
M6
U7
2 1
JP2
J8J1
11
SW1
M7
J9
M2
1
SIMM11SIMM2
Figure 3-1 External System Location
3.2 SYSTEM SETTING
Jumper pins allow you to set specific system parameters. Set them by changing the pin location of jumper blocks. (A jumper block is a small plastic-encased conductor that slips over the pins.) To change a jumper setting, remove the jumper from its current location with your fingers or small needle-nosed pliers. Place the jumper over the two pins designated for the desired setting. Press the jumper evenly onto the pins. Be careful not to bend the pins.
We will show the locations of the AR-B1542 jumper pins, and the factory-default setting.
CAUTION: Do not touch any electronic component unless you are safely grounded. Wear a grounded wrist strap
or touch an exposed metal part of the system unit chassis. The static discharges from your fingers can permanently damage electronic components.
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3.2.1 PC/104 Connector
(1) 64-Pin PC/104 Connector Bus A & B (CN6)
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64-Pin PC/104 Connector
Figure 3-2 CN6: 64-Pin PC/104 Connector Bus A & B
-IOCHCK --­SD7 --­SD6 --­SD5 --­SD4 --­SD3 --­SD2 --­SD1 --­SD0 ---
IOCHRDY---
AEN ---
SA19 --­SA18 --­SA17 --­SA16 --­SA15 --­SA14 --­SA13 --­SA12 --­SA11 ---
SA10 --­SA9 --­SA8 --­SA7 --­SA6 --­SA5 --­SA4 --­SA3 --­SA2 --­SA1 ---
SA0 ---
GND ---
A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16 A17 A18 A19 A20 A21 A22 A23 A24 A25 A26 A27 A28 A29 A30 A31 A32
Figure 3-3 CN6: 64-Pin PC/104 Connector Bus A & B
(2) 40-Pin PC/104 Connector Bus C & D (CN7)
1 2
40 Pin PC/104 Connector
Figure 3-4 CN7: 40-Pin PC/104 Connector Bus C & D
GND ---
-BHE --­LA23 --­LA22 --­LA21 --­LA20 --­LA19 --­LA18 --­LA17 ---
-MRD16 ---
-MWR16 ---
SD10 ---
SD11 ---
SD12 ---
SD13 ---
SD14 ---
SD15 ---
Not Used ---
Figure 3-5 CN7: 40-Pin PC/104 Connector Bus C & D
SD8 --­SD9 ---
C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20
CN6
12
B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 B15 B16 B17 B18 B19 B20 B21 B22 B23 B24 B25 B26 B27 B28 B29 B30 B31 B32
CN7
2
1
D10 D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 D16 D17 D18 D19 D20
B1
--- GND
B2
--- RSTDRV
B3
--- +5 VDC
B4
--- IRQ9
B5
--- -5 VDC
B6
--- DRQ2
B7
--- -12 VDC
B8
--- -ZWS
B9
--- +12 VDC
--- GND
--- -SMEMW
--- -SMEMR
--- -IOW
--- -IOR
--- -DACK3
--- DRQ3
--- -DACK1
--- DRQ1
--- -REFRESH
--- BUSCLK
--- IRQ7
--- IRQ6
--- IRQ5
--- IRQ4
--- IRQ3
--- -DACK2
--- TC
--- BALE
--- +5 VDC
--- OSC
--- GND
--- GND
D1
--- GND
D2
--- -MEM16
D3
--- -IOCS16
D4
--- IRQ10
D5
--- IRQ11
D6
--- IRQ12
D7
--- IDEIRQA
D8
--- IDEIRQB
D9
--- -DACK0
--- DRQ0
--- -DACK5
--- DRQ5
--- -DACK6
--- DRQ6
--- -DACK7
--- DRQ7
--- +5 VDC
--- -MASTER
--- GND
--- GND
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(3) PC/104 Bus Signal Description
Name Description
BUSCLK [Output]
RSTDRV [Output]
SA0 - SA19
[Input / Output]
LA17 - LA23
[Input/Output]
SD0 - SD15
[Input/Output]
BALE [Output]
-IOCHCK [Input]
IOCHRDY
[Input, Open collector]
IRQ 3-7, 9-12, 14, 15
-IOR
[Input/Output]
-IOW [Input/Out put]
-SMEMR [Output]
-MEMR
[Input/Output]
-SMEMW [Output]
-MEMW
[Input/Output]
DRQ 0-3, 5-7 [Input]
-DACK 0-3, 5-7
[Output]
AEN [output]
-REFRESH
[Input/Output]
TC [Output]
SBHE [Input/Output]
The BUSCLK signal of the I/O channel is asynchronous to the CPU clock. This signal goes high during power-up, low line-voltage or hardware reset The System Address lines run from bit 0 to 19. They are latched onto the falling edge of "BALE" The Unlatched Address line run from bit 17 to 23
System Data bit 0 to 15
The Buffered Address Latch Enable is used to latch SA0 – SA19 onto the falling edge. This signal is forced high during DMA cycles The I/O Channel Check is an active low signal which indicates that a parity error exist on the I/O board This signal lengthens the I/O, or memory read/write cycle, and should be held low with a valid address The Interrupt Request signal indicates I/O service request
[Input]
attention. They are prioritized in the following sequence : (Highest) IRQ 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (Lowest) The I/O Read signal is an active low signal which instructs the I/O device to drive its data ont o t he data bus The I/O write signal is an active low signal which instructs the I/O device to read data from the data bus The System Memory Read is low while any of the low 1mega bytes of memory are being used The Memory Read signal is low while any memory location is being read The System Memory Write is low while any of the low 1mega bytes of memory is being written The Memory Write signal is low while any memory location is being written DMA Request channels 0 to 3 are for 8-bit data transfers. DMA Request channels 5 to 7 are for 16-bit data transfers. DMA request should be held high until the corresponding DMA has been completed. DMA request priority is in the following sequence:(Highest) DRQ 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 (Lowest) The DMA Acknowledges 0 to 3, 5 to 7 are the corresponding acknowledge signals for DRQ 0 to 3 and 5 to 7 The DMA Address Enable is high when the DMA controller is driving the address bus. It is low when the CPU is driving the address bus This signal is used to indicate a memory refresh cycle and can be driven by the microprocessor on the I/O channel Terminal Count provides a pulse when the terminal count for any DMA channel is reached The System Bus High Enable indicates the high byte SD8
- SD15 on the data bus
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Name Description
-MASTER [Input]
-MEMCS16
[Input, Open collector]
-IOCS16 [Input, Open collector]
OSC [Output]
-ZWS
[Input, Open collector]
Table 3-1 PC/104 Bus Signal Description
The MASTER is the signal from the I/O processor which gains control as the master and should be held low for a maximum of 15 microseconds or sys tem m emory may be lost due to the lack of ref resh The Memory Chip Select 16 indicates that the present data transfer is a 1-wait state, 16-bit data memory operation The I/O Chip Select 16 indicates that the present data transfer is a 1-wait state, 16-bi t data I/O operation The Oscillator is a 14.31818 MHz signal The Zero Wait State indicates to the microprocessor that the present bus cycle can be completed without inserting additional wait cycle
3.2.2 Keyboard Connector
(1) 6-Pin Mini DIN Keyboard Connector (CN8)
CN8 is a Mini-DIN 6-pin connector. This keyboard connector is PS/2 type keyboard connector. This connector is also for a standard IBM-compatible keyboard that used the keyboard adapter cable.
1 DATA
1
2 Not Used 3 GND 4 VCC 5 CLOCK
3
5
6 Not Used
Figure 3-6 CN8: Keyboard Connector
(2) AUX. Keyboard Connector (J10)
A PC/AT compatible keyboard can be used by connected the provided adapter cable between J10 and the keyboard.
J10
2
4
6
CN8 (Front View)
1 CLOCK
2 DATA 3 Not Used 4 GND 5 VCC
Figure 3-7 J10: AUX. Keyboard Connector
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3.2.3 PS/2 Mouse Connector (CN4)
To use the PS/2 interface, an adapter cable has to be connected to the CN4 (6-pin header type) connector. The connector for the PS/2 mouse is a Mini-DIN 6-pin connector. Pin assignments for the PS/2 port connector are as follows:
N.C. GND VCC
N.C.
1 2 3 4 5 6
1
3
5
CN4
6 Pin Mini-DIN
2
4
6
DATA
CLOCK
Figure 3-8 CN4: PS/2 Mouse Connector
3.2.4 Hard Disk (IDE) Connector (CN2)
A 40-pin header type connector (CN2) is provided to interface with up to two embedded hard disk drives (IDE AT bus). This interface, through a 40-pin cable, allows the user to connect up to two drives in a “daisy chain” fashion. To enable or disable the hard disk controller, please use the BIOS Setup program. The following table illustrates the pin assignments of the hard disk drive’s 40-pin connector.
2 1
Figure 3-9 CN2: Hard Disk (IDE) Connector
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 -RESET 2 GROUND 3 DATA 7 4 DATA 8 5 DATA 6 6 DATA 9 7 DATA 5 8 DATA 10
9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11 11 DATA 3 12 DATA 12 13 DATA 2 14 DATA 13 15 DATA 1 16 DATA 14 17 DATA 0 18 DATA 15 19 GROUND 20 NOT USED 21 DRQ A 22 GROUND 23 -IOW A 24 GROUND 25 -IOR A 26 GROUND 27 -CHRDY A 28 NOT USED 29 DACK A 30 GROUND 31 -IRQ A 32 NOT USED 33 SA 1 34 NOT USED 35 SA 0 36 SA 2 37 CS 0 38 CS 1 39 HD LED A 4 0 GROUND
Table 3-2 HDD Pin Assignment
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3.2.5 FDD Port Connector (CN1)
The AR-B1542 provides a 34-pin header type connector for supporting up to two floppy disk drives. To enable or disable the floppy disk controller, please use the BIOS Setup program.
234 1
Figure 3-10 CN1: FDD Port connector
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1-33(odd) GROUND 18 DIRECTION
2 DRVEN 0 20 -STEP OUTPUT PULSE 4 NOT USED 22 -WRITE DATA 6 DRVEN 1 24 -WRITE ENABLE
8 -INDEX 26 -TRACK 0 10 -MOTOR ENABLE 0 28 -WRITE PROTECT 12 -DRIVE SELECT 1 30 -READ DATA 14 -DRIVE SELECT 0 32 -SIDE 1 SELECT 16 -MOTOR ENABLE 1 34 DISK CHANGE
Table 3-3 FDD Pin Assignment
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3.2.6 Parallel Port Connector (CN3)
To use the parallel port, an adapter cable has to be connected to the CN3 (26-pin header type) connector. The connector for the parallel port is a 25-pin D-type female connector.
2 1
Parallel Port Connector
14
1
DB-25
D-Type Connector
Figure 3-11 CN3: Parallel Port Connector
CN3 DB-25 Signal CN3 DB-25 Signal
1 1 -Strobe 2 14 -Au t o F o r m F e e d 3 2 Data 0 4 15 -Error 5 3 Data 1 6 16 -Initialize 7 4 Data 2 8 17 -Printer Select In
9 5 Data 3 10 18 Ground 11 6 Data 4 12 19 Ground 13 7 Data 5 14 20 Ground 15 8 Data 6 16 21 Ground 17 9 Data 7 18 22 Ground 19 10 -Acknowledge 20 23 Ground 21 11 Busy 22 24 Ground 23 12 Paper 24 25 Ground 25 13 Printer Select 26 -- No Used
Table 3-4 Parallel Port Pin Assignments
26 25
25
13
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3.2.7 Serial Port
(1) RS-232/RS-485 Select (JP3, JP4 & SW2-9)
JP4 selects COM B port, and adjusts the CN5 connector is RS-485 or RS-232C. JP3 selects COM A port for using DB2 for RS-232C or connects External RS-485. SW2-9 adjusts the onboard RS-485.
(A) COM-A RS-485 Adapter Select (JP3)
1 2 3
Reserved for Acrosser's
RS-485 Adapter Used Only
Figure 3-12 JP3: COM-A RS-485 Adapter Select
(B) COM-B RS-485 Adapter Select (JP4)
1 2 3
Reserved for Acrosser's
RS-485 Adapter Used Only
Figure 3-13 JP4: COM-B RS-485 Adapter Select
(C) COM-B RS-232C/RS-485 Select (SW2-9)
ON
1 2 3
RS-232C
Factory-Default Setting
1 2 3
RS-232C
Factory-Default Setting
OFF
123456
SW2-9 -- RS-232 (Factory Default Setting)
ON
OFF
123456
Figure 3-14 SW2-9: COM-B RS-232C/RS-485 Select
(2) RS-485 Terminator Select (JP1)
Figure 3-15 JP1: RS-485 Terminator Select
SW2-9 -- RS-485
12 12
OFF
Factory Preset
7 8 9 10
7 8 9 10
ON
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(3) RS-485 Connector (J6)
J6 is onboard RS-485 header. J6 pin assignments are as follows:
1 N485+ 2 N485­3 GND
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J6 (COM B)
Figure 3-16 J6: RS-485 Connector
(4) RS-232 Connector (CN5 & DB2)
There are two serial ports with EIA RS-232C interface on the AR-B1542. COM A uses one onboard D-type 9 pin male connector (DB2) and COM B uses one 10-pin header (CN5) which are located at the right side of the card. To configure these two serial ports, use the BIOS Setup program, and adjust the jumpers on JP3 and JP4. The pin assignments of the DB2 and CN5 for serial port A & B are as follows:
DB2 (COM A) CN5 (COM B)
6-DSR
1-DCD 2 RXD
7-RTS
3 TXD
8-CTS
4 -DTR
9-RI
12 34 56 78 910
5 GND
Figure 3-17 DB2 & CN5: RS-232 Connector
CN5 DB2 Signal CN5 DB2 Signal
1 1 -DCD 2 6 -DSR 3 2 RXD 4 7 -RTS 5 3 TXD 6 8 -CTS 7 4 -DTR 8 9 -RI 9 5 GND 10 -- Not Used
Table 3-5 Serial Port RS-232 Connector Pin Assignment
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3.2.8 USB Connector (J7)
USB is the abbreviation of Universal Serial Bus. The Universal Serial Bus (USB) standard is a low-to-medium speed interface for the connection of PC peripherals. The USB standard simplifies the connection of peripherals to PCs with a uniform hardware and software interface. Personal computers equipped with USB allow computer peripherals to be automatically configured as soon as they are physically attached - without the need to reboot or run setup. USB is a leading edge technology that allows the user to quickly and easily adding wide range peripheral devices from printers to keyboards and telephony devices to fax/modems. Universal Host Controller Interface (UHCI) and future support for the Open Host Controller Interface (OHCI) ensure USB compatibility and usability well into the future. The connector on the CPU board supports two Universal Serial Bus ports. An optional external port bracket attaches to the onboard connector via an attached cable. With the optional port bracket installed you can attach USB devices to the external ports. If the USB ports are installed, the USB Controller line in the Integrated Peripherals section of the CMOS Setup utility must be set to “Enabled”. USB ports may also require Operating System support for USB devices.
264810
J7
1
3
579
Figure 3-18 J7: USB Connector
Pin Description Pin Description
1 VCC 2 VCC 3 -DATA 4 -DATA 5 +DATA 6 +DATA 7 GND 8 GND 9 CASE 10 CASE
Table 3-6 J7: USB Connector Pin Assignment
3.2.9 External Speaker Header (J8)
Besides the onboard buzzer, you can use an external speaker by connecting to the J8 header.
1 Speaker+ 2 Speaker-
1234
Figure 3-19 J8: External Speaker Header
3 Speaker­4 Speaker-
3.2.10 Reset Header (J4)
J4 is used to connect to an external reset switch. Shorting these two pins will reset the system.
1 Reset+
12
Figure 3-20 J4: Reset Header
2 GND
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3.2.11 LED Header
(1) External Power LED & Keyboard Lock Header (J9)
1 Power LED+ 2 No Used 3 Power LED­4 Key-Lock+ 5 Key-Lock-
Figure 3-21 J9: Power LED & Keyboard Lock Header
(2) HDD LED Header (J3)
1 LED-
12
Figure 3-22 J3: HDD LED Header
(3) Watchdog LED Header (J2)
12
Figure 3-23 J2: Watchdog LED Header
2 LED+
1 LED+ 2 LED-
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3.2.12 Power Connector (J1)
J1 is an 8-pin power connector. You can directly connect the power supply to the onboard power connector for stand-alone applications.
1 GND 2 +5 VDC 3 +5 VDC 4 GND 5 GND 6 +12 VDC 7 -12 VDC 8 -5 VDC
Figure 3-24 J1: 8-Pin Power Connector
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3.2.13 CRT CONNECTOR (DB1)
The AR-B1542 supports CRT color monitors. AR-B1542 used onboard VGA chipset and user could adjust the VGA RAM in BIOS settings from 1MB to 4MB. For different VGA display modes, your monitor must possess certain characteristics to display the mode you want. To connect to a CRT monitor, an adapter cable has to be connected to the DB1 connector. DB1 is used to connect with a VGA monitor when you are using the on-board VGA controller as a display adapter. Pin assignments for the DB1 connector are as follows:
DB1 (CRT Connector)
10
15
11 1
6
1 Red
5
2 Green 3 Blue
4
12 DDC Data 13 Horizontial Sync
3
14 Vertical Sync 15 DDC Clock
2
4, 9, & 11 Not used 5 & 10 Ground 6, 7 & 8 AGND
Figure 3-25 DB1: CRT Connector
3.2.14 CPU Setting
The AR-B1542 accepts many types of 586 microprocessors such as Intel Pentium, AMD K5 & AMD K6, Cyrix M1 and Cyrix M2. All of these CPUs include an integer processing unit, floating-point processing unit, memory­management unit, and cache. They can give a two to ten-fold performance improvement in speed over the 486 processor, which is depending on the clock speeds used and specific application. Like the 486 processor, the 586 processor includes both segment-based and page-based memory protection schemes. Instruction of processing time is reduced by on-chip instruction pipelining. By performing quickly, on-chip memory management and caching, the 586 processor relaxes requirements for memory response for a given level of system performance.
A. System Base Clock & CPU Clock Multiplier (SW2)
ClockMultiplier
ON
DOC
RS-485
OFF
123456
SW2 -- Factory Default Setting
7 8 9 10
Figure 3-26 SW2: CPU Clock Multiplier
(1) CPU Base Clock Select (SW2)
This board supports different types of CPUs. The clock generator needs to be set by SW2. The CPU input clock is twice the operation clock.
SW2-4 SW2-5 SW2-6 Base
Clock
ON ON OFF 50MHz 25MHz
OFF ON OFF 66.6MHz 33.3MHz
ON OFF OFF 60MHz 30MHz
OFF OFF OFF 55MHz 27.5MHz
ON ON ON 51.3MHz 25.6MHz
OFF ON ON 68.4MHz 34.2MHz
ON OFF ON 61.6MHz 30.8MHz
OFF OFF ON 75MHz 37.5MHz
PCI Clock
ON
OFF
123456
ClockMultiplier
Table 3-7 SW2: CPU Clock Multiplier
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7 8 9 10
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(2) CPU Clock Multiplier Select (SW2)
The CPU clock multiplier needs to be set by SW2.
BF1
BF0
SW2
ON
OFF
BF2
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7 8 9 10
Multiplier
Figure 3-27 SW2: CPU Clock Multiplier
B. CPU Logic Core Voltage Select (SW1)
ON
OFF
12345
SW1 -- Factory Default Setting
Figure 3-28 SW1: CPU Logic Core Voltage
6
The following table lists the setup of CPU voltages from 1.96V to 3.46V.
SW1-1 SW1-2 SW1-3 SW1-4 SW1-5 SW1-6 Voltage
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF -- 1.96V
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF -- 2.06V
OFF ON OFF OFF OFF -- 2.16V
ON ON OFF OFF OFF -- 2.2V ON ON OFF OFF OFF -- 2.26V
OFF OFF ON OFF OFF -- 2.36V
ON OFF ON OFF OFF -- 2.4V ON OFF ON OFF OFF -- 2.46V
OFF ON ON OFF OFF -- 2.56V
ON ON ON OFF OFF -- 2.66V
OFF OFF OFF ON OFF -- 2.76V
ON OFF OFF ON OFF -- 2.86V
OFF ON OFF ON OFF -- 2.96V
ON ON OFF ON OFF -- 3.06V
OFF OFF ON ON OFF -- 3.16V
ON OFF ON ON OFF -- 3.26V
OFF ON ON ON OFF -- 3.36V
ON ON ON ON OFF -- 3.46V
Table 3-8 SW1: CPU Logic Core Voltage
C. CPU Cooling Fan Power Connector (J5)
1 +12V 2 GND
12
Figure 3-29 J5: CPU Cooling Fan Power Connector
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D. P54C/P55C CPU Type Select (JP2)
46
46
123
5
Intel Pentium MMX AMD K6 Cyrix 6x86L Cyrix 6x86MX (Factory Preset)
Figure 3-30 JP2: P55C/P54C CPU Type Select
123
Intel Pentium AMD K5 Cyrix 6x86 IDT Winchip C6
5
Intel CPU
CPU Type
Pentium - 75 75MHz 50.0MHz 1.5X Off Off Off
Pentium - 90 90MHz 60.0MHz 1.5X Off Off Off Pentium - 100 100MHz 66.7MHz 1.5X Off Off Off Pentium - 120 120MHz 60.0MHz 2.0X On Off Off Pentium - 133 133MHz 66.7MHz 2.0X On Off Off Pentium - 150 150MHz 60.0MHz 2.5X On On Off Pentium - 166 166MHz 66.7MHz 2.5X On On Off Pentium - 200 200MHz 66.7MHz 3.0X Off On Off
MMX-166 166MHz 66.7MHz 2.5X On On Off MMX-200 200MHz 66.7MHz 3.0X Off On Off MMX-233 233MHz 66.7MHz 3.5X Off Off Off
Table 3-9 Intel CPU Base Clock Setting
Work
Frequency
SW 2 SW2-1 SW2-2 SW 2-3
Clock Multiplier BF0 BF1 BF2
SW1
3.36V
2.86V
AMD CPU
CPU Type
K5-PR75 (ABR) 75MHz 50.0MHz 1.5X Off Off Off K5-PR90 (ABR) 90MHz 60.0MHz 1.5X Off Off Off K5-PR100 (ABR) 100MHz 66.7MHz 1.5X Off Off Off K5-PR120 (ABR) 90MHz 60.0MHz 1.5X On Off Off K5-PR133 (ABR) 100MHz 66.7MHz 1.5X On Off Off K5-PR166 (ABR) 116.7MHz 66.7MHz 1.75X On On Off K5-PR75 (AFR) 75MHz 50.0MHz 1.5X Off Off Off 3.36V K5-PR90 (AFR) 90MHz 60.0MHz 1.5X Off Off Off K5-PR100 (AFR) 100MHz 66.7MHz 1.5X Off Off Off K5-PR120 (AFR) 90MHz 60.0MHz 1.5X On Off Off K5-PR133 (AFR) 100MHz 66.7MHz 1.5X On Off Off K5-PR166 (AFR) 116.7MHz 66.7MHz 1.75X On On Off K6-166 (MMX)(ANR) 166MHz 66.7MHz 2.5X On On Off 2.96V K6-200 (MMX)(ANR) 200MHz 66.7MHz 3.0X Off On Off K6-233 (MMX)(ANR) 233MHz 66.7MHz 3.5X Off Off Off 3.36v K6-2-300 300MHz 66.7MHz 4.5X On On On 2.26V K6-2-333 333MHz 66.7MHz 5.0X Off On On K6-2-366 366MHz 66.7 MHz 5.5X Off Off On 2.2V K6-2-380 375MHz 75 MHz 5.0X Off On On K6-2-400 400MHz 66.7MHz 6.0X On Off Off K6-2-450 450MHz 75 MHz 6.0X On Off Off K6-2-450 450MHz 75MHz 6.0X On Off Off 2.4V K6-3-400 400MHz 66.7MHz 6.0X On Off Off 2.2V K6-3-400 400MHz 66.7MHz 6.0X On Off Off 2.4V K6-3-450 450MHz 75 MHz 6.0X On Off Off
Work
Frequency
Table 3-10 AMD CPU Base Clock Setting
SW2 SW2-1 SW2-2 SW2-3
Clock Multiplier BF0 BF1 BF2
SW1
3.46V
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Cyrix CPU
CPU Type
6X86-PR120 100MHz 50.0MHz 2.0X 6X86-PR133 110MHz 55.0MHz 2.0X 6X86-PR150 120MHz 60.0MHz 2.0X 6X86-PR166 133MHz 66.7MHz 2.0X
6X86-PR200 150MHz 75.0MHz 2.0X 6X86L-PR120 100MHz 50.0MHz 2.0X 6X86L-PR133 110MHz 55.0MHz 2.0X 6X86L-PR150 120MHz 60.0MHz 2.0X 6X86L-PR166 133MHz 66.7MHz 2.0X 6X86L-PR200 150MHz 75.0MHz 2.0X
6X86-PR166 (MMX) 150/133 60/66.7 2.5X/2X 6X86-PR200 (MMX) 166/150 66.7/75 2.5X/2X 6X86-PR233 (MMX) 200/188 66.7/75 3X/2.5X Off/On
6X86-PR300(MMX) 233MHz 66.7MHz 3.5X Off Off Off
Table 3-11 Cyrix CPU Base Clock Setting
Work
Frequency
Clock Multiplier BF0 BF1 BF2
IDT Winchip CPU
CPU Type
IDT C6-180 180MHz 60.0MHz 3.0X Off IDT C6-200 200MHz 66.7MHz 3.0X Off IDT C6-225 225MHz 75.0MHz 3.0X Off IDT C6-240 240MHz 60.0MHz 4.0X On Off On
Table 3-12 IDT Winchip CPU Base Clock Setting
NOTE: Intel CPU Pentium MMX - 233 is factory default setting.
Work
Frequency
Clock Multiplier BF0 BF1 BF2
SW 2 SW2-1 SW2-2 SW 2-3
On
Off Off
On
Off Off
On
Off Off
On
Off Off
On
Off Off
On
Off Off
On
Off Off
On
Off Off
On
Off Off
On
Off Off
On
On/Off Off
On
On/Off Off
On
Off
SW 2 SW2-1 SW2-2 SW 2-3
On
Off
On
Off
On
Off
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3.36V
2.86V
2.96V
SW1
3.46V
3.2.15 DRAM Configuration
There are two 32-bit memory banks on the AR-B1542 board. It can use one-side or double-side 256KX36 bit to 16MX36-bit SIMMs (Single-Line Memory Modules). This provides the user with up to 128MB of main memory. The 32-bit SIMM (without parity bit) also can be used on AR-B1542 board. There are seven on-board memory configurations available. Please refer to the following table for details:
SIMM2 SIMM1 Total Memory
256KX32(X36) 256KX32(X36) 2MB 512KX32(X36) 512KX32(X36) 4MB
1MX32(X36) 1MX32(X36) 8MB 2MX32(X36) 2MX32(X36) 16MB 4MX32(X36) 4MX32(X36) 32MB 8MX32(X36) 8MX32(X36) 64MB
16MX32(X36) 16MX32(X36) 128MB
Table 3-13 DRAMs Configuration
Caution: it is suggested to use 2 SIMMs on board with the same brand, model, memory size and specification, so that the system can function normally.
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3.2.16 D.O.C. Memory Address Select (SW2-7 & SW2-8)
This section provides the information about how to use the D.O.C. (DiskOnChip). It divided into two parts: hardware setting and software configuration.
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Use SW2 to select the correct D.O.C. memory address.
Insert programmed DiskOnChip into sockets U19 setting as DOC.
Line up and insert the AR-B1542 card into any free slot of your computer.
DOC
ON
OFF
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7 8 9 10
SW2 -- D.O.C. Memory Address
(Factory Default Setting)
Figure 3-31 SW2-7 & SW2-8: D.O.C. Memory Address
SW2-7 SW2-8 Address Note
OFF OFF CC00 : 0000 Factory Preset OFF ON D000 : 0000
ON OFF D400 : 0000 ON ON D800 : 0000
Table 3-14 D.O.C. Memory Address
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4. INSTALLATION
This chapter describes the procedure of the utility diskette installation. The following topics are covered:
! Overview ! Utility Diskette ! Watchdog Timer
4.1 OVERVIEW
This chapter provides information for you to set up a working system based on the AR-B1542 CPU card. Please read the details of the CPU card’s hardware descriptions before installation carefully, especially jumpers’ setting, switch settings and cable connections.
Follow steps listed below for proper installation:
Step 1 :
Step 2 :
Step 3 :
Step 4 :
Step 5 :
Step 6 :
Step 7 :
Step 8 :
Step 9 :
Step 10:
Step 11:
Step 12:
Read the CPU card’s hardware description in this manual.
Install any DRAM SIMM onto the CPU card.
Set jumpers.
Make sure that the power supply connected to your passive backplane is turned off.
Plug the CPU card into a free PICMG slot on the backplane and secure it in place with a screw to the system chassis.
Connect all necessary cables. Make sure that the FDC, HDC, serial and parallel cables are connected to pin 1 of the related connector.
Connect the hard disk/floppy disk flat cables from the CPU card to the drives. Connect a power source to each drive.
Plug the keyboard into the keyboard connector.
Turn on the power.
Configure your system with the BIOS Setup program then re-boot your system.
If the CPU card does not work, turn off the power and read the hardware description carefully again.
If the CPU card still does not perform properly, return the card to your dealer for immediate service.
4.2 UTILITY DISKETTE
AR-B1542 provides three VGA driver diskettes, supports WIN31, WIN95, WINNT3.5, WINNT 4.0 and OS/2 WARP
3.0.
There are three diskettes: disk 1 is for WIN31; disk2 is for WIN95 & IDE driver; disk 3 is for WINNT 3.5, WINNT 4.0 and OS/2. The utility disk attaches the README .D OC f ile , an d aft er extra ct ing the c omp res sed fil es, incl udi ng t he README.TXT file in the decompressed sub-directories. Please refer to the README.TXT file for any troubleshooting before driver installation.
CAUTION: If you decompress files in the newly created directory, you c a n fi n d t he R E A D ME f i l e . It d e sc r i b e s d e t a i l ed
installation information.
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4.2.1 WIN 3.1 Driver
For the WIN31 operating system, the user must be in DOS mode to extract the compressed file. And then as to the steps:
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
Step 5:
Step 6:
Step 7:
Step 8:
Make a new directory to contain the VGA drivers. C:\>MD VGAW31
Insert the Utility Disk #1 in the floppy disk drive, and then copy the compressed file—WIN31DRV.EXE, and the file is self-extraction program. User can copy the file and execute the file in DOS mode.
C:\>COPY A:\WIN31DRV.EXE C:\VGAW31
Change directory to the newly created directory, and extract the compressed file. User can find that there are many files and one <windows> direction generated.
C:\>CD VGAW31 C:\VGAW31>WIN31DRV
In WIN31 mode execute the SETUP.EXE file. It generates the SETUP MENU.
C:\VGAW31>SETUP
The screen shows SETUP TYPE window for choosing the three modes: <Typical>, <Compact>, <Custom>, and we can find the <Typical> mode is default setting. Please change the setting mode to <Custom>, it is necessary to choose the <Custom> mode, and click [next] button to enter the next setup step.
Please only choose the <SVGA> item, the default setting is selected all items, so user has to change the selecting item, and then click [Next] button.
Follow the setup steps’ messages. As completed the setup procedure will generate the <Setup is complete> message and the <SiS Multimedia V1.07> program folder. And in the program folder user can find only one <uninstall> icon.
In <Main Group> program folder, the <Windows setting> item we can find the <Display> item will appear <SiS 5597/5598 640x480 256 colors>, and other SiS 5597/5598 resolution, colors, font size, and so on. User can adjust the item for the VGA mode in WIN31.
4.2.2 WIN 95 Driver
For the WIN95 operating system, user must be in DOS mode to extract the compressed file, and then setup step by step:
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
Step 5: Step 6:
Make a new directory to contain the VGA drivers.
C:\>MD VGAW95
Insert the Utility Disk #2 in the floppy disk drive, and then copy the compressed file—WIN95DRV.EXE in the new directory.
C:\>COPY A:\WIN95DRV.EXE C:\VGAW95
Change directory to the newly created directory, and extract the compressed file.
C:\>CD VGAW95 C:\VGAW95>WIN95DRV
Enter the WIN95 operating system and please choose the <SETTING> item of the <DISPLAY> icon in the {CONTROL PANEL}. Please select the <From Disk Install> item, and type the factory source files’ path. C:\VGAW95
Find the <SiS 5597/5598> item to select it and click the <OK> button. Finally, find the <SETTING> item in the <DISPLAY> icon. You can select this item, and adjust the
<Screen Resolution>, <Font Size>…and other functions. Please refer to the messages during installation.
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4.2.3 WINNT 4.0 Driver
For the WINNT4.0 operating system, the user must extract the compressed files in DOS mode. And then setup step by step:
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
Step 5: Step 6:
Make a new directory to contain the VGA drivers.
C:\>MD VGANT40
Insert the Utility Disk #3 in the floppy disk drive, and then copy the compressed file—NT40DRV.EXE in the new created directory.
C:\>COPY A:\NT40DRV.EXE C:\VGANT40
Change directory to the new directory, and extract the compressed file.
C:\>CD VGANT40 C:\VGANT40>NT40DRV
Enter the WINNT4.0 operating system and choose the <SETTING> item of the <DISPLAY> icon in the {CONTROL PANEL}. Please select the <From Disk Install> item, and type the factory source files’ path. C:\VGANT40
Find the <SiS 5597/5598> item to select it and click the <OK> button. Find the <SETTING> item in the <DISPLAY> icon. You can select this item, and adjust the <Screen
Resolution>, <Font Size>…and other function. Please refer to the messages during installation.
4.2.4 OS/2 Warp 3.0 Driver
The following steps must be performed before you install the SiS 5597/5598 display driver:
CAUTION:
To install this driver, do the following steps:
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
1. OS/2 DOS Support must be installed.
2. If you previously installed SVGA support, you must do the following: a) Close all DOS Full Screen and WIN-OS2 sessions. b) Reset the system to VGA mode. VGA is the default video mode enabled when OS/2 is
installed. To restore VGA mode, use Selective Install and select VGA for Primary Display. For more information on this procedure, see the section on Changing Display Adapter Support in the OS/2 Users Guide.
Open an OS/2 full screen or windowed session.
Place the SiS 5597/5598 Display Driver Diskette in drive A. (DISK #3)
Because the diskette enclosed a compressed file, extracted it with the following steps.
In the OS/2-DOS mode, make a VGA directory for decompressing the driver.
C:\>MD VGAOS2 C:\>CD VGAOS2 C:\VGAOS2>COPY A:\OS2DRV.EXE C:\VGAOS2>OS2DRV
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Step 5:
Step 6:
Step 7:
At the OS/2 command prompt, type the following commands to copy the files to the OS/2 drive: C:\VGAOS2> SETUP C:\VGAOS2 C: <ENTER>
When the Setup Program is completed, you will need to perform a shutdown and then restart the system in order for changes to take effect.
Please refer to the README.TXT file. When the installation to completed, adjust the VGA resolution in the SYSTEM icon <SCREEN> item of the <SYSTEM SETUP>.
4.3 WATCHDOG TIMER
This section describes how to use the Watchdog Timer, disabled, enabled, and trigger. The AR-B1542 are equipped with a programmable time-out period watchdog timer User can use the program to
enable the watchdog timer. Once you have enabled the watchdog timer, the program should trigger it every time before it times out. If your program fails to trigger or disable this timer before it times out because of system hang, it will generate a reset signal to reset the system. The time-out period can be programmed to be 3 to 42 seconds.
Enable (D7)
Time Factor (D0-D2)
Watchdog
Register
Write and Trigger
Time Base
Counter
and
Compartor
Watchdog LED
Figure 4-1 Watchdog Block Diagram
RESET
4.3.1 Watchdog Timer Setting
The watchdog timer is a circuit that may be used from your program software to detect crashes or hang-ups. Whenever the watchdog timer is enabled, the LED will blink to indicate that the timer is counting. The watchdog timer is automatically disabled after reset.
Once you have enabled the watchdog timer, your program must trigger the watchdog timer every time before it times-out. After you trigger the watchdog timer, it will be set to zero and start to count again. If your program fails to trigger the watchdog timer before time-out, it will generate a reset pulse to reset the system or trigger the IRQ15 signal to tell your program that the watchdog is times out.
The factor of the watchdog timer time-out constant is approximately 6 seconds. The period for the watchdog timer time-out period is between 1 to 7 timer factors.
If you want to reset your system when watchdog times out, the following table listed the relation of timer factors between time-out periods.
Time Factor Time-Out Period (Seconds)
80H 3 81H 6 82H 12 83H 18 84H 24 85H 30 86H 36 87H 42
Table 4-1 Time-Out Setting
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If you want to generate IRQ15 signal to warn your program when watchdog times out, the following table lists the relation of timer factors and time-out period. And if you use the IRQ15 signal to warn your program when the watchdog times out, enter the BIOS Setup the <Peripheral Setup> menu, the <OnBoard PCI IDE> and <IDE Prefetch> items must set to Primary.
Time Factor Time-Out Period (Seconds)
0C0H 3 0C1H 6 0C2H 12 0C3H 18 0C4H 24 0C5H 30 0C6H 36 0C7H 42
Table 4-2 Time-Out Setting
NOTE: 1. If you program the watchdog to generate IRQ15 signal when it times out, you should initial IRQ15
interrupt vector and enable the second interrupt controller (8259 PIC) in order to enable CPU to process this interrupt. An interrupt service routine is required too.
2. Before you initial the interrupt vector of IRQ15 and enable the PIC, please enable the watchdog timer previously, otherwise the watchdog timer will generate an interrupt at the time watchdog timer is enabled.
4.3.2 Watchdog Timer Enabled
To enable the watchdog timer, you have to output a byte of timer factor to the watchdog register whose address is 76H. The following is a BASICA program, which demonstrates how to enable the watchdog timer and set the time­out period at 24 seconds.
1000 REM Points to command register 1010 WD_REG% = 76H 1020 REM Timer factor = 84H (or 0C4H) 1030 TIMER_FACTOR% = %H84 1040 REM Output factor to watchdog register 1050 OUT WD_REG%, TIMER_FACTOR% .,etc.
4.3.3 Watchdog Timer Trigger
After you enable the watchdog timer, your program must write the same factor as enabling to the watchdog register at least once every time-out period to its previous setting. You can change the time-out period by writing another timer factor to the watchdog register at any time, and you must trigger the watchdog before the new time-out period in next trigger. Below is a BASICA program, which demonstrates how to trigger the watchdog timer:
2000 REM Points to command register 2010 WD_REG% = 76H 2020 REM Timer factor = 84H (or 0C4H) 2030 TIMER_FACTOR% = &H84 2040 REM Output factor to watchdog register 2050 OUT WD_REG%, TIMER_FACTOR% .,etc.
4.3.4 Watchdog Timer Disabled
To disable the watchdog timer, simply write a 00H to the w atchdog register.
3000 REM Points to command register 3010 WD_REG% = 76H 3020 REM Timer factor = 0 3030 TIMER_FACTOR% = 0 3040 REM Output factor to watchdog register 3050 OUT WD_REG%, TIMER_FACTOR% ., etc.
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5. BIOS CONSOLE
This chapter describes the BIOS menu displays and explains how to perform common tasks needed to get up and running. It also presents detailed explanations of the elements found in each of the BIOS menus. The following topics are covered:
! BIOS Setup Overview ! Standard CMOS Setup ! Advanced CMOS Setup ! Advanced Chipset Setup ! Power Management ! PCI/Plug and Play ! Peripheral Setup ! Auto-Detect Hard Disks ! Password Setting ! Load Default Setting ! BIOS Exit
5.1 BIOS SETUP OVERVIEW
The BIOS is a program used to initialize and set up the I/O system of the computer, which includes the PCI bus and connected devices such as the video display, diskette drive, and the keyboard. The BIOS provides a menu-based interface to the console subsystem. The console subsystem contains special software, called firmware that interacts directly with the hardware components and facilitates interaction between the system hardware and the operating system. The BIOS default values ensure that the system will function at its normal capability. In the worst situation the user may have corrupted the original settings set by the manufacturer. After the computer is turned on, the BIOS will perform diagnostics on the system and display the size of the memory that is being tested. Press the [Del] key to enter the BIOS Setup program, and then the main menu will show on the screen. The BIOS Setup main menu includes some options. Use the [Up/Down] arrow key to highlight the option that you wish to modify, and then press the [Enter] key to select the option and configure the functions.
AMIBIOS HIFLEX SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.20
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Standard CMOS Setup
Advanced CMOS Setup
Advanced Chipset Setup
Power Management Setup
PCI/Plug and Play Setup
Peripheral Setup
Auto-Detect Hard Disks
Change User Password
Change Supervisor Password
Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings
Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Settings
Save Settings and Exit
Exit Without Saving
Standard CMOS setup for changing time, date, hard disk type, etc.
Figure 5-1 BIOS: Setup Main Menu
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CAUTION: 1. In the AR-B1542 BIOS the factory-default setting is the <Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings>
Acrosser recommends using the BIOS default settings, unless you are very familiar with the setting function, or you can contact the technical support engineer.
2. If the BIOS loses setting, the CMOS will detect the <Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Settings> to boot the operating system. This option will reduce the performance of the system. Acrosser recommends choosing the <Auto Configuration with Optimal Setting> in the main menu. The option is best-case values that should optimize system performance.
3. The BIOS settings are described in detail in this section.
5.2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP
The <Standard CMOS Setup> option allows you to record some basic system hardware configurations and set the system clock and error handling. If the CPU board is already installed in a working system, you will not need to select this option anymore.
AMIBIOS SETUP - STANDARD CMOS SETUP
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Date (mm/dd/yyyy): Tue Jun 02,1998 640KB Time (hh/mm/ss): 13:39:30 63MB
Floppy Drive A: 1.44MB 3 ½ Floppy Drive B: Not Installed LBA Blk PIO 32Bit
Pri Master : Auto Off Off Auto Off Pri Slave : Auto Off Off Auto Off
Boot Sector Virus P rot ection Disabled
Type Size Cyln Head Wpcom Sec Mode Mode Mode Mode
Month: Jan - Dec ESC:Exit ↑↓:Sel Day: 01 - 31 PgUp/PgDn:Modify
Year: 1901 - 2099 F2/F3:Color
Figure 5-2 BIOS: Standard CMOS Setup
Date & Time Setup
Highlight the <Date> field and then press the [Page Up] /[Page Down] or [+]/[-] keys to set the current date. Follow the month, day and year format. Highlight the <Time> field and then press the [Page Up] /[Page Down] or [+]/[-] keys to set the current date. Follow the hour, minute and second format. The user can bypass the date and time prompts by creating an AUTOEXEC.BAT file. For information on how to create this file, please refer to the MS-DOS manual.
Floppy Setup
The <Standard CMOS Setup> option records the types of floppy disk drives installed in the system. To enter the configuration value for a particular drive, highlight its corresponding field and then select the drive type using the left-or right-arrow key.
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Hard Disk Setup
The BIOS supports various types for user settings, The BIOS supports <Pri Master> and <Pri Slave> so the user can install up to two hard disks. For the master and slave jumpers, please refer to the hard disk’s installation descriptions and the hard disk jumper settings. You can select <AUTO> under the <TYPE> and <MODE> fields. This will enable auto detection of your IDE drives during bootup. This will allow you to change your hard drives (with the power off) and then power on without having to reconfigure your hard drive type. If you use older hard disk drives, which do not support this feature, then you must configure the hard disk drive in the standard method as described above by the <USER> option.
Boot Sector Virus Protection
This option protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk against accidental modifications. Any attempt to write to them will cause the system to halt and display a warning message. If this occurs, you can either allow the operation to continue or use a bootable virus-free floppy disk to reboot and investigate your system. The default setting is <Disabled>. This setting is recommended because it conflicts with new operating systems. Installation of new operating systems requires that you disable this to prevent write errors.
5.3 ADVANCED CMOS SETUP
The <Advanced CMOS Setup> option consists of configuration entries that allow you to improve your system performance, or let you set up some system features according to your preference. Some entries here are required by the CPU board’s design to remain in their default settings.
AMIBIOS SETUP - ADVANCED CMOS SETUP
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1st Boot Device IDE-0 2nd Boot Device Floppy 3rd Boot Device CDROM 4th Boot Device Disabled Boot From Card BIOS Yes Try Other Boot Devices Yes S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks Disabled Quick Boot Disabled BootUp Num-Lock On Floppy Drive Swap Disabled Floppy Drive Seek Disabled Floppy Access Control Normal HDD Access Control Normal PS/2 Mouse Support Enabled Typematic Rate Fast System Keyboard Absent Primary Display Absent Password Check Setup Boot to OS/2, DRAM 64MB or Above No Wait For ‘F1If Error Disabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled Internal Cache WriteBack External Cache WriteThru System BIOS Cac heabl e Enabled C000, 16k Shadow Enabled C400, 16k Shadow Enabled C800, 16k Shadow Disabled CC00, 16k Shadow Disabled D000, 16k Shadow Disabled D400, 16k Shadow Disabled D800, 16k Shadow Disabled DC00, 16k Shadow Disabled
Available Options:
Disabled IDE-0 IDE-1 IDE-2 IDE-3 Floppy ARMD-FDD ARMD-HDD CDROM SCSI NETWORK
ESC:Exit ↑↓:Sel PgUp/PgDn:Modify
F2/F3:Color
Figure 5-3 BIOS: Advanced CMOS Setup
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1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot Device
These options determine where the system looks first for an operating system.
Quick Boot
This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the computer. If it is set to Enabled, BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST.
BootUp Num-Lock
This item is used to activate the Num-Lock function upon system boot. If the setting is on, after a boot, the Num­Lock light is lit, and user can use the number key.
Floppy Drive Swap
The option reverses the drive letter assignments of your floppy disk drives in the Swap A, B setting, otherwise leave on the setting of Disabled (No Swap). This works separately from the BIOS Features floppy disk swap feature. It is functionally the same as physically interchanging the connectors of the floppy disk drives. When <Enabled>, the BIOS swapped floppy drive assignments so that Drive A becomes Drive B, and Drive B becomes Drive A under DOS.
Floppy Drive Seek
If the <Floppy Drive Seek> item is setting Enabled, the BIOS will seek the floppy <A> drive one time upon boot up.
PS/2 Mouse Support
The setting of Enabled allows the system to detect a PS/2 mouse on boot up. If detected, IRQ12 will be used for the PS/2 mouse. IRQ 12 will be reserved for expansion cards if a PS/2 mouse is not detected. Disabled will reserve IRQ12 for expansion cards and therefore the PS/2 mouse will not function.
Typematic Rate
This item specifies the speed at which a keyboard keystroke is repeated.
System Keyboard
This function specifies that a keyboard would be attached to the computer.
Primary Display
The option is used to set the type of video display card installed in the system.
Password Check
This option enables password checking every time the computer is powered on or every time the BIOS Setup is executed. If Always is chosen, a user password prompt appears every time the computer is turned on. If Setup is chosen, the password prompt appears if the BIOS executed.
Boot to OS/2, DRAM 64MB or Above
When using the OS/2 operating system with installed DRAM of greater than 64MB, you need to Enabled this option otherwise leave this on the setup default of Disabled.
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Wait for ‘F1’ If Error
AMIBIOS POST error messages are followed by:
Press <F1> to continue
If this option is set to Disabled, the AMIBIOS does not wait for you to press the <F1> key after an error message.
Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display
Set this option to Disabled to prevent the message as follows:
Hit ‘DEL’ if you want to run setup
It will prevent the message from appearing on the first BIOS screen when the computer boots.
Internal Cache
This option specifies the caching algorithm used for L1 internal cache memory. The settings are:
Setting Description
Disabled
WriteBack WriteThru
Table 5-1 Internal Cache Setting
Neither L1 internal cache memory on the CPU or L2 secondary cache memory is enabled. Use the write-back caching algorithm.
Use the write-through caching algorithm.
External Cache
This option specifies the caching algorithm used for L2 secondary (external) cache memory. The settings are:
Setting Description
Disabled Neither L1 internal cache memory on the CPU or L2
secondary cache memory is enabled. WriteBack Use the write-back caching algorithm. WriteThru Use the write-through caching algorithm.
Table 5-2 External Cache Setting
System BIOS Cacheable
When this option is set to Enabled, the contents of the F0000h system memory segment can be read from or written to L2 secondary cache memory. The contents of the F0000h memory segment are always copied from the BIOS ROM to system RAM for faster execution. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The <Optimal default settings> is Enabled. The <Fail-Safe default setting> is Disabled.
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Shadow
These options control the location of the contents of the 32KB of ROM beginning at the specified memory location. If no adapter ROM is using the named ROM area, this area is made available to the local bus. The settings are:
SETTING DESCRIPTION
Disabled
Enabled
Cached
Table 5-3 Shadow Setting
The video ROM is not copied to RAM. The contents of the video ROM cannot be read from or written to cache memory. The contents of C000h - C7FFFh are written to the same address in system memory (RAM) for faster execution. The contents of the named ROM area are written to the same address in system memory (RAM) for faster execution, if an adapter ROM will be using the named ROM area. Also, the contents of the RAM area can be read from and written to cache memory.
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5.4 ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP
This option controls the configuration of the board’s chipset. Control keys for this screen are the same as for the previous screen.
AMIBIOS SETUP - ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP
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DRAM Automatic Confi guration Enabled EDO Dram Access Time 60ns FP Dram Access Ti me None Used Refresh Cycle Time 187.2US
RAS Palse W i dth When Refresh 7T DRAM Read Leadoff Time 1T
ISA Bus Clock Frequenc y 7.159MHZ MEMORY HOLE at 15M - 16M Disabled USB Function Disabled USB Keyboard / Mouse Legacy Support Disabled
VGA Shared Memory Size 1M VGA Frequency 55MHz
Available Options :
Disabled Enabled
ESC:Exit ↑↓:Sel PgUp/PgDn:Modify
F2/F3:Color
Figure 5-4 BIOS: Advanced Chipset Setup
DRAM Automatic Configuration
If selecting a certain setting for one BIOS Setup option determines the settings for one or more other BIOS Setup options, the BIOS automatically assigns the dependent settings and does not permit the end user to modify these settings unless the setting for the parent option is changed. Invalid options are grayed and cannot be selected.
Memory Hole at 15-16 MB
This option specifies the range 15MB to 16MB in memory that cannot be addressed on the ISA bus.
ISA Bus Clock Fre quency
This option is used to select the ISA bus clock rate.
USB Function
USB Keyboard/Mouse Legacy Suppor t
These options are used to <Enabled> the USB function and it is only useful in the DOS mode. The USB function sets <Enabled> will occupy IRQ10.
VGA Shared Memory Size
This option sets the VGA’s occupied memory size.
VGA Frequency
This option sets the display’s refresh.
AT Bus Clock
This option sets the polling clock speed of ISA Bus (PC/104).
NOTE:
1. PCLK means the CPU inputs clock.
2. Acrosser recommends user setting at the range of 8MHz to 10MHz.
Slow Refresh
This option sets the DRAM refresh cycle time.
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RAS Precharge Time
The DRAM RAS precharge time.
Time Insert Wait
The DRAM time insert wait: RAS Active and CAS Precharge function setting.
ISA High Speed
The Speed field shows the speed at which the processor runs internally.
I/O Recovery
If I/O Recovery Feature options are enabled, the BIOS insert a delay time between two I/O commands. The delay time is defined in I/O Recovery Period option.
5.5 POWER MANAGEMENT
This section is used to configure power management features. This <Power management Setup> option allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity.
AMIBIOS SETUP - Po wer Management Setup
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Power Management /APM Enabled Video Power Down Mode Disabled Hard Disk Power Down Mode Disabled Hard Disk Time Out (Minute) Disabled Standby Time Out (Minute) Disabled Suspend Time Out (Minute) Disabled Slow Clock Ratio 1:4 IRQ 3 – (COM2, COM4) Monitor IRQ 4 – (COM1, COM3) Monitor IRQ 5 – (LPT 2) Ignore IRQ 7 – (LPT 1) Monitor IRQ 9 Ignore IRQ 10 Ignore IRQ 11 Ignore IRQ 12 (PS2 Mouse) Monitor IRQ 14 Monitor IRQ 15 Monitor
Available Options :
Disabled Enabled
ESC:Exit ↑↓:Sel PgUp/PgDn:Modify
F2/F3:Color
Figure 5-5 BIOS: Power Management Setup
Power Management /APM
Enabled this option is to enable the power management and APM (Advanced Power Management) features.
Video Power Down Mode
This option specifies the power management states that the video subsystem enters after the specified period of display inactivity have expired.
Hard Disk Power Down Mode
This option specifies the power management states that the hard disk drive enters after the specified period of display inactivity have expired.
Hard Disk Time Out
This option specifies the length of a period of hard disk inactivity. When this period expired, the hard disk drive enters the power-conserving mode specified on the <Hard Disk Power Down Mode> option.
Standby Time Out
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Suspend Time Out
These options specify the length of the period of system inactivity when the computer is already in Standby mode before the computer is placed on Suspend mode. In Suspend mode, nearly all power use is curtailed.
Slow Clock Ratio
This option specifies the speed at which the system clock runs in power saving modes. The settings are expressed as a ratio between the normal clock speed and the power down clock speed.
IRQ
These options enable event monitoring. When the computer is in a power saving mode, activity on the named interrupt request line is monitored by BIOS. When any activity occurs, the computer enters Full On mode.
5.6 PCI/PLUG AND PLAY
This section is used to configure PCI / Plug and Play features. The <PCI & PNP Setup> option configures the PCI bus slots. All PCI bus slots on the system use INTA#, thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value.
AMIBIOS SETUP - PCI/PLUG AND PLAY SETUP
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Plug and Play Aware O/S Yes Clear NVRAM No PCI Latency Timer (PCI Clocks) 64 PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled DMA Channel 0 PnP DMA Channel 1 PnP DMA Channel 3 PnP DMA Channel 5 PnP DMA Channel 6 PnP DMA Channel 7 PnP IRQ 3 PCI /PnP IRQ 4 PCI /PnP IRQ 5 PCI /PnP IRQ 7 PCI /PnP IRQ 9 PCI /PnP IRQ 10 PCI /PnP IRQ 11 PCI /PnP IRQ 12 PCI /PnP IRQ 14 PCI /PnP IRQ 15 PCI /PnP Reserved Memory Size Disabled Reserved Memory Address C800
Available Options :
Yes No
ESC:Exit ↑↓:Sel PgUp/PgDn:Modify
F2/F3:Color
Figure 5-6 BIOS: PCI / Plug and Play Setup
Plug and Play Aware O/S
Set this option to Yes if the operating system installed in the computer is Plug and Play-aware. The BIOS only detects and enables PnP ISA adapter cards that are required for system boot. The Windows 95 operating system detects and enables all other PnP-aware adapter cards. Windows 95 is PnP-aware. Set this option <No> if the operating system (such as DOS, OS/2, Windows 3.x) does not use PnP. You must set this option correctly or PnP-aware adapter cards installed in your computer will not be configured properly.
Clear NVRAM
This sets the operating mode of the boot block area of the BIOS FLASH ROM to allow programming in the Yes setting.
PCI Latency Timer (PCI Clocks)
This option sets latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus. The settings are in units equal to PCI clocks.
PCI IDE Bus Master
Enabled this option is to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI local bus has bus mastering capability.
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DMA & IRQ
These options specify the bus that the named IRQs/DMAs lines are used on. These options allow you to specify IRQs/DMAs for use by legacy ISA adapter cards. These options determine if the BIOS should remove an IRQ/DMA from the pool of available IRQs/DMAs passed to BIOS configurable devices. If more IRQs/DMAs must be removed from the pool, the end user can use these PCI/PnP Setup options to remove the IRQ/DMA by assigning the option to the ISA/EISA setting. Onboard I/O is configurable by BIOS.
Reserved memory Size
This option specifies the size of the memory area reserved for legacy ISA adapter cards.
Reserved memory Address
This option specifies the beginning address (in hex) of the reserved memory area. The specified ROM memory area is reserved for use by legacy ISA adapter cards.
5.7 PERIPHERAL SETUP
This section is used to configure peripheral features.
AMIBIOS SETUP - PERIPHERAL SETUP
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OnBoard FDC Auto OnBoard Serial Port1 Auto OnBoard Serial Port2 Auto OnBoard Parallel Port Auto Parallel Port Mode Normal Parallel Port IRQ Auto Parallel Port DMA Channel N/A OnBoard PCI IDE Enabled Primary Master Prefetch Enabled Primary Slave Prefetch Enabled
Available Options :
Auto Disabled Enabled
ESC:Exit ↑↓:Sel PgUp/PgDn:Modify
F2/F3:Color
Figure 5-7 BIOS: Peripheral Setup
OnBoard FDC
This option enables the floppy drive controller on the AR-B1542.
OnBoard Serial Port
This option enables the serial port on the AR-B1542.
OnBoard Parallel Port
This option enables the parallel port on the AR-B1542.
Parallel Port Mode
This option specifies the parallel port mode. ECP and EPP are both bi-directional data transfer schemes that adhere to the IEEE 284 specifications.
Parallel Port DMA Channel
This option is only available if the setting for the parallel Port Mode option is ECP.
OnBoard PCI MASTER/SLAVE Prefetch
This option specifies the onboard IDE controller channels that will be used.
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5.8 AUTO-DETECT HARD DISKS
This option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk drive, and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen.
5.9 PASSWORD SETTING
This BIOS Setup has an optional password feature. The system can be configured so that all users must enter a password every time the system boots or when BIOS Setup is executed. User can set either a Supervisor password or a User password.
Select the appropriate password icon (Supervisor or User) from the Security section of the BIOS Setup main menu. Enter the password and press [Enter]. The screen does not display the characters entered. After the new password is entered, retype the new password as prompted and press [Enter].
If the password confirmation is incorrect, an error message appears. If the new password is entered without error, press [Esc] to return to the BIOS Main Menu. The password is stored in CMOS RAM after BIOS completes. The next time the system boots, you are prompted for the password function is present and is enabled.
Enter new supervisor password:
5.10 LOAD DEFAULT SETTING
This section permits users to select a group of settings for all BIOS Setup options. You not only can use these items to quickly set system configuration parameters, but also can choose a group of settings that have a better chance of working when the system is having configuration related problems.
5.10.1 Auto Configuration with Optimal Setting
The user can load the optimal default settings for the BIOS. The Optimal default settings are best-case values that should optimize system performance. If CMOS RAM is corrupted, the optimal settings are loaded automatically.
Load high performance setting (Y/N) ?
5.10.2 Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Setting
The user can load the Fail-Safe BIOS Setup option settings by selecting the Fail-Safe item from the Default section of the BIOS Setup main menu.
The Fail-Safe settings provide far from optimal system performance, but are the most stable settings. Use this option as a diagnostic aid if the system is behaving erratically.
Load failsafe settings (Y/N) ?
5.11 BIOS EXIT
This section is used to exit the BIOS main menu. After making your changes, you can either save them or exit the BIOS menu and without saving the new values.
5.11.1 Save Settings and Exit
This item is in the <Standard CMOS Setup>, <Advanced CMOS Setup>, <Advanced Chipset Setup> and the new password (if it has been changed) will be stored in the CMOS. The CMOS checksum is calculated and written into the CMOS.
As you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you to save data to CMOS and Exit the Setup.
Save current settings and exit (Y/N) ?
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5.11.2 Exit Without Saving
When you select this option, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to help to abandon all the modified data and Exit Setup.
Quit without saving (Y/N) ?
5.12 BIOS UPDATE
The BIOS program instructions are contained within computer chips called FLASH ROMs that are located on your system board. The chips can be electronically reprogrammed, allowing you to upgrade your BIOS firmware without removing and installing chips.
The AR-B1542 provides FLASH BIOS update function for you to easily upgrade newer BIOS version. Please follow the operating steps for updating new BIOS:
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
Step 5:
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Step 7:
NOTE: 1. After turn on the computer and the system didn’t detect the boot procedure, please press the [F5] key
Turn on your system and don’t detect the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files. The importance is that the system has to load the HIMEM.SYS on the memory in the CONFIG.SYS file.
Insert the FLASH BIOS diskette into the floppy disk drive.
In the MS-DOS mode, you can type the AMIFLASH program.
A:\>FLASH634
The screen will show the message as follow:
Enter the BIOS File name from which Flash EPROM will be programmed. The File name must and with a <ENTER> or press <ESC> to exit.
And then please enter the file name to the box of <Enter File Name>. And the box of <Message> will show the notice as follow. In the bottom of this window always show the gray statement.
Flash EPROM Programming is going to start. System will not be usable until Programming of Flash EPROM is successfully complete. In case of any error, existing Flash EPROM must be replaced by new program Flash EPROM.
As the gray statement, press the <Y> key to updating the new BIOS. And then the <Message> box will show the <Programming Flash EPROM>, and the gray statement shows <Please Wait>.
The BIOS update is successful, the message will show <Flash Update Completed - Pass>.
immediately. The system will pass the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files. The importance is that the system has to load the HIMEM.SYS on the memory in the CONFIG.SYS file.
2. The BIOS Flash disk is not the standard accessory. Now the onboard BIOS is the newest BIOS, if user needs adding some functions in the future please contact technical supporting engineers, they will provide the newest BIOS for updating.
3. The file of FLASH634.EXE had to Version 6.34.
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6. SPECIFICATIONS
CPU: Chipset: Bus Interface: RAM Memory: Cache Size: VGA/LCD Display: HDC:
FDC: Parallel Port:
Serial Port: Keyboard: USB: Watchdog: Speaker: Real Time Clock: BIOS: BUS Drive Cap.: CE Design-In: Indicator: Power Req.: PC Board: Dimensions:
Supports 75 to 450 Mhz CPU SiS 5598 PICMG PCI and non-stack through PC/104 bus Supports FPM/EDO RAM, 128 MB maximum (Two 72-pin SIMMs w/o DRAM) Synchronous pipe line burst SRAM 512KB 4MB maximum shared memory (PCI bus, 1280X1024/high colors) Supports two IDE type 3.5” hard disk drives
Supports LBA/Block mode access Supports two 5.25” or 3.5” floppy disk drives
1 bi-directional centronics type parallel port Supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode 1 RS-232C and 1 RS-232C/RS-485
PC/AT compatible with 6-pin mini-DIN connector located at bracket and 5-pin JAE connector Built-in 2 port USB interface Programmable watchdog timer 3 to 42 seconds time interval On-board Buzzer and external speaker BQ3287MT or compatible chips with 128 bytes data RAM AMI Flash BIOS (256KB, including VGA BIOS) 8 TTL level loads maximum Add EMI components to COM ports, parallel port, keyboard, and PS/2 mouse Power LED, hard disk LED, and watchdog LED +5V & +12V, 3.5A maximum (base on Pentium-75) 8 layers, EMI considered 185 mmX122mm (7.29”X4.80”)
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7. PLACEMENT & DIMENSIONS
7.1 PLACEMENT
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M1
1
J2 J3 J4
JP1
CN4
DB1
JP3
DB2
CN8
7.2 DIMENSIONS
D1 D2
J5
J6
U4
1
J10
M5
M3
CN3
CN7
CN1
U12
U6
1
JP4
CN6
BUS1
2 1
CN5
J7
SW2
CN2
J9
J8J1
11
M2
1
M4
U7
2 1
JP2
SIMM11SIMM2
SW1
M6
M7
6825
4125
29001100
3150
2460
6350
7280
150
3975
600
450
500240030
53045
560
825
125
130
185
∅138∗7
∅138∗7
∅138∗7∅138∗7
445
4800
3950
3589
2637
369
1297
800
600
700
345
325
1000
1050
1620 1655
Unit: mil (1 inch = 25.4 mm = 1000 mil)
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8. PROGRAMMING RS-485 & INDEX
8.1 PROGRAMMING RS-485
The majority communicative operation of the RS-485 is in the same of the RS-232. When the RS-485 proceeds the transmission which needs control the TXC signal, and the installing steps are as follows:
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
NOTE: Please refer to the section of the “Serial Port” in the chapter “System Control” for the detail description of
(1) Initialize COM port
Step 1:
Step 2:
NOTE:
(2) Send out one character (Transmit)
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
(3) Send out one block data (Transmit –––– the data more than two characters)
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
(4) Receive data
The RS-485’s operation of receiving data is in the same of the RS-232’s.
Enable TXC
Send out data
Waiting for data empty
Disable TXC
the COM port’s register.
Initialize COM port in the receiver interrupt mode, and /or transmitter interrupt mode. (All of the communication protocol buses of the RS-485 are in the same.)
Disable TXC (transmitter control), the bit 0 of the address of offset+4 just sets “0”.
Communicates the AR-B1542 CPU card’s DTR signal with the RS-485’s TXC signal.
Enable TXC signal, and the bit 0 of the address of offset+4 just sets “1”.
Send out the data. (Write this character to the offset+0 of the current COM port address)
Wait for the buffer’s data empty. Check transmitter holding register (THRE, bit 5 of the address of offset+5), and transmitter shift register (TSRE, bit 6 of the address of offset+5) are all sets must be “0”.
Disabled TXC signal, and the bit 0 of the address of offset+4 sets “0”
Enable TXC signal, and the bit 0 of the address of offset+4 just sets “1”.
Send out the data. (Write all data to the offset+0 of the current COM port address)
Wait for the buffer’s data empty. Check transmitter holding register (THRE, bit 5 of the address of offset+5), and transmitter shift register (TSRE, bit 6 of the address of offset+5) are all sets must be “0”.
Disabled TXC signal, and the bit 0 of the address of offset+4 sets “0”
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(5) Basic Language Example
a.) Initial 86C450 UART
10 OPEN “COM1:9600,m,8,1”AS #1 LEN=1 20 REM Reset DTR 30 OUT &H3FC, (INP(%H3FC) AND &HFA) 40 RETURN
b.) Send out one character to COM1
10 REM Enable transmitter by setting DTR ON 20 OUT &H3FC, (INP(&H3FC) OR &H01) 30 REM Send out one character 40 PRINT #1, OUTCHR$ 50 REM Check transmitter holding register and shift register 60 IF ((INP(&H3FD) AND &H60) >0) THEN 60 70 REM Disable transmitter by resetting DTR 80 OUT &H3FC, (INP(&H3FC) AND &HEF) 90 RETURN
c.) Receive one character from COM1
10 REM Check COM1: receiver buffer 20 IF LOF(1)<256 THEN 70 30 REM Receiver buffer is empty 40 INPSTR$=”” 50 RETURN 60 REM Read one character from COM1: buffer 70 INPSTR$=INPUT$(1,#1) 80 RETURN
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8.2 INDEX
Name Function Page
CN1 FDD port connector 3-15 CN2 Hard disk (IDE) connector 3-14 CN3 Parallel port connector 3-15 CN4 PS/2 Mouse Connector 3-14 CN5 RS-232 connector COM-B 3-17 CN6 64-pin PC/104 connector bus A & B 3-11 CN7 40-pin PC/104 connector bus C & D 3-11 CN8 Keyboard connector 3-13 DB1 CRT connector 3-20 DB2 RS-232 connector COM-A 3-17
SIMM1~SIMM2 Socket for DR AM SIMMs 3-23
J1 8 pin power connector 3-19 J2 AUX. watchdog LED 3-19 J3 HDD LED header 3-19 J4 Reset header 3-18 J5 CPU cooling fan power connector 3-21 J6 RS-485 connector (COM-B) 3-17 J7 USB connector 3-18 J8 External Speaker header 3-18 J9 External power LED & Keyboard lock header 3-19
J10 AUX. Keyboard connector 3-13 U19 D.O.C. socket JP1 RS-485 terminator select 3-16 JP2 P54C/P55C CPU type select 3-22 JP3 COM-A RS-485 adapter select 3-16 JP4 COM-B RS-485 adapter select 3-16
SW1 CPU logic core voltage select 3-21 SW2
D3 Power LED D5 Watchdog LED
Note: If the content in Setting is inconsistent with CD-ROM. Please refer to the Setting as priority.
System base clock & CPU clock multiplier 3-21 COM-B RS-232C / RS-485 select 3-16 D.O.C. memory address select 3-24
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