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AR-B1576/AR-B1577

Half Size Pentium(586)

CPU BOARD

User’ s Guide

Edition: 1.6

Book Number: AR-B1576-02.0729

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Table of Contents

PREFACE............................................................................................................................................................................0-3

0.1 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER

0.2 WELCOME TO THE AR-B1576/AR-B1577 CPU BOARD

0.3 BEFORE YOU USE THIS GUIDE

0.4 RETURNING YOUR BOARD FOR SERVICE

0.5 TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND USER COMMENTS

0.6 ORGANIZATION

0.7 STATIC ELECTRICITY PRECAUTIONS

1. OVERVIEW .........................................................................................................................................................................1-1

1.1 INTRODUCTION

1.2 PACKING LIST

1.3 FEATURES

2. SYSTEM CONTROLLER..................................................................................................................................................2-1

2.1 DMA CONTROLLER

2.2 KEYBOARD CONTROLLER

2.3 INTERRUPT CONTROLLER

2.3.1 I/O Port Address Map................................................................................................................................................. 2-3

2.3.2 PCI Bus Assignm e n t...................................................................................................................................................2-3

2.3.3 ISA Bus Signal Description.........................................................................................................................................2-4

2.3.4 Real-Time Clock and Non-Volatile RAM..................................................................................................................... 2-6

2.3.5 Timer.......................................................................................................................................................................... 2-6

2.4 SERIAL PORT

2.5 PARALLEL PORT

3. SETTING UP THE SYSTEM.............................................................................................................................................3-1

3.1 OVERVIEW

3.2 SYSTEM SETTING

3.2.1 Hard Disk (IDE) Connector (CN3)............................................................................................................................... 3-2

3.2.2 PC/104 Connector...................................................................................................................................................... 3-3

3.2.3 Keyboard Connector...................................................................................................................................................3-5

3.2.4 FDD Port Connector (CN2).........................................................................................................................................3-6

3.2.5 Parallel Port Connector (CN4).................................................................................................................................... 3-6

3.2.6 Serial Port.................................................................................................................................................................. 3-7

3.2.7 PS/2 Mouse Connector (CN6).................................................................................................................................... 3-8

3.2.8 USB Connector (J7)................................................................................................................................................... 3-9

3.2.9 External Speaker Header (J5).................................................................................................................................... 3-9

3.2.10 Reset Header (J9)...................................................................................................................................................... 3-9

3.2.11 LED Header ............................................................................................................................................................. 3-10

3.2.12 Power Connector (J13).............................................................................................................................................3-10

3.2.13 CPU Setting.............................................................................................................................................................3-11

3.2.14 DRAM Configuration.................................................................................................................................................3-14

4. CRT/LCD FLAT PANEL DISPLAY.................................................................................................................................4-1

4.1 CRT CONNECTOR (DB1)

4.2 LCD FLAT PANEL DISPLAY

4.2.1 Inverter Board De s cr i ption..........................................................................................................................................4-2

4.2.2 LCD Connector...........................................................................................................................................................4-2

5. INSTALLATION..................................................................................................................................................................5-1

5.1 OVERVIEW

5.2 UTILITY DISKETTE – FOR AR-B1576

5.2.1 WIN 3.1 Driver............................................................................................................................................................ 5-2

5.2.2 WIN 95 Driver............................................................................................................................................................. 5-3

5.2.3 WINNT Driver.............................................................................................................................................................5-3

5.2.4 OS/2 Warp 3.0 Driver.................................................................................................................................................5-4

5.3 UTILITY DISKETTE – FOR AR-B1577

5.3.1 WIN 3.1 Driver............................................................................................................................................................ 5-5

5.3.2 WIN 95 Driver............................................................................................................................................................. 5-5

5.3.3 WINNT Driver.............................................................................................................................................................5-6

5.3.4 OS/2 Warp 3.0 Driver.................................................................................................................................................5-6

5.4 WATCHDOG TIMER

5.4.1 Watchdog Timer Setting............................................................................................................................................. 5-7

5.4.2 Watchdog Timer Enabled........................................................................................................................................... 5-8

5.4.3 Watchdog Timer Trigger............................................................................................................................................. 5-8

5.4.4 Watchdog Timer Disabled..........................................................................................................................................5-8

6. BIOS CONSOLE ................................................................................................................................................................6-1

6.1 BIOS SETUP OVERVI EW

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6.2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP

6.3 ADVANCED CMOS SETUP

6.4 ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP

6.5 POWER MANAGEMENT

6.6 PCI/PLUG AND PLAY

6.7 PERIPHERAL SETU P...........................................................................................................................................................................6-9

6.8 AUTO-DETECT HARD DISKS...........................................................................................................................................................6-10

6.9 PASSWORD SETTING.......................................................................................................................................................................6-10

6.10

6.11

6.12

7. SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................. 7-1

8. PLACEMENT & DIMENSIONS........................................................................................................................................8-1

8.1 PLACEMENT..........................................................................................................................................................................................8-1

8.2 DIMENSIONS.........................................................................................................................................................................................8-2

9. PROGRAMMING RS-485 & INDEX................................................................................................................................9-1

9.1 PROGRAMMING RS-485............................................................................................................................... ......................................9-1

9.2 INDEX......................................................................................................................................................................................................9-3

LOAD DEFAULT SETTING............................................................................................................................................................6-10

6.10.1 Auto Configura tio n with Optimal Settin g....................................................................................................................6-10

6.10.2 Auto Configura tio n with Fail Safe Settin g..................................................................................................................6-10

BIOS EXIT........................................................................................................................................................................................6-10

6.11.1 Save Settings and Exit ............................................................................................................................................. 6-10

6.11.2 Exit Without Saving.................................................................................................................................................. 6-11

BIOS UPDATE.................................................................................................................................................................................6-11

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0.PREFACE

0.1 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER

This document is copyrighted, 1999, 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, mechanical, 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 and specifically disclaims any implied warranties 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 revision 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.

as soon as possible.

0.2 WELCOME TO THE AR-B1576/AR-B1577 CPU BOARD

This guide introduces the Acrosser AR-B1576/AR-B1577 CPU board. The information provided in this manual describes this card’s functions, features. It also helps you start, set up and operate your AR-B1576/AR-B1577. 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 ARB1576/AR-B1577, Check the packing list before you install and make sure the accessories are completely included. The AR-B1576/AR-B1577 CD provides the newest information regarding the card. Please refer to the README.DOC file of the enclosed utility diskette. It contains the modification and hardware & software information, and 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 the 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 readability of our publications. They create 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 provide. If you have suggestions for improving particular sections or if you find any errors, 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, “CRT/LCD Flat Panel Displays”, describes the configuration and installation procedure for

using the LCD and CRT display.

! Chapter 5, “Installation”, describes setup procedures and information on the utility diskette. ! Chapter 6, “BIOS Console”, provides the BIOS options settings. ! Chapter 7, Specifications ! Chapter 8, Placement & Dimensions ! Chapter 9, 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:

Introduction

Packing List

Features

1.1 INTRODUCTION

The AR-B1576 and AR-B1577 make 333MHz, industrial computing a reality. Developed for small size and high speeding systems, this half-size ISA card is excellent for embedded applications due to its standalone operation, especially because the AR-B1576 provides an onboard LCD controller. Great speeds are attained through the PCI-driven IDE controllers. By providing a PCI interface to these two controllers, the AR-B1576 and AR-B1577 offer an exciting option for engineers involved in high performance projects. Also, one BIOS is available to interface peripherals quickly and easily. The AR-B1576 comes with 1MB V-RAM onboard, and the AR-B1577 has 4MB maximum shared memory for VGA. The system comes with 512KB synchronous pipe-line burst SRAM, one RS-232C and one RS-232C/RS-485 serial port, and two 72-pin SIMM connectors which can support up to 128MB of DRAM. The AR-B1576 and AR-B1577 are perfect for medical and telecommunications applications, factory floor networks, use as a MMIs for high speeding 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-B1576/AR-B1577 board, take a moment to make sure that the following items have been included inside the AR-B1576/AR-B1577 package.

The quick setup manual

1 AR-B1576 or AR-B1577 CPU board

1 Hard disk drive interface cable

1 Floppy disk drive interface cable

1 Parallel port interface cable and 1 RS-232C interface cable mounted on one bracket

1 Software utility CD

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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 333MHz CPUs (ref. Section CPU Setting of Chapter 3)

! Up to 128MB DRAM system ! Up to 512KB PBSRAM L2 cache system

On-board CRT and LCD panel display (AR-B1577 doesn’t support the LCD function)

! 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

! 5V/12V power requirement

Multi-layer PCB for noise reduction

Dimensions : 122mmX185mm

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2. SYSTEM CONTROLLER

This chapter describes the major structures of the AR-B1576 and AR-B1577 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-B1576/AR-B1577 board. Each controller is the four-channel 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 with less CPU intervention. The two DMA controllers are internally cascaded to provide four DMA channels for transfers to 8-bit peripherals (DMA1) and three channels for transfers to 16-bit peripherals (DMA2). DMA2 channel 0 provides the cascade interconnection between the two DMA devices, 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

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.

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2.3 INTERRUPT CONTROLLER

The equivalent of two 8259 Programmable Interrupt Controllers (PIC) are included on the AR-B1576 and ARB1577 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.

The following is the system information of interrupt levels:

InInterrupt Level

Description

NMI CTRL1

IRQ 0 IRQ 1 IRQ 2

IRQ 3 IRQ 4 IRQ 5 IRQ 6 IRQ 7

Interrupt Controller

Parity check CTRL2

System timer interrupt from timer 8254 Keyboard output buffer full

IRQ8 : Real time clock IRQ9 : Rerouting to INT 0Ah from hardware IRQ2 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

Serial port 2 Serial port 1 Spare Floppy disk adapter Parallel port 1

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2.3.1 I/O Port Address Map

Hex Range Device

000-01F DMA controller 1 020-021 Interrupt controller 1 022-023 AR-B1576 : SiS 5582 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)

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I/O Port Address Map

2.3.2 PCI Bus Assignment

Pin Signal Name Input/Output Pin Signal Name Input/Output

A1 -IOCHCK Input B1 GND Ground A2 SD7 Input/Output B2 RSTDRV Output A3 SD6 Input/Output B3 +5V Power A4 SD5 Input/Output B4 IRQ9 Input A5 SD4 Input/Output B5 -5V Power A6 SD3 Input/Output B6 DRQ2 Input A7 SD2 Input/Output B7 -12V Power A8 SD1 Input/Output B8 -ZWS Input

A9 SD0 Input/Output B9 +12V Power A10 IOCHRDY Input B10 GND Ground A11 AEN Output B11 -SMEMW Output A12 SA19 Input/Output B12 -SMEMR Output A13 SA18 Input/Output B13 -IOW Input/Output A14 SA17 Input/Output B14 -IOR Input/Output A15 SA16 Input/Output B15 -DACK3 Output

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A16 SA15 Input/Output B16 DRQ3 Input A17 SA14 Input/Output B17 -DACK1 Output A18 SA13 Input/Output B18 DRQ1 Input A19 SA12 Input/Output B19 -REFRESH Input/Output A20 SA11 Input/Output B20 BUSCLK Output A21 SA10 Input/Output B21 IRQ7 Input A22 SA9 Input/Output B22 IRQ6 Input A23 SA8 Input/Output B23 IRQ5 Input A24 SA7 Input/Output B24 IRQ4 Input A25 SA6 Input/Output B25 IRQ3 Input A26 SA5 Input/Output B26 -DACK2 Output A27 SA4 Input/Output B27 TC Output A28 SA3 Input/Output B28 BALE Output A29 SA2 Input/Output B29 +5V Power A30 SA1 Input/Output B30 OSC Output A31 SA0 Input/Output B31 GND Ground

PCI Bus Assignment

Pin Signal Name Input/Output Pin Signal Name Input/Output

C1 -SBHE Input/Output D1 -MEMCS16 Input

C2 LA23 Input/Output D2 -IOCS16 Input

C3 LA22 Input/Output D3 IRQ10 Input

C4 LA21 Input/Output D4 IRQ11 Input

C5 LA20 Input/Output D5 IRQ12 Input

C6 LA19 Input/Output D6 IRQ15 Input

C7 LA18 Input/Output D7 IRQ14 Input

C8 LA17 Input/Output D8 -DACK0 Output

C9 -MEMR Input/Output D9 DRQ0 Input C10 -MEMW Input/Output D10 -DACK5 Output C11 SD8 Input/Output D11 DRQ5 Input C12 SD9 Input/Output D12 -DACK6 Output C13 SD10 Input/Output D13 DRQ6 Input C14 SD11 Input/Output D14 -DACK7 Output C15 SD12 Input/Output D15 DRQ7 Input C16 SD13 Input/Output D16 +5V Power C17 SD14 Input/Output D17 -MASTER Input C18 SD15 Input/Output D18 GND Ground

PCI Bus Assignment

2.3.3 ISA Bus Signal Description

Name Description

CLK

2-4

[Output]

RSTDRV

SA0 – SA19

LA17 – LA23

SD0 – SD15

BALE

[Output]

[Input / Output]

[Input/Output]

[Output]

The CLK 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

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Name Description

-IOCHCK

IOCHRDY

[Input, Open collector]

IRQ 3-7, 9-12, 14, 15

-IOR

-IOW

-SMEMR

-MEMR

-SMEMW

-MEMW

DRQ 0-3, 5-7

-DACK 0-3, 5-7

AEN

-REFRESH

SBHE

-MASTER

MEMCS16

[Input, Open collector]

-IOCS16 [Input, Open collector]

OSC [Output] ZWS

[Input, Open collector]

ISA Bus Signal Description

[Input]

[Input/Output]

[Output]

[Input/Output]

[Output]

[Input/Output]

[Input]

[Output]

[output]

[Input/Output]

[Output]

[Input/Output]

[Input]

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

[Input]

request 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 onto the data bus The I/O write signal is an active low signal which instructs the I/ O devi ce to read data from the data bus The System Memory Read is low while any of the low 1 mega 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 1 mega 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 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 system memory 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 cycl e

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2.3.4 Real-Time Clock and Non-Volatile RAM

The AR-B1576 and AR-B1577 contain a real-time clock compartment th at ma int ai ns th e d ate and time in addition to storing configuration information about the computer system. It contains 14 bytes of clock and 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

Real-Time Clock & Non-Volatile RAM

2.3.5 Timer

The AR-B1576 and AR-B1577 provide 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.

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2.4 SERIAL PORT

The ACEs (Asynchronous Communication Elements ACE1 to ACE4) are used to convert parallel data to a serial format on the transmit side and 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 also included to use this 16x clock to drive the receiver logic. Also included in the ACE 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)

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

(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

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(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

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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

Serial Port Divisor Latch

2.5 PARALLEL PORT

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

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.

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(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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XXX

-ERROR SLCT PE

-ACK

-BUSY

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.

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(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:

Bit’s Definition

X presents not used.

NOTE:

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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STROBE AUTO FD XT INIT SLDC IN IRQ ENABLE

DIR(write only)

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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

3.1 OVERVIEW

The AR-B1576 and AR-B1577 are Pentium single CPU board. This section provides hardware’s jumpers settings, connectors’ locations, and the pin assignments.

J15

JP2

CN2

JP4

CN5

U10

LED2

CN4

J8 J9

CN3

40 39

1 1

J10

JP5

J12

JP7

J13

LED1

CN1

SW1

CN6

DB1

JP6

256

JP8

P55C\P54C

BUS1

SW2

CN7

SIMM2

SIMM1

U12

CN8

BUS2

U13

J14

DB2

CN9

External System Location

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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-B1576/AR-B1577 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.

3.2.1 Hard Disk (IDE) Connector (CN3)

A 40-pin header type connector (CN3) 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.

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CN3: 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 GROUND 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 40 NOT USED

HDD Pin Assignment

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3.2.2 PC/104 Connector

64 Pin PC/104 Connector Bus A & B (CN7)

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-IOCHCK ---

IOCHRDY---

64-Pin PC/104 Connector

SD7 --SD6 --SD5 --SD4 --SD3 --SD2 --SD1 --SD0 ---

AEN --SA19 --SA18 --SA17 --SA16 --SA15 --SA14 --SA13 --SA12 --SA11 --SA10 ---

SA9 ---

SA8 ---

SA7 ---

SA6 ---

SA5 ---

SA4 ---

SA3 ---

SA2 ---

SA1 ---

SA0 ---

GND ---

CN7: 64-Pin PC/104 Connector Bus A & B

(2) 40 Pin PC/104 Connector Bus C & D (CN8)

1 2

40 Pin PC/104 Connector

GND ---

-BHE --LA23 --LA22 --LA21 --LA20 --LA19 --LA18 --LA17 ---

-MRD16 ---

-MWR16 --SD8 --SD9 ---

SD10 --SD11 --SD12 --SD13 --SD14 --SD15 ---

Not Used ---

C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20

CN8: 40-Pin PC/104 Connector Bus C & D

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

CN7

CN8

--- GND

--- RSTDRV

--- +5 VDC

--- IRQ9

--- -5 VDC

--- DRQ2

--- -12 VDC

--- -ZWS

--- +12 VDC

B10

--- GND

B11

--- -SMEMW

B12

--- -SMEMR

B13

--- -IOW

B14

--- -IOR

B15

--- -DACK3

B16

--- DRQ3

B17

--- -DACK1

B18

--- DRQ1

B19

--- -REFRESH

B20

--- BUSCLK

B21

--- IRQ7

B22

--- IRQ6

B23

--- IRQ5

B24

--- IRQ4

B25

--- IRQ3

B26

--- -DACK2

B27

--- TC

B28

--- BALE

B29

--- +5 VDC

B30

--- OSC

B31

--- GND

B32

--- GND

D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8

D9 D10 D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 D16 D17 D18 D19 D20

--- GND

--- -MEM16

--- -IOCS16

--- IRQ10

--- IRQ11

--- IRQ12

--- IRQ15

--- IRQ14

--- -DACK0

--- DRQ0

--- -DACK5

--- DRQ5

--- -DACK6

--- DRQ6

--- -DACK7

--- DRQ7

--- +5 VDC

--- -MASTE

--- GND

39 40

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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

[Input]

-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]

The BUSCLK signal of the I/O channel is asynchronous to the CPU cl ock. This signal goes high during power-up, low linevoltage 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 t o 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 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 onto the data bus The I/O write signal is an active low signal which instructs the I/ O devi ce to read data from the data bus The System Memory Read is low while any of the low 1 mega 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 1 mega 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

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Name Description

SBHE [Input/Output]

-MASTER [Input]

-MEMCS16

[Input, Open collector]

-IOCS16

[Input, Open collector]

OSC [Output]

-ZWS

[Input, Open collector]

PC/104 Bus Signal Description

3.2.3 Keyboard Connector

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The System Bus High Enable indicates the high byte SD8 – SD15 on the data bus 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 system memory may be los t due to the lack of refresh 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 used for the color graphic card The Zero Wait State indicates to the microproc essor that the present bus cycle can be completed without inserting additional wait cycl e

(1) 6-Pin Mini DIN Keyboard Connector (CN9)

1 DATA

2 Not Used 3 GND 4 VCC 5 CLOCK

6 Not Used

CN9: Keyboard Connector

CN9 (Front View)

(2) AUX. Keyboard Connector (J14)

A PC/AT compatible keyboard can be used by connected the provided adapter cable between J14 and the keyboard. The pin assignments of J14 connector are as follows:

J14

1 CLOCK

2 DATA 3 Not Used 4 GND 5 VCC

J14: AUX. Keyboard Connector

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3.2.4 FDD Port Connector (CN2)

The AR-B1576/AR-B1577 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.

2 1

CN2: 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 GATE

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

FDD Pin Assignment

3.2.5 Parallel Port Connector (CN4)

To use the parallel port, an adapter cable has to be connected to the CN4 (26-pin header type) connector. This adapter cable is mounted on a bracket and is included in your AR-B1576 or AR-B1577 package. The connector for the parallel port is a 25 pin D-type female connector.

2 1

Parallel Port Connector

D-Type Connector

CN4: Parallel Port Connector

CN4 DB-25 Signal CN4 DB-25 Signal

1 1 -Strobe 2 14 -Auto F o r m F eed 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 Connect

Parallel Port Pin Assignments

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3.2.6 Serial Port

(1) RS-232/RS-485 Select (JP4, JP6 & JP7)

JP4 selects COM B port, and adjusts the CN5 connector is RS-485 or RS-232C. JP6 selects COM A port for using DB2 for RS-232C or connects External RS-485. JP7 adjusts the onboard RS-485.

(A) COM-A RS-485 Adapter Select (JP6)

Reserved for Acrosser's

RS-485 Adapter Used Only

123

RS-232C Factory-Default Setting

123

JP6: 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

1 2

RS-232C Factory-Default Setting

JP4: COM-B RS-485 Adapter Select

RS-485 RS-232

(Factory Preset)

JP7: COM-B RS-232C/RS-485 Select

(2) RS-485 Terminator Select (JP5)

12 12

OFF

Factory Preset

JP5: RS-485 Terminator Select

(3) RS-485 Header (J10)

J10 is onboard RS-485 header. J10 pin assignments are as follows:

123

1 N485+ 2 N4853 GND

J10 (COM B)

J10: RS-485 Connector

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(4) RS-232 Connector (CN5 & DB2)

There are two serial ports with EIA RS-232C interface on the AR-B1576 or AR-B1577. 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 JP4 and JP7. The pin assignments of the DB2 and CN5 for serial port A & B are as follows:

DB2 (COM A) CN5 (COM B)

5 GND 4-DTR

9-RI

8-CTS

3 TXD

7-RTS

2 RXD

6-DSR

123456789

1-DCD

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

RS-232 Connector Pin Assignment

3.2.7 PS/2 Mouse Connector (CN6)

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:

1 DATA

2 N.C. 3 GND 4 VCC

5 CLOCK 6 N.C.

CN6

6 Pin Mini-DIN

CN6: PS/2 Mouse Connector

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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.

VCC 1

2 VCC

DATA- 3 4 DATA-

DATA+ 5

GND 7

CASE GND 9 10 CASE GND

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

USB Connector Pin Assignment

6 DATA+

8 GND

3.2.9 External Speaker Header (J5)

Besides the onboard buzzer, you can use an external speaker by connecting to the J5 header.

1 Speaker+ 2 Speaker3 Speaker4 Speaker-

J5: Speaker Header

3.2.10 Reset Header (J9)

J9 is used to connect to an external reset switch. Shorting these two pins will reset the system.

1 Reset+

J9: Reset Header

2 Reset-

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3.2.11 LED Header

(1) External Power LED & Keyboard Lock Header (J12)

1 Power LED+ 2 No connect 3 Power LED-

123

J12: Power LED & Keyboard Lock Header

(2) HDD LED Header (J8)

J8: HDD LED Header

(3) Watchdog LED Header (J6)

J6: Watchdog LED Header

4 Key-Lock +

5 Key-Lock -

12LED-

LED+

1 LED+ 2 LED-

3.2.12 Power Connector (J13)

J13 is an 8-pin power connector. You can directly connect the power supply to the onboard power connector for stand-alone applications.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

J13: Power Connector

GND +5 VDC

+5 VDC GND GND +12 VDC

-12 VDC

-5 VDC

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3.2.13 CPU Setting

The AR-B1576 and AR-B1577 accept many types of 586 microprocessors such as Intel Pentium, AMD K5 & AMD K6, and Cyrix 6X86. 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 (SW1)

ClockMultiplier

OFF

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SW1 -- Factory Default Setting

SW1: CPU Clock Multiplier

(1) CPU Base Clock Select (SW1)

This board supports different types of CPUs. The clock generator needs to be set by SW1. The CPU input clock is twice the operation clock.

SW1-4 SW1-5 SW1-6 Base Clock PCI Clock

ON ON OFF 50MHz 25MHz

OFF ON OFF 66.6MHz 33.3MHz

ON OFF OFF 60MHz 30MHz OFF OFF OFF 55MHz 27.5MHz OFF OFF ON 75MHz 37.5MHz

CPU Clock Multiplier

(2) CPU Clock Multiplier Select (SW1)

The CPU clock multiplier needs to be set by SW1.

BF1

BF0

BF2

OFF

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ClockMultiplier

OFF

123456

Multiplier

SW1: CPU Clock Multiplier

NOTE:

1. SW1 jumper setting – BF0-BF2: On presents Low, Off presents High.

2. Intel CPU MMX – 233 is factory default setting.

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B. CPU Logic Core Voltage Select (SW2)

The following table lists the setup of CPU voltages from 2.16V to 3.46V.

OFF

12345

SW2 -- Factory Default Setting

SW2: CPU Logic Core Voltage

The following table lists the setup of CPU voltages from 1.96V to 3.46V.

SW2-1 SW2-2 SW2-3 SW2-4 SW2-5 SW2-6 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 -- 2.26V

OFF OFF ON OFF OFF -- 2.36V

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

SW2: CPU Logic Core Voltage

C. CPU Cooling Fan Power Connector (J2)

1 +12V 2 GND

J2: CPU Cooling Fan Power Connector

D. P54C/P55C CPU Type Select (JP8)

3-12

123

Intel Pentium MMX AMD K6 Cyrix 6x86L Cyrix 6x86MX

123

Intel Pentium AMD K5 Cyrix 6x86 IDT Winchip C6

(Factory Preset)

JP8: P55C/P54C CPU Type Select

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Intel CPU

CPU Type

Pentium – 75

Pentium – 90 Pentium – 100 Pentium – 120 Pentium – 133 Pentium – 150 Pentium – 166 Pentium – 200

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

Intel CPU Base Clock Setting

NOTE:

1. SW1 jumper setting – BF0-BF2: On presents Low, Off presents High.

2. Intel CPU MMX – 233 is factory default setting.

Work

Frequency

75MHz 50.0MHz 1.5X Off Off Off

90MHz 60.0MHz 1.5X Off Off Off 100MHz 66.7MHz 1.5X Off Off Off 120MHz 60.0MHz 2.0X On Off Off 133MHz 66.7MHz 2.0X On Off Off 150MHz 60.0MHz 2.5X On On Off 166MHz 66.7MHz 2.5X On On Off 200MHz 66.7MHz 3.0X Off On Off

Clock Multiplier BF0 BF1 BF2

AMD CPU

CPU Type Work

Frequency

K5-P R75 ( A B R ) 75MHz 50.0MHz 1.5X

K5-P R90 ( A B R ) 90MHz 60.0MHz 1.5X K5-PR100 (ABR) 100MHz 66.7MHz 1.5X K5-PR120 (ABR) 90MHz 60.0MHz 1.5X On K5-PR133 (ABR) 100MHz 66.7MHz 1.5X On K5-PR166 (ABR) 116.7MHz 66.7MHz 1.75X On On

K5-P R75 ( A F R ) 75MHz 50.0MHz 1.5X

K5-P R90 ( A F R ) 90MHz 60.0MHz 1.5X

K5-PR100 (AFR) 100MHz 66.7MHz 1.5X K5-PR120 (AFR) 90MHz 60.0MHz 1.5X On K5-PR133 (AFR) 100MHz 66.7MHz 1.5X On

K5-PR166 (AFR) 116.7MHz 66.7MHz 1.75X On On K6-166 (MMX)(ANR) 166MHz 66.7MHz 2.5X On On K6-200 (MMX)(ANR) 200MHz 66.7MHz 3.0X K6-233 (MMX)(ANR) 233MHz 66.7MHz 3.5X

K6-2-300 300MHz 66.7MHz 4.5X K6-2-333 333MHz 66.7MHz 5.0X

AMD CPU Base Clock Setting

Clock Multiplier BF0 BF1 BF2

SW1

SW1-1 SW1-2 SW1-3

SW1-1 SW1-2 SW 1-3

Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off

Off Off Off Off

On On On

Off On On

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SW2

3.36V

2.86V

SW2

3.46V

Off Off Off Off

Off

3.36V

Off Off Off Off

Off

2.96V

Off

3.36V

2.26V

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Cyrix CPU

CPU Type Work

Frequency

6X86-PR100 80MHz 40.0MHz 2.0X On 6X86-PR120 100MHz 50.0MHz 2.0X On 6X86-PR133 110MHz 55.0MHz 2.0X On 6X86-PR150 120MHz 60.0MHz 2.0X On 6X86-PR166 133MHz 66.7MHz 2.0X On

6X86-PR200 150MHz 75.0MHz 2.0X On 6X86L-PR120 100MHz 50.0MHz 2.0X On 6X86L-PR133 110MHz 55.0MHz 2.0X On 6X86L-PR150 120MHz 60.0MHz 2.0X On 6X86L-PR166 133MHz 66.7MHz 2.0X On 6X86L-PR200 150MHz 75.0MHz 2.0X On

6X86-PR166 (MMX) 150/133MHz 60/66.7MHz 2. 5/ 2. 0X On 6X86-PR200 (MMX) 166/150MHz 66.7/75MHz 2. 5/ 2. 0X On 6X86-PR233 (MMX) 187.5/200MHz 75//66.7MHz 2. 5/ 3. 0X 6X86-PR300 (MMX) 233MHz 66.7MHz 3.5X

Clock

Cyrix CPU Base Clock Setting

IDT Winchip CPU

CPU Type Work

IDT C6-180 180MHz 60.0MHz 3.0X IDT C6-200 200MHz 66.7MHz 3.0X IDT C6-225 225MHz 75.0MHz 3.0X IDT C6-240 240MHz 60.0MHz 4.0X

Frequency

Clock

IDT Winchip CPU Base Clock Setting

NOTE:

2. Intel CPU MMX – 233 is factory default setting.

1. SW1 jumper setting – BF0-BF2: On presents Low, Off presents High.

SW1

Multiplier

SW1

Multiplier

SW1-1 SW1-2 SW1-3

BF0 BF1 BF2

Off/On

Off Off Off

SW1-1 SW1-2 SW1-3

BF0 BF1 BF2

Off Off Off On

Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off

On/Off

Off

Off/On

Off

SW2

3.36V

2.86V

2.96V

SW2

3.46V

3.2.14 DRAM Configuration

There are two 32-bit memory banks on the AR-B1576/AR-B1577 board. It can be one-side or double-side SIMM (Single-Line Memory Modules) which is designed to accommodate 256KX36 bit to 16MX36-bit SIMMs. This provides the user with up to 128MB of main memory. The 32-bit SIMM (without parity bit) also can be used on ARB1576/AR-B1577 board. There are some various on-board memory configurations available as the following table. 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

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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CRT/LCD FLAT PANEL DISPLAY

This chapter describes the configuration and installation procedure for LCD & CRT displays. The following topics are covered:

! CRT Connector (DB1) ! LCD Flat Panel Display ! Supported LCD Panel

4.1 CRT CONNECTOR (DB1)

The AR-B1576 and AR-B1577 support CRT color monitors, STN, Dual-Scan, TFT, monochrome and color panels. It can be connected to create a compact video solution for the industrial environment. 1MB of onboard RAM allows a maximum CRT resolution of 1024X768 and a LCD resolution of 800X600 with 64K colors. 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)

2 3 4 5

1 Red 2 Green

111

3 Blue 13 Horizontial Sync 14 Vertical Sync 4, 9, 11, 12, & 15 Not used 5 & 10 Ground 6, 7 & 8 AGND

For AR-B1576

DB1: CRT Connector

12 DDCDATA 15 DDCCLOCK

For AR-B1577 Other pins' assignments are as same as the AR-B1576's

4.2 LCD FLAT PANEL DISPLAY

This section describes the configuration and installation procedure for a LCD display. Skip this section if you are using a CRT monitor only.

Use the Flash memory Writer utility to download the new BIOS file into the ROM chip to configure the BIOS default settings for different types of LCD panels. Next, set your system properly and configure the AR-B1576 VGA module for the right type of LCD panel you are using.

The following shows the block diagram of the system when using the AR-B1576 with a LCD display.

CAUTION: 1. If you want to connect the LCD panel, you must update the AR-B1576’s BIOS, then you can setup

the corrected BIOS. Please contact Acrosser for the latest BIOS update.

2. If user needs to update the BIOS version or connect other LCD, please contact the sales department. The detail supported LCDs are listed in the Acrosser Web site, user can download the suitable BIOS. The address is as follows:

http:\\www.acrosser.com

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AR-B1576 CPU Boad

VBL Control

VEE

LCD

Panel

+12V, +5V

Inverter

Board

LCD Panel Block Diagram

The block diagram shows that the AR-B1576 still needs components to use with a LCD panel. The inverter board provides the control for the brightness and the contrast of the LCD panel. The inverter is also the components that supply the high voltage to drive the LCD panel. Each item will be explained further in the section.

Pin 1

CN1

Inverter & Contrast

FL HIGH

Voltage

AR-B1576

CPU Board

Pin 1

LCD Panel Cable Installation Diagram

NOTE: Be careful with the pin orientation when installing connectors and the cables. A wrong connection can easily

destroy your LCD panel. Pin 1 of the cable connector is indicated with a sticker and pin1 of the ribbon cable is usually has a different color.

AR-B1577 doesn’t support LCD function, so skip this section if you use AR-B1577.

LCD

Panel

4.2.1 Inverter Board Description

The inverter board supplies high voltage signals to drive the LCD panel by converting the 12 volt signal from the AR-B1576 into a high voltage AC signal for LCD panel. It can be installed freely on the space provided over the VR board. If the VR board is installed on the bracket, you have to provide a place to install the inverter board into your system.

4.2.2 LCD Connector

(1) DE/E Signal from M or LP Select (JP2)

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123 123

E/LPDE/M

Factory Preset

JP2: DE/E Signal from M or LP

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(2) LCD Panel Display Connector (CN1)

Attach a display panel connector to this 44-pin connector with pin assignments as shown below:

2 1

CN1: LCD Display Connector

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 GND 2 SHFCLK 3 GND 4 LP 5 FLM 6 GND 7 P0 8 P1

9 P2 10 P3 11 P4 12 P5 13 GND 14 P6 15 P7 16 P8 17 P9 18 P10 19 P11 20 GND 21 P12 22 P13 23 P14 24 P15 25 P16 26 P17 27 GND 28 P18 29 P19 30 P20 31 P21 32 P22 33 P23 34 GND 35 VCC 36 VCC 37 +12V 38 +12V 39 GND 40 GND 41 DE 42 ENABLK 43 GND 44 VEE

LCD Display Assignment

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5. INSTALLATION

This chapter describes the procedure of the utility diskette installation. The following topics are covered:

! Overview ! Utility Diskette – for AR-B1576 ! Utility Diskette – for AR-B1577 ! Watchdog Timer

5.1 OVERVIEW

This chapter provides information for you to set up a working system based on the AR-B1576 and AR-B1577 CPU card. Please read the details of the CPU card’s hardware descriptions before installation carefully, especially jumper 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 AT-bus 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.

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5.2 UTILITY DISKETTE – FOR AR-B1576

AR-B1576 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 & OS/2; disk 3 is for WINNT 3.5, W INNT 4.0 and IDE dr iv er . The utility disk attaches the RE AD ME .D OC fi l e, a nd a ft er e xtr ac t in g t h e c om pr es s ed f il es , i nc lu d in g t he README.TXT file in the decompressed sub-directories. Please refer to the README.TXT file for any troubleshooting before driver installation.

5.2.1 WIN 3.1 Driver

For the WIN31 operating system, the user must be in DOS mode to decompress 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 there are many files and one <windows> direction generated.

C:\>CD VGAW31 C:\VGAW31>WIN31DRV

In WIN31 mode execute the SETUP.BAT file. It generates the SETUP MENU.

C:\VGAW31>SETUP

The screen shows the chip type, and presses any key enter the main menu. Please choose the <Windows Version 3.1 (6555X accelerated drivers)>, press [ENTER] to select <All

Resolutions>. When this line appears [*], that means this item is selected. Press [End] to install. The screen will show the dialog box to prompt the user for the WIN31 path. The default is C:\WINDOWS. Follow the setup steps’ messages. As completed the setup procedure will generate the message

following.

Step 9:

Step 10:

Step 11:

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Installation is done! Change to your Windows directory and type SETUP to run the Windows Setup program. Choose one of

the new drivers marked by an *. Please refer to the User’s Guide to complete the installation.

Press [Esc] to return the main menu, and press [Esc] to return to the DOS mode. In WIN31, you can find the <Chips CPL> icon located in the {CONTROL PANEL} group. Adjust the <Refresh Rate>, <Cursor Animation>, , <Resolution>, and <Big Cursor>.

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5.2.2 WIN 95 Driver

For the WIN95 operating system, the user must be in DOS mode to decompress the compressed file.

Step 1:

Step 2:

Step 3:

Step 4:

Step 5: Step 6:

CAUTION: If you decompress files in the newly created directory, you c a n f i nd t h e RE A D ME f i l e . It d e s c ri b e s d e ta i l ed

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

In the WIN95 operating system, 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 <Chips and Tech 65550 PCI > item, select and click the <OK> button. Finally, find the <DISPLAY> icon and the <Chips> item. You can select this item, and adjust the

<Screen Resolution>, <Refresh Rate>, …and other functions. Please refer to the messages during installation.

installation information.

5.2.3 WINNT Driver

For the WINNT3.5 & WINNT4.0 operating system, the user must decompress 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 VGANTXX

Insert the Utility Disk #3 in the floppy disk drive, and then copy the compressed file—NTXXDRV.EXE in the new created directory.

C:\>COPY A:\NTXXDRV.EXE C:\VGANTXX

Change directory to the new directory, and extract the compressed file.

C:\>CD VGANTXX C:\VGANTXX>NTXXDRV

In the WINNTXX operating system, 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:\VGANTXX

Find the <Chips Video Accelerator (65545 / 48 / 50 / 54 / 55 68554)> item, select it and click the <OK> button.

Find the <Chips> item in the <DISPLAY> icon. You can select this item, and adjust the <Screen Resolution>, <Refresh Rate>, …and other function. Please refer to the messages during installation.

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5.2.4 OS/2 Warp 3.0 Driver

The following steps must be performed before you install the 65550 display driver:

CAUTION:

To install this driver, do the following steps:

Step 1:

Step 2:

Step 3:

Step 4:

Step 5:

Step 6:

Step 7:

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 65550 PCI Display Driver Diskette in drive A. (DISK #2)

Because the diskette enclosed a compressed file, extract 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

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>.

5.3 UTILITY DISKETTE – FOR AR-B1577

AR-B1577 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; disk 2 is for WIN95 & IDE driver; disk 3 is for WINNT 3.5, WINNT

4.0 & OS/2. The utility disk attaches the RE A DME . D O C f i l e , an d a ft e r ext r a c t i n g th e c o m p r es s ed f i l es , in c l u di n g the README.TXT file in the decompressed sub-directories. Please refer to the README.TXT file for any troubleshooting before driver installation.

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5.3.1 WIN 3.1 Driver

For the WIN31 operating system, the user must be in DOS mode to decompress the compressed file.

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

C:\>COPY A:\WIN31DRV.EXE C:\VGAW31

Change directory to the newly created directory, and extract the compressed file. User can find 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 mode: <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.

5.3.2 WIN 95 Driver

For the WIN95 operating system, user must be in DOS mode to decompress the compressed file. And then setup step by step:

Step 1:

Step 2:

Step 3:

Step 4:

Step 5: Step 6:

CAUTION: If you decompress files in the newly created directory, you c a n f i nd t h e RE A D ME f i l e . It d e s c ri b e s d e ta i l ed

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 created 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, 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 and click the <OK> button. Finally, find the <SETIING> item in the <DISPLAY> icon. You can select this item, and adjust the

<Screen Resolution>, …and other functions. Please refer to the messages during installation.

installation information.

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5.3.3 WINNT Driver

In the WINNT3.5 or WINNT4.0 operating system, the user must extract the compress 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 VGANTXX

Insert the Utility Disk #3 in the floppy disk drive, and then copy the compressed file—NTXXDRV.EXE in the new directory.

C:\>COPY A:\NTXXDRV.EXE C:\VGANTXX

Change directory to the new directory, and extract the compressed file.

C:\>CD VGANTXX C:\VGANTXX>NTXXDRV

Find the <SiS 5597/5598> item to select it and click the <OK> button.

Find the <SETTING> item in the <DISPLAY> icon, can adjust the <Screen Resolution>, …and other function. Please refer to the messages during installation.

5.3.4 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:

Step 5:

1. OS/2 DOS Support must be installed.

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, and then 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

At the OS/2 command prompt, type the following commands to copy the files to the OS/2 drive: C:\VGAOS2> SISINST C:\VGAOS2 C: <ENTER>

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Step 6:

Step 7:

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 is completed, adjust the VGA resolution in the SYSTEM icon <SCREEN> item of the <SYSTEM SETUP>.

5.4 WATCHDOG TIMER

This section describes how to use the Watchdog Timer, disabled, enabled, and trigger. The AR-B1576 & AR-B1577 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

Write and Trigger

Time Base

Counter

and

Compartor

Watchdog LED

Watchdog Block Diagram

RESET

5.4.1 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 period.

Time Factor Time-Out Period (Seconds)

80H 3 81H 6 82H 12 83H 18 84H 24 85H 30 86H 36 87H 42

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 listed the relation of timer factors between time-out period. And if you use the IRQ15 signal to warn your program when watchdog timer out, please enter the BIOS Setup the <Peripheral Setup> menu, the <OnBoard PCI IDE> and <IDE Prefetch> these two 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

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.

5.4.2 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 demonstrates how to enable the watchdog timer and set the time-out 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.

5.4.3 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 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.

5.4.4 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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6. 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

6.1 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 1.07

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.

BIOS: Setup Main Menu

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CAUTION: 1. In the AR-B1576 and AR-B1577 BIOS the factory-default setting is the <Auto Configuration with

Opti mal Set tin gs> 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.

6.2 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

Date (mm/dd/yyyy): Tue Jun 02,1998 640KB Time (hh/mm/ss): 13:39:30 63MB

Floppy Drive A: Not Installed 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

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.

6.3 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

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 Present Primary Display VGA/EGA Password Check Setup Boot to OS/2, DRAM 64MB or Above No Wait For ‘F1’ If Error Enabled Hit ‘DEL’ Message Disp l ay 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 :

ESC:Exit ↑↓:Sel PgUp/PgDn:Modify

F2/F3:Color

BIOS: Advanced CMOS Setup

Disabled IDE-0 IDE-1 IDE-2 IDE-3 Floppy ARMD-FDD ARMD-HDD CDROM SCSI NETWORK

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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. W hen <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 bootup.

PS/2 Mouse Support

The setting of Enabled allows the system to detect a PS/2 mouse on bootup. 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 is 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

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.

Internal Cache Setting

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.

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

The video ROM is not copied to RAM. The contents of the video ROM cannot be read from or written to cache memory.

Enabled

The contents of C000h - C7FFFh are written to the same address in system memory (RAM) for faster execution.

Cached

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.

Shadow Setting

6.4 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

DRAM Automatic Confi guration Enable EDO Dram Access Time 60ns FP Dram Access Ti me None Used Refresh Cycle Time 12

RAS Palse W i dth When Refresh 6T DRAM Read Leadoff Time 1T

ISA Bus Clock Frequenc y 7.159MHZ MEMORY HOLE at 15M - 16M Disabled USB Function Enabled USB Keyboard / Mouse Legacy Support Enabled

VGA Shared Memory Size 1M VGA Frequency 55MHz

Available Options :

Disabled Enabled

ESC:Exit ↑↓:Sel PgUp/PgDn:Modify

F2/F3:Color

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 <Disabled> the USB function. If the options set <Enabled> in the same time will open the <Shadow RAM DC00~DFFF>, and will occupied IRQ10.

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VGA Shared Memory Size

This option sets the VGA’s occupied memory size.

VGA Frequency

This option sets the display’s refresh.

NOTE:

These two options: <VGA Shared Memory Size> and <VGA Frequency> are only show on the BIOS of the AR-B1577.

ISA Bus Clock Fre quency

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.

Refresh Cycle Time

This option sets the DRAM refresh cycle time.

6.5 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 - Power Management S etup

Power Management /APM Disabled Video Power Down Mode Off 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) Monit or IRQ 4 – (COM1, COM3) Monit or 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

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 state that the video subsystem enters after the specified period of display inactivity has 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.

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Standby Time Out 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.

6.6 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

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

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 BusMaster

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.

6.7 PERIPHERAL SETUP

This section is used to configure peripheral features.

AMIBIOS SETUP - PERIPHERAL SETUP

OnBoard FDC Auto OnBoard Serial Port1 Aut o OnBoard Serial Port2 Aut o 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

BIOS: Peripheral Setup

OnBoard FDC

This option enables the floppy drive controller on the AR-B1576 & AR-B1577.

OnBoard Serial Port

This option enables the serial port on the AR-B1576 & AR-B1577.

OnBoard Parallel Port

This option enables the parallel port on the AR-B1576 & AR-B1577.

Parallel Port Mode

This option specifies the parallel port mode. ECP and EPP are both bidirectional 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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6.8 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.

6.9 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:

6.10 LOAD DEFAULT SETTING

This section permits users to select a group of settings for all BIOS Setup options. Not only can you use these items to quickly set system configuration parameters, you can choose a group of settings that have a better chance of working when the system is having configuration related problems.

6.10.1 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) ?

6.10.2 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) ?

6.11 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.

6.11.1 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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6.11.2 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) ?

6.12 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-B1576 and AR-B1577 provide 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:

Step 6:

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. Keep your system in the real mode.

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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7. 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 333Mhz CPU AR-B1576 – SiS 5582 and C&T F65550

AR-B1577 – 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 / 1MB AR-B1576 – 1 MB VRAM (PCI bus, 1024X768/256 colors)

AR-B1577– 4MB VRAM (PCI bus, 1280x1024 true 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 keyboard and PS/2 mouse interface 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) 15 TTL level loads maximum Add EMI components to COM ports, parallel port, CRT, keyboard, and PS/2 mouse Power LED, hard disk LED, and watchdog LED +5V only, 3.5A maximum (base on Pentium-75) 8 layers, EMI considered 185 mmX122mm (7.29”X4.80”)

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8. PLACEMENT & DIMENSIONS

8.1 PLACEMENT

J15

JP2

LED1

CN1

SW1

LED2

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CN4

CN3

40 39

JP4

CN5

JP5

1 1

J10

J8 J9

26 25

CN6

U10

DB1

J12

256

JP8

P55C\P54C

BUS1

SW2

CN7

SIMM2

SIMM1

U12

CN8

BUS2

U13

JP7

J13

J14

JP6

DB2

CN9

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8.2 DIMENSIONS

455

4000

125

1100

930

445

7−∅158

7−∅1587−∅158

4150 4100

3150

210

400

210

7280

3000

1700

210

905 940

130

185

3590

1300

185

370 95

Unit: mil (1 inch = 25.4 mm = 1000 mil)

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9. PROGRAMMING RS-485 & INDEX

9.1 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-B1576/AR-B1577 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)

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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9.2 INDEX

Name Function Page

CN1 LCD panel display connector 4-3 CN2 Floppy disk connector 3-6 CN3 Hard disk (IDE) connector 3-2 CN4 Parallel port connector 3-6 CN5 Serial port B connector 3-8 CN6 PS/2 mouse connector 3-8 CN7 64 pin PC/104 connector bus A & B 3-3 CN8 40 pin PC/104 connector bus C & D 3-3 CN9 Keyboard connector 3-5 DB1 CRT connector 4-1 DB2 Serial port A connector 3-8

SIMM1&SIMM2 Socket for DRAM SIMMs 3-14

J2 CPU cooling fan power connector 3-12 J5 External speaker header 3-9 J6 Watchdog LED header 3-10 J7 USB Connector 3-9 J8 HDD LED header 3-10

J9 Reset header 3-9 J10 RS-485 header 3-7 J12 External power LED & Key-lock header 3-10 J13 8-pin power connector 3-10 J14 AUX. Keyboard connector 3-5

LED1 Power LED LED2 Watchdog LED

SW1 System base clock & CPU clock multiplier 3-11 SW2 CPU logic core voltage select 3-12

JP2 DENAVEE & DVEE signal select 4-2 JP4 COM B RS-485 adapter select 3-7 JP5 RS-485 terminator select 3-7 JP6 COM A RS-485 adapter select 3-7 JP7 COM B RS-232C/RS-485 select 3-7 JP8 P54C/P55C CPU type select 3-12

Note: If the content in Setting is inconsistent with the CD-ROM. Please refer to the Setting as the priority.

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