AR-B1673 User’s Guide
AR-B1673
INDUSTRIAL GRADE
CPU BOARD
User’ s Guide
Edition: 1.1
Book Number: AR-B1673-05.1201
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Table of Contents
0. PREFACE……………………………………………………………………………………….3
0.1 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER.....................................................................................................................................3
0.2 WELCOME TO THE AR-B1673 CPU BOARD................................................................................................................................3
0.3 BEFORE YOU USE THIS GUIDE...................................................................................................................................................3
0.4 RETURNING YOUR BOARD FOR SERVICE.................................................................................................................................3
0.5 TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND USER COMMENTS........................................................................................................................3
0.6 STATIC ELECTRICITY PRECAUTIONS ........................................................................................................................................4
1. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………….…6
1.1 SPECIFICATIONS...........................................................................................................................................................................6
1.2 PACKING LIST................................................................................................................................................................................7
2. INSTALLATION………………………………………………………………………………..8
2.1 AR-B1673'S LAYOUT .....................................................................................................................................................................8
2.2 POWER ON CONNECTOR FOR ATX POWER SUPPLY (ATX1)...............................................................................................9
2.3 CLEAR CMOS (JP4).......................................................................................................................................................................9
3. CONNECTION………………………………………………………………………………..10
3.1 AUDIO PORT CONNECTOR (AUDIO1).......................................................................................................................................10
3.2 ULTRA ATA33/66/100 IDE DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR (IDE1, IDE2).........................................................................................10
3.3 PARALLEL PORT CONNECTOR (PRINT1).................................................................................................................................11
3.4 SERIAL PORTS (COM1, COM2)..................................................................................................................................................12
3.5 COM1 RS-232/RS-485 SELECT (XP1, XP2)................................................................................................................................12
3.5 KEYBOARD / MOUSE CONNECTOR (PS1, PS2).......................................................................................................................13
3.6 USB PORT CONNECTOR (USB1)...............................................................................................................................................13
3.7 IRDA INFRARED INTERFACE PORT (IR1) .................................................................................................................................13
3.8 FAN CONNECTOR (FAN1)...........................................................................................................................................................14
3.9 ETHERNET RJ45 CONNECTOR (LAN1).....................................................................................................................................14
3.10 VGA CRT CONNECTOR (VGA1) ...............................................................................................................................................14
3.11 FLOPPY DRIVE CONNECTOR (FDD1)...................................................................................................................................15
3.12 SRAM. MEMORY BANK ADDRESS SELECT (XP3) .................................................................................................................15
3.13 GENERAL PURPOSE I/O (GPIO1).............................................................................................................................................16
3.13.1 GPIO Address Select (JP3).................................................................................................................................................16
3.14 POWER CONNECTOR (PWR1, PWR2).....................................................................................................................................16
3.15 LCD---TTL INTERFACE & LVDS INTERFACE...........................................................................................................................17
3.15.1---TTL CONNECTOR (LCD1)...............................................................................................................................................17
3.15.2---LVDS CONNECTOR (LVDS1)..........................................................................................................................................17
3.15.3---LVDSVCC & LCDVCC VOLTAGE SELECT (LVDSV1)....................................................................................................18
3.16 INTERNAL & EXTERNAL BUZZER (ESPK1).............................................................................................................................18
3.17 RESET SWITCH (RST1).............................................................................................................................................................18
3.18 EXTERNAL LED HEADER (LED1).............................................................................................................................................18
3.19 PC/104 CONNECTOR (PC-104).................................................................................................................................................18
4. WATCHDOG TIMER…………………………………………………………………………19
4.1 WATCHDOG TIMER SETTING ....................................................................................................................................................19
4.2 WATCHDOG TIMER TRIGGER....................................................................................................................................................19
5. BIOS CONSOLE……………………………………………………………………………..20
5.1 BIOS SETUP NOTICE ..................................................................................................................................................................20
5.2 MAIN CMOS SETUP.....................................................................................................................................................................21
5.3 ADVANCED CMOS SETUP ..........................................................................................................................................................23
5.4 PERIPHERALS CMOS SETUP.....................................................................................................................................................25
5.5 PNP/PCI CMOS SETUP ...............................................................................................................................................................27
5.6 PC HEALTH CMOS SETUP..........................................................................................................................................................28
5.7 BOOT CMOS SETUP.................................................................................................................................................................... 29
5.8 EXIT CMOS SETUP......................................................................................................................................................................30
5.9 BIOS UPDATE ..............................................................................................................................................................................31
6 PROTECT-U: SOFTWARE PROTECTION………………………………………………..32
APPENDIX A. ADDRESS MAPPING…………………………………………………………33
APPENDIX B. INTERRUPT REQUEST (IRQ)……………………………………………….34
APPENDIX C. PROTECT-U LIBRARY USER MANUAL…………………………………..35
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0. PREFACE
0.1 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER
This document is copyrighted, 2005, 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 or original manufacturer. Acrosser Technology assumes
no responsibility or warranty with respect to the content in this manual and specificall y dis claims any implied
warranty of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Furthermore, Acrosser Technology reserves the
right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any times without notice. Such revisions will
be posted on the Internet
Possession, use, or copy of the software described in this publication is authorized only pursuant to valid written
license from Acrosser or an authorized sub licensor.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Acrosser, AMI, IBM PC/AT, Windows, MS-DOS…are registered trademarks.
All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
0.2 WELCOME TO THE AR-B1673 CPU BOARD
This guide introduces the Acrosser AR-B1673 CPU Board.
Use information provided in this manual describes this card’s functions and features. It also helps you start, set up
and operate your AR-B1673. General system information can also be found in this publication.
0.3 BEFORE YOU USE THIS GUIDE
Please refer to the Chapter 1, “Introduction” in this guide, if you have not already installed this AR-B1673. Check the
packing list before you install and make sure the accessories are completely included.
AR-B1673 CD provides the newest information regarding the CPU card. Please refer to the files of the
enclosed utility CD. It contains the modification and hardware & software information, and adding the description
or modification of product function after manual printed.
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, daytime telephone, facsimile number and E-mail.
2. A description of the system configuration and/or software at the time of 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 any suggestions for improving particular sections or if you find any errors on it, please send your
comments to Acrosser Technology Co., Ltd. or your local sales representative and indicate the manual title and
book number.
Internet electronic
acrosser@tp.globalnet.com.tw
(WWW.ACROSSER.COM) as soon as possible.
mailto:Sales@acrosser.com
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0.6 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 that may result in expensive repairs. The following
measures should 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 components, place all materials on an anti-static surface.
Be careful not to touch the components on the board, especially the “golden finger” connectors on the bottom of the
board.
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REVISION HISTORY
Date Revision Description
2005/12/01 1.1
1. SRAM I/O port changed from 75H to 200H.
2. Release software protection (Protect-U).
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1. INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the AR-B1673 ISA Single Board Computer. The AR-B1673 board is PIC form factor board, which
comes equipped with high performance VIA ® Eden or C3 Processor with the VIA ® advanced chipset Apollo
PLE133T (VT8601T and VT82C686B). This product is designed for the system manufacturers, integrators, or VARs
that want to provide all the performance, reliability, and quality at a reasonable price.
In addition, the AR-B1673 provides on chip VGA. The VGA, which provides up to True Color (32 bit) 1024x768, or
High Color (16 bit) 1280x1024 resolution. The VGA memory shared with main memory.
AR-B1673 have one network controller on board, uses Realtek RTL8100B LAN controller, a fully integrated
10/100BASE-TX solution with high performance networking functions and Alert-on-LAN features.
1.1 SPECIFICATIONS
CPU: VIA ® Eden 600MHz EBGA.
DMA channels: 7.
Interrupt levels: 15.
Chipset: VIA ® Apollo PLE133T (VT8601T Integrated 2D / 3D graphics accelerator and VT82C686B).
Memory: SDRAM 128M on-board.
VGA Controller: Embedded VGA controller, Screen Resolution: up to True Color (32 bit) 1024x768, or High
Color (16 bit) 1280x1024.
Display Interface: CRT – D-SUB 15-pin female connector.
LVDS – for 18 bit TFT LCD Panel, 2x13x2.00mm Box-header connector.
TTL – for 18 bit TFT LCD Panel, 2x22x2.00mm Box-header connector.
Ultra A TA/33/66/100 IDE Interface: T w o PCI Enhance IDE channel. The south bridge VT82C686B supports
Ultra ATA/33/66/100 IDE interface. To support Ultra ATA66/100 Hard disk, a specified cable must be
available.
Floppy disk drive interface: 2.88 MB, 1.44MB, 1.2MB, 720KB, or 360KB floppy disk drive.
Series ports: Two high-speed 16550 compatible UARTs ports.
COM1: On-board D-SUB 9-pin male external port. Shared with RS-485.
COM2: On-board one 2x5x2.54mm Box-Header connector. Only RS-232C.
Parallel Port: one IEEE1284 compatible Bi-directional ports.
IrDA port: Supports IrDA (HPSIR) and ASK (Amplitude Shift Keyed) IR port multiplexed on COM2.
USB port: Support two USB 1.1 compatible ports.
Audio: Onboard AC’97 Codec: Supports two channel Left/Right Line IN/OUT, and Left/Right speaker out,
MIC IN, CD IN.
Watchdog timer: Software programmable 1~63sec.
Realtek RTL8100B Fast Ethernet Multifunction PCI Controller: IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation support
for 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX standard. Fast back-to-back transmission support with minimum interframe
spacing. Connected to your LAN through RJ45 connector.
Keyboard Connector & PS/2 Mouse: Port on-board.
Protect-U: Software protection by hardware - IC HCS300 on-board.
Power Consumption: +5V@4A (Typical), +12V@1A(Typical).
Operating Temperature: 0° ~ 60℃.
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1.2 PACKING LIST
In addition to this User's Manual, the AR-B1673 package includes the following items:
The quick setup manual
1 AR-B1673 CPU board
1 Hard disk drive adapter cable (40Pin)
1 Hard disk drive adapter cable (44Pin)
1 Floppy disk drive adapter cable
1 Parallel port and serial port adapter cable mounted on one bracket
1 Software utility CD
1 PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard interface Y-cable
1 Audio interface cable mounted on one bracket /AR-B9425A (optional)
2 USB ports on one bracket/Acrosser NO.190030136 (optional)
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2. INSTALLATION
This chapter describes how to install the AR-B1673. At first, the layout of AR-B1673 is shown, and the unpacking
information that you should be careful is described. The following lists the jumpers and switches setting for the
AR-B1673’s configuration.
2.1 AR-B1673'S LA YOUT
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2.2 POWER ON CONNECTOR FOR ATX POWER SUPPLY (ATX1)
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PIN Signal
1 PSON
2 VCC
3 5VSB
3 2 1
* When AT power supplier is applied, jumpe
2&3 should be tied together. (Factor
preset)
* When ATX power supplier is applied,
pin1&pin 3 should be connect to prope
location of ATX power supplier.
• ATX POWER BUTTON (BTON1)
1 2
Pin Signal
1 -PWBN
2 GND
2.3 CLEAR CMOS (JP4)
If want to clear the CMOS Setup (for example when you forgot the password, please clear the setup and then set
the password again.), you should close the pin 2-3 about 3 seconds, then open again, set back to normal operation
mode, close the pin 1-2.
1
3
JP4 FUNCTION
1-2 ON
2-3 ON Clear CMOS
Normal Operation
(Factory Preset)
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3. CONNECTION
This chapter describes how to connect peripherals, switches and indicators to the AR-B1673 board.
3.1 AUDIO PORT CONNECTOR (AUDIO1)
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Note: the connector does not contain the GAME (MIDI) port signal. When AR-B9425 audio card is used with this
CPU board, the GAME port function is not supported. If users want to use the amplified trumpet that is constructed
inside, please plug it into the line out. If not, please plug it into the speak-out.
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3.2 ULTRA ATA33/66/100 IDE DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR (IDE1, IDE2)
IDE1: Primary IDE Connector
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A 40-pin header type connector (IDE1) 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 di sable the hard disk controller, please use the BIOS Setup program, which is explained further in
chapter 5. The following table illustrates the pin assignments of the hard disk drive’s 40-pin connector.
2 40
1 39
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 AUXAL 2 LINEL
3 AUXAR 4 LINER
5 +12V 6 +5V
7 AUDIOL 8 MICPH
9 AUDIOR 10 PCSPKO
11 GND 12 GND
13 Not Used 14 Not Used
15 GND 16 GND
17 Not Used 18 Not Used
19 Not Used 20 Not Used
21 Not Used 22 Not Used
23 Not Used 24 Not Used
25 GND 26 GND
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 N.C
21 PDDREQ 22 GROUND
23 -PDIOW 24 GROUND
25 -PDIOR 26 GROUND
27 PIORDY 28 GROUND
29 -PDDACK 30 GROUND
31 IRQ14 32 N.C
33 PDA1 34 PD66/100
35 PDA0 36 PDA2
37 -PDCS1 38 -PDCS3
39 HLEDP 40 GROUND
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IDE 2: Second IDE Connector
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AR-B1673 also provides IDE interface 44-pin connector to connect with the hard disk device.
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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 N.C
21 SDDREQ 22 GROUND
23 -SOIOW 24 GROUND
25 -SOIOR 26 GROUND
27 SIORDY 28 GROUND
29 -SDDACK 30 GROUND
31 IRQ15 32 GROUND
33 SDA1 34 N.C
35 SDA0 36 SD66/100
37 -SDCS1 38 -SDCS3
39 HLEDS 40 GROUND
41 VCC 42 VCC
43 GROUND 44 N.C
3.3 PARALLEL PORT CONNECTOR (PRINT1)
This port is usually connected to a printer. The AR-B1673 includes an on-board parallel port, and accessed
through a 26-pin flat-cable connector. Three modes –SPP, EPP and ECP – are supported.
2 26
1 25
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 -STB 2 -AFD
3 PD0 4 -ERROR
5 PD1 6 -INIT
7 PD2 8 -SLIN
9 PD3 10 GND
11 PD4 12 GND
13 PD5 14 GND
15 PD6 16 GND
17 PD7 18 GND
19 -ACK 20 GND
21 BUSY 22 GND
23 PE 24 GND
25 SLCT 26 N.C
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XP2
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COM1 D-SUB 9-PIN
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1 5
6 9
COM2 10-pin Connector
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PIN Signal PIN Signal
1 /DCD1 2 RXD1
3 TXD1 4 /DTR1
5 GND 6 /DSR1
7 /RTS1 8 /CTS1
9 /RI1 10 GND
9
1
PIN Signal PIN Signal
1 /DCD2 2 /DSR2
3 RXD2 4 /RTS2
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5 TXD2 6 /CTS2
7 /DTR2 8 /RI2
9 GND 10 NC
3.5 COM1 RS-232/RS-485 SELECT (XP1, XP2)
• RS-485 Terminator Select (J2)
J2 (ON)
FACTORY PRESET
• RS-485 Header (J1)
JUMPER FUNCTION
1
3
5
1
2
3
1
3
5
1
2
3
* When there is only one line the setting should be left of
(please take off the jumper), if multiple blocks are used on a
single line this should be set to “ON”(place a jumper) in orde
to properly terminate the connection for better transmission
1
2
3
RS-232
FACTORY PRESET
RS-485
PIN Signal
1 N485+
2 N4853 GND
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3.5 KEYBOARD / MOUSE CONNECTOR (PS1, PS2)
The AR-B1673 provides 6-PIN JST Header and 6-PIN MINI-DIN keyboard/mouse connector.
PS1: 6-pin Mini-DIN Keyboard/Mouse Connector
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1
2
3
5
Front View
4
6
PS2: JST6-pin Keyboard/Mouse Connector
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1
6
PS2
PIN Signal
1 KBDATA
2 MSDATA
3 GND
4 VCC
5 MSCLK
6 KBCLK
PIN Signal
1 MSDATA
2 KBDATA
3 GND
4 VCC
5 MSCLK
6 KBCLK
3.6 USB PORT CONNECTOR (USB1)
The AR-B1673 provides Two USB port.
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2 1
PIN Signal PIN Signal
1 VCC 2 VCC
3 USBD0- 4 USBD15 USBD0+ 6 USBD1+
7 GND 8 GND
9 GND 10 GND
3.7 IRDA INFRARED INTERFACE PORT (IR1)
The AR-B1673 built-in IrDA port which support Serial Infrared (SIR) or Amplitude Shift Keyed IR (ASKIR) interface.
When use the IrDA port have to set SIR or ASKIR model in the BIOS’s Peripheral Setup’s COM 2. Then the normal
RS-232 COM 2 will be disabled.
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5
PIN Signal
1 VCC
2 NC
3 IRRX
4 GND
5 IRTX
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3.8 FAN CONNECTOR (FAN1)
The AR-B1673 provides CPU cooling Fan connector. CPU connectors can supply 12V/500mA to the cooling fan.
3 2 1
PIN Signal
1 GND
2 +12V
3 SENSE
3.9 ETHERNET RJ45 CONNECTOR (LAN1)
The Ethernet RJ-45 connectors are the standard network headers. T he following table is the pin assignment.
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Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 TX+ 5 Not Used
2 TX- 6 RX3 RX+ 7 Not Used
4 Not Used 8 Not Used
• ENABLED/DISABLED LAN FUNCTION (JP1)
1
2
JP1 FUNCTION
ON
OFF Disabled On Board LAN
Enable On Board LAN
(Factory Preset)
3.10 VGA CRT CONNECTOR (VGA1)
AR-B1673 built-in 15-pin VGA connector directly to your CRT monitor.
PIN Signal PIN Signal PIN Signal
1 RED 6 GND 11 N.C
2 GREEN 7 GND 12 SDA
3 BLUE 8 GND 13 HSYNC
4 N.C 9 VCC 14 VSYNC
5 GND 10 GND 15 SCL
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