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Audience
This manual provides reference only for computer design engineers, including but not limited
to hardware and software designers and applications engineers. ADLINK Technology, Inc.
assumes you are qualified to design and implement prototype computer equipment.
The CM1-86DX2 is a PC/104 Single Board Computer (SBC) based on DMP’s Vortex86-DX2
single chip solution, featuring exceptionally high integration and a very good performance-to-power ratio. The board supports all peripherals needed for an embedded PC on a
small 3.775" by 4.050" printed circuit board.
The Vortex86-DX2 chip integrates a powerful yet efficient CPU with graphics controller, audio
controller, and Gigabit Ethernet controller to form a complete PC, with all the standard peripheral connections onboard.
The board provides two Ethernet ports (1x Gigabit and 1x 100Megabit), four
RS232/RS422/RS485 serial ports, one USB 2.0 host controller, one USB 1.1 host controller to
handle the communication with external devices, and PS/2 connectors for keyboard and
mouse. A first generation SATA interface allows the connection of hard disk or CD drives. Applications that require non-moving storage can use the MicroSD-Card slot or the bootable flash.
System expansion is possible easily over the PC/104, Mini-PCI-Express and I²C bus connectors.
The CM1-86DX2 is powered by a 5V-only supply and runs DOS, Windows XP/7 and Linux
operating systems. The Vortex86-DX2 SoC has a simulated ACPI to support Windows 7
(though S3 or S4 modes are not supported.)
The board remained operational during test down to
-100°C, starting at +20°C and decreasing in 10°C
increments with 15 minute dwells
Hot Temperature Step Stress
The board remained operational during test up to
+90°C, starting at +30°C and increasing in 10°C increments with 15 minute dwells
Rapid Thermal Transitions
The board was subject to five rapid temperature cycles
from -90°C to +85°C @ set transition rate of 60°C per
minute
Introduction 5
Vibration Step Stress
Combined Environment
MTBF at 25°C
Table 1-6: HALT Parameters (Continued)
The board was subject to vibration step stress with set
points from 5 grams to 45 grams @ 20°C and vibration
increasing by 5 grams with 15 minute dwells at each
level of 2Hz to 5000Hz bandwidth
The board was subject to thermal cycles from -90°C to
+85°C at an average rate of 60°C per minute combined
with vibration at set points of 8, 16, 24, 32, and 40
grams from the first to the fifth thermal cycle and
10-minute dwells at each extreme temperature
Table 1-7: Mean Time Between Failures
TBD
MTBF at 40°C
Mechanical Specifications
Dimensions (L x W)
Height
Weight
Mounting
ADLINK strongly recommends plastic spacers instead of metal spacers for
mounting the board. Metal spacers create the possibilities of short circuits
with the components located around the mounting holes. This can damage
the board.
TBD
Table 1-8: Mechanical
90.6mm x 95.2mm
Max. 31mm on top side above PCB (including heatsink)
98 grams (without MiniPCIe extension card)
4 mounting holes
6Introduction
35.50
81.10
18.31
7.12
6.76
54.81
36.81
72.81
88.75
5
17.36
73.11
62.87
85.62
18.21
44.07
10.43
1.64
8
96
62.92
90
0
2.07
30.03
1.60
42.23
CM1-86DX2_mech_dwg_top_b
CM1-86DX2
Top
9
8.7
Figure 1-2: Mechanical dimensions (top side)
Introduction 7
Bottom
74.07
56.68
13.90
4.05
40.10
23.35
53.95
3.50
20.20
70.45
90
17.05
18.60
50.15
96
CM1-86DX2_mech_dwg_top_b
CM1-86DX2_mech_dwg_bottom_a
Figure 1-3: Mechanical dimensions (bottom side)
8Introduction
2Getting Started
2.1Header and Jumper Locations
Table 2-1 on page 9 provides descriptions of the headers and connectors on the module. The
header and connector locations are shown in Figure 2-1 and Figure 2-2. See Chapter 3 for the
signal definitions of the headers and connectors presented in this table.
Table 2-1: Connector Name and Description
ConnectorTop/BottomDescription
X1Top10-pin, 2.54mm utility header
(AMTEK, PH1M25-205GBCOR600-U)
X2, X3, X4, X5Top10-pin, 2.54mm COM headers
(AMTEK, PH1M25-205GBCOR600-U)
X6Top10-pin, 2.54mm Gigabit Ethernet header
(AMTEK, PH1M25-205GBCOR600-U)
X7Top10-pin, 2.54mm Fast Ethernet header
(AMTEK, PH1M25-205GBCOR600-U)
X8Top10-pin, 2.54mm VGA header
(AMTEK, PH1M25-205GBCOR600-U)
X9Top104-pin, standard PC/104 connector;
http://www.pc104.org for signal definitions
see
(EPT, 962-60322-12)
X10Bottom52-pin standard, PCIe MiniCard connector
(Attend Technology, 119A-92A00-R02)
X11Bottom7-pin standard, right-angle SATA connector
The yellow arrows next to the connectors in this illustration denote pin 1.
10Getting Started
Bottom
CM1-86DX2
Figure 2-2: Header locations (bottom side)
The yellow arrows next to the connectors in this illustration denote pin 1.
Getting Started 11
2.2LED Indicators
The onboard LED indicators provide board status including error codes and Watchdog and
Ethernet statuses.
The MiniPCIe LEDs are located on bottom of the board, near the MiniPCIe connector. All other
LEDs are located near the PC/104 connector on the top.
Table 2-2: LED Name and Description
LEDDescription
STATUS (LED5, TOP)Green LED shows error codes in terms of failure.
WD (LED10, TOP)Red LED lights up when Watchdog was triggered. Can only be
reset by a power off sequence.
ETH0_LINK_ACT (LED3, TOP) Yellow LED shows link and traffic on Ethernet0 (100 MBit/s)
ETH1_LED_100 (LED9, TOP)Green LED shows 100MBit link on Ethernet1 (1 GBit/s)
ETH1_LED_1000 (LED1, TOP)Yellow LED shows 1GBit link on Ethernet1 (1 GBit/s)
ETH1_LED_ACT (LED2, TOP)Yellow LED shows traffic on Ethernet1 (1 GBit/s)
LED_WWAN (LED6, BOT)Green LED shows WAN status of MiniPCIe card
LED_WLAN (LED7, BOT)Green LED shows LAN status of MiniPCIe card
LED_WPAN (LED8, BOT)Green LED shows PAN status of MiniPCIe card
LED TOPLED BOTTOM
12Getting Started
CM1-86DX2
2.3Hardware Setup
Be sure to observe the EMC security measures. Make sure you are always at the same
potential as the module.
Never connect or disconnect peripherals like HDDs, PCI, and ISA boards while the board's
power supply is connected and switched on.
Use the cable set provided by ADLINK Technology to connect the CM1-86DX2 to a VGA monitor. Connect either PS/2 or USB keyboard or mouse, respectively. Use the SATA cable to connect the hard disk. Make sure that the pins match their counterparts correctly and are not
twisted. If you plan to use additional peripherals, connect them to the appropriate headers.
Connect a 5 volt, 5 amps power supply to the power connector and switch on the power.
The 5 amps value is the minimum you should have for the standard peripherals
mentioned. For additional peripherals, make sure enough power is available. The
system will not work if there is not enough supply current for all your devices.
The display shows the BIOS messages. If you want to change the standard BIOS settings,
press the <DEL> key to enter the BIOS menu. See “Using the Module” on page 43 for setup
details.
If you need to load the BIOS default values, they can be automatically loaded at boot time.
The CM1-86DX2 boots from CD drives, USB floppy, USB stick, hard disk or µSD-Card. Provided
that any of these is connected and contains a valid operating system image, the display then
shows the boot screen of your operating system.
The CM1-86DX2 needs adequate cooling measures depending on the desired operating temperature range. Using the board without cooling could damage the board permanently.
Getting Started 13
14Getting Started
3Module Description
3.1Processor and Chipset (SoC: System on a Chip)
The Vortex86DX2 is a high performance and fully static 32-bit x86 processor with the compatibility of running Windows, Linux, and most popular 32-bit Real-Time Operating Systems. It also
integrates 32KB write through 4-way L1 cache, 256KB write-through/write-back 4-way L2
cache, PCIE bus in at 2.5Gb/s, DDR2, ROM controller, ISA, I2C, SPI, IPC (Internal Peripheral
Controllers with DMA and interrupt timer/counter included), Fast Ethernet, FIFO UART, USB2.0
Host, IDE/SATA controller and two Watchdog Timers within a single 720-pin BGA package to
form a system-on-a-chip (SoC). The SoC provides an ideal solution for embedded system and
communications products such as thin clients, NAT routers, home gateways, access points, and
tablet PCs.
CM1-86DX2
Figure 3-3: CPU functional block diagram
The two-row headers on the this board all use a pin sequence in which one
row is odd numbered and the adjacent row is even numbered.
Module Description 15
3.2Processor functional blocks
The processor part in the Vortex86DX2 consists of the following components:
CPU Core
Northbridge
Southbridge
Graphics Controller for VGA or LVDS
Ethernet Controller
IDE / SD / SATA Controller
2x USB2.0 / USB1.1 Controller
BIOS flash
For further information, please refer to the datasheet of the DMP Vortex86DX2 SoC.
3.3Graphics Controller
This section lists the features of the Vortex86DX2 SoC integrated graphics engine.
VGA Features
Fully IBM VGA compliant
Resolutions up to 1920x1440
One dedicated PLL for video clock generation
2D graphics support
Supports 64 x 64 hardware overlay cursor with mono and color formats
RGB analog output
Up scaling
Scaling down, display resolution 1024x768 support
Supports 8-Bit DAC
UMA architecture
32MB graphics ram (from the main memory, to configure via the BIOS)
Supports VESA DDC
Supports LVDS mode with one 18-bit TTL, one 12-bit DDR Mode or one 24-bit SDR Mode
16Module Description
2D Features
Directly access data through M-Bus
High performance pipe-lined, one-cycle 64-bit 2D graphics engine
2D engine commands:
BitBlt Rectangle Fill
BitBlt Pattern Fill
BitBlt Rectangle Copy from Source to Destination
Support 256 Raster Operations
Integrate 8x8 Pattern Registers
Integrate 8x8 Mask Registers
Support Rectangle Clip
Support Color Expansion
Support Enhanced Color Expansion
Support Line Drawing with Style Pattern
Support Line Setup
Transparent BitBlt
Alpha Blending
Stretch and Shrink BitBLt
Gradient fill
Anti-Aliased Test
Pattern offset
Mono Source form system memory
2D rotation, display resolution 1024x1024 support