Ampro Corporation Single Board Computer 700 User Manual

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ReadyBoard

700

Single Board Computer

Reference Manual

P/N 5001722A Revision C

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REVISION HISTORY

Revision Reason for Change Date

A Initial Release July/04
B Updates/Changes Oct/04
C Updates/Changes Nov/04

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© Copyright 2004, Ampro Computers, Incorporated

Audience A ssumptions

This reference manual is for the person who designs computer related equipment, including but not
limited to hardware and software design and implementation of the same. Ampro Computers, Inc.
assumes you are qualified in designing and implementing your hardware designs and its related software
into your prototype computer equipment.

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Contents

Chapter 1 About This Manual.........................................................................................................1

Purpose of this Manual.......................................................................................................................1

Reference Material .............................................................................................................................1

Related Ampro Products ....................................................................................................................2

Chapter 2 Product Overview...........................................................................................................5

EPIC Architecture ...............................................................................................................................5

Product Description ............................................................................................................................6

Board Features...............................................................................................................................6

Block Diagram................................................................................................................................9

Major Integrated Circuits (ICs) .....................................................................................................10

Connector Definitions...................................................................................................................11

Switch Definition...........................................................................................................................11

Additional Components ................................................................................................................13

Jumper Definitions........................................................................................................................14

LED Definitions.............................................................................................................................14

Power/IDE LED Definitions ..........................................................................................................14

Specifications....................................................................................................................................16

Physical Specifications.................................................................................................................16

Power Specifications....................................................................................................................16

Environmental Specifications.......................................................................................................16

Thermal/Cooling Requirements....................................................................................................17

Mechanical Specifications............................................................................................................17

Chapter 3 Hardware.......................................................................................................................19

Overview .......................................................................................................................................19

CPU (U4) .......................................................................................................................................20

Memory .......................................................................................................................................20

SDRAM Memory (DIMM1) ...........................................................................................................20

Flash Memory...............................................................................................................................20

Interrupt Channel Assignments....................................................................................................21

Memory Map.................................................................................................................................21

I/O Address Map...........................................................................................................................22

PC/104-Plus Interface (J12) .............................................................................................................23

PC/104 Interface (J13 A/B, J14 C/D)................................................................................................28

IDE Interface (J22)............................................................................................................................33

CompactFlash Adapter (J23)............................................................................................................35

Floppy/Parallel Interface (J20) ..........................................................................................................37

Serial Interfaces (J5A/B, J3A/B).......................................................................................................39

Serial A Interface (J5A/B).............................................................................................................40

Serial B Interface (J3A/B).............................................................................................................41

USB Interfaces (J15A/B, J21A/B).....................................................................................................43

Primary USB0 and USB1 (J15A/B)..............................................................................................43

Secondary USB2 and USB3 (J21A/B) .........................................................................................43

Ethernet Interfaces (J10, J11) ..........................................................................................................44

Audio Interface (J19) ........................................................................................................................45

Video Interfaces (J8, J9, J7).............................................................................................................46

CRT Interface (J8)........................................................................................................................46

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LCD Interface (J9)........................................................................................................................ 47

LVDS Interface (J7) .....................................................................................................................48

Miscellaneous................................................................................................................................... 49

Utility Interface (J18).................................................................................................................... 49

Reset Switch (SW1)..................................................................................................................... 49

Keyboard/Mouse Interface (J16) .................................................................................................49

Infrared (IrDA) Port (J17).............................................................................................................50

Real Time Clock (RTC)................................................................................................................ 50

Oops! Jumper (BIOS Recovery)..................................................................................................50

User GPIO Signals (J2) ............................................................................................................... 51

Temperature Monitoring............................................................................................................... 51

Serial Console..............................................................................................................................51

Watchdog Timer........................................................................................................................... 52

Power Interfaces (J4, J6) ................................................................................................................. 53

Power In Interface (J4)................................................................................................................. 53

Power-On Interface (J6)............................................................................................................... 53

Chapter 4 BIOS Setup...................................................................................................................55

Introduction....................................................................................................................................... 55

Accessing BIOS Setup (VGA Display) ......................................................................................... 55

Accessing BIOS Setup (Serial Console)...................................................................................... 56

BIOS Menus..................................................................................................................................... 57

BIOS Setup Opening Screen.......................................................................................................57

BIOS Configuration Screen.......................................................................................................... 58

Splash Screen Customization..........................................................................................................70

Splash Screen Image Requirements........................................................................................... 70

Converting the Splash Screen File ..............................................................................................70

Appendix A Technical Support ....................................................................................................... 73

Appendix B LAN Boot Option.......................................................................................................... 75

Introduction....................................................................................................................................... 75

PXE Boot Agent BIOS Setup........................................................................................................... 76

Accessing PXE Boot Agent BIOS Setup ..................................................................................... 76

PXE Boot Agent Setup Screen.................................................................................................... 77

Index .......................................................................................................................................79

List of Figures

Figure 2-1. Stacking PC/104 Modules with the ReadyBoard 700..................................................... 5

Figure 2-2. ReadyBoard 700 Functional Block Diagram .................................................................. 9

Figure 2-3. ReadyBoard 700 Component Location (Top view) ...................................................... 10

Figure 2-4. Connector Locations (Top view)................................................................................... 12

Figure 2-5. Connector and Component Locations (Bottom view)................................................... 13

Figure 2-6. Jumper, Switch, and LED Locations (Top view)........................................................... 15

Figure 2-7. ReadyBoard 700 Dimensions (Top view)..................................................................... 17

Figure 2-8. ReadyBoard 700 Panel Dimensions (Side view).......................................................... 18

Figure 3-1. RS485 Serial Port Implementation ............................................................................... 39

Figure 3-2. Oops! Jumper Connection............................................................................................51

Figure 3-3. Hot Cable Jumper......................................................................................................... 52

Figure 4-1. Opening BIOS Screen..................................................................................................57

Figure 4-2. Modifying Setup Parameters Screen............................................................................ 58

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Figure B-1. PXE Agent Boot Setup Screen.....................................................................................77

List of Tables

Table 2-1. Major Integrated Circuit Description and Function.........................................................10

Table 2-2. Connector Descriptions..................................................................................................11

Table 2-3. Reset Switch (SW1).......................................................................................................11

Table 2-4. Additional Component Descriptions...............................................................................13

Table 2-5. Jumper Settings .............................................................................................................14

Table 2-6. Ethernet Port 1 (J10) LED Indicators .............................................................................14

Table 2-7. Ethernet Port 2 (J11) LED Indicators .............................................................................14

Table 2-8. Power/IDE Activity LED Indicators (D4).........................................................................14

Table 2-9. Weight and Footprint Dimensions..................................................................................16

Table 2-10. Power Supply Requirements........................................................................................16

Table 2-11. Environmental Requirements.......................................................................................16

Table 3-1. Interrupt Channel Assignments......................................................................................21

Table 3-2. Memory Map ..................................................................................................................22

Table 3-3. I/O Address Map ............................................................................................................22

Table 3-4. PC/104-Plus Pin/Signal Descriptions (J12)....................................................................23

Table 3-5. PC/104 Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J13A) ..........................................................28

Table 3-6. PC/104 Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J13B) ..........................................................29

Table 3-7. PC/104 Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J14C) ..........................................................30

Table 3-8. PC/104 Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J14D) ..........................................................31

Table 3-9. Primary IDE Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J22) .....................................................33

Table 3-10. CompactFlash Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J23)................................................35

Table 3-11. Floppy/Parallel Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J20)...............................................37

Table 3-12. Serial A (Serial 1) Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J5A) ..........................................40

Table 3-13. Serial A (Serial 2) Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J5B) ..........................................40

Table 3-14. Serial B Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J3A/B) ......................................................41

Table 3-15. USB 1 & 2 Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J15/B)...................................................43

Table 3-16. USB 2 & 3 Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J21A/B) ................................................43

Table 3-17. Ethernet Port 1 Pin/Signal Descriptions (J10)..............................................................44

Table 3-18. Ethernet Port 2 Pin/Signal Descriptions (J11)..............................................................45

Table 3-19. Audio Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J19)..............................................................45

Table 3-20. CRT Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J8)..................................................................46

Table 3-21. LCD Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J9)..................................................................47

Table 3-22. LVDS Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J7)................................................................48

Table 3-23. Utility Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J18)..............................................................49

Table 3-24. Keyboard/Mouse Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J16)............................................49

Table 3-25. Infrared Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J17) ..........................................................50

Table 3-26. User GPIO Signals Pin/Signal Descriptions (J2) .........................................................51

Table 3-27. Power Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J4)...............................................................53

Table 3-28. Power-On Header Pin/Signal Descriptions (J6)...........................................................53

Table 4-1. BIOS Setup Menus.........................................................................................................56

Table 4-2. Floppy Drive BIOS Settings............................................................................................59

Table 4-3. LCD Panel Type List ......................................................................................................66

Table A-1. Technical Support Contact Information .........................................................................73

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Chapter 1 About This Manual

Purpose of this Manual

This manual is for designers of systems based on the ReadyBoard™ 700 single board computer (SBC).
This manual contains information that permits designers to create an embedded system based on specific
design requirements.

Information provided in this reference manual includes:

• ReadyBoard 700 Specifications

• Environmental requirements

• Major integrated circuits (chips) and features implemented

• ReadyBoard 700 connector/pin numbers and definition

• BIOS Setup information

Information not provided in this reference manual includes:

• Detailed chip specifications

• Internal component operation

• Internal registers or signal operations

• Bus or signal timing for industry standard busses and signals

Reference Material

The following list of reference materials may be helpful for you to complete your design successfully.
Most of this reference material is also available on the Ampro web site in the Embedded Design
Resource Center. The Embedded Design Resource Center was created for embedded system developers
to share Ampro’s knowledge, insight, and expertise gained from years of experience.

Specifications

• EPIC Specification Revision 1.1, July 16, 2004

Web site: http://www.epic-sbc.org/images/pdfs/EPICspec.pdf

• PC/104 Specification Revision 2.5, November 2003

• PC/104-Plus Specification Revision 2.0, November 2003

For latest revision of the PC/104 specifications, contact the PC/104 Consortium, at:

Web site: http://www.pc104.org

• PCI 2.2 Compliant Specifications

For latest revision of the PCI specifications, contact the PCI Special Interest Group Office at:

Web site: http://www.pcisig.com

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Chip specifications used on the ReadyBoard 700:

• Intel Corporation and the Celeron or Pentium III processor used for the embedded CPU.

Web site: http://www.intel.com/design/intarch/datashts/273299.htm = Pentium III
Web site: http://www.intel.com/design/intarch/datashts/273509.htm = Celeron

• VIA Technologies, Inc. and the Twister-T chipset, VT8606 and VT82C686B, used for the

Northbridge/Video controller and Southbridge respectively.

Web site: http://www.viatech.com

• Winbond Electronics, Corp. and the W83877TF chip used for the secondary I/O controller

Web site: http://www.winbond-usa.com/products/winbond_products/pdfs/PCIC/877tf.pdf

• Intel Corporation and the chip, 82551ER, used for the Ethernet controllers.

Web site: http://developer.intel.com/design/network/products/82551er_DS

Related Ampro Products

The following items are directly related to successfully using the Ampro product you have just
purchased or plan to purchase. Ampro highly recommends that you purchase and utilize a ReadyBoard
700 QuickStart Kit.

ReadyBoard 700 Support Pr oducts

• ReadyBoard 7 00 QuickStart Kit (QSK)

The QuickStart Kit includes the ReadyBoard 700, SODIMM, a cable kit, documentation, and the
ReadyBoard 700 Documentation and Software (Doc & SW) CD-ROM.

• ReadyBoard 700 Documentation and Software CD-ROM

The ReadyBoard 700 Documentation and Software (Doc & SW) CD-ROM is provided with the
ReadyBoard 700 QuickStart Kit. The CD-ROM includes all of the ReadyBoard 700
documentation, including this Reference Manual and the ReadyBoard 700 QuickStart Guide in
PDF format, the software utilities, board support packages, and drivers for the unique devices
used with Ampro supported operating systems.

Other ReadyBoard Products

• ReadyBoard 550 – This EPIC single board computer (SBC) used for high volume embedded

applications provides designers with a low cost, low-power choice of high performance processors
with the Via Eden™ 1GHz ESP 10000, 533MHz ESP 5000, or 300MHz ESP 3000 CPUs.
In addition to the standard ReadyBoard features (4.5” x 6.5” form factor, PC-style connectors,
PC/104-Plus, +5 volt only power, etc.), the ReadyBoard 550 includes two primary IDE drives, one
CompactFlash Socket on secondary IDE, eight GPIO pins, four RS232 serial ports with the
RS485/RS422 option for two ports, dual 10/100BaseT Ethernet interfaces, four USB 1.1 ports,
IrDA, and AC’97 sound ports. It also supports up to 512MB of SDRAM in an SODIMM socket
and up to 32MB UMA of AGP 4X video with built-in LVDS, CRT, and 36-bit TFT support.

Other Ampro Products

• CoreModule

Plus form-factor (3.6x3.8 inches) modules feature 486, Pentium MMX, and Celeron CPUs.
Each CoreModule includes a full complement of PC core logic functions, plus disk controllers,
and serial and parallel ports. Some modules also include CRT and flat panel graphics controllers
and/or an Ethernet interface. The CoreModules also come with built-in extras to meet the critical
reliability requirements of embedded applications. These include onboard solid state disk
compatibility, watchdog timer, smart power monitor, and Ampro embedded BIOS extensions.

Family – These complete embedded-PC subsystems on single PC/104 or PC/104-

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• LittleBoard Family – These high-performance, highly integrated single-board computers use

the EBX form factor (5.75x8.00 inches), and are available with Pentium III and Celeron
processors. The EBX-compliant Little Board single-board computers offer functions equivalent
to a complete laptop or desktop PC system, plus several expansion cards. Built-in extras to meet
the critical requirements of embedded applications include onboard solid state disk capability,
watchdog timer, smart power monitor, and Ampro embedded BIOS extensions.

• MiniModule Family – This extensive line of peripheral interface modules compliant with

PC/104 and PC/104-Plus standards can be used with Ampro CoreModule, LittleBoard, and
ReadyBoard single-board computers to configure embedded system solutions. Ampro's highly
reliable MiniModule products currently support USB 2.0, IEEE 1394 (Firewire), Ethernet, PC
Card expansion, analog/data acquisition, FPGA, additional RS232/RS485 serial ports, and
general-purpose I/O (GPIO).

• ETX Family – These high-performance, compact, rugged Computer-on-Module (COM) solutions

use various x86 processors in an ETX Revision 2.6 form factor to plug into your custom
baseboard. Each ETX module provides standard peripherals, including dual Ultra/DMA
33/66/100 IDE, floppy drive interface, PCI bus, ISA bus, serial, parallel, PS/2 keyboard and
mouse interfaces, 10/100BaseT Ethernet, USB ports, Video, and AC’97 sound. ETX modules
support up to 512MB or more of SODIMM DRAM. Optional –40°C to +85°C operation, along
with a 50% thicker PCB are available to meet your rugged application requirements.

• EnCore Family – These high-performance, compact, rugged Computer-on-Module (COM)
solutions use various pro cessor techno logies including x86, M IPS, and PowerPC
architectures to plug into your custom baseboard. Each EnCore module provides standard
peripherals, including Ultra/DMA 33/66/100 IDE, floppy drive interface, PCI bus, serial, parallel,
PS/2 keyboard and mouse interfaces, 10/100BaseT Ethernet, and USB ports. Some EnCore
modules also provide video and AC97 sound. Depending on the model, EnCore modules support
up to 256MB or 512MB of SODIMM DRAM. Extended temperature support up to +85°C is
available.

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Chapter 2 Product Overvie w

k

This introduction presents general information about the EPIC Architecture and the ReadyBoard 700
single board computer (SBC). After reading this chapter you should understand:

• EPIC Architecture

• ReadyBoard 700 architecture

• ReadyBoard 700 features

• Major components

• Connectors

• Specifications

EPIC Architecture

In 2004, five companies collaborated to publish a standard that fills the void between the EBX and the
PC/104 size boards with a new industry standard form factor called “Embedded Platform for Industrial
Computing (EPIC).” At 115mm x 165mm (4.5” x 6.5”), the EPIC standard principally defines physical
size, mounting hole pattern, and CPU and I/O zone locations. It does not specify processor type or
electrical characteristics. The standard recommends connector placement for serial/parallel, Ethernet,
graphics, and memory expansion. This embedded SBC standard ensures that embedded system OEMs
can standardize their designs and that full featured embedded computing solutions can be designed into
even more space constrained environments than ever before.

The EPIC standard boasts the same highly flexible and adaptable system expansion as EBX and PC/104,
allowing easy and modular addition of functions such as USB 2.0, Firewire or wireless networking not
usually contained in standard product offerings. EPIC system expansion is based on the existing and
popular PC/104 and PC/104-Plus standards. PC/104 places the ISA bus on compact 3.6” x 3.8”
modules with self-stacking capability. PC/104-Plus adds the power of a PCI bus to PC/104 while
retaining the basic form-factor. Using PC/104 expansion cards, an EPIC board can be easily adapted to
meet a variety of embedded applications.

The EPIC standard also brings stability to the mid-sized embedded board market and offers OEMs
assurance that a wide range of products will be available from multiple sources – now and in the future.
The EPIC specification is freely available to all interested companies, and may be used without licenses
or royalties. For further technical information on the EPIC standard, visit the web site at

http://www.epic-sbc.org. See Figure 2-1.

screws (4)

0.6 inch spacers (4)

PCI Stac

0.8 inch spacers (4)

through

Headers

PC/104 Module

PC/104-Plus Module

ReadyBoard 700 (EPIC-Compatible)

ISA Bus
Stackthrough
Headers

I/O
Connectors

RB700stackthruB

nuts (4)

Figure 2-1. Stacking PC/104 Modules with the ReadyBoard 700

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Product Description

The ReadyBoard 700 is a mid-sized, EPIC-compatible, low cost, high quality single-board system,
which contains all the component subsystems of a PC/AT PCI motherboa rd plus the equivalent of up to
5 PCI expansion boards. The ReadyBoard 700 is based on either the ultra high performance, high­integration 933MHz Low Voltage Pentium® III processor, or the Low- Voltage 650MHz Celeron
processor, or the low cost, Ultra Low-Voltage 400MHz Celeron processor. With these processor
choices, the ReadyBoard 700 gives designers the choice of a complete, high performance embedded
processor based on the EPIC form factor that conforms to the Revision 1.0 of the EPIC standard.

Each ReadyBoard 700 incorporates a VIA Technologies, Inc. Twister-T chipset (VT8606 and
VT82C686B chips) with a Winbond Electronics Corp. Super I/O controller (W83877TF) chip that
together provide four serial ports, a floppy or EPP/ECP parallel port, four USB 1.1 OHCI ports, PS/2
keyboard and mouse interfaces, an Ultra/DMA 33/66/100 IDE controller supporting two IDE drives and
one CompactFlash socket, two independent 10/100BaseT Ethernet interfaces, and an audio AC’97
CODEC on board. The ReadyBoard also supports up to 512MB of SDRAM in a single 144-pin
SODIMM socket, and a AGP 4x graphics controller, which provides CRT and flat panel video interfaces
for the most popular LCD panels.

The ReadyBoard 700 can be expanded through the PC/104 and PC/104-Plus expansion buses for
additional system functions. These busses offer compact, self-stacking, modular expandability. The
PC/104 is an embedded system version of the signal set provided on a desktop PC's ISA bus. The
PC/104-Plus bus includes this signal set, and in addition, signals implementing a PCI bus, available on
an additional 120-pin (4 rows of 30 pins) PCI expansion bus connector. This PCI bus operates at a clock
speed of 33MHz.

Among the many embedded enhancements on the ReadyBoard 700 that ensure embedded system
operation and application versatility are a watchdog timer, serial console support, battery-free boot,
customizable splash screen, on-board high-density CompactFlash card, and Ampro BIOS extensions for
OEM boot customization.

The ReadyBoard 700 is particularly well suited to either embedded or portable applications and meets
the size, power consumption, temperature range, quality, and reliability demands of embedded system
applications. It can be stacked with Ampro MiniModules™ or other PC/104-compliant expansion
boards, or it can be used as powerful computing engine. The ReadyBoard 700 only requires a single
+5V power supply.

Board Features

• CPU features

♦ 933MHz LV Pentium® III Processor, 650MHz LV Celeron® or 400MHz ULV Celeron® CPU
♦ The Penitum III CPU has a Front Side Bus (FSB) of 133MHz, while the Celeron CPUs have a

Front Side Bus (FSB) of 100MHz

• Memory

♦ Single standard 144-pin SODIMM socket
♦ Supports a single +3.3V SDRAM SODIMM up to 512MB
♦ Supports 100MHz (10ns) and 133MHz (7.5ns) clock speeds

• PC/104 and PC/104-Plus Bus Interface

♦ PC/104 Bus speed at 8MHz
♦ PCI 2.2 compliant
♦ PCI Bus speed at 33MHz

• IDE Interfaces

♦ Supports two enhanced IDE controllers (2 IDE drives plus CompactFlash card)

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♦ Supports dual bus master mode
♦ Supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100 modes
♦ Supports ATAPI and DVD peripherals
♦ Supports IDE native and ATA compatibility modes
♦ CompactFlash Adapter (Secondary IDE only)

• Supports Type I or Type II PC Card socket

• Supports IDE CompactFlash Card

• Supports secondary IDE bus with Master/Slave jumper

• Supports bootable CompactFlash card

• Floppy/Parallel Interface

♦ Shared floppy/parallel connector
♦ Supports one standard (34-pin) floppy drive and one USB floppy drive
♦ Supports all standard PC/AT formats: 360KB, 1.2MB, 720KB, 1.44MB, 2.88MB
♦ Supports a standard printer port
♦ Supports IEEE standard 1284 protocols of EPP and ECP outputs
♦ Bi-directional data lines
♦ Supports 16 byte FIFO for ECP mode

• Serial Ports

♦ Four buffered serial ports with full handshaking
♦ Supports two DB9 connectors Serial 1 & 2 (COM1 & COM2)
♦ Supports two serial ports Serial 3 & 4 (COM3 & COM4) through 20-pin header
♦ Provides 16550-equivalent controllers, each with a built-in 16-byte FIFO buffer
♦ Supports full modem capability and RS232 on all four ports
♦ Supports RS485 or RS422 operation two ports Serial 3 & 4 (COM3 & COM4)
♦ Supports programmable word length, stop bits, and parity
♦ Supports 16-bit programmable baud-rate generator and a interrupt generator

• Infrared Interface

♦ Supports IrDA 1.1 on separate connector (J17)
♦ Supports HPSIR and ASKIR infrared modes
♦ Support IR mode select from the Southbridge

• USB Ports

♦ Supports two root USB hubs
♦ Supports up to four USB ports
♦ Supports two standard USB connectors (USB 0 & 1) and one 10-pin header (USB 2 & 3)
♦ Supports USB v1.1 and Universal OHCI v1.1
♦ Supports over-current fuses on board

• Keyboard/Mouse Interface

♦ Supports PS/2 keyboard

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♦ Supports PS/2 mouse
♦ Provides a shared over-current fuse

• Audio interface

♦ Supports AC’97 standard
♦ AC’97 CODEC on board
♦ Supports Stereo Line In/Out
♦ Supports MIC in (Mono)

• Ethernet Interface

♦ Supports two fully independent Ethernet (RJ45) ports
♦ Integrated LEDs on each port (Link/Activity and Speed)
♦ Two Intel 82551ER Controller chips
♦ Supports IEEE 802.3 10BaseT/100BaseTX compatible physical layer
♦ Supports auto-negotiation for speed, duplex mode, and flow control
♦ Supports full duplex or half-duplex mode

• Full-duplex mode supports transmit and receive frames simultaneously

• Supports IEEE 802.3x Flow control in full duplex mode

• Half-duplex mode supports enhance proprietary collision reduction mode

• Video Interfaces (CRT/LCD/LVDS)

♦ Supports CRT (1600 x 1200) with 32MB UMA (Unified Memory Architecture)
♦ Supports standard 15-pin VGA connector
♦ AGP 4x graphics
♦ Compliant with AGP Rev 2.0 Interface standard
♦ 36-bit flat panel outputs (DSTN, TFT) on pin header
♦ LVDS outputs (1 or 2 channel, four differential signals 3-bits + clock) on pin header

• Miscellaneous

♦ Real-time clock (RTC) with replaceable battery
♦ Battery-free boot
♦ Supports external battery option
♦ Oops! Jumper (BIOS Recovery)
♦ Thermal and Voltage monitoring
♦ Serial Console support
♦ Supports PC (Beep) speaker
♦ Watchdog timer
♦ Customizable splash scree n
♦ USB Boot
♦ LAN Boot (Optional; Refer to Appendix B)

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Block Diagram

Figure 2-2 shows the functional components of the board.

Intel
CPU

CRT VGA

Clock

TFT LCD

LVDS LCD

PC/104-Plus
Bus Connector

Ethernet
Controller
82251ER

Ethernet
Controller
82251ER

Northbridge
VT8606

PCI Bus

IrDA 1.1

Floppy/
Parallel

Keyboard/
Mouse

AC’97 Link

AC’97

CODEC

Memory Bus

Southbridge
VT82C686B

COM1

SMBus

COM2

SDRAM
SODIMM

ATA

IDE Primary
IDE Secondary

CompactFlash Socket

USB Port 1

USB

USB Port 2
USB Port 3

USB Port 4

ISA Bus

Super I/O

Dual Serial Port

Temp

Connector

PC
104

512kB

Magnetics-

Magnetics-

RJ45

RJ45

ROM
BIOS

COM3

GPIO (User Defined)

Figure 2-2. ReadyBoard 700 Functional Block Diagram

COM4

RB700BlkDiagmB

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Major Integrated Circuits (ICs)

Table 2-1 lists the major integrated circuits, including a brief description of each, on the ReadyBoard
700 and Figure 2-3 shows the location of the major chips.

Table 2-1. Major Integrated Circuit Description and Function

Chip Type Mfg. Model Description Function

CPU (U4) Intel Pentium III

or Celeron

Northbridge
(U7)

Southbridge
(U10)

Super I/O
Controller (U3)

Ethernet

VIA
Technologies, Inc.

VIA

VT8606
(Twister-T)

VT82C686B Southbridge (provides most standard I/O

Technologies, Inc.
WinBond

W83877TF Super I/O controller for GPIO and Serial

Electronics Corp.

Intel 82551ER
Controllers
(U9, U11)

Power Circuitry

CPUs offered at 933MHz (Pentium III)
650MHz or 400MHz (Celeron)

Embedded
CPU

Northbridge functions plus Video Memory

and Video
I/O

functions )

Functions
Some I/O

ports 3 and 4
Controllers provide two independent

10/100BaseT Ethernet channels

Functions
Ethernet

functions

Super I/O
(U3)

Ethernet 1
(U9)

Ethernet 2
(U11)

J16

J8

SW1

J3

J5

J10

J11

J15

J18

D4

43

U2

JP6

2

JP2

J7

J13

J9

J14

J19

J21

JP1

U3

J26

U5

U33

U8

Y2

Y3

U14

U1

J2

J1

U4

U7

U9

U11

U15

X2

U12

U10

U13 U12

U32

Q11

J4

1

CPU (U4)

J6

D1

1

U6

Clock (U6)

Northbridge
(U7)

J12 J17

Southbridge
(U10)

D2

X1

BT1

JP3

JP5

J22J20

JP4

AC’97 Audio CODEC (U14)

RB700_01ab

Figure 2-3. ReadyBoard 700 Component Location (Top view)

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Connector Definitions

Table 2-2 describes the connectors shown in Figures 2-3 to 2-5. All I/O connectors use 0.1” pin spacing
unless otherwise indicated.

Table 2-2. Connector Descriptions

Jack # Signal/Device Description

BTI RTC battery (B1) 2-pin, 1.25 header for battery input
DIMM1 SODIMM 144-pin socket for SDRAM SODIMM

J1 Fan connector 3-pin header provides +12v, tach, and ground to fan.
J2 GPIO 10-pin, 2mm connector
J3 Serial 3 & 4 20-pin, 2mm connector for serial ports 3 & 4
J4 Power In 4-pin, 0.2” (5.08mm), connector for input power +5V, +12V, GND
J5A/B Serial 1 & Serial 2 9-pin dual connectors for Serial Ports 1 & 2 (DB9)
J6 Power On 3-pin, 2mm header for Suspend and Power On voltages
J7 Video (LVDS) 20-pin, 1.25mm, connector for LVDS video display
J8 Video (CRT

VGA)
J9 Video (LCD/TTL) 50-pin, 1mm connector 36-bit output for LCD panels
J10 Ethernet 1 + LEDs 14-pin connector for 8-pin RJ45 and LEDs for Ethernet port 1
J11 Ethernet 2 + LEDs 14-pin connector for 8-pin RJ45 and LEDs for Ethernet port 2
J12 PC/104-Plus 120-pin, 2mm, connector for PCI bus
J13A/J13B &

J14C, J14D
J15A/B USB 0 & 1 8-pin connector provides USB0 and USB1

J16 Keyboard/Mouse 6-pin, 2mm PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse connector (dual output cable)
J17 IrDA 5-pin header for IrDA signals
J18 Utility 5-pin header for external Battery, Reset, Speaker
J19 Audio In/Out 16-pin, 2mm connector for Line In L/R, Line Out L/R, Mic in
J20

J21 USB 2 & 3 10-pin, 2mm connector provides USB2 and USB3 output
J22 Primary IDE 44-pin, 2mm connector for the primary IDE interface
J23 CompactFlash

PC/104 bus 104-pins for PC/104 connector

Floppy/Parallel

Port

(Secondary IDE)

15-pin connector for output to a CRT monitor

64 pins = J13 and 40-pins = J14

26-pin, 2mm connector for parallel port interface

50-pin socket accepts Type 1 or Type II CompactFlash cards

Switch Definition

Table 2-3. Reset Switch (SW1)

Component Description

SW1 Reset switch 4-pin, 5V, Momentary push button switch

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Serial A
(J5A/B)
(COM1 & 2)

L VDS (J7)

CRT (J8)
(VGA)

LCD (J9)

Ethernet 1
(J10)

PC/104
(J13A/B
J14A/B)

Ethernet 2
(J11)

USB 0 & 1
(J15A/B)

PS/2
Keyboard/
Mouse (J16)

Utility (J18)

Serial B (J3)
(COM3 & 4)

J3

J5

J8

J9

J10

J11

J15

J16

SW1

D4

J19

J18

J21

U2

JP2

J14

GPIO (J2)

J2

43

JP6

2

U3

J7

U33

J13

U5

U8

Y2

U14

Y3

U1

JP1

Fan (J1)

J1

U12

Q11

J4

1

Power In

U32

U4

J26

U7

J6

D1

Y1

U6

(J4)

Power-On
Header (J6)

J12

PC/104-Plus
(J12)

U9

Lithium
Battery
(B1)

U10

U11

D2

X1

Battery
Header

BT1
J17

JP4

(BT1)

IR (Infrared)
(J17)

X2

U15

U13 U12

JP3

JP5

J22J20

Audio In/
Out (J19)

USB 2 & 3 (J21A/B)

Floppy/Pa ra lle l (J2 0 )

IDE (J22)

RB700_01bb

Figure 2-4. Connector Locations (Top view)

NOTE Pin-1 is shown as a black circle or square in all connectors and jumpers

in all illustrations.

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L1

Q10

Q9

Q8

U24

U23

U29

U28

D12

D11

U27

U26

RB700_02aa

U25

D10

Q6

Q7

Q5

D9

SODIMM
Socket

U22

(DIMM1)

CompactFlash

U21

Socket (J23)
USB 1

Fuse (F4)
USB 0

Fuse (F3)

J23

F4

F3

DIMM1

U20

Q3

U17

U19

D5

Figure 2-5. Connector and Component Locations (Bottom view)

NOTE Pin-1 is shown as a black square in all connectors and jumpers in all

illustrations.

Additional Components

The fuses in Table 2-4 are shown in Figure 2-5.

Table 2-4. Additional Component Descriptions

Component Description

F1 (1 AMP) Auto-reset Fuse for USB 0
F2 (1 AMP) Auto-reset Fuse Keyboard/Mouse shared protection
F3 (1 AMP) Auto-reset Fuse for USB 1
F4 (1 AMP) Auto-reset Fuse shared for USB 2 & 3

F2

Q4

D7

U16

D8

F1

Q2

D6

Keyboard/
Mouse
Fuse (F2)

USB 2 & 3
Fuse (F1)

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Jumper Definitions

Table 2-5 describes the jumpers shown in Figure 2-6. Refer to the Oops! Jumper to clear the BIOS.

Table 2-5. Jumper Settings

Jumper # Installed Removed

JP1 – TFT/LCD Clock Clock Invert (pins 1-2) Clock Normal (pins 2-3) Default
JP2 – LCD Voltage Type Enable +3.3V (pins 1-2) Default Enable +5V (2-3)
JP3 – CMOS Normal/Clear Normal (pins 1-2) Default Clears Time & Date only (pins 2-3)
JP4 – CF Master/Slave Master (pins 1-2) Default Slave (removed)
JP5 – Flash BIOS Internal (pins 1-2) Default External (removed)
JP6 – COM3 RS485 Termination (pins 1-2) No Termination (removed) Default
JP6 – COM4 RS485 Termination (pins 3-4) No Termination (removed) Default

LED Definitions

Tables 2-6 and 2-7 provide the LED colors and definitions for the Ethernet ports, Port 1 (J10) and Port 2
(J11) located on the ReadyBoard 700. Refer to Figures 2-4 and 2-8.

Table 2-6. Ethernet Port 1 (J10) LED Indicators

Indicator Definition

Ethernet
Link/Activity
LED

Link/Activity LED – This yellow LED is the activit y/link indicator
and provides the status of Ethernet port 1 (J10).

• A steady On LED indicates a link is established

• A flashing LED indicates active data transfers

Ethernet
Speed LED

Speed LED – This green LED is the Speed indictor and indicates
transmit or receive speed of Ethernet port 1 (J10).

• A steady Off LED indicates the port is at 10BaseT speed

• A steady On LED indicates the port is at 100BaseT speed

Table 2-7. Ethernet Port 2 (J11) LED Indicators

Indicator Definition

Ethernet
Link/Activity
LED

Link/Activity LED – This yellow LED is the activit y/link indicator
and provides the status of Ethernet port 2 (J11).

• A steady On LED indicates a link is established

• A flashing LED indicates active data transfers

Ethernet
Speed LED

Speed LED – This green LED is the Speed indictor and indicates
transmit or receive speed of Ethernet port 2 (J11).

• A steady Off LED indicates the port is at 10BaseT speed

• A steady On LED indicates the port is at 100BaseT speed

Power/IDE LED Definitions

Table 2-8. Power/IDE Activity LED Indicators (D4)

LED# Activity No Activity

LED stack (D4) Steady Green = Power On Steady Off = Power Off
LED stack (D4)

Flashing Yellow = IDE activity
(IDE drive or CompactFlash)

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Serial B (COM3/COM4) RS48 5 Termination (JP6)

TFT/LCD Clock (JP1)

Reserved
Factory
use only
(J26)

LCD
Voltage
Setting
(JP2)

J1

U1

J3

J5

43

U2

2

U3

JP6

J2

JP1

U12

U32

Q11

J4

1

U4

JP2

J26

J7

U5

J8

J6

D1

Y1

U6

U33

J13

J9

J12

RB700_01cb

J10

J11

J14

U8

Y2

U7

Reset
Switch
(SW1)

Power
On/
IDE
Activity
LEDs
(D4)

J16

SW1

D4

U9

J15

Y3

U10

U11

J19

J18

U14

U15

U13 U12

X2

J21

Figure 2-6. Jumper, Switch, and LED Locations (Top view)

CMOS
Normal/

D2

X1

Clear
(JP3)

CF
Master/

J22J20

JP3

JP5

JP4

BT1

Slave

J17

(JP4)
Flash

BIOS
(JP5)

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Specifications

Physical Specif ications

Table 2-9 lists the physical dimensions of the board. Figures 2-7 and 2-8 give the mounting dimensions,
including side views, and Figure 2-7 shows the pin-1 connector locations.

Table 2-9. Weight and Footprint Dimensions

Item Dimension

Weight 0.272kg. (0.60lb)
Height (PC/104-Plus) 15.64mm (0.616”)
Height (Overall) 28.75mm (1.132”)
Width 115mm (4.5”)
Length 165mm (6.5”)

Thickness 1.574mm (0.062”)

Power Specifications

Table 2-10 lists the ReadyBoard 700 power requirements.

Table 2-10. Power Supply Requirements

NOTE Overall height is measured from the

upper board surface to the highest
permanent component (Serial J5A/B
connectors) on the upper board
surface. This measurement does not
include the heatsinks available for
this board. The heatsink could
increase this dimension.

Parameter

Input Type Regulated DC voltages Regulated DC vo l tages Regulated DC volta ges
In-rush Current* Typical 1.9A (9.5W) Typical 1.8A (9W) Typical 1.94A (9.7W)

BIT** Current Typical 2.11A (10.57W) Typical 2.55A (12.73W) Typical 3.5A (17.5W)

Notes: *In-rush measured with video, 64MB memory, and power connected. **The BIT (burn in test)
is conducted with 64MB SODIMM SDRAM, floppy, USB HDD, CD-ROM, keyboard, mouse, serial
loopbacks, USB CompactFlash card (64MB), two Ethernet channels connected using Win2k OS.

400MHz Celeron
Characteristics

650MHz Celeron
Characteristics

933MHz Pentium III
Characteristics

Environmental Specificat ions

Table 2-11 provides the most efficient operating and storage condition ranges required for this board.

Table 2-11. Environmental Requirements

Processor 400MHz Celeron

Conditions

Operating

Storage –20°to+75°C

Temperature

Operating 20% to 80%

Non-operating 5% to 95%

Humidity

+0°to+60°C
(32°to+140°F)

(–4°to+167°F)

relative humidity,
non-condensing

relative humidity,
non-condensing

650MHz Celeron
Conditions

+0°to+60°C
(32°to+140°F)

–20°to+75°C
(–4°to+167°F)

20% to 80%
relative humidity,
non-condensing

5% to 95%
relative humidity,
non-condensing

933MHz Pentium
III Conditions

+0°to+60°C
(32°to+140°F)

–20°to+75°C
(–4°to+167°F)

20% to 80%
relative humidity,
non-condensing

5% to 95%
relative humidity,
non-condensing

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Thermal/Cooling Requirem ents

The CPU, Northbridge, Southbridge, Secondary I/O, and voltage regulators are the sources of heat on
the board. The ReadyBoard 700 is designed to operate at its maximum CPU speed of 400MHz,
650MHz, or 933MHz. All the processors and the Northbridge require a heatsink, but no fan.

Mechanical Spe cifications

Figures 2-7 and 2-8 show the top view and side views of the ReadyBoard 700 with the mechanical
mounting dimensions.

4.100

4.300

6.100

6.300

6.100

0.0

15

6

J5

9518

J5B

J5A

10

14

43

JP6

2

U12

U32

J26

3.649

3.600

2.800

0.500

0.0

-0.200

J8

J10

J11

J15

J16

SW1

15

1

11

610

910

2

U5

U33

3.500

3.200

11

12

910 11

12

D4

71

8

1

2

7

8

58

1

4

JP3

JP5

BT1
J17

RB700_01db

0.602

0.0

0.720

0.0

-0.200

0.922

3.861

4.098

4.100

Figure 2-7. ReadyBoard 700 Dimensions (Top view)

NOTE All dimensions are given in inches.

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m

ReadyBoard 700 (Side view)

0.345

1.113

Serial 1 & 2 (J5A/B)
(Serial 1 Lower)

1.213

0.051

0.696

0.497

0.120

CRT (J8)

1.214

0.361

0.640

Ethernet 1
(J10)

0.067

USB 0 & 1
(J15A/B)

(USB 0 Lower)
Ethernet 2
(J11)

CompactFla sh Socket (J23)

6.500

0.624 0.624

0.100

0.068

0.602

0.055

0.650

0.547

Keyboard/
Mouse
(J16A/B)

0.275

0.554

0.072

0.510

Power/IDE
Activity
LED (D4)

Reset
Switch
(SW1)

RB700sideview01

0.180

0.370

0.080

0.390

0.275

8.763

28.270

Mounting
Hole Center at (4) Corners (x 8 dims)

0.200

0.311

All Dimensions in this drawing section are in Inches within +/- 0.009”
Board thickness is 0.062”

1.295

17.678

9.169

12.623

3.048

Mounting
Hole Center at (4) Corners (x 8 dims)

5.080

7.899 12.700

All Dimensions in this drawing section are in Millimeters within +/- 0.25mm
Board thickness is 1.574m

Figure 2-8. ReadyBoard 700 Panel Dimensions (Side view)

30.83530.810

16.256

0.500

1.701

1.875

165.1

15.849 15.849

2.54

1.727

13.893

47.625

15.290

1.391

16.510

14.071

1.828

12.954

1.350

6.985

2.032

6.985

34.29

0.338

4.572

9.398

9.906

8.588

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Overvie w

This chapter discusses the chips and features of the connectors in the following order:

• CPU ( U 4)

• Memory (DIMM1)

• PC/104-Plus (J12A, B, C, D)

• PC/104 (J13A & B, J14C & D)

• IDE Interfaces (J22)

• CompactFlash Adapter (J23)

• Floppy /Parallel Interface (J20)

• Serial Interfaces (J5A/B, J3A/B)

• USB (J15A/B, J21A/B)

• Ethernet Interfaces (J10, J11)

• Audio Interface (J19)

• Video Interfaces (J8, J9, J7)

• Miscellaneous

♦ Utility Interfaces (J18)
♦ Reset Switch (SW1)
♦ Keyboard/Mouse (J16)
♦ Infrared (IrDA) Port (J17)
♦ Real Time Clock (RTC)
♦ Oops! Jumper (BIOS Recovery)
♦ User GPIO signals (J2)
♦ Temperature Monitoring
♦ Serial Console
♦ Watchdog timer

• Power Interface (J4, J6)

NOTE Ampro Computers, Inc. only supports the features/options tested and listed in this

manual. The main integrated circuits (chips) used in the ReadyBoard 700 may
provide more features or options than are listed for the ReadyBoard 700, but
some of these chip features/options are not supported on the board and may not
function as specified in the chip documentation.

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CPU (U4)

The ReadyBoard 700 offers three Intel processor choices; high performance 933MHz Low Voltage (LV)
Pentium® III processor, 650MHz Low Voltage (LV) Celeron® processor, or the low cost, 400MHz
Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) Celeron processor.

Celeron Processors

The Celeron processors (Tualatin core) at 650MHz or 400MHz have 256kB L2 Cache on board and use
a 100MHz FSB (front side bus). The Celeron processors require a heatsink, but no fan.

Pentium III Processo r

The Pentium III processor (Tualatin core) at 933MHz has 512kB L2 Cache on board and uses a 133MHz
FSB. The Pentium III processor requires a heatsink, but no fan.

Memory

The ReadyBoard 700 memory consists of the following elements:

• SDRAM SODIMM

• Flash memory

SDRAM Memory (DIMM1)

The ReadyBoard 700 supports a single standard 144-pin SODIMM socket.

• SODIMM socket can support up to 512MB of memory

• Operating at 133MHz (7.5ns)

• +3.3V SDRAM

NOTE Ampro recommends using only PC 133 (133MHz), 3.3V, 7.5ns,

144-pin, SDRAM SODIMM, but PC 100 (100MHz, 10ns) will
function. PC 133 provides the best performance for the 933MHz
Pentium III and 650MHz Celeron processors.

Flash Memory

There is an 8-bit wide, 512kB flash device used for system BIOS that is connected to the Southbridge,
VT82C686B, through an ISA bus transceiver. The BIOS is re-programmable and the supported features
are detailed in Chapter 4, BIOS Setup.

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Interrupt Channel A ssignments

The channel interrupt assignments are listed in Table 3-1.

Table 3-1. Interrupt Channel Assignments

Device vs IRQ No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Timer
Keyboard
Secondary

Cascade
COM1
COM2
COM3
COM4
Floppy
Parallel
RTC
IDE Primary
IDE Secondary
Math Coprocessor
PS/2 Mouse
PCI INTA
PCI INTB
PCI INTC
PCI INTD
Sound Blaster
USB
VGA
Ethernet

X

X

X

OD
DO
OO OD
OO DO

X

OD

X

XO
OX

X

X
Automatically Assigned
Automatically Assigned
Automatically Assigned
Automatically Assigned

DOOO

Automatically Assigned
Automatically Assigned
Automatically Assigned

Legend: D = Default, O = Optional, X = Fixed

NOTE The IRQs for the Ethernet, Video, and Internal Local Bus (ISA) are

automatically assigned by the BIOS Plug and Play logic. Local IRQs
assigned during initialization can not be used by external devices.

Memory Map

The following table provides the common PC/AT memory allocations. Memory below 000500h is used
by the BIOS. Refer to Table 3-2.

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