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Packing List:
Please check the package before you starting setup the system
Hardware:
LE-364 motherboard x 1
Cable Kit:
44-pin
44-pin
44-pin ATA33 IDE Cable x 1
COM port & Printer Port Cable x 1
40-pin
USB Cable x 1
PS/2 keyboard & mouse cable x 1
Floppy Cable x 1
Audio Cable x 1
Other Accessories:
Divers CD (including User’s Manual) x 1
Printed User’s Manual x 1
LE-364 is the 3.5 inches embedded miniboard based on VIA CN400 platform, with
onboard VIA Eden ESP8000 processor, VGA, LAN, Audio, USB2.0, CF, LVDS, the board
provides economic fanless solution for multimedia applications.
VIA CN400 & VT8237 Chipset
The board integrates VIA CN400 & VT8237 chipset, to provide built-in UniChrome Pro 3D
/ 2D Graphics with MPEGII/MPEG4 decoder, and supports DDR266/333/400 memory up
to 1G of capacity. The CN400 and VT8237 has Ultra V-Link Host interface with 1 GB/sec
total bandwidth to enhance the system performance.
18/24-bit LVDS LCD interface
The board provides onboard 18/24-bit LVDS LCD interface, supports up to 1600 x 1200
of UXGA high resolution.
Flexible Extension Interfaces
The board provides one Mini-PCI socket for wireless LAN module, video capture card and
IEEE1394 add-on card. The board also provide optional PCI interface with a riser card t o
have up to 2 PCI devices.
Expanded UCR for remote Operating SETUP Bios Feature
Expanded Universal Console Redirection (UCR) is a feature for monitoring POST
messages and running Setup and an operation system from a remote serial terminal.
Product Overview
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1.2 <Product Specification>
General Specification
Form Factor 3.5 inches embedded miniboard
CPU Embedded VIA Eden ESP8000 processor
Front side bus: 133MHz
Fanless with heatsink only
Memory 1 x 184-pin DDR 266/333/400 SDRAM up to 1GB
Unbufferred, none-ECC memory supported only
Chipset VIA CN400 and VT8237
BIOS Phoenix-Award v6.00PG 4Mb PnP flash BIOS
Green Function Power saving mode includes doze, standby and suspend modes.
ACPI version 1.0 and APM version 1.2 compliant
Watchdog Timer System reset programmable watchdog timer with 1 ~ 255
sec./min. of timeout value
Real Time Clock VIA VT8237 built-in RTC with lithium battery
Enhanced IDE Enhanced UltraDMA133 IDE interface supports dual channels
and up to 2 ATAPI devices
One 44-pin IDE port onboard
Multi-I/O Port
Chipset VIA VT8237 with Winbond W83697HF controller
Serial Port One external & one internal RS-232 serial ports
USB Port Two Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ports with 480Mbps of transfer rate
Parallel Port One bi-direction parallel port with SPP/ECP/EPP mode
Floppy Port One slim type Floppy port
IrDA Port One IrDA compliant Infrared interface supports SIR
K/B & Mouse External PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports on rear I/O panel
GPIO One 12-pin Digital I/O connector with 8-bit programmable I/O
interface
Hardware
Monitor
VGA Display Interface
Chipset VIA CN400 built-in S3 Graphics UniChrome Pro IGP graphics core
Core Frequency 200MHz
Memory BIOS selectable 16/32/64MB shard with system memory
Display Type CRT, LCD monitor with analog display
Connector External DB15 female connector on rear I/O panel
LCD Interface
Chipset VIA CN400 with VT1631 transmitter
Interface 18/24-bit LVDS interface
Fan speed, CPU temperature and voltage monitoring
12V backlight inverter connector
Panel voltage 3.3V/5V jumper selectable
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Ethernet Interface
Chipset VIA VT6103 PHY
Type 10Base-T / 100Base-TX
auto-switching Fast Ethernet
Full duplex, IEEE802.3U compliant
Connector External RJ45 connectors with LED on rear I/O panel
Audio Interface
Chipset REALTEK ALC201A
Interface 2 channel 3D audio with Line-in, Line-out and MIC-in
Connector External Audio phone jack for Line-out
Onboard audio connector with pin header
Onboard CD-IN connector
Expansive Interface
Mini-PCI 1 x 32-bit 5V/3.3V Mini-PCI socket
PCI 1 x optional PCI interface supports up to two PCI devices through
riser card
Solid State Disk
DOM IDE1 supports 44-pin DOM (DiskOnModule)
CompactFlash 1 x CompactFlash Type 1 socket on solder side
Power and Environment
Power
Requirement
Dimension 146 (L) x 101 (H) mm
Temperature Operating within 0 ~ 60P
DC 12V input
1 x DC jack on I/O panel or 1 x 4-pin DC connector onboard
Storage within -20 ~ 85
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P
C (32 ~ 140P
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P
P
C (-4 ~ 185P
o
P
F)
o
P
F)
Software support
Operation
System
Windows 98SE/ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP
Windows CE 4.0 or later, Windows XP Embedded
Linux (Fedora Core 1, Mandrake 9.2 and Red Hat 9.0)
Ordering Code
LE-364 VIA CN400 with Embedded Eden ESP8000 processor, VGA,
AC97 Audio, LVDS, CF, PCI, Mini-PCI, 2 x RS232, LAN,
1. The specifications may be different as the actual production.
For further product information please visit the website at
DIMM 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM Standard
IDE1 44-pin primary IDE connector Standard
FDD 26-pin slim type floppy connector Standard
CN_12V 4-pin DC input connector Standard
CDIN 4-pin CD-ROM audio input connector Standard
CN_DIO 6 x 2-pin digital I/O connector Standard
CN_USB 5 x 2-pin USB connector Standard
CPUFAN 3-pin CPU cooler fan connector Standard
SYSFAN 3-pin system cooler fan connector Standard
CN_COM2 5 x 2-pin RS232 serial port Standard
CN_IR 5-pin IrDA connector Standard
CF Compact Flash Type I socket Standard
MINI_PCI Mini-PCI interface Standard
CN_LVDS 40-pin LVDS LCD interface Standard
CN_INV 5-pin LCD backlight inverter connector Standard
LPT 26-pin parallel port interface Standard
JFRNT 14-pin front panel switch/indicator connector Standard
CN_SPWR 4-pin DC 5V/12V output connector Standard
2.3.2 <External Connector>
Connector Function Remark
CRT DB15 VGA connector Standard
RJ45 RJ45 LAN connector Standard
COM1 Serial port connector Standard
PS2 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse connector Standard
Audio Audio Line-out port Standard
DC_IN DC input jack Standard
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2.4 <CPU & Memory Setup>
2.4.1 <CPU>
The board comes with Embedded VIA Eden ESP8000 processor of 133MHz front side
bus, to provide low power consumption and fanless solution.
2.4.2 <Memory>
The board supports one 184-pin DDR266/333/400 SDRAM and up to 1 GB of capacity,
only non-ECC, unbuffered memory is supported.
Please check the pin number to match the socket side well
before installing memory module.
CPU & Memory Setup
DIMM
80-pin104-pin
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2.5 <CMOS Setup>
The board’s data of CMOS can be setting in BIOS. If the board refuses to boot due to
inappropriate CMOS settings, here is how to proceed to clear (reset) the CMOS to it s
default values.
Jumper: JRTC
Type: Onboard 3-pin jumper
JRTC Mode
1-2 Clear CMOS
2-3 Normal Operation
Default setting
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JRTC
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CMOS Setup
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2.6 <Enhanced IDE & CF interface>
The board supports one UltraDMA133 IDE interface, and one CompactFlash Type 1
socket with secondary IDE mode, the 44-pin IDE1 connect or can support up to 2 ATAPI
devices through IDE cable, and the CompactFlash socket can support IDE DMA mode
(depends on the CF card specification).
2
1
Enhanced IDE &CF Interface
44
IDE1
43
CF
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2.7 <Floppy Port>
The board provides a slim type floppy port; please use the 26-pin ribbon cable in the
package to connect the floppy device.
FDD
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Floppy rear side
1. Lift up the brown plastic bar
2. Slot the cable in (Blue paste for
brown bar side)
3. Press back the plastic bar
4. Lift up this plastic bar
5. Slot the cable in (Blue paste for outside)
6. Press back the plastic bar
Floppy Port
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2.8 <Ethernet Interface>
The board integrates Ethernet controller with VIA VT6103 PHY, full compliance with IEEE
802.3u 100Base-T specifications and IEEE 802.3x Full Du plex Flow Control, the board
supports Wake-Up-On-LAN by BIOS configurable.
RJ45
For Wake Up On LAN function, please enable this option in the BIOS
Ethernet Interface
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2.9 <Onboard Display Interface>
Based on VIA CN400 with built-in S3 Graphics UniChrome Pro IGP graphics, the board
provides onboard VGA display interface, and one 18/24-bit LVDS LCD interface with VIA
VT1631, supports up to 1600 x 1200 of resolution. The two display interfaces can be set
for dual display with extended desktop mode or clone mode.
Below are the main features lists:
MPEG-4 ASP (Advanced Simple Profile) Level 5 with GMC (Global Motion
Compensation) L0/L1 and 1/4-pixel MC support for high video quality and
performance.
2.9.1 <Analog Display Interface>
The onboard VGA display comes with standard DB15 connector on real I/O panel.
CRT (Analog Display Interface)
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2.9.2 <Digital Display Interface>
The onboard digital display interface comes with a 40-pin header connector to provide
18/24-bit LVDS LCD interface, and one backlight inverter connector for powering and
enable/disable control, the jumper JVLCD is to set the panel voltage, and the JBITSEL is
to configure the 18-bit or 24-bit outputting.
CN_INV
5
1
JVLCD
3
1
CN_LVDS
40
39
2
1
Onboard Display Interface
JBITSEL
3
1
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Connector: CN_INV Connector: JVLCD
Type: 5-pin LVDS Power Header Type: 3-pin Power select Header
For the cables, please follow the pin assignment of the conne ctor to make a cable, because
every panel has its own pin assignment, so we do not provide a standard cable; please find a
local cable manufacture to make cables.
LCD Installation Guide:
1. Preparing the LE-364, LCD panel and the backlight inverter.
2. Please check the datasheet of the panel to see the voltage of the panel, and set th e
jumper JVOLT to +5V or +3.3V, and the JBITSEL for 18-bit or 24-bit.
3. You would need a LVDS type cable.
Panel side
For sample illustrator only
4. To connect all of the devices well.
Onboard Display Interface
Board side
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Panel Type Supported Table:
Please enter the BIOS and setup the panel type to fit your panel
9 1024x768 2 Enable
A 1024x768 1 Disable
B 1024x768 2 Disable
C 1280x768 1 Disable
D 1280x1024 2 Disable
E 1400x1050 2 Disable
F 1600x1200 2 Disable
Entering Advanced Chipset Features of
BIOS Setup
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Entering AGP & P2P Bridge Control for
Option of panel type selection
Onboard Display Interface
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2.10 <Onboard Audio Interface>
The board integrates onboard AC97 audio with REALTEK ALC201A, supports 18-bit ADC
and DAC resolution, and Line-out, Line-in and MIC-in input/output interfaces.
Connector: CN_AUDIO
Type: 10-pin (2 x 5) 1.27mm x 2.54mm-pitch header
Pin Description PinDescription
1 Line – Left 2 Ground
3 Line – Right 4 MIC1
5 MIC2 6 Ground
7 N/C 8 Line Out – Left
9 Line Out – Right 10 Ground
Connector: CDIN
Type: 4-pin header (pitch = 2.54mm)
Pin Description
1 CD – Left
2 Ground
3 Ground
4 CD – Right
Audio (Line-out)
CDIN
1
4
1 2
9
CN_AUDIO
10
Onboard Audio Interface
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2.11 <GPIO Interface>
The board offers 8-bit digital I/O to customize its configuration to your control needs. For
example, you may configure the digital I/O to control the opening and closing of the cash
drawer or to sense the warning signal from a tripped UPS.
Connector: CN_DIO
Type: onboard 2 x 6-pin 1.27mm x 2.54mm-pitch header
Connector: CPUFAN, SYSFAN
Type: 3-pin fan wafer connector
Pin Description Pin Description Pin Description
1 Ground 2 +12V 3 Fan Control
DC_IN
CN_12V
4
3
12
Power Supply & Fan
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CN_SPWR
3
1
SYSFAN/CPUFAN
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2.13 <Switch & Indicator>
The JFRNT provides front control panel of the board, such as power button, reset and
beeper, etc. Please check well before you connecting the cables on the chassis.
Connector: JFRNT
Type: onboard 14-pin (2 x 7) 2.54-pitch header
Function Signal PIN Signal Function
IDE LED
Reset
Power
Button
VCC 1 2 VCC
Power
Active 3 4 N/C
LED
Reset 5 6 GND
GND 7 8 VCC
N/C 9 10 N/C
Speaker
PWRBT 1112N/C
Ground 1314SPKIN
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14
JFRNT
1
Switch & Indicator
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Chapter 3 <System Setup>
3.1 <Display Configuration>
The board provides onboard VGA with DB15 analog display interface, and LVDS LCD
interface for digital display, when connecting two display devices, you can enable dual
display function with clone mode or extended desktop mode.
Before setup the video setting, please install the VGA driver well.
Two controllers for each display device
There are two options for secondary display device
For more display properties setting, please click “Advanced” button.
Display Configuration
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Please select S3Display for advanced device setting.
Connected Devices
Click check box to
enable/disable device
Specified display setup if available
When you set dual display clone mode, you’ll see the same screen display on two
devices.
When you set the dual display for extended desktop mode, you can have the independent
desktop on the second device.
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Chapter 4 <BIOS Setup>
The single board computer uses the Award BIOS for the system configuration. T he
Award BIOS in the single board computer is a customized version of the industrial
standard BIOS for IBM PC AT-compatible computers. It supports Intel x86 and
compatible CPU architecture based processors and computers. The BIOS provides
critical low-level support for the system central processing, memory and I/O
sub-systems.
The BIOS setup program of the single board computer let the customers modify the
basic configuration setting. The settings are stored in a dedicated battery-backed
memory, NVRAM, retains the information when the power is turned off. If the battery
runs out of the power, then the settings of BIOS will come back to the default setting.
The BIOS section of the manual is subject to change without notice and is provided
here for reference purpose only. The settings and configurations of the BIOS are
current at the time of print, and therefore they may not be exactly the same as that
displayed on your screen.
To activate CMOS Setup program, press <DEL> key immediately after you turn on
the system. The following message “Press DEL to enter SETUP” should appear in the
lower left hand corner of your screen. When you enter the CMOS Setup Utility, the
Main Menu will be displayed as Figure 3-1. You can use arrow keys to select your
function, press <Enter> key to accept the selection and enter the sub-menu.
File name of the tool is “awdflash.exe”, it’s the utility that can write the data into the
BIOS flash ship and update the BIOS.
B.2 Flash Method
1. Please make a bootable floppy disk.
2. Get the last .bin files you want to update and copy it into the disk.
3. Copy awardflash.exe to the disk.
4. Power on the system and flash the BIOS. (Example: C:/ awardflash XXX.bin)
5. Re-star the system.
Any question about the BIOS re-flash please contact your distributors or visit the
web-site at below:
http://www.commell.com.tw/support/support.htm
PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Port
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Contact Information
Any advice or comment about our products and service, or
anything we can help you please don’t hesitate to contact with us.
We will do our best to support you for your p
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FAX +886-2-26963911
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