ICOP athena, Athena-L2 User Manual

Athena

Athena-L2

Embedded Vortex86 AIO SBC

With 1S/CRT/Video-In/TV-out/Audio/1 LAN/USB

User’s Manual

(Revision 1.1)

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Copyright

The information in this manual is subject to change without notice for continuous improvement in
the product. All rights are reserved. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any
inaccuracies that may be contained in this document. And makes no commitment to update or to
keep current the information contained in this manual.

No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated or transmitted, in whole or in part,
in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the ICOP Technology Inc..

Copyright 2002 ICOP Technology Inc.
Manual No. IUM6075000-01 Ver.1.1 All rights reserved

1st issue date: October 28, 2002 2nd Released date: April 4, 2003

Trademarks Acknowledgment

Vortex86 is the registered trademark of ICOP Technology Inc.

Other brand names or product names appearing in this document are the properties
and registered trademarks of their respective owners. All names mentioned
herewith are served for identification purpose only.

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T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s

T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s .............iii

C h a p t e r 0 Startup

0.1 Packing List ........................................... 1

0.2 Specification for Athena ....................... 2

0.3 Specification for Athena-L2 .................. 3

0.4 Ordering Information .............................. 4

0.5 Notes ..................................................... 4

C h a p t e r 1 Introduction

1.1 Features................................................. 5

1.2 Specification .......................................... 6

1.3 VGA Interface ......................................... 7

1.4 Network Interface................................... 7

C h a p t e r 2 Installation

2.1 Board Outline ......................................... 8

2.2 Chassis Outline...................................... 9

2.3 Front Chassis Connector...................... 10

2.4 Rear Chassis Connectors..................... 10

2.5 Connectors & Jumpers Location ......... 11

2.6 Connectors & Jumpers Summary ....... 12

2.7 Pin Assignments & Jumper Settings .... 13

JP1 : IDE Connector......................................................... 13

J2 : VGA Connector......................................................... 13

J4 : SODIMM.................................................................... 14

J5 : VGA2........................................................................ 15

J6A : VIDEO IN/OUT ......................................................... 15

J7 : Power Button ............................................................. 15

J8 : System Reset/Power Button ........................................ 15

J9 : PRINTER..................................................................... 16

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J10 : 100Base-T Ethernet LAN . ......................................... 16

J13A : MIC IN (Pink).......................................................... 17

J13B : LINE OUT (Green) .................................................. 17

J13C : LINE IN (Blue) ....................................................... 17

J15 : Power Mode Sel. ..................................................... 17

J16 : DC Jack/DC 5V Input ............................................. 18

J17 : COM1/RS-232 ........................................................ 18

J18 : Option USB2 .......................................................... 18

J19 : FAN PWR ............................................................... 18

KBMS1 : PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Connector ................... 19

ROM2: BIOS ..................................................................... 19

USB1B : 100Base-T Ethernet LAN ........................................ 20

USB1A : USB1/2 ............................................................... 20

USB2 : USB ....................................................................... 20

2.8 Watchdog Timer ................................. 21

C h a p t e r 3 SVGA Setup

3.1 Introduction.......................................... 24

3.1.1 Chipset .................................................................. 24

3.1.2 Display memory...................................................... 24

C h a p t e r 4 Network Interface

4.1 Introduction.......................................... 25

4.2 Software Support ................................. 25

Warranty

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C h a p t e r 0

Startup

0.1 Packing List

Product Name Function Package

Athena
Athena-L2

Embedded
Vortex86 (SiS)
All-in-One SBC

Embedded Vortex86 All-in-One SBC

Manual & Drivers CD x 1

D-Sub VGA cable x 1

HDD cable x 1

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0.2 Specification for Athena

Features ATHENA

SoC

DM&P(SiS)Vortex86 System-on-Chip CPU–166MHz
Real Time Clock with Lithium Battery Backup
Watchdog Timer: 30.5uS to 512uS

BIOS

AMI BIOS

System Memory

144-pin SODIMM Socket

I/O Interface

Enhanced IDE interface x1
Parallel port x1
USB port x3

Connectors

External 15-pin D-type female VGA connector

External 25-pin D-type female Printer connector

External RCA Video In/TV Out connector
External Audio connector and Mic-In

External 6-pin Mini DIN for PS/2 Keyboard
External 6-pin Mini DIN for PS/2 Mouse
External RJ-45 connector for 10/100Base-Tx x1
External USB connector x3
External DC Jack for Power Adapter

2.0mm ∅ 44-pin box header for IDE

2.0mm ∅ 10-pin box header for RS-232 x1

2.0mm ∅ 10-pin box header for VGA2

Power push button x1

Video Display

AGP Rev.2.0 Compliant
Shared system memory
Resolution up to 1,920x1,440 true colors
CRT display

LAN

Realtek 8100B single chip x1
Full-duplex transfer mode, doubles effective

bandwidth

NE2000 compatible with built-in 16KB RAM buffer
Throughput 10/100Mbps

Audio

Full compliant with AC97 CODEC v2.1
Internal MIC-in, Line-in and Line-out interface

Power Requirement

Single Voltage +5V @1.7 A with ACPI function support
(Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)

Board Weight

350g

Board Size

133mm X 111mm (5.23 x 4.37 inches)

Operating Temperature

-20oC ~ +60oC

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0.3 Specification for Athena-L2

Features ATHENA

SoC

DM&P(SiS)Vortex86 System-on-Chip CPU–166MHz
Real Time Clock with Lithium Battery Backup
Watchdog Timer: 30.5uS to 512uS

BIOS

AMI BIOS

System Memory

144-pin SODIMM Socket

I/O Interface

Enhanced IDE interface x1
Parallel port x1
USB port x3

Connectors

External 15-pin D-type female VGA connector

External 25-pin D-type female Printer connector
External 6-pin Mini DIN for PS/2 Keyboard
External 6-pin Mini DIN for PS/2 Mouse

External RJ-45 connector for 10/100Base-Tx x2

External USB connector x3
External DC Jack for Power Adapter

2.0mm ∅ 44-pin box header for IDE

2.0mm ∅ 10-pin box header for RS-232 x1

2.0mm ∅ 10-pin box header for VGA2

Power push button x1

Video Display

AGP Rev.2.0 Compliant
Shared system memory
Resolution up to 1,920x1,440 true colors
CRT display

LAN

Realtek 8100B single chip x2
Full-duplex transfer mode, doubles effective

bandwidth

NE2000 compatible with built-in 16KB RAM buffer
Throughput 10/100Mbps

Power Requirement

Single Voltage +5V @1.7 A with ACPI function support
(Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)

Board Weight

350g

Board Size

133mm X 111mm (5.23 x 4.37 inches)

Operating Temperature

-20oC ~ +60oC

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0.4 Ordering information

Athena

Embedded Vortex86 AIO SBC with 1S/CRT/Video-In
/TV-out/Audio/1 LAN/ USB

Athena-L2

Embedded Vortex86 AIO SBC with 1S/CRT/2 LAN/ USB

EB-202

Embedded Chassis Box for Athena SBC

EB-202L2

Embedded Chassis Box for Athena-L2 SBC

PS-15W

AC to DC Power Supply Unit 15Watts

0.5 Notes

Model No. 1S CRT LAN USB

Video

In

TV

Out

Audio

Athena

√

√

1 3 √

√

√

Athena-L2

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C h a p t e r 1

Introduction

1.1 Features

Embedded AIO Single Board Computer (133 x111 mm or 5.23 x4.37 inches)
DM&P Vortex86 System-On-Chip

CRT Display interface

144-pin SODIMM Socket x1 for Memory expansion up to 512MB

Enhanced IDE interface x1

External Bi-directional Parallel Port x1

Watchdog timer

External Mini-Din PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse connectors

External Ethernet, compatible with NE2000 x1 (option x2 for Athena-L2)

Single voltage +5 V power connector

Operating temperature from –20°C 〜 +60°C

Board Support Package for Windows CE.NET and Windows XP Embedded

Flexible OEM/ODM design

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1.2 Specification

Embedded CPU: DM&P Vortex86 System-on-Chip CPU – 166MHz, Realtime

clock, and watchdog timer.
BIOS: Y2K compliant AMI system BIOS
DRAM Memory: Support up to 512MB SODIMM PC133

Data Bus:

16-bit
Bus Speeds: PCI Bus – 33MHz
DMA Channels: 7

Interrupt Levels:

15

Enhanced IDE: supports one port and up to two hard drives or Enhanced IDE

devices of PIO mode 4. BIOS enabled/disabled

Watchdog Timer: generates either a RESET, NMI or an IRQ when your

application loses control over the system. Optionally the watchdog can trigger a
user specified interrupt. The watchdog is configurable from 30.5µs to 512 seconds
(in 30.5µs segments)

Real-time Clock: included in Vortex86 SOC with onboard lithium battery backup

for 10 years of data retention. CMOS data backup of BIOS setup and BIOS
default.

Keyboard and Mouse Connectors:

Supports PS/2 Keyboard and mouse

Serial ports: Supports high speed RS-232 port, high speed RS-232/485 port

(jumper selectable).

Bi-directional Parallel Port: supports SPP, EPP and ECP mode. BIOS

enabled/disabled

Environmental and Power

Power Requirements: single voltage +5 V @ 1.7A
Board Dimensions: 133 (L) x 111 (W) mm or 5.23 (L) x4.37 (W) inches
Board Weight : 350 g

Extended Operating Temperature:

-20°C ~+60 °C

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1.3 VGA Interface

Chipset: DM&P Vortex86 SOC
Memory: Shared system memory up to 128MB

System Bus:

33-bit PCI bus

Panel Data Bus:

24-bit

Display: CRT

1.4 Network Interface

Chipset: Realtek 8100B single chip

Type:

10/100BASE-T
Transfer Mode: Full duplex, doubles effective bandwidth
Buffer: Built-in 16KB RAM Buffer.
Connectors: 8-pin male header , pitch 2.0mm
Monitoring LEDs: network ready indicator, network activity indicator
Compatibility: NE2000

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C h a p t e r 2

Installation

2.1 Board Outline

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2.2 Chassis Outline

EB-202 Chassis Outine - Rear

EB-202L2 Chassis Outine - Rear

EB-202

Embedded Chassis Box for Athena SBC

EB-202L2

Embedded Chassis Box for Athena-L2 SBC

Dimension (W x D x H):

145 x 115 x 50 mm

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2.3 Front Chassis Connector

2.4 Rear Chassis Connectors

Athena Rear Connectors Outline

Athena-L2 Rear Connectors Outline

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2.5 Connectors & Jumpers Location

Note: Please refer to Section 2.7 for their pin assignments.

J8

J19

J15

J18

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2.6 Connectors & Jumpers Summary

Summary Table

Nbr Description Type of Connections Pin nbrs.

JP1: IDE Connector Box Header,

2.0∅ , 22x

44-pin
J2: VGA Connector D-Sub Connector 15-pin

J4: SODIMM Mini PCI DIMM Socket 144-pin

J5: VGA2 Box Header, 5x2 10-pin

J6A: VIDEO IN/OUT RCA Jack x2 3-pin

J7: Power Button Two contact Switch 2-pin
J8: System Reset/Power Button Pin Header 4-pin

J9 PRINTER D-Sub Connector 25-pin

J10: 100Base-T Ethernet LAN RJ45 Connector 12-pin
J13A: MIC IN (Pink) Phone Jack-1 5-pin
J13B: LINE OUT (Green) Phone Jack-2 4-pin

J13C: LINE IN (Blue) Phone Jack-3 4-pin

J15 Power Mode Sel. Pin Header, 3x2 6-pin

J16 DC Jack/DC 5V Input Pin Header, 2x1 2-pin

J17: COM1/RS-232 Pin Header, 5x2 10-pin

J18: Option USB2 Pin Header 4-pin

J19 FAN PWR Pin Header, 2x1 2-pin

KBMS1: PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse

Mini-Din Connector x2

6-pin

ROM2: BIOS PLCC Socket 32-pin

USB1B: 100Base-T Ethernet LAN RJ45 Connector 12-pin

USB1: USB1/2

USB Type1 Connector x2

12-pin

USB2: USB USB Type1 Connector 6-pin

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2.7 Pin Assignments & Jumper Settings

JP1: IDE Connector - 2.0 ∅ pitch 44-pin Box Header

Pin #

Signal

Name

Pin #

Signal

Name

1 IDERST- 2 GND
3 IDED7 4 IDED8
5 IDED6 6 IDED9
7 IDED5 8 IDED10
9 IDED4 10 IDED11

11 IDED3 12 IDED12
13 IDED2 14 IDED13
15 IDED1 16 IDED14
17 IDED0 18 IDED15
19 GND 20 NC
21 IDEREQ 22 GND
23 IDEIOW- 24 GND
25 IDEIOR- 26 GND
27 ICHRDY 28 GND
29 IDACK- 30 GND
31 IDEIRQ 32 NC
33 IDESA1 34 CBLID
35 IDESA0 36 IDESA2
37 IDECS-0 38 IDECS-1
39 DASP 40 GND
41 VCC 42 VCC
43 GND 44 NC

J2: VGA - 15-pin D-Sub Connector (female)

Pin #

Signal

Name

Pin #

Signal

Name

Pin #

Signal

Name

1 MR 6 GND 11 NC

2 MG 7

GND

12

VCC

3 MB 8 GND 13 HYSYNC
4 NC 9 NC 14 VSYNC
5 GND 10 GND 15 VCC

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J4: SODIMM – 144-pin SODIMM Socket

Pin #

Signal

Name

Pin #

Signal

Name

Pin #

Signal

Name

Pin #

Signal

Name

1 GND 37 MD16 73 GND 109 MA9
2 GND 38 MD48 74 SDCLK1 110 MA12
3 MD56 39 MD17 75 GND 111 MA10
4 MD24 40 MD49 76 GND 112 MA13
5 MD57 41 MD18 77 RSVD 113 VDD
6 MD25 42 MD50 78 RSVD

114 VDD

7 MD58 43 MD19 79 RSVD

115 DQM1

8 MD26 44 MD51 80 RSVD

116 DQM5

9 MD59 45 VDD 81 VDD 117 DQM4
10 MD27 46 VDD 82 VDD 118 DQM0
11 VDD 47 MD20 83 MD8 119 GND
12 VDD 48 MD52 84 MD40 120 GND
13 MD60 49 MD21 85 MD9 121 MD32
14 MD28 50 MD53 86 MD41 122 MD0
15 MD61 51 MD22 87 MD10 123 MD33
16 MD29 52 MD54 88 MD42 124 MD1
17 MD62 53 MD23 89 MD11 125 MD34
18 MD30 54 MD55 90 MD43 126 MD2
19 MD63 55 GND 91 GND 127 MD35
20 MD31 56 GND 92 GND 128 MD3
21 GND 57 RSVD 93 MD12 129 VDD
22 GND 58 RSVD 94 MD44 130 VDD
23 DQM7 59 RSVD

95 MD13 131 MD36

24 DQM3 60 RSVD

96 MD45 132 MD4
25 DQM2 61 SDCLK0 97 MD14 133 MD37
26 DQM6 62 CKEO 98 MD46 134 MD5
27 VDD 63 VDD 99 MD15 135 MD38
28 VDD 64 VDD 100 MD47 136 MD6
29 MA1 65 SRAS- 101 VDD 137 MD39
30 MA3 66 SCAS- 102 VDD 138 MD7
31 MA1 67 RAMW- 103 MA6 139 GND
32 MA4 68 CKE1 104 MA7 140 GND
33 MA2 69 CAS-0 105 MA8 141

SMBDAT

34 MA5 70 MA12 106 MA11 142

SMBCLK

35 GND 71 CAS-1 107 GND 143 VDD
36 GND 72 MA13 108 GND 144 VDD

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J5: VGA2 – 2.0∅10-pin Box Header

Pin #

Signal

Name

Pin #

Signal

Name

1 V2DACR 2 GND
3 V2DACG

4 GND

5 V2DACB

6 GND
7 HSYNC2 8 GND
9 VSYNC2 10 GND

J6A: VIDEO IN/OUT – RCA Jack x2

Pin #

Signal

Name

1

GND

2

CVBSOUT

3

VIDEO_IN

J7: Power Button – Push Button

Pin #

Signal

Name

1

GND

2

PWRBIN-

J8: System Reset – 4-pin Header

Pin #

Signal

Name

1
2

RST

3
4

PWRBIN-

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J9: PRINTER – 25-pin Box Header

Pin #

Signal

Name

Pin #

Signal

Name

1 STB- 2 PD0

3 PD1 4 PD2

5 PD3 6 PD4

7 PD5 8 PD6

9 PD7 10 ACK-

11 BUSY 12 PE
13 SLCT 14 AFD­15 ERR- 16 PRINIT­17 SLIN- 18 GND
19 GND 20 GND
21 GND 22 GND
23 GND 24 GND
25 GND -- --

J10: 100Base-T Ethernet LAN – 12-pin RJ45 Connector

Pin #

Signal

Name

Pin #

Signal

Name

1 TX+ 2 TX­3 RX+ 4 NC
5 NC 6 RX­7 NC 8 NC
9 VCC 10 VCC

11 GND 12 GND

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J13A: MIC IN (Pink / PHONEJACK-1) – 5-pin Phone Jack-1

Pin #

Signal

Name

1

GND

2

MIC1

3

Open Touch

4

Open Touch

5

VREFOUT

J13B: LINE OUT (Green / PHONEJACK-2) – 4-pin Phone Jack-1r

Pin #

Signal

Name

6

LOUTL

7

Open Touch

8

Open Touch

9

LOUTR

J13C: LINE IN (Blue / PHONEJACK-3) – 4-pin Phone Jack-1

Pin #

Signal

Name

10

LINEIN_L

11

Open Touch

12

Open Touch

13

LINEIN_R

J15: Power Mode Sel. – 6-pin Box Header

Pin #

Signal

Name

Remark

1

SB5V SINGL 5V

2

SB5V

3

5V SINGLE 5V ACPI

4

5V

5

NC ATX POWER

6

NC- (5V/SB5V)

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J16: DC Jack/DC 5V Input – 2-pinDC Jack r

Pin #

Signal

Name

1 SB5V
2 GND

J17: COM1/RS-232– 2.0∅ 10-pin Box Header

Pin #

Signal

Name

Pin #

Signal

Name

1 DCD1 2 RXD1
3 TXD1 4 DTR1
5 GND 6 DSR1
7 RTS1 8 CTS1
9 RI1 10 GGND

J18: System Reset/Power Button – 4-pin Header

Pin #

Signal

Name

1

USB1-

2

USB+

3

GND

4

VCC

J19: FAN PWR – 2-pin Header

Pin #

Signal

Name

1 VCC
2 GND

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KBMS1: PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse: Mini-Din Connector x2

Pin #

Signal

Name

1 KBDAT
2 NC
3 GND
4 SB5V
5 KBCLK
6 NC
7 PMDAT
8 NC
9 GND

10 SB5V
11 PMCLK
12 NC

ROM2: BIOS / FLASH ROM_PLCC – 32-pin PLCC Socket

Pin #

Signal

Name

Pin #

Signal

Name

1 XA18 2 XA16
3 XA15 4 XA12
5 XA7 6 XA6
7 XA5 8 XA4
9 XA3 10 XA2

11 XA1 12 XA0
13 XD0 14 XD1
15 XD2 16 GND
17 XD3 18 XD4
19 XD5 20 XD6
21 XD7 22 ROMCS0
23 XA10 24 MDRCL
25 XA11 26 XA9
27 XA8 28 XA13
29 XA14 30 XA17
31 MWTCL 32 VCC

Mouse

Ke

y

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USB1B: 100Base-T Ethernet LAN – 12-pin RJ45 Connector

Pin #

Signal

Name

Pin #

Signal

Name

1 TX+ 2 TX­3 RX+ 4 NC
5 NC 6 RX­7 NC 8 NC

9 VCC 10 VCC

11 LED0 12 LED1

(TX/RX)

(LINK100)

USB1A: USB1/2 – 12-pin USB Type 1 Connector x2

Pin #

Signal

Name

Pin #

Signal

Name

U1 VCC U5 VCC
U2 -DATA U6 -DATA
U3 +DATA U7 +DATA
U4 GND U8 GND
H5

Hole/GND

H3

Hole/GND

H6

Hole/GND

H4

Hole/GND

USB2: USB– 12-pin USB Type 1 Connector x2

Pin #

Signal

Name

1 VCC
2 UV2­3

UV2+

4 GND
5

NC

6 NC

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2.8 Watchdog Timer

The watchdog timer work flow of Vortex86 is: If the watchdog timer expires the first time, the
expired event will set SFTMR0_STS and timer will reload its inital value and count again. If the
timer expire the second time, the expired event will set SFTMR1_STS.

Software Watchdog Timer Initial Value: Default Value: FFh

I/O
Address

Bit Access Description

84Ah 7:0 R/W Software Watchdog Timer Initial Value

Writing to this register will reload the software watchdog timer
with the value specified in this register. If the software watchdog
timer expires the first time, the expired event will set the
SFTMR0_STS and the timer will reload its initial value and
count again. If the timer expire the second time, the expired
event will set the SFTMR1_STS. The timer value can't be read
from this field.

Software Watchdog Timer Control Register:

Default Value: 00h

I/O
Address

Bit Access Description

7 R/W Software Watchdog Timer Counting Enable

The software watchdog timer will start to count when this bit is
set to one.

6 RO Reserved

5:4 R/W Software Watchdog Timer Clock Select

00 : 4 ms
01 : 1 second
10 : 1 minute
11 : 1 hour

84Bh

3:2 R/W Software Watchdog Timer Expiration Event 1 Routing Select

When SFTMR1_STS is set to one, an SMI#/SFTIRQ/PCIRST#
will be generated according to the following combination.
00 : No effect
01 : SMI#
10 : SFTIRQ
11 : PCIRST#

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1:0 R/W Software Watchdog Timer Expiration Event 0 Routing Select

When SFTMR0_STS is set to one, an SMI#/SFTIRQ/PCIRST#
will be generated according to the following combination.
00 : No effect
01 : SMI#
10 : SFTIRQ
11 : PCIRST#

Legacy Event Status Register:

Default Value: 00h

I/O
Address

Bit Access Description

7 R/WC Software Watch Dog Timer Event 1 Status (SFTMR1_STS)

This bit is set when the software watchdog timer expires the
second time. This status bit does not have its corresponding
enable bit and can survive under PCIRST#.

841h

6 R/WC Software Watch Dog Timer Event 0 Status (SFTMR0_STS)

This bit is set when the software watchdog timer expires the
second time. This status bit does not have its corresponding
enable bit and can survive under PCIRST#.

C Example

Those C code for DOS will show you more: (Download C source code for DOS

and execute file)

#include <conio.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <time.h>

void main()
{
clock_t clk;
int nTime = 5;

/* set time out */
outp(0x84a, nTime);

/* set timer clock to 1 second and "Timer Expiration Event 0/1" to reset system. */
outp(0x84b, 0x9c);

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printf("Press any key to stop clearing watchdog timer status...\n");
while(!kbhit())
{
/* clear "Timer Expiration Event 0/1" bit */
outp(0x841, 0xc0);
}

getch();

printf("System will be reset after %d seconds.\n", nTime * 4);

clk = clock();
while(!kbhit())
printf("%2.2f\r", (clock() - clk) / CLK_TCK);
}

Assembler Example code

mov dx,84ah ; set timeout = 20 second
mov al,5
out dx,al
mov dx,84bh ; set timer clock to 1 second and "Timer Expiration Event 0/1" to reset
system.
mov al,9ch
out dx,al

; clearing watchdog timer status
mov dx,841h
mov al,0c0h
out dx,al

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C h a p t e r 3

SVGA Setup

3.1 Introduction

The ATHENA / ATHENA-L2 offers high performance/low cost Vortex SoC (System on Chip)
solution that. integrates a x86 compatible processor, high performance North Bridge, advanced
hardware GUI engine and Super-South bridge into a single chipset – this SoC design supports
the now PC technology, USB, Legacy Removal, CIR, Memory Stick, Smart Card and Slotless
Design for a variety of Information applications. It also has a built-in VGA controller.

3.1.1 SoC Chipset

The embedded video uses the integrated Ultra-AGP VGA controller for Hardware
2D/video/Graphics Accelerators, this board supports conventional analog CRT monitor. It also
provides Monitor / Secondary CRT Monitor output. This video SVGA controller supports
conventional analog CRT monitor, interlaced and non-interlaced analog monitors (color and
monochrome VGA) in high-resolution modes while maintaining complete IBM VGA compatibility.
Multiple frequency (multi-sync) monitors are handled as if they were analog monitors.

3.1.2 Display memory

The VGA controller can drive CRT displays with resolutions up to 1920 x 1440 at 256 colors
(True colors). It supports Shared System Memory up to 128 MB.

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Network Interface

4.1 Introduction

The Realtek RTL-8100B 10/100Mbps Ethernet controller board supports both 10/100BASE-T
and Coax 10Base-2 ‘BNC’ connectors, and allows direct connection to your 10/100Mbps
Ethernet based Local Area Network for full interaction with local servers, wide area networks
such as the Internet.

I/O and IRQ settings can be done by software with the supplied utility software, or it can be set
for Plug and Play compatibility. The controller supports : Full-Duplex Ethernet function to double
channel bandwidth, auto media detection.

4.2 Software Support

On-board EEPROM (93C46) programming
Setup/Diagnostic program for DOS
Help utility for easy installation
RPL boot ROM for Novell Netware, Microsoft NT
NDIS2 (DOS,OS/2,Lantastic,WFW3.1¡K¡K)
NDIS3,NDIS4,NDIS5 for WIN95,98,NT3.51,4.0,5.0,WFW3.11
Netware 16-bit ODI driver for DOS,OS/2 and 32-bit ODI driver for Netware

3.x,4.x,5.0 Server
Packet driver for UNIX Client
SCO Unix driver
Linux driver

Note: All operating systems that support standard NE2000

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Warranty

This product is warranted to be in good working order for a period of one year from the date of purchase.
Should this product fail to be in good working order at any time during this period, we will, at our option,
replace or repair it at no additional charge except as set forth in the following terms. This warranty does not
apply to products damaged by misuse, modifications, accident or disaster. Vendor assumes no liability for
any damages, lost profits, lost savings or any other incidental or consequential damage resulting from the
use, misuse of, originality to use this product. Vendor will not be liable for any claim made by any other
related party. Return authorization must be obtained from the vendor before returned merchandise will be
accepted. Authorization can be obtained by calling or faxing the vendor and requesting a Return
Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. Returned goods should always be accompanied by a clear
problem description.