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    AR-B7041 8MB/4MB SOLID STATE DISK Use r ’ s Guide Edition: 1.3 Book Number: AR-B7041-99.B01[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 0-1 Table of Contents 0. PREFACE ....................................................................................................................................................... 0-2 0.1 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER ..................................................................................................[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 0-2 0. PREFACE 0.1 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER September 1996 Acrosser Technology makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Furthermore, Acrosser Technology reserves the right to[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 0-3 0.6 ORGANIZATION This information for users covers the following topics (see the Table of Contents for a detailed listing): l Chapter 1, “ Overview, ” provides an overview of the system features and packing list. l Chapter 2, “ Installation, ” describes the utility diskette using, solid state dis k ’ s writi[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 1-1 1. OVERVIEW This chapter provides an overview of your system features and capabilities. The following topics are covered: l Introduction l Packing List l Features 1.1 INTRODUCTION The AR-B7041 is a solid state disk card that can be used as the system disk or as a replacement for mechanical disk drives is any IBM PC/XT[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 1-2 1.2 PACKING LIST The accessories are included with the system. Before you begin installing your AR-B7041 board, take a moment to make sure that the following items have been included inside the AR-B7041 package. l The quick setup manual l 1 AR-B7041 solid state disk card l 1 Software utility If you purchased an AR-B70[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 2-1 2. INSTALLATION This chapter describes the procedure of the utility diskette installation. The following topics are covered: l Overview l Utility Diskette l Write Protect Function l Watchdog Timer 2.1 OVERVIEW This chapter provides information for you to set up a working system based on the AR-B7041 card. Please read [...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 2-2 Verify Memory If ROM pattern files were loaded without error, this option instructs PGM7041 to verify the contents of (FLASH) memory chips with the current ROM pattern files. Program Memory If there are no mistakes in your ROM pattern file, then this menu option will erase (FLASH) memory, write the current ROM pattern[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 2-3 Quit to DOS Quits and exits to the DOS OS Shell Exits from the RFG temporarily to the DOS prompt. Type <EXIT> to return to the RFG main menu. Load PFG File If this option is used, the RFG will prompt you for the PGF file name. This option is useful if you have not previously entered a PGF name or you wish to use[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 2-4 An examples of the *.PGF file is as follow. ROM_NAME=TEST1 ; ROM pattern file name i s TEST1 ; The output file names will be TEST1.R01, TEST1.R02..etc. DOS_DRIVE=C: ; DOS system drive unit is drive C: ; If user does not want to copy DOS system files onto the ROM disk ; write as DOS_DRIVE=NONE ROM_SIZE=128 ; 128 means [...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 2-5 2.3.3 Enable the Software Write Protect Write 80h to the base port+0 address Example 1: (in assembly language) MOV DX, 220H ; If the AR-B704 1 ’ s base I/O address is 220H MOV AL, 80H ; Enable byte = 80h OUT DX, AL Example 2: (in BASICA language) OUT &H220, &H80; REM If the AR-B704 1 ’ s base I/O address i[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 2-6 2.4.1 Watchdog Timer Setting The watchdog timer is a circuit that may be used from your program software to detect crashes or hang-ups. Whenever the watchdog timer is enabled, the LED will blink to indicate that the timer is counting. The watchdog timer is automatically disabled after reset. Once you have enabled the [...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 2-7 2.4.4 Watchdog Timer Trigger After you enable the watchdog timer, your program must write the same factor as enabling to the watchdog register at least once every time-out period to its previous setting. You can change the time-out period by writing another timer factor to the watchdog register at any time, and you mu[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-1 3. SOLID STATE DISK The section describes the various type SSD s ’ installation steps as follows. This chapter describes the procedure of the installation. The following topics are covered: l Overview l Switch Setting l Jumper Setting l ROM Disk Installation l AR-B7017 3.1 OVERVIEW Eight 32-pin JEDEC memory sockets [...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-2 3.2 SWITCH SETTING We will show the locations of the AR-B7041 switch, and the factory-default setting. CAUTION: The switch setting needs to adjust with the jumpers setting, make sure the jumper settings and the switch setting are correct. BAT-OUT 1 1 2 3 M1 M2 M3 M4 MEM1 MEM8 MEM7 MEM6 MEM5 ABC MEM2 MEM3 MEM4 WD EN + [...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-3 3.2.2 I/O Port Address Select (SW1-1 & SW1-2) SW1-1 and SW1-2 are provided to select one of the four base port addresses for the watchdog timer and the solid state disk. The AR-B7041 occupies 4 I/O port addresses. The following state selections of base port address. SW1-1 SW1-2 Base Port Solid State Disk Watchdog [...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-4 NOTE: 1. Factory preset 2. If there is no DOS on this ROM/RAM disk, the disk number will be 1. If any DOS is found by the AR- B7041 BIOS, the disk number will be 0. But, you can change the disk number from 0 to 1 by pressing <ESC> key during system boot-up. 3. If there is no DOS on this SSD, the disk number will[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-5 (2) Disk Drive Name Arrangement If any logical hard disk drives exist in your system, there will also be a different disk number depending on which version DOS you are using. The solid state disk drive number with there respective DOS drive designation are listed in table as follows. The solid state disk drive number [...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-6 3.3 JUMPER SETTING Jumper pins allow you to set specific system parameters. Set them by changing the pin location of jumper blocks. (A jumper block is a small plastic-encased conductor [shorting plug] that slips over the pins.) To change a jumper setting, remove the jumper from its current location with your fingers o[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-7 M1, M2, M3, & M4 EPROM (128KX8, 256KX8 and 512KX8) 5V FLASH (64KX8, 128KX8 and 256KX8) (Factory Preset) 5V FLASH (512KX8 Only) SRAM M1, M2, M3, & M4 M1, M2, M3, & M4 1 2 3 AB C 1 2 3 AB C 1 2 3 AB C M1, M2, M3, & M4 1 2 3 AB C 1 2 3 JP1 1MX8 EPROM (Only) 1 2 3 JP1 1 2 3 JP1 1 2 3 JP1 Figure 3 - 3 M 1~M[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-8 3.3.2 Bus Connector (1) XT-Bus (BUS1) A1 A2 A10 A9 A8 A7 A6 A5 A4 A3 A11 A14 A13 A12 A15 A22 A21 A20 A19 A18 A17 A16 A31 A30 A29 A28 A27 A26 A25 A24 A23 B1 B2 B10 B9 B8 B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B11 B14 B13 B12 B15 B22 B21 B20 B19 B18 B17 B16 B31 B30 B29 B28 B27 B26 B25 B24 B23 Not Used --- 1 SD7 --- 2 SD4 --- 5 SD5 --- 4 SD6 --[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-9 3.3.3 Battery Setting (1) Battery Charge Enable/Disable (JP2) If the AR-B7041 uses a 3.6V Ni-Cd rechargeable battery for SRAM data retention, the on-board charge circuit can be enabled by set the JP2 jumper. The battery will be charged when the power is on. 123 Rechargeable Battery 1 2 3 Non-chargeable Battery (Factor[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-10 ON 123456 OFF 7 8 9 10 Figure 3 - 9 UV EPROM (27CXXX) Switch Setting M1, M2, M3, & M4 EPROM (128KX8, 256KX8 and 512KX8) 1 2 3 A B C M1, M2, M3, & M4 1 2 3 A B C 123 JP1 1MX8 EPROM (Only) 123 JP1 Figure 3 - 10 UV EPROM Jumper Setting (2) Software Programming Use the UV EPROM, please refer to the follow steps: [...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-11 3.4.2 Large Page 5V FLASH Disk If you are using large page 5V FLASH as ROM disk, it is the same procedure as step 1 to step 4 of using the UV EPROM. (1) Switch and Jumper Setting Step 1: Use jumper block to set the memory type as ROM (FLASH). Step 2: Select the proper I/O base port, firmware address, disk drive numbe[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-12 NOTE: The FLASH EPROM program is built-in the AR-B7041 board. The FLASH EPROMs can be programmed on the AR-B7041. Before programming the FLASH EPROMs, please insert at least the same number of FLASH EPROMs, please insert at least the same number of FLASH EPROMs, please insert at least the same number of FLASH chips a[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-13 5V/12V FLASH (64KX8M 128KX8, 256KX8) Factory Preset 2 1 3 AB C 5V FLASH (512KX8 only) 2 1 3 AB C 1 2 3 JP1 M1~M4 1 2 3 JP1 M1~M4 Figure 3 - 14 5V FLASH (29CXXX & 28EEXXX) Jumper Setting (2) Using Tool Program If small page 5V FLASH EPROMs are used, it is the same procedure as step 1 to step 4 of using the UV EPRO[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-14 CAUTION: It is not recommended that the user formatted the disk and copy files to the FLASH disk very often. Since the FLASH EPRO M ’ s write cycle life time is about 10,000 or 100,000 times, writing data to the FLASH too often will reduce the life time of the FLASH EPROM chips, especially the FLASH EPROM chip in t[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-15 3.4.5 Combination of ROM and RAM Disk The AR-B7041 can be configured as a combination of one ROM disk and one RAM disk. Each disk occupies a drive unit. Step 1: Use jumper block to select the proper ROM/RAM configuration you are going to use. Step 2: Insert the first programmed EPROM into the socket mem1, the second [...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-16 3.5.1 Memory Type Setting (JP1 ~ JP4) The AR-B7017 provides 4 sockets for memory chips. l JP1: is used to configure the memory type of MEM1 & MEM2 l JP2: is used to configure the memory type of MEM3 & MEM4 l JP3: is used to configure the memory type of MEM5 & MEM6 l JP4: is used to configure the memory ty[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-17 (C) External Battery Supplied for SRAM Data Storage (JP7) JP7 1 3 2 External Battery 1 3 2 Internal Battery Figure 3 - 20 JP7: External Battery Supplied for SRAM Data Storage 3.5.3 Piggy-Back Connector (CN1) CN1 is used to connect with the AR-B7041. 2 VPP 6 GND 18 BA11 16 BA9 14 BA8 12 BKS0 10 Not Used 8 Not Used 20 [...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 4-1 4. SPECIFICATIONS & SSD TYPES SUPPORTED 4.1 AR-B7041 Memory Socket: 8 Disk Capacity: EPROM – 8MB maximum FLASH – 4MB maximum SRAM – 4MB maximum Piggyback Connector: 1 Total Cards in One System: 2 maximum Expansion Capacity: 24MB maximum Accepts EPROMs: 27C010 (128Kx8), 27C020 (256Kx8), 27C040 (512Kx8), or 27[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 4-2 4.2 AR-B7017 Memory Socket: 8 Disk Capacity: EPROM – 4MB maximum FLASH – 4MB maximum SRAM – 4MB maximum Installation: Piggyback Accepts EPROM: 27C010 (128Kx8), 27C020 (256Kx8) and 27C040 (512Kx8) Accepts 5V FLASH: 64Kx8 to 512Kx8 (28EExxx, 28SFxxx, 29Cxxx, 29Fxxx or 29EExxx) Accepts SRAM: 581000 (128Kx8) and 584[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 4-3 4.3 SSD TYPES SUPPORTED The following list contains SRAMs supported by the AR-B7041: AKM AKM628128 (128Kx8, 1M bits) HITACHI HM628128 (128Kx8, 1M bits) NEC UPD431000A (128Kx8, 1M bits) SONY CXK581000P/M (128Kx8, 1M bits) HITACHI HM628512 (512Kx8, 4M bits) NEC UPD434000 (512Kx8, 4M bits) SONY CXK584000P/M (512Kx8, 4M b[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 4-4 NS NM27C020 (256Kx8, 2M bits) SGS-THOMSON M27C2001 (256Kx8, 2M bits) TI TMS27C020 (256Kx8, 2M bits) TOSHIBA TCS712000 (256Kx8, 2M bits) AMD Am27C040 (512Kx8, 4M bits) ATMEL AT27C040 (512Kx8, 4M bits) FUJITSU MBM27C4001 (512Kx8, 4M bits) HITACHI HN27C401 (512Kx8, 4M bits) INTEL D27C040 (512Kx8, 4M bits) MITSUBISHI M5M2[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 5-1 5. MEMORY BANKS & INDEX 5.1 USING MEMORY BANKS This chapter provides the information about how to access the memory on the AR-B7041 without using the AR- B7041 SSD BIOS. The AR-B7041 hardware cut every 8K bytes of memory into a memory bank. To access the data in memory, you have to assign the chip number and the b[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 5-2 CAUTION: BS0 to BS6 are the memory bank select bits. For example, 128KB memory has sixteen 8K-byte banks, so 4 bits (BS0 to BS3) are needed. Example 1: Select the 10th bank of the MEM4 on the AR-B7041. The AR-B7041 is using 27C020 (256K*8), and the base port is &H220. 100 base_port=&H220 110 OUT base_port+0,&a[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 5-3 The AR-B7041 provides 8 sockets for memory chips. Each AR-B7041 card also could be piggy-backed 1 AR- B7017 to have more sockets for more memory capacity. Five combinations of AR-B7041 and AR-B7017 are valid, they are as following: First Second AR-B7041 AR-B7017 AR-B7041 AR-B7017 Installed None None None Installed Non[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 5-4 If you need to expand the memory capacity, you should install one AR-B7017 on the CN1 piggy-back connector of the first AR-B7041. The following table shows the locations and sequence of all AR-B7041 and AR-B7017 sockets. Chip Number Socket Name Card of Sockets Located R01 MEM 1 R02 MEM 2 R03 MEM 3 R04 MEM 4 R05 MEM 5 [...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 5-5 5.3 INDEX (1) AR-B7041 Name Function Page CN1 Piggyback connector for the AR-B7017 3-8 SW1 Switch Select 3-2 M1 ~ M4 Memory type setting 3-7 JP1 1Mx8 EPROM select 3-7 JP2 Battery charge select 3-9 J1 Reset signal output of watchdog timer 2-6 J2 Watchdog LED header 2-6 J3 2-pin external battery connector 3-9 J4 Battery[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 6-1 6. PL ACEMENT & DIMENSIONS 6.1 PLACEMENT (1) AR-B7041 BAT-OUT 1 1 2 3 M1 M2 M3 M4 MEM1 MEM8 MEM7 MEM6 MEM5 ABC MEM2 MEM3 MEM4 WD EN + 1 EC NC + - + - RST 1 1 + + - 1 2 3 A B C 1 2 3 C B A A BC 1 2 3 H8 JP1 U13 U14 U15 U16 U4 U5 U6 U7 J5 J3 J4 JP2 P5 P6 P1 P2 P7 P8 P3 P4 U21 U9 J6 U12 U10 J1 J2 U11 SW1 U17 U19 U18 [...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 6-2 (2) AR-B7017 MEM1 MEM2 MEM3 MEM4 MEM5 MEM6 MEM7 MEM8 + - JP1 JP2 JP3 JP4 RAM ROM RAM ROM 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 + - + - 1 2 3 JP7 JP5 JP6 HJ8 HJ7 HJ6 HJ5 H2 H1 HJ2 HJ4 HJ1 HJ3 U10 U9 U8 U7 U3 U4 U5 U6 CN1[...]

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    AR-B7041 User ¡¦ s Guide 6-3 6.2 DIMENSIONS FOR AR-B7041 4100 1890 210 3190 6895 6750 3850 95 940 905 Unit: mil (1 inch = 25.4 mm = 1000 mil)[...]