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Reference Manual DOC. REV. 3/16/2009 EPM-4 (Lynx) AMD ÉlanSC520 processor module with 10/100 Ethernet, and PC/104- Plus interface.[...]

EPM-4 AMD ÉlanSC520 processor module with 10/100 Ethernet, and PC/104- Plus interface MEPM4[...]

Product Release Notes This page includes recent changes or im provements that have been made to this product. These changes may affect its operat ion or physical installation in your application. Please read the following information. Rev 5 Release • EPM-4h model release – RoHS extended temperature version. Rev 4 Release • PC/104 (ISA) connec[...]

Model EPM-4 AMD Élan processor module with 10/100 Ethernet, and PC/104- Plus interface REFERENCE MANUAL V ERSA L OGIC C ORPORATION WWW . VERSALOGIC . COM 3888 Stewart Road Eugene, OR 97402 (541) 485-8575 Fax (541) 485-5712 Contents Copyright ©2009 All Rights Reserved Notice: Although every effort has been made to ensure this document is error-fre[...]

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iii T able of Content s Introduction ................................................................................................................... .. 1 Description .......................................................................................................................... 1 Technical Specifications ..............................[...]

Table of Contents iv Connector Location Diagram............................................................................... 20 Connector Functions and Interface Cables .......................................................... 21 Jumper Block Locations ..............................................................................................[...]

Table of Contents v Appendix B — References ........................................................................................... 45[...]

EPM-4 Reference Manual Introduction – 1 Introduction Description The EPM-4 (Lynx) is a 486-based processor board in a compact PC/104- Plus format. It is specifically designed for OEM control projects requiring compact size, high reliability, and long product lifespan / availability. Its features include: • AMD ÉlanSC520 microcontroller • 133[...]

Technical Specifications Introduction – 2 EPM-4 Reference Manual T echnical Specifications Specifications are typical at 25°C with 5.0V supply unless otherwise noted. Board Size: 3.55" x 3.775" (PC/104 standard). Storage Temperature: –40 ° C to 85 ° C Operating Temperature: EPM-4c, g 0° C to +60° C (100 FPM airflow) EPM-4e, h -40[...]

EPM-4 Block Diagram EPM-4 Reference Manual Introduction – 3 EPM-4 Block Diagram[...]

RoHS-Compliant Version Introduction – 4 EPM-4 Reference Manual RoHS-Compliant V ersion The EPM-4g and EPM-4h are RoHS-compliant. These models are functionally identical to the non-RoHS version of the boards. A BOUT R O HS In 2003, the European Union issued Directive 2002/ 95/EC regarding the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances [...]

Technical Support EPM-4 Reference Manual Introduction – 5 T echnical Support If you have problems that this manual can’t help you solve, first visit the EPM-4 Product Support web page below. If you have further questions , contact VersaLogic for technical support at (541) 485-8575. You can also reach our technical support engineers via e-mail a[...]

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EPM-4 Reference Manual Configuration / Operation – 7 Configuration / Operation Overview E LECTROSTA TIC D ISCHARGE Warning! Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage boards, disk drives, and other components. The circuit board must only be handled at an ESD workstation. If an approved station is not available, some m easure of protection can be pr[...]

Initial Configuration and Setup Configuration / Operation – 8 EPM-4 Reference Manual Initial Configuration and Setup The following list describes the components recomm ended for setting up a typical development system. R ECOMMENDED C OMPONENTS • EPM-4 Board and cable kit • ATX Power Supply • EPM-VID-3 for video support • Keyboard with PS/[...]

CMOS Setup / Boot Procedure EPM-4 Reference Manual Configuration / Operation – 9 CMOS Setup / Boot Procedure • Turn power on. • Press the DEL key the instant that video is displayed (during the memory test). • Verify default CMOS Setup information as shown below. • Insert bootable floppy disk into floppy drive. • Reset computer using pu[...]

Console Redirection Configuration / Operation – 10 EPM-4 Reference Manual Console Redirection If there is no video device detected during boot up, BIOS keyboard and screen I/O can be redirected to the COM2 RS-232 serial port. CM OS configuration can be modified over this redirected console. ANSI or VT102 terminal emulation is recom mended. When c[...]

CMOS Setup / IDE Configuration EPM-4 Reference Manual Configuration / Operation – 11 CMOS Setup / IDE Configuration IDE The Lynx has a single IDE channel to connect up to two hard disks, CompactFlash modules or CD-ROM drives. This basic IDE interface operates using PIO mode 0, resides on the ISA bus, and does not support the drive address registe[...]

CMOS Setup / Advanced Configuration Configuration / Operation – 12 EPM-4 Reference Manual Usually, the drive you specify here corr esponds to the declaration in the Drive Assignment Order field. A CD-ROM drive can be inserted into the boot order by selecting “CDROM” at the desired boot order position. CMOS Setup / Advanced Configuration D0000[...]

CMOS Setup / Advanced Configuration EPM-4 Reference Manual Configuration / Operation – 13 PS/2 M OUSE (IRQ12) Default: Enabled When disabled, IRQ12 is freed for other devices. LPT1 (0378 H ) Default: IRQ7 Allows you to disable or specify the IRQ used by LPT1 on the SMSC FDC37B727 Super I/O. When disabled, the IRQ and I/O space are freed. P A RA L[...]

CMOS Setup / Advanced Configuration Configuration / Operation – 14 EPM-4 Reference Manual COM1 (03F8 H ) RS-232 Default: IRQ4 Allows you to disable or specify the IR Q used by internal UART1 on the ÉlanSC520 Microcontroller. When disabled, the IRQ and I/O space are freed. COM2 (02F8 H ) RS-232 Default: IRQ3 Allows you to disable or specify the I[...]

Using Custom CMOS Defaults EPM-4 Reference Manual Configuration / Operation – 15 Using Custom CMOS Default s The Lynx BIOS has the capability to store CMOS defaults in the on-board flash chip. This storage area is non-volatile, enabling the Lynx to r un with user-specified CMOS defaults without a battery installed. If custom defaults are specifie[...]

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EPM-4 Reference Manual R eference – 17 Reference Physical Dimensions The EPM-4 complies with all PC/104- Plus standards. Dimensions are given below to help with pre-production planning and layout. Figure 1. Dimensions (Not to scale. All dimensions in inches.) 3 2.330 3.070 3.575 3.370 0.400 0.000 -0.200 3.300 0.150 3.050 3.470 3.570 3.350 3.150 0[...]

Physical Dimensions Reference – 18 EPM-4 Reference Manual H EIGHT D IMENSIONS Figure 2. Height Dimensions (Not to scale. All dimensions in inches.) 0.44 0.42 0 .51 0 .44 0.06[...]

Physical Dimensions EPM-4 Reference Manual R eference – 19 H A RDWAR E A SSEMBLY The EPM-4 uses pass-through PC/104 and PC/104- Plus connectors so that expansion modules can be added to the top or bottom of the stack. PC/104 (ISA) modules m ust NOT be positioned between the Lynx and any PC/104- Plus (PCI) modules on the stack. The PC/104 pass-thr[...]

External Connectors Reference – 20 EPM-4 Reference Manual External Connectors C ONNECTOR L OCATION D IA GRAM Figure 4. Connector Loca tions On the EPM-4 Rev 4 and above, the pass-through PC/104 (ISA) connector is keyed (pins B10 and C19 missing) for greater compatibility with PC/104 devices, as shown in the figure below. Figure 5. PC/104 (ISA ) C[...]

External Connectors EPM-4 Reference Manual Reference – 21 C ONNECTOR F UNCTIONS AND I NTERFA CE C AB L ES The table below notes the function of each connector, as well as mating connectors and cables, and the page where a detailed pinout or further information is available. Note: VersaLogic adapter cables for the EPM-4 are available in RoHS compl[...]

Jumper Block Locations Reference – 22 EPM-4 Reference Manual Jumper Block Locations Note: The diagram below shows the as-shipped configuration for jumpers on Rev. 4.xx and earlier boards. On Rev. 5.xx and later boards, no jumper is installed on V3. Figure 6. Jumper Block L ocations[...]

Jumper Block Locations EPM-4 Reference Manual Reference – 23 J UMPER S UMMARY Table 2: Jumper Summary Jumper Block Description As Shipped Page V1 Battery Power Jumper [1-2] In – Discharge CMOS Memory [2-3] In – Standard Operation [2-3] In 26 V2 COM3 configuration [1-2] In and [3-4] In – RS-485 Endpoint [1-2] In and [3-4] Out – RS-485 Inte[...]

Power Supply Reference – 24 EPM-4 Reference Manual Power Supply P OWER C ONNECTORS Main power is applied to the EPM-4 through a 10-pin polarized connector. Mating connector Berg 69176-010 (Housing) + Berg 47715-000 (Pins). See th e table below for connector pinout and page 20 location information. Warning! To prevent severe and possibly irreparab[...]

Power Supply EPM-4 Reference Manual Reference – 25 P OWER R EQUIREMENTS The EPM-4 only requires +5 volts (±5%) for prope r operation. The voltage required for the RS- 232 ports is generated with an on-board DC/DC converter. A variab le low-voltage supply circuit provides power to the CPU and other on-board devices. The exact power requirement of[...]

CPU Reference – 26 EPM-4 Reference Manual CPU The ÉlanSC520 Microcontroller has a 32-bit, low-voltage AMD Am5x86 microprocessor at its core. The maximum clock rate is 133 MHz. The Am5x86 has 16 kb of unified cache that supports write-back and write-through policies. It is a high-performance 486 CPU achieving performance results equal to a Pentiu[...]

Battery Backed Static RAM EPM-4 Reference Manual Reference – 27 Battery Backed S t atic RAM The EPM-4 can be ordered with an optional 2 MB of Battery Backed Static RAM (BBSRAM). This BBSRAM is powered by the boards RTC battery when main power is turned off. Jumper V1, which is used to clear CMOS RAM, does not affect the BBSRAM. The BBSRAM is loca[...]

IDE Hard Drive / Compac tFlash / CD-ROM Interface Reference – 28 EPM-4 Reference Manual IDE Hard Drive / Comp actFlash / CD-ROM Interface One IDE interface is available to connect up to two IDE devices, such as hard disks, CD-ROM drives or CompactFlash (CF) media. Use CMOS Se tup to specify the drive parameters of the attached drives. An activity[...]

Utility Connector (J7) EPM-4 Reference Manual Reference – 29 Utility Connector (J7) The 50-pin utility connector (J7) incorporates the COM ports, keyboard and mouse, general- purpose inputs, and the reset button and speaker. Table 5 shows the function of each pin and the pinout to the connectors of the CBL/CBR-5009 I/O board. Table 5: Utility Con[...]

Utility Connector (J7) Reference – 30 EPM-4 Reference Manual K EYBOA RD /M OUSE I NTERFA CE A standard PS/2 keyboard and mouse interface is accessible through connector J7. This device is protected against ESD damage by IC 61000-402 rated transient voltage suppressor components. P ROGRA MMA BLE LED The high-density I/O connector J7 includes an ou[...]

Parallel / Floppy Port EPM-4 Reference Manual Reference – 31 Parallel / Floppy Port P A RA LLEL P ORT O PERA T ION The EPM-4 includes a standard bi-directional/EPP/ ECP compatible LPT port which resides at the PC standard address of 378h. The port can be en abled or disabled and interrupt assignments can be made via the CMOS setup screen. The LPT[...]

Ethernet Interface Reference – 32 EPM-4 Reference Manual Ethernet Interface The EPM-4 features an industry-standard 10b aseT / 100baseTX Ethernet interface based on the Intel 82551ER Ethernet controller. This PCI based interface chip is widely supported. Drivers are readily available to support a variety of operating sy stems such as QNX, VxWorks[...]

Watchdog Timer EPM-4 Reference Manual Reference – 33 W atchdog T imer There is a flexible watchdog timer integrated in to the ÉlanSC520 Microcontroller. It supports a time-out period up to 30 seconds, and can generate an interrupt, NMI, or system reset when time- out occurs. The watchdog registers are protected by write key sequences. See the fo[...]

Expansion Bus Reference – 34 EPM-4 Reference Manual Exp ansion Bus The EPM-4 will accept up to eight expansion modules, up to four of which can be PC/104- Plus (PCI) expansion modules. The EPM-4 uses 3. 3V PCI signaling but is 5V tolerant. PC/104- P LUS (PCI B US ) PC/104- Plus modules can be secured directly to the top or bottom of the EPM-4. Ma[...]

Expansion Bus EPM-4 Reference Manual Reference – 35 PC/104 Modules PC/104 I/O modules should be addressed in the 104h – 3FFh address range. Care must be taken to avoid the I/O addresses shown in the On-Board I/O Devices table on page 37. These ports are used by on-board peripherals and video devices.[...]

Memory and I/O Map Reference – 36 EPM-4 Reference Manual Memory and I/O Map É LA N SC520 M EMORY M A PPED C ONFIGURA TION R EGION (MMCR) R EGISTERS Much of the functionality incorporated into the ÉlanSC520 Microcontroller, such as the watchdog timer, CPU speed control, and general- purpose tim er, can be controlled and monitored through the Mem[...]

Memory and I/O Map EPM-4 Reference Manual Reference – 37 I/O M AP The following table lists the common I/O devices in the EPM-4 I/O m ap. User I/O devices should be added in the 104h – 3FFh range, using care to avoid the devices already in the map as shown below. Table 9: On-Board I/O Devices I/O Device Standard I/O Addresses See ÉlanSC520 reg[...]

Interrupt Configuration Reference – 38 EPM-4 Reference Manual Interrupt Configuration Default interrupt settings on the Lynx have been selected to maintain PC/AT compatibility. They can be re-routed to satisfy customer constraints. Use the custom configuration screen in BIOS setup to configure IRQ’s on the Lynx Not all devices can use all IRQ?[...]

Special Control Register EPM-4 Reference Manual Reference – 39 S pecial Control Register SCR (READ/WRITE) 00E0h D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0 Reserved Reserved SB-SEL Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved GPI Table 10: Special Control Register Bit Assignments Bit Mnemonic Description D7-D6 — Reserved — These bits have no function. D5 SB-SEL BIOS Sele[...]

Revision Indicator Register Reference – 40 EPM-4 Reference Manual Revision Indicator Register REVIND (READ ONLY) 00E1h D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0 PC4 PC3 PC2 PC1 PC0 REV1 REV0 ET This register is used to indicate the revision level of the EPM-4 product. Bit Mnemonic Description D7-D3 PC4-PC0 Product Code — These bits are hard coded to represent th[...]

Map and Paging Control Register EPM-4 Reference Manual Reference – 41 Map and Paging Control Register MPCR (READ/WRITE) 00E3H D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0 FPGEN Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved PG2 PG1 PG0 Table 11: Map and Paging Control Register Bit Assignments Bit Mnemonic Description D7 FPGEN FLA SH Paging Enable — Enables a 64KB page frame f[...]

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EPM-4 Reference Manual Appendix A — CBL/CBR-5009 – 43 Appendix A — CBL/CBR-5009 CBL/CBR-5009 Connectors Figure 9. CBL/CBR-5009 Connector and Component Locations Table 12: Connector/Component Functions, and Interface Cables Connector / Component Function Part Number Description D1 Power and Programmable LEDs Dialight 552-0211 LEDx2 T1 3/4 PC M[...]

Map and Paging Control Register Appendix A — CBL/CBR-5009 – 44 EPM-4 Reference Manual CBL/CBR-5009 Dimensions and Mounting Figure 10. CBL-5009 Dimensions and Mounting CBL/CBR-5009 Schematic SPKO# PLED# PBRST# MKPWR TX3+ TX3- TRX3- TRX3+ TX4+ TRX4- TX4- TRX4+ MKPWR J4 DUAL PS/2 T2 T4 T1 T3 T5 T6 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 MTH3 1 1 J3 DUAL [...]

EPM-4 Reference Manual Appendix B — References – 45 Appendix B — References Integrated 32-bit CPU Advanced Micro Devices , (www.amd.com/epd) ÉlanSC520 Ethernet Controller Intel Corporation , (www.intel.com/design) 82551ER PC/104 Specification PC/104 Consortium , (www.pc104.org) PC/104 Resource Guide PC/104- Plus Specification PC/104 Consorti[...]