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AR-B1462 INDUSTRIAL GRADE 486DX/DX2/DX4 CPU CARD Use r ’ s Guide Edition: 2.0 Book Number: AR-B1462-99.A02[...]

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AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 0-1 Table of Contents 0. PREFACE ....................................................................................................................................................... 0-3 0.1 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER ..................................................................................................[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 0-2 6.2 SWITCH SETTING ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6-1 6.2.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 0-3 0. PREFACE 0.1 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER April 1999 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 rev[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 0-4 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, “ System Controller ” describes the major structure. l Chapter 3, “ Setting Up the[...]

AR-B1462 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-B1462 is a disk size industrial grade CPU card that has been designed to withstand continuous operation in harsh environments. The t[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 1-2 1.2 PACKING LIST The accessories are included with the system. Before you begin installing your AR-B1462 board, take a moment to make sure that the following items have been included inside the AR-B1462 package. l The quick setup manual l 1 AR-B1462 CPU card l 1 Hard disk drive interface cable l 1 Floppy disk drive in[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 2-1 2. SYSTEM CONTROLLER This chapter describes the major structure of the AR-B1462 CPU board. The following topics are covered: l DMA Controller l Keyboard Controller l Interrupt Controller l Real-Time Clock and Non-Volatile RAM l Timer l Serial Port l Parallel Port 2.1 DMA CONTROLLER The equivalent of two 8237A DMA cont[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 2-2 2.3 INTERRUPT CONTROLLER The equivalent of two 8259 Programmable Interrupt Controllers (PIC) are included on the AR-B1462 board. They accept requests from peripherals, resolve priorities on pending interrupts in service, issue interrupt requests to the CPU, and provide vectors which are used as acceptance indices by t[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 2-3 2.3.1 I/O Port Address Map Hex Range Device 000-01F DMA controller 1 020-021 Interrupt controller 1 022-023 System -- ALI M1489/M1487 Video – C & T F65550 (PCI bus) I/O – Two SMC FDC37C669 (ISA bus) Audio – ESS ES1869S 040-04F Timer 1 050-05F Timer 2 060-06F 8042 keyboard/controller 070-071 Real-time clock ([...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 2-4 I/O Pin Signal Name Input/Output I/O Pin Signal Name Input/Output A14 SA17 Input/Output B14 -IOR Input/Output A15 SA16 Input/Output B15 -DACK3 Output A16 SA15 Input/Output B16 DRQ3 Input A17 SA14 Input/Output B17 -DACK1 Output A18 SA13 Input/Output B18 DRQ1 Input A19 SA12 Input/Output B19 -REFRESH Input/Output A20 SA1[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 2-5 2.4 REAL-TIME CLOCK AND NON-VOLATILE RAM The AR-B1462 contains a real-time clock compartment that maintains the date and time in addition to storing configuration information about the computer system. It contains 14 bytes of clock and control registers and 114 bytes of general purpose RAM. Because of the use of CMOS [...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 2-6 2.6 SERIAL PORT The ACEs (Asynchronous Communication Elements ACE1 to ACE4) are used to convert parallel data to a serial format on the transmit side and convert serial data to parallel on the receiver side. The serial format, in order of transmission and reception, is a start bit, followed by five to eight data bits,[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 2-7 (5) Line Control Register (LCR) Bit 0: Word Length Select Bit 0 (WLS0) Bit 1: Word Length Select Bit 1 (WLS1) WLS1 WLS0 Word Length 0 0 5 Bits 0 1 6 Bits 1 0 7 Bits 1 1 8 Bits Bit 2: Number of Stop Bit (STB) Bit 3: Parity Enable (PEN) Bit 4: Even Parity Select (EPS) Bit 5: Stick Parity Bit 6: Set Break Bit 7: Divisor [...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 2-8 (9) Divisor Latch (LS, MS) LS MS Bit 0: Bit 0 Bit 8 Bit 1: Bit 1 Bit 9 Bit 2: Bit 2 Bit 10 Bit 3: Bit 3 Bit 11 Bit 4: Bit 4 Bit 12 Bit 5: Bit 5 Bit 13 Bit 6: Bit 6 Bit 14 Bit 7: Bit 7 Bit 15 Desired Baud Rate Divisor Used to Generate 16x Clock 300 384 600 192 1200 96 1800 64 2400 48 3600 32 4800 24 9600 12 14400 8 192[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 2-9 (4) Printer Status Buffer The system microprocessor can read the printer status by reading the address of the Printer Status Buffer. The bit definitions are described as follows: XXX 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 -ERROR SLCT PE -ACK -BUSY Figure 2 - 2 Printer Status Buffer NOTE: X presents not used. Bit 7: This signal may become ac[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 2-10 (5) Printer Control Latch & Printer Control Swapper The system microprocessor can read the contents of the printer control latch by reading the address of printer control swapper. Bit definitions are as follows: X X 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 STROBE AUTO FD XT INIT SLDC IN IRQ ENABLE DIR(write only) Figure 2 - 3 Bit ’ s D[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-1 3. SETTING UP THE SYSTEM This section describes pin assignments for system ’ s external connectors and the jumpers setting. l Overview l System Setting l Ethernet Controller 3.1 OVERVIEW The AR-B1462 is a half size industrial grade CPU card that has been designed to withstand continuous operation in harsh environmen[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-2 3.2 SYSTEM 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[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-3 3.2.2 Hard Disk (IDE) Connector (1) 40-Pin Hard Disk (IDE) Connector (CN5) A 40-pin header type connector (CN5) is provided to interface with up to two embedded hard disk drives (IDE AT bus). This interface, through a 40-pin cable, allows the user to connect up to two drives in a “ daisy chain ” fashion. To enable[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-4 3.2.3 Parallel Port Connector (CN9) To use the parallel port, an adapter cable has to be connected to the CN9 (26-pin header type) connector. This adapter cable is mounted on a bracket and is included in your AR-B1462 package. The connector for the parallel port is a 25 pin D-type female connector. -STB1 1 PD10 3 PD11[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-5 3.2.4 PC/104 Connector (1) 64 Pin PC/104 Connector Bus A & B (CN11) 1 2 64-Pin PC/104 Connector 63 64 Figure 3 - 6 CN11: 64 Pin PC/104 Connector Bus A & B -IOCHCK --- SD7 --- SD6 --- SD5 --- SD4 --- SD3 --- SD2 --- SD1 --- SD0 --- -IOCHRDY--- AEN --- SA19 --- SA18 --- SA17 --- SA16 --- SA15 --- SA14 --- SA13 -[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-6 (3) I/O Channel Signal Description Name Description BUSCLK [Output] The BUSCLK signal of the I/O channel is asynchronous to the CPU clock. RSTDRV [Output] This signal goes high during power-up, low line-voltage or hardware reset SA0 - SA19 [Input / Output] The System Address lines run from bit 0 to 19. They are latche[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-7 Name Description -MASTER [Input] The MASTER is the signal from the I/O processor which gains control as the master and should be held low for a maximum of 15 microseconds or system memory may be lost due to the lack of refresh -MEMCS16 [Input, Open collector] The Memory Chip Select 16 indicates that the present data t[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-8 (C) COM-A RS-232/TTL Select (SW1-8) ON 123456 OFF SW1-8 -- RS-232 (Factory Default Setting) 7 8 ON 123456 OFF SW1-8 -- TTL 7 8 9 10 9 10 Figure 3 - 13 SW1-8: COM-A RS-232/TTL Select (D) COM-B RS-232C/RS-422 Select (SW1-9 & SW1-10) ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 OFF SW1-9 & SW1-10 -- RS-232 (Factory Presetting) 7 8 ON 1 2 3 4 [...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-9 (E) RS-485 Mode Select (SW1-9 & SW1-10) ON 123456 OFF SW1-9 & SW1-10 -- RS-485 MODE1 7 8 ON 123456 OFF 7 8 10 9 10 9 SW1-9 & SW1-10 -- RS-485 MODE2 Figure 3 - 15 SW1-9 & SW1-10: RS-485 Mode Select When RS-422 or RS-485 mode is selected, you also need to change M5 to select between RS-422 or RS-485 mode[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-10 (3) TTL Connector (CN16) 1 9 3 5 7 8 10 6 4 2 Figure 3 - 17 CN16: TTL Connector CN16 Signal CN16 Signal 1 TTLOP0 2 TTLIP0 3 TTLOP1 4 TTLIP1 5 TTLOP2 6 TTLIP2 7 TTLOP3 8 TTLIP3 9 GROUND 10 VCC Table 3 - 4 TTL Pin Assignment (4) RS-232 Connector (CN4) There are four serial ports with EIA RS-232C interface on the AR-B14[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-11 3.2.7 Keyboard Connector (1) Keyboard Lock Header (J7) 1 KBLK 2 GND J7 Figure 3 - 19 J7: Keyboard Lock Header (2) Keyboard Connector (J4) This keyboard connector is a PS/2 type keyboard connector. This connector is also for a standard IBM-compatible keyboard with the keyboard adapter cable. J4 provides the way of con[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-12 (2) 4-Pin Power Connector (CN6) 3 GND 2 GND 1 +12 VDC 4 +5 VDC CN6 Figure 3 - 23 CN6: 4-Pin Power Connector 3.2.10 Reset Header (J6) J6 is used to connect to an external reset switch. Shorting these two pins will reset the system. 1 Reset+ 2 GND Figure 3 - 24 J6: Reset Header 3.2.11 PS/2 Mouse Connector (1) PS/2 Mous[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-13 3.2.12 Battery Setting (1) Battery Charger Select (JP9) Rechargeable 1 2 JP9 Non-Rechargeable Factory Preset 3 1 2 3 JP9 Figure 3 - 27 JP9: Battery Charger Select (2) External Battery Connector (J8) J8 allows users to connector an external 4.5 to 6 VDC battery to the AR-B1462, if the on-board battery is fully dischar[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-14 3.2.14 CPU Setting The AR-B1462 accepts many types of microprocessors such as Intel/AMD/Cyrix 486DX/DX2/DX4. All of these CPUs include an integer processing unit, floating-point processing unit, memory-management unit, and cache. They can give a two to ten-fold performance improvement in speed over the 386 processor,[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-15 (5) CPU Cooling Fan Power Connector (CN3) 1 4 3 2 CN3 1 +12V 2 GND 3 GND 4 VCC Figure 3 - 33 CN3: CPU Cooling Fan Power Connector 3.2.15 PCI Connector (1) PCI Connector Power Select (JP1) JP1 1 2 3 4 Factory Default Setting 1 2 3 4 Disabled Enabled 3.3V Figure 3 - 34 JP1: PCI Connector Power Select (2) 120-Pin PCI Co[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-16 3.2.16 Memory Setting (1) DRAM Configuration There are two 32-bit memory banks on the AR-B1462 board. It can be one-side or double-side SIMM (Single-Line Memory Modules) which is designed to accommodate 256KX36 bit to 16MX36-bit SIMMs. This provides the user with up to 128MB of main memory. The 32-bit SIMM (without p[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 3-17 3.3.1 Network 4-Pin Connector (J3) 1 TPTX+ 2 TPTX- 3 TPRX+ 4 TPRX- J3 Figure 3 - 37 J3: Network Connector 3.3.2 AUI Connector (CN2) CN2 1 2 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 1 2 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 468 10 12 14 DB-15 Figure 3 - 38 CN2: AUI Connector CN2 DB-15 Signal CN2 DB-15 Signal 1 1 GND 2 9 T5CD- 3 2 T5CD+ 4 10 T5T[...]

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AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 4-1 4. CRT/LCD FLAT PANEL DISPLAY This section describes the configuration and installation procedure using LCD and CRT display. l Connecting the CRT Monitor l LCD Flat Panel Display l Supported LCD Panel 4.1 CONNECTING THE CRT MONITOR To connect a CRT monitor, an adapter cable has to be connected to the CN13 (10-pin head[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 4-2 4.2 LCD FLAT PANEL DISPLAY This section describes the configuration and installation procedure for a LCD display. Skip this section if you are using a CRT monitor only. Use the Flash memory Writer utility to download the new BIOS file into the ROM chip to configure the BIOS default settings for different types of LCD [...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 4-3 4.2.1 Inverter Board Description The inverter board supplies high voltage signals to drive the LCD panel by converting the 12 volt signal from the AR-B1462 into a high voltage AC signal for LCD panel. It can be installed freely on the space provided over the VR board. If the VR board is installed on the bracket, you h[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 4-4 (6) LCD Panel Display Connector (CN14) Attach a display panel connector to this 44-pin connector with pin assignments as shown below: 1 2 43 44 Figure 4 - 8 CN14: LCD Display Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 SHFCLK 3 GND 4 LP 5 FLM 6 GND 7 P0 8 P1 9 P2 10 P3 11 P4 12 P5 13 GND 14 P6 15 P7 16 P8 17 P9 18 P10 19 [...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 5-1 5. INSTALLATION This chapter describes the procedure of the utility diskette installation. The following topics are covered: l Overview l Utility Diskette l Watchdog Timer 5.1 OVERVIEW This chapter provides information for you to set up a working system based on the AR-B1462 CPU board. Please read the details of the C[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 5-2 5.2.1 VGA Driver (1) WIN 3.1 Driver For the WIN31 operating system, user must in the DOS mode decompress the compress file. And then as to the steps: Step 1: Make the new created directory to put the VGA drivers. C:>MD VGAW31 Step 2: Insert the Utility Disk #2 in the floppy disk drive, and then copy the compress f[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 5-3 (2) WIN 95 Driver For the WIN95 operating system, user must in the DOS mode decompress the compress file. And then as to the steps: Step 1: Make the new created directory to put the VGA drivers. C:>MD VGAW95 Step 2: Insert the Utility Disk #2 in the floppy disk drive, and then copy the compress fil e — VGAWIN95.[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 5-4 (4) OS/2 Warp Driver The following steps must be performed before you install the 65550 display ’ s driver: CAUTION: 1. OS/2 DOS Support must be installed. 2. If you previously installed SVGA support, you must do the following: a) Close all DOS Full Screen and WIN-OS2 sessions. b) Reset the system to VGA mode. VGA i[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 5-5 Step 6: There are some items for choice to setup. Please choose the <Driver Installation> item, notice the function key defined. And then the screen shows the hardware setting, press [OK] starts to install. Step 7: Completed the installation, user will find two drivers: <ESS AudioDrive ES1869 4.17.08> and [...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 5-6 (4) DOS Driver Step 1: Make the new created directory to put the audio drivers. C:>MD AUDOS Step 2: Insert the Utility Disk #1 in the floppy disk drive, and then copy the compress fil e — DOSDRV.ZIP, and the extract progra m — PKUNZIP.EXE, in the new created directory. C:>COPY A:AUDIO DOSDRV.ZIP C:AUDOS[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 5-7 (2) SSD Utility To support the AR-B1462 solid state dis k ’ s operations, the following files have been provided on the enclosed diskette #3 ’ s directory <SSD>. (A) WD1462.EXE WD1462.EXE This program demonstrates how to enable and trigger the watchdog timer. It allows you to test the <TIMES-OUT & RES[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 5-8 Help to PGF File This option gives information on how to write a PGF file and how to generate ROM pattern files. An example PGF is also included. Move the reverse video bar to <Generate ROM File(s)> then press [ENTER]. The ROM pattern file is a binary file. The file size will be the same size as the EPROM that y[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 5-9 5.3 WATCHDOG TIMER This section describes how to use the Watchdog Timer, disabled, enabled, and trigger. The AR-B1462 is equipped with a programmable time-out period watchdog timer. User can use the program to enable the watchdog timer. Once you have enabled the watchdog timer, the program should trigger it every time[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 5-10 NOTE: 1. If you program the watchdog to generate IRQ15 signal when it times out, you should initial IRQ15 interrupt vector and enable the second interrupt controller (8259 PIC) in order to enable CPU to process this interrupt. An interrupt service routine is required too. 2. Before you initial the interrupt vector of[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 6-1 6. 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 DiskOnChip Installation 6.1 OVERVIEW The AR-B1462 provid[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 6-2 6.2.1 Overview There is 1 DIP Switch located on the AR-B1462. It performs the following functions: ON 123456789 1 0 OFF Figure 6 - 2 SW1: Switch Select SW1-1 Set the base I/O port address SW1-2 Set the starting memory address SW1-3 Reserved SW1-4 & SW1-5 Set the drive number of solid state disk SW1-6 & SW1-7 S[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 6-3 6.2.4 SSD Drive Number (SW1-4 & SW1-5) The AR-B1462 SSD can simulate one or two disk drives. You can assign the drive letter of the AR-B1462 by configuring SW1-4 & SW1-5. You can make the computer to boot from SSD by copying DOS into the SSD. If your SSD does not have DOS, the computer will boot from your hard[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 6-4 (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 [...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 6-5 6.2.7 Serial Port 2 Mode Select (SW1-9 & SW1-10) SW1-9 & SW1-10 are used to select the interface mode of serial port2. SW1-9 SW1-10 Serial port 2 OFF OFF RS-232C (*) ON OFF RS-422 OFF ON RS-485 mode1 (Note 1) ON ON RS-485 mode2 (Note 2) Table 6 - 9 Serial Port 2 Mode Select When RS-422 or RS-485 mode is select[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 6-6 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 JP8 1MX8 EPROM (Only) 1 2 3 JP8 1 2 3 JP8 1 2 3 JP8 Figure 6 - 3 M1~M4[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 6-7 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 1 2 3 JP8 1MX8 EPROM (Only) 1 2 3 JP8 Figure 6 - 5 UV EPROM Jumper Setting (2) Software Programming Use the UV EPROM, please refer to the follow steps: Step 1: Turn on the power and boot DOS from hard disk drive or flop[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 6-8 ON 123456789 1 0 OFF Figure 6 - 6 5V Large FLASH (29FXXX) Switch Setting M1, M2, M3, & M4 5V FLASH (64KX8, 128KX8 and 256KX8) (Factory Preset) 5V FLASH (512KX8 Only) M1, M2, M3, & M4 1 2 3 A B C 1 2 3 A B C 1 2 3 JP8 1 2 3 JP8 Figure 6 - 7 Large Page 5V FLASH Jumper Setting (2) Software Programming And then, y[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 6-9 Step 7: In the main menu, choose the <Load ROM File> item, that is the ROM_NAME=[file name] in the *.PGF file. Choose the <Program Memory> item, this item program will program the EPROMs. Step 8: NOTE: Move the reverse video bar to the <Program memory> option then press <ENTER>. Reboot the syst[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 6-10 (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 EPROM: Step 1: Making a Program Group File (*.PGF file) Step 2: Generating ROM pattern files Step 3: Installing FLASH EPROMs Step 4: Programming FLASH EPROMs Step 5: Reboot system (3) Typing DOS[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 6-11 6.4.4 RAM Disk (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 number on SW1. Step 3: Insert programmed SRAM chips into sockets starting at MEM1. NOTE: If you use the SRAM, please skip the SW1-6 & S[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 6-12 6.4.5 Combination of ROM and RAM Disk The AR-B1462 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 [...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 6-13 (2) DiskOnChip Memory Address Setting (JP7) 1 6 4 2 5 3 MEM4=SSD JP7 1 6 4 2 5 3 MEM4=DOC JP7 Figure 6 - 11 JP7: DiskOnChip Memory Address Setting (3) Configuring the DiskOnChip as a Bootable Disk The DiskOnChip fully supports the BOOT capability. In order for the DiskOnChip to be bootable, it should be DOS formatted[...]

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AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 7-1 7. BIOS CONSOLE This chapter describes the AR-B1462 BIOS menu displays and explains how to perform common tasks needed to get up and running, and presents detailed explanations of the elements found in each of the BIOS menus. The following topics are covered: l BIOS Setup Overview l Standard CMOS Setup l Advanced CMOS[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 7-2 7.2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP The <Standard CMOS Setup> option allows you to record some basic system hardware configuration and set the system clock and error handling. If the CPU board is already installed in a working system, you will not need to select this option anymore. AMIBIOS SETUP - STANDARD CMOS SETUP (C) 1[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 7-3 7.3 ADVANCED CMOS SETUP The <Advanced CMOS SETUP> option consists of configuration entries that allow you to improve your system performance, or let you set up some system features according to your preference. Some entries here are required by the CPU board ¡¦ s design to remained in their default settings. A[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 7-4 System Keyboard This function specifies that a keyboard is attached to the computer. Primary Display The option is used to set the type of video display card installed in the system. Password Check This option enables password checking every time the computer is powered on or every time the BIOS Setup is executed. If [...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 7-5 Shadow These options control the location of the contents of the 32KB of ROM beginning at the specified memory location. If no adapter ROM is using the named ROM area, this area is made available to the local bus. The settings are: SETTING DESCRIPTION Disabled The video ROM is not copied to RAM. The contents of the vi[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 7-6 7.4 ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP This option controls the configuration of the board ’ s chipset. Control keys for this screen are the same as for the previous screen. AMIBIOS SETUP - ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP (C) 1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Auto Config Function Enabled AT Bus Clock CLK/4 DRAM Read Tim[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 7-7 7.5 PERIPHERAL SETUP This section is used to configure peripheral features. AMIBIOS SETUP - PERIPHERAL SETUP (C) 1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved OnBoard FDC Enabled OnBoard Serial Port1 3F8 OnBoard Serial Port1 IRQ 4 OnBoard Serial Port2 2F8 OnBoard Serial Port2 IRQ 3 OnBoard Parallel Port 378 Paral[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 7-8 7.7.1 Setting Password Select the appropriate password icon (Supervisor or User) from the Security section of the BIOS Setup main menu. Enter the password and press [Enter]. The screen does not display the characters entered. After the new password is entered, retype the new password as prompted and press [Enter]. If [...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 7-9 7.9.2 Exit Without Saving When you select this option, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to help to Abandon all Data and Exit Setup. Quit without saving (Y/N) ? 7.10 BIOS UPDATE The BIOS program instructions are contained within computer chips called FLASH ROMs that are located on your syst[...]

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AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 8-1 8. SPECIFICATIONS & SSD TYPES SUPPORTED 8.1 SPECIFICATIONS CPU: Supports25 to 133 Mhz Intel / AMD / Cyrix / ST / IBM 486 CPU . Chipset: ALI M1489/M1487 and C & T 65545 Bus Interface: ISA (PC/AT) and non-stack through PC/104 bus RAM Memory: Supports FPM/EDO RAM, 72 MB maximum (8MB on-board and one 72-pin SIMMs [...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 8-2 SST 28EE010 (128Kx8, 1M bits) SST 28EE011 (128Kx8, 1M bits) SST PH29EE010 (128Kx8, 1M bits) WINBOND W29EE011 (128Kx8, 1M bits) ATMEL AT29C020 (256Kx8, 2M bits) ATMEL AT29C040 (512Kx8, 4M bits) ATMEL AT29C040A (512Kx8, 4M bits) SST PH28SF040 (512Kx8, 4M bits) The following list contains EPROMs supported by the AR-B1462[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 9-1 9. PL ACEMENT & DIMENSIONS 9.1 PLACEMENT 1 2 3 A B C M5 1 2 3 A B C 1 2 3 A B C A B C 1 2 3 A B C 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 2 A B C 3 2 1 1 2 2 4 6 8 1 H7 H11 H6 H3 12 5 GND CN6 CN11 1 SIM1 1 SIM2 CN12 H4 H5 H9 H10 CN1 12 5 GND CN3 J1 LED3 LED2 LED1 U17 U20 U27 U30 1 31 51 81 100 50 U26 1 31 51 81 100 50 U18 51 50 1 U11 51 50[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 9-2 9.2 DIMENSIONS 8−∅138 2900 3975 200 4700 1600 8000 7600 3150 3825 3875 145 200 Unit: mil (1 inch = 25.4 mm = 1000 mil)[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 10-1 10. PROGRAMMING RS-485 & INDEX 10.1 PROGRAMMING RS-485 The majority communicative operation of the RS-485 is in the same of the RS-232. When the RS-485 proceeds the transmission which needs control the TXC signal, and the installing steps are as follows: Step 1: Enable TXC Step 2: Send out data Step 3: Waiting fo[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 10-2 (5) Basic Language Example a.) Initial 86C450 UART 10 OPEN “ COM1:9600,m,8,1 ” AS #1 LEN=1 20 REM Reset DTR 30 OUT &H3FC, (INP(%H3FC) AND &HFA) 40 RETURN b.) Send out one character to COM1 10 REM Enable transmitter by setting DTR ON 20 OUT &H3FC, (INP(&H3FC) OR &H01) 30 REM Send out one charac[...]

AR-B1462 User ¡¦ s Guide 10-3 10.2 INDEX Name Function Page CN1 120-pin PCI connector 3-15 CN2 AUI connector 3-17 CN3 CPU cooling fan power connector 3-15 CN4 RS-232 connector 3-10 CN5 40-pin hard disk (IDE) connector 3-3 CN6 4-pin power connector 3-12 CN7 44-pin hard disk (IDE) connector 3-3 CN8 FDD port connector 3-2 CN9 Parallel port connector[...]