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USER MANUAL SPACEPC® 1232 SERIES PC/104 SINGLE BOARD COMPUTER (ALSO KNOWN AS THE CPU-1232) 5/18/2005 MNL-0501F-01.
2 ABOUT THIS MANUAL This manual is meant for engineers and prog rammers who wish to use the Pa rvus Spa cePC® 1232. It contains technical specifications , and descr ibes the connectors and how to properly use and configure the product.
3 T able of Content s Table of Contents .............................................................................................................. ............ 3 Chapter 1 Product Over v iew ........................................................
4 J19 LCD-TFT Section ............................................................................................................ .... 36 Chapter 4 The Setup Program ....................................................................................
5 5 A.3 Safety Su mmary .............................................................................................................. 81 Ground the In strum ent .........................................................................................
6 Chapter 1 Product Overview The SpacePC 1232 is a highly integrated PC/104 CPU m odule, based on the AMD / Nati onal Semiconductor Geo de GX 1 MMX Enhanced microprocessor.
7 7 3.3V Bus PCI NS Geode Gx1 Processo r NS Geode CS5530A I/O Compan ion LCD-TFT VGA CRT HDD/DOM Ethernet 10/10 0 Parallel / Floppy D D RS232 Keyb PS/2 Mouse RS232/422/485 SDRAM ISA Bus Super I/O (SMC.
8 Product Definition SpacePC 1232 PC/104 CPU Module ¾ PC/AT compatible. ¾ PC/104 Form Factor: 3.550” x 3.775” (9 0 X 96 mm); height: 15 mm (0.6”) ¾ Low power consumption. ¾ High reliability. ¾ Operating systems suppo rted: DOS (from 3. 0 to 6.
9 9 ¾ Two cascaded 8259 inte rrupt controllers (15 interrupt chann els) ¾ Three 8254 counter/timers (The re a re no extra timers) ¾ Three extra timers Peripherals ¾ Two serial ports UART 16550A -c.
10 ¾ Display resolutions up to 1280x1024 8-bit per pixel ¾ UMA (Unified Memory Architecture) LCD-TFT interface ¾ Also LCD-TFT flat panels can be conne cted to the SpacePC 1232 If LCD-TFT and CRT screens are used at the same time, the r efresh frequency of the CRT video will be modified according to th e LCD-TFT setting.
11 Chapter 2 Jumper Description This chapter show s the ju mpers layout and explains how to setup the jumpe rs. Jumper Layout and Configuration Figure below, shows the jumper layout of the SpaceP C 1232 module.
12 The following jumpers are located on the module: One 3-pin jumper (JP5) for which there are only two possibilities: ¾ Connecting pin 1 to pin 2 (which will be indicated as 1-2) ¾ Connecting pin 2.
13 Chapter 3 Connectors Description This chapter provides a brief description of the SpacePC 1232 module’s connectors, with their positions and functions. Connectors Layout In the following figure are shown the connec tors with their layout an d function/ s.
14 Table below lists the name of the conn ectors with their function and the reference page. Table 2. Connector Functions Connector Function Page J1-J2 ISA BUS (PC/XT) 20 J3 Multifunction Connector 22.
15 15 J1 and J2 for the ISA Bus The ISA BUS Connectors J1 and J2 carry the signals for the I SA Bus. The se signals match definitions of the IEEE P996 standard.
16 8. Press evenly the module onto the PC/104 stack. The picture below show s a typical module stac k with 2 PC/104 modules, 1 PC/10 4 16-BIT module, and 1 PC/104 8-BIT module. The maximum configuration for the PCI bus of PC/104 modules i s 4 plu s the Host Board.
17 17 J3 for Multifunction & J14 for Mouse J3 is a double row 5 x 2 pin with 2.54-m m step co nnector an d allows the connection of a sp eaker, a keyboard, and a battery to the SpacePC 1232 modu le. J14 is a 4 pin with 2-mm step conne ctor and allows the connection of a PS/2 compatible mouse.
18 Below is shown the connector pinout: Table 3. Multifunction connector Pin Signal Function 1 SPKR- Speaker output 2 SPKR+ Speaker output (+5V) 3 RESET External reset 4 WDTL Watch dog ti meout latch .
19 19 The audio output is based on two signal s: one come from the output of Timer 2, and the other come from I/O port 61h compliant with the AT Standard. Power button If the soft power management is enabl ed, a low signal in the pin10 turns the system on or off.
20 Parvus Multifunction Adapter Parvus Multifunction Adapter sim plifies the co nnection of mouse a nd keyb oard with two PS/2 connectors, providing also a speaker, a battery and a reset pushbutton. Mouse Keyboard Reset Pushbutton Power Led S pkr Led Sp e a k e r T o J14 Conn.
21 Table 6. J4 To CPU Multifunction Connecto r PIN # SIGNAL 1 SPKR 2-8 +5V 3 RES_PB_IN 4-10 N.C. 5 KBDAT 6 KBCLK 7 GND 9 BATT_IN Table 7. J6 To CPU J14 (Mouse signals) PIN # SIGNAL 1 +5V 2 MSCLK 3 GND.
22 J4 for PARALLEL or FDD A parallel port is available on connector J4 of the SpacePC 123 2 module. This connector is a 13x2 pin with 2.54-mm step. Connector J4 has two operating modes: Parallel port mode Floppy disk interface mode The selection between the two mode s can be perf ormed in the BIOS Setup (see Chapter 4).
23 23 14 GND Signal ground -- 20 GND Signal ground 14 15 PD6 Printer Data 6 out 8 MTR0# (*) Motor On 0 In/out 15 16 GND Signal ground -- 21 GND Signal ground -- 16 17 PD7 MSB Printer Data out 9 MEDIA-.
24 T o the Paralle l Port T o the FDD Cable/Connector Power Supply GND PIN1 +5V PIN2 Female Config. Male Config. Figure 10. Parvus Floppy Disk Drive Adapter WARNING! TO AVOID MALFUNCTIONS, BE CARE FUL.
25 25 Seria l 2 Serial 1 J6 J5 Figure 12. J5 and J6 Connectors layout Both can be set as RS232 but only one (J5) can be se t as RS422-485. Refer to the following tables for the serial ports pinout assignm ent in RS232/4 22/485 modes.
26 - bit 0 of the MCR register = 0 means RS 485 line receiving - bit 0 of the MCR register = 1 means RS 485 line tra nsmitting The I/O address of the MCR is "Serial port Base address" +4 H. See Chapter 4 for info about the Serial ports config uration.
27 27 Note. USB devices shouldn’t be directly connected to the J4 conne ctor. Parvus USB/Audio CODEC Adapter can b e used. In fact it prov ides for two USB stan dard connectors (but only USB1 is useful for this CPU) and fu rthermore it provides for a bett er ESD (Electric Static Discharge) and Ove r Current protection.
28 15 SDATA_IN Serial DATA In This input receives audio serial data from the code c 16 GND Ground Signal 17 GND Ground Signal 18 NC Reserved Note. Audio devices (i.e. Speaker, Microphone, MIDI device, …) cannot be di rectly connected to the J8 con nector.
29 29 J1 USB1 J2 USB2 J3 Microphone IN J4 Line IN J5 Speaker OUT J6 Line OUT J7 CD IN J8 Aux IN J9 Video IN J10 Speakerphone IN/OUT J11 To CPU Board Connector (J4) This adapter is composed of 2 functi.
30 IDE Led JP10 Figure 16. J9 and JP10 Connectors layout To install the hard disk, perform the following operatio ns: ¾ Hardware installation. Connect the hard disk to the module u sing a data cable, and then connect the hard disk to t he power supply respe cting the device’s specifications.
31 31 J10 VGA Connector The J10 is a 5x2 pin connector with step =2.54 mm. J10 VGA Figure 17. J10 Connector layout Refer to the following table for the VGA connector assignment.
32 J11 Auxiliary Power Connector One auxiliary conne ctor is available on the SpaceP C 1232 module. J1 1 is a 6x2 pin conn ector with 2.54-mm step used to power the module in alternative to the PC/104 b us. Auxiliary Power J1 1 Figure 18. J11 Connector layout Check pinout and functions on the followi ng table.
33 33 ATX Power Supply ¾ Connect pin 1 and pin 7 to the ground signal of the ATX Power Su pply Unit. ¾ Connect pin 2 and pin 8 to the +5VDC source on the ATX Power S upply Unit.
34 Table 18. J13 Pin out Connector PIN SIGNAL 1 +VDD 2 N.C. 3 GND J18 for Ethernet The SpacePC 1232 module features a single -chip Fast Ethernet controller t hat provides 32-bit performance, 10/100M bps auto-sensing, and full compli ance with IEEE 802.
35 35 It is shown below. RJ45 Connector T o CPU Board Ethernet Connector Figure 21. Parvus Ethernet Adapter The green led is fixed, and signals the correct co nne ction of the module. The yellow led blinks when there is activity (data IN/OUT) o n the ne t conne ction.
36 J19 LCD-TFT Section LCD-TFT flat panels can be connected to J19 that is a double row 20 x 2 pin with 1.25-mm step connecto r. J19 Figure 22. J19 Connector layout Table 20.
37 37 640x480 16bpp 64K colors 60 800x600 8bpp 256 colors 60 800x600 16bpp 64K colors 60 1024x768 8bpp 256 colors 60 1024x768 16bpp 64K colors 60 (*)- This list is not meant to be a com plete list of all the possible supported TFT video Refer to Chapter 4 to get info about how to set the flat panels.
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39 Chapter 4 The Setup Program This chapter explains how to use and modify t he setup options. These options allow co nfiguring properly the CPU board.
40 How to use the Setup program To enter in the Setup Program, reboot or switch -on y our module and then press the “ F2 ” key. After waiting a few seconds the main m enu will appear. The Main menu of the setup program sh ows a list of options that are available.
41 41 Press the “ ESC ” key to return to the items of the Main menu. Select “ Quit ” to exit from the Setup program. The follow screen will be displayed: Select with the “ ENTER ” key the first option Save data to EEPROM to store the param eters into the EEPROM.
42 General Page NOTE: The pictur es belo w show the default configur ation of the CPU Setu p Program. In case of ba d/wrong setup configurations, returning to this one assure the correct working. (*) An asterisk in the follo w ing tables indicates the default co nfigura tion.
43 43 Date The date is displayed in sta ndard format: MMM DD YYYY (month - day - year); all the thre e fields contain numerical values only. Floppy disks 1..4 Each system incorporate s a controller capable of dr iving up to four floppy disks, according to the hardware mounted o n-board.
44 Option Description Note Disabled (*) No device selected (*) = Default setting Disk On Chip Solid-state memory device - size: 2 ... 144 MB PEROM 512 KB Programmable and Erasable ROM -si ze 512 KB SR.
45 45 RTC time test Option Description Note Disabled (*) Normal BIOS test are used (*) = Default setting Enabled Reduce set of BIOS test are used Boot Try Sequence The Boot Try Sequence allows exchangi ng the boot di sk order among Floppy Disk 1 and Hard Disk 1.
46 Floppy Controller This option enables or disable s the on-board floppy disk co ntrolle r . For example, if an external floppy disk controller needs to be used, the internal on e must be disabled.
47 47 1 MB 1 Megabyte reserved for Video Memory 2 MB 2 Megabyte reserved for Video Memory 4 MB (*) 4 Megabyte reserved for Video Memory (*) = Default setting Network Adapter The user can manually enables o r disables the on-board network adapter .
48 0280h Audio emulator address selected at 28 0h Audio I RQ number Option Description Note None (*) No IRQ selected (*) = Default setting 5 IRQ 5 selected 7 IRQ 7 selected 10 IRQ 10 selected 8 bit DM.
49 49 Serial Ports 1 and 2 The number of serial port s is two. The Serial Port Mo de is selectable (RS232, RS 422 and R S 485), like the IRQ number. Serial Port1 (J5) The user according the de vice connected to the interface ca n choose The Serial Port1 Mode .
50 • Note(!): IRQ 11 can’t be used by peripherals connected to the ISA BUS if the printed circuit board code ends with the lette r “S” (P C100112S). If the printed circ u it board code ends with the letter “A” (P C100112S), there aren’t any problems.
51 51 None No IRQ selected 3 IRQ 3 selected 4 IRQ 4 selected 5 IRQ 5 selected 7 (*) IRQ 7 selected (*) = Default setting • Note: not all consecutive IRQ numbe rs from 3 to 15 can be u sed; to help the sel ection, the Setup program displays legal IRQ num bers only.
52 AT API uni t t ype Option Description Note None (*) No unit selected Default setting for both ATAPI Units (Master1 & Slave1) (*) = Default setting Auto Unit auto-detection LBA LBA unit selected.
53 53 Translation Mode Modern hard-disks have more cylin ders than ma ximum number of cylinders p ermitted by DOS, so, theoretically, a DOS machine couldn’t use a mod ern big -sized hard disk. This problem i s solved using a special add ressing me chanism.
54 Detect Now Using the Detect Now option, the user can start manually the hard-di sk a utodetect procedure a nd see immediately the result, as well a s the size (in Mbytes), in terms of cylinde rs, heads and sectors numb ers.
55 55 Option Description Note Ignore The floppy disks error is ig nore d Prompt User (*) When a floppy disks error occurs, the system stops and w aits for the user (*) = Default setting Error on Fixed Disks The user can decide for himself if a floppy di sks error must stop the boot proces s or not.
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57 Chapter 5 How to up date the BIOS. The SSD This chapter explains how to use the BT OOL Program and gives information ab out the Integrated Solid State Disk. Warning: The BTOOL Program can be differ ent for each CPU and eac h BIOS version. For the last versions visit the site: www.
58 How to update the BIOS: the BTOOL Program The BTOOL program is a utility used to program the BIOS (that is store d in the Flash EPROM) in the following cases: ¾ BIOS upgrade; ¾ Installation of a MiniDOS compatible program into the Flash (Integrated SSD); ¾ Installation of a BIOS Extension into the Flash.
59 59 OPTIONS EXPLANATION BTOOL /S This option runs the Setup prog ram without the necessity of rebooting the system and then pressing “F2” BTOO L/L This option locks the setup. In this way the access to the Setup Program is denied. BTOOL /U This option unlocks the setup.
60 ¾ The program will store the new BIOS version. ¾ Follow all the instructions the BTOOL gives you ¾ BTOOL will inform you about the results of the operation, ¾ Power off and then power on the CPU module. The Integrated Solid State Disk A portion of the Flash EPROM can be used a s an Integrated SSD.
61 Chapter 6 Virtual Peripherals This chapter describ es how to control the SpacePC 1232 module directly from a Laptop or a standard PC compatible computer: Use this mode when the PC/104 system doesn’t have I/O devices conne cted to it.
62 Local and redirected peripherals In “Virtual Peripherals” mode, tw o types of peripherals are used: ¾ The periphe ral directly connected to the module (key board, video interface, SSD and flop.
63 63 CPU HOST COMPUTER VP adjustment (this end only) or RTS CTS DTR RI = short circuit Short ( ) for using VP mod e with SERIAL1 Short ( ) for using VP mod e with SERIAL2 RTS1 CTS1 RTS2 CTS2 with or .
64 10,12,14,16, 18,20,22,24 18..25 GND GND 18..25 (*) The “#” stand s for: sign al active low Pins not included in the table above are not conne cte d IMPORTANT NOTE: The VP2000 functionality performed v ia the parallel cable may not work with some host computers.
65 65 If you select the [/V] [/K] [/D] [/C] parameters, t he VP connectio n will be performed according to the following rules: ¾ Only the selected remote peripherals a re redirected in VP connection. ¾ The local peripherals conn ected are used according to the setup.
66 Chapter 7 W atchdog T imer This chapter describe s the configu ration of the Watch dog Time r with some examples. The watch dog is a part of the on–board SUPER I/O dev ice SMSC FDC 37B782 The Super I/0 watchdog all ows managing time-outs in order to seconds or minute s (depending on the Super I/O programming).
67 67 Watchdog modalities The watchdog function resets the board at the end of the co untdown. There are two ways to program the wat chdog: • Using BIOS INT 52h • Using direct Super I/O registers progra mm ing BIOS INT 52h - functions 0Ch, 0Dh, 0Eh This method can be u sed under DOS or under Operating Systems using the b oard BIOS (i.
68 MOV AL, 55h ; SPIO Configuration Mode Enable Key OUT DX, AL ; Enter in configuration m o de ; Select Logical Device 8 (watch dog) ... MOV DX, 3F0h ; SPIO Index Port MOV AL, 07h ; Logical Devi ce se.
69 69 Watchdog time-out pin For external control purp oses, the status of the watchdog time-out event is prov ided to connector J11 pin 9. This signal goes high when the watchdog resets the system. The software can reset this signal by setting and resetting bit 2 of the I/O port 11 0h.
70 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Many problems that you may encounter with op eration of your SpacePC 1232 module are due to common errors like bad co nne ctions or wrong settings in the Setup Progra m. This chapter will help you for getting you r system o pe rating properly.
71 71 Common Problems and Solutions The following table lists so me of the common proble ms that you may encounter while using your SpacePC 1232 module, a nd suggests possible solu tions. If you are having problems with your SpacePC 1232 module, please revie w this table before contacting technical sup port.
72 below 4.75V when hard drive or fl oppy drive starts, add bypass cap s Temperature too high Add fan, processor heat sink , or other cooling device (s) Memory address conflict Check for two hardware device s (e.g. Ethernet, SSD, PCMCIA) trying to use the same memory address Check for two software d evices (e.
73 73 ¾ Phone: 801-483-1533 ¾ Fax: 801-483-1523 If you have a sales question, please conta ct yo ur loc al Parvus Sa les Represe ntative or the Regional Sales Office for your area. Additional and latest information is available at Parvus website: http://www.
74 Appendix A.1 Electrical and Environmental Specifications The following section provides table s and illustrations showing the ele ctrical, mechanical and environmental specification s for the Spa cePC 1232 m odule.
75 75 Note. In order to en sure prope r operation and good reliability up to +60°C of ambient air temperature, the Geode GX1 chip and the Geode CS 5530 I/O Companion are sup plied with an attached passive heat sink. Battery Backup Characteristics There is no configuration data saved by the BIOS in to the CMOS Real Time Clock.
76 A.2 Mechanical Dimensions CPU Dimensions The SpacePC 1232 module’s me chanical dimensions are show n in the following picture: ¾ Dimensions: 90 X 96 mm (3.
77 77 Note: For further inform ation about the mechanical dimensi ons of ISA and PCI buses please refer to the pc104 consor tium site (www.pc104.org ) FDD Adapter Dimensions In the following picture are shown the FDD Adapter mechanical dimension s: Dimensions are in inches 1,5 43,6 1.
78 Dimensions are in millimeters Figure 25. FDD Adapter Dimensions USB Audio CODEC Dimensions In the following picture are shown the USB Audio CO DEC me chanical dimensio ns: Dimensions are in inches 95.3 10.9 22.0 91.3 4.0 4 . 0 1 5 . 3 2 6 . 7 3 2 .
79 79 USB Audio CODEC Dimensions Figure 26. USB Audio CODEC Dimensions Ethernet Adapter Dimensions In the following picture are shown the Ethernet Adapter me cha nica l dimensions: Dimensions are in inches 49.
80 Figure 27. Ethernet Adapter Dimensions Figure 28. Figure 29. Recommended Mounting Hole Locations for Ethernet Adapter Mod ule Multifunction Adapter Dimensions In the following picture are shown the.
81 81 Figure 30. Multifunction Adapter Dimensions A.3 Safety Summar y The following general safety precaution s must be observed during all phases of operation, service, and repair of this equipment.
82 Do Not Substitute Parts or Modify Equipment Because of the dange r of introducing ad ditional hazards, do n ot install substitute parts or perform any unauthorized modification of the equipment. Contact Parv us technical staff or y our local representative for service and repair to ensure that safety features are maintain ed.
83 83 Any reference to a licensed progra m in this publication is not inten ded to state or imply that you can use only that licensed prog ram. You can use any functionally equivalent program instead.
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85 Acronyms and Abbreviations ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface AGP Accelerated Graphic Port APM Advanced Power Management ATA AT Attachment ATAPI ATA Packet Interface BIOS Basic I/O System CRT Cathode Ray Tube DDC Display Data Channel DDC2B DDC Standard, Version 2.
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87 87 For further information contact: Parvus ® Corporation 3222 S. Washington St. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 84115 (801) 483-1533, F AX (801) 483-1523 Web-site: http://www.
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