Aaeon SBC-456 User manual

SBC-456/456E
Half-size 486 CPU Card with
Flat Panel/CRT SVGA Interface

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Acknowledgements
ALI is a trademark of Acer Laboratories, Inc.
AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends, Inc.
AutoCAD and AutoShade are trademarks of Autodesk, Inc.
CHIPS Logotype is a registered trademark; Chips 65550 is a
trademark of Chip and Technologies, Inc.
IBM, PC/AT, PS/2 and VGA are trademarks of International
Business Machines Corporation.
Lotus, 1-2-3, and Symphony are trademarks of Lotus Development
Corp.
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Microsoft Corp.
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TurboDLD Classic is a trademark of Panacea Inc.
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PartNo.2007456010 SBC-456 A1.1 1st Edition
Printed in Taiwan, July 1998

Packing list
Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the
following materials have been shipped:
• 1 SBC-456/456ECPUcard
• 1 User Manual (this book)
• 1 Hard disk drive (IDE) interfacecable (40 pin)
• 1 Floppy disk drive interface cable (34 pin)
• 1 6-pin mini-DIN dual outlet adapter for keyboard and PS/2
mouse
• 1 Parallel port adapter (26 pins) and COM 2 adapter (for RS-232/
422/485)kit
• 1RJ-45adapter for 10Base-T Ethernet (SBC-456E only)
• 1Utilitydisk with Ethernet driver (SBC-456E only)
• 4 Utility disks with PCI SVGA utility programs and drivers for
DOS,Win3.1, Win95,WinNT3.51/4.0,and OS/2
• PC/104 Module mounting supports
• 1 bag of screws and miscellaneous parts
If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your distribu-
tor or sales representative immediately.
Notice
DearCustomer,
Thank you for purchasing the SBC-456/456E board. The user
manual is designed to help you get the most out of the SBC-456/
456E, please read it thoroughly before you install and use the
board. The product that you have purchased comes with a one-
year warranty, but AAEON cannot be responsible for misuse of
the product. Therefore, we strongly urge that the first read the
manual before using the product.
To receive the lastest version of the user manual, please visit our
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Contents
Chapter 1: General Information ................................... 1
Introduction ........................................................................... 2
Features.................................................................................. 3
Specifications ......................................................................... 4
Board layout........................................................................... 6
Card dimensions.................................................................... 7
Chapter 2: Installation .................................................. 9
Jumpers and connectors .................................................... 10
Locating jumpers and connectors .................................... 11
Setting jumpers ................................................................... 12
Safety precautions ............................................................... 13
Installing DRAM (SIMMs) ............................................... 14
InstallingSIMMs .....................................................................14
Removing SIMMs ...................................................................14
IDE hard drive connections (CN1) .................................. 15
Connecting the hard drive .......................................................15
IDE LED.................................................................................16
Display connector (CN9, CN2) ......................................... 17
Floppy drive connector (CN3) .......................................... 19
Connecting the floppy drive.....................................................19
Parallel (printer) connector (CN4) ................................... 20
Installing the retaining bracket.................................................20
Power connector (CN5)...................................................... 21
Serial port connectors (CN8, CN6) .................................. 22
RS-232 connector....................................................................22
RS-232/422/485 connector (CN6)...........................................23
Ethernet connectors (CN7) ............................................... 24
Keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors (CN10, CN11).. 24
Ethernet link/active signal LED (J2)(J3)........................ 25
Buzzer or external speaker (J4)....................................... 26

Reserved IR connector (J5) ............................................. 26
Clear CMOS (J6)................................................................ 27
Power LED and keylock (J7) ............................................ 27
Fan power connector (J8) .................................................. 28
LCD SHF/ASHF clock selections (JP1) ......................... 28
LCD panel's voltage setting (JP2) ................................... 29
DOC address setting (JP3) ............................................... 29
Hardware reset (JP4) ......................................................... 30
RS-232/422/485 select (JP5)............................................. 30
DiskOnChip socket (U13)................................................. 31
Chapter 3: AMIBIOS Setup ........................................... 33
General Information............................................................ 34
Starting AMIBIOS setup ........................................................34
AMIBIOS main menu.............................................................34
Using a mouse with AMIBIOS setup .....................................35
Using the keyboard with AMIBIOS setup..............................35
Setup ..................................................................................... 36
Standard setup.........................................................................36
Advanced setup................................................................... 38
Chipset setup....................................................................... 45
Power management setup.................................................. 47
PCI/PnP setup ..................................................................... 49
Peripheral setup .................................................................. 54
Security ................................................................................. 57
Utility..................................................................................... 61
Default................................................................................... 63
Original ....................................................................................63
Optimal ....................................................................................63
Fail-Safe ..................................................................................63
Exiting AMIBIOS............................................................... 63

Chpater 4: Flat Panel/CRT Controller Display Drivers
and Utilities .............................................. 65
Software drivers .................................................................. 66
Hardware configuration ..........................................................66
Necessary prerequisites ..........................................................67
Before you begin .....................................................................67
WindowsÔÔ
ÔÔ
Ô95 ...................................................................... 68
WindowsÔÔ
ÔÔ
Ô3.1..................................................................... 69
Changing color schemes..........................................................70
DOS ....................................................................................... 70
Driver installation - DOS Setup...............................................70
Changing display drivers from DOS........................................71
OS/2....................................................................................... 71
Driverinstallation ....................................................................71
WIN-OS/2...............................................................................72
Driver diskette copy ................................................................73
WindowsÔNT3.51 ............................................................. 74
Driverinstallation ....................................................................74
WindowsÔNT4.0 ............................................................... 75
Driverinstallation ....................................................................75
Software utilities.................................................................. 76
The CHIPSDSP utility program..............................................76
The CHIPSCPL utility program..............................................77
Installing theutility ...................................................................77
How to use the utility ..............................................................77
Chapter 5: Ethernet Software Configuration ............ 81
Ethernet software configuration ....................................... 82
Appendix A: Watchdog Timer Demo Pro
gram .......................................83
Appendix B: Installing PC/104 Modules .....87
Installing PC/104 modules................................................. 88

Chapter 1 General Information 1
CHAPTER
1
General
Information
This chapter provides background
informationfor theSBC-456/456E.
Sections include:
• Card specifications
• Board layout

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Introduction
TheSBC-456/456E is an all-in-one single board 486 computerwithan
onboardflatpanel/CRTSVGAcontrollerandPCIEthernetinterface
(SBC-456E). It packs all the functions of an industrial computer and
its display capabilities onto a single, half-size card. This means the
SBC-456/456E is your absolute best solution for embedded applica-
tions.
The onboard PCI-bus, flat panel/CRT SVGA controller uses the CHIPS
65550 chipset with up to 2 MB of video memory (onboard 1MB). This
chipset, used with the local PCI-bus, enables 32-bit graphic through-
put at up to 33 MHz. Excellent for display-intensive applications, it
supports various LCD types including TFT, STN, B/W, and EL.
The onboard Ethernet Realtek RTL 8029AS PCI bus Ethernet controller
supports remote boot ROM functions (SBC-456E only).
TheSBC-456/456E supports the M-Systems DiskOnChip 2000(option-
al) which is a new generation of high performance single-chip Flash
Disk. It provides a Flash Disk (as a BIOS expansion) which doesn't
require any bus, slots, or connectors. It is also the optimal solution for
Single Board Computers because of its small size, easy integration,
plug-and-play functionality, and its low power consumption. The
DiskOnChip is available in capacities from 2MB to 72MB and fits in a
standard 32-pin DIP socket.
Another feature of the SBC-456/456E is the inclusion of a high speed,
local bus IDE controller. This controller supports (through ATA PIO)
mode 3 and mode 4 hard disks, enabling data transfer rates in excess of
11 MB/second. Up to four IDE devices can be connected, including
large hard disks, CD-ROM drives, tape backup drives, or other IDE
devices. The built-in, enhanced IDE controller provides a 4-layer, 32-
bit, posted write buffer and a 4-layer, 32-bit read-prefetch buffer to
boost IDE performance.

Chapter 1 General Information 3
Onboard features include one high speed RS-232 serial port, and one
RS-232/422/485serialport with 16C550 UARTs, one bidirectional SPP/
EPP/ECP parallel port and a floppy drive controller. In addition to the
486's16KB of onchip cache memory, the SBC-456/456E includes an
extra128KB of L2 onboard cache memory.
If program execution is halted by a program bug or EMI, the board's
watchdog timer can automatically reset the CPU or generate an
interrupt. This ensures reliability in unmanned or standalone systems.
All configuration display and Ethernet (SBC-456E) is done through
software. A single Flash chip holds the system BIOS, VGA BIOS, and
the network boot ROM image. This minimizes the number of chips and
eases configuration. You can change the display BIOS or install a
boot ROM simply by programming the Flash chip.
TheSBC-456/456E supports5VEDODRAM. Italsoprovidestwo72-
pin SIMM (Single In-line Memory Module) sockets for its onboard
system DRAM. These sockets give you the flexibility to configure
your system from 4 MB to 64 MB of DRAM using the most economi-
cal combination of SIMMs.
Features
• CPU:AMDDX5-133CPU(SQFP Type)
• Level2cache:Onboard 128KB L2 cache
•VGAcontroller:C&T65550withdisplay memory 1MB onboard, 2MB
optional
• DiskOnChip: One 32-pin DIP socket supports the M-Systems
DiskOnchip2000series,memorycapacityfrom2MBto72MB
• Ethernetinterface(SBC-456E):Supports 10Base-T, remotebootROM
function

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Specifications
CPU: AMDDX5-133 (SQFPType)
BIOS: AMIFlash BIOS
Chipset: ALiM 1487 /M1489
Level2cache: Onboard 128KB L2 cache
Systemmemory: 4MBto64MB. Two 72-pin SIMM sockets
DMAchannel: 7
Interruptlevels: 15
EnhancedIDE: Supports up to two IDE drives, supports PIO mode 3/4
and Bus Master
FDDinterface: Supports up to two floppy disk drives, 5.25" (360KB and
1.2MB)and/or 3.5"(720KB,144MB, and2.88MB)
Serialport: OneRS-232andoneRS-232/422/485 serial port. Two 16C550
serialUARTs
IrDA interface: One IrDA connector reserved for future use
Keyboardconnector: 6-pin mini-DIN connector supports standard PC/AT
keyboard and PS/2 mouse
WatchdogTimer: Can generate a system reset, IRQ15, or NMI.
Software selectable timeout interval (2sec ~ 128min, 1 sec/step)
VGAcontroller: C&T65550
Displaymemory: 1MB onboard, 2MB optional
Displaytype: Supports CRT and LCD (TFT, STN, EL, and Mono) displays
simultaneously
Resolution: Supports up to 1024 x 768 @ 64K colors
Ethernetcontroller(for456E): RealtekRTL8029AS10-BaseTPCI-Bus
Ethernet controller
Ethernetinterface(for 456E): Software drivers available. Supports
remote boot ROM function
SSD interface: One 32-pin DIP socket supports the M-Systems DiskOn-
Chip2000series,memorycapacityfrom2MBto72MB

Chapter 1 General Information 5
Powersupplyvoltage: +5V(4.75Vto5.25V)
+12V(11.4V to 12.6V)
Max.powerRequirement: +5V @ 3A
Operatingtemperature: 32to 140°F(0 to60°C)
Boardsize: 7.3"(L)x4.8"(W)(185mmx 122mm)
Weight: 0.23kg

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Board layout
RTL8029AS
ALi
M1489
ALi
M1487
CHIPS
FS65550
20F001N
YCL 9623GX
R
RTC
Am486TMDX5-133V 168HC
iTE
IT8661F
P/N: 1907456001 SBC-456 Rev.A1.1

Chapter 1 General Information 7
Card dimensions
76.2
178.00
21.5 80.65
17.8
4.1
4.1
98.5 19.5
122.00
185.00
P/N: 1907456001 SBC-456 Rev.A1.1

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Chapter 2 Installation 9
2
Installation
This chapter explains set up procedures
fortheSBC-456/456E hardware, including
instructions on setting jumpers and
connecting peripherals, switches and
indicators. Be sure to read all safety
precautions before you begin the installa-
tion procedure.
CHAPTER

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Jumpers and connectors
Connectors on the board link it to external devices such as hard
disk drives, a keyboard, or floppy drives. In addition, the board has
a number of jumpers that allow you to configure your system to suit
your application.
The table below lists the function of each of the board jumpers and
connectors:
Jumpers and connectors
Label Function
CN1 HDD connector
CN2 LCD connector
CN3 Floppy drive connector
CN4 Parallel (printer) connector
CN5 Power connector
CN6 RS232/422/485connector
CN7 Ethernet connector
CN8 RS-232 connector
CN9 VGA connector
CN10 Internal keyboard connector
CN11 KB/PS2 mouse connector
J1 HDD LED connector
J2 Ethernet link signal LED
J3 Ethernet active signal LED
J4 Buzzer or external speaker
J5 Reserved IR connector
J6 Clear CMOS
J7 Power LED & keylock
J8 Fan power connector
JP1 LCD SHF/ASHF clock select
JP2 LCD panel voltage setting
JP3 DOC address setting
JP4 Hardware reset
JP5 RS232/422/485 select

Chapter 2 Installation 11
RTL8029AS
ALi
M1489
ALi
M1487
CHIPS
FS65550
20F001N
YCL
9623GX
R
RTC
Am486TMDX5-133V 168HC
iTE
IT8661F
Locating jumpers and connectors
CN3
J 6
J 8
JP1
J 3
J 5
J 4
J 2
J 1
CN6
CN7
CN4
JP3
JP2
JP4
J 7
CN1
CN9
CN8
CN5
CN2
CN10
CN11
JP5
P/N: 1907456001 SBC-456 Rev.A1.1

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Setting jumpers
You configure your card to match the needs of your application by
setting jumpers. A jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch. It
consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected
by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them. To
close a jumper you connect the pins with the clip. To "open" a
jumper you remove the clip. Sometimes a jumper will have three
pins, labeled 1, 2, and 3. In this case you would connect either pins
1 and 2 or 2 and 3.
The jumper settings are schematically depicted in this manual as
follows:
A pair of needle-nose pliers may be helpful when working with
jumpers.
If you have any doubts about the best hardware configuration for
your application, contact your local distributor or sales representa-
tive before you make any changes.