Aaeon EMB-945T User manual

Mini-ITX EMB-945T
EMB-945T
Intel
® Core Duo/Solo Processor,
Up to 2.0 GHz
Mini-ITX
Marvell 88E8053 Ethernet
AC97Audio&MiniPCI
EMB-945T Manual 2nd Ed.
Mar. 2006

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Copyright Notice
This document is copyrighted, 2006. All rights are reserved.
The original manufacturer reserves the right to make
improvements to the products described in this manual at any
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assure its accuracy, AAEON assumes no liabilities resulting
from errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of
the information contained herein.
AAEON reserves the right to make changes in the product
design without notice to its users.

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Acknowledgments
All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their
respective owners.
 Award is a trademark of Award Software International, Inc.
 CompactFlash™is a trademark of the Compact Flash
Association.
 Intel®, Pentium®M, and Celeron®M are trademarks of Intel®
Corporation.
 Microsoft Windows®is a registered trademark of Microsoft
Corp.
 ITE is a trademark of Integrated Technology Express, Inc.
 IBM, PC/AT, PS/2, and VGA are trademarks of International
Business Machines Corporation.
 SoundBlaster is a trademark of Creative Labs, Inc.
Please be notified that all other products’ name or trademarks
not be mentioned above are properties of their respective
owners.

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Packing List
Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that
the following materials have been shipped:
 1 1701440050 44-pin ATA33 Cable
 1 1700200200 DVI Cable
 2 1709100201 USB Cable
 4 1701100206 Serial Port Cable
 1 1700080180 TV-out Cable
 2 1709070500 Serial ATA Cable
 2 1702150150 Serial ATA Power Cable
 1 9657666600 Jumper Cap
 1 M166666006 CPU Cooling Fan
 1 M20852T000 Rear I/O Bracket
 1 Quick Installation Guide
 1 Utility CD
 1 EMB-945T
If any of these items should be missing or damaged, please
contact your distributor or sales representative immediately.

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Contents
Chapter 1 General Information
1.1 Introduction................................................................1-2
1.2 Features....................................................................1-4
1.3 Specifications............................................................1-5
Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide
2.1 Safety Precautions ..................................................2-2
2.2 Location of Connectors and Jumpers ......................2-3
2.3 Mechanical Drawing ................................................2-5
2.4 List of Jumpers ........................................................2-7
2.5 List of Connectors .....................................................2-8
2.6 Setting Jumpers .....................................................2-10
2.7 LVDS(1)-LCD(CN12) Voltage Selection(JP1).........2-11
2.8 LVDS(2)-LCD(CN10) Voltage Selection(JP2).........2-11
2.9 COM2 Ring/+5V/+12V Selection(JP3)....................2-11
2.10 LCD INVERTER Voltage Selection(JP4)..............2-11
2.11 Audio Out Selection(JP5) ....................................2-11
2.12 Clear CMOS(JP6) .................................................2-12
2.13 CD-IN Connector(CN1).........................................2-12
2.14 Digital I/O Connector(CN2)...................................2-12
2.15 TV-Out Connector(CN3) .......................................2-13
2.16 Internal Keyboard Connector(CN4).......................2-13

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2.17 Fan2 Connector(CN5)...........................................2-13
2.18 Audio 5.1 Channel / SPDIF Connector(CN6) ......2-14
2.19 Internal Mouse Connector(CN7)...........................2-14
2.20 LCD Inverter Connector(CN8) .............................2-14
2.21 PCI Express Slot For AAEON(CN9) .....................2-15
2.22 LVDS(2)-LCD Connector(CN10)...........................2-15
2.23 DVI Connector(CN11) .........................................2-16
2.24 LVDS(1)-LCD Connector(CN12)...........................2-17
2.25 COM6 RS-232 Serial Port Connector(CN13) .......2-17
2.26 COM3 RS-232 Serial Port Connector(CN14) .......2-18
2.27 Fan1 Connector(CN15).........................................2-18
2.28 COM5 RS-232 Serial Port Connector(CN16) .......2-18
2.29 COM4 RS-232 Serial Port Connector(CN17)…….2-19
2.30 IrDA Connecto(CN18)……………………………... 2-19
2.31 ATX Power Connector(CN19)...............................2-19
2.32 USB Connector(CN20)..........................................2-20
2.33 USB Connector(CN21)..........................................2-20
2.34 EIDE Connector(CN22)…………..…………………2-21
2.35 Front Panel Connector(CN23) ..............................2-22
2.36 COM2 RS-232 Serial Port Connector……………..2-22
Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup
3.1 System Test and Initialization. ..................................3-2
3.2 Award BIOS Setup....................................................3-3

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Chapter 4 Driver Installation
4.1 Installation……………………………………………..4-3
Appendix A I/O Information
A.1 I/O Address Map......................................................A-2
A.2 Memory Address Map..............................................A-3
A.3 IRQ Mapping Chart..................................................A-3
A.4 DMA Channel Assignments.…………………………A-4
Appendix B Programming The Watchdog Timer
B.1 Programming .........................................................B-2
B.2 ITE 8712 Watchdog Timer Initial Program.............B-6

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General
Chapter
1
Information

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1.1 Introduction
The EMB-945T adopts the latest Intel®Core™ Duo processors and
Mobile Intel®945GM Express chipset for better power-management
capabilities and enhanced performance. EMB-945T with mobile-optimized
Intel dual-core processors is the latest embedded motherboard designed
to cope with increasingly heavily work-loaded embedded systems found in
POS (Point-of-Sale) machines, automated kiosks, medical instruments,
advanced automation for buildings and homes, and gaming machines.
The EMB-945T, based on Intel®Core™ Duo processors, is AAEON’s
next-generation platform featuring one PCI slot, one PCI-E slot, one
Mini PCI slot, six COM ports, six USB 2.0 ports, multiple Digital I/O
ports, and Type II CFD storage, providing versatile expansion options
for many embedded applications.
The EMB-945T not only keeps the advantages of AAEON’s previous
embedded motherboard designs, such as the DDRII memory,
PCI-Express, and SATA, but also adds more functionality and improved
performance. The Front Side Bus is up to 667MHz and graphic
performance has been enhanced from 20 to 30%. In addition, the
EMB-945T supports DX9L appropriate to the DirectX and LVD/iDCT
MPEG2 Hardware Decode.
AAEON is one of the first computer platform vendors to launch an

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embedded motherboard with the Intel®Core™ Duo processors in the IPC
industry overcoming current limitations of processing speed and power
consumption.

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1.2 Features
• Supports Socket 478 or Onboard Intel® Core Duo Processors
up to 2.0 GHz (T2500)/ Intel® Core Solo Processors
• Two SODIMM Slots Support DDR2 Memory up to 2GB
• Supports 18/24/36/48-bit LVDS Panel, Share Memory up to
224MB with DVMT
• One PCI-E 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet and 6CH AC-97
Audio
• Supports TypeII CFD
• One PCI Slot, One PCI-E x 1 Slot and One Mini PCI Socket
• Serial Port x 6, Parallel Port x 1, SATA x 2, ATA33 x 1,USB
2.0 x 6, Digital I/O,
• LCD Inverter Connector with Brightness Control
• Supports Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep Technology
• RoHS Compliance

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1.3 Specifications
System
 Processor Supports Socket 478 or onboard Intel
®
Core Duo Processors up to 2.0 GHz with
FSB 667 MHz (T2500)/ Intel®
Core Solo Processors
 System Memory DDR II SODIMM Socket x 2, total up
to 2GB
 Chipset Intel
®945GM + ICH7M
 I/O Chipset ITE 8712 + Fintek F81216D
 Ethernet Marvell 88E8053 RJ-45 x 1
 BIOS Award Plug & Play BIOS - 512KB ROM
 Watchdog Timer ITE 8712
 H/W Status Supports power supply voltages, fan
Monitoring speed and temperature monitoring

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 Solid Storage Disk Type II CompactFlash™ slot x 1
 Expansion Interface One PCI slot, One PCI-E(x1), One
Mini PCI socket
 Power Requirement ATX (+3.3V, +5V, +12V)
 Board Size 6.7”(L) x 6.7”(W) (170 mm x 170
mm)
 Operating Temperature 32˚F~ 140˚F (0˚C ~ 60˚C)
Display
 Chipset Intel®945GM
 VGA/LCD Controller 1. Intel®945GM integrated VGA,
Share memory up to 224MB with
DVMT , LCD supports 18/36-bit
LVDS
2. Chrontel 7307 for DVI support
3. Chrontel 7308 for 24/48-bit LVDS
support
 TV-out Intel
® 945GM integrated

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I/O
 MIO Six COM ports:(Four 5x2-pin
header, Two D-sub onboard)
COM 1/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6: RS-232, COM 2:
RS-232/RS-422/RS-485, Provide +5V &
+12V output options on COM2 RI signals.
 IrDA Supports One IrDA header
 Audio Realtek ALC655 CODEC MIC-In/
Line-In/ Line-out, S/PDIF In/Out
 ATA Interface PATA-33 (44Pin) x 1, SATA x 2
 USB SixUSB2.0Ports
Two 5x2 pin header for Internal,
Two Type-A USB connector for External
 Parallel Port Supports SPP/ EPP/ ECP mode
 K/B and Mouse Mini-DIN PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse
connector x1
 Digital I/O Up to 8 in or 8 out

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Quick
Installation
Chapter
2
Guide
Notice:
The Quick Installation Guide is derive
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rom Chapter 2 of user manual. For othe
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chapters and further installation
instructions, plea
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manual CD-ROM that came with th
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p
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Part No. 2007945T10 Printed in Taiwan Mar. 2006

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2.1 Safety Precautions
Always completely disconnect the power cord
from your board whenever you are working on
it. Do not make connections while the power is
on, because a sudden rush of power can
damage sensitive electronic components.
Always ground yourself to remove any static
charge before touching the board. Modern
electronic devices are very sensitive to static
electric charges. Use a grounding wrist strap at
all times. Place all electronic components on a
static-dissipative surface or in a static-shielded
bag when they are not in the chassis

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2.2 Location of Connectors and Jumpers
Locating Connectors and Jumpers (Component Side)

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Locating Connectors and Jumpers (Solder Side)

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2.3 Mechanical Drawing
Component Side

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Solder Side