Aaeon GENE-6315 User manual

SubCompact Board GENE-6315
GENE-6315
Onboard VIA Mark
533/800MHz Processors
Up to 36-bit TTL/LVDS TFT LCD
144-pin SDRAM SODIMM Memory
AC-97 2.0 Codec with S/P DIF
2USB 2.0 / 2 USB1.1 / 4 COM
GENE-6315 Manual Rev.A 2nd Ed.
Jan. 2007

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Copyright Notice
This document is copyrighted, 2007. All rights are reserved. The
original manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements
to the products described in this manual at any time without
notice.
No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated,
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The material in this document is for product information only
and is subject to change without notice. While reasonable
efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to
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.
 VIA Mark™ is a trademark of VIA Technology Inc..
 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.
All other product names or trademarks 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 GENE-6315 CPU Card
• 1 Quick Installation Guide
• 1 CD-ROM for manual (in PDF format) and drivers
• 1 9681631500 Cable Kit
1701440500 IDE Cable
1701100206 COM Port Cable
1701260200 Parallel Port Cable
1700080180 TV-Out Cable
1700060152 Keyboard/Mouse Cable
1701340080 Floppy Disk Drive Cable
1709100201 USB Cable
1709030150 SPDIF Cable
1700140510 Audio Cable
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 Power Selection (JP1) ....................................2-11
2.8 PCI Signaling Voltage (VI/O) Selection (JP4)...........2-11
2.9 Clear CMOS (JP5) ....................................................2-11
2.10 Clock Shift of TFT LCD (JP6)..................................2-11
2.11 ATX Power/ AT Power (JP7)...................................2-12
2.12 COM2 Ring/+5V/+12V Selection (JP8)...................2-12
2.13 EIDE Connector (CN1)............................................2-12
2.14 TV_Out Connector (CN2)........................................2-13
2.15 Fan Connector (CN3)..............................................2-14
2.16 TTL-LCD Connector 1 (CN4)..................................2-14
2.17 TTL- LCD Connector 2 (CN5).................................2-16

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2.18 Floppy Connector (CN6) .........................................2-17
2.19 Front Panel Connector (CN7) .................................2-18
2.20 COM2 RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connector (CN9)
.........................................................................................2-18
2.21 LPT Port Connector (CN10)....................................2-18
2.22 Battery Connector (CN12).......................................2-19
2.23 Audio Connector (CN13).........................................2-19
2.24 AT Power Connector (CN 15).................................2-20
2.25 USB Connector (CN16) (Supports USB2.0/ 1.1)....2-20
2.26 USB Connector (CN17) (Supports USB1.1) ...........2-20
2.27 COM1 RS-232 Serial Port Connector (CN18) ........2-21
2.28 IrDA Connector (CN19)...........................................2-21
2.29 VGA Display Connector (CN21)..............................2-22
2.30 Option PME Connector (CN23)...............................2-22
2.31 COM3 RS-232 Serial Port Connector (CN24) ........2-23
2.32 COM4 RS-232 Serial Port Connector (CN25) ........2-23
2.33 ATX Power Connector (CN26) ..............................2-23
2.34 Digital I/O Connector (CN27) ................................2-24
2.35 SPDIF Connector (CN28) ......................................2-25
2.36 18/36-bit LVDS Connector (CN29) ........................2-25
2.37 24-bit LVDS Connector (CN31) .............................2-26
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 Programming the Watchdog Timer
A.1 Programming .........................................................A-2
Appendix B I/O Information
B.1 I/O Address Map....................................................B-2
B.2 Memory Address Map............................................B-3
B.3 IRQ Mapping Chart................................................B-4
B.4 DMA Channel Assignments...................................B-4
B.5 Digital I/O Address.................................................B-5
Appendix C Mating Connector
C.1 List of Mating Connectors and Cables.................. C-2

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General
Chapter
1
Information

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1.1 Introduction
AAEON, a leading professional embedded boards manufacturer,
launches a new SubCompact Board which adopts a VIA Mark Low
Power processor. To complete the product line of SubCompact
Boards, AAEON is pleased to announce GENE-6315 which
provides a total solution to our customers.
GENE-6315 adopts onboard a VIA Mark 533/800MHZ processor
and the front side bus is 100/133MHz. The system memory of the
GENE-6315 features 144-pin SDRAM SODIMM, which supports
PC-133 module up to 1GB. In addition, Realtek RTL 8139DL
supports one 10/100Base-TX for network connection.
GENE-6315 implements Type II CompactFlash and PCI-104 socket
for expansion. Moreover, GENE-6315 configures 2 USB 2.0,
2USB 1.1, 8-bit Digital I/O and 4 COM ports. These multiplex
functions offered by GENE-6315 provide an excellent advantage to
customers who have system expansion limitations.
For multimedia applications, GENE-6315’s display supports
CRT/LCD, CRT/TV & LCD/TV simultaneous display. The
display memory shares system memory up to 32MB and LCD
interface is up to 36-bit TTL/LVDS TFT LCD. The audio of
GENE-6315 features MIC-in/ Line-in/ Line-out, and S/P DIF
function supporting AC97 2.0. GENE-6315 has greatly

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improved the performance of thermal spreading. AAEON has a
thorough solution for it and customers need not worry about the
heat spreading system when utilizing the GENE-6315.

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1.2 Features
 Onboard VIA Mark Series Processors
 Supports Up to 36-bit TTL/LVDS TFT LCD
 Supports SODIMM SDRAM PC-133 Memory Up to 1GB
 Supports CompactFlash Type II
 2 USB 2.0/ 2 USB 1.1/ 8-bit Digital I/O/ 4 COM
 Supports PCI-104
 AC97 2.0 Codec With S/P DIF Function

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1.3 Specifications
System
 CPU Onboard VIA Mark 533/800 MHz
Processor (FSB 100/133MHz)
 System Memory 1 x 144-pin SDRAM SODIMM,
Max. 1GB (PC-133)
 Chipset VIA Mark + VT82C686B
 I/O Chipset VT82C686B + Winbond
W83977EF
 Ethernet Realtek RTL 8100BL,
10/100Base-TX, RJ-45 x 1
 BIOS Award Plug & Play BIOS – 256KB
ROM
 Watchdog Timer Generates a time-out system reset
 H/W status monitoring Supports power supply voltages
and temperature monitoring
functions
 SSD One Type II Compact Flash Card
 Expansion Interface PCI-104 socket x 1
 Battery Lithium battery
 Power Requirement +5V only, AT/ ATX
 Board Size 5.75”(L) x4” (W) (146mm x
101.6mm)
 Gross Weight 0.8 lb (0.4 kg)

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Display: Supports CRT/LCD, CRT/TV & LCD/TV Simultaneous
display
 Chipset VIA Mark + TI SN75LVDS83
 Memory Shared system memory up to
32MB
 Resolutions Up to 1600x1200@24bpp for
CRT;
Up to 1280x1024@18bpp for
LCD
 LCD Interface Up to 36-bit TTL/LVDS TFT LCD
 TV-Out Supports NTSC/PAL standard;
S-terminal & Composite Video
I/O
 MIO EIDEx1(UDMA-33 x 1), Floppy
Disk Drive x 1; RS-232 x 3,
RS-232/422/485 x 1, Keyboard +
Mouse x 1, Parallel x 1
 IrDA One IrDA Tx/Rx header
 Audio MIC-in/ Line-in/ Line-out/ S/P DIF
in/out
 USB Two 5x2 pin headers support two
USB 2.0 & Two USB1.1 Ports
 Digital I/O Supports 8-bit (Programmable)

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Chapter
2
Quick
Installation
Guide
Notice:
The Quick Installation Guide is derive
d
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rom Chapter 2 of user manual. For othe
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chapters and further installation
instructions, please refer to the use
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manual CD-ROM that came with th
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p
roduct.
Part No. 2007631510 Printed in Taiwan, Dec. 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
Component Side

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Solder Side

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2.3 Mechanical Drawing
Component Side

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Solder Side

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2.4 List of Jumpers
The board has a number of jumpers that allow you to configure your
system to suit your application.
The table below shows the function of each of the board's jumpers:
Jumpers
Label Function
JP1 LVDS Power Select
JP4 PCI Signaling Voltage (VI/O) Select
JP5 Clear CMOS
JP6 Clock shift of TFT LCD
JP7 ATX Power/ AT Power
JP8 COM2 Ring/+5V/+12V Select