Aaeon GENE-9455 Rev.B User manual

SubCompact Board GENE-9455
GENE-9455
Onboard Intel® AtomTM N270
Processor
Intel®82574L for 10/100/1000Mbps
Type II CompactFlash
4 COM, 4 USB2.0,
ECX Proprietary Expansion/
Mini PCI
GENE-9455 Manual Rev.A 3rd Ed.
June 2010

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Copyright Notice
This document is copyrighted, 2010. 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.
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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.
zAward is a trademark of Award Software International, Inc.
zCompactFlash™ is a trademark of the Compact Flash
Association.
zIntel®, Atom™ are trademarks of Intel®Corporation.
zMicrosoft Windows®is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.
zITE is a trademark of Integrated Technology Express, Inc.
zIBM, PC/AT, PS/2, and VGA are trademarks of International
Business Machines Corporation.
zSoundBlaster 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:
•9681945600 Cable Kit
¾1700060152 Keyboard & Mouse Cable
¾1701440500 IDE Cable
•9657666600Jumper Cap
•Cooler or Heatsink
•Quick Installation Guide
•CD-ROM for manual (in PDF format) and drivers
•GENE-9455
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....................................................................1-3
1.3 Specifications............................................................1-4
Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide
2.1 Safety Precautions....................................................2-2
2.2 Location of Connectors & 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 Clear CMOS (JP1) ....................................................2-11
2.8 Front Panel (JP2)......................................................2-11
2.9 Touch Screen 4/5/8-wire Mode Selection (Optional) (JP3)
.........................................................................................2-11
2.10 LVDS Operating Voltage Selection (JP4)...............2-11
2.11 LCD Backlight Voltage Selection (JP5)...................2-11
2.12 COM2 RI/+5V/+12V Selection (JP6).......................2-12
2.13 LCD Backlight Voltage/PWM Control Selection (JP7)
.........................................................................................2-12
2.14 AT/ATX Selection (CN22 Pin 4-5)……………… ….2-12
2.15 Audio Connector (CN1)...........................................2-12

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2.16 AAEON Expansion Slot (CN2)................................2-13
2.17 Keyboard/Mouse Connector (CN3).........................2-15
2.18 USB Port 1, 2 Connector (CN4)..............................2-15
2.19 Touch Screen Connector (CN5)..............................2-16
2.20 IDE Connector (CN6)..............................................2-16
2.21 RJ-45 Ethernet #2 Connector (CN7).......................2-17
2.22 RJ-45 Ethernet #1 Connector (CN8).......................2-17
2.23 USB Port 3, 4 Connector (CN9)..............................2-18
2.24 TV-out Connector (CN10) .......................................2-18
2.25 SATA 0 Connector (CN11)......................................2-18
2.26 SATA 2 Connector (CN12)......................................2-19
2.27 LVDS Connector (CN13).........................................2-19
2.28 LCD Backlight Connector (CN14)...........................2-20
2.29 COM Port 1 Connector (CN15)...............................2-20
2.30 COM Port 2 Connector (CN16)...............................2-20
2.31 COM Port 3 Connector (CN17)...............................2-21
2.32 COM Port 4 Connector (CN18)...............................2-21
2.33 DVI/CRT Display Connector (CN19)-Configured by
Manufacturer...................................................................2-22
2.34 Digital I/O Connector (CN20)..................................2-23
2.35 Onboard BIOS Programming I/F (CN21)................2-24
2.36 ATX Connector (CN22) .........................................2-24
2.37 Wide Range Voltage Input Connector (CN23)
-Configured by manufacturer ..........................................2-24
2.38 +5V Power Input Connector (CN24)

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- Configured by manufacturer .........................................2-24
2.39 CPU Fan Connector (CN25)...................................2-25
2.40 +5V/+12V Output Connector (CN26)......................2-25
2.41 CompactFlash Disk (CFD1) ..................................2-25
2.42 Mini-PCI Slot (MPCI1) ...........................................2-26
2.43 DDRII SODIMM Slot (DIMM1) ...............................2-26
Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup
3.1 System Test and Initialization. ..................................3-2
3.2 Award BIOS Setup....................................................3-3
Chapter 4 Driver Installation
4.1 Installation.................................................................4-3
Appendix A Programming The Watchdog Timer
A.1 Programming .........................................................A-2
A.2 ITE8781 Watchdog Timer Initial Program..............A-6
Appendix B I/O Information
B.1 I/O Address Map....................................................B-2
B.2 1st MB Memory Address Map ................................B-3
B.3 IRQ Mapping Chart................................................B-4
B.4 DMA Channel Assignments...................................B-4
Appendix C Mating Connector
C.1 List of Mating Connectors and Cables.................. C-2

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Chapter 1 General Information 1- 1
General
Chapter
1
Information

SubCompact Board GENE-9455
1.1 Introduction
AAEON, a leading embedded boards manufacturer, is pleased to
announce the debut of their new generation 3.5” SubCompact
Board—GENE-9455. The GENE-9455 is a cutting-edge product that
provides high performance and low power consumption in the
embedded market.
GENE-9455 adopts the latest Intel®AtomTM N270 Processor and the
system memory is deployed with SODIMM DDRII 400/533 up to 2GB.
In addition, Intel®82574L supports two 10/100/100Base-TX that
allows network connections. This model applies one Mini PCI and
one ECX Proprietary expansion. Moreover, one EIDE, two SATA II
and one Type II CompactFlashTM storages are configured on the
GENE-9455. In addition to the diverse storages, GENE-9455 also
equips four USB2.0, four COM, one keyboard/mouse ports for flexible
I/O expansions. There is no more worries about installing many
necessary devices to complete the functions of your system.
The display of GENE-9455 supports CRT/LCD simultaneous/ dual
view displays and is up to 18-bit dual-channel LVDS. This brand new
SubCompact board is developed to cater to the requirements of
Automation, Medical, ticket machine, transportation, gaming, KIOSK,
and POS/POI applications.
Chapter 1 General Information 1- 2

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1.2 Features
zOnboard Intel®Atom™ N270 Processor
zIntel®945GSE + ICH7M
zDDRII 400/533 Memory, Max. 2GB
zGigabit Ethernet x 2
zCRT or DVI, 18-bit Dual-channel LVDS LCD, TV
zAC97 2.3 Codec 2CH Audio
zSATA II x 2, EIDE x 1 & CompactFlash™ x 1
zUSB2.0 x 4, COM x 4, 8-bit Digital I/O
zMini PCI and ECX Proprietary Expansion
z+8.5V to +19V Wide DC Input Range or +5V Only
Operation
z4/5/8-wire Touch Screen Controller (Optional)
Chapter 1 General Information 1 - 3

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1.3 Specifications
System
zProcessor Onboard Intel®Atom™ N270
Processor 1.6GHz, FSB
533MHz
zSystem Memory 200-pin DDRII SODIMM x 1,
Max. 2GB (DDRII 400/533)
zChipset Intel
®945GSE + ICH7M
zI/O Chipset ITE8781
zEthernet Intel®82574L,
10/100/100Base-TX, RJ-45 x 2
zBIOS Award Plug & Play SPI BIOS –
2MB Flash
zWatchdog Timer Generates a time-out system
reset
zH/W Monitor Chipset Supports power supply voltages
and temperature monitoring
zExpansion Interface Mini PCI x 1 & ECX Proprietary
Expansion x 1
zBattery Lithium battery
zPower Requirement +8.5V to +19V Wide DC Input
Range or +5V only
zBoard Size 5.75”(L) x 4”(W) (146mm x
101.6mm)
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zGross Weight 0.88 lb (0.4 kg)
zOperating Temperature 32˚F~ 140˚F (0˚C ~ 60˚C)
zStorage Temperature -40˚F~ 176˚F (-40˚C ~ 80˚C)
zOperating Humidity 0%~90% relative humidity,
non-condensing
Display Supports CRT/LCD simultaneous/dual view displays
zChipset Intel®945GSE integrated
zMemory Shared system memory up to
224MB/ DVMT3.0
zLCD Interface Up to 18-bit dual-channel LVDS
zResolution Up to 2048 x 1536 @ 32bpp for
CRT; Up to 1600 x 1200 @
18bpp for LCD
I/O
zStorage EIDE x 1 (UDMA-100 for two
devices); SATA II x 2, Type II
CompactFlash x 1
zSerial Port RS-232 x 3,
RS-232/422/485 x 1
zUSB Port USB2.0 x 4
zPS/2 Port Keyboard & Mouse x 1
zDigital I/O Supports 8-bit (Programmable)
zAudio Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in & CD-in
zTouchScreen Supports 4/5/8-wire
(Optional)
Chapter 1 General Information 1 - 5

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Quick
Installation
Chapter
2
Guide
Notice:
The Quick Installation Guide is derived
from Chapter 2 of user manual. For other
chapters and further installation
instructions, please refer to the user
manual CD-ROM that came with the
product.
Part No. 2007945511 Printed in Taiwan June 2010

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Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-2
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
JP1
CN1
CN3
CN21
CN7
CN8
CN12
CN11
CN14
CN15
CN19
CN2
MPCI1
CN5
JP3 JP2
CN25 CN22 CN26 CN24 CN23
CN20
CN18
CN10
CN9
CN6
BAT1
CN13
JP5
JP4
CN16
CN17
JP6
CN4
JP7

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Solder Side
DIMM1
CFD1

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2.3 Mechanical Drawing
Component Side
0.00
0.00 3.74
3.86
40.85 87.05
99.88 92.40 98.37
1.08
4.38
8.89
5.99 8.89
11.21
23.18
40.71
59.27
84.24
121.18
142.82
98.37
142.82
146.05
87.50
137.93
128.27
116.08
103.89
91.70
79.52
69.34
57.13
13.56
86.94
31.94
3.18
73.73
21.15
13.78
77.98
74.46
27.14
25.11 26.70
37.59 57.59
79.35
77.22
64.01
87.50
50.62
91.67
123.89
140.78
98.00
98.13
15.09
35.50
3.18
(10.04)
(12.55)
(13.35)
(17.30)
(1.60)
22.64
3.36
25.85
20.45 15.09
4.19
46.04
57.42
46.78
64.81
136.62
16.73
12.88
137.00
101.60
36.81
29.46
24.20
14.49
142.39
143.39 (6.50)
(8.70)
(25.50)
Cooler height
101.09
6.55

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Solder Side
0.00
0.00
67.38
25.77
65.93
129.86
25.11
91.91

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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 Clear CMOS
JP2 Front Panel
JP3 Touch Screen 4/5/8-wires Mode Selection (Optional)
JP4 LVDS Operating Voltage Selection
JP5 LCD Backlight Voltage Selection
JP6 COM2 RI/+5/+12V Selection1
JP7 LCD Backlight Voltage/PWM Control Selection
CN22 Pin 4-5 AT/ATX Selection (for +5V input version only)

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2.5 List of Connectors
The board has a number of connectors that allow you to configure your
system to suit your application. The table below shows the function of
each board's connectors:
Connectors
Label Function
CN1 Audio Connector
CN2 AAEON Expansion Slot
CN3 Keyboard / Mouse Connector
CN4 USB Port 1,2 Connector
CN5 Touch Screen Connector
CN6 IDE Connector
CN7 RJ-45 Ethernet #2 Connector
CN8 RJ-45 Ethernet #1 Connector
CN9 USB Port 3,4 Connector
CN10 TV-out Connector
CN11 SATA 1 Connector
CN12 SATA 2 Connector
CN13 LVDS Connector
CN14 LCD Backlight Connector
CN15 COM Port 1 Connector
CN16 COM Port 2 Connector
CN17 COM Port 3 Connector