Aaeon GENE-9455 Rev.B User manual

SubCompact Board GENE-9455 Rev.B
GENE-9455 Rev.B
Intel
®AtomTM N270 Processor
With LVDS, Ethernet,
1 Mini PCI, 1 Mini Card,
6USB2.0,4COM,1Parallel
AC97 2.3 Codec 2CH Audio
GENE-9455 Manual Rev. B 1st Ed.
August 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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use.
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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.
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:
•GENE-9455 Rev.B CPU Card
•Quick Installation Guide
•CD-ROM for manual (in PDF format) and drivers
•Cooler or Heatsink
•1700060157 Keyboard/ Mouse Cable
•9657666600 Jumper Cap
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 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 COM2 Ring/+5V/+12V Selection (JP1).....................2-11
2.8 Clear CMOS (JP2) ....................................................2-11
2.9 AT/ATX Power Mode Selection (JP3).......................2-11
2.10 LVDS Inverter Voltage Selection (JP4)...................2-11
2.11 LVDS Operating Voltage Selection (JP5)...............2-11
2.12 External +5V Standby Power Input & PS ON# (CN1)
.........................................................................................2-12
2.13 Digital I/O Connector (CN2)....................................2-12
2.14 Parallel Port Connector (CN3) ................................2-13
2.15 TV-Out Connector (CN4) ........................................2-13
2.16 COM Port 2 Connector (CN5).................................2-13
2.17 COM Port 3 Connector (CN6).................................2-14

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2.18 2nd LVDS Connector for 18/24-bit LCD (CN7) ........2-15
2.19 Onboard BIOS Programming I/F(CN8)(Optional)...2-15
2.20 COM Port 4 Connector (CN9).................................2-16
2.21 UIM Connector (CN10) ...........................................2-16
2.22 USB Port 1 Connector (CN11)................................2-16
2.23 1st LVDS Connector for 18-bit LCD (CN12)............2-16
2.24 USB Port 2 Connector (CN13)................................2-17
2.25 USB Port 3 Connector (CN14)................................2-17
2.26 USB Port 4 Connector (CN15)................................2-18
2.27 2nd LVDS Inverter Connector (CN16)......................2-18
2.28 Front Panel (CN17).................................................2-18
2.29 1st LVDS Inverter Connector (CN18).......................2-18
2.30 Keyboard/Mouse Connector (CN19).......................2-19
2.31 SATA 1 Connector (CN20)......................................2-19
2.32 +12V Power Input Connector (CN21).....................2-19
2.33 RJ-45 Ethernet #1 Connector (CN22).....................2-19
2.34 RJ-45 Ethernet #2 Connector (CN23).....................2-20
2.35 USB Port 5 & 6 Connector (CN24)..........................2-20
2.36 +5V Standby Power Output w/PS_ON# & SMBUS
(CN25).............................................................................2-20
2.37 Audio Inp/Out CD In and MIC Connector (CN26)...2-21
2.38 +5V Output Connector (CN27)................................2-21
2.39 System Fan Connector (CN28)...............................2-21
2.40 CRT Display Connector (CN30)..............................2-22
2.41 COM Port 1 Connector (CN31)...............................2-22

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2.42 Mini-Card Slot (CN32).............................................2-22
2.43 CompactFlash Disk (CFD1) ....................................2-23
2.44 Mini-PCI Slot (MPC1)..............................................2-24
2.45 DDR2 SODIMM Slot (DIMM 1) ...............................2-24
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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General
Chapter
1
Information

SubCompact Board GENE-9455 Rev.B
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 Rev.B.
GENE-9455 Rev.B adopts Intel® AtomTM N270 Processor. The
system memory is deployed with 200-pin SODIMM DDR2 400/533
up to 2GB. In addition, Intel®82574L supports two
10/100/1000Base-TX that allows a faster network connections.
This model applies a Mini-PCI socket and one Mini Card for
flexible expansions. Moreover, six USB2.0, one SATA 1 and one
CompactFlashTM provide a better storage. Three RS-232, one
RS-232/422/485 and 8-bit digital I/O are configured on the
GENE-9455 Rev.B as well. Full functions make GENE-9455
Rev.B user friendly. With the GENE-9455 Rev.B, there are no
more worries about installing many necessary devices to complete
the functions of your system.
The display of GENE-9455 Rev.B supports CRT/LCD, CRT/TV,
LCD/TV, simultaneous and dual view displays, and is up to 24-bit
dual-channel LVDS. Furthermore, this brand new SubCompact
board is developed to cater to the requirements of Automation,
Medical, ticket machine, transportation, gaming, KIOSK, and
POS/POI applications.
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1.2 Features
zOnboard Intel®Atom™ N270 Processor
zIntel®945GSE + ICH7M
zSODIMM DDR2 400/533, Max. 2 GB
zGigabit Ethernet x 2
zCRT, Dual LVDS LCDs: 18-bit Dual-Channel LVDS LCD +
24-bit Dual-Channel LVDS LCD, TV
zAC97 2.3 Codec 2CH Audio
zSATA I x 1, CompactFlash™ x 1
zUSB2.0 x 6, COM x 4, Parallel x 1, 8-bit Digital I/O
zMini-PCI x 1, Mini Card x 1
z+12V Only Operation
zOnboard Trusted Platform Module (Optional)
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