Acrosser Technology AR-B5890 User manual

AR-B5890 User Manual
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AR-B5890 Board
Intel GM45 with Core 2 Duo CPU board
User Manual
Manual Rev.: 1.0
Book Number: AR-B5890-2009.11.27

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Revision
Version Date Author Description
1.0 2009.11.27 Ken

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Copyright 2009
All Rights Reserved.
Manual’s first edition:
For the purpose of improving reliability, design and function, the information in this document is
subject to change without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the
manufacturer.
In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or
consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the product or documentation, even
if advised of the possibility of such damages.
This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All rights are reserved.
No part of this Manual may be reproduced by any mechanical, electronic, or other means in any
form without prior written permission of the manufacturer.
Trademarks
AR-B5890 is a registered trademarks of Acrosser; IBM PC is a registered trademark of the
International Business Machines Corporation; Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel
Technologies Inc; Award is a registered trademark of Award Software International Inc; other
product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks
and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................5
1.1SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................................. 6
1.2PACKAGE CONTENTS........................................................................................... 7
1.3 BLOCK DIAGRAM ................................................................................................8
2 H/W INFORMATION..............................................................................9
2.1 LOCATIONS (TOP SIDE)........................................................................................ 9
2.2 LOCATIONS (BOTTOM SIDE)................................................................................ 11
2.3 CONNECTORS AND JUMPER SETTING.................................................................. 12
2.4 CONNECTORS AND JUMPER SETTING TABLE........................................................ 13
3 WATCHDOG, GPIO PROGRAMMING ................................................16
4 BIOS SETTING....................................................................................21
4.1 MAIN SETUP ..................................................................................................... 22
4.2 ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP............................................................................... 23
4.3 POWER SETUP.................................................................................................. 25
4.4 PNP/PCI SETUP ............................................................................................... 26
4.5 PERIPHERALS SETUP ........................................................................................ 28
4.6 PC HEALTH SETUP ...........................................................................................29
4.7 BOOT SETUP .................................................................................................... 30
4.8 EXIT SETUP ...................................................................................................... 31
5 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS...................................................33
5.1 BASIC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS TABLE..................................................... 33

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1 INTRODUCTION
AR-B5890 incorporates the advanced Intel®GM45 & ICH9M Chipset. Intel®GM45 chipset
supports the Intel Core 2 Duo and Celeron M processors, while coming with a 667/800/1066MHz
Front Side Bus. It integrated Intel®GMA 4500MHD Graphic Core, brings great 3D graphic
performance for corporate and industrial application.
AR-B5890 provides outstanding video playback with high image quality, increased clarity, and
customization color controls. Enables enhanced visual quality of interlaced content on progressive
displays.
AR-B5890 is the best choice of industrial SBC. It provides high performance computing ability
and agile functions can help you build up outstanding embedded system.

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1.1 Specifications
Intel®Core 2 Duo Mobile Processor for Mobile Intel GM45 Express Chipset Family.
Intel®GM45 & ICH9M chipset.
Intel® GMA4500MHD Graphic Core.
Dual Channel DDR3-1066MHz, max. 8GB.
Dual Channel 2x24-bit LVDS.
2 x SATA.
1 x CF II.
5 x RS232, 1 x RS232/422/485.
9 x USB2.0.
1 x PCI & 1 x PCI-E.
1 x GbE LAN.
8-bit GPIO.
DVI-D / TV-out interface.

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1.2 Package Contents
Check if the following items are included in the package.
Quick Manual
AR-B5890
Software Utility CD X1
Note: When you install Microsoft Windows XP driver, please confirm the version of
Microsoft Windows XP operation system must be Service Pack 3 or later version, otherwise
the High Definition Audio Driver will install failed.

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1.3 Block Diagram

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2 H/W INFORMATION
This chapter describes the installation of AR-B5890. At first, it shows the function diagram and
the layout of AR-B5890. It then describes the unpacking information which you should read
carefully, as well as the connectors/jumper setting for the AR-B5890 configuration.
2.1 Locations (Top side)

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DIMM
SO-DIMM Socket for DDR3. CN5
2 USB and 1 RJ-45 for LAN.
BIOS
Serial Peripheral Interface Flash. ATX1
Power Connector for System Voltage.
GMCH
Graphic Memory Control Hub Intel GM45. ATX2
Power Connector 12V for CPU Voltage.
PCI1
PCI Socket (5V).
Processor
Socket for Pentium and Celeron mobile on 45nm
Celeron T1700,T1600,585 and 575 on 65nm.
PCIE1
PCI Express x16 Socket. BAT1
CR2032 Size Coin Battery.
ICH9 M
I/O Controller Hub 9 M. AUDIO CHIP
Realtek ALC662.
LAN Chip
Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet. SATA1 & SATA2
SATA Data Connector.
DVI1
DVI-D Connector. CN7
RS232 Serial Ports (COM1 & COM2).
CN6
3 USB Connector. CN8
RS232 Serial Ports (COM3 & COM4).

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2.2 Locations (Bottom side)

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2.3 Connectors and Jumper Setting
2.3.1 Locations (Top side)
LVDS
Connector for LVDS Signals CN3 & CN4
Pin Header for 4 USB Ports
JP17
Switch for Select COM5
RS232/422/485
CN1
Connector for Back Light Inverter COM5 & COM6 RS232 Serial Ports
JP13
Power Button & Reset & Buzzer &
Power LED & HD LED
JP1
Switch for Selecting 3V or 5V Panel GPIO1 Pin Header for User-Defined GPIOs JP11
JST Connector for Microphone
SYSFAN2
System Fan Connector CPUFAN
CPU Fan Connector JP14
JST Connector for Line In.
VGA1
Pin Header for D-Sub 15 Pin VGA SYSFAN1
System Fan Connector JP15
Keyboard Lock
TVOUT1
Pin Header for TV-OUT JP3
RTC (Real Time Clock) Reset KM1
JST Connector for Keyboard & Mouse
SYSFAN3
System Fan Connector JP2 & JP4 & JP6
Front Side Bus Clock Strapping
JP18 & JP20
Select COM5 RS232/422/485 AUDIO1
Audio Output Connector (5.1 CH)

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2.4 Connectors and Jumper Setting Table
2.4.4 SYSFAN2 (System Fan
Connector) 2.4.5 JP8 (Pin Header for D-SUB 15 PIN VGA) 2.4.6 TVOUT1 (Pin Header for TV-OUT)
PIN SIGNAL
1 GND
2 12V
3 3.3V
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1 R 2 GND
3 G 4 GND
5 B 6 GND
7 VSYNC 8 SCL
9 HSYNC 10 SDA
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1 Y 2 DLINE3
3 GND 4 DLINE2
5 Pb 6 NC
7 GND 8 DLINE1
9 Pr 10 GND
11 GND 12 NC
13 NC 14 NC
2.4.1 LVDS (LVDS Signal) 2.4.2 CN1 (Back Light Inverter) 2.4.3 JP1 (Switch for Selecting
3V or 5V Panel)
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1 LCDVCC 2 GND
3 B CLK- 4 B CLK+
5 GND 6 B DATA2-
7 B DATA2+ 8 GND
9 B DATA1- 10 B DATA1+
11 B DATA3+ 12 B DATA3-
13 B DATA0+ 14 BDATA0-
15 GND 16 A CLK+
17 A CLK- 18 GND
19 A DATA2+ 20 A DATA2-
21 I2C CLK 22 A DATA1+
23 A DATA1- 24 I2C DATA
25 A DATA0+ 26 A DATA0-
27 A DATA3+ 28 A DATA3-
29 LCDVCC 30 LCDVCC
PIN SIGNAL
1 12V
2 12V
3 GND
4 Back Light On
5 GND
6 Back Light Control
STATUS SIGNAL
1-2 Close 3.3V
2-3 Close 5V

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2.4.10 COM5 (RS-232/ RS-422/
RS-485 Serial Ports) 2.4.11 GPIO1 (Pin Header for User-Defined GPIOs) 2.4.12 CPUFAN (CPU Fan Connector)
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1 DCD 2 DSR(RX-)
3 RX(RX+) 4 RTS
5 TX 6 CTS(TX-)
7 DTR 8 RI(TX+)
9 GND 10 NC
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1 5V 2 GND
3 GPIO30 4 GPIO34
5 GPIO31 6 GPIO35
7 GPIO32 8 GPIO36
9 GPIO33 10 GPIO37
PIN SIGNAL
1 Fan speed data
2 12V
3 GND
2.4.13 SYSFAN1 (System Fan
Connector) 2.4.14 JP3 & JP5 (RTC (Real Time Clock)) Reset 2.4.15 JP2 & JP4 & JP6 (Front Side Bus Clock Strapping)
PIN SIGNAL
1 Fan speed data
2 12V
3 GND
STATUS SETTING
JP3
JP5 1-2 close Clear CMOS &
RTC
JP3
JP5 NC Keep CMOS &
RTC
FSB SETTING
JP2 1-2 close
JP4 1-2 close
Auto JP6 1-2 close
2.4.7 SYSFAN3 (System Fan
Connector) 2.4.8 JP18 & JP20 (Select COM5 RS232/422/485) 2.4.9 CN3 & CN4 (Pin Header for 4USB Ports)
PIN SIGNAL
1 GND
2 12V
3 3.3V
JP18
JP20
STATUS SETTING
JP18 1-3,2-4
JP20 1-3,2-4 RS-232
JP18 3-5, 4-6
JP20 3-5, 4-6 RS-422
JP18 3-5, 4-6
JP20 N/A RS-485
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1 5V 2 5V
3 -USB0 4 -USB1
5 +USB0 6 +USB1
7 GND 8 GND
9 GND 10 GND

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2.4.19 JP11 (JST Connector for
Microphone) 2.4.20 JP14 (JST Connector for Line In 2.4.21 JP15 (Keyboard Lock)
PIN SIGNAL
1 MIC IN
2 GND
PIN SIGNAL
1 LINE IN RIGHT
2 GND
3 LINE IN LEFT
PIN SIGNAL
Open Keyboard Lock
Close Keyboard Unlock
2.4.22 KM1 (JST Connector for
Keyboard & Mouse)
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1 MS data 4 5V
2 KB data 5 MS clock
3 GND 6 KB clock
2.4.16 AUDIO1 (Audio Output
Connector(5.1 CH)) 2.4.17 JP17 (Switch for Select COM5 RS-232/422/485 2.4.18 JP13 (Power Button & Reset & Buzzer & Power LED
&HD LED)
PIN SIGNAL
1 Front output right channel
2 Front output left channel
3 GND
4 GND
5 Low Frequency output
6 Center output
7 GND
8 GND
9 GND
10 GND
11 Surround out right channel
12 Surround out left channel
13 GND
14 NC
STATUS SETTING
1-2 close RS-232
3-4 close RS-422
5-6 close RS-485
PIN SIGNAL
1 Power LED +
2 Power LED-
3 HD LED+
4 HD LED-
5 Buzzer+
6 Buzzer-
7-8 Reset
9-1
0 Power Button

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3 WATCHDOG, GPIO PROGRAMMING
GPIO Sample Code
//===========================================================================
// Turbo C++ Version 3.0 Copyright(c) 1990, 1992 by Borland International,Inc.
//===========================================================================
// Describe : GPIO30~GPIO37 Test utility for ITE8718F.
// Date : 02/09/2009
// Author : Willy
//===========================================================================
//===========================================================================
// Language include files
//===========================================================================
#include <conio.h>
#include <stdio.h>
//===========================================================================
// Normal procedure
//===========================================================================
void Show_Help();
void Show_Fail();
void Show_Pass();
//===========================================================================
// Main procedure
//===========================================================================
int main(int argc)
{
char *Model_Name="AR-B5890";
unsigned char IO_PORT_BASE=0x2E; // DATA_PORT = IO_PORT_BASE + 1;
unsigned short int SIMPLE_IO_BASE;
unsigned char data;
int result=0;
if ( argc >1 )
{ Show_Help(); return 1; }
clrscr();
textcolor(WHITE);
gotoxy(1, 1); cprintf("<>==========================================================================<>");
gotoxy(1, 2); cprintf("|| ITE8712F GPIO Test Utility v1.0 Acrosser Technology Co., Ltd. ||");
gotoxy(1, 3); cprintf("<>==========================================================================<>");
gotoxy(1, 4); cprintf("<>==========================================================================<>");
gotoxy(1,5); cprintf("||ModelName : ||");
gotoxy(1,6); cprintf("||SIOIOBase: ||");
gotoxy(1,7); cprintf("||SimpleI/OBase: ||");
gotoxy(1, 8); cprintf("<>==========================================================================<>");
// Enter ITE8712F Config
outportb(IO_PORT_BASE,0x87);
outportb(IO_PORT_BASE,0x01);
outportb(IO_PORT_BASE,0x55);
outportb(IO_PORT_BASE,0x55);
// Select Logic Device number 7
outportb(IO_PORT_BASE,0x07);
outportb(IO_PORT_BASE+1,0x07);
// Set Multi-function Pins to GPIO30~GPIO37
outportb(IO_PORT_BASE,0x27);
outportb(IO_PORT_BASE+1,0xFF);
// GPIO30~GPIO37 Used Simple I/O Finction
outportb(IO_PORT_BASE,0xC2);
outportb(IO_PORT_BASE+1,0xFF);

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// Get Simple I/O Base Address
outportb(IO_PORT_BASE,0x62); // Simple I/O Base address MSB
SIMPLE_IO_BASE=inportb(IO_PORT_BASE);
SIMPLE_IO_BASE=SIMPLE_IO_BASE<<8;
outportb(IO_PORT_BASE,0x63); // Simple I/O Base address LSB
SIMPLE_IO_BASE=SIMPLE_IO_BASE|inportb(IO_PORT_BASE);
// Show Got Parameter Informat
textcolor(LIGHTGRAY);
gotoxy(18,5); cprintf("%s",Model_Name);
gotoxy(18,6); cprintf("%X",IO_PORT_BASE);
gotoxy(22,7); cprintf("%X",SIMPLE_IO_BASE);
// Set GPIO30~33 to Output, GPIO34~GPIO37 to Input
outportb(IO_PORT_BASE,0xCA);
outportb(IO_PORT_BASE+1,0x0F); // bit=1 , output
// Set GPIO30~33 to High
outportb(SIMPLE_IO_BASE+2,0x0F);
// Read GPIO34~37 Status, if not High error.
data=inportb(SIMPLE_IO_BASE+2)&0xF0;
if(data!=0xF0)
result=1;
// Set GPIO30~33 to Low
outportb(SIMPLE_IO_BASE+2,0x00);
// Read GPIO34~37 Status, if not Low error.
data=inportb(SIMPLE_IO_BASE+2)&0xF0;
if(data!=0x00)
result=1;
// Set GPIO30~33 to Input, GPIO34~GPIO37 to Output
outportb(IO_PORT_BASE,0xCA);
outportb(IO_PORT_BASE+1,0xF0); // bit=1 , output
// Set GPIO34~37 to High
outportb(SIMPLE_IO_BASE+2,0xF0);
// Read GPIO30~33 Status, if not High error.
data=inportb(SIMPLE_IO_BASE+2)&0x0F;
if(data!=0x0F)
result=1;
// Set GPIO34~37 to Low
outportb(SIMPLE_IO_BASE+2,0x00);
// Read GPIO30~33 Status, if not Low error.
data=inportb(SIMPLE_IO_BASE+2)&0x0F;
if(data!=0x00)
result=1;
// Exit ITE8712F Config
outportb(IO_PORT_BASE,0x02);
outportb(IO_PORT_BASE+1,0x02);
if(result)
Show_Fail();
else
Show_Pass();
return result;
}
void Show_Help()
{
clrscr();
printf("GPIO Test utility for ITE8712F\n\n");
 printf("Vcc GND\n");
 printf("GP30 迋迋迋迋  ? GP34\n");
 printf("GP31 迋迋迋迋  ? GP35\n");
 printf("GP32 迋迋迋迋  ? GP36\n");
 printf("GP33 迋迋迋迋  ? GP37\n");
}
//===========================================================================
// Function : Show_Fail()
// Input : -

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// Change : -
//Return :-
// Description : Show Fail Message.
//===========================================================================
void Show_Fail()
{
}
//===========================================================================
// Function : Show_Pass()
// Input : -
// Change : -
//Return :-
// Description : Show Pass Message.
//===========================================================================
void Show_Pass()
{
}

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WATCHDOG TIMER
//===========================================================================
// Turbo C++ Version 3.0 Copyright(c) 1990, 1992 by Borland International,Inc.
//===========================================================================
// Describe : ITE8718F WatchDog timer test
// Date : 12/16/2009
// Author : Willy
//===========================================================================
#include <conio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <dos.h>
//===========================================================================
// Main procedure
//===========================================================================
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
unsigned char IO_Port_Address=0x2E;
unsigned char Time;
unsigned int Temp;
long int Time1 = 0, C = 0;
if ( argc != 2 )
{ Show_Help(); return1; }
clrscr();
Time=atoi(argv[1]);
// Set Watchdog
outportb(IO_Port_Address,0x87); // Enter configure
outportb(IO_Port_Address,0x01);
outportb(IO_Port_Address,0x55);
outportb(IO_Port_Address,0x55);
outportb(IO_Port_Address,0x07); // Point to Logical Device Number Reg.
outportb(IO_Port_Address+1,0x07); // Select logical device 7, (Watchdog Function)
outportb(IO_Port_Address,0x23); // Select Watchdog use CLKIN
outportb(IO_Port_Address+1,inportb(IO_Port_Address+1)|0x10);
outportb(IO_Port_Address,0x72); // Select Watchdog use keyboard reset
outportb(IO_Port_Address+1,0x40);
outportb(IO_Port_Address,0x72); // Select Watchdog count mode seconds or minutes
outportb(IO_Port_Address+1,inportb(IO_Port_Address+1)|0x80); // Set Second
if (Time != 0)
{
Time1=Time;
C=(Time1*(0x64))/(0x6C); //Time=Time*1.08(offset)

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outportb(IO_Port_Address,0x73); // Set Watchdog Timer Value
outportb(IO_Port_Address+1, C); // 0x00 to disable, max 0xFF
while(Time>0)
{
clrscr();
gotoxy(35,12);
Time=Time-1;
printf("After %d (s) to reset" , Time);
delay(1000);
}
textcolor(LIGHTRED);
gotoxy(18,10);
delay(5000);
cprintf("If you can see this message, Reset system is Fail",Time);
}
return 0;
}
Note: The WatchDog Timer Fuction has ±5% torence.