Icop VSX-6124 User manual

VSX-6124
DM&P Vortex86SX 300MHz
Half-Size CPU Module
with 4S/4USB/VGA/LCD/LAN/GPIO 128MB DDR2 Onboard
User’s Manual
(Revision 1.2A)

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Copyright 2007 ICOPTechnology Inc.
Manual No. IUM6124000-01 Ver.1.0A September, 2007
Manual No. IUM6124000-01 Ver.1.1A December , 2007
Manual No. IUM6124000-01 Ver.1.2A February , 2008
Trademarks Acknowledgment
Vortex86SXis the registered trademark of ICOP Technology Inc.
Other brand names or product names appearing in this document are the properties
and registered trademarks of their respective owners. All names mentioned herewith
are served for identification purpose only.

T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s
T ab l e o f C o n t e n t s.............................................................iii
C h a p t e r 1 Introduction……………………………………………1
1.1 Packing List............................................................1
1.2 Product Description................................................1
1.3 Specifications.........................................................3
1.4 Board Dimension....................................................5
C h a p t e r 2 Installation……………………………………………..6
2.1 Board Outline.........................................................6
2.2 Connectors & Jumpers Location............................7
2.3 Connectors & Jumpers Summary...........................9
2.4 PinAssignments & Jumper Settings......................11
2.5 System Mapping...................................................20
2.6 Watchdog Timer.....................................................23
2.7 GPIO......................................................................24
2.8 SPI Flash...............................................................25
C h a p t e r 3 Driver Installation……………………………………26
Appendix ………………………………………………………………..27
A. TFT Flat Panel Data Output......................................27
B. TFTFlat Panel Support List.......................................28
C. LVDS Flat Panel Support List....................................29
D. Flat Panel Hardware Setting.....................................30
E. Flat Panel Wiring and Lighting..................................31
Warranty............................................................................................32

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C h a p t e r 1
Introduction
1.1 Packing List
Product Name Package
VSX-6124
Embedded Vortex86SX CPU All-in-One Board
Manual & Drivers CD x 1
RS232 cable x 3
PRINTER cable x1
IDE cable x 1
USB cable x 2 (USB port x 2)
GPIO cable x 1
YKB for PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse x 1

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1.2 Product Description
The VSX-6124 family of low-power x86 embedded controller is designed to meet Half-Size
specification, and integrated with the following features.
300 MHz Vortex86SX System-On-Chip
VGA, TFT/LVDS LCD support up to
1280x1024 resolution
128MB DDR2 system memory
Enhanced IDE (UltraDMA-100/66/33)
10/100Mbps Ethernet
4 USB 2.0 (host)
Up to 4 serial ports
Parallel port
16-bit GPIOs
Onboard 2MB SPI Flash
PC/104-Plus expansion bus
Meet PC/104 stacking spec.
2 watchdog timer
3 PWM channels
JTAG interface
AMI BIOS
Single voltage +5V DC
Support extended operating
temperature range of -20°C to +70°C
The VSX-6124 Half-Size family of embedded controller is designed with backward compatibility
in mind, to provide migration path for projects facing end-of-life challenges with their existing x86
based Half-Size controller. The VSX-6124 family of controller is designed as a plug in
replacement, with backward compatibility to support legacy software to help extend existing
product life cycle without heavy re-engineering.
VSX-6124 is suitable for broad range of data-acquisition, Industrial automation, Process control,
Automotive controller,AVL, Intelligent Vehicle management devic,Medical device, Human
machine interface, Robotics, machinery controlAnd more…application that required small
footprint, low-power and low-cost hardware with open industry standard such as Half-Size.

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1.3 Specifications
Features VSX-6124
CPU DM&P SoC CPU Vortex86SX- 300MHz
Real Time Clock with Lithium Battery Backup
Cache L1:16K I-Cache, 16K D-Cache
BIOS AMI BIOS
Bus Interface PC/104 Standard Compliant (Optional: PCI-104)
System Memory 128MB DDR2 onboard
Watchdog Timer Software programmable from 30.5 us to 512 seconds x2
sets(Watchdog 1 fully compatible with M6117D)
VGA XGI Volari Z9s Chipset
VGA and TFT Flat Panel Interface Support
LVDS Flat Panel Interface Support (Optional)
Onboard 32MB VGA Memory
Support resolution up to 1280 x 1024
LAN Integrated 10/100M Ethernet
I /O Interface Enhanced IDE port (UltraDMA-100/66/33) x1
RS-232 port x3
RS-232/485/422 port x1 (RS485 Auto Direction)
Parallel port x1
USB port (2.0) x4
16-bit GPIO port x1
10/100Mbps Ethernet port x1
Connectors 2.54 mm 44-pin box header for IDE x1
2.54 mm 26-pin box header for Printer x1
2.54 mm 10-pin box header for RS-232 x3
2.54 mm 10-pin box header for USB x2
2.54 mm 20-pin box header for 16-bit GPIO x1
2.54 mm 3-pin header for RS-485 x1
2.54 mm 2-pin header for Reset x1
2.54mm 4-pin header for DC-in x1
2.54mm 7-pin header for Redundancy Signal x1
2.54mm 2-pin header for SYS-SW-IN x1
2.0 mm 44-pin box header for LCD x1
1.25mm 6-pin Wafer for JTAG x1
External RJ-45 connector for Ethernet x1
External Mini DIN connector for KBD/Mouse x1
External D-Sub 15 pin female connector for VGA x1
External D-Sub 9 pin male connector for RS232 x1
4-pin Male Power Connector x1

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Flash Disk Support
On board 2MB SPI Flash Disk (Driver: A)
44-pin IDE Flash Disk( EmbedDisk 16MB or above)
Power Requirement Single Voltage +5V @640mA
Dimension 184mm X 122mm (7.24 x4.80 inches)
Weight 176g
Operating
Temperature -20oC ~ +70oC
-40°C ~ +85°C (Optional)

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1.4 Board Dimension

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C h a p t e r 2
Installation
2.1 Board Outline
(Note1: PCI-104 connector is optional)

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2.2 Connectors & Jumpers Location
Connectors

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Jumpers & LEDs

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2.3 Connectors & Jumpers Summary
Summary Table
Nbr Description Type of Connections Pin nbrs.
J1 IDE Box Header, 2.54, 20x2 40-pin
J2 USB1 Box Header, 2.54, 5x2 10-pin
J3 USB2 Box Header, 2.54, 5x2 10-pin
J4 JTAG Wafer, 1.25, 6x1 6-pin
J5 Reset Pin Header, 2,54,1x2 2-pin
J6 Redundancy Pin Header, 2.54, 7x1 7-pin
J7 System –Fail-Switch Pin Header, 2.54, 2x1 2-pin
J8 PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Mini-Din Connector 6-pin
J9 COM1 D-Sub Connector 9-pin
J10 COM2(RS232/RS485/RS422) Box Header, 2.545x2 10-pin
J11 GPIO Port 0 / 1 Box Header, 2.54,10x2 20-pin
J12 RS-485 Molex Header,2.54,
3x1 3-pin
J13 COM2: operation Mode select Pin Header, 2.54, 3x2 6-pin
J14 COM2: RS232 /RS422 /RS485
setting Pin Header, 2.54, 4x1 4-pin
J15 COM2: RS232/RS422/RS485
setting Pin Header, 2.54, 4x1 4-pin
J16 COM2: RS232 /RS422 /RS485
setting Pin Header, 2.54, 4x1 4-pin
J17 Power Connector Box Header, 5.0Molex 4-pin
J18 Power Connector Terminal Block 5.0,2x1 2-pin
J19 COM3 Pin Header, 2.54, 5x2 10-pin
J20 PRINT Pin Header, 2.54,13x2 26-pin
J21 COM4 Pin Header, 2.54, 5x2 10-pin
J22 PC104 Connector – 64 pin Box Header, 2.5432x2 64-pin
J24 PC104 Connector – 40 pin Box Header, 2.54,20x2 40-pin
J26 4P Power Source (Interconnect to
PC/104 – J22) Pin Header, 2.54, 4x1 4-pin
J28 VGA D-Sub female connector 15-pin
J29 LCD Box Header,2.0,22x2 44-pin

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J30
J35
Display type Setup Pin Header, 2.54, 3x1 3-pin
J36 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN RJ45 Connector 8-pin
PWR-LE
D PowerActive LED (Red) LED-SMD
IDE-
LED IDEActive LED (Green ) LED-SMD
MTBF-
LED
MTBF-Out (Orange) LED-SMD
SP1 BUZZER

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2.4 Pin Assignments & Jumper Settings
J1: IDE (40 Pins)
Pin # Signal Name
Pin # Signal Name
1 IDERST 2 GND
3 IDED7 4 IDED8
5 IDED6 6 IDED9
7 IDED5 8 IDED10
9 IDED4 10 IDED11
11 IDED3 12 IDED12
13 IDED2 14 IDED13
15 IDED1 16 IDED14
17 IDED0 18 IDED15
19 GND 20 VCC
21 IDEREQ 22 GND
23 IDEIOW 24 GND
25 IDEIOR 26 GND
27 ICHRDY 28 GND
29 IDEACK 30 GND
31 IDEINT 32 NC
33 IDESA1 34 IDECBLID
35 IDESA0 36 IDESA2
37 IDECS0 38 IDECS1
39 IDELED 40 GND
J2: USB 1
Pin # Signal Name
Pin # Signal Name
1 VCC 2 VCC
3 LUSBD0- 4 LUSBD1-
5 LUSBD0+ 6 LUSBD1+
7 GND 8 GND
9 GGND 10 GGND
J3: USB 2
Pin # Signal Name
Pin # Signal Name
1 VCC 2 VCC
3 LUSBD2- 4 LUSBD3-
5 LUSBD2+ 6 LUSBD3+
7 GND 8 GND
9 GGND 10 GGND

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J4: JTAG
Pin # Signal Name
Pin # Signal Name
1 VCC 2 GND
3 TCK 4 TDO
5 TDI 6 TMS
J5: RESET
Pin # Signal Name
Pin # Signal Name
1 VCC3 2 GND
J6: Redundancy
Pin # Signal Name Pin # Signal Name
1 GND 2 SYS-FAIL-OUT
3 SYS-FAIL-IN 4 GPCS0
5 SYS-GPCS-IN 6 TXD9\
7 RXD9\
J7: Redundancy (System-Fail-Switch)
Pin # Signal Name
1 SYS-SW-IN
2 GND
J8: PS/2 KBD / Mouse
Pin # Signal Name
Pin # Signal Name
1 KBCLK 2 MSCLK
3 GND 4 KBDAT
5 MSDAT 6 VCC
7 GND 8 GND
9 GND

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J9: COM 1
Pin # Signal
Name Pin # Signal Name
1 DCD1 2 RXD1
3 TXD1 4 DTR1
5 GND 6 DSR1
7 RTS1 8 CTS1
9 RI1 10 GND
11 GND
J10: COM2 RS232 / RS422 / RS485
Pin # Signal Name Pin #
Signal Name
1 DCD2/ 422TX- / RS485- 2 RXD2 / 422TX+ / RS485+
3 TXD2 / 422RX+ 4 DTR2 / 422RX-
5 GND 6 DSR2
7 RTS2 8 CTS2
9 RI2 10 NC
J11: GPIO (Port 0 / Port 1)
Pin # Signal Name
Pin # Signal Name
1 GND 2 VCC
3 GP00 4 GP10
5 GP01 6 GP11
7 GP02 8 GP12
9 GP03 10 GP13
11 GP04 12 GP14
13 GP05 14 GP15
15 GP06 16 GP16
17 GP07 18 GP17
19 VCC 20 GND

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J12: RS485 (Auto direction)
J13: RS232 COM2 Operation Mode Selector
Pin combination Description
1-2 RS232
3-4 RS485
5-6 RS422
J14 /J15 /J16: COM2: RS232 /RS422 /RS485 setting
RS232 (Close) RS422 / RS485 (Close)
J15 J16 J14 J16
1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4
J17: Power Connector – 4-pin Header (P4 Molex 5mm)
Pin # Signal
Name
1 +5V
2 GND
3 GND
4 +12V
Pin # Signal Name
1 RS485＋
2 RS485－
3 GND

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J18: Power Connector (Terminal Block 5.0mm)
Pin # Signal Name
1 +5V
2 GND
J19: COM3
Pin # Signal Name
Pin # Signal Name
1 DCD3 2 RXD3
3 TXD3 4 DTR3
5 GND 6 DSR3
7 RTS3 8 CTS3
9 RI3 10 NC
J20 PRINT
Pin # Signal Name
Pin # Signal Name
1 STB- 2 PD0
3 PD1 4 PD2
5 PD3 6 PD4
7 PD5 8 PD6
9 PD7 10 ACK-
11 BUSY 12 PE
13 SLCT 14 AFD-
15 ERR- 16 INIT-
17 SLIN- 18 GND
19 GND 20 GND
21 GND 22 GND
23 GND 24 GND
25 GND
J21: COM4
Pin # Signal Name
Pin # Signal Name
1 DCD4 2 RXD4
3 TXD4 4 DTR4
5 GND 6 DSR4
7 RTS4 8 CTS4
9 RI4 10 NC

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J22: PC104 Connector – 64pin
Pin # Signal Name
Pin # Signal Name
1 IOCHCHK *
2 GND
3 SD7 4 RESETDRV
5 SD6 6 VCC
7 SD5 8 IRQ9
9 SD4 10 -5V
11 SD3 12 DRQ2
13 SD2 14 -12V
15 SD1 16 OWS
17 SD0 18 +12V
19 IOCHRDY 20 GND
21 AEN 22 SMEMW *
23 SA19 24 SMEMR *
25 SA18 26 IOW *
27 SA17 28 IOR *
29 SA16 30 DACK3 *
31 SA15 32 DRQ3
33 SA14 34 DACK1 *
35 SA13 36 DRQ1
37 SA12 38 REFRESH *
39 SA11 40 SYSCLK
41 SA10 42 IRQ7
43 SA9 44 IRQ6
45 SA8 46 IRQ5
47 SA7 48 IRQ4
49 SA6 50 IRQ3
51 SA5 52 DACK2 *
53 SA4 54 TC
55 SA3 56 BALE
57 SA2 58 VCC
59 SA1 60 OSC
61 SA0 62 GND
63 GND 64 GND