Icop VSX-6121-V2 User manual

Full 16-bit ISA Bus
VSX-6121-V2
DM&P Vortex86SX 300MHz
Half-Size CPU Module
with 2S/4USB/GPIO
128MB DDR2 Onboard
User’s Manual
(Revision 1.0A)
http://www.microcomputersystems.com

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Copyright 2007 ICOPTechnology Inc.
Manual No. IUM6121-V2000-01 Ver.1.0A July, 2010
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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 nt s.............................................................iii
C h a p t e r 1 Introduction……………………………………………1
1.1 Packing List............................................................1
1.2 Product Description................................................2
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.....................10
2.5 System Mapping...................................................19
2.6 Watchdog Timer...................................................22
2.7 GPIO....................................................................23
2.8 SPI flash...............................................................24
C h a p t e r 3 Driver Installation……………………………………25
Appendix ………………………………………………………………..26
A. TCP/IPlibrary for DOS real mode.............................26
B. BIOS Default Setting.................................................27
Warranty............................................................................................28

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1
C h a p t e r 1
Introduction
1.1 Packing List
Product Name Package
VSX-6121-V2
Embedded Vortex86SX CPU All-in-One Board
Manual & Drivers CD x 1
RS232 cable x 1
PRINT 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-6121-V2 family of low-power x86 embedded controller is designed to meet Half-Size
specification with full 16-bit ISABus, and integrated with the following features.
300MHz Vortex86SX System-On-Chip
128/ 256MB DDR2 system memory
Enhanced IDE
4 USB 2.0 (host)
Up to 2 serial ports
Parallel port
16-bit GPIOs
Onboard 2MB SPI Flash
PC/104-Plus expansion bus
Meet PC/104 stacking spec.
2 watchdog timer
JTAG interface
AMI BIOS
Single voltage +5V DC
Support extended operating
temperature range of -20°C to +70°C
The VSX-6121-V2 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-6121-V2 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-6121-V2 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-6121-V2
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 128 /256MB DDR2 onboard
Watchdog Timer Software programmable from 30.5 us to 512 seconds x2
sets(Watchdog 1 fully compatible with M6117D)
Audio CM119 USB Audio Controller (Optional)
I /O Interface Enhanced IDE port x1
RS-232 port x1
RS-232/422/485 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 26-pin box header for Print x1
2.54 mm 10-pin box header for RS-232 x1
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(O)
2.54mm 2-pin header for SYS-SW-IN x1 (Opt)
2.0 mm 44-pin box header for IDE x1
1.25mm 6-pin Wafer for JTAG x1
1.25 mm 4-pin Wafer for Line-out/MIC-in x2 (O)
External RJ-45 connector for Ethernet x1
External Mini DIN connector for KBD/Mouse x1
External D-Sub 9 pin male connector for RS232 x1
Type I/II Compact Flash Slot x1 (Optional)
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)
Compact Flash Type I/II (Optional)
SRAM support 512KB (Optional)
Power Requirement Single Voltage +5V @ 340mA
Dimension 184mm X 122mm (7.24 x4.80 inches)
Weight 156g
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: COM2 RS232/422/485 is selected by BIOS setting)
(Note2: J39 Default setting of JTAG Has to be Disable: Pin 1 & Pin 2 short)
(Note3: PCI-104 connector is optional: VI/O setting: +5V only)
(Note4: Redundancy Signal and System-Fail-SW are optional)

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2.2 Connectors & Jumpers Location
Connectors