Lippert Hurricane-LX800 User manual

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Hurricane-LX800
EPIC Single Board Computer
Technical Manual

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Technical Manual Hurricane-LX800
LiPPERT Document: TME-EPIC-HURLX-R3V5 Revision 3.5
Copyright ©2011 LiPPERT Embedded Computers GmbH, All rights reserved
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trademarks of Intel Corporation. Geode is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices. PC/104 is a registered
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Table of Contents
1Overview 1
1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................1
Features ....................................................................................................................................1
Block Diagram...........................................................................................................................3
1.2 Ordering Information...........................................................................................................4
Hurricane-LX800 Models ..........................................................................................................4
Cable Sets and Accessories .....................................................................................................4
1.3 Specifications .....................................................................................................................4
Electrical Specifications............................................................................................................4
Environmental Specifications....................................................................................................4
MTBF.........................................................................................................................................5
Mechanical ................................................................................................................................5
2Getting Started 6
2.1 Connector Locations ..........................................................................................................6
Top ............................................................................................................................................6
Bottom ......................................................................................................................................7
2.2 Hardware Setup..................................................................................................................8
3Module Description 9
3.1 Processor ...........................................................................................................................9
3.2 I/O Companion .................................................................................................................10
3.3 Graphics-Controller ..........................................................................................................11
SVGA Configuration ............................................................................................................... 11
VGA Connector ...................................................................................................................... 12
Flat Panel and LVDS Configuration ....................................................................................... 13
Flat Panel Connector ............................................................................................................. 13
Flat Panel Backlight Connector ............................................................................................. 14
LVDS Connector .................................................................................................................... 14
LVDS Color Mapping ............................................................................................................. 14
Display Voltage Selector ........................................................................................................ 15
3.4 Micrel KSZ8842 Ethernet Switch.......................................................................................16
Ethernet-RJ 45-Connectors................................................................................................... 16
USB-Connectors.................................................................................................................... 16

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3.5 On Board Power Supply ...................................................................................................16
Power Connector (J25, Top) .................................................................................................. 17
3.6 EIDE Port ..........................................................................................................................18
EIDE Connector (JHDD1, Top)............................................................................................... 18
3.7 PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse Interface .....................................................................................19
3.8 USB 2.0 Ports...................................................................................................................19
3.9 Serial Ports .......................................................................................................................20
Serial Jumper Settings (J26) .................................................................................................. 20
COM1 Port Connector (P1) .................................................................................................... 21
COM2 Port Connector (J19, Top) .......................................................................................... 21
3.10 Parallel Port LPT1 .............................................................................................................21
LPT1 Connector (P1).............................................................................................................. 22
3.11 Audio Interface .................................................................................................................23
Line Out (middle) .................................................................................................................... 23
Line In (above) ........................................................................................................................ 23
Microphone In (below)............................................................................................................ 23
3.12 Watchdog .........................................................................................................................24
Watchdog programming ........................................................................................................ 24
3.13 On Board LED indicators ..................................................................................................25
3.14 Power-Button ...................................................................................................................25
3.15 Reset-Button ....................................................................................................................25
3.16 Internal Battery .................................................................................................................25
3.17 Front panel Header (J31)...................................................................................................25
3.18 PC/104-Plus Bus Interface (J22) .......................................................................................26
3.19 Mini-PCI Bus Interface (J17) .............................................................................................27
3.20 PC/104 Bus Interface (J21) ...............................................................................................28
3.21 High Speed Data Input Port (J3, Top)................................................................................29
3.22 GPIO Header (J13, Top)....................................................................................................30
3.23 Analog Inputs and PWM Outputs (J12, Top) .....................................................................31
3.24 REQ#/GNT# Select Panel (J5=REQ#, J6=GNT#, Top).......................................................31
3.25 LPC Header (J8, Top)........................................................................................................32
3.26 Floppy connector (J20, Top) .............................................................................................32

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3.27 uDOC Header (J16, Top)...................................................................................................33
3.28 Fan Header (J11, Top) ......................................................................................................33
3.29 LEMT functions.................................................................................................................34
4Using the Module 35
4.1 BIOS.................................................................................................................................35
Configuring the XpressROM BIOS......................................................................................... 35
Trouble Shooting BIOS Settings............................................................................................ 42
4.2 Drivers ..............................................................................................................................42
4.3 Programming GPIO Signals ..............................................................................................43
4.4 Handling Of Analog Inputs ................................................................................................44
4.5Temperature readout ........................................................................................................44
4.6 PWM Outputs ...................................................................................................................45
5Address Maps 46
5.1 Memory Address Map ......................................................................................................46
5.2 I/O Address Map...............................................................................................................47
5.3 Interrupts ..........................................................................................................................47
5.4 DMA Channels..................................................................................................................49
Appendix A, Contact Information A
Appendix B, Additional Information B
B.1 Additional Reading............................................................................................................. B
B.2 PC/104 and PC/104-Plus Specifications............................................................................ B
Appendix C, Getting Help C
Appendix D, Revision History D

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1Overview
1.1 Introduction
With the Hurricane, LiPPERT offers a high-performance EPIC board with AMD’s Geode™ LX processor with very
low power requirements. The board integrates all peripherals needed to build an embedded PC on a small 115
mm x 165 mm (4.5” x 6.5”) printed circuit board. Together with a CS5536 I/O companion and a Super I/O chip, the
board is a complete PC with all the standard peripherals already on board. There is graphics controller with VGA,
LVDS, and parallel TFT adapters to connect many sorts of display terminals. Backlighting is provided for LCD
modules.
Two fast 100/10BaseT Ethernet ports, RS232/RS422/RS485 serial ports, and four USB 2.0 host ports handle the
communication with external devices. There are PS/2 connectors for keyboard and mouse as well as a parallel
printer port available. Sound I/O according to AC97 is supported, too. An IDE ATA100 adapter allows connection
of hard disk or CD drives. Applications that require non-moving storage can use the built-in µDOC interface and
connect a suitable Flash Drive to it.
The Hurricane is powered by a micro ATX supply and supports ACPI, advanced power management and PCI
power management. Additionally, digital and analog I/O is available for the application. There is a high speed data
input port for 8 bit data capture or video input with 300 Mb/s isochronous speed integrated to facilitate fast data
acquisition.
System expansion is easily done using the PC/104-Plus, the PC/104 or the Mini-PCI- connectors and adding
suitable specialized I/O modules.
Features
CPU:
•AMD Geode™ LX800 @ 500MHz
Cache Memory:
•64 KB/64 KB Level1 I/D caches
•TLB
•128KB Level2 cache
•Efficient Prefetch
Main Memory:
•One DDR333 SODIMM Module, up to 1GB
•Recommended: 256MB at minimum
Chipset:
•AMD CS5536 companion device
Extension slots:
•1 x 32-bit PC/104-Plus
•1 x 16-bit PC/104 with full DMA capability
•1 x Mini-PCI-
•1 x LPC Bus on IDC20 pin Header
Interfaces:
•Dual Ethernet 10/100BaseT
•ATA-6 EIDE (Ultra DMA-100)
•PS/2 Keyboard
•PS/2 Mouse
•Floppy connector (flat foil)

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•4 x USB 2.0 host ports, 1 x device (Type A Plug)
•µDOC Header for USB 2.0 Flash drives
•2 x RS232/RS485 software selectable serial ports
•1 x parallel port
•5.1 Audio
oLine-In (left/right) shared with Surround (left/right)
oLine-Out (left/right)
oMicrophone-In shared with Subwoofer/Center
•VGA monitor up to 1920 x 1440 pixels at 85Hz
•18 Bit parallel TFT and 24 Bit LVDS Flat Panel up to 1600 X 1200 at 60Hz
•16 Bit High Speed Data Input Port
•30 Digital GPIOs
•8 Analog Inputs (8 Bit)
•4 PWM Outputs
•PWM Controlled Fan (5V)
•10 Pin Mini ATX Power supply
•SM-Bus
•Lippert Enhanced Management Technology (LEMT)
Other configurations are possible at high order volumes.

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Block Diagram

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1.2 Ordering Information
Hurricane-LX800 Models
Order number
Description
810-0001-10 Hurricane-LX800, CPU board with AMD Geode LX800 (500 MHz) processor.
Operating temperature range: -20°C … +60°C
910-0001-10 Hurricane-LX800, CPU board with AMD Geode LX800 (500 MHz) processor.
Operating temperature range: -40°C … +85°C
Cable Sets and Accessories
There are some options available for the Hurricane-LX800. Please check their availability before ordering.
Order number
Description
863-0010-10 Adapter Cable Set:
COM, IDE (44 pin, 2mm), cable adapter 2.5" > 3.5", adapter 3.5" > 2.5", and FDD adapter.
1.3 Specifications
Electrical Specifications
Supply voltage +5V and +5V standby from 10 Pin Mini ATX connector
Rise time < 100 ms
Inrush current 2.5 A
Supply voltage tolerance ± 5%
Supply current max. 1.4 A depending on operating system and RAM
typ. 1.05 A (Windows XP idle mode)
typ. 0.18 A (running Windows XP Suspend to RAM)
Environmental Specifications
Operating:
Temperature range -20 … 60 °C (standard version)
-40 … 85 °C (extended version)
Temperature change max. 10K / 30 minutes
Humidity (relative) 10 … 90 % (non-condensing)
Pressure 450 … 1100 hPa
Non-Operating/Storage/Transport:
Temperature range -40 … 85 °C
Temperature change max. 10K / 30 minutes
Humidity (relative) 5 … 95 % (non-condensing)
Pressure 450 … 1100 hPa

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MTBF
MTBF at 25°C 248.283 hours
In order to perform a failure rate assessment, several assumptions have to be made to minimize the complexity of
the analysis.
Basis for the calculation was „Parts-Stress" method according to MIL-HDBK-217 F Notice 2. Although this
method requires stress values for all components, mean stress values have been used.
Environmental factor „Ground Benign" according to MIL-HDBK-217 has been used as well as an environmental
temperature of 25 °C.
Failure rate of mechanical components (screws, chassis, etc) is negligible.
The detailed analysis report is available on request.
Mechanical
Dimensions (L x W) 165 mm x 115 mm
Height max. 40 mm on topside above PCB
max. 12 mm on bottom side above PCB
Weight 275 g (incl. RAM)
Mounting 4 mounting holes for PCB
4 mounting holes for PC104/PC104+ extension cards
Note:
It is strongly recommend using plastic spacers instead of metal spacers to mount
the board. With metal spacers, there is a possible danger to create a short circuit
with the components located around the mounting holes.
This can damage the board!