Nexcom EBC 500 Series User manual

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EBC 500 Series
User’s Manual
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Preface
Copyright
This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under
international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. No part of this manual maybe reproduced,
copied, translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written consent
from NEXCOM International Co., Ltd.
Version 1.0
Copyright 2006
Disclaimer
The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent
commitment from NEXCOM International Co., LTD. However, users may update their knowledge
of any product in use by constantly checking its manual posted on our website:
http://www.nexcom.com. NEXCOM shall not be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or
consequential damages arising out of the use of any product, nor for any infringements upon the
rights of third parties, which may result from such use. Any implied warranties of merchantability of
fitness for any particular purpose is also disclaimed.
Acknowledgements
The EBC 500 series is a trademark of NEXCOM international CO., LTD. All other product names
mentioned herein are registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Regulatory Compliance Statements
This section provides the FCC compliance statement for Class A devices and describes how to
keep the system CE compliant.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) For Class A Device
This equipment has been tested and verified to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used
in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area (domestic environment) is likely to cause harmful
interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference (take adequate
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measures) at their own expense.
CE Certification
The product(s) described in this manual complies with all applicable European Union (CE)
directives if it has a CE marking. For computer systems to remain CE compliant, only
CE-compliant parts may be used. Maintaining CE compliance also requires proper cable and
cabling techniques.
WARNINGS
Read and adhere to all warnings, cautions, and notices in this guide and
the documentation supplied with the chassis, power supply, and accessory
modules. If the instructions for the chassis and power supply are inconsistent
with these instructions or the instructions for accessory modules, contact
the supplier to find out how you can ensure that your computer meets
safety and regulatory requirements.
CAUTION
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage NSA components. Do the
described procedures only at an ESD workstation. If no such station is
available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic
wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the computer chassis.
Safety Information
Before installing and using the EBC 500, note the following precautions:
Read all instructions carefully.
Do not place the unit on an unstable surface, cart, or stand.
Follow all warnings and cautions in this manual.
When replacing parts, ensure that your service technician uses parts specified by the
manufacturer.
Avoid using the system near water, in direct sunlight, or near a hearing device.
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Table of Content
Preface 2
Copyright 2
Disclaimer 2
Acknowledgements 2
Regulatory Compliance Statements 2
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) For Class A Device 3
CE Certification 3
Safety Information 3
Table of Content 3
Chapter 1 General Information
1.1 Main Feature 5
1.2 Specifications 8
1.3 Power Consumption Measurement 10
1.4 Board Layout 11
1.5 Board Dimensions 12
Chapter 2Jumper Setting
2.1 Before You Begin 14
2.2 Precautions 14
2.3 Setting Jumpers 15
2.4 Location of Jumpers 16
2.5 Function of Jumper 17
2.6 Power Consumption 30
Chapter 3 Expansion
3.1 System Memory 32
3.2 Installing DIMM 32
3.3 Installing Compact Flash 34
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Chapter 1
General Information
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1.1 Product Feature
 Intel Core Solo & Core Duo and Core 2 Duo Processor Family support
 Intel 945GM Chipsets
 Two 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Socket support un-buffered non-ECC DDR2 400/533/667 up to 4GB
 Intel 82573L PCI Express Gigabit LAN X 2
 Support LVDS /VGA Display and one x16 PCI Express slot
 CompactFlash Socket
Product Overview:
EBC 500 is a 5.25” embedded board featuring Intel Core Solo, Core Duo and Core 2 Duo processor with
533/667 MHz FSB; speed up to 2.33 (2.0) GHz.
The EBC 500 offers high performance and various processors and PCI Express; versatile display and I/O port
selections, which is the best solution for advanced embedded applications.
8.5X11 6Q410000-03AA

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Block Diagram:
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1.2 Specification:
*General
CPU
 Intel® Core Solo and Core Duo family processors
 Core 2 Duo family CPU (optional)
Front Side Bus  533/667 MHz
Chipset  Intel 945GM and ICH7-DHM
Memory  2 x 240-pin DIMM socket, up to 4GB un-buffered non-ECC DDR 533/667
SDRAM
Super I/O  ITE 8712F
BIOS
 Award system BIOS
 Plug & Play support
 Advanced Power Management and Advanced Configuration & Power
Interface support
 4M bits flash ROM
Expansion interface  1 x PCI Slot
 1 x PCI Express x 16 Slot
Dimensions (Lx W) mm/inch  203mm(L) x 143mm(W)
System Management
*Watchdog Timer
 1 minute increments from 1 to 255 minutes
 1 second increments from 1 to 255 seconds
 Tolerance 15% under room temperature 25°C
Monitoring
 Derived from Super IO to support system monitor.
 Monitoring of 5 voltages, 3 temperature and 3 fans Speed.
5 voltage (For +3.3V, +5V, +12V, Vcore and +2.5V)
3 Temperatures (CPU, two external Temperature Sensor)
3 FANs speed (CPU and System FANs)
*Display
Chipset  Intel® 945GM integrated graphics solution w/ Intel® Extreme Graphics 2
technology
Display Memory  Up to 64 MB of dynamic video memory allocation
 CRT- Analog Display Support
 Drive a standard progressive scan analog monitor with pixel resolution
up to 1600x1200 at 85 Hz, 2048x1536 at75Hz
 LVDS - LFP (local flat panel) LVDS interface
 Single- or dual-pixel LVDS panel support up to UXGA panel resolution
(1600x1200)
 Wide Screen Resolution support 848x480 and 1366x768
 TV Out - Support S-Video up to 1024 x 768 NTSC/PAL and 1080p HDTV
Display interface and
Resolution
 CCFL x1 for LCD Panel Backlight Inverter Power
Pin 2,3 support 12VDC power source for inverter:
Max. 12VDC@2A for each
*Ethernet
Controller
 Intel® 82573L PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller x 2 supporting
two GbE LAN ports
 Support Boot From LAN (PXE)
 Support Wake on LAN (When 5Vsb power available). (LAN1 only)
Interface  RJ45 with LED connecter x 2
LED
 Active, Link 100, and 1000 LAN LED
 LAN Status LED defined:
10: LED Off / 100: Green LED / 1000: Orange LED

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 Extra (External) LED: 2 x 4 pin header
*Audio
AC97 Audio CODEC
 Realtek RTL655 CODEC for AC97 v2.1 CODEC
 Line in with pin header
 Microphone in and Speaker out Interface
*I/O Interface
USB 2.0  6 x USB 2.0 port (2 on front, 4 on Board by one 2.0 mm JST
Connectors), bandwidth: 480 Mb/s
Serial ports  SIO×4, support RS-232 with pin headers
 1 x3-pin jumper to switch 5V and 12V power source
Parallel ports  1 x Box header 26-pin connector
PS/2  1 x PS/2 connector for Keyboard and Mouse
GPIO
 8 GPIO lines via header (GPI 0~3 and GPO 0~3); GPO0 and GPO1
could be connected to LED for programmable feature
 TTL Level (0/5V)
FAN  1x 4-pin FAN JST connector (for CPU)
 2x 3-pin FAN connector x 2 (for System)
IrDA On board pin header for IrDA Tx Rx
Others
 On Board buzzer
 Power LED/HDD Power LED
 SMBus 2.0 controller (2 pin header)
 On board 2 pin header for reset (for power on button switch)
On-board RTC
 On-chip RTC with battery back up
 External Lithium battery x 1
 RTC Tolerance less than 2sec (24 hours) under 25˚C environment
*Storage Support
CF  1x Internal CompactFlash socket
 Support One Type I& II Compact Flash Card (Primary Master)
SATA  2 x SATA ports, support Raid 0,1, bandwidth: 150 MB/s
IDE  1 x 44-pin IDE connector
Disk on Module  1 x 2-pin Jst power (+5V,GND ) for DOM
*Power Supply
Type  Support both AT and ATX Mode
 Factory default setting is AT mode
ATX mode
 +5V / -5V / 5Vsb Power In (+12V/-12V for PC 104 plus)
 When Change to ATX Mode, the BIOS default setting is as follow:
POWER -SUPPLY TYPE [ATX]
AUTO PWR-FAILURE RESUME [ON]
AT mode
 +5V Power in
 No Power On push Button, Software Shutdown function and LAN remote
wake up
Power consumption 43.2 W in 12V, 121.2 W in 5V, and 11.5W in 5Vsb
Drivers
Windows 2000/2003, XP, Linux
*Environment
Operating Temperature 0°C ~ 60°C
Storage Temperature -20˚C to 85˚C
Relative Humidity  Operating 10%~90%, non-condensing
 Non-operating 5%~95%, non-condensing
* Certifications
CE approval
FCC Class A

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Ordering Information:
EBC 500
(P/N: 1E00050000X0)
5.25” Embedded Board supporting Intel Core Solo, Core Duo and
Core 2 Duo CPU w/VGA/ Dual LVDS/Audio/4 COMs/6 USB2.0 /Dual
Gigabit LAN
1.3 Power Consumption Measurement
Chipset Vcore
Yonah
CPU(1.
2V)
VTT
+1.05
V
+1.8V +0.9V +1.5V +2.5V +3.3V +1.2V +3.3V
SB
+5VS
B
+5V
Total Current
(Unit: A )
36 8 10 1 13.4 0.6 8.12 1.6 0.35 1.7 8.5
Total Watt
(Unit: W )
43.2 8.4 18 0.9 20.1 1.5 26.8 1.92 1.155 8.5 42.5
Transfer Votage
(Unit:V)
+12V +5V +5V +5V +5V +5V +5V 3VSB 5VDUAL
Power supply must consumed watts and currents
Power Type +12V +5V +5VSB
Consumed watts(Item: W ) 43.2 121.2 11.5
Consumed currents (Item A ) 3.6 24.24 2.3
Actually required currents (Item
A/0.8 )
4.5 30.3 2.85

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1.4 Board Layout
Figure 1.2: Overview of EBC 500

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1.5 Board Dimensions
Figure 1.3: Mechanical Drawing of the EBC 500

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Chapter 2
Jumper Setting

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This chapter of the User’s Manual describes how to set jumpers.
Note: The procedures that follow are generic for all EBC 500 series.
2.1 Before You Begin
Ensure you have a stable, clean working environment. Dust and dirt can get into components
and cause a malfunction. Use containers to keep small components separated.
Adequate lighting and proper tools can prevent you from accidentally damaging the internal
components. Most of the procedures that follow require only a few simple tools, including the
following:
• A Philips screwdriver • A flat-tipped screwdriver
• A set of jewelers Screwdrivers • A grounding strap
• An anti-static pad
Using your fingers can disconnect most of the connections. It is recommended that you do not
use needle-nosed pliers to disconnect connections as these can damage the soft metal or plastic
parts of the connectors.
Before working on internal components, make sure that the power is off. Ground yourself before
touching any internal components, by touching a metal object. Static electricity can damage
many of the electronic components. Humid environment tend to have less static electricity than
dry environments. A grounding strap is warranted whenever danger of static electricity exists.
2.2 Precautions
Computer components and electronic circuit boards can be damaged by discharges of static
electricity.
Working on the computers that are still connected to a power supply can be extremely dangerous.
Follow the guidelines below to avoid damage to your computer or yourself:
• Always disconnect the unit from the power outlet whenever you are working inside the case.
• If possible, wear a grounded wrist strap when you are working inside the computer case.
Alternatively, discharge any static electricity by touching the bare metal chassis of the unit
case, or the bare metal body of any other grounded appliance.
• Hold electronic circuit boards (such as the EBC 500 board) by the edges only. Do not touch
the components on the board unless it is necessary to do so. Don’t flex or stress the circuit
board.
• Leave all components inside the static-proof packaging that they shipped with until they are
ready for installation.
• Use correct screws and do not over tighten screws.

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2.3 Setting Jumpers
A jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch. It consists of two metal pins and a cap. When
setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins. When the jumper
cap is placed on both pins, the jumper is SHORT. If you remove the jumper cap, or place the
jumper cap on just one pin, the jumper is OPEN. Please see the following illustrations
The illustrations on the right
show a 2-pin jumper. When the
jumper cap is placed on both
pins, the jumper is SHORT. If
you remove the jumper cap, or
place the jumper cap on just
one pin, the jumper is OPEN.
Open (Off) Short (On)
These illustrations show a
3-pin jumper. Pins 1 and 2 are
SHORT.
Table 2-1: Setting Jumpers

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2.4 Location of Jumpers
Compact
Flash
L
P
T
J11
J10
CN4 JP13
JP4
JP7 JP14
JP1
JP11
JP21
JP18
JP16
JP15
JP17
JP8JP5
JP20
J1
J5
J2
CON 1 (ATX Power CON.)
Figure 2-1: Jumper Location
V
G
A
COM x 4
CPU
NB
(INTEL,945GM)
SB
(INTEL,ICH7)
JP6 JP12
11
JP9 PCI-e x 16 Slot
LAN1
LAN2
USBx
2
KB/
MS
CON 2 (ATX AUX
Power CON.)
SATA SATA
DIMM
x 2
PCI
1
1
1
11
1
111
1
1
1
111
1
1
1
1
=PIN 1
LVDS LVDS
CCFL TV-out USB USB
MIC
IN
1
11
Speaker
Out
JP2 J4J6
IDE
1
J3
J7
11
1
JP19
JP3
1

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2.5 Functions of Jumpers and Connectors
(1) SATA1/SATA0 connector (J8,J9)
A . Connector size : 7 Pin , 1.27mm ,180°, SATA Connector
B . Connector location
C. Connector pin definition
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 GND 5 SATA_RXN
2 SATA_TXP 6 SATA_RXP
3 SATA_TXN 7 GND
4 GND
(2) PIO Connector (CN1)
A . Connector size : 2 X 13 = 26 Pin ,2.0 mm, 180° ,BOX Header
B . Connector location
C . Connector pin definition
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 Line Print Strobe 14 Auto Feed#
2 Parallel Data 0 15 Error#
3 Parallel Data 1 16 Initialize#
4 Parallel Data 2 17 Select Input#
5 Parallel Data 3 18 GND
6 Parallel Data 4 19 GND
7 Parallel Data 5 20 GND
8 Parallel Data 6 21 GND
9 Parallel Data 7 22 GND
10 Acknowledge# 23 GND
11 Busy 24 GND
12 Paper empty 25 GND
13 Select 26 NC

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(3) SIO Connector (CN6)
A . Connector size: 2 X 20 = 40 Pin ,2.0 mm, 180° ,BOX Header
B . Connector location
C . Connector pin definition
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 DCD1 21 DCD3
2 DSR1 22 DSR3
3 RXD1 23 RXD3
4 RTS1 24 RTS3
5 TXD1 25 TXD3
6 CTS1 26 CTS3
7 DTR1 27 DTR3
8 RI1 28 RI3
9 GND 29 GND
10 NC 30 NC
11 DCD2 31 DCD4
12 DSR2 32 DSR4
13 RXD2 33 RXD4
14 RTS2 34 RTS4
15 TXD2 35 TXD4
16 CTS2 36 CTS4
17 DTR2 37 DTR4
18 RI2 38 RI4
19 GND 39 GND
20 NC 40 NC
(4) CPU FAN Connector(CN4)
A . Connector size : 1 X 4 = 4 Pin , 2.54mm ,180°, FAN Connector
B . Connector location
C . Connector pin definition
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 GND 3 Sense
2 +12V 4 NC

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(5) SYSTEM FAN1/FAN2 Connector(J1 , J5)
A . Connector size : 1 X 3 = 3 Pin , 2.54mm ,180°, FAN Connector
B . Connector location
C . Connector pin definition
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 GND 3 Sense
2 +12V
(6) USB 2.0 , 0/1/4/5 Connector (J4 , J6 )
A . Connector size : 1 X 6 = 6 Pin , 2.0mm ,180°, JST Connector
B . Connector location
C .Connector pin definition
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 +5VSB 4 Data 1-/Data 5-
2 Data 0-/Data 4- 5 Data 1+/Data 5+
3 Data 0+/Data 4+ 6 GND
(7) USB 2.0 , 2/3 Connector (CN9)
A . Connector size : 1 X 6 = 6 Pin , 15.2x16.8x17mm, 90°, FEMALE
B . Connector location
C .Connector pin definition
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 +5VSB 5 +5VSB
2 Data 2- 6 Data 3-
3 Data 2+ 7 Data 3+
4 GND 8 GND

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(8) IDE Connector Primary (CN8)
A . Connector size : 2 x 22 = 44pins,2.0mm, 180°,BOX Header
B . Connector location
C. Connector pin definition
Pin Definition Pin Definition
1 Reset# 23 IOW#
2 GND 24 GND
3 Data 7 25 IOR#
4 Data 8 26 GND
5 Data 6 27 IOCHRDY
6 Data 9 28 GND
7 Data 5 29 DMA ACK#
8 Data 10 30 GND
9 Data 4 31 Interrupt
10 Data 11 32 NC
11 Data 3 33 DiskAddress 1
12 Data 12 34 DMA66 Detect
13 Data 2 35 DiskAddress 0
14 Data 13 36 DiskAddress 2
15 Data 1 37 HDCCS1#
16 Data 14 38 HDCCS3#
17 Data 0 39 HDD Active #
18 Data 15 40 GND
19 GND 41 +5V
20 NC 42 +5V
21 DMA REQ 43 GND
22 GND 44 GND