rtd cpuModule CMi36786HX User manual

CMi36786HX
cpuModuleTM User’s Manual
RTD Enhanced Award BIOS Versions 6.00.xx
BDM-610000028
Rev. B

CMi36786HX
cpuModuleTM
User’s Manual
RTD Embedded Technologies, Inc.
103 Innovation Blvd.
State College, PA 16803-0906
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
E-mail
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web site
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Revision History
Rev A Initial Release
Rev B Changed to industrial temperature range. Updated note about booting to a floppy on
multiPort.
Published by:
RTD Embedded Technologies, Inc.
103 Innovation Blvd.
State College, PA 16803-0906
Copyright 1999, 2002-2004 by RTD Embedded Technologies, Inc.
All rights reserved
Printed in U.S.A.
The RTD Logo is a registered trademark of RTD Embedded Technologies. cpuModule and utilityModule
are trademarks of RTD Embedded Technologies. PS/2, PC/XT, PC/AT and IBM are trademarks of Interna-
tional Business Machines Inc. MS-DOS, Windows, Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT are trade-
marks of Microsoft Corp. PC/104 is a registered trademark of PC/104 Consortium. All other trademarks
appearing in this document are the property of their respective owners.

Chapter 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
The CMi36786HX cpuModule .........................................................4
Specifications ....................................................................................6
Chapter 2: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Basic Connector Locations ...............................................................10
Fail safe boot ROM ...........................................................................11
Cable Kits .........................................................................................12
Connecting Power .............................................................................13
Connecting the utility cable ..............................................................14
Connecting a Keyboard ....................................................................15
Connecting to the PC/104 Bus ..........................................................16
Booting the cpuModule for the First Time .......................................17
Booting to Boot Block Flash with Fail Safe Boot ROM ..................18
If You Misconfigure the cpuModule ................................................19
For More Information .......................................................................20
Chapter 3: Connecting the cpuModule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Connector Locations .........................................................................22
Auxiliary Power CN3 .......................................................................24
Serial Ports, CN7 and CN8 ...............................................................26
multiPort, CN6 - Parallel Port Mode ................................................29
multiPort, CN6 - aDIO Mode ...........................................................30
multiPort, CN6 - Floppy Controller Mode .......................................31
Multifunction Connector, CN5 .........................................................32
VGA Video Connector, CN18 ..........................................................34
Flat Panel Video Connector, CN19 ..................................................35
EIDE Connector, CN9 ......................................................................36
Bus Mouse Connector, CN4 .............................................................38
USB Connector,CN17 ......................................................................39
PC/104 Bus, CN1 and CN2 ..............................................................40
Chapter 4: Configuring the cpuModule (BIOS Setup) . . . . . . . . . 45
Disabling Fail Safe Boot ROM .........................................................46
Installing SSD Memory ....................................................................47
Configuring with the RTD Enhanced Award BIOS .........................48
Chapter 5: Using the cpuModule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Memory Map ....................................................................................62
Input/Output Address Map ...............................................................63
Hardware Interrupts ..........................................................................65
The RTD Enhanced Award BIOS ....................................................67
Direct Hardware Control ..................................................................68
Advanced Digital I/O Ports (aDIO) ..................................................69
Basic Interrupt Information for Programmers: .................................75
Watchdog Timer Control ..................................................................78
Multi-Color LED ..............................................................................81

Real Time Clock Control ..................................................................82
Parallel Port Control .........................................................................83
Storing Applications On-board .........................................................84
Ways to Use the Solid State Disk Sockets ........................................85
Using BIOS Extension Devices ........................................................86
Using Conventional Solid State Devices ..........................................87
Chapter 6: Hardware Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Jumpers and Solder Jumper Settings ................................................92
Mechanical Dimensions ....................................................................96
Processor Thermal Management ......................................................97
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Common Problems and Solutions .....................................................100
Troubleshooting a PC/104 System ...................................................103
How to Obtain Technical Support ....................................................104
How to Return a Product ..................................................................105
Chapter 8: Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Table Of Figures
CMi36786HX Block Diagram ..........................................................5
CMi36786HX Basic Connector Locations .......................................10
CMi36786HX Connector Locations .................................................22
CMi36786HX Jumper Locations - Top ............................................93
CMi36786HX Jumper Locations - Bottom ......................................94

Table Of Tables
SSD Conventional Devices ...............................................................7
SSD BIOS Extension Devices ..........................................................7
Power Consumption ..........................................................................8
CMi36786HX Connectors ................................................................23
Auxiliary Power Connector CN3 ......................................................24
Serial Port Base Address and IRQ Options ......................................26
Serial Port in RS-232 Mode ..............................................................26
RS-422 Serial Port Connections .......................................................27
RS-485 Serial Port Connections .......................................................27
Serial Port in RS-232 Mode ..............................................................28
multiPort Parallel Port Connector Pinout CN6 .................................29
multiPort Advanced Digital I/O Connector Pinout CN6 ..................30
multiPort Connector Floppy Pinout CN6 .........................................31
Multifunction Connector CN5 ..........................................................32
Keyboard Connector Pins on CN5 ....................................................33
VGA Video Connector CN18 ...........................................................34
Supported Video Resolutions and BIOS Settings .............................34
Flat Panel Video Connector CN12 ...................................................35
EIDE Connector CN9 .......................................................................36
Bus Mouse Connector CN4 ..............................................................38
USB Connector CN17 ......................................................................39
PC/104 XT Bus Connector, CN1 ......................................................40
PC/104 AT Bus Connector, CN2 ......................................................41
PC/104 Bus Signals ..........................................................................41
SSD Devices .....................................................................................47
BIOS Setup Utility Keys ...................................................................48
BIOS Setup Main Menu Setup Fields ...............................................48
Standard CMOS Setup Fields ...........................................................49
Advanced BIOS Features Setup Fields .............................................50
Advanced Chipset Features Setup Fields ..........................................53
Integrated Peripherals Setup Fields ..................................................54
Power Management Setup Fields .....................................................58
PNP/PCI Configuration Setup Fields ...............................................60
First Megabyte Memory Map ...........................................................62
I/O Addresses Reserved for the cpuModule .....................................63
Hardware Interrupts Used on the cpuModule ...................................65
LED Colors .......................................................................................81
Manual LED Colors ..........................................................................81
Real Time Clock Registers ...............................................................82
Jumpers and Default Settings ...........................................................95
Solder Jumpers and Default Settings ................................................95