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PCI-934
MULTIMEDIAPENTIUMBOARD
TECHNICALREFERENCEMANUAL VERSION1.2
August1998

FOREWORD
The information in this document is provided for reference purposes only. TEKNOR does
not assume any liability for the application of information or the use of products described
herein.
This document may contain information or refer to products protected by the copyrights or
patents of others and does not convey any license under the patent rights of TEKNOR, nor
the rights of others.
Printed in Canada.
Copyright 1998 by TEKNOR INDUSTRIAL COMPUTERS INC., Boisbriand, QC J7G 2A7.

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READ ME FIRST
EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE REPLACING LITHIUM BATTERY
WARNING
There is a danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the
manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's
instructions.
ATTENTION
Il y a danger d’explosion s’il y a remplacement incorrect de la batterie.
Remplacer uniquement avec une batterie du même type ou d’un type équivalent
recommandé par le constructeur. Mettre au rebut les batteries usagées
conformément aux instructions du fabriquant.
ACHTUNG
Explosionsgefahr bei falschem Batteriewechsel.
Verwenden Sie nur die empfohlenen Batterietypen des Herstellers. Entsorgen Sie
die verbrauchten Batterien laut Gebrauchsanweisung des Herstellers.
ATENCION
Puede explotar si la pila no este bien reemplazada.
Solo reemplazca la pila con tipas equivalentes segun las instrucciones del
manifacturo. Vote las pilas usadas segun las instrucciones del manifacturo.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Before operating your Single Board Computer, please note the following:
Battery Configuration
Your computer board is equipped with a standard non-rechargeable lithium
battery. To preserve the useful life of the battery, the jumper which enables the
battery is not installed when you receive the board. If you need a jumper cap, we
suggest you use the one on the Watchdog Timer jumper since it is rarely needed; if
you wish to purchase jumper caps, you can contact TEKNOR’s Sales department
to order them.
Connecting Flat Panel Video Display
The PCI-934 board supports many different types of Flat Panel displays. TEKNOR has
fully tested a number of these panels and provides all the BIOS software support and the
technical information needed.
If you have access to the Internet, many video BIOS files in a binary format and related
interconnection charts in a PDF format are available on our web site. You can download
these files, if you are a customer of TEKNOR and have a password from TEKNOR. If
you do not have your password, contact TEKNOR’s Technical Support to obtain it.
To download a video BIOS file or its interconnection chart file, follow this procedure:
1. Access the TEKNOR web site. Our address is http://www.teknor.com .
2. Go to the Support & Services section.
3. Scroll down the list of products until you find the name of your board and click on it.
This selection is a link to the board’s support area.
4. Click on the Video BIOS link.
5. The list of tested Flat Panel displays appears. If you find your particular display, you
can then ask to download the associated BIOS or interconnection chart files by
clicking the appropriate link.
6. A pop-up window appears. You must enter your password (case sensitive) and click
the SUBMIT button. Entering your e-mail address is optional. Follow the
instructions in subsequent pop-ups to download the file.
If you do not have access to our web site, or if you do not see the name of your Flat
Panel, then you need to contact TEKNOR’s Technical Support department. Since we are
always testing new flat panels, it is possible that we have tested your particular type of
panel display. Even if we have not tested it, TEKNOR’s Technical Support can do it for
you and supply the video BIOS and the technical information you need.

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Preventing Viruses
TEKNOR INDUSTRIAL COMPUTERS takes every precaution against computer
viruses. For your protection, we have safety sealed all utility diskettes. If the seal
is broken, do not use the diskette. Destroy the diskette immediately and contact
our Technical Support department for further instructions at [phone]
(Canada) or at +49 811 / 600 15-0 (Germany).
To safeguard against computer viruses in general, do not freely lend your utility
diskettes and regularly perform virus scans on all your computer systems.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART ONE – Product description
1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW..............................................................................1-1
2. FEATURES................................................................................................2-1
3. COMPATIBILITY WITH TEKNOR PRODUCTS..........................................3-1
4. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS...........................................................................4-1
1.1 STATIC ELECTRICITY ............................................................................4-1
1.2 STORAGE ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................4-1
1.3 POWER SUPPLY...................................................................................4-1
5. UNPACKING..............................................................................................5-1
PART TWO – Hardware Installation
6. INSTALLING AND WORKING WITH SYSTEM COMPONENTS ................6-1
6.1 PROCESSOR AND FAN ...................................................................6-1
6.1.1 Processor Characteristics..................................................................6-2
6.2 INSTALLING MEMORY.....................................................................6-3
6.2.1 System Memory (SDRAM)................................................................6-3
6.2.2 Cache Memory.................................................................................6-6
6.3 BACKUP MEMORY...........................................................................6-6
6.4 SUPERVISION FEATURES...............................................................6-7
6.4.1 WATCHDOG....................................................................................6-7
6.4.2 POWER FAILURE DETECTION .......................................................6-9
6.4.3 THERMAL MANAGEMENT...............................................................6-9
6.4.4 I/O REGISTER ADDRESSES ...........................................................6-9

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7. INSTALLING STORAGE DEVICES ...........................................................7-1
7.1 FLOPPY DISKS DRIVES...................................................................7-1
7.2 EIDE DEVICES..................................................................................7-2
7.3 COMPACTFLASH DISK....................................................................7-3
7.3.1 INSTALLING COMPACTFLASH MODULE........................................7-3
7.3.2 WORKING WITH A COMPACTFLASH DISK.....................................7-4
8. INSTALLING PERIPHERALS ....................................................................8-1
8.1 VIDEO...............................................................................................8-1
8.2 SERIAL PORTS.................................................................................8-1
8.2.1 SERIAL PORT 1 (J6) RS-232............................................................8-2
8.2.2 SERIAL PORT 2 (J7)........................................................................8-3
8.3 PARALLEL PORT..............................................................................8-6
8.3.1 STANDARD MODE ..........................................................................8-7
8.3.2 EPP MODE ......................................................................................8-7
8.3.3 ECP MODE......................................................................................8-7
8.4 PS/2 MOUSE.....................................................................................8-7
MULTI I/O CONNECTOR............................................................................8-8
8.6 USB PORTS......................................................................................8-9
9. ETHERNET................................................................................................9-1
10. PC/104-PLUS FEATURES.......................................................................10-1
11. SETTING JUMPERS................................................................................11-1

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PART THREE – Multimedia Features
12. EXPLORING THE MULTIMEDIA CAPABILITIES OF THE BOARD.........12-1
12.1 VIDEO FEATURES .........................................................................12-3
12.1.1 FLAT PANEL DISPLAY..................................................................12-3
12.1.2 CRT DISPLAYS .............................................................................12-6
12.1.3 PANELLINKTM INTERFACE............................................................12-7
12.1.4 NTSC.............................................................................................12-8
12.1.5 VGA INTERRUPT..........................................................................12-8
12.1.6 V-PORT.........................................................................................12-9
12.2 AUDIO FEATURES....................................................................... 12-10
12.2.1 LINE IN........................................................................................12-10
12.2.2 LINE OUT....................................................................................12-10
12.2.3 MIC IN .........................................................................................12-11
12.2.4 CD IN...........................................................................................12-11
12.2.5 AUDIO I/O CONNECTOR.............................................................12-12
12.2.6 SPEAKER TO LINE OUT .............................................................12-12
PART FOUR – Software Setups
13. BIOS SETUPS......................................................................................... 13-1
13.1 USING THE BIOS SETUP PROGRAM............................................ 13-2
13.2 SAVING CONFIGURATIONS & EXITING AWARD SETUP .............13-4
13.3 STANDARD CMOS SETUP.............................................................13-4
13.4 BIOS FEATURE SETUP..................................................................13-5
13.5 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP ........................................................13-7
13.6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP....................................................13-9
13.7 PNP/PCI SETUP............................................................................ 13-11
13.8 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETUP ......................................... 13-12

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PART FOUR – Software Setups (Continued)
14. UPDATING THE BIOS WITH UPGBIOS ..................................................14-1
14.1 UPDATING THE BIOS.....................................................................14-1
14.2 CPLD UPGRADE AFTER A BIOS UPDATE.............................................14-2
15. VT100 MODE...........................................................................................15-1
1.4 REQUIREMENTS............................................................................15-1
1.5 SETUP & CONFIGURATION...........................................................15-1
1.6 RUNNING WITHOUT A TERMINAL.................................................15-2

V
APPENDIX
A. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................. A-1
B. BOARD DIAGRAMS................................................................................. B-1
C. CONNECTOR PINOUTS ..........................................................................C-1
C.1 XVGA CONNECTOR - J1...........................................................C-1
C.2 PANELLINK CONNECTOR - J2..................................................C-1
C.3 EIDE CHANNEL 1 CONNECTOR - J3........................................C-2
C.4 FLOPPY DISK CONNECTOR - J4..............................................C-3
C.5 MULTIFUNCTION CONNECTOR - J5 ........................................C-3
C.6 SERIAL PORT 1 CONNECTOR - J6...........................................C-4
C.7 SERIAL PORT 2 CONNECTOR (RS-232) - J7............................ C-4
C.8 SERIAL PORT 2 CONNECTOR (RS-422/RS-485) - J7............... C-4
C.9 FAN CONNECTOR - J8.............................................................. C-4
C.10 FLAT PANEL CONNECTOR - J9.................................................C-5
C.11 EIDE CHANNEL 2 CONNECTOR - J10......................................C-6
C.12 V-PORT CONNECTOR - J11......................................................C-6
C.13 NTSC OUT CONNECTOR - J12..................................................C-7
C.14 PARALLEL PORT CONNECTOR - J13........................................C-7
C.15 USB CONNECTOR - J14.............................................................C-7
C.16 PS/2 MOUSE CONNECTOR - J15...............................................C-8
C.17 I2S CONNECTOR (NO MPEG) - J16............................................C-8
C.18 CD IN CONNECTOR - J17...........................................................C-8
C.19 AUDIO I/O CONNECTOR - J18...................................................C-8
C.20 FLASH DISK CONNECTOR - J19...............................................C-9
C.21 CRT VGA CONNECTOR - J20....................................................C-9
C.22 LINE OUT CONNECTOR - J21...................................................C-9
C.23 MIC IN CONNECTOR - J22...................................................... C-10
C.24 LINE IN CONNECTOR - J23.....................................................C-10
C.25 ETHERNET CONNECTOR - J24.............................................. C-10
C.26 PC/104-PLUS CONNECTOR - J25........................................... C-11
C.27 PC/104 CONNECTORS - P1 AND P2....................................... C-12

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D. MEMORY AND I/O MAPS.........................................................................D-1
D.1 MEMORY MAP DIAGRAM..................................................................D-1
D.2 I/O MAPPING .................................................................................D-2
E. BIOS SETUP ERROR CODES ................................................................. E-1
E.1 POST MESSAGES...................................................................... E-1
E.2 POST BEEP ................................................................................ E-1
E.3 ERROR MESSAGES................................................................... E-2
E.4 POST CODES............................................................................. E-5
F. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES...................................................................F-1
F.1 SYMPTOMS.................................................................................F-1
F.2 MAKING AN EMERGENCY DISKETTE........................................F-2
F.3 EMERGENCY PROCEDURE........................................................F-3

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW
2. FEATURES
3. COMPATIBILITY WITH TEKNOR PRODUCTS
4. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
5. UNPACKING

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1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW
What is multimedia?
Multimedia is turning out to be one of the most appealing capabilities of a computer.
Running a multimedia application means that a huge amount of hardware and software is
trying to run at the same time, competing for the attention of all system resources. For
example, the hardest thing a PC can do when proceeding tests is to run multimedia
applications.
Sub-systems that make multimedia applications possible are the sound system, CD-ROM
and hard disk drives, speaker, enhanced local-bus video graphics, big screen color monitor,
plenty of memory and finally, the processor.
Working with multimedia requires a computer capable of working fast, smoothly and
reliably. The PCI-934 single board computer meets all these conditions.

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The PCI-934 is a full-length PC/AT-PICMG form factor single board computer (SBC). It is
built around a powerful computing core that characterizes the PCI-9xx board family,
associated with high performance multimedia features:
 MPEG-1 hardware decoder implemented to process MPEG coded audio/video
stream in real time.
 2MB EDO DRAM, 64-bit graphics performance LCD/CRT controller with V-Port
capabilities.
 SoundBlasterPro compatible controller with MIDI interface that connects to a
MIDI wavetable synthesizer for CD-quality sound output, compatible with WSS
(Windows Sound System) audio subsystem.
 TV/Composite video output support using an external PAL/NTSC encoder.
Such a configuration allows the board to playback full motion MPEG sequences from
standard IDE devices.
The PCI-934 integrates the hottest multimedia features to make it a powerful stand-alone
system with direct peripheral connections capabilities:
 Flat panel interface supporting active and passive color display, from VGA to
XGA.
 PanelLinkinterface that drives remote 64-bit accelerated LCD panel over
several meters of copper (up to 10 meters / 30 feet).
 UXGA CRT interface (1280x1024 resolution).
 V-Port interface that allows real-time video overlay from an external video source
(VIPer Vision TEK-380).
 Standard CD connector input.
 CompactFlash disk interface configured as a standard IDE disk on the secondary
IDE channel.
 PC/104-Plus (embedded PCI) stackable module interface.

DC/DC
Converter
A
A
SA
SA SD
AD 32
64
8
8
8
V-Port 16
SA
SD
8
A
PCI BUS
ISA BUS
X-BUS
I2C BUS
I2C
LOCAL BUS
D
D
D
PENTIUM
Processor
PCI
Controller
MPEG-1
Hardware
Decoder
SoundBlaster
Pro
Controller
CPLDs
Host Interface
Ethernet
100Base-T
Controller
Boot Block
Flash EPROM
Watchdog
Second Stage
Watchdog
First Stage
48-bit
Serial Number
Temperature
Management PanelLink Swing Adjust Flat Panel Backlight Adj.
Ultra I/O
Controller
Wavetable
J18
J21
J23
J5
J22
J17
J6
J7
J13
J4
J15
J8
J3
J25
P1/P2
J24
J10
J19
J14
J11
J1
J9
J20
J2
J12
CRT SVGA
Controller
(CL-GD7556)
MPEG
Buffer
(512KB)
MPEG-ISA
Interface
Line Out
Buffer
Supervisor
Batt.
3.6V
PCI to ISA
Bridge
L2 Cache
and Tag
DRAM
(8 to 512MB)
Video DRAM
(2MB)
Clock
Generator
USB Connector
Ethernet Connector
Fan Connector Primary IDE
PC/104-Plus Connector
Secondary IDE
Compact Flash Disk
PC-104 Connector
ISA Edge ConnectorPCI Edge Connector
Audio I/O Connector
Line IN, Aux IN, Mic IN
Line IN Jack
Multi I/O Connector
Mic IN Jack
CD IN Connector
Flat Panel Connector
FP Expansion Conn.
V-Port Connector
CRT Connector
Flat Pan. Expan. Con.
NTSC Connector
Line OUT Jack
COM1 Connector
COM2 Connector
Paral. Port Connector
Floppy Connector
PS/2 Mouse Connector
PCI-934
BLOCK DIAGRAM
PanelLink
Interface
Latch

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2. FEATURES
VIDEO CAPABILITIES
Video capabilities are built around the CL-GD7556 high-performance 64-bit video and
graphics accelerated LCD/CRT controller, from Cirrus Logic.
The controller provides features such as:
 GUI and true 64-bit accelerations
 32-bit PCI V2.1 interface
 Acceleration of MPEG-1
V-Port support for the implementation of built-in MPEG video playback, and external TV
tuner, video conferencing, and teleconferencing.
The video controller provides a high memory bandwidth, up to 80MHz, which allows the
board to support V-Port applications at a resolution of 1024x768.
Video capabilities are as follows:
 Video memory: 2MB EDO 64-bit RAM
 CRT display: 1280 x 1024 x 256, 1024 x 768 x 64K, 800 x 600 x 16M,
640 x 480 x 16M.
 Flat panel: up to 1024 x 768 – 64K colors Dual-Panel, Dual-Drive, STN
and TFT panels
 V-Port Interface: The V-port interfaces video data directly from the MPEG-1
decoder or an external video device through the J11 connector.
The video stream is transferred directly into the display
memory, bypassing the CPU.
The V-Port appears as a multimedia solution that requires no
external video processing hardware and additional display
memory. The V-port offers high-quality low-cost multimedia
options such as live-video preview and capture, TV-in-a-
window, hardware assisted MPEG and video conferencing.
The video controller provides all the signals necessary to drive flat-panel (1024x768 max.)
and CRT monitor simultaneously. It supports up to 16.8M colors in most VGA and video
formats.
The multimedia capabilities include acceleration of video playback, video capture, live-
video presentation and other video applications - all with continuous upscaling to
resolution up to 1024x768.

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SYSTEM MEMORY

Four vertical 72-pin SIMM sockets support both FPM and EDO DRAM memory
configurations from 8 to 512MB.

Uses standard 5V, 70ns/60ns single-sided or double-sided 72-pin SIMMs.

Supports 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32M – 32/36-bit modules.
STORAGE DEVICES

Optional Flash Disk: when using the T069 daughter board, a standard CompactFlash ™
flash disk can be connected. Contact TEKNOR for available capacity.

Enhanced IDE interface: Enhanced IDE controller can drive up to four IDE devices with
transfer rates up to 22MB/s. The PCI-934 includes two separate IDE data bus and
control signals.
ETHERNET

100Base-TX or 10Base-T interface is implemented with Intel’s 82558 Ethernet
Controller. The IC resides on the PCI bus, which allows very high transfer rates to and
from the DRAM.
BUS SUPPORT

ISA Bus (IEEE P966 Specification). High-drive buffers let the PCI-934 drive up to 20
slots.

PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.1.

Features
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PICMG INTERFACE

PICMG 2.0 Bus Specification which defines the ISA bus and the PCI bus.

The PCI-934 can support memory data streaming up to 112MB/sec. (read) and
121MB/sec. (write)
The PCI-934 provides concurrent PCI master and CPU/DRAM operations. It also
implements “delayed transaction” to increase the availability of the PCI bus.
OPERATING SYSTEM

Runs all operating systems developed for x86 processors: DOS, Windows 3.1, OS/2,
Windows 95, Windows NT, UNIX, QNX and NOVELL 4.10, etc.
BIOS AND LICENCE

Award CPU BIOS, Cirrus Logic Video BIOS.

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3. COMPATIBILITY WITH TEKNOR PRODUCTS
The board supports Pentium MMX processors at speed of up to 233MHz. The major
difference between the PCI-934 and other products of the PCI-9xx familly, is its high
multimedia capabilities, the 100Base-TX Ethernet, and the PanelLinkTM interface for flat
panel.
The PCI-934 meets these specifications while using the same form factor as the PCI-933
(i.e., PC/AT and PICMG). The assembly includes an onboard switching regulator to supply
the processor, which results in a more efficient use of power.
The board is designed to plug into a standard passive ISA backplane, or into an industry
standard PICMG passive backplane.
The PCI-934 may be provided with an optional power connector that makes the board
being capable to be integrated as a stand-alone single board computer system.

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4. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
4.1 STATIC ELECTRICITY
Since static electricity can damage a board, the following precautions should be taken:
1. Keep the board in its antistatic package, until you are ready to install it.
2. Touch a grounded surface or wear a grounding wrist strap before removing the board
from its package; this will discharge any static electricity that may have built up in
your body.
3. Handle the board by the edges.
4.2 STORAGE ENVIRONMENT
Electronic boards are sensitive devices. Do not handle or store devices near strong
electrostatic, electromagnetic, magnetic or radioactive fields.
4.3 POWER SUPPLY
Before any hardware installation or setup, ensure that the board is unplugged from power
sources or subsystems.