Teknor Industrial Computers VIPer807 Product manual

VIPer807
486/5x86 SINGLE BOARD COMPUTER
TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL
VERSION 1.4, AUGUST 1998
TEKNOR INDUSTRIAL COMPUTERS INC.
616 Cure Boivin
Boisbriand, Quebec
J7G 2A7 CANADA
NOTE:
This manual is for reference purposes only.
Reproduction in whole or in part is authorized
provided TEKNOR INDUSTRIAL COMPUTERS
INC. is cited as the original source.
ref: M807S_1-4

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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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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF DIAGRAMS x
LIST OF TABLES xi
INTRODUCTION 1
PART ONE
INSTALLING & SETTING UP VIPer
SECTION 1
INSTALLATION & SETUP 1-1
1.01 GETTING STARTED 1-1
1.02 HOW THE BOARD CAN BE USED 1-2
1.03 IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS WHEN WORKING WITH A BOARD 1-3
1.04 UNPACKING 1-4
SECTION 2
INSTALLING MEMORY 2-1
2.01 TYPES OF MEMORY ON BOARD 2-1
2.02 SIMM CONFIGURATION & INSTALLATION 2-7
SECTION 3
SETTING JUMPERS 3-1
3.01 TERMINOLOGY 3-1
3.02 JUMPER LOCATIONS ON THE BOARD 3-1
3.03 JUMPER SETTINGS 3-5

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SECTION 4
INSTALLING & WORKING WITH SYSTEM COMPONENTS 4-1
4.01 MICROPROCESSOR 4-1
4.02 CONFIGURING CACHE 4-3
4.03 SYSTEM CONTROLLER OVERVIEW 4-4
4.04 SUPERVISOR UTILITIES 4-6
4.05 MULTI-FUNCTION CONNECTOR
(KEYBOARD, SPEAKER, RESET & LED) 4-7
4.06 PC/104 EXPANSION CARDS 4-8
4.07 PS/2 MOUSE 4-8
SECTION 5
INSTALLING PERIPHERALS (PARALLEL/SERIAL) 5-1
5.01 PARALLEL PORT 5-1
5.02 SERIAL PORTS 5-6
SECTION 6
INSTALLING IDE, FLOPPY & SCSI DEVICES 6-1
6.01 INSTALLING IDE DEVICES 6-1
6.02 INSTALLING FLOPPY DEVICES 6-5
6.03 INSTALLING SCSI DEVICES 6-10
SECTION 7
INSTALLING SOLID STATE DISKS (FLASH) 7-1
7.01 FLASH EPROM DISK 7-1

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SECTION 8
INSTALLING VIDEO 8-1
8.01 FLAT PANEL / CRT SVGA CONTROLLER 8-1
8.02 CONNECTING CRT VIDEO DISPLAY 8-2
8.03 CONNECTING FLAT PANEL VIDEO DISPLAY 8-5
8.04 VIDEO FEATURE / V-PORT CONNECTOR (J8) 8-9
SECTION 9
POWER MANAGEMENT 9-1
9.01 POWER SUPPLY SOURCE 9-1
9.02 POWER MANAGEMENT MODES 9-2
9.03 RESET CIRCUIT 9-3
9.04 POWER FAIL DETECTION CIRCUIT 9-4
9.05 WATCHDOG TIMER 9-6
SECTION 10
VIPer SOFTWARE SETUPS 10-1
10.01 VIP-UP PROGRAM 10-1
10.02 AMIBIOS SETUP PROGRAM 10-4

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PART TWO
SPECIAL SOFTWARE & ONBOARD UTILITIES
SECTION 11
VFLASH SOFTWARE 11-1
11.01 INTRODUCTION 11-1
11.02 OUTPUT SELECTION/FIRST SCREEN 11-4
11.03 OUTPUT SELECTION/SECOND SCREEN 11-5
11.04 FILE SELECTION SCREEN 11-6
11.05 LIST OF SELECTED FILES SCREEN 11-9
11.06 TRANSFER STATUS SCREENS 11-11
11.07 BATCH MODE 11-14
SECTION 12
FLASH FILE SYSTEM II 12-1
12.01 SETTING UP CONFIG.SYS FOR FLASH FILE SYSTEM II 12-2
12.02 CREATING & FORMATTING AN MS-FLASH PARTITION 12-3
SECTION 13
UPDATING BIOS 13-1
13.01 UBIOS - INTERACTIVE MODE 13-2
13.02 UBIOS - BATCH MODE 13-7
SECTION 14
VT100 MODE 14-1
14.01 REQUIREMENTS 14-1
14.02 SETUP & CONFIGURATION 14-2
14.03 RUNNING WITHOUT A TERMINAL 14-4
SECTION 15
DOWNLOAD MODE 15-1

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APPENDICES
APPENDIX A
VIPer807 SPECIFICATIONS A-1
A.01 SPECIFICATIONS A-1
A.02 BATTERY A-3
A.03 MTBF (MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURES) A-4
A.04 MEETING INDUSTRY STANDARDS A-6
APPENDIX B
MEMORY & I/O MAPS B-1
B.01 MEMORY MAP B-1
B.02 I/O MAP B-3
APPENDIX C
MECHANICAL LAYOUT & BLOCK DIAGRAM C-1
APPENDIX D
CONNECTOR PINOUTS D-1
APPENDIX E
RECOMMENDED DEVICES & MATING CONNECTORS E-1
APPENDIX F
ERROR CODES F-1
F.01 POST CODES F-1
F.02 WORD CHECK-POINTS F-8
F.03 BEEP ERROR CODES F-9
GETTING HELP 1

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LIST OF DIAGRAMS
2-1: Assembly (Top) 2-3
2-2: Assembly (Bottom) 2-5
3-1: VIPer807 Jumper Locations with Default Settings 3-3
6-1: Floppy Disk Cable 6-7
8-1: VIPer807 Connector Locations 8-3
14-1: VT100 Full Setup 14-3
14-2: VT100 Partial Setup 14-3
B-1: Memory Map Diagram B-1
C-1: Mechanical Specifications C-3
C-2: Block Diagram VIPer807 C-5

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LIST OF TABLES
2-1: SIMM Configuration 2-8
3-1a: Jumper Settings: W1-W5, W23 3-6
3-1b: Jumper Settings: W6-W14 3-7
3-1c: AMD DX2-DX4 CPU Jumper Settings: W1, W15-W18 3-8
3-1d: AMD 5x86 CPU Jumper Settings: W1, W15-W18 3-9
3-1e: Intel CPU Jumper Settings: W1, W15-W18 3-10
3-1f: SGS CPU Jumper Settings: W1, W15-W18 3-11
3-1g: Jumper Settings: W19-W21 3-12
3-1h: Jumper Settings: W22, W24-W29 3-13
4-1: 8237 DMA Controllers 4-4
4-2: 8259 Interrupt Controllers 4-5
4-3: Register 190H, 290H or 390H 4-6
4-4: Keyboard / Speaker Connector (J3) 4-7
5-1: Printer Parallel Port (J13) - Standard Mode 5-2
5-2: Printer Parallel Port (J13) - EPP Mode 5-3
5-3: Printer Parallel Port (J13) - ECP Mode 5-4
5-4a: Serial Port 1 (J7) RS-232 5-7
5-4b: IBM 9-Pin DSUB Standard 5-7
5-5a: Serial Port 2 (J4) RS-232 5-8

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LIST OF TABLES (Continued)
5-5b: IBM 9-Pin DSUB Standard 5-8
5-6: Serial Port 2 (J4) RS-422/RS-485 5-9
6-1: IDE Hard Disk Connector (J1) - Pinout 6-2
6-2: Floppy Connector (J2) - Pinout 6-6
6-3: SCSI Connector (J7) - Pinout 6-11
6-4: SCSI LED Connector (J10) - Pinout 6-12
8-1: SVGA Connector (J14) - Pinout 8-2
8-2: Flat Panel Connector (J8) - Pinout 8-5
8-3: Video Feature / V-PORT Connector (J6) - Pinout 8-9
9-1: External Power Connector (J13) - Pinout 9-1
9-2: Watchdog Timer Register 9-6
10-1: Standard Setup 10-7
10-2: Advanced Setup 10-9
10-3: Chipset Setup 10-11
10-4: Power Management Setup 10-13
10-5: Peripheral Setup 10-13
10-6: Utility and Security Windows 10-15
10-7: Default Window 10-16
A-1: Maximum Operating Temperature (°C) A-1

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LIST OF TABLES (Continued)
A-2: Supply Current A-2
A-3: Reliability Prediction A-4
B-1: Memory Map B-2
B-2: I/O Map B-3
F-1: Beep Error Codes F-9

EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE REPLACING LITHIUM BATTERY
WARNING
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace 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.

Read Me First 1
READ ME FIRST
WARNINGS & IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Take heed of these warnings which concern the VIPer807:
Warning: CPU Voltage Selection
W1 jumper selects CPU voltage (shorted = 5V, open = 3.3V). Incorrect CPU voltage can
damage your CPU!
Warning: SCSI Connector and Flat Panel Connector Appear Identical
Careful attention should be taken when connecting SCSI or Flat Panel cables to the
VIPer807 board, since both the J7 SCSI connector and the J8 Flat Panel connector are 50-
pin headers. Faulty connections will damage the VIPer807 board!
Warning: Flat Panel Control Signals and the Feature Connector
When the voltage level for the Flat Panel Control signals is set at 3.3V via the W29 jumper,
only 3.3V logic levels can be used for the Feature Connector.
Warning: Flat Panel Power
The VIPer807 only supplies the Flat Panel with 5V power. In order to supply 3.3V power to
your Flat Panel, an external 5V to 3.3V DC-DC voltage converter is required. Incorrect power
voltage can damage your Flat Panel!
Warning: Flat Panel Cable Length
The Flat Panel Cable for the VIPer807 should be cut on the unconnected end to a recommended
maximum length of 18 inches from the high density connector. Though some Flat Panels may
support longer flat cables, and TEKNOR has made allowance for this by providing more than
18 inches of cable, it is the customer’s responsibility to ensure that the additional length is fully
supported by the Flat Panel’s specifications.

Read Me First 2
Warning: Pinout for 50-Pin High Density Connector
The J7 SCSI and J8 Flat Panel connectors found on the VIPer807 are 50-pin high density
connectors, which have a different pinout distribution than most dual row headers. The pin
numbers are shown below.
In the same way, the mating connector on the Flat Panel Cable (TEKNOR # 150-105), has the
same linear pinout distribution, as shown above. Two 25-pin flat cables are crimped to this
connector: one cable has pin signals 1 to 25, while the other cable has pins 26 to 50. The SCSI
Adaptor 50 HDD to 50 HD Assembly (150-176) also has the same mating connector as shown
above.

Read Me First 3
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 VIPer807 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.

Read Me First 4
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.
CHANGES BETWEEN REVISIONS OF THE BOARD
Revision 0
Revision 0 is the first VIPer807 in production.

Introduction 1
INTRODUCTION
The VIPer807 Single Board Computer is a high performance, fully IBM AT compatible,
PC/AT single board computer. VIP stands for Very Integrated Processor. This board
includes the following features:
•The VIPer807 supports the following microprocessors (maximum internal CPU clock
speed and CPU voltage indicated):
-AMD 486DX2SV running at 66 MHz (3.3V);
-AMD 486DX4SV running at 100 MHz (3.3V);
-AMD 5x86 running at 133 MHz (3.3V).
This processor is also referred to as a 486DX5;
- Intel 486DX running at 33 MHz (5V);
- Intel 486DX2 running at 66 MHz (5V);
-Intel 486DX4 running at 100 MHz (3.3V);
-SGS 486DX2V running at 66 MHz (3.3V);
-SGS 486DX4V running at 100 MHz (3.3V).
•Each microprocessor has Internal Cache Memory.
•The VIPer807 board supports the 16-bit standard ISA bus.
•System memory can be configured from 1MB to 64MB (128MB when available) of
Dynamic RAM (DRAM) with 36-bit modules installed on the board's two vertical
72-pin SIMM sockets.
•The VIPer807 is a multi-purpose computer board:
-It can be used as a single board computer in conjunction with a passive backplane;
-Or as part of a stand-alone system with no backplane;
-It can also operate without any mechanical disks by performing disk operations on
solid state disks (Flash EPROM).
•The VIPer807 provides operating systems compatibility for: PC and MS-DOS,
Windows 95, Windows NT, OS/2 Warp, SCO UNIX, QNX, NOVELL and UnixWare.
•The voltage level (3.3V or 5V) for Flat Panel control signals is selected by a jumper
setting (W29 jumper).

Introduction 2
•The board is ideal for industrial applications; it is designed to operate in environments
where a sturdy and compact system is essential, with features like:
-Compact half-card format (7.125" x 4.800");
-Watchdog timer;
-SMM (System Management Mode) support and full SMI (System Management
Interrupt) interface for power management;
-Power failure detector;
-Low battery detector;
-Shadow RAM BIOS support for fast execution;
-Flash EPROM boot;
-Real-Time Clock (RTC) with battery backup;
-Solid state disks (optional): 2 or 4 MB of user Flash EPROM.
•The VIPer807 has a multi-function connector which provides all the necessary signals
for connecting the keyboard, speaker, reset button, and hard disk LED.
•The Cirrus Logiclocal bus SVGA Video Controller supports high resolution Flat
Panel and CRT displays. The VIPer807 comes with 1MB of video memory and a video
feature connector (jumper configurable as a V-PORT). The V-PORT connector
supports TEKNOR’s TEK-380 Video Camera Interface Module (VIPer Vision).
•The VIPer807 includes a local bus IDE hard disk interface for a high performance disk
subsystem.
•The onboard Fast SCSI II controller supports up to seven SCSI peripherals. The device
can support standard and SCSI II modes.
•The VIPer807 includes an enhanced super Floppy Controller which supports two
Floppy Disk Drives of up to 2.88MB each, 16 bytes of FIFO buffering and a 48mA
drive buffer.
•The VIPer807 board has one Parallel Printer port (ECP and EPP modes are
supported), incorporating ChipProtectcircuitry to protect against damage due to
printer power-on.
•Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 are 16550 compatible with internal 16-byte FIFO
buffers and can be defined as two of the following: COM1, COM2, COM3 or COM4.
•The Ultra I/O Controller supports the Plug and Play standard and has a Serial
EEPROM onboard for Plug and Play compatibility and configuration storage.
•The board also includes a PS/2 Mouse port.
•The board's PC/104 expansion header accepts any PC/104 mezzanine card.

Introduction 3
The VIPer807 TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL's Sections are divided into two
parts. The first part - INSTALLING & SETTING UP VIPer - includes ten Sections which
give a full overview of the VIPer807 board, plus installation and setup procedures. A
topical index of these Sections is included below:
TOPICS SECTIONS
Cable Connections 5, 6, 8 and 9
Cache 4
CPUs 4
CRT Sreen 8
Flat Panel Sreen 8
Floppy Disk Drives 6
Hard Disks (IDE, SCSI) 6
Jumpers 3
Memory 2
Mouse 4
Parallel Port 5
Power Supply 1, 9
SCSI Devices 6
Serial Ports 5
Solid State Disks (Flash) 7
Static Electricity 1
Unpacking 1
Video Display 8
Video Feature / V-PORT Connector 8
VIPer Software Setups 10
The second part of the manual - SPECIAL SOFTWARE & ONBOARD UTILITIES -
contains information and instructions on how to use special software and onboard utilities;
it has the following five Sections:
•Section 11: VFLASH SOFTWARE;
•Section 12: FLASH FILE SYSTEM II;
•Section 13: UPDATING BIOS;
•Section 14: VT100 MODE;
•Section 15: DOWNLOAD MODE.

Introduction 4
Following the Sections are Appendices A to F, which contain information you can consult
when needed. These include:
•Appendix A: VIPer807 SPECIFICATIONS;
•Appendix B: MEMORY & I/O MAPS;
•Appendix C: MECHANICAL LAYOUT & BLOCK DIAGRAM;
•Appendix D: CONNECTOR PINOUTS;
•Appendix E: RECOMMENDED DEVICES & MATING CONNECTORS;
•Appendix F: ERROR CODES.
At the end of the manual, there is a GETTING HELP section which includes Technical
Support information, the warranty and instructions on returning merchandise.