Ampro Corporation 486E manual Setup Overview

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Little Board™/486e Technical Manual

SETUP Overview

This section describes the SETUP function. It describes each option that can be set using SETUP. Additional sections describe important options that can be set for each major functional block of the board.

Note

The SETUP descriptions in the following section also contain much useful information about each SETUP topic. Review these sections even if you already know how to set the SETUP parameters.

This section assumes users are familiar with DOS. It does not attempt to describe the standard DOS and ROM BIOS functions. Refer to the appropriate DOS and PC reference manuals for information about DOS, its drivers and utilities, and about the software interface of the onboard ROM-BIOS. Where Ampro has added to or modified standard functions, these will be described.

The Ampro Common Utilities manual contains detailed descriptions of the Ampro utility programs supplied on the Utility diskette that is included with the Little Board/486e Quick Start Kit or Development Platform Kit.

Many options provided on the Little Board/486e CPU are controlled by the SETUP function. Activating the SETUP function can access these options. The parameters are displayed on four screens. To configure the board, modify the fields on these screens and save the results in the onboard configuration memory. Configuration memory consists of portions of the CMOS RAM in the battery-backed real-time clock chip and an Ampro-unique configuration EEPROM. To enhance embedded-system reliability, the contents of the EEPROM mirror the contents of the CMOS memory. The EEPROM retains your configuration information even if the clock’s backup battery should fail. If you choose to use the Little Board/486e CPU without a battery, the system takes its SETUP parameters from the EEPROM, providing battery-free operation.

The SETUP information is retrieved from configuration memory when the board is powered up or when it is rebooted with a CTL-ALT-DEL key pattern. Changes made to the SETUP parameters, with the exception of the real-time clock time and date settings do not take effect until the board is rebooted.

The SETUP function is located in the ROM BIOS. It can be accessed using CTRL-ALT-ESC while the computer is in the Power-On Self Test (POST), just before booting up. This is called hot key access. The screen displays a message indicating when you can enter CTRL-ALT-ESC. You can also enter the SETUP function from the DOS command line using the SETUP.COM program provided on the Ampro Common Utilities diskette.

Table 2–53 summarizes the choices found on each SETUP page.

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Contents Little Board/486e Computer Revision Reason for Change Date Table of Contents Page Technical Specifications Index Introduction Technical SupportThis page left intentionally blank Viii Features ChapterGeneral Description CPU/MotherboardEnhanced Embedded-PC Bios VL-Bus Flat Panel/CRT Display ControllerSerial Ports Enhanced Parallel PortFloppy Interface IDE InterfaceEthernet LAN Interface Byte-Wide Socket and Solid State Disk SSDEnhanced Reliability Modular PC/104 Expansion BusHalt Testing Software Little Board Development Platform Interface Connector Summary OverviewConnector Function Size Key Pin ConnectorsConnector and Jumper Locations Jumper Group Function Default Jumper Configuration OptionsSystem I/O Map Address Function Connector Type Mating Connector DC PowerPin Connection Backup Battery Power RequirementsCooling Requirements Powerfail Monitor Dram System Memory MapExpanded Memory and Extended Memory Memory Address FunctionSerial Ports J11, J13 RS-232C Serial PortsRS-485 Serial Port AddressesInterrupt Assignments IRQ11 IRQ7ROM-BIOS Installation of the Serial Ports Serial Port Connectors J11, J13Ports Pin Signal Function In/Out DB25 Name PinConfiguring Serial 2 for RS-485 J6, W5, W6 Pin Signal NameRS-485 Twisted-Pair Cabling Using RJ11 Connectors Pin RJ11 Signal Standard Wire ColorUsing the RS-485 Interface Interconnection Scheme ExamplesHex Command Serial ConsoleCOM Port Table Serial HandshakeSerial Booting and Serial Programming Using a Serial ModemRegister Name Address Primary Secondary Bi-Directional Parallel PortSelection Address Interrupts Signal Type Number of Lines Function Output Drive ROM-BIOS Installation of Parallel PortsStandard and General Purpose I/O Operation Parallel Port Interrupt Register Bit Signal Name In/Out Active J15 Parallel Port Interrupt EnableOr Function High/Low Pin Parallel Port Connector J15 J15 Pin Signal Function In/Out DB25 NameSignal Name Full Name Description Register Bit DefinitionsFloppy Drive Considerations Floppy Disk InterfaceCapacity Drive Size Tracks Data Rate Floppy Interface Connector J14 Floppy Interface ConfigurationPin Signal Name Function In/Out IDE Connector J12 IDE Hard Disk Interface25. IDE Drive Interface Connector J12 IDE Interface Configuration Master/Slave Setting Compact Flash Solid-State DiskEnabling the Drive Solid-State Disk PreparationName Connector Pins/Type Description Connecting a CRT J5Flat Panel/CRT Video Controller J5 Pin Signal Name DB-15 DB-9 Part Description Mating ConnectorConnecting a Flat Panel J3 W10 +5VPin Signal Description Name FLMPower Sequencing Advanced Power ManagementBios Support of Non-Standard Panels Pgmebios VIDEO=filenameLCD Bias Supply Option Selecting Vee PolarityJ4 Pin J3 Pin Description Attaching an External Contrast Control Ra = 270 Rb = Vee max Vee min / 1.5Example Ethernet Network Interface Network TermsInstalling an Ethernet Boot Prom QNXTwisted-Pair Installations Installing a Boot PromInstalling a Boot Prom in Byte-Wide Socket S0 Twisted Pair Interface J7Using Network Operating Systems NOS Controlling the Ethernet LAN Interface Directly Network OS DriversProgram Name Vendor Function Driver Name Manufacturer’s Ethernet ID 00 40SSD Device Size Package Generic Type Pins Part Number Byte-Wide Socket S0Addressing the Byte-wide Socket ROM-BIOS ExtensionsWindow Address Performance Issues Accessing the Byte-Wide SocketSolid State Disk SSD Drives Device 64KB Segment Address Size Segments Upper Nibble of BH Byte-Wide Socket Signals Typical Devices Pins Jumper DiagramW14 Pin Signal Name Description Jumpering the Byte-Wide SocketFlash Eprom Typical Devices Pins Jumper Diagram Using EPROMsFlash Eprom Programming Using SRAMs Non-volatile RAMUtility Connector J16 Pin Signal Name Function ExsmiPush Button Reset Connection External Battery ConnectionsPC Speaker LED ConnectionBattery-Backed Clock Jumper W4 Watchdog TimerWDT Response AL,61H AL,NOT 08H OUT 61H,AL Page AT Expansion Bus Using Standard PC and AT Bus Cards Onboard MiniModule ExpansionBus Expansion Guidelines Bus TerminationExpansion Bus Connector Pinouts Pin Signal Function In/Out Current PU/PD/S47. AT Expansion Bus Connector, B1-B32 P1 48. AT Expansion Bus Connector, C0-C19 P2 PU/PD/S Interrupt and DMA Channel Usage Interrupt FunctionSerial Parallel Floppy Channel FunctionEthernet Video Setup Overview Menu Name Functions Setup Page 1-Standard CMOS/EEPROM Setup Standard CMOS/EEPROM SetupDrive Parameter Setup Date and TimeFloppy Drives IDE Hard Disk DrivesPage Error Halt VideoDram Memory System PostSetup Page 2-Options/Peripheral Configuration Extended BiosSerial Port Parallel PortPort Address Selection Address InterruptFloppy Interface Enable IDE Interface EnableHot Key Setup Enable Selection AddressVideo State Blank Post TestByte-Wide Socket Configuration Serial Boot Loader EnableWatchdog Timer Configuration Local Bus Video DisplayInstalling a Modified Bios to Support a New Panel Flat Panel Display TypeSetup Page 3-Serial Console Configuration Extended Serial Console ConfigurationPage Creating Configuration Files with SETUP.COM Switch FunctionOperation with DOS DIR LPT1Utility Software Overview Little Board/486e CPU Specifications Embedded-PC System EnhancementsOnboard Peripherals CRT Support for Standard Video Modes Vesa Font Pixels Clock Horiz Vert Mem Mode MHz KHz Support Software Mechanical and Environmental Specifications Mechanical Dimensions Technical Specifications Page Index Page POST, Setup Little Board/486e Technical Manual Index-4
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