Lynx EPM-4 manual Expansion Bus, PC/104-PlusModules

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Expansion Bus

Expansion Bus

The EPM-4 will accept up to eight expansion modules, up to four of which can be PC/104-Plus(PCI) expansion modules. The EPM-4 uses 3.3V PCI signaling but is 5V tolerant.

PC/104-PLUS(PCI BUS)

PC/104-Plusmodules can be secured directly to the top or bottom of the EPM-4. Make sure to correctly configure the "slot position" jumpers on each PC/104-Plusmodule appropriately. PC/104 modules must not be positioned between the EPM-4 and any PC/104-Plusmodules on the stack.

The EPM-4 is compliant with revision 2.0 of the PC/104-Plusspec. and can support four bus master capable PC/104-Plusmodules.

The BIOS automatically allocates I/O and memory resources. However, manual PCI Interrupt routing will be used.

PC/104 (ISA BUS)

PC/104 modules are stacked on top the EPM-4. 16-bit modules first followed by 8-bit PC/104 modules.

The ÉlanSC520 Microcontroller uses a General-Purpose (GP) bus that is implemented as the ISA bus on the Lynx. The GP bus is similar in function to the ISA bus, but not functionally identical. Nearly all PC/104 devices in use today will work on the Lynx without modification.

Here is a summary of the differences between a legacy ISA bus and the GP bus implementation on the Lynx.

•Only DMA channels 5 and 6 are available to PC/104 devices

•IRQ15 is not available to PC/104 devices

•PC/104 bus devices cannot initiate bus access cycles. The ÉlanSC520 Microcontroller is always the master of the ISA bus.

•Address pipelining is not supported.

•IOCHK, REFRESH, and NOWS signals are not supported.

•MEMR and SMEMR are tied together. MEMW and SMEMW are tied together.

For a more detailed description of the GP bus and its differences from a standard ISA bus, see chapter 13 in the ÉlanSC520 Microcontroller User's Manual.

Note: On the EPM-4 Rev 4 and above, the pass-through PC/104 (ISA) connector is keyed (pins B10 and C19 missing) for greater compatibility with the PC/104 standard. See Figure 5 for details.

I/O CONFIGURATION

PC/104–PlusModules

No hardware configuration is necessary except to jumper the expansion module for the correct slot number.

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Contents Reference Manual EPM-4 Product Release Notes SupportModel EPM-4 Reference ManualPage Table of Contents Appendix a CBL/CBR-5009 Appendix B References Introduction DescriptionTechnical Specifications CompatibilityEPM-4 Block Diagram RoHS-Compliant Version Technical Support EPM-4 Support WebsitePage Configuration / Operation OverviewInitial Configuration and Setup Cmos Setup / Boot Procedure Basic Cmos ConfigurationConsole Redirection IDE Drive Geometry Cmos Setup / IDE ConfigurationBoot Order Drive Assignment OrderDefault 0E0h Cmos Setup / Advanced ConfigurationBios Ext Default DisabledDefault SPP Default EnabledDefault IRQ7 Default 133 MHzDefault IRQ4 Default IRQ3Default IRQ11 Using Custom Cmos Defaults Save Cmos as custom defaultsPage Physical Dimensions ReferenceReference EPM-4 Reference Manual Hardware Assembly External Connectors B10Connector Functions and Interface Cables Mating Transition Cable ‡Pin 1 Location Connector FunctionJumper Block Locations Jumper Block LocationsSystem Bios Selector Jumper SummaryPower Supply Main Power Connector Pinout Signal Name DescriptionCBL/CBR-1008 EPM-4 Revision Battery Type Reorder Part NoSystem RAM Real Time ClockBattery Backed Static RAM Serial PortsIDE Hard Drive Connector Pinout Signal Pin Name Signal Name FunctionIDE Hard Drive / CompactFlash / CD-ROM Interface Utility Connector J7 Utility Connector Pinout CBR-5009 SignalCBR-5009 Pin Connector Signal KEYBOARD/MOUSE Interface Centronics Floppy Signal Pin Direction Parallel / Floppy PortGreen LED Link / Activity RJ45 Ethernet ConnectorEthernet Interface Yellow LED SpeedWatchdog Timer Expansion Bus PC/104-PlusModulesPC/104 Modules Memory and I/O Map Memory MapStart End Address Comment MAP On-Board I/O DevicesInterrupt Configuration Components GroupSpecial Control Register SCR READ/WRITE 00E0hRevision Indicator Register Revind Read only 00E1hBit Mnemonic Description Map and Paging Control Register Mpcr READ/WRITE 00E3HPage CBL/CBR-5009 Connectors Appendix a CBL/CBR-5009 aCBL/CBR-5009 Dimensions and Mounting CBL/CBR-5009 SchematicAppendix B References

EPM-4 specifications

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