Ampro Corporation MightyBoard 821 manual About This Manual, Purpose of this Manual, References

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Chapter 1 About This Manual

Purpose of this Manual

This manual is for designers of systems based on the MightyBoard 821™ single board computer (SBC). The information in this manual helps designers create embedded systems based on specific design requirements.

Information provided in this reference manual includes:

MightyBoard 821 Specifications

Environmental requirements

Major integrated circuits (chips) and features implemented

MightyBoard 821 connector/pin numbers and definitions

BIOS Setup information

Information not provided in this reference manual includes:

Detailed chip specifications

Internal component operation

Internal registers or signal operations

Bus or signal timing for industry standard busses and signals

References

The following list of references may be helpful for you to complete your design successfully. Some of this material is also available on the Ampro web site in the InfoCenter. The InfoCenter was created for embedded system developers to share Ampro’s knowledge, insight, and expertise.

Specifications

PCI Express Compliant Specifications

For the latest revision of the PCI Express specifications, contact the PCI Special Interest Group Office at:

Web site: http://www.pcisig.com

Audio CODEC 1997 Standard, including all revisions

For latest version of the Audio (AC'97) standard developed by Intel Corporation, refer to:

Web site: http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets/audio

Chip specifications used on the MightyBoard 821:

Intel Corporation and the Pentium→ M or Celeron→ M CPUs, and the chips 915GM and 82801FB ICH6-M, used for the Memory Hub (Northbridge/Video controller) and I/O Hub (Southbridge) respectively.

Web site: http://www.intel.com

Nuvoton Technology, Corp. and the W83627HF chip used for the Super I/O controller

Web site: http://www.nuvoton-usa.com/products/winbond_products/pdfs/PCIC/W83627HF_HGb.pdf

FinTek and the F81216D chip used for the Secondary I/O (LPC UART) controller (48-pin) Web site: http://www.fintek.com.tw/eng/

MightyBoard 821

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Contents MightyBoard Single Board Computer Reference Manual Audience Contents Appendix a About This Manual SpecificationsPurpose of this Manual ReferencesChapter MightyBoard Architecture Product OverviewProduct Description Board FeaturesChapter Chapter Major Components ICs Block DiagramChip Type Mfg Model Description Function U10Jack # Signal Description Connector and Header DefinitionsJ16 J15 J17 J18J9 J6 J20 J21 J22 JP1 BT1 Additional ComponentsJumper Definitions SpecificationsPower Specifications Humidity Environmental SpecificationsThermal/Cooling Requirements Dimension Physical SpecificationsMechanical Specifications Reference Manual MightyBoard Overview HardwareDevice vs IRQ No Interrupt Channel AssignmentsMemory Map Base Address Function Address MapAddress hex Subsystem CF8-CFFRS485 Serial Port Implementation Serial InterfacesPin # Signal Description Keyboard Interface Keyboard/Mouse InterfacesMouse Interface USB InterfacesUSB 2.0 Support Legacy USB SupportUSBP4+ Audio InterfaceVideo Interfaces Lvds Interface Pin # Signal Description Line ChannelUtility Interface Temperature Monitoring External Battery BT1User Gpio Signals J8 MiscellaneousInfrared IrDA Port Ethernet External LEDSerial Console Watchdog Timer Power InterfacesATX Power Supply Interface Irrx GNDPower-On Switch Power and Sleep StatesOptional CPU Fan Optional System FanSleep States Acpi Chapter Hardware Entering Bios Setup VGA Display Bios SetupEntering Bios Setup Remote Access IntroductionLogo Screen Image Requirements Logo screenMethod Contact Information Appendix a Technical SupportAppendix a