Little Board/486e Computer | Ampro Corporation 486E instruction

Little Board™/486e Computer

P/N 5001561 Revision A

4757 Hellyer Avenue, San Jose, CA 95138

Phone: 408 360-0200, FAX: 408 360-0222, Web: www.ampro.com

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Ampro Corporation 486E manual Little Board/486e Computer

Contents

Little Board/486e Computer Revision Reason for Change Date Table of Contents Page Technical Specifications Index Technical Support Introduction This page left intentionally blank Viii Chapter FeaturesGeneral Description CPU/Motherboard VL-Bus Flat Panel/CRT Display Controller Enhanced Embedded-PC Bios Enhanced Parallel Port Serial PortsFloppy Interface IDE Interface Byte-Wide Socket and Solid State Disk SSD Ethernet LAN Interface Modular PC/104 Expansion Bus Enhanced Reliability Halt Testing Software Little Board Development Platform Overview Interface Connector Summary Connectors Connector Function Size Key Pin Connector 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 System Memory Map Dram Memory Address Function Expanded Memory and Extended Memory RS-232C Serial Ports Serial Ports J11, J13RS-485 Serial Port Addresses IRQ11 IRQ7 Interrupt Assignments Serial Port Connectors J11, J13 ROM-BIOS Installation of the Serial Ports Name Pin Ports Pin Signal Function In/Out DB25 Pin Signal Name Configuring Serial 2 for RS-485 J6, W5, W6 Pin RJ11 Signal Standard Wire Color RS-485 Twisted-Pair Cabling Using RJ11 Connectors Interconnection Scheme Examples Using the RS-485 Interface Serial Console Hex Command Serial Handshake COM Port Table Using a Serial Modem Serial Booting and Serial Programming Register 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 J15 Pin Signal Function In/Out DB25 Name Parallel Port Connector J15 Register Bit Definitions Signal Name Full Name Description Floppy Drive Considerations Floppy Disk InterfaceCapacity Drive Size Tracks Data Rate Floppy Interface Connector J14 Floppy Interface ConfigurationPin Signal Name Function In/Out IDE Hard Disk Interface IDE Connector J12 25. IDE Drive Interface Connector J12 IDE Interface Configuration Compact Flash Solid-State Disk Master/Slave SettingEnabling the Drive Solid-State Disk Preparation Name Connector Pins/Type Description Connecting a CRT J5Flat Panel/CRT Video Controller Part Description Mating Connector J5 Pin Signal Name DB-15 DB-9 W10 +5V Connecting a Flat Panel J3 FLM Pin Signal Description Name Advanced Power Management Power Sequencing Pgmebios VIDEO=filename Bios Support of Non-Standard Panels LCD Bias Supply Option Selecting Vee PolarityJ4 Pin J3 Pin Description Ra = 270 Rb = Vee max Vee min / 1.5 Attaching an External Contrast Control Example Network Terms Ethernet Network Interface QNX Installing an Ethernet Boot Prom Installing a Boot Prom Twisted-Pair InstallationsInstalling a Boot Prom in Byte-Wide Socket S0 Twisted Pair Interface J7 Using Network Operating Systems NOS Controlling the Ethernet LAN Interface Directly Network OS DriversProgram Name Vendor Function Driver Name 00 40 Manufacturer’s Ethernet ID Byte-Wide Socket S0 SSD Device Size Package Generic Type Pins Part Number Addressing 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 Typical Devices Pins Jumper Diagram Byte-Wide Socket SignalsW14 Pin Signal Name Description Jumpering the Byte-Wide Socket Flash Eprom Typical Devices Pins Jumper Diagram Using EPROMsFlash Eprom Programming Non-volatile RAM Using SRAMs Utility Connector J16 Exsmi Pin Signal Name Function External Battery Connections Push Button Reset ConnectionPC Speaker LED Connection Battery-Backed Clock Jumper W4 Watchdog TimerWDT Response AL,61H AL,NOT 08H OUT 61H,AL Page AT Expansion Bus Onboard MiniModule Expansion Using Standard PC and AT Bus Cards Bus Termination Bus Expansion Guidelines Expansion Bus Connector Pinouts PU/PD/S Pin Signal Function In/Out Current 47. AT Expansion Bus Connector, B1-B32 P1 48. AT Expansion Bus Connector, C0-C19 P2 PU/PD/S Interrupt Function Interrupt and DMA Channel Usage Serial Parallel Floppy Channel FunctionEthernet Video Setup Overview Menu Name Functions Standard CMOS/EEPROM Setup Setup Page 1-Standard CMOS/EEPROM Setup Date and Time Drive Parameter SetupFloppy Drives IDE Hard Disk DrivesPage Video Error HaltDram Memory System Post Extended Bios Setup Page 2-Options/Peripheral Configuration Parallel Port Serial PortPort Address Selection Address Interrupt IDE Interface Enable Floppy Interface EnableHot Key Setup Enable Selection Address Blank Post Test Video State Serial Boot Loader Enable Byte-Wide Socket ConfigurationWatchdog Timer Configuration Local Bus Video Display Flat Panel Display Type Installing a Modified Bios to Support a New Panel Extended Serial Console Configuration Setup Page 3-Serial Console ConfigurationPage Switch Function Creating Configuration Files with SETUP.COM DIR LPT1 Operation with DOS Utility Software Overview Embedded-PC System Enhancements Little Board/486e CPU Specifications Onboard 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