Little Board/486e Computer
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Table of Contents
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Technical Specifications
Index
Introduction
Technical Support
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General Description
Features
Chapter
CPU/Motherboard
Enhanced Embedded-PC Bios
VL-Bus Flat Panel/CRT Display Controller
Floppy Interface
Serial Ports
Enhanced Parallel Port
IDE Interface
Ethernet LAN Interface
Byte-Wide Socket and Solid State Disk SSD
Enhanced Reliability
Modular PC/104 Expansion Bus
Halt Testing
Software
Little Board Development Platform
Interface Connector Summary
Overview
Connector Function Size Key Pin
Connectors
Connector and Jumper Locations
Jumper Configuration Options
Jumper Group Function Default
System I/O Map
Address Function
DC Power
Connector Type Mating Connector
Pin Connection
Power Requirements
Backup Battery
Cooling Requirements
Powerfail Monitor
Dram
System Memory Map
Expanded Memory and Extended Memory
Memory Address Function
RS-485 Serial Port
Serial Ports J11, J13
RS-232C Serial Ports
Addresses
Interrupt Assignments
IRQ11 IRQ7
ROM-BIOS Installation of the Serial Ports
Serial Port Connectors J11, J13
Ports Pin Signal Function In/Out DB25
Name Pin
Configuring Serial 2 for RS-485 J6, W5, W6
Pin Signal Name
RS-485 Twisted-Pair Cabling Using RJ11 Connectors
Pin RJ11 Signal Standard Wire Color
Using the RS-485 Interface
Interconnection Scheme Examples
Hex Command
Serial Console
COM Port Table
Serial Handshake
Serial Booting and Serial Programming
Using a Serial Modem
Bi-Directional Parallel Port
Register Name Address Primary Secondary
Selection Address Interrupts
ROM-BIOS Installation of Parallel Ports
Signal Type Number of Lines Function Output Drive
Standard and General Purpose I/O Operation
Parallel Port Interrupt
Parallel Port Interrupt Enable
Register Bit Signal Name In/Out Active J15
Or Function High/Low Pin
Parallel Port Connector J15
J15 Pin Signal Function In/Out DB25 Name
Signal Name Full Name Description
Register Bit Definitions
Floppy Disk Interface
Floppy Drive Considerations
Capacity Drive Size Tracks Data Rate
Floppy Interface Configuration
Floppy Interface Connector J14
Pin Signal Name Function In/Out
IDE Connector J12
IDE Hard Disk Interface
25. IDE Drive Interface Connector J12
IDE Interface Configuration
Enabling the Drive
Master/Slave Setting
Compact Flash Solid-State Disk
Solid-State Disk Preparation
Connecting a CRT J5
Name Connector Pins/Type Description
Flat Panel/CRT Video Controller
J5 Pin Signal Name DB-15 DB-9
Part Description Mating Connector
Connecting a Flat Panel J3
W10 +5V
Pin Signal Description Name
FLM
Power Sequencing
Advanced Power Management
Bios Support of Non-Standard Panels
Pgmebios VIDEO=filename
Selecting Vee Polarity
LCD Bias Supply Option
J4 Pin J3 Pin Description
Attaching an External Contrast Control
Ra = 270 Rb = Vee max Vee min / 1.5
Example
Ethernet Network Interface
Network Terms
Installing an Ethernet Boot Prom
QNX
Installing a Boot Prom in Byte-Wide Socket S0
Twisted-Pair Installations
Installing a Boot Prom
Twisted Pair Interface J7
Using Network Operating Systems NOS
Network OS Drivers
Controlling the Ethernet LAN Interface Directly
Program Name Vendor Function Driver Name
Manufacturer’s Ethernet ID
00 40
SSD Device Size Package Generic Type Pins Part Number
Byte-Wide Socket S0
ROM-BIOS Extensions
Addressing the Byte-wide Socket
Window Address
Accessing the Byte-Wide Socket
Performance Issues
Solid State Disk SSD Drives
Device 64KB Segment Address Size Segments Upper Nibble of BH
W14 Pin Signal Name Description
Byte-Wide Socket Signals
Typical Devices Pins Jumper Diagram
Jumpering the Byte-Wide Socket
Using EPROMs
Flash Eprom Typical Devices Pins Jumper Diagram
Flash Eprom Programming
Using SRAMs
Non-volatile RAM
Utility Connector J16
Pin Signal Name Function
Exsmi
PC Speaker
Push Button Reset Connection
External Battery Connections
LED Connection
Battery-Backed Clock
Watchdog Timer
Jumper W4
WDT Response
AL,61H AL,NOT 08H OUT 61H,AL
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AT Expansion Bus
Using Standard PC and AT Bus Cards
Onboard MiniModule Expansion
Bus Expansion Guidelines
Bus Termination
Expansion Bus Connector Pinouts
Pin Signal Function In/Out Current
PU/PD/S
47. AT Expansion Bus Connector, B1-B32 P1
48. AT Expansion Bus Connector, C0-C19 P2
PU/PD/S
Interrupt and DMA Channel Usage
Interrupt Function
Channel Function
Serial Parallel Floppy
Ethernet Video
Setup Overview
Menu Name Functions
Setup Page 1-Standard CMOS/EEPROM Setup
Standard CMOS/EEPROM Setup
Floppy Drives
Drive Parameter Setup
Date and Time
IDE Hard Disk Drives
Page
Dram Memory
Error Halt
Video
System Post
Setup Page 2-Options/Peripheral Configuration
Extended Bios
Port Address
Serial Port
Parallel Port
Selection Address Interrupt
Hot Key Setup Enable
Floppy Interface Enable
IDE Interface Enable
Selection Address
Video State
Blank Post Test
Watchdog Timer Configuration
Byte-Wide Socket Configuration
Serial Boot Loader Enable
Local Bus Video Display
Installing a Modified Bios to Support a New Panel
Flat Panel Display Type
Setup Page 3-Serial Console Configuration
Extended Serial Console Configuration
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Creating Configuration Files with SETUP.COM
Switch Function
Operation with DOS
DIR LPT1
Utility Software Overview
Little Board/486e CPU Specifications
Embedded-PC System Enhancements
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
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Index
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POST, Setup
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