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Ampro Corporation 5001451A BIOS Support of Standard Flat Panels, Connecting a CRT (J17)

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Little Board P6d Module

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BIOS Support of Standard Flat Panels

The Little Board P6d system can support flat panel BIOS settings for up to 16 popular LCD panels,

but only 8 have been configured in the BIOS. You select which flat panel BIOS settings to use in

Setup. For details about configuring the video controller, refer to the description of the Integrated

Peripherals Setup on page 2–48. For the current list of supported panels types, refer to Table 2-48.

If you plan to use an unsupported panel, you must modify the standard BIOS to support the panel.

Ampro can provide a BIOS modification kit to you for this purpose. The new video BIOS is then

loaded into the on-board Flash device.

To install the new video BIOS code in the on-board OEM Flash memory device:

1. Install jumper W2 to write-enable the Flash device.

2. Install your new video BIOS code in the on-board Flash device using a utility called

PGM6X.COM, supplied by Ampro on the utility disk that comes with the Little Board P6d

Development Platform.

3. Remove W2 to write-protect the on-board Flash device.

PGM6X is a DOS utility designed to write to the on-board Flash device (The on-bo ard Flash d evice

contains the system’s BIOS and the video BIOS). Instructions for this utility are provided on the

utility diskette. Contact your Ampro sales representative or Ampro Technical Suppo rt for

information about the Little Board P6d Flat Panel BIOS Modification Kit.

Connecting a CRT (J17)

Analog video signals from the video controller appear on a 10-pin dual-row header. These signals

are compatible with the standard video monitors commonly used with desktop PCs. Specifications

for compatible monitors are provided in Chapter 3, Technical Specifications.

Normally, the signals are connected to a standard DB-15 video connector by a “transitio n cable,”

made from a ribbon cable connectors and a short length of 10-wire ribbon cable. A transitio n cable

can connect the video signals to a bulkhead-mounted DB-15 connector, allo wing an y standard CRT

to be easily connected using a standard monitor video cable.

+5V power, protected by a fuse, can supply power to an external device, such as an NTSC Video

adapter module. Table 2-32 gives the signal pinout of J17 and pin connections fo r a DB-15

connector. Table 2-33 shows mating connectors.

Contents

Main Revision Reason for Change Date Table of Contents Preface Introduction Product Reference Page Technical Specifications Standards Contact Information Cables Index Page Preface Introduction Technical Support Page Chapter 1 Introduction General Description Product Feature Summary CPU/Motherboard Enhanced Embedded-PC BIOS Modular PC/104-Plus Expansion Bus CompactFlash Disk Serial Ports Parallel Port Floppy Interface PCI-Bus EIDE Interfaces PCI Audio Interface Flat Panel/CRT Display Controller 100 MBps Ethernet LAN Interface Enhanced Reliability Software Designing Little Board Systems On-board MiniModule Expansion Little Board Development Platform And QuickStart Kit Figure 1-1. I/O Development Board Connector Descriptions J1 Utility J2 Power J3 Misc. J4 Keyboard Switch Descriptions (S1 S5) Figure 1-2. System Block Diagram Page Chapter 2 Product Reference Overview Mounting Dimensions 2-2 Figure 2-1. Little Board P6d Module with Mounting Dimensions Connector Summary Page 2-5 Figure 2-2. Little Board P6d Connector and Jumper Locations Jumper Summary DC Power Power Requirements Other Voltages Switching Power Supplies Powerfail NMI Cooling Requirements Thermal Sensor Fan Connector Figure 2-3. CPU Fan Connection (J21) System Memory ROM BIOS Shadowing BIOS Recovery Interrupt and DMA Channel Usage Page Battery-Backed Clock Serial Ports I/O Addresses and Interrupt Assignments ROM-BIOS Installation of the Serial Ports Serial Port Connectors (J8, J11) Page Serial TTL Option Ampro Custom Serial Features Serial Console Features Using a Standard PC Keyboard Using Arrow Keys During Setup COM Port Table Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports Infrared (IrDA) Interface Requirements for an IrDA Interface IrDA Connector (Part of Utility J19) Multi-Mode Parallel Port I/O Addresses and Interrupts ROM-BIOS Installation of Parallel Ports Page IEEE-1284-compliant Cables Latch-Up Protection Parallel Port Registers Standard and Bidirectional Operation Using the Parallel Port in Bidirectional Mode Using the Control Lines for Additional I/O Enabling the Parallel Port Interrupt Page Floppy Disk Interface Floppy Drive Considerations Floppy Interface Configuration Floppy Interface Connector (J14) EIDE Hard Disk Interface Pin # Signal Name Function Pin # Signal Name Function IDE Interface Configuration CompactFlash Solid-State Disk Enabling the Drive Master/Slave Setting Solid-State Disk Preparation Audio Interface Audio Amplifier Figure 2-4. Little Board P6d Audio Interface Adapter Audio Interface Connector Page 2-31 Figure 2-5. Audio Interface Adapter Schematic HEAD PHONE MIC IN PHONE IN SPEAKER OUT Flat Panel/CRT Video Controller Connecting a Flat Panel (J15) Power Sequencing Advanced Power Management BIOS Support of Standard Flat Panels Connecting a CRT (J17) ZV Port Interface (J16) Disabling the Video Controller Ethernet Network Interface Hardware Description Ethernet RJ45 Interface Connector (J13) Ethernet Interface Software Manufacturer's Ethernet ID Network Operating Systems Network OS Drivers Ethernet Setup Watchdog Timer Utility Connectors (J19) Pin # Signal Name Function Pin # Signal Name Function LED Connection Speaker Connections Push-button Reset Connection Keyboard Connection PS/2 Mouse Connection PC/104-Plus Expansion Bus On-board MiniModule Expansion Details Figure 2-6. Stacking PC/104 Modules on the Little Board P6d Module Using Standard PC and AT Bus Cards Expansion Bus Connector Pinouts Page Page 2-47 Table 2-45. PC/104-Plus Expansion Bus Connector, J3 (A1-D30) PinABCD Notes: Setup Setup Help Page Setup 1 Main Menu Figure 2-7. Setup 1 Main Menu Setup 2 Standard CMOS Setup Figure 2-8. Setup 2 Standard CMOS Setup EIDE Hard Disk Drives Drive Selection Floppy Drives Drive Parameter Setup Video Error Halt Setup 3 BIOS Features Setup Figure 2-9. Setup 3 BIOS Features Setup Serial Console Operation during SETUP. Setup 4 Chipset Features Setup Figure 2-10. Setup 4 Chipset Features Setup Setup 5 Power Management Setup Figure 2-11. Setup 5 Power Management Setup Page Setup 6 PCI Configuration Setup Figure 2-12. Setup 6 PCI Configuration Setup Setup 7 Integrated Peripherals Setup Figure 2-13. Setup 7 Integrated Peripherals Setup Panel # Panel Class Other Setup Screens Load Setup Defaults Screen Figure 2-15. IDE HDD Auto Detection Screen Figure 2-14. Load Setup Defaults Screen IDE HDD Auto Detection Screen Save & Exit Setup Screen Figure 2-16. Save & Exit Setup Screen Exit Without Saving Screen Figure 2-17. Exit Without Saving Screen Chapter 3 Technical Specifications Little Board P6d Technical Specifications CPU/Motherboard Embedded-PC System Enhancements On-board Peripherals Support Software Mechanical and Environmental Specifications Flat Panel Displays BIOS Modes 3-5 Table 3-1. Supported CRT Video ModesStandard VGA 3-6 Table 3-2. Supported CRT Video ModesLow Resolution Note: All modes in this table are Graphical and Linear, except where noted. 3-7 Table 3-3. Supported CRT Video ModesExtended Modes 3-8 Hardware IRQ Map Page Appendix A Standards Contact Information EPP and ECP Operation Page Page Page Index A B C D I J K L M T U V W