Packing List Packing List: Please check the package material before you install the system. Hardware: FS-97A Single Board Computer x 1 Cable Kit: Floppy flat cable x 1 40-pin ATA100 IDE flat cable x 2 DB25 & DB9 cable with bracket x 1...
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FS-97A User’s Manual CPU Cooler x 1 Audio cable with bracket x 1 4-pin to 3-pin ATX cable x 1 PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Cable x 1 Other Accessories: Divers CD (including User’s Manual)
To be a powerful multimedia platform, FS-97A is also integrated with 24-bit dual channel LVDS interface and one Compact Flash Type II socket. For these features FS-97A can be easily used for industrial multimedia platform like POS or KIOSK system.
FS-97A User’s Manual Introductions 1.2 <Product Specifications> General Specification Form Factor Full-size PICMG CPU card Intel Pentium M Processor with FC-PGA478/FC-BGA479 FSB: 400MHz L2 Cache: 512KB/1MB/2MB Battery Mode is not supported Intel Speed Step Technology function is not supported ( The Intel® Celeron® M Processor 4xx series have been designed to work with the Mobile Intel®...
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FS-97A User’s Manual Introduction Connector External DB15 female connector on rear I/O panel Internal 40-pin LVDS connector Ethernet Interface Chipset Intel PRO/100+ LAN interface with Intel 82562ET Optional secondary Gigabit LAN interface with Intel 82540EM Type 10Base-T / 100Base-TX/1000Base-T for 82540EM...
FS-97A User’s Manual Introduction 1.4 <Block Diagram> Intel Pentium M processor with FC-PGA2/FC-BGA2 400MHz FSB 2 x 184-pin DDR266/333 DIMM LVDS LVDS Up to 2GB 4xAGP Mini-AGP 855GME 82562ET LAN UltraATA100 ATAPI Devices PCI Bus USB2.0 USB Devices ICH4 Audio...
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FS-97A User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.4 <System Setup> 2.4.1 <CPU Installation> FS-97A has one 479-pin CPU socket to support Intel Pentium M/Celeron M 478-pin processor. Please follow the instruction to install the processor well. CPU Socket 2. Find the pin direction and 1.
FS-97A User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.4.2 <Memory Module Installation> FS-97A supports two DDR266/333 SDRAM sockets up to 2GB of capacity. It also supports ECC (error- correcting code function. DIMM1/2 104-pin 80-pin Please check the pin number to match the socket side well before installing memory module.
FS-97A User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.4.3 <CPU Cooler Installation> There is a cooler attached with the board package, please follow the instructions to install the cooler on the processor. 1. Remove the sticker of the base. 2. Put the base through the fixing hole of the processor and paste on the solder side. Then put the cooler through the base pillar.
FS-97A User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.4.4 <Complete the system installation> After installing the CPU, CPU cooler and the memory module, please slot the main board into PICMG slot of the backplane carefully. If you connect an ATX power supply with the backplane, you will need to connect an ATX function cable between the main board and the backplane.
FS-97A User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.5 <CMOS Setup> The board’s data of CMOS can be setting in BIOS. If the board refuses to boot due to inappropriate CMOS settings, here is how to proceed to clear (reset) the CMOS to its default values.
FS-97A User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.6 <Watchdog Timer Setting> The watchdog timer makes the system auto-reset while it stops to work for a period. The integrated watchdog timer can be setup as system reset mode by program. Timeout Value Range...
DOM (DiskOnModule) or M-systems DiskOnChip IDE Pro flash disk with or without the additional VCC power cable. The FS-97A also supports Compact Flash Card Type I/II interface. The jumper JCFSEL provides you to setup the CF card on master or slave mode.
Hardware Setup 2.8 <Power and Fan Setup> FS-97A has one 4-pin power input connector expect PICMG bus powering; it also has two fan connectors. For ATX function, you should connect the ATX connector on the backplane with CN_PS on FS-97A.
FS-97A User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.9 <Display Interface> 2.9.1 <Analog VGA interface> The board is integrated with Intel 855GM GMCH chipset built-in Intel Extreme Graphics 2 with 266 MHz VGA core, 256-bit 3D engine and Intel Dynamic Video Memory up to 64MBytes shared with system memory.
FS-97A User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.9.2 <Digital VGA interface> The board provides one 20 x 2-pin LVDS interface for LCD panel, it supports 18/24-bit single/dual channel up to 1600 x 1200 of resolution. The jumper JVLCD can let you select your panel whether supports +5V or +3.3V of voltage, and the CN_INV provides panel...
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FS-97A User’s Manual Hardware Setup LCD installing guide: Prepare a panel, inverter and FS-97A. FS-97A SBC Inverter LCD panel Please check the datasheet of the panel to see the voltage of the panel, and set the jumper JVLCD to +5V or +3.3V.
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FS-97A User’s Manual Hardware Setup After setup the devices well, you need to select the LCD panel type in the BIOS. The panel type mapping is list below: BIOS panel type selection form For 18-bit color For 24-bit color Output format...
Hardware Setup 2.10 < Ethernet Network Interface> The FS-97A is integrated with one Intel 82562ET PRO/100+ Ethernet interface at the type of 10Base-T/100Base-TX auto-switching Ethernet with full duplex and IEEE 802.3U compliant. The optional secondary Ethernet controller is Intel 82540EM PRO/1000+ at the type of 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T auto-switching Ethernet with full duplex and IEEE 802.3U compliant.
FS-97A User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.11 <Audio Interface> FS-97A provides a stereo audio interface with Realtek ALC201A AC97 Codec. The CN_AUDIO provides the interface to use attached audio cable, the CDIN can let you connect audio output from CD-ROM drives.
FS-97A User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.12 <GPIO interface> The board offers 8-bit digital I/O to customize its configuration to your control needs. For example, you may configure the digital I/O to control the opening and closing of the cash drawer or to sense the warning signal from a tripped UPS. The following is a detailed description of how the digital I/O is controlled via software programming.
FS-97A User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.13 <Switch and Indicator> The JFRNT provides front control panel of the board, such as power button, reset and beeper, etc. Connector: JFRNT Type: onboard 14-pin (2 x 7) 2.54-pitch header Function Signal Signal Function...
FS-97A User’s Manual Display Mode Setup Chapter 3 <Display Mode Setup> This chapter shows you how to setup the display device under Windows OS. Before you using your display device: 1. Check your software Before you can use the display device properly, please install the VGA driver.
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FS-97A User’s Manual Display Mode Setup For advanced display settings, please click Advanced… button and choose Intel(R) Extreme Graphics. Please click Graphics Properties button to enter the advanced setup. Display Mode Setup...
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FS-97A User’s Manual Display Mode Setup While you entering the Graphics Properties, you will see the options below: This option can let you configure the CRT monitors for Colors, Screen Area (Resolution) and Refresh Rate. This option can let you configure...
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FS-97A User’s Manual Display Mode Setup This option can let you configure the Dual Display for clone mode (same display on two devices) This option can let you configure the Dual Display for Extended Desktop mode Display Mode Setup...
FS-97A User’s Manual BIOS Setup Chapter 4 <BIOS Setup> The single board computer uses the Award BIOS for the system configuration. The Award BIOS in the single board computer is a customized version of the industrial standard BIOS for IBM PC AT-compatible computers. It supports Intel x86 and compatible CPU architecture based processors and computers.
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FS-97A User’s Manual Flash BIOS Appendix B <Flash BIOS> B.1 BIOS Auto Flash Tool The board is based on Award BIOS and can be updated easily by the BIOS auto flash tool. You can download the tool online at the address below: http://www.award.com...
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FS-97A User’s Manual Watchdog Timer Programming Guide Appendix C <Watchdog Timer Programming Guide> WDT source from : WinBond 83627HF (1) General Description Winbond has a WDT feature inside its chip. We implement its function into our circuit . There are many configuration Registors ( CR ) in 83627HF. The...
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