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Vox Technologies EM-350A Manual

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EM-350 Series
3.5" Embedded SBC
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with NS Geode
CPU on board ,
and VGA/LCD, TV, Sound, LAN, SSD,
GPS, PCMCIA, Compact Flash

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  • Page 1 EM-350 Series 3.5” Embedded SBC with NS Geode CPU on board , and VGA/LCD, TV, Sound, LAN, SSD, GPS, PCMCIA, Compact Flash...
  • Page 2 OPYRIGHT © This document is a copyright of the original manufacturer, 2000. The original manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to the product(s) described in this manual at any time without notice. This manual may not, in whole or in part, be photocopied, reproduced, transcribed, translated, or transmitted in whatever form without the written consent of the manufacturer, except for copies retained by the purchaser for backup purposes.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ABLE OF ONTENTS CHAPTER 1 NTRODUCTION 1.1 S PECIFICATION 1.2 P ACKING HECK CHAPTER 2 UMPER ETTINGS AND ONNECTORS 2.1 B EM-535 OARD UTLINE OF 2.2 J UMPER ETTING VERVIEW 2.3 I NSTALLING THE DIMM MODULE 2.4 J EM-535 UMPER OCATION FOR 2.5 J EM-535...
  • Page 5 ABLE OF ONTENTS CHAPTER 4 BIOS U PDATED 4.1 BIOS U PDATED 4.2 A BIOS F WARD LASH NSTRUCTIONS CHAPTER 5 RIVERS UPPORT 5.1 D CD-ROM L RIVERS OF 5.2 F IRECTORY APPENDIX A T ECHNICAL EFERENCE GLOSSARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS RMA SERVICE REQUEST FORM...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION The new EM-350 3.5” embedded SBC, is a multimedia capable and network ready embedded PC. Its on-board low power version CPU from NS Geode™ provides support at 200, 233 and 266 Mhz, respectively. The board can be shipped according to the customers’...

  • Page 8: Specification

    INTRODUCTION 1.1 S PECIFICATION Processor : NS Geode 200/233/266 MHz ( on-board ) CPU Chipset : NS GX5530, Realtek RTL8139, Winbond 83977 I/O chipset, RICOH R5C476II PCMCIA Bridge, CHRONTEL CH7003B TV Encoder, AD1819A Audio CODEC System Memory / RAM : One SODIMM socket, support up to 128MB of SDRAM VGA/LCD Controller : NS GX5530, shared memory 2MB, resolution up to 1024 x 768 @ 64K colors...

  • Page 9: Packing Check List

    INTRODUCTION u Ordering Information Function Compact VGA/LCD Sound PCMCIA Model Flash EM-350A EM-350B EM-350C EM-350D EM-350E EM-350F Note: EM-350B/D/E/F are not standard products , if you need these products, please contact your supplier. 1.2 P ACKING HECK Before you begin to install your card, please make sure that you received the following...

  • Page 10: Jumper Settings And Connectors

    CHAPTER 2. JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS The figure below shows the jumpers and connectors location on the EM-350: Note: Some parts are different of version 0.1 2.1 B EM-350 OARD UTLINE OF SGP1 SGP1 FDC1 Sdoc1 4PS3 FAN1 St2c2 IDE1 LPR1 Cyrix GPS1...
  • Page 11 JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS REAR SIDE LCD1 PMA1 EM-350 / 5...

  • Page 12: Jumper Setting Overview

    JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS 2.2 J UMPER ETTING VERVIEW In order to select the operation modes of your system, configure and set the jumpers on the your SBC to match the need of your application. To set a jumper, a black plastic cap containing metal contacts is placed over the jumper pins as designated by the required configuration as listed in this section.
  • Page 13 JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS 2.4 J EM-350 UMPER OCATION FOR SGP1 Sdoc1 FDC1 4PS3 FAN1 St2c2 LPR1 IDE1 Cyrix GPS1 Sc2t1 USB LAN VGA1 LPT1 EM-350 / 7...
  • Page 14 JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS 2.5 J EM-350 UMPER ETTINGS UMMARY FOR LOCATION FUNCTION Sc2t1/Sc2t2 Select COM2 Type Vlcd1 Select Panel Voltage Default Setting Default Setting Default Setting CMOS1 Clear CMOS Data SGP1 Select GPS or COM2 Sdoc1 Select DiskOnChip(Flash Disk) Address EM-350 / 8...

  • Page 15: Jumper Settings For Em-535

    JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS 2.6 JUMPER SETTINGS OF EM-350 l Sc2t1/Sc2t2 : Select COM2 Type COM2 Type Sc2t1 Sc2t2 RS-232 (Default) 1-5,2-6,3-7,4-8 RS-422 5-9,6-10,7-11,8-12 RS-485 5-9,6-10,7-11,8-12 Sc2t2 Sc2t1 Sc2t2 Sc2t1 RS-232 Default : RS-422 RS-485 l Vlcd1 : Select Panel Voltage Panel Voltage Vlcd1 Vlcd1...
  • Page 16 JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS l JP1 : Default Setting¡ ] 1 -2¡ ^ Default : l JP2 : Default Setting¡ ] 1 -2¡ ^ Default : l JP3¡ G D efault Setting¡ ] 2 -3¡ ^ Default : Note: Do not attempt to change the default setting of JP1¡ B J P2 and JP3 unless the manufacturer would like to change the specification.
  • Page 17 JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS l CMOS1 : Clear CMOS Data Description CMOS1 CMOS1 Normal (Default) Clear CMOS CMOS1 Normal (Default) Clear CMOS l SGP1¡ G S elect GPS or COM2 Description SGP1 SGP1 COM2 5-9,6-10,7-11,8-12 ¡ ] D efault¡ ^ COM2 1-5,2-6,3-7,4-8 (Default)
  • Page 18 JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS 2.7 I/O C EM-350 ONNECTOR OCATION FOR FDC1 4PS3 FAN1 IDE1 LPR1 Cyrix GPS1 COM2 USB LAN VGA1 LPT1 LPT1 COM1 LINE_I LINE_O SPEAK RESET VGA1 EM-350 / 12...
  • Page 19 JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS REAR SIDE LCD1 PMA1 EM-350 / 13...
  • Page 20 JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS 2.8 I/O C EM-350 ONNECTOR UMMARY OF LOCATION FUNCTION VGA1 VGA / COM1 4PS3 Power Connector GPS1 GPS Connector IDE1 IDE Interface Connector FAN1 FAN Connector Alternate IrDa Connector 3.5£ X Phone jack connector Sound PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse/ TV Connector (Dual Mini Din) LPT1 Parallel Port Connector(D-Sub) USB_LAN...

  • Page 21: I/O Connectors Description

    JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS 2.9 I/O CONNECTORS DESCRIPTION l VGA1¡ G V GA/COM1 DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION R Signal DCD1# G Signal RX1# B Signal TX1# DTR1# DSR1# RTS1# CTS1# RI1# D2DATA HSYNC VSYNC D2CLK COM1 VGA1 EM-350 / 15...
  • Page 22 JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS l 4PS3¡ G P OWER CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION 4PS3 +12V l GPS1¡ G G PS CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION RESET GPS1 EM-350 / 16...
  • Page 23 JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS l IDE1¡ G I DE INTERFACE CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION RESET# GROUND DATA7 DATA8 DATA6 DATA9 DATA5 DATA10 DATA4 DATA11 DATA3 DATA12 DATA2 DATA13 DATA1 DATA14 DATA0 DATA15 GROUND GROUND IOW# GROUND IOR# GROUND IOCHRDY GROUND GROUND INTERRUPT IOCS16# HDC CSO#...
  • Page 24 JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS IDE1¡ G I DE INTERFACE CONNECTOR / RS-232 SERIAL PORT¡ - 2 (For V0.1) DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION RESET# GROUND DATA7 DATA8 DATA6 DATA9 DATA5 DATA10 DATA4 DATA11 DATA3 DATA12 DATA2 DATA13 DATA1 DATA14 DATA0 DATA15 GROUND GROUND IOW# GROUND IOR#...
  • Page 25 JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS l FAN1¡ G F AN CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION FAN1 l IR1¡ G A LTERNATE IrDa CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION CIRRXD IRRXD IRTXD SOUND¡ G 3 .5 DIA. PHONE JACK CONNECTORS LINE_IN LINE_OUT SPEAK DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION MIC_IN IN_LEFT OUT_LEFT OUT_LEFT MIC_IN...
  • Page 26 JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS PT1¡ G P S/2 KEYBOARD / MOUSE / TV CONNECTOR¡ ] D UAL MINI DIN¡ ^ DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION CSYNC KB_DATA MS_DATA CHROM COMPOSITE KB_CLK MS_CLK LPT1¡ G P ARALLEL PORT CONNECTOR¡ ] D -SUB¡ ^ DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION STB# AFD#...
  • Page 27 JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS USB_L¡ G U SB/100 BASE-TX LAN CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION PORT 0- PORT 1- PORT 0+ PORT 1+ USB(S) USB(P) Green LED Yellow LED U16¡ G D iskOnChip socket DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION IOW# SMEMW# SA12 SA14 SA13 SA11 SMEMR# SA16 EM-350 / 21...
  • Page 28 JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS CF1¡ G C OMPACT FLASH socket DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION CD1- DATA3 DATA11 DATA4 DATA12 DATA5 DATA13 DATA6 DATA14 DATA7 DATA15 CE1# CE2# IOR# IOW# READY# BVCC BVCC RESET WAIT# INPACK# REG# BVD2 DATA0 BVD1 DATA1 DATA8 DATA2 DATA9 DATA10 CD2#...
  • Page 29 JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS LPR1¡ G S YSTEM STATUS INDICATE AND CONTROL CONNECTORS DESCRIPTION FUNCTION POWER LED LPR1 HD ACTIVE LED HD LED- RESET- RESET SWITCH SPEAKER EXT SPEAKER LCD1¡ G L CD INTERFACE CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION FVCC LCD1 FVCC ENVDD ENBKL SHFCLK...
  • Page 30 JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS FDC1¡ G F LOPPY INTERFACE CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION FDC1 INDEX¡ - DR0¡ - DSKCHG¡ - MTRO¡ - DIR¡ - SETP¡ - WDATA¡ - AGATE¡ - TRK0¡ - WP¡ - RDATA¡ - HDSEL¡ - EM-350 / 24...
  • Page 31 JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS COM2¡ G R S232/422/485 PORT CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 DATA- DATA+ COM2 RTS- RTS+ CTS+ CTS- l 4PS2¡ G P OWER CONNECTOR (For V0.1) DESCRIPTION 4PS2 +12V EM-350 / 25...
  • Page 32 JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS l PM1¡ G P CMCIA socket PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION DATA3 DATA4 DATA11 DATA5 DATA12 DATA6 DATA13 DATA7 DATA14 CE1# DATA15 CE2# RESET WAIT# IORD# INPACK# IOWR# ABVD2 ABVD1 DATA0 DATA8 DATA1 DATA9 DATA2 DATA10 PCMCIA...

  • Page 33: Running Award Bios

    CHAPTER 3. AWAR D BIOS SETUP Award‘ s ROM BIOS provides a built-in Setup program that allows the user to modify the basic system configuration and settings. The modified data will be stored in a battery- backed CMOS RAM so that this data will be retained even when the power is turned off. In general, the information saved in the CMOS RAM will stay unchanged unless there is a configuration change in the system, such as hard drive replacement or new equipment is installed.

  • Page 34: Cmos Setup Utility

    AWARD BIOS SETUP 3.2 CMOS S ETUP TILITY To access the AWARD BIOS SETUP program, press the <DEL> key. The screen display will appears as: Main Program Screen ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A434L7J) CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP...

  • Page 35: Standard Cmos Setup

    AWARD BIOS SETUP 3.3 S CMOS S TANDARD ETUP When you select the “ STANDARD CMOS SETUP” on the main program, the screen display will appears as: Standard CMOS Setup Screen ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A434L7J) STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
  • Page 36 AWARD BIOS SETUP standard ones. To select or change the configuration, move the cursor to the desired position and press <Page Up> or <Page Down> to change the option: (1) Press “ Auto” for IDE HDD auto detection, (2) Press “ User” for user definable, and Press “ None” for not installed (e.g.
  • Page 37 AWARD BIOS SETUP 2. Entering incorrect drive specifications will result in a hard disk drive that will function improperly or not function at all. EM-350 / 31...
  • Page 38 AWARD BIOS SETUP Floppy Drive A and Floppy Drive B: The options are as follows – 360K, 5.25 in. 720K, 3.5in. 2.88M, 3.5in. 1.2M, 5.25in 1.44M, 3.5in. None (for Not Installed). Note : 1. Not Installed could be used as an option for diskless workstations. 2.

  • Page 39: Bios Features Setup

    AWARD BIOS SETUP 3.4 BIOS Features Setup When you select the “ BIOS FEATURES SETUP” on the main program, the screen display will appears as: BIOS Features Setup Screen ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A434L7J) BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC Virus Warning : Disabled Video BIOS Shadow...
  • Page 40 AWARD BIOS SETUP Quick Power On Self Test: The default setting is “ Enabled” . This speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST) by skipping some items that are normally checked during the full POST. If your system is functioning normally, you can choose this feature to speed the booting process.
  • Page 41 AWARD BIOS SETUP Typematic Delay (Msec): This setting controls the time between the display of the first and second characters. There are four delay choices: 250ms, 500ms, 750ms and 1000ms. The default setting is “ 250” ms. Security Option: This setting controls the password in the main screen. The options are “...

  • Page 42: Chipset Features Setup

    AWARD BIOS SETUP 3.5 C HIPSET EATURES ETUP When you select the “ CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP” on the main program, the screen display will appears as: Chipset Features Setup Screen ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A434L7J) CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. SDRAM CAS latency Time : 3T Flat Panel Status...
  • Page 43 AWARD BIOS SETUP USB Controller: Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have USB peripherals Audio I/O Base Address: Select a base I/O address for the audio port MPU-401 I/O Base Address: Select a base I/O address for the MPU-401 interface Audio IRQ Select: Select an interrupt for the audio port Audio DMA Select: Select a DMA channel for the audio port After you have made your selections in the CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP, press the...

  • Page 44: Power Management Setup

    AWARD BIOS SETUP 3.6 P OWER ANAGEMENT ETUP The “ Power Management Setup” controls the CPU card‘ s “ Green” features. When you select the “ POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” on the main program, the screen display will appears as: Power Management Setup Screen ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A434L7J) POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
  • Page 45 AWARD BIOS SETUP Standby Mode: Options are from “ 1 Min” to “ 1 Hour” and “ Disable” . The system speed will change from turbo to slow and the video signal will be suspended, if no Power Management events occur for a specified length of time. Full power function will return when a Wake-Up event is detected.

  • Page 46: P N P/Pci Configuration

    AWARD BIOS SETUP 3.7 P P/PCI C ONFIGURATION Both the ISA and PCI buses on the CPU card use system IRQs & DMAs. You must set up the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the PnP/PCI Configuration Setup utility, otherwise the SBC will not work properly. When you select the “...
  • Page 47 AWARD BIOS SETUP Resources Controlled By: The other option is “ Default Setting” which allows you to control IRQ’ s and DMAs individually. The defaults setting is “ Auto” which will control all IRQ’ s and DMAs automatically. Reset Configuration Data: The default setting is “ Disabled” . When set to “...

  • Page 48: Load Bios Defaults

    AWARD BIOS SETUP 3.8 L BIOS D EFAULTS The BIOS defaults have been set by the manufacturer which represent settings provided with the minimum requirements for your system to operate. “ Load BIOS Defaults “ loads the troubleshooting default values permanently recorded in the BIOS ROM. These settings are non-optimal and turn off all high performance features.

  • Page 49: Integrated Peripherals

    AWARD BIOS SETUP 3.10 I NTEGRATED ERIPHERALS When you select the “ INTEGRATED PERIPHERIALS” on the main program, the screen display will appears as: Integrated Peripheral Setup Screen ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A434L7J) INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. IDE HDD Block Mode : Enabled Primary IDE Channel : Enabled...

  • Page 50: Supervisor /User Password

    AWARD BIOS SETUP the lower mode (e.g. From Mode 3 to Mode 2). All IDE drives should work with PIO mode 0. IDE Primary Master UDMA, IDE Primary Slave UDMA: Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95, OSR2, or a third-party IDE bus master driver).

  • Page 51: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    AWARD BIOS SETUP the new password by re-typing it and pressing <Enter> again. When you are done the screen automatically reverts to the main screen. Remember that when you use this feature, the “ Security Option” line in BIOS FEATURES SETUP will determine when entering the password will be required.
  • Page 52 AWARD BIOS SETUP any new values or changing old ones. EM-350 / 46...

  • Page 53: Bios Updated

    CHAPTER 4. BIOS UPDATED anufacture default BIOS supports both VGA and LCD(FEM-350A.BIN).If you want to use TV or RGB terminals, please change BIOS as following: 4.1 BIOS LIST( DIRECTORY CD BIOS UNCTION -350 -350 NTSC -350 4.2 A BIOS F WARD LASH NSTRUCTIONS...
  • Page 54 l Confirm the BIOS filename on the diskette matches the name on the manual. To confirm the bios filename do a directory command on the A: drive (DIR A: /W <return>) You should see a filename that matches the name on the disk label. (ex: filename fem-350a.BIN) l Make a note of the filename with the .BIN extension.

  • Page 55: Drivers Of

    CHAPTER 5. DRIV ERS SUPPORT 5.1 DRIVERS CD-ROM LIST The Table list below shows the drivers supported for EM-350. Drivers Function Drivers Directory Gx5530 Gxmdrv Msystem Msystem PCMCIA R5c476 5.2 FILE DIRECTORY EM-350 / 49...

  • Page 56: Appendix A Technical

    APPENDIX A TECHNICAL REFERENCE I/O PORT ADDRESS MAP Address Function 000 - 01F DMA Controller #1 020 - 03F Interrupt Controller #1 040 - 05F Timer Chip Disable Watch-Dog Times Operation (Read) 060 - 06F Keyboard Controller 070 - 07F Read Time Clock/NMI Mask 080 - 09F DMA Page Register...
  • Page 57 MEMORY ADDRESS MAP Address Range (Hex) Description 000000H - 09FFFFH 640 KB of Conventional RAM 0A0000H - 0BFFFFH 128 KB of Video RAM 0C0000H - 0EFFFFH 256 KB of I/O Expansion ROM 0F0000H - 0FFFFFH 64 KB of System BIOS ROM 0100000H - 7FFFFFFFH 1 MB ~ 128MB of User RAM DMA CHANNELS...
  • Page 58 GLOSSARY 8-Bit Bus – Data is transmitted to expansion slots and other components on the bus only along 8 parallel data line. 10Base-T – It is a 10Mbps IEEE 802.3/Ethernet standard that uses unshielded twisted pair cable specification. 10Base-T supports network configuration using the CSMA/CD access method over a twisted pair transmission system up to 100 meters in length without the use of repeater.
  • Page 59 Bus Mastering – A method of transferring data through a bus in which the device takes over the bus and directly controls the transfer of data to the computer’ s memory. Bus mastering is a method of Direct Memory Access (DMA) transfer. Cache –...
  • Page 60 Expansion slots – Expansion slots are plug-in connectors that allow you to insert additional circuit boards that attach to the rest of the PC through special circuitry called the bus. By inserting the right circuit board -- usually called an adapter or an expansion card –...
  • Page 61 of the keyboard’ s circuit board. LDCM (LANDesk Client Manager) – With the help of LDCM, PCs that are either stand- alone or on a network can not escape the control of a system administrator. Alerts will be sent to the user if an abnormal condition is encountered in a PC. It allows the administrator to give each PC a thorough check-up.
  • Page 62 carries data along at least 32 lines, that is, at least 32 bits at a time. Local bus computer designs add special buses so the CPU can communicate directly with key components like the monitor, resulting in much better performance. You should look for PCI local bus capabilities in any system you buy, especially PCI local bus video (which helps the monitor display more quickly).
  • Page 63 SCSI-3 – The third generation of SCSI; introduces Fast-20 and Fast-40 as improvements to the parallel bus. The standard also includes a number of specifications for high-speed serial bus architectures such as SSA, Fiber Channel, and IEEE 1394. Also known as Ultra SCSI. Ultra SCSI –...
  • Page 64 Terms and Conditions Date: 1997.10.20 Warranty Policy 1. All products are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship on a period of two years from the date of purchase by the customer. 2. The buyer will bear the return freight charges for goods that are returned for repair within the warranty period whereas manufacturer will bear the other way after repair.

  • Page 65: Rma Service Request Form

    RMA Service Request Form Date:1997.10.20 When requesting RMA service, please fill out this “RMA Service Request Form”. This form needs to be shipped with your returns. Service cannot begin until we have this information. Company: Person to contact: Phone No. Purchased Date: Fax No.: Applied Date:...
  • Page 66 Authorized Signatures Authorized Signatures...

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