3.5" sbc with intel atom processor up to 2.0 gb ddr3, vga, 18-bit+48-bit lvds, pcie mini sata 3gb/s, rs-232/422/485, compactflash eight usb 2.0, rohs (140 pages)
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Trademarks WAFER-4821 is a registered trademark of ICP Electronics Inc. IBM PC is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends, Inc.
Specifications ..................6 Package Contents ................7 Installation..............8 WAFER-4821 Layout ................8 Unpacking Precautions................9 CPU Setting for WAFER-4821 ...............9 Watchdog Timer ................10 DiskOnChip™ Flash Disk ..............10 Serial port2 RI Pin Setting..............11 Serial port2 RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485 Setting........11 Free IRQ3 and IRQ4 Setting ..............
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Change Supervisor Password ............. 30 Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings ..........31 Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Settings ........... 31 4.10 Save Settings and Exit ..............32 4.11 Exit Without Saving ............... 32 Appendix A Watchdog Timer ..........33 Appendix B I/O Information ..........35 Appendix C Digital Input and Output ........
IDE interface are compatible with IBM PC/AT and XT architecture's, as well as EPP and ECP. The most outstanding feature in the WAFER-4821 is the built-in PC/104 expansion bus. Based on the PC/104 bus, you can easily install over thousands of PC/104 modules from hundreds vendors in the world.
Specifications WAFER-4821 DX4-100 with Ethernet Single Board Computer provides the following specification: • System on Chip (SOC): System core logic, I/O, CPU (DX4-100) in one chip. Real-time clock/calendar and battery backup: by DS12887 or equivalent. • Memory: DRAM memory: up to 32MB, 1 pcs 72-pin SIMM on board 4 MB designed for customer requirement.
Operating Temperature: 0℃ ~ 60℃ Humidity: 5% ~ 95%, non-condensed Dimension: 102.01mm(W) x 146.48mm(L) Package Contents In addition to this User Manual, WAFER-4821 package includes the following items: • WAFER-4821 DX4-100 with Ethernet Single Board Computer x 1 • RS-232/Printer Cable x 1 •...
Chapter 2 Installation This chapter describes how to install the WAFER-4821. The layout of WAFER-4821 is shown on the next page and the Unpacking Precautions that you should be careful with is described on the following page. Jumpers and switches setting is also included for this board’s configuration, such as: system clock setting and...
SBC. You can do it by using a grounded wrist strap at all times or by frequently touching any conducting materials that is connected to the ground. Handle your WAFER-4821 SBC by its edges. Do not touch IC chips, leads or circuitry if not necessary.
Watchdog Timer Watchdog Timer is enabled by reading port 443H. It should be triggered before the time-out period ends, otherwise it will assume the program operation is abnormal and will issue a reset signal to start again. The Watchdog Timer is disabled by reading port 043H, or 843H.
Serial port2 RI Pin Setting The serial port2 (CN16) can supply +5V or +12V power to the serial devices via RI pin (Pin 9) of the serial port connector. The maximum current is 1A with fuse protection. If the output is set to 12V, make sure that you have 12V to supply to the board.
Free IRQ3 and IRQ4 Setting If you want to free IRQ3 and IRQ4 for other application then the serial port2 and serial port1 have to be disabled by BIOS setting and the jumper JP9 and JP10 have to be closed to free IRQ3 and IRQ4, respectively. •...
Chapter 3 Connection This chapter describes how to connect peripherals, switches and indicators to the WAFER-4821 board. You can access most of the connectors from the top of the board while it is installed in the chassis. Floppy Disk Drive Connector WAFER-4821 board comes equipped with a 34-pin daisy-chain driver connector cable.
IDE Disk Drive Connector You can attach two IDE (Integrated Device Electronics) hard disk drives to the WAFER-4821 internal controller. The board comes equipped with a 44-pin flat-cable connector. The detailed pin assignment of the connector is specified as following table: •...
Parallel Port This port is usually connected to a printer. WAFER-4821 includes an on-board parallel port, accessed through a 26-pin flat-cable connector CN6. The detailed pin assignment of the connector is specified as following table: • CN6: Parallel Port Connector...
Read/Receive 16 byte FIFO serial ports. These ports enable you connect to serial devices or a communication network. Two 9-pin DSUB connectors, one 10-pin header and one 14-pin header are provided by WAFER-4821. The detailed pin assignment of the connectors are specified as following tables: •...
CN2: IDE LED connector Description HDD ACTIVE# External Power Connector WAFER-4821 has an on-board external power connector CN3 and a 2-pin power connector CN7. You can connect power directly to the CPU board without passive backplane application. • CN3: External Power Connector...
• CN7: External Power LED Connector Description External Speaker WAFER-4821 has its own buzzer, which can be connected to external speaker through the connector CN15: • CN15: External Speaker Connector Description Speaker...
PC/104 Connection Bus WAFER-4821 PC/104 expansion bus enables you to attach any kind of PC/104 modules. The PC/104 bus has already become the industrial embedded PC bus standard, so you can easily install over thousands of PC/104 modules from hundreds of vendors in the world. There are two PC/104 connectors on this board: PC/104-64 and PC/104-40.
IrDA Infrared Interface Port WAFER-4821 has a built-in IrDA port supports Serial Infrared (SIR) or Amplitude Shift Keyed IR (ASKIR) interface. If you want to use the IrDA port, you have to configure the SIR or ASKIR model in BIOS>Peripheral Setup>COM4. Then the normal RS-232 COM4 will be disabled.
This kind of respond is badly needed for harsh and critical industrial operating environment. That is why we design 4-bit digital inputs and 4-bit digital outputs on the WAFER-4821. Digital Input and Output, generally, are control signals. You can use these signals to control external devices that needs On/Off circuit or TTL devices.
Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Setup WAFER-4821 uses AMI BIOS for system configuration. AMI BIOS setup program is designed to provide maximum flexibility in configuring the system by offering various options which may be selected for end-user requirements. This chapter is written to assist you in the proper usage of these features.
Standard CMOS Setup The standard CMOS Setup is used for basic hardware system configuration. The main function is for Date/Time setting and Floppy/Hard Disk setting. Please refer to the following screen for this setup. To set the Date, for example, press either the arrow or <Enter> button on your keyboard to select one of the fields (Months, Date or Year) then press either <PgUp>...
Advanced CMOS Setup The following screen will be displayed if you select Advanced CMOS Setup: You can change the value of each option by using <PgUp> and <PgDn> key. The available values are shown on the right screen. Quick Boot Enabled: To enable the BIOS to boot quickly when you turn on your computer.
Hard Disk Access Control To define the read/write access which is set when booting from a HDD. S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks To allow BIOS to use the System Management and Reporting Technologies protocol for reporting server system information on a network. BootUp Num-Lock To turn on/off the Num-Lock option on an enhanced keyboard when you boot.
4.4 Advanced Chipset Setup Note: Do not change any value on this page unless necessary. 4.5 Peripheral Setup When you enter the Peripheral Setup, the following items are available for setting: • OnBoard IDE: to define the on-board Integrated Drive Electronics controller channel(s) to be used.
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IrDA Protocol: To specify the function mode if an IrDA mode is selected. • Parallel Port Mode: WAFER-4821 provides EPP, ECP, ECP/EPP, and SPP/BPP Mode. EPP passes the parallel port to be used with devices which stick to the EPP specification. The existing parallel port signals will be used by EPP to provide asymmetric bi-directional data transfer driven by the host devices.
Supervisor Password and then just press the <Enter> key instead of entering a new password when the prompt 'Enter Password' pops up. Note: If you forget the password, do the Clear/Reset CMOS procedure (see Part 2.3 the CPU Setting for WAFER-4821 >> Clear CMOS SETUP)
4.8 Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings This option lets you load the optimal default settings. These settings are best-case values which will provide the best performance. Whenever your CMOS RAM is damaged, this optimal setting will be loaded automatically. 4.9 Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Settings This option lets you load the Fail Safe default settings when something happens to your computer so that it cannot boot normally.
4.10 Save Settings and Exit Select this option when you finish setting all the parameters and want to save them into the CMOS. Just simply press <Enter> key and all the configuration changes will be saved. 4.11 Exit Without Saving Select this option if you want to exit the Setup without saving the changes that you made.
Appendix A Watchdog Timer Watchdog Timer is provided to ensure that standalone systems can always recover from catastrophic conditions that cause the CPU to crash. This condition may have occurred by external EMI or a software bug. When the CPU stops working correctly, hardware on the board will perform a hardware reset (cold boot) to bring the system back to a known state.
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A tolerance of at least 5% must be maintained to avoid unknown routines within the operating system (DOS), such as disk I/O that can be very time consuming. Therefore if the time out period has been set to 10 seconds, the I/O port 443H must be read within 7 seconds.
Signal Name Signal Name DIN3 DIN2 DIN1 DIN0 Below is the specifications of WAFER-4821 Digital I/O: Digital Input/Output channels : 4 bits TTL Devices compatible Digital Logic level 0: +0.5V max Digital Logic level 1: 3.5V to 5V Register Address: 340H...