Acrosser Technology AR-B1572 User Manual

Fanless isa-bus sbc with gx466 333mhz cpu

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AR-B1572
Fanless ISA-Bus SBC with
GX466 333MHz CPU
User Guide
Edition: 1.0
Book Number:
AR-B1572 06.10.25

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  • Page 1 AR-B1572 Fanless ISA-Bus SBC with GX466 333MHz CPU User Guide Edition: 1.0 Book Number: AR-B1572 06.10.25...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 0. PREFACE..................................3 0.1 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER .............................3 0.2 WELCOME TO THE AR-B1572 CPU BOARD..........................3 0.3 BEFORE YOU USE THIS GUIDE ..............................3 0.4 RETURNING YOUR BOARD FOR SERVICE..........................3 0.5 TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND USER COMMENTS ........................3 0.6 STATIC ELECTRICITY PRECAUTIONS ............................4 1.
  • Page 3: Preface

    AR-B1572. Check the packing list before you install and make sure the accessories are completely included. AR-B1572 CD provides the newest information regarding the CPU card. Please refer to the files of the enclosed utility CD. It contains the modification and hardware & software information, and adding the description or modification of product function after manual printed.
  • Page 4: Static Electricity Precautions

    0.6 STATIC ELECTRICITY PRECAUTIONS Before removing the board from its anti-static bag, read this section about static electricity precautions. Static electricity is a constant danger to computer systems. The charge that can build up in your body may be more than sufficient to damage integrated circuits on any PC board. It is, therefore, important to observe basic precautions whenever you use or handle computer components.
  • Page 5: Introduction

    1. INTRODUCTION Welcome to the AR-B1572 ISA AT/ATX Single Board Computer. The AR-B1572 is PIC board with onboard fanless AMD Geode GX 466@0.9W processor and CS5536 Chipset. The memory contents onboard 128MB DDR and one DDR SO-DIMM socket which supports up to 512MB of memory.
  • Page 6: Specifications

    1.2 SPECIFICATIONS Model No. AR-B1572 V1.0 8/23/2006 Description Fan less ISA-Bus SBC with GX466 333MHz CPU, LCD, LAN, On-board 128MB DDR 266 SDRAM, On-board 128KB SRAM PCB Version V1.0 Issue 8/23/2006 1. Remove Protect U 2. I/O Winbond 8712F 3. I/O connector follows AR-B1479A 1.
  • Page 7 function, wafer 5.08 mm, 4 pin, male 180 degree, white for PCB Operating 0~60℃ Temp. Storage Temp. -20~80℃ Operating 0~90% relative humidity none-condensing Humidity Safety CE FCC class A Certified Supporting OS Windows NT4.0/2000, 98, XP. Linux Version: Mandrake / Caldara / Redhat. WinCE...
  • Page 8: Block Diagram

    1.3 BLOCK DIAGRAM...
  • Page 9: Installation

    2. INSTALLATION This chapter describes how to install the AR-B1572. At first, the layout of AR-B1572 is shown, and the unpacking information that you should be careful is described. The jumpers and switches setting for the AR-B1572’s configuration are as below.
  • Page 10: Connection

    3. CONNECTION The connectors on AR-B1572 allows you to connect external devices such as USB devices, serial port drives, hard disk devices, printers, etc. The following table lists the connectors on AR-B1572 and their respective functions. 3.1 VGA CONNECTOR (VGA1)
  • Page 11: Hard Disk Connector (Ide1)

    side. 3.4 HARD DISK CONNECTOR (IDE1) Signal Signal -RESET GROUND DATA 7 DATA 8 DATA 6 DATA 9 DATA 5 DATA 10 DATA 4 DATA 11 DATA 3 DATA 12 DATA 2 DATA 13 DATA 1 DATA 14 DATA 0 DATA 15 GROUND PDDREQ...
  • Page 12: Serial Port (Com1)

    3.6 SERIAL PORT (COM1) SIGNAL SIGNAL /DCDA /DSRA RXDA /RTSA TXDA /CTSA /DTRA /RIA 3.7 SERIAL PORT (COM2) SIGNAL SIGNAL /DCDB /DSRB RXDB /RTSB TXDB /CTSB /DTRB /RIB 3.8 PC104 64-Pin PC/104 Connector 40 Pin PC/104 Connector 3.9 AUDIO CONNECTOR (AUDIO1) Audio Connector SIGNAL SIGNAL...
  • Page 13: Usb Connector (Usb1)

    3.10 USB CONNECTOR (USB1) SIGNAL SIGNAL USB2- USB3- USB2+ USB3+ 3.11 USB CONNECTOR (USB2) SIGNAL SIGNAL USB0- USB1- USB0+ USB1+ 3.12 FLOPPY DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR (FDD1)) SIGNAL SIGNAL DRVDEN0 /INDEX /MOA /DSB /DSA /MOB /DIR /STEP /TRAK0 /RDATA /HEAD /DSKCHG...
  • Page 14: Parallel Port Connector (Lpt1)

    3.13 PARALLEL PORT CONNECTOR (LPT1) Signal Signal -Strobe -Auto Form Feed Data 0 -Error Data 1 -Initialize Data 2 -Printer Select In Data 3 Ground Data 4 Ground Data 5 Ground Data 6 Ground Data 7 Ground -Acknowledge Ground Busy Ground Paper Ground...
  • Page 15: Rj45 Connector (Lan1)

    3.17 RJ45 CONNECTOR (LAN1) PIN (LAN1 FUNCTION TPTX+ TPTX - TPRX+ Not Used Not Used TPRX - Not Used Not Used 3.18 POWER INPUT CONNECTOR (PWR1) SIGNAL +12V 3.19 GPIO CONNECTOR (GPIO1) SIGNAL SIGNAL GPIO1 GPIO5 GPIO2 GPIO6 GPIO3 GPIO7 GPIO4 GPIO8 3.20 CMOS CLEAR (JP1)
  • Page 16: Hardware Reset Pin (Jp3)

    3.23 HARDWARE RESET PIN (JP3) NOTE: Short this pin for system reset. 3.24 AT/ATX SELECT PIN (JP4, ATX1) ATX1 FUNCTION ATX1 (PIN 2-3) OPEN SHORT SHORT OPEN 3.25 POWER BUTTEN (JP6) 3.26 CF MASTER SELECT (JP7) SIGNAL SHORT SLAVE OPEN MASTER 3.27 IT8888G STRAPING (JP8))...
  • Page 17: Rs232/Rs422/Rs485 Switching (Jp10,Jp11)

    3.29 RS232/RS422/RS485 SWITCHING (JP10,JP11) JP11(open) JP11(short) JP10(open) RS232 RS422 JP10(short) RS485 2W RS485 4W...
  • Page 18: Watchdog Timer Configuration

    4. WATCHDOG TIMER CONFIGURATION 4.1 WATCHDOG TIMER SETTING The WDT (Watch Dog Timer) is used to generate a variety of output signals after a user programmable count. The WDT is suitable for use in the prevention of system lock-up, such as when software becomes trapped in a deadlock.
  • Page 19 Sample code shows as below // Normal procedure //=========================================================================== void Show_Title() clrscr(); printf("WatchDog Test for ITE8712F\n"); printf("1. WDT.EXE 10 s ==--> 10 seconds to reset.\n"); printf("2. WDT.EXE 20 m ==--> 20 minutes to reset.\n"); //=========================================================================== // Main procedure //=========================================================================== int main(int argc, char *argv[]) BYTE i,j;...
  • Page 20 while(1) gotoxy(20,10); if(Time_Format=='m' || Time_Format=='M') cprintf(">>> After %d Second will reset the system. <<<",j); j--; if(Time_Format=='s' || Time_Format=='S') cprintf(">>> After %d Second will reset the system. <<<",i); i--; delay(900); return 0;...
  • Page 21: Bios Console

    5. BIOS CONSOLE This chapter describes the AR-B1572 BIOS menu displays and explains how to perform common tasks needed to get up and running, and presents detailed explanations of the elements found in each of the BIOS menus. The following topics are covered:...
  • Page 22 Date Setup The date format is: DAY:SUN to SAT Month:1 to 12 Date:1 to 31 Year:1999 to 2099 To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and use the 【PageUp】/【PageDown】or 【+】/【-】keys to set the current time. Time Setup The time format is: Hour:0 to 24 Minute:00 to 59 Second:00 to 59...
  • Page 23: Advanced Chipset Setup

    5.2 ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP This section allows you to configure and improve your system and follows you to set up some system features according to your preference. Advanced Chipset Setup Quick Power On Self Test When enabled, this field speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST) after the system is turned on. If it is set to Enable, BIOS will skip some items.
  • Page 24: Power Setup

    5.3 POWER SETUP Use this main to specify your setting for power management. Power Setup Power Management Enable this field to support Power Management function ACPI Function Enable this function to support ACPI (Advance Configuration and Power Interface)
  • Page 25: Peripherals Setup

    5.4 PERIPHERALS SETUP This option controls the configuration of the board’s chipset. Control keys for this screen are the same as for the previous screen. Peripherals Setup Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 These fields allow you to select the on board serial ports and their addresses. The default values for these ports are:...
  • Page 26: Pnp/Pci Setup

    5.5 PNP/PCI SETUP The option configures the PCI bus system. All PCI bus system on the system use INT#, thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value. PnP / PCI Setup Reset Configuration Data Thus field allows you to determine whether to reset the configuration data or not. The default value is “Disabled”.
  • Page 27: Pc Health Setup

    5.6 PC HEALTH SETUP This section shows the parameters in determining the PC Health Status. These parameters include temperatures, fan speeds, voltages. PC Health Status Temperature / Voltage These fields are parameters of the hardware monitoring function feature of the motherboard. The values are read-only values as monitored by the system and show the PC health status.
  • Page 28: Boot Setup

    5.7 BOOT SETUP This section is used to exit the BIOS main menu. After making your changes, you can either save them or exit the BIOS menu and without saving the new values PCI / Plug And Play First / Second / Third Boot Device These fields determine the device that the system searches first for an operating system.
  • Page 29: Exit Setup

    5.8 EXIT SETUP This section is used to configure exit mode. Exit Setup Save & Exit Setup This option allow you determine whether or not to accept the modifications. If you type “Y”, You will quit the setup utility and save all changes into the CMOS memory. If you type “N”, you will return to setup utility.
  • Page 30: Bios Update

    The chips can be electronically reprogrammed, allowing you to upgrade your BIOS firmware without removing and installing chips. The AR-B1572 provides the FLASH BIOS update function for you to easily to update to a newer BIOS version. Please follow these operating steps to update to new BIOS:...
  • Page 31: Appendix A. Address Mapping

    APPENDIX A. ADDRESS MAPPING IO ADDRESS MAP Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I/O port addresses which also becomes the identity of the device. The following table list the I/O addresses used. I/O MAP ASSIGNMENT 0000 - 000F Direct Memory Access controller 0010 - 001F...
  • Page 32: Appendix B. Interrupt Request (Irq)

    APPENDIX B. INTERRUPT REQUEST (IRQ) Peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the services required. The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board. Level HARDWARE USING THE SETTING System timer Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard Programmable interrupt controller Communication Port (COM2) Communication Port (COM1)

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