Table Of Contents - Octagon Systems XE–700 Reference Manual

Table of Contents

Copyright ........................................................................................................................................................... 2
Disclaimer.......................................................................................................................................................... 2
Technical Support ............................................................................................................................................. 2
Revision History ................................................................................................................................................ 2
Using CMOS circuitry in industrial control ........................................................................................................ 3
Avoiding damage to the heatsink or CPU............................................................................................................ 4
Excessive thermal stress................................................................................................................................... 4
Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................................. 5
List of Figures........................................................................................................................................................ 9
List of Tables........................................................................................................................................................ 10
Overview: Section 1 - Installation ................................................................................................................. 11
Chapter 1: Overview.......................................................................................................................................... 12
Description .......................................................................................................................................................... 12
XE-700 SBC major hardware features.............................................................................................................. 12
CPU.................................................................................................................................................................. 12
SDRAM ............................................................................................................................................................ 12
On-board flash ................................................................................................................................................. 12
CompactFlash socket ...................................................................................................................................... 12
Hard disk and floppy ports ............................................................................................................................. 12
USB ports ........................................................................................................................................................ 13
Multifunctional printer port ........................................................................................................................... 13
Digital I/O ........................................................................................................................................................ 13
Ethernet........................................................................................................................................................... 13
Serial ports ...................................................................................................................................................... 13
PC/104 interface .............................................................................................................................................. 13
Video ................................................................................................................................................................ 13
Keyboard and mouse port ............................................................................................................................... 14
Real time calendar/clock with battery backup............................................................................................... 14
Setup information stored in Flash for high reliability .................................................................................. 14
User-available EEPROM ................................................................................................................................ 14
Watchdog timer added for safety.................................................................................................................... 14
Hardware reset................................................................................................................................................ 14
5 Volt only operation lowers system cost ....................................................................................................... 14
Rugged environmental operation ................................................................................................................... 15
Size................................................................................................................................................................... 15
XE-700 SBC major software features................................................................................................................ 16
Diagnostic software verifies system integrity automatically ........................................................................ 16
Phoenix software BIOS ................................................................................................................................... 16
Octagon BIOS extensions................................................................................................................................ 16
Boot sequence .................................................................................................................................................. 16
Chapter 2: Quick start ...................................................................................................................................... 17
Component diagrams, connectors, switches and cables.................................................................................... 17
XE-700 SBC connectors and switches ........................................................................................................... 21
Cables............................................................................................................................................................... 22
Mounting the XE-700......................................................................................................................................... 23
Equipment required ........................................................................................................................................ 23
Hardware mounting ........................................................................................................................................ 24
XE-700 SBC power supply requirements ...................................................................................................... 25
Connecting a monitor and keyboard .................................................................................................................. 26
Monitor ............................................................................................................................................................ 26
Keyboard and mouse ....................................................................................................................................... 27
Installing an operating system........................................................................................................................... 27
OS on CD-ROM onto a hard drive or CompactFlash ........................................................................................ 27
Chapter 3: Setup programs.............................................................................................................................. 30
Operating systems other than DOS ................................................................................................................... 30
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