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AR-B1380/AR-B1380A
Half Size All-In-One
386SX CPU CARD
User' s Guide
Edition: 1.1
Book Number: AR-B1380-00.A02

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  • Page 1 AR-B1380/AR-B1380A Half Size All-In-One 386SX CPU CARD User’ s Guide Edition: 1.1 Book Number: AR-B1380-00.A02...
  • Page 3 AR-B1380/AR-B1380A User’ s Guide Table of Contents PREFACE ..............................3 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER ........................... 3 WELCOME TO THE AR-B1380/1380A CPU BOARD ........................3 BEFORE YOU USE THIS GUIDE..............................3 RETURNING YOUR BOARD FOR SERVICE..........................3 TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND USER COMMENTS ........................4 ORGANIZATION.....................................
  • Page 4 AR-B1380/AR-1380A User’ s Guide 6. SOLID STATE DISK ............................48 6.1 OVERVIEW......................................48 SWITCH SETTING ..................................48 6.2.1 Overview....................................49 6.2.2 SW2-1 & SW2-2: I/O Port Address Setup.......................... 49 6.2.3 SSD & D.O.C. Setup ................................49 6.2.4 SW2-5 & SW2-6: SSD Drive Number Selector........................50 6.2.5 SW2-7 &...

  • Page 5: Preface

    AR-B1380/1380A. You can also find general system information here. 0.3 BEFORE YOU USE THIS GUIDE If you have not already installed this AR-B1380/1380A, refer to Chapter 3, “Setting up the System” in this guide. Check the packing list, make sure all the accessories are included in the package.

  • Page 6: Technical Support And User Comments

    If you have suggestions for improving particular sections or if you find any errors, please indicate the manual title and book number. Please send your comments to Acrosser Technology Co., Ltd. or your local sales representative. Internet electronic mail to: webmaster@acrosser.com 0.6 ORGANIZATION...

  • Page 7: Overview

    Features 1.1 INTRODUCTION The AR-B1380/AR-B1380A is a new generation half size, 386 ISA interface card. This card offers much greater performance than the older cards such as support for 20MB DRAM using one 72-pin SIMM bank, 42 pin two SOJ one RS-232C/485 connector and one RS-232C port and 3MB/1.5MB/1.5MB solid state disk capacity for EPROM,...

  • Page 8: Features

    AR-B1380/AR-1380A User’ s Guide AR-B1380A Accessories Description 1 Quick setup guide Introduction of the hardware features of AR-B1380A 1 AR-B1380A ISA interface CPU Well protected in the anti-static bag. board 1 Keyboard adapter cable PS/2 to IBM standard type adapt cable.

  • Page 9: System Controller

    VGA Controller 2.1 MICROPROCESSOR The AR-B1380/AR-B1380A uses the ALI M6117 CPU. It is designed to perform like Intel’ s 386SX system with deep green features. The 386SX core is the same as the M1386SX of Acer Labs. Inc. and 100% object code compatible with the Intel 386SX microprocessor.

  • Page 10: Keyboard Controller

    “output buffer full” interruption may be used for both send and receive routines. 2.4 INTERRUPT CONTROLLER The equivalent of two 8259 Programmable Interrupt Controllers (PIC) are included on the AR-B1380/AR- B1380A board. They accept requests from the peripherals, resolve priorities on pending interrupts in service, issue interrupt requests to the CPU, and provide vectors which are used as acceptance indexed by the CPU to determine which interrupt service routine should be executed.

  • Page 11: I/O Port Address Map

    AR-B1380/AR-B1380A User’ s Guide 2.4.1 I/O Port Address Map Hex Range Device Factory Preset 000-01F DMA controller 1 020-021 Interrupt controller 1 022-023 ALI M6117 chipset address 040-04F Timer 1 050-05F Timer 2 060-06F 8042 keyboard/controller 070-071 Real-time clock (RTC), non-maskable interrupt...

  • Page 12: I/O Channel Pin Assignment (Bus1)

    AR-B1380/AR-1380A User’ s Guide 2.4.2 I/O Channel Pin Assignment (Bus1) I/O Pin Signal Name Input/Output I/O Pin Signal Name Input/Output -IOCHCK Input Ground Input/Output RSTDRV Output Input/Output Power Input/Output IRQ9 Input Input/Output Power Input/Output PDRQ2 Input Input/Output -12V Power Input/Output...

  • Page 13: Real-Time Clock And Non-Volatile Ram

    Table 2-4 I/O Channel Pin Assignments 2.5 REAL-TIME CLOCK AND NON-VOLATILE RAM The AR-B1380/AR-B1380A contains a real-time clock compartment that maintains the date and time in addition to storing configuration information about the computer system. It contains 14 bytes of clock and control registers and 114 bytes of general purpose RAM.

  • Page 14: Timer

    Reserved for system BIOS Table 2-5 Real-Time Clock & Non-Volatile RAM 2.6 TIMER The AR-B1380/AR-B1380A provides three programmable timers, each with a timing frequency of 1.19 MHz. Timer 0 The output of this timer is tied to interrupt request 0. (IRQ 0) Timer 1 This timer is used to trigger memory refresh cycles.
  • Page 15 AR-B1380/AR-B1380A User’ s Guide (1) Receiver Buffer Register (RBR) Bit 0-7: Received data byte (Read Only) (2) Transmitter Holding Register (THR) Bit 0-7: Transmitter holding data byte (Write Only) (3) Interrupt Enable Register (IER) Bit 0: Enable Received Data Available Interrupt (ERBFI)
  • Page 16 AR-B1380/AR-1380A User’ s Guide (7) Line Status Register (LSR) Bit 0: Data Ready (DR) Bit 1: Overrun Error (OR) Bit 2: Parity Error (PE) Bit 3: Framing Error (FE) Bit 4: Break Interrupt (BI) Bit 5: Transmitter Holding Register Empty (THRE)

  • Page 17: Parallel Port

    AR-B1380/AR-B1380A User’ s Guide 2.8 PARALLEL PORT (1) Register Address Port Address Read/Write Register base + 0 Write Output data base + 0 Read Input data base + 1 Read Printer status buffer base + 2 Write Printer control latch Table 2-8 Registers’...

  • Page 18: Solid State Disks

    0.5 microseconds before and after the strobe pulse. 2.9 SOLID STATE DISKS The AR-B1380/1380A provides three JEDEC DIP sockets and supports three kinds of solid state disks, EPROM, FLASH, and SRAM. With EPROM, the total memory is up to 3MB, and FLASH or `SRAM is up to 1.5MB.

  • Page 19: Setting Up The System

    System Settings 3.1 OVERVIEW The AR-B1380/AR-B1380A is an all-in-one half size, Pentium single CPU board. This section provides the hardware jumper settings, the connectors’ locations, and the pin assignments. CAUTION: This CPU board doesn’ t support double-sided SIMM-type DRAM. It only supports single-sided SIMMs.

  • Page 20: Index Of The Connectors And Jumpers

    AR-B1380/AR-1380A User’ s Guide 3.2 INDEX OF THE CONNECTORS AND JUMPERS Name Function Page Hard disk (IDE) connector Floppy disk drive connector Printer connector 2.00mm LCD panel display connector RS-232C /RS-485 connector RJ-45 header PC/104 40-pin bus C&D PC/104 64-pin bus A&B...
  • Page 21 Otherwise, the jumper can be left to the side or completely off the block to keep both 1-2 and 2-3 open/off. We will show the locations of the AR-B1380/AR-B1380A jumper pins, and the factory-default settings. CAUTION: Do not touch any electronic component unless you are safely grounded. Wear a grounded wrist strap or touch an exposed metal part of the system unit chassis.

  • Page 22: Cn1: Hard Disk Drive Connector

    AR-B1380/AR-1380A User’ s Guide 3.3.1 CN1: Hard Disk Drive Connector A 40-pin header type connector (CN1) is provided to interface with up to two embedded hard disk drives (IDE AT bus). This interface, through a 40-pin cable, allows the user to connect up to two drives in a “daisy chain”...

  • Page 23: Cn2: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    AR-B1380/AR-B1380A User’ s Guide 3.3.2 CN2: Floppy Disk Drive Connector The AR-B1380/AR-B1380A provides a 34-pin header type connector for supporting up to two floppy disk drives. Figure 3-3 CN2: FDD Port Connector Signal Signal 1-33(odd) GROUND DRVEN 0 -STEP OUTPUT PULSE...

  • Page 24: Cn6: Ethernet Rj-45 Header

    AR-B1380/AR-1380A User’ s Guide DB-25 Signal DB-25 Signal -Strobe -Auto Form Feed PD10 -Error PD11 -Initialize PD12 -Printer Select In PD13 Ground PD14 Ground PD15 Ground PD16 Ground PD17 Ground -Acknowledge Ground Busy Ground Ground Printer Select PRCG Table 3-4 Parallel Port Pin Assignment 3.3.4 CN6: Ethernet RJ-45 Header...
  • Page 25 AR-B1380/AR-B1380A User’ s Guide (1) CN7: 40-Pin PC/104 Connector Bus C & D Figure 3-7 CN7: 40-Pin PC/104 Connector Bus C & D (2) CN8: 64-Pin PC/104 Connector Bus A & B Figure 3-8 CN8: 64 Pin PC/104 Connector Bus A & B...
  • Page 26 AR-B1380/AR-1380A User’ s Guide Name Description -SMEMW [Output] The System Memory Write is low while any of the low 1 mega bytes of memory is being written -MEMW The Memory Write signal is low while any memory location [Input/Output] is being written DRQ 0-3, 5-7 [Input] DMA Request channels 0 to 3 are for 8-bit data transfers.

  • Page 27: Ps/2 Keyboard And Mouse

    AR-B1380/AR-B1380A User’ s Guide 3.3.6 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse JP7: PS/2 Mouse Selector PS/2 Mouse Selector Setting IRQ12 PS/2 mouse (Factory Preset) Table 3-1 JP7: PS/2 Mouse Setting Note: If you want to use PS/2 mouse, please select “2-3” for JP7, with which the PS/2 mouse device will occupy IRQ12.

  • Page 28: Power Connector

    AR-B1380/AR-1380A User’ s Guide 3.3.7 Power Connector (1) J2: 8-Pin Power Connector The J2 is an 8-pin power connector, you can directly connect the power supply to the on board power connector for stand alone applications. 1. GND 2. +5 VDC 3.

  • Page 29: Board Battery Configuration

    (2) J8: External Battery Connector The J8 allows the users to connector an external 4.5 to 6 VDC battery to the AR-B1380/AR-B1380A. If the on-board battery is fully discharged, the SRAM disk will draw the battery current. The battery charger on AR-B1380/AR-B1380A doesn’...
  • Page 30 AR-B1380/AR-1380A User’ s Guide CPU Base Clock Setting 1-2, 4-6 16.7 MHz 1-2, 3-5 25 MHz 1-2, 5-6 30 MHz 1-3, 5-6 33.3 MHz (Factory Preset) 2-4, 5-6 37.5 MHz 1-3, 2-4 40 MHz Table 3-9 JP1: CPU Base Clock Select...

  • Page 31: Serial Port

    AR-B1380/AR-B1380A User’ s Guide 3.3.12 Serial Port (1) JP11: RS-232/RS-485 Selector for CN5 The JP11 selects the on-board RS-232/RS-485 for COM B, if choose RS-232 connecting with CN7; if choose RS-485 connecting with J9. CN5: RS-232 or Setting RS-485 Selector...

  • Page 32: Led Headers And Indicator

    (4) CN5 & DB2: RS-232C Connector There are two serial ports with an EIA RS-232C interface on the AR-B1380/AR-B1380A. COM A uses one on-board D-type 9-pin male connector (DB2) which is located at the top of the card, and COM B uses one 10-pin header (CN5).

  • Page 33: Dram Configuration

    256Kx36 bit to 4Mx36-SIMMs. This provides the user with up to 32MB of main memory. The 32-bit SIMM (without parity bit) also can be used on the AR-B1380/AR-B1380A board. There are six on-board memory configurations available. Please refer to the following table for details:...

  • Page 34: Crt/Lcd Flat Panel Displays

    This section describes the configuration and installation procedure for a LCD display. Skip this section if you are using a CRT monitor only. (AR-B1380 doesn’ t provide the LCD function). Use the Flash Memory Writer utility to download the new BIOS file into the ROM chip to configure the BIOS default setting for different types of LCD panel.

  • Page 35: Inverter Board Description

    AR-B1380/AR-B1380A User’ s Guide AR-B1380A Panel CPU Boad VBL Control +12V, +5V Inverter FL HIGH Board Voltage Figure 4-2 LCD Panel Block Diagram This block diagram shows that the AR-B1380A still needs other components to be used for LCD panel.
  • Page 36 AR-B1380/AR-1380A User’ s Guide (1) JP2: DE/E Signal from M or LP DE/M Signal Setting DE/M (Factory Preset) E/LP Table 4-2 JP2: DE/E Signal from M or LP Select (2) JP5: LCD Voltage Selector LCD Voltage Selector Setting 3-5, 4-6 3.3 VDC...
  • Page 37 AR-B1380/AR-B1380A User’ s Guide (3) CN4: LCD Panel Display Connector Attach a display panel connector to this 44-pin connector with pin assignments shown as below: NOTE: AR-B1380 doesn’ t provide this function. Figure 4-4 CN4: LCD Display Connector Signal Signal...

  • Page 38: Supported Lcd Panels

    AR-B1380/AR-1380A User’ s Guide 4.3 SUPPORTED LCD PANELS At present, this VGA card can provide a solution with an inverter transfer board for the following list of standard LCD panels. Consult your Acrosser representative for new developments. When using other models of standard LCD panels in the market.

  • Page 39: Software Installation

    Watchdog Timer 5.1 OVERVIEW This chapter provides information for you to set up a working system based on the AR-B1380/AR-B1380A CPU card. Please carefully read the details of the CPU card’ s hardware descriptions before installation, especially jumper settings, switch settings and cable connections.

  • Page 40: Utility Diskette

    Adjust the <Refresh Rate>, <Cursor Animation>, <Font size>, <Resolution>, and <Big Cursor> functions. 5.2.2 SSD Utility To support the AR-B1380/AR-B1380A solid state disk’ s operations, the following files have been provided on the enclosed diskette’ s directory <SSD>. Caution: AR-B1380/1380A don’ t support the application of SCSI card.
  • Page 41 NOTE: If you want to use AR-B380/AR-B1380A with any DOS which is not supported by RFG, please send your requirement to Acrosser Technology Co., Ltd. or contract your local sales representative. The RFG.EXE provided in the utility diskette is a program that converts the files you list in the PGF and convert them into a ROM pattern file.
  • Page 42 AR-B1380/AR-1380A User’ s Guide Help to PGF File This option gives information on how to write a PGF file and how to generate ROM pattern files. An example PGF is also included. Move the reverse video bar to <Generate ROM File(s)> then press [ENTER]. The ROM pattern file is a binary file.

  • Page 43: Write Protect Function

    AR-B1380/AR-B1380A User’ s Guide 5.3 WRITE PROTECT FUNCTION The AR-B1380/AR-B1380A provides hardware and software write protect functions for small page 5V FLASH disks and only software write protected functions for SRAM disks. This is to prevent your data on 5V FLASH or SRAM disks from accidental ok deletion or overwrite. If your FLASH/SRAM disk is write...

  • Page 44: Watchdog Timer

    This section describes how to use, disable, enable, and trigger the Watchdog Timer. AR-B1380/AR-B1380A provides two methods for the users to utilize the watchdog timer function. One is the watchdog timer built in the chipset, which makes use of the CPU’ s registers to use the watchdog timer.
  • Page 45 AR-B1380/AR-B1380A User’ s Guide Time Factor Time-Out Period (Seconds) Table 5-1 Time-Out Setting If you want to generate an IRQ15 signal to warn your program when the watchdog times out, the following table lists the relation of the timer factors between time-out periods. And if you use the IRQ15 signal to warn your program when the watchdog timer times out, please enter the BIOS Setup, in the <Peripheral...

  • Page 46: Built-In Watchdog Timer

    AR-B1380/AR-1380A User’ s Guide (2) Enable the Watchdog Timer To enable the watchdog timer, you have to output a byte of timer factor to the watchdog register whose address is 214H or Base Port. The following is a BASICA program which demonstrates how to enable the watchdog timer and set the time-out period at 24 seconds.

  • Page 47: Index 38H: Wd Report Register

    AR-B1380/AR-B1380A User’ s Guide 5.4.3 INDEX 38H: WD Report register - This register is used to select the watchdog report when the watchdog times out. Bit 7-4 Watchdog Timer Time-out Report Signal Select 0000 No output signal 0001 IRQ3 selected...
  • Page 48 AR-B1380/AR-1380A User’ s Guide (4) INDEX 3Ch: Timeout Status & Reset Watchdog Bit 7(read only) 0: Timer timeout not happened 1: Timer timeout happened Bit 5 Write this bit “1” to reset timer The value on this bit has no meaning.
  • Page 49 AR-B1380/AR-B1380A User’ s Guide d) Write Data to Configuration Register Example 1: Write data 68h to INDEX 3Bh Unlock_Cfg_Reg ;Unlock configuration register al, 3bh ;Points to index 3bh 22h, al al, 68h 23h, al ;Write data Lock_Cfg_Reg ;Lock configuration register...

  • Page 50: Solid State Disk

    (2) When SIMM1 apply in Win31 VGA driver, because of the restriction of design, the maximum capacity is 16MB. 6.2 SWITCH SETTING We will show the locations of the AR-B1380/AR-B1380A switch, and the factory-default settings. CAUTION: Make sure the jumper settings and the switch setting are correct before starting up the system. LED1...

  • Page 51: Overview

    JP10 is a 6-pin jumper located between M3. It is used to select the SSD or DOC memory that the system is being installed. SW2-3 & SW2-4 are used to select the memory base address. The AR-B1380/AR- B1380A‘ s SSD firmware occupies 8KB of memory. You must select an appropriate address so that the AR- B1380/AR-B1380A will not conflict with the memory installed on other add-on memory cards.

  • Page 52: Sw2-5 & Sw2-6: Ssd Drive Number Selector

    NOTE 1. If there is no Dos on this SSD, the disk number will 1 (B:). If any DOS is found by the AR-B1380/AR- B1380A SSD BIOS, the disk number will be 0 under advanced cmos setup menu, you can change the disk number from 0(A:) to 1(B) of network at the first boot device by pressing the <ESC>...
  • Page 53 NOTE 1) If there is no DOS on this SSD, the disk number will be 1 (B:). If any DOS is found by the AR-B1380/AR- B1380A SSD BIOS, the disk letter will be 0 (A:). under advanced cmos setup menu, you can change the disk number from 0(A:) to 1(B) of network at the first boot device by pressing the <ESC>...

  • Page 54: Sw2-7 & Sw2-8: Rom Type Select

    Before installing the memory into memory sockets MEM1 through MEM3 (U31, U32 and U33 respectively), you have to configure the memory type which will be used (ROM/RAM) on the AR-B1380/AR-B1380A. Each socket is equipped with a jumper to select the memory type.

  • Page 55: Rom Disk Installation

    AR-B1380/AR-B1380A User’ s Guide EPROM: 128Kx8, 256Kx8, 512Kx8 5V/12V FLASH (64Kx8M, 128Kx8, 256Kx8) (Factory Preset) 5V FLASH (512K*8 only) SRAM only Table 6-8 M1~M3 & JP6: Memory Type Setting Note: J6 and JP6 are aligned with each other. Please be careful with these two jumpers during installation.
  • Page 56 AR-B1380/AR-1380A User’ s Guide Figure 6-4 UV EPROM (27CXXX) Switch Setting Function M1-M3 Setting JP6 Setting 1MX8 EPROM (ONLY) EPROM: 128Kx8, 256Kx8, 512Kx8 Table 6-9 UV EPROM Jumper Setting (2) Software Programming Using the UV EPROM, please refer to the follow steps: Step 1: Turn on the power and boot DOS from the hard disk drive or floppy disk drive.

  • Page 57: Large Page 5V Flash Disk

    AR-B1380/AR-B1380A User’ s Guide 6.4.2 Large Page 5V FLASH Disk If you are using large page 5V FLASH as ROM disk, it has the same installation procedure as step 1 to step 4 when using the UV EPROM. (1) Switch and Jumper Settings Step 1: Use jumper block to set the memory type as ROM (FLASH).

  • Page 58: Small Page 5V Flash Rom Disk

    ROM pattern files generated by RFG.EXE) into the socket starting from MEM1 and ensure that the chips are installed in the sockets in the proper orientation. Line up and insert the AR-B1380/AR-B1380A board into any free slot of your computer. 6.4.3 Small Page 5V FLASH ROM Disk...
  • Page 59 AR-B1380/AR-B1380A User’ s Guide (2) Using Tool Program If small page 5V FLASH EPROMs are used, it is the same procedure as step 1 to step 4 of using the UV EPROM: Step 1: Making a Program Group File (*.PGF file)

  • Page 60: Ram Disk

    AR-B1380/AR-1380A User’ s Guide 6.4.4 RAM Disk (1) Switch and Jumper Setting Step1: Use jumper block to set the memory type as ROM (FLASH). Step2: Select the proper I/O base port, firmware address, disk drive number on SW2. Step3: Insert programmed SRAM chips into sockets starting at MEM1.

  • Page 61: Combination Of Rom And Ram Disk

    RFG.EXE to program ROM pattern files. NOTE: Users can only boot DOS from the ROM disk drive if the AR-B1380/AR-B1380A is configured as a ROM and a RAM disk. You don’ t need to copy DOS onto the RAM disk.

  • Page 62: Bios Console

    [Enter] key to assure the option and configure the functions. CAUTION 1) AR-B1380/AR-B1380A BIOS the factory-default setting is used to the <Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings> Acrosser recommends using the BIOS default setting, unless you are very familiar with the setting function, or you can contact the technical support engineer.

  • Page 63: Standard Cmos Setup

    AR-B1380/AR-B1380A User’ s Guide 7.2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP The <Standard CMOS Setup> option allows you to record some basic system hardware configuration and set the system clock and error handling. If the CPU board is already installed in a working system, you will not need to select this option anymore.

  • Page 64: Advanced Cmos Setup

    AR-B1380/AR-1380A User’ s Guide Boot Sector Virus Protection This option protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk against accidental modifications. Any attempt to write to them will cause the system to halt and display a warning message. If this occurs, you can either allow the operation to continue or use a bootable virus-free floppy disk to reboot and investigate your system.
  • Page 65 AR-B1380/AR-B1380A User’ s Guide 1 st Boot Device 2 nd Boot Device 3 rd Boot Device 4 th Boot Device These options determine the priority of the bootup devices which the system looks for first to boot the system. According to the default setting, the system searches the hard disk first, then the floppy drive, and last the CDROM.
  • Page 66 AR-B1380/AR-1380A User’ s Guide PS/2 Mouse Support The setting of Enabled allows the system to detect a PS/2 mouse on bootup. If detected, IRQ12 will be used for the PS/2 mouse. IRQ 12 will be reserved for expansion cards and therefore the PS/2 mouse will not function.

  • Page 67: Advanced Chipset Setup

    AR-B1380/AR-B1380A User’ s Guide The settings are: SETTING DESCRIPTION The video ROM is not copied to RAM. Disabled contents of the video ROM cannot be read from or written to cache memory. The contents of C000h - C7FFFh are written to the...
  • Page 68 AR-B1380/AR-1380A User’ s Guide Available options: 15us, 60us, 120us RAS Precharge time The DRAM RAS precharge time. Available options: 1.5T,2.5T, 3.5T RAS Active Time Insert Wait The options sets the DRAM time insert wait: RAS Active and CAS Precharge function setting.

  • Page 69: Peripheral Setup

    This options specifies the onboard IDE controller channels that will be used. Available options: Enabled, Disabled. OnBoard FDC This option enables the floppy drive controller on the AR-B1380/1380A. Available options: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. OnBoard Serial Port 1 This option enables the serial port on the AR-B1380/1380A.

  • Page 70: Password Setting

    This option selects the IRQ for the onboard serial port. Available options: 3,4,5,9 OnBoard Serial Port 2 This option enables the serial port on the AR-B1380/1380A. Available options: Disabled, 3F8h, 2F8h, 3E8h, 2E8h OnBoard Serial Port2 IRQ This option selects the IRQ for the onboard serial port2.

  • Page 71: Password Checking

    AR-B1380/AR-B1380A User’ s Guide If the password confirmation is incorrect, an error message appears. If the new password is entered without error, press [Esc] to return to the BIOS Main Menu. The password is stored in CMOS RAM after BIOS completes. The next time the system boots, you are prompted for the password function is present and is enabled.

  • Page 72: Exit Without Saving

    The chips can be electronically reprogrammed, allowing you to upgrade your BIOS firmware without removing and installing chips. The AR-B1380/AR-B1380A provides FLASH BIOS update function for you to easily upgrade newer BIOS version. Please follow the operating steps for updating new BIOS: Step 1: Turn on your system and press <F5>...

  • Page 73: Specifications & Ssd Types Supported

    AR-B1380/AR-B1380A User’ s Guide 8. SPECIFICATIONS & SSD TYPES SUPPORTED 8.1 SPECIFICATIONS AR-B1380-All-In-One 386SX CPU Card with SSD,DOC AR-B1380-All-In-One 386SX CPU Card with SSD,DOC, VGA, AND LAN CPU & Chipset: ALI M6117C, 25/33/40 MHz (onboard 33 MHz for standard) Bus Interface: ISA(PC/AT) and non-stack through PC/104 bus.
  • Page 74 AR-B1380/AR-1380A User’ s Guide SONY CXK584000P/M (512Kx8, 4M bits) The following list contains large page 5V FLASHs supported by the AR-B1380/AR-B1380A: Am29F512 (64Kx8, 512K bits) Am29F010 (128Kx8, 1M bits) Am29F020 (256Kx8, 2M bits) Am29F040 (512Kx8, 4M bits) The following list contains small page 5V FLASHs supported by the AR-B1380/AR-B1380A:...

  • Page 75: Using Memory Banks

    On every chip, the memory bank number starts from zero. The last memory bank number depends on the size of the memory chip used on the AR-B1380/AR-B1380A. For example, if you use the 256K bytes memory chip, the bank number on every chip would be in the range of 0 to 31. The chip numbers and the bank numbers are determined by the bank select register on the AR-B1380/AR- B1380A.
  • Page 76 AR-B1380/AR-1380A User’ s Guide Example 1: Select the 10 bank of the MEM1 on the AR-B1380/AR-B1380A. The AR-B1380/AR- B1380A is using 27C020 (256K*8), and the base port is &H210. 100 base_port=&H210 110 OUT base_port+0,&H59 Example 2: Select the 40 bank of MEM3 on the AR-B1380/AR-B1380A. The AR-B1380/AR-B1380A is using 27C040 (512K*8), and the base port is &H390.

  • Page 77: Placement & Dimensions

    AR-B1380/AR-B1380A User’ s Guide 10. PLACEMENT & DIMENSIONS 10.1 PLACEMENT LED1 P1 P2 P3 P5 P6 P7 JP12 JP11 A B C [MEM1] A B C [MEM2] JP10 SIMM1 [MEM3] ALi M6117C BUS1 BUS2 10.2 DIMENSIONS Unit: mil (1 inch = 25.4 mm = 1000 mil)

  • Page 78: Programming The Rs-485

    Step 2: Disable TXC (transmitter control), the bit 0 of the address of offset+4 just sets to “0”. NOTE: Set the AR-B1380/AR-B1380A CPU card’ s DTR signal to the control RS-485’ s TXC communication. (2) Send out one character (Transmit) Step 1: Enable the TXC signal, and the bit 0 of the address of offset+4 sets to “1”.
  • Page 79 AR-B1380/AR-B1380A User’ s Guide (4) Receive data The RS-485’ s operation of receiving data is the same as RS-232’ s. (5) Basic Language Example a.) Initialize 86C450 UART OPEN “COM1:9600,m,8,1”AS #1 LEN=1 REM Reset DTR OUT &H3FC, (INP(%H3FC) AND &HFA) RETURN b.) Send out one character to COM1...

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