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Page 1: Cpu Board
AR-B1552 INDUSTRIAL GRADE CPU BOARD User’ s Guide Edition: 1.21 Book Number: AR-B1552-02.0808... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 0. PREFACE ..................................3 0.1 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER ..........................3 0.2 WELCOME TO THE AR-B1552 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 ORGANIZATION.................................. - Page 3 AR-B1552 User’s Guide 5.9 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION ..............................34 5.10 BIOS EXIT....................................34 5.10.1 Save & Exit Setup................................34 5.10.2 Exit Without Saving ................................34...
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Page 4: Preface
0.3 BEFORE YOU USE THIS GUIDE Please refer to the Chapter 3, “Setting Up The System” in this guide, if you have not already installed AR-B1552. Check the packing list before you install and make sure the accessories are completely included. -
Page 5: Organization
AR-B1552 User’s Guide 0.6 ORGANIZATION This manual covers the following topics (see the Table of Contents for a detailed listing): Chapter 1, “Overview”, provides an overview of the system features and packing list. Chapter 2, “System Controller” describes the major structure. -
Page 6: Overview
AR-B1552 User’s Guide 1. OVERVIEW This is an AR-B1552 Pentium CPU Board with Ethernet, DOM. This chapter provides an overview of your system features and capabilities. The following topics are covered: Specification Packing List Features 1.1 SPECIFICATION CPU: Cyrix GX1 233~300MHz. -
Page 7: Packing List
AR-B1552 User’s Guide 1.2 PACKING LIST Some accessories are included with the system. Before you begin installing your AR-B1552 board, take a moment to make sure that the following items have been included inside the AR-B1552 package. The quick setup manual... -
Page 8: System Controller
Parallel Port 2.1 MICROPROCESSOR The AR-B1552 uses the NS GEODE GX1/GXLV CPU (or other GXM CPUs), it is an advanced 32-bit x86 compatible processor offering high performance, fully accelerated 2D graphics, a 64-synchronous DRAM controller and a PCI bus controller, all on a single chip. This latest generation of the MediaGX processor enables a new class of premium performance notebook/desktop, and IPC computer designs. -
Page 9: Keyboard Controller
2.4 INTERRUPT CONTROLLER The equivalent of two 8259 Programmable Interrupt Controllers (PIC) are included on the AR-B1552 board. They accept requests from peripherals, resolve priorities on pending interrupts in service, issue interrupt requests to the CPU, and provide vectors which are used as acceptance indices by the CPU to determine which interrupt service routine to execute. -
Page 10: I/O Port Address Map
AR-B1552 User’s Guide 2.4.1 I/O Port Address Map Hex Range Device 000-01F DMA controller 1 020-021 Interrupt controller 1 022-023 Cyrix CS5530 040-04F Timer 1 050-05F Timer 2 060-06F 8042 keyboard/controller 070-071 Real-time clock (RTC), non-maskable interrupt (NMI) 080-09F DMA page registers... -
Page 11: Real-Time Clock And Non-Volatile Ram
AR-B1552 User’s Guide 2.4.2 Real-Time Clock and Non-Volatile RAM The AR-B1552 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 12: Serial Port
AR-B1552 User’s Guide 2.5 SERIAL PORT The ACEs (Asynchronous Communication Elements ACE1 to ACE4) are used to convert parallel data to a serial format on the transmit side and convert serial data to parallel on the receiver side. The serial format, in order of transmission and reception, is a start bit, followed by five to eight data bits, a parity bit (if programmed) and one, 1.5 (in a five-bit format only) or two stop bits(in a 6,7, or 8-bit format). - Page 13 AR-B1552 User’s Guide (5) Line Control Register (LCR) Bit 0: Word Length Select Bit 0 (WLS0) Bit 1: Word Length Select Bit 1 (WLS1) WLS1 WLS0 Word Length 5 Bits 6 Bits 7 Bits 8 Bits Bit 2: Number of Stop Bit (STB)
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Page 14: Parallel Port
AR-B1552 User’s Guide Desired Baud Rate Divisor Used to Generate 16x Clock 1200 1800 2400 3600 4800 9600 14400 19200 28800 38400 57600 115200 Serial Port Divisor Latch 2.6 PARALLEL PORT (1) Register Address Port Address Read/Write Register base + 0... - Page 15 AR-B1552 User’s Guide Bit 7: This signal may become active during data entry, when the printer is off-line during printing, or when the print head is changing position or in an error state. When Bit 7 is active, the printer is busy and cannot accept data.
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Page 16: Setting Up The System
This section describes pin assignments for the system’s external connectors and the jumper settings. Overview System Setting 3.1 OVERVIEW AR-B1552 Pentium Grade Firewall CPU Board with Ethernet, DOM. This section provides the hardware’s jumper settings, the connectors’ locations, and the pin assignments. External System Location... -
Page 17: System Setting
AR-B1552 User’s Guide 3.2 SYSTEM SETTING 3.2.1 SDRAM SOCKET 144 PIN 3.2.2 Hard Disk Connector A 44-pin header type connector (CN4) is provided to interface with up to two embedded hard disk drives (IDE AT bus). This interface through a 44-pin cable allows the user to connect up to two drives in a “daisy chain” fashion. -
Page 18: Fdd Port Connector
AR-B1552 User’s Guide 3.2.3 FDD Port Connector Signal Signal 1-33(odd) GROUND -DIRECTION -REDUCED WRITE CURRENT -STEP OUTPUT PULSE NOT USED -WRITE DATA NOT USED -WRITE ENABLE -INDEX -TRACK 0 -MOTOR ENABLE A -WRITE PROTECT -DRIVE SELECT B -READ DATA -DRIVE SELECT A... -
Page 19: Keyboard & Mouse Connector (Km)
AR-B1552 User’s Guide 3.2.5 Keyboard & Mouse Connector (KM) 1 KDT 2 MDT 3 GND 4 VCC 5 KCLK Front View 6 MCLK 3.2.6 USB Connector (USB1) 4 6 8 1. USBVCC1 2. USBVCC2 3. USBD1F- 4. USBD2F- 5. USBD1F+ 6. -
Page 20: Com2
AR-B1552 User’s Guide 3.2.9 COM2 1.DCD 2.DSR 4 6 8 3.RX 4.RTS 5.TX 6.CTS 7.DTR 8.RI 9.GND 3 5 7 9 3.2.10 CRT Connector (CRT) CRT (CRT Connector) Green Blue 13 Horizontal Sync 14 Vertical Sync 4, 9, 11, 12 & 15 Not used 5 &... -
Page 21: Irda Header (Ir)
AR-B1552 User’s Guide 3.2.12 IrDA Header (IR) The Infra-red Header pins assignments are as follows: 1 VCC 2 NOT USED 3 IRRX 4 GND 5 IRTX 3.2.13 Touch Screen --- TS1 1.RXD1F T.S.1 2.TXD1 3.CGND1 --- TS2 1.RXD2F T.S.2 2.TXD2F 3.CGND2... -
Page 22: Audio Header
AR-B1552 User’s Guide 3.2.16 AUDIO HEADER FUNCTION FUNCTION CDINL LININL GNDAUD CDINR LININR LINOUTL MICIN LINOUTR PCBEEP GNDAUD GNDAUD 3.2.17 TV-OUT CONNECTOR (J3) Composite Video and S-video ASSIGNMENT LUMINANCE CHROMINANCE COMPOSITE... -
Page 23: Power Connector (Pwr4 & Pwr8)
AR-B1552 User’s Guide 3.2.18 POWER CONNECTOR (PWR4 & PWR8) PWR4 1 +12V 2 GND 3 GND 4 +5V 1. GND 5. GND PWR8 2. VCC 6. +12V 3. VCC 7. –12V 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 4. GND 8. -
Page 24: Watchdog Timer
AR-B1552 User’s Guide 3.3 WATCHDOG TIMER This section describes how to use the Watchdog Timer disabled, enabled, and trigger. The AR-B1552 is equipped with a programmable time-out period watchdog timer that occupies I/O post 214H. User can use the program to enable the watchdog timer. -
Page 25: Watchdog Timer Trigger
AR-B1552 User’s Guide 3.3.2 Watchdog Timer Trigger After you enable the watchdog timer, your program must write the same factor as enabling to the watchdog register at least once every time-out period to its previous setting. You can change the time-out period by writing another timer factor to the watchdog register at any time, and you must trigger the watchdog before the new time-out period in next trigger. -
Page 26: Installation
Utility CD-ROM 4.1 OVERVIEW This chapter provides information for you to set up a working system based on the AR-B1552 CPU board. Please carefully read the details of the CPU board’s hardware descriptions before installation. Pay special attention to the jumper settings, switch settings and cable connections. - Page 27 AR-B1552 User’s Guide The files list and descriptions are as follow: Files Descriptions README.TXT GEODE win9x: Includes auto-execution program that will setup/install GEODEW~1 <DIR> Geode Media drivers in Windows 9X environment. WinCE driver: WINCED~1 <DIR> Includes the GxM drivers needed in Win CE environment.
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Page 28: Bios Console
AR-B1552 User’s Guide 5. BIOS CONSOLE This chapter describes the AR-B1552 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... -
Page 29: Standard Cmos Setup
AR-B1552 User’s Guide 5.2 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 30: Bios Features Setup
AR-B1552 User’s Guide You have two ways to boot up the system: 1. When VGA as primary and monochrome as secondary, the selection of the video type is “ VGA Mode”. When monochrome as primary and VGA as secondary, the selection of the video type is “Monochrome Mode”. - Page 31 AR-B1552 User’s Guide CPU Internal Cache/External Cache The two functions speed up memory access. However, it depends on CPU/chipset design. If your CPU is without Internal cache then this item <CPU Internal Cache> will not be show. The AR-B 9625’s GXM Cyrix CPU has an internal cache and will automatically be set to <enabled>.
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Page 32: Chipset Features Setup
AR-B1552 User’s Guide Video BIOS Shadow ROM Shadow copies Video BIOS code from slower ROM to faster RAM. Video BIOS can then execute from RAM. This makes your system faster. Cyrix 6x86/MII CPUID The option is to determine whether or not to use the function of controlling or accessing the Cyrix 6x86/MII CPUID. -
Page 33: Pnp/Pci Configuration
AR-B1552 User’s Guide 5.5 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A434AVF) PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. PNP OS Installed : NO PCI IRQ Actived By : Level Resources Controlled By : Auto Reset Configuration Rate : Disabled Esc: Quit ↑↓→←: Select Item... -
Page 34: Integrated Peripherals
AR-B1552 User’s Guide 5.7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS This section is designed to configure the peripheral features. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A434AVF) INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. IDE HDD Block Mode : Enabled Primary IDE Channel : Enabled Master Drive PIO Mode : Auto... -
Page 35: Password Setting
Windows Installation Notice: 1. While AR-B1552/9459 does not have floppy disk function, the proper way to setup the Windows system is to copy all the drivers needed to your hard disk or CD-ROM and to execute them from the related devices.