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  • Page 1 WinSystems ® EPX-C380 Intel ATOM EPIC Single Board Computer ® PRODUCT MANUAL WinSystems, Inc. 715 Stadium Drive Arlington, TX 76011 http://www.winsystems.com...
  • Page 2 MANUAL REVISION HISTORY P/N 400-0380-PP2 Revision Date Code ECO Number 110502 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    AUDIO J10 - HD Audio SP1 - Speaker SERIAL J18 - COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4 J9, J11 - USB SERIAL ATA J13, J16 - SATA COMPACTFLASH J501 - CompactFlash 1 MB SRAM (Battery-Backed User Data Space) 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 4 J12, J15 - PC/104 PC/104-Plus BUS J14 - PC/104-Plus MiniPCI EXPRESS J502 - MiniPCIe BIOS SUPPLEMENTAL BIOS SETTINGS STORAGE OPTIONS CABLES SOFTWARE DRIVERS SPECIFICATIONS MECHANICAL DRAWING APPENDIX - A BEST PRACTICES APPENDIX - B POST CODES WARRANTY INFORMATION 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
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  • Page 6: Before You Begin

    This product ships with a heat sink. Product warranty is void if the heat sink is removed from the product. For any questions you may have on WinSystems products, contact our Technical Support Group at (817) 274-7553, Monday through Friday, between 8 AM and 5 PM Central Standard Time (CST).

  • Page 7: Visual Index - Top View (Connectors)

    RESERVED - J3, J19, D12, D512, D513, D514, D515, D516, D517, D518, D519, D520 NOTE: The reference line to each component part has been drawn to Pin 1, and is also highlighted with a square, where applicable. 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...

  • Page 8: Visual Index - Top View (Jumpers & Leds)

    RESERVED - J3, J19, D12, D512, D513, D514, D515, D516, D517, D518, D519, D520 NOTE: The reference line to each component part has been drawn to Pin 1, and is also highlighted with a square, where applicable. 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...

  • Page 9: Visual Index - Bottom View

    RESERVED - J3, J19, D12, D512, D513, D514, D515, D516, D517, D518, D519, D520 NOTE: The reference line to each component part has been drawn to Pin 1, and is also highlighted with a square, where applicable. 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...

  • Page 10: Jumper Reference

    CMOS Register Reset (only in G3 power mode) 2 4 6 8 □ □ □ □ SPI BIOS Write Protect □ □ □ □ SPI BIOS Program Enable 1 3 5 7 CMOS EEPROM Enable (default) CMOS EEPROM Disable 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 11 Misjumpering causes damage to the board. +3.3V is provided at pin 49 of J23/J24 □ □ □ +5V is provided at pin 49 of J23/J24 3 2 1 No Power at Pin 49 of J23/J24 (default) OPEN 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
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  • Page 13: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION This manual is intended to provide the necessary information regarding configuration and usage of the EPX-C380 single board computer. WinSystems maintains a Technical Support Group to help answer questions not adequately addressed in this manual. Contact Technical Support at (817) 274-7553, Monday through Friday, between 8 AM and 5 PM Central Standard Time (CST).

  • Page 14: System

    232/422/485 ports, watchdog timer, PS/2 keyboard and mouse controller, and LPT. The SBC also supports HD audio, USB ports, and is equipped with a CompactFlash socket and MiniPCIe card socket. Memory The EPX-C380 board supports up to 2 GB DDR2 SODIMM system memory via an on-board socket located at J500. 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...

  • Page 15: Functionality

    FUNCTIONALITY I/O Port Map Following is a list of I/O ports used on the EPX-C380. I/O addresses marked with a ** are generally unused and should be the first choice in I/O address selection for external I/O boards. NOTE: The EPX-C380 uses a PnP BIOS resource allocation. Care must be taken to avoid contention with resources allocated by the BIOS.

  • Page 16: Interrupt Map

    Hardware Interrupts (IRQs) are supported for both PC/104 (ISA) and PCIe devices. The user must reserve IRQs in the BIOS CMOS configuration for use by legacy devices. The PCIe/PnP BIOS will use unreserved IRQs when allocating resources during the boot process. The table below lists IRQ resources as used by the EPX-C380. IRQ0 18.2 Hz heartbeat...

  • Page 17: Watchdog Timer

    Watchdog Timer The EPX-C380 features an advanced watchdog timer which can be used to guard against software lockups. Three interfaces are provided to the watchdog timer. The Advanced interface is the most flexible and recommended for new designs. The other two interface options are provided for software compatibility with older WinSystems single board computers.

  • Page 18: Real-Time Clock/Calendar

    In addition to the time and date keeping functions, the system configuration is kept in CMOS RAM contained within the clock section. A battery must be enabled for the real-time clock to retain time and date during a power down. 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...

  • Page 19: Connector Reference

    MOLEX 22-01-3047 (Housing) MOLEX 08-55-0101 (Crimp) □ □ □ □ 1 2 3 4 ATX signals for the power button, reset and power good are provided at J8. WinSystems offers the cable CBL-265-G-2-1.5 to simplify this connection. 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...

  • Page 20: Jp2 - Power Supply Selection

    JP2 should be set accordingly and a power button (momentary contact) connected between pin 3 (power button) and pin 2 (ground) of J8. The +5 VSB signal provides the standby voltage to the EPX-C380 but does not power any other features of the board.

  • Page 21: Battery Backup

    J4. An optional external battery, connected at J4, supplies the EPX-C380 board with standby power for the real-time clock, CMOS setup RAM and SRAM (applicable models only). An extended temperature lithium battery is available from WinSystems, part number BAT-LTC-E-36-16-2 or BAT-LTC-E-36-27-2.

  • Page 22: Video

    Mating Connector: MOLEX 501330-1400 (Housing) MOLEX 501334-0000 (Crimp) □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 CBL-VGA-002-12 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...

  • Page 23: J7 - Lvds

    1000 volts and can present a shock hazard. Care should be taken when wiring and handling the inverter output. To avoid the danger of shock and to avoid the panel, make all connection changes with the power removed. 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...

  • Page 24: Jp1 - Panel Power

    Flat Panel. The EPX-C380 has an integrated display controller that interfaces to both Analog VGA and flat panel displays. The video output mode is selected in the CMOS setup. Simultaneous flat panel and Analog VGA mode is also supported. The Analog VGA connector is located at J1.

  • Page 25: Audio

    MIC1-REAR-R OUT-R Audio External Connection Audio connection is provided at J10. Three cables are available from WinSystems to adapt to this connector. CBL-AUDIO7-102-12 provides full 7.1 audio support. A simplified cable, CBL-AUDIO2-102-12, provides basic Line In, Line Out, and Microphone audio support and CBL-AUDIO5-102-12 provides 5.1 audio support.

  • Page 26: Sp1 - Speaker

    CBL-AUDIO2-102-12 CBL-AUDIO5-102-12 SP1 - Speaker Speaker An on-board speaker, SP1, is available for sound generation. Beep Codes Reference the chart Appendix-B section of this manual for the appropriate beep codes. 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...

  • Page 27: Serial

    16-byte FIFO. All serial ports have 16C550-compatible UARTs. The RS-232 has a charge pump to generate the plus and minus voltages so the EPX-C380 only requires +5V to operate. An independent, software programmable baud rate generator is selectable from 50 through 115.2 kbps. Individual modem handshake control signals are supported for all ports.
  • Page 28 □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 1 3 5 7 * COM3 and COM4 are RS-232 only for model EPX-C380-S1-0. RS-422/485 are not supported on model EPX-C380-S1-0. RS-422 Termination and Biasing Resistors TX (100): Places a 100Ω Resistor across the TX+/TX- pair RX (100): Places a 100Ω...

  • Page 29: Usb

    □ CBL-USB4-002-12 with ADP-10-USB-001 Up to two USB cables may be attached to the EPX-C380 via the connectors for a total of eight USB 2.0 ports. These are terminated to 20-pin connector at J9 and J11. An adapter cable CBL-USB4-002-12 is available from WinSystems for connection along with ADP-IO-USB-001.

  • Page 30: Serial Ata

    □ □ □ □ 1 3 5 7 When using a CompactFlash device, Master/Slave selection is made using jumper field JP3. The EPX-C380 supports solid state CompactFlash storage devices for applications where the environment is too harsh for mechanical hard disks.

  • Page 31: Mb Sram

    Index NOTE: SRAM is not applicable for model EPX-C380-S1-0. The EPX-C380 board provides 1 MB of battery-backed user SRAM. There are four I/O registers used for accessing the memory array. The register definition and usage is defined below. OFFSET 0 - MSB Address Register...
  • Page 32 (disabling writes) and must be explicitly enabled by writing a 1 to the I/O port at the BASE address +4. To re-enable the write protection, write a 0 at this register. The USSD.SYS device will enable writing only during that time when a sector is being transferred, which contributes greatly to data safety and integrity. 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...

  • Page 33: Optional Ssd

    OPTIONAL SSD The EPX-C380 can be populated with an optional on-board Flash disk for rugged OEM applications where a removal device is not desirable. The Flash disk is connected to the PATA controller. Since the on-board Flash disk may co-exist with a CompactFlash device, it can be set as Master by installing a jumper at JP3 pins 3-4 or Slave when the JP3 pins 3 and 4 are open.

  • Page 34: Ethernet

    □ Gigabit Ethernet Controllers The EPX-C380 is equipped with two Intel Gigabit Ethernet controllers, one from ICH8 and one from 82574. Each of these provides a standard IEEE 802.3 Ethernet interface for 1000/100/10BASE-T networks. The connections for each Ethernet port are available at J21. WinSystems offers CBL-ENET2-002-12, to interfere to two RJ-45 jacks.

  • Page 35: J25, J26 - Ethernet Leds

    A status LED is populated on the board at D14 which can be used for any application specific purpose. The LED can be turned on in software applications by writing a 1 to I/O port 1EDH. The LED can be turned off by writing a 0 to 1EDH. GREEN STATUS 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...

  • Page 36: Digital I/O

    9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 The EPX-C380 has 48 open collector digital I/O bits with a default base address of 120H. Each bit is configured as an open collector with a 10K pullup.

  • Page 37: Register Definitions (Ws16C48)

    Register Definitions (WS16C48) Index The EPX-C380 uses the WinSystems exclusive ASIC device, the WS16C48. This device provides 48 lines of digital I/O. There are 16 unique registers within the WS16C48. The following table summarizes the registers, and the text that follows provides details on each of the internal registers.
  • Page 38 1 indicates that an edge of the polarity programmed into the corresponding polarity register has been recognized. Note that a write to this register (value ignored) clears ALL of the pending interrupts in this register. 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...

  • Page 39: Pc/104 Bus

    The PC/104 bus is electrically equivalent to the 16-bit ISA bus. Standard PC/104 I/O cards can be populated on EPX-C380’s connectors, located at J12 and J15. The interface does not support hot swap capability. The PC/104 bus connector pin definitions are provided below for reference. Refer to the...

  • Page 40: Pc/104-Plus Bus

    The PC/104-Plus is electrically equivalent to the 33 MHz PCI bus and is terminated to a 120-pin, nonstackthrough connector. The standard PC/104-Plus I/O modules can be populated on EPX-C380’s PC104-Plus bus. The interface does not support hot swap capability. The PC/104-Plus bus connector is located at J14. Refer to the...

  • Page 41: Minipci Express

    MOLEX 0679105700 (J502) NOTE: MiniPCIe is not applicable for model EPX-C380-S1-0. The EPX-C380 includes a MiniPCIe socket at J502. Though the socket can support other devices, it is most often used to add wireless Ethernet cards from Broadcom , Foxconn , (Atheros), or others.

  • Page 42: Bios Supplemental

    Index General Information The EPX-C380 includes BIOS from Phoenix Technologies to assure full compatibility with PC operating systems and software. The basic system configuration is stored in battery backed CMOS RAM within the clock/calendar. As an alternative, the CMOS configuration may be stored in EEPROM for operation without a battery. For more information of...

  • Page 43: Main Menu

    Ethernet MAC Address 2: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx CPU Temperature: 50 °C/132 °F Ambient Temperature: 40 °C/104 °F Each available option is listed in detail in the following sections. Navigation to the screens is located at the top of each screen’s layout. 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 44 Depending on the Primary Master Type, various Primary Master options will be available. See the following screens. Main Menu > IDE Primary Master/Slave [None] Type: Auto Multi-Sector Transfers: Disabled LBA Mode Control: Disabled 32 Bit I/O: Disabled Options: Disabled Enabled Transfer Mode: Standard Ultra DMA Mode: Disabled SMART Monitoring Disabled 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 45 Main Menu > SATA Port 1 / SATA Port 2 Type: Auto Multi-Sector Transfers: Disabled LBA Mode Control: Disabled 32 Bit I/O: Disabled Options: Disabled Enabled Transfer Mode: Standard Ultra DMA Mode: Disabled SMART Monitoring Disabled 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 46 Options: Large Disk Access Mode: Options: Other Summary screen: Disabled Options: Disabled Enabled Boot-time Diagnostic Screen: Enabled Options: Disabled Enabled QuickBoot Mode: Enabled Options: Disabled Enabled Extended Memory Testing: None Options: Normal Just zero it None 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 47 Note: Defaults are indicated in bold for BIOS properties. Default options that cannot be user-modified are indicated with grey text. Intel > CPU Control Sub-Menu > Video (Intel IGD) Control Sub-Menu > ICH Control Sub-Menu > Super I/O Control Sub-Menu > ACPI Control Sub-Menu 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 48 Options: Disabled GV3 Only C-States Only Enabled Enhanced C-States Enable: Enabled Options: Disabled Enabled Timestamp Counter Updates Enabled Options: Disabled Enabled > CPU Thermal Control Sub-Menu Set Max Ext CPUID = 3 Disabled Options: Disabled Enabled 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 49 55 C 63 C 71 C 79 C 87 C 95 C 103 C 111 C 119 C Passive TC1 Value: Passive TC2 Value: Options: More CPU Thermal Control Sub-Menu options are continued on the next page. 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 50 Passive TSP Value: Options: Critical Trip Point: Options: 15 C 23 C 31 C 39 C 47 C 55 C 63 C 71 C 79 C 87 C 95 C 103 C 111 C 119 C 127 C 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 51 Note: Defaults are indicated in bold for BIOS properties. Default options that cannot be user-modified are indicated with grey text. Intel > Video (Intel IGD) Control Sub-Menu IGD - VBIOS Boot Type: Options: VBT Default CRT+LFP > IGD - LCD Control Sub-Menu DVMT 4.0 Mode: Auto Options: Fixed DVMT Auto 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 52 IGD - Panel Scaling: Auto Options: Auto Force Scaling GMCH BLC Control: GMBus Options: Disabled GMBus BIA Control Disabled Options: Automatic Disabled Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Spread Spectrum Clock Chip: Options: Hardware Software 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 53 > Integrated Device Control Sub-Menu Serial IRQ Quiet Mode: Enabled Options: Disabled Enabled Pop Up Mode Enable: Enabled Options: Disabled Enabled Pop Down Mode Enable: Enabled Options: Disabled Enabled LPC Decode Range: 500-5FFh Options: 500-5FFh 1E0-1EFh 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 54 > ICH USB Control Sub-Menu Azalia - Device 27, Function 0: Auto Options: Disabled Auto AHCI Configuration: Disabled Options: Disabled Enabled Disable Vacant Ports: Disabled Options: Disabled Enabled Enabled On-board LAN: Options: Disabled Enabled PXE OPROM: Disabled Options: Disabled Enabled 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 55 Options: Disabled Enabled Auto PCI Express - Root Port 2: Auto Options: Disabled Enabled Auto Root Port ASPM Support: Auto Options: Disabled Auto ASPM Latency Checking: Auto Options: Disabled Auto > PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 56 IRQ 5: Available Options: Available Reserved IRQ 7: Available Options: Disabled Auto IRQ 9: Available Options: Disabled Auto IRQ 10: Available Options: Disabled Auto IRQ 11: Available Options: Disabled Auto IRQ 15: Available Options: Disabled Auto 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 57 ICH USB Control Sub-Menu USB Dev #29 Fun #0,1,2,7 Options: Disabled Fun #0 Fun #0,1 Fun #0,1,2 Fun #0,1,2,7 USB Dev #26 Fun #0,1,7 Options: Disabled Fun #0,7 Fun #0,1,7 Overcurrent Detection Enabled Options: Disabled Enabled 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 58 Port x: Speed: Base I/O address: Interrupt: Interface: Disabled Disabled RS232 Enabled High IRQ 3 RS422 RTS IRQ 4 RS422 Auto IRQ 5 RS485 RTS IRQ 6 RS485 RTS w/Echo IRQ 7 RS485 Auto RS485 Auto w/Echo 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 59 DIO port address: DIO IRQ: Disabled Disabled Enabled IRQ 3 IRQ 4 IRQ 5 IRQ 6 IRQ 7 IRQ 9 IRQ 10 IRQ12 Watchdog: Options: {Enter any value between 0-255 for seconds.} SIO Firmware: Rev 0003 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 60 Passive Cooling Trip Point: 95 C Options: Disabled 55 C 63 C 71 C 79 C 87 C 95 C 103 C 111 C 119 C Passive TC1 Value: Passive TC2 Value: Options: Passive TSP Value: Options: 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 61 95 C 103 C 111 C 119 C 127 C FACP - RTC S4 Flag Value: Enabled Options: Disabled Enabled FACP - PM Timer Flag Value: Enabled Options: Disabled Enabled HPET Support: Disabled Options: Disabled Enabled 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 62 Note: Defaults are indicated in bold for BIOS properties. Default options that cannot be user-modified are indicated with grey text. Security Supervisor Password Is: Clear User Password Is: Clear Set Supervisor Password: Enter Set User Password: Enter Virus check reminder: Disabled Options: Disabled Daily Weekly Monthly Disabled Password on boot: Options: Disabled Enabled 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 63 Excluded from boot order: Options: All IDE HDD All USB Floppy All USB Key All USB HDD All USB CDROM All USB ZIP All USB LS120 All PCI SCSI All PCI BEV Legacy Network Card Bootable Add-in Cards 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 64 Note: Defaults are indicated in bold for BIOS properties. Default options that cannot be user-modified are indicated with grey text. Exit Exit Saving Changes Exit Saving Changes to CMOS and EEPROM Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...

  • Page 65: Bios Settings Storage Options

    BIOS SETTINGS STORAGE OPTIONS CMOS Storage Locations The EPX-C380’s BIOS configuration is stored in three (3) locations: (1) CMOS RAM (nonvolatile if battery backed) (2) EEPROM (nonvolatile storage for user defaults) (3) FLASH PROM (nonvolatile storage for factory defaults) Saving the CMOS Configuration The Real-Time Clock and the CMOS RAM settings can be maintained by an optional battery when the board is powered off.
  • Page 66 Updating the BIOS FLASH PROM The most recent EPX-C380 BIOS is available on the WinSystems website. However, it is highly recommended that an Applications Engineer be consulted prior to any BIOS FLASH PROM update. If the BIOS PROM is updated, the steps described above must be followed to reset the CMOS and EEPROM to the newly loaded factory defaults and to clear the data from the previous BIOS version.

  • Page 67: Cables

    CABLES Part Number Description CBL-SET-380-2 Cable set for EPX-C380 includes: CBL-265-G-2-1.5 DC Harness, EPX, Unterminated ADP-IO-G-EBC0364 Breakout PCB, Dual RJ-45 and 4 USB CBL-USB4-002-12 4x USB ports with two, 8-pin, 2-mm connectors CBL-ENET2-004-12 Ethernet 2x10 1.25-mm. to 2EA 2x6 2-mm. 12”...

  • Page 68: Software Drivers

    Linux Gigabit Ethernet Driver Windows XP Pro2KXP_v14_0.zip Windows 7 Linux WS16C48 Digital I/O Driver Windows XP wsuio48_96xp.zip Windows 7 Linux Watchdog Timer Driver Windows XP WSWDTXP.zip Windows 7 SSD Driver Universal Solid State Disk Driver USSD.SYS 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...

  • Page 69: Specifications

    ±5V ±5% required MODEL MODEL N450(1.66 GHz) D510 (1.66 GHz) Peak Peak Typical Typical Suspend Suspend Mechanical Dimensions 4.50” x 6.50” (115 mm x 165 mm) Weight 99.9 oz (999 g) Environmental Operating Temperature -40°C to 70°C 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...

  • Page 70: Mechanical Drawing

    5.802 5.596 5.587 5.496 4.611 3.642 3.296 2.920 2.917 2.596 2.446 2.279 1.967 1.830 1.830 1.572 1.300 .698 .624 .461 .085 .200 .180 WINSYSTEM EPX-ATOMLP (TOP VIEW) MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES AND FOR REFERENCES ONLY 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...

  • Page 71: Best Practices

    Use the largest gauge wire that you can. Most connector manufacturers have a maximum gauge wire they recommend for their pins. Try going one size larger; it usually works and the extra copper will help your system perform properly over time. 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 72 Contact Points WinSystems’ boards mostly use connectors with gold finish contacts. Gold finish contacts are used exclusively on high speed connections. Power and lower speed peripheral connectors may use a tin finish as an alternative contact surface. It is critical that the contact material in the mating connectors is matched properly (gold to gold and tin to tin).
  • Page 73 CONFORMAL COATING Applying conformal coating to a WinSystems product will not in itself void the product warranty, if it is properly removed prior to return. Coating may change thermal characteristics and impedes our ability to test, diagnose, and repair products.
  • Page 74 Every single board computer has an Operations manual or Product manual. Manual Updates Operations/Product manuals are updated often. Periodicially check the WinSystems website (http://www.winsystems.com) for revisions. Check Pinouts Always check the pinout and connector locations in the manual before plugging in a cable. Many single board computers will have identical headers for different functions and plugging a cable into the wrong header can have disastrous results.

  • Page 75: Post Codes

    Pre-sys shadow (Enable cache before system BIOS shadow) Base RAM High (RAM failure on data bits xxxx* of high byte) Compute speed (test CPU bus-clock frequency) Post Dispatch Manager (PDM) initialization CMOS test Register re-initialization Check shutdown (perform warm restart) 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 76 Initialize Multi Processor APIC Cache configuration (enable internal and external caches) PM setup System Management Mode (SMM) Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults (optional) Display shadow-area messages Display error messages Check for configuration errors 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 77 Time of day - set Keylock test Key rate initialization (typematic rate) Erase F2 prompt Scan for F2 keystroke Setup check Clear bootflag Error check RomPilot unload POST done - prepare to boot operating system One beep (before boot) 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 78 TP_PEN_INIT - Initialize digitizer and display message TP_XBDA_FAIL - Extended BIOS Data Area (XBDA) failure More Post Codes Code Description TP_BIOS_STACK_INIT TP_SETUP_WAD TP_CPU_GET_STRING TP_SWITCH_POST_TABLES TP_PCCARD_INIT TP_FIRSTWARE_CHECK TP_ASF_INIT TP_IPMI_INIT_LATE TP_PCIE_INIT TP_SROM_TEST TP_UPD_ERROR TP_REMOTE_FLASH TP_UNDI_INIT TP_UNDI_SHUTDOWN TP_EFI_NV_INIT TP_PERIODIC_TIMER 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...
  • Page 79 32-bit bus. The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port-80h LED display. It first displays the checkpoint code, followed by a delay, the high-order byte, another delay, and then the low-order byte of the error. It repeats this sequence continuously. 110502 PRODUCT MANUAL EPX-C380...

  • Page 80: Warranty Information

    WARRANTY INFORMATION (http://www.winsystems.com/company/warranty.cfm) WinSystems warrants to Customer that for a period of two (2) years from the date of shipment any Products and Software purchased or licensed hereunder which have been developed or manufactured by WinSystems shall be free of any material defects and shall perform substantially in accordance with WinSystems’...

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