DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G Table of Contents 1 Preface..........................6 Trademarks........................6 Disclaimer......................... 6 Environmental Protection Statement................6 Who should use this Product..................6 How to use this Manual ....................6 Recycling Information...................... 6 Technical Support......................7 Limited Two Year Warranty ..................... 7 Explanation of Symbols....................
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 11.1 Windows Int15 Tool ....................98 11.1.1 Int15 Windows Software ......................98 11.2 Analog-Digital Converter.................... 99 11.3 Digital I/O ports ......................99 12 Special Peripherals, Configuration, Software ............100 12.1 The Special Function Interface for MICROSPACE Computers SFI....... 100 12.1.1...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG reserves the right to revise this publication from time to time without obligation to notify any person of such revisions Environmental Protection Statement This product has been manufactured to satisfy environmental protection requirements where possible.
AG, Switzerland. This warranty is limited to the original purchaser of product and is not transferable. During the two year warranty period, DIGITAL-LOGIC AG will repair or replace, at its discretion, any defec- tive product or part at no additional charge, provided that the product is returned, shipping prepaid, to DIGITAL-LOGIC AG.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G Explanation of Symbols CE Conformity This symbol indicates that the product described in this manual is in compliance with all ap- plied CE standards. Please refer also to the section “Applied Standards” in this manual.
However, the life expectancy of your product can be drastically reduced by improper treatment during unpacking and installation. Therefore, in the interest of your own safety and of the correct op- eration of your new Digital-Logic product, you are requested to conform with the following guide- lines.
PS/2 mouse interface Power management functions APM and ACPI 2-6 channel USB V1.1 & V2.0 Unique Features The MICROSPACE MSEP800 includes all standard PC/AT functions plus unique DIGITAL-LOGIC AG en- hancements, such as: Single 10V to 30V supply Watchdog Power-fail detection...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G Standards The MICROSPACE product meet all standards for personal computer architecture. Standard Contact to the organisation Remarks PC/104BUS www.pc104.org www.usb.org www.pcisig.com www.smbus.org www.intel.com/labs/manage/wfm Wired for management baseline AC97 www.developer.intel.com/ial/scalablepla tforms/audio www.developer.intel.com/design/chipse ts/industry/lpc.htm ATA/ATAPI-6 www.t13.org ACPI www.acpi.info...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G MSEP800 and MSEP800L Specifications CPU: Specification AMD GEODE LX800 Compatibility: 1. Level Cache: 32k data and 32k code 2. Level Cache: 128kByte Performance: 500MHz Clock 500MHz 125MHz Powermanagement Yes, APM2.1 and ACPI 1.2 FPU: Integrated...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G External Interface Specification Videointerfaces USB V1.1/2.0 MSEP800 4 USB channels MSEP800L 2 USB channels LPT1: IEEE1293 Printer COM1: RS232 COM2: RS232 COM3: MSEP800 TTL (RS232 from Ver.1.0) MSEP800L none COM4: MSEP800 TTL (RS232 from Ver.1.0)
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G Physical Characteristics Specification PC/104plus Dimensions: Length: 165mm Depth: 115mm Height: 36mm Weight: 200gr Operating Environment Specification Relative Humidity: 5 - 90% non condensing IEC68-2-30 at -20° to +50°C operating Vibration operating: IEC68-2-6 10-50Hz, 0.075mm and 55-500Hz, 1.0G Vibration nonoperating: IEC68-2-6 10-50Hz, 0.15mm and 55-500Hz,...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G Operating Temperature Specification: MIL-810-501 MIL-810-502 Standard: temperature: 0° C to +60°C Extended temperature : -40° C to +70°C EMI / EMC Tests Specification If all signals are externaly filtered and assembled into a closed metalic case !
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G Ordering Code Examples The MSEP800 system is combined of: Baseboard MSEP800 Memory: SODIMM200-DDRAM must be ordered separatly Article : Part.No. Description: EPIC Board with GEODE LX800. 500MHz, 128kB-L2-Cache, 4x COM (RS232), 4x USB, 2x LAN, 2x PS2, 24Bit Digital I/O,...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 2.7.1 Hole pattern for the MSEP800 board MSEP800 Version V0.3/1.0 Unit: mm (millimeter) Tolerance: +/- 0.1mm Date: 24.05.2006 Author: BRR...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G MSEP800 Incompatibilities to a standard PC/AT 2.8.1 DVI is not PNP! If you use the MSEP800 with the MSEP800-M the DVI port is not plug and play. That means you have to connect the DVI monitor before you turn on the system power.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 2.8.3 ISA-Incompatibilitiywith ISA-PCCARD-Controller The experience is, that ATA-Drives controlled in a ISA-PCMCIA Controller are not working. Solution: Using a PCCARD-Controller on the PCI-Bus 2.8.4 ISA-Incompatibilitiy with 16Bit I/O Transfer with FPGA-Decoder The experience is, that 16Bit I/O-transfers decoded with a FPGA are not allways working correct. Each case must be tested.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G MSEP800 Related Application Notes Description High frequency Radiation (to meet EN55022) Application Notes are availble at http://www.digitallogic.com ->support, or on any Application CD from DIGITAL-LOGIC.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 2.10 High Frequency Radiation (to meet EN55022/EN61000) All peripheral interfaces are filtered to meet the EMI/EMC standards EN55022.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 2.11 Thermoscan Product: Part.Nr. Serial number: Version: MSEP800 SODIMM DDR 1GB Software Windows XP SP2 running desktop t [min] [MHz]...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G IGNALS PC104 Bus Please note, that the ISA-Bus may have some minor incompatibilities, see chapter 2.10. AEN, output Address Enable is used to degate the microprocessor and other devices from the I/O channel to allow DMA transfers to take place.
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G IRQ[ 3 - 7, 9 - 12, 14, 15], input These signals are used to tell the microprocessor that an I/O device needs attention. An interrupt request is generated when an IRQ line is raised from low to high. The line must be held high until the microprocessor acknowledges the interrupt request.
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G SD[O..15], input/output These signals provide bus bits 0 through 15 for the microprocessor, memory, and I/0 devices. DO is the least-significant Bit and D15 is the most significant Bit. All 8-Bit devices on the I/O channel should use DO through D7 for communications to the microprocessor.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G Addressing PCI Devices : DEVICE IDSEL PIRQ #REG #GNT Remarks internal Chipset PCI devices and resources AD11 CS5536 AD25 A / B / C / D external PCI slots PC/104+ Slot 1 AD26 C / D / A / B...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 3.3.1 Expansion Bus max. supply currents The bus different expansions may drive the following supply currents : At the 5Volt the total max.system current is rated at 6 Amp. At the 3.3Volt the total max.system current is rated at 6 Amp.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G ETAILED YSTEM ESCRIPTION This system has a system configuration based on the ISA and PCI architecture. Read carefully all informa- tion since this product is a very new computertechnology. Power Supply Requirements This product includes allready a widerange powersupply. So the supply voltage may be in the range of 8V up to 30V DC.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G Interface 4.3.1 Keyboard AT Compatible and PS/2 Mouse ONLY AVAILABLE WITH OPTION 804012 Attention: For the mouse there is a Y-Cable needed ! Signal Signal Pin 1 = KB_Data Pin 2 = MS_Data Pin 3...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 4.3.3 Serial Ports COM1-COM2 The serial channels are fully compatible with 16C550 UARTS. COM1 is the primary serial port, and is sup- ported by the board's ROM-BIOS as the PC-DOS 'COM1' device. The secondary serial port is COM2; it is supported as the 'COM2' device.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 4.3.5 Floppy Disk Interface The onboard floppy disk controller and ROM-BIOS support one or two floppy disk drives in any of the stan- dard PC-DOS and MS-DOS formats shown in the table . Supported Floppy Formats...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G Controllers 4.4.1 Interrupt Controllers An 8259A compatible interrupt controller, within the chipset, provides seven prioritized interrupt levels. Of these, several are normally associated with the board's onboard device interfaces and controllers, and sev- eral are available on the AT expansion bus.
RAM, compatible with that in standard ATs. System configuration data is normally stored in the clock chip's CMOS RAM in a manner consistent with the convention used in other AT compatible computers. The battery-backed clock can be set by using the DIGITAL-LOGIC AG SETUP at boot-time. 4.4.4 Watchdog The watchdog timer detects a system crash and performs a hardware reset.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G BIOS 4.5.1 BIOS History Version: Date: Status: Modifications: 1.05 03.2006 Final 1.06 05.2006 ISA IRQ reservation 1.07 05.2006 AC97 detection 1.08 05.2006 ISA IRQ table corrected 1.09b 09.2006 USB fix The bios V1.09b is only for the following board version: - MSEP800: V0.1, V0.2, V0.3 and V1.0...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 4.5.2 Download CORE-BIOS Before downloading a BIOS, please check as follows: Make a bootable diskette including the following files: Flashrom.com core BIOS xxxxxxxx.yyy IMPORTANT: Do not use boot disks created in a Windows operating system. If you do not have a MSDOS 6.22 disk avail- able, you can download a boot disk from www.bootdisk.com...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 4.5.3 ROM-BIOS Sockets An EPROM socket with 8 Bit wide data access normally contains the board's AT compatible ROM-BIOS. The socket takes a E82802AC8 EPROM (or equivalent) device. The board's wait-state control logic automatically inserts four memory wait states in all CPU accesses to this socket. The ROM-BIOS sockets occupies the memory area from C0000H through FFFFFh;...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G CMOS RAM Map Systems based on the industry-standard specification include a battery backed Real Time Clock chip. This clock contains at least 64 bytes of non-volatile RAM. The system BIOS uses this area to store in- formation including system configuration and initialization parameters, system diagnostics, and the time and date.
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G Location Description Time of day (seconds) specified in BCD Alarm (seconds) specified in BCD Time of Day (minutes) specified in BCD Alarm (minutes) specified in BCD Time of Day (hours) specified in BCD Alarm (hours) specified in BCD...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G CMOS Map Continued... Location Description CMOS Location for Bad CMOS and Checksum Flags bit 7 = Flag for CMOS Lost Power Power OK Lost Power bit 6 = Flag for CMOS checksum bad Checksum is valid...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G CMOS Map Continued... Location Description Equipment bits 7-6 = Number of Diskette Drives One diskette drive Two diskette drives 10, 11 = Reserved bits 5-4 = Primary Display Type Adapter with option ROM CGA in 40 column mode...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G CMOS Map Continued... Location Description Reserved EMS Memory Size Low Byte EMS Memory Size High Byte 1Fh - 24h Custom Drive Table 0 These 6 bytes (48 bits) contain the following data: Cylinders Landing Zone...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G CMOS Map Continued... Location Description Byte 3 bits 7-6 = Reserved bits 5-0 = Upper 6 Bits of Write Precompensation Byte 4 bits 7-0 = Number of Heads Byte 5 bits 7-0 = Sectors Per Track...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G EEPROM Saved CMOS Setup The EEPROM has different functions, as listed below: • Backup of the CMOS-Setup values. • Storing system informations like: version, production date, customisation of the board, CPU type. • Storing user/application values.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 4.7.1 EEPROM Memory for Setup The EEPROM is used for setup and configuration data, stored as an alternative to the CMOS-RTC. Option- ally, the EEPROM setup driver may update the CMOS RTC, if the battery is running down and the checksum error would appear and stop the system.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G Memory & I/O Map 4.8.1 System Memory Map The X86 CPU used as central processing unit on the MICROSPACE has a memory address space which is defined by 32 address bits. Therefore, it can address 1 GByte of memory. The memory address MAP is as...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G I/O Addr. Function Size Comment 000h Slave DMA Address - Channel 0 8-bit 16-bit values in two transfers. 001h Slave DMA Counter - Channel 0 8-bit 16-bit values in two transfers. 002h Slave DMA Address - Channel 1 8-bit 16-bit values in two transfers.
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G I/O Addr. Function Size Comment Upper addr bits [23:16]. Write LPC and DMA. 087h DMA Channel 0 Low Page 8-bit Read only DMA. 088h No Specific Usage 8-bit Write LPC and DMA. Read only DMA.
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G I/O Addr. Function Size Comment MSR bit enables/disables into I/O 2EFh space.(UART1 MSR 51400014h[18:16], UART2 MSR 2E8h-2EFh UART/IR - COM4 8-bit 51400014h[22:20]). Defaults to LPC. 2F0h-2F7h No Specific Usage MSR bit enables/disables into I/O 2FFh space.(UART1 MSR...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G I/O Addr. Function Size Comment Upper addr bits [31:24]. Write LPC and DMA. 48Fh DMA Channel 4 High Page 8-bit Read only DMA. 490h-4CFh No Specific Usage 4D0h PIC Level/Edge 8-bit IRQ0-IRQ 7. 4D1h PIC Level/Edge 8-bit IRQ8-IRQ15.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 4.10 LVDS-Display There a different LCD-Panels available with 6bit-LVDS interface, they can adapted directly to the LVDS- Interface of the GEODE videocontroller. The LVDS interface is composed with: 6 Bit LVDS Datalines 2 Bit LVDS Clocklines Backligthenable (5V or DC Mainl) LCD-Supply (VDD) 5V or 3.3V Supply (Enable (3.3V digital))
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 4.11 Boot Time System Boot-Times Definitionen/Boot-Medium Quick Normal Boot* Boot MSEP005MHz with RTC-Backup battery time [s] Memory 1024MB shared 24MB for Video Measured device set first in the boot order configuration Boot from Floppy Drive (MS-DOS startup disk)
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 4.12 Mini PCI socket 4.12.1 Type IIIA Form Factor The Type IIIA form factor supports a card that is not placed at the outer edge of the host system. The form factor for Type IIIA differs from that of Type IIIB in that Type IIIA has a larger Y dimension.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 4.12.2 Type IIIB Form Factor The Type IIIB form factor supports a card that is not placed at the outer edge of the host system. The form factor for Type IIIB differs from that of Type IIIA in that Type IIIB has a smaller Y dimension.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G ESCRIPTION AND LOCATION OF THE CONNECTORS Description of the connectors 5.1.1 MSEP800 V1.0 Connector Texture Remarks DC-Main LVDS / Digital I/O 2x25 RM2.54mm LAN B 1Gb / USB 3 / 4 LAN A 100Mb USB 1 / 2...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 5.1.2 MSEPxxxCON-I Connector Texture Remarks COM 3 piggy connector RM2.54 COM 4 piggy connector RM2.54 COM 3 DSUB9 DSUB25 COM 4 RM2.54 PS/2 connector PS/2 DVO Interface to base board RM2.54 Sound / COM3/4 signals to base board RM2.54...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 5.2.2 MSEPCON-I The MSEPCON-I can be use on the MSEP800 V0.3 and V1.0 5.2.3 MSEPCON-M MSEPCON-M for V0.3 and V1.0...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G Other Connectors on board Header 0.1” Printerport (EMI-Filtered) The printer connector provides an interface for 8 Bit centronics printers. Header onboard: D-SUB connector: Signal Pin 1 Pin 1 = Strobe Pin 3 Pin 2 = Data 0...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G LPC Bus Connector POD Port (only factory used) Signal Signal Pin 1 = +3.3V Pin 2 = LAD0 Pin 3 = LFRAME# Pin 4 = LAD1 Pin 5 = RST# Pin 6 = LAD2 Pin 7...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G External Reset Signal Signal Pin 1 = Reset Pin 2 = GND FAN 1* Signal Signal Pin 1 = GND Pin 2 = FAN VCC (dep. J13) Pin 3 = VCC 5V * not assembled (the connector and the electronic components are not assembled)
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G IrDa Signal Signal Pin 1 = VCC 5V Pin 2 = IR TX Pin 3 = IR RX Pin 4 = GND BIOS settings: You have to enable the UART A of the GeodeLX in the bios setup: F1 ->...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G UMPER LOCATIONS ON THE BOARD Jumper Locations on the Board The figure shows the location of all jumper blocks on the MSEP800 board. The numbers shown in this figure are silk screened on the board so that the pins can easily be located. This chapter refers to the individual pin for these jumpers.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G CRITERIONS Color Function Green Power (PIC indicator) HDD1 (Primary Master) Green Green Activity Yellow Link Green Activity Yellow Link LED 6 LED 7 LED 5 LED 8 LED 2 LED 4 LED 1 LED 3...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G ABLE INTERFACE The Harddisk Cable 44pin IDT Terminal for Dual Row (2.00 mm grid) and 1.00 mm flat cable. 44 pins = 40 pins signal and 4 pins power. Max. length for the IDE cable is 30 cm.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G The Printer Interface Cable IDT terminal for dual row 0.1" (2.54mm grid) and 1.27 mm flat cable Parallelport Cable LPT1 ATTENTION: Maximum length of this cable is 6 meters. Prevent short-circuits. Never apply power to these signals, the MICROSPACE MSEP800 will be destroyed.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G PERATING YSTEMS OMPATIBILITY The CPU PENTIUM is fully compatible to other PC-standard CPUs. The Intel chipsets are also fully PC- compatible. No incompatibilities are known. Microsoft Windows This system is fully compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional Microsoft Windows CE 4.2 / 5.0...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 10 D RIVER NSTALLATION 10.1 Windows 2000 & XP On the MICROSPACE Application CD you will find all tools and drivers you will need to work with the card. If you are not sure about the topicality of the software, please visit our homepage at http://www.digitallogic.com...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 10.1.2 Audio / Multimedia Enter the device manager and follow the description below: Location: \drivers\LX800\MSEP800\Sound\...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 10.1.4 Ethernet / LAN Enter the device manager and follow the description below: 10/100MB LAN: Location: \drivers\LX800\MSEP800\network\intel\82559ER_82551ER\...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 10.1.5 Int15 emulator Location: \drivers\LX800\MSEP800\INT15 How to: Execute the file Int15dl_Install31.exe After installation of this driver you can use the tools: WinInt15.exe (Int15 function test tool) and T855.exe (Temperatur sensor (SMBUS) monitor) chapter 11.1 10.1.6...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 10.1.7 Windows XP 2 IDE bugfix Location: \drivers\LX800\IDE\ Most PC-AT chipsets contain a dual IDE controller. The AMD Geode™ CS5536 and CS5535 companion devices contain only a single IDE controller, and use the same out-of-box Windows®...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 10.1.8 COM 3 / COM 4 installation / configuration If the option MSE8xxCON-I is installed you have to configure the additional COM ports as follow. Bios settings: C. Motherboard Device Configuration → → → → C. LPC Card devices → → → → Reserve the ISA IRQ you desired for the COMs (J27 ->...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 5) Select „... manually select...“ and “Next” 6) Select „Ports (COM & LPT)“ and „Next“ 7) Select from the standard port types the “Com- 8) Click “Next” munications Port” and click “Next” 10) Go to “Ressources” and click on “Set Configu- 9) Click “View or change resources for…”...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 11) Select the “Basic configuration 008” and dou- 12) Select the jumpered I/O Configuration bleclick on “I/O Range” and “IRQ” consecutively 14) After changing the values, you should see the entered values in the ressource settings.
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 17) Get to the properties of the 3 COM port, 18) Correct the FIFO buffer and the COM Port select “Port Settings” and click on “Advanced” number (COM3 for the 3 and COM4 for the 4 20)Correct the Bps settings and press OK.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 11 S OFTWARE 11.1 Windows Int15 Tool Please find the tool and the driver under: x:\tools\int15dl on the product CD or in the download area of the support center. Note: Before you can use these tools, you have to install the Windows WDM driver first.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 11.2 Analog-Digital Converter Location: \drivers\LX800\MSEP800\ADCSMB\ How to: Execute the file ADCEP800.exe The access to Analog-Digital Converter on MSEP800 board is provided over SMBUS address 042h. This example of code shows, how to get access to ADC data.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G PECIAL ERIPHERALS ONFIGURATION OFTWARE 12.1 The Special Function Interface for MICROSPACE Computers SFI All functions are performed by starting the SW-interrupt 15hex with the following arguments: 12.1.1 INT 15h SFR Functions Function: WRITE TO EEPROM...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G Function: READ SERIAL NUMBER Number: Description: Reads the serialnumber from the board into the serial EEPROM Input values: DLAG Int15 function Function request Serial Number (Binary, not ASCI) Outputs values: Function: WRITE PRODUCTION DATE & RESET DLAG-COUNTERS...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G Function: READ INFO 2 FROM EEPROM Number: Description: Reads the information bytes out of the serial EEPROM Input values: DLAG Int15 function Function request Board Type BOARD TYPE ('M'=PC/104, 'E'=Euro, 'W'=MSWS, Output values: 'S'=Slot, 'C'=Custom, 'X'= smartCore or smartModule CPU Type bits 1…7 and board type bits 8…15 (CPU type:...
Access under Windows 98, ME , 2000, XP can be provided over "Int15dl"-WDM driver, under Windows-NT "Int15dl"-NT driver. For the moment this driver support all Digital-Logic boards with PIIX4 and ICH4 chipsets (eg. MSM855, MSEBX855, MSMP5SEV, MSMP3SEV, MSEP800…). Please find the driver under: \products\***\TOOLS\int15dl on the product CD or in the download area of the support center.
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"Regs.ah = 0xEC;", but on the board with ICH4 chipset, please use "Regs.ax = 0x78EC;". bool Open_Int15dl(void) - the first function, which must be called to create a link between "Digital-Logic INT15 functions emulator" driver and user software. It returns “true”, if device was successfully opened, otherwise - “false”.
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HKR, "Parameters", "tsaddr", 0x00010001, 0x9E - LM75 sensor address for ICH4 chipset: HKR, "Parameters", "chipID", 0x00010001, 0x5 HKR, "Parameters", "pmBase", 0x00010001, 0x1000 HKR, "Parameters", "smbBase", 0x00010001, 0x1880 HKR, "Parameters", "tsaddr", 0x00010001, 0x9C - ADM1023 sensor address For more information, please get in contact with the Digital-Logic support department.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 12.2 Additional features (COM3-4/ POST/ GPI/O/Digital I/O) 12.2.1 Overview of the CPLD features A XC95144XL CPLD from Xilinx is used on board to implement the following features: • Two 7-segment LED‘s display the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) code at I/O address 80 hex •...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 12.2.1.1 CPLD input / output electrical parameters Warning: The input / output pins on the connectors are connected directly to the CPLD without any buffer or ESD protection circuit. Therfore it is recomanded that the applied I/O voltages are within the electrical parameters of the chip.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 12.2.2 Two digit 7-segment POST LED After powerup during booting of the BIOS the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) code is displayed on the two digit 7-segment LED’s. Therefore the CPLD decodes this 8-bit hexadecimal code to the 7-segment common anode code at I/O address 80 hex.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 12.2.3 General Purpose Input / Output Ports A connector with three eight bit General Purpose Input / Output ports (GPIO_A, GPIO_B, GPIO_C) with 5 Volt tolerant I/O pins accept 5 V and 3.3 V input signals, the output capability is 3.3 Volt. A General Purpose register controls the direction of each I/O port individually.
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G General Purpose Input / Output Port A (GPIO_A) I/O address 0160h Type Read/Write Default value 0Ah / output tristated The I/O address is 160 hex, to enable the output set bit 1 of the GP_DIR[0] register to 1.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 12.2.4 24Bit Digital I/O Interface Programming MSEP800 interface under Windows: Please install the driver as described in chapter 10.1.6 Programming of the Digital IO Interface is supported by resident driver and program examples of IO operations, based on DeviceIoControl function.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 12.2.5 Serial Interface Control Register A serial interface register controls the I/O address and interrupt number of two 16C550 compatible Universal Asynchronous Receiver and Transmitter (UART). This configurations is overdriven with the eight jumpers on connector J27.
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G J27 Jumper to overdrive COM_CTRL register If no jumper is pluged on J27 the content of COM_CTRL register is active (as shown on the previous page). Therefore it is not possible to use the following configuration: COM_CTRL[7:6] = 11 =>...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 12.2.6 Update the CPLD software The CPLD is onboard programmable either with the onboard programming circuit or an external JTAG programmer connected to J18. CPLD software version history Date HW compatible versions Changements V0-1 08.08.2004...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G HERMAL PECIFICATIONS 13.1 Thermal Analysis for Case Integration Since the integrated heatsink is unidirectional, the airflow must be exactly in the direction of the heatrails. If possible, mount the board vertically, so that the heatrails show up/down. The self produced airflow is around 3m/sec in this case.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 14 D IAGNOSTICS 14.1 POST CODES This is the GeodeRom port 80 flow for a cold boot on a gx system. There are some additional codes on a scx2xx system. This shows what functions generate which port 80 code. The first column of codes are generated by xpresrom.asm the second column is the function which is run after the post code and any...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G Checkpoint Function Name Intermediate Function Description Codes memRAMoptimize SDRAM optimization for CPU speed 013h cacheInit Autosize and initialize Cache Cache failed to size to 16 K113 (i.e., 013h failed) northBridgelnit Load Geode North Bridge PCI register space...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 15 C BIOS S ETUP 15.1 Setup Menu Screens and Navigation The XpressROMTM Setup Menu contains a number of features and options. It is recommend to evaluate the menu options prior to shipment of your platform to ensure the removal of options that could have a negative consequence if users change the items.
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G Mother Board Device Configuration The Mother Board Device configuration contains the only sub menu system of the setup screens. The choices are Drive Configuration: Allows the configuration of the IDE drive I/O Configuration: Allows for the configuration of the serial ports on the CS5535/CS5536...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G PRE2ACT: Pre to ACT period (tRP). Minimum number of SDROM clocks between PRE and ACT commands ACT2CMD: Delay time from ACT to Read/Write (tRCD). Minimum number of SDRAM clocks between ACT and Read/Write Commands ACT2ACT: ACT(0) to ACT(1) Period (tRRD). Minimum number of SDRAM clocks between ACT and ACT commands to two different component banks within the same module bank.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G Power Management The Power Management menu is for configuration of the BIOS’s power management with relation to the OS on the platform. BIOS PM at Boot: The BIOS PM allows setting of legacy power management mode prior to booting the system APM Available: Allows the system to configure if the APM interface is available.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G Boot Order The Boot Order menu allows the alteration of the devices checked for a bootable image. There are six slots for selecting the order. Use the arrow keys to select the order number and then press enter to cycle through the options.
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G Flash Configuration: Allows the use of a flash device over the IDE. The options are Enable or Dis- able Chip Select 0- 3 Size: Allows the configuration of the flash chips to be disabled, 8K/16B, 16K/32B,...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G LPC Card Configuration The LPC card configuration enables the configuration of each serial port and the parallel port on the LPC. To change the serial port configuration use the arrow keys ( ) to select the serial port and hit <enter> to change the state the choices are Disabled, 0x3F8 IRQ 4, 0x2F8 IRQ 3, 0x3E8 IRQ 4, 0x2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port: Allows the selection of the parallel port address.
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G HSYNC Polarity: Selects the active polarity of the HSYNC signal to the panel. The options are Active Low or Active High VSYNC Polarity: Selects the active polarity of the VSYNC signal to the panel. The options are Active Low or Active High LP Active Period: Selects the active period of the LDE/MOD (LP) signal.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G PCI Configuration The following menu system allows the configuration of the PCI interrupts. Select the PCI interrupt desired to change and hit <enter> to cycle through the IRQs. For the USB 2.0 the options are as follows:...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 17 C ONNECTORS AND JUMPERS OF OLDER BOARD VERSIONS 17.1 The jumpers on MSEP800 V0.3 The Jumpers Jumper Texture Open / 1-2 Closed / 2-3 Compact Flash Master / Slave Open = Slave Closed = Master...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 17.2 Description of the connectors of MSEP800 V0.3 17.2.1 MSEP800 V0.3 Connector Texture Remarks DC-Main LVDS / Digital I/O 2x25 RM2.54mm LAN B 1Gb / USB 3 / 4 LAN A 100Mb USB 1 / 2...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G 17.2.2 MSEPxxxCON-I Connector Texture Remarks COM 3 piggy connector RM2.54 COM 4 piggy connector RM2.54 COM 3 DSUB9 DSUB25 COM 4 RM2.54 PS/2 connector PS/2 DVO Interface to base board RM2.54 Sound / COM3/4 signals to base board RM2.54...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G INDEX 100M-LAN EEPROM Memory for Setup 1G-LAN Encryption / Decryption Controller Ethernet Expansion Bus External battery assembling External Reset 24Bit Digital I/O Interface Floppy disk interface Floppy Disk Interface AC97 Floppy Disk Interface Connector Addressing PCI devices...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSEP800 Manual V1.0G Mini PCI Serial Ports 35, 67 MiniPCI interface MSEPCON-I 61, 64, 133 Software MSEPCON-M 61, 64, 133 Speaker Multimedia Special Function Interface Specifications supply currents System Description Operating Systems Compatibility Technical Support Thermal Specifications PC/104 BUS interface...
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