Mouser EmCORE-i9457 User Manual

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EmCORE-i9457
3.5" Embedded Board
User's Manual
Version 1.1
2008.08

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  • Page 1 EmCORE-i9457 3.5” Embedded Board User’s Manual Version 1.1 2008.08...
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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Index Table of Contents Chapter 1- Introduction ..............1 1.1 Copyright Notice ..........2 1.2 About this User’s Manual .........2 1.3 Warning .............2 1.4 Replacing the lithium battery ......3 1.5 Technical Support ..........3 1.6 Warranty ............4 1.7 Packing List............5 1.8 Ordering Information ........5 1.9 Specifications ...........6 1.10 Board Dimensions ..........7 1.11 Installing the CPU ...........9...
  • Page 4 Index MINIPCI1: MiniPCI slot ..........23 USB1: USB Connector ..........24 LAN1: RJ-45 connector ..........24 KBM1: Keyboard & Mouse ........24 VGA1: CRT Connector ..........25 COM1: RS232 Connector ..........25 ATX1: ATX Power Supply Connector .......26 CPUF1: CPU Fan Power Connector ......26 LVDS1: LVDS LCD Connector ........27 CFD1: Compact Flash II Socket ........28 2.3 The Installation Paths of CD Driver ....29 Chapter 3- BIOS ................31...
  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1- Introduction -  -...
  • Page 6: Copyright Notice

    Introduction 1.1 Copyright Notice All Rights Reserved. The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve the reliability, design and function. It does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer. Under no circumstances will the manufacturer be liable for any direct, indi- rect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising from the use or in- ability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of the possibility...
  • Page 7: Replacing The Lithium Battery

    Introduction 1.4 Replacing the lithium battery Incorrect replacement of the lithium battery may lead to a risk of explosion. The lithium battery must be replaced with an identical battery or a battery type recommended by the manufacturer. Do not throw lithium batteries into the trashcan. It must be disposed of in accordance with local regulations concerning special waste.
  • Page 8: Warranty

    Introduction 1.6 Warranty This product is warranted to be in good working order for a period of two years from the date of purchase. Should this product fail to be in good working order at any time during this period, we will, at our option, replace or repair it at no additional charge except as set forth in the following terms.
  • Page 9: Packing List

    Introduction 1.7 Packing List x EmCORE-i97 .” Embedded Board x Driver CD x Quick Installation Guide  x CPU Cooler  x ATX Power cable ATX main power connector (2x0 pins) to EmCORE- i97 power connector (2x pins) If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your vendor immediately.
  • Page 10: Specifications

    Introduction 1.9 Specifications Form Factor .” Embedded Board Supports socket mPGA 78 for Intel® Core™ 2 Duo/ Core™ Duo/ Celeron M (FSB 667MHz) Chipset Intel ® 9GME + Intel ® ICH7M System Memory  x 200-pin SO-DIMM socket up to 2GB DDRII 00//667 SDRAM VGA/ LCD Controller Intel®...
  • Page 11: Board Dimensions

    Introduction 3.38 95.2 1.10 Board Dimensions 101.96 7.59 29.47 47.75 mPGA478 SOCKET 29.46 Unit: mm - 7 -...
  • Page 12 Introduction 31.47 3.38 95.2 101.96 Unit: mm 7.59 29.47 47.75 - 8 -...
  • Page 13: Installing The Cpu

    Introduction 1.11 Installing the CPU The processor socket comes with a screw to secure the CPU. As showing in the picture as bellow, loose the screw first before inserting the CPU. Place the CPU into the socket by making sure the notch on the corner of the CPU corresponding with the notch on the inside of the socket.
  • Page 14: Installing The Memory

    Introduction 1.12 Installing the Memory Side notch Latch knob Latch claw Latch section Latch arm Polarizing key To install the Memory module, locate the Memory SO-DIMM slot on the board and perform as below: . Adjust the socket polarizing key and the board key to the same direction. 2.
  • Page 15: Heatsink Installation

    Introduction 1.13 Heatsink Installation Put the heatsink on EmCORE-i97, and screw it on in the direction of the board. Insert four screws (No. ) downward into the holes and turn them tightly. Verify the direction is correct (No. 2) and plug the FAN connector into CPUF connector.
  • Page 16: Heatsink Dimensions

    Introduction 1.14 Heatsink Dimensions 15.75 14.5 30.25 - 2 -...
  • Page 17: Chapter 2 Installation

    Installation Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2- Installation -  -...
  • Page 18 Installation 2.1 Block Diagrams mPGA 478 socket for Intel® CPU 667/533MHz Analog R.G.B. 1 x 200-pin DDRII Memory Bus SO-DIMM socket Intel® 945GME LVDS LVDS DMI I/F USB I/F 6 x USB PCI Bus 1 x MiniPCI Socket Intel® Serial ATA I/F 1 x SATA ICH7M IDE ATA I/F...
  • Page 19: Jumpers And Connectors

    Installation 2.2 Jumpers and Connectors JRS2 JCOM2 USB3 USB2 JSMB1 CFD1 -  -...
  • Page 20: Jumpers

    Installation Jumpers JRS2: COM2 RS-232/422/485 Mode Select (9) The onboard COM2 port can be configured to operate in RS-422 or RS-485 modes. RS-22 modes differ in the way RX/TX is being handled. Jumper JRS switches between RS-22 or RS-22/8 mode. When JRS is set to RS-22 or RS-8 mode, there will be only +2V output let while JRS is set.
  • Page 21: Jbat1: Clear Cmos Setup

    Installation JBAT1: Clear CMOS Setup (19) If the board refuses to boot due to inappropriate CMOS settings here is how to proceed to clear (reset) the CMOS to its default values. Connector type: 2.00 mm pitch x pin header Mode Keep CMOS (Default) Clear CMOS You may need to clear the CMOS if your system cannot boot up because...
  • Page 22: Connectors

    Installation Connectors INV1: LCD Inverter Connector (1) Connector type: 2.00mm pitch x-pin box wafer connector. Description +2V Backlight on/off Brightness control SATA1: Serial ATA Connector (2) The EmCORE-i97 CPU board on board supports four SATA II connectors, second generation SATA drives transfer data at speeds as high as 00MB/s, twice the transfer speed of first generation SATA drives.
  • Page 23: Lpt1: Parallel Port Or Fdd Connector

    Installation LPT1: Parallel Port or FDD Connector (3) LPT is shared with FDD. Connector type: 2.00mm pitch 2x0 pin header. Description Description STROBE PTD0 ERROR PTD INIT PTD2 SLIN PTD PTD PTD N/C (Key) PTD6 BUSY PTD7 SELECT LPT1 can be configured as a connector floppy disk drive interface through BIOS setup.
  • Page 24: Jfrt1: Switches

    Installation JFRT1: Switches (4) It provides connectors for system switches to change the computer status. Connector type: 2. mm pitch 2x2 pin header Description Description PWRBTN+ PWRBTN- RST+ RST- PWRBTN: ATX soft power switch, pin -2. This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted Power button. RES: Reset Button, pin -.
  • Page 25: Ide1: Primary Ide Connector

    Installation IDE1: Primary IDE Connector (5) An IDE drive ribbon cable has two connectors to support two IDE devices. If a ribbon cable connects to two IDE drives at the same time, one of them has to be configured as Master and the other has to be configured as Slave by setting the drive select jumpers on the drive.
  • Page 26: Usb2/ Usb3: Usb Connectors

    Installation USB2/ USB3: USB Connectors (6), (7) The EmCORE-i97 Embedded Board on board supports two headers USB2, USB that can connect up to four high-speed (Data transfers at 80MB/s), full-speed (Data transfers at 2MB/s) or low-speed (Data transfers at .MB/s) USB devices. Connector type: 2.00mm 2x pin header Description Description...
  • Page 27: Com2: Rs-232 Connector

    Installation COM2: RS-232 Connector (11) Connector type: 2.00 mm pitch 2x box header. Description Description DCD# DTR# DSR# RTS# CTS# AUDIO1: Front Panel AUDIO Connector (12) Connect a tape player or another audio source to the light blue Line-in connector to record audio on your computer or to play audio through your computer’s sound chip and speakers.
  • Page 28: Usb1: Usb Connector

    Installation USB1: USB Connector (16) USB supports two USB 2.0 connectors w/ 80MB/s. Connector type: double stack USB type A. 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 LAN1: RJ-45 Connector (17) LAN supports one 0/00/000 base-T Ethernet.
  • Page 29: Vga1: Crt Connector

    Installation VGA1: CRT Connector (20) Connector type: D-Sub -pin female. Description Description +V (VCC) GREEN BLUE D-DATA HSYNC VSYNC D-DCLK COM1: RS232 Connector (21) Connector type: D-Sub 9-pin male. Description Description DCD# DSR# RTS# CTS# DTR# - 2 -...
  • Page 30: Atx1: Atx Power Supply Connector

    Installation ATX1: ATX Power Supply Connector (23) The ATX power supply has a single lead connector with a clip on one side of the plastic housing. There is only one way to plug the lead into the ATX power connector. Press the lead connector down until the clip snaps into place and secures the lead onto the connector.
  • Page 31: Lvds1: Lvds Lcd Connector

    Installation LVDS1: LVDS LCD Connector (26) The LVDS connector supports dual channel LVDS. VDD could be selected by JVLCD in +V or +.V. Connector type: DF--0DP-.2V Description Description TX2CLK+ TXCLK+ TX2CLK- TXCLK- TX2D0+ TXD0+ TX2D0- TXD0- TX2D+ TXD+ TX2D- TXD- TX2D2+ TXD2+ TX2D2-...
  • Page 32: Cfd1: Compact Flash Ii Socket

    Installation CFD1: Compact Flash II Socket (27) Connector type: 50-pin compact flash connector Pin Description Pin Description PDD PDD PDD PDD2 PDD PDD PDD6 PDD PDD7 PDD PDCS# PDCS# PDIOR# PDIOW# PIDEIRQ CSEL# IDERST# PIORDY PDA2 PDDREQ PDA PDDACK# PDA0 HD_LED# PDD0 PDIAG#...
  • Page 33: The Installation Paths Of Cd Driver

    Installation 2.3 The Installation Paths of CD Driver Driver Path AUDIO \AUDIO\REALTEK_AC97\WINDOWS_A0 CHIPSET \CHIPSET\INTEL\INF 8. \ETHERNET\REALTEK\8B_WIN60 \GRAPHICS\INTEL_2K_XP_2\ - 29 -...
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  • Page 35: Chapter 3- Bios

    BIOS Chapter 3 BIOS Chapter 3- BIOS -  -...
  • Page 36: Bios Introduction

    BIOS 3.1 BIOS Introduction The Award BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) installed in your computer sys- tem’s. The BIOS provides for a standard device such as disk drives, serial ports and parallel ports. It also adds password protection as well as special support for detailed fine-tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system.
  • Page 37: Standard Cmos Features

    BIOS 3.3 Standard CMOS Features “Standard CMOS Features” allows you to record some basic hardware configurations in your computer system and set the system clock and error handling. If the CPU card is already installed in a working system, you will not need to select this option.
  • Page 38 BIOS IDE Channel 0 Master/ Slave The onboard PCI IDE connectors provide Primary and Secondary channels for connecting up to four IDE hard disks or other IDE devices. Each channel can support up to two hard disks; the first is the “Master” and the second is the “Slave”.
  • Page 39 BIOS Halt On This field determines whether or not the system will halt if an error is detected during power up. All errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error, the system will stop and you will be prompted. No errors (default) The system boot will not be halted for any error that may be detected.
  • Page 40: Advance Bios Features

    BIOS 3.4 Advance BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority It allows you to set the priority for hard disk boot. When you press enter, the selections shows the current hard disks used in your system as well as the “Bootable Add-in Card” that is relevant to other boot sources media such as SCSI cards and LAN cards.
  • Page 41 BIOS First/ Second Boot Device These fields determine the drive that the system searches first for an operating system. The options available include Setting: Floppy, Hard Disk, CDROM, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, LAN and Disabled. Boot Other Device It allows the system to search for an OS from other devices other than the ones selected in the First/ Second/ Third Boot Device.
  • Page 42: Security Option

    BIOS Security Option It allows you to limit access to the System and Setup. When you select System, the system prompts for the User Password every time you boot up. When you select Setup, the system always boots up and prompts for the Supervisor Password only when the Setup utility is called up.
  • Page 43: Advanced Chipset Features

    BIOS 3.5 Advanced Chipset Features PEG/Onchip VGA Control Setting: Onchip VGA, PEG Port, Auto (Default). PEG Force X1 Setting: Disabled (Default), Enabled. On-Chip Frame Buffer Size Setting: MB, 8MB (Default). DVMT Mode Setting: FIXED, DVMT (Default), Both. DVMT/FIXED Memory Size Setting: 6MB, 28MB (Default), 22MB.
  • Page 44 BIOS Panel Number It allows you to select the LCD Panel type as below --- Setting: 60x80 800x600 02x768 (Default) 280x768 00x00 00x00 600x200 280x768 680x00 920x200 - 0 -...
  • Page 45: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS 3.6 Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device >>> IDE HDD Block Mode It allows HDD controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from HDD. Setting: Disabled, Enabled (Default). On-Chip Primary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels.
  • Page 46: Onboard Device

    BIOS IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO It allows your system HDD controller to run faster. Rather than having the BIOS issue with a series of commands that transferring to or from the disk drive, PIO (Programmed Input/Output) allows the BIOS to communicate with the controller and CPU directly. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available mode.
  • Page 47: Onboard Fdc Controller

    BIOS SuperIO Device >>> Onboard FDC Controller Select “Enabled” if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed and you wish to use it. Select “Disabled” if your system has an add-in FDC or has no floppy drive. Setting: Disabled, Enabled (Default). Onboard Serial/Parallel Port It allows you to select the onboard serial and parallel ports with their addresses.
  • Page 48: Power Management Setup

    BIOS 3.7 Power Management Setup ACPI Function It supports ACPI (Advance Configuration and Power Interface). Setting: Enabled (Default), Disabled. Power Management It allows you to select the type of power saving management modes. Setting: User Define (Default) Each of the ranges is from 1 min. to 1hr. Except for HDD Power Down which ranges from  min.
  • Page 49: Power On By Ring

    BIOS Power On Control>>> Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN It defines the power-off mode when using an ATX power supply. In the Instant Off mode, It allows powering off immediately upon pressing the power button. In the Delay  Sec mode, the system powers off when the power button is pressed for more than  seconds or enters the suspend mode when pressed for less than  seconds.
  • Page 50: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    BIOS 3.8 PNP/PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data It allows you to determine whether to reset the configuration data or not. Setting: Disabled (Default), Enabled. Resources Controlled By This PnP BIOS can configure all of the boot and compatible devices with the use of a PnP operating system.
  • Page 51: Maximum Payload Size

    BIOS PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Some non-standard VGA display cards may not show colors properly. It allows you to set whether or not MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can display with PCI/VGA. When “Enabled”, a PCI/VGA can display with an MPEG ISA/VESA VGA card.
  • Page 52: Pc Health Status

    BIOS 3.9 PC Health Status Current System Temperature Current CPU Temperature Current System FAN Current CPU FAN Vcore - 8 -...
  • Page 53: Load Optimized Defaults

    BIOS 3.10 Load Optimized Defaults It allows you to load the default values to your system configuration. The default setting is optimal and enabled all high performance features. - 9 -...
  • Page 54: Set Password

    BIOS 3.11 Set Password Using Password to set a password that will be used exclusively on the system. To specify a password, highlight the type you want and press <Enter>. The Enter Password: message prompts on the screen. Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>.
  • Page 55: Save & Exit Setup

    BIOS 3.12 Save & Exit Setup Typing “Y”, you will quit the setup utility and save all the changes into the CMOS memory. Typing “N”, you will return to Setup utility. -  -...
  • Page 56: Exit Without Saving

    BIOS 3.13 Exit Without Saving Typing “Y” will quit the Setup utility without saving the modifications. Typing “N” will return you to Setup utility. - 2 -...
  • Page 57: Bios Beep Sound Code List

    BIOS 3.14 BIOS Beep Sound code list Beep Sound Message  short (Beep) System booting is normally 2 short (Beep) CMOS setting error  long -  short (Beep) DRAM error  long - 2 short (Beep) Display card or monitor connected error  long -  short (Beep) Keyboard error  long - 9 short (Beep)
  • Page 58: Award Bios Post Codes

    BIOS 3.16 Award BIOS Post Codes CFh Test CMOS read/write functionality Early chipset initialization: Disable shadow RAM, L2 cache (socket 7 and below), program basic chipset registers Ch Detect memory: Auto detection of DRAM size, type and ECC, auto detection of L2 cache (socket 7 and below) Ch Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM Ch Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 &...
  • Page 59 BIOS Reserved HPM initialization (notebook platform) Reserved Check validity of RTC value; Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack. If CMOS checksum fails, use default value instead; Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. If ESCD is valid, take into consideration of the ESCD's legacy information;...
  • Page 60 BIOS Initialize EISA slot Reserved Calculate total memory by testing the last double last word of each 6K page; Program writes allocation for AMD K CPU Reserved Reserved Ch Reserved Dh Reserved Program MTRR of M CPU; initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program cacheable range;...
  • Page 61 BIOS Reserved Reserved Reserved Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if: AWDFLASH.EXE is found in floppy dive and ALT+F2 is pressed Reserved Detect and install all IDE devices: HDD, LS20, ZIP, CDROM... Reserved Detect serial ports and parallel ports Reserved Reserved Detect and install coprocessor Reserved 7Ch Reserved 7Dh Reserved...
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  • Page 63: Chapter 4 Appendix

    Appendix Chapter 4 Appendix Chapter 4- Appendix - 9 -...
  • Page 64: I/O Port Address Map

    Appendix 4.1 I/O Port Address Map Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I/O port addresses which also becomes the identity of the device. The following table lists the I/O port addresses used. Address Device Description 00000000 - 00000CF7 PCI bus 00000000 - FFFFFFFF...
  • Page 65 Appendix 0000C000 - 0000CFFF Intel(R) 8280G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Root Port - 27D0 0000F000 - 0000F0FF Realtek AC'97 Audio 0000F800 - 0000F80F Intel(R) 8280G (ICH7 Family) Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 27DF 0000FA00 - 0000FAF Realtek AC'97 Audio 0000FB00 - 0000FBF Intel(R) 8280G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27CB 0000FC00 - 0000FCF...
  • Page 66: Interrupt Request Lines (Irq)

    Appendix 4.2 Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) Peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the service required. The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board. Level Function IRQ  Standard 0/02-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard IRQ  Communications Port IRQ ...
  • Page 67: Memory Resources

    Appendix 4.3 Memory Resources Address Device Description D0000000 - FFFFFFF Mobile Intel(R) 9GM Express Chipset Family FD900000 - D9FFFFF Intel(R) 8280G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Root Port - 27D6 FDA00000 - DAFFFFF Intel(R) 8280G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Root Port - 27D6 FDAFF000 - DAFFFFF Realtek RTL868/8 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet FDAFF000 - DAFFFFF...
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