Eurotech VULCAN-533-M64-F16 Technical Manual

Vulcan series. intel ixp425 xscale based pc/104 single board computer

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Intel IXP425 XScale based
PC/104 Single Board Computer
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  • Page 1 VULCAN Intel IXP425 XScale based PC/104 Single Board Computer Technical Manual...
  • Page 2 The warranty on all third party manufactured products utilized by Eurotech is limited to 1 year. Eurotech will make all reasonable effort to repair the product or replace it with an identical variant. Eurotech reserves the right to replace the returned product with an alternative variant or an equivalent fit, form and functional product.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Connectors, LEDs and jumpers .......................41 Connectors and headers......................42 Jumpers ..........................49 Status LEDs .........................51 Appendix A - Contacting Eurotech ....................52 Appendix B - Specification .......................52 Appendix C - Mechanical diagram ....................54 Appendix D - Reference information....................55 Appendix E - Acronyms and abbreviations ..................57 Index ..............................59...
  • Page 4: Introduction

    VULCAN-533-M64-F32 Intel IXP425 533MHz CPU, Mx=64M DRAM, Fx=32M FLASH An industrial temperature variant is available on request. For alternative memory configurations, please contact Eurotech. See Appendix A - Contacting Eurotech, page This product was known as the MERCURY until 30 June 2005.
  • Page 5: Vulcan 'At A Glance

    2 Ethernet ports 2 USB2.0 ports Digital I/O 4 serial ports 2 USB2.0 ports Intel Xscale IXP425 533MHz network processor SDRAM Flash memory/ silicon disk 8/16-Bit PC/104 interface Power (inc. battery input) Tamper connector CompactFlash © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 6: Vulcan Features

    • 4 x USB 2.0 ports supporting 480Mb/s, 12Mb/s, 1.5Mb/s speeds. • Power switch included on board - 500mA current limit and short circuit protection. • 2 USB A-type connectors and 10 pin header. © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 7 External with software selectable timeout (1ms - 60s). General I/O 16 x general purpose I/O: • Eight inputs – 5V tolerant. • Eight 3.3V outputs – 5V tolerant. Test support JTAG interface: • JTAG debugger and Flash download. © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 8 Provides RTC backup for up to 5 days. Mechanical Standard PC/104 form factor, 95mm x 90mm. Environmental Operating temperature: • Commercial: -20°C to +70°C (-4 F to +158 • Industrial: -40°C to +85°C (-40 F to +185 © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 9: Vulcan Support Products

    VULCAN Technical Manual Introduction VULCAN support products The VULCAN is supported by the VULCAN ICE (Industrial Compact Enclosure). This is a simple low cost aluminum enclosure that provides easy connection to all on board features. © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 10: Handling Your Board Safely

    This includes storing boards in appropriate anti-static packaging and wearing a wrist strap when handling. Packaging Should a board need to be returned to Eurotech, please ensure that it is adequately packed, preferably in the original packing material. Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) The VULCAN is classified as a component with regard to the European Community EMC regulations and it is the user’s responsibility to ensure that systems using the...
  • Page 11: About This Manual

    Caution – proceeding with a course of action may damage your equipment or result in loss of data. Jumper fitted on pin A. Jumper fitted on pin B. Jumper is fitted. Jumper is not fitted. © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 12: Related Documents

    The Quickstart Manual for the selected operating system explains how to set up and start using the board. Please work through it before reading this manual. You will then have a working VULCAN system and development can begin. © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 13: Getting Started

    RedBoot bootloader. Connection is made via standard RJ45 connectors that include speed and link/activity status LEDs. For further details, see 10/100-BaseTX Ethernet, page 31, and J1 – 10/100-BaseTX Ethernet connector, page © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 14 • Serial interfaces. Please contact the Eurotech sales team if the interface you require does not appear to be available, as these modules are in continuous development. If you want to use a PC/104 board with the VULCAN, the board should be plugged into J8 for 8 bit cards and J8/J10 for 8/16 bit cards.
  • Page 15: Detailed Hardware Description

    RTC + WAN: Ethernet PHY1 TAMPER 10/100Mb/s PCI clock buffer Power Supplies 5V to 3V3/1V3/2V5 33MHz PCI BUS Reset Circuit 4xUSB 2.0 PCI/CF bridge Host Slot A Slot B Controller CF/ISA PC/104 connector CPLD connector © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 16: Ixp425 Network Processor

    33MHz clock to devices connected to the PCI bus, and back to the processor’s expansion bus clock input. The IXP425 network processor also includes a WAN/HSS network processor engine (for UTOPIA 2). This is not connected on the VULCAN SBC. © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 17 DC/DC converters. For details about its operation, see Power and power management, page 37. The IXP425 processor is a low power device and does not require a heat sink for ambient temperatures up to 70°C (85°C for the industrial variant). © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 18: Ixp425 Gpio Pin Assignments

    Real time clock, page 23. SER_NO Bidirectional Serial number Silicon serial data number, page GPIO_PCI_CLK Output PCI clock 33MHz bus, page It is the responsibility of software to set up these GPIO port pins correctly. © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 19: Vulcan Address Map

    256B SDRAM configuration registers CC00_0100 CEFF_FFFF 48MB Reserved D000_0000 FFFF_FFFF 768MB Reserved The first 256MB of address space is configurable based on the value of a configuration register located in the expansion bus controller. © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 20 1. This setting is required because the dedicated boot memory is Flash memory located on the expansion bus. Details of the internal registers are in the IXP425 Intel Developer Manual on the Development Kit CD. © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 21: Expansion Bus

    D[7:0] UART (COM3) 8B 0x03000000- 8b - 0x03000007 D[7:0] UART (COM4) 8B 0x03000008- 0x0300000F GPIO registers 1B 0x04000000- 8b - 0x040001FF D[7:0] WDT set 0x05000000- 8b - register 0x050001FF D[7:0] Not used Not used © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 22: Pci Bus

    Hex Offset Address: 0x1B Reset Hex Value: Read/write Access: Bits 0-3 of WD setup register are used to configure external Watch Dog Timer. When writing to this register make sure that you mask bits [0-3]. © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 23: Real Time Clock

    DS1302 RTC is also used in the tamper detect circuit. This means that if a tamper switch is not used, a jumper is required on the J11 connector for the RTC to operate. Without a jumper link RTC clock will stop. See J11 – Tamper jumper, page 51. © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 24: Tamper Detect Circuit

    DS1302 RTC. For more information, see J11 – Tamper jumper, page 51. Diagram of tamper switch and J11 connections is shown below. RTC_PWR TAMPER SWITCH © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 25: Watchdog Timers

    Upon reset, the watchdog timer is disabled, and remains so until enabled by the software. For more information, please refer to either the Eurotech Operating System Technical Manual or the IXP425 Developer’s Manual. In addition, an external WD timer (MAX6369) is available. This is a programmable watchdog timer that can be adjusted for timeout periods of 1ms, 10ms, 30ms, 100ms, 1s, 10s and 60s.
  • Page 26 VULCAN Technical Manual Detailed hardware description The following table shows the definitions for various watchdog timeout periods: WDSET2 WDSET1 WDSET0 DELAY 10ms 30ms Disabled 100ms © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 27: Silicon Serial Number

    8 bit CRC and an 8 bit family code (01h). Data is transferred serially via the 1-Wire protocol that requires only a single data lead and a ground return. The IXP425 processor’s pin GPIO14 is used to emulate the serial 1-Wire interface to the DS2401. © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 28: Memory

    The data in the SRAM can be made non-volatile by fitting an external battery to power the device in the event of power loss on the main VULCAN 5V supply. For more information, see Battery backup, page 37. © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 29: Interrupt Assignments

    ISA_IRQ5 Rising edge PC/104 GPIO 8 ISA_IRQ6 Rising edge PC/104 GPIO 9 ISA_IRQ7 Rising edge PC/104 GPIO 10 ISA_IRQ10 Rising edge PC/104 GPIO 11 ISA_IRQ11 Rising edge PC/104 GPIO 12 ISA_IRQ12 Rising edge PC/104 © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 30: General Purpose I/O

    OUT[7:0]: GP outputs on write access. 0x04000000 Hex Offset Address: 0x00 Reset Hex Value: Read/write Access: This is illustrated by the following diagram: 3.3V ohms IN[0:7] IN[0:7] IXP425 Buffer D[0:7] D[0:7] OUT[0:7] OUT[0:7] Register © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 31: Data Communications

    J1 – 10/100-BaseTX Ethernet connector, page 43. The link/activity LED is illuminated when a 10/100-BaseT link is made, and when there is Tx/Rx activity. The speed LED is illuminated when 100Mb/s speed is selected. © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 32 Uses the ‘Console’ UART in the IXP425, with 64 bytes-deep transmit and receive buffers. The port is buffered to RS232 levels by a 3V transceiver with ±15kV ESD protection, and supports RTS, CTS handshaking signals only. The maximum baud rate on this channel is 921.6KBaud/s. © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 33 The maximum baud rate on this channel is 115.2KBaud. A factory fit option configures COM2 as a TTL, so that it can be interfaced directly to an embedded modem. Please contact Eurotech for details. See Appendix A - Contacting Eurotech, page 52.
  • Page 34 Transmitters Enabled Transmitters Enabled always always always Receivers Enabled Receivers Enabled Receivers Enabled full full half Duplex Mode Duplex Mode Duplex Mode LINKS A2-A1 & B2-B1 LINKS A2-A1 & B2-B1 LINKS A2-A3 & B2-B3 © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 35: Expansion Interfaces

    High USB select 2 ports USB power USB_SEL2PORTS management, page 40. Output High Ethernet PHY & Ethernet power PWRSAVE UART power save management, page 39. It is the responsibility of software to setup these MFUNC port pins correctly. © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 36 The PC/104 interface supports 8/16 bit ISA bus style signals. Add-on boards can be used to enhance the functionality of the main board. Eurotech has an extensive range of PC/104 compliant modules and these can be used to quickly add digital I/O, analogue I/O, serial ports, video capture devices, PC card interfaces etc.
  • Page 37: Power And Power Management

    JP2 – Jumper header, page 50. The GoldCap maximum voltage is +3.2V when fully charged and the DS1302 minimum voltage is 2V. The GoldCap provides timekeeping for a maximum of 5 days at room temperature. © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 38: Power Management

    Placing the XR16L2551 into low power mode can reduce the power consumption of the VULCAN by 10mW. Please refer to the XR16L2551 datasheet, on the Development Kit CD, for details about enabling the sleep and PowerSave modes. © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 39 VULCAN by 500mW. Please refer to the LXT973 datasheet, on the Development Kit CD, for information about power management. MFUNC5 UART Operation Status PHY Operation Status Normal operation Normal operation PowerSave Global power-down © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 40 MFUNC1 pin on the PCI1520 device should be configured as GP output and can be used to control the SHUTDOWN# pin of clock generator IC’s. This can reduce the power consumption of the VULCAN by up to 130mW. MFUNC1 (CLK_SHDOWN#) Clock Operation Status Shutdown mode Normal operation © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 41: Connectors, Leds And Jumpers

    VULCAN Technical Manual Connectors, LEDs and jumpers Connectors, LEDs and jumpers The following photo shows the location of the connectors, LEDs and jumpers on the VULCAN: J8 & J10 Flash LED © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 42: Connectors And Headers

    47. Power / battery / external reset J9 – Power connector, page 48. 40-way PC/104 expansion J8 & J10 – PC/104 connectors, page 47. Tamper detect connector J11 – Tamper jumper, page © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 43 N.C. LED0_SPEED# 9A LED1_SPEED# 10B +3V3 10A +3V3 11B LED0_LINK# 11A LED1_LINK# 12B +3V3 12A +3V3 J2 – USB connector USB type A dual stacked connector Suyin 020122MR008S236ZA. Signal name Signal name VBUS1 VBUS2 © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 44 OUT4 OUT5 OUT6 OUT7 J4 – USB header Neltron 2213S-10G, 10-way, 2.54mm (0.1") x 2.54mm (0.1") dual row header. Mating connector: Molex 51110-1050. Mating connector crimps: Molex 50394-8051. Signal name Signal name VBUS3 VBUS4 © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 45 Connectors, LEDs and jumpers J6 – CompactFlash connector 50-way CompactFlash type II connector STECH N016-0140-004. Signal name Signal name CE1# +3.3V IOCS16# CD2# /CD1 CE2# VS1# (GND) IORD# IOWR# RDY/BSY +3.3V CSEL (GND) RESET# WAIT INPACK# REG# © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 46 Signal name +3V3 JTG_TRST# JTG_TDO JTG_TDI RX3/TX3+ RX3/TX3- RX3+ RX3- RXD1 RTS1 TXD1 CTS1 JTG_SRST# DCD2 DSR2 RXD2 RTS2 TXD2 CTS2 As viewed DTR2 from the JTG_TMS connector pins. RXD0 RTS0 TXD0 CTS0 JTG_TCK © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 47 IRQ3 17 NC 26 A5 DACK2# 18 GND 27 A4 19 GND 28 A3 BALE 29 A2 30 A1 14MHz Clk 31 A0 32 GND Signal not used, tied to +5V by 10KΩ resistor. © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 48 J11 provides the connections for the tamper detect switch. If the switch is not used, pins 1 and 2 must be shorted to enable the operation of the real time clock. Signal name +3V3 TAMPER © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 49: Jumpers

    A5-B5 Description (RS485 TX/RX) RS422 TX line termination resistor (120Ω) connected. Default setting: Only fit if the VULCAN is at the end of the network. (RS485 TX/RX) RS422 TX line termination resistor (120Ω) disconnected. © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 50 This user selectable jumper header is used to choose between the external battery and on-board Supercap for RTC and SRAM power backup. Description Supercap connected (power backup for Default setting: RTC only). External battery connected (power backup for RTC and SRAM). © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 51: Status Leds

    Pins 1 and 2 are on the side closest to the power connector. Status LEDs There is a single status LED on the VULCAN. This indicates when on board Flash memory (silicon disk) is being accessed. © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 52: Appendix A - Contacting Eurotech

    VULCAN Technical Manual Appendix A - Contacting Eurotech Appendix A - Contacting Eurotech Eurotech sales Eurotech’s sales team is always available to assist you in choosing the board that best meets your requirements. Eurotech Ltd 3 Clifton Court Cambridge CB1 7BN...
  • Page 53: Appendix B - Specification

    5V +/- 5%. Power requirement 4.5W maximum consumption (without CF+ or USB devices fitted). 3.5W typical. 2.7V to 3.3V (external). Battery input Typical discharge 2μA. PC/104 compatible format. Dimensions 3.775” x 3.550”. 96mm x 91mm. © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 54: Appendix C - Mechanical Diagram

    7.94 96.00 94.72 90.83 84.20 83.82 76.12 27.94 25.72 24.45 Ø3.18 12.70 FOUR 'A' HOLES 7.62 5.08 1.59 0.00 0.00 7.00 4.66 Units of measurement = mm All connector dimensions taken from pin 1 © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 55: Appendix D - Reference Information

    Universal Serial Bus (USB) specification and product information: www.usb.org CompactFlash Association CompactFlash (CF+) specification and product information: www.compactflash.org Intel Intel XScale™ IXP425 processor documentation: www.intel.com Philips ISP1561 USB 2.0 Host Controller documentation: www.philips.com Texas Instruments PCI1520 PCI/CardBus Bridge documentation: www.ti.com © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 56 VULCAN Technical Manual Appendix D - Reference information Exar Exar XR16C2551 DUART documentation: www.exar.com Maxim Maxim DS1302 RTC and DS2401 Serial Number documentation www.maxim-ic.com © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 57: Appendix E - Acronyms And Abbreviations

    No Connect Network Processor Engine Operating System Personal Computer Peripheral Component Interconnect PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computer Real Time Clock Single Board Computer SHA1 Secure Hash Algorithm © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 58 Static Random Access Memory SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory Transistor Transistor Logic UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter Universal Serial Bus Voltage Alternating Current Voltage Direct Current Virtual Private Network Wide Area Network Watchdog Timer © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 59: Index

    · 53 code, source · 52 COM · 32 GoldCap · 8, 37 COM1 · 32, 53 GPIO COM2 · 33, 38, 53 connector · 44 COM3 · 32, 53 pin assignments · 18 © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 60 · 46 processor · 6, 53 interface · 36 product information · 55 jumper · 41 headers · 49 locations · 49 Quickstart · 12 LAN · 13 LED · 31, 41, 51 © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...
  • Page 61 · 14 SRAM · 6, 28, 53 Standard Microsystems Corporation · 55 static · 10 RAM · 28 watchdog · 7 support, technical · 52 timers · 25 system memory · 6 © 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D...

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