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EMB-830 EmbeddedATX Socket 478 based Intel Pentium 4 With LCD, Ethernet, Audio,& PCMCIA/Mini PCI...
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While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy, AAEON assumes no liabilities resulting from errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein.
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E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 Acknowledgments All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Award is a trademark of Award Software International, Inc. CompactFlash™...
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E M B - 8 3 0 Packing List Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: • EMB-830 Embedded ATX Board • Quick Installation Guide • CD-ROM for manual (in PDF format), BIOS, and drivers •...
E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 Contents Chapter 1 General Information 1.1 Introduction ..................1-2 1.2 Features .................... 1-3 1.3 Specifications................... 1-4 Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2.1 Safety Precautions ................
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E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 2.18 CD-In Connector (CN2) ............2-14 2.19 Audio 5.1 Channel/ SPDIF Connector (CN3)....... 2-15 2.20 USB5 & USB6 connector (CN4)..........2-15 2.21 PCI Extension Connector (CN5)..........
E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 1.1 Introduction EMB-830 is the world’ s first Pentium 4 industrial board in embedded ATX form factor. It features a PGA478 socket that can accommodate Pentium 4 supporting FSB up to 400/533MHz.
E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 1.2 Features • Embedded ATX form factor • ATX family backwards-compatible rear I/O panel • Supports Intel Pentium 4 •...
E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 1.3 Specifications System CPU: Support Intel Pentium 4 (400/533 MHz FSB data rate) Memory: 184-pin DDR RAM slot x 2, support up to 2.0G byte at 200/ 266/ 333 MHz operation Chipset:...
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E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 2(Cardbus)(Option) and Type Ⅲ MINI PCI x 1 and low-profile PCI expansion via PCI riser x 1 (Option) H/W status monitoring: ITE IT8712F integrated, supports power supply...
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E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 MIO: EIDE (Ultra DMA100) x 2, FDD x 1, RS-232/422/485 x 1, RS-232 x 3 or 5 (COM 5 and COM 6 are optional), LPT x 1, VGA x 1, External ATX Power Connector x 1,...
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E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 Chapter Quick Installation Guide Notice: The Quick Installation Guide is derived from Chapter 2 of user manual. For other chapters and further installation instructions, please refer to the user manual CD-ROM that came with the product.
E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 2.1 Safety Precautions Always completely disconnect the power cord from your board whenever you are working on it. Do not make connections while the power is on, because a sudden rush of power can damage sensitive electronic components.
E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 2.2 Location of Connectors and Jumpers Locating connectors and jumpers (component side) Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2 - 3...
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E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 Locating connectors and jumpers (solder side) Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2 - 4...
E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 2.4 List of Jumpers The board has a number of jumpers that allow you to configure your system to suit your application.
E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 2.5 List of Connectors The board has a number of connectors that allow you to configure your system to suit your application. The table below shows the function of each of the board's connectors: Connectors...
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E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 CN24 CN25 Front Panel Connector CN26 ATX Power Connector CN27 Floppy Connector FDD1 Primary EIDE Connector IDE1 Secondary EIDE Connector IDE2 VGA Display Connector / Audio Connector...
E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 2.6 Setting Jumpers You configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers. A jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch. It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them.
E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 2.7 Clear CMOS (JP1) Warning: To avoid damaging the computer, always turn off the power supply before setting “...
E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 Ring (Default) 2.11 COM3 Ring/+5V/+12V Selection (JP6) Function +12V Ring (Default) 2.12 COM4 Ring/+5V/+12V Selection (JP7) Function +12V Ring (Default) 2.13 Audio Out Selection (JP8)
You can attach up to four Enhanced Integrated Device Electronics hard disk drives to IDE1, IDE2, and CN1. The IDE controller of EMB-830 uses a PCI local bus interface. This advanced interface supports faster data transfer. You can use either IDE2 or CN1 at the same time.
E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 Signal Signal IDE RESET DATA7 DATA8 DATA6 DATA9 DATA5 DATA10 DATA4 DATA11 DATA3 DATA12 DATA2 DATA13 DATA1 DATA14 DATA0 DATA15...
E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 2.19 Audio 5.1 Channel/ SPDIF Connector (CN3) Signal Signal Front-OUT-R Front -OUT-L Surr-OUT-R Surr-OUT-L LFE-OUT CNE-OUT SPDIF-OUT SPDIF-IN 2.20 USB 5 &...
E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 PCI-REQ#3 IDSEL2 (AD31) PCI-REQ#A +12V PCI-GNT#A SERIRQ 2.22 IrDA Connector (CN6) Signal Signal DIR-TX IR-RX IR-RX CIR-RX 2.23 Fan Connector (CN7, CN8, and CN23) Signal +12V...
E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 2.25 Internal Mouse Connector (CN10) Signal Signal MS_CLK MS_DATA. 2.26 COM3 RS-232 Serial Port Connector (CN11) Signal Signal RI/+5V/+12V 2.27 COM4 RS-232 Serial Prot Connector (CN12)
E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 Digital-IN-3 Digital-IN-4 Digital-OUT-1 Digital-OUT-2 Digital-OUT-3 Digital-OUT-4 The pin definitions and registers mapping are illustrated below: Address: 841H Pin1 Pin2 Pin3...
E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 2.32 TV-Out Connector (CN17) Signal Signal CVBS 2.33 Channel 1 LVDS Connector (CN18) Signal(18/24/36-bit) Signal(18/24/36-bit) LVDS_TX1+ LVDS_TX1- LVDS_TXCLK+ LVDS_TXCLK- PPVCC...
E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 LVDS_TX0+ LVDS_TX0- LVDS_TX3+ LVDS_TX3- 2.35 COM6 RS-232 Serial Port Connector (CN20) Signal RI/+5V/+12V 2.36 COM5 RS-232 Serial Port Connector (CN21) Signal RI/+5V/+12V 2.37 Digital I/O-1 Connector (CN22)
E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 The pin definitions and registers mapping are illustrated below: Address: 801H Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin4 Pin5 Pin6 Pin7 Pin8 GPI 27...
The CMOS memory has lost power and the configuration information has been erased. The EMB-830 CMOS memory has an integral lithium battery backup for data retention. However, you will need to replace the complete unit when it finally runs down.
E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 3.2 Award BIOS setup Awards BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.
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E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system performance. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.
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E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 Use this menu to set Supervisor/User Passwords. Save and Exit Setup Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.
This standard Setup Menu allows users to configure system components such as date, time, hard disk drive, floppy drive and display. Once a field is highlighted, on-line help information is displayed in the right box of the Menu screen. EMB-830 Chapter3 Award BIOS Setup 3 - 6...
3.4 Advanced BIOS Features By choosing the Advanced BIOS Features option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer’ s default values for the EMB-830. Chapter3 Award BIOS Setup 3 - 7...
3.5 Advanced Chipset Features By choosing the Advanced Chipset Features option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer’ s default values for the EMB-830. Chapter3 Award BIOS Setup 3 - 8...
E M B - 8 3 0 3.6 Integrated Peripherals By choosing the Integrated Peripherals from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer’ s default values for the EMB-830. Chapter3 Award BIOS Setup 3 - 9...
3.7 Power Management Setup By choosing the Power Management Setup from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer’ s default values for the EMB-830. Chapter3 Award BIOS Setup 3 - 10...
E M B - 8 3 0 3.8 PnP/PCI Configuration By choosing the PnP/PCI configurations from the Initial Setup Screen menu, the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer’ s default values for the EMB-830. Chapter3 Award BIOS Setup 3 - 11...
3.9 PC Health Status By choosing the PC Health Status from the Initial Setup Screen menu, the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer’ s default values for the EMB-830. Chapter3 Award BIOS Setup 3 - 12...
E M B - 8 3 0 3.10 Frequency/Voltage control By choosing the Frequency/Voltage Control from the Initial Setup Screen menu, the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer’ s default values for the EMB-830. Chapter3 Award BIOS Setup 3 - 13...
E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 3.11 Load Fail-Safe Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Fail-Safe Default (Y/N)? Pressing "Y"...
E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 NOTE: To clear the password, simply press Enter when asked to enter a password. Then the password function is disabled. 3.14 Save &...
E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 The EMB-830 comes with a CD-ROM which contains most of drivers and utilities of your needs. There are several installation ways depending on the driver package under different Operating System application.
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E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 From the CD-ROM, select the desired component Driver folder, and then select the desired Operation System folder to double click on the Setup.exe icon.
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Click on the Finish button to finish installation process. And allow the system to reboot. 4.2 Installation 2: Applicable for Windows 2000/ XP Insert the EMB-830 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM Drive. Click on Start button, select the Settings, and then click on the Control Panel icon. Chapter4 Drivers Installation...
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4.3 Installation 3: Applicable for Windows NT 4.0 Insert the EMB-830 CD ROM into the CD-ROM Drive. Start system with Windows NT 4.0 installed. IMPORTANT: When the "Please select the operating system to start..." message is displayed, select "Windows NT Workstation Version 4.00 [VGA mode]".
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E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 Click on the Have Disk... button. Key in CD-ROM path and specify component drivers, then click on the OK button. From the list of displayed devices, select your desired device.
E M B - 8 3 0 A.1 Watchdog timer of EMB-830 EMB-830 utilizes ITE 8712 chipset as its watchdog timer controller. Below are the procedures to complete its configuration and the AAEON intial watchdog timer program is also attached based on which you can develop customized program to fit your application.
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E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 There are three steps to complete the configuration setup: (1) Enter the MB PnP Mode; (2) Modify the data of configuration registers;...
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E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 This register is write only. Its values are not sticky; that is to say, a hardware reset will automatically clear the bits, and does not require the software to clear them.
E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 WDT output through KRST (pulse) enable Reserved Select the interrupt level for WDT Note WatchDog Timer Time-out Value Register (Index=73h, Default=00h) Description WDT Time-out value 7-0...
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E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 call Superio_Set_Reg ;Clear by keyboard or mouse interrupt mov al, 0f0h mov cl, 71h call Superio_Set_Reg ;unit is second. mov al, 0C0H mov cl, 72h call...
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E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 DX,02Eh CX,04h Init_1: AL,BYTE PTR CS:[SI] DX,AL LOOP Init_1 Enter_Configuration_Mode ENDP Exit_Configuration_Mode PROC NEAR AX,0202h CALL Write_Configuration_Data Exit_Configuration_Mode ENDP Check_Chip PROC NEAR AL,20h...
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E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 AL,12h Not_Initial Need_Initial: Not_Initial: Check_Chip ENDP Read_Configuration_Data PROC NEAR DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+04h] DX,AL DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+06h] AL,DX Read_Configuration_Data ENDP Write_Configuration_Data PROC NEAR DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+04h]...
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E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 DX,AL Write_Configuration_Data ENDP Superio_Set_Reg proc near push DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+04h] al,cl dx,al dx,al Superio_Set_Reg endp Set_Logic_Device proc near push push...
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E m b e d d e d A T X B o a r d E M B - 8 3 0 ;Select 02Eh->Index Port, 02Fh->Data Port Cfg_Port DB 087h,001h,055h,055h DW 02Eh,02Fh Main Note: Interrupt level mapping 0Fh-Dh: not valid 0Ch: IRQ12 03h: IRQ3 02h: not valid...
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