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SOM-DB4400 ETX Development Board User's Manual...
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Copyright notice This document is copyrighted, 2001, by Advantech Co., Ltd. All rights are reserved. The original manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the original manufacturer.
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Version History June, 2002: SOM-DB4400 User's Manual 2nd edition (Part no. 2006440001) Corrected error on page 14: Sec. 2.5 Connector Location X3 and X4 reversed. September 2001, SOM-DB4400 User's Manual 1st edition (Part no. 2006440000)
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Packing list Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: • 1 SOM-DB4400 ETX Development Board • CD-ROM or Disks for utility, drivers, including manual (in PDF format) • 1 warranty certificate If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your distributor or sales representative immediately.
Introduction With the SOM-DB4400 and its reference circuits, users may quickly test their specific SOM-ETX module and easily design their own solution boards for the SOM-ETX. Advantech’s new SOM-ETX is a form factor designed to increase efficiency and effectiveness in embedded systems. This product facilitates easier system design by eliminating expensive connec- tors and cumbersome adapter cables.
Specifications • FlexATX board size and connector allocation on edge • Two PCI-bus and two ISA expansion slots • One DB-15 VGA connector • RJ-45 Ethernet connector • One DB-9 COM1 serial port connector • One DB-9 serial port for RS-232/422/485, jumper selected •...
Use a grounding wrist strap at all times. Place all electronic components on a static-dissipative surface or in a static-shielded bag when they are not in the chassis. SOM-DB4400 User's Manual...
2.2 Jumpers and connectors Connectors on the board link it to external devices such as hard disk drives, a keyboard or expansion bus connectors. In addition, the board has a number of jumpers that allow you to configure your system to suit your application.
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Select KB and MOUSE Table 2-3: J1: System Function Connector *: LOW ACTIVE Function Function PW LED PW LED PW LED GND SPKB KBLOCK* SPKA KBLOCK* GND 10 PANSW* GND HDDLED PANSW* HDDLED +5V FPRST* FPRST* GND SOM-DB4400 User's Manual...
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Table 2-4: J2: Watchdog Reset Clear RTC Close Pins Function Reset Clear RTC Table 2-5: J4: COM1, COM2 Voltage select Close Pins COM1 +5 V* + 12 V Close Pins COM2 +5 V* + 12 V * default Table 2-6: J5: COM3, COM4 Ring/Voltage select Close Pins COM3 Voltage...
2.3 Setting jumpers You may configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers. A jumper is a metal bridge used to close an electric circuit. 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.
2.4 Connector Locations The board has a number of connectors that allow you to configure your system to suit your application. The tables below shows the function of each of the board's connec- tors: SOM-DB4400 ETX Pinout SOM-DB4400 User's Manual...
2.5 Pin Assignments (X1,X2,X3,X4 connec- tors) Please Refer to the SOM-ETX Design and Specification guide for pin assignment and description information. 2.6 Safety precautions Warning! 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 sensitive electronic components can be damaged by a sudden rush of power.
3.1 IDE hard drive connector (CN7) You can attach two IDE (Integrated Device Electronics) drives/ devices to the SOM-DB4400 through a EIDE connector (CN7). Connecting drives is done in a daisy-chain fashion and requires one or two cables, depending on the drive size. 2.5" drives need a 1 x 40-pin to 2 x 44-pin flat-cable connector.
E: in your system. 3.3 Floppy drive connector (CN8) You can attach up to two floppy drives to the the SOM-DB4400 on- board controller. The recommend drives are 3.5" drives. A 34-pin daisy-chain drive connector cable is required for a dual- drive system.
You will need an adapter cable if you use a traditional DB-25 connector. The adpater cable should have a 26-pin connector on one end and a 25-DB connector on the other. The parallel port is designated as LPT1 and can be disabled. SOM-DB4400 User's Manual...
PS/2 keyboard and mouse connector (CN29) The SOM-DB4400 board provides 2 PS/2 connectors for a PS/2 keyboard, the lower, and a PS/2 mouse, the upper, respectively. IR header (CN14) The SOM-DB4400 provides an 5-pin IR header. To choose different transferring rate, Please refer its pin definition for further IR module installation.
Serial ports (CN13, CN15) The SOM-DB4400 offers two serial ports connection: one with DB- 15 connector (COM1,CN13) and the other is 10 -pin header (COM2, CN15) RS-232 signal output. These ports allow you to connect to any serial device (a mouse, printers, etc.) or communication network.
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3.10.5 Flat panel display connector for the SOM 144 module (CN31) When the SOM-ETX module, such as SOM-4450, installed on the SOM-DB4400 supports LCD display, the LCD signal will be connected to CN31. The pin assignments for CN31 can be found in Appendix A.
3.12 TV-out S-vedio connector (CN28) The TV-out's pin assignment can be found in Appendix A. 3.13 PCI slots (PCI 1~3) The PCI slot are used for connecting the SOM-DB4400 to an PCI expansion card. 3.14 400-pin ETX socket(X1, X2, X3, X4) Please refer Chapter 2 of SOM ETX Design Specification Rev.
Pin Assignments This appendix contains information of a detailed or specialized nature. It includes: • ATX Power connector (CN2) • IDE hard drive connector (CN7) • Floppy drive connector (CN8) • IR connector (CN14) • CD audio connector (CN10) • TV-out connector (CN28) •...
A.2 IDE hard drive connector (CN7) Table A-2: IDE hard drive connector Pin Signal Pin Signal IDE RESET* DATA 7 DATA 8 DATA 6 DATA 9 DATA 5 DATA 10 DATA 4 DATA 11 DATA 3 DATA 12 DATA 2 DATA 13 DATA 1 DATA 14...
A.7 24-bit Flat panel connector (CN31) Table A-6: 24-bit LCD display connector (CN15) Signal Signal VDDSAFE5 VDDSAFE5 VDDSAFE3 VDDSAFE3 Vcon SHIFT CLOCK FILM ENAVEE Note: The model number of the CN15 and CN30 socket is DF13A-40DP-1.25V (Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.) Appendix A Pin Assignments...
A.12 COM1 RS-232 serial port (CN13) Table A-10: COM1 RS-232 serial port Signal A.13 COM2 RS-232 connector (CN15) Table A-11: COM2 RS-232 connector (CN5) RS-232 port RS-232 port Appendix A Pin Assignments...
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