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VIPer808
486/5x86 PROCESSOR
INDUSTRIAL SINGLE BOARD COMPUTER
TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL
VERSION 1.2, MARCH 1997
TEKNOR INDUSTRIAL COMPUTERS INC.
616 Cure Boivin
Boisbriand, Quebec
J7G 2A7
CANADA
NOTE:
This manual is for reference purposes only.
Reproduction in whole or in part is authorized
provided TEKNOR INDUSTRIAL COMPUTERS INC.
is cited as the original source.
ref: M808S_1-2

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  • Page 1 TEKNOR INDUSTRIAL COMPUTERS INC. 616 Cure Boivin Boisbriand, Quebec J7G 2A7 CANADA NOTE: This manual is for reference purposes only. Reproduction in whole or in part is authorized provided TEKNOR INDUSTRIAL COMPUTERS INC. is cited as the original source. ref: M808S_1-2...
  • Page 2 This document may contain information or refer to products protected by the copyrights or patents of others and does not convey any license under the patent rights of TEKNOR, nor the rights of others. Printed in Canada. Copyright 1997 by TEKNOR INDUSTRIAL COMPUTERS INC., Boisbriand, Qc J7G 2A7.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF DIAGRAMS LIST OF TABLES READ ME FIRST INTRODUCTION PART ONE INSTALLING & SETTING UP VIPer SECTION 1 INSTALLATION & SETUP 1.01 GETTING STARTED 1.02 HOW THE BOARD CAN BE USED 1.03 IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS WHEN WORKING WITH A BOARD 1-3 1.04 UNPACKING SECTION 2 INSTALLING MEMORY...
  • Page 4 SECTION 4 INSTALLING & WORKING WITH SYSTEM COMPONENTS 4.01 MICROPROCESSOR & FAN 4.02 CONFIGURING CACHE 4.03 SYSTEM CONTROLLER OVERVIEW 4.04 MULTI-FUNCTION CONNECTOR (KEYBOARD, SPEAKER, RESET & LED) 4.05 PC/104 EXPANSION CARDS 4.06 PS/2 MOUSE SECTION 5 INSTALLING PERIPHERALS (PARALLEL/SERIAL/ETHERNET) 5.01 PARALLEL PORT 5.02 SERIAL PORTS 5.03 ETHERNET PORT 5-10...
  • Page 5 SECTION 8 POWER MANAGEMENT 8.01 POWER SUPPLY SOURCE 8.02 POWER MANAGEMENT MODES 8.03 RESET CIRCUIT 8.04 POWER FAIL DETECTION CIRCUIT 8.05 WATCHDOG TIMER SECTION 9 VIPer SOFTWARE SETUP 9.01 AMIBIOS SETUP PROGRAM 9.02 UPDATING OR RESTORING BIOS IN BOOT-BLOCK FLASH 9-16...
  • Page 6 APPENDICES APPENDIX A VIPer808 SPECIFICATIONS A.01 SPECIFICATIONS A.02 BATTERY A.03 MTBF (MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURES) A.04 MEETING INDUSTRY STANDARDS APPENDIX B MEMORY & I/O MAPS B.01 MEMORY MAPS B.02 I/O MAPS APPENDIX C MECHANICAL LAYOUT & BLOCK DIAGRAM APPENDIX D...
  • Page 7 LIST OF DIAGRAMS 2-1: Assembly (Top) 2-2: Assembly (Bottom) 3-1: VIPer808 Jumper Locations with Default Settings 6-1: Floppy Disk Cable 7-1: VIPer808 Connector Locations B-1: Memory Map Diagram C-1: Mechanical Specifications C-2: Block Diagram VIPer808...
  • Page 8 LIST OF TABLES 2-1: SIMM Configuration 3-1a: Jumper Settings: W1, W4, W13, W14 3-1b: AMD DX2-DX4 CPU Jumper Settings: W1, W15-W15C 3-1c: AMD 5x86 CPU Jumper Settings: W1, W15-W15C 3-1d: Intel CPU Jumper Settings: W1, W15-W15C 3-1e: SGS CPU Jumper Settings: W1, W15-W15C 3-10 3-1f: Jumper Settings: W18, W20-W23 3-11...
  • Page 9 LIST OF TABLES (Continued) 6-1: IDE Hard Disk Connector (J1) - Pinout 6-2: Floppy Connector (J2) - Pinout 7-1: SVGA Connector (J12) - Pinout 8-1: External Power Connector (J9) - Pinout 9-1: Advanced Setup 9-2: Chipset Setup 9-11 9-3: Power Management Setup 9-11 9-4: PCI/PnP Setup 9-13...

  • Page 10: Read Me First

    CPU! Important: CPU Fan Voltage You must use a 5V CPU fan on the VIPer808. Pin 1 of the fan connector at J11 is supplied with 5V (not 12V). A 5V CPU fan assembly (including cables) is available from TEKNOR.

  • Page 11: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION The VIPer808 Single Board Computer is a high performance, fully IBM AT compatible, PC/AT industrial single board computer. VIP stands for Very Integrated Processor. This board includes the following features: • The VIPer808 supports the following microprocessors (maximum internal CPU clock speed and CPU voltage are indicated): AMD 486DX2SV running at 66 MHz (3.3V);...
  • Page 12 CRT displays (1024x768 - 256 colors). The board comes with 1MB Video Memory DRAM (optional 512KB). • The VIPer808 includes a local bus IDE hard disk interface for a high performance disk subsystem. • The VIPer808 includes an enhanced super Floppy Controller which supports two Floppy Disk Drives of up to 2.88MB each, 16 bytes of FIFO buffering and a 48mA...
  • Page 13 The VIPer808 TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL's Sections are divided into two parts. The first part - INSTALLING & SETTING UP VIPer - includes ten Sections which give a full overview of the VIPer808 board, plus installation and setup procedures. A topical index of these Sections is included below:...
  • Page 14 Following the Sections are Appendices A to F which contain information you can consult when needed. These include: • Appendix A: VIPer808 SPECIFICATIONS; • Appendix B: MEMORY & I/O MAPS; • Appendix C: MECHANICAL LAYOUT & BLOCK DIAGRAM; • Appendix D: CONNECTOR PINOUTS;...

  • Page 15: Part One

    PART ONE INSTALLING & SETTING UP VIPer SECTION 1: INSTALLATION & SETUP SECTION 2: INSTALLING MEMORY SECTION 3: SETTING JUMPERS SECTION 4: INSTALLING & WORKING WITH SYSTEM COMPONENTS SECTION 5: INSTALLING PERIPHERALS(PARALLEL/SERIAL/ETHERNET) SECTION 6: INSTALLING IDE & FLOPPY DEVICES SECTION 7: INSTALLING VIDEO SECTION 8: POWER MANAGEMENT...

  • Page 16: Getting Started

    INSTALLATION & SETUP 1.01 GETTING STARTED Part One of this manual (Sections 1 to 9) groups the various aspects of the VIPer808 board, with special emphasis put on installation and setup procedures. Wherever possible, technical information is given in these nine Sections to describe the various features of the board.

  • Page 17: How The Board Can Be Used

    Power is drawn directly from the AT bus. • The VIPer808 can be used as part of a stand-alone system with no backplane. The board has its own power connector, through which power can be drawn. The VIPer808 can also operate without any user interface.

  • Page 18: Important Precautions When Working With A Board

    1.03 IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS WHEN WORKING WITH A BOARD 1.03.1 STATIC ELECTRICITY PRECAUTIONS Since static electricity can damage a board, the following precautions should be taken: • Keep the board in its antistatic package, until you are ready to install it. •...

  • Page 19: Unpacking

    1.04 UNPACKING Follow these recommendations while unpacking: • Observe the Static Electricity Precautions in section 1.03.1. • Open the box, remove the board from its antistatic wrapping and place it on a grounded surface. • Inspect the board for damage. If there is any damage, or items are missing, notify TEKNOR immediately.

  • Page 20: Installing Memory

    U10 and U11. 2.01.2 VIDEO MEMORY (DRAM) Video RAM is factory installed. The VIPer808 comes with 1MB of video memory (optional 512KB). The location of the Video RAM appears on Diagram 2-2 at U24 and U23 (both on solder side).
  • Page 21 DIAGRAM 2-1: Assembly (Top) Installing Memory...
  • Page 22 DIAGRAM 2-2: Assembly (Bottom) Installing Memory...

  • Page 23: Simm Configuration & Installation

    2.02 SIMM CONFIGURATION & INSTALLATION At least 1MB of system memory must be installed on the VIPer808 for proper operation. Total System Memory can be configured as 1MB, 2MB, 3MB, 4MB, 8MB, 12MB, 16MB, 32MB, 48MB, 64MB or 128MB using 36-bit SIMM devices.
  • Page 24 TABLE 2-1: SIMM Configuration Total System U11 Socket - Bank 0 / 2 U10 Socket - Bank 1 / 3 Memory SIMM Module Installed SIMM Module Installed 1MB (256Kx36) 1MB (256Kx36) 1MB (256Kx36) 1MB (256Kx36) 2MB (512Kx36) 2MB (512Kx36) 1MB (256Kx36) 2MB (512Kx36) 2MB (512Kx36) 1MB (256Kx36)

  • Page 25: Setting Jumpers

    SECTION 3 SETTING JUMPERS This Section describes how to configure hardware options by setting jumper switches on the VIPer board. 3.01 TERMINOLOGY Jumper switches are small pins that you can set by using jumper caps. Two pins can be joined by a jumper cap, thereby closing or shorting a circuit. So you short (or close) a jumper by placing a plastic jumper cap over two pins of the jumper switch, and you open a jumper switch by removing a jumper cap.
  • Page 26 DIAGRAM 3-1: VIPer808 Jumper Locations with Default Settings Setting Jumpers...

  • Page 27: Jumper Settings

    3.03 JUMPER SETTINGS Table 3-1a to 3-1f on the following pages 3-6 to 3-11 show the jumper settings. Setting Jumpers...
  • Page 28 TABLE 3-1a: Jumper Settings: W1, W4, W13, W14 Setting Jumpers...
  • Page 29 TABLE 3-1b: AMD DX2-DX4 CPU Jumper Settings: W1, W15-W15C Setting Jumpers...
  • Page 30 TABLE 3-1c: AMD 5x86 CPU Jumper Settings: W1, W15-W15C Setting Jumpers...
  • Page 31 TABLE 3-1d: Intel CPU Jumper Settings: W1, W15-W15C Setting Jumpers...
  • Page 32 TABLE 3-1e: SGS CPU Jumper Settings: W1, W15-W15C Setting Jumpers 3-10...
  • Page 33 TABLE 3-1f: Jumper Settings: W18, W20-W23 Setting Jumpers 3-11...

  • Page 34: Microprocessor & Fan

    SECTION 4 INSTALLING & WORKING WITH SYSTEM COMPONENTS 4.01 MICROPROCESSOR & FAN 4.01.1 MICROPROCESSOR The VIPer808 supports the following microprocessors (maximum internal CPU clock speed and CPU voltage are indicated): • AMD 486DX2SV running at 66 MHz (3.3V); • AMD 486DX4SV running at 100 MHz (3.3V);...
  • Page 35 Jumper locations and settings appear in Section 3 of this manual. 4.01.2 CPU FAN You must use a 5V CPU fan on the VIPer808. Pin 1 of the fan connector at J11 is supplied with 5V (not 12V). A 5V CPU fan assembly (including cables) is available from TEKNOR.

  • Page 36: Configuring Cache

    SETUP" - appears near the top of the screen. Set the Internal Cache option in the Advanced Setup screen to Enabled or Disabled. Internal Cache Memory is configured as Write Through or Write Back with VIPer808 jumpers. The jumper settings for various CPUs appear on pages 3-7 to 3-10.

  • Page 37: System Controller Overview

    4.03 SYSTEM CONTROLLER OVERVIEW The PicoPower (Cirrus Logic subsidiary) PT86C768/PT86C718 System Controller used on the VIPer808 board is a two-chip solution packaged in 176-pin VQFP’s. This chipset contains power management features making it ideal for designing energy efficient computer systems and high performance applications.
  • Page 38 4.03.2 INTERRUPT CONTROLLERS Two 8259 interrupt controllers handle the interrupts on the VIPer808. Six interrupt lines are directly linked to the keyboard controller, timer, the real-time clock, both serial ports and the parallel port. Note that with Plug and Play, interrupt lines for I/O devices and the Ethernet can be modified via software per system requirements.

  • Page 39: Multi-Function Connector (Keyboard, Speaker, Reset & Led)

    4.04 MULTI-FUNCTION CONNECTOR (KEYBOARD, SPEAKER, RESET & LED) Connector J3 on the VIPer provides all the necessary signals for connecting the keyboard, speaker, reset, and keylock interface devices. The following diagram shows the signal connections at J3 (referred to as the Keyboard / Speaker Connector): TABLE 4-3: Keyboard / Speaker Connector (J3) Pin Number Pin Number...

  • Page 40: Pc/104 Expansion Cards

    4.05 PC/104 EXPANSION CARDS The VIPer808 was designed with provisions for PC/104 connectors, which are available as an option. PC/104 offers full architecture, hardware and software compatibility with PC Bus, in ultra-compact stackable modules (3.6" x 3.8"). PC/104 is being advanced as a proposed Appendix to the IEEE-P996 draft specification.

  • Page 41: Installing Peripherals (Parallel/Serial/Ethernet)

    SECTION 5 INSTALLING PERIPHERALS (PARALLEL/SERIAL/ETHERNET) 5.01 PARALLEL PORT 5.01.1 MODES The parallel port is a multi-mode parallel port supporting the following modes: • Standard Parallel Port (SPP): This mode is IBM XT/AT compatible and PS/2 compatible (bi-directional); • Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP); •...
  • Page 42 5.01.2 CONNECTOR The parallel port connector (J13) is a male 26-pin header located at the top left side of the board. The following table shows the pinout for this connector, when it is in Standard mode: TABLE 5-1: Printer Parallel Port (J13) - Standard Mode Pin Number Pin Number Signal Flow...
  • Page 43 The following table shows the pinout for this connector, when it is in EPP mode: TABLE 5-2: Printer Parallel Port (J13) - EPP Mode Pin Number Pin Number Signal Flow Signal Flow Signal Signal WRITE* DATASTB* D0 I/O Not Used D1 I/O Not Used D2 I/O...
  • Page 44 The following table shows the pinout for this connecter, when it is in ECP mode: TABLE 5-3: Printer Parallel Port (J13) - ECP Mode Pin Number Pin Number Signal Flow Signal Flow Signal Signal STROBE* AUTOFD*, HOSTACK D0 I/O FAULT* PERIPHRQST* D1 I/O INIT*...
  • Page 45 5.01.3 AMIBIOS SETUP Follow these steps, from the AMIBIOS Setup program’s main menu: • From the Setup window, select the Peripheral icon. • In the Peripheral Setup screen, these options may be set: ONBOARD PARALLEL PORT, PARALLEL PORT IRQ, PARALLEL PORT MODE and PARALLEL PORT DMA CHANNEL.

  • Page 46: Serial Ports

    5.02 SERIAL PORTS There are two 16550 compatible serial ports. These have internal 16-byte FIFO buffers for more efficient data transfers. Installing Peripherals (Parallel/Serial/ Ethernet)
  • Page 47 5.02.1 CONNECTORS Serial Port 1 (J7) RS-232 The Serial Port 1 is configured as RS-232, and is 100% compatible to the IBM-AT serial port, with the use of the IBM 9-pin DSUB Standard. The following tables show their pinouts: TABLE 5-4a: Serial Port 1 (J7) RS-232 Pin Number Pin Number Signal Flow...
  • Page 48 Serial Port 2 (J4) RS-232 The Serial Port 2 is configured as RS-232, and is 100% compatible to the IBM-AT serial port, with the use of the IBM 9-pin DSUB Standard. The following tables show their pinouts: TABLE 5-5a: Serial Port 2 (J4) RS-232 Pin Number Pin Number Signal Flow...
  • Page 49 5.02.2 AMIBIOS SETUP Follow these steps, from the AMIBIOS Setup program’s main menu: • From the Setup window, select the Peripheral icon. • In the Peripheral Setup screen, these options may be set: ONBOARD SERIAL PORT 1 and ONBOARD SERIAL PORT 2. For more detail, refer to section 9.01 - AMIBIOS SETUP PROGRAM.

  • Page 50: Ethernet Port

    5.03 ETHERNET PORT 5.03.1 ETHERNET FEATURES The onboard Ethernet controller and port has these features: ù Supports IEEE 802.3 / ANSI 8802-3 and Ethernet standards. ù Individual 136-byte transmit and 128-byte receive FIFOs optimize system overhead, providing sufficient latency during packet transmission and reception, and minimizing intervention during normal network error recovery.
  • Page 51 5.03.2 SETTING UP ETHERNET Cabling The VIPer808 is configured with either the Ethernet 10 Base-T or 10 Base-2 interface. The 10 Base-T interface uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) cables, category 5,4 or 3 (5 is better). The 10 Base-2 interface uses Thin Ethernet coaxial cables (RG-58). The impedance is 50 ohms.
  • Page 52 5.03. 3 CONNECTORS The pinout for the 10 Base-T connector appears in Table 5-7. TABLE 5-6: Ethernet 10 Base-T RJ45 Connector (J14) - Pinout Pin Number Pin Number Signal Flow Signal Flow Signal Signal TXD+ Not Connected TXD- RXD- RXD+ Not Connected Not Connected Not Connected...

  • Page 53: Installing Ide & Floppy Devices

    6.01 INSTALLING IDE DEVICES 6.01.1 TYPE OF HARD DISK SUPPORTED The VIPer808 supports AT Integrated Disk Drives. The AT embedded drive architecture incorporates drive electronics and controller circuitry on a single printed circuit board which is mounted directly to the disk drive chassis.
  • Page 54 6.01.2 IDE CONNECTOR PINOUT TABLE 6-1: IDE Hard Disk Connector (J1) - Pinout Signal Signal Signal Signal Number Flow Number Flow RESET* HD10 HD11 HD12 HD13 HD14 HD15 Not Connected Not Connected IOW* IOR* IOCHRDY BALE Not Connected IRQ14 IOCS16* Not Connected CS0* CS1*...
  • Page 55 6.01.4 IDE JUMPER IDE Controller jumper and its setting appears below: • W14 IOCHRDY signal to IDE interface: - Shorted: Enabled. - Or open: Disabled: This is the initial setting. For location and setting of jumper, refer to Section 3 of this manual. Installing IDE &...
  • Page 56 6.01.5 IDE SOFTWARE SETUPS AMIBIOS Setup Follow these steps, from the AMIBIOS Setup program's main menu: • From the Setup window, select the Standard icon. • From the Standard Setup screen, select the appropriate hard disk drive icon. • For each hard disk, these options can be defined: TYPE, LBA/LARGE MODE, BLOCK MODE, 32BIT MODE and PIO MODE.

  • Page 57: Installing Floppy Devices

    6.02 INSTALLING FLOPPY DEVICES 6.02.1 TYPES OF FLOPPY DEVICES SUPPORTED The floppy disk controller is IBM PC XT/AT compatible (single and double density) and supports Enhanced Floppy Mode (2.88MB). It handles 3.5 inch and 5.25 inch, low and high density drives. Up to two drives can be supported in any combination. Installing IDE &...
  • Page 58 6.02.2 FLOPPY CONNECTOR TABLE 6-2: Floppy Connector (J2) - Pinout Signal Signal Pin Number Signal Signal Number Flow Flow DRV DENS.SEL.0* Not Connected Not Connected INDEX* MOTOR ON 0* DRIVE SELECT B* DRIVE SELECT A* MOTOR ON 1* Not Connected DIR CONTROL* STEP* WRITE DATA*...
  • Page 59 Mechanical Floppy Disk Installation: The installation of the floppy drives is done via a standard IBM 34-pin flat ribbon cable that connects to J2. DIAGRAM 6-1: Floppy Disk Cable Enhanced Floppy Mode: In order to connect your 2.88MB floppy drive, simply indicate the proper floppy disk drive in the AMIBIOS Setup program (Section 9).
  • Page 60 6.02.4 FLOPPY AMIBIOS SETUP Follow these steps, from the AMIBIOS Setup program's main menu: • From the Setup window, select the Standard icon. • From the Standard Setup screen, select the Floppy A icon (or the Floppy B icon). • The settings are 360KB 5¼...

  • Page 61: Installing Video

    SECTION 7 INSTALLING VIDEO The VIPer808 video system includes a local bus CRT video controller and 1MB of video memory (optional 512KB). 7.01 CRT SVGA CONTROLLER The VIPer808's CRT Super VGA controller is a single-chip video controller from Cirrus ®...

  • Page 62: Connecting Crt Video Display

    7.02 CONNECTING CRT VIDEO DISPLAY Connecting CRT video to the VIPer808 is simple. Merely connect the standard VGA DB15 male connector to the board's J12 high density, right angle, female connector. See Diagram 7-1 on the following page for the location of J12.

  • Page 63: Power Management

    SECTION 8 POWER MANAGEMENT 8.01 POWER SUPPLY SOURCE The VIPer808 is powered from one of two sources: • Power connector (J9): Stand-alone systems are powered from an outside power supply through the J9 connector. • ISA (AT) bus: When the board is in a passive backplane system, it is powered through the ISA bus.

  • Page 64: Power Management Modes

    8.02 POWER MANAGEMENT MODES The VIPer808 supports a very flexible and powerful power management scheme. The System Controller provides progressively higher levels of power conservation whenever the system is idle through the following special power saving modes: Doze Mode, Sleep Mode and Suspend Mode (power management test results are given in Table A-2 on page A-2).

  • Page 65: Reset Circuit

    8.03 RESET CIRCUIT 8.03.1 EXTERNAL RESET CIRCUIT SWITCH The VIPer can be reset by activating an external reset switch. This switch should be connected between pin 13 (PBRES*) and pin 14 (GND) on the Keyboard / Speaker Connector (J3). This provides an easy and effective way of resetting the system. See Section 4.04 for more information.

  • Page 66: Power Fail Detection Circuit

    8.04 POWER FAIL DETECTION CIRCUIT The Power Failure Detector always monitors: • The backup battery to warn of a low battery condition, and • The +5V power supply to detect when it falls below 4.75V. If either of the two above conditions occur, the PFO (Power Fail Output signal) goes low. In the case of the +5V power supply, a reset will result as explained in the previous section (8.03.2).
  • Page 67 The W22 jumper is used to select whether the battery is onboard (1-2) or external (2-3). The W23 jumper is used to select what voltage is monitored: • Short pins 1-2 to monitor an external voltage that is present on the power fail input, through pin 6 of the J9 power connector, •...

  • Page 68: Watchdog Timer

    8.05 WATCHDOG TIMER The Watchdog Timer is extremely useful in embedded systems where human supervision is not required. Following a reset, the Watchdog is always disabled. If a hardware or software failure occurs such that the Watchdog is not refreshed, a reset pulse is generated by the Watchdog to restart the processor.
  • Page 69 The default timeout period is 1.6 seconds; however the timeout period can be changed. Shorting C173 and leaving R165 opened changes the timeout to 100 ms. Shorting R165 and installing a capacitor at C173 will change the timeout period according to the following formulae: Timeout (milliseconds) = (400/47pF) * C C173 = (Timeout (milliseconds) * 47pF) / 400ms...

  • Page 70: Viper Software Setup

    The VIPer808 is fully software configurable. The setup program allows for minimal hardware configuration. The AMIBIOS Setup program which is used to change operating parameters is explained in section 9.01. The procedure for updating or restoring the VIPer808 BIOS in the Boot-Block Flash is given in section 9.02. VIPer Software Setup...

  • Page 71: Amibios Setup Program

    9.01 AMIBIOS SETUP PROGRAM 9.01.1 ACCESSING AMIBIOS SETUP PROGRAM The VIPer808 uses the AMIBIOS Setup program, a setup utility in ROM that is accessed by pressing the DELETE key at the appropriate time during system boot. This utility is used to set configuration data in CMOS RAM.
  • Page 72 9.01.2 AMIBIOS SETUP MAIN MENU The main menu screen looks as follows: Four windows appear on the above screen: • Setup window (explained in section 9.01.4) • Security window (section 9.01.5) • Utility window (section 9.01.6) • Default window (section 9.01.7). The Setup window is highlighted on the screen displayed above, meaning that you can select items in that window.
  • Page 73 9.01.3 MAKING SELECTIONS, SAVING CONFIGURATIONS & EXITING AMIBIOS SETUP MAKING SELECTIONS Each of the windows displayed in the main menu screen contains icons (small drawings under which an identifying label appears). For example, the Setup window has the following icons and labels: Standard, Advanced, Chipset, Power Mgmt, PCI/PnP and Peripheral.
  • Page 74 SAVING CONFIGURATIONS & EXITING AMIBIOS SETUP If you press the ESC key from the main menu screen or click the small box on the upper left corner of one of the main menu windows, an EXIT SETUP window appears. The EXIT SETUP window displays the following options: •...
  • Page 75 9.01.4 SETUP WINDOW This section describes the six options of the Setup Window. These are: • Standard Setup: offers the options to set the time, date, hard disk parameters, and floppy drives. • Advanced Setup: handles options and features such as key repetition settings, boot sequence, NUM LOCK and password checking, shadowing, ...
  • Page 76 Pri Master Sec Master Pri Slave Sec Slave These four hard disk drive icons are for configuring hard disks connected to the VIPer808 or to a peripheral board. Select the appropriate hard disk drive icon (Pri Master = C: drive).
  • Page 77 ADVANCED SETUP, CHIPSET SETUP, POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP, PCI/PNP SETUP & PERIPHERAL SETUP The Advanced Setup, Chipset Setup, Power Management Setup, PCI/PnP Setup and Peripheral Setup are described in the following pages with both Fail-Safe Defaults and Optimal Defaults values. Whenever you are not sure about a certain setting, you may refer to the list of default values.
  • Page 78 TABLE 9-1: Advanced Setup Option Fail-safe Defaults Optimal Defaults Possible Settings Description Quick Boot Disabled Enabled Enabled, Disabled This option allows AMIBIOS to boot faster than usual (from power on to adaptor ROM initialization in less than five seconds). It also supports the Instant On features as specified in the Intel power management specifications.
  • Page 79 TABLE 9-2: Chipset Setup Option Fail-safe Defaults Optimal Defaults Possible Settings Description DRAM Wait State 2 wait 1 wait 1 wait, 2 wait This option allows the selection of a wait state for DRAM reads and writes. SYSCLK Divisor Select Auto Auto Auto,...
  • Page 80 TABLE 9-4: PCI/PnP Setup Option Fail-safe Defaults Optimal Defaults Possible Settings Description Plug and Play Aware O/S Yes, No This option allows AMIBIOS to know if the operating system installed in the computer is Plug and Play-aware. IRQ3 PnP, ISA/EISA This option indicates which the bus is used by the IRQ and allows you to specify IRQs for use by legacy ISA adapter cards.
  • Page 81 9.01.5 SECURITY WINDOW When the Supervisor or User icon is selected from the Security window in the main menu, the user can enable the password feature or change the password itself. By default, the user can boot the system and enter the AMIBIOS Setup without any restrictions. Choosing a password for the first time will automatically enable the password feature.
  • Page 82 9.01.6 UTILITY WINDOW COLOR SET If you select Color Set, it allows you to set up the background/foreground colors of the screen. The settings are: LCD, Army, Pastel, and Sky. VIPer Software Setup 9-16...
  • Page 83 9.01.7 DEFAULT WINDOW The Default window of the main menu has three options available for automatically reconfiguring the AMIBIOS Setup (the settings are loaded in the program and displayed in their respective fields, but they are not saved in CMOS): •...

  • Page 84: Updating Or Restoring Bios In Boot-Block Flash

    Boot-Block Flash; therefore if changes are made to the settings, these will not be saved in the Boot-Block Flash BIOS file. If you need to update or restore the VIPer808 BIOS file SEQ256.BIN in the Boot-Block Flash, follow this procedure: 1.

  • Page 85: Appendices

    APPENDICES APPENDIX A: VIPer808 SPECIFICATIONS APPENDIX B: MEMORY & I/O MAPS APPENDIX C: MECHANICAL LAYOUT & BLOCK DIAGRAM APPENDIX D: CONNECTOR PINOUTS APPENDIX E: RECOMMENDED DEVICES & MATING CONNECTORS APPENDIX F: ERROR CODES...

  • Page 86: Specifications

    APPENDIX A VIPer808 SPECIFICATIONS A.01 SPECIFICATIONS Operating Temperature: The maximum operating ambient temperature of the board is limited by the temperature of the CPU itself, as shown on Table A-1. TABLE A-1: Maximum Operating Temperature (°C) Processor Heatsink Frequency Airflow - feet / minute...
  • Page 87 0.4A 0.4A * Measured with 4 MB System Memory, 1 MB Video Memory and no CPU Fan. Mechanical: • Conforms to the IEEE P996 PC/AT bus mechanical specifications. • 7.125 in. x 4.8 in. / 181mm x 122mm. VIPer808 Specifications...

  • Page 88: Battery

    A.02 BATTERY The VIPer808 comes with a 360mAh TL5186 TADIRAN battery. It powers the System Controller’s Real Time Clock and CMOS Setup, whenever the board is powered down. The TADIRAN TL5186 has a shelf life of approximately 10 years (under "no-load"...

  • Page 89: Mtbf (Mean Time Between Failures

    A.03 MTBF (MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURES) The reliability analysis performed on the VIPer808 reflects all available options and has resulted in the following predicted reliability: TABLE A-3: Reliability Prediction Board Basic Board Ethernet Interface Ethernet Interface Configuration 10Base 2 10Base-T...
  • Page 90 486 CPU, the SVGA (GD5429), the Sequoia chip set (PT86C718) and the chip set (PT86C768). The quality factors for commercial components on the VIPer808 has been adjusted in order to represent the impact of burn-in. TEKNOR submits each processor board produced to a 12 hour burn-in at 40°C.

  • Page 91: Meeting Industry Standards

    TEKNOR Quality Standards insist that our products meet or exceed industry standards set by such respected agencies, organizations and associations as UL and CSA. As a result, the VIPer808 has the following built-in features to help ensure that the conditions required for approval are met: •...

  • Page 92: Appendix Bmemory & I/O Maps

    APPENDIX B MEMORY & I/O MAPS B.01 MEMORY MAPS DIAGRAM B-1: Memory Map Diagram Memory & I/O Maps...
  • Page 93 Table B-1 displays the memory map in a table format. TABLE B-1: Memory Map Address Optional Address Function 00000-0FFFF 0-640 KB DRAM A0000-BFFFF Video DRAM C0000-C7FFF Video BIOS C8000- DFFFF System DRAM E0000-FFFFF System BIOS 100000 - Top of DRAM 1MB - Top of DRAM Memory &...

  • Page 94: I/O Maps

    B.02 I/O MAP TABLE B-2: I/O Map Address Optional Optional Optional Function Address Address Address 000-00F DMA Controller 1 024, 026 Chipset Configuration Registers 020-03F Interrupt Controller 1 040-043 Counter/Timers 060-064 Keyboard (8742) 070-071 Real-time clock, NMI mask 080-09F DMA Page Register 0A0-0BF Interrupt Controller 2 0C0-0DF...

  • Page 95: Mechanical Layout & Block Diagram

    APPENDIX C MECHANICAL LAYOUT & BLOCK DIAGRAM In this appendix, two diagrams are included in the following pages. DIAGRAM C-1: Mechanical Specifications DIAGRAM C-2: Block Diagram VIPer808 Mechanical Layout & Block Diagram...
  • Page 96 DIAGRAM C-1: Mechanical Specifications Mechanical Layout & Block Diagram...
  • Page 97 DIAGRAM C-2: Block Diagram VIPer808 EXT. POWER CIRRUS CONNECTOR CL_GD5429 5V-3.4V SVGA 486DX2/DX4 CRT SVGA DC-DC CONV. CONNECTOR 5x86 5V FAN CONTROLLER CONN. Local Bus D[0:31] VIDEO DRAM Local Bus A[2:31] 512K/ 1MByte CLOCK GENERATOR DRAM PICO/POWER PICO/POWER SIMMS SEQUOIA_1...

  • Page 98: Appendix Dconnector Pinouts

    APPENDIX D CONNECTOR PINOUTS IDE Hard Disk Connector (J1) - Pinout Signal Signal Signal Signal Number Flow Number Flow RESET* HD10 HD11 HD12 HD13 HD14 HD15 Not Connected Not Connected IOW* IOR* IOCHRDY BALE Not Connected IRQ14 IOCS16* Not Connected CS0* CS1* ACTIVE*...
  • Page 99 Floppy Connector (J2) - Pinout Signal Signal Pin Number Signal Signal Number Flow Flow DRV DENS.SEL.0* Not Connected Not Connected INDEX* MOTOR ON 0,1* DRIVE SELECT B* DRIVE SELECT A* MOTOR ON 2* Not Connected DIR CONTROL* STEP* WRITE DATA* WRITE ENABLE* TRACK0* Not Connected...
  • Page 100 Keyboard / Speaker Connector (J3) - Pinout Pin Number Pin Number Signal Flow Signal Flow Signal Signal KBCLK I/O KBDATA I/O VCC (+5V) VCC (+5V) SPKR VCC (+5V) KBDINH Not Connected PBRES* HDD ACTIVE VCC (+5V) * Active low signal Connector Pinouts...
  • Page 101 Serial Port 2 (J4) RS-232 - Pinout Pin Number Pin Number Signal Flow Signal Flow Signal Signal DCD* RTS* CTS* DTR* Not Connected * Active low signal Connector Pinouts...
  • Page 102 Serial Port 1 - (J7) RS-232 - Pinout Pin Number Pin Number Signal Flow Signal Flow Signal Signal DCD* RTS* CTS* DTR* Not Connected * Active low signal Connector Pinouts...
  • Page 103 External Power Connector (J9) - Pinout Pin Number Signal VCC (+5V) +12V -12V PD (Power Fail Detection Input) PS/2 Mouse Connector (J10) - Pinout Error! Signal Bookmark not defined.Pin Number MCLK MDATA VCC (+5V) Connector Pinouts...
  • Page 104 Fan Connector (J11) - Pinout Pin Number Signal SVGA Connector (J12) - Pinout Pin Number Signal Pin Number Signal Pin Number Signal Not Connected GREEN Not Connected BLUE HSYNC Not Connected Not Connected VSYNC Not Connected Connector Pinouts...
  • Page 105 Printer Parallel Port (J13) - Standard Mode - Pinout Pin Number Pin Number Signal Flow Signal Flow Signal Signal STROBE* AUTOFD* D0 I/O ERROR* D1 I/O INIT* D2 I/O SELECTIN* D3 I/O D4 I/O D5 I/O D6 I/O D7 I/O ACK* BUSY SELECT...
  • Page 106 Printer Parallel Port (J13) - EPP Mode - Pinout Error! Bookmark not Pin Number defined.Pin Number Signal Flow Signal Flow Signal Signal WRITE* DATASTB* D0 I/O Not Used D1 I/O Not Used D2 I/O ADDRSTRB* D3 I/O D4 I/O D5 I/O D6 I/O D7 I/O INTR...
  • Page 107 Printer Parallel Port (J13) - ECP Mode - Pinout Error! Bookmark not Pin Number defined.Pin Number Signal Flow Signal Flow Signal Signal STROBE* AUTOFD*, HOSTACK D0 I/O FAULT* PERIPHRQST* D1 I/O INIT* REVERSERQST* D2 I/O SELECTIN* D3 I/O D4 I/O D5 I/O D6 I/O D7 I/O...
  • Page 108 Ethernet 10 Base-T RJ45 Connector (J14) - Pinout Error! Bookmark not Pin Number defined.Pin Number Signal Flow Signal Flow Signal Signal TXD+ Not Connected TXD- RXD- RXD+ Not Connected Not Connected Not Connected Ethernet 10 Base-2 BNC Connector (J15) - Pinout Signal Name Center Conductor Shield...
  • Page 109 PC/104 Card Connector (P1) A Side B Side P1 Pin I/O PIN Signal Name P1 Pin I/O PIN Signal Name IOCHK* RESET DRV VCC (+5V) IRQ9 DRQ2 -12V OWS* +12V IOCHRDY Not Connected SMEMW* SA19 SMEMR* SA18 IOW* SA17 IOR* SA16 DACK3* SA15...
  • Page 110 PC/104 Card Connector (P2) C Side D Side P2 Pin I/O PIN Signal Name P2 Pin I/O PIN Signal Name SBHE* MEMCS16* SA23 IOCS16* SA22 IRQ10 SA21 IRQ11 SA20 IRQ12 SA19 IRQ15 SA18 IRQ14 SA17 DACK0* MEMR* DRQ0 MEMW* DACK5* DRQ5 DACK6* SD10...
  • Page 111 PC Bus Connector A Side B Side I/O PIN Signal Name I/O PIN Signal Name IOCHK* RESET DRV VCC (+5V) IRQ9 DRQ2 -12V OWS* +12V IOCHRDY SMEMW* SA19 SMEMR* SA18 IOW* SA17 IOR* SA16 DACK3* SA15 DRQ3 SA14 DACK1* SA13 DRQ1 SA12 REFRESH*...
  • Page 112 PC Bus Connector C Side D Side I/O PIN Signal Name I/O PIN Signal Name SBHE* MEMCS16* SA23 IOCS16* SA22 IRQ10 SA21 IRQ11 SA20 IRQ12 SA19 IRQ15 SA18 IRQ14 SA17 DACK0* MEMR* DRQ0 MEMW* DACK5* DRQ5 DACK6* SD10 DRQ6 SD11 DACK7* SD12 DRQ7...

  • Page 113: Recommended Devices & Mating Connectors

    RECOMMENDED DEVICES & MATING CONNECTORS The following is a list of recommended devices and connectors for use on the VIPer808. Many other models are available and function equally well. Users are encouraged to check with their local distributors for comparable substitutes.
  • Page 114 MC-424000A36BH-70 (4M*36) MC-424000A36BJ-70 (4M*36) SAMSUNG KMM5364100-7 (4M*36) TOSHIBA THM364020S-70 (4M*36) HITACHI HB56D836BR-70A (8M*36) TOSHIBA THM368020S-70 (8M*36) TOSHIBA THM368020SG-70 (8M*36) Recommended Devices & Mating Connectors...
  • Page 115 INTERFACE CONNECTORS The following connectors are recommended for interfacing with the I/O devices. The parts shown here do not have a strain relief but one may be added. Connector Recommended Mating Part Hard Disk (J1) Robinson Nugent IDS-C40PK-TG Amp 746285-9 [499252-1*] Thomas &...
  • Page 116 Connector Recommended Mating Part Parallel Port (J13) Robinson IDS-C26PK-TG Amp 746285-6 [499252-3*] Thomas & Betts 622-2630 [622-2641*] (Polarized IDC female socket connector) optional strain relief part number shown in square brackets Recommended Devices & Mating Connectors...

  • Page 117: Post Codes

    APPENDIX F POST CODES & ERROR CODES When you power on your system, the Power On Self Test (POST) diagnostic routines check to make sure your system is running properly. A number of check points are covered during these tests. These POST codes are described in F.01. Fatal errors, which halt the boot process, are communicated through a series of audible beeps.
  • Page 118 POST DESCRIPTION CODE Boot block recovery code check points OnBoard Floppy Controller (if any) is initialzed. To start base 512K memory test. To initialise interrupt vector table. To initialise DMA and interrupt controllers. To enable floppy and timer IRQ, enable internal Cache. Initialize floppy drive.
  • Page 119 LEGEND Symbol Description 1 Beep code … Repeat the last part until error corrected or Power down Silence Runtime code is uncompressed in F000 shadow RAM NMI is Disabled. To check soft reset/power-on. BIOS stack set. Going to disable Cache if any. POST code to be uncompressed.
  • Page 120 POST DESCRIPTION CODE EGA/VGA not found. Display memory R/W test about to begin. Display memory R/W test passed. About to look for the retrace checking. Display memory R/W test or retrace checking failed. To do alternate Display memory R/W test. Alternate Display memory R/W test passed.
  • Page 121 POST DESCRIPTION CODE Memory testing/initialization below 1M complete. Going to adjust displayed memory size for relocation/ shadow. Memory size display adjusted due to relocation/ shadow. Memory test above 1M to follow. Memory testing/initialization above 1M complete. Going to save memory size information. Memory size information is saved.
  • Page 122 POST DESCRIPTION CODE Returned from CMOS setup program and screen is cleared. About to do programming after setup. Programming after setup complete. Going to display power on screen message. First screen message displayed. <WAIT...> message displayed. PS/2 Mouse check and extended BIOS data area allocation to be done. Setup options programming after CMOS setup about to start.
  • Page 123 POST DESCRIPTION CODE Initialization before E000 ROM control over. E000 ROM to get control next. Returned from E000 ROM control. Going to do any initialization required after E000 optional ROM control. Initialization after E000 optional ROM control is over. Going to display the system configuration. To uncompress DMI data and execute DMI POST init.

  • Page 124: Word Check-Points

    F.02 WORD CHECK-POINTS Additional WORD check-points are output to port 80h while control is inside the different BUS routines. The LOW BYTE of check-point is the POST code (section F.01) representing the system BIOS check-point from where the control is passed to different BUS routines.

  • Page 125: Beep Error Codes

    F.03 BEEP ERROR CODES All beep codes, except number 8, are fatal errors. If your system starts beeping during POST, count the number of beeps and check the table below to identify the error. Note that it is not guaranteed that these errors will always generate beeps.

  • Page 126: Getting Help

    GERMANY LIMITED WARRANTY TEKNOR INDUSTRIAL COMPUTERS INC. ("the seller") warrants its products to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of two (2) years commencing on the date of shipment. The liability of the seller shall be limited to replacing or repairing, at the seller's option, any defective units.
  • Page 127 Returning Defective Merchandise If your TEKNOR product malfunctions, please do the following before returning any merchandise: 1) Call our Technical Support department in Canada at (450) 437-5682 or in Germany at +49 811 / 600 15-0. Make certain you have the following at hand: the TEKNOR Invoice #, your Purchase Order #, and the Serial Number of the defective unit.
  • Page 128 RETURN TO MANUFACTURER AUTHORISATION REQUEST Contact Name : Company Name : Street Address City : Province / State : Country : Postal / Zip Code Phone Number : Fax Number: Serial Failure or Problem Description P.O. # Number (if not under warranty) Fax this form to TEKNOR’s Technical Support department in Canada at (450) 437-8053 or in Germany at +49 811 / 600 15-33...

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