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ISA-E13 SINGLE BOARD COMPUTER User’s Manual Version 1.0...
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IBM, PS/2 are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Intel, Pentium4 are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
JUMPER SETTING & CONNECTORS ............. 7 2.1J ISA-E13 ..............8 UMPERS ON THE Jumper Locations on the ISA-E13 ........... 9 JP1: LCD PANEL Power Selection ..........10 JP2: LCD PANEL Inverter Power Selection ........10 JP3: CF Card Mode Selection ............10 JP4: Redundant system support switch ........
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Floppy B ....................50 Super I/O Configuration ............... 51 On Board Floppy Controller ..............51 Floppy Drive Swap ................51 Serial Port 3 Address ................51 Serial Port 4 Address ................51 Serial Port4 Mode ................52 ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
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Wait For ‘F1’ If Error ................80 Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display ..............81 Interrupt 19 Capture ................82 Beep Function ..................83 On Board Virtual Flash FDD ..............83 Boot Device Priority ..............84 Boot Device ..................84 ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
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GPIO PORT3 7BH*37…30+ ..............97 PORT2& COM1 Pin Select ............... 98 GPCS Configuration ..............99 GPCSO Function ................99 GPCS1 Function ................99 Redundancy Control Configuration ........... 100 Dual Port 4KB SRAM ..............100 SB Serial Port 9 ................100 ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
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Discard Changes ................. 105 Load Optimal Defaults ............... 105 Load Failsafe Defaults ..............106 CHAPTER 4 APPENDIX ..............107 A. I/O P ..............108 DDRESS B. I (IRQ) ............109 NTERRUPT EQUEST INES C. POST B ..................110 ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
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Introduction This manual is designed to give you information on the ISA-E13 Single Board Computer card. The topics covered in this manual are as follows: Features Specification Jumper setting and Connectors BIOS Setup Appendix ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
16-bits Digital I/O with programmable input and output direction. One Mini-PCI socket on board to support WLAN, Modem and CANBUS module. PC104 and PC104Plus socket on board. COM1 and COM2 optional support RS485 protocol. Support WatchDog Timer and MTBF counter. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
2.54mm pitch). 1 x IrDA port; (5-pins pin-header with +5V powered). One Mini-DIN 6-pins connector on I/O bracket to support PS2 Keyboard/Mouse. USB Interface: Four USB 2.0 ports compliant with USB Specification Rev. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
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One 3-pins Jumper for users to clear CMOS data. Digital Input and Output:: Support 16-bits Digital I/O. Software programmable to configure as input or output direction. BIOS: AMI Standard PnP Flash BIOS. BIOS utility for field update. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
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One Buzzer (9mm) on-board for beep message. Operating Temperature: -40~85°C Operation Range. -40~85°C Storage. Relative Humility: 5~95%, non-condensing. Dimensions: 185mm(W) x 127mm(L) 4 screw holes on four corners for standalone operation. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
2.1Jumpers on the ISA-E13 The jumpers on the ISA-E13 allow you to configure your Single Board Computer card according to the needs of your applications. If you have doubts about the best jumper configuration for your needs, contact your dealer or sales representative. The following table lists the jumpers on ISA-E13 and their respective functions.
Inverter spec and adjust this jumper to make Inverter work in specified power rail. +12V JP3: CF Card Mode Selection This Jumper is to select the CF works as Primary Channel Master device or The default setting is Slave mode. Slave device. Master Slave ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
JP4: Redundant system support switch This Jumper is to switch input for redundant. External switch Normal fail. JP5: COM1 RS232/RS485 Selection The default setting is RS232 mode. I/F TYPE RS-232 RS-485 ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
(4) Put Jumper cap back to pin1& 2. (5) Turn on your computer, (6) Hold Down <Delete> during boot up and enter BIOS setup to enter your preferences. Setting Function Pin 1-2 Normal Operation Short/Closed (default) Pin 2-3 Clear CMOS Short/Closed Content ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
JP8: On-Board LAN On-Board Fast Ethernet LAN chips can be disabled by shorting the JP8 jumper. Port # Disable Enable JP9: COM1 Power Selection JP9 can be used to select the COM1 supply power: +5V, Ring-IN or +12V. +12V ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
2.2Connectors on the ISA-E13 The connectors on the ISA-E13 allow you to connect external devices such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, printers and etc. The following table lists the connectors on ISA-E13 and their respective page number.
BACKLIGHT Connector Pin # Signal Name +12V Brightness ON/OFF COM1 (RS485), COM2 (RS485) Serial Ports Pin # Signal Name 485TX- 485TX+ ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
COM2, COM 3, COM 4 Serial Ports Pin # RS232 Mode Signal Name DCD, Data carrier detect RXD, Receive data TXD, Transmit data DTR, Data terminal ready GND, ground DSR, Data set ready RTS, Request to send CTS, Clear to send Ring-IN N.C. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
Mouse connector, which is mount on button of bracket. To attach PS/2 Keyboard and mouse, users need to connect trough a PS/2 1-to-2 Y-cable and plug into this Mini-Din connector. All the ISA-E13 boards come with a Y-cable. Contact with your dealer if the Y-cable is missing.
DIO ports support 8 digital I/O bits. Each bit can be configured as Input or output individually. All bits are 5V tolerant. Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name DIO_0 DIO_4 DIO_1 DIO_5 DIO_2 DIO_6 DIO_3 DIO_7 ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
The reset switch allows the user to reset the system without turning the main power switch off and then on. Orientation is not required when making a connection to this header. RESET Signal Name Pin # Reset Ground ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
IrDA Connector This connector is used for an IrDA connector for wireless communication. IrDA Pin # Signal Name Ir TX Ground Ir RX ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
/ACK BUSY SLCT /AUTOFD /ERROR /INIT SELIN LAN Connector This connector is for the 10/100Mbps Ethernet capability. The figure below shows the pin out assignments of this connector and its corresponding input jack. Pin # Signal Name ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
CHA_TX0+ CHB_TX0+ CHA_TX0- CHB_TX0- LVDS_GND LVDS_GND CHA_TX1+ CHB_TX1+ USB12, USB34 Connectors The following table shows the pin outs of the USB12 USB34 connectors. Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name N.C. USB- USB+ USB+ USB- N.C. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
+12V/+5V +12V/+5V LCDVDD LCDVDD 5V/3.3V 5V/3.3V HSYNC VSYNC VGA Connector The pin assignments of VGA CRT connector are as follows: Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Green Blue N.C. N.C. N.C. DDC_DATA HSYNC VSYNC DDC_CLK ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup This chapter describes the different settings available in the AMI BIOS that comes with the ISA-E13 CPU card. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: 3.1M ................... 31 3.2A ..................33 DVANCED 3.3PCI /P P ..................
And the firmware chip will store the setup utility on the board. However, if you want to enter the setup after the POST, you can press Ctrl + Alt + Del simultaneously or turn off the power then back on. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
(System on Chip) with 0.13 micron process and ultra low power consumption design (less than 1 watt). The CPU is a high performance and fully static 32-bit X86 processor with the compatibility of Windows based, Linux and most popular 32-bit RTOS. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
The average time between failing and being returned to service is termed mean down time (MDT). System Fault As the system detect the illegal command or serious error when boot, it will show on this screen. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
Disabled onboard IDE function Primary Allow system to detect only the Primary IDE channel. Secondary Allow system to detect only the Secondary IDE channel Both Allow system to detect the Primary and Secondary IDE channels. This is the default setting. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
Set this value to prevent the BIOS from using Large Block Addressing mode control on the specified channel. Auto Set this value to allow the BIOS to auto detect the Large Block Addressing mode control on the specified channel. This is the default setting. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
Set this value to prevent the BIOS from using Multi-Sector on the specified channel. Auto Set this value to allow the BIOS to auto detect device support for Multi-Sector Transfers on the specified channel. This is the default setting. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
Set this value to allow the BIOS to use PIO mode 0.It has a data transfer rate of 16.6MBs.This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999.For other disk drive, such as IDE CD-ROM drives, check the specified of the drive. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
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Use this setting if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined. This is the default setting. Disabled Set this value to prevent the BIOS from using the SMART feature. Enabled Set this value to allow the BIOS to SMART feature on support hard disk drives. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
Description Disabled Set this value to prevent the BIOS from using 32-bit data transfers. Enabled Set this value to allow the BIOS to use 32-bit data transfers on support hard disk drive. This is the default setting. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
Set this value to allow the hard disk drive to be used normally. Read, write, and erase functions can be performed to the hard disk drive. This is the being setting. Enabled Set this value to prevent the hard disk from being erased. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
ATA(PI)80P in Cable Detection [Host &Device] 2 Second Tab: Select Field Hard Disk Delay [2 Second] 4 Second F1:General Help On Board IDE Operate Mode [Legacy Mode] 8 Second F10:Save and Exit Not Program PIO MODE [Disabled] ESC: Exit ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
+ -:Change Field ATA(PI)80P in Cable Detection [Host &Device] Secondary Channel Tab: Select Field Hard Disk Delay [2 Second] F1:General Help On Board IDE Operate Mode [Legacy Mode] F10:Save and Exit Not Program PIO MODE [Disabled] ESC: Exit ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
The choice: [Disabled],[338/IRQ4],[238/IRQ3],[228/IRO10]. The default setting is [228/IRQ10]. Serial Port 4 Address This option specifies the base I/O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port. The choice: [Disabled],[338/IRQ4],[238/IRQ3],[220/IRO11]. The default setting is [220/IRQ11]. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
Prevent the parallel port from accessing any system resources. Allow the parallel port to use 378 as its I/O port address. This is the default setting. Allow the parallel port to use 278 as its I/O port address. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
This option specifies the IRQ used by the parallel port. The choice: Option Description Set this value to allow the serial-port to use Interrupt 3. Set this value to allow the serial-port to use Interrupt 7. This is the default setting. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
The choice: Option Description Disabled Prevent the BIOS from using Remote Access. This is the default setting. Enabled Allow the system to use the remote access feature. The remote success feature requires a dedicated serial port connection. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
Allow the use of USB devices during boot and while using DOS. This is the default setting. Auto This option auto detects USB Keyboards or Mice and if found, allows them to be untilized during boot and while using DOS. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
It allows the BIOS to configure all the devices in the system. This is the default setting. The Yes setting allows the operating system to change the interrupt, I/O, and DMA settings. Set this option if the system is running Plug and Play aware operating systems. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
This option sets the PCI latency to 160 PCI clock cycle. This option sets the PCI latency to 192 PCI clock cycle. This option sets the PCI latency to 224 PCI clock cycle. This option sets the PCI latency to 248 PCI clock cycle. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
Set this value to allow the allocation of an IRQ to a VGA adapter card that uses the PCI local bus. Set this value to prevent the allocation of an IRQ to a VGA adapter card that uses the PCI local bus. This is the default setting. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
This does not necessarily indicate a physical ISA adapter card. The graphics chipset can be mounted on a PCI card. Always check With tour adapter card’s manuals first, before modifying the default setting in the BIOS. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
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Use this setting only if there is an IDE adapter card installed in PCI Slot 6. This option is available even if the motherboard does not have a PCI Slot 6. If the motherboard does not have a PCI Slot 6, do not use this setting. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
This setting allows the specified IRQ to be IRQ4 used by a PCI/PnP device. IRQ5 This is the default setting. IRQ6 IRQ7 IRQ9 Reserved This setting allows the specified IRQ to be IRQ10 used by a legacy ISA device. IRQ11 IRQ12 IRQ14 IRQ15 ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
PCI/PnP device. DMA Channel 3 This is the default setting. DMA Channel 5 Reserved This setting allows the specified DMA DMA Channel 6 to be used by a legacy ISA device. DMA Channel 7 ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
ISA device. Set this value to allow the system to reserve 36K of the system memory to the ISA device. Set this value to allow the system to reserve 64K of the system memory to the ISA device. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
The choice: Option Description Disabled Set this value to allow the BIOS to perform all POST tests. Enabled Set this value to allow the BIOS to skip certain POST tests to boot faster. This is the default setting. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
The choice: Option Description Disabled Set this value to allow the computer system to display the POST message. Enabled Set this value to allow the computer system to display the OEM logo. This is the default setting. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
Set this value to allow the computer system to force BIOS a third party BIOS to display during system boot. This is the default setting. Keep Set this value to allow the computer system to Current display the ez PORT information during system boot. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
Use this setting if installing a serial mouse. Enabled Set this value to allow the system to use a PS/2 mouse. Auto Set this value to allow the system to use a PS/2 mouse. This is the default setting. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
BIOS to recognize it. This normally Happens when upgrading the hardware and not setting the BIOS to recognize it. This is the default setting. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
This prevents the ezPORT to display Hit Del to enter Setup during Memory initialization. If Quite Boot is enables, the Hit ‘DEL‘message will not display. Enabled This allows the ezPORT to display Hit Del to enter Setup during Memory initialization. This is the default setting. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
If the system will not use a serial device, it is best to set this port to Disabled. 2E8/IRQ3 Allow the serial port to use 2E8 as its I/O port address. If the system will not use a serial device, it is best to set this port to Disabled. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
The choice: [SB Serial Port 2], [8254 PWM]. SB Serial Port 2 The choice: [Disabled], [3F8], [2F8], [3E8], [2E8]. Serial Port IRQ 2 The choice: [IRQ3], [IRQ4], [IRQ9], [RQ10], [IRQ11]. Serial Port Bound Rate The choice: [2400 BPS], [4800BPS], [9600BPS], [19200BPS], [38400BPS], [57600BPS], [115200BPS]. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
SB Serial Port 9 The choice: [Disabled], 3F8, 2F8, 3E8, 2E8, 10. WatvhDog0 Condition The choice: [Disabled], [Enabled]. WatvhDog1Condition The choice: [Disabled], [Enabled]. Invalid OPCODE Condition The choice: [Disabled], [Enabled]. KB/MS System Fail The choice: [Normal], [TRI-State]. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
The choice: [Normal], [TRI-State]. LPT PORT System Fail The choice: [Normal], [TRI-State]. UART1 System Fail The choice: [Normal], [TRI-State]. UART2 System Fail The choice: [Normal], [TRI-State]. UART3 System Fail The choice: [Normal], [TRI-State]. UART4 System Fail The choice: [Normal], [TRI-State]. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
CHAPTER 4 Appendix A. I/O P ..............108 DDRESS B. I (IRQ) ............109 NTERRUPT EQUEST INES C. POST B ..................110 ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
Serial Port #1 IRQ5 Reserved IRQ6 Floppy Disk Controller IRQ7 Parallel Port #1 IRQ8 Real Time Clock IRQ9 Software Redirected to Int0Ah IRQ10 Reserved IRQ11 Reserved IRQ12 PS/2 Mouse IRQ13 80287 IRQ14 Primary IDE IRQ15 Secondary IDE ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by two short beeps. The other code indicates that your DRAM error has occurred. This beep code consists of a single long beep repeatedly. ISA-E13 User`s Manual...
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