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FabiaTech Corporation IPC Solution Website: http://www.fabiatech.com Email: support@fabiatech.com Small Cube System Fanless Series FX5320 User’s Manual MAR 2010 Version: 1.1 Part Number: FX5320...
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FabiaTech Corporation Chapter 1 Introducing the FX5320 System Overview The FX5320 is an embedded system with Intel® Atom™ N270 low-power CPU module inside. This user’s manual provides information on the physical features, installation, and BIOS setup of the FX5320. Built to unleash the total potential of the Intel® Atom™ N270 Processor, Able to support 1.6 GHz CPU, this unit supports 10/100/1000 Base –TX LAN port, audio, 4 USB...
FabiaTech Corporation Series Comparison Table Model FX5320 System Processor Intel ® Atom™ N270 1.6GHZ N+S Chipset Intel 945GSE+ 8280GBM(ICH7M) Memory DDR2/533 1-200Pin So-DIMM (Max.) 1GB/2GB Display DVI-I Watchdog Timer Multi I/O One RS232/RS422/RS485 Storage One SATA HDD and CF USB 2.0...
FabiaTech Corporation Layout LINK LINK POWER ACTIVE KB/MOUSE POWER RESET DC IN SWITCH DC IN 12V~24V Antenna Antenna ANTENNA LINE IN EAR-PHONE ANTENNA...
FabiaTech Corporation Specifications Processor Board – Intel ® Atom™ N270 1.6GHZ Low Power Processor with 1GB DDR2-RAM. I/O Outlets – One 10/100/1000 base-TX Ethernet LAN port with RJ45. One DVI-I and one PS/2 compatible keyboard and mouse interfaces. Four USB ports (2.0) and one RS-232/RS422/RS485 port with DB9.
FabiaTech Corporation Packing List Upon receiving the package, verify the following things. Should any of the mentioned happens, contact us for immediate service. • Unpack and inspect the FX5320 package for possible damage that may occur during the delivery process.
FabiaTech Corporation Chapter 2 Hardware Installation This chapter introduces the system connectors & jumper settings, and guides you to apply them for field application. Before Installation Before you install the system, make sure you follow the following descriptions. 1. Before removing the cover, shut down the operation System and disconnect power switch to off and unplug AC-to DC Adapter cable.
FabiaTech Corporation Removing Covers –Installing Hardware If you are installing hardware option, you can remove the front and back cover. The following figure will guide you how to install 2.5" HDD inside, Compact Flash modules, and DDR2-RAM module the FX5320 and how to install the FX5320 fixers.
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FabiaTech Corporation b1. Installing Hard Disk Note: Use caution when handling the hard disk to prevent damage to SATA connector as you inserted hard disk. Be careful with the orientation when installing connectors. c. Installing Memory: So-DIMM Socket for DDR2 RAM Modules You may extend additional memory to FX5320, See as following figure and rear pictures.
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FabiaTech Corporation d. Installing PCIe Mini Card Module –Daughter Board You may extend additional PCIe mini card module and SIM card to FX5320. Connect the antenna cable from backside antenna hole to GPRS module and installing the SIM card to SIM socket. See as following figure.
FabiaTech Corporation LED Indicators The Power and HDD LED’s has two distinctive status: Off for inactive operation and blinking light for activity. And the 2 LED’s for LAN port is indicate on-line and data access of LAN respectively. LINK LINK...
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FabiaTech Corporation Connecting the COM port The DB9 (COM) is standard serials port connector. The following tables show the signal connections of these connectors. DB-9 RS-232 Signal -DCD -DSR -RTS -TXD -CTS -DTR Ground Case Case Ground Connecting the LAN port The RJ45 connector with 2 LED’s for LAN.
FabiaTech Corporation Connecting the Audio Microphone In, Line-in, Earphone-out EAR-Phone Mic-In Line-In Connecting the DC Power and Power Switch Power is supplied through an external AC/DC power adapter or power DC In. Check the technical specification section for information about AC/DC power input voltage.
FabiaTech Corporation 3. Reset Push Button The FX5320 has a push button switcher for system reset; Push and release the button will cause hardware reset of FX5320 and restart system booting. Jumper Setting The COM1 is designed for multiple proposes, Use JP1 of the transfer board selects RS-232, RS422 or RS-485 of COM1 (Please see the b.
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FabiaTech Corporation b. Transfer board b1. COM1:- R232/422/485 Selection The DB9-COM1 is standard serial port connector. The following tables show the signal connections of DB9 and serial port 1 is designed for multiple proposes. Use JP1 selects the RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485.
FabiaTech Corporation Chapter 3 BIOS Setup This chapter describes the BIOS setup. Overview BIOS are a program located on a Flash memory chip on a circuit board. It is used to initialize and set up the I/O peripherals and interface cards of the system, which includes time, date, hard disk drive, the ISA bus and connected devices such as the video display, diskette drive, and the keyboard.
FabiaTech Corporation BIOS Functions On the menu, you can perform the following functions 1. Main 2. Advanced CPU Configuration IDE Configuration SuperIO Configuration Hardware Health Configuration APM Configuration USB Configuration 3. PCIPnP 4. Boot Boot Settings Configuration Boot Device Priority...
FabiaTech Corporation North Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration 7. Exit Save Changes and Exit: Exit system setup after saving the changes.F10 key can be used for this operation. Discard Changes and Exit: Exit system setup without saving any changes. ESC key can be used for this operation.
FabiaTech Corporation Main Setup This section describes basic system hardware configuration, system clock setup and BIOS version information. If the CPU board is already installed in a working system, you will not need to select this option anymore. System Memory...
FabiaTech Corporation Advanced Setup Select the Advanced tab from the setup screen to enter the Advanced BIOS Setup screen. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen, such as SuperIO Configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item. You can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow>...
FabiaTech Corporation IDE Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the IDE Configuration Settings. Use the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Minus> keys to change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
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FabiaTech Corporation Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave IDE hard drive controllers can support up to two separate hard drives. These drives have a master/slave relationship, which is determined by the cabling configuration used to attach them to the controller. Your system supports one IDE controller – a primary –...
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FabiaTech Corporation Hard Disk Write Protect Set this option to protect the hard disk drive from being overwritten. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default setting is disabled. Available Options: Disabled, Enabled Default setting: Disabled IDE Detect Time Out (Sec.) Set this option to stop the AMIBIOS from searching for IDE devices within the specified number of seconds.
FabiaTech Corporation SuperIO Chipset - Configuration Win627 Super IO Chipset This section describes the function of Super I/O settings. Serial Port 1 Address These fields select the I/O port address for each Serial port. Available Options: Disabled, 3F8H/IRQ4, 3E8H/IRQ4, 2F8H/IRQ4 and 2E8H/IRQ3.
FabiaTech Corporation Hardware Health Configuration On the Hardware Monitor Setup screen, you can monitor the system temperature, CPU voltage, and VCC voltage…...
FabiaTech Corporation APM Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the USB Configuration. Power Manager /APM Select Enabled to activate the chipset Power Management and APM (Advanced Power Management) features. Available Options: Disabled and Enabled Default setting: Enabled...
FabiaTech Corporation Available Options: Disabled, and Suspend Default setting: Disabled Suspend Time Out This field specifies the length of time the system waits before it enters suspend mode. Available Options: Disabled, 1 Minute, 2 Minute, 4 Minute, and 8 Minute, up to 60 Minute.
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FabiaTech Corporation Available Options: Disabled, Auto, and Enabled Default setting: Enabled USB 2.0 Controller Mode This field is configures the USB 2.0 controllers in High speed (480Mbps) or Full speed (12Mbps). Available Options: HiSpeed, and FullSpeed Default setting: FullSpeed BIOS ECHI Hand-Off This is a workaround for OS without ECHI Hand-Off support.
FabiaTech Corporation PCIPnP Setup Select the PCI/PnP tab from the setup screen to enter the Plug and Play BIOS Setup screen. You can display a Plug and Play BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow> keys. All Plug and Play BIOS Setup options are described in this section. The Plug and Play BIOS Setup screen is shown below.
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FabiaTech Corporation PCI Latency Timer This field specifies the latency timings (in PCI clock) PCI devices installed in the PCI expansion bus. Available Options: 32, 64, 96, 128, 160,192, 224, and 248 Default setting: 64 PCI IDE BusMaster This option is to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI local bus have bus- mastering capability.
FabiaTech Corporation Boot Setup Select the Boot tab from the setup screen to enter the Boot BIOS Setup screen. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen, such as Boot Device Priority, to go to the sub menu for that item. You can display a Boot BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow>...
FabiaTech Corporation Boot Setting Configuration Quick Boot This field is used to activate the quick boot function of the system. When set to Enabled, 1. BIOS will not wait for up to 40 seconds if a Ready signal is not received from the IDE drive, and will not configure its drive.
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FabiaTech Corporation Available options: On, Off Default setting: On PS/2 Mouse Support The PS/2 mouse function is optional. Before you configure this field, make sure your system board supports this feature. The setting of Enabled allows the system to detect a PS/2 mouse on boot up. If detected, IRQ12 will be used for the PS/2 mouse.
FabiaTech Corporation Boot Device Use this screen to specify the order in which the system checks for the device to boot from. To access this screen, select Boot Device Priority on the Boot Setup screen and press <Enter>. First /Second /Third Hard Disk Boot Device Set the boot device options to determine the sequence in which the computer checks which device to boot from.
FabiaTech Corporation Hard Disk Drives Use this screen to view the hard disk drives in the system. To access this screen, select Hard disk drives on the Boot Setup screen and press <Enter>. Removable Drives Use this screen to view the removable drives in the system. To access this screen,...
FabiaTech Corporation Security setup There are two security passwords: Supervisor and User. Supervisor is a privileged person that can change the User password from the BIOS. According to the default setting, both access passwords are not set up and are only valid after you set the password from the BIOS.
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FabiaTech Corporation 5. Select System or Setup. Always: a visitor who attempts to enter BIOS or operating system will be prompted for password. Setup: a visitor who attempts to the operating system will be prompted for user password. You can enter either User password or Supervisor password.
FabiaTech Corporation Chipset Setup This section describes the configuration of the board’s chipset features. • North Bridge Configuration • South Bridge Configuration...
FabiaTech Corporation North Bridge Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the North Bridge Configuration. Use the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Minus> keys to change the value of the selected option.
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FabiaTech Corporation Internal Graphics Mode Select This field is share memory architecture (SMA) for frame buffer memory. SMA allows system memory to be efficiently share by the host CPU and allocated depending on user preference, application requirements, and total size of system memory.
FabiaTech Corporation South Bridge Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the South Bridge Configuration. South Bridge is a chipset on the motherboard that controls the basic I/O functions, LAN port, and audio function. USB Function Select Enabled, if a USB device is installed to the system. If Disabled are selected, the system will not be able to use a USB device.
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FabiaTech Corporation Available Options: Disabled and Azalia Default setting: Azalia On Board LAN Controller This field specifies the Enabled or Disabled of the onboard LAN chip. Available Options: Disabled, and Enabled Default setting: Enabled LAN Boot ROM Controller This field specifies the PXE boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip.
FabiaTech Corporation Chapter 4 Software Installation The enclosed CD diskette includes FX5320 VGA, Audio, System, and LAN driver. To install and configure you FX5320 system, you need to perform the following steps. System Driver WIN 2000/XP Driver Installs 945GSE Chipset, IRQ Routing, USB, AGP Driver and ISA IDE Bus Master Drive.
FabiaTech Corporation VGA Driver WIN 2000/XP Driver Step 1: To install the VGA driver, insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM device, and enter DRIVER>VGA>945GSE>WIN2K_XP. Step 2: Execute SETUP.EXE file. Step 3: The screen shows the SETUP type. Press any key to enter the main menu.
FabiaTech Corporation LAN Driver (RTL 8111C) WIN 2000/XP Driver Step 1: To install the LAN driver, insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM device, and enter DRIVER>LAN>RTL8111C. If your system is not equipped with a CD ROM device, copy the LAN driver from the CD ROM to CF.
FabiaTech Corporation Watchdog Timer This section describes how to use the Watchdog Timer, including disabled, enabled, and trigger functions. The system is equipped with a programmable time-out period watchdog timer. You can use your own program to enable the watchdog timer. Once you have enabled the watchdog timer, the program should trigger the I/O every time before the timer times out.
FabiaTech Corporation Watchdog Timer Setting The watchdog timer is a circuit that may be used from your program software to detect system crashes or hang-ups. The watchdog timer is automatically disabled after reset. Once you have enabled the watchdog timer, your program must trigger the watchdog timer every time before it times out.
FabiaTech Corporation Watchdog Timer Enabled To enable the watchdog timer, you have to output a byte of timer factor to the watchdog register whose address is 2Eh and data port is 2fH. The following is an Assemble program, which demonstrates how to enable the watchdog timer and set the time-out period at 28 seconds.
FabiaTech Corporation Watchdog Timer Disabled To disable the watchdog timer, simply write a 00H to the watchdog register. ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ; Enter the extended function mode, interruptible double-write ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ dx,2eh ; Enter to extended function mode al,87h dx,al dx,al ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ; Logical device 8, configuration register CRF5 Bit 3(Sec./Min.), CRF6 Bit 0~7 (Count.) ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
FabiaTech Corporation Programming RS-485 The majority communicative operation of the RS-485 is in the same of the RS-232. When the RS-485 precedes the transmission, which needs control the TXC signal, and the installing, steps are as follows: Step 1: Enable TXC...
FabiaTech Corporation Send out one character (Transmit) Step 1: Enabled TXC signal, and the bit 0 of the address of offset+4 just sets “1”. Step 2: Send out the data. (Write this character to the offset+0 of the current COM port address) Step 3: Wait for the buffer’s data empty.
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FabiaTech Corporation RETURN b. Send out one character to COM1 REM Enabled transmitter by setting DTR ON OUT &H3FC, (INP(&H3FC) OR &H01) REM Send out one character PRINT #1, OUTCHR$ REM Check transmitter holding register and shift register IF ((INP(&H3FD) AND &H60) >0) THEN 60 REM Disabled transmitter by resetting DTR OUT &H3FC, (INP(&H3FC) AND &HEF)
FabiaTech Corporation Chapter 5 Technical Reference This section outlines the errors that may occur when you operate the system, and also gives you the suggestions on solving the problems. Topic include: Trouble Shooting for Post Beep & Error Messages Technical Reference Trouble Shooting for Post Beep and Error Messages The following information informs the Post Beep &...
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FabiaTech Corporation CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR This error informs that the CMOS has corrupted. When the battery runs weak, this situation might happen. Please check the battery and change a new one when necessary. DISK BOOT FAILURE When you can‘t find the boot device, insert a system disk into Drive A and press <...
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FabiaTech Corporation MEMORY ADDRESS ERROR When the memory address indicates error, you can use this location along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips. MEMORY SIZE HAS CHANGED Memory has been added or removed since last boot. In EISA mode, use Configuration Utility to re-configure the memory configuration.
FabiaTech Corporation Serial Ports The ACEs (Asynchronous Communication Elements ACE1 to ACE2) are used to convert parallel data to a serial format on the transmit side and convert serial data to parallel on the receiver side. The serial format, in order of transmission and reception, is a start bit, followed by five to eight data bits, a parity bit (if programmed) and one, one and half (five-bit format only) or two stop bits.
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FabiaTech Corporation Bit 1: Enable Transmitter Holding Empty Interrupt (ETBEI) Bit 2: Enable Receiver Line Status Interrupt (ELSI) Bit 3: Enable MODEM Status Interrupt (EDSSI) Bit 4: Must be 0 Bit 5: Must be 0 Bit 6: Must be 0...
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FabiaTech Corporation Bit 5: Stick Parity Bit 6: Set Break Bit 7: Divisor Latch Access Bit (DLAB) MODEM Control Register (MCR) Bit 0: Data Terminal Ready (DTR) Bit 1: Request to Send (RTS) Bit 2: Out 1 (OUT 1) Bit 3: Out 2 (OUT 2)
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FabiaTech Corporation Bit 4: Clear to Send (CTS) Bit 5: Data Set Ready (DSR) Bit 6: Ring Indicator (RI) Bit 7: Received Line Signal Detect (RSLD) Divisor Latch (LS, MS) Bit 0: Bit 0 Bit 8 Bit 1: Bit 1...
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