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FabiaTech Corporation IPC Solution Website: http://www.FabiaTech.com Email: support@FabiaTech.com Small Cube System Fanless Series FX5507 User’s Manual DEC 2013 Version: 1.1 Part Number: FX5507...
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PCIe Mini Card connector for GPRS/GPS modules, six USB2.0 ports, Audio, and one So-DIMM socket supports up to 2GB DDR3 RAM, and a VGA controller. Each FX5507 has four ports for I/O communications. Three RS-232C ports and one RS232/RS422/RS485 port are available.
FabiaTech Corporation Series Comparison Table Model FX5507 Processor Intel ® Atom™ D525 1.8GHz S-Chipset 82801HBM(ICH8M) Memory DDR3/800 204 Pin-DIMM*1(Max.) Storage HDD One CF and One SATA Display VGA/CRT Watchdog Timer Multi I/O Three RS-232 and One RS232/RS422/RS485 USB 2.0 Port...
FabiaTech Corporation Specifications Processor Board – Intel ® Atom™ D525 Dual Core (1M L2 Cache, 1.8GHz) Low Power Processor with 2GB DDR3-RAM. I/O Outlets – Two 10/100/1000 base-TX Ethernet LAN ports. Six USB ports (2.0) and Three RS-232 and one RS232/422/485 ports with DB9.
Verify the accessories in the package according to the packing list and see if there is anything missing or incorrect package is included. • If the cable(s) you use to install the FX5507 is not supplied from us, please make sure the specification of the cable(s) is compatible with the FX5507 system.
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 cords or unplug AC-to DC Adapter cable.
If you are installing hardware option, you can remove the bottom cover. The following figure will guide you how to install SATA 2.5" HDD inside, Compact Flash modules, PCIe mini card module, and DDR3-RAM module the FX5507. (Please see the spots circled.)
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Installing Compact Flash Note: The Compact Flash socket supports Compact Flash Modules and Micro Drives. c. Installing Memory You may extend additional memory to FX5507, See as following figure. The 204 pin So-DIMM socket supports 1GB to 2GB of DDR3 RAM modules.
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FabiaTech Corporation d. Installing PCIe Mini Card Module You may extend additional PCIe mini card module and SIM card to FX5507. Connect the antenna cable from backside antenna hole to GPRS or Wireless LAN module and installing the SIM card for GPRS. See as following figure and rear pictures.
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FabiaTech Corporation e. Installing Hard Disk Fasten screws up the Hard disk device to bottom inside HDD metal frame and connect the SATA HDD cable and power cable. See as following figure and rear pictures. e1. Fasten screw the SATA HDD e2.
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FabiaTech Corporation f. Installing the universal fixers on FX5507 Please refer to the down side figure for installing the FX5507 with universal fixers. f1. FX5501K1- Wall Mounting. f2. FX5504K1 – Panel Back Mounting (VESA Mount 75*75 / 100*100). f3. FX5501k2 - Rack Mounting.
POWER I/O Peripheral Connectors View from the back side, If you are connecting the monitor, keyboard, mouse, LAN, audio, COM and USB to the FX5507. See following figure and a side pictures. POWER BUTTON DC IN KB/MOUSE COM2 COM1 MIC RESET...
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FabiaTech Corporation 2. The connectors use the adapter cable you can attach standard PS/2 type keyboard and mouse. Standard PS/2 keyboard can be plugged into this connector without any adapter cable. If PS/2 keyboard and mouse will be used simultaneously, a Y-type (3-terminal) adapter cable is needed.
FabiaTech Corporation USB Ports The FX5507 supports a six port USB connector. Any USB device can be attached to USB ports with plug-and-play supported. The backside is USB #1~ 6 ports. Signal USBV USBD- USBD+ USBG (Front View) Connecting the Audio Microphone In/ EAR-Phone...
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3. Power Button & Reset Push Button: Pushing the Power button once will switch the FX5507 on and off, And Reset push button is switcher for system reset; Push and release the button will cause hard ware reset of FX5507 and restart system booting.
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, and connected devices such as the video display, diskette drive, USB device, 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 ACPI Configuration AHCI Configuration MPS Configuration SmBIOS Configuration USB Configuration 3. PCIPnP 4. Boot...
FabiaTech Corporation Clear User Password Boot Sector Virus Protection 6. Chipset 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.
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 Configure As IDE > Enhanced Mode This field is when set to Enhanced mode; you can select the IDE, SATA or AHCI Only. Available Options: IDE, SATA and AHCI Default setting: IDE Primary/Secondary/Third IDE Master 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.
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FabiaTech Corporation This option sets the 32-bit data transfer option. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default setting is enabled. 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.
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/IRQ10, 2F8H/IRQ4 and 2E8H/IRQ11.
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FabiaTech Corporation Serial Port 3 Address These fields select the I/O port address for each Serial port. Available Options: Disabled, 3F8H, 2F8H, 3E8H, and 2E8H. Default setting: 3E8H Serial Port3 IRQ These fields item can select the IRQ of Serial port 3.
FabiaTech Corporation Hardware Health Configuration On the Hardware Monitor Setup screen, you can monitor the system temperature, CPU voltage, and VCC voltage…...
FabiaTech Corporation Advanced ACPI Settings This filed specifies allow you set this value to utilize the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification. Advanced ACPI Configuration ACPI Version Feature Set this value to allow or prevent the system to be complaint with the ACPI Specification.
FabiaTech Corporation AMI OEMB Table Set this value to allow the ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root System Description Table (RSDT) table. Available Options: Enabled, and Disabled Default setting: Enabled MPS Configuration This filed specifies allow you select the MPS (Multi Processor Specification) Revision.
FabiaTech Corporation AHCI Configuration This filed is when SATA as set AHCI mode, you can use this screen to select options for the AHCI SATA port Settings.
FabiaTech Corporation USB Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the USB Configuration. Legacy USB Support Legacy USB Support refers to the USB mouse and USB keyboard support. Normally if this option is not enabled; any attached USB mouse or USB keyboard will not become available until a USB compatible operating system is fully booted with all USB drivers loaded.
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FabiaTech Corporation BIOS ECHI Hand-Off This is a workaround for OS without ECHI Hand-Off support. The ECHI ownership change should claim by ECHI driver. Available Options: Enabled, and Disabled Default setting: Enabled...
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 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>.
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 Video Function Configuration DVMT Mode Select This field is the DVMT mode is memory that is dynamically allocated based on memory requests made by application and are released back to the system once the requesting application has been terminated. Fixed mode is non-contiguous page locked memory allocated during driver initialization to provide a static amount of 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. HDA Controller This field specifies the internal Audio Control.
FabiaTech Corporation Chapter 4 Software Installation The enclosed CD diskette includes FX5507 VGA, Audio, System, and LAN driver. To install and configure you FX5507 system, you need to perform the following steps. System Driver Windows XP/7- System Driver Installs Atom D525 Chipset, Core PCI, PCIe, SATA, USB, ISAPnP and IDE/ATA Device Drive.
FabiaTech Corporation VGA Driver WIN XP/7 Driver Step 1: To install the VGA driver, insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM device, and enter DRIVER>VGA>Atom-D>WIN7 or >WINXP. 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) WINXP/7 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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REM Receiver buffer is empty INPSTR$” RETURN REM Read one character from COM1: buffer INPSTR$=INPUT$(1,#1) RETURN NOTE: The RS-485 of the FX5507 uses COM2. If you want to program it and hardware setup, please refer to the BIOS Setup for COM2 setting.
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.
5°C to 45°C (W/HDD)/0°C to 50°C (W/CF card only) Real-Time Clock and Non-Volatile RAM The FX5507 contains a real-time clock compartment that maintains the date and time in addition to storing configuration information about the computer system. It contains 14 bytes of clock and control registers and 114 bytes of general purpose RAM.
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FabiaTech Corporation Address Description Status register C Status register D Diagnostic status byte Shutdown status byte Diskette drive type byte, drive A and B Fixed disk type byte, drive C Fixed disk type byte, drive D Reserved Equipment byte Low base memory byte...
FabiaTech Corporation CMOS RAM Map Register Description 00h -10h Standard AT-compatible RTC and Status and Status Register data definitions 11h – 13h Varies Equipment Bits Number of Floppy Drives 1 Drive 2 Drives Bits Monitor Type Not CGA or MDA 01 40x25 CGA...
FabiaTech Corporation I/O Port Address Map Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I/O port addresses, which also becomes the identity of the device. There is a total of 1K-port address space available. The following table lists the I/O port addresses used on the Industrial CPU Card.
FabiaTech Corporation Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) There are a total of 15 IRQ lines available on the Industrial CPU Card. Peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the service required. The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on the Industrial CPU Card.
FabiaTech Corporation DMA Channel Map The equivalents of two 8237A DMA controllers are implemented in the FX5507 board. Each controller is a four-channel DMA device that will generate the memory addresses and control signals necessary to transfer information directly between a peripheral device and memory. This allows high speeding information transfer with less CPU intervention.
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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