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6U CompactPCI
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Technical Reference Manual
Version 1.2, February 2003
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  • Page 1 ® 6U CompactPCI 64-bit Peripheral Processor Technical Reference Manual Version 1.2, February 2003 Note: The latest releases of the Technical Reference Manuals are available at: ftp://ftp.kontron.ca/Support/Product_Manuals/ www.kontron.com...
  • 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 Kontron, nor the rights of others. Printed in Canada.
  • Page 3 If yes, can you comment?_____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Additional comments (suggestions, errors found, etc.):_____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Optional Please send your comments to: Name ________________________________ Company _____________________________ Kontron Canada inc Address ______________________________ Technical Writing dept. _____________________________________ 616 Curé Boivin, Boisbriand _____________________________________ (Québec) CANADA J7G 2A7...
  • Page 4 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS...
  • Page 5 FCC Compliance Statement Warning Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for the compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
  • Page 6 READ ME FIRST Your computer board has a standard non-rechargeable lithium battery. To preserve the the battery enable jumper is removed when you receive the battery lifetime board. EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE REPLACING LITHIUM BATTERY WARNING Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
  • Page 7 ADAPTER CABLES While adapter cables are provided from various sources, the pinout is often different. The direct crimp design offered by Kontron allows the simplest cable assembly. All cables are available from Kontron Sales Department.
  • Page 8 After opening the box, save it and the packing material for possible future shipment. Remove the board from its anti-static wrapping and place it on a grounded surface. Inspect the board for damage. If there is any damage or missing items, notify Kontron immediately.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Mezzanines ......................1-8 1.5 C ............. 1-9 OMPATIBILITY WITH ONTRON RODUCTS 1.6 M ................1-10 EZZANINE ONCEPT 1.6.1 Kontron’s cMC Mezzanine Concept..............1-11 1.6.2 PMC Concept....................1-11 1.6.3 CompactFlash Feature ..................1-11 ONBOARD FEATURES ............2-1 2.1 C .................. 2-1 OMPACT LASH NTERFACE 2.2 E IDE I .................
  • Page 10 2.6.2 EPP Mode ......................2-7 2.6.3 ECP Mode......................2-7 2.7 P ..................2-8 OWER ANAGEMENT 2.8 S ..................... 2-8 ERIAL ORTS 2.8.1 Serial Port 1 ......................2-8 2.8.2 Remote Reset .....................2-9 2.8.3 Serial Port 2 ......................2-10 2.9 T ..................2-12 HERMAL ANAGEMENT 2.10 USB I ....................
  • Page 11 3.3.7 Front Plate Connectors and Indicators...............3-12 3.3.8 CompactPCI Connectors...................3-15 3.4 C ................... 3-16 USTOMIZING THE OARD 3.4.1 Processor......................3-16 3.4.2 Backup Battery....................3-16 3.4.3 Installing the Memory ..................3-18 3.4.4 Supervision Features..................3-20 3.5 P CPCI S ........... 3-24 UTTING A ONTRON YSTEM TOGETHER 3.5.1 Backplane ......................3-25 3.5.2...
  • Page 12 4.2.2 How to do a successful update................4-17 4.2.3 How to do a successful copy ................4-18 4.2.4 Advanced functionality..................4-18 4.2.5 VT-100 mode ....................4-18 4.2.6 UBIOS - Interactive Mode..................4-19 4.2.7 UBIOS – Batch Mode ..................4-26 4.3 VT100 M ....................4-27 4.3.1 Requirements....................4-27 4.3.2 Setup &...

  • Page 13: Product Description

    1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS HOT SWAP CAPABILITY INTERFACING WITH THE ENVIRONMENT COMPATIBILITY WITH KONTRON PRODUCTS MEZZANINE CARD CONCEPT...

  • Page 14: Product Specifications

    “slave” processor and can be installed in any CompactPCI peripheral slot where a standard system processor, such as Kontron’s cPCI-MXS64 or cPCI-CXS, drives the system slot. The cPCI- MXP64GX is also stand-alone operation capable, i.e., it is capable of operation in systems were no system processor is installed.

  • Page 15: Cpci- Mxp64Gx Technical Specifications Sheet

    DRAM control, Clock buffers and power control) • Three 168-pin latching DIMM sockets, 64/72-bit (in 4HP configuration, uses Kontron’s memory module) Memory • Up to 1.5GB of SDRAM with parity or ECC (for single bit error correction and double bit error detection) •...
  • Page 16 • I/O (cont’d) Ethernet: Two Ethernet, PCI 10/100Base-TX ports Intel 82559 controller) • HD/FD Mezzanine Card: Optionally onboard using Kontron’s cMC series mezzanine cards • 64-bit AGP video controller (Intel 69000) with 2MB on die video memory Video •...
  • Page 17 cPCI- MXP64GX Technical Reference manual cPCI- MXP64GX Technical Specifications Sheet (cont’d) Features Description • ® ® MS-DOS™, Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows2000, OS Compatibility VxWorks™, pSOS™, QNX™, Linux, and Solaris • Mechanical : compliant to IEEE 1101.10; compliant to PICMG 2.0 PICMG compliance R3.0 and PICMG 2.1 •...

  • Page 18: Power Requirements

    Product Description 1.2.1 Power requirements The power requirements for the cPCI- MXP64GX are specified as follows: Frequency Power MAX Power TYP Power SUS Ambient (in MHz) (in Watts) (in Watts) (in Watts) VCORE temp. Int. / Ext. 3.3V/5V/12V 3.3V/5V/12V 3.3V/5V/12V PIII, 500MHz 1.35 V 500 / 100...

  • Page 19: Hot Swap Capability

    cPCI- MXP64GX Technical Reference manual 1.3 HOT SWAP CAPABILITY The cPCI- MXP64GX is Hot Swappable, which means it can be installed and removed under power. Hot Swap consists of two (2) distinct elements: 1- Hardware Connection Layer, 2- Hot-Swap Services. Upon insertion of the board the hardware connection layer will power-up and initialize the board, the Hot-Swap Services provide the means for reconfiguring the system.
  • Page 20 Product Description The Hot Swap Services interface with the rest of the system via the ENUM# signal, a switch located in the CompactPCI® insertion/extraction handle as well as a Blue LED. Hot Swap Level 3 compliant boards use the ENUM# signal to indicate a service request to the CompactPCI®...

  • Page 21: Interfacing With The Environment

    Mezzanines The cPCI- MXP64GX supports two types of mezzanine cards: one industry- standard PMC mezzanine as well as Kontron’s cMC series of mezzanine cards. The PMC mezzanine can be installed on single and dual slot versions of the cPCI- MXP64GX. The cMC series of mezzanines only fit on the dual slot versions of the cPCI- MXP64GX.

  • Page 22: Compatibility With Kontron Products

    Product Description 1.5 COMPATIBILITY WITH KONTRON PRODUCTS The cPCI- MXP64GX Peripheral Processor is a member of the Kontron’s CompactPCI product family. The board is fully compliant with the PICMG 2.0 Rev.3.0 and PICMG 2.1 CompactPCI specifications. When building a basic environment around the cPCI- MXP64GX, the platform may be composed of any of the following devices: •...

  • Page 23: Mezzanine Card Concept

    1.6 MEZZANINE CARD CONCEPT The cPCI- MXP64GX supports two type of Mezzanine cards: industry standard PCI Mezzanine Cards (PMC) as well as Kontron’s cMC series of mezzanine cards. A fully equipped cPCI- MXP64GX board may appear as follows: Compact Flash Disk...

  • Page 24: Kontron's Cmc Mezzanine Concept

    Product Description 1.6.1 Kontron’s cMC Mezzanine Concept This is Kontron’s concept to expand the I/O capability of the board. It is built around two connectors: • Mezzanine connector handling IDE and floppy disk drive signals. • Mezzanine connector handling a complete PCI signal set (primary bus) including the REQ/GNT arbitration signal pair.

  • Page 25: Onboard Features

    2 ONBOARD FEATURES COMPACTFLASH INTERFACE ENHANCED IDE INTERFACES ETHERNET INTERFACES FLOPPY DISK INTERFACE PS/2 KEYBOARD AND MOUSE INTERFACE PARALLEL PORT POWER MANAGEMENT SERIAL PORTS THERMAL MANAGEMENT USB INTERFACES VIDEO INTERFACES...

  • Page 26: Compactflash Interface

    Onboard Features 2.1 COMPACTFLASH INTERFACE The cPCI- MXP64GX board supports an IDE compatible flash disk by using a CompactFlash carrier module. CompactFlash (C-Flash) disks are the resident industry- standard ATA/IDE subsystem for application, data, image, and audio storage. They have the same functionality and capabilities as intelligent disk drives, but with the advantages of being very compact, rugged (typical M.T.B.F.

  • Page 27: Enhanced Ide Interfaces

    Technical Reference manual 2.2 ENHANCED IDE INTERFACES The cPCI- MXP64GX board features one channel Bus Master PCI EIDE dedicated to Primary IDE logical interface. The channel supports up to two IDE devices (including CD- ROMs, hard disks, CompactFlash) with independent timings, in Master/Slave combination.

  • Page 28: Ethernet Interface

    Onboard Features 2.3 ETHERNET INTERFACE The Ethernet controllers are electrically connected to the Primary PCI bus. They support 10Base-T and 100Base-TX operations: 10Mbps and 100Mbps network speeds are automatically detected and switched. Signal Path The Ethernet interfaces are available through either the CPCI I/O connector J3 or the Front Panel connectors.

  • Page 29: Boot From Lan

    Technical Reference manual 2.3.3 Boot from LAN The Boot from LAN capability is supported. To enable the option, use the BIOS Setup program. Please refer to Section 4.1-BIOS Setup Program. When Enabled, the BIOS attempts to boot from a LAN boot image before it attempts to boot from a local storage device.

  • Page 30: Ps/2 Keyboard / Ps/2 Mouse Interface

    Onboard Features 2.5 PS/2 KEYBOARD / PS/2 MOUSE INTERFACE The onboard keyboard controller is 8042 software compatible. PS/2 Keyboard and mouse signals are available through an output that supports direct connection to the interface. Since signals of both devices are combined on the same connector, a Y-cable is required to split the signals and feed a standard AT keyboard and a PS/2 mouse.

  • Page 31: Standard Mode

    Technical Reference manual The differences between Standard, EPP, and ECP modes appear in the signal assignation of the pins on the connector. Differences are described as follows: Pin Number (J5) Standard Mode EPP Mode ECP Mode SLCT SLCT PERROR...

  • Page 32: Epp Mode

    Onboard Features 2.6.2 EPP Mode The EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) mode consists of a hardware independent method of accessing a parallel port configured as EPP. It provides support for single I/O cycle as well as the high performance block I/O transfers. The EPP mode always uses the most optimum method for I/O transfers.

  • Page 33: Power Management

    Technical Reference manual 2.7 POWER MANAGEMENT Power Management features are supported at the BIOS level. All Power Management options are described in Section 4.1.7 – Power Management Setup. 2.8 SERIAL PORTS Two serial ports are provided on the board for asynchronous serial communications. They are 16C550 high-speed UART compatible and support 16-byte FIFO buffers for transfer rates from 50bps to 115Kbaud.

  • Page 34: Remote Reset

    Onboard Features 2.8.2 Remote Reset A remote hardware reset of the cPCI- MXP64GX is possible by sending a break on the serial port 1 or 2 (see section 3.1.3 for Remote Reset jumper setting). A break is simply an abnormally long start bit (100ms or more) on the incoming data line. A break signal is embedded in the data, so no special wire is required.

  • Page 35: Serial Port 2

    Technical Reference manual Rear I/O Configuration The complete signal set is tied to the J5 CPCI I/O connector to be used through the Rear Transition Module (RTM). 2.8.3 Serial Port 2 The serial port 2 is buffered directly for RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485 operations and is 16C550 PC-Compatible.
  • Page 36 Onboard Features 2.8.3.1 Infrared Mode Infrared (IR) interface signals are provided to drive IR module for remote operations through Serial Port 2 or CPCI I/O connector J3 (IRTX and IRRX). When set in IR mode, the IR interface supports multi-protocol infrared operations. The IR interface is IrDA 1.1 compliant.

  • Page 37: Thermal Management

    Technical Reference manual CAUTION When installing the cPCI- MXP64GX at one end of the network, W9 and W10 jumper caps must be installed to connect the 120 ohms termination resistors (See Section 3.1 – Setting Jumpers). 2.9 THERMAL MANAGEMENT Two temperature sensors are provided to supervise the thermal environment.

  • Page 38: Usb Interfaces

    Onboard Features 2.10 USB INTERFACES Signals for two USB ports are available through the CPCI I/O connector J5. USB is becoming the new essential peripheral interface. The USB strengths are as follows: capability to daisy chain as many as 127 devices per interface, fast bi-directional, isochronous/asynchronous interface, 12Mbps transfer rate, and standardization of peripheral interfaces into a single format.

  • Page 39: Front I/O Configuration

    Technical Reference manual Signal Path ZThe VGA video signal path depends of W1 setting (Rear or Front configuration). Related Jumpers W7 to enable or disable onboard VGA feature. W1 to set Rear of Front configuration. See section 3.1 – Jumper Settings BIOS Settings 4.1.8PnP/PCI Configuration: Init Display First;...

  • Page 40: Major Features Description

    Onboard Features 2.11.4 Major Features Description 2.11.4.1 VGA Compatibility The video controller includes all registers and data paths required for VGA controller, and supports extensions to VGA that includes resolutions up to 800x600x16.8 million colors non-interlaced. 16-bit images are displayed at up to 1024x768 resolution. 2.11.4.2 2D Graphics Engine The 2D graphics engine is an advanced 64-bit three-operand engine that accelerates BitBLTs as line draws, polygon draw, and polygon fill.

  • Page 41: Installing The Board

    3 INSTALLING THE BOARD SETTING JUMPERS REGISTER’S DESCRIPTION ONBOARD INTERCONNECTIVITY CUSTOMIZING THE BOARD PUTTING A KONTRON CPCI SYSTEM TOGETHER CPCI I/O SIGNALS...

  • Page 42: Setting Jumpers

    Installing the board 3.1 SETTING JUMPERS 3.1.1 Jumper Description for the PCI- MXP64GX Description Jumper Board Configuration Use this jumper to configure the cPCI- MXP64GX for “Front Access” or “Rear Access”. Remote Reset To select Serial Port 1 or Serial Port 2 as a source for the remote hardware reset.

  • Page 43: Cpci- Mxp64Gx Connector And Jumper Location

    cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual 3.1.2 PCI- MXP64GX Connector and Jumper Location CompactFlash CompactPCI J1-J3, J5 Memory Modules J15-J17 Ethernet 1, 2 J4, J11 Mouse / Keyboard CPU Fan Storage Mezzanine Video (SVGA) J20,J21 Serial Ports Hot Swap Switch PMC Mezzanine Reset Switch Optional JUMPER SETTINGS ( : Default Setting)
  • Page 44 Installing the board Optional 1 2 3 SVGA Controller 8HP Configuration 4HP Configuration PCI AGP Controller (440BX Chipset) North Bridge CompactFlash Mezzanine Hard Disk & Floppy Ethernet LAN 2 Ethernet LAN 1 PCI to ISA BRIDGE PCI-PCI PIIX4 Non Transparent South Bridge BRIDGE BIOS...

  • Page 45: Register S Description

    cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual 3.2 REGISTER’S DESCRIPTION 3.2.1 Serial Port 2 Configuration FPGA Address READ n190h* RS485 RS232 WRITE n190h* RS485 RS232 Power-up Default : Enable RTS2 to be used as 485TX ENABLE when in 485 mode RS232 : Enable UART2 RS232 operation RS485 : Enable UART2 RS422 and 485 operation The serial port 2 mode can be controlled by setting three bits.

  • Page 46: History Status

    Installing the Board 3.2.3 History status FPGA Address READ n192h* HWD_LCK WD_LOCK CLRHIS WRITE n192h* HWD_LCK WD_LOCK CLRHIS Power-up Default CLRHIS : When low, clear all history bits. Set this bit to 1 to enable history logging. WD_LOCK : When high, lock the state of the enable bit for the digital watchdog 3.2.4 Monitoring status and I/O access FPGA...

  • Page 47: Nmi Control

    cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual The digital watchdog duration can be controlled in the following way. WDD[2..0] NMI(T) RESET(T) NMI(T)+8T NMI(T)+8T 256T NMI(T)+8T 1024T NMI(T)+8T 4096T NMI(T)+8T 16384T NMI(T)+8T 65536T NMI(T)+8T 262144T NMI(T)+8T Time-out selection with T = 1.08ms (TBC) 3.2.6 NMI Control FPGA Address...
  • Page 48 Installing the Board Register BITs description (summary) FPGA Address READ n190h* RS485 RS232 WRITE n190h* RS485 RS232 READ n191h* PBRST WRITE n191h* READ n192h* WD_LOCK _CLRHIS WRITE n192h* WD_LOCK _CLRHIS READ n193h* IDCHIP I2C_CLK I2C_DATA WRITE n193h* IDCHIP I2C_CLK I2C_DATA READ n196h* WDEN...

  • Page 49: Onboard Interconnectivity

    cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual 3.3 ONBOARD INTERCONNECTIVITY 3.3.1 cPCI- MXP64GX Block Diagram...

  • Page 50: North Bridge Chipset

    Installing the Board The cPCI- MXP64GX is a powerful computing engine. In addition to the CPU core, it is supplemented by an extensive set of interfaces using three key components: Host-to-PCI bridge for PCI bus. 443GX from Intel: interface with the processor (host), system memory, video controller, and Primary PCI bus.

  • Page 51: 21554 Pci-To-Pci Bridge

    cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual 3.3.4 21554 PCI-to-PCI Bridge The 21554 is a PCI peripheral chip that performs PCI bridging functions for embedded and intelligent I/O applications. The 21554 is a “non-transparent” PCI-to-PCI bridge that acts as a gateway to an intelligent subsystem. It allows a local processor to independently configure and control the local subsystem.

  • Page 52: Onboard Connectors And Headers

    Ethernet 1 and 2 J4, J11 indicators. PCI Mezzanine This connector handles PCI bus signals to the mezzanine. This connector is dedicated to the Kontron’s CompactFlash CompactFlash module to support CompactFlash disk. DIMM Sockets J15-J17 Supports 168-pin 64/72-bit DIMMs, up to 1.5GB of RAM.

  • Page 53: Front Plate Connectors And Indicators

    cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual 3.3.7 Front Plate Connectors and Indicators Front Access Rear Access Front Access Front Access Rear Access Rear Access with Floppy with Floppy 3-12...
  • Page 54 Front Plate Connectors and Indicators (cont’d) Video Reset Button Ready To Swap LED Ready (Blue) Swap IDE LED (Green) Serial Port 1 LAN 2 LAN 1 PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard (Needs cable part # 150-381) PCI Mezzanine Card cPCI-MXP64GX 3-13...
  • Page 55 To connect a keyboard and/or a mouse through this connector, Keyboard and Mouse you need a Y shaped splitter cable (Kontron part number 150- 381) When lit, indicates an activity on IDE Activity LED IDE/SCSI devices...

  • Page 56: Compactpci Connectors

    Installing the Board 3.3.8 CompactPCI Connectors CPCI J5 Connector Supports PS/2 mouse, serial ports 1 and 2, primary IDE channel, parallel port, keyboard, speaker, floppy disk, reset, USB, SMBus and power signals. CPCI J4 Connector (not installed) Reserved for H110 telephony bus. CPCI J3 Connector Supports serial ports 2 (Infrared), 2 Ethernets and power signals.

  • Page 57: Customizing The Board

    cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual 3.4 CUSTOMIZING THE BOARD 3.4.1 Processor The cPCI- MXP64GX is shipped with the Mobile PentiumIII processor, Low Power 500/700MHz is equipped with a passive heat sink that provides adequate cooling in a 150LFM airflow environment. CAUTION Since CPUs are very sensitive components, particular attention should be given while installing a processor on the board.
  • Page 58 Installing the Board WARNING Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. 3-17...

  • Page 59: Installing The Memory

    Memory Module) sockets for memory configuration from 512MB to 1.5GB of Synchronous DRAM in 4HP configuration and from 256MB to 1.5GB in 8HP configuration. In single slot configuration, Kontron’s memory modules supports up to 1.5 Gigabytes of memory. The memory characteristics must conform to the following: 1.15 inch height, 168-pin DIMM...
  • Page 60 Installing the Board 3.4.3.2 DIMM Installation NOTE If a Mezzanine card is installed, it must be removed before installation of DIMMs. To install the DIMMs in the sockets, proceed as follows: 1. With the board flat on the table, turn it so that the faceplate is facing you. 2.

  • Page 61: Supervision Features

    cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual 3.4.4 Supervision Features The cPCI- MXP64GX provide a set of programmable I/O registers to setup the Intel PIIX4E (I/O addresses 4030h to 4037h) and the XILINX FPGA (I/O addresses programmable at 190h-19Fh, 290h-29Fh or 390h-39Fh using the AWARD Chipset Features Setup).
  • Page 62 Installing the Board 3.4.4.3 Dual Stage Watchdog Enabling the Programmable Watchdog To enable the programmable watchdog, first unlock the enable bit by clearing the lock bit in register n92h (bit 2), then set the bit WDEN (bit 7) in register n96h and relock it by setting the lock bit in register n92 (bit 2).
  • Page 63 cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual A variable refresh is possible as shown below: n96h Watchdog internal counter value 8.6 ms 8.6 ms The programmable watchdog can be viewed as a decrementing counter that is initialized by a write to register n96h (n = 1, 2 or 3). The processor must initialize the counter to prevent it from reaching count 0 (timeout).
  • Page 64 Installing the Board 3.4.4.5 Time-out The programmable watchdog has two stages: the first stage has a variable time-out while the second stage has a fixed one. The first stage time-out is chosen at runtime from eight preset values (see table below). The first stage time-out generates an NMI interrupt (if enabled in register n96h, bit 7).

  • Page 65: Putting A Kontron Cpci System Together

    Technical Reference manual 3.5 PUTTING A KONTRON CPCI SYSTEM TOGETHER A typical Kontron CompactPCI system is made up of: a chassis/enclosure, a backplane, an optional storage module, a power supply unit, and a ventilation system. AC/DC power inputs are conditioned using an off-the-shelf 2-stage filter. Protection is implemented using a replaceable fuse located in a fuse holder.

  • Page 66: Backplane

    Installing the Board 3.5.1 Backplane The entry-level backplane of the Kontron’s CxP0816, referred to as the cBP-08R, is an 8 slot CPCI backplane (one PCI I/O segment), and includes P1-P5 connectors on all slots. A 16-CPCI-slot backplane (cBP-16R) is also available from Kontron. It supports two PCI...

  • Page 67: Rear-Panel I/O

    cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual 3.5.2 Rear-Panel I/O This feature is intended to extend the I/O capabilities of the system or peripheral processor to the rear of the enclosure using a Transition Module (cTM80-STD1S). Transition Module gathers all the I/O signals of the CPU board and makes them easily...

  • Page 68: Storage Devices

    Installing the Board Storage Devices .There are two ways of supplying data storage with Kontron’s product line. cMC : Mezzanine Card that is installed directly onto the processor board (see section 1.5 – Mezzanine Card Concept). cSM-CD : 6U form factor storage module that is front loaded into the CxP0816 chassis.

  • Page 69: Connection

    cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual Color-coded keys prevent inadvertent installation of a 5V peripheral board in a 3.3V slot. The cPCI- MXP64GX is universal. It does not require keying. . Backplane connectors are always keyed according to the signaling (VIO) level. Coding Key Colors are defined as follows: Signaling Voltage Key Color...

  • Page 70: Cpci I/O Signals

    Installing the Board 3.6 CPCI I/O SIGNALS This section describes integrated feature signals available on the CPCI I/O connectors J3, and J5. 3.6.1 J3 Signal Specification 3.6.1.1 Ethernet LEDS Signal Pin Assignation Description LAN0, 1:SPLED A6, E6 Speed LED signal LAN0, 1:LINKLED B6, D6 Link integrity LED signal...

  • Page 71: J5 Signal Specification

    cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual 3.6.1.6 Miscellaneous Signals Signal Pin Assignation Description EXT-SMI System Management Interrupt Input PX4-NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Input PWROK-33 High when 3.3V supply is valid on the board 3.6.2 J5 Signal Specification 3.6.2.1 IDE 0 Interface Signal Pin Assignation Description IDE0:RST#...
  • Page 72 Installing the Board 3.6.2.2 USB 0 and 1 Interfaces Signal Pin Assignation Description USB1, 0: B18, C18, D19, E19 USB Data – Differential data path for USB 0 and 1 ports DATA (+/-) USB1, 0: GND B19, D18 USB Ground – Differential ground reference for USB 0 and 1 ports USB1, 0:VCC C19, E18...
  • Page 73 cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual 3.6.2.5 Serial Port 2 Signal Pin Assignation Description COM2:DCD Data Carrier Detect COM2:RXD Receive Data COM2:DSR Data Set Ready COM2:TXD Transmit Data COM2:RTS Ready To Send COM2:CTS Clear To Send COM2:RI Ring Indicator COM2:DTR Data Terminal Ready 3.6.2.6 Parallel Port Signal...
  • Page 74 Installing the Board 3.6.2.9 Signal Pin Assignation Description VGA :HSYNC Horizontal Sync. VGA :VSYNC Vertical Sync. VGA :RED Red signal VGA :GREEN Green signal VGA :BLUE Blue signal 3.6.2.10 Miscellaneous Signals Signal Pin Assignation Description SMBDATA# Onboard SMbus data SMBALERT# Onboard SMbus Alert (CPU overheating) SMBCLK Onboard SMbus Clock...

  • Page 75: Software Setups

    4 SOFTWARE SETUPS BIOS SETUP PROGRAM BOOT UTILITIES UPDATING OR RESTORING THE BIOS IN FLASH VT100 MODE...

  • Page 76: Bios Setup Program

    Software Setups 4.1 BIOS SETUP PROGRAM All relevant information for operating the board and connected peripherals is stored in the CMOS memory. A battery-backed up memory holds this information when the board is powered off, the BIOS Setup program is required to make changes to the setup. NOTES Make sure you setup the BIOS Setup software prior to installing your operating system and your drivers.

  • Page 77: Accessing The Bios Setup Program

    Hit the DELETE key when the message - "Press DEL to Enter SETUP" appears near the bottom of the screen. The main menu of the AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup Utility appears on the screen. KONTRON APPPLICOM cPCI- MXP64GX BIOS VERSION 2.0 CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. (2A69TU00)
  • Page 78 Software Setups Whenever you are not sure about a certain setting, you may refer to the list of default values. The list of defaults is provided in the event that a value has been changed and one wishes to set this option to its original value. Loading the BIOS or SETUP defaults will affect all the options in this screen (or all parameters if defaults are loaded from the Main Menu) and will reset options previously altered.

  • Page 79: Main Menu

    cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual 4.1.2 Main Menu The Main Menu includes the following categories: Category Description This Setup page includes all the items in a standard, AT-compatible BIOS (date, time, Standard CMOS Setup hard disk type, floppy disk type, video adapter type, memory, etc.). BIOS Features Setup This Setup page includes all the items of AWARD’s special enhanced features.

  • Page 80: Setups

    Software Setups 4.1.3 Setups The arrow keys (↑ ↓ → ←) are used to highlight items on the menu and the PAGEUP and PAGEDOWN keys are used to change the entry values for the highlighted item. To enter in a submenu, press the ENTER key. Also, you can press the F1 key to obtain help information or the ESC key to close a menu or to quit the program.

  • Page 81: Standard Cmos Setups

    cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual 4.1.4 Standard CMOS Setups Function Description The current values for each category are displayed. Enter new values through the Date/Time keyboard. Two IDE controllers are defined on the cPCI- MXP64GX boards. The Primary and Secondary controllers can both have two disks: Master Disk or Slave Disk. Hard Disks Only three settings are available for the hard disk type: Auto, User and None.

  • Page 82: Bios Features Setup

    Software Setups 4.1.5 BIOS Features Setup BIOS Possible Option Setup Defaults Description Defaults Settings When Enabled, you receive a warning message if a program (specifically, a virus) attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive. You should then run an anti- virus program.
  • Page 83 cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual BIOS Features Setup (Continued) BIOS Setup Possible Option Description Defaults Defaults Settings Report No FDD For Select Yes to release IRQ6 when the system contains no floppy Yes, No Win 95 drive, for compatibility with Windows 95 logo certification. In the Integrated Peripherals screen, select NO on the Onboard FDC Controller option.

  • Page 84: Chipset Features Setup

    CPU L2 Cache ECC Dis. En./Dis. Enables or Disables ECC Checking for L2 cache. Checking Note: processors provided by Kontron support ECC. However, not all Pentium® II / III processors support ECC. Check Intel’s website to know if your processor supports ECC: http://developer.intel.com/support/ processors/pentiumII/identify.htm.
  • Page 85 cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual Chipset Features Setup (Continued) BIOS Setup Possible Option Description Defaults Defaults Settings PCI/VGA Palette Palette snooping allows multiple VGA devices operating on Dis. Dis. En./Dis. Snoop different buses to handle data from the CPU on each set of palette registers.

  • Page 86: Power Management Setup

    Software Setups 4.1.7 Power Management Setup This part of the setup configures power conservation options. BIOS Setup Possible Option Description Defaults Settings Defaults ACPI Function Dis. En./Dis. The Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) allows Operating System Direct Power Management (OSPM) and make advanced configuration architectures possible.
  • Page 87 cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual Power Management Setup (Continued) BIOS Setup Possible Option Description Defaults Defaults Settings Resume by Ring Dis. En./Dis. When Enabled and a modem is connected to a serial port, allows a modem ring to re-activate the CPU when in Suspend mode. IRQ 8 Break Suspend Dis.

  • Page 88: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    Software Setups 4.1.8 PnP/PCI Configuration This part of the setup configures PnP/PCI options. BIOS Setup Possible Option Description Defaults Defaults Settings PNP OS Installed Yes, No If the operating system (OS) is Plug and Play (for example Windows 95), select “Yes” if you want the OS to allocate resources according to Plug and Play standards, or “No”...

  • Page 89: Cpu/Board Features Setup

    cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual 4.1.9 CPU/Board Features Setup BIOS Setup Possible Option Description Defaults Defaults Settings Processor Speed This option displays the processor speed. Front Side Bus Speed This option displays the current Front Side Bus speed. This speed is selected by the CPU auto-detection logic. Thermal Management Options: When this option is enabled, the CPU temperature is monitored.

  • Page 90: Integrated Peripherals

    Software Setups 4.1.10 Integrated Peripherals Option BIOS Setup Possible Description Defaults Defaults Settings Select Enabled to activate the IDE controller. The four On-Chip Primary IDE controller En./Dis. options below appear only if the On-Chip Primary option is enabled. Use this option to set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the onboard IDE devices.
  • Page 91 cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual Integrated Peripherals (continued) Option BIOS Setup Possible Description Defaults Defaults Settings Dis, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto Auto Select a COM port address for Serial Port 2. 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3 Auto RS-232 Serial Port 2 Mode RS-232 RS-232 RS-422...

  • Page 92: Updating Or Restoring The Bios In Flash

    4.2.1 UBIOS.EXE 4.0 - BIOS update and copy utility IMPORTANT This utility is used to update the BIOS on Kontron's single board computer. To ensure the success of this operation, please read entirely these instructions before using this program. You can run this utility in 2 different modes: 1.

  • Page 93: How To Do A Successful Copy

    To call UBIOS help page, use UBIOS /? 4.2.5 VT-100 mode UBIOS can be used without a screen in Kontron's VT-100 mode. This mode transfers all screen and keyboard text activity through the serial port. To use UBIOS in vt-100, use the /vt argument like: UBIOS /vt In this mode, scan code keys are not transmitted.

  • Page 94: Ubios - Interactive Mode

    Software Setups 4.2.6 UBIOS - Interactive Mode To run the program in interactive mode, type "UBIOS" from the DOS prompt and the UBIOS 4.0 presentation screen will be displayed. To continue, hit any key on the keyboard. This brings you to the main menu. 4.2.6.1 Main Menu The main menu appears below:...
  • Page 95 cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual The main menu displays two groups of options: Write Flash BIOS device and Retrieve a BIOS to a file. The first group allows you to update the Flash BIOS device with a BIOS file stored on disk. The second group allows you to copy the contents of the Flash BIOS device to files on disk.
  • Page 96 Software Setups 4.2.6.2 Updating the Flash BIOS If you select one of the Update options from the main menu, a screen similar to the following is displayed: You are currently using: You are currently using: TEK6005 TEK6005 You are currently using: You are currently using: TEK6005 TEK6005...
  • Page 97 cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual If you want to return to the previous menu, press the ESC key. To select a file from the File window, in order to update the Flash BIOS with this file, type the file number which appears before the filename in the list. A new screen is displayed as shown below.
  • Page 98 Software Setups If you choose to update the file, by typing “Y”, the program will write the file to Flash. The progress of the operation is indicated in percentage completed, next to PLEASE WAIT – Writing to Flash … When the update is over the screen will appear as follow: FLA S H B I OS U P DA TE Reading file: all.bin Reading file: all.bin...
  • Page 99 cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual 4.2.6.3 Copying Flash BIOS If you select one of the Copy options from the main menu, a screen similar to the following is displayed: FLA S H B I OS C OP Y Enter filename for Flash BIOS (*.bin): Enter filename for Flash BIOS (*.bin): 6005all.bin Enter filename for Flash BIOS (*.bin):...
  • Page 100 Software Setups FLA S H B I OS C OP Y Enter filename for Flash BIOS (*.bin): Enter filename for Flash BIOS (*.bin): 6005all.bin Enter filename for Flash BIOS (*.bin): Enter filename for Flash BIOS (*.bin): PLEASE WAIT PLEASE WAIT – – – – Writing ALL BIOS to 6005all.bin PLEASE WAIT PLEASE WAIT Writing ALL BIOS to 6005all.bin...

  • Page 101: Ubios - Batch Mode

    cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual 4.2.7 UBIOS – Batch Mode While files can be manually selected using the Interactive Mode, Flash BIOS Update or Copy can be achieved through Batch Mode. The command line format is as follows: UBIOS /B [operation] [filetype] [filename] [options] where: /B or /-B specifies that this is a Batch Mode command.

  • Page 102: Vt100 Mode

    Software Setups 4.3 VT100 MODE The VT100 operating mode allows remote setups of the board. This configuration requires a remote terminal that must be connected to the board through a serial communication link. 4.3.1 Requirements The terminal should emulate a VT100 or ANSI terminal. Terminal emulation programs such ©...

  • Page 103: Running Without A Terminal

    cPCI-MXP64 Technical Reference manual Partial Setup Full Setup Connector 4.3.3 Running Without a Terminal The board can boot up without a screen or terminal attached. If the speed is set to Auto and no terminal is connected, the speed is set to 115,200 bauds. Furthermore, you can run without any console at all by simply not enabling VT100 Mode and by disabling the onboard video.
  • Page 104 APPENDICES BOARD DIAGRAMS CONNECTOR PINOUTS MEMORY & I/O MAPS INTERRUPT LINES BIOS SETUP ERROR CODES EMERGENCY PROCEDURE GETTING HELP & RMA...
  • Page 105 A. BOARD DIAGRAMS ASSEMBLY TOP DIAGRAM...
  • Page 106 Technical Reference Manual ASSEMBLY BOTTOM DIAGRAM...
  • Page 107 Board Specifications CONNECTOR DIMENSIONS 6.299 8.744 8.644 8.459 7.759 7.159 6.734 6.494 5.259 4.635 4.084 3.892 3.669 3.659 3.374 3.309 3.017 1.909 0.089 0.000 0.000 0.011 0.041 0.059...
  • Page 108 Technical Reference Manual MOUNTING HOLES 6.299 8.779 8.754 8.762 6.334 6.159 6.136 5.539 5.294 4.029 3.709 3.042 3.011 1.673 0.335 0.034 0.305 0.002 0.034 0.000 0.000...
  • Page 109 B. CONNECTOR PINOUTS CONNECTORS AND HEADERS ON THE CPCI-MXP64GX Connectors and Headers on the cPCI-MXP64GX CPCI Bus Connector CPCI Bus Connector CPCI I/O Connector Ethernet 1 Connector (Front panel configuration only) CPCI I/O Connector CPU Fan and Tachometer CRT VGA Connector (Front panel only) Serial Port 1 –...
  • Page 110 Technical Reference Manual PCI BUS CONNECTOR Row A Row B Row C Row D Row E VCC5E -12VE RSV. +12VE VCCE VCCE INTA# INTB# INTC# VCCE INTD# Reserved HEALTHY# VI/O BRSV BRSV RST# GNT# REQ# VCC3E P_CLK AD31 AD30...
  • Page 111 Board Specifications PCI BUS CONNECTOR Row A Row B Row C Row D Row E SYSEN# VI/O BRSV CBE7 CBE5# 64EN# VI/O CBE4# CBE4# AD63 AD62 AD61 AD59 VI/O AD58 AD58 AD56 AD55 AD54 AD52 VI/O AD51 AD51 AD49 AD48 AD47 AD45 VI/O...
  • Page 112 Technical Reference Manual PCI BUS CONNECTOR Row A Row B Row C Row D Row E LAN0 :ETX- LAN0:ERX- LAN0:ETX+ LAN0:ERX+ LAN0:SPLED LAN0:LINKLED LAN0:ACTLED LAN1:LINKLED LAN1:SPLED LAN1:ACTLED LAN1 :ETX+ LAN1 :ETX- LAN1 :ERX+ LAN1 :ERX- WR_80# +12V +12V HDO_ACT#...
  • Page 113 Board Specifications PCI BUS CONNECTOR Row A Row B Row C Row D Row E IDE0:RST# IDE0:RST# IDE0:D7 IDE0:D8 IDE0:D6 IDE0:D9 IDE0:D5 IDE0:D10 IDE0:D4 IDE0:D11 IDE0:D3 IDE0:D12 IDE0:D2 IDE0:D13 IDE0:D1 IDE0:D14 IDE0:D0 USB1:GND IDE0:D15 IDE0:IRQ14 IDE0:REQ IDE0:IORDY IDE0:IOW# IDE0:DACK# IDE0:IOR# IDE0:IO16# VGA:VSYNC IDE0:DIAG#...
  • Page 114 Technical Reference Manual J6 – CPU FAN AND TACHOMETER Front View Pin # Signal FANTACH +12V DC J8 - CRT VGA CONNECTORS Top View Signal Signal Signal Analog GND NN.C. GREEN Analog GND SDATA BLUE Analog GND HSYNC N.C.
  • Page 115 Board Specifications J4, J11 - ETHERNET Top View Signal N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C.
  • Page 116 Technical Reference Manual B.10 J12 – MEZZANINE PCI CONNECTOR Top View 5V_KEY AD00 VI/O (5V) AD02 AD01 AD05 AD04 AD03 C/BE0# AD07 AD06 AD09 AD08 AD11 VI/O (5V) AD10 MM66EN AD14 AD13 AD12 +3.3V C/BE1# AD15 +3.3V SERR# SB0# PERR# +3.3V...
  • Page 117 Board Specifications B.11 J13 - COMPACTFLASH DISK CONNECTOR Pin Number Top View Pin Number Signal Signal CS1# DMACK# CS0# DMARQ IOR# PDIAG# IOW# IRQ15 RESET# CSEL DASP# IORDY IOCS16# B.12 J18 – KEYBOARD AND MOUSE PS/2 CONNECTOR Front View Signal KB:DATA MOUSE:DATA KB:CLK...
  • Page 118 Technical Reference Manual B.13 J19 – MEZZANINE STORAGE CONNECTOR Top View MOUSE:CLK MOUSE:DATA KB:DATA KB:CLK KB:VCC FD:DRVEN0# FD:DS1# BRSTDRV# FD:DRVEN1# FD:MTR1# DIOW# IORDY IOR# FD:INDEX# FD:DS0# FD:DSKCHG# FD:ET IRQ14 DACK# FD:MTR0# FD:DIR# FD:STEP# FD:WDATA# FD:TRK0# IDE:ACT# CS1# FD:WGATE# FD:WRTPTR#...
  • Page 119 Board Specifications B.14 J20 PMC CONNECTOR Top View Pin Number Pin Number Signal Top View Signal N.C. -12V INTA# INTB# INTC# BUSMODE1# INTD# N.C. N.C. PCLK-PMC GNT-PMC# REQ-PMC# AD31 AD28 AD27 AD25 C/BE3# AD22 AD21 AD19 AD17 FRAME# IRDY# DEVSEL# LOCK# PMC-SDONE# PMC-SB0#...
  • Page 120 Technical Reference Manual B.15 J21 PMC CONNECTOR Top View Pin Number Pin Number Signal Top View Signal +12V N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C. BUSMODE2 PCI RST BUSMODE3 BUSMODE4 Not Connected AD30 AD29 AD26 AD24 IDSEL_PMC AD23 AD20...
  • Page 121 C. MEMORY & I/O MAPS MEMORY MAPPING FFFFFh System BIOS E0000h 1MB to top of DRAM Optional ROM (Free) LAN BIOS if activated (~30KB) See Note 1 See Note 2 SCSI BIOS (18KB at runtime) Optional ROM (Free) C 000h Video BIOS C0000h 100000h...
  • Page 122 Technical Reference Manual I/O MAPPING Address Optional Optional Optional Function Address Address Address 000-01F DMA Controller 1 020-03F Interrupt Controller 1 040-05F Timer 060-06F Keyboard 070-07F Real-time clock 080-09F DMA Page Register 0A0-0BF Interrupt Controller 2 0C0-0DF DMA Controller 2...
  • Page 123 1 Available lines service on board and external PCI/ISA PnP devices or a Legacy ISA device. DMA CHANNELS The cPCI-MXP64GX integrates the functionality of two 8237 DMA controllers. Eight DMA channels are available. According to Plug and Play standards, the system BIOS automatically allocates DMA Channel 1 or 3 for the parallel port's ECP mode.
  • Page 124 E. BIOS SETUP ERROR CODES POST BEEP POST beep codes are defined in the BIOS to provide low level tone indication when an error occurs during the BIOS initialization. Beep codes consist of a combination of long and short beeps. They are described as follows: Beep Codes Post code...
  • Page 125 Technical Reference Manual ERROR MESSAGES One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST. CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED If it’s the first boot, check for the onboard battery jumper W4. The board is shipped with W4 jumper set to OFF (onboard battery disconnected).
  • Page 126 POST access correct. EPROM Checksum If not, show POST FE and beep continuously… Autodetect Flash EPROM. Install the Kontron segment. Test CMOS Interface and Verifies CMOS is working correctly (walking bit test). Battery Status Restore CMOS from Flash if option is enabled.
  • Page 127 Technical Reference Manual POST Codes (continued) POST # Designation Description Open Xilinx I/O Port Boot Block 1 : Verify BIOS location to x90h (X=1,2 or Initialize Keyboard checksum. 3) inside the chipset (if necessary). Disable (if necessary). Thermal Management.
  • Page 128 BIOS Setup Error Codes POST Codes (continued) POST # Designation Description Test Struck 8259's Interrupt Bits Nothing Force an interrupt and verify that the interrupt occurred (IRQ 0 - Test 8259 Interrupt functionality clock int. 8h). Test Struck NMI Bits (Parity/ IO Nothing.
  • Page 129 Install the Kontron segment from 7000:0h to EC00:0h. Check & Program CPLD Check & Program CPLD for valid UserCode & IDCode. Check if Kontron block have a valid CRC. If not, the Emergency Kontron CRC Check procedure is launched. 85-AF...
  • Page 130 BIOS Setup Error Codes POST Codes (continued) POST # Designation Description OEM Specific – Initialize hardware before any other hardware Very Early Initialization initialization. CB-CF Reserved Reserved Power Management Full speed Trying to go back or into full speed mode. Power Management -- Doze Trying to go or in Doze mode.
  • Page 131 F. EMERGENCY PROCEDURE Follow this procedure only in case of emergency such as a critical error occurred during the Boot Block Flash BIOS update (when using UBIOS utility program or if you meet one of the following symptoms at anytime: No POST code on a power up (when using a POST card).
  • Page 132 GENERATE AN EMERGENCY FLOPPY DISKETTE : Use a system that has a 1.44 Mbytes floppy drive A. Insert the Kontron Emergency Diskette in drive A: Copy the two files WDISK.COM and EMERDISK.TEK from drive A: to your hard drive (those files are available on Kontron’s CDROM).
  • Page 133 Tel. (800) 354-4223 Fax: (450) 437-8053 Internet : www.Kontron.com E-Mail : support@Kontron.com If you have any questions about Kontron, our products or services, visit our Web site at : www.Kontron.com You can also contact us at the following address: Kontron inc.
  • Page 134 Technical Reference Manual Returning Defective Merchandise If your Kontron product malfunctions, please do the following before returning any merchandise: 1) Call our Technical Support department in Canada at (450) 437-5682. Make certain you have the following at hand: •...
  • Page 135 : ___________________ Postal/Zip Code: _______________ Phone Number : ___________________ Extension : ___________________ Fax Number : __________________ P.O. # Serial Number Failure or Problem Description (if not under warranty) Fax this form to Kontron’s Technical Support department in Canada at (450) 437-8053...

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