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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 Table of Contents 1 PREFACE........................ 6 1.1 How to use this manual ......................6 1.2 Trademarks..........................6 1.3 Disclaimer ..........................6 1.4 Who should use this product ....................6 1.5 Recycling information......................7 1.6 Technical Support......................... 7 1.7 Limited Warranty ........................
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 4.24.4 The MINI COMMAND.COM Processor ................ 40 4.25 Programmable contrast, backlight and speaker volume ..........40 4.25.1 Theory of adjust contrast and backlight................ 40 4.25.2 Speaker volume ......................41 4.26 Touchscreen Interface and Drivers .................. 42 5 DESCRIPTION OF THE CONNECTORS..............
The specifications given in this manual were correct at the time of printing; advances mean that some may have changed in the meantime. If errors are found, please notify DIGITAL-LOGIC AG at the address shown on the title page of this document, and we will correct them as soon as possible.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG, Switzerland. This warranty is limited to the original purchaser of product and is not transferable. During the one year warranty period, DIGITAL-LOGIC AG will repair or replace, at its discretion, any defective product or part at no additional charge, provided that the product is returned, shipping pre- paid, to DIGITAL-LOGIC AG.
AT96 BUS PS/2 mouse Interface Unique Features The MICROSPACE MSWS1 includes all standard PC/AT functions plus unique DIGITAL-LOGIC AG enhancements, such as: Solid state disk (SSD) 1 or 2 MBytes LCD interface with power supply for LCD-BIAS (-30 Volt to +30 Volt adjustable) Flash program-voltage generation Low power, 8.5 watt (80386DX)
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 AT96 AEN, output C11 Address Enable is used to degate the microprocessor and other devices from the I/O channel to allow DMA transfers to take place. low = CPU Cycle , high = DMA Cycle...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 IRQ[ 3 - 7, 9 - 12, 14, 15], input These signals are used to tell the microprocessor that an I/O device needs attention. An interrupt re- quest is generated when an IRQ line is raised from low to high. The line must be held high until the microprocessor acknowledges the interrupt request .
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 /SBHE, input/output Bus High Enable (system) indicates a transfer of data on the upper byte of the data bus, XD8 through XD15. Sixteen-bit devices use /SBHE to condition data-bus buffers tied to XD8 through XD15.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 ETAILED YSTEM ESCRIPTION This systems has a system configuration based on the ISA architecture. Check the I/O and the Mem- ory map in this chapter. CPU’s of this MICROSPACE Products CPU and Bus Variable-Speed Options A powerful microprocessor represents the central element in the Micro Space.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 Too little current will drop the voltage to under 5 volts for a short time. Due to this undervoltage, the system or the harddisk stops or fails. The VGA could also be "snowy". The precise power requirements of the MICROSPACE MSWS1 depend on a number of factors, in- cluding what functions are present on the board and what peripherals are connected to the board’s I/0...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 Signal Pin 1 DATA Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 Pin 5 CLOCK Pin 6 PS/2 Mouse Interface PS2-Mouse needed. MSCLK Clock signal for the PS/2 mouse MSDATA = Data signal for the PS/2 mouse...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 ports using the DIGITAL-LOGIC AG BMP utility. (Note: if you disable the primary port and enable the secondary port, then the secondary port is installed as COM1 by DOS.) Standard: COM 1/2: 82C721 (C&T): 2 x 16C450 compatible serial interfaces...
On the next Set-up pages (switched with PgDn and PgUp) the values for special parameters are modifiable. Normally the parameters are correctly set by DIGITAL-LOGIC AG Be very careful in modifying any parameter since the system could crash. Some parameters are dependent on the CPU type.
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 the wires to drive ’B’ are unswapped (or swapped a second time). The 26pin high density (1mm pitch FCC) connector has only one drive and motor select. The on-board jumper defines the drive letter A: or B:.
The battery is removable for easy exchange with a new type or replacement when the battery is exhausted. The battery is Digital-Logic replacement part: MSWS3V6-BAT. The battery-backed clock can be set using the DIGITAL-LOGIC AG SETUP at boot-time.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 4.18 System memory map The 486DX CPU used as central processing unit on the MICROSPACE has a memory address space which is defined by 32 address bits. Therefore, it can address 1GByte of memory. The memory ad-...
800 ms. If no strobe occures within the 800 ms, the watchdog resets the system. To program the watchdog in user application Digital-Logic has implemented a special BIOS extension in Interrupt 60h (function: EBh).
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 The multifunction latch allows control over several functions such as powerdown, contrast and watch- dog. This latch can be controlled by the application program. The multifunction latch allows control several function as powerdown, SSD and watchdog. This latch can be controlled with the application program.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 VGA Interface: Controller: 65535A from C&T Enhanced BIOS: VGA / LCD BIOS Memory: DRAM onboard: 0.5 MByte CRT-Monitor: EGA, VGA, SVGA up to 768 x 1024 Pixel 16/256 Colors Flatpanel-Display: TFT: 640 x 480 with 8/16/256 colors...
VGA BIOS 3 close close open VGA BIOS 4 open open close close open close open close close close close close Ask DIGITAL-LOGIC AG for more detailed information about the available multibios. The jumpers on the MICROSPACE Workstation for VGA BIOS Selection:...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 BIOS MAIN BIOS CRT Displays The 65535 supports resolution fixed frequency and variable frequency analog monitors in interlaced and non-interlaced modes of operation. Digital monitor support is also built in. CRT Monitor support: 640 x 480...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 Simultaneous display: CRT: Flatpanel type: Needed modifications: Mono Single Drive STN LCD none Mono Dual Drive STN LCD none Mono Single Drive TFT LCD none Color Single Drive STN LCD none Color Single Drive TFT LCD...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 Vertical & Horizontal Compensation Vertical & Horizontal Compensation are programmable features that adjust the display to completely for the flat panel display. Vertical Compensation increases the usable display area when running lower resolution software on a higher resolution panel. Unlike CRT monitors, flat panels have a fixed number of scan lines (e.g., 200, 400, 480 or 768 lines).
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 Smart Map is a proprietary feature that can be invoked to intelligently map colors to gray levels in text mode. Smart map improves the legibility of flat panel displays by solving a common problem: Most application programs are optimized for color CRT monitors using multiple colors. For example, a word processor might use a blue background with white characters for normal text, underlined text could be displayed in green, italicized text in yellow, and so on.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 The software downloaded configuration we recommend only for custom cases, where the values must be altered, without soldering the jumpers on-board. The downloaded configuration works only with Novell V3.11 and Novell Lite and all other ODI driver NOS.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 D.) Starting the Network driver on the workstation: for Novell Lite On the tool disk the following drivers and files are available. Start the following files in this order (include in the Autoexec.bat file) low level driver SMC90000 SMC Driver for Novell V3.11...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 For Type A cards For Type B cards: Remarks: ETHINIT ETHINIT Loads the current configuration into 91C92 ACONF BCONF Creates the corresponding NET.CFG 4.23.3.2 Starting the network driver on the MSWS1: for NW3.11 On the tool disk, the following drivers and files are available.
With SSD installed, the system’s floppy disk A: function is rerouted to an SSD driver that controls access to the desired memory socket and devices. The resulting SSD drives acts like a normal DOS floppy drive. In effect, DIGITAL-LOGIC AG SSD support software converts software into firmware instantly without requiring special programming techniques or modification of the operating system and application software.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 FLASH ROM: Like EPROM, Flash ROM is supported as a read-only drive. The SSD sup- port software generates device images files, and an SSD utility is used to program the devices directly in the target system. Installed Flash ROM de- vices can later be reprogrammed without removing them from the system.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 So the two types of potentiometers are wired in series. Pin 17 of the LCD-connector is wired to one end of the potentiometer, pin 19 is wired to the wiper of the software adjustable potentiometer. These two pins allow the connection of a temperature depending restistor if needed.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 4.26 Touchscreen Interface and Drivers The Analog Input (Optional for Touchscreen decoder) 8 channel analog with 12bit resolution. For programming refer to the datasheet of the Touch Screen controller. Only 4 wire touchscreens are supported.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 ESCRIPTION OF THE CONNECTORS The connectors are shown in the schematics in chapter 11. Connector pinouts and signal definitions are provided in this chapter. Typical interface cable construction data is also included in the descrip- tion of each connector interface.
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 Pin 12 Pin 13 Speaker Pin 14 IDE interface - AT- IDE 2,5" 44 pins Signal Signal Pin 1 = Reset (active low) Pin 2 = N.C. Pin 3 = D7 Pin 4 = D8...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 Floppy disk interface for micro floppy 3,5" from TEAC (FD05) (26 pins FCC-header) Signal Pin 1 = VCC Pin 2 = Index Pin 3 = VCC Pin 4 = Drive select Pin 5 = VCC...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 The keyboard connector is a 6-pin PS/2 connector that provides an interface for keyboards that are compatible with the IBM AT keyboard. Signal Pin 1 = Keyboard Data Pin 2 = NC Pin 3 = GND...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 VGA-CRT connector Signal Pin 1 Pin 2 Green Pin 3 Blue Pin 5 Pin 6 Pin 7 Pin 8 Pin 10 Pin 13 H-Synch Pin 14 V-Synch AT96 SIEMENS BUS Interface GROUND SBHE IOCHCK RESET...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 UMPER OCATIONS ON THE OARD The schematics in chapter 11 show the locations of all jumper blocks on the MSWS1 board. The numbers shown in this figure are silk screened on the board so that the pins can easily be located.
Does the harddisk spindle motor start? Reset the CMOS-RAM: see A.3. C. If the error appears again Contact your nearest Digital-Logic dealer for technical support Or contact our technical support on Fax ++41 65 42 36 50 (CH) DIGITAL-LOGIC AG Switzerland...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 OFTWARE OOLS AND RIVERS FOR THE ICRO PACE The tool disk is divided into the following subdirectories: MSWS1-486 ROMDISK ROMDISK.EXE MAKEROM.DAT TOOLS HD.COM MSWSSET. EXE C&T DOSETUP.EXE TOOLS 540SET.COM, div. other DRIVERS none, sold separatly...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 ABLE INTERFACE 10.1 The floppy disk cable IDT Terminal for Dual Row 0.1" (2.54 mm grid) and 1.27 mm flat cable Floppydisk Cable 34pin MicroSpace DRIVE B: DRIVE A: max. cable length = 400mm For drive A: the lines 10 to 16 are crossed (180 degrees).
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 10.2 The Harddisk cable 40/44 pins IDT terminal for dual row 0.1" (2.54 mm grid) and 1.27 mm flat cable. 40 pins signal, power is sepa- rately wired. Refer to the technical manual of the harddisk used.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 10.3 The COM 1/2/3 serial interface cable DT terminal for dual row 0.1" (2.54 mm grid) and 1.27 mm flat cable Line of p in 1 CO M1 9p in D-Sub ma le ATTENTION: Do not short-circuit these signal lines.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 10.4 The Printer interface cable IDT terminal for dual row 0.1" (2.54mm grid) and 1.27 mm flat cable Parallelport Cable LPT1 ATTENTION: Maximum length of this cable is 6 meters. Prevent short-circuits. Apply never power to these signals, the MICROSPACE MSWS1 will be destroyed.
IBM: OS/2 V2.0 Application Programs All software DIGITAL-LOGIC AG so far has tested is compatible and runs without any problems. 11.1 BIOS-Variable-Segment Every PC contains a memory segment which is reserved for BIOS-variables. The segment starts at the address of 0040:0000h and ends at the address of 0040:0100h. In the offset of 0A1h to 0FFh is an area reserved which is used in multiple BIOS-extensions and programs.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 VGA CRT/LCD D ISPLAY RIVER The purpose of the enclosed software drivers is to take advantage of the extended features of the 655XX VGA controller. These capabilities include: Resolutions up to 1024 x 768 in graphics modes with 16 colors...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 13.2 Driver location On the LAN driver diskette that you get with your product. Always read the read me file located on the disk for the latest updated and realeased drivers. The latest drivers can be found from the manufacturer of your product using SMC LAN Ethernet Silicon.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 13.4 Required tools to support TCP/IP A physical LAN, Ethernet for example, but it is not required. Token Ring, ARCNET, WAN connectivity by PPP or SLIP is also acceptable. A „Data Link Driver“. In today’s LAN environment, there are three major Data Link Inter- faces.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 A NDIS3 driver is required. The driver can be found on the BBS and FTP server. The file name is: SMC9000s.zip. 13.6 Required drivers to get Windows for Work Groups LAN support The NDIS2 and/or ODI driver is required. The driver can be found on the BBS and FTP server.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 13.12 How to get packet drivers Currently Packet Drivers can be obtained for a fee from an outside consulting company (Company: Crynware; Contact: Russ Nelson; Ph.# (001 315) 268-1925; Internet address: Nelson@crynwr.com). SMC will be providing these drivers directly in the near future.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 PPENDIX 14.1 A. Special Function Interface for MICROSPACE Computers SFI All functions are performed by starting the SW - INTERRUPT 60H with the following arguments: 14.1.1 EEPROM Functions: Function: WRITE TO EEPROM Number: EPP-Version: included since version V3.0.
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 Function: ERASE one DATABYTE OF THE EEPROM Number: EPP-Version: included since version V3.0. Description: Erase the selected memory cell of the serial EEPROM. Input Values: AH = Function Request BX = Address of the EEPROM Output Values: none;...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 14.1.2 Adjusting the Contrast, Backlight and the Speaker volume: Function: INCREMENT POTI Number: EPP-Version: included since version V3.01. Description: Increments the selected potentiometer by 1 step. The new value is stored into the EEPROM of the poti. After power-up the new value is always available.
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 14.1.3 Hardware type: Function: HARDWARE TYPE Number: EPP-Version: included since version V3.0. Description: Returns to the MICROSPACE Product code. Input Values: AH = Function Request Output Values: AH = Board Size: M = PC/104 (MSM)
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 14.1.5 Harddisk function: Function: TURN HARDDISK OFF Number: EPP-Version: included since version V3.10. Description: Turns off the harddisk. The next access to the harddisk will turn on the hard- disk automatically. Input Values: AH =...
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 Function: READ FROM FLASH Number: EPP-Version: included since version V3.17. Description: Read the addessed byte from the flash. Input Values: AH = Function Request DX = Address high word SI = Address low word Output Values:...
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 14.2 B. Description of the test software THE PROGRAM MSWSTEST.EXE The speaker may be initialised with the values 0 (nothing to hear) to 15 (very loud). The program MSWSTEST.EXE initialise the speaker with the value 6 (normal PC-loudness).
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 14.3 C. Poderror The following numeric codes appear on the System Board LEDs (in hex.) to report the progress of the Power-On Diagnostics, or on the LEDs and on the screen (in decimal) to report errors found by the Diagnostics.
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 CMOS test. Video test. Protected mode interrupt test. Test line a20. Test memory address lines. Memory test. Extended Memory test. Timer Interrupt test. RTC test. Keyboard test. 80287 test. RS232 test. Parallel test. Dual card test.
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSWS1 Manual V6.2 I/O Channel Check activated. Watchdog Time out. Bus Time out.
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