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LE-350 User’s Manual Copyright Copyright 2004 - 2005. All rights reserved. This document is copyrighted and all rights are reserved. The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice to make improvements to the products. This document contains proprietary information and protected by copyright. No part of this document may be reproduced, copied, or translated in any form or any means without prior written permission of the manufacturer.
LE-350 User’s Manual Packing List Please check the package before you starting setup the system Hardware: LE-350 little board x 1 Cable Kit: 44-pin 40-pin 44-pin 44-pin ATA33 IDE Cable x 1 USB Cable x 1 COM port & Printer Port Cable x 1 PS/2 keyboard &...
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Chapter 1 <Introduction> 1.1 <Product Overview> LE-350 is the 3.5 inches embedded motherboard with AMD Geode GX1 platform, with onboard VGA, AC97 audio, dual LAN and DC 12V input interface. Based on the AMD Geode GX1 processor, the board provides many advanced features for reduced power consumption, fanless design and high cost/price rate of production.
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LE-350 User’s Manual Introduction 1.2 <Product Specification> General Specification Form Factor 3.5 inches embedded motherboard Embedded AMD Geode GX1 300MHz Fanless with heatsink only Memory 1 x 144-pin SO-DIMM up to 256MB Unbufferred, none-ECC memory supported only Chipset AMD Geode CS5530...
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LE-350 User’s Manual Introduction Ethernet Interface Controller Dual PCI based REALTEK 8100B controller Type 10Base-T / 100Base-TX, auto-switching Fast Ethernet Full duplex, IEEE802.3U compliant Connector Two external RJ45 jack on I/O panel Audio Interface Controller REALTEK ALC201A AC97 codec Output Interface...
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LE-350 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.3 <Connector Reference> 2.3.1 <Internal Connector> Connector Function Remark DIMM 144-pin SO-DIMM socket (Solder Side) Standard IDE1 44-pin primary IDE connector Standard 26-pin slim type floppy connector Standard CN_12V 4-pin power supply connector Standard CN_AUDIO...
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LE-350 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.4 <CPU & Memory Setup> 2.4.1 <CPU> The board integrates AMD Geode GX1 300MHz processor with special design for power appliance. It requires only 3.7W power consumption at most, and is totally designed for fanless system.
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LE-350 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.5 <CMOS Setup> The board’s data of CMOS can be setting in BIOS. If the board refuses to boot due to inappropriate CMOS settings, here is how to proceed to clear (reset) the CMOS to its default values.
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LE-350 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.6 <Enhanced IDE & CF Interface> The board supports one Ultra DMA33 IDE interface, dual channel for 2 ATAPI devices. The board also provides a Compact Flash Type I socket on secondary IDE channel. IDE1...
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LE-350 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.7 <Floppy Port> The board provides a slim type floppy port; please use the 26-pin ribbon cable in the package to connect the floppy device. Floppy rear side Lift up this plastic bar Slot the cable in (Blue paste for outside)
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LE-350 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.8 <Ethernet Interface> The board integrates two PCI based Ethernet controller with REALTEK 8100B, full compliance with IEEE 802.3u 100Base-T specifications and IEEE 802.3x Full Duplex Flow Control, the board supports Wake-Up-On-LAN by BIOS configurable.
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LE-350 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.9 <Onboard Display Interface> The board integrates AMD Geode GX1 processor with built-in 2D video engine, to provide onboard DB15 VGA connector, TTL and 18-bit LVDS interface. The built-in 2D video engine supports following specified functions: ●Accelerates BitBLTs, line draw, text:...
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LE-350 User’s Manual Hardware Setup In order to setup the LCD display well, please check the jumper setting before you use. Jumper: JVOLT Type: onboard 3-pin header JVOLT Mode +3.3V Default setting Connector: CN_INVERT Type: onboard 5-pin header Description +12V...
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LE-350 User’s Manual Hardware Setup LCD Installation Guide: Preparing the LE-350, LCD panel and the backlight inverter. Please check the datasheet of the panel to see the voltage of the panel, and set the jumper JVOLT to +5V or +3.3V.
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LE-350 User’s Manual Hardware Setup After hardware setup well, you need to select the panel type in the BIOS. anel Type Support List: Panel Number Resolution 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024x 768 Onboard Display Interface...
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LE-350 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.10 <Onboard Audio Interface> The board provides onboard AC97 audio interface with REALTEK ALC201A codec. Please use attached audio cable in the package to have Line-out, Line-in and MIC-in interfaces. Connector: CN_AUDIO Type: 10-pin (2 x 5) 1.27mm x 2.54mm-pitch header...
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LE-350 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.11 <Serial Port> The board provides one RS232 COM port on real I/O panel with DB9 as COM1, and a jumper selectable RS232/422/485 serial port on real I/O panel with DB9 as COM2. You can use JCSEL1 and JCSEL2 to set the COM2 mode.
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LE-350 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.12 <GPIO Interface> The board offers 8-bit digital I/O to customize its configuration to your control needs. For example, you may configure the digital I/O to control the opening and closing of the cash drawer or to sense the warning signal from a tripped UPS. The following is a detailed description of how the digital I/O is controlled via software programming.
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LE-350 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.13 <Power Supply> 2.13.1 <Power output> The board requires DC 12V input with onboard DC jack or 4-pin 12V DC connector. The board has two types of powering by jumper selectable as JATX. When you select the AT mode, after you switching the power supply on, the board will boot up immediately;...
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LE-350 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.14 <Switch and Indicator> The JFRNT provides front control panel of the board, such as power button, reset and beeper, etc. Please check well before you connecting the cables on the chassis. Connector: JFRNT Type: onboard 14-pin (2 x 7) 2.54-pitch header...
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LE-350 User’s Manual BIOS Setup Chapter 3 <BIOS Setup> The single board computer uses the Award BIOS for the system configuration. The Award BIOS in the single board computer is a customized version of the industrial standard BIOS for IBM PC AT-compatible computers. It supports Intel x86 and compatible CPU architecture based processors and computers.
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LE-350 User’s Manual I/O Pin Assignment A.5 <Serial Port> Connector: COM1 Type: 9-pin D-sub male connector on bracket Description Description Ground A.6 <LAN Port> Connector: RJ45_1/2 Type: RJ45 connector with LED on bracket Description A.7 <PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Port>...
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LE-350 User’s Manual Flash BIOS Appendix B <Flash BIOS> B.1 BIOS Auto Flash Tool The board is based on Award BIOS and can be updated easily by the BIOS auto flash tool. You can download the tool online at the address below: http://www.award.com...
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LE-350 User’s Manual System Resources Appendix C <System Resources> C.1 <I/O Port Address Map> Address Range Devices x0000 - x000F Direct memory access controller x0020 - x0021 Programmable interrupt controller x0040 - x0043 System timer x0060 - x0060 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard...
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LE-350 User’s Manual System Resources C.2 <Memory Address Map> Range Devices x00000000 - x0009FFFF System board extension for PnP BIOS x000A0000 - x000AFFFF National Semiconductor XpressGRAPHICS(TM) x000B0000 - x000BFFFF National Semiconductor XpressGRAPHICS(TM) x000F0000 - x000F3FFF Motherboard resources x000F4000 - x000F7FFF Motherboard resources...
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LE-350 User’s Manual System Resources C.3 <System IRQ & DMA Resources> C.3.1 <IRQ> IRQ Number Devices System timer Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard Programmable interrupt controller Communications Port (COM2) Communications Port (COM1) National XpressAUDIO(TM) 16-bit Sound Standard Floppy Disk Controller...
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