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LS-573 User’s Manual Copyright Copyright 2008, 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.
LS-573 User’s Manual Packing List: Please check the package content before you starting using the board. Hardware: LS-573 Embedded Miniboard x 1 Cable Kit: SATA Cable x 2 Printer Port Cable x 1 USB Cable x 2 HD Audio Port Cable x 1...
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LS-573 User’s Manual HDTV cable x 1 (Optional) SDTV cable x 1 (Optional) Printed Matters: Driver CD x 1 (Including User’s Manual)
Chapter 1 <Introduction> 1.1 <Product Overview> LS-573 the new generation of the 5.25” Miniboard, supports Intel Penryn Processor for 667/800/1066 MHz front side bus and features Intel GM45 and ICH9M chipset, integrated GMA X4500 graphics, DDR3 memory, REALTEK ALC888 High Definition Audio, Serial ATA and six Intel Gigabit LAN.
LS-573 User’s Manual 1.2 <Product Specification> General Specification Form Factor 5.25 Inches Embedded Miniboard Support Intel Penryn Processor Package type: Micro-FCPGA478 (Socket-P) L2 Cache: All specification depend on the CPU. (1M/2M/3M/4M/6M) Front side bus: 667/800/1066 MHz Memory 2 x 800/1066MHz DDRIII 204-pin SO-DIMM up to 8GB Chipset Intel®...
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LS-573 User’s Manual Audio Interface Chipset Intel® ICH9M with Realtek ALC888 HD Audio Intel High Definition Audio compliance Interface 2 channels sound output Connector Internal 10-pin header for line-in/-out, MIC-in, 4-pin header for CD-IN Power and Environment Power Standard 20-Pin ATX power supply or 9V~24V DC Input...
LS-573 User’s Manual 1.4 <Block Diagram> Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo Mobile Processor Intel GMA 4500MHD 2 x 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM HDTV & LVDS 800/1066MHz up to 4GB GM45 4 x Serial ATA ports 8 x USB2.0 ports HD Audio...
LS-573 User’s Manual 2.2 <Jumper Location & Reference> Jumper Function JRTC CMOS Operating/Clear Setting JVLCD Panel Voltage Setting Power mode select COM1 signal mode switch (For Pin-1 & Pin-9) COM2 signal mode switch (For Pin-1 & Pin-9) JCSEL1 CN_COM2 RS-232 RS422 RS485 Setting / CN_IR IrDA...
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LS-573 User’s Manual Jumper: JAT Type: onboard 3-pin header Power Mode AT Mode ATX Mode Default setting: 2-3 Jumper: JP1 (COM 1) Type: onboard 3 x 2-pin header Power Mode Standard COM Port 3-5,4-6 1-3,4-6 Pin1 with 5V signal Pin9 with 12V signal...
LS-573 User’s Manual 2.3 <Connector Reference> 2.3.1 <Internal Connectors> Connector Function Remark Socket 478 for socket-P CPU SO-DIMM 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM slot 26-pin LPT port connector SATA1/2/3/4 7-pin Serial ATA connector DC_IN 4-pin DC 12V input connector DC input Mode...
LS-573 User’s Manual 2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup> 2.4.1 <CPU Setup> socket-P The board comes with the socket 478 for Intel Core 2 Duo processor only it supports new generation with 667/800/1066 MHz of front side bus. Please follow the instruction to install the CPU properly.
LS-573 User’s Manual 2.4.2 <Memory Setup> The board provides two 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM to support 800/1066 MHz memory module up to 8GB. Non-ECC, unbuffered memory is supported only, dual channel technology is enabled automatically for higher performance. SO-DIMM1 SO-DIMM2...
LS-573 User’s Manual 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.
LS-573 User’s Manual 2.6<Serial ATA Interface> Based on Intel ICH9M, the board provides four Serial ATAII interfaces with up to 300MB/s of transfer rate. SATA1/2/3/4...
LS-573 User’s Manual 2.7 <Ethernet Interface> The board integrates with six Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet controllers. The Intel Gigabit Ethernet supports triple speed of 10/100/1000Base-T, with IEEE802.3 compliance and Wake-On-LAN supported. RJ45_1/2/3/4/5/6...
LS-573 User’s Manual 2.8 <Onboard Display Interface> Based on Intel GM45 chipset with built-in GMA (Graphic Media Accelerator) X4500 graphics, the board provides, 40-pin LVDS interface with 5-pin LCD backlight inverter connector. The board provides dual display function with clone mode and extended desktop mode for VGA, LVDS, HDTV and DVI.
LS-573 User’s Manual 2.8.1 <Digital Display> The board provides one 40-pin LVDS connector up to two mode for 18/24-bit single/dual channel panels, supports up to 1600 x 1200 (UXGA) resolution, with LCD backlight inverter connector and jumper for panel voltage setting.
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LCD Installation Guide: Preparing the LS-573, LCD panel and the backlight inverter. Please check the datasheet of the panel to see the voltage of the panel, and set the jumper JVLCD to +12V or +5V or +3.3V.
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LS-573 User’s Manual After setup the devices well, you need to select the LCD type in the BIOS. The panel type mapping is list below: BIOS panel type selection form (BIOS Version:1.0) 18-bit Single channel 24-bit Dual channel Output format...
LS-573 User’s Manual 2.8.2 <HDTV Interface> The board provides an HDTV interface with Intel GM45, supports Composite, S-Video and Component with PAL and NTSC of TV system, and display (clone or extended desktop) function with VGA,LVDS,DVI. Connector: CN_HDTV Connector type: 10-pin header HDTV connector (pitch = 2.54mm)
LS-573 User’s Manual 2.9 <Integrated Audio Interface> The board integrates onboard audio interface with REALTEK ALC888 codec, with Intel next generation of audio standard as High Definition Audio, it offers more sound and other advantages than former HD audio compliance.
LS-573 User’s Manual 2.10 <GPIO Interface> The board provides a programmable 8-bit digital I/O interface; you can use this general purpose I/O port for system control like POS or KIOSK. Connector: CN_DIO Type: 12-pin (6 x 2) 2.0mm-pitch header Description...
LS-573 User’s Manual 2.11 <Power Supply> 2.11.1.1<DC_IN Input> The board requires 4-pin DC 12V input or onboard 20-pin ATX2.0, for the input current, please take a reference of the power consumption report on appendix. Connector: DC_IN Type: 4-pin DC power connector...
LS-573 User’s Manual 2.11.1.2 <ATX Output> The board provides one 20-pin ATX connector for +5V/+12V output for powering your HDD, CDROM or other devices when DC-input mode has been used. Attention: When DC-IN had power supplied, the ATX become output !
LS-573 User’s Manual 2.11.2 <ATX Power Mode> Connector: ATX (It also can become Output when DC-IN be used) Type: 20-pin ATX power connector Assignment Assignment 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V -12V PS_ON PW_OK 5V_SB ATX Power...
LS-573 User’s Manual 2.12 <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...
LS-573 User’s Manual Chapter 3 <System Setup> 3.1 <Audio Configuration> The board integrates Intel® ICH9M with REALTEK® ALC888 codec. It can support 2 channels sound under system configuration. Please follow the steps below to setup your sound system. Install REALTEK HD Audio driver.
LS-573 User’s Manual 3.2 <Video Memory Setup> Based on Intel® GM45 chipset with GMA (Graphic Media Accelerator) 4500MHD, the board supports Intel® DVMT (Dynamic Video Memory Technology) 4.0, which would allow the video memory to be allocated up to 384MB.
LS-573 User’s Manual 3.3 <Display Properties Setting> Based on Intel GM45 GMCH with GMA X4500 (Graphic Media Accelerator), the board supports two DACs for display device as different resolution and color bit. Please install the Intel Graphic Driver before you starting setup display devices.
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LS-573 User’s Manual 3. This setup options can let you define each device settings. Click Monitor to setup the CRT monitor for Colors, Resolution and Refresh Rate Click Intel(R) Dual Display Clone setup dual display mode as same screen...
LS-573 User’s Manual Chapter 4 <BIOS Setup> The motherboard 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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LS-573 User’s Manual Appendix B <Flash BIOS> B.1 <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.phoenix.com/en/home/ http://www.commell.com.tw/Support/Support_SBC.htm File name of the tool is “awdflash.exe”, it’s the utility that can write the data into...
LS-573 User’s Manual Appendix D <Programming GPIO’s> The GPIO’ s can be programmed with the MSDOS debug program using simple IN/ OUT commands. The following lines show an example how to do this. GPIO0…..GPIO7 bit0……bit7 -o 2E 87 -o 2E 87 ;Enter configuration...
LS-573 User’s Manual Appendix E <Programming Watchdog Timer> The watchdog timer makes the system auto-reset while it stops to work for a period. The integrated watchdog timer can be setup as system reset mode by program. Time-out Value Range - 1 to 255...
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