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- Page 1 ETX Component SBC™ ETX-P3/C3 User’s Guide Document Revision 2.2...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Kontron CONTENTS 1. USER INFORMATION....................1 1.1 About This Manual ....................1 1.2 Copyright Notice ....................1 1.3 Trademarks ......................2 1.4 Standards ......................2 1.5 Warranty......................2 1.6 Technical Support....................3 2. INTRODUCTION ...................... 4 2.1 ETX-P3/C3......................4 2.2 ETX Documentation....................4 2.3 ETX Benefits ....................... - Page 4 Kontron 8. CONNECTOR X3 SUBSYSTEMS .................. 16 8.1 VGA Output .......................16 8.1.1. Configuration ....................16 8.2 LVDS Flat Panel Interface (JILI)................16 8.3 Digital Flat Panel Interface (JIDI) ................16 8.4 Television Output ....................17 8.5 Serial Ports (1 and 2) ..................17 8.5.1. Configuration ....................17 8.6 PS/2 Keyboard....................17...
- Page 5 Kontron 13.3 Memory Area....................28 13.4 I/O Address Map ....................29 13.5 Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Devices...........29 13.6 Inter-IC (I C) Bus....................29 13.7 System Management (SM) Bus................29 14. APPENDIX C: BIOS OPERATION ................30 14.1 Determining the BIOS Version ................30 14.2 Setup Guide .....................30 14.2.1.
- Page 6 Kontron 16. APPENDIX E: JIDA STANDARD ................. 54 16.1 JIDA Information....................54 17. APPENDIX F: PC ARCHITECTURE INFORMATION ............55 17.1 Buses ......................55 17.1.1. ISA, Standard PS/2 - Connectors..............55 17.1.2. PCI/104 ....................55 17.2 General PC Architecture..................56 17.3 Ports ......................56 17.3.1. RS-232 Serial .....................56 17.3.2.
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Page 7: User Information
“as-is” and is subject to change without notice. For the circuits, descriptions and tables indicated, Kontron assumes no responsibility as far as patents or other rights of third parties are concerned. Copyright Notice Copyright ©... -
Page 8: Trademarks
Kontron Embedded Modules will not be responsible for any defects or damages to other products not supplied by Kontron Embedded Modules that are caused by a faulty Kontron Embedded Modules product. -
Page 9: Technical Support
Kontron Technical Support Technicians and engineers from Kontron Embedded Modules and/or its subsidiaries are available for technical support. We are committed to making our product easy to use and will help you use our products in your systems. Before contacting Kontron Embedded Modules technical support, please consult our Web site at http://www.kontron-em.com/index-en.html... -
Page 10: Introduction
This product manual serves as one of three principal references for an ETX design. It documents the specifications and features of ETX-P3 and ETX-C3 modules. The other two references, which are available from the Kontron Embedded Modules Web site include: The ETX Component SBC™... - Page 11 Kontron ETX modules include common personal computer (PC) peripheral functions such as: Graphics Parallel, Serial, and USB ports Keyboard/mouse Ethernet Sound The baseboard designer can optimize exactly how each of these functions implements physically. Designers can place connectors precisely where needed for the application on a baseboard designed to optimally fit a system’s packaging.
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Page 12: Specifications
Functional Specifications Processor: • ETX-P3: Mobile Pentium® III processor – 400/500/700MHz • ETX-C3: Celeron™ processor – 400MHz Bus: 100 MHz front side bus Chipset: Intel 440BX AGPset Super I/O: Winbond W83977EF Cache: On-CPU 256K (Pentium III) or 128K (Celeron™) Memory •... - Page 13 Kontron Enhanced Intelligent Drive Electronics (EIDE): Two Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Bus Master, IDE-port support (up to four devices): • Ultra 33 Direct Memory Access (DMA) mode, up to Mode 2 timing (33Mbps) • Supports parallel input/output (PIO) modes up to Mode 4 timings and Multiword DMA...
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Page 14: Mechanical Specifications
CPU Clock 700MHz 500-063 Rev.C.0, Bios Rev. 122 Mode Full On Standby Suspend Power Consumption 2.9 A 1.4 A 1.3 A ETX-C3 CPU Clock 400MHz 500-063 Rev.C.0, Bios Rev. 122 Mode Full On Standby Suspend Power Consumption 2.2 A 1.3 A 1.2 A... -
Page 15: Cmos Battery Power Consumption
50µA 3.6V CMOS battery power consumption was measured with an ETX module on a standard Kontron ETX evaluation board. The system was turned off and the battery was removed from the evaluation board. The 2.5 V or 3.0 V of power was supplied from a DC power supply. Do not rely only on the above measured values to calculate the CMOS battery lifetime. -
Page 16: Environmental Specifications
Kontron Environmental Specifications Temperature 3.4.1. Operating (with Kontron Embedded Modules heatspreader-plate assembly): • Ambient temperature: 0 to +60 °C • Maximum heatspreader plate temperature: 0 to +60 °C (*) Nonoperating: -10 to +85 °C See the Thermal Management chapter for additional information. -
Page 17: Cpu, Chipset, And Super I/O
Kontron CPU, CHIPSET, AND SUPER I/O The central processing unit (CPU) consists of either a: Mobile Intel Pentium III (400MHz/500MHz/700MHz). The Intel Pentium III contains 256KB of integrated L2 cache. Mobile Celeron Processor (400MHz). The Celeron contains 128KB of integrated L2 cache. -
Page 18: System Memory
Kontron SYSTEM MEMORY The ETX-P3/C3 uses 144-pin Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Modules (SO-DIMMs). One socket is available for a 3.3V, unbuffered PC-100 SDRAM module of 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 or 256MB capacity. The ETX-P3/C3 cannot use SO-DIMMs based on 256-Megabit memory parts. This is a limitation of the Intel 440BX chipset. -
Page 19: Connector X1 Subsystems
Intel PII-X4 south bridge device. In some cases, this is a useful alternative to ISA/PCI interrupts. Please note that a hardware modification and customized BIOS are required in order to use this feature. Please contact Kontron Embedded Modules Technical Support for information on using this feature. -
Page 20: Power Supply For External Components
Do not connect 3.3V pins to an external 3.3V supply. For additional information, refer to the ETX Design Guide, I C application notes, and JIDA specifications, all of which are available at the Kontron Embedded Systems Web site. Connector X1 Subsystems ETX-P3/C3 User’s Guide... -
Page 21: Connector X2 Subsystems
Kontron CONNECTOR X2 SUBSYSTEMS ISA Bus Slot The implementation of this subsystem complies with the ETX Specification. Implementation information is provided in the ETX Design Guide. Refer to the documentation for additional information. ETX-P3/C3 User’s Guide Connector X1 Subsystems... -
Page 22: Connector X3 Subsystems
The user interface for flat panels is the JUMPtec Intelligent LVDS Interface (JILI). The implementation of this subsystem complies with the ETX Specification. Implementation information is provided in the ETX Design Guide. Refer to the documentation on the Kontron Embedded Modules Web site for additional information. -
Page 23: Television Output
Kontron Television Output The ETX-P3/C3 supports S-Video and Composite Video outputs, using a special BIOS. See the ETX Design Guide for design-level information. Serial Ports (1 and 2) The implementation of the serial interface complies with the ETX Specification. Implementation information is provided in the ETX Design Guide. Refer to those documents for additional information. -
Page 24: Irda
Kontron IrDA The ETX-P3/C3 is capable of IrDA SIR operation. This feature is implemented in the Winbond W83977 super I/O device. Please contact Kontron Embedded Modules Technical Support for help with this feature Parallel Port The parallel communication interface shares signals with the floppy disk interface. The implementation of this parallel port complies with the ETX Specification. -
Page 25: Connector X4 Subsystems
Kontron CONNECTOR X4 SUBSYSTEMS IDE Ports The implementation of this subsystem complies with the ETX Specification. Implementation information is provided in the ETX Design Guide. Refer to those documents for additional information. Configuration 9.1.1. The primary and secondary IDE host adapters are PCI bus devices. They are automatically configured by the BIOS during PCI device configuration. -
Page 26: Power Control
ETX Design Guide. Refer to those documents for additional information. External SMI Interrupt 9.4.2. Contact Kontron Embedded Modules technical support for information on this feature. Miscellaneous Circuits Speaker 9.5.1. The implementation of the speaker output complies with the ETX Specification. -
Page 27: C Bus
ETX-P3/C3 that support the JIDA BIOS extensions. For additional information refer to the ETX Design Guide. I C application notes and the JIDA specification are available on the Kontron Embedded Modules Web site. SM Bus 9.5.4. -
Page 28: Special Features
The timeout period for the watchdog timer can be programmed in two ranges: 1 second increments from 1 to 255 seconds 1 minute increments from 1 to 255 minutes Contact Kontron Embedded Modules Technical Support for information on programming and operating the WDT. Connector X4 Subsystems... -
Page 29: Design Considerations
Thermal Management 11.1 A heat-spreader assembly is available from Kontron Embedded Modules for the ETX-P3/C3. The heat-spreader plate on top of this assembly is NOT a heat sink. It is intended as an ETX- standard thermal interface to be used with a heat sink or other cooling device. -
Page 30: Heat-Spreader Dimensions
Kontron Heat-spreader Dimensions 11.2 METXHSP3A 1,0 R (4x) location for MHP2 Spec X01313 44,4 location for MHP1 Spec X01313 90 89 3,0 R (4x) 74,9 29,7 detail "A" detail "A": +0,5 +0,5 size for M2.5 countersunk screw screw socked M2.5 internal thread (steel) note 1: all dimensions in mm unless otherwise noted. -
Page 31: Appendix A: Block Diagram
Kontron APPENDIX A: BLOCK DIAGRAM ETX-P3/C3 User’s Guide Design Considerations... - Page 32 Kontron Appendix A: Block Diagram ETX-P3/C3 User’s Guide...
- Page 33 Kontron ETX-P3/ Mobile PentiumIII or Celeron TV Out SDRAM (w. special BIOS) North Graphic Controller Bridge (JILI) ATi Rage Mobility- Sound i82443BX Controller ESS ES1938 100BaseT Ethernet PCI BUS PCI BUS Controller i82559ER South EEPROM USB0 (CMOS Setup Data) Bridge...
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Page 34: Appendix B: System Resources
Kontron APPENDIX B: SYSTEM RESOURCES Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines 13.1 IRQ # Used For Available Comment Timer0 Keyboard Slave 8259 COM2 Note (1) COM1 Note (1) LPT2 Note (1, 2) Note (1) LPT1 Note (1) COM4 Note (1, 2) COM3... -
Page 35: I/O Address Map
APM 1.2 interface, can not be used to access Smart Battery Systems. If you require further information about this topic, please contact Kontron Embedded Systems Technical Support. ETX-P3/C3 User’s Guide Appendix B: System Resources... -
Page 36: Appendix C: Bios Operation
PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0 Copyright 1985-2001 Phoenix Technology Ltd. All Rights Reserved Kontron® BIOS Version <MOD6R124> © Copyright 2003 Kontron Embedded Modules GmbH Setup Guide 14.2 The PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility changes system behavior by modifying the BIOS configuration. The setup program uses a number of menus to make changes and turn features on or off. - Page 37 Kontron The Setup Screen is composed of several sections: Setup Screen Location Function Menu Bar Lists and selects all top-level menus. Legend Bar Bottom Lists setup navigation keys. Item Specific Help Window Right Help for selected item. Menu Window Left Center Selection fields for current menu.
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Page 38: Main Menu
Kontron General Help Window Pressing <F1> or <ALT-F1> on a menu brings up the General Help window that describes the legend keys and their alternates. Press <Esc> to exit the General Help window. Main Menu 14.3 Feature Option Description System Time HH:MM:SS Set the system time. -
Page 39: Master Or Slave Submenus
Kontron Master or Slave Submenus 14.3.1. Feature Option Description Type None None = Autotyping is not able to supply the drive type or end User user has selected None, disabling any drive that may be Auto installed. CD-ROM User = End user supplies the hdd information. -
Page 40: Memory Cache Submenu
Kontron Memory Cache Submenu 14.3.3. Feature Option Description Memory Cache Disabled Enables or Disables L2 cache. Enabled Cache System BIOS area Uncached Caches system BIOS to improve performance. Write Protect Cache Video BIOS area Uncached Caches video BIOS to improve performance. -
Page 41: Advanced Menu
Kontron Advanced Menu 14.4 Feature Option Description 8Advanced Chipset Control Submenu Opens Advanced Chipset Control submenu. Plug & Play OS If your system has a PNP OS (Win95) select Yes to let the OS configure PNP devices not required for boot. No makes the BIOS configure them. -
Page 42: Pci Configuration Submenu
Kontron PCI Configuration Submenu 14.4.2. Feature Option Description PCI IRQ line 1 Disabled Select IRQ for PIC interrupt INTA. Select Auto Auto to let the BIOS assign the IRQ. IRQ3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 PCI IRQ line 2 See above Select IRQ for PIC interrupt INTB. -
Page 43: Pci/Pnp Isa Irq Exclusion Submenu
Kontron PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Exclusion Submenu 14.4.4. Feature Option Description IRQ3 Available Reserves specified IRQ for use by legacy ISA devices. Reserved IRQ4 See above. See above. IRQ5 See above. See above. IRQ7 See above. See above. IRQ9 See above. -
Page 44: I/O Device Configuration Submenu
Kontron I/O Device Configuration Submenu 14.4.6. Feature Option Description Local bus IDE adapter Disabled Enables onboard PCI IDE device. Primary Secondary Both *Onboard FDC Disabled Enables onboard FDC controller. Enabled Disabled External FDC Enables FDC controller on the backplane. Enabled... -
Page 45: Watchdog Settings Submenu
Kontron Feature Option Description Base I/O address 378h, 278h, Select I/O base of LPT Port 2. 3BCh IRQ 5, IRQ 7 Select IRQ of Parallel Port 2. Legacy USB Support Disabled Enable or Disable support for USB keyboard and mice. -
Page 46: Security Menu
Kontron Security Menu 14.5 Feature Option Description Set User Password Up to seven alphanumeric Pressing <Enter> displays the dialog box for characters entering the user password. In related systems, this password gives restricted access to setup. Set Supervisor Password Up to seven alphanumeric Pressing <Enter>... -
Page 47: Power Menu
Kontron Power Menu 14.6 A power management system reduces the amount of energy used after specified periods of inactivity. The setup menu supports: Full On state Standby state with partial power reduction Suspend state with full power reduction Use the Advanced Options submenu to specify whether an activity can terminate a Standby or Suspend state and restore Full On. -
Page 48: Boot Menu
Kontron Boot Menu 14.7 Feature Option Description Disabled Floppy Check Enabled verifies floppy type on boot; disabled speeds boot. Enabled Summary Screen Disabled If enabled, a summary screen is displayed just before booting Enabled the OS to let the end user see the system configuration. -
Page 49: Display Control Submenu
Kontron Display Control Submenu 14.7.2. This submenu is only available in BIOS revisions MOD6R124 or later. It allows you to select your type of display monitor as well as the flat panel type. You can also enter values for backlight and contrast if your application supports these features. -
Page 50: Removable Devices Menu
Kontron Hard disk Floppy disk CD-ROM Network card You can make the selections from Setup, or by selecting the boot device in the BootFirst Menu. Note: ETX-P3/C3 supports booting from an USB floppy. MultiBoot consists of the following submenus: Setup Boot... -
Page 51: Boot First Menu
Kontron Boot First Menu 14.8.6. Display the Boot First Menu by pressing <Esc> during POST. In response, the BIOS displays the message and then displays the Boot Menu at the end of POST. Entering Boot Menu Use the menu to select a following option: Override the existing boot sequence (for this boot only) by selecting another boot device. - Page 52 Kontron 1) Download Phoenix Phlash as a compressed file, CRISMOD6.ZIP, from the Kontron Embedded Modules Web site. It contains the following files: File Purpose MAKEBOOT.EXE Creates the custom boot sector on the Crisis Recovery Diskette. CRISBOOT.BIN Serves as the Crisis Recovery boot sector code.
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Page 53: Preventing Problems When Updating Or Restoring Bios
Additionally, the end user can insert an update key into the serial port (COM1 only) to force initiating the recovery routine for the boot block. For further information on the update key and the crisis diskette, see application note Phlash_EC_E1xx.pdf, which is available from the Kontron Embedded Modules Web site at http://www.kontron-em.com/index-en.html ETX-P3/C3 User’s Guide... -
Page 54: Appendix D: Etx Connector Pinouts
Kontron APPENDIX D: ETX CONNECTOR PINOUTS The pinouts for ETX Interface Connectors X1, X2, X3, and X4 are documented for convenient reference. Please see the ETX Specification and ETX Design Guide for detailed, design-level information. Connector Locations 15.1 top view... -
Page 55: Connector X1 (Pci Bus, Usb, Audio)
Kontron Connector X1 (PCI Bus, USB, Audio) 15.2 Signal Signal Signal Signal PCICLK3 PCICLK4 SERR# GPERR# RESERVED PCICLK1 PCICLK2 PME# USB2#** REQ3# GNT3# LOCK# DEVSEL# GNT2# TRDY# USB3#** REQ2# GNT1# IRDY# STOP# REQ1# FRAME# USB2** GNT0# RESERVED AD16 CBE2# SERIRQ***... -
Page 56: Connector X2 (Isa Bus)
Kontron Connector X2 (ISA Bus) 15.3 Signal Signal Signal Signal VCC * VCC * SD14 SD15 IRQ5 SD13 MASTER# IRQ6 SD12 DREQ7 IRQ7 SD11 DACK7# SYSCLK SD10 DREQ6 SA10 REFSH# DACK6# SA11 DREQ1 DREQ5 SA12 DACK1# MEMW# DACK5# MEMR# DREQ0... -
Page 57: Connector X3 (Vga, Lcd, Video, Com1 And Com2, Lpt/Floppy, Mouse, Keyboard)
Kontron Connector X3 (VGA, LCD, Video, COM1 and COM2, 15.4 LPT/Floppy, Mouse, Keyboard) Flat-Panel Interfaces 15.4.1. ETX-P3/C3 modules can implement an LVDS flat-panel interface called JUMPtec Intelligent LVDS Interface (JILI). These modules do not implement a parallel digital flat-panel interface called JUMPtec Intelligent Digital Interface (JIDI). -
Page 58: Parallel Port / Floppy Interfaces
Kontron Parallel Port / Floppy Interfaces 15.4.2. You can configure ETX parallel-port interfaces as conventional PC parallel ports or as an interface for a floppy-disk drive. You can select the operating mode in the BIOS settings or by a hardware mode-select pin. -
Page 59: Connector X4 (Ide 1, Ide 2, Ethernet, Miscellaneous)
Kontron Connector X4 (IDE 1, IDE 2, Ethernet, Miscellaneous) 15.5 Signal Signal Signal Signal SIDE_IOW# PIDE_IOR# 5V_SB PWGIN SIDE_DRQ PIDE_IOW# PS_ON SPEAKER SIDE_D15 PIDE_DRQ PWRBTN# BATT SIDE_D0 PIDE_D15 KBINH# LILED# SIDE_D14 PIDE_D0 RSMRST#** ACTLED# SIDE_D1 PIDE_D14 ROMKBCS# SPEEDLED# SIDE_D13 PIDE_D1... -
Page 60: Appendix E: Jida Standard
Always use the procedure described above to determine the association between board and board number. Refer to the JIDA manual in the jidai110.zip folder, which is available from the Kontron Embedded Modules Web site, for further information on implementing and using JIDA calls with C sample code. -
Page 61: Appendix F: Pc Architecture Information
Kontron APPENDIX F: PC ARCHITECTURE INFORMATION The following sources of information can help you better understand PC architecture. Buses 17.1 ISA, Standard PS/2 – Connectors 17.1.1. AT Bus Design: Eight and Sixteen-Bit ISA, E-ISA and EISA Design, Edward Solari, Annabooks, 1990, ISBN 0-929392-08-6 AT IBM Technical Reference Vol 1&2, 1985... -
Page 62: General Pc Architecture
Kontron General PC Architecture 17.2 Embedded PCs, Markt&Technik GmbH, ISBN 3-8272-5314-4 (German) Hardware Bible, Winn L. Rosch, SAMS, 1997, 0-672-30954-8 Interfacing to the IBM Personal Computer, Second Edition, Lewis C. Eggebrecht, SAMS, 1990, ISBN 0-672-22722-3 The Indispensable PC Hardware Book, Hans-Peter Messmer, Addison-Wesley, 1994, ISBN... -
Page 63: Usb
Kontron 17.3.3. USB Specification USB Implementers Forum, Inc. is a non-profit corporation founded by the group of companies that developed the Universal Serial Bus specification. The USB-IF was formed to provide a support organization and forum for the advancement and adoption of Universal Serial Bus technology. -
Page 64: Appendix G: Document-Revision History
Kontron APPENDIX G: DOCUMENT-REVISION HISTORY Revision Date Edited by Changes 22.05.01 Document created. 10.10.01 Operating temperature specification changed. 20.02.02 Reformatted. 09.12.02 GDA and JL Editing, reformatting and updating throughout. 14.03.03 Added Display Control Submenu to BIOS Appendix 31.03.03 Changed X3 connector pin 77 to high active from low active.
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