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IEI Technology NOVA-7800 User Manual

Mobile cpu embedded board with 10/100mbps ethernet, vga, audio version 1.1
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NOVA-7800
Mobile CPU embedded board
With 10/100Mbps Ethernet,
VGA, Audio Version 1.1
User Manual
Version 1.2
October 22, 2003
©Copyright 2003 by ICP Electronics Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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  • Page 1 NOVA-7800 Mobile CPU embedded board With 10/100Mbps Ethernet, VGA, Audio Version 1.1 User Manual Version 1.2 October 22, 2003 ©Copyright 2003 by ICP Electronics Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    Trademarks NOVA-7800 is registered trademarks of ICP Electronics Inc., IBM PC is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ........5 1.1 S ............6 PECIFICATIONS 1.2 P ............8 ACKAGE ONTENTS CHAPTER 2. INSTALLATION..........9 2.1 NOVA-7800’ ..........9 AYOUT 2.2 C CMOS S ........... 12 LEAR ETUP 2.3 C ..........12 OMPACT LASH ETTING 2.4 A...
  • Page 4 4.4 S CMOS S ......28 TANDARD ETUP ELECTIONS 4.5 A CMOS S ......30 DVANCED ETUP ELECTIONS 4.6 A ......36 DVANCED HIPSET ETUP ELECTIONS 4.7 P ......38 OWER ANAGEMENT ETUP ELECTIONS 4.8 PCI / P ......41 LUG AND ETUP ELECTIONS...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Introduction

    1600x1200 in resolution. An advanced high performance super I/O chip – W83627 is used in the NOVA-7800 board, providing two UARTs that are compatible with the NS16C550. The parallel port and FDD interface are compatible with IBM PC/AT architectures.

  • Page 6: Specifications

    1.1 Specifications CPU : Intel Mobile CPU( Micro-FCBGA ) • DMA channels : 7 • Interrupt levels : 15 • Chipset : Intel 815E • Memory : One 168 pin DIMM sockets. The memory • capability is up to 512MB/133MHz. Ultra ATA/33/66/100 IDE Interface : One PCI •...
  • Page 7 VGA Controller : Embedded VGA controller, screen • Resolution : up to 1600x1200 in 256 Colors at 85Hz Refresh. Intel 82801BA embedded LAN : IEEE 802.3u Auto- • Negotiation support for 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX. Fast back- to-back transmission support with minimum interframe spacing.

  • Page 8: Package Contents

    1.2 Package Contents In addition to this User's Manual, the NOVA-7800 package includes the following items: NOVA-7800 Mobile CPU bases Single board computer. • One FDD cable. • One HDD cable. • Keyboard / Mouse adapter Y cable. • One RS-232 serial port and one Printer port cable.

  • Page 9: Chapter 2. Installation

    Chapter 2. Installation This chapter describes how to install the NOVA-7800. At first, the layout of NOVA-7800 is shown and then comes the unpacking information that you should be careful is described. Jumpers and switches setting for the NOVA-7800’s configuration, such as CPU type selection, system clock setting, and watch dog timer, are also included.

  • Page 12: Clear Cmos Setup

    2.2 Clear CMOS Setup The CMOS RAM holds the board’s configuration data, which had to be set through system BIOS. In case you want to clear the CMOS RAM (for example, if you have forgotten the password, you should clear the CMOS setting then re-set the password.), you need to close JP1 for about 3 seconds, then open it again to set system back to normal operation mode.

  • Page 13: Chapter 3. Connection

    Chapter 3. Connection This chapter describes how to connect peripherals, switches and indicators to the NOVA-7800 board. The following table lists the connectors on NOVA-7800. Label Description CDIN1 CD-IN Connector Parallel Port Connector IDE Connector SUS LED CN8,11 Serial Port 1,2...

  • Page 14: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    GROUND TRACK 0# GROUND WRITE PROTECT# READ DATA# GROUND SIDE 1 SELECT# DISK CHANGE# 3.2 Video IN Connector NOVA-7800 is equipped witch 4 channels of composite video connector(BT878A). • CN33: Capture IN PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION AVIN0 GROUND...

  • Page 15: Ultra Ata33/66/100 Ide Disk Drive Connector

    HDD ACTIVE# GROUND 3.4 Parallel Port This port is usually connected to a printer, The NOVA-7800 includes an on-board parallel port, and accessed through a 26- pin flat-cable connector CN1. Three modes – SPP, EPP and ECP – are supported.

  • Page 16: Usb Port Connector

    DATA 7 GROUND ACKNOWLEDGE GROUND BUSY GROUND PAPER EMPTY GROUND PRINTER SELECT 3.5 USB Port Connector The NOVA-7800 provides two USB ports(USB 1.1 compliant). • CN35 : USB 8-PIN HEADER PIN NO. DESCRIPTION DATA0- DATA0+ GROUND DATA0- DATA0+ GROUND 3.6 Serial Ports The NOVA-7800 offers two high speed NS16C550 compatible UARTs with Read/Receive 16 byte FIFO in each serial port.

  • Page 17: Power Connector

    DATA SET READY (DSR) REQUEST TO SEND (RTS) CLEAR TO SEND (CTS) RING INDICATOR (RI) 3.7 Power Connector The NOVA-7800 has one power connector for power supply. • CN30 : Power Supply Connector PIN NO. DESCRIPTION VCC12V GROUND GROUND VCC5V...

  • Page 18: Keyboard Connector

    KEYBOARD CLOCK MOUSE CLOCK 3.9 IrDA Infrared Interface Port The NOVA-7800 built-in a IrDA port which support Serial Infrared(SIR) or Amplitude Shift Keyed IR(ASKIR) interface. When use the IrDA port have to set SIR or ASKIR model in the BIOS’s Peripheral Setup’s COM 2. Then the normal RS-232 COM 2 will be disabled.

  • Page 19: Fan Connector

    3.10 Fan Connector The NOVA-7800 provides CPU cooling fan connector and system fan connector. CPU connectors can supply 12V/500mA while the fan’s rotation is in full speed. • FAN1, FAN3 : Fan Connector PIN NO. DESCRIPTION SENSOR GROUND 3.11 Audio Connectors The NOVA-7800 has a built-in AUDIO chipset (CMEDIA CMI8738LX);...

  • Page 20: Vga Connector

    3.12 VGA Connector NOVA-7800 built-in 15-pin VGA connector directly to your CRT monitor. • CON1 : 15-pin Female Connector PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION GREEN BLUE GROUND GROUND GROUND GROUND GROUND DDC DAT HSYNC VSYNC DDCCLK 3.13 LAN RJ45 Connector NOVA-7800 is equipped with built-in one 10/100Mbps Ethernet Controller.

  • Page 21: Compact Flash Connector--Typeii

    3.14 Compact Flash Connector--TYPEII The NOVA-7800 supports one CompactFlash socket that be provided from IDE2. You must set the jumper to avoid the conflict. (for example: master or slave) • CN43 : CompactFlash Socket PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION...

  • Page 22: External Switches And Indicators

    RESET SW GROUND RESET SW GND HDD LED+ HDD LED - 3.16 IEEE-1394 Connector NOVA-7800 is equipped witch IEEE1394 controller (TI TSB43AA22). You can connect it to your 1394 device through CN21, 36 connector. The pin assignments are as follows:...

  • Page 23: Cardbus/Pcmcia Connector

    • CN36 : 1394 connector PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION VCC12V GROUND TPB- TPB+ TPA- TPA+ 3.17 CardBus/PCMCIA Connector The NOVA-7800 built-in a CardBus/PCMCIA interface connector. • CN44: CardBus/PCMCIA Connector PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION GROUND CE1# READY...

  • Page 24: Digital I/O

    This kind of response is highly needed for harsh and critical industrial operating environment. That’s why we design 4-bit digital inputs and 4-bit digital outputs on the NOVA-7800. Digital Input and Output, generally, are control signals. You can use these signals to control external devices that needs On/Off circuit or TTL devices.
  • Page 25 • CN45: Digital I/O PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION GROUND VCC5V DIN3 DIN2 DIN1 DIN0...

  • Page 26: Chapter 4. Ami Bios Setup

    Chapter 4. AMI BIOS Setup 4.1 Introduction This chapter discusses the Setup program built into the BIOS, which allows users to configure the system. This configuration is then stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that Setup information is retained whilst the power is off. 4.2 Starting Setup The BIOS is immediately active when you turn on the computer.
  • Page 27 Power Management Setup: Power Management Setup to configure power management features. PCI / Plug and Play Setup: Configures PCI / Plug and Play features. Peripheral Setup: Configures peripheral features. Hardware Monitor Setup: Configures hardware monitor features. Auto-Detect Hard Disks: Selecting these options allow the user to configure the drive named in the option.

  • Page 28: Standard Cmos Setup Selections

    AMIBIOS HIFLEX SETUP UTILITY – VERSION 1.52 (C)2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved NOVA-7800 V1.0 (07/04/2002) Standard CMOS Setup Advanced CMOS Setup Advanced Chipset Setup Power Management Setup PCI / Plug and Play Setup Peripheral Setup Hardware Monitor Setup...
  • Page 29 Date(mm/dd/yyyy) Set the system date. Time(hh/mm/ss) Set the system time. Floppy A, B Move the cursor to these fields and select floppy type. Primary/Secondary Master/Slave LBA Mode LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a new IDE HDD access method to developed to overcome the 528-megabyte capacity bottleneck.

  • Page 30: Advanced Cmos Setup Selections

    any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive. The settings are Disabled, Enabled. Base/Extd Memory Displays the amount of conventional/extended memory detected during boot up. 4.5 Advanced CMOS Setup Selections AMIBIOS SETUP –...
  • Page 31 1st Boot Device This option sets the type of device for the first boot drives that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST completes. The Choice: Disabled, IDE-0, IDE-1, IDE-2, IDE-3, Floppy, ARMD-FDD, ARMD-HDD, CDROM, SCSI. 2nd Boot Device This option sets the type of device for the second boot drives that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST completes.
  • Page 32 booting from a hard disk drive. S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology. This option can help the BIOS to warn the user of a possible device failure and give the user a chance to back up the device before the failure actually happens.
  • Page 33 This item allows you Setup/Always Password Check. Boot To OS/2 Set this option to Enabled if running OS/2 operating system and using more than 64MB of system memory on the motherboard. The Choice: Disabled or Enabled. Wait For 'F1' If Error If this option is enabled, AMIBIOS waits for the end user to press <F1>...
  • Page 34 Disabled : The contents of the video ROM are not copied to the RAM. Cached: The contents of the video ROM area from C0000h - C3FFFh are copied from the ROM to the RAM and can be written to or read from the cache memory.
  • Page 35 These options enable shadowing of the contents of the ROM area named in the option title. The settings are Enable Disable, Cached. The ROM area that is not used by ISA adapter cards will be allocated to PCI adapter cards. D400,16k Shadow These options enable shadowing of the contents of the ROM area named in the option title.

  • Page 36: Advanced Chipset Setup Selections

    4.6 Advanced Chipset Setup Selections AMIBIOS SETUP – ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP (C)2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved CPU Sleep Step Mode Disable Available Memory Hole Disable Options: SDRAM Timing by SPD Disabled > Disabled DRAM Refresh 15.6uS Enabled DRAM Cycle time (SCLKs) CAS# Latency (SCLKs) RAS to CAS delay (SCLKs) SDRAM RAS# Precharge (SCLKs)
  • Page 37 RAS# Precharge", depending on the memory modules that you are using. DRAM Cycle time (SCLKs) This feature controls the number of SDRAM clocks used for SDRAM parameters Tras and Trc. Tras specifies the minimum clocks required between active command and precharge command.

  • Page 38: Power Management Setup Selections

    4.7 Power Management Setup Selections AMIBIOS SETUP – POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP (C)2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved ACPI Aware O/S Available Options: Sleep State S1/POS > No USB KB/MS wakeup From S3 Disable Power Management/APM Enabled Suspend Time Out Disabled Keyboard &...
  • Page 39 Power Management/APM Set this option to Enabled to run APM (Advanced Power Management). Suspend Time Out This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while in Standby state. When this length of time expires, the computer enters Suspend power state. Keyboard &...
  • Page 40 Primary Slave IDE Enabling the option allow the IRQ input to be monitored for both inactive for entering Auto_mode/SMI_mode and active for entering Normal_mode. Secondary Master IDE Enabling the option allow the IRQ input to be monitored for both inactive for entering Auto_mode/SMI_mode and active for entering Normal_mode.

  • Page 41: Pci / Plug And Play Setup Selections

    Alarm Minute You can set time according to minute. Alarm Second You can set time according to second. Power Type Select Select the type of power that you use. 4.8 PCI / Plug and Play Setup Selections AMIBIOS SETUP – PCI / PLUG AND PLAY SETUP (C)2001 American Megatrends, Inc.
  • Page 42 Plug and Play Aware O/S If this options is enabled, BIOS will configure only PnP ISA boot devices (i.e. all PnP ISA cards which has boot flag set). And PnP aware OS will configure all other devices. If disable, BIOS will configure all devices.

  • Page 43: Peripheral Setup Selections

    IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15 The option specify the bus that the specified IRQ line is used on. The option allow you to reserve IRQs for legacy ISA adapter cards. The option determine if AMIBIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of available IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS.
  • Page 44 OnBoard FDC Set this option to Enabled to enable the floppy drive controller on the motherboard. The Choice: Auto (AMIBIOS automatically determines if the floppy controller should be enabled), Enabled, or Disabled. OnBoard Serial PortA/B This option specifies the base I/O port address of serial port A. The Choice: are Auto (AMIBIOS automatically determines the correct base I/O port address), Disabled, 3F8h, 2F8h, 2E8h, or 3E8h.
  • Page 45 Parallel Port IRQ This option specifies the IRQ used by the parallel port. The Choice: Auto, (IRQ)5, (IRQ)7. Parallel Port DMA Channel This option is only available if the setting for the Parallel Port Mode option is ECP. This option sets the DMA channel used by the parallel port.

  • Page 46: Hardware Monitor Setup Selections

    PgUp/PgDn:Modify F1:Help F2/F3:Color Figure 8: Hardware Monitor Setup This setup helps users monitor the NOVA-7800 board on board system voltage and fan speed. The function is implemented by on board W83627HF chip. The voltage monitoring will cover V core, +3.3V, SB5V, +5V and +12V. And there is a fan...

  • Page 47: Appendix A. Watchdog Timer

    Appendix A. Watchdog Timer The Watchdog Timer is provided to ensure that standalone systems can always recover from catastrophic conditions that cause the CPU to crash. This condition may have occurred by external EMI or a software bug. When the CPU stops working correctly, hardware on the board will either perform a hardware reset (cold boot) to bring the system back to a known state.
  • Page 48 Example program: ; INITIAL TIMER PERIOD COUNTER W_LOOP: AX, 6F02H ;setting the time-out value BL, 30 ;time-out value is 48 seconds ; ADD YOUR APPLICATION PROGRAM HERE EXIT_AP, 1 ;is your application over? W_LOOP ;No, restart your application AX, 6F02H ;disable Watchdog Timer BL, 0 ;...

  • Page 49: Appendix B. Digital I/O

    This kind of response is highly needed for harsh and critical industrial operating environment. That’s why we design 4-bit digital inputs and 4-bit digital outputs on the NOVA-7800. Digital Input and Output, generally, are control signals. You can use these signals to control external devices that needs On/Off circuit or TTL devices.

  • Page 50: Appendix C. Address Mapping

    Digital Output is 1001b Appendix C. Address Mapping IO Address Map I/O address Range Description 000-01F DMA Controller #1 020-021 Interrupt Controller #1, Master 040-05F 8254 timer 060-06F 8042 (Keyboard Controller) 070-07F Real time Clock, NMI Mask 080-09F DMA Page Register 0A0-0BF Interrupt Controller #2 0C0-0DF...

  • Page 51: St Mb Memory Address Map

    1st MB Memory Address Map Memory address Description 00000-9FFFF System memory A0000-BFFFF VGA buffer C0000-C7FFF VGA BIOS F0000-FFFFF System BIOS 1000000- Extend BIOS *Default setting IRQ Mapping Table IRQ0 System Timer IRQ8 RTC clock IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ9 Available IRQ2 Cascade to IRQ Controller IRQ10 Intel 82562ET LAN IRQ3...

  • Page 52: Appendix D. How To Use Wake-Up Function

    Appendix D. How to use Wake-Up Function The NOVA-7800 provides two kinds of Wake up Function. This page describes how to use Modem Wake-Up and LAN Wake-Up function. Wake-Up function functions when you use ATX power supply. Wake-Up By Ring: You must set the option Power On By Ring of CMOS SETUP to be enabled.

  • Page 53: Appendix E. How To Use Video-In Function

    Appendix E. How to use VIDEO-IN Function The NOVA-7800 allow users to capture live video from video source such as the CCTV camera as it has four video input channels for surveillance systems. Driver Installation: Taking advantage of IEI driver installation program, you will find driver installation a very simple job.
  • Page 54 Pin Definition: Dupont Head 8Pin PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION AVIN0 GROUND AVIN1 GROUND AVIN2 GROUND AVIN3 GROUND D-SUB 9Pin(for both cable1 and cable2) PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION AVIN0 AVIN1 AVIN2 AVIN3 GROUND GROUND GROUND GROUND Cable 2: D-SUB 9Pin, connected to cable 1. RCA connectors are used to connect video-in source.

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