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  • Page 1: Reference Manual

     Little Board Single Board Computer Reference Manual P/N 5001670A Revision D...
  • Page 2 Computers, Incorporated. DISCLAIMER Ampro Computers, Incorporated makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents of this manual or of the associated Ampro products, and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Ampro shall under no circumstances be liable for incidental or consequential damages or related expenses resulting from the use of this product, even if it has been notified of the possibility of such damages.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 About This Manual ......................1 Purpose of this Manual ........................1 Reference Material ..........................1 Related Ampro Products........................2 Chapter 2 Product Overview......................5 EBX Architecture ..........................5 Product Description ..........................6 Board Features ..........................7 Block Diagram ..........................10 Major Integrated Circuits (ICs) .....................11 Connector Definitions ........................12 Additional Components ........................12 Jumper Definitions ........................14 LED Definitions ..........................14...
  • Page 4 Contents USB Signals (USB0 and USB1)....................46 Infrared Port (IrDA) ........................46 Utility 3 Interface (J18) ........................48 USB Signals (USB2 and USB3)....................48 Ethernet Interfaces (J7, J32) ......................49 Audio Interface (J28) ........................50 Video Interfaces (J3, J4, J5, J31)..................... 52 CRT Interface..........................
  • Page 5 Contents List of Tables Table 2-1. Major Integrated Circuit Description and Function ............11 Table 2-2. Connector Descriptions ....................12 Table 2-3. Additional Component Descriptions ................12 Table 2-4. Jumper Settings......................14 Table 2-5. Ethernet Port 1 (J7) LED Indicators ................14 Table 2-6. Ethernet Port 2 (J32) LED Indicators ................14 Table 2-7.
  • Page 6 Contents Reference Manual LittleBoard 700...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 About This Manual

    Chapter 1 About This Manual Purpose of this Manual This manual is for designers of systems based on the Little Board™ 700 single board computer (SBC). This manual contains information that permits designers to create an embedded system based on specific design requirements.

  • Page 8: Related Ampro Products

    Chapter 1 About This Manual Chip specifications used on the LittleBoard 700: • Intel Corporation and the Celeron or Pentium III processor used for the embedded CPU. Web site: http://www.intel.com/design/intarch/datashts/273299.htm = Pentium III Web site: http://www.intel.com/design/intarch/datashts/273509.htm = Celeron • VIA Technologies, Inc. and the chips, VT8606 and VT82C686B, used for the Northbridge/Video controller and Southbridge respectively.
  • Page 9 Chapter 1 About This Manual • LittleBoard 486e – This embedded processor module is a high integration, high-performance, rugged, high quality 100MHz 486DX4 based PC/AT compatible single board system with all of the standard peripheral interfaces, plus the PC/104 interface and the equivalent of up to six expansion boards.
  • Page 10 Chapter 1 About This Manual Reference Manual LittleBoard 7...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Product Overview

    Chapter 2 Product Overview This introduction presents general information about the EBX Architecture and the LittleBoard 700 single board computer (SBC). After reading this chapter you should understand: • EBX Architecture • LittleBoard 700 architecture • LittleBoard 700 features • Major components •...

  • Page 12: Product Description

    Expansion PCI Stack through Bus Headers Headers Little Board 700 0.6 inch spacers (4) 4-40 nuts (4) Figure 2-1. Stacking PC/104 Modules with the LittleBoard 700 Product Description The LittleBoard 700 (LB 700) is an exceptionally high integration, high performance, rugged, and high quality single-board system, which contains all the component subsystems of a PC/AT PCI motherboard plus the equivalent of up to 5 PCI expansion boards.

  • Page 13: Board Features

    Chapter 2 Product Overview Board Features • CPU features ♦ 933MHz LV Pentium® III Processor, LP 650MHz Celeron® or ULP 400MHz Celeron® • Memory ♦ Single standard 168-pin DIMM slot ♦ Supports +3.3V SDRAM up to 1GB ♦ Supports 133MHz (7.5ns) clock speed for Pentium III ♦...
  • Page 14 Chapter 2 Product Overview ♦ Supports programmable word length, stop bits, and parity ♦ Supports 16-bit programmable baud-rate generator and a interrupt generator. • Infrared Interface ♦ Supports shared IrDA 1.1 support on COM2 ♦ Supports HPSIR and ASKIR infrared modes •...
  • Page 15 Chapter 2 Product Overview • Video Interfaces (CRT/LVDS) ♦ Support CRT (1600 x 1200) with 32MB SMA (Shared Memory Area) ♦ AGP 4X graphics ♦ Compliant with Rev 2.0 of AGP Interface ♦ 36-bit flat panel outputs (DSTN, TFT) ♦ LVDS outputs (1 or 2 channel, four differential signals 3-bits + clock) •...

  • Page 16: Block Diagram

    Chapter 2 Product Overview Block Diagram Figure 2-3 shows the functional components of the board. Intel Pentium III Clock Celeron Temp CRT, Flat Panel, LVDS Connectors SDRAM Northbridge) DIMM Memory Bus VT8606 SEEP SMBus PCI Bus PC/104-Plus IDE Primary Bus Connector IDE Secondary IrDA 1.1 Southbridge...

  • Page 17: Major Integrated Circuits (Ics)

    Chapter 2 Product Overview Major Integrated Circuits (ICs) Table 2-1 lists the major integrated circuits, including a brief description of each, on the LittleBoard 700 and Figure 2-4 shows the location of the major chips. Table 2-1. Major Integrated Circuit Description and Function Chip Type Mfg.

  • Page 18: Connector Definitions

    Chapter 2 Product Overview Connector Definitions Table 2-2 describes the connectors shown in Figures 2-3 to 2-5. All I/O connectors use 0.1” pin spacing unless otherwise indicated. Table 2-2. Connector Descriptions Jack # Signal Description J1A/J1B & PC/104 bus 104-pins for PC/104 connector J1C, J1D Fan connector 3-pin header provides +5v and ground to fan.

  • Page 19: Figure 2-4. Connector Locations (Top View)

    Chapter 2 Product Overview CRT (J5) LCD 2 (J4) LCD 1 (J3) CRT Fuse (F5) Fan ( DIMM1 CPU (U1) Utility 3 (J18) LVDS (J31) Audio In/ Out (J28) PC/104-Plus (J21) Ethernet CompactFlash Port 2 (J32) Socket (J23) (Optional on 400MHz model) Parallel (J15) Ethernet...

  • Page 20: Jumper Definitions

    Chapter 2 Product Overview Jumper Definitions Table 2-4 describes the jumpers shown in Figure 2-5. Table 2-4. Jumper Settings Jumper # Installed Removed JP3 – CompactFlash Enable +5V (1-2) Enable +3.3V (1-3) Voltage Selection (Default) JP4 – CompactFlash Enable Master (pins 1-2) Enable Slave (Removed) Master/Slave (Default)

  • Page 21: Figure 2-5. Jumpers And Fuse Locations (Top View)

    Chapter 2 Product Overview CPU (U1) Figure 2-5. Jumpers and Fuse Locations (Top view) LittleBoard 700 Reference Manual...

  • Page 22: Specifications

    Chapter 2 Product Overview U30 Q3 USB1 Fuse (F2) USB0 Fuse (F1) USB3 Fuse (F4) USB2 Fuse (F3) Super I/O Controller (U13) Figure 2-6. Fuses and Component Locations (Bottom view) Specifications Physical Specifications Table 2-7 gives the physical dimensions of the board and Figures 2-7 and 2-8 give the mounting dimensions and pin-1 connector locations.

  • Page 23: Mechanical Specifications

    Chapter 2 Product Overview Mechanical Specifications Figures 2-7 and 2-8 show top views of the LittleBoard 700 with the mechanical mounting dimensions. 7.800 7.600 7.600 7.500 7.450 7.150 7.115 7.050 5.800 5.700 3.915 3.500 3.100 2.700 2.800 2.650 2.458 2.200 0.245 -0.075 -0.200...

  • Page 24: Figure 2-8. Littleboard 700 Dimensions (Top View, #2)

    Chapter 2 Product Overview 7.800 7.600 7.600 7.050 6.800 6.385 6.350 6.345 0.719 -0.200 Figure 2-8. LittleBoard 700 Dimensions (Top view, #2) NOTE All dimensions are given in inches. Reference Manual LittleBoard 700...

  • Page 25: Power Specifications

    Chapter 2 Product Overview Power Specifications Table 2-8 shows the power requirements from the baseboard and the board power output. Table 2-8. Power Supply Requirements Parameter 400MHz Celeron (Q3) 650MHz Celeron (Q2) 933MHz Pentium III (Q1) Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics Input Type Regulated DC voltages Regulated DC voltages Regulated DC voltages...
  • Page 26 Chapter 2 Product Overview Reference Manual LittleBoard 700...

  • Page 27: Chapter 3 Hardware

    Power Interface (J10) NOTE Ampro Computers, Inc. only supports the features/options tested and listed in this manual. The main integrated circuits (chips) used in the LittleBoard 700 may provide more features or options than are listed for the LittleBoard 700, but some of these chip features/options are not supported on the board and may not function as specified in the chip documentation.

  • Page 28: Cpu (U1)

    Chapter 3 Hardware CPU (U1) The LittleBoard 700 offers three Intel processor choices; high performance 933MHz Low Voltage (LV) Pentium® III processor, 650MHz LV Celeron® processor, or the low cost, 400MHz LV Celeron processor. Celeron Processors The Celeron (0.13µ) processors at 650MHz or 400MHz have 256kB L2 Cache on board and use a 100MHz FSB (front side bus).

  • Page 29: Interrupt Channel Assignments

    Chapter 3 Hardware Interrupt Channel Assignments The channel interrupt assignments are shown in Table 3-1. Table 3-1. Interrupt Channel Assignments Device vs IRQ No. 10 11 Timer Keyboard Secondary Cascade COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 Floppy Parallel IDE Primary IDE Secondary Math Coprocessor PS/2 Mouse Automatically Assigned...

  • Page 30: I/O Address Map

    Chapter 3 Hardware Table 3-2. Memory Map Base Address Function 00000000h 0009FFFFh Conventional Memory 000A0000h 000AFFFFh Graphics Memory 000B0000h 000B7FFFh Mono Text Memory 000B8000h 000BFFFFh Color Text Memory 000C0000h 000C7FFFh Standard Video BIOS 000F0000h 000FFFFFh System BIOS Area (Storage and RAM Shadowing) 00100000h 04000000h Extended Memory (If onboard VGA is enabled, then the amount...

  • Page 31: Pc/104-Plus Interface (J21)

    Chapter 3 Hardware PC/104-Plus Interface (J21) The PC/104-Plus uses a 120-pin (30x4) header interface. This interface header carries all of the appropriate PCI signals operating at clock speeds up to 33MHz. The Northbridge, VT8606, integrates a PCI arbiter that supports up to four devices with three external PCI masters. This interface header accepts stackable modules and is located on the top of the board.
  • Page 32 Chapter 3 Hardware Pin # Signal Input/ Description Output 20 (A20) Digital Ground 21 (A21) AD29 PCI Address and Data Bus Line 29 – Refer to Pin 3 for more information. 22 (A22) +5 volts ±5% power supply 23 (A23) REQ0* Bus Request 0 –...
  • Page 33 Chapter 3 Hardware Pin # Signal Input/ Description Output 47 (B17) AD23 PCI Address and Data Bus Line 23 – Refer to Pin 3 for more information. 48 (B18) Digital Ground 49 (B19) C/BE3* PCI Bus Command/Byte Enable 3 – Refer to Pin 4 for more information.
  • Page 34 Chapter 3 Hardware Pin # Signal Input/ Description Output 76 (C16) Digital Ground 77 (C17) AD22 PCI Address and Data Bus Line 22 – Refer to Pin 3 for more information. 78 (C18) IDSEL1 Initialization Device Select 1 – Refer to Pin 18 for more information 79 (C19) VI/O...
  • Page 35 Chapter 3 Hardware Pin # Signal Input/ Description Output 106 (D16) AD19 PCI Address and Data Bus Line 19 – Refer to Pin 3 for more information. 107 (D17) +3.3V +3.3 volts ±5% power supply 108 (D18) IDSEL2 Initialization Device Select 2 – Refer to Pin 18 for more information.

  • Page 36: Pc/104 Interface (J1A,B,C,D)

    Chapter 3 Hardware PC/104 Interface (J1A,B,C,D) The PC/104 Bus uses a 104-pin 100 mil header interface. This interface header will carry all of the appropriate PC/104 signals operating at clock speeds up to 8MHz. This interface header accepts stackable modules and is located on the top of the board. Table 3-5.

  • Page 37: Table 3-6. Pc/104 Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J1B)

    Chapter 3 Hardware Table 3-6. PC/104 Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J1B) Pin # Signal Descriptions (J1 Row B) 33 (B1) Ground 34 (B2) RESETDRV System reset signal 35 (B3) +5V power 36 (B4) IRQ9 Interrupt request 9 37 (B5) To J16-3 38 (B6) DRQ2 DMA request 2...

  • Page 38: Table 3-8. Pc/104 Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J1D)

    Chapter 3 Hardware Pin # Signal Descriptions (J1 Row C) 5 (C4) LA21 Address bit 21 6 (C5) LA20 Address bit 20 7 (C6) LA19 Address bit 19 8 (C7) LA18 Address bit 18 9 (C8) LA17 Address bit 17 10 (C9) MEMR* Memory Read...

  • Page 39: Ide Interface (J12, J17)

    Chapter 3 Hardware IDE Interface (J12, J17) The LittleBoard 700 provides two IDE connectors for primary and secondary IDE signals. The EIDE interface logic supports the following features: • Transfer rate up to 100Mbps • Increase reliability using Ultra DMA 33/66/100 transfer protocols •...

  • Page 40: Table 3-10. Secondary Ide Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J17)

    Chapter 3 Hardware Pin # Signal Description IOR* Primary Device I/O Read/Write Strobe Digital Ground IORDY Primary Device I/O-DMA Channel Ready Reserved Reserved IDACK0* Primary Device DMA Channel Acknowledge Digital Ground IRQ14 Interrupt Request 14 Not connected IDE ATA Primary Disk Address (0 to 2). Used to indicate which byte in the ATA command block or control block is being accessed PD33_66 UDMA 33/66 Sense...
  • Page 41 Chapter 3 Hardware Pin # Signal Description Digital Ground Key pin plug IDRQ0 Primary Device DMA Channel Request Digital Ground IOW* Primary Device I/O Read/Write Strobe Digital Ground IOR* Primary Device I/O Read/Write Strobe Digital Ground IORDY Primary Device I/O-DMA Channel Ready Reserved Reserved IDACK0*...

  • Page 42: Compactflash Adapter (J23)

    Chapter 3 Hardware CompactFlash Adapter (J23) The board contains a Type II PC card socket, which allows for the insertion of a CompactFlash Card. The CompactFlash Card acts as a standard IDE Drive and is connected to the primary IDE bus. If a CompactFlash card is installed, only one additional IDE drive may be added to the primary bus.
  • Page 43 Chapter 3 Hardware Pin # Signal Description Disk Data – These signals (0 to 15) provide the disk data signals Disk Data – These signals (0 to 15) provide the disk data signals Disk Data – These signals (0 to 15) provide the disk data signals CS3* Primary Slave/Master Chip Select Not Connected...

  • Page 44: Floppy Drive Interface (J14)

    Chapter 3 Hardware Floppy Drive Interface (J14) The VT82C686B chip provides the floppy controller and supports two floppy drives. The floppy signals are provided through the 26-pin connector (J14). The floppy controller will support the 360k, 720k, 1.2M, 1.44M, or 2.88M drives Table 3-12.

  • Page 45: Parallel Port Interface (J15)

    Chapter 3 Hardware Parallel Port Interface (J15) Parallel port supports standard parallel, Bi-directional, ECP and EPP protocols. The VIA Southbridge provides the parallel port interface signals. Table 3-13. Parallel Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J15) Pin # Signal In/Out Description Strobe* Strobe* – This is an output signal used to strobe data into the printer.

  • Page 46: Serial Interfaces (J11, J13)

    Chapter 3 Hardware Pin # Signal In/Out Description Digital Ground SLCT Select – This is a status output signal from the printer. A High State indicates it is selected and powered on. Digital Ground Notes: The shaded area denotes power or ground. The signals marked with * = Negative true logic. Serial Interfaces (J11, J13) Two chips provide the circuitry for the 4 serial ports.

  • Page 47: Table 3-14. Serial A Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J11)

    Chapter 3 Hardware Table 3-14. Serial A Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J11) Pin # Pin # Signal Description DCD1* Data Carrier Detect 1 – Indicator to serial port 1 that external modem is (COM1) detecting a carrier signal (i.e., a communication channel is currently open).

  • Page 48: Table 3-15. Serial B Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J13)

    Chapter 3 Hardware Pin # Pin # Signal Description RTS2* Request To Send 2 – Indicator to serial output port 2 is ready to transmit data. Used as hardware handshake with CTS2 for low level flow control. TX2+ TX2+ – If in RS485 or RS422 mode, this pin is Transmit Data 2 +. TXD2 Transmit Data 2 –...
  • Page 49 Chapter 3 Hardware Pin # Pin # Signal Description DTR3* Data Terminal Ready 3 – Serial port 3 indicator that port is powered, initialized, and ready. Used as hardware handshake with DSR3 for overall readiness to communicate. Designed for direct input to external RS232 driver.

  • Page 50: Utility Interfaces

    Chapter 3 Hardware Utility Interfaces The Utility interfaces consists of three connectors that provide the standard interface signals, which include the: • Utility 1 ♦ Keyboard ♦ External battery connection ♦ Reset Switch ♦ Speaker • Utility 2 ♦ PS/2 Mouse ♦...

  • Page 51: Speaker

    Chapter 3 Hardware Speaker The signal lines for a speaker port with 0.1-watt drive are provided through a Utility 1 interface (J16). Table 3-16. Utility 1 Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J16) Pin # Signal Description -12 Volts Ground -5 Volts Ground Not used (Power On LED) Reserved SPKR+...

  • Page 52: Usb Signals (Usb0 And Usb1)

    Chapter 3 Hardware Table 3-17. SMBus Reserved Addresses Component Address Binary Serial EEPROM (SEEP) 1010,010x SDRAM EPROM 1010,000x Clock Generator (ICS9250) 1101,001x Southbridge (VT82C686B) 0000,000x (default) Programmable Master Thermal Sensor (MAX1617) 0011,0010x USB Signals (USB0 and USB1) The LittleBoard 700 contains one root USB hub with four functional USB ports. This connector (Utility 2 ) provides two of the four USB ports (USB0 and USB1).

  • Page 53: Table 3-18. Utility 2 Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J24)

    Chapter 3 Hardware Table 3-18. Utility 2 Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J24) Pin # Signal Description PWRBT* Power Button BATLOW* Low Battery Not Connected (IR Mode Select) IRTX IR Transmit Data IRRX IR Receive Data Ground MDATA Mouse Data MCLK Mouse Clock Ground SMBCLK SMBus Clock...

  • Page 54: Utility 3 Interface (J18)

    Chapter 3 Hardware Utility 3 Interface (J18) The Utility 3 interface is a 10-pin connector used to provide the two of the USB port signals to an external board with USB connections or directly to the respective USB connector for the USB ports. Table 3-19 gives the pin outs and interface signals for Utility 3 interface.

  • Page 55: Ethernet Interfaces (J7, J32)

    Chapter 3 Hardware Ethernet Interfaces (J7, J32) The Ethernet solution is provided by two Intel 82551ER PCI controller chips, which consists of both the Media Access Controller (MAC) and the physical layer (PHY) combined into a single component solution. The 82551ER is a 32-bit PCI controller that features enhanced scatter-gather bus mastering capabilities, which enables the 82551ER to perform high-speed data transfers over the PCI bus.

  • Page 56: Audio Interface (J28)

    Chapter 3 Hardware Table 3-21. Ethernet Port 2 Pin/Signal Descriptions (J32) Pin # GND Digital Ground Analog Twisted Pair Ethernet Transmit Differential Pair. These pins transmit the serial bit stream for transmission on the Unshielded Twisted Pair Cable (UTP). These signals interface directly with an isolation transformer.

  • Page 57: Table 3-22. Audio Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J28)

    Chapter 3 Hardware Table 3-22. Audio Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J28) Pin # Signal Description VIDEO_L Video audio signal in left channel VIDEO_GND Video digital ground VIDEO_R Video audio signal in right channel CD_L CD-ROM signal left channel CD_GND CD-ROM digital ground CD_R CD-ROM signal right channel LINE_IN_L...

  • Page 58: Video Interfaces (J3, J4, J5, J31)

    Chapter 3 Hardware Video Interfaces (J3, J4, J5, J31) The VT8606 chip provides the graphics control and video signals to the traditional glass CRT monitors and the LCD and LVDS flat panel displays. The chip features are listed below: CRT features: •...

  • Page 59: Lcd Interface 1

    Chapter 3 Hardware LCD Interface 1 Table 3-24. LCD Interface 1 Pin/Signal Descriptions (J3) Pin # Signal Description Digital Ground +3.3V +3.3V +12V +12V Digital Ground SHFCLK LCD shift clock Digital Ground LCD display enable Digital Ground Line Pulse – This signal is the digital monitor equivalent of HSYNC First Line Marker –...

  • Page 60: Lcd Interface 2

    Chapter 3 Hardware Pin # Signal Description +3.3V +3.3V +/- %5 ENAVEE Enable VEE ENAVDD Power sequencing output for LCD driver Digital Ground LCDP20 LCD Data Output 20 – Refer to pin 12 for more information. LCDP21 LCD Data Output 21 – Refer to pin 12 for more information. LCDP22 LCD Data Output 22 –...

  • Page 61: Lvds Interface

    Chapter 3 Hardware LVDS Interface Table 3-26. LVDS Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J31) Pin # Signal Description Line Channel 3.3V_Panel +3.3V source 5V_Panel +5V source Ground Ground LVDS_Y0M Data Negative Output LVDS_Y0P Data Positive Output LVDS_Y1M Data Negative Output Channel 1 LVDS_Y1P Data Positive Output LVDS_Y2M...

  • Page 62: Miscellaneous

    Chapter 3 Hardware Miscellaneous Real Time Clock (RTC) The LittleBoard 700 contains a Real Time Clock (RTC). The CMOS RAM is backed up with a Lithium Battery. If the battery is not present, the BIOS has a battery-free boot option to complete the boot process.

  • Page 63: Watchdog Timer

    Chapter 3 Hardware Hot (Serial) Cable To convert a standard serial cable to a Hot Cable, certain pins must be shorted together at the Serial port connector or at the DB9 connector. Short together the RTS (4) and RI (8) pins on Serial A (J11) header, for the serial port 1.

  • Page 64: Power Interface (J10)

    Chapter 3 Hardware Power Interface (J10) The LittleBoard 700 uses five separate voltages on the board, but only one of the voltages is provided externally (+5 volts) through the external connector, which uses a 7-pin vertical header with 0.100” spacing. Holes for a right angle mounting header are also available at J10. All the onboard voltages are derived from the externally supplied +5 volts DC +/- 5%.

  • Page 65: Chapter 4 Bios Setup

    Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Introduction This chapter describes the BIOS Setup menus and the various screens used for configuring the LittleBoard 700. Some features in the Operating System or application software may require configuration in the BIOS Setup screens. This section assumes the user is familiar with general BIOS Setup and does not attempt to describe the BIOS functions.

  • Page 66: Accessing Bios Setup (Serial Console)

    Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Accessing BIOS Setup (Serial Console) Entering the BIOS Setup, in serial console mode, is very similar to the steps you use to enter BIOS Setup with a VGA display, except the actual keys you use. 1. Connect the serial console, or the PC with serial terminal emulation, to Serial Port 1 or Serial Port 2 of the LittleBoard 700.

  • Page 67: Bios Menus

    Chapter 4 BIOS Setup BIOS Menus BIOS Setup Opening Screen Ampro Setup Utility for Little Board 700, SWxxxxxx Help for BIOS and Hardware Settings > BIOS and Hardware Settings < Reload Initial Settings Load Factory Default Settings Exit, Saving Changes...

  • Page 68: Bios Configuration Screen

    Chapter 4 BIOS Setup BIOS Configuration Screen Ampro Setup Utility for Little Board 700, SWxxxxxx [Date & Time] Help for Date > Date 08 Apr 2004< Time 10:24:34 [Drive Assignment] The Date & Time fields are updated Drive A 1.44 MB, 3.5”...
  • Page 69 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup NOTE Ampro does not recommend connecting a USB boot device to the LittleBoard 700 through an external hub. Instead, connect the USB boot device directly to the LittleBoard 700. Any USB (block) device that emulates a hard disk drive can be used when [USB HDD] is set as the drive option.
  • Page 70 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup • Drive and Boot Options ♦ Floppy Seek – [Disabled] or [Enabled] ♦ Hard disk Seek – [Disabled] or [Enabled] ♦ Floppy Swap – [Disabled] or [Enabled] ♦ Boot Method – [Boot Sector] or [Windows CE] Boot Sector is the traditional method for booting the system.
  • Page 71 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup • User Interface ♦ Show “Hit <Del>…” – [Disabled] or [Enabled] This field, if Enabled, will place “Hit Del” on screen during the boot process, to indicate when you may press “Del” to enter the BIOS Setup menus. ♦...
  • Page 72 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup • DRAM ♦ DRAM Clock Frequency – [SPD] or [PC100] This field specifies the DRAM clock frequency. • If this field is set to SPD (Serial Presence Detect), then the DRAM clock is set using the information read from the SPD(s) on the DRAM module(s).
  • Page 73 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup • Port – [3F8h], [2F8h], [3E8h], or [2E8h] This field selects the COM (Serial) port address used for console redirection when [Enabled] has been selected in Serial Console. Use a standard null-modem serial cable. However, connecting a Hot Cable to the other port (port not selected) overrides this field setting and activates the connected port.
  • Page 74 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup ♦ Serial 3 – [Disabled], [3F8h], [2F8h], [3E8h], [2E8h], [260h], [2F0h], [3E0h], [2E0h], [200h], or [220h] This field specifies the base address used for Serial Port 3. • IRQ – [3], [4], [5], [7], [9], [10], or [11] This field specifies the IRQ used for Serial Port 3.

  • Page 75: Table 4-2. Lcd Panel Type List

    Chapter 4 BIOS Setup ♦ PS/2 Mouse – [Disabled] or [Enabled] • If this field is set to [Enabled], then the on-board PS/2 Mouse controller is used and assigned an IRQ by the BIOS, typically IRQ 12. • If this field is set to [Disabled], then the on-board PS/2 Mouse controller is not used and IRQ 12 is available for other devices.
  • Page 76 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Number LCD Resolution LCD Type 1024 x 768 x 18 (bit) TFT* 640 x 480 x 18 (bit) TFT* 800 x 600 x 18 (bit) 1024 x 768 x 18 (bit) 1280 x 1024 x 18 (bit) 1400 x 1050 x 18 (bit) TFTx2 800 x 600 x 16 (bit)
  • Page 77 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup ♦ Assign IRQ 1 – [Disabled] or [Enabled] • If this field is set to [Enabled], then the BIOS can assign this IRQ to a Plug and Play adapter. • If another device in the system is using this IRQ, then this field should be set to [Disabled].
  • Page 78 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup ♦ Assign IRQ 11 – [Disabled] or [Enabled] (Typically ISA Bridge/Native IDE) • If this field is set to [Enabled], then the BIOS can assign this IRQ to a Plug and Play adapter. • If another device in the system is using this IRQ, then this field should be set to [Disabled].
  • Page 79 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup ♦ Assign DMA 5 – [Disabled] or [Enabled] • If this field is set to [Enabled], then the BIOS can assign this DMA channel to a Plug and Play adapter. • If another device in the system is using this DMA channel, then this field should be set to [Disabled].

  • Page 80: Splash Screen Customization

    Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Splash Screen Customization The LittleBoard 700 BIOS supports a graphical splash screen, which can be customized by the user and displayed on screen when enabled through the BIOS Setup Utility. The graphical image can be a company logo or any custom image the user wants to display during the boot process.
  • Page 81 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Use the following steps to convert and load your custom image onto the LittleBoard 700. 1. Copy the files from the LB700\software\examples\splash directory on the CD-ROM to a new directory (conversion directory) on your PC. This new conversion directory is where you intend to do the conversion and save the file. 2.
  • Page 82 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Reference Manual LittleBoard 700...

  • Page 83: Appendix A Technical Support

    Appendix A Technical Support Ampro Computers, Inc. provides a number of methods for contacting Technical Support listed in the Table A-1 below. Requests for support through the Virtual Technician are given the highest priority, and usually will be addressed within one working day.
  • Page 84 Appendix A Technical Support Reference Manual LittleBoard 700...

  • Page 85: Appendix B Connection Part Numbers

    Appendix B Connection Part Numbers The following table provides the connector part numbers, or the equivalent, and if applicable the ribbon- cable part number, used as the mating connector to the referenced connectors on the LittleBoard 700. All connectors use 0.100” (2.54mm) pin spacing unless otherwise indicated. Table B-1.
  • Page 86 Appendix B Connector Part Numbers Reference Manual LittleBoard 700...

  • Page 87: Index

    Index 400MHz Celeron Interrupt (IRQs) list..........23 heatsink required..........19 jumper locations ...........14 power requirements ......... 19 LEDs 650MHz Celeron Ethernet Port.............14 heatsink required..........19 Lithium Battery power requirements ......... 19 RTC..............56 933MHz Pentium III LittleBoard 700 heatsink required..........19 Audio interface features ........50 power requirements .........
  • Page 88 Index LittleBoard 700..........2 IDE devices (4)..........7, 33 Real Time Clock (RTC)........56 I/O address map..........24 reference material Infrared interface ..........8, 46 infrared specifications........46 IRQ assignments ..........23 bus specifications..........1 jumpers onboard..........14 Serial Communications Software ......56 memory map.............23 serial console onboard fuses............12 accessing BIOS ..........

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