This product ships with a heat sink. Product warranty is void if the heat sink is removed from the product. For any questions you may have on WinSystems products, contact our Technical Support Group at (817) 74-7553, Monday through Friday, between 8 AM and 5 PM Central Standard Time (CST).
RESERVED - J4, J16, J17, J18, J20, J21, J24, J34, J44, J51, J52, J54, J103, D111, D112 NOTE: The reference line to each component part has been drawn to Pin 1, and is also highlighted with a square, where applicable. 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
RESERVED - J4, J16, J17, J18, J20, J21, J24, J34, J44, J51, J52, J54, J103, D111, D112 NOTE: The reference line to each component part has been drawn to Pin 1, and is also highlighted with a square, where applicable. 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
RESERVED - J4, J16, J17, J18, J20, J21, J24, J34, J44, J51, J52, J54, J103, D111, D112 NOTE: The reference line to each component part has been drawn to Pin 1, and is also highlighted with a square, where applicable. 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Places a 100Ω Resistor from +5V to TX/RX+ TX/RX(300): Places a 100Ω Resistor between TX/RX+ and TX/RX- Places a 100Ω Resistor from Ground to TX/RX- J33 - EEPROM EEPROM Enable EEPROM Enabled (default) □ □ □ □ EEPROM Disabled 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 11
Misjumpering causes damage to the board. □ □ □ □ +3.3V is provided at pin 49 of J37/J38 +5V is provided at pin 49 of J37/J38 No Power at Pin 49 of J37/J38 (default) 1 , 3 4 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 12
This page has been left intentionally blank. 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
INTRODUCTION This manual is intended to provide the necessary information regarding configuration and usage of the EBC-Z5xx single board computer. WinSystems maintains a Technical Support Group to help answer questions not adequately addressed in this manual. Contact Technical Support at (817) 74-7553, Monday through Friday, between 8 AM and 5 PM Central Standard Time (CST).
PS/ keyboard and mouse controller, and LPT. The SBC also supports HD audio, USB ports, and is equipped with a CompactFlash socket and MiniPCIe card socket. Memory The EBC-Z5xx board is built with 51 MB of SDRAM soldered directly to the PCB. 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
FUNCTIONALITY I/O Port Map Following is a list of I/O ports used on the EBC-Z5xx. I/O addresses marked with a ** are generally unused and should be the first choice in I/O address selection for external I/O boards. NOTE: The EBC-Z5xx uses a PnP BIOS resource allocation. Care must be taken to avoid contention with resources allocated by the BIOS.
Hardware Interrupts (IRQs) are supported for both PC/104 (ISA) and PCIe devices. The user must reserve IRQs in the BIOS CMOS configuration for use by legacy devices. The PCIe/PnP BIOS will use unreserved IRQs when allocating resources during the boot process. The table below lists IRQ resources as used by the EBC-Z5xx. IRQ0 18.2 Hz heartbeat...
Watchdog Timer The EBC-Z5xx features an advanced watchdog timer which can be used to guard against software lockups. Three interfaces are provided to the watchdog timer. The Advanced interface is the most flexible and recommended for new designs. The other two interface options are provided for software compatibility with older WinSystems single board computers.
In addition to the time and date keeping functions, the system configuration is kept in CMOS RAM contained within the clock section. A battery must be enabled for the real-time clock to retain time and date during a power down. 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CBL-236-G-2-1.5 Power is applied to the EBC-Z5xx via the connector at J15. WinSystems offers the cable CBL-36-G--1.5 to simplify this connection. Visual...
J28 should be set accordingly and a power button (momentary contact) connected between pin 3 (power button) and pin 4 (ground) of J24. The +5 VSB signal provides the standby voltage to the EBC-Z5xx but does not power any other features of the board.
J47. An optional external battery, connected at J47, supplies the EBC-Z5xx board with standby power for the real-time clock and CMOS setup RAM. An extended temperature lithium battery is available from WinSystems, part number BAT-LTC-E-36-16-1 or BAT-LTC-E-36-7-1.
BLUE □ □ HSYNC □ □ VSYNC □ □ DDCDATA □ □ DDCCLK CBL-234-G-1-1.375 COLOR SIGNAL VGA [DB15 Female] GREEN GREEN BLUE BLUE BLACK BLACK BLACK BLACK BLACK BLACK DDCDATA VIOLET HSYNC YELLOW VSYNC BLACK DDCCLK 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
1000 volts and can present a shock hazard. Care should be taken when wiring and handling the inverter output. To avoid the danger of shock and to avoid the panel, make all connection changes with the power removed. 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Flat Panel. The EBC-Z5xx has an integrated display controller that interfaces to both Analog VGA and flat panel displays. The video output mode is selected in the CMOS setup. Simultaneous flat panel and Analog VGA mode is also supported. The Analog VGA connector is located at J6.
ADGND ADGND Audio External Connection Audio connection is provided at J2. Two cables are available from WinSystems to adapt to this connector. CBL-70-G--1.5 provides full 5.1 audio support. A simplified cable, CBL-70-G--1.5, provides basic Line In, Line Out, and Microphone audio support.
J2. This connector also provides CD-Input and Headphone connectivity. SP1 - Speaker Speaker An on-board speaker, SP1, is available for sound generation. Beep Codes Reference the chart Appendix-B section of this manual for the appropriate beep codes. 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
A PS/ mouse port provides connection for a compatible mouse and is terminated at J13. An adapter cable, CBL-343-G-1-1.375, is available from WinSystems to simplify the connection. Optionally, a USB mouse can be connected in addition to, or instead of the standard PS/ mouse. The pinout for the cable is listed above.
The interface to I/O serial ports (COM1/COM), the printer port and keyboard are all terminated via the connector at J39. A cable, part number CBL-47-G-1-1.0, is available from WinSystems to adapt to the conventional I/O connectors. The pinout definition for J39 is listed below.
Page 29
16-byte FIFO. All serial ports have 16C550-compatible UARTs. The RS-3 transceivers have charge pumps to generate the plus and minus voltages so the EBC-Z5xx only requires +5V to operate. Each port is setup to provide internal diagnostics such as loopback and echo mode on the data stream. An independent, software programmable baud rate generator is selectable from 50 through 115. kbps.
Page 30
The other port is configured as five input and three output lines. PS/2 Keyboard [6-Position] Description KDATA KCLK This connector supports a PS/ keyboard interface. The pinout for the cable is listed above. 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
16-byte FIFO. All serial ports have 16C550-compatible UARTs. The RS-3 has a charge pump to generate the plus and minus voltages so the EBC-Z5xx only requires +5V to operate. An independent, software programmable baud rate generator is selectable from 50 through 115. kbps. Individual modem handshake control signals are supported for all ports.
Page 32
TX (100): Places a 100Ω Resistor across the TX+/TX- pair RX (100): Places a 100Ω Resistor across the RX+/RX- pair Places a 100Ω Resistor from +5V to TX/RX+ TX/RX(300): Places a 100Ω Resistor between TX/RX+ and TX/RX- Places a 100Ω Resistor from Ground to TX/RX- 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
USBPWR3 CBL-356-G-1-1.0 Up to two USB cables may be attached to the EBC-Z5xx via the connectors for a total of four USB .0 ports. These are terminated to an 8-pin, mm connector at J35 and J46. An adapter cable CBL-356-G-1-1.0...
□ CompactFlash Slave (default) □ When using a CompactFlash device, Master/Slave selection is made using jumper field J41. The EBC-Z5xx supports solid state CompactFlash storage devices for applications where the environment is too harsh for mechanical hard disks. The CompactFlash socket at J44 supports modules with TrueIDE support. WinSystems offers industrial grade CompactFlash modules that provide high performance and extended temperature operation (-40ºC to +85ºC).
TYCO 5556416-1 (J7, J8) PC82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers The EBC-Z5xx is equipped with two Intel PC8573L Gigabit Ethernet controllers. Each of these provides a standard IEEE 80.3 Ethernet interface for 1000/100/10BASE-T networks. The RJ-45 connections for each Ethernet port are available at J7 (Port 1) and J8 (Port ).
A status LED is populated on the board at D16 which can be used for any application specific purpose. The LED can be turned on in software applications by writing a 1 to I/O port 1EDH. The LED can be turned off by writing a 0 to 1EDH. GREEN STATUS 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Port 5 Bit 7 The EBC-Z5xx has 48 open collector digital I/O bits with a default base address of 120H. Each bit is configured as an open collector with a 10K pullup. Each bit is able to sink up to 12mA. The first 24 lines are capable of fully latched event sensing with polarity being software programmable.
Register Definitions (WS16C48) Index The EBC-Z5xx uses the WinSystems exclusive ASIC device, the WS16C48. This device provides 48 lines of digital I/O. There are 16 unique registers within the WS16C48. The following table summarizes the registers, and the text that follows provides details on each of the internal registers.
Page 39
1 indicates that an edge of the polarity programmed into the corresponding polarity register has been recognized. Note that a write to this register (value ignored) clears ALL of the pending interrupts in this register. 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
The PC/104 bus is electrically equivalent to the 16-bit ISA bus. Standard PC/104 I/O cards can be populated on EBC-Z5xx’s connectors, located at J45 and J48. The interface does not support hot swap capability. The PC/104 bus connector pin definitions are provided below for reference. Refer to the...
5V_7 The EBC-Z5xx has a SUMIT-A connector which allows for multiple I/O modules to be stacked on top of a host module. The SUMIT-A connector is located at J27. A second SUMIT-B connector is located at J26. The pinouts for J27 and J26 are listed above.
J10 - MiniPCIe Index PCB Connector: MOLEX 0679105700 (J102) The EBC-Z5xx includes a MiniPCIe socket at J102. Though the socket can support other devices, it is most often used to add wireless Ethernet cards from Broadcom , Foxconn , (Atheros), or others.
Index General Information The EBC-Z5xx includes BIOS from Phoenix Technologies to assure full compatibility with PC operating systems and software. The basic system configuration is stored in battery backed CMOS RAM within the clock/calendar. As an alternative, the CMOS configuration may be stored in EEPROM for operation without a battery. For more information of...
Page 44
Ethernet MAC Address 1: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Ethernet MAC Address : xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx CPU Temperature: 50 °C/122 °F Each available option is listed in detail in the following sections. Navigation to the screens is located at the top of each screen’s layout. 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 45
263 MB LBA Format Total Sectors: 513536 Maximum Capacity: 263 MB Multi-Sector Transfers: Disabled LBA Mode Control: Enabled 3 Bit I/O: Disabled Options: Disabled Enabled Transfer Mode: FPIO 4 / DMA 2 Ultra DMA Mode: Disabled 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 46
Depending on the Primary Master Type, various Primary Master options will be available. See the following screens. Main Menu > Primary Master/Slave (Type: None) Type: None Options: None ATAPI Removable CD-ROM IDE Removable Other ATAPI User Auto 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 47
Fast PIO Fast PIO 3 Fast PIO 4 FPIO 3 / DMA 1 FPIO 4 / DMA Ultra DMA Mode: Disabled Options: Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode Mode 3 Mode 4 Mode 5 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 48
Depending on the Primary Master Type, various Primary Master options will be available. See the following screens. Main Menu > Primary Master/Slave (Type: User) Type: User Options: None ATAPI Removable CD-ROM IDE Removable Other ATAPI User Auto CHS Format Cylinders: 1003 Options: 1003 - 103 Heads: Options: 1-16 Sectors: Options: 0-3 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 49
Fast PIO Fast PIO3 Fast PIO 4 FPIO 3 / DMA 1 FPIO 4 / DMA Ultra DMA Mode: Disabled Options: Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode Mode 3 Mode 4 Mode 5 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 52
Note: Defaults are indicated in bold for BIOS properties. Default options that cannot be user-modified are indicated with grey text. Intel > Atom CPU Control Sub-Menu > SCH Control Sub-Menu > Video (Intel IGD) Control Sub-Menu > Super I/O Control Sub-Menu > ACPI Control Sub-Menu 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 53
Options: Disabled GV3 Only C-States Only Enabled Enhanced C-States Enable: Enabled Options: Disabled Enabled Timestamp Counter Updates Enabled Options: Disabled Enabled > CPU Thermal Control Sub-Menu Set Max Ext CPUID = 3 Disabled Options: Disabled Enabled 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 54
55 C 63 C 71 C 79 C 87 C 95 C 103 C 111 C 119 C Passive TC1 Value: Passive TC Value: Options: More CPU Thermal Control Sub-Menu options are continued on the next page. 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 55
Intel > Atom CPU Control Sub-Menu > CPU Thermal Control Sub-Menu (continued) Passive TSP Value: Options: Critical Trip Point: Options: 71 C 79 C 87 C 95 C 103 C 111 C 119 C 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 56
Disabled Auto SDIO - Device 30, Function 0/1/: Enabled Options: Disabled Enabled Enabled Serial IRQ Quiet Mode: Options: Disabled Enabled Pop Up Mode Enable: Enabled Options: Disabled Enabled Pop Down Mode Enable: Enabled Options: Disabled Enabled 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 57
PCI Express - Root Port 1: Auto Options: Disabled Enabled Auto PCI Express - Root Port : Auto Options: Disabled Enabled Auto Root Port ASPM Support: Auto Options: Disabled Auto ASPM Latency Checking: Enabled Options: Disabled Enabled 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 58
Intel > SCH Control Sub-Menu > SCH USB Control Sub-Menu USB Client - Device 6, Function 0: Disabled Options: Disabled Enabled USB - Device 9, All Functions: Enabled Options: Disabled Enabled USB - Device 9, F Only: Enabled Options: Disabled Enabled 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 61
Base I/O address: Interrupt: Interface: Disabled Disabled RS3 Enabled High IRQ 3 RS4 RTS IRQ 4 RS4 Auto IRQ 5 RS485 RTS IRQ 6 RS485 RTS w/Echo IRQ 7 RS485 Auto IRQ 9 RS485 Auto w/Echo IRQ10 IRQ1 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 62
DIO Port address: DIO IRQ: Disabled Disabled Enabled IRQ 3 IRQ 4 IRQ 5 IRQ 6 IRQ 7 IRQ 9 IRQ 10 IRQ1 Watchdog: Options: {Enter any value between 0-55 for seconds.} SIO Firmware: Rev 0001 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 63
71 C 79 C 87 C 95 C 103 C 111 C 119 C Passive TC1 Value: Passive TC Value: Options: Passive TSP Value: Options: More CPU Thermal Control Sub-Menu options are continued on the next page. 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 64
87 C 95 C 103 C 111 C 119 C Enabled FACP - RTC S4 Flag Value: Options: Disabled Enabled Enabled FACP - PM Timer Flag Value: Options: Disabled Enabled HPET Support: Enabled Options: Disabled Enabled 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 65
Set User Password: Enter Fixed disk boot sector: Normal Options: Normal Write Protect Virus check reminder: Disabled Options: Disabled Daily Weekly Monthly System backup reminder: Disabled Options: Disabled Daily Weekly Monthly Password on boot: Disabled Options: Disabled Enabled 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 66
1: USB FDC 2: IDE0 3: IDE1 4: USB HDD 5: USB CDROM 6: PCI BEV Options: IDE0 IDE1 USB FDC USB HDD USB CDROM PCI BEV Excluded from boot order: Options: USB ZIP USB LS120 Other USB 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 67
Note: Defaults are indicated in bold for BIOS properties. Default options that cannot be user-modified are indicated with grey text. Exit Exit Saving Changes Exit Saving Changes to CMOS and EEPROM Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
BIOS SETTINGS STORAGE OPTIONS CMOS Storage Locations The EBC-Z5xx’s BIOS configuration is stored in three (3) locations: (1) CMOS RAM (nonvolatile if battery backed) () EEPROM (nonvolatile storage for user defaults) (3) FLASH PROM (nonvolatile storage for factory defaults) Saving the CMOS Configuration The Real-Time Clock and the CMOS RAM settings can be maintained by an optional battery when the board is powered off.
Page 69
Updating the BIOS FLASH PROM The most recent EBC-Z5xx BIOS is available on the WinSystems website. However, it is highly recommended that an Applications Engineer be consulted prior to any BIOS FLASH PROM update. If the BIOS PROM is updated, the steps described above must be followed to reset the CMOS and EEPROM to the newly loaded factory defaults and to clear the data from the previous BIOS version.
CABLES Part Number Description CBL-SET-364-G-1 Cable set for EBC-Z5xx includes: ADP-IO-USB-001 Dual 8-pin, -mm. 4 USB ports CBL-173-G-1-1.0 0-pin ribbon to two 9-pin male D connector adapter CBL-34-G-1-1.375 14-pin ribbon to 15-pin D-sub Analog VGA adapter CBL-36-G--1.5 Power cable (unterminated) CBL-47-G-1-1.0...
See WinSystems website. Video Driver Windows XP WinXP.zip Audio Driver Windows XP (Intel) Intel.zip Windows XP (VIA) v650a.zip Gigabit Ethernet Driver Windows XP ProKXP_v14_0.zip WS16C48 Digital I/O Driver Windows XP wsuio48_96xp.zip Watchdog Timer Driver Windows XP WSWDTXP.zip 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Use the largest gauge wire that you can. Most connector manufacturers have a maximum gauge wire they recommend for their pins. Try going one size larger; it usually works and the extra copper will help your system perform properly over time. 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 75
Contact Points WinSystems’ boards mostly use connectors with gold finish contacts. Gold finish contacts are used exclusively on high speed connections. Power and lower speed peripheral connectors may use a tin finish as an alternative contact surface. It is critical that the contact material in the mating connectors is matched properly (gold to gold and tin to tin).
Page 76
If power is applied with these pins misaligned, it will cause the I/O board to be damaged beyond repair. 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 77
Every single board computer has an Operations manual or Product manual. Manual Updates Operations/Product manuals are updated often. Periodicially check the WinSystems website (http://www.winsystems.com) for revisions. Check Pinouts Always check the pinout and connector locations in the manual before plugging in a cable. Many single board computers will have identical headers for different functions and plugging a cable into the wrong header can have disastrous results.
Pre-sys shadow (Enable cache before system BIOS shadow) Base RAM High (RAM failure on data bits xxxx* of high byte) Compute speed (test CPU bus-clock frequency) Post Dispatch Manager (PDM) initialization CMOS test Register re-initialization Check shutdown (perform warm restart) 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 80
Time of day - set Keylock test Key rate initialization (typematic rate) Erase F2 prompt Scan for F2 keystroke Setup check Clear bootflag Error check RomPilot unload POST done - prepare to boot operating system One beep (before boot) 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 81
TP_PEN_INIT - Initialize digitizer and display message TP_XBDA_FAIL - Extended BIOS Data Area (XBDA) failure More Post Codes Code Description TP_BIOS_STACK_INIT TP_SETUP_WAD TP_CPU_GET_STRING TP_SWITCH_POST_TABLES TP_PCCARD_INIT TP_FIRSTWARE_CHECK TP_ASF_INIT TP_IPMI_INIT_LATE TP_PCIE_INIT TP_SROM_TEST TP_UPD_ERROR TP_REMOTE_FLASH TP_UNDI_INIT TP_UNDI_SHUTDOWN TP_EFI_NV_INIT TP_PERIODIC_TIMER 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
Page 82
32-bit bus. The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port-80h LED display. It first displays the checkpoint code, followed by a delay, the high-order byte, another delay, and then the low-order byte of the error. It repeats this sequence continuously. 110113 PRODUCT MANUAL EBC-Z5xx...
WARRANTY INFORMATION (http://www.winsystems.com/company/warranty.cfm) WinSystems warrants to Customer that for a period of two () years from the date of shipment any Products and Software purchased or licensed hereunder which have been developed or manufactured by WinSystems shall be free of any material defects and shall perform substantially in accordance with WinSystems’...