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E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A EMB-945T Rev.A ® Intel Core™ 2 Duo/ Core™ Duo/ ® Celeron M Processor, Up to 2.16 GHz Mini-ITX ® Marvell Ethernet AC 97 Audio & Mini PCI EMB-945T Manual Rev.A 5th Ed. July 2010...
AAEON assumes no liabilities resulting from errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. AAEON reserves the right to make changes in the product design without notice to its users.
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M i n i - I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A Acknowledgments All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Award is a trademark of Award Software International, Inc. CompactFlash is a trademark of the Compact Flash ™...
Rear I/O Bracket M166666006 CPU Fan, box 60 x 25.4mm, for Socket 478M (optional for TF-EMB-945T-A10-02) Quick Installation Guide Utility CD EMB-945T Rev.A If any of these items should be missing or damaged, please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately.
M i n i - I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A Contents Chapter 1 General Information 1.1 Introduction..............1-2 1.2 Features ..............1-4 1.3 Specifications ............1-5 Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2.1 Safety Precautions ..........
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M i n i - I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A Appendix A Programming The Watchdog Timer A.1 Programming ............A-2 A.2 ITE 8712 Watchdog Timer Initial Program ....A-6 Appendix B I/O Information B.1 I/O Address Map............B-2 B.2 Memory Address Map..........B-3 B.3 IRQ Mapping Chart..........B-3...
The EMB-945T Rev.A features one PCI slot, one PCI-E slot, one Mini-PCI slot, six COM ports, six USB 2.0 ports, multiple Digital I/O ports, and Type II CFD storage, providing versatile expansion options for many embedded applications.
M i n i - I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A 1.2 Features ® ® Socket-478M Intel Core™ 2 Duo/ Core™ Duo/ Celeron M Processor ® Intel 945GME + ICH7M SODIMM DDR2 400/533/667 Max.
M i n i - I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A 1.3 Specifications System ® Processor Supports Socket 478M Intel Core™ 2 ® Duo/ Core™ Duo/ Celeron Processors up to 2.16 GHz , FSB 533/667 System 200-pin DDR2 SODIMM Socket x 2,...
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M i n i - I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A Operating 32˚F~ 140˚F (0˚C ~ 60˚C) Temperature Storage -40˚F~ 176˚F (-40˚C ~ 80˚C) Temperature Operating 0%~90% relative humidity, Humidity non-condensing MTBF 70,000...
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M i n i - I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A USB2.0 x 6 PS/2 Port Keyboard x 1, Mouse x 1 Digital I/O Supports 8-bit (Programmable) IrDA One IrDA Tx/Rx header Audio Mic-in, Line-in, Line-out, S/P DIF in/out Chapter 1 General Information...
M i n i I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A Chapter Quick Installation Guide Notice: The Quick Installation Guide is derived from Chapter 2 of user manual. For other chapters further installation instructions, please refer to the user...
M i n i I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A 2.1 Safety Precautions Always completely disconnect the power cord from your board whenever you are working on it. Do not make connections while the power is on, because a sudden rush of power can damage sensitive electronic components.
M i n i I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A 2.2 Location of Connectors and Jumpers Locating Connectors and Jumpers (Component Side) 2 - 3 Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide...
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M i n i I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A Locating Connectors and Jumpers (Solder Side) 2 - 4 Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide...
M i n i I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A 2.4 List of Jumpers The board has a number of jumpers that allow you to configure your system to suit your application. The table below shows the function of each of the board's jumpers: Jumpers Label...
Digital I/O Connector TV-Out Connector Internal Keyboard Connector Fan2 Connector Audio 5.1 Channel / SPDIF Connector Internal Mouse Connector LCD Inverter Connector PCI Express Slot For AAEON CN10 LVDS(2)-LCD Connector for 24/48 bit CN11 DVI Connector CN12 LVDS(1)-LCD Connector for 18/36 bit...
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M i n i I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A CN24 CompactFlash Slot CRTAUD1 VGA Display Connector / Audio Connector KBMS1 PS2 Keyboard / Mouse Connector PCON1 COM1 RS-232 & COM2 RS-232/422/485 Serial Port RJUSB1 USB Connector / 10 /100 /1000 Base-TX Ethernet MPCI1...
M i n i I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A 2.6 Setting Jumpers You configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers. A jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch. It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them.
M i n i I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A 2.7 LVDS(1)-LCD(CN12) Voltage Selection (JP1) Function +3.3V (Default) 2.8 LVDS (2)-LCD(CN10) Voltage Selection (JP2) Function +3.3V (Default) 2.9 COM2 Ring/+5V/+12V Selection (JP3) Function +12V Ring (Default)
M i n i I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A 2.13 CD-IN Connector (CN1) Signal CD_IN_L CD_GND CD_GND CD_IN_R 2.14 Digital I/O Connector (CN2) This connector offers 4-pair of digital I/O functions and address is set in BIOS. The default address is 2A1H.
M i n i I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A 2.15 TV_Out Connector (CN3) Signal Signal CVBS N.C. N.C. 2.16 Internal Keyboard Connector (CN4) Signal KB_CLK KB_DATA N.C. 2.17 Fan2 Connector (CN5) Signal +12V Speed Sense...
M i n i I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A +12V PCIE2_CLKP +12V PCIE2_CLKN SMBDAT SMBCLK PCIE_RXP2 +3.3V PCIE_RXN2 +3.3V 2.22 LVDS(2)-LCD Connector (CN10) Signal Signal ENBKL PPVCC LVDS1_TXCLK- LVDS1_TXCLK+ PPVCC LVDS1_TX0- LVDS1_TX0+...
M i n i I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A DVI_TXCLK+ DVI_TXCLK- HotPlug_Detect DVI_TX2+ DVI_TX2- DVI_TX0+ DVI_TX0- N.C. N.C. I2C_DATA I2C_CLK 2.24 LVDS(1)-LCD Connector (CN12) Signal Signal ENBKL PPVCC LVDS1_TXCLK- LVDS1_TXCLK+ PPVCC LVDS1_TX0-...
M i n i I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A N.C. 2.26 COM3 RS-232 Serial Port Connector (CN14) Signal Signal N.C. 2.27 Fan1 Connector (CN15) Signal +12V Speed Sense Speed Control 2.28 COM5 RS-232 Serial Port Connector (CN16) Signal Signal...
M i n i I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A 2.29 COM4 RS-232 Serial Port Connector (CN17) Signal Signal N.C. 2.30 IrDA Connector (CN18) Signal N.C. IRRX IRTX N.C. 2.31 ATX Power Connector (CN19) Signal Signal +3.3V...
M i n i I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A 2.32 USB Connector (CN20) Signal Signal USBD1- USBD1+ USBD2+ USBD2- 2.33 USB Connector (CN21) Signal Signal USBD1- USBD1+ USBD2+ USBD2- 2.34 EIDE Connector (CN22) Signal Signal...
M i n i I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A IO WRITE IO READ IO READY DACK IRQ14 N.C. ADDR1 UDMA DETECT ADDR0 ADDR2 CS#1 CS#3 N.C. 2.35 Front Panel Connector (CN23) Signal Signal Power On Button (-)
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M i n i I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A Below Table for China RoHS Requirements 产品中有毒有害物质或元素名称及含量 AAEON Main Board/ Daughter Board/ Backplane 有毒有害物质或元素 部件名称 铅 汞 镉 六价铬 多溴联苯...
3. The CMOS memory has lost power and the configuration information has been erased. The EMB-945T Rev.A CMOS memory has an integral lithium battery backup for data retention. However, you will need to replace the complete unit when it finally runs down.
M i n i - I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A 3.2 Award BIOS Setup Awards BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.
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Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. You can refer to the “ AAEON BIOS Item Description.pdf” file in the CD for the meaning of each setting in this chapter. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 3-4...
M i n i - I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A Chapter Driver Installation Chapter 4 Driver Installation...
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M i n i - I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A The EMB-945T Rev.A comes with a AutoRun CD-ROM that contains all drivers and utilities that can help you to install the driver automatically.
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E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A 4.1 Installation: Insert the EMB-945T Rev.A CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. And install the drivers from Step 1 to Step 4 in order. Step 1 – Install Chip Driver 1.
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M i n i - I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A Step 4 – Install Audio Driver 1. Click on the Step 4- AC97 folder and select the OS folder your system is 2.
M i n i - I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A A.1 Programming EMB-945T Rev.A utilizes ITE 8712 chipset as its watchdog timer controller. Below are the procedures to complete its configuration and the AAEON intial watchdog timer program is also attached based on which you can develop customized program to fit your application.
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M i n i - I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A There are three steps to complete the configuration setup: (1) Enter the MB PnP Mode; (2) Modify the data of configuration registers; (3) Exit the MB PnP Mode.
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M i n i - I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A WatchDog Timer Configuration Registers Configure Control (Index=02h) This register is write only. Its values are not sticky; that is to say, a hardware reset will automatically clear the bits, and does not require the software to clear them.
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M i n i - I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A WatchDog Timer Configuration Register (Index=72h, Default=00h) WatchDog Timer Time-out Value Register (Index=73h, Default=00h) Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer A-5...
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M i n i - I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A A.2 IT8712 Watchdog Timer Initial Program .MODEL SMALL .CODE Main: CALL Enter_Configuration_mode CALL Check_Chip mov cl, 7 call Set_Logic_Device ;time setting mov cl, 10 ;...
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M i n i - I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A ; game port enable mov cl, 9 call Set_Logic_Device Initial_OK: CALL Exit_Configuration_mode MOV AH,4Ch INT 21h Enter_Configuration_Mode PROC NEAR MOV SI,WORD PTR CS:[Offset Cfg_Port] MOV DX,02Eh MOV CX,04h...
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M i n i - I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A Exit_Configuration_Mode ENDP Check_Chip PROC NEAR MOV AL,20h CALL Read_Configuration_Data CMP AL,87h JNE Not_Initial MOV AL,21h CALL Read_Configuration_Data CMP AL,12h JNE Not_Initial Need_Initial: Not_Initial:...
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M i n i - I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A MOV DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+06h] IN AL,DX Read_Configuration_Data ENDP Write_Configuration_Data PROC NEAR MOV DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+04h] OUT DX,AL XCHG AL,AH MOV DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+06h] OUT DX,AL Write_Configuration_Data ENDP...
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M i n i - I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A push ax push cx xchg al,cl mov cl,07h call Superio_Set_Reg pop cx pop ax Set_Logic_Device endp ;Select 02Eh->Index Port, 02Fh->Data Port Cfg_Port DB 087h,001h,055h,055h DW 02Eh,02Fh END Main...
M i n i - I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A C.1 List of Mating Connectors and Cables The table notes mating connectors and available cables. Connector Mating Connector Available Cable P/N Function Label...
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M i n i - I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A 103-303M or compatible) CN11 Catch 2.00mm Pitch 8 DVI Cable 1700200200 pins ( Catch H754-2x10 or compatible) CN12 LVDS Com- 1.25mm Pitch 30 Weal...
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M i n i - I T X E M B - 9 4 5 T R e v . A compatible) CN21 USB Port Catch 2.00mm Pitch 10 USB Cable 1709100201 pins ( Catch H754-2x5 or compatible) CN22 EIDE Catch 2.00mm Pitch 44 EIDE...
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