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User’s Manual Single Board Computer 3301825 Version 1.0, November 2006...
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Inc. (GAI) or contact a GAI sales representative directly. To contact a sales representative, please send email salesinfo@globalamericaninc.com. The items listed below should all be included in the 3301825 package. 1 x 3301825 single board computer „ 1 x Audio cable „ 1 x IDE flat cable 44p/44p „...
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3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC 2.6.1 Overview ......................17 2.6.2 10/100M Ethernet .................... 18 2.6.3 PCI to ISA Bridge .................... 19 2.7 E ............19 NVIRONMENTAL AND OWER PECIFICATIONS 2.7.1 System Monitoring ................... 19 2.7.2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control........... 20 2.7.3 Power Consumption ..................
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3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC 4.2.15 Serial Port Connector (COM 5, COM 6, COM 7 and COM 8) ..... 49 4.2.16 TFT LCD LVDS Connector................51 4.2.17 TFT LCD TTL Connector................52 4.3 E ............ 54 XTERNAL ERIPHERAL NTERFACE ONNECTORS 4.3.1 External Peripheral Interface Connector Overview ........54 4.3.2 RJ-45 Ethernet Connector ................
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC 1.1 3301825 Overview The 3.5” 3301825 AMD Geode LX800 low power single board computer (SBC) is fully equipped with advanced multi-mode I/Os. The 3301825 has eight serial ports and a PC/104 for expansion and increased connectivity. The 3301825 is designed for system manufacturers, integrators, and VARs that want performance, reliability, and quality at a reasonable price.
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC Low power consumption (6 Watts) „ Two high performance 10/100 megabit Ethernet controllers on-board „ Two SATA channels with transfer rates up to 150MB/s on-board „ Four USB 2.0 devices on-board „ Integrated audio „ 1.2 3301825 Overview...
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC Figure 1-2: 3301825 Solder Side Overview 1.2.1 3301825 Connectors The 3301825 has the following connectors on-board: 1 x AT power connector „ 1 x ATX power function connector „ 1 x Audio connector „ 1 x Battery connector „...
COM-2 function select „ AT Power select „ LCD clock select „ 1.2.2 Technical Specifications 3301825 technical specifications are listed in Table 1-1. Detailed descriptions of each specification can be found in Chapter 2. Specification 3301825 Form Factor 3.5” form factor ®...
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC 2.1 Overview This chapter describes the specifications and on-board features of the 3301825 in detail. 2.2 Dimensions 2.2.1 Board Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below: Length: 146.06mm „ Width: 102mm „ Figure 2-1: 3301825 Dimensions (mm) 2.2.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions...
2.3 Data Flow ® ® The 3301825 motherboard comes with an AMD Geode™ LX800 CPU and an AMD Geode™ CS5536 linked together by the GeodeLink™ Interface Unit. Figure 2-3 shows the data flow between the system chipset, the CPU and other components installed on the motherboard.
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC Figure 2-3: Data Flow Block Diagram 2.4 CPU Support ® The 3301825 series motherboards all come with a preinstalled AMD Geode™ LX 800 500MHz CPU. ® 2.4.1 AMD Geode™ LX 800 500MHz Overview ® The specifications for the 500MHz AMD Geode™...
The AMD Geode™ LX 800 supports 64-bit DDR memory modules with frequencies up to 400MHz. The 3301825 has one 200-pin DDR SO-DIMM SDRAM socket that supports one 64-bit 333 MHz or 400MHz DDR SO-DIMM memory module with a maximum capacity of 1GB.
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC Full 8x8 color pattern buffer „ Separate base addresses for all channels „ Monochrome inversion „ Table 2-1: Geode LX Graphics Features lists a complete list of Geode LX graphics features. For more details, please refer to the AMD website or the Geode LX series data book available from AMD.
Lower power I/O „ Wakeup on SMI/INTR „ 2.5 System Chipset ® The 3301825 series motherboards all have a preinstalled AMD Geode™ CS5536 system chipset. The system chipset features are listed below. 82xx Legacy Devices „ System Management Bus (SMB) Controller „...
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC ® 2.5.2 AMD Geode™ CS5536 ATA-6 Controller The single 3301825 IDE connector supports two ATA-6 HDDs. An ATA-6 (Ultra ® ATA/100) compliant IDE controller on the AMD Geode™ CS5536 has a maximum transfer rate of 100MB/s. ATA-6 includes advancements in error checking and ATA-6 drives are compatible with future interface additions.
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3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC 18-bit Stereo full-duplex CODEC with independent and variable sampling rate „ Complies with AC'97 2.3 specifications „ LINE/HP-OUT, MIC-IN and LINE-IN sensing 14.318MHz -> 24.576MHz PLL saves crystal 12.288MHz BITCLK input can be consumed Integrated PCBEEP generator to save buzzer Interrupt capability Page registers and Analog Plug &...
2.5.5 AMD Geode™ CS5536 USB Controller Four external USB ports on the 3301825 board are interfaced to the chipset USB controller. Four USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 devices can be connected simultaneously to the 3301825. The chipset USB controller has the following specifications: 4 USB ports USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 compliant...
RAM. 2.5.8 BIOS The BIOS flash memory chip on the 3301825 has a licensed copy of AWARD BIOS loaded onto it. The BIOS flash memory chip is connected to the chipset via the LPC bus. The flash BIOS features are listed below: SMIBIOS (DMI) compliant „...
Ethernet controller is interfaced through first the PCI bus and then through the GeodeLink™ PCI Bridge to the CPU and system chipset. The RealTek RTL8100C controller provides 10Mbps or 100Mbps Ethernet connectivity to the 3301825. Some of the features of the RealTek RTL8100C are listed below.
An ITE IT8888G PCI to ISA bridge single function device connects the onboard 3301825 ISA bus PC/104 connector and the GPIO connector to the GeodeLink™ PCI bridge. The IT8888G has a PCI specification v2.1 compliant 32-bit PCI bus interface and supports both PCI Bus master and slave.
2.7.3 Power Consumption Table 2-3 shows the power consumption parameters for the 3301825 when an AMD Geode LX 800 processor is running with one 512MB DDR333 memory module. Current 1.33A...
When the 3301825 is unpacked, please do the following: Follow the anti-static precautions outlined in Section 3.1. „ Make sure the packing box is facing upwards so the 3301825 does not fall out „ of the box. Make sure all the components shown in Section 3.3 are present.
3.3 Unpacking Checklist NOTE: If some of the components listed in the checklist below are missing, please do not proceed with the installation. Global American, Inc. (GAI) or contact a GAI sales representative directly. To contact a GAI sales representative,...
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC Figure 4-2: Connector and Jumper Locations (Solder Side) 4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors Table 4-1 shows a list of the peripheral interface connectors on the 3301825. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found below. Connector Type...
TFT LCD TTL connector 40-pin header Table 4-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors 4.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors Table 4-2 lists the rear panel connectors on the 3301825. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 4.3 on page 55. Connector Type...
Internal peripheral connectors are found on the motherboard and are only accessible when the motherboard is outside of the chassis. This section has complete descriptions of all the internal, peripheral connectors on the 3301825. 4.2.1 AT Power Connector CN Label:...
The ATX power supply enable connector enables the 3301825 to be connected to an ATX power supply. In default mode, the 3301825 can only us an AT power supply. To enable an ATX power supply the AT Power Select jumper must also be configured. Please refer to Chapter 3 for more details.
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC PIN NO. DESCRIPTION +5VSB PSON# Table 4-4: ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Pinouts 4.2.3 Audio Connector (10-pin) CN Label: CN15 CN Type: 10-pin header CN Location: See Figure 4-5 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-5 The 10-pin audio connector is connected to external audio devices including speakers an microphones for the input and output of audio signals to and from the system.
5-pin wafer (1x5) CN Location: See Figure 4-6 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-6 The backlight inverter connector provides the backlight on the LCD display connected to the 3301825 with +12V of power. Figure 4-6: Panel Backlight Connector Pinout Locations Page 32...
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC PIN NO. DESCRIPTION Battery+ Ground Table 4-7: Battery Connector Pinouts 4.2.6 Compact Flash Socket CN Label: CN24 (solder side) CN Type: 50-pin header (2x25) CN Location: See Figure 4-8 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-8 A CF Type I or Type II memory card is inserted to the CF socket on the solder side of the 3301825.
Table 4-9: GPIO Connector Pinouts 4.2.8 IDE Connector(44-pin) CN Label: CN13 CN Type: 44-pin header (2x22) CN Location: See Figure 4-10 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-10 One 44-pin IDE device connector on the 3301825 supports connectivity to two hard disk drives. Page 37...
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC Figure 4-10: Secondary IDE Device Connector Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION RESET# GROUND DATA 7 DATA 8 DATA 6 DATA 9 DATA 5 DATA 10 Page 38...
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC DATA 4 DATA 11 DATA 3 DATA 12 DATA 2 DATA 13 DATA 1 DATA 14 DATA 0 DATA 15 GROUND IDE DRQ GROUND IOW# GROUND IOR# GROUND IDE CHRDY GROUND IDE DACK GROUND DEFAULT INTERRUPT...
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC Figure 4-11: LED Connector Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION Power LED+ Power LED- HDD LED+ HDD LED- Table 4-11: LED Connector Pinouts 4.2.10 PC/104 Slot CN Label: CN10 CN Type: 104-pin PC/104 slot CN Location: See Figure 4-12...
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3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC CN Pinouts: See Table 4-12 The PC/104 slot enables a PC/104 compatible expansion module to be connected to the board. Page 41...
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC PIN NO. DESCRIPTION -12V Table 4-13: PC/104 Power Input Connector Pinouts 4.2.12 Power Button Connector CN Label: CN19 CN Type: 2-pin wafer (1x2) CN Location: See Figure 4-14 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-14 The power button connector is connected to a power switch on the system chassis to enable users to turn the system on and off.
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC PIN NO. DESCRIPTION Power Switch Table 4-14: Power Button Connector Pinouts 4.2.13 Reset Button Connector CN Label: CN20 CN Type: 2-pin wafer (1x2) CN Location: See Figure 4-15 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-15 The reset button connector is connected to a reset switch on the system chassis to enable users to reboot the system when the system is turned on.
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC DCD4 DSR4 RXD4 RTS4 TXD4 CTS4 DTR4 Table 4-16: COM 2 to COM 4 Connector Pinouts 4.2.15 Serial Port Connector (COM 5, COM 6, COM 7 and COM 8) CN Label: CN11 CN Type: 40-pin header (2x20)
CN Location: See Figure 4-20 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-20 The RJ-45 Ethernet connector on the 3301825 provides connectivity to a 10/100 megabit Ethernet connection between the 3301825 and a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. PIN NO.
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC Figure 4-21: J7 Connector The RJ-45 Ethernet connector has two status LEDs, one green and one yellow. The green LED indicates activity on the port and the yellow LED indicates the port is linked. SPEED LED...
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components, including the 3301825. Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD. It is therefore critical that whenever the 3301825, or any other electrical component is handled, the following anti-static precautions are strictly adhered to.
3301825 is installed. All installation notices pertaining to the installation of the 3301825 should be strictly adhered to. Failing to adhere to these precautions may lead to severe damage of the 3301825 and injury to the person installing the motherboard. 5.2.1 Installation Notices...
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC When working with the 3301825, make sure that it is disconnected from all power supplies and that no electricity is being fed into the system. Before and during the installation of the 3301825 DO NOT: Remove any of the stickers on the PCB board. These stickers are required for „...
Figure 5-1. Figure 5-1: SODIMM Installation Step 1: Locate the SODIMM socket. Place the 3301825 on an anti-static pad with the solder side facing up. Align the SODIMM with the socket. The SODIMM must be oriented in such a Step 2: way that the notch in the middle of the SODIMM must be aligned with the plastic bridge in the socket.
The 3301825 can support both CF Type I cards and CF Type II cards. For the complete specifications of the supported CF cards please refer to Chapter 2. To install the a CF card (Type 1 or Type 2) onto the 3301825, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Locate the CF card socket.
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC Figure 5-2: CF Card Installation 5.4 Jumper Settings NOTE: A jumper is a metal bridge that is used to close an electrical circuit. 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.
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC Before the 3301825 is installed in the system, the jumpers must be set in accordance with the desired configuration. The jumpers on the 3301825 are listed in Table 5-1. Description Label Type AT power select 2-pin header...
Jumper Location: See Figure 5-4 If the 3301825 fails to boot due to improper BIOS settings, the CMOS can be cleared using the battery connector. Disconnect the battery from the connector for a few seconds then reconnect the battery. The CMOS should be cleared.
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC Load Optimal Defaults „ Load Failsafe Defaults. „ After having done one of the above, save the changes and exit the CMOS Setup menu. The clear CMOS jumper settings are shown in Table 5-3. AT Power Select...
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC The COM 1 Pin 9 Setting jumper configures pin 9 on COM 1 as either a +5V, +12V power source or as a ring-in (RI) line. The COM 1 Pin 9 Setting jumper selection options are shown in Table 5-4.
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC The COM 2 Function Select jumper sets the communication protocol used by the second serial communications port (COM 2) as RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485. The COM 2 Function Select settings are shown in Table 5-7. COM 2 Function Select...
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC 5.4.5 LCD Voltage Selection WARNING: Permanent damage to the screen and 3301825 may occur if the wrong voltage is selected with this jumper. Please refer to the user guide that came with the monitor to select the correct voltage.
The 3301825 must be installed in a chassis with ventilation holes on the sides allowing airflow to travel through the heat sink surface. In a system with an individual power supply unit, the cooling fan of a power supply can also help generate airflow through the board surface.
Four COM port cable Table 5-8: Provided Cables 5.6.2 ATA Flat Cable Connection The ATA 66/100 flat cable connects to the 3301825 to one or two IDE devices. To connect an IDE HDD to the 3301825 please follow the instructions below. Step 1: Locate the IDE connector.
1 on the connector 5.6.3 Audio Kit Installation The Audio Kit that came with the 3301825 connects to the 10-pin audio connector on the 3301825. The audio kit consists of three audio jacks. One audio jack, Mic In, connects to a microphone.
1 on the connector 5.6.4 Four Serial Port Connector Cable The 3301825 is shipped with two four serial port connector cables. The four serial port connector cable connects four serial port connectors on the cable to the 40 pin serial port connectors on the 3301825.
3301825 keyboard/mouse connector. See Figure 5-11. Insert the cable connectors Once the cable connector is properly aligned with Step 3: the keyboard/mouse connector on the 3301825, connect the cable connector to the onboard connectors. See Figure 5-11. Figure 5-11: Four Serial Port Connector Cable Connection Attach DB-9 serial port connectors to the chassis.
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USB devices „ VGA monitors „ RJ-45 Ethernet cable connectors „ To install these devices, connect the corresponding cable connector from the actual device to the corresponding 3301825 external peripheral interface connector making sure the pins are properly aligned. Page 78...
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3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC A.1 GPIO Settings and Default Values A.1.1 GPIO Settings Two addresses (320h and 321h) on the LVC chipset are reserved to control the GPIO connector. Port 320h stores the data that is inputted to or outputted from the specified pin „...
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3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC Bit 4 Bit 5 Bit 6 Bit 7 A.2 Assembly Language Samples A.2.1 GPIO Initialization Procedure The following instruction set initializes one pin on the GPIO connector. DX, 320h Moves 320h into the DX data register for one of the...
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3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC DX, 320h Moves 320h into the DX data register for one of the GPIO pins AL, ZZh Moves the user defined output data ZZh into the low bit accumulator register AL DX, AL The ouput data in the low bit accumulator register AL is...
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3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC NOTE: The following discussion applies to DOS environment. support is contacted or the GAI website visited for specific drivers for more sophisticated operating systems, e.g., Windows and Linux. The Watchdog Timer is provided to ensure that standalone systems can always recover from catastrophic conditions that cause the CPU to crash.
3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC NOTE: When exiting a program it is necessary to disable the Watchdog Timer, otherwise the system resets. Example program: ; INITIAL TIMER PERIOD COUNTER W_LOOP: AX, 6F02H ;setting the time-out value BL, 30 ;time-out value is 48 seconds ;...
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16-bit, full duplex AC’97 Rev. 2.3 compatible audio CODECwith a sampling rate of 48KHz. D.1.1 Accessing the AC’97 CODEC The CODEC is accessed through a connector on the 3301825 motherboard. Connect the audio kit to the connector. D.1.2 Driver Installation After rebooting the sound effect configuration utility appears in the Windows Control Panel (see Figure D-1).
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3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC To access the Sound Effects Manager, please do the following: Step 1: Install the audio CODEC driver. Step 2: Click either: The Sound Effect Manager icon in the Notification Area of the system task bar „...
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3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC NOTE: The Sound Effect Manager shown above is for the RealTek ALC655 audio CODEC. Different CODECs may have different sound manager appearances. The following section describes the different configuration options in the Sound Effect Manager. D.2.2 Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options The Sound Effects Manager enables configuration of the items listed below.
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3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC General „ NOTE: Not all RealTek Sound Effect Managers have all the above listed options. The Sound Effect Manager loaded onto the system may only have some of the options listed above. Below is a brief description of the available configuration options in the Sound Effects Manager.
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3301825 3.5” Embedded SBC Connector Sensing:- Realtek ALC655 detects if an audio device is plugged „ into the wrong connector. If an incorrect device is plugged in a warning message appears. HRTF Demo:- Adjust HRTF (Head Related Transfer Functions) 3D positional „...
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