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Octagon XE-800 Reference Manual (119 pages)
XE–800 Single Board Computer
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Motherboard
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Table of Contents
Revision History
2
Technical Support
2
Using CMOS Circuitry in Industrial Control
3
Avoiding Damage to the Heatsink or CPU
4
Excessive Thermal Stress
4
Table of Contents
5
List of Figures
9
List of Tables
10
Overview: Section 1 - Installation
11
Chapter 1: Overview
12
Description
12
XE-800 SBC Major Hardware Features
12
Cpu
12
Sdram
12
On-Board Flash
12
Compactflash Socket
12
Hard Disk and IDE Port
12
USB Ports
13
LPT and Floppy
13
Digital I/O
13
Ethernet
13
Serial Ports Protected against ESD
13
PC/104 and PC/104 Plus Interface
13
Video
14
Keyboard and Mouse Port
14
Real Time Calendar/Clock with Battery Backup
14
Setup Information Stored in EEPROM for High Reliability
14
Watchdog Timer Added for Safety
14
Hardware Reset
14
Volt Only Operation Lowers System Cost
15
Rugged Environmental Operation
15
Size
15
XE-800 SBC Major Software Features
16
Diagnostic Software Verifies System Integrity Automatically
16
Phoenix Software BIOS
16
Octagon BIOS Extensions
16
Boot Sequence
16
Chapter 2: Quick Start
17
Component Diagrams, Connectors, Jumpers and Cables
17
Figure
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SBC Component Diagram (Top)
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XE–800 SBC Component Diagram (Top)
18
Figure
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SBC Component Diagram (Bottom)
19
XE–800 SBC Component Diagram (Bottom)
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Figure
20
XE-800 SBC Dimensions
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Table 2-1 XE-800 SBC Connector Functions
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Table 2-2 XE-800 SBC Jumper Functions
21
XE-800 SBC Connectors and Jumpers
21
Custom Cables
22
Mounting the XE-800
23
Equipment Required
23
Hardware Mounting
24
Figure
24
Power Connector, J8
24
XE-800 SBC Power Supply Requirements
25
Table 2-3 Power Connector: J8
25
Connecting a Monitor and Keyboard
26
Monitor
26
Keyboard and Mouse
26
Figure
26
Installing an Operating System
27
OS on CD-ROM Onto a Hard Drive or Compactflash
27
Figure
29
Installing an Operating System
29
Chapter 3: Setup Programs
30
Operating Systems Other than DOS
30
Setup
30
Main Menu
31
Hard Drive Submenus
32
Advanced Menu
33
Advanced Chipset Control Submenu
34
I/O Device Configuration Submenu
35
PCI Configuration Submenu
36
PCI/PNP ISA UMB Region Exclusion Submenu
36
PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion Submenu
37
PCI/PNP ISA DMA Resource Exclusion Submenu
37
Boot Menu
38
Expanded Boot Screen
38
Exit Menu
39
Chapter 4: Save and Run Programs
40
Save and Run Your Programs on the XE-800 SBC
40
Saving Programs and Support Files
40
Adding Your Application
40
Overriding the Autoexecution of Your Application
41
Overview: Section 2 - Hardware
42
Chapter 5: Serial Ports
43
Description
43
Mating Receptacle
43
Serial Port Configurations
43
COM Ports
44
Figure
44
VTC-20F Cable and Null Modem Adapter
44
Table 5-1 Serial Port Configurations
45
Table 5-2 COM1 and COM2 Connector Pin-Outs (J15 Connector)
45
Table 5-3 J7 - COM2 Connector Pin-Outs and Pin-Outs for 1.25 MM RS-422/485 Cable
45
Setup Menu for COM Ports
46
Function and Use of Serial Ports
46
COM1 as Serial Console Device
46
COM Ports as RS-232 I/O
46
Table 5-4 COM2 Jumper: W2
46
COM2 as RS-422 and RS-485 Networks
47
Typical RS-422 Four-Wire Interface Circuit
47
Figure
47
Figure
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Typical RS-485 2-Wire Half Duplex Interface Circuit
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Typical RS-485 4-Wire Interface Circuit
48
Chapter 6: Console Devices
49
Description
49
Selecting Console Devices
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Monitor and Keyboard Console
49
Serial Console
50
Monitor and Keyboard as Console
50
Figure
50
Figure
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The XE-800 SBC and a Serial Console
52
Chapter 7: Compactflash, SDRAM, and Battery Backup
53
Description
53
Compactflash
53
Creating a Bootable Compactflash
53
Sdram
54
Battery Backup for Real Time Calendar Clock
54
Installing an at Battery
54
Table 7-1 Battery Connector
54
Chapter 8: External Drives
55
Description
55
Hard Disk Controller
55
Master/Slave Designation for IDE Devices
55
XE-800 SBC with IDE Device
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Figure
56
Installing a Hard Drive
57
Setup Parameters and Booting
57
Chapter 9: Bit-Programmable Digital I/O
58
Description
58
Table 9-1 J6 and J14 Arranged by Function - Digital I/O Connectors
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Table 9-2 J6 and J14 Arranged by Pins - Digital I/O Connectors
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Typical Digital I/O Configuration
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Figure
60
Interfacing to Switches and Other Devices
61
Opto-Module Rack Interface
61
Table 9-3 Digital I/O Opto-Rack Interface
62
Organization of Banks
63
Port Addressing
63
I/O Lines Pulled Low
63
Configuring and Programming the I/O Ports
64
Programming the I/O
64
Configuring the I/O
64
Table 9-4 I/O Port Byte
64
Writing and Reading from I/O
65
I/O Output Program Examples
65
I/O Input Program Examples
66
Enhanced INT 17H Function Definitions
66
Initialize I/O
66
Write I/O
67
Read I/O
68
Chapter 10: Crts and Flat Panels
69
Description
69
Video Features
69
Connecting a Monitor
69
The XE-800 SBC and a VGA Monitor
70
Figure
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Table 10-1 J3 - CRT Connector
70
Connecting a Flat Panel Display
71
Flat Panels Requiring Bias Voltage
71
Connecting the Flat Panel to the XE-800 SBC
71
The XE-800 SBC and a Flat Panel Display
72
Figure
72
Table 10-2 Flat Panel Connector: J1
72
Programming the Video BIOS
73
Additional Notes on Video BIOS
73
Chapter 11: Ethernet
74
Description
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Table 11-1 Ethernet Leds
74
Chapter 12: PC/104 and PC/104 Plus Expansion
75
Description
75
Typical PC/104 Module Stack
75
Chapter 13: USB
76
Description
76
Overview: Section 3 - System Management
77
Chapter 14: Watchdog Timer and Hardware Reset
78
Description
78
Timeout Period (Ranges)
78
Booting, Power Down, and Strobing the Watchdog Timer
78
Watchdog Function Definitions Using Enhanced INT 17H Handler
79
Enable Watchdog
79
Strobe Watchdog
80
Disable Watchdog
80
Hardware Reset
81
Chapter 15: Serial EEPROM
82
Description
82
Enhanced INT 17H Function Definitions
82
Serial EEPROM
82
Read a Single Word from the Serial EEPROM
82
Write a Single Word to the Serial EEPROM
83
Read Multiple Words from the Serial EEPROM
83
Write Multiple Words to the Serial EEPROM
84
Return Serial EEPROM Size
85
Chapter 16: System Jumpers, User Jumper, and BIOS Recovery
86
System Jumpers
86
System Jumper
86
Table 16−2 System Configuration Jumper: W1
86
Extended BIOS Jumper
87
Video Jumper
87
User Jumper
87
BIOS Recovery Jumper
87
BIOS Programming Using PHLASH.EXE
88
INT17 Calls to Read User Jumper
88
Chapter 17: Troubleshooting
90
Boot Block Recovery
90
Memory Conflicts Using Operating System Other than DOS
90
No System LED Activity
90
No CRT or Flat Panel Video
90
Video Is Present but Is Distorted
91
No Serial Console Activity
92
Garbled Serial Console Screen Activity
92
System Generates a BIOS Message but Locks up When Booting
92
System will Not Boot from Compactflash
92
System Locks up on Power-Up; May or May Not Respond to Reset Switch
93
System Locks up after Power-Down/Power-Up
93
LED Signaling of "Beep" Codes
93
Table 17-1 BIOS Beep Codes
94
Technical Assistance
97
Overview: Section 4 - Appendices
98
Appendix A: XE-800 SBC Technical Data
99
Technical Specifications
99
Cpu
99
PCI Bus Clock
99
Bios
99
Sdram
99
On-Board Flash
99
Hard Drive
99
Compactflash Socket
99
Usb
99
Video
100
Watchdog Timer
100
Real Time Clock
100
Expansion
100
Operating Systems
100
PCI Bus Mastering
100
Power Requirements
100
Environmental Specifications
100
Size
100
Weight
100
Mating Connectors
101
Maps
101
Table A-1 XE-800 SBC Mating Connectors
101
Table A-2 XE-800 SBC DMA Map
101
Table A-3 XE-800 SBC I/O Map
102
Table A-4 XE-800 SBC Interrupt Map
103
Table A-5 XE-800 SBC Memory Map
103
Jumper Settings
104
Table A−6 System Configuration Jumper: W1
104
Table A-7 COM2 Jumper: W2
104
Connector Pin-Outs
105
Table A-8 J1 - Flat Panel Connector
105
Table A-9 J2 - PC/104-Plus Connector
106
Table A-10 J3 - CRT Connector
107
Table A-11 J4 - EIDE
107
Table A-12 J5 - COM2 Connector Pin-Outs for RS-422/RS-485
108
Table A-13 J6 and J14 - Digital I/O Connectors
108
Table A-14 J7 - PC/104 Connector
109
Table A-15 J8 - Power Connector
109
Table A-16 J9 - PS2 Keyboard Mouse
110
Table A-17 J10 - Battery Connector
110
Table A-18 J11 - Ethernet Connectors
110
Table A-19 J12 and J13 - USB Connectors
111
Table A-20 J14 - Digital I/O 1
111
Table A-21 J15 - COM1 and COM2 Connector Pin-Outs
111
Table A-22 J16 - USB Connector
111
Table A-23 J500 - Compactflash
112
Appendix B: Software Utilities
113
Introduction
113
Support Commands
113
Getvideo.exe
114
I17Hndlr.exe
114
Pgmvideo.exe
115
Phlash.exe
115
Reset.com
116
Appendix C: Accessories
117
Table C-1 Cables and Accessories
117
Table C-2 Digital I/O Accessories
117
Warranty
118
Limitations on Warranty
118
Service Policy
118
Returning a Product for Repair
118
Returns
119
Governing Law
119
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