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RadiSys EPC-8A Hardware Reference Manual (122 pages)

Highly integrated PC-compatible computer designed specifically for use in the VMEbus and extended VMEbus (VXIbus) environments

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About this Guide
3
Table of Contents
5
Chapter 1: Product Description

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- Overview
  11
- Vmebus
  12
- Specifications
  13
- Table 1-1. EPC-8A Environmental Specifications
  13
- Table 1-2. Additional EPC-8A Specifications
  13
Chapter 2: Configuration and Installation

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Chapter 3: BIOS Configuration

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- BIOS Setup Screens
  21
- Main BIOS Setup Menu
  22
  - Figure 3-1. Main Menu
    22
  - Figure 3-2. IDE Adapter Sub-Menu
    23
  - IDE Adapter Sub-Menus
    23
  - Figure 3-3. Memory Shadow Sub-Menu
    25
  - Memory Cache Sub-Menu
    25
  - Memory Shadow Sub-Menu
    26
    
    About Shadow Memory Regions
    26
    
    Figure 3-4. Memory Shadow Sub-Menu
    26
  - Boot Sequence Sub-Menu
    27
  - Figure 3-5. Boot Sequence Sub-Menu
    27
  - Figure 3-6. Keyboard Features Sub-Menu
    29
  - Keyboard Features Menu
    29
- Advanced Menu
  30
- EXM Menu
  33
- Figure 3-9. EXM Menu
  33
- Figure 3-10. Slot Numbering
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- VME Menu
  35
- Figure 3-11. VME Menu
  35
- Exit Menu
  36
- Figure 3-12. Exit Menu
  36
Chapter 4: Theory of Operation

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- Overview
  39
- Processor Board
  40
  - Processor and Coprocessor
    40
  - Figure 4-1. Block Diagram
    40
  - Memory
    41
    
    Memory Map
    41
  - BIOS ROM and ROM Shadowing
    41
    
    Table 4-1. Memory at Addresses between 0 and 1MB (0Fffffh)
    41
    
    Table 4-2. Extended Memory Address Space for a 4MB EPC-8A
    41
    
    CMOS Backup and Restore
    42
  - Video Controller
    42
  - Figure 4-2. Flash Boot Device Memory
    42
  - Ethernet Controller
    43
  - Resident Flash/Sram Memory
    43
    
    Resident Flash Memory
    43
    
    Sram
    43
  - Watchdog Timer
    43
  - Battery
    44
  - Peripheral Ports
    45
    
    RS-232 Port
    45
    
    RS-422/485 Port
    45
    
    Parallel Port
    45
    
    Keyboard
    45
  - Front Panel Leds
    45
  - Resetting the EPC-8A
    46
    
    Power-Off, Power-On
    46
    
    Power Low
    46
    
    Front-Panel Reset Button
    46
    
    Table 4-3. Reset Conditions
    46
    
    Ctrl+Alt+Del
    47
    
    Vmebus SYSRESET
    47
    
    Watchdog Timer
    47
  - Register State after Reset
    47
  - VME/VXI Soft RESET State and SYSRESET
    47
- Signal Register FIFO
  48
- EXM Expansion Interface
  48
- VME Interface
  49
- Passing VME Interrupts and Events to the CPU
  52
- Figure 4-5. Passing VME Interrupts and Events to the CPU
  52
Chapter 5: Programming the Vmebus Interface

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- Concepts
  53
  - Atomic Access
    53
  - Read-Modify-Write Operations
    53
- Setting the Vmebus Access Bit
  54
- Real-Mode "E-Page" Vmebus Accesses
  54
- Supported Address Modifiers
  55
- Low-Level Programming "E" Page Accesses
  55
  - Example #1
    55
  - Table 5-1. Supported Address Modifiers
    55
  - Example #2
    56
  - Low-Level Handling of Vmebus Interrupts
    57
    
    Start of Loop
    58
- Protected-Mode Direct Vmebus Accesses
  58
- Generating Iacks in Protected Mode
  59
- Table 5-2. VME Access Type
  59
- Programming the Watchdog Timer
  60
Appendix A: Chipset and I/O Map

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Appendix B: Interrupts and DMA Channels

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- Interrupts
  67
- Table B-1. Interrupts
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- Table B-2. DMA Channels
  67
Appendix C: Connectors

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- Port (COM1)
  69
- RS-422/485 Port (COM2)
  69
- Table C-1. DB-9 Pin-Out
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- Table C-2. COM2 RS-422/RS485 Port Pin-Out
  69
  - Parallel Port
    70
  - Keyboard
    70
- Table C-3. DB-25 Pin-Out
  70
- Table C-4. Keyboard Pin-Out
  70
  - Vga
    71
  - Ethernet
    71
- Table C-5. DB-15 Pin-Out
  71
- Table C-6. RJ45 Phone Jack Pin-Out
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Appendix D: Memory

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- Memory
  73
Appendix E: Subplanes

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- Subplane Installation
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  - EXP-BP1 Subplane
    75
  - Figure E-1. EXP-BP1 Subplane
    75
  - EXP-BP2 Subplane
    76
  - Figure E-2. EXP-BP2 Subplane
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  - EXP-BP4 Subplane
    77
  - Figure E-3. EXP-BP4 Subplane
    77
  - EXP-BP3A Subplane
    78
  - Figure E-4. EXP-BP3A Subplane
    78
  - EXP-BP5 Subplane
    79
  - Figure E-5. EXP-BP5 Subplane
    79
  - EXP-BP4A Subplane
    80
  - Figure E-6. EXP-BP4A Subplane
    80
  - EXP-BP6 Subplane
    81
  - Figure E-7. EXP-BP6 Subplane
    81
Appendix F: Registers

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Appendix G: XFORMAT Software for the EPC-8A

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- XFORMAT Software
  93
Appendix H: AUTOSET Software

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- AUTOSET Software
  95
- Installing the Software
  95
  - Using the AUTOSET Program
    95
  - Figure H-1. AUTOSET Program Main Menu
    96
  - Figure H-2. Manual Configuration Menu
    96
  - Novell Configuration
    97
  - I/O Base Address
    97
  - Adapter Architecture
    98
  - Interrupts
    98
  - Boot PROM
    99
  - Configuring Additional Ethernet Controllers
    99
  - Diagnostics
    100
  - Error Messages
    100
Appendix I: SVGA

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- Video Controller Hardware
  103
- Display Drivers and Utilities
  103
- Introduction
  103
  - Before You Begin
    104
  - Notational Conventions
    104
  - Easy Installation
    104
    
    Windows 95 Installation
    104
    
    Windows 3.X Installation
    104
  - Chips and Technologies Web Site
    104
- Table I-1. Notational Conventions
  104
  - Utility Software
    105
  - Microsoft Windows 3.1
    105
    
    Before Upgrading from a Previous Release
    105
  - Microsoft Windows 95
    106
    
    Driver Installation Procedure
    106
    
    OSR2 Driver Installation Procedure
    106
Appendix J: Error Messages and Diagnosis

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- Troubleshooting
  109
- Table J-1. Troubleshooting Error Messages
  109
  - BIOS Beep Codes
    110
  - Common Error Messages
    110
- Table J-2. BIOS Troubleshooting Beep Codes
  110
Appendix K: Configuring the Ethernet Drivers

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- Netware IPX Driver for DOS Installation
  115
- ODI Driver for DOS Installation
  115
- NDIS Driver for DOS Installation
  116
- Packet Driver Installation
  117
- Windows NT Driver Installation
  117
Index

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RadiSys EPC-8A Hardware Reference Manual (122 pages)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Product Description

Chapter 2: Configuration and Installation

Chapter 3: BIOS Configuration

Chapter 4: Theory of Operation

Chapter 5: Programming the Vmebus Interface

Appendix A: Chipset and I/O Map

Appendix B: Interrupts and DMA Channels

Appendix C: Connectors

Appendix D: Memory

Appendix E: Subplanes

Appendix F: Registers

Appendix G: XFORMAT Software for the EPC-8A

Appendix H: AUTOSET Software

Appendix I: SVGA

Appendix J: Error Messages and Diagnosis

Appendix K: Configuring the Ethernet Drivers

Index

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