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Overview
The Aviant BX Socket 370 (Figure 1-1) supports Intel Celeron or Pentium III
FC-PGA processors, and supports up to 1GB of Dynamic Random Access Memory
(DRAM) in Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM). The enhanced onboard PCI
Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) interface can support four drives up to
Programmed Input/Output (PIO) mode 4 timing and Ultra DMA/33 synchronous
mode. The onboard Super I/O Chipset integrates a floppy controller, two serial
ports, one Fast Infrared (FIR) port and one parallel port. Two high performance
16C550-compatible Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitters (UARTs)
provide 16-byte
send/receive First In/First Out (FIFOs), and the multi-mode parallel port supports
PC-compatible Printer Port (SPP)/Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP)/Extended
Capabilities Port (ECP) functions. In addition, two Universal Serial Bus (USB)
ports provide a high speed data communication between peripherals and the single
board computer (SBC).
The Aviant BX Socket 370 supports the PCI Industrial Computer Manufactures
Group (PICMG) standard allowing it to work with the legacy ISA, ISA/PCI or
multi-slot PCI-bus backplane. The onboard 32-pin Disk-On-Chip (DOC) socket
supports M-systems Disk-On-Chip Flash disk up to 144MB. The built-in Watchdog
Timer function allows for a system reset if there is a failure. Two 6-pin Mini-DIN
connectors are provided to connect to a Personal System/2 (PS/2) mouse and
keyboard. The onboard Flash Read Only Memory (ROM) is used to update the
BIOS. A standard P8 power connector is reserved to directly provide more power
for embedded applications, and the additional 5-pin shrouded connector is reserved
for connecting the keyboard interface to a different location. The high precision
Real-Time Clock/calendar is built to support Y2K for accurate scheduling and
storing configuration information. One 4-pin header is designed to support
Advanced Technology Extended (ATX) power. Central Processing Unit (CPU)
overheat protection will give you more security and stability. All of these features
make the Aviant BX Socket 370 excellent in stand-alone applications.
