Octagon 2430, Manual

Page 1: ...tracting zip file located at the Octagon Systems web site on the product specific page Download this file to a separate directory on your hard drive then double click on it to extract the files All references in this manual to files and directories on the CD now refer to files in the Utilities zip file ...

Page 2: ...s no responsibility for any of the circuits described herein conveys no license under any patent or other right and makes no representations that the circuits are free from patent infringement Octagon makes no representation or warranty that such applications will be suitable for the use specified without further testing or modification Octagon Systems Corporation general policy does not recommend...

Page 3: ... are used in laptop computers IC manufacturers are exclusively using CMOS technology Both TTL and CMOS have failure mechanisms but they are different This section describes some of the failures which are common to all manufacturers of CMOS equipment However much of the information has been put in the context of the Micro PC Octagon has developed a reliable database of customer induced field failur...

Page 4: ...with regards to power supply sequencing In the case of the video cards the most common failure is to miswire the card to the flat panel display Miswiring can damage both the card and an expensive display Multiple component failures The chance of a random component failure is very rare since the average MTBF of an Octagon card is greater than 11 years In a 7 year study Octagon has never found a sin...

Page 5: ... power pin This current attempts to power up the card Most inputs are rated at 25 mA maximum When this is exceeded the chip may be damaged Failure on power up Even when there is not enough current to destroy an input described above the chip may be destroyed when the power to the card is applied This is due to the fact that the input current biases the IC so that it acts as a forward biased diode ...

Page 6: ... properly Customers have reported that the output can drift up to 7V and or with 7 8V voltage spikes Unless a scope is connected you may not see these transients Terminated backplanes Some customers try to use Micro PC cards in backplanes that have resistor capacitor termination networks CMOS cards cannot be used with termination networks Generally the cards will function erratically or the bus dr...

Page 7: ...R FEATURES Fully VGA EGA CGA MDA and Hercules compatible Supports analog CRT monitors interlaced and non interlaced up to 800 x 600 x 256 colors or 1024 x 768 x 256 colors Supports monochrome LCD EL and plasma flat panels up to 1280 x 1024 with 64 gray scales Supports simultaneous CRT flat panel display Includes adjustable bias supply for LCD panel PC 104 5V operation 40 to 85 C HARDWARE INSTALLAT...

Page 8: ...r PC NOTE If you are using an analog CRT monitor you must purchase the CRT adapter from Octagon To install the 2430 1 Please refer to Figure 1 for the location of various connectors before installing the 2430 Flat Panel Display J1 U1 65540 W2 W1 EN DIS Bias Voltage Adjustment Potentiometer Bias Polarity Select Pin 1 BIOS Enable Disable J2 Video Memory U4 U3 U6 Video BIOS EEPROM Analog Monitor via ...

Page 9: ...e removing or inserting the card Take care to correctly position the 2430 card onto the card that it is being installed on 2 The 2430 is factory configured and programmed for a VGA analog monitor W1 1 2 BIOS enable If you are using a different monitor or flat panel display you must reprogram the video BIOS for the appropriate display See Programming the 2430 EEPROM 3 With the components on the 243...

Page 10: ...OM The 2430 is factory configured and programmed to support a standard VGA monitor If you are using the default monitor and have not previously reprogrammed the 2430 skip to section Connecting the Monitor Display If you are installing the 2430 in a Micro PC system and are using a monitor display other than the default settings read the following instructions Programming the 2430 requires that you ...

Page 11: ...n the Micro PC system The Control Card logon message should display on your PC monitor 5 Download the file PGMVIDEO EXE and the DAT file for your display e g STNDD DAT to your Control Card Refer to your Control Card user s manual for detailed information on downloading files to the Control Card using the TRANSFER program NOTE If you are using a flat panel display refer to the README DOC file on th...

Page 12: ... EN DIS is at the EN position Do you want to continue Y N Programming Please wait Verifying Please wait PGMVIDEO completed 9 Power off the 2430 and install your monitor display CONNECTING THE MONITOR DISPLAY The 2430 supports both a CRT monitor or a flat panel display The programs CT COM and FP COM allow you to toggle between displaying the monitor and the flat panel The program SM COM allows you ...

Page 13: ...analog VGA color or monochrome monitor Install the DB 15 connector at J1 and attach it securely with the stand offs provided See Figure 3 Plug the cable supplied with your monitor directly into the DB 15 connector Stand off DB 15 connector Figure 3 2430 with CRT Adapter Assembly ...

Page 14: ...11 NC 12 NC 13 H Sync 14 V Sync 15 NC 2 Make sure the BIOS jumper is enabled W1 1 2 3 Configure and program your Control Card for use with a video card and monitor 4 Boot your Micro PC system 5 A BIOS and DOS message similar to the following should appear on your video monitor Octagon xxxx BIOS vers x xx Copyright c 1994 Octagon Systems Corp All Right Reserved ...

Page 15: ...arity of the voltage required BIAS Polarity W2 Pins Jumpered Description 1 2 Negative DC DC output to J2 pin 3 2 3 Positive DC DC output to J2 pin 3 default 3 Power on the 2430 and measure Vee at J2 pin 3 and adjust R11 to the correct voltage for your display NOTE Without a flat panel BIOS programmed into the EEPROM and W1 1 2 installed Vee will not come up 4 Power off the 2430 and connect the fla...

Page 16: ...9 Gnd 30 PNL10 31 PNL11 32 Gnd 33 PNL12 34 PNL13 35 Gnd 36 PNL14 37 PNL15 38 Gnd 39 PNL16 40 PNL17 41 Gnd 42 PNL18 43 PNL19 44 Gnd 45 PNL20 46 PNL21 47 Gnd 48 PNL22 49 PNL23 50 Gnd NOTE Several of these pins are multifunctional and change depending on the BIOS loaded Refer to the README DOC file on the VGA 65540 Utilities Disk for more information See the section Flat Panel Connector Summary Refer...

Page 17: ...ers x xx Copyright c 1994 Octagon Systems Corp All Rights Reserved 9 Due to loading of the Vee source the Vee voltage will probably require additional adjustments at this time in order to obtain proper contrast With the power on re measure Vee at J2 pin 3 and adjust R11 for the correct voltage TECHNICAL DATA Power Specification 5V 5 at 300 mA Environmental Specifications 40 to 85 C operating 50 to...

Page 18: ...nel 50 position IDC connector Supports LCD EL and plasma flat panels Flat Panel Mating Connector Use Thomas Betts Ansley 609 5030 or equivalent mating connector Size 2430 Board Only 3 5 in x 3 7 in x 0 5 in 2430 with CRT Adapter 3 5 in x 3 7 in x 1 1875 in For further information refer to the Chips Technology data sheet for the 65540 High Performance Flat Panel CRT VGA Controller ...

Page 19: ...ption A1 IOCHCHK A17 SD14 A2 SD7 A18 SD13 A3 SD6 A19 SD12 A4 SD5 A20 SHAH A5 SD4 A21 SA10 A6 SD3 A22 SA9 A7 SD2 A23 SA8 A8 SD A24 SA7 A9 SD0 A25 SA6 A10 IOCHRDY A26 SA5 A11 AEN A27 SA4 A12 SA19 A28 SA3 A13 SA18 A29 SA2 A14 SA17 A30 SHAH A15 SA16 A31 SA0 A16 SA15 A32 Gnd active low ...

Page 20: ...B17 DACK1 B2 RESETDRV B18 DRQ1 B3 5V B19 REFRESH B4 IRQ9 B20 SYSCLK B5 nc B21 IRQ7 B6 DRQ2 B22 IRQ6 B7 nc B23 IRQ5 B8 ENDXFR B24 IRQ4 B9 nc B25 IRQ3 B10 KEY B26 DACK2 B11 SMEMW B27 TC B12 SMEMR B28 BALE B13 IOW B29 5V B14 IOR B30 OSC B15 DACK3 B31 Gnd B16 DRQ3 B32 Gnd active low ...

Page 21: ...A21 C14 SHED C5 LA20 C15 SD12 C6 LA19 C16 SD13 C7 LA18 C17 SD14 C8 LA17 C18 SD15 C9 MEMR C19 KEY active low PC 104 D Pin Description Pin Description D0 Gnd D10 DACK5 D1 MEMCS16 D11 DRQ5 D2 IOCS16 D12 DACK6 D3 IRQ10 D13 DRQ6 D4 IRQ11 D14 DACK7 D5 IRQ12 D15 DRQ7 D6 IRQ15 D16 5V D7 IRQ14 D17 MASTER D8 DACK0 D18 Gnd D9 DRQ0 D19 Gnd active low ...

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