VersaLogic Cheetah EPM-32, Reference Manual

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Page 2: ...Reference Manual DOC REV 12 13 2013 EPM 32 Cheetah Pentium M Based Processor Board with Ethernet Video Audio and PC 104 Plus Interface ...

Page 3: ... error free VersaLogic makes no representations or warranties with respect to this product and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose VersaLogic reserves the right to revise this product and associated documentation at any time without obligation to notify anyone of such changes PC 104 and the PC 104 logo are trademarks of the PC 104 ...

Page 4: ...ct release Support Page The EPM 32 support page at http www VersaLogic com private cheetahsupport asp contains additional information and resources for this product including Reference Manual PDF format Operating system information and software drivers Datasheets and manufacturers links for chips used in this product BIOS information and upgrades Utility routines and benchmark software ...

Page 5: ...g 10 Hardware Assembly 13 Connecting the North Bridge and South Bridge Boards 14 External Connectors 15 Connector Functions and Interface Cables 18 Jumper Blocks 19 Jumpers As Shipped Configuration 19 Jumper Summary 20 System Features 21 Power Supply 21 Power Connectors 21 Power Requirements 22 Power Delivery Considerations 22 Lithium Battery 23 CPU 23 CPU Speed 23 System RAM 24 Compatible Memory ...

Page 6: ...VDS Flat Panel Display Connector 36 Compatible LVDS Panel Displays 37 Ethernet Interface 38 BIOS Configuration 38 Status LED 38 Ethernet Connector 39 Audio 40 Software Configuration 40 USB Interface 41 PC 104 Expansion Bus 42 Arranging the Stack 42 I O Configuration 42 Watchdog Timer 43 Enabling the Watchdog 43 Disabling the Watchdog 43 Refreshing the Watchdog 43 CPU Temperature Monitor 44 System ...

Page 7: ...he EPM 32 is a complete computer system in a compact two board set It may be used alone or with expansion modules It features a PC 104 Plus expansion interface for fast PCI based interface to a wide variety of PC 104 ISA and PC 104 Plus PCI stacking modules The board is compatible with popular operating systems such as Windows QNX VxWorks and Linux System memory expansion is supported with one hig...

Page 8: ...ts up to and including UDMA5 Supports up to two IDE devices hard drives CD ROM etc CompactFlash on separate channel Ethernet Interface One Intel 82551ER based Fast Ethernet Controller Audio Interface Standard Line Out and Line In support COM1 Interface RS 232 16C550 compatible 115k baud max COM2 Interface RS 232 422 485 16C550 compatible 460k baud max LPT Interface Bi directional EPP ECP compatibl...

Page 9: ... Diagram Pentium M 855GME North Bridge ICH4 South Bridge BIOS Super I O PCI to ISA 10 100 Ethernet PC 104 PLD Audio CODEC Clock Thermal Sensors Power Battery Watchdog PC 104 Plus 4 IDE 2 VGA SODIMM CF COM 2 LPT FDD PS 2 2 USB LVDS RJ 45 Audio PSB Hub Interface PCI LPC X Bus DRAM ISA ...

Page 10: ...ives and other components The circuit board must only be handled at an ESD workstation If an approved station is not available some measure of protection can be provided by wearing a grounded antistatic wrist strap Keep all plastic away from the product and do not slide it over any surface After removing the product from its protective wrapper place it on a grounded static free surface Use an anti...

Page 11: ...dge and south bridge boards of the EPM 32 you must be sure that sockets JN5 and JN6 on the north bridge board mate perfectly with headers JS2 and JS3 of the south bridge board Failure to connect the boards properly could cause serious damage and void the warranty See Connecting the North Bridge and South Bridge Boards on page 14 ...

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Page 13: ...their RoHS counterparts If you own non RoHS cables they can be used with the EPM 32p or EPM 32t in non RoHS applications only The VL ENCL 5b enclosure provides a portable benchtop platform for system development See the VL ENCL 5 product page for information Basic Setup The following steps outline the procedure for setting up a typical development system The EPM 32 should be handled at an ESD work...

Page 14: ...1 into socket JS5 Plug a PS 2 keyboard into connector JC of the breakout cable and the a PS 2 mouse into connector JB Plug the hard drive data cable CBR 4406 into socket JS4 Attach a hard drive and CD ROM drive to the connectors on the cable If the hard drive is 3 5 use the 2mm to 0 1 adapter CBR 4405 to attach the IDE cable Attach an ATX power cable to any 3 5 drive hard drive or CD ROM drive Set...

Page 15: ...boots Press ESC and select the option to save the new parameters to CMOS RAM The system will reboot 7 Install Operating System Install the operating system according to the instructions provided by the OS manufacturer See Operating System Installation Note If you intend to operate the EPM 32 under Windows XP or Windows XP Embedded be sure to use Service Pack 2 SP2 for the latest hardware support f...

Page 16: ...th all PC 104 Plus standards Dimensions are given below to help with pre production planning and layout Figure 3 Dimensions and Mounting Holes North Board Top Not to scale All dimensions in inches 3 3 0 150 3 575 5 3 120 3 350 3 050 3 375 0 000 0 000 0 540 0 200 0 250 0 200 3 150 3 520 U7 U5 ...

Page 17: ...l Details EPM 32 Reference Manual 11 Figure 4 Dimensions and Mounting Holes South Board Top Not to scale All dimensions in inches 0 150 3 575 5 0 000 0 000 3 350 3 150 3 430 0 200 0 200 2 650 3 375 3 050 0 340 ...

Page 18: ...ical Details EPM 32 Reference Manual 12 Figure 5 Height Dimensions Not to scale All dimensions in inches Figure 6 Height Dimensions Fanless Model 0 06 0 59 0 44 0 06 1 93 0 78 0 06 0 59 0 44 0 06 2 20 1 05 ...

Page 19: ...PC 104 Plus expansion modules can be secured directly to the underside of the EPM 32 PC 104 expansion modules can be secured to the underside of the EPM 32 however the 40 pin and 64 pin ISA pass through connectors may need to be extended and longer standoffs might need to be used to provide adequate clearance between the PCI connector and the components on the top side of the PC 104 expansion modu...

Page 20: ...rocedure 1 Attach all four 5mm x 15mm standoffs to the top of the south bridge board using the provided screws 2 Hold the boards so that sockets JN5 and JN6 are aligned with headers JS2 and JS3 and the standoffs are aligned with the holes of the north bridge board 3 Lower the north bridge board over the standoffs while visually aligning sockets JN5 and JN6 with headers JS2 and JS3 Make sure the pi...

Page 21: ...ical Details EPM 32 Reference Manual 15 External Connectors Figure 9 Connector Locations North Bridge Board Top Not to scale All dimensions in inches U7 U5 JN2 LVDS JN3 SVGA JN1 Fan Power Pin 1 SODIMM1 DRAM ...

Page 22: ...re 10 Connector Locations South Bridge Board Top Not to scale JS9 Main Power JS4 IDE Warning When mating north and south boards be sure to align these connectors with JN5 and JN6 JS2 JS3 JS7 Audio JS6 CompactFlash JS5 High density standard I O Pin 1 ...

Page 23: ...Physical Details EPM 32 Reference Manual 17 Figure 11 Connector Locations South Bridge Board Bottom Not to scale U13 U1 JS1 PC 104 Plus PCI pass through male JS8 JS10 PC 104 ISA pass through male Pin 1 ...

Page 24: ...84 JS4 IDE Hard Drive FCI 89361 744LF or FCI 89947 744LF CBR 4406 18 latching 44 pin IDE drive interface to two 44 pin 2mm IDE 3 235 2 552 26 JS5 Keyboard Mouse LPT1 or Floppy Speaker USB1 USB2 COM1 COM2 Ethernet IDE Data LED Pushbutton Reset Programmable LED 3M Robinson Nugent P50E 080S EA CBR 8001 Breakout to standard PC device connectors 0 100 0 750 27 JS6 CompactFlash Type I or Type II Compact...

Page 25: ...Physical Details EPM 32 Reference Manual 19 Jumper Blocks JUMPERS AS SHIPPED CONFIGURATION Figure 12 Jumper Block Location South Bridge Board Top 2 4 6 1 3 5 7 8 10 9 V1 ...

Page 26: ...Video BIOS Selector In Primary Video BIOS selected Out Secondary Video BIOS selected Note The secondary Video BIOS is field upgradeable using the BIOS upgrade utility See www VersaLogic com private cheetahsupport asp for further information In 35 V1 5 6 General Purpose Input 1 In Bit D7 GPI of JSR register reads as 1 Out Bit D7 GPI of JSR register reads as 0 In 49 V1 7 8 COM2 RS 422 485 Endpoint T...

Page 27: ...crimp housing that corresponds to pin 10 of the pinout shown in Figure 13 Table 3 JS9 Main Power Connector Pinout JS9 Pin Signal Name Description 1 Ground Ground 2 5VDC Power Input 3 Ground Ground 4 12VDC Power Input 5 Ground Ground 6 12VDC Power Input 7 3 3VDC Power Input 8 5VDC Power Input 9 Ground Ground 10 5VDC Power Input Figure 13 shows the VersaLogic standard pin numbering for this type of ...

Page 28: ...r cable CBR 1008 will ensure high quality power delivery to the board Customers who design their own power delivery methods should take into consideration the guidelines below to ensure good power connections Also the specifications for typical operating current do not include any off board power usage that may be fed through the EPM 32 power connector Expansion boards and USB devices plugged into...

Page 29: ...ies promptly Normal battery voltage should be at least 2 5V If the voltage drops below 2 5V contact the factory for a replacement part number T HB3 0 1 The life expectancy under normal use is approximately seven years Note The EPM 32 is designed to boot even with a dead or removed battery See page 25 for further information CPU CPU SPEED The processor speed can be changed using CMOS Setup The spee...

Page 30: ...h user defined settings from cleared or corrupted CMOS RAM battery failure or battery less operation All CMOS setup defaults can be changed except the time and date The CMOS Setup defaults can be updated with the Flash BIOS Update FBU Utility available from the General BIOS Information page If the CMOS Setup default settings make the system unbootable and prevent you from entering CMOS Setup remov...

Page 31: ...loppy 6 Select the FBU option Load Custom CMOS defaults A directory of the floppy is displayed 7 Select the CMOS BIN file and press the P key to program the new CMOS defaults 8 Reboot the system from the hard disk The custom CMOS parameters are now saved as defaults Real Time Clock The I O Controller Hub ICH4 on the south bridge board contains a Motorola MC146818A compatible real time clock with 2...

Page 32: ...DE Hard Drive Connector Pinout Pin Signal Name Function Pin Signal Name Function 1 Reset Reset signal from CPU 23 DIOW I O write 2 Ground Ground 24 Ground Ground 3 DD7 Data bus bit 7 25 DIOR I O read 4 DD8 Data bus bit 8 26 Ground Ground 5 DD6 Data bus bit 6 27 IORDY I O ready 6 DD9 Data bus bit 9 28 CSEL Cable select 7 DD5 Data bus bit 5 29 DMACK DMA acknowledge 8 DD10 Data bus bit 10 30 Ground G...

Page 33: ...ector also provides interfaces to a programmable LED IDE LED reset button and external speaker To connect devices to any of these ports connect the 80 pin connector of the CBR 8001 transition cable to connector JS5 on the EPM 32 then plug the devices into the appropriate connector on the breakout cable Note Optionally you can manufacture a cable based on the pinout information provided for each in...

Page 34: ...8 B17 2 Transmit Data A18 22 Ground B18 1 Transmit Data A19 10 Acknowledge B19 PBRESET Pushbutton Reset A20 23 Ground B20 Ground A21 11 Port Busy B21 COM1 1 Data Carrier Detect A22 24 Ground B22 JF 6 Data Set Ready A23 12 Paper End B23 DB 9M 2 Receive Data A24 25 Ground B24 7 Request to Send A25 13 Select B25 3 Transmit Data A26 MISC No Connect B26 8 Clear to Send A27 Programmable LED B27 4 Data T...

Page 35: ... no configuration jumper for COM1 since it only operates in RS 232 mode Use CMOS Setup to select between RS 232 RS 422 RS485 operating modes for COM2 Jumper V1 7 8 is used to enable the RS 422 485 termination resistor for COM2 The termination resistor should be enabled for RS 422 and the RS 485 endpoint station It should be disabled for RS 232 and the RS 485 intermediate station COM2 RS 485 MODE L...

Page 36: ...d the table on page 28 for JS5 pinout information The pinouts below apply to the DB9M connectors on the CBR 8001 breakout cable Table 6 COM1 Serial Port Pinout COM1 DB9 JF Pin RS 232 1 DCD 2 RXD 3 TXD 4 DTR 5 Ground 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI Table 7 COM2 Serial Port Pinout COM2 DB9 JG Pin RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 1 DCD 2 RXD TxD 3 TXD 4 DTR RxD TxD RxD 5 Ground Ground Ground 6 DSR 7 RTS TxD 8 CTS Ground ...

Page 37: ...reakout cable Table 8 JA LPT1 Parallel Floppy Connector Pinout CBR 8001 JA Pin Centronics Signal Floppy Signal Signal Direction 1 Strobe DS0 Out 2 Data bit 1 INDEX In Out 3 Data bit 2 TRK0 In Out 4 Data bit 3 WP In Out 5 Data bit 4 RDATA In Out 6 Data bit 5 DSKCHG In Out 7 Data bit 6 N C In Out 8 Data bit 7 MTR0 In Out 9 Data bit 8 N C In Out 10 Acknowledge DS1 In 11 Port Busy MTR1 In 12 Paper End...

Page 38: ...r connector and cable information and the table on page 28 for JS5 pinout information The pinout below applies to the PS 2 connectors on the CBR 8001 breakout cable Table 9 PS 2 Mouse and Keyboard Connector Pinout JB Pin Signal Description 1 MSDATA Mouse Data 2 No Connection 3 GND Ground 4 MKPWR Protected 5V 5 MSCLK Mouse Clock 6 No Connection JC Pin Signal Description 1 KBDATA Keyboard Data 2 No ...

Page 39: ... 4 GB SSD C04GI 3012 3500 Silicon Systems 512 MB SSD C51M 3012 3500 Silicon Systems 512 MB SSD C51MI 3012 3500 Suffix of 3500 denotes RoHS compliant module Programmable LED Connector JS5 includes an output signal for a software controlled LED Connect the cathode of the LED to JS5 pin A28 connect the anode to 5V An on board resistor limits the current to 15 mA when the circuit is turned on A progra...

Page 40: ...ng JS5 pin B19 Pushbutton Reset to ground causes the EPM 32 to reboot This connector uses IEC 61000 4 2 rated TVS components to help protect against ESD damage A reset button is provided on the CBR 8001 breakout cable IDE LED Connector JS5 includes an output signal for attaching an IDE Activity LED Connect the cathode of the LED to JS5 pin A32 and connect the anode to 5V An on board resistor limit...

Page 41: ... CMOS setup option is used to select which output is enabled after POST VIDEO BIOS SELECTION Jumper V1 3 4 can be removed to allow the system to boot off of the Secondary Video BIOS Unlike the Primary Video BIOS the Secondary Video BIOS can be reprogrammed in the field SVGA OUTPUT CONNECTOR See the Connector Location Diagram on page 15 for the connector location An adapter cable part number VL CBR...

Page 42: ...anel you are attempting to use contact Support VersaLogic com for a custom video BIOS The 3 3V power provided to pins 19 and 20 of JN2 is protected by a 1 Amp fuse See the Connector Location Diagram on page 15 for the connector location Table 12 JN2 LVDS Flat Panel Display Pinout JN2 Pin Signal Name Function 1 GND Ground 2 NC Not Connected 3 LVDSA3 Diff Data 4 LVDSA3 Diff Data 3 5 GND Ground 6 LVF...

Page 43: ...ler chip used on the EPM 32 Manufacture Model Number Panel Size Resolution Interface Panel Technology eVision Displays xxx084S01 series 8 4 800 x 600 18 bit LVDS TFT au Optronix B084SN01 8 4 800 x 600 18 bit LVDS TFT eVision Displays xxx104S01 series 10 4 800 x 600 18 bit LVDS TFT au Optronix B104SN01 10 4 800 x 600 18 bit LVDS TFT eVision Displays xxx141X01 series 14 1 1024 x 768 18 bit LVDS TFT ...

Page 44: ... for latest OS support BIOS CONFIGURATION The Ethernet controller can be enabled or disabled in CMOS Setup The Ethernet interface uses PCI interrupt INTC CMOS Setup is used to select the IRQ line routed to each PCI interrupt line STATUS LED The Ethernet controller provides a two colored LED signal to provide an indication of the Ethernet status as follows Green LED Link ON Active Ethernet cable pl...

Page 45: ...port uses IEC 61000 4 2 rated TVS components to help protect against ESD damage The CBR 8001 breakout cable provides an RJ 45 connector to make connections with Category 5 Ethernet cables Table 13 RJ45 Ethernet Connector Fast Ethernet JE Pin Signal Name Function 1 T Transmit Data 2 T Transmit Data 3 R Receive Data 4 IGND Isolated Ground 5 IGND Isolated Ground 6 R Receive Data 7 IGND Isolated Groun...

Page 46: ...tereo input and line level stereo output connection points The outputs will drive any standard powered PC speaker set These connectors use IEC 61000 4 2 rated TVS components to help protect against ESD damage SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION The audio interface uses PCI interrupt INTB CMOS Setup is used to select the IRQ line routed to INTB The audio controller can be disabled within CMOS Setup Table 14 JS7...

Page 47: ...he Connector Location Diagrams on page 15 for connector and cable information and the table on page 28 for JS5 pinout information The pinout below applies to the USB connectors on the CBR 8001 breakout cable Table 15 JD USB 2 0 Interface Connector JD Pin Signal Name Function 1 USBP0PWR 5V Protected 2 USBP0 Channel 0 Data 3 USBP0 Channel 0 Data 4 GND Cable Shield 5 GND Ground 6 GND Ground 7 GND Cab...

Page 48: ...tack PC 104 modules are stacked below the PC 104 Plus modules 16 bit modules first followed by 8 bit PC 104 modules Lastly non standard modules which lack feed through connectors should be assembled on the bottom of the stack I O CONFIGURATION PC 104 ISA Bus Modules PC 104 I O modules should be addressed in the 100h 3FFh address range Care must be taken to avoid the I O addresses shown in the On B...

Page 49: ...TCHDOG STATUS BIT IN AL DX OR AL 04H OUT DX AL LOOP MOV DX 1D0H LOOP WHILE BIT D2 WDOG_STA 0 IN AL DX AND AL 04H JZ LOOP MOV DX 1D2H RESET THE WATCHDOG STATUS BIT AGAIN IN AL DX OR AL 04H OUT DX AL MOV DX 1D0H ENABLE THE WATCHDOG RESET MODE IN AL DX OR AL 01H OUT DX AL Note The watchdog is disabled when the EPM 32 is powered on or reset DISABLING THE WATCHDOG The watchdog may be disabled at any ti...

Page 50: ...eratures The system can be configured to generate a Non Maskable Interrupt NMI when the temperature exceeds the threshold The CMOS setup is used to set the temperature detection threshold A status bit in the Special Control Register bit D5 if I O port 1D0h or 1E0h can be read to determine if the die temperature is above the threshold Contact the factory for information on clearing the status bit o...

Page 51: ... space range for the EPM 32 is 000h to 3FFh 10 bit decoding User I O devices should be added with care to avoid the devices already in the map as shown in the following table Table 17 On Board I O Devices I O Device Standard I O Addresses Alternate I O Addresses Super I O 02Eh 02Fh Secondary Hard Drive Controller 170h 177h Special Control Register 1D0h 1E0h Watchdog Hold Off Register 1D1h 1E1h Jum...

Page 52: ...mmended Table 18 EPM 32 IRQ Settings default setting allowed setting Source IRQ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Timer 0 Keyboard Slave PIC COM1 COM2 Floppy LPT1 RTC Mouse Math Chip Pri IDE Sec IDE ISA IRQ3 ISA IRQ4 ISA IRQ5 ISA IRQ6 ISA IRQ7 ISA IRQ9 ISA IRQ10 ISA IRQ11 ISA IRQ12 ISA IRQ14 ISA IRQ15 PCI INTA PCI INTB PCI INTC PCI INTD When LPT1 is in floppy disk mode the pins change function...

Page 53: ...ve value set in the CMOS setup Note This bit is a read only bit D4 HDOGNMI Non Maskable Interrupt Enable Controls the generation of NMIS whenever the CPU temperature sensor detects an over temperature condition HDOGNMI 0 Disable HDOGNMI 1 Enable D3 COMDIR COM2 RS 485 Transmit Enable Enables the RS 485 transmitter COMDIR 0 Receive COMDIR 1 Transmit D2 WDOG_STA WDOG STATUS Indicates if the watchdog ...

Page 54: ...vision Level These bits represent the EPM 32 circuit revision level REV2 REV1 REV0 Revision Level 0 0 0 Initial product release EPM 32c p v 1 0 0 EPM 32e t Note These bits are read only Watchdog Timer Hold Off Register WDHOLD WRITE ONLY 1D1h or 1E1h via CMOS Setup D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 A watchdog timer circuit is included on the EPM 32 board to reset the CPU and or generate a NMI...

Page 55: ...nly bit D6 VB SEL Video BIOS Selection Indicates the status of jumper V1 3 4 VB SEL 0 Jumper out Secondary Video BIOS selected VB SEL 1 Jumper in Primary Video BIOS selected Note This is a read only bit D5 SB SEL System BIOS Selection Indicates the status of jumper V1 1 2 SB SEL 0 Jumper out Master System BIOS selected SB SEL 1 Jumper in Run Time System BIOS selected Note This is a read only bit D...

Page 56: ...per intel com PC 104 Specification PC 104 Consortium http www controlled com pc104 PC 104 Resource Guide PC 104 Plus Specification VersaLogic Corporation http www VersaLogic com PC 104 Resource Guide CPU Chips Pentium M Celeron M Intel Corporation http developer intel com General PC Documentation Microsoft Press http www microsoft com learning books The Programmer s PC Sourcebook General PC Docume...

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