Aaeon EPIC-9457 Manual - Quick

Manual is about: Intel Atom N270 Processor Onboard DDR II Memory Up to 24-bit Dual-channel LVDS LCD 6 USB 2.0 / 4 COMs / 2 SATA CompactFlash/ 8-bit Digital I/O

Summary of EPIC-9457

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B epic-9457 rev.B intel® atom™ n270 processor onboard ddr ii memory up to 24-bit dual-channel lvds lcd 6 usb 2.0 / 4 coms / 2 sata compactflash™/ 8-bit digital i/o epic-9457 manual rev.B 3rd ed. April 2010

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B i copyright notice this document is copyrighted, 2010. All rights are reserved. The original manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduce...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B ii acknowledgments all other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Z award is a trademark of award software international, inc. Z compactflash™ is a trademark of the compact flash association. Z intel ® , atom™ are trade...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B iii packing list before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: • 9657666600 jumper cap • quick installation guide • utility cd • epic-9457 rev.B w/heatsink if any of these items should be missing ...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B iv contents chapter 1 general information 1.1 introduction................................................................ 1-2 1.2 features .................................................................... 1-3 1.3 specifications .........................

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B v 2.15 front panel connector (cn1) ................................. 2-13 2.16 external lvds inverter power connector (cn2).... 2-13 2.17 external lvds connector (cn3) ............................ 2-13 2.18 standby power input (cn4) ........................

  • Page 7: Appendix C Mating Connector

    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B vi chapter 4 driver installation 4.1 installation ................................................................. 4-3 appendix a programming the watchdog timer a.1 programming .........................................................A-2 appendix b i/o ...

  • Page 8: General

    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 1 general information 1- 1 general chapter 1 information.

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 1 general information 1- 2 1.1 introduction aaeon announces a brand new epic board epic-9457 rev.B, designed to fit in diverse applications that demand for fitting in different space limitations and high performance. Epic-9457 rev.B accommodates ...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 1 general information 1- 3 1.2 features z intel® atom™ n270 processor z intel® 945gme + ich7m z onboard ddrii 533 memory, max. 1gb z gigabit ethernet x 2 z dual 24-bit dual-channel lvds lcd z ac97 2.0 codec 2ch audio z usb2.0 x 6, com x 4, 8-bit ...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 1 general information 1- 4 1.3 specifications system z form factor epic express board z processor onboard intel ® atom™ n270 processor 1.6ghz, fsb: 400/533mhz z system memory onboard ddrii 533, max. 1 gb z chipset intel® 945gme + ich7m z i/o chip...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 1 general information 1- 5 z gross weight 1.1 lb (0.5kg) z operation temperature 32°f ~ 140°f (0°c ~ 60°c) z storage temperature -40°f ~ 176°f (-40°c ~ 80°c) z operation humidity 0% ~ 90% relative humidity, non-condensing display: supports crt/lc...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 2 quick installation guide 2-1 quick installation chapter 2 guide notice: the quick installation guide is derived from chapter 2 of user manual. For other chapters and further installation instructions, please refer to the user manual cd-rom that...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 2 quick installation guide 2-2 2.1 safety precautions always completely disconnect the power cord from your board whenever you are working on it. Do not make connections while the power is on, because a sudden rush of power can damage sensitive e...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 2 quick installation guide 2-3 2.2 location of connectors and jumpers component side.

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B solder side chapter 2 quick installation guide 2-4.

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 2 quick installation guide 2-5 2.3 mechanical drawing component side.

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 2 quick installation guide 2-6 solder side.

  • Page 19: Jumpers

    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 2 quick installation guide 2-7 2.4 list of jumpers the board has a number of jumpers that allow you to configure your system to suit your application. The table below shows the function of each of the board's jumpers: jumpers label function jp1 p...

  • Page 20: Connectors

    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 2 quick installation guide 2-8 2.5 list of connectors the board has a number of connectors that allow you to configure your system to suit your application. The table below shows the function of each board's connectors: connectors label function ...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 2 quick installation guide 2-9 cn22 com4 connector cn23 standby power output connector cn24 gigabit ethernet connector cn25 gigabit ethernet connector cn26 com1, com2 connector cn27 vga + dvi display connector cn29 compact flash disk connector cn...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 2 quick installation guide 2-10 2.6 setting jumpers you configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers. A jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch. It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often p...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 2 quick installation guide 2-11 2.7 pci-104 vio voltage selection (jp1) jp1 function 1-2 +5v 2-3 +3.3v (default) 2.8 external at/atx selection (jp2) jp2 function 1-2 at (default) 2-3 atx 2.9 external lvds operating voltage selection and external ...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 2 quick installation guide 2-12 2.11 com2 ring/ +5v/ +12v selection (jp5) jp5 function 1-2 +12v 3-4 ring (default) 5-6 +5v 2.12 clear cmos (jp6) jp6 function 1-2 protected (default) 2-3 clear 2.13 internal lvds operating voltage selection and inv...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 2 quick installation guide 2-13 s1 function 1(on), 2(off) atx (default) 1(off), 2(on) at 2.15 front panel connector (cn1) pin signal pin signal 1 power on button (+) 2 power on button (-) 3 external buzzer (+) 4 external buzzer (-) 5 ide led (+) ...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 2 quick installation guide 2-14 17 n.C 18 n.C 19 lvds2_tx0- 20 lvds2_tx0+ 21 lvds2_tx1- 22 lvds2_tx1+ 23 lvds2_tx2- 24 lvds2_tx2+ 25 lvds2_tx3- 26 lvds2_tx3+ 27 ppvcc 28 gnd 29 lvds2_txclk- 30 lvds2_txclk+ 2.18 standby power input (cn4) pin signa...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 2 quick installation guide 2-15 8 left sense n.C n.C 9 right sense n.C n.C 2.21 audio connector (cn7) pin signal pin signal 1 mic 2 mic_vcc 3 audio ground 4 cd_gnd 5 line_in l 6 cd_l 7 line_in r 8 cd_gnd 9 audio ground 10 cd_r 11 line_out l 12 li...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 2 quick installation guide 2-16 27 ppvcc 28 gnd 29 lvds2_txclk- 30 lvds2_txclk+ 2.23 tv-out connector (cn11) pin signal pin signal 1 y 2 cvbs 3 gnd 4 gnd 5 c 6 n.C 7 gnd 8 n.C 2.24 usb connector (cn12) pin signal pin signal 1 +5v 2 gnd 3 usbd5- 4...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 2 quick installation guide 2-17 5 data1 6 #init 7 data2 8 #slin 9 data3 10 gnd 11 data4 12 gnd 13 data5 14 gnd 15 data6 16 gnd 17 data7 18 gnd 19 #ack 20 gnd 21 busy 22 gnd 23 pe 24 gnd 25 select 26 n.C 2.27 system fan connector (cn15) pin signal...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 2 quick installation guide 2-18 mapping table: bios setting connector definition address it8781 gpio setting port 8 @684h cn16 pin 8 gpio set 5 / bit 2 u30 pin 9 (gpio 52) port 7 @684h cn16 pin 7 gpio set 5 / bit 1 u30 pin 10 (gpio 51) port 6 @68...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 2 quick installation guide 2-19 2.31 rs-232 serial port connector (cn21, cn22) pin signal pin signal 1 dcd 2 dsr 3 rxd 4 rts 5 txd 6 cts 7 dtr 8 ri 9 gnd 2.32 standby power output connector (cn23) pin signal pin signal 1 smbdat_sby 2 gnd 3 smbclk...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 2 quick installation guide 2-20 13 dtr2 (422rxd-) 14 gnd 15 dsr2 16 rts2 17 cts2 18 ri2/+5v/+12v 2.34 primary eide connector (ide1) pin signal pin signal 1 ide reset 2 gnd 3 data7 4 data8 5 data6 6 data9 7 data5 8 data10 9 data4 10 data11 11 data...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 2 quick installation guide 2-21 below table for china rohs requirements 产品中有毒有害物质或元素名称及含量 aaeon main board/ daughter board/ backplane 有毒有害物质或元素 部件名称 铅 (pb) 汞 (hg) 镉 (cd) 六价铬 (cr(vi)) 多溴联苯 (pbb) 多溴二苯醚 (pbde) 印刷电路板 及其电子组件 × ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 外部信号 连接器及线材 × ...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 3 award bios setup 3-1 chapter award 3 bios setup.

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 3 award bios setup 3-2 3.1 system test and initialization these routines test and initialize board hardware. If the routines encounter an error during the tests, you will either hear a few short beeps or see an error message on the screen. There ...

  • Page 36: Entering Setup

    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 3 award bios setup 3-3 3.2 award bios setup awards bios rom has a built-in setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed cmos ram so that it retains the setup inform...

  • Page 37: Pnp/pci Configurations

    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 3 award bios setup 3-4 pnp/pci configurations this entry appears if your system supports pnp/pci. Pc health status use this menu to set pc health status. Frequency/voltage control use this menu to specify your settings for auto detect dimm/pci cl...

  • Page 38: Driver

    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 4 driver installation 4 - 1 chapter driver 4 installation.

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 4 driver installation 4 - 2 the epic-9457 rev.B comes with a cd-rom that contains all drivers and utilities that meet your needs. Follow the sequence below to install the drivers: step 1 – install inf update utility v8.2.0.1014 driver step 2 – in...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 4 driver installation 4 - 3 4.1 installation: insert the epic-9457 rev.B cd-rom into the cd-rom drive. And install the drivers from step 1 to step 5 in order. Step 1 – install inf update utility v8.2.0.1014 driver 1. Click on the step 1 - inf upd...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B chapter 4 driver installation 4 - 4 2. Double click on the setup.Exe file in the os folder 3. Follow the instructions that the window shows 4. The system will help you install the driver automatically step 5 – install penmount 6300 touch driver 1. Click ...

  • Page 42: Programming The

    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B appendix a programming the watchdog timer a-1 programming the appendix a watchdog timer.

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B appendix a programming the watchdog timer a-2 a.1 programming epic-9457 rev.B utilizes ite 8781 chipset as its watchdog timer controller. Below are the procedures to complete its configuration and the aaeon initial watchdog timer program is also attached...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B appendix a programming the watchdog timer a-3 there are three steps to complete the configuration setup: (1) enter the mb pnp mode; (2) modify the data of configuration registers; (3) exit the mb pnp mode. Undesired result may occur if the mb pnp mode is...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B appendix a programming the watchdog timer a-4 watchdog timer configuration registers configure control (index=02h) this register is write only. Its values are not sticky; that is to say, a hardware reset will automatically clear the bits, and does not re...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B appendix a programming the watchdog timer a-5 watch dog timer 1, 2, 3 configuration register (index=72h, 82h, 92h default=001s0000b) watch dog timer 1,2,3 time-out value (lsb) register (index=73h,83h,93h, default=38h) watch dog timer 1,2,3 time-out value...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B appendix a programming the watchdog timer a-6 a.2 ite8781 watchdog timer initial program .Model small .Code main: call enter_configuration_mode call check_chip mov cl, 7 call set_logic_device ;time setting mov cl, 10 ; 10 sec dec al watch_dog_setting: ;t...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B appendix a programming the watchdog timer a-7 call superio_set_reg ; game port enable mov cl, 9 call set_logic_device initial_ok: call exit_configuration_mode mov ah,4ch int 21h enter_configuration_mode proc near mov si,word ptr cs:[offset cfg_port] mov ...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B appendix a programming the watchdog timer a-8 call write_configuration_data ret exit_configuration_mode endp check_chip proc near mov al,20h call read_configuration_data cmp al,87h jne not_initial mov al,21h call read_configuration_data cmp al,81h jne no...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B appendix a programming the watchdog timer a-9 out dx,al mov dx,word ptr cs:[cfg_port+06h] in al,dx ret read_configuration_data endp write_configuration_data proc near mov dx,word ptr cs:[cfg_port+04h] out dx,al xchg al,ah mov dx,word ptr cs:[cfg_port+06h...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B appendix a programming the watchdog timer a-10 set_logic_device proc near push ax push cx xchg al,cl mov cl,07h call superio_set_reg pop cx pop ax ret set_logic_device endp ;select 02eh->index port, 02fh->data port cfg_port db 087h,001h,055h,055h dw 02eh...

  • Page 52: I/o Information

    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B appendix b i/o information b - 1 i/o information appendix b.

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B appendix b i/o information b-2 b.1 i/o address map.

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B appendix b i/o information b - 3 b.2 1 st mb memory address map.

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B appendix b i/o information b-4 b.3 irq mapping chart b.4 dma channel assignments.

  • Page 56: Mating Connecotor

    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B appendix c mating connector c - 1 mating connecotor appendix c.

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B appendix c mating connector c - 2 c.1 list of mating connectors and cables the table notes mating connectors and available cables. Mating connector connector label function vendor model no available cable cable p/n cn1 front panel connector lian tay 1.25...

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    E p i c b o a r d e p i c - 9 4 5 7 r e v . B appendix c mating connector c - 3 cn13 lcd inverter connector catch 2.0mm pitch 5 pin (catch hs-5p-2.0 or compatible) n/a n/a cn14 lpt port connector catch 2.00mm pitch 26 pins ( catch h754-2x13 or compatible) lpt cable 1701260308 cn15 system fan connect...