AR-B1651 User’s Guide AR-B1651 EBC 3.5”, VIA Processor for VIA PLE133T with VGA(CRT/LVDS), SDRAM PC133, LAN, Audio, Compact Flash User’ s Guide Edition: 1.0 Book Number: AR-B1651-03.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide Table of Contents 0.PREFACE……………. .................................................................................................................................................. 3 0.1 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER..................................................................................................................................3 0.2 WELCOME TO THE AR-B1651 CPU BOARD.......................................................................................................
AR-B1651 User’s Guide 0. PREFACE 0.1 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER This document is copyrighted, 2003, by Acrosser Technology Co., Ltd. All rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means, such as electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or other means without the prior written permission or original manufacturer.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide 0.6 ORGANIZATION This information for users covers the following topics (see the Table of Contents for a detailed listing): Chapter 1, “Introduction”, provides specifications and packing list. Chapter 2, “Setting Up System”, describes how to adjust the jumpers and the connector settings. Chapter 3,“CRT/LCD Flat Panel Display”, describes the configuration and installation procedure for using LCD and CRT displays.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide 1. INTRODUCTION Welcome to the AR-B1651 Single Board Computer. The AR-B1651 board is EBC board, which Low power VIA C3 series Processors with the VIA ® advanced chipset Apollo PLE133T (VT8601T and VT82C686B). This product is designed for the system manufacturers, integrators, or VARs that want to provide all the performance, reliability, and quality at a reasonable price. In addition, the AR-B1651 provides on chip VGA.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide 1.1 SPECIFICATIONS ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! CPU: On-board VIA C3 Processor 800MHz or Eden 667 MHz Process DMA channels: 7 Interrupt levels: 15 Chipset: VIA ® Apollo PLE133T ( VT8601T Integrated 2D / 3D graphics accelerator and VT82C686B) RAM memory: Supports SDRAM PC133, on-board 144-pin SO-DIMM up to 512MB SDRAM memory module VGA Controller: Embedded VGA controller, Screen Resolution: up to Ture Color(32 bit)1024x768, or High Color(16 bit) 1280x1024.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide 2. SETTING UP SYSTEM This chapter describes how to install the AR-B1651. At first, the layout of AR-B1651 is shown, and the unpacking information that you should be careful is described. ! ! Overview System Settings 2.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide 2.2 SYSTEM SETTINGS Jumper pins allow you to set specific system parameters. Set them by changing the pin location of the jumper blocks. (A jumper block is a small plastic-encased conductor that slips over the pins.) To change a jumper setting, remove the jumper from its current location with your fingers or small needle-nosed pliers. Place the jumper over the two pins designated for the desired setting. Press the jumper evenly onto the pins. Be careful not to bend the pins.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide 2.2.3 Hard Disk (IDE) Connector (IDE1) 44 Pin Hard Disk Connector (IDE1) The on-board 44-pin mini-pitched IDE interface is used to let user support either a 3.5" HDD with 44 to 40pin adapter cable.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide 2.2.5 Parallel Port Connector (LPT1) The connector for the parallel port is a 26-pin header connector. 2 1 26 Parallel Port Connector DB-25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 25 Signal DB-25 Signal -Strobe Data 0 Data 1 Data 2 Data 3 Data 4 Data 5 Data 6 Data 7 -Acknowledge Busy Paper Printer Select 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 -Auto Form Feed -Error -Initialize -Printer Select In Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground No Used 2.2.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide ! USB1 USB1 use an adapter cable to interface with external equipment. 2 10 1.VCC 5.DATA3+ 2.VCC 6.DATA4+ 3.DATA3- 7.8.GND 1 9 4.DATA4- 9.10.GND 2.2.8 LVDS Header (LVDS1) PIN (LVDS1) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 26 1 13 FUNCTION TXOUT0TXOUT0+ TXOUT1TXOUT1+ TXOUT2TXOUT2+ TXCLKTXCLK+ TXOUT3TXOUT3+ VTKBP VTX5 VTX5 PIN (LVDS1) 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 FUNCTION GND GND VTX5 VTX5 NC GND GND VTX12 VTX12 GND NC NC NC 2.2.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide 2.2.11 Serial Port (COM1, COM2) ! ! ! AR-B1651 is equipped with two serial ports. COM1 is a standard RS-232 interface. COM2 use an adapter cable to interface with external equipment. When we are configuring P1or P2, COM1 can also be configured as an RS-232 or RS-485 port. A. COM1 USED RS232 & RS485 COM1 1 2 6 7 8 9 3 4 5 P1 P1 P2 P2 9 7 9 7 6 4 6 4 3 1 3 1 RS-485 Factory Preset RS-232 B. COM2 USED RS232 9 1 1.DCD 5.TX 2.DSR 6.CTS 10 3.RX 7.DTR 4.RTS 8.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide 2.2.14 Touch Screen Connector (TS2) TS2 is a serial port, which is parallel with COM2. It provides another choice when user needs a serial port but need to connect from board directly without connecting through a D-type connector. The typical application is a touch screen panel. 1 2 3 1 RXDF 2 TXDF 3 GND 2.2.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide 2.2.18 Infrared Connector (IR1) The Infra-red Header pin assignment is as follows: 1.VCC 2.NC 1 5 3.IR DATA RECEIVER 4.GND 5.IR DATA TRANSFER 2.2.19 LED (J1) 1: Power LED 1 2 2: LAN LED 3: HDD LED (IDE1) 3 Power LED: External LED connector for Watchdog status indication. LAN LED: External LED connector for 10/100M LAN HDD LED (IDE1): External LED connector for primary IDE channel. 2.2.20 Ethernet RJ-45 Connector (LAN1) The system supports onboard network connectivity.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide 2.2.22 Power Connector (PWR2) The PWR2 is a 4-pin power connector. It’s the standard connector on all Acrosser boards. PWR2 4 3 2 1 1. +12V 2. GND 3. GND 4. +5V 2.2.23 PC/104 Connector (PC1) (1) 64 Pin PC/104 Connector A&B 2 64 63 1 (2) 40 Pin PC/104 Connector C&D 2 40 1 39 Note: If the content in setting is inconsistent with the CD-ROM, please refer to the setting as the priority.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide 3. CRT/LCD FLAT PANEL DISPLAY This chapter describes the configuration and installation procedures for LCD & CRT displays. The following topics are covered: ! ! ※ CRT Connector LCD Flat Panel Displays DON´T SUPPORT EXTERNAL VGA CARD 3.1 CRT CONNECTOR (CRT1) The AR-B1651 supports CRT color monitors. It uses an onboard VGA chipset and you can use the VGA RAM 2.4 or 8 MB.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide 4. WATCHDOG TIMER This section describes the use of Watchdog Timer, including disable, enable, and trigger. AR-B1651 is equipped with a programmable time-out period watchdog timer that occupies I/O port 443H. Users can use simple program to enable the watchdog timer. Once you enable the watchdog timer, the program should trigger it every time before it times out.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide 5. BIOS CONSOLE This chapter describes the AR-B1651 BIOS menu displays and explains how to perform common tasks needed to get up and running, and presents detailed explanations of the elements found in each of the BIOS menus.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide 5.2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP The option allows you to record some basic system hardware configuration and set the system clock and error handling. If the CPU board is already installed in a working system, you will not need to select this option anymore. Standard CMOS Setup Date & Time Setup Highlight the field and then press the [Page Up] /[Page Down] or [+]/[-] keys to set the current date. Follow the month, day and year format.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide 5.3 ADVANCED CMOS SETUP The option consists of configuration entries that allow you to improve your system performance, or let you set up some system features according to your preference. Some entries here are required by the CPU board’s design to remain in their default settings. Advanced CMOS Setup Quick Boot This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the computer. BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide Try Other Boot Devices This options can boot from other devices when default setting boot is failed. S.M.A.R.T for Hard Disks S.M.A.R.T is abbreviation of Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology. It is reliable and precautious technology. When Hard Disk disorder, it prevents Hard Disk from the loss of data. Boot Up Num-Lock This item is used to activate the Num-Lock function upon system boot.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide 5.4 ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP This option controls the configuration of the board’s chipset. Control keys for this screen are the same as for the previous screen. Advanced Chipset Setup Configure SDRAM Timing by SPD SPD is the abbreviation Serial Presence Detect. SPD takes accord the chip types, capacity, timing, voltage data. The system can auto adjust memory according to the data to reach the best situation.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide 5.5 POWER MANAGEMENT This section is used to configure power management features. This option allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity. Power Management System Thermal If the choice is chose, the system will alarm when the system temperature is beyond the critical temperature.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide 5.6 PCI/PLUG AND PLAY This section is used to configure PCI / Plug and Play features. The option configures the PCI bus slots. All PCI bus slots on the system use INTA#, thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value. PCI / Plug And Play Plug and Play Aware O/S Set this option to Yes if the operating system installed in the computer is Plug and Play-aware. The BIOS only detects and enables PnP ISA adapter cards that are required for system boot.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide 5.7 PERIPHERAL SETUP This section is used to configure peripheral features. Peripheral Setup OnBoard FDC This option enables the floppy drive controller on the AR-B1651. OnBoard Serial Port This option enables the serial port on the AR-B1651. IR Port support This item is to activate the function of Infra-red. OnBoard Parallel Port This option enables the parallel port on the AR-B1651. Parallel Port Mode This option specifies the parallel port mode.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide 5.8 AUTO-DETECT HARD DISKS This option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk drive, and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen. 5.9 PASSWORD SETTING This BIOS Setup has an optional password feature. The system can be configured so that all users must enter a password every time the system boots or when BIOS Setup is executed. User can set either a Supervisor password or a User password.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide 5.12 BIOS UPDATE The BIOS program instructions are contained within computer chips called FLASH ROMs that are located on your system board. The chips can be electronically reprogrammed, allowing you to upgrade your BIOS firmware without removing and installing chips. The AR-B1651 provides the FLASH BIOS update function for you to easily to update to a newer BIOS version.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide APPENDIX A. I/O & MEMORY MAP Memory Map: MEMORY MAP 0000000-009FFFF 00A0000-00BFFF F 00C0000-00DFFF F 00E0000-00EFFF F 00F0000-00FFFFF 0100000-FFFFFF F ASSIGNMENT System memory used by DOS and application Display buffer memory for VGA/ EGA / CGA / MONOCHROME adapter Reserved for I/O device BIOS ROM or RAM buffer.
AR-B1651 User’s Guide APPENDIX B.
