Ampro Corporation LITTLE BOARD P5X User Manual

Little board™/p5 x

Table of contents

Document Outline

Introduction
Technical Support
General Description
Product Feature Summary
Enhanced Reliability
Software
Designing Little Board Systems
- On-board MiniModule Expansion
- Using Standard PC and AT Bus Cards
- Little Board Development Platform And Quick Start Kit
- Little Board/P5x Utility I/O Development Board
- Connector Descriptions
- Switch Descriptions (S1 – S4)
Overview
Mounting Dimensions
Connector Summary
Jumper Summary
DC Power
- Power Requirements
- Powerfail NMI
- Backup Battery
- Cooling Requirements
  - Thermal Sensor
  - Fan Switch
System Memory
- ROM BIOS
- Shadowing
- BIOS Recovery
- Interrupt and DMA Channel Usage
Battery-Backed Clock
Serial Ports
- I/O Addresses and Interrupt Assignments
- ROM-BIOS Installation of the Serial Ports
- Serial Port Connectors (J11, J13)
- RS-485 Option
- Serial TTL Option
- Ampro Custom Serial Features
- Serial Console Features
Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports
Infrared (IrDA) Interface
- Requirements for an IrDA interface
- IrDA Connector (Part of J24)
Multi-Mode Parallel Port
- I/O Addresses and Interrupts
  - - ROM-BIOS Installation of Parallel Ports
- DMA Channels
- Parallel Port Connector (J15)
  - - IEEE-1284-compliant Cables
    - Latch-Up Protection
- Parallel Port Registers
- Standard and Bi-Directional Operation
Floppy Disk Interface
- Floppy Drive Considerations
- Floppy Interface Configuration
- Floppy Interface Connector (J14)
EIDE Hard Disk Interface
- IDE Interface Configuration
Compact Flash Solid-State Disk
- Enabling the Drive
- Master/Slave Setting
- Solid-State Disk Preparation
UltraSCSI INTERFACE
- UltraSCSI Connector
- SCSI Interface Configuration
Flat Panel/CRT Video Controller
- Connecting a Flat Panel (J3)
  - Power Sequencing
  - Advanced Power Management
- BIOS Support of Standard Flat Panels
- The LCD Bias Supply Option (J4)
  - Attaching an External Contrast Control
- Connecting a CRT (J5)
- ZV Port Interface (J6)
- Disabling the Video Controller
Ethernet Network Interface
- Hardware Description
- Ethernet RJ-45 Interface Connector (J7)
- Ethernet Interface Software
- Ethernet Setup
- Setting up a Boot PROM
- Ethernet Indicator LEDs
Watchdog Timer
Utility Connectors (J16, J24)
- LED Connection
- Speaker Connections
- Push-button Reset Connection
- Keyboard Connection
- Utility 2 Connector (J24)
PC/104-Plus EXPANSION BUS
- On-board MiniModule Expansion
- Using Standard PC and AT Bus Cards
- Expansion Bus Connector Pinouts
- PCI Bus (P21) Notes
Setup
- - Setup Help
- Setup 1 — Main Menu
- Setup 2 — Standard CMOS Setup
- Setup 3 — BIOS Features Setup
  - Serial Console Operation During Setup
- Setup 4 — Chipset Features Setup
- Setup 6 — PCI Configuration Setup
- Setup 7 — Integrated Peripherals Setup
Little Board/P5x SPECIFICATIONS
- CPU/Motherboard
- Embedded-PC System Enhancements
- On-board Peripherals
- Support Software
- Mechanical and Environmental Specifications
Ampro Product Reliability Testing
- Regulatory testing
- Shock and Vibration Testing
- ISO 9001 Manufacturing
- Wide-range temperature testing
Contacts
EPP and ECP Operation
Cables