Ampro Corporation LITTLE BOARD 5001451A User Manual

Little board™ p6d reference manual

Little Board™ P6d Reference Manual

P/N 5001451A Revision B

5215 Hellyer Avenue, San Jose, CA 95138-1007

Phone: 408 360-0200, FAX: 408 360-0222, Web:

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Table of contents

Document Outline

Introduction
- Technical Support
General Description
Product Feature Summary
- CPU/Motherboard
- Enhanced Embedded-PC BIOS
- Modular PC/104-Plus Expansion Bus
- CompactFlash Disk
- Serial Ports
- Parallel Port
- Floppy Interface
- PCI-Bus EIDE Interfaces
- PCI Audio Interface
- Flat Panel/CRT Display Controller
- 100 MBps Ethernet LAN Interface
- Enhanced Reliability
Software
Designing Little Board Systems
- On-board MiniModule Expansion
- Little Board Development Platform And QuickStart Kit
- Connector Descriptions
- Switch Descriptions (S1 – S5)
Overview
Mounting Dimensions
Connector Summary
Jumper Summary
DC Power
- Power Requirements
- Other Voltages
- Switching Power Supplies
- Powerfail NMI
- Backup Battery
Cooling Requirements
- Thermal Sensor
- Fan Connector
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 (J8, J11)
- 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 Utility J19)
Multi-Mode Parallel Port
- I/O Addresses and Interrupts
- ROM-BIOS Installation of Parallel Ports
- DMA Channels
- Parallel Port Connector (J9)
- IEEE-1284-compliant Cables
- Latch-Up Protection
- Parallel Port Registers
- Standard and Bidirectional Operation
  - Using the Parallel Port in Bidirectional Mode
  - Using the Control Lines for Additional I/O
- Enabling the Parallel Port Interrupt
Floppy Disk Interface
- Floppy Drive Considerations
- Floppy Interface Configuration
- Floppy Interface Connector (J14)
EIDE Hard Disk Interface
- IDE Interface Configuration
CompactFlash Solid-State Disk
- Enabling the Drive
- Master/Slave Setting
- Solid-State Disk Preparation
Audio Interface
- Audio Amplifier
- Audio Interface Connector
Flat Panel/CRT Video Controller
- Connecting a Flat Panel (J15)
  - Power Sequencing
  - Advanced Power Management
- BIOS Support of Standard Flat Panels
- Connecting a CRT (J17)
  - ZV Port Interface (J16)
- Disabling the Video Controller
Ethernet Network Interface
- Hardware Description
- Ethernet RJ45 Interface Connector (J13)
- Ethernet Interface Software
- Ethernet Setup
- Ethernet Indicator LEDs
Watchdog Timer
Utility Connectors (J19)
- LED Connection
- Speaker Connections
- Push-button Reset Connection
- Keyboard Connection
- PS/2 Mouse Connection
- IrDA Interface
- TTL Serial Ports
- Miscellaneous Power Management Signals
PC/104-Plus Expansion Bus
- On-board MiniModule Expansion Details
- Using Standard PC and AT Bus Cards
- Expansion Bus Connector Pinouts
Setup
- Setup Help
- Setup 1 — Main Menu
- Setup 2 — Standard CMOS Setup
  - EIDE Hard Disk Drives
- Setup 3 — BIOS Features Setup
  - - Serial Console Operation during SETUP.
- Setup 4 — Chipset Features Setup
- Setup 5 — Power Management Setup
- Setup 6 — PCI Configuration Setup
- Setup 7 — Integrated Peripherals Setup
- Other Setup Screens
Little Board P6d Technical Specifications
- CPU/Motherboard
- Embedded-PC System Enhancements
  - On-board Peripherals
- Support Software
- Mechanical and Environmental Specifications
- Flat Panel Displays
  - BIOS Modes
- Hardware IRQ Map
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EPP and ECP Operation