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LittleBoard™ 550Single Board ComputerReference ManualP/N 5001740A Revision A

Chapter 1 About this Manual4 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550• EnCore™ Family – These high-performance, compact, rugged Computer-on-Module (COM)soluti

LittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 5Chapter 2 Product OverviewThis introduction presents general information about the EBX Architecture and the LittleBo

Chapter 2 Product Overview6 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550 4-40 nuts (4)PC/104 ModulePC/104 Plus ModuleLittleBoard 550StackthroughExpansion Bus

Chapter 2 Product OverviewLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 7Board Features• CPU features♦ Via Eden™ ESP 10000 (1GHz), Eden ESP 5000 (533MHz) or Eden E

Chapter 2 Product Overview8 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550♦ Supports RS232, RS485, or RS422 operation on each port♦ Supports programmable word lengt

Chapter 2 Product OverviewLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 9• Video Interfaces (CRT/LVDS)♦ Supports CRT (1600 x 1200) with 32MB SMA (Shared Memory Are

Chapter 2 Product Overview10 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Block DiagramFigure 2-3 shows the functional components of the board. LB550BlkDiagmVIA E

Chapter 2 Product OverviewLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 11Major Integrated Circuits (ICs)Table 2-1 lists the major integrated circuits, including a

Chapter 2 Product Overview12 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Connector DefinitionsTable 2-2 describes the connectors shown in Figures 2-3 to 2-5. All

Chapter 2 Product OverviewLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 13 LB550A_01bL8L3L2L5CPU (U1)J2F5J5J4J3DIMM1J31J21U27U26U4J28Y1Y5U20U23 U19U9BAT1Ethernet

ii Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Notice PageNOTICENo part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system

Chapter 2 Product Overview14 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Jumper DefinitionsTable 2-4 describes the jumpers shown in Figure 2-5.Table 2-4. Jumper

Chapter 2 Product OverviewLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 15 LB550_01cL8L3L2L5CPU (U1)J2F5J5J4J3DIMM1J31J21U27U26U4J28Y1Y5U20U23 U19U9BAT1Ethernet

Chapter 2 Product Overview16 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550 Q2Q1U30U28Q13 Q14U39Q3U13F4F2F3F1Y4Y2Y3Q4D7D6D4D8USB1 Fuse (F2)US

Chapter 2 Product OverviewLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 17Mechanical SpecificationsFigures 2-7 and 2-8 show top views of the LittleBoard 550 with t

Chapter 2 Product Overview18 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550 5.3505.5500.06.8007.6005.350-0.2000.07.0507.6007.800-0.2000.00.7191.4152.7304.0500.03

Chapter 2 Product OverviewLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 19Power SpecificationsTable 2-8 shows the power requirements for the LittleBoard, including

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LittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 21Chapter 3 HardwareOverviewThis chapter discusses the chips and features of the connectors in the following order:•

Chapter 3 Hardware22 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550CPU (U1)The LittleBoard 550 offers three VIA Technologies Eden processor choices; high performan

Chapter 3 HardwareLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 23Interrupt Channel AssignmentsThe channel interrupt assignments are shown in Table 3-1.Table 3-1.

LittleBoard 550 Reference Manual iiiContentsChapter 1 About This Manual...

Chapter 3 Hardware24 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Table 3-2. Memory MapBase Address Function00000000h - 0009FFFFh Conventional Memory000A00

Chapter 3 HardwareLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 25PC/104-Plus Interface (J21)The PC/104-Plus uses a 120-pin (30x4) header interface. This interfa

Chapter 3 Hardware26 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Pin # Signal Input/OutputDescription18 (A18) IDSEL0InInitialization Device Select 0 – This signa

Chapter 3 HardwareLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 27Pin # Signal Input/OutputDescription45 (B15) +3.3V +3.3 volts ±5% power supply46 (B16) AD20T/SPC

Chapter 3 Hardware28 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Pin # Signal Input/OutputDescription74 (C14) +3.3V +3.3 volts ±5% power supply75 (C15) AD17T/SPC

Chapter 3 HardwareLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 29Pin # Signal Input/OutputDescription103 (D13) +3.3V +3.3 volts ±5% power supply104 (D14) C/BE2*

Chapter 3 Hardware30 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550PC/104 Interface (J1A,B,C,D)The PC/104 Bus uses a 104-pin 100 mil header interface. This interf

Chapter 3 HardwareLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 31Pin # Signal Description (J1 Row A)23 (A23) SA8 System Address 8 – Refer to SA19, pin-A12, for m

Chapter 3 Hardware32 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Pin # Signal Descriptions (J1 Row B)47 (B15) DACK3* DMA Acknowledge 3 – Used by DMA controller t

Chapter 3 HardwareLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 33Table 3-7. PC/104 Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J1C)Pin # Signal Descriptions (J1 Row C)1

Contentsiv Reference Manual LittleBoard 550USB Signals (USB0 and USB1) ...

Chapter 3 Hardware34 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Pin # Signal Descriptions (J1 Row D)27 (D6) IRQ15 Interrupt Request 15 – Asserted by a device wh

Chapter 3 HardwareLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 35IDE Interface (J12, J17)The LittleBoard 550 provides two IDE connectors for primary and secondar

Chapter 3 Hardware36 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Pin # Signal Description21 PDREQ Primary DMA Request – Used for DMA transfers between host and d

Chapter 3 HardwareLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 37Pin # Signal DescriptionAll Task File operations occur in byte mode on the low order bus D0-D7,

Chapter 3 Hardware38 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Pin # Signal Description33 SDA1 Secondary Disk Address 1 – One of three signals (0 – 2) used to

Chapter 3 HardwareLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 39CompactFlash Adapter (J23)The board contains a Type II PC card socket, which allows for the inse

Chapter 3 Hardware40 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Pin # Signal Description31 PDD15 Disk Data 15 – Refer to PDD3 on pin-2 for more information.32 P

Chapter 3 HardwareLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 41Floppy Drive Interface (J14)The VT82C686B chip provides the floppy controller and supports two f

Chapter 3 Hardware42 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Parallel Port Interface (J15)Parallel port supports standard parallel, Bi-directional, ECP and E

Chapter 3 HardwareLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 43Serial Interfaces (J11, J13)Two chips provide the circuitry for the 4 serial ports. The VT86C68

ContentsLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual vFigure 2-4. Connector and Fuse Locations (Top view)...

Chapter 3 Hardware44 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Table 3-14. Serial A Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J11)Pin # Pin #DB9Signal Description11(

Chapter 3 HardwareLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 45Pin # Pin #DB9Signal Description16 8 CTS2*RX2+Clear To Send 2 – Indicates external serial commun

Chapter 3 Hardware46 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Pin # Pin #DB9Signal Description11 1(COM4)DCD4*Data Carrier Detect 4 – Indicates external serial

Chapter 3 HardwareLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 47Utility InterfacesThe Utility interfaces consists of three connectors that provide the standard

Chapter 3 Hardware48 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Table 3-16. Utility 1 Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J16)Pin # Signal I/O Description1 -12

Chapter 3 HardwareLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 49Table 3-17. SMBus Reserved AddressesComponent Address BinarySerial EEPROM (SEEP) 1010,010xbSDRA

Chapter 3 Hardware50 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Table 3-18. Utility 2 Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J24)Pin # Signal I/O Description1 SUSC

Chapter 3 HardwareLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 51Utility 3 Interface (J18)The Utility 3 interface is a 10-pin connector used to provide the two o

Chapter 3 Hardware52 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Ethernet Interfaces (J7, J32)The Ethernet solution is provided by two Intel 82551ER PCI controll

Chapter 3 HardwareLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 53Table 3-21. Ethernet Port 2 Pin/Signal Descriptions (J32)Pin # Signal Description1TX+2TX-Analog

Contentsvi Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Table 3-28. CPU Fan (J2)...

Chapter 3 Hardware54 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Table 3-22. Audio Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J28)Pin # Signal Description1 VIDEO_L Vide

Chapter 3 HardwareLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 55Video Interfaces (J3, J4, J5, J31)The Northbridge (VT8606) chip provides the graphics control an

Chapter 3 Hardware56 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550LCD Interface 1Table 3-24. LCD Interface 1 Pin/Signal Descriptions (J3)Pin # Signal Description

Chapter 3 HardwareLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 57Pin # Signal Description39 ENAVDD Power sequencing output for LCD driver40 GND Ground41 FP20 Fla

Chapter 3 Hardware58 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550LVDS InterfaceTable 3-26. LVDS Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J31)Pin # Signal Description

Chapter 3 HardwareLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 59MiscellaneousReal Time Clock (RTC)The LittleBoard 550 contains a Real Time Clock (RTC) and along

Chapter 3 Hardware60 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550for the serial port 1. As an alternate, you can short the equivalent pins (pins 7 and 9) on the

Chapter 3 HardwareLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 61Power Interface (J10)The LittleBoard 550 uses five separate voltages on the board, but only one

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LittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 63Chapter 4 BIOS SetupIntroductionThis chapter describes the BIOS Setup menus and the various screens used for config

LittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 1Chapter 1 About This ManualPurpose of this ManualThis manual is for designers of systems based on the LittleBoard™ 5

Chapter 4 BIOS Setup64 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Accessing BIOS Setup (Serial Console)Entering the BIOS Setup, in serial console mode, is very s

Chapter 4 BIOS SetupLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 65BIOS MenusBIOS Setup Opening Screen Ampro Setup Utility for LittleBoard 550, SWxxxxxx >

Chapter 4 BIOS Setup66 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550BIOS Configuration Screen Ampro Setup Utility for LittleBoard 550, SWxxxxxx Use Arrow keys

Chapter 4 BIOS SetupLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 67♦ Drive D – [none], [HDD/CF on Pri Master], [CDROM on Pri Master], [HDD/CF on Pri Slave],[CDRO

Chapter 4 BIOS Setup68 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550• Boot Order♦ Boot 1st – [none], [Drive A], [Drive B], [Drive C], [Drive D], [CDROM], [Alarm],

Chapter 4 BIOS SetupLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 69NOTE This feature allows you to use any one of the three common formatsavailable for CompactFla

Chapter 4 BIOS Setup70 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Memory Control Options• Memory♦ Memory Test – [Fast], [Standard], or [Exhaustive]• If this fiel

Chapter 4 BIOS SetupLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 71CAUTION To prevent system hangs or failure at extended temperatures, do notchange the DRAM Refr

Chapter 4 BIOS Setup72 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550However, connecting a Hot Cable to the other port (port not selected) overrides this fieldsetti

Chapter 4 BIOS SetupLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 73• IRQ – [none], [1], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [9], [10], [11], [12], [14], or [15]This field sp

Chapter 1 About this Manual2 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Chip (integrated circuits) specifications used on the LittleBoard 550:• VIA Technologies,

Chapter 4 BIOS Setup74 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550• DMA – [3], [2], [1], or [0]This field specifies the DMA channel used for the parallel port (L

Chapter 4 BIOS SetupLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 75• If the [CRT+LCD] is selected, the same video information is shown on both displayssimultaneou

Chapter 4 BIOS Setup76 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550• If this field is set to [Disabled], the IRQs and DMA channels listed below can not beassigned

Chapter 4 BIOS SetupLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 77♦ Assign IRQ 10 – [Disabled] or [Enabled] (Typically unused)• If this field is set to [Enabl

Chapter 4 BIOS Setup78 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550♦ Assign DMA 3 – [Disabled] or [Enabled]• If this field is set to [Enabled], then the BIOS can

Chapter 4 BIOS SetupLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 79Splash Screen CustomizationThe LittleBoard 550 BIOS supports a graphical splash screen, which c

Chapter 4 BIOS Setup80 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Use the following steps to convert and load your custom image onto the LittleBoard 550.1. Copy

LittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 81Appendix A Technical SupportAmpro Computers, Inc. provides a number of methods for contacting Technical Support lis

Appendix A Technical Support82 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550

LittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 83Appendix B Connector Part NumbersThe following table provides the connector part numbers, or the equivalent, and if

Chapter 1 About this ManualLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 3• LittleBoard 800 – This EBX single board computer (SBC) is a highly integrated, high-per

Appendix B Connector Part Numbers84 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550

LittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 85Appendix C LAN Boot OptionThe LAN Boot feature is optional for the LittleBoard 550 and you must contact Ampro or yo

Appendix C LAN Boot Options86 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550PXE Boot Agent BIOS SetupThis section describes the BIOS settings of the third party PXE

Appendix C LAN Boot OptionsLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 87PXE Boot Agent Setup Screen Use cursor keys to edit: Up/Down change field, Left/Righ

Appendix C LAN Boot Options88 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550• NetWare Configuration♦ Boot Method: – [PXE], [TCP/IP], [NetWare], or [RPL]♦ Protocol:

LittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 89IndexAmpro ProductsCoreModule™ Family ...3EnCore™ Family ...

Index90 Reference Manual LittleBoard 550Lithium BatteryRTC...59LittleBoard 550audio int

IndexLittleBoard 550 Reference Manual 91splash screenconverting image...79customer defined...

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