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CoreModule™/PCTechnical ManualP/N: 5000801Revision: CAmpro Computers, Incorporated 4757 Hellyer Ave n San Jose, CA 95138Tel (408) 360-0200 n F

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual1-2The Award ROM-BIOS used in the CoreModule/PC contains Ampro extensions to support the solidstate disk capability and

Introduction1-31.3 SPECIFICATIONS CPU and Onboard Memoryn 9.8 MHz CMOS 8088 integrated CPUn 256 Kbytes or 1 Mbytes DRAM onboardn One 32-pin DIP byte

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual1-4Physicaln Size: 3.6 x 3.8 x 0.6 inches (90 x 96 x 15 mm)n Power requirement (typical): +5V ±5% at 0.6 W active, 0.3 W

Introduction1-5Figure 1-2. CoreModule/PC and MiniModule Self Stacking AssemblyFigure 1-3. Self Stacking Dimensions

2-1CHAPTER 2HARDWARE CONFIGURATION2.1 INTRODUCTIONThis chapter describes the requirements to integrate the CoreModule/PC as a component within awide

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual2-2Figure 2-1. Connector and Jumper Locations2.1.2 Jumper Configuration OptionsFor normal PC compatible operation, no

Hardware Configuration2-3NoteThe option jumpering pins on the CoreModule/PC are on 2mmcenters. It is necessary to use compatible 2mm shorting blocksw

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual2-4The SETUP function within the ROM-BIOS can be accessed either with a "hot-key" entry (CTRL-ALT-ESC) during

Hardware Configuration2-5controller installed on the board's MiniModule header would draw its power through theCoreModule/PC's power connect

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual2-6Figure 2-2. Installing a 28-pin Device in a 32-pin SocketThe board's byte-wide socket is configured by jumper ar

Hardware Configuration2-7NoteThe option jumpering pins on the CoreModule/PC are on 2mmcenters. See Section 2.1.2 for sources of shorting blocks forth

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual2-8Figure 2-4. Byte-wide Socket S0 EPROM JumperingFigure 2-5. Byte-wide Socket S0 +5 Volt Flash EPROM Jumpering

Hardware Configuration2-9Note: W4 must be installed during +12V Flash EPROM ProgrammingFigure 2-6. Byte-wide Socket S0 +12 Volt Flash EPROM Jumpering

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual2-10W1PinFunction1 From address A182 To S0-13 +12 V Flash programming voltage4 From address A175 To S0-316 From write en

Hardware Configuration2-11NoteA back-up battery is not needed for storage of theConfiguration Memory parameters.The real time clock can be backed up w

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual2-12Note"AT" keyboards are not compatible with "PC" or "XT"keyboards, and may not be used

Hardware Configuration2-13Ribbon Connector 3M 3473-7010Discrete Wire Connector Housing Molex 22-55-2101Discrete Wire Connector Pins Molex 16-02-0103Ta

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual2-14parallel ports in the system and assigns LPT1 to the first one found. Therefore, a parallel port canbe LPT1 regardl

Hardware Configuration2-15J3 Pin SignalNameTypical Function In/Out DB25Pin135791113151719212325-STBPD0PD1PD2PD3PD4PD5PD6PD7-ACKBSYPESLCTOutput Data St

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual2-162.7.3 Serial Port (J2)The CoreModule/PC features an onboard PC-compatible RS232C serial port which can be enabledor

iiiNOTICEDISCLAIMERAmpro Computers, Incorporated makes no representations or warranties with respect to thecontents of this manual or of the associate

Hardware Configuration2-17J2 Pin SignalNameFunction In/Out DB9MPinDB25MPin12345678910DCDDSRRXDRTSTXDCTSDTRRIGND---Data Carrier DetectData Set ReadyRec

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual2-18P1PinSignalNameFunction In/Out Current(in mA)PU/PD/Ser*A1A2A3A4A5A6A7A8A9A10A11A12A13A14A15A16A17A18A19A20A21A22A23A

Hardware Configuration2-19P1PinSignalNameFunction In/Out Current(in mA)PU/PD/Ser*B1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9B10B11B12B13B14B15B16B17B18B19B20B21B22B23B24B25B26

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual2-20The PC expansion bus provides a number of interrupt and DMA control signals. When youinterface the CoreModule/PC to

Hardware Configuration2-21compatible modules. Another option is to expand the system using the Ampro MiniBackplane andvarious conventional PC expansi

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual2-22n For cable length between 6 and 12 inches, use a high quality ribbon cable with a groundplane, such as 3M part numb

3-1CHAPTER 3SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION3.1 INTRODUCTIONThe CoreModule/PC supports a wide variety of configuration options. This chapter provides anovervi

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual3-2Addition of the MiniModule/FSS adds support for floppy and hard disks and another serial port. Inaddition, the optio

Software Configuration3-3NoteIf the Configuration Memory is ever configured to a state thatmakes it impossible to regain control of the system, a shor

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual3-43.3.2 CoreModule/PC Utilities OverviewThe following programs are contained on the CoreModule/PC Utilities Diskette.

CoreModule/PC Technical ManualivPREFACEThis manual is for integrators and programmers of systems based on the Ampro CoreModule/PC,PC compatible modula

Software Configuration3-53.4 USING THE SERIAL PORTThis section discusses several issues regarding use of the board's serial port. The CoreModul

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual3-6Hex Code Command05h Backspace0Ah Line Feed0Bh Vertical Tab0Ch Non-destructive Space0Dh Carriage ReturnTable 3-2. Ter

Software Configuration3-7by DOS to locate the serial ports. By deleting the port from the COM port table, DOS is preventedfrom changing the parameter

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual3-8BIOS call supplied for this purpose. For maximum compatibility, one can change the setting of theparallel port to un

Software Configuration3-93.6.2 Solid State Disk (SSD)The optional Ampro Solid State Disk (SSD) Support Software allows you to configure aCoreModule/PC

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual3-103.8 SETTING THE REAL TIME CLOCKIn a PC-compatible computer, the time and date are kept current by the ROM-BIOS. Th

4-1CHAPTER 4ADVANCED TOPICS4.1 INTRODUCTIONWith the exception of several unique functions and features which are discussed in detail in thischapter,

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual4-2options. In explaining the normal functions performed by these devices, it is assumed that thosedevices are initiali

Advanced Topics4-3Figure 4-1. CoreModule/PC Block Diagram

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual4-44.2.2 Unique Functionsn Battery Backed Real Time Clock -- Maintains system date and time while power is off. Alsopr

vTABLE OF CONTENTSCHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION...

Advanced Topics4-54.2.4 System I/O MapTable 4-2 provides a detailed listing of the I/O port assignments used on the CoreModule/PC. Withthe exception

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual4-6In many cases, the module's ROM-BIOS functions provide all of the services that you will need tocontrol and acce

Advanced Topics4-7Interrupt Location Typical UseIRQ0 CoreModule/PC Counter/TimerIRQ1 CoreModule/PC KeyboardIRQ2 Bus EGA/VGA Option*IRQ3 Bus Secondary

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual4-8+ The 8237 DMA controller "block mode" is not supported. This mode is very rarely, if ever,used in the PC

Advanced Topics4-94.3.3 Speaker InterfaceThe CoreModule/PC provides a PC compatible speaker port. The speaker logic signal is buffered bya transisto

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual4-10DMA channel 0 is used to refresh DRAM in a “standard” PC. A handshake line for DMA 0,-REFRESH, is used by some expa

Advanced Topics4-11MOV AH,0CDh ; AMPRO commandMOV AL,0Bh ; AMPRO functionMOV BX,nn ; Use "00" for output only,; "01" for input.INT

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual4-12Register Bit Function In/Out ActiveHi/LoJ3/J7PinDB25FPinDATA378h01234567Data 0Data 1Data 2Data 3Data 4Data 5Data 6Da

Advanced Topics4-13Software (available from Ampro) treat the socket a DOS disk device, containing as much as 1megabyte of EPROM SSD storage.Jumper arr

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual4-14MOV AH,0CDh ; AMPRO commandMOV AL,nn ; AMPRO function, Use "03" for socket S0MOV BL,nn ; Use "00"

CoreModule/PC Technical ManualviCHAPTER 4 - ADVANCED TOPICS4.1 INTRODUCTION...

Advanced Topics4-154.6 CONFIGURATION EEPROMThe flexibility of system configuration is greatly enhanced by the presence of a 1K bit serialElectrically

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual4-16n There is a ROM-BIOS function for use by application software in starting, stopping, orretriggering the watchdog ti

A-1APPENDIX AUTILITIES SOFTWAREINTRODUCTIONThis Appendix contains detailed information about the utility programs supplied on the AmproCoreModule/PC U

CoreModule/PC Technical ManualA-2SCSICOMPDESCRIPTIONThe Ampro SCSICOMP utility allows you to compare the contents of two SCSI direct access devices(e.

Appendix AA-3What is the first SCSI ID and logical unit number?SCSI ID (0-7): 0<Enter>Logical unit number (0-3): 0<Enter>What is the secon

CoreModule/PC Technical ManualA-4SCSICOPYDESCRIPTIONThe Ampro SCSICOPY utility allows you to copy a block of data between two SCSI direct accessdevice

Appendix AA-5EXAMPLEIn this example, 2000 blocks (10,240,000 bytes) of data are copied from LUN 0 on SCSI ID 0 toLUN 1 on SCSI ID 1.What is the first

CoreModule/PC Technical ManualA-6SCSIFMTDESCRIPTIONSCSIFMT is the Ampro SCSI hard disk formatter utility. It is used to perform the low-level formatf

Appendix AA-7m The number of clean passes for the bad-block map out. Specifies how many passes must bemade with no bad blocks found. If not specifie

CoreModule/PC Technical ManualA-8SCSI-IDDESCRIPTIONThe Ampro SCSI-ID utility reports the system's SCSI Initiator ID to the console, and also sets

viiAPPENDICESAPPENDIX A - UTILITIES SOFTWARE ... A-1SCSICOMP - SCSI BLOCK

Appendix AA-9SCSI-VERDESCRIPTIONThis utility reports the AMPRO SCSI/BIOS version to the console, and also sets the DOS"ERRORLEVEL" so that i

CoreModule/PC Technical ManualA-10SERLOADDESCRIPTIONThe Ampro SERLOAD utility is used to serially download and execute a block of executable codeprior

Appendix AA-11? SERLOAD is waiting for the target's serial loader function to become ready ("polling")# SERLOAD has sent a "break&

CoreModule/PC Technical ManualA-12SETUPDESCRIPTIONThe Ampro SETUP function resides in ROM-BIOS and is used to initialize the nonvolatileConfiguration

Appendix AA-13INTERACTIVE MODE OF OPERATIONThere are two ways to invoke SETUP's interactive mode of operation. You can invoke SETUP atsystem pow

CoreModule/PC Technical ManualA-14At the bottom of each SETUP screen there is a context-sensitive HELP section. It tells you whatkeys to use to move

Appendix AA-15n Enable or disable the parallel port. There are no other SETUP options.n Configure the byte-wide socket for address range and size. T

CoreModule/PC Technical ManualA-16n Enable or disable the serial boot loader. If enabled, the BIOS will scan the serial ports (COM1-COM4) looking for

Appendix AA-17PAGE 2 - SCSI Disk SETUPSCSI Disk SETUPSCSI Disk Service EnabledSCSI Initiator ID 7SCSI Disk Retries 0Default Boot Device Hard DiskSCSI

CoreModule/PC Technical ManualA-18n Configure the DOS bootmap. Select which hard drives will be the first, second, third, or fourthDOS drives. This

CoreModule/PC Technical ManualviiiTABLESTable 2-1 Connector Usage Summary...

Appendix AA-19SCSI Disk Map (SCSI Drive Definitions)Up to four SCSI drives may be defined to be usable as BIOS-installed "hard disk devices."

CoreModule/PC Technical ManualA-20Default Boot Device SelectionThis menu options allows you to select the device which is to be the primary device for

Appendix AA-21PAGE 3 - Extended Serial Console ConfigurationExtended Serial Console ConfigurationConsole Output Device VideoConsole Input Device Keybo

CoreModule/PC Technical ManualA-22n Select the Serial Console Input Devicen Keyboard (default)n Serial 1n Serial 2n NoneIf Serial 1 or Serial 2 is se

Appendix AA-23-O (Alpha) "Override" option. SETUP.COM will not operate in a system with the extendedBIOS disabled. The "O" opt

CoreModule/PC Technical ManualA-24NoteWord addresses not explicitly named in the file are notchanged. For example, if you have a file with a single e

Appendix AA-25WATCHDOGDESCRIPTIONThe Ampro WATCHDOG utility is used to start, stop, or retrigger the CoreModule/PC watchdogtimer from the command line

CoreModule/PC Technical ManualA-26XTCLKDESCRIPTIONThe XTCLK utility has two functions. It can either set the DOS time and date from the battery-backe

B-1APPENDIX BBUS TIMINGINTRODUCTIONThe following table and figures are provided to show the timing relationships of signals on theCoreModule/PC's

CoreModule/PC Technical ManualB-2Figure B-1. Memory and I/O Timing

1-1CHAPTER 1INTRODUCTION1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTIONThe CoreModule/PC is an ultra compact, low cost PC compatible computer system combining all thefunctio

Appendix BB-3Figure B-2. IOCHRDY Timing

Index-1INDEX28-pin Device Installation, 2-62mm Shorting Blocks, 2-3Access Time, 2-5Address, Byte-wide Sockets, 3-8Ap Note, AAN-8702, 3-8Ap Note, AAN-8

CoreModule/PC Technical ManualIndex-2PC Bus DMA Assignments, 2-20PC Bus Interrupt Assignments, 2-20PC Expansion Bus, 2-17, 2-21PC/104 Bus Connector, 2