BlueChip ATOM User manual

ATOM

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ATOM

User Manual

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Blue Chip Technology Ltd.,

Chowley Oak, Tattenhall,

Chester, Cheshire,

CH3 9EX

Telephone : 01829 772000 Facsimile : 01829 772001

www.bluechiptechnology.co.uk

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CONTENTS

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COMPANY PROFILE ..................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................................1

MANUAL OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................................1

LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY......................................................................................................................1

PRECAUTIONS..............................................................................................................................................1

ELECTRO-STATIC DISCHARGES ..............................................................................................................1

ON-BOARD BATTERY.................................................................................................................................1

RELATED PUBLICATIONS...........................................................................................................................2

TRADEMARKS..............................................................................................................................................2

USER GUIDE.................................................................................................................................................3

OVERVIEW....................................................................................................................................................3

BOARD LEVEL FEATURES........................................................................................................................3

CPU.............................................................................................................................................................4

PROCESSOR SOCKET................................................................................................................................4

SECOND LEVEL CACHE............................................................................................................................4

SYSTEM MEMORY......................................................................................................................................4

BUS EXPANSION SLOTS ............................................................................................................................5

ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY....................................................................................................5

SPECIFICATION............................................................................................................................................5

HARDWARE DESCRIPTION......................................................................................................................7

CHIPSET.........................................................................................................................................................7

82439HX XCELERATED CONTROLLER (TXC)..........................................................................................7

PCI/ISA IDE XCELERATOR (PIIX3).............................................................................................................7

UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS (USB)..................................................................................................................8

I/O CONTROLLER.........................................................................................................................................8

IDE SUPPORT.............................................................................................................................................8

SMC 37C932 SUPER I/O CONTROLLER ......................................................................................................9

FLOPPY CONTROLLER..............................................................................................................................9

KEYBOARD/MOUSE INTERFACE..............................................................................................................9

REAL TIME CLOCK, CMOS RAM AND BATTERY................................................................................... 10

ATOM IS YEAR 2000 COMPLIANT...........................................................................................................10

CHIPS & TECHNOLOGY GRAPHICS SUBSYSTEM.................................................................................. 10

DISPLAY CAPABILITIES .......................................................................................................................... 10

BIOS..............................................................................................................................................................10

SYSTEM SETUP UTILITY.......................................................................................................................... 11

CONNECTING AN LCD TO ATOM............................................................................................................11

BACK PANEL CONNECTORS...................................................................................................................11

ON-BOARD CONNECTORS......................................................................................................................11

UTILITY CONNECTOR ......................................................................................................................... 11

SPEAKER ..............................................................................................................................................11

RESET ...................................................................................................................................................11

IDE LED................................................................................................................................................ 11

BUS CONNECTORS.................................................................................................................................. 11

JUMPERS...................................................................................................................................................... 12

CMOS BATTERY SOURCE (CLEAR CMOS) J1.........................................................................................12

SPEED SELECTION JUMPERS JP6 ......................................................................................................... 12

PANEL POWER SUPPLY J21.................................................................................................................... 12

USER-INSTALLABLE UPGRADES.............................................................................................................12

SYSTEM MEMORY....................................................................................................................................12

EDO DRAM...........................................................................................................................................13

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REAL TIME CLOCK BATTERY REPLACEMENT......................................................................................13

GRAPHICS MEMORY UPGRADE.............................................................................................................13

SOLID STATE DISK SUPPORT................................................................................................................... 13

ADDRESS MAPS.......................................................................................................................................... 13

MEMORY MAP.......................................................................................................................................... 13

I/O MAP .................................................................................................................................................... 14

PCI CONFIGURATION SPACE MAP........................................................................................................ 14

INTERRUPTS & DMA CHANNELS........................................................................................................... 16

CONNECTORS............................................................................................................................................. 17

ATOM PISA............................................................................................................................................... 17

SOLID STATE DISK (SSD) ORIENTATION...............................................................................................17

ATOM ISA ................................................................................................................................................. 18

BACK PANEL CONNECTORS...................................................................................................................18

VIDEO CONNECTOR P18 (15 WAY CONDENSED D-TYPE)................................................................18

PS/2 KEYBOARD PORT P19 (6 WAY MINI-DIN) ..................................................................................18

RS232 SERIAL PORT 1 P20 (9 WAY D-TYPE)....................................................................................... 18

ETHERNET UTP CONNECTOR P25 (8 WAY RJ45 )............................................................................. 19

NTERNAL I/O HEADERS & CONNECTORS.............................................................................................19

PRIMARY E-IDE CONNECTOR P13 (2X20 WAY HEADER).................................................................19

ECP/EPP PARALLEL PORT JP1 (2X13 WAY HEADER)....................................................................... 19

PS/2 MOUSE PORT JP2 (5 WAY HEADER)..........................................................................................20

RS232 SERIAL PORT 2 P21 (2X5 WAY HEADER)................................................................................. 20

DUAL USB PORTS JP3 (2X5 WAY HEADER).......................................................................................20

LCD PRIMARY CONNECTOR P11 (2X25 WAY 2MM HEADER) ..........................................................20

LCD SECONDARY CONNECTOR FOR 36 BIT PANELS P24 (2X10 WAY 2MM HEADER) ..................21

DIGITAL VIDEO OPTION P23 (2X20 WAY 2MM HEADER)................................................................. 21

CD-AUDIO INPUT P7 (4 WAY BOX SOCKET)......................................................................................21

AUDIO CONNECTOR P8 (2X5 WAY 2MM BOX SOCKET)................................................................... 21

FLOPPY DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR P12 (2X17 WAY HEADER)......................................................... 22

RS485 SERIAL PORT 2 P14 (2X5 WAY HEADER)................................................................................. 22

IRDA CONNECTOR JP5 (5 WAY HEADER) .........................................................................................22

BATTERY CONNECTOR P1 (4 WAY HEADER) .................................................................................... 22

FAN POWER CONNECTOR J19 (2 WAY HEADER).............................................................................. 22

LCD VEE INTERFACE CONNECTOR JP4 (5 WAY HEADER).............................................................. 23

POWER CONNECTOR J20 (4 WAY)......................................................................................................23

UTILITY CONNECTOR P16 (2X10 WAY HEADER) ............................................................................. 23

COAST CACHE CONNECTOR P3......................................................................................................... 23

SPEED SETTING JP6............................................................................................................................23

CMOS CLEAR J1................................................................................................................................... 24

PANEL SUPPLY J21.............................................................................................................................. 24

PINOUT OF ISA, PISA AND PCI CONNECTORS .....................................................................................25

ERROR MESSAGES..................................................................................................................................... 27

ERROR BEEP CODES...............................................................................................................................27

COMPANY PROFILE

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COMPANY PROFILE

Blue Chip Technology is a leading specialist PC product manufacturer in Europe.

Blue Chip Technology provides innovation with quality design and manufacturing from a single source.

Based in the North West of England, our purpose built complex contains both advanced research and

development facilities, and manufacturing facilities.

Specialising in the provision of industrial computing and electronic solutions for a wide range of UK and

European organisations, Blue Chip Technology has one of the UK's largest portfolios of industrial PCs,

peripherals and data acquisition cards. This extensive range of products, coupled with our experience and

expertise, enables Blue Chip Technology to offer an industrial processing solution for any application. The

ATOM Single Board PC is the latest addition to our portfolio, providing a cost effective product

development and volume production tool for OEMs.

A unique customisation and specialised system integration service is also available, delivering innovative

solutions to customers problems. The company's success and reputation in this area has led to a number of

large design and manufacturing projects for companies such as GEC Marconi, Aston Martin, Shell and

British Gas.

British Standards Institute approval (BS EN 9001) means that all of Blue Chip Technology's design and

manufacturing procedures are strictly controlled, ensuring the highest levels of quality, reliability and

performance.

Blue Chip Technology are also committed to the single European market and continue to invest in the latest

technology and skills to provide high performance computer and electronic solutions for a world-wide

customer base.

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INTRODUCTION

MANUAL OBJECTIVES

This manual describes in detail the Blue Chip Technology ATOM Single Board processor card.

We have tried to include as much information as possible but we have not duplicated information that is

provided in the standard IBM Technical References, unless it proved to be necessary to aid in the

understanding of the ATOM.

The manual is sectioned and includes a User Guide which will help the non technical user to get the unit up

and running. A Troubleshooting Guide is also included to help when things go wrong.

We strongly recommend that you study this manual carefully before attempting to interface with ATOM or

change the standard configurations. Whilst all the necessary information is available in this manual we

would recommend that unless you are confident, you contact your supplier for guidance.

Please be aware that it is possible to create configurations within the CMOS RAM that make booting

impossible. If this should happen, clear the CMOS settings, (see the description of the Jumper Settings for

details).

If you have any suggestions or find any errors concerning this manual and want to inform us of these, please

contact our Technical Services department with the relevant details.

LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

In no event shall Blue Chip Technology be held liable for any loss, expenses or damages of any kind

whatsoever, whether direct, indirect, incidental or consequential, arising from the design or use of this

product or the support materials supplied with this product. If this product proves to be defective, Blue Chip

Technology is only obliged to replace or refund the purchase price at Blue Chip Technology's discretion

according to their Terms and Conditions of Sale.

PRECAUTIONS

It is imperative that precautions are taken to avoid electro-static discharges, or any maltreatment of the on-

board battery.

ELECTRO-STATIC DISCHARGES

The devices on this card can be totally destroyed by static electricity. Ensure that you take necessary static

precautions, ideally wear an approved wrist strap or touch a suitable ground to discharge any static build

up. This should be repeated if the handling is for any length of time.

When carrying the board around, please place it into the anti-static bag in which it came. This will prevent

any static electricity build up.

ON-BOARD BATTERY

This board is fitted with a Lithium battery. Great care should be taken with this type of battery. Under NO

circumstances should :

• the outputs be shorted

• be exposed to temperatures in excess of 100°C

• be burnt

• be immersed in water

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• be unsoldered

• be recharged

• be disassembled

If the battery is mistreated in any way there is a very real possibility of fire, explosion, and harm.

RELATED PUBLICATIONS

The following publications will provide useful information related to the Standard Personal Computer and

can be used in conjunction with this manual.

• IBM Personal Computer AT Technical Reference, 1502494, IBM, 1984.

• IBM Personal System/2 and Personal Computer BIOS Interface Technical Reference, 15F0306, IBM,

1987.

• The Programmers PC Sourcebook, Microsoft

• The Winn L. Rosch Hardware Bible, Brady

TRADEMARKS

IBM, PC, AT and PS/2 are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).

Phoenix Pico BIOS is a trademark of Phoenix Inc

Intel is a registered trademark of the Intel Corporation.

All 80x86 and Pentium processors are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.

K6, K6-2 and 3D-Now! are trademarks of AMD.

C6 and Win Chip are trademarks of IDT.

MSDOS and WINDOWS are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation.

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