VersaLogic Anaconda EBX-18 Single Board Computer, CBR 5009B, CBR 4004B Paddleboard Hardware Reference Manual

Hardware

Reference

Manual

DOC. REV. 09/18/2015

Anaconda

(VL-EBX-18)

DMP Vortex86DX2 SoC-based

SBC with dual Ethernet, Video,

USB, SATA, Analog inputs,

Digital I/O, Counter/Timers,

Mini PCIe, microSD, SPX, and

PC/104-Plus Interface

WWW.VERSALOGIC.COM

12100 SW Tualatin Road

Tualatin, OR 97062-7341

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Copyright © 2015 VersaLogic Corp. All rights reserved.

Notice:

Although every effort has been made to ensure this document is error-free, VersaLogic makes no representations or warranties with respect to this product and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.

VersaLogic reserves the right to revise this product and associated documentation at any time without obligation to notify anyone of such changes.

PC/104 and the PC/104 logo are trademarks of the PC/104 Consortium.

EBX-18 Hardware Reference Manual

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Product Release Notes

Release 1.0 September 16, 2015

Release 1.1 September 18, 2015

Support

First production release

Minor formatting revisions

The EBX-18 support page, at

http://www.versalogic.com/private/anacondasupport.asp

, contains additional information and resources for this product including:

 Reference Manuals (PDF format)

 Operating system information and software drivers

 Data sheets and manufacturers’ links for chips used in this product

 BIOS information and upgrades

 Utility routines and benchmark software

 VersaAPI Version 1.2.x

This is a private page for EBX-18 users that can be accessed only be entering this address directly. It cannot be reached from the VersaLogic homepage.

The VersaTech KnowledgeBase is an invaluable resource for resolving technical issues with your VersaLogic product.

VersaTech KnowledgeBase


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Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1

Description .......................................................................................................................... 1

Technical Specifications ..................................................................................................... 2

EBX-18 Block Diagram ...................................................................................................... 3

Related Documents ............................................................................................................. 3

RoHS-Compliance .............................................................................................................. 4

About RoHS ........................................................................................................... 4

Cautions .............................................................................................................................. 4

Electrostatic Discharge .......................................................................................... 4

Lithium Battery ...................................................................................................... 4

Mounting Support .................................................................................................. 4

Earth Ground Requirement .................................................................................... 5

Technical Support ............................................................................................................... 6

Repair Service ........................................................................................................ 6

Configuration and Setup ............................................................................................... 7

Initial Configuration ........................................................................................................... 7

Basic Setup ......................................................................................................................... 7

BIOS Setup Program........................................................................................................... 9

Operating System Installation ............................................................................................. 9

ACPI Version Setting ............................................................................................ 9

Physical Details ........................................................................................................... 10

Dimensions and Mounting ................................................................................................ 10

Hardware Assembly ............................................................................................. 11

External Connectors ......................................................................................................... 12

EBX-18 Connectors ............................................................................................. 12

EBX-18 Connector Functions and Interface Cables ............................................ 13

Jumper Blocks .................................................................................................................. 14

Jumpers As-Shipped Configuration ..................................................................... 14

Jumper Summary ................................................................................................. 15

System Features .......................................................................................................... 16

Power Delivery ................................................................................................................. 16

Power Connector ................................................................................................. 16

Expansion Current Limits .................................................................................... 17

Lithium Battery ................................................................................................................. 18

Battery Saver Jumper ........................................................................................... 18

Operating The Board without a Battery .............................................................. 19

CPU ................................................................................................................................... 20

System RAM ..................................................................................................................... 20

CMOS RAM ..................................................................................................................... 20

Clearing CMOS RAM ......................................................................................... 20

BIOS Setup Defaults ......................................................................................................... 21


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Real-time Clock ................................................................................................................ 21

Setting the Clock.................................................................................................. 21

Interfaces and Connectors ......................................................................................... 22

Utility I/O Connectors ...................................................................................................... 22

J4 I/O Connector .................................................................................................. 23

J5 I/O Connector .................................................................................................. 24

J10 I/O Connector ................................................................................................ 25

SATA ................................................................................................................................ 25

PCIe Mini Card / mSATA ................................................................................................ 26

mSATA Activity LED ......................................................................................... 27

Booting from a PCIe Minicard ............................................................................ 28

PCIe Mini Card LEDs ......................................................................................... 29

Serial Ports ........................................................................................................................ 30

COM3/COM4 Hardware Configuration .............................................................. 30

COM3/COM4 Software Configuration ............................................................... 31

Serial Port Assignment ........................................................................................ 32

Serial Port Connectors ......................................................................................... 32

USB ................................................................................................................................... 33

BIOS Configuration ............................................................................................. 33 microSD Socket ................................................................................................................ 33

Programmable LED .......................................................................................................... 34

External Speaker ............................................................................................................... 34

Push-Button Reset ............................................................................................................ 34

Video Interface ................................................................................................................. 34

Configuration ....................................................................................................... 34

SVGA Output Connector ..................................................................................... 35

LVDS Flat Panel Display Connector ................................................................... 35

Compatible LVDS Panel Displays ...................................................................... 36

Console Redirection ............................................................................................ 37

Ethernet Interface.............................................................................................................. 38

Controller Configuration ..................................................................................... 38

Ethernet Connectors ............................................................................................ 38

On-Board Ethernet Status LEDs .......................................................................... 38

Off-Board Ethernet Status LED Connector ......................................................... 39

Vortex86DX2 SoC On-chip Temperature Sensor ............................................................ 40

DMA Controller................................................................................................................ 40

Watchdog Timers .............................................................................................................. 40

Industrial I/O Functions and SPI Interface ....................................................................... 40

Analog Input ..................................................................................................................... 41

External Connections ........................................................................................... 41

Initiating an Analog Conversion .......................................................................... 41

Digital I/O Interface .......................................................................................................... 42

External Connections ........................................................................................... 42

Digital I/O Port Configuration ............................................................................. 43

Interrupt Generation ............................................................................................ 43

SPX™ Expansion Bus ...................................................................................................... 44

VersaLogic SPX Expansion Modules ................................................................. 44

PC/104 Expansion Bus ..................................................................................................... 44


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PC/104-Plus PCI Expansion Interface ................................................................. 45

System Resources and Maps ..................................................................................... 46

CBR-5009B and CBR-4004B Paddleboards ............................................................... 47

CBR-5009B Paddleboard ................................................................................................. 47

Dimensions and Mounting Holes ........................................................................ 47

CBR-5009B Connectors ...................................................................................... 48

Serial Port Connectors ......................................................................................... 49

PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse .................................................................................. 50

J4 I/O Connector .................................................................................................. 51

CBR-4004B Paddleboard ................................................................................................. 52

Using the CBR-4004B with the EBX-18 Board’s J5 Connector ......................... 52

Using the CBR-4004B with the EBX-18 Board’s J10 Connector ....................... 53

Dimensions and Mounting Holes ........................................................................ 54

Appendix A – References............................................................................................ 55

Figures

Figure 1. EBX-18 Block Diagram ..................................................................................... 3

Figure 2. Attaching the EBX-18 to Earth Ground ............................................................. 5

Figure 3. EBX-18 Dimensions and Mounting Holes ....................................................... 10

Figure 4. Standoff Locations ............................................................................................ 11

Figure 5. EBX-18 Connectors .......................................................................................... 12

Figure 6. Jumper Block Locations ................................................................................... 14

Figure 7. Location of Jumper V10 and J3 Power Connector ........................................... 16

Figure 8. Location of the V13 Battery Saver Jumper ...................................................... 18

Figure 9. Location of the V14 No Battery Mode Jumper ................................................ 19

Figure 10. Location of the V9 Clear CMOS Jumper ....................................................... 21

Figure 11. Location of Utility I/O Connectors J4/J5/J10 ................................................. 22

Figure 12. Location of the mSATA Activity LED ........................................................... 28

Figure 13. Location of PCIe Mini Card LEDs ................................................................. 29

Figure 14. COM3/COM4 Control and Termination Jumpers .......................................... 30

Figure 15. J6 VGA Connector Pin Configuration............................................................ 35

Figure 16. Wiring for a DB9 to DB9 RS-232 Adapter for Console Redirection ............. 37

Figure 17. Location of Ethernet Status LEDs D3 and D8 and J12 Connector ................. 39

Figure 18. J17 SPX Connector Pin Configuration ........................................................... 44

Figure 19. CBR-5009B Dimensions and Mounting Holes .............................................. 47

Figure 20. CBR-5009B Connectors ................................................................................. 48

Figure 21. CBR-4004B Signals When Mated with the EBX-18’s J5 Connector ............ 52

Figure 22. CBR-4004B Signals When Mated with the EBX-18’s J10 Connector .......... 53

Figure 23. CBR-4004B Paddleboard Dimensions and Mounting Holes ......................... 54


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Tables

Table 1: Technical Specifications for all EBX-18 Configurations ..................................... 2

Table 2: Connector Functions and Interface Cables ......................................................... 13

Table 3: Jumper Summary ................................................................................................ 15

Table 4: J3 Power Connector ............................................................................................ 16

Table 5: Expansion Current Limits ................................................................................... 17

Table 6: Battery Saver Jumper Truth Table ...................................................................... 18

Table 7: No Battery Mode Jumper Truth Table ................................................................ 19

Table 8: Memory Configurations of EBX-18 Board Models ........................................... 20

Table 9: J4 I/O Connector Pinout and Pin Orientation ..................................................... 23

Table 10: J5 I/O Connector Pinout and Pin Orientation ................................................... 24

Table 11: J10 I/O Connector Pinout and Pin Orientation ................................................. 25

Table 12: SATA Port Pinout ............................................................................................. 26

Table 13: PCIe Mini Card / mSATA Pinout ..................................................................... 26

Table 14: Primary Boot Device Truth Table ..................................................................... 28

Table 15: PCIe Mini Card LED States .............................................................................. 29

Table 16: COM3/COM4 Control and Termination Jumpers ............................................ 30

Table 17: GPIO Port 2 Direction Register – 0x9A ........................................................... 31

Table 18: GPIO Port 2 Data Register – 0x7A ................................................................... 31

Table 19: Recommended Serial Port Settings for Vortex86DX2 BIOS ........................... 32

Table 20: COM1/COM2 Pinout – CBR-5009B Connector J3 ......................................... 32

Table 21: J6 Video Output Pinout .................................................................................... 35

Table 22: J9 LVDS Flat Panel Display Connector Pinout ................................................ 36

Table 23: Compatible LVDS Interface TFT-Technology Flat Panel Displays ................. 36

Table 24: BIOS Settings for Boot Display Devices and Corresponding Resolutions ...... 37

Table 25: On-board Ethernet Status LEDs (D3 and D8) ................................................. 38

Table 26: Off-board Ethernet Status LED Connnector (J12)............................................ 39

Table 27: Analog Input Connector .................................................................................... 41

Table 28: Digital I/O Connections – Channels 1-16 ......................................................... 42

Table 29: Digital I/O Connections – Channels 17-32 ....................................................... 43

Table 30: SPI Expansion Bus Connections ...................................................................... 44

Table 31: PC/104 ISA I/O, IRQ, and Memory Resources ................................................ 45

Table 32: CBR-5009B Connector Functions .................................................................... 48

Table 33: J3 COM1/COM2 Pinout ................................................................................... 49

Table 34: J6 (COM3) Connector Pinout ........................................................................... 49

Table 35: J5 (COM4) Connector Pinout ........................................................................... 49

Table 36: PS/2 Mouse Connector ..................................................................................... 50

Table 37: PS/2 Keyboard Connector ................................................................................ 50

Table 38: EBX-18 J4 I/O Connector Pinout ..................................................................... 51


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Introduction

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Description

The EBX-18 is a feature-packed single board computer designed for OEM control projects requiring fast processing, industrial I/O, with three memory density options and designed-in reliability and longevity (product lifespan). Its features include:

 DMP Vortex86DX2 32-bit Processor with integrated video controller

 Up to 2GB soldered-on RAM, 400

MHz DDR2-800

 Mini PCIe / mSATA socket, supports Wi-Fi modems, GPS receivers, flash storage, and other modules

 PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports

 Dual Ethernet interfaces, auto-detect

10BaseT / 100BaseTX with network boot capability

 One microSD port

 LVDS Flat Panel Display support

 8-channel, 12-bit analog inputs

 32-channel digital I/O

 Eight timer/counter I/Os

 Standard VGA analog output

 PC/104-Plus expansion site

 SATA port, 1.5 Gbits/s

 Five USB 2.0 ports

 SPI interface supports up to four (external) SPI devices either of user design or any of the

SPX™ series of expansion boards, with clock frequencies from 1-8 MHz

 Two Watchdog timers

 Vcc sensing reset circuit (all rails monitored)

 TVS devices on user I/O connections

 Four COM ports (two full serial ports, two 4-pin multiprotocol ports with automatic handshake)

 SoC temperature sensor

 EBX-compliant 5.75” x 8.00” footprint

 Field upgradeable BIOS with OEM enhancements

 Latching I/O connectors

 Customizing available

The EBX-18 is compatible with popular operating systems such as Windows and Linux.

A full complement of standard I/O ports are included on-board. Additional I/O expansion is available through the high-speed PCI-based PC/104-Plus expansion site (which supports both

PC/104 and PC/104-Plus expansion modules), and through the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI).

The EBX-18 features high reliability design and construction, including latching I/O connectors.

It also features two watchdog timers, voltage sensing reset circuits and self-resetting fuse on the

+5 V supply to the keyboard, mouse, SPX, and 3.3 V supply to the external Ethernet LEDs, and microSD port.

EBX-18 boards are subjected to 100% functional testing and are backed by a limited five-year warranty. Careful parts sourcing and US-based technical support ensure the highest possible quality, reliability, service and product longevity for this exceptional SBC.

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Technical Specifications

Specifications are typical at 25 °C with 5.0V supply, unless otherwise noted. Specifications are subject to change without notice.

Table 1: Technical Specifications for all EBX-18 Configurations

Item

EBX18-SAK EBX-18SBK EBX-18SCK EBX-18EAK EBX-18EBK EBX-18ECK

(Standard Temperature) (Extended Temperature)

Board size

Storage temperature

Free air operating temperature (Note)

CPU clock

Memory clock

Memory size

Idle power

Typical power

512 MB

5.5 W

5.8 W

933 MHz

366 MHz

1 GB

6.0 W

6.5 W

5.75" x 8.00" x 1.75"; EBX compliant

0 °C to + 60 °C

-40 °C to 85 °C

2 GB

6.0 W

6.8 W

512 MB

5.5 W

5.8 W

-40°C to +85 °C

800 MHz

300 MHz

1 GB

6.0 W

6.5 W

2 GB

6.0 W

6.3 W

Max power 6.0 W 7.0 W 7.5 W 6.0 W 7.0 W 6.5 W

Input Voltage

Analog VGA output

Digital Video output

System Reset

+5 VDC ±5% or wide input: 9 to 15V (12V nominal). Jumper selectable.

•

Video BIOS supports up to 1024x768 resolution with 32-bit color

•

With VGA driver supports up to 1920x1440. Synchronous display use causes VGA to be limited to 1024x768 (LVDS panel maximum supported resolution)

•

LVDS video output

•

Support for 18-bit or 24-bit single channel LVDS flat panel displays

•

Video BIOS support for 640x480, 800x480, 800x600, 1024x600, and 1024x768

V cc

sensing; resets when the 5V, 3.3V, 1.8V, 1.5V, 1.2V, or 1.0V power rails vary by more than

± 10% of their optimal values.

Ethernet interface Two auto-detect 10BaseT/100BaseTX ports with RJ45 connectors

COM1-2 interface RS-232, 16C550 compatible, 115k baud max.

COM3-4 interface RS-232/422/485, 16C550 compatible, 460k baud max.

Analog input

•

8-channel, 12-bit, single-ended, 100 kilo-samples-per-second (ksps)

•

Channel independent input ranges: 0 to 5V, ±5V, 0 to +10V, and ±10V

Digital interface

SPI interface

32-channel, 3.3V, signaling, 8 mA/4 mA I

OL

/I

OH

Supports SPI and SPX devices. Supports up to four SPX modules, including low cost analog and digital modules..

Timers Three 8254-compatible timer/counters (FPGA functions, eight dedicated I/O lines)

BIOS

PC/104-Plus (PCI) bus speed

PC/104 (ISA) bus speed

AMI Vortex86DX2 BIOS

33 MHz

8 MHz

Compatibility

Weight

Generated frequencies

•

PC/104 – full compliance

•

Embedded-PCI (PC/104-Plus) – full compliance, 3.3V signaling

•

EBX – full compliance

•

SPX™ – full compliance

0.50 lb (0.22 kg)

100 MHz, 50 MHz, 33 MHz, 29.49 MHz, 25 MHz, 14.318 MHz, 8 MHz, 4 MHz, 2 MHz, 1 MHz,

32.768 kHz

Notes: Derate -1.1°C per 305m (1,000 ft.) above 2,300m (7,500 ft.).


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EBX-18 Block Diagram

Introduction

Figure 1. EBX-18 Block Diagram

Related Documents

The following documents available are on the EBX-18 Product Support Web Page :

 EBX-18 Programmer’s Reference Manual – provides information on the board’s resources

(memory, I/O, and IRQs), a description of the FPGA’s registers, and programming information for the board’s hardware interfaces.

 EBX-18 BIOS Reference Manual – provides information on accessing and configuring settings in the BIOS Setup program. All BIOS menus, submenus, and configuration options are described.

 VersaAPI Installation and Reference Guide – describes the shared library of API calls for reading and controlling on-board devices on certain VersaLogic products.


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RoHS-Compliance

The EBX-18 is RoHS-compliant.

A

BOUT

R

O

HS

In 2003, the European Union issued Directive 2002/95/EC regarding the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in electrical and electronic equipment.

The RoHS directive requires producers of electrical and electronic equipment to reduce to acceptable levels the presence of six environmentally sensitive substances: lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and the presence of poly-brominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) flame retardants, in certain electrical and electronic products sold in the European Union (EU) beginning July 1, 2006.

VersaLogic Corporation is committed to supporting customers with high-quality products and services meeting the European Union’s RoHS directive.

Cautions

E

LECTROSTATIC

D

ISCHARGE

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage boards, disk drives and other components. The circuit board must only be handled at an ESD workstation. If an approved station is not available, some measure of protection can be provided by wearing a grounded antistatic wrist strap. Keep all plastic away from the board, and do not slide the board over any surface.

After removing the board from its protective wrapper, place the board on a grounded, static-free surface, component side up. Use an antistatic foam pad if available.

The board should also be protected inside a closed metallic anti-static envelope during shipment or storage.

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Note:

The exterior coating on some metallic antistatic bags is sufficiently conductive to cause excessive battery drain if the bag comes in contact with the bottom-side of the EBX-18.

L

ITHIUM

B

ATTERY

To prevent shorting, premature failure or damage to the lithium battery, do not place the board on a conductive surface such as metal, black conductive foam or the outside surface of a metalized

ESD protective pouch. The lithium battery may explode if mistreated. Do not recharge, disassemble, or dispose of in fire. Dispose of used batteries promptly.

M

OUNTING

S

UPPORT

The single board computer must be supported at all eight mounting points to prevent excessive flexing when expansion modules are attached and removed. Flex damage caused by excessive force on an improperly mounted circuit board is not covered under the product warranty. See

page 10 for more details.


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E

ARTH

G

ROUND

R

EQUIREMENT

All mounting standoffs should be connected to earth ground (chassis ground). This provides

proper grounding for EMI purposes. Figure 2 shows the locations of the board’s mounting holes.

All eight mounting holes identified in Figure 2 must be connected to earth ground.

Figure 2. Attaching the EBX-18 to Earth Ground


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Technical Support

If you are unable to solve a problem after reading this manual, visit the EBX-18 product support web page below. The support page provides links to component datasheets, device drivers, and

BIOS and PLD code updates.

EBX-18 Support Page

The VersaTech KnowledgeBase contains a wealth of technical information about VersaLogic products, along with product advisories.

VersaTech KnowledgeBase

If you have further questions, contact VersaLogic Technical Support at (503) 747-2261.

VersaLogic support engineers are also available via e-mail at [email protected]

.

R

EPAIR

S

ERVICE

If your product requires service, you must obtain a Returned Material Authorization (RMA) number by calling (503) 747-2261.

Provide the following information:

 Your name, the name of your company, your phone number, and e-mail address

 The name of a technician or engineer that can be contacted if any questions arise

 Quantity of items being returned

 The model and serial number (barcode) of each item

 A detailed description of the problem

 Steps you have taken to resolve or recreate the problem

 The return shipping address

Warranty Repair

All parts and labor charges are covered, including return shipping charges for UPS Ground delivery to United States addresses.

Non-warranty Repair All non-warranty repairs are subject to diagnosis and labor charges, parts charges and return shipping fees. Specify the shipping method you prefer and provide a purchase order number for invoicing the repair.

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Note:

Mark the RMA number clearly on the outside of the box before returning. Failure to do so can delay the processing of your return.


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Configuration and Setup

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Initial Configuration

The following components are recommended for a typical development system.

 EBX-18 single board computer

 ATX power supply with motherboard and disk drive connectors

 SVGA video monitor

 Keyboard with PS/2 or USB connector

 Mouse with PS/2 or USB connector

 SATA hard drive

The following VersaLogic cables and accessories are recommended.

 Video adapter cable (CBR-1201)

 Utility I/O cable (CBR-5009A) and accompanying paddleboard (CBR-5009B)

 Power adapter cable (CBR-2022)

 VL-CBR-0702 or VL-CBR-0701 – SATA data cable

 VL-CBR-0401 – ATX to SATA power adapter

You will also need a Windows (or other OS) installation CD/DVD and corresponding drive.

Basic Setup

The following steps outline the procedure for setting up a typical development system. The

EBX-18 should be handled at an ESD workstation or while wearing a grounded antistatic wrist strap.

Before you begin, unpack the EBX-18 and accessories. Verify that you received all the items you ordered. Inspect the system visually for any damage that may have occurred in shipping.

Contact [email protected] immediately if any items are damaged or missing.

Gather all the peripheral devices you plan to attach to the EBX-18 and their interface and power cables.

It is recommended that you attach standoffs to the board now to stabilize the board and make it

easier to work with. (Refer to the section titled “Hardware Assembly” on page 11.)

1. Attach Power

 Plug the power adapter cable CBR-2022 into connector J3. Attach the motherboard connector of the ATX power supply to the adapter.

 Verify that the V10 jumper is selecting 5V (installed on pins 1 and 2). Refer to Table 3 on

page 15 and Figure 7 on page 16 for more information.

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Configuration and Setup

 To use the RTC Battery with the EBX-18, move the jumper on V13 from being stored on pin

1 to connecting pin 1 and pin 2. Refer to the section titled “Battery Saver Jumper” on page

18 for more information.

2. Attach Cables and Peripherals

 Plug the video adapter cable CBR-1201 into socket J6. Attach the video monitor (VGA

DB15) interface cable to the video adapter.

 If you are using a PS/2 keyboard or mouse, plug the CBR-5009A cable into socket J4. If necessary, attach the CBR-5009B paddleboard to the cable. (The cable and board are shipped attached.) Plug the keyboard and/or mouse into connector J4 of the paddleboard.

 If you are using a USB keyboard or mouse, plug them into any of the available USB ports

(J20, J21, or J22) of the EBX-18.

 Plug a USB CD/DVD-ROM drive into any of the available USB ports (J20, J21, or J22) of the EBX-18. To avoid potential device delays and excessive power consumption through the

USB ports, use an external power supply for the USB CD-ROM drive.

 Plug the SATA data cable VL-CBR-0702 into the SATA connector (J16). Attach a SATA hard drive to the other end of the cable.

 Attach the SATA power adapter cable VL-CBR-0401 to the ATX power supply and SATA drive.

3. Review Configuration

 Before you power up the system, double check all the connections. Make sure all cables are oriented correctly and that adequate power will be supplied to the EBX-18 and peripheral devices.

4. Power On

 Turn on the ATX power supply and the video monitor. If the system is correctly configured, a video signal should soon be present.

5. Change BIOS Setup program Settings

 Enter the BIOS Setup program by pressing <Delete> during the early boot cycle.

 Verify that the desired primary boot device is listed as such. Refer to Table 14 on page 28

for more information.

 Before saving the BIOS Setup program settings, insert the Windows (or other OS) installation disk in the CD/DVD-ROM drive so it will be accessed when the system reboots.

 Press <F10> and write the new parameters to CMOS RAM. The system will reboot.

6. Install an Operating System

 Install the operating system according to the instructions provided by the operating system

manufacturer. (See Operating System Installation.)

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Note:

If you intend to operate the EBX-18 under Windows XP or Windows XP Embedded, be sure to use Service Pack 3 (SP3).


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Configuration and Setup

BIOS Setup Program

Refer to the BIOS Reference Manual (available on the EBX-18 Product Support Web Page ) for information on accessing and configuring settings in the BIOS Setup program. All BIOS menus, submenus, and configuration options are described in the BIOS Reference Manual.

Operating System Installation

The standard PC architecture used on the EBX-18 makes the installation and use of most of the standard x86 processor-based operating systems relatively simple. The operating systems listed on the VersaLogic OS Compatibility Chart use the standard installation procedures provided by the maker of the OS. Special optimized hardware drivers for a particular operating system, or a link to the drivers, are available at the EBX-18 Product Support Web Page .

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Note:

An operating system installed on a different type of computer is not guaranteed to work on the

EBX-18. This is referred to as a “foreign” installation. A hard disk that was used to boot a different computer cannot necessarily be moved to the EBX-18 and expected to boot. Even when porting an OS image from one revision of the EBX-18 to another, performance might fail or be impaired. For the best results, perform a fresh installation of the operating system on each system. This restriction does not apply if you are producing multiple identical systems.

ACPI V

ERSION

S

ETTING

The ACPI version will need to be configured in the BIOS Setup program as follows:

 For Windows 7, set the ACPI version to V3.0. (Windows 7 requires version 2.0 or later.)

 For Windows XP, set the ACPI version to V1.0 (Windows XP may function with version 2.0 but has not been fully tested.)

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Integrator’s Note:

The Anaconda board has been tested extensively with Windows 7 and seems to operate reliably with the ACPI version set to V3.0. Other operating systems may have unique requirements for setting the supported ACPI version. ACPI can be disabled in the BIOS Setup program if it is notrequired by the OS.


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Physical Details

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Dimensions and Mounting

The EBX-18 complies with all EBX standards which provide for specific mounting hole and

PC/104-Plus stack locations as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3. EBX-18 Dimensions and Mounting Holes

(Not to scale. All dimensions in inches.)


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Physical Details

CAUTION:

The EBX-18 must be supported at all eight mounting points to prevent excessive flexing when expansion modules are attached and removed. Flex damage caused by excessive force on an improperly mounted circuit board is not covered under the product warranty.

H

ARDWARE

A

SSEMBLY

The EBX-18 mounts on four hardware standoffs using the corner mounting holes (A). These standoffs are secured to the underside of the circuit board using pan head screws.

Four additional standoffs (B) must be used under the circuit board to prevent excessive flexing when expansion modules are mated and separated. These are secured with four male-female standoffs (C), threaded from the top side, which also serve as mounting struts for the PC/104 stack.

The entire assembly can sit on a table top or be secured to a base plate. When bolting the unit down, make sure to secure all eight standoffs (A and B) to the mounting surface to prevent circuit board flexing.

An extractor tool is available (part number VL-HDW-201) to separate the PC/104 modules from the stack.



Note:

Standoffs and screws are available as part number VL-HDW-101.

A


C

B

Connect the eight mounting holes to earth ground.

Refer to the section titled “Earth Ground Requirement” on page 5 for more information.

Figure 4. Standoff Locations

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External Connectors

EBX-18 C

ONNECTORS

Physical Details

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

Item

I

J

Ref.

Des.

Description

J12

External Ethernet LED connector

J19 PCIe Minicard/mSATA

J16 SATA

J1 Ethernet 0

J7 PC/104-Plus (PCI)

J2 Ethernet 1

J3 Power

J4

J5

J10

User I/O

[CBR-5009B mating connector]

Analog inputs and Digital I/O

[CBR-4004 mating connector]

• Digital I/O

• USB3 and USB4 (Hubbed)

• 8254 Timer/Counter I/O)


Item

S

Figure 5. EBX-18 Connectors

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

Ref.

Des.

Description

J17

SPX [CBR-1402 or CBR-1401 mating connector]

J15 PC/104 (ISA)

J14 PC/104 (ISA)

J22 USB2

J21 USB1

J20 USB0

J9 LVDS

J6

VGA


J26 microSD


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Physical Details

EBX-18 C

ONNECTOR

F

UNCTIONS AND

I

NTERFACE

C

ABLES

The following table notes the function of each connector, as well as mating connectors and cables, and the page where a detailed pinout or further information is available.

Connector

J1

J2

J3

J4

J5

J6

J7

J9

J10

J16

J17

J20

J21

J22

J26

Function

Table 2: Connector Functions and Interface Cables

Ethernet 0

Ethernet 1

Main power input

(EBX compliant)

COM 1-4, PLED,

PS/2 keyboard and mouse, reset button, speaker

Mating Connector

RJ45 Crimp-on Plug

RJ45 Crimp-on Plug

Molex 39-01-2100

Molex 39-00-0059 (10 ea.)

FCI 89361-350LF

Transition

Cable

—

—

CBR-2022

CBR-5009A

Cable Description

—

—

6” ATX to EPIC power cable

18” 2mm 50-pin to 50-pin

IDC to CBR-5009B paddleboard

Analog I/O,

Digital I/O

VGA Video Output

PC-104-Plus

LVDS

Digital I/O, USB 3,

USB4

J14, J15 PC/104

SATA

SPX I/O

USB0

USB1

USB2 microSD

FCI 89361-340LF

FCI 89361-712LF or

FCI 89947-712LF

AMP 1375799-1

Hirose DF19G-20P-1H(54)

FCI 89361-340LF

AMP 1375795-2

Standard SATA

FCI 89361714LF

Standard USB Series A



—

CBR-4004A

CBR-1201

—

CBR-2015 or

CBR-2016

CBR-4004A

—

VL-CBR-0702;

VL-CBR-0401

CBR-1401 or

CBR-1402

—

—

—

—


IDC to screw terminal on

CBR-4004B paddleboard

1’ 12-pin 2mm IDC to

15-pin HD D-Sub VGA

—

20” 24-bit LVDS 1mm

Hirose Cable or

20” 18-bit LVDS FPD

Cable with JAE

Connector


IDC to screw terminal on

CBR-4004B paddleboard

—

20-inch SATA data , latching; ATX to SATA power adapter

2mm 14-pin IDC, 2 or 4

SPX device cable

—

—

—

—

Page

38

38

16

50

24

35

—

35

24

—

—

44

33

33

33

—


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Jumper Blocks

J

UMPERS

A

S

-S

HIPPED

C

ONFIGURATION

Physical Details

Figure 6. Jumper Block Locations


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Physical Details

J

UMPER

S

UMMARY

Jumper Block

V1 [1-2]

V1 [3-4]

V1 [5-6]

V1 [7-8]

V9

V10

V13

V14

Table 3: Jumper Summary

Description

COM3 Mode

•

In – RS-232/RS-485 mode (default)

•

Out – RS-422 mode

COM3 Rx End-point termination

•

In – COM3 End-point termination enabled

•

Out – COM3 End-point termination disabled (default)

COM4 Mode

•

In – RS-232/RS-485 mode (default)

•

Out – RS-422 mode

COM4 Rx End-point termination

•

In – COM4 End-point termination enabled

•

Out – COM4 End point termination disabled (default)

CMOS RAM Clear

•

1-2 – Normal mode (default)

•

2-3 – Clear CMOS RAM

Power Input Select

•

1-2 – Power connector uses V5_ATX adapter (default)

•

2-3 – Power connector uses V_WIDE adapter

Battery Saver

•

1 only (or jumper is removed) (default)

•

1-2 – Battery is connected

No Battery Mode

•

1-2 – Battery has been removed

•

2-3 – Battery is installed (default)

Reference

Table 16, page 30

Table 16, page 30

Table 16, page 30

Table 16, page 30

Clearing CMOS RAM, page 20

Power Delivery, page 16

Battery Saver Jumper, page 18

Operating The Board without a Battery, page 19


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System Features

4

Power Delivery

The EBX-18 board has two power delivery options, as described below.

Option 1 (Default)

Input Voltage

+5V ±5%

Power Connector

V5_ATX (10-pin, 2 x 5)

V10 Jumper

Setting

Pin 1 to Pin 2

Minimum off time for power cycling

(measured at room temperature)

5 seconds

Option 2

Input Voltage

+9V - +15V

(+12V nominal)

Power Connector

V_WIDE (12-pin, 2 x 6)

V10 Jumper

Setting

Pin 2 to Pin 3

Minimum off time for power cycling

(measured at room temperature)

2 seconds



Integrator’s Notes:



The V5_ATX power adapter is intended for use with ATX-compatible power supplies.



The V_WIDE power option disallows use of the expansion power rails for PC/104-Plus boards (except for the board’s +5V/GND rails). Contact VersaLogic for power adapters and more information.

P

OWER

C

ONNECTOR

Table 4: J3 Power Connector

Pin Signal Tolerance Pin Signal

6

5

4

3

+V

IN

[V_WIDE]

+3.3 V [V3P3_ATX]

+12 V [V12_ATX]

GND

9 – 15V

±5%

±5%

—

12

11

10

9

+V

IN

[V_WIDE]

GND

-12 V [V12N_ATX]

+5 V [V5_ATX]

2

1

GND

PS_ON [GND]

—

—

8

7

+5 V [V5_ATX]

+5VSTBY [NC]

Note: Signal names in brackets (such as [V5_ATX]) represent schematic signal names

Tolerance

9 – 15V

—

±5%

±5%

±5%

Figure 7. Location of Jumper V10 and J3 Power Connector


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System Features

CAUTION:

To prevent severe and possibly irreparable damage to the system, it is critical that the power connectors are wired correctly. Make sure to use both +5VDC pins and all ground pins to prevent excess voltage drop.



Note:

The +3.3VDC, +12VDC and -12VDC inputs on the main power connector are only required for

PC/104-Plus and PC/104 expansion modules that require these voltages.

E

XPANSION

C

URRENT

L

IMITS

Table 5 lists the maximum current available for expansion for the power supply voltages.

Voltage

+V

IN

(9 – 15V)

+3.3 V

+5 V

+12 V

-12 V

Table 5: Expansion Current Limits

Signal Name

V_WIDE

V3P3_ATX

V5_ATX

V12_ATX

V12N_ATX

Maximum Expansion Current

8 A

6 A

8 A

1 A

0.5 A


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System Features

Lithium Battery

Nominal battery voltage is 3.0V. If the voltage drops below 2.7V, contact the factory for a replacement. The life expectancy under normal use is approximately five years.

CAUTION:

To prevent shorting, premature failure or damage to the Lithium battery, do not place the board on a conductive surface such as metal, black conductive foam or the outside surface of a metalized ESD protective pouch. The Lithium battery may explode if mistreated. Do not recharge, disassemble, or dispose of the battery in fire. Dispose of used batteries promptly.

B

ATTERY

S

AVER

J

UMPER

The EBX-18 includes a “Battery Saver” jumper at location V13. This jumper keeps the Lithium battery from discharging (keeping it disconnected) before the EBX-18 board is in the customer’s hands and ready to be used. The default configuration of the jumper is a no-connect position

(placed only on pin 1). Figure 8 shows the location of the V13 Battery Saver Jumper.

Table 6: Battery Saver Jumper Truth Table

V13 Jumper Position

Pin 1 only (default)

Pin 1-2

Condition

Battery is disconnected

(not discharging)

Battery is connected

Figure 8. Location of the V13 Battery Saver Jumper


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System Features

O

PERATING

T

HE

B

OARD WITHOUT A

B

ATTERY

The EBX-18 enables you to operate the board without a battery for applications when no battery is required. Note that using this setting will delay the board boot after power on for approximately 5 seconds. This is an application requirement to give the RTC crystal time to start up.

Table 7: No Battery Mode Jumper Truth Table

V14 Jumper Position

Pin 2-3 (default)

Pin 1-2

Condition

Battery is installed and will be used

Battery has been removed

Figure 9. Location of the V14 No Battery Mode Jumper

To operate the board without the Lithium battery, perform the following steps:

1. Power down the EBX-18.

2. Remove the battery connection to the SoC RTC well. This is done by removing the battery from its socket, or by removing the V13 jumper leaving pins 1 and 2 unconnected if you want to keep the battery with the product. (You can store the V13 jumper in its default position connected only to pin 1.)

3. Set the V14 jumper to pins 1-2. (Always make sure the battery is disconnected when this jumper setting is used or it will drain the battery and delay booting of the board.)

4. Power up the EBX-18. The board takes approximately five seconds to begin the boot sequence after the power switch is turned on when the battery is not in use. This delay is necessary for the RTC crystal operation to stabilize before the board reset is released.


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System Features

CPU

The DMP Electronics Vortex86DX2 System-On-a-Chip (SoC) contains a 32-bit x86 (486DX enhanced) microprocessor that also integrates the following:

 DDR2 memory controller  Peripheral controllers with DMA and

 Embedded 2MB BIOS flash memory interrupt timer/counter

 PCIe bus running at 2.5 GHz

 10/100 Ethernet MAC Controller

 ISA bus interface

 GPU

 I2C bus interface

 COM ports (FIFO UART)

 SPI bus interface

 USB 2.0 host controller

 Real Time Clock

 IDE controller (SD and SATA)

 PS/2 keyboard and mouse interface

 Watchdog timers

System RAM

The EBX-18 is equipped with 512 MB, 1 GB, or 2 GB of 1.8 V DDR2 memory soldered to the board.

Table 8: Memory Configurations of EBX-18 Board Models

Board Model

EBX-18SAK — Standard temperature

EBX-18SBK — Standard temperature

EBX-18SCK — Standard temperature

EBX-18EAK — Extended temperature

EBX-18EBK — Extended temperature

EBX-18ECK — Extended temperature

Installed Memory Size

512 MB

1 GB

2 GB

512 MB

1 GB

2 GB

Memory Clock

366 MHz

366 MHz

366 MHz

300 MHz

300 MHz

300 MHz

CMOS RAM

C

LEARING

CMOS RAM

To clear the contents of CMOS RAM and the Real-Time Clock:

1. Power off the EBX-18.

2. Remove the V9 jumper from its default position (connecting pins 1-2) and install it on pins

2-3.

3. Leave the jumper in place for at least four seconds.

4. Move the jumper to back to its default position, connecting pins 1-2.

5. Power on the EBX-18.


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System Features

Figure 10. Location of the V9 Clear CMOS Jumper

BIOS Setup Defaults

The EBX-18 permits users to modify the BIOS Setup program defaults.

Refer to the EBX-18 BIOS Reference Manual (available on the EBX-18 Product Support Web

Page ) for information on accessing and configuring settings in the BIOS Setup program. All

BIOS menus, submenus, and configuration options are described in the EBX-18 BIOS Reference

Manual.




If the BIOS Setup default settings make the system unbootable and prevent the user from entering the BIOS Setup program, the EBX-18 needs to be serviced by the factory.

Real-time Clock

The EBX-18 features a battery-backed real-time clock/calendar. Under normal battery use conditions, the clock maintains accurate timekeeping functions when the board is powered off.

S

ETTING THE

C

LOCK

The BIOS Setup program can be used to set the time/date of the real-time clock.


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Interfaces and Connectors

5

Utility I/O Connectors

Several of the interfaces on the EBX-18 are grouped together and made accessible through utility

I/O connectors J4, J5, and J10. Cables and boards are available from VersaLogic that provide discrete connectors for each of the interfaces; however, you may wish to create custom cables that enable access to only the interfaces required by your application.

 Figure 11 shows the location of the J4, J5, and J10 connectors.

 Table 9 on page 23 provides the pinout and pin orientation for connector J4.



Figure 11. Location of Utility I/O Connectors J4/J5/J10


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Interfaces and Connectors

J4 I/O C

ONNECTOR

The 50-pin J4 I/O connector incorporates the COM ports, PS/2 keyboard and mouse, the push-

button reset, and speaker interfaces. Table 9 provides the pinout and shows the pin orientation of

connector.

Table 9: J4 I/O Connector Pinout and Pin Orientation

Pin Pin

1

3

5

7

9

11

13

15

17

19

21

23

25

27

29

31

41

43

45

47

49

33

35

37

39

Signal

Data Carrier Detect

(COM1)

Receive Data

(COM1)

Transmit Data

(COM1)

Data Terminal Ready

(COM1)

Ground

(COM1)

Data Set Ready

(COM2)

Request to Send

(COM2)

Clear to Send

(COM2)

Ring Indicator

(COM2)

Ground

(COM3)

TXD [RS-232]/

TxD- [RS-422/485]

(COM3)

RXD [RS-232]/

RxD- [RS-422/485]

(COM3)

Ground

(COM3)

RTS [RS-232]/

TxD+ [RS-422/485]

(COM4)

Ground

(COM4)

CTS [RS-232]/

RxD+ [RS-422/485]

(COM4)

+5V (Protected)

Ground

Pushbutton Reset

Ground

Ground

+5V (Protected)

Ground

+5V (Protected)

+5V (Protected)

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

22

24

26

28

30

32

42

44

46

48

50

34

36

38

40

Signal

Data Set Ready

(COM1)

Request to Send

(COM1)

Clear to Send

(COM1)

Ring Indicator

(COM1)

Data Carrier Detect

(COM2)

Receive Data

(COM2)

Transmit Data

(COM2)

Data Terminal Ready

(COM2)

Ground

(COM2)

RTS [RS-232]/

TxD+ [RS-422/485]

(COM3)

Ground

(COM3)

CTS [RS-232]/

RxD+ [RS-422/485]

(COM3)

Ground

(COM4)

TXD [RS-232]/

TxD- [RS-422/485]

(COM4)

RXD [RS-232]

/RxD- [RS-422/485]

(COM4)

Ground

(COM4)

Mouse Data

Mouse Clock

Ground

NC

NC

Keyboard Data

Keyboard Clock

Programmable LED

Speaker Drive

EBX-18 Hardware Reference manual

23


19

21

23

25

27

29

31

33

35

37

39

7

9

11

13

15

17

Pin

1

3

5

J5 I/O C

ONNECTOR

The 40-pin J5 I/O connector incorporates 16 digital I/O channels (1-16), and eight analog input

channels. Table 10 provides the pinout and shows the pin orientation of connector.


Signal

NC

NC

GND

NC

NC

Digital I/O 1

Digital I/O 3

GND

Digital I/O 6

Digital I/O 8

Digital I/O 9

Digital I/O 11

GND

Digital I/O 14

Digital I/O 16

ADCH1

ADCH3

ADGND

ADCH6

ADCH8

20

22

24

26

28

30

32

34

36

38

40

8

10

12

14

16

18

Pin

2

4

6

Signal

NC

NC

NC

NC

GND

Digital I/O 2

Digital I/O 4

Digital I/O 5

Digital I/O 7

GND

Digital I/O 10

Digital I/O 12

Digital I/O 13

Digital I/O 15

GND

ADCH2

ADCH4

ADCH5

ADCH7

ADGND


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J10 I/O C

ONNECTOR

The 40-pin J10 I/O connector incorporates the hubbed USB3 and USB4 interfaces, 16 digital I/O

channels (17-32), and the 8254 timer I/O signals. Table 11 provides the pinout and shows the pin

orientation of connector.


9

11

13

15

17

19

21

Pin

1

3

5

7

23

25

27

29

31

33

35

37

39

Signal

GND

USBP3+R

GND

USBP4+R

GND

Digital I/O 17

Digital I/O 19

GND

Digital I/O 22

Digital I/O 24

Digital I/O 25

Digital I/O 27

GND

Digital I/O 30

Digital I/O 32

OCTC5

GCTC4

GND

ICTC3

ICTC4

10

12

14

16

18

20

22

Pin

2

4

6

8

24

26

28

30

32

34

36

38

40

Signal

USBP3PWR

USBP3-R

USBP4PWR

USBP4-R

GND

Digital I/O 18

Digital I/O 20

Digital I/O 21

Digital I/O 23

GND

Digital I/O 26

Digital I/O 28

Digital I/O 29

Digital I/O 31

GND

GCTC3

GCTC5

OCTC3

OCTC4

GND

SATA

The EBX-18 provides a 1.5 Gbit/s SATA port (J16). Power to the SATA drive is usually provided by the ATX power supply. Note that the standard SATA drive power connector is different from the typical 4-pin Molex connector used on IDE drives. Most current ATX power supplies provide SATA connectors, and many SATA drives provide both types of power connectors. If the power supply you are using does not provide SATA connectors, adapters are available.


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Table 12: SATA Port Pinout

SATA Pin

4

5

6

7

1

2

3

Signal Name

GND

TX+

TX-

GND

RX-

RX+

GND

Function

Ground

Transmit +

Transmit -

Ground

Receive -

Receive +

Ground

PCIe Mini Card / mSATA

The socket at location J19 accepts a full-height PCI Express Mini Card or an mSATA module.

The PCIe Mini Card interface includes one PCIe x1 lane, one hubbed USB 2.0 channel, and the

SMBus interface. The socket is compatible with plug-in Wi-Fi modems, GPS receivers, Flash data storage, and other cards for added flexibility. For more information on PCIe Mini Cards offered by VersaLogic, contact

[email protected]

.

To secure a Mini Card or mSATA module to the on-board standoffs, use two M2.5 x 6mm pan head Philips nylon screws. These screws are available in quantities of 10 in the VL-HDW-108 hardware kit from VersaLogic.

Table 13: PCIe Mini Card / mSATA Pinout

J19

Pin

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

PCIe Mini Card

Signal Name

WAKE#

3.3VAUX

NC

GND

NC

1.5V

NC

NC

GND

NC

REFCLK-

NC

REFCLK+

NC

GND

NC

NC

GND

PCIe Mini Card

Wake

Function

3.3V auxiliary source

Not connected

Ground

Not connected

1.5V power

Not connected

Not connected

Ground

Not connected

Reference clock input –

Not connected

Reference clock input +

Not connected

Ground

Not connected

Not connected

Ground

19 NC Not connected

20 W_DISABLE# Wireless disable

21

22

GND

PERST#

Ground

Card reset

23 PERn0 PCIe receive –

mSATA

Signal Name

Reserved

+3.3V

Reserved

GND

Reserved

+1.5V

Reserved

Reserved

GND

Reserved

Reserved

Reserved

Reserved

Reserved

GND

Reserved

Reserved

GND

Reserved

Reserved

GND

Reserved

+B

mSATA

Function

Not connected

3.3V source

Not connected

Ground

Not connected

1.5V power

Not connected

Not connected

Ground

Not connected

Not connected

Not connected

Not connected

Not connected

Ground

Not connected

Not connected

Ground

Not connected

Not connected

Ground

Not connected

Host receiver diff. pair +


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J19

Pin

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

PCIe Mini Card

Signal Name

3.3VAUX

PERp0

GND

GND

PCIe Mini Card

Function


PCIe receive +

Ground

Ground

1.5V

GND

1.5V power

Ground

SMB_CLK SMBus clock

PETn0 PCIe transmit –

SMB_DATA SMBus data

PETp0 PCIe transmit +

GND

GND

Ground

Ground

mSATA

Signal Name

+3.3V

-B

GND

GND

+1.5V

GND

Two Wire I/F Two wire I/F clock

-A

Two Wire I/F Two wire I/F data

+A

GND

GND

mSATA

Function

3.3V source

Host receiver diff. pair –

Ground

Ground

1.5V power

Ground

Host transmitter diff. pair –

Host transmitter diff. pair +

Ground

Ground

36

37

38

39

40

3.3VAUX

GND


Ground

41 3.3VAUX 3.3V auxiliary source

42 LED_WWAN# Wireless WAN LED

USB_D-

GND

USB_D+

USB data –

Ground

USB data +

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

GND mSATA detect

(Note 1)

LED_WLAN# Wireless LAN LED

NC Not connected

LED_WPAN#

NC

1.5V

Reserved

GND

Wireless PAN LED

Not connected

1.5V power

Reserved

Ground

Reserved

GND

Reserved

+3.3V

GND

+3.3V

Reserved

GND/NC

Reserved

Vendor

Reserved

Vendor

+1.5V

DA/DSS

GND

Not connected

Ground

Not connected

3.3V source

Ground

3.3V source

Not connected

Ground/not connected

(Note 2)

Not connected

Not connected

Not connected

Not connected

1.5V power

Device activity (Note 3)

Ground

51

52

Reserved

3.3VAUX

Reserved


GND

+3.3V

Ground (Note 4)

3.3V source

Notes:

1. This pin is not grounded on the EBX-18 since it can be used to detect the presence of an mSATA module versus a PCIe Mini Card. Grounding this pin is available as an option on custom boards, but this pin already has a pull-down enabled in the EBX-18 FPGA to keep the SATA channel mux from switching when J19 is empty.

2. This pin is not grounded on the EBX-18 to make it available for mSATA module detection.

3. This signal drives the blue LED activity indicator at location D10 in the lower right corner of the board (refer to

Figure 12). This LED lights with mSATA disk activity, if supported by the mSATA module.

4. Some PCIe modules use this signal as a second Mini Card wireless disable input. On the EBX-18, this signal is used as the default indicator for mSATA versus PCIe Mini Card detection.

M

SATA A

CTIVITY

LED

Figure 12 shows the location (D10) of the mSATA activity blue LED. This LED indicates

activity on the mSATA interface. Not all mSATA drives provide this disk activity signal. Note that the FPGA register bit for the DEBUG_LED needs to be cleared (set to 0) in order for this signal to reflect the MSATA_DAS signal from the mSATA interface. Until that is done, it reflects the status of the FPGA programming (set to 1 when the FPGA is programmed and reset properly). Refer to the EBX-18 Programmer’s Reference Manual (available on the EBX-18

Product Support Web Page ) for information on FPGA registers.


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Figure 12. Location of the mSATA Activity LED

B

OOTING FROM A

PCI

E

M

INICARD

The MSATA_DETECT (J19 pin 43) signal is non-functional as an option for the PCIe Minicard mux selection. This signal has a pull-down internal to the FPGA to prevent it from floating high

(which enables it). The FPGA default is to use J19 pin 51 as the mux enable signal

(PRES_DISABLE2#) which works with all of our Minicards.

The result of this condition is that certain combinations of bootable devices may not yield

expected results. Table 14 is a matrix of acceptable boot device configurations.

Table 14: Primary Boot Device Truth Table

Installed Bootable Devices mSATA card

Don’t care

Yes

No

External SATA Drive

Don’t care

Don’t care

Yes

USB Flash Drive

Don’t care

Don’t care

Don’t care

The primary boot device will be… microSD card

Yes

No

No microSD card mSATA card

External SATA drive

No No No Yes USB Flash Drive



Note:

If an mSATA device is attached, the BIOS Setup program will not recognize any device attached to the J16 SATA connector.


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PCI

E

M

INI

C

ARD

LED

S

Two dual-colored PCIe Mini Card LEDs are provided on the EBX-18 at locations D5 and D6.

Table 15 lists the states of the LEDs. Figure 13 shows the location of the PCIe Mini Card LEDs.

Table 15: PCIe Mini Card LED States

LED Color Status (when lit)

D6

Green Activity on Wireless PAN (Note)

Yellow

Illuminates when the 3.3 V power to the Mini Card is on. It alerts users to not hotplug the Mini Card. Because the Vortex86DX2 processor does not support sleep modes, the power is always on to the PCIe Mini Card socket when the board is powered successfully.

Green Activity on Wireless WAN (Note)

D5

Yellow Activity on Wireless LAN (Note)

Note: These LEDs will illuminate when the associated device is installed and capable of transmitting. Their function is determined by the installed device.

Figure 13. Location of PCIe Mini Card LEDs


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Serial Ports

The EBX-18 includes four on-board 16550-based serial channels located at standard PC I/O addresses. Each COM port can be independently enabled or disabled in BIOS Setup.

 All four COM ports by default are set to RS-232 mode

 COM1 and COM2 are RS-232 (115.2K baud) serial ports. There are no configuration jumpers for COM1 and COM2 because they only operate in RS-232 mode. IRQ lines are chosen in the BIOS Setup program.

 COM3 and COM4 can be operated in RS-232 or RS-422/485 mode. IRQ lines are chosen in the BIOS Setup program.

Additional non-standard baud rates are also available through the BIOS Setup program.

COM3/COM4 H

ARDWARE

C

ONFIGURATION

Jumper block V1[3-4] enables the RS-422/485 termination resistor for COM3. Jumper V1[7-8] enables the RS-422/485 termination resistor for COM4. The termination resistor should be enabled for an RS-422 endpoint station; it should be disabled for RS-232 and RS-485 nonendpoint receivers.

Table 16: COM3/COM4 Control and Termination Jumpers

Jumper

Position

1-2

Function

Use RTS#/DE for COM3

Jumper In

RS-232/485 (default)

Jumper Out

RS-422

3-4

5-6

COM3 Rx End-point Termination

Use RST#/DE for COM4

RS422/485 (Note)

RS-232/485 (default)

RS-232 (default)

RS-422

7-8 COM4 Rx End-point Termination

RS422/485 (Note)

RS-232 (default)

Note: RS-485 non-endpoints do not require termination. If receivers are mid-line, remove this termination jumper.

Figure 14. COM3/COM4 Control and Termination Jumpers


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COM3/COM4 S

OFTWARE

C

ONFIGURATION

By default, COM3 and COM4 are configured for RS-232 operation. Two registers in the

Vortex86DX2 (0x9A and 0x7A) need to be programmed for COM3 and/or COM4 to operate in

RS-422 or RS-485 mode. Table 17 and Table 18 provide bit-level descriptions of these registers.

To configure COM3 and COM4 for RS-422/485 Mode

1. Write 0xFF to I/O register 0x9A (sets GPIO-P2[7:0] to outputs)

2. Write 0x0E to I/O register 0x7A (disables RS-232 mode and enables transceivers)

To reconfigure COM3 and COM4 for RS-232 Mode

1. Write 0xFF to I/O register 0x9A (sets GPIO-P2[7:0] to outputs)

2. Write 0x02 to I/O register 0x7A (enables RS-232 mode and enables transceivers)

Bit

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

Table 17: GPIO Port 2 Direction Register – 0x9A

Description

0 = Sets pin 7 to input mode

1 = Sets pin 7 to output mode















Bit

7-4

3

2

1

0

Table 18: GPIO Port 2 Data Register – 0x7A

Description

X – Don’t care

0 = Sets COM4 to RS-232 mode

1 = Sets COM4 to RS-422/485 mode

0 = Sets COM3 to RS-232 mode

1 = Sets COM3 to RS-422/485 mode

0 = Disables multi-protocol serial transceivers (COM3 and COM4 only)

1 = Enables multi-protocol serial transceivers (COM3 and COM4 only)

0 = Enables RS-232 transceivers (COM1 and COM2 only)

1 = Disables RS-232 transceivers (COM1 and COM2 only)


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S

ERIAL

P

ORT

A

SSIGNMENT

The EBX-18 only supports the use of the Vortex86DX2 Serial Ports 1, 2, 4, and 9, so all other

serial ports are disabled and not available in the BIOS Setup Utility. Table 19 lists the

recommended settings (tested with Windows 7) for the Vortex86DX2 serial ports, along with correlation to the board’s J4 I/O connector (shown in the rightmost column).

Table 19: Recommended Serial Port Settings for Vortex86DX2 BIOS

DX2 Serial Port #

1

2

4

9

I/O Address

3F8h

3E8h

2E8h

2F8h

IRQ

4

3

11

10

EBX-18 COM # (Note)

COM1

COM3

COM4

COM2

Note: COM ports are numbered to match EBX-18 I/O connector COM numbering.

S

ERIAL

P

ORT

C

ONNECTORS

See Table 2 on page 13 for connector and cable information. The pinouts of the DB9M

connectors apply to the serial connectors on the CBR-5009B paddleboard. These connectors use

IEC 61000-4-2-rated TVS components to help protect against ESD damage.

Table 20: COM1/COM2 Pinout – CBR-5009B Connector J3

Top DB9 Connector Pin

(COM1)

6

7

8

9

1

2

3

4

5

Bottom DB9 Connector Pin

(COM2)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

RS-232 Signal

DCD

RXD*

TXD*

DTR

Ground

DSR

RTS

CTS

RI


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USB

The USB interface on the EBX-18 is OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) and EHCI

(Enhanced Host Controller Interface) compatible, which provides a common industry software/hardware interface. The board has five USB ports:

 Three on-board ports at locations J20, J21, and J22 using standard USB Series A sockets

(see Figure 5 on page 12)

 Two hubbed ports routed to the J10 I/O connector. Table 11 page 25 lists the USB port

signals routed to the J10 connector.

The USB interfaces at connector J10 are accessible using a CBR-4004B paddleboard or by using

a custom cable. Figure 22 on page 53 shows the connection points for accessing the USB ports

routed from J10 to a CBR-4004B paddleboard.

All five USB ports use IEC 61000-4-2-rated TVS components to help protect against ESD damage.

BIOS C

ONFIGURATION

The USB controller can be enabled or disabled in the BIOS Setup program.

microSD Socket

The EBX-18 includes a microSD socket. The VL-F41 series of microSD cards provide solidstate storage of 2 GB, 4 GB, or 8 GB. The microSD socket accommodates cards with up to 32

GB of storage capacity. No drivers are needed, as the device interface is abstracted as a standard parallel IDE drive on the master IDE channel. Note the following when using a microSD card with the EBX-18:

 The microSD card interface is not hot-pluggable. A microSD card will not be recognized as part of the system if it is not plugged in before power is applied to the board or before a push-button reset is applied. This is not a limitation of the EBX-18 board; it is a limitation of the DX2 chip.

 When a microSD card is inserted at power-up, the default boot setting is to boot from it (it is primary), so if you don’t press <F11> right after applying power to the board, you will not be able to select an alternate boot option; the board will “stall” for the lack of an operating system (OS) if there isn’t one present on the microSD card.

 The boot order can be changed in the BIOS Setup program.

 If you remove the microSD card at any time and allow the board to boot without the card installed, the boot order setting will be cleared and you will have to set it up again the next time you use a microSD card.

 If you remove the microSD card while the board is powered on and the OS attempts to access a file on the “drive” (that is, the microSD card) the results are unpredictable. The best case scenario is that the drive drops out (as it would in Windows Explorer when running

Windows 7 from a SATA drive and using the microSD as an additional hard drive).

However, if Windows does not try to access the microSD card while you have it out and you put it back in (again, in Windows 7 at least) the system does not appear to have noticed it was ever removed.


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Programmable LED

Utility I/O connector J4 includes an output signal for attaching a software controlled LED.

Connect the cathode of the LED to J4, pin 48; connect the anode to +5V. An on-board resistor limits the current to 15 mA when the circuit is turned on. A programmable LED is provided on

the CBR-5009B paddleboard. See Figure 20 on page 48 for the location of the Programmable

LED on the CBR-5009B paddleboard.

For instructions on how to switch the PLED on and off, refer to the EBX-18 Programmer’s

Reference Manual (available on the EBX-18 Product Support Web Page ).

External Speaker

A miniature 8

Ω speaker can be connected between J4, pin 50 (SPKO*) and J4, pin 49

(MKPWR). A speaker is provided on the CBR-5009B paddleboard. See Figure 20 on page 48

for the location of the speaker on the CBR-5009B paddleboard.

Push-Button Reset

Connector J4 includes an input for a push-button reset switch. Shorting J4, pin 37 to ground causes the EBX-18 to reboot.

This connector uses IEC 61000-4-2-rated TVS components to help protect against ESD damage.

A reset button is provided on the CBR-5009B paddleboard. See Figure 20 on page 48 for the

location of the reset button on the CBR-5009B paddleboard.

Video Interface

An on-board video controller integrated into the Vortex86DX2 SoC provides high performance video output for the EBX-18.

C

ONFIGURATION

The EBX-18 uses shared memory architecture. This allows the video controller to use variable amounts of system DRAM — 8 MB, 16 MB (default), 32 MB, or 64 MB — for video RAM.

The amount of RAM used for video is set with a BIOS Setup program option.

The EBX-18 supports two types of video output: SVGA and LVDS flat panel display. A BIOS

Setup program sub-menu (Boot Display Device) selects which output is enabled through POST.

The operating system will then take over based on the Graphic Utility CRT or LCD selection. If the Boot Display Device selected provides incorrect timing information for an attached LCD panel and the Graphics Utility is set to LCD, you may not see video on the output.

Refer to Table 24 on page 37 for a list of BIOS settings for boot display devices and their

corresponding resolutions.


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SVGA O

UTPUT

C

ONNECTOR

An adapter cable, part number CBR-1201, is available to translate J6 into a standard 15-pin D-

Sub SVGA connector. This connector uses IEC 61000-4-2-rated TVS components to help protect against ESD damage.

Table 21: J6 Video Output Pinout

Pin

1

3

5

Signal

(Function)

Ground

Ground

Ground

7

9

Ground

Ground

11 CRT_SCL (DDC data clock line)

DB15

Pin

6

7

8

5

10

15

Pin

2

4

6

Signal

(Function)

RED (Red video)

GREEN (Green video)

BLUE (Blue video)

8

10

HSYNC (Horizontal sync)

VSYNC (Vertical sync)

12 CRT_SDA (DDC serial data line)

DB15

Pin

1

2

3

13

14

12

Figure 15. J6 VGA Connector Pin Configuration

LVDS F

LAT

P

ANEL

D

ISPLAY

C

ONNECTOR

The integrated LVDS Flat Panel Display in the EBX-18 is an ANSI/TIA/EIA-644-1995 specification-compliant interface. It can support up to 24 bits of RGB pixel data plus three bits of timing control (HSYNC/VSYNC/DE) on the four differential data output pairs.

The BIOS Setup program provides a sub-menu (Boot Display Device) with several options for standard LVDS Flat Panel types. If these options do not match the requirements of the panel you are attempting to use, contact

[email protected]

for a custom video BIOS.

Figure 5 on page 12 shows the location of the LVDS connector at location J9. The 3.3 V power

provided to pins 19 and 20 of J9 is protected by a 1 Amp power switch.


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Table 22: J9 LVDS Flat Panel Display Connector Pinout

17

18

19

20

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

7

8

9

4

5

6

Pin

1

2

3

Signal Name

GND

GND

LVDSA3

LVDSA3#

GND

LVDSCLK0

LVDSCLK0#

GND

LVDSA2

LVDSA2#

GND

LVDSA1

LVDSA1#

GND

LVDSA0

LVDSA0#

GND

GND

+3.3V

+3.3V

Ground

Ground

Function

Differential Data 3 (+)

Differential Data 3 (-)

Ground

Differential Clock (+)

Differential Clock (-)

Ground



Ground



Ground



Ground

Ground

Protected power supply

Protected power supply

C

OMPATIBLE

LVDS P

ANEL

D

ISPLAYS

The following flat panel displays are reported to work properly with the integrated graphics video controller chip used on the EBX-18.

Table 23: Compatible LVDS Interface TFT-Technology Flat Panel Displays

Manufacturer

NEC

AUO

NEC

Model Number

NL8048BC-19-02

G104SN03

NL10276BC24-13

Resolution

800 x 400

800 x 600

1024 x 768


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Table 24: BIOS Settings for Boot Display Devices and Corresponding Resolutions

BIOS Setting for

Boot Display Device

VBIOS

CRT

Panel0

Panel1

Panel2

Panel3

Panel4

Resolution

Determined by VGA display device (when

VGA connected) or set to 800 x 600

Determined by VGA display device

640 x 480

800 x 480

800 x 600

1024 x 600

1024 x 768

C

ONSOLE

R

EDIRECTION

The EBX-18 can be operated without using the on-board video output by redirecting the console to an available COM port. In the BIOS Setup program, the Remote Access Configuration submenu provides the ability to control console redirection. When console redirection is enabled, you can access the BIOS Setup program by typing <Ctrl>-<C>.

The default settings for the redirected console are as follows:

 Serial Port Number: [COM1]

 Base Address, IRQ: [3F8h, 4]

 Serial Port Mode: [115200, 8, n, 1] (115,200 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit)

 Flow control: [None]

 Terminal Type: [ANSI]

Figure 16 shows the wiring for a DB9-to-DB9 adapter for console redirection of an RS-232 serial

port.

Figure 16. Wiring for a DB9 to DB9 RS-232 Adapter for Console Redirection


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Ethernet Interface

The EBX-18 features two auto-detect 10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet ports with RJ-45 connectors.

C

ONTROLLER

C

ONFIGURATION

The Ethernet controller resident to the Vortex86DX2 SoC can be enabled or disabled in the

BIOS Setup program. That Ethernet port is located at connector J1. Refer to Figure 5 for the

location of the J1 connector.

The second Ethernet port (accessible through connector J2) is implemented through the

LAN9513 (USB-based) device. That interface can be configured through your operating system.

E

THERNET

C

ONNECTORS

Board-mounted RJ-45 connectors J1 and J2 are provided to make connections with Category 5

Ethernet cables. These connectors use IEC 61000-4-2-rated TVS components to help protect against ESD damage. The Ethernet controller auto-detects 10BaseT/100Base-TX connectors.

O

N

-B

OARD

E

THERNET

S

TATUS

LED

S

Each Ethernet controller has a two-colored (green and orange) LED located next to its RJ-45 connector to provide an indication of the Ethernet status, as follows:

 LED D3 provides status for Ethernet Port 0

 LED D8 provides status for Ethernet Port 1

Table 25 describes the status indications for the LEDs. Figure 17

LED Color

Green

Orange

Table 25: On-board Ethernet Status LEDs (D3 and D8)

Function

Link/activity

Link speed

Status

•

On – Active Ethernet cable connected (blinks with activity)

•

Off – Cable not connected (no link) or cable is not connected to an active hub

•

On – 100 Mbits/s

•

Off – 10 Mbits/s


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Pin

1

3

5

7

9

O

FF

-B

OARD

E

THERNET

S

TATUS

LED C

ONNECTOR

Connector J12 can be used for routing Ethernet status LED signals off-board. Figure 17 shows

the location and pin orientation of the J12 connector.

Table 26: Off-board Ethernet Status LED Connnector (J12)

Signal Description

Fused 3.3V Power

No connect

Fused 3.3V Power

Ethernet 1 (J2) Link/Activity LED

Ground

Pin

2

4

6

8

10

Signal Description

Ethernet 0 (J1) Speed LED

Ethernet 0 (J1) Link/Activity LED

Ethernet 1 (J2) Speed LED

Ethernet 1 (J2) Duplex LED

Wireless Disable Minicard signal

Figure 17. Location of Ethernet Status LEDs D3 and D8 and J12 Connector


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Vortex86DX2 SoC On-chip Temperature Sensor

Contact the factory for information on reading and writing to the thermometer circuits.

DMA Controller

The DMA circuitry incorporates the functionality of two 82C37 DMA controllers with seven independently programmable channels. The Master DMA Controller (DMA-1) corresponds to

DMA Channels 0-3 that are hardwired to 8-bit count-by-byte transfers and the Slave DMA

Controller (DMA-2) corresponds to Channels 5-7 that are hardwired to 16-bit count-by-word

“address shifted” transfers. DMA Channel 4 is used to cascade the two controllers and will default to cascade mode as it cannot be used for any other purpose. In addition to accepting requests from DMA slaves, the DMA controller also responds to requests that are initiated by software.

The Vortex86DX2 provides the timing control and data size translation for the DMA transfer between memory (ISA or DRAM) and the ISA Bus I/O. Also, the DX2 is ISA-compatible with

24-bit addressing. For information on programming the DMA controller, contact

[email protected]

.

Watchdog Timers

The watchdog timers use the RTC frequency (32.768 kHz) for a 24-bit counter, providing a time range from 30.5

μs to 512 seconds with a resolution of 30.5 μs. When the timer is enabled and its count reaches the programmed value, a system reset, NMI, or IRQ may occur as selected using the Watchdog Configuration sub-menu in the BIOS Setup program.

Industrial I/O Functions and SPI Interface

The EBX-18 employs a set of I/O registers for controlling on-board analog input, digital I/O, and external serial peripheral interface (SPI) devices. These functions share control and data registers located at I/O addresses whose range depends on programmed FPGA PCI BAR added to offsets 0x00-0xFF. Refer to the EBX-18 Programmer’s Reference Manual (available on the

EBX-18 Product Support Web Page ) for additional information.


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Analog Input

The EBX-18 employs a Linear Tech LTC1857 A/D device. This device operates off a single 5V supply to provide eight 12-bit analog inputs. The LTC1857 provides eight single-ended input channels; or alternatively each even and odd analog channel “pair” (for example inputs 1 and 2 or 5 and 6) can be combined as differential inputs or you can also have combinations of both single-ended and differential channels. The converter has a 100 kilo-samples-per-second (ksps) sampling rate, with a 4 μs acquisition time and per-channel input ranges of 0 to 5V, ±5V, 0 to

+10V and ±10V.

Communications with the A/D converter are handled by the FPGA, which uses the SPX slave selection signal for SPI device 5 to enable the A/D read strobe for the SPI interface. Refer to the

EBX-18 Programmer’s Reference Manual (available on the EBX-18 Product Support Web Page ) for information on configuring the SPX registers for Analog Input.

Refer to the Linear Technology LTC1857 A/D Converter Datasheet for programming information.

E

XTERNAL

C

ONNECTIONS

Single-ended analog voltages are routed to the J5 Utility I/O connector. These signals are also

accessible if a CBR-4004B paddleboard is attached to the EBX-18. Refer also to Figure 21 on page 52 to see how the analog signals can be accessed on the CBR-4004B paddleboard.

EBX-18 Board J5 Pin

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

Table 27: Analog Input Connector

Signal

ADCH1

ADCH2

ADCH3

ADCH4

ADGND

ADCH5

ADCH6

ADCH7

ADCH8

ADGND

CBR-4004B Connector

J8 Analog I/O

(See Figure 21 on page 52)

J9 Analog I/O

(See Figure 21 on page 52)

I

NITIATING AN

A

NALOG

C

ONVERSION

For information on initiating an analog conversion, refer to the EBX-18 Programmer’s Reference

Manual (available on the EBX-18 Product Support Web Page ).


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Digital I/O Interface

The EBX-18 includes a 32-channel digital I/O interface. The digital lines are grouped as four 8bit bi-directional ports. Data direction and output driver type are configurable by software.

Input data can be inverted through register settings. Any I/O pin(s) can generate an interrupt on change of state. All I/O pins use 3.3V signaling. As outputs, the I/O pins can source or sink an absolute maximum of 25 mA each.

CAUTION:

Damage will occur if the I/O pins are connected to 5V logic.

EBX-18 digital I/O ports are accessed through the FPGA SPI interface.

E

XTERNAL

C

ONNECTIONS

Digital I/O channels 1-16 are accessed via connector J5 on the EBX-18. Table 28 lists the pinout

of these channels to a CBR-4004B paddleboard connected to J5.

Digital I/O channels 17-32 are accessed via connector J10 on the EBX-18. Table 29 lists the

pinout of these channels to the CBR-4004B paddleboard connected to J10.

Table 28: Digital I/O Connections – Channels 1-16

EBX-18 Board

J5 Pin

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

22

23

24

25

18

19

20

21

26

27

28

29

30

Signal

Digital I/O 1

Digital I/O 2

Digital I/O 3

Digital I/O 4

GND

Digital I/O 5

Digital I/O 6

Digital I/O 7

Digital I/O 8

GND

Digital I/O 9

Digital I/O 10

Digital I/O 11

Digital I/O 12

Pushbutton reset

Digital I/O 13

Digital I/O 14

Digital I/O 15

Digital I/O 16

GND

CBR-4004 Connector

J3

Digital IO

(See Figure 21 on page

52)

J4

Digital IO


52)

J6

Digital IO


52)

J7

Digital IO


52)

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Table 29: Digital I/O Connections – Channels 17-32

EBX-18 Board

J10 Pin

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Signal

Digital I/O 17

Digital I/O 18

Digital I/O 19

Digital I/O 20

GND

Digital I/O 21

Digital I/O 22

Digital I/O 23

Digital I/O 24

GND

Digital I/O 25

Digital I/O 26

Digital I/O 27

Digital I/O 28

GND

Digital I/O 29

Digital I/O 30

Digital I/O 31

Digital I/O 32

GND

CB-4004 Connector

J3

Digital IO


53)

J4

Digital IO


53)

J6

Digital IO


53)

J7

Digital IO


53)

D

IGITAL

I/O P

ORT

C

ONFIGURATION

For information on digital I/O port configuration refer to the EBX-18 Programmer’s Reference

Manual, (available on the EBX-18 Product Support Web Page ).

I

NTERRUPT

G

ENERATION

The EBX-18 digital I/O can be configured to issue hardware interrupts on the transition (high to low or low to high) of any digital I/O pin. Note that this interrupt is shared among all SPI devices on-board and externally connected to the EBX-18. Digital I/O port interrupt configuration is achieved through I/O port register settings. Refer to the Microchip MCP23S17 datasheet for more information.

The on-board digital I/O chips must be configured for open-drain and mirrored interrupts in order for any SPI device to use hardware interrupts.


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SPX™ Expansion Bus

Up to four serial peripheral expansion (SPX) devices can be attached to the EBX-18 at connector

J17 using a CBR-1401 or CBR-1402 cable. The SPX interface provides the standard SPI signals

(SCLK, MISO, and MOSI), four chip selects (SS0# - SS3#), and an interrupt input (SINT#).

Pin Signal

1

3

5

7

9

11

13

V5_0

GND

GND

GND

SS1#

SS3#

SINT#

Table 30: SPI Expansion Bus Connections

Function

+5.0 V

Pin Signal

2

Ground

Ground

Ground

Chip Select 1

4

6

8

10

Chip Select 3 12

Interrupt Input 14

SCLK

MISO

MOSI

SS0#

SS2#

GND

V5_0

Function

Serial Clock

Serial Data In

Serial Data Out

Chip Select 0

Chip Select 2

Ground

+5.0 V

Figure 18. J17 SPX Connector Pin Configuration

V

ERSA

L

OGIC

SPX E

XPANSION

M

ODULES

VersaLogic offers several SPX modules that provide a variety of standard functions, such as analog input, digital I/O, CANbus controller, and others. These are small boards (1.2” x 3.775”) that can mount on the PC/104 and PC/104-Plus stack, using standard PC/104 stand-offs, or up to two feet away from the base board. For more information, contact VersaLogic at [email protected]

.

PC/104 Expansion Bus

The Vortex86DX2 ISA bus interface is an 8/16-bit ISA device with zero-wait-state and is available through the Vortex86DX2 SoC’s internal ISA-to-PCI bridge. The maximum ISA clock frequency is 33 MHz. The AT clock is programmable. The SoC generates refresh signals to the

ISA interface during the DRAM refresh cycle. (This means the ISA Refresh signal would be modified with the DRAM refresh rate change from ~15

μs to ~3.9 μs).


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Seven IRQs have been shown to work with the ISA bus expansion cards. As listed in Table 31,

they are IRQ3, IRQ4, IRQ5, IRQ6, IRQ7, IRQ10, and IRQ11. There are conflicts with all other

IRQ assignments per the Vortex86DX2 resources, and by default IRQ3, IRQ4, IRQ10 and IRQ11 are assigned to the four COM Ports. If the ISA expansion card requires more than three IRQs, you may have to disable the COM Port using the desired IRQ, taking care to ensure each of the required IRQs are reserved from PCI use in the BIOS Setup program (PCIPnP settings). IRQ selection often requires checking to make sure the system does not have resource conflicts.

The EBX-18 has limited support of the PC/104 bus. Most PC/104 cards will work, but be sure to

check the requirements of your PC/104 card against the resources listed in Table 31.

Table 31: PC/104 ISA I/O, IRQ, and Memory Resources

Available ISA I/O Addresses

(Note 1)

Available ISA IRQs

(Note 2)

Available ISA Memory

Addresses

10 – 1F

24 – 3F

E0 – FF

106 – 16F

44 – 47

4C – 5F

65

67 – 6F

76 – 77

7D – 7F

178 – 1EF

1F8 – 375

377 – 3BF

3E0 – 3F5

3F7

400 – 47F

IRQ3

IRQ4

IRQ5

IRQ6

IRQ7

A0000 – B7FFF

C8000 – DFFFF

90 – 91

A2 – A6

AE – B1

B4 – BF

490 – 4CF

4D2 – 7FF

880 – CFBD00

IRQ10

IRQ11

Notes:

1. The I/O ranges allocated to COM ports 1-4 are available to ISA only when the on-board COM ports are disabled in the BIOS Setup program.

2. Each of these IRQs must be reserved from the PCIPnP use in the BIOS Setup program before they can potentially be used on the ISA bus. Because ISA IRQ sharing is not supported, make sure that any IRQ channel used for an ISA device is not used elsewhere. For example, if ISA IRQ4 is enabled, you must use a different IRQ for COM1 to avoid resource conflicts.

PC/104-P

LUS

PCI E

XPANSION

I

NTERFACE

The EBX-18 supports a full PCI interface for all four slots. The Vortex86DX2 SoC does not support a PCI interface directly so an XIO2001 PCIe-to-PCI bridge device is used.

The only features not supported are:

 66 MHz mode (the EBX-18 board only supports 33 MHz)

 PSON# power control

 +5V_SB standby power

Note that the PCI connector VI/O power pins are connected to the V3P3 power supply on-board which turns on with the PCI Bridge device, whereas the PCI connector +3.3V pins are tied to the

V3P3_ATX rail direct from the input power connector.


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System Resources and Maps

6

Refer to the EBX-18 Programmer’s Reference Manual for the following information:

 Memory map

 IRQ map

 I/O map

 FPGA register map

 FPGA register descriptions

 Programming information for the board’s hardware interfaces.


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CBR-5009B and CBR-4004B Paddleboards

7

CBR-5009B Paddleboard

D

IMENSIONS AND

M

OUNTING

H

OLES

Figure 19. CBR-5009B Dimensions and Mounting Holes


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CBR-5009B and CBR-4004 Paddleboards

CBR-5009B C

ONNECTORS

Figure 20 shows the locations of the connectors on the CBR-5009B paddleboard.

Figure 20. CBR-5009B Connectors

Table 32: CBR-5009B Connector Functions

Pin

D1

J1

J2

Function Part Number

Power and programmable LEDs Dialight 552-0211

High density connector

(Reserved)

FCI 98414-F06-50U

—

J3

J4

J5

J6

COM1, COM2

PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse

COM4

COM3

S1 Reset button

SP1 Speaker

Kycon K42-E9P/P-A4N

Kycon KMDG-6S/6S-S4N

Conta-Clip 10250.4

Conta-Clip 10250.4

Description

LEDx2 T1 3/4 PC Mount Red/Red

2mm, 50 pins, keyed, latching header

—

Dual stacked DB-9 male

Dual stacked PS/2 female

5-pin screw terminal

5-pin screw terminal

E-Switch 800SP9B7M6RE Right angle momentary switch

Challenge Electronics DBX05 Miniature speaker


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S

ERIAL

P

ORT

C

ONNECTORS

Serial ports COM1 and COM2 use standard DB9 connectors. Serial ports COM3 and COM4 are

accessible through five-pin screw terminal blocks. Refer to Figure 20 for the location of pin 1 of

the COM3/COM4 ports. These connectors use IEC 61000-4-2-rated TVS components to help protect against ESD damage.

Table 33: J3 COM1/COM2 Pinout

Top DB9 Connector Pin

(COM1)

Bottom DB9 Connector Pin

(COM2)

RS-232 Signal

4

5

6

7

1

2

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

DCD

RXD*

TXD*

DTR

Ground

DSR

RTS

8

9

17

18

CTS

RI

Serial ports COM3 and COM4 are accessible through five-pin screw terminal blocks. Refer to

Figure 20 for the location of pin 1 of the COM3/COM4 ports.

Table 34: J6 (COM3) Connector Pinout

Pin

1

2

3

4

5

Signal

GND

TRX3-

TRX3+

TX3-

TX3+

Table 35: J5 (COM4) Connector Pinout

Pin

1

2

3

4

5

Signal

GND

TRX4-

TRX4+

TX4-

TX4+


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PS/2 K

EYBOARD AND

M

OUSE

A standard PS/2 keyboard and mouse interface is accessible through connector J4 of the

CBR-5009B paddleboard. The +5V power provided to the keyboard and mouse is protected by a

1 A fuse. This connector uses IEC 61000-4-2-rated TVS components to help protect against

ESD damage.

Table 36: PS/2 Mouse Connector

Top PS/2 Connector

1

2

3

4

5

6

Signal

MSDATA

–

GND

MKPWR

MSCLK

–

Description

Mouse Data

No connect

Ground

Protected +5V

Mouse Clock

No connect

Table 37: PS/2 Keyboard Connector

Bottom PS/2

Connector

1

2

3

4

5

6

Signal

KBDATA

–

GND

MKPWR

KBCLK

–

Description

Keyboard Data

No connect

Ground

Protected +5V

Keyboard Clock

No Connect


50


J4

Pin

CBR-5009B

Connector

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

1

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

COM1

J3

Top DB9

COM2

J3

Bottom DB9

COM3

J6

J4 I/O C

ONNECTOR

The J4 50-pin I/O connector on the EBX-18 contains signals for use by the CBR-5009B

paddleboard. Table 38 shows how the pins of the EBX-18’s J4 connector map to the connectors

on the VL-CBR-5009 paddleboard.

Pin

Table 38: EBX-18 J4 I/O Connector Pinout

Signal

J4

Pin

CBR-5009B

Connector

Pin

–

2

3

–

1

5

4

1

5

1

6

2

7

3

8

4

9

5

6

2

7

3

8

4

9

Data Carrier Detect

Data Set Ready

Receive Data

Request to Send

Transmit Data

Clear to Send

26

27

28

29

30

Data Terminal Ready 31

Ring Indicator 32

Ground

Data Carrier Detect

Data Set Ready

Receive Data

33

34

35

36

Request to Send

Transmit Data

37

38

Clear to Send 39

Data Terminal Ready 40

Ring Indicator

Ground

RS-232

Ground

RTS

TXD

41

42

RS-422/

RS-485

43

Ground 44

TxD+ 45

TxD- 46

Ground

RXD

Ground 47

RxD- 48

CTS RxD+ 49

Ground Ground 50

COM4

J5

Mouse

J4

Top

PBRESET

S1

(Reserved)

Keyboard

J4

Bottom

PLED

D1

Speaker

SP1

4

1

2

1

2

1

3

5

4

1

3

5

1

2

1

2

3

4

1

5

4

–

2

3

–

Signal

RS-232

Ground

RTS

TXD

Ground

RXD

CTS

Ground

RS-422/

RS-485

Ground

TxD+

TxD-

Ground

RxD-

RxD+

Ground

+5V (Protected)

Mouse Data

Ground

Mouse Clock

Pushbutton Reset

Ground

Ground

Not connected

Ground

Not connected

+5V (Protected)

Keyboard Data

Ground

Keyboard Clock

+5V (Protected)

Programmable LED

+5V (Protected)

Speaker Drive


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CBR-4004B Paddleboard

The CBR-4004B paddleboard provides off-board access to signals routed to the EBX-18 board’s

J5 and J10 I/O connectors. If your system environment provides the physical space, you can connect CBR-4004B paddleboards to both the J5 and J10 I/O connectors.

U

SING THE

CBR-4004B

WITH THE

EBX-18 B

OARD

’

S

J5 C

ONNECTOR

Connect the CBR-4004B paddleboard to the EBX-18 board’s J5 I/O connector for access to the following:

 16 channels of digital I/O

 Eight analog I/O signals

Figure 21 shows the user-accessible signals when the CBR-4004B is cabled to the EBX-18

board’s J5 connector. The CBR-4004B is a multipurpose board; the silkscreened signal labels do not apply to this configuration.

Figure 21. CBR-4004B Signals When Mated with the EBX-18’s J5 Connector


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U

SING THE

CBR-4004B

WITH THE

EBX-18 B

OARD

’

S

J10 C

ONNECTOR

Connect the CBR-4004B paddleboard to the EBX-18 board’s J10 I/O connector for access to the following signals:

 Two hubbed USB ports (USB3 and USB4)

 Eight 8254 timer/counter signals

 16 channels of digital I/O

Figure 22 shows the user-accessible signals when the CBR-4004B is cabled to the EBX-18

board’s J10 connector. The CBR-4004B is a multipurpose board; the silkscreened signal labels do not apply to this configuration.




The EBX-18 board’s J10 connector provides signals for two USB ports. If these ports are accessed directly from the J10 connector, they will be compatible with USB 2.0 devices. If the ports are accessed through a CBR-4004B paddleboard, performance will be limited to USB 1.1 level.

Figure 22. CBR-4004B Signals When Mated with the EBX-18’s J10 Connector


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D

IMENSIONS AND

M

OUNTING

H

OLES


Figure 23. CBR-4004B Paddleboard Dimensions and Mounting Holes


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Appendix A – References

A

Overview of Vortex86DX2 http://www.vortex86.com/?p=16

USB 2.0 Hub and 10/100

Ethernet Controller

ILAN9513 Data sheet http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/9513.pdf

PC/104 Specification http://www.versalogic.com/products/PC104/index.asp

PC/104-Plus Specification http://www.versalogic.com/products/PC104/index.asp

 General PC

Documentation:

 The Programmer’s PC

Sourcebook

Microsoft Press ( http://www.microsoft.com/learning/books )


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Contents

Figures

Tables

Introduction

Description

Technical Specifications

EBX-18 Block Diagram

Related Documents

RoHS-Compliance

Cautions

Note:

Technical Support

EBX-18 Support Page

VersaTech KnowledgeBase

Note:

Configuration and Setup

Initial Configuration

Basic Setup

Note:

BIOS Setup Program

Operating System Installation

Note:



Physical Details

Dimensions and Mounting

Note:

A

C

B

External Connectors

Jumper Blocks

System Features

Power Delivery



Note:

Lithium Battery

CPU

System RAM

CMOS RAM

BIOS Setup Defaults

Integrator’s Note:

Real-time Clock

Interfaces and Connectors

Utility I/O Connectors

SATA

PCIe Mini Card / mSATA

Note:

Serial Ports

USB

microSD Socket

Programmable LED

External Speaker

Push-Button Reset

Video Interface

Ethernet Interface

Vortex86DX2 SoC On-chip Temperature Sensor

DMA Controller

Watchdog Timers

Industrial I/O Functions and SPI Interface

Analog Input

Digital I/O Interface

CAUTION:

SPX™ Expansion Bus

PC/104 Expansion Bus