ROBO-2530VL User`s Manual
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1. BIOS Setup Items BIOS Default Setup Default Other Options Power Management Disabled Disabled Min Power Saving Max Power Saving User Defined Doze Mode Disabled Disabled Enabled Standby Mode Disabled Disabled Enabled HDD Power Down Disabled Disabled Enabled MODEM Use IRQ NA NA 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 Throttle Duty Cycle 33 3 33 3 12 5 50 75 Power Down amp Resume Events On On Off IRQI Keyboard On On Off IRQ3 COM 2 Off Off On IRQ4 COM1 Off Off On IRO5 LPT 2 Off Off On IRQ6 Floppy Disk Off Off On IRQ7 LPT 1 Off Off On IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir Off Off On IRQ10 Reserved Off Off On IRQ11 Reserved Off Off On IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse Off Off On IRQ13 Coprocessor Off Off On IRQ14 Hard Disk Off Off On IRQ15 Reserved Off Off On e PnP PCI Configuration Setup Table BIOS Setup Items BIOS Default Setup Default Other Options PnP OS Installed No No Yes Resource Controlled By Auto Auto Manual Reset Configuration Data Disabled Disabled Enabled PCLIRQ Activated By Level Level Edge ROBO 2530VL User s Manual BIOS Setup Information 4 5 2 Standard CMOS Setup The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories Each category includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to select the value you want in each item ROM PCI ISA BIOS lt 2A434PUB gt STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWA2. Function Status ON Active OFF Non Active D11 Power LED Yellow Function Status ON Power is Ready OFF Power is OFF J1 Input Power Connector 1 x 4 shrouded header PIN No Signal Description 1 12V JP5 GPIO Interface Connector Signal Description GPO 0 GPO 1 GPO 2 GPO 3 ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 2 12 System Installation CHAPTER 3 System Installation This chapter provides you with instructions on how to set up your computer system using ROBO 2530VL Panel Computer Board The additional information shows you how to install Ethernet Graphic in Operating System 3 1 Graphic Driver installation for NS Geode GX1 XpressGRAPHICS The on chip XPRESS Graphics is based on the GX1 CPU and the CS5530A Companion chip and this graphics controller is very cost efficient since almost no additional components are required This is achieved by using the SDRAM as frame buffer and by integrating the graphics engine and display interface in the GX1 CPU and the CS5530A companion chip This controller provides a CRT Driver Support ROBO 2530VL provides one CD Title to support on board VGA device drivers in various operating systems Before installing the device driver please see the reference files in each sub directory If you have problems to install drivers directly from CDROM please copy the files into your hard drive before you proceed with the driver installation 6 VGA
3. RS 422 485 Select JP6 Processor Selection RS 422 FOR J10 RS 485 FOR J10 RS 422 FOR J11 2 2 JP1 Reset Button Function RS 485 FOR J11 Connectors Status ON Reset OFF Normal J5 Power Connector HDD Type Signal Description 12V GND GND 5V ROBO 2530VL User s Manual Hardware Configuration Setting J6 PC 104 Plus PIN No A B C D 1 n Reserve 5 ADOO0 2 VI O ADO2 ADO1 5V 3 ADO5 GND AD04 AD03 4 C BEO AD07 GND AD06 5 GND AD09 ADOS GND 6 AD11 VI O AD10 M66EN 7 AD14 AD13 GND AD12 8 3 3V C BE1 AD15 3 3V 9 SERR GND SBO PAR 10 GND PERR 3 3V SDONE 11 STOP 3 3V LOCK GND 12 3 3V TRDY GND DEVSEL 13 FRAME GND IRDY 3 3V 14 GND AD16 3 3V C BE2 15 AD18 3 3V AD17 GND 16 AD21 AD20 GND AD19 17 3 3V AD23 AD22 3 3V 18 IDSELO GND IDSEL1 IDSEL2 19 AD24 C BE3 VI O IDSEL3 20 GND AD26 AD25 GND 21 AD29 5V AD28 AD27 22 5V AD30 GND AD31 23 REOO GND REO1 VI O 24 GND REO2 5V GNTO 25 GNT1 VI O GNT2 GND 26 5V CLKO GND CLK1 27 CLK2 5V CLK3 GND 28 GND INTD 5V RST 29 12V INTA INTB INTC 30 12V Reserved Reserved GND Oy KEY 2 ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 2 4 Hardware Configuration Setting J7 PC 104 BUS
4. 30 32 34 36 38 40 a E 46 rasi ME 1144715 Serial Port 1 Port 2 Connector PIN No Signal Description 1 Data Carrier Detect DCD Receive Data RXD Transmit Data TXD ROBO 2530VL User s Manual Hardware Configuration Setting Data Terminal Ready DTR Ground GND Data Set Ready DSR Request to Send RTS 9 Ring Indicator RI J4 FDC Interface Connector Signal Signal Description Description Density Select 10 Motor EN A3 BH A Motor ENB gt Im s Ip 4 VUSBGNDI ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 2 9 Hardware Configuration Setting J12 Ethernet RJ 45 Interface Connector 3 RX Kr PRK 8 TerminationtoGround ___ 12 Input Power Connector 1 x 4 shrouded header Signal Description Signal Description Description Strobe Auto Form Feed 4 Data 2 17 Printer Select IN ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 2 10 Hardware Configuration Setting 9 Data7 22 Ground 10 23 Acknowledge Ground J3 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector PIN No Signal Description 1 Keyboard Data 3 GND 5V Co e E A Keyboard Clock ee ONC y i O 8 NCE 9g JGND J16 On board VGA DSUB 15 Connector PIN No Signal Description DDC DATA HSYNC DDC CLK ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 2 11 Hardware Configuration Setting D11 IDE1 Campact Flash Active LED Green What is D
5. Additionally when a password is enabled you can also require the BIOS to request a password every time your system is rebooted This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer You determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup Menu and its Security option If the Security option is set to System the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup If set to Setup prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 17 BIOS Setup Information 4 5 5 Chipset Features Setup ROM PCI ISA BIOS lt 2A434PUB gt CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC SDRAM CAS latency Time a SDRAM Clock Ratio Div By 16 bit 170 Recovery CLK 8 bit 1 0 Recovery lt CLK USB Controller USB Legacy Support Multiple Monitor Support Uideo Memory Size Quit tise Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values CShift gt F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults ADVANCED OPTIONS The parameters in this screen are for system designers service personnel and technically competent users only Do not reset these values unless you understand the consequences of your changes 4 5 5 1 SDRAM CAS latency Time When synchronous DRAM is installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system designer The Choice Auto 2T 3T 4 5 5 2 SDRA
6. 4 5 1 2 BIOS Features Setup This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features 4 5 1 3 Super User Password Setting Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup 4 5 1 4 Chipset Features Setup This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features 4 5 1 5 Power Management Setup This entry only appears if your system supports Power Management Green PC standards 4 5 1 6 PNP PCI Configuration Setup This entry appears if your system supports PNP PCI 4 5 1 7 Load BIOS Defaults The BIOS defaults settings provide the minimum requirements for your system to operate 4 5 1 8 Load Setup Defaults The chipset defaults are settings which provide for maximum system performance While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance the manufacturer has the right to change these defaults to meet their needs 4 5 1 9 Integrated Peripherals This section page includes all the items of IDE hard drive and Programmed Input Output features ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 4 BIOS Setup Information 4 5 1 10 IDE HDD Auto Detection Automatically detect and configure hard disk parameters The Award BIOS includes this ability in the event you are uncertain of your hard disk s parameters 4 5 1 11 Save 8 Exit Setup Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup 4 5 1 12 Exit Without Save Abandon all CMOS
7. 2 1 General Functions 6 Main processor Onboard NS Geode GX1 300M Hz BGA package e BIOS Award 256KB Flash BIOS Chipset NS Geode CS5530A e YO Chipset Winbond W83977F A and W83977ATF AW 6 Memory Onboard one 144 pin SODIMM socket supports up to 256Mbytes SDRAM e Enhanced IDE Supports one IDE device Supports Ultra DMA 33 mode with data transfer rate up to 33MB sec e FDD interface Supports up to two floppy disk drives 5 25 360KB and 1 2MB and or 3 5 720KB 1 44MB and 2 88MB e Parallel port Interface for bi directional parallel port x 1 Supports SPP ECP and EPP modes e Serial port One external DB 9 connector supports RS 232 three internal headers support RS 232 x1 RS 422 485 x2 6 KB Mouse connector Internal header PS2 Keyboard Mouse connector x 1 USB connectors One down links two connectors supports dual USB ports 6 Watchdog Timer Super watchdog timer from 0 5 to 64 sec by hardware count amp software trigger e DMA 7 DMA channels 8237 equivalent Interrupt 15 interrupt levels 8259 equivalent Power management I O peripheral devices support power saving and doze standby suspend modes APM 1 2 compliant ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 1 3 Introduction 1 2 2 CRT Interface e Chipset NS Geode CS5530A e Display memory Shared display memory up to 4MB e Display type Supports non interlaced CRT e Resolution 1024x768x16 bpp 1 2 3 Ethernet Interface e Chipset Dual Intel 82559 PCI bus Ethernet controlle
8. Driver uses charge pumps whereby only 5V is required LPT Support for SPP EPP and ECP modes Floppy interface Keyboard interface m PS 2 Mouse interface m Provision of buffered ISA data bus for BIOS denoted XDBus m NVRAM with battery backup for BIOS configuration and real time clock m Watchdog timer 1 3 10 Compact Flash Interface A Compact Flash type II connector is connected to the secondary IDE controller The Compact Flash storage card is IDE compatible It is an ideal replacement for standard IDE hard drives The solid state design offers no seek errors even under extreme shock and vibration conditions The Compact Flash storage card is extremely small and highly suitable for rugged environments thus providing an excellent solution for mobile applications with space limitations It is fully compatible with all consumer applications designed for data storage PC card PDA and Smart Cellular Phones allowing simple use for the end user The Compact Flash storage card is O S independent thus offering an optimal solution for embedded systems operating in non standard computing environments The Compact Flash storage card is IDE compatible and offers various capacities The following block diagram shows the architecture and main components of ROBO 2530VL ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 1 8 Introduction SODIMM SDRAM A i d E 4 E Figure 1 1 ROBO 2530VL System Block Diagram The two key components on board ar
9. PIN No A B 1 IOCHCK GND 2 D7 RSTDRV 3 D6 5V 4 D5 IRQ9 5 D4 5V 6 D3 DRQ2 7 D2 12V 8 DI ENDXFR 9 DO 12V 10 IOCHRDY GND KEY 11 AEN SMEMW 12 A19 SMEMR 13 A18 IOW 14 A17 IOR 15 A16 DACK3 16 A15 DRO3 17 A14 DACK1 18 A13 DRO1 19 A12 REFRESH 20 A11 SYSCLK 21 A10 IRQ7 22 A9 IRQ6 23 A8 IRQ5 24 A7 IRQ4 25 A6 IRQ3 26 A5 DACK2 DI A4 TC 28 A3 BALE 29 A2 5V 30 Al OSC 31 AO GND 32 GND GND ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 2 5 Hardware Configuration Setting C GND MEMCS16 IOCS16 IRQ10 IRQI1 IRQ12 IRQ15 IRQ14 DACKO DRQ0 DACK5 DRO5 DACK6 DRO6 DACK7 DROZ 5V MASTER GND GND 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Ha Q FA Es KA al pa N m N pa CO m NO 1107711 Serial Port 3 Port 4 Connector 2 x 5 shrouded header EN No Signal Description une A LH N C ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 2 6 Hardware Configuration Setting J8 IDE1 Interface Connector Signal Description Description RESET Ground Data 8 ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 2 7 Hardware Configuration Setting J18 Compact Flash Connector Signal Description Signal Description 4 2 pi 24 moce 26 ec 28 Dr 50 Da 32 esr 34 MORD e Jar s ve 40 Ins 42 IORDY 44 Im 46 APDIAG as o 5 en EA ad Da AQ 127 1 Ea 46 18 20 22 ET 26 28
10. ROM PCI ISA BIOS lt 2A434PUB gt PNP PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE INC PNP OS Installed PCI IRQ Actived By Resources Controlled By Reset Configuration Data tise Select Item PU PD Modify Old Values KShift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults 4 5 8 1 PnP OS Installed This determines whether the PnP OS is installed or not Choices are Yes and No 4 5 8 2 Resource Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices However this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows 95 Choices are Auto and Manual ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 25 BIOS Setup Information 4 5 8 3 Reset Configuration Data This item allows you to determine reset the configuration data or not Choices are Enabled and Disabled 4 5 8 4 IRQ X DMA X Assigned To This item allows you to determine the IRQ DMA assigned to the ISA bus and is not available to any PCI slot Choices are Legacy ISA and PCI ISA PnP 4 5 8 5 PCI IRQ Activated By This sets the method by which the PCI bus recognizes that an IRQ service is being requested by a device Under all circumstances you should retain the default configuration unless advised otherwise by your system s manufacturer Choices are Level and Edge ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 26
11. This driver supports Windows 4 0 Windows 9X Notice For more detailed installation steps please refer to our installation guide file ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 3 1 System Installation 3 2 Ethernet The Ethernet interfaces are based on one Intel 82559 Ethernet controller which support both 100Mbit as well as IOMbit Base T interface The Ethernet controllers are attached to the PCI bus and use PCI bus mastering for data transfer The CPU is thereby not loaded during the actual data transfer Driver Support ROBO 2530VL provides one CD Title to support on board Ethernet device drivers in various operating systems Before installing the device driver please see the reference files in each sub directory If you have problems to install drivers directly from CDROM please copy the files into your hard drive before you proceed with the driver installation 6 Ethernet This driver supports Windows 4 0 Windows 9X Notice For more detailed installation steps please refer to our installation guide file 3 3 IDE interface A primary as well as a secondary IDE controller is provided by the CS5530A companion chip which supports Ultra DMA mode and PCI bus mastering for the data transfer Access to these controllers is provided by a standard IDC 44 pin connector and a Compact Flash type II connector on the solder side of this board 3 4 PCI bus The PCI bus on the board is provided by the GX1 CPU and will always run at 33MHz
12. UDMA GPIO Port KBC input clock Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Quit tise Select Item Onboard Serial Port 2 Help PU PD Modify Old Values KShift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults 4 5 6 1 IDE HDD Block Mode This allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from your hard disk drive HDD Enabled IDE controller uses block mode Disabled IDE controller uses standard mode ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 19 BIOS Setup Information 4 5 6 2 Primary Secondary IDE Channel You may separately disable the primary second channel on an IDE interface installed in a PCI expansion slot 4 5 6 3 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO Mode The four IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device 4 5 6 4 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA This item allows you to enable disable the IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA mode The Choice Auto Disabled 4 5 6 5 KBC Input Clock This item allows you to select the KBC input clock frequency The Choice 6MHz 8MHz 12MHz 16MHz 4 5 6 6 Onboard FDD Controller This should be enabled if your system has a floppy disk drive FDD installed on the system b
13. applied EMC EN 55022 1994 A1 1995 Class A EN 50082 2 1991 EN 61000 4 2 1995 EN 61000 4 3 1996 EN 61000 4 4 1995 EN 61000 3 2 1995 EN 61000 3 3 1995 The following manufacturer is responsible for this declaration Portwell Inc Company Name Company Address Taipei R O C Place Date Legal Signature of Authorized Person ROBO 2530VL User s Manual Introduction CHAPTER 1 Manual Objectives This manual describes in detail the Portwell ROBO 2530VL Embedded System Board This manual aims to provide all necessary information to users who may interest in using all ROBO 2530VL s functions Please be aware that it is possible to create configurations within the CMOS RAM that make booting impossible If this should happen clear the CMOS settings see the description of the Jumper Settings for details We strongly recommend that you study this manual carefully before attempting to alter ROBO 2530VL s configurations In the case something in this manual is not clear or users have any suggestion on this manual Contact our Customer Service department with the relevant details Portwell Technical Service Group s web site is http isc portwell com tw Introduction The ROBO 2530VL is a compact 3 5 HDD size embedded system board that equips with low power NS Geode GX1 processor VGA and single PCI bus Ethernet interfaces This model is very compact with flexible extension There is a PC
14. is enabled this selection allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins 250 500 msec 1000 1000 msec ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 15 BIOS Setup Information 4 5 3 13 Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Note To disable security select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu and then you will be asked to enter password Do not type anything and just press lt Enter gt it will disable security Once the security is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely 4 5 3 14 PCII VGA Palette Snoop It determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA Cards can work with PCI VGA or not Enabled When PCI VGA working with MPEG ISA VESA VGA Card Disabled When PCI VGA not working with MPEG ISA VESA VGA Card 4 5 3 15 OS Select for DRAM gt 64 This item allows you to access the memory that over 64MB in OS 2 The Choice Non OS2 OS2 4 5 3 16 Report No FDD for WIN95 4 5 3 17 Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM However it is optional depending on chipset design Video Shadow will increase the video speed Enabled Video s
15. on the system case You may also restart by simultaneously pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Delete gt keys If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to Press F1 To Continue DEL to enter SETUP ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 1 BIOS Setup Information 4 2 Using Setup In general you use the arrow keys to highlight items press lt Enter gt to select use the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries press lt F1 gt for help and press lt Esc gt to quit The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program using the keyboard Move to next item Move to the item in the left hand Move to the item in the right hand Esc key Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exitcurrent page and return to Main Menu Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 key General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option PageSetup Menu Shift F2 key Change color from total 16 colors F2 to select color forward Shift F2 to select color backward Calendar only for Status Page Setup Menu Reserved Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu Load the default CMOS value from BIOS
16. saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode In effect the system remains alert for anything which occurs to a device which is configured as On even when the system is in a power down mode The following is a list of IRQ s Interrupt ReQuests which can be exempted much as the COM ports and LPT ports above can When an I O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur When the operating system is ready to respond to the request it interrupts itself and performs the service As above the choices are On and Off Offis the default When set Off activity will neither prevent the system from going into a power management mode nor awaken it e IRQI e IRQ3 e IRQA e IRO5 e IRQ6 Floppy Disk e IRQ7 LPT 1 e IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir e IRQ10 Reserved e IRQI1 Reserved e IRQI2 PS 2 Mouse e IRQ13 Coprocessor Keyboard COM 2 COM1 LPT 2 e IRQI4 Hard Disk e IRQ15 Reserved ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 24 BIOS Setup Information 4 5 8 PnP PCI Configuration Setup This section describes configuring the PCI bus system PCI or Personal Computer Interconnect is a system which allows I O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings
17. speed the normal operating speed at power up Set the speed to high Set the speed to low 4 5 3 9 Gate A20 Option This entry allows you to select how the gate A20 is handled The gate A20 is a device used to address memory above 1 Mbytes Initially the gate A20 was handled via a pin on the keyboard Today while keyboards still provide this support it is more common and much faster for the system chipset to provide support for gate A20 Keyboard ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 14 BIOS Setup Information 4 5 3 10 Typematic Rate Setting This determines if the typematic rate is to be used When disabled continually holding down a key on your keyboard will generate only one instance In other words the BIOS will only report that the key is down When the typematic rate is enabled the BIOS will report as before but it will then wait a moment and if the key is still down it will begin the report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys Enabled Enable typematic rate Disabled Disable typematic rate 4 5 3 11 Typematic Rate Chars Sec When the typematic rate is enabled this selection allows you select the rate at which the keys are accelerated 6 characters per second 8 characters per second 10 characters per second 12 characters per second 10 12 15 20 24 4 5 3 12 Typematic Delay Msec When the typematic rate
18. value changes and exit setup Standard CMOS Setup Reference Table This setup reference table includes all the Optimal Failsafe and Other options setting in each BIOS setup item It is very easy to cross reference If you want to go details you can directly refer to item description in sub section e BIOS Features Setups Table BIOS Setup Items BIOS Default Setup Default Other Options Virus Warning Disabled Disabled Enabled CPU internal Cache Enabled Enabled Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Disabled Enabled Boot Sequence A C SCSI A C SCSI CD ROM SCSI LS ZIP Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Disabled Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled Enabled Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status On On Off Boot Up System Speed High High Low Gate A20 Option Fast Fast Normal Memory Parity Check Enabled Enabled Disabled Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Disabled Enabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Delay Msec 250 250 500 750 1000 Security Option Setup Setup System PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Disabled Enabled OS Select for DRAM gt 64 Non OS2 Non OS2 OS2 Report No FDD for WIN95 Yes Yes No Video BIOS Shadow Enabled Enabled Disabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow DC000 Disabled Disabled Enabled DFFFF Shadow Cyrix 6 86 MII CPUD Enabled Enabled Disabled ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 5 BIOS Setup Information 6 Chipset Featu
19. 104 plus interface which is cable to extend further For an embedded system Watch Dog Timer is also one standard feature Software programming is the way to set up VVDT It helps to free the system from undesired hanging without human interface This is unique for many Embedded System applications Compact Flash socket for type H Compact Flash storage card four serial ports one parallel port and a 144 pin SODIMM socket allowing for up to 256MB of SDRAM to be installed ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 1 1 Introduction 1 1 Check List The ROBO 2530VL package includes the following basic items accompany with this manual 1 ROBO 2530VL All in One NS Geode GX1 Computing Module 1 Quick Installation Guide 1 CD ROM contains the followings User s Manual this manual in PDF file Ethernet driver and utilities VGA drivers and utilities Latest BIOS as of the CD ROM was made Cable set includes the followings 1 PS 2 keyboard and mouse Y cable 10 pin Mini DIN 1 IDE HDD cable 44 pin pitch 2 0mm 1 FDD cable 34 pin pitch 2 0mm 1 bracket with one Printer port cable 26 pin pitch 2 0mm and one Serial port cable 10 pin pitch 2 0mm 1 bracket with two serial port cable 10 pin pitch 2 0mm If any of these items is damaged or missed please contact your vendor and save all packing materials for future replacement and maintenance ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 1 2 Introduction 1 2 Product Specifications 1
20. M Clock Ratio Div By This item allows user to set the DRAM timing 4 5 5 3 16 bit I O Recovery CLK The I O recovery mechanism adds bus clock cycles between PCI originated I O cycles to the ISA bus This delay takes place because the PCI bus is so much faster than the ISA bus The Choice from 1 to 16 CPU clocks ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 18 BIOS Setup Information 4 5 5 4 8 bit I O Recovery CLK The I O recovery mechanism adds bus clock cycles between PCI originated I O cycles to the ISA bus This delay takes place because the PCI bus is so much faster than the ISA bus This item allows you to determine the recovery time allowed for 8 bit I O The Choice from 1 to 16 CPU clocks 4 5 5 5 USB Controller USB Legacy Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have a USB keyboard The Choice Enabled Disabled 4 5 6 Integrated Peripherals Features Setup ROM PCI ISA BIOS lt 2A434PUB gt INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE INC IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Primary IDE Channel S Master Drive PIO Mode Slave Drive PIO Mode Onboard Parallel Port Secondary IDE Channel Parallel Port Mode Master Drive PIO Mode ECP Mode Use DMA Slave Drive PIO Mode EPP Mode Select Onboard Serial Port 3 IDE Primary Master UDMA Serial Port 3 Use IRQ IDE Primary Slave UDMA Onboard Serial Port 4 IDE Secondary Master UDMA Serial Port 4 Use IRQ IDE Secondary Slave
21. On Self Test of the BIOS 4 5 2 9 Base Memory The POST will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the SBC or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the SBC 4 5 2 10 Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the CPU s memory address map 4 5 2 11 Other Memory This refers to the memory located in the 640K to 1024K address space This is memory that can be used for different applications DOS uses this area to load device drivers in an effort to keep as much base memory free for application programs The BIOS is the most frequent user of this RAM area since this is where it shadows RAM ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 11 BIOS Setup Information 4 5 3 BIOS Features Setup This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation You have the opportunity to select the system s default speed boot up sequence keyboard operation shadowing and security ROM PCI ISA BIOS lt 2A434PUB gt BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Virus Warning Disabled Video BIOS Shadow CPU Internal Cache C8886 CBFFF Shadow CCBBB CFFFF Shadow Quick Power On Self Test DABBB D3IFFF Shadow Boot Sequence D4666 D7FFF Shadow Suap Floppy Drive D8666 DBFFF Shadow Boot Up Floppy Seek DCABBA DFFFF Shadow Boot
22. P alia ae 4 1 42 USINS SEM paria 4 2 LO Getting Helena es 4 2 44 In Case Of Problems 4 3 AS Ma MENU rias 4 3 45 1 Setup Items iria a nine 4 3 4 5 1 1 Standard CMOS SELUP acne done 4 3 4 5 1 2 BIOS Features E 4 4 4 5 1 3 Super User Password Sensini 4 4 4 5 1 4 Chipset Features Setup 4 4 4 5 1 5 Power Man se neto LU Pin usta pd 4 4 4 5 1 6 PNP PCI Configuration Setup ss 4 4 404 7 Load BIOS Default site nina 4 4 4 5 1 8 Load Setup Defaults usina 4 4 4 5 1 9 Integrated Peripherals ati 4 4 4 5 1 10 IDE HDD Auto Detection asociada assu 4 5 ADL ET Save Exit Setup nuria si iii 4 5 4 5 1 12 Exit Without Save rea 4 5 Bios Features Setups able ai i dd 4 5 Chipset Features Setup Table iii 4 6 Integrated Peripherals Features Setup Table 4 6 Power Management Setup Table 4 7 PnP PCI Configuration Setup Table sarria 4 7 4 5 2 Standard CMOS Sell Pim lola lr 4 8 492l Dates 4 8 45 22 AAA A en tetes 4 8 3 5 2 9 Dave ESA E 4 9 4 5 2 4 Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master 4 9 Secondary Slave 4 5 2 5 Drive A Type Drive B Vy Perinatal 4 10 ALO VideO tae a aae 4 10 e AA Pe outs 4 10 45 28 Memory nn cd aa and aye ae ed 4 11 4 5 2 9 Base Meno Yuca at 4 11 4 5 2 10 Extended Memory actas anio 4 11 452TL Other MEMO sida dida dit dis 4 11 AO Seli parola 4 12 ROBO 2530VL User s Manual Preface 25 310 Virus Warning nd A AA 4 12 45 92 CPU Internal Ciche a e
23. Preface ROBO 2530VL Embedded System Board User s Manual P N Copyright O Portwell Inc 2000 All rights reserved All other brand names are registered trademarks of their respective owners ROBO 2530VL User s Manual Preface Table of Contents How to Use This Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Manual Objectives A A E RE 1 2 152 Pr d ct Special Sud A ela Ale cade 1 3 1 21 General le e 1 3 1 22 CRT EE ies 1 4 12 3 Ethernet reene Eeer ee e h n 1 4 KJA SOU NCTA CO ee ns air aaa 1 4 1 25 Expansion Iter face nerds 1 4 12 0 CONNECT 1 4 1 2 7 Mechanical and Environmental n 1 5 Tid System Architecture irradia sb 1 6 LG CPU PGT and CS5530A lotes 1 6 1 32 XPRESS Graphies nn Nat ne 1 6 E RS SR ET 1 6 EN LA EE 1 7 1330 SDRAM terreno aca 1 7 LG GCIDE Int ri at nl ia 1 7 Le ln ed ll 1 7 A RE tin 1 7 1 3 9 Wan ONG Md AAA AA 1 8 1 3 10 Compact Flash Interface aniones 1 8 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration Setting en 2 2 2 2 COCOS dt PER RRE TEREA E ai 2 3 Chapter 3 System Installation 3 1 Graphic Driver installation for NS Geode GX1 XpressGraphics 3 1 NE aE 6 aA kee be 3 2 Sid ID Elite lace ita 3 2 GUS e rus raliessa iu la 3 2 A is E A a i Rineaiatiens 3 2 DOJ SH enes ies eames Mensa ees RI AAA O RIENTRA 3 3 3 7 Compact Flash interface src 3 3 3 8 Winbond W83977F A W83977ATF AW li 3 3 ROBO 2530VL User s Manual Preface Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information Ri SU
24. RD SOFTWARE INC Date mm dd yy gt Thu Sep Time lt hh mm ss gt E HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave Drive Drive B Video Halt On ESC Quit Tire Select Item PU PD Modify Fi Help lt Shift gt F2 Change Color 4 5 2 1 Date The date format is lt day gt lt date gt lt month gt lt year gt Press lt F3 gt to show the calendar Day The day from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is display only The date from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month The month Jan through Dec The year from 1900 through 2099 4 5 2 2 Time The time format is lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt The time is calculated based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 8 BIOS Setup Information 4 5 2 3 Daylight Saving The category adds one hour to the clock when daylight saving time begins It also subtracts one hour when standard time returns Enabled Enable daylight saving Disabled Disable daylight saving 4 5 2 4 Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave The categories identify the types of 2 channels that have been installed in the computer There are 45 predefined types and 4 user definable types are for Enhanced IDE BIOS Type 1 to Type 45 are predefined Type user is user definable Press PgUp or PgDn to select a n
25. Sei get 4 20 4 5 6 8 Onboard Serial Port3 Port4 Liaison 4 21 4 5 6 9 Onboard Parallel Porta pugni iaia 4 21 4 5 6 10 Parallel Port Modena ita 4 21 4 5 6 11 ECP Mode Use DMA sine asian 4 21 45 6 12 EPP Mod Selection 4 21 ROBO 2530VL User s Manual Preface ADO 1S GPIO Port act A dii 4 22 4 9 7 Power Management Setup sn anne 4 22 4 5 7 1 Power Managemetit ina 4 23 4 I2 ICE SES a a aaah ne ns 4 23 45 2 Doze A ee 4 23 45 722 Standby Modeste uit 4 23 494 25 HDD POWER DOW anes 4 24 4 5 7 3 Power Down amp Resume Events 4 24 4 5 8 Poe PCI Configuration on Setup ds diia 4 25 4 5 0 1 POE OS Installed cansada 4 25 4 5 8 2 Resource Controlled By san unin vedin 4 25 4 5 8 3 Reset Configuration on Data 4 26 4 5 8 4 IRQ X DMA X Assigned To 4 26 45 85 PGLIRO Activated DA nn 4 26 ROBO 2530VL User s Manual Preface How to Use This Manual The manual describes how to configure your ROBO 503 system to meet various operating requirements It is divided into four chapters with each chapter addressing a basic concept and operation of Embedded Board Computer Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter presents what you have in the inside of box and give you an overview of the product specifications and basic system architecture for this model of single board computer Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration Setting This chapter shows the definitions and locations of Jumpers and Connectors that you can easily configure your
26. The GX1 CPU provides support for up to three bus masters These bus master signals are beign used by the CS5530A and one Intel 82559 Ethernet controller 3 5 SDRAM interface This board uses 144 pin SODIMM 3 3V PC 100 SDRAM modules are recommended ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 3 2 System Installation to use 3 6 USB The USB interface provides two USB channels that are controlled by the CS5530A The signals are provided by means of a down link 2 connectors 3 7 Compact Flash interface A Compact Flash type II connector is connected to the secondary IDE controller The Compact Flash storage card is IDE compatible It is an ideal replacement for standard IDE hard drives The solid state design offers no seek errors even under extreme shock and vibration conditions The Compact Flash storage card is extremely small and highly suitable for rugged environments thus providing an excellent solution for mobile applications with space limitations It is fully compatible with all consumer applications designed for data storage PC card PDA and Smart Cellular Phones allowing simple use for the end user The Compact Flash storage card is O S independent thus offering an optimal solution for embedded systems operating in non standard computing environments The Compact Flash storage card is IDE compatible and offers various capacities 3 8 VVinbond W83977F A 8 W83977ATF AW The Winbond W83977F A Super I O chip provides most input output inte
27. Up NumLock Status Cyrix 6x86 MII CPUID Boot Up System Speed Gate A2B Option Memory Parity Check Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate Chars Sec gt Typematic Delay Msec gt Security Option PCI UGA Palette Snoop Quit tise Select Item 0S Select For DRAM gt 64MB Help PU PD Modify Report No FDD For WIN 95 Old Values Shift gt F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults 4 5 3 1 Virus Warning When this item is enabled the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive for any attempt at modification If an attempt is made the BIOS will halt the system and the following error message will appear Afterwards if necessary you will be able to run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done I WARNING Disk boot sector is to be modified Type Y to accept write or N to abort write Award Software Inc ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 12 BIOS Setup Information 4 5 3 2 CPU Internal Cache This category speeds up memory access However it depends on CPU chipset design The default value is en able Enabled Enable cache Disabled Disable cache 4 5 3 3 Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up Power On Self Test POST after you power up the computer If it is set to Enable BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST Enabled Enable quick POST Disabled Normal POST 4 5 3 4 Boot Sequence This category de
28. de is very rare today A 104 pin PC 104 connector is equipped onboard for future expansion 1 3 5 SDRAM Interface This board uses SDRAM in the compact DIMM 144 form factor 3 3V PC 100 SDRAM modules are recommended to use 1 3 6 IDE Interface A primary as well as a secondary IDE controller is provided by the CS5530A companion chip which supports Ultra DMA mode and PCI bus mastering for the data transfer Access to these controllers is provided by a standard IDC 44 pin connector and a Compact Flash type II connector on the solder side of this board 1 3 7 USB The USB interface provides two USB channels that are controlled by the CS5530A The signals are provided by means of a down link 2 connector 1 3 8 Ethernet The Ethernet interfaces are based on one Intel 82559 Ethernet controller which support both 100Mbit as well as IOMbit Base T interface The Ethernet controllers are attached to the PCI bus and use PCI bus mastering for data transfer The CPU is thereby not loaded during the actual data transfer ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 1 7 Introduction 1 3 9 Winbond W83977F A amp D83977ATF AW The Winbond W83977F A Super I O chip provides most input output interfaces of the system as the following COM 1 amp 2 Operates in RS 232 mode through a charge pump driver Only 5V supply is required m COM 3 amp 4 A RS422 RS485 driver is used whereby RS 422 and RS 485 are provided Selection of the mode is made by hardware jumper
29. default table only for Option Page Setup Menu Load the default F8 key Reserved F9 key Reserved F10 ke Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu 4 3 Getting Help Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press lt Esc gt or the F1 key again ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 2 BIOS Setup Information 4 4 In Case of Problems If after making and saving system changes with Setup you discover that your computer no longer is able to boot the Award BIOS supports an override to the CMOS settings which resets your system to its defaults 4 5 Main Menu Once you enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions and two exit choices Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press lt Enter gt to accept and enter the sub menu ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A434E09 CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP Esc Quit t F10 Save Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color Select Item 4 5 1 Setup Items The main menu includes the following main setup categories Recall that some systems may not include all entries 4 5 1 1 Standard CMOS Setup This setup page includes all the items in a standard AT compatible BIOS ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 3 BIOS Setup Information
30. dress 200H 300H 400H bit 7 bit 6 bit 5 bit 4 bit 3 bit 2 bit 1 bit 0 X X X X GPI3 JGPI2 GPI1 GPIO GPO port address 202H 302H 402H bit 7 bit 6 bit 5 bit 4 bit 3 bit 2 bit 1 bit 0 X X X X GPO3 GPO2 GPO1 GPOO X Don t care The Choice 200 202H 300 302H 400 402H 4 5 7 Povver Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use ROM PCI ISA BIOS lt 2A434PUB gt POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Power Management Disabled CKe yBoard lt COM 2 gt xx PM Timers lt COM 1 gt S Doze Mode Disabled lt LPT 2 Standby Mode Disabled lt Floppy Disk HDD Pover Doun Disabled CLPT 1 CIRQ2 Redim Reserved Reserved CPS 2 Mouse Coprocessor CHard Disk Reserved Quit tise Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values KShift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 22 BIOS Setup Information 4 5 7 1 Power Management This category allows you to select the type or degree of power saving and is directly related to the following modes 1 Doze Mode 2 Standby Mode 3 HDD Power Down There are four selections for Power Management three of which have fixed mode settings Disable default No power management Disab
31. e the NS Geode GX1 CPU and the CS5530A companion chip These two devices provide the ISA and PCI bus to which all the major components are attached ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 1 9 Hardware Configuration Setting CHAPTER 2 Hardware Configuration Setting BR a HE a Lo JP4 HH are os H 3 H IRC JB BIOS CS5530A GX1 300B J4 JI ROBO 2530VL ZR1 TOP VIEW Figure 2 1 ROBO 2530VL Jumper and Connector Locations Top J17 ROBO 2530VL ZR1 BOTTOM VIEW Figure 2 2 ROBO 2530VL Jumper and Connector Locations Bottom ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 2 1 Hardware Configuration Setting 2 1 Jumper Setting The jumper settings are schematically depicted in this manual as follows 123 00 0 9 O oe Open Closed Closed 2 3 KT Ga F Gei Open Closed Closed 2 3 RTC CMOS Clear Jumper Setting JP2 Processor Selection Normal Operation Clear CMOS Contents WATCH D On board Ethernet enable disable JP3 Processor Selection On board Ethernet Enabled On board Ethernet Disabled OG TIMER Jumper Setting JP4 Processor Selection Watch DOG Timer Enabled Watch DOG Timer Disabled IO Port Location 533 033 5437343 ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 2 2 Hardware Configuration Setting JP4 5 6 JP6 7 8 JP6 9 10 Twd Short Short Short 0 5 sec Short Short NC 1 sec Short NC Short 2 sec Short NC NC 4 sec NC Short Short 8 sec
32. hadow is enabled Disabled Video shadow is disabled ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 16 BIOS Setup Information 4 5 3 18 CBFFF Shadow DC000 DFFFF Shadow These categories determine whether option ROMs will be copied to RAM An example of such option ROM would be support of on board SCSI Enabled Optional shadow is enabled Disabled Optional shadow is disabled 4 5 3 19 Cyrix 6x86 Mii CPUID 4 5 4 Supervisor User Password Setting Password just can only enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password ENTER PASSWORD Type the password up to eight characters in length and press lt Enter gt The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable a password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter the password A message will confirm the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely PASSWORD DISABLED When a password has been enabled you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration
33. in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 720 kilobyte capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 1 44 megabyte capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 2 88 megabyte capaci 4 5 2 6 Video The category selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor Although secondary monitors are supported you do not have to select the type in Setup EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SEGA SVGA or PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 80 column mode MONO Monochrome adapter includes high resolution monochrome adapters 4 5 2 7 Halt On The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up No errors The system boot will not be stopped for any error that may be detected All errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will be stopped and you will be prompted All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error it will stop for all other errors ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 10 BIOS Setup Information 4 5 2 8 Memory The category is display only which is determined by POST Power
34. les all four modes Min Power Saving Minimum power management Doze Mode 1 hr Standby Mode 1 hr Suspend Mode 1 hr and HDD Power Down 15 min Max Power Saving Maximum power management ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SL CPU s Doze Mode 1 min Standby Mode 1 min Suspend Mode 1 min and HDD Power Down 1 min User Defined Allows you to set each mode individually When not disabled each of the ranges are from 1 min to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min and disable 4 5 7 2 PM Timers The following four modes are Green PC power saving functions which are only user configurable when User Defined Power Management has been selected See above for available selections 4 5 7 2 1 Doze Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the CPU clock will run at slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed 4 5 7 2 2 Standby Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the fixed disk drive and the video would be shut off while all other devices still operate at full speed ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 23 BIOS Setup Information 4 5 7 2 3 HDD Power Down When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active 4 5 7 3 Power Down Resume Events Power Down and Resume events are I O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from entering a power
35. oard and you wish to use it Even when so equipped if you add a higher performance controller you will need to disable this feature The Choice Enabled Disabled 4 5 6 7 Onboard Serial Port 1 Port 2 This item allows you to determine access onboard serial port 1 port 2 controller with which I O address The Choice 3F8 IRQA 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQA 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled Auto ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 20 BIOS Setup Information 4 5 6 8 Onboard Serial Port 3 Port 4 This item allows you to determine access onboard serial port 3 port 4 controller with which I O address The Choice 3F8 IRQA 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQA 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled Auto 4 5 6 9 Onboard Parallel Port Select a logical LPT port name and matching address for the physical parallel printer port The Choice 378H IRQ7 278H IRQ5 3BCH IRQ7 Disabled 4 5 6 10 Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel port Select Compatible or Extended unless you are certain both your hardware and software support EPP or ECP mode The Choice ECP EPP1 7 EPP1 7 SPP EPP1 9 SPP ECP EPP1 9 ECP Normal SPP 4 5 6 11 ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the port The Choice 3 1 4 5 6 12 EPP Mode Select Select EPP port type 1 7 or 1 9 The Choice EPP1 7 EPP1 9 ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 21 BIOS Setup Information 4 5 6 13 GPIO Port Select GPIO port I O port address GPI port address GPO port address GPI port ad
36. ra 4 13 4 5 3 3 Quick Power On Self Test 4 13 4 5 3 4 Boot Sequenziale 4 13 4 5 3 5 Swap Floppy Drive AA O dalai 4 13 4 5 3 6 Boot Up Floppy Seek sincnicnion clara sisi 4 14 4 5 3 7 Boot Up NumLock Status unter 4 14 4 5 3 8 Boot Up System Peli 4 14 E e E 4 14 4 5 3 10 Typematic Rate Sette 4 15 45 9 11 Typematic Rate Chats Sela 4 15 4 5 3 12 Typematic Delay Msc lana 4 15 45 35 15 Security OPI dd id 4 16 45 9 TA PCI VGA Palette Sn00p iia 4 16 4 5 3 15 OS Select for DRAM GES see der s ata 4 16 4 5 3 16 Report No FDD for WIN95 cis 4 16 45317 Video BIOS SNAG OW uen ne a nn ee 4 16 4 5 3 18 CBFFF Shadow DC000 DFFFF Shadow 4 17 4 5 3 19 Full Screen Logo SHOW ricrea 4 17 4 5 4 Supervisor User Password Setting aumentados 4 17 400 Chipset Features EE 4 18 4 5 5 1 SDRAM CAS latency Times ne NRA 4 18 4 5 5 2 SDRAM Clock Ratio Div Ds 4 18 4 5 5 3 16 bit I O Recovery CLK estada 4 18 4 5 5 4 86 bit T O Recovery CEK nevada pel diia 4 19 4 5 5 5 USB Controller USB Legacy Support 4 19 4 5 6 Integrated Peripherals Features Setup 4 19 4 5 6 1 IDE HDD Block Mode ntm 4 19 4 5 6 2 Primary Secondary IDE Channel 4 20 4 5 6 3 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO Mode 4 20 4 5 6 4 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA 4 20 4 5 6 5 KBC Input Clock iii een Rien 4 20 4 5 6 6 Onboard FDD Controller artis dd cans 4 20 4 5 6 7 Onboard Serial Port E t geeiert
37. res Setup Table BIOS Setup Items BIOS Default Setup Default Other Options SDRAM CAS latency Time 3T 3T 2T Auto SDRAM Clock Ratio Div By 4 4 16 bit I O Recovery CLK 5 5 1 16 8 bit I O Recovery CLK 5 5 1 16 USB Controller USB LegacyjEnabled Enabled Disabled Support Multiple Monitor Support M B first M B first PCI First Video Memory Size 4 0M 4 0M None 1 5M 2 5M 6 Integrated Peripherals Features Setup Table BIOS Setup Items BIOS Default Setup Default Other Options IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Enabled Disabled Primary Secondary IDEJEnabled Enabled Disabled Channel IDE Primary Secondary Auto Auto 0 4 Master Slave PIO Mode IDE Primary Secondary Auto Auto Enabled Master Slave UDMA KBC Input Clock 8MHz 8MHz 6MHz 12MHz 16MHz Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enabled Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Port 2 3F8 IRQ4 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 T1RQ4 2E8 IRQ3 2F8 IRQ3 2F8 IRQ3 Disabled Auto Onboard Serial Port 3 Port 4 3E8 IRQ9 3E8 IRQ9 3F8 2F8 2E8 IRQ10 2E8 IRQ10 IRQ3 4 5 6 7 11 Onboard Parallel Port 378 1RQ7 378 1RQ7 278 1RO5 Disabled Parallel Port Mode SPP SPP ECP EPP ECP EPP ECP Mode Use DMA 3 3 1 EPP Mode Select EPP1 9 EPP1 9 EPP1 7 GPIO Port 200 202H 200 202H 300 302H 400 402H ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 6 BIOS Setup Information e Power Management Setup Table
38. rfaces of the system as the following e COM 1 COM2 Operates in RS 232 mode through a charge pump driver Only 5V supply is required e COM 3 COM 4 A RS422 RS485 driver is used whereby RS 422 and RS 485 are provided Selection of the mode is made by hardware jumper Driver uses charge pumps whereby only 5V is required LPT Support for SPP EPP and ECP modes Floppy interface Keyboard interface PS 2 Mouse interface NVRAM with battery backup for BIOS configuration and real time clock Watchdog timer ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 3 3 BIOS Setup Information CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS Setup 4 1 Starting Setup The Award BIOS is immediately activated when you first power on the computer The BIOS reads the system information contained in the CMOS and begins the process of checking out the system and configuring it When it finishes the BIOS will seek an operating system on one of the disks and then launch and turn control over to the operating system While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways By pressing lt Del gt immediately after switching the system on or By pressing the lt Del gt key when the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test Press DEL to enter SETUP If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the RESET button
39. rs onboard e Ethernet interface PCI 100 10 Mbps IEEE 802 3U compatible e Remote Boot ROM For diskless system 1 2 4 SSD Interface e One CF socket supports Type II Compact Flash Card Support 8 320MB Compact flash 1 2 5 Expansion Interface e One 16 bit 104 pin connector onboard e One 32 bit 104 pulse connector onboard 1 2 6 Connectors e External connectors VGA DB 15 COM 1 DB 9 Ethernet RJ 45 USB e Power connectors 4 pin HDD type 4 pin FDD type ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 1 4 Introduction 1 2 7 Mechanical and Environmental e Power supply voltage 5V 4 75V to 5 25V 12V 11 4V to 12 6V e Typical power requirement 5V 1 66A w GX1 300MHz e Operating temperature 32 to 140 F 0 to 50 C e Board size 102mm x 145mm 3 5 FDD size ROBO 2530VL User s Manual Introduction 1 3 System Architecture 1 3 1 CPU GX1 and CS5530A The NS Geode GX1 along with the CS5530A companion chip provide the basic functionality and buses of the system m Interface to SDRAM 64 bit data bus PC100 compliant SDRAM must be used PCI interface provided by GX1 CPU VGA controller with video memory shared with system memory UMA The image data is transferred to the companion chip by means of Pixel bus CRT interface Data provided by the Pixel and Video interface from the CPU Video interface from GX1 to the CS5530A This data stream is buffered and multiplexed with the Pixel bus for windowed video vie
40. system Chapter 3 System Installation This chapter describes how to properly mount the CPU and main memory M system Flash disk or optional flat panel display interface module to get a safe installation and give you a programming guide of Watch Dog Timer function Besides it will introduce and show you the driver installation procedure about Graphics Controller Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information This chapter specifies the meaning of each setup parameters and how to get advanced BIOS performance and update new BIOS In addition POST checkpoint list will give you a guide of trouble shooting The content of this manual and EC declaration document is subject to change without prior notice These changes will be incorporated in new editions of the document Portwell may make supplement or change in the products described in this document at any time Updates to this manual technical clarification and answers to frequently asked questions will be shown on the following web site http isc portwell com tw ROBO 2530VL User s Manual Preface EC Declaration of Conformity To Be Added For the following equipment Product Name Model Name Trade Name is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89 336 EEC The equipment was evaluated and passed the test the following standards were
41. termines which drive to search first for the disk operating system i e DOS Default value is A C System will first search for hard disk drive then floppy disk drive System will first search for floppy disk drive then hard disk drive GA C CDROM System will first search for CDROM drive then hard disk drive and the next is floppy disk drive System will first search for hard disk drive then CDROM drive and the CDROM next is floppy disk drive A 4 5 3 5 Swap Floppy Drive This item allows you to determine whether enable the swap floppy drive or not The choice Enabled Disabled ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 13 BIOS Setup Information 4 5 3 6 Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks 360K type is 40 tracks while 760K 1 2M and 1 44M are all 80 tracks Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS cannot tell from 720K 1 2M or 1 44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K 4 5 3 7 Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad By default the system boots up with NumLock on Keypad is number keys Keypad is arrow keys 4 5 3 8 Boot Up System Speed Selects the default system
42. umbered hard disk type or type the number and press lt Enter gt Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed you can use Type User to define your own drive type manually If you select Type User you will need to know the information listed below Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press lt Enter gt This information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer If the controller of HDD interface is ESDI the selection shall be Type 1 If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI the selection shall be None If you select Type Auto BIOS will Auto Detect the HDD amp CD ROM Drive at the POST stage and showing the IDE for HDD CD ROM Drive TYPE CYLS number of cylinders HEADS number of heads PRECOMP LANDZONE SECTORS MODE mode type If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press lt Enter gt ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 4 9 BIOS Setup Information 4 5 2 5 Drive A Type I Drive B Type The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that have been installed in the computer No floppy drive installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 inch PC type standard drive 360 kilobyte capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 inch AT type hi 720K 3 5
43. wing This interface may assist the processor in connection motion picture decoding USB integrated in the CS5530A IDE interface support Ultra DMA Tow connectors are provided A 44 pin pitch 2 0mm standard IDE interface on the primary and secondary controller and a Compact Flash connector on the secondary controller 1 3 2 XPRESS Graphics The XPRESS Graphics is based on the GX1 CPU and the CS5530A Companion chip and this graphics controller is very cost efficient since almost no additional components are required This is achieved by using the SDRAM as frame buffer and by integrating the graphics engine and display interface in the GX1 CPU and the CS5530A companion chip This controller provides a CRT 1 3 3 PCI Bus The PCI bus on the board is provided by the GX1 CPU and will always run at 33MHz The GX1 CPU provides support for up to three bus masters These bus master signals are used by the CS5530A and the Intel 82559 Ethernet controller ROBO 2530VL User s Manual 1 6 Introduction 1 3 4 PC 104 Interface The CS5530A companion chip provides a PCI ISA Bridge that may operate in master or slave mode ROBO 2530VL only support ISA slave mode ISA master mode allows an ISA board to grant the bus and thereby get the bus master status The bus master has the ability to generate bus cycles and thereby transfer data without involvement of the CPU or DMA Direct memory access However ISA add on card which utilizes the bus master mo
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