Aurora SBC User Manual - Diamond Systems Corporation
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1. 55 686C Command Write 0x000000A2 if uDATA12 0xFFFFFFFF return OXFFFFFFFF 1 55 686 Read 0x000000A4 if uDATA1 gt 0x000000FF return OXFFFFFFFF uDATA2 Process 686C Command Read 0x000000A4 if uDATA2 gt 0x000000FF return OXFFFFFFFF if UDATA1 uDATA2 return uDATA1 else return OXFFFFFFFF nsigned long ECU Write 686C BYTE ULONG ECUMemAddr ULONG ECUMemData ULONG uDATA RD DATA ECRamAddrH ECRamAddrL ECRamAddrL ECUMemAddr 256 ECRamAddrH ECUMemAdadr 256 uDATA Process 686C Command Write 0x000000A3 ECRamAddrH if UDATA OxFFFFFFFF return OxFFFFFFFF uDATA Process 686C Command Write 0x000000A2 ECRamAddrL if uDATA OxFFFFFFFF return OxFFFFFFFF uDATA Process 686C Command Write 0x000000A5 ECUMemData if UDATA OxFFFFFFFF return OxFFFFFFFF return 0x00000000 Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 34 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 8 WATCHDOG TIMER One watchdog timer is provided for system control with a WDTOUT signal The base address for the watchdog timer is 0 300 The watchdog timer has a default hardware setting defined at power on which sets the timer to 10 seconds The interval also can be programmed by registers for a 10ms 1s or 1 minute timeout Upon timeout the timeout trigger pulls the tri state signal WDTOUTZ low 8 1 Registers Timer Status and2. PC 104 is a trademark of the PC 104 Embedded Consortium SUMIT is a trademark of the SFF SIG Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 5 DIAMOND SYSTEMS other trademarks are the property of their respective owners 1 1 Aurora SBC Features Aurora is a rugged single board computer SBC based on the 1 6GHz Intel Atom Z Series CPU and conforming to the compact PC 104 form factor 90 x 96mm It provides multiple expansion options by means of PC 104 ISA modules and SUMIT A modules Functions e Processor Intel Atom Z530P at 1 6GHz or Z510 at 1 1GHz e Cooling Heatspreader fanless Memory Up to 228 ruggedized RSODIMM DDR2 DRAM e Display options LVDS flat panel interface Diamond supports Sharp LQ121S1LG41 and LQ121S1LG42 flat panels SDVO optional VGA adapter accessory available LVDS backlight power 5 or 12 jumper selectable USB ports 4 USB 2 0 Serial ports 2 RS 232 422 485 2 RS 232 e Networking 1 Gigabit Ethernet Intel 825741 e Mass storage 1 SATA port Support for up to 8GB USB flashdisk Keyboard Mouse PS 2 with BIOS support for USB e Digital I O 8 digital I O lines e Watchdog Timer Yes PCI Express 1 PCle x1 lane to SUMIT A bus e Expansion buses SUMIT A stackable PC 104 ISA stackable e Input power 5V 5 Power consumption 5 4W e Operating temp 40 C to 80 C 40 F to 176 F at heatspreader surface
3. 10 No connection MS Data MS Key RESET BTN Connector type Standard 2mm dual row straight pin header with 4mm posts and gold flash plating Mating connector and pin types A2005H02 2x5P connector with 2005 00 terminals 4 7 External Battery BAT1 Aurora has provision for an external battery connection via BAT1 a two pin connector A connector and jumper are provided to disable the on board battery and enable use of an external battery instead The external battery voltage requirement is 3 3V 10 The jumper also clears the CMOS RAM when it is removed and no external battery is connected 1 Ground Connector type Shrouded 2mm header with key notch 2 Battery Mating connector and pin types Molex 51021 0200 connector with Molex 50079 8000 contacts Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 22 4 8 PC 104 ISA Expansion Bus PC104 1 DIAMOND SYSTEMS The PC 104 bus is essentially identical to the ISA Bus except for the physical design It specifies two pin and Socket connectors for the bus signals A 64 pin header incorporates the 62 pin 8 bit bus connector signals and a 40 pin header incorporates the 36 pin 16 bit bus connector signals The additional pins on the PC 104 connectors are used as ground or key pins The female sockets on the top of the board enable stacking another PC 104 board on top of the board while the male pins on the bottom enable the board
4. 4 KBMS1 89 USB3 BBBEE 1 ace T PF M2 Gisse Figure 4 Aurora SBC Connector Locations Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 10 2 3 4 Connector Summary DIAMOND SYSTEMS The following table summarizes the functions of Aurora s interface utility and power connectors Signal functions relating to all of Aurora s interface connectors are discussed in greater detail in Section 4 of this document Diamond offers an optional Aurora Cable Kit number C AUR KIT which provides mating cable assemblies for most of Aurora s interface connectors Connector Function Silkscreen Label Connector Type Serial Digital Video Out SDVO1 20 pin vertical connector LCD Backlight INV1 6 pin header SUMIT A Bus SUMITA1 52 pin female socket PS 2 Keyboard Mouse KBMS1 10 pin dual row header On board USB flashdisk USB3 10 pin dual row header Serial Ports for Port amp Port2 for Port3 amp Port4 20 pin dual row header External Battery Input BAT1 2 pin plug PC 104 Expansion Bus PC104_1 104 pin quad row socket Input Power PWR1 12 pin dual row header Ethernet 10 dual row header USB Ports USB1 USB2 10 pin dual row header SO DIMM DRAM SODIMM1 SO DIMM memory socket SATA SATA1 7 pin standard SATA interface GPIO GPIO P1 10 pin dual row header LCD LVDS Panel LVDS1 20 pin
5. A thermal pad is included with every Aurora It is the same size as the heatspreader and attaches to the bottom of the heatspreader but is shipped loose with the product Customers can choose to affix the thermal pad or not depending on their needs The specifications for the thermal pad are as follows Material 3M 5590H Color Light Grey Thickness 0 5 1 0 mm Thermal Conductivity 3 0 W m K To affix the thermal pad Remove the clear plastic film from the adhesive side of thermal pad e Align the thermal pad above the heatspreader so all four edges are flush with the heatspreader edges and the adhesive side is facing the heatspreader Press to attach as shown in the photo below Thermal pad Thermal pad on heatspreader Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 44 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 13 SPECIFICATIONS Processor Intel Atom Z530P at 1 6GHz or Z510 at 1 1GHz Front side bus speed 533MHz Cooling Heatspreader fanless Memory Up to 228 ruggedized RSODIMM DDR2 DRAM Display options o LVDS flat panel interface SDVO optional VGA adapter LVDS backlight power 45V or 12V jumper selectable USB ports 4 USB 2 0 Serial ports 2 RS 232 422 485 2 RS 232 Networking 1 Gigabit Ethernet Intel 825741 Mass storage 1SATA port o Support for USB flashdisk Keyboard Mouse PS 2 with BIOS support for USB Digital 8 digital I O Watchdog Timer Yes PCI Express 1 PCle x1 lane to SUMIT A bus Expansion bus
6. USB 2 3 USB2 ES 25 4 13 USB Flashdisk 0583 n L tt ta certes Cu PE 26 4 14 SO DIMM DRAM 8 26 4 15 SATA ASATRT uii iii niei tto 26 4 16 P mE 27 5 Configuration Jumper Details u u u u einn u ansia sana natn nsns snas sna sese ann 27 51 LCD Panel Power Select 3 3 5 JVLCD1 entente 27 5 2 LCD Backlight Brightness Control JBKC1 28 53 LCD Backlight Power Pre eet ee 28 5 4 LOD Scan Direction ket aterert o ent rh e ER d 28 55 CMOS Reset On board Backup Battery Disconnect 1 28 5 6 Serial Ports JGOMS JOCOMM cd 29 BIOS EE 30 the deed 30 6 2 Restoring Default BIOS Settings 4 1 0100000 enne nnne iris nnns intrent 30 6 3 Setting the Date and 30 64 ISA Bus IRQ Reservalion uuu a ua denote 30 6 5 Boot Priory AE 30 6 6 5 30 6 7 Supe
7. and the connector must be replaced Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 4 1 INTRODUCTION DIAMOND SYSTEMS Aurora is a high performance highly integrated single board computer in the PC 104 form factor incorporating a wealth of standard PC style I O plus on board digital I O It accepts both SUMIT A and PC 104 ISA add on I O modules An integrated bottom mounted heatspreader dissipates heat efficiently to the system enclosure This configuration leaves the SBC s top side free for easy access to memory on board I O and expansion sockets Key feature highlights include Compact low power high performance stackable SBC Intel Atom Z530 CPU at 1 6GHz or Z510 at 1 1GHz Up to 2GB ruggedized RSODIMM DDR2 SDRAM Comprehensive set of I O interfaces Optional on board USB flashdisk PC 104 form factor PC 104 ISA and SUMIT A PCle stackable expansion 40 C to 80 C 40 F to 176 F operating temperature at heatspreader surface Aurora s features are summarized on the next page Figure 1 Edge View of the Aurora SBC Aurora Board w Upper Spacers Lower Spacers Heat Spreader Aurora Models Processor Type Processor Clock SO DIMM RAM AUR Z530 16 0G Intel Atom Z530P 1 6GHz 0GB SDRAM AUR Z530 16 1G Intel Atom Z530P 1 6GHz 1GB SDRAM AUR Z530 16 2G Intel Atom Z530P 1 6GHz 2GB SDRAM AUR Z510 11 0G Intel Atom Z510 1 1GHz 0GB SDRAM AUR Z510 11 1G Intel Atom Z510 1 1GHz 1GB SDRAM
8. too OO OO 22 OO OO OO 88 OO 120 a EE OO OO OO OO 88 eo 22 mm OO gm 88 O O OO b OO gt wm OO EH OO O BB OO 00 23 ETHERNET 8800 00 5 OO OO gos Ag swi OO 88 au 5 OO OO 5 on 0 RESET L o R17 o D2 01 12 5 000000 o _ PMM eal 12V GND 5 VIN VIN GNDO SWITCH SWITCH O Figure 6 Aurora Panel I O Board Connectors Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 40 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 11 2 Outside Facing I O Connectors These connectors are on the top side of the board They face out through the enclosure front panel All connectors must be compatible with the specified distance of 7mm between the top panel and the panel I O board 11 2 1 Input Power J1 The input power connector J1 is Molex part number 39 30 2045 or equivalent Each pin has a 6A or greater current carrying capacity Input power be supplied either as 5VDC 5V 12V DC or as Vin The 5V and 12V are intended to be switched directly to the PC 104 bus power pins via the external power switch T
9. Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 28 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 5 6 Serial Ports JCOM3 JCOM4 Following is the Aurora multi protocol jumper selection for COM3 Port COMS is associated with jumper block JCOMS and COM4 is associated with JCOM4 RS 232 422 485 Select JCON3 4_ SW RS 232 1 2 Rs 485 1 2 3 4 5 6 RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 RS 422 7 8 8 10 JCOM3 4 Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 29 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 6 BIOS Aurora s BIOS provides access to many valuable features These instructions show how to enter the BIOS set up features and restore the BIOS to its default settings 61 Entering the BIOS The BIOS may be entered during startup by pressing the DEL key on an attached keyboard or pressing F4 if using console redirection Press the key repeatedly right after power on or reset until the BIOS screen appears After a certain amount of time during startup the BIOS will ignore the DEL or F4 key If you wait too long and the system does not respond simply reset the system or power down and try again 6 2 Restoring Default BIOS Settings In order to load the default BIOS settings turn off the system and install a jumper on pins 2 3 of jumper block located on the bottom right corner of the board This will clear CMOS and reset the BIOS to the default settings After three seconds put the jumper back to position 1 2 and tu
10. Control Register Base 0 Bit Register Read Write Description 7 3 Reserved R W Return 0 when read 2 1 WDT_UNIT 1 0 R W 00 timer unit is 10ms 01 timer unitis 1 second 10 timer unit is 1 minute 1 reserved 0 WDT EVENT RAN Read 0 no time out occurred 1 time out has occurred Write 0 no action 1 clear the time out status Power on default 7 0 0x02 when DTR3 PS_WDT is pulled up else 0 0 Timer Count Number Register Base 1 Bit Register Read Write Description 7 0 ONTT 7 0 R W Read the current count of the watchdog timer Write the same value to enable the timer 0 to disable the timer Power on default 7 0 when DTR3 PS_WDT is pulled up else 0x00h Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 35 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 8 2 Programming Sample Code Following is sample code for programming Aurora s watchdog timer The base address for the watchdog timer is 0x300 Fintek F81216D Watchdog Timer sample code Include Header Area include math h include stdio h include dos h routing sub routing void main printf i0158 Fintek F81216D WDT Utility Program Ver 0 2 n outportb 0x2e 0x77 outportb 0x2e 0x77 Entry configuration mode outportb 0x2e 0x07 Select register index 0x07 outportb Ox2f 0x08 Select LDN 8 outportb outportb outportb outportb 0x
11. are using the external VGA converter number ACC VGA 03 supplied with the development kit Install the I O board provided in the ACC VGA 03 kit on top of Aurora aligning the PC 104 and SUMIT A connectors Connect the VGA cable supplied in the ACC VGA 03 between the VGA connector on the board and a VGA compatible display 3 2 6 Installing Aurora in an Enclosure optional Install the Aurora single board computer in an enclosure that has an appropriate mounting hole pattern 2 8 square Aurora s heatspreader has four 6 32 threaded holes on 2 8 centers for mounting Select four 6 32 threaded screws of the proper length and head type to work with your enclosure Allow a minimum of 0 25 and maximum of 0 40 screw length for insertion into Aurora s heatspreader The total screw length will depend on the thickness of your enclosure wall Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 16 0 SYSTEMS 3 3 Booting the System Power up the video monitor Then plug the PS 5V 01 AC power adapter to an AC outlet Aurora should begin its boot up sequence immediately as evidenced by BIOS messages on the connected VGA display You can run the BIOS Setup utility and proceed to install an operating system on the boot drive just as you would on a normal desktop PC 3 3 4 BIOS Setup Aurora s BIOS provides a wide range of configuration options When you power up Aurora for the first time you s
12. pRQ3 5012 C15 D15 DRQ7 14 17 B17 5013 C16 D16 SA13 A18 18 pRQ1 5014 17 017 MASTER 12 A19 19 REFRESH 5015 C18 D18 Ground SA11 20 B20 SYSCLK KEY 19 D19 Ground SA10 A21 B21 IRQ7 9 22 B2 IRQ6 sag 23 B23 IRQ5 7 24 24 IRQ4 SAe 25 B25 IRQ3 SA5 26 B26 SA4 A27 B27 TC SA3 28 B28 BALE SA2 A29 B29 45V SA1 A30 B30 osc A31 31 Ground Ground A32 832 Ground Aurora User Manual Rev www diamondsystems com Page 23 SYSTEMS 4 9 Input Power PWR1 The power signals on this connector come from a connector leading to the output from a DC DC power supply installed in the system Ground 1 2 5VDC Ground 3 4 12VDC Ground 5 6 Ground 7 8 5VDC Key 9 10 5VDC Ground 11 12 Ext Connector type Standard dual row 2mm pitch straight pin header with gold flash plating Mating connector and pin types 2005 02 2x6P connector with A2005TO0B 00 terminals 4 10 Ethernet LAN1 1 2 This connector provides access to the board s gigabit Ethernet port Common 1 2 Key DA 3 4 DA DB 5 6 DB DC 7 DC DD 9 10 DD Connector type Standard 2mm dual row vertical pin header with 4mm posts and gold flash plating Mating connector Molex 51110 1050 connector Aurora User Manual
13. product as part of Diamond s Aurora Development Kit which provides everything needed to ensure rapid application development This section of the Aurora User Manual covers basic hardware setup power connection system boot up and initial software configuration After Aurora is up and running refer to the later sections of this manual for the detailed hardware and software reference information needed to adapt the product to specific applications Important Safe Handling Information WARNING ESD Sensitive Electronic Equipment Observe ESD safe handling procedures when working with this product Always use this product in a properly grounded work area and wear appropriate ESD preventive clothing and or accessories Always store this product in ESD protective packaging when not in use Please refer to page 4 of this manual Important Safe Handling Information for further details Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 13 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 3 1 Introducing the Aurora Development Kit The Aurora Development Kit DK AUR 01 provides everything required for Aurora based rapid application development The table below lists the boards cables and other items included Diamond P N AUR Z530 16 1G Description Aurora PC 104 SBC 1 6GHz Atom 2530 1GB SDRAM 2 ACC VGA 03 VGA Accessory Kit for Aurora 3 8890300 4GB USB flashdisk with Linux pre loaded 4 PS 5V 04 AC Power A
14. ru eC e 13 3 1 Introducing the Aurora Development Kit U a 14 3 1 1 Aurora Cable d EE 15 3 2 Systemi A O 16 3 2 1 Keyboard 16 3 2 2 USB Flashdisk Socket 16 3 2 3 Mass Storage Devices 16 3 2 4 Connecting POWER i etienne 16 3 2 5 P 16 3 2 6 Installing Aurora an Enclosure enm enm nennen 16 343 17 3 3 1 5 5 17 3 3 2 Operating System 17 4 Interface Connector Details U U u u nennen inna snnm nnn 18 41 SDVO GConnector 219 tente 18 4 2 LCD Panel LVDS Interface Connector 51 19 4 3 LCD Backlight Connector 19 44 SUMIT A Expansion Bus 20 4 5 Serial 21 4 6 5 2 Keyboard Mouse KBMS1 22 4 7 External Battery 22 4 8 104 ISA Expansion Bus 104 1 23 4 9 Input Power 24 4 10 Ethernet LAND 24 4 11 USB 0 0 9 cS 25 4 12
15. used by 5V or 12V only The switch connectors can be bypassed with jumpers if desired The variable input voltage source is routed through another 1x2 1 pitch friction lock connector for a front panel switch and then to a separate 1x2 0 156 pitch or 1x2 0 100 pitch friction lock connector for connection to a DC DC power supply mounted inside the enclosure The 5VDC output of this DC DC power supply then has two paths to Aurora 1 It can connect directly to the PC 104 bus of the system if the power supply is mounted on the bus or 2 it can be routed back to the panel board with another connector and then to Aurora through the panel board s pin socket connection The switch bypass jumpers are 0 ohm watt T H resistors To use the panel power switch the resistor is cut away opening the circuit The 12 input option jumper is used to enable 12V to be supplied through the Vin pin on the front panel connector In this case both 5V and 12V would be supplied through the front panel connector This jumper is a 0 watt T H resistor Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 42 SYSTEMS PANEL SWITCH J3 EXTERNAL POWER URORA J1 8 165 2mm 1 N FEED J2 8 100 TO JMM VIN 12V GND TO JMM J6 0 100 VIN 12V GND Figure 7 Power Routing Schematic Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 43 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 12 THERMAL PAD
16. 1 2x2 Serial Ports 3 and 4 RS 422 485 configuration JCOM4 2x5 CMOS RAM Reset On Board Backup Battery Disconnect JBAT1 1x3 5 1 LCD Panel Power Select 3 3V 5V JVLCD1 This jumper group must be configured according to input voltage required by the type of LCD panel that will be attached to Aurora s LCD panel interface connector Setting LCD Panel Voltage 3 2 1 Short 1 2 45V 2 1 Short 2 3 3 3 default Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 27 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 5 2 LCD Backlight Brightness Control JBKC1 This jumper group controls the LCD brightness selection Setting Mode _ Brightness set by chipset ib Backlight control 3 4 Brightness set by Display Data ES Short 3 6 Channel PWM default 5 3 LCD Backlight Power JINV1 This jumper group controls the LCD backlight inverter DC power selection Setting LCD Panel Voltage Short 1 2 5V default 2 1 Short2 3 12V 5 4 LCD Scan Direction JLCD1 This jumper group controls the LCD panel scan direction and frame rate control Setting Mode WT 1 2 Short 1 2 Reverse Scan Direction ET Short 3 4 Forward Scan Direction default ES 5 5 CMOS RAM Reset On board Backup Battery Disconnect JBAT1 This jumper group controls the external battery backup enable settings Setting Mode 7 Backup battery NOME connected default 311 Short 2 3 Clear CMOS
17. 3 gt 0 temp Read io port 0x68 return OXFFFFFFFF Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 32 dscOutp 0x6C ECCMD for i20 i lt 4000 i dsclnp 0x6C amp m OutBuf if m OutBuf amp 0x00000002 0 break if i lt 3999 dscOutp 0x68 ECDATA for 150 i lt 4000 i dsclnp 0x6C OutBuf if m OutBuf amp 0x00000002 0 return 0x00000000 if i 3999 dsclnp 0x68 amp m OutBuf return OXFFFFFFFF unsigned long Process 686 Command Read ULONG m ECCMD int ULONG OutBuf m InBuf dsclnp 0x6C OutBuf if OutBuf amp 0x00000003 gt 0 temp Read io port 0x68 return OXFFFFFFFF m InBuf m ECCMD dscOutp 0x6C m InBuf for i20 i lt 3500 i dsclnp 0x6C amp m OutBuf if m OutBuf amp 0x00000001 gt 0 temp Read io port 0x68 temp temp amp 0x000000FF return temp break if i gt 3499 temp Read io port 0x68 return OXFFFFFFFF DIAMOND SYSTEMS Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 33 unsigned long Read 686 RAM BYTE ULONG u DIAMOND SYSTEMS ULONG uDATA1 uDATA2 ECRamAddrH ECRamAddrL ECRamAddrL ECUMemAdadr 256 ECRamAddrH ECUMemAddr 256 uDATA1 Process_686C_Command_Write Ox000000A3 ECRamAddrH if uDATA12 0xFFFFFFFF return OXFFFFFFFF 1
18. 60 Select LDN 8 register index 0x60 Ox2f 0x03 Set Watch Dog timer base address high byte to 0x03 0x61 Select LDN 8 register index 0 61 Ox2f 0x00 Set Watch Dog Timer base address low byte to 0 00 outportb 0x2e 0x30 Select LDN 8 register index 0x30 outportb 0x2f 0x01 Enable Watch Dog Timer Device outportb 0x2e 0xaa Exit configuration mode Timer Status and control Register Base 0 bit 2 1 RAN 00 Timer Unit is 10 ms 01 Timer Unit is 1 Second 10 Timer Unite is 1 minute 11 reserved bit 0 RAN When read 0 no time out occur 1 out has occurred When write 0 no action 1 clear time out status outportb 0x300 0x03 Select unit to one second and clear time out status Timer Count Number Register Base 1 bit 7 0 RAW Ther number of count for watchdog timer Write the same value to enable the timer write O to disable timer outportb 0x301 0x05 outportb 0x301 0x05 Set timer to 5 second and enable timer The demo code above is an example for DOS The same demo code has been ported for Linux and Windows XP OS and can be downloaded from the Diamond Systems web site at www diamondsystems com products aurora Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 36 SYSTEMS 9 FLASHDISK MODULES 91 Overview Aurora is designed to accommodate an option
19. AURORA Single Board Computer PC 104 Single Board Computer with Atom Z Series CPU and SUMIT Expansion zu Imm L E E 544 E 1 Li A m t m 1 D mw Revision Date Comment A5 1 16 2012 Minor updates A6 2 24 2012 Added new Z510 models FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT PLEASE CONTACT support diamondsystems com Copyright 2012 Diamond Systems Corporation 555 Ellis Street Mountain View CA 94043 USA Tel 1 650 810 2500 Fax 1 650 810 2525 www diamondsystems com DIAMOND SYSTEMS CONTENTS Important Safe Handling Information U U U U 4 1 ccm 5 1 1 SBC ET 6 1 2 SUMIT Socket tie ih 7 1 9 Software Compatibility 7 1 4 Thermal Considerations and 7 22 5 eU EE 8 AL Blek Diagrama 8 2 2 Aurora DIMENSIONS 9 2 8 Connector LOCATIONS 10 2 3 1 Connector 11 en 11 2 4 Configuration Jumpers nn ns sse 12 2 4 1 Configuration Jumper 13 32 Getting
20. Dimensions 3 55 x 3 775 x 0 9 90mm x 96mm x 23mm e Weight 7 502 212g RoHS Compliant Operating System Support e Linux 2 6 Windows XP and Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 6 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 1 2 SUMIT Socket Resources Aurora s SUMIT A expansion socket provides the host interface resource support indicated in the table below For further details on the SUMIT expansion standard visit SFF SIG org sumit html SUMIT Resources SUMITB J ex J us ExpessCad FERE 15 o SPMWie SMBushG smes v J v Notes www sff sig org surnitlabel htrnl 1 3 Software Compatibility Aurora is compatible with Linux Windows XP and Windows Embedded Standard All necessary drivers for these operating systems are provided with the product 1 4 Thermal Considerations and Heatspreader All models of Aurora are specified for a 40 C to 80 C operating range the temperature being measured at the outside surface of the heatspreader Diamond provides a heatspreader attached to the Aurora single board computer as a conductive cooled thermal layer However this heatspreader by itself does not constitute the complete thermal solution necessary for any specific implementation but provides a common interface between the single board computer and the customer s implementation specifi
21. Ethernet ottenere m 41 11238 ER 41 11 24 USB 0581 0582 0583 USBA dte Fete tt Eee Con 41 11 2 5 5 2 Keyboard and Mouse J25 Keyboard J26 41 11 2 6 Serial Ports COM1 COM2 4 41 11 3 Power 42 12 Thermal l l lll 44 13 Specifications 2 III LEID 45 Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 3 DIAMOND SYSTEMS IMPORTANT SAFE HANDLING INFORMATION WARNING ESD Sensitive Electronic Equipment Observe ESD safe handling procedures when working with this product Always use this product in a properly grounded work area and wear appropriate ESD preventive clothing and or accessories Always store this product in ESD protective packaging when not in use Safe Handling Precautions Aurora contains numerous 1 connectors that connect to sensitive electronic components This creates many opportunities for accidental damage during handling installation and connection to other equipment The list here describes common causes of failure found on boards returned to Diamond Systems for repair This information is provided as a source of advice to help you prevent damaging your Diamond or any vendor s embedded computer boards ESD damage This type of damage is almost impossible t
22. Expansion Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 8 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 2 2 Aurora Dimensions Figure 3 shows the overall dimensions of the Aurora SBC O B 8 5 o HE m x 95 89 90 8 DE V bim c T 90 8 75 44 41 08 29 72 ee re 576 EHXIKEBDERIOOOOOOOOOOOOO000000Ql lt gt 5 08 9 450065 9 9 DO Ol m 59 mx ED mo 5 08 5 08 14 73 68 58 85 09 Figure 3 Aurora Dimensions Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 9 2 3 Connector Locations SYSTEMS Figure 4 illustrates the position of interface and bus connectors jumpers located on the top side of the Aurora SBC Two expansion buses PC 104 ISA and SUMIT A PCle etc enable on board stacking of additional boards The connectors for both expansion buses are located on the top side of the board GPIO P1 SATA1 SODIMM 1 USB2 USB1 LAN1 LVDS1 on underside of board Y SDVO1 INV1 Em 4 j SUMLTAT X 4 Ati SS PWR1 104 1 SUMITA1 zz ci 0 2010 DIAMOND 5 ZU ES
23. N N e Ground D3 depending on video chip Ground D3 depending on video chip Scan Direction High Reverse Scan Low open Normal Scan Frame Rate Control High On Low open Off Signal Ground Pixel Clock Pixel Clock Signal Ground 02 D2 Signal Ground 01 01 Signal Ground Power Ground Power Ground Vcc 3 3V 5V jumper configured 3 3V 5V jumper configured PCB connector JAE part no FI SE20P HFE or equivalent Cable mount socket JAE part no FI SE20S 2 L or equivalent 4 3 LCD Backlight Connector INV1 This connector provides the backlight power and control for the optional LCD panel The brightness control for the LCD backlight can be found on jumper JBKC1 Note If needed 12V must be provided on the input power connector Power 5V 12V jumper selectable Power same as pin 1 Ground Ground Enable GPIO output 0 off open circuit on Brightness 0 5VDC variable max 5V min PCB connector Molex 53047 0610 or equivalent Mating connector and pin types Socket Molex 51021 0600 or equivalent Terminals Molex 50058 50079 series or equivalent Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 19 SYSTEMS 44 SUMIT A Expansion Bus SUMITA1 The SUMIT A stackable bus is a 52 surface mount connector located on the expansion side of the board Aurora
24. Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 24 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 4 11 USB 0 1 USB1 This connector provides access to two of the board s four USB 2 0 ports 0580 and 0581 The shield pin is tied to system ground Key 1 2 Shield USB1 Pwr 3 4 USBO Pwr 0581 Data 5 6 USBO Data USB1 Data NS USBO Data 0581 Pwr 9 10 0580 Pwr Connector type Standard 2mm vertical pin header with 4mm posts and gold flash plating Mating connector and pin types Molex 51110 1050 connector with Molex 50394 8100 terminals 4 12 USB 2 3 USB2 This connector provides access to two of the board s four USB 2 0 ports 0582 and 0583 The shield pin is tied to system ground Key 1 2 Shield 0583 Pwr 3 4 USB2 Pwr USB3 Data 5 6 USB2 Data USB3 Data 7 8 0582 Data USB3 Pwr 9 10 USB2 Pwr Connector type Standard 2mm dual row vertical pin header with 4mm posts and gold flash plating Mating connector and pin types Molex 51110 1050 connector with Molex 50394 8100 terminals Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 25 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 4 13 USB Flashdisk USB3 cl CO c LJ gt C This connector is used for the USB on board flashdisk interface This is a dedicated USB port An accessory cable C FDU 01 is available that connects the USB flashdisk to any USB port This simplifies programming the flashdisk or downloading data from it by providing a direct connecti
25. al wide temperature solid state USB flashdisk module for rugged mass storage in place of a notebook hard drive or commercial flashdisk This module contains 1GB to 8GB of solid state non volatile memory that operates like any USB hard disk drive without requiring additional driver software support It features automatic wear leveling and 1 000 000 write cycles minimum E ill w z Q d a e R23 R24 R22 BES 025 w w USB Flashdisk 9 2 Models and Capacities Model Capacity FDU 1G XT 1GB FDU 2G XT 2GB FDU 4G XT 4GB FDU 8G XT 8GB 9 3 Features The flashdisk module works just like a USB disk drive and requires no drivers It provides high speed nonvolatile mass storage in capacities of 1GB to 8GB The flashdisk mounts on connector USB3 and is held in place with a spacer and screw included It includes a write protection jumper and operates over 40 C to 85 USB flashdisk features USB 2 0 compatible interface Sustained read performance of 30MB s Sustained write performance of 20MB s Implements dynamic wear leveling algorithms to substantially increase longevity BCH 6 12 bit Error Detection Code Error Correction Code EDC ECCO Intrinsic data integrity after power loss Wear leveling algorithm provides more reliable data storage over time Write protection setting by jumper for prevention of data overwrites Supports boot function for Windows Embedded Standard Windows Embedded CE a
26. bottom side contains 2mm female sockets that plug on top of the SBC and convert the SBC I O pin headers to industry standard connectors on the top side Available I O includes 4 serial ports 4 USB ports VGA Ethernet PS 2 Keyboard amp mouse The panel I O board may be used together with the Aurora SBC an open frame configuration the assembly can be installed in a Pandora enclosure to create a complete cable free compact industrial computer Aurora Panel I O Board User Side Aurora Panel I O Board SBC Side Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 39 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 11 1 Mechanical Drawing Figure 6 shows the panel board connector layout This drawing shows both the top side and bottom side connectors in one drawing to show the relative locations The connectors located on the bottom of the panel I O board are the five alternate power connectors at the bottom of the drawing below JMM OUT J2 JMM IN J6 IN J5 REG5V J3 and 12V VIN J4 from left to right looking from the top VGA 0000 422 1 COM1 15 99 J USB1 00 99 oo OO OO OO 00 J19 0582 8800 00 00 OO COM2 OO W OO OO 22 OO OO 00 oo OO 00 mee J16 585
27. c thermal solution The outside surface of the Aurora heatspreader must be kept at a temperature not to exceed 80 C If your environment causes the temperature on the outside surface of the heatspreader to exceed this temperature you are responsible for removing the additional heat from the system through either an additional passive thermal solution or fan solution Aurora s integrated heatspreader makes thermal contact with the heat generating components and provides a flat surface on the bottom of the assembly for mating to the system enclosure This technique facilitates efficient removal of heat from the SBC without the need for a fan Four mounting holes on the bottom of the conduction cooled heatspreader are provided to mount Aurora in an enclosure or to a bulkhead These mounting holes are 16 32 threaded holes on 2 8 centers Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 7 2 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 2 1 Block Diagram Figure 2 shows Aurora s functional blocks Aurora SBC Block Diagram MENLOW PROCESSOR SFF Atom Z530 1 6 GHz USB SSD Module SODIMM RAM 1x USB to2GB GIGABIT LAN LPC to ISA BRIDGE UART QUAD EMBEDDED CONTROLLER spi PATA SATA CONVERTER SYSTEMS LVDSLCD SDVO SATA 4x USB 2 0 GIG ETHERNET PCI104 Expansion 4x SERIAL 2 with RS 485 option 8x GPIO PSI2 KB MS BIOS FLASH 1x PCle Figure 2 Aurora Functional Block Diagram SUMIT A
28. dapter 5VDC 5 7460610 Quickstart Guide for Aurora SBC 6 C AUR KIT Aurora Cable Kit for on board I O 7 DOC PKG Documentation Package 8 6981037 PS 5V 04 to Aurora power cable Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 14 SYSTEMS 3 1 1 Aurora Cable Kit The Aurora Cable Kit number C AUR KIT provides convenient access to most of Aurora s I O features The kit s cable assemblies are shown in the photo below and identified in the table that follows 1 1 pase Note On each interface cable the end of the cable connector that has a red wire going to it should be oriented toward the end of the board connector that is labeled pin 1 typically the pin with a square pad on the PCB Description Diamond P N Connects to 1 1 Ethernet cable 2x5 2mm 6981080 LAN1 2 2 Dual Serial port cable 2x20 2mm 6981081 COM1 COM2 3 2 Dual USB cable 2x5 2mm 6981082 USB1 USB2 4 1 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse 2x5 2mm 6981301 KBMS1 5 1 Digital cable 2x5 2mm 6981302 GPIO P1 6 1 Power input cable 2x6 2mm 6981303 PWR1 Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 15 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 3 2 System Setup This section outlines a simple process for preparing Aurora for first time operation using the Aurora Development Kit Additional details regarding Aurora s interface functions and connections may be found in Section 4 of this document Inte
29. es SUMIT A stackable PC 104 ISA stackable Input power 5V 5 Power consumption 5 4W Operating temperature 40 C to 80 C 40 F to 176 F at headspreader surface MTBF 211 720 hours Aurora Z530 models Shock MIL STD 202G Table 213 1 J Half Sine Wave Shock 30 G 11ms 3 time shocks at both directions per axis Vertical Transverse Longitudinal Vibration MIL STD 202G Method 204 Modified Condition A Random Vibration Axes Vertical Transverse Longitudinal 20 2000Hz 20 100Hz at 6dB octave 100 1000Hz at 0 04G7 Hz 1000 2000Hz at 6dB octave Sine Sweep Vibration Axes Vertical Transverse Longitudinal 10 2000Hz 10 57Hz at 0 6 57 2000Hz at 10G sweep rate 20 minutes per cycle Dimensions 3 55 x 3 775 x 0 9 90mm x 96mm x 23mm Weight 7 50z 212g Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 45
30. gital lines found on connector GPIO This connector has one pin for each line plus an External Reset Input and Ground line Please note that the digital I O lines on Aurora are not 5V tolerant 7 1 DIO Registers Aurora s digital I O lines are associated with a set of registers as shown in the following table Register EC RAM Read Write Description DIO PO DIR 1658h RAN DIO port direction bits DIO P1 DIR 1659h RAN Output 0x40 DIO P2 DIR 165Ah R W Input 0x80 DIO P3 DIR 165Bh R W DIO P4 DIR 165Ch R W DIO_P5_DIR 1614h R W DIO P6 DIR 1615h R W DIO P7 DIR 1616h R W DIO_PO_LVL 160Ah bitO R W DIO level DIO P1 LVL 160Ahibit1 RW 1 High DIO_P2_LVL 160Ah bit2 R W 0 Low DIO P3 LVL 160Ah bit3 R W DIO_P4_LVL 160Ah bit4 RW DIO P5 LVL 1601h bit4 R W DIO_P6_LVL 1601h bit5 R W DIO P7 LVL 1601h bit6 R W Note Do not modify any other bits 7 2 DIO Programming To use Aurora s digital I O lines first configure the desired directions by writing the appropriate configuration value to the digital I O lines register Then read or write data on the digital I O lines level register All I O lines in read mode on power up or after a board reset Sample code for reading and writing to the digital I O lines follows unsigned long Process 686 Command Write ULONG ECCMD ULONG m ECDATA Int i temp ULONG m_OutBuf dsclnp 0 6 OutBuf if m OutBuf amp 0x0000000
31. he Vin is intended to be switched to an auxiliary connector on the back side of the board which is used to connect to a DC DC power supply The output of the DC DC power supply is then fed either to the PC 104 bus power pins if the power supply is on the PC 104 bus or back to the panel board and then to the Aurora SBC through the 5 pins on the SBC mating power input connector 4 12V or Vin Ground Ground 45V In ABRIR 11 2 2 Ethernet J23 Ethernet The Ethernet connector J23 is a vertical metal shielded RJ 45 jack with industry standard pinout for gigabit Ethernet Proper isolation must be maintained on all Ethernet signal routing to meet industry standard signal isolation specifications No ground or power plane should be above or underneath these signals 11 2 3 VGA The VGA connector is standard vertical DD15 female connector with industry standard VGA pinout It has 4 40 thread inserts and hex screwlocks The signals come from the SBC mating VGA connector 11 2 4 USB 0581 0582 0583 0584 The USB connectors are four vertical metal shrouded type A connectors with industry standard pinout for USB The signals come from the two SBC mating USB connectors 11 2 5 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse J25 Keyboard J26 Mouse The PS 2 connectors are two vertical Mini DIN 6 connectors with industry standard pinout for PS 2 keyboard and mouse The signals come from the SBC mating PS 2 connector 11 2 6 Serial Por
32. hould immediately enter the BIOS Setup utility in order to adjust BIOS settings to match your system s peripheral devices and other requirements and to configure various other hardware and software parameters Options configurable via Setup typically include Number and type of mass storage devices Boot device priority Video display type and resolution IDA SATA serial and parallel interface modes and protocols PCI and PnP configuration Power management setup Automatic power up after LAN connection RTC alarm power resumption etc System monitoring and security functions 3 3 2 Operating System Drivers Aurora will boot and run a Linux 2 6 operating system from the USB flashdisk Aurora should now be fully operational If you desire to run a different operating system depending on the operating system to be installed it may be necessary to install software drivers for on board interface controllers Drivers for Windows XP XPe and Linux 2 6 if required are included on the Software and Documentation CD that is included in the Aurora Development Kit This software is also available for download from the Aurora page at Diamond s website www diamondsystems com products aurora Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 17 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 4 INTERFACE CONNECTOR DETAILS This section describes the functions associated with the Aurora baseboard s SUMIT A bus PCI 104 bus expansion stack utility interface
33. implements the following SUMIT bus functions e 1PCle x1 lane 3USB 2 0 channels LPC bus SMBus SPI if a chip select is available from the embedded controller IC 2 IIIIIIIIIITIIIIIIIIIIIIIII The standard signal assignments of the SUMIT A connector appear in below Note For more information on the SUMIT specification visit the SFF SIG website at http www sff sig org 5VSB 12V 3 3V late SMB I2C_DATA 3 3V Ls e SMB I2C CLK EXPCD REQ 7 SMB I2C ALERT EXPCD_PRSNT E 10 SPl uWire DO USB OC SPl uWire DI RSVD SPl uWire 5V SPl uWire_CSO USB3 SPl uWire_CS1 USB3 Reserved 5V LPC_DRQ USB2 LPC_ADO USB2 LPC_AD1 5V LPC_AD2 USB1 LPC_AD3 USB1 LPC_FRAME 5V SERIRQ 0580 PRSNT Z GND USBO CLK 33MHz Ground Ground A PETpO A PERpO A PETnO A PERnO Ground APRSNT GND PERST A_CLKp WAKE A_CLKn 5V Ground Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 20 SYSTEMS 4 5 Serial Ports COM1 COM2 2 1 These connectors provide access to the board s four serial ports COM1 provides access to Port1 and Port2 provides access to Port3 and Port4 Ports 1 and 2 are fixed for RS 232 only while ports 3 and 4 may be jumper configured for RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 protocols The connector pinout changes depending on the selected protocol Aurora can be custom ordered preconfigured for a selected protocol it is also possible to o
34. n extended PCB with two mounting holes that attach to Aurora as can be seen below 199875 1036 Ruggedized RSODIMM Module 10 1 Models and Capacities Model Capacity MEM 1024R 05 1GB MEM 2048R 05 2GB 10 2 SO DIMM Memory Installation Installing a SO DIMM memory module on Aurora is straightforward using the following steps These steps assume you are installing a rugged memory SO DIMM from Diamond Systems no please disregard steps 2 and 6 Ensure power is disconnected from Aurora 2 Remove the two screws from the two standoffs located between the SO DIMM connector and the edge of the board 3 Insert the SO DIMM module into the socket at a slight angle approximately 30 degrees The socket and module are both keyed which means the module can be installed one way only 4 To seat the module into the socket apply firm even pressure to each end of the module until you feel it slip down into the socket 5 With the module properly seated in the socket rotate the module downward Continue pressing downward until the clips at each end of the socket lock into position 6 Reinstall the two screws into the standoffs securing the SO DIMM to Aurora Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 38 SYSTEMS 11 PANEL I O BOARD The Aurora panel I O board model PNL AUR 01 provides a convenient way to access most of the SBC s I O features without the use of cables The
35. nd Linux Low power consumption typical 110mA when active and 0 45mA in sleep mode 40 C to 85 operation RoHS compliant An accessory cable C FDU 01 is available that connects the USB flashdisk to any USB port This simplifies programming the flashdisk or downloading data from it by providing a direct connection between the flashdisk and a host PC Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 37 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 9 4 Flashdisk Installation Installing a USB flashdisk module on Aurora is straightforward using the following steps 1 Ensure power is disconnected from Aurora 2 Remove the screw from the standoff located between the flashdisk connector 0583 and the PC 104 connector 3 Align the flashdisk so that its female connector aligns with the pins on connector 0583 and the mounting hole aligns above the standoff 4 Pressthe flashdisk downward onto connector USB3 5 Reinstall the screw securing the flashdisk module to Aurora 10 RUGGEDIZED RSODIMM SO DIMM MODULES Aurora comes with ruggedized RSODIMM SO DIMM SDRAM modules for improved performance in high shock and vibration environments These modules securely affix to the Aurora single board computer through a pair of standoffs and screws This innovative design ensures that the SO DIMM module remains fixed in place and cannot back out of its socket These ruggedized SO DIMM modules are identical in function to the standard SO DIMMs but have a
36. nted on the board to provide standby voltage to the CMOS RTC unit on Aurora The battery is a LTC 7PN or equivalent type with 4 pins and is soldered on the panel board without a socket for rugged environment applications The schematic in Figure 7 indicates the power routing between the input power connector and Aurora through the panel I O board Power may be provided in several methods 1 45V and 12 in from the input power connector directly to the panel I O board using either the front panel switch or a direct connection and then to the Aurora SBC through the input connector 2 Vin 8 30VDC from the input power connector to a connector leading to an internal DC DC power supply whose output is driven directly onto the PC 104 bus using the PC 104 bus connectors on the DC DC power supply The Vin may be routed to the power supply connector either through the front panel Switch or through a direct connection The 5 source is connected to the board by a 1x4 0 200 locking connector routed through a 1x2 0 156 pitch friction lock connector for a front panel switch and then to a pin socket on the bottom side that mates with Aurora If 12V is also needed it is connected to the board by the same 1x4 connector routed through a separate 1x2 0 156 friction lock connector for a front panel switch and then to the same pin socket on the bottom side that mates with Aurora In this case the switch would be DPDT type instead of the SPDT type
37. o detect because there is no visual sign of failure or damage The symptom is that the board simply stops working because some component becomes defective Usually the failure can be identified and the chip can be replaced To prevent ESD damage always follow proper ESD prevention practices when handling computer boards Damage during handling or storage On some boards we have noticed physical damage from mishandling A common observation is that a screwdriver slipped while installing the board causing a gouge in the PCB surface and cutting signal traces or damaging components Another common observation is damaged board corners indicating the board was dropped This may or may not cause damage to the circuitry depending on what is near the corner Most of our boards are designed with at least 25 mils clearance between the board edge and any component pad and ground power planes are at least 20 mils from the edge to avoid possible shorting from this type of damage However these design rules are not sufficient to prevent damage in all situations A third cause of failure is when a metal screwdriver tip slips or a screw drops onto the board while it is powered on causing a short between a power pin and a signal pin on a component This can cause overvoltage power supply problems described below To avoid this type of failure only perform assembly operations when the System is powered off Sometimes boards are stored in racks with slo
38. on between the flashdisk and a host PC 0587 Pwr NC USB7 Data NC USB7 Data NC USB7 Pwr NC Key NC Connector type Standard 2mm dual straight pin header with 4mm posts and gold flash plating 4 14 SO DIMM DRAM SODIMM1 A standard SO DIMM DDR2 DRAM connector is provided for system memory 4 15 SATA SATA1 The SATA connector is an industry standard connector 1 Ground Transmit Transmit Ground Receive O A 9 Receive 7 Ground Connector type Industry standard horizontal SATA connector SATA 7P female with lock Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 26 4 16 GPIO GPIO P1 DIAMOND SYSTEMS The GPIO connector is a standard 2mm dual row vertical pin header with 4mm posts and gold flash plating GPIOO 1 2 GPIO2 3 4 GPIO4 5 6 GPIO6 7 8 Ext Reset Input 9 10 GPIO1 GPIOS GPIO7 Ground Connector type Standard 2mm dual row vertical pin header with 4mm posts and gold flash plating Mating connector and pin types A2005H02 2x5P connector with A2005T0B 00 terminals 5 CONFIGURATION JUMPER DETAILS This section explains the use of several jumper options on the Aurora Baseboard Jumper Group Function Silkscreen Label Array Size LCD Panel Power Select 3 3V 5V JVLCD1 1x3 LCD Backlight Brightness Control JBKC1 2x2 LCD Backlight Power 5V 12V JINV1 1x3 LCD Scan Direction JLCD
39. r Configuration 31 6 8 Console Redirection 31 Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 2 SYSTEMS Digital VO 32 PA DIO EC 32 7 22 DIO Programing cx tete tret 32 8 Watchdog TIME M 35 8 1 Registe 35 8 2 Programming Sample 36 9 Flashbisk Modules coercere cree cene ccce Ico ner 37 MEO TUI UE 37 9 2 Models and Capacities 1 aane retos 37 9 8 u n 37 94 Flashdisk u kas 38 10 Ruggedized RSODIMM SO DIMM Modules U U 38 10 1 Models Capacities uu uu cit eie EH ia ETE ect baa 38 10 2 SO DIMM Memory Installation uuu 38 EE 39 11 1 40 11 2 Outside Facing una that tere e 41 1 41 1122 Ethernet J23
40. rder a fixed configuration with soldered on zero ohm resistors so no jumpers are used 2 RS 232 Configuration RB9 422 Configuration 5485 Configuration _____ pop Lae 1 112 RXD 1 RTS 1 ala TXD 1 5 6 CTS 1 5 6 DTR 1 7 RI 1 E s SS Ground 9 10 2 S To 1 Pot2 11 12 RXD 2 13 14 2 15 16 DTR 2 17 18 ______ 19 20 fag feof 1 Pot3 pops E NC RXD 3 NC 21 22 NC RXD 3 RXD 3 TXD 3 NC 23 24 TXD RXD 3 TXD 3 26 CTS 3 TXD 3 NC TXD RXD 3 25 26 NC 3 28 RI3 NC NC NC 27 28 NC Ground Ground NC Ground 29 30 NC Port4 11 NC RXD 4 NC 31 32 NC RXD 4 RXD 4 TXD 4 NC 33 34 TXD RXD 4 TXD 4 TXD 4 NC TXD RXD 4 35 36 DTR 4 NC NC NC 37 38 NC __________ Ground NC Ground 39 40 NC Connector type Standard 2mm dual row straight pin header with 4mm posts and gold flash plating Mating connector and pin types Molex 51110 2050 connector with Molex 50394 8100 terminals Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 21 4 6 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse 51 c pas 0000 DIAMOND SYSTEMS This connector provides the standard PS 2 keyboard and mouse signals 5V 1 2 KB Data 3 4 KB Clk 5 6 KB Ground 7 8 KB Ground 9
41. rface Connector Details 3 2 1 Keyboard and Mouse Aurora supports operation using PS 2 based keyboard and mouse devices Plug the keyboard and mouse cable 6981301 from the Aurora Cable Kit into the connector KBMS1 on Aurora Then plug the keyboard and mouse into the mating connectors on the Aurora interface cables 3 2 2 USB Flashdisk Socket Aurora provides a location for on board installation of an optional USB flashdisk on connector 0583 Plug the USB flashdisk module 8890300 in the Development Kit into connector USB3 on Aurora Remove the screw from the mounting stand off before installing the flashdisk Secure the flashdisk to Aurora with the screw once the flashdisk is installed 3 2 3 Mass Storage Devices If desired connect SATA hard drives to Aurora by connecting a USB cable part number 6981082 to connector USB1 and then to the SATA drive Aurora can operate with a combination of SATA and CD ROM drives and can boot from either of them Caution Be sure the PS 5V 01 AC power adapter is disconnected from its AC power source prior to performing the following step 3 2 4 Connecting Power Connect cable 6981037 to the PS 5V 01 AC power adapter Connect the other end of the 6981037 cable to connector PWR1 on the Aurora SBC 3 2 5 Display Aurora provides interfaces for both LVDS flat panel displays and SDVO output VGA CRTs can also be used via an external SDVO to converter This quick start process assumes you
42. rn the system on On the first screen after booting up the user will be asked to press F1 to run SETUP or F2 to load the defaults 6 3 Setting the Date and Time The date and time are set in the BIOS Select Main menu then enter the date and time at the bottom of the screen This screen also displays the CPU speed and memory capacity of the board 6 4 ISA Bus IRQ Reservation An ISA bus IRQ must be reserved in the BIOS in order to be used by the on board ISA bus circuits or an installed PC 104 module To reserve an IRQ go to the PCIPnP menu and scroll down to the IRQ list at the bottom The default settings are IRQ15 reserved with the remaining IRQs available 6 5 Boot Priority To select Boot devices and set their priority go to the Boot gt Boot device priority menu and select the first boot device from the list Upon clicking on the first boot device a window with the available devices will open The user can select any of the devices as the first boot device The devices can be a SATA HDD a network drive or a USB device The USB device present in this list is the first Drive defined in the USB Drives Menu Here are the steps to select a USB drive to boot from 1 Boot gt USB Drives gt 1 Drive gt select a USB device from the list 2 Boot gt Boot Device gt 1 Boot device select the USB device which has been defines in line 1 In this way the system will try to boot from the USB device The same p
43. rocedure applies for other boot devices 2nd 6 6 Chipset The chipset menu is provided to define and change the North South Bridge options such as Graphic Adapter Modes flat panel type default is 800x600 and enable disable on board PCI3 line and Ethernet adapter By default both PCle and LAN controllers are enabled This can be changed in the South Bridge menu Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 30 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 6 7 Super I O Configuration This is to set the address IRQ of the four serial ports COM3 and are capable of RS 232 422 485 protocols whereas COM1 and COM2 can only be set to RS 232 6 8 Console Redirection In the advanced menu the user can select any of the serial ports for console redirection with different soeeds ranging from 115200bps to 9600bps as follows Advanced Remote Access Configuration Disabled Default When set to Enabled the console re direction is activated on COM1 by default at 115200 n 8 1 communication settings The remote access configuration can be enabled on any of the four COM ports Baud rates supported are 115200 default when enabled 57600 38400 19200 and 9600 When set to Enabled the BIOS can be accessed by pressing F4 on the remote keyboard BBS POPUP can be accessed by pressing F3 on that remote keyboard Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 31 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 7 DIGITAL I O LINES Aurora has eight di
44. s and power connectors in greater detail Section 3 1 1 contains a list of ready to use interface cables included in Diamond s Aurora Cable Kit 41 SDVO Connector SDVO1 The SDVO connector provides differential pair video output signals An optional SDVO to VGA converter accessory number ACC VGA 03 interfaces with this connector and provides signals for directly driving VGA interfaced CRTs and LCDs The VGA converter board provides a standard DE 15 VGA connector 1 SDVO BLUE 2 3 SDVO_B BLUE 4 Ground 5 Ground 6 SDVO B GREEN 7 SDVO CTRLCLK 8 SDVO B GREEN 9 SDVO CTRLDATA 10 Ground 11 Ground 12 SDVO 13 3 3V 14 SDVO CLK P 15 3 3V 16 Ground 17 5V 18 SDVO_B RED 19 5 20 SDVO B RED PCB connector SAMTEC ERM8 010 08 0 L DV 20 pin 0 800 mm pin spacing Mating connector SAMTEC ERF8 010 07 0 L DV Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 18 CC SYSTEMS 4 2 LCD Panel LVDS Interface Connector LVDS1 This connector is mounted on the bottom side of Aurora directly below the SDVO connector SDVO1 It provides connection to an LVDS LCD display The LCD panel power is jumpeRSelectable for 3 3V default or 5V 9 N j e _ A o
45. single row header Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 11 SYSTEMS 2 4 Configuration Jumpers Figure 5 shows the configuration jumper groups that are located on the topside of the Aurora SBC Refer to Section 5 for details on the functions and configuration options associated with each jumper group JVLCD1 JBKC1 JINV1 JLCD1 tra a rer 4 west Om 5 ae ORS 2 0L c 1 M 01 PEE 2010 DIAMOND SYSTEMS CORP ty AH Lem an 81858 8 B Emas EENS EPP i 1 VERRE JCOMS 4 JBAT1 Figure 5 Aurora SBC Configuration Jumper Groups Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 12 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 2 41 Configuration Jumper Summary Aurora s configuration jumpers are listed below Refer to Section 5 of this document for details regarding the configuration of these jumper groups Jumper Group Function Silkscreen Label Array Size LCD Panel Power Select 2 3V bV JVMCDi 1x8 5 LCD Backlight Brightness Control JBKC1 2x2 LCD Backlight Power 5V 12V JINV1 1x3 LCD Scan Direction JLCD1 2x2 Serial Ports 3 and 4 RS 422 485 configuration 4 2 5 CMOS RAM Reset On Board Backup Battery Disconnect JBAT1 1x3 3 GETTING STARTED First time Aurora users normally receive the
46. to plug into another board below it In the pinout figures below the tops correspond to the left edge of the connector when the board is viewed from the primary side side with the female end of the PC 104 connector and the board is oriented so that the PC 104 connectors are along the bottom edge of the board Note For more information on the PC 104 specification visit the PC 104 Embedded Consortium website at http www pc104 org View from Top of Board PC 104 8 bit bus connector PC 104 16 bit bus connector IOCHK Al B1 Ground Ground DO Ground sp B2 RESET SBHE C1 Di 516 Spe 45 23 C2 D jocste SD5 4 B4 LA22 03 504 5 BS 5V 21 C4 04 Sp3 A6 86 pRQ2 LAO CS 05 IRQ12 B7 142V 19 C6 06 IRQ15 Spi 8 B8 ows LA18 C7 07 IRQ14 spo 9 B9 412V 17 C8 08 IOCHRDY A10 810 KEY MEMR C9 09 pnoo AEN 11 B11 SMEMW W MEMW C10 D10 packs 19 A12 12 SMEMR 508 11 011 pRQ5 18 A13 iow 509 C1 012 DACK6 SA17 A14 B14 jon 10 13 D13 16 15 B15 5011 614 D14 DACK7 SA15 A16 16
47. ts COM1 2 4 The serial port connectors are four vertical DB9 male connectors They have 4 40 thread inserts and hex screwlocks Ports 1 4 signals come from the two 20 pin SBC serial port connectors and each port connector uses the pinout shown below To prevent EMI problems ferrite bead packs are installed on the panel I O board on the signal and ground connections to the DB9 connectors RS 485 RS 422 RS 232 RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 DB9 Signal Signal Signal Serial Port Signal Signal Signal DB9 Pin Name Name Name Connector Name Name Name Pin 1 NC NC DCD 1 2 DSR RXD NC 6 2 NC RXD RXD 4 RTS TXD TXD RXD 7 TXD RXD TXD TXD 5 6 CTS NC NC 8 4 NC NC DTR 7 8 RI NC NC 9 5 GND GND GND 9 10 NC NC NC Aurora User Manual Rev A6 www diamondsystems com Page 41 7 777777777777 SYSTEMS 11 3 Power Routing There are two paths for input power A 5 source a 5 12 source or a variable input voltage source can be connected to the Aurora SBC power connector or it can be connected to an external power supply source that provides 5V and 12V power to the PC 104 bus in the stack The panel I O board also provides a path for optional 12VDC output from a power supply to the Aurora SBC through the pin socket The panel board contains two green LEDs which are connected to the 5VDC and 12V VIN signals to indicate power status There is also 3 5V lithium battery mou
48. ts that grip the edge of the board This is a common practice for board manufacturers However our boards are generally very dense and if the board has components very close to the board edge they can be damaged or even knocked off the board when the board tilts back in the rack Diamond recommends that all our boards be stored only in individual ESD safe packaging If multiple boards are stored together they should be contained in bins with dividers between boards Do not pile boards on top of each other or cram too many boards into a small location This can cause damage to connector pins or fragile components Power supply wired backwards Our power supplies and boards are not designed to withstand a reverse power supply connection This will destroy each IC that is connected to the power supply In this case the board will most likely will be unrepairable and must be replaced A chip destroyed by reverse power or by excessive power will often have a visible hole on the top or show some deformation on the top surface due to vaporization inside the package Check twice before applying power Bent connector pins This type of problem is often only a cosmetic issue and is easily fixed by bending the pins back to their proper shape one at a time with needle nose pliers This situation can occur when pulling a ribbon cable off of a pin header Note If the pins are bent too severely bending them back can cause them to weaken unacceptably or even break
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