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1. 1 SEE nn Tiger Cub System User s Manual ii CANAL A AM l j OX Light Industrial Products a DFI company http www itox com ES IT Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation adaptation without the prior written per mission from the copyright holders This publication is provided for informational purposes only The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any ex press or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any par ticular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes All Rights Reserved Trademarks Microsoft MS DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corpora tion IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Ma chine Corporation AMD and Elan are registered trademarks of Ad vanced Micro Devices Inc DiskOnChip is a registered trademark of M systems Inc Datalight ROM DOS is a registered trademark of Datalight Inc DR DOS is a registered trademark of Calde2. A gt INTERLNK press enter 7 The hard drive of the Tiger Cub will be assigned the designation of the next available drive in your notebook PC usually d or e as shown in the chart on the notebook PC screen You can now transfer your software to the Tiger Cub by copying it to that drive 37 oO ee Appendix A ITOX EAR Motherboard Layout Q and Jumpers 39 xan Appendix A Connector Locations and Functions The following connectors and jumper pins are provided on the ITOX EAR motherboard Connector locations on the Tiger Cub motherboard are shown on the figure in this appendix Refer to the appropriate figures in chapter two for the location of the external connectors CONNECTOR FUNCTION DRQ Setting jumpers DACK Setting jumpers IDE hard disk controller Power input to motherboard ATX type Local LED indicators Watchdog timer reboot enable disable Fan power 12 Vdc Watchdog timer blinking power LED select COM1 serial port console redirection COM2 serial port Parallel port Enable COM1 IRQ General Purpose 1 0 port 40 ITOX EAR Motherboard Layout and Jumpers Jl J2 DRQ DACK Jumpers The Elan microprocessor supports two external DMA channels J1 and J2 are jumper switch locations that are used to select the DMA channels to match those required by expansion boards The correct channels m
3. Microsoft MS DOS INTERSRVEXE The appropriate operating system with the server program will be preloaded on the Tiger Cub drive if both the operating system and the drive were purchased from ITOX Drives not purchased from ITOX should be preloaded with the appropriate operating system prior to installing them in the Tiger Cub The client program can be run directly from the floppy drive of the notebook PC using the floppy disk provided with the Tiger Cub system The following steps illustrate the procedure for loading software with the MS DOS or PC DOS operating system located on the floppy drive of the notebook PC The procedure for the other DOS operating systems is similar 36 u I o ERA EE File Software Loading 1 Connect the Tiger Cub and the notebook PC together with the null modem cable and run the MTEZ program to connect the notebook keyboard and display to the Tiger Cub as described in Chapter 3 2 Change the active directory of the Tiger Cub to the DOS directory C gt cd DOS press enter 3 Run INTERSRV on the Tiger Cub CADOS gt INTERSRV press enter 4 Move the null modem cable from COMI to COM2 of the Tiger Cub Do not turn the Tiger Cub off when moving the cable 5 The MTEZ main menu will appear again on the notebook display screen Select SHELL to switch control back to the notebook 6 Run INTERLNK from the floppy disk A MTEZ gt cd press enter
4. This chapter explains the Setup Utility for the General Software BIOS After you power up your system and connect a console device as described in chapter 3 the BIOS message appears on your screen and you will see the memory count begin After the memory test the following message will appear on the screen Press DEL or Control C to enter setup System Bios Setup Utility v4 000 C 1996 7 General Software Inc All rights reserved gt Basic CMOS Configuration Custom Configuration Shadow Configuration Standard Diagnostic Routines Reset CMOS to last known values Reset CMOS to factory defaults Write to CMOS and Exit Exit without changing CMOS lt Esc gt to continue no save Standard CMOS Setup Navigation Use the arrow keys to highlight Basic CMOS Configuration and press lt Enter gt A screen similar to the one on the next page will appear 26 BIOS Setup Utility Base Memory gt 640 Date month day year Mar 25 1998 Extended Memory 7168 Time hours min sec 16 59 06 Drive A type Not installed Drive B type Not installed Cyln Heads WPcom LZone Sect Size Hard disk C type 49 AUTOCONFIG LBA GEOMETRY Hard disk D type Not installed Ist Boot Device Drive C Seek Floppy at Boot Disabled 2nd Boot Device None Seek Hard Drive at Boot Enabled 3rd Boot Device None System Configuration Box
5. Time Clock Disk Controller Expansion Slots Input Output Ports Board Size BIOS o ERA EE Introduction 4 Mbyte 60 ns standard 8 Mbyte available on special order Standard Standard with Sony CR2032 battery or equivalent IDE controller supports two drives up to 8GB each Two sockets for Disk on Chip flash memory based disks 3 full length full height 16 bit ISA Hold down bracket provided with case Parallel printer port EPP EPC compatible 2 serial ports 16650 UART compatible 4 line general purpose I O TTL level 13 1 337 mm x 3 9 96 mm General Software Embedded BIOS Ver 4 for AMD Elan Chassis Components Power Supply Fan Disk Bays 100 to 240 VAC switch selectable 50 60 Hz 90 watts with internal cooling fan and ATX connector Motherboard expansion slot area cooled by 8 cm fan with air filter 14 CFM 3 disk drive bays 3 5 one externally accessible All disks mount in removable drive tray xan Tiger Cub User s Manual Weight 12 1 pounds 5 5 kgs not including disk drives Size 15 5 394 mm x 5 25 133mm x 10 5 266 mm Operating Temperature 0 to 45 C 32 to113 F Humidity 10 to 90 relative humidity Non condensing Options DC input power supply System Configuration The basic Tiger Cub is configured with a 33 MHz processor and 4 MB of RAM memory Higher speed processors and or 8 MB of RAM are available as factory i
6. appro priate number of filler plates from the back of the unit install the cards in the normal manner and secure them in place with the screw previously used to hold the filler plate in place The retaining bracket should be replaced after the cards have been installed Then the black plastic pads supplied with the unit should be installed in the square holes in the bracket and positioned with the edge of the expansion card in the V groove of the pad Install the screws supplied with the pads into the bracket so that they press on the pads at an angle to hold the expansion cards firmly in place The access cover should be replaced after the jumpers have been set See appendix A for the correct jumper setting for your system configuration Installing Disk Drives The Tiger Cub uses a removable disk tray for quick and easy mounting of hard and floppy disk drives Disks ordered from ITOX at the same time as the Tiger Cub will be pre loaded with the appropriate software and pre installed in the unit This procedure should be followed for disks not installed by ITOX 1 Pre load your software onto the hard drive The hard drive must be loaded with the operating system including the appropriate file loading utilities identified in Chapter 5 not required if the Tiger Cub has a floppy drive Most users will find it convenient to pre load all software required for the application at the same time 2 Remove the drive tray from the front
7. from any sharp edges and insure they remain fully engaged Secure the drive tray in place with the two screws removed in step 2 above 6 Specify the correct hard disk type in the BIOS setup Complete any other hardware installation procedures before power is applied to the unit Enter the correct hard drive type from disk manufac turer s instructions in the Basic CMOS Configuration section of the BIOS setup see Chapter 4 Wall Mounting the Tiger Cub The Tiger Cub is designed to be placed on a shelf table or other flat surface or wall mounted Rubber feet are provided for table top operation Four key hole shaped mounting holes are provided in the side of the Tiger Cub for wall mounting Use of all four wall mounting points is recommended and will result in the most secure installation at least one of the front brackets and one of the rear brackets must be used to provide adequate support A template for installing the mounting screws in the wall is provided in the Tiger Cub box The Tiger Cub mountings have a protective back plate that prevents narrow objects from entering the case The mounting holes are designed to slip over the heads of screws mounted in the wall or other vertical LAG o ERA ET Hardware Installation and Setup surface upon which the Tiger Cub is to be mounted The holes are designed for 4 inch 6 mm pan head screws but can be used with any screws with a head diameter b
8. of the Tiger Cub to the serial port of a notebook computer or other device with a null modem cable The appropriate procedures are provided in Chapter 3 and Chapter 5 of this manual Package Checklist The Tiger Cub system package contains the following items One Tiger Cub complete with motherboard and power supply One Power Cable One floppy disk with the following software e MTEZ terminal emulation software BOOT COM e ITOXBLIN COM e ITOXSCR COM One set of operating system software One Manual Optional items such as disk drives may also be enclosed in the package Check your packing list carefully If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your supplier for assistance 11 o ERA EE oO ee CHAPTER 2 Hardware Installation and Setup 13 I Tiger Cub User s Manual II Hardware Installation and Set Up Caution Always unplug the AC power cord from the Tiger Cub before opening the cabinet to prevent possible contact with the rotating fan blade or hazardous voltage The Tiger Cub is designed so that all high voltage components remain enclosed in the lower portion of the cabinet when the access panel is removed However contact with potentially hazardous voltage is possible if tools or screws enter the lower portion of the case through the cable or cooling holes Set Input Voltage Selector Switch The Tiger Cub is equipped wit
9. Change Shell Quit Terminal More Dial a Phone Number Alt D or 1st Letter to Select to Execute Esc to Exit Menu l 5 Now turn the Power switch located on the front of the Tiger Cub to the ON position The MTEZ Menu box will appear once more 23 KA o EE EE xan Tiger Cub User s Manual 6 Select ESCAPE again Now you have exited MTEZ and have control of the Tiger Cub The keyboard and display of the notebook now act as the keyboard and display of the Tiger Cub You may enter CMOS as described in chapter 4 or run your programs If you need to reboot the Tiger Cub at any time Type BOOT while in DOS when the keyboard and display are directed to Tiger Cub BOOT COM must be installed on the Tiger Cub s hard drive to accomplish this task Use the following procedure to redirect the keyboard and display back to the notebook PC 1 Press Alt Tab The main MTEZ menu will reappear 2 Select SHELL The keyboard and display can now be used to control the notebook 3 Type EXIT return and then press Escape to redirect the keyboard and display back to the Tiger Cub 24 o ERA ET BIOS Setup Utility xan o ERA ET 4 Tiger Cub User s Manual The Basic Input Output System The Basic Input Output System BIOS is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the processor and peripherals
10. Enabled 4th Boot Device None Display Hit lt Del gt Enabled Primary Display MONO None Wait For Fl on Error Enabled Typematic Keys Unused NumLock State at Boot Disabled Typematic Delay Unused Memory Parity Check Unused Typematic Rate Unused Exhaustive Memory Test Disabled Memory Test Tick Enabled Test Above 1 MB Enabled System Bios Setup Basic CMOS Configuration C 1996 7 General Software Inc All rights reserved NE NX lt Tab gt to select or to modify The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Date The date format is lt day gt lt month gt lt date gt lt year gt Day displays a day from Sunday to Saturday Month displays the month from January to December Date displays the date from 1 to 31 Year displays the year Time The time format is lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 pm is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 27 xan o ERA ET 4 Tiger Cub User s Manual Memory The base memory size and extended memory size cannot be altered your computer automatically detects and displays them Base Memory The POST Power On Self Test will examine the amount of base or conventional memory instal
11. SRB eine ken be 26 COSC ko ano a SELRTS PUCH 30 SCE CEES los ei E E EEEE ERTE ERLERFERRNE 31 garh Diores GE REIS ata 32 Reset MOS To Last Kom ValEsS essessesoesssessecsecseccseooe 33 Reset ME To Factory Defaults na a sine 33 WEIS TO EMOS ad Baas wd aan na en 33 Rit Without Changing MOS cccccceeecccccccceeeseeeeeseeeeeeees 33 Running INIERSERV and INTERINK oooooococorcccrrrcccrcrcccanooo 36 o ERA EE Appendix A Board Layout Connector Jumper Setting Locations Functions 40 Jl JA PRO PROR JUIPEES es un 41 JD Local TED Tcdestarn nenn desprenden a ea 41 J6 J8 Watchdog Timer pira 42 JA PROS CCM IRO seen 43 J13 General Purpose Input Output Connector 43 OASIS ii ee ee 44 System Board Cammector Tila 45 Appendix B Software Utilities TIREN Mi sn ea 48 CUED CBs E E E L 49 TOS ROM asien 49 BOO AEP na nn 49 Software Control of Watchdog Timer eee cece eee ee ee ee ee 50 Appendix C Troubleshooting Frequently Asked QUSCICS cece cece cece cece cence seceescscceces 54 Appendix D Warranty a TEMS ie tas weicesie ee a eine eine 58 Appendix E Year 2000 Compliance Year 200 SEE aa amp I ine amp CHAPTER 1 Introduction xan Tiger Cub User s Manual Features and Specifications Introduction Tiger C
12. a video buffer on systems without a VGA card Ifa VGA card is present an error message will be dis played This program is useful when using a remote access program such as PC Anywhere or CoSession which requires a video buffer to function Syntax ITOXSCR Enable video buffer BOOT COM This utility allows the system to be rebooted from the command line BOOT COM is a general purpose utility and will work on any system Syntax BOOT Perform a cold boot BOOT W Perform a warm boot skips the memory tests BOOT S Enter Setup 49 o ERA EE xan Appendix B Software Control of Watchdog Timer The Dallas DS1283 Watchdog Timer is mapped to the I O range 1F8h 1FFh on the AMD Elan microprocessor Only registers 1FBh 1FDh where h signifies hexadecimal are used for the watchdog timer Date set to 0 Month set to 0 Year set to 0 Command register Bit 7 Transfer Enable O disable updates 1 allow updates Bit 6 Interrupt Switch must be 0 on the Tiger Cub 0 watchdog alarm output on INTA pin 1 watchdog alarm output on INTB pin Bit 4 Interrupt level mode O interrupt level mode 1 interrupt pulse mode Bit 3 Watchdog Alarm Mask O enable watchdog interrupt 1 disable watchdog interrupt Bit 1 Watchdog Alarm Flag 1 watchdog interrupt active 50 o ERA ET Counter register lo bits 7 4 0 1 seconds bits 3 0 0 01 seconds Counter register hi bits 7 4 10 sec
13. curred even though the automatic rebooting may prevent any perceived interruption of service to the user The blinking power can be reset to the off state by turning the Tiger Cub power switch off for at least 30 seconds 42 o ERA ET itn o ERA EE A ITOX EAR Motherboard Layout and Jumpers J12 Enable Comi IRQ Jumper pins and 2 together to enable IRQ generation This is a factory default setting do not alter J13 General Purpose Input Output GPIO Connector The GPIO connector provides three low power output signals that drive LED indicators under software control Green LED 5 LEI Controlled by the utility program ITOXBLIN COM E which can be placed in ES AUTOEXEC BAT to flash the green LED when DOS is running See Appendix B Red LED Controlled by application programs with C callable utility TIOXLED CBJ See Appendix B Yellow LED Lights after successful completion of Tiger Cub s BIOS POST power on self test Switch The unit is preconfigured to disable console redirection when the switchis set to the closed position slide switch away from power switch 43 xan o ERA ET Appendix A IRQ Assignments IRQs 5 10 and 11 are available for use by ISA expansion cards installed by the user Function 44 oO EEN o E A ITOX EAR Motherboard La
14. erning their locality 59 D o ERA EE itn oO ee Appendix E Year 2000 Compliance 61 aan Appendix E o ERA ET Year 2000 Compliance The Tiger Cub supports dates beyond December 31 1999 and is Year 2000 Compliant Year 2000 compliance has been verified through use of the YMARK2000 test program developed by NSTL National Software Testing Laboratories 62 Document No SA ML 002 Printed in Taiwan Rev 1
15. etween 0 35 inch 9 mm and 0 55 inch 14 mm and a maximum head height of 0 2 inch 5 mm The screws should be installed to allow a clearance of 1 16 inch 1 5 mm under the screw head to provide clearance for the thickness of the mounting bracket Once the screws are installed in the wall to the proper depth place the Tiger Cub mounting holes over the screw heads and then slide the Tiger Cub down to secure it in place It can be removed for servicing by sliding the unit up and lifting the unit off the screw heads 17 o EE EE aan Tiger Cub User s Manual o ERA ET Front View of Tiger Cub System Connectors Air Filter Access Screws Console Redirection Switch He q Yellow LED gt Green LED Red LED TTT z IIITITIINIIIN PUTT ET ETT 18 Switches and Indicators LED Green Power Switch HD Active LED Yellow o ERA EE Hardware Installation and Setup Back View of Tiger Cub System Connectors wy f COM1 Port n Switches and Ports Parallel Port LPT1 COM2 Port AC Voltage A Selection Switch Power Cord u Connector 19 CHAPTER 3 Power Up Sequence xan Tiger Cub User s Manual Power Up Sequence A notebook or desktop computer will be needed for setting up the Tiger Cub s BIOS and loading softwa
16. fferent from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s author ity to operate the equipment 2 Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits ITOX Inc DFI USA 8 Elkins Road 135 Main Avenue East Brunswick NJ 08816 Sacramento CA 95838 U S A U S A 732 390 2815 916 568 1234 http www itox com http www dfiusa com DFI Computers Ltd DFI Inc DFI Germany Unit 1 Kangley BusinessCentre 100 Huan Ho St Varreler Landstrabe 6 Kangley Bridge Road Hsi Chih Town 28816 Stuhr London UK SE6 5AQ Taipei Haien Taiwan R O C Germany 44 181 776 5555 886 2 2694 2986 49 421 565 6811 http dfiuk demon co uk http dfiweb com http dfigermany aol com 2 Introduction Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Ter OH yst ONE endende heard 8 SIGS AA 8 als o EOI 10 Pelee A NE 11 Reroving the Access veis site ceeds 14 Install Erm CAE iia a nee 4 Taai Dies nis EOS 15 vall Mutio the Tiger OD nn 16 Pot Man A A 18 BEG MEN a a a o en Fe 19 Chapter 3 Power up Sequence Booting DOS and Running MIEZ and INTERINK 22 Chapter 4 General Software BIOS Setup Utility The Basic Iput Atput Y eeir renas EEEE EEE EEEE eens 26 SEAMOS
17. g is enabled COM2 Base Address Options 2F8 or 3F8 This specifies the base address of the internal serial port on the Tiger Cub If set to 2F8 the default setting there will be two se rial ports if set to 3F8 there will be one serial port and the first serial port connector will be disabled Enable LPT1 Options Enabled or Disabled This specifies whether the parallel port connector on the Tiger Cub is enabled or disabled The default setting is Enabled LPT1 Base Address Options 278 or 378 This specifies the base address of the internal parallel port on the Tiger Cub The default setting is 378 Note The DMA channels must be selected in the BIOS to match the jumper setting used for JI and J2 Refer to appendix A DMAO Channel Options 0 2 or 3 Select this field to access the first DMA channel The default set ting is 2 Note that DMA channel two must be selected if a floppy drive is installed DMA1 Channel Options 5 6 or 7 This specifies the second DMA channel which may be accessed The default setting is 6 Shadow Configuration Shadowing is the standard feature in which ROMs are copied to faster RAM to improve system performance 31 o ERA EE Tiger Cub User s Manual System BIOS Setup Shadow Cache Configuration C 1996 7 General Software Inc All rights reserved Shadowing gt Chipset Shadow 16KB ROM at C000 Disabled Shadow 16KB ROM at C400 Disabled Shad
18. h a dual range power supply for operation with AC input voltage from 100 to 240 VAC at 50 60 Mz Set the AC voltage selector switch on the rear panel of the Tiger Cub to the appropri ate postion based table below AC Voltage Switch Settings Normal Input Voltage Switch Setting 100 120 Vac 200 240 Vac Removing the Access Cover Remove the six screws on the side of the Tiger Cub cabinet five on one side amp one on the other side and remove the access cover to install expansion cards and set jumpers The Tiger Cub is supplied with a retaining bracket to hold expansion cards in place Remove the screw at each end of the bracket and remove the bracket to provide access for installing expansion cards Installing Expansion Cards Warning Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your processor disk drives add in boards and other components Perform the instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system 14 o ERA ET Hardware Installation and Setup chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection The Tiger Cub is designed to accept three full length full height expan sion cards utilizing the 16 bit ISA interface standard Remove the
19. led in the system The value of the base memory will always be 640K Preset at 640 Extended Memory The BIOS examines how much extended memory is present during the POST Power On Self Test This is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the CPU s memory address map A 4MB system is preset at 3072 A 8MB system is preset at 7168 Drive A and Drive B These categories identify the types of floppy disk drives installed The options for drive A and B are Not installed No floppy drive is installed 360K 5 1 4 in drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 1 4 in AT type high density drive 1 2MB Capacity 720K 3 1 2 in drive 720KB capacity 1 44M 3 1 2 in drive 1 44MB capacity 2 88M 3 1 2 in drive 2 88MB capacity Note Choosing an incorrect type might cause your system to format the floppy disk improperly and you may not be able gt to access your data 2 8 BIOS Setup Utility Hard Disk 0 and 1 The default setting will be based on the specific configuration ordered Options 1 46 PREDEFINED 47 48 49 50 USER TYPE AUTOCONFIG PHYSICAL GEOMETRY system will configure the hard drive s value AUTOCONFIG LBA GEOMETRY AUTOCONFIG PHOENIX CHS GEOMETRY 1ST BOOT DEVICE Default Setting Drive 0 2ND 3RD and 4TH BOOT DEVICE Default Setting None Other options None DOS IN ROM Do NOT Select or system will not boot Drive A PRIMARY DISPLAY These options a
20. mited Warranty xan Appendix D Tiger Cub Limited Warranty ITOX Inc warrants to the end user of this product that the product will be in good working condition and free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase by the original end user Should the product in the opinion of ITOX malfunc tion during the warranty period ITOX will at its option repair or replace the product at no additional charge except as set forth below Repair and replacement products will be furnished on an exchange basis be either reconditioned or new and will be warranted for either the remainder of the original end user warranty period or 30 days which ever is longer All replaced parts and products will become the property of ITOX This limited warranty does not include service to repair damage to the product resulting from accident disaster misuse abuse neglect or non ITOX authorized alterations modifications and or repairs Products requiring service under this limited warranty must be returned according to ITOX s Return Material Authorization RMA policy ITOX shall make the final determination as to the existence and cause of any alleged defect This limited warranty applies to hardware products only This warranty is in lieu of any other warranty expressed or implied ITOX makes no other warranties expressed or implied including any warranty of fitness for a particular purp
21. nstalled options Several disk storage options are available and are not included in the basic configuration Available options include 24 MB Disk on Chip Flash disk and 3 1 2 hard drives of various capacities The Disk on Chip may be configured as the first boot drive or the last drive The Tiger Cub s internal IDE disk controller will support one primary drive and one slave drive The flash disk chips mount in sockets provided on the motherboard Hard drives are mounted in a removable disk tray for easy assembly The removable disk tray feature also allows field application software upgrades to be performed by shipping the user a preloaded hard drive mounted in a spare disk tray Floppy drives are not typically used with the Tiger Cub However applica tions requiring a floppy drive can be accommodated by installing a 3 Y floppy drive in the externally accessible drive bay and installing a floppy drive controller card in one of the Tiger Cub s ISA expansion slots The Tiger Cub is supplied with the Datalight ROM DOS 6 22 operating system in the basic configuration Optionally available operating systems include Microsoft MS DOS 6 22 IBM PC DOS 7 0 and Caldera DR DOS 10 o ERA ET Introduction The Tiger Cub is designed to allow console redirection through the serial port COMI for loading software and local control debugging of applica tion programs This is accomplished by connecting COM1
22. onds bits 3 0 seconds User registers unused Note The watchdog timer may be set to any interval from 00 01 to 99 99 seconds setting the interval to 0 will disable the watchdog timer Registers 1F8h bit 7 must be set to enable data transfer and bit 4 is set to enable the reset pulse The watchdog timer interval in ES BCD should be set in registers 1FCh 1FDh mov dx 1fbh Point to command register mov al 90h Set transfer enable and pulse bits out dx al Output to port inc dx Load watchdog alarm count index lo mov al 00h Load BCD interval lo out dx al Output to port inc dx Load watchdog alarm count index lo mov al 05h Load BCD interval hi out dx al Output to port inc dx Load watchdog alarm count index hi mov als5 Load BCD interval hi out dx al Output to port DL xan o ERA ET B Appendix B Once the watchdog timer is set another program should periodi cally restart the watchdog timer counter before the interval ex pires This may be done by reading either of the watchdog timer counter registers If the interval expires then the system will be reset For more information on the DS 1283 watchdog timer chip look on the Dallas Semiconductor website at http www dalsemi com 52 oO ee Appendix C Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions amp Answers 53 xan C Appendix C Frequentl
23. option if while editing CMOS you have encountered a prob lem It will reset the CMOS to the values set before your edit RESET CMOS TO FACTORY DEFAULTS When selected the CMOS options will be automatically reset to the fac tory defaults WRITE TO CMOS AND EXIT Select this option if you want the changes you made during this session to be made to the CMOS After making the changes select exit and the system will reboot EXIT WITHOUT CHANGING CMOS Select if you made any chanes you do NOT want to save The perivious CMOS settings will be intact 3 3 4 o EE EE oO ee CHAPTER 2 File Software Loading 35 I xan o ERA ET Tiger Cub User s Manual File Software Loading Files are typically loaded onto the Tiger Cub from a notebook or desktop PC via a null modem cable using file transfer utility programs provided with DOS Data is transfered at a rate of up to 57600 bps The Tiger Cub acts in a server capacity by making its hard drive available to the notebook PC The note book PC is considered the client and can then access the drive to load files onto it from the other drives of the notebook PC The appropriate file transfer programs for the available DOS operating systems are shown below DOS Operating System Server Program T Cub Client Program Notebook PC Datalight ROM DOS REMSERV EXE REMDISK EXE Caldera DR DOS IBM PC DOS
24. ose or of merchantability In no event shall ITOX be liable to the buyer or end user for direct indirect special or consequen tial damages such as loss of profits or business opportunities and in no event shall ITOX s liability exceed the original purchase price This warranty gives you specific legal rights you may also have other rights which may vary from state to state Purchasers requesting service under this limited warranty must contact the ITOX Customer Service Department at 800 375 8842 or 732 390 2815 to request a Return Material Authorization RMA number and provide the following information 1 Item s to be returned 2 Serial number of each item 3 Invoice date invoice number and reference number for each item 4 Detailed description of the technical failure 5 8 o ERA ET Limited Warranty Upon confirmation of the above information ITOX will issue a RMA number and appropriate shipping instructions The item s and proof of purchase date a copy of the invoice must be shipped to ITOX freight prepaid ITOX will return the repaired replaced item by prepaid ground freight Check the ITOX website http www itox com for additional warranty information and updates This limited warranty is valid only within the United States ITOX is not responsible for costs incurred due to shipping insurance customs or duties International customers should contact ITOX for warranty information conc
25. ow 16KB ROM at C800 Disabled Shadow 16KB ROM at CC00 Disabled Shadow 16KB ROM at D000 Disabled Shadow 16KB ROM at D400 Disabled Shadow 16KB ROM at D800 Disabled Shadow 16KB ROM at DCOO Disabled Shadow 16KB ROM at E000 Enabled Shadow 16KB ROM at E400 Enabled Shadow 16KB ROM at E800 Enabled 16KB ROM at EC00 Enabled Shadow 64KB ROM at F000 Enabled NE NX lt Tab gt to select or to modify lt Esc gt to return to main menu The defaults are Shadowing Chipset Shadow 16KB ROM at E400 ECO0O E000 and E800 Enabled Shadow 64KB ROM at F000 Enabled All other regions Disabled STANDARD DIAGNOSTIC ROUTINES Select this option for testing This screen will appear If you do not want to test a particular item change enabled to disabled System Bios Setup Standard Diagnostics C 1996 7 General Software Inc All rights reserved Enabled BIOS Video Services Enabled Floating Point Core No Hdwr BIOS Block Disk Services Enabled Protected Mode Enabled BIOS Serial Services Enabled Low Memory lt 1MB Enabled BIOS Keyboard Services Enabled Extended Memory gt 1MB Enabled BIOS Parallel Services Enabled Keyboard Controller No Hdwr Video Controlle RAM No Hdwr PC AT Keyboard Disabled CMOS RAM amp Battery Enabled AE X lt Tab gt to select or to modify lt Esc gt to return to main menu BIOS Setup Utility RESET CMOS TO LAST KNOWN VALUES Select this
26. panel of the Tiger Cub It is not necessary to remove the access cover to install disk drives Verify that the Tiger Cub power cord is disconnected from the AC voltage source Remove the two phillips head screws located closest to the outside edges of the lower portion of the front panel Then slide the drive tray out the front of the unit 15 o ERA EE xan Tiger Cub User s Manual 3 Install the drive s in the drive tray The drive tray includes slots for mounting up to three 3 disk drives Select the set of slots you want to use and mount the drive according to the manufacturer s instructions The center drive position has a knock out section that can be removed to provide exterior access to the drive This position is typically reserved for floppy drives Remove the knock out before installing any of the drives if a floppy drive will be installed 4 Connect the data and power cables Reach into the lower portion of the Tiger Cub case through the opening where the drive tray mounts Gently guide the power cable and ribbon type data cable through the opening so they can be connected to the disk drive The connectors are keyed for proper attachment make sure that the connectors are attached to the drive in the proper orientation 5 Install the drive tray back into the Tiger Cub case Slide the drive tray back into the case guide the cables into the opening while doing this to keep them away
27. ra Other trademarks and registered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the properties of their respective holders Caution Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dis pose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instruc tions xan o ERA ET Tiger Cub User s Manual FCC and DOC Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the lim its for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC tules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can ra diate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in ac cordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interfer ence to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the re ceiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit di
28. re The console redirection feature of the Tiger Cub will be used to enable the notebook to serve as the keyboard and display of the Tiger Cub We recommend that you boot DOS directly from the DOS disk provided rather than running a Windows DOS box The floppy disk provided with the system contains the following programs ITOXSCR COM BOOT COM ITOXBLN COM MTEZ INTERLNK EXE MTEZ must run on the notebook PC from the floppy drive to enact the console redirection 1 Start with both the notebook PC amp the Tiger Cub turned off 2 Plug one end of the null modem cable into the COMI port on the Tiger Cub system see chapter 2 The other end of the cable will be inserted into the serial port of your notebook PC 3 Turn on your notebook PC When purchased with MS DOS or IBM PC DOS program With Datalight ROM DOS program will be REMDISK EXE With Caldera DR DOS program will be FILELINK EXE 22 o ERA ET Power Up Sequence 4 Boot DOS from the supplied disk and run MTEZ cd MTEZ A MTEZ gt A MTEZ gt MTEZ press enter The Main Menu screen will appear Main Menu Screen Alt Z Help OffLine FDX CR MTEZ by WordPerfect Corp Dial ExpFax Redial Hangup File Change Shell Quit Terminal More Dial a Phone Number Alt D or ist Letter to Select to Execute Esc to Exit Menu l After seeing this screen select ESCAPE to clear the MTEZ menu box below Dial ExpFax Redial Hangup File
29. re only useful if you are using a video card Options MONO NONE No monitor or monochromatic monitor AUTO Auto selection usually 80 x 25 color COLOR 40 x 25 COLOR 80x25 29 o ERA EE xan o WMA EE 4 Tiger Cub User s Manual TYPEMATIC SECTION Default setting due to no keyboard being supported TYPEMATICKEYS Unused TYPEMATIC DELAY Unused TYPEMATIC RATE Unused MEMORY TEST TICK Enabled is the default Enabled will be the standard default for all of the following SEEKFLOPPYATBOOT SEEKHARDDRIVEAT BOOT SYSTEMCONFIGURATIONBOX DISPLAY HIT lt DEL gt WAIT FORF1 ONERROR K Unused will appear as the default for the following NUMLOCK STATE AT BOOT Due to no keyboard MEMORY PARITY CHECK EXHAUSTIVE MEMORY TEST Disabledis the default Custom Configuration Use the arrow key to highlight Custom Configuration and press lt Enter gt This screen will appear System BIOS Setup Custom Configuration C 1996 7 General Software Inc All rights reserved Enable COM2 gt Enabled Enable LPT1 Enabled COM2 Base Address 2F8 LPTI Base Address 378 DMAO Channel 22 DMA1 Channel 6 E X lt Tab gt to select or to modify lt Esc gt to return to main menu 30 BIOS Setup Utility Enable COM2 Options Enabled or Disabled This field specifies whether the second serial port connector on the Tiger Cub is enabled or disabled The default settin
30. tions local notebook and the remote PC can both see the virtual display screen of the Tiger Cub and control it from their respec tive keyboards Note that the local user will only see text based charters on his PC screen Only one keyboard should be used at atime since the key entries from each keyboard will go into a common keyboard buffer Q Linstalled a hard drive in my Tiger Cub and when I start I get two options press R to reboot and S to enter setup A Even if the 1st boot device is set to C drive you still need to set the drive type in the CMOS setup You can use drive type 48 if the drive is 528Megs or less and drive type 49 if the drive is larger then 528Megs Q I disabled certain tests in the Diagnostic program that is built into CMOS When I save and exit CMOS and then return to the Diagnostic program my changes are not saved A If changes have been made to disable certain test in CMOS those changes will only be for that diagnostic testing session Any changes will default back to enabled whether you save and exit CMOS or not 55 o EE EE xan o ERA ET C Appendix C Q I ran INTERSRV EXE on my Tiger Cub and INTERLNK EXE on my notebook desktop After the transfer of files was completed I could not use my note book desktop to regain control of the Tiger Cub A After file transfer is done hit ALT F4 to exit INTERSRV EXE 56 Appendix D Li
31. ub System Concept The ITOX Tiger Cub uses state of the art design to provide a compact low cost PC platform for Computer Telephony and industrial applications that require multiple full length ISA interface cards The Tiger Cub is designed for unattended operation in light industrial environments It is packaged in a small industrial enclosure that can be mounted on a wall or placed on a shelf or table It is designed for turnkey systems that utilize auto executing DOS application programs Conse quently there is no need for a keyboard mouse video display or floppy disk in operational systems and the most reliable cost effective solution is achieved by not providing these items One of the Tiger Cub serial ports can be used to control the Tiger Cub during application development diagnostic testing and for loading programs onto the Tiger Cub s hard disk An on board watchdog timer supports reliable operation in unattended applications by restarting the system automatically if the software hangs up Specifications The Tiger Cub s processor and memory chips are soldered in place on the motherboard Consequently the processor speed and memory size must be specified at the time of order ITOX EAR Motherboard Processor AMD Elan enhanced AM486 single chip Microcontroller Available speeds 33 66 or 100 MHz Factory configured Cache 8 Kbyte unified write back o ERA ET RAM Watchdog Timer Real
32. ust be selected by jumpers and in the BIOS set up Install jumpers between the pin pairs identified in the chart below to select the appropriate pair of DMA channels Note that each jumper block should not have more than two jumpers installed DMA Channels 3 4 11 12 3 4 6 Te 9 10 56 9 10 11 12 5 6 11 12 41 o ERA EE xan Appendix A J6 J8 Watchdog Timer The Tiger Cub has a watchdog timer that can be set to automati cally reboot the system if it hangs up This is very useful in unat tended applications where there may not be a designated system operator to restart the system If you choose to use the watchdog timer you can enable it under software control by using the infor mation provided in Appendix B The watchdog counter is essentially a preset counter that counts down based on the system s real time clock If the counter is not reset before it times out count 0 it causes the power light to blink and or reboots the Tiger Cub based on the settings of J6 and J8 jumpers Function Jumpers Jumpers J8 Flash power LED on time out No Yes Indicates factory default settings The power light will continue to blink after the system reboots even if the automatic reboot function is enabled When the J8 jumper is installed the light continues to blink so that service personal will be alerted to the fact that the hang up oc
33. y Asked Tiger Cub Questions Q have MTEZ running on my notebook desktop and I can not control the Tiger Cub A Make sure that the Console Redirection switch located on the front panel over the GPIO LED s is set to enabled set to the right If console redirection is disabled the yellow LED on the GPIO LED display will not be illuminated Set the switch to the right and reset the Tiger Cub by turning the power off and on Q When I try to run my program I see a flashing cursor in the top right corner on my notebook desktop A If you have a flashing cursor most likely the program is running However you must put the driver ITOXSCR COM in the AUTOEXEC BAT file This driver will create a video buffer as if there was a video card in the Tiger Cub If you install a video card in the Tiger Cub you do not have to load ITOXSCR COM Q Can I configure the Tiger Cub so that both a local technician and a remote support specialist can see the Tiger Cub s console screen and control it from their key board A Yes Run MTEZ or another terminal emulation program on the local notebook desktop computer and connect it to the Tiger Cub using the console redirection mode Run the host portion of PC Anywhere or an equivalent program on the Tiger Cub and run the remote part of PC Anywhere on the remote system which is connected via modem With such a configuration both the 5 4 o ERA ET Frequently Asked Ques
34. yout and Jumpers Cub Connector Locations Tiger J6 ber J12 J10 J4 on back J3 J7 J5 Appendix B Software Utilities 47 xan o ERA ET Appendix B Software Utilities The Tiger Cub has 3 LEDs and an external switch that may be addressed by software utilities provided with the system The first LED colored yellow will turn on upon successful completion of the BIOS Power On Self Test POST The second LED colored green will blink to indicate system activity when the ITOXBLIN utility is run The third LED colored red is user controllable and may be turned on or off by using the routine ITOXLED provided in ITOXLED OBJ The Tiger Cub has a function known as console redirection which amp allows the Tiger Cub to be controlled remotely via a serial link This function may be disabled by sliding the small switch on the Tiger Cub front panel away from the power switch contacts closed ITOXBLIN COM This utility will cause the green LED to blink to indicate system activity Syntax ITOXBLIN Install ITOXBLIN ITOXBLIN U Uninstall ITOXBLIN 48 Son ttiliti ITOXLED OBJ This object file contains the C callable function ITOXLED which allows the user to turn on off the red LED from an application program ITOXLED 0 turn off the red LED ITOXLED 1 turn on the red LED ITOXSCR COM This utility will create
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