Sam460ex User Guide
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1. port 3 1 VCC J12b port4 2 VCC J13a port5 1 VCC 1 port 6 2 VCC 5 D 6 D 5 D 6 D 7 GND 8 GND 7 GND 8 GND Video J23 LVDS J27 VGA J40 Zoom Video port J42 add on card J43 SVideo in out requires add on card Audio J24 Audio in DVD CD J25 Audio expansion port jaa 2 5V 3 SPDIFI 4 SPDIFO 5 MIC1 6 LINE IN L 7 JDO 8 402 9 MIC2 10 LINE IN 11 SURR L 12 PCIM OUT 13 SURR 14 PCIM IN 15 AUX 16 CEN OUT 17 AUX 18 LFE OUT 19 FMIC 20 VREFOUT 21 GND 22 GND J26 Audio out stereo jack J41 Audio front panel AC97 1 Mic 2 GND 3 VREF OUT 4 NC 5 Right 6 Line in L 7 8 9 Left 10 Line in R Ethernet J5 J8 Dual 10 100 1000 Ethernet ports SATA2 J15 SATA2 port J16 SATA2 or PCI e 1x selector Miscellaneous J6 Serial port 8 wires J9 12C bus port J10 SPI I2C bus port 1 SCLK 1 12C SCLK SPI SCL 2 3 3V 2 30V 3 SDATA 12 SDATA SPI SDA 4 GND 4 GND 5 NC 5 SPI SDO J19 Lattice XP2 FPGA JTAG J28 port 7 1 VCC 3 D 4 GND J22 Lattice XP2 FPGA expansion connector 80 I O pins available J31 SD solder side J32 UMTS module J33 J34 Antenna UMTS J35 SIM socket UMTS J37 service factory setting open J38 service factory setting closed J39 service factory setting2. Sam460ex power for your embedded ideas version 1 3 08 December 2012 ACube Systems S r l Via Tabacco 58 36061 Bassano del Grappa Vi Italy Tel 39 0424 393120 fax 39 0424 393119 www acube systems biz www sam4x0 com info acube systems com VAT ID 03367150244 REA VI 319762 Eth port 1 Eth port 0 ACUBE SYSTEMS Sam460ex J14 nul TS N S BSP LEE J15 L1 li sE EBC Local Processor Bus VO Connector EEPROM x96 Expansion BUS x80 gt Lattice XP2 FLASH AMCC 460Ex EEPROM EEPROM 4 KB 8 KB 1x SODIMM DDR2 64 Bit 400 Mhz max 2 GB Serial port 8 PIN 2x GigaEth Marvell 5 ports 88E1121R SPI 12C Bus 1 Header 1x5 un USB 2 0 gt gt Reader OTG PCI Bus 66 Mhz 32 bit 3 3V 64 MB Silicon Motion DDR PCI Slot 502 FULL SIZE Audio Video USB2 dis USB20 Ports Hub USB2 Host PCI Express 16 lanes PCI Express 4 lanes Connector PCI Express 1 lanes PCI Express 1 lane Connector Codec AC97 Realtek ALC655 SATA 2 Connector Introduction Your Sam460ex board is ready to go Just connect a hard drive monitor mouse and keyboard and switch it on It can be housed into a flex ATX micro ATX or full ATX computer case The use of a good quality ATX power supply is strongly advised for a correct opera
3. aken when housing the board in a closed metalic cabinet with other electronic devices such as hard drives CD DVD DC DC converter etc In these cases ensure to have free circulation of fresh air inside the cabinet via holes or a small fan 3 when using a PCI Express graphic card we suggest to use a Radeon HD2400 or newer models Older models like X600 X800 are not fully compatible with the Sam460ex and may not work Some X1550 cards are reported to work OK 4 after switching OFF the board it s strongly advised to wait at least 15 seconds before switching it ON again otherwise the onboard devices may not work correctly The current firmware doesn t allow to switch on the board again after 3 seconds 5 the onboard graphic card has a maximum resolution of 1280x1024 pixels 4 3 or 1440x900 pixels 16 9 Supports DDC 2D hardware acceleration hardware sprites 3 colors and PIP There is no support for 3D or compositing Some operating systems may limit the color resolution to 8 and 16 bits 6 We suggest that you use RAM modules which are CL 6 Cas Latency Frequently Asked Questions How to use more than one SATA drive The Sam460ex is made both for embedded and consumer markets It can be adapted to different needs As an example a customer who wants a board for home use will probably choose to add a SATA controller on a PCI card This will allow up to four SATA drives ACube may provide such expansi
4. closed Boot The current U Boot version supports booting from the following devices SATA hard disk connected on the onboard SATA2 controller port J15 check notes PATA hard disk and or DVD connected to a Silicon Image 0680 controller on PCI slot SATA hard disk and or DVD connected to a Silicon Image 3512 controller on PCI slot SATA hard disk and or DVD connected to a Silicon Image 3114 controller on PCI slot USB mass storage internal SD card reader J31 Network check page 7 on how to recognize a suitable PCI card for your Sam460ex Video output The current U Boot version supports video output from onboard SM502 VGA port Radeon card on PCI slot Radeon card on PCI Express slot To change the preferred video output select it from the Video Option U Boot menu To suppress most of the boot messages select Silent in the Console U Boot menu Notes 1 the SATA2 port and the PCl e 1x slot are mutually exclusive only one of them can be used ata time e to use the SATA2 port close J16 with a jumper and select the corresponding entry in the PCI E 1x SATA 2 U Boot menu e 0 use the PCl e 1x slot remove the J16 jumper and select the corresponding entry in the PCI E 1x SATA 2 U Boot menu A reboot is required 2 the Sam460ex board is built to work standalone in a fanless enviroment but particular care must be t
5. on boards How can the operating system be loaded It is possible to load the operating system from a PATA SATA harddisk a CDROM connected on PATA SATA an USB key a SD card or from the network How to enable DMA for SATA devices Check the documentation which comes with the operating system on how to enable DMA for SATA devices By default all devices are set to PIO mode slow Warning the PCI slot is compatible with 3 3V PCI card only Inserting a 5 0V PCI card will damage the Sam460ex board Do not try to reverse a 5 0V PCI board to fit it into the 3 3V PCI slot it will damage your board 5V compatible PCI card DON T use it 3 3V compatible PCI card OK 3 3V and 5V compatible PCI card OK Products for free minds Please check your local regulations for disposal of electronic devices
6. tion of the board Sam460ex Hardware Specifications flex ATX form factor 21 6 x 17 cm 8 layers PCB AMCC 460ex SoC upto 1 150 Ghz max 2 GB DDR2 Ram 200 pin SODIMM Silicon Motion SM502 embedded MoC audio video max 64MB Gfx RAM Audio 5 1 Realtek ALC655 codec PCl express 4x lanes slot 16x mechanical connector PCl express 1x lane slot check notes PCI slot 32 bits 33 66 Mhz 3 3V 1x SATA2 port check notes 6x USB2 EHCI OHCI ports 1 USB1 1 port 1x 10 100 1000 Ethernet port another 10 100 1000 Ethernet port is optional Lattice XP2 FPGA with 80 I O pins expansion connector connector is optional UMTS GSM module optional requires add on card 512 MB NAND Flash optional integrated SD card reader RTC clock Serial port 8 wires 12 and SPI I2C buses passive cooling U Boot 2010 06 Connectors Case panel connector near the ATX Power connector J29 1 2 HD led 3 4 Power led 5 6 Power Switch 7 8 Reset Switch Note on computer cases with a single switch off reset button connect the button to pins 5 6 on J29 To reset the board press shortly the button To switch it off Keep pressed the button for 2 3 seconds ATX Power connector J36 RAM DDR2 200 pin SODIMM max 2 GB J4 we suggest the use of a 667 800 Mhz module USB J11 External USB ports EHCI OHCI J12 J13 Internal USB ports EHCI OHCI J28 Internal USB Port OHCI 12
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