Solid State Logic AR-B7041 Computer Hardware User Manual
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1. ELE loo MN eco Watchdog Setting Watchaog Timer Enabled ana an a ie ree ee eed Waichdog Timer TAJO OE REM Y RYE KEY EVER LEE EY A 2 7 Watchdog imer Disabled tier een n Dr AIR 2 7 ID STATE DISK fier EE EU 3 1 OVERVIEW ities sascha latest neath A a ie oc H 3 1 SWITGRISETLINGE E 3232355 28 es sangen 3 2 Overview WO P rt Address Select SWI 1 amp SWI 2 ED rt ac 3 3 SSD Firmware Address Select SW1 3 amp 1 4 3 3 SSD Drive Number SW1 5 SW1 6 amp SW1 7 ROM Type Select SW1 8 amp 1 9 taret e eene esent aree Write Protected Select mE OA JUMPER SETTING Memory Type Setting MTs M4 amp JPI imi nee ene im im iie er n p ins GONMOCION but e MIND P UU M Battery Setting ROM DISK INSTALLATION te tn PARERE RAN ERE EXE RES ER EO ERU HO E eee A DNE ia UV EPROM 27 GXXX A DEDE ER LAE TEY LM LEE a ENSE TL Large Page 5V FLASH Disk m Small Page BV D SK p b eb qo b bd id ipd pue b ae aha DISK zi Combination of ROM and RAM Disk2. 1 W e e 1 e RT e e e ele e 5 1001 1802 r LT 6 u 0 u 93 ee eo ee eo ee mo JP2 eo e ef le eeooooo 1 EC ee eo o s 1 E T me 00 ee eo ee eo e e e 0 0 y eo 06 ee eo e 000000 000090 5 e e e MEM MEM ee MEM ee WEM ea e a e o eo 3 je ell T oo eo eo eo e e p 00 u Sil J5 e eo eo e e 0000090 0060000000 e ee ee ee e e ee eo ee ejeje e e e e s od eee eo eo isle Ul 018 LI u eg u H e T 0000000 9000600099096 eo ee e eo 6 o 0000000000 00000000090 775 e eo val 022 ee eo ee eo 000095558 e eo eo 8 013 se 015 2 09 8 CERE SARE WESCE e MEM8 jee MEM eo eo 024 025 eo 909090000000 eo ee ee 060060000000 ee eo ee E 126 E m oo eo o e ee woo0000000 y M3 I e BUSI AR B7044 User Gui
3. 000000000000 000000000000 e a 1 000000000000000000000000 a o a 000000000000000 6000000000000000 4000000000000000 c0000000000000000 000000000 0 0 lt 0000000000000 000000000 BATI BUS1 Figure 3 1 AR B7041 Jumper amp Connector Location 3 2 1 Overview There is 1 DIP Switch located on the AR B7041 It performs the following functions ON oc 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 Figure 3 2 SW1 Switch Select SW1 1 8 SW1 2 Set the base I O port address SW1 3 8 SW1 4 Set the starting memory address SW1 5 SW1 6 8 Set the drive number of solid state SW1 7 disk SW1 8 amp SW1 9 Set the used ROM memory chips SW1 10 ROM disk write protected function 3 2 AR B7041 User Guide 3 2 2 VO Port Address Select SW1 1 amp SW1 2 SW1 1 and SW1 2 are provided to select one of the four base port addresses for the watchdog timer and the solid state disk The AR B7041 occupies 4 I O port addresses The following state selections of base port address swi 1 8 1 2 Base Port Solid State Disk Watchdog OFF 220h 220h 222h 223h 8 76h 77h 2A0h 2A0h 2A2h 2Ash amp 76h 77h OFF 320h 320h 322h 323h N Table 3
4. PM nia Eon am he ace ce ode ouem Annet Led EE lur Memory Type Setting UP T JP trt Renee a i dra ege EP es Battery Setting Piggy Back Connector CN um M CIFICATIONS amp SSD TYPES SUPPORTED J u u u uu u u AR B7041 AR B7017 er er SOD TYPES IPPO TED 5 MEMORY BANKS amp 5 1 5 2 5 3 6 PLA 6 1 6 2 USING MEMORY BANKS 5 ce reete des EXPANDING THE AR B7041 MEMORY 5 2 CEMENT 8 DIMENSIONS uu 2220004002000020000nann000nnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnununnnnunnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 6 1 BEAGEMENT rss CRT 6 1 DIMENSIONS EOR AR B 7044 iii ite redid quia 6 3 0 1 AR B7041 User Guide 0 PREFACE 0 1 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER September 1996 Acrosser Technology makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Furthermore Acrosser Technology reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation of Acrosser Technology to notify
5. 2 3 1 2 3 M1 M2 M3 amp M4 5V FLASH 64KX8 128KX8 and 256KX8 Factory Preset B K JP1 2 3 1 2 3 5V FLASH 512KX8 Only M1 M2 M3 amp M4 Figure 3 12 Large Page 5V FLASH Jumper Setting 2 Software Programming And then you should create a PGF and generate ROM pattern files by using the RFG EXE Step 1 Making a Program Group File PGF file Step 2 Generate ROM pattern files Step 3 Turn off your system and then install FLASH EPROMs into the sockets NOTE Place the appropriate number of FLASH EPROM chips the numbers depends on the ROM pattern files generated by RFG EXE into the socket starting from and ensure that the chips are installed in the sockets in the proper orientation Line up and insert the AR B7041 board into any free slot of your computer Step 4 Turn on your system and Program FLASH EPROMs 3 11 AR B7044 User Guide NOTE The FLASH EPROM program is built in the AR B7041 board The FLASH EPROMs can be programmed on the AR B7041 Before programming the FLASH EPROMs please insert at least the same number of FLASH EPROMS please insert at least the same number of FLASH EPROMSs please insert at least the same number of FLASH chips as the ROM pattern files generated Step 5 The PGM7041 EXE file is a program that loads and writes the ROM pattern files onto the FLASH memory chips To program the FLASH EPROM Step 6 In the DOS prompt type the command as f
6. 12 A12 0B12 SA18 13 A13 SA17 14 A140 B14 SA16 15 A15 0 B15 SA15 16 A16 0 B16 SA14 17 170 0 B17 SA13 18 A18 0 B18 SA12 19 A19 0 B19 SA11 20 20 B20 SA10 21 A21 B21 SA9 22 A22 B22 SA8 23 A23 0 B23 SA7 24 A240 0 B24 25 A250 B25 SA5 26 A260 0 B26 SA4 27 A270 0 B27 28 A280 0 B28 2 29 29 B29 SA1 30 A30 B30 31 1 B31 BUS1 Figure 3 4 BUS1 CN1 is used to connect with the AR B7017 32 GND 33 RSTDRV 34 35 Not Used 36 Not Used 37 Not Used 38 Not Used 39 Not Used 40 Not Used 41 GND 42 MEMW 43 MEMR 44 IOW 45 IOR 46 Not Used 47 Not Used 48 Not Used 49 Not Used 50 Not Used 51 Not Used 52 Not Used 53 Not Used 54 Not Used 55 Not Used 56 Not Used 57 Not Used 58 Not Used 59 Not Used 60 61 Not Used 62 GND XT Bus CN1 VHIGH 1 OJO 2 VHIGH BKS3 3 O O 4 VCC PGBK 5 6 GND Not Used 7 8 Not Used 12 9 10 BKS6 7 11 12 0 13 14 5 15 16 BA9 BA4 17 18 19 20 BMEMR 21 22 BA10 23 24 Not Used BAO 25 26 BD7 BDO 27 28
7. BS4 BS5 BS3 BS2 BS 880 128KB SRAM 0 BS3 2 1 BSO spam o ass lesa 5 5 1 AR B7041 User Guide CAUTION BSO to BS6 are the memory bank select bits For example 128KB memory has sixteen 8K byte banks so 4 bits BSO to BS3 are needed Example 1 Select the 10th bank of the MEM4 on the AR B7041 The AR B7041 is using 27C020 256K 8 and the base port is amp H220 100 base port amp H220 110 OUT base port 0 amp H19 120 OUT base port 1 amp H13 Example 2 Select the last bank of MEM5 on the second AR B7017 piggyback module The AR B7017 is using 27C040 512K 8 and the base port is amp H3A0 200 base port amp H3A0 210 OUT base_port 0 amp H3F 220 OUT base_port 1 amp H1C 5 2 EXPANDING THE AR B7041 S MEMORY CAPACITY There are 2 ways to expand the AR B7041 s memory capacity One is installing 2 AR B7041 cards in one system and other is using the AR B7017 memory expansion module Up to two AR B7041 cards can be installed simultaneously The AR B7041 firmware will automatically link all of the AR B7041 cards In order to use multiple cards be sure that the AR B7041 firmware address and base ports meet the following requirements Allofthe AR B7041 cards must have contiguous I O base port Each AR B7041 firmware address must be set to occupy a contiguous area of memory The following table illustrates all of valid settings Valid AR B
8. 3 1 OVERVIEW Eight 32 pin JEDEC memory sockets on the AR B7041 can be populated with up to 8MB of EPROM 4MB of FLASH 4MB of SRAM or combinations the EPROM SRAM FLASH SRAM Each socket accepts the following memory chips EPROM 27C080 1Mx8 27C040 512Kx8 27C020 256Kx8 and 27C010 128Kx8 Small Page 5V FLASH 29C040A 512Kx8 29C040 512Kx8 29 020 256 8 29 010 128Kx8 290512 64 8 28EE010 128Kx8 28EE011 128Kx8 29EE010 128 8 29EE011 128Kx8 and 28SF040 512Kx8 Large 5V FLASH 29F040 512Kx8 29F020 256Kx8 29F010 128Kx8 29F512 64 8 SRAM 584000 512Kx8 581000 128Kx8 The AR B7041 uses a 3 6volt Lithium non chargeable battery to backup stored data in the SRAM memory when the power is off Please use low power SRAM chips for a longer data retention period These SRAM chips are usually designated with a lt L gt in the chip model code 3 1 AR B7041 User Guide 3 2 SWITCH SETTING We will show the locations of the AR B7041 switch and the factory default setting CAUTION The switch setting needs to adjust with the jumpers setting make sure the jumper settings and the switch setting are correct tp W Tee amp IE gu ER 090000000000000 85 0000000000000 Ex bU EZ 000000000000 0000000000000000 gt 0000000000000000D 0000000000000 CH 0000000000000000
9. 1 I O Port Address Select 3 2 3 SSD Firmware Address Select SW1 3 amp SW1 4 The 7041 s SSD firmware occupies 16KB of memory SW1 3 SW1 4 are used to select the memory base address You must select an appropriate address so that the AR B7041 will not conflict with memory installed on other add on cards Do not to use the shadow RAM area or EMM driver page frame in this area SW1 3 SW1 4 Firmware Address Bank Memory Address OFF OFF CC00 0 8KB 00 0 8KB D000 0 8KB D200 0 8KB D400 0 8KB D600 0 8KB D800 0 8KB DA00 0 8KB Table 3 2 SSD Firmware Address Select If you are going to install the EMM386 EXE driver please use the X option to prevent EMM386 EXE from using the particular range of segment address as an EMS page which is used by AR B7041 For example write a statement in the CONFIG SYS file as follow If the memory configuration of AR B7041 is CC00 0 DEVICE C DOS EMM386 EXE X CC00 CFFF 3 2 4 SSD Drive Number SW1 5 SW1 6 amp SW1 7 The AR B7041 can simulate one or two disk drives You can assign the drive number of AR B7041 by configure SW1 5 SW1 6 amp SW1 7 If you have copied DOS to the ROM RAM disk the computer will always boot from the ROM RAM disk After the DOS is booted the first disk number will be A until the program SWAP41 EXE is executed The SWAP41 EXE changes the drive number according to the setting of SW1 5 SW1 6 amp SW1 7 If your AR B7041 does n
10. BD6 1 29 30 BD5 BD2 31 32 BD4 Not Used 33 O 34 CHSO 35 36 CHS1 CHS2 37 O 38 7017 GND 39 40 PWDN 1 41 O 42 BKS2 BKS4 43 44 BKS5 TEST 45 O 46 WRPT FMEM 47 48 BMEMW GND 49 50 VBATT Figure 3 5 CN1 Piggy Back Connector AR B7044 User Guide 3 3 3 Battery Setting 1 Battery Charge Enable Disable JP2 If the AR B7041 uses a 3 6V Ni Cd rechargeable battery for SRAM data retention the on board charge circuit can be enabled by set the JP2 jumper The battery will be charged when the power is on JP2 123 1 2 3 Rechargeable Non chargeable Battery Battery Factory Preset Figure 3 6 JP2 Battery Charge Enable Disable 2 Battery Output Connector J4 The J4 is used to connect the battery to the AR B7017 when the AR B7017 is going to be removed from the AR B7041 A two wired cable provided with the AR B7017 is used to do this job This would be very convenient if you are using the SRAM on the AR B7017 and you want to remove the AR B7017 temporarily J4 1 Battery 1 2 2 Battery Figure 3 7 J4 Battery Output Connector 3 External Battery Connector J3 amp J5 J3 and J5 allow users to connect an external 3 6 to 6 VDC battery to the AR B7041 if the on board battery is empty Only the SRAM disk will sink the battery current If no SRAM chips are used no battery is needed The batter
11. any person of such revisions or changes Possession use or copying of the software described in this publication is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from Acrosser or an authorized sublicensor C Copyright Acrosser Technology Co Ltd 1996 All rights Reserved Acrosser IBM IBM PC XT AT MS DOS PC DOS DR DOS X DOS are registered trademarks All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders This document was produced with Adobe Acrobat 3 01 0 2 WELCOME TO THE AR B7041 DISK CARD This guide introduces the Acrosser AR B7041 Disk board Use the information describes this cards functions features and how to start set up and operate your AR B7041 You also could find general system information here 0 3 BEFORE YOU USE THIS GUIDE The AR B7041 diskette provides the newest information about the card Please refer to the README DOC file of the enclosed utility diskette It contains the modification and hardware amp software information and adding the description or modification of product function after manual published 0 4 RETURNING YOUR BOARD FOR SERVICE your board requires servicing contact the dealer from whom you purchased the product for service information If you need to ship your board to us for service be sure it is packed in a protective carton We recommend that you keep the original shipping container for this purpose You can help assure efficient
12. disk drive if the AR B7041 is configured as a ROM and a RAM disk You dont need to copy DOS onto the RAM disk 3 5 AR B7017 ok Bee 2 9 o 9 QU d 3 ele 80 gt 8 7 U H e8 eo eo eo ee ee ee so ee wel eo eo eo P U6 U eo u eo WB 9 e MEM ee EM ee NEN WM le s ee ec eo eo eel ee ee ee eo eo eo eo sali eo eo eo eo eo oo sel 8 ec ee oe ee cals sele eo eo sel ee eo eo ee ee ee sel 1 os 09 ee 18 e jm MENS MEM ee JE ee ee ee ee ee ee Wr ee ee ee ee ee ee ey eo eo e e pay jo e 26 fee e J4 13 3 e e e ROM leje e Figure 3 16 AR B7017 Jumper amp Connector Location 3 15 AR B7041 User Guide 3 5 1 Memory Type Setting JP1 JP4 The AR B7017 provides 4 sockets for memory chips JP1 is used to configure the memory type of MEM1 amp MEM2 JP2 is used to configure the memory type of MEM3 amp MEM4 JP3 is used to configure the memory type of MEM5 amp MEM6 JP4 is used to config
13. features that enhance its reliability ensure its availability and improve its expansion capabilities as well as its hardware structure ISA bus add on card designed for PC AT systems Fully compatible with standard floppy disk drive e Eight 32 pin JEDEC DIP sockets Maximum capacity of EPROM 4MB FLASH SRAM or combinations One AR B7017 piggy back modules can be carried by AR B7041 and have a maximum of 12MB disk capacity Accepts 128Kx8 to 1Mx8 EPROM Accepts 64Kx8 to 512Kx8 5V FLASH EPROM Accepts 128Kx8 to 512Kx8 SRAM e Software and hardware write protect functions e _850mAH Lithium battery for SRAM data retention External battery connector also included e Supports on board FLASH EPROM programmer and programming utility e Switch selectable drive unit 8 combinations of A B C or D Switch selectable of and memory address Occupies only 4 I O address and 16KB memory address Programmable watchdog timer e LED indicator for disk data access and watchdog timer status AR B7041 User Guide 2 INSTALLATION This chapter describes the procedure of the utility diskette installation The following topics are covered Overview Utility Diskette Write Protect Function Watchdog Timer 2 1 OVERVIEW This chapter provides information for you to set up a working system based on the AR B7041 card Please read the details of the cards hardware descriptions before installation carefu
14. is 220h 2 3 4 Disable the Software Write Protect Write 0 to the base port 0 address Example 1 in assembly language MOV DX 220H If the AR B7041 s base I O address is 220h MOV AL 00H Disable byte 00h OUT DX AL Example 2 in BASICA language OUT amp H220 amp H00 REM If the AR B7041 s base I O address is 220h Example 3 in Turbo C language outportb 0x220 0x00 Ifthe AR B7041 s base I O address is 220h 2 4 WATCHDOG TIMER This section describes how to use the Watchdog Timer disabled enabled and trigger The AR B7041 is equipped with a programmable time out period watchdog timer User can use the program to enable the watchdog timer Once you have enabled the watchdog timer the program should trigger it every time before it times out If your program fails to trigger or disable this timer before it times out because of system hang up it will generate a reset signal to reset the system The time out period can be programmed to be 3 to 42 seconds Enable D7 Time Base Time Factor 00 02 Watchdog Register Counter Write and Trigger A and Compartor Ei RESET Figure 2 1 Watchdog Block Diagram 2 5 AR B7041 User Guide 2 4 1 Watchdog Timer Setting The watchdog timer is a circuit that may be used from your program software to detect crashes or hang ups Whenever the watchdog timer is enabled the LED will blink to indicate that the timer is counting T
15. servicing of your product by following these guidelines 1 Include your name address telephone and facsimile number where you may be reached during the day 2 A description of the system configuration and or software at the time is malfunction 3 brief description is in the symptoms 0 5 TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND USER COMMENTS 0 2 User s comments are always welcome as they assist us in improving the usefulness of our products and the understanding of our publications They form a very important part of the input used for product enhancement and revision We may use and distribute any of the information you supply in any way we believe appropriate without incurring any obligation You may of course continue to use the information you supply If you have suggestions for improving particular sections or if you find any errors please indicate the manual title and book number Please send your comments to Acrosser Technology Co Ltd or your local sales representative Internet electronic mail to webmaster acrosser com AR B7041 User Guide 0 6 ORGANIZATION This information for users covers the following topics see the Table of Contents for a detailed listing Chapter 1 Overview provides an overview of the system features and packing list Chapter 2 Installation describes the utility diskette using solid state disk s writing protect function and the watchdog timer Chapter 3 Solid State Disk describes t
16. 28SFxxx 29Cxxx 29Fxxx 29EExxx Accepts SRAMs 581000 128Kx8 or 584000 512Kx8 Bus Interface 8 bit ISA bus Watchdog Timer Programmable time out interval from 6 to 42 seconds Onboard Battery 850mAH Lithium battery External Battery Provides connector for external battery Power Supply 5V only Power Consumption 5V DC 5 0 5A maximum SRAM Data Retention 2uA for every SONY CXK581000P 10L SRAM 4uA Current LED Indicator Access LED and watchdog LED Operating 0 to 60 degrees C 140 degree F Temperature Humidity 0 to 95 non condensing Storage Temperature 25 to 85 degree C PCB 2 layers Dimensions 11 4 x 17 5 cm 4 49 x 6 89 Weight 1809 w o FLASHs EPROMs and SRAMs 4 1 AR B7041 User Guide 4 2 AR B7017 Memory Socket Disk Capacity Installation Accepts EPROM Accepts 5V FLASH Accepts SRAM External Battery Power Supply Power Consumption SRAM Data Retention Current Operating Temperature Humidity Storage Temperature PCB Dimensions Weight 8 EPROM 4MB maximum FLASH 4MB maximum SRAM 4MB maximum Piggyback 270010 128Kx8 27C020 256Kx8 and 27C040 512Kx8 64Kx8 to 512Kx8 28EExxx 28SFxxx 29Cxxx 29Fxxx or 29 581000 128Kx8 and 584000 512Kx8 Provides connector for external battery 5V only 5V DC 5 0 1 mA maximum 2uA for every SONY CXK581000P 10L SRAM 4uA 0 to 60 degree C 140 degree F 0 to 95 non co
17. 7041 Combination First Item Base I O Memory Base I O Memory Port Address Port Address 2 22h Doon Daooh 3 22 Daoon 2ah _4___ ccoon 20 Dooon 7 320h CCO0h 3A0h D000h Doon saon Daooh 9 32m Doon saon D8OOh 5 2 AR B7044 User Guide The AR B7041 provides 8 sockets for memory chips Each AR B7041 card also could be piggy backed 1 AR B7017 to have more sockets for more memory capacity Five combinations of AR B7041 and AR B7017 are valid they are as following First Second Installed Installed Installed Installed Installed Installed Installed Installed Installed The AR B7017 accepts the same kinds of memory chips that the AR B7041 uses Every AR B7017 provides eight 32 pin JEDEC DIP sockets for a maximum of 4MB FLASHs EPROMs or SRAMs The AR B7017 is installed on the AR B7041 through the piggyback connector CN1 When you create the ROM pattern files with extensions exceeding 8 the files with extensions RO1 to R08 are placed in the first AR B7041 card from MEM1 to MEM8 and the files with extensions R09 to R16 go into the AR B7017 installed on the first AR B7041 or the second card from to MEM8 if AR B7017 module etc If no AR B7017 is used the locations and sequence of memory chips are listed on the following table Pattern Socket Name Card of Sockets Located Number Ro
18. 7C010 128Kx8 1M bits SGS THOMSON M27C1001 128Kx8 1M bits TI TMS27C010 128Kx8 1M bits TOSHIBA TCS711000 128Kx8 1M bits AMD Am27C020 256Kx8 2M bits ATMEL AT27C020 256Kx8 2M bits FUJITSU MBM27C2001 256Kx8 2M bits HITACHI HN27C201 256Kx8 2M bits INTEL D27C020 256Kx8 2M bits MITSHUBISHI M5M27C201 256Kx8 2M bits NEC D27C2001 256Kx8 2M bits 4 3 AR B7041 User Guide NS SGS THOMSON ATMEL FUJITSU HITACHI INTEL MITSUBISHI NEC NS SGS THOMSON ATMEL SGS THOMSON NM27C020 M27C2001 TMS27C020 TCS712000 Am27C040 AT27C040 MBM27C4001 HN27C401 D27C040 M5M27C401 D27C4001 NM27C040 M27C4001 TMS27C040 TCS714000 AT27C080 M27C8001 256Kx8 2M bits 256Kx8 2M bits 256Kx8 2M bits 256Kx8 2M bits 512Kx8 4M bits 512Kx8 4M bits 512Kx8 4M bits 512Kx8 4M bits 512Kx8 4M bits 512Kx8 4M bits 512Kx8 4M bits 512Kx8 4M bits 512Kx8 4M bits 512Kx8 4M bits 512Kx8 4M bits 1Mx8 8M bits 1Mx8 8M bits 4 4 AR B7041 User Guide 5 MEMORY BANKS amp INDEX 5 1 USING MEMORY BANKS This chapter provides the information about how to access the memory on the AR B7041 without using the AR 7041 SSD BIOS The AR B7041 hardware cut every 8K bytes of memory into memory bank To access the data in memory you have to assign the chip number and the bank number On every chip the memory bank number sta
19. 9 JP6 External Battery Connector 3 16 AR B7041 User Guide C External Battery Supplied for SRAM Data Storage JP7 JP7 123 1 2 3 External Battery Internal Battery Figure 3 20 JP7 External Battery Supplied for SRAM Data Storage 3 5 3 Piggy Back Connector CN1 CN1 is used to connect with the AR B7041 CN1 VPP 1 2 VPP BKS3 3 O O 4 VCC GND 5 6 GND Not Used 7 8 Not Used BA12 9 10 Not Used BA7 11 12 BKSO 6 13 14 8 5 15 16 9 BA4 17 18 BA11 19 20 BMEMR 21 22 BA10 23 O 24 Not Used BAO 25 26 BD7 BDO 27 28 BD6 BD1 29 30 BD5 BD2 31 O 32 BD4 Not Used 33 34 CHSO 35 36 CHS1 CHS2 37 O 38 BLK1 MEMS 39 40 PWDN BKS1 41 42 BKS2 BKS4 43 44 BKS5 TEST 45 O 46 WRPT FMEM 47 48 BMEMW GND 49 O 50 VBATT Figure 3 21 CN1 Piggy Back Connector 3 17 AR B7041 User Guide 4 SPECIFICATIONS amp SSD TYPES SUPPORTED 4 1 AR B7041 Memory Socket 8 Disk Capacity EPROM 8MB maximum FLASH 4MB maximum SRAM 4MB maximum Piggyback Connector 1 Total Cards in One 2 maximum System Expansion Capacity 24MB maximum Accepts EPROMs 270010 128Kx8 27C020 256Kx8 27 040 512Kx8 or 27 080 1Mx8 Accepts 5V FLASHs 64Kx8 to 512Kx8 28EExxx
20. AR B7041 8MB 4MB SOLID STATE DISK User s Guide Edition 1 3 Book Number AR B7041 99 B01 AR B7041 User Guide Table of Contents E iue uh us hua usss 0 1 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER m 0 2 WELCOME TO THE AR B7041 DISK CARD tort ttt tte reete nn 0 3 BEFORE YOVWUSE THIS GUIDE er tei t ttu i a 0 4 RETURNING YOUR BOARD FOR SERVICE 0 5 TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND USER COMMENTS 0 6 ORGANIZATION 0 7 STATIG IEPEOTRIGITYCPREGAUTIGONS 3 2 53 nee A aa aaa A asss asas ka usss 1 1 INTRODUCTION 1 2 PACKING LIST 1 3 FEATURES 2 INSTALLATION 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 4 2 4 1 2 4 2 2 4 3 2 4 4 2 4 5 SOL 3 1 3 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 4 3 2 5 3 2 6 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 1 3 4 2 3 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 5 3 5 3 5 1 3 5 2 3 5 3 4 SPE 4 1 4 2 4 3 OVERVIEW anmerken iu eu Js UTILITY DISKETTE SSD UTILITY cx rm RR HERR NR UA EROR RN NT ER EXER WRITE PROTECT FUNCTION areas caves rrt eer ERE ERR e NEAR EE URGERE OE Nee eh eee Hardware Write Protect Software Write Protect cup rre rr Ri eee b Reb ahay yay haapa yah ayu qayay Enable the Software Write Protect er trm tere seca nere pepe nde eruere Disable the Software Write Protect WATCHBOGTIMER Ars
21. Br No SE hard disk No Logical hard disk 1 Logical hard disk 2 Eogical hard r e A e e o Le Table 3 6 SSD Drive Number m DOS Version 5 0 and Newer 3 2 5 ROM Type Select SW1 8 amp SW1 9 SW1 8 amp SW1 9 are used to select the memory type of ROM disk which is going to be used on the AR B7041 EPROM Type N UV EPROM 27Cxxx ON SE 5V FLASH 29Fxxx OFF 5V FLASH 29Cxxx amp 28Eexxx 12V FLASH 28F xxx Table 3 7 ROM Type Select NOTE It is also used to perform the hardware write protection of small page 5V FLASH 29Cxxx etc disk 3 2 6 Write Protected Select SW1 10 SW1 10 is used to enable or disable the write protect function of the SRAM disk or small page 5V FLASH disk If SW1 10 is set to the lt ON gt position the FLASH SRAM disk will operate in the same manner as a write protected floppy disk A write protect floppy disk is a lt read only gt disk This function will protect your important file s from accidental deletion SW1 10 Disk Access Read Only Table 3 8 Write Protected Select Q 2 m AR B7041 User Guide 3 3 JUMPER SETTING Jumper pins allow you to set specific system parameters Set them by changing the pin location of jumper blocks A jumper block is a small plastic encased conductor shorting plug that slips over the pins To change a jumper setting remove the jumper from its current loc
22. FLASH EPROM chips by only reprogram a small area You should use all of the related DOS command such as COPY DEL etc to update files on the 5V FLASH disk The AR B7041 ROM RAM disk card is extremely easy to install and use However it is advised that you read this manual before you begin to install ROM DISK VO BUFFER FLASH EPROM BIOS AND LATCH 0 vPP GENERATOR WATCHDOG TIMER 10000 5 J4 DDRESS AND MEMORY DET ol sf ATA BUFFER DECODER swt PD VO DECODER o zu lt ISA BUS gt Figure 1 1 AR B7041 Functional Block Diagram AR B7044 User Guide 1 2 PACKING LIST The accessories are included with the system Before you begin installing your AR B7041 board take a moment to make sure that the following items have been included inside the AR B7041 package The quick setup manual 1AR B7041 solid state disk card 1 Software utility If you purchased an AR B7017 please check that the following items have been included in the AR B7017 package 1 AR B7017 ROM RAM disk card 6 Mounting screws 2 for spare 3 Mounting standoffs 1 for spare 1 2 wired battery cable NOTE If there are any discrepancies please contact your Acrosser distributor immediately 1 3 FEATURES The system provides a number of special
23. Ro MEM4 o EROR Le MEM7 ROB MEMI Second AR B7041 5 3 AR B7041 User Guide If you need to expand the memory capacity you should install one AR B7017 on the CN1 piggy back connector of the first AR B7041 The following table shows the locations and sequence of all AR B7041 and AR B7017 Chip Number Socket Name Card of Sockets Located MEM 1 R02 MEM 2 R03 MEM 3 MEM 4 MEM 5 First AR B7041 MEM6 7 MEM 8 Ros 1 MEM 2 MEM 3 MEM 4 5 Second AR B7017 MEM 6 MEM 7 MEM 8 MEM 1 MEM 2 MEM 3 MEM 4 5 Second AR B7041 MEM 6 MEM 7 MEM 8 MEM 1 MEM 2 MEM 3 MEM 4 MEM 5 Second AR B7017 MEM 6 MEM 7 MEM 8 5 4 AR B7041 User Guide 5 3 INDEX 1 AR B7041 Function Page M1 4 Memory type setting 3 7 2 AR B7017 Name Function Page connector 1 JP4 Memory type setting JP5 Battery Output Connector 3 16 4 pin external battery connector JP7 External battery supplied for SRAM ja Edd storage 5 5 AR B7041 User Guide 6 PLACEMENT amp DIMENSIONS 6 1 PLACEMENT 1 AR B7041
24. Timer factor 84H 1030 TIMER_FACTOR H84 1040 REM Output factor to watchdog register 1050 OUT WD_REG TIMER_FACTOR etc 2 6 AR B7041 User Guide 2 4 4 Watchdog Timer Trigger After you enable the watchdog timer your program must write the same factor as enabling to the watchdog register at least once every time out period to its previous setting You can change the time out period by writing another timer factor to the watchdog register at any time and you must trigger the watchdog before the new time out period in next trigger Below is BASICA program which demonstrates how to trigger the watchdog timer 2000 REM Points to command register 2010 WD REG BASE_PORT 2020 REM Timer factor 84H 2030 TIMER FACTOR amp H84 2040 REM Output factor to watchdog register 2050 OUT WD REG TIMER FACTOR 6 etc 2 4 5 Watchdog Timer Disabled To disable the watchdog timer simply write a OOH to the watchdog register 3000 REM Points to command register 3010 WD_REG BASE_PORT 3 3020 REM Timer factor 0 3030 TIMER_FACTOR 0 3040 REM Output factor to watchdog register 3050 OUT WD_REG TIMER_FACTOR etc 2 7 AR B7041 User Guide 3 SOLID STATE DISK The section describes the various type SSDs installation steps as follows This chapter describes the procedure of the installation The following topics are covered Overview Switch Setting Jumper Setting ROM Disk Installation AR B7017
25. Using the RFG EXE to generate ROM pattern files and counting the ROM numbers as the pattern files In the DOS prompt type the command as follows C gt RFG file name of PGF In the RFG EXE main menu choose the lt Load PGF File gt item that is user editing PGF file Choose the lt Generate ROM File s gt the tools program will generate the ROM files for programming the EPROMs Program the EPROMs Using the instruments of the EPROM writer to load and write the ROM pattern files into the EPROM chips Make sure that the EPROMs are verified by the program without any error Install EPROM chips Be sure to place the programmed EPROMs R01 R02 into socket starting from and ensure that the chips are installed in the sockets in the proper orientation 3 10 AR B7044 User Guide 3 4 2 Large Page 5V FLASH Disk If you are using large page 5V FLASH as ROM disk it is the same procedure as step 1 to step 4 of using the UV EPROM 1 Switch and Jumper Setting Step 1 Use jumper block to set the memory type as ROM FLASH Step 2 Select the proper base port firmware address disk drive number and large page 5V FLASH type on SW1 Step 3 Insert programmed EPROM s FLASH s chips into sockets starting at MEM ON OFF 11 2 1 Hl 4 5 6 7 10 Figure 3 11 5V Large FLASH 29FXXX Switch Setting A B 1
26. ation with your fingers or small needle nosed pliers Place the jumper over the two pins designated for the desired setting Press the jumper evenly onto the pins Be careful not to bend the pins We will show the locations of the AR B7041 jumper pins and the factory default setting CAUTION Do not touch any electronic component unless you are safely grounded Wear a grounded wrist strap or touch an exposed metal part of the system unit chassis The static discharges from your fingers can permanently damage electronic components 3 3 1 Memory Type Setting M1 amp JP1 Before installing the memory into memory sockets MEM1 through 8 you have to configure the memory type which will be used ROM RAM on the AR B7041 card Each jumper selects the memory type of four continuous Sockets You can configure the AR B7041 as a FLASH EPROM disk ROM only a SRAM disk SRAM only or a combination of FLASH EPROM and SRAM disk It is not necessary to insert memory chips into all of the sockets The number of SRAM chips required depends on your RAM disk capacity The number of EPROM chips required depends on the total size of files that you plan to copy onto the ROM disk and whether or not it will be bootable Insert the first memory chip into MEM1 if you are going to configure it as a ROM or SRAM disk If you use a combination of ROM and RAM then insert the FLASH EPROM chip starting with the MEM1 and insert the SRAM chips starting fr
27. cessor or DOS lt COPY CON gt command The lists what files will be copied and if DOS is going to be copied This file can have any DOS filename but the extension name must be PGF For example followings are valid filenames RFGDEMO PGF MYRFG PGF MSDOS PGF 2 3 AR B7041 User Guide An examples of the PGF file is as follow ROM NAME TEST 1 ROM pattern file name is TEST1 The output file names will be TEST1 R01 TEST1 RO2 etc DOS DRIVE C DOS system drive unit is drive C lf user does not want to copy DOS system files onto the ROM disk write as DOS DRIVE NONE ROM SIZE 128 128 means 128KX8 27C 29F010 EPROM size used 256 means 512KX8 27C 29F020 EPROM size used 512 means 512KX8 27C 29F040 EPROM size used 1024 means 1MX8 27C080 EPROM size used The following 3 files are options which depend on whether the ROM disk is to be bootable or not CONFIG SYS AUTOEXEC BAT SWAP41 EXE Below are user s files ANUSER1 COM File USER1 COM on root of drive USER2 EXE File USER2 EXE on current directory amp drive CATTT USERS TXT File USER3 TXT on sub directory TTT of drive C F WD7041 EXE WD7041 EXE This program demonstrates how to enable and trigger the watchdog timer It allows you to test the lt TIMES OUT amp RESET function when the watchdog timer is enabled G WP7041 EXE WP7041 EXE This program demonstrates how to enable and disable software write protected function It also shows the
28. current protect mode of write or read only memory 2 3 WRITE PROTECT FUNCTION The AR B7041 provides hardware and software write protect functions for small page 5V FLASH disk and only software write protected function for SRAM disk This is to prevent your data on 5V FLASH or SRAM disk from accidental deletion or overwrite If your FLASH SRAM disk is write protected any write operation to the protected FLASH SRAM disk will get a write protect error Write protect error writing drive A About Retry Fail 2 3 1 Hardware Write Protect To enable the hardware protect function for small page 5V FLASH disk set the SW1 8 and SW1 9 to the ON and OFF position please refer to the Switch Setting 2 3 2 Software Write Protect 2 4 If you need the write protect function and sometimes you have to write or update data on your FLASH SRAM disk you can use the software write protect instead of hardware write protect The software write protect function is enabled or disabled by writing a data to an port 7041 User Guide 2 3 3 Enable the Software Write Protect Write 80h to the base port 0 address Example 1 in assembly language MOV DX 220H If the AR B7041 s base address is 220H MOV AL 80H Enable byte 80h OUT DX AL Example 2 in BASICA language OUT amp H220 amp H80 REM If the AR B7041 s base I O address is 220h Example 3 in Turbo C language outportb 0x220 0x80 If the AR B7041 s base I O address
29. de 2 AR B7017 gt _ 3 6 2 AR B7044 User Guide 6 2 DIMENSIONS FOR AR B7041 6895 6750 3850 _ 4100 0000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000 1890 Se 3190 905 940 Unit mil 1 inch 25 4 mm 1000 mil
30. e EXIT to return to PGM7041 main menu Load ROM File If this option is used the PGM7041 will prompt you for the ROM pattern file name This option is useful if you have not previously entered a ROM pattern file name or if you wish to use a different ROM pattern file The PGM7041 will check and display the ROM file name ROM file size FLASH memory capacity and the number of ROM pattern files that will be loaded and copied onto the FLASH memory chips 2 1 AR B7044 User Guide Verify Memory If ROM pattern files were loaded without error this option instructs PGM7041 to verify the contents of FLASH memory chips with the current ROM pattern files Program Memory If there are no mistakes in your ROM pattern file then this menu option will erase FLASH memory write the current ROM pattern files onto FLASH memory and verify data that was just written to FLASH memory using the ROM pattern files Memory Type Mfr Before you program the FLASH memory chips make sure that the FLASH s type and manufactory match the one shown on the main menu Otherwise you can use this option to select the proper type and manufacture and instruct the program to use a right programming algorithm Select PGM Chips Normally the PGM7041 will program all ROM pattern files onto the FLASH memories with the ROM pattern files just loaded But you can use this option to select which memory chips that you want to program and which memory chips need to be ski
31. ed the disk and copy files to the FLASH disk very often Since the FLASH EPROM s write cycle life time is about 10 000 or 100 000 times writing data to the FLASH too often will reduce the life time of the FLASH EPROM chips especially the FLASH EPROM chip in the MEM1 socket 3 4 4 RAM Disk 1 Switch and Jumper Setting Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Use jumper block to set the memory type as ROM FLASH Select the proper I O base port firmware address disk drive number SW1 Insert programmed SRAM chips into sockets starting at MEM1 NOTE If you use the SRAM please skip the SW1 8 amp SW1 9 setting AB Cc 2 1 2 3 SMS SRAM M1 M4 Figure 3 15 SRAM Jumper Setting 2 Software Programming It is very easy to use the RAM disk The RAM disk operates just like a normal floppy disk A newly installed RAM disk needs to be formatted before files can be copied to it Use the DOS command FORMAT to format the RAM disk Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Use jumper block to select the memory type as SRAM refer Select the proper I O base port firmware address and disk drive number on SW1 Insert SRAM chips into sockets starting from MEM1 Turn on power and boot DOS from hard disk drive or floppy disk drive Use the DOS command FORMAT to format the RAM disk If you are installing SRAM for the first eee the RAM disk and copy DOS system files onto the RAM disk C gt FORMAT RAM disk letter S U To format
32. he various type SSD s installation steps and how to adjust the jumper and the connectors setting Chapter 4 Specifications amp SSD Types Supported Chapter 5 Memory Banks amp Index Chapter 6 Placement amp Dimensions 0 7 STATIC ELECTRICITY PRECAUTIONS Before removing the board from its anti static bag read this section about static electricity precautions Static electricity is a constant danger to computer systems The charge that can build up in your body may be more than sufficient to damage integrated circuits on any PC board It is therefore important to observe basic precautions whenever you use or handle computer components Although areas with humid climates are much less prone to static build up it is always best to safeguard against accidents may result in expensive repairs The following measures should generally be sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge e Touch a grounded metal object to discharge the static electricity in your body or ideally wear a grounded wrist strap e When unpacking and handling the board or other system component place all materials on an antic static surface e careful not to touch the components on the board especially the golden finger connectors on the bottom of every board 0 3 AR B7041 User Guide 1 OVERVIEW This chapter provides an overview of your system features and capabilities The following topics are covered Introduction Packi
33. he watchdog timer is automatically disabled after reset Once you have enabled the watchdog timer your program must trigger the watchdog timer every time before it times out After you trigger the watchdog timer it will be set to zero and start to count again If your program fails to trigger the watchdog timer before time out it will generate a reset pulse to reset the system The factor of the watchdog timer time out constant is approximately 6 seconds The period for the watchdog timer time out period is between 1 to 7 timer factors If you want to reset your system when watchdog times out the following table listed the relation of timer factors between time out period Time Out Period Seconds 3 Table 2 1 Time Out Setting 2 4 2 Watchdog Setting 1 Reset Signal Output of Watchdog Timer J1 J1 is used to connect to reset header of main board or CPU card J1 1 WDRST E 2 2 WDRST Figure 2 2 J1 Reset Signal Output of Watchdog Timer 2 Watchdog LED Header J2 J2 1 OO 2 tep 12 Figure 2 3 J2 Watchdog LED Header 2 4 3 Watchdog Timer Enabled To enable the watchdog timer you have to output a byte of timer factor to the watchdog register whose address is base port 3m 76h or 77h The following is a BASICA program which demonstrates how to enable the watchdog timer and set the time out period at 24 seconds 1000 REM Points to command register 1010 WD_REG BASE_PORT 3 1020 REM
34. iles for the EPROM or FLASH disk The RFG supports the following DOS MS DOS PC DOS DR DOS and X DOS NOTE If you want to use AR B7041 with any DOS which is not supported by RFG please send your requirement to Acrosser Technology Co Ltd or contract with your local sales representative The RFG EXE provided in the utility diskette is a program that converts the files you list in the PGF and convert them into ROM pattern file The RFG will determine how many EPROMs are needed and generate the same number of ROM pattern files These ROM pattern files are named with the name assigned by the ROM_NAME in the PGF and the extension names are 01 R02 etc To generate ROM pattern files The ROM File Generator main menu will be displayed on the screen There are 7 options on the main menu They serve the following functions 2 2 AR B7041 User Guide Quit to DOS Quits and exits to the DOS OS Shell Exits from the RFG temporarily to the DOS prompt Type lt EXIT gt to return to the RFG main menu Load PFG File If this option is used the RFG will prompt you for the PGF file name This option is useful if you have not previously entered a PGF name or you wish to use a different PGF file The RFG will check and display the PGF filename ROM pattern file name EPROM capacity DOS version and the number of ROM pattern files that will be generated Type Current PGF File This option instructs the RFG to use the DOS type command to dis
35. lly especially jumpers setting switch settings and cable connections When you install the card please notice the following item 1 Make sure the base I O address does not conflict with other I O cards 2 Make sure the memory address not conflict with other memory cards 3 Make sure the jumper settings for the memory are all installed properly 4 Don t use the invalid shadow RAM address 5 Prevent to use the same range of memory address as the AR B7041 used if you have install EMS driver 6 If you are using the MS DOS 6 2 to format SRAM or 5V FLASH EPROM disk you might get some bad sectors in your ROM RAM disk This will reduce the capacity of your FLASH SRAM disk To solve this problem please type C gt FORMAT drive number U C or C gt FORMAT drive number U C S 2 2 UTILITY DISKETTE SSD UTILITY To support the AR B7041 solid state disks operations the following files have been provided on the enclosed diskette A PGM7041 EXE PGM7041 EXE PGM7041 EXE is used to program the 12V FLASH EPROM after the ROM pattern files are generated by RFG EXE The PGM7041 EXE can also program the correctness of the ROM pattern files onto 5V FLASH EPROM start from MEM1 or SRAM for testing the ROM pattern files To execute PGM7041 EXE the main menu will be displayed on your screen There are 8 options on the main menu Quit to DOS Quits and exits to the DOS OS Shell Exits from PGM7041 temporarily to the DOS prompt Typ
36. ndensing 25 to 85 degree C 2 layers 10 4cm x 8 1 4 09 x 3 19 60g w o FLASHs EPROMs and SRAMs 4 2 AR B7041 User Guide 4 3 SSD TYPES SUPPORTED The following list contains SRAMs supported by the AR B7041 AKM AKM628128 128Kx8 1M bits HITACHI HM628128 128Kx8 1M bits NEC UPD431000A 128Kx8 1M bits SONY CXK581000P M 128Kx8 1M bits HITACHI HM628512 512Kx8 4M bits NEC UPD434000 512Kx8 4M bits SONY CXK584000P M 512Kx8 4M bits The following list contains small page 5V FLASHs supported by the AR B7041 ATMEL AT29C512 64Kx8 512K bits SST PH29EE512 64Kx8 512K bits ATMEL AT29C010 128Kx8 1M bits AMD Am29F010 128Kx8 1M bits SST 28EE010 128Kx8 1M bits SST 28 011 128Kx8 1M bits SST PH29EE010 128Kx8 1M bits WINBOND W29EE011 128Kx8 1M bits ATMEL AT29C020 256Kx8 2M bits ATMEL AT29C040 512Kx8 4M bits ATMEL AT29C040A 512Kx8 4M bits SST PH28SF040 512Kx8 4M bits The following list contains large page 5V FLASHs supported by the AR B7041 AMD Am29F512 64Kx8 512K bits AMD Am29F010 128Kx8 1M bits AMD Am29F020 256Kx8 2M bits AMD Am29F040 512Kx8 4M bits The following list contains EPROMs supported by the AR B7041 AMD Am27C010 128Kx8 1M bits ATMEL AT27C010 128Kx8 1M bits FUJITSHU MBM27C1001 128Kx8 1M bits HITACHI HN27C101 128Kx8 1M bits INTEL D27C010 128Kx8 1M bits MITSHUBISHI M5M27C101 128Kx8 1M bits NEC D27C1001 128Kx8 1M bits NS NM2
37. ng List Features 1 1 INTRODUCTION The AR B7041 is a solid state disk card that can be used as the system disk or as a replacement for mechanical disk drives is any IBM PC XT AT or compatible computer It is ideal for but not limited to the following applications _Diskless PC workstations High reliability and or high speed access applications Heavy duty disk access requirements PC controller for industrial or line test instruments Environments hostile to standard floppy disks amp drives Dust moisture vibration etc This card is a byte wide memory card that plugs into any free slot of system Eight 32 pin JEDEC DIP sockets may be populated with up to 8MB of EPROM 4MB of FLASH EPROM SRAM or combinations of them The AR B7041 also provides one piggyback connector to install AR B7017 cards 4MB ROM RAM FLASH module for maximum of 12MB disk space Data retention of SRAM is ensured by an on board Lithium battery or using an external battery pack that may be connected to the AR B7041 A write protect function allows you to prevent data on SRAM disk or FLASH disk from accidental deletion or overwrite The AR B7041 and AR B7017 supports 5V FLASH EPROMs This enables you to program FLASH EPROMs on board directly If small page less or equal to 512 bytes per page 5V FLASHs are used you can format FLASH disk and copy files onto the FLASH disk just like using a normal disk This feature will extend the life of your
38. ollows C gt PGM7041 ROM pattern file name Step 7 In the main menu choose the Load ROM File item that is the NAME file name in the PGF file Step 8 Choose the Program Memory item this item program will program the EPROMs NOTE Move the reverse video bar to the Program memory option then press ENTER PGM7041 will write the ROM pattern files onto the FLASH memories Ensure that data is verified by the PGM7041 correctly Step 9 Reboot the system NOTE Reboot your computer by making a software or hardware reset 3 4 3 Small Page 5V FLASH ROM Disk 1 Switch and Jumper Setting Step 1 Use jumper block to set the memory type as ROM FLASH Step 2 Select the proper I O base port firmware address disk drive number and EPROM type SW1 Step 3 Insert programmed EPROM s FLASH s chips into sockets starting at MEM ON OFF no T mk Figure 3 13 5V FLASH 29CXXX 8 28EEXXX Switch Setting 3 12 AR B7041 User Guide A B C 1 2 1 2 3 3 5V 12V FLASH 64KX8M 128KX8 256KXt Factory Preset M1 M4 A B C 2 1 2 3 3 5V FLASH 512KX8 only M1 M4 Figure 3 14 5V FLASH 29CXXX amp 28EEXXX Jumper Setting 2 Using Tool Program If small page 5V FLASH EPROMs are used it is the same procedure as step 1 to step 4 of using the UV EPROM Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Ste
39. om the first socket which is configured as SRAM M1 is used to configure the memory type of MEM1 to MEM2 M2 is used to configure the memory type of MEM3 to MEM4 M3 is used to configure the memory type of MEM5 to MEM6 is used to configure the memory type of MEM7 to MEM8 CAUTION When the power is turned off please note the following precautions 1 If your data has been stored in the SRAM disk do not change the jumper position or data will be lost 2 Make sure jumpers are set properly If you mistakenly set the jumpers for SRAM and you have EPROM or FLASH installed the EPROM or FLASH will drain the battery s power 3 6 AR B7041 User Guide A B Ld 2 T 1MX8 EPROM Only M1 M2 M3 amp M4 ABC JP1 2 1248 EPROM 128KX8 256KX8 and 512KX8 GME MS cde M 5V FLASH 64 8 128KX8 256KXi Factory Preset A 1 1 3 e 1 2 3 MI M2 FLASH 512KX8 Only A 1 JP1 BBB 123 SRAM M1 M2 M3 amp M4 Figure 3 3 M1 M4 amp JP1 Memory Type Setting 3 7 AR B7041 User Guide 3 3 2 Bus Connector 1 XT Bus BUS1 2 Piggy Back Connector CN1 Not Used 1 A1 0 B1 507 2 A2 0 06g SD6 3 A3 SD5 4 A4 B4 04 5 0 5 03 6 O 502 7 7 B7 501 8 A8 O 00 9 9 O B9 Not Used 10 A10 0 B10 11 11 B11 SA19
40. ot have DOS and is not assigned as drive A the computer will boot from your hard disk or floppy disk In this case the BIOS of AR B7041 will set the drive number of ROM RAM disk to desired drive number automatically without having to run SWAP41 EXE after system booting Do not assign the AR B7041 with drive 0 drive when the ROM RAM disk does not have DOS This is just like that you put a non DOS disk in the floppy disk If you install only one kind of memory chip on the ROM RAM disk the AR B7041 will simulate one disk drive SW1 5 SW1 6 SW1 7 Occupies floppy disk number SSD OFF 0 Note 1 BE OFF _ 0 2 ON 0 ON Table 3 3 SSD Drive Number 3 3 AR B7041 User Guide NOTE 1 Factory preset 2 If there is no DOS on this ROM RAM disk the disk number will be 1 If any DOS is found by the AR B7041 BIOS the disk number will be 0 But you can change the disk number from 0 to 1 by pressing lt ESC gt key during system boot up 3 If there is no DOS on this SSD the disk number will be 2 C or D If any DOS is found by AR B7041 SSD BIOS the disk number will be 0 A But you can change the disk number from 0 to 2 by pressing the lt ESC gt key during system bootup 1 Simulate 2 Disk Drive When FLASH EPROM and SRAM are used on the AR B7041 or you only have installed SRAM that does not start from MEM1 socket the AR B7041 will simulate two disk drives The drive numbers re
41. p 4 Step 5 Making a Program Group File PGF file Generating ROM pattern files Installing FLASH EPROMs Programming FLASH EPROMs Reboot system 3 Typing DOS Command You can use another way to format and copy files to the 5V FLASH EPROM This method provides the convenience of using RAM disk You can use the DOS lt FORMAT gt and lt COPY gt command to format and copy files Follow the following steps to format and copy files to the FLASH disk it is the same procedure as step 1 to step 4 of using the UV EPROM Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Turn on your computer when the screen shows the SSD BIOS menu please hit the F1 key during the system boot up this enables you to enter the FLASH setup program If the program does not show up check the switch setting of SW1 Use lt Page Up gt lt Page Down gt lt Right gt and lt Left gt arrow keys to select the correct FLASH memory type and how many memory chips are going to be used Press the F4 key to save the current settings After the DOS is loaded use the DOS FORMAT command to format the FLASH disk To format the disk and copy DOS system files to the disk C gt FORMAT ROM disk letter S U To format the disk without copying DOS system files CA FORMAT ROM disk letter U Copy your program or files to the FLASH disk by using DOS COPY command 3 13 AR B7041 User Guide CAUTION It is not recommended that the user formatt
42. play the contents of the current PGF file Generate ROM File s If there is no mistake in your PGF file then this menu option will generate ROM pattern files The number of ROM pattern file generated by the RFG will depend on the total capacity needed by your files For instance if 3 files are generated then you will need to use 3 EPROMs The size depends upon the number stated in your PGF The ROM pattern files will have the same file names but will have different extension names For example TEST RO1 TEST RO2 TEST RO3 etc Display Error in PGF File This option displays errors that were detected in your PGF Help to PGF File This option gives information on how to write a PGF file and how to generate ROM pattern files An example PGF is also included Move the reverse video bar to lt Generate ROM File s gt then press ENTER The ROM pattern file is a binary file The file size will be the same size as the EPROM that you assigned in the PGF For example if you are using 128KX8 EPROM memory chips then the size of ROM patterns file will be 131072 bytes For other chips the file size will be 64KX8 EPROM 65536 bytes 256KX8 EPROM 262144 bytes 512KX8 EPROM 524288 bytes 1MX8 EPROM 1048576 bytes E RFGDEMO PGF RFGDEMO PGF This file provides a sample PROGRAM GROUP FILE which illustrates how to create ROM pattern files correctly The PGF is an ASCII text file that can be created by using any text editor word pro
43. pped The PGM7041 will only program the selected chips when writing data to the FLASH memory This is very useful when some of the memory chip were verified and programmed previously Select FLASH PLSCNTs If the 12V FLASHs have been programmed several times please select the lt Slowest gt FLASH PLSCNT mode instead of Standard mode In the lt Slower gt or lt Slowest gt mode PGM7041 EXE will retry more times to program data onto the 12V FLASHs correctly The default setting is lt Slowest gt mode Move the reverse video bar to the Program Memory option then press ENTER PGM7041 will write the ROM pattern files onto the FLASH memories Ensure that data is verified by the PGM7041 correctly B SWAP41 EXE SWAP41 EXE This program demonstrates how to reassigns your AR B7041 card to the drive unit set by SW1 5 SW1 6 and SW1 7 This file should be executed in the first line of your lt AUTOEXEC BAT gt file C AUTOEXEC BAT AUTOEXEC BAT This is a sample batch file to illustrate how to create an lt AUTOEXECT BAT gt file if you are planning to use the AR B7041 as a boot drive D RFG EXE RFG EXE This program is used to generate ROM pattern files in a binary format Each ROM pattern file has the same size as the FLASH or EPROM and can be easily programmed on to the FLASH with on board programmer or on to EPROM with any EPROM programmer If you have specified a DOS drive in the PGF file will generate bootable ROM pattern f
44. rts from the number zero The last memory bank number depends on the size of the memory chip used on the AR 7041 For example if you use the 256K bytes memory chip the bank number on every chip would be in the range of 0 to 31 The chip number and the bank number are determined by the bank selected register and the chip selected register on the AR B7041 The I O addresses of these registers are determined by of SW1 1 SW1 2 The memory address of the memory bank is located on the range selected by SW1 3 and SW1 4 The I O port address of the bank select register is base port 0 and the I O port address of the chip select register is base port 1 The following is the format of the bank select register and bank enable register Register VOPort D7 06 05 D2 D bo Bank Select 0 WPE A5 AA A2 A1 AO Register ic ll ii Register Where WPE Write protect enable bit A6 Bank select bits AO is the LSB CS2 CS0 Chip select bits of MEM1 to MEM8 CS0 is the LSB CS3 0 for AR B7041 1 for AR B7017 For different types of memory AO to have different explanations These bits are used to select the bank number of specific memory located by CSO to CS3 Memory A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 At A0 S4KB EPROMFLASH o 1 o BSD 128KB EPROM FLASH BS3 BS2 BS1 moske EPROWFLASH o ase 85 eso 512KB EPROM FLASH
45. spect to those switch settings when AR B7041 simulates two disk drives FLASH EPROM SRAM 7 ON OFF OFF 1 2 OFF OFF ON 2 ON ONE 20 _ Table 3 4 SSD Drive Number for Simulate 2 Disk Drive NOTE 1 Factory preset 2 If there is no DOS on this ROM RAM disk the disk number will be 1 If any DOS is found by the AR B7041 BIOS the disk number will be 0 But you can change the disk number from 0 to 1 by pressing lt ESC gt key during system boot up 3 If there is no DOS on this SSD the disk number will be 2 C or D If any DOS is found by AR B7041 SSD BIOS the disk number will be 0 A But you can change the disk number from 0 to 2 by pressing the lt ESC gt key during system bootup 4 ROM and RAM disks can not exist simultaneously if the disk number starts from 3 3 4 AR B7041 User Guide 2 Disk Drive Name Arrangement If any logical hard disk drives exist in your system there will also be a different disk number depending on which version DOS you are using The solid state disk drive number with there respective DOS drive designation are listed in table as follows The solid state disk drive number is changeable as the DOS version The following table expresses the variety FIEBFSFRERESERES No dis ars FS le ES CES ES o fD E Table 3 5 SSD Drive Number m DOS eus e Condition ae
46. the RAM disk without copying DOS system files into the RAM disk C gt FORMAT RAM disk letter U Use the DOS command COPY to copy files onto the RAM disk For example if you want to copy file lt EDIT EXE gt to the RAM disk from drive C and the RAM disk is assigned as drive A COPY EDI T EXE NOTE In addition you can use any other DOS command to operate the RAM disk 3 14 AR B7041 User Guide 3 4 5 Combination of ROM and RAM Disk The AR B7041 can be configured as a combination of one ROM disk and one RAM disk Each disk occupies a drive unit Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Use jumper block to select the proper ROM RAM configuration you are going to use Insert the first programmed EPROM into the socket mem1 the second into the socket MEM2 etc Insert the SRAM chips starting from the first socket assigned as SRAM Select the proper I O base port firmware address and disk drive number on SW1 Turn on power and boot DOS from hard disk drive or floppy disk drive Use the DOS command FORMAT to format the RAM disk C gt FORMAT RAM disk letter U If 5V FLASH small page is being used for the first time And then use the DOS command FORMAT to format the FLASH disk If large page 5V FLASH is being installed for the first time please use the FLASH programming utility RFG EXE to program ROM pattern files NOTE Users can only boot DOS from the ROM
47. ure the memory type of MEM7 amp MEM8 CAUTION When the power is turned off please note the following precautions 1 If your data has been stored in the SRAM disk do not change the jumper position or data will be lost 2 Make sure jumpers are set properly If you mistakenly set the jumpers for SRAM and you have EPROM or FLASH installed the EPROM or FLASH will drain the battery s power A B 2 3 ARR EPROM 128KX8 256KX8 512KX8 5V 12V FLASH 64KX8M 128KX8 256KX8 JP1 JP4 Factory Preset ie 2 3 5V FLASH 512 8 only JP1 JP4 ABC 1 2 SRAM JP1 JP4 Figure 3 17 JP1 JP4 Memory Type Setting 3 5 2 Battery Setting A Battery Output Connector JP5 5 1 Battery 1 2 2 Battery Figure 3 18 JP5 Battery Output Connector B External Battery Connector JP6 There are two external battery connectors JP5 and Jp6 on the AR B7017 JP5 is used to supply power to the SRAM chips when system power is turned off and you want to remove the AR B7017 module from AR B7041 temporarily JP6 is a 4 pin external battery connector and is designed to supply the power of SRAM when the AR B7017 is going to be removed from the AR B7041 for a long time The voltage range of the external battery should be 3 6VDC to 6 VDC The pin assignments of the JP6 are defined as follows JP6 1 Battery 2 Battery 123 4 3 Battery 4 Battery Figure 3 1
48. y charger on AR B7041 does not source charge current to the external battery which connected to J3 or J5 J5 3 Ol 1 Battery 2 Battery 2 Battery 3 Battery 4 Battery Figure 3 8 J3 amp J5 External Battery Connector 3 4 ROM DISK INSTALLATION The section describes the various type SSDs installation steps as follows The jumper and switch adjust as SSD s different type to set 3 4 1 UV EPROM 27Cxxx 1 Switch and Jumper Setting Step 1 Use jumper block to set the memory type as ROM FLASH Step 2 Select the proper I O base port firmware address disk drive number and EPROM type on SW1 Step 3 Insert programmed EPROM s FLASH s chips into sockets starting at MEM1 3 9 AR B7041 User Guide ON or B E E NN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 Figure 3 9 UV EPROM 27 Switch Setting A B JP1 2 3 1 2 3 1MX8 EPROM Only M1 M2 M3 amp M4 A B JP1 2 1 2 3 M1 M2 M3 amp M4 EPROM 128KX8 256KX8 and 512KX8 Figure 3 10 UV EPROM Jumper Setting 2 Software Programming Use the UV EPROM please refer to the follow steps Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Turn on the power and boot DOS from hard disk drive or floppy disk drive Making a Program Group File PGF file
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