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EPIC-8526 

Intel

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 Embedded Pentium

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 M  

and Celeron

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 M Processors 

DDR 266 SODIMM up to 1GB 

Up to 24-bit Dual-Channel  

LVDS TFT LCD 

6 USB 2.0 / 5 COMs   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPIC-8526 Manual Rev.A 1st Ed. 

June 2008 

Summary of Contents for EPIC-8526

Page 1: ...C Board E P I C 8 5 2 6 EPIC 8526 Intel Embedded Pentium M and Celeron M Processors DDR 266 SODIMM up to 1GB Up to 24 bit Dual Channel LVDS TFT LCD 6 USB 2 0 5 COMs EPIC 8526 Manual Rev A 1st Ed June 2008 ...

Page 2: ...is manual is intended to be accurate and reliable However the original manufacturer assumes no responsibility for its use or for any infringements upon the rights of third parties that may result from its use The material in this document is for product information only and is subject to change without notice While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its...

Page 3: ... is a trademark of the Compact Flash Association Intel Pentium M and Celeron M are trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp ITE is a trademark of Integrated Technology Express Inc IBM PC AT PS 2 and VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners ...

Page 4: ...als have been shipped 1 9657666600 Jumper Cap 1 9681945600 Cable Kit for EPIC 8526 1 Cooler for EPIC 8526 A10 02 1 EPIC 8526 CPU Board 1 Quick Installation Guide 1 CD ROM for manual in PDF format and drivers If any of these items should be missing or damaged please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately ...

Page 5: ...List of Jumpers 2 7 2 5 List of Connectors 2 8 2 6 Setting Jumpers 2 10 2 7 LVDS Operating Voltage Selection JP1 2 11 2 8 Clear CMOS JP4 2 11 2 9 COM2 Ring 5V 12V Selection JP14 2 11 2 10 AT Simulates ATX JP17 2 11 2 11 LCD Inverter Power Selection JP19 2 11 2 12 COM1 2 Connectors CN5 2 12 2 13 AT Power Connector CN6 2 12 2 14 LVDS Connector CN9 2 12 2 15 Keyboard Mouse Connector CN10 2 13 2 16 Ir...

Page 6: ...B5 USB6 Connectors USB1 2 16 2 26 Primary EIDE Connector IDE1 2 16 2 27 LPT Port Connector LPT1 2 17 Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 3 1 System Test and Initialization 3 2 3 2 Award BIOS Setup 3 3 Chapter 4 Driver Installation 4 1 Installation 4 3 Appendix A Programming The Watchdog Timer A 1 Programming A 2 A 2 IT8712 Watchdog Timer Initial Program A 6 Appendix B I O Information B 1 I O Address Map B ...

Page 7: ...EPIC Board E P I C 8 5 2 6 vi Appendix C Mating Connector C 1 List of Mating Connectors and Cables C 2 ...

Page 8: ...EPIC Board E P I C 8 5 2 6 Chapter 1 General Information 1 1 General Chapter 1 Information ...

Page 9: ... 8526 is Intel 852GM ICH4 For the network connection EPIC 8526 deploys Realtek 8100C 10 100Base TX chip and features two RJ 45 ports to display the transcendent performance or you may choose optional RTL 8110S chip features Gigabit LAN for a faster network connection The display chipset of EPIC 8526 is Intel 852GM integrated Graphics to support CRT LCD and CRT DVI simultaneous dual view displays I...

Page 10: ...eatures Intel Embedded Pentium M Celeron M Processors Up to 2 0GHz SODIMM DDR 266 Max 1GB Up to 24 bit Dual channel LVDS TFT Panel Multi Display CRT TV out LVDS and DVI Dual 10 100Base TX Ethernet Optional Gigabit LAN AC97 2 0 Codec 2 CH Audio PC 104 Socket Expansion ...

Page 11: ...ICH4 I O Chipset ITE8712F A IX Fintek F81216DG Ethernet Realtek 8100C 10 100Mb chip RJ 45 x 2 Optional RTL 8110S Gigabit LAN BIOS Award Plug Play BIOS 1 MB ROM Wake on LAN Yes Watchdog Timer Generates a time out system reset H W status monitoring Supports power supply voltages fan speed and temperature monitoring functions Expansion Interface PC 104 PC 104 and PCI 104 Battery Lithium battery Power...

Page 12: ... 5 W 115mm x 165mm Gross Weight 1 2 lb 0 5kg Display Support CRT LCD and CRT DVI simultaneous dual view display Chipset Intel 852GM integrated Graphics Memory Shared system memory up to 64MB w DVMT Resolutions Up to 1600 x 1200 32bpp for CRT Up to 1600 x 1200 18 bit 1280 x 1024 24 bit for LCD Up to 1600 x 1200 for DVI LCD Interface Up to 24 bit dual channel LVDS TFT LCD Emulated 24 bit dual channe...

Page 13: ...on 1 6 I O Storage EIDE x 1 UDMA100 Type II CompactFlash x 1 Serial Port RS 232 x 3 COM TTL only GPS x 1 RS 232 422 485 x 1 Parallel Port SPP EPP ECP mode USB USB2 0 x 6 PS 2 Port Keyboard Mouse x 1 IrDA One IrDA Tx Rx header Audio Line in Line out MIC in ...

Page 14: ...nstallation Chapter 2 Guide Notice The Quick Installation Guide is derived from Chapter 2 of user manual For other chapters and further installation instructions please refer to the user manual CD ROM that came with the product Part No 2007852610 Printed in Taiwan June 2008 ...

Page 15: ...ile the power is on because a sudden rush of power can damage sensitive electronic components Always ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching the board Modern electronic devices are very sensitive to static electric charges Use a grounding wrist strap at all times Place all electronic components on a static dissipative surface or in a static shielded bag when they are not in the...

Page 16: ...EPIC Board E P I C 8 5 2 6 Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2 3 2 2 Location of Connectors and Jumpers Component Side ...

Page 17: ...EPIC Board E P I C 8 5 2 6 Solder Side Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2 4 ...

Page 18: ...EPIC Board E P I C 8 5 2 6 Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2 5 2 3 Mechanical Drawing Component Side ...

Page 19: ...EPIC Board E P I C 8 5 2 6 Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2 6 Solder Side ...

Page 20: ...er of jumpers that allow you to configure your system to suit your application The table below shows the function of each of the board s jumpers Jumpers Label Function JP1 LVDS Operating Voltage Selection JP4 Clear CMOS JP14 COM2 Ring 5V 12V Selection JP17 AT Simulates ATX JP19 LCD Inverter Power Selection ...

Page 21: ...1 DDR SODIMM Connector CN2 Audio Connector Line out Microphone CN3 PC 104 Connector CN4 PCI 104 Connector CN5 COM1 2 Connectors CN6 AT Power Connector CN7 Ethernet and USB Connectors CN8 Ethernet and USB Connectors CN9 LVDS Connector CN10 Keyboard Mouse Connector CN11 IrDA Connector CN12 COM3 Connector CN13 COM4 Connector CN14 CPU Fan Connector CN15 TV_out Connector CN16 LCD Inverter power Connect...

Page 22: ...IC Board E P I C 8 5 2 6 Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2 9 CN20 Power Output Connector CN21 VGA DVI I Display Connectors USB1 USB5 USB6 Connectors IDE1 Primary EIDE Connector LPT1 LPT port Connector ...

Page 23: ...them To close a jumper you connect the pins with the clip To open a jumper you remove the clip Sometimes a jumper will have three pins labeled 1 2 and 3 In this case you would connect either pins 1 and 2 or 2 and 3 1 2 3 Open Closed Closed 2 3 A pair of needle nose pliers may be helpful when working with jumpers If you have any doubts about the best hardware configuration for your application cont...

Page 24: ...nction 1 2 5V 2 3 3 3V Default 2 8 Clear CMOS JP4 JP4 Function 1 2 Protected Default 2 3 Clear 2 9 COM2 Ring 5V 12V Selection JP14 JP14 Function 1 2 12V 3 4 5V 5 6 Ring Default 2 10 AT Simulates ATX JP17 JP17 Function 1 2 ATX 2 3 AT Default 2 11 LCD Inverter Power Selection JP19 JP19 Function 1 2 12V 2 3 5V Default ...

Page 25: ...DTR1 5 GND 6 DSR1 7 RTS1 8 CTS1 9 RI1 10 DCD2 422TXD 485DATA 11 RXD2 422RXD 12 TXD2 422TXD 485DATA 13 DTR2 422RXD 14 GND 15 DSR2 16 RTS2 17 CTS2 18 RI2 5V 12V 2 13 AT Power Connector CN6 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 PGND 2 PGND 3 12V 4 12V 2 14 LVDS Connector CN9 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 ENBKL 2 N C 3 PPVCC 4 GND 5 LVDS1_TXCLK 6 LVDS1_TXCLK ...

Page 26: ...5 LVDS1_TX3 16 LVDS1_TX3 17 N C 18 N C 19 LVDS2_TX0 20 LVDS2_TX0 21 LVDS2_TX1 22 LVDS2_TX1 23 LVDS2_TX2 24 LVDS2_TX2 25 LVDS2_TX3 26 LVDS2_TX3 27 PPVCC 28 GND 29 LVDS2_TXCLK 30 LVDS2_TXCLK 2 15 Keyboard Mouse Connector CN10 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 KB_DATA 2 KB_CLK 3 GND 4 5V 5 MS_DATA 6 MS_CLK 2 16 IrDA Connector CN11 Pin Signal 1 5V 2 N C 3 IRRX 4 GND 5 IRTX ...

Page 27: ... RXD 4 RTS 5 TXD 6 CTS 7 DTR 8 RI 9 COMGND 10 N C 2 18 Fan Connector CN14 Pin Signal 1 GND 2 12V 3 Speed Sense 2 19 TV out Connector CN15 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Y 2 CVBS 3 GND 4 GND 5 C 6 N C 7 GND 8 N C 2 20 LCD Inverter Power Connector CN16 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 LCD Inverter Power 2 Backlight Control 3 GND 4 GND 5 Backlight Enable 6 N C ...

Page 28: ...RXD 6 GPS_TXD 7 VCC3 3_BAT 8 VCC3 3 9 GPS_RST 10 GPSGND COM5 Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 N C 2 N C 3 GND 4 N C 5 RXD 6 TXD 7 N C 8 N C 9 N C 10 GND 2 22 Audio Connector Line in CN18 Pin Signal 1 Line_R 2 GND 3 Line_L 2 23 Front Panel Connector CN19 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Power On Button 2 Power On Button 3 IDE LED 4 IDE LED 5 External Buzzer 6 External Buzzer ...

Page 29: ...al 1 12V 2 GND 3 GND 4 5V 2 25 USB5 USB6 Connectors USB1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5V 2 GND 3 USBD0 4 GND 5 USBD0 6 USBD1 7 GND 8 USBD1 9 GND 10 5V 2 26 Primary EIDE Connector IDE1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 IDE RESET 2 GND 3 DATA7 4 DATA8 5 DATA6 6 DATA9 7 DATA5 8 DATA10 9 DATA4 10 DATA11 11 DATA3 12 DATA12 13 DATA2 14 DATA13 15 DATA1 16 DATA14 17 DATA0 18 DATA15 19 GND 20 N C ...

Page 30: ...Q15 32 N C 33 ADDR1 34 UDMA DETECT 35 ADDR0 36 ADDR2 37 CS 1 38 CS 3 39 LED 40 GND 41 5V 42 5V 43 GND 44 N C 2 27 LPT Port Connector LPT1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 STROBE 2 AFD 3 DATA0 4 ERROR 5 DATA1 6 INIT 7 DATA2 8 SLIN 9 DATA3 10 GND 11 DATA4 12 GND 13 DATA5 14 GND 15 DATA6 16 GND 17 DATA7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 GND 23 PE 24 GND 25 SELECT 26 N C ...

Page 31: ...quirements 产品中有毒有害物质或元素名称及含量 AAEON Main Board Daughter Board Backplane 有毒有害物质或元素 部件名称 铅 Pb 汞 Hg 镉 Cd 六价铬 Cr VI 多溴联苯 PBB 多溴二苯醚 PBDE 印刷电路板 及其电子组件 外部信号 连接器及线材 O 表示该有毒有害物质在该部件所有均质材料中的含量均在 SJ T 11363 2006 标准规定的限量要求以下 X 表示该有毒有害物质至少在该部件的某一均质材料中的含量超出 SJ T 11363 2006 标准规定的限量要求 备注 此产品所标示之环保使用期限 系指在一般正常使用状况下 ...

Page 32: ...EPIC Board E P I C 8 5 2 6 Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 3 1 Chapter Award 3 BIOS Setup ...

Page 33: ...ey to continue the boot up sequence System configuration verification These routines check the current system configuration against the values stored in the CMOS memory If they do not match the program outputs an error message You will then need to run the BIOS setup program to set the configuration information in memory There are three situations in which you will need to change the CMOS settings...

Page 34: ...ely This will allow you to enter Setup Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configuration Date time IDE etc Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the advanced features available on your system Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system performance Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings...

Page 35: ... to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations While AWARD has designated the custom BIOS to maximize performance the factory has the right to change these defaults to meet their needs Set Password Use this menu to set Supervisor Password Save and Exit Setup Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS val...

Page 36: ...EPIC Board E P I C 8 5 2 6 Chapter 4 Driver Installation 4 1 Chapter Driver 4 Installation ...

Page 37: ...vers Step 1 Install INF Driver Step 2 Install VGA Driver Step 3 Install LAN Driver Step 4 Install Audio Driver USB 2 0 Drivers are available for download using Windows Update for both Windows XP and Windows 2000 For additional information regarding USB 2 0 support in Windows XP and Windows 2000 please visit www microsoft com hwdev usb Please read instructions below for further detailed installatio...

Page 38: ...tall VGA Driver 1 Click on the Step 2 VGA Driver folder and double click on the Setup exe 2 Follow the instructions that the window shows 3 The system will help you install the driver automatically Step 3 Install LAN Driver 1 Click on the Step 3 LAN Driver folder double click on the setup exe 2 Follow the instructions that the window shows 3 The system will help you install the driver automaticall...

Page 39: ...EPIC Board E P I C 8 5 2 6 Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer A 1 Programming the Appendix A Watchdog Timer ...

Page 40: ...l watchdog timer program is also attached based on which you can develop customized program to fit your application Configuring Sequence Description After the hardware reset or power on reset the ITE 8712 enters the normal mode with all logical devices disabled except KBC The initial state enable bit of this logical device KBC is determined by the state of pin 121 DTR1 at the falling edge of the s...

Page 41: ...it for Key state To ensure the initial state of the key check logic it is necessary to perform four write operations to the Special Address port 2EH Two different enter keys are provided to select configuration ports 2Eh 2Fh of the next step 2 Modify the Data of the Registers All configuration registers can be accessed after entering the MB PnP Mode Before accessing a selected register the content...

Page 42: ...g Timer Configuration Registers Configure Control Index 02h This register is write only Its values are not sticky that is to say a hardware reset will automatically clear the bits and does not require the software to clear them WatchDog Timer Control Register Index 71h Default 00h ...

Page 43: ...EPIC Board E P I C 8 5 2 6 Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer B 5 WatchDog Timer Configuration Register Index 72h Default 00h WatchDog Timer Time out Value Register Index 73h Default 00h ...

Page 44: ... Main CALL Enter_Configuration_mode CALL Check_Chip mov cl 7 call Set_Logic_Device time setting mov cl 10 10 Sec dec al Watch_Dog_Setting Timer setting mov al cl mov cl 73h call Superio_Set_Reg Clear by keyboard or mouse interrupt mov al 0f0h mov cl 71h call Superio_Set_Reg unit is second mov al 0C0H mov cl 72h call Superio_Set_Reg ...

Page 45: ... Initial_OK CALL Exit_Configuration_mode MOV AH 4Ch INT 21h Enter_Configuration_Mode PROC NEAR MOV SI WORD PTR CS Offset Cfg_Port MOV DX 02Eh MOV CX 04h Init_1 MOV AL BYTE PTR CS SI OUT DX AL INC SI LOOP Init_1 RET Enter_Configuration_Mode ENDP Exit_Configuration_Mode PROC NEAR MOV AX 0202h CALL Write_Configuration_Data ...

Page 46: ...Mode ENDP Check_Chip PROC NEAR MOV AL 20h CALL Read_Configuration_Data CMP AL 87h JNE Not_Initial MOV AL 21h CALL Read_Configuration_Data CMP AL 12h JNE Not_Initial Need_Initial STC RET Not_Initial CLC RET Check_Chip ENDP Read_Configuration_Data PROC NEAR MOV DX WORD PTR CS Cfg_Port 04h OUT DX AL ...

Page 47: ...ite_Configuration_Data PROC NEAR MOV DX WORD PTR CS Cfg_Port 04h OUT DX AL XCHG AL AH MOV DX WORD PTR CS Cfg_Port 06h OUT DX AL RET Write_Configuration_Data ENDP Superio_Set_Reg proc near push ax MOV DX WORD PTR CS Cfg_Port 04h mov al cl out dx al pop ax inc dx out dx al ret Superio_Set_Reg endp Set_Logic_Device proc near Set_Logic_Device proc near ...

Page 48: ...x xchg al cl mov cl 07h call Superio_Set_Reg pop cx pop ax ret Set_Logic_Device endp Select 02Eh Index Port 02Fh Data Port Cfg_Port DB 087h 001h 055h 055h DW 02Eh 02Fh END Main Note Interrupt level mapping 0Fh Dh not valid 0Ch IRQ12 03h IRQ3 02h not valid 01h IRQ1 00h no interrupt selected ...

Page 49: ...EPIC Board E P I C 8 5 2 6 Appendix B I O Information B 1 I O Information Appendix B ...

Page 50: ...EPIC Board E P I C 8 5 2 6 Appendix B I O Information B 2 B 1 I O Address Map ...

Page 51: ...EPIC Board E P I C 8 5 2 6 Appendix B I O Information B 3 B 2 1st MB Memory Address Map ...

Page 52: ...EPIC Board E P I C 8 5 2 6 Appendix B I O Information B 4 B 3 IRQ Mapping Chart B 4 DMA Channel Assignments ...

Page 53: ...EPIC Board E P I C 8 5 2 6 Appendix C Mating Connector C 1 Mating Connecotor x Appendi C ...

Page 54: ...tor CATCH CATCH MD 6PS or compatible Keyboard Mouse Cable 1700060152 CN11 IrDA Connector CATCH 2 00mm Pitch 5 pins CATCH H754 1x5 or compatible IrDA cable N A CN12 COM3 Connector CATCH 2 00mm Pitch 10 pins CATCH H754 2x5 or compatible Serial Port Cable 1701100206 CN13 COM4 Connector CATCH 2 00mm Pitch 10 pins CATCH H754 2x5 or compatible Serial Port Cable 1701100206 CN14 CPU Fan Connector Ho base ...

Page 55: ...el Connector CATCH 2 00mm Pitch 10 pins CATCH H754 2x5 or compatible Front panel cable N A CN20 Power Output Connector Ho base Ho base 2543 H 4 or compatible Power output cable 1702040109 USB1 USB5 USB6 Connector CATCH 2 00mm Pitch 10 pins CATCH H754 2x5 or compatible USB Cable 1709100208 IDE1 Primary EIDE Connector CATCH 2 00mm Pitch 44 pins CATCH H820 2 or compatible EIDE Cable 1701440500 LPT1 L...

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