ADLINK Technology NuPRO-A301, User Manual

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iv Preface
Using this Manual
Audience and Scope
The NuPRO-A301 User’s Manual is intended for hardware
technicians and systems operators with knowledge of installing,
configuring and operating industrial grade single board computers.
Manual Organization
This manual is organized as follows:
Preface: Presents important copyright notifications, disclaimers,
trademarks, and associated information on the proper understand-
ing and usage of this document and its associated product(s).
Chapter 1, Introduction: Introduces the NuPRO-A301, its fea-
tures, applications, and specifications, including functional
descriptions and board layout.
Chapter 2, Hardware Information: Provides technical informa-
tion on connectors and jumpers as well as pin assignments for
configuring the NuPRO-A301 and any attached external devices.
Chapter 3, Getting Started: Illustrates how to install components
on the NuPRO-A301, specifically, CPU, memory modules, operat-
ing systems and drivers.
Chapter 4, Driver Installation: Provides information on how to
install the NuPRO-A301 device drivers under Windows XP.
Chapter 5, BIOS Setup: Describes basic navigation for the
AMIBIOS®8 BIOS setup utility.
Appendix A, Watchdog Timer: Presents information on under-
standing and configuring the embedded Watchdog timer.
Appendix B, System Resources: Presents information on I/O
mapping, IRQ routing, and resource allocation.
Important Safety Instructions: Presents safety instructions all
users must follow for the proper setup, installation and usage of
equipment and/or software.
Getting Service: Contact information for ADLINK’s worldwide
offices.