Athena III User Manual Rev A.03
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
IMPORTANT SAFE HANDLING INFORMATION .............................................................................................................. 5
2.
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................ 7
2.1
F
UNCTIONS
...................................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.2
D
ATA
A
CQUISITION
........................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.3
E
XPANSION
O
PTIONS
......................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.4
O
PERATING
S
YSTEM
S
UPPORT
............................................................................................................................................. 8
2.5
M
ECHANICAL
,
E
LECTRICAL
,
E
NVIRONMENTAL
......................................................................................................................... 8
3.
GETTING STARTED ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.1
I
NTRODUCING THE
A
THENA
III
D
EVELOPMENT
K
IT
................................................................................................................... 9
3.1.1
Athena III Cable Kit ............................................................................................................................................. 10
3.2
S
YSTEM
S
ETUP
............................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.2.1
Unpacking .......................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.2.2
Mounting Kit ...................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.2.3
Keyboard and Mouse ......................................................................................................................................... 11
3.2.4
USB Flashdisk Socket .......................................................................................................................................... 11
3.2.5
Mass Storage Devices ........................................................................................................................................ 11
3.2.6
Connecting Power .............................................................................................................................................. 11
3.2.7
Display ................................................................................................................................................................ 11
3.3
B
OOTING THE
S
YSTEM
..................................................................................................................................................... 12
3.3.1
BIOS Setup .......................................................................................................................................................... 12
3.3.2
Operating System Drivers .................................................................................................................................. 12
4.
FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................ 13
4.1
F
UNCTIONAL
B
LOCK
D
IAGRAM
.......................................................................................................................................... 13
4.2
F
UNCTIONAL
O
VERVIEW
................................................................................................................................................... 13
4.2.1
CPU Core ............................................................................................................................................................ 13
4.2.2
Video .................................................................................................................................................................. 14
4.2.3
Ethernet ............................................................................................................................................................. 14
4.2.4
USB ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.2.5
USB Solid State Storage...................................................................................................................................... 14
4.2.6
Serial Ports ......................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.2.7
Data Acquisition ................................................................................................................................................. 14
4.2.8
PC/104 Expansion Bus ........................................................................................................................................ 14
4.2.9
Power Supply ...................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.2.10
Battery Backup ................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.2.11
Watchdog Timer ................................................................................................................................................ 15
4.2.12
BIOS .................................................................................................................................................................... 15
5.
BOARD DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................................................. 16
5.1
C
ONNECTOR
S
UMMARY
................................................................................................................................................... 18
5.2
J
UMPER
S
UMMARY
......................................................................................................................................................... 18
5.3
LED
S
UMMARY
.............................................................................................................................................................. 19
6.
CONNECTORS ............................................................................................................................................................. 20
6.1
E
XTERNAL
B
ATTERY
(J2) ................................................................................................................................................... 20
6.2
SATA
(J3) .................................................................................................................................................................... 20
6.3
E
THERNET
(J4) ............................................................................................................................................................... 21
6.4
VGA
(J5) ...................................................................................................................................................................... 21
6.5
LCD
P
ANEL
,
LVDS
I
NTERFACE
(J7) .................................................................................................................................... 22
6.6
LCD
B
ACKLIGHT
(J8) ....................................................................................................................................................... 23