connector to the monitor.
If using a flat panel display, check the following:
Check the power and cables going to the flat panel display.
Make sure that the power module has enough current capacity to power both
the XE–800 SBC card and the flat panel.
If a flat panel BIOS has been programmed into the XE–800 SBC that is
incorrect for the flat panel being used and an analog monitor is not present or
is not displaying the video data correctly, the system can be booted via the
serial console by doing the following:
1. Remove the “S” and the “V” jumper.
2. Connect the COM port of a host computer running HyperTerminal or some
other terminal software to COM1 on the XE–800 SBC using a serial console
(see page 50.) The serial port settings on the host computer should be
38.4K baud, 8, N, and none.
3. Power up the XE–800 SBC; it will boot using the serial console interface.
Once the system has successfully booted you can use the pgmvideo.exe
utility to either program the desired flat panel VIDEO BIOS into the XE–
800 SBC or program in the CRT.DAT file for analog monitor support to
recover the system.
4. Replace the “S” and “V” jumpers and re-boot the system.
Video is present but is distorted
If video is present but is distorted, check the following:
Make sure all PC/104 or PC/104
Plus
expansion cards are removed from the
XE–800 SBC. This ensures that other cards are not interacting with the XE–
800 SBC.
Remove the jumper from the “S” position at W1[1–2].
If using a CRT monitor, check the cable and connections going from the J3
connector to the monitor.
If using a flat panel display, check the following:
1. Cable and connections going from the XE–800 SBC to the flat panel
display.
2. Signal cable going to the flat panel display. If the cable length is too long,
the distortion may be caused by noise. 18” or less is the recommended
length. Cable shielding may be required.
3. Power cable going to the flat panel display.
4. Power module for the flat panel. Make sure that the power module has
enough current capacity to power both the XE–800 SBC and the flat panel.
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