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A830 SBC

AMD Geode LX 800 3.5” SBC, Ultra
Low Power, Fanless Design with
CPU, UXGA/LCD, 10/100 Ethernet
and Mini-PCI Interface.

USER MANUAL Version 1. 0

Summary of Contents for A830 SBC

Page 1: ...A830 SBC AMD Geode LX 800 3 5 SBC Ultra Low Power Fanless Design with CPU UXGA LCD 10 100 Ethernet and Mini PCI Interface USER MANUAL Version 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...igital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful int erference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio c ommunications Oper...

Page 3: ...t infringement unless otherwise specified Applications that are described in this manual are for illustration purposes only Wi nmate Communication Inc makes no representation or warranty that such application will be suitable for the specified use without further testing or modification Warranty Winmate warrants that each of its products will be free from material and workmanship defects for a per...

Page 4: ... com to find the update information about the product Second contact with your distributor sales representative or our customer service center for technical support if you need additional assistance You may have the following information ready before you call Product serial number Peripheral attachments Software OS version application software etc Description of complete problem The exact wording ...

Page 5: ...aged by sudden power surges Only experienced electronics personnel should open the PC chassis Caution Always ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching the CPU card Modern electronic devices are very sensitive to static electric charges As a safety precaution use a grounding wrist strap at all times Place all electronic components in a static dissipative surface or static shielded...

Page 6: ...A830 SBC User Manual VI Revision History Version Date Note Author 1 0 2006 07 25 First Version Tin Lai 2007 11 19 Revise 2 6 4 Aladin Huang ...

Page 7: ...1 STARTING SETUP 22 3 2 AWARD BIOS SETUP 23 3 3 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES 25 3 4 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES 28 3 5 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES 30 3 6 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 32 3 7 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 33 3 8 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP 34 3 9 PC HEALTH STATUS 35 3 10 LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS 36 3 11 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS 36 3 12 SUPERVISOR USER PASSWORD SETTING 37 3 13 SAVE EXIT SETUP 38 3 14 EXIT WITHO...

Page 8: ...TION 47 CHAPTER 6 VGA DRIVER INSTALLATION 49 6 1 INTRODUCTION 49 6 2 INSTALLATION OF VGA DRIVER 49 6 3 FURTHER INFORMATION 51 CHAPTER 7 AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION 53 7 1 INTRODUCTION 53 7 2 INSTALLATION OF AUDIO DRIVER 54 7 3 FURTHER INFORMATION 56 ...

Page 9: ...eneral Information This chapter includes A830 Motherboard background information Sections include A830 SBC Introduction A830 SBC Feature A830 SBC Specifications A830 SBC Function Block A830 SBC Board Dimensions C H A P T E R 1 ...

Page 10: ... DDR SDRAM VGA LCD controller four COM ports and on board 10 100Mpbs Base T Ethernet The A830 supports one Mini PCI expansion slot for Wireless Ethernet COM port VGA solutions and one CF socket for function upgrade It is a compact design to meet the demanding performance requirements of today s business and industrial applications 1 2 Feature 3 5 inch Form Factor 146mm x 101mm AMD LX800 500MHz CPU...

Page 11: ...USB pin header Video interface Chipset LX 800 including Display type Support CRT and TTL LCD displays Available to support LVDS LCD via TTL to LVDS Converter Board CRT and flat panel can display simultaneously Panel resolution support up to 1280 x 1024 18bpp or 24bpp Audio function Chipset Realtek ALC203 AC97 compliant interface Audio interface Microphone in Line in Earphone out Ethernet interface...

Page 12: ...A830 SBC User Manual 4 1 4 A830 SBC Function Block ...

Page 13: ...A830 SBC User Manual 5 1 5 A830 SBC Board dimensions ...

Page 14: ...This chapter provides information on how to use the jumps and connectors on the A830 Motherboard The Sections include Memory Module Installation I O Equipment Installation Setting the Jumpers Connectors on A830 Motherboard C H A P T E R 2 ...

Page 15: ... insert the SODIMM at an angle into its slot Align the SODIMM on the slot such that the notch on the SODIMM matches the break on the slot Step 2 Press downwards on SODIMM until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the SODIMM is properly seated Caution The SODIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the development board and the SODIMM if t...

Page 16: ...ts with 16C550 UART or compatible with 16 byte FIFO buffer Three optional COM ports support RS 232 When an optional touch screen is ordered with PPC serial com port can connect to a serial or an opt ional touch screen One optional COM port supports RS232 422 485 choice through jumper setting 2 5 4 Ethernet interface The Motherboard is equipped with Realtek RTL8100CL LF chipset which is fully compl...

Page 17: ...A830 SBC User Manual 9 2 3 Jumpers and Connectors Locating Jumpers and Connectors front side ...

Page 18: ...A830 SBC User Manual 10 Locating Jumpers and Connectors rear side ...

Page 19: ... to turn off the power supply before setting Clear CMOS Users remember to setting jumper back to Normal before turning on the power supply 2 4 2 JP10 LCD Panel Voltage Select JP10 can be configured to operate in 3 3Volts 5Volts mode Label Function Note J5 Clear CMOS 3x1 header pitch 2 0mm JP10 LCD Panel Voltage Select 3x1 header pitch 2 0mm JP13 RS232 422 485 Selector 3x4 header pitch 2 0mm JP14 R...

Page 20: ...red to operate in 5Volts 3 3Vol ts mode Select 5V when connect to HDD device and select 3 3V when connect to Compact Flash device RS232 RS422 485 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 11 12 Pin Function 1 2 RS 232 3 4 RS 422 5 6 RS 485 Pin Functions 1 Short 2 5 Volts Selected 2 Short 3 3 3 Volts Selected 1 10 RS232 3 6 9 11 1 4 7 10 RS422 485 3 6 9 11 RS232 RS422 RS485 1 2 3 5 0 Volts 1 2 3 3 3 Volts ...

Page 21: ...C Jack J7 SODIMM connector SODIMM connector P1 Serial port 1 connector D sub 9 pin male J10 Serial port 2 connector 5x2 header pitch 2 54mm J9 Serial port 3 connector 5x2 header pitch 2 54mm J12 Serial port 4 connector 5x2 header pitch 2 54mm JUSB1 USB connector 1 2 Dual USB Connector J11 Extend USB connector DF11 8DP 2DSA J14 Audio output connector DF11 10DP 2DSA J15 System Function Connector 1 J...

Page 22: ...5 2 CN4 TFT LCD Output Connector Hirose_DF13 40DP 1 25V Pin No SYMBOL Pin No SYMBOL 1 GND 2 GND 3 R1 4 R0 5 R3 6 R2 7 R5 8 R4 9 R7 10 R6 11 GND 12 GND 13 G1 14 G0 15 G3 16 G2 17 G5 18 G4 19 G7 20 G6 21 GND 22 GND 23 B1 24 B0 25 B3 26 B2 27 B5 28 B4 29 B7 30 B6 31 GND 32 GND 33 Panel Power 34 V Sync 35 Panel Power 36 H Sync 37 Panel Power 38 PDE 39 GND 40 PCLK 1 7 ...

Page 23: ... JP9 External Brightness VR Hirose_JST B3B PH KL Pin No SYMBOL 1 5 Volts 2 VR Out 3 GND 2 5 4 J9 Serial Port 3 Connector 2x5 pin header pitch 2 54 mm Pin No SYMBOL 1 CD 2 DSR 3 RX 4 RTS 5 TX 6 CTS 7 DTR 8 RI 9 GROUND 10 N C 1 9 1 3 ...

Page 24: ...Pin No SYMBOL 1 CD 2 DSR 3 RX 4 RTS 5 TX 6 CTS 7 DTR 8 RI 9 GOUND 10 N C 2 5 6 J12 Serial Port 4 Connector 2x5 pin header pitch 2 54 mm Pin No SYMBOL RS 232 SYMBOL RS 422 SYMBOL RS 485 1 CD TX DX 2 DSR 3 RX TX DX 4 RTS 5 TX RX 6 CTS 7 DTR RX 8 RI 9 GOUND GOUND GOUND 10 N C N C N C 1 9 1 9 ...

Page 25: ...A Pin No SYMBOL 1 USB 3 5V 2 USB 4 5V 3 Data 3 4 Data 4 5 Data 3 6 Data 4 7 USB 3 Ground 8 USB 4 Ground 2 5 8 J14 Audio Connector DF11 10DP 2DSA Pin No SYMBOL 1 Line Out R 2 Line Out L 3 Ground 4 Ground 5 Line_in R input 6 Line_in L input 7 Mic Input 8 Mic Vref 9 N C 10 N C ...

Page 26: ...in No SYMBOL 1 PWR Button 2 Ground 3 Reset Button 4 HD Led 5 5V 6 HD LED 7 PWR LED 8 5V 9 Ground 10 Volume Control 11 Volume Control 12 Brightness Control 13 Brightness Control Not Default Setting 2 5 10 J16 RTC BAT Connector DF 13 2P 1 25H Pin No SYMBOL 1 Ground 2 Battery 3 0V ...

Page 27: ... D12 13 D2 14 D13 15 D1 16 D14 17 D0 18 D15 19 GND 20 N C 21 DREQ 22 GND 23 IOW 24 GND 25 IOR 26 GND 27 IORDY 28 CSEL 29 DACK 30 GND 31 IRO14 32 N C 33 A1 34 D66DET 35 A0 36 A2 37 CS 1 38 CS 3 39 ASP 40 GND 41 5V 42 5V 43 GND 44 N C 2 5 12 J21 5V 12V Output Connector DF11 8DP 2DSA Pin No SYMBOL 1 12V 2 12V 3 GND 4 GND 5 GND 6 GND 7 5V 8 5V ...

Page 28: ...A830 SBC User Manual 20 2 5 13 J22 12V Output Connector JST B2B PH KL Pin No SYMBOL 1 12V 2 GND 2 5 14 J23 5V Output Connector JST B2B PH KL Pin No SYMBOL 1 5V 2 GND ...

Page 29: ...A830 SBC User Manual 21 Award BIOS Setup This chapter describes how to set BIOS configuration C H A P T E R 3 ...

Page 30: ... various setup items that appear on your own screen including default values may not be the same as the values shown on the screen figures in this chapter This is because the BIOS is revised and updated from time to time If in doubt check Winmate website for the latest BIOS versions and related information The system BIOS is managing and executing a variety of hardware related functions in the sys...

Page 31: ...h highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the screen Setup Items The main menu includes the following main setup categories Standard CMOS Features This menu displays the basic information about your system 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 optimi...

Page 32: ...s in the setup utility Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the setup utility Set Supervisor User Password Use this menu to change set or disable superviso r user password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or only to Setup Save Exit Setup Save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utili...

Page 33: ... is shown above Follow each item Date mm dd yy Set the system date Note that if you are running a Windows OS this ite m are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the Windows Date Time hh mm ss Set the system time The time is converted based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 5 00 00 p m is 17 00 00 IDE Primary Mater Salve Press Enter to enter the sub menu to detailed optio...

Page 34: ... each hard disk drive IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to auto detect HDD on this channel If detection is successful it fills the remaining fields on this menu IDE Primary Master Slave Selecting Manual lets you set the remaining fields on this screen and select the type of fixed disk The choice None Auto or Manual Choose the access mode for this hard disk The choice CHS LBA Large or Auto Capacit...

Page 35: ...A830 SBC User Manual 27 Min 0 Max 65535 Sector Number of sector per track Min 0 Max 255 ...

Page 36: ...iority of your Hard Disk The choice Pri Master Pri Slave USBHDD0 Bootable Add in Cards CD ROM Boot Priority You can choose the priority of your Removable Device The choice Pri Master Sec Slave USB CDROM1 USB CDROM0 Virus Warning Allow you to choose the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection Enable this item to prevent someone from writing data into this area The choice Enab...

Page 37: ...arches for an operating system at start up time The choice Removable Hard Disk CDROM LAN Disabled Default Hard Disk First CDROM Second Removable Third Boot Other Device If you enable this item the system searches all other possible locations for and operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First Second and the Third boot devices The choice Enabled or Disabled Def...

Page 38: ...system CPU Frequency This item allows you to select CPU and Memory Frequency If this item has been set as Auto the Memory Frequency will be set to sequent with CPU Frequency When this item is not selected as Auto Memory Frequency will be able for selection The CPU Frequency choice Auto 200MHz 333MHz 400MHz 433MHz or 500MHz Default Auto Video Memory Size This item allows you select Video Memory Siz...

Page 39: ...play Resolution 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 Default 640x480 Onboard Audio This item allows you to control the Onboard Audio The choice Enabled or Disabled Default Enabled Onboard USB2 0 This item allows you to control the Onboard USB The choice Enabled or Disabled Default Enabled ...

Page 40: ...nboard IDE interface supports Mode 0 through 4 provides successively in creased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device The choice Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 or Mode 4 Default Auto Onboard LAN Boot ROM By default this setting is disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 2 3 4 This option is used to assign the I O address and Interrupt Request IRQ for t...

Page 41: ...he power management and allows a PC turned on or off by external devices so that a mouse or keyboard can wake up it The choice ACPI Default ACPI Soft Off by PWR BTTN Under ACPI you can create a software power down In a software power down the system can be resumed by Wake Up Alarm This item lets you install a software power down that is controlled by the power button on your system If the item is ...

Page 42: ...r Min 0 Max 23 mm key in a DEC number Min 0 Max 59 ss key in a DEC number Min 0 Max 59 PWRON After PWR fail Select the item On the system can be reboot automatically when power fail Select Former Sts will follow former setting Select Off you need to reboot the system manually The choice Off On Former Sts Default Off 3 8 PnP PCI Configuration Setup PNP OS Installed Select Yes if you are using a Plu...

Page 43: ...the shutdown temperature The system will automatically shutdown while the CPU temperature has reach to the value you have set The choice 60 C 140 F 65 C 149 F 70 C 158 F or Disabled The following items provide you with information about the system s current operating status You can not make changes to one of them System Temperature CPU temperature VCCP Vmem 5V 12V ...

Page 44: ...Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations 3 11 Load Optimized Defaults When you press Enter on this item you will get confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory set for optimal performance system operation ...

Page 45: ... not exceed eight characters Please Enter Your Password 3 System will request you to confirm the new password again Please Confirm Your Password 4 When completed new code takes effect No Password Setting If you wants to disable the password just Enter as a password input is requested If you forget password If you forget the password the only way to access the system is to clear the CMOS memory You...

Page 46: ... Y stores the selections made in the menus of CMOS a special section of memory that recorded in after you turn your system off The next time you turn on your computer the BIOS co nfigures your system according to the Setup selections recorded in he CMOS memory of the chipset After saving the values the system is restarted again ...

Page 47: ...ving Press Enter on this item asks for confirmation Quit Without Saving Y N Y This allows you to exit from Setup without storing in CMOS any change The previous selections remain in effect This exits from Setup utility and restarts your computer ...

Page 48: ...BC User Manual 40 Chipset Driver Installation This chapter offers information on the chipset software installation utility Sections include Installation of Chipset Utility Further Information C H A P T E R 4 ...

Page 49: ... first before the software drivers to enable Plug Play INF support for AMD chipset components Follow the instructions below to complete the installation Step 1 After finishing the O S installation insert the driver C D Open the Device Manager and select Entertainment Encryption Decryption Controller Click on right button and select properties Setp 2 Go to Driver page and choose Update Driver ...

Page 50: ...A830 SBC User Manual 42 Setp 3 Click Install from a list or specific location and click on next Step 4 Click on browse and select target folder and click to next ...

Page 51: ...A830 SBC User Manual 43 Step 5 Click Finish to finish the driver installation 4 2 Further Information Winmate web site http www winmate com tw ...

Page 52: ...A830 SBC User Manual 44 Ethernet Driver Installation This chapter offers information on the Etherne t Sections include Introduction Installation of Ethernet Driver Further Information C H A P T E R 5 ...

Page 53: ...hnology it offers high speed transmission over CAT 5 UTP or CAT 3 UTP 10Mbps only cable Functions such as Crossover Detection Auto Correction polarity correction adaptive equalization cross talk cancellation echo cancellation timing recovery and error correction are implemented to provide robust transmission and reception capability at high speeds The Ethernet port provides a On board standard RJ ...

Page 54: ... before installing the Ethernet drivers Follow the steps below to complete the installation of the Realtek RTL8100CL LF LAN drivers You will quickly complete the installation Setp 1 Insert the CD that comes with the motherboard Open the file document A830_LAN_649 and click on Setup exe to exe cute the setup Setp 2 Click on Next to install driver ...

Page 55: ... SBC User Manual 47 Setp 3 Click Finish and restart the computer for new settings to take effect 5 3 Further Information The Realtek web site http www realtek com tw Winmate web site http www winmate com tw ...

Page 56: ...A830 SBC User Manual 48 VGA Driver Installation This chapter offers information on the VGA Sections include Introduction Installation of VGA Further Information C H A P T E R 6 ...

Page 57: ...CRT and flat panel display mode simultaneously The Motherboard can be set in one of three configurations on a CRT on a flat panel display or on both simultaneously The system is initially set to simultaneous display mode The Panel resolution supports up to 1280 x 1024 18bpp or 24bpp 6 2 Installation of VGA Driver To install the VGA drivers follow the steps below to proceed with the installation St...

Page 58: ...SBC User Manual 50 Step 2 Go to Driver page and choose Update Driver Step 3 Click Install from a list or specific location and click on Next Step 4 Click on browse and select target folder and click to Next ...

Page 59: ...A830 SBC User Manual 51 Step 5 Click on Continue Anyway to go on Step 6 Click Finish to finish the driver installation 6 3 Further information Winmate web site http www winmate com tw ...

Page 60: ...A830 SBC User Manual 52 AUDIO Driver Installation This chapter offers information on the Audio Sections include Introduction Installation of AUDIO Further Information C H A P T E R 7 ...

Page 61: ...nt variable sampling rates and built in 3D effects The ALC203 CODEC provides two pairs of stereo outputs with independent volume controls a mono output multiple stereo and mono inputs alon g with flexible mixing gain and mute functions to provide a complete integrated audio solution for PCs The circuitry of the ALC203 CODEC operates from a 3 3V digital and 3 3V 5V analog power supply with EAPD Ext...

Page 62: ...g the Audio drivers Follow the steps below to complet e the installation of the Realtek ALC203 AC97 Audio drivers You will quickly complete the installation Follow the steps below to install the Realtek AC97 Codec Audio Drivers Step 1 Open the device manager choose Audio Controller and click on Properties Step 2 Go to Driver page and choose Update Driver ...

Page 63: ...A830 SBC User Manual 55 Step 3 Click Install from a list or specific location and click on Next Step 4 Click on browse and select target folder and click to Next Step 5 Click on Continue Anyway to go on ...

Page 64: ...A830 SBC User Manual 56 Step 6 Click Finish to finish the driver installation 7 3 Further Information Winmate web site http www winmate com tw ...

Page 65: ...his document may be reproduced copied translated or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose without the prior written permission of the original manufacturer Trademark Acknowledgement Brand and product names are trademarks or r egistered trademarks of their respective owners ...

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