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 ROCKY – P288EV 

                        Dual Pentium®   II, III with 

                      LAN & AGP VGA SBC 

Ver 1.x

 

 
 
 
 
 

@Copyright 1999 

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Manual first edition November 15,1999 

 

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Page 1: ...y information protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical electronic or other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer Trademarks ROCKY P288EV is registered trademarks of ICP Electronics Inc IBM PC is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Intel is a registered trademark of In...

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Page 3: ...2 10 2 5 Watch Dog Timer J11 J10 11 2 6 DiskOnChip Flash Disk J9 11 2 7 Clear CMOS Setup JP1 12 2 8 PS 2 Mouse IRQ12 Setting JP5 12 2 9 CPU Voltage Setting JP8 JP13 12 3 Connection 13 3 1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector CN4 14 3 2 PCI E IDE Disk Drive Connector CN2 CN3 15 3 3 Parallel Port CN5 16 3 4 Serial Ports CN15 CN7 16 3 5 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse Connector CN16 17 S t o c k C h e c k c o m Downloade...

Page 4: ... Connector CN12 21 4 AMI BIOS Setup 22 4 1 Getting Started 22 4 2 Standard CMOS Setup 23 4 3 Advanced CMOS Setup 24 4 4 Advanced Chipset Setup 26 4 5 Power Management Setup 28 4 6 Peripheral Setup 30 4 7 PCI PLUG AND PLAY SETUP 32 4 8 Hardware Monitor Setup 34 5 E2 Key Function 35 Appendix A Watch Dog Timer 37 Appendix B I O Address Map 38 S t o c k C h e c k c o m Downloaded from StockCheck com ...

Page 5: ...Flash Disk Socket for embedded applications The DOC Flash Disk is 100 software compatible with hard disks Users can use any DOS command without any extra software utility The DOC currently is available from 2MB to 144MB An advanced high performance super AT I O chip Winbond W83977TF is used in the ROCKY P288EV board Both on chip UARTs are compatible with the NS16C550 The parallel port and IDE inte...

Page 6: ...ransfer up to 33MB s The compatible with existing ATA 2 IDE specifications is its best advantage so there is no need to do any changes for users current accessories Floppy disk drive interface Supports up to two floppy disk drives 5 25 360KB and 1 2MB and or 3 5 720KB 1 44MB and 2 88MB Serial ports Two RS 232 ports with 16C550 UART or compatible with 16 byte FIFO buffer Support up to 115 2Kbps Por...

Page 7: ... 100BASE TX standard An RJ45 connector is located on the mounting bracket for easy connection Flash disk socket The DiskOnChip compatible 32 pin dip socket is provided for Flash Disk DiskOnChip application which will let users to use the Flash Disk with DOS command without any extra software utility Keyboard and PS 2 mouse connector A 6 pin mini DIN connector is located on the mounting bracket for...

Page 8: ...ble with bracket One FDD cable One HDD cable One 6 pin Mini Din convert to two 6 pin mini Din cable for keyboard and mouse connection If any of these items are missing or damaged contact the dealer from whom you purchased this product Save the shipping materials and carton in case you want to ship or store the product in the future S t o c k C h e c k c o m Downloaded from StockCheck com ...

Page 9: ...Y P288EV is shown and the unpacking information that you should be careful is described The jumpers and switches setting for the ROCKY P288EV s configuration such as CPU type selection system clock setting and watch dog timer are also included S t o c k C h e c k c o m Downloaded from StockCheck com ...

Page 10: ...8 2 1 ROCKY P288EV s Layout S t o c k C h e c k c o m Downloaded from StockCheck com ...

Page 11: ...ucting materials that is connected to the ground ü Handle your ROCKY P288EV SBC by its edges Don t touch IC chips leads or circuitry if not necessary ü Do not plug any connector or jumper while the power is on Table of Jumpers LABEL FUNCTION JP1 Clear CMOS Setup Reserve Function JP2 Single or Dual Processor Operation JP5 IRQ12 Enable Disable Setting JP6 CPU Multiplier Setting JP8 CPU Voltage Setti...

Page 12: ...LOSE 4 0 x OPEN CLOSE CLOSE CLOSE 4 5 x OPEN CLOSE OPEN CLOSE 5 0 x OPEN OPEN CLOSE CLOSE 5 5 x OPEN OPEN OPEN CLOSE 6 0 x CLOSE CLOSE CLOSE OPEN 6 5 x CLOSE CLOSE OPEN OPEN 7 0 x CLOSE OPEN OPEN OPEN 7 5 x CLOSE OPEN OPEN OPEN 8 0 x OPEN CLOSE CLOSE OPEN 2 4 BIOS Flash Type Setting J12 There are two kind of Flash Chips can be used as BIOS ROM one is 12V programming and the other is 5V J12 is desi...

Page 13: ...EN DISABLE WDT J10 WDT Time Out Period PERIOD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 sec OPEN OPEN CLOSE OPEN 2 sec OPEN OPEN CLOSE CLOSE 10 sec OPEN CLOSE OPEN OPEN 20 sec OPEN CLOSE OPEN CLOSE 110 sec CLOSE OPEN OPEN OPEN 220 sec CLOSE OPEN OPEN CLOSE 2 6 DiskOnChip Flash Disk J9 The DiskOnChip Flash Disk Chip DOC is produced by M Systems Because the DOC is 100 software compatible to hard disk and DOS users don t ne...

Page 14: ... Reserve Function JP1 DESCRIPTION OPEN Normal Operation CLOSE Clear CMOS Setup 2 8 PS 2 Mouse IRQ12 Setting JP5 While operating the on board PS 2 mouse will use IRQ12 JP5 IRQ12 Enable Disable Setting JP5 DESCRIPTION CLOSE IRQ12 Enable for PS 2 Mouse Operating OPEN PS 2 Mouse Disable IRQ12 release to bus 2 9 CPU Voltage Setting JP8 JP13 The CPU voltage setting is for the factory test only The defau...

Page 15: ...nnector CN4 FDC Connector CN5 Parallel Port Connector CN6 USB Connector CN7 Serial Port 10 pin Connector CN8 IrDA connector CN9 PS 2 Mouse Connector CN10 5 pin Header Keyboard Connector CN11 CPU Fan Connector CN12 15 pin Female Connector CN14 LAN RJ45 Connector CN15 Serial Port 9 pin Connector CN16 6 pin Mini DIN Keyboard Connector CN17 CPU Fan Connector CN18 CPU Fan Connector S t o c k C h e c k ...

Page 16: ...N C 5 GROUND 6 N C 7 GROUND 8 INDEX 9 GROUND 10 MOTOR ENABLE A 11 GROUND 12 DRIVE SELECT B 13 GROUND 14 DRIVE SELECT A 15 GROUND 16 MOTOR ENABLE B 17 GROUND 18 DIRECTION 19 GROUND 20 STEP 21 GROUND 22 WRITE DATA 23 GROUND 24 WRITE GATE 25 GROUND 26 TRACK 0 27 GROUND 28 WRITE PROTECT 29 GROUND 30 READ DATA 31 GROUND 32 SIDE 1 SELECT 33 GROUND 34 DISK CHANGE S t o c k C h e c k c o m Downloaded from...

Page 17: ...IN NO DESCRIPTION 1 RESET 2 GROUND 3 DATA 7 4 DATA 8 5 DATA 6 6 DATA 9 7 DATA 5 8 DATA 10 9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11 11 DATA 3 12 DATA 12 13 DATA 2 14 DATA 13 15 DATA 1 16 DATA 14 17 DATA 0 18 DATA 15 19 GROUND 20 N C 21 N C 22 GROUND 23 IOW 24 GROUND 25 IOR 26 GROUND 27 N C 28 BALE DEFAULT 29 N C 30 GROUND DEFAULT 31 INTERRUPT 32 IOCS16 DEFAULT 33 SA1 34 N C 35 SA0 36 SA2 37 HDC CS0 38 HDC CS1 39 HDD AC...

Page 18: ...ACKNOWLEDGE 11 BUSY 12 PAPER EMPTY 13 PRINTER SELECT 14 AUTO FORM FEED 15 ERROR 16 INITIALIZE 17 PRINTER SELECT LN 18 GROUND 19 GROUND 20 GROUND 21 GROUND 22 GROUND 23 GROUND 24 GROUND 25 GROUND 3 4 Serial Ports CN15 CN7 The ROCKY P288EV offers two high speed NS16C550 compatible UART CN15 COM1 D 9 pin located at bracket CN7 COM2 10 pin header on board Serial port connections CN15 CN17 Connector Po...

Page 19: ...OUND GND 6 DATA SET READY DSR 7 REQUEST TO SEND RTS 8 CLEAR TO SEND CTS 9 RING INDICATOR RI 10 GROUND GND 3 5 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse Connector CN16 A 6 pin mini DIN connector CN16 is located on the mounting bracket for easy connection to a keyboard or a PS 2 mouse The card comes with an cable to convert from the 6 pin mini DIN connector to two 6 pin mini DIN connectors for keyboard and mouse connecti...

Page 20: ...ches and Indicators CN1 There are several external switches and indicators for monitoring and controlling your CPU board All the functions are in the CN1 connector CN1 External Switches and Indicators PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 2 5V 1 Speaker 4 N C 3 N C Power LED 6 GND 5 N C 8 KeyLock 7 5V Speaker KeyLock 10 GND 9 Reset Switch 12 GND 11 GND Reset button 14 N C 13 IDE LED 16 ATX Power Control...

Page 21: ...N PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 5 GROUND 2 DATA 6 DATA 3 DATA 7 DATA 4 GROUND 8 VCC 3 8 IrDA Infrared Interface Port CN8 The ROCKY P288EV has a built in IrDA port which supports Serial Infrared SIR or Amplitude Shift Keyed IR ASKIR interface If you want to use the IrDA port you have to configure SIR or ASKIR model in the BIOS under Peripheral Setup COM2 Then the normal RS 232 COM 2 will be disabled S t...

Page 22: ...rom fans and notice the system So the system BIOS can recognize the fan speed Please note that only specified fan can issue the rotation signals CN11 CN17 CN18 CPU Fan Connector PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 Rotation Signal 2 12V 3 Ground 3 10 LAN RJ45 Connector CN14 The ROCKY P288EV is equipped with a built in 10 100Mbps Ethernet Controller You can connect it to your LAN through RJ45 LAN connector The pin...

Page 23: ...pin VGA connector directly connects to your CRT monitor CN12 15 pin Female Connector 1 RED 2 GREEN 3 BLUE 4 NC 5 GROUND 6 GROUND 7 GROUND 8 GROUND 9 NC 10 GROUND 11 NC 12 DDC DAT 13 HSYNC 14 VSYNC 15 DDCCLK S t o c k C h e c k c o m Downloaded from StockCheck com ...

Page 24: ...he proper usage of these features 4 1 Getting Started When powering on the system the BIOS will enter the Power On Self Test POST routines These routines will be executed for system test initialization and system configuration verification After the POST routines are completed the following message appears Hit DEL if you want to run SETUP To access AMI PCI ISA BIOS Setup program press Del key The ...

Page 25: ...th Optimal Settings will load optimized defaults for regular use Choosing this setting will modify all applicable settings 4 2 Standard CMOS Setup The Standard CMOS Setup is used for basic hardware system configuration The main function is for Date Time setting and Floppy Hard Disk Drive setting Please refer to he following screen for this setup S t o c k C h e c k c o m Downloaded from StockCheck...

Page 26: ...specifications by yourself from the User option 4 3 Advanced CMOS Setup The Advanced CMOS Setup is designed for the user s tuning best performance of the ROCKY P288EV board As for normal operation users don t have to change any default setting The default setting is pre set for most reliable operation Users can set System Keyboard to Absent for the application which don t need keyboard and display...

Page 27: ...also wait for you to press the Del key or not 1 st 2 nd 3 rd Boot Device to define the sequence of boot drives after the routines check up completes If the 1 st Boot Device fails the BIOS will attempt to boot from the 2 nd or the 3 rd device Try Other Boot Devices the BIOS will try to boot from any other available device in the system if the 1 st 2 nd and 3 rd device fails to boot Floppy Access Co...

Page 28: ...configure the keyboard If you set it Absent BIOS will not report keyboard errors Password Check to define if a password is necessary or not for access to the BIOS setup Boot to OS 2 if you run the OS 2 operating system this option must be set to yes It means you permit BIOS to run properly if OS 2 or any other OS that does not support Plug and Play is found in your computer CPU Serial Number this ...

Page 29: ...n address strobe form SDRAM SDRAM RAS Precharge this option specifies the length of time for Row Address Strobe form SDRAW to precharge SDRAM CAS Latency to specify the CAS latency timing form SDRAM DRAM DRAM Integrity Mode to choose DRAM Integrity Mode ECC EC will enable the Error Checking and Correction DRAM integrity mode DRAM Refresh Rate to specify the timing for DRAM Refresh Memory Hole to s...

Page 30: ... to search for MDA resources or not 8bit I O Recovery Time to define the length of time for 8 bit I O recovery 16bit I O Recovery Time to define the length of time for 16 bit I O recovery USB Passive Release to specify whether or not PIIX4 is allowed to use Passive Release while transferring control data for USB transactions PIIX4 Passive Release Enabled will let the Passive Release mechanism enco...

Page 31: ...tivity period is longer User Defined allows you to set power saving options according to your requirement Note Advanced Power Management APM has to be installed to keep the system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode activated by the Power Management Under DOS environment you need to add DEVICE C DOS POWER EXE in your CONFIG SYS Under Windows 3 x and Windows 95 you have to install Wi...

Page 32: ...od of time has ended the system will go into Suspend state Throttle Slow Clock Ratio to specify the speed of system clock under power saving state The figure is a ratio between power conserving and normal state CPU clock Modem Use IO Port to assign a port for modem Modem Use IRQ to assign an IRQ for modem Display Activity to specify if BIOS has to monitor display activity or not Device X to monito...

Page 33: ...ally Serial Port B Mode to specify the mode of serial port B IR Duplex Mode to specify the mode of IR device that is connected to the IR port IrDA Protocol to specify the function mode if an IrDA mode is selected Onboard Parallel Port to specify the I O port address of the parallel port Parallel Port Mode to specify the mode of parallel port The options are Normal normal parallel port mode Bi Dir ...

Page 34: ...only if the parallel port mode is ECP The optimal and fail safe settings are 3 Onboard IDE to define which on board IDE controller channel s to be used Available options are Primary Secondary Both and Disabled 4 7 PCI PLUG AND PLAY SETUP The setup helps users handle the ROCKY P288EV board s PCI function All PCI bus slots on the system use INTA thus all installed PCI slots must be set to this value...

Page 35: ...ifferent bus one PCI and one ISA To enable those various VGA devices to handle signal from the CPU on each set of palette registers of every video devices it must be set Enabled Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA to allocate IRQ to PCI VGA answer Yes and vice versa Offboard PCI IDE Card to specify if an offboard PCI IDE card is installed in your computer or not You must specify the slot number on the board w...

Page 36: ... The voltage monitoring will cover 5V 12V 12V and 5V And there are three fan connectors for chassis and CPU fans Note normal CPU Fan RPM is over than 5000 RPM If your CPU Fan RPM is less than that figure something is wrong and the CPU will be in overheat condition Make sure that the connection at CN17 CN18 is correct S t o c k C h e c k c o m Downloaded from StockCheck com ...

Page 37: ...63 You could access read or write each word at any time When you start to use the E 2 KEY you should have the utility in the package The software utility will include four files as follows README DOC E2KEY OBJ EKEYDEMO C EKEYDEMO EXE The E2KEY OBJ provides two library function for user to integrate their application with E 2 KEY function These library read_e2key and write_e2key are written and com...

Page 38: ...the given data to E 2 KEY at address The address range is from 0 to 63 The data value is from 0 to 0xffff To easy start to use the function please refer the include EKEYDEMO C code at first Please note the E 2 KEY function is based on the working of parallel port So you should enable the ROCKY P288EV s parallel port otherwise will be not working S t o c k C h e c k c o m Downloaded from StockCheck...

Page 39: ... 443H must be performed This will enable and activate the countdown timer which will eventually time out and either reset the CPU or cause an NMI depending on the setting of JP11 To ensure this reset condition does not occur the Watch Dog Timer must be periodically refreshed by reading the same I O port 443H This must be done within the time out period that is selected by jumper group JP10 A toler...

Page 40: ...F0 0F0 Clear Math Coprocessor Busy 0F1 0F1 Reset Math Coprocessor 0F8 OFF Math Coprocessor 170 1F7 VIR BUS Master PCI IDE Controller 278 27F Parallel Printer Port 2 2E8 2EF Serial Port 4 2F8 2FF Serial Port 2 294 297 PCI bus 376 376 VIR BUS Master PCI IDE Controller 378 37F Parallel Printer Port 1 3B0 3DF Standard AGP Graphic Adapter 3E8 3EF Serial Port 3 3F0 3F7 Floppy Disk Controller 3F8 3FF Ser...

Page 41: ...0 System Timer IRQ8 RTC clock IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ9 USB IRQ2 IRQ Controller IRQ10 ON BOARD ETHERNET IRQ3 COM2 COM4 IRQ11 NO USE IRQ4 COM1 COM3 IRQ12 PS 2 mouse IRQ5 VGA IRQ13 FPU IRQ6 FDC IRQ14 Primary IDE IRQ7 Printer IRQ15 Secondary IDE DMA Channel Assignment Channel Function 0 Available 1 Available 2 Floppy disk 3 Available 4 Cascade for DMA controller 1 5 Available 6 Available 7 Available S t o c...

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