Octagon XE-900, Справочное руководство

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Chapter 1: Overview
Description
The XE–900 is a Single Board Computer (SBC) in the EPIC™ form factor. It is
intended for higher-performance, low-power embedded control applications. The
XE–900 SBC integrates serial communications, Ethernet, IDE hard disk port,
CompactFlash socket, digital I/O, two USB ports, PS/2 keyboard and mouse port,
speaker port, and video. The XE–900 SBC can be used in a stand-alone mode or
expanded through a PC/104 or PC/104-
Plus interface.
The XE–900 SBC comes with a BIOS loaded on a flash device for easy updates. It is
fully compatible with most popular operating systems.
XE
–900 SBC major hardware features
CPU
The XE–900 SBC can be ordered in several configurations. The CPUs available are
high-performance, low-power VIA EDEN processors (Model 9) with a clock speed of
either 733 MHz or 1 GHz, or a 400 MHz Model 7 version.
The XE–900 uses the VIA VT8606 north bridge and the VIA VT82C686B south
bridge for some of the peripherals. The XE–900 SBC has a Front Side Bus speed of
133 MHz, an ISA bus speed of 8.33 MHz and a PCI bus speed of 33 MHz.
Cooling
The XE–900 733 MHz and 1 GHz versions come standard with either a forced air
fan or an Integrated Conductive Cooling System.
SDRAM
The XE–900 supports PC-100 or PC-133 SO–DIMM modules up to 256 MB. Some
low-power 512 MB SO–DIMM modules are also supported. Contact Octagon
Systems for compatibility before using 512 MB modules. Use of incorrect 512 MB
SO–DIMM modules may cause improper operation or damage to the XE–900.
On-board flash
On board is a socketed 512 KB boot flash that contains the BIOS.
CompactFlash socket
The CompactFlash socket accepts a Type I or Type II 3V CompactFlash card. The
CompactFlash appears as an IDE device to the system. It is implemented with an
ATA-4 compliant IDE controller, and appears in Setup as the Primary IDE device.