EPIC board ensures reliability in the toughest environment
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1. E Ej OCTAGON REFL E E bedded rugged comput rs 85 C ied operating sustems r eel D reliability EPIC board ensures reliability in the toughest environment The XE 800 SBC is a high performance single board computer SBC with a rich family of essential 1 O functions It integrates video serial ports Ethernet digital I O and USB networking into a single card With a Pentium II compatible CPU Ethernet and six USB ports it is ideal as a USB hub for command control and communications The XE 800 SBC is the solution for applications in transportation security military communications distributed control point of sale ticketing machines weighing equipment and other similar applications The low power requirements make it suitable for situations where battery life or heat dissipation is a concern The CPU provides enough computing power for virtually any embedded applications It is fully compatible with most operating systems and Octagon Systems has developed OS Embedder kits with all the necessary drivers to get you quickly up and running with your required operating system The built in INT17 functions for DOS provide easy access to the enhanced features such as watchdog timer read writes to serial EEPROM and user jumper Rugged reliable service at wide temperature range Our products are designed and manufactured with exacting specifications under the supervision of a Quality Management Sy2. and RS 485 use differential signaling to communicate between devices Differential signaling reduces the effects of environmental noise allowing communication over distances up to 1 200 meters The RS 232C COM ports terminate in a 20 pin cable RS 422 485 terminate in a separate 5 pin connector Octagon Systems has cables to route these connectors to industry standard interfaces USER INTERFACE Monitors The CS5530A chip supports CRTs with resolutions to 1280 x 1024 and 18 bit TFT flat panels with resolutions up to 1024 x 768 7403 Church Ranch Blvd Westminster CO 80021 303 430 1500 www octagonsystems com Serial console You can establish communication with the XE 800 SBC using a host computer as a serial console COM1 of the XE 800 SBC is connected to a COM port on the host PC A program such as SmartLINK or Hyperterminal on the host PC directly communicates to the XE 800 SBC This allows you to download programs or configure the XE 800 SBC CUSTOM CABLES These cables provide industry standard interfaces COM VTC 20F cable Connects to the 20 pin COM1 2 or COM3 4 ports and provides two DB 9 female connectors A VTC 20M provides two DB 9 male connectors XE800 COM2 RS 422 485 cable Connects to the 5 pin header and provides a standard DB 9 interface for RS 422 485 VTC 9F cable 2 mm Provides a standard 15 pin VGA interface 44 pin to 40 pin IDE cable Converts the 44 pin IDE header to a 40
3. pin IDE header Two port USB cable Converts the 10 pin header for USB 1 2 into two standard 1 1 USB interfaces PS 2 keyboard mouse cable Connects to an 8 pin header for keyboard connector A Y adapter allows for a mouse MOUNTING You can panel mount the XE 800 using eight 4 40 standoff and screws not provided The XE 800 SBC User s Manual shows the center to center mounting hole dimensions FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM CRT FLAT PANEL CS5530 companion PS 2 keybd chip mouse CompactFlash IDE drives ETHERNET super I O Boot flash PC 104 Plus A expansion PC 104 USB 3 4 5 6 7403 Church Ranch Blvd Westminster CO 80021 303 430 1500 www octagonsystems com
4. COmputers Technical description BUSSES PCI Bus 33 MHz 32 bit rev 2 1 specification Video Bus 50 MHz to 135 MHz ISA Bus 8 33 MHz SYSTEM CPU AMD Geode GX1 It is a high performance low power microprocessor with a clock speed of 300 MHz The GX1 contains the complete x86 core along with a host of PCI Bus functions typically implemented with external components The GX1 is 100 percent object code compatible with the Intel x86 microprocessors as well as the MMX instruction set extensions for the acceleration of multimedia applications Super I O The 87377 super I O controls the two 16C550 COM ports RTC keyboard mouse interfaces Operating System The XE 800 SBC is fully compatible with Windows CE net Linux and DOS BIOS The XE 800 SBC has a Phoenix AT BIOS The BIOS is fully PC AT compatible It supports two IDE hard drives along with keyboard mouse and other PC peripherals The BIOS also has additional Octagon BIOS extensions for watchdog timer and user jumper At power on the BIOS performs a Power On Self Test POST and reports the results via an LED Refer to the XE 800 SBC User s Manual for an interpretation of the codes SDRAM The memory socket can accept up to 512 MB capacity SO DIMM modules Watchdog timer Provides a fail safe against program crashes or processor lockups It has a programmable timeout period ranging from 2 0 milliseconds to 120 seconds The watchdog is enabled i
5. andard The Ethernet controller IC chip provides an 8k x 16 SRAM buffer and powers two LEDs for link and traffic status The interface terminates at the standard 8 position RJ 45 phone jack CONTINUED PAGE 4 7403 Church Ranch Blvd Westminster CO 80021 303 430 1500 www octagonsystems com PC 104 and PC 104 Plus interfaces PC 104 is a 16 bit interface on the 8 33 MHz ISA Bus PC 104 Plus is a 32 bit interface on the 33 MHz PCI Bus Up to four cards can be stacked on these connectors If 3 or 12V power is required for an expansion card you can provide it through the power connector on the XE 800 SBC Digital I O Provides 48 lines of bit programmable digital I O These lines will interface with logic devices switch inputs LEDs and industry standard opto module racks All lines can be individually programmed as inputs or outputs Octagon has a variety of opto modules and termination boards for easy access for field wiring COM1 and COM2 Two 16C550 compatible serial channels are provided Each channel is an eight wire full duplex asynchronous RS 232C interface with a double 16 bit FIFO buffer The baud rate is programmable with rates from 9600 bps to 115 2 kbps The ports provide backdrive protection as well as ESD protection according to IEC 1000 level 3 contact discharge of 6 kV and air gap discharge of 8 KV COM2 can be configured in BIOS Setup as a 4 wire RS 422 or RS 485 interface RS 422
6. n BIOS SETUP and then automatically initiated on power up Drivers calls are used to set the timeout period strobe and disable the watchdog timer from your application If the timer expires it performs a hardware reset DRIVES EIDE Supports a CompactFlash on the primary IDE channel For the secondary channel there is an industry standard 44 pin 2 mm connector for EIDE devices such as hard drives EIDE flash drives or CR ROMs For those hard drives that use a 40 pin connector Octagon has a 44 pin to 40 pin adapter cable An EIDE cable connects to the XE 800 connector and provides two connectors for the devices The individual devices have a jumper to designate them as a master or a slave device The IDE channels are ATA 4 compliant CompactFlash Socket accepts type or type II devices CompactFlash is connected to the primary IDE channel and appears as an IDE device I O Keyboard mouse The CS5530A supports a PS 2 keyboard and mouse Neither a keyboard nor a mouse is required for operation USB Four 2 0 compliant USB ports are supported by a Phillips ISP1561 controller The 2 0 ports have over current and ESD protection Two additional 1 1 compliant USB ports are supported by the CS5530A companion chip 1 1 provides transmission up to 12 Mbps while 2 0 extends the throughput to 480 Mbps Ethernet An Intel 82551ER 82559 compatible chip provides one 10 100 Base T Ethernet port and supports the IEEE 802 3 Ethernet st
7. pports two devices CD ROM hard drive EIDE flash drives other EIDE devices CompactFlash on primary IDE controller accepts Type or Type II devices for third EIDE device I O PS 2 mouse and keyboard On board video controller for CRT or TFT flat panels Dedicated digital I O 48 lines O o Two eight wire serial ports 16C550 compatible RS 232 422 485 16 byte FIFO buffered ESD protected Six USB ports four 2 0 compliant two 1 1 compliant PC 104 16 bit ISA Bus PC 104 Plus 32 bit PCI Bus Ethernet 10 100 Base T IEEE 802 3 standard 7403 Church Ranch Blvd Westminster CO 80021 303 430 1500 www octagonsystems com USER INTERFACE 18 bit TFT flat panel with resolutions to 1024 x 768 or CRT with resolutions to 1280 x 1024 PS 2 keyboard and mouse Serial console through COM1 to host computer MOUNTING Panel mounted with standoffs Accepts PC 104 cards and PC 104 Plus cards OTHER AT battery port for real time clock no battery necessary for operation Size 115 mm x 165 mm x 20 mm 4 53 x 6 50 x 0 80 EPIC form factor Power 5V 0 25V 1 5A typical 64 MB SDRAM 40 to 80 C operating range w ventilation 40 to 70 C operating range w o ventilation HW ORDERING INFORMATION 6487 2 XE 800 CPU card 6580 XE 800 cable kit OS EMBEDDER KIT ORDERING INFORMATION 6547 XE 800 Linux OS Embedder O Liweuuce latform for Industiral
8. stem that is ISO 9001 2000 certified The XE 800 will withstand high shock and vibration and operates in temperature ranges from 40 to 80 C This rugged single board computer will provide years of reliable service in the most challenging environments OS Embedder kits available Reduce the cost of development Be first to market The XE 800 SBC is fully compatible with Windows CE net Linux QNX and DOS Octagon has developed OS Embedder kits with all the necessary drivers to get you quickly up and running with your required operating system We are your single hardware and software source with free technical support Kits provide everything you need for fast easy implementation of the operating system of your choice XE 800 CPU Cables Drivers Sample programs Documentation Free technical support 7403 Church Ranch Blvd e Westminster CO 80021 303 430 1500 www octagonsystems com Features SYSTEM AMD Geode GX1 CPU with CS5530A companion chip 300 MHz clock speed PC compatible DMA controllers interrupt controllers and timers Fully compatible with Windows CE net Linux QNX and DOS Phoenix BIOS with fast boot and industrial extensions SO DIMM socket for up to 512 MB SDRAM 1024 words available in serial EEPROM for user O o Watchdog timer with 2 milliseconds to 128 seconds timeout software controlled DRIVES Standard EIDE interface su
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