Altair User Manual - Diamond Systems Corporation
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1. 6 3 BIOS Screen Descriptions This section describes the screen displays for each BIOS setup area The data in the fields are examples only and may be different depending on future product releases from Diamond Systems or the user s configuration Sub menus are prefixed with ak Main BIOS Information nn BIOS Vendor American Megatrends Product Name Altair Motherboard Manufacturer Diamond Systems MRC Version 01 00 Total Memory 1024 MB DDR2 Platform Information ers System Language English Tue 11 13 2012 12 37 18 Administrator Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 30 DIAMOND SYSTEMS Advanced Legacy OpROM Support lt _ gt PCI Subsystem Settings o lt gt ACPI Settings gt Windows CE a _ gt Windows CE CPU Configuration ooo o E Wake On Lan Configuration Thermal Configuration lt _ gt USB Configuration gt SIO Configuration gt Hardware Health Monitor gt Serial Port Console Redirection ET GPIO Wake Configuration GPIO Wake Configuration Wake on GPIOO Disabled Wake on GPIO1 Disabled Chipset gt North Bridge Chipset Configuration gt South Bridge Chipset Configuration gt IOH Configuration Boot Boot Configuration Disabled Boot Option Priorities Boot Option 1 PMAP Boot Option 2 Built in EFI Shell Boot Option 3 UEFI PMAP Hard Drive BBS Priorities KE Altair User Ma2. Enable GPIO output 0 off open circuit on Brightness 0 5VDC variable OV max 5V min PWM control implemented The brightness control for the LCD backlight has a weak pull down resistor to ensure maximum brighiness when it is not connected externally Brightness may be controlled by a GPIO pin on the CPU or embedded microcontroller or by pin 6 on this connector A jumper selects the source of the brightness signal to this pin Connector type Molex 53261 0671 or equivaleni Mating connector Socket Molex 51021 0600 or equivalent Terminals Molex 50058 50079 series or equivalent Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 22 TT piamonp SYSTEMS 4 11 LCD Panel LVDS Interface J15 This connector is mounted on the top side of Altair It provides connection to an LVDS LCD display The LCD panel power is jumper selectable for 3 3V default or 5V Ground D3 depending on video chip Ground D3 depending on video chip Scan Direction High Reverse Scan Low open Normal Scan LVDS Mapping High Map B Low Map A Signal Ground Pixel Clock Pixel Clock Signal Ground D2 D2 Signal Ground D1 D1 Signal Ground DO DO Power Ground Power Ground Vec 3 3V 5V jumper configured Vec 3 3V 5V jumper configured Connector type JAE part no FI SE20P HFE or equivalent Cable mount socket JAE part no FI SE20S 2 L or equivalent Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamond
3. 4 GPIO2 Digital GPIO5 Digital 5 6 GPIO4 Digital GPIO7 Digital 7 8 GPIO6 Digital GPIO9 Digital 9 10 GPIO8 Digital PWM B 11 12 PWM A PWM D 14 PWM C DGND 16 AGND ANALOG IN 1 18 ANALOG IN 0 ANALOG IN 3 19 20 ANALOG IN 2 Connector type JST SM20B ZPDSS TF 4 15 PIC Programming J27 This header is used to program ICSP the on board PIC Microcontroller 1 MCLR 2 3V3 GND PGD PGC NC Connector type Aptos LTY 06S2 VB 040 028 FG 4 16 PCle MiniCard J28 The PCle MiniCard socket provides the facility to plug in third party Mini PCle cards such as WiFi Bluetooth etc WAKE 3 3VAUX_3 GND3 21 22 PERST GND8 43 44 LED_WLAN COEX1 3 4 GND9 PERNO 23 24 3 3VAUX_4 RSVD1 45 46 LED_WPAN COEX2 1 5V_1 PERPO 25 26 GND11 RSVD2 47 48 1 5V_3 CLKREQ UIM_PWR GND4 27 28 1 5V_2 RSVD3 49 50 GND14 GND1 UIM_DATA GND5 29 30 SMB_CLK RSVD4 3 3VAUX_5 REFCLK UIM_CLK PETNO 31 32 SMB_DATA REFCLK UIM_RESET PETPO 33 34 GND12 GND2 UIM_VPP GND6 35 36 USB_D GND7 37 38 USB_D RSVD UIM_C8 GND10 3 3VAUX_1 39 40 GND13 RSVD UIM_C4 19 20 W_DISABLE 3 3VAUX_2 41 42 LED_WWAN Connector type JAE MM60 52B1 E1 R650 Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 25 iamono SYSTEMS 4 17 Audio J29 The Audio connector has the Stereo Line In Stereo Line O
4. ALTAIR Single Board Computer COM Express Form Factor Intel Atom E Series SBC with EMX Stackable I O Expansion mn Nini RNETTTITITITTITITITITT HHHH HHUH mi Ri LG Ze g i mel e a re T DI ITE 1 a IC D ba Ranna e HHH du gt IL sri sa ku Mitis 3 is si i i i e 1 Ti f i Ka Ze pa zg TR i e D i A OU A 01 FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT PLEASE CONTACT support diamondsystems com 12 6 2012 Initial Release am 9 3 2015 Minor updates O Copyright 2015 Diamond Systems Corporation 555 Ellis Street Mountain View CA 94043 USA Tel 1 650 810 2500 Fax 1 650 810 2525 www diamondsystems com iamonp SYSTEMS CONTENTS Important Safe Handling Information 00 4 LEN ae ifo TION priv jen 5 i ME Ee TE 6 12 PWN EE ERT 7 2 eidele E 8 21 00 GB 0 pm mer me meme ren e e mer e ena 8 2 2 ANAMDIMENSIONS EE 9 23 Connector LocatlloNS ek es o dido i e ad E o ri pk bi sent 10 2 3 1 Connector bun sere rm rr e ve e e ee 11 24 ee te Du ei PAU pg 01 e A A tenutaiedetandelleetaeaudenicnsctenseaiuleraence 12 2 4 1 Configuration Jumper SUMMArY ccccccsseeccccccesecececeeeeceeeceeueceeesseusecesessauaeceessaeaeeceesssaseeeeessanseees 13 TUNING EE 14 3 1 Introducing the Altair Development Rn 14 3 1 1 Alar Cape Ril A e o ra 15 32 OEMS Di e e pr a o e e o ra 16 3 2 1 KeyDoara and MOUSE Pm m e e eona 16 322 USEFIGSNJISKSOGKEL assisa ratna anog niae a e AE eR EAR E AEE
5. Damage during handling or storage On some boards we have noticed physical damage from mishandling A common observation is that a screwdriver slipped while installing the board causing a gouge in the PCB surface and cutting signal iraces or damaging components Another common observation is damaged board corners indicating the board was dropped This may or may not cause damage to the circuitry depending on what is near the corner Most of our boards are designed with at least 25 mils clearance between the board edge and any component pad and ground power planes are at least 20 mils from the edge to avoid possible shorting from this type of damage However these design rules are not sufficient to prevent damage in all situations A third cause of failure is when a metal screwdriver tip slips or a screw drops onto the board while it is powered on causing a short between a power pin and a signal pin on a component This can cause overvoltage power supply problems described below To avoid this type of failure only perform assembly operations when the system is powered off Sometimes boards are stored in racks with slots that grip the edge of the board This is a common practice for board manufacturers However our boards are generally very dense and if the board has components very close to the board edge they can be damaged or even knocked off the board when the board tilts back in the rack Diamond recommends that all our boards be sto
6. Connect the other end of the 6981321 cable to connector J24 on the Altair SBC 3 2 5 Display Altair provides interfaces for both LVDS flat panel displays and SDVO output VGA CRTs can also be used as the board includes an SDVO to VGA converter Connect the VGA cable 6981324 between the VGA connector J30 and a VGA compatible display 3 2 6 Installing Altair in an Enclosure optional Install the Altair single board computer in an enclosure that has an appropriate mounting hole pattern Ca square Altair s heatspreader has four 6 32 threaded holes on 2 8 centers for mounting Select four 6 32 threaded screws of the proper length and head type to work with your enclosure Allow a minimum of 0 25 and maximum of 0 40 screw length for insertion into Altair s heatspreader The total screw length will depend on the thickness of your enclosure wall Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 16 iamonp SYSTEMS 3 3 Booting the System Power up the VGA video monitor Then plug the PS 5V 04 AC power adapter to an AC outlet Altair should begin its boot up sequence immediately as evidenced by BIOS messages on the connected VGA display You can run the BIOS Setup utility and proceed to install an operating system on the boot drive just as you would on a normal desktop PC 3 3 1 BIOS Setup Altair s BIOS provides a wide range of configuration options When you power up Altair for the first time you should immediately ente
7. E a E E E E 51 11 Operating System SUPPONI EE 51 1 2 Mechanical Electrical Enmvironmental kkk kaaa kaaa 51 All trademarks are the property of their respective owners Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 3 amp Q pramonD SYSTEMS IMPORTANT SAFE HANDLING INFORMATION WARNING ESD Sensitive Electronic Equipment Observe ESD safe handling procedures when working with this product Always use this product in a properly grounded work area and wear appropriate ESD preventive clothing and or accessories Always store this product in ESD protective packaging when not in use Safe Handling Precautions Altair contains numerous I O connectors that connect to sensitive electronic components This creates many opportunities for accidental damage during handling installation and connection to other equipment The list here describes common causes of failure found on boards returned to Diamond Systems for repair This information is provided as a source of advice to help you prevent damaging your Diamond or any vendor s embedded computer boards ESD damage This type of damage is almost impossible to detect because there is no visual sign of failure or damage The symptom is that the board simply stops working because some component becomes defective Usually the failure can be identified and the chip can be replaced To prevent ESD damage always follow proper ESD prevention practices when handling computer boards
8. Page 34 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 7 3 DIO Read Command Length Value and Description a 2 MESSAGE_SIG Message signature COMMAND_DIO_READ Command id for the message a d oai doo Response Byte Length Value and Description 2 MESSAGE_SIG Message signature COMMAND_RECEIVER_DIODATA Command id for the message 2 Indicating 2 bytes data The state of all the DIO pins from 0 to 9 Comments This command reads the data from all the pins starting from 0 and ending with 9 The response contains the data for all the pins encoded in 2 bytes of data Bit 0 to 7 for the first data byte will contain the data for DIO 0 to 7 and bit O and 1 of second data byte will contain the data for DIO 8 and 9 7 4 DIO Output Command Length Value and Description Response Length Value and Description Pg lk MESSAGE_SIG Message signature COMMAND_RECEIVER_ACK Command id for the message 1 4 1 Return status for the command 0 Operation completed successfully 1 Some problem in the operation Comments This command toggles the current state of the selected pin from LOW to HIGH or HIGH to LOW The response is an acknowledgement for the successful completion of the command Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 35 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 7 5 EEPROM Read Command Length Value and Description a Ia MESSAGE_SIG Message signature De 4 o 1 COMMAND_READ_EPROM Command id of the message 2 Indicating
9. causes the temperature on the outside surface of the heatspreader to exceed this temperature you are responsible for removing the additional heat from the system through either an additional passive thermal solution or fan solution Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 7 iamono SYSTEMS 2 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 2 1 Block Diagram Figure 2 shows Altair s functional blocks Altair SBC Block Diagram LYDS LVDS CHT31TICHT307 SDV SDVO gt VGA DVI VGA DVI SPI ALC262 HD AUDIO d GC HDA CODEC AUDIO Port 1 82574IT PCle x1 ke GigE Controller GigE LAN LPC LPC PCle x1 Mini PCle nie ram PCle Switch 1 4 Expansion 1 6GHz Connector TUNNEL CREEK PROCESSOR SMBus PCle x1 i USB2514Bi USB DOM 1x USB 1x USB SPI GPIO PIC18F65K22 IPT 10 GPIO TOPCLIFF Wees 1 A OH Sieg 4 PWM Mode Select 1x RS 232 1x SERIAL 4221485 CAN Wi 3x SERIAL 3x RS 232 UTILITY SATA 1 4x USB 2 0 Figure 2 Altair SBC Functional Block Diagram Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 8 amp pramonD SYSTEMS 2 2 Altair Dimensions Figure 3 shows the overall dimensions of the Altair SBC measured in thousandths of inches CI CI Kap LC A m AJ cm CO sao Of cd Kap 3582 68 3425 20 3425 20 3147 52 1 92 40 U 151 46 OD OO CO CO KI AJ CI m LI de uy Cl C3 St LOCH Ab st Figure 3 Altair Dimensions thousandths of inches Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamo
10. ok 2 MESSAGE_SIG Message signature COMMAND_ANALOG_READ Command ID 0 Indicating no data Length Value and Description Ca a MESSAGE_SIG Message signature COMMAND_RECEIVER_ANALOG_DATA Response ID 8 Indicating 8 bytes of data e 8 bytes of data buffer containing the analog values for channels 0 to 3 Comments This command retrieves the analog voltage values of channels 0 to 3 The response consists of eight bytes of data which contain the analog voltage for channels 0 to 3 in hex The data consists of the following values 1st byte Lower byte of the voltage value of channel 0 2nd byte Higher byte of the voltage value of channel 0 3rd byte Lower byte of the voltage value of channel 1 4th byte Higher byte of the voltage value of channel 1 5th byte Lower byte of the voltage value of channel 2 6th byte Higher byte of the voltage value of channel 2 7th byte Lower byte of the voltage value of channel 3 8th byte Higher byte of the voltage value of channel 3 Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 44 iamonp SYSTEMS 7 17 BOARD VOLTAGES Command Length Value and Description Ts i 2 7 MESSAGE_SIG Message signature COMMAND_BOARD_ VOLTAGE Command ID 0 Indicating no data Length Value and Description o 2 MESSAGE SIG Message signature COMMAND_RECEIVER_BOARD_VOLTAGE Command ID 10 Indicating 10 bytes of data Comments This command retrieves the analog voltage values of c
11. q e ge s sye Ka 4 i m E lt A e i 4 la x 5 HL ILIA3 ei e k E Tt 7 K Ce H o D u d i tl s gt Rb lt a a 4 L CS KO e but NN Audio A PIC programming header USB1 and 2 Seriali and 2 Ethernet CAN PIC GPIO Analog PWM USB3 and 4 Serial3 and 4 PCle MiniCard Figure 4 Altair SBC Connector Locations Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 10 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 2 3 1 Connector Summary The following table summarizes the functions of Altair s interface utility and power connectors Signal functions relating to all of Altair s interface connectors are discussed in greater detail in Section 4 of this document Diamond offers an optional Altair Cable Kit number C ALT KIT which provides mating cable assemblies for most of Altair s I O interface connectors Connector Function Silkscreen Label External Battery J2 CAN J3 SATA J4 Ethernet J5 Serial Ports J7 J8 USB Flashdisk J9 USB Ports J10 J11 Utility Signals J12 LCD Backlight J14 LCD LVDS Panel J15 EMX I O J20 Power Input J24 GPIO J26 PIC Programming J27 PCle MiniCard J28 Audio J29 VGA J30 Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 11 pramonp SYSTEMS 2 4 Configuration Jumpers Figure 5 shows the configuration jumper groups that are located on the topside of the Altair SBC Refer to Section 5 for details on the
12. sje ala Eda AEE En RENARE 16 3 23 Mass Storage Re 16 324 GOMMEGCUING POW pr e a AEEA AEE na RENARDE 16 GANG DEP g rr o o vn m m rr rm o rr or repo 16 3 2 6 Installing Altair in an Enclosure optonal akv 16 3 3 oo uo UNG OV SIOINE pe m nn e A A A 17 3 3 1 rjeci a nn o a e eena 17 3 3 2 Operating System Drivers 17 4 inmemceConnectorDelanS EE 18 4l External Battery J2 e o a ro 18 OAN deg 18 mo PA peere o m m a m a e a e e a vr 19 AA Ethernet go pm o a A o e 19 4 5 Serial Ports J7 J8 EE 20 4 6 USB Flashdisk GO A A A A A 20 A NSB OT OD E 21 ZENE EK KR EE 21 AD Utility Signals ITZ mm m m A E A 22 410 LOD Backlight J14 mnm m E A 22 4 11 LCD Panel LVDS Interface Ui 23 4 12 EMX Expansion CIE KEE 24 4 13 Power Input J24 pramen e m area or m a re m on 24 LEE E maramama mnom ee T 25 Alo a Oklo se aga je JA pear m rr mo mr mere on ion 25 4 167 POE WIC A 2B zona resa oda osen isisao dd ae E dd ds adi sida 25 A7 Vesi papra pesmama m meme oem me 26 Al VOA a E o e o a a a e E ee eee 26 5 Configuration Jumper RTE 27 5 1 Serial Port 1 RS 422 485 Termination JP1 ovaa akan aaa kaaa aaa aaa kaaa aaa 27 5 2 LCD Panel Power Select LVDS VSEL SP2 i E 27 5 3 LCD Backlight Power Select INV VSEL UBA 28 5 4 LCD Scan Direction amp LVDS Map Select JP5 ooo aaa aaa 28 M e e e TE 29 6l Gage mE BROS ij a aj a o i i ab dake i a beast 29 6 2 Restoring Default BIOS Settings eaaa ka
13. the 2 byte address to be read from the EEPROM Contains the address to be read Response Byte Length Value and Description 2 MESSAGE_SIG Message signature COMMAND_RECEIVER_EPROMDATA Indicating the following data is from reading EEPROM data 1 Indicating one byte of data to be read The data that is requested by ihe read request Comments The command will be 6 bytes long in which the first two bytes is the command signature the third byte is the command id the fourth byte is the length of the data buffer and the fifth byte is the data which contains the address location For example to read location 0x0130 the message will look like this 0x3232 0x05 0x02 0x0130 7 6 EEPROM WRITE Command Length Value and Description MESSAGE_SIG Message signature COMMAND_WRITE_EPROM Command id for the message 3 Indicating 3 bytes of data is sent 2 Contains the address location where the data is to be written The 1 byte of data that is to be written to the EEPROM section Response Length Value and Description nn lk MESSAGE_SIG Message signature COMMAND_RECEIVER_ACK Command id for the message 1 4 1 Return status for the command 0 Operation completed successfully 1 Some problem in the operation Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 36 iamonp SYSTEMS Comments This command is used to write data to the EEPROM The first four bytes will contain the data just like other command
14. the serial ports for console redirection with different speeds ranging from 115200bps to 9600bps Select the Serial Port Console Redirection sub menu When set to Enabled the console re direction is activated on COM1 by default at 115200 n 8 1 communication settings The remote access configuration can be enabled on any of the four COM ports Baud rates supported are 115200 default when enabled 57600 38400 19200 and 9600 6 2 Viewing and Modifying the BIOS Settings During board startup press function key lt F2 gt to enter BIOS setup mode The main page displays the following menu options e Main e Advanced e GPIO Wake Configuration e Chipset e Boot e Security e Save amp Exit Select the menu option to view or modify the BIOS settings for the desired configuration area The screens displayed for each area are described below Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 29 DIAMOND SYSTEMS The following keyboard controls are available on any page for navigating the screen as displayed at the bottom of each page Key Function F1 Help Esc Exit current screen up down arrow select setup item left right arrow select menu item plus minus symbols Change values Enter Execute command F9 Save default values F10 Save changes and exit BIOS setup mode At any time select Save amp Exit to exit BIOS setup mode Use the up down arrow keys followed by carriage return to apply one of the exit actions
15. 2 INV VSEL P4 1X 12V provided through the input power connector S S LCD Panel Scan Direction Normal Scan or Reverse Scan IPS JXD LCD Panel Map Map A or Map B 5 1 Serial Port 1 RS 422 485 Termination JP1 Setting Termination Enable Disable Protocol Open Termination Disable default RS 233 1 2 RS 422 Termination Enable RS 422 3 4 RS 485 Termination Enable RS 485 5 2 LCD Panel Power Select LVDS VSEL JP2 This jumper group must be configured according to input voltage required by the type of LCD panel that will be attached to Altair s LCD panel interface connector Setting LCD Panel Voltage 1 2 5V 2 3 3 3V default Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 27 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 9 3 LCD Backlight Power Select INV VSEL JP4 This jumper group selects the LCD backlight inverter DC power voltage Setting LCD Backlight Power 1 2 5V default 2 3 12V 5 4 LCD Scan Direction amp LVDS Map Select JP5 This jumper group controls the LCD panel scan direction and frame rate control These settings depend on the LCD panel manufacturer Every panel has its own setting logic Setting LCD Scan Direction 1 2 Normal Scan Direction default Open Reverse Scan Direction Setting LCD Map 3 4 Map A default Open Map B Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 28 iamonp SYSTEMS 6 BIOS Altair s BIOS provides access to many valuable features These instruct
16. 806 2grams with heatspreader Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 51
17. DR2 DRAM ALT1600 1G XT Intel Atom E680T CPU 1 6 GHz 1GB DDR2 DRAM ALT1300 2G XT Intel Atom E660T CPU 1GHz 2GB DDR2 DRAM ALT1300 1G XT Intel Atom E660T CPU 1GHz 1GB DDR2 DRAM ALT600 2G XT Intel Atom E620T CPU 600MHz 2GB DDR2 DRAM ALT600 1G XT Intel Atom E620T CPU 600MHz 1GB DDR2 DRAM Special Order Option 1 1 Altair SBC Features Altair is a compact rugged single board computer that features the Tunnel Creek Atom E series processors in the COM Express form factor It provides multiple I O expansion options by means of the EMX expansion connecior Functions e Intel Atom Tunnel Creek processors Queensbay platform clocked at 1 6GHz standard 1 3GHz and 600MHz special order options e Cooling Fanless design incorporates heatspreader and conduction cooling to the enclosure e Memory 1GB or 2GB DDR2 memory soldered on board e Display options LVDS flat panel interface One on board SDVO to VGA converter to a VGA connector SDVO to DVI converter option also provided LVDS backlight power 5V or 12V jumper selectable e 4USB 2 0 ports on headers Additionally an USB Hub is implemented to facilitate three ports for the EMX expansion connector and one port for the PCle MiniCard socket e 4 serial ports Port 1 supports TX RX RTS and CTS with RS 232 422 485 capability and Ports 2 3 4 support TX RX RS 232 only e Networking One Intel 82574IT based Gigabit Ethernet port on pin header with on board magnetic
18. E 7 Specifying 7 bytes following this 0 99 specifying the year s last two digits da 1 12 specifying Month 1 for January 3 for March 11 for November and so on 1 31 Date 1 7 Day of week 1 for Sunday 3 for Tuesday 7 for Saturday and so on 0 23 Hours 0 59 Minutes 0 59 Seconds Length Value and Description o a MESSAGE SIG Message signature mm COMMAND_RECEIVER_ACK Command id for the message Return status for the command 0 Operation completed successfully 1 Some problem in the operation Comments This command is always ten bytes long The first four bytes contain information just like other commands The next seven bytes of information contain data regarding date information as described in the table above This command configures and starts the RIC module in the firmware For example to set 29th Feb 2012 5 00 17 PM Wednesday is day of the week the command is 0x3232 0x25 0x07 12 02 04 17 00 17 While reading the RTC data the time information will appear in this format Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 42 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 7 14 Set COM Mode Command Length Value and Description Ts i 4 7 MESSAGE_SIG Message signature COMMAND SET COM MODE 1 Indicating 1 more byte to be read 1 Indicates RS 232 protocol to be used 2 Indicates RS 485 protocol to be used 3 SPI Serial Peripheral Interface protocol to be used Response Le
19. ECEIVER ACK Ox1C e COMMAND RECEIVER MTBF_DATA Ox1E e COMMAND RECEIVER MTBF POWER 0x20 e COMMAND RECEIVER _RTC_DATA 0x22 e COMMAND RECEIVER GET COM MODE 0x24 e COMMAND RECEIVER BOARD VOLTAGE 0X26 e COMMAND RECEIVER CONFIG READ DIOPORT 0x2A Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 33 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 7 1 Are you there Command Description Length Value and Description po a MESSAGE_SIG Message signature COMMAND_AREYOU Command id for the are you there command O No extra data sent o 2 MESSAGE SIG Message signature Version Number ofthe firmware Version Number of the firmware Comments This command is used to retrieve the firmware version running on the target system If the firmware version is 2 then the message sent is 3232010 and the received message is 3232020102 7 2 Configure DIO Port Command Command Length Value and Description MESSAGE_SIG Message signature 2 COMMAND_CONFIG_DIOPORT Command id for the message Pin number Response Length Value and Description a Ia MESSAGE_SIG Message signature mm COMMAND_RECEIVER_ACK Command id for the message Return status for the command 0 Operation completed successfully 1 Some problem in the operation Comments This command is used to toggle the configuration direction of a digital IO pin The value of the pin number must be between 0 and 9 Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com
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21. anual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 15 amp Q pramonD SYSTEMS 3 2 System Setup This section outlines a simple process for preparing Altair for first time operation using the Altair Development Kit Additional details regarding Altair s interface functions and connections may be found in Section 4 of this document Interface Connector Details 3 2 1 Keyboard and Mouse Altair supports operation using a USB based keyboard and mouse devices Plug the USB keyboard connector and USB mouse cable into the Altair Cable Kit cable number 6981317 and the end of the cable into connector J10 on Altair 3 2 2 USB Flashdisk Socket Altair provides a location for on board installation of an optional USB flashdisk on connector J9 Plug the USB flashdisk module in the Development Kit into connector J9 on Altair Remove the screw from the mounting stand off before installing the flashdisk Secure the flashdisk to Altair with the screw once the flashdisk is installed 3 2 3 Mass Storage Devices If desired connect SATA hard drives to Altair by connecting a SATA cable to SATA connector J4 and then to the SATA drive Altair can operate with a combination of SATA and CD ROM drives and can boot from either of them Caution Be sure the PS 5V 04 AC power adapter is disconnected from its AC power source prior to performing the following step 3 2 4 Connecting Power Connect cable 6981321 to the PS 5V 04 AC power adapter or an ATX power supply
22. ation Comments The first three bytes contains data just like the previous commands There is no extra data required to execute the command so the fourth byte is 0 The message for a watchdog trigger will look like 0x3232 0x1B 0x00 7 10 Watchdog Read Command Length Value and Description Ca E MESSAGE_SIG Message signature COMMAND_WATCHDOG_READ Koa 1 1 Indicating 1 byte of data to be read Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 39 DIAMOND SYSTEMS Response Byte Length Value and Description MESSAGE_ SIG Message signature as ura COMMAND_RECEIVER WATCHDOG SETTINGS Response ID 0 Indicating no data is sent O ON O Oo BW N i kk Mi o 4 1 The time value set depending on the following set of values Value Time interval 0 1 sec 2 sec l 4 sec s 8 sec 16 sec 32 sec 1 min 2 min 4 min e 9 min 17 min 35 min l 70 min Disable The command returns an integer as its response which represents a timeout value depending on the value time interval chart given above CO Comments 7 11 MTBF Power Data Command o 2 MESSAGE SIG Message signature 2 1 comano sms DATA Indicating the command to process Response Length Value and Description oo E MESSAGE_SIG Message signature a lu COMMAND_RECEIVER_MTBF_DATA Indicating the command to process au 4 Indicating 4 bytes of data Comments This command is si
23. ded Standard 7 WE7 prvo C ALEKIT Reya wka ee Fry A LTT IND SYSTEUS il AMOND SYSTEMS gu 4 KIT deg ail 7 FR Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 14 Item Diamond P N Description iamono SYSTEMS 1 ALT1600 1G XT Altair SBC with 1 6GHz Atom E680T CPU 1GB SDRAM 2 889061x 8GB USB flashdisk with bootable OS pre loaded 3 C ALT KIT Altair Cable Kit 4 PS 5V 04 5V AC Power Adapter 5 7461611 Altair Quick Start Guide not shown 6 671061x DVD with backup image and software files 7 DOC PKG Diamond Systems Document Package not shown 3 1 1 Altair Cable Kit The Altair Cable Kit number C ALT KIT provides convenient access to most of Altair s I O features The kit s cable assemblies are shown in the photo below and identified in the table that follows Item Qty Description 1 1 Gigabit Ethernet cable to RJ45 2 2 Dual serial cable 3 2 Dual USB cable 4 1 Utility cable 5 1 Power input cable 6 1 Digital I O cable 7 1 HD Audio cable 8 1 VGA cable Diamond P N 6981315 6981316 6981317 6981318 6981321 6981322 6981323 6981324 Connects to J5 J7 and J8 J10 and J11 J12 J24 J26 J29 J30 Note On each interface cable the end of the cable connector that has a red wire going to it should be oriented toward the end of the board connector that is labeled pin 1 typically the pin with a square pad on the PCB Altair User M
24. digital I O and accepts EMX add on I O modules An integrated bottom mounted heatspreader dissipates heat efficiently to the system enclosure This configuration leaves the SBC s top side free for easy access to memory on board I O and expansion sockets Key feature highlights include e Compact low power high performance stackable SBC e Intel Atom E Series CPU at 1 6GHz 1 3GHz and 600MHz special order options e 1GB or 2GB soldered DDR2 DRAM e Comprehensive set of I O interfaces 4 USB 2 0 ports 1 RS 232 422 485 and 3 RS 232 serial ports 1 Gigabit Ethernet port 1 SATA port LVDS and VGA display interfaces ALC262 Codec based High Definition Audio with Stereo Line Out Stereo Line In and Microphone USB keyboard and mouse support 10 programmable general purpose I O lines Watchdog timer e Optional on board USB flashdisk up to 8GB e COM Express form factor 125mm x 95mm e System expansion flexibility EMX stackable I O PCle MiniCard e 40 C to 85 C operating temperature Altair s features are summarized on the next page socket gt ne 5 spacers M gem E Integrated spacers a Sep Heat spreader 6 32 threaded holes on 2 8 centers For mounting to enclosure Figure 1 Edge View of the Altair SBC Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 5 iamonp SYSTEMS Altair Models Processor Type Processor Clock SO DIMM RAM ALT1600 2G XT Intel Atom E680T CPU 1 6 GHz 2GB D
25. face e Sustained read performance of 30MB s e Sustained write performance of 20MB s e Implements dynamic wear leveling algorithms to substantially increase longevity e BCH 6 12 bit Error Detection Code Error Correction Code EDC ECCO e Intrinsic data integrity after power loss e Wear leveling algorithm provides more reliable data storage over time e Write protection setting by jumper for prevention of data overwrites e Supports boot function for Windows Embedded Standard 7 Windows Embedded CE and Linux e Low power consumption typical 110mA when active and 0 45mA in sleep mode e 40 C to 85 C operation e ROHS compliant Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 48 iamonp SYSTEMS 8 4 Flashdisk Installation Installing a USB flashdisk module on Altair is straightforward using the following steps 1 2 3 4 O Ensure power is disconnected from Altair Remove the screw from the standoff located between the flashdisk connector USB3 and the PC 104 connector Align the flashdisk so that its female connector aligns with the pins on connector USB3 and the mounting hole aligns above the standoff Press the flashdisk downward onto connector USB3 Reinstall the screw securing the flashdisk module to Altair 8 5 Power Routing A 5VDC 12VDC source can be connected to the Altair SBC power connector An ATX power supply can be used to power the Altair SBC along with the stock cables There is also a 3 0V lith
26. functions and configuration options associated with each jumper group TULLE LL UUH D HHHH E LCD Power Altair User Manual Rev A 01 LCD Backlight da ial N d i d ke A J a 1 i SEW ech ta o mn LI S it a na S ch 7177773 UT Na Wi 1r iy m t a ela pos I ti LK AN T Ti dagdkg ejet LOAD TDI Ou Eni E Serial Ports Figure 5 Altair SBC Configuration Jumper Groups www diamondsystems com Page 12 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 2 4 1 Configuration Jumper Summary The Altair SBC contains jumper blocks for configuring the following features The board also contains locations for installation of 0 ohm resistors in place of all valid jumper positions for a rugged configuration The 0 ohm resistors are oriented and labeled in a way that provides easy understanding of their use and easy interpretation of their settings Altair s configuration jumpers are listed below Refer to Section 5 of this document for details regarding the configuration of these jumper groups Jumper Group Function Silkscreen Label Array Size Serial Port 1 RS 422 485 mode differential termination resistor Enable or Disable JP1 2X2 default Disable LCD panel supply voltage 3 3V or 5V default 3 3V LCD backlight power 5V or 12V 12V provided through the input power connector JP4 1X3 default 5V LCD Panel Scan Direction Normal Scan or Reverse Scan default Norma
27. hannels 6 to 10 The response consists of eight bytes of data which contain the analog voltage for channels 6 to 10 in hex The data consists of the following values 1st byte Lower byte of the voltage value of channel 6 2nd byte Higher byte of the voltage value of channel 6 3rd byte Lower byte of the voltage value of channel 7 4th byte Higher byte of the voltage value of channel 7 5th byte Lower byte of the voltage value of channel 8 6th byte Higher byte of the voltage value of channel 8 7th byte Lower byte of the voltage value of channel 9 8th byte Higher byte of the voltage value of channel 9 9th byte Lower byte of the voltage value of channel 10 10th byte Higher byte of the voltage value of channel 10 Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 45 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 7 18 PWM CONTROL Byte Command Length Value and Description 2 MESSAGE_ SIG Message signature o a Lomp CONFIG PM Command ID a E 4 Indicating 4 bytes of data 4 bytes of data channel number 2 bytes of frequency duty cycle percentage between 0 to 100 Comments Response Length Value and Description Ca l g l MESSAGE_SIG Message signature a COMMAND_RECEIVER_ACK Command id for the message 1 Return status for the command 0 Operation completed successfully 1 or non zero Some problem in the operations This command enables PWM channels to generate PWM signals of certain frequency and duty cycle The out
28. ime value set depending on the following set of values Value Time interval O 1 sec 2 sec 4 sec 8 sec 16 sec 32 sec 1 min 2 min 4 min m m 27 et a Ee 9 min sch GH 17 min 35 min 70 min Disable i MN i d Response Length Value and Description nn E MESSAGE_SIG Message signature nu COMMAND_RECEIVER_ACK Command id for the message Return status for the command 0 Operation completed successfully 1 Some problem in the operation Comments This command is used to set the time out value for the microcontroller This feature is useful to reset the microcontroller from a non responsive state or when the master system has lost connectivity with the firmware The first four bytes are organized just like the previous messages and interpreted in the same way in the firmware The fifth byte contains data specifying the timeout length For example to set a 16 second time out value the message will looks like 0x3232 0x17 0x01 0x04 Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 38 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 7 9 Watchdog Trigger Command Length Value and Description pr i 2 MESSAGE_SIG Message signature COMMAND_WATCHDOG_TRIGGER 0 Indicating no data is sent Length Value and Description o 2 MESSAGE SIG Message signature COMMAND_RECEIVER_ACK Command id for the message 1 Return status for the command 0 Operation completed successfully 1 Some problem in the oper
29. ions show how to enter the BIOS set up features and restore the BIOS to its default settings 6 1 Entering the BIOS The BIOS may be entered during startup by pressing the DEL F2 key on an attached keyboard Press the key repeatedly right after power on or reset until the BIOS screen appears After a certain amount of time during startup the BIOS will ignore the DEL or F2 key If you wait too long and the system does not respond simply reset the system or power down and try again 6 2 Restoring Default BIOS Settings In order to load the default BIOS settings enter the BIOS settings and select Save and Exit menu Then select Restore Defaults and save exit This will restore the BIOS to the default state 6 3 Setting the Date and Time The date and time are set in the BIOS Select Main menu then enter the date and time at the bottom of the screen This screen also displays the CPU speed and memory capacity of the board 6 4 Boot Priority To select Boot devices and set their priority go to the Boot menu Set the boot option priorities on this page 6 5 Chipset The chipset menu is provided to define and change the North South Bridge options such as Graphic Adapter Modes flat panel type default is 800x600 etc The Chipset menu also has various other options such as GPIO settings enabling disabling the audio controllers PCle root port configurations 6 1 Console Redirection In the Advanced menu the user can select any of
30. ium battery mounted on the board to provide the RTC voltage to the CMOS RTC on Altair The battery is a CR 2354 GUN or equivalent type with 3 pins The 5VDC 12VDC power source is interfaced to the board on the locking connector J24 The 5VDC is used by the Altair SBC for all its power subsystems The 12VDC is used for the LVDS panel backlight inverter Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 49 iamono SYSTEMS 9 THERMAL PAD A thermal pad is included with every Altair It is the same size as the heatspreader and attaches to the bottom of the heatspreader but is shipped loose with the product Customers can choose to affix the thermal pad or not depending on their needs The specifications for the thermal pad are as follows Material 3M 5590H Color Light Grey Thickness 0 5 1 0 mm Thermal Conductivity 3 0 W m K To affix the thermal pad e Remove the clear plastic film from the adhesive side of thermal pad e Align the thermal pad above the heatspreader so all four edges are flush with the heatspreader edges and the adhesive side is facing the heatspreader e Press to attach as shown in the photo below Thermal pad Thermal pad on heatspreader Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 50 10 amp pramonD SYSTEMS SPECIFICATIONS Intel Atom Tunnel Creek processors Queensbay platform clocked at 1 6 GHz standard 1 0GHz and 600MHz optional Cooling Heatspreader fanless 1GB
31. l LVDS Mapping Map A or Map B default Map A JP2 1X3 JP5 2X2 Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 13 iamono SYSTEMS 3 GETTING STARTED First time Altair users normally receive the product as part of Diamond s Altair Development Kit which provides everything needed to ensure rapid application development This section of the Altair User Manual covers basic hardware setup power connection system boot up and initial software configuration After Altair is up and running refer to the later sections of this manual for the detailed hardware and software reference information needed to adapt the product to specific applications Important Safe Handling Information WARNING ESD Sensitive Electronic Equipment Observe ESD safe handling procedures when working with this product Always use this product in a properly grounded work area and wear appropriate ESD preventive clothing and or accessories Always store this product in ESD protective packaging when not in use Please refer to page 4 of this manual Important Safe Handling Information for further details 3 1 Introducing the Altair Development Kit The Altair Development Kit DK ALT xxx provides everything required for Altor based rapid application development The table on the next page lists the boards cables and other items included The xxx denotes the operating system of choice either Linux LNX or Windows Embed
32. milar to the watchdog timeout read command described earlier It is also 4 bytes long Only the command id is different The response of this command returns the boot up time in seconds Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 40 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 7 12 RTC Read Command Byte Length Value and Description 2 MESSAGE SIG Message signature COMMAND_RTC_READ 2 PGOMMANDRTOREAD 0 Indicating no data is sent Response Byte o 2 _ MESSAGE SIG Message signature 1 COMMAND RECEIVER RIC DATA Indicating the command to process 1 7 Specitying 7 bytes folowing oo 1 0 99 specifying the year s last two digits 1 1 12 specifying Month 1 for January 3 for March 11 for November and so on 1 1 31 Date 1 1 7 Day of week 1 for Sunday 3 for Tuesday 7 for Saturday and so on 0 23 Hours 0 59 Minutes 1 0 59 Seconds pos orn Comments This command reads the RTC timer on the microcontroller Before reading the data the RTC must be configured with some starting time or else it will give incorrect data The command structure and description is similar to the watch dog read command or the MTBF power data retrieval command The command looks like 3232 19 00 Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 41 7 13 RTC Write Command DIAMOND SYSTEMS Byte Length Value and Description 2 MESSAGE_ SIG Message signature COMMAND_RTC_WRIT
33. ndsystems com Page 9 pramonp SYSTEMS 2 3 Connector Locations Figure 4 illustrates the position of interface and bus connectors jumpers located on the top side of the Altair SBC which features EMX stackable I O and an EMX connector The connector for the EMX expansion bus is located on the top side of the board External Battery AP Ce Se 48 Backlight vg TT d d ui a gt sit KC ie GIE D e EL z gt 5 Zl r d mor poe lt at zl Ero H EMX si is e maas SIE Er T IN at CE Expansion mu JE d eier 0 7 779 743 MAS of d Power In d d KOT as lt A TER gt d 5 2 Ca ik al It NULE LVDS SATA r L gt we g L r ft thea Utility 73272773 D ia i S vu IX E NI Li HIH LARA 12 wiv bal K SSD DUDU i f ig vs Kk e P 7 5 8 EA p eis bi g 54 gt 4 3 p p D Mi a ep W a lt a gt gt 2 gt u g CH PR H gt u a e a a Wa w CR a i EX Te TE RA y Pz e mm wr A x P sie e D d SI A e Ze i A e e a E a f d gt e e x gt t gt SI o 4 PDEA E s Ze oa st o 7 p p E fh PI e wm Ce E gt t gt e pd r gf e B ai i SE 2 HIT RE r serete Is AAL asm DULI eg z r di mn H sg em
34. ngth Value and Description MESSAGE_SIG Message signature COMMAND_RECEIVER_ACK Command id for the message Return status for the command 0 Operation completed successfully 1 Some problem in the operations Comments This command is used to specify what protocol is used by the firmware This won t be immediately reflected in the firmware the protocol will be updated after the device is reset The default protocol is set as SPI communication The host windows application is uses the SPI protocol To set the protocol to RS 232 the message looks like 0x3232 0x27 0x01 0x01 7 15 Get COM Mode Command o 2 MESSAGE SIG Message signature 2 1 Loun GET conmooe Response Length Value and Description o E MESSAGE_SIG Message signature a lu COMMAND_RECEIVER_GET_COM_MODE Indicating the command to process 1 Indicating 1 byte of data to be read 4 1 1 Indicates RS 232 protocol to be used 2 Indicates RS 485 protocol to be used 3 SPI Serial Peripheral Interface protocol to be used Comments This command is used to retrieve the protocol used for sending data or getting data from firmware The default communication mode is the SPI The firmware will use the last used protocol the protocol used for before the last rest when initializing the firmware Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 43 amp DramonD SYSTEMS 7 16 READ ANALOG DATA Command Length Value and Description Te
35. nual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 31 DIAMOND SYSTEMS Security Administrator Password Save amp Exit Boot to Windows CE Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 32 iamonp SYSTEMS 7 PIC MICROCONTROLLER The Altair SBC contains a PIC microcontroller that is used to provide various functions including serial port configuration general purpose I O lines A D lines pulse width modulators generate wake events and others This section describes the command sets that can be used to communicate with the PIC controller The list below describes the constants that have been used in this section e MESSAGE SIG 0x3232 e COMMAND AREYOU 0x01 e COMMAND WRITE EPROM 0x03 e COMMAND READ EPROM 0x05 e COMMAND CONFIG DIOPORT 0x07 e COMMAND DIO OUTPUT 0x09 e COMMAND DIO READ 0x0B e COMMAND ANALOG READ 0x0D e COMMAND CONFIG PWM 0x0F e COMMAND WATCHDOG SET 0x17 e COMMAND WATCHDOG READ 0x19 e COMMAND WATCHDOG TRIGGER 0x1B e COMMAND CALENDAR _WAKEUP Ox1D e COMMAND MTBF DATA Ox1F e COMMAND MTBF POWER 0x21 e COMMAND RTC READ 0x23 e COMMAND RTC WRITE 0x25 e COMMAND SET COM MODE 0x27 e COMMAND GET COM MODE 0x29 e COMMAND BOARD VOLTAGE 0X2B e COMMAND CONFIG READ DIOPORT Ox2F e COMMAND RECEIVER AREYOUTHERE 0x02 e COMMAND RECEIVER _EPROMDATA 0x04 e COMMAND RECEIVER DIODATA Ox0C e COMMAND RECEIVER ANALOG DATA 0x0E e COMMAND RECEIVER WATCHDOG SETTINGS Ox1A e COMMAND R
36. or 2GB DDR2 memory soldered on board Display options o LVDS flat panel interface o VGA o DVI optional o LVDS backlight power 5V or 12V jumper selectable Keyboard Mouse USB USB 4 USB 2 0 ports on headers Additionally an USB Hub is implemented to facilitate three ports for the EMX Expansion Connector and one port for the MiniPCle socket Serial 4 serial ports Port 1 supports TX RX RTS and CTS with RS 232 422 485 capability and Ports 2 3 4 support TX RX RS 232 only Networking One Intel 82574IT based Gigabit Ethernet port on pin header with on board magnetics Mass storage o USB flashdisk mounting location Supporting both sizes o 1 SATA port ALC262 Codec based High Definition Audio with Stereo Line Out Stereo Line In and Microphone 10 GPIOs from the PIC Microcontroller Programmable watchdog timer EMX expansion I O connector Mini PCI Express 1 PCle x1 lane 1 1 Operating System Support Windows Embedded Standard 7 Windows CE Linux 2 6 xx 1 2 Mechanical Electrical Environmental COM Express form factor 125mm x 95mm 4 92 x 3 74 Heatspreader for the processor and chipset on the bottom PCB surface with 2 8 x 2 8 mounting pattern 40 C to 85 C ambient operating temperature without a fan Power input requirements 5VDC 5 Optional 12VDC for the LCD backlight ONLY No on board circuits can depend on 12VDC MTBF xxxxxx hours Dimensions 4 92 x 3 74 x 0 9 125mm x 95mm x 23mm Weight 10 80z
37. pinouts below RX4 KEKE TX4 Connector type JST SM10B ZPDSS TF or equivalent 4 6 USB Flashdisk J9 5V NC USB Data NC USB Data NC USB GND NC Key NC Connector type Sullins NRPNO52MAMS RC Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 20 iamonp SYSTEMS 4 7 USB 0 1 J10 This connector provides access to two of the board s four USB 2 0 ports USBO and USB1 The shield pin is tied to system ground nc a 2 Shiela USB1 GND Ga USBO GND USB1 Data ele USBO Data USB1 Data mnm USBO Data USB1 Pwr 9110 USBO Pwr Connector type JST SM10B ZPDSS TF 4 8 USB 2 3 J11 This connector provides access to two of the board s four USB 2 0 ports USB2 and USB3 The shield pin is tied to system ground NC 412 Shield USB3 GND ala USB2 GND USB3 Data ele USB2 Data USB3 Data za USB2 Data USB3 Pwr al USB2 Pwr Connector type JST SM10B ZPDSS TF Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 21 iamonp SYSTEMS 4 9 Utility Signals J12 This connector provides utility signals for Altair as follows USB_DEV_PWR USB_DEV_D_N USB_DEV_D_P GND Connector type MOLEX 532610971 4 10 LCD Backlight J14 This connector provides the backlight power and control for the optional LCD panel Note If needed 12V must be provided on the input power connector ES Power 5V 12V jumper selectable default 5V Power same as pin 1 Ground _3 Ground SS al Ground S
38. put pins for different channels are as follows Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 P1A RC2 pin P1B RE6 pin P1C RE5 pin P1D REG4 pin The response is a status message for successful completion of the command Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 46 iamonp SYSTEMS 7 19 READ DIO CONFIG Command Length Value and Description Loe i a MESSAGE_SIG Message signature COMMAND_CONFIG_READ_DIOPORT Command ID 0 Indicating no data Response Length Value and Description 2 MESSAGE_SIG Message signature a COMMAND_RECEIVER_CONFIG_READ_DIOPORT Command ID 2 Indicating 2 bytes of data Comments This command reads the configuration direction for all the pins starting from pin 0 and going to pin 9 The response contains the data for all the pins encoded in 2 bytes of data Bit 0 to 7 for the first data byte contains the data for DIO 0 to 7 and bit 0 and 1 of second data byte contains the data for DIO 8 and 9 7 20 CALENDAR WAKEUP Command Value and Description 2 MESSAGE_SIG Message signature COMMAND_CALENDAR_WAKEUP Command ID 6 Indicating 6 bytes of data 6 bytes of data containing hour minute second day month and day of week respectively Length Value and Description Ca a l MESSAGE_SIG Message signature NN COMMAND_RECEIVER_ACK Command id for the message 1 Return status for the command 0 Operation completed successfully 1 or non zero Some problem in the opera
39. r the BIOS Setup utility in order to adjust BIOS settings to match your system s peripheral devices and other requirements and to configure various other hardware and software parameters Options configurable via Setup typically include Number and type of mass storage devices Boot device priority Video display type and resolution IDA SATA serial and parallel interface modes and protocols PCI and PnP configuration Power management setup Automatic power up after LAN connection RTC alarm power resumption etc System monitoring and security functions 3 3 2 Operating System Drivers Altair will boot and run the operating system from the USB flashdisk Altair should now be fully operational If you desire to run a different operating system depending on the operating system to be installed it may be necessary to install software drivers for on board interface controllers Drivers for Windows Embedded Standard 7 Windows Embedded CE and Linux 2 6 if required are included on the Software and Documentation CD that is included in the Altair Development Kit Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 17 iamonp SYSTEMS 4 INTERFACE CONNECTOR DETAILS This section describes the functions associated with the Altair EMX SBC EMX bus expansion utility I O interfaces and power connectors in greater detail Section 3 1 1 contains a list of ready to use interface cables included in Diamond s Altair Cable Kit 4 1 E
40. red only in individual ESD safe packaging If multiple boards are stored together they should be contained in bins with dividers between boards Do not pile boards on top of each other or cram too many boards into a small location This can cause damage to connector pins or fragile components Power supply wired backwards Our power supplies and boards are not designed to withstand a reverse power supply connection This will destroy each IC that is connected to the power supply In this case the board will most likely will be unrepairable and must be replaced A chip destroyed by reverse power or by excessive power will often have a visible hole on the top or show some deformation on the top surface due to vaporization inside the package Check twice before applying power Bent connector pins This type of problem is often only a cosmetic issue and is easily fixed by bending the pins back to their proper shape one at a time with needle nose pliers This situation can occur when pulling a ribbon cable off of a pin header Note If the pins are bent too severely bending them back can cause them to weaken unacceptably or even break and the connector must be replaced Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 4 iamonp SYSTEMS 1 INTRODUCTION Altair is a high performance highly integrated small form factor single board computer in the COM Express form factor Altair incorporates a wealth of standard PC style I O plus on board
41. s e Mass storage One SATA port USB flashdisk mounting location supporting up to 8GB e Keyboard Mouse support for USB e ALC262 Codec based High Definition Audio with Stereo Line Out Stereo Line In and Microphone e 10 GPIOs from the PIC Microcontroller e 1 CAN port e Programmable watchdog timer e Expansion buses EMX stackable I O PCle MiniCard e Input power 5VDC 5 e Power consumption 15W fully loaded Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 6 iamonp SYSTEMS e Operating temperature 40 C to 85 C 40 F to 185 F e COM Express form factor 125mm x 95mm 4 92 x 3 74 e Weight 10 802 306 2grams with heatspreader e RoHS Compliant Operating System Support e Windows Embedded Standard 7 e Windows Embedded CE e Linux 2 6 xx 1 2 Thermal Considerations All models of Altair are specified for a 40 C to 85 C operating range the temperature being measured at the outside surface of the heatspreader Diamond Systems provides a heatspreader attached to the Altair single board computer as a conductive cooled thermal layer However this heatspreader by itself does not constitute the complete thermal solution necessary for any specific implementation but provides a common interface between the single board computer and the customer s implementation specific thermal solution The outside surface of the Altair heatspreader must be kept at a temperature not to exceed 85 C If your environment
42. s only the command id and length will be different The firmware has to know the address of the memory location where data will be written and the data itself Hence for specifying the address two bytes are used One byte for the data is filled in the data section For writing multiple bytes or bulk data this command can be issued multiple times 7 7 MTBF POWER CYCLE Command Length Value and Description 2 MESSAGE_SIG Message signature COMMAND_MTBF_POWER Command id O Indicating no data is sent Response Byte Length Value and Description 2 MESSAGE_ SIG Message signature COMMAND_RECEIVER_MTBF_POWER Indicating the command to process 4 Indicating 4 bytes of data to follow 4 byte long counter to be returned as response to this command Comments MTBF data gives the count of the number of power restarts that have occurred in the system The first two bytes contains the same meaning as the previous commands The third byte contains the command id for the operation This command does not need any parameter hence its data length is zero To retrieve MIBF data the message will look like 0x3232 0x1F 0x00 Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 37 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 7 8 Watchdog Timeout Set Command Length Value and Description MESSAGE_ SIG Message signature Py COMMAND _WATCHDOG_ SET Sets the watchdog timeout to predefined values 1 Indicating 1 byte of data follows The t
43. systems com Page 23 iamono SYSTEMS 4 12 EMX Expansion Bus J20 This connector is implemented to facilitate I O expansion modules to be plugged onto the Altair SBC Gnd Gnd USB2 51 52 SATA R PE4T PE1T USB2 SATA R PE4T PE1T 3 3V 3 3V Gnd Gnd Reserved Reserved PE3T PE2T Reserved Reserved PEST PE2T 5V 5V Gnd Gnd Reserved Reserved PE4R PE1R Reserved Reserved PE4R PE1R 5V 5V Gnd Gnd Reserved SMB Clk PE3R PE2R Reserved SMB Data PE3R PE2R 5V SMB Alert Gnd Gnd Reserved 5V PE4C PE1C Reserved 5V PE4C PE1C 5VSB LPC ADO Gnd Gnd 5VSB LPC AD1 PE3C PE2C VBat LPC AD2 PE3C PE2C Wake LPC AD3 3 3V 3 3V IOControl1 LPC FRAME PE4clkreq PE1clkreq IOControl2 LPC SERIRQ PESciIkreq PE2clkreq USB OC LPC DRQ 3 3V 3 3V IOReady LPC CLK1 USB1 SATA T Device Reset LPC CLK2 USB1 SATA T Host Reset Gnd 3 3V 3 3V Gnd Gnd Connector type Molex 52901 1074 4 13 Power Input J24 The power signals on this connector come from a connector leading to the output from a DC DC power supply installed in the system Ground 5VDC Ground 5VDC Ground 5VDC Ground 5VDC Ground 12VDC NC NC Connector type JST SM12B ZPDSS TF Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 24 amp pramonD SYSTEMS 4 14 GPIO J26 This connector provides the digital IO PWM and analog signals from the PIC microcontroller GPIO1 Digital 1 2 GPIOO Digital GPIO3 Digital 3
44. tions Comments This command configures the RTC module to generate an alarm on the date and time set in the six bytes of data in the command An alarm pulse is generated at pin RG4 at the specified time and date The response is a status response signaling successful completion of command processing Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 47 iamono SYSTEMS 8 FLASHDISK MODULES 8 1 Overview Altair is designed to accommodate an optional wide temperature solid state USB flashdisk module for rugged mass storage in place of a notebook hard drive or commercial flashdisk This module contains 1GB to 8GB of solid state non volatile memory that operates like any USB hard disk drive without requiring additional driver software support It features automatic wear leveling and 1 000 000 write cycles minimum z c u o NGN wn 2 mist ES L Ben ST o ul GL i Seales ae R25 mg Nju USB Flashdisk 8 2 Models and Capacities Model Capacity FDU 1G XT 1GB FDU 2G XT 2GB FDU 4G XT 4GB FDU 8G XT 8GB 8 3 Features The flashdisk module works just like a USB disk drive and requires no drivers It provides high speed nonvolatile mass storage in capacities of 1GB to 8GB The flashdisk mounts on connector J9 and is held in place with a spacer and screw included It includes a write protection jumper and operates over 40 C to 85 C USB flashdisk features e USB 2 0 compatible inter
45. ut and Mono Microphone signals from the ALC262 HD Audio Codec External speakers headphones and a microphone can be interfaced to this connector LineOut L 4 2 LineOut R GND_AUDIO 3 4 GND_AUDIO Lineln L 5 6 LinelIn R GND_AUDIO 7 8 GND_AUDIO MIC IN 9 10 GND_AUDIO Connector type JST SM10B ZPDSS TF 4 18 VGA J30 The VGA connector has the VGA signals connected to it from the SDVO to VGA converter A VGA monitor can be connected to this RED 1 2 VGAGND GREEN 3 4 VGAGND BLUE 5 6 VGAGND GND 7 8 HSYNC VSYNC 9 10 GND DDC DATA DDC CLK NC GND Connector type JST SM14B ZPDSS TF Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 26 DIAMOND SYSTEMS 5 CONFIGURATION JUMPER DETAILS This section explains the use of several jumper options on the Altair Baseboard The board contains jumper blocks for configuring the following features The board also contains locations for installation of 0 ohm resistors in place of all valid jumper positions for a rugged configuration The 0 ohm resistors are oriented and labeled in a way that provides easy understanding of their use and easy interpretation of their settings Jumper Group Function Silkscreen Label Reference Array Size Serial Port 1 RS 422 485 mode differential termination resistor Enable or Disable LCD panel supply voltage 3 3V or 5V LVDS VSEL JP2 1X3 LCD backlight power 5V or 12V JP1 2X
46. xternal Battery J2 Altair has provision for an external battery connection via J2 a two pin connector A connector and jumper are provided to disable the on board battery and enable use of an external battery instead The external battery voltage requirement is 3 3V 10 The jumper also clears the CMOS RAM when it is removed and no external battery is connected Ground Battery Connector type HIROSE DF13 2P 1 25DSA 50 4 2 CAN J3 The CAN signals from the Intel Topcliff I O Hub are available at this 1X4 1 25mm connector CAN_H 2 CANL Ta 45v a GND Connector type MOLEX 532610471 Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 18 iamonp SYSTEMS 4 3 SATA J4 The SATA connector is an industry standard right angle connector It is mounted flush with the edge of the board so as to plug the SATA cable to an external hard drive Ground Transmit Transmit Ground Receive Receive Ground Connector type SAMTEC 4 4 Ethernet J5 This connector provides access to the board s Gigabit Ethernet port DA DB DA DB DC DD DC DD NC NC Connector type JST SM10B ZPDSS TF Altair User Manual Rev A 01 www diamondsystems com Page 19 Q DramonD SYSTEMS 4 5 Serial Ports J7 J8 d Altair provides four serial ports of which Port 1 supports RS 232 422 485 multiprotocol with the TX RX RTS and CTS signals Ports 2 3 and 4 support RS 232 only with the TX RX only as shown in the
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