486/586 StackableUSB™ Computer with CompactFlash & Flat Panel SBC1496 Features 9 120 or 133MHz 9 CRT and flat panel output 9 64MB SDRAM 9 StackableUSB 2.0 with six (6) hosts in stackable format or plug/cable format for remote client devices 9 CompactFlash connector 9 10/100BASE-T Ethernet 9 Two (2) serial ports 9 -40° to +85° operation The SBC1496 packs a fast 486DX OEM applications requiring graphical processor, lots of memory, and expandable interfaces. Additional I/O includes digital I/O lines, dual serial ports, EIDE, LPT, keyboard, storage onto a 104™ Form Factor industry standard. This PC compatible CPU includes and mouse. The on-board Ethernet controller enables this CPU to connect directly into the StackableUSB interface, which enables Ethernet networks. the SBC1496 to act as the host device for up to four (4) USB devices which can directly With 1MB of on-board flash, accessible as a stack onto the CPU without cables or be read/write disk, and 64MB of SDRAM, many used with cables for USB devices located remotely to the CPU. The SBC1496 has six large programs can be run from memory. However, if additional storage capacity is (6) USB ports, four (4) OHCI at version 2.0, required, the on-board CompactFlash and two (2) OHCI at version 1.1. connector can provide gigabytes of removable program and data storage. The SBC1496 supports CRTs, color TFT flat panels, and touchscreens making it ideal for Software/Driver Support Compatible Hardware Mounting/Packaging DOS emulation; MSDOS 6.22 StackableUSB Client devices Standoffs, STDOFFUSB Linux RS232/RS485 devices Windows C RTOS; Comm Library; CommBLOK™; PID loop library; PidBLOK™ C, compilers Ethernet CRT/ Kbd, LVDS Mouse Compact 486/586 Flash 64MB CPU SDRAM Jedec 1MB RTC Socket Flash Flash Disk C: COM1 1X USB 1.1 IDC LPT COM2 Technical Details: The SBC1496 core is an ST Microelectronics architecture that eliminates the need for STPC Atlas processor running at 120 or standard USB connectors and cables. 133MHz. The STPC 486DX processor core is clocked at a rate of 133MHz, and includes The memory subsystem on the SBC1496 hardware floating-point math. While other allows many programs to be run without any 486DX systems access RAM with a 32-bit external storage. 64Mbytes of synchronous data bus, the Atlas accesses RAM with a 64- DRAM (SDRAM) is more than sufficient for bit wide data bus, offering performance many complex, protected-mode programs similar to low-end Pentium-based designs. and operating systems. The Atlas allows compatibility with both real The 1Mbyte flash memory chip contains both mode and 32-bit protected mode programs. the BIOS and a user application code space. The Atlas also integrates many PC- The user space can be configured as a 768k compatible peripherals. Dual USB ports, a read/write flash disk. keyboard and mouse controller, an EIDE controller, two (2) cascaded 82C59A If a larger program or data storage space is interrupt controllers, dual 16C550 UARTs, required, or if removability is needed, the three (3) timer/counters (82C54 compatible), CompactFlash interface can provide and a dual DMA controller are all present. A gigabytes of storage. CompactFlash is hardware accelerated VGA controller, with used in the True IDE mode, where it is support for both CRTs and TFT panels, is register-compatible with an EIDE hard drive. also implemented. Thus, it does not require any special drivers for most operating systems. The SBC1496 supports the new StackableUSB specification which allows it The user byte-wide Jedec socket can accept to control up to five (5) StackableUSB a number of different devices. EPROM, 5v peripheral cards without the use of a hub. Flash, DiskOnChip™, or SRAM can all be This new stacking architecture provides a plugged in. The SRAM can be battery- rugged StackableUSB interconnect backed, which makes for fast storage for data that is updated often. StackableUSB The VGA controller supports resolutions up linear protected mode operation, and have to 1024 x 1024. It includes hardware full tool suites available, including compilers acceleration for fast graphic updates. The and debuggers. output can drive a standard RGB CRT monitor, and an LCD flat panel display. The firmware suite that is preinstalled in Active matrix (TFT) LCD panels are flash on the SBC1496 includes an industrial supported, in 18-bit color. The LVDS BIOS that allows configuration of many of its interface is compatible with many displays features. In addition to allowing and ensures that the signal integrity is configuration of the normal PC-compatible maintained. peripherals such as floppy drives and hard drives, it allows 768k of the system flash to The Phillips 1561 USB 2.0 controller be used as a read/write wear-leveled flash integrates USB OHCI cores, and Hi-Speed drive. Another feature of the BIOS is its USB EHCI cores, that are compliant with ability to redirect the console out COM1, USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 specifications. The COM2, or the VGA/keyboard so that even 1561 can handle Hi-Speed USB transfer “headless” systems can have a user console speed modes: High-speed (480Mbits/s), full- when needed for configuration or debug. speed (12Mbits/s) and low-speed (1.5Mbits/s). The 1561 provides four (4) For pre-configured sets of options, Micro/sys downstream ports that enable simultaneous can provide OEMs with a single part number connections of USB devices at different for ordering. In addition, custom versions of speeds. the SBC1496 are available. Please call Micro/sys Technical Sales for details. Two (2) serial ports allow communication with many different devices. COM1 and Specifications: COM2 are 16C550-compatible UARTs (with transmit and receive FIFOs). These serial Mechanical: ports are capable of speeds up to 115200 ‰ PC/104 mounting holes baud, have RS232 transceivers, and have ‰ 3.55” (plus I/O region) x 3.775” x .6” RTS and CTS modem control lines. ‰ Installed CompactFlash card extends past Additionally, COM1 is configurable for half- edge of board opposite the StackableUSB duplex RS485 communication with connector jumperable termination resistors. ‰ If installed, Ethernet connector on top side has height of .535” The SBC1496 can support application development under numerous strategies. If Power Requirements: 16-bit DOS or DOS-extended software is ‰ +5v ±5% at 1.8A max, 1.3A typical (with sufficient, Micro/sys offers a free DOS- Ethernet) compatible operating system preinstalled on ‰ +12v required only if used by PC/104 the SBC1496. For a small royalty fee, true modules MSDOS 6.22 can be preinstalled. Powerful, cost-effective remote debug capabilities are provided through Borland’s Turbo Debugger. Power Connector Pin Signal For true 32-bit application development, the 1 +5V SBC1496 supports a number of alternatives. 2 +12V Due to its PC-compatibility, 32-bit real time 3 GND operating systems (RTOS) such as Linux, PharLap® ETS, and VxWorks® can be booted on the SBC1496. All support 32-bit Environmental: COM1-COM2 Serial Ports: ‰ Operating range 0°C to +70°C ‰ Two (2) async serial ports, PC- compatible ‰ -40° to +85°C storage ‰ 16550-compatible ‰ 5%-95% relative humidity, non-condensing ‰ RTS and CTS modem controls ‰ RS232 on all channels Processor Core Section: ‰ COM1 RS485 half duplex ‰ STPC Atlas ‰ 120 or 133MHz clock rate Serial Port Connector ‰ Hardware floating point math Pin Signal Signal Pin ‰ AT-compatible timers, interrupts, DMA 1 RX COM1 RTS COM1 2 3 TX COM1 CTS COM2 4 On-Board Memory: ‰ 64MB Synchronous DRAM based at 5 - - 6 address 0 7 GND RX COM2 8 ‰ 1MB of flash at top of memory map with 9 RTS COM2 TXCOM2 10 BIOS and operating system installed; 11 CTS COM2 - 12 768k available for user application 13 - GND 14 ‰ JEDEC 32-pin socket for 128k/512k SRAM for battery-backed RAM, or User Interface Connector DiskOnChip Pin Signal Signal Pin Watchdog Timer: 1 GND TXCLK+ 2 ‰ Program must refresh watchdog timer 3 TXCLK- GND 4 periodically, or system will be reset 5 TXOUT2+ TXOUT2- 6 ‰ Enabled through software 7 GND TXOUT1+ 8 9 TXOUT1- GND 10 Keyboard, Mouse, and Speaker: 11 TXOUT0+ TXOUT0- 12 ‰ PS/2-compatible keyboard port ‰ PS/2-type mouse port 13 GND GND 14 ‰ AT-compatible TTL speaker output 15 TFT VCC TFT VCC 16 17 TFT PWM TFT EN3.3V 18 SVGA Video Output: 19 GND GND 20 ‰ CRT and color LCD outputs 21 MOUSE CLK MOUSE DTA 22 ‰ Resolutions to 1024 x 1024 23 +5V +5V 24 ‰ Direct connect to TFT flat panels 25 KBD DTA KBD CLK 26 ‰ 3.3V 18-bit panel color support 27 SPKR - 28 ‰ LVDS (PanelLink/FPD-Link) drivers 29 - I2C CLK 30 USB: 31 12C DTA HSYNC 32 ‰ Four (4) USB 2.0 OHCI ports, 33 GND VSYNC 34 StackableUSB connector 35 GND BLUE 36 ‰ Transfers at 480, 12, or 1.5Mbit/sec 37 GND GREEN 38 ‰ One (1) USB 1.1 OHCI port, 39 GND RED 40 StackableUSB connector ‰ One (1) USB 1.1 OHCI port, Main I/O Digital I/O: connector ‰ Six (6) LVTTL bi-directional signals ‰ 5v-tolerant Parallel Printer Port: Main I/O Connector ‰ Bi-directional LPT standard Pin Signal Signal Pin A1 GND IDE RESET# B1 Real Time Clock: A2 USB D0- GND B2 ‰ RTC with on-board battery A3 USB D0+ IDE D7 B3 ‰ Driver software in BIOS A4 USB VCC IDE D8 B4 CompactFlash Interface: A5 GND IDE D6 B5 ‰ Supports Type I CompactFlash A6 NC IDE D9 B6 ‰ Operates in True IDE mode A7 NC IDE D5 B7 ‰ CF+ cards not supported A8 USB VCC IDE D10 B8 ‰ Not hot-swappable A9 GND IDE D4 B9 A10 GPIO0 IDE D11 B10 Development Kit: A11 GPIO1 IDE D3 B11 ‰ SBC with all options installed ‰ Complete cable set A12 GPIO2 IDE D12 B12 ‰ Documentation, schematics, sample A13 GPIO3 IDE D2 B13 software A14 GPIO4 IDE D13 B14 A15 GPIO5 IDE D1 B15 External Connections: A16 GND IDE D14 B16 ‰ 80-pin connector for IDE, USB, LPT, A17 - IDE D0 B17 and digital I/O A18 GND IDE D15 B18 ‰ 14-pin header for COM1-COM2 A19 RS485+ GND B19 ‰ 40-pin header for CRT, flat panel, key- A20 RS485- - B20 board, mouse, speaker ‰ 3-pin removable terminal strip for power A21 +5V IDE DRQ B21 input A22 LPT STB# GND B22 A23 LPT AFD# IDE IOW# B23 A24 LPT D0 GND B24 A25 LPT ERR# IDE IOR# B25 A26 LPT D1 GND B26 A27 LPT INIT# IDE IORDY B27 A28 LPT D2 GND B28 A29 LPT SLIN# IDE DACK# B29 A30 LPT D3 GND B30 A31 GND IDE IRQ B31 A32 LPT D4 IDE IO16# B32 A33 LPT D5 IDE DA1 B33 A34 LPT D6 IDE PDIAG# B34 A35 LPT D7 IDE DA0 B35 A36 LPT ACK# IDE DA2 B36 A37 GND IDE CS1# B37 A38 LPT BUSY IDE CS3# B38 A39 LPT PE IDE DASP# B39 A40 LPT SLCT GND B40 Ordering Information: Development Board Kits* . OEM Single Board Computers: DK1496-1-ET-x86 486/586 CPU, 120MHz, 64MB RAM, 1M Flash, SBC1496 486/586 CPU, 133MHz, 10/100 BASE-T 64MB RAM, 1M Flash Ethernet, -40° to +85°C SBC1496-1 486/586 CPU, 133MHz, operating temp, DOS- 64MB RAM, 1M Flash, installed Windows-ready 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet development kit SBC1496-ET 486/586 CPU, 120MHz, 64MB RAM, 1M Flash, - DK1496-1-ET-WinCE 486/586 CPU, 120MHz, 40° to +85°C operating 64MB RAM, 1M Flash, 10/100 BASE-T temperature Ethernet, -40° to +85°C SBC1496-1-ET 486/586 CPU, 120MHz, operating temp, WinCE- 64MB RAM, 1M Flash, ready development kit 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet, -40° to +85°C operating DK1496-1-ET-Linux 486/586 CPU, 120MHz, temperature 64MB RAM, 1M Flash, CS1496 Complete cable set 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet, -40° to +85°C 1496OPT40 Color TFT (LVDS) panel operating temp, Linux- support ready development kit *See Development Kit Specifications Related Products: CA4089 Breakout cable to two (2) COM port connectors CA4097 Breakout cable for EIDE, USB, LPT, Digital I/O CA4098 Breakout cable for CRT, Kbd, mouse, speaker, TFT panel KA1010-1 Keyboard, Mouse breakout RAM128 128RAM device RAM512 512RAM device SBCOPT16ST Stackthrough PC/104 CF-FL128 128MB CompactFlash Card CF-FL256 256MB CompactFlash Card CF-FL512 512MB CompactFlash Card USB3368 8 port USB adapter board with StackableUSB stackthrough connector Cables nominally 15”, other lengths available StackableUSB trademark Micro/sys, Inc.