➤ LBC-586Plus-133 Single Board Computer EMBEDDED COMPUTERS with Video and Ethernet FEATURES � 133MHz 5x86 CPU � PC-AT software compatible � Up to 64 Mbytes of installable system DRAM with either EDO or Fast Page SIMM supported � 256KB Level 2 cache � Two solid state disk sockets support onboard bootable DIP Flash, SRAM or (EP)ROM � Up to 288MB Flash Disk with Flash File System � High-resolution, SVGA video controller supports: • Color STN, TFT and Dual-Scan Color STN panels with 8, 9, 12, 15, 16, 18, and 24-bit interfaces  Supports panel resolutions including 640 x 480, 800 x 600 and 1024 x 768  Supports simultaneous CRT and LCD operation  PCI local bus for high speed operation � IEEE 802.3, 10Mbps NE2000 compatible Ethernet controller with integrated AUI and 10BASE-T I/F � 4 RS-232 serial ports with FIFOs; COM1 & COM2 with optional onboard RS-422/485/J1708 support � Bidirectional LPT port that supports EPP/ECP � � 48 bidirectional TTL digital I/O lines with 24 SMM/SMI supported � capable of event sense interrupt generation Watchdog timer and power-fail reset � � Onboard PCI EIDE hard disk interface Real-time clock with battery backup � � Onboard floppy disk controller Status, hard disk and Ethernet activity LEDs � � Two interrupt controllers and 7 DMA channels Speaker port and onboard piezo transducer � � Three 16-bit counter/timers Upgrade for WinSystems’ LBC-486 � � AT keyboard controller Small size: 5.75 x 8.0 inches (146mm x 203mm) � � 16-bit PC/104 expansion connector +5 volt only operation SRAMs, Flash (PEROMs) or 1M x 8 EPROMs. WinSys- OVERVIEW tems provides an installable device driver for these devices called USSD.SYS for use with MS-DOS and ROM- The LBC-586Plus combines a CPU with Ethernet, video, DOS operating systems. It supports disk sizes up to solid state disks, floppy, IDE, serial and digital I/O. Its 1MB onboard and up to 16MB off board when using feature-rich onboard I/O controllers makes the LBC- WinSystems’ PCM-SSD PC/104 modules. 586Plus ideal for embedded control industrial applica- tions requiring operator interface or as a network com- ® Flash Disk - Also a 32-pin DiskOnChip Flash disk is puter. Plus its PC software compatibility assures easy supported but not populated. It is a 32-pin device that program development and checkout. offers 8 to 288Mbyte capacity and includes TrueFFS™, an embedded Flash File System. The file system pro- FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITY vides hard disk read/write compatibility, automatic bad block management, and wear leveling. More SSD capac- Processor - The LBC-586Plus incorporates a surface ity is available with WinSystems’ PCM-DOC or PCM-IDE- mounted 133 MHz 5x86 CPU. Benchmarks show the FLASH PC/104 modules. 5x86-133 to be equal or exceed the performance of a 75 MHz Pentium. The chipset provides the core logic that Ethernet Controller - The board is hardware compatible makes the board PC/AT software compatible. It with one of the most popular Ethernet Adapter archi- includes the DRAM controller, bus interface and inte- tectures, Novell’s NE2000. This means that most PC- grated peripheral controllers (8237 DMA, 82C54 timer, compatible drivers, utilities and Ethernet supported oper- 82C59 PIC, RTC, KYBD controller, and CMOS memory) ating systems will work directly with the LBC-586Plus. plus an internal PCI bus for high-speed operation. It conforms to the IEEE 802.3 and Ethernet standards for Memory - Up to 64Mbytes of Dynamic RAM can be pop- a 10 Mbps Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision De- ulated on the board with a 72-pin SIMM. The BIOS can tection (CSMA/CD) local area network. The LBC- detect and automatically support either Fast Page or 586Plus provides connectivity for both an AUI and EDO memories. The board is shipped with no memory 10BASE-T twisted-pair on a single board. installed which permits the user to install and upgrade the memory in the field. The LBC-586PLUS supports ® The configuration information describing the device’s both a SRAM and M-Systems’ DiskOnChip 2000 simul- architecture, address, interrupt, etc. can either be taneously. loaded from jumpers or an EEPROM. LEDs provide sta- tus information of Rx, Tx, Link and Collision. Direct Memory Access (DMA) - Seven DMA channels are supported with Channel 2 dedicated to the floppy Video Controller - A Chips and Technologies’ 65545 disk controller. The LPT is jumper selectable for ECP high-performance PCI flat panel/CRT controller pro- operation. The other DMA channels are wired to the vides a sophisticated graphics hardware engine for Bit PC/104 connector. Block Transfer (BITBLT), line drawing, hardware cursor control, and other functions intensively used in Graph- 3.5” and 5.25” Floppy Disk Support - Up to two flop- ical User Interfaces (GUIs). An onboard PCI interface py disk drives from 360KB through 1.44MB formats are assures maximum video performance. supported by the board. The output buffers are capa- ble of sinking 48mA and are accessed via a standard 34- pin connector. Video Memory - Onboard 256K x 16 DRAMs provide 1Mbyte of video memory, which is sufficient to support EIDE Hard Disk Interface - The LBC-586Plus incorpo- the screen resolutions and maximum number of colors rates a PCI EIDE local bus interface for high-performance displayed required by most applications. data transfers for up to 2 devices. A 40-pin header con- nector handles all command, data, and status I/O lines CRT Video Interface - The CRT video output signals to an industry standard IDE interface. A LED blinks dur- are wired to a 10-pin dual-in-line connector at the edge ing data transfer to provide visual status information. of the board. A CBL-207-1 interface cable adapts it to a standard female 15-pin “D-Sub” type connector com- Solid State Disks (SSD) - Two 32-pin sockets support monly used for VGA. Simultaneous operation of the Flash, EPROM or SRAM. A user can substitute onboard CRT and LCD is shown in the chart on the next page. semiconductor devices for applications where the envi- ronment is too harsh for mechanical hard disks or floppy Flat Panel Display Support - The LBC-586Plus supports disk drives while offering significant speed advantages. all flat panel display technologies including plasma, Supported memory devices are 512K x 8 EPROMs, electroluminescent (EL), and liquid crystal (LCD). It Modes Supported During LCD Display CRT Mode Mono LCD DD STN LCD 9-Bit TFT LCD Video Simultaneous 4 4 2,3,4 1,2,3,4 Resolution Color Gray Scales Colors Colors Memory Display 320x200 256/256K† 61/61 256/226,981 256/185,193 512KB Yes 640x480 16/256K† 16/61 16/226,981 16/185,193 512KB Yes 640x480 256/256K† 61/61 256/226,981 256/185,193 512KB Yes 800x600 16/256K† 16/61 16/226,981 16/185,193 512KB Yes with 1MB 800x600 256/256K† 61/61 256/226,981 256/185,193 512KB Yes with 1MB 1024x768 16/256K† 16/61 16/226,981 16/185,193 512KB Yes with 1MB NOTES 1. Larger color palettes and simultaneous color can be 4. Colors are described as number of simultaneous on-screen displayed on 12-bit, 8-bit and 24-bit TFT panels via colors and number of unique colors available in the palette. the 65545 video input port. † 256K colors assumes DAC output mode is set to 6 bits of 2. Includes dithering. R, G, and B. If DAC is set to 8-bit output mode, the 3. Includes frame rate control. number of available colors is 16M. will support mono and color displays. The board prop- Independent control of transmit, receive, line status and erly sequences the driver electronics logic voltage and data set interrupts are on all channels. Each channel is the backlight voltage to provide intelligent power setup to provide internal diagnostics such as loopback sequencing to the panel. and echo mode on the data stream. Independent on- chip software programmable baud rate generator selec- FP-50 Interface - Since there isn’t an electrical or table from 50 through 115.2 K bits per second. mechanical interface standard for flat panels, Individual modem handshake control signals are sup- WinSystems has developed a flat panel interface system ported for both channels. configuration to work with the different interface sig- nals, timing requirements, and connectors that vary All serial channels are configured as Data Terminal between panel technologies and suppliers. This solu- Equipment (DTE). COM1 and COM2 are wired to a 50- tion consists of a standard 50-pin panel interface called pin connector at the edge of the board. WinSystems the FP-50, a panel personality module, and cables. offers the optional CBL-247-1 which adapts each serial channel to 9-pin male “D” connectors with PC-AT com- The FP-50 video bus supports panels that require from patibility. 3- to 24-bits per pixel. It has power, timing and control signals for various panel types. Also, 4 lines are as- COM3 and COM4 are wired to a 20-pin connector. signed to allow the LBC-586Plus to read an ID jumper WinSystems offers the optional CBL-173-1 which adapts setting on the personality module to auto configure the each serial channel to 9-pin male “D” connectors. BIOS for the correct panel type. A BIOS extension in the onboard EPROM provides PC video compatibility COM1 through COM4 RS-232 Pin-Out for the various modes of operation for the different panels. Pin Flow Signal 1 IN Data Carrier Detect (DCD) Software - Software drivers are available with high- 2 IN Receive Data (RxD) 3 OUT Transmit Data (TxD) resolution drivers for various software packages in- 4 OUT Data Terminal Ready (DTR) cluding Windows and DOS applications. Video BIOS 5 — Signal Ground (GND) modifications can be made for custom panel types. 6 IN Data Set Ready (DSR) 7 OUT Request To Send (RTS) 8 IN Clear To Send (CTS) Serial Communications - Four independent, double- 9 IN Ring Indicator (RI) buffered, full-duplex, serial asynchronous channels are supported. Each transmit and receive channel has a 16- RS-232 interface levels are supported on all channels. byte FIFO. This device is a dual 16550 compatible The RS-232 drivers have an on-chip charge pump to UART that offers software compatibility with PC-type generate the plus and minus voltages so that the LBC- driver programs. 586Plus only requires +5 volts to operate. Either RS-422 or RS-485 electrical levels can be sup- Interrupts - Two 82C59A compatible interrupt con- ported on COM1 and COM2 by removing the RS-232 trollers accept inputs from the onboard peripherals transceivers and installing the optional CK-75176 chip (including the 16C48) and the PC/104 Bus for a total of kit per channel. twelve selectable interrupt sources. CBL-247-1 Keyboard Female Connector Pin-Out Parallel I/O - The LBC-586Plus contains a highly versa- Pin Signal tile WS16C48, 48-line digital I/O controller. Each I/O 1 Keyboard Clock line is individually programmable for input, output, or 2 Keyboard Data output with read-back operation. Each output channel 3 N/C 4 Ground is latched and has an open collector driver (with a pull- 5 +5 volts up resistor) capable of sinking 12mA of current. The major feature of this controller is its ability to mon- Status LEDs - A red status LED is also available to mon- itor 24 of the lines for both rising and falling digital edge itor system activity. Under a user’s program control, it transitions, latch them and then interrupt the host can indicate error conditions or blink different patterns processor notifying that a change-of-input status has to provide a visual indication of status. occurred. Transition polarity is programmable and enabled on a bit-by-bit basis. Each lines’ transition is Timers - Three, independent 82C54 compatible 16-bit latched by the event so that even short duration pulses timers are supported. Channel 0 is wired to interrupt will be recognized. An interrupt ID register is main- Channel 0, Channel 1 generates the DRAM refresh using tained for each line for writing more efficient Interrupt DMA Channel 0, and Channel 2 is used by the speaker port. Service Routines. This is an efficient way of signaling the CPU of real-time events without the burden of Watchdog Timer - A software/hardware enabled, re- polling the digital I/O points. triggerable watchdog timer is provided. This timer must be updated at least once every 1.5 seconds other- The WS16C48 has its I/O lines connected to two, 50-pin wise a failure is assumed and the board will be reset. connectors. Twenty-four data lines are alternated with This circuit is important for use in remote and unat- 24 ground lines for reduced noise and crosstalk. Also tended applications. +5 volts and ground are included in the cable. The pinout is compatible with the industry standard 4 to 24 Reset - A precision voltage comparator monitors the +5 position I/O module mounting racks (Opto-22, etc.) volt status. Upon detection of an out-of-tolerance con- for use with high-level AC and DC opto-isolated solid dition, the board is reset. This action is critically impor- state relays. An optional CBL-115-4, 50-pin conductor tant in order to detect brown-out or power fail condi- ribbon cable connects the LBC-586Plus to one I/O rack. tions. The reset circuit also ensures that the power is nominal before executing a power-on reset. This cir- Line Printer Port - The LBC-586Plus has a parallel port cuit also inhibits the processor’s memory write line, that may be operated in standard and bidirectional as preventing invalid data from being written to the SSD well as Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanc- memory devices during power fluctuations. ed Parallel Port (EPP) modes. The controller chip is designed to provide enhanced ESD and Latch-Up pro- Battery - A 350 mAH battery supplies the LBC-586Plus tection of up to 4KV/300mA. with standby power for either or both SRAM memory sockets, the real time clock and CMOS setup RAM. Alternatively, it can be used as two additional general purpose I/O ports if a printer is not required. The first Speaker - An onboard piezo transducer is available for port is configured as 8 input or output only lines. The sound generation. A beep code is generated that corresponds other port is configured as 5 input and 3 output lines. to any BIOS error codes (if required) during the power up or reset sequence. Real-Time Clock/Calendar - A MC146818A compatible clock supports a number of features including periodic Power - Power is input via an 8-pin connector. For and alarm interrupt capabilities. In addition to the time most applications, the board only requires +5 volts. and date keeping functions, the system configuration is The +12 volts is required by most FP50 flat panel inter- kept in CMOS RAM contained within the clock section. faces and Ethernet AUI transceivers. Also, +12 volts is wired directly to the PC/104 connector. Keyboard Controller - An 80C42 equivalent controller supports a PC/AT-type keyboard. It is accessed via the Standalone Operation - The board can be used as a optional CBL-247-1 Multi-I/O adapter cable. simple, complete, standalone embedded controller ➤ mounted on a flat surface using a set of standoffs. The LBC-586Plus measures 5.75 x 8.0 inches (146mm x 203mm). ➤ Drawing of CBL-247-1 SOFTWARE SUPPORT BIOS - The LBC-586Plus is designed to support both full PC-AT DOS compatible and embedded systems applications. An Award BIOS is supplied with each board to provide configuration flexibility, performance Outline/dimensions of board and AT compatibility. PC/104 Expansion - The LBC-586Plus provides a com- Software - Since the LBC-586Plus is software compati- mon computer core from which engineers can add off- ble with the PC-AT, it will run the latest versions of the-shelf or user-designed, application specific PC/104 DOS, Windows, and OS/2. It will support other oper- modules to match their exact configuration. It has a 16- ating systems such as QNX and real-time executives bit, non-stackthrough, PC/104 interface and connector. that require a “PC-AT” hardware environment. PC/104 modules are self-stacking and plug together in a “piggy back” configuration to serve as a mezzanine Networking - The LBC-586Plus supports remote boot- expansion bus. ing with an onboard EPROM socket for use as a diskless network computer. Its NE2000 and PC-AT compatibili- ty support numerous network OS’s and kernels. Software Developers Kit - WinSystems offers the SDK2-LBC-104 software developers kit to supply the necessary hardware, software and cables to begin pro- gram development with the LBC-586Plus board. It consists of DOS 7.x, CBL-247-1 Multi-I/O cable, a 2GB PC/104 Module Stack PC/104 modules are very compact, measuring only 3.6 x 3.8 inches, and are offered by WinSystems and a num- ber of third party companies worldwide. Module func- tions include serial I/O, digital I/O, SSD, PCMCIA, GPS, modem, speech/sound, SCSI-2, etc. I/O Connector - WinSystems offers the optional CBL- 247-1, Multi-I/O cable adapter for the COM1, COM2, LPT1 and keyboard. These four ports are combined into one 50-pin header at the edge of the board. The CBL-247-1 is a 1 foot adapter cable that offers a more convenient termination. COM1 and COM2 are 9-pin male “D” connectors with strain relief. LPT1 is a 25-pin SDK2-LBC-104 Software Developers Kit “D” female socket with strain relief. The keyboard is a standard 5-pin DIN connector. ➤ ➤ or larger hard disk plus controller cable, an 1.44 MB up to 1MB SRAM or Atmel Flash, 2MB ® high density 3.5 inch floppy disk plus controller cable of EPROM or up to 288MB DiskOnChip and triple output power supply housed in an enclosure. Mechanical The power supply is an 80 Watt universal switcher that Dimensions: 5.75” x 8.0” (146mm x 203mm) will accept input voltages from 85 VAC to 264 VAC. Jumpers: 0.025” square posts Output voltages are +5 volts at 5A, +12 volts at 2A, and -12 volts at 0.5A. The power supply, floppy disk and Connectors hard disk are mounted in a black anodized enclosure. Serial, Parallel, Keyboard: 50-pin on 0.100” grid The packaging permits easy access to the board, PC/104 Floppy Disk Interface: 34-pin 0.100” grid modules and peripherals during program development. IDE Interface: 40-pin 0.100” grid Parallel I/O: 26-pin 0.100” grid ROM-DOS Developers Kit (RDK) - WinSystems also CRT: 10-pin dual on 0.100” grid offers several different Flash-based developers kits for Panel: 50-pin dual on 0.100” grid those applications that do not need rotational media Twisted Pair: RJ-45 during development. When you order a LBC-586Plus AUI: 16-pin dual on 0.100” grid along with the RDK of your choice, WinSystems will PC/104 Bus: 64-pin 0.100” socket jumper the CPU, program and install the Flash part to 40-pin 0.100” socket your LBC-586Plus. The RDK includes a PS-80W-1, PCM- Power: 8-pin in-line Molex POST, Flash, ROM-DOS, cables and utility software. Environmental o o Operating Temperature: -40 C to +70 C SPECIFICATIONS Non-condensing relative humidity: 5% to 95% Electrical ORDERING INFORMATION LBC-586Plus CPU Clock: 133 MHz PC/104 Interface: 16-bit, non-stackthrough LBC-586Plus-133-0 586DX SBC with 256KB cache Ethernet data rate: 10 megabits per second Serial Interface: 4 Serial channels with RS-232 levels For OEM applications, the LBC-586Plus can be ordered RS-422/485 optional using the CK-75176 with the video and/or Ethernet circuitry depopulated. kit on COM1 and COM2 only Contact a factory applications engineer for configura- LPT Interface: Bidirectional LPT with ECP/EPP tion, price, and delivery information. Parallel Interface: 48 I/O lines, TTL compatible Output: I = 12mA at 0.6 volts OL PCM-CFlash-2 PC/104 Flash card with onboard Input: 10K nominal pull-up resistor Flash file system EIDE interface: Supports 2 drives PCM-IDEFLASH IDE Flash module Floppy Disk Interface: BIOS supports one or two PCM-SSD PC/104 solid state disk module 360K/720K/1.2M/1.44M drives RDK-LBC-259-xxF ROM-DOS Developers Kit, 2MB ± Vcc = = +5V 5% at 2A typ: LBC-586Plus-133 SDK2-LBC-104 Software Developers Kit ® where xx = FLASH-MD2000-Dxx 32-pin DiskOnChip Note: An AUI interface transceiver and flat panel 8 to 288MB memory storage adapter usually requires +12V to operate, SIMM72-xxM 72-pin SIMM, where xx = 8, 16, refer to the manufacturer’s specification for 32, or 64MB their current requirements. CBL-115-4 4 foot, Opto rack interface cable System Memory CBL-147-1 16-pin ribbon to 15-pin D-Sub Addressing: 64 Megabytes AUI adapter cable Capacity: 72-pin EDO or Fast Page SIMM supplied CBL-173-1 20-pin ribbon to two 9-pin and installed by user. male D connector adapter cable Cache: 256K bytes CBL-174-1 Power cable for the board CBL-207-1 10-pin ribbon to 15-pin CRT Solid State Disk D-sub adapter cable Capacity: Two, 32-pin memory sockets support CBL-247-1 1 foot, Multi-I/O adapter cable CK-75176-2 RS-422/485 chip kit for 1 channel PS-80W-1 80 watt power supply 715 Stadium Drive • Arlington, Texas 76011 • (817) 274-7553 • http://www.winsystems.com