MotorolaHardware Reference V7768/V7769* Intel® Core™ Duo Processor VME Single Board Computer

V7768/V7769 ordering information. Contact Sales for ordering information at 

1-800-322-3616. For option upgrades or for any type of repairs, contact customer 

care to receive a Return Material Authorization (RMA).

GE Customer Care is available at:

 (1-800-433-2682), 1-780-401-7700.

Or, visit our website www.ge-ip.com.

The V7768/V7769 are tested for system operation and shipped with factoryinstalled header jumpers. The physical locations of the headers and connectors for 

the SBC with the PMC option are illustrated in Figure 1-1 on page 21 and 

Figure 1-1 on page 21. The definitions of the connectors, headers and switches are 

included in Table 1-1 on page 22

1.3 Installation

The V7768/V7769 conform to the VME physical specification for a 6U board. The 

V7768/V7769 can be used for the system controller or as a peripheral board. It can 

be plugged directly into any standard chassis accepting either type of board. 

The following steps describe the GE-recommended method for installation and 

powerup of the V7768/V7769:

1. If a PMC module is to be used, connect it to the V7768/V7769 prior to board 

installation (as shown in Figure 1-4 on page 28). Refer to the Product Manual for the PMC module for configuration and setup.

NOTE

Air flow as measured at the output side of the heatsink is to be 

greater than 450 LFM.

2. Insert the V7768/V7769 into a VME chassis system controller or peripheral 

slot. While ensuring that the board is properly aligned and oriented in the 

supporting board guides, slide the board smoothly forward against the mating connector. Use the ejector handles to firmly seat the board.

3. All needed peripherals can be accessed from the front panel or the rear I/O. 

Each connector is clearly labeled, and detailed pinouts are in Appendix A: 

Connector Pinouts.

4. Connect a keyboard and mouse if the system has not been previously configured.

5. The V7768 features an optional CompactFlash Disk resident on the board. 

Refer to Chapter 3: Embedded PC/RTOS Features for setup details.

6. If an external drive module is installed, the BIOS Setup program must be 

used to configure the drive types. See Appendix B: AMI BIOS Setup Utility

to properly configure the system.

7. If a drive module is present, install the operating system according to the 

manufacturer’s instructions. 

1.3.1 BIOS Setup

The V7768/V7769 has an onboard BIOS Setup program that controls many 

configuration options. These options are saved in a special non-volatile, batterybacked memory chip and are collectively referred to as the board’s CMOS 

Configuration. The CMOS configuration controls many details concerning the 

behavior of the hardware from the moment power is applied.

Details of the V7768/V7769 BIOS setup program are included in

Appendix B: AMI BIOS Setup Utility

1.4 Front/Rear Panel Connectors

The V7768/V7769 provide front panel access for the PMC expansion site, an 

optional Gigabit Ethernet port, one 10/100 RJ45 connector, one serial port, SVGA, 

keyboard/mouse, the manual reset switch and the status LEDs. A drawing of the 

V7768/V7769 front panels are shown in Figure 1-7 and Figure 1-8. The front panel 

connectors and indicators are labeled as follows:

V7768 • USB Dual USB 2.0 Ports

• LAN1 10/100/1000 Mbit Ethernet connector for port 1

• LAN2 10/100/1000 Mbit Ethernet connector for port 2

• M/K Mouse/keyboard connector

• COM1 Serial Port

• RST Manual reset switch

• BPHT Status LEDs

• VGA Analog Video connector

• A L Activity and Link Status LEDs for rear GbE 

V7769 • SATA Serial ATA Activity LED

• SAS1 SAS Lane 1

• SAS2 SAS Lane 2

• HB Heartbeat LED for SAS/SATA controller

The V7768/V7769 provide rear I/O support for the following: digital video, two 

SATA ports, one Serial and four USB ports. The V7768/V7769 are compatible with 

GE’s Rear Transition Modules ACC-0602RC and

ACC-0603RC.

The front panel connectors, including connector pinouts and orientation, for the 

V7768/V7769 are defined in Appendix A: Connector Pinouts

1.5 Front Panel Layouts

Figure 1-7 V7768 Front Panel Layout

Status LEDs (from left to right)

Boot Done (B) Booting - Indicates BIOS 

Boot is in progress. When 

LED is Off, CPU has 

finished POST and is ready 

(Red LED).

PWR (P) Power - Indicates when 

power is applied to the 

board, (Green LED).

IDE (H) Activity Indicator - Flashes 

when IDE activity is 

occurring, (Yellow LED).

Sysfail (T) VME failure - Lights during 

VME SYSFAIL condition, 

(Red LED).

RST Switch

Reset Allows the system to be 

reset from the front panel.

LAN1 and LAN2 LEDs

Activity Indicates the Ethernet is 

active, (Yellow LED).

Link 10Base-T (LED Off) 

100Base-TX (Yellow LED) or 

1000Base-T (Green LED) 

GP LED (User Configurable, general 

purpose LEDs)

Controlled by accessing I/O port 0xA4B bits 7-4. 

The LEDs are turned off by 

setting the associated bit and 

turned on by clearing the 

associated bit.

Upper/Right LED - Bit 7

Upper/Left LED - Bit 6

Lower/Right LED - Bit 5

Lower/Left LED - Bit 4

Status LEDs (from top to bottom)