VMIVME-7807 VME-7807RC* Intel® Pentium® M-Based VME SBC

VMIVME-7807

VME-7807RC*

Intel® Pentium® M-Based VME SBC

GE Fanuc Embedded Systems’ VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC are full featured

Pentium® M-based, single board computers (SBCs) in a single-slot, passively cooled,

VME Eurocard form factor.  These products utilize the advanced technology of Intel®’s

855GME chipset.

The VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC provide features typically found on desktop

systems such as:

• 1.0GB DDR SDRAM using one SODIMM and an optional 512MB of solder-in

memory for a maximum of 1.5GB

• Built-in SVGA support (front panel connection)

• Digital video controller (rear I/O) DVI-D with dual head display capabilities

• 10/100 Mbit Ethernet controller (front panel connection)

• Dual Gigabit Ethernet supporting (front panel or rear I/O)

• Optional P0 with VITA 31.1 interface

• Serial ATA (SATA) support (rear I/O)

• Serial port COM1 (front panel connection)

• Ultra IDE drive support (rear I/O)

• Real-Time clock/calendar

• Front panel reset switch

• Miniature speaker

• Keyboard/Mouse port (front panel connection)

The 855GME chipset allows the VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC to provide enhanced

features such as integrated video and Ultra ATA/100 IDE support.  The

VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC are capable of executing many of today’s desktop

operating systems such as Microsoft®’s Windows® XP, Windows 2000 and a wide

variety of Linux® based operating systems.  The standard desktop features of the

VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC are described in Chapter 2 of this manual.

The VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC provide features useful to embedded applications

such as:

• Three serial ports: COM2. COM3 and COM4 (rear I/O)

• Four USB 2.0 ports (two on front panel and two rear I/O)

• 32KB of nonvolatile RAM

• Remote Ethernet booting

• Up to 2GB of CompactFlash on secondary IDE (optional)

• Software-selectable Watchdog Timer with reset

Additionally, the VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC offer one PMC expansion site (PCI-X,

66MHz) with front panel access.  The VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC are capable of

executing many of today’s operating systems such as VxWorks®, Solaris™ or QNX®.

The embedded features of the VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC are described in

Chapter 3 of this manual.

The VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC are suitable for use in applications ranging from

telecommunications, simulation, instrumentation, industrial control, process control

and monitoring, factory automation, automated test systems, data acquisition

systems and anywhere that the highest performance processing power in a single

VME slot is desired.

The VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC conform to the VME physical specification for a 6U

board. The VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC can be used for system control or as a

peripheral board. They can be plugged directly into any standard chassis accepting

either type of board.

The following steps describe the GE Fanuc Embedded Systems-recommended

method for installation and powerup of the VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC :

1. If a PMC module is to be used, connect it to the VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC

prior to board installation (as shown in Figure 1-2 on page 29). Refer to the

Product Manual for the PMC module for configuration and setup.

2. Insert the VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC 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 connectors. 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

VMIACC-0586/ACC-0586RC or VMIACC-0590/ACC-0590RC Rear Transition

Modules (RTMs). Each connector is clearly labeled on the front panel and

detailed pinouts are in Appendix A.

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

configured.

5. The VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC feature an optional CompactFlash Disk

resident on the board. Refer to Chapter 3 for set up details.

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

configure the drive types. See Appendix B to properly configure the system.

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

manufacturer’s instructions.

The VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC have an onboard BIOS Setup program that controls

many configuration options. These options are saved in a special non-volatile,

battery-backed 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 VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC BIOS setup program are included in

Appendix B.

The VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC 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 VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC front panels are shown in Figure 1-5. The front

panel connectors and indicators are labeled as follows:

• 10/100

• G1

• G2

• M/K

• COM1

•RST

• S

• SVGA

10/100 Mbit Ethernet connector

10/100/1000 Mbit Ethernet connector 1 (or LEDs) port 1

10/100/1000 Mbit Ethernet LEDs port 2

Mouse/keyboard connector

Serial Port

Manual reset switch

Status LEDs

Analog Video connector

The VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC provide rear I/O support for the following: digital

video, Serial ATA, COM2. 3 and 4. IDE drive and two USB ports. These signals are

accessed by the use of an RTM such as the VMIACC-0586/ACC-0586RC and the

VMIACC-0590/ACC-0590RC, which terminates into industry standard connectors.

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

VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC are defined in Appendix A. Rear panel connections are

defined in the appropiate RTM Installation Guide. Contact Sales for compatible RTMs

offered by GE Fanuc Embedded Systems

The VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC are Pentium M processor-based single board

computers compatible with modern industry standard desktop systems.  The

VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC therefore retain industry standard memory and I/O

maps along with a standard interrupt architecture.  The integrated peripherals

described in this section (such as serial ports, USB ports, IDE drives, floppy drives,

video controller and Ethernet controller) are all memory mapped the same as

similarly equipped desktop systems, ensuring compatibility with modern operating

systems.

The following sections describe the standard features of the

VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC

The VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC provide DDR Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) as

onboard system memory.  Memory can be accessed as bytes, words or longwords.

The VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC accept one 200-pin DDR SDRAM SODIMM along

with the optional solder-in 512MB onboard memory, for a maximum capacity of

1.5GB.  The onboard DRAM is accessible to the VME through the PCI-to-PCI bridge

and is addressable by the local processor.

The PCI bus-based external devices include the Universe IID bridge, PMC site,

Ethernet controllers, FPGA and the GE Fanuc Embedded Systems connector. The

default BIOS maps these external devices to the PCI Interrupt Request (PIRQx) lines

of the 6300ESB I/O controller Hub. This mapping is defined in Table 2-1

The VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC incorporate an SMSC Super I/O (SIO) chip. The

SIO provides the VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC with two 16550 UART-compatible

serial ports, keyboard and mouse port. The keyboard and mouse ports are available

via the front panel using a standard PS/2 type connector. COM1 is accessed via the

front panel. COM2 is routed to the VME P2 connector.

COM ports 3 and 4 are also provided by the 6300ESB I/O Controller Hub and are

routed to the VME P2 connector.

The parallel IDE interface is provided by the Intel 6300ESB I/O Controller Hub. The

IDE interface supports two channels: primary and secondary. The secondary channel

is routed onboard to the optional CompactFlash socket. The primary channel is routed

out of the VME P2 backplane connector to an RTM which terminates into a standard

40-pin header. This channel can support a master and slave drive. The IDE interface

on the VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC supports Ultra ATA/33. Ultra ATA/66 and Ultra

ATA/100 drives and automatically determines the proper operating mode based on

the type of drive used. In order to properly function in the Ultra ATA/100 mode, a

special 80 conductor cable must be used instead of the standard 40 conductor cable.

This cable is typically available from the Ultra ATA/100 drive manufacturer.

A Serial ATA Drive Interface is also provided by the 6300ESB I/O Controller Hub. The

Serial ATA port can be used alone or in limited conjunction with the parallel IDE

interface.

The network capability is provided by the Intel 82546EB for the VMIVME-7807 or the

Intel 82546GB for the VME-7807RC Ethernet Controller for Gigabit Ethernet and the

Intel 82551 10/100 Mbit Ethernet. These Ethernet controllers are PCI bus based and

are software configurable. The VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC supports 10BaseT,

100BaseTX and 1000BaseT Ethernet.

10BaseT

A network based on the 10BaseT standard uses unshielded twisted-pair cables,

providing an economical solution to networking by allowing the use of existing

telephone wiring and connectors. The RJ45 connector is used with the 10BaseT

standard. 10BaseT has a maximum length of 100 meters.

100BaseTX

The VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC also supports the 100BaseTX Ethernet. A network

based on a 100BaseTX standard uses unshielded twisted-pair cables and a RJ45

connector. 100BaseTX has a maximum length of 100 meters.

1000BaseT

The VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC support 1000BaseT Ethernet using the Intel

82546EB for the VMIVME-7807 or the Intel 82546GB for the VME-7807RC dual

Ethernet controller. The interface uses shielded cables with four pairs of conductors,

along with an RJ45 connector on the front panel or routed to the VME P2 connector.

The Gigabit Ethernet is also available with the optional VITA 31.1 routed out of the

optional P0 connector

The SVGA port on the VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC is controlled by the Intel

855GME Graphic and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH).  The GMCH is hardware and

BIOS compatible with the industry SVGA and digital video standards supporting

both VESA high-resolution and extended video modes.  Table 2-2 and Table 2-3 show

the graphics video modes supported by the GMCH video controller for analog

monitors

Digital Visual Interface (DVI)

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The VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC have a Digital Visual Interface that provides a

high-speed digital connection for visual data types that are display technology

independent.  DVI is a display interface developed in response to the proliferation of

digital flat-panel displays.  For the most part, these displays are currently connected to

an analog Video Graphics Array (VGA) interface and, thus, require a double

conversion.

The digital signal from the computer must be converted to an analog signal for the

analog VGA interface, then converted back to a digital signal for processing by the

flat-panel display.  This inherently inefficient process takes a toll on performance and

video quality and adds cost.  In contrast, when a flat-panel display is connected to a

digital interface, no digital-to-analog conversion is required.

DVI uses Silicon Image's PanelLink, a high-speed serial interface that uses Transition

Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS) to send data to the monitor.  The DFP and

VESA Plug and Display interfaces also use PanelLink.  For this reason, DVI can work

with these previous interfaces by using adapter cables (depending on the signal

quality of the adapter.)

DVI also supports the VESA Display Data Channel (DDC) and the Extended Display

Identification Data (EDID) specifications.  DDC is a standard communications channel

between the display adapter and monitor.  EDID is a standard data format containing

monitor information such as vendor information, monitor timing, maximum image

size, and color characteristics.  EDID information is stored in the display and is

communicated over the DDC.  EDID and DDC enable the system, display and

graphics adapter to communicate so that the system can be configured to support

specific features available in the display.

DVI Connectors

The DVI connector has 24 pins that can accommodate up to two TMDS links and the

VESA DDC and EDID services.  The DVI specification defines two types of connectors

(see Figure 1):

• DVI-Digital (DVI-D) supports digital displays only (used on the

VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC)

• DVI-Integrated (DVI-I) supports digital displays and is backward compatible

with analog displays (not supported)

The VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC use the DVI-I connector with a single TMDS link.

The DVI-I interface accommodates a 12- or 24-pin DVI plug connector or a new type

of analog plug connector that uses four additional pins, plus a ground plane plug to

maintain a constant impedance for the analog RGB signals

Dual Head Video

The VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC are capable of driving two monitors at the same

time using the Intel 855GME GMCH. The graphics controller allows the use of one

digital monitor connected to the VMIACC-0590/ACC-0590RC or VMIACC-0586/

ACC-0586RC RTMs, routed out the rear I/O P2 connector. The second is a standard

SVGA monitor connected to the front panel of the VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC,

using a standard DB15 connector.

Dual Head Setup Procedure:

1. Boot Windows 2000.

2. In the windows desktop right click.

3. When the menu appears, scroll down to the ‘Graphics Options’ and then click

on ‘Graphics Properties’. The Intel 82852/82855GM/GME graphics controller

properties menu will appear. From this menu you can choose the display mode

of choice.

The monitors can be displayed in several modes:

• Monitor Mode - In this mode only the SVGA monitor is displayed.

• Digital Mode - In this mode only the Digital is displayed.

• Dual Display Clone Mode - In this mode both the SVGA and the Digital

monitors are displayed, with the desktop the same on both monitors.

• Extended Desktop Mode - In this mode the two monitors are displayed as one

desktop.

4. After making your choice click ‘OK’ to apply the changes.