Ampro Corporation Single Board Computer 700 - Manual (Page 57)

Chapter 3 Hardware
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Serial 1 (J5A) Lower Port
Standard DB9 Serial Port Connector (COM1)
(Female)
Rear View
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User GPIO Signals (J2)
The ReadyBoard 700 provides eight GPIO pins for custom use and the signals are routed to connector
J2. There is an example of how to use the GPIO pins in the Miscellaneous Source Code Examples
subdirectory, under the ReadyBoard 700 Software menu on the ReadyBoard 700 Doc & SW CD-ROM,
(RB700\software\examples\GPIO)
The example program can be built by using the make.bat file. This produces a 16-bit DOS executable
application, gpio.exe, which can be run on the ReadyBoard 700 to demonstrate the use of GPIO pins.
For more information about the GPIO pin operation, refer to the Programming Manual for the Secondary
I/O (W83877TF) controller at:
http://www.winbond-usa.com/products/winbond_products/pdfs/PCIC/877tf.pdf
Table 3-26. User GPIO Signals Pin/Signal Descriptions (J2)
Pin # Signal Description
1 GND Ground
2 +5V +5 VDC
3 GPIO0 User defined
4 GPIO1 User defined
5 GPIO2 User defined
6 GPIO3 User defined
7 GPIO4 User defined
8 GPIO5 User defined
9 GPIO6 User defined
10 GPIO7 User defined
Notes: The shaded area denotes power or ground.
Temperature Monitoring
The Southbridge (VIA VT82C686B) chip performs the temperature monitoring function and has inputs
directly from two thermistors on the board. One thermistor is located near the CPU and the other
thermistor is located near the Southbridge.
NOTE The ReadyBoard 700 requires a heatsink for all Intel processors
(Celeron, Pentium III) and the Northbridges, but no fan.
Serial Console
The ReadyBoard 700 supports the serial console (or console redirection) feature. This I/O function is
provided by an ANSI-compatible serial terminal, or the equivalent terminal emulation software running
on another system. This can be very useful when setting up the BIOS on a production line for systems
that are not connected to a keyboard and display.