
TS-5400 User’s Manual Technologic Systems
10/31/03
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Table Of Contents
LIMITED WARRANTY.......................................................................................................................................................................................II
1INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................................................5
2PC COMPATIBILITY..............................................................................................................................................................................5
2.1 Operating Systems..........................................................................................................................................................................5
3POWER...................................................................................................................................................................................................6
4MEMORY.................................................................................................................................................................................................6
4.1 SDRAM...............................................................................................................................................................................................6
4.2 Flash..................................................................................................................................................................................................6
4.3 Compact Flash cards and DiskOnChip modules.....................................................................................................................6
4.4 Using the SanDisk USB Compact Flash Card Reader.........................................................................................7
4.5 Non-Volatile SRAM....................................................................................................................................................................7
5SERIAL PORTS.....................................................................................................................................................................................7
5.1 Serial Port Configuration Registers.............................................................................................................................................8
5.2 Serial Port Hardware.......................................................................................................................................................................8
5.3RS-485 Support...............................................................................................................................................................................8
5.4 Automatic RS-485 TX Enable........................................................................................................................................................9
5.5 Adding Serial Ports..........................................................................................................................................................................9
6DIGITAL I/O.............................................................................................................................................................................................9
6.1 DIO Header.....................................................................................................................................................................................10
6.2 Using LCD Port as Digital I/O......................................................................................................................................................10
7LCD INTERFACE................................................................................................................................................................................10
8MATRIX KEYPAD SUPPORT.............................................................................................................................................................11
9THE 10/100 BASE-T ETHERNET PORT.........................................................................................................................................12
10 REAL TIME CLOCK.............................................................................................................................................................................15
11 WATCHDOG TIMER............................................................................................................................................................................16
12 LED, JUMPERS AND RESET BUTTON..........................................................................................................................................17
13 PC/104 BUS EXPANSION .................................................................................................................................................................18
14 LOADING OR TRANSFERRING FILES...........................................................................................................................................19
14.1 Developing with the Technologic Systems TS-9500..............................................................................................................19
14.2 Transferring files with Compact Flash......................................................................................................................................19
14.3 Zmodem Downloads....................................................................................................................................................................19
15 DEBUGGING........................................................................................................................................................................................20
15.1 Integrated BIOS Debugger...........................................................................................................................................................20
15.2 Using other debuggers ................................................................................................................................................................20
16 VIDEO, KEYBOARD, AND CONSOLE REDIRECTION.................................................................................................................21
17 SYSTEM BIOS SETUP SCREENS...................................................................................................................................................22
17.1 Main CMOS Configuration Screen..............................................................................................................................................22
17.2 Basic CMOS Configuration..........................................................................................................................................................23
17.3 Adding a TS-9400 or TS-9500 with Compact Flash...............................................................................................................23
17.4 Custom CMOS Configuration......................................................................................................................................................25
17.5 Shadow Configuration..................................................................................................................................................................26
18 FEEDBACK AND UPDATES TO THE MANUAL .............................................................................................................................26
APPENDIXA -BOARD DIAGRAM AND DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................................27
APPENDIX B -OPERATING CONDITIONS...............................................................................................................................................27
APPENDIX C-SYSTEM MEMORY MAP.....................................................................................................................................................28
APPENDIX D-SYSTEM I/O MAP.................................................................................................................................................................29
APPENDIX E -BIOS INTERRUPT FUNCTIONS......................................................................................................................................30
Int 15h / Function B000h-Technologic Systems BIOS information...............................................................................................30
Int 15h / Function B010h-LED Control................................................................................................................................................30
Int 15h / Function B042h–Alphanumeric LCD Support...................................................................................................................31