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Switches & Jumpers

 

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Figure 2-1, BC 5200TX Series Board Layout & End Bracket

Switch Settings

Figure 2-1 shows the switch locations. Table 2-1 and 2-2 define the settings for switch S1 and S2.

 

S1, Switch 1 and 2 - Reset on Loss of DCD / DSR

The BC 5200TX can be configured to perform a hardware reset when the Data Carrier Detect (DCD) or Data Set Ready (DSR) signal changes from true to false on the COM1 serial port. This feature is designed for use in remote communication applications where the board is used to host dial in sessions through the COM 1 Port on a network, as it forces the BC to reset after each session. The reset causes the BC hardware to return to its initial state and also prevents the next dial in user from accessing data left in memory by the previous user. This function is available on COM1 only.

 

Table 2-1, S1 Switch Settings

Reset Condition

1    2

Reset when DSR drops on COM1

on

off

Reset when DCD drops on COM1

off

on

Reset when DCD or DSR drops on COM1

on

on

Reset Disabled *

off

off

*Factory Setting

off

off

 

S2, Switch 1 and 2 - Supervisory Interrupt

The IES (Intelligent Environmental Sensor) module in the Density System communicates with the BC processors in the system via hardware interrupt IRQ 15. The interrupt is set with switch 1 and 2.

S2, Switch 3 - PS/2 Mouse IRQ

A PS/2 style mouse port is included on each BC processor. The mouse is connected to the board via the Density System multiplexer. If a mouse is not used, the port can be disabled to release the interrupt. To disable the mouse, switch S1-3, and the system BIOS must be set.

S2, Switch 4 and 5 - SCSI Termination (Model BC5200TX only)

Termination for the SCSI cable is enabled or disabled with a hardware switch on the board. SCSI termination should be enabled when the SCSI cable terminates at the BC processor or if the SCSI interface is not used. The Symbios 825A SCSI adapter can be enabled or disabled in the system BIOS and via hardware with jumper (JP6). See Chapter 3 for SCSI device termination and Installation.

 

Table 2-2, S2 Switch Settings

Function

1

2

3

4

5

Supervisory Interrupt IRQ 10

on

off

     
Supervisory Interrupt IRQ 15 *

off

on

     
No Supervisory Interrupt

off

off

     
PS/2 Mouse on IRQ 12 *    

on

   
PS/2 Mouse on IRQ 12 Disabled    

off

   
SCSI Upper 8 Bit Terminator Enabled *        

off

SCSI Upper 8 Bit Terminator Disabled        

on

SCSI Lower 8 Bit Terminator Enabled *      

off

 
SCSI Lower 8 Bit Terminator Disabled      

on

 
*Factory Settings

off

on

on

off

off

 

Jumper Settings

Figure 2-1 shows the jumper locations on the board. Table 2-3 defines the jumper settings.

JP1 & JP2 - Factory Set (Do not change)

JP4, JP5, JP6 & JP8


Table 2-3, Jumper Settings

Jumper

Function

Jumper ON

Jumper OFF

JP4

Video (S3 TRIO64+ Chipset)

Enabled

Disabled

JP5

Ethernet (DEC 21140 Chipset)

Enabled

Disabled

JP6
(TX Only)

SCSI (Symbios 825A Controller)

Enabled

Disabled

JP8

Flash

Write Enable

Write Protect

Note: The Ethernet and SCSI Controllers can also be disabled in system BIOS

 


 

Memory Configuration & Management

All BC 5200TX system memory is provided in 72-pin, 36-bit standard 60ns SIMMs. Two SIMMs must be installed, and both SIMMs must be of an identical size.

SIMM Memory Configuration

SIMM 1 SIMM 2 Total Memory
4 4 8
8 8 16
16 16 32
32 32 64
64 64 128
128 128 256

 

I/O Configuration

Table 4-1, Memory Map

Memory Range

Size

Use

00000-9FFFF 640KB Conventional Memory
A0000-AFFFF 64KB VGA Graphics Buffer
B0000-B7FFF 32KB MDA Text Buffer
B8000-BFFFF 32KB VGA/CGA Text Buffer
C0000-C7FFF 32KB VGA Bios
C8000-DFFFF 96KB Available
E0000-FFFFF 127KB System & PCI BIOS

 

Table 4-2, I/O Map

ISA Ports Description
0000-00FF Various "AT" functions in ISP chip and keyboard controller
01F0-01F7 IDE hard drive interface
02F8-02FF COM2
03A0 Cubix supervisory interface
03A8-03AF IES serial port
03B4-03B5 VGA
03BC-03BF LPT1
03C0-03CF VGA
03D4-03D5 VGA
03F0-03F7 Floppy / IDE
03F8-03FF COM1
   

 

System Interrupts

The 16 system hardware interrupts on the SP are represented in Table 4 - 4. Interrupts are managed by two standard 8259A Programmable Interrupt Controllers (PICs). Interrupts at IRQ 0 through 7 are located on the main PIC; IRQ 8 through 15 are on the SLAVE PIC.

Table 4-3, System Interrupts

IRQ

Description

IRQ

Description

0

Timer clock

8

Real Time Clock

1

Keyboard

9

Redirected IRQ 2

2

Second OIC controller

10

Set By PCI Plug & Play at boot time

3

COM2

11

Set By PCI Plug & Play at boot time

4

COM1

12

Available (or PS/2 Mouse)

5

Set By PCI Plug & Play at boot time

13

Math Coprocessor

6

Floppy Disk Controller

14

Primary IDE Controller

7

LPT1

15

Secondary IDE Controller (or IES)

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