Reference Manual
Flex CPU Piggyback Board Hardware Reference 
Table of Contents  i 
Table of Contents 
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................................1 
BOARD CONFIGURATION.....................................................................................................................................3 
Non-Turbo CPU Base Configuration ...................................................................................................................3 
Non-Turbo CPU Further Options.........................................................................................................................3 
Turbo CPU Base Configuration ...........................................................................................................................3 
Turbo CPU Further Options.................................................................................................................................3 
HARDWARE SETUP.................................................................................................................................................5 
Flex CPU Board Jumper Configuration...............................................................................................................5 
Watchdog Timer Jumper.......................................................................................................................................5 
Dual-Ported RAM Source Jumper........................................................................................................................5 
Power-Up State Jumpers ......................................................................................................................................5 
Firmware Load Jumper ........................................................................................................................................5 
Flash Memory Bank Select Jumpers.....................................................................................................................5 
Installation............................................................................................................................................................5 
OPERATION OF THE FLEX CPU ..........................................................................................................................7 
Operation as Non-Turbo CPU..............................................................................................................................7 
Operation as a Turbo CPU...................................................................................................................................9 
FLEX CPU BOARD JUMPER DESCRIPTIONS..................................................................................................11 
E1: Watchdog Disable Jumper...........................................................................................................................11 
E2: Dual-Ported RAM Port Select......................................................................................................................11 
E4 – E6: Power-Up/Reset Load Source..............................................................................................................11 
E7: Firmware Reload Enable.............................................................................................................................11 
E10A, B, C: Flash Memory Bank Select.............................................................................................................12 
CONNECTOR SUMMARY.....................................................................................................................................13 
CONNECTOR PINOUTS.........................................................................................................................................15 
J8 JRS232 (10-Pin Connector) ...........................................................................................................................15 
SCHEMATICS










