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Poseidon FastStart Guide 7461010 Rev A Page 1 of 10

Diamond Systems

Poseidon Single Board Computer

FastStart Guide

DSC Document #7461010 Rev A

Diamond Systems Corp.

(650) 810-2500

www.diamondsystems.com

This document describes a series of quick steps to bring up and verify correct operation of your new Poseidon

EPIC single board computer (SBC). All the elements you need are provided in the Poseidon Development Kit

(Diamond Systems #DK-PSDE10-01 or #DK-PSDC20-01). Once you have your Poseidon SBC up and running,

you can make further adjustments using additional elements that you supply.

The steps involve unpacking and identifying each part in the Poseidon Development Kit, attaching a minimum

subset of cables required to verify operation, and powering the board.

Quick List of Assembly Steps

1. Install the IDE FlashDisk Drive with bootable Linux binary on primary IDE connector CN2

2. Install the Poseidon Panel Board (#PNL-PSD-01) on connectors CN14 to CN21

3. Install a VGA monitor.

4. Install either a PS/2 keyboard / mouse or USB keyboard / mouse

5. Connect the AC Adapter to the power connector CN9

6. Turn on the monitor and plug in the AC Adapter. The Poseidon board will boot to a Linux

prompt.

Summary of content (10 pages)

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Diamond Systems Poseidon Single Board Computer FastStart Guide DSC Document #7461010 Rev A Diamond Systems Corp. (650) 810-2500 www.diamondsystems.com This document describes a series of quick steps to bring up and verify correct operation of your new Poseidon EPIC single board computer (SBC). All the elements you need are provided in the Poseidon Development Kit (Diamond Systems #DK-PSDE10-01 or #DK-PSDC20-01).
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Poseidon Development Kit (DK-PSDE10-01 or DK-PSDC20-01) The Poseidon Development Kit contains all the pieces necessary to bring up and verify correct operation of your Poseidon SBC. The following table lists the elements of the Poseidon Development Kit and each is shown in Figure 1. Please unpack and identify each item at this time. If any item is missing, please contact Diamond Systems Technical Support at 1-800-36-PC104. Photo No.
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Poseidon Cable Kit (C-PSD-KIT) Photo No. DSC No. Description 1 6981072 Analog I/O 2 6981073 Digital I/O 3 6981080 Ethernet 4 6981081 Dual Serial (two each) 5 6981082 Dual USB (two each) 6 6981083 PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse 7 6981084 VGA Monitor 8 6981085 Audio 9 6981087 Speaker Output 10 6981088 Utility 11 6981090 Power input for lab-type supply 12 6981091 ATX Power Input 13 6981004 44-pin IDE cable Figure 2.
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Other Development Kit Contents Poseidon Panel I/O Board (PNL-PSD-01) The Poseidon SBC uses pin headers for each I/O connector allowing custom configuration of a system using only those cable connections required and increased flexibility with the mounting of the Poseidon board within an enclosure. For some applications, however, it is useful to have standard PC-style connectors for common PC peripheral devices such as a VGA monitor, keyboard and mouse, USB devices and serial ports.
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PS-5V-04 AC Power Adapter The Poseidon Development Kit contains an AC Adapter with a connector that plugs directly into the power input connector of the Poseidon board. Operating with 110VAC to 240VAC input voltage, the AC Adapter provides sufficient current at 5VDC to power the Poseidon board. There are a variety of ways to power a Poseidon board, depending on the power source and its voltage, whether the application requires instant-on access or use of a power switch / button and ATX-style soft shutdown.
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Jumper Pins 3-4 for Master mode (as shown) Figure 4. Layout of FlashDisk Module showing IDE connector and jumper 2. Connect round spacer DSC# 6841002 to the FlashDisk module using one 2-56x pan head screw and one #2 flat washer. The spacer should be on the side of the FlashDisk module with the female IDE connector. The washer should be on the top of the spacer. See Figure 5. 3. Attach the female IDE connector on the FlashDisk to the IDE connector CN2 on the Poseidon board. 4.
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Figure 7. Poseidon Panel I/O Board Installation Detail Install the Video Display, Keyboard and Mouse Poseidon SBC supports both a VGA Monitor and an LVDS flat panel interface. Because of the complexities required in interfacing the flat panel, this FastStart Guide will assume usage of a VGA-compatible Monitor. Connect a VGA-compatible CRT display to the female DB15 connector on the Panel I/O board.
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Figure 8. Poseidon with Panel I/O Board and power cable installed Apply Power to Boot the Board Plug in the video monitor and turn it on. Attach the power cord provided to the PS-5V-04 AC Adapter and plug the power cord into the wall. The Poseidon Board will power up immediately. After the BIOS information display, you should see the Diamond Systems Linux information display and receive a prompt.
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Demonstrate Data Acquisition Operation The Diamond Systems’ Linux installed on the FlashDisk contains software demonstration programs for Poseidon’s data acquisition features. You may access the directory of these programs by typing: >cd /root/PSD_DEMO In this directory resides the source code, makefile and executables of the demonstration programs. Each demonstration program executable and source code is contained in its own directory. A good first demonstration program to run is the DSCADAutoCal program.
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Adding a Hard Disk Drive or CD-ROM or any 40-pin IDE device to your system There are two methods to attach additional device such as a S-ATA hard disk drive or IDE hard disk drive (40 pin or 44-pin interface) or CD-ROM to your system while continuing to use the provided FlashDisk as a primary boot device. 1. Attach a S-ATA hard disk drive to the S-ATA interface connector at CN5. 2.