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PCA-6003 Full-sized socket 370 Intel ® Pentium III processor- ® based PCI/ISA-bus CPU card...
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Copyright notice This document is copyrighted, 2000, by Advantech Co., Ltd. All rights are reserved. Advantech Co., Ltd. reserves the right to make improve- ments to the products described in this manual at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Co., Ltd.
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A Message to the Customer Advantech customer services Each and every Advantech product is built to the most exacting specifications to ensure reliable performance in the harsh and demanding conditions typical of industrial environments. Whether your new Advantech equipment is destined for the laboratory or the...
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Advantech assumes no liability under the terms of this warranty as a consequence of such events. If an Advantech product is defective, it will be repaired or replaced at no charge during the warranty period. For out-of-warranty repairs, you will be billed according to the cost of replacement materials, service time and freight.
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It should be free of marks and scratches and in perfect working order upon receipt. As you unpack the PCA-6003, check it for signs of shipping damage. (For example, damaged box, scratches, dents, etc.) If it is damaged or it fails to meet the specifications, notify our service department or your local sales representative immediately.
Hardware Configuration This chapter gives background informa- tion on the PCA-6003. It then shows you how to configure the card to match your application and prepare it for installation into your PC. Sections include: • Introduction • Features • Specifications •...
Introduction The PCA-6003 Series all-in-one industrial grade single board computer is a low cost yet full-featured product. It uses VIA's Apollo PLE133 chipset with integrated VGA and supports Intel Pentiun III / Celeron processor up to 1.26GHz and above. Its on-board I/O functions and industrial features can meet most of the requirements of industrial applications.
Note: Some of the features mentioned above are not available with all models. For more information about the specifications of a particular model, see Section 1.3: Specifications. Features 1. Fan status monitoring and alarm: To prevent system overheating and damage, the CPU fan can be monitored for speed and failure. The fan is set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds.
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In this case, a warning message will be displayed. You can then run your anti-virus program to locate the problem PCA-6003 User's Manual...
Specifications 1.3.1 System • CPU: Intel Celeron up to 533 MHz ~ 1.2 GHz, Pentium® III up to 1.26 GHz, FSB 66/100/133 MHz • BIOS: Award Flash BIOS, 2 Mb • System Chipset: VIA Apollo PLE133T (VT8601T + VT82C686B) • Green function: Supports power management operation via BIOS. Activated by keyboard or mouse activity •...
• Watchdog timer: Can generate a system reset or IRQ11. The watch- dog timer is programmable, with each unit equal to one second (63 levels). The program uses I/O port hex 443h to control the watchdog timer PCA-6003 User's Manual...
Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the PCA-6003 board link it to external devices such as hard disk drives and a keyboard. In addition, the board has a number of jumpers used to configure your system for your application. The tables below list the function of each of the board jumpers and connectors.
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CN18 Reset connector CN19 HDD LED connector CN20 ATX feature connector CN21 ATX soft power switch CN29 External SM bus connector CN41 LCD flat panel connector CN42 LCD flat panel inverter power connector CN43 AC-97 Audio Interface PCA-6003 User's Manual...
As a safety precaution, use a grounding wrist strap at all times. Place all electronic components in a static-dissipative surface or static-shielded bag when they are not in the chassis. PCA-6003 User's Manual...
Jumper Settings This section provides instructions on how to configure your card by setting jumpers. It also includes the card's default settings and your options for each jumper. 1.8.1 How to set jumpers You configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers.
1.8.2 CMOS clear (J1) The PCA-6003 CPU card contains a jumper that can erase CMOS data and reset the system BIOS information. Normally this jumper should be set with pins 1-2 closed. If you want to reset the CMOS data, set J1 to 2-3 closed for just a few seconds, and then move the jumper back to 1- 2 closed.
(16, 32, 64, 128, 256 or 512 MB) x 1 1.9.1 Sample calculation: DIMM memory capacity Suppose you install a 128 MB DIMM into your PCA-6003's socket 1 and a 32 MB DIMM into sockets. Your total system memory is 160...
Your PCA-6003 can accept SDRAM memory chips with or without parity. Also note: • If the PCA-6003 operates at 133/100 MHz, only use PC-133/ PC-100 compliant DIMMs. Most systems will not even boot if non-compli- ant modules are used. This is due to strict timing issues involved at this speed.
1.12 CPU Installation The CPU on the board must have a fan or heat sink attached, to prevent overheating. Warning: Without a fan or heat sink, the CPU will overheat and cause damage to both the CPU and the mother- board.
Connecting Peripherals This chapter tells how to connect periph- erals, switches and indicators to the PCA-6003 board. You can access most of the connectors from the top of the board while it is installed in the chassis. If you have a number of cards installed, or your...
Check the documentation that came with the drive for more information. Connect the second hard drive to the remaining connector (CN2 or CN1), in the same way as described above. PCA-6003 User's Manual...
Floppy Drive Connector (CN3) You can attach up to two floppy disk drives to the PCA-6003's onboard controller. You can use any combination of 5.25" (360 KB / 1.2 MB) and/or 3.5" (720 KB / 1.44/2.88 MB) drives. The card comes with a 34-pin daisy-chain drive connector cable. On one end of the cable is a 34-pin flat-cable connector.
The USB interface can be disabled in the system BIOS setup. VGA Connector (CN7) The PCA-6003 includes a AGP SVGA interface that can drive conven- tional CRT displays. CN7 is a standard 15-pin D-SUB connector commonly used for VGA. Pin assignments for CRT connector CN7 are detailed in Appendix B.
Serial Ports (CN9: COM1; CN10: COM2) CN10 The PCA-6003 offers two serial ports, CN9 as COM1 and CN10 as COM2. These ports can connect to serial devices, such as a mouse or printers, or to a communication network. Table 2-1: Serial port connections (COM1, COM2)
PS/2 mouse connector. External Keyboard Connector (CN12) CN12 In addition to the PS/2 mouse/keyboard connector on the PCA-6003's rear plate, there is also an extra onboard external keyboard connector. This gives system integrators greater flexibility in designing their systems.
2.10 Infrared (IR) Connector (CN13) CN13 This connector supports the optional wireless infrared transmitting and receiving module. This module mounts on the system case. You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup (see Chapter 3). 2.11 CPU Fan Connector (CN14) CN14 PIN 1 This connector supports a cooling fan with tachometer output.
2.12.2 External speaker (CN17) CN17 is a 4-pin connector for an extenal speaker. If there is no external speaker, the PCA-6003 provides an onboard buzzer as an alternative. To enable the buzzer, set pins 3-4 as closed. PCA-6003 User's Manual...
You can connect an LED to connector CN19 to indicate when the HDD is active. 2.12.5 SM Bus Connector (CN29) This connector is reserved for Advantech's SNMP-1000 HTTP/SNMP Remote System Manager. The SNMP-1000 allows users to monitor the internal voltages, temperature and fans from a remote computer through an Ethernet network.
CN20 2.13.1 ATX feature connector (CN20) and soft power switch connector (CN21) The PCA-6003 can support an advanced soft power switch function if an ATX power supply is used. To enable the soft power switch function: 1. Take the specially designed ATX-to-PS/2 power cable out of the accessory bag.
Important: Make sure that the ATX power supply can take at least a 720 mA load on the 5 V standby lead (5VSB). If not, you may have difficulty powering on your system and/or supporting the "Wake-on-LAN" function. 2.13.2 Controlling the soft power switch Users can also identify the current power mode through the system's power LED (see Section 2.13.1).
CPU. If there is no number assigned to the patch code, please contact Advantech’s applications engineer to obtain an up-to-date patch code file. This will ensure that your CPU’s system status is valid. After ensuring that you have a number assigned to the patch code, press <Del>...
Standard CMOS Setup Choose the “Standard CMOS Features” option from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu, and the screen below will be displayed. This menu allows users to configure system components such as date, time, hard disk drive, floppy drive, display, and memory. Figure 3-2: Standard CMOS features screen 3.3.1 CMOS RAM backup The CMOS RAM is powered by an onboard button cell battery.
If enabled, a warning message and alarm beep activates if someone attempts to write here. The commands are “Enabled” or “Disabled.” 3.4.2 CPU Internal Cache / External Cache Enabling this feature speeds up memory access. The commands are “Enabled” or “Disabled.” PCA-6003 User’s Manual...
3.4.3 CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabling allows CPU L2 cache checking. The commands are “Enabled” or “Disabled.” 3.4.4 First/Second/Third/Other Boot Device The BIOS tries to load the OS with the devices in the sequence selected. Choices are: Floppy, LS/ZIP, HDD, SCSI, CDROM, LAN, Disabled. 3.4.5 Swap Floppy Drive Logical name assignments of floppy drives can be swapped if there is more than one floppy drive.
Commands are “Non-OS2” or “OS2.” 3.4.14 Video BIOS Shadow Enable copies video BIOS to sharow RAM for performnace improving. Choices are Enable, Disable. 3.4.15 Small Logo (EPA)Show Energy Star Log from Environmental Protection Agency. Choices are: Enable, Disable. PCA-6003 User’s Manual...
Advanced Chipset Features By choosing the “Advanced Cipset Features” option from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu, the screen below will be displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer’s default values for this CPU card, as shown in Figure 3-5: Note: DRAM default timings have been carefully chosen and should ONLY be changed if data is being lost.
This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board and you want to use it. Even when so equipped, if you add a higher performance controller, you will need to disable this feature. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. PCA-6003 User’s Manual...
3.5.9 USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB keyboard. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. 3.5.10 USB Mouse Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB mouse.
IDE devices possible. Because each IDE device may have a different Mode timing (0, 1, 2, 3, 4), it is necessary for these to be independent. The default setting “Auto” will allow autodetection to ensure optimal performance. PCA-6003 User’s Manual...
3.6.3 Init Display First This item allows you to choose which one to activate first, PCI Slot or AGP. The choices: PCI Slot, AGP. 3.6.4 IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support.
Parallel Port Mode field. In ECP Mode Use DMA, you can select DMA channel 1, DMA channel 3, or Disable. Leave this field on the default setting. 3.6.12 EPP Mode Select This field allows you to select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9. The choices: EPP1.7, 1.9. PCA-6003 User’s Manual...
Power Management Setup The power management setup controls the CPU card’s “green” features to save power. The following screen shows the manufactur- er’s defaults: Figure 3-6: Power management setup screen 3.7.1 ACPI function This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI).
3.7.6 MODEM Use IRQ This determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use.The choices: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, NA. 3.7.7 Soft-Off by PWRBTN If you choose “Instant-Off”, then pushing the ATX soft power switch button once will switch the system to “system off” power mode. You can choose “Delay 4 sec.”...
When On of HDD & FDD, any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system. 3.8.4 Power On by LAN This shows you to wake up the system via LAN from the remote host. The Choice: Enable, Disable. PCA-6003 User’s Manual...
3.8.5 Power On by Modem When enabled, an input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incoming call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state. The Choice: Enable, Disable. 3.8.6 Power On by Alarm When enabled, you can set the date and time at which the RTC (real- time clock) alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode.
The commands here are “Auto” or “manual.” Choosing “manual” requires you to choose resources from each following sub-menu. “Auto” automatically configures all of the boot and Plug and Play devices but you must be using Windows 95 or above. PCA-6003 User’s Manual...
3.10 PC Health Status Figure 3-9: PC health status screen 3.10.1 Current CPU Temperature This shows you the current CPU1 temperature. 3.10.2 Current CPUFAN Speed This shows you the current CPUFAN speed. 3.10.5 VCORE This shows CPU1 core voltage. 3.10.7 +2.5/ +3.3V/ + 5V/ +12V This shows you the voltage of +2.5/ +3.3V/ + 5V/ +12V Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...
(user-defined), you can change the password stored in the CMOS. The password must be no longer than eight (8) characters. Remember, to enable the password setting feature, you must first select either “Setup” or “System” from the “Advanced BIOS Fea- tures” menu. PCA-6003 User’s Manual...
3.13 Save & Exit Setup If you select this and press <Enter>, the values entered in the setup utilities will be recorded in the CMOS memory of the chipset. The microprocessor will check this every time you turn your system on and compare this to what it finds as it checks the system.
AGP SVGA Setup The PCA-6003 features an integrated AGP/VGA interface. This chapter provides instructions for installing and operating the software drivers on the display driver CD included in your package.
The enhanced display drivers for the PCA-6003 board are located on the software installation CD. You must install the drivers and utility software by using the supplied SETUP program for DOS drivers.
Installation First, insert CD drive. Then follow the Icons for your PCA Series model number. Click on the right driver for the auto-installation. Please follow the instruction of the installation program to install the VGA driver and to restart the system when the installation is finished. Chapter 4 PCI SVGA Setup...
LAN Configuration The PCA-6003 features an onboard LAN interface. This chapter gives detailed information on Ethernet configuration. It shows you how to configure the card to match your application requirements.
5.1 Introduction The PCA-6003 features an optional 32-bit 10/100 Mbps Ethernet network interface. This interface supports bus mastering architecture and auto-negotiation features. Therefore standard twisted-pair cabling with RJ-45 connectors for both 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps connections can be used. Extensive driver support for commonly-used network systems is also provided.
5.3 Driver Installation The PCA-6003's onboard Ethernet interface supports all major network operating systems. The BIOS automatically detects the LAN while booting, and assigns an IRQ level and I/O address. No jumpers or switches are required for user configuration. The drivers and installation instructions are located in the following directories of the utility CD: •...
Note 2: The CD-ROM drive is designated as "D" throughout this section. 1. In the "Windows" screen, click on "Start" and select "Settings". Then click on the "Control Panel" icon to select "System". PCA-6003 User's Manual...
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2. In the "System Properties" window, select the "Device Manager" tab. Select "View devices by type", and navigate to: Computer\Other devices\PCI Ethernet Controller. Highlight "PCI Ethernet Controller" and click on "Properties". Chapter 5 LAN Configuration...
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3. In the "PCI Ethernet Controller Properties" window, select the "Driver" tab. Then click on "Update Driver...". 4. In the "Update Device Driver Wizard" window, click on "Next". PCA-6003 User's Manual...
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5. Click "Next". 6. In the following "Update Device Driver Wizard" window, select "Specify a location:". Type in: "D:\Drv_LAN\RTL8139C\WIN98". Then click on "Next". Chapter 5 LAN Configuration...
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7. In the following "Update Device Driver Wizard" window, select "The updated driver ...". Then click on "Next". 8. In the following "Update Device Driver Wizard" window, click on "Next". PCA-6003 User's Manual...
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9. When the "Insert Disk" window appears, insert the utility CD into the CD-ROM drive. Then click on "OK". 10. When the "Update Device Driver Wizard" window shows, click on finish. 11. In the "System Settings change" window, select click on "Yes". Chapter 5 LAN Configuration...
1. In the "Windows NT" screen, click on "Start" and select "Set- tings". Then click on the "Control Panel" icon to select "Net- work". 2. In the "Network" window, select the "Adapters" tab. Then click on "Add...". PCA-6003 User's Manual...
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3. In the "Select Network Adapter" window, click on "Have Disk...". 4. When the "Insert Disk" window appears, insert the utility CD into the CD-ROM drive. The correct file path is; D:\Drv_LAN\RTL8139C\WINNT4. When you have the correct file path, click on "OK". Chapter 5 LAN Configuration...
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5. In the "Select OEM Option" window, click on "OK". 6. In the "Duplex mode", click "OK". PCA-6003 User's Manual...
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7. In the "Network" window, select the "Adapters" tab. Under "Network Adapters:", highlight "Realtek RTL8139CA/B/C(8130). 8. In the "Microsoft TCP/IP Properties" window, select the "IP Address" tab. Then select "Specify an IP address". Type in the IP Address and Subnet Mask details. Then click on "OK". Chapter 5 LAN Configuration...
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9. In the "Network Settings Change" window, click on "Yes". PCA-6003 User's Manual...
5.6 Windows 2000 Drivers Setup Procedure Note: The CD-ROM drive is designed as "E" throughout this section. 1. In the "Windows 2000" screen, click on " Start" and select " settings". Then click on the " Control Panel" icon to select "system".
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2. In the " System Properties" window, select the " Device Manag- er". PCA-6003 User's Manual...
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3. In "Device Manager" screen, follow the screen instructions, to click on "Properties". 4. In the following screen, to click on "Update Driver". Chapter 5 LAN Configuration...
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5. Click on "Next". 6. Following the highlighted item, and click on "Next". PCA-6003 User's Manual...
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7. Click on "Have Disk". 8. Key in "E:\Drv__LAN\RTL8139C\WIN2000", then click on "OK". Chapter 5 LAN Configuration...
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9. To highlight the following item, and click "Next". 10. Click "Next". PCA-6003 User's Manual...
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11. Click "Finish" to complete the installation. Chapter 5 LAN Configuration...
Programming the Watchdog Timer The PCA-6003 is equipped with a watch- dog timer that resets the CPU or generates an interrupt if processing comes to a standstill for any reason. This feature ensures system reliability in industrial standalone or unmanned environments.
The value range is from 01 (hex) to 3F (hex), and the related time interval is 1 sec. to 63 sec. Data Time Interval 1 sec. 2 sec. 3 sec. 4 sec. • • • • • • 63 sec. PCA-6003 User's Manual...
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After data entry, your program must refresh the watchdog timer by rewriting I/O port 443 (hex) while simultaneously setting it. When you want to disable the watchdog timer, your program should read I/O port 443 (hex). The following example shows how you might program the watchdog timer in BASIC: Watchdog timer example program OUT &H443, data REM...
Pin Assignments This appendix contains information of a detailed or specialized nature. It includes: • IDE Hard Drive Connector • Floppy Drive Connector • Parallel Port Connector • SCSI Connector • USB Connector • VGA Connector • Ethernet 10/100Base-T RJ-45 Connector •...
DATA 0 DATA 15 SIGNAL GND DISK DMA REQUEST IO WRITE IO READ IO CHANNEL READY HDACKO* IRQ14 ADDR 1 ADDR 0 ADDR 2 HARD DISK SELECT 0* HARD DISK SELECT 1* IDE ACTIVE* * low active PCA-6003 User's Manual...
B.4 USB Connector (CN6) Table B-4: USB1/USB2 connector (CN6) USB1 Signal USB2 Signal +5 V +5 V Chassis GND B.5 VGA Connector (CN7) Table B-5: VGA connector (CN7) Signal Signal GREEN BLUE H-SYNC V-SYNC Appendix B Pin Assignments...
B.6 Keyboard and Mouse Connnector (CN11) Table B-6: Keyboard and mouse connector (CN11) Signal KB DATA MS DATA KB CLOCK MS CLOCK B.7 External Keyboard Connector (CN12) Table B-7: External keyboard connector (CN12) Signal DATA PCA-6003 User's Manual...
B.8 IR Connector (CN13) Table B-8: IR connector (CN13) Signal Signal +5 V FIRRX CIRRX IR_RX +5VSB IR_TX B.9 CPU Fan Power Connector (CN14) Table B-9: CPU fan power connector (CN14) Signal +12 V Detect Appendix B Pin Assignments...
B.11 External Speaker Connector (CN17) The CPU card has its own buzzer. You can also connect it to the external speaker on your computer chassis. Table B-11: External speaker (CN17) Function +5 V Internal buzzer Speaker out PCA-6003 User's Manual...
B.15 ATX Soft Power Switch (CN21) Table B-15: ATX soft power switch (CN21) Signal 5VSB PWR-BTN B.16 SM Bus Connector (CN29) Table B-16: SM Bus Connector (CN29) Signal SMB_DATA SMB_CLK PCA-6003 User's Manual...
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IRQ12 PS/2 mouse IRQ13 INT from co-processor IRQ14 Fixed disk controller IRQ15 Available IRQ3 Serial communication port 2 IRQ4 Serial communication port 1 IRQ5 Parallel port 2 IRQ6 Diskette controller (FDC) IRQ7 Parallel port 1 (print port) PCA-6003 User's Manual...
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B.23 1st MB Memory Map Table B-23: 1st MB memory map Addr. range (Hex) Device F0000h - FFFFFh System ROM CC000h - EFFFFh Unused C0000h - CBFFFh VGA BIOS B8000h - BFFFFh CGA/EGA/VGA text B0000h - B7FFFh Unused A0000h - AFFFFh EGA/VGA graphics 00000h - 9FFFFh Base memory...
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