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  • Page 1 (217) 352-9330 | Click HERE Find the Advantech PCA-6184VE at our website:...
  • Page 2 PCA-6184 Full-size socket 478 Intel® Pentium® 4 processor-based PCI/ISA bus CPU card User’s Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 3 Copyright This document is copyrighted, 2002, 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. Specifications are thus subject to change without notice.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration .........2 Introduction ............... 2 Features ................3 Specifications ..............4 Jumpers and Connectors............ 6 Table 1.1:Jumpers............6 Table 1.2:Connectors ............6 Board Layout: Jumper and Connector Locations....8 Figure 1.1:Jumper and connecter locations ....8 Figure 1.2:Extension I/O daughter board .......
  • Page 5 Standard CMOS Setup ............ 27 Figure 3.2:Standard CMOS features screen ....27 Advanced BIOS Features ..........28 Figure 3.3:Advanced BIOS features screen....28 Advanced Chipset Features..........30 Figure 3.4:Advanced chipset features screen ....30 Integrated Peripherals............33 Figure 3.5:Integrated peripherals (1) ......33 Figure 3.6:Integrated peripherals (2) ......
  • Page 6 Displaying Driver Information........79 Appendix A Programming the watchdog timer....82 Programming the Watchdog Timer......... 82 Table A.1:Watchdog Timer Registers ......84 Appendix B Pin Assignments ..........92 IDE Hard Drive Connector(CN1, CN2)......92 Table B.1:IDE hard drive connector (CN1, CN2) ..92 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3)........
  • Page 7 B.19 Extension I/O Board Connector (CN28)....... 102 Table B.19:Extension I/O Board Connector (CN 28). 102 B.20 SM Bus Connector (CN29) ........... 103 Table B.20:SM Bus Connector (CN 29)..... 103 B.21 System I/O Ports............103 Table B.21:System I/O Ports ........103 B.22 DMA Channel Assignments..........
  • Page 8 General Information This chapter provides background information on the PCA-6184. It shows you how to configure the card to match your application and installation into your PC. Sections include: • Introduction • Features • Specifications • Board Layout • Jumpers and Connectors •...

  • Page 9: Hardware Configuration

    It meets most industrial application requirements. Advantech's PCA-6184 full-sized CPU card is designed with Intel 845 chipset and supports socket 478 Pentium® 4/Celeron™ processor (FSB 400MHz) up to 2.4 GHz and above. In addition to high-speed processor, the PCA-6184 supports up to 2GB DDR200/DDR266 SDRAM memory with 2 onboard DIMM socket.

  • Page 10: Features

    CPU fan, CPU temperature and system voltages levels are moni- tored to ensure stable operation, proper system configuration and management. A remote monitoring interface is reserved for remote management through Ethernet by using Advantech's SNMP-1000 system management module. ATX soft power switch: Through the BIOS, the power button can be defined as the "Standby"...

  • Page 11: Specifications

    1.3 Specifications 1.3.1 System • CPU: Intel Pentium® 4/Celeron™ up to 2GHz and the above, FSB 400 • BIOS: Award Flash BIOS, 4 Mb • System Chipset: Intel 845 • PCI enhanced IDE hard disk drive interface: Supports up to four IDE large hard disk drives or other enhanced IDE devices.
  • Page 12 1.3.4 VGA interface • Onboard VGA(AGP 4X) controller • Controller: ATI Rage Pro 128 4XL • Display memory: 32 MB SDRAM 1.3.5 Ethernet LAN • Chipset: Intel 82559 • Ethernet interface: Dual PCI 10/100 Mbps Ethernet networking • Connection: Onboard RJ-45 connector x 2 1.3.6 Industrial features •...

  • Page 13: Jumpers And Connectors

    1.4 Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the PCA-6184 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 con- nectors.
  • Page 14 Table 1.2: Connectors CN20 ATX feature connector CN21 ATX soft power switch CN22 HW Monitor Alarm Close: Enable OBS Alarm Open: Disable OBS Alarm CN27 Extension I/O board connector CN28 Extension I/O board connector CN29 SM BUS Connector CN31 USB 0,1 CN32 USB 2,3 CN33...

  • Page 15: Board Layout: Jumper And Connector Locations

    1.5 Board Layout: Jumper and Connector Locations Figure 1.1: Jumper and connecter locations PCA-6184 User’s Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 16 0, 1 Figure 1.2: Extension I/O daughter board Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 17: Safety Precautions

    1.6 Safety Precautions Warning! Always completely disconnect the power cord from your chassis whenever you work with the hardware. Do not make connections while the power is on. Sensitive electronic components can be damaged by sudden power surges. Only experienced electronics personnel should open the PC chassis.
  • Page 18 1.7.2 CMOS clear (J1) The PCA-6184CPU 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 open. If you want to reset the CMOS data, set 1-2 pin for just a few seconds, and then move the jumper back to 1-2 open.

  • Page 19: System Memory

    1.8 System Memory The PCA-6184 contains two sockets for 184-pin dual memory modules (DIMMs). All these sockets accept only 2.5 V DDR200/DDR266 SDRAM. DIMMs are available in capacities of 64,128, 256, 512 MB and 1 GB. The sockets can be filled in any combination with DIMMs of any size, giving your PCA-6184 single board computer up to 2 GB of mem- ory.

  • Page 20: Cpu Installation

    1.11 CPU Installation The PCA-6184 provides socket 478 for an Pentium® 4 or Celeron ™ pro- cessor. The CPU on the board must have a fan or heat sink attached, to prevent overheating. Without a fan or heat sink, the CPU will over- Warning: heat and cause damage to both the CPU and the motherboard.
  • Page 21 PCA-6184 User’s Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 22: Connecting Peripherals

    Connecting Peripherals This chapter tells how to connect peripherals, switches, and indicators to the PCA-6184 board. Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 23: Primary (Cn1) And Secondary (Cn2) Ide Connectors

    Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 2.1 Primary (CN1) and Secondary (CN2) IDE Connec- tors You can attach up to four IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) drives to the PCA-6184’s built-in controller. The primary (CN1) and secondary (CN2) connectors can each accommodate two drives. Wire number 1 on the cable is red or blue and the other wires are gray.

  • Page 24: Floppy Drive Connector (Cn3)

    2.2 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3) You can attach up to two floppy disk drives to the PCA-6184's onboard connector. You can use 3.5" (720 KB, 1.44 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.

  • Page 25: Usb Ports (Cn6)

    2.4 USB Ports (CN6) The PCA-6184 provides four USB (Universal Serial Bus) interfaces, which give complete Plug & Play and hot attach/detach for up to 127 external devices.The USB interface complies with USB Specification Rev. 1.1 and is fuse-protected. The USB interface is accessed through a 10-pin flat-cable connector, CN6.

  • Page 26: 10/100Base-T Ethernet Connectors (Cn8 And Cn34)

    2.6 10/100Base-T Ethernet Connectors (CN8 and CN34) CN8 and CN34 The PCA-6184 is equipped with one or two high-performance 32-bit PCI-bus Ethernet interfaces, which are fully compliant with IEEE 802.3u 10/100 Mbps CSMA/CD standards. They are supported by all major net- work operating systems and are 100%.

  • Page 27: Ps/2 Keyboard And Mouse Connectors (Cn11 And 33)

    Different devices implement the RS-232 standard in different ways. If you are having problems with a serial device, be sure to check the pin assignments for the connector. 2.8 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors (CN11 and CN11 The PCA-6184 board provides a PS/2 keyboard and mouse connector. Two 6-pin mini-DIN connector (CN11 and 33) on the card mounting bracket supports single-board computer applications.

  • Page 28: Infrared (Ir) Connector (Cn13)

    2.10 Infrared (IR) Connector (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). CN13 2.11 CPU Fan Connector (CN14) CN14 This connector supports cooling fans of with current up to 2A.

  • Page 29: Front Panel Connectors (Cn16, 17, 18, 19, 21&22)

    2.12 Front Panel Connectors (CN16, 17, 18, 19, 21&22) There are several external switches to monitor and control the PCA-6184. 2.12.1 Power LED and Keyboard Lock(CN16) CN16 is a 5-pin connector for the power on LED and Keyboard Lock. Users can also identify the current power mode through the system's power LED.
  • Page 30 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.

  • Page 31: Atx Power Control Connectors (Cn20 And 21)

    2.13 ATX Power Control Connectors (CN20 and 21) CN20 2.13.1 ATX feature (CN20) and soft power switch (CN21) The PCA-6184 can support an advanced soft power switch function if an ATX power supply is used. To enable the soft power switch function: Connect the 3-pin plug of the cable to CN20 (ATX feature connec- tor).
  • Page 32 Award BIOS Setup This chapter describes how to set the card’s BIOS configuration data. Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 33: Award Bios Setup

    Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 3.1 Introduction Award’s BIOS ROM has a built-in setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed memory (CMOS RAM) so that it retains the setup information when the power is turned off.

  • Page 34: Standard Cmos Setup

    3.3 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.

  • Page 35: Advanced Bios Features

    3.4 Advanced BIOS Features The “Advanced BIOS Features” screen appears when choosing the “Advanced BIOS Features” item from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu. It allows the user to configure the PCA-6184 according to his particular requirements. Below are some major items that are provided in the Advanced BIOS Features screen.
  • Page 36 3.4.5 Swap Floppy Drive Logical name assignments of floppy drives can be swapped if there is more than one floppy drive. The commands are “Enabled” or “Disabled.” 3.4.6 Boot UP Floppy Seek Selection of the command “Disabled” will speed the boot up. Selection of “Enabled”...

  • Page 37: Advanced Chipset Features

    Setup: The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. Note: To disable security, select “PASSWORD SET- TING” in the main menu. At this point, you will be asked to enter a password. Simply press <Enter>...
  • Page 38 3.5.1 DRAM Timing Selectable This item allows you to control the DRAM speed. The Choice: Host- Clock, CLK-33M. 3.5.2 CAS Letency Time This controls the latency between DDR RAM read command and the time that the data actually becomes available. Leave this on the default setting.
  • Page 39 3.5.10 Video BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may occur. The Choices: Enabled, Disabled. 3.5.11 Memory Hole At 15M-16M Enabling this feature reserves 15 MB to 16 MB memory address space for ISA expansion cards that specifically require this setting.

  • Page 40: Integrated Peripherals

    3.6 Integrated Peripherals Figure 3.5: Integrated peripherals (1) 3.6.1 On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE If you enable IDE HDD Block Mode, the enhanced IDE driver will be enabled. Leave IDE HDD Block Mode on the default setting. 3.6.2 IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO/UDMA, and IDE Sec- ondary Master/Slave PIO/UDMA Modes (Auto) Each channel (Primary and Secondary) has both a master and a slave, making four IDE devices possible.
  • Page 41 3.6.5 Onboard FDC Controller When enable, this field allows you to connect your floppy disk drives to an onboard floppy disk drive connector instead of a separate controller card. If you want to use a different controller and card to connect the floppy disk drives, set this field to Disabled.

  • Page 42: Power Management Setup

    3.6.10 Onboard Parallel Port (378/IRQ7) This field sets the address of the on-board parallel port connector. You can select either 3BC/IRQ7, 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5 or Disabled. If you install an I/O card with a parallel port, make sure there is no conflict in the address assignments.
  • Page 43 3.7.1 Power-supply Type This item allows you to select power supply type-- AT or ATX 3.7.2 Power Management This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related to the following modes: 1. HDD Power Down 2.
  • Page 44 momentarily (for less than 4 seconds) will switch the system to “suspend” mode. 3.7.6 CPU THRM-Throttling This field allows you to select the CPU THRM-Throttling rate. The choices: 12.5%, 25.0%, 37.5%, 50.0%, 62.5%, 75.0%, 87.5%. 3.7.7 Power on by LAN This item allows you to wake up the system via LAN from the remote- host.

  • Page 45: Pc Health Status

    3.8.2 Reset Configuration Data Note: This is left “Disabled.” Select “Enabled” to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ECSD) if you have installed a new add-on card and your OS won’t boot and you need to reconfigure. 3.8.3 Resources controlled by: BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and Play device.

  • Page 46: Load Setup Defaults

    3.9.4 VCORE This shows CPU core voltage. 3.9.5 +5V/+12V/-5V/-12V This shows you the voltage of +5V/+12V/-5V/-12V 3.10 Load Setup Defaults “LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS” loads the default BIOS settings required by the system for reliable operation. 3.11 Password Setting To change the password: Choose the “Set Password”...

  • Page 47: Save & Exit Setup

    3.12 Save & Exit Setup If you select this and press <Enter>, the values entered in the setup utili- ties will be recorded in the CMOS memory of the chipset. The micropro- cessor will check this every time you turn your system on and compare this to what it finds as it checks the system.
  • Page 48 Chipset Software Installation Utility This utility software installs to the Win- dows INF files that outline to the oper- ating system how the componentswill be configured. This utility has to be installed before other drivers. Chapter 4 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 49: Chapter 4 Chipset Software Installation Utility

    Chapter 4 Chipset Software Installation Utility 4.1 Before you begin To facilitate the installation of the enhanced display device drivers and utility software, you should read the instructions in this chapter carefully before you attempt installation. The device drivers for the PCA-6184 board are located on the software installation CD.

  • Page 50: Introduction

    4.2 Introduction The Intel® Chipset Software Installation (CSI) utility installs to the target system the Windows INF files that outline to the operating system how the chipset components will be configured. This is needed for the proper functioning of the following features: •...

  • Page 51: Installing The Csi Utility

    4.3 Installing the CSI Utility Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. In a few seconds, the software installation main menu appears. Move the mouse cursor over the "Auto" button under the "CSI UTILITY" heading, a message pops up telling you to install the CSI utility before other device drivers, as shown in the following figure.
  • Page 52 Click "Next" when you see the following message Click "Yes" when you see the following message Chapter 4 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 53 Click "Next" when you see the following message When the following message appears, click "Finish" to complete the installation and restart Windows PCA-6184 User’s Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 54 AGP SVGA Setup The PCA-6184 features an onboard VGA interface. This chapter provides instructions for installing and operating the software drivers on the display driver CD included in your package. Chapter 5 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 55: Chapter 5 Agp Svga Setup

    Chapter 5 AGP SVGA Setup 5.1 Before you begin To facilitate the installation of the enhanced display device drivers and utility software, you should read the instructions in this chapter carefully before you attempt installation. The enhanced display drivers for the PCA-6184 board are located on the software installation CD.

  • Page 56: Features

    5.2 Features • Built-in ATI RAGE 128 PRO 4XL multimedia accelerator • Supports AGP 4X mode with sideband addressing and AGP texturing • Superior 3D performance achieved through a floating point setup engine rated at 1.5 million triangles/sec • Integrated 250 MHz DAC allows 85 Hz refresh at 1600 x 1200 resolu- tion •...
  • Page 57 In the Setup, click on "next." In the Installation Information, choose turbo mode or standard. Then click on "Next." PCA-6184 User’s Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 58 The installaion is complete click on "Yes" to restart the system. Chapter 5 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 59 PCA-6184 User’s Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 60 LAN Configuration The PCA-6184 features onboard dual 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN. This chapter gives detailed information on Ethernet configuration. It shows you how to configure the card to match your application requirements Chapter 6 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 61: Chapter 6 Lan Configuration

    Chapter 6 LAN Configuration 6.1 Introduction The PCA-6184 features single or dual 32-bit 10/100 Mbps Ethernet net- work interface. This interface supports bus mastering architecture and auto-negotiation features. Therefore standard twisted-pair cabling with RJ-45 connectors for both 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps connections can be used. Extensive driver support for commonly-used network systems is also pro- vided.

  • Page 62: Windows Nt Drivers (Intel 82559) Setup Procedure

    6.4 Windows NT Drivers (Intel 82559) Setup Procedure Note : The CD-ROM drive is designated as "D" throughout In the "Windows NT" screen, click on "Start" and select "Set- tings". Then click on the "Control Panel" icon to select "Network". Chapter 6 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ...
  • Page 63 In the "Network" window, select the "Start Search" tab. Then click on "Next". In the "Select Network Adapter" window, click on "Have Disk...". PCA-6184 User’s Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 64 When the "Insert Disk" window appears, insert the utility CD into the CD-ROM drive. The correct file path is D:\Drv_Lan\82559. When you have the correct file path, click on "OK". In the "Network" window, select the "Adapters" tab. Under "Net- work Adapters:", highlight "Intel®...
  • Page 65 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". In the "Network Settings Change" window, click on "Yes" to restart the computer.

  • Page 66: Windows 2000 Drivers (Intel 82559) Setup Procedure

    6.5 Windows 2000 Drivers (Intel 82559) Setup Proce- dure Note: The CD-ROM drive is designed as "D" through- out this section. In the "Windows 2000" screen, click on " Start" and select " set- tings". Then click on the " Control Panel" icon to select "system". In the "...
  • Page 67 In " Device Manager" screen, click on "Intel® PRO/100+ Server Adapter (PILA84708) #2. Then click on mice's right button. You can see "Property". Click on "Property".. In the following screen, to click on "Update Driver". Click on "Next". PCA-6184 User’s Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ...
  • Page 68 Following the highlighted item, and click on "Next". Click on "Have Disk". Key in "D:\Drv_Lan\D_82559", then click on "OK". Chapter 6 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 69 To highlight the following item, and click "Next". Click "Next". Click on "Yes" PCA-6184 User’s Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 70 Click "Finish" to complete the installation. Chapter 6 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 71 PCA-6184 User’s Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 72 Onboard Security Setup This chapter explains OBS concepts and provides instructions for installing the relevant software drivers. This is done using the driver CD included in your PCA-6184 Chapter 7 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 73: Chapter 7 Onboard Security Setup

    Chapter 7 Onboard Security Setup 7.1 Introduction Onboard security (OBS) functions monitor key hardware. They help you maintain your system's stability and durability. The PCA-6184 can monitor 5 sets of system positive voltages, 2 sets of system negative voltages, CPU cooling fan speed, and CPU temperature. The positive system voltage sets which can be monitored include: •...
  • Page 74 When you will see the following message, make sure you have closed all other programs, then click on "OK." Click on the square graphics button when you see the following message. Chapter 7 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 75: Windows Nt Drivers Setup Procedure

    When you see the following message, click on "OK" to complete the installation. 7.3 Windows NT Drivers Setup Procedure Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. In a few seconds, the software installation main menu appears, as shown in the following figure.
  • Page 76 Click "Next" when you see the following message. Click "Next" when you see the following message. Chapter 7 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 77 Click "Next" when you see the following message. Click "Finish" when you see the following message. PCA-6184 User’s Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 78: Using The Obs Hardware Doctor Utility

    Click "OK" to restart Windows. 7.4 Using the OBS Hardware Doctor Utility After completing the setup, all the OBS functions are permanently enabled. When a monitored reading exceeds safe limits, a warning mes- sage will be displayed and an error beep tone will activate to attract your attention.
  • Page 79 From the desktop of Windows, click on "Start" and select "Pro- grams" and then "OBS Hardware Doctor." It is recommended that you load the default values for all the OBS settings. However, if desired, you can establish new conditions for voltage, fan speed, and temperature.
  • Page 80 Ultra ATA Storage Driver Setup This driver must be installed to use the Intel® Ultra ATA controller to improve storage subsystem performance and overall systemperformance. Chapter 8 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 81: Chapter 8 Ultra Ata Storage Driver Setup

    Chapter 8 Ultra ATA Storage Driver Setup 8.1 Introduction This driver takes advantage of the latest Intel ® Ultra ATA controller fea- tures to improve both storage subsystem performance and overall system performance. A useful diagnostic tool, Intel Ultra ATA Companion® , shows technical information of the ATA subsystem.

  • Page 82: Installation

    8.3 Installation Note: Before installing this driver, make sure the CSI utility has been installed in your system. See Chapter 4 for information on installing the CSI utility. Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. In a few seconds, the software installation main menu appears, as shown in the following figure.
  • Page 83 Click on "Next" when you see the following message When you see the following message, click on "Yes" to accept the License Agreement. PCA-6184 User’s Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 84 Click on "Next" when you see the following message. Click on "Next" when you see the following message. Chapter 8 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 85 When the following message appears, click "Finish" to complete the installation and restart Windows. PCA-6184 User’s Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 86: Displaying Driver Information

    8.4 Displaying Driver Information From the desktop of Windows, click on "Start" and select "Pro- grams." Then select "Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver" and then "Companion." Click on the "Device Parameters" or the "Storage Report" tab to view related information. Chapter 8 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ...
  • Page 87 PCA-6184 User’s Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 88 Programming the Watchdog Timer The PCA-6184 is equipped with a watchdog 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. Appendix A Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ...

  • Page 89: Appendix A Programming The Watchdog Timer

    Appendix A Programming the watchdog timer A.1 Programming the Watchdog Timer The PCA-6184's watchdog timer can be used to monitor system software operation and take corrective action if the software fails to function after the programmed period. This section describes the operation of the watchdog timer and how to program it.
  • Page 90 Unlock W83627H Select register of watchdog timer Enable the function of the watchdog timer Use the function of the watchdog time Lock W83627HF Appendix A Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 91 Table A.1: Watchdog Timer Registers Address of register (2E) Attribute Read/Write Value (2F) and description 87 (hex) ----- Write this address to I/O address port 2E (hex) twice to unlock theW83627HF 07 (hex) write Write 08 (hex) to select register of watchdog timer.
  • Page 92 F7 (hex) read/write Bit 6: Write 1 to enable keyboard to reset the timer, 0 to dis- able.[default] Bit 5: Write 1 to generate a timeout signal immedi- ately and automatically return to 0. [default=0] Bit 4: Read status of watchdog timer, 1 means timer is ""time out""."...
  • Page 93 Dec dx ; Set second as counting unit Mov al,0f5h Out dx,al al,dx And al,not 08h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Set timeout interval as 10 seconds and start counting Mov al,0f6h Out dx,al Mov al,10 Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ;...
  • Page 94 Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al,30h Out dx,al Mov al,01h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Set minute as counting unit Mov al,0f5h Out dx,al al,dx Or al,08h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Set timeout interval as 5 minutes and start counting Mov al,0f6h Out dx,al Mov al,5...
  • Page 95 ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov al,07h ; Select registers of watchdog timer Out dx,al Mov al,08h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al,30h Out dx,al Mov al,01h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Enable watchdog timer to be reset by mouse Mov al,0f7h Out dx,al al,dx...
  • Page 96 ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov al,07h ; Select registers of watchdog timer Out dx,al Mov al,08h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al,30h Out dx,al Mov al,01h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Enable watchdog timer to be strobed reset by keyboard Mov al,0f7h Out dx,al al,dx...
  • Page 97 ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov al,07h ; Select registers of watchdog timer Out dx,al Mov al,08h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al,30h Out dx,al Mov al,01h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Generate a time-out signal Mov al,0f7h Out dx,al ;Write 1 to bit 5 of F7 register...
  • Page 98 I/O Pin Assignments This appendix contains information of a detailed or specialized nature. It includes: • IDE Hard Drive Connector • Floppy Drive Connector • Parallel Port Connector • USB Connector • VGA Connector • Ethernet 10/100Base-T RJ-45 Connec- • COM1/COM2 RS-232 Serial Port •...

  • Page 99: Appendix B Pin Assignments

    Appendix B Pin Assignments B.1 IDE Hard Drive Connector(CN1, CN2) Table B.1: IDE hard drive connector (CN1, CN2) Signal Signal IDE RESET DATA 7 DATA 8 DATA 6 DATA 9 DATA 5 DATA 10 DATA 4 DATA 11 DATA 3 DATA 12 DATA 2 DATA 13...

  • Page 100: Floppy Drive Connector (Cn3)

    B.2 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3) Table B.2: Floppy Drive Connector (CN3) Signal Signal FDHDIN DATA 6 FDEDIN INDEX* MOTOR 0* DRIVE SELECT1* DRIVE SELECT 0* MOTOR 1* DIRECTION* STEP* WRITE DATA* WRITE GATE* TRACK 0* WRITE PROTECT* READ DATA* HEAD SELECT* DISK CHANGE * low active Appendix B...

  • Page 101: Parallel Port Connector (Cn4)

    B.3 Parallel Port Connector (CN4) Table B.3: Parallel Port Connector (CN4) Signal Signal STROBE* AUTOFD* INIT* SLCTINI* ACK* BUSY SLCT * low active PCA-6184 User’s Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 102: Usb Connector (Cn6)

    B.4 USB Connector (CN6) Table B.4: USB Connector (CN6) USB1 Signal USB2 Signal +5 V +5 V UNV- Chassis GND B.5 VGA Connector (CN7) Table B.5: VGA Connector (CN7) Signal Signal GREEN BLUE V-SYNC Appendix B Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 103: Ethernet Base-T Connector (Cn8, Cn34)

    B.6 Ethernet Base-T Connector (CN8, CN34) Table B.6: Ethernet 10/100Base-T RJ-45 Connector (CN8, CN34) Signal Signal XMT+ XMT- RCV- RCV+ B.7 COM1/COM2 Serial Port (CN9, CN10) Table B.7: COM1/COM2 RS-232 serial port (CN9, CN10) Signal PCA-6184 User’s Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 104: Keyboard And Mouse Connnector (Cn11)

    B.8 Keyboard and Mouse Connnector (CN11) Table B.8: Keyboard and Mouse Connector (CN 11) Signal KB DATA MS DATA KB CLOCK MS CLOCK B.9 External Keyboard Connector (CN12) Table B.9: External Keyboard Connector (CN 12) Signal DATA Appendix B Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 105: Ir Connector (Cn13)

    B.10 IR Connector (CN13) Table B.10: IR Connector (CN 13) Signal +5 V IR_RX IR_TX B.11 CPU Fan Power Connector (CN14) Table B.11: CPU Fan Power Connector (CN 14) Signal +12 V Detect PCA-6184 User’s Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 106: Power Led And Keyboard Lock (Cn16)

    B.12 Power LED and Keyboard Lock (CN16) You can use an LED to indicate when the CPU card is on. Pin 1 of CN16 supplies the LED's power, and Pin 3 is the ground. Pin 4 is for keyboard lock. Table B.12: Power LED and Keyboard Lock (CN 16) Function LED power (+5 V)

  • Page 107: Reset Connector (Cn18)

    B.14 Reset Connector (CN18) Table B.14: Reset Connector (CN 18) Signal Reset B.15 HDD LED Connector (CN19) Table B.15: HDD LED Connector (CN 19) Signal Vcc(LED+) LED0 (LED-) PCA-6184 User’s Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 108: Atx Feature Connector (Cn20)

    B.16 ATX Feature Connector (CN20) Table B.16: ATX Feature Connector (CN 20) Signal PS-ON VCC5VSB B.17 ATX Soft Power Switch (CN21) Table B.17: ATX Soft Power Switch (CN 21) Signal 3VSB PWR-BTN Appendix B Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 109: Extension I/O Board Connector (Cn27)

    B.18 Extension I/O Board Connector (CN27) Table B.18: Extension I/O Board Connector (CN 27) Signal Signal D+ (USB3) D- (USB1) D+ (USB2) D- (USB0) D- (USB3) Vcc (USB1) D- (USB2) Vcc (USB0) Vcc (USB3) GND (USB1) Vcc (USB2) GND (USB0) GND (USB3) 5VSB GND (USB2)

  • Page 110: Sm Bus Connector (Cn29)

    B.20 SM Bus Connector (CN29) Table B.20: SM Bus Connector (CN 29) Signal SMB_DATA SMB_CLK B.21 System I/O Ports Table B.21: System I/O Ports Address Range Device (HEX) 000~00F Direct memory access controller 000~03A PCI Bus 010~01F Motherboard resources 020~021 Programmable interrupt controller 022~03F Motherboard resources...

  • Page 111: Dma Channel Assignments

    Table B.21: System I/O Ports Address Range Device (HEX) 0A0~0A1 Programmable interrupt controller 0A2~0BF Motherboard resources 0C0~0DF Direct memory access controller 0E0~0EF Motherboard resources 0F0~0FF Numeric data processor 170~177 Secondary IDE channel 1F0~1F7 Primary IDE channel 279~279 ISAPNP read data port 294~297 Motherboard resources 3F8 ~ 3FF...

  • Page 112: Interrupt Assignments

    B.23 Interrupt Assignments Table B.23: Interrupt Assignments Interrupt # Interrupt assignments 0 (ISA) System timer 1 (ISA) Standard 101/102 key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 3 (ISA) Communications port (COM2) 4 (ISA) Communications port (COM1) 6 (ISA) Standard floppy disk controller 8 (ISA) System CMOS/real time clock 9 (ISA)

  • Page 113: Pci Bus Map

    B.25 PCI Bus Map Table B.25: PCI bus map Function Device_ID INT# Pin GNT# Pin Onboard LAN2 AD21 INTG GNTE Onboard LAN1 AD20 INTH GNTA ISA Bridge AD22 GNTF PCI slot 1 AD31 INT B, C, D, A GNTA PCI slot 2 AD30 INT C, D, A, B GNTB...

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