Full-size dual socket 370 intel pentium iii processor based pci/isa-bus cpu card (157 pages)
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User Manual PCA-6742 Half-Size CPU Card Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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Because of Advantech’s high quality-control standards and rigorous testing, most of our customers never need to use our repair service. If an Advantech product is defec- tive, 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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Chapter General Information This chapter gives background information on the PCA-6742 Half- Size CPU Card. Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
CRT resolutions up to 1024 x 768 @ 24 bit true color. The PCA-6742 complies with the "Green Function" standard and supports three types of power saving features: Normal, Doze and Sleep modes. If you need any additional functions, the PCA-6742 has a PC/104 connector for future upgrades. Specifications 1.2.1...
Connecting Peripherals This chapter tells how to connect peripherals, switches and indica- tors to the PCA-6742 board. You can access most of the connec- tors from the top of the board while it is installed in the chassis. If you have a number of cards...
Label Function CMOS1 CMOS Clear JSETCOM2 COM2 function selection JWDT1 Watchdog timer output selection JOBS1 HW Monitor Alarm The following table lists the connectors on the PCA-6742. Table 2.2: Connectors Label Function JFP1(1-2) HDD LED JFP1(3-4) Power LED JFP1(5-6) JFP1(7-8)
Generally, you simply need a standard cable to make most connections 2.3.1 Setting Details CMOS1 CMOSW Clear Setting Function Clear CMOS Normal operation PCA-6742 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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JWDT1 Watchdog Timer Output Selection Setting Function IRQ11 System reset JOBS1 HW Monitor Alarm Setting Function 1-2 Close Enable OBS alarm 2-3 Open Disable OBS alarm PCA-6742 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
BIOS setup. IDE Connector (IDE1) The PCA-6742 provides 1 IDE channel which you can attach up to two Enhanced Integrated Device Electronics hard disk drives or CD-ROM to the board’s internal controller. Its IDE controller uses a PCI interface. This advanced IDE controller sup- ports faster data transfer up to UDMA 100.
LPT1. USB Ports (USB12 & USB34) The PCA-6742 provides a USB interface (up to 4 ports), which gives complete Plug & Play and hot swapping for up to 127 external devices. The USB interface complies with USB Specification Rev. 2.0 and Rev. 1.1 supporting transmission rates up to 480 Mbps.
If fan is used, this connector supports cooling fans of 500 mA (6 W) or less. 2.16 AT Power Connector (PWR1) If you prefer not to acquire power through the PCA-6742 backplane via the gold H- connectors, the big 4P power connector (PWR1) also provides power input connec- tors for +5 V, and +12 V.
Chapter BIOS Operation This chapter describes how to set BIOS configuration data. Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
Intel, AMD, nVidia, VIA, and compatible CPUs from 386 through Pentium and AMD Geode, K7 and K8 (including multiple pro- cessor platforms), and VIA Eden C3 and C7 CPU. Use Advantech’s utilities to select and install features your customers need.
Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit BIOS setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit BIOS setup. PCA-6742 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of extended memory (above 1MB in CPU’s memory address map) installed in the system. Total Memory This item displays the total system memory size. PCA-6742 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
GPCS Mask Compare Bit [Press Enter] Setting ISA card range. Ex: FFFFFFF0h mean range is 16 bytes, if FFFFFF00h mean range is 256 bytes. PCA-6742 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
Master Ultra DMA [Enabled] This item allows user to enable/disable primary master IDE ultra DMA mode. BIOS default value is set to “Enabled”. PCA-6742 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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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. PCA-6742 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
ROM. If the stored record created by the Setup program should ever become corrupted (and therefore unusable). These defaults will load automatically when you turn PCA-6742 on. PCA-6742 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
<Enter>. At the Confirm Password prompt, retype the new password, and press <Enter>. Select Save to CMOS and EXIT, type <Y>, then <Enter>. PCA-6742 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
Quit Without Saving Note! Type “Y” will quit the BIOS Setup Utility without saving to CMOS. Type “N” will return to BIOS Setup Utility. PCA-6742 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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USB Data2- USB Data1+ USB Data2+ Serial Ports (COM2) Table A.4: Serial Ports (COM2) Signal RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 TXD- Data- TXD+ Data+ RXD+ RXD- PCA-6742 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
Table A.7: Front Panel LAN Indicate Connector (LANLED1) Signal LAN_/ACTIVITY# VCC3 System FAN Connector (SYSFAN1) Table A.8: System FAN Connector (SYSFAN1) Signal +12 V FAN_TACH PCA-6742 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
Appendix Programming the Watchdog Timer This appendix contains informa- tion of how to program the Watch- dog Timer. Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
Introduction The PCA-6742’s watchdog timer can be used to monitor system software operation and take corrective action if the software fails to function within the programmed period. This section describes the operation of the watchdog timer and how to pro- gram it.
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Unlock W83627HG Select register of watchdog timer Enable the function of the watchdog timer Use the function of the watchdog time Lock W83627HG PCA-6742 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
; Select registers of watchdog timer dx,al al,08h dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer al,30h dx,al al,01h dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- PCA-6742 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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; Enable the function of watchdog timer al,30h dx,al al,01h dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Set minute as counting unit al,0f5h dx,al al,dx Or al,08h dx,al PCA-6742 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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Or al,80h dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; lock W83627HG al,0aah dx,al Enable watchdog timer to be reset by keyboard ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov dx,2eh ; unlock W83627HG PCA-6742 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov al,07h ; Select registers of watchdog timer dx,al al,08h dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer al,30h dx,al PCA-6742 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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; Generate a time-out signal al,0f7h dx,al ;Write 1 to bit 5 of F7 register al,dx al,20h dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; lock W83627HG al,0aah dx,al PCA-6742 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
Appendix System Assignments This appendix contains informa- tion of all System assignments. Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
Interrupt Edge / Level control Registers DMA Channel Assignments Table C.2: DMA Channel Assignments Channel Function Available Available Reserved Parallel Cascade for DMA controller 1 Available Available Available PCA-6742 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
Introduction The PCA-6742 PC/104 connectors give you the flexibility to attach PC/104 modules. Installing these modules on the PCA-6742 is quick and simple. The following steps show how to mount the PC/104 modules: Remove the PCA-6742 from your system, paying particular attention to the safety instructions already mentioned above.
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