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PCI-6881 PCI Pentium® M Half-sized SBC with VGA/LCD/LVDS/Giga Ether- net/USB2.0 and SSD User Manual...
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Packing List Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: • 1 PCI-6881 Series Half-sized single board computer • 1 Startup manual • 1 CD for utility, drivers, and manual (in PDF format) •...
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Additional Information and Assistance Visit the Advantech website at www.advantech.com where you can find the latest information about the product. Step 1. Contact your distributor, sales representative, or Advantech's cus- tomer service center for technical support if you need additional assistance.
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This device complies with the requirements in part 15 of the FCC rules: Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1.This device may not cause harmful interfer- ence, and 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,...
Contents Chapter 1 General Information ........2 Introduction ............... 2 Features ................2 Specifications ..............3 1.3.1 Standard SBC Functions..........3 1.3.2 Display Interface............. 3 1.3.3 Solid State disk ............... 4 1.3.4 Ethernet interface............4 1.3.5 Mechanical and Environmental ........4 Board layout: dimensions..........
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Figure 4.10:Load BIOS defaults screen......36 4.2.11 Set Password ..............36 Figure 4.11:Set password..........37 4.2.12 Save & Exit Setup............39 Figure 4.12:Save to CMOS and EXIT......39 4.2.13 Exit Without Saving ..........40 Figure 4.13:Quit without saving ........40 PCI-6881 User Manual viii...
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Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Setup ..........42 Introduction ..............42 5.1.1 Chipset ................42 5.1.2 Display memory............42 5.1.3 Display types..............42 Installation of the SVGA Driver ........43 5.2.1 Installation for Windows 98/ME ........43 5.2.2 Installation for Windows NT ........47 5.2.3 Installation for Windows 2000/XP .......
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-12V Power Connector (CN22) ........98 B.22 Appendix C System Assignments ........100 System I/O Ports............100 1st MB memory map............. 101 DMA channel assignments..........102 Interrupt assignments ............ 103 Appendix D SpeedStep Technology ........106 Intel® Pentium® M SpeedStep instruction....106 PCI-6881 User Manual...
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General Information This chapter gives background information on the PCI-6881. Sections include: • Introduction • Features • Specifications • Board layout and dimensions Chapter 1 General Information...
Chapter 1 General Information 1.1 Introduction The PCI-6881 series is a half-sized PCI bus CPU card designed with powerful Intel Pentium M or Celeron M processor, with Intel 855GME and ICH4 chipset, which supports enhanced Intel "SpeedStep" technol- ogy and Dynamic Video Memory Technology. For maximum perfor- mance, PCI-6881 also supports two 200 Pin SODIMM socket and ECC DDR memory up to 2 GB.
• Supports 400 MHz Front Side Bus • Accepts 128/256/512 bit technologies DDR 200/266/333 DRAM 1.3 Specifications 1.3.1 Standard SBC Functions • CPU: Supports Intel® Embedded Pentium® M (Banias) LV/ULV or Dothan Processor, up to 2.0 GHz • System chipsets: Intel 855GME +ICH4 •...
5.2 A @ +5 V (w/Pentium M 1.6 G + 512 MB) 0.25 A @ +12 V (w/Pentium M 1.6 G + 512 MB) • Operating temperature: 0 ~ 60° C (32 ~ 140° F) operation • Operating humidity: 0% ~ 90% Relative Humidity, non-condensing PCI-6881 User Manual...
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Installation This chapter explains the setup procedures of PCI-6881 hardware, including instruc- tions on setting jumpers and connecting peripherals, switches and indicators. Be sure to read all safety precautions before you begin the installation procedure. Chapter 2 Installation...
Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 Jumpers The PCI-6881 has a number of jumpers that allow you to configure your system to suit your application. The table below lists the functions of the various jumpers. Table 2.1: Jumpers Label Function Clear CMOS...
2.2 Connectors Onboard connectors link the PCI-6881 to external devices such as hard disk drives, a keyboard, or floppy drives. The table below lists the func- tion of each of the board’s connectors. Table 2.2: Connectors Label Function Primary IDE Connector...
2.5 Setting Jumpers You may configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers. A jumper is a metal bridge used to close an electric cir- cuit. It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them.
The procedure for clearing CMOS is: Turn off the system. Short pin 1 and pin 2. Turn on the system. The BIOS is now reset to its default setting Table 2.3: Clear CMOS (JP1) Clear CMOS PCI-6881 User Manual...
The SODIMM should not move around in its socket. 2.11 ATX power control Connector (CN5) The PCI-6881 supports ATX power. CN5 supplies main power (+5 V , +12 V , 5 VSB), and it is a 6 x 2 pins power connector, w/Fixed Lock 4200-WS-A1.
BIOS settings. 2.14 Floppy Connector (CN2) You can attach up to two floppy drives to the PCI-6881’s on-board con- troller. You can use any combination of 5.25” (360 KB and 1.2 MB) and/ or 3.5” (720 KB, 1.44 MB, and 2.88 MB) drives.
Appendix B. 2.15 IDE Connector (CN1,CN4) The PCI-6881 provides two IDE channels to which you can attach up to four Enhanced Integrated Device Electronics hard disk drives or CDROM to the PCI-6881’s internal controller. The PCI-6881's IDE con- troller uses a PCI interface.
+5 V/+12 V power to the LCD display. 2.17 USB Connectors (CN7,CN8) The PCI-6881 board provides up to four USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports. This gives complete Plug and Play, and hot attach/detach for up to 127 external devices. The USB interfaces comply with USB specification Rev.
RJ-45 connectors (CN11). PCI-6881F series supports 10/100Base-T LAN, PCI-6881FG series supports 1000Base-T LAN. 2.18.1 LAN Connector (CN11) 10/100Base-T or 1000Base-T connects to the PCI-6881 via a cable to a standard RJ-45 connector. 2.18.2 Network boot The Network Boot feature can be utilized by incorporating the Boot ROM image files for the appropriate network operating system.
Audio with the addition of optional PCM-231A-00A1. Detailed pin assignment refer to Appendix B. 2.24 DI/O Connector (CN16) The PCI-6881 supports DI/O interface by CN16, which is a 7 x 2 dual line pin header, supply 8-bit general purpose input or output ports. Chapter 2 Installation...
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Software Configuration This chapter details the software con- figuration information. It shows you how to configure the card to match your application requirements. Award System BIOS will be covered in Chapter 4. Sections include: • Introduction • VGA display software configuration...
Ensure that the AWD- FLASH.EXE and *.BIN files are located in the working drive. NOTE: Ensure that you do not run AWDFLASH.EXE while your system is operating in EMM386 mode. PCI-6881 User Manual...
The new VGA configuration will then write to the ROM BIOS chip. This configuration will remain the same until you run the AWDFLASH.EXE program and change the settings. 3.3 Connectors to Standard LCDs The following table illustrate typical LCD connection pinouts for the PCI-6881. Chapter 3...
The CMOS memory has lost power and the configuration informa- tion has been erased. The PCI-6881 Series' CMOS memory has an integral lithium battery backup. The battery backup should at least three years in normal service, but when it finally runs down, you will need to replace the complete unit.
4.2 Award BIOS setup 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 CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. 4.2.1 Entering setup Power on the computer and press <Del>...
Setup Menu allows users to configure system components such as date, time, hard disk drive, floppy drive and display. Once a field is high- lighted, on-line help information is displayed in the left bottom of the Menu screen. Figure 4.2: CMOS Features setup PCI-6881 User Manual...
4.2.3 Advanced BIOS Features setup By choosing the Advanced BIOS Features Setup option from the Initial Setup Screen menu, the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer’s default values for the PCI-6881 Series. Figure 4.3: Advanced BIOS Features setup...
4.2.4 Advanced Chipset Features setup By choosing the Advanced Chipset Features option from the Initial Setup Screen menu, the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer’s default values for the PCI-6881 Series. Figure 4.4: Advanced Chipset Features setup PCI-6881 User Manual...
4.2.5 Integrated Peripherals Choosing the Integrated Peripherals option from the Initial Setup Screen menu should produce the screen below. Here we see the manufacturer’s default values for the PCI-6881 Series. Figure 4.5: Integrated Peripherals...
4.2.6 Power Management Setup By choosing the Power Management Setup option from the Initial Setup Screen menu, the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer’s default values for the PCI-6881 Series. Figure 4.6: Power Management Setup PCI-6881 User Manual...
4.2.7 PnP/PCI Configurations By choosing the PnP/PCI Configurations option from the Initial Setup Screen menu, the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer’s default values for the PCI-6881 Series. Figure 4.7: PnP/PCI Configurations...
4.2.8 PC Health Status The PC Health Status option displays information such as CPU and moth- erboard temperatures, fan speeds, and core voltage. Figure 4.8: PC Health Status PCI-6881 User Manual...
4.2.9 Frequency/Voltage Control By choosing the Frequency/Voltage Control option from the Initial Setup Screen menu, the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer’s default values for the PCI-6881. Figure 4.9: Frequency/Voltage Control Caution Incorrect settings in Frequency/Voltage Control may damage the system CPU, video adapter, or other hardware.
ROM. If the stored record created by the Setup program should ever become corrupted (and therefore unusable), these defaults will load auto- matically when you turn the PCI-6881 Series system on. Figure 4.10: Load BIOS defaults screen 4.2.11 Set Password...
To Establish Password Choose the Set Password option from the CMOS Setup Utility main menu and press <Enter>. When you see “Enter Password,” enter the desired password and press <Enter>. At the “Confirm Password” prompt, retype the desired password, then press <Enter>. Select Save to CMOS and EXIT, type <Y>, then <Enter>.
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Select Set Password again, and at the “Enter Password” prompt, don’t enter anything; just press <Enter>. At the “Confirm Password” prompt, again don’t type in anything; just press <Enter>. Select Save to CMOS and EXIT, type <Y>, then <Enter>. PCI-6881 User Manual...
4.2.12 Save & Exit Setup Figure 4.12: Save to CMOS and EXIT If you select this option and press <Y> then <Enter>, the values entered in the setup utilities will be recorded in the chipset’s CMOS memory. The microprocessor will check this every time you turn your system on and use the settings to configure the system.
4.2.13 Exit Without Saving Figure 4.13: Quit without saving Selecting this option and pressing <Enter> lets you exit the Setup pro- gram without recording any new values or changing old ones. PCI-6881 User Manual...
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PCI SVGA Setup Introduction Installation of SVGA drivers -for Windows 95/98/Me -for Windows NT/2000/XP Further information...
The board has an onboard interface. The specifications and features are described as follows: 5.1.1 Chipset The PCI-6881 uses a Intel 855GME + ICH4 chipset for its graphic con- troller. It supports LVDS LCD displays, conventional CRT monitors. 5.1.2 Display memory...
5.2 Installation of the SVGA Driver Complete the following steps to install the SVGA driver. Follow the pro- cedures in the flow chart that apply to the operating system that you are using within your board. Notes: 1. The windows illustrations in this chapter are intended as examples only.
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Press the "Next" button Press the "Next" button PCI-6881 User Manual...
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In order to install Intel® Extreme Graphics 2, you must accept the agreement, and press the "Yes" button Chapter 5...
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Choose the option "Yes, I want to restart my computer now", then press the "Finish" button PCI-6881 User Manual...
5.2.2 Installation for Windows NT Note: Service Pack X (X = 3, 4, 5, 6,...) must be installed first, before you install the Windows NT VGA driver. To install SVGA driver for Window NT, please run the setup wizard "Intel Extreme Graphic 2" in CD-ROM. Example of installation is shown as bellow: Select the path: D:\2_VGA, then double click "winnt41361"...
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In order to install Intel® Extreme Graphics 2, you must accept the agreement, press the "Yes" button and wait a minute. Chapter 5...
Choose the option "Yes, I want to restart my computer now", then press the "Finish" button. 5.2.3 Installation for Windows 2000/XP To install SVGA driver for Window 2000/XP, please run the setup wizard "Intel Extreme Graphic 2" in CD-ROM. Example of installation is shown as bellow: PCI-6881 User Manual...
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Select the path: W:\2_VGA, then double click "win2k_xp149" to run "Install Shield Wizard" Press the "Next" button. Chapter 5...
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Press the "Next" button. PCI-6881 User Manual...
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In order to continue setup, you must accept the agreement, press the "Yes" button and wait a minute. Chapter 5...
"Finish" button. 5.3 Further Information For further information about the AGP/VGA installation in your PCA- 6881, including driver updates, troubleshooting guides and FAQ lists, visit the following web resources: VIA website: www.via.com.tw Advantech websites: www.advantech.com www.advantech.com.tw PCI-6881 User Manual...
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PCI Bus Ethernet Inter- face This chapter provides information on Ethernet configuration. • Introduction • Installation of Ethernet drivers for Windows 98/2000/NT • Further information...
For example, MS-NT, IBM-LAN server, and so on. Then choose the correct driver to install in your biscuit PC. The installation procedures for various servers can be found on the sup- plied CD-ROM, the correct path being: D:\LAN\82551ER\W9xW2k 6.2.2 Installation for Windows 98/Me PCI-6881 User Manual...
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a. Select "Start", "Settings". "Control Panel". b. Double click "Network". a. Click "Add" and prepare to install network functions. Chapter 6...
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Select the "Adapter" item to add the Ethernet card. a. Click "Have Disk" to install the driver. PCI-6881 User Manual...
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a. Insert the CD into the D: drive b. Fill in "D:\3_lan\82551ER\W9xW2k” c. Click "OK" a. Choose the " Intel 8255x based PCI Ethernet Adapter (10/100)" b. Click "OK". Chapter 6...
Make sure the configurations of relative items are set correctly. b. Click "Yes" to reboot. 6.2.3 Installation for Windows XP Please wait for a moment. PCI-6881 User Manual...
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Insert the Utility CD ROM b. Fill in the correct path: E:\3_lan\82551ER\WinNT c. Click "OK". Check the highlighted item, and click “OK.” PCI-6881 User Manual...
7.2.1 Before you begin Please read the instructions in this chapter carefully before you attempt installation. The audio drivers for the PCI-6881 board are located on the audio driver CD. Run the supplied SETUP program to install the drivers; don't copy the files manually.
7.2.2 Windows 98 driver 1. Press the "OK" button 2. Choose the option "Yes, I want to restart my computer now", press the "Finish" button to reboot your computer Chapter 7...
To install audio driver for Window XP, please run the setup wizard in CD- ROM. Example of installation is shown as bellow: 1. Select the path: D:\wdm_a357, then double click to run "Install Shield Wizard" 2. Press the "Next" button and wait for a moment PCI-6881 User Manual...
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3. Choose the option "Yes, I want to restart my computer now", then click "Finish" button to reboot your computer. Chapter 7...
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Programming GPIO & Watchdog Timer The board 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.
Extended Function Index Registers (EFIRs) The EFIRs are write-only registers with port address 2Eh or 4Eh on PC/ AT systems. Extended Function Data Registers (EFDRs) the EFDRs are read/write registers with port address 2Fh or 4Fh on PC/ AT systems. PCI-6881 User Manual...
A.1.2 GPIO Example program-1 ------------------------------------------------ Enter the extended function mode, interruptible double-write ------------------------------------------------ MOV DX,2EH MOV AL,87H OUT DX,AL OUT DX,AL --------------------------------------------------------------- Configure logical device 7(GP10~GP17), configuration register CRF0,CRF1,CRF2 --------------------------------------------------------------- MOV DX,2EH MOV AL,07H ; point to Logical Device Number Reg. OUT DX,AL MOV DX,2FH MOV AL,07H ;...
Status ; If 0x03 Change to 0x00 that Unit is 10 mini Second ; Or if change to 0x05 that unit is one minute Outportb(0x301,0x14); Outportb(0x301,0x14); //Set Timer to 20 Second and Enable Timer 3, Disable Watchdog PCI-6881 User Manual...
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Pin Assignments This appendix contains information of a detailed or specialized nature. It includes: • Primary IDE Connector • Floppy Connector • Printer port Connector • Secondary IDE (Slave) Connector • ATX Power Connector • COM port 3,4 • USB port 1, 2 •...
Appendix B Pin Assignments B.1 Primary IDE Connector (CN1) Table B.1: Primary IDE Connector (CN1) Signal Signal IDE RESET READY Cable Select DACK IRQ14 ATA check CS1# CS3# Active PCI-6881 User Manual...
B.4 Secondary IDE Connector (CN4) Table B.4: Secondary IDE Connector (CN4) Signal Signal IDE RESET READY Cable Select DACK IRQ14 ATA check CS1# CS3# Active Appx. B...
B.6 COM port 3, 4 (CN6) Table B.6: COM port 3,4 (CN6) Signal Signal DCD3 DSR3 SIN3 RTS3 SOUT3 CTS3 DTR3 DCD4 DSR4 SIN4 RTS4 SOUT4 CTS4 DTR4 B.7 USB port 1, 2 (CN7) Table B.7: USB port 1, 2 (CN7) Signal Signal USB0-...
B.8 USB port 3, 4 (CN8) Table B.8: USB port 3, 4 (CN8) Signal Signal USB0- USB1- USB0+ USB1+ USB GND USB GND B.9 HDD LED/Reset/Power Button (CN9) Table B.9: HDD LED/Reset/Power Button (CN9) Signal Signal HDD_LED SUSPEND 5VSB RESET 5VSB PWR_Button PCI-6881 User Manual...
B.15 AC’97 Interface Connector (CN15) Table B.15: AC’97 Interface Connector (CN15) Signal Signal BitCLK DATA IN Sync DATA OUT ACRST B.16 DI/O Connector (CN16) Table B.16: DI/O Connector (CN16) Signal Signal PCI-6881 User Manual...
B.19 LCD Inverter Power Connector (CN19) Table B.19: LCD Inverter Power Connector (CN19) Signal +12V output Back-light enable signal output Back-light VBR signal output +5V output PCI-6881 User Manual...
B.21 ATX Feature Connector (CN21) Table B.21: ATX Feature Connector (CN21) Signal VCCSB PS_ON# B.22 -12V Power Connector (CN22) Table B.22: -12V Power Connector (CN22) Signal -12V PCI-6881 User Manual...
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System Assignments This appendix contains information of a detailed nature. It includes: • System I/O ports • 1st MB memory map • DMA channel assignments • Interrupt assignments Appx. C...
100-CF7 -available for system use- CF8-CFB PCI Configuration Address CFC-CFF PCI Configuration Data D00-FFFF -available for system use- 200-20F Game Port 2F8-2FF COM2 378-37F Printer Port (Standard & AFF) 3F0-3F1 Configuration Index/Data 3F0-3F7 Floppy Controller 3F8-3FF COM1 PCI-6881 User Manual...
Function Available Available (audio) Floppy disk (8-bit transfer) Available (printer port) Cascade for DMA controller 1 Available Available Available * Audio DMA select 1, 3, or 5 ** Printer port DMA select 1 (LPT2) or 3 (LPT1) PCI-6881 User Manual...
CPU and memory unavailability time, which optimizes its power and performance according to demand. Advantech’s product with Intel® Pentium® M processors support speed stepping feature at Windows XP, To implement the speed stepping feature under Windows XP, please follow the listed steps: Step 1.
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