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- Page 1 User Manual PCA-6012 ® Intel Atom™ N455/D525 SBC with VGA/Dual GbE LAN...
- Page 2 The documentation and the software included with this product are copyrighted 2011 by Advantech Co., Ltd. All rights are reserved. Advantech Co., Ltd. reserves the right to make improvements in the products described in this manual at any time without notice.
- Page 3 Whether your new Advantech equipment is destined for the labo- ratory or the factory floor, you can be assured that your product will provide the reliability and ease of operation for which the name Advantech has come to be known.
- Page 4 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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Page 5: Initial Inspection
It should be free of marks and scratches and in perfect working order upon receipt. As you unpack the PCA-6012, check it for signs of shipping damage. (For example, damaged box, scratches, dents, etc.) If it is damaged or it fails to meet the specifica- tions, notify our service department or your local sales representative immediately. - Page 6 DDR3 ELPIDA J1108BABG-DJ-E (128x8) 96D3-1G1066NNAP 2 GB 1066 DDR3 ELPIDA J1108BABG-AE-E (128x8) 96D3-2G1066NNAP Apacer ELPIDA J1108BABG-DJ-E 092109D1P 2 GB 1066 DDR3 96D3-2G1066NNAP (128x8) 4 GB 1066 DDR3 Hynix H5TQ2G83AFR H9C (256x8) 4 GB 1066 DDR3 SAMSUNG 940 K4B2G0846BHCF8 (256x8) 96D3-4G1066NNAP PCA-6012 User Manual...
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
Table 1.1: Jumper descriptions ........... 5 Table 1.2: Connector descriptions..........5 Board Layout: Jumper and Connector Locations........6 Figure 1.1 Board Layout .............. 6 PCA-6012 Block Diagram ................. 6 Figure 1.2 Block Diagram ............6 Safety Precautions ..................7 Jumper Settings ..................7 1.8.1... - Page 8 Hardware Health Function ............32 Figure 3.7 Hardware Health Configuration........ 32 3.4.5 APM Configuration..............33 Figure 3.8 APM Configuration ........... 33 3.4.6 Event Logging Details..............33 Figure 3.9 Event Logging Details ..........33 3.4.7 USB Configuration ..............34 PCA-6012 User Manual viii...
- Page 9 Table A.2: Floppy Drive Connector (FDD1) ....... 55 Parallel Port Connector (LPT1) ............... 56 Table A.3: Parallel Port Connector (LPT1) ........ 56 VGA Connector (VGA1) ................57 Table A.4: VGA Connector (VGA1) ........... 57 RS-232 Serial Port (COM1, COM2) ............57 PCA-6012 User Manual...
- Page 10 Table A.23:DMA Channel Assignments ........64 A.24 Interrupt Assignments ................65 Table A.24:Interrupt Assignments ..........65 A.25 1st MB Memory Map................65 Table A.25:1st MB Memory Map ..........65 A.26 PCI Bus Map................... 65 Table A.26:PCI Bus Map ............65 PCA-6012 User Manual...
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Page 11: Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration
Chapter Hardware Configuration... -
Page 12: Introduction
2D/3D graphic processing without an add-on graphic card. PCA-6012 is rich in I/O interfaces: it has three SATA ports (300 MB/sec), HDD, and ODD connections, one legacy IDE port for the ODD connection. It also has 8-9 USB support. -
Page 13: Specifications
High Definition Audio: PCA-6012 can provide audio function with the optional audio extension module PCA-AUDIO-HDA1E USB ports: PCA-6012 supports up to 8 USB 2.0 ports with transmission rates up to 480 Mbps for VG SKU and 9 USB 2.0 ports for G2 SKU. 1.3.4 Graphic interface ... -
Page 14: Industrial Features
Board weight: 0.5 Kg (net weight) Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the PCA-6012 single board computer 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. -
Page 15: Table 1.1: Jumper Descriptions
Close: Enable OBS Alarm Open: Disable OBS Alarm JCASE1 Case open DIMM1 Memory connector 1 DIMM2 Memory connector 2 CF Socket (only for G2 sku) ATXF1 ATX feature connector LPC1 Low pin count connector SMBUS1 SMBUS1 connector PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 16: Board Layout: Jumper And Connector Locations
Board Layout: Jumper and Connector Locations Figure 1.1 Board Layout PCA-6012 Block Diagram DDR3 800 Intel N455/D525 Channel A Processor DDR3 800 LVDS (Optional) LVDS x4 DMI G-LAN1: GLCI Intel 82567V G-LAN2: CFC (Optional) 1 PCIe x1 Intel 82583V 3 SATA... -
Page 17: Safety Precautions
1.8.1 How to set jumpers You can configure your PCA-6012 to match the needs of your application by setting the jumpers. A jumper is a metal bridge that closes an electrical circuit. 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. -
Page 18: Cmos Clear (Cmos1)
1.8.3 Watchdog timer output (JWDT1) The PCA-6012 contains a watchdog timer that will reset the CPU in the event the CPU stops processing. This feature means the PCA-6012 will recover from a soft- ware failure or an EMI problem. The JWDT1 jumper settings control the outcome of what the computer will do in the event the watchdog timer is tripped. -
Page 19: Memory Installation Procedures
Slowly push down the SODIMM toward the CPU card PCB until the clips at each end of the expansion socket click into place. 1.11 Processor Installation PCA-6012 series are equipped with soldered-down (BGA type) CPUs. No need for a user to install a CPU. PCA-6012 User Manual... - Page 20 PCA-6012 User Manual...
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Page 21: Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals & Jumper Settings
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Page 22: Introduction
IDE Connector (IDE1) Figure 2.1 IDE Connector (IDE1) You can attach up to two IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) drives to the PCA-6012's built-in controller. Wire number 1 on the cable is red or blue and the other wires are gray. Connect one end to connector IDE1 on the single board computer. -
Page 23: Floppy Drive Connector (Fdd1)
Floppy Drive Connector (FDD1) Figure 2.2 FDD Connector (FDD1) You can attach one floppy disk drives to the PCA-6012's on board controller. You can use 3.5" (720 KB, or 1.44 MB) drives. The single board computer comes with a 34-pin daisy-chain drive connector cable. -
Page 24: Vga Connector (Vga1)
Serial Ports (COM1, COM2) Figure 2.5 Serial Ports (COM1, COM2) The PCA-6012 offers two serial ports: COM1 and COM2. These ports can connect to serial devices. The IRQ and address ranges for all ports are fixed. However, if you want to disable the port or change these parameters later, you can do this in the system BIOS setup. -
Page 25: Ps/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector (Kbms1)
External Keyboard Pin Header (KBMS2) Figure 2.7 External Keyboard Connector (KBMS2) In addition to the PS/2 mouse/keyboard connector on the PCA-6012's rear plate, there is also an extra onboard external keyboard pin header. This gives system inte- grators greater design flexibility in designing their systems. -
Page 26: Cpu Fan Connectors (Cpufan1)
If a fan is used, this connector supports cooling fans of 12 V/1 A (12 W) or less. 2.10 Front Panel Connectors (JFP1+JFP2, JFP3) Figure 2.9 Front Panel Connectors (JFP1+JFP2, JFP3) There are several external switches to monitor and control the PCA-6012. PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 27: Atx Soft Power Switch (Jfp1 / Pwr_Sw)
External speaker (JFP2 / SPEAKER) (JFP2 / SPEAKER) is a 4-pin connector for an external speaker. If there is no exter- nal speaker, the PCA-6012 provides an onboard buzzer as an alternative. To enable the buzzer, set pins 3-4 as closed. -
Page 28: Watch Dog Timer (Jwdt1) / Infrared (Jir1)/Hardware Monitor Alarm(Jobs1)
2.11.1 Watchdog timer output (JWDT1) The PCA-6012 contains a watchdog timer that will reset the CPU in the event the CPU stops processing. This feature means the PCA-6012 will recover from a soft- ware failure or an EMI problem. The JWDT1 jumper settings control the outcome of what the computer will do in the event the watchdog timer is tripped. -
Page 29: Lan Rj45 Connector (Lan1/Lan2)
Figure 2.11 LAN RJ45 connector (LAN1/LAN2) PCA-6012 is equipped the Intel® 82567V Gigabit LAN chips on LAN1 and Intel® 82583V Gigabit LAN chips on LAN2. (LAN2 is only for G2 SKU). PCA-6012 provide high throughputs for heavy loading networking environment. It provides one or two RJ-45 connectors in the rear side and is convenient for most industrial applications. -
Page 30: Gpio Header (Gpio1)
2.14 GPIO header (GPIO1) Figure 2.13 GPIO header (GPIO1) PCA-6012 provides a 10-pin header for Digital I/O usage. Refer to Appendix A for detailed information on the pin assignments. 2.15 HD Link connector (HDAUD1) Figure 2.14 HD Audio connector (HDAUD1) The PCA-6012 provides HD audio through PCA-AUDIO-HDA1E module from Advan- tech. -
Page 31: Lan Led Connector (Lanled1)
LAN LED connector (LANLED1) Figure 2.15 LANLED connector (LANLED1) PCA-6012 provides an external LAN LED Pin header for connecting to the front side of the chassis. With this convenient design users can easily see whether the LAN port is active or not. Refer to Appendix A for detailed information on the pin assign- ments. -
Page 32: Case Open (Jcase1)
USB Ports (USB 1 ~ 8) Figure 2.17 USB connector (USB1 to USB8) The PCA-6012 provides eight on board USB 2.0 ports and one on bracket I/O (only for G2 SKU) which support transmission rates up to 480 Mbps and which are fuse- protected. -
Page 33: Cf Card Socket
2.19 CF Card Socket Figure 2.18 CF socket (CF1) PCA-6012 supports a CF card device, an installed CF card will occupy the master IDE device. Please locate it on the solder side of the CPU card. 2.20 Low Pin Count Device Connection Pin Header Figure 2.19 LPC connector (LPC1) - Page 34 PCA-6012 User Manual...
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Page 35: Chapter 3 Ami Bios Setup
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Page 36: Figure 3.1 Setup Program Initial Screen
The BIOS Setup program uses a number of menus for making changes and turning special features on or off. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the PCA-6012 setup screens. Figure 3.1 Setup Program Initial Screen AMI's BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. -
Page 37: Entering Setup
Date using the <Arrow> keys. Enter new values through the keyboard. Press the <Tab> key or the <Arrow> keys to move between fields. The date must be entered in MM/DD/YY format. The time must be entered in HH:MM:SS format. PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 38: Advanced Bios Features Setup
Advanced BIOS Features Setup Select the Advanced tab from the PCA-6012 setup screen to enter the Advanced BIOS Setup screen. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen, such as CPU Configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item. You can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow>... -
Page 39: Cpu Configuration
Intel® CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) function, a function to save CPU power con- sumption in system halt state. When enabled, the CPU speed and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to save power consumption. You may choose to enable or disable it. PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 40: Ide Configuration
AHCI is a new interface specification that allows the SATA controller driver to support advanced features. While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the pres- ence of AHCI devices. This displays the status of auto detection of AHCI devices. PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 41: Super I/O Configuration
This configures parallel port base addresses. The following options are also available: – Parallel Port Mode This option configures Parallel Port mode. Available options include Normal, Bi-directional, ECP, EPP, ECP & EPP. – Parallel Port IRQ This option configures s Parallel Port base IRQ. PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 42: Hardware Health Function
ACPI Shut Down Temperature (Under ACPI supported O.S.) This option allows user to set the CPU temperature at that the system will auto- matically shut down for preventing CPU from over heat damage. PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 43: Apm Configuration
Available options include Power Off, Power On, Last Status. Resume On Ring Disable/Enable RI wake event. Resume On RTC Alarm Disable/Enable RTC wake event. 3.4.6 Event Logging Details Figure 3.9 Event Logging Details PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 44: Usb Configuration
USB legacy mode when no USB device is plugged. USB 2.0 Controller Mode This is to set speed of the USB 2.0 Controller. BIOS EHCI Hand-off This enables or disables supporting OS without EHCI hand-off feature. PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 45: Pci/Pnp Setup
PCI/PNP Setup Select the PCI/PnP tab from the PCA-6012 setup screen to enter the Plug and Play BIOS Setup screen. Highlighting a Plug and Play BIOS Setup option by using the <Arrow> keys displays a description in the right-hand panel. All Plug and Play BIOS Setup options are described in this section. -
Page 46: Boot Setup Utility
Enable or disable PS/2 interface mouse support. Available options include Auto, Enable, Disable. Wait For ‘F1’ If Error Wait for the F1 key to be pressed if an error occurs. Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display Displays “Press DEL to run Setup” in POST. PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 47: Security Setup
Security Setup Figure 3.13 Password Configuration Select Security Setup from the PCA-6012 Setup main BIOS setup menu. All Security Setup options, such as password protection and virus protection are described in this section. To access the sub menu for the following items, select the item and press <Enter>:... -
Page 48: Advanced Chipset Settings
Allows user to set I/O port configurations. Spread Spectrum Enable/Disable spread spectrum. Enable spread spectrum function can have better EMI compatibility but may cause some unexpected peripheral device incompatibility issue. 3.8.1 North Bridge Configuration Figure 3.15 North Bridge Configuration PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 49: Figure 3.16 Video Function Configuration
Specify the amount of DVMT / FIXED system memory to allocate for video memory. Spread Spectrum Clock Enable/Disable Spread Spectrum Clock. Enable spread spectrum function can have better EMI compatibility but may cause some unexpected peripheral device incompatibility issue. PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 50: South Bridge Configuration
SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width This is for setting delay time between stand by power readiness and ICH SLP_S4# signal triggering. Available options include 1 to 2 seconds, 2 to 3 sec- onds, 3 to 4 seconds, 4 to 5 seconds. PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 51: Exit Options
Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. The following message appears: Discard Changes and Exit Setup Now? [Ok] [Cancel] Select Ok to discard changes and exit. 3.9.3 Discard Changes Select Discard Changes from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 52: Load Optimal Defaults
3.9.4 Load Optimal Defaults The PCA-6012 automatically configures all setup items to optimal settings when you select this option. Optimal Defaults are designed for maximum system performance, but may not work best for all computer applications. In particular, do not use the Opti- mal Defaults if your computer is experiencing system configuration problems. - Page 53 Chapter Value-Added Software Services...
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Page 54: Value-Added Software Services
Advantech platforms. It plays the role of catalyst between developer and solution, and makes Advantech embedded platforms easier and simpler to adopt and operate with customer applications. -
Page 55: Software Utility
OS crash. It will diagnose the hardware sta- tus, and then send an e-mail to administrator. The eSOS also provide Remote Connection: Telnet server and FTP server for administrator to rescue the system. Note: This function requires BIOS customization. PCA-6012 User Manual... - Page 56 PCA-6012 User Manual...
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Page 58: Before You Begin
To facilitate the installation of the enhanced display drivers and utility software, read the instructions in this chapter carefully. The drivers for the PCA-6012 are located on the software installation CD. The driver in the folder of the driver CD will guide and link you to the utilities and drivers under a Windows system. - Page 59 Chapter Integrated Graphic Device Setup...
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Page 60: Windows 7/Xp Driver Setup
Insert the driver CD into your system’s CD-ROM drive. You can see the driver folders items. Navigate to the "02_Graphic" folder and choose the right OS version folder, then click "setup.exe" to complete the installation of the driver. Note! Wrong driver installation may cause unexpected system instability. PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 61: Chapter 7 Lan Configuration
Chapter LAN Configuration... -
Page 62: Installation
Introduction The PCA-6012 has Signal Gigabit Ethernet LANs via dedicated PCI Express x1 lanes (Intel 82567V offers bandwidth of up to 500 MB/sec, eliminating the bottleneck of network data flow and incorporating Gigabit Ethernet at 1000 Mbps). Installation Note! Before installing the LAN drivers, make sure the CSI utility has been installed on your system. - Page 63 Appendix I/O Pin Assignments...
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Page 64: A.1 Ide Hard Drive Connector (Ide1)
DATA 15 SIGNAL GND DISK DMA REQUEST IO WRITE IO READ IO CHANNEL READY CSEL HDACKO* IRQ14 IDSC16- ADDR 1 PDIAG ADDR 0 ADDR 2 HARD DISK SELECT 0* HARD DISK SELECT 1* IDE ACTIVE* * low active PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 65: A.2 Floppy Drive Connector (Fdd1)
Floppy Drive Connector (FDD1) Table A.2: Floppy Drive Connector (FDD1) Signal Signal FDHDIN* INDEX* MOTOR 0* DRIVE SELECT 0* DIRECTION* STEP* WRITE DATA* WRITE GATE* TRACK 0* WRITE PROTECT* READ DATA* HEAD SELECT* DISK CHANGE* * low active PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 66: A.3 Parallel Port Connector (Lpt1)
Parallel Port Connector (LPT1) Table A.3: Parallel Port Connector (LPT1) Signal Signal STROBE* AUTOFD* INIT* SLCTINI* ACK* BUSY SLCT * low active PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 67: A.4 Vga Connector (Vga1)
Signal Signal GREEN BLUE VGA_En H-SYNC V-SYNC RS-232 Serial Port (COM1, COM2) Table A.5: RS-232 Serial Port (COM1, COM2) Signal (COM1) Signal (COM2) DCDA DCDB DSRA DSRB SINA SINB RTSA RTSB SOUTA SOUTB CTSA CTSB DTRA DTRB PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 68: A.6 Ps/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector (Kbms1)
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector (KBMS1) Table A.6: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector (KBMS1) Signal KB DATA MS DATA KB CLOCK MS CLOCK External Keyboard Connector (KBMS2) Table A.7: External Keyboard Connector (KBMS2) Signal KBCLK KBDAT MSDAT MSVCC MSCLK PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 69: A.8 Cpu Fan Power Connector (Cpufan1)
Table A.8: CPU Fan Power Connector (CPUFAN1) Signal +12 V Detect Power LED and Keyboard Lock Connector (JFP3 / PWR_LED & KEY LOCK) Table A.9: Power LED and Keyboard Lock Connector (JFP3 / PWR_LED & KEY LOCK) Signal Power LED(+5 V) KEYLOCK# PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 70: A.10 External Speaker Connector (Jfp2 / Speaker)
Table A.10: External Speaker Connector (JFP2 / SPEAKER) Signal SPK+ SPK_IN SPK- A.11 Reset Connector (JFP1 / RESET) Table A.11: Reset Connector (JFP1 / RESET) Signal RESET # A.12 HDD LED (JFP2 / HDDLED) Table A.12: HDD LED (JFP2 / HDDLED) Signal #HD_ACT PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 71: A.13 Atx Soft Power Switch (Jfp1 / Pwr_Sw)
Table A.13: ATX Soft Power Switch (JFP1 / PWR_SW) Signal PANSWIN#_R A.14 SM Bus Connector (JFP2/SNMP) Table A.14: SM BUX Connector (JFP2/SNMP) Signal SMB_DATA SMB_CLK A.15 HD Link connector (HDAUD1) Table A.15: HD Link Connector (HDAUD1) Signal Signal Sync BITCLK SDOUT SDIN0 SDIN1 +12V PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 72: A.16 Lan Led Connector (Lan Led1)
#LAN2_ACT VCC3_LANLED1 VCC3_LANLED2 LAN1_1000# LAN2_1000# LAN1_LED0 LAN2_LED0 VCC 3SB A.17 AT Power Connector (ATXF1) Table A.17: AT Power Connector (ATXF1) Signal #PSON 5VSB A.18 H/W Monitor Alarm (JOBS1) Table A.18: H/W Monitor Alarm (JOBS1) Signal OBS_BEEP ERR_BEEP PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 73: A.19 Usb Connector (Usb12, Usb34, Usb56, Usb78)
USB_D0+ USB_D1+ A.20 Case Open Connector (JCASE1) Table A.20: Case Open Connector (JCASE1) Signal CASEOP# A.21 GPIO Pin Header (GPIO1) Table A.21: GPIO Pin Header (GPIO1) Signal Signal GPIO_PORT80_0 GPIO_PORT80_4 GPIO_PORT80_1 GPIO_PORT80_5 GPIO_PORT80_2 GPIO_PORT80_6 GPIO_PORT80_3 GPIO_PORT80_7 +5V_DUAL PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 74: A.22 System I/O Ports
C88-C8F COM4 C90-C97 COM5 C98-C9F COM6 4D0-4D1 Interrupt Controller Reset Generator A.23 DMA Channel Assignments Table A.23: DMA Channel Assignments Channel Signal Available Available Floppy disk (8-bit transfer) Available Cascade for DMA controller 1 Available Available Available PCA-6012 User Manual... -
Page 75: A.24 Interrupt Assignments
PCI slot 2 AD30 INT C, D, A, B GNT B REQ B PCI slot 3 AD29 INT D, A, B, C GNT C REQ C PCI slot 4 AD28 INT A, B, C, D GNT D REQ D PCA-6012 User Manual... - Page 76 No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permis- sion of the publisher. All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. © Advantech Co., Ltd. 2011...
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