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Advantech PCA-6185 User Manual

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  • Page 1 PCA-6185 Full-size socket 478 Intel® Pentium® 4 processor-based PCI-X bus CPU card User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 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 3 Advantech equipment is destined for the laboratory 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. Your satisfaction is our primary concern. Here is a guide to Advantech’s customer services.
  • Page 4 PCA-6185 User’s Manual...

  • Page 5: Product Warranty

    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.
  • Page 6 6185 mechanically and electrically before shipment. It should be free of marks and scratches and in perfect working order upon receipt. As you unpack the PCA-6185, 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.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration .........2 Introduction ............... 2 Features ................3 Specifications ..............4 1.3.1 System................4 1.3.2 Memory................4 1.3.3 Input/Output..............4 1.3.4 VGA interface..............5 1.3.5 Ethernet LAN..............5 1.3.6 Industrial features ............5 1.3.7 Mechanical and environmental specifications....5 Jumpers and Connectors............
  • Page 8 3.4.14 Video BIOS Shadow............. 34 3.4.15 EPA Logo Show ............34 Advanced Chipset Features..........35 Figure 3.4:Advanced chipset features screen ....35 3.5.1 System BIOS Cacheable..........35 3.5.2 Video BIOS Cacheable..........35 3.5.3 ISA IO Cycle Delay............36 PCA-6185 User’s Manual viii...
  • Page 9 Integrated Peripherals............36 Figure 3.5:Integrated peripherals........36 3.6.1 On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE......36 3.6.2 IDE Prim/Secondary Master/Slave PIO/UDMA Mode 36 3.6.4 USB Keyboard Support ..........37 3.6.5 Onboard FDC Controller ..........37 3.6.7 Onboard Serial Port 2 (2F8H/IRQ3)......37 3.6.8 Onboard Parallel Port (378H/IRQ7) ......
  • Page 10 Extension I/O Board Connector (CN28)......99 B.18 SM Bus Connector (CN29) ........... 100 B.19 System I/O Ports............100 B.20 DMA Channel Assignments.......... 101 B.21 Interrupt Assignments ........... 101 B.22 1st MB Memory Map............ 102 B.23 PCI Bus Map ..............102 PCA-6185 User’s Manual...
  • Page 11 Hardware Configura- tion This chapter provides background information on the PCA-6185. It will show you how to configure the card to match your application and prepare it for installation into your PC. Sections include: • Introduction • Features • Specifications •...

  • Page 12: Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration

    X bus ensures the operation of internal devices not to be influenced by external add-on cards. The PCA-6185 supports Pentium 4 or Celeron CPU with 533 and 400 MHz front side bus. Based on the NetBurst™ microarchitecture, the CPU is equipped with 512, 256 or 128 KB on-CPU full-speed cache memory, providing higher performance than ever before.

  • Page 13: Features

    1.2 Features High performance PCI bus: The PCA-6185 provides three inde- pendent PCI buses: one 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI bus and two 64-bit PCI-X buses. The 32-bit bus is used for on-board VGA controller. One of the two high performance PCI-X bus is used for onboard Gigabit Ethernet and SCSI controllers.

  • Page 14: Specifications

    COM1, COM2 or disabled • Keyboard and PS/2 mouse connector: A 6-pin mini-DIN connec- tor is located on the mounting bracket for easy connection to a keyboard or PS/2 mouse. An onboard keyboard pin header connector is also avail- able PCA-6185 User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Vga Interface

    1.3.4 VGA interface • On-board PCI VGA controller • Controller: ATI 3D RAGE XL • Display memory: 8 MB SDRAM 1.3.5 Ethernet LAN • Chipset: Broadcom BCM5703 for single GbE and BCM5704 for dual GbE. • Ethernet interface: 10/100/1000 Based - TX •...

  • Page 16: Jumpers And Connectors

    1.4 Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the PCA-6185 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 17 Table 1.2: Connectors CN33 Auxiliary 4-pin power input CN34 LAN2 CN35 System Fan CN40 PCI-X daughter board connector for SCSI & LAN CN50 Ultra 320 SCSI 1 CN51 Ultra 320 SCSI 2 Chapter 1...

  • Page 18: Board Layout: Jumper And Connector Locations

    1.5 Board Layout: Jumper and Connector Locations Figure 1.1: Jumper and connecter locations PCA-6185 User’s Manual...

  • Page 19: Figure 1.3: Daughter Board Extension I/Os

    68 pin for Ultra 320 68 pin for Ultra 320 LAN1 LAN2 Figure 1.2: Daughter board layout LAN 1 COM1 CN 8 CN 9 USB 0,1 CN 6 LAN 2 CN 34 CN 7 PS/2 mouse & CN 11 keyboard Figure 1.3: Daughter board extension I/Os Chapter 1...
  • Page 20 Note 2: Due to the limitation of the GC-SL chipset, the PCI slot with ID select=AD31 on backplanes will not work. Note 3: The PCA-6185 does not support "Wake-on-LAN" feature. Note 4: The PCA-6185 supports 66MHz PCI-X operation when it is used with PCI-X compati- ble add-on cards and backplanes.

  • Page 21: Safety Precautions

    A pair of needle-nose pliers may be useful when setting jumpers. 1.7.2 CMOS clear (J1) The PCA-6185 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...
  • Page 22 1-2 closed. This procedure will reset the CMOS to its default setting. Table 1.3: CMOS clear (J1) Function Jumper setting * Keep CMOS data 1-2 closed Clear CMOS data 2-3 closed * default setting PCA-6185 User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: Pci Bus Type Setting Selection

    1.7.3 PCI bus type setting selection The PCA-6185 CPU card contains a jumper that can set PCI bus type for 33/66 PCI bus or PCI-X, that's depending on add-on cards or backplane setting. Table 1.4: PCI bus type setting selection...

  • Page 24: System Memory

    4 GB of memory. 1.8.1 Sample calculation: DIMM memory capacity Suppose you install a 128 MB DIMM into your PCA-6185's socket 1 and a 256 MB DIMM into sockets 2 and 3. Your total system memory is 640 MB, calculated as follows: Table 1.6: DIMM memory capacity sample calculation...
  • Page 25 automatically locked the memory module into the correct position of the DIMM socket. To remove the memory module, just push both handles outward, and the memory module will be ejected by the mechanism in the socket. Chapter 1...

  • Page 26: Cache Memory

    The cache size in the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor is 256 or 512 KB, depending on the type of CPU. 1.11 CPU Installation The PCA-6185 provides socket 478 for an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor. The CPU on the board must have a fan or heat sink attached, to prevent overheating.

  • Page 27: Ram Module Approval List

    1.12 RAM Module Approval List Module Vendor Module Part No. Chips Memery Size Apacer 77.10312.460 Samsung 128M Bytes K4H280838C-TCB0 Apacer 77.10212.460 Samsung 256M Bytes K4H280838C-TCB0 Apacer 77.10712.460 Samsung 512M Bytes K4H560838C-TCB0 Apacer 77.11243.472 Samsung 1G Bytes K4H560438D-TCB0 Apacer 77.11443.462 Samsung 2G Bytes K4H510438M-TCB0 Apacer...

  • Page 28: Raid Card Approval List

    Card Part No. Speed type. Adaptec SCSI RAID 3000S PCI64 bits / 66MHz (Dual channel / Ultra-160) Mylex AccleRAID 352 PCI64 bits / 66MHz (Dual channel / Ultra-160) Mylex AccleRAID 170 PCI32 bits / 33MHz (Single channel / Ultra-160) PCA-6185 User’s Manual...
  • Page 29 Connecting Peripher- This chapter tells how to connect peripherals, switches, and indicators to the PCA-6185 board.

  • Page 30: Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals

    You can attach up to four IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) drives to the PCA-6185’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 31: Floppy Drive Connector (Cn3)

    2.2 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3) You can attach up to two floppy disk drives to the PCA-6185's onboard connector. You can use 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.

  • Page 32: Usb Ports (Cn6/Cn26)

    There is one onboard USB pin head is available, CN26. The adapter cable has 10-pin connector on one end and a USB connector on the bracket. Please contact with Advantech if USB cable is needed. In addition, there are two USB ports accessible from the rear I/O expension ports. The USB interface can be disabled in the system BIOS setup.

  • Page 33: 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet (Cn8 And Cn34)

    2.7 Serial Ports (CN9: COM1; CN10: COM2) CN9 and CN10 The PCA-6185 offers two serial ports, CN9 as COM1 and CN10 as COM2. These ports can connect to serial devices, such as a mouse or a printer, or to a communications network.

  • Page 34: Ps/2 Keyboard And Mouse Connectors (Cn11)

    (P/N: 1700060202, available from Advantech.) 2.9 External Keyboard Connector (CN12) In addition to the PS/2 mouse/keyboard connector on the PCA-6185's ear plate, there is also an extra onboard external keyboard connector. This gives system integrators greater flexibility in designing their systems.

  • Page 35: Front Panel Connectors (Cn16, 17, 18, 19, 21&22)

    2.11 Front Panel Connectors (CN16, 17, 18, 19, 21&22) There are several external switches to monitor and control the PCA-6185. 2.11.1 Power LED (CN16) CN16 is a 5-pin connector for the power on LED. Refer to Appendix B for detailed information on the pin assignments. If a PS/2 or ATX power supply is used, the system's power LED status will be as indicated below: Table 2.2: PS/2 or ATX power supply LED status...

  • Page 36: External Speaker (Cn17)

    2.11.2 External speaker (CN17) CN17 is a 4-pin connector for an extenal speaker. If there is no external speaker, the PCA-6185 provides an onboard buzzer as an alternative. To enable the buzzer, set pins 3-4 as closed 2.11.3 Reset (CN18) Many computer cases offer the convenience of a reset button.

  • Page 37: Sm Bus Connector (Cn29)

    2.11.5 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. CN23 can be connected to CN3 or CN6 of SNMP-1000. Please be care- ful about the pin assignments, pin 1 must be connected to pin 1 and pin2 to pin 2 on both ends of cable.

  • Page 38: Controlling The Soft Power Switch

    2.11.8 ATX feature connector (CN20) and soft power switch connector (CN21) The PCA-6185 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 39 Award BIOS Setup This chapter describes how to set the card’s BIOS configuration data.

  • Page 40: Chapter 3 Award Bios Setup

    CPU’s system status is valid. After ensuring that you have a number assigned to the patch code, press <Del> to allow you to enter the setup. Figure 3.1: Award BIOS Setup initial screen PCA-6185 User’s Manual...

  • Page 41: 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 42: 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-6185 according to his particular requirements. Below are some major items that are provided in the Advanced BIOS Features screen.

  • Page 43: Swap Floppy Drive

    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. The commands are “Enabled” or “Disabled.” 3.4.6 Boot UP Floppy Seek Selection of the command “Disabled”...

  • Page 44: Os Select For Dram > 64Mb

    Commands are “Non-OS2” or “OS2.” 3.4.14 Video BIOS Shadow Enable copies video BIOS to shadow RAM for performnace improving. Choices are Enable, Disable. 3.4.15 EPA Logo Show Energy Star Log from Environmental Protection Agency. Choices are: Enable, Disable. PCA-6185 User’s Manual...

  • Page 45: Advanced Chipset Features

    3.5 Advanced Chipset Features By choosing the “Advanced Chipset Features” option from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu, the screen below will be displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer’s default values for the PCA-6185, as shown in Figure 3-4: 1RWH '5$0 GHIDXOW WLPLQJV KDYH EHHQ FDUHIXOO\ FKRVHQ DQG VKRXOG 21/<...

  • Page 46: Isa Io Cycle Delay

    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-6185 User’s Manual...

  • Page 47: Usb Keyboard Support

    3.6.4 USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) con- troller and you have a USB keyboard. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. 3.6.5 Onboard FDC Controller When enabled, this field allows you to connect your floppy disk drives to the onboard floppy disk drive connector instead of a separate controller card.

  • Page 48: Power-Supply Type

    Power Management (ACPI). The choice: Enabled, Disabled. 3.7.3 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. Suspend Mode PCA-6185 User’s Manual...

  • Page 49: Video Off In Suspend

    There are four selections for Power Management, three of which have fixed mode settings. Disable (default) No power management. Disables all four modes Min. Power Saving Minimum power management., Suspend Mode = 1 hr., and HDD Power Down = 15 min. Max.

  • Page 50: Pwron After Pwr-Fail

    “no.” 3.8.2 Reset Configuration Data 1RWH7KLV LV OHIW ³'LVDEOHG´ 6HOHFW ³(QDEOHG´ WR UHVHW ([WHQGHG 6\VWHP &RQILJXUDWLRQ 'DWD (&6' LI \RX KDYH LQVWDOOHG D QHZ DGGRQ FDUG DQG \RXU 26 ZRQ¶W ERRW DQG \RX QHHG WR UHFRQILJXUH PCA-6185 User’s Manual...

  • Page 51: Resources Controlled By

    3.8.3 Resources controlled by: 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. 3.9 PC Health Status Figure 3.8: PC health status screen 3.9.1 Current System Temperature...

  • Page 52: Vcc3/+5V/+12V/-12V/-5V

    (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 Features” menu. PCA-6185 User’s Manual...

  • Page 53: Exit Without Saving

    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 54 PCA-6185 User’s Manual...
  • Page 55 PCI SVGA Setup The PCA-6185 features an onboard PCI VGA interface. This chapter pro- vides instructions for installing and operating the software drivers on the display driver CD included in your package.

  • Page 56: Chapter 4 Pci Svga Setup

    The enhanced display drivers for the PCA-6185 board are located on the software installation CD. You must install the drivers and utility software by using the supplied SETUP pro- gram for DOS drivers.

  • Page 57: Vga Installation

    • Integrates superior video features. These include filtered sealing of 720 pixel DVD content, and MPEG-2 motion compensation for software 4.3 VGA Installation First, insert CD drive. Then follow the Icons for your PCA Series model number. Click on the right driver for the auto-installation. Below take Windows 2000 as an example.
  • Page 58 In the license window, click on "Yes" to continue. PCA-6185 User’s Manual...
  • Page 59 Click on "Yes". The installaion is complete click on "Yes" to restart the system. Chapter 4...
  • Page 60 PCA-6185 User’s Manual...
  • Page 61 LAN Configuration The PCA-6185 features single or dual 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet LAN interface. This chapter gives detailed information on Ethernet configuration. It shows you how to configure the card to match your application requirements.

  • Page 62: Chapter 5 Lan Configuration

    Chapter 5 LAN Configuration 5.1 Introduction The PCA-6185 features single or dual 64-bit gigabit Ethernet networking interace. 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, and 1000 Mbps connections can be used.

  • Page 63: Windows Nt Drivers (Broadcom 5703/4) Procedure

    5.4 Windows NT Drivers (Broadcom 5703/4) Procedure 1RWH  7KH &'520 GULYH LV GHVLJQDWHG DV ' WKURXJKRXW In the "Windows NT" screen, click on "Start" and select "Set- tings". Then click on the "Control Panel" icon to select "Net-work". In the "Network" window, select the "Adapters" tab. Then click on "Add...".
  • Page 64 CD-ROM drive. The correct file path is D:\Drv_Lan\BROD5703(4)\WindowsNT\Driver. When you have the correct file path, click on "OK". In the "Network" window, select the "Adapters" tab. Under "Net- work Adapters:", highlight "Gigabit Ethernet Controller". Then click on "Close". PCA-6185 User’s Manual...
  • 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 WLRQ In the "Windows 2000" screen, click on " Start" and select " set- tings". Then click on the " Control Panel" icon to select "system". In the " System Properties" window, select the " Device Manager". PCA-6185 User’s Manual...
  • Page 67 In "Device Manager" screen, follow the screen instructions, to click on "Properties". In the following screen, to click on "Update Driver". Chapter 5...
  • Page 68 Click on "Next". Following the highlighted item, and click on "Next". Select "Network adapter" and then click Next PCA-6185 User’s Manual...
  • Page 69 Click on "Have Disk". Key in "D:\Drv_)Lan\BROD5703(4)\Windows2000\Driver", then click on "OK". To highlight the following item, and click "Next". Chapter 5...
  • Page 70 Click "Next". Press Yes to continue the installation Click “Finish” to complete the installation PCA-6185 User’s Manual...
  • Page 71 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-6185 package.

  • Page 72: Chapter 6 Onboard Security Setup

    Onboard security (OBS) functions monitor key hardware. They help you maintain your system’s stability and durability. The PCA-6185 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 73: Windows 9X/2000 Drivers Setup Procedure

    6.3 Windows 9x/2000 Drivers Setup Procedure Windows 9x/2000 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. Click on the “WIN 9X” button under the “OBS DRIVERS”...
  • Page 74 After the setup is completed. You can view OBS setting by running this utility. It is recommended that you load the default values for all OBS set- tings. However, if desired, you can extablish new conditions for voltage, fan speed, and temperature PCA-6185 User’s Manual...
  • Page 75 SCSI Setup The PCA-6185 features an onboard SCSI interface. This chapter provides basic SCSI concepts and instructions for installing the software drivers with the SCSI driver disks CD included in your package.

  • Page 76: Chapter 7 Scsi Setup

    Chapter 7 SCSI Setup 7.1 Introduction The PCA-6185 is equipped with an Adaptec AIC-7902 single-chip PCI- to-SCSI host adapter which provides a dual channel Ultra 320 multitask- ing interface between your computer’s PCI bus and SCSI devices (disk drives, CD-ROM drives, scanners, tape backups, removable media drives, etc.).

  • Page 77: Scsi Ids

    7.3 SCSI IDs Each device attached to the SCSI bus, as well as the SCSI controller itself, must be assigned a unique SCSI ID number from 0 to 15. A SCSI ID uniquely identifies each SCSI device on the SCSI bus and determines priority when two or more devices are trying to use the SCSI bus at the same time.

  • Page 78: Configuring The Scsi Interface With Scsiselect

    SCSISelect also enables you to low- level format or verify the disk media of your SCSI hard disk drives. The following table lists the available and default settings for each SCSISelect option. 1RWH 7KH GHIDXOW VHWWLQJV DUH DSSURSULDWH IRU PRVW V\V PCA-6185 User’s Manual...
  • Page 79 WHPV 5XQ 6&6,6HOHFW LI \RX QHHG WR FKDQJH RU YLHZ FXUUHQW VHWWLQJV RU LI \RX ZRXOG OLNH WR UXQ WKH 6&6, GLVN XWLOLWLHV SCSISelect Options Available Settings Default Setting SCSI Bus Interface Definitions: Host Adapter SCSI ID 0-15 SCSI Parity Checking Enable, Disabled Enabled Host Adapter SCSI Termination...

  • Page 80: Starting Scsiselect

    At the prompt, select YES to exit, then press any key to reboot the computer. Any changes you made in SCSISelect take effect after the computer boots. PCA-6185 User’s Manual...

  • Page 81: Using Scsiselect Settings

    7.7 Using SCSISelect Settings To select an option, use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the option, then press ENTER. In some cases, selecting an option displays another meny. You can return to the previous menu at any time by pressing ESC. To restore the original SCSISelect default values, press F6 from the main SCSISelect screen.

  • Page 82: Advanced Configuration Options

    • Display <Ctrl> <A> Messages during BIOS Initialization-(Default: Enabled) When set to Enabled, the SCSI card BIOS displays the Press <Ctrl> <A> for SCSISelect (TM) Utility! message on your screen during PCA-6185 User’s Manual...
  • Page 83 system bootup. If this setting disabled, you can still invoke the SCSISe- lect Utility by pressing <Ctrl> <A> after the SCSI card BIOS banner appears. • Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives > 1 GByte-(Default: Enabled) When set to Enabled, provides an extended translation scheme for SCSI hard disks with capacities greater than 1 GByte.
  • Page 84 • BIOS Support for Int 13 Extensions—(Default: Enabled) When set to Enabled, the SCSI card BIOS supports Int 13h extensions as required by Plug-and-Play. The setting can be either enabled or disabled if your sys- tem is not Plug-and-Play. PCA-6185 User’s Manual...

  • Page 85: Using Scsi Disk Utilities

    7.8 Using SCSI Disk Utilities To access the SCSI disk utilities, follow these steps: Select the SCSI Disk Utilities option from the menu that appears after starting SCSISelect. SCSISelect scans the SCSI bus (to deter- mine the devices installed) and displays a list of all SCSI IDs and the devices assigned to each ID.

  • Page 86: Windows 2000 Driver Setup Procedure

    7.10 Windows 2000 Driver setup procedure In the window 2000 screen, click on “start” and select “setting.” Then click on the “Control Panel” icon to select “System” In the “System properties”, choose “PCI SCSI Bus Controller.” Then click on “Properties” PCA-6185 User’s Manual...
  • Page 87 Click on “Update Driver” Chapter 7...
  • Page 88 Click on “Next” Recommend to serach for a better driver PCA-6185 User’s Manual...
  • Page 89 If the SCSI driver is supplied in floppy disk, click on “Floppy disk drives.” Then, click on “Next.” If the SCSI driver is supplied in CD-ROM disk, click on “Specify a location:" then enter "D:\Drv_SCSI\Adaptec7902\Windows\Win2000"” The installation is completed. Click on “Finish.” Chapter 7...

  • Page 90: Windows Nt Driver Setup Procedure

    Click on “Yes” to restart the system. 7.11 Windows NT Driver Setup Procedure In the Windows NT screen, click on “Start” and select “Setting.” Then click on the “Control Panel” icon to select “SCSI Adapter.” PCA-6185 User’s Manual...
  • Page 91 In the SCSI Adapter, choose “Drivers.” Click on “Add” to install SCSI driver. Click on “Have Disk.” Chapter 7...
  • Page 92 Click on “Browse” to select the drivers. If the SCSI driver is sup- plied in floppy disk, choose the directory A:\. Click the SCSI driver, and then click “OK.” PCA-6185 User’s Manual...
  • Page 93 The installation of SCSI Driver is completed. Click on “OK.” Chapter 7...
  • Page 94 PCA-6185 User’s Manual...

  • Page 95: Watchdog Timer

    Programming the Watchdog Timer The PPC-123 is equipped with a watch- dog timer that resets the CPU or gener- ates an interrupt if processing comes to a standstill for any reason. This feature ensures system reliability in industrial standalone or unmanned environments.

  • Page 96: Appendix A Programming The Watchdog Timer

    After data entry, your program must refresh the watchdog timer by rewrit- ing the I/O port 444 (hex) while simultaneously setting it. When you want to disable the watchdog timer, your program should read I/O port 43 (hex). PCA-6185 User’s Manual...
  • Page 97 The following example shows how you might program the watchdog timer in BASIC: REM Watchdog timer example program OUT &H444, data REM Start and restart the watchdog GOSUB 1000 REM Your application task #1, OUT &H444, data REM Reset the timer GOSUB 2000 REM Your application task #2, OUT &H444, data REM Reset the timer X=INP (&H43) REM, Disable the watchdog timer...
  • Page 98 PCA-6185 User’s Manual...
  • Page 99 Pin Assignments...

  • Page 100: Appendix B Pin Assignments

    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-6185 User’s Manual...

  • Page 101: Floppy Drive Connector (Cn3)

    B.2 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3) Table B.2: Floppy drive connector (CN3) Signal Signal FDHDIN* FDEDIN* INDEX* MOTOR 0* DRIVE SELECT 1* 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 102: 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-6185 User’s Manual...

  • Page 103: Usb Connector (Cn6)

    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...

  • Page 104: Keyboard And Mouse Connnector (Cn11)

    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-6185 User’s Manual...

  • Page 105: Ir Connector (Cn13)

    B.8 IR Connector (CN13) Table B.8: IR connector (CN13) Signal +5 V IR_RX IR_TX B.9 CPU Fan Power Connector (CN14) Table B.9: CPU fan power connector (CN14) Signal +12 V Detect Appendix B...

  • Page 106: Power Led (Cn16)

    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 VCC Internal buzzer Speaker out PCA-6185 User’s Manual...

  • Page 107: Reset Connector (Cn18)

    B.12 Reset Connector (CN18) Table B.12: Reset connector (CN18) Signal RESET B.13 HDD LED Connector (CN19) Table B.13: HDD LED connector (CN19) Signal Vcc(LED+) LED0 (LED-) Appendix B...

  • Page 108: Atx Feature Connector (Cn20)

    B.14 ATX Feature Connector (CN20) Table B.14: ATX feature connector (CN20) Signal PS-ON VCCSB B.15 ATX Soft Power Switch (CN21) Table B.15: ATX soft power switch (CN21) Signal 3VSB PWR-BTN PCA-6185 User’s Manual...

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

    B.16 Extension I/O Board Connector (CN27) Table B.16: Extension I/O board connector (CN27) 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) ACT LED (LAN2)

  • Page 110: Sm Bus Connector (Cn29)

    System speaker Motherboard resources Standard 101/102 key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Motherboard resources System CMOS/real time clok Motherboard resources Direct memory access controller Motherboard resources Direct memory access controller Programmable interrupt controller Motherboard resources Direct memory access controller PCA-6185 User’s Manual...

  • Page 111: Dma Channel Assignments

    Motherboard resources Numeric data processor Secondary IDE channel Primary IDE channel ISAPNP read data port Motherboard resources ISAPNP read data port Communication port (COM2) Secondary IDE channel Printer port (LTP1) Watchdog Timer B.20 DMA Channel Assignments Table B.20: DMA channel assignments Channel Function Available...

  • Page 112: 1St Mb Memory Map

    PCI slot 1 AD31 Not Supported PCI slot 2 AD30 PIRQ 2, 3, 0, 1 PGNT 2 (CIOBX2) PCI slot 3 AD29 PIRQ3, 0, 1, 2 PGNT1 (CIOBX2) PCI slot 4 AD28 PIQR 0, 1, 2, 3 PGNT0 (CIOBX2) PCA-6185 User’s Manual...

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