Adaptec PCM-3420 manual

PCM-3420 PC/104 Fast SCSI-2 Module[...]

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Copyright Notice This document is copyrighted, 1997. All rights are reserved. The original manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced , copied , translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permi[...]

Packing Set Before you begin installing PCM-3420 Module, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped : - 1 PCM-3420 Fast SCSI-2 Host Adapter Module - SCSI-2 Flat Cable (50 Pin) - 1 PCM-3420 User's Manual - 1 EZ-SCSI LITE utility disk for W indows - 1 Manager Set utility disk for OS/2, W indows NT , W indows 95, and Netware [...]

or sales representative immediately . Contents Chapter 1 General Information ............. 1 Product Highlights ................................................................ 2 Introduction ........................................................................... 2 Features .......................................................................[...]

SCSI Device T roubleshooting ............................................... 22 W indows 95/W indows NT T roubleshooting .......................... 22 Information for DOS/Windows 3.1x users ...................... 2 6 Appendix A Installing PC/104 Modules 31 Appendix B Pin Assignments ............... 35 PC/104 connectors .............................[...]

Chapter 1 General Information 1 1 General Information This chapter gives background informa- tion on the PCM-3420. Y ou can find out : l Product Highlights l Product Features l Compatibility l Product Specifications l Card Layout CHAPTER[...]

2 PCM-3420 User's Manual Product Highlights l PC/104 Embedded-PC Module l SCSI-2 Compatibility l Optimized performance for DOS and W indows; support for all major operating systems l Customer configuration to match specific requirements l Economical connection of up to seven(7) SCSI devices l Proven Adaptec quality and reliability Introduction[...]

Chapter 1 General Information 3 Features l Adaptec’ s proven AIC-6360 16-bit fast SCSI protocol chip. l Fully Adaptec AHA-1520A hardware compatible. l Fully Adaptec AHA-1510A/1520A/1522A software compatible. l SCSI-2 and Fast SCSI-2 devices are supported. l ASW SCSI BIOS provided, which supports boot capability . l Synchronous and Asynchronous da[...]

4 PCM-3420 User's Manual l Scanners: Cannon, Hewlett-Packard, Panasonic, Ricoh. The PCM-3420 is designed to be compatible with devices that comply with SCSI-2 standard, including those not on this list. Not all models from a given manufacturer have been tested. Specifications Technical Specifications Computer BUS: PC/104 (ISA) Standard Interfa[...]

Chapter 1 General Information 5 Board layout AIC-6360[...]

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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 7 2 Hardware Installation This chapter tells how to set up the PCM- 3420 hardware , including instructions on setting jumpers and connecting SCSI devices. Be sure to read all the safety precautions before you begin the installation proce- dure. CHAPTER[...]

8 PCM-3420 User's Manual Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the board link it to SCSI devices and other PC/104 modules. In addition, the board has a number of jumpers that allow you to configure the SCSI application to suit your systems. The table below lists the function of each board jumpers and connec- tors: Jumpers Label Function JP 1 LE[...]

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 9 C N 1 SCSI-2 connector JP8 BIOS Addr . JP9 BIOS Addr . JP10 BIOS Func. JP6 Operation Mode JP1 LED JP7 Port Addr . JP2 T ermination Select JP4 IRQ Channel JP5 SCSI ID,DMA IRQ, Parity JP3 DMA Channel SCSI-2 CN1 PC/104 J1,J2 AIC-6360[...]

10 PCM-3420 User's Manual Locating Jumpers & Connectors Setting Jumpers Y ou configure your PCM-3420 card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers. Jumpers are the simplest kind of electric switch. They consist of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connec[...]

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 11 Generally , you simply need a standard cable to make most connec- tions. Safety Precautions Always completely disconnect the power cord from your chassis whenever you are working on it. Do not make connec- tions while the power is on because sensitive electronic components can be damaged by the sudden rush of powe[...]

12 PCM-3420 User's Manual l Data Transfer Mode Programmed I/O l SCSI Floppy/Floptical Disabled l Fast SCSI Disabled l > 1 Gbyte Translation Disabled In most cases, you will not need to change these settings. Jumper Configuration Reference Nine jumper blocks on the PCM-3420 host adapter are used to config- ure user-selectable options. The fo[...]

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 13 Jumper Block JP4 : This jumper block is used to set IRQ channel. Y ou must also set the corresponding IC jumper on jumper block 5. Set IRQ 12 = Jumper 12 Close , Others Open Set IRQ 11 * = Jumper 11 Close , Others Open Set IRQ 10 = Jumper 10 Close , Others Open Set IRQ 9 = Jumper 9 Close , Others Open (Not recomme[...]

14 PCM-3420 User's Manual 1 0 Open Close (JP4/IRQ10 also set close) 11 * Close Open (JP4/IRQ11 also set close) 1 2 Open Open (JP4/IRQ12 also set close) (* means default setting) Jumper Block JP4 also needs to set to the same IRQ channel. JP5 Set PCM-3420 DMA Channel : This setting is valid only if DMA is enabled on JP6 (DT - data transfer mode[...]

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 15 Parity Checking S P Enabled * Close Disabled Open (* means default setting) Jumper Block JP6 : This jumper block provides six major PCM-3420 operation mode settings , including data transfer mode, booting, fast SCSI , ..... etc. Jumper Description D T Set data transfer mode DMA Enabled = Open PIO (Programmed I/O)*[...]

16 PCM-3420 User's Manual R 1 Enable/Disable greater than 1 GB Translation > 1 Gbyte Translation On = Open > 1 Gbyte Translation Off* = Close (* means default setting) Jumper Block JP7 : If JP10 BIOS setting is enabled , you should use this jumper to assign a Port address. Port 340h * = 2-3 Close Port 140h = 1-2 Close (* means default se[...]

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 17 adapter BIOS is enable , you should assign a right BIOS address (JP8 and JP9) and port address (JP7) at the same time. Host Adapter BIOS Disabled = Open Host Adapter BIOS Enabled* = Close (* means default setting) SCSI Hard Disk Drive Connector (CN1) The SCSI hard disk drives require a 50-pin flat cable. W ire num[...]

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Chapter 1 General Information 19 3 EZ-SCSI Quick Reference Use this chapter to learn about Adaptec EZ-SCSI 4.0 : l System Requirements l Installation procedures l Troubleshooting Information l DOS Device Drivers and Formatting Utilities T o learn about Adaptec EZ-SCSI W in- dows application , see their online help. CHAPTER[...]

20 PCM-3420 User's Manual System Requirements for Full Installa- tion l A 386-based PC or higher with at least 4Mbytes of memory , 10MBytes of free disk space , and a 3.5-inch floppy drive l An ASPI-compliant SCSI host adapter (like PCM-3420) and a CD-ROM drive l Microsoft W indows 95 , W indows NT version 3.51 or above , W indows 3.1x, W indo[...]

Chapter 1 General Information 21 Windows/Windows for Workgroups 3.1x 1.Install W indows 3.1x or W indows for W orkgroups 3.1x and start it running on your computer . 2.Insert the EZ-SCSI Diskette in your floppy disk drive. 3.Select File/Run from the Program Manager menu. 4.When the Run dialog box appear , type a:setup if you are using the A drive [...]

22 PCM-3420 User's Manual Troubleshooting Tips SCSI Device Troubleshooting Review this checklist if your newly-installed SCSI disk drivers , CD- ROM drivers, and other devices do not seem to work properly . l Be sure that termination setting are set correctly for all devices on the SCSI bus, as described in chapter 2. l Be sure there are no ha[...]

Chapter 1 General Information 23 the model name of the host adapter does not appear under Device Manager? A: If the SCSI controllers icon or your host adapter's model name (AHA-152X, not PCM-3420) do not appear , open Control Panel and double-click the Add New Hardware icon. Let W indows search for the host adapter by selecting Y es on the sec[...]

24 PCM-3420 User's Manual the host adapter and other hardware in your computer . Y ou can fix this zby changing the hardware resource settings. Q: What do I need to do if I change or upgrade my host adapter ? A: 1. Open the Control Panel, double-click on system, and click the Device Manager tab. 2. Double-click the SCSI Controllers icon, selec[...]

Chapter 1 General Information 25 the embedded W indows 95 CD-ROM driver . Y ou can add support for the CD-ROM drive by doing the following : 1. Click the start button and select restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. 2. When the DOS prompt appears, follow the Quick Start instruc- tions for DOS on previous page. 3. When you are finished running Adapte[...]

26 PCM-3420 User's Manual Information for DOS/Windows 3.1x Users The following information may be useful if you install EZ-SCSI on a computer running DOS, W indows 3.1x, or Windows for W orkgroups 3.1x. DOS and Windows 3.1x Device Driver Devices drivers are software programs that enable your computer to communicate with SCSI devices such as ha[...]

Chapter 1 General Information 27 Low-level Formatter (scsifmt) Use the DOS-based scsifmt utility for low-level formatting of SCSI hard disk drives, removable media, Floptical drivers, and magneto-optical drivers. Y ou can also use it to scan a disk device for surface defects before you store data on it. Run scsifmt from the DOS prompt, not from the[...]

28 PCM-3420 User's Manual Formatter and Partitioner (afdisk) Use the DOS-based afdisk utility to partition and format SCSI hard disk drivers, Floptical drivers, and magneto-optical drivers. Y ou can also use afdisk to remove DOS and non-DOS partitions from a disk drive and to format removable media in standard disk format, OS/2 floppy format, [...]

Chapter 1 General Information 29 3 . T o create a new partition on the disk devices, press Ins. A screen will appear . The Create a DOS Partition window suggests that you create one partition on the disk device , equal to its entire capacity . If this is what you want to do , skip to step 5. 4 . T o change the size of partition, use the arrow keys [...]

30 PCM-3420 User's Manual DOS prompt and press Enter . A list of SCSI devices appears. (Device that support removable media are marked.) If your computer has two or more host adapter , you need to add another number to the command. For example, if you have two PCM- 3420 host adapters, one of them is host adapter 0 and the other is host adapter[...]

Appendix A Installing PC/104 Modules 31 A Installing PC/104 Modules This appendix gives instructions for installing PC/104 Modules. APPENDIX[...]

32 PCM-3420 User's Manual Installing PC/104 modules The CPU card's PC/104 connectors give you the flexibility to attach PC/104 expansion modules. These modules perform the functions of traditional plug-in expansion cards, but save space and valuable slots. Modules include: • PCM-3335 386 CPU Module w/ Flat Panel/CR T Interface • PCM-3[...]

Appendix A Installing PC/104 Modules 33 PC/104 Module CPU Card PC/104 Mountin g Support Female Male PC/104 Module Mounting Diagram PC/104 module dimensions (inches ±5 %) 3.500 3.775 3.575 0.200 0 0 0.200 3.550 3.350 0.200 3.575 3.250[...]

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Appendix B Pin Assignments 35 B Pin Assignments This appendix contains information of a detailed or specialized nature. It includes : l PC/104 Connector l Internal SCSI-2 Connector APPENDIX[...]

36 PCM-3420 User's Manual PC/104 Connectors (J1 , J2) PCM-3420 PC/104 Connectors (J1 , J2) Pi n Signal Signal Number Row-A Row-B Row-A Row-B 0 — — 0 V 0 V 1 IOCHCHK 0V SBHE MEMCS16 2 S D 7 RESETDRV LA23 IOCS16 3 S D 6 + 5V LA22 IRQ10 4 S D 5 IRQ9 LA21 IRQ1 1 5 S D 4 - 5V LA20 IRQ12 6 SD3 DRQ2 LA19 IRQ15 7 S D 2 -12V LA18 IRQ14 8 S D 1 ENDX[...]

Appendix B Pin Assignments 37 Internal SCSI-2 Connector (CN 1) PCM-3420 Internal SCSI-2 Connector (CN1) Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 -D0 3 GND 4 -D1 5 GND 6 -D2 7 GND 8 -D3 9 GND 1 0 - D4 1 1 GND 12 -D5 13 GND 14 - D6 15 GND 16 - D7 17 GND 18 -D P AR 19 GND 20 GND 21 GND 22 GND 23 GND 24 GND 2 5 N /C 2 6 TERM POWER 27 GND 28 GND 29 GND 30 GND 31 G[...]

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Appendix C Glossary of Terms 39 C Glossary of Technical Terms APPENDIX[...]

40 PCM-3420 User's Manual A Adaptec EZ-SCSI A user-friendly software program that automatically installs SCSI devices such as fixed disks and CD-ROM drives on a PC. Adaptec EZ-SCSI copies the required software programs to the PC’ s fixed disk and edits the configuration files so the host adapter can access the devices. Active T ermination An[...]

Appendix C Glossary of Terms 41 TERMPWR I n O ut //// SCSI signal GND /// SCSI signal G N D /// SCSI signal etc. Assuming that the TERMPWR voltage doesn’t drop below the desired termination voltage (plus the regulator ’ s minimum drop), the SCSI signals will always be terminated to the correct voltage level. AHA An acronym for Adaptec [...]

42 PCM-3420 User's Manual ASPI Advanced SCSI programming Interface. A standard SCSI soft- ware interface that acts as a liaison between host adapters and SCSI device drivers. ASPI enables host adapters and device drivers to share a single SCSI hardware interface. ASW An acronym for Adaptec Software. ASYNCHRONOUS DA T A TRANSFER A method of SCS[...]

Appendix C Glossary of Terms 43 B BIOS An acronym for Basic Input/Output System. This is usually an EPROM with computer program instructions in it. A motherboard BIOS (usually by companies such as Phoenix, A ward, and AMI) controls the basic functions of the computer (such as controlling the keyboard, monitor , etc.). W ith a SCSI host adapter , th[...]

44 PCM-3420 User's Manual C D DEVICE DRIVER A software program that enables a PC to communicate with peripheral devices such as fixed disk drives and CD-ROM drives. Each kind of device requires a different driver . Device driver programs are stored on a PC’ s fixed disk and are loaded into memory at boot time. DIFFERENTIAL A term referring t[...]

Appendix C Glossary of Terms 45 DOS P ARTITION A section of a disk storage device, created by the DOS FDISK program, in which data and/or software programs are stored. Computers have a primary DOS partition that contains the special files needed to boot the computer . A computer ’ s disk devices may also have extended DOS partitions. Each DOS par[...]

46 PCM-3420 User's Manual F F AST SCSI Provides for performance and compatibility enhancements to SCSI-1 by increasing the maximum synchronous data transfer rate on the SCSI bus from 5 MBytes/sec to 10 MBytes/sec. There are 2 handshaking modes on the SCSI bus, used for transferring data: ASYNCHRONOUS and SYNCHRONOUS. ASYNCHRONOUS is a classic [...]

Appendix C Glossary of Terms 47 FULL SCSI A SCSI solution that includes BIOS and support software to provide boot capability for hard disk drives, support for drives larger than 1 B, and full compatibility with removable media products (hard drives, optical drives, tape drives, and Floptical drives). G H HOST A microcomputer in which a host adapter[...]

48 PCM-3420 User's Manual I I/O Refers to an operations, program, or device whose purpose is to enter data into or to extract data from a computer . IRQ Interrupt Request Channel. The IRQ of a host adapter can be changed to several different settings by changing jumpers and/or switch settings on the adapter board. ISA Industry Standard Archite[...]

Appendix C Glossary of Terms 49 L M N Narrow SCSI device (as opposed to Wide SCSI device) This is the term attributed to today’ s 8 bit standard SCSI devices. This term is necessary to distinguish today’ s 8-bit SCSI devices to 16-bit W ide SCSI devices. O P PIO (Programmed Input/Output) A method of data transfer in which the host microprocesso[...]

50 PCM-3420 User's Manual PORT I/O ADDRESS A window through which software programs communicate commands to an installed host adapter board. The commands are communicated 8 bits at a time. PROGRAMMED INPUT/OUTPUT A method of data transfer in which the host microprocessor transfers data to and from memory via the computer ’ s I/O ports. PIO e[...]

Appendix C Glossary of Terms 51 S SCSI (Small Computer Systems Interface) A PC bus interface standard that defines standard physical and electrical connections for devices. SCSI provides a standard interface that enables many different kinds of devices, such as disk drives, magneto optical disks, CD-ROM drives, and tape drives to interface with the[...]

52 PCM-3420 User's Manual 1) W e have measured propagation delays from various cables and found an average of 1.7 nanoseconds per foot, which is roughly 5.25 ns per meter . 2) The turn-around time is the amount of time the SCSI chip takes to change an output in response to an input. If REQ is an input then ACK is an output. Or if ACK is an inp[...]

Appendix C Glossary of Terms 53 TERMINA TION A physical requirement of the SCSI bus. The first and last devices on the SCSI bus must have terminating resistors installed, and the devices in the middle of the bus must have terminating resistors removed. The Single Ended electrical class depends on very tight termination tolerances, but the passive 1[...]

54 PCM-3420 User's Manual SCSI, this can result of SCSI bus data transfer rates of 20 MBytes/ sec (with a 16-bit bus) or 40 MBytes/sec (with a 32-bit bus). SCSI may now transfer data at bus widths of 16 and 32 bits. Commands, status, messages and arbitration are still 8 bits, and the B-Cable has 68 pins for data bits. Cabling was a confusing i[...]

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