Intel PCA-6175 manual

PCA-6175 Pentium ® II processor- based PCI/ISA-bus CPU card[...]

ii Copyright Notice This document is copyrighted, 1998, by Advantech Co., Ltd. All rights are reserved. Advantech Co., Ltd., 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 [...]

iii A Message to the Customer Advantech Customer Services Each and every Advantech product is built to the most exacting specifications to ensure reliable performance in the harsh and demanding conditions typical of industrial environments. Whether your new Advantech equipment is destined for the laboratory or the factory floor, you can be assured [...]

iv Product Warranty Advantech warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. This warranty does not apply to any products which have been repaired or altered by persons other than repair personnel authorized by Advantech, or which have[...]

v Initial inspection Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: • 1 PCA-6175 Pentium ® II single board computer • 1 Pentium II CPU and cooling fan (optional) • 1 PCA-6175 user's manual • 1 bus master & BIOS utility driver • 1 FDD cable • 2 EIDE HDD cables • 1 print[...]

vi Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration ....... 1 1.1 Introduction ............................................................ 2 1.2 Features .................................................................. 3 1.3 Specifications ........................................................ 4 System ................................................[...]

vii Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals ..... 23 2.1 Primary (CN6) and Secondary (CN7) IDE Connectors ........................................................... 24 2.2 Floppy Drive Connector (CN13) .......................... 24 2.3 Parallel Port Connector (CN8) ............................ 2 5 2.4 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector (CN12) ...... 25 [...]

viii Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup .............. 31 3.1 Introduction .......................................................... 32 3.2 Entering Setup ..................................................... 32 3.3 Standard CMOS Setup ......................................... 32 3.4 BIOS Features Setup ........................................... 3 3 3.4.[...]

ix Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer ................................ 43 Programming the Watchdog Timer ............................ 44 Appendix B Pin Assignments ............. 47 B.1 COM1/COM2 RS-232 Serial Port (CN9,CN10) .... 48 B.2 Keyboard and Mouse Connnector (CN12) ......... 48 B.3 External Keyboard Connector (J10) ..................[...]

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Hardware Configuration This chapter gives background information on the PCA-6175. It then shows you how to configure the card to match your application and prepare it for installation into your PC. Sections include: • Card specifications • Board layout • Safety precautions • Jumper settings CHAPTER 1[...]

2 PCA-6175 User's Manual 1.1 Introduction The PCA-6175 industrial grade CPU card uses Intel's highly acclaimed Pentium ® II processor and Intel 440LX PCI chipset. The card works with standard ISA or PCI/ISA-bus passive backplanes. The CPU provides 512 KB on-chip L2 cache, eliminating the need for external SRAM chips. It has two PCI EIDE [...]

Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 3 1.2 Features • Intel slot 1architecture • Pentium ® II processor up to 333 MHz • Intel 82440LX PCIset • Three DIMM sockets for SDRAM up to 384 MB; supports ECC • Award Flash BIOS • On-board ATX power control connector to meet ACPI requirements • T wo enhanced IDE ports, supporting Ultra DMA/33, PIO [...]

4 PCA-6175 User's Manual 1.3 Specifications System • CPU : Intel Pentium ® II up to 333 MHz • BIOS : A ward Flash BIOS • Green function : Supports power management operation via BIOS. Activated by keyboard or mouse activity • PCI enhanced IDE hard disk drive interface : Supports up to four IDE (A T bus) large hard disk drives (up to 8[...]

Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 5 • Enhanced parallel port : Configurable to LPT1, LPT2, LPT3 or disabled. Standard DB-25 female connector provided. Supports EPP/ECP/SPP • Serial ports : T wo RS-232 ports with 16C550 UAR T s (or compatible) with 16-byte FIFO buffer . Supports speeds up to 1 15.2 Kbps. Ports can be individually configured to CO[...]

6 PCA-6175 User's Manual 1.4 Board Layout: Main Features Accommodates three DIMM modules, up to 384 MB Intel 82440LX PCIset A TX feature connector Bi-directional parallel port FDD connector COM1 COM2 Intel Pentium ® II processor up to 333 MHz USB ports DiskOnChip ® 2000 Flash disk EIDE connectors Metal bracket for stability Keyboard/ Mouse c[...]

Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 7 1.5 Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the PCA-6175 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 connectors. Later s[...]

8 PCA-6175 User's Manual T able 1-2: Connectors Number Function CN1 Infrared (IR) connector CN2 Keyboard lock CN3 External speaker CN4 IDE LED CN5 CPU fan connector CN6 Primary IDE connector CN7 Secondary IDE connector CN8 Parallel port CN9 Serial port: COM 1 CN10 Serial port: COM 2 CN1 1 USB port CN12 PS/2 keyboard and mouse CN13 Floppy drive[...]

Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 9 1.6 Board Layout: Jumper Locations Figure 1-1: Board layout: jumper locations[...]

10 PCA-6175 User's Manual 1.7 Board Layout: Connector Locations Figure 1-2: Board layout: connecter locations[...]

Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 11 1.8 Safety Precautions W arning! Alwa ys completely disconnect the pow er cord from your chassis whene v er y ou work with the hardware. Do not make connections while the po wer is on. Sensitive electronic components can be damaged by sudden po wer surges . Only experienced electronics personnel should open the P[...]

12 PCA-6175 User's Manual 1.9 Jumper Settings This section provides instructions on how to configure your card by setting jumpers. It also includes the card's default settings and your options for each jumper . 1.9.1 How to set jumpers Y ou configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers. A jumper is the simp[...]

Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 13 1.9.3 CMOS clear (J6) The PCA-6175 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 J6 to 2-3 closed for just a few seconds, and then move the jumper back to 1-2 closed. This [...]

14 PCA-6175 User's Manual 1.9.5 CPU bus clock select (J1 1) The CPU clock varies according to the Pentium ® II processor's CPU bus clock. There are two settings for the CPU clock, 66.6 MHz and 75 MHz. T able 1-6: CPU clock select jumper settings (J1 1) Function Jumper setting 66.6 MHz 1-2 closed 75 MHz 2-3 closed Note: 75 MHz exceeds the[...]

Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 15 1.9.6 DiskOnChip ® 2000 Flash disk address select (J12) The PCA-6175 includes a 32-pin socket for M-System's DiskOnChip 2000 Flash disk module. This revolutionary solid state disk enables critical system information to be stored within an on-board Flash disk for virtually instantaneous data access. Y ou mus[...]

16 PCA-6175 User's Manual 1.10 System Memory The top-left edge of the PCA-6175 contains three sockets for 168-pin dual inline memory modules (DIMMs). All three sockets use 3.3 V unbuffered synchronous DRAMs (SDRAM). DIMMs are available in capacities of 16, 32, 64 or 128 MB. The sockets can be filled in any combination with DIMMs of any size, g[...]

Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 17 1.10.2 Supplementary information about DIMMs Y our PCA-6175 can accept four kinds of memory chips: EDO (with or without parity), and SDRAM (with or without parity). Also: • SDRAM chips are usually thinner and have higher pin density than EDO chips. • The BIOS displays EDO and SDRAM memory on the boot-up scree[...]

18 PCA-6175 User's Manual 1.1 1 Memory Installation Procedures T o install DIMMs, first make sure the two handles of the DIMM socket are in the "open" position. i.e. The handles remain outward. Slowly slide the DIMM module along the plastic guides on both ends of the socket. Then press the DIMM module right down into the socket, unti[...]

Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 19 1.12 Cache Memory Since the second level cache has been embedded into the Pentium ® II CPU, you do not have to take care of either SRAM chips or SRAM modules. The built-in second level cache in the Pentium II yields much higher performance than the external cache memories. The cache size in the Pentium II CPU is[...]

20 PCA-6175 User's Manual 1.13 Mounting the CPU and Cooling Modules The Pentium ® II is a module-type CPU which runs at high speeds, for exampe 233 ~ 333 MHz, so the cooling mechanism becomes critical for system reliability . There are two types of cooling methods: one with a cooling fan attached to the heat sink of the Pentium II module, the[...]

Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 21 Figure 1-6: Mounting CPU and cooling modules - Step 3 Figure 1-5: Mounting CPU and cooling modules - Step 2 Step 2 Step 3[...]

22 PCA-6175 User's Manual 1.14 On-board Support Bracket Advantech's PCA-6175 Pentium ® II also includes an on-board metal bracket to provide balanced support for the Pentium II processor cartridge. Figure 1-7: On-board support bracket[...]

Connecting Peripherals This chapter tells how to connect peripherals, switches and indicators to the PCA-6175 board. You can access most of the connectors from the top of the board while it is installed in the chassis. If you have a number of cards installed, or your chassis is very tight, you may need to partially remove the card to make all the c[...]

24 PCA-6175 User's Manual 2.1 Primary (CN6) and Secondary (CN7) IDE Connectors You can attach up to four IDE (Integrated Device Electronics) drives to the PCA-6175’s internal controller. The primary (CN6) and secondary (CN7) connectors can each accommodate two drives. Wire number 1 on the cable is red or blue and the other wires are gray. Co[...]

Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 25 2.3 Parallel Port Connector (CN8) The parallel port is normally used to connect the CPU card to a printer. The PCA-6175 includes an on-board parallel port, accessed through a 26-pin flat-cable connector, CN8. The card comes with an adapter cable which lets you use a traditional DB-25 connector. The cable has a 26[...]

26 PCA-6175 User's Manual 2.5 Serial Ports (CN9: COM1; CN10: COM2) The PCA-6175 offers two serial ports, CN1 as COM1 and CN2 as COM2. These ports can connect to serial devices (such as a mouse, printers, and so on) or to a communication network. Table 2-1: Serial port connections (COM1, COM2) Connector Ports Address Interrupt CN9 COM1 3F8*, 3E[...]

Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 27 2.6 Front Panel Connectors (CN2, CN3, CN4, J1 and J2) There are several external switches to monitor and control the PCA-6175. 2.6.1 Keyboard lock and power on LED (CN2) CN2 is a 5-pin connector for the keyboard lock and power on LED connection. Refer to Appendix B.12 for detailed information on the pin assignmen[...]

28 PCA-6175 User's Manual 2.7 ATX Power Control Connectors (J7 and J1) 2.7.1 ATX feature connector (J7) and soft power switch connector (J1) The PCA-6175 can support an advanced soft power switch function if an ATX power supply is used. To enable the soft power switch function: 1. Take the specially designed ATX-to-PS/2 power cable out of the [...]

Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 29 2.7.2 Controlling the soft power switch It is easy to control the ATX soft power switch. Pushing the button once will switch the system between the "On" and "Suspend" power modes. Pushing the button for more than 4 seconds while in the "On" mode will turn the system off. Users can al[...]

30 PCA-6175 User's Manual 2.11 External Suspend Switch Lead (SMI) (J3) This allows the user to manually place the system into a suspend mode or "Green" mode when the system is not in use. System activity is decreased to save electricity and prolong the life of certain compo- nents. The 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted sus[...]

Award BIOS Setup This chapter describes how to set the card’s BIOS configuration data. CHAPTER 3[...]

32 PCA-6175 User's Manual 3.1 Introduction 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 RAM so that it retains the setup information when the power is turned off. 3.2 Entering Setup Turn on the computer and press <Del> imme[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 33 3.4 BIOS Features Setup The “BIOS FEATURES SETUP” screen appears when choosing the "BIOS FEATURES SETUP" item from the "CMOS SETUP UTILITY" menu. It allows the user to configure the PCA-6175 according to his particular requirements. Below are some major items that are provided in the BIOS FEATUR[...]

34 PCA-6175 User's Manual 3.4.2 Quick Power On Self Test This option speeds up the Power-On Self Test (POST) conducted as soon as the computer is turned on. When enabled, BIOS shortens or skips some of the items during the test. When disabled, the computer conducts normal POST procedures. 3.4.3 Boot Sequence This function determines the sequen[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 35 3.4.5 Boot Up NumLock Status The default is “On”. On Keypad boots up to number keys. Off Keypad boots up to arrow keys. 3.4.6 Boot Up System Speed High Sets the speed to high. Low Sets the speed to low. 3.4.7 IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Enable IDE HDD Block Mode. BIOS will detect the block size of the HDD and send a[...]

36 PCA-6175 User's Manual 3.4.11 Typematic Delay (msec) Typematic delay is the time interval between the appearance of the first and second characters, when holding down a key. The input values for this category are: 250, 500, 750, 1000 (msec). 3.4.12 Security Option This setting determines whether the system will boot up if the password is de[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 37 3.5 CHIPSET Features Setup By choosing the “CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP” 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-6175. Figure 3-3: CHIPSET features setup screen Note: If you enable the IDE HDD bloc k mode ,[...]

38 PCA-6175 User's Manual 3.6 Power Management Setup The power management setup controls the CPU card's “green” features. The following screen shows the manufacturer’s defaults. Figure 3-4: Power management setup screen 3.6.1 Power Management This option allows you to determine if the values in power management are disabled, user-de[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 39 3.6.3 IRQ Activity IRQ can be set independently. Activity on any enabled IRQ will wake up the system. 3.7 PCI Configuration Setup Figure 3-5: PCI configuration screen 3.7.1 Load BIOS Defaults “LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS” indicates the most appropriate values for the system parameters for minimum performance. These default [...]

40 PCA-6175 User's Manual 3.8 Integrated Peripherals Figure 3-6: Integrated peripherals[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 41 3.9 Password Setting To change the password: 1. Choose the "PASSWORD SETTING" option from the Setup main menu and press <Enter>. The screen will display the following message: Press <Enter>. 2. If the CMOS is good or if this option has been used to change the default password, the user is asked fo[...]

42 PCA-6175 User's Manual 3.11 Save & Exit Setup If you select this and press <Enter>, the values entered in the setup utilities will be recorded in the CMOS memory of the chipset. The microprocessor will check this every time you turn your system on and compare this to what it finds as it checks the system. This record is required f[...]

Programming the W atchdog T imer The PCA-6175 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. A APPENDIX[...]

44 PCA-6175 User's Manual Programming the W atchdog Timer T o program the watchdog timer , you must write a program which writes I/O port address 443 (hex). The output data is a time interval value. The value range is from 01 (hex) to 3F (hex), and the related time interval is 1 sec. to 63 sec. Data Time Interval 01 1 sec. 02 2 sec. 03 3 sec. [...]

Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer 45 After data entry , your program must refresh the watchdog timer by rewriting I/O port 443 (hex) while simultaneously setting it. When you want to disable the watchdog timer , your program should read I/O port 443 (hex). The following example shows how you might program the watchdog timer in BASIC: 10 REM[...]

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Pin Assignments This appendix contains information of a detailed or specialized nature. It includes: • RS-232 serial port connector • Keyboard and mouse connector • External keyboard connector • ATX feature connector • IDE hard drive connector • USB connector • CPU fan power connector • Floppy drive connector • Parallel port conne[...]

48 PCA-6175 User's Manual B.1 COM1/COM2 RS-232 Serial Port (CN9,CN10) Table B-1: COM1/COM2 RS-232 serial port (CN9) Pin Signal 1 DCD 2 RXD 3 TXD 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9R I B.2 Keyboard and Mouse Connnector (CN12) Table B-2: Keyboard and mouse connector (CN12) Pin Signal 1 KB DATA 2 MS DATA 3 GND 4V CC 5 KB CLOCK 6 MS CLOCK B.3 External[...]

Appendix B Pin Assignments 49 B.4 ATX Feature Connector (J7) Table B-4: ATX feature connector (J7) Pin Signal 1 5VSB 2N C 3 PS-ON B.5 IDE Hard Drive Connector (CN6, CN7) Table B-5: IDE hard drive connector (CN6, CN7) Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 IDE RESET* 2 GND 3 DATA 7 4 DATA 8 5 DATA 6 6 DATA 9 7 DATA 5 8 DATA 10 9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11 11 DATA 3 1 2 DAT[...]

50 PCA-6175 User's Manual B.6 USB Connector (CN11) Table B-6: USB1/USB2 connector (CN11) Pin USB1 Signal Pin USB2 Signal 1 +5 V 2 +5 V 3 UV- 4 UV- 5 UV+ 6 UV+ 7 GND 8 GND 9 Chassis GND 1 0 N/C B.7 CPU Fan Power Connector (CN5) Table B-7: CPU fan power connector (CN5) Pin Signal 1 Detect 2 +12 V 3 GND 1 9 2 10 123[...]

Appendix B Pin Assignments 51 B.8 Floppy Drive Connector (CN13) Table B-8: Floppy drive connector (CN13) Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 DENSITY SELECT* 3 GND 4 N/C 5 GND 6 N/C 7 GND 8 INDEX* 9 GND 10 MOTOR 0* 11 GND 12 DRIVE SELECT 1* 13 GND 14 DRIVE SELECT 0* 15 GND 16 MOTOR 1* 17 GND 18 DIRECTION* 19 GND 20 STEP* 21 GND 22 WRITE DATA* 23 GND 24 WR[...]

52 PCA-6175 User's Manual B.9 Parallel Port Connector (CN8) Table B-9: Parallel port connector (CN8) Pin Signal 1 STROBE 2 AUTOFD 3D 0 4 ERR 5D 1 6 INIT 7D 2 8 SLCTINI 9D 3 10 GND 11 D4 12 GND 13 D5 14 GND 15 D6 16 GND 17 D7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 GND 23 PE 24 GND 25 SLCT 26 N/C 13 12 .... 2 1 26 25 .... 15 14[...]

Appendix B Pin Assignments 53 B.10 IR Connector (CN1) Table B-10: IR connector (CN1) Pin Signal 1 +5 V 2 N/C 3 IR_RX 4 GND 5 IR_TX B.11 HDD LED Connector (CN4) Table B-11: HDD LED connector Pin Signal 1V CC 2 LED B.12 Power LED and Keylock Connector (CN2) You can use an LED to indicate when the CPU card is on. Pin 1 of CN2 supplies the LED's p[...]

54 PCA-6175 User's Manual B.13 External Speaker (CN3) The CPU card has its own buzzer. You can also connect it to the external speaker on your computer chassis. Table B-13: External speaker (CN3) Pin Function 1 +5 V CC 2 GND 3 Internal buzzer 4 Speaker out[...]

Appendix B Pin Assignments 55 B.14 System I/O Ports Table B-14: System I/O ports Addr. range (Hex) Device 000-01F DMA controller 020-021 Interrupt controller 1, master 022-023 Chipset address 040-05F 8254 timer 060-06F 8042 (keyboard controller) 070-07F Real-time clock, non-maskable interrupt (NMI) mask 080-09F DMA page register, 0A0-0BF Interrupt [...]

56 PCA-6175 User's Manual B.15 DMA Channel Assignments Table B-15: DMA channel assignments Channel Function 0 Available 1 Available 2 Floppy disk (8-bit transfer) 3 Available 4 Cascade for DMA controller 1 5 Available 6 Available 7 Available B.16 Interrupt Assignments Table B-16: Interrupt assignments Priority Interrupt# Interrupt source 1 NMI[...]

Appendix B Pin Assignments 57 B.17 1st MB Memory Map Table B-17:1st MB memory map Addr. range (Hex) Device F000h - FFFFh System ROM C800h - EFFFh Unused C000h - C7FFh VGA BIOS B800h - BFFFh CGA/EGA/VGA text B000h - B7FFh Unused A000h - AFFFh EGA/VGA graphics 0000h - 9FFFh Base memory[...]

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DOC ® 2000 Installation Guide This appendix contains information on the DiskOnChip ® 2000 quick installation guide. It includes: • DiskOnChip 2000 installation instructions • Additional information and assistance APPENDIX C[...]

60 PCA-6175 User's Manual C.1 DiskOnChip ® 2000 Quick Installation Guide C.1.1 DiskOnChip 2000 installation instructions 1. Make sure the target platform is powered OFF . 2. Plug the DiskOnChip ® 2000 device into its socket. V erify the direction is correct (pin 1 of the DiskOnChip ® 2000 is aligned with pin 1 of the socket). 3. Power up th[...]

Appendix C DOC ® 2000 Installation Guide 61 C.1.2 Additional information and assistance 1. V isit M-Systems' W eb site at www .m-sys.com where you can find Utilities Manual, Data Sheet and Application Notes. In addition, you can find the latest DiskOnChip ® 2000 S/W Utilities. 2. Contact your dealer for technical support if you need addition[...]

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