Advantech PCA-6187 User Manual
PCA-6187
Full-sized PCI/ISA-bus socket
478 Pentium® 4/Celeron®
processor-based CPU card
User’s Manual
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•IBM and PC are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
•Intel®, Pentium® 4, and Celeron™ are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
•WinBond is a trademark of Winbond Corporation.
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Part No. 2002618700 1st. Edition
Printed in Taiwan Nov 2003
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1.0.1 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 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. To ensure you get the full benefit of our
services, please follow the instructions below carefully.
Technical support
We want you to get the maximum performance from your products. So if
you run into technical difficulties, we are here to help. For the most frequently asked questions, you can easily find answers in your product documentation. These answers are normally a lot more detailed than the ones
we can give over the phone.
So please consult this manual first. If you still cannot find the answer,
gather all the information or questions that apply to your problem, and
with the product close at hand, call your dealer. Our dealers are well
trained and ready to give you the support you need to get the most from
your Advantech products. In fact, most problems reported are minor and
are able to be easily solved over the phone.
In addition, free technical support is available from Advantech engineers
every business day. We are always ready to give advice on application
requirements or specific information on the installation and operation of
any of our products.
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Yes Yes Yes Yes
Table 1.1: PCA-6187 comparison table
Model PCA-6187VE-00A1 PCA-6187VG-00A1 PCA-6187G2-00A1 PCA-6187F-00A1
VGA: Intel 865G
integrated
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Yes No No No
USB 2.0 port 2 2 6 6
LAN 1: Intel
82562EZ 10/
No Yes Ye s Yes
No No Yes Yes
No No No Yes
100Base-T
LAN 1: Intel 82547
10/100/1000Base-T
LAN 2: Intel 82541
10/100/1000Base-T
Dual Channel Ultra
160 SCSI: Adaptec
7899
1.0.2 Product warranty
Advantech warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for two years
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 been subject to misuse, abuse, accident or improper installation. 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. Please consult your dealer for more details.
If you think you have a defective product, follow these steps:
Step 1. Collect all the information about the problem encountered. (For
example, type of PC, CPU speed, Advantech products used,
other hardware and software used, etc.) Note anything abnormal
and list any on-screen messages you get when the problem
occurs.
Step 2. Call your dealer and describe the problem. Please have your man-
ual, product, and any helpful information readily available.
Step 3. If your product is diagnosed as defective, obtain an RMA (return
material authorization) number from your dealer. This allows us
to process your return more quickly.
Step 4. Carefully pack the defective product, a fully-completed Repair
and Replacement Order Card and a photocopy proof of purchase
date (such as your sales receipt) in a shippable container. A product returned without proof of the purchase date is not eligible for
warranty service.
Step 5. Write the RMA number visibly on the outside of the package and
ship it prepaid to your dealer.
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1.0.3 Initial Inspection
Before you begin installing your single board computer, please make sure
that the following materials have been shipped:
1 PCA-6187 Pentium® 4/Celeron® processor-based single board computer
1 PCA-6187 Startup Manual
1 CD with driver utility and manual (in PDF format)
1 FDD cable P/N: 1700340640
2 Ultra ATA 100 HDD cables P/N: 1701400452
2 Serial ATA HDD data cable P/N: 1700071000
2 Serial ATA HDD power cable P/N: 1703150102
1 ATX 12V power converter cable P/N: 170304015K
1 Printer (parallel) port & COM port cable kit P/N: 1700060305
1 Y cable for PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse
(only for V/VE/VG versions)
1 Two USB ports cable (optional) P/N 1700100170
If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your distributor or
sales representative immediately.
We have carefully inspected the PCA-6187 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-6187, 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. Also notify the carrier. Retain the
shipping carton and packing material for inspection by the carrier. After
inspection, we will make arrangements to repair or replace the unit.
P/N: 1700060202
1.0.4 Release Note
Date Revision Description
November 2003 1st. Edition Initial Release
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Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration.................................2
1.1 Introduction ....................................................................... 2
1.2 Features ............................................................................. 3
1.3 Specifications .................................................................... 3
1.3.1 System............................................................................. 3
1.3.2 Memory........................................................................... 4
1.3.3 Input/Output.................................................................... 4
1.3.4 VGA interface................................................................. 4
1.3.5 Ethernet LAN.................................................................. 5
1.3.6 Ultra 160 SCSI................................................................ 5
1.3.7 Industrial features ........................................................... 5
1.3.8 Mechanical and environmental specifications................ 5
1.4 Jumpers and Connectors.................................................... 6
Table 1.1:Jumpers ........................................................... 6
Table 1.2:Connectors...................................................... 6
Table 1.3:SCSI Daughter Board Connectors.................. 7
1.5 Board Layout: Jumper and Connector Locations.............. 8
Figure 1.1:Jumper and Connector locations ................... 8
Figure 1.2:I/O Connectors .............................................. 9
Figure 1.3:SCSI daughter board ..................................... 9
1.6 PCA-6187 Block Diagram ............................................. 10
Figure 1.4: ................................................................... 10
1.7 Safety Precautions.......................................................... 11
1.8 Jumper Settings ............................................................... 12
1.8.1 How to set jumpers ....................................................... 12
1.8.2 CMOS clear (J1) ........................................................... 12
Table 1.4:CMOS (J1).................................................... 12
1.8.3 Watchdog timer output (J2) .......................................... 12
Table 1.5:Watchdog timer output (J2).......................... 13
1.9 System Memory .............................................................. 13
1.9.1 CPU FSB and memory speed ....................................... 14
Table 1.6:CPU FSB and memory speed ....................... 14
1.9.2 Dual channel configuration........................................... 14
1.10 Memory Installation Procedures ..................................... 15
1.11 Processor Installation ...................................................... 15
Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals .................................18
2.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 18
2.2 1st & 2nd (CN1, CN2) IDE Connectors ......................... 18
2.3 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3)....................................... 19
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2.4 Parallel Port (CN4).......................................................... 19
2.5 USB Ports (CN6)............................................................. 20
2.6 VGA Connector CN7...................................................... 20
2.7 Ethernet Connector (CN8 and CN34)............................. 21
2.8 Serial Ports (COM1 : CN9; COM2 : CN10 ).................. 21
2.9 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector (CN11/CN33)........... 22
2.10 External Keyboard Connector (CN12)............................ 22
2.11 CPU Fan Connector (CN14) ........................................... 23
2.12 Front Panel Connectors (CN16, 17, 18, 19, 21&29)....... 23
2.12.1 Power LED (CN16) ...................................................... 23
2.12.2 External speaker (CN17) .............................................. 23
2.12.3 Reset (CN18) ................................................................ 24
2.12.4 HDD LED (CN19)........................................................ 24
2.12.5 ATX soft power switch (CN21).................................... 24
2.12.6 SM Bus Connector (CN29)........................................... 24
2.13 ATX feature connector (CN20)....................................... 25
2.14 AC-97 Audio interface (CN43)....................................... 25
2.15 Serial ATA interface (SA0 and SA1).............................. 25
2.16 Connecting to SNMP-1000 remote manager .................. 26
2.17 Auxiliary 4-pin power connector (ATX1) ...................... 26
Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup.........................................28
3.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 28
3.1.1 CMOS RAM Auto-backup and Restore....................... 28
3.2 Entering Setup................................................................. 29
Figure 3.1:Award BIOS Setup initial screen ................ 29
3.3 Standard CMOS Setup .................................................... 29
Figure 3.2:Standard CMOS features screen ................. 29
3.4 Advanced BIOS Features................................................ 30
Figure 3.3:Advanced BIOS features screen.................. 30
3.4.1 Hard Disk Boot Priority................................................ 30
3.4.2 Virus Warning............................................................... 30
3.4.3 CPU L1 & L2 Cache..................................................... 30
3.4.4 Hyper-Threading Technology....................................... 30
3.4.5 Quick Power On Self Test ............................................ 31
3.4.6 First/Second/Third Boot Device .................................. 31
3.4.7 Boot Other Device ........................................................ 31
3.4.8 Swap Floppy Drive...................................................... 31
3.4.9 Boot UP Floppy Seek ................................................... 31
3.4.10 Boot Up NumLock Status............................................. 31
3.4.11 Gate A20 Option........................................................... 31
3.4.12 Typematic Rate Setting................................................. 31
3.4.13 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) ......................................... 31
3.4.14 Typematic Delay (msec) ............................................... 31
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3.4.15 Security Option ............................................................. 32
3.4.16 APIC Mode................................................................... 32
3.4.17 MPS Version Control For OS ....................................... 32
3.4.18 OS Select For DRAM > 64MB .................................... 32
3.5 Advanced Chipset Features............................................. 32
3.5.1 DRAM Timing Selectable ............................................ 33
3.5.2 CAS Latency Time ....................................................... 33
3.5.3 Active to Precharge Delay ............................................ 33
3.5.4 DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay ..................................... 33
3.5.5 DRAM RAS# Precharge............................................... 33
3.5.6 Memory Frequency....................................................... 33
Figure 3.4:Advanced chipset features screen ............... 33
3.5.7 System BIOS Cacheable............................................... 34
3.5.8 Video Bios Cacheable................................................... 34
3.5.9 Memory Hole At 15M-16M ......................................... 34
3.5.10 Delay Prior to Thermal ................................................. 34
3.5.11 AGP Aperture Size (MB) ............................................. 34
3.5.12 Init Display First .......................................................... 34
3.5.13 On-Chip VGA............................................................... 34
3.5.14 On-Chip Frame Buffer Size.......................................... 34
3.6 Integrated Peripherals...................................................... 35
Figure 3.5:Integrated peripherals .................................. 35
Figure 3.6:On-Chip IDE Device ................................... 35
3.6.1 IDE HDD Block Mode ................................................. 36
3.6.2 On-Chip IDE Device .................................................... 36
3.6.3 On-Chip Serial ATA..................................................... 36
3.6.4 Serial ATA Port0/Port1 Mode ...................................... 36
Figure 3.7:Onboard Device........................................... 36
3.6.5 USB Controller ............................................................. 37
3.6.6 USB 2.0 Controller ....................................................... 37
3.6.7 USB Keyboard/Mouse Support .................................... 37
3.6.8 AC97 Audio.................................................................. 37
3.6.9 Onboard LAN1 Control................................................ 37
3.6.10 Onboard LAN2 Control................................................ 37
3.6.11 Onboard LAN Boot ROM ............................................ 37
Figure 3.8:SuperIO Device ........................................... 37
3.6.12 Onboard FDC Controller .............................................. 38
3.6.13 Onboard Serial Port 1 ................................................... 38
3.6.14 Onboard Serial Port 2 ................................................... 38
3.6.15 UART Mode Select ...................................................... 38
3.6.16 RxD, TxD Active.......................................................... 38
3.6.17 IR Transmission Delay ................................................. 38
3.6.18 UR2 Duplex Mode........................................................ 38
3.6.19 Use IR Pins ................................................................... 38
3.6.20 Onboard Parallel Port.................................................... 38
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3.6.21 Parallel Port Mode ........................................................ 38
3.6.22 EPP Mode Select .......................................................... 39
3.6.23 ECP Mode Use DMA ................................................... 39
3.6.24 PWRON After PWR-Fail ............................................. 39
3.7 Power Management Setup............................................... 39
Figure 3.9:Power management setup screen (1)........... 39
3.7.1 Power-Supply Type ...................................................... 40
3.7.2 ACPI function............................................................... 40
3.7.3 Power Management ...................................................... 40
3.7.4 Video Off Method......................................................... 40
3.7.5 Video Off In Suspend .................................................. 40
3.7.6 Suspend Type................................................................ 40
3.7.7 Modem Use IRQ........................................................... 40
3.7.8 Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN .............................................. 40
3.7.9 CPU THRM-Throttling................................................. 41
3.7.10 Resume on LAN/PCI PME#......................................... 41
3.7.11 Resume on Ring............................................................ 41
3.7.12 Resume on Alarm ......................................................... 41
3.7.13 Primary IDE 0 (1) and Secondary IDE 0 (1) ................ 41
3.7.14 FDD, COM, LPT PORT ............................................... 41
3.7.15 PCI PIRQ [A-D]# ........................................................ 41
3.8 PnP/PCI Configurations.................................................. 41
Figure 3.10:PnP/PCI configurations screen.................. 41
3.8.1 Reset Configuration Data.............................................. 42
3.8.2 Resources Controlled By .............................................. 42
3.8.3 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop ............................................... 42
3.9 PC Health Status.............................................................. 42
3.9.1 CPU Warning Temperature .......................................... 42
Figure 3.11:PC health status screen .............................. 42
3.9.2 Current System Temp ................................................... 42
3.9.3 Current CPU Temperature ............................................ 42
3.9.4 Current CPUFAN Speed............................................... 43
3.9.5 VCORE, +1.5V, VCC3, +5V, +12V, -12V, -5V,
VBAT(V), 5VSB(V)43
3.10 Spread Spectrum Control ................................................ 43
Figure 3.12:Spread Spectrum Control screen ............... 43
3.10.1 CPU Clock Ratio .......................................................... 43
3.10.2 Spread Spectrum ........................................................... 43
3.11 Password Setting ............................................................. 43
3.12 Save & Exit Setup ........................................................... 44
3.13 Exit Without Saving........................................................ 44
Chapter 4 Chipset Software Install Utility.....................46
4.1 Before you begin............................................................. 46
4.2 Introduction ..................................................................... 46
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4.3 Windows XP Driver Setup.............................................. 47
Chapter 5 VGA Setup ......................................................52
5.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 52
5.2 Dynamic Video Memory Technology............................. 52
5.3 Windows XP Driver Setup.............................................. 53
Chapter 6 LAN Configuration ........................................58
6.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 58
6.2 Features ........................................................................... 58
6.3 Installation....................................................................... 59
6.4 Win XP Driver Setup (Intel 82547/41/62/51)................. 59
Chapter 7 SCSI Setup & Configuration.........................64
7.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 64
7.2 Understanding SCSI....................................................... 65
7.3 SCSI IDs.......................................................................... 65
7.4 Terminating the SCSI Bus............................................ 66
7.5 Configuring the SCSI interface with SCSISelect............ 67
7.6 Starting SCSISelect........................................................ 69
7.7 Using SCSI Disk Utilities ............................................... 73
7.8 Installation under Windows 2000 .................................. 74
7.9 Windows 9X Driver setup procedure.......................... 74
Chapter 8 USB 2.0 Configuration...................................80
8.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 80
8.2 Features ........................................................................... 80
8.3 Installation....................................................................... 80
Chapter 9 Onboard Security Setup ................................82
9.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 82
9.2 Windows XP Driver Setup.............................................. 83
9.3 Using the OBS Hardware Doctor Utility ........................ 86
Appendix A Programming the watchdog .........................90
A.1 Programming the Watchdog Timer................................. 90
A.1.1 Watchdog timer overview............................................. 90
A.1.2 Reset/ Interrupt selection .............................................. 90
A.1.3 Programming the Watchdog Timer .............................. 90
A.1.4 Example Program ......................................................... 93
Appendix B Pin Assignments ..........................................100
B.1 IDE Hard Drive Connector (CN1, CN2)....................... 100
Table B.1:IDE hard drive connector (CN1, CN2)...... 100
B.2 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3)..................................... 101
Table B.2:Floppy drive connector (CN3)................... 101
B.3 Parallel Port Connector (CN4) ...................................... 102
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Table B.3:Parallel port connector (CN4) .................... 102
B.4 USB Connector (CN6) .................................................. 103
Table B.4:USB1/USB2 connector (CN6)................... 103
B.5 VGA Connector (CN7) ................................................. 103
Table B.5:VGA connector (CN7) ............................... 103
B.6 COM1/COM2 RS-232 Serial Port (CN9, CN10).......... 104
Table B.6:COM1/2 RS-232 serial port (CN9/10)....... 104
B.7 Keyboard and Mouse Connnector (CN11).................... 104
Table B.7:Keyboard and mouse connector (CN11).... 105
B.8 External Keyboard Connector (CN12).......................... 105
Table B.8:External keyboard connector (CN12) ........ 105
B.9 CPU Fan Power Connector (CN14) .............................. 106
Table B.9:CPU Fan Power Connector (CN14)........... 106
B.10 Power LED (CN16)....................................................... 106
Table B.10: Power LED and keylock conn (CN16)... 106
B.11 External Speaker Connector (CN17)............................. 107
Table B.11:External Speaker Connector (CN17) ....... 107
B.12 Reset Connector (CN18) ............................................... 107
Table B.12:Reset connector (CN18)........................... 107
B.13 HDD LED Connector (CN19)....................................... 108
Table B.13:HDD LED connector (CN19) .................. 108
B.14 ATX Feature Connector (CN20)................................... 108
Table B.14:ATX feature connector (CN20) ............... 108
B.15 ATX Soft Power Switch (CN21)) ................................. 109
Table B.15:ATX soft power switch (CN21)............... 109
B.16 H/W Monitor Alarm (CN22)......................................... 109
Table B.16:H/W monitor alarm (CN22)..................... 109
B.17 AC-97 Audio Interface (CN43).................................... 109
B.18 SM Bus Connector (CN29) ........................................... 110
Table B.18:SM Bus Connector (CN 29)..................... 110
B.19 System I/O Ports............................................................ 111
Table B.19:System I/O ports ...................................... 111
B.20 DMA Channel Assignments.......................................... 112
Table B.20:DMA channel assignments ...................... 112
B.21 Interrupt Assignments ................................................... 112
Table B.21:Interrupt assignments ............................... 112
B.22 1st MB Memory Map .................................................... 113
Table B.22:1st MB memory map ............................... 113
B.23 PCI Bus Map ................................................................. 113
Table B.23:PCI bus map ............................................. 113
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CHAPTER
General Information
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Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration
1.1 Introduction
The PCA-6187 Series all-in-one industrial grade single board computer is
a high performance and full-featured computing engine. It follows the
PICMG 1.0 specification and meets most requirements for industrial
applications.
The PCA-6187 uses Intel's 865G chipset to support Intel's Socket 478
Pentium 4 and Celeron processor with 800/533/400 MHz front side bus.
The dual channel DDR 400 SDRAM interface provides bottle neck free
memory bandwidth up to 6.4GB/s. In addition to the two EIDE interfaces
(up to four devices), it features a high performance serial ATA interface
(up to 150MB/s) which eases cabling to hard drives in industrial chassis
with thin and long cables. Other features include chipset built-in high performance VGA interface, dual Giga-bit Ethernet ports, dual channel Ultra
160 SCSI interface, six USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps), and other standard PC functions like two RS-232 serial ports, one enhanced parallel
port and floppy disk interface.
The PCA-6187 Series offers several impressive industrial features such
as: CMOS data backup, which is stored in the Flash memory, which protects data even after battery failure. Also included is a 256-level watchdog timer, which resets the CPU if a program cannot be executed
normally. This enables reliable operation in unattended environments.
The remote management interface enables the PCA-6187 to be managed
through Ethernet when it is connected to the SNMP-1000 Remote HTTP/
SNMP System Manager.
Note: Some of the features mentioned above are not
available with all models. For more information
about the specifications of a particular model,
see Table 1.1 : Comparison table and Section
1.3: Specifications.
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1.2 Features
1. High performance: The PCA-6187 uses Intel 865G chipset which
offers high-bandwidth interfaces such as dual-channel DDR400
main memory, 800 MHz system bus, integrated graphics controller
with Intel® Extreme Graphics 2 Technology, Intel® Communication Streaming Architecture featuring a Dedicated Network Bus
(DNB) interface for Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) and Hi-Speed USB 2.0
connectivity to ensure the flexibility and performance you expect.
2. Remote management: System healthy status including CPU fan,
CPU temperature and system voltages levels are monitored to
ensure stable operation. A remote monitoring interface is reserved
for remote management through Ethernet by using Advantech's
SNMP-1000 system management module.
3. BIOS CMOS backup and restore: When BIOS CMOS setup has
been completed, data in the CMOS RAM is automatically backed
up to the Flash ROM. This is particularly useful in harsh environments which may cause setup data loss such as battery failure.
Upon such an error occurring, BIOS will check the data, and automatically restore the original data for booting.
4. Supports Hyper-Threading : This allows a single HT-enabled
Pentium 4 processor to process two threads simultaneously. By
building two logical processors into a single physical processor, the
performance and utilization of the processor resource will both
increase. Users can obtain a higher CPU performance while HyperThreading is enabled.
1.3 Specifications
1.3.1 System
• CPU: Intel® socket 478 Celeron® (Northwood) 2.0~2.6 GHz, Pen-
tium® 4 (Northwood) up to 3.2 GHz, FSB 400/533/800 MHz; suppports Intel Hyper-Threading technology
• L2 Cache: CPU built-in 128/256/512/1024 KB full-speed L2 cache
• BIOS: Award Flash BIOS (4Mb Flash Memory)
• System Chipset: Intel 865G with ICH5
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• SATA/EIDE hard disk drive interface: Supports up to two indepen-
dent Serial ATA hard drives (up to 150MB/s) and two IDE hard disk
drives or four enhanced IDE devices. Supports PIO mode 4 (16.67
MB/s data transfer rate) and ATA 33/66/100 (33/66/100MB/s data
transfer rate.) BIOS enabled/disabled.
• Floppy disk drive interface: Supports up to two floppy disk drives,
5¼" (360 KB and 1.2 MB) and/or 3½" (720 KB, 1.44 MB). BIOS
enabled/disabled
1.3.2 Memory
• RAM: Up to 4GB in four 184-pin DIMM sockets. Supports dual
channel DDR266/333/400 SDRAM
1.3.3 Input/Output
• Bus interface: PICMG 1.0 compliant PCI/ISA bus interface
• Enhanced parallel port: Configurable to LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, or dis-
abled. Standard DB-25 female connector provided. Supports EPP/SPP/
ECP
• Serial ports: Two RS-232 ports with 16C550 UARTs (or compatible)
with 16-byte FIFO buffer. Supports speeds up to 115.2 Kbps. Ports can
be individually configured to COM1, COM2 or disabled
• Keyboard and PS/2 mouse connector: One 6-pin mini-DIN connector
is located on the mounting bracket for easy connection to a keyboard or
PS/2 mouse. An on board keyboard pin header connector is also available
• ISA bus: Support ISA high drive. PCI-to-ISA bridge: ITE IT8888
• AC-97 Audio: PCA-6187 can provide audio function with the optional
audio extension module PCA-AUDIO-00A1
• USB port: Supports up to six USB 2.0 and transmission rate up to
480Mbps; available on the I/O bracket (for dual layer versions) or
through an optional two-USB-port cable kit (for single layer version),
P/N : 1700100170
1.3.4 VGA interface
• Controller: Intel 865G chipset integrated
• Display memory: Share system memory up to 64 MB, BIOS selectable
• Resolution: up to 1800x1440 @ 85Hz
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1.3.5 Ethernet LAN
• Supports single/dual 10/100Base-T networking or single/dual10/100/
1000Base-T Ethernet networking
• Controller:
• Single 10/100Base-T: Intel 82562EZ
• Single 10/100/1000Base-T: Intel 82547GI (CSA)
• Dual 10/100/1000Base-T: Intel 82547GI (CSA) and Intel 82541GI
(PCI)
1.3.6 Ultra 160 SCSI
• Provides dual channel Ultra 160 SCSI interface
• Chipset: Adaptec AIC7899
1.3.7 Industrial features
• Watchdog timer: Can generate a system reset or IRQ11. The watch-
dog timer is programmable, with each unit equal to one second or one
minute (255 levels). You can find programming detail in Appendix A
1.3.8 Mechanical and environmental specifications
• Operating temperature: 0°~60° C (32° ~ 140° F, Depending on CPU)
• Storage temperature: -20°~ 70° C (-4° ~ 158° F)
• Humidity: 20 ~ 95% non-condensing
• Power supply voltage: +5 V, ±12 V
• Power consumption: Typical : +5V:6.53A, +12V:4.57A (Intel Pen-
tium 4 3.0GHz with 800MHz FSB, 512MB DDR 400 SDRAM)
• Board size: 338 x 122 mm (13.3" x 4.8")
• Board weight: 0.5 kg (1.2 lb)
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1.4 Jumpers and Connectors
Connectors on the PCA-6187 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.
The tables below list the function of each of the board jumpers and connectors. Later sections in this chapter give instructions on setting jumpers. Chapter 2 gives instructions for connecting external devices to your
single board computer.
Table 1.1: Jumpers
Label
J1 CMOS Clear
J2 Watchdog timer output selection
Table 1.2: Connectors
Label
CN1 Primary IDE connector
CN2 Secondary IDE connector
CN3 Floppy drive connector
CN4 Parallel port
CN6 USB port 4, 5
CN7 VGA connector
CN8 Ethernet connector 1
CN9 Serial port: COM1
CN10 Serial port: COM2
CN11 PS/2 keyboard and mouse connector
CN12 External keyboard connector
CN14 CPU FAN connector
CN16 Power LED
CN17 External speaker
CN18 Reset connector
Function
Function
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Table 1.2: Connectors
CN19 HDD LED connector
CN20 ATX feature connector
CN21 ATX soft power switch (PS_ON)
CN22 HW Monitor Alarm
Close: Enable OBS Alarm
Open: Disable OBS Alarm
CN27 Extension I/O board connector
CN28 Extension I/O board connector
CN29 SM BUS Connector
PIN1: SMB_DATA
PIN2: SMB_CLOCK
CN30 Extension PCI connector (for SCSI daughter board)
CN31 USB port 0,1
CN32 USB port 2,3
CN33 PS/2 mouse connector
CN34 Ethernet connector 2
CN43 AC97 Link connector
SA0 Serial ATA0
SA1 Serial ATA1
ATX1 ATX 12v Auxillary power connector
Notice: The 4-pin ATX 12V power connector "ATX1" must be connected to the
power supply to provide adequate power to the CPU card. Otherwise system might
be unstable.
Table 1.3: SCSI Daughter Board Connectors
CN50 68-pin Ultra 160 SCSI connector
CN51 68-pin Ultra 160 SCSI connector
CN52 50-pin Ultra Wide SCSI Connector
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1.5 Board Layout: Jumper and Connector Locations
Figure 1.1: Jumper and Connector locations
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CN 32
CN 9
CN 31
CN 33
CN 34
Figure 1.2: I/O Connectors
50 Pin for Ultra wide SCSI
Adaptec
AIC-7899
CN 8
CN 7
CN 11
68 Pin for Ultra 160
68 Pin for Ultra 160
Figure 1.3: SCSI daughter board
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1.6 PCA-6187 Block Diagram
Processor
B
S
F
z
H
M
0
0
8
/
3
3
5
/
0
0
4
VGA port
1
.
Intel 865G
266MB/s
Hub Link 1.5
Intel ICH5
LAN1 Intel
82547/
82562
2 ATA 100
ports
2 SATA ports
6 USB Ports
Audio Codec
CSA
266MB/s
LCI Bus
DMA 33/66/100
150MB/s
U
2
B
S
0
.
AC-97
1
/
Channel A
Channel B
32bit/33MHz PCI Bus
DDR 266/333/400
DDR 266/333/400
DDR 266/333/400
DDR 266/333/400
PCI to ISA
Bridge
ITE8888
LAN2 Intel
82541/
82551
Connector
32-bit/33MHz
PCI1~4 Edge
LPC Bus
BIOS
Super IO
Winbond
W83627HF
Figure 1.4:
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1.7 Safety Precautions
Warning! Always completely disconnect the power cord
from your chassis whenever you work with the
hardware. Do not make connections while the
power is on. Sensitive electronic components
can be damaged by sudden power surges. Only
experienced electronics personnel should open
the PC chassis.
Caution! Always ground yourself to remove any static
charge before touching the single board computer. Modern electronic devices are very sensitive to static electric charges. As a safety
precaution, use a grounding wrist strap at all
times. Place all electronic components on a
static-dissipative surface or in a static-shielded
bag when they are not in the chassis.
Caution! The computer is provided with a battery-pow-
ered Real-time Clock circuit. There is a danger
of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Discard used
batteries according to manufacturer's instructions.
Notice: Before install your PCA-6187 into a chassis, make sure that all components
on both sides of the CPU card do not touch any metal parts, especially the chassis
wall and add-on card at the adjacent slot.
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1.8 Jumper Settings
This section provides instructions on how to configure your single board
computer by setting the jumpers. It also includes the single board computer's default settings and your options for each jumper.
1.8.1 How to set jumpers
You can configure your single board computer 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. To “close” (or turn ON) a jumper, you connect the pins with the
clip. To “open” (or turn OFF) a jumper, you remove the clip. Sometimes
a jumper consists of a set of three pins, labeled 1, 2, and 3. In this case
you connect either pins 1 and 2, or 2 and 3. A pair of needle-nose pliers
may be useful when setting jumpers.
1.8.2 CMOS clear (J1)
The PCA-6187 single board computer contains a jumper that can erase
CMOS data and reset the system BIOS information. Normally this
jumper should be set with pins 1-2 open. If you want to reset the CMOS
data, set J1 to 1-2 closed for just a few seconds, and then move the jumper
back to 1-2 open. This procedure will reset the CMOS to its default set-
ting.
Table 1.4: CMOS (J1)
Function Jumper Setting
* Keep CMOS data
1 -2 closed
Clear CMOS data
2 3 closed
* default setting
1.8.3 Watchdog timer output (J2)
The PCA-6187 contains a watchdog timer that will reset the CPU or send
a signal to IRQ11 in the event the CPU stops processing. This feature
means the PCA-6187 will recover from a software failure or an EMI
problem. The J2 jumper settings control the outcome of what the computer will do in the event the watchdog timer is tripped.
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Table 1.5: Watchdog timer output (J2)
Function
Jumper Setting
IRQ11
* Reset
* default setting
1
1-2 closed
1
2-3 closed
Note: The interrupt output of the watchdog timer is a
low level signal. It will be held low until the
watchdog timer is reset.
1.9 System Memory
The PCA-6187 has four sockets for 184-pin dual inline memory modules
(DIMMs) in two separated memory channels. It can operate with single
channel or dual channel modules. We recommend to use dual channel
mode to provide optimized performance.
All these sockets use 2.5 V unbuffered double data rate synchronous
DRAMs (DDR SDRAM). They are available in capacities of 128, 256,
512 and 1024 MB. The sockets can be filled in any combination with
DIMMs of any size, giving a total memory size between 128 MB and 4
GB.
Note: System resources such as PCI and AGP require physical
memory address locations that reduce available memory
addresses above 3GB. This may result in less than 4GB of memory being available to the operating system and applications.
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1.9.1 CPU FSB and memory speed
The PCA-6187 can accept DDR SDRAM memory chips without parity.
Also note: The PCA-6187 accepts PC2100 (DDR266), PC2700 (DDR
333) and PC3200 (DDR 400) DDR SDRAM, depending on the CPU
front side bus frequency (FSB). Please refer below table for the relationship between the CPU FSB and memory speed.
Table 1.6: CPU FSB and memory speed
Memory
Speed
DDR400 Pentium 4 800 MHz 400 MHz
DDR333 Pentium 4 800 MHz 320 MHz
DDR266 Pentium 4 533 or 400 MHz 266 MHz
Processor FSB frequency Memory speed Outcome
Pentium 4 533MHz 333 MHz
Pentium 4
or Celeron
Celeron 400 MHz 266 MHz
400 MHz 266 MHz
The PCA-6187 does not support ECC (error checking and correction).
Memory modules with 9 SDRAM chips/side support ECC; modules with
8 chips/side do not support ECC.
1.9.2 Dual channel configuration
The four DIMM sockets are arranged in two channels: DIMM1 &
DIMM2 in channel A; DIMM3 & DIMM4 in channel B. To enable dual
channel operation, please install a matched pair of DIMMs in DIMM1 &
DIMM3 (green sockets). If additional memory is to be used, another
matched pair of DIMMs have to be installed in DIMM2 & DIMM4 (purple sockets).
"Matched pair of DIMMs" means: same in speed (DDR266, DDR333,
DDR400), same in size (128MB, 256MB, 512MB or 1GB), same in chip
density (128 Mb, 256Mb or 512Mb and same in CSA latency. Any other
memory configuration will result in single channel memory operation.
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1.10 Memory Installation Procedures
To install DIMMs, first make sure the two handles of the DIMM socket
are in the "open" position. i.e. The handles lean 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, until you hear a
click. This is when the two handles have 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.
1.11 Processor Installation
The CPU on the board must have a fan or heat sink attached, to prevent
overheating.
Warning: Without a fan or heat sink, the CPU will over-heat and cause
damage to both the CPU and the single board computer. To install a CPU,
first turn off your system and remove its cover. Locate the processor
socket 478.
1. Make sure the socket 478 lever is in the upright position. To raise the
lever, pull it out to the side a little and raise it as far as it will go.
2. Place the CPU in the empty socket. Follow the instructions that came
with the CPU. If you have no instructions, complete the following procedure. Carefully align the CPU so it is parallel to the socket and the
notches on the corners of the CPU correspond with the notches on the
inside of the socket. Gently slide the CPU in. It should insert easily. If it
does not insert easily, pull the lever up a little bit more.
3. Press the lever down. The plate will slide forward. You will feel some
resistance as the pressure starts to secure the CPU in the socket. This is
normal and will not damage the CPU. When the CPU is installed, the
lever should snap into place at the side of the socket.
Note : The CPUs made with 0.18 micro-meter process technology
("Willamette") cannot be supported by PCA-6187.
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2
CHAPTER
Connecting Peripherals
17 Chapter 2
Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals
2.1 Introduction
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 have
a packed chassis, you may need to partially remove the card to make all
the connections.
2.2 1st & 2nd (CN1, CN2) IDE Connectors
CN1
CN2
You can attach up to four IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) drives to the
PCA-6187’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.
Connect one end to connector CN1 or CN2 on the single board computer.
Make sure that the red/blue wire corresponds to pin 1 on the connector (in
the upper right hand corner). See Chapter 1 for help finding the connector.
Unlike floppy drives, IDE hard drives can connect in either position on
the cable. If you install two drives to a single connector, you will need to
set one as the master and the other as the slave. You do this by setting the
jumpers on the drives. If you use just one drive per connector, you should
set each drive as the master. See the documentation that came with your
drive for more information.
Connect the first hard drive to the other end of the cable. Wire 1 on the
cable should also connect to pin 1 on the hard drive connector, which is
labeled on the drive circuit board. Check the documentation that came
with the drive for more information.
Connect the second hard drive to the remaining connector (CN2 or CN1),
in the same way as described above.
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