Advantech PCA-6154 User manual

PCA-6154/6154L
Half-size all-in-one Pentium®CPU
card with VGA and fast Ethernet
interface

PCA-6154/6154L User's Manual
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Thismanual isfor thePCA-6154/PCA-6154L Rev.A3
PartNo.2006615404 4thEdition
Printed in Taiwan July 1999

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Packing List
Before installing your board, ensure that the following materials have
been received:
• 1 PCA-6154/6154L all-in-one single board computer
• 2 utility disks with Ethernet utility programs (PCA-6154 only)
• 1 utility disk with IDE utility programs
• 6 utility disks with SVGA utility programs and drivers for
Windows 3.1/95/NT and OS/2
• 1hard disk drive (IDE) interface cable (40-pin)
• 1 floppy disk drive interface cable (34-pin)
• 1 parallel port adapter (26-pin) and COM2 adapter (9-pin) kit
• 1 USB cable
• 1 CPU fan with heat sink
• 1 CPU cooling fan for PGA socket Pentium®MMX use
• 1 6-pin mini-DIN keyboard & PS/2 mouse adapter
• 1 warranty certificate
If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your distributor
or sales representative immediately.
Optional Devices
• IrdAadapter (part#:968900042)

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Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration.........................1
1.1 Introduction....................................................................2
1.2 Specifications..................................................................3
1.3 Board Layout: Dimensions..........................................5
1.4 Jumpers and Connectors.............................................6
1.6 Board Layout: Connector Locations..........................8
1.5 Board Layout: Jumper Locations...............................9
1.7 Safety Precautions.......................................................10
1.8 Jumper Settings...........................................................10
1.8.1 CPU clock ratio select (JP2)....................................11
1.8.2 CPU core voltage select (JP3).................................12
1.8.3 Watchdog timer configuration (JP4)........................12
1.8.4 COM2 settings for RS-232/422/485 (JP8)..............13
1.8.5 DOC2000 address setting (JP7)..............................14
1.8.6 CMOS backup select (JP5)....................................14
1.8.7 DLL circuit for CPU clock optimization (JP10)......14
1.8.8 Buzzer enable/disable (CN16).................................15
1.9Installing DRAM (SIMMs)...................................15
1.9.1 Installing SIMMs.....................................................15
Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals........................17
2.1Enhanced IDE Connector (CN1).............................19
2.2VGA Display Connector (CN7)................................20
2.3Floppy Drive Connector (CN2)................................20
2.4Parallel Port Connector (CN3).................................20
2.5Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector (CN15)........21
2.6Front Panel Connector (CN16)................................21
2.7Hard Disk Drive LED (CN17).................................22

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2.8 Serial Ports (CN11: COM1; CN10: COM2) ......... 22
2.8.1 RS-232 connection (COM1-CN11) ..........................22
2.8.2 RS-232/422/485 connection (COM2-CN10) ............23
2.9 Power Connectors...................................................... 23
2.9.1 Main power connector +5 V, +12 V, -12 V (CN6)...23
2.9.2 CPU fan power supply connector (CN4).................23
2.10 Ethernet Configuration (PCA-6154 Only).............. 24
RJ-45A connector (CN8) ............................................................ 24
Network boot .............................................................................. 24
2.11 USB Connector (CN9)............................................... 24
2.12 IR Connector (CN5) .................................................. 24
Chapter 3 VGA Display & Ethernet Software
Configuration....................................... 25
3.1 Introduction................................................................. 26
3.2 Utility Disk .................................................................. 26
3.3 VGA Display Software Configuration ...................... 27
3.4 Ethernet Software Configuration ............................. 27
Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup ................................ 29
4.1 AWARD BIOS Setup.................................................. 30
4.1.1 Entering setup ...........................................................30
4.1.2 Standard CMOS setup .............................................31
4.1.3 BIOS features setup.................................................32
4.1.4 CHIPSET features setup .........................................36
4.1.5 Power management setup ........................................37
4.1.6 PCI configuration setup ............................................38
4.1.7 Load BIOS defaults..................................................38
4.1.8 Load setup defaults ..................................................38
4.1.9 Integrated Peripherals ..............................................39
4.1.10 Password setting.....................................................39
4.1.11 IDE HDD auto detection........................................39
4.1.12 Save & exit setup ...................................................40
4.1.13 Exit without saving..................................................40

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Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Setup .................................... 41
5.1 Before You Begin ....................................................... 42
5.2 Installation................................................................... 42
5.3 Driver Installation ...................................................... 43
5.3.1 Windows setup .........................................................43
5.3.2 DOS setup ................................................................44
5.4 Windows 95 Drivers Setup Procedure.................... 46
5.5 Windows NT Drivers Setup Procedure .................. 46
5.6 OS/2 Drivers Setup Procedure ................................ 47
Preliminary steps......................................................................... 47
Installing from diskette ................................................................ 47
Selecting monitor type................................................................. 49
Selecting screen resolution/refresh rate ........................................ 49
Installation notes ......................................................................... 50
Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer... 51
A.1 Programming the watchdog timer ........................... 52
Appendix B Installing PC/104 Modules................. 55
B.1 Installing PC/104 modules........................................ 56
Appendix C Pin Assignments................................ 59
C.1 CRT Display Connector (CN7) ................................ 60
C.2 COM1 RS-232 Serial Port (CN11) .......................... 60
C.3 COM2 RS-232/422/485 Serial Port (CN10)........... 61
C.4 Keyboard and Mouse Connnector (CN15) ............ 61
C.5 External Keyboard Connnector (CN14)................. 62
C.6 Main Power Connector (CN6) ................................. 62
C.7 IDE Hard Drive Connector (CN1) .......................... 63
C.8 USB Connector (CN9)............................................... 64
C.9 CPU Fan Power Connector (CN4) .......................... 64
C.10Front Panel Connector (CN16)................................ 65
C.11Ethernet RJ-45 Connector (CN8)........................... 65
C.12Floppy Drive Connector (CN2)................................ 66

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C.13Parallel Port Connector (CN3)................................. 67
C.14IR Connector (CN5) .................................................. 68
C.15HDD LED Connector (CN17).................................. 68
C.16System I/O Ports ........................................................ 69
C.17DMA Channel Assignments .................................... 70
C.18Interrupt Assignments .............................................. 71
C.191st MB Memory Map ............................................... 71
Appendix D DOC®2000 Installation Guide............ 73
D.1 DiskOnChip®2000 Quick Installation Guide........ 74
DiskOnChip®2000 installation instructions ............................... 74
Additional information and assistance......................................... 75

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Tables
Table 1-1: PCA-6154/6154L jumpers....................................... 6
Table 1-2: PCA-6154/6154L connectors.................................. 7
Table 1-3: CPU clock ratio select (JP2) ................................ 11
Table 1-4: CPU speed reference table....................................11
Table 1-5: System/PCI clock setting (JP9) .............................12
Table 1-6: CPU voltage select (JP3)......................................12
Table 1-7: Watchdog timer system reset select (JP4).............13
Table 1-8: COM2 settings for RS-232/422/485 (JP8) .............13
Table 1-9: DOC2000 address setting (JP7)............................14
Table 1-10: RTC power and CMOS clear (JP5)....................14
Table 1-11: DLL circiut for CPU clock optimization (JP10) ...14
Table 1-12: Buzzer enable/disable (CN16).............................15
Table 2-1: Connectors .............................................................18
Table 2-2: Serial port connections (COM1, COM2) ...............22
Table 2-3: PCA-6154/L serial port default settings.................23
Table C-1: PCA-6154/L CRT display connector ....................60
Table C-2: PCA-6154/L COM1 RS-232 serial port................60
Table C-3: PCA-6154/L COM2 RS-232/422/485 series port .61
Table C-4: PCA-6154/L keyboard and mouse connector .......61
Table C-5: PCA-6154/L external keyboard connector ...........62
Table C-6: PCA-6154/L main power connector .....................62
Table C-7: PCA-6154/L IDE hard drive connector ................63
Table C-8: USB1/USB2 connector .........................................64
Table C-9: PCA-6154/L CPU fan power connector ..............64
Table C-10: PCA-6154/L front panel connector .....................65
Table C-11: PCA-6154/L Ethernet RJ-45 connector ..............65
Table C-12: PCA-6154/L floppy drive connector ...................66
Table C-13: PCA-6154/L parallel port connector ...................67
Table C-14: PCA-6154/L IR connector ..................................68
Table C-15: PCA-6154/L HDD LED connector ....................68
Table C-16: System I/O ports..................................................69
Table C-17: DMA channel assignments..................................70
Table C-18: Interrupt assignments...........................................71
Table C-19: 1st MB memory map...........................................71

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Figures
Figure 1-1: PCA-6154/6154L board layout: Dimensions.......... 5
Figure 1-2: PCA-6154/6154L board layout: Jumper locations.. 9
Figure 1-3: PCA-6154/6154L board layout: Connector locations8
Figure 4-1: Setup program initial screen ..................................30
Figure 4-2: CMOS setup screen..............................................31
Figure 4-3: BIOS features setup screen..................................32
Figure 4-4: CHIPSET features setup screen ..........................36
Figure 4-5: Power management setup screen.........................37
Figure 4-6: PCI configuration screen ......................................38
Figure 4-7: Integrated peripherals ...........................................39
Figure B-1: PC/104 module mounting diagram .......................57
Figure B-2: PC/104 module dimensions (inches) (±5 %) ........57

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