Advantech PCA-6144V User manual

PCA-6144V
Half-size 486 CPU Card
with SVGA Controller

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Acknowledgements
AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Award is a trademark of Award Software International, Inc.
IBM, PC AT and VGA are trademarks of International Business
Machines Corporation.
Microsoft Windows®and MS-DOS are trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
SMC is a trademark of Standard Microsystems Corporation.
TGUI 9440 is a trademark of Trident MicroSystems, Inc.
Cyrix is a trademark of Cyrix Corporation.
Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation.
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Packing list
Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the
following materials have been shipped:
• 1 PCA-6144V CPU card
• 1 6-pin mini-DIN keyboard & PS/2 mouse adapter
• 1 Hard 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
• 3 Utility disks with SVGA utility programs and drivers
If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your
distributor or sales representative immediately.

Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration ........................... 1
Introduction............................................................................ 2
Specifications.......................................................................... 3
System...................................................................................... 3
I/O ............................................................................................ 3
General..................................................................................... 4
Boardlayout............................................................................ 5
Jumpers and connectors........................................................ 6
Safety precautions .................................................................. 7
Jumper settings ...................................................................... 8
How to set jumpers .................................................................. 8
CPU type select (J1 - J16)........................................................ 9
RTC data erase On/Off (J17) ................................................. 11
Parallel port IRQ select (J18) ................................................ 12
Parallel port ECP/EPP DMA channel (J20, J21)................... 12
Watchdog timer (J28)............................................................. 12
COM2 settings for RS-232/485 (J23-27) .............................. 13
Installing DRAM (SIMMs) ................................................. 14
Chapter 2 Connecting peripherals .......................... 15
Enhanced IDE connectors (CN1) ....................................... 17
Floppy drive connector (CN4)............................................. 18
Parallel port (CN7)............................................................... 18
Keyboard & PS/2 mouse connectors (CN5)....................... 18
Reset switch (J29)................................................................. 19
Hard disk drive LED (D2)................................................... 19
VGA display connector (CN8)............................................. 19
Serial Ports............................................................................ 19
RS-232 connections (COM1) ................................................ 20
RS-232/485 connections (COM2) ......................................... 20
Power connectors (CN9, CN10)............................................. 21
External speaker connector (CN13)....................................... 21
Keyboard pin-header connector (CN14)................................ 22
Power LED and keylock (CN15) ........................................... 22

Chapter 3 AWARD BIOS SETUP ................................... 23
AWARD BIOS Setup............................................................ 24
Entering setup ........................................................................ 24
Standard CMOS setup ........................................................... 25
BIOS features setup ............................................................... 26
CHIPSET features setup ........................................................ 30
Power management setup....................................................... 31
Load BIOS defaults ............................................................... 32
Load setup defaults ................................................................ 32
Password setting ..................................................................... 32
IDE HDD auto detection........................................................ 33
Save & Exit setup................................................................... 33
Exit without saving ................................................................ 33
Chapter 4 SVGA Setup ............................................... 35
SVGA driver installation ..................................................... 36
Installing from Windows........................................................ 36
Screen Control...................................................................... 38
Advanced features (Virtual Screen Control).......................... 40
DPMS (Display Power Management Signaling) ................ 43
Delay Time ............................................................................. 44
Activity Select........................................................................ 44
Clock ...................................................................................... 44
Alarm ..................................................................................... 45
Password Option .................................................................... 45
Startup On/Off ....................................................................... 45
Default ................................................................................... 45
Test ......................................................................................... 45
Save ........................................................................................ 45

Display driver Uninstallation .............................................. 46
MicrosoftWindowsNT ........................................................ 47
Installation ............................................................................. 47
Microsoft Windows NT 3.5 Installation ................................ 47
Utilities installation .............................................................. 49
Utilities summary .................................................................. 50
Software drivers installation ............................................... 55
Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer .... 57
Appendix B Hardware Interrupt Information ........ 60

Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 1
1
Hardware
Configuration
This chapter gives background informa-
tion on the PCA-6144V. 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
• Installing DRAM (SIMMs)
CHAPTER

2PCA-6144V User's Manual
Introduction
The PCA-6144V is an all-in-one single board 486 computer that includes
an on-board SVGA controller. It packs all the functions of an industrial
computer, including display capabilities, on a single half-size card. The
PCA-6144V is fully PC/AT compatible, so your software will run without
modifications.
The on-board VL-bus SVGA controller uses the Trident TGUI 9440
chipset with 1 MB video memory. This chipset, used with the local bus,
enables 32-bit graphic throughput at up to 33 MHz. The TGUI 9440 also
offers Windows graphics acceleration. These features are excellent for
display-intensive applications.
Another feature of the PCA-6144V is the inclusion of a fast VL bus
enhanced IDE controller. This controller supports mode 4, which enables
data transfer rates in excess of 16 MB/second. Up to two IDE devices can
be connected, including large hard disks (up to 8 GB), CD-ROM drives,
Tape backup drives or other enhanced IDE devices.
On-board features also include two high-speed serial ports with 16C550
UARTs, one bidirectional SPP/EPP/ECP parallel port and a floppy drive
controller. In addition to the 486's 8 KB of on-chip cache memory, the
PCA-6144V includes an extra 128 KB of second level cache memory on-
board.
If program execution is halted by a program bug or EMI, the board's 63-
level watchdog timer can automatically reset the CPU or generate an
interrupt. This ensures reliability in unmanned or standalone systems. The
timer interval of the watchdog timer is set by software, eliminating jumper
switch setting.
The PCA-6144V provides two 72-pin SIMM (Single In-line Memory
Module) sockets for its on-board system DRAM. These sockets give you
the flexibility to configure your system from 1 MB to 64 MB of DRAM
using the most economical combination of SIMMs.