Advantech PCM-9377 User manual

PCM-9377
3.5" SBC with VIA Mark, VGA/
LCD/LVDS/LAN/USB
User Manual

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Copyright
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Acknowledgements
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Machines Corporation.
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poration.
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This manual is for the PCM-9377.
Part No. 2006937710 1st Edition
Printed in Taiwan Sep. 2006

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Packing List
Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following
materials have been shipped:
• 1 PCM-9377 SBC
• 1 Startup manual
• 1 Utility CD
• 1 mini jumper pack p/n: 9689000002
• 1 Audio cable p/n: 1703100152
• 1 IDE 44 pin cable p/n: 1701440351
• 1 USB 2 port Cable p/n: 1703100121
• 1 Parallel port cable p/n: 1700060202
• 1 Keyboard/Mouse cable p/n: 1700060202
• 1 x COM2 cable p/n: 1701140201
If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your distributor or
sales representative immediately.
Model No. List Description
PCM-9377F-M0A1E 3.5" SBC w/VIA Mark 533, VGA/LCD/
LVDS/LAN
PCM-9377F-Q0A1E 3.5" SBC w/VIA Mark 800, VGA/LCD/
LVDS/LAN

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Additional Information and Assistance
1.Visit the Advantech web site at www.advantech.com where you can
find the latest information about the product.
2.Contact your distributor, sales representative, or Advantech's customer
service center for technical support if you need additional assistance.
Please have the following information ready before you call:
•Product name and serial number
•Description of your peripheral attachments
•Description of your software (operating system, version, application
software, etc.)
•A complete description of the problem
•The exact wording of any error messages

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Caution!
Achtung!
This device complies with the requirements in part
15 of the FCC rules: Operation is subject to the fol-
lowing two conditions:
1.This device may not cause harmful interference,
and
2.This device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation
This equipment has been tested and found to com-
ply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursu-
ant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is oper-
ated in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of
this device in a residential area is likely to cause
harmful interference in which case the user will be
required to correct the interference at his/her own
expense. The user is advised that any equipment
changes or modifications not expressly approved
by the party responsible for compliance would void
the compliance to FCC regulations and therefore,
the user's authority to operate the equipment.
There is a danger of a new battery exploding if it is
incorrectly installed. Do not attempt to recharge,
force open, or heat the battery. Replace the battery
only with the same or equivalent type recom-
mended by the manufacturer. Discard used batter-
ies according to the manufacturer’s instructions

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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction ......................................................2
1.1 Introduction ....................................................................... 2
1.2 Features ............................................................................. 2
1.3 Specifications .................................................................... 2
1.3.1 Standard 3.5" Biscuit SBC Functions............................. 2
1.3.2 VGA/LVDS Interface ..................................................... 3
1.3.3 Ethernet Interface............................................................ 3
1.3.4 Audio Function ............................................................... 3
1.3.5 OS support ...................................................................... 3
1.3.6 Mechanical and Environmental ...................................... 4
1.4 Board layout: dimensions............................................. 5
Figure 1.2:Board layout: Dimensions (Solder Side)....... 5
Chapter 2 Installation ........................................................8
2.1 Jumpers.............................................................................. 8
Table 2.1:Jumpers ........................................................... 8
2.1.1 Clear CMOS (J1) ............................................................ 8
Table 2.2: Clear CMOS (J1) ........................................... 8
2.1.2 LCD Power (J2) ....................................................... 8
Table 2.3: LCD Power (J2)............................................. 8
2.1.3 TV Enable (J3)................................................................ 8
Table 2.4: TV Enable (J3)............................................... 8
2.1.4 COM2 & WDG Select (J4)............................................. 9
Table 2.5: COM2 & WDG Select (J4) ........................... 9
2.1.5 Audio Power (J5) ............................................................ 9
Table 2.6: Audio Power (J5)........................................... 9
2.2 Connectors......................................................................... 9
Table 2.7:Connectors ...................................................... 9
2.3 Locating Connectors ........................................................... 11
Figure 2.1:Connectors (component side)...................... 11
Figure 2.2:Connectors (solder side).............................. 11
2.4 Setting Jumpers ............................................................... 14
2.5 Installing SO-DIMM ....................................................... 16
2.6 IDE, CDROM hard drive connector (CN10) .................. 16
2.6.1 Connecting the hard drive............................................. 17
2.7 Solid State Disk............................................................... 17
2.7.1 CompactFlash (CN29, CN30)....................................... 17
2.8 Parallel port connector (CN23) ....................................... 17
2.9 Keyboard and PS/2 mouse connector (CN20) ................ 17
2.10 Power & HDD LED Connector ...................................... 18
2.10.1 Power & HDD LED Connector(CN12)........................ 18

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2.10.2 Power Reset button (CN4)............................................ 18
2.11 Power connectors ............................................................ 18
2.11.1 Peripheral power connector, -5 V, -12 V (CN8)........... 18
2.11.2 Main power connector, +5 V, +12 V (CN2)................. 18
2.11.3 ATX Feature connector (CN1) ..................................... 18
2.11.4 CPU Fan power supply connector (CN5) ..................... 18
2.12 Audio interfaces (CN26) ................................................. 18
2.12.1 Audio connector............................................................ 18
2.12.2 Audio power source setting (J5) ................................... 19
Table 2.8: Audio Power (J5)......................................... 19
2.13 COM port connector (CN21,CN22)................................ 19
2.13.1 Serial Port RS-422/485 (J4).......................................... 19
Table 2.9: COM2 & WDG Select (J4) ......................... 19
2.14 VGA/LCD/LVDS interface connections ........................ 19
2.14.1 CRT display connector (CN17) .................................... 20
2.14.2 Flat panel display connector (CN13) ............................ 20
2.14.3 Extension flat panel connector (CN15) ........................ 20
2.14.4 LVDS LCD panel connector (CN14) ........................... 20
2.15 Ethernet configuration..................................................... 20
2.15.1 100Base-T connector (CN24)....................................... 20
2.16 Watchdog timer configuration ........................................ 20
2.16.1 Watchdog timer action (J4)........................................... 21
Table 2.10: COM2 & WDG Select (J4) ....................... 21
2.17 USB connectors (CN29, CN30)...................................... 21
2.18 GPIO connector (General I/O Input Output) (CN27) ..... 21
2.19 TV-out interface (optional) (CN13, CN15, J3) ............... 21
Table 2.11: TV Enable (J3)........................................... 22
2.20 Floppy drive connector (optional) (CN11)...................... 22
2.20.1 Connecting the floppy drive ......................................... 22
2.21 IR connector (CN18)....................................................... 22
2.22 LCD power setting (J2) ................................................... 23
2.23 MiniPCI socket (CN25) .................................................. 23
2.24 SMBus (CN28)................................................................ 23
Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup.........................................26
3.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 26
3.1.1 CMOS RAM Auto-backup and Restore ....................... 26
3.2 Entering Setup ................................................................. 26
Figure 3.1:Award BIOS Setup initial screen ................ 27
3.3 Standard CMOS Setup .................................................... 27
3.4 Advanced BIOS Features ................................................ 27
Figure 3.2:Advanced BIOS features screen.................. 28
3.4.1 Virus Warning............................................................... 28
3.4.2 CPU Internal Cache ...................................................... 28

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3.4.3 External Cache.............................................................. 28
3.4.4 CPU L2 cache ECC checking....................................... 28
3.4.5 Quick Power on Self Test ............................................. 28
3.4.6 First/Second/Third/Other Boot Device......................... 29
3.4.7 Swap Floppy Drive ....................................................... 29
3.4.8 Boot up Floppy Seek..................................................... 29
3.4.9 Boot Up NumLock Status............................................. 29
3.4.10 Gate A20 Option........................................................... 29
3.4.11 Typematic Rate Setting................................................. 29
3.4.12 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) ......................................... 29
3.4.13 Typematic Delay (msec)............................................... 29
3.4.14 Security Option ............................................................. 29
3.4.15 OS Select For DRAM > 64MB .................................... 30
3.4.16 Video BIOS shadow ..................................................... 30
3.4.17 Small Logo (EPA) show............................................... 30
3.5 Advanced Chipset Feature .............................................. 31
Figure 3.3:Advanced Chipset Features screen.............. 31
3.5.1 DRAM Timing by SPD ................................................ 31
3.5.2 Memory Hole................................................................ 31
3.5.3 P2C/C2P Concurrency.................................................. 31
3.5.4 System BIOS Cacheable............................................... 31
3.5.5 Video RAM Cacheable................................................. 31
3.5.6 Frame Buffer Size......................................................... 32
3.5.7 AGP Aperture Size ....................................................... 32
3.5.8 AGP-4X mode .............................................................. 32
3.5.9 AGP Driving Control.................................................... 32
3.5.10 Select Display Device................................................... 32
3.5.11 TV type ......................................................................... 32
3.5.12 Panel type...................................................................... 32
3.5.13 OnChip USB ................................................................. 32
3.5.14 USB keyboard Support ................................................. 32
3.5.15 OnChip Sound............................................................... 32
3.5.16 OnChip modem............................................................. 32
3.5.17 CPU PCI Writer Buffer................................................. 32
3.5.18 PCI dynamic Bursting................................................... 32
3.5.19 PCI Master 0 WS Write ................................................ 32
3.5.20 PCI Delay Transaction.................................................. 32
3.5.21 PCI#2 Access#1 Retry .................................................. 32
3.5.22 AGP Master 1 WS Write .............................................. 32
3.5.23 AGP Master 1 WS Read ............................................... 33
3.6 Integrated Peripherals...................................................... 33
Figure 3.4:Integrated Peripherals screen ...................... 33
3.6.1 OnChip IDE Channel 10, Channel 11, IDE Prefetch Mode
34
3.6.2 IDE Master/Slave PIO/UDMA Mode........................... 34

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3.6.3 Init Display First ........................................................... 34
3.6.4 IDE HDD Block Mode ................................................. 34
3.6.5 Onboard FDD Controller .............................................. 34
3.6.6 Onboard Serial Port ...................................................... 34
3.6.7 UART 2 Mode Select ................................................... 34
3.6.8 Onboard Parallel Port.................................................... 34
3.6.9 Parallel Port Mode ........................................................ 34
3.6.10 Onboard Legacy Audio................................................. 35
3.6.11 Sound Blaster................................................................ 35
3.6.12 SB I/O Base Address .................................................... 35
3.6.13 SB IRQ Select............................................................... 35
3.6.14 SB DMA Select ............................................................ 35
3.6.15 MPU-401 ...................................................................... 35
3.6.16 MPU-401 I/O Address .................................................. 35
3.6.17 Game Port (200-207H) ................................................. 35
3.7 Power Management Setup............................................... 36
Figure 3.5:Power management setup screen................. 36
3.7.1 ACPI function ............................................................... 36
3.7.2 Power Management ...................................................... 37
3.7.3 ACPI Suspend Type...................................................... 37
3.7.4 PM Control by APM..................................................... 37
3.7.5 Video Off Option .......................................................... 37
3.7.6 Video Off Method......................................................... 38
3.7.7 Modem Use IRQ........................................................... 38
3.7.8 Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN .............................................. 38
3.7.9 Wake up Event.............................................................. 38
Figure 3.6:IRQs Activity Monitoring screen................ 39
3.8 PnP/PCI Configurations .................................................. 40
3.8.1 PnP OS Installed ........................................................... 40
Figure 3.7:PnP/PCI configurations screen.................... 40
3.8.2 Reset Configuration Data.............................................. 40
3.8.3 Resources controlled by:............................................... 40
3.8.4 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop ............................................... 40
3.8.5 Assign IRQ for VGA .................................................... 40
3.8.6 Assign IRQ for USB ..................................................... 40
3.9 PC Health Status ....................................................... 41
Figure 3.8:PC Health Status screen .............................. 41
3.10 Load fail-safe Defaults .................................................... 41
3.11 Load Optimized Defaults ................................................ 41
3.12 Password Setting ............................................................. 42
3.13 Save & Exit Setup ........................................................... 42
3.14 Exit Without Saving........................................................ 43
Chapter 4 PCI SVGA/LCD Setup ..................................46
4.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 46

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4.1.1 Display type and Dual Simultaneous Display ............. 46
4.1.2 CMOS setting for panel type ....................................... 46
4.2 Connections to Two Standard LCDs............................... 47
4.2.1 TX26D01VM1CAA and PCM-9377............................ 48
Table 4.1:Connections to TX26D01VM1CAA / PCM-
937748
4.3 Installation of the SVGA Driver ..................................... 49
4.3.1 Installation chipset ........................................................ 49
4.3.2 Installation of VGA driver ............................................ 53
4.3.3 Dual Simultaneous Display .......................................... 54
4.4 Further Information......................................................... 55
Chapter 5 Audio Setup.....................................................58
5.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 58
5.2 Driver installation............................................................ 58
5.2.1 Before you begin........................................................... 58
5.2.2 Windows XP drivers..................................................... 58
Chapter 6 Ethernet Interface ..........................................64
6.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 64
6.2 Installation of Ethernet driver ......................................... 64
6.2.1 Install Realtek RTL8100 chipset .................................. 65
6.2.2 Installation for Windows XP ........................................ 67
6.3 Further information ......................................................... 72
Appendix A Pin Assignments ............................................74
A.1 Stand-by Power Input (CN1)........................................... 74
Table A.1:Stand-by Power Input (CN1) ....................... 74
A.2 Power Input (CN2) .......................................................... 74
Table A.2:Power Input (CN2) ...................................... 74
A.3 SODIMM (CN3) ............................................................. 75
Table A.3:SODIMM (CN3).......................................... 75
A.4 Power Switch (CN4) ....................................................... 80
Table A.4:Power Switch (CN4).................................... 80
A.5 CPU FAN (CN5) ...................................................... 81
Table A.5:CPU FAN (CN5) ......................................... 81
A.6 External Battery (CN6) .................................................. 81
Table A.6:External Battery (CN6)................................ 81
A.7 ISA -5V & -12V Input (CN8) ......................................... 81
Table A.7:ISA -5V & -12V Input (CN8)...................... 81
A.8 CF (Compact Flash) (CN9).......................................... 82
Table A.8:CF (Compact Flash) (CN9) ......................... 82
A.9 IDE (CN10).............................................................. 84
Table A.9:IDE (CN10) ................................................. 84
A.10 Slim FDD (Floppy Disk Array) (CN11) ...................... 86
Table A.10:Slim FDD (Floppy Disk Array) (CN11).... 86

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A.11 HDD & Power LED (CN12) ...................................... 87
Table A.11:HDD & Power LED (CN12) ..................... 87
A.12 LCD Connector1 (CN13) .......................................... 88
Table A.12:LCD Connector1 (CN13) .......................... 88
A.13 LVDS Connector (CN14) ........................................ 90
Table A.13:LVDS Connector (CN14) .......................... 90
A.14 LCD Connector2 (CN15) ................................................ 91
Table A.14:LCD Connector2 (CN15) .......................... 91
A.15 Inverter (CN16) .............................................. 92
Table A.15:Inverter (CN16) ......................................... 92
A.16 VGA (CN17) ................................................................... 93
Table A.16:VGA (CN17) ............................................. 93
A.17 IrDA (SIP) (CN18).................................................... 94
Table A.17:SIP CON. (CN18)...................................... 94
A.18 USB 1/2, USB 3/4 (CN29, CN30) ........................... 94
Table A.18:USB 1/2, USB 3/4 (CN29, CN30)............. 94
A.19 Keyboard / Mouse (CN20) ............................................. 95
Table A.19:Keyboard / Mouse (CN20) ........................ 95
A.20 .................................................................COM1 (CN21)96
Table A.20:COM1 (CN21) ........................................... 96
A.21 COM2 (CN22).......................................................... 97
Table A.21:COM2 (CN22) ........................................... 97
A.22 Print Port (CN23) ...................................................... 98
Table A.22:Print Port (CN23)....................................... 98
A.23 LAN1 (CN24)........................................................... 99
Table A.23:LAN1 (CN24)............................................ 99
A.24 MiniPCI (CN25) ..................................................... 100
Table A.24:MiniPCI (CN25) ...................................... 100
A.25 Audio (CN26)......................................................... 105
Table A.25:Audio (CN26) .......................................... 105
A.26 GPIO (CN27) ......................................................... 106
Table A.26:GPIO (CN27)........................................... 106
A.27 SMBus (CN28).............................................................. 106
Table A.27:CN28........................................................ 106
Appendix B System Assignments ....................................108
B.1 System I/O Ports............................................................ 108
Table B.1:System I/O ports ........................................ 108
B.2 1st MB memory map..................................................... 109
Table B.2:1st MB memory map ................................. 109
B.3 DMA channel assignments............................................ 109
Table B.3:DMA channel assignments ........................ 109
B.4 Interrupt assignments .................................................... 110
Table B.4:Interrupt assignments ................................. 110

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Appendix C Mechanical Drawings...................................112
C.1 Mechanical Drawings.................................................... 112
Figure C.1:PCM-9377 Mechanical Drawing (Component
Side)112
Figure C.2:PCM-9377 Mechanical Drawing (Solder
Side)113

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CHAPTER
1
General Information
This chapter gives background infor-
mation on the PCM-9377.
Sections include:
• Introduction
• Features
• Specifications
• Board layout and dimensions

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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Introduction
The PCM-9377 is a fanless, cost-effective, performance 3.5” Biscuit
board geared to satisfy the needs for various industrial computing equip-
ment. PCM-9377 is ideal for transportation, communication and gaming
application that require flat panel support using digital display with TTL
or LVDS interface or TV-out solution.
For those who want superior performance for various low-power embed-
ded application and PC/104 expansion slot, PCM-9377 uses an VIA Mark
CPU processor clocked at 533 MHz and 800 MHz, in conjunction with
graphic controller and DRAM memory through one SODIMM socket.
PCM-9377 offers convenient connector layout, easy assembly, multiple
I/O and include 10/100 Mbps Ethernet, 4 USB 2.0(Universal Serial Bus),
2 serial ports, miniPCI socket for USB expansion or wireless application,
and fully ISA support by PC/104 connector for easy system expansibility.
1.2 Features
• VIA Mark 533/800 MHz Processor
• Supports 18-bit TTL and LVDS LCD display and TV-out
• Supports miniPCI type III and PC/104 for expansion
• Supports 8-bit GPIO and hardware Monitor detection
• Coast line (external connector layout) same as PCM-9373
1.3 Specifications
1.3.1 Standard 3.5" Biscuit SBC Functions
• CPU: Embedded VIA Mark CoreFusion 533/800 MHz processor, 128
MB L1 cache memory on die
• System Memory: SDRAM 144-pin SODIMM x 1, Max. 512 MB with
both PC100 and PC133 memory type
• 2nd Cache Memory: 64 KB on the processor
• System Chipset: VIA Mark 533/800 processor
• BIOS: AWARD 2Mbit Flash BIOS

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• Watchdog timer: 1~62 sec, 62-level time intervals system reset or
IRQ11
• Expansion Interface: PC/104 and miniPCI type III
• Battery: Lithium 3V/196 mAH
• Power management: ACPI supported
• Enhanced IDE interface: One channels supports up to
two EIDE devices. BIOS auto-detect, PIO Mode 3 or
Mode 4, supports UDMA 33/66 mode
• Serial ports: Two serial RS-232 ports, COM1: RS-232, COM2: RS-
232/422/485
• Parallel port: One parallel port, supports SPP/EPP mode
• Keyboard/mouse connector: Supports one standard PC/AT keyboard
and a PS/2 mouse
• Audio: Support AC97 Audio stereo sound
• USB: Four USB 2.0 compliant universal serial bus ports
• Solid State Disk (SSD) Supports one 50-pin socket for CFC type I/II
1.3.2 VGA/LVDS Interface
• Chipset: VIA Mark processor
•
Memory Size: 8/16/32 MB frame buffer using system memory
• Resolution: Support for all resolutions up to 1600 x 1200
• Panel type
CRT panel
LCD panel:Support for 18, 24, 36-bit TTL TFT LCD panels
LVDS Interface: 2-Channel (2 x 18-bit) LVDS interface
TV-out (optional): Support both NTSC/PAL, S-video and
Composite Video via PCM-232 TV-out module (with optional BIOS)
• Dual Independent Display: N/A. With dual simultaneous display for CRT
+ LVDS, CRT + TTL, CRT + TV-out (w/PCM-232)
1.3.3 Ethernet Interface
• Chipset supports: Realtek RTL8100
Intel 82551ER (Optional)
• Connector: One RJ-45 connector
• Standard IEEE 802.3u (100 Base-T) protocol compatible
1.3.4 Audio Function
• Audio controller: Realtek ALC650 chipset, supports AC97 3D Audio
stereo sound
• Audio interface: CD in, Microphone in, Line in, Line out, Speak out
1.3.5 OS support
• This board supports DOS, Win2000, WinXPe, Win CE, WinXPe.

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• For further information about OS support for this board, visit the fol-
lowing web resource Advantech: website: www.advantech.com or
please contact technical support center
1.3.6 Mechanical and Environmental
• Dimensions: 145 x 102 mm (5.9"x 4.2")
Mechanical Drawing (dxf file) is available.
• Power Supply Type: AT/ AT X
• Power Supply Voltage: +5 V ± 5%, +12 V ± 5%, or supports single +5
V power only
• Power Consumption:
Max: 2.72 A @ +5 V (with 256 MB DRAM, VIA Mark 800)
Typical: 2.02 A @ +5 V (with 256 MB DRAM, VIA Mark 800)
• Operating temperature: 0 ~ 60°C (32 ~ 140°F)
• Operating Humidity: 10% ~ 90% relative humidity, non-condensing
• Weight: 0.85 kg (reference weight of total package)

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1.4 Board layout: dimensions
Figure 1.1: Board layout: Dimensions (Component Side)
Figure 1.2: Board layout: Dimensions (Solder Side)

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