Advantech PCA-6155 User manual

PCA-6155

Full-size Pentium PICMG

PCI/ISA-bus CPU Card

This document is copyrighted, 1996, by Advantech Co., Ltd. All

rights are reserved. Advantech Co., Ltd., reserves the right to make

improvements to the products described in this manual at any time

without notice.

No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or

transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written

permission of Advantech Co., Ltd. Information provided in this

manual is intended to be accurate and reliable. However, Advan-

tech Co., Ltd. assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any

infringements upon the rights of third parties which may result

from its use.

Acknowledgements

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.

Pentium and Intel are trademarks of Intel Corporation.

VIA is a trademark of VIA Technology, Inc.

PICMG is a trademark of the PCI Industrial Computer Manufac-

turer Group.

Part No. 2006155000 1st Edition

Printed in Taiwan May 1996

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 unusual 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 it will provide the

reliability and ease of operation for which the name Advantech has

come to be known.

Your satisfaction is our number one 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 prod-

ucts. If you run into technical difficulties, we are here to help. But

please consult this manual first.

If you still can’t 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 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.

Product warranty

Advantech warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its

products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship

for one year from the date of purchase.

This warranty does not apply to any products which have been

repaired or altered by other than repair personnel authorized by

Advantech, or which have been subject to misuse, abuse, accident

or improper installation. Advantech assumes no liability as a

consequence of such events under the terms of this Warranty.

Because of Advantech’s high quality-control standards and

rigorous testing, most of our customers never need to use our

repair and replacement service. If an Advantech product ever does

prove defective, it will be repaired at no charge during the warran-

ty 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:

1. Collect all the information about the problem encountered (e.g.

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.

2. Call your dealer and describe the problem. Please have your

manual, product and any other information readily available.

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.

4. Carefully pack the defective product, a completely filled-out

Repair and Replacement Order Card and a photocopy of a

dated proof of purchase (such as your sales receipt) in a

shippable container. A product returned without dated proof of

purchase is not eligible for warranty service.

5. Write the RMA number visibly on the outside of the package

and ship it prepaid to your dealer.

Packing list

Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the

following materials have been shipped:

• 1 PCA-6155 CPU card

• 1 6-pin mini-DIN keyboard & PS/2 mouse adapter

• 2 Hard disk drive (IDE) interface cables (40 pin)

• 1 Bus master IDE driver and Flash BIOS utility disk

• 1 Floppy disk drive interface cable (34 pin)

• 1 Parallel port adapter kit (26-pin)

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

Board Layout .................................................................5

Jumpers and Connectors.............................................6

Safety Precautions........................................................7

Jumper Settings ............................................................8

How to set jumpers .........................................................8

CPU type select (J3, J4, J6, J7, J8)................................9

CPU voltage select (J1, J2)...........................................10

Cache RAM select (J5) .................................................10

Watchdog timer reset/IRQ select (J9, J10)...................10

RTC data cache enable/disable (J11)...........................11

Buzzer enable/disable (J12)..........................................11

Installing DRAM (SIMMs)............................................11

Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals ....................................13

Reset Switch (CN1) .....................................................15

Hard Drive LED (CN2) .................................................15

IrDA Tx/Rx Header (CN3) ............................................15

External Speaker (CN4) ..............................................15

Power LED and Keylock (CN5) ..................................16

Enhanced IDE (CN6, CN7) ..........................................16

Floppy Drive (CN8)......................................................17

Parallel Port (CN9).......................................................17

Serial Ports (CN11, CN12) ..........................................18

Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse (CN10/CN13) ......................18

CPU Cooling Fan Power Connector (CN14) .............19

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup ............................................21

Entering setup ...............................................................22

Standard CMOS setup..................................................23

BIOS features setup......................................................24

CHIPSET features setup...............................................28

Power management setup ............................................29

PCI configuration setup.................................................30

Load BIOS defaults .......................................................31

Load setup defaults.......................................................31

Password setting...........................................................31

IDE HDD auto detection................................................31

Save & Exit setup..........................................................31

Exit without saving ........................................................31

Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer..................33

Appendix B Hardware Information .......................................35

Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 1

Hardware

Configuration

This chapter gives background informa-

tion on the PCA-6155. 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-6155 User's Manual

Introduction

The PCA-6155 packs all the functions of an industrial computer,

including IDE, FDD controller, RS-232 ports and a parallel port onto a

half-size card. This PICMG-compliant, all-in-one board supports Intel

Pentium and Cyrix 6x86 processors and can be used with PCIMG-

compliant PCI/ISA passive backplanes.

The PCA-6155's two PCI-bus enhanced IDE ports support PIO mode

4 and DMA bus master IDE transfer, enabling data transfer rates in

excess of 16 MB/second. Up to four 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 RS-232 ports with 16C550 UARTs

(one of which can also function as an infrared port) and one bidirec-

tional SPP/EPP/ECP parallel port. It provides COAST (Cache On A

STick) pipeline burst synchronous cache RAM. The PCA-6155 can

pack up to 128 MB of memory, using normal DRAM or EDO RAM.

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 watchdog timer interval is set by software and can be

changed during runtime, eliminating jumper switch setting.

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