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ADVANTECH PCA-6145BCE-16D

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Description

ISA 486 Slot-PC SBC, with VGA/LCD/LAN/DOC and PC/104

Part Number

PCA-6145BCE-16D

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Manufacturer

ADVANTECH

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Category

Single Board Computers

Specifications

Form Factor

Half-Size ISA

2nd level cache

128 KB PB SRAM

BIOS

AWARD Flash BIOS, supports Plug & Play

Chipset

VIA VT82C496G

CPU

Intel 80486 DX/DX2/DX4 series, AMD 80486 DX2/DX4/5x86, Cyrix DX2/DX4/5X86

Enhanced IDE interface

One Enhanced IDE interface, supports 2 IDE devices

Floppy disk drive interface

Supports up to two floppy disk drives: 3.5" (720 KB or 1.44 MB) and/or 5.25" (360 KB or 1.2 MB)

Green function

Supports power management option via BIOS. APM 1.2 compliant

Parallel port

One parallel port, supports SPP/EPP/ECP

PC/104 connector

16-bit PC/104 connector for PC/104 expansion module

Serial ports

One RS-232, one RS-232/422/485

Solid state disk

Supports M-Systems' DiskOnChip Flash disk

System memory

One 72-pin SIMM socket supports FPM/EDO memory modules from 1 MB to 32 MB

Watchdog timer

Can generate a system reset or IRQ 15. Software enabled disabled. Time interval is from 1 to 63 secs. Jumperless with run-time setup

Features

Datasheet

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ADVANTECH-PCA-6145B-datasheet.pdf

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PCA-6145B Half-size 486 All-in-one CPU Card with Panel/CRT and Ethernet Interface PCA-6145L Half-size 486 All-in-one CPU Card with Panel/CRT Interface Copyright Notice This document is copyrighted, 2004, by Advantech Co., Ltd. All rights are reserved. Advantech Co., Ltd., reserves the right to make improve- ments to the products described in this manual at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmit- ted 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, Advantech 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 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 Corpo- ration. 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. Part No. 200K614510 2nd Edition Printed in Taiwan May 2004 PCA-6145 User’s Manual ii A Message to the Customer Advantech Customer Services Each and every Advantech product is built to the most exacting specifica- tions to ensure reliable performance in the unusual and demanding condi- tions 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 Advan- tech’s customer services. To ensure you get the full benefit of our ser- vices, please follow the instructions below carefully. Technical Support We want you to get the maximum performance from your products. 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. iii Product warranty Advantech warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its prod- ucts 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 test- ing, 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 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: 1. Collect all the information about the problem encountered (e.g. type of PC, CPU speed, Advantech products used, other hardware and soft- ware used etc.). Note anything abnormal and list any on-screen mes- sages 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 pur- chase (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. PCA-6145 User’s Manual iv Packing list Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: • 1 PCA-6145B/6145L 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 • 1 Utility disk with system VGA BIOS, utility with Win.95 driver & LAN driver • 1 Utility disk with SVGA program and driver for Windows If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your distributor or sales representative immediately. v PCA-6145 User’s Manual vi Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration ................................2 1.1 Introduction ....................................................................... 2 1.2 Specifications .................................................................... 2 1.3 Board layout ...................................................................... 5 Figure 1.1:Dimensions(component side)........................ 5 Figure 1.2:Jumper & Conn (component side) ................ 6 Figure 1.3:Jumper &Conn (solder side) ......................... 7 1.4 Jumpers and connectors .................................................... 8 Table 1.1:PCA-6145B/PCA-6145L Jumpers ................. 8 Table 1.2:PCA-6145B/PCA-6145L Connectors............. 8 1.5 Safety precautions ............................................................. 9 1.6 Jumper settings................................................................ 11 Chapter 2 Connecting peripherals..................................18 Table 2.1:Connectors.................................................... 18 2.1 Enhanced IDE connectors (CN1).................................... 19 2.2 LCD interface connection (CN2) .................................... 19 2.3 Floppy drive connector (CN3) ........................................ 20 2.4 Parallel port connector (CN4) ......................................... 20 2.5 Keyboard & PS/2 mouse connectors (J5) ....................... 20 2.6 Reset switch (JP30) ......................................................... 21 2.7 Hard disk drive LED (JP3).............................................. 21 2.8 VGA display connector (J2)............................................ 21 2.9 Serial Ports ...................................................................... 21 Table 2.2:Serial port connections (COM1, COM2) ..... 22 Table 2.3:RS-232 connector pin assignments............... 22 Table 2.4:RS-232/485 connector pin assignments ....... 23 Chapter 3 AWARD BIOS Setup.....................................26 3.1 AWARD BIOS Setup...................................................... 26 Figure 3.1:Setup program initial screen........................ 26 3.1.1 Entering setup ............................................................... 26 3.1.2 Standard CMOS setup .................................................. 27 Figure 3.2:CMOS setup screen..................................... 27 3.1.3 BIOS features setup ...................................................... 28 3.1.4 CHIPSET features setup ............................................... 32 3.1.5 Power management setup ............................................. 33 3.1.6 Load BIOS defaults ...................................................... 34 3.1.7 Load setup defaults ....................................................... 34 3.1.8 Password setting ........................................................... 34 3.1.9 IDE HDD auto detection............................................... 34 vii Table of Contents 3.1.10 Save & Exit setup ......................................................... 34 3.1.11 Exit without saving ....................................................... 34 Chapter 4 Display & Ethernet Soft/Hardware Config .36 4.1 PCA-6145B/PCA-6145L Utility Disk ............................ 36 4.2 VGA Display Software Configuration............................ 37 Figure 4.1:VGA Setup screen....................................... 38 4.3 VGA Win 95 Driver Support .......................................... 39 4.4 Ethernet Software Configuration .................................... 39 4.5 Ethernet Driver Support .................................................. 40 Chapter 5 SVGA Setup....................................................42 5.1 Sleep mode ...................................................................... 42 5.2 Software support ............................................................. 43 5.3 Driver installation............................................................ 44 5.3.1 Windows setup.............................................................. 44 5.3.2 AutoCAD R12 .............................................................. 46 5.3.3 Lotus 1-2-3 and Lotus Symphony ................................ 48 5.3.4 VESA............................................................................ 49 5.3.5 Word ............................................................................. 50 5.4 WordPerfect .................................................................... 51 Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer .............54 A.1 Programming the watchdog timer................................... 54 Appendix B Upgrading .......................................................56 B.1 Installing PC/104 modules (CN5,CN6) .......................... 56 Figure B.1:PC/104 module dimensions (mm)(+/-0.1).. 57 B.2 Installing DRAM (SIMMs)............................................. 58 Appendix C Detailed system information..........................60 Table C.1:Parallel/printer connector (CN4).................. 60 Table C.2:HDD connector (CN1)................................. 60 Table C.3:FDD connector (CN3).................................. 61 Table C.4:Keyboard conn pin assignment (J4, J5) ....... 61 C.0.1 VGA display connector (J2)............................................ 62 Table C.5:PCA-6145 CRT display connector .............. 62 C.0.2 Flat panel display connector (CN2) mini pin header .... 62 Table C.6:PCA-6145 Flat panel display connector ...... 62 C.0.3 RS-232 connections (COM1, COM2)............................. 63 Table C.7:RS-232 connector pin assignment ............... 63 Table C.8:PC/104 Connector Pin Assignments............ 64 Table C.9:System I/O ports .......................................... 65 Table C.10:System information I/O addresses ............. 66 Table C.11:DMA channel assignments ........................ 67 Table C.12:DMA controller registers ........................... 67 Table C.13:DMA Page Addresses................................ 67 PCA-6145 User’s Manual viii Table C.14:Interrupt assignments................................. 68 Table C.15:Timer channel assignments........................ 68 Appendix D Detailed system information..........................70 D.1 POST LEDs..................................................................... 71 ix Table of Contents PCA-6145 User’s Manual x 1 Hardware Configuration 1 CHAPTER Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 1.1 Introduction The PCA-6145B/6145L is a full-function CPU card which integrates the VGA LCD panel, Ethernet and other enhanced I/O interfaces on a half- size CPU card. This card uses a 80486 DX, DX2, DX4 CPU or 5x86 series and can have up to 32 MB DRAM and EDO RAM. It also provides an optional 128 KB cache RAM. The PCA-6145B/6145L offers power management to minimize power consumption. It complies with the "Green Function" standard and sup- ports three power saving features: doze, sleep, and suspended mode. Its high performance VGA display supports both CRT and panel displays with a display memory of up to 1 MB and a resolution of up to 640x480 with 1.6 million colors. The VGA controller is a VL bus C&T 65545, which comes equipped with a windows accelerator. The PCA-6145B/6145L also offers several industrial features such as a 63-level watchdog timer with jumperless setup, supports M-systems Dis- kOnChip Flash Disk (refer to M-systems Data base and a face-up PC/104 connection for additional functions with PC/104 modules. 1.2 Specifications System • CPU: Intel 80486DX/DX2/DX4 series AMD 80486DX2/DX4 series, 5x86-133 Cyrix 80486DX2/DX4 series, 5x86-100/120 • BIOS: AWARD Flash BIOS, supports plug & play • Chipset: VIA VT82C496G • Secondary level cache: 128 KB • Green function: Supports power management option via BIOS, acti- vated by keyboard or mouse activity. Supports doze, sleep, and sus- pended mode. APM 1.1 compliant • RAM: 1 MB to 32 MB, one 72-pin SIMM socket, accepts 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32 MB SIMMs and EDO RAM PCA-6145 User’s Manual 2 • EIDE interface: Supports up to two IDE devices. BIOS supports up to 8.4 GB HDD. 32-bit host data transfer, PIO Mode 3 transfer capa- bilities (>10 MB/sec) • 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, and 2.88 MB) • Parallel port: One enhanced parallel port, supports EPP/ECP parallel mode • Serial ports: Two 16C550 UARTs, one RS-232, one RS-232/422/485 interface • Watchdog timer: 63-level timer interval, with jumperless setup, gen- erates system reset or IRQ15 • Keyboard/mouse connector: Mini DIN connector for keyboard and PS/2 mouse, 5-pin male keyboard connector is also available • I/O bus expansion: PC/104 connector with face-up installation • SSD: Supports M-systems DiskOnChip flash disk • Flash Backup: CMOS Data Ethernet controller functions (PCA-6145B only) • Controller: UMC UM9008, built-in 8k x 16 SRAM • I/O address switchless setting • Software compatible with NE-1000 and NE-2000 • Loopback capability for diagnostics • Connector: RJ-45 • Boot ROM: Built-in system BIOS (optional) Local bus VGA functions • Controller: VL-bus C&T 65545 VGA controller with Windows accelerator • Display memory: 1 MB on-board DRAM • Display resolution: Supports resolutions up to 1280 x 1024 - Non-interlaced CRT display up to 1024 x 768 with 256 colors - Flat panel display up to 640 x 480 resolution - Support True-color and Hi-color display capability • Display output: DB-15 VGA connector, 22 x 2 pin header general purpose flat panel display connector 3 • Display BIOS: Default CRT/Toshiba TFT panel BIOS, Flash BIOS can be easily updated Mechanical and environmental • Board size: 185 mm x 122 mm • Max. power requirements: +5 V, 3.5 A • Power supply voltage: +5 V (4.75 V to 5.25 V) • Operating temperature: 32 to 140oF (0 to 60oC) • Storage temperature: -40 to +176°F (-40 to +80oC) • Humidity: 5 to 95%, non-condensing • Board size: 7.3" (L) x 4.8" (W) (185 mm x 122 mm) • Board weight: 1.2 lb. (0.5 kg) PCA-6145 User’s Manual 4 1.3 Board layout Figure 1.1: Dimensions(component side) 5 Figure 1.2: Jumper & Conn (component side) PCA-6145 User’s Manual 6 Figure 1.3: Jumper &Conn (solder side) 7 1.4 Jumpers and connectors Connectors on the board link it to external devices such as hard disk drives, a keyboard, or floppy drives. In addition, the board has a number of jumpers which you use to configure it for your application. The table below lists the function of each of the board jumpers and con- nectors. Later sections in this chapter give instructions on setting jumpers and detailed information on each jumper setting. Chapter 2 gives instruc- tions for connecting external devices to your card. Table 1.1: PCA-6145B/PCA-6145L Jumpers Number Function JP1 Turbo LED JP2 Turbo Switch JP3 HDD LED JP4 Clock select JP5 Clock select JP6 Clock select JP7 CPU type select JP8 CPU type select JP9 Battery backup JP11 CPU type select JP13 CPU type select JP14 Voltage selection JP15 PS/2 mouse set JP20, JP21 CPU type select JP22-JP24 S.S.D. Function set JP28 LCD Control JP29 Watchdog timer JP30 Rest switch JP35-JP39 COM2 select Table 1.2: PCA-6145B/PCA-6145L Connectors Number Function CN1 Enhanced IDE connector CN2 LCD connector CN3 FDD connector CN4 Parallel port connector COM1 Serial port 1 connector PCA-6145 User’s Manual 8 COM2 Serial port 2 connector J1 SBC power connector J2 VGA connector J3 Ethernet connector J4 External Keyboard connector J5 Keyboard connector J6 Keyboard lock J7 Speaker 1.5 Safety precautions Follow these simple precautions to protect yourself from harm and your PC from damage. 1.Please read these safety instructions carefully Warning! 2.Please keep this User‘s Manual for later reference 3.Please disconnect the board from AC outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or sprayed detergent for cleaning 4. Keep the board from humidity 5. Lay the board on a reliable surface when installing. A drop or fall could cause injury 6. Check the voltage of the power source when connecting the board to the power outlet 7. Place the power cord in such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place anything over the power cord. The power cord must be rated for the product and for the voltage and current marked on the product’s electrical ratings label. The voltage and current rating of the cord should be greater than the voltage and current rating marked on the product. 8. If the board is not used for long time, disconnect the equip- ment from mains to avoid being damaged by transient over-volt- age. 9.If one of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by service personnel: a.The power cord or plug is damaged b.Liquid has penetrated into the equipment c.The board has been exposed to moisture d.The board has not worked well or you can not get it to work according to the user‘s manual e.The board has been dropped and damaged f.The board has obvious sign of breakage 9 This device complies with the requirements in part 15 of the FCC rules: Operation is subject to the following 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 comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment gener- ates, 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. Op- eration 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 ad- vised that any equipment changes or modifications not ex- pressly approved by the party responsible for compliance would void the compliance to FCC regulations and therefore, the user's authority to operate the equipment. The computer is provided with a battery-powered real-time Caution! clock circuit. 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 recommended by the manufacturer. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions. All cautions and warnings should be noted PCA-6145 User’s Manual 10 1.6 Jumper settings This section tells how to set the jumpers to configure your card. It gives the card default configuration and your options for each jumper. After you set the jumpers and install the card, you will also need to run the BIOS Setup program (discussed in Chapter 3) to configure the serial port addresses, floppy/hard disk drive types and system operating parameters. Connections, such as hard disk cables, appear in Chapter 2. For the locations of each jumper, see the board layout diagram depicted earlier in this chapter. How to set jumpers You configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers. A jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch. 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” a jumper you con- nect the pins with the clip. To “open” a jumper you remove the clip. Sometimes a jumper will have three pins, labeled 1, 2 and 3. In this case you connect either pins 1 and 2 or 2 and 3. 3 2 1 Open ClosedClosed 2-3 You may find pair of needle-nose pliers useful for setting the jumpers. If you have any doubts about the best hardware configuration for your application, contact your local distributor or sales representative before you make any changes. 11 CPU type select In order for the system to function properly, the jumpers must be set to accommodate the CPU installed on the CPU card. CPU type select CPU Type JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 JP8 JP11 JP13 JP14 JRN1 JRN2 JRN3 Intel DX33(5V) DX2-66 __________________________________________________________________ Intel P24D DX4-100(5V) __________________________________________________________________ SGS DX4-100 AMD 5x86-133 Intel DX4-100 AMD DX4-100 (SV8B) Cyrix 5x86-100 (3.3V) PCA-6145 User’s Manual 12 CPU type select CPU Type JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 JP8 JP11 JP13 JP14 JRN1 JRN2 JRN3 Cyrix 5x86-120 AMD DX4-120 (3.3V)(SV8B) Intel P24D DX4-75 (5V) Cyrix DX2-66 SGS DX2-66 (5V) TI DX2-66 (3.3V) 13 CPU type select CPU Type JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 JP8 JP11 JP13 JP14 JRN1 JRN2 JRN3 Cyrix DX2-80 TI DX2-80 (3.3V) AMD DX-40 DX2-80(5V) AMD DX4-100 (NV8T) (3.3 V) Note: 1. AMD 5X86-133 JP20 ON other OFF 2. AMD DX2-80 JP21 ON other OFF Default setting: Intel DX4-100 PCA-6145 User’s Manual 14 Watchdog timer (JP29) Watchdog timer system reset/IRQ15 select (JP29) Reset (default) IRQ15 JP29 COM2 settings for RS-232/422/485 (JP35~39) COM2 settings for RS-232/422/485 (COM2) RS-232 (default) RS-422 RS-485 JP35 JP36 JP37 JP38 JP39 Battery backup select Battery Backup (default) JP9 15 PS/2 mouse setting PS2 Mouse (default) JP15 LCD type control LCD (default) EL JP28 PCA-6145 User’s Manual 16 2 Connecting peripherals 17 Chapter 2 CHAPTER Chapter 2 Connecting peripherals This chapter tells how to connect peripherals, switches and indicators to the PCA-6145B/PCA-6145L board. You can access most of the connec- tors from the top of the board while it is installed in the chassis. If you have a number of cards installed, or your chassis is very tight, you may need to partially remove the card to make all the connections. The following table lists the connectors on the PCA-6145B/PCA-6145L. Table 2.1: Connectors Label Component CN1 IDE connector CN2 LCD connector CN3 FDD connector CN4 Parallel port connector CN5,CN6 PC 104 connector JP30 Reset Switch LED1 Power LED LED2 Ethernet LED The following sections tell how to make each connection. In most cases, you will simply need to connect a standard cable. Always ground yourself to remove any static charge before Caution! touching the CPU card. Modern electronic devices are very sensitive to static electric charges. 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. Always completely disconnect the power cord from your Warning! chassis whenever you are working on it. Do not make con- nections while the power is on. Sensitive electronic compo- nents can be damaged by the sudden rush of power. Only experienced electronics personnel should open the PC chas- sis. PCA-6145 User’s Manual 18 2.1 Enhanced IDE connectors (CN1) You can attach two IDE (Integrated Device Electronics) drives to the PCA-6145B/PCA-6145L's internal controller. The PCA-6145B/PCA- 6145L CPU card has an EIDE connector, CN1. Wire number 1 on the cable is red or blue, the other wires are gray. Con- nect one end to connector CN1 on the CPU card. Make sure that the red (or blue) wire corresponds to pin 1 on the connector (on the right side). 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, you will need to set one as the master and one as the slave. You do this by setting the jumpers on the drives. If you use just one drive, you should set it as the master. See the documenta- tion 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 drive as described above on CN1. 2.2 LCD interface connection (CN2) LCD display connector (CN2) CN2 consists of a 44-pin, dual-in-line header. Power supplies (+12V) present on CN2 depend on the supply connected to the board. The PCA-6145B/PCA-6145L provides a bias control signal on CN2 which can be used to control the LCD bias voltage. It is recommended that the LCD bias voltage (+5V) and panel video signals are stable. Under normal operation, the control signal (ENAVEE) is active high. When the PCA-6145B/PCA-6145L's power is applied, the control signal is low until just after the relevant flat panel signal is present. Configuration of the VGA interface is done completely via the software utility. You don't have to set any jumpers. Refer to Chapter 4 for software setup details. 19 Chapter 2 2.3 Floppy drive connector (CN3) You can attach up to two floppy disk drives to the PCA-6145B/PCA- 6145L's on-board controller. You can use any combination of 5.25" (360 KB and 1.2 MB) and/or 3.5" (720 KB, 1.44 MB and 2.88 MB) drives. The card comes with a 34-pin daisy-chain drive connector cable. On one end of the cable is a 34-pin flat-cable connector. On the other end are two sets of floppy disk drive connectors. Each set consists of a 34-pin flat- cable connector (usually used for 3.5" drives) and a printed-circuit-board connector (usually used for 5.25" drives). You can use only one connec- tor in each set. The set on the end (after the twist in the cable) connects to the A: floppy. The set in the middle connects to the B: floppy. 2.4 Parallel port connector (CN4) The parallel port is normally used to connect the CPU card to a printer. The PCA-6145B/PCA-6145L includes an on-board parallel port, accessed through a 26-pin flat-cable connector, CN4. The card comes with an adapter cable which lets you use a traditional DB-25 connector. The cable has a 26-pin connector on one end and a DB-25 connector on the other, mounted on a retaining bracket. The bracket installs at the end of an empty slot in your chassis, giving you access to the connector. To install the bracket, find an empty slot in your chassis. Unscrew the plate that covers the end of the slot. Screw in the bracket in place of the plate. Next, attach the flat-cable connector to CN4 on the CPU card. Wire 1 of the cable is red or blue, and the other wires are gray. Make sure that wire 1 corresponds to pin 1 of CN4. Pin 1 is on the right side of CN4. 2.5 Keyboard & PS/2 mouse connectors (J5) The PCA-6145B/PCA-6145L board provides a keyboard connector. A 6- pin mini-DIN connector (J5) on the card mounting bracket supports sin- gle-board computer applications. The card comes with an adapter to con- vert from the 6-pin mini-DIN connector to a standard DIN connector and to a PS/2 mouse connector. PCA-6145 User’s Manual 20 2.6 Reset switch (JP30) You can connect an external switch to easily reset your computer. This switch restarts your computer as if you had turned off the power, then turned it back on. Install the switch so that it closes the two pins of JP30. 2.7 Hard disk drive LED (JP3) You can connect a LED to connector JP3 to indicate when the HDD is active. Marks on the circuit board indicate LED polarity. 2.8 VGA display connector (J2) The PCA-6145B/PCA-6145L provides a VGA controller for high resolu- tion VGA interface. J2 is a DB-15 connector for VGA monitor input. 2.9 Serial Ports The PCA-6145B/PCA-6145L offers two serial ports: COM1 in RS-232, COM2 in RS-232/422/485. These ports let you connect to serial devices (a mouse, printers, etc.) or a communication network. You can select the address for each port (3F8H [COM1], 2F8H [COM2] or 3E8H, [COM3] or 2E8 [COM4]) or disable it using the BIOS Advanced Setup program, covered in Chapter 3. The card mounting bracket holds the serial port connector for the one port, and the parallel port and serial port adapter kit (supplied with the card) holds the connector for the other port. This lets you connect and dis- connect cables after you install the card. The DB-9 connector on the bot- tom of the bracket is the first RS-232 port, COM1. The DB-9 connector on the adapter kit is the second serial port, COM2. 21 Chapter 2 Table 2.2: Serial port connections (COM1, COM2) Connector Address COM1 RS-232 COM2 RS-232/422/485 RS-232 connection (COM1) Different devices implement the RS-232 standard in different ways. If you are having problems with a serial device, be sure to check the pin assignments for the connector. The following table shows the pin assign- ments for the card's RS-232 port: Table 2.3: RS-232 connector pin assignments Pin Signal 1DCD 2RX 3TX 4DTR 5GND 6DSR 7RTS 8CTS 9RI PCA-6145 User’s Manual 22 RS-232/422/485 connection (COM2) COM2 is an RS-232/422/485 serial port. The specific port type is deter- mined by jumper settings JP35 - JP39, as detailed in Chapter 1. The fol- lowing table shows the pin assignments for COM2. Table 2.4: RS-232/485 connector pin assignments Pin RS-232 RS-422/485 1 DCD TX - or send data - (DTE) 2 RX TX + or send data + (DTE) 3 TX RX + or receive data + (DTE) 4 DTR RX - or receive data - (DTE) 5GNDGND 6DSR 7RTS 8CTS Power connectors J1 If you prefer not to acquire power through PCA-6145B/PCA-6145L's backplane via the gold H-connectors, J1 also provide power input con- nectors for +5 V and +12 V. Before making the connection, make sure the voltage is Warning! absolutely correct and matched with the right connector. 23 Chapter 2 PCA-6145 User’s Manual 24 3 AWARD BIOS SETUP 25 Chapter 3 CHAPTER Chapter 3 AWARD BIOS Setup 3.1 AWARD BIOS Setup Figure 3.1: Setup program initial screen Award's BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. 3.1.1 Entering setup Turning on the computer and pressing immediately will allow you to enter Setup. PCA-6145 User’s Manual 26 3.1.2 Standard CMOS setup Choose the "Standard CMOS Setup" option from the Initial Setup Screen Menu, and the screen below is displayed. This standard Setup Menu allows users to configure system components such as date, time, hard disk drive, floppy drive, display, and memory. Figure 3.2: CMOS setup screen 27 Chapter 3 3.1.3 BIOS features setup By choosing the "BIOS FEATURES Setup" option from the CMOS SETUP screen menu, the following screen is displayed. This sample scree contains the manufacturer's default values for the PCA-6145B/ PCA-6145L. Virus Warning During and after the system boots up, any attempt to write to the boot sec- tor or partition table of the hard disk drive will halt the system. In this case, if Virus Warning is enabled, the following error message will auto- matically appear: WARNING! Disk boot sector is to be modified Type "Y" to accept write or "N" to abort write Award Software, Inc. PCA-6145 User’s Manual 28 You can run the anti-virus program to locate the problem. If Virus Warning is Disabled, no warning message will appear if anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition. CPU Internal Cache/External Cache Depending on the CPU/chipset design, these options can speed up mem- ory access when enabled. Quick Power On Self Test This option speeds up the Power-On Self Test (POST) conducted as soon as the computer is turned on. When enabled, BIOS shortens or skips some of the items during the test. When disabled, normal POST procedures assumes. Boot Sequence This function determines the sequence in which the computer will search the drives for the disk operating system (i.e. DOS). The default value is "A, C". C,A System will first search the hard drive, then the floppy drive. A,C System will first search the floppy drive, then the hard drive. Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360 KB type is 40 tracks while 720 KB, 1.2 MB, and 1.44 MB are all 80 tracks. Enabled BIOS searches the floppy drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that BIOS cannot differentiate 720 KB, 1.2 MB, and 1.44 MB type drives as they are all 80 tracks. Disabled BIOS will not search for the floppy drive type by track num- ber. Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360 KB. 29 Chapter 3 Boot Up NumLock Status The default is "On". On Keypad boots up to number keys. Off Keypad boots up to arrow keys. Boot Up System Speed High Sets the speed to high Low Sets the speed to low IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Enable IDE HDD Block Mode. BIOS will detect the block size of the HDD and send a block command automatically. Disabled Disable IDE HDD Block Mode Gate A20 option Normal The A20 signal is controlled by the keyboard controller or chipset hardware Fast Default: Fast. The A20 signal is controlled by Port 92 or chipset specific method. Typematic Rate setting The typematic rate determines the characters per second accepted by the computer. Typematic Rate setting enables or disables the typematic rate. Typematic Rate (Char/Sec) BIOS accepts the following input values (character/second) for Type- matic Rate: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30. PCA-6145 User’s Manual 30 Typematic Delay (msec) When holding down a key, the Typematic Delay is the time interval between the appearance of the first and second characters. The input val- ues (msec) for this category are: 250, 500, 750, 1000. Security Option This setting determines whether the system will boot if the password is denied, while limiting access to Setup. System The system will not boot, and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. Note: To disable security, select PASSWORD SETTING in the main menu. At this point, you will be asked to enter a password. Simply hit the key to disable security. When security is disabled, the system will boot, and you can enter Setup freely. OS select for DRAM>64 MB. This setting is underOS/2 system. Video BIOS Shadow This determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM, which is optional according to the chipset design. When enabled, Video Shadow increases the video speed. C8000 - CFFFF Shadow/DC000-DFFFF Shadow These determine whether optional ROM will be copied to RAM in blocks of 16 KB. Enabled Optional shadow is enabled Disabled Optional shadow is disabled 31 Chapter 3 3.1.4 CHIPSET features setup By choosing the "CHIPSET FEATURES Setup" option from the CMOS Setup screen menu, the following screen is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the PCA-6145 board PCA-6145 User’s Manual 32 3.1.5 Power management setup The power management setup controls the CPU board's "green" features. The following screen shows the manufacturer's default. Power Management This option allows you to determine if the values in power management are disabled, user-defined, or predefined. HDD Power Management You can choose to turn the HDD off after a one of the time interval listed, or when the system is in Suspend mode. If in a power saving mode, any access to the HDD will wake it up. Note: HDD will not power down if the Power Management option is disabled. 33 Chapter 3 IRQ Activity IRQ can be set independently. Activity on any enabled IRQ will wake up the system. 3.1.6 Load BIOS defaults "LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS" indicates the most appropriate values for the system parameters for minimum performance. These default values are loaded automatically if the stored record created by the Setup program becomes corrupted (and therefore unusable). 3.1.7 Load setup defaults "LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS" loads the values required by the system for maximum performance. 3.1.8 Password setting To change, confirm, or disable the password, choose the "PASSWORD SETTING" option form the Setup main menu and press [Enter]. The password can be at most 8 characters long. Remember, to enable this feature. You must first select the Security Option in the BIOS FEATURES SETUP to be either "Setup" or "Sys- tem." 3.1.9 IDE HDD auto detection "IDE HDD auto detection" automatically self-detect for the correct hard disk type. 3.1.10 Save & Exit setup If you select this and press the [Enter] key, the values entered in the setup utilities will be recorded in the CMOS memory of the chipset. The micro- processor will check this every time you turn your system on and com- pare this to what it finds as it checks the system. This record is required for the system to operate. 3.1.11 Exit without saving Selecting this option and pressing the [Enter] key lets you exit the Setup program without recording any new values or changing old ones. PCA-6145 User’s Manual 34 4 VGA Display & Ethernet Software/ Hardware Configuration CHAPTER Chapter 4 Display & Ethernet Soft/Hard- ware Config The PCA-6145B/PCA-6145L system BIOS and custom drivers are located in a 128 Kb, 32-pin (JEDEC spec.) Flash ROM device, desig- nated U11. A single Flash chip holds the system BIOS, VGA BIOS, and Back-up CMOS Data. The display can be configured via software. This method minimizes the number of chips and eases configuration. You can change the display BIOS simply by reprogramming the Flash chip. 4.1 PCA-6145B/PCA-6145L Utility Disk The PCA-6145B/PCA-6145L is supplied with a software utility disk that holds the necessary file for setting up the VGA display and Ethernet and Win 95 controller. The disk’s directory and file structure is as follows: DIAG9008.EXE This program is the UMC9008 Ethernet controller AUTO-Scan/Setup/ Diagnostic function. 45B-CRT.BIN Supports CRT only. 45 BV10.BIN(default) Supports 640 x 480 color TFT (Sharp LQ9D011, Toshiba LTM09C015A/016) PCA-6145 User’s Manual 36 45B-STN.BIN (512KB VRAM) Support 640 x 480 color STN DD 8/16-bit displays (Sharp LM64C142) Note: This BIOS does not support simultaneous CRT and flat panel display with 512KB VRAM. 45B-MONO.BIN Supports 640 x 480 dual scan monochrome displays (Sharp LM64P8X/837) 45B-EL.BIN Supports 640 x 480 EL displays (PLANAR EL640480-A Series) CBROM.EXE This program allows you to combine your own VGA BIOS with the Sys- tem BIOS. 4.2 VGA Display Software Configuration The PCA-6145B/PCA-6145L’s on-board VGA interface supports a wide range of popular LCD, EL, gas plasma flat panel displays and traditional analog CRT monitors. The interface can drive CRT displays with resolu- tions up to 1024 x 768 in 256 colors. It is also capable of driving color panel displays with resolutions of 640 x 480 in 64K colors. The VGA interface is configured completely via the software utility, so you don’t have to set any jumpers. Configure the VGA display as follows: 1. Apply power to the PCA-6145B/PCA-6145L with a color TFT dis- play attached. This is the default setting for the PCA-6145B/PCA- 6145L. Ensure that the AWDFLASH.EXE and *.BIN files are located in the working drive. NOTE: Ensure that you do not run AWDFLASH.EXE while your system is operating in EMM386 mode. 37 Chapter 4 2. At the prompt, type AWDFLASH.EXE and press . The VGA configuration program will then display the following: Figure 4.1: VGA Setup screen 3. At the prompt, type in the BIN file which supports your display. When you are sure that you have entered the file name correctly press . The screen will ask “Do you want to save?” If you wish to continue press Y. If you change your mind or have made a mistake press N to abort and end the setup procedure. 4. If you decide to continue, the program will create a BIOS.OLD file which contains the existing BIOS configuration. The prompt will then ask “Are you sure you want to save new configuration?” Press Y if you want the new file to be written into the BIOS. Press N to exit the program. The new VGA configuration will then write to the ROM BIOS chip. This configuration will remain the same until you run the AWDFLASH.EXE program and change the settings. PCA-6145 User’s Manual 38 4.3 VGA Win 95 Driver Support These drivers are designed to work with Microsoft Windows 95. You may install these drivers through Windows 95. 4.4 Ethernet Software Configuration The PCA-6145B’s on-board Ethernet interface supports all major net- work operating systems. I/O addresses and interrupts are easily config- ured via the DIAG 9008.EXE program. To execute the configuration, to view the current configuration, or to run diagnostics, do the following: 1. Power the PCA-6145B on. Ensure that the DIAG 9008.EXE file is located in the working drive. 2. At the prompt type DIAG 9008.EXE and press . The Ethernet configuration program will then be displayed. 3. This simple screen shows all the available options for the Ethernet interface. Just highlight the option you wish to change by using the Up and Down keys. To change a selected item, press , and a screen will appear with the available options. Highlight your option and press . Each highlighted option has a helpful message guide displayed at the bottom of the screen for additional information. 4. After you have made your selections and are certain it is the configu- ration that you want, press ESC. A prompt will appear asking if you want to save the configuration. Press Y if you want to save. The Ethernet Setup Menu also offers three very useful diagnostic func- tions. These are: 1. Run EEPROM test 2. Run Diagnostics on Board 3. Run Diagnostics on Network Each option has its own display screen which shows the format and result of any diagnostic tests undertaken. Note: Ethernet cannot use IRQ12. Because IRQ12 is assigned to PS/2 Mouse. 39 Chapter 4 4.5 Ethernet Driver Support These drivers are designed to work in a workstation environment under Windows NT, Win 95, or DOS operating system. You may install these drivers for your application. PCA-6145 User’s Manual 40 5 SVGA Setup 41 Chapter 5 CHAPTER Chapter 5 SVGA Setup The 65545 VGA BIOS supports monochrome LCD, EL, color TFT and STN LCD flat panel displays. It also supports interlaced and non-inter- laced analog monitors (VGA color and VGA monochrome) in high-reso- lution modes while maintaining complete IBM VGA compatibility. Digital monitors (i.e. MDA, CGA, and EGA) are NOT supported. Multi- ple frequency (multisync) monitors are supported as analog monitors. Both CRT and panel displays can be used simultaneously. The PCA- 6145B/PCA-6145L can be set in one of three configurations: on a CRT, on a flat panel display, or on both simultaneously. The system is initially set to simultaneous display mode. In the utility diskette, there are three .COM files which can be used to select the display. Simply type the file- name at the DOS prompt: CT.COMEnables CRT display only FP.COMEnables panel display only SM.COMEnables both displays at the same time. 5.1 Sleep mode The display driver diskette contains two files that support sleep mode. Simply type the filename at the DOS prompt: ON.COM switches to normal display mode. OFF.COM switches to sleep mode. PCA-6145 User’s Manual 42 5.2 Software support The drivers support the following applications using the filenames and resolutions listed: 43 Chapter 5 5.3 Driver installation Necessary prerequisites The instructions in this manual assume that you understand elementary concepts of MS-DOS and the IBM Personal Computer. Before you attempt to install any driver or utility you should: know how to copy files from a floppy disk to a directory on the hard disk, understand the MS- DOS directory structure, and know how to format a floppy disk. If you are uncertain about any of these concepts, please refer to the DOS or Windows user reference guides for more information before you proceed with the installation. Before you begin Before you begin installing software drivers, you should make a backup copy of the display driver diskette and store the original in a safe place. The display driver diskette contains drivers for several versions of certain applications. You must install the correct version in order for the driver to work properly so make sure you know which version of the application you have. 5.3.1 Windows setup These drivers are designed to work with Microsoft Windows 3.1. You may install these drivers through Windows or in DOS. Step 1: Install Windows as you normally would for a VGA display. Run Windows to make sure that it is working correctly. Step 2: Place the display driver diskette in drive A. In Windows Pro- gram Manager, choose File from the Options Menu. Then from the pull-down menu, choose Run . . . . At the command line prompt, type A:\WINSETUP. Press the key or click OK to begin the installation. At this point the setup program locates the directory where Windows is installed. For proper operation, the drivers must be installed in the Windows subdi- rectory. Press to complete the installation. Once completed, the Display Driver Control Panel appears on the screen. This Control Panel allows you to select and load the installed drivers. Another method of installing these drivers is through the File Manager. Click on Drive A:. Then double-click on WIN- SETUP.EXE to begin installation. PCA-6145 User’s Manual 44 Changing Display Drivers in Windows To change display drivers in Windows, select the Windows Setup icon from the Main window. You will be shown the current setup configura- tion. Select Change System Settings from the Option menu. Click on the arrow at the end of the Display line. You will be shown a list of display drivers. Click on the driver you want. Then click on the OK button. Fol- low the directions to complete the setup. Changing Color Schemes After you change display drivers, you may notice that the color scheme used by Windows looks strange. This is because different drivers have different default colors. To change the color scheme, select the Control Panel from the Main window. Select the Color icon. You will be shown the current color scheme. Choose a new color scheme and click the OK button. DOS Setup Step 1: Install Windows as you normally would for a VGA display. Run Windows to make sure that it is working correctly. Then exit Windows. Step 2: Place the display driver diskette in drive A. Type A: to make this the default drive. Type SETUP to run the driver SETUP program. Press any key to get to the applica- tions list. Using the arrow keys, select Windows Version 3.1 and press the key. Press the key to select All Resolutions, and then press to begin the installa- tion. At this point you will be asked for the path to your Win- dows System directory (default C:\WINDOWS). When the installation is complete, press any key to continue. Press followed by Y to exit to DOS. Step 3: Change to the directory where you installed Windows (usually C:\WINDOWS). Step 4: Type SETUP to run the Windows Setup program. It will show the current Windows configuration. Use the up arrow key to move to the Display line and press . A list of display drivers will be shown. Use the arrow keys to select one of the drivers starting with an asterisk (*) and press . 45 Chapter 5 Step 5: Follow the directions on the screen to complete the setup. In most cases, you may press to accept the suggested option. When Setup is done, it will return to DOS. Type WIN to start Windows with the new display driver. Changing Display Drivers in DOS To change display drivers from DOS, change to the Windows directory and run Setup, repeating steps 4 and 5 from the previous page. Besides the special display drivers marked by an asterisk (*), you should be able to use the following standard drivers: VGA640x480, 16 colors SuperVGA800x600, 16 colors Panning Drivers Special panning drivers are provided to allow high-resolution modes to be displayed on a flat panel or CRT. These drivers will show a section of a larger screen and will automatically pan, or scroll, the screen horizon- tally and vertically when the mouse reaches the edge of the display. Linear Acceleration Drivers A special high-performance linear acceleration driver is provided for 256-color modes. This driver may require special hardware and may not be supported on all systems. It is only available for Windows3.1. 5.3.2 AutoCAD R12 These drivers are designed to work with Autodesk AutoCAD R12. They conform to the Autodesk Device Interface (ADI) for Rendering drivers and Display drivers. These display list drivers accelerate redraw, pan, and zoom functions. Driver installation Step 1: Place the display driver diskette in drive A. Type A: to make this the default drive. Type SETUP to run the SETUP program. Press any key to get to the applications list. Using the arrow keys, select AutoCAD Release 12 and press . This will display a list of supported driver res- PCA-6145 User’s Manual 46 olutions. Using the arrow keys and the key, select the resolutions that are appropriate for your monitor. When all of the desired resolutions have been selected, press to begin the installation. At this point you will be asked for a drive and directory to copy the driver files. Enter the drive and direc- tory that contains the installed AutoCAD R12. If the destination directory does not exist you will be asked for confirmation. When the installation is complete, press any key to continue. Press followed by Y to exit to DOS. Step 2: Go to the AutoCAD directory where the new drivers were installed and run the driver installation program by typing ACAD12 -r . This program will configure your AutoCAD R12 to use the new display drivers. Select Tur- boDLD Classic. Configuring TurboDLD Select Configure Video Display. In Display Device Configuration choose Select Graphics Board/Resolution. Then choose Select Display Graph- ics Board. After choosing a graphics board, go to Select Display Reso- lution. After selecting the display resolution, save the new configuration, and return to the main menu. Basic Configuration Menu This menu allows you to modify: Number of AutoCAD Command Lines Font Size 6x8/8x8/8x14/8x16/12x20/12x24 Dual Screen Enable/Disable User Interface Configuration Double Click Interval Time BP Button BP HighlightPatt Line/Xor Rect/Both BP Refresh Enable/Disable BP Cache Enable/Disable Expert Configuration Menu 47 Chapter 5 This menu allows you to modify: Display List Enable/Disable Drawing CacheEnable/Disable Use Acad 31 bit space?Yes/No Internal Command EchoEnable/Disable BP Zoom ModeFreeze/Float Regen Mode Incremental/Fast If your previously installed driver is not TurboDLD, you will have to reconfigure the RENDER command the first time you use it. 5.3.3 Lotus 1-2-3 and Lotus Symphony These drivers are designed to work with Lotus 1-2-3 versions 2.0, 2.01 and 2.2, and with Lotus Symphony versions 1.0 and 1.1. Driver installation Step 1: Place the display driver diskette into drive A. Make A the default drive by typing A: . Run the SETUP program by typing SETUP . Press any key to display a list of supported applications. Use the arrow keys to select Lotus/ Symphony, and press . A list of supported screen res- olutions will be displayed. Use the arrow keys to select the desired screen resolution and press . (Make sure your monitor is able to display the resolution desired) Press to begin the driver installation process. A default drive and directory path will be displayed. Use the backspace key to erase this default and type in the 123 directory. At this point you may be asked to create the target directory if it does not already exist. After the files have been installed, press any key to return to the list of supported applications. Press followed by Y to exit to DOS. Copy all the files that were just created in the temporary directory onto a formatted floppy diskette. Step 2: Go to your 123 directory, and start the installation program. Type the following commands: C: PCA-6145 User’s Manual 48 INSTALL Step 3: The Lotus installation program will load and present the instal- lation menu. From this menu, select Advanced Options. From the Advanced Options menu, select Add New Drivers To Library. From the Add New Drivers Menu, select Modify Cur- rent Driver Set. From the Modify Driver Set Menu, select Text Display. From the Text Display menu, select one of drivers. Step 4: After the selection of the appropriate VGA display driver, you will need to exit this menu and return to the Main Lotus Instal- lation Menu. Do this by selecting Return To Menu. Step 5: At the Main Lotus Installation Menu, select Save Changes. Step 6: At this point the Installation Menu will prompt you for the name of your new Lotus configuration file. The Lotus system will prompt you with the default value — 123.SET, but you may want to use a filename that indicates the resolution of its driver. For example, if you installed the 132 column by 25 line driver, you could name this driver 132X25.SET, or if you installed the 80 by 50 driver, you may want to call the file 80X50.SET. Step 7: The installation of your Lotus 1-2-3 driver is now complete. You will need to exit the Lotus installation program at this point. At the main Lotus Installation Menu, select Exit. NOTE: If your driver set is not 123.SET, you have to type the filename of your driver set in the command line when you start Lotus 1-2-3. For example, if you named your driver set 132X25.SET, type the following to start Lotus 1-2-3: 123 132X25.SET 5.3.4 VESA The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has created a stan- dard for a Super VGA BIOS Extension (VBE). This defines a standard software interface to allow application programs to set and control extended video modes, such as 800x600 graphics, on video adapters from different manufacturers. The VESA driver adds this Super VGA BIOS Extension to the VGA BIOS. Any application program which supports the VESA standard driver interface can be used with this driver. This VESA driver conforms to the VESA Super VGA Standard #VS891001. 49 Chapter 5 Driver installation Step 1: Place the display driver diskette into drive A. Make A the default drive by typing A: . Run the SETUP program by typing SETUP . Press any key to display a list of supported applications. Use the arrow keys to select VESA Driver Version 1.2 and press . Press the key to select All Resolutions, and press to begin the installation. A default drive and directory path will be dis- played. Use the backspace key to erase this and type in a direc- tory that is in the directory path (such as C:\BIN or C:\UTILS). After the files have been installed, press any key to return to the list of supported applications. Press followed by Y to exit to DOS. Step 2: To install the VESA driver, type either VESA or VESA + at the DOS prompt. The optional + com- mand line parameter enables all of the available modes. Make sure that your monitor is capable of displaying these high reso- lution modes before enabling them. NOTE: If the video BIOS already supports VBE extended video modes, DO NOT use this driver. Run the VTEST.EXE program to see if the video BIOS sup- ports the VBE modes. 5.3.5 Word These drivers are designed to work with Microsoft Word 5.0 and 5.5. Driver installation If you have already installed Word on your computer, go to Step 2 to install the new video driver. Step 1: Install Word as normal. Step 2: After you complete the Word installation, place the display driver diskette into drive A. Make A the default drive by typing A: . Run the SETUP program by typing SETUP . Press any key to display a list of supported applica- tions. Use the arrow keys to select Word and press . Use the arrow keys to select the desired screen resolution and press (make sure your monitor is able to display the resolution desired). Press to begin the driver installa- PCA-6145 User’s Manual 50 tion process. A default drive and directory path will be dis- played. Use the backspace key to erase this and type in your Word directory. After the files have been installed, press any key to return to the list of supported applications. Press followed by Y to exit to DOS. Step 3: Copy the driver file for the desired resolution that was just installed to SCREEN.VID. 5.4 WordPerfect These drivers are designed to work with WordPerfect 5.0 or 5.1. They support 132-column display in editing mode, and high-resolution graph- ics display in PreView mode. Driver installation Step 1: Place the display driver diskette into drive A. Make A the default drive by typing A: . Run the SETUP program by typing SETUP . Press any key to display a list of supported applications. Use the arrow keys to select WordPer- fect and press . A list of supported screen resolutions will be displayed. Use the arrow keys to select the desired screen resolution and press (make sure your monitor is able to display the resolution desired). Press to begin the driver installation process. A default drive and directory path will be displayed. Use the backspace key to erase this default and type in the WordPerfect directory. At this point you may be asked to create the target directory if it does not already exist. After the files have been installed, press any key to return to the list of supported applications. Press followed by Y to exit to DOS. Step 2: Start WordPerfect, and press + to enter the setup menu. Select D for Display and G for Graphics Screen Type, and then choose the desired Chips VGA resolution. 51 Chapter 5 Configuring WordPerfect 5.0 for 132 columns Follow these instructions to configure WordPerfect 5.0 for 132 column text mode: Step 1: To use the SETCOL program to set 132 columns and 25 rows, type the following command: SETCOL 132, 25 Step 2: Start WordPerfect. The program will detect the number of rows and columns automatically. If for some reason WordPerfect is unable to adapt to 132 columns by 25 rows, start WordPerfect with the following command: WP /SS=25,132 Configuring WordPerfect 5.1 for 132 columns Start WordPerfect and press + to enter the setup menu. Select D for Display and T for Text Screen Type and then select Chips 132 Column Text. PCA-6145 User’s Manual 52 A Programming the Watchdog Timer Appendix Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer A.1 Programming the watchdog timer If you decide to program the watchdog timer, you must write a program which reads I/O port address 443 (hex). The output data is a timer value. You can write it from 01 (hex) to 3F (hex), and the related timer is 1 sec. to 63 sec. After date entry, your program must refresh the watchdog timer by rewriting the I/O port 443 (hex) while simultaneously setting it. The following program is a program for the watchdog timer: Step 1out 443h, data REM Start and reset the watchdog timer Step 2your application program task #1 Step 3out 443h, date REM Reset the timer Step 4your application program task #2 Step 5out 443h, data REM Reset the timer Step nin 43hREM Disable watchdog function Date values 01 1 sec. 02 2 sec. 03 3 sec. 04 4 sec. .. 3F 63 sec PCA-6145 User’s Manual 54 B Upgrading 55 Appendix B Appendix Appendix B Upgrading B.1 Installing PC/104 modules (CN5,CN6) The PCA-6145B/PCA-6145L card's PC/104 connector lets you attach PC/104 modules. These modules perform the functions of traditional plug-in expansion cards, but save space and valuable slots. Advantech modules include: • PCM-3110 PCMCIA module • PCM-3718 30 KHz A/D module • PCM-3724 48-channel DIO module PC/104 modules are produced by over a dozen manufacturers, and the PC/104 form factor is being advanced as an appendix to the ISA bus stan- dard. If you want to make your own PC/104 module, the figure on the follow- ing page shows module dimensions. A PC/104 breadboard module (PCM-3910) is also available. Pin assignments for the connector appear in Appendix D. For further information, contact your Advantech distribu- tor or sales representative. PCA-6145 User’s Manual 56 Figure B.1: PC/104 module dimensions (mm)(+/-0.1) 57 Appendix B B.2 Installing DRAM (SIMMs) You can use anywhere from 1 MB to 32 MB of DRAM with your PCA- 6145B/PCA-6145L. The card provides one 72-pin SIMM (single in-line memory module) socket that accepts from 1 to 32 MB DRAM or EDO RAM. The following table shows the bank assignment for the SIMM socket: Bank SIMM socket (s)Size 1 SIMM1 72-pin You can use 256 KBx32, 256 KBx64, 1 MBx32, 1 MBx64, 4 MBx32 or 4 MBx64 DRAM SIMMs. B.2.1 Memory sizes The board accepts 1 MB, 2 MB, 4 MB, 8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB and EDO RAM. The following table lists some of the different memory configura- tions for the PCA-6145B/PCA-6145L card. SIMM 1Total 1 MB 1 MB 2 MB 2MB 4 MB 4 MB 8 MB 8 MB 16 MB16 MB 32MB 32MB Supported Memory Configurations PCA-6145 User’s Manual 58 C Detailed system information This appendix contains information of a detailed or specialized nature. It includes: • Parallel connector pin assignments • HDD connector pin assignments • FDD connector pin assignments • Keyboard connector pin assignments • CRT display connector • Flat panel display connector • RS-232 connections • PC/104 connector pin assignments • System I/O port address assignments • System information I/O address assignments • DMA channel assignments • DMA controller registers • DMA page addresses •Interrupt assignments • Timer channel assignments 59 Appendix C Appendix Appendix C Detailed system information Table C.1: Parallel/printer connector (CN4) Pin no. Signal 1STROBE 2DATA 0 3DATA 1 4DATA 2 5DATA 3 6DATA 4 7DATA 5 8DATA 6 9DATA 7 10 - ACKNOWLEDGE 11 BUSY 12 PAPER EMPTY 13 + SELECT 14 - AUTO FEED 15 - ERROR 16 - INIT PRINTER 17 - SELECT INPUT 18-25 GROUND Table C.2: HDD connector (CN1) Pin no. Signal Pin no. Signal 1- RST 2 GND 3D74D8 5D66D9 7D58D10 9D410D11 11 D3 12 D12 13 D2 14 D13 15 D1 16 D14 17 D0 18 D15 19 GND 20 N.C. 21 N.C. 22 GND 23 IOW 24 GND 25 IOR 26 GND 27 IORDY 28 BALE 29 N.C. 30 GND 31 IRQ 32 -IO CS16 PCA-6145 User’s Manual 60 Pin no. Signal Pin no. Signal 33 A1 34 N.C. 35 A0 36 A2 37 CSO 38 CS1 39 -ACT 40 GND Table C.3: FDD connector (CN3) Pin no. Signal 1-33 (odd) GROUND 2 HIGH DENSITY 4, 6 UNUSED 8 INDEX 10 MOTOR ENABLE A 12 DRIVER SELECT B 14 DRIVER SELECT A 16 MOTOR ENABLE B 18 DIRECTION 20 STEP PULSE 22 WRITE DATA 24 WRITE ENABLE 26 TRACK 0 28 WRITE PROTECT 30 READ DATA 32 SELECT HEAD 34 DISK CHANGE Table C.4: Keyboard conn pin assignment (J4, J5) J4 J5 Signal 15 CLOCK 21 DATA 3 (NC) 2 PS/2 DATA 43 GND 54 +5 V 6PS/2 CLOCK 61 Appendix C C.0.1 VGA display connector (J2) Table C.5: PCA-6145 CRT display connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1RED9N/C 2 GREEN 10 GND 3BLUE11N/C 4N/C12N/C 5 GND 13 H-SYNC 6 GND 14 V-SYNC 7 GND 15 N/C 8GND C.0.2 Flat panel display connector (CN2) mini pin header Table C.6: PCA-6145 Flat panel display connector Pin Function Pin Function 1 +12 V 2 +12 V 3 GND 4 GND 5 Vcc 6 Vcc 7 ENAVEE8 GND 9P010P1 11 P2 12 P3 13 P4 14 P5 15 P6 16 P7 17 P8 18 P9 19 P10 20 P11 21 P12 22 P13 23 P14 24 P15 25 P16 26 P17 27 P18 28 P19 29 P20 30 P21 31 P22 32 P23 33 GND 34 GND 35 SHFCLK36 FLM 37 M 38 LP 39 GND 40 ENABKL 41 KB-DATA42 KB-CLK 43 NC 44 NC PCA-6145 User’s Manual 62 C.0.3 RS-232 connections (COM1, COM2) Different devices implement the RS-232 standard in different ways. If you are having problems with a serial device, be sure to check the pin assignments for the connector. The following table shows the pin assign- ments for the card's RS-232 port: Table C.7: RS-232 connector pin assignment Pin Signal 1DCD 2RX 3TX 4DTR 5GND 6DSR 7RTS 8CTS 9RI 93 7 5 1 5 4 3 2 1 10 8 6 4 2 NC 9 8 7 6 COM1 COM2 63 Appendix C Table C.8: PC/104 Connector Pin Assignments CN5 CN6 0----0V0V 1 IOCHCHK*0V SBHE* MEMCS16* 2 SD7 RESETDRVLA23 IOCS16* 3 SD6 +5V LA22 IRQ10 4 SD5 IRQ9 LA21 IRQ11 5 SD4 -5V LA20 IRQ12 6 SD3 DRQ2 LA19 IRQ15 7 SD2 -12V LA18 IRQ14 8 SD1 OWS* LA17* DACK0* 9 SD0 +12 MEMR* DRQ0* 10 IOCHRDYNC MEMW* DACK5* 11 AEN SMEMW*SD8 DRQ5 12 SA19 SMEMR*SD9 DACK6* 13 SA18 IOW* SD10 DRQ6 14 SA17 IOR* SD11 DACK7* 15 SA16 DACK3* SD12 DRQ7 16 SA15 DRQ3 SD13 85V 17 SA14 DACK1* SD14 MASTER* 18 SA13 DRQ1 SD15 0V 19 SA12 REFRESH*NC 0V 20 SA11 SYSCLK-- -- 21 SA10 IRQ7 -- -- 22 SA9 IRQ6 -- -- 23 SA8 IRQ5 -- -- 24 SA7 IRQ4 -- -- 25 SA6 IRQ3 -- -- 26 SA5 DACK2* -- -- 27 SA4 TC -- -- 28 SA3 BALE -- -- 29 SA2 +5V -- -- 30 SA1 OSC -- -- 31 SA0 0V -- -- 32 0V 0V -- -- PCA-6145 User’s Manual 64 Table C.9: System I/O ports Addr. range (Hex) Device 000-01F DMA controller 020-021 Interrupt controller 1, master 022-023 Chipset address 040-05F 8254 timer 043 Watchdog timer disable 060-06F 8042 (keyboard Controller) 070-07F Real-time clock, non-maskable interrupt (NMI) mask 080-09F DMA page register, 0A0-0BF Interrupt controller 2 0C0-0DF DMA controller 0F0 Clear math co-processor 0F1 Reset math co-processor 0F8-0FF Math co-processor 1F0-1F8 Fixed disk 200-207 Game I/O 278-27F Parallel printer port 2 (LPT 3) 2F8-2FF Serial port 2 300-31F Prototype card 360-36F Reserved 378-37F Parallel printer port 1 (LPT 2) 380-38F SDLC, bisynchronous 2 3A0-3AF Bisynchronous 1 3B0-3BF Monochrome display and printer adapter (LPT 1) 3C0-3CF Reserved 3D0-3DF Color/graphics monitor adapter 3F0-3F7 Diskette controller 3F8-3FF Serial port 1 443 Watchdog timer enable and trigger 65 Appendix C Table C.10: System information I/O addresses Address Description 00-0D * Real-time clock information 00 Second 01 Second alarm 02 Minutes 03 Minute alarm 04 Hours 05 Hours alarm 06 Day of week 07 Date of month 08 Month 09 Year 0A Status register A 0B Status register B 0C Status register C 0D Status register D 0E * Diagnostic status byte 0F * Shutdown status byte 10 Diskette drive type byte, drives A and B 11 Reserved 12 Fixed disk type byte, drives C and D 13 Reserved 14 Equipment byte 15 Low base memory byte 16 High base memory byte 17 Low expansion memory byte 18 High expansion memory byte 19-2D Reserved 2E-2F 2-byte CMOS checksum 30 * Low expansion memory byte 31 * High expansion memory byte 32 * Date century byte 33 * Information flags (set during power on) 34-3F Reserved PCA-6145 User’s Manual 66 Table C.11: DMA channel assignments Channel Function 0 Spare (8-bit transfer) 1 SDLC (8-bit transfer) 2 Floppy disk (8-bit transfer) 3 Spare (8-bit transfer) 4 Cascade for DMA controller 1 5 Spare (16-bit transfer) 6 Spare (16-bit transfer) 7 Spare (16-bit transfer) Table C.12: DMA controller registers Address Command code 0C0 CH0 base and current address 0C2 CH0 base and current word count 0C4 CH1 base and current address 0C6 CH1 base and current word count 0C8 CH2 base and current address 0CA CH2 base and current word count 0CC CH3 base and current address 0CE CH3 base and current word count 0D0 Read status register/Write command register 0D2 Write mode register 0D4 Read temporary register/Write command register 0D6 Write mode register 0D8 Clear byte pointer flip-flop 0DA Read status register/Write command register 0DC Write mode register 0DE Write all mask register bus Table C.13: DMA Page Addresses Page register I/O Address DMA Channel 0 0087 DMA Channel 1 0083 DMA Channel 2 0081 DMA Channel 3 0082 DMA Channel 5 008B DMA Channel 6 0089 DMA Channel 7 008A Refresh 008F 67 Appendix C Table C.14: Interrupt assignments Priority Interrupt# Interrupt source 1 NMI Parity error detected 2 IRQ 0 Interval timer, counter 0 output 3 IRQ 1 Keyboard - IRQ 2 Interrupt from controller 2 (cascade) 4 IRQ 8 Real-time clock 5 IRQ 9 Cascaded to INT 0AH (IRQ 2) 6 IRQ 10 Reserved 7 IRQ 11 Reserved 8 IRQ 12 PS/2 mouse 9 IRQ 13 INT from co-processor 10 IRQ 14 Fixed disk controller 11 IRQ 15 Reserved 12 IRQ 3 Serial communication port 2 13 IRQ 4 Serial communication port 1 14 IRQ 5 Parallel port 2 15 IRQ 6 Diskette controller (FDC) 16 IRQ 7 Parallel port 1 (print port) Table C.15: Timer channel assignments Channel Function 0 System timer 2 Refresh request generator 3 Tone generation for speaker PCA-6145 User’s Manual 68 D POST LEDs 69 Appendix D Appendix Appendix D Detailed system information Whenever you start up your system, the CPU card runs a series of pro- grams to test and initialize board hardware. If the routines encounter an error in during the tests, you will either hear a few short beeps or see an error message on the screen. There are two kinds of errors: fatal and non- fatal. The system can usually continue the boot up sequence with non- fatal errors. Non-fatal error messages usually appear on the screen along with the following instructions: press to RESUME Write down the message and press the F1 key to continue the bootup sequence. The cure for most nonfatal error messages is simply to run the BIOS SETUP program, discussed in Chapter 3. If the routines encounter a fatal error, they will stop the tests and output a message indicating which test failed. If the fatal error comes before the screen device initializes, the card will indicate the error code through a series of beeps. You can also determine the number of the test that failed by reading the LED indicators on the top of the PCA-6145B/PCA-6145L board. Please make a note of any POST error codes before you contact Advan- tech for technical support. PCA-6145 User’s Manual 70 D.1 POST LEDs Before the BIOS performs each system test, it writes a checkpoint code to I/O address 80H. If the test fails, the code will stay in memory. You can read the code and determine which test has failed. The PCA-6145B/PCA-6145L’s POST LED indicators make this process extremely easy. You don’t need any special diagnostic tools, you just read the POST code from the LEDs. The table below shows how to read the LEDs, a series of eight LEDs located in the top left-hand corner of the board. POST checkpoint LED indicators The following list of POST codes gives the number of each checkpoint for the AWARD BIOS POST. Codes are Copyright AWARD-BIOS CHECK-POINT, (C) 1994 Award Software Inc. 71 Appendix D Code Name Description of check-point 01 Processor test 1 Processor status (IFLAGS) verifica- tion tests the following processor status flags, carry, zero, sign, BIOS overflow. It will set each of these flags, verify that they are set, then turn each flag off and verify it is off. 02 Processor test 2 Read, write, verify all CPU registers except SS, SP, and BP with data pattern FF and 00. 03 Initialize chips Disable NMI, PLE, ALE, UEL, SQWV. Disable video, parity check- ing, DMA. Reset math coprocessor, clear all page registers, CMOS shutdown byte. Initialize timer 0, 1, and 2. Set EISA timer to a known state. Initialize DMA controllers 0 and 1. Initialize interrupt controllers 0 and 1. Initialize EISA extended registers. 04 Test memory RAM must be periodically refreshed in order to keep the memory from decaying. Refresh toggle This function assures that the mem- ory refresh function is working prop- erly. 05 Blank video Keyboard controller initialization. Initialize keyboard. 06 Reserved 07 Test CMOS interface Verifies CMOS is working correctly. Checks battery status, detects bad battery. 08 Setup low memory Early chip set initialization memory presence test. OEM chipset rou- tines. Clear low 64 KB of memory. Test first 64 KB memory. 09 Early cache initialization Cyrix CPU initialization, cache ini- tialization 0A Setup interrupt vectors Initialize first 120 vectors in inter- rupt vector table with SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR and initial- ize INT 00h-1Fh according to INT_TBL. 0B Test CMOS RAM Test CMOS RAM checksum. If bad or insert key pressed, INT OOh-1Fh according to INT_TBL. PCA-6145 User’s Manual 72 Code Name Description of check-point 0C Initialize keyboard detect type of keyboard controller (optional). Set num_lock status. 0D Initialize video interface Detect CPU clock. Read interface CMOS location 14h to find out type of video in use. Detect and initialize video adaptor. 0E Test video memory Test video memory, write sign-on message to screen. Set up shadow RAM-enable according to setup. 0F Test DMA controller 0 BIOS checksum test. Keyboard detection and initialization. 10 Test DMA controller 1 11 Test DMA page registers Test DMA page registers. 12-13, 1B, 1E Reserved 14 Test timer counter 2 Test 8254 timer 0 counter 2. 15 Test 8259-1 mask bits Verify 8259 channel 1 masked interrupts by alternately turning off and on the interrupt lines. 16 Test 8259-2 mask bits Verify 8259 channel 2 masked interrupts by alternately turning off and on the interrupt lines. 17 Test 8259-1 mask bits Turn off interrupts then verify no interrupt mask register is on. 18 Test 8259 interrupt Force an interrupt and verify the functionalityinterrupt occurred. 19 Test stuck NMI bits Verify NMI can be cleared. (parity/IO check) 1A Display CPU clock 20 Enable slot 0 Initialize slot 0 (system board). 21-2F Enable slots 1-15 Initialize slots 1 through 15. 30 Size base and extended Size base memory from 256 KB to memory 640 KB and extended memory above 1MB. 31 Test base and extended Test base memory from 256 KB to memory 640 KB and extended memory above 1 MB using various patterns. Note: this will be skipped in EISA mode and can be “skipped” with ESC key in EISA mode. 73 Appendix D Code Name Description of check-point 32 Test EISA extended If EISA mode flag is set then test memory EISA memory found in slot initialization. Note: this will be skipped in ISA mode and can be ‘skipped” with ESC key in EISA mode. 33-3B Reserved 3C Setup enabled 3D Initialize and install Detect if mouse is present, initialize mouse mouse, install interrupt vectors. 3E Set up cache controller Initialize cache controller. 40 Virus protect Display virus protect disable or enable. 41 Initialize floppy drive Initialize floppy disk drive controller and controller and any drives. 42 Initialize hard disk drive Initialize hard disk drive controller and controller and any drives. 43 Detect & initialize Initialize serial/parallel ports (also serial and parallel ports game port). 44 Reserved 45 Detect & initialize Initialize math coprocessor. math coprocessor 46-47 Reserved 4E Manufacturing post loop Reboot if manufacturing loop post or display messages loop pin is set. Otherwise display and messages (i.e. any non-fatal errors that were detected during post and enter setup). 4F Security check Ask for password security (optional). 50 Write CMOS Write all CMOS values back to RAM and clear screen. 51 Pre-boot enable Enable parity checker, enable NMI, enable cache before boot. 52 Initialize option ROMs Initialize any option ROMs present from C8000h to EFFFFh. Note: when fscan option is enabled, it will initialize from C8000h to F7FFFh. 53 Initialize time value Initialize time value in 40h: BIOS area. 60 Set up virus protection Set up virus protection according to setup. 61 Set boot speed Set system speed for boot. PCA-6145 User’s Manual 74 Code Name Description of check-point 62 Set numlock Set numlock status according to setup. 63 Boot attempt Set low stack boot via INT 19h. B0 Spurious If interrupt occurs in protected mode. B1 Unclaimed NMI If unmasked NMI occurs, display "Press F1 to disable NMI, F2 to reboot". BE Chipset default Program chipset registers with initialization power-on BIOS defaults. BF Chipset initialization Program chipset registers with setup values. C0 Turn off chipset cache OEM specific-cache control. C1 Memory presence test OEM specific test to size onboard memory. C5 Early shadow OEM specific early shadow enable for fast boot. C6 Cache presence test External cache size detection test. E1-EF Setup pages E1-page 1, E2-page2, etc. FF Boot 75 Appendix D PCA-6145 User’s Manual 76

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