PCA-6186 User’s Manual 2
Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration1.1 Introduction
Advantech's PCA-6186 full-size CPU card is designed with Intel 845G
chipset and supports socket 478 Pentium 4/Celeron processor (FSB 400/
533MHz) up to 2.4GHz and above. In addition to high-speed processor,
PCA-6186 supports up to 2GB DDR memory with 2 DIMM socket on
board. It provides maximum computing power and productivity which is
ideal for high-performance demanding application. Intel's 845G inte-
grated VGA provides superior 3D performance with AGP 4X. Dual Intel
82551/82562 10/100Base-T Ethernet controller or dual Intel 82540 10/
100/1000Base-T Ethernet controller are available in PCA-6186 series.
The high reliability and excellent performance provided by Intel Ethernet
controller are crucial for various network applications. PCA-6186 also
offers an exclusive feature of USB 2.0 and which provides high speed
data transfer rate up to 480 Mb/sec. In addition to onboard two USB con-
nectors, flexible I/O expension board allows customer to optimize their
need for additional four USB port.
A backup of CMOS data is stored in the Flash memory, which protects
data even after a battery failure. Also included is a 255-level watchdog
timer, which resets the CPU or generates an interrupt if a program cannot
be executed normally. This enables reliable operation in unattended envi-
ronments.
The remote management interface enables the PCA-6186 to be managed
through Ethernet when it is connected to the SNMP-1000 Remote HTTP/
SNMP System Manager..
Note: Some of the features mentioned above are not
available with all models. For more information
about the specifications of a particular model,
see Section 1.3: Specifications.