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Contents

Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration.................................2

1.1 Introduction....................................................................... 2
1.2 Features.............................................................................3
1.3 Specifications....................................................................4
1.3.1 System............................................................................. 4
1.3.2 Memory........................................................................... 4
1.3.3 Input/Output................................................................... . 4
1.3.4 VGA interface................................................................. 5
1.3.5 Ethernet LAN.................................................................. 5
1.3.6 Industrial features ........................................................... 5
1.3.7 Mechanical and environmental specifications................ 5
1.4 Jumpers and Connectors....................................................6
Table 1.1:Jumpers.......................................................... .6
Table 1.2:Connectors...................................................... 6
1.5 Board Layout: Jumper and Connector Locations.............. 8
Figure 1.1:Jumper and connecter locations.................... 8
Figure 1.2:Extension I/O daughter board (for PCA-
6186E2-00A1).................................................... 9
Figure 1.3:Extension I/O daughter board (for PCA-
6186G2-00A1)....................................................9
1.6 Safety Precautions.......................................................... 10
1.7 Jumper Settings...............................................................10
1.7.1 How to set jumpers........................ ............................... 10
1.7.2 CMOS clear (J1)..................................... ......................11
Table 1.3:CMOS (J1).................................................... 11
1.7.3 Watchdog timer output (J2).......................................... 11
Table 1.4:Watchdog timer output (J2)..........................12
1.8 System Memory.............................................................. 12
Table 1.5:DIMM module allocation table ....................12
1.8.1 Sample calculation: DIMM memory capacity.............. 13
Table 1.6:DIMM memory capacity sample
calculation ................................................................... 13
1.9 Memory Installation Procedures..................................... 13
1.10 Cache Memory................................................................13
1.11 CPU Installation..............................................................14

Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals .................................16

2.1 Introduction..................................................................... 16
2.2 Primary (CN1) and Secondary (CN2) IDE Connectors.. 16
2.3 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3).......................................17
2.4 Parallel Port (CN4)..........................................................17