Advantech PPC-A84/A120-X5X

The Engine of the

PPC-A84/A120

(PCM-5821)

• Introduction

• Features

• Jumpers and Connectors

• Wake on LAN selction

• CMOS clear

• Watchdog timer configuration

• COM2 RS-232/422/485setting

• Buzzer enable

CHAPTER

Contents

Main Copyright notice FCC Class B notes Packing List Additional Information and Assistance Safety Instructions Page Contents Chapter 1 General Information ...................................... 1 Chapter 2 System Setup .............................................. 15 Chapter 4 PCI Bus Ethernet Interface......................... 47 Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Setup.......................................... 61 Chapter 6 Touchscreen ............................................... 75 Chapter 7 Audio Setup................................................. 93 Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup .................................... 103 Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer ...... 121 Appendix B Full Disassembly Procedures .............. 125 Appendix C Pin Assignments ................................... 133 Page Figures Tables General Information 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Specifications General Standard SBC functions (PCM-5821) LCD Specification Notes: The 24V power module is standard, while the 12V power module is optional upon the customers' requrement. PCMCIA module (Optional) Environmental specifications Page Page Page 1.6 Panel Mounting Note: T he panel thickness should not exceed 10 mm. 1.7 Universal Mounting Arm (Optional) Page Page Page System Setup Page Page Page Page Page 2.2 Preparing For First-time Usage 2.3 Installation Procedures 2.3.1 Connecting the power inlet cable (180 cm) 2.3.2 Connecting the insulator to your power sources Page Page 2.3.3 Installing a primary 2.5" HDD (plug-in) 2.3.4 Installing DRAM (SODIMM) Page 2.4 Installing I/O Equipment 2.4.1 Installing one external IDE (3.5" HDD/CD-ROM) device and an external FDD 2.4.2 PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse 2.4.3 Mic-in, line-in, speaker out 2.4.4 External VGA 2.4.5 Two serial COM ports 2.4.6 USB ports 2.4.7 Parallel port 2.4.8 Ethernet 2.5 How to Install Software to the HDD 2.6 Running the BIOS Setup Program 2.7 Installing System Software 2.8 Installing the Drivers Page Page 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Features 3.3 Jumpers and Connectors 3.3.1 Setting jumpers 3.3.2 Jumpers 3.3.3 Connectors Figure 3-1: Locating jumpers and connectors on PCM-5821 (front side) Chapter 3 The Engine of PPC-A84/A120 41 Figure 3-2: Locating jumpers and connectors PCM-5821 (rear side) 42 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 3.4 Wake on LAN Selection (Reserved) (JP1) 3.5 CMOS Clear (JP2) 3.6 Watchdog Timer Configuration 3.6.1 Watchdog activity selection (JP2) 3.7 COM2 RS-232/422/485 setting (JP3, JP4,JP5) 3.8 Buzzer enable (JP10) Page Page 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Installation of Ethernet Driver Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 5.1 Introduction 5.1.1 Chipset 5.1.2 Display memory 5.1.3 Display types 5.2 Installation of SVGA Driver Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 5.3 Further Information Page Page 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Installation of Touch Screen Driver for the PPC-A84 6.2.1 Installation for MS-DOS Page Page Page Page Page Page 6.3 Installation for Touch Screen Driver for the PPC-A120 Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Installation of Audio Driver Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 8.1 Award BIOS Setup 8.2 CMOS Setup Utility 8.3 Standard CMOS Setup 8.3.1 Hard Disk Configurations 8.4 BIOS Features Setup Page Page 8.5 Chipset Features Setup 8.6 Power Management Setup Page 8.7 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup 8.8 Load BIOS Defaults Page Page WDT Active When Power ON 8.11 Password Setting 8.12 IDE HDD Auto Detection 8.14 Exit Without Saving 8.13 Save and Exit Setup Page A A.1 Programming the Watchdog Timer Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer The following example shows how you might program the watchdog timer in BASIC: Page Page B.1 Full Disassembly Procedures Page Page Page Page Page Page C Pin Assignments C.1 Inverter Power Connector (J1) C.2 Flat Panel Display Connector (J2) C.3 Primary IDE Connector (J3) # low active C.4 Keyboard Connector (J4) C.5 Internal Touchscreen Connector(J5) C.6 ComapctFlash Disk Secondary IDE Con- nector (CN2) C.7 CD IN (CN3) C.8 Power Fan Power Connector (CN4) C.9 External KBT2 Connector (CN7) C.11 Power Switch Connector (CN10) C.10 CPU Fan Power Connector (CN8) C.12 Speaker and Microphone Connector (CN20) C.13 Power Test Connector (PS1) C.14 COM2 C.15 External IDE Connector * Low active C.16 External Floopy Drive Connector * Low active C.17 External FDD and HDD Power Connector C.18 System I/O ports