Advantech PPC-A84 General Information

General Information

This chapter gives background

information on the PPC-A84

Sections include:

• Introduction

• Specifications

• Front View

• Dimensions

• Cutout Dimensions

• Panel Mounting

• Universal Mounting Arm

CHAPTER

Contents

Main Copyright notice FCC Class B notes Packing List Additional Information and Assistance Safety Instructions Wichtige Sicherheishinweise Contents Chapter 1 General Information ................................. 1 Chapter 2 System Setup .........................................13 Chapter 3 The Engine of PPC-A84 (PCM-5821)..... 33 Chapter 4 PCI Bus Ethernet Interface.................... 45 Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Setup..................................... 57 Chapter 6 Touchscreen .......................................... 67 Chapter 7 Audio Setup............................................ 77 Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup ................................. 87 Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer . 105 Appendix B Full Disassembly Procedures.......... 109 Appendix C Pin Assignments............................... 117 Page Tables Figures General Information 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Specifications General Standard SBC functions (PCM-5821) LCD Specification DC input power supply module (12volt or 24volt) 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 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) 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 Chapter 3 The Engine of PPC-A84T (PCM-5821) 39 3.3.4 Locating jumpers and connectors Figure 3-1: Locating jumpers and connectors on PCM-5821 (front side) Figure 3-2: Locating jumpers and connectors PCM-5821 (rear side) 40 PPC-A84 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) Page Page Page 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Installation of Ethernet Driver Chapter 4 PCI Bus Ethernet Interface 1. 2. 3. 4. 4.2.1 Installation for WINDOWS 95 Page Page 4.2.2 Installation for WINDOWS 98 2. 3. 1. 4. Page Page 1. 4.2.3 Installation for WINDOWS NT 2. 4. 3. 5. 6. 7. a. Finish network configuration and then click the "close" button. 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 5.2.1 Installation for Windows 95 1. 2. 3. 4. Page 5.2.2 Installation for WINDOWS 98 2. 1. 3. 6. 5. 5.2.3 Installation for WINDOWS NT 4. 1. 2. 3. Page Page Page 6.1 Introduction 6.1.1 General information 6.1.2 Specifications 6.2 Installation of Touchscreen Driver Page PPC-A84 User's Manual 6.2.2 Installation for WINDOWS 95 1. 2. 3. 4. Page 1. 2. 3. 6.2.3 Installation for WINDOWS 98 5. END Chapter 6 Touchscreen 1. 2. 3. 4. 6.2.4 Installation for WINDOWS NT Page Page Page 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Installation of Audio Driver Page Page Page PPC-A84T User's Manual 7.2.2 Installation for WINDOWS 98 4. 1. 2. 3. 6. 5. 1. 7.2.3 Installation for WINDOWS NT 2. 3. PPC-A84T User's Manual 5. 6. Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Audio Setup a. Change MPU 401I/O address to disable by pull down manual. b. Press the "OK" button. 7. 7.3 Further Information 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 Page 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 Connector (CN2) C.7 CD IN (CN3) C.8 Power Fan Power Connector (CN4) C.9 External KBT2 Connector (CN7) C.10 CPU Fan Power Connector (CN8) C.11 Power Switch Connector (CN10) 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 Note: Audio I/O map range from 220 ~ 250H (16 bytes).