26.VGA ACCESSORY BOARD

The Prometheus development kit ships with a PC/104 VGA module from Arcom Control Systems, model no. AIM-104-VGA-CRT-OEM. The Diamond Systems part no. for this board is ACC-VGA- 02.

The VGA board has several configuration jumpers, LK1 – LK3. Their functions are described in the board’s documentation. For proper operation with Prometheus, jumper LK1 must be out.

The VGA output connector on the Arcom board is a 16-pin connector labeled PL5, located on the left edge of the board. When used with the Diamond Systems panel board model PNL-Z32-E / EA, this connector connects to the 10-pin VGA input header J25 on the panel board using Diamond Systems cable no. 698013. The pinout of this cable is shown below. Each row represents one wire on the cable.

PL5 pin no.

PL5 Signal

J25 pin no.

J25 Signal

1

Red

1

Red

2

Red Return

2

Ground

3

Green

3

Green

4

Not connected

4

Ground

5

Blue

5

Blue

6

Green Return

6

Ground

7

Not connected

-

Not connected

8

Not connected

8

PCB shield

9

Blue Return

-

Not connected

10

Ground

-

Not connected

11

Ground

-

Not connected

12

H Sync

7

H Sync

13

Not connected

-

Not connected

14

V Sync

9

V Sync

15, 16

Not connected

-

Not connected

To connect PL5 directly to a VGA monitor with a high-density DB15 connector, use the multicolor ribbon cable supplied with the video board. This cable has the following pinout:

PL5 pin no.

DB15F pin no.

Signal

 

 

1

1

Red

 

 

2

6

Red Return

 

 

3

2

Green

 

 

4

4

No Function

 

 

5

3

Blue

 

 

6

7

Green Return

 

 

7

9

No Function

 

 

8

11

No Function

 

 

9

8

Blue Return

 

 

10

5

Ground

 

 

11

10

Ground

 

 

12

13

H Sync

 

 

13

12

No Function

 

 

14

14

V Sync

 

 

15

15

No Function

 

 

16

-

No Wire

 

 

 

 

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Diamond Systems PR-Z32-E-ST, PR-Z32-EA-ST user manual VGA Accessory Board, PL5 pin no PL5 Signal J25 pin no J25 Signal

PR-Z32-E-ST, PR-Z32-EA-ST specifications

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