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•PCI bus expansion card power
•PCI bus signaling levels
Slot Selection Switches
Unlike PC/104 cards, PC/104-Plus and PCI-104 expansion cards have a "slot" selection switch or jumpers. In total,
there are 4 PCI cards that can be stacked onto the cpuModule with switch positions 0 through 3. The distance
from the CPU determines these switch settings. The card closest to the CPU is said to be in slot 0, the next closest
slot 1 and so on to the final card as slot 3.
The "slot" setting method may vary from manuf acturer to manufacturer, but the concept is the same. The CPU
is designed to provide the correct delay to the clock si gnals to compensate for the bus length. The correct switch
setting ensures the proper clock delay setting, interrupt assignment, and bus grant/request channel assignment.
Refer to the expansion board’s manual for the proper settings. Each e xpansion card must be in a different slot.
PCI Bus Expansion Card Power

+5 Volt DC

The +5 V power pins on the PC/104-Plus (PCI) bus are connected directly to the +5 V pins on the auxiliary power
connector, CN3 (pins 2 and 8).

+3.3 Volt DC

The factory default configuration is to connect the +3.3 V pins on the PCI bus to the auxiliary power connector
(CN3) by soldering pins 1–2 on solder blob, B3 (see Table58 on page 82 for solder blob settings). This is to ensure
that the cpuModule’s onboard +3.3V supply will not supply power to the PC/104-Plus connector while a
PC/104-Plus or PCI-104 power supply is already powering the +3.3V pins.
To supply +3.3V to PC/104-Plus or PCI-104 expansion boards with the onboard +3.3 V power supply, change B3
from pins 1–2 to pins 2–3. In this configuration, the current l imit of the +3.3V connection to the PCI +3.3 V via
B3 should not be exceeded (see Table58 on page 82 for current limitation).
PCI Bus Signaling Levels
The PCI bus can operate at +3.3 V or +5 V signaling levels. The signaling levels for the I/O pins on a PCI bus card
are determined by solder blob B1. The default is +3.3 V. Refer to Table58 on page 82 for solder blob settings.
Note This requirement means that all PC/104-Plus and PCI-104 ca rds must b e stacke d either on the to p
or the bottom of the CPU, not on both sides.
WARNIN G You will have to ensure that all your expansion cards can operate together at a single
signaling level.