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PPC-A84 NS GXm processor-based Panel PC with 8.4" LCD flat panel display User's Manual.
Copyright notice This document is copyrighted June, 2000 by Advantech Co., Ltd. All rights are reserved. Advantech Co., Ltd. reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any time without notice.
FCC Class B notes This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Packing List Before you begin system installation, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: • PPC-A84 • User's manual • Accessories for PPC-A84 - External FDD flat c.
Additional Information and Assistance 1 . V isit the Advantech web site at www .advantech.com.tw where you can find the latest information about the product. 2 . Contact your distributor , sales representative, or Advantech's customer service center for technical support if you need additional assistance.
Safety Instructions 1 . Read these safety instructions carefully . 2 . Keep this installation reference guide for later reference. 3 . Disconnect this equipment from any AC outlet or DC adapter before cleaning. Do not use liquid or spray detergents for cleaning.
Wichtige Sicherheishinweise 1 . Bitte lesen sie Sich diese Hinweise sorgfältig durch. 2 . Heben Sie diese Anleitung für den späteren Gebrauch auf. 3 . V or jedem Reinigen ist das Gerät vom Stromnetz zu trennen. V er- wenden Sie Keine Flüssig-oder Aerosolreiniger .
Contents Chapter 1 General Information ................................. 1 1 . 1 Introduction .................................................................. 2 1 . 2 Specifications ............................................................... 3 General .
2.4.5 T wo serial COM ports ......................................... 2 7 2.4.6 USB ports ............................................................ 2 7 2.4.7 Parallel port ........................................................ 2 8 2.4.8 Ethernet .
4 . 3 Further Information .................................................. 5 5 Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Setup ..................................... 5 7 5 . 1 Introduction ................................................................ 5 8 5.1.1 Chipset .
Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup ................................. 87 8 . 1 A ward BIOS Setup .................................................... 8 8 8 . 2 CMOS Setup Utility .................................................. 8 8 8 . 3 Standard CMOS Setup .
C . 8 Power Fan Power Connector (CN4) ..................... 1 2 3 C . 9 External KBT2 Connector (CN7) ........................ 1 2 4 C . 1 0 CPU Fan Power Connector (CN8) ....................... 1 2 4 C.1 1 Power Switch Connector (CN10) ..............
T ables T able 3-1: Jumpers and their functions .................................................................. 3 6 T able 3-2: Panel PC connectors .............................................................................. 37 T able 3-3: Wake-on LAN selection (JP1) .
Figures Figure 1-1: Front view of the PPC-A84 .................................................................... 7 Figure 1-2: Dimensions of the PPC-A84 ................................................................... 8 Figure 1-3: Dimensions of cutout and panel mounting holes .
1 General Information This chapter gives background information on the PPC-A84 Sections include: • Introduction • Specifications • Front View • Dimensions • Cutout Dimensions • Panel Mount.
2 PPC-A84 User's Manual 1.1 Introduction Advantech's PPC-A84 is a new generation 8.4" LCD panel PC with NS GXm CPU. It is specially designed for HMI applications, such as factory, machinery automation, transportation, and health care. The PPC-A84 is designed with advanced breakthrough concepts.
Chapter 1 General Information 3 1.2 Specifications General • Construction: Aluminium die-cast housing with a plastic front mask • Dimensions (W x H x D): 271x 212 x 84.
4 PPC-A84 User's Manual • Audio chip : AD1819A, fully compliant AC 97 analog I/O compo- nent,16-bit stereo full-duplex codec, audio interface for Micro- phone-in, line-in and speaker-out. • PCI Ethernet chip : Realtek RTL8139 PCI local bus Ethernet controller full compliance with IEEE 802.
Chapter 1 General Information 5 Notes: The 24V DC pow er module is standard, while the 12V DC power module is optional upon the custom- ers' requrement.
6 PPC-A84 User's Manual PCMCIA module (Optional) • Chipset : TI PCI1225 • 1997 PC Card™ Standard Compliant • Supports two PC Card or CardBus slots with hot insertion and removal. • Mixed-and-match 5 V/3.3 V 16-bit PC Cards and 3.3 V CardBus slots • PCI local bus specification revison 2.
Chapter 1 General Information 7 1.3 Front View The front view of the PPC-A84 is shown below: Power Indicator Figure 1-1: Front view of the PPC-A84.
8 PPC-A84 User's Manual 1.4 Dimensions The PPC-A84 can be placed on a shelf or a table, or mounted into a panel. Cutout panel dimensions are as follows: Figure 1-2: Dimensions of the PPC-A84.
Chapter 1 General Information 9 1.5 Cutout Dimensions(Suggestion) The PPC-A84 will stand on a shelf or a table, or you can mount it into a panel. Cutout panel dimensions are the following: Figure 1-3:.
10 PPC-A84 User's Manual 1.6 Panel Mounting If you decide to panel mount your PPC-A84, Please find four screws and four nuts in the accessory box. To mount the PPC-A84 into a panel: 1. Removed the four caps from the front mask. 2. Insert the screws from the front side into the holes and tighten then with the nuts in the back side.
Chapter 1 General Information 11 1.7 Universal Mounting Arm (Optional) The universal arm of PPC-A84 allows you to easily cope with different applications restrains while installing the system. Simply grasp the PPC-A84, position it to remove glare, adjust to the most comfortable viewing angle, fix it with screws and everything is done.
12 PPC-A84 User's Manual Wall mounting : The PPC-A84 can be mounted against the wall by using the universal arm for those applications need convenient and ease access, such as the warehousing and logistics.
2 System Setup • A Quick Tour of the Panel PC • Preparing for First-time Usage • Installation Procedure • Installing I/O Equipment • How to Install the software to HDD • Running the BIOS S.
14 PPC-A84 User's Manual 2.1 A Quick Tour of the Panel PC Before you start to set up the panel PC, take a moment to become familiar with the locations and purposes of the controls, drives, connectors and ports, which are illustrated in the figures below.
Chapter 2 System Setup 15 When you look at the top side of the panel PC, you will see two door for DC power supply, hard disk drive, and PCMCIA expansion sockets, as shown in Fig.
16 PPC-A84 User's Manual When you turn the panel PC around and look at its rear cover, you will find the FDD/IDE expansion connectors located in the center side. These connec- tors are covered by a metal cover. The sunken I/O section is at the bottom of the panel PC, as shown in Fig.
Chapter 2 System Setup 17 a. Serial COM1 port b. Serial COM2 port c. PS/2 keyboard connector d. mouse connector e. Parallel port f. VGA port g. Ethernet port h.
18 PPC-A84 User's Manual The power supply, HDD drive and PCMCIA module are removable and easy to change and maintain. Figure2-5: Install or remove the power supply,HDD drive,and PCMCIA module DC24 V or 12V Power Supply plug-in module for 2.
Chapter 2 System Setup 19 2.2 Preparing For First-time Usage Before you start to set up the panel PC system, you should have at least the following items ready: • Power inlet cable (in the accessory.
20 PPC-A84 User's Manual 2.3.2 Connecting the insulator to your power sources There are three male contact pins, three female contact pins and a pair of insulators in the accessory box.
Chapter 2 System Setup 21 STEP 4: Use the metal plate and the two screws to secure the cables to the bottom tray. Please refer to the illustration above. Botto m tray Metal plate STEP 3 : Mount the front part of the male insulator onto the bottom tray.
22 PPC-A84 User's Manual Upper cap STEP 5 : Attach the upper cap to the bottom tray and secure it with the screws. STEP 6 : Now that you have completed the assembly of the male insulator, plug it into the female insulator.
Chapter 2 System Setup 23 2.3.3 Installing a primary 2.5" HDD (plug-in) You can attach one enhanced Integrated Device Electronics (IDE) hard disk drive to the PPC-A84's internal controller which uses a PCI local-bus interface. The advanced IDE controller supports faster data transfer rates and allows the IDE hard drive to exceed 528MB.
24 PPC-A84 User's Manual 2.3.4 Installing DRAM (SODIMM) You can install anywhere from 16 MB to 128 MB of on-board DRAM memory using 16, 32, 64 or 128 MB 144-pin SODIMM (Small Outline Dual In-line Memory Modules). The procedure for installing SODIMM appears below.
Chapter 2 System Setup 25 2.4 Installing I/O Equipment 2.4.1 Installing one external IDE (3.5" HDD/CD-ROM) device and an external FDD Three connectors are located on the rear panel above the PPC-A84's I/O output connectors. The 40-pin connector is for an external slave IDE devices (3.
26 PPC-A84 User's Manual 2.4.2 PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse The PPC-A84 provides two PS/2 connectors that support a PS/2 style keyboard and a PS/2 mouse.
Chapter 2 System Setup 27 2.4.4 External VGA The PPC-A84 can be connected to an external CRT monitor. To connect an external CRT monitor, connect the monitor's VGA cable to the PPC-A84's VGA port and connect the monitor's power cable to an AC outlet.
28 PPC-A84 User's Manual 2.4.7 Parallel port The panel PC supports the latest EPP and ECP parallel port protocols for improved performance and versatility with compatible printers or other devices. To connect the panel PC to a printer or other devices: 1.
Chapter 2 System Setup 29 2.5 How to Install Software to the HDD Installing software requires an installed HDD. Software can be loaded in the PPC-A84 using any of four methods: 2.5.1 Method 1: Use the Ethernet You can use the Ethernet port to download software to the HDD.
30 PPC-A84 User's Manual 2.6 Running the BIOS Setup Program Your panel PC is likely to have been properly set up and configured by your dealer prior to delivery.
Chapter 2 System Setup 31 The BIOS of the panel PC supports system boot-up directly from the CD-ROM drive. You may also insert your system installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Refer to Chapter 8 - BIOS Setup if you wish to change the BIOS settings.
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The Engine of PPC-A84 (PCM-5821) • Introduction • Features • Jumpers and Connectors • Wake on LAN selction • CMOS clear • Watchdog timer configuration • COM2 RS-232/422/485setting • Bu.
34 PPC-A84 User's Manual 3.1 Introduction The PCM-5821 is a highly reliable single board computer based on the NS GXm 233MHz CPU. It offers built-in functionality comparable to a com- plete industrial PC system, including a VGA/LCD controller, network communications, compact flash diak in a small 8" x 5.
Chapter 3 The Engine of PPC-A84T (PCM-5821) 35 3.2 Features • Ultra-compact size single board computer as small as a 3 1/2" hard disk drive (145 mm x 102 mm) • On-board NS GXm 233 MHz CPU •.
36 PPC-A84 User's Manual 3.3 Jumpers and Connectors 3.3.1 Setting jumpers You can configure your panel PC to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers.
Chapter 3 The Engine of PPC-A84T (PCM-5821) 37 3.3.2 Jumpers The motherboard of the panel PC has a number of jumpers that allow you to configure your system to suit your applications.
38 PPC-A84 User's Manual 3.3.3 Connectors Onboard connectors link the panel PC to external devices such as hard disk drives or floppy drives. The table below lists the function of each of the board's connectors.
Chapter 3 The Engine of PPC-A84T (PCM-5821) 39 3.3.4 Locating jumpers and connectors NS GXm processor Chipset Cx5530 Buzzer enable (JP10) Brightness VR(JS2) Power Fan power connector (CN6) Power type .
40 PPC-A84 User's Manual Touchscreen connector (J5) Compact Flash Disk secondary IDE connector (CN2) Speaker and Microphone connector (CN 20) Inverter Power Connector(J1) Keyboard connector (J4) .
Chapter 3 The Engine of PPC-A84T (PCM-5821) 41 3.4 Wake on LAN Selection (Reserved) (JP1) The PCM-5821 provides Wake-on LAN function when ATX power is used. To enable Wake-on LAN function, the JP1 should be set as shown below: Table 3-3: Wake-on LAN selection (JP1) *Normal Power Wake-on LAN * default setting 3.
42 PPC-A84 User's Manual 3.6.1 Watchdog activity selection (JP2) When the watchdog timer activates (i.e. CPU processing has come to a halt), it can reset the system or generate an interrupt on IRQ11. This can be set via jumper JP2 as shown below: Table3-5: Watchdog activity selection (JP2) System reset IRQ11 * default setting 3.
Chapter 3 The Engine of PPC-A84T (PCM-5821) 43 3.8 Buzzer enable (JP10) Table 3-8: Buzzer enable (JP10) *Enable Disable * default setting.
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4 PCI Bus Ethernet Interface This chapter provides information on Ethernet configuration. • Introduction • Installation of Ethernet Driver - Installation for WINDOWS 95 - Installation for WINDOWS .
46 PPC-A84 User's Manual 4.1 Introduction The PPC-A84 is equipped with a high performance 32-bit Ethernet chipset which is fully compliant with IEEE 802.3 100 Mbps CSMA/CD standards. It is supported by major network operating systems. It is also both 100Base-T and 10Base-T compatible.
Chapter 4 PCI Bus Ethernet Inter face 47 a. Select "Start", "Settings", "Control Panel". b. a. Press "Have Disk...." button. 1. 2. 3. 4. Click "Device Manager", Other Devices" item. c. Remove "PCI Ethernet Controller" item.
48 PPC-A84 User's Manual a. Select "Realtek" RTL8139(A/B/C/ b. 8130) PCI Fast 6. a. Click "OK" button. 7. 5. a. Type the path "DWIN95 LAN".
Chapter 4 PCI Bus Ethernet Inter face 49 a. Press "Yes" to start computer. 9. END 8. a. Insert "Win95" CD to load related files. b.
50 PPC-A84 User's Manual 4.2.2 Installation for WINDOWS 98 a. Click Driver a. Click "next"button. 2. 3. a. Select "Start", "Settings", "Control Panel" b. "system". 1. Click "Device Manager","Other Devices" item.
Chapter 4 PCI Bus Ethernet Inter face 51 6. 7. a. Highlight Network adapters", and then click "next" 5. 8. button. a. Click "Have Disk....button. a. Click the "OK" button to take the highlighted item. a. Type "D:Win98 LAN" to install driver, and click "OK" button.
52 PPC-A84 User's Manual 10. 11. 9. a. Click "Finish" button to complete a. Click "Next" button. installation. a. Click "Yes" button to reboot system.
Chapter 4 PCI Bus Ethernet Inter face 53 1. a. Select " Start ", " Settings ", " Control Panel ", and then double click " Network " icon. b. Choose the " Adapters " label. c. Click the " Add " button.
54 PPC-A84 User's Manual 5. a. Choose suitable RTL8139 Duplex mode for your application. b. Click " OK " button. 6. a. Finish network configuration , and then click the " OK " button. 7. a. Press " Yes " button to restart your computer.
Chapter 4 PCI Bus Ethernet Inter face 55 4.3 Further Information Realtek web site: www.realtek.com.tw Advantech web site: www.advantech.com www.advantech.
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5 PCI SVGA Setup • Introduction • Installation of SVGA Driver - Installation for WINDOWS 95 - Installation for WINDOWS 98 - Installation for WINDOWS NT • Further Information CHAPTER.
58 PPC-A84 User's Manual 5.1 Introduction The PPC-A84 has an on-board PCI flat panel/VGA interface. The specifica- tions and features are described as follows: 5.1.1 Chipset The PPC-A84 Series uses a NS CX5530 chipset for its SVGA controller. It supports many popular 18-bit LCD displays and conventional analog CRT monitors.
Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Audio Setup 59 Note1: The f ollo wing windows illustrations are e xamples only . Y ou must f ollo w the flo w char t instr uctions and pa y attention to the instructions which then appear on your screen. Note2: The CD-R OM driv e is disgnated as "D" throughout this chapter .
60 PPC-A84 User's Manual 5.2.1 Installation for Windows 95 a. Select "Start" , "Settings" , "Control Panel" , "Display" , "Settings". b. Press "Advanced Properties". a. Choose the "Adapter" label.
Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Audio Setup 61 a. Select the highlighted "Control Panel" item. b. Click the "OK" a. Cyrix Xpress Graphics (TM) appears in the a. Press the "close" button. a. Press "Yes" to 5. 6. 7. 8. button.
62 PPC-A84 User's Manual 5.2.2 Installation for WINDOWS 98 4. Take default setting " Typical " 2. Press " Finish " button. 3. Press " Next " button to take default setting. 1. a. Select " Start ", " Run " b.
Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Audio Setup 63 6. Click " Finish " to complete installation. 5. Following the instruction to insert " Windows 98 CD-ROM ".
64 PPC-A84 User's Manual 5.2.3 Installation for WINDOWS NT 4. a. Insert the disc into the CD-ROM driver. b. Type " D:WINNTVGANT ". c: Press the " OK " button. 2. Press " Change... " button. 3. Click the " Have Disk.
Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Audio Setup 65 6. Press "Yes" to process. 5. a. Select the hightlighted item. b. Press the " OK " button. END a. Press " OK " to reboot. a. Repeat Step 1 in this manual. b. Adjust resolution and color. c.
66 PPC-A84 User's Manual 5.3 Further Information For further information about the PCI/SVGA and audio installation in your PPC-A84, including driver updates, troubleshooting guides and FAQ lists, visit the following web resources: NS web site: www.
6 Touchscreen • Introduction • Installation of Touchscreen Driver - Installation for DOS - Installation for WINDOWS 95 - Installation for WINDOWS 98 - Installation for WINDOWS NT CHAPTER.
68 PPC-A84 User's Manual 6.1 Introduction 6.1.1 General information The PPC-A84's optional touchscreen incorporates advanced second-generation 4-wire resistive technology. They allow 72% light transmission respectively. The resistive model has an antiglare surface.
Chapter 6 T ouchscr een 69 6.2.1 Installation for MS-DOS 1. Change the directory to DDOSRONICSTOUCH 2. Type the command "Install C:" [Enter]. Installing system software automatically creates a directory named: "TSR411.PS2" in C drive.
70 PPC-A84 User's Manual 6.2.2 Installation for WINDOWS 95 a. Insert the c. Type the path a. Click "OK" a. Click "OK" 1. 2. 3. 4. "Drivers and "Utilities" CD. b. Click "Start" button, and and then "Run.
Chapter 6 T ouchscr een 71 a. Click touchscreen 5. 6. Control Panel version "R411.PS2" icon to enable the Touchscreen Control Panel. a. Press "Calibration" button to calibrate the touchscreen.
72 PPC-A84 User's Manual 1. 2. 3. 4. a. Insert the " Drivers and Utilities " CD-ROM. b. Click " Start " button, and then " Run ". c. Type the path " D:win98 RonicstouchWINsetup.exe ". a. Press "Ok" button.
Chapter 6 T ouchscr een 73 5. a. Touch targets to calibrate the touchscreen controller. END a. Press "Calibration" button to calibrate the touchscreen.
74 PPC-A84 User's Manual 1. 2. 3. 4. a. Insert the " Drivers and Utilities " CD-ROM. b. Click " Start " button, and then " Run ". c. Type the path " D:win98 RonicstouchWINsetup.exe ". a. Press "Ok" button.
Chapter 6 T ouchscr een 75 5. a. Touch targets to calibrate the touchscreen controller. END a. Press "Calibration" button to calibrate the touchscreen.
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7 Audio Setup • Introduction • Installation of Audio Driver - Installation for WINDOWS 95 - Installation for WINDOWS 98 - Installation for WINDOWS NT • Further Information CHAPTER.
78 PPC-A84T User's Manual 7.1 Introduction The PCM-5821 on-board audio interface provides high-quality stereo sound and FM music synthesis (ESFM) by using the NS CX5530 audio controller from National Semiconductor Corporation. The audio interface can record, compress, and play back voice, sound, and music with a built-in mixer control.
Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Audio Setup 79 7.2.1 Installation for Windows 95 a. Remove items "PCI Multimedia Audio Device", and "Unknown Device" folder of Device a. Select "No", and then click 1. 2. 3. 4. a. Choose "sound,video, Manager.
80 PPC-A84T User's Manual a. Press "Have Disk...." 5. 6. 7. 8. a. Click "finish" button. button. a. Click "Add new hardware" icon, then "next". b. Type the path "D: WIN95Audio". c. Click "OK" button.
Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Audio Setup 81 9. 10 a. Press "Yes" button to start your computer. a. Insert "Win95" CD to load related files. b.
82 PPC-A84T User's Manual 7.2.2 Installation for WINDOWS 98 4. Take default setting " Typical " 2. Press " Finish " button. 3. Press " Next " button to take default setting. 1. a. Select " Start ", " Run " b.
Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Audio Setup 83 6. Click " Finish " to complete installation. 5. Following the instruction to insert " Windows 98 CD-ROM ". END Note: A common driver f or WINDO WS 98 is used on both SVGA and A udio . Once y ou install the SV GA dr iver f or WINDO WS 98 as Chapter 5.
84 PPC-A84T User's Manual 1. a. Select " Start ", " Settings ", " Control Panel ". b. Double click " Multimedia " icon. 3. a. Choose " Unlisted or Updated Driver" item. b. Click the " OK " button.
Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Audio Setup 85 5. a. Select the highlighted item. b. Press the " Ok " button. 4. a. Insert " Drivers and Utilities " CD-ROM. b. Type the path " D:winntaudiont " c. Click " OK " button. 6. a. Press the " Restart Now " button to reboot your computer.
86 PPC-A84T User's Manual 7. a. Press the " Restart Now " button to reboot your computer. END 7.3 Further Information For further information about the audio installation in your PPC-A84, including driver updates, troubleshooting guides and FAQ lists, visit the following web resources: NS web site: www.
8 Award BIOS Setup This chapter describes how to set BIOS configuration data. CHAPTER.
88 PPC-A84T User's Manual 8.1 Award BIOS Setup The PPC-A84 comes with an Award BIOS chip that contains the ROM setup for your system. This chip serves as an interface between the processor and the rest of the mainboard's components.
Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup 89 A setup program, built into the system BIOS, is stored in the CMOS RAM that allows the configuration settings to be changed.
90 PPC-A84T User's Manual 8.3.1 Hard Disk Configurations TYPE: TYPE: TYPE: TYPE: TYPE: Select from 1 to 45 to fill the remaining fields with predefined values for disk drives. Select "User" to fill the remaining fields. Select "Auto" to detect the HDD type automatically.
Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup 91 8.4 BIOS Features Setup Figure 8-3: BIOS features setup screen Moving around the BIOS Features and Chipset Features setup programs works the same way as moving around the Standard CMOS setup program. (Refer to the next section for Chipset Features setup.
92 PPC-A84T User's Manual Quick Power On Self T Quick Power On Self T Quick Power On Self T Quick Power On Self T Quick Power On Self T est est est est est When enabled, allows the BIOS to bypass the extensive memory test. The options are: Disabled (Default), Enabled.
Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup 93 T T T T T ypematic Rate (Chars/Sec) ypematic Rate (Chars/Sec) ypematic Rate (Chars/Sec) ypematic Rate (Chars/Sec) ypematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Sets the rate of a character repeat when the key is held down. The options are: 6 (Default), 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30.
94 PPC-A84T User's Manual 8.5 Chipset Features Setup Figure 8-4: Chipset features setup screen 16-bit/8-bit I/ORecovery (CLK) 16-bit/8-bit I/ORecovery (CLK) 16-bit/8-bit I/ORecovery (CLK) 16-bit/8-bit I/ORecovery (CLK) 16-bit/8-bit I/ORecovery (CLK) The options are: 1(Default), 2,.
Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup 95 Video Memory Size Video Memory Size Video Memory Size Video Memory Size Video Memory Size The video memory size is set by the manufacturer, depend on how many video memory on board.
96 PPC-A84T User's Manual Power Management Power Management Power Management Power Management Power Management When enabled, allows you to use Power Management features.
Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup 97 Note: Under cer tain operating systems such as WINDO WS NT 4.0 (Build 1381), the CD auto-inser tion feature might hav e some effect on po wer management.
98 PPC-A84T User's Manual Reset Configuration Data Reset Configuration Data Reset Configuration Data Reset Configuration Data Reset Configuration Data When enabled, this feature allows the system to clear the last BIOS configu- ration data and then reset the data with the default BIOS configuration data.
Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup 99 The BIOS defaults screen contains the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. 8.9 Load Setup Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features.
100 PPC-A84T User's Manual IDE HDD Block Mode IDE HDD Block Mode IDE HDD Block Mode IDE HDD Block Mode IDE HDD Block Mode This allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from your hard disk drive (HDD). The options are: Enabled (Default), Disabled.
Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup 101 WDT Active When Power ON WDT Active When Power ON WDT Active When Power ON WDT Active When Power ON WDT Active When Power ON This is Advantech's patented watchdog function which can reboot the system should the computer hang in the BIOS checkup.
102 PPC-A84T User's Manual The options for Port 3 are: 3E8/IRQ10 (Default), 2E8/IRQ5, Disabled. The options for Port 4 are: 2E8/IRQ5 (Default), Disabled, 3E8/IRQ10. 8.11 Password Setting To enable the password setting, select the item from the Standard CMOS Setup.
Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup 103 Figure 8-9: Save and exit setup screen After you have made changes in the BIOS setup, press "Esc" to return to the main menu. Move the cursor to "Save and Exit Setup", or press "F10" and then press "Y", to change the CMOS Setup.
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Programming the Watchdog Timer The PPC-A84 is equipped with a watch- dog timer that resets the CPU or generates an interrupt if processing comes to a standstill for any reason. This feature ensures system reliability in industrial standalone or unmanned environments.
106 A.1 Programming the Watchdog Timer To program the watchdog timer, you must write a program which writes I/O port address 443 (hex). The output data is a time interval value. The value range is from 01 (hex) to 3E (hex), and the related time interval is from 1 sec.
Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer 107 The following example shows how you might program the watchdog timer in BASIC: 10 REM Watchdog timer example program 20 OUT &H443, data REM Start and .
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Full Disassembly Procedures APPENDIX B.
110 PPC-123 User’ s Manual B.1 Full Disassembly Procedures If you want to completely disassemble the panel PC, follow the step-by-step procedures below. Users should be aware that Advantech Co., Ltd. takes no responsibility whatsoever for any problems or damage caused by the user disassembly of the panel PC.
Appendix C Full Disassembly Procedures 111 Figure B-1: Disassembly steps 1 - 4 Step 1 & Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 HDD/FDD cover plate I/O bracket HDD/FDD slot pla t I/O Board Back cover CPU board brack.
112 PPC-123 User’ s Manual 5. Unscrew the five screws on the touchscreen control board and touchscreen control board bracket, then remove both components. 6. Detach the inverter by unscrewing the screw located on the right corner of the inverter. 7.
Appendix C Full Disassembly Procedures 113 Figure B-2: Disassembly steps 5 - 7 CPU board bracket Inverter Motherboard Touchscreen control board bracket Touchscreen control board Step 5 Step 6 and Step.
114 PPC-123 User’ s Manual 8. Remove the front bezel carefully by a flat screwdriver. 9. Unscrew the six screws on the LCD holding plate to seperate the LCD cabinet and LCD holding plate. 10. Detach the LCD cabinet. 11. Detach the LCD by unscrewing the four screws located on each of the corners.
Appendix C Full Disassembly Procedures 115 Figure B-3: Disassembly steps 8 - 12 Step 8 Step 12 Step 9 Step 11 Step 10 LCD cabinet LCD LCD holding plate Touchscreen Front bezel.
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Pin Assignments • Inverter Power Connector (J1) • Flat Panel Display Connector (J2) • Primary IDE Connector (J3) • Keyboard Connector (J4) • Internal Touchscreen Connector (J5) • CompactFl.
118 PPC-A84 User ’ s Manual C.1 Inverter Power Connector (J1) Table C-1: Inverter power connector (J1) Pin Signal 1 +12 V 2 GND 3 ENABKL 4 VBR 5 Vcc C.
Appendix D Pin Assignments 119 29 P14 30 P15 31 P16 32 P17 33 GND 34 GND 35 SHFCLK 36 FLM 37 M/DE 38 LP 39 EVEN CLK 40 ENABKL C.3 Primary IDE Connector (J3) 4 44 43 3 42 41 1 2 Table C-3: Primary IDE .
120 PPC-A84 User ’ s Manual 27 HD READY 28 Cable Select 29 HDACK 0 # 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 N/C 33 ADDR 1 34 N/C 35 ADDR 0 36 ADDR 2 37 HDD SELECT 0 # 38 HDD SELECT 1 # 39 IDE ACTIVE 0 # 40 GND 41 V CC 42 V CC 43 GND 44 N/C # low active C.
Appendix D Pin Assignments 121 C.5 Internal Touchscreen Connector(J5) Table C-5: Internal Touchscreen Connector (J5) Pin Signal 1 -DCD4 2 -DSR4 3 RX4B 4 -R TS4 5 TX4 6 -CTS4 7 -DTR4 8 -R14 9 GND 10 GN.
122 PPC-A84 User ’ s Manual C.6 ComapctFlash™ Disk Secondary IDE Connector (CN2) Table C-6: CompactFlash ™ Disk Secondary IDE Connector (CN2) Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 26 GND 2 DA TA3 27 DA T .
Appendix D Pin Assignments 123 22 DA T A1 47 DA T A8 23 DA T A2 48 DA T A9 24 NC 49 DA T A10 25 GND 50 GND C.7 CD IN (CN3) Table C-7: CD IN (CN3) Pin Signal 1 CD_INR 2 CD_GND 3 CD_INL 4 CD_GND 12 4 3 C.
124 PPC-A84 User ’ s Manual C.9 External KBT2 Connector (CN7) Table C-9: CPU Fan Power Connector (CN7) Pin Signal 1V CC 2 EXT_KBDA T2 3 EXT_KBCKL2 4 GND 1 2 4 3 C.
Appendix D Pin Assignments 125 54 2 31 6 C.11 Power Switch Connector (CN10) Table C-11: Power Switch Connector (CN10) Pin Signal 1V CC 2 GND 3 SUS_LED 4 -FPRST 5 -FPSW 6 -FPSLP C.
126 PPC-A84 User ’ s Manual C.13 Power Test Connector (PS1) 4 20 19 3 18 17 1 2 Table C-13: Power Test Connector (PS1) Pin Signal Pin Signal 1V CC 3A TX 11 V CC 3A TX 2V CC 3A TX 12 -12 V 3 GND 13 G.
Appendix D Pin Assignments 127 C.14 COM2 15 9 6 3 24 78 Table C-14: COM2 Pin Signal RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 1 DCD TX- DA T A - 2 RX TX+ DA T A+ 3 TX RX+ --- 4 DTR RX- --- 5 GND GND --- 6 DSR --- --- 7 R .
128 PPC-A84 User ’ s Manual C.15 External IDE Connector Table C-15: External IDE connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 IDE RESET# 2 GND 3D A T A 7 4D A T A 8 5D A T A 6 6D A T A 9 7D A T A 5 8D A T A 1 .
Appendix D Pin Assignments 129 C.16 External Floopy Drive Connector Table C-16: External floppy drive connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 DENSITY SELECT* 3 GND 4 N/C 5 GND 6 DRIVE TYPE 7 GND 8 IND.
130 PPC-A84 User ’ s Manual C.17 External FDD and HDD Power Connector Table C-17: External FDD and HDD Power Connector Pin Signal 1 +12 V 2 GND 3 GND 4V CC C.
Appendix D Pin Assignments 131 278-27F Parallel printer port 2 (LPT 3) 2F8-2FF Serial port 2 300-31F Prototype card 360-36F Reserved 378-37F Parallel printer port 1 (LPT 2) 380-38F SDLC, bisynchronous.
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