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PPC-A84/A120-X5X NS GXm/GX1 processor-based Panel PC with 8.4"/12.1" LCD flat panel display User's Manual.
Copyright notice This document is copyrighted June, 2001 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-X5X/PPC-A120-X5X • User's manual • Accessories for PPC-A84/A120.
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 erwenden Sie Keine Flüssig- oder Aerosolreiniger.
Contents Chapter 1 General Information ...................................... 1 1.1 Introduction .......................................................................... 2 1.2 Specifications ..........................................................
2.4.3 Mic-in, line-in, speaker out ............................................. 2 8 2.4.4 External VGA ................................................................. 2 9 2.4.5 T wo serial COM ports .................................................
4.2.2 Installation for WINDOWS 98 ........................................ 5 3 4.2.3 Installation for WINDOWS NT ...................................... 5 4 4.3 Further Information ........................................................... 5 9 Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Setup .
7.2.3 Installation for WINDOWS NT ..................................... 9 8 7.2.2 Installation for W indows 98 ........................................... 9 8 7.3 Further Information ......................................................... 1 0 1 Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup .
C.4 Keyboard Connector (J4) .............................................. 1 3 6 C.5 Internal T ouchscreen Connector(J5) .......................... 1 3 7 C.6 ComapctFlash™ Disk Secondary IDE Connector (CN2) 138 C.7 CD IN (CN3) ......................
Figures Figure 1-1: Front view of the PPC-A84 ................................................... 7 Figure 1-2a: Dimensions of the PPC-A84 .............................................. 8 Figure 1-2b: Dimensions of the PPC-A120 .......................
T ables T able 3-1: Jumpers and their functions ......................................................................... 39 T able 3-2: Panel PC connectors ..................................................................................... 40 T able 3-3: Wake-on LAN selection (JP1) .
1 General Information This chapter gives background information on the PPC-A84-X5X/PPCA120-X5X Sections include: • Introduction • Specifications • Front V iew • Dimensions • Cutout Dimension.
2 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 1. 1 Introduction Advantech's PPC-A84-X5X/PPC-A120-X5X is a new generation 8.4"/ 12.1" LCD panel PC with NS GXm/GX1 CPU. It is specially designed for HMI applications, such as factory , machinery automation, transpor- tation, and health care.
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): A84: 271 x 212 x 84.4mm (10.07"x8.35"x3.32") A120: 339 x 268 x 94.3mm (13.35"x10.
4 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual • Audio chip : AD1819A, fully compliant AC 97 analog I/O compo- nent,16-bit stereo full-duplex codec, audio interface for Microphone- in, line-in and speaker-out. • PCI Ethernet chip : Realtek R TL8139C PCI local bus Ethernet controller full compliance with IEEE 802.
Chapter 1 General Information 5 Notes: The 24V DC power module is standard, while the 12V DC power module is optional upon the customers' requrement. 12 V Pw r Su pply 24 V Pwr Su ppl y I n put vo l t age r a n g e 10 . 6 ~ 16 . 0 v o l t 19 . 0 ~ 27 .
6 PPC-A84/A120 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: Figure 1-1: Front view of the PPC-A84 Power Indicator.
8 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 1.4 Dimensions The PPC-A84-X5X/PPC-A120-X5X can be placed on a shelf or a table, or mounted into a panel. Cutout panel dimensions are as follows: Figure 1-2a: Dimensi.
Chapter 1 General Information 9 1. 5 Cutout Dimensions(Suggestion) The PPC-A84-X5X/PPC-A120-X5X will stand on a shelf or a table, or you can mount it into a panel.
10 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 1. 6 Panel Mounting If you decide to panel mount your PPC-A84-X5X/PPC-A120-X5X, Please find four screws and four nuts in the accessory box. T o mount the PPC-A84 into a panel: 1. Removed the four caps from the front mask, unscew it and remove the front bezel.
Chapter 1 General Information 11 1 . 7 Universal Mounting Arm (Optional) The universal arm of PPC-A84-X5X/PPC-A120-X5X allows you to easily cope with different applications restrains while installing the system.
12 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual W all mounting : The PPC-A84-X5X/PPC-A120-X5X can be mounted on a wall by using the universal arm for those applications requiring convenient and easy access, such as the warehousing and logistics.
Chapter 1 General Information 13 1.8 Important Notice Please be advised that for the remainder of this manual PPC- A84-X5X/PPC-A120-X5X will be referred to as PPC- A84/A120.
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2 System Setup • A Quick T our 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 .
16 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 2 . 1 A Quick T our 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 17 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.
18 PPC-A84/A120 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 connectors 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 19 a. Serial COM1 port b. Serial COM2 port c. PS/2 keyboard con- nector d. mouse connector e. Parallel port f . VGA port g. Ethernet port h.
20 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual The power supply , HDD drive and PCMCIA module are removable and easy to change and maintain. Figure 2-5: Install or remove the power supply ,HDD drive,and PCMCIA module (A84) DC24 V or 12V Power Supply plug-in module for 2.
Chapter 2 System Setup 21 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 accesso.
22 PPC-A84/A120 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. The installation procedure is described as follows: STEP 1.
Chapter 2 System Setup 23 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 .
24 PPC-A84/A120 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 25 2.3.3 Installing a primary 2.5" HDD (plug-in) Y ou can attach one enhanced Integrated Device Electronics (IDE) hard disk drive to the PPC-A84/A120's internal controller which uses a PCI local-bus interface.
26 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual Y ou 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 . Please follow these steps carefully .
Chapter 2 System Setup 27 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/ A120's I/O output connectors. The 40-pin connector is for an external slave IDE devices (3.
28 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 2.4.2 PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse The PPC-A84/A120 provides two PS/2 connectors that support a PS/2 style keyboard and a PS/2 mouse.
Chapter 2 System Setup 29 2.4.4 External VGA The PPC-A84/A120 can be connected to an external CR T monitor . T o connect an external CR T monitor , connect the monitor's VGA cable to the PPC-A84/A120's VGA port and connect the monitor's power cable to an AC outlet.
30 PPC-A84/A120 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. T o connect the panel PC to a printer or other devices: 1 .
Chapter 2 System Setup 31 2 . 5 How to Install Software to the HDD Installing software requires an installed HDD. Software can be loaded in the PPC-A84/A120 using any of four methods: 2.5.1 Method 1: Use the Ethernet Y ou can use the Ethernet port to download software to the HDD.
32 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 2 . 6 Running the BIOS Setup Program Y our panel PC is likely to have been properly set up and configured by your dealer prior to delivery .
Chapter 2 System Setup 33 The BIOS of the panel PC supports system boot-up directly from the CD-ROM drive. Y ou 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 the PPC-A84/A120 (PCM-5821) • Introduction • Features • Jumpers and Connectors • W ake on LAN selction • CMOS clear • W atchdog timer configuration • COM2 RS-232/422/485set.
36 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 3.1 Introduction The PCM-5821 is a highly reliable single board computer based on the NS GXm 233/GX1 300MHz CPU. It offers built-in functionality comparable to a complete 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-A84/A120 37 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/GX1 300 MHz CPU .
38 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 3.3 Jumpers and Connectors 3.3.1 Setting jumpers Y ou can configure your panel PC to match the needs of your applica- tion by setting jumpers.
Chapter 3 The Engine of PPC-A84/A120 39 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.
40 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 3.3.3 Connectors Onboard connectors link the panel PC to external devices such as hard disk drives or floppy drives.
Chapter 3 The Engine of PPC-A84/A120 41 Figure 3-1: Locating jumpers and connectors on PCM-5821 (front side) Buzzer enable (JP10) Brightness VR(JS2) Power Fan power connector (CN6) Power type of Lan (.
42 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual T ouchscreen connector (J5) Compact Flash Disk secondary IDE connector (CN2) Speaker and Microphone connector (CN 20) Inverter Power Connector(J1) Keyboard connector.
Chapter 3 The Engine of PPC-A84/A120 43 3.4 W ake on LAN Selection (Reserved) (JP1) The PCM-5821 provides W ake-on LAN function when A TX power is used. T o enable W ake-on LAN function, the JP1 should be set as shown below: T able 3-3: W ake-on LAN selection (JP1) *Normal Power W ake-on LAN * default setting 3.
44 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 3.6.1 W atchdog 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 IRQ1 1. This can be set via jumper JP2 as shown below: T able3-5: Watchdog activity selection (JP2) System reset IRQ1 1 * default setting 3.
Chapter 3 The Engine of PPC-A84/A120 45 T able 3-7: COM2 RS-232/422/485 setting (JP5) *RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 *default setting 3.8 Buzzer enable (JP10) T able 3-8: Buzzer enable (JP10) *Enable Disable *.
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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 .
48 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 4.1 Introduction The PPC-A84/A120 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 Interface 49 4.2.1 Installation for WINDOWS 95 1. a. Select "Start," "Settings" and "Control Panel" b. Click "Device Manager ," "Other Devices" c. Remove "PCI Ethernet Controller" item 2.
50 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 3. Select "Adapter" and then click "OK" 4. Press "Have Disk..." 5. a. T ype the path "D:WIN95LAN" b.
Chapter 4 PCI Bus Ethernet Interface 51 6. a. Select "Realtek R TL8139(ABC8130) PCI Fast Ethernet" b. Click "OK" 7. Click "OK".
52 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 8. a. Insert "W in95" CD to load related file b. Click "OK" 9. Press "Y es" to start computer .
Chapter 4 PCI Bus Ethernet Interface 53 4.2.2 Installation for WINDOWS 98 Note that installation of the LAN drivers for W indows 98 is automatic and installation of the PCI Ethernet card is Plug-and-Play .
54 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 4.2.3 Installation for WINDOWS NT 1. a. Select "Start," "Settings," "Control Panel" and double click "Network" b.
Chapter 4 PCI Bus Ethernet Interface 55 3. a. Insert the "Drivers and Utilities" CD b. Enter the path "D:PPC-A120-R5XWINNTLAN" c. Press "OK" 4.
56 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 5. Click "Next" 6. Click "Next".
Chapter 4 PCI Bus Ethernet Interface 57 7. Click "Next" 8. Click "Next".
58 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 9. a. Insert "WINNT" CD b. Click "Continue" 10. Click "Next".
Chapter 4 PCI Bus Ethernet Interface 59 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 W indows 95 - Installation for W indows 98 - Installation for W indows NT • Further Information CHAPTER.
62 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 5.1 Introduction The PPC-A84/A120 has an on-board PCI flat panel/VGA interface. The specifications and features are described as follows: 5.1.1 Chipset The PPC-A84/A120 Series uses a NS CX5530 chipset for its SVGA controller .
Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Audio Setup 63 Note2: The CD-ROM driv e is disgnated as "D" throughout this chapter . Note3: <Enter> means pressing the "Enter" ke y on the ke yboard.
64 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 5.2.1 Installation for Windows 95 1. a. Select "Start," "Settings," "Contol Panel," "Display ," "Settings" b. Press "Advanced Properties" 2. a . Choose "Adapter" tab b.
Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Audio Setup 65 3. Press the "Have Disk" button. 4. a. Insert the utility disk into the CD-ROM drive b. T ype "D:WIN95VGA" c. Press "OK" 5. a. Select the highlighted "Control Panel" item b. Click the "OK" button.
66 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 6. a. Cyrix Xpress Graphics ™ appears in the adapter tab b. Click "Apply" and then "OK" 7. Press "close".
Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Audio Setup 67 8. Press "Y es" to reboot.
68 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 5.2.2 Installation for WINDOWS 98 1. Click the EXE file 2. Press "Finish" 3. Press "Next".
Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Audio Setup 69 4. Click "Y es" 5. a. Insert "W indows 98 CD-ROM" b. Click "Next".
70 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual Note: A common driver f or Windows98 is used on both SV GA and A udio . While installing the SV GA driv er f or Windows98, as seen in the abo v e procedure, the A udio driver will also be installed simultaneously . simultaneously .
Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Audio Setup 71 5.2.3 Installation for WINDOWS NT 1. a. Select "Start," "Settings," "Control Panel" b. Double click "Display" c. Choose the "Settings" tab d. Press "Display T ype" 2.
72 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 3. Click "Have Disk" 4. a. Insert the disk into the CD-ROM drive b. T ype the driver path c. Press "OK" 5.
Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Audio Setup 73 5.3 Further Information For further information about the PCI/SVGA and audio installation in your PPC-A84/A120, including driver updates, troubleshooting guides and F AQ lists, visit the following web resources: NS web site: www .
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6 T ouchscreen • Introduction • Installation of T ouchscreen Driver - Installation for DOS - Installation for Windows 95 - Installation for Windows 98 - Installation for Windows NT CHAPTER.
76 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 6.1 Introduction The PPC-A84/A120 optional touch screen 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 77 6.2.1 Installation for MS-DOS 1. Change the directory to D:DOSRONICSTOUCH 2. T ype the command "Install C:" [Enter]. Installing system software automatically creates a directory named: "TSR41 1.PS2" in C drive.
78 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 2. Click "OK" 3. Press "Intall Now" 6.2.2 Installation for Windows 95 1. a. Insert "Drivers and Utilities" CD b. Click "Start" and "Run" c. Enter "D:W in95RonicsT ouchSetup.
Chapter 6 T ouchscr een 79 4. Click "OK" to restart the computer 5. Click the touchscreen Control Panel version "R41 1.PS2" icon 6.
80 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 6.2.3 Installation for Windows 98 1. a. Insert "Drivers and Utilities" CD-ROM b. Click "Start" and "Run" c. Enter "D:W in98RonicsT ouchSetup.exe" d. Double click "Setup.exe" 2.
Chapter 6 T ouchscr een 81 4. Press "Calibration".
82 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 6.2.4 Installation for Windows NT 1. Double click "Setup.exe" 2. Press "OK" 3. Click "Install Now".
Chapter 6 T ouchscr een 83 4. Click "Y es" to restart your computer 5. Press "Calibration".
84 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 6.3 Installation for T ouch Screen Driver for the PPC-A120 The PPC-A120's optional touchscreen incorporates advanced second-generation 5-wire resistive technology . They allow 75% light transmission. The resistive model has an antiglare surface.
Chapter 6 T ouchscr een 85 6.3.1 Installation for Windows 95 3 a. Select the “SmartSet Serial Controller on COM4” item. b. Press “OK” 2. Click “Y es”. 1. a. Insert the “Driveres and Utilities” CD b. Click the “Start” button and then “Run” c.
86 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 5.T ouch targets to calibrate the touchscreen controller ..
Chapter 6 T ouchscr een 87 6.3.2 Installation for Windows 98 1.a. Insert the “Drivers and Utilites” CD. b. Click the “Start” button and then “Run” c. T ype the path “D:PPCA120ElotouchW in98Setup.exe” 2.Click “Y es” 3.a. Select the “SmartSet Serial Controller on COM4” item.
88 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 4.Click the “Y es” button to restartyour computer . 5.T ouch target to calibrate the touchscreen controller ..
Chapter 6 T ouchscr een 89 6.3.3 Installation for Windows NT 1.a. Select "Start" and "Run" b. T ype the path "D:PPCA120ElotouchWINNTSetup.
90 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 4.Choose a suitable item. 5.a. Choose “COM4” b. Press “Next” 6.Click “Finish” to restart your computer .
Chapter 6 T ouchscr een 91 7.Calibrate the touchscreen.
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7 Audio Setup • Introduction • Installation of Audio Driver - Installation for W indows 95 - Installation for W indows 98 - Installation for W indows NT • Further Information CHAPTER.
94 PPC-A84/A120 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 7 PCI SVGA Audio Setup 95 7.2.1 Installation for Windows 95 1. a. Remove "PCI Multimedia Audio Device" and "Unknown Device" from Device Manager b. Click "Close" 2. Click "Add new hardware" and "Next" 3.
96 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 4. a. Choose "Sound, video and game controllers" b. Click "Next" 5. Press "Have Disk" 6.
Chapter 7 PCI SVGA Audio Setup 97 7. a. Select "Xpress Audio™ 16-bit sound" b. Press "OK" 8. Click "Finish" 9. a. Insert "W in95" CD to load related files b.
98 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 7.2.3 Installation for WINDOWS NT 1. a. Select "Start," "Settings," "Control Panel" b. Double click "Multimedia" 2. a. Select "Devices" b. Click "Add..." 7.
Chapter 7 PCI SVGA Audio Setup 99 3. a. Choose "Unlisted or Updated Driver" b. Click "OK" 4. a. Insert "Drivers and Utilities" CD-ROM b.
100 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 6. Click "Continue" 7. a. Change MPU 40 O/O address to disable by pull down window b. Press "OK" 8.
Chapter 7 PCI SVGA Audio Setup 101 7.3 Further Information For further information about the audio installation in your PPC-A84/ A120, including driver updates, troubleshooting guides and F AQ lists, visit the following web resources: NS web site: www .
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8 Award BIOS Setup This chapter describes how to set BIOS configuration data. CHAPTER.
104 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 8.1 Award BIOS Setup The PPC-A84/A120 comes with an A ward 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 105 A setup program, built into the system BIOS, is stored in the CMOS RAM that allows the configuration settings to be changed.
106 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the "PgUp" or "PgDn" keys to select the value you want for each item. 8.3.1 Hard Disk Configurations TYPE: Select from 1 to 45 to fill the remaining fields with predefined values for disk drives.
Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup 107 8.4 BIOS Features Setup Moving around the BIOS Features and Chipset Features setup pro- grams works the same way as moving around the Standard CMOS setup program. (Refer to the next section for Chipset Features setup.) The BIOS Features setup program is shown above.
108 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual CPU Internal Cache When enabled, it improves system performance. Disable this item when testing or troubleshooting. The options are: Enabled (Default), Disabled. Quick Power On Self T est When enabled, allows the BIOS to bypass the extensive memory test.
Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup 109 character is repeatedly entered until the key is released. When this item is enabled, you may change the typematic repeat rate. The options are: Disabled (Default), Enabled. T ypematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Sets the rate of a character repeat when the key is held down.
110 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual function properly if their BIOS ROM codes are shadowed. T o use this option correctly , you need to know the memory address range used by the BIOS ROM of each add-on card.The options are: Disabled (Default), Enabled.
Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup 111 Audio I/O Base Address: 220H(Default), 240H, 260H and 280H. Audio IRQ Select: Disable, IRQ 5, IRQ 7, IRQ 10. Audio Low DMA Select: Disable, DMA 0, DMA 1, DMA 3.
112 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual Power Management When enabled, allows you to use Power Management features. The options are: Disabled (Default), Max Saving, Min Saving, User define. Doze Speed (div by) The options are: 2 (Default), 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup 113 The default value of IRQ8 is: Disabled. Note: Under cer tain operating systems such as WIN- DO WS NT 4.0 (Build 1381), the CD auto-inser tion f eature might hav e some eff ect on po wer manage- ment.
114 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual "Manual". The options are: Manual (Default), Auto. The manual options assigned to IRQ-/DMA- are: Legacy ISA, PCI/ISA PnP . Reset Configuration Data When enabled, this feature allows the system to clear the last BIOS configuration data and then reset the data with the default BIOS configuration data.
Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup 115 Figure 8-8: Integrated peripherals screen 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.
116 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 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. IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO IDE hard disk drive controllers can support up to separate hard drives.
Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup 117 The options are: Enabled (Default), Disabled. 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. The options are: 62 sec (Default), Disabled, 31 sec, 15 sec.
118 PPC-A84/A120 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. 8.1 1 Password Setting T o enable the password setting, select the item from the Standard CMOS Setup.
Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup 119 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 W atchdog T imer The PPC-A84/A120 is equipped with a watchdog 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.
122 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual A.1 Programming the W atchdog T imer T o 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 123 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.
126 PPC-A84/A120 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 B Full Disassembly Procedures 127 Figure B-1: Disassembly steps 1 - 4 Step 1 & Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 HDD/FDD cover plate I/O bracket HDD/FDD I/O Board Back cover CPU board bracket Riser Bo.
128 PPC-A84/A120 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 .
Appendix B Full Disassembly Procedures 129 Figure B-2: Disassembly steps 5 - 7 Inverter Motherboard T ouchscreen control board bracket T ouchscreen control board Step 5 Step 6 and Step 7 CPU board bra.
130 PPC-A84/A120 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. 1 1. Detach the LCD by unscrewing the four screws located on each of the corners.
Appendix B Full Disassembly Procedures 131 Figure B-3: Disassembly steps 8 - 12 Step 8 Step 12 Step 9 Step 1 1 Step 10 LCD cabinet LCD LCD holding plate T ouchscreen Front bezel.
132 PPC-A84/A120 User’ s Manual.
Pin Assignments • Inverter Power Connector (J1) • Flat Panel Display Connector (J2) • Primary IDE Connector (J3) • Keyboard Connector (J4) • Internal T ouchscreen Connector (J5) • CompactF.
134 PPC-A84/A120 User’ s Manual C.1 Inverter Power Connector (J1) T able C-1: Inverter power connector (J1) Pin Signal 1 +12 V 2 GND 3 ENABKL 4 VBR 5 Vcc C.
Appendix C Pin Assignments 135 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 T able C-3: Primary IDE connector (J3) Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 ID.
136 PPC-A84/A120 User’ s Manual 27 HD READY 28 Cable Select 29 HDACK 0 # 30 GN D 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 GN D 41 V CC 42 V CC 43 GND 44 N/C # low active C.
Appendix C Pin Assignments 137 C.5 Internal T ouchscreen Connector(J5) T able C-5: Internal T ouchscreen Connector (J5) Pin Signal 1 -DCD4 2 -DSR4 3 RX4B 4 -R TS4 5 TX4 6 -CTS4 7 -DTR4 8 -R14 9G N D 1.
138 PPC-A84/A120 User’ s Manual C.6 ComapctFlash™ Disk Secondary IDE Con- nector (CN2) T able C-6: CompactFlash™ Disk Secondary IDE Connector (CN2) Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 26 GND 2D A T A 3 .
Appendix C Pin Assignments 139 C.7 CD IN (CN3) T able C-7: CD IN (CN3) Pin Signal 1 CD_INR 2 CD_GND 3 CD_INL 4 CD_GND 12 4 3 C.8 Power Fan Power Connector (CN4) T able C-8: Power Fan Power Connector (.
140 PPC-A84/A120 User’ s Manual 54 2 31 6 C.1 1 Power Switch Connector (CN10) T able C-1 1: Power Switch Connector (CN10) Pin Signal 1V CC 2 GND 3 SUS_LED 4 -FPRST 5 -FPSW 6 -FPSLP C.
Appendix C Pin Assignments 141 T able C-12: Speaker and Microphone Connector (CN20) Pin Signal 1 LINOUT_L 2 GNDADD 3 GNDADD 4 LINOUT_R 5 GNDADD 6 MIC_IN 4 5 3 6 12 C.
142 PPC-A84/A120 User’ s Manual C.14 COM2 15 9 6 3 24 78 T able 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 --- --- .
Appendix C Pin Assignments 143 C.15 External IDE Connector T able 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 .
144 PPC-A84/A120 User’ s Manual C.16 External Floopy Drive Connector T able 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.
Appendix C Pin Assignments 145 C.17 External FDD and HDD Power Connector T able C-17: External FDD and HDD Power Connector Pin Signal 1 +12 V 2 GND 3 GND 4V CC C.
146 PPC-A84/A120 User’ s Manual 3A0-3AF Bisynchronous 1 3B0-3BF Monochrome display and printer adapter(LPT1) 3C0-3CF Reserved 3D0-3DF Color/graphics monitor adapter 3F0-3F7 Diskette controller 3F8-3FF Serial port 1 Note: A udio I/O map range from 220 ~ 250H (16 b ytes).
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