Page 2 - Copyright
PCA-6774 User Manual ii Copyright This document is copyrighted, © 2005. All rights are reserved. The origi-nal manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any time without notice.No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated or tran...
Page 3 - Packing List; Description
iii Packing List Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped:• 1 PCA-6774 all-in-one single board computer• 1 startup manual• CD-ROM or disks for utility, drivers, and manual (in PDF format)• 1 Power cable p/n: 1703080101• 1 PS/2 KB/M cable ...
Page 4 - Additional Information and Assistance; Visit the Advantech web site at
PCA-6774 User Manual iv Additional Information and Assistance 1. Visit the Advantech web site at www.advantech.com 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 a...
Page 7 - Contents; Chapter
vii Table of Contents Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ......................................................2 1.1 Introduction ....................................................................... 2 1.2 Features ............................................................................. 2 1.3 Sp...
Page 13 - General Information; CH
1 Chapter 1 1 General Information This chapter gives background information on the PCA-6774. Sections include: • Introduction• Features• Specifications• Board layout and dimensions CH AP T E R
Page 14 - Chapter 1 Introduction
PCA-6774 User Manual 2 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Introduction Advantech's new PCA-6774 is a Socket 370 half-sized CPU card that will support up to 1.26GHz Pentium III with 512KB 2nd cache using VIA VT8606 "Twister T" chipset. This SBC includes a 4X AGP controller, a PCI Ethernet interface, ...
Page 15 - Enhanced IDE interface:
3 Chapter 1 1.3 Specifications 1.3.1 Standard SBC Functions • C PU: Supports Socket 370 for Intel processors up to Pentium III 1.26 GHz with 512KB cache (Tualatin) • System chipsets: VIA VT8606 "Twister T" + VT82C686B • BIOS: Award 256 KB Flash memory • System memory: One DIMM socket accepts...
Page 16 - • Supports; CompactFlash Type I/II; disks; Power supply voltage:
PCA-6774 User Manual 4 LCD/Simultaneous Mode: 1280 x 1024@16bpp (60Hz), 1024 x 768@16bpp (60Hz), 1280 x 1024@32bppLVDS interface: Supports 2-Channel (2 x 18-bit) LVDS interface 1.3.3 Solid State disk • Supports CompactFlash Type I/II disks 1.3.4 PCI bus Ethernet interface • Chipset: Intel 82551/8255...
Page 19 - Installation
7 Chapter 2 2 Installation This chapter explains the setup procedures of PCA-6774 hardware, including instruc-tions on setting jumpers and connecting peripherals, switches and indicators. Be sure to read all safety precautions before you begin the installation procedure. CH AP T E R
Page 20 - Chapter 2 Installation; Label
PCA-6774 User Manual 8 Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 Jumpers The PCA-6774 has a number of jumpers that allow you to configure your system to suit your application. The table below lists the functions of the various jumpers. 2.2 Connectors Onboard connectors link the PCA-6774 to external devices such as...
Page 25 - Short pin 2 and pin 3.
13 Chapter 2 2.6 Clear CMOS (J1) This jumper is used to erase CMOS data and reset system BIOS informa-tion.The procedure for clearing CMOS is:1. Turn off the system. 2. Short pin 2 and pin 3. 3. Return jumper to pins 1 and 2. 4. Turn on the system. The BIOS is now reset to its default setting. Warni...
Page 26 - Watchdog timer configuration; PIN
PCA-6774 User Manual 14 2.7 COM2 RS232-422-485 Select (J3) 2.8 Watchdog timer configuration An on-board watchdog timer reduces the chance of disruptions which EMP (electro-magnetic pulse) interference can cause. This is an invalu-able protective device for standalone or unmanned applications. Setup ...
Page 27 - Installing DIMMs; To; remove; the memory module, just push both handles outward, and the
15 Chapter 2 2.9 Installing DIMMs The procedure for installing DIMMs is described below. Please follow these steps carefully. The number of pins are different on either side of the breaks, so the module can only fit in one way. DIMM modules have different pin contacts on each side, and therefore hav...
Page 28 - to CN1 ATX
PCA-6774 User Manual 16 2.10 ATX power control connector (CN20,CN21) 2.10.1 ATX feature connector (CN20) and soft-on power button connector (CN21) The PCA-6774 can support an advanced soft power switch function, if an ATX power supply is used. To enable the soft power switch function:1. Get the spec...
Page 29 - CompactFlash Socket
17 Chapter 2 2.11 Printer port connector (CN4) Normally, the parallel port is used to connect the card to a printer. The PCA-6774 includes a multi-mode (ECP/EPP/SPP) parallel port accessed via CN4 and a 26-pin flat-cable connector. You will need an adapter cable if you use a traditional DB-25 connec...
Page 30 - If desired, connect a second drive as described above.
PCA-6774 User Manual 18 set on the end (after the twist in the cable) connects to the A: drive. The set in the middle connects to the B: drive. 3. If you are connecting a 5.25” floppy drive, line up the slot in the printed circuit board with the blocked-off part of the cable connec-tor. If you are c...
Page 32 - Panel Type & Resolution
PCA-6774 User Manual 20 2.15.5 Panel type selection (SW1) SW1 is an 8 segment DIP switch for DSTN/TFT panel type and resolu-tion functions 2.16 USB connectors (CN6) The PCA-6774 board provides up to two USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports. This gives complete Plug and Play, and hot attach/detach for up...
Page 33 - Ethernet configuration
21 Chapter 2 127 external devices. The USB interfaces comply with USB specification Rev. 1.1, and are fuse protected.The USB interface is accessed through the 5 x 2-pin flat-cable connector, CN6 (USB1, 2). You will need an adapter cable if you use a standard USB connector. The adapter cable has a 5 ...
Page 37 - Software Configuration
CHAP T ER 3 Software Configuration This chapter details the software con-figuration information. It shows you how to configure the card to match your application requirements. Award System BIOS will be covered in Chapter 4.Sections include: • Introduction• VGA display software configuration
Page 38 - Chapter 3 Software Configuration; VGA display firmware configuration
PCA-6774 User Manual 26 Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3.1 Introduction The system BIOS and custom drivers are located in a 256 KB, 32-pin (JEDEC spec.) Flash ROM device, designated U10. A single Flash chip holds the system BIOS, VGA BIOS, and network Boot ROM image. The display can be configured ...
Page 41 - Award BIOS Setup
29 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Ducks that Need Love! 4 Award BIOS Setup This chapter describes how to set BIOS configuration data. CH AP T E R
Page 42 - Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup; System test and initialization; You are starting your system for the first time
PCA-6774 User Manual 30 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4.1 System test and initialization These routines test and initialize board hardware. If the routines encoun-ter an error during the tests, you will either hear a few short beeps or see an error message on the screen. There are two kinds of errors: ...
Page 43 - Award BIOS setup; Figure 4.1: BIOS setup program initial screen
31 Chapter 4 4.2 Award BIOS setup Award’s BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. 4.2.1 Entering setup Power ...
Page 46 - Figure 4.4: Advanced Chipset Features setup
PCA-6774 User Manual 34 4.2.4 Advanced Chipset Features setup By choosing the Advanced Chipset Features option from the Initial Setup Screen menu, the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer’s default values for the PCA-6774 Series. Figure 4.4: Advanced Chipset Featur...
Page 49 - Caution
37 Chapter 4 4.2.9 Frequency/Voltage Control By choosing the Frequency/Voltage Control option from the Initial Setup Screen menu, the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer’s default values for the PCA-6774 Figure 4.9: Frequency/Voltage Control Caution Incorrect sett...
Page 50 - To Establish Password; Note
PCA-6774 User Manual 38 4.2.10 Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Defaults loads the default system values directly from ROM. If the stored record created by the Setup program should ever become corrupted (and therefore unusable), these defaults will load auto-matically when you turn the PCA-677...
Page 51 - To Change Password
39 Chapter 4 3. At the “Confirm Password” prompt, retype the desired password, then press <Enter>. 4. Select Save to CMOS and EXIT, type <Y>, then <Enter>. To Change Password 1. Choose the Set Password option from the CMOS Setup Utility main menu and press <Enter>. 2. When yo...
Page 53 - PCI SVGA Setup; Further information
CHAP T ER 5 PCI SVGA Setup IntroductionInstallation of SVGA drivers -for Windows 95/98/Me-for Windows NT/2000/XP Further information
Page 54 - Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Setup
PCA-6774 User Manual 42 Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Setup 5.1 Introduction The board has an onboard AGP flat panel/VGA interface. The specifica-tions and features are described as follows: 5.1.1 Chipset The board uses a VIA VT8606 chipset from VIA Technology Inc. for its AGP/SVGA controller. It supports many...
Page 55 - Installation of the SVGA Driver
43 Chapter 5 5.2 Installation of the SVGA Driver Complete the following steps to install the SVGA driver. Follow the pro-cedures in the flow chart that apply to the operating system that you are using within your board. 5.2.1 Installation for Windows 95 1. Select "Start", "Settings",...
Page 58 - Press “Yes” to reboot.
PCA-6774 User Manual 46 6. "S3 GraphicsTwister" appears under the adapter tab. Click the "Apply" button, then the "OK" button. 7. Press “Yes” to reboot.
Page 72 - Choose “Display adapters”, press “Next” button.
PCA-6774 User Manual 60 4. Choose "Display a list of...", then press “Next” button. 5. Choose “Display adapters”, press “Next” button.
Page 73 - Click the “Have Disk” button.
61 Chapter 5 6. Click the “Have Disk” button. 7. Type the path D:\Biscuit\9577\VGA\Win2000 press the “OK” but-ton.
Page 75 - Choose “Hardware” and “Device Manager”, press “OK” button.
63 Chapter 5 2. Choose “Hardware” and “Device Manager”, press “OK” button.
Page 80 - Further Information
PCA-6774 User Manual 68 10. Press “Finish" to reboot. 5.3 Further Information For further information about the AGP/VGA installation in your PCA-6774, including driver updates, troubleshooting guides and FAQ lists, visit the following web resources: VIA website: www.via.com.tw Advantech websites...
Page 82 - Chapter 6 PCI Bus Ethernet Interface; Installation of Ethernet driver
PCA-6774 User Manual 70 Chapter 6 PCI Bus Ethernet Interface 6.1 Introduction The board is equipped with a high performance 32-bit Ethernet chipset which is fully compliant with 802.3u 100BASE-T \Fast Ethernet CSMA/CD standards (F version) and compliant IEEE 802.3z/ab 1000BAS-T Gigabit Ethernet (FG ...
Page 86 - Open Device Manager,
PCA-6774 User Manual 74 6.2.3 Installation for Windows 2000 1. Open Device Manager,
Page 89 - Select the driver, and click “Next”
77 Chapter 6 5. Select the driver, and click “Next” 6. Click “OK”
Page 91 - Click “Yes” to reboot
79 Chapter 6 9. Click “Yes” to reboot 6.2.4 Installation for Windows NT 1. a. Select "Start", "Settings", "Control Panel" b. Double click "Network"
Page 93 - a. Insert the Utility CD ROM
81 Chapter 6 4. Click “Have Disk.” 5. a. Insert the Utility CD ROM b. Fill in the correct path: D:\Biscuit\9577\LAN\82559er\winnt4 c. Click "OK".
Page 94 - Check the highlighted item, and click “OK.”
PCA-6774 User Manual 82 6. Check the highlighted item, and click “OK.”
Page 95 - Click “Next” to continue setup.
83 Chapter 6 7. Click “Next” to continue setup. 8. Choose the networking protocols, then click "Next"
Page 97 - Click “Next” to start the network.; Further information
85 Chapter 6 11. Click “Next” to start the network. 6.3 Further information Realtek website: www.realtek.com.tw Intel website: www.intel.com Advantech websites: www.advantech.com www.advantech.com.tw
Page 99 - Appendix
Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer The board 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.
Page 100 - A.1 Supported Input Timing Modes; Data
PCA-6774 User Manual 88 Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer A.1 Supported Input Timing Modes In order to program the watchdog timer, you must write a program which writes I/O port address 443 (hex). The output data is a value of time inter-val. The value range is from 01 (hex) to 3E (hex), and...
Page 101 - END
89 Appendix A 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 restart the watchdog 30 GOSUB 1000 REM Your application task #1 40 OUT &H443, data REM Reset the timer 50 GOSUB 2000 REM Your ap...
Page 103 - Pin Assignments; Reset Connector
91 Appendix B B Pin Assignments This appendix contains information of adetailed or specialized nature. It includes: • Primary IDE Connector• Secondary IDE Connector• Floppy Connector• Printer Port Connector• CompactFlash Socket• USB Port 1, 2• D-SUB VGA Connector• LAN RJ45 Connector• COM Port 1, 2• ...
Page 104 - Appendix B Pin Assignments
PCA-6774 User Manual 92 Appendix B Pin Assignments B.1 Primary IDE Connector (CN1) Table B.1: Primary IDE Connector (CN1) Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 IDE RESET 2 GND 3 D7 4 D8 5 D6 6 D9 7 D5 8 D10 9 D4 10 D11 11 D3 12 D12 13 D2 14 D13 15 D1 16 D14 17 D0 18 D15 19 GND 20 Vcc 21 REQ 22 GND 23 IOW 24 GND 2...
Page 123 - System Assignments; Appe
111 Appx. C C System Assignments This appendix contains information of adetailed nature. It includes: • System I/O ports• 1st MB memory map• DMA channel assignments• Interrupt assignments Appe ndi x
Page 124 - Appendix C System Assignments
PCA-6774 User Manual 112 Appendix C System Assignments C.1 System I/O Ports Table C.1: System I/O ports Addr. range (Hex) Device 00-1F Master DMA controller 20-3F Master Interrupt controller 40-5F Timer/Counter 60-6F Keyboard controller (60h) KBC Data (61h) Misc Functions & Spkr Ctrl (64h) KBC C...
Page 125 - C.2 1st MB memory map
113 Appx. C C.2 1st MB memory map 778-77A Parallel Port (ECP Extensions) (Port 378+400) MPU-401 select from 300 ~ 330H (2 bytes) Table C.2: 1st MB memory map Addr. range (Hex) Device F0000h - FFFFFh System ROM *CC000h - EFFFFh Unused (reserved for Ethernet ROM) C0000h - CBFFFh Expansion ROM (for VGA...
Page 126 - C.3 DMA channel assignments
PCA-6774 User Manual 114 C.3 DMA channel assignments Table C.3: DMA channel assignments Channel Function 0 Available 1 Available (audio) 2 Floppy disk (8-bit transfer) 3 Available (parallel port) 4 Cascade for DMA controller 1 5 Available 6 Available 7 Available * Audio DMA select 1, 3, or 5** Paral...
Page 127 - C.4 Interrupt assignments
115 Appx. C C.4 Interrupt assignments Table C.4: Interrupt assignments Interrupt# Interrupt source IRQ 0 Interval timer IRQ 1 Keyboard IRQ 2 Interrupt from controller 2 (cascade) IRQ 3 COM2 IRQ 4 COM1 IRQ 5 Unused IRQ 6 FDD IRQ 7 LPT1 IRQ 8 RTC IRQ 9 Reserved (audio) IRQ 10 Unused IRQ 11 Reserved fo...