Page 2 - Copyright notice
Copyright notice This document is copyrighted June, 2001 by Advantech Co., Ltd. Allrights are reserved. Advantech Co., Ltd. reserves the right to makeimprovements to the products described in this manual at any timewithout notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated ortransm...
Page 3 - FCC Class B notes; - Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
FCC Class B notes This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limitsfor a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection againstharmful interference in a residential installation. This equipmentgenerates, uses, ...
Page 4 - Packing List; - Assembly mounting screws
Packing List Before you begin system installation, please make sure that thefollowing materials have been shipped: • PPC-A84-X5X/PPC-A120-X5X • User's manual • Accessories for PPC-A84/A120 - External FDD flat cable for FDD (34-pin) - External IDE cable for HDD or CD-ROM (40-pin) - Power cable for ex...
Page 5 - Additional Information and Assistance; can find the latest information about the product.
Additional Information and Assistance 1. Visit 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 additionalassistance....
Page 6 - Safety Instructions
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 beforecleaning. Do not use liquid or spray detergents for cleaning. Use a dampc l o t h . 4 . For pluggable...
Page 8 - Contents
Contents Chapter 1 General Information ...................................... 1 1.1 Introduction .......................................................................... 21.2 Specifications ........................................................................ 3 General ............................
Page 13 - Figures
Figures Figure 1-1: Front view of the PPC-A84 ................................................... 7Figure 1-2a: Dimensions of the PPC-A84 .............................................. 8Figure 1-2b: Dimensions of the PPC-A120 ............................................ 8Figure 1-3a: Dimensions of c...
Page 14 - Tables
Tables Table 3-1: Jumpers and their functions ......................................................................... 39Table 3-2: Panel PC connectors ..................................................................................... 40Table 3-3: Wake-on LAN selection (JP1) .......................
Page 15 - General Information
1 General Information This chapter gives backgroundinformation on thePPC-A84-X5X/PPCA120-X5X Sections include: • Introduction • Specifications • Front View • Dimensions • Cutout Dimensions • Panel Mounting • Universal Mounting Arm CHAPTER
Page 17 - General
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"x10.55"x3.71") • Weight: 3.4 kg (7.5 lbs) • F...
Page 18 - • PCI Ethernet chip: Realtek RTL8139C PCI local bus Ethernet; LCD Specification; • Simultaneous mode: Yes; Touchscreen; • Type of Touch Screen:
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 RTL8139C PCI local bus Ethernet controller full compliance with IEEE 802.3u 10/10...
Page 19 - power module is standard, while the; power module is optional upon the customers'; A120: Elo resistive touch sensor and Elo control board.; A120: COM4 serial port interface; • Lifetime: More than 3 million touches
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 Pwr Supply 24 V Pwr Supply Input voltage range 10.6 ~ 16.0 volt 19.0 ~ 27.0 volt Input current 6 A 3 A Output Current 5 V 6 A 6 A 12 V 1 A 1 A -1...
Page 20 - Environmental specifications; • FCC Class B, CE approved
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 2.2 complia...
Page 21 - The front view of the PPC-A84 is shown below:
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 P o w e rI n d i c a t o r
Page 24 - he panel thickness should not exceed 10 mm.
1 0 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. To mount the PPC-A84 into a panel: 1. Removed the four caps from the front mask, unscew it and remove the front bezel. 2. Insert th...
Page 27 - Please be advised that for the remainder of this manual PPC-
Chapter 1 General Information 1 3 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.
Page 29 - System Setup
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 Setup Program • Installing the System Software • Installing the Drivers CHAPTER
Page 30 - A Quick Tour of the Panel PC
1 6 PPC-A84/A120 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 becomefamiliar with the locations and purposes of the controls, drives,connectors and ports, which are illustrated in the figures below. When you place the panel PC upright on th...
Page 33 - Line in
Chapter 2 System Setup 1 9 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. USB port i. Line in j. Microphone in k. Speaker out Figure 2-4: I/O section of the PPC-A84/A120 a b c f h i k g e d j
Page 35 - Installation Procedures
Chapter 2 System Setup 2 1 2.2 Preparing For First-time Usage Before you start to set up the panel PC system, you should have atleast the following items ready: • Power inlet cable (in the accessory box) • Male contact pin x 3 and female contact pin x 3 (in the accessory box) • A pair of DC power in...
Page 36 - Connecting the insulator to your power sources
2 2 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 pairof insulators in the accessory box. The installation procedure isdescribed as follows: STEP 1. Connect the three contact pins individually to the...
Page 38 - Attach the upper cap to the bottom tray and secure it with
2 4 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.
Page 43 - Be sure the panel PC and any other peripheral devices you may have
Chapter 2 System Setup 2 9 2.4.4 External VGA The PPC-A84/A120 can be connected to an external CRT monitor. Toconnect an external CRT monitor, connect the monitor's VGA cable tothe PPC-A84/A120's VGA port and connect the monitor's power cableto an AC outlet. The PPC-A84/A120's external CRT display (...
Page 45 - How to Install Software to the HDD; You can use the Ethernet port to download software to the HDD.
Chapter 2 System Setup 3 1 2.5 How to Install Software to the HDD Installing software requires an installed HDD. Software can be loadedin the PPC-A84/A120 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. 2.5.2 Method 2: Use an...
Page 47 - Installing the Drivers
Chapter 2 System Setup 3 3 The BIOS of the panel PC supports system boot-up directly from theCD-ROM drive. You may also insert your system installation CD-ROMinto the CD-ROM drive. Refer to Chapter 8 - BIOS Setup if you wish tochange the BIOS settings. Power on your panel PC or reset the system by p...
Page 52 - Jumpers and Connectors
38 PPC-A84/A120 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 applica-tion by setting jumpers. A jumper is the simplest kind of electricalswitch. It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (oftenprotected by a plas...
Page 57 - To avoid damaging the computer, always turn off the; Watchdog Timer Configuration
Chapter 3 The Engine of PPC-A84/A120 43 3.4 Wake on LAN Selection (Reserved) (JP1) The PCM-5821 provides Wake-on LAN function when ATX power isused. To enable Wake-on LAN function, the JP1 should be set asshown below: Table 3-3: Wake-on LAN selection (JP1) *Normal Power Wake-on LAN * default setting...
Page 62 - Installation of Ethernet Driver
48 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 4.1 Introduction The PPC-A84/A120 is equipped with a high performance 32-bitEthernet chipset which is fully compliant with IEEE 802.3 100 MbpsCSMA/CD standards. It is supported by major network operatingsystems. It is also both 100Base-T and 10Base-T compatible. Themedi...
Page 73 - Further Information
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.com.tw 11. Click "Next"
Page 75 - PCI SVGA Setup; • Introduction
5 PCI SVGA Setup • Introduction • Installation of SVGA Driver - Installation for Windows 95- Installation for Windows 98- Installation for Windows NT • Further Information CHAPTER
Page 76 - Installation of SVGA Driver; The following windows illustrations are examples
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 SVGAcontroller. It supports many popular 18-bit LCD displays a...
Page 82 - Click the EXE file
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"
Page 84 - A common driver for Windows98 is used on both
70 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual Note: A common driver for Windows98 is used on both SVGA and Audio. While installing the SVGA driver forWindows98, as seen in the above procedure, theAudio driver will also be installed simultaneously.simultaneously.v 7. Click "Finish" to complete installation 6...
Page 87 - Further Information
Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Audio Setup 73 5.3 Further Information For further information about the PCI/SVGA and audio installation inyour PPC-A84/A120, including driver updates, troubleshooting guidesand FAQ lists, visit the following web resources: NS web site: www.nsc.com Advantech web sites: www.advante...
Page 90 - Installation of Touch Screen Driver for the; designed for Windows 95/98 and a 32-bit control panel program for
76 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 6.1 Introduction The PPC-A84/A120 optional touch screen incorporates advancedsecond-generation 4-wire resistive technology. They allow 72% lighttransmission respectively. The resistive model has an antiglare surface.Anyway, this produces greatly enhanced visual resoluti...
Page 91 - Installation for MS-DOS
Chapter 6 Touchscreen 77 6.2.1 Installation for MS-DOS 1. Change the directory to D:\DOS\RONICSTOUCH\ 2. Type the command "Install C:" [Enter]. Installing system software automatically creates a directory named: "TSR411.PS2" in C drive. 3. Change the directory to C:\TSR411.PS2\. 4. T...
Page 96 - Installation for Windows NT
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"
Page 98 - Installation for Touch Screen Driver for
84 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 6.3 Installation for Touch Screen Driver for the PPC-A120 The PPC-A120's optional touchscreen incorporates advancedsecond-generation 5-wire resistive technology. They allow 75% lighttransmission. The resistive model has an antiglare surface. All modelsprovide greatly en...
Page 99 - a. Select the “SmartSet Serial Controller on COM4” item.
Chapter 6 Touchscreen 85 6.3.1 Installation for Windows 95 3 a. Select the “SmartSet Serial Controller on COM4” item. b. Press “OK” 2. Click “Yes”. 1. a. Insert the “Driveres and Utilities” CD b. Click the “Start” button and then “Run” c. Type the path “D:\\PPC-A120\Elotouch\Win95\Setup.exe”
Page 100 - Touch targets to calibrate the touchscreen controller.
86 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 5.Touch targets to calibrate the touchscreen controller.
Page 104 - Click “Finish” to restart your computer.
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.
Page 105 - Calibrate the touchscreen
Chapter 6 Touchscreen 91 7.Calibrate the touchscreen
Page 107 - Audio Setup
7 Audio Setup • Introduction • Installation of Audio Driver - Installation for Windows 95 - Installation for Windows 98 - Installation for Windows NT • Further Information CHAPTER
Page 108 - Installation of Audio Driver
94 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 7.1 Introduction The PCM-5821 on-board audio interface provides high-quality stereosound and FM music synthesis (ESFM) by using the NS CX5530audio controller from National Semiconductor Corporation. The audiointerface can record, compress, and play back voice, sound, an...
Page 109 - Installation for Windows 95
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. Select "No" and then click "Next"
Page 115 - Further Information
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 FAQ lists,visit the following web resources: NS web site: www.nsc.com Advantech web site: www.advantech.comwww.ad...
Page 117 - Award BIOS Setup
8 Award BIOS Setup This chapter describes how to setBIOS configuration data. CHAPTER
Page 118 - Values for the various setup items that appear on; CMOS Setup Utility
104 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 8.1 Award BIOS Setup The PPC-A84/A120 comes with an Award BIOS chip that contains theROM setup for your system. This chip serves as an interface betweenthe processor and the rest of the mainboard's components. Thischapter explains the information contained in the setup...
Page 119 - Standard CMOS Setup
Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup 105 A setup program, built into the system BIOS, is stored in the CMOSRAM that allows the configuration settings to be changed. Thisprogram is executed when the user changes the system configuration;when the user changes the system backup battery; or when the systemdetects...
Page 121 - BIOS Features Setup
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 CMOSsetupprogram. (Refer to the next section for Chipset Features setup.) TheBIOS Features setup program is shown above. Users ...
Page 123 - Sets the rate of a character repeat when the key is held down.; Allows you to set the security level of the system.
Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup 109 character is repeatedly entered until the key is released. When this itemis enabled, you may change the typematic repeat rate. The options are: Disabled (Default), Enabled. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Sets the rate of a character repeat when the key is held down. The op...
Page 124 - Chipset Features Setup; When enabled, the USB devices are activated.; If enable build-in CPU audio , go on the other audio settings .
110 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual function properly if their BIOS ROM codes are shadowed. To use thisoption correctly, you need to know the memory address range used bythe BIOS ROM of each add-on card.The options are: Disabled(Default), Enabled. 8.5 Chipset Features Setup 16-bit/8-bit I/ORecovery (CLK)...
Page 125 - Video Memory Size; Power Management Setup
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. Audio High DMA Select: Disable, DMA 5, DMA 6, DMA 7. Video Memory Size The video memory size is set by the m...
Page 127 - Under cer tain operating systems such as WIN-
Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup 113 The default value of IRQ8 is: Disabled. Note: Under cer tain operating systems such as WIN- DOWS NT 4.0 (Build 1381), the CD auto-inser tionfeature might have some effect on power manage-ment. It isrecommended that the CD-ROM drive use thesecondar y channel, and that t...
Page 128 - Load BIOS Defaults
114 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual "Manual". The options are: Manual (Default), Auto.The manual options assignedto IRQ-/DMA- are: Legacy ISA, PCI/ISA PnP. Reset Configuration Data When enabled, this feature allows the system to clear the last BIOSconfiguration data and then reset the data with t...
Page 129 - Load Setup Defaults
Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup 115 Figure 8-8: Integrated peripherals screen The BIOS defaults screen contains the most appropriate values of thesystem parameters that allow minimum system performance. 8.9 Load Setup Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and ChipsetFeatures. ...
Page 130 - Set the keyboard cpntroller input clock.
116 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual IDE HDD Block Mode This allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode totransfer 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 ...
Page 131 - WDT Active When Power ON; When enabled, the infrared receptor is activated.
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 thesystem should the computer hang in the BIOS checkup. The options are: 62 sec (Default), Disabled, 31 sec, 15 sec. Onboard Serial Po...
Page 133 - Exit Without Saving
Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup 119 After you have made changes in the BIOS setup, press "Esc" to returnto the main menu. Move the cursor to "Save and Exit Setup", or press"F10" and then press "Y", to change the CMOS Setup. If you did notchange anything, press "Esc"...
Page 136 - A.1 Programming the Watchdog Timer; Data
122 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual A.1 Programming the Watchdog Timer To program the watchdog timer, you must write a program whichwrites I/O port address 443 (hex). The output data is a time intervalvalue. The value range is from 01 (hex) to 3E (hex), and the relatedtime interval is from 1 sec. to 62 s...
Page 140 - B.1 Full Disassembly Procedures; Unscrew two screws on HDD/FDD cover plate and two screws on
126 PPC-A84/A120 User’s Manual B.1 Full Disassembly Procedures If you want to completely disassemble the panel PC, follow thestep-by-step procedures below. Users should be aware that AdvantechCo., Ltd. takes no responsibility whatsoever for any problems ordamage caused by the user disassembly of the...
Page 147 - Pin Assignments; • CompactFlashTM Disk Secondary
Pin Assignments • Inverter Power Connector (J1) • Flat Panel Display Connector (J2) • Primary IDE Connector (J3) • Keyboard Connector (J4) • Internal Touchscreen Connector (J5) • CompactFlash™ Disk Secondary IDE Connector (CN2) • CD IN (CN3) • Power Fan Power Connector (CN6) • External KBT2 (CN7) • ...
Page 157 - C.15 External IDE Connector
Appendix C Pin Assignments 143 C.15 External IDE Connector Table C-15: External IDE connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 IDE RESET# 2 GND 3 DATA7 4 DATA8 5 DATA6 6 DATA9 7 DATA5 8 DATA10 9 DATA4 10 DATA11 11 DATA3 12 DATA12 13 DATA2 14 DATA13 15 DATA1 16 DATA14 17 DATA0 18 DATA15 19 SIGNAL GND 20 N/C 2...
Page 158 - C.16 External Floopy Drive Connector
144 PPC-A84/A120 User’s Manual 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 INDEX* 9 GND 10 MOTOR 0* 11 GND 12 DRIVE SELECT 1* 13 GND 14 DRIVE SELECT 0* 15 GND 16 MOTOR 1* 17 GND ...
Page 159 - C.17 External FDD and HDD Power Connector
Appendix C Pin Assignments 145 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 4 V CC C.18 System I/O ports Table C-18: System I/O ports Addr. range (Hex) Device000-01F DMA controller 020-021 Interrupt controller 1, master 022...
