Advantech PPC-A84/A120-X5X - Manuals

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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...

Contents Chapter 1 General Information ...................................... 1 1.1 Introduction .......................................................................... 21.2 Specifications ........................................................................ 3 General ............................

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...

Tables Table 3-1: Jumpers and their functions ......................................................................... 39Table 3-2: Panel PC connectors ..................................................................................... 40Table 3-3: Wake-on LAN selection (JP1) .......................

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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.

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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.

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 (...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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"

5 PCI SVGA Setup • Introduction • Installation of SVGA Driver - Installation for Windows 95- Installation for Windows 98- Installation for Windows 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 SVGAcontroller. It supports many popular 18-bit LCD displays a...

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"

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...

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...

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...

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...

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"

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...

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”

86 PPC-A84/A120 User's Manual 5.Touch targets to calibrate the touchscreen controller.

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 Touchscreen 91 7.Calibrate the touchscreen

7 Audio Setup • Introduction • Installation of Audio Driver - Installation for Windows 95 - Installation for Windows 98 - Installation for Windows NT • Further Information CHAPTER

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...

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"

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...

8 Award BIOS Setup This chapter describes how to setBIOS configuration data. CHAPTER

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

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 ...

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...

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"...

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...

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...

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) • ...

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...

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 ...

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...