Advantech PCA-6010, User Manual

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PCA-6010 User Manual 2
1.1 Introduction
The PCA-6010 is designed with the Intel® 945GC and ICH7 chipset (I/O controller) to
support Core™ 2 Duo, Dual-Core Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D proces-
sors (refer to “Processor Support” on page v) with a 533/667/800/1066 MHz front
side bus and DDR2 533/667 MHz memory up to 4 GB. It follows the PICMG 1.0
specification and is the best solution for high-performance computing and applica-
tions in which a wide I/O bandwidth is demanded.
The PCA-6010 offers a high-performance cost-saving integrated graphics unit, built
into the Intel® 945GC chipset, and features the unique Intel® Extreme Graphics
architecture to maximize VGA performance and share system memory up to 224 MB.
It has 2 DIMM sockets in two separated memory channels. It accepts up to 4 GB
DDRII SDRAM memory, enough for most applications. The PCA-6010 has a single
Gigabit Ethernet LAN via dedicated PCI Express x 1 bus, which offers bandwidths up
to 500 MB/sec., eliminating network data flow bottlenecks, and incorporating Gigabit
Ethernet to operate at 1000 Mbps. High reliability and outstanding performance make
the PCA-6010 the ideal platform for industrial networking applications.
Four Serial ATA ports (up to 300 MB/s) allow the use of thin and long SATA cables for
storage devices, eliminating cabling issues inside the industrial-grade chassis. In
addition, the PCA-6010 also provides most of the popular I/O interfaces such as eight
USB 2.0 ports, 2 RS-232 ports, one enhanced parallel port and a floppy disk inter-
face.
The PCA-6010 is designed with considerations for extended reliability, and is built
especially to suit demanding industrial environments. The CMOS data backup and
restore function protects the BIOS setup data from loss due to battery failure.
The PCA-6010 also adopts Advantech's unique patented “AT Mode Control Circuit”
for AT Power Mode. With all these excellent features and outstanding performance,
the PCA-6010 is definitely the ideal platform for today's industrial applications.