Custom cables
The following four custom cables are available from Octagon.
COM2 RS-422/485 Cable
Connects into J7 to provide RS–422 and RS–485
through a standard serial port interface. Part number 6393.
2060 Digital I/O Cable
Connects into the J6 connector for eight additional
digital I/O lines. Part number 6394.
2 mm VGA–12 Cable
Connects into J5 and provides a standard 15-pin
VGA interface. Part number 6392.
LPT-to-Floppy Adapter Cable
Connects into the LPT port and provides a
standard 34-pin floppy drive interface. Part number 6470. Note that only the
LPT-to-Floppy cable part # 6470 can be used with this card, as the floppy pin
out from the LPT port differs from other cards.
Installing the 2060 CPU Card
WARNING!
The 2060 CPU Card contains static-sensitive CMOS components. To
avoid damaging your card and its components:
Ground yourself before handling the card and observe proper ESD
precautions
Disconnect power before removing or inserting a PC/104 expansion
board
Equipment required
To install the 2060 CPU Card you will need the following equipment (or
equivalent):
2060 CPU Card
+5V power supply – see Power Supply Requirements section
A device with an operating system. The device could be a CompactFlash, hard
disk, or CD ROM. The operating system can be Windows NT, Windows CE.net,
Linux, QNX, or DOS.
Note: Windows 2000 and Windows XP/XP
Embedded will run with known issues, however, new driver
development is not supported by the CPU manufacturer.
PS/2 style keyboard
2060 MPC-18 multiport cable, #6387
Null modem adapter, #2740 (for serial console)
VGA monitor
2060 Utilities zip file (see page 117)
Windows HyperTerminal or equivalent terminal emulation software (for serial
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