VULCAN Technical Manual
Getting started
© 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue D
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Using the PC/104 expansion bus
PC/104 modules can be used with the VULCAN to add extra functionality to the
system. This interface supports 8/16 bit ISA bus style peripherals.
Eurotech has a wide range of PC/104 modules which are compatible with the
VULCAN, including:
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Digital I/O.
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Analogue I/O.
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Motion control.
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CAN bus.
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Serial interfaces.
Please contact the Eurotech sales team if the interface you require does not appear to
be available, as these modules are in continuous development.
If you want to use a PC/104 board with the VULCAN, the board should be plugged into
J8 for 8 bit cards and J8/J10 for 8/16 bit cards. The peripheral PC/104 board should
normally be plugged into the bottom side of the board. For further details, see
, and
, page
.
Before you power up the system, check that the jumper settings on the add-on cards
for I/O address and IRQ settings do not conflict with each other. The ISA interface on
the VULCAN does not support DMA. For PC/104 interrupt use, see
.
The VULCAN pr5V to a PC/104 add-on-board via the J8 and J10 connectors.
If a PC/104 add-on board requires a +12V supply, then +12V must be supplied to the
VULCAN power connector J9 pin 4. If -12V or -5V are required, these must be supplied
directly to the PC/104 add-on board.
The VULCAN is available with non-stack through connectors by special order.
Contact the Eurotech sales department for details. See
, on page