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Using the PC/104 Expansion Bus
PC/104 modules can be used with the VIPER to add extra functionality to the system. This
interface supports 8/16 bit ISA bus style peripherals.
Arcom has a wide range of PC/104 modules which are compatible with the VIPER, these
include modules for digital I/O, analog I/O, motion control, video capture, CAN bus, serial
interfaces etc. Please contact the Arcom sales team if a particular interface you require does not
appear to be available as these modules are in continuous development.
In order to use a PC/104 board with the VIPER it should be plugged into PL11 for 8-bit cards
and PL11/PL12 for 8/16-bit cards. Before powering up the system, check that the jumper
settings on the card for I/O address and IRQ settings do not conflict with any devices on the
VIPER. The ISA interface on the VIPER does not support DMA. Please refer to the Interrupt
Assignment section of this manual fort PC/104 interrupts use.
If a PC/104 card that re5V is used, this will automatically be supplied via the PC/104
header. If +12V required this will only be available if the +12V pin on the ‘POWER’ connector
PL16 has been connected to a supply. If –12V or –5V are required, these must be supplied
directly to the PC/104 add-on board.
The VIPER is available with non-stackthrough connectors by special order. Contact the Arcom
sales for more details.
Using the USB Ports
The standard USB connector is a 4-way socket, which provides power and data signals to the
USB peripheral. The 10-way header PL7 has been designed to be compatible with PC
expansion brackets that support two USB sockets ( please refer to the USB section in this
manual and Appendix A for further details).
Using the Ethernet Interface
The SMSC LAN91C111 10/100baseTx Ethernet controller is configured by the RedBoot
bootloader. Connection is made via the 8-way header PL1. A second connector PL2 provides
outputs that can be used to control LED's for Activity and Link status (refer to Appendix A for pin
out details of this connector).
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