PIP8

High-Tech • Made in Switzerland User Manual

PACKED INDUSTRIAL PC WITH ULV CELERON-M PROCESSOR

The PIP8 is a low power, highly integrated rugged industrial PC with a specially designed aluminum housing.
This allows the PIP8 to operate in a standard or also in a harsh environment without fan or ventilation holes.
The design integrates standard connectors for easy connection. It can be used for any PC application where a
complete solution is needed. The PIP8 is 100% PC/AT compatible, and can easily be mounted on a 35 mm DIN
rail.
The PIP8 housing offers space for a 2.5 inch hard disk and a CD-ROM drive. With the integrated PC/104 (-
PLUS) interface flexible expansion possibilities are available. Fully bootable FLASH disks are supported for
projects where hard disks cannot be used. Particular precautions have been taken that the EMC for the entire
system is within the CE and FCC limits.
All these features make the PIP8 the ideal solution for the industry wherever a flexible, rugged and long time
available complete Industrial PC is needed.

Features:
● Ultra Low Voltage Celeron-M 373 with 1.0 GHz and ● 2 serial ports with RS232 interface
512 kByte Level2 Cache ● 2 serial ports with RS232 or RS485 interface
● Intel Mobile Technology components (optional)
● Up to 1.0 GB DDR333 memory with ECC ● Four full featured PC/104(-PLUS) slots without ISA
● Suspend to Disk (S4) support Master, ISA DMA and ISA End Transfer capability
● 3D graphics with up to 64 MByte shared memory ● Two-Stage watchdog timer with hardware reset
● 1 Ethernet port (10M/100M Bit/s) capability
● 2 USB 2.0 ports (480 MBit/s) ● UPS (optional)
● 2 SATA-I ports (150 MByte/s) ● Galvanically isolated power input (optional)
● 2 Ultra DMA-100 IDE ports ● AC’97 Codec (optional)
● 1 MByte Firmware Hub ● CAN interface (optional)
● Standard PC interfaces (PS/2, parallel port)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................5
1.1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL.................................................................................................. 5
1.2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND HANDLING..................................................................5
1.3 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) PROTECTION................................................5
1.4 EQUIPMENT SAFETY.................................................................................................... 5
1.5 MANUAL REVISIONS.................................................................................................... 6
1.5.1 Related Products....................................................................................................... 6
1.5.2 Revision History......................................................................................................... 6
1.6 RELATED DOCUMENTATION......................................................................................7
1.7 ORDERING INFORMATION.......................................................................................... 7

2 GENERAL INFORMATION....................................................................................8
2.1 ELECTRICAL................................................................................................................. 8
2.1.1 Processor.................................................................................................................. 8
2.1.2 Chipset...................................................................................................................... 8
2.1.3 BIOS ROM................................................................................................................ 8
2.1.4 Memory..................................................................................................................... 8
2.1.5 RTC........................................................................................................................... 8
2.1.6 PC/104-PLUS Interface............................................................................................. 8
2.1.7 Graphics.................................................................................................................... 8
2.1.8 USB........................................................................................................................... 8
2.1.9 Serial RS232 Ports.................................................................................................... 8
2.1.10 RS485/RS422 Interface Modules (Optional)...........................................................9
2.1.11 Parallel Port............................................................................................................. 9
2.1.12 IDE (PATA) Ports.................................................................................................... 9
2.1.13 SATA-I Ports............................................................................................................ 9
2.1.14 Floppy Disk.............................................................................................................. 9
2.1.15 Ethernet................................................................................................................... 9
2.1.16 Keyboard / Mouse................................................................................................... 9
2.1.17 AC’97 Audio Controller............................................................................................ 9
2.1.18 Speaker................................................................................................................... 9
2.1.19 Indicators................................................................................................................. 9
2.1.20 Reset Button, Power Button..................................................................................10
2.1.21 Hardware Watchdog Timer....................................................................................10
2.1.22 Temperature Sensors............................................................................................10
2.1.23 Specialties............................................................................................................. 10
2.2 PHYSICAL.................................................................................................................... 11
2.2.1 Housing................................................................................................................... 11
2.2.2 Form factor.............................................................................................................. 11
2.2.3 Weight..................................................................................................................... 11
2.3 POWER........................................................................................................................ 11
2.3.1 Power supply........................................................................................................... 11
2.3.2 Fuse........................................................................................................................ 11
2.3.3 RTC Battery............................................................................................................. 11
2.3.4 Input Power............................................................................................................. 11
2.4 ENVIRONMENT........................................................................................................... 11
2.4.1 Temperature Range................................................................................................11
2.4.2 Relative Humidity..................................................................................................... 11

3 DIMENSIONS.......................................................................................................12

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3.1 TOP VIEW.................................................................................................................... 12

3.2 BOTTOM VIEW............................................................................................................ 13
3.3 SIDE VIEW 1................................................................................................................ 14
3.4 SIDE VIEW 2................................................................................................................ 15
3.5 SIDE VIEW 3................................................................................................................ 16
3.6 SIDE VIEW 4................................................................................................................ 16

4 CONNECTORS....................................................................................................17
4.1 PARALLEL PORT CONNECTOR................................................................................17
4.2 SERIAL-1 AND SERIAL-3 CONNECTOR....................................................................18
4.3 SERIAL-2 AND SERIAL-4 CONNECTOR....................................................................18
4.4 EXTERNAL POWER CONNECTOR............................................................................19
4.4.1 External Power Connector Pin Out..........................................................................19
4.4.2 Mounting An External Reset And Power Button......................................................19
4.4.3 Power Up Behaviour................................................................................................ 19
4.5 PS/2 KEYBOARD AND MOUSE CONNECTORS.......................................................20
4.6 DUAL USB CONNECTOR...........................................................................................20
4.7 DVI-I CONNECTOR...................................................................................................... 21
4.8 10M/100M ETHERNET CONNECTOR.........................................................................21

5 OPERATION........................................................................................................22
5.1 PC/AT FUNCTIONALITY............................................................................................. 22
5.2 STATUS INDICATORS AND POWER BUTTON.........................................................22
5.2.1 Power Indicator LED................................................................................................ 22
5.2.2 Reset Indicator LED................................................................................................22
5.2.3 HDD Indicator LED.................................................................................................. 22
5.2.4 LAN Indicator LED................................................................................................... 22
5.2.5 LAN10/100 Indicator LED........................................................................................22
5.2.6 USER1, USER2 Indicator LEDs..............................................................................22
5.2.7 Power Button........................................................................................................... 22
5.3 BATTERY CIRCUIT...................................................................................................... 22
5.4 HARDWARE WATCHDOG.......................................................................................... 23
5.5 RS485 / RS422 INTERFACES.....................................................................................23

6 SOFTWARE......................................................................................................... 24
6.1 BIOS............................................................................................................................. 24
6.2 DEVICE DRIVERS........................................................................................................ 24

7 COPYRIGHT........................................................................................................28

8 DISCLAIMER.......................................................................................................28

9 TRADEMARKS....................................................................................................28

10 SUPPORT.......................................................................................................... 28
10.1 FAQ............................................................................................................................ 28
10.2 SERIAL NUMBER AND REVISION...........................................................................28
10.3 CONTACT MPL AG.................................................................................................... 28

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TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1: PIP8 Housing Top View.......................................................................................... 12
Figure 2: PIP8 Housing Bottom View....................................................................................13
Figure 3: PIP8 Housing Side View 1......................................................................................14
Figure 4: PIP8 Housing Side View 2......................................................................................15
Figure 5: PIP8 Housing Side View 3......................................................................................16
Figure 6: PIP8 Housing Side View 4......................................................................................16
Figure 7: Parallel Port Connector (DSUB 25 female) (Connector: Compona, 329 156-6).....17
Figure 8: Serial Port Connector (DSUB 9 male) (Connector: Compona, 329 151-6).............18
Figure 9: Serial Port Connector (DSUB 9 male) (Connector: Compona, 329 151-6).............18
Figure 10: Power Connector (Connector: Phoenix Contact AG, MC1,5/4GF-3,81)...............19
Figure 11: External Reset and Power Button Switch.............................................................19
Figure 12: PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Connector (Connector: Compona, 129108-7)..............20
Figure 13: Dual USB (Type A) Connector (Connector: FCI, 72309-0010B)..........................20
Figure 14: DVI-I Connector (Connector: Samtec, DVI-29-AW-FT)........................................21
Figure 15: RJ45 Connector (Connector: Bel Fuse 0810-1X1T-03)........................................21
Figure 16: PIP8 Label............................................................................................................ 28

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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL

This manual, the PIP Technical Reference Manual and the PIP8 BIOS User Manual provides all the information
necessary to handle and configure the PIP8.
This manual is written for technical personnel responsible for integrating the PIP8 into their systems.

It is strongly recommended to read this manual before the PIP8 is switched on.

1.2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND HANDLING

For personal safety and safe operation of the PIP8, follow all safety procedures described here and in other
sections of the miscellaneous manuals.

● Remove power from the system before installing (or removing) the PIP8, to prevent the possibility of personal
injury (electrical shock) and / or damage to the product.
● Handle the product carefully; i.e. dropping or mishandling the PIP8 can cause damage to assemblies and
components.
● Do not expose the equipment to moisture.

WARNING

There are no user-serviceable components on the PIP8.

1.3 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) PROTECTION

Various electrical components within the product are sensitive to static and electrostatic discharge (ESD). Even
a small static discharge can be sufficient to destroy or degrade a component's operation!
With an open housing, do not touch any electronic components. Handle or touch only the unit chassis.

1.4 EQUIPMENT SAFETY

Great care is taken by MPL AG that all its products are thoroughly and rigorously tested before leaving the
factory to ensure that they are fully operational and conform to specification. However, no matter how reliable a
product, there is always the remote possibility that a defect may occur. The occurrence of a defect on this
device may, under certain conditions, cause a defect to occur in adjoining and/or connected equipment. It is
your responsibility to protect such equipment when installing this device. MPL accepts no responsibility
whatsoever for such defects, however caused.

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1.5 MANUAL REVISIONS

1.5.1 Related Products
Revision Related To
A • PIP8-11 until Rev. D
B • PIP8-11 Rev. E, F and G
C, D • PIP8-11 Rev. H and later

1.5.2 Revision History

Revision Date Description
A 2007-08-08 - Initial release of this document.
B 2008-07-31 - Some typos corrected
- 2.1.9:The spec about the serial ports changed
- Information about the power button added
C 2010-01-18 - All information about the new implemented SATA ports added
D 2011-05-27 - Some typos corrected

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1.6 RELATED DOCUMENTATION

The following documents are related to this manual. For detailed Information about a specific PIP8 setting or
feature please refer to this additional manuals.
Reference Description Available from
[1] PIP8 BIOS User Manual MPL AG: www.mpl.ch/t2470.html
[2] PIP Technical Reference Manual MPL AG: www.mpl.ch/t2470.html

1.7 ORDERING INFORMATION

The table below gives you an overview of the different PIP8 variants and its features.
Product Name Product Features
PIP8-11 • 1.0 GHz Ultra Low Voltage Celeron-M 373 with 512 kByte Level2 Cache
• 200 pin DDR333 SO-DIMM socket with ECC (up to 1 GB memory)
• 82551ER Fast Ethernet controller
• PC/104 & PC/104-PLUS Interface
• 2 RS232 ports, optionally additional 2 RS232 or RS485 ports possible
• RoHS compliant
PIP8-xCx • Custom Assembly for series with 100 pieces and more
• Please contact MPL AG for further information
There are also many more options available for:
• Housing size, displays, touch, IP65
• PC/104-PLUS card -, PCI card -, PC-Card - and CF card extensions
• CDROM
• UPS, extended Input Power Module
• Extended temperature
• etc.
Please have a look at our homepage for this on www.mpl.ch/t2470.html or contact MPL AG for further
information.

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2 GENERAL INFORMATION
This chapter provides an overview of the PIP8 and its features. It outlines the electrical and physical
specifications of the product and its power requirements.

2.1 ELECTRICAL
2.1.1 Processor
• Ultra Low Voltage Celeron-M 373 1.0 GHz with 512 kByte Level2 Cache in 90 nm technology
• Supports catastrophic thermal protection

2.1.2 Chipset
• Intel 855GME & 6300ESB
• 400-MHz source-synchronous Front-Side Bus
• Supports ACPI-defined power states S1 (Stop Grant), S3 (Suspend to RAM), S4 (Suspend to Disk), S5 (Soft
Off)

2.1.3 BIOS ROM

• 1 MByte Firmware Hub
• Easy BIOS update
• BIOS source owned by MPL AG

2.1.4 Memory
• DDR333 (PC2700) memory
• 200 pin SO-DIMM slot supports up to 1 GByte memory with ECC

2.1.5 RTC
• Backed with field changeable on board battery

2.1.6 PC/104-PLUS Interface

• 8/16 bit memory and I/O PC/104 interface
• PC/104 DMA, Master and End Transfer not supported
• 32 bit PC/104-PLUS interface
• Up to 4 PC/104-PLUS bus master (PC/104-PLUS Spec. Rev. 2.0)

2.1.7 Graphics
• Intel IGD (Integrated Graphics Device)
• 250 MHz graphics core with 2D and 3D engine
• Dual Pipe independent display functionality
• 350-MHz, 24-bit RAMDAC
• LVDS port on 1 mm header supports up to 1600 x 1200 (UXGA) or 1920 x 1080 (tested: 1280 x 1024, 1920 x
1080)
• Digital Video Interface on DVI-I connector supports up to 1600 x 1200 (UXGA) (tested: 1600 x 1200)
• Analog Video Interface on DVI-I connector supports up to 2048 x 1536 (QXGA) @ 75 Hz (tested: 1600 x
1200)
• DVI-I connector is ESD protected

2.1.8 USB
• 3 Ports with 1.5 / 12 / 480 MBit/s (2 external, 1 internal)
• Supports USB keyboards and mice as legacy devices
• ESD protected

2.1.9 Serial RS232 Ports

• 2 full modem serial RS232 ports, 16C550 compatible
• 2 ports can be equipped either with RS232 or with RS485/RS422 interface modules (both optional)
• COM1 - COM4 with 16 byte FIFO

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• Selectable transfer rates up to 230.4 kBaud

• Available on standard DB9 connectors
• ESD protected

2.1.10 RS485/RS422 Interface Modules (Optional)

• 2 galvanically isolated half- or full-duplex ports
• Automatic RS485 half-duplex direction control
• Selectable transfer rates up to 230.4 kBaud
• Available on standard DB9 connectors
• ESD protected

2.1.11 Parallel Port

• IEEE1284 compliant, SPP, EPP1.7, EPP1.9, ECP mode support
• Configurable as LPT1, LPT2, LPT3
• Floppy disk on parallel port mode, with floppy power available
• Available on DB25 connector
• ESD protected

2.1.12 IDE (PATA) Ports

• 2 Ports on 44 pin connectors with Master / Slave capability
• Support of Ultra DMA-100 Mode

2.1.13 SATA-I Ports

• 2 Ports on standard SATA connectors
• Data transfer rates up to 150 MByte/s
• Support of Soft RAID

2.1.14 Floppy Disk

• Up to 2.88 MByte FDD supported
• Signals can be routed to the parallel port connector (for an external floppy)

2.1.15 Ethernet
• Intel 82551ER 10M/100M Bit/s Ethernet controller
• ESD protected

2.1.16 Keyboard / Mouse

• Available on 6 pin mini DIN connectors (PS/2)
• ESD protected

2.1.17 AC’97 Audio Controller

• AC’97 2.2 compliant
• AC’97 function available over optional extension PCB called SoundPAN-1. With internal Speaker and
external, on the user slot available, Line IN, Line OUT, Headphone and MIC interfaces.

2.1.18 Speaker
• Available on an internal 10 pin header

2.1.19 Indicators
• Power (green), CPU OverTemp (yellow blinking) and CPU CatastrophicTemp (green blinking after restart)
LED
• Reset (red) and power fail (red blinking) LED
• HDD (IDE and SATA) activity (green) LED
• LAN link (green) and activity (green blinking) LED
• LAN Spd LED (100MBit/s green)
• 2 user-programmable LED’s (yellow)

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2.1.20 Reset Button, Power Button

• Connection for an external remote reset and remote power button
• Power button on the housing cover near the status LEDs
• ESD protected

2.1.21 Hardware Watchdog Timer

• Two-Stage Watchdog with independent count values for each stage
• Configurable granularity from 1µs to 10 min

2.1.22 Temperature Sensors

• Monitors the CPU, the on board memory, the switching power supply and the PCB board temperature

2.1.23 Specialties
• UPS function (optional)
• Input voltage up to 48V (optional)
• Galvanic isolated Power Supply input (optional)
• CAN Extension (optional)

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2.2 PHYSICAL
2.2.1 Housing
• Aluminum
• No ventilation holes
• Easily mountable on 35 mm DIN rail

2.2.2 Form factor

• Length: 270 mm (10.63 inch) standard version
440 mm (17.32 inch) Wintergarden version with PCI slot extension
• Width: 162 mm (6.38 inch)
• Height: 62.0 mm (2.44 inch) standard version
82.5 mm (3.25 inch)
120 mm (4.72 inch)

2.2.3 Weight
• Typically 2.2 kg (4.85 lb.) (Standard housing, equipped with internal 2.5 inch HDD and CDROM)

2.3 POWER
2.3.1 Power supply
• High-efficiency 6 channel switching regulator module
• ATX behavior (Soft off)
• Power input is ESD protected

2.3.2 Fuse
• 5 x 20 mm, 3.15 AT

2.3.3 RTC Battery

• Lithium coin cell CR2032 (20.0 x 3.2 mm)
• 3 V / 230 mAh

2.3.4 Input Power

• 8 VDC .. 28 VDC
• Optional 20 VDC .. 48 VDC
• The power usage can change in a wide range according to the needed CPU, memory, graphics and interface
usage, as examples:
• 10 W (512 Mbyte DDR333 SDRAM, HD, Windows XP Desktop Screen).
• 16 W (512 Mbyte DDR333 SDRAM, HD, Windows XP with SiSoft Sandra Burn In Tool).

2.4 ENVIRONMENT
2.4.1 Temperature Range
• Storage temperature range -45°C to 85°C
• Operating temperature range -20°C to +60°C (+32°F to +140°F) (with full CPU, 3D video and memory usage,
mounted on a DIN rail with freely natural convection)
• Extended operating temperature range available (screening)

2.4.2 Relative Humidity

• 5% to 95% non-condensing

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3 DIMENSIONS

3.1 TOP VIEW

SIDE VIEW 3

SIDE VIEW 1
SIDE VIEW 2
270.0
106.2

47.7
55.4
32.5
40.1

63.0
70.6
78.2
85.8

SIDE VIEW 4 48.3

162.1

Figure 1: PIP8 Housing Top View

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3.2 BOTTOM VIEW

SIDE VIEW 4

SIDE VIEW 1
SIDE VIEW 2
105.0
165.0
270.0
185.0

85.0

59.5
SIDE VIEW 3 81.1
109.5
162.1

Figure 2: PIP8 Housing Bottom View

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3.3 SIDE VIEW 1

(72.2), [109.7] 51.7

40.9
SIDE VIEW 3 33.7
29.9

DSUB-9
User Slot 2
82,3 x 18,5

8.5

BOTTOM VIEW
TOP VIEW

DSUB-9
DSUB-9
User Slot 1
82,3 x 18,5

DSUB-25
251.1
221.0
168.9
165.4
106.9
103.4
73.3

64.7
81.8
85.0

147.5
176.4
185.0
201.4
229.6
254.6
270.0
106.8
122.5
21.2

17.7

SIDE VIEW 4 24.3

(82.5), [120.0] 62.0

Figure 3: PIP8 Housing Side View 1

Note: Use the numbers in parentheses for the higher versions (82.5 mm) [120 mm].

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3.4 SIDE VIEW 2

SIDE VIEW 4

21.6

24.5

8.5
BOTTOM VIEW
TOP VIEW

23.0
30.6

22.1
52.1

85.0
23.2

185.0
190.6
208.2
232.0
252.3
75.5
270.0

108.0
91.7

25.0

SIDE VIEW 3
(82.5), [120.0] 62.0

Figure 4: PIP8 Housing Side View 2

Note: Use the numbers in parentheses for the higher versions (82.5 mm) [120 mm].

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3.5 SIDE VIEW 3

144,9
(82.5), [120.0]
(77.9), [115.4]

67,7

17,2
TOP VIEW
SIDE VIEW 1

SIDE VIEW 2
57,4
62,0

4,6

8,5
59.5
94,4
109.5
BOTTOM VIEW
162,1

Figure 5: PIP8 Housing Side View 3

Note: Use the numbers in parentheses for the higher versions (82.5 mm) [120 mm].

3.6 SIDE VIEW 4

(82.5), [120.0]
(77.9), [115.4]

144,9
94,4
17,2
TOP VIEW
VIEW 2

SIDE VIEW 1
4,6 SIDE
57,4
62,0

35,4

8,5

52.5
67,7
102.5
BOTTOM VIEW
107,5
162,1

Figure 6: PIP8 Housing Side View 4

Note: Use the numbers in parentheses for the higher versions (82.5 mm) [120 mm].

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4 CONNECTORS

4.1 PARALLEL PORT CONNECTOR

The parallel port can also operate as an external floppy disk port. The two modes can be switched in the BIOS
setup (please refer to the PIP8 BIOS User Manual).
Parallel Port Mode Pinout
Pin Signal Description
1 STROBE Strobe
2 DATA0 Data bit 0
3 DATA1 Data bit 1
4 DATA2 Data bit 2
5 DATA3 Data bit 3
6 DATA4 Data bit 4
7 DATA5 Data bit 5
8 DATA6 Data bit 6
9 DATA7 Data bit 7
10 ACK Acknowledge
11 BUSY Busy
12 PE Paper empty
13 SELIN Select in
14 AUTOFD Autofeed
15 ERROR Error
16 /INIT Initialize
17 /SEL Select
18 GND Ground
19 GND Ground
20 GND Ground
21 GND Ground
22 GND Ground
23 GND Ground
24 GND Ground 13 1
25 GND Ground
Floppy Disk Mode
Pin Signal Description
1 DS0 Drive Select 0 25 14
2 IDX Index
Figure 7: Parallel Port Connector (DSUB 25 female)
3 TR00 Track 0
(Connector: Compona, 329 156-6)
4 WP Write Protected
5 RDATA Read Data
6 DSKCHG Disk Change
7 MID0 Media ID 0
8 MTR0 Motor On 0
9 MID1 Media ID 1
10 DS1 Drive Select 1
11 MTR1 Motor On 1
12 WDATA Write Data
13 WGATE Write Gate
14 DRVDEN0 Drive Density 0
15 HDSEL Head Select
16 DIR Direction
17 STEP Step
18 GND Ground
19 GND Ground
20 GND Ground
21 GND Ground
22 GND Ground
23 GND Ground
24 GND Ground
25 +5 V / GND +5 V or Ground

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4.2 SERIAL-1 AND SERIAL-3 CONNECTOR

Pin Signal Description Pinout
1 DCD Carrier detect
2 RXD Receive data 1 5
3 TXD Transmit data
4 DTR Data terminal ready
5 GND Ground
6 DSR Data set ready 6 9
7 RTS Request to send
Figure 8: Serial Port Connector (DSUB 9 male)
8 CTS Clear to send (Connector: Compona, 329 151-6)
9 RI Ring indicator

4.3 SERIAL-2 AND SERIAL-4 CONNECTOR

On a PIP8 with no Serial Port Modules (these are optional), the connectors J10 and J21 are only dummy
connectors with no function.
If the PIP8 is equipped with RS232 or RS485 modules on the Serial-2 and Serial-4 port, the RS232 or RS485
signals will be available on connector J10 and J21.
With RS232 Module Pinout
Pin Signal Description
1 DCD Carrier detect
2 RXD Receive data
3 TXD Transmit data
4 DTR Data terminal ready
5 GND Ground
6 DSR Data set ready
1 5
7 RTS Request to send
8 CTS Clear to send
9 RI Ring indicator
With RS485 Module 6 9
Pin Signal Description
1 NC Not connected Figure 9: Serial Port Connector (DSUB 9 male)
(Connector: Compona, 329 151-6)
2 Rx+ Receive data +
3 Tx+ Transmit data +
4 NC Not connected
5 GND_isolate Galvanically isolated Ground
6 NC Not connected
7 Rx- Receive data -
8 Tx- Transmit data -
9 NC Not connected

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4.4 EXTERNAL POWER CONNECTOR

4.4.1 External Power Connector Pin Out
Pin Signal Description Pinout
1 VINCON Input voltage (8 to 28 V, optional 20 to 48 V)
2 GNDCON Power Connector Ground,
connected to Case EARTH
3 RST_BTN Reset Input 1 2 3 4
4 PWR_BTN Power Button Input
Figure 10: Power Connector (Connector: Phoenix
Contact AG, MC1,5/4GF-3,81)

WARNING

Wrong polarization of the input voltage can cause serious damage to your PIP8!

4.4.2 Mounting An External Reset And Power Button

1 2 3 4

Reset Power
Button Button

VINCON GNDCON

Figure 11: External Reset and Power Button Switch

4.4.3 Power Up Behaviour

Normally if you adapt to VINCON a voltage higher than 8 V your PIP8 will start. If you shut down with the OS
functionality you have to start the PIP8 again with a short activation of the Power Button, or you can cycle
VINCON.
If you do a Power Button Override (press the Power Button for 4 seconds) the PIP8 will shut down immediately.
To start the PIP8 again now, you must press the Power Button for a short time. If you cycle the VINCON
voltage, the PIP8 will not start.

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4.5 PS/2 KEYBOARD AND MOUSE CONNECTORS

Standard PS/2 pinout (6 pin mini-DIN, female). A PC/AT keyboard can also be connected with an adapter.
Pin Signal Description Pinout
1 DAT Data
2 NC Not connected 6 5
3 GND Ground
4 VCC +5 V 4 3
5 CLK Clock
6 NC Not connected 2 1

Figure 12: PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Connector

(Connector: Compona, 129108-7)

4.6 DUAL USB CONNECTOR

Pin Signal Description Pinout
1 VCC0 Port 0 Cable Power +5 V
2 Data0- Port 0 Balanced Data Line - 5 6 7 8
3 Data0+ Port 0 Balanced Data Line +
4 GND0 Port 0 Cable Ground
5 VCC1 Port 1 Cable Power +5 V
6 Data1- Port 1 Balanced Data Line -
7 Data1+ Port 1 Balanced Data Line +
8 GND1 Port 1 Cable Ground 1 2 3 4

Figure 13: Dual USB (Type A) Connector (Connector:

FCI, 72309-0010B)

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4.7 DVI-I CONNECTOR

DVI-I Connector with single channel TMDS port and legacy analog port.
Pin Signal Description Pinout
1 TMDS Data2-
2 TMDS Data2+
3 Shield Data2
4 NC
5 NC
6 DDC Clock
7 DDC Data
8 Analog Vertical Sync
9 TMDS Data1-
10 TMDS Data1+
11 Shield Data1
12 NC
13 NC C5
14 +5 V Power 1 8 C1 C2
15 Ground
16 Hot Plug Detect
17 TMDS Data0-
18 TMDS Data0+
19 Shield Data0
17 24 C3 C4
20 NC
21 NC Figure 14: DVI-I Connector (Connector: Samtec,
22 Shield Clock DVI-29-AW-FT)
23 TMDS Clock+
24 TMDS Clock-
C1 Analog Red
C2 Analog Green
C3 Analog Blue
C4 Analog Horizontal Sync
C5 Analog Ground

NOTE:

It is not possible to use CRT and digital monitors in parallel on the DVI port. The DVI-I connector
has per definition only one DDC Bus to recognize a monitor. But digital and analog monitors
answers to the same DDC bus address on requests. And so if a CRT and a digital monitor is
connected to the DVI-I connector (with an Y-cable) there is a mismatch with the monitor
information on the DDC bus. Then unpredictable things will be happen.

4.8 10M/100M ETHERNET CONNECTOR

Standard RJ45 connector for a 100 ohm cable.
Pin Signal Description Pinout
1 TX+ Transmit +
2 TX- Transmit -
3 Rx+ Receive +
4 NC Not connected
5 NC Not connected
6 Rx- Receive - 8 1
7 NC Not connected Figure 15: RJ45 Connector (Connector: Bel
8 NC Not connected Fuse 0810-1X1T-03)

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5 OPERATION

5.1 PC/AT FUNCTIONALITY

The PIP8 operates as a standard PC/AT with all dedicated registers for
● Timers
● Interrupt controller
● DMA controller
● Real-time clock
● Keyboard controller
● Parallel, serial ports
● IDE controller
● VGA controller

5.2 STATUS INDICATORS AND POWER BUTTON

The PIP8 provides seven status indicator LEDs, giving you visual information about the actual operating status,
and a power button on the housing cover.

5.2.1 Power Indicator LED

The power LED indicator lights green if the system has started and is under power. If the System is in Soft Off
(S5) mode this LED lights yellow.
If the CPU temperature is above 100 °C this LED blinks green/yellow. If the CPU temperature is above 125 °C
the PIP8 shuts down to Soft Off immediately, and on the next power up this LED blinks green until VINCON is
cycled.

5.2.2 Reset Indicator LED

The red reset LED lights if the PIP8 is in reset state. If this LED is blinking the system is in power-fail state. This
means the power supply was overloaded or a short circuit has occurred. In this case the power supply switches
off to protect itself.
After removing of the overload or the short circuit cause, you can restart the power supply by cycling the power
to the PIP8 or by pushing the Power Button twice, first for about 4 seconds until the PIP8 goes to Soft Off state
and second for a short time until the PIP8 starts normally.

5.2.3 HDD Indicator LED

The green HDD access indicator lights whenever an IDE or SATA device is accessed.

5.2.4 LAN Indicator LED

The green LAN indicator lights whenever a link is detected. The LED blinks if network activity is detected.

5.2.5 LAN10/100 Indicator LED

The LAN100/1G indicator lights green whenever a 100 MBit/s link is detected and lights yellow when a GBit/s
link is detected.

5.2.6 USER1, USER2 Indicator LEDs

The yellow USER1 and USER2 LEDs are programmable, please refer to the PIP Technical Reference Manual
for more information.

5.2.7 Power Button

This button is used to implement the standard ATX Power Button function.

5.3 BATTERY CIRCUIT

An on board battery provides power for the data retention of RTC and CMOS RAM in power down situations.
The battery can be changed if the battery is empty. Please refer to the PIP Technical Reference Manual for
more information.

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5.4 HARDWARE WATCHDOG

The PIP8 uses the hardware watchdog implemented in the 6300ESB ICH from Intel. This is a Two-Stage
Watchdog with independent count values for each stage. The first stage generates an INT or SMI and the
second stage drives the system reset signal active for a system reset. The Watchdog has a configuration option
for write-once enabling and has a configurable granularity from 1µs to 10 minutes. For further information please
refer to the PIP Technical Reference Manual.
For Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP platforms there is a Watchdog Timer driver
available from Intel. This driver provides OS based control of the Watchdog Timer device.

5.5 RS485 / RS422 INTERFACES

If the optional MPL AG SERIF-2 RS485 / RS422 modules are used as half-duplex interfaces (using a 2-wire
connection) it is necessary to control the transmit driver enable. This is done by the UART automatically with the
RTS signal. The only thing you have to do, is to select the correct interface type in the BIOS settings (please
refer to the PIP8 BIOS User Manual).

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6 SOFTWARE

6.1 BIOS
BIOS upgrading with an additional utility is easily possible. Please refer to the PIP8 BIOS User Manual for
additional BIOS information.

6.2 DEVICE DRIVERS

The drivers can be found on the MPL AG homepage at http://www.mpl.ch/t2473.html. But the latest driver
versions are always available on the device manufacturers homepage:
● Intel 82551ER GBit Ethernet Controller:
http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df-external/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=994

● Intel 82855 GMCH with IGD (Integrated Graphics Device):

http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df-external/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=939

● Intel 6300ESB ICH with Watchdog

http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df-external/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=1706

Note:
● Links might have changed.

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7 COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2011 by MPL AG Elektronikunternehmen. All rights are reserved. Reproduction of this document in
part or whole, by any means is prohibited, without written permission from MPL AG Elektronikunternehmen.

8 DISCLAIMER
MPL AG has fully tested the PIP8 and reviewed the documentation. However, MPL AG makes no warranty or
representation, either expressed, or implied, with respect to this product, its quality, performance,
merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose.
In no event will MPL AG be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages resulting
from any defect in the product or its documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. In
particular MPL AG shall have no liability for any parts connected to this product.
MPL AG reserves the right to make changes to any product herein to improve reliability, function or design.

9 TRADEMARKS
Brand or product names are trademarks and registered trademarks of their respective holders.

10 SUPPORT

10.1 FAQ
Please have a look at our homepage www.mpl.ch/t2400.html. In the menu at the left hand side you will find
FAQ's for each PIP.

10.2 SERIAL NUMBER AND REVISION

For support it is necessary that you know the product name, the product variant, the serial number and revision
and the BIOS number of your PIP8. Please have a look at the label on the bottom of the PIP8 housing for this.

Product Product Serial Number

Name Variant and Revision

PIP8-11
SN: 10265 [E]
BIOS: MEV-10100-071
Rating: 8-28VDC, 3.15A

Figure 16: PIP8 Label

10.3 CONTACT MPL AG
In case of general information questions please feel free to contact us at our homepage ( www.mpl.ch) or per
email ([email protected]).
In case of sales information questions please send an email to [email protected].
If you have a technical problem with a PIP8, first please read the BIOS User Manual, the Technical Reference
Manual and also this manual carefully. If you can’t solve the Problem on your own you can contact us for
technical support per email at [email protected].

Our local Distributor:

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