Advantech PCA-6180E PCI/ISA-Bus CPU Card
The Advantech PCA-6180E is a PCI/ISA-Bus CPU Card designed for industrial computing applications. It supports a variety of processors and offers a combination of PCI and ISA expansion slots for versatile system integration.
- Model
- Advantech PCA-6180E
- Calibration
- Available on request
- Price
- $650
- Status
- In stock
- RFQ ref
- PCA-6180E
This unit
The Advantech PCA-6180E is a PCI/ISA-bus CPU card engineered for industrial embedded computing and control applications. Built around the Intel 815E chipset, it supports Intel Pentium III and Celeron processors up to 1.26 GHz, delivering reliable performance for unattended operation in demanding environments. The card integrates comprehensive I/O connectivity, storage interfaces, and graphics capability in a single module compatible with standard ISA or PCI/ISA passive backplanes.
Technical Specifications
Processor & Memory- Socket 370 (PGA370): Intel Pentium III up to 1.26 GHz or Celeron up to 1 GHz
- Front Side Bus: 100 MHz or 133 MHz
- L2 Cache: 256 KB or 128 KB on-CPU
- RAM: three DIMM slots supporting up to 512 MB SDR UDIMM Storage Interfaces
- IDE: two PCI Enhanced IDE controllers supporting four devices, Ultra ATA/100/66/33 with PIO Mode 4, up to 100 MB/sec transfer rate
- Floppy: one FDD interface for up to two devices
- SCSI: optional PCI Ultra 160 SCSI controller on select models, up to 160 MB/sec Serial & Parallel Connectivity
- Two RS-232 serial ports (16C550 UARTs, 16-byte FIFO) at up to 115.2 Kbps
- One enhanced parallel port (SPP/EPP/ECP)
- Four USB 1.1 ports with keyboard support
- Two PS/2 mini-DIN connectors (keyboard and mouse) Graphics
- Integrated AGP controller (Intel 815E): AGP 2X at 133 MHz, 1–11 MB shared memory, up to 32 MB VRAM maximum Bus & Form Factor
- PICMG 1.0 compliant PCI/ISA bus architecture
- Standard ISA or PCI/ISA passive backplane integration
Key Features
- Onboard serial ports configured as COM1 (3F8H/IRQ4) and COM2 (2F8H/IRQ3)
- Parallel port at LPT1 (378H/IRQ7), configurable to LPT2 or LPT3
- Individual port enable/disable and address reassignment via BIOS
- Japanese Floppy Mode 3 support
Typical Applications
- Industrial automation and control systems
- Embedded computing in ISA backplane systems
- Legacy system modernization and upgrades
- Unattended operation requiring high availability
Compatibility & Integration The PCA-6180E integrates directly into existing industrial infrastructure via PICMG 1.0 compliant PCI/ISA passive backplanes, requiring no active chassis components. Processor and peripheral configurations remain fully BIOS-selectable for flexible system deployment.
Advantech PCA-6180E — Repair & Calibration Service
Aumictech offers NIST-traceable calibration and repair for the Advantech PCA-6180E. Calibration covers analog input channel accuracy and offset at all gain settings, analog output accuracy, digital I/O logic threshold verification, sample rate and timing accuracy, and trigger and synchronization bus functional verification. NI CompactRIO and PXI chassis also undergo backplane trigger line integrity check.. All calibrations ship with a NIST-traceable certificate. Turnaround is typically 1–3 business days after receipt.
Common Advantech PCA-6180E faults: power supply failure (cRIO-9073/9074), C-series slot connector wear, PXI chassis fan failure, GPIB interface failure on VXI controllers, BIOS/EEPROM corruption. NI CompactRIO most common faults are power supply failure on older cRIO-9073/9074 chassis and C-series module slot connector wear from repeated hot-swap cycles. PXI chassis fan failure is the most common wear item — chassis fans are field-replaceable. VXI embedded controllers most commonly develop EEPROM corruption and GPIB interface failure.
Advantech PCA-6180E price
This Advantech PCA-6180E is listed at $650. Calibration is available separately from $450. Contact us for volume pricing or if you need multiple units.
Advantech PCA-6180E calibration cost
NIST-traceable calibration for the Advantech PCA-6180E is $450 (standard — pass/fail certificate and calibration sticker) or $650 (full measured data at every test point, reference standards documented, traceability chain included). Calibration for this instrument covers analog input channel accuracy and offset at all gain settings, analog output accuracy, digital I/O logic threshold verification, sample rate and timing accuracy, and trigger and synchronization bus functional verification. NI CompactRIO and PXI chassis also undergo backplane trigger line integrity check.. Turnaround is 1 to 3 business days after receipt. See full calibration details →
