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ARK-1120 User Manual

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Safety Instructions

1.

Read these safety instructions carefully.

2.

Keep this User Manual for later reference.

3.

Disconnect this equipment from any AC outlet before cleaning. Use a damp 
cloth. Do not use liquid or spray detergents for cleaning.

4.

For plug-in equipment, the power outlet socket must be located near the equip-
ment and must be easily accessible.

5.

Keep this equipment away from humidity.

6.

Put this equipment on a reliable surface during installation. Dropping it or letting 
it fall may cause damage.

7.

The openings on the enclosure are for air convection. Protect the equipment 
from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS.

8.

Make sure the voltage of the power source is correct before connecting the 
equipment to the power outlet.

9.

Position the power cord so that people cannot step on it. Do not place anything 
over the power cord.

10.

All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.

11.

If the equipment is not used for a long time, disconnect it from the power source 
to avoid damage by transient overvoltage.

12.

Never pour any liquid into an opening. This may cause fire or electrical shock.

13.

Never open the equipment. For safety reasons, the equipment should be 
opened only by qualified service personnel.

14.

If one of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by service 
personnel:

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The power cord or plug is damaged.

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Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.

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The equipment has been exposed to moisture.

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The equipment does not work well, or you cannot get it to work according to 

the user's manual.



The equipment has been dropped and damaged.

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The equipment has obvious signs of breakage.

15.

DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE 
STORAGE TEMPERATURE MAY GO BELOW -20° C (-4° F) OR ABOVE 60° C 
(140° F). THIS COULD DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT. THE EQUIPMENT 
SHOULD BE IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT.

16.

CAUTION: DANGER OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS INCORRECTLY 
REPLACED. REPLACE ONLY WITH THE SAME OR EQUIVALENT TYPE 
RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER, DISCARD USED BATTERIES 
ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS.

17.

CAUTION: Any unverified component could cause unexpected damage. To 
ensure the correct installation, please always use the components (ex. screws) 
provided with the accessory box.

18.

CAUTION: The computer is provided with a battery-powered real-time clock cir-
cuit. There is a danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace 
only with same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacture. Discard 
used batteries according to the manufacturers instructions.

19.

CAUTION: Always completely disconnect the power cord from your chassis 
whenever you work with the hardware. Do not make connections while the 
power is on. Sensitive electronic components can be damaged by sudden 
power surges.

Summary of Contents for ARK-1120

Page 1: ...User Manual ARK 1120 Embedded BPC ...

Page 2: ... hard copy user manual in Chinese for China CCC certification purposes and there is an English user manual included as a PDF file on the CD Please disregard the printed Chinese copy of the user manual if the product is not to be sold and or installed in China ...

Page 3: ...rnational Inc VIA is a trademark of VIA Technologies Inc IBM PC AT PS 2 and VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Cor poration Intel and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp RTL is a trademark of Realtek Semi Conductor Co Ltd ESS is a trademark of ESS Technology Inc UMC is a trademark of United Microelectronics Co...

Page 4: ...messages you get when the problem occurs 2 Call your dealer and describe the problem Please have your manual product and any helpful information readily available 3 If your product is diagnosed as defective obtain an RMA return merchandise authorization number from your dealer This allows us to process your return more quickly 4 Carefully pack the defective product a fully completed Repair and Rep...

Page 5: ...have the following information ready before you call Product name and serial number Description of your peripheral attachments Description of your software operating system version application software etc A complete description of the problem The exact wording of any error messages Warnings Cautions and Notes Warning Warnings indicate conditions which if not observed can cause personal injury Cau...

Page 6: ...tuations arises get the equipment checked by service personnel The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated into the equipment The equipment has been exposed to moisture The equipment does not work well or you cannot get it to work according to the user s manual The equipment has been dropped and damaged The equipment has obvious signs of breakage 15 DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN EN...

Page 7: ...Information Optional Accessories Model Number Description ARK 1120L N5A1E Intel Atom N455 1 66 GHz w 2 COM 4 USB LAN Audio ARK 1120F N5A1E Intel Atom N455 1 66 GHz w VGA 4 COM 2 USB LAN Part Number Description 1757003553 Adapter AC 100 240 V 36 W 12 V FSP036 RAB 0 40 C for Home and Office Use 1700001524 Power Cable 3 pin 180 cm USA Type 170203183C Power Cable 3 pin 180 cm Europe Type 170203180A Po...

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Page 9: ...tion 6 2 2 Jumpers 6 2 2 1 Jumper list 6 Table 2 1 Jumper List 6 2 2 2 Jumper Settings 6 Table 2 2 J1 AT ATX Power Selection 6 2 2 3 Jumper Description 6 2 3 ARK 1120 I O Indication 7 Figure 2 1 ARK 1120L front view 7 Figure 2 2 ARK 1120L rear view 7 Figure 2 3 ARK 1120F front view 7 Figure 2 4 ARK 1120F rear view 8 2 4 ARK 1120L External I O Connectors 8 2 4 1 Power ON OFF Button 8 Figure 2 5 Pow...

Page 10: ... Configuration 25 Figure 3 10 Advanced ACPI Configuration 26 Figure 3 11 Chipset ACPI Configuration 26 Figure 3 12 AHCI Configuration 27 Figure 3 13 APM Configuration 28 Figure 3 14 Event Log Configuration 29 Figure 3 15 MPS Configuration 29 Figure 3 16 Smbios Configuration 30 Figure 3 17 USB Configuration 30 Figure 3 18 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration 31 3 1 3 Advanced PCI PnP Settings 32 F...

Page 11: ...Chapter 1 1 General Introduction This chapter gives background information on ARK 1120 series ...

Page 12: ... an Intel Atom N455 processor ARK 1120 also supports both 2 5 SATA HDD and Compact Flash card for storage options even though it is a palm size system Besides ARK 1120 is a low power con sumption system and it is powered by DC 12 V input The ARK 1120 provides for diversified application fields 1 2 Product Feature 1 2 1 Key features Extremely compact sealed construction with fanless operation suppo...

Page 13: ...ts up to 1400 x 1050 60 Hz 1 2 4 Ethernet Chipset Intel 82567V Speed 10 100 1000 Mbps Interface 1 x RJ45 Standard Compliant with IEEE 802 3 IEEE 802 3u IEEE 802 3x IEEE 8023y IEEE 802 ab 1 2 5 Power Consumption Typical 12 W Max 17 W 1 3 Mechanical Specification 1 3 1 Dimensions 133 8 x 43 1 x 94 2 mm 5 27 x 1 70 x 3 71 Figure 1 1 ARK 1120 mechanical dimension drawing 1 3 2 Weight 0 7 kg 1 55 lb 43...

Page 14: ...ir flow speed 0 7 m sec 1 5 2 Relative Humidity 95 40 C non condensing 1 5 3 Storage Temperature 40 85 C 40 185 F 1 5 4 Vibration loading during operation With Compact Flash 2 5 SATA SSD only 3 Grms IEC 60068 2 64 random 5 500 Hz 1 Oct min 1 hr axis 1 5 5 Shock during operation With Compact Flash 2 5 SATA SSD only 30 G IEC 60068 2 27 half sine 11 ms duration 1 5 6 Safety UL CCC BSMI 1 5 7 EMC CE F...

Page 15: ...Chapter 2 2 Hardware installation This chapter introduces external IO and the installation of ARK 1120 Hardware ...

Page 16: ...e pins with the clip To open a jumper you remove the clip Sometimes a jumper will have three pins labeled 1 2 and 3 In this case you would connect either pins 1 and 2 or 2 and 3 The jumper settings are schematically depicted in this manual as follows A pair of needle nose pliers may be helpful when working with jumpers If you have any doubts about the best hardware configuration for your applicati...

Page 17: ...2 3 ARK 1120 I O Indication ARK 1120L Figure 2 1 ARK 1120L front view Figure 2 2 ARK 1120L rear view ARK 1120F Figure 2 3 ARK 1120F front view Warning To avoid damaging the computer always turn off the power supply before setting jumpers Clear CMOS Before turning on the power sup ply set the jumper back to 3 0 V Battery On ...

Page 18: ...t Connector ARK 1120 comes with a Ψ2 5 DC Jack header that carries 12 VDC external power input The power connector can be fixed by a bracket which is in the accessory box The bracket makes the power connector very secure Figure 2 6 Power Input Connector 2 4 3 Ethernet Connector LAN ARK 1120 provides one RJ45 LAN interface connector which is fully compliant with IEEE 802 3u 10 100 1000 Mbps CSMA CD...

Page 19: ...to 127 external devices The USB interface is compliant with USB UHCI Rev 2 0 The USB interface supports Plug and Play which enables you to connect or disconnect a device whenever you want without turning off the computer Table 2 3 Ethernet Connector Pin Assignments Pin 10 100 1000 Mbps Signal Name 1 TX MDI0 2 TX MDI0 3 RX MDI1 4 MDI2 5 MDI2 6 RX MDI1 7 MDI3 8 MDI3 Note NC if present represents No ...

Page 20: ...2 serial com munication interface ARK 1120F provides four D sub 9 pin connectors which offers RS 232 422 485 serial communication inter face Default setting is RS 232 and the mode of serial ports are controlled by relay IC If you would like to use RS 422 485 just need change the BIOS setting You can find the detail BIOS setting of serial ports in Chap ter 3 Figure 2 11 COM Port Connector Table 2 5...

Page 21: ...ation 1 Unscrew the bottom cover screws marked with HDD Table 2 7 COM Connector Pin Assignments RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 Pin Signal Name Signal Name Signal Name 1 DCD Tx DATA 2 RxD Tx DATA 3 TxD Rx NC 4 DTR Rx NC 5 GND GND GND 6 DSR NC NC 7 RTS NC NC 8 CTS NC NC 9 RI NC NC Note NC represents No Connection ...

Page 22: ...ARK 1120 User Manual 12 2 Remove the four SNAP RIVETs from the bottom cover 3 Secure 2 5 SATA HDD onto the bottom cover The screws are in the accessory box ...

Page 23: ...13 ARK 1120 User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware installation 4 Connect SATA signal and power cable to the 2 5 SATA HDD ...

Page 24: ...ARK 1120 User Manual 14 5 Secure the bottom cover in its original position 2 5 2 RAM Installation 1 Unscrew the four screws on bottom cover marked with RAM ...

Page 25: ...15 ARK 1120 User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware installation 2 Unscrew the four screws on the sides of ARK 1120 3 Unscrew the four screws on the front rear face plate of ARK 1120 ...

Page 26: ... Remove aluminum top chassis and install RAM 5 Replace the aluminum top chassis and secure all screws 2 5 3 CF Installation Please refer servicing to qualified Advantech personnel Use only Advantech CTOS service or T Parts OEM ...

Page 27: ...Chapter 3 3 BIOS Settings This chapter introduces how to set BIOS configuration data ...

Page 28: ...tored in battery backed CMOS so it retains the setup information when the power is turned off 3 1 Entering Setup Turn on the computer and check for the patch code If there is a number assigned to the patch code it means that the BIOS supports your CPU If there is no number assigned to the patch code please contact an Advantech application engineer to obtain an up to date patch code file This will ...

Page 29: ... the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured options in blue can The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accom pany it 3 1 1 1 System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight...

Page 30: ...t frame of the screen such as CPU Configuration to go to the sub menu for that item You can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the arrow keys and smack ing enter All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section The Advanced BIOS Setup screens are shown below The sub menus are described on the following pages Figure 3 3 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Screen ...

Page 31: ...e Execute Disable Bit Capability This item allows you to enable or disable the No Execution page protection technology Hyper Threading Technology This item allows you to enable or disable Intel Hyper Threading technology Intel C STATE tech This item allows the CPU to save power during idle mode Enhanced C States CPU idle set to enhanced C States disabled by Intel C STATE tech item ...

Page 32: ...etection of IDE device Type Select the type of SATA driver Not Installed Auto CD DVD ARMD LBA Large Mode Enables or Disables the LBA mode Block Multi Sector Transfer Enables or disables data multi sectors trans fers PIO Mode Select the PIO mode DMA Mode Select the DMA mode S M A R T Select the smart monitoring analysis and reporting technology 32Bit Data Transfer Enables or disables 32 bit data tr...

Page 33: ...erial port1 port2 of IRQ Serial Port3 Port4 address ARK 1120F only This item allows you to select serial port3 port4 of base addresses Serial Port3 Port4 IRQ ARK 1120F only This item allows you to select serial port3 port4 of IRQ Serial Port3 Port4 Mode ARK 1120F only This item allows you to select serial port3 port4 mode as RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 The default setting is RS 232 WatchDog function This...

Page 34: ...3 1 2 4 Hardware Health Configuration Figure 3 7 Hardware Health Configuration H W Health Function This item allows you to control H W monitoring Temperature Voltage show CPU System Temperature Vcore 3 3 Vin 5 Vin 12 Vin VBAT ...

Page 35: ...2 5 ACPI Settings Figure 3 8 ACPI Settings General ACPI Configuration Figure 3 9 General ACPI Configuration Suspend mode Select the ACPI state used for system suspend Repost Video on S3 Resume This item allows you to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3 STR resume ...

Page 36: ...ou to enable RSDP pointers to 64 bit fixed system descrip tion tables ACPI APIC support Include APIC table pointer to RSDT pointer list AMI OEMB table Include OEMB table pointer to R x SDT pointer lists Headless mode Enable Disable Headless operation mode through ACPI Chipset ACPI Configuration Figure 3 11 Chipset ACPI Configuration ...

Page 37: ...CPI SCI IRQ USB Device Wakeup From S3 Enable Disable USB Device Wakeup from S3 High Performance Event Timer Enable Disable High performance Event timer 3 1 2 6 AHCI Configuration Figure 3 12 AHCI Configuration AHCI Port0 Port1 While entering setup BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices This dis plays the status of whatever IDE device or devices that may have been detected ...

Page 38: ...options are also available Restore on AC power Loss Use this to set up the system response after a power failure The Off setting keeps the system powered off after power failure the On setting boots up the system after failure and the Last State returns the system to the status just before power failure Resume On PME Enable Disable RI to generate a wake event Resume On RTC Alarm Enable Disable PME...

Page 39: ...ration View Event Log View all unread events on the event Log Mark all events as read Mark all unread events as read Clear Event Log Discard all events in the event Log 3 1 2 9 MPS Configuration Figure 3 15 MPS Configuration MPS Revision This item allows you to select MPS Multi Processor Specification revision ...

Page 40: ...S SMI wrapper support for PnP function 50h 54h 3 1 2 11 USB Configuration Figure 3 17 USB Configuration Legacy USB Support Enables support for legacy USB Auto option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected USB 2 0 Controller Mode This item allows you to select HiSpeed 480Mbps or FullSpeed 12Mpbs ...

Page 41: ... Auto option creates this dummy device only if there is no USB FDD present USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Figure 3 18 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay Number of seconds POST waits for the USB mass storage device after start unit command Emulation Type If Auto USB devices less than 530MB will be emulated as a floppy drives and the remaining as hard drives Fo...

Page 42: ...Plug and Play operating system the operating system configures any Plug and Play device not required for boot 3 1 3 3 PCI Latency Timer Value in PCI clock units for PCI device latency timer register 3 1 3 4 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA When set to Yes will assigns IRQ to PCI VGA card if card requests IRQ When set to No will not assign IRQ to PCI VGA card even if card requests an IRQ 3 1 3 5 Palette Sno...

Page 43: ...ed by PCI PnP devices When set to Reserved will specify which DMA will be reserved for use by legacy ISA devices 3 1 3 10 Reserved Memory Size This item allows you to reserve the size of memory block for legacy ISA device 3 1 4 Boot Settings Figure 3 20 Boot Setup Utility 3 1 4 1 Boot settings Configuration Figure 3 21 Boot Setting Configuration ...

Page 44: ...essage Display Displays Press DEL to run Setup in POST Interrupt 19 Capture This item allows options for ROMs to trap interrupt 19 Bootsafe function This item allows you to enable or disable the bootsafe function 3 1 5 Security Setup Figure 3 22 Password Configuration Select Security Setup from the ARK 1120 Setup main BIOS setup menu All Security Setup options such as password protection and virus...

Page 45: ...iguration DRAM Frequency This item allows you to manually change DRAM frequency Configure DRAM Timing by SPD This item allows you to enables or disable detection by DRAM SPD Initiate Graphic Adapter This item allows you to select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device Internal Graphics Mode Select Select the amount of system memory used by the Internal graphics device ...

Page 46: ...MT Mode Select Displays the active system memory mode DVMT FIXED Memory Specify the amount of DVMT FIXED system memory to allocate for video memory Boot Display Device Select boot display device at post stage Spread Spectrum Clock This item allows you to enable or disable the spread spectrum clock ...

Page 47: ...ts USB 2 0 Controller Enables or disables the USB 2 0 controller Intel 82576V controller Enables or disables the Intel LAN controller Boot ROM Enables or disables internal LAN boot Wake Up From S5 Enables or disables LAN wake up from S5 function HDA Controller Enables or disables the HDA controller SMBUS Controller Enables or disables the SMBUS controller SLP_S4 Min Assertion Width This item allow...

Page 48: ... Exit menu and press Enter The following message appears Save Configuration Changes and Exit Now Ok Cancel 2 Select Ok or cancel 3 1 7 2 Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration 1 Select Exit Discarding Changes from the Exit menu and press Enter The following message appears Discard Changes and Exit Setup Now Ok Canc...

Page 49: ...tem configuration problems Select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter 3 1 7 4 Load Fail Safe Defaults The ARK 1120 automatically configures all setup options to fail safe settings when you select this option Fail Safe Defaults are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance Select Fail Safe Defaults if your computer is experi encing system configuration p...

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Page 51: ...Appendix A A WDT GPIO Sample Code ...

Page 52: ...O_Port 66h mov al 00h out dx al model small 486p stack 256 data SCH3114_IO EQU A00h code org 100h STARTup 47H enable WDT function bit 0 0Ch mov dx SCH3114_IO 47h mov al 0Ch out dx al 65H bit 1 0 Reserved bit 6 2 Reserve 00000 bit 7 WDT time out Value Units Select Minutes 0 default Seconds 1 mov dx SCH3114_IO 65h mov al 080h out dx al 66H WDT timer time out value bit 7 0 0 255 mov dx SCH3114_IO 66h...

Page 53: ...43 ARK 1120 User Manual Appendix A WDT GPIO Sample Code WD timer counting 0 mov dx SCH3114_IO 68h mov al 01h out dx al exit END ...

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Page 55: ...ations are subject to change without notice No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic photocopying recording or otherwise without prior written permis sion of the publisher All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Advantech Co Ltd 2011 ...

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