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ARK-1124 User Manual

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ARK-1124 I/O Introduction

ARK-1124C 

Figure 2.2 ARK-1124C Front View

 

Figure 2.3 ARK-1124C Rear View

ARK-1124U

Figure 2.4 ARK-1124U Front View

Summary of Contents for ARK-1124

Page 1: ...User Manual ARK 1124 Fanless Embedded Box PC...

Page 2: ...tains a hard copy user manual in Chinese for China CCC certifica tion purposes and there is an English user manual included as a PDF file on the website Please disregard the Chinese hard copy user man...

Page 3: ...ational 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 Micro...

Page 4: ...ective 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: ...of any error messages Warnings Cautions and Notes Packing List Before installation please ensure the following items have been shipped 1 x ARK 1124 unit 1 x Registration and 2 years warranty card 1 x...

Page 6: ...I F MOS 1120Y 0201E Isolated RS 232 2 Ch DB9 PCIe I F MOS 1120Y 1401E Non Isolated RS 232 DB37 4 Ch PCIe I F MOS 1121Y 0201E Isolated RS 422 485 2 Ch DB9 PCIe I F MOS 1121Y 1401E Non Isolated RS 422...

Page 7: ...nings this could cause fire or electrical shock 13 Never open the equipment For safety reasons only qualified service personnel should open the equipment 14 If one of the following situations arises g...

Page 8: ...ARK 1124 User Manual viii...

Page 9: ...Temperature 8 1 6 4 Vibration during Operation 8 1 6 5 Shock during Operation 8 1 6 6 Safety 8 1 6 7 EMC 8 Chapter 2 H W Installation 9 2 1 Introduction 10 2 2 Jumpers 10 2 2 1 Jumper Description 10...

Page 10: ...n Definition 19 2 5 5 Audio Connector 20 Figure 2 21Audio Connector 20 Table 2 9 Audio Connector Pin Definition 20 2 5 6 COM Connector 20 Figure 2 22COM Connector 20 Table 2 10 COM Connector Pin Defin...

Page 11: ...Port3 42 Figure 3 9 Intel Fast Flash Standby 46 Figure 3 10CPU Power Management Settings 47 Figure 3 11Network Configuration Settings 48 Figure 3 12CSM Configuration Settings 49 Figure 3 13Security C...

Page 12: ...ARK 1124 User Manual xii B 1 SUSI API Introduction 72 B 1 1 The Watchdog API 72 B 1 2 The Hardware Monitor API 72...

Page 13: ...Chapter 1 1 General Introduction This chapter gives background information on ARK 1124 series...

Page 14: ...e range 12 24V power module with wide temperature operation of 20 to 60C ARK 1124 passes worldwide certification including CE FCC CB UL CCC and BSMI Multiple Display Support ARK 1124 supports up to tw...

Page 15: ...D Line out Line in Storage ARK 1124C ARK 1124H 1 x mSATA and 1 x high capacity 2 5 SATA HDD up to 9 5mm height ARK 1124U 1 x high capacity 2 5 SATA HDD up to 9 5mm height Expansion Interface Supports...

Page 16: ...Support mSATA socket ARK 1124C ARK 1124H USB Interface USB host interface with support up to 4 USB 3 0 ports All ports are High Speed Full Speed and Low Speed capable Supports legacy keyboard mouse s...

Page 17: ...ensions 133 5 24 x 46 4 1 83 x 94 2 3 71 Unit mm Inch Figure 1 1 ARK 1124C Mechanical dimension drawing Sequence control Supported Watchdog timer Multi Level WDT Programmable 1 255 sec min Hardware mo...

Page 18: ...nual 6 1 4 2 ARK 1124U Dimensions 133 5 24 x 46 4 1 83 x 94 2 3 71 Unit mm Inch Figure 1 2 ARK 1124U Dimensions 1 4 3 ARK 1124H Dimensions 133 5 24 x 46 4 1 83 x 94 2 3 71 Unit mm Inch Figure 1 3 ARK...

Page 19: ...r Manual Chapter 1 General Introduction 1 4 4 Weight 0 7kg 1 55lb 1 5 Power Requirement 1 5 1 System Power Minimum power input ARK 1124C DC 12V 3A ARK 1124U ARK 1124H DC 12V 5A 1 5 2 RTC Battery Lithi...

Page 20: ...w speed 0 7 m sec 1 6 2 Relative Humidity 95 40 C non condensing 1 6 3 Storage Temperature 40 85 C 40 185 F 1 6 4 Vibration during Operation When the system is equipped with SSD mSATA 3Grms IEC 60068...

Page 21: ...Chapter 2 2 H W Installation This chapter introduces external IO and the installation of ARK 1124 hardware...

Page 22: ...to connect them To close a jumper you connect the 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 eithe...

Page 23: ...er Layout 2 2 4 Jumper Setting On the Motherboard Table 2 1 Jumper setting J1 Auto Power On Setting J1 Auto Power On Setting Part Number 1653003260 Footprint HD_3x2P_79 Description PIN HEADER 3x2P 2 0...

Page 24: ...ARK 1124 User Manual 12 2 3 ARK 1124 I O Introduction ARK 1124C Figure 2 2 ARK 1124C Front View Figure 2 3 ARK 1124C Rear View ARK 1124U Figure 2 4 ARK 1124U Front View...

Page 25: ...13 ARK 1124 User Manual Chapter 2 H W Installation Figure 2 5 ARK 1124U Rear View ARK 1124H Figure 2 6 ARK 1124H Front View Figure 2 7 ARK 1124H Rear View...

Page 26: ...power input Figure 2 9 Power Input Connector 2 4 3 Ethernet Connector LAN ARK 1124H is equipped with two Ethernet controllers that are fully compliant with IEEE 802 3u 10 100 1000 Mbps CSMA CD standar...

Page 27: ...se refer to Table 2 3 for its pin assignments USB 3 0 connectors contain legacy pins to interface to USB 2 0 devices and a new set of pins for USB 3 0 connectivity both sets reside in the same connect...

Page 28: ...nectors which offers RS232 422 485 serial communication interface ports Default setting is RS 232 if you want to use RS 422 485 you can find the BIOS manual to change setting Figure 2 13 COM Connector...

Page 29: ...nnector NC represents No Connection 2 4 8 HDD LED Indicators ARK 1124H provides one LED on the front panel that indicates HDD and compact flash disk status Figure 2 15 HDD LED Indicators Table 2 6 HDM...

Page 30: ...nd Figure 2 17 Power On Off Button 2 5 2 Power Input Connector ARK 1124U comes with a DC Jack header that carries 12 VDC external power input Figure 2 18 Power Input Connector 2 5 3 Ethernet Connector...

Page 31: ...nectors contain legacy pins to interface to USB 2 0 devices and a new set of pins for USB 3 0 connectivity both sets reside in the same connector Figure 2 20 USB Connector 5 BI_DC GHz 6 BI_DB GHz 7 BI...

Page 32: ...nectors which offers RS232 422 485 serial communication interface ports Default setting is RS 232 if you want to use RS 422 485 you can find the BIOS manual to change setting Figure 2 22 COM Connector...

Page 33: ...0 60Hz Figure 2 23 VGA Connector NC represents No Connection 2 5 8 HDD LED Indicators ARK 1124U provides one LED on the front panel that indicates HDD and compact flash disk status Figure 2 24 HDD LED...

Page 34: ...Suspend Figure 2 26 Power On Off Button 2 6 2 Power Input Connector ARK 1124C comes with a DC Jack header that carries 12 VDC external power input Figure 2 27 Power Input Connector 2 6 3 Ethernet Conn...

Page 35: ...ctors contain leg acy pins to interface to USB 2 0 devices and a new set of pins for USB 3 0 connec tivity both sets reside in the same connector Figure 2 29 USB Connector 5 BI_DC GHz 6 BI_DB GHz 7 BI...

Page 36: ...nectors which offers RS232 422 485 serial communication interface ports Default setting is RS 232 if you want to use RS 422 485 you can find the BIOS manual to change setting Figure 2 31 COM Connector...

Page 37: ...z Figure 2 32 VGA Connector NC represents No Connection 2 6 8 HDD LED Indicator ARK 1124C provides one LED on the front panel that indicates HDD and compact flash disk status Figure 2 33 HDD LED Indic...

Page 38: ...enna hole for wireless antenna installation Each of antenna hole mark ANT to let antenna hold easy to be recognized Figure 2 34 Antenna Hole 2 7 Installation 2 7 1 HDD SSD Installation 1 Remove the fo...

Page 39: ...ual Chapter 2 H W Installation 3 Remove the four snap rivets from the bottom cover 4 Secure 2 5 SATA HDD onto the bottom cover The screws are in the accessory box 5 Connect SATA signal and power cable...

Page 40: ...RK 1124 User Manual 28 6 Replace the bottom cover and fasten the four screws back onto the system 2 7 2 RAM Installation 1 Unscrew the 4 screws on the top cover Please use the tool in the accessory bo...

Page 41: ...he memory into the memory socket 3 Replace the top cover and screw four screws back 2 7 3 M 2 Module Installation Below installation is for ARK 1124H only For ARK 1124U we suggest to install by CTOS d...

Page 42: ...cover 3 Install M 2 module in M 2 slot and secure module 4 Replace the bottom cover and fasten the four screws back onto the system 2 7 4 mSATA Installation For ARK 1124 series we suggest to install...

Page 43: ...124 User Manual Chapter 2 H W Installation 2 7 5 iDoor Module AMO 1101 Installation Option 1 Remove the four screws on both sides of ARK 1124 2 Remove the bottom cover 3 Install iDoor module on miniPC...

Page 44: ...Manual 32 4 Screw I O plate of iDoor module on ARK Plus module AMO 1101 5 Stack ARK plus module with system and screw two screws each rear side 6 Recover bottom cover and screw two screws each rear si...

Page 45: ...nstallation 2 7 6 Power Module AMO P011 Installation Option 1 Screw power module with ARK Plus module AMO 1101 2 Remove the four screws on both sides of ARK 1124 3 Remove the bottom cover 4 Connect po...

Page 46: ...ARK plus module with system and screw two screws each rear side 6 Recover bottom cover and screw two screws each rear side 7 Stick black Mylar on 12V DC print and put DC jack cover on the hold in orig...

Page 47: ...Chapter 3 3 BIOS Settings...

Page 48: ...atures This chapter describes the basic navigation of the ARK 1124 BIOS setup screens Figure 3 1 Setup program initial screen AMI s BIOS ROM has a built in Setup program that allows users to modify th...

Page 49: ...n has two main frames The left frame displays all 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 l...

Page 50: ...n the left 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 All Advanced BIOS Set...

Page 51: ...ARK 1124 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Settings 3 2 2 1 Driver Health Figure 3 4 Driver Health Status screen Provides Health Status for the Drivers Controllers 3 2 2 2 ACPI Settings Figure 3 5 ACPI Setti...

Page 52: ...ion ACPI Sleep State This item allows users to set the ACPI sleep state Lock Legacy Resources This item allows users to lock legacy device resources 3 2 2 3 Super I O Configuration First Super I O Con...

Page 53: ...er 3 BIOS Settings Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port COM Change Settings Select an optimal settings for Super IO Device Choose Serial Port Mode Change the Serial Port Mode RS485 AUTO FLOW Enab...

Page 54: ...onfiguration SCH3106 Figure 3 7 Second Serial Port Configuration SCH3106 Serial Port 3 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 3 COMA2 Serial Port 4 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 4 C...

Page 55: ...Super IO Device Choose Serial Port Mode Change the Serial Port Mode RS485 AUTO FLOW Enable or Disable RS485 AUTO FLOW 3 2 2 4 Hardware Monitor Pc Health Status This page displays all the information...

Page 56: ...RTC Wake Settings Wake system with Fixed Time Enable or disable System wake on alarm event Selecting FixedTime system will wake on the hr min sec specified Selecting DynamicTime System will wake on t...

Page 57: ...s item allows users to enable or disable console redirection for Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS Legacy Console Redirection This item allows users to configuration Legacy Serial Re...

Page 58: ...CPU Information CPU Power Management CPU Power Management options Active Processor Cores Number of cores to enable in each processor package Intel Virtualization Technology When enabled a VMM can uti...

Page 59: ...124 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Settings CPU Power Management Configuration Figure 3 10 CPU Power Management Settings EIST Enable Disable Intel SpeedStep Turbo mode Turbo Mode C States Enable Disable C...

Page 60: ...Stack Ipv4 PXE Support Enable Ipv4 PXE Boot Support If disabled IPV4 PXE boot option will not be cre ated Ipv4 HTTP Support Enable Ipv4 HTTP Boot Support If disabled IPV4 HTTP boot option will not be...

Page 61: ...ove 1 MB INT19 Trap Response BIOS reaction on INT19 trapping by Option ROM IMMEDIATE execute the trap right away POSTPONED execute the trap during legacy boot Boot option filter This option controls L...

Page 62: ...e should be claimed by XHCI driver EHCI Hand Off This is a workaround for OS without EHCI hand off support The EHCI owner ship change should claim by EHCI driver USB Mass Storage Driver Support Enable...

Page 63: ...51 ARK 1124 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Settings 3 2 2 11 Security Configuration Figure 3 13 Security Configuration Settings TXE EOP Message Send EOP message before entering OS...

Page 64: ...Native control n 0 Hot Plug n 1 SHPC Native Hot Plug control n 2 Power Management Events n 3 PCIe Advanced Error Reporting control n 4 PCIe Capability Structure control n 5 Latency Tolerance Reporting...

Page 65: ...3 Chipset Configuration Figure 3 15 Chipset Configuration North Bridge Details for North Bridge items South Bridge Details for South Bridge items Uncore Configuration Detail for Uncore items South Cl...

Page 66: ...ARK 1124 User Manual 54 3 2 3 1 North Bridge Figure 3 16 North Bridge Configuration Max TOLUD Maximum value of TOLUD 3 2 3 2 South Bridge Figure 3 17 South Bridge Configuration...

Page 67: ...when selected as the Primary Video Adaptor Disable Always disable IGD Primary Display Select which of IGD PCI Graphics device should be Primary Display RC6 Render Standby Check to enable render standb...

Page 68: ...3 19 South Cluster Configuration HD Audio Configuration HD Audio Configuration Settings PCI Express Configuration PCI Express Configuration Settings SATA Drives Press Enter to select the SATA Device C...

Page 69: ...57 ARK 1124 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Settings HD Audio Configuration Settings Figure 3 20 HD Audio Configuration Settings HD Audio Support Enable Disable HD Audio Support...

Page 70: ...iguration Figure 3 21 PCI Express Configuration ARK 1124C Compliance Mode Compliance Mode Enable Disable PCIE Wake Enable or disable PCIE to wake the system from S5 Onboard LAN1 Controller Select to E...

Page 71: ...ion ARK 1124U ARK 1124H Compliance Mode Compliance Mode Enable Disable PCIE Wake Enable or disable PCIE to wake the system from S5 Onboard LAN1 Controller Select to Enable or Disable Onboard LAN1 Cont...

Page 72: ...Settings PCI Express Root Port 5 Control the PCI Express Root Port AUTO To disable unused root port automatically for the most optimum power savings Enable Enable PCIe root port Disable Disable PCIe r...

Page 73: ...e Chipset SATA Controller The Chipset SATA control ler supports the 2 black internal SATA ports up to 3Gb s supported per port Aggressive LPM Support Enable PCH to aggressively enter link power state...

Page 74: ...etectable and usable during boot and in OS Do not disable it unless for debug purpose USB Port Disable Override Selectively Enable Disable the corresponding USB port from reporting a Device Connection...

Page 75: ...s Specify what state to go to when power is re applied after a power failure G3 state Power On System will boot directly as soon as power applied Power Off System keeps in power off state until power...

Page 76: ...tup main BIOS setup menu All Security Setup options such as password protection is described in this section To access the sub menu for the following items select the item and press Enter Change Admin...

Page 77: ...indefinite waiting Bootup NumLock State Select the keyboard NumLock state Quiet Boot Enables or disables Quiet Boot option Boot Option 1 Sets the system boot order Fast Boot Enable or Disable FastBoo...

Page 78: ...allows you to rest system setup without saving any changes Save Changes This item allows you to save changes done so far to any of the options Discard Changes This item allows you to discard changes d...

Page 79: ...Appendix A A Watchdog Timer Sample Code...

Page 80: ...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 00...

Page 81: ...69 ARK 1124 User Manual Appendix A Watchdog Timer Sample Code mov al 01h out dx al exit END...

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Page 83: ...Appendix B B SUSI API Introduction...

Page 84: ...egories including Watchdog and Hardware Monitor Each category of API in SUSI is briefly described below B 1 1 The Watchdog API A watchdog timer abbreviated as WDT is a hardware device which triggers a...

Page 85: ...73 ARK 1124 User Manual Appendix B SUSI API Introduction...

Page 86: ...tions 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...

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