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ARK-1370

All-In-One, Ultra compact
Embedded Box Computer

User Manual

Summary of Contents for ARK-1370

Page 1: ...ARK 1370 All In One Ultra compact Embedded Box Computer User Manual...

Page 2: ...ements of the rights of third parties which may result from its use Acknowledgements Award is a trademark of Award Software International Inc IBM PC AT PS 2 and VGA are trademarks of International Bus...

Page 3: ...and freight Please consult your dealer for more details If you think you have a defective product follow these steps 1 Collect all the information about the problem encountered For example CPU speed...

Page 4: ...and EMI leakage we strongly recom mend the use of CE compliant industrial enclosure products FCC Class A Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital...

Page 5: ...heral attachments Description of your software operating system version appli cation software etc A complete description of the problem The exact wording of any error messages ARK 1370 Models Table 1...

Page 6: ...001394 1 x DB 9 Male to Mic_in Ln_Out Ln_In Audio Cable P N 1700006011 Optional 6P 6P 6P 20cm KB and PS 2 Mouse Y cable P N 1700060202 Optional DIN rail mounting accessory P N 1997001110 1997001120 19...

Page 7: ...Place the power cord such a way that people cannot step on it Do not place anything over the power cord The power cord must be rated for the product and for the voltage and current marked on the prod...

Page 8: ...Ger t angebracht und leicht zug nglich sein 5 Das Ger t ist vor Feuchtigkeit zu sch tzen 6 Bei der Aufstellung des Ger tes ist auf sicheren Stand zu achten Ein Kippen oder Fallen k nnte Verletzungen h...

Page 9: ...t deutliche Anzeichen eines Defektes aufweist 15 VOSICHT Explisionsgefahr bei unsachgemaben Austausch der Batterie Ersatz nur durch densellben order einem vom Hersteller empfohlene mahnlichen Typ Ent...

Page 10: ...ge 1 To avoid electrical shock always disconnect the power from your PC chassis before you work on it Don t touch any components on the CPU card or other cards while the PC is on 2 Disconnect power be...

Page 11: ...etal face plate I O con nectors 8 2 2 ARK 1370 front side external I O connectors 9 2 2 1 COM Connector 9 Figure 2 3 COM connector 9 Table 2 1 COM standard serial port pin assignments 9 2 2 2 USB Conn...

Page 12: ...6 Connecting Power 21 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 24 4 1 Introduction 24 4 1 1 CMOS RAM Auto backup and Restore 24 4 2 Entering Setup 25 4 2 1 Main Menu 26 4 2 2 Standard CMOS Features 27 4 2 3 Advanc...

Page 13: ...front face plate 50 Figure 6 5 Unscrew the 4 screws on the rear side frame 50 Figure 6 6 Unscrew the 2 screws on the rear face plate 51 Figure 6 7 Unscrew the 6 Hex bolt on the rear face plate 51 Fig...

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Page 15: ...pter gives background infor mation on ARK 1370 It shows you ARK 1370 overview and specifica tions Sections include Introduction Hardware Specifications Safety Precautions ARK 1370 Series Model and Pac...

Page 16: ...diverse application requirements 1 2 Features 1 2 1 Ultra Compact Size VESA Mount with Fanless Operation Ultra Compact dimensions of 189 x 41 x 136 5 mm 7 44 x 1 61 x 5 37 Supports VESA mounting holes...

Page 17: ...uction Few Parts Easy Integration Easy Maintenance to reduce invest ment Systems are supplied ready to run Long life cycle support for product continuity Wide range of DC 9 V 35 V power source offers...

Page 18: ...dual output 2 2W amplifier USB Built in USB 2 0 controller on AMD Geode CS5536 Supports 4 x USB 2 0 ports Serial Port Built in Winbond W83627HF LPC Super I O Controller Supports 2 x RS 232 422 485 po...

Page 19: ...g Typical Power Input 9 VDC 3 A 12 VDC 2 4 A 16 VDC 1 75 A 19 VDC 1 5 A 24 VDC 1 2 A 35 VDC 0 8A Environment Specifications Operating Temperature When system is equipped with Industrial Grade Compact...

Page 20: ...ARK 1370 User Manual 6 1 4 Chassis Dimensions Figure 1 1 Chassis Dimensions GND D C I N 9 V 3 5V VCC...

Page 21: ...1370 s hardware functions including con necting peripherals switches and indica tors Sections include Introduction of External I O connec tors COM connectors USB connectors PS 2 Keyboard Mouse connect...

Page 22: ...nectors on ARK 1370 The following sections give you detail information about function of each I O connector Figure 2 1 ARK 1370 front metal face plate external I O connectors Figure 2 2 ARK 1370 rear...

Page 23: ...communication interface ports Please see the BIOS set ting Figure 2 3 COM connector Note NC represents No Connection Table 2 1 COM standard serial port pin assignments RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 Pin Signal...

Page 24: ...S setup Please refer to Table 2 2 for its pin assign ments The USB connectors are used for connecting any device that conforms to the USB interface Many recent digital devices conform to this standard...

Page 25: ...0 ARK 1370 comes with an adapter to convert from the 6 pin mini DIN connector to two 6 pin mini DIN connectors for PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse connection Please refer to Table 2 3 for its pin assignm...

Page 26: ...3u 10 100Base T CSMA CD standards The Ethernet port provides a standard RJ 45 jack connector with LED indicators on the front side to show its Active Link status Green LED and Speed status Yellow LED...

Page 27: ...h disk status which flashes in red color 2 3 3 LVDS Connector ARK 1370 comes with a D Sub 26 pin connector that carries LVDS sig nal output and can directly connect to LVDS LCD display via external ca...

Page 28: ...r_Out Mic_In and Line_In The connector can be attached to 3 phone jacks via an audio cable P N 1700006011 which is within the accessory Figure 2 8 Audio connector 8 GND 21 A3M 9 A3P 22 A4M 10 A4P 23 A...

Page 29: ...support a VGA CRT monitor It supports display resolution up to 1600 x 1200 75 Hz and up to 64 MB shared memory Figure 2 9 VGA connector Table 2 7 VGA connector pin assignment Pin Signal Name 1 Red 2...

Page 30: ...6 2 3 7 Power Input Connector ARK 1370 comes with a two pin header that carries 9 35 VDC external power input Figure 2 10 Power Input Connector Table 2 8 Power connector pin assignments Pin Signal Nam...

Page 31: ...and Upgrade This chapter introduces how to initial ize ARK 1370 Sections include Jumpers and Connectors Setting Jumpers LCD Power Jumper Setting Installing the DDR SDRAM Memory Module Inserting a Com...

Page 32: ...or the rear face plate If you are a system integrator and need to know how to com pletely disassemble the embedded box computer you can find more use ful information in Chapter 6 Warning Do not remove...

Page 33: ...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 either pins 1 and 2 or pins 2...

Page 34: ...r board for selecting the LCD signal power of 5V or 3 3V When you connect your LVDS LCD panel display you need to set up this CN14 for LCD power setting selection for your LVDS panel display means def...

Page 35: ...MB to 1 GB of DDR SDRAM memory Please see Chap ter 6 for the installation procedure 3 5 Inserting the Compact Flash card ARK 1370 provides one Compact Flash slot for Type I II Compact Flash disk Plea...

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Page 37: ...4 C HAPTER Award BIOS Setup...

Page 38: ...S setup the data in CMOS RAM will be automatically backed up to Flash ROM If operation in harsh industrial environments causes a soft error the BIOS will recheck the data in CMOS RAM and automatically...

Page 39: ...ves the configuration in the CMOS RAM on the motherboard When the power is turned off the battery on the board sup plies the necessary power to the CMOS RAM When the power is turned on press the Del b...

Page 40: ...This setup page includes all the items of Award BIOS enhanced features Advanced Chipset Features This setup page includes all the items for Chipset configuration features Integrated Peripherals This s...

Page 41: ...up Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit BIOS setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit BIOS setup 4 2 2 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is week month day year...

Page 42: ...ount of extended memory above 1MB in CPU s memory address map installed in the system Total Memory This item displays the total system memory size All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal erro...

Page 43: ...ing feature for IDE Hard Disk and Compact Flash boot sector protection CPU Internal Cache Enabled This item allows the user to enable CPU internal cache First HDD 0 Second USB CDROM Third Disabled Oth...

Page 44: ...y Msec This item sets the time interval for displaying the first and second charac ters Four delay rate options are 250 500 750 and 1000 Security Option Setup This field allows you to limit access to...

Page 45: ...manual CAS Latency Auto This item allows the user to control the configuration Column Address Select latency Interleave Select LOI This item allows the user to choose the setting of the interleaving t...

Page 46: ...BA0 Video Memory Size 8 M This item allows the user to adjust VGA share memory size for personal purpose Output Display Panel CRT This item allows the user to choose screen display of type BIOS defaul...

Page 47: ...slave IDE mode BIOS default value is set to Auto IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto This item allows the user to adjust primary master IDE mode BIOS default value is set to Auto IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto...

Page 48: ...he COM 1 address and IRQ BIOS default value is set to 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 This item allows the user to change the COM 2 address and IRQ BIOS default value suggest to 2F8 IRQ3 UART...

Page 49: ...rating system and communicates PC and system device information for improving the power management ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS This item allows the user to select ACPI S1 suspend Type Power Management AC...

Page 50: ...tem from soft off Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off This item allows the user to define function of power button Instant Off Press power button then Power off instantly Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4...

Page 51: ...er to clear any PnP configuration data stored in the BIOS Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD IRQ Resources This item allows you respectively assign an interruptive type for IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 an...

Page 52: ...nge is from 60 C through 85 C Current System Temp Show Only This item displays current system and CPU temperature Current CPU1 Temperature Show Only This item displays current CPU temperature Vcore Sh...

Page 53: ...ese defaults will load automatically when you turn ARK 1370 on Note Load Optimized Defaults loads the default system values directly from ROM If the stored record created by the Setup program should e...

Page 54: ...pt retype the desired password then press Enter 4 Select Save to CMOS and EXIT type Y then Enter Note To enable this feature you should first go to the Advanced BIOS Features menu choose the Security...

Page 55: ...ord prompt retype the new password and press Enter 6 Select Save to CMOS and EXIT type Y then Enter To Disable Password 1 Choose the Set Password option from the CMOS Setup Utility main menu and press...

Page 56: ...Quit Without Saving Note Type Y will quit the BIOS Setup Utility and save user setup value to CMOS Type N will return to BIOS Setup Utility Note Type Y will quit the BIOS Setup Utility and without sa...

Page 57: ...ils the software con figuration information It shows you how to configure the card to match your application requirements The AWARD System BIOS is covered in Chapter 4 Sections include CMOS setting fo...

Page 58: ...0 75 Hz and supports 2 channel LVDS dis play mode up to XGA panel resolution with frequency range from 25 MHz to 165 MHz 5 1 1 CMOS setting for panel type ARK 1370 BIOS and custom drivers are located...

Page 59: ...Dual Independent Display ARK 1370 uses an AMD LX800 controller that is capable of providing multiple views and simultaneous displays with mixed video and graphics on a flat panel and CRT To set up du...

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Page 61: ...6 C HAPTER Full Disassembly Procedure This chapter details the system disas sembly procedure for installation and maintenance...

Page 62: ...step procedures below Users should be aware that Advantech Co Ltd takes no responsibility whatsoever for any problems or damage caused by the user disassembly of ARK 1370 Make sure the power cord of...

Page 63: ...r6 2 Unscrew the 4 screws on the front side frame Figure 6 2 Unscrew the 4 screws on the front side frame 3 Unscrew the 2 screws on the front face plate Figure 6 3 Unscrew the 2 screws on the front fa...

Page 64: ...nual 50 4 Unscrew the 4 Hex bolt on the front face plate Figure 6 4 Unscrew the 4 Hex bolt on the front face plate 5 Unscrew the 4 screws on the rear side frame Figure 6 5 Unscrew the 4 screws on the...

Page 65: ...r6 6 Unscrew the 2 screws on the rear face plate Figure 6 6 Unscrew the 2 screws on the rear face plate 7 Unscrew the 6 Hex bolt on the rear face plate Figure 6 7 Unscrew the 6 Hex bolt on the rear fa...

Page 66: ...r Manual 52 8 Pull out the carrier board from the Aluminum case Figure 6 8 Pull out the carrier board from the aluminum case 9 Remove the CF card anti shock holder Figure 6 9 Remove the CF card anti s...

Page 67: ...53 Chapter6 10 Remove the CF card Figure 6 10 Remove the CF card 11 Turn over the carrier board remove the DRAM module Figure 6 11 Turn over the carrier board and remove the DRAM module...

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