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ARK-2120 User Manual

 

Contents

Chapter

1

General Introduction

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1.1

Introduction ............................................................................................... 2

1.2

Product Features....................................................................................... 3
1.2.1

General ......................................................................................... 3

1.2.2

Display .......................................................................................... 3

1.2.3

Ethernet ........................................................................................ 3

1.3

Chipset ...................................................................................................... 4
1.3.1

Functional Specification ................................................................ 4

1.3.2

iManager ....................................................................................... 5

1.4

Mechanical Specifications......................................................................... 6
1.4.1

Dimensions ................................................................................... 6
Figure 1.1 ARK-2120 Mechanical dimension drawing................. 6

1.4.2

Weight........................................................................................... 6

1.5

Power Requirement .................................................................................. 6
1.5.1

System Power............................................................................... 6

1.5.2

RTC Battery .................................................................................. 6

1.6

Environment Specification......................................................................... 7
1.6.1

Operating Temperature................................................................. 7

1.6.2

Relative Humidity .......................................................................... 7

1.6.3

Storage Temperature.................................................................... 7

1.6.4

Vibration during Operation ............................................................ 7

1.6.5

Shock during Operation ................................................................ 7

1.6.6

Safety............................................................................................ 7

1.6.7

EMC .............................................................................................. 7

Chapter

2

H/W Installation

....................................9

2.1

Introduction ............................................................................................. 10

2.2

Jumpers .................................................................................................. 10
2.2.1

Jumper Description ..................................................................... 10

2.2.2

Jumper  List ................................................................................ 11
Table 2.1: Jumper List of Main Board........................................ 11

2.2.3

Jumper Location ......................................................................... 11
Figure 2.1 Jumper layout (Component Side)............................. 11
Figure 2.2 Jumper layout (Solder Side) ..................................... 12

2.2.4

Jumper Setting............................................................................ 12

2.3

Connectors.............................................................................................. 13
2.3.1

ARK-2120 External I/O Connectors ............................................ 13
Figure 2.3 ARK-2120L IO connectors drawing .......................... 13
Figure 2.4 ARK-2120F IO connectors drawing.......................... 14
Figure 2.5 COM connector ........................................................ 14
Table 2.2: COM Connnector Pin Assignments.......................... 15
Figure 2.6 Ethernet connector ................................................... 15
Table 2.3: Ethernet Connector Pin Assignments....................... 15
Figure 2.7 Audio connector........................................................ 16
Table 2.4: Audio Connector Pin Assignments ........................... 16
Figure 2.8 DIO Connector (ARK-2120L).................................... 16
Table 2.5: DIO Connector Pin Assignments (ARK-2120L)........ 16
Figure 2.9 DIO connector (ARK-2120F) .................................... 17
Table 2.6: DIO Connector Pin Assignments (ARK-2120F)........ 17
Figure 2.10USB connector ......................................................... 17
Table 2.7: USB Connector......................................................... 17
Figure 2.11VGA Connector ........................................................ 18
Table 2.8: VGA Connector Pin Assignments............................. 18

Summary of Contents for ARK-2120

Page 1: ...User Manual ARK 2120 Fanless Embedded Box PC...

Page 2: ...ontains 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 CD Please disregard the Chinese hard copy user manual...

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 Mic...

Page 4: ...essages 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 defe...

Page 5: ...ny error messages Warnings Cautions and Notes Packing List Before installation please ensure the following items have been shipped 1 x ARK 2120 unit 1 x Driver Utility CD 1 x Registration and 2 years...

Page 6: ...nd Office Use 1700001524 Power Cable 3 pin 180 cm USA Type 170203183C Power Cable 3 pin 180 cm Europe Type 170203180A Power Cable 3 pin 180 cm UK Type 1700008921 Power Cable 3 pin 180 cm PSE Mark 9666...

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 2120 User Manual viii...

Page 9: ...cription 10 2 2 2 Jumper List 11 Table 2 1 Jumper List of Main Board 11 2 2 3 Jumper Location 11 Figure 2 1 Jumper layout Component Side 11 Figure 2 2 Jumper layout Solder Side 12 2 2 4 Jumper Setting...

Page 10: ...vantech BIOS Update V1 3 30 3 4 2 ACPI Settings 31 Figure 3 4 ACPI Setting 31 3 4 3 TPM Configuration 32 Figure 3 5 TPM Configuration 32 3 4 4 CPU Configuration 32 Figure 3 6 CPU Configuration 32 3 4...

Page 11: ...Save Changes and Reset 43 3 8 4 Discard Changes and Reset 43 3 8 5 Save Changes 43 3 8 6 Discard Changes 44 3 8 7 Restore Defaults 44 3 8 8 Save User Defaults 44 3 8 9 Restore User Defaults 44 3 8 10...

Page 12: ...ARK 2120 User Manual xii...

Page 13: ...Chapter 1 1 General Introduction This chapter gives background information on ARK 2120 series...

Page 14: ...timized cooling efficiency It also provides rich I O interfaces up to 6 x USBs 3 x GbEs 6 x COMs and supports high capacity 2 5 HDD up to 1 TB The RS 232 422 485 COM port mode can easily be changed vi...

Page 15: ...efinition Audio HD Line in Line out Mic in DIO 8 bit general purpose input output Storage 1 x Cfast and 1 x high capacity 2 5 SATA HDD up to 12 5mm height Expansion Interface Supports 1 x Mini PCI wit...

Page 16: ...Core 400 640 MHz Video Accelera tor H W accelerated video decode Video decoder Support MPEG4 VC1 WMV9 H 264 Supports DVD Blu ray and HD video SATA Interface Intel NM10 chip supports Supports the Seria...

Page 17: ...IEEE 802 3u IEEE 802 3x IEEE 802 3y IEEE 802 ab Support 10 100 1000 Mbps LAN Connectors Phone Jack RJ45 8P 90D F Audio Audio Codec Realtek ALC892 Compliant with HD Audio specifications Supports to 16...

Page 18: ...1 1 ARK 2120 Mechanical dimension drawing 1 4 2 Weight 2 5 kg 5 51 lb 1 5 Power Requirement 1 5 1 System Power Minimum power input ARK 2120L DC12 V 3 A ARK 2120F DC12 V 24 V 3 A 1 5 A 1 5 2 RTC Batte...

Page 19: ...32 113 F with air flow 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 system is equipped with SSD Cfas...

Page 20: ...ARK 2120 User Manual 8...

Page 21: ...Chapter 2 2 H W Installation This chapter introduces external IO and the installation of ARK 2120 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 eith...

Page 23: ...W Installation 2 2 2 Jumper List 2 2 3 Jumper Location Figure 2 1 Jumper layout Component Side Table 2 1 Jumper List of Main Board J2 48 bit LVDS Power F version only J3 Auto Power on setting J4 COM2...

Page 24: ...53003260 Footprint HD_3x2P_79 Description PIN HEADER 3 1P 180D M 2 0mm SMD SOUARE PIN Setting Function 1 3 3 3V default 3 5 5V 3 4 12V J3 Auto Power On Setting Part Number 1653002101 Footprint HD_3x2P...

Page 25: ...3x2P 2 0mm 180D M SMD 21N22050 Setting Function 1 2 RS 232 default 3 4 RS 485 5 6 RS 422 J6 Clear CMOS Part Number 1653003101 Footprint HD_3x1P_79_D Description PIN HEADER 3x1P 2 0mm 180D M DIP 2000...

Page 26: ...BIOS set ting The setting is under Advanced BIOS Features Setup Super IO Configuration The RS 422 485 mode of ARK 2120L COM2 can be supported via replacing the internal COM 2 cable by using the new ca...

Page 27: ...jack connector with LED indicators on the front side to show its Active Link status Green LED and Speed status Yellow LED Figure 2 6 Ethernet connector Table 2 2 COM Connnector Pin Assignments RS 232...

Page 28: ...connectors and ARK 2120L provides one DSUB 9 pin female connectors which offer Digital Input Output communication interface If client wants to use DIO please find the pin assignment as following ARK...

Page 29: ...isabled in the system BIOS setup Please refer to Table 2 7 for its pin assignments The USB connectors are used to connect any device that conforms to the USB interface Most digital devices conform to...

Page 30: ...Connector ARK 2120L comes with a lockable DC Jack that carries 12 VDC external power input and ARK 2120F comes with a two pins header that carries 12 24 VDC external power input ARK 2120L Figure 2 12...

Page 31: ...LED is for power status and HDD LED is for HDD Cfast flash disk status Figure 2 16 LED Indicators 2 3 1 10 LVDS Connector ARK 2120F only The ARK 2120 comes with a D Sub 26 pin connector that carries L...

Page 32: ...Inverter that allows the user to achieve brightness adjustment through customer s software utility Figure 2 18 LCD Backlight connector Table 2 10 LVDS Connector Pin Assignment Pin Signal Name Pin Sign...

Page 33: ...21 ARK 2120 User Manual Chapter 2 H W Installation 2 4 Installation 2 4 1 HDD Installation 1 Unscrew the six screws on the bottom cover 2 Slide the 2 5 SATA HDD into the HDD bay on the bottom cover...

Page 34: ...e four screws on the side of HDD bracket The screws are used to fix the HDD on the bracket The screws are in the accessory box 4 Recover the bottom cover and screws 2 4 2 Memory Installation 1 Unscrew...

Page 35: ...ARK 2120 User Manual Chapter 2 H W Installation 2 Unscrew the four screws on the right and left side of top cover 3 Remove the top cover 4 Install DDR3 memory in to the system 5 Recover the top chass...

Page 36: ...ARK 2120 User Manual 24 2 4 3 CFast Installation 1 Unscrew the two screws on the CFast door 2 Pull the CFast tray out 3 Remove the dummy CFast bracket...

Page 37: ...25 ARK 2120 User Manual Chapter 2 H W Installation 4 Put CFast on to the CFast tray 5 Push the CF tray back and secure with screws...

Page 38: ...ARK 2120 User Manual 26...

Page 39: ...Chapter 3 3 BIOS Settings...

Page 40: ...his chapter describes the basic navigation of the ARK 2120 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 the basic...

Page 41: ...ll 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 Wh...

Page 42: ...n 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 Launch PXE OpROM This item allows users to enable or...

Page 43: ...enable or disable BIOS ACPI auto configuration Enable Hibernation This item allows users to enable or disable hibernation ACPI Sleep State This item allows users to set the ACPI sleep state Lock Lega...

Page 44: ...ARK 2120 User Manual 32 3 4 3 TPM Configuration Figure 3 5 TPM Configuration TPM Support Disable Enable TPM if available 3 4 4 CPU Configuration Figure 3 6 CPU Configuration...

Page 45: ...llows users to enable or disable the No Execution page protection Limit CPUID Maximum This item allows users to enable or disable limit CPUID maximum for Windows XP 3 4 5 SATA Configuration Figure 3 7...

Page 46: ...2120 User Manual 34 3 4 6 Intel Fast Flash Standby Figure 3 8 Intel Fast Flash Standby IFFS Support This item allows users to enable or disable iFFS 3 4 7 USB Configuration Figure 3 9 USB Configurati...

Page 47: ...ower up delay Sets the maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to the Host Controller Auto uses a default value for a Root port it is 100 ms for a Hub port the delay is tak...

Page 48: ...0 Configuration This item allows users to configure serial port 0 Serial Port 1 Configuration This item allows users to configure serial port 1 Serial Port 2 Configuration This item allows users to c...

Page 49: ...nual Chapter 3 BIOS Settings 3 4 10 AOAC Configuration Figure 3 12 AOAC Configuration AOAC Configuration This item allows users to enable or disabled AOAC function 3 4 11 PPM Configuration Figure 3 13...

Page 50: ...s item allows users to control a programmable time for the CPU voltage to stabilize when exiting from a C4 state C state POPDOWN This item allows users to enable or disabled Intel C state POPDOWN func...

Page 51: ...panel scaling by internal graphic device Backlight Control F version only This item allows users to select backlight control setting Active LFP F version only This item allows users to select the act...

Page 52: ...ARK 2120 User Manual 40 3 5 2 South Bridge Figure 3 16 South Bridge Figure 3 17 TPT Device Azalia Controller Enables or disables the azalia controller...

Page 53: ...rs to enables or disables LAN device PCI Express PME This item allows users to enables or disables PCIe PME function PCI Express Root Port 0 1 This item allows users to config PCIe port 0 1 settings D...

Page 54: ...option ROM Interrupt 19 Capture This item allows option ROMs to trap interrupt 19 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Boot This item allows users to set boot device priority 3 7 Security Setup Figure 3 19 Pa...

Page 55: ...without making any permanent changes to the system configuration 3 8 3 Save Changes and Reset When users have completed system configuration select this option to save changes exit the BIOS setup menu...

Page 56: ...ximum system perfor mance but may not work best for all computer applications In particular do not use the Optimal Defaults if the user s computer is experiencing system configuration problems 3 8 8 S...

Page 57: ...Appendix A A Watchdog Timer Sample Code...

Page 58: ...v dx EC_Command_Port mov al 89h Write EC HW ram out dx al mov dx EC_Command_Port mov al 5Fh Watchdog reset delay time low byte 5Eh is high byte index out dx al mov dx EC_Data_Port mov al 30h Set 3 sec...

Page 59: ...47 ARK 2120 User Manual Appendix A Watchdog Timer Sample Code...

Page 60: ...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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