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User Manual

ARK-2231R-S9A1E

ARK-2231R Rolling Stock 
Fanless Computer

Summary of Contents for ARK-2231R-S9A1E

Page 1: ...User Manual ARK 2231R S9A1E ARK 2231R Rolling Stock Fanless Computer ...

Page 2: ...wnload the latest English user manual and drivers on website http www advantech com tw products 1 flnuyz ark 2231r mod_93058347 799f 4ffd 812e 701bbf617c3c Please disregard the printed Chinese copy of the user manual if the product is not to be sold and or installed in China 甲類警語 警告使用者 這是甲類資訊產品 在居住的環境中使用時 可能會造成射頻干擾 在這種情況下 使用者會被要求採取某些適當對策 ...

Page 3: ...dvantech assumes no liability under the terms of this warranty as a consequence of such events Because of Advantech s high quality control standards and rigorous testing most of our customers never need to use our repair service If an Advantech product is defec tive it will be repaired or replaced at no charge during the warranty period For out of warranty repairs you will be billed according to t...

Page 4: ...n of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense EN50155 This product has passed the EN50155 test which is an international standard cover ing electronic equipment used on rolling stock for railway applications The standard covers aspects of this electronic equipment including te...

Page 5: ... unit 1 x Hard copy user manual Simplified Chinese 1 x GPS ANT active w 5M SMA cable 1 x 6 pin remote control plug block 2 x Wall mounting brackets Ordering Information Extension Layer Warnings Cautions and Notes P N Description ARK 2231R S9A1E Intel Atom E3845 DC 1 91 GHz P N Description AMK R100E Extra 8 x GbE PoE removable 2 5 drive bay AMK R104E Extra 8 x 10 100 Mbps PoE removable 2 5 drive ba...

Page 6: ...the product 11 All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted 12 If the equipment is not used for a long time disconnect it from the power source to avoid damage by transient overvoltage 13 Never pour any liquid into an opening This may cause fire or electrical shock 14 Never open the equipment For safety reasons the equipment should be opened only by qualified service personnel 15 If ...

Page 7: ...itive to static electric charges As a safety precaution use a grounding wrist strap at all times Place all electronic components on a static dissipative surface or in a static shielded bag when they are not in the chassis 20 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 21...

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Page 9: ...oard 15 Figure 3 2 Bottom side of the mainboard 15 3 2 Jumper Lists 16 3 2 1 Main Board 16 3 3 Jumper Settings 16 3 3 1 Main Board 16 Table 3 1 LCD Power Auto Power on J1 16 Table 3 2 mPCIe mSATA Selection J2 16 Chapter 4 Pin Assignments 19 4 1 ARK 2231R I O Connectors 20 4 1 1 ARK 2231R S9A1E Front I O View 20 4 1 2 ARK 2231R S9A1E Rear I O View 20 4 2 ARK 2231R I O Pin Definition 20 4 2 1 VGA Co...

Page 10: ...ain setup screen 29 5 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features Setup 30 Figure 5 3 Advanced BIOS features setup screen 30 Figure 5 4 ACPI Setting 31 Figure 5 5 Super IO Configuration 33 Figure 5 6 H W Monitor 34 Figure 5 7 S5 RTC Wake Settings 35 Figure 5 8 Serial Port Console Redirection 36 Figure 5 9 CPU Configuration Setting 37 Figure 5 10PPM Configuration 38 Figure 5 11IDE Configuration 39 Figure 5 12CSM Co...

Page 11: ...xi ARK 2231R User Manual A 1 Watchdog Timer Sample Code 58 Appendix B Software 61 B 1 Intel TXE Driver Installation 62 ...

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Page 13: ...Chapter 1 1 General Introduction This chapter gives background information on ARK 2231R series ...

Page 14: ...nforms to Rolling Stock certifications EN50155 and has specially developed Rolling Stock software SDK and APIs for Rolling Stock applications It also provides wireless communication GPS G sensor Wi Fi 3G for excellent connectivity has high graphics capability up to 1080p 120fps for video previews has great expansion capability and comes with integrated software for manageability and security ARK 2...

Page 15: ...iverse communication abilities ex WWAN WLAN Built in GPS and G Sensor for GIS application Intelligent rolling stock power design and passed EN50155 S2 C1 certification 24 Vdc Power Input w isolation Maximum 3 storage 2 x removable 2 5 drive bay when build in 2nd Layer 1 x F S mSATA Supports WISE PaaS RMM and embedded software APIs SSD HDD POE POE POE POE POE POE POE POE POE POE POE POE SSD HDD POE...

Page 16: ...MI connector up to 1080p with 60Hz Mini PCI express bus expansion slot 1 x full size mini PCIe slot SATA PCIe USB 1 x full size mini PCIe slot PCIe USB 1 x full size mini PCIe slots w SIM holder USB Watchdog timer 255 level timer interval setup by software RTC Battery 3 0 V 200 mAH lithium battery Digital I O Provides one 8 bit DIO D sub 9 pin female connector Audio Realtek ALC888S High Definition...

Page 17: ...ntroduction Relative humidity 95 40 C non condensing Vibration Shock With mSATA SSD IEC61373 Category1 Class B Certifications EMC CE FCC Class B CCC BSMI EN50155 Safety CB UL CCC BSMI EN50155 1 4 Dimensions Figure 1 1 ARK 2231R S9A1E Dimensions ...

Page 18: ...ARK 2231R User Manual 6 Figure 1 2 ARK 2231R S9A1E AMK R100E Dimensions ...

Page 19: ...Chapter 2 2 Hardware installation This chapter introduces the instal lation of ARK 2231R S9A1E Hard ware ...

Page 20: ...crews from top case to install memory on the top side of the board Warning Do not remove the ruggedized aluminum covers until verifying that no power is flowing within the computer Power must be switched off and the power cord must be unplugged Take care in order to avoid injury or damage to the equipment ...

Page 21: ...tallation 2 3 Installing storage 2 3 1 Installing 2 5 SSD or HDD First Layer can support one SSD and the extension Layer can support another 2 3 2 Installing mSATA Storage 1 Remove bottom cover 4 screws on the bottom side and 4 screws on both sides ...

Page 22: ...K 2231R User Manual 10 2 Insert a full size mSATA storage in the place marked 2 4 Installing Optional Modules 2 4 1 Installing WLAN module 1 Remove the bottom cover 4 screws and the 4 screws on both sides ...

Page 23: ...11 ARK 2231R User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware installation 2 Insert the full size WLAN module in the place marked 2 4 2 Installing WWAN module 1 Remove the bottom cover 4 screws and 4 screws on both sides ...

Page 24: ...ARK 2231R User Manual 12 2 Insert the full size WWAN module in the place marked ...

Page 25: ...r explains how to set up ARK 2231R Series hardware including instructions on setting jumpers and connecting peripher als and how to set switches and read indicators Be sure to read all the safety pre cautions before beginning the installation procedure ...

Page 26: ...ct them To close a jumper connect the pins with the clip To open a jumper remove the clip Sometimes a jumper has three pins labeled 1 2 and 3 In this case connect either pins 1 and 2 or pins 2 and 3 A pair of needle nose pliers may be helpful when working with jumpers If there are any doubts about the best hardware configuration for the application contact the local distributor or sales representa...

Page 27: ...15 ARK 2231R User Manual Chapter 3 Jumper and Switch Settings 3 1 1 Main Board Figure 3 1 Top side of the mainboard Figure 3 2 Bottom side of the mainboard ...

Page 28: ...ecognized correctly through the Auto Detect setting We suggest to use mSATA or PCIe setting directly if you meet any compatibility problems Jumpers Switches J1 LCD Power Auto Power on J2 mPCIe mSATA selection BH1 Clear CMOS Table 3 1 LCD Power Auto Power on J1 Setting Function 1 2 5V 3 4 default 3 3V 5 6 default Auto Power On Table 3 2 mPCIe mSATA Selection J2 Setting Function Open mSATA Closed de...

Page 29: ...umper and Switch Settings 3 3 1 3 Clear CMOS BH1 How to clear CMOS Follow these steps 1 Turn off system power 2 Unplug CR2032 battery cable on BH1 3 Wait for 15secs or short BH1 pin1 2 4 Connect battery cable on BH1 5 Turn on system power ...

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Page 31: ...Chapter 4 4 Pin Assignments This chapter explains Pin Assign ments of ARK 2231R Series ...

Page 32: ... 4 2 1 VGA Connector The ARK 2231R provides a high resolution VGA interface connected by a D sub 15 pin connector to support a VGA CRT monitor It supports display resolution of up to 2560 x 1600 with 60 Hz Figure 4 1 VGA Connector SSD HDD ON OFF COM Optional I O VGA HDMI USB 2 0 Audio DIO COM Remote Control DC INPUT LAN LAN USB 3 0 USB 2 0 SIM 1 5 6 11 10 15 ...

Page 33: ...hernet Connector ARK 2231R provides two M12 LAN interface connectors which are fully compliant with IEEE 802 3u 10 100 1000 Base T CSMA CD standards LAN1 is equipped with Intel I218 GbE and LAN2 is equipped with Intel I210 GbE The Ethernet ports use M12 connectors with LED indicators on the front side to show Active Link status and Speed status Figure 4 3 8 Pin M12 Ethernet Connector Table 4 1 VGA...

Page 34: ...ce at 25 Hz Digital Input Output Levels Logic level 0 Close to GND Logic level 1 5 V Table 4 3 Ethernet Connector Pin Assignments Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 LAN_M0 5 LAN_M0 2 LAN_M1 6 LAN_M1 3 LAN_M3 7 LAN_M3 4 LAN_M2 8 LAN_M2 Table 4 4 HDMI Display Port Connector Pin Assignments Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 TMDS_Data2 DP_Data0 2 GND 3 TMDS_Data2 DP_Data0 4 TMDS_Data1 DP_Data1 5 GND 6 ...

Page 35: ...cation ports Figure 4 6 COM Port Connector Table 4 5 DIO Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 GPIO_0 2 GPIO_1 3 GPIO_2 4 GPIO_3 5 GPIO_4 6 GPIO_5 7 GPIO_6 8 GPIO_7 9 GND Table 4 6 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 ...

Page 36: ... On Off button that supports dual function of Soft Power On Off Instant off or Delay 4 Second and Suspend Figure 4 8 Power ON OFF Button 4 2 9 LED Indicator There are two LEDs on ARK 2231R front metal face plate for indicating system sta tus PWR LED is for power status and SSD LED is for SSD flash disk status Figure 4 9 LED Indicator Table 4 7 Audio Connector Pin Assignments Pin Audio Signal Name ...

Page 37: ...4 10 Remote Control 4 2 11 External SIM Slot ARK 2231R provides one external SIM slot which connects to MiniPCIe slot CN16 Figure 4 11 External SIM Slot 4 2 12 Power Input Figure 4 12 Power Input Table 4 8 Remote Control Pin Definition Pin Signal Name 1 Power LED 5V 2 HDD LED 5V 3 HDD LED Active 4 PWR_SW 5 RST_SW 6 GND Table 4 9 DC Input PIN definition Pin Signal Name 1 V 2 V 3 V 4 V ...

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Page 39: ...Chapter 5 5 BIOS settings This chapter introduces how to set BIOS configuration data ...

Page 40: ... control the various sys tem features This chapter describes the basic navigation of the ARK 2231R BIOS setup screens Figure 5 1 Setup program initial screen AMI s BIOS ROM has a built in setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This information is stored in battery backed CMOS so it retains the setup information when the power is turned off ...

Page 41: ...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 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 System Time System Date Use this option to ...

Page 42: ... in 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 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 5 3 Advanced BIOS features setup screen ...

Page 43: ...to Configuration This item allows users to 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 Legacy Resources This item allows users to lock legacy devices resources ...

Page 44: ...ARK 2231R User Manual 32 5 2 2 2 Super IO Configuration ...

Page 45: ...Manual Chapter 5 BIOS settings Figure 5 5 Super IO Configuration Serial Port 1 Configuration This item allows users to configure serial port 1 Serial Port 2 Configuration This item allows users to configure serial port 2 ...

Page 46: ...ARK 2231R User Manual 34 5 2 2 3 H W Monitor Figure 5 6 H W Monitor Watch Dog Timer Enable or disable Watch Dog Timer function ...

Page 47: ...35 ARK 2231R User Manual Chapter 5 BIOS settings 5 2 2 4 S5 RTC Wake Settings Figure 5 7 S5 RTC Wake Settings Wake system from S5 Enable or disable system wake on alarm event ...

Page 48: ... 5 8 Serial Port Console Redirection Console Redirection This item allows users to enable or disable console redirection for Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS Console Redirection This item allows users to configuration console redirection detail settings ...

Page 49: ...it XD can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when com bined with a supporting OS Windows Server 2003 SP1 Windows XP SP2 SuSE Linux 9 2 RedHat Enterprise 3 Update 3 Intel Virtualization Technology When enabled a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology Power Technology Enables power management features ...

Page 50: ...2 2 7 PPM Configuration Figure 5 10 PPM Configuration CPU C state Report Enable Disable CPU C state report to OS Max CPU C state This option controls Max C states that the processor will support S0ix Enable Disable CPU S0ix state ...

Page 51: ...Figure 5 11 IDE Configuration Serial ATA SATA Enable Disable Serial ATA SATA Test Mode Test Mode Enable Disable SATA Speed Support SATA Speed Supports Gen1 or Gen2 SATA Mode Select IDE AHCI Serial ATA Port Enable Disable Serial ATA Port 0 mSATA Enable Disable Serial ATA Port 1 ...

Page 52: ...T code is executed above 1 MB Option ROM Messages Set display mode for Option ROM OS Selection OS Selection Boot option filter This option controls Legacy UEFI ROM priority Network Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy PXE OpROM Storage Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM Video Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM Other PCI devices Determines OpROM executio...

Page 53: ...I driver EHCI Hand Off This is a workaround for OS without EHCI hand off support The EHCI owner ship change should be claimed by EHCI driver USB Mass Storage Driver Support This item allows you to enable or disable the USB mass storage device support USB transfer time out The time out value for Control Bulk and Interrupt transfers Device reset time out USB mass storage device start unit command ti...

Page 54: ...tion TXE TXE HMRFPO Disable TXE Firmware Update TXE EOP Message Send EOP Message before entering the OS TXE Unconfiguration Perform Revert TXE settings to factory defaults Intel R AT Enable Disable BIOS AT code from running Intel R AT Platform PBA Enable Disable BIOS AT code from running ...

Page 55: ...he ARK 2231R setup screen to enter the Chipset BIOS Setup screen You can display a Chipset BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the Arrow keys All Plug and Play BIOS Setup options are described in this sec tion The Plug and Play BIOS Setup screen is shown below Figure 5 15 Chipset Setup ...

Page 56: ... 2 3 1 North Bridge Figure 5 16 North Bridge Intel IGD Configuration Config Intel IGD settings Graphics Power Management Control Graphics Power Management Control options LCD Control LCD Control Max TOLUD Maximum value of TOLUD ...

Page 57: ...Enable Disable GFX boost PAVC Enable Disable protected audio video control DVMT Pre Allocated Select DVMT 5 0 Pre Allocated Fixed graphics memory size used by the Inter nal graphics device DVMT Total Gfx Mem Select DVMT 5 0 total graphic memory size used by the internal graphics device Aperture Size Select the aperture size GTT Size Select the GTT size IGD Thermal Enable Disable IGD thermal Spread...

Page 58: ...ARK 2231R User Manual 46 5 2 3 3 Graphics Power Management Control Figure 5 18 Graphics Power Management Control RC6 Render Standby Check to enable render standby support ...

Page 59: ... 19 LCD Control Primary IGFX Boot Display Select the video device which will be activated during POST This has no effect if external graphics are present Secondary boot display selection will appear based on your selection VGA modes will be supported only on the primary dis play ...

Page 60: ...or disable the LAN2 LAN2 PXE OpROM Enable or disable boot option for LAN2 controller PCIE Wake Enable or disable PCIE to wake the system from S5 Restore AC Power Loss Select AC power state when power is re applied after power failure Serial IRQ Mode Configure serial IRQ mode Global SMI Lock Enable or disable SMI lock BIOS Read Write Protection Enable or disable BIOS SPI region read write protect ...

Page 61: ... Controller Control Detection of the Azalia device Disabled Azalia will be unconditionally disabled Enabled Azalia will be unconditionally Enabled Auto Azalia will be enabled if present disabled otherwise Azalia HDMI Codec Enable Disable internal HDMI codec for Azalia HDMI Port B Enable Disable HDMI Port B ...

Page 62: ...n Figure 5 22 USB Configuration XHCI Mode Mode of operation of xHCI controller USB2 Link Power Management Enable Disable USB2 Link Power Management USB 2 0 EHCI Support Controls the USB EHCI USB 2 0 functions One EHCI controller must always be enabled ...

Page 63: ...51 ARK 2231R User Manual Chapter 5 BIOS settings 5 2 3 8 PCI Express Configuration Figure 5 23 PCI Express Configuration Speed Configures PCIe port speed ...

Page 64: ...ity Setup from the MIO 3260 Setup main BIOS setup menu All Security Setup options such as password protection and virus protection are described in this section To access the sub menu for the following items select the item and press Enter Change Administrator User Password ...

Page 65: ... users to select the number of seconds to wait for setup activa tion key Bootup NumLock State Select the Power on state for Numlock Quiet Boot If this option is set to Disabled the BIOS displays normal POST messages If Enabled an OEM Logo is shown instead of POST messages Boot Option 1 This item allows users to set the system boot order ...

Page 66: ... option to save changes exit BIOS setup menu and reboot the computer to take effect of all system configuration parameters Discard Changes and Reset Select this option to quit Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Save Changes When users have completed system configuration select this option to save changes without exiting BIOS setup menu Di...

Page 67: ...55 ARK 2231R User Manual Chapter 5 BIOS settings Restore User Defaults Users can select this option to restore user defaults Boot Override This item allows users to choose boot device ...

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Page 69: ...Appendix A A WDT Sample Code ...

Page 70: ... 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 mov al 01...

Page 71: ...59 ARK 2231R User Manual Appendix A WDT Sample Code mov dx SCH3114_IO 68h mov al 01h out dx al exit END ...

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Page 73: ...Appendix B B Software ...

Page 74: ...s are required to run TXE manufacturing tools in an EFI Shell or WinPE environment Regarding the Windows 7 OS The Intel TXEI driver uses KMDF WDF 1 11 which is built into Windows 8 and 8 1 How ever Windows 7 is not equipped with this driver Users should install the Kernel Mode Driver Framework KMDF Version 1 1 Otherwise a yellow bang will appear on the Intel TXEI device fol lowing installation Ple...

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Page 76: ...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 2017 ...

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