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ARK-2232 User Manual

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1.6

Environment Specification

1.6.1

Operating Temperature

With Industrial Grade SSD/mSATA: -20 ~ 60° C (-4~140° F), with air flow, 
speed=0.7 m/sec

With 2.5-inch hard disk 0 to 40° C (32~104° 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 the system is equipped with SSD/mSATA: 3Grms, IEC 60068-2-64, ran-
dom, 5 ~ 500 Hz, 1hr/axis, x,y,z 3 axes.

1.6.5

Shock during Operation

When the system is equipped with SSD/mSATA: 30G, IEC 60068-2-27, half 
sine, 11 ms duration.

1.6.6

Safety

UL, CB, CCC, BSMI

1.6.7

EMC

CE, FCC, CCC, BSMI

Summary of Contents for ARK-2232

Page 1: ...User Manual ARK 2232 Fanless Embedded Box Computer...

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: ...ct wording of any error messages Warnings Cautions and Notes Packing List Before installation please ensure the following items have been shipped 1 x ARK 2232 unit 1 x Registration and 2 years Warrant...

Page 6: ...NBus 2 Ch DB9 PCIe I F MOS 2230 Z1201E CANBus module 2 Ch USB I F MOS 1110Y 0101E Isolated 16 DI 8 DO 1 Ch DB37 PCIe I F MOS 2220 Z1101E High Speed COM USB module 1 Ch PCIe I F MOS 2110Z 1201E USB mod...

Page 7: ...t 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...

Page 8: ...The sound pressure level at the operator s position according to IEC 704 1 1982 is no more than 70 dB A 20 RESTRICTED ACCESS AREA The equipment should only be installed in a Restricted Access Area 21...

Page 9: ...Safety 6 1 6 7 EMC 6 Chapter 2 H W Installation 7 2 1 Introduction 8 2 2 Jumpers 8 2 2 1 Jumper Description 8 2 2 2 Jumper List 9 Table 2 1 Jumper List of Main Board 9 2 2 3 Jumper Location 9 Figure 2...

Page 10: ...allation Option 25 2 4 7 2nd Layer MIOe Module Installation Option 25 Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 27 3 1 Entering Setup 28 3 1 1 Main Setup 28 3 1 2 Advanced BIOS Features Setup 29 3 1 3 Chipset Configur...

Page 11: ...Chapter 1 1 General Introduction This chapter gives background information on ARK 2232 series...

Page 12: ...worldwide certification including CE FCC CB UL CCC and BSMI Multiple Display Support ARK 2232 supports dual independents displays 1 x VGA 1 x HDMI which HDMI support 4K resolution The graphic engine...

Page 13: ...ine out Mic in Storage 1 x mSATA and 1 x high capacity 2 5 SATA HDD up to 12 5mm height Expansion Interface Supports 1 x MiniPCIe with SIM holder Supports 1 x M 2 NGFF 2230 E Key Supports 1 x iDoor ex...

Page 14: ...s sec Supports mSATA socket USB Interface USB host interface with support for 2 USB 3 0 and 4 USB 2 0 ports All ports are High Speed Full Speed and Low Speed capable Supports legacy keyboard mouse sof...

Page 15: ...1 ARK 2232 Mechanical dimension drawing 1 4 2 Weight 2 9kg 6 39 lbs 1 5 Power Requirements 1 5 1 System Power Minimum power input ARK 2232 DC 12V 5A Default 9 36V DC 6 66A 1 66A Option by power modul...

Page 16: ...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 17: ...Chapter 2 2 H W Installation This chapter introduces external IO and the installation of ARK 2232 hardware...

Page 18: ...o 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 either...

Page 19: ...apter 2 H W Installation 2 2 2 Jumper List 2 2 3 Jumper Location Table 2 1 Jumper List of Main Board J1 RTC Reset J2 AT Mode Jumper J5 RS 422 485 Terminal Resistor Jumper CN32 mSATA Mini PCIe Switch C...

Page 20: ...igure 2 1 Jumper Layout 2 2 4 Jumper Setting At Mother Board J1 RTC Reset Part Number 1653003101 Footprint HD_3x1P_79_D Description PIN HEADER 3x1P 2 0mm 180D M DIP 2000 13 WS Setting Function 1 2 Nor...

Page 21: ...422 485 Terminal Resistor Jumper Part Number 1653003260 Footprint HD_3x2P_79 Description PIN HEADER 3x2P 2 0mm 180D M SMD 21N22050 Setting Function 1 3 COM3 Enable 3 5 COM3 Disable default 2 4 COM4 E...

Page 22: ...2232 External I O Figure 2 2 ARK 2232 Front I O Figure 2 3 ARK 2232 Rear I O CN48 M 2 SMBUS Voltage SEL Part Number 1653003101 Footprint HD_3x1P_79_D Description PIN HEADER 3x1P 2 0mm 180D M DIP 2000...

Page 23: ...n 2 3 1 2 LED Indicators There are two LEDs on the front panel that indicate system status The Power LED is for system power status and HDD LED is for HDD and compact flash disk status Figure 2 5 LED...

Page 24: ...127 external devices The USB interface complies with USB UHCI Rev 3 0 Please refer to Table 2 8 for its pin assignments USB 3 0 connectors contain legacy pins to interface to USB 2 0 devices and a new...

Page 25: ...Ethernet Connector LAN ARK 2232 is equipped with two Ethernet controllers that are fully compliant with IEEE 802 3u 10 100 1000 Mbps CSMA CD standards LAN1 LAN2 are all equipped with Intel i210 IT Eth...

Page 26: ...D sub 9 pin connectors Com1 Com2 only support RS232 Com3 Com4 offers RS232 422 485 serial communication inter face ports COM3 Com4 default setting is RS 232 if you want to use RS 422 485 you can find...

Page 27: ...input output define by customer Below is pin define of GPIO connec tor Figure 2 13 GPIO Connector 2 4 Installation 2 4 1 Memory Installation 1 Unscrew the 4 screws on the top cover Please use the tool...

Page 28: ...anual 18 2 Remove the top cover and install the memory into the memory socket 3 Replace the top cover 2 4 2 HDD SSD Installation 1 Unscrew the 4 screws on the bottom cover and the 4 screws on both sid...

Page 29: ...9 ARK 2232 User Manual Chapter 2 H W Installation 2 Unscrew the 4 screws on the HDD bay 3 Install the HDD SSD into the HDD bay and fix the HDD onto the bracket 4 Fix the 4 screws back onto the HDD bay...

Page 30: ...r and fix the 8 screws back on the system 2 4 3 mSATA Installation 1 Unscrew the 4 screws on the bottom cover and the 4 screws on both sides of ARK 2232 2 Put the mSATA module onto the mSATA slot CN20...

Page 31: ...apter 2 H W Installation 3 Replace the bottom cover and fasten the 8 screws back onto the system 2 4 4 Power Module MIOe PWR2 Installation Option 1 Remove the 4 screws on the top cover Please use the...

Page 32: ...ARK 2232 User Manual 22 2 Remove the 2 screws on the power bracket for the original DC jack on the front panel 3 Unscrew the 4 screws on the bottom cover and on both sides of ARK 2232...

Page 33: ...23 ARK 2232 User Manual Chapter 2 H W Installation 4 Remove the original internal power cable from M B 5 Link the MIOe PWR2 internal power cable from M B to the power board...

Page 34: ...fasten the 4 screws for the power board and tape 3 thermal pads on the red marks 7 Screw the new power bracket for MIOe PWR2 on the front panel 8 Replace the bottom cover and the 8 screws back onto t...

Page 35: ...ackets on both sides of ARK 2232 2 4 6 iDoor Module Installation Option Please refer to the start up manual in the iDoor kit 2 4 7 2nd Layer MIOe Module Installation Option Please refer to the start u...

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Page 37: ...Chapter 3 3 AMI BIOS Setup...

Page 38: ...here 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 t...

Page 39: ...me or System Date using the Arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the Tab key or the Arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in MM DD YY format The time must be ent...

Page 40: ...ARK 2232 User Manual 30 Setup Item Hidden Enable or Disable setup item 3 1 2 1 Driver Health...

Page 41: ...ending operation Schedule an Operation for the Security Device Platform Hierarchy Enable or Disable Platform Hierarchy Storage Hierarchy Enable or Disable Storage Hierarchy Endorsement Hierarchy Enabl...

Page 42: ...uration Enable Hibernation Enables or Disables System ability to Hibernate OS S4 Sleep State This option may be not effective with some OS ACPI Sleep State Select the highest ACPI sleep state the syst...

Page 43: ...all information about system Tempera ture Voltage Backlight Enable Polarity Switch Backlight Enable Polarity for Native or Invert 1st LVDS Backlight Control Switch Backlight Control to PWM or DC mode...

Page 44: ...ation Watch Dog Timer This page displays all information about Watch Dog Timer Configuration 3 1 2 5 S5 RTC Wake Settings Wake system from S5 Enable or disable System wake on alarm event Select FixedT...

Page 45: ...l 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 all...

Page 46: ...ic CPU Information Intel Virtualization Technology When enabled a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology VT d Enable Disable CPU VT d Monitor Mwait Enab...

Page 47: ...BIOS Setup 3 1 2 8 CPU Power Management EIST Enable Disable Intel SpeedStep Turbo mode Turbo Mode Boot performance mode Enable Max Performance mode C States Enable or Disable C States Power Limit 1 e...

Page 48: ...ARK 2232 User Manual 38 3 1 2 9 PCI Subsystem Settings Above 4G Decoding Enable or Disable Above 4G Decoding device Hot Plug Support Enable or Disable Hot plug support...

Page 49: ...39 ARK 2232 User Manual Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3 1 2 10 Network Stack Configuration Network Stack Enable Disable UEFI Network Stack...

Page 50: ...rap 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 Legacy UEFI ROMs...

Page 51: ...off support The XHCI owner ship change should be claimed by XHCI driver USB Mass Storage Driver Support Enable Disable USB Mass Storage Driver Support USB transfer time out Time out value for control...

Page 52: ...ARK 2232 User Manual 42 3 1 2 13 Security Configuration TXE HMRFPO Disable This item allows you to enable or diable TXE HMRFPO function TXE EOP Message Send EOP Message Before Enter OS...

Page 53: ...uper IO Configuration IT8768E Serial Port 1 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 1 COM1 Serial Port 2 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 2 COM2 Serial Port 3 Configuration Set Paramete...

Page 54: ...User Manual 44 Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port COM Change Settings Select an optimal settings for Super IO Device COM Mode Select communication type as RS232 RS422 RS485 Only selectable for...

Page 55: ...Setup 3 1 3 Chipset Configuration North Bridge Details for North Bridge items South Bridge Details for South Bridge items Uncore Configuration Details for Uncore Configuration South Cluster Configurat...

Page 56: ...ARK 2232 User Manual 46 3 1 3 1 North Bridge Max TOLUD Maximum Value of TOLUD 3 1 3 2 South Bridge...

Page 57: ...vice IGD when selected as the Primary Video Adaptor Disable Always disable IGD RC6 Render Standby Check to enable render standby support GTT Size Select the GTT Size Aperture Size Select the Aperture...

Page 58: ...uster Configuration HD Audio Configuration HD Audio Configuration Settings PCI Express Configuration PCI Express Configuration Settings SATA Drives Press Enter to select the SATA Device Configuration...

Page 59: ...49 ARK 2232 User Manual Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup HD Audio Configuration HD Audio Support Enable Disable HD Audio Support...

Page 60: ...ni PCIE Control the Mini PCIE Onboard LAN1 2 Controller Select to Enable or Disable Onboard LAN1 2 Controller LAN Option ROM Enabled Disabled Onboard LAN s PXE option ROM M 2 PME Wake from S5 Enable o...

Page 61: ...32 User Manual Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup M 2 M 2 Control the M 2 port Enable Enable M 2 port Disable Disable M 2 root port ASPM PCI Express Active State Power Management settings PCIe Speed Configure P...

Page 62: ...2 User Manual 52 Mini PCIe Mini PCIe Control the Mini PCIe Enable Enable Mini PCIe port Disable Disable Mini PCIe port ASPM PCI Express Active State Power Management settings PCIe Speed Configure PCIe...

Page 63: ...53 ARK 2232 User Manual Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup SATA Drives Chipset SATA Enable or Disable the Chipset SATA Controller USB Configuration...

Page 64: ...e Mode USB HW MODE AFE Comparators Enable Disable USB HW MODE AFE Comparators Miscellaneous Configuration Restore AC Power Loss Specify what state to go to when power is re applied after a power failu...

Page 65: ...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 Cha...

Page 66: ...wait for user input before booting This means the default boot selec tion is not automatically started by the firmware Bootup NumLock State Select the keyboard NumLock state Quiet Boot Enables or disa...

Page 67: ...m 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...

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Page 69: ...Appendix A A Watchdog Timer Sample Code...

Page 70: ...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 71: ...61 ARK 2232 User Manual Appendix A Watchdog Timer Sample Code...

Page 72: ...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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