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ARK-3440

Fanless Embedded Box PC

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Page 1: ...User Manual ARK 3440 Fanless Embedded Box PC ...

Page 2: ...tional 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 Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp RTL is a trademark of Realtek Semi Conductor Co Ltd ESS is a trademark of ESS Technology Inc UMC is a trademark of United Microelectronics Corpo...

Page 3: ... messages 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 defective 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 Re...

Page 4: ...oftware operating system version application software etc A complete description of the problem The exact wording of any error messages Warnings Cautions and Notes Warning Warnings indicate conditions which if not observed can cause personal injury Caution Cautions are included to help you avoid damaging hardware or losing data e g There is a danger of a new battery exploding if it is incorrectly ...

Page 5: ...e or electrical shock 13 Never open the equipment For safety reasons the equipment should be opened only by qualified service personnel If one of the following situations arises get the equipment 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 it to ...

Page 6: ...accessories ARK 3440F U5A2E Core i7 610E 2 53 GHz fanless embedded box ARK 3440F U4A2E Core i5 520E 2 4 GHz fanless embedded box ARK 3440F U1A2E Core i3 330E 2 13 GHz fanless embedded box Part Number Description 1757002161 AC to DC Adapter DC19 V 7 89A 150W with Phoenix Power Plug 0 40 C for Home and Office Use 1702002600 Power cable 3 pin 180 cm USA type 1702002605 Power Cable 2 pin 180 cm Europe...

Page 7: ...K 3440 Front View 8 Figure 2 2 ARK 3440 Rear View 8 2 2 Front Panel Controls Indicators Connectors 9 2 2 1 Power ON OFF Button 9 Figure 2 3 Power ON OFF Button 9 2 2 2 Reset Button 9 Figure 2 4 Reset Button 9 2 2 3 LED Indicators 9 Figure 2 5 LED Indicators 9 2 2 4 Audio Connectors 9 Figure 2 6 Audio jack connectors 9 2 2 5 COM Connector 10 Figure 2 7 COM port connector 10 Table 2 1 COM standard s...

Page 8: ...Storage Device Installation 19 2 7 PCI card installation 19 Figure 2 21PCI Card Installation 19 2 8 Mini PCIe Installation 20 Figure 2 22Mini PCI Card Installation 20 2 9 Antenna Installation 20 Figure 2 23Antenna Installation 20 2 10 Optional Cable Installation 21 Figure 2 24Optional Cable Installation 21 2 11 CPU Thermal Grease Pad 22 Chapter 3 BIOS settings 23 3 1 BIOS Introduction 24 3 2 Enter...

Page 9: ...solution Setting 47 Appendix C Application Notes 49 C 1 RS 485 Supports Auto Flow Control 50 Figure C 1 BIOS COM port setting 50 C 1 1 Flow Control Introduction 50 C 1 2 Software Flow Control 51 C 1 3 Hardware Flow Control 51 C 1 4 How to Implement 52 C 2 WOL Setting 52 C 2 1 Introduction 52 C 2 2 System Requirements PC Compatible 53 C 2 3 How WoL Works 53 C 2 4 Magic Packet 53 ...

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Page 11: ...Chapter 1 1 General Introduction This chapter gives background information on the ARK 3440 series ...

Page 12: ...0 ports 2 x Giga LAN ports audio function 3 x COM ports 2 x Mini PCI sockets and 2 x PCI PCI Express expansion slots all packed into a small rugged unit and powered by an Intel Core i7 i5 i3 processor It also supports a wide range of input voltages from 9 VDC to 34 VDC The ARK 3440 IPC supports 2 x 2 5 SATA HDD and 1 x Compact Flash card for storage options it supports diversified fields of applic...

Page 13: ...422 485 w auto flow control Optional 2 x RS 232 1 x RS 232 422 485 by cable USB 6 x USB 2 0 compliant Ports Audio Supports Line in Line out Microphone in Ethernet Chipset 1 x Intel 82577 1 x Intel 82583V Gigabit LAN Speed 10 100 1000 Mbps Interface 2 x RJ45 w LED Standard IEEE 802 3z ab 1000 Mbps or IEEE 802 3u 100 Mbps compliant Expansion PCI 1 slot PCI Express x1 1 slot Mini PCIe 2 sockets Chips...

Page 14: ...Specifications 1 4 1 Dimensions Figure 1 1 ARK 3440 Mechanical Dimensions Drawing 1 4 2 Weight 4 0 kg 8 8lb 1 5 Power Requirements 1 5 1 System power Minimum power input DC 9 V 34 V 9 0 A 2 4 A 1 5 2 RTC battery 3 V 195 mAH BR2032 Units mm ...

Page 15: ...ndensing 1 6 3 Storage temperature 40 85 C 40 185 F 1 6 4 Vibration loading during operation With CompactFlash disk 5 Grms IEC 60068 2 64 random 5 500 Hz 1 Oct min 1 hr axis With 2 5 inch hard disk 1 Grms IEC 60068 2 64 random 5 500 Hz 1 Oct min 1 hr axis 1 6 5 Shock during operation With CompactFlash disk 50 G IEC 60068 2 27 half sine 11 ms duration With hard disk 20 G IEC 60068 2 27 half sine 11...

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Page 17: ...Chapter 2 2 Hardware installation This chapter introduces external IO and the installation of ARK 3440 Hardware ...

Page 18: ...nual 8 2 1 I O Locations Figure 2 1 ARK 3440 Front View Figure 2 2 ARK 3440 Rear View USB2 USB1 USB4 USB3 COM3 COM2 eSATA M IC LIN OUT LIN IN LED RESET ON OFF Antenna DC input DVI I HDMI COM1 LAN1LAN2 USB6 Antenna USB5 ...

Page 19: ...t Button ARK 3440 has a Reset button on the front panel Press the button to activate the reset function Figure 2 4 Reset Button 2 2 3 LED Indicators There are two LEDs on the front panel that indicate system status The thermal LED is for system thermal alarm status and HDD LED is for HDD and compact flash disk status Figure 2 5 LED Indicators 2 2 4 Audio Connectors ARK 3440 offers stereo audio por...

Page 20: ...S 422 485 make the change in BIOS setup Figure 2 7 COM port connector 2 2 6 eSATA Connector ARK 3440 has a 7 pin external connector for an eSATA device It is fully compliant with SATA I SATA II standards and supports external SATA I SATA II devices up to 300MB sec Figure 2 8 eSATA connector Table 2 1 COM standard serial port pin assignments RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 Pin Signal Name Signal Name Signal N...

Page 21: ... digital devices do The USB interface supports Plug and Play which enables you to connect or disconnect a device whenever you want with out turning off the computer Figure 2 9 USB connector 2 2 8 Compact Flash Card ARK 3440 is equipped with an external CF card You can find the installation in Chapter 2 5 2 3 Rear Panel I O Connectors 2 3 1 Power Input Connector ARK 3440 comes with a two pin header...

Page 22: ... Table 2 4 DVI I Connector pin assignments Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 TMDS Data 2 2 TMDS Data 2 3 TMDS Data 2 4 shield 4 TMDS Data 4 5 TMDS Data 4 6 DDC clock 7 DDC data 8 Analog vertical sync 9 TMDS Data 1 10 TMDS Data 1 11 TMDS Data 1 3 shield 12 TMDS Data 3 13 TMDS Data 3 14 5 V 15 Ground 16 Hot plug detect 17 TMDS data 0 18 TMDS data 0 19 TMDS data 0 5 shield 20 TMDS data 5 21 TMDS data...

Page 23: ... CSMA CD standards The Ethernet ports provide standard RJ 45 jack connectors with LED indicators that show Active Link status Green LED and Speed status Yellow LED Figure 2 13 Ethernet connector Table 2 5 HDMI receptacle connector pin assignments Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 TMDS Data 2 2 TMDS Data 2 shield 3 TMDS Data 2 4 TMDS Data 1 5 TMDS Data 1 shield 6 TMDS Data 1 7 TMDS Data 0 8 TMDS Da...

Page 24: ...5V or 3 3V please refer to the jumper setting table A 4 The default setting is 3 3V Figure 2 14 LVDS Connector optional Table 2 7 LVDS Connector Pin Assignment Pin Signal Name Pin Signal name 1 LVDS_CLKBP 14 LVDS_CLKBM 2 GND 15 LVDS_YAM0 3 LVDS_YAP0 16 LVDS_YAM1 4 LVDS_YAP1 17 LVDS_YAM2 5 LVDS_YAP2 18 LVDS_CLKAM 6 LVDS_CLKAP 19 GND 7 3 3 or 5 V 20 3 3 or 5 V 8 GND 21 LVDS_YAM3 9 LVDS_YAP3 22 LVDS_...

Page 25: ...CD On Off control Provides BKLTEN signal that inverter module requires for inverter on off control Provides 12 V 5 V to serve as the inverter power source The additional VBR signal pin may be connected to the LCD inverter to allow the user to achieve brightness adjustment through customer s software utility Figure 2 15 LCD Backlight connector optional Table 2 8 LCD Backlight Connector Pin Assignme...

Page 26: ...er communications interface port Pin assignments are as follows Figure 2 16 LPT Connector optional Table 2 9 LPT Connector Pin Assignment Pin Signal Name Pin Signal name 1 STROBE 14 ALF 2 PD0 15 ERROR 3 PD1 16 INIT 4 PD2 17 SLCTIN 5 PD3 18 GND 6 PD4 19 GND 7 PD5 20 GND 8 PD6 21 GND 9 PD7 22 GND 10 ACK 23 GND 11 BUSY 24 GND 12 PE 25 GND 13 SLCT ...

Page 27: ...1 Remove the top screws and top cover 2 Remove two screws and memory heatspreader 3 Insert the memory module into the SODIMM socket If only one memory module is being installed always install it into CN12 4 Reinstall heatspreader and top cover Figure 2 17 Memory Installation 1 2 3 ...

Page 28: ...Internal fixed HDD installation 1 Remove the bottom cover by unscrewing the 4 screws 2 Install the 2 5 SATA HDD with the 4 HDD mounting screws Make sure the PCB side of the HDD will be facing the bottom cover 3 Connect the SATA signal cable and power cable to the HDD 4 Remove the protecting sheet of the HDD thermal pad attach it onto the bottom cover 5 Reinstall the bottom cover Figure 2 19 Intern...

Page 29: ...to the loader with 4 HDD mounting screws 4 Slide HDD loader along the rails to the end and fix the lever screw Re fix the front CF HDD door Figure 2 20 Removable 2 5 Storage Device Installation 2 7 PCI card installation 1 Remove the 4 bottom screws and the bottom cover 2 Remove the riser card module 3 Insert the PCI extension card into the PCI slot of the riser card module 4 Replace the riser card...

Page 30: ...ch into place Figure 2 22 Mini PCI Card Installation 2 9 Antenna Installation 1 Remove the top heatsink by loosening the four screws See Section 2 4 2 Pass the internal antenna cable jack through the antenna hole in the rear panel and fix it in place by tightening the matching nut 3 Attach the external antenna cable and reassemble the top heatsink Figure 2 23 Antenna Installation 2 1 3 ...

Page 31: ...on and table below for optional cable installations and connections Figure 2 24 Optional Cable Installation Rear Panel Connector Internal Connector LVDS power cable P N 1700009396 1 A LVDS cable P N 1700009398 2 B COM5 cable P N 1700008871 3 C COM6 cable P N 1700008871 4 D LPT cable P N 1700018187 5 E Ͳ ͳ ʹ Ͷ ͷ ΖΒΣ ΚΖΨ ͳΠΥΥΠΞ ΚΖΨ ΡΖΟΖΕ ...

Page 32: ...ean up the CPU thermal pole by using paper tissue or soft cloth DO NOT USE any kind of solvent to clean the thermal pole as this may damage the thermal grease inside the thermal pole 2 Gently remove one of the protective papers on the grease pad and apply the grease to the CPU thermal pole Press onto the grease pad for 30 seconds then remove the protective paper gently from the grease pad Note Whe...

Page 33: ...Chapter 3 3 BIOS settings This chapter introduces how to set BIOS configurations ...

Page 34: ...ilt in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This information is stored in NVRAM area so it retains the setup information when the power is turned off 3 2 Entering BIOS Setup Turn on the computer and check for the patch code If there is a number assigned to the patch code the on board CPU is supported by the current BIOS If there is no number assigned to the patc...

Page 35: ...plays 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 Date System Time Use this option to change the system time and date Highligh...

Page 36: ... BIOS Setup options are described in this section The Advanced BIOS Setup screen is shown below The sub menus are described on the following pages Figure 3 2 The Advanced BIOS setup screen Legacy OpROM Support Launch PXE OpROM Enable or Disable Boot Option for Legacy Network Devices Disabled Default Enabled Launch Storage OpROM Enable or Disable Boot Option for Legacy Mass Stor age Devices with Op...

Page 37: ... or Disables System ability to hibernate OS S4 Sleep State This option may be not effective with some OS Disabled Default Enabled ACPI Sleep State Select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the SUSPEND button is pressed Suspend Disabled S1 CPU Stop Clock S3 Suspend to RAM Default S5 RTC Wake Settings Enable system to wake from S5 using RTC alarm Wake system with Fixed Time Enab...

Page 38: ...ble in each processor pack age All Default 1 2 Limit CPUID Maximum Disabled for Windows XP Disabled Default Enabled Hardware Prefetcher To turn on off the MLC streamer prefetcher Disabled Enabled Default Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch To turn on off prefetching of adjacent cache lines Disabled Enabled Default Intel Virtualization Technology When enabled a VMM can utilize the addi onal hardware capab...

Page 39: ...troller 0 Disable Enhanced Compatible Default Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion Function DVMT FIXED Memory Select DVMT FIXED Mode Memory size used by Internal Graphics Device 128MB 256MB Default Maximum IGD Boot Type Select the Video Device which will be activated during POST This has no effect if external graphics present VBIOS Default CRT LVDS CRT LVDS DVI HDMI CRT DVI Default LC...

Page 40: ...D INT10 function ACPI ALS support through an ACPI ALS driver Enabled Disabled Default Gfx Low Power Mode This option is applicable for SFF only Enabled Disabled Default Active LFP Select the Active LFP Configuration No LVDS VBIOS does not enable LVDS Int LVDS VBIOS enables LVDS driver by integrated encoder SDVO LVDS VBIOS enables LVDS driver by SDVO encoder eDP LVDS Driven by Int DisplayPort encod...

Page 41: ...bled Enabled Default Device Reset timeout USB mass storage device Start Unit command time out 10 sec 20 sec Default 30 sec 40 sec Device Reset timeout USB mass storage device Start Unit command time out 10 sec 20 sec Default 30 sec 40 sec USB 2 0 USB Flash Drive 0 00 Mass storage device emulation type AUTO enumerates devices according to their media format Optical drives are emu lated as CDROM dri...

Page 42: ...5 COM4 MODE COM SPEED RS232 422 485 MODE RS232 Default RS422 RS485 82577 LAN SWITCH LAN Enable Disable DISABLED ENABLED Default 82583 LAN SWITCH LAN Enable Disable DISABLED ENABLED Default Serial Port Console Redirection Serial Port Console Redirection Console Redirection Console Redirection Enable Disable DISABLED ENABLED Default Terminal Type VT UTF8 is the preferred terminal type for out of ban...

Page 43: ...rrow keys All Chipset BIOS Setup options are described in this section The Chipset BIOS Setup screen is shown below The sub menus are described on the following pages Figure 3 3 The Chipset BIOS setup screen Enable CRID Enable Compatible Revision ID Disabled Default Enabled North Bridge North Bridge Parameters Low MMIO Align Low MMIO resources align at 64MB 1024MB 64M Default 1024M Initate Graphic...

Page 44: ...idge South Bridge Parameters SMBus Controller SMBus Controller Help Disabled Enabled Default GbE Controller GbE Controller help Disabled Enabled Default Wake on Lan from S5 Wake on Lan from S5 help Disabled Default Enabled Restore AC Power Loss Restore AC Power Loss help Power Off Default Power On Last State SLP_S4 Assertion Stretch Enable Select a minimum assertion width of the SLP_S4 signal Disa...

Page 45: ...ress Ports in the Chipset Disabled Enabled Auto Default PCI Express Port 4 Enable or Disable the PCI Express Ports in the Chipset Disabled Enabled Auto Default PCI Express Port 5 Enable or Disable the PCI Express Ports in the Chipset Disabled Enabled Auto Default PCI Express Port 6 Enable or Disable the PCI Express Ports in the Chipset Disabled Enabled Auto Default PCI Express Port 7 Enable or Dis...

Page 46: ... Disabled Enabled Default USB Port 3 Enable Disable USB Port 3 Disabled Enabled Default USB Port 4 Enable Disable USB Port 4 Disabled Enabled Default USB Port 5 Enable Disable USB Port 5 Disabled Enabled Default USB Port 6 Enable Disable USB Port 6 Disabled Enabled Default USB Port 7 Enable Disable USB Port 7 Disabled Enabled Default USB Port 8 Enable Disable USB Port 8 Disabled Enabled Default US...

Page 47: ...etup screen is shown below The sub menus are described on the following pages Figure 3 4 The Chipset BIOS setup screen Quiet Boot Enables Disables Quiet Boot option Disabled Default Enabled Fast Boot Enables Disables boot with initialization of a minimal set of devices required to launch active boot option Has no effect for BBS boot options Disabled Enabled Default Bootup NumLock State Select the ...

Page 48: ... ARK 3440 setup screen to enter the Security BIOS Setup screen Users can select any item in the left frame of the screen Users can display a Security BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the Arrow keys All Security BIOS Setup options are described in this section The Security BIOS Setup screen is shown below The sub menus are described on the following pages Figure 3 5 The Security BIOS setu...

Page 49: ...n The save BIOS Setup screen is shown below The sub menus are described on the following pages Figure 3 6 The Save Exit BIOS setup screen Save Changes and Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes Save configuration and exit Yes Default No Discard Changes and Exit Exit system setup without saving any changes Quit without saving Yes Default No Save Changes and Reset Reset the system after sav...

Page 50: ... Restore Defaults Restore Load Defaults values for all the setup options Load Optimized Defaults Yes Default No Save as User Defaults Save the changes done so far as User Defaults Save configuration Yes Default No Restore User Defaults Restore the User Defaults to all the setup options Restore User Defaults Yes Default No Restore User Defaults Restore the User Defaults to all the setup options Res...

Page 51: ...Appendix A A Function Settings ...

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Page 53: ...JP2 JP6 mini PCI Express mini card version select Footprint 3x1 Pin Setting Function 1 2 Ver 1 2 default 2 3 Ver 1 1 Table A 3 Clear CMOS JP3 Clear CMOS Footprint 3x1 Pin Setting Function 1 2 Normal default 2 3 Clear CMOS Table A 4 Internal LVDS panel power select JP5 Internal LVDS panel power select Footprint 3x1 Pin Setting Function 1 2 3 3V for LVDS panel power select Default 2 3 5V for LVDS pa...

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Page 56: ... become very popular in computers especially in very high speed networks and computer buses The ARK 3440 supports up to 48 bit LVDS display mode up to UXGA panel resolu tion with transmit clock frequency ranges from 25MHz to 112MHz The default set ting for IGD Boot Type is CRT EFP Please refer to Chapter 2 2 3 5 LVDS Connector for setup details B 3 Dual Display A multiple monitor setup increases t...

Page 57: ...utions may result in issues pertaining to some screen space not being assigned to either monitor Extended mode In extended mode additional desktop area is created on additional monitors Each monitor can use different settings resolution color refresh rate Macintosh comput ers have supported the extended desktop concept since the late 1980s increasing the platform s utility for professional media a...

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Page 60: ... than is available between two fruit thrown by your helper Two different things can occur Your helper stops until the new bucket is in position or some fruit are damaged because they fall on the rock hard as it happens ground in the small period you are not able to catch them You would probably prefer the first method where your helper stops for a short time To achieve this there will be some comm...

Page 61: ... mostly used to prevent an overrun of the receiver buffer the buffer in memory used to store the recently received bytes If an overrun occurs this affects the way new incoming characters on the communication channel are handled In the worst case where software has been designed badly these characters are thrown away without checking them If such a character is XOFF or XON the flow of communication...

Page 62: ...ted by a device if no further checking is present To prevent this from happen ing two other pins on the connector are used the data set ready DSR and the data terminal ready DTR These two lines indicate if the device attached is working prop erly and willing to accept data When these lines are cross connected as in most null modem cables flow control can be performed using these lines A DTR output...

Page 63: ...tivity C 2 3 How WoL Works Wake on LAN is not restricted to LAN Local area network traffic The general process of waking a computer up remotely over a network connection can be explained thusly The target computer is shut down Sleeping Hibernating or Soft Off i e ACPI state G1 or G2 with power reserved for the network card The network card listens for a specific packet called the Magic Packet The ...

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Page 65: ...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 2012 ...

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