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MS-9A76

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Page 1: ...i MS 9A76 Industrial Data Machine ...

Page 2: ...ve owners No warranty as to accuracy or completeness is expressed or implied MSI reserves the right to make changes to this document without prior notice Revision History Revision Date V1 0 2018 08 Technical Support If a problem arises with your product and no solution can be obtained from the user s manual please contact your place of purchase or local distributor Alterna tively please visit http...

Page 3: ...erting any add on card or mod ule All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by ser vice personnel The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated into the equipment The equipment has been exposed to moisture The equipment do...

Page 4: ...ed household waste Please use the public collection system to return recycle or treat them in compliance with the local regulations 廢電池請回收 Taiwan For better environmental protection waste batteries should be collected separately for recycling or special disposal California USA The button cell battery may contain perchlorate material and requires special handling when recycled or disposed of in Cal...

Page 5: ...rference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Notice 2 Shielded interface cables and AC power cord if any must be used in order to comply with the emission limits This device complies with Par...

Page 6: ... System Overview 1 2 System Specifications 1 9 Block Diagram 1 12 Motherboard Jumpers 1 13 Mechanical Overview 4 Slot SKU 1 15 Mechanical Overview 2 Slot SKU 1 21 2 Getting Started 2 1 Top Cover 2 2 CPU 2 4 Memory 2 8 Hard Disk Drive 2 10 CFast Card 2 14 PCIe Expansion Card 2 15 Mini PCIe Card Optional for 2 Slot SKU 2 17 Fan Module Optional for 4 Slot SKU 2 18 Fan Module Optional for 2 Slot SKU 2...

Page 7: ...OS Setup 3 1 Entering Setup 3 2 The Menu Bar 3 4 Main 3 5 Advanced 3 6 Boot 3 12 Security 3 13 Chipset 3 20 Power 3 21 Save Exit 3 23 Appendix WDT GPIO DIO A 1 Abstract A 2 WDT Sample Code A 3 Digital I O Connector A 5 ...

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Page 9: ... A highly integrated rugged system that features versatile I O capability and PCIe expansion slots the MS 9A76 is perfect for a wide variety of industrial applications including machine automation video surveillance facility environment monitoring intelligent transportation etc 1 Overview ...

Page 10: ...1 2 Overview System Overview 4 Slot SKU 2 Slot SKU h h System I O Controls 6 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 10 12 14 7 13 ...

Page 11: ...ike programmable logic devices and embedded custom applications that make heavy use of GPIO for reading from various environmental sensors IR video temperature 3 axis orientation and acceleration and for writing output to DC motors via PWM audio LCD displays or LEDs for status Its isolated Digital I O pins provide electrical protection to the system preventing high current devices and high voltage...

Page 12: ...wiring protection 5 Mouse Keyboard Port The standard PS 2 mouse keyboard DIN connector is for a PS 2 mouse keyboard 6 USB 2 0 Port The USB Universal Serial Bus port is for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse or other USB compatible devices It supports up to 480Mbit s Hi Speed data transfer rate 7 USB 3 0 Port The USB 3 0 port is backward compatible with USB 2 0 devices It supports up to 5...

Page 13: ...minal Ready Signal Ground Data Set Ready Request To Send Clear To Send 5V or 12V selected by jumper RS 422 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 422 TXD 422 RXD 422 TXD 422 RXD GND NC NC NC NC Transmit Data Negative Receive Data Positive Transmit Data Positive Receive Data Negative Signal Ground No Connection No Connection No Connection No Connection RS 485 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...

Page 14: ...ata Terminal Ready Signal Ground Data Set Ready Request To Send Clear To Send Ring Indicator RS 422 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 422 TXD 422 RXD 422 TXD 422 RXD GND NC NC NC NC Transmit Data Negative Receive Data Positive Transmit Data Positive Receive Data Negative Signal Ground No Connection No Connection No Connection No Connection RS 485 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 485...

Page 15: ...s display device To connect an LCD monitor simply plug your monitor cable into the DVI connector and make sure that the other end of the cable is properly connected to your monitor refer to your monitor manual for more information 12 DisplayPort DisplayPort is a digital display interface standard This connector is used to connect a monitor with DisplayPort inputs 13 RJ45 LAN Jack The standard RJ 4...

Page 16: ...s 17 CFast 2 0 Socket This socket is provided for CFast cards 18 PCI PCIe Expansion Slot These slots are provided for PCI PCIe expansion cards To enable multi screen output from integrated graphics and external graphics card please set BIOS items as following 1 Set CSM to Disable 2 Set Chipset Primary Display to IGFX 19 4 Pin Power Connector Please kindly note the power spec Input Voltage of exten...

Page 17: ...t controller with iAMT 11 8 support LAN1 Intel I210 AT Gigabit Fast Ethernet controller LAN2 Storage Onboard SATA III for 2 2 5 HDD SSD installation Support AHCI and RAID 0 1 1 CFast 2 0 socket Audio Realtek ALC887 VD2 CG co lay ALC888S High Definition Audio codec 3 audio jacks Line In Line Out Mic In Graphics 1 DVI I port 2 DisplayPorts To enable multi screen output from integrated graphics and e...

Page 18: ...4 COM5 0V 1 DVI I Port 2 DisplayPorts 2 RJ45 LAN Jacks 3 Audio Jacks Expansion Slot SKUs Dimensions 4 Slot SKU 2 Slot SKU 9989 Riser Board 1 PCIe x16 3 PCI 99B9 Riser Board 2 PCIe x8 2 PCI 99C6 1 PCIe x16 1 PCI 1 mSATA PCI Express Card Maximum card length 210mm Maximum card height with optional bracket 118mm Minimum card height with optional bracket 65mm PCI Card Maximum card length 210mm Maximum ...

Page 19: ...lot SKU 4 8Kg 2 Slot SKU 4 4Kg Regulatory Compliance CE FCC Class A VCCI RCM BSMI RoHS UL OS Support Windows 7 32 64 Bit for Skylake CPU Windows 8 1 32 64 Bit for Skylake CPU Windows 10 64 Bit Hardware Options Optional fan module covers available to enhance heat dissipation from installed PCI PCIe cards SKU Comparison SKUs Features 4 Slot SKU 2 Slot SKU 9A76 Q170 or C236 Motherboard 98J2 Q170 or C...

Page 20: ...1 12 Overview Block Diagram MS 9A76 Q170 C236 ...

Page 21: ...1 13 MS 9A76 Motherboard Jumpers JCMOS1 JAT1 JME1 JCOMP1 ...

Page 22: ... Overview Clear CMOS Jumper JCMOS1 1 1 Normal Default Clear CMOS AT ATX Select Jumper JAT1 1 1 ATX Default AT ME Jumper JME1 1 1 Normal Default ME disable Serial Port Power Jumper JCOMP1 1 1 5V Default 12V ...

Page 23: ...1 15 MS 9A76 Mechanical Overview 4 Slot SKU h h System Dimensions ...

Page 24: ...1 16 Overview h h System Dimensions with Wall Mount ...

Page 25: ...1 17 MS 9A76 h h PCI Express Card Dimensions ...

Page 26: ...1 18 Overview ...

Page 27: ...1 19 MS 9A76 h h PCI Card Dimensions ...

Page 28: ...1 20 Overview ...

Page 29: ...1 21 MS 9A76 Mechanical Overview 2 Slot SKU h h System Dimensions ...

Page 30: ...1 22 Overview h h System Dimensions with Wall Mount ...

Page 31: ...1 23 MS 9A76 h h PCI Express Card Dimensions ...

Page 32: ...1 24 Overview h h PCI Card Dimensions ...

Page 33: ...apter provides you with the information on hardware setup procedures While connecting peripheral devices be careful in holding the devices and use a grounded wrist strap to avoid static electricity 2 Getting Started ...

Page 34: ...t Turn off the system and unplug the power cord before installing or replacing system components 1 Locate the thumbscrews on the front panel of the system 2 Loosen the thumbscrews to release the top cover 3 Push the top cover gently forward ...

Page 35: ...2 3 MS 9A76 4 Remove the top cover from the system ...

Page 36: ...2 4 Getting Started CPU 1 Locate and loosen the heatsink screws 2 Remove the heatsink 3 Find the CPU socket ...

Page 37: ...clip it and lift to the fully open position 5 The load plate will automatically lift up as the load lever is pushed to the fully open position Retention tab Load lever Load plate Important Do not touch the socket contacts or the bottom of the CPU ...

Page 38: ... Lower the CPU straight down without tilting or sliding the CPU in the socket Inspect the CPU to check if it is properly seated in the socket 7 Close and slide the load plate under the retention knob Close and engage the load lever Alignment Key CPU notches Retention knob ...

Page 39: ...rmal PAD atop the CPU This will improve heat dissipation and prevent CPU overheating PnP cap PSX CPU Thermal PAD Important Confirm that the CPU heatsink has formed a tight seal with the CPU before booting your system Whenever the CPU is not installed always protect the CPU socket pins by covering the socket with the plastic cap 10 Place the heatsink and lock the screws in the assigned diagonal seq...

Page 40: ...venient installation please remove the SATA cable first and reconnect it after memory installation 2 Locate the memory slot 3 Align the notch on the memory with the key on the slot and insert the memory into the slot at a 45 degree angle ...

Page 41: ...2 9 MS 9A76 4 Push the memory gently downwards until the slot clips click and lock the memory in place 5 Install the second memory if necessary ...

Page 42: ...y the components necessary for HDD installation HDD Mounting Bracket Retaining Lip HDD Tray HDD Thermal Pad 2 Fit the HDD into the tray Be sure to put the HDD in the correct orientation 3 Peel off the transparent protective film of the thermal pad ...

Page 43: ...ion of the thermal pad Once the thermal pad is secured peel off the yellow protective film 5 Fit the HDD into the mounting bracket 6 Once the HDD has been securely installed place the HDD set back to the system Make sure the HDD set is correctly oriented Fasten the HDD set to the system with screws ...

Page 44: ...2 12 Getting Started 7 To avoid clutter tidy up the retaining lip behind the HDD 8 Connect the SATA data cable to the HDD 9 Connect the SATA power cable to the HDD ...

Page 45: ...2 13 MS 9A76 10 Route the cables through the cable routing clip ...

Page 46: ...g Started CFast Card 1 Locate and loosen the CFast card door on the top panel of the system 2 Remove the CFast card door 3 Insert the CFast card into the socket Push the card gently downwards to secure it in place ...

Page 47: ...t and remove the card bracket from the chassis 2 Check the card s keyed components for correct alignment with the slot and lower the card into the slot Push the card gently downwards to secure it in place 3 Screw the card to the chassis to fix it in place ...

Page 48: ...tarted 4 Optional A protective bracket is provided to cut down on system vibrations that may damage the card 5 Then place the bracket above the card and screw it to the HDD set as indicated by the picture SCREW M3 5L ...

Page 49: ...CIe Card Optional for 2 Slot SKU 1 Locate the Mini PCIe slot on the motherboard 2 Remove the card screw 3 Insert the card into the slot at a 45 degree angle 45 4 Push the card gently downwards and fasten it with the screw ...

Page 50: ...al for 4 Slot SKU 1 Identify the components necessary for fan module installation 2 Mount the fan module over the air ventilation holes on the system top cover 3 Put the fan bracket atop the fan and screw it to the fan in diagonal sequence ...

Page 51: ...2 19 MS 9A76 4 Connect the fan power connector to the motherboard ...

Page 52: ...ted Fan Module Optional for 2 Slot SKU 1 Identify the components necessary for fan module installation 2 Put the fan bracket atop the fan Mind the orientation of the bracket to ensure a smooth pathway for the fan cable ...

Page 53: ...2 21 MS 9A76 3 Mount the fan module over the air ventilation holes on the system top cover Screw the fan module to the top cover in diagonal sequence External View Internal View ...

Page 54: ...2 22 Getting Started 4 Connect the fan power connector to the motherboard ...

Page 55: ...2 23 MS 9A76 Mounting Brackets Optional 1 Identify the components necessary for mounting bracket installation 2 Screw the brackets to the system ...

Page 56: ...nal With a redundant power supply solution users may feed the power through the DC power jack and or through the 9V 36V Phoenix DC connector 1 Locate the DC power connector on the system panel 2 Connect a DC receptacle connector to it ...

Page 57: ...2 25 MS 9A76 DIO Optional 1 Locate the DIO connector on the system panel 2 Insert the DIO switch connector at a 45 degree angle ...

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Page 59: ...message appears on the screen at system startup and re quests users to run SETUP Users want to change the default settings for customized features Important Please note that BIOS update assumes technician level experience As the system BIOS is under continuous update for better system performance the illustrations in this chapter should be held for reference only 3 BIOS Setup ...

Page 60: ...efore you respond and you still wish to enter Setup restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt and De lete keys Important The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance Therefore the description may be slightly different from the ...

Page 61: ...a right pointer symbol appears to the left of certain fields that means a sub menu can be launched from this field A sub menu contains additional op tions for a field parameter You can use arrow keys to highlight the field and press Enter to call up the sub menu Then you can use the control keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub menu If you want to return to the main menu j...

Page 62: ...specify the priority of boot devices Security Use this menu to set supervisor and user passwords Chipset This menu controls the advanced features of the onboard chipsets Power Use this menu to specify your settings for power management Save Exit This menu allows you to load the BIOS default values or factory default settings into the BIOS and exit the BIOS setup utility with or without changes ...

Page 63: ...ng allows you to set the system date The date format is Day Month Date Year System Time This setting allows you to set the system time The time format is Hour Min ute Second SATA Mode Selection This setting specifies the SATA controller mode ...

Page 64: ... the booting sequence This delay ensures that the logo is displayed for a suf ficient amount of time Therefore it is recommended that you disable this BIOS feature for a faster boot up time Bootup NumLock State This setting is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on Setting to On will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on Setting to Off will allow users to use the...

Page 65: ...where it cannot When a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer the processor disables code execution preventing damage or worm propagation Hyper Threading The processor uses Hyper Threading technology to increase transaction rates and reduces end user response times The technology treats the two cores inside the processor as two logical processors that can execute instructions simulta...

Page 66: ...4 5 This setting enables disables the specified serial port Change Settings This setting is used to change the address IRQ settings of the specified serial port Mode Select Select an operation mode for the specified serial port Watch Dog Timer You can enable the system watch dog timer a hardware timer that generates a reset when the software that it monitors does not respond as expected each time ...

Page 67: ...as voltages temperatures and all fans speeds Smart Fan Configuration SYSFAN1 These settings enable disable the Smart Fan function Smart Fan is an excellent feature which will adjust the CPU system fan speed automatically depending on the current CPU system temperature avoiding the overheating to damage your system ...

Page 68: ...m that does not support or have any USB 1 1 2 0 driver installed such as DOS and SCO Unix Audio Controller This setting enables disables the onboard audio controller Launch OnChip OnBoard LAN OpROM These settings enable disable the initialization of the onboard onchip LAN Boot ROM during bootup Selecting Disabled will speed up the boot process ...

Page 69: ...3 11 MS 9A76 GPIO Group Configuration GPO0 GPO3 Data These settings control the operation mode of the specified GPIO ...

Page 70: ...o speed up the boot process Video This setting controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM Boot Option Priorities This setting allows users to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS at tempts to load the disk operating system Hard Drive BBS Priorities This setting allows users to set the priority of the specified devices First press Enter to enter the sub menu Then you may use the a...

Page 71: ...sis Intrusion The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened Intel BIOS Guard Support Intel BIOS Guard Support ensures that updates to system BIOS flashare secure Intel Trusted Execution Technology Intel Trusted Execution Technology provides highly scalable platform security in physical and virtual inf...

Page 72: ...bility Features State This setting enables disables Manageability Features State AMT BIOS Features This setting enables disables AMT BIOS Feature Comms Hub Support This setting enables disables Communications Hub Support JHI Support This setting enables disables support for Intel Dynamic Application Loader Host Interface JHI Core BIOS Done Message This setting enables disables Core BIOS Done Messa...

Page 73: ...MS 9A76 Firmware Update Configuration ME FW Image Re Flash This setting enables disables the ME FW image reflash PTT Configuration This menu offers Intel PTT Platform Trust Technology Configuration settings ...

Page 74: ... ME Debug Configuration This menu offers ME Debug settings for testing purposes AMT Configuration Intel Active Management Technology AMT is hardware based technology for remotely managing and securing PCs out of band ...

Page 75: ...ort is set to Enable Pending Operation will appear Set this item to TPM Clear to clear all data secured by TPM or None to discard the selection It is advised that users should routinely back up their TPM secured data Platform Hierarchy Storage Hierarchy Endorsement Hierarchy These settings enable disable the Platform Hierarchy Storage Hierarchy and Endorsement Hierarchy TPM2 0 UEFI Spec Version Ph...

Page 76: ...hed This setting enables disables the operation of console redirection When set to Enabled BIOS redirects and sends all contents that should be displayed on the screen to the serial COM port for display on the terminal screen Besides all data received from the serial port is interpreted as keystrokes from a local keyboard Legacy Console Redirection Settings ...

Page 77: ...al protocol and a RS 232 null modem cable connected between the host system and terminal s This setting specifies the type of terminal device for console redirection Bits per second Data Bits Parity Stop Bits This setting specifies the transfer rate bits per second data bits parity stop bits of Console Redirection Flow Control Flow control is the process of managing the rate of data transmission b...

Page 78: ...tem memory made available at boot time by the system BIOS for video Pre allocated memory is also known as locked memory This is because it is locked for video use only and as such is invisible and unable to be used by the operating system DVMT Total Gfx Mem This setting specifies the memory size for DVMT Primary IGFX Boot Display Use the field to select the type of device you want to use as the di...

Page 79: ... interrupt occurred Deep Sleep Mode The setting specifies the Deep Sleep power saving mode S5 is almost the same as G3 Mechanical Off except that the PSU still supplies power at a minimum to the power button to allow return to S0 A full reboot is required No previous content is retained Other components may remain powered so the computer can wake on input from the keyboard clock modem LAN or USB d...

Page 80: ...ield specifies whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of onboard PCIE PCI PME is detected Ring An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator RI line in other words an incoming call on the modem awakens the system from a soft off state RTC When Enabled your can set the date and time at which the RTC real time clock alarm awakens the system from susp...

Page 81: ...zed Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the motherboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the motherboard Save as User Defaults Save changes as the user s default profile Restore User Defaults Restore the user s default profile Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device This setting helps to launch the EFI Shell application from one of the available file system...

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Page 83: ...2 A 1 This appendix provides information on WDT Watch Dog Timer GPIO General Purpose Input Output and DIO Digital Input Output Appendix WDT GPIO DIO ...

Page 84: ...ed for customer interest Inportb Outportb Inportl and Outportl are basic functions used for access IO ports and defined as following Inportb Read a single 8 bit I O port Outportb Write a single byte to an 8 bit port Inportl Reads a single 32 bit I O port Outportl Write a single long to a 32 bit port ...

Page 85: ... val Inportb WDT_BASE 0x05 Read current WDT setting val val 0x20 Enable WDT by set WD_EN bit 5 to 1 Outportb WDT_BASE 0x05 val Write back WDT setting 1 4 Disable WDT val Inportb WDT_BASE 0x05 Read current WDT setting val val 0xDF Disable WDT by set WD_EN bit 5 to 0 Outportb WDT_BASE 0x05 val Write back WDT setting 1 5 Check WDT Reset Flag If the system has been reset by WDT function this flag will...

Page 86: ...back to GPO port Example Set N_GPO0 output high val Inportb 0xA05 Read value from N_GPO0 port val val 1 3 Set N_GPO0 address bit 3 to 1 output high Outportb 0xA05 val Write back to N_GPO0 port Example Set N_GPO1 output low val Inportb 0xA05 Read value from N_GPO1 port val val 1 4 Set N_GPO1 address bit 4 to 0 output low Outportb 0xA05 val Write back to N_GPO1 port 2 2 Read input value from GPI 1 R...

Page 87: ...tor Sink current up to 100 mA sustained loading or 250 mA peak loading on each isolated output channel Supply voltage 5 to 35 V DC Isolation type Digital Isolator ISO7740 Isolation voltage 1500 V DC Isolated 5V DC Power Source for DO Supply voltage 5 0 5V DC Supply current 180 mA maximum Isolation type DC to DC transformer Isolation voltage 1000 VRMS channel to system Data transfer programmed IO S...

Page 88: ...e Medical Equipment Test and Measurement h h Isolated Digital Output Circuits Each isolation digital output channel adopts a MOSFET BJT transistor capable of driving peak current up to 250mA sustained current up to 100 mA with voltage ranges from 5V to 35V Applications Industrial Automation Motor Control Power Supplies Solar Inverters Medical Equipment ...

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