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KBox A-203-sXAL4 – User Guide Preliminary Rev. 0.2 

 

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Electromagnetic Compatibility 

For detailed information refer to section 9.3 “CE Directives and Standards”. 

2.1.

 

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EU) 

This product is intended only for use in industrial areas. The most recent version of the EMC guidelines (EMC Directive 
2014/30/EU) and/or the German EMC laws apply. If the user modifies and/or adds to the equipment (e.g. installation 
of add-on cards) the prerequisites for the CE conformity declaration (safety requirements) may no longer apply. 

2.2.

 

FCC Statement (USA) 

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of 
the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the 
equipment is operated in commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency 
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to 
radio communications. Operation of this equipment in residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which 
case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.  

2.3.

 

EMC Compliance (Canada) 

The method of compliance is self-declaration to Canadian standard ICES-003: 

(English): This Class A digital apparatus complies with the Canadian ICES-003. 

(French): Cet appareil numérique de la Class A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Kontron KBox A-203-sXAL4

Page 1: ...USER GUIDE www kontron com 1 KBox A 203 sXAL4 User Guide Preliminary Rev 0 2 Doc ID 1068 7209...

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Page 3: ...ion will be suitable for the specified use without further testing or modification Kontron expressly informs the user that this user guide only contains a general description of processes and instruct...

Page 4: ...You are solely responsible for compliance with all legal regulatory safety and security related requirements concerning your products You are responsible to ensure that your systems and any Kontron ha...

Page 5: ...uide or visit our website CONTACT US Customer Support Find Kontron contacts by visiting https www kontron de support and services Customer Service As a trusted technology innovator and global solution...

Page 6: ...d or prescribed by the law may endanger your life health and or result in damage to your material ESD Sensitive Device This symbol and title inform that the electronic boards and their components are...

Page 7: ...voltages before performing any work on this product Earth ground connection to vehicle s chassis or a central grounding point shall remain connected The earth ground cable shall be the last cable to...

Page 8: ...roduct should only be installed in or connected to systems that fulfill all necessary technical and specific environmental requirements This also applies to the operational temperature range of the sp...

Page 9: ...for the environmental impact of their products especially when the product become waste Encourage separate collection and subsequent treatment reuse recovery recycling and sound environmental disposa...

Page 10: ...Block Diagram of the KBox A 203 sXAL4 21 4 4 Front Side 22 4 5 Front Interfaces of the KBox A 203 sXAL4 23 4 5 1 X101 Power Input Connector 23 4 5 2 Controls and LED Indicators 23 4 5 3 X106 X107 Eth...

Page 11: ...er Information 45 10 Standard Interfaces Pin Assignments 46 10 1 External interfaces 46 10 1 1 X101 Power Input Connector 46 10 1 2 X106 as ETH 1 and X107 as ETH 2 Ethernet Connectors 46 10 1 3 X104 X...

Page 12: ...gure 8 Right side of the KBox A 203 sXAL4 system 25 Figure 9 Left side of the KBox A 203 sXAL4 system 25 Figure 10 Top side of the KBox A 203 sXAL4 system 25 Figure 11 Bottom side of the KBox A 203 sX...

Page 13: ...ternal power supply providing the voltage type AC or DC and the input power max current specified on the Kontron Product Label and meeting the requirements of the Limited Power Source LPS and Power So...

Page 14: ...le protective earthing connection is provided a suitable easily accessible disconnecting device is used in the application e g overcurrent protective device if the product itself is not disconnect abl...

Page 15: ...tistatic mats 1 1 1 Grounding Methods By adhering to the guidelines below electrostatic damage to the device can be avoided 1 Cover workstations with approved antistatic material Always wear a wrist s...

Page 16: ...a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in commercial envi...

Page 17: ...for handling the unit 5 Check the contents for visible shipping damage 6 If you notice any shipping damage or inconsistencies between the contents and your order please contact Kontron for help and i...

Page 18: ...Product Identification The type label product name serial number of your KBox A 203 sXAL4 system are located on the bottom side of the device refer to Figure 1 and Figure 8 pos 1 Figure 1 Type Label c...

Page 19: ...comprehensive protection for the application software The KBox A 203 sXAL4 hardware system configuration and the robust construction with excellent mechanical stability offer the superior qualities o...

Page 20: ...te and time when no power is connected to the KBox A 203 sXAL4 the RTC is equipped with a goldcap buffer 4 1 1 RTC Buffer Time Figure 2 RTC buffer time If the time is not valid this is indicated by a...

Page 21: ...KBox A 203 sXAL4 User Guide Preliminary Rev 0 2 www kontron com 21 4 3 Block Diagram of the KBox A 203 sXAL4 Figure 3 Block Diagram of the KBox A 203 sXAL4...

Page 22: ...com 22 4 4 Front Side Figure 4 KBox A 203 sXAL4 Front View Antenna 2 auxiliary Reset Button X101 Power Connector X102 COM1 X103 DisplayPort X104 X105 USB 3 0 Power LED SSD LED GP LED X203 Fieldbus Ant...

Page 23: ...n Figure 6 pos 1 Power LED green The power LED marked PWR Figure 4 and Figure 6 pos 2 lights up green if the system powered on Prerequisite The system must be attached by means of the power cord to an...

Page 24: ...connected to the DisplayPort connector X103 Figure 4 For pin assignment refer to subsection 10 1 4 4 5 6 X102 Serial Port COM 1 This interface X102 Figure 4 is provided as a 9 pin D SUB connector it...

Page 25: ...eft side of the U shaped chassis 7 Threaded holes for mounting the DIN rail mounting clip 8 Cooling fins on the top side of the U shaped chassis 9 Cooling fins on the bottom side of the U shaped chass...

Page 26: ...4 with Vertical Mounting Plate Figure 12 Rear side of the KBox A 203 sXAL4 system with vertical mounting plate The vertical mounting plate is factory installed when KBox A 203 sXAL4 was ordered with v...

Page 27: ...l horizontal mounting brackets SD Card up to SDHC SD 2 0 are supported SDXC SD 3 0 and SDUC SD 7 0 cards are not properly supported by Apollo Lake SD Card interface 1 Cooling fins on the top side of t...

Page 28: ...IN Rail clip in vertical or horizontal orientation Figure 15 Figure 15 DIN rail clip mounted to the access cover 4 9 1 2 Mounting the DIN Rail Clip to the Rear Plate Tapped holes are provided on the r...

Page 29: ...A 203 sXAL4system can be equipped with WLAN hardware If you have ordered a system configuration including WLAN Reverse RP SMA connectors for screwing on the provided WLAN antennas are installed at the...

Page 30: ...thermal heat dissipation 5 3 Available Processors Table 2 Overview of some of the features of the used CPU versions in KBOX A 203 sXAL4 CPU Core Thread Processor Base Freq Burst Freq Graphics GPU Int...

Page 31: ...ermal Monitoring The processor used with the KBox A 203 sXAL4 system provides internal thermal monitoring Every core of the processor comprises a temperature sensor To allow an optimal operation and l...

Page 32: ...by trained and qualified personnel Only personnel with appropriate qualifications trainings and authorization are permitted to install and work with the Kontron KBox A 203 sXAL4 This device shall only...

Page 33: ...w you to mount the KBox A 203 sXAL4 to a wall or table in vertical as well as in horizontal position Prepare the mounting surface with four screws and if necessary anchors corresponding to the mountin...

Page 34: ...A 203 sXAL4 User Guide Preliminary Rev 0 2 www kontron com 34 Figure 19 Restricted area for mounting around KBox A 203 sXAL4 front view with mounting brackets KEEP OUT AREA air circulation 150 50 50 1...

Page 35: ...4 Location for inserting the 24V wire 5 Location for inserting the 0V wire 6 2 1 Cabling For the pin assignment of the Phoenix power plug terminal refer to the subsection 4 5 1 X101 Power Input Conne...

Page 36: ...203 sXAL4 Even when the system is shut down via the operating system parts of the system are still energized The disconnecting device fuse circuit backer rating must be in accordance with the wire cr...

Page 37: ...e installed operating systems are specified in the document MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS You can download this document from our web site www kontron com by selecting Product Downloads tab Windows...

Page 38: ...er operation For light soiling clean the KBox A 203 sXAL4 with a dry cloth Carefully remove dust from the surface of the cooling fins of the chassis using a clean soft brush Stubborn dirt should be re...

Page 39: ...M 1 RS232 optional RS422 RS485 Optional 1x COM 2 RS232 1x Fieldbus Port Storage 1x microSD card socket accessible from rear up to 32 GByte onboard flash eMMC 1x mSATA socket Drive Bay to install 1x 2...

Page 40: ...hout packaging without expansions Approx 1 85 kg 4 08 lbs Approx 2 kg 4 41 lbs Approx 1 8 kg 3 97 lbs Chassis Cooling fins black Chassis steel sheet light grey RAL 7035 Side with External Interfaces t...

Page 41: ...ww kontron com 41 9 1 2 Mechanical Specifications of the KBox A 203 sXAL4 with Vertical Mounting Plate Figure 23 Dimensions Left side Figure 24 Dimensions Rear side with vertical mounting plate Figure...

Page 42: ...al Specifications of the KBox A 203 sXAL4 with Wallmount Bracket Figure 26 Dimensions Top side with wall table mounting brackets Figure 27 Dimensions front side with wall table mounting brackets Figur...

Page 43: ...itional SSD 0 C 50 C 32 122 F Storage Transit Temperature 40 C 85 C 40 F 185 F Relative Humidity Operating Transit 93 40 C non condensing acc to IEC 60068 2 78 Max Operation Altitude 2 000 m 6 560 ft...

Page 44: ...rticle 6 of Directive 2014 30 EU EMC Radio Interference EN 301 489 17 V3 1 1 ElectroMagnetic Compatibility EMC standard for radio equipment and services Part 17 Specific conditions for Broadband Data...

Page 45: ...COM2 2 J4 SD Card WP To enable write project on the SD Card Pin 1 2 Enable Write Protect Pin 2 3 Disable Write Protect 3 J13 CMOS Reset To Restore BIOS defaults Pin 1 2 CMOS Reset Pin 2 3 Default Oper...

Page 46: ...ischarge sufficiently If the OFF time is not observed parts of the board or attached peripherals may work incorrectly or even suffer a reduction of MTBF The minimum OFF time depends on the implemented...

Page 47: ...5 StdA_SSRX 2 Data 6 StdA_SSRX 3 Data 7 GND_DRAIN 4 GND 8 StdA_SSTX 9 StdA_SSTX 10 1 4 X103 DisplayPort Table 10 X103 DisplayPort Pin Signal Name DisplayPort Signal Name Pin 1 ML Lane 0 p GND ML Lane...

Page 48: ...ion in RS485 422 mode If necessary it has to be terminated externally 10 1 6 X202 Serial Interface COM 2 RS232 Table 12 X202 Serial Interface COM 2 RS232 Pin Signal Name 9 pin D SUB Connector male 1 N...

Page 49: ...R 5 NC NC 6 1 5V PWR 7 CLKREQ 8 UIM_PWR PWR 9 GND PWR 10 UIM_DATA NC 11 PCIE_mini CLK 12 UIM_CLK NC 13 PCIE_mini CLK 14 UIM_RESET NC 15 GND PWR 16 UIM_VPP NC 17 UIM_IC_DM NC 18 GND PWR 19 UIM_IC_DP 20...

Page 50: ...V3 PWR 42 NC NC 43 SATA_DET5 44 NC NC 45 NC NC 46 NC NC 47 NC NC 48 1 5 V PWR 49 NC NC 50 GND PWR 51 NC NC 52 3V3 PWR 10 2 2 J8 mSATA mPCIe Table 14 J8 mSATA mPCIe Pin Signal Type 1 WAKE 2 3V3 PWR 3 N...

Page 51: ...GND PWR 22 RST 23 PCIE_RX 24 3V3 PWR 25 PCIE_RX 26 GND PWR 27 GND PWR 28 1 5 V PWR 29 GND PWR 30 SMB_CLK 31 PCIE_TX 32 SMB_DATA 33 PCIE_TX 34 GND PWR 35 GND PWR 36 USBhub_D1_N IO 37 GND PWR 38 USBhub...

Page 52: ...D DAT3 3 CMD 4 V_VDD 5 CLK_T5 6 VSS GND 7 DAT0 8 DAT8 S1 Card Detect S2 Switch SD Card up to SDHC SD 2 0 are supported SDXC SD 3 0 and SDUC SD 7 0 cards are not properly supported by Apollo Lake SD Ca...

Page 53: ...gnal Description Type 1 5V0 Power 5V PWR 2 GND Ground PWR 3 GND Ground PWR 4 NC 10 2 6 J18 SATA Serial ATA Disk Interfaces Table 18 J18 SATA Serial ATA Disk Interfaces Pin Signal Type 1 GND PWR 2 SATA...

Page 54: ...V8 17 GND 2 I2C_GP_DATA_1V8 18 SIO_SPI_FS1_1V8 3 GND 19 SIO_SPI_FS0_1V8 4 USBHUB_DN4_ 20 SIO_SPI_CLK_1V8 5 USBHUB_DN4_ 21 SIO_SPI_MISO_1V8 6 GND 22 SIO_SPI_MOSI_1V8 7 GND 23 GND 8 PM_CARRIER_PWR_ON_1V...

Page 55: ...P Pin Signal S Pin Signal P1 SMB_ALERT_1V8 S1 CSI1_TX I2C_CAM1_CK P2 GND S2 CSI1_TX I2C_CAM1_DAT P3 CSI1_CK S3 GND P4 CSI1_CK S4 RSVD P5 GBE1_SDP S5 CSI0_TX I2C_CAM0_CK P6 GBE0_SDP S6 CAM_MCK P7 CSI1_...

Page 56: ...P S33 PCIE_D_RX P34 SDIO_CMD S34 GND P35 SDIO_CD S35 USB4 P36 SDIO_CK S36 USB4 P37 SDIO_PWR_EN S37 USB3_VBUS_DET P38 GND S38 AUDIO_MCK P39 SDIO_D0 S39 I2S0_LRCK P40 SDIO_D1 S40 I2S0_SDOUT P41 SDIO_D2...

Page 57: ...7 RSVD S77 PCIE_C_RST P78 RSVD S78 PCIE_C_RX P79 GND S79 PCIE_C_RX P80 PCIE_C_REFCK S80 GND P81 PCIE_C_REFCK S81 PCIE_C_TX P82 GND S82 PCIE_C_TX P83 PCIE_A_REFCK S83 GND P84 PCIE_A_REFCK S84 PCIE_B_RE...

Page 58: ...X2 DSI1_D2 P118 GPIO10 S118 LVDS1_2 eDP1_TX2 DSI1_D2 P119 GPIO11 S119 GND P120 GND S120 LVDS1_3 eDP1_TX3 DSI1_D3 P121 I2C_PM_CK S121 LVDS1_3 eDP1_TX3 DSI1_D3 P122 I2C_PM_DAT S122 LCD1_BKLT_PWM P123 BO...

Page 59: ..._TX S145 WDT_TIME_OUT P146 CAN1_RX S146 PCIE_WAKE P147 VDD_IN S147 VDD_RTC P148 VDD_IN S148 LID P149 VDD_IN S149 SLEEP P150 VDD_IN S150 VIN_PWR_BAD P151 VDD_IN S151 CHARGING P152 VDD_IN S152 CHARGER_P...

Page 60: ...not be held responsible for any loss or damage caused to the equipment received without an RMA number The buyer accepts responsibility for all freight charges for the return of goods to Kontron s desi...

Page 61: ...g shock and ESD protection Goods returned to Kontron Europe GmbH in non proper packaging will be considered as customer caused faults and cannot be accepted as warranty repairs 4 Include the RMA Numbe...

Page 62: ...llow the steps below 1 Switch on the board 2 Wait until the first characters appear on the screen POST messages or splash screen 3 3 Press the DEL key 4 If the uEFI BIOS is password protected a reques...

Page 63: ...tion family IOL IPMI Over LAN IOT Internet of Things IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface KCS Keyboard Controller Style KVM Keyboard Video Mouse MEI Management Engine Interface NCSI Network...

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