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Spectra GmbH & Co. KG
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User Manual
Spectra PowerBox 100-IoT

Version 1.1
November 2017

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Product Warranty Statement

Warranty

Spectra products are warranted by Spectra GmbH & Co. KG. to be free from defect in materials and 
workmanship for 2 years from the date of purchase by the original purchaser.
During the warranty period, we shall, at our option, either repair or replace any product that proves to 
be defective under normal operation.
Defects, malfunctions, or failures of the warranted product caused by damage resulting from natural 
disasters (such as by lightening, flood, earthquake, etc.), environmental and atmospheric disturbances, 
other external forces such as power line disturbances, plugging the board in under power, or incorrect 
cabling, and damage caused by misuse, abuse, and unauthorized alteration or repair, and the product 
in question is either software, or an expendable item (such as a fuse, battery, etc.), are not warranted.

RMA

Before sending your product in, you will need to fill in a Spectra RMA Request Form and obtain a RMA 
number from us. Please go to 

www.spectra.de/RMA

to fill in this form. Our staff is available at any 

time to provide you with the most friendly and immediate service.

RMA Instruction

Customers must fill in Spectra Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) Request Form and 
obtain a RMA number prior to returning a defective product to Spectra for service.

Customers must collect all the information about the problems encountered and note anything 
abnormal and describe the problems on the “Spectra Service Form” for the RMA number apply 
process.

Charges may be incurred for certain repairs. Spectra will charge for repairs to products whose 
warranty period has expired. Spectra will also charge for repairs to products if the damage 
resulted from acts of God, environmental or atmospheric disturbances, or other external forces 
through misuse, abuse, or unauthorized alteration or repair. If charges will be incurred for a 
repair, Spectra lists all charges, and will wait for customer’s approval before performing the 
repair.

Customers agree to insure the product or assume the risk of loss or damage during transit, to 
prepay shipping charges, and to use the original shipping container or equivalent.

Customers can be send back the faulty products with or without accessories (manuals, cable, 
etc.) and any components from the system. If the components were suspected as part of the 
problems, please note clearly which components are included. Otherwise, Spectra is not 
responsible for the devices/parts.

Repaired items will be shipped along with a "Repair Report" detailing the findings and actions 
taken.

Limitation of Liability

Spectra’s liability arising out of the manufacture, sale, or supplying of the product and its use, whether 
based on warranty, contract, negligence, product liability, or otherwise, shall not exceed the original 
selling price of the product. The remedies provided herein are the customer’s sole and exclusive 
remedies. In no event shall Spectra be liable for direct, indirect, special or consequential damages 
whether based on contract of any other legal theory.

Prefaces

Summary of Contents for PowerBox 100-IoT

Page 1: ...SPECTRA POWERBOX 100 IoT USER MANUAL Version 1 1 November 2017...

Page 2: ...Chapter 2 Jumpers and Connectors 2 1 Jumper Setting 21 2 2 Location of the Switches and Connectors 21 2 2 1 Top View 21 2 2 2 Bottom View 22 2 3 List of Switches and Connectors 23 2 4 Switches Definit...

Page 3: ...4 3 3 Hardware Monitor 45 4 3 4 Serial Port Console Redirection 46 4 3 5 CPU Configuration 47 4 3 6 Thermal Configuration 49 4 3 7 SATA Configuration 51 4 3 8 OS Selection 52 4 3 9 CSM Configuration 5...

Page 4: ...guration 76 5 6 1 General Settings 77 5 6 2 Security 78 5 6 3 SSL TLS Configuration 79 5 7 Shutdown Reboot 81 5 6 License Information 81 Chapter 6 IIoT Surface 6 1 General 83 6 2 Navigation 83 6 3 Set...

Page 5: ...on herein to correct such errors and these changes are incorporated into new editions of the publication Declaration of Conformity Prefaces FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with...

Page 6: ...s encountered and note anything abnormal and describe the problems on the Spectra Service Form for the RMA number apply process Charges may be incurred for certain repairs Spectra will charge for repa...

Page 7: ...ct name and serial number Description of your peripheral attachments Description of your software operating system version application software etc A complete description of the problem The exact word...

Page 8: ...ting of the cord must be greater than the voltage and current rating marked on the product 9 Position the power cord so that people cannot step on it Do not place anything over the power cord 10 All c...

Page 9: ...he package Item Description Q ty 1 Spectra PowerBox 100 IoT Embedded System 1 2 Spectra Linux OS Recovery stick 1 3 Power Terminal Block Connector Male 1 4 Screw Pack for HDD Mini PCIe Wall VESA Mount...

Page 10: ...n Prefaces Model Name Product Description Spectra PowerBox 100 IoT Edge PC Intel Atom Dual Core E3826 Processor Spectra Linux OS 64 bit Spectra PowerBox 100 IoT J19 Edge PC Intel Celeron J1900 Process...

Page 11: ...unt Kit for PB100 Wall Mount Kit incl 4x Screw VESA Mount for PB100 4x Screw GSM60A12 CIN Adapter AC DC 12V 5A 60W with 3pin Terminal Block Plug 5 0mm Pitch PB 100 COM Modul COM Module for PowerBox 10...

Page 12: ...PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS Chapter 1...

Page 13: ...el Atom E3826 1 46 GHz or Intel Atom E3845 1 91 GHz or Intel Celeron J1900 2 0GHz platform it has integrated HD graphics processor This can bring economic advantages on budget and also fulfill the nee...

Page 14: ...oT Version 1 1 November 2017 14 Chapter 1 Product Introductions 1 1 3 Photo of Rear Panel Spectra PowerBox 100 Spectra PowerBox 100 w PB 100 COM Module Spectra PowerBox 100 w PB 100 DP Module Spectra...

Page 15: ...erminal Block 1x Universal I O Bracket 2x Antenna Holes Power Requirement Support AT ATX Power Mode Power Input Voltage 9 48VDC One 3 pin Terminal Block Connector Optional Power Adapter AC DC 12V 5A 6...

Page 16: ...ct Switch Used to select AT or ATX power mode Power LED Indicates the power status of the system HDD LED Indicates the status of the hard drive Remote Power Terminal Block Used to plug a remote power...

Page 17: ...r dual display mode Antenna Hole Used to connect an antenna for optional Mini PCIe WiFi module COM Port COM 1 COM 2 support RS232 422 485 serial device Universal I O Bracket This expansion area is res...

Page 18: ...tra de User Manual Spectra PowerBox 100 IoT Version 1 1 November 2017 18 Chapter 1 Product Introductions 1 3 2 Spectra PowerBox 100 Series w modules Rear Front Rear Front Rear Front w PB 100 COM w PB...

Page 19: ...vertrieb spectra de User Manual Spectra PowerBox 100 IoT Version 1 1 November 2017 19 Chapter 1 Product Introductions 1 4 Mechanical Dimensions Each of the Spectra PowerBox computers has the same mec...

Page 20: ...JUMPERS AND CONNECTORS Chapter 2...

Page 21: ...User Manual Spectra PowerBox 100 IoT Version 1 1 November 2017 21 2 1 Jumpers Settings The Spectra PowerBox 100 is featured with jumper free design Chapter 2 Jumpers and Connectors 2 2 Location of the...

Page 22: ...Spectra GmbH Co KG vertrieb spectra de User Manual Spectra PowerBox 100 IoT Version 1 1 November 2017 22 Chapter 2 Jumpers and Connectors 2 2 2 Bottom View...

Page 23: ...W1 Power Button List of Connectors Connector Location Definition CN1 Mini PCI Express mSATA Socket COM1_1 COM2_1 RS232 RS422 RS485 Connector DC_IN1 3 pin DC 9 48V Power Connector DVI_I DVI I Connector...

Page 24: ...2 Jumpers and Connectors 2 4 Switches Definitions Switch Definition Right ATX Power Mode Default Left AT Power Mode AT_ATX1 AT ATX Power Mode Switch CLR_CMOS1 Clear CMOS Switch Switch Definition ON Cl...

Page 25: ...28 1 5V 3 NC 29 GND 4 GND 30 SMB_CLK 5 NC 31 MINIPCIE_TXN3 SATA_TXN1 6 1 5V 32 SMB_DATA 7 CLKREQ 33 MINIPCIE_TXP3 SATA_TXP1 8 NC 34 GND 9 GND 35 GND 10 NC 36 USB_6N 11 MINIPCIE_CLKN3 37 GND 12 NC 38 U...

Page 26: ...3 3V 28 1 5V 3 NC 29 GND 4 GND 30 SMB_CLK 5 NC 31 MINIPCIE_TXN4 6 1 5V 32 SMB_DATA 7 CLKREQ 33 MINIPCIE_TXP4 8 NC 34 GND 9 GND 35 GND 10 NC 36 USB_7N 11 MINIPCIE_CLKN4 37 GND 12 NC 38 USB_7P 13 MINIP...

Page 27: ...pers and Connectors 2 5 3 DC_IN1 DC Power Input Connector 9 48V Connector Type Phoenix 1X3 3 pin 5 0mm pitch Pin Definition 1 9 48V IN 2 Chassis GND 3 GND Pin Definition 1 GND 2 PWR_ON 2 5 4 PWR_SW2 E...

Page 28: ...Definition 1 DCD1 TX1 DATA1 2 RxD1 TX1 DATA1 3 TxD1 RX1 4 DTR1 RX1 5 GND1 6 DSR1 7 RTS1 8 CTS1 9 RI1 2 5 6 COM2_1 RS232 RS422 RS485 Connector Connector Type 9 pin D Sub Pin RS232 Definition RS422 485...

Page 29: ...Definition 1 DVI_TX2 16 DVI Hot Plug Detect 2 DVI_TX2 17 DVI_TX0 3 GND 18 DVI_TX0 4 NC 19 GND 5 NC 20 NC 6 DDC_CLOCK 21 NC 7 DDC_DATA 22 GND 8 VGA VSYNC 23 DVI_TXCLK 9 DVI_TX1 24 DVI_TXCLK 10 DVI_TX1...

Page 30: ...h LED Connector Act LED Status Definition Blinking Yellow Data Activity Off No Activity 2 5 11 LED1 Power HDD Access LED Status Pin Definition 1 HDD LED 2 HDD LED 3 POWER LED 4 POWER LED LED Status LE...

Page 31: ...r Type 5 pin Phone Jack Pin Definition 1 GND 2 OUT_R 3 NC 4 GND 5 OUT_L 2 5 13 MIC1 Microphone Jack Pink Connector Type 5 pin Phone Jack Pin Definition 1 GND 2 MIC_R 3 NC 4 GND 5 MIC_L 2 5 14 SATA1 SA...

Page 32: ...rs and Connectors 2 5 15 USB1 USB2 USB3 USB2 0 Connector Type A USB1 USB2 USB3 Pin Definition Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 1 5V 1 5V 2 USB_DATA3 2 USB_DATA2 2 USB_DATA1 3 USB_DATA3 3 USB_DATA2 3...

Page 33: ...MOUNTING Chapter 3...

Page 34: ...ng holes are at the bottom of system Use provided 4 screws to fasten the bracket with each side of system together The Spectra PowerBox 100 offers Wall Mount that customers can install system on the w...

Page 35: ...es are at the bottom of system Fasten the 4 screws to fix the side mount bracket with system together The Spectra PowerBox 100 offers Side Mount that customer can install system to the right or left s...

Page 36: ...base of the system unit and screw holes specified to be mounted from VESA stand The Spectra PowerBox 100 offers VESA Mount that customer can mount system with panel complying with VESA 75mm and 100 mm...

Page 37: ...November 2017 37 3 4 DIN Rail Mount Bracket The Spectra PowerBox 100 offers DIN Rail Mount that customer can install system on the DIN Rail 1 The mounting holes are at the bottom of system Fasten the...

Page 38: ...BIOS SETUP Chapter 4...

Page 39: ...eys Move to select screen Enter Select item Esc Quit the BIOS Setup Increases the numeric value or makes changes Decreases the numeric value or makes changes Tab Select setup fields F1 General help F7...

Page 40: ...Press Del to enter BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu as shown below will appears on the screen Use arrow keys to move among the items and press Enter to accept or enter a sub menu 4 2 1 System Da...

Page 41: ...er 4 BIOS Setup 4 3 Advanced Setup The Advanced menu allows users to set configuration of the CPU and other system devices You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the...

Page 42: ...og function embedded in the Super I O chip Serial Port 1 Configuration This allows you to configure serial port 1 Serial Port 2 Configuration This allows you to configure serial port 2 Serial Port 3 C...

Page 43: ...0 IoT Version 1 1 November 2017 43 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Entering serial port 1 configuration allows you to enable or disable the port and also to configure settings and mode of operations To avoid con...

Page 44: ...ual Spectra PowerBox 100 IoT Version 1 1 November 2017 44 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Entering parallel port configuration allows you to enable or disable the port and also to configure settings and mode of...

Page 45: ...GmbH Co KG vertrieb spectra de User Manual Spectra PowerBox 100 IoT Version 1 1 November 2017 45 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 3 3 Hardware Monitor This allows you to monitor system s CPU temperature and vo...

Page 46: ...tra de User Manual Spectra PowerBox 100 IoT Version 1 1 November 2017 46 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 3 4 Serial Port Console Redirection This allows you to enable and disable serial COM port s for console...

Page 47: ...Setup 4 3 5 CPU Configuration This allows you to configure CPU settings such as enabling or disabling of Intel virtualization technology Use of default setting is recommended in the section Limit CPUI...

Page 48: ...ra GmbH Co KG vertrieb spectra de User Manual Spectra PowerBox 100 IoT Version 1 1 November 2017 48 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Entering Socket 0 CPU Information shows CPU hardware details and supported feat...

Page 49: ...owerBox 100 IoT Version 1 1 November 2017 49 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 3 6 Thermal Configuration This allows you to configure temperature of ACPI of OS to trip or shut down the system or to begin throttl...

Page 50: ...werBox 100 IoT Version 1 1 November 2017 50 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Critical Trip Point This allows 90C default 87C 85C 79C 1C 63C 55C 47C 39C 31C 23C 15C Passive Trip Point This allows 90C 87C 85C defau...

Page 51: ...Configuration This allows you to configure mode of operation and to enable or disable for the SATA interfaces Use of default setting is recommended in the section SATA Mode This allows to set AHCI mod...

Page 52: ...KG vertrieb spectra de User Manual Spectra PowerBox 100 IoT Version 1 1 November 2017 52 4 3 8 OS Selection For the Spectra Linux OS to operate properly this option has to be ste to all other OS Chapt...

Page 53: ...a GmbH Co KG vertrieb spectra de User Manual Spectra PowerBox 100 IoT Version 1 1 November 2017 53 4 3 9 CSM Compatibility Support Module Configuration Following shows default settings Chapter 4 BIOS...

Page 54: ...y Allows booting from operating systems that only support UEFI option ROM This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to Enabled PXE Function This item will allow users to enable or disable...

Page 55: ...Spectra GmbH Co KG vertrieb spectra de User Manual Spectra PowerBox 100 IoT Version 1 1 November 2017 55 4 3 10 USB Configuration Following shows default settings Chapter 4 BIOS Setup...

Page 56: ...MS DOS XHCI Hand off Determines whether to enable XHCI USB3 0 Hand off feature for an operating system without XHCI USB3 0 Hand off support EHCI Hand off Determines whether to enable EHCI Hand off fea...

Page 57: ...ced menu allows users to set configuration of the CPU and other system devices You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus 4 4 1 North Bridge This section pr...

Page 58: ...ow users to enable or disable Integrated Graphics Device IGD Turbo Enable This item will allow users to enable or disable IGD Turbo Primary Display Auto or IGFX or PEG or PCIE or SG optimal to Primary...

Page 59: ...Spectra GmbH Co KG vertrieb spectra de User Manual Spectra PowerBox 100 IoT Version 1 1 November 2017 59 4 4 2 South Bridge Following shows default settings Chapter 4 BIOS Setup...

Page 60: ...2 0 EHCI Support This setting disables enables the USB EHCI controller The Enhanced Host Controller Interface EHCI specification describes the register level interface for a Host Controller for the U...

Page 61: ...Express Port 1 This item will allow users to enable or disable PCI Express Port 1 Speed Change the PCI Express interface speed Select AUTO Gen 2 or Gen 1 PCI Express Port 2 This item will allow users...

Page 62: ...nable default or disable High Precision Event Timer HPET in the operating system Restore AC Power Loss This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs...

Page 63: ...ompt Timeout Use this item to set number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 4 6 2 Bootup NumLock State Select the Power on state for NumLock key 4 6 3 Full Screen Logo Show This item allows u...

Page 64: ...etup after saving changes 4 7 2 Discard Changes and Reset This item allows user to reset system setup without saving any changes 4 7 3 Restore Defaults This item allows user to restore load default va...

Page 65: ...IIoT CONFIGURATION CHAPTER 5...

Page 66: ...cted via the USB ports which are also located at the front side 5 2 Network and IoT Applications Configuration via the Web Interface Settings can be made via the Web interface There is a Spectra Power...

Page 67: ...ce as well as your contact details to support spectra de During our regular office hours Monday to Friday from 8 am to 5 pm the Spectra support will generate a reset key which must be entered in the f...

Page 68: ...n which can be used to change the password of the Web interface user To prevent unauthorised persons from accessing the Web interface the password of the Web interface user should be changed immediate...

Page 69: ...l services are correctly functioning the Spectra PowerBox 100 IoT must be restarted after having successfully changed the computer name 5 3 3 Creating User Accounts for Node Red Allowing Anonymous Use...

Page 70: ...aborted Existing user accounts can be deleted by the recycle bin symbol Delete The password protection is only valid for the Node Red editor To secure dashboards you must follow the appropriate Node d...

Page 71: ...t to disable the integrated Ethernet network interfaces you just have to remove the checkmark from the Wired Networking enabled box Other optionally available network adapters WiFi remain enabled To p...

Page 72: ...ured The colour indicator next to each interface designation shows whether an active network cable is applied to the interface or not In the as delivered state both ETH interfaces are configured so th...

Page 73: ...e impacts To prevent yourself from being locked out you should not change this option if you access the Web interface from a remote computer 5 3 4 2 2 IP Configuration 5 3 4 2 2 1 Configuration using...

Page 74: ...red addresses for plausibility However the topology of the network landscape must always be assessed by an administrator and or system integrator which is familiar with the network 5 3 4 2 3 DNS While...

Page 75: ...to generate a backup if necessary The backup mechanism generates a compressed archive file with the following contents Node Red configuration and or flows as well as a Node Red module MQTT Broker conf...

Page 76: ...RESTORE menu item The restoration process distinguishes between backups which are already saved on the Spectra PowerBox 100 IoT and Remote backups which are possibly saved on an external medium Via t...

Page 77: ...ce should only be accessible under a certain IP address The port used by the MQTT Broker standard port tcp 1883 can be specified in the general settings as well At the Maximum connections option the m...

Page 78: ...bles the subscription of appropriate MQTT topics for each client in the appropriate network segment without authentication If you remove the checkmark from the Allow anonymous connections box the admi...

Page 79: ...ecially in applications where the MQTT Broker is made available via the Internet we recommend enabling the SSL TLS encryption To easily acquire necessary certificates you can generate a private Root C...

Page 80: ...nections protected by SSL TLS are terminated standard port tcp 8883 At Expand at the items Client Certificate Client Certificate Key and CA Certificate you can view highlight and copy the certificates...

Page 81: ...penSource Licenses Spectra as the manufacturer is obliged to make the license text of each license accessible for the user At the License Information menu item these texts are structured by the softwa...

Page 82: ...IIoT SURFACE CHAPTER 6...

Page 83: ...dge and on the basis of the user friendliness which you know from the standard operating systems in your office environment Since the focus of the device lies on the easy and quick introduction into I...

Page 84: ...e network cards we recommend using the Web interface for the cable network configuration This tool is in particular suited for the configuration of the settings of the wireless network 6 3 Settings 6...

Page 85: ...ss Networks item in the left column Two buttons appear in the right window section Enable and Scan Click on Enable to enable the Scan button After having clicked on the Scan button the environment is...

Page 86: ...s network name 6 4 Desktop Symbols In the as delivered state there are shortcut icons on the desktop Trash File recycle bin File system Access to the file system of the Spectra PowerBox 100 IoT file m...

Page 87: ...IIoT MISCELLANEOUS CHAPTER 7...

Page 88: ...Red flows For security reasons the user interface is operated on the basis of a user account pbgui which does not have any privileged authorisations Special maintenance tasks however require administr...

Page 89: ...created directly via the Web interface The password of the pbgui user is changed in the console To this end the command sudo passwd pbgui must be entered If available the password of the pbgui user mu...

Page 90: ...be started by the user The operating system uses the same package management mechanism as Debian dpkg Note Installation packages from the Debian and or Ubuntu environment are not binary compatible wi...

Page 91: ...n You have now the choice to press the Y key to install the proposed packages If you only want to install individual proposed packages the installation can be run with the command apt get install Pake...

Page 92: ...IIoT NODE RED CHAPTER 8...

Page 93: ...reasons of topicality Since Node Red is continuously developing the online documentation should be the first source for details on Node Red nodes and flow programming The updated versions of the docum...

Page 94: ...erminate the log output with the shortcut strg c or crtl c 8 2 2 Restarting the Node Red Process There are several options of restarting the Node Red process 1 pm2 restart node red restart of the Node...

Page 95: ...les home root node red flows json and or home root node red flows_cred json must be renamed This must be done under the root account At first you must stop the Node Red process by running the command...

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