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Mechanical

Construction

Construction
• Aluminum Chassis Housing
Mounting

Mounting

Mounting
• Optional Wall/VESA dual function mouting bracket
Dimension (W x H x D)

Dimension (W x H x D)

Dimension (W x H x D)
• 146 mm x 52 mm x 99 mm
Weight

Weight

Weight
• 0.6 Kg (1.32 lbs)

Environment
Specifications

Operating

Operating Temperatur

Temperatur

Temperature

• 0°C up to 45°C

Storage

Storage Temperature

Temperature

• -10°C to 60°C

Operating

Operating H

Humidity

umidity

• 0% ~ 90% @ 45°C, relative humidity, non-condensing

Vibration loading during operation

Vibration loading during operation
  • 0.6Grms, IEC 60068-2-64, random, 5~500Hz, 1 Oct./min,
      1hr/axis

Shock during

Shock during operation

operation

• 20G, IEC 60068-2-27, half size, 11ms duration

EMC approved

EMC approved
  • CE, FCC Class B

Software
Compatibility

Operating System

Operating System
  • Microsoft Windows 7
  • Microsoft Widows XP
  • Microsoft Windows XP Embedded
  • Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard
  • Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7
  • Linux

Summary of Contents for ARTiGO-A1150

Page 1: ...user manual ARTiGO A1150 Barebone System with EPIA P900 Embedded Board Revision 1 02 102 06252012 1125 ...

Page 2: ...gation to notify any person of such change Regulatory Compliance FCC A Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B 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 a commercial environment This equip...

Page 3: ...ons arises get the equipment checked by authorized service personnel o The power cord or plug is damaged o Liquid has penetrated into the equipment o The equipment has been exposed to moisture o The equipment has not worked well or you cannot get it work according to User s Manual o The equipment has dropped and damaged o The equipment has obvious sign of breakage Don ts o Do not leave this equipm...

Page 4: ...IV Box Contents 1 x ARTiGO A1150 system 1 x AC to DC adapter DC 12V 5A 60W 1 x Power cable 180 cm USA type 1 x Installation Guide ...

Page 5: ...n 12V Optional Accessories Power Cord 99G33 02034C Power cord with PSE mark 180 cm for Japan market 99G33 02033C Power cord 180 cm Europe type 99G33 02031C Power cord 180 cm UK type SD Card Reader EMIO 5130 00A1 1 x slot SD card reader WLAN Module EMIO 1533 00A1 802 11 b g n Wireless LAN USB Module EMIO 1530 80A1 802 11 b g Wireless LAN USB Module for USA EMIO 1530 90A1 802 11 b g Wireless LAN USB...

Page 6: ... 11 Audio Ports Line out Line in and Mic in 12 VGA Port 12 HDMI Port 13 LAN Port 13 Power Input DC In Port 13 3 Basic installation 15 Installing the memory 16 Opening the Top Cover Chassis 18 Installing the SATA 2 5 Hard Disk 19 Installing the SD Card Reader 23 Installing the WLAN kit 27 Installing VESA Mount Bracket 31 4 BIOS Setup 33 Entering the BIOS Setup Menu 34 Control Keys 34 Getting Help 3...

Page 7: ...nfiguration 48 CPU Spread Spectrum Setting 48 USB Configuration 49 USB Device Mode Enable 49 USB Endpoint0 Ctrl Clk 49 USBD Interface Selection 49 CRB Configuration 50 DRAM Clock 50 Select Display Device 1 and 2 50 VGA Share Memory Frame Buffer 51 OnChip HDAC Device 51 WATCH DOG 51 VT6130 LAN Control 51 LAN Option ROM 51 Boot Settings 52 Boot Settings Configuration 52 Quick Boot 53 Quiet Boot 53 B...

Page 8: ...Password Check 56 Exit Options 57 Save Changes and Exit 57 Discard Changes and Exit 57 Discard Changes 57 Load Optimal Defaults 57 5 Driver Installation 59 Microsoft Driver Support 60 Linux Driver Support 60 ...

Page 9: ...1 1 Product Overview ...

Page 10: ... design tylish design tylish design The ARTiGO A1150 housing is composed of three mechanical parts the chassis removable top cover and front faceplate Its space saving design enables it to be installed in space critical environments Optimized integration with front and rear I O access Optimized integration with front and rear I O access Optimized integration with front and rear I O access Optimize...

Page 11: ...lso has a WLAN module option that gives the ARTiGO A1150 freedom of WiFi access Embedded OS Embedded OS Embedded OS Embedded OS r r r ready eady eady eady The ARTiGO A1150 is 100 compatible with several operating systems including Microsoft Widows XP Windows XP Embedded and Linux ARTiGO A1150 is also well suited to the newest Microsoft operating system which is the Windows 7 ...

Page 12: ...H 264 VLD Display Memory Display Memory Display Memory Display Memory Optimized Shared Memory Architecture UMA supports up to 512 MB frame buffer using system memory CRT Interface CRT Interface CRT Interface CRT Interface Supports one VGA connector Pixel resolution support up 1920 x 1200 HDMI HDMI HDMI HDMI Interface Interface Interface Interface Supports one HDMI port Dual Independent Display Dua...

Page 13: ... Interval Interval Programmable 1 255 sec I O connectors Front I O Front I O Front I O Front I O Two USB 2 0 host ports One USB device port Three 3 5Ø Audio jacks support Line in Line out and Mic in Rear I O Rear I O Rear I O Rear I O One VGA connector D Sub 15 pin female connector Two USB 2 0 host ports One HDMI connector One RJ 45 connector for Gigabit Ethernet connection Left I O Left I O Left ...

Page 14: ...ing Operating Operating Operating H H H Humidity umidity umidity umidity 0 90 45 C relative humidity non condensing Vibration loading during operation Vibration loading during operation Vibration loading during operation Vibration loading during operation 0 6Grms IEC 60068 2 64 random 5 500Hz 1 Oct min 1hr axis Shock during Shock during Shock during Shock during operation operation operation opera...

Page 15: ...7 ARTIGO A1150 DIMENSIONS 5 Inspired by Pico ITX 56 mm 52 mm 146 mm SD 50 mm 52 mm 2 01 mm 14 mm 99 mm ...

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Page 17: ...9 2 Front Rear and Side I O Pin Descriptions and Functionality ...

Page 18: ...ed by Pico ITX Power button Mini USB port USB port 2 USB port 1 HDD LED Power LED Mic in Line in Line out REAR I O LAYOUT HDMI DC IN 12V Power port VGA port USB port 4 USB port 3 LAN port HDMI port SIDE I O LAYOUT SD SD Card slot ...

Page 19: ...s and flashes in green The HDD LED indicates the hard disk status and flashes in red USB device port The ARTiGO A1150 provides a USB device port in the front panel for quick data transfer to another computer Pin Signal 1 5VUSBD 2 USBDP 3 USBDP 4 USBID 5 GND USB 2 0 ports The ARTiGO A1150 provides four USB 2 0 ports two in the front panel and two in the rear panel for Plug Play and hot swapping acc...

Page 20: ... Connector Type Line out Phone Jack 3 5Ø 5P 90 Degree Female color lime green SHIELDED Line in Phone Jack 3 5Ø 5P 90 Degree Female color light blue SHIELDED Mic in Phone Jack 3 5Ø 5P 90 Degree Female color light pink SHIELDED VGA Port The ARTiGO A1150 provides a high resolution VGA interface through a 15 pin D sub female connector to support analog VGA CRT monitors It supports VGA and VESA up to 1...

Page 21: ...D 6 TX1 7 TX0 8 GND 9 TX0 10 TXC 11 GND 12 TXC 13 14 15 DDCSCL 16 DDCSDA 17 GND 18 5V 19 Hot Plug Detect LAN Port The ARTiGO A1150 is equipped with the VIA VT6122 Gigabit LAN controller The Ethernet port provides a standard RJ 45 jack connector with LED indicators to show its Active Link status green LED and Speed status white LED Pin Signal 1 TXPA 2 TXNA 3 TXPB 4 TXNB 5 TXPC 6 TXNC 7 TXPD 8 TXND ...

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Page 23: ...15 3 Basic installation ...

Page 24: ... MEMORY Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Locate the memory access cover on the bottom side of the ARTiGO A1150 and remove the screw Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 Remove the memory access cover as indicated in the figure below ...

Page 25: ...t at the 45 degree angle Then push down until the memory module snaps into place The DDR3 SODIMM socket has two locking mechanisms that will click once the memory module has been fully inserted 1 2 Step Step Step Step 4 4 4 4 Reinstall the memory access cover and secure it with screw ...

Page 26: ...S Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Remove the screw of the top cover from the rear panel of the ARTiGO A1150 Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 Then gently slide the top cover backward and lift off the top cover as indicated in the figure below ...

Page 27: ... Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Gently slide and remove the top cover backward and lift off the top cover Step Step Step Step 2 2 2 2 On the bottom side of the top cover remove the SATA 2 5 hard disk cover plate by unscrewing the four screws ...

Page 28: ...by aligning the mounting holes on the SATA 2 5 hard disk with the mounting holes on the hard disk cover plate Then secure the hard disk in place with four screws Step Step Step Step 4 4 4 4 On the bottom side of the top cover remove the protective plastic layer of the hard disk thermal pad ...

Page 29: ...5 5 5 Reinstall the hard disk plate by aligning the cover plate with the mounting holes under the top cover and secure it with four screws Step Step Step Step 6 6 6 6 Connect the SATA power and SATA data cables to the hard disk ...

Page 30: ...22 Step Step Step Step 7 7 7 7 Replace the top cover onto the ARTiGO A1150 ...

Page 31: ... READER Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Locate the mounting area of SD card reader Remove the five screws in order to remove the front panel plate S S S Step 2 tep 2 tep 2 tep 2 Remove the fan duct as indicated in the figure below ...

Page 32: ... 3 Step 3 Mount the SD card reader module EMIO 5130 and secure it with two screws Step 4 Step 4 Step 4 Step 4 Locate the SD card reader pin headers on the SD card reader module EMIO 5130 and on the P820 B daughter card 1 1 ...

Page 33: ...25 Step 5 Step 5 Step 5 Step 5 Gently connect the SD card reader cable to the pin header on the SD card reader module EMIO 5130 and to the pin header on the P820 B daughter card 1 1 1 1 ...

Page 34: ...Step Step Step 6 6 6 6 Properly route the SD card reader cable underneath the fan duct Then reinstall the fan duct and front panel plate 1 2 Step Step Step Step 7 7 7 7 Replace the top cover of the ARTiGO A1150 ...

Page 35: ... 1 Step 1 Remove the top cover and the front panel plate by unscrewing the five screws as indicated in the figure below Ste Ste Ste Step 2 p 2 p 2 p 2 Remove the four screws indicated by the red arrows and carefully lift the fan duct off the board ...

Page 36: ...28 Step 3 Step 3 Step 3 Step 3 Locate the WLAN pin header on the P820 B daughter card Step 4 Step 4 Step 4 Step 4 Gently connect WLAN USB cable to the pin header on the P820 B daughter card ...

Page 37: ...ws of the fan duct as indicated in the figure below Then attach the front panel plate and secure it with screws 3 1 2 Note Make sure the WLAN USB cable is properly routed underneath the fan duct Step Step Step Step 6 6 6 6 Locate the WLAN antenna hole at the rear side of the chassis and install the WLAN antenna ...

Page 38: ...tep Step Step 8 8 8 8 Connect the WLAN USB cable to the mini connector on the WLAN module and the grounding cable to the screw area Then connect the WLAN antenna cable to the micro RF connector on the WLAN USB module EMIO 1530 802 11b g or EMIO 1533 802 11n as indicated in the figure below Step Step Step Step 9 9 9 9 Reinstall the top cover of the ARTiGO A1150 ...

Page 39: ...OUNT BRACKET An optional VESA mount bracket kit is available for mounting the ARTiGO A1150 behind the monitor Step Step Step Step 1 1 1 1 Attach the VESA mount bracket to the back of the monitor as indicated in the figure ...

Page 40: ...32 Step Step Step Step 2 2 2 2 Place the ARTiGO A1150 unit into the VESA mount bracket Then connect all the necessary cables from the opening in the base of the bracket ...

Page 41: ...33 4 BIOS Setup This chapter gives a detailed explanation of the BIOS setup functions ...

Page 42: ...Keys Description Up Move to the previous item Down Move to the next item Left Move to the previous tab Right Move to the next tab Enter Select the item Esc Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu number pad Increase the numeric value number pad Decrease the numeric value F1 General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu F7 Discard Changes F9 Load ...

Page 43: ...eneral Help General Help General Help General Help screen You can display this screen from any menu sub menu by pressing F1 F1 F1 F1 The help screen displays the keys for using and navigating the BIOS setup Press Esc Esc Esc Esc to exit the help screen ...

Page 44: ...lect Screen Select Item Change Option Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit Main Advanced Boot Security Exit AMIBIOS The content in this section of the screen shows the current BIOS version build date and ID number Processor This content in this section shows the CPU information that has been detected This information includes the CPU name and speed System Memory This section shows the amou...

Page 45: ...averse right and Shift Tab Shift Tab Shift Tab Shift Tab to traverse left through the month day and year segments The and keys on the number pad can be used to change the values The weekday name is automatically updated when the date is altered The date format is Weekday Month Day Year ...

Page 46: ...rum Configuration USB Configuration SuperIO Configuration Hardware Health Configuration CRB Configuration SATA Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY V02 69 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc Enter F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit Main Advanced Boot Security Exit The Advanced Settings screen contains the following links CPU Configuration SA...

Page 47: ...vanced Nano CPU TM3 Function Enabled Enabled Disabled Nano CPU Thermal Monitor 3 function BIOS SETUP UTILITY V02 69 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit Nano CPU TM3 Function The Nano CPU TM3 Function has two settings Disabled and Enabled When the setting is changed to Disabled the CPU s built in thermal se...

Page 48: ... Enter F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit The SATA Configuration screen contains the following links SATA I Primary IDE SATA I Secondary IDE Hard Disk Information When a hard drive is detected the hard drive s detailed information can be displayed on the SATA 1 Primary Secondary IDE sub screen SATA 1 Primary IDE Select the type of device connected...

Page 49: ... of the hard drive is used It is not recommended to set the PIO mode higher than what the hard drive manufacturer states DMA Mode The DMA Mode has four possible settings Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn and UDMAn If a manual setting is preferred then be sure the correct DMA mode of the hard drive is used Auto Auto Auto Auto The Auto setting enables the BIOS to automatically detect DMA mode SWDMAn SWDMAn SWDMAn ...

Page 50: ...t2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY V02 69 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit Serial Ports 1 to 2 Address This option allows the user to select the Serial Port 1 and 2 base I O address and interrupt request address The Serial Port 1 to 2 has four selectable options Port Address and IRQs 1 Disabled 3F8 ...

Page 51: ...erature 33 C 91 F Fan1 Speed 3000 RPM 3 3V VIN2 3 352 V Smart FAN 1 Auto BIOS SETUP UTILITY V02 69 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit Smart FAN 1 The Smart FAN features have two options Auto and Full Speed The Auto option enables the BIOS to adjust the fan speed according to the needs of the CPU and syste...

Page 52: ...ctable options S1 S1 S1 S1 POS POS POS POS S1 Power On Suspend POS is a low power state In this state no system context CPU or chipset is lost and hardware maintains all system contexts S3 S3 S3 S3 STR STR STR STR S3 Suspend To RAM STR is a power down state In this state power is supplied only to essential components such as main memory and wakeup capable devices The system context is saved to mai...

Page 53: ...ETUP UTILITY V02 69 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit Power Button Mode The Power Button Mode has three options On Off On Off On Off On Off When On Off is selected pressing the power button will instantly cause the system to power on or off Standby Standby Standby Standby When Standby is selected the pow...

Page 54: ...me on LAN Resume on LAN Resume on LAN Resume on LAN feature will cause the system to wake up This feature has three options S S S S1 1 1 1 The S1 option enables LAN activity to be detected if the system is in S1 power saving mode S1 S1 S1 S1 S3 S4 S5 S3 S4 S5 S3 S4 S5 S3 S4 S5 The S1 S3 S4 S5 option enables LAN activity to be detected if the system is in S1 S3 S4 S5 power saving mode Disabled Disa...

Page 55: ...d keys on the number pad to change the value of the RTC Alarm Date Every Day Every Day Every Day Every Day The Every Day option triggers the RTC Alarm daily 1 1 1 1 31 31 31 31 When a specific numeric date is selected the RTC Alarm will be triggered on that day of the month System Time The System Time option enables the user to specify the time the system should power on for the date that is set i...

Page 56: ...69 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit CPU Spread Spectrum Setting The Spread Spectrum Setting feature enables the BIOS to modulate the clock frequencies originating from the mainboard The settings are in percentages of modulation Higher percentages result in greater modulation of clock frequencies This fe...

Page 57: ...m Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit USB Device Mode Enable Settings Description Enabled Unlocks the USB device port Disabled Locks the USB device port USB Endpoint0 Ctrl Clk This option is only available if USB Device Mode Enable USB Device Mode Enable USB Device Mode Enable USB Device Mode Enable is enabled Settings Description Enabled Enable dynamic clock control Disabled Disable dyn...

Page 58: ...The DRAM Clock feature enables the user to determine how the BIOS handles the memory clock frequency The memory clock can either be dynamic or static This feature has three options Auto Auto Auto Auto The Auto option enables the BIOS to select a compatible clock frequency for the installed memory 400 MHz 400 MHz 400 MHz 400 MHz The 400 MHz option forces the BIOS to be fixed at 800 MHz for DDR3 mem...

Page 59: ...able WATCH DOG The WATCHDOG Timer Enable feature unlocks two other features that enable the BIOS to monitor the state of the system This feature has two options enabled or disabled VT6130 LAN Control The VT6130 LAN Control feature determines whether the onboard LAN controller will be used or not LAN Option ROM The LAN Option ROM feature will only be visible if the VT6130 VT6130 VT6130 VT6130 LAN C...

Page 60: ...n Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit Main Advanced Boot Security Exit Boot Settings Configuration Boot Device Priority Boot Settings Configuration The Boot Settings Configuration screen has several features that can be run during the system boot sequence Boot Boot Settings Configuration Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting This will decrease the time needed to ...

Page 61: ...ad will behave When the feature is enabled the 10 key pad will behave as a number pad When the feature is disabled the 10 key pad will behave as cursor navigation keys Wait for F1 if Error This feature determines how the system will respond if an error is detected during the boot sequence If this feature is enabled the BIOS will pause booting and wait for the user to press F1 to enter the BIOS set...

Page 62: ...t Device Network VIA Networking Boot BIOS SETUP UTILITY V02 69 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit 1st Boot Device This feature specifies the boot sequence from the available devices The available boot devices are detected dynamically and bootable devices will be listed accordingly This feature has two opt...

Page 63: ...ption is for setting a password for accessing the BIOS setup utility When a password has been set a password prompt will be displayed whenever the BIOS setup utility is launched This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of the system configuration When a supervisor password is set the Pas Pas Pas Password Check sword Check sword Check sword Check option will be unlocked Change Us...

Page 64: ...ot enter the correct password the keyboard will also lock up The only way to get past this is to do a hard reboot i e use the system reset button or cut off the power to the system A soft reboot i e Ctrl Alt Del will not work because the keyboard will be locked This feature has two options Setup Setup Setup Setup The Setup option forces user to enter a password in order to access the BIOS Setup Ut...

Page 65: ...he BIOS Setup Utility The F10 hotkey can also be used to trigger this command Discard Changes and Exit Exit the BIOS Setup Utility without saving any changes The Esc hotkey can also be used to trigger this command Discard Changes This command reverts all changes to the settings that were in place when the BIOS Setup Utility was launched The F7 hotkey can also be used to trigger this command Load O...

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Page 68: ...hly compatible with many Linux distributions Support and drivers are provided through various methods including 1 Drivers provided by VIA 2 Using a driver built into a distribution package 3 Visiting www viaembedded com for the latest updated drivers 4 Installing a third party driver such as the ALSA driver from the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture project for integrated audio For OEM clients and...

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