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User Manual

ARK-1220

Fanless Embedded Box PC

Summary of Contents for ARK-1220

Page 1: ...User Manual ARK 1220 Fanless Embedded Box PC ...

Page 2: ...ains a hard copy of the Chinese user manual for China CCC certification purposes A PDF of the English user manual is included on the accompanying CD Please disregard the hard copy Chinese user manual if the product is not sold and or installed in China ...

Page 3: ... 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 Corporation SMI is a t...

Page 4: ... defective obtain a return merchandise authori zation RMA number from your dealer This allows us to process your return more quickly 4 Carefully pack the defective product a completed Repair and Replacement Order Card and a proof of purchase date such as a photocopy of your sales receipt into a shippable container Products returned without a proof of pur chase date are not eligible for warranty se...

Page 5: ... following information ready before calling Product 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 wording of any error messages Warnings Cautions and Notes Warning Warnings indicate conditions that if not observed can cause personal injury Caution Cauti...

Page 6: ...rd or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated into the equipment The equipment has been exposed to moisture The equipment is malfunctioning or does not operate according to the user manual The equipment has been dropped and damaged The equipment shows obvious signs of breakage 15 Do not leave the equipment in an environment with a storage temperature of below 40 C 40 F or above 85 C 185 F as this ma...

Page 7: ... être notés 11 Si l appareil n est pas utilisé pendant une longue période débranchez le du secteur pour ne pas être endommagé par une surtension transitoire 12 Ne jamais verser de liquide dans les ouvertures de ventilation Cela pourrait provoquer un incendie ou un choc électrique 13 N ouvrez jamais l équipement Pour des raisons de sécurité seul le personnel de maintenance qualifié doit ouvrir l éq...

Page 8: ...inale 24Vcc 2 5A min ES1 si vous avez besoin d une assis tance supplémentaire veuillez contacter Advantech pour plus Packing List Before installation check that the following items were included with the product 1 x ARK 1220 unit 1 x 3 pin phoenix connector to DC in 1 x DIN rail bracket 1 x Registration and 2 year warranty card 1 x China RoHS 1 x Utility CD 1 x Simplified Chinese user manual Order...

Page 9: ...ication 6 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 7 2 1 Introduction 8 2 2 Jumpers 8 2 2 1 Jumper Description 8 2 2 2 Jumper List 9 Table 2 1 Jumper Settings 9 2 2 3 Jumper Location 9 2 2 4 Jumper Settings 10 Table 2 2 J1 ATX AT Mode 10 Table 2 3 J2 mPCIE mSATA 10 Table 2 4 CN12 COM2 5V 12V Power 10 2 3 System I O 11 2 4 External I O 12 2 4 1 Power On Off Button 12 Figure 2 1 Power On Off Button 12 2 4 2 ...

Page 10: ...HDD SSD Installation 18 2 5 2 Memory Installation 19 2 5 3 mPCIe mSATA Installation 20 2 5 4 M 2 Installation 21 2 5 5 Optional Adaptor Installation 22 Chapter 3 BIOS Settings 23 3 1 Introduction 24 3 2 Entering BIOS Setup 25 3 2 1 Main Setup 25 3 2 2 Advanced BIOS Setup 26 3 2 3 Chipset Configuration 40 3 2 4 Security 48 3 2 5 Boot 49 3 2 6 Save Exit 49 Appendix A Watchdog Sample Code 51 A 1 Watc...

Page 11: ...Chapter 1 1 General Introduction This chapter gives background information on the ARK 1220 series ...

Page 12: ... and supports a 2 5 SSD Finally the system s compact size makes it suitable for installation in environments with limited space Multiple Display Support ARK 1220 provides two HDMI output ports that enable dual independent 4K displays of up to 3840 x 2160 30 hz The Gen 9 graphics engine supports DirectX 12 OpenCL 2 0 and media codec H 264 MPEG2 MVC WMV9 and JPEG format Built In Intelligent Manageme...

Page 13: ... 1 3 1 2 Chipset Processor Intel Celeron N3350 DC SoC 1 1 GHz boost up to 2 4 GHz Intel Atom E3940 QC SoC 1 6 GHz boost up to 1 8 GHz Memory Supports DDR3L 1866 MHz up to 8 GB 2 x 204 pin SODIMM socket type Internal Graphics Features DirectX 12 OpenCL 2 0 Display Ports 2 x HDMI HDMI 1 4b Video Accelerator H W accelerated video decoding Video decoder AVC VC1 MPEG2 HW decoder Supports DVD Blu ray an...

Page 14: ...10 100 1000 Mbps LAN Connectors Phone Jack RJ45 8P 90D F Audio Audio Codec Realtek ALC888S Compliant with HD audio specifications Supports 16 20 24 bit DAC and 16 20 24 bit ADC resolution Supports Line Out and Mic In audio Connectors 2 x Earphone jacks Battery 1 x 3V 210 mAh battery with wire Sequence Control Supported Watchdog Timer Multi level WDT programmable 1 255 sec min Hardware Monitor CPU ...

Page 15: ...4 1 System Dimensions 158 x 53 5 x 114 mm 6 22 x 2 11 x 4 49 in Figure 1 1 ARK 1220 Mechanical Dimensions 1 4 2 Weight 1 2 kg 2 65 lb 1 5 Power Requirements 1 5 1 System Power Minimum Power Input 12 28 VDC Optional 60 W Adaptor 24V 2 5A 1 5 2 RTC Battery Lithium 3 V 210 mAH 158 114 53 50 ...

Page 16: ... m sec 1 6 2 Relative Humidity 95 40 C non condensing 1 6 3 Storage Temperature 40 85 C 40 185 F 1 6 4 Vibration Tolerance When the system is equipped with an SSD mSATA 3 Grms IEC 60068 2 64 random 5 500 Hz 1 hr axis x y z 3 axes 1 6 5 Shock Tolerance When the system is equipped with an SSD mSATA 30 G IEC 60068 2 27 half sine 11 ms duration 1 6 6 Safety Certification UL CB CCC BSMI 1 6 7 EMC Certi...

Page 17: ...Chapter 2 2 Hardware Installation This chapter provides instruc tions for installing ARK 1220 hardware and external I O ...

Page 18: ...t slides over the pins to connect them To close a jumper connect the pins with the clip To open a jumper remove the clip Sometimes a jumper will have three pins labeled 1 2 and 3 For these jumpers connect either pins 1 and 2 or 2 and 3 The jumper settings are schematically depicted in this manual as follows A pair of needle nose pliers may be necessary when working with jumpers Users with concerns...

Page 19: ...9 ARK 1220 User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2 2 2 Jumper List 2 2 3 Jumper Location Table 2 1 Jumper Settings Location Function J1 ATX AT mode J2 mPCIe mSATA CN12 COM2 5V 12V power ...

Page 20: ...ton Jumper Setting 1 2 AT mode Table 2 3 J2 mPCIE mSATA Part number 1653003101 Description Pin header 3 x 1P 2 0 mm 180D M DIP 2000 13 WS Default Setting 1 2 mPCIE Jumper Setting 2 3 mSATA Table 2 4 CN12 COM2 5V 12V Power Part number 1653003201 Description Pin header 3 x 2P 2 0 mm 180D M DIP 21N22050 Default Setting 1 2 without power Jumper Setting 3 5 12 V power Jumper Setting 4 6 5 V power ...

Page 21: ...11 ARK 1220 User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2 3 System I O Front View Top View COM2 COM1 USB 1 2 USB 3 4 LAN1 LAN2 HDMI1 HDMI2 ON OFF DC IN Line Out Mic In ...

Page 22: ...is equipped with two Intel i210 Ethernet controllers that are fully compli ant with IEEE 802 3u 10 100 1000 Mbps CSMA CD standards and connected to LAN1 and LAN2 The Ethernet port provides a standard RJ45 jack connector with LED indicators on the front side to show its Active Link status Green LED and Speed status Yellow LED Figure 2 2 Ethernet Connector LAN Table 2 5 Ethernet Connector LAN Pin De...

Page 23: ... 2 0 devices and a new set of pins for USB 3 0 connectivity Figure 2 3 USB Connector 2 4 5 Audio Connector ARK 1220 features two phone jack connectors that support stereo Line Out and Mic In audio ports The audio chip is controlled by ALC888S and compliant with the Aza lea standard Figure 2 4 Audio Connector Table 2 6 USB Connector Pin Definition Pin Signal Name 1 5V 2 D _0 3 D _0 4 GND 5 USB0_SSR...

Page 24: ...rface ports Default setting is RS 232 if you want to use RS 422 485 you can find the BIOS manual to change setting Figure 2 5 COM Connector Table 2 8 COM Connector Pin Definition Pin RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 1 DCD Tx DATA 2 RxD Tx DATA 3 TxD Rx NC 4 DTR Rx NC 5 GND GND GND 6 DSR NC NC 7 RTS NC NC 8 CTS NC NC 9 RI NC NC NC represents No Connection ...

Page 25: ...s The HDMI link supports resolutions up to 3840 x 2160 30 Hz Figure 2 6 HDMI Connector Table 2 9 HDMI Connector Pin Definition Pin Signal Name 1 HDMI_TX2 2 GND 3 HDMI_TX2 4 HDMI_TX1 5 GND 6 HDMI_TX1 7 HDMI_TX0 8 GND 9 HDMI_TX0 10 HDMI_CLK 11 GND 12 HDMI_CLK 13 NC 14 NC 15 HDMI_DCLK 16 HDMI_DDAT 17 GND 18 V5_HDMI HPD 19 DDP0_HPD NC represents No Connection ...

Page 26: ...D on the front panel that indicates the SSD HDD status Figure 2 7 HDD LED Indicators 2 4 9 Antenna Socket ARK 1220 reserves four antenna sockets for installing wireless LTE device antennas Each antenna socket is labelled ANT for easy identification Figure 2 8 Antenna Socket ...

Page 27: ...tional ARK 1220 offers a reserved 8 bit DI O with the inclusion of an optional additional cable M B location CN13 Table 2 10 HDMI Connector Pin Definition Pin Signal Name 1 DIO bit 0 2 DIO bit 1 3 DIO bit 2 4 DIO bit 3 5 DIO bit 4 6 DIO bit 5 7 DIO bit 6 8 DIO bit 7 9 GND ...

Page 28: ...2 5 HDD SSD Installation 1 Loosen the 4 screws affixing screws and remove the rear cover 2 Attach the 2 5 SATA HDD SSD to the rear cover and connect one end of the SATA cable to the HDD SSD 3 Replace the rear cover and affix it in place with screws ...

Page 29: ...19 ARK 1220 User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2 5 2 Memory Installation 1 Remove the top cover 2 Install RAM memory into the memory slot 3 Replace the top cover and affix in place using screws ...

Page 30: ... Installation 1 Loosen the 4 screws affixing screws and remove the rear cover 2 Install the mPCIe mSATA module The J2 jumper must be set to enable the mSATA module refer to Section 2 2 2 3 Replace the rear cover and affix in place with screws ...

Page 31: ... Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2 5 4 M 2 Installation 1 Loosen the 4 screws affixing screws and remove the rear cover 2 Install the M 2 2230 E key module 3 Replace the rear cover and affix in place with screws ...

Page 32: ...n 1 To install an optional adaptor connect the adaptor wires to the 3 pin phoenix connector provided in the accessory box Connect the wires to the correct and GND pins and fix in place using a screwdriver 2 Connect the 3 pin phoenix connector to the DC In port ...

Page 33: ...Chapter 3 3 BIOS Settings This chapter explains how to set the BIOS configuration data ...

Page 34: ...the BIOS Setup Utility that allows users to modify the basic system configuration All configuration data is stored in battery backed CMOS to ensure the setup information is retained when the power is turned off This chapter describes the basic navigation of the ARK 1220 BIOS setup screens ...

Page 35: ...e Main page Items that are grayed out cannot be configured whereas items presented in blue text can be configured The right frame displays the key legend Located above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an item is selected in the left frame the item is presented in white text and often accompa nied by a text message System Time System Date Use this option to change the syst...

Page 36: ...r the Advanced BIOS Setup page Select any of the items in the left frame of the screen such as CPU Con figuration to access the sub menu for that item The options for any of the Advanced BIOS Setup items can be displayed by highlighting the item using the Arrow keys The Advanced BIOS Setup page is shown below ...

Page 37: ...ettings Enable ACPI Auto Configuration This item allows users to enable or disable BIOS ACPI auto configuration Enable Hibernation This item allows users to enable or disable hibernation ACPI Sleep State This item allows users to set the ACPI sleep state Lock Legacy Resources This item allows users to lock legacy device resources ...

Page 38: ... Super I O Configuration Super I O Configuration SCH3114 Set Parameters of Serial Port 1 COM 1 This item allows users to configure Serial Port 1 Set Parameters of Serial Port 2 COM 2 This item allows users to configure Serial Port 2 ...

Page 39: ...is item allows users to enable or disable Serial Port 1 COM Change Settings This item allows users to specify the settings for a super I O device Choose Serial Port Mode This item allows users to change the serial port mode RS485 Auto Flow This item allows users to enable or disable RS485 auto flow ...

Page 40: ...ARK 1220 User Manual 30 The items and options for configuring Serial Port 2 are the same as that for Serial Port 1 ...

Page 41: ...Settings 3 2 2 5 Hardware Monitor Pc Health Status This shows all system information including the CPU system temperature and voltage Watchdog Timer This item allows users to enable or disable the watchdog timer function before booting to OS ...

Page 42: ...xed Time This item allows users to enable or disable Wake On Alarm Event If the Fixed Time option is selected for this item the system will wake at the hr min sec specified If the DynamicTime option is selected the system will wake at the cur rent time specified minute s ...

Page 43: ...is item allows users to enable or disable console redirection for Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS Legacy Console Redirection This item allows users to configure the legacy console redirection serial port Console Redirection This item allows users to configure the console redirection settings ...

Page 44: ...ARK 1220 User Manual 34 3 2 2 8 CPU Configuration CPU Information This item allows users to view the CPU speed and core information ...

Page 45: ...to enable or disable VMM When enabled a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology Monitor Mwait This item allows users to enable or disable Monitor Mwait function EIST This item allows users to enable or disable Intel SpeedStep Turbo Mode This item allows users to enable or disable turbo mode Boot Performance Mode This item allows users to configure the...

Page 46: ...If disabled the IPV4 PXE boot option will not be available Ipv4 HTTP Support This item allows users to enable or disable Ipv4 HTTP boot support If disabled the IPV4 HTTP boot option will not be available PXE Boot Wait Time This item allows users to configure the time the system waits before PXE boot up Media Detect Count This item allows users to configure the number of times the system checks for...

Page 47: ...37 ARK 1220 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Settings 3 2 2 10 CSM Configuration ...

Page 48: ...instructs the BIOS to execute the trap immediately The Post poned option instructs the BIOS to execute the trap during legacy boot Boot Option Filter This item allows users to configure the legacy UEFI ROM priority Network This item allows users to configure the execution of UEFI and Legacy PXE OpROM Storage This item allows users to configure the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM Video T...

Page 49: ... an XHCI driver EHCI Hand Off This item is a workaround for operating systems without EHCI hand off support The EHCI ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver USB Mass Storage Driver Support This item allows users to enable or disable USB driver support Device Reset Timeout This item allows users to configure the USB start unit command timeout Device Power Up Delay This item allows users t...

Page 50: ...OS 3 2 3 Chipset Configuration North Bridge This item allows users to access and configure North Bridge items South Bridge This item allows users to access and configure South Bridge items Uncore Configuration This item allows users to access and configure Uncore items South Cluster Configuration This item allows users to access and configure South Cluster items ...

Page 51: ...41 ARK 1220 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Settings 3 2 3 1 North Bridge Max TOLUD This item allows users to configure the maximum value of TOLUD ...

Page 52: ...his item allows users to select which IGD PCI graphics device is used as the primary display RC6 Render Standby This item allows users to enable or disable render standby support GTT Size This item allows users to select the GTT size Aperture Size This item allows users to select the aperture size DVMT Pre Allocated This item allows users to select the DVMT 4 0 pre allocated UMA graphics memory si...

Page 53: ...igure the HD audio settings PCI Express Configuration This item allows users to access and configure the PCI Express settings SATA Drives This item allows users to access and configure the SATA device settings USB Configuration This item allows users to access and configure the USB configuration settings Miscellaneous Configuration This item allows users to enable or disable miscellaneous function...

Page 54: ...ARK 1220 User Manual 44 HD Audio Configuration Settings HD Audio Support This item allows users to enable or disable HD audio support ...

Page 55: ...oller This item allows users to enable or disable the onboard LAN2 controller PCIE Wake from S5 This item allows users to enable or disable Wake from S5 via PCIE 3 2 3 5 PCI Express Configuration Settings PCI Express Root Port 5 This item allows users to control the PCI Express root port The Auto option dis ables the unused root port automatically for optimum power savings ASPM This item allows us...

Page 56: ...le or disable the chipset SATA controller The chipset SATA controller supports two internal SATA ports up to 3Gb s per port Port 1 This item allows users to enable or disable the SATA port SATA Device Type This item allows users to identify the SATA port connected to an SSD or HDD ...

Page 57: ...sable XHCI compliance mode The default setting is disabled Miscellaneous Configuration Restore AC Power Loss Specify what state to go to when power is re applied after a power failure G3 state Power On System will boot directly as soon as power applied Power Off System keeps in power off state until power button is pressed Last State System will act as like last power states BIOS Lock This item al...

Page 58: ...Security tab of the main BIOS Setup Utility menu To access the sub menu for each item select the item and press Enter Change Administrator User Password This item allows users to setup the administrator account and configure the user password settings ...

Page 59: ...r Fast Boot This item allows users to enable or disable the FastBoot function When enabled most probes are skipped to reduce the time required for boot up New Boot Option Policy This item allows users to configure the policy for newly detected UEFI boot options 3 2 6 Save Exit Save Changes and Exit This item allows users to exit the BIOS Setup Utility after saving all changes Discard Changes and E...

Page 60: ...tore Defaults This item allows users to restore load default values for all configuration options Save as User Defaults This item allows users to save all configuration changes as user defaults Restore User Defaults This item allows users to restore the system configuration options to the user default settings Boot Override This item allows users to enable or disable the boot priority override fun...

Page 61: ...Appendix A A Watchdog Sample Code ...

Page 62: ...el small 486p stack 256 data SCH3114_IO EQU A00h code org 100h STARTup 47H enable WDT function bit 0 0Ch mov dx SCH3114_IO 47h mov al 0Ch out dx al 65H bit 1 0 Reserved bit 6 2 Reserve 00000 bit 7 WDT time out Value Units Select Minutes 0 default Seconds 1 mov dx SCH3114_IO 65h mov al 080h out dx al 66H WDT timer time out value bit 7 0 0 255 mov dx SCH3114_IO 66h mov al 01h out dx al bit 0 status ...

Page 63: ...53 ARK 1220 User Manual Appendix A Watchdog Sample Code mov al 01h out dx al exit END ...

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Page 65: ...Appendix B B SUSI API Introduction ...

Page 66: ...Watchdog API and Hardware Monitor API The most common of the SUSI APIs are briefly described below B 1 1 Watchdog API A watchdog timer abbreviated as WDT is a hardware device that triggers an action e g system reboot if the system does not reset the timer within a specific period of time The WDT API in SUSI provides developers with functions such as starting the timer resetting the timer and setti...

Page 67: ...57 ARK 1220 User Manual Appendix B SUSI API Introduction ...

Page 68: ...re subject to change without notice No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means such as electronically by photocopying recording or otherwise without prior written permission from the publisher All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Advantech Co Ltd 2019 ...

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