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User Manual

ARK-2250

Fanless Embedded Box 

Computer

Summary of Contents for ARK-2250

Page 1: ...User Manual ARK 2250 Fanless Embedded Box Computer ...

Page 2: ...rd copy user manual if the product is not to be sold and or installed in China Notez s il vous plaît Ce package contient un manuel de l utilisateur sur papier en chinois à des fins de certification Chine CCC et il existe un manuel de l utilisateur en anglais non inclus sous forme de fichier PDF sur le site Web Veuillez ne pas tenir compte du manuel de l utilisateur sur papier chinois si le produit...

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Page 4: ...fective 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 fully completed Repair and Replacement Order Card and a photocopy proof of purchase date such as your sales receipt in a shippable container A product returned without proof of the purchase date is not eligible for warranty servi...

Page 5: ... losing data There is a danger of a new battery exploding if it is incorrectly installed Do not attempt to recharge force open or heat the battery Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the man ufacturer Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Note Notes provide optional additional information Warning Les avertissements indiquent des co...

Page 6: ... 5A 60W with lockable DC jack MOS 1120Y 0201E Isolated RS 232 2 Ch DB9 MOS 1120Y 1401E Non Isolated RS 232 DB37 4 Ch MOS 1121Y 0201E Isolated RS 422 485 2 Ch DB9 MOS 1121Y 1401E Non Isolated RS 422 485 DB37 4 Ch MOS 2120 Z1101E Giga LAN Ethernet module 1 Ch MOS 2220 X1101E Parallel LPT module 1 Ch USB I F MOS 1130Y 0201E Isolated CANBus 2 Ch DB9 PCIe I F MOS 2230 Z1201E CANBus module 2 Ch USB I F ...

Page 7: ... should open the equipment 14 If one of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by service personnel The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated into the equipment The equipment has been exposed to moisture The equipment does not work well or you cannot get it to work according to the user manual The equipment has been dropped and damaged The equipment has obvious sig...

Page 8: ...vertures de ventilation cela pourrait pro voquer un incendie ou un choc électrique 13 N ouvrez jamais l équipement Pour des raisons de sécurité seul un technicien qualifié doit ouvrir l équipement 14 Si l une des situations suivantes se présente faites vérifier l équipement par le personnel de service Le cordon d alimentation ou la fiche est endommagé Du liquide a pénétré dans l équipement L équip...

Page 9: ...é à être alimenté par un bloc d alimentation homologué ou dc ES1 évalué à 12Vdc 5A 12Vdc 10A 9 36Vdc 8 2A pour correspondre à la puissance nominale de l unité Si besoin d assistance supplémentaire veuillez contacter Advantech pour plus d informations ...

Page 10: ...ARK 2250 User Manual x ...

Page 11: ... EMC 6 Chapter 2 H W 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 setting 9 2 2 3 Jumper Location 9 Figure 2 1 Jumper Layout 9 2 2 4 Jumper Setting 9 2 3 Connectors 10 2 3 1 ARK 2250 External I O 10 Figure 2 2 ARK 2250 IO 10 Figure 2 3 Power On Off Button 11 Figure 2 4 LED 11 Figure 2 5 HDMI Connector 11 Figure 2 6 VGA Connector 12...

Page 12: ...31 3 3 7 Serial Port Console Redirection 32 3 3 8 CPU Configuration 33 3 3 9 Intel TXT Information 35 3 3 10 Platform Misc Configuration 36 3 3 11 SATA Configuration 37 3 3 12 Network Stack Configuration 39 3 3 13 CSM Configuration 40 3 3 14 USB Configuration 41 3 3 15 First Super IO Configuration 42 3 4 Chipset 44 3 4 1 System Agent Configuration 45 3 4 2 PCH IO Configuration 49 3 5 Security Setu...

Page 13: ...Chapter 1 1 General Introduction This chapter gives background information on the ARK 2250 series ...

Page 14: ... Display Support ARK 2250 supports up to 3 display types VGA HDMI as the default display and an expansion display module It can also provide DP HDMI DVI D as a 3rd optional dis play port The graphic engine is DirectX 11 3 OpenGL 4 4 and OpenCL 2 1 Full AVC VC1 MPEG2 HW Decode Built in Intelligent Management Tools WISE PaSS RMM Advantech WISE PaSS RMM provides a valuable suite of programmable APIs ...

Page 15: ...4 x USB 3 0 compliant ports Audio High Definition Audio HD Line out Mic in Storage 1 x mSATA and 1 x high capacity 2 5 SATA HDD up to 12 5 mm 49 in height Expansion Interface Supports 2 x MiniPCIe 1 with SIM holder Supports 1 x iDoor expansion by 1st layer Supports 1 x ARK Plus expansion by 2nd layer 1 2 2 Display Controller Intel HD Graphics 520 Resolution VGA Supports up to 1920 x 1200 HDMI Supp...

Page 16: ... ATA 1 0 Specification Revision 1 0 Supports SATA transfers to 300 Mbytes sec Supports mSATA socket USB Interface USB host interface with support for 4 x USB 3 0 and 2 x USB 2 0 ports All ports are High Speed Full Speed and Low Speed capable Supports legacy keyboard mouse software BIOS UEFI 128Mbit Serial ports COM1 COM4 Supports RS 232 422 485 and change mode under BIOS setting COM1 COM4 RS 485 s...

Page 17: ... Mechanical Dimension Diagram 1 4 2 Weight 2 3 kg 5 06 lb 1 5 Power Requirements 1 5 1 System Power Minimum power input ARK 2250 DC 12V 5A 1 5 2 RTC Battery Lithium 3 V 210 mAH Sequence control Supported Watchdog timer Multi Level WDT Programmable 1 255 sec min Hardware monitor CPU Temperature input Current input Voltage Power saving Deep sleep S5 mode System information Running HR Boot record ...

Page 18: ...dustrial Grade SSD mSATA 0 40 C 32 104 F with air flow speed 0 7 m sec for dual layer 1 6 2 Relative Humidity 95 40 C 104 F non condensing 1 6 3 Storage Temperature 40 85 C 40 185 F 1 6 4 Vibration During Operation When the system is equipped with SSD mSATA 3Grms IEC 60068 2 64 ran dom 5 500 Hz 1hr axis x y z 3 axes 1 6 5 Shock During Operation When the system is equipped with SSD mSATA 30G IEC 60...

Page 19: ...Chapter 2 2 H W Installation This chapter introduces external I O and hardware installation for ARK 2250 ...

Page 20: ...e pins to connect them To close a jumper you connect the pins with the clip To open a jumper you remove the clip Sometimes a jumper will have three pins labeled 1 2 and 3 In this case you would 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 helpful when working with jumpers If you have any doubts a...

Page 21: ...yout 2 2 4 Jumper Settings On the Motherboard Table 2 1 Jumper Settings J1 Auto Power On Setting SW2 RTC Reset J1 Auto Power On Setting Part Number 1653002101 Footprint HD_2x1P_79_D Description PIN HEADER 2 1P 180D M SQUARE 2 0mm DIP W O Pb Setting Function NL Power On by power button default 1 2 Auto Power On ...

Page 22: ...r Manual 10 2 3 Connectors 2 3 1 ARK 2250 External I O Figure 2 2 ARK 2250 I O SW2 RTC Reset Part Number 1600000071 Footprint SW_3P_CJS 1201TA1 Description CJS 1201TA1 Setting Function 1 Normal Default 3 RTC Reset ...

Page 23: ...te system status The Power LED is for system power status and HDD LED is for HDD and compact flash disk status Figure 2 4 LED 2 3 1 3 HDMI Connector An integrated 19 pin receptacle connector HDMI 1 4a interface is provided The HDMI link supports resolutions up to 4096 x 2160 24 Hz Figure 2 5 HDMI Connector RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 TMDS Data 2 2 TMDS Data 2 shield 3 TM...

Page 24: ...terface complies with USB UHCI Rev 3 0 Please refer to Table 2 7 for its pin assignments USB 3 0 connectors contain legacy pins to inter face to USB 2 0 devices and a new set of pins for USB 3 0 connectivity both sets reside in the same connector Figure 2 7 USB 3 0 Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 NC 5 GND 6 GND 7 GND 8 GND 9 NC 10 GND 11 NC 12 DDAT 13 H SYNC 14 V S...

Page 25: ...Connector LAN ARK 2250 is equipped with two Ethernet controllers that are fully compliant with IEEE 802 3u 10 100 1000 Mbps CSMA CD standards LAN1 LAN2 are all equipped with an Intel i219 i210 Ethernet controller The Ethernet port provides a standard RJ 45 jack connector with LED indicators on the front side to show its Active Link status Green LED and Speed status Yellow LED Figure 2 9 Ethernet C...

Page 26: ...ARK 2250 provides four D sub 9 pin connectors which offers RS232 422 485 serial communication interface ports Default setting is RS 232 if you want to use RS 422 485 you can find the BIOS manual and change settings Pin Audio Signal Name 1 Line out 2 Mic in RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 Pin Signal Name Signal Name Signal Name 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 RT...

Page 27: ...PIO please refer to the pin definition Figure 2 11 GPIO Connector 2 4 Installation 2 4 1 Memory Installation 1 Unscrew the 4 screws on the top cover Please use the tool in the accessory box Pin Signal 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: ...Manual 16 2 Remove the top cover and install the memory into the memory socket 3 Put the top cover back 2 4 2 HDD SSD Installation 1 Unscrew the 4 screws on the bottom cover and the 4 screws on both sides of ARK 2250 ...

Page 29: ... W Installation 2 Unscrew the 4 screws on the HDD bay 3 Install the HDD SSD into the HDD bay and fix the HDD onto the bracket 4 Fix the 4 screws back onto the HDD bay 5 Put the bottom cover back and fix the 8 screws back onto the system ...

Page 30: ...nscrew the 4 screws on the bottom cover and the 4 screws on both sides of ARK 2250 2 Put the mSATA module onto the mSATA slot CN15 and fasten the 2 screws back onto the mSATA module 3 Put the bottom cover back and fasten the 8 screws back onto the system ...

Page 31: ... H W Installation 2 4 4 Power Module MIOe PWR2 Installation Optional 1 Remove the 4 screws on the top cover Please use the tool in the accessory box 2 Remove the 2 screws on the power bracket for the original DC jack on the front panel ...

Page 32: ...ARK 2250 User Manual 20 3 Unscrew the 4 screws on the bottom cover and on both sides of ARK 2250 4 Remove the original internal power cable from the M B ...

Page 33: ...tion 5 Link the MIOe PWR2 internal power cable from M B to the power board 6 Turn to the top side and fasten the 4 screws for the power board and tape 3 thermal pads on the red marks 7 Screw in the new power bracket for MIOe PWR2 on the front panel ...

Page 34: ... module support on datasheet 2 4 7 Wall Mount Installation Option 1 Unscrew the 4 screws on both sides of ARK 2250L 2 Screw wall mount brackets on both sides pf ARK 2250L Note 4 x 5 mm 0 19 in M3 type screws are provided to secure the mounting kit and unit Use a suitable mounting apparatus to avoid risk of injury Remarque Vis de type M3 longueur 5 mm x 4 fournies pour la fixation du kit de montage...

Page 35: ...Chapter 3 3 BIOS Settings ...

Page 36: ...sic system configuration This information is stored in flash ROM so it retains the setup information when the power is turned off 3 1 Entering Setup Turn on ARK 2250 and then press F2 or DEL to enter setup menu 3 2 Main When users first enter BIOS setup utility users will enter Main setup screen Users can always return to Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab There are two Main setup options...

Page 37: ...egend is an area reserved for a test message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a test message will accom pany it System Date System Time Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Date or System Time using the Arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press then Tab key or the Arrow keys to move between fields The date mus...

Page 38: ... the items in the left frame of the screen such as CPU Configuration to go to the sub menu for that item Users can display an Advanced BIOS setup option by highlighting it using the Arrow keys All Advanced BIOS setup options are described in this section The Advanced BIOS setup screens are shown below The sub menus are described in the following pages ...

Page 39: ...r 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 S3 Video Repost This item allows users to enable or disable S3 Video Repost ...

Page 40: ...essage Output This item allows users to enable disable MEBx debug message output Un Configure ME This item allows user to Un Configure ME without password Amt Wait Timer This item allows user to set timer to wait before sending ASF_GET_BOOT_OP TIONS ASF This item allows users to enable disable Alert Specification Format Activate Remote Assistance Process This item allows users to trigger CIRA boot...

Page 41: ...r Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Settings 3 3 3 PCH FW Configuration ME State This item allows users to enable or disable ME State Firmware Update Configuration This item allows users to enable or disable ME FW Image Re Flash ...

Page 42: ...tempera ture voltage information Backlight Enable Polarity Switch Backlight Polarity for Native or Invert 1st LVDS Backlight Control Switch Backlight Contril to PWM or DC mode Power Saving Mode This item allows users to set board s power saving mode when off Watch Dog Timer This item allows users to enable or disable Watchdog Timer ...

Page 43: ...31 ARK 2250 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Settings 3 3 5 Trusted Computing Device Select This item allows users to select TPM device type 1 2 2 0 Auto 3 3 6 S5 RTC Wake Settings ...

Page 44: ...will wake on the hr min sec specified 3 3 7 Serial Port Console Redirection Console Redirection This item allows users to enable or disable console redirection for Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS Console Redirection Settings This item allows users to configure console redirection detail settings ...

Page 45: ...l Chapter 3 BIOS Settings 3 3 8 CPU Configuration Hyper threading This item allows users to enable disable Hyper Threading Technology Active Processor Cores This item shows number of cores to enable in each processor package ...

Page 46: ...OS will set before OS handoff Intel Speed Shift Technology This item allows users to enable disable Intel Speed Shift Technology support Intel SpeedStep This item let users to allow more than two frequency ranges to be supported Turbo Mode This item allows users to enable disable Turbo Mode CPU C states This item allows users to enable or disable CPU C states CState Pre Wake When this item is disa...

Page 47: ...35 ARK 2250 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Settings 3 3 9 Intel TXT Information This page provides TXT status information ...

Page 48: ...tion Native PCIE Enable This item allows users to enable disable PCI Express Native Support This fea ture is only available in Vista Native ASPM When this item is enabled Vista will control the ASPM support for the device When it is disabled the BIOS will ...

Page 49: ...mines how SATA controller s operate Aggressive LPM Support This item enables PCH to aggressively enter link power state SATA Controller Speed This item indicates the maximum speed the SATA controller can support Port 1 Port 2 This item allows users to enable disable SATA Port SATA Device Type This item identifies the SATA port is connected to Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive ...

Page 50: ... 2250 User Manual 38 RAID0 This item allows users to enable disable RAID0 feature RAID1 This item allows users to enable disable RAID1 feature RAID10 This item allows users to enable disable RAID10 feature ...

Page 51: ...nlock in the OS is enabled LED Locate When it is enabled indicates that the LED SGPIO hardware is attached and ping to locate feature is enabled on the OS IRRT Only on eSATA When it is enabled then only IRRT volumes can span internal and eSATA drives Smart Response Technology This item allows users to enable disable Smart Response Technology OROM UI Normal Delay This item let users to select the d...

Page 52: ...n ROM INT19 Trap Response BIOS reaction on INT19 trapping by Option ROM Immediate execute the trap right away Postponed execute the trap during legacy boot Boot option filter This option controls Legacy UEFI ROM priority Network Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy PXE OpROM Storage Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM Video Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video O...

Page 53: ...p change should be claimed by XHCI driver USB Mass Storage Driver Support Enable Disable USB Mass Storage Device Support Port 60 64 Emulation Enable Disable Port 60 64 Emulation USB transfer time out Time out value for control bulk and interrupt transfers Device rest time out USB mass storage device start until command time out Device power up delay Maximum time the device will take before it prop...

Page 54: ...figuration Serial Port 1 Configuration Set parameters of serial port 1 Serial Port 2 Configuration Set parameters of serial port 2 Serial Port 3 Configuration Set parameters of serial port 3 Serial Port 4 Configuration Set parameters of serial port 4 ...

Page 55: ...RK 2250 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Settings Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port COM Change Settings Select the optimal settings for Super IO Device COM Mode Select communication type as RS 232 422 485 ...

Page 56: ...ARK 2250 User Manual 44 3 4 Chipset System Agent SA Configuration Details of System Agent Configuration PCH IO Configuration Details of PCH IO Configuration ...

Page 57: ...r 3 BIOS Settings 3 4 1 System Agent Configuration Above 4GB MMIO BIOS assignment This item allows users to enable disable above 4GB Memory MappedIO BIOS assignment This is disabled automatically when Aperture Size is set to 2048MB ...

Page 58: ...1 Graphic Configuration Graphics Turbo IMON Current Graphics turbo IMON current values supported 14 31 Boot Display Control Primary IGFX Boot Display This item let users to select the Video Device which will be activated during POST ...

Page 59: ...UD This item let users to set Maximum Value of TOLUD Dynamic assignment would adjust TOLUD automatically based on largest MMIO length of installed graphic controller SA GV This item is System Agent Geyserville Fixed Low High SA GV disabled MRC only runs tasks from Low or High point SA GV Low Freq Set frequency for low point Default 1067 for LPDDR3 DDR3 1333 for DDR4 Energy Performance Gain This it...

Page 60: ...ARK 2250 User Manual 48 3 4 1 3 GT Power Management Control RC6 Render Standby This item checks to enable render standby support ...

Page 61: ... enable disable LAN option ROM Wake on LAN This item allows users to enable disable integrated LAN to wake the system Onboard LAN2 Controller This item allows users to enable disable onboard LAN2 Controller PCIE Wake This item allows users to enable disable PCIE to wake the system from S5 High Precision Timer This item allows users to enable disable the High Precision Event Timer State After G3 Th...

Page 62: ...ress Configuration PCI Express Clock Gating This item allows users to enable disable PCI Express Clock Gating DMI Link ASPM Control This item allows users to enable disable DMI Link ASPM Control PCI Express Root Port 1 PCI Express Root Port ...

Page 63: ... on USB host controller and root ports for faster enumeration XHCI Disable Compliance Mode This item provides options to disable Compliance Mode Default is FALSE to not disable Compliance Mode Set TRUE to disable Compliance Mode USB Port Disable Override This item allows users to enable disable the corresponding USB port from reporting a Device Connection to the controller ...

Page 64: ...2250 User Manual 52 3 4 2 3 BIOS Security Configuration RTC Lock This item allows users to enable disable RTC Lock BIOS Lock This item allows users to enable disable the PCH BIOS Lock Enable BLE bit feature ...

Page 65: ...53 ARK 2250 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Settings 3 4 2 4 HD Audio Configuration HD Audio This item allows users to enable disable HD Audio 3 4 2 5 SB Porting Configuration ...

Page 66: ... ROM and UEFI driver 3 5 Security Setup Select Security Setup from the ARK 2250 Setup main BIOS setup menu All Security Setup options such as password protection is described in this section To access the sub menu for the following items select the item and press Enter Change Administrator User Password Select this option and press ENTER to access the sub menu and then type in the password ...

Page 67: ...0 indicates that the default boot selection is to be initiated immediately on boot A value of 65535 0xFFFF indicates that firm ware will wait for user input before booting This means the default boot selec tion is not automatically started by the firmware Bootup NumLock State Select the keyboard NumLock state Quiet Boot Enables or disables Quiet Boot option Boot Option 1 Sets the system boot order...

Page 68: ...to rest system setup without saving any changes Save Changes This item allows you to save changes done so far to any of the options Discard Changes This item allows you to discard changes done so far to any of the options Restore Defaults This item allows you to restore load default values for all the options Save as User Defaults This item allows you to save the changes done so far as user defaul...

Page 69: ...Appendix A A Watchdog Timer Sample Code ...

Page 70: ...ov dx EC_Command_Port mov al 89h Write EC HW ram out dx al mov dx EC_Command_Port mov al 5Fh Watchdog reset delay time low byte 5Eh is high byte index out dx al mov dx EC_Data_Port mov al 30h Set 3 seconds delay time out dx al mov dx EC_Command_Port mov al 89h Write EC HW ram out dx al mov dx EC_Command_Port mov al 57h Watch dog event flag out dx al mov dx EC_Data_Port mov al 04h Reset event out d...

Page 71: ...59 ARK 2250 User Manual Appendix A Watchdog Timer Sample Code ...

Page 72: ...tions are subject to change without notice No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic photocopying recording or otherwise without prior written permis sion from the publisher All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Advantech Co Ltd 2021 ...

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