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tBOX324-894-FL-GND Series   

 

Embedded System 

 
User’s Manual

 

Summary of Contents for tBOX324-894-FL-GND Series

Page 1: ...tBOX324 894 FL GND Series Embedded System User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...usefulness of any information in this document Axiomtek does not make any commitment to update the information in this manual Axiomtek reserves the right to change or revise this document and or product at any time without notice No part of this document may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwi...

Page 3: ...could ruin sensitive components Make sure the tBOX324 894 FL GND is properly grounded 5 Make sure the voltage of the power source is correct before connecting the equipment to the power outlet 6 Turn OFF the system power before cleaning Clean the system using a cloth only Do not spray any liquid cleaner directly onto the screen 7 Do not leave this equipment in an uncontrolled environment where the...

Page 4: ...nent for the computer please read and understand the details below fully When you need to clean the device please rub it with a piece of dry cloth 1 Be cautious of the tiny removable components when you use a vacuum cleaner to absorb the dirt on the floor 2 Turn the system off before you start to clean up the component or computer 3 Never drop the components inside the computer or get circuit boar...

Page 5: ... alcohol You may moisten a piece of cloth a bit with some water or rubbing alcohol and rub it on the computer Unknown solvents may be harmful to the plastics parts Vacuum cleaner Absorb the dust dirt hair cigarette particles and other particles out of a computer can be one of the best methods of cleaning a computer Over time these items can restrict the airflow in a computer and cause the circuitr...

Page 6: ...ributor for recycling and we will make the proper arrangement Trademarks Acknowledgments Axiomtek is a trademark of Axiomtek Co Ltd Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc IBM PC AT PS 2 VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Intel and Atom are trademarks of Intel Corporation Winbond is a trademark of Winbo...

Page 7: ...ectors 13 3 1 1 DVI VGA CANBUS Connector 13 3 1 2 Serial Port Connector 15 3 1 3 USB3 0 Stack Ports 15 3 1 4 LED Indicators 16 3 1 5 DC Power Input connector 16 3 1 6 LAN Connector LAN1 LAN4 18 3 1 7 Digital I O Connector 19 3 1 8 SIM Card Connector 19 3 1 9 PCI Express Mini Card Connector 20 3 1 10 CFast Socket 21 3 1 11 Antenna opening 21 3 1 12 HDD tray locker 22 3 1 13 Remote switch Connector ...

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Page 9: ...essor onboard Support SO DIMM DDR4 2133 up to 32GB CE DNV2 4 EN50155 E Mark ISO7637 2 certificate Fanless with operating temperature range of 40 C 70 C with W T SSD 0 C 55 C with HDD Isolated RS 232 422 485 and DIO Supports USB 3 0 and SATA3 2x removable lockable 2 5 SATA drive bays and 1x CFast 3x internal mini PCIe slots and 1x SIM socket Lockable I O ports LAN connectors Comply to fire protecti...

Page 10: ... Mic IN Line OUT 4x isolated Gbe LAN M12 or RJ45 connectors for 10 100 1000Base T 4x USB 3 0 connectors front side 1x 12 pin isolated 4 in 4 out DIO connector 1x 24VDC power input connector M12 5P or Terminal Block 3P 2x DB9 type COM1 2 for isolated RS232 422 485 COM2 option CAN BUS 1 2 3 System Specification Watchdog Timer Reset supported 255 levels 0 255 sec Power Supply 12 24 VDC in power suppl...

Page 11: ... package 6 5kg 14 33lb with package Dimensions 288 5mm 11 36 W x 211 3mm 8 32 D x 85 75mm 3 38 H NOTE All specifications and images are subject to change without notice 1 2 4 Driver CD Content Chipset Driver Graphic Driver Audio Driver Ethernet Driver ME Driver RST Driver Utilites ...

Page 12: ...324 894 FL GND Series User s Manual Introduction 4 1 3 Dimensions The following diagrams show you dimensions and outlines of the tBOX324 894 FL GND 24VDC in marine application 110VDC in railway application ...

Page 13: ...tBOX324 894 FL GND Series User s Manual Introduction 5 12 24VDC in vehicle application ...

Page 14: ...24 894 FL GND Series User s Manual Introduction 6 1 4 I O Outlets The following figures show you I O outlets on front view of the tBOX324 894 FL GND Front View Front View Drawing Rear View Rear View Drawing ...

Page 15: ...th Driver Screws Pack x 1 Foot Pad x 4 Wallmount Bracket x 1 SATA Drive Key x 2 DRAM Thermal Pad x 4 DC IN Connector power terminal block SATA Drive HDD or SSD optional Remote Switch cable x1 optional CFast optional Express Mini Card Module optional 3G 4G GPS module x 1 optional Wi Fi Bluetooth module x 1 optional M12 power cable x 1 optional If you can t find this package or any items are missing...

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Page 17: ...CIe card The chapter 2 will show you how to install the hardware 2 1 Swappable HDD SSD or CFast Card Step 1 Make sure system power is off and then loosen the screw at HDD tray as shown Step 2 Slide HDD into the cover as picture shown Insert screws into each side of the SATA drive through the corresponding holes Step 3 Install CFast and SATA drive to the slot Step 4 Secure CFast and SATA drive to c...

Page 18: ... Turn the system upside down and loosen the lateral cover screws as shown to remove the bottom cover One slot contains an internal SIM card slot which can support 2G 3G 4G modules For the Express Mini card Step 3 Slide SIM or Mini card into slot cautiously Step 4 Fasten the screws to complete the installation For the DDR Step 5 Loosen the side screws as shown ...

Page 19: ...t bezel and internal bracket as shown Step 7 Loosen below screws to remove cover and put on the thermal pad Step 8 Install the DDR cautiously and put on the thermal again Step 9 Secure DRAM cover and install the internal bracket front bezel Fasten the all screws to complete the installation ...

Page 20: ...tBOX324 894 FL GND Series User s Manual Hardware Installation 12 2 3 Installing Grounding Screw Fasten Grounding Screw for Installation order follow step 1 to step 6 ...

Page 21: ...irmly connected before your turn on the system 3 1 1 DVI VGA CANBUS Connector DVI I Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 TMDS Data 2 2 TMDS Data 2 3 GND 4 CRT_SPD_Clock 5 CRT_SPD_Data 6 DVI_SPD_Clock 7 DVI_SPD_Data 8 Analog Vsync 9 TMDS Data 1 10 TMDS Data 1 11 GND 12 N C 13 N C 14 5V 15 GND 16 Hot Plug Detect 17 TMDS Data 0 18 TMDS Data 0 19 GND 20 N C 21 N C 22 GND 23 TMDS Clock 24 TMDS Clock C1 Analog RED C...

Page 22: ... Signal 1 N C 2 CAN_L Low Level CAN Voltage I O 3 GND CAN side GND 4 N C 5 N C 6 GND CAN side GND 7 CAN_H High Level CAN Voltage I O 8 N C 9 N C The CAN connector function will not block data transmission on vehicle data bus systems which are used to transmit data required to ensure the correct functioning of other immunity related functions The vehicle is not possible to be stopped or interrupted...

Page 23: ...carrier detect TX Data 2 RXD Receive data TX Data 3 TXD Transmit data RX NC 4 DTR Data terminal ready RX NC 5 GND ground GND ground GND ground 6 DSR Data set ready NC NC 7 RTS Request to send NC NC 8 CTS Clear to send NC NC 9 RI Ring indicator NC NC 10 NC NC NC 3 1 3 USB3 0 Stack Ports Pin Signal USB Port 0 Pin Signal USB Port 1 1 USB_VCC 5V level standby power 10 USB_VCC 5V level standby power 2 ...

Page 24: ...N Linked Bright Green 100Mbps Green LED 1000Mbps Orange LED HDD Active Flash Orange Power on Bright Green M12 LAN Status LED Dark Link off Bright Link on Flash Active 3 1 5 DC Power Input connector There are three pins of the DC in connector as below table DC Power input optional Pin Marine Railway Vehicle 1 2 G 3 ACC ...

Page 25: ...tBOX324 894 FL GND Series User s Manual Connector 17 The DC power input connector is M12 A code Male 5Pin connector Pin Signal 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 System GND 4 System GND 5 Chassis GND 1 2 4 3 5 ...

Page 26: ...e Dtata or Bidirectional RX BI_DB 4 Not Connected or Bidirectional N C BI_DC 5 Not Connected or Bidirectional N C BI_DC 6 Receive Dtata or Bidirectional RX BI_DB 7 Not Connected or Bidirectional N C BI_DD 8 Not Connected or Bidirectional N C BI_DD B Speed LED OFF Green Orange A Activity Link LED Orange OFF No Link Blinking Data activity detected Ethernet optional Pin 10 100 Mbps 1000 Mbps M12 A Co...

Page 27: ...nal 1 COM 7 Ext Power 2 OUT0 8 IN 0 3 OUT1 9 IN 1 4 OUT2 10 IN 2 5 OUT3 11 IN 3 6 COM 12 GND NOTE Please refer to Appendix B for more information about Digital I O 3 1 8 SIM Card Connector The SIM Card slot is an ISO 7816 standard 6 pin connector for PCI Express Mini Card Pin Signal LOCK OPEN C1 C2 C3 C5 C6 C7 C1 SIM_PWR C2 SIM_RESET C3 SIM_CLK C5 GND C6 SIM_VPP C7 SIM_DATA ...

Page 28: ...n We provide a convient and low cost solution for you by this friendly design Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 WAKE 2 3 3VSB 3 No use 4 GND 5 No use 6 1 5V 7 CLKREQ 8 No use 9 GND 10 No use 11 REFCLK 12 No use 13 REFCLK 14 No use 15 GND 16 No use 17 No use 18 GND 19 No use 20 3 3VSB 21 GND 22 PERST 23 PE_RXN4 24 3 3VSB 25 PE_RXP4 26 GND 27 GND 28 1 5V 29 GND 30 SMB_CLK 31 PE_TXN4 32 SMB_DATA 33 PE_TXP4 34 ...

Page 29: ...tallation of the CFast card Please make sure the system power is off while you are installing uninstalling CFast card Pin Description Pin Description 1 GND 13 N C 2 SATA_TX 14 GND 3 SATA_TX 15 N C 4 GND 16 CFAST_LED 5 SATA_RX 17 N C 6 SATA_RX 18 N C 7 GND 19 N C 8 N C 20 3 3V Level 9 GND 21 3 3V Level 10 N C 22 GND 11 N C 23 GND 12 N C 24 N C 3 1 11 Antenna opening Profile opening is reserved for ...

Page 30: ...s ideal for a remote botton which can act as an ATX power on off botton Pin Signal Description 1 NC 2 Switch Signal Low Active Act as PC s ATX switch when external switch installed Pin 3 Active Internal pull up resister did not connect to any power source 3 Ext SW Sensor Low Active To detect external power swtich install or not Internal pull up resister did not connect to any power source 4 GND ...

Page 31: ...to set up basic system configuration through the AMI BIOS setup utility 4 1 Starting To enter the setup screens follow the steps as below 1 Turn on the computer and press the Del key immediately 2 After pressing the Delete key the main BIOS setup menu displays You can access to other setup screens from the main BIOS setup menu such as the Chipset and Power menus ...

Page 32: ...rrow keys allow you to select a setup screen or sub screen Plus Minus The Plus and Minus Arrow keys allow you to change the field value of a particular setup item Tab The Tab key allows you to select setup fields F1 The F1 key allows you to display the General Help screen F10 The F10 key allows you to save any changes you have made and exit Setup Press the F10 key to save your changes Esc The Esc ...

Page 33: ...Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the Arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the Tab key or the Arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format ...

Page 34: ...and other system devices You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus NCT6106D Super IO Configuration NCT6106D H W Monitor Device Configuration CPU Configuration SATA And RST Configuration PCH FW Configuration USB Configuration Utility Configuration For items marked with please press Enter for more options ...

Page 35: ... AMI BIOS Setup Utility 27 NCT6106D Super IO Configuration Set up options for the Super IO Configuration and change the value of the selected option Serial Port 0 3 configuration Serial port This option used to select RS 232 422 485 function ...

Page 36: ...tBOX324 894 FL GND Series User s Manual AMI BIOS Setup Utility 28 NCT6106D H W Monitor This screen shows the Hardware Health Configuration ...

Page 37: ...tBOX324 894 FL GND Series User s Manual AMI BIOS Setup Utility 29 Device Configuration Onboard DIO configuration status ...

Page 38: ...tBOX324 894 FL GND Series User s Manual AMI BIOS Setup Utility 30 CPU Configuration This screen shows the CPU Configuration ...

Page 39: ...TA configuration SATA Controller S Enable or disable the integrated SATA controllers Default Enabled SATA Mode Choose the SATA operation mode Here are the options for your selection Serial ATA Port 0 2 Control the onboard SATA port Here are the options for your selection enabled and disabled ...

Page 40: ...tBOX324 894 FL GND Series User s Manual AMI BIOS Setup Utility 32 PCH FW Configuration Configure Intel R Active Management Technology Parameters Display ME firmware version and ME firmware SKU ...

Page 41: ...ual AMI BIOS Setup Utility 33 USB Configuration This screen shows the USB Device This is for supporting USB device on legacy OS the system will automatically detect any USB device is connected with the computer and enable USB legacy mode ...

Page 42: ...tBOX324 894 FL GND Series User s Manual AMI BIOS Setup Utility 34 Utility Configuration User can use flash disk flash bios It must creat axiomtek folder in flash disk and it can recognize bios ...

Page 43: ...tBOX324 894 FL GND Series User s Manual AMI BIOS Setup Utility 35 4 5 Chipset Menu The Chipset menu allows users to change the advanced chipset settings ...

Page 44: ...tBOX324 894 FL GND Series User s Manual AMI BIOS Setup Utility 36 System Agent SA Configuration 1 Graphics Configuration This option allows users to change the integrated graphic device settings ...

Page 45: ... 894 FL GND Series User s Manual AMI BIOS Setup Utility 37 Primary IGFX Boot Display Select the video device which will be activated during POST 2 Memory Configuration This screen shows the memory information ...

Page 46: ...e the password has been set or show Not Installed User Password This item indicates whether a user password has been set It will show Installed while the password has been set or show Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to change the supervisor password Change User Password Select this option and press Enter to...

Page 47: ...n to go to the sub menus Setup Prompt Timeout Set the timeout for idle time of booting post while system power on Bootup NumLock State This option provides NumLock activation while system power on the default setting is on Launch PXE OpROM policy Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy PXE OpROM Boot Option Priorities This option provides you to specify the overall boot order from the available ...

Page 48: ... exit Discard Changes This option assist you to adndon all the values changes you set Load Optimal Defaults It automatically sets all Setup options to a complete set of default settings when you select this option The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications In particular do not use the Optimal Setup options if your computer i...

Page 49: ...og otherwise auto reset will be running when the value is counted to 0 How to Use the Watchdog Timer Following is example to enable configuration by using debug tool Enable WDT 1 Enable configuration O 2E 87 O 2E 87 2 Select Logic device O 2E 07 O 2F 08 3 WDT Device Enable O 2E 30 O 2F 01 5 Set timer unit O 2E F0 O 2F 00 00 Sec 08 Minute 4 Set base timer O 2E F1 O 2F 0A Set Reset Time Ex 0A 10 Sec...

Page 50: ... Watchdog Timer must be set bigger than the running time of program A Then after the running time of program A is finished either to disable or to reset watchdog timer When program A has problems to make system shut down the system can be rebooted by Watchdog timer when the value of watchdog timer is countdowned to 0 The below flowchart can be referred to edit program A ...

Page 51: ... open Input level for wet contacts Logic level 1 3VDC max Logic level 0 10VDC min to 30VDC max source to digital input Digital output output channels 4 sink type output current 200mA max per channel on state voltage 12 24VDC nominal max voltage on COM 30VDC Digital I O Software Programming I2C to GPIO PCA9554PW GPIO Group0 3 0 is Output Group0 7 4 is Intput I2C address 0b0100010x Registers Registe...

Page 52: ...T_POWER DIO_GND XIN4 Logic level 0 close to ground Logic level 1 open DRY contact SW1 SW1 SW2 SW4 Logic level 1 3VDC max Logic level 0 10VDC min to 30VDC max WET contact XIN2 XIN1 EXT_POWER DIO_GND XIN4 XIN3 SW3 Vdc Max 30V Loading Vdc Max 30V Loading Loading Loading I max 200mA Sink type XOUTCOM XOUT1 XOUT2 XOUT3 XOUT4 XOUTCOM ...

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