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MC-3201 Series Hardware User Manual 

Version 1.0, July 2022 

www.moxa.com/products 

 

© 2022 Moxa Inc. All rights reserved. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for MC-3201 Series

Page 1: ...MC 3201 Series Hardware User Manual Version 1 0 July 2022 www moxa com products 2022 Moxa Inc All rights reserved ...

Page 2: ...s without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to its particular purpose Moxa reserves the right to make improvements and or changes to this manual or to the products and or the programs described in this manual at any time Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable However Moxa assumes no responsibility for its use or for any ...

Page 3: ...NMEA Port 16 Inserting the USIM Card 16 Installing Storage Disk 17 RTC Battery Replacement 19 4 BIOS Setup 20 Entering the BIOS Setup 20 Main Page 22 Advanced Settings 22 Boot Configuration 23 SATA Configuration 23 CPU Configuration 26 Video Configuration 27 Chipset Configuration 28 Console Redirection 29 SIO ITE8786E 30 Security Settings 32 Current TPM Device 32 TPM State 32 Clear TPM 32 Set Supe...

Page 4: ...Enabling AMT 39 Using AMT 42 Administering Secure Boot 43 Enabling UEFI Secure Boot 44 Enroll EFI Image 44 Enroll Customer Key 45 Upgrading the BIOS 47 A Regulatory Approval Statement 51 ...

Page 5: ...tions These certifications are issued to products to indicate their suitability for marine applications Package Checklist MC 3201 Series embedded computer Terminal block to power jack converter Power jack to terminal block cable Wall mounting kit Quick installation guide printed Warranty card NOTE Please notify your sales representative if any of the above items are missing or damaged Product Feat...

Page 6: ...MC 3201 Series Hardware User Manual 6 Hardware Block Diagram ...

Page 7: ...cations LED indicators help you monitor the performance and identify trouble spots Multiple serial ports allow you to connect different devices The wireless and LTG modules provide wireless operations and the reliable and stable hardware platform lets you devote your attention to developing your applications Appearance MC 3201 TGL1 S S Front Panel ...

Page 8: ...MC 3201 Series Hardware User Manual 8 MC 3201 TGL1 S S Rear Panel MC 3201 TGL7 M S Front Panel ...

Page 9: ...MC 3201 Series Hardware User Manual 9 MC 3201 TGL7 M S Rear Panel ...

Page 10: ...MC 3201 Series Hardware User Manual 10 Dimensions ...

Page 11: ...f No data transmission LAN 1 2 3 4 on the connectors Green Steady On 100 Mbps Ethernet link Blinking Data is being transmitted Yellow Steady On 1000 Mbps Ethernet link Blinking Data is being transmitted Off 10 Mbps Ethernet link or LAN is not connected Tx 1 2 serial ports Green Blinking Data is being transmitted Off No connection Rx 1 2 serial ports Yellow Blinking Data is being transmitted Off No...

Page 12: ...n be installed on a wall by using the wall mounting kit To install the MC 3201 on a wall do the following Step 1 Use four screws for each bracket and attach the brackets to the back of the MC 3201 The screws are included in the wall mounting kit If you want to buy the screws separately use the following specifications Screw M FMS M4x6mm Ni 90D Nylok Step 2 Use two screws per bracket to attach the ...

Page 13: ...lar at the crossing point NOTE Do not run signal and communication wiring together with power wiring in the same wire conduit To avoid interference wires with different signal characteristics should be routed separately Use the type of signal transmitted through a wire to determine which wires should be kept separate The rule of thumb is that wiring that shares similar electrical characteristics c...

Page 14: ...TION The equipment MC 3201 TGL7 M S is intended to be supplied by the external power source UL listed IEC 60950 1 IEC 62368 1 whose output complies with ES1 SELV output rating 24 VDC 2 7 A min and a minimum ambient temperature of 55 C ATTENTION The equipment MC 3201 TGL1 S S is intended to be supplied by the external power source UL listed IEC 60950 1 IEC 62368 1 whose output complies with ES1 SEL...

Page 15: ...connect your serial device to the computer s serial port The serial ports P1 to P2 have male DB9 connectors and can be configured for RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 communication For information on serial port configuration refer to the MC 3201 software manual The pin assignments of the serial ports are shown in the following table DB9 Male Port RS 232 422 485 Pinouts Pin RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 4 wire RS 4...

Page 16: ... soldered on to the PWB DINKLE ENTERPRISE CO LTD type 5EHDRM rated 300 V 15 A 105 C Mating with plug type 5ESDVM rated 300 V 15 A 105 C The plug half connection is secured by screws suitable for 12 to 28 AWG wire size secured on plug by screws with a torque value of 0 51 N m 4 5 lb in Connecting to a NMEA Port The MC 3201 TGL7 Series also comes with four NMEA ports located on the rear panel These ...

Page 17: ...h as a hard disk drive or solid state drive NOTE The installation of the storage disk shall be operated by a skilled person To install a storage disk do the following Step 1 Unfasten two screws and remove the storage cover on the front panel of the MC 3201 Step 2 Slide the latch on the disk tray to the left and pull out the tray from the slot ...

Page 18: ...ert the tray into the plastic rails on both sides of the slot Step 6 The latch on the tray to the right to secure the tray in the slot Step 7 Put back the cover on the storage slot and fasten the two screws to secure the cover in place Restricted Access Location This equipment is intended to be used in Restrict Access Location like control room The access can only be gained by SERVICE PERSONS or b...

Page 19: ...eal time clock is powered by a lithium battery We strongly recommend that you do not replace the lithium battery without help from a qualified Moxa support engineer If you need to change the battery contact the Moxa RMA service team ATTENTION There is a risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type of battery NOTE The MC 3201 computer can be customized to support an easy RTC ba...

Page 20: ...data stored in the CMOS RAM is retained when the system is rebooted or the power is disconnected Entering the BIOS Setup To enter the BIOS setup utility press the F2 key while the system is booting up The main BIOS Setup screen will appear You can configure the following settings on this screen Continue Continue to boot up Boot Manager Select the device for boot up Device Management Enter the devi...

Page 21: ...to these descriptions to learn how to use them F1 F5 F6 F9 F10 General Help Change Values Setup Defaults Save and Exit ESC EN TER Select Item Select Menu Exit Select or go to Submenu The BIOS configuration screen will be shown when you enter the Setup Utility option NOTE The Processor Type information may vary depending on the model that you have purchased ...

Page 22: ...ware User Manual 22 Main Page The Main page displays basic hardware information such as model name BIOS version and CPU type Advanced Settings Select the Advanced tab in the main menu to open the advanced features screen ...

Page 23: ...User Manual 23 Boot Configuration The Numlock option allows configuration of the Numlock value Options On default Off SATA Configuration These items allow you to select the SATA speed limit and enable or disable the RAID mode ...

Page 24: ...Disabled default Enabled RAID You must set the Map SATA Root Port under VDM to Enabled to enable redundant array of inexpensive disks technology The device has two SATA interfaces which only support RAID level 0 and RAID level 1 When using the continuous update policy changes made to the data on the master drive while the system is not docked are automatically copied to the recovery drive when the...

Page 25: ...ge Technology This section allows users to configure Intel Rapid Storage Technology After enabling Map SATA Root Port under VMD saving changes and rebooting the system you can select the Device Manager to configure the Intel Rapid Storage Technology settings ...

Page 26: ...MC 3201 Series Hardware User Manual 26 CPU Configuration ...

Page 27: ...re allocated memory capacity for the IGD Pre allocated graphics memory is invisible to the operating system Options 32M default 96M 128M 160M DVMT The amount of video memory your computer has is dependent on the amount of pre allocated memory set for your system plus the Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT DVMT dynamically allocates system memory for use as video memory creating the most efficien...

Page 28: ... configure the chipset settings Power ON after Power Failure This item allows you to enable disable the computer from automatically powering up after system power is re enabled Options ON default OFF Last State PCH FW Configuration This item allows you to configure the PCH FW settings ...

Page 29: ...rdware User Manual 29 Console Redirection When the Console Redirection Function is enabled the console information will be output to both the display monitor and through the serial port Options Disabled default Enabled ...

Page 30: ...MC 3201 Series Hardware User Manual 30 SIO ITE8786E This section allows users to configure SIO settings ...

Page 31: ...on Enable Enables the Serial Port A connection default Serial Port B This function allows users to configure the resources for the serial port B Disable Disables the serial port B connection Enable Enables the Serial Port B connection default Hardware Monitor This item allows you to view stats such as CPU and system temperature voltage levels and other chipset information ...

Page 32: ...ty related settings with a supervisor password and user password Current TPM Device This item shows if the system has TMP device and its type TPM State This item allows you view the status of current TPM settings Clear TPM This item allows users to remove all TPM context associated with a specific owner ...

Page 33: ...pervisor Password option and enter the password and confirm the password again To delete the password select the Set Supervisor Password option and enter the old password leave the new password fields blank and then press enter After setting the supervisor password users can choose when the input password screen should be displayed ...

Page 34: ...e User Manual 34 Enable System will ask for the password on post time Disable System will ask for the password to go to the setup utility Config Only System will only ask for the password when you select the config F2 option ...

Page 35: ...tus S5 stands for Soft Off where the PSU remains engaged but power to all other parts of the system is cut Auto wake on S5 schedules a soft reboot at certain periodic times that may be specified in the BIOS Options Disabled default By Every Day user specifies a regular daily time when the computer will power up By Day of Month user specifies a regular day each month when the computer will power up...

Page 36: ...ibrary to open close connections to remote devices and send receive data between the remote devices Options Disabled default Enabled PXE Boot capability This item will be shown only when you have enabled the Network Stack PXE Booting is booting a system over a network This item allows users to start PXE over IPv4 or IPv6 Options Disabled default UEFI IPv4 UEFI IPv6 UEFI IPv4 IPv6 USB Boot Set boot...

Page 37: ...Timeout This item allows users to set the number of second that the firmware will wait before booting the original default boot selection EFI This item allows users to select the boot order Use F5 move down or F6 move up to change the value ...

Page 38: ...st configured Options Yes default No Save Change Without Exit This item allows you to save changes without exiting the BIOS environment Options Yes default No Exit Discarding Changes This item allows you to exit without saving any changes that might have been made to the BIOS Options Yes default No Load Optimal Defaults This item allows you to revert to the factory default BIOS values Options Yes ...

Page 39: ...by the load custom defaults selection Options Yes default No Discard Changes This item allows you to discard all settings you have just configured Options Yes default No Enabling AMT NOTE The AMT function is not supported in the models with Celeron and i3 CPU To enter the BIOS setup utility press the F2 key while the system is booting up The main BIOS Setup screen will appear Five options will be ...

Page 40: ...MC 3201 Series Hardware User Manual 40 2 Press Enter to start the login procedure 3 Type the default password admin ...

Page 41: ...pper case and lower case characters numbers and special symbols E g Admin 12 5 Select Intel AMT Configuration to enable remote access without a local user present for consent select User Consent and then select User Opt in and change the value to None 6 Set static IP or DHCP by request ...

Page 42: ...ility Using AMT You can use any AMT tool available to run the remote management function using a web browser 1 Type the IP address of your computer as configured in the AMT configuration settings with port 16992 The AMT logon screen will appear 2 Click Log On and type the username admin and password ...

Page 43: ...de default htm t url WordDocuments 2Faccessingintelamtviathewebuiinterface htm Administering Secure Boot Press F2 to go to the Administer Secure Boot Secure Boot helps a computer resist attacks and infection from malware The feature defines an interface between the operating system and BIOS It detects tampering with boot loaders key operation system files and unauthorized option ROMs by validating...

Page 44: ...re Boot Set as enabled in Restore Secure Boot to Factory Settings under Administer Secure Boot menu Press F10 as save and exist Moxa has put Microsoft key in BIOS in default if users cannot boot up by Non Windows OS use the following example Enroll EFI Image ...

Page 45: ...ce again and see Select a UEFI file as trusted for execution put loader into the database named and followed by the UEFI standard EFI BOOT BOOT machine type short name E g efi boot BootX64 efi Debian EFI debian grubx64 efi Suse EFI opensuse grubx64 efi Enroll Customer Key ...

Page 46: ...MC 3201 Series Hardware User Manual 46 Enter DB OPTION and enroll your key Please make sure your key is CRT format and uses RSA 2048 or better ...

Page 47: ...upport staff for assistance to obtain all the necessary tools and the most current advice before attempting to upgrade the BIOS on any Moxa device Step 1 Create a Bootable USB Disk Before upgrading the BIOS you must create a bootable USB drive as a system boot device for use in the future 1 Insert a USB disk in the computer s USB drive 2 Search for format and select Create and format hard disk par...

Page 48: ...ce The BIOS upgrade file includes an efi folder and an xxxx efi file Copy the efi folder and xxxx efi file to the bootable USB disk Step 3 Run the Upgrade Program on Your Computer 1 Reboot the computer with the boot disk and press F2 to go to the Boot Manager If the BIOS cannot recognize the USB drive as the boot up device the USB drive might not have a partition table Use the Windows command line...

Page 49: ...ry where the upgrade file is located and type xxxxxx efi the file name is based on the upgrade file from Moxa 4 Wait until the upgrade procedure is completed ATTENTION Do NOT switch off the power supply during the BIOS upgrade since doing so may cause the system to crash When the upgrade is finished the computer will automatically reboot ...

Page 50: ... on the Main page to confirm the upgrade If the system has more than one boot device you will see more than one fsx x represents the number 5 Go to each fsx x stands for the number and type ls to view the content of the boot device If you find an upgrade file run it ...

Page 51: ... protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case ...

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