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Chapter 1 Introduction
Power Button with LED (Green)
Press to power on or power off the system.
Reset Button
Press to reset the system.
HDD LED (Red)
Indicates the status of disk drives.
Status LED (Orange)
Indicates system status as below.
Remote Power-on/Power-off Switch Connector
Connects distant power on/off switch.
USB 3.0 Ports
Connect to USB 3.0 as well as devices based on previous USB versions.
COM Ports
All COM ports can be selected among RS232, RS422 and RS485.
COM1 and COM2 can be selected between RS232 and RS232 with power via jumper settings.
DIO Connector
The DIO connector provides 16-bit digital input/output.
DVI-I (DVI-D signal) / HDMI / VGA Connector
Connects the DVI-I / HDMI / VGA connector of an LCD monitor.
Line-out and Microphone Ports
Connect audio devices such as microphones and speakers.
Gigabit LAN Ports (1~6)
Connect the system to a local area network.
LAN 3~6 can be Power over Ethernet (PoE) that is capable of
delivering 15.4W of power to
connected devices.
DC-in
DC 9~36V power input via a terminal block connector.
PCIe Expansion Slot
Provides PCIe or PCI expansion connectivity via a riser card.
Getting to Know the EC510/EC511-SD
Chapter 1
HDD LED
HDD State
Disk access
activity
Disk drives present or not present
LED Behavior
Blink
Off
Front I/O Ports
Front View
Status LED
Suspend Mode
S0
Sleep
S4, S5
LED Behavior
Always ON
Blinking
Off
Rear View
Notes:
1. Please gently press the power button to avoid possible damages.
2. The HDMI is a DP/HDMI combo port but can only transmit HDMI signals (unless wired as a DP
port by request). Please plug in an HDMI cable with the right orientation and alignment to avoid
damage to the connector. You should feel resistance (due to a pin on the right) if the cable is not
inserted correctly.
Align this edge with the
left side of the connector
Angled-corner
(up)
Angled-corner
Aligning side
(left)
pin
COM2
DC-in
DVI-I
(DVI-D signal)
HDMI
(2)
USB 3.0
LAN1 LAN2
VGA
Remote power on/off
Digital IO
Expansion slot
COM1
Status LED (Orange)
HDD LED (Red)
Power Button
(1)
with LED (Green)
PoE 1~4
or
LAN 3~6
COM3
Mic-in, Line-out
Reset
