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GEMINI 1U ICE - user manual 

 

 

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Important user information 

In order to lower the risk of personal injury, electric shock, fire or equipment damage, users must 
observe the following precautions as well as good technical judgment, whenever this product is 
installed or used. 

All reasonable efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of this document; however, Eurotech 
assumes no liability resulting from any error/omission in this document, or from the use of the 
information contained herein. 

Eurotech reserves the right to revise this document and to change its contents at any time without 
obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes. 

Safety notices and warnings 

The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation, service, and 
repair of this equipment. Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere 
in this manual violates safety standards of design, manufacture, and intended use of the equipment. 
Eurotech assumes no liability for the customer’s failure to comply with these requirements. 

The safety precautions listed below represent warnings of certain dangers of which Eurotech is aware 
of. You, as the user of the product, should follow these warnings and all other safety precautions 
necessary for the safe operation of the equipment in your operating environment. 

Installation in cupboards and safes 

In the event that the product is placed within a cupboard or safe, together with other heat generating 
equipment, ensure proper ventilation. 

Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere 

Do not operate the equipment in the presence of flammable gases or fumes. Operation of any 
electrical equipment in such an environment constitutes a definite safety hazard. 

Alerts that can be found throughout this manual 

The following alerts are used within this manual and indicate potentially dangerous situations: 

 

Danger, electrical shock hazard: 

Information regarding potential electrical shock hazards: 

 

Personal injury or death could occur. Also damage to the system, connected peripheral devices, or 
software could occur if the warnings are not carefully followed.  

 

Appropriate safety precautions should always be used, these should meet the requirements set out 
for the environment that the equipment will be deployed in. 

 

 

Warning: 

Information regarding potential hazards: 

 

Personal injury or death could occur. Also damage to the system, connected peripheral devices, or 
software could occur if the warnings are not carefully followed.  

 

Appropriate safety precautions should always be used, these should meet the requirements set out 
for the environment that the equipment will be deployed in. 

 

 

Information and/or Notes: 

These will highlight important features or instructions that should be observed. 

Содержание GEMINI 1U ICE

Страница 1: ...Issue D March 2010 ETH_GEMINI_1U_ICE_USM DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR A BETTER WORLD www eurotech com USER MANUAL GEMINI 1U ICE 19 1U Rack Mount Industrial Compact Enclosure ...

Страница 2: ...marked appearing in this document are the property of their respective owners REVISION HISTORY Issue no PCB Date Comments A November 2007 First full release of manual B May 2008 Minor updates C August 2009 Minor updates and new branding D March 2010 Minor updates and layout changes 2010 Eurotech Ltd All rights reserved See Eurotech Worldwide Presence on the back cover for full contact details ...

Страница 3: ...ntroduction 7 GEMINI ICE specification 8 GEMINI 1U ICE at a glance 9 Features of the GEMINI ICE 11 Fan control 12 Connectors 13 Internal configuration 20 PCI card module 21 User status display and navigation buttons 23 Front panel interface module 25 Front panel breakout module 27 Drive bay module 28 Solid State Drive module 29 Dimension details 30 Weight details 30 Appendix A EMC conformity 31 Eu...

Страница 4: ...s necessary for the safe operation of the equipment in your operating environment Installation in cupboards and safes In the event that the product is placed within a cupboard or safe together with other heat generating equipment ensure proper ventilation Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere Do not operate the equipment in the presence of flammable gases or fumes Operation of any electrical e...

Страница 5: ...ion Eurotech shall not be liable for use of its products with equipment i e power supplies personal computers etc that are not CE marked WEEE The information below is issued in compliance with the regulations as set out in the 2002 96 EC directive subsequently superseded by 2003 108 EC It refers electrical and electronic equipment and the waste management of such products When disposing of a devic...

Страница 6: ...t number which in turn contains information on the version and issue of this product the label also contains a serial number which is unique to each individual GEMINI 1U ICE The labels will also display product conformity marking Internal battery The GEMINI SBC is fitted with a 3V Lithium battery that is used to maintain the GEMINI s real time clock and static RAM while the main supply is removed ...

Страница 7: ...Hz for a wide operating temperature up to powerful server grade systems fitted with the Core 2 Duo T7400 2 16GHz CPU This ruggedised system has a full compliment of PC features including quad Ethernet with Gigabit capability USB ports serial ports multiple video outputs and a number of additional features for creating secure systems The system can also be fitted with 2 PCI add on cards The front p...

Страница 8: ... on the sixth USB port not accessible on the front panel in this case Option for up to two internal high shock resistant 2 5 SATA hard disk drives Operating temperature 5 C to 55 C 41 F to 131 F Approximate weight 6 0kg 13 20lbs EMC conformity CE FCC compliant see page 31 Safety compliance UL cUL CB power supply Configurations available include PSU options AC version Auto ranging 90 265VAC 47 63Hz...

Страница 9: ...C and DC versions USB2 0 x4 Ventilation holes User LEDs LCD display On Off HDD access DVD CDRW User defined label insert Navigation Input Reset Rear panel views AC version COM2 RS232 422 485 COM3 RS232 Audio COM1 RS232 Ethernet DVI SVIDEO CVBS Mains USB 2 0 x 2 VGA ...

Страница 10: ...GEMINI 1U ICE user manual 10 ETH_GEMINI_1U_ICE_USM Rear panel views DC version COM2 RS232 422 485 COM3 RS232 DVI SVIDEO COM1 RS232 Ethernet CVBS Audio 8 24VDC input USB 2 0 x 2 VGA ...

Страница 11: ...defined identification label and status LED s LCD character display 2 rows x 24 characters with blue backlight User navigation and input switches Rear panel Two PCI card breakout positions Three serial ports 2x RS232 and 1x RS232 422 485 Four 10 100 1000 Ethernet ports Gigabit Ethernet Three stereo audio jacks supporting 5 1 outputs Two USB 2 0 ports One VGA connector One DVI port One SVideo outpu...

Страница 12: ... warm air out of the box It might be required to turn it on when one or two high power PCI cards dissipating some additional heat are fitted This extra fan is controlled by the FPI board and its command is automated so the system decides whether the fan needs to speed up or slow down Control of the system fan is implemented using drivers supplied by Eurotech These functions are fully programmable ...

Страница 13: ...2 422 485 Page 15 COM3 Serial port 3 RS232 Page 15 ETH1 2 3 4 Ethernet ports 10 100 1000Mb s Page 15 LINE_IN Audio line in Page 16 MIC Micro in Page 16 LINE_OUT Audio line out Page 17 USB1 2 USB ports 1 and 2 Page 17 VGA VGA monitor Page 17 DVI DVI monitor Page 18 SVIDEO Super video out Page 18 VIDEO Composite video out Page 18 DC DC input source Page 19 The connectors are illustrated in the follo...

Страница 14: ...n MIC USB1 COM2 COM3 LINE_IN LINE_OUT DVI SVIDEO CVBS COM1 ETH1 ETH2 ETH3 ETH4 USB2 VGA DC version USB1 MIC COM2 COM3 DVI SVIDEO CVBS LINE_IN LINE_OUT COM1 ETH1 ETH2 ETH3 ETH4 USB2 VGA Further details about these connectors are provided in the following sections ...

Страница 15: ... 422RX 4 DTR 422RX 5 Ground 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI ETH1 2 3 4 LAN RJ 45 10 100 1000Mb s Pin Signal name 10 100 Signal name 10 100 1000 1 TX MD0 2 TX MD0 3 RX MD1 4 No Connect MD2 5 No Connect MD2 6 RX MD1 7 No Connect MD3 8 No Connect MD3 For a Gigabit Ethernet connection the network cable should be a CAT5 or above and include all four pairs 9 6 5 1 ...

Страница 16: ...strated in the following diagram The pin settings for each connector are described in the following sections LINE_IN 3 5mm stereo jack PC99 colour light blue Pin Signal name 2 0 mode Signal name 5 1 mode Tip Line in left Rear surround left Ring Line in right Rear surround right Sleeve Ground Ground MIC 3 5mm stereo jack PC99 colour pink Pin Signal name 2 0 mode Signal name 5 1 mode Tip Microphone ...

Страница 17: ... name 1 VBUS 2 Data 3 Data 4 Ground VGA VGA connector DB15 Female PC99 colour Blue Pin Signal name Pin Signal name 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 No Connect 5 Ground 6 Ground 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 5V Fused 10 Ground 11 No Connect 12 DDCSDA 13 Hsync 14 Vsync 15 DDCSCL 5 1 15 11 10 6 ...

Страница 18: ... 17 TMDS D0 6 DDC Clock 18 TMDS D0 7 DDC Data 19 TMDS D0 Shield 8 Vertical Synchro 20 No Connect 9 TMDS D1 21 No Connect 10 TMDS D1 22 TMDS Clock Shield 11 TMDS D1 Shield 23 TMDS Clock 12 No Connect 24 TMDS Clock C1 Analogue Red C2 Analogue Green C3 Analogue Blue C4 Horizontal Synchro C5 Analogue Ground The analogue video signals are shared with the VGA connector so you cannot connect an analogue ...

Страница 19: ... input is 8 to 24VDC The power rating of the DC input source must be chosen in accordance to the maximum power consumption of the GEMINI 1U ICE Worst case 100 Watts figure taken with T7400 processor stressed to the absolute maximum power and with two additional PCI cards in operation The DC input does not have any polarisation protection 1 The CHASSIS pin can be either left unconnected or connecte...

Страница 20: ...e accessed by suitably qualified personnel using anti static equipment The power supply must be switched off and the AC or DC input cable unplugged The following diagram illustrates the construction of the GEMINI ICE PSU GEMINI SBC PCI card x2 module Breakout board Drive bay module LCD and front panel interface board The following sections describe features of the highlighted areas above ...

Страница 21: ...PCI card The components described in the procedures that follow are illustrated in the following diagram Retaining screw position PCI riser PCI card positions PCI card retaining screw Locating slots for lugs in base PCI card support bracket PCI card guides PCI card module Slot for card length adjustment ...

Страница 22: ...e flexible riser connection from the GEMINI SBC Take care to pull out the PCI card edge rather than the flexible cable 4 Unscrew the PCI module from the dual fan bracket and slide it back to clear the lugs on the base and lift out To fit a PCI card 1 Remove the blanking plate 2 Plug the card into the riser 3 Tighten the retaining screw To install the PCI module back into the enclosure reverse the ...

Страница 23: ...l Interface enables connection to the front navigation input switches and the three user defined LEDs The LCD and Front Panel Interface are shown in the following photograph LED ident strip The Front Panel Interface is stacked on the back of the LCD and has the tail from the front membrane plugged into a ZIF socket The following images illustrate how to insert the LED ident strip ...

Страница 24: ...en slot Control of the character display LEDs and navigation keys is implemented using drivers supplied by Eurotech These functions are fully programmable and are available as user defined controls for OEM customers Drivers are available for Windows XP and Linux Contact Eurotech Technical Support for further information see page Eurotech Worldwide Presence ...

Страница 25: ...hree additional GPIO s on 4 way dubox header Three fan connectors Link for system fan voltage selection Operation The FPI board is interfaced to the fourth serial port of the GEMINI mother board COM4 with a ribbon cable It is controlled using a custom protocol allowing the GEMINI to talk to the FPI It can drive up to three additional fans These fans are connected in parallel so are driven in commo...

Страница 26: ...on lock pin header Pin Signal 1 VFAN 2 VFAN 5 12V 3 Tachometer GPIOs 4 way 2 54mm 0 1 Dubox header Pin Description 1 GPIO1 2 GPIO2 3 GPIO3 4 Ground Serial 10 way 2 54mm 0 1 x 2 54mm 0 1 dual row pin boxed header Pin Description Pin Description 1 NC 2 TXD 3 RXD 4 NC 5 GND 6 NC 7 NC 8 NC 9 NC 10 NC ...

Страница 27: ...al blue LED Reset switch HDD activity indicator LED USB 2 0 ports x4 Speaker and remote on off connectors available on 2 way dubox headers USB6 bottom right socket cannot be used when using a USB Solid State Drive In this configuration the socket is actually blanked by the front panel membrane Pin settings USB 2 0 ports 3 to 6 Pin Signal 1 VBUS 2 Data 3 Data 4 Ground These pin settings are as view...

Страница 28: ... DVD adapter PCB It is shown in the following photographs To remove the drive bay module follow these steps 1 Unplug the IDE flat cable and the SATA one from the GEMINI SBC and all power cables from the drives 2 Undo the four countersunk screws through the base that retain the drive bay module in the enclosure 3 Withdraw the whole assembly from the unit To install the module reverse the above proc...

Страница 29: ...en out on the front panel of the GEMINI 1U ICE is not available and blanked by the membrane itself Carrier board and module fitted Carrier board and module fitted in the GEMINI ICE To remove the USB solid state drive module undo the single fixing screw on the top of the module and detach the module from the carrier board by pulling it up To install the module reverse the above procedure ...

Страница 30: ...k Mounting dimensions and will fit into a standard rack cabinet The rack mount brackets can be adjusted in order to recess front panel features i e to ensure connectors clear cabinet doors etc Weight details The weight of the unit depends on the configuration used and the optional items chosen when ordering the unit nominal weight is approximately 6 0kg 13 20lbs ...

Страница 31: ...Immunity EN61000 4 4 2004 Surges EN61000 4 5 1995 A1 Conducted Immunity EN61000 4 6 1996 A1 AC Voltage Dips EN61000 4 11 1994 A1 FCC Verification Part 15 Class A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipmen...

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