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User Manual

ARK-1380

Ultra Compact, Intel® ULV 
Celeron® M 1 GHz with PC Card 
Slot, 4 x USB, CRT & LVDS, 1 x 
LAN,  2 x COM, Fanless 
Embedded Computer

Summary of Contents for ARK-1380

Page 1: ...User Manual ARK 1380 Ultra Compact Intel ULV Celeron M 1 GHz with PC Card Slot 4 x USB CRT LVDS 1 x LAN 2 x COM Fanless Embedded Computer ...

Page 2: ...on Advantech assumes no liability under the terms of this warranty as a consequence of such events Because of Advantech s high quality control standards and rigorous testing most of our customers never need to use our repair service If an Advantech product is defec tive it will be repaired or replaced at no charge during the warranty period For out of warranty repairs you will be billed according ...

Page 3: ...port where you can find the latest information about the product 2 Contact your distributor sales representative or Advantech s customer service center for technical support if you need additional assistance Please have the following information ready before you call Product name and serial number Description of your peripheral attachments Description of your software operating system version appl...

Page 4: ...Hz 2 x Serial ports PCMCAI 1 x LAN 4 x USB 2 0 2 x COM 1 x VGA 1 x LVDS Ultra Compact Fanless Embedded Computer ARK 1380 2M0A1E ARK 1380 1M0A1E with 512 MB DDR SDRAM 1GB Compact Flash Disk pre installed Windows XP Embedded FP2007 OS Image and License 1757000222 AC to DC Adapter DC19 V 3 42 A 65 W with Phoenix Power Plug 0 40 C for Home and Office Use 1700060202 PS2 Keyboard Mouse Cable 1960008516 ...

Page 5: ...r 13 Table 2 1 COM Standard Serial Port Pin Assignments 13 2 4 2 USB Connectors 14 Figure 2 4 USB Connector 14 Table 2 2 USB Connector 14 2 4 3 PS2 Keyboard Mouse Connector 15 Figure 2 5 PS 2 Connector 15 Table 2 3 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector Pin Assignments 15 2 4 4 Ethernet Connector LAN 16 Figure 2 6 Ethernet connector 16 Table 2 4 RJ 45 Connector Pin Assignments 16 2 5 ARK 1380 Rear Side Ext...

Page 6: ...1 3 2 13 Quit Without Saving 31 Chapter 4 Full Disassembly Procedure 33 4 1 Introduction 34 Figure 4 1 Unscrew the 4 screws on the bottom side 34 Figure 4 2 Unscrew the 6 screws on the front side frame 35 Figure 4 3 Unscrew the 4 Hex bolt on the front face plate 35 Figure 4 4 Unscrew the 6 screws on the rear side frame 36 Figure 4 5 Unscrew the 6 Hex bolt on the rear face plate 36 Figure 4 6 Pull ...

Page 7: ...Chapter 1 1 General Introduction This chapter gives background information on the ARK 1380 Sections include Introduction Specifications ...

Page 8: ... mounted DIN rail mounted or VESA mounted The system accepts a wide range of power supplies DC power in and comes in a footprint of only 189 x 41 x 136 5 mm 7 44 x 1 61 x 5 37 The rugged cast aluminum case not only provides great protection from EMI shock vibration cold and heat but also passive cooling for quiet fanless operation The ARK 1380 answers this demand by offering 4 x USB 2 0 ports 1 x ...

Page 9: ... mAh I O Interface 1 x KB mouse 2 x RS232 422 485 by BIOS select USB 4 x USB 2 0 compliant Ports Audio ALC203 AC97 surround stereo sound and dual output 2 2W amplifier Sup ports Line in Line out Microphone in IrDA N A LAN Chipset Intel 82551QM Speed 10 100 Mbps Interface 1 x RJ45 Standard IEEE 802 3u 100Base T 1 2 2 Display Chipset Intel 855GME 852GM integrated chip Extreme Graphics 2 Memory Size ...

Page 10: ...nous Processor Sys tem Bus Supports Celeron M 600MHz CPU 35 mm 35 mm Micro FCBGA Package Table 1 2 Chipset Memory Intel 82855GME ICH4 chip support Supports DDR 200 266 333 SDRAM Supports maximum 1GB DDR SDRAM Socket SO DIMM Socket 1 200 pin SO DIMM socket type 1 internal Graphic and Video Controllers Intel 82855GME ICH4 chip support DuoView TM Capability Dual display CRT LVDS WinXP Extended deskto...

Page 11: ...Connectors D SUB Conn 9 pin USB Interface Intel 82855GME ICH4 controller chip support Four USB 2 0 ports Legacy keyboard and PS 2 mouse support USB Connector USB conn 8P 90D M x 2 Power Management Intel 82855GME ICH4 controller chip support Supports both ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface 2 0 and legacy APM V1 2 power management BIOS Intel 82855GME ICH4 chip supports Phoenix 4M bit Fl...

Page 12: ...t IEEE 802 3 10BASE T 100BASE TX compliant physical layer interface IEEE 802 3u Auto Negotiation support LAN connector Phone Jack RJ45 8P8C 90D W LED x 1 Audio Audio Codec Realtek ALC203 Amplifier National LM4863 Compliant with AC97 2 3 specifications Supports up to 20 bit DAC and 18 bit ADC resolution Dual 2 2W Audio Amplifier Plus Stereo Headphone for LINE OUT Supports MIC and LINE IN Audio Conn...

Page 13: ...1 3 3 1 Voltage Requirement with Adaptor 9 V 3 8 A 35 V 1 A Adaptor 1 3 3 2 Supply Current LAN PS 2 USB4 USB3 USB2 USB1 COM2 COM1 ON OFF LVDS PWR HDD AUDIO VGA PCMCIA DC IN 9V 35V VCC GND 8 0 14 4 5 1 Ø4 6 3 8 41 0 189 0 165 0 3 6 140 0 78 8 Detail A Supply Current Maximum CPU Celeron M 1 0G 373 RAM 333 MHz 512GB DDR SDRAM Adaptor 19 V Dos NC BIOS 1 98 A WINXP Idle 2 18 A WINXP HCT11 0 NC WINXP 3D...

Page 14: ...lf from catastrophic overheating by use of an internal ther mal sensor at a temperature level of approximately 135 C Operating temperature 0 C 60 C 1 3 4 2 Operating Humidity 0 90 Relative Humidity non condensing 1 3 4 3 Storage Temperature Platinum Phoenix products 40 C 75 C Storage temperature 40 85 C 1 3 4 4 Storage Relative Humidity Standard products 0 60 C Relative humidity 95 60 C Phoenix pr...

Page 15: ...Chapter 2 2 H W Installation ...

Page 16: ...astic cover that slides over the 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 could connect either pins 1 and 2 or pins 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 w...

Page 17: ... your LVDS LCD panel display you need to set up the CN14 jumper for the LCD power setting selection for your LVDS panel display 2 2 2 2 Clear CMOS The ARK 1380 embedded box computer provide a jumper CN29 located on the internal carrier board for selecting the CMOS of Clear or Normal status Close Pins Function 1 2 5 V 2 3 3 3 V means default setting of the jumper function Close Pins Function 1 2 Cl...

Page 18: ... O Panel External CN4 COM1 CN6 COM2 CN7 VGA Connector CN8 USB1 USB2 CN9 USB3 USB4 CN10 LAN RJ45 CN12 Keyboard Mouse CN16 Power Connector CN23 Audio Connector CN31 LVDS Connector U27 PCMCIA Socket Others SW1 Power On Switch D25 HD Power LED Internal CN26 CF Socket USB2 USB4 COM2 COM1 USB1 USB3 LAN PS 2 ...

Page 19: ...RS 232 422 485 serial communication interface ports Please see the BIOS settings Figure 2 3 COM connector Note NC represents No Connection Table 2 1 COM Standard Serial Port Pin Assignments 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 RTS NC NC 8 CTS NC NC 9 RI NC NC 1 5 9 6 3 2 4 7 8 ...

Page 20: ...BIOS setup Please refer to Table 2 2 for its pin assignments The USB connectors are used for connecting any device that conforms to the USB interface Many recent digital devices conform to this standard The USB interface supports Plug and Play which enables you to connect or disconnect a device when ever you want without turning off the computer Figure 2 4 USB Connector Table 2 2 USB Connector Pin...

Page 21: ...e plate of the ARK 1380 The ARK 1380 comes with an adapter to convert from the 6 pin mini DIN connector to two 6 pin mini DIN connectors for PS 2 keyboards and PS 2 mouse connections Please refer to Table 2 3 for its pin assignments Figure 2 5 PS 2 Connector Table 2 3 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector Pin Assignments Pin Signal name 1 PS2_KBDAT 2 PS2_MSDAT 3 GND 4 VCC 5 PS2_KBCLK 6 PS2_MSCLK 5 3 1 2 4...

Page 22: ...E 802 3u 10 100Base T CSMA CD standards 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 6 Ethernet connector Table 2 4 RJ 45 Connector Pin Assignments Pin 10 100BaseT Signal Name 1 TX 2 TX 3 RX 4 NC 5 NC 6 RX 7 NC 8 NC 1 8 1 8 ...

Page 23: ... 26 pin connector that carries LVDS signal out put and can direct connect to an LVDS LCD Display via external cable The system also provides a jumper CN14 on the internal motherboard for selecting the LCD signal power of 5 V or 3 3 V Please refer to section 2 1 2 for the CN14 jumper table and Chapter 6 Full Disassembly Procedure to set it Up The default setting of the CN14 is 5 V Figure 2 7 LVDS C...

Page 24: ...put port There are connections for Speaker_Out Mic_In and Line_In The con nector can be attached to 3 phone jacks by an audio cable P N 1700006011 which is an accessory Figure 2 8 Audio connector Table 2 6 Audio Connector Pin Assignment Pin Signal name 1 SPKR 2 GND 3 MIC2 4 LIN_R 5 GND 6 SPKL 7 NC 8 GND 9 LIN_L 1 5 9 6 3 2 4 7 8 ...

Page 25: ...Hz and up to 64 MB shared memory Figure 2 9 VGA connector 2 5 7 Power Input Connector The ARK 1380 comes with a two pin header that carries and external power input of 9 35 VDC Figure 2 10 Power Input Connector Table 2 7 VGA Connector Pin Assignment 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 NC 13 H SYNC 14 V SYNC 15 NC 15 11 5 1 Table 2 8 Power Connecto...

Page 26: ...ARK 1380 User Manual 20 2 6 Dimension Figure 2 11 Dimension LAN PS 2 USB4 USB3 USB2 USB1 COM2 COM1 8 0 14 4 5 1 Ø4 6 3 8 41 0 189 0 165 0 3 6 140 0 78 8 Detail A ...

Page 27: ...Chapter 3 3 BIOS Operation ...

Page 28: ...atures to suit your designs for customer needs 3 2 BIOS Setup The ARK 1380 system has built in AwardBIOS with a CMOS SETUP utility which allows users to configure required settings or to activate certain system features The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS RAM of the motherboard When the power is turned off the battery on the board supplies the necessary power to the CMOS RAM When th...

Page 29: ...pherals This setup page includes all onboard peripheral devices Power Management Setup This setup page includes all Power Management features PnP PCI Configurations This setup page includes PnP OS and PCI device configuration PC Health Status This setup page includes system auto detect current CPU temperature and main voltage Frequency Voltage Control This setup page includes PCI clock detect cont...

Page 30: ... 1MB in CPU s memory address map installed in the system Total Memory Show Only Displays the total system memory size Week From Sun to Sat determined and displayed by BIOS only Month From Jan to Dec Day From 1 to 31 Year From 1999 through 2099 EGA VGA Support VGA color mode CGA 40 Support VGA color mode CGA 80 Support VGA color mode MONO Support VGA mono mode All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a...

Page 31: ...t the two typematic controls items Typematic Rate Chars Sec Controls speed of repeated keystrokes at system registers Eight settings are 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 and 30 Typematic Delay Msec Sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters The four delay rate options are 250 500 750 and 1000 Security Option Setup APIC Mode Enabled First USB HDD Second USB CDROM Third HDD 0 Other Enab...

Page 32: ...Enables users to control the memory back s minimum row active time tRAS DRAM RAS to CAS Delay Enables users to set the timing of the transition from RAS row address strobe to CAS column address strobe as both rows and column are separately addressed shortly after the DRAM is refreshed DRAM RAS Precharge Enables users to set the DRAM RAS precharge timing DRAM Data Integrity Mode Non ECC Enables use...

Page 33: ...ncluding enabling USB AC97 MC97 and LAN devices Super I O Device Enables users to set the Super IO device status Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Allows users to change the COM1 address and IRQ BIOS default value 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 Allows users to change the COM2 address and IRQ BIOS default value 2F8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select Normal Allows selection for the mode of operation of the...

Page 34: ...em memory S1 S3 Support both modes software selectable Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Auto Allows system to reinitialize VGA BIOS after system resume from ACPI S3 mode Power Management Option User Define Allows users to select system power saving mode Min Saving Minimum power management Suspend Mode 1 hr Max Saving Maximum power management Suspend Mode 1 min User Define Allows users to set each mode ind...

Page 35: ...ion Enabled Enable alarm function to power on system Day of month Alarm 1 31 Resume Time HH MM SS Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 PWRON After PWR Fail Former Sts Allows users to select power fail function The functions depend on chipset design 3 2 7 PnP PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Disabled Allows users to clear any PnP configuration data stored in the BIOS Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD IR...

Page 36: ...er key 4 Select Save to CMOS and EXIT type Y then press the Enter key To Change Password 1 Choose the Set Password option from the CMOS Setup Utility main menu and press the Enter key 2 When you see the Enter Password prompt enter the existing password and press the Enter key Note The Frequency Voltage Control option controls the CPU Host and PCI frequency It is CPU and chipset independent items w...

Page 37: ...en you see Enter Password enter the existing password and press the Enter key 3 You will see Confirm Password Type it again and press the Enter key 4 Select Set Password again and at the Enter Password prompt please don t enter anything just press the Enter key 5 At the Confirm Password prompt again don t type in anything just press the Enter key 6 Select Save to CMOS and EXIT type Y then press th...

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Page 39: ...Chapter 4 4 Full Disassembly Procedure ...

Page 40: ...elow Users should be aware that Advantech Co Ltd takes no responsibility whatsoever for any problems or damage caused by user disassembly of the ARK 1380 Make sure the power cord of the ARK 1380 is unplugged before you start dis assembly 1 Unscrew the 4 screws on the bottom side Figure 4 1 Unscrew the 4 screws on the bottom side ...

Page 41: ...re 2 Unscrew the 6 screws on the front side frame Figure 4 2 Unscrew the 6 screws on the front side frame 3 Unscrew the 4 Hex bolts on the front face plate Figure 4 3 Unscrew the 4 Hex bolt on the front face plate 4 Unscrew the 6 screws on the rear side frame ...

Page 42: ...ARK 1380 User Manual 36 Figure 4 4 Unscrew the 6 screws on the rear side frame 5 Unscrew the 6 Hex bolts on the rear face plate Figure 4 5 Unscrew the 6 Hex bolt on the rear face plate ...

Page 43: ...er 4 Full Disassembly Procedure 6 Pull out the carrier board from the Aluminum case Figure 4 6 Pull out the carrier board from the aluminum case 7 Remove the CF card anti shock holder Figure 4 7 Remove the CF card anti shock holder ...

Page 44: ...ARK 1380 User Manual 38 8 Remove the CF card Figure 4 8 Remove the CF card 9 Turn over the carrier board remove the DRAM module Figure 4 9 Turn over the carrier board and remove the DRAM module ...

Page 45: ...380 User Manual Chapter 4 Full Disassembly Procedure Note Before installing the system please make sure the thermal pad is not broken and be careful of the thermal pad when you insert the board into the system ...

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Page 47: ...Appendix A A Intel Boot Agent Setup Menu ...

Page 48: ...n the Ctrl S keys during system initialization to enter the Boot Agent Setup menu 2 The Intel Boot Agent provides a choice of two network boot protocols PXE and RPL that a user can select from the Network Boot Protocol item 3 To show the prompt message hold down the Ctrl S keys during system ini tialization to enter the Boot Agent Setup menu and select Show Setup Prompt item ...

Page 49: ...43 ARK 1380 User Manual Appendix A Intel Boot Agent Setup Menu ...

Page 50: ...ations 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 of the publisher All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Advantech Co Ltd 2007 ...

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