Moxa Technologies UC-8100-ME-T Series, Hardware User Manual

Page 1: ...UC 8100 ME T Series Hardware User Manual Version 2 2 August 2022 www moxa com product 2022 Moxa Inc All rights reserved ...

Page 2: ... is 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 an...

Page 3: ...Diagnosing Device and Subsystem Failures 8 Reset to Factory Default 9 Real Time Clock 9 Placement Options 10 DIN Rail Mounting 10 Wall Mounting Optional 11 3 Hardware Connection Description 12 Wiring Requirements 12 Connecting the Power 13 Grounding the Unit 13 Connecting to the Console Port 14 Connecting to the Network 14 Connecting to a Serial Device 14 Inserting the SD and SIM Card 15 USB Port ...

Page 4: ... deployments Model Descriptions The UC 8100 ME T Series includes the following models UC 8112 ME T LX RISC based platform with 1 GHz CPU 512 MB RAM Mini PCIe socket for cellular connectivity 2 Ethernet ports 2 serial ports 8 GB eMMC flash USB port SD card socket and Debian Arm UC 8112 ME T LX1 RISC based platform with 1 GHz CPU 1 GB RAM Mini PCIe socket for cellular connectivity 2 Ethernet ports 2...

Page 5: ...UC 8100 ME T Series Hardware User Manual 5 Specifications NOTE The latest specifications for Moxa s products can be found at https www moxa com Hardware Block Diagram ...

Page 6: ...formance and troubleshooting issues The multiple ports provided on the computer can be used to connect to a variety of devices The UC 8100 ME T comes with a reliable and stable hardware platform that lets you devote the bulk of your time to application development In this chapter we provide basic information about the embedded computer s hardware and its various components Appearance Front View To...

Page 7: ... is working normally Off Power is off LAN1 2 On RJ45 connector Green Steady On 100 Mbps Ethernet link Blinking Data transmission in progress Yellow Steady On 10 Mbps Ethernet link Blinking Data transmission in progress Off Ethernet is not connected Wireless Signal Strength Green Yellow Red The number of glowing LEDs indicates the signal strength 3 Green Yellow Red Excellent 2 Yellow Red Good 1 Red...

Page 8: ...pressed until the green LED is lit for the first time and then release the button to enter diagnostic mode to check which peripherals are available on the UC 8100 ME T LX When the diagnostic program is running the red LED will blink Status Red LED Yellow LED Green LED Diagnostics program is executing Blinking Off On The following two tables describe the diagnostics results related to hardware defe...

Page 9: ...Reset to Default functionality is not designed to hard reboot the UC 8100 ME T ATTENTION Reset to Default will erase all the data stored on the boot storage Please back up your files before resetting the system to the factory default configuration All the data stored in the UC 8100 ME T s boot storage will be erased when it is reset to the factory default configuration Real Time Clock The UC 8100 ...

Page 10: ...screw head and shank size by inserting the screw into one of the keyhole shaped apertures of the wall mounting plates before attaching the plate to the wall 2 Pull down the bottom slider of the DIN rail bracket located at the back of the unit 3 Insert the top of the DIN rail into the slot just below the upper hook of the DIN rail bracket 4 Latch the unit firmly on to the DIN rail as shown in the i...

Page 11: ... on the side panel silver cover of the device 2 Place the wall mount brackets on the silver cover and fasten the screws as shown below Use only the screws provided in the wall mounting kit package ATTENTION The wall mounting kit is not included in the package and must be purchased separately ...

Page 12: ...hould be routed separately You can 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 can be bundled together Keep input wiring and output wiring separate We strongly advise that you label wiring to all devices in the system for easy identification ATTENTION Safety First ...

Page 13: ...oise due to electromagnetic interference EMI Run the ground connection from the ground screw to the grounding surface prior to connecting devices to the computer ATTENTION This product is intended to be mounted to a well grounded mounting surface such as a metal panel SG The Shielded Ground sometimes called Protected Ground contact is the bottom contact of the 3 pin power terminal block connector ...

Page 14: ...ollowing ways The LED indicator in the lower right corner glows a solid green color when the cable is properly connected to a 100 Mbps Ethernet network The LED will flash on and off when Ethernet packets are being transmitted or received Pin Signal 1 ETx 2 ETx 3 ERx 4 5 6 ERx 7 8 The LED indicator in the upper right corner glows a solid orange color when the cable is properly connected to a 10 Mbp...

Page 15: ...o access the sockets and then plug the SD card and the SIM card into the sockets directly Remember to push in on the SD card or SIM card first if you want to remove them The SD card will be mounted at mnt sd ATTENTION The UC 8100 ME T does not support SD card hot swap or PnP Plug and Play functionality You must disconnect the power source to the computer before you insert or remove the SD card USB...

Page 16: ...le To install the cellular module do the following 1 Remove the four screws on the DIN rail mounting kit 2 Remove the two screws on the rear panel 3 Remove the four screws on the silver cover on the right panel and take off the cover 4 Remove the screw on metal cover 5 Remove the three screws on the top panel 6 Remove the two screws on the bottom panel ...

Page 17: ...T Series Hardware User Manual 17 7 Check the contents of the cellular module package The package should contain the items shown below 8 Remove the metal cover of the computer and locate the cellular module socket ...

Page 18: ...emove the screw next to the socket and replace it with the bronze screw in the package as shown below 10 Attach one thermal pad to the cellular module cover and the other thermal pad to the module pad 11 Attach the cellular module to the module pad ...

Page 19: ...d use screws on both sides to secure the cover 13 Insert the module into the socket and secure it using a screw from the package 14 Connect antenna cables to the cellular module There are three antenna connectors on the cellular module W1 and W3 are for cellular antennas and W2 is for GPS antenna ...

Page 20: ...ntenna cable holes on the front panel of the cover as shown below 16 Secure the antenna connectors to the cover using a locking washer and nut as shown below 17 Arrange the antenna cables and use a cable tie to attach the cables to the bronze screw You may cut the cable tie if it is too long ...

Page 21: ...UC 8100 ME T Series Hardware User Manual 21 18 Plug the antenna onto the connector 19 Replace the cover of the computer and fasten the screws to secure the cover ...

Page 22: ... limits are designed to provide reasonable 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...