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  • Page 1 User Manual ARK-10 Fanless Embedded Box PC...
  • Page 2 English user manual included as a PDF file on the CD. Please disregard the printed Chinese copy of the user manual if the product is not to be sold and/or installed in China. ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 3 No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Co., Ltd. Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable. How- ever, Advantech Co., Ltd.

  • Page 4: Declaration Of Conformity

    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 to the cost of replacement materials, service time and freight.
  • Page 5 Technical Support and Assistance Visit the Advantech web site at www.advantech.com/support where you can find the latest information about the product. 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: –...

  • Page 6: Safety Instructions

    Discard used batteries according to the manufacturers instructions. ATTENTION: L'ordinateur est muni d'un circuit en temps réel de l'horloge ali- mentée par batterie. Il ya un danger d'explosion si la pile est remplacée de ARK-10 User Manual...

  • Page 7: Packing List

    Remplacez uniquement par un type identique ou équivalent vii ARK-10 User Manual recommandé par le fabricant. Jetez les piles usag CAUTION: Always completely disconnect the power cord from your chassis whenever you work with the hardware. Do not make connections while the power is on.
  • Page 8 ARK-10 User Manual viii...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    1.3.4 Power Consumption..............3 1.3.5 Power Requirement ..............3 Environmental Specifications ..............3 Mechanical Specifications................. 4 1.5.1 ARK-10 Dimensions..............4 Figure 1.1 ARK-10 mechanical dimension drawing..... 4 Chapter Hardware installation ......5 Jumpers ....................6 2.1.1 Jumper Description ............... 6 2.1.2 Jumper list..................
  • Page 10 Advanced BIOS Features Setup..........20 3.2.3 Chipset Configuration ..............33 3.2.4 Security..................42 3.2.5 Boot .................... 43 3.2.6 Save & Exit ................. 44 Appendix A WDT & GPIO Sample Code ....45 Watchdog Timer Sample Code............... 46 ARK-10 User Manual...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 General Introduction

    Chapter General Introduction This chapter gives background information on ARK-10.

  • Page 12: Introduction

    2.5" SATA HDD, mSATA and SSD for storage options even though it is a palm-size system. Besides, ARK-10 is a low-power-consumption sys- tem and it is powered by DC 12 V input. The ARK-10 Embedded Box Computer is for diverse application fields.

  • Page 13: Display

    Vibration loading during operation: – 0.5Grms, IEC 60068-2-64, random, 5 ~ 500 Hz, 1 hr/axis  Shock during operation: – 10G, IEC 60068-2-27, half sine, 11 ms duration  Safety: UL,CB,CCC,BSMI  EMC: CE, FCC Class A, BSMI, CCC ARK-10 User Manual...

  • Page 14: Mechanical Specifications

    Mechanical Specifications 1.5.1 ARK-10 Dimensions Unit: mm Figure 1.1 ARK-10 mechanical dimension drawing ARK-10 User Manual...

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Chapter Hardware installation This chapter introduces external IO and the installation of ARK-10 Hardware.

  • Page 16: Jumpers

    LCD Power / Auto Power on 2.1.3 Jumper Settings Table 2.2: J1: LCD Power/Auto Power on Part Number 1653003260 Footprint HD_3x2P_79 Description PIN HEADER 3*2P 180D(M) 2.0mm SMD SOUARE PIN Setting Function (1-2) (3-4) (default) +3.3V (5-6) Auto Power On ARK-10 User Manual...

  • Page 17: Ark-10 I/O Indication

    ARK-10 I/O Indication Note: VGA does not support hot plug function due to Intel's constraint Figure 2.1 ARK-10 I/O view ARK-10 User Manual...

  • Page 18: Ark-10 External I/O Connectors

    2.3.1 Power ON/OFF Button ARK-10 comes with a Power On/Off button with LED indicators on the front side to show its On status (Green LED) and Off/Suspend status (Orange LED). Dual func- tions of Soft Power -On/Off (Instant off or Delay 4 Seconds), and Suspend are sup- ported.

  • Page 19: Vga Connector

    NC, if present, means “No Connection”. 2.3.4 VGA Connector The ARK-10 provides a high resolution VGA interface connected by a D-sub 15-pin connector to support a VGA CRT monitor. It supports display resolution up to 1920 x 1080. Figure 2.5 VGA Connector Table 2.4: VGA Connector Pin Assignments...

  • Page 20: Usb Connectors

    2.3.5 USB Connectors The ARK-10 provides three (2 x USB 2.0 & 1 x USB 3.0) USB interface connectors – 2 x USB 2.0 & 1 x USB 3.0, which give complete Plug & Play. The USB interface is compliant with USB UHCI, Rev. 2.0 & 3.0. The USB interface supports Plug and Play, which enables you to connect or disconnect a device whenever you want, without turning off the computer.

  • Page 21: Com Connector

    Signal Name Signal Name Signal Name DATA- DATA+ Note! NC means “No Connection”. 2.3.8 HDD LED Indicator HDD LED indicator on ARK-10 front metal face plate for indicating system status: HDD LED is for HDD flash disk status. ARK-10 User Manual...

  • Page 22: Peripheral Installation

    Peripheral Installation 2.4.1 HDD Installation Unscrew the bottom cover screws. (marked with "HDD") Remove the four snap rivets from the bottom cover. ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 23 Secure 2.5" SATA HDD onto the bottom cover. Connect SATA signal and power cable to the 2.5" SATA HDD. ARK-10 User Manual...

  • Page 24: Msata Hd Installation

    Secure the bottom cover in its original position. 2.4.2 mSATA HD Installation ** For ARK-10, we suggest to install by CTOS due to complex installation with H/S mSATA. 2.4.3 RAM Installation Unscrew the four screws on bottom cover. (marked with "RAM")
  • Page 25 Unscrew the four screws on the sides of ARK-10. Unscrew the four screws on the front/rear face plate of ARK-10. ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 26 Remove aluminum top chassis and install RAM. ** Please note that ARK-10 can support DDR3L memory only. Replace the aluminum top chassis and secure all screws. ARK-10 User Manual...

  • Page 27: Chapter 3 Bios Settings

    Chapter BIOS Settings...

  • Page 28: Bios Setup

    BIOS Setup With the AMIBIOS Setup program, users can modify BIOS settings and control vari- ous system features. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the ARK-10 BIOS setup screens. AMI's BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows you to modify the basic system configuration.

  • Page 29: Entering Setup

    BIOS supports your CPU. If there is no number assigned to the patch code, please contact an Advantech application engineer to obtain an up-to-date patch code file. This will ensure that your CPU's system status is valid.

  • Page 30: Advanced Bios Features Setup

    3.2.2 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Select the Advanced tab from the ARK-10 setup screen to enter the Advanced BIOS Setup screen. Users can select any item in the left frame of the screen, such as CPU Configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item. Users can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow>...
  • Page 31 OS.  ACPI Sleep State Select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the SUSPEND button is pressed.  Lock Legacy Resources Enables or Disables Lock of Legacy Resources ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 32 3.2.2.2 Super I/O Configuration  Serial Port 1 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 1 (COMA)  Serial Port 2 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 2 (COMB) ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 33 3.2.2.3 H/W Monitor  Pc Health Status This page display all information about system Temperature/Voltage. ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 34 S5 RTC Wake Settings  Wake system with Fixed Time Enable or disable System wake on alarm event. Select FixedTime, system will wake on the hr:min:sec specified. Select DynamicTime, System will wake on the current time + Increase minute(s). ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 35 Serial Port Console Redirection  Console Redirection This item allows users to enable or disable console redirection for Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS).  Console Redirection This item allows users to configuration console redirection detail settings. ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 36 OS (Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP2, SuSE Linux 9.2, RedHat Enterprise 3 Update 3.)  Intel Virtualization Technology When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology.  Power Technology Enable the power management features. ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 37 3.2.2.7 PPM Configuration  CPU C state Report Enable/Disable CPU C state report to OS  Max CPU C-state This option controls Max C state that the processor will support  S0ix Enable/Disable CPU S0ix state ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 38 SATA Speed Support SATA Speed Supports Gen1 or Gen2  SATA ODD Port SATA ODD is Port0 or Port1  SATA Mode Select IDE / AHCI  Serial-ATA Port 0 Enable / Disable Serial ATA Port 0 ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 39 3.2.2.9 Miscellaneous Configuration  OS Selection OS Selection to choose Windows 8.X / Windows 7 ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 40 Storage Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM  Video Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM  Other PCI devices Determines OpROM execution policy for devices other than Network, Storage, or Video ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 41 Maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to the host controller. “Auto” uses default value: for a Root port it is 100 ms, for a Hub port the delay is taken from Hub descriptor. ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 42 TXE EOP Message Send EOP Message Before Enter OS  TXE Unconfiguration Perform Revert TXE settings to factory defaults  Intel(R) AT Enable/Disable BIOS AT Code from Running  Intel(R) AT Platform PBA Enable/Disable BIOS AT Code from Running ARK-10 User Manual...

  • Page 43: Chipset Configuration

    3.2.3 Chipset Configuration  North Bridge Detail for North Bridge items.  South Bridge Detail for South Bridge items. ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 44 3.2.3.1 North Bridge  Intel IGD Configuration Config Intel IGD Settings.  Graphics Power Management Control Graphics Power Management Control Options  LCD Control LCD Control  Max TOLUD Maximum Value of TOLUD ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 45 Select DVMT 5.0 Total Graphic Memory size used by the Internal Graphics Device.  Aperture Size Select the Aperture Size  GTT Size Select the GTT Size  IGD Thermal Enable/Disable IGD Thermal  Spread Spectrum clock Enable/Disable Spread Spectrum clock ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 46 3.2.3.3 Graphics Power Management Control  RC6 (Render Standby) Check to enable render standby support. ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 47 Primary IGFX Boot Display Select the Video Device which will be activated during POST.\nThis has no effect if external graphics present.\nSecondary boot display selection will appear based on your selection.\nVGA modes will be supported only on primary display ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 48 Enable or Disable boot option for LAN1 Controller.  PCIE Wake Enable or Disable PCIE to wake the system from S5.  Restore AC Power Loss Select AC power state when power is re-applied after a power failure.  Serial IRQ Mode ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 49 Enabled = Azalia will be unconditionally Enabled. Auto = Azalia will be enabled if present disabled otherwise.  Azalia HDMI Codec Enable/Disable internal HDMI codec for Azalia  HDMI Port B Enable/Disable HDMI Port B  HDMI Port C Enable/Disable HDMI Port C ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 50 XHCI Mode Mode of operation of xHCI controller  USB2 Link Power Management Enable/Disable USB2 Link Power Management.  USB 2.0 (EHCI) Support Control the USB EHCI (USB 2.0) functions. One EHCI controller must always be enabled ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 51 3.2.3.8 PCI Express Configuration  PCI Express Port 0 Enable or Disable the PCI Express Port 0 in the Chipset.  Hot Plug Enable or disable PCI Express Hot Plug.  Speed Configure PCIe Port Speed ARK-10 User Manual...

  • Page 52: Security

    3.2.4 Security Select Security Setup from the ARK-10 Setup main BIOS setup menu. All Security Setup options, such as password protection and virus protection are described in this section. To access the sub menu for the following items, select the item and press <Enter>:...

  • Page 53: Boot

     Fast Boot Enables or disables boot with initialization of a minimal set of devices required to launch active boot option. Has no effect for BBS boot options.  Boot Option #1 Sets the system boot order ARK-10 User Manual...

  • Page 54: Save & Exit

    This item allows you to save the changes done so far as user defaults.  Restore User Defaults This item allows you to restore the user defaults to all the options.  Boot Override Boot device select can override your boot priority. ARK-10 User Manual...

  • Page 55: Appendix Awdt & Gpio Sample Code

    Appendix WDT & GPIO Sample Code...

  • Page 56: Watchdog Timer Sample Code

    + 65h; mov al,080h out dx,al ;==================================================== ;66H ;WDT timer time-out value ;bit[7:0]=0~255 ;==================================================== mov dx,SCH3114_IO + 66h mov al,01h out dx,al ;==================================================== ;bit[0] status bit R/W ;WD timeout occurred =1;WD timer counting = 0 ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 57 ;==================================================== 81 ARK-10 User Manual mov dx,SCH3114_IO + 68h mov al,01h out dx,al .exit ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 58 ARK-10 User Manual...
  • Page 59 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. 2014...

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