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8 USB 3.0, 4 COM, 3 SIM, 32 Isolated DIO ECS-9200, 6 GigE LAN w/4 PoE , 2 SSD Tray, 1 PCIe x16, ECS-9210 8 USB 3.0, 4 COM, 3 SIM, 32 Isolated DIO ECS-9200, 6 GigE LAN w/4 M12 PoE...
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Part Number Description ® 7th Gen Intel Core™ i5-7500 Processor (6M Cache, up to i5-7500 3.80 GHz, 65W) ® 7th Gen Intel Core™ i5-7500T Processor (6M Cache, up to i5-7500T 3.30 GHz, 35W) ® 6th Gen Intel Core™ i5-6500 Processor (6M Cache, up to i5-6500 3.60 GHz) ®...
Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overview 1.2 Features 1.3 Product Specification 1.3.1 Specifications of ECS-9210M 1.3.2 Specifications of ECS-9210 1.3.3 Specifications of ECS-9201M 1.3.4 Specifications of ECS-9201 1.3.5 Specifications of ECS-9110 1.3.6 Specifications of ECS-9101 1.4 Supported CPU List 1.5 Mechanical Dimension...
6V to 36V power input with 80V surge protection, ignition power control, intelligent circus protection and more rugged reliability, Vecow ECS-9200/9100 Series Expandable Fanless Embedded System is your superb solution for Machine Vision, Rolling Stock, Intelligent Surveillance, Smart Manufacturing, ITS, Intelligent Automation, Vehicle Computing, and any Industry 4.0 performance-...
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Expansion Mini PCIe 3 Full-size for PCIe/USB/External SIM Card/mSATA PCI/PCIe 1 PCIe x16 Slot supports up to 160W Power Budget 1 M.2 Socket (Key ID : M) Graphics ® Graphics Processor Intel HD Graphics 630/530 Interface • DVI-I : Up to 1920 x 1200 @ 60Hz •...
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IT8786E Memory • DDR4 2133MHz • Up to 32GB • 2 260-pin SO-DIMM Socket I/O Interface Serial 4 COM RS-232/422/485 with auto flow control (ESD 8KV) • 8 External USB 3.0 (4 Front, 4 Rear) • 1 USB 2.0 (Internal) Isolated DIO 32 Isolated DIO (16 DI, 16 DO) Power, HDD, Wireless, PoE...
(According to the configuration you order, the ECS-9200/9100 series may contain SSD/HDD and DDR4 SO-DIMM. Please verify these items if necessary.) ECS-9200-Accessory box, which contains ● Vecow Drivers & Utilities DVD ● Wall-mounting bracket ● KHS#6-32x6 screw for wall-mounting bracket ● M2.5x6 screw for Mini PCIe Slot ●...
2.2 Front Panel I/O & Functions In Vecow ECS-9200/9100 series family, all I/O connectors are located on front panel and rear panel. Most of the general connections to computer device, such as USB, LAN Jack, Audio, Display Port, DVI-I, DVI-D and any additional storage, are placed on the front panel.
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Pin No. Description Pin No. Description PC13 +3.3V PC14 +3.3V PC15 PC16 PC17 2.2.4 PWR and HDD LED Indicator DVI-D SIM 2 SIM 3 LAN 1 SIM 1 WLAN CFast DVI-I LAN 2 HDD LED/Yellow : A Hard Disk/ CFast LED. If the LED is on, it indicates that the system’s storage is functional.
Multi-Stream Transport Display Resolutions Table: Multi-Stream Transport Display Max. Resolution One panel Display 4096x2304@60Hz Two panel Displays concurrently 2880x1800@60Hz Three panel Displays concurrently 2304x1440@60Hz 2.2.8 USB 3.0 DVI-D SIM 2 SIM 3 LAN 1 SIM 1 WLAN CFast DVI-I LAN 2 There are 4 USB 3.0 connections available supporting up to 5GB per second data rate in the front side of ECS-9200/9100.
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To utilize the audio function in Windows platform, you need to install corresponding drivers for both Intel C236 chipset and Realtek ALC892 codec. 2.2.11 WLAN LED, Mini PCIe, SIM Card Comparison DVI-D SIM 2 SIM 3 LAN 1 SIM 1 WLAN CFast DVI-I...
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2.3.2 Remote Power On/ Off Switch & Ignition DIO 2 DIO 1 DC-IN Isolated Isolated LAN6 LAN5 LAN4 LAN3 COM 1 PIN 1 ~ 8 PIN 11 ~ 18 PIN 1 ~ 8 PIN 11 ~ 18 On | Off COM 2 COM 4 COM 3...
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2.3.4 Rear USB 3.0 DIO 2 DIO 1 DC-IN Isolated Isolated LAN6 LAN5 LAN4 LAN3 COM 1 PIN 1 ~ 8 PIN 11 ~ 18 PIN 1 ~ 8 PIN 11 ~ 18 On | Off COM 2 COM 4 COM 3 There are 4 USB 3.0 connections available supporting up to 5GB per second data rate in the rear side of ECS-9200/9100.
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2.3.6 Isolated DIO DIO 2 DIO 1 DC-IN Isolated Isolated LAN6 LAN5 LAN4 LAN3 COM 1 PIN 1 ~ 8 PIN 11 ~ 18 PIN 1 ~ 8 PIN 11 ~ 18 On | Off COM 2 COM 4 COM 3 There is a 32-bit (16-bit DI, 16-bit DO) with 2 DIO connectors in the rear side.
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2.4.2 UPS Power Connector For UPS module optional, we use 4.2mm 2x2p power connector. This system has a UPS power input connector for Optional part UPS Module. CN25 Pin No. Definition Pin No. Definition Ground Ground +VDC_IN +VDC_IN (6~36V, Max.8A) (6~36V, Max.8A) 2.4.3 Miscellaneous Pin Header 2.0mm 2x4p header...
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2.4.5 BIOS Socket If the BIOS needs to be changed, please contact the Vecow RMA service team. BIOS 2.4.6 SATA Connector Standard 7 PIN SATA Connector There are 2 onboard high performance Serial ATA III. It supports higher storage capacity with less cabling effort and smaller required space.
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Pin No. Definition Pin No. Definition USB +VCC (+V5/Max. 0.5A) DATA- DATA+ Ground 2.4.9 M2DOM Innodisk M2DOM S20/S30 3ME3 is a M.2 based disk module with vertical type form factor. Its mechanical design can help board maker to release up to 90% space of motherboard as well as improve system reliability by its fixed mechanism.
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PERp1 PERn1 PETp2 PETn2 PERp2 PERn2 +3.3V +3.3V PETp3 +3.3V PETn3 +3.3V DAS/DSS# (I/O)/LED1# (I)(0/3.3V) PERp3 PERn3 +3.3V +3.3V 2.4.11 Mini PCIe Standard full length Mini PCIe slot: Mini PCIe 2 Mini PCIe 3 Mini PCIe 1 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ECS-9200/9100...
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The system’s real-time clock is powered by a lithium battery. It is equipped with Panasonic BR2032 190mAh lithium battery. It is recommended that you do not have to get the lithium battery on your own. If the battery needs to be changed, please contact the Vecow RMA service team. Battery 2.4.13 FAN Header Fan power connector supports for additional thermal requirements.
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Pin out: Pin No. Function Pin No. Function SPD0 SPD1 SPD2 SPD3 Ground Ground 2.4.16 COM Port Header ECS-9200/9100 provides 4 COM port headers for internal COM port cable. CN10 Pin out: CN9: CN10: Pin No. Description Port Pin No. Description Port Ground_Frame...
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You may configure your card to match the needs of your application by DIP switch. As below show the DIP switch on and off. 1 : OFF 1 : ON 1 : ON 2 : OFF 2 : OFF 2 : ON 2.5.2 USB Power Jumper Jumper Setting...
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2.5.4 POE Power ON Select JP10 Jumper Setting Function JP10 POE power on at standby power ready JP10 POE power on after system power on (Default) 2.5.6 Clear CMOS/ME Switch Jumper Setting Function *Normal(Default) Clear CMOS Jumper Setting Function *Normal(Default) Clear ME GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ECS-9200/9100...
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The modes are listed in the following table: Item Power on delay Power off delay Switch Position ATX mode No delay No delay No delay 5 seconds No delay 10 seconds No delay 20 seconds 5 seconds 30 seconds 5 seconds 60 seconds 5 seconds 90 seconds...
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2.6.3 Smart Battery Protection The system with “Ignition Control” can perform Smart Battery Protection, namely Low Battery Detection. When the system is running on a battery and its voltage drops below the threshold, the system will automatically shut down. The Low Battery Detection is implemented in the ignition control MCU FW and as a default function.
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Step 9 Remove SSD/HDD module. Step 10 Be careful pull out SATA(yellow) , power SATA(blue) and COM cable(red) . Step 11 Remove four KHS-#6-32 screws at rear panel. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
3.3 Installing DDR4 SO-DIMM Modules Step 1 Install DDR4 RAM module into SO-DIMM slot. Step 2 Make sure the RAM module is locked by the memory slot. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
3.8 Installing SSD/ HDD Step 1 Trigger and open SSD/HDD tray. Step 2 Insert 2.5” SSD/HDD in the tray and fasten two F-M3x4 screws. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
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Step 3 Fasten four KHS#6-32 screws and then finish. Step 4 Finish. Step 5 VESA size have 75x75mm(red) and 100x100mm(yellow). HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
4.2 Main Figure 4-2: BIOS Main Menu The main menu displays BIOS version and system information. There are two options on Main menu, system date and system time. System Date Set the date. Use <Tab> to switch between date elements. System Time Set the time.
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4.3.3 PCH-FW Configuration Figure 4 3-3: PCH-FW Settings ME Unconfig on RTC Clear State Disabling this option will cause ME not to unconfigure on RTC clear. ME State Set ME to Soft temporarily disabled. 4.3.4 SMART Settings Figure 4 3-4: SMART Settings SMART Self Test Run SMART self test on all HDDs during POST.
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4.3.8 CPU Configuration Figure 4 3-8: CPU Function Settings Hyper-threading Enabled for Windows XP and Linux (OS optimized for Hyper-Threading Technology) and disabled for other OS (OS not optimized for Hyper-Threading Technology). When disabled, only one thread per core is enabled. Active Processor Cores Number of cores to enable in each processor package.
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SATA Controller(s) Enable or disable SATA Device. SATA Mode Selection Determines how SATA controller(s) operate. Software Feature Mask Configuration RAID OROM/RST driver will refer to the SWFM configuration to enable or disable the storage features. Aggressive LPM Support Enable PCH to aggressively enter link power state. SATA Controller Speed Indicates the maximum speed the SATA controller can support.
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4.3.13 USB Configuration Figure 4 3-13: USB Settings Legacy USB Support Enables Legacy USB support. AUTO option disables Legacy support if no USB devices are connected. DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications. XHCI Hand-off This is a workaround for OS-es without XHCI hand-off support. The XHCI ownership change should be claimed by XHCI driver.
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4.4.6 PCI Express Configuration of PCH-IO Figure 4-4-6: PCH-IO Settings DMI Link ASPM Control Enable/Disable the control of Active State Power Management on SA side of the DMI Link. Native PCIE Enable PCI Express Native Support Enable/Disable. This feature is available in vista and beyond Windows OS.
4.5 Security Figure 4-5: BIOS Security Menu Administrator Password Set administrator password. User Password Set user password. 4.5.1 HDD Security Configuration Figure 4-5-1: HDD Security Settings Set User Password Set HDD user password. *** Advisable to power cycle system after setting hard disk passwords *** Discard or save changes option in setup does not have any impact on HDD when password is set or removed.
4.7 Save & Exit Figure 4-7: Bios Save and Exit Menu Save Changes and Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes. Discard Changes and Exit Exit system setup without saving any changes. Save Changes and Reset Reset the system after saving the changes. Discard Changes and Reset Reset system setup without saving any changes.
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A.2 DIO Signal Circuit DI reference circuit: Sink Mode (NPN) Power DIO Connector Supply DI_COM (Pin 9) 6-48V DC DI (Pin1-8) Source Mode (PNP) Power DIO Connector Supply DI_COM (Pin 9) 6-48V DC DI (Pin1-8) DO reference circuit: Sink Mode Device DIO Connector (NPN, Default)
APPENDIX B : Software Functions B.1 ECS9K2.Dll API In Runtime folder, on ECS9K2.h: BOOL Initial(BYTE Isolate_Type, BYTE DIO_NPN); Install driver and initial machine for DIO access Isolate_Type: DIO Isolate Type 1: Isolated DIO; 0: Non-Isolated DIO DIO_NPN: DIO NPN mode 1: PNP (Source) mode for European rule;...
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C.4 Install “Intel Rapid Storage Technology” Software You can get the software on ECS-9200 driver CD. Also, you can find latest information and software directly from Intel website. http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/highlights/chpsts/imsm The RAID environment has been done if you completed the steps above. C.5 Insert SATA HDD for RAID 1 Please notice, you can use six SATA ports for SATA HDD, except for the CFast port and mSATA slot.
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C.9 Recovery and Auto Re-build When Use the SAME RAID HDD C.10 Recovery and Auto Re-build When Use DIFFERENT RAID HDD There is a warning will pop-up to ask you if the disk is not a member of original RAID volume. If you press “Rebuild”, it will replace the broken SATA HDD to the last one SATA HDD of RAID volume.
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D.1 Intel® Core™ i7-6700@3.40GHz (8M Cache, 4.0 GHz) Power on and boot to Win8.1 64-bit Idle Status : Sleep Mode CPU usage less 3% Power Input Current Consumption Current Consumption Core™ i7- 0.846A 05.08W 3.411A 20.47W 6700 Core™ i7- 0.554A 04.99W 2.311A 20.80W...
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D.3 Intel® Core™ i3-6100@3.70GHz (3M Cache, 3.70 GHz) Power on and boot to Win8.1 64-bit Idle Status : Sleep Mode CPU usage less 3% Power Input Current Consumption Current Consumption Core™ i3- 0.836A 05.02W 3.264A 19.58W 6100 Core™ i3- 0.584A 05.26W 2.263A 20.37W...