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Table of Contents Disclaimers ..................... ii Safety Precautions ..................iii Chapter 1 Introduction ..........1 General Description ................1 Specifications ..................2 Dimensions and Outlines ..............4 I/O Outlets .................... 5 Packing List ..................5 Chapter 2 Hardware and Installation ...... 7 Open back cover .................
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Boot Menu ..................48 Save & Exit Menu ................49 Chapter 4 Drivers Installation ........ 51 System ....................51 Touch Screen ..................51 Embedded O.S................... 54 Appendix A Watchdog Timer ........55 About Watchdog Timer ................55 WatchDog sample code ................55 Appendix B Digital I/O ..........
Therefore, P1197E-861 is especially suitable for most rugged industrial environments. Expandable for 1 PCIe (1 PCI optional) P1197E-861 has 1 PCIe (1 PCI optional) for expansion purpose. User can easily plug in standard half-size PCI or PCIe card for any requirement.
Driver CD x1 Panel mount kit x 9 Wall/VESA mount kit x 1 (optional) Power cord x 1 If you can not find the package or any items are missing, please contact Axiomtek distributors immediately. Introduction...
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual Chapter 2 Hardware and Installation The P1197E-861 provides rich I/O ports and flexible expansions for you to meet different demand. The chapter will show you how to install the hardware. It includes: Open back cover ...
P1197E-861 User’s Manual Open back cover This section tells users how to open back cover. Please follow the steps below. Step 1 Unscrew 3 screws on the back cover and push to the right side. Please refer the photo below.
P1197E-861 User’s Manual Serial Ports Interface The P1197E-861 has four serial ports. COM1 is RS-232/422/485, while COM2, COM3 and COM4 are RS-232. 2.2.1 COM1&COM2 Connector The COM1&COM2 are double-deck DB-9 connectors. The upper connector is for COM1 and the lower connector is for COM2.
P1197E-861 User’s Manual 2.2.3 Jumper and Switch Setting Jumpers and Connectors Layout Jumper Settings Jumper is a small component consisting of jumper clip and jumper pins. Install jumper clip on 2 jumper pins to close. And remove jumper clip from 2 jumper pins to open.
P1197E-861 User’s Manual Ethernet The P1197E-861 is equipped with two high performance plug and play Ethernet interfaces (RJ-45). Connection can be established by plugging one end of the Ethernet cable into this RJ-45 connector and the other end to a 1000/100/10-Base-T hub.
There are 5 application options for the P1197E-861, including Panel/Wall/Rack/ Desktop/VESA mounting ways. 2.4.1 VESA-ARM / Wall-Mount / Desktop-mount The P1197E-861 provides VESA mount: 75x75 mm or 100x100mm. Screw six screws to fix the kit in the back chassis. ▲ VESA/ Wall mount bracket ▲...
P1197E-861 User’s Manual 2.4.2 Panel-mount Kit Assembly The P1197E-861 is designed for panel mount application. To mount the P1197E-861, the standard set of mounting kit (included in the system packaging) is needed. 2.4.3 Rack-mount Kit Assembly The P1197E-861 is designed for rack mount application.
P1197E-861 User’s Manual HDD Installation The P1197E-861 provides a convenient Hard Disk Drive (HDD) bracket for users to install 2 x 2.5” SATA HDD. Please follow the steps: Step 1 Unscrew 1 screws to take off the HDD door. Step 2 Unscrew two screws and pull the HDD out directly.
P1197E-861 User’s Manual DRAM Installation The P1197E-861 provides two 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM socket that support system memory up to 16GB. Please follow steps below to install the memory modules: Step 1 Refer to section 2.1 to open the back cover and find out DIMM socket on mainboard (MANO871).
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual Step 3 Install the SO-DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly down until it seats correctly. Step 4 The slot latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the SO-DIMM. Hardware and Installation...
P1197E-861 User’s Manual CPU Installation ® Core™ i7/i5/i3 series, The P1197E-861 has an LGA1155 socket supporting Intel &2 ® ® Pentium and Celeron processors and provides high computing performance for users. Step 1 Press the hook of lever down with your thumb and pull it to the right side to release it from retention tab.
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual Step 3 CPU aims at the socket and places the package carefully into the socket by purely vertical motion. NOTE Never touch fragile socket contacts to avoid damage and do not touch processor sensitive contacts at any time during installation.
P1197E-861 User’s Manual CPU Cooler Installation Step 1 Making sure your CPU settled correctly on the socket. Step 2 Screw the cooling fan supporting base onto the CPU socket on the Motherboard and make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector.
P1197E-861 User’s Manual Wireless LAN Module Installation (optional) The P1197E-861 provides one wireless LAN module to install. When installing the wireless LAN module, refer to the following instructions and illustration: Step 1 Refer to section 2.1 to open the back cover and find out the wireless LAN module located.
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual Step 3 Plug in USB cable to the connector of WIFI module. And, find the built-in Antenna cable and connect it wireless LAN card. Step 4 Lift the rubber stopper from the top of back cover. Step 5 Install the antenna on the antenna connector.
2.10 Add-on Card Installation The P1197E-861 provides a riser card (PCIex4 interface) for 1 x PCIe x 4 or 1 x PCI slots expansion. The riser card assembly can accommodate both half-size expansion cards. To install the riser card, refer to the following figure and instructions below: Step 1 Refer section 2.1 to open the back cover and unscrew 2 screws, and then...
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual Step 3 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with four screws. Installations complete. NOTE: Please use the standard size of add-on card to avoid conflicting the mechanism. Hardware and Installation...
P1197E-861 User’s Manual 2.11 Optical Drive Installation (optional) The P1157E-871 offers a convenient drive bay module for users to install optical drive. When installing the optical drive, refer to the following instructions and illustration: Step 1 Refer section 2.1 to open the back cover.
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual Step 4 Fixing the optical drive kit on the chassis by 4 screws. Step 5 Plug the power and SATA cables to connectors. Installation completes. Hardware and Installation...
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup Utility The AMI UEFI BIOS provides users with a built-in setup program to modify basic system configuration. All configured parameters are stored in a flash chip to save the setup information whenever the power is turned off. This chapter provides users with detailed description about how to set up basic system configuration through the AMI BIOS setup utility.
P1197E-861 User’s Manual Main Menu When you first enter the setup utility, you will enter the Main setup screen. You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab. System Time/Date can be set up as described below.
P1197E-861 User’s Manual Advanced Menu The Advanced menu also allows users to set configuration of the CPU and other system devices. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: ►...
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual ACPI Settings You can use this screen to select options for the ACPI configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual CPU Configuration This screen shows the CPU information. Active Processor Cores Allow users to set how many processor cores should be active. Intel Virtualization Technology This item allows a hardware platform to run multiple operating systems separately and simultaneously, enabling one system to virtually function as several systems.
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual SATA Configuration In this Configuration menu, you can see the currently installed hardware in the SATA ports. During system boot up, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. SATA Controller(s) Enable or disable SATA device.
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual PCH-FW Configuration This screen displays Management Engine (ME) Firmware information. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual USB Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the USB Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual Second Super IO Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Second Super IO Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual Super IO Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Super IO Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual H/W Monitor Use this screen for Smart Fan configuration and hardware health status monitoring. This screen displays the temperature of system and CPU, cooling fan speed in RPM and system voltages (VCORE, +12V, +5V, 5VSB, etc).
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual Option Rom Policy Boot Option Filter This option controls what devices system can boot to. Launch PXE OpROM policy Enable or disable boot options for legacy network devices. Launch Storage OpROM policy Control the execution of UEFI and legacy storage OpROM.
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual CPU PPM Configuration Use this screen for CPU PPM configuration. EIST ® Enable or disable Intel SpeedStep. When enabled, CPU speed is controlled by the operating system. When disabled, CPU runs at its default speed. Turbo Mode This item is for enabling or disabling turbo mode.
P1197E-861 User’s Manual Chipset Menu The Chipset menu allows users to change the advanced chipset settings. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: ► PCH-IO Configuration ►...
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual PCH-IO Configuration This screen allows users to set PCH parameters. USB Configuration USB configuration settings. PCH Azalia Configuration PCH Azalia device configuration settings. LAN1 Controller Enable or disable LAN1 controller. LAN2 Controller Enable or disable LAN2 controller.
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual PCH USB Configuration EHCI1/EHCI2 Enable or disable the EHCI controller. USB Ports Per-Port Disable Control Enable or disable each USB port individually. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual PCH Azalia Configuration Azalia Control detection of the Azalia device. Configuration options are Disabled, Enabled and Auto. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual System Agent (SA) Configuration This screen shows System Agent information and provides function for specifying related parameters. For items marked with “”, please press <Enter> for more options. VT-d ® Enable or disable Intel chipset virtualization technology for directed I/O. VT-d can help end users improve security and reliability of the systems and also improve performance of I/O devices in virtualized environment.
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual Graphics Configuration Primary Display Allow you to select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device. Internal Graphics Enable or disable IGD. DVMT Pre-Allocated Select DVMT pre-allocated memory size. DVMT Total Gfx Mem Select DVMT total memory size.
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual NB PCIe Configuration PEG0 – Gen X Select PEG0 speed. PEG0 ASPM Control ASPM support for the PEG device. Enable PEG Enable or disable PEG always. Detect Non-Compliance Device Enable or disable the detection of a non-compliance PCI-Express device in PEG.
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual Memory Configuration This screen displays system memory information. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
P1197E-861 User’s Manual Boot Menu The Boot menu allows users to change boot options of the system. Setup Prompt Timeout Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting. Bootup NumLock State Use this item to select the power-on state for the keyboard NumLock.
P1197E-861 User’s Manual Save & Exit Menu The Save & Exit menu allows users to load your system configuration with optimal or fail-safe default values. Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes, select this option to leave Setup and return to Main Menu.
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual Chapter 4 Drivers Installation System P1197E-861 supports Windows 7 and WES 7. To facilitate the installation of system driver, please carefully read the instructions in this chapter before start installing. Insert Driver CD and select the “\Drivers”. Step 1 Step 2 Select all files and follow the installing procedure.
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Driver Installation- Windows 7 The P1197E-861 provides a touch screen driver that users can install it under the operating system Windows 7. To facilitate installation of the touch screen driver, you should read the instructions in this chapter carefully before you attempt installation.
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P1197E-861 User’s Manual Select the “Standard Calibrate” tab. Step 4 Step 5 Calibrations: To adjust the display with touch panel, click “Calibration” and follow the calibrate point to do calibration; there are five points on screen for calibration. Step 6 Press OK.
P1197E-861 User’s Manual Embedded O.S. The P1197E-861 provides the Windows 7 Embedded. The O.S. is supported devices which are listed below. WES 7 Here are supported onboard devices: Onboard Multi I/O SATA HDD PS2 Keyboard and mouse ...
P1197E-861 User’s Manual Appendix A Watchdog Timer About Watchdog Timer After the system stops working for a while, it can be auto-reset by the watchdog timer. The integrated watchdog timer can be set up in the system reset mode by program...
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