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  • Page 1 User Manual ARK-2150 Fanless Embedded Box PC...
  • Page 2 English user manual included as a PDF file on the CD. Please disregard the Chinese hard copy user manual if the product is not to be sold and/or installed in China. ARK-2150 User Manual...
  • Page 3 The documentation and the software included with this product are copyrighted 2010 by Advantech Co., Ltd. All rights are reserved. Advantech Co., Ltd. reserves the right to make improvements in the products described in this manual at any time without notice.

  • 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

    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: Ordering Information

    Power cable 2-pin 180 cm, USA for ARK-338X 1700001948 Power cable 2-pin 180 cm, Europe for ARK-338X 1700001949 Power cable 2-pin 180 cm, UK for ARK-338X 1700009001 2-Pole Phoenix to DC-Jack Power cable 9666K10000E DIN-rail mounting kit 1960025333N011 VESA mounting kit ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 7: Safety Instructions

    RESTRICTED ACCESS AREA: The equipment should only be installed in a Restricted Access Area. DISCLAIMER: This set of instructions is given according to IEC 704-1. Advan- tech disclaims all responsibility for the accuracy of any statements contained herein. ARK-2150 User Manual...
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  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Chipset ...................... 4 1.3.1 Functional Specification ..............4 1.3.2 iManager ..................6 Mechanical Specifications................. 7 1.4.1 Dimensions ................... 7 Figure 1.1 ARK-2150 Mechanical dimension drawing....7 1.4.2 Weight................... 7 Power Requirement .................. 7 1.5.1 System Power................7 1.5.2 RTC Battery .................. 7 Environment Specification.................
  • Page 10 Figure 3.15Serial Port Console Redirection ....... 39 3.3.13 CPU PPM Configuration ............. 40 Figure 3.16CPU PPM Configuration........... 40 Chipset....................41 Figure 3.17Chipset Setup............41 3.4.1 PCH-IO Configuration..............42 Figure 3.18PCH-IO Configuration ..........42 3.4.2 System Agent (SA) Configuration..........43 ARK-2150 User Manual...
  • Page 11 Figure 3.22Boot Setup Utility ............45 Security Setup..................46 Figure 3.23Password Configuration ........... 46 Save & Exit....................47 Figure 3.24Save & Exit ............... 47 Appendix A Watchdog Timer Sample Code..49 EC Watchdog Timer sample code ............50 ARK-2150 User Manual...
  • Page 12 ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 13: Chapter 1 General Introduction

    Chapter General Introduction This chapter gives background information on ARK-2150 series.

  • Page 14: Introduction

    ARK-2150, an intelligent, fanless embedded system powered by Intel Celeron 1047UE/ Core i3 3217UE/ i7 3517UE Dual Core high performance processor with multiple I/O interface. ARK-2150 is the first one high performance product in ARK- 2000 series. The new generation Intel Core i processor brings 15% improvement on processing power and 60% on 3D graphics performance than previous generation Intel Core i processors.

  • Page 15: Product Features

     Expansion Interface: Supports 2 x full-size Mini-PCIe (one supports mSATA and the other with SIM holder) and 1 x half-size Mini-PCIe  Software API: Advantech iManager and SUSIAccess - Remote Device Man- agement technology 1.2.2 Display  Controller: Intel HD Graphics 4000 ...

  • Page 16: Chipset

    Intel QM77 chip supports:  Supports ACPI 4.0a Power  ACPI-defined power states (processor driven C states) Management  ACPI Power Management Timer SMI# generation  Intel QM77 chip supports: BIOS  AMI 64-Mbit EFI Flash BIOS via SPI ARK-2150 User Manual...
  • Page 17 LAN Connectors: Phone Jack RJ45 8P 90D(F) Audio Codec: Realtek ALC892:  Compliant with HD Audio specifications Supports 16/20/24-bit DAC and 16/20/24-bit ADC resolution  Audio  Supports: Speak-out, Line-in, Mic-in Audio Connectors: Ear Phone Jack * 3 ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 18: Imanager

    Supported Sequence control 8-bit programmable DIO Multi Level WDT (set by Advantech iManager) Watchdog timer Programmable 1-255 sec / min CPU Temperature / input Current / input Voltage Hardware monitor Deep sleep S5 mode / Smart Fan / Back light control...

  • Page 19: Mechanical Specifications

    Mechanical Specifications 1.4.1 Dimensions 264.5[10.41] x 133.0[5.24] x 75.1[2.96] (Unit: mm [Inch]) Detail A 238,2 75.05 Detail A 252,5 264,5 Figure 1.1 ARK-2150 Mechanical dimension drawing 1.4.2 Weight 2.8kg (6.17lb) Power Requirement 1.5.1 System Power  Minimum power input: –...

  • Page 20: Environment Specification

    5 ~ 500 Hz, 1hr/axis, x,y,z 3 axes. 1.6.5 Shock during Operation  When system is equipped with SSD/mSATA: 50G, IEC 60068-2-27, half sine, 11 ms duration. 1.6.6 Safety  UL, CCC, BSMI 1.6.7  CE, FCC, CCC, BSMI ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 21: Chapter 2 H/W Installation

    Chapter H/W Installation This chapter introduces external IO and the installation of ARK- 2150 hardware.

  • Page 22: Introduction

    2.2.1 Jumper Description You may configure ARK-2150 to match the needs of your application by setting jump- ers. A jumper is a metal bridge used to close an electric circuit. It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them.

  • Page 23: Jumper List

    Table 2.1: Jumper List of Main Board Clear CMOS Auto Power On Setting DDR3L select 2.2.3 Jumper Location Figure 2.1 Jumper layout 2.2.4 Jumper Setting At Mother Board 2.2.4.1 Clear CMOS (J1) Table 2.2: Clear CMOS (JP1) Setting Function (1-2)* Normal (default) ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 24: Table 2.3: Auto Power On Setting (J2)

    Setting Function Power Button for Power On (1-2)* Auto Power On (default) 2.2.4.3 LVDS Panel Power Select (J4) Table 2.4: LVDS Panel Power Select (J4) Setting Function (Open)* 1.5V for Std. DDR3 (default) Close 1.35V for DDR3L ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 25: Connectors

    Connectors 2.3.1 ARK-2150 External I/O Connectors ARK-2150L: LINE-OUT USB1 USB3 PWR LED LAN1 HDMI HDD LED LAN2 LINE-IN USB2 USB4 DC INPUT ON/OFF USB5 Digital IO COM4 COM3 COM2 COM1 USB6 Figure 2.2 ARK-2150L IO connectors drawing ARK-2150F LAN1 LAN2...

  • Page 26: Figure 2.3 Ark-2150F Io Connectors Drawing

    2.3.1.2 Ethernet Connector (LAN) ARK-2150 is equipped with up to four Ethernet controllers that are fully compliant with IEEE 802.3u 10/100/1000 Mbps CSMA/CD standards. The Ethernet port pro- vides 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).

  • Page 27: Figure 2.5 Ethernet Connector

    MDI3+ MDI3- 2.3.1.3 Audio Connector ARK-2150 offers stereo audio ports by three phone jack connectors of Line_Out, Line_In, Mic_In. The audio chip is controlled by ALC892, and it’s compliant with Aza- lea standard. Figure 2.6 Audio connector Table 2.7: Audio Connector Pin Assignments...

  • Page 28: Table 2.8: Dio Connector Pin Assignments (Ark-2150L)

    Please refer to Table. 2.7 for its pin assignments. USB 3.0 connectors contain legacy pins to interface to USB 2.0 devices, and a new set of pins for USB 3.0 connectivity (both sets reside in the same connector). Figure 2.9 USB3.0 Connector ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 29: Table 2.10: Usb 3.0 Connector

    USB_data- USB_data+ 2.3.1.7 VGA Connector The ARK-2150 provides a high resolution VGA interface connected by a D-sub 15- pin connector to support a VGA CRT monitor. It supports display resolutions of up to 1900 x 1200. Figure 2.11 VGA Connector Table 2.12: VGA Connector Pin Assignments...

  • Page 30: Figure 2.12Hdmi / Display Port Connector

    ARK-2150L comes with a lockable DC Jack that carries 12 VDC external power input and ARK-2150F comes with a two pins header that carries 12 ~ 24 VDC external power input. ARK-2150L Figure 2.13 Power Input Connector (ARK-2150L) Figure 2.14 Compatible dimension of DC Plug for ARK-2150L ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 31: Figure 2.15Power Input Connector (Ark-2150F)

    Figure 2.16 Power Button 2.3.1.11 LED Indicators There are two LEDs on ARK-2150 front metal face plate for indicating system status: PWR LED is for power status; and HDD LED is for HDD & Cfast flash disk status. Figure 2.17 LED Indicators 2.3.1.12...

  • Page 32: Installation

    TMDS data 5- TMDS data 5+ TMDS clock shield TMDS clock+ TMDS clock- Installation 2.4.1 HDD Installation Unscrew the six screws on the bottom cover. Slide the 2.5" SATA HDD into the HDD bay on the bottom cover. ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 33: Memory Installation

    Screw the four screws on the side of HDD bracket. The screws are used to fix the HDD on the bracket. (The screws are in the accessory box.) Recover the bottom cover and screws. 2.4.2 Memory Installation Unscrew the four screws on the top cover. ARK-2150 User Manual...
  • Page 34 Unscrew the four screws on the right and left side of top cover Remove the top cover Install DDR3 memory in to the system Recover the top chassis. ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 35: Minipcie Module And Msata Installation

    2.4.3 MiniPCIe module and mSATA Installation Unscrew the four screws on the top cover. Install ARK-2150L miniPCIe module or mSATA into the socket. mSATA or full-size miniPCIe full-size miniPCIe ARK-2150L half-size miniPCIe ARK-2150 User Manual...
  • Page 36 Install ARK-2150F miniPCIe module or mSATA into the socket. mSATA or full size miniPCIe Full size miniPCIe with SIM ARK-2150F Half size miniPCIe Recover the bottom cover and screws. ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 37: Chapter 3 Bios Settings

    Chapter BIOS Settings...

  • Page 38: Entering Setup

    AMIBIOS has been integrated into many motherboards for over a decade. With the AMIBIOS Setup program, users can modify BIOS settings and control various sys- tem features. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the ARK-2150 BIOS setup screens. Figure 3.1 Setup program initial screen AMI's BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration.

  • Page 39: System Time / System Date

    MM/DD/YY format. The time must be entered in HH:MM:SS format. Advanced BIOS Features Setup Select the Advanced tab from the ARK-2150 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.

  • Page 40: Acpi Settings

    Figure 3.3 Advanced BIOS features setup screen 3.3.1 ACPI Settings Figure 3.4 ACPI Setting Enable ACPI Auto Configuration This item allows users to enable or disable BIOS ACPI auto configuration. ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 41: Cpu Configuration

    This item allows users to enable or disable the No-Execution page protection tech- nology. Intel Virtualization Technology This item allows users to enable or disable the intel virtualization technology. Hardware Prefetcher This item allows users to enable or disable the hardware prefetcher feature. ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 42: Sata Configuration

    This item allows users to enable or disable the adjacent cache line prefetch feature. 3.3.3 SATA Configuration Figure 3.6 SATA Configuration SATA Controller(s) This item allows users to enable or disable the SATA controller(s). SATA Mode Selection This item allows users to select mode of SATA controller(s). ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 43: Pch-Fw Configuration

    Figure 3.7 PCH-FW Configuration MDES BIOS Status Code This item allows users to enable or disable MDES BIOS Status Code function. Firmware Update Configuration This item allows users to enable or disable ME FW image re-flash function. ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 44: Amt Configuration

    This item allows users to enable or disable Alert Specification Format. Activate Remote Assistance Process This item allows users to enable or disable trigger CIRA boot. USB Configure This item allows users to enable or disable USB configure function. ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 45: Usb Configuration

    This is a workaround for the OS without XHCI hand-off support. The XHCI ownership change should claim by XHCI driver. EHCI Hand-Off This is a workaround for the OS without EHCI hand-off support. The EHCI ownership change should claim by EHCI driver. ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 46: Smart Settings

    Hub descriptor. 2.0 Flash Disk 5.00 This is a Mass storage device emulation type. 3.3.7 SMART Settings Figure 3.10 SMART Settings SMART Self Test This item allows users to enable or disable SMART Self Test. ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 47: It8760 Super Io Configuration

    Change Settings This item allows users to select super I/O device. 3.3.8.2 Serial Port 2 Configuration Serial Port This item allows users to enable or disable COM2. Change Settings This item allows users to select super I/O device. ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 48: Sch3106 Super Io Configuration

    This item allows users to enable or disable COM4. Change Settings This item allows users to select super I/O device. Device Mode This item allows users to select Serial Port mode. Serial interface This item allows users to select RS-232/422/485. Default by RS-232. ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 49: Platform Misc Configuration

    3.3.10 Platform Misc Configuration Figure 3.13 Platform Misc Configuration Native PCIE Enable This item allows users to enable or disable native PCIE support feature. ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 50: Embedded Controller Configuration

    This item allows users to set backlight Function. Power Saving Mode This item allows users to select ITE8518 power saving mode. H/W Monitor This item is show CPU temperature and VBAT / +5V / +12V / +Vcore voltage informa- tion. ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 51: Serial Port Console Redirection

    Figure 3.15 Serial Port Console Redirection Console Redirection This item allows users to enable or disable console redirection for Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Serivces (EMS). Console Redirection This item allows users to configuration console redirection detail settings. ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 52: Cpu Ppm Configuration

    Configurable TDP This item allows users to select TDP levels. Config TDP LOCK This item allows users to enable or disable Config TDP LOCK. ACPI T State This item allows users to enable or disable ACPI T State. ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 53: Chipset

    Chipset Select the Chipset tab from the ARK-2150 setup screen to enter the Chipset BIOS Setup screen. You can display a Chipset BIOS Setup option by highlight¬ing it using the <Arrow> keys. All Plug and Play BIOS Setup options are described in this sec- tion.

  • Page 54: Pch-Io Configuration

    Please notice that no all the WiFi card can support this function. High Precision Timer Enables or disables the high precision timer. SLP_S4 Assertion Width This item allows users to set a delay of sorts. Restore AC Power Loss ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 55: System Agent (Sa) Configuration

    This item allows users to select off, on and last state. 3.4.2 System Agent (SA) Configuration Figure 3.19 System Agent (SA) Configuration 3.4.2.1 Intel IGFX Configuration Figure 3.20 Intel IGFX Configuration ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 56: Figure 3.21Lcd Control

    Select boot display device at post stage. LCD Panel Type This item allows users to select panel resolution. Panel Scaling This item allows users to enable or disable panel scaling. Active LFP This item allows users to select LFP configuration. ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 57: Boot Settings

    If this option is set to Disabled, the BIOS displays normal POST messages. If Enabled, an OEM Logo is shown instead of POST messages. Option ROM Message Set display mode for option ROM. INT19 Trap Response This item allows option ROMs to trap interrupt 19. ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 58: Security Setup

    Security Setup Figure 3.23 Password Configuration Select Security Setup from the ARK-2150 Setup main BIOS setup menu. All Security Setup options, such as password protection is described in this section. To access the sub menu for the following items, select the item and press <Enter>: Change Administrator / User Password: Select this option and press <ENTER>...

  • Page 59: Save & Exit

    Restore Defaults The ARK-2150 automatically configures all setup items to optimal settings when users select this option. Optimal Defaults are designed for maximum system perfor- mance, but may not work best for all computer applications. In particular, do not use...
  • Page 60 Save User Defaults When users have completed system configuration, select this option to save changes as user defaults without exit BIOS setup menu. Restore User Defaults The users can select this option to restore user defaults. ARK-2150 User Manual...

  • Page 61: Appendix A Watchdog Timer Sample Code

    Appendix Watchdog Timer Sample Code...

  • Page 62: Ec Watchdog Timer Sample Code

    EC_Command_Port mov al, 57h ; Watch dog event flag. out dx,al mov dx, EC_Data_Port mov al, 04h ; Reset event. out dx,al mov dx, EC_Command_Port mov al,28h ; start WDT function. out dx,al .exit ARK-2150 User Manual...
  • Page 63 ARK-2150 User Manual...
  • Page 64 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. 2013...

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