Fanless and ultra compact system designed for a wide range of applications, such as point of information system, flight information display system, and vehicle video player system (50 pages)
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User Manual ARK-1124 Fanless Embedded Box PC...
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English user manual included as a PDF file on the website. Please disregard the Chinese hard copy user manual if the product is not to be sold and/or installed in China. ARK-1124 User Manual...
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The documentation and the software included with this product are copyrighted 2017 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.
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.
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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-1124 User Manual...
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Figure 3.27Security Settings............64 3.2.5 Boot..................... 65 3.2.6 Save & Exit ................. 66 Figure 3.28Save & Exit ............... 66 Appendix A Watchdog Timer Sample Code..67 Watchdog Timer Sample Code ............... 68 Appendix B SUSI API Introduction .......71 ARK-1124 User Manual...
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SUSI API Introduction ................72 B.1.1 The Watchdog API..............72 B.1.2 The Hardware Monitor API ............72 ARK-1124 User Manual...
ARK-1124H provides 2 x 4K2K HDMI display and 4 USB 3.0, which is suitable for kiosk or digital signage. For ARK-1124, the default power input is 12V DC in, and supports an optional wide range 12~24V power module with wide temperature operation of -20 to 60C.
CPU Temperature / input Current / input Voltage Hardware monitor Deep sleep S5 mode Power saving Running HR / Boot record System information Mechanical Specifications 1.4.1 ARK-1124C Dimensions 133[5.24] x 46.4 [1.83] x 94.2 [3.71] Unit: mm [Inch] Figure 1.1 ARK-1124C Mechanical dimension drawing ARK-1124 User Manual...
1.4.4 Weight 0.7kg (1.55lb) Power Requirement 1.5.1 System Power Minimum power input: – ARK-1124C: DC 12V, 3A – ARK-1124U/ARK-1124H: DC 12V, 5A 1.5.2 RTC Battery Lithium 3 V/210 mAH ARK-1124 User Manual...
2.2.1 Jumper Description You may configure ARK-1124 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.
Jumper Setting On the Motherboard Auto Power On Setting Part Number 1653003260 Footprint HD_3x2P_79 Description PIN HEADER 3x2P 2.0mm 180D(M) SMD SOURCE PIN Setting Function Power On by power button (default) (1-2) (3-4) +3.3V (5-6) AT Mode ARK-1124 User Manual...
LED indicators on the front side to show its Active/Link status (Green LED) and Speed status (Yellow LED). Figure 2.10 Ethernet Connector (LAN) Table 2.2: Ethernet Connector (LAN)Pin Definition 10/100/1000 Mbps Signal Name BI_DA+(GHz) BI_DA-(GHz) BI_DB+(GHz) BI_DC+(GHz) BI_DC-(GHz) BI_DB-(GHz) BI_DD+(GHz) BI_DD-(GHz) ARK-1124 User Manual...
USB 2.0 devices, and a new set of pins for USB 3.0 connectivity (both sets reside in the same connector). Figure 2.11 USB Connector Table 2.3: USB Connector Pin Definition Signal Name D-_0 D+_0 USB0_SSRX- USB0_SSRX+ USB0_SSTX- USB0_SSTX+ D-_1 D+_1 USB1_SSRX- USB1_SSRX+ USB1_SSTX- USB1_SSTX+ ARK-1124 User Manual...
Default setting is RS-232, if you want to use RS-422/ 485, you can find the BIOS manual to change setting. Figure 2.13 COM Connector Table 2.5: COM Connector Pin Definition RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 Signal Name DATA- DATA+ NC represents “No Connection”. ARK-1124 User Manual...
HDMI_TX0+ HDMI_TX0- HDMI_CLK+ HDMI_CLK- HDMI_DCLK HDMI_DDAT +V5_HDMI-HPD DDP0_HPD NC represents “No Connection”. 2.4.8 HDD LED Indicators ARK-1124H provides one LED on the front panel that indicates HDD and compact flash disk status. Figure 2.15 HDD LED Indicators ARK-1124 User Manual...
LED indicators on the front side to show its Active/Link status (Green LED) and Speed status (Yellow LED). Figure 2.19 Ethernet Connector (LAN) Table 2.7: Ethernet Connector (LAN)Pin Definition 10/100/1000 Mbps Signal Name BI_DA+(GHz) BI_DA-(GHz) BI_DB+(GHz) BI_DC+(GHz) ARK-1124 User Manual...
USB 2.0 devices, and a new set of pins for USB 3.0 connectivity (both sets reside in the same connector). Figure 2.20 USB Connector Table 2.8: USB Connector Pin Definition Signal Name D-_0 D+_0 USB0_SSRX- USB0_SSRX+ USB0_SSTX- USB0_SSTX+ D-_1 D+_1 USB1_SSRX- USB1_SSRX+ USB1_SSTX- USB1_SSTX+ ARK-1124 User Manual...
Default setting is RS-232, if you want to use RS-422/ 485, you can find the BIOS manual to change setting. Figure 2.22 COM Connector Table 2.10: COM Connector Pin Definition RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 Signal Name DATA- DATA+ NC represents “No Connection”. ARK-1124 User Manual...
GND_RGB VGA_z_SPD VGA_z_DDAT VGA_z_HS VGA_z_VS VGA_z_DCLK GND_IO GND_IO NC represents “No Connection”. 2.5.8 HDD LED Indicators ARK-1124U provides one LED on the front panel that indicates HDD and compact flash disk status. Figure 2.24 HDD LED Indicators ARK-1124 User Manual...
LED indicators on the front side to show its Active/Link status (Green LED) and Speed status (Yellow LED). Figure 2.28 Ethernet Connector (LAN) Table 2.12: Ethernet Connector (LAN)Pin Definition 10/100/1000 Mbps Signal Name BI_DA+(GHz) BI_DA-(GHz) BI_DB+(GHz) BI_DC+(GHz) ARK-1124 User Manual...
USB 2.0 devices, and a new set of pins for USB 3.0 connec- tivity (both sets reside in the same connector). Figure 2.29 USB Connector Table 2.13: USB Connector Pin Definition Signal Name D-_0 D+_0 USB0_SSRX- USB0_SSRX+ USB0_SSTX- USB0_SSTX+ D-_1 D+_1 USB1_SSRX- USB1_SSRX+ USB1_SSTX- USB1_SSTX+ ARK-1124 User Manual...
Default setting is RS-232, if you want to use RS-422/ 485, you can find the BIOS manual to change setting. Figure 2.31 COM Connector Table 2.15: COM Connector Pin Definition RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 Signal Name DATA- DATA+ NC represents “No Connection”. ARK-1124 User Manual...
GND_RGB VGA_z_SPD VGA_z_DDAT VGA_z_HS VGA_z_VS VGA_z_DCLK GND_IO GND_IO NC represents “No Connection”. 2.6.8 HDD LED Indicator ARK-1124C provides one LED on the front panel that indicates HDD and compact flash disk status. Figure 2.33 HDD LED Indicators ARK-1124 User Manual...
ARK-1124C reserves three antenna hole for wireless antenna installation. Each of antenna hole mark “ANT” to let antenna hold easy to be recognized. Figure 2.34 Antenna Hole Installation 2.7.1 HDD/SSD Installation Remove the four screws on right and left side of ARK-1124. Remove the bottom cover. ARK-1124 User Manual...
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Remove the four snap rivets from the bottom cover. Secure 2.5" SATA HDD onto the bottom cover. The screws are in the accessory box. Connect SATA signal and power cable to the 2.5" SATA HDD. ARK-1124 User Manual...
Replace the bottom cover and fasten the four screws back onto the system. 2.7.2 RAM Installation Unscrew the 4 screws on the top cover. (Please use the tool in the accessory box.) ARK-1124 User Manual...
Replace the top cover and screw four screws back. 2.7.3 M.2 Module Installation ** Below installation is for ARK-1124H only. For ARK-1124U, we suggest to install by CTOS due to complex installation. Remove the four screws on right and left side of ARK-1124. ARK-1124 User Manual...
Install M.2 module in M.2 slot and secure module. Replace the bottom cover and fasten the four screws back onto the system. 2.7.4 mSATA Installation: For ARK-1124 series, we suggest to install mSATA by CTOS due to complex installa- tion. ARK-1124 User Manual...
2.7.5 iDoor Module (AMO-1101) Installation (Option) Remove the four screws on both sides of ARK-1124. Remove the bottom cover. Install iDoor module on miniPCIe slot. ARK-1124 User Manual...
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Screw I/O plate of iDoor module on ARK Plus module (AMO-1101). Stack ARK plus module with system, and screw two screws each rear side. Recover bottom cover, and screw two screws each rear side. Finished. ARK-1124 User Manual...
2.7.6 Power Module (AMO-P011) Installation (Option) Screw power module with ARK Plus module (AMO-1101) Remove the four screws on both sides of ARK-1124. Remove the bottom cover. Connect power cable between power module and M/B. ARK-1124 User Manual...
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Stack ARK plus module with system, and screw two screws each rear side. Recover bottom cover, and screw two screws each rear side. Stick black Mylar on 12V DC print, and put DC jack cover on the hold in original DC jack position. Finished. ARK-1124 User Manual...
BIOS Setup With the AMIBIOS setup program, you can modify BIOS settings and control the var- ious system features. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the ARK-1124 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.
System Date using the <Arrow> keys. Enter new values through the keyboard. Press the <Tab> key or the <Arrow> keys to move between fields. The date must be entered in MM/DD/YY format. The time must be entered in HH:MM:SS format. ARK-1124 User Manual...
3.2.2 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Select the Advanced tab from the ARK-1124 setup screen to enter the Advanced BIOS Setup screen. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen, such as CPU Configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item. You can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow>...
3.2.2.1 Driver Health Figure 3.4 Driver Health Status screen Provides Health Status for the Drivers/Controllers. 3.2.2.2 ACPI Settings Figure 3.5 ACPI Setting ARK-1124 User Manual...
Super I/O Configuration First Super I/O Configuration (SCH3114) Figure 3.6 First Serial Port Configuration(SCH3114) – Serial Port 1 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 1 (COMA). – Serial Port 2 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 2 (COMB). ARK-1124 User Manual...
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Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM). – Change Settings Select an optimal settings for Super IO Device. – Choose Serial Port Mode Change the Serial Port Mode. – RS485 AUTO FLOW Enable or Disable RS485 AUTO FLOW ARK-1124 User Manual...
Second Super I/O Configuration (SCH3106) Figure 3.7 Second Serial Port Configuration(SCH3106) – Serial Port 3 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 3 (COMA2). – Serial Port 4 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 4 (COMB2). Figure 3.8 Serial Port Settings (Port3) ARK-1124 User Manual...
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3.2.2.4 Hardware Monitor Pc Health Status This page displays all the information about system Temperature/Voltage. Watch Dog Timer Enabled or Disabled Watch Dog Timer function (Start before boot to OS and must stop by self). ARK-1124 User Manual...
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S5 RTC Wake Settings Wake system with Fixed Time Enable or disable System wake on alarm event. Selecting FixedTime, system will wake on the hr:min:sec specified. Selecting DynamicTime, System will wake on the current time + Increase minute(s). ARK-1124 User Manual...
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This item allows users to enable or disable console redirection for Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS). Legacy Console Redirection This item allows users to configuration Legacy Serial Redirection Port Console Redirection This item allows users to configuration console redirection detail settings. ARK-1124 User Manual...
Active Processor Cores Number of cores to enable in each processor package. Intel Virtualization Technology When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. Monitor Mwait Enable/Disable Monitor Mwait. ARK-1124 User Manual...
CPU Power Management Configuration Figure 3.10 CPU Power Management Settings – EIST Enable/Disable Intel SpeedStep. – Turbo mode Turbo Mode. – C-States Enable/Disable C States. ARK-1124 User Manual...
Enable Ipv4 HTTP Boot Support. If disabled IPV4 HTTP boot option will not be created. PXE boot wait time Wait time to press ESC key to abort the PXE boot. Media detect count Number of times presence of media will be checked. ARK-1124 User Manual...
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, Stor- age,or Video. ARK-1124 User Manual...
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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-1124 User Manual...
2 - ~ Power Management Events\n 3 - PCIe Advanced Error Reporting control\n 4 - PCIe Capability Structure control\n 5 - Latency Tolerance Reporting control. Native ASPM On enable, Vista will control the ASPM support for the device. If disabled, the BIOS will. ARK-1124 User Manual...
Chipset Configuration Figure 3.15 Chipset Configuration North Bridge Details for North Bridge items. South Bridge Details for South Bridge items. Uncore Configuration Detail for Uncore items. South Cluster Configuration Detail for South Cluster items ARK-1124 User Manual...
3.2.3.1 North Bridge Figure 3.16 North Bridge Configuration Max TOLUD Maximum value of TOLUD. 3.2.3.2 South Bridge Figure 3.17 South Bridge Configuration ARK-1124 User Manual...
DVMT Pre-Allocated Select DVMT 4.0 Pre-Allocated (UMA) Graphics Memory size used by the Inter- nal Graphics Device. DVMT Total Gfx Mem Select DVMT5.0 Total Graphic Memory size used by the Internal Graphics Device. GT PM Support ARK-1124 User Manual...
Figure 3.21 PCI Express Configuration (ARK-1124C) – Compliance Mode Compliance Mode Enable/Disable. – PCIE Wake Enable or disable PCIE to wake the system from S5. – Onboard LAN1 Controller Select to Enable or Disable Onboard LAN1 Controller ARK-1124 User Manual...
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PCIE Wake Enable or disable PCIE to wake the system from S5. – Onboard LAN1 Controller Select to Enable or Disable Onboard LAN1 Controller – Onboard LAN2 Controller Select to Enable or Disable Onboard LAN2 Controller ARK-1124 User Manual...
AUTO: To disable unused root port automatically for the most optimum power savings. Enable: Enable PCIe root port. Disable: Disable PCIe root port. – ASPM PCI Express Active State Power Management settings. – PCIe Speed Configure PCIe Speed. ARK-1124 User Manual...
Aggressive LPM Support Enable PCH to aggressively enter link power state. – Port 1 Enable or Disable SATA Port. – SATA Device Type Identify the SATA port is connected to Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive. ARK-1124 User Manual...
Selectively Enable/Disable the corresponding USB port from reporting a Device Connection to the controller. – XHCI Disable Compliance Mode Options to disable XHCI Link Compliance Mode. Default is FALSE to not dis- able Compliance Mode. Set TRUE to disable Compliance Mode. ARK-1124 User Manual...
Last State: System will act as like last power states. – BIOS Lock Enable/Disable the SC BIOS Lock Enable feature. Required to be enabled to ensure SMM protection of flash. – RTC Lock Enable will lock bytes 38h-3Fh in the lower/upper 128-byte bank of RTC RAM. ARK-1124 User Manual...
Security Figure 3.27 Security Settings Select Security Setup from the ARK-1124 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>: ...
Sets the system boot order. Fast Boot Enable or Disable FastBoot features. Most probes are skipped to reduce time cost during boot. New Boot Option Policy Controls the placement of newly detected UEFI boot options. ARK-1124 User Manual...
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-1124 User Manual...
Application programmers can invoke the functions exported by SUSI instead of call- ing the drivers directly. The benefit of using SUSI is portability. The same set of APIs is defined for different Advantech hardware platforms. Also, the same API set is implemented in different Operating Systems. This user's manual describes some sample programs and the API in SUSI.