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-1388V Fanless Embedded Box IPC...
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The documentation and the software included with this product are copyrighted 2009 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.
1 D-SUB 9p to phoenix 10pin DIO cable 1700012536 1 GPS Antenna 5V x 5M 1750001782 1 Simplified Chinese user manual 2006138810 1 China RoHS Electronic Pollution ARK-1388V 1st 2026138800 Ordering information Model Number Description ARK-1388V-S0A1E Intel Celeron M ULV423 1.06GHz, onboard GPS, VGA/LVDS,...
Additionally, these solutions are generally required to be very compact and thermally efficient. The dimensions of the ARK-1388V are 18.9 x 6.38 x 1.31 cm, and it weighs only 1.76 kg. ARK-1388V delivers excellent computing and multi-media performance with an Intel®...
- Pixel Dithering for 18-bit TFT panel to emulate 24-bpp true color displays - supports 18/36bit LVDS WinXP Extended desktop support for VGA+LVDS dual dis- play VGA Connector on board: D-SUB Conn. 15P 90D(F) DIP DS connector by internal cable: D-SUB Conn, 26P ARK-1388V User Manual...
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SB: Intel NH82801GHM chip support Low Pin Count (LPC) interface support Firmware Hub (FWH) interface support BIOS Phoenix 4M bit Flash BIOS, supports Plug & Play, APM 1.2/ ACPI 1.1. ket: 32 pin PLCC socket x 1 ARK-1388V User Manual...
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Supports 802.11 b / g Mini PCI socket: MINI PCI 124P 180D(F) SMD x 1 GSM/GPRS/EDGE module: Wavecom Q2687 (AMO-EDGE) Quad band: GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 900/1800/850/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) Bundle with 850/900/1800/1900 MHz antenna ARK-1388V User Manual...
99°C. The processor protects itself from catastrophic overheating by use of an internal ther- mal sensor at a temperature level of approximately 135°C. Operating temperature: ARK-1388V-S0A1E: -20 ~ 60°C (-4 ~ 140°F) ARK-1388V-S1A1E: -20 ~ 55°C (-4 ~ 131°F) 1.4.2...
Warning! To avoid damaging the computer, always turn off the power supply before setting jumpers or clearing CMOS. Before turning on the power supply, make sure CMOS jumper is set back to normal. ARK-1388V User Manual...
Table 2.7: SW6-1,2,3 COM2 RS232/422/485 Select Part Number 1600000602 Footprint SW_6x2P_50_362x315 Description SW SMD 12P P=1.27mm W=5.8mm 218-006LPST-R CTS Setting Function 1 ON ; 2,3 OFF RS485 2 ON ; 1,3 OFF RS422 3 ON ; 1,2 OFF RS232 ARK-1388V User Manual...
Table 2.10: SW4 COM3 RS232/422/485 Select Part Number 1600000802 Footprint SW_8x2P_50_461x315 Description DIP SW SMD 16P SPST P=1.27mm W=5.4mm IC Type Setting Function 1,3,5,7 ON ; 2,4,6,8 OFF RS232 2,4,6,8 ON ; 1,3,5,7 OFF RS422 2,4,6,8 ON ; 1,3,5,7 OFF RS485 ARK-1388V User Manual...
2.1.4 Locating Jumpers on the Board CN14 CN13 CN17 CN23 Figure 2.1 Locating Jumpers on the Board-Top side CN18 CN22 CN26 SW4 SW5 Figure 2.2 Locating Jumpers on the Board-Bottom side ARK-1388V User Manual...
USB3 ON/OFF LVDS LINE-IN USB4 USB2 LINE-OUT(L) Figure 2.3 ARK-1388V Front I/O Panel WL A N A NT CO M 2~ 4 CO M 1 D I O LA N Co m pa c t F la sh 9V~3 2V...
2.2.2.2 VGA Connector The ARK-1388V provides a high resolution VGA interface by a D-sub 15-pin connec- tor to support a VGA CRT monitor. It supports display resolution up to 1600 x 1200 @75-Hz and up to 64 MB shared memory.
2.2.2.3 LVDS Connector The ARK-1388V comes with a D-Sub 26-pin connector that carries LVDS signal out- put, and can direct connect to LVDS LCD Display via external cable. The system also provide a jumper of J1 on internal motherboard for selecting the LCD signal power of 5V or 3.3V, please refer to section2.1.3 for the jumper table of...
2.2.2.4 Audio ARK-1388V provides two BNC connectors, which offer AC'97 stereo amplifier 6W line-out for left and right channel. ARK-1388V also provides a phone jack as Mic -in function, Figure 2.8 BNC Connector Table 2.14: Left Line Out pin assignments...
2.2.2.5 LED Indicators There are six LEDs on ARK-1388V front metal face plate for indicating system status: Normal LED detects internal temperature. When under 90° C, Normal LED flashes blue. When the internal temperature is over 90° C, Normal LED will not flash, but Alarm LED will flash orange;...
2.2.3.2 DIO Connector ARK-1388V provides one D-sub 9-pin connectors, which offers 6-bit Digital IO inter- face ports. The 4 digital input and 2 digital output with relay can read or control devices. The 4-bit digital input with isolation and 2-bit digital output with relay.
ISO_GND 2.2.3.3 COM1 Connector ARK-1388V provides one D-sub 9-pin connector, which offers RS-232/422/485 serial communication interface ports. Default setting is RS-485, if you want to use RS-422/ 485, you can find the jumper installation SW2/3 jumper setting in 2.13. Figure 2.13 COM connector Table 2.20: COM standard serial port pin assignments...
2.2.3.4 COM2~4 ARK-1388V provides one D-sub 26-pin connector, which offers 1 x RS-232 and 2 x RS-232/422/485 serial communication interface ports. Default setting is RS-232, if you want to use RS-422/485, you can find the jumper installation SW3/4/5/6 jumper setting in 2.13.
2.2.3.7 GPS Antenna There is one SMA Female connector on ARK-1388V front metal face plate for exter- nal GPS antenna. ARK-1388V default built in GPS chip and with one GPS antenna in package, antenna P/N is 1750001782. ARK-1388V User Manual...
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2.2.3.8 WLAN Antenna There is one SMA Male connector on ARK-1388V front metal face plate for external WLAN antenna. ARK-1388V default does not equip with WLAN module, the SMA connector is reserved to connect with external antenna which you may purchase WLAN miniPCI card and antenna together.
CPUs from 386 through Pentium, AMD Geode, K7 and K8 (including multiple proces- sor platforms), and VIA Eden C3 and C7 CPUs. You can use Advantech's utilities to select and install features that suit your needs and your customers' needs.
This setup page includes the system auto-detect CPU and system temperature, voltage, and fan speed. Frequency/Voltage Control This setup page includes CPU host clock control, frequency ratio and voltage. Load Optimized Defaults This selection loads optimized values for best system performance configura- tion. ARK-1388V User Manual...
From Jan to Dec. From 1 to 31 Year From 1999 through 2098 Time The time format is <hour> <minute> <second>, based on 24-hour time. IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection - Press "Enter" for automatic device detection. ARK-1388V User Manual...
Displays the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system. Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory (above 1 MB in CPU's memory address map) installed in the system. Total Memory Displays the total system memory size. 3.2.3 Advanced BIOS Features ARK-1388V User Manual...
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Sets boot priority for the hard disk. CDROM Sets boot priority for CDROM. USB-FDD Sets boot priority for USB-FDD. USB-ZIP Sets boot priority for USB-ZIP. USB-CDROM Sets boot priority for USB-CDROM. Sets boot priority for LAN. Disabled Disables this boot function. ARK-1388V User Manual...
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This item sets the operating system multiprocessor support version. OS Select For DRAM > 64 MB[Non-OS2] Select OS2 only if the system is running the OS/2 operating system with greater than 64 MB of RAM on the system. ARK-1388V User Manual...
"Auto" to reference the data from SPD ROM. Precharge delay (tRAS) [Auto] This item allows the user to adjust memory precharge time System Memory Frequency [Auto] This item allows the user to adjust memory frequency to improvement perfor- mance. ARK-1388V User Manual...
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This item allows the user to adjust DVMT/FIXED graphics memory size. Boot Display [CRT] This item allows the user to decide which display mode to use for the boot dis- play. Panel Type [ 640 x 480] This item allows the user to adjust panel resolution. ARK-1388V User Manual...
3.2.5 Integrated Peripherals ARK-1388V User Manual...
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USB, AC97, MC97 and LAN devices. Super IO Device This item allows the user allows the user to set the Super IO device status, includes enable Floppy, COM, LPT, IR and control GPIO and Power fail status. ARK-1388V User Manual...
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This item allows the user to adjust serial port 4 address. Serial 4 IRQ [ IRQ7] This item allows the user to adjust serial port 4 IRQ. Serial port 5 [ 4E8] This item allows the user to adjust serial port 5 address. ARK-1388V User Manual...
RS-232, RS-422, and R-S485. COM4 Mode [RS232] This item allows the user to adjust the UART mode. The BIOS provides three items to choose from: RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485. 3.2.6 Power Management Setup ARK-1388V User Manual...
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This item allows user to select system power saving mode. Min Saving Minimum power management. Suspend Mode=1 hr. Max Saving Maximum power management. Suspend Mode=1 min. User Define Allows user to set each mode individually. Suspend Mode= Disabled or 1 min ~1 hr. ARK-1388V User Manual...
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This item allows user to enable and key in the date and time to power on the system Disabled Disable this function. Enabled Enable alarm function to power on system Day (of month) Alarm 1-31 Time (HH:MM:SS) Alarm (0-23) : (0-59) : 0-59) ARK-1388V User Manual...
This item allows the user to select the interrupt request (IRQ) assigned to a device connected to the PCI interface on your system. Maximum Payload Size° [4096[ This item allows the user to adjust maximum TLP (Transaction Layer Packet) payload size. ARK-1388V User Manual...
Current CPU Temperature [Show Only] This item displays current CPU temperature. FAN 1/FAN 2 Speed [Show Only] This item displays current system FAN(s) speed(s). VCC/ 5 VTR/ 5V/ 12V [Show Only] This item displays current CPU and system voltage. ARK-1388V User Manual...
Auto Detect PCI Clk [Enabled] This item allows the user to set the PCI Clk either by automatic system detec- tion or manually. Spread Spectrum [Disabled] This item allows the user to set the spread spectrum modulation. ARK-1388V User Manual...
"Load Optimized Defaults" loads the default system values directly from ROM. If the stored record created by the setup program should ever become corrupted (and therefore unusable), select Load Setup Defaults to have these default values load automatically for the next bootup. ARK-1388V User Manual...
When you see Enter Password, enter the existing password and press <Enter>. You will see the Confirm Password prompt, type it in again, and press <Enter>. Select Set Password again, and at the Enter Password prompt, enter the new password and press <Enter>. ARK-1388V User Manual...
Select Save to CMOS and exit, type <Y>, then <Enter>. 3.2.12 Save & Exit Setup Note! Typing "Y" will quit the BIOS Setup Utility and save user setup values to CMOS. Typing "N" will return to BIOS Setup Utility. ARK-1388V User Manual...
3.2.13 Quit Without Saving Note! Typing "Y" will quit the BIOS Setup Utility without saving any changes to CMOS. Typing "N" will return to the BIOS Setup Utility. ARK-1388V User Manual...
Power mode selection ARK-1388V can work as a normal Box IPC or in-vehicle Box IPC. But the power solu- tion of these two applications is quite different. The connector CN18 is designed for selecting whether the power input is in-vehicle power or not. If the two pins of CN18 are leaved open without any jumper on it, then ARK-1388V will work as an in-vehicle Box IPC.
When the power mode of the ARK-1388V is set as in-vehicle mode, the turn on and turn off pro- cedure will be controlled by PIC firmware. The turn on procedure of PIC firmware is shown in Fig 4.2.
If it detects the battery voltage level is lower than 11V in a 12V system or 22V in a 24V system, ARK-1388V will be shut down with 5 seconds delay. Battery status checking can make sure the battery will not be run down by ARK-1388V.
ARK-1388V supports internal expansion connector which is USB signal to connect with AMO-EDGE (9796138800E) or AMO-HSDPA (9796138801E) module. We strongly suggest you that it should be installed by Advantech CTOS team because great care is required when connecting with I-PEX cable.
Figure 5.3 AMO-EDGE base board and wavecom module This step is done prior to the wavecom module being mounted on AMO-EDGE base board. Unscrew the top cover on ARK-1388V and you will see the internal SMA cable as per Figure 5.4.
It is highly recommended to solder the four ground pins. Figure 5.6 Mounting wavecom on AMO base board Plug AMO-EDGE bottom CN3 into the ARK-1388V CN23 and attach with a screw M2.5*5L from the package. This finishes the installation of AMO-EDGE. Then com- plete reassembly.
AMO-HSDPA includes a PCB base board, Siemens HC25 module, an external 850/ 900/1800/1900/2100 SMA M. Antenna. (P/N:1750004421). Table 5.2: AMO-HSDPA connect list connector name SIM holder system connector (To connect with Siemens module) UMTS/HSDPA module connector (To connect with ARK-1388V base board) Figure 5.8 AMO-HSDPA board ARK-1388V User Manual...
Figure 5.10 AMO-EDGE base board and Siemens module This step is done prior to the Siemens module mounting on AMO-HSDPA base board. Unscrew the top cover on ARK-1388V and you will see there is one internal SMA cable as Figure 5.11.
When installing the module into the base board, Plug AMO-HSDPA bottom side CN3 into the ARK-1388V CN23 and attach with a screw M2.5*5L from the package. Please make sure the module is connected with system connector and fasten the M2 screws in the three holes Figure 5.13 Installation AMO-HSDPA on ARK-1388V...
Users should be aware that Advantech Co., Ltd. takes no responsibility whatsoever for any problems or damage caused by the user disassembly of ARK- 1388V. Make sure the power cord of ARK-1388V is unplugged before you start disas- sembly.
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Unscrew the 6 edge screws on the front panel. Unscrew the screws in the middle of the front panel ARK-1388V User Manual...
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Please be careful take off the internal SMA Cable before taking out the front plate. Unscrew the four screws. ARK-1388V User Manual...
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Unscrew the six edge screws on the rear panel. Unscrew the screws and hex-bolts in the middle of the rear panel. ARK-1388V User Manual...
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Pull the carrier board out keeping the SMA cables on the plate Take off the internal cable connector from the WLAN module and GPS antenna connector. ARK-1388V User Manual...
Finished disassembly of the system Full assembly procedure Connect the WLAN and GPS internal SMA cable on board first. Please be noted that WLAN SMA connector is Male type and GPS SMA connector is Female type. ARK-1388V User Manual...
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Insert the board on top side and screw the four screws on top side. Screws the screws on the rear plate. ARK-1388V User Manual...
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Put on the front IO plate and screw in the LVDS connector first, then put in the screws on the front plate LVDS is cable type so hold the LVDS connector together with the front IO plate and attach with screws. ARK-1388V User Manual...
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Install AMO module (refer to CH5) and make sure the thermal pad is not dam- aged on heat spreader. Screw the four screws on Top cover. This finishes the assembly process. ARK-1388V User Manual...
GPS test Setting Guide A simple way to check the GPS function is to use Hyper Terminal. Please follow the figure below to add a new Hyper Terminal setting. Please select "Yes". ARK-1388V User Manual...
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Please select the country and key-in area code for your country as in the figure below, e.g., Taiwan is 886. Please Key-In any description name to build the setting, for this example we use GPS. ARK-1388V User Manual...
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Please select "COM5", The GPS Module on ARK-1388V uses COM5. Please set the item of "Bits per second" to "9600"; the GPS Module on ARK- 1388V uses 9600, "Flow control" set to "None". ARK-1388V User Manual...
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After making settings, you can see the Hyper Terminal window receive the infor- mation from GPS if setup successfully. Please store your Hyper Terminal setting and create the path on your desktop for testing. ARK-1388V User Manual...
Setting After boot up and driver installation, you will find "Wavecom USB modem" on Device Manager. Check the Wavecom USB modem Click modem and make sure of the related settings; and adjust the "max port speed" to115200. ARK-1388V User Manual...
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Check the modem status on diagnostic item. Add one new hyper terminal, and select COM number as COM6. The GPRS Module on ARK-1388V works via COM6. ARK-1388V User Manual...
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Set the COM6 properties as below. Execute the commands below in hyper terminal to check the status. AT: (connect testing) OK: (auto answer) AT+CPIN=0000 (Key in SIM card PIN code, ex 0000) OK (auto answer, if any wrong, it will show "ERRIR) ARK-1388V User Manual...
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+COPS: 0,2,46692 (if connect condition is okay, it shows 46692 automatically (46692 represents your local telecom system vendor) OK (auto answer) AT+CSQ : (check single strength) +CSQ: 18,0 (higher value represents the stronger signal) OK (auto answer) ARK-1388V User Manual...
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To add a new internet connection. ARK-1388V User Manual...
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Select "Set up my connection manually" Select "Connect using a dial-up modem". ARK-1388V User Manual...
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Set the connection name for recognition. Dial your telecom system vendor number here ARK-1388V User Manual...
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Click "Next" directly. Click "Finish" to complete adding a new connection ARK-1388V User Manual...
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Double click the properties of the connection. Set the maximum speed in the Modem Configuration. ARK-1388V User Manual...
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Double click the connection and then click "Dial" to connect to Internet. You can surf the internet now! ARK-1388V User Manual...
AMO-HSDPA GPRS Module (HC25) Setting Guide Boot up the ARK system, and enter the device manager; you will see three device items as shown below. Siemens HC25 HSDPA USB Modem Siemens HC25 Wireless Ethernet Adapter Siemens HC25 USB COM Port (COM6) ARK-1388V User Manual...
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Please follow the path below to add a new Hyper Terminal setting. Please select "Yes". ARK-1388V User Manual...
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Please select the country and key-in area code for your country as shown below, e.g., Taiwan is 886. Please select the "COM6", The GPRS Module on ARK-1388V works via COM6. Please set the item of "Bits per second" to "115200", and "Flow control" should be set to "None".
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Follow the figures below to set the properties. ARK-1388V User Manual...
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AMO-0101 GPRS module needs to enable the configuration upon first time use. The command is as below : AT^SUSB="MdmNet/TO","0" ARK-1388V User Manual...
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Key-in the command show below to open the PIN Code on hyper terminal: AT+CPIN=xxxx (where xxxx is the SIM card PIN Code) Example: If the PIN Code is 0000, please key-in the command as shown below. Normally it will respond "OK", and your SIM card PIN Code is working. ARK-1388V User Manual...
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Execute the "Siemens Connection Manager", and follow the steps marked in red below: APN name:internet Authentication Preference:PAP Press "Connect" to surf the internet through GPRS. ARK-1388V User Manual...
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